( XVI ) 
THE PEICE OF EEOVISIONS. 
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 Quarters 
ending June 30, 1863. 
Average 
Price of 
Wheat per 
Quarter 
in 
England 
and 
Wheat sold 
in the 290 
Cities and 
Towns in 
England and 
Wales making 
Returns.* 
AVheat and 
Wheat Flour 
Average ftices of 
Quarters 
ending 
Average 
Price 
of 
Consols 
(for 
Money) 
entered for 
Home 
Consumption 
at Chief Ports 
of Great 
Britain.* 
Meat per lb. at Leadenhall 
and Newgate Markets 
(by the Carcase). 
Best 
Potatoes 
per Ton 
at Waterside 
Market, 
Southwark. 
Wales. 
Average number of 
Quarters weekly. 
Beef. 
Mutton. 
1861 
June 30 
£. 
9if 
s. d. 
54 9 
UJ , I /o 
4id.— ^d. 
Mean 5^rf. 
Sid.-l\d. 
Mean bid. 
1 20s. — I40S. 
Mean 130s. 
Sept. 30 
9ii 
52 I 
82,383 
128,336 
4ld.—6ld. 
Mean ^ '^d. 
Aid. — id. 
Mean 55c?. 
85s. — HQS, 
Mean 97s. bd. 
Dec. 30 
1862 
Mar. 31 
93i 
93 a 
59 3 
60 I 
112,809 
74,163 
121,480 
132,882 
4d.—b\d. 
Mean 5jrf. 
Ad.— bid. 
Mean ^\d. 
Aid.— bid. 
Mean ^\d. 
Aid.— bid. 
Mean 5Jc?. 
iios. — 130S. 
Mean 120s. 
1305. — 155s. 
Mean I42«.6rf. 
J une 30 
93i 
56 8 
58,728 
136,230 
Ad.—bd. 
Mean ^d. 
5</. — -jd. 
Mean bd. 
18OS. 2004. 
Mean 1905. 
Sept. 30 
931 
56 10 
57,592 
295,276 
Aid.— bid. 
Mean ^{d. 
S\d.-7d. 
Mean b^d. 
IOCS. — 1308. 
Mean 115s. 
Dec. 31 
1863 
Mar. 31 
93i 
. 48 2 
46 7 
85,522 
75,819 
258,095 
139,429 
Ad.— bid. 
Mean 5^rf. 
Ad.—bd. 
Mean 5^. 
Sid.-bU 
Mean bd. 
Sd.—jd. 
Mean bd. 
90s. — lies. 
Mean loos. 
120S. — 130S. 
Mean 125s. 
June 30 
46 2 
82,458 
106,633 
Aid.-bld. 
Mean 5^^. 
A^.d.—b^d. 
Mean 5! rf. 
iTos. — 130S. 
Mean 120s. 
Col. 
r 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
* Note. — The tot;vl number of quarters of wheat sold in England and Wales for the 13 weeks 
ending June 30th, 1861, was 847,285; for the 13 weeks ending September 30th, 1861, 
1,070,985 ; for the 13 weeks ending December 31st, 1861, 1,466,525; for the 13 weeks ending 
March 31st, 1862, 964,121 ; for the 13 weeks ending June 30th, 1862, 763,463; for the 13 
weeks ending September 30th, 1862, 748,702; for the 13 weeks ending December 31st, 
1862, 1,111,787; for the 13 weeks ending March 31st, 1863, 985,649; and for the 13 weeks 
ending June 30th, 1863, 1,073,126. The total number of quarters entered for Home Con- 
sumption was respectively, 1,743,100; 1,668,374; 1,579,241; 1,727,464; 1,770,998 
3,838,584; 3,355,239; 1,812,585; and 1,386,233. 
