Volume 4 — ANNUAL STATEMENT OF WHEAT, FLOUR, AND BREAD FOR THE YEAR 1804. Source.—Gentleman’s Magazine. Vol. 74, January to June, 1804, p. [iv].
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Wheat.
Quantity of Quarters returned per Month. Highest Price per Quarter in the Month. Monthly Arrangement, 1804. Lowest Price per Quarter in the Month. Average Price per Quarter for the the Month.
Qrs. Bush. Shillings. Shillings. s. d.
25,789 3 63 January 35 53 8½
19,253 5 60 February 32 52 1¼
22,465 2 61 March 35 50 8¼
22,813 1 62 April 30 51 8¾
17,198 0 59 May 32 51 8¾
18,877 8 58 June 32 51 1¾
30,517 4 70 July 32 54 11¼
50,437 2 80 August 37 64 2¼
45,199 3 85 September 42 70 6¼
64,684 7 93 October 42 73 5
69,001 1 132 November 50 88 11¼
51,933 3 135 December 62 10 3¼
Total, 438,170 quarters, 3 bushels. Average per quarter, 70s. 8½d.
Flour.
Quantity of Quarters returned per Month. Highest Price per Quarter in the Month. Monthly Arrangement, 1804. Lowest Price per Quarter in the Month. Average Price per Quarter for the the Month.
Shillings. s. d. s. d.
71,797 55 January 36 6 49 1½
61,191 50 February 37 44 9½
73,366 50 March 30 44 10¾
60,904 50 April 38 44 9¼
48,641 50 May 39 44 9¼
69,795 50 June 37 44 10¼
86,321 60 July 37 49 4¼
67,421 75 August 45 63 2
40,586 75 September 50 63 11¾
84,443 84 October 56 71 4¾
49,954 105 November 65 87 8½
59,110 105 December 80 98 3½
Total, 773,529 sacks. Average, per sack, 58s. 1d.
Bread.
Price of the Quartern Loaf, Wheaten, per Week.
Note.—The Assize is set on Tuesday in every week, and takes place on the Thursday following; therefore the under is dated on Thursday.
d. d. d. d.
January5 9¼April5 8½July5 8½October 4 12
“12 9¼“12 8½“12 8¾“11 12¼
“19 9¼“19 8½“19 9¼“18 12¼
“26 9“26 8¼“26 9¼“25 12¾
February2 9May3 8¼August2 9¾Novem.1 13¼
“9 8½“10 8½“9 10“8 13½
“16 8½“17 8½“16 10¾“15 14½
“23 8½“24 8½“23 12“22 16
March1 8½“31 8½“30 12“29 16½
“8 8½June7 8½Septem.6 11¼Decem.6 16½
“15 8½“14 8½“13 11“13 16¾
“22 8½“21 8½“20 11½“20 16½
“29 8½“28 8½“27 11½“27 16¼