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Table II. — Annual Average Prices and Quantities of British Corn sold in the 
Towns in England and Wales from which Returns are received under the 
Act of 46 Viet. ch. 37, in each of the Years 1881 to 1891. 
{^From the “ London Gazette.’’'\ 
Tear 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
s. 
d. 
d. 
5. 
d. 
Qrs. 
Qrs. 
Qrs. 
1881 
45 
4 
31 
11 
21 
9 
1,738,255 
1,631,504 
211,444 
1882 
46 
1 
31 
2 
21 
10 
1,903,858 
1,873,820 
211,699 
1883 
41 
7 
31 
10 
21 
5 
2,901,146 
2,575,528 
408,471 
1884 
35 
9 
30 
8 
20 
3 
2,833,132 
3,149,341 
492,918 
1885 
32 
10 
30 
2 
20 
7 
2,739,515 
2,766,600 
393,042 
1886 
31 
1 
26 
7 
19 
0 
2,739,822 
2,474,466 
367,083 
1887 
32 
6 
25 
4 
16 
3 
2,495,124 
2,689,667 
309,478 
1888 
31 
10 
27 
10 
16 
9 
2,427,861 
1,911,835 
255,726 
1889 
29 
9 
25 
10 
17 
9 
2,945,408 
3,329,814 
416,783 
1890 
31 
11 
28 
8 
18 
7 
3,439,699 
3,327,991 
699,033 
1891 
37 
0 
28 
2 
20 
0 
3,248,743 
3,256,518 
561,713 
Table III. — Returns published pursuant to the Com Returns Act, 1882, and 
to Act of 6 <5' 7 Wm. IV. for “ Commutation of Tithes in England and 
Wales,” showing what has been, during the Seven Years ending Chrietmas 
Bay in each Year, the Average Price of an Imperial Bushel of British 
Wheat, Barley, and Oats, computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 
Returns in each of the years 1885-91. 
{From the “ London Gazette.”~\ 
Tear 
Average (Septenui.al) prices per bushel 
Wheat 
Barley 
Oats 
1885 
5 . d. 
5 If 
s. d. 
3 11} 
d, 
2 8f 
1886 
4 11 
3 10 
2 7i 
1887 
4 8| 
4 6| 
3 8,i 
2 6i 
1888 
3 7i 
2 5 
1889 
3 Ilf 
3 
2 3f 
1890 
3 7 
1891 
4 0* 
3 5f 
2 3| 
Table IV. — Average Prices of Wool in each of the undermentioned Years.' 
English 
Year 
Austral- 
South 
Leicester 
Half-breds 
Kent 
Southdown 
ASIAN 
African 
Per lb. 
Per lb. 
Per lb. 
Per lb. 
Per lb. 
Per lb. 
d. d. 
d. d. 
d. d. 
d. 1. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
1886 
84 to 9 
8ftO 9i 
9| „ 10| 
10 „ 111 
9 to 9| 
9 to 1 Of 
0 10| 
0 9| 
1886 
9 „ 9f 
9f 10| 
io| „ lOf 
9| „ 1 0| 
10| „ 1 Of 
9f „ 0 Ilf 
10| „ 1 o| 
0 9| 
0 9f 
1887 
9f „ lOf 
0 10| 
0 10| 
1888 
9f „ 10 
H „ lOA 
9^ ,. lOf 
lOf „ lOf 
0 lOf 
0 9| 
1889 
9f „ lOi 
lOf „ 11 
0 lOf 
0 lOf 
1890 
10 „ io| 
lOf ,. Ill 
lOJ „ 11 
11 „ 1 1 
0 11 
0 10| 
0 9§ 
1891 
9^ 10 
10 „ 11 
9| „ lOf 
10| „ 1 1 
0 9f 
* The prices of English wool have been calculated from the list given 
weekly in the Economist newspaper. 
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