404  Statistics  afecting  British  Agricultural  Interests. 
Table  V. — Average  Prices  of  British  Corn  per  Imperial 
Quarter  in  England  and  Wales,  as  ascertained  under  the 
Corn  Returns  Act,  1882,  in  each  Weelt  of  the  Year  1909. 
■Week  ended 
Wheat 
Barley 
OatB 
Week  ended 
Wheat 
Barley 
OatB 
S. 
d. 
s.  d 
S, 
d. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
January  2 . 
32 
0 
26  7 
17 
4 
July  3 . . 
42 
9 
27 
2 
21 
9 
January  9 . 
32 
9 
26  11 
17 
5 
July  10  . 
43 
0 
26 
4 
21 
8 
January  16  . 
,32 
8 
27  1 
17 
5 
July  17  . 
43 
3 
26  10 
21 
9 
January  23  . 
33 
2 
27  3 
17 
8 
July  24  . . . 
44 
0 
27 
4 
22 
5 
January  30  • 
33 
0 
27  6 
17 
9 
July  31  . 
43 
5 
24 
6 
22 
2 
February  6 . 
33 
4 
27  7 
17 
10 
August  7 
44 
9 
27 
4 
22  11 
February  13 
33 
,8 
27  8 
17 
11 
August  14  . 
44 
9 
24 
9 
21 
8 
February  20 . 
34 
1 
27  11 
18 
0 
August  21  . 
41 
6 
23 
11 
19 
8 
February  27 . 
34 
5 
28  0 
18 
0 
August  28  . 
38 
5 
24 
7 
19 
4 
March  6 
34 
10 
27  11 
18 
2 
September  4 
37 
2 
26 
3 
19 
6 
March  13 
35 
8 
28  4 
18 
2 
September  11 
34 
11 
26 
1 
18 
5 
March  20 
35 
6 
28  0 
18 
5 
September  18 
33 
6 
•26 
5 
17 
9 
March  27 
36 
0 
28  0 
18 
6 
September  25 
32 
9 
26 
8 
17 
7 
April  3 . 
36 
5 
27  10 
18 
8 
October  2 . 
32 
2 
26 
9 
17 
2 
April  10 . 
37 
4 
28  0 
18 
10 
October  9 . 
31 
8 
26 
9 
17 
0 
April  17.  . . 
38 
7 
27  8 
19 
2 
October  16  . 
31 
4 
27 
0 
17 
.0 
April  24 . 
41 
4 
28  2 
19 
9 
October  23  • 
31 
8 
27 
7 
16  11 
May  1 . 
42 
5 
27  10 
20 
0 
October  30  . 
31 
10 
27 
9 
17 
0 
May  8 . 
40 
9 
27  7 
20 
3 
November  6 
32 
5 
27 
9 
17 
0 
May  15  . 
41 
6 
27  3 
20 
6 
November  13 
32 
5 
27 
7 
17 
1 
May  22  . 
42 
8 
27  0 
20 
11 
November  20 
,32 
7 
27 
0 
17 
4 
May  29  . 
42 
6 
26  3 
21 
0 
November  27 
33 
0 
26 
8 
17 
3 
June  5 . 
43 
1 
25  7 
21 
3 
December  4 
.33 
3 
26 
1 
17 
4 
June  12  . 
42 
n 
26  10 
21 
4 
December  11 
33 
3 
25 
7 
17 
3 
June  19  . 
42 
7 
26  10 
21 
6 
December  18 
33 
2 
25 
3 
17 
4 
June  26  . 
42 
8 
27  2 
21 
7 
December  25 
33 
1 
25 
2 
17 
4 
Average  of  year . 
36  11 
26  10 
18  11 
Table  VI. — Annual  Average  Prices  per  Quarter  and  total 
Quantities  of  British  Corn  sold  in  the  Towns  in  England 
and  Wales  making  Returns  under  the  Corn  Returns 
Act,  1882,  in  the  Year  1909. 
Year  Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
8.  d. 
Qrs. 
Qrs. 
Qrs. 
1909  ; 36  11 
1 
26  10 
18  11 
2,641,225 
2,699,628 
905,983 
Table  YII. — Annual  and  Septennial  Average  Prices  per 
Bushel  of  British  Corn  in  the  Year  1909,  with  the  Value 
of  lOOZ.  of  Tithe  Rent-charge. 
Year 
Annual 
average  price 
Septennial 
average  price 
Value  of 
tithe  rent-charge  of  lOOJ. 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
Calculated  on 
annual 
average 
Calculated  on 
septennial 
average 
1909 
s.  d. 
4 7k 
8.  d. 
3 4^ 
8.  d. 
2 4i 
s.  d. 
3 9i 
s.  d. 
3 Oi 
s. 
2 
1 . 
£ s.  d. 
78  12  9i 
£ s.  d. 
70  7 8 
