§ MR. REMNANT (Finsbury, Holborn)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the average prices of wheat in France and Germany 1417 for each of the months of the year 1907, and also at Liverpool and on Mark Lane for the same periods.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEThe information asked for by the hon. Member, as far as it can be given, will be printed in the Votes.
§ MR. REMNANTI beg so ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will the give prices of wheat, as nearly as possible of the same quality, in London, Liverpool, Paris, and Berlin, on the 31st January, 1908, or thereabouts.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEThe following are the prices quoted on the 29th January, for representative qualities of wheat in the markets referred to. It is impossible, however, to say how far the various qualities of wheat mentioned are properly comparable.
| Per Imperial Quarter of 480 lbs. | |||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
| London (Mark Lane): | |||||
| English, Good to fine Reds (delivered) | 35 | 9 | to | 36 | 2 |
| Liverpool: | |||||
| United States, No. 2 Red Winter | 36 | 2 | to | 37 | 5 |
| The prices of representative Canadian and Australian Wheats on Liverpool market are considerably higher. | |||||
| Paris: | |||||
| Wheat, Good | 39 | 8 | to | 4 | 11 |
| Berlin: | |||||
| Home Grown | 46 | 6 | to | 47 | 9 |