( XVI ) 
THE PEICE OF PEO VISIONS. 
The AVERAGE Prices of Consols, of Wheat, Meat, and Potatoes ; also the average 
Quantity of Wheat sold and imported weekly, in each of the Nine Qnarters 
ending December 31st, 18G0. 
Wheat sold 
Wheat and 
AVlieat Flour 
Average Prices of 
Quarters 
ending 
Average 
Price 
of 
Consols 
(for 
Money). 
Average 
Price of 
Wheat per 
Quarter 
ill 
England 
and 
in the 290 
Cities and 
Towns in 
England and 
Wales malcing 
Returns.* 
entered for 
Home 
Consumption 
at Chief Ports 
of Great 
Britain.* 
Meat per lb. at Leadenhall 
and Newgate Markets 
(by the Carcase). 
Potatoes 
(York Kegeuts) 
per Ton 
at ^Vaterside 
Marine t, 
Southwark. 
AVales. 
Average number of 
Quarters weekly. 
Beef. 
Mutton. 
1858 
Dec. 31 
1859 
Mar. 31 
£. 
9~8i 
95i 
s. d. 
41 9 
40 8 
110,437 
103,637 
54.413 
46,139 
4c?. — d^d. 
Mean 5j(/. 
4-^/.— 6f</. 
Mean ^id. 
4id.—Gy. 
Meau 5jtZ. 
4frf.— 7J. 
Mean 5^df. 
80s. — 95s. 
Mean 87s. 6rf. 
80s. — loos. 
Mean gcs. 
June 30 
47 3 
96,514 
99,533 
4^d.~(,!d. 
Mean c,id. 
5«/.— 7c?. 
Mean 6c/. 
85s. IIOS. 
Mean 97s. dd. 
Sept. 30 
95i 
44 0 
85,707 
50,291 
Aid.-(>id. 
Mean 5^0/. 
4ld.—Gy. 
Mean y^d. 
65s. — 105s. 
Mean 85 s. 
Dec. 31 
i860 
Mar. 31 
94fi 
43 4 
44 5 
127,361 
114, 218 
44,911 
22,300 
4<Z.— 6irf. 
Mean iid. 
3f^.-6ir/. 
Mean ^^d. 
4y.—(>l(l. 
Mean c,^d. 
47^-— 6Jrf. 
Mean Sjd. 
85s. — 120S. 
Mean io2s.6rf. 
ir5s. — 145s. 
Mean 130s. 
June 30 
94i 
52 8 
101,106 
62,272 
4jc?.— 63rf. 
Mean y^d. 
Sid.- lid. 
Mean bf^d. 
125s. — 160S. 
Mean 1425.61/. 
Sept. 30 
93^ 
59 I 
66,539 
139,142 
4id. — jd. 
Mean ^Id. 
ild.~l¥- 
Mean bid. 
125s.— 145s. 
Mean 1355. 
Dec. 31 
93i 
56 9 
73,770 
197,396 
3id.-eid. 
Mean 4*(/. 
4%d.—(,ld. 
Mean 5 j</. 
I rss. — 130S. 
Mean 122s. Gd. 
Col. 
I 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
*isroTE. — The total number of quarters of wheat sold in England and Wales for the 13 weeks 
ending December 31st, 1858, was 1,435,678; for the 13 weeks ending March 31st, 1859, 
1,347,277; for the 13 weeks ending June 30th, 1859, 1,254,682; for the 13 weeks ending 
September 30th, 1859, 1,114,191; for the quarter ending December 31st, 1859 (14 weeks), 
1 ,783,050 ; for the. 13 weeks ending March 31.st, 1860, 1,484,837 ; for the 13 weeks ending 
.Tune 30th, 1860, 1,314,386; for the 13 weeks ending September 30th, 18C0, 865,007 ; and 
for the 13 weeks ending December 31st, 18G0, 959,006. The total number of quarters entered 
for Home Consumption was respectively, 707,367 ; 599,807 ; 1,293,925; 653,789; 583,848;. 
289,900; 809,535; 1,808,848; and 2,566,145. 
