Average Prices of Corn and Grains January 1786
A fragment lists average prices for corn and other grains from January 1786. It mentions rye barley oats and a note on gallon measures by a standard body, but specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 24, 1786
Page
1
A fragment lists average prices for corn and other grains from January 1786. It mentions rye barley oats and a note on gallon measures by a standard body, but specifics are unclear due to damaged OCR.
A fragment notes corn and grain returns from the London Corn Exchange for January. The readable text references markets and prices in a historical context, implying record or report of agricultural commodities.
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