§ 78. Colonel Baldwin-Webbasked the President of the Board of Trade the average price of industrial coke during the month of March and comparative figures for the last eight years?
§ Captain WallaceAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with my hon. and gallant Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The average price of Durham furnace coke, delivered Middlesbrough, as quoted in "The Colliery Guardian," during the month of March in the years 1930 to 1938 was as follows:—
| Shillings per ton. | ||||
| 1930 | … | … | … | 20.00 |
| 1931 | … | … | … | 16.00 |
| 1932 | … | … | … | 16.35 |
| 1933 | … | … | … | 15.50 |
| 1934 | … | … | … | 20.10 |
| 1935 | … | … | … | 19.13 |
| 1936 | … | … | … | 23.13 |
| 1937 | … | … | … | 28.50 |
| 1938 | … | … | … | 36.00 |