In the eighteenth century a great quantity of wool was smuggled out of England in defiance of the law; in the space of four months in 1754, 4,000 tods was 'run' into Boulogne.[764] FOREIGN AND COLONIAL WOOL IMPORTED INTO ENGLAND.[765] lb. 1766 1,926,000 1771 1,829,000 1780 323,000 1790 2,582,000 1800 8,609,000 1810 10,914,000 1820 9,775,000 1830 32,305,000 1840 49,436,000 1850 74,326,000 1855 99,300,000 1857 127,390,000 PRICES OF LABOUR IN SURREY IN 1780.[766] s. d. Day labourer, per day, in winter 1 4 " " in summer 1 6 Reaping wheat, per acre 7 0 " " and according to the crop up to 12 0 Mowing barley, per acre 2 6 " oats, " 1s. 6d. to 2 0 " grass " 2 6 Hand-hoeing turnips, per acre, first time 6 0 " " second time 4 0 Thatching hayricks, per square of 100 ft. 1 0 Washing and shearing sheep, per score 3 0 Ploughing light land, per acre 5 0 " stiff " " 7s. to 10 0 Common hurdles, each 5 OCCUPIERS OF LAND. In 1816 there were said to be 589,374 occupiers of land in Great Britain[767]-- With incomes under L50 114,778 Between L50 and L150 432,534 Over L150 42,062 ------- 589,374 ======= In 1907 there were 510,954 occupiers of one acre and more. MULHALL'S CALCULATION OF AVERAGE ANNUAL WAGES IN ENGLAND. Bailiff. Shepherd. Labourer. Woman. Boy. 1800 L20 L16 L12 L8 L6 1850 40 25 20 10 8 1880 52 36 30 15 10 The average annual cost of living of an agricultural family of five was in 1823 L31, in 1883, L37. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT BY A. YOUNG OF PRICES AND WAGES IN ENGLAND FROM 1200 TO 1810 ON THE PRINCIPLE OF REPRESENTING FACTS IN 1810 BY THE NUMBER 20, AND THE FACTS OF THE PRECEDING PERIODS BY THE PROPORTION BORNE BY THEM TO THAT NUMBER. Labourer's Periods. Wheat. Meat. Wool. Wages. Horses.