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The Northampton Mercury, Friday, January 10, 1896

II – Price of Corn and Regulated Weights of Bread, 1795

Turning again to the price of corn, we find that wheat ranged between 52s. and 120s. ; barley 30s. to 48s. ; oats 21s. to 34s.; rye 36s. to 80s. and beans 46s. to 55.  Comparing the values of wheat, barley and oats in September, 1795 with those for the same period in 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894 1895, we have this result:

Date

Wheat

Barley

Oats

1795, September 19

68s. to 76s.

30s to 34s.

22s. to 32s.

1895, September 21

22s. 7d.

24s. 2d.

13s. 3d.

1894, September 20

19s. 8d.

33s. 5d.

15s. 2d.

1893, September 19

26s. 9d.

27s. 10d.

17s. 9d.

1892, September 18

28s. 4d.

28s. 3d.

18s. 10d.

1891, September 16

34s. 5d.

28s. 0d.

18s. 10d.

  It will be of interest top record the figures for each Saturday during 1795; they are as follows :--

Satur-
days
1795

Wheat

Rye

Barley

Oats

Beans

the 6d.
Wheat’n
Loaf

the 6d.
Househp
Loaf

 

s  –  s 

s  –  s 

s  –  s 

s  –  s 

s  –  s 

lb. c. d.

lb. c. d.

Jan 3

52 – 60

38 – 46

30 – 34

21 – 28

46 – 55

–

–

(I have omitted the other 26 rows of this extremely boring table – SJN)

Black Teas were sold at 3s. 4d. to 10s. per lb.; green teas 3s 8d. to 18s.; chocolates 3s.6d. to 4s. 6d.; coffee 3s. 6d. to 7s. per lb.