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 412 (t. J. E. O'BY. RNE the mean between the averages for 1908 and but prices ruled actually 37 per cent higher. impossible o foresee whether the rise in the months will be maintained or whether to effects of temporary speculation or 1914, It is it is not due the demand for food grains in other provinces, the.cost of. fxeight on Burma rice, or other causes. During the period . considered in he province, however, here is no example of the food grain prices falling again to their former level &fr & general lift in prices. APPENDIX MAXIMUM,' MINIMUM AND AVEBAGE ANNUAL PRICE- RELATIONS TO WHEAT IN PERCENTAGES OF WHEAT PBICBS Province Punjab ... Central Provinces . Bih&r ... ... Bombay ... BAIBY Punjab ... United Provinces Bihar ... M,xzs Punjab Untd Provinces Bih& JUAB Punjab ... United Provinces Central Provinces Bombay ... Punjab ... United Provinces Bombay ... Bih&r . Maximum ' os 09oo) i 101 (1897) o2 0907) i 98 !1914) 98 (1896) ... I 79 (1900)  79 I1, 1897) .... 79 897)  88 (1897) s3  85 (1906) ... i 96  00 ) .... 84 ... 8 ... ! ... 94(.1896) .,. 87 (89) 77 (1899) t Minimum I Aversse r 66 (1898) 80 - 7s (9o 86 67 (1910) 79 72 (1910), 88 60 (1909 ) 68' 58 (1909) 70* 59 (1909) 68 $ (.1904) 56(.1909) 58 ([1909) 59 1909) 56(.1908) 54 9o8) 0909) !9o9) 6o ( 9o) 09o9) 76* 68* 68 68* 74* 70. 67 89* 79* 74 62 the period 1892.1916. 1891-1915; the renining figures &re &versges [o
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