Note 11 — THE DANGERS OF THE COUNTRY.
Reading edition
"The official returns of the importations of grain, &c., into the United Kingdom have not yet been completed; but for the eleven months ending 5th of December 1850, the quantities were—
Wheat, 3,453,876 qrs.
Barley, 994,754 ...
Oats, 1,145,705 ...
Rye, 94,078 ...
Beans, 418,258 ...
Pease, 167,633 ...
Maize, 1,240,075 ...
Flour, 3,286,749 cwts.
In 11 months 8,610,295
Which is at the rate, with prices at 39s. 9d., of 9,500,000 quarters a-year."—Morning Post, Jan. 7, 1851.