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Table  X. — Average  Prices  of  Consols,  of  Wheat,  and  of  Meat ; also  the 
Average  Number  of  Paupers  relieved  on  the  last  day  of  each  Week  ; and  the 
Mean  Temperature,  in  each  of  the  Twelve  Quarters  ending  December  31st, 
1882. 
Average  Prices. 
Pauperism. 
Quarters 
ending 
Consols 
(for 
Money). 
Minimum 
Rate  per 
Cent,  of 
Discount 
charged 
by  the 
Bank  of 
England. 
Wheat 
per 
Quarter 
in 
England 
and 
Meat  per  lb.  at  the  Metro- 
politan Meat  Market 
(by  the  Carcass). 
Quarterly  Average  of  the 
Number  of  Paupers  re- 
lieved on  the  last  day  of 
each  week. 
Mean 
Tempe- 
rature. 
Wales. 
Beef. 
Mutton. 
In-door. 
Out-door. 
1880 
£• 
s.  d. 
O 
Mar.  31 
98 
3*00 
45  1 
Ad.— lid. 
Mean  5! d. 
Aid.— bid. 
Mean  b\d. 
182,836 
595,908 
39-8 
June  30 
9»I 
2*93 
46  I 
4§rf.  8 Id. 
Mean  6§d. 
id. — 95  J. 
Mean  7 jjrf. 
168,661 
555  .^6 
52-4 
Sept.  30 
98 
2*50 
43  0 
A\d.  7 Id. 
Mean  6 d. 
4|<f. — 8 Id. 
Mean  6gd. 
162,879 
539.670 
6i’4 
Dec.  31 
99s 
2*62 
43  1 
Aid.— fid. 
Mean  6 jjd. 
5fd. — 8§d. 
Mean  7 d. 
177. 441 
543.242 
44 '0 
1881 
Mar.  31 
99s 
3-19 
42  3 
Aid.— f%d. 
Mean  G d. 
5d.— <)d. 
Mean  7 \d. 
191,578 
591,071 
3 7 ‘ 3 
June  30 
i°i| 
2‘65 
44  & 
4gd. — 7 d. 
Mean  5 fd. 
id. — 9jd. 
Mean  7 Id. 
173.074 
558.941 
52-9 
Sept.  30 
IOC| 
3‘  J4 
48 10 
Aid.— ild. 
Mean  5 Id. 
i\d.—^d. 
Mean  7J d. 
8 
164,567 
538,057 
6o‘0 
Dec.  31 
99l 
4’93 
45 10 
Aid.— 7|d. 
Mean  6 d. 
id. — 8 Id. 
Mean  7 d. 
178,038 
539.515 
44 ‘6 
1882 
Mar.  31 
100? 
4'93 
45  5 
Aid— lid. 
Mean  bd. 
5|(/.— 9|rf. 
Mean  7 id. 
187,202 
560,513 
42*7 
Juno  30 
IOl\ 
3*00 
46  9 
id.—bd. 
Mean  b$d. 
iid.—<)id. 
Mean  7 id. 
170,546 
542,134 
53-0 
Sept.  30 
995 
3-c7 
47  3 
id.-b^d. 
Mean  b^d. 
i¥-—^\d. 
Mean  "Id. 
165,280 
529,921 
58-1 
Dec.  31 
IOI» 
5 *00 
40  8 
Aid.— 8Jd. 
Mean  Ggd. 
ild.—fid. 
Mean  f$d. 
180,228 
534,387 
44 '8 
