( XXXII ) 
Quantities of British Wheat Sold in the Towns from which Returns are 
received under the Act of the 27th and 28th Victoria, cap. 87, and their 
Average Prices, in each of the Six Months of the Years 1865-70. 
QuANTrriEs IN Qtjabters. 
1866. 
1866. 
1867. 
1868. 
1869. 
1870. 
First month . . 
Second inoDth . . 
Third month ) 
(five weeks) / 
Fourth month . . 
Fifth month .. 
Sixth month ) 
(five weeks) J 
quarters. 
300,816 
298, 271 
373,069 
261,501 
327,694 
283,528 
quarters. 
212,713 
259,999 
331,295 
250,159 
250,890 
245,393 
quarters. 
221,791 
203 ,900 
280,878 
205,231 
221,067 
196,985 
quarters. 
193.077 
201,325 
235,402 
173,120 
162,030 
128, 142 
quarters. 
248,047 
258,883 
278,086 
204,519 
238,483 
268,599 
quarters. 
187,027 
231,428 
314,043 
242,457 
281 ,620 
296,028 
Average Prices per Qitarter. 
1865. 
1866. 
1867. 
1868. 
1869. 
1870. 
First month . . 
Second month . . 
Third month "1 
five weeks) j 
Fourth month . . 
Fifth month .. 
Sixth month 1 
five weeks) j 
8. d. 
38 6 
3« 3 
38 6 
39 8 
41 0 
41 5 
8. d. 
45 10 
45 7 
45 4 
44 10 
46 3 
48 3 
s. d. 
61 5 
60 II 
59 9 
61 7 
64 8 
65 5 
«. d. 
70 4 
72 II 
73 I 
73 4 
74 3 
68 9 
s. d. 
51 10 
50 10 
48 5 
46 4 
44 8 
45 10 
8. d. 
43 ir 
41 lO 
41 3 
42 7 
43 10 
47 0 
Average Prices of British Corn per Quarter (imperial measure) as received 
from the Inspectors and Officers of Excise according to the Act of 27th 
and 28th Victoria, cap. 87, in each of the first Twenty-six Weeks of the 
Year 1870. 
Week ending. 
Wheat. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
Week ending." 
Wheat. 
Barley. 
Oats. 
s. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
January 1 . . 
43 
8 
35 
9 
20 
10 
April 2 .. 
42 
5 
35 
0 
21 
5 
January 8 . . 
44 
5 
35 
II 
20 
I 
April 9 .. 
42 
8 
34 
II 
20 
9 
January 15.. 
44 
I 
36 
4 
21 
4 
April 16 .. 
42 
10 
35 
2 
21 
5 
January 22 .. 
43 
6 
36 
2 
20 
10 
j April 23 .. 
42 
7 
34 
II 
20 
8 
January 29 .. 
42 
8 
35 
7 
20 
4 
April 30 .. 
42 
7 
33 
I 
21 
7 
February .5 
42 
2 
35 
3 
20 
8 
May 7 .. 
43 
3 
34 
2 
23 
I 
February 12.. 
41 
9 
34 
6 
19 
10 
May 14 .. 
44 
5 
33 
9 
23 
I 
February 19.. 
40 
8 
34 
2 
19 
10 
May 21 .. 
45 
3 
32 
5 
22 
0 
February 26 .. 
40 
7 
33 
9 
20 
7 
May 28 .. 
45 
4 
32 
II 
23 
10 
March 5 . . 
4r 
0 
33 
7 
20 
8 
June 4 
45 
3 
32 
0 
23 
0 
March 12 .. 
40 
9 
33 
10 
20 
10 
June 11 
46 
I 
33 
I 
22 
0 
March 19 .. 
41 
9 
34 
4 
21 
1 
June 18 
48 
0 
32 
5 
25 
0 
March 26 . . 
42 
5 
34 
5 
21 
2 
June 25 
50 
5 
33 
5 
25 
I 
Average of j 
Average of j 
Winter > 
42 
3 
34 
10 
20 
7 
Spring > 
44 
8 
33 
7 
22 
6 
Quarter ) 
Quarter | 
