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Table YIII. — Aveeage Pbices of Bbttish Cobs per Quarter (Imperial 
measure) as received from the Isspectobs and Officebs of Excise accord- 
ing to the Act of 27th & 28th Yictobia, cap. 87, in each of the Fifty- 
two Weeks of the Yeab 18S3. 
Week ending 
Barley. 
Oats. 
WTieat. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
«. 
d. 
«. 
t. 
d. 
«. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
January 
6.. 
40 
7 
32 
4 
2r 
0 
July 7.. 
42 
4 
28 
II 
t ■» 
5 
•JanuEiry 
13.. 
0 
32 
I 
10 
July 14.. 
*T* 
2 
2 
I 
January 
10.. 
40 
32 
30 
2 
July II.. 
42 
■» 
27 
10 
33 
2 
-January 
27" 
40 
: 
32 
9 
20 
10 
July 28.. 
43 
I 
27 
6 
32 
8 
February 
3.- 
40 
6 
32 
9 
20 
ir 
August 4.. 
43 
3 
30 
0 
33 
10 
February 
10.. 
40 
8 
32 10 
31 
August II.. 
43 
6 
27 
9 
23 
11 
February 17.. 
4t 
0 
33 
I 
31 
9 
August 18.. 
43 
10 
28 
9 
23 
1 
February 
24.. 
41 
9 
33 
5 
21 
7 
August 25.. 
43 
8 
29 
4 
22 
1 1 
-March 
3.- 
42 
6 
33 
8 
21 
9 
September i 
43 
2 
3^ 
5 
22 
-» 
March 
10.. 
42 
6 
33 
7 
22 
September 8 
41 
8 
32 
10 
20 
II 
March 
17.. 
42 
3 
35 
II 
•> -t 
5 
September 15 
41 
8 
33 
0 
20 
8 ' 
March 
34.. 
42 
4 
33 
3 
1 •? 
I 
September 2 2 
41 
9 
33 
9 
20 
6 
March 
31.. 
0 
33 
I 
21 
9 
September 29 
41 
0 
y ) 
0 
20 
0 
Average of j 
Average of ] 
Winter J 
41 
3 
33 
0 
21 
4 
Summer > 
43 
5 
30 
2 
22 
5 
Quarter ) 
Quarter J 
April 
?■• 
42 
0 
33 
2 
21 
9 
October 6.. 
40 
2 
34 
0 
19 
II 
April 
14.. 
42 
I 
33 
3 
21 
8 
October 13 .. 
40 
8 
34 
4 
IQ 
A 
*T 
April 
21 .. 
41 
8 
32 
10 
21 
9 
October 3o.. 
40 
5 
34 
6 
19 
II 
April 
28.. 
42 
0 
33 
9 
21 
10 
October 27.. 
40 
6 
35 
0 
19 
9 
May 
$•• 
42 
10 
33 
4 
33 
November 3 
40 
3 
34 
7 
19 
7 
May 
12 .. 
43 
0 
31 
4 
32 
0 
November 10 
40 
I 
34 
2 
19 
5 
May 
19.. 
43 
4 
30 
8 
22 
9 
November 17 
40 
3 
33 
4 
19 
II 
Hay 
26.. 
43 
7 
3t 
8 
22 
2 
November 24 
40 
5 
32 
10 
19 
June 
2 .. 
43 
5 
29 
3 
23 
5 
December i 
40 
2 
33 
6 
19 
5 
June 
9-- 
43 
4 
28 
2 
22 
10 
December 8 
40 
0 
32 
3 
19 
7 
-June 
16.. 
42 
9 
25 
6 
22 
10 
December 15 
39 
5 
31 
7 
19 
4 
June 
23.. 
42 
5 
31 
6 
22 
6 
December 22 
39 
31 
8 
19 
7 
June 
30.. 
42 
3 
29 
8 
23 
5 
December 29 
39 
0 
31 
7 
19 
I 
Average 01 j 
Average of j 
Spring [ 
8 
53 
ir 
4 
Autumn | 
43 
0 
3 3 
3 
19 
6 
Quarter j 
Quarter ) 
It -will be obsei-ved from the results in the above Table that the 
year 1883 was remarkable for the absence of great fluctuations iu 
the price of wheat, the range from the lowest to the highest being- 
only 4s. lOd., whereas in the previous year the range was 12s. IdT 
In 1882 the average price of wheat was 4os. Id., in 1883 it fell to 
41s. Id., showing a decrease of 7-8 per cent. 
During the last 56 years (1828 to 1883 inclusive) the price of 
wheat ranged from 38s. M. in 1851, 39s. Ad. in 1835, 40s. 2d. in 
1864, and 40s. 3d. in 1850, to 69s. 9t7. in 1847, 70s. M. in 1839, 
728. bd. in 1854, and 74s. M. in 1855. 
