title: New series for agricultural prices in London, 1770–1914.
abstract: New annual series for the prices of major agricultural commodities sold in London markets between 1770 and 1914 are presented. These series are based on bimonthly observations drawn from newspaper market reports. The products covered are wheat, barley (grinding and malting), oats, potatoes, hay, butter, beef, mutton, and pork. Annual prices are calculated for both calendar and production years. The new series are compared to existing series.
authors.affiliation: Vesalius College, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Centre de Recherche en Economie, Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis Norges Handelshøyskole.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Solar
authors.forename: Jan Tore
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Klovland
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D018554:Avena / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D002079:Butter / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education / Q000266:history; D004032:Diet / Q000191:economics / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000523:psychology; D005523:Food Supply / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D001467:Hordeum / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D008131:London / Q000208:ethnology; D008461:Meat Products / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D044382:Population Groups / Q000193:education / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D012922:Social Change / Q000266:history; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors / Q000266:history; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D014908:Triticum / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D002079:Butter