COLONEL LONG (Worcestershire, Evesham)To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the equivalent in English money of the duty on, and the average price after duty was charged, of a quarter of wheat, taking 500 lbs. to the quarter, at ports of importation in England, Germany, and France in the years 1901 and 1902.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) The information cannot be given in the exact form desired, but the average Gazette price of British wheat, and average official price of wheat sold in German and French markets in 1901 and 1902 were as follows, per quarter of 480 lbs.—
| England and Wales. | Germany.† | France. | ||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| 1901 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 3 | 35 | 3 |
| 1902 | 28 | 1 | 35 | 9 | 38 | 0‡ |
§ The import duties per quarter were—
| United Kingdom. | Germany. | France. | ||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| 1901 | Free | 7 | 7½ | 12 | 2½ | |
| 1902 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7½ | 12 | 2½ |
| †Official average for Kingdom of Prussia. | ||||||
| ‡Provisional Estimate. |