Fluctuation of English Wheat.
The following figures show the fluctuations from year to year, for 75 years, of English wheat, according to a record published by Mr T. Smith, Melford, the period covered being from 1820 to the present time :
Dividing the period into 10 parts, we have the following as the average prices for each 25 years :
PRICE PER QUARTER. S. D. s. D. 1820... ... 67 10 1858... .. 44 2 1821... ... 56 1 1859... .. 43 9 1822... ... 44 7 1S60... .. 53 3 1823... ... 53 4 1861... .. 55 4 1824... ... 63 11 1862... .. 55 5 13-25... ... 68 6 1863... .. 44 9 1826... ... 58 8 lSf>4... .. 40 2 1827... ... 58 6 1S65... .. 41 11 1828... ... 60 5 1866... .. 49 11 1829... ... 66 3 1867... .. 64 5 1830... ... 64 3 1868... .. 63 9 1831... ... 66 4 1869... .. 48 2 1832... ... 58 8 1870... .. 46 11 1833... ... 52 11 1871... .. 56 8 1834... ... 46 2 1S72.„ .. 57 0 1835... ... 39 4 1873... .. 5S 8 1836... ... 4S 6 1874... .. 55 8 1837 .. ... 55 10 1875... .. 45 o 1838... ... 64 7 1876... .. 46 2 1839... ... 70 8 1877.., .. 56 9 1840... ... 66 4 1878... .. 46 5 1841... ... 64 4 1879... .. 43 10 1842... ... 57 3 1880... .. 44 4 1843... ... 50 1 1881... .. 45 4 1844... ... £1 3 1882... .. 45 1 1845... ... 50 10 1883... .. 41 7 1846... ... 54 8 1884... .. 35 9 1847... ... 69 9 18851.. .. 32 10 1848... ... 50 6 1886... .. 31 2 1S49... ._ 44 3 1887... .. 32 6 1850... ... 40 3 1S88 .. .. 31 10 1851... ... 38 6 1S89... .. 29 9 1852... ... 40 9 1890... .. 31 9 185.3... ... 53 3 1891... .. 37 0 1854... ... 72 5 1892... .. 30 4 1855... ... 74 8 1893 .. .. 26 4 1*56.... ... 69 2 1894... .. *24 1 1857.. ... 56 4 * 9 months.
S. D. s. v. 1650-74 ... 45 0 1775-99 . 48 0 1675-99 ... 44 0 1800-24 . 78 0 1700-24 ... 37 0 1825-49 . . 58 0 1725-49 ... 35 0 1850-74 .. 53 0 1750-74 ... 43 0 1875-94* . .. 37 6 * 20 years only.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 6127, 18 December 1894, Page 1
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329Fluctuation of English Wheat. Oamaru Mail, Volume XIX, Issue 6127, 18 December 1894, Page 1
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