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Statistics  of  the  Corn-Trade. 
Highest  Price. — During  the  past  25  years  wheat  has  been  at  its 
highest  price  for  six  years  in  the  month  of  August ; four  years 
each  in  May  and  December;  three  years  each  in  January  and 
September;  one  year  each  in  February,  April,  June,  October, 
and  November ; and  the  prices  never  have  been  highest  in 
March  or  July. 
Lowest  Price. — During  the  past  25  years,  it  has  for  six  years 
been  lowest  in  February,  five  years  in  December,  three  years 
each  in  January,  April,  and  October,  two  years  in  March,  and 
one  year  each  in  July,  September,  and  November,  and  lastly,  it 
has  never  been  at  its  lowest  price  in  May,  June,  or  August. 
The  imports  in  the  present  diagrams  are  shown  in  cwts. 
instead  of  quarters  as  previously,  in  consequence  of  corn  having 
been  entered  by  weight  instead  of  measure  since  September,  1864. 
The  average  weights  per  quarter  of  corn,  as  adopted  in  the  office 
of  the  Inspector-General  of  Imports  and  Exports,  are  as  follow  : 
— For  wheat,  4851,  lbs.,  or  4^  cwts.;  for  barley,  400  lbs.,  or 
3-f  cwts. ; for  oats,  308  lbs.,  or  2f  cwts. 
