§ 28. Mr. MARDY JONESasked the Secretary for Mines what was the total quantity of coal exported from each of the exporting coalfields of Great Britain during the week ending 27th February, 1926, and during the week ending 26th February, 1927; and what was the average f.o.b. price per ton of exported coal (large) in each of the said two periods
| Total Quantities of All Classes of Coal exported from the Various Groups of Ports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the Average declared value per ton f.o.b. of Large Coal exported from certain Ports during the months of February, 1926 and 1927. | ||||||||
| A. All Classes of Coal. | B. Large Coal. | |||||||
| Groups of Ports. | Quantity of Coal Exported during the month of— | Ports. | Average declared value per ton f.o.b. of large coal exported during the month of— | |||||
| February, 1926. | February, 1927. | February, 1926. | February, 1927. | |||||
| Tons. | Tons. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
| Bristol Channel Ports | 2,057,756 | 1,793,774 | Cardiff | … | 21 | 9 | 22 | 10 |
| North-Western Ports | 143,272 | 114,489 | Hull | … | 20 | 4 | 21 | 11 |
| North-Eastern Ports | 1,346,474 | 1,572,324 | Hartlepool | … | 17 | 5 | 17 | 2 |
| Humber Ports | 205,888 | 173,587 | Newcastle-on-Tyne | … | 15 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
| Other Ports on the East Coast. | 14,559 | 10,974 | Leith | … | 15 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| Glasgow | … | 19 | 1 | 20 | 11 | |||
| Other English Ports | — | — | ||||||
| East Scottish Ports | 366,526 | 323,999 | ||||||
| West Scottish Ports | 199,307 | 176,701 | ||||||
| North Irish Ports | 6,224 | 7,008 | ||||||
| All Ports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 4,340,006 | 4,172,856 | All Ports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. | 20 | 8 | 21 | 8 |