A corn exchange is a building where merchants trade grains. The word "corn" in

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denotes all cereal grains, such as wheat and barley; in the United States these buildings were called grain exchanges. Such trade was common in towns and cities across the British Isles until the 19th century, but as the trade became centralised in the 20th century many such buildings were used for other purposes. Several have since become

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landmarks. In the United States, the

Minneapolis Grain Exchange The Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) is a commodities and futures exchange of grain products. It was formed in 1881 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States as a regional cash commodity market, marketplace to promote fair trade and to prevent t ...

is still used to manage the commodities and futures exchange of grain products.

History in England

Corn exchanges were initially held as open markets normally controlled by the town or city authorities. Dedicated corn exchanges start appearing in the earlier part of the 18th century, increasing greatly following the repeal of the

Corn Laws The Corn Laws were tariffs and other trade restrictions on imported food and corn enforced in the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1846. The word ''corn'' in British English denotes all cereal grains, including wheat, oats and barley. The la ...

in 1846. They declined after the Great Depression of British Agriculture in the late 19th century.

List of corn exchanges

Australia

* Corn Exchange, Sydney

Canada

* Winnipeg Grain Exchange

Ireland

* Corn Exchange, Athy * Corn Exchange, Dublin * Corn Exchange, Wexford

United Kingdom

England

''See also'':

Corn exchanges in England Corn exchanges are distinct buildings which were originally created as a venue for corn merchants to meet and arrange pricing with farmers for the sale of wheat, barley, and other corn crops. The word "corn" in British English denotes all cereal ...

* Corn Exchange, Alford * Corn Exchange, Aylesbury * Corn Exchange, Banbury * Corn Exchange, Barton-upon-Humber * Corn Exchange, Basingstoke * Corn Exchange, Beccles * Corn Exchange, Bedford * Corn Exchange, Berwick-upon-Tweed * Corn Exchange, Beverley * Corn Exchange, Bishop's Stortford * Corn Exchange, Blandford Forum * Corn Exchange, Bourne *

Corn Exchange, Bridgwater The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Cornhill, Bridgwater, Somerset, England. The structure, which is now used as a chain restaurant, is a Grade I listed building. History As early as the 14th century, there was a shambles for the sal ...

Corn Exchange, Ross-on-Wye The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the High Street in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England. The structure, which is now used as a bookshop and as the offices of Ross-on-Wye Town Council, is a Grade II listed building. History In the ...

* Corn Exchange, Royston * Corn Exchange, Saffron Walden * Corn Exchange, Salisbury * Corn Exchange, Sandbach * Corn Exchange, St Albans * Corn Exchange, St Ives * Corn Exchange, Stamford * Corn Exchange, Stow-on-the-Wold * Corn Exchange, Sudbury * Corn Exchange, Swaffham * Corn Exchange, Swindon * Corn Exchange, Tavistock * Corn Exchange, Tewkesbury *

Corn Exchange, Thrapston The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in the High Street in Thrapston, Northamptonshire, England. The structure, which is now used as the offices of a local firm of auctioneers and estate agents, is a Grade II listed building. History The ...

* Corn Exchange, Tonbridge * Corn Exchange, Tunbridge Wells * Corn Exchange, Wallingford * Corn Exchange, Winchester * Corn Exchange, Witney * Corn Exchange, Worcester * Corn Exchange, Worksop * Corn Exchange, York

Scotland

* Corn Exchange, Arbroath * Corn Exchange, Biggar * Corn Exchange, Cupar * Corn Exchange, Dalkeith * Corn Exchange, Edinburgh * Corn Exchange, Haddington * Corn Exchange, Kelso * Corn Exchange, Leith * Corn Exchange, Melrose * Corn Exchange, Kilmarnock

United States

* Philadelphia Corn Exchange * Sioux City Grain Exchange

References

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