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THE PEICE OF PROVISIONS. 
The .WERAGE 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 December 31st, 1859. 
Average 
Price of 
Wheat per 
Quarter 
in 
England 
and 
Wheat sold 
AVlieat and 
\VTieat Flour 
Average Prices of 
Quarters 
ending 
Average 
Price 
■ of 
Consols 
(for 
Money). 
in the 290 
Cities and 
Towns in 
Kngland and 
Wales making 
lie turns.* 
entered for 
Home 
Consumption 
at Chief Ports 
of Great 
Britain.* 
Meat per lb. at Leadenhall 
and Newgate Markets 
(by the Carcase). 
Potatoes 
(York Regents) 
per Ton 
at Waterside 
Market, 
Southwark. 
Wales. 
Average number of 
Quarters weekly. 
Beef. 
Mutton. 
1857 
Dec. 31 
1858 
Mar. 31 
£ 
96J 
s. d. 
52 0 
46 5 
101,025 
99,604 
95,587 
64,652 
^Xd—tid. 
Mean 55^. 
4id.-(>id. 
Mean §^d. 
4id.— ']d. 
Mean 5frf. 
4H-7d- 
Mean ild. 
J 50s. — 150*. 
13OS. — 175s. 
Meani52s.6rf. 
June 30 
9-1 
44 I 
92.955 
86,551 
Aid.—ed. 
Mean 5^^. 
4id.~6id. 
Mean ^^d. 
140S. — 185s. 
Mean 162s. 6</. 
Sept. 30 
96! 
44 7 
97,307 
82,373 
4id.—6id. 
Mean 5^rf. 
4id.-^d. 
Mean 5^^ 
65s. — 90s. 
Mean 77s. M. 
Dec. 31 
1859 
Mar. 31 
98i 
95 1 
41 9 
40 8 
lio,437 
103,637 
54,413 
46,139 
4d.-Cid. 
Meau 5^rf. 
Aid.-h^. 
Mean 5-^rf. 
4id.-6id. 
Mean s^d. 
4id.—jd. 
Mean ^Id. 
80s. — 95s. 
Mean 87s. 6d. 
Bos. — loos. 
Mean 90s. 
June 30 
92? 
47 3 
96,514 
99,533 
4id.—bid. 
Mean ^id. 
Sd.—id. 
Mean bd. 
85s. — 1 lOS. 
Mean 97s. 6d. 
Sept, 30 
95i 
44 0 
85,707 
50,291 
4id.—(>id. 
Mean ^^d. 
4id.—(,y. 
Mean 5|rf. 
65s, — 105s. 
Mean 83 s. 
Dec. 31 
94 
43 4 
127,361 
44,911 
4d.~(,id. 
Mean sid. 
4id.—eid. 
Mean ^^d. 
85s. — 120S. 
Mean lois.bd. 
Col. 
I 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
1 
* NOTR. — The total number of quarters of wheat sold in England^BJid Wales for the 13 weeks 
snding December 31st, 1857, was 1,313,321 ; for tlie 13 weeks ending March 31st, 1858, 
1,294,855; for the 13 weeks ending June 30th, 1858, 1,208,420; for the 13 weeks ending 
September 30th, 1858, 1,264,996 ; for the 13 weeks ending December 31st, 1858, 1,435,678; 
for the 13 weeks ending March 31sti 1859, 1,347,277 ; for the 13 weeks ending June 30th, 
1859, 1,254,682; for the 13 weeks ending September 30th, 1859, 1,114,191; and for the quarter 
ending December 31st, 1859 (14 weeks), 1 ,783,050. The total number of quarters entered for 
Home Consumption was respectively, 1,242,628; 840,475; 1,125,165; 1,070,845; 707,367; 
599,807 ; 1,29;;,925; 653,789; and 583,848. 
