( VII ) 
THE PKICE OF PROVISIONS. 
The average Trices 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 31, 1863. 
Wheat sold 
Wheat and 
Wheat Flour 
entered for 
Home 
Consumption 
at Chief Ports 
of Great 
Britain.* 
Average Prices of 
Quarters 
ending 
Average 
Price 
of 
Consols 
(for 
lilUlltfj J- 
Average 
Price of 
Wheat per 
(Quarter 
in 
England 
in the 290 1 
Cities and j 
Towns in 
England and \ 
Wales making 
Returns.* ! 
Meat per lb. at Leadenhall 
and Newgate Markets 
(by the Carcase). 
Best 
Potatoes 
per Ton 
at Waterside 
Market, 
Wales. 
Average number of 
Quarters weekly. 
Beef. 
Mutton. 
Southwark. 
1861 
Dec. 31 
£. 
93| 
^s. d.. 
59 3* 
I 12 , 809 
I 2 I j i\fjO 
Mean 5^. 
A%d.—(>%d. 
Mean 5 gof. 
1 1 os. — 130s. 
Mean 120s. 
1862 
Mar. 31 
9>J 
60 1 
74,163 
132,882 
Ad. — bid. 
Mean $\d. 
q 1 /II 
4f(i.— 6Jd. 
Mean 5f«. 
130s. — 155s. 
Mean I42s.6rf. 
June 3° 
93l 
5" 8 
58,728 
136,230 
Ad.—U. 
Mean srf. 
Sd.—-]d. 
Mean 6</. 
1 80s. — 200s. 
Mean 150s. 
Sept. 30 
93g 
56 10 
57.592 
295,276 
Aid.— (>id. 
Mean $\d. 
Mean 6Jrf. 
ioos. — 13CS. 
Mean 115 s. 
Dec. 3 1 
93s 
40 1 
85,522 
258,095 
Ad.— did. 
Mean ^d. 
Mean 6rf. 
90s. 1 1 OS. 
Mean ioos. 
1863 
Mar. 31 
9»i 
46 7 
75.819 
139,429 
Ad— 6£<f. 
Mean 5^. 
5«f — 7^. 
Mean 6c/. 
1 2 os. — 1 3 os. 
Mean 125s. 
June 30 
93i 
46 2 
82,458 
106,633 
Mean ^\d. 
A\d.—t>id. 
Mean 5frf. 
uos. — 13CS. 
Mean 120s. 
Sept. 30 
93 
45 7 
73,92o 
157, 5 82 
AU.— k\d. 
Mean 5 \d. 
Mean 5|rf. 
70s.— 105s. 
Mean 87s. (id. 
Dec. 3r 
9=i 
40 6 
ri3,397 
145,823 
Ad.—(>id. 
Mean ^{d. 
Sd.—jd. 
Mean 6rf. 
60s. — 80s. 
Mean 70s. 
Col. 
r 
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3 
4 
5 . 
6 
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* Note. — The total number of quarters of wheat sold in England and Wales for the 13 weeks 
ending December 31st, 1861, was 1,466,525 ; for the 13 weeks ending March 31st, 1862, 964,121 ; 
for the 13 weeks ending June 30th, 1862, 763,463; for the 13 weeks ending September 
30th, 1862, 748,702; for the 13 weeks ending December 31st, 1862, 1,11 1,787 ; for the .13 
weeks ending March 31st, 1863, 985,649 ; for the 13 weeks ending June 30th, 1863, 1,073,126 ; 
for the 13 weeks ending September 30th, 1863, 960,956; and for the 13 weeks ending 
December 31st, 186.3, 1,474,160. The total number of quarters entered for Home Con- 
sumption was respectively, 1,579,241 ; 1,727,464 ; 1,770,998; 3,838,584; 3,355,239 5 
1,812,585 ; 1,386,233 ; 2,048,568 ; and 1,895,705. 
