§ 51. Major RUGGLES-BRISEasked the Minister of Agriculture the amount and average price per quarter of 400 pounds of foreign barley imported into this country during 1925 for malting, distilling, and feeding purposes, respectively?
Mr. GUINNESSThe quantity of barley imported into Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1925 was 4,444,635 quarters of 400 lbs. (15,873,695 cwts.) and the average declared value 37s. 7d. per quarter.
24 I regret that no means exist of ascertaining to what purpose imported barley is put, but it is estimated that in a normal year about 35 per cent. of the imports are used for malting or distilling.
The average annual price per quarter of 400 lbs. in 1925 of certain varieties of imported barley at four representative markets in England was
| s. | d. | ||
| Californian Malting | … | 47 | 10 |
| Canadian Feed | … | 35 | 5 |
| American | … | 36 | 7 |