HC Deb 26 January 1931 vol 247 cc624-5W
Sir H. NIELD

asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the prices within Soviet Russia of cereals, butter, eggs, bacon, fowls, sugar, and apples, and the c.i.f. prices at which these commodities are sold on import into the United Kingdom?

Mr. GILLETT

Owing to the fact that wholesale prices within the Soviet Union are not ascertainable, I regret that it is not possible to obtain particulars of prices in that country which are strictly comparable with the c.i.f. prices of the same goods in the Unit ed Kingdom. Such figures as I have been able to ascertain are given in the following tables.

STATEMENT II.
Prices charged in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for certain commodities. December, 1930
Note I.—Exchange has been calculated at the official rate of exchange for December 31st, 1930—£1=roubles 9.4154. This rate is not, however, necessarily applicable to internal prices.
Note II.—Owing to the fact that the greater part of production within the Soviet Union is owned by the Government of that territory, wholesale prices cannot be ascertained.
— In Co-operative Stores. On the "free market."
Moscow. d Leningrad. d Rural districts. d Moscow. d Leningrad. d Rural districts. d
Cereals:— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Wheat flour, per cwt. Quality, 50 per cent. 1 8 0 1 10 0 — 32 7 0 — —
to 37 15 0
Quality, 85 per cent. 19 6 — 0 19 0 10 16 0 — 12 3 0
to 1 0 0
Rye flour, per cwt. 0 10 0 1 1 6 0 10 9 — — 2 14 0
to 0 12 9 to 2 16 0
Buckwheat, per cwt. 0 19 6 1 3 9 — 13 10 0 10 16 0 —
to 21 14 0
Semolina, per cwt. 2 3 0 2 3 0 — 21 12 0 10 16 0 —
Butter, per cwt. 16 8 0 16 12 0 20 4 0 124 0 0 135 0 0 94 10 0
to 135 0 0 to 162 0 0
Eggs, per great hundred 0 16 6 18 0 1 12 0 5 2 0 7 0 0 3 16 0
to 6 8 0 to 4 6 0
Fowls, per cwt. 19 0 0 — — 43 0 0 54 0 0 —
to 70 0 0
Bacon, per cwt. 15 8 0 — — 65 0 0 59 10 0 —
Sugar, per cwt
Soft 3 2 6 — 3 10 0 13 10 0 — —
Refined 3 11 0 3 15 0 4 1 0 18 18 0 21 12 0 —
Apples, per cwt. 6 9 0 8 2 0 8 2 0 12 3 0 — —
to 8 2 0

Sir H. HOPE

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any step has been, or is being, taken to restrict the dumping of cereals from Russia?

Mr. W. GRAHAM

I fear I can add nothing to the reply given to the hon. Member by my hon. Friend the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department on 30th October last.