ABSTRACT

78 PRICES AND WAGES IN ENGLAND 12s. 1743-1802 when the practice ceased. The cost to the College of 20 hogsheads small beer 1732-60 was that of 7 qrs. malt + 16 lb. hops + 30s. + slight additional expenses under contract. Thus in 1740 the cost amounted to £13 5s. 4d.1 or 13s. 3d. a hogshead plus charges.2 After 1760 the increased proportion of hops affected the cost.