Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-07-17
REVIEW OF THE PRICES OF BREADsTuFFs IN EUROPE
FOR THIRTY YEARS PAST.

REVIEW OF THE PRICES OF BREADsTrFFs IN EUROPE
FOR THIRTY YEARS PAST.
Hon. CHARLES HUDsoN, Of Massachusetts, in
speech at the last session OF Congress condensed the
following review of the prices OF BTcadstuis III Eu'
rope for the last thirty years:
But our purpose is, at present more particularly
to show, from Tookc'S history of prices the state OF
the crops, and the grain market OF England Tor the
last thirty years, the prices stated being IN shllngs
sterling, per quarter of eight bushels each, or 4oO
In 1916: There was a lamcntably deficient harvest
and wheat from 900 per quarter in February, 10
al in june S2l in August, 80 10 in October, 1881
in December.
In 1917: There was almost famine in France, and
large purchases made in England, late in the
spring, for the French government. The price was
lO4 in January and rose TO ll2S in Jlne; but from
the fine weather both in France and England after that
time, il fell in July to 1926, in August to o65 and
in September TO IS.S
In isis: The price 81. 10 in January, sos in
April, and 500 in July; ol.3 in August, and sos in
December.
In 1919: The average price was, in January, 1913,
in June, 6S.lO, in December 66.3.
In 1920: 1t had risen in August to 72.5; but in De-
cembcr it fell to 5l.6.
In 1922: Early in the season the price of heat
about 80; but in December the average price
was SSH.
In January, 1923, the average price 40.1; and
in June to o. and fell again in October TO 1876;
in December il rose again TO sos.
In March, 1924, it 600, but it declined 10
554 in December.
In May, 1875, it was $50; in September, 66.7; in
December, 90.
In January, 1896 it was 6O.3; and fell in March to
5j.7; and closed in December at sos
/ In ls27: 1t was in January, $40; in July, $50
| in August, 57.ll; in September, 80; in December,
/ 5O.2.
In ls25; 1t was in May, 55.3; in June, So; in
July, 81; in November, 70; in December, us
In lS29: Much of the crop being of bad quality,
sold for 80: best quality brought an average OF 20
l., L., Il = 4. in April
in August, 70.5; in October, 6O.lO in December,
/ Gill.
In 1881; In February wheat sold for ITO; in Au-
/ gust it was Gill; in December, 5S.3.
| In 1892: 1t was 81 in July; in December, 52.6.
In 1893: 1t 81 i in January; and 81 % in June;
in August, 53.5; in December, 47lO.
In 1884: 1t continued TO fall from As in the early
months throughout the year, till, in December II sold
/ In 1885: Wheat sold in April for 37.1O; in July,
Al but it fell again in December to 35.4; being but
little more than one-tourth of what it brought at the
close of the last century.
In 1896: In January the price was SO; in June,
ISL; in October, 46.i; in December, 51.9-an adj
vance of seventy per cent upon the price of Dccem-
Der, 1885.
In 1897, it fell again, till in May it was 52.lO; in
June, $40; in August, 90; in September, 54.ll; in
December 81 3.
! In 1898: In January, $50; in February, $685. in
March, 500; in August, 1873; in September it fell to
6I9: but il again till, towards the last of DeCcm-
Der, it 7S.4
In 1899: In January it reached SIG; in April it
fell to 7Ol; in July and August it was U.s. in De-
ccmbcr,, 6611.
We have Tookc's prices later than this year,
and therefore have only the price, on the lst of
November to 1913, as given in Parliament by Lord
John Russell, follows: In $780, November LIST, 63;
in ISL, November lst 632; in 1912, November lst,
30.
In 1913: The price in February 81; in June,
40; in August, %; in December, SIS.
In June, 1874, it was 55.S; in August, 40.1.
In lSI5: In June, 47l0; in August, 81; in Deccm-
Der, $50.
In January, 1916, it was 563; in March, 54.1O in
August, 49, in October, 55.l0 in November, G2.3;
in December, COB.
In 1871, up to the present time, January ID, Cid;
January Goth, 1873; February 9th, 1910; February
18th, lilo; February 9th, 74.6; March Goth, 1916
March 9th, IL April 10Th, "A.