APPENDIX E.
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 | ||||||||