( XIV ) 
The Average Prices of Consols, of Wheat, of Meat, and of Potatoes; also the Average 
Number of Paupers relieved on the last day of each Week ; and the Mean Tempeeatuee, 
in each of the Twelve Quarters ending December 31st, 1874. 
Quarters 
ending 
31 
Ateeagk Prices. 
Consols 
(for 
Money). 
£. 
92b 
94 
92I 
9^1 
92i 
93i 
9^1 
9^1 
92 
93 
9^1 
93 
Minimum 
Rate per 
Cent, of 
Discount 
charged 
by the 
Bank of 
England. 
yo 
4- 0 
3'5 
5- 9 
3'9 
3-8 
6- 3 
3-6 
3*4 
3- 0 
4- 7 
Wheat 
per 
Quarter 
iu 
England 
and 
Wales. 
Meat per lb. at the Metro- 
politan Meat Market 
(by the Carcase). 
Beef. 
Mutton. 
s. d. 
55 4 
56 8 
58 II 
57 3 
55 10 
56 5 
61 4 
61 I 
62 2 
61 I 
55 5 
44 4 
^d.-i\d. 
Mean b^d. 
^\d.—^^,d. 
Mean 6fd. 
S\d.—%d. 
Mean 6|d. 
5i(f.— 8rf. 
Mean 6|rf. 
5jrf.— 8d. 
Mean t%d. 
6d.— 8|rf. 
Mean 7|<i. 
S%d.—%id. 
Mean 7^(i. 
5d.— 8|d. 
Mean k%d. 
5jrf.— 8irf. 
Mean 6f rf. 
5rf.— Brf. 
Mean 6Jrf. 
5irf.— 8rf. 
Mean 6§f/. 
Ald.-%\d. 
Mean 6^(/. 
5fi.— 8Jrf. 
Mean yjrf. 
Mean yfrf. 
Mean yfrf. 
6rf.— 8Jrf. 
Mean yjc?. 
6irf.— 9<i. 
Mean 7|ii. 
Mean 8Jd. 
Mean yjrf. 
5f(i.— 8p, 
Mean i^d. 
Sid.-Bid. 
Mean 6|rf. 
Sd.—%id. 
Mean 6|c/. 
Mean 6J(/. 
4|rf.— 8(/. 
Mean 6|</. 
Potatoes 
(York Regents) 
per Ton, 
at Waterside 
Market, 
Southwark. 
Quarterly Average of the 
Number of Paupers re- 
lieved on the la.U day of 
each week. 
80s. — 12OS. 
Mean loos. 
124s, — 150*. 
Mean 137s. 
105s. — 133s. 
Mean 119*. 
154s. — 187s. 
Mean 1715. 
179s.— 235s. 
Mean 207s. 
183s. — 242s. 
Mean 2 1 2s.6d. 
95s. — 120S. 
Mean i07s,6d, 
f 96s. 6d— "I 
I ii7«. 6d. j 
Mean lojs. 
1 12s. — 127s. 
Mean ii9s.6d 
1358. — 165s. 
Mean 150s. 
f 75 s. 6d.— V 
[ 104s. 6d. / 
Mean 90s. 
73s. — 96s. 
jMean 84s. 6d. 
Pauperism. 
In-door. 
149.599 
134,412 
"6,377 
138,648 
150,392 
135.491 
127,674 
137.409 
146,082 
133,846 
129,996 
138,899 
Out-door. 
776,793 
724,463 
681,987 
675,598 
703.357 
666,126 
632,412 
625,316 
641, 910 
614,738 
592,958 
587.776 
Mean 
Temp, 
rature 
0 
43 -f 
The annexed retui-n shows the number of Beasts exhibited and the 
prices realised for them at the Chi-istmas markets since 1841 : — 
Year. 
Beasts. | 
Year. 
Beasts. 
s. 
d. 8. 
d. 
s. 
d. s. 
d. 
1841 
4,500 
3 
8-5 
0 
1858 
6,424 
3 
4—5 
0 
1842 
4,541 
3 
4 — 4 
8 
1859 
7,560 
3 
6-5 
4 
1843 
4,510 
4 
8 — 4 
4 
i860 
7,860 
3 
4 — 5 
6 
1844 
5,713 
4 
0 — 4 
6 
1861 
8,840 
3 
4 — 5 
0 
1845 
5.326 
3 
6-4 
8 
1862 
8,430 
3 
4 — 5 
0 
1846 
4,570 
4 
0 — 5 
8 
1863 
10,372 
3 
6-5 
2 
1847 
4,282 
3 
4 — 4 
8 
1864 
7,130 
3 
8 — 5 
8 
1848 
5,942 
3 
4 — 4 
8 
1865 
7,530 
3 
4—5 
4 
1849 
5.765 
3 
4 — 4 
0 
1866 
7,340 
3 
8-5 
6 
1850 
6,341 
3 
0—3 
10 
1867 
8,110 
3 
4—5 
0 - 
1851 
6,103 
7 
8-4 
2 
1868 
5,320 
3 
4 — 5 
8 
1852 
6,271 
2 
8-4 
0 
1869 
6,728 
3 
6 — 6 
1853 
7,037 
3 
2 — 4 
10 
1870 
6,425 
3 
6 — 6 
2 
1854 
6,181 
3 
6-5 
4 
1871 
6,320 
3 
10 — 6 
2 
1855 
7,000 
3 
8-4 
2 
1872 
7,560 
4 
6 — 6 
0 
1856 
6,748 
3 
4 — 5 
0 
1873 
6,170 
4 
4-6 
6 
1857 
6,856 
3 
4 — 4 
8 
1874 
6,570 
4 
4-6 
8 
