206 Statistics a^ectinri Britisli Agricultural Interests. 
TABLE II. — Annual Average Peices A>7D Quantities of British Corn 
sold in the Towns in England and Wales from which Returns are received 
under the Corn Returns Acts, in each of the Years 1880 to 1889. 
[From the " London Gazette."^ 
Tear 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
s. 
d. 
^. 
d. 
s. 
rf. 
Qrs. 
Qrs. 
Qrs. 
1880 
44 
4 
33 
1 
23 
1 
1,607,908 
1,591,925 
164,791 
1881 
45 
4 
31 
11 
21 
9 
1,738,255 
1,631,504 
211,444 
1882 
45 
1 
31 
2 
21 
10 
1,903,858 
1,873,820 
211,699 
1883 
41 
7 
31 
10 
21 
5 
2,901,146 
2,575,528 
408,471 
1884 
35 
9 
30 
8 
20 
3 
2,833,132 
3,149,341 
492,918 
1885 
32 
10 
30 
2 
20 
7 
2,739,515 
2,765,500 
393,042 
1886 
31 
1 
26 
7 
19 
0 
2,739,822 
2,474,466 
367,083 
1887 
32 
6 
25 
4 
16 
3 
2,495,124 
2,589,667 
309,478 
1888 
31 
10 
27 
10 
16 
9 
2,427,861 
1,911,835 
255,726 
1880 
29 
9 
25 
10 
17 
9 
2,945,408 
3,329,814 
415,783 
1890 
31 
11 
28 
8 
18 
7 
3,439,699 
8,327,991 
599,033 
TABLE III. — Returns published pursuant to the Com Returns Act, 1882, and 
to Act of 6 & 7 Wm. IV. for Conninitafion of Tithes in England and Wales, 
showing what has been, during the Seven Years ending Christmas Day in 
each Year, the xVverage Price of an Imperial Bushel of British 
"Wheat, Barlej% and Oats, computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 
Returns in each of the years 1884-90. 
[^Frmi tlie " Londim Gazette."'] 
Average (Septennial) prices per bushel 
lear 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
d. 
.s. 
d. 
."t. 
d. 
1884 
5 
4 
^ 
2 
9 
1S85 
5 
% 
3 
iif 
2 
1886 
4 
11 
3 
10 
2 
n 
1887 
4 
-4 
3 
2 
H 
1S8.S 
4 
5| 
3 
2 
5 
1889 
4 
2* 
3 
2 
4^ 
1890 
3 
111 
3 
7 
2 
TABLE IV.- 
-Average Prices op Wool in each of the under- 
mentioned Years.' 
Leicester 
Half-brcds 
Per lb. 
d. 
d. 
1884 
8| 
to 
n 
1885 
8| 
9 
1886 
9 
9|- 
1887 
n 
» 
lot 
1888 
n 
10 
1889 
»l 
101 
io| 
1890 
n 
It 
Per lb. 
9 to 
d. 
9i 
9.\ 
of 
n 
1 
lOj „ H i 
or 
4 » i( 
10 „ 1] 
9i- ]( 
10 
Kent 
Per lb. 
d. d. 
9 to 9 
n „ 9 
i 
!>f 10| 
9J 
lOi „ 11 
Southdown 
3f 10| 
Per lb. 
d. s. d. 
10 to 1 1', 
S) 1 o| 
H ,. 1 OA 
10} „ 1 of 
'4 0 ll| 
lOi „ 1 0,^ 
11 „ 1 1 
Awtual- 
ASIJlS 
Per lb. 
.V. d. 
1 Oi 
0 io| 
0 9| 
0 10^ 
0 10} 
0 10] 
0 Wi 
South 
African 
Per lb. 
.«. • il. 
1 U 
0 9l 
0 9f 
0 10*- 
0 9f 
0 10} 
0 9^ 
' The prices of English wool have been calculated from the list given 
weekly in the Economist newspaper. 
