THE PRICE OF 
WHEAT IN 1890. 
A\'ERAGES FOn 1890. 
W heat 
Barley 
Oats . 
s. d. 
31 11 
28 « 
18 7 
The annual Imperial ave- 
rage price of wheat has 
risen 2s. 2d. a quarter 
above that of 1889. In the 
latter year the annual ave- 
rage was 29s. 9d., whereas 
in the past year it was 
31s. Ud. ; in 1888 it stood 
at 31s. 10(7. The weekly 
fluctuation has also been 
greater, ranging 6s. lOr^. ; 
in 1889 it was 3s. 3d. and 
in 1888 8s. Id. The lowest 
weekly average for the past 
year was 29s. 8c?. on March 
22, and again on April 5. 
The highest weekly average 
was 36s. 6(7. on August 16. 
The highest weekly average 
for the past two years was in 
tlie month of August. The 
price of barley has exceeded 
that of wheat in several 
weeks in the past year, but 
it has never been higher 
than 32s. 3c?. a quarter, on 
January 18 ; the lowest 
was 22s. 6d. on July 5 ; so 
that the fluctuation (9s. 
9(/.) has been gi-eater than 
in the case of wheat. The 
fluctuation in oats was 
3s. 2d. ; highest 20s. dd., 
on August 9 ; lowest 
17s. 3c?., on October 18. 
The annual Imperial ave- 
rage price of corn during 
the past year was : — Wheat, 
31s. ]\d.; barley 28s. 8(/. ; 
oats, 18s. 7c?. The sep- 
tennial tithe rent-charge is 
1?. 17s. ll^V.?. lower this 
year than hist, it being in 
1889 78?. l.v. Hd., whereas 
tliis year it is 76?. 3s. 3^c/. 
l)er 100?. — lower tlian it has 
ever been. The average 
fi-oin the commutation 
1836 is 100?. 13s. 2^c;. 
Henry Allnutt, 
