§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the President of the Board of Trade the average wholesale and retail prices for imported and home-produced bacon for each month during the present year?
§ Dr. BURGINAccording to information collected by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, the average prices (wholesaler to retailer) of British Wiltshire and Danish smoked bacon in each month of the present year were as follow:
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Month. 1st quality at Bristol. British Wiltshire smoked. Danish smoked. Per cwt. Per Cwt. 1933. s. d. s. d. January … 87 6 67 0 February … 96 6 68 0 March … 102 3 78 9 April … 106 0 84 6 May … 99 3 90 9 June … 95 0 83 0 July … 89 6 85 0 August … 100 6 92 9 September … 106 6 98 0 October … 93 0 88 6 Retail prices of imported and home-produced bacon are not available separately. The average retail prices of streaky bacon at the beginning of each month of the present year, as compiled by the Ministry of Labour, were as follow:
Month. Pence per lb. 1933. January … … … 10¼ February … … … 10 March … … … 10 April … … … 10¾ May … … … 11¼ June … … … 11½ July … … … 11¼ August … … … 11½ September … … … 13 October … … … 13¼