§ DR. SHIPMAN (Northampton)To ask the President of the Board of Trade at what dates the cereal year begins and ends; what were the duties on imported wheat per imperal quarter in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy respectively, during the cereal year 1904–5; what were the percentages of imported wheat in the total wheat supply of each of these countries during that period; and what were the average prices of wheat per imperial quarter in each of these countries during the same period.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The cereal year for the four countries named in the Question begins approximately 897 in the first week of September and ends in the last week of the following August.
| United Kingdom. | France. | Germany. | Italy. | |
| Duty on imported wheat per imperial quarter (cereal year 1904–5) | Nil | 12s. 3d. | 7s. 7d. | 13s. 1d. |
| Average price of wheat per imperial quarter (cereal year 1904–5) | 30s. 7d. (English Gazette price) | 39s. 8d. (official price) | 38s. 2d. (Berlin price) | 44s. 7d. |
| 30s. 10d. (Average import value) | 36s. 0d. (Breslau price) | |||
| Percentage of imports to total supply (cereal year 1904–5) | 85.8 | 2.8 | 34.9 | 18.6 |