15. Duchess of ATHOLLasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the average price of main-crop ware potatoes in the month before the import duty on foreign potatoes was taken off in March last and in each of the three following months?
§ Sir G. COLLINSThe average wholesale price per ton for main-crop ware potatoes in Scotland in the month ending 25th March, 1936, was 122s. 10d. The corresponding prices in the three succeeding months were 121s. 6d., 121s. and 102s. 8d., respectively.
16. Duchess of ATHOLLasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the quantity of potatoes imported into Scotland in the month prior to the removal of
| Return showing the quantities and values of Potatoes imported into each Scottish Port, as registered in the months of February to May, inclusive, 1936. | ||||||||||
| Description and Port of Importation. | February. | March. | April. | May. | ||||||
| New: | Cwt. | £ | Cwt. | £ | Cwt. | £ | Cwt. | £ | ||
| Dundee | … | … | — | — | — | — | 211 | 185 | — | — |
| Glasgow | … | … | — | — | 753 | 640 | 1,915 | 1,413 | 60,325 | 46,087 |
| Leith | … | … | — | — | 32 | 16 | 100 | 175 | 193 | 120 |
| Other than new: | ||||||||||
| Ayr | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,435 | 358 |
| Glasgow | … | … | 1,843 | 298 | 1,200 | 301 | 554 | 190 | 2,063 | 797 |
| Greenock | … | … | — | — | 600 | 155 | 460 | 92 | 600 | 113 |
| Leith | … | … | — | — | 99 | 20 | — | — | — | — |