A History of Tithes

Appendix E

The Septennial Average Prices of Wheat, Barley, and Oats from 1835 to 1890, or 55 years, taken from Willich’s Tithe Commutation Tables.

Per London Gazette			WHEAT, per imperial bushel.		BARLEY, per imperial bushel.		OATS, per imperial bushel.		Value of Tithe-Rent Charge of £100.
			s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
To Christmas	1835	on 9th Dec. 1836	7	0¼	3	11½	2	9	100	0	0
To Christmas	1836		6	8½	3	11¾	2	9	98	13	9¾
do.	1837		6	6¾	3	11¼	2	8¾	97	7	11
do.	1838		6	6¼	3	9¾	2	8	95	7	9
do.	1839		6	9	3	11¼	2	9¼	98	15	9½
do.	1840		6	11¾	4	1	2	10¾	102	12	5¼
do.	1841		7	3¾	4	2	2	11¼	105	8	2¾
do.	1842		7	7½	4	1¼	2	10½	105	12	2¼
do.	1843		7	7¾	4	0½	2	9½	104	3	5¼
do.	1844		7	7	4	1¼	2	9	103	17	11¼
do.	1845		7	4	4	1½	2	9	102	17	8¾
do.	1846		7	0½	4	0	2	8½	99	18	10¼
do.	1847		7	1¼	4	1½	2	9¼	102	1	0
do.	1848		6	10¼	4	1¼	2	8¾	100	3	7¾
do.	1849		6	7½	4	1¼	2	8½	98	16	10
do.	1850		6	5¼	4	0	2	8	96	11	4¾
do.	1851		6	2¾	3	10¼	2	7½	93	16	11¼
do.	1852		6	0½	3	9½	2	6¾	91	13	5¾
do.	1853		6	0	3	9½	2	6¼	90	19	5
do.	1854		6	0¾	3	7¾	2	6	89	15	8¾
do.	1855		6	6	3	8½	2	7½	93	18	1¼
do.	1856		6	11¼	3	11¼	2	9¼	99	13	7¼
do.	1857		7	2¾	4	3½	2	11	105	16	3½
do.	1858		7	4	4	5½	3	0¼	108	19	6¼
do.	1859		7	4½	4	6½	3	1¼	110	17	8½
do.	1860		7	4½	4	7¼	3	2	112	3	4¾
do.	1861		7	0¾	4	7¼	3	1	109	13	6
do.	1862		6	8¾	4	7½	3	0	107	5	2
do.	1863		6	3½	4	5¾	2	11¼	103	3	10¾
do.	1864		6	0	4	3¼	2	10	98	15	10½
do.	1865		5	11½	4	2¼	2	9½	97	7	9¼
do.	1866		6	0¾	4	3	2	9¾	98	13	8
do.	1867		6	3¼	4	3¾	2	10¼	100	13	3
do.	1868		6	5¼	4	5¼	2	11	103	5	8¼
do.	1869		6	3½	4	6¼	2	11¾	104	1	0¼
do.	1870		6	4	4	6¼	3	0¼	104	15	1
do.	1871		6	7½	4	7¾	3	1¼	108	4	0¼
do.	1872		6	10¾	4	9¼	3	1½	110	15	10¼
do.	1873		7	0¾	4	10	3	1¾	112	7	3
do.	1874		6	10¾	4	11	3	2¼	112	15	6¾
do.	1875		6	6¾	4	10	3	2½	110	14	11
do.	1876		6	6¼	4	9	3	2½	109	16	11½
do.	1877		6	8½	4	10¼	3	3¼	112	7	5¼
do.	1878		6	6¼	4	11	3	3	111	15	1½
do.	1879		6	3½	4	10¼	3	2¾	109	17	9¼
do.	1880		6	0½	4	8¾	3	2¼	107	2	10½
do.	1881		5	10¼	4	6	3	0¾	102	16	2
do.	1882		5	10¼	4	4½	2	11¼	100	4	9¾
do.	1883		5	9¼	4	3¾	2	10¼	98	6	2¼
do.	1884		5	4¾	4	1¾	2	9	93	17	3
do.	1885		5	1¾	3	11¾	2	8¼	90	10	3½
do.	1886		4	11	3	10	2	7½	87	8	10
do.	1887		4	8½	3	8½	2	6¼	84	2	8¾
do.	1888		4	5½	3	7½	2	5	80	19	8½
do.	1889		4	2¼	3	6¼	2	4¼	78	1	3½
do.	1890		4	0¼	3	5¾	2	3½	76	3	3¾
									5536	6	5
General average for the last 55 years									£100	13	2½