APPENDIX E.
Reading edition
The Septennial Average Prices of Wheat, Barley, and Oats from 1835 to 1890, or 55 years, taken from Willich’s Tithe Commutation Tables.
Per London Gazette WHEAT, per imperial bushel. BARLEY, per imperial bushel. OATS, per imperial bushel. Value of Tithe-Rent Charge of £100.
s. d. s. d. s. d. £ s. d.
To Christmas 1835 on 9th Dec. 1836 7 0¼ 3 11½ 2 9 100 0 0
To Christmas 1836 6 8½ 3 11¾ 2 9 98 13 9¾
do. 1837 6 6¾ 3 11¼ 2 8¾ 97 7 11
do. 1838 6 6¼ 3 9¾ 2 8 95 7 9
do. 1839 6 9 3 11¼ 2 9¼ 98 15 9½
do. 1840 6 11¾ 4 1 2 10¾ 102 12 5¼
do. 1841 7 3¾ 4 2 2 11¼ 105 8 2¾
do. 1842 7 7½ 4 1¼ 2 10½ 105 12 2¼
do. 1843 7 7¾ 4 0½ 2 9½ 104 3 5¼
do. 1844 7 7 4 1¼ 2 9 103 17 11¼
do. 1845 7 4 4 1½ 2 9 102 17 8¾
do. 1846 7 0½ 4 0 2 8½ 99 18 10¼
do. 1847 7 1¼ 4 1½ 2 9¼ 102 1 0
do. 1848 6 10¼ 4 1¼ 2 8¾ 100 3 7¾
do. 1849 6 7½ 4 1¼ 2 8½ 98 16 10
do. 1850 6 5¼ 4 0 2 8 96 11 4¾
do. 1851 6 2¾ 3 10¼ 2 7½ 93 16 11¼
do. 1852 6 0½ 3 9½ 2 6¾ 91 13 5¾
do. 1853 6 0 3 9½ 2 6¼ 90 19 5
do. 1854 6 0¾ 3 7¾ 2 6 89 15 8¾
do. 1855 6 6 3 8½ 2 7½ 93 18 1¼
do. 1856 6 11¼ 3 11¼ 2 9¼ 99 13 7¼
do. 1857 7 2¾ 4 3½ 2 11 105 16 3½
do. 1858 7 4 4 5½ 3 0¼ 108 19 6¼
do. 1859 7 4½ 4 6½ 3 1¼ 110 17 8½
do. 1860 7 4½ 4 7¼ 3 2 112 3 4¾
do. 1861 7 0¾ 4 7¼ 3 1 109 13 6
do. 1862 6 8¾ 4 7½ 3 0 107 5 2
do. 1863 6 3½ 4 5¾ 2 11¼ 103 3 10¾
do. 1864 6 0 4 3¼ 2 10 98 15 10½
do. 1865 5 11½ 4 2¼ 2 9½ 97 7 9¼
do. 1866 6 0¾ 4 3 2 9¾ 98 13 8
do. 1867 6 3¼ 4 3¾ 2 10¼ 100 13 3
do. 1868 6 5¼ 4 5¼ 2 11 103 5 8¼
do. 1869 6 3½ 4 6¼ 2 11¾ 104 1 0¼
do. 1870 6 4 4 6¼ 3 0¼ 104 15 1
do. 1871 6 7½ 4 7¾ 3 1¼ 108 4 0¼
do. 1872 6 10¾ 4 9¼ 3 1½ 110 15 10¼
do. 1873 7 0¾ 4 10 3 1¾ 112 7 3
do. 1874 6 10¾ 4 11 3 2¼ 112 15 6¾
do. 1875 6 6¾ 4 10 3 2½ 110 14 11
do. 1876 6 6¼ 4 9 3 2½ 109 16 11½
do. 1877 6 8½ 4 10¼ 3 3¼ 112 7 5¼
do. 1878 6 6¼ 4 11 3 3 111 15 1½
do. 1879 6 3½ 4 10¼ 3 2¾ 109 17 9¼
do. 1880 6 0½ 4 8¾ 3 2¼ 107 2 10½
do. 1881 5 10¼ 4 6 3 0¾ 102 16 2
do. 1882 5 10¼ 4 4½ 2 11¼ 100 4 9¾
do. 1883 5 9¼ 4 3¾ 2 10¼ 98 6 2¼
do. 1884 5 4¾ 4 1¾ 2 9 93 17 3
do. 1885 5 1¾ 3 11¾ 2 8¼ 90 10 3½
do. 1886 4 11 3 10 2 7½ 87 8 10
do. 1887 4 8½ 3 8½ 2 6¼ 84 2 8¾
do. 1888 4 5½ 3 7½ 2 5 80 19 8½
do. 1889 4 2¼ 3 6¼ 2 4¼ 78 1 3½
do. 1890 4 0¼ 3 5¾ 2 3½ 76 3 3¾
5536 6 5
General average for the last 55 years £100 13 2½