§ 12. Sir JOHN HASLAMasked the Minister of Labour the average retail prices of Danish butter and Danish eggs during the months of March, 1930, 1931, and 1932?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAs the reply involves a table of figures I will, if I may, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ I regret that the information available for comparison of the retail prices of butter and eggs at the dates specified does not enable me to give separate figures for Danish produce. The average retail prices of butter and eggs, irrespective of origin, at the beginning of March, 1930, 1931, and 1932 (as calculated for the purpose of the cost-of-living index number) were as follow:
| — | March, 1930. | March, 1931 | March, 1932. | |||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| Butter, Fresh, per 1b. | 1 | 10½ | 1 | 6½ | 1 | 5¼ |
| Butter, Salt, per 1b. | 1 | 8¾ | 1 | 4¾ | 1 | 3½ |
| Eggs, Fresh, each | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1¾ | 0 | 1½ |