HC Deb 27 July 1931 vol 255 cc1916-7
2. Major POLE

asked the Secretary of State for India if he can give information showing the degree of the fall of wholesale prices in India from the level of prices in 1928–29, especially in respect of the chief export crops?

Mr. BENN

I am circulating a table giving information in regard to certain representative crops. Fuller information will be found in the Supplements to the Indian Trade Journal for the 16th January, 1930, 10th April, 1930, 16th April, 1931, and in the Journal for the

WHOLESALE PRICES of certain staple articles of trade at selected stations in India during the first week of each quarter in 1928, 1929, 1930 and in January, March and June of 1931.
Commodity and market. Rate per 1928. January. 1929. January. 1930. January. 1931. January. 1931. March. Latest quoted prices.
Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p.
Tea—Sale average (Calcutta). lb. 13 9 13 3 9 4 9 8 — 5 6
(22nd June).
Jute, raw Firsts (Calcutta). Bale (400 lbs.) 64 0 0 65 8 0 56 8 0 28 4 0 27 4 0 28 12 0
to
66 0 0 (30th June).
Cotton, raw Broach, M.(T. F.G. (Brunbay). Candy (784 lbs.) 378 0 0 359 0 0 306 12 0 173 8 0 214 8 0 191 8 0
(26th June).
Rice—white, Big Mills Specials (Rangoon). 100 baskets of 75 lbs each. 398 0 0 392 8 0 357 8 0 210 0 0 192 8 0 165 0 0
(24th June).
Rice, Seeta No. 1 (Calcutta). Maund 8 12 0 7 4 0 6 12 0 5 12 0 4 10 0 5 4 0
to
9 0 0 (26th June).
Wheat, white, Delhi (Bombay). Cwt. 7 7 0 8 5 0 7 4 3 4 0 9 4 1 3 3 7 9
(26th June).
Wheat, Punjab (Karachi). Candy (656 lbs.) 40 0 0 44 2 0 39 0 0 17 14 0 18 10 0 16 0 0
(26th June).
Rupee = 1s. 6d. Anna = 1.25d. Pie = .09375d.
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