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Capitalist Production.
On the motion of Mr. Gladstone, the House of Commons ordered, on the 17th February, 1867, a return of the total quantities of grain, corn, and flour, of all sorts, imported into, and exported from, the United Kingdom, between the years 1831 and 1866. I give below a summary of the result. The flour is given in quarters of corn.
QUINQUENNIAL PERIODS AND THE YEAR 1866.
| Annual Average. | 1831-1835. | 1836-1840. | 1841-1845. | 1846-1850. |
| Import (Qrs.) | 1,096,373 | 2,389,729 | 2,843,865 | 8,776,552 |
| Export {{{1}}}„ | 225,363 | 251,770 | 139,056 | 155,461 |
| Excess of Import over export | 871,110 | 2,137,959 | 2,704,809 | 8,621,091 |
Population Yearly average in each period, |
24,621,107 |
25,929,507 |
27,262,569 |
27,797,698 |
| Average quantity of corn, &c., in qrs., consumed annually per head over and above the home produce consumed, | 0·036 | 0·082 | 0·099 | 0·310 |
export of corn, &c., from the united states to great britain.
| 1850. | 1862. | |
| Wheat, cwts. | 16,202,312 | 41,033,503 |
| Barley, " | 3,669,658 | 6,624,800 |
| Oats, " | 3,174,801 | 4,426,994 |
| Rye, " | 388,749 | 7,108 |
| Flour, " | 3,819,440 | 7,207,118 |
| Buckwheat, cwts. | 1054 | 19,571 |
| Maize, cwts. | 5,478,161 | 11,694,818 |
| Bere or Bigg (a sort of Barley), cwts. | 2039 | 7675 |
| Peas, cwts, | 811,620 | 1,024,722 |
| Beans, " | 1,822,972 | 2,037,137 |
| Total exports, | 34,365,801 | 74,083,351 |
