WHEAT

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WHEAT PRICES
The following figures show the fluctuations from year to year of English wheat, chiefly according to a

record

RECORD (Lat. recordari, to recall to mind, from cor, heart or mind)

published by Mr T.

Smith

, Melford, the period covered being from 1656 to 1905:
1656 s. d. 1706 s. d. 1756 s. d. 1807 s. d. 1856 s. d.
1657 38 2 1707 23 I 1757 40 118o6 1808 79 r 1857 69 2
1658 41 5 1708 25 4 1758 53 4 1809 75 4 1858 56 4
1659 57 9 1709 36 10 1759 44 5 1810 84 4 1859 44 2
1660 58 8 1710 69 9 1760 35 3 1811 97 4 1860 43 9
166, 50 2 1711 69 4 1761 32 5 1812 106 5 1861 53 3
1662 62 2 1712 48 0 1762 26 9 1813 95 3 1862 55 4
1663 65 9 1713 41 2 1763 34 8 1814 126 6 1863 55 5
1664 50 8 1714 45 4 1764 36 II 1817 109 9 44 9
1665 36 0 1715 44 .9 1765 41 . 5 1818 40 2
1666 43 10 1716 38 2 1766 48 01815 1819 41 10
1667 32 0 1717 42 8 1767 43 11816 1820 49 II
1668 32 0 1718 40 7 1768 57 4 1821 64 5
1669 35 6 1719 34 6 1770 53 9 63 9
1670 39 5 1720 31 11769 1771 40 7 48 2
1671 37 0 1721 32 10 1772 43 6 46 II
1672 37 4 1722 33 4 1773 47 2 56 8
167341 36 5 1723 32 0 1774 57 0
1674161 5 1724 30 10 1776 58 8
1675157 0 1725 32 Io 1777 55 9
1676 5 1726 43 11775 1778 45 2
1677 33 9 1727 40 10 1779 46 2
1678 37 4 1728 37 4 1780 56 9
1679 52 5 1729 48 5 1781 46 5
168o 53 4 1730 41 7 1782 43 10
1681 40 0 1731 32 5 1783 44 4
1682 41 5 1732 29 2 1784 45 4
1683 39 1 1733 23 8 1785 45 I
1684 35 6 1734- 25 2 1786 41 7
1685 39 I 1735 34 6 1787 35 8
1686 41 5 1736 38 2 1788 32 10
1687 30 2 1737 35 10 1789 31 0
1688 22 4 1738 33 9 1791 32 6
1689 40 10 1739 31 6 1792 31 10
1690 26 8 1740 34 2 1795 29 9
1691 30 9 1741 45 11790 1796 31 II
1692 30 2 1742 41 5 1797 37 0
1693 41 5 1743 30 2 1798 30 3
1694 6o 1 1744 22 11793 1799 26 4
1695 56 10 1746 22 11794 1800 22 10
1696 47 11745 1747 24 5 18oI 23 1
1697 63 1 1748 34 8 1802 26 2
1698 53 4 1749 30 11 1803 30 2
1699 60 9 1750 32 10 1804 34 0
1700 56 Io 1751 32 10 1805 25 8
1701 35 6 1752 28 10 26 II
1702 33 5 1753 34 2 26 9
1703 26 2 1754 37 2 28 I
1704 32 0 1755 39 8 26 9
1705 41 4 30 9 z8 4
26 8 30 I 29 8
74 4 1864
65 7 1865
78 6 1866
96 II 1867
86 3 1868
74 6 1869
67 10 1870
56 11871
50 8 1822 44 7 1872
51 0 1823 53 4 1873
52 8 1824 63 II 1874
48 4 1825 68 6 1875
38 2 1826 58 8 1876
45 6 1827 58 6 1877
42 0 1828 6o 5 1878
33 8 1829 66 3 1879
35 8 1830 64 3 188o
44 8 1831 66 4 1881
47 10 1832 58 .8 1882
52 8 1833 52 II 1883
48 10 1834 46 2 1884
51 10 1835 39 4 1885
38 10 1836 48 6 1886
41 2 1837 55 0 1887
45 0 1838 64 7 1888
51 2 1839 70 8 1889
54 9 1840 66 4 1890
48 7 1841 64 4 1891
43 0 1842 57 3 1892
49 3 1843 50 11893 1894
52 3 1844 51 3 1895
75 2 1845 50 10
78 7 1846
53 9 1847
51 10 1848
69 0 1849
113 10 1850
119 6 1851
69 10 1852
58 10 1853
62 3 1854
89 q 1855
54 8 1896
69 9 1897
50 6 1898
44 3 1899
40 3 1900
38 6 1901
40 9 1902
53 3 1903
72 5 1904
74 8 1905
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E >, r~r42 10 36 0 51 9 65 10 142 7
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1 Average for 46 years only.
extensively employed as a food for horses and cattle in

South

SOUTH
SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

India, where also it is eaten in curries.
See W. Elliot, " On the Farinaceous Grains and the various kinds of Pulses used in Southern India," Edin. New Phil. Journ. xvi. (1862) 16 sq.; H. Drury, The Useful Plants of India (1873); U. C. Dutt, Materia Medica of the Hindus (Calcutta, 1877) ; G.

Watt

WATT, JAMES (1736-1819)

, Dictionary of the Economic Products of India (1890).

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