HC Deb 04 June 1909 vol 5 cc1630-1W
Dr. SHIPMAN.

asked what was the official average price of wheat per imperial quarter at Paris and London respectively in the week including 19th April?

Mr. TENNANT

The average official price of wheat sold in Paris during the' the week ending 24th April was 25.27 francs per 100 kilogrammes. equivalent to 44s. per imperial quarter. The "Gazette" average price of British wheat sold in London during that week was 42s. 5d. per imperial quarter. No official information is' available with regard to the average price. in London of imported wheat, but the average declared value of all wheat imported into the United Kingdom during the same week was 9s. 3d. per cwt., equivalent to 37s. 8d. per imperial quarter.