§ 22. Mr. PRICEasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the present average wholesale price of a standard of Russian timber imported into this country and what was the price for 1928, 1929, and 1930; what is the present retail price of a standard of the usual size of building timber in this country; and what was the price of the same in 1928, 1929, and 1930?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. William Graham)I am unable to furnish any information as to the average wholesale price of a
| The following TABLE shows the total quantities of Wood and Timber imported into the United Kingdom and registered as consigned from the undermentioned Countries during the years 1928, 1929 and 1930. | ||||||
| Country whence consigned. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | |||
| Hard Wood. | Other Wood. | Hard Wood. | Other Wood. | Hard Wood. | Other Wood | |
| Cu. ft. | Loads. | Cu. ft. | Loads. | Cu. ft. | Loads. | |
| Canada | 5,165,698 | 305,401 | 4,805,145 | 306,112 | 3,932,761 | 294,843 |
| Norway | 24,322 | 357,774 | 16,583 | 393,716 | 12,513 | 341,553 |
| Sweden | 68,287 | 1,466,934 | 45,425 | 1,739,114 | 48,103 | 1,403,135 |
| Finland | 964,949 | 1,817,042 | 1,413,430 | 1,996,148 | 1,380,364 | 1,614,480 |
| Soviet Union (Russia). | 209,751 | 1,675,719 | 259,185 | 2,324,113 | 199,662 | 2,931,261 |