( XL ) 
Quantities of British Wheat Sold fti the Towns from which Returns are 
received under the Act of the 27th & 28th Victoria, caiJ. 87, and their 
Average Prices, in each of the Twelve Months of the Years 1872-77. 
QOAKTITIia nj yUAETEHS. 
1872. 
1873. 
1874. 
1875. 
1876. 
1877. 
qnarters. 
quarters. 
quarters. 
quarters. 
quarters. 
quarters. 
First month . . 
194.719 
183,987 
187,106 
210,661 
154,367 
152,557 
Second month 
193,910 
202,977 
189,031 
223.. 9 74 
188,539 
173,729 
Third month j 
(five weeks) / 
245,612 
238,125 
206,145 
292,172 
208,367 
213,718 
Fourth month 
191,522 
159,268 
150.725 
233.970 
160,868 
150,012 
Fifth month .. 
231,780 
225,595 
175,715 
234,683 
174.153 
132,231 
Sixth month \ 
(five weeks) } 
268,626 
219, 750 
172,298 
216,016 
188,611 
122,390 
Seventh month 
109,543 
101,101 
95.871 
121,684 
90,626 
77,674 
Eighth month 
126,769 
96,986 
82,564 
135,456 
88,030 
89,759 
Ninth month "i 
(five weeks) / 
295.774 
266,856 
323.153 
199,314 
314.327 
225,659 
Tenth month 
264,934 
265,122 
248,984 
226,503 
216,393 
217,046 
Eleventh month 
195.743 
214,026 
225 , 162 
186,607 
192,440 
175,262 
Twelfth month 1 
(five weeks) J 
263,152 
285,648 
335,339 
234,035 
225,254 
212,627 
Average Prices pee QnARTES. 
1872. 
1873. 
1874. 
1875. 
1876. 
1877. 
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d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
First month .. 
55 
4 
55 
10 
62 
4 
44 
4 
44 
II 
51 
7 
Second month 
55 
8 
56 
5 
63 
4 
42 
3 
43 
4 
51 
8 
Third month ) 
(five weeks) / 
55 
I 
55 
6 
61 
I 
41 
2 
43 
I 
51 
I 
Fourth montli 
54 
2 
54 
10 
60 
0 
43 
0 
44 
II 
53 
4 
Fifth month . . 
56 
3 
55 
8 
62 
2 
42 
5 
45 
0 
65 
10 
Sixth month "1 
58 
(five weeks) / 
II 
58 
4 
61 
2 
42 
2 
47 
0 
64 
6 
Seventh month 
58 
7 
59 
6 
60 
8 
45 
3 
48 
6 
62 
9 
Eighth month 
59 
9 
60 
I 
58 
4 
52 
4 
46 
4 
64 
11 
Ninth month "l 
63 
46 
(five weeks) / 
58 
7 
10 
48 
II 
49 
3 
8 
59 
I 
Tenth month . . 
58 
7 
60 
10 
44 
8 
46 
1 
46 
7 
55 
7 
Eleventh month 
56 
II 
60 
9 
43 
II 
47 
4 
48 
0 
52 
3 
Twelfth month ~l 
(five weeks) J 
56 
7 
61 
6 
44 
6 
46 
4 
49 
9 
51 
6 
