>From Caledonian Mercury ( Edinburgh, Scotland ), Saturday, September 12, 1801; Issue 12481. On the 25th and 26th ult. Mr. C. JAMES , hair-dresser of Maidenhead, Berkshire, employed a horse and cart solely for the purpose of fetching bread from Beaconsfield to Maidenhead, and selling the same amongst the inhabitants there at 3 pence per quartern loaf under the usual price at that place; for which bread he had a quick sale, and not only well paid himself for his trouble, but gained the esteem of the people in general, as the said bread cost him only 10½ pence per quartern loaf, at Beaconsfield, sold by him at Maidenhead for 1 shilling ( which was 12 pence ) and at the same time the price of the quartern loaf at Maidenhead was 1 shilling and 3 pence. On the following day, to the great joy of the inhabitants, the bakers of Maidenhead reduced the price of bread from 1 s N.B. A quartern loaf appears to have weighted about 4 pounds ( 1.81 kilograms ) according to this site:- www.thefreedictionary.com/quartern hilling 3 pence to 1 shilling per quartern loaf.