( XVII 
Tabt.f,  VII. — Quantities  of  British  Wheat  Sold  in  the  Towns  from  which  Returns 
are  received  under  the  Act  of  the  27th  & 28th  Victoria,  cap.  87,  and  their 
Average  Prices,  in  each  of  the  Twelve  Months  of  the  Years  1870-82. 
Quantities  in  Quarters. 
1876. 
1877. 
1878. 
1879. 
1880. 
1881. 
1882. 
First  month  .. 
Second  month 
Third  montli  ) 
(five  weeks)  / 
Fourth  month 
Fifth  month  .. 
Sixth  month  \ 
(five  weeks)  j 
Seventh  month 
Eighth  montli 
Ninth  month  1 
(five  weeks)  / 
Tenth  montli 
Eleventh  month 
Twelfth  month  1 
(five  weeks)  1 
quarters. 
154.367 
188,539 
208.367 
160,868 
174,153 
188, 6ii 
90,626 
88,030 
I 3 1 4 , 3 2 7 
216,393 
192,440 
225,254 
quarters. 
152,557 
173,729 
213,718 
150,012 
132,231 
122,390 
77,674 
89,759 
225,659 
217, 046 
175,262 
212,627 
quarters. 
146,848 
164,387 
174,025 
146,933 
166,909 
137,981 
82,597 
119,611 
272,699 
329,564 
2l6, 187 
276,943 
quarters. 
183,223 
237,861 
234,469 
197,918 
“7,295 
229,307 
105,139 
71,525 
75,374 
96, 261 
156,218 
207, 5ir 
quarters. 
I 24,422 
142,857 
136,613 
106,170 
104,125 
127,132 
71,622 
54.641 
153,752 
197,757 
172,153 
218.641 
quarters. 
122,533 
119,219 
164,942 
120,177 
130,235 
113,386 
57,333 
49,329 
197. 351 
231,960 
194,080 
215,547 
quarters. 
181,182 
175.829 
169,155 
142,321 
I43,86r 
II2,8l8 
51,130 
42,363 
229,765 
217,416 
192,704 
245,290 
Average  Prices  per  Quarter. 
1876. 
1877. 
. 
1878. 
1879. 
1880. 
1881. 
1882. 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
8.  d. 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
First  month  . . 
44 11 
5i  7 
51 11 
39  3 
46  2 
42  7 
45  8 
Second  month 
Third  month  I 
43  4 
5i  8 
51  5 
38  0 
44  0 
41  10 
46  0 
(five  weeks)  1 
43  1 
5i  1 
49  8 
39  7 
56  5 
42  ii 
44  9 
Fourth  month 
44 11 
53  4 
5i  3 
41  0 
48  2 
44  8 
46  2 
Fifth  month  .. 
Sixth  month  1 
45  ° 
65  10 
51  11 
40  10 
45  4 
44  6 
47  4 
(five  weeks)  / 
47  ° 
64  6 
48  0 
41  8 
45  1 
44  9 
47  4 
Seventh  month 
48  6 
62  9 
44  11 
44  6 
43  9 
46  8 
48  10 
Eighth  month 
Ninth  month  ) 
46  4 
64  j 1 
44  7 
49  4 
44  0 
48  7 
50  O 
(five  weeks)  / 
46  8 
59  1 
44  1 
47  7 
41  9 
5i  4 
44  0 
Tenth  month  . . 
46  7 
53  7 
39  7 
48  10 
41  4 
47  0 
39  8 
Eleventh  month 
Twelfth  month  1 
48  0 
52  3 
40  r 
49  4 
43  7 
45  ri 
40  TO 
(five  weeks)  / 
49  9 
5i  6 
40  8 
46  7 
44  2 
44  7 
41  5 
VOL.  XIX. — S.  S. 
p. 
