PRICES OF CORN. Ba) 

AVERAGE PRICES of British Corn per Quarter of 8 imperial 
bushels,* computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 
Returns from the 196 Returning Markets of ENGLAND AND 
WALES, pursuant to the Corn Returns Act, 1882, together 
with the QUANTITIES returned as sold at such Markets, in 
the under-noted periods of the Years 1900, 1899, and 1808. 












PRICEs. QUANTITIES. 
QUARTER ENDED a 5 = 
1g0o. | 1899. | 1898. 1900. | 1899. | 1808. 
Wheat. 
| GS Gh So Gh Sad Quarters. | Quarters. | Quarters. 
adyeDay i) = = || 625) 0% 26 3 35.5 || 868,378 868,579 699,657 
Midsummer - - -|/ 25 9 25 I 41 5 || 854,497 994,293 5573504 
Michaelmas - - == 25 2 wo 8 | — : 754,067 308,279 
Christmas” - - = 26 4 27 2 | = 913,421 1,036,975 
Barley. 
S ch Go Gh S & Quarters. | Quarters. | Quarters. 
Lady Day - - 25 1 27 «I 27, 9 888,949 | 830,398 902,452 
Midsummer - - = 24 3 24 6 26 10 93,157 | 92,648 47,021 
Michaelmas - -~ - aa 24 4 25 10 = | 237,935 993743 
Christmas - . - = 26 6 28 2 — | 2,135,762 2,603,841 
Oats. 
S Ch S & Sa Gh Quarters. | Quarters, | Quarters. 
Lady Day - - - TOMI) 16 11 7S 246,949 251,841 26,150 
Midsummer - - 2 TOM 77 © Ig 10 PLO, 163 137,834 03,475 
Michaelmas - - - — iG) 3 IQ 7 — 147,902 78,787 
@hristmas  =- = = = 16 4 16 11 || — 238.783 289,652 

* Section 8 of the Corn Returns Act, 1882, provides that where returns of purchases of British 
Corn are made to the local inspector of Corn Returns in any other measure than the imperial bushel. 
or by weight or by a weighed measure, that officer shall convert such returns into the imperial bushel, 
and in the case of weight or weighed measure the conversion is to be made at the rate of 60 imperial 
pounds for every bushel of wheat, 50 imperial pounds for every bushel of barley, and 39 imperial 
peunds for every bushel of oats. 
CORNEERIGEHS -—— sles Sa an AIRE 
AVERAGE PRICES of British Corn per Quarter of 8 imperial 
bushels, computed from the Weekly Averages of Corn 
Returns from the 196 Returning Markets, together with 
the QUANTITIES returned as sold at such Markets during 
each cf the Harvest Years ending 31st August 1890 to 




Igoo. 
| PRICES. QUANTITIES. 
PEST BARAS ALE YY | 
Wheat. Barley. Oats. Wheat. Barley. | Oats. 
Go eh So Gh S Gh Quarters. Quarters. Ouarters. 
1889-90 - : Qe 28 10 18 6 3,289,806 3,281,141 558,053 
BOGOR Se- | 35) 5 28 0 19 I 3,496,788 3,659,382 602,887 
MBgTOZa = = | 33, 4 27 2 20 8 3,267,038 | 3,260327 | 488,830 
1892-93 - = 26 8 24 10 18 9 2,676,227 3,383,094 547,412 
1893-94 - = Os & 26 5 18 4 2,087,062 2,876,977 542,425 
1894-95 . - 2es5 2I 5 14 8 2,180,959 3,136,415 693,121 . 
1895.96 -  - 24 10 22 4 14 1 1,640,943 3» 366, 364 672,547 
1896-97. - . 28 8 23 2 16 9 DAHA ||  Sxceyforwa | 551,912 
BaO7208 = = | 36 2 26 11 i 8 2,534,224 | 3,339,842 | 599,666 
aeCS500) 3 =| 20, 0 26 1 iy 3,498,515 3,629,760 | 777,676 
1899-1900 - = | 26 4 25 2 17 4 352553054 35355241 | 722,859 


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