( VII ) 
THE PEICE OF PEOVISIONS. 
The AVERAGE Prices of Consols, of Wheat, Meat, and I'otatocs ; also the average 
Quantity of Wheat sold and imported weekly, in each of the Nine Quarters 
ending June 30th, 18G1. 
Wheat sold 
Wheat and 
Wheat Flour 
entered for 
Home 
Consumption 
at Chief Ports 
of Great 
Britain.* 
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 making 
Returns.* 
Meat per lb. at LeadenhaU 
and Newgate Markets 
(by the Carcase). 
Best 
Potatoes 
per Ton 
at Waterside 
Market, 
Southwark. 
Wales. 
Average number of 
Quarters weekly. 
Beef. 
Mutton. 
1859 
June 30 
£. 
s. d. 
47 3 
96,514 
99.533 
4^d.—6ld. 
Mean c,id. 
id.—-]d. 
Mean Ul. 
85s. IIOS. 
Mean 974. bd. 
Sept. 30 
955 
44 ° 
85,707 
50,291 
AXd —(,1(1 
Mean 5^^/. 
—61 J 
Mean 5Jc/. 
65s. — 105s. 
Mean 85 s. 
Dec. 3 1 
96i 
43 4 
127,361 
44,911 
4<Z. — 6^<f. 
Mean sid. 
4ii.— 6|(/. 
Mean e, 'id. 
85 s. 1 2 OS. 
Mean io2i!.6rf. 
i860 
TVTq r IT 
iilal . 31 
94b 
44 5 
114, 218 
22,300 
Mean ^^d. 
Aid.— bid. 
Mean 5|rf. 
rice T /ICC 
Mean 130.'!. 
June 30 
94i 
52 8 
loi , 106 
62,272 
4f<?.— 6|rf. 
Mean ^^d. 
5id.-7irf. 
Mean Cjf/. 
125s. — 160S. 
Mean r42s.6d. 
Sept. 30 
93^ 
59 I 
66,539 
139,142 
4id—jd. 
Mean 5j(/. 
5K-7^'/. 
Mean bid. 
125s.— i45,s. 
Mean 135s. 
Dec. 31 
93i 
56 9 
73,770 
197,396 
i^d.—6id. 
Mean 4^(f. 
A%d.—bld. 
Mean 5;jd. 
1 155. — 130S. 
Mean i22s.6(f. 
i86r 
Mar. 31 
9i| 
55 I 
69,588 
145,880 
4d.—6id. 
Mean ^^d. 
5K-7|rf. 
Mean bid. 
1 40s. — 155 s. 
Mean 147s. 6cZ. 
June 30 
9if 
54 9 
65,176 
134,085 
Aid.~6id. 
Mean 5|rf. 
b\d.-i\d. 
Mean 6i(i. 
T 20s. — 140S. 
Mean 130s. 
Col. 
I 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
*N0TE. — The total number of quarters of wheat sold in England and Wales for the 13 weeks 
ending June 30th, 1859, was 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 31st, 1860, 1,484,837 ; for the 13 weeks ending June 30th, 1860, 1,314,386 ; 
for the 13 weeks ending September 30th, 1860, 865,007 ; for the 13 weeks ending December 31st, 
1860, 959,006; for the 13 weeks ending March 31st, 1861, 904,649 ; and for the 13 weeks 
ending June 30th, 1861, 847,285. The total number of quarters entered for Home Consumption 
was respectively, 1,293,925; 653,789; 583,848; 289,906; 809,535; 1,808,848 ; 2,566,145; 
1,896,435; and 1,743,100. 
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