§ 61. Lieut.-Colonel Heneageasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he can give the average losses, owing to difference in price, which the sheep and barley producers have suffered during the last six months compared with the corresponding six months a year ago; and whether he can state which breeds of sheep have experienced the least, and the most percentage loss?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonAs the reply includes a table of figures, I am arranging, with my hon. and gallant Friend's permission, to circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
| — | Fat Sheep, per lb. dead weight (Mean of 1st and 2nd qualities). | Barley (Gazette average per cwt.). | ||||||||||
| Downs. | Crossbreds. | Longwools. | ||||||||||
| 1937. | I938. | 1937. | I938. | 1937. | 1938. | 1937. | 1938. | |||||
| d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |||
| May | … | … | 13½ | 9 | 13 | 8¾ | 12 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| June | … | … | 12¼ | 8 | 12 | 8 | 11¼ | 7½ | 9 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| July | … | … | 11½ | 7¾ | 11¼ | 7½ | 10¼ | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| August | … | … | 11¼ | 7½ | 11 | 7¼ | 10 | 6¾ | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| September | … | … | 10¾ | 7¾ | 10½ | 7¼ | 9¾ | 6½ | 12 | 3 | 9 | 11 |
| October | … | … | 10½ | 7¾ | 10¼ | 7½ | 9¾ | 6¾ | 12 | 7 | 9 | 1 |