§ Sir A. SINCLAIRasked the Minister of Agriculture, in regard to wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, beef, mutton and eggs, the amount of home production, of imports from Empire sources, and of imports from foreign countries in each of the last 10 years and in the first half of 1934; and the average price, or price index number, with reference to any convenient standard year in each period?
§ Mr. ELLIOTThe information desired is given in the following statements.
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UNITED KINGDOM. Statement showing the quantities of certain commodities imported during each of the years 1924 to 1933 and the first six months of 1934. — 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. June. to June 1934 (b) 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Wheat. tons. tons. tons. tons. tons. tons. tons. tons. tons. tons. tons. British countries 2,996 2,670 2,378 2,603 2,642 2,014 2,122 2,546 3,549 3,762 1,422 Foreign countries 2,875 2,173 2,435 2,919 2,537 3,574 3,117 3,425 1,733 1,857 1,106 All countries 5,871 4,843 4,813 5,522 5,179 5,588 5,239 5,971 5,282 5,619 2,528 Flour. British countries 345 287 337 349 296 257 314 325 341 353 158 Foreign countries 207 169 196 199 150 228 272 212 85 139 85 All countries 552 456 533 548 446 485 586 537 426 492 243 Wheat and Flour as Wheat. British countries 3,475 3,069 2,846 3,088 3,053 2,371 2,558 2,997 4,023 4,252 1,641 Foreign countries 3,162 2,408 2,707 3,195 2,745 3,891 3,495 3,719 1,851 2,050 1,224 All countries 6,637 5,477 5,553 6,283 5,798 6,262 6,053 6,716 5,874 6,302 2,865 Oats. British countries 178 199 124 97 140 79 30 72 129 66 38 Foreign countries 338 219 258 198 232 267 452 366 195 215 61 All countries 516 418 382 295 372 346 482 438 324 281 99 Barley. British countries 463 202 91 136 137 86 29 76 144 71 34 Foreign countries 620 587 488 685 512 513 731 695 365 728 337 A11 countries 1,083 789 579 821 649 599 760 771 509 799 371 Potatoes. British countries 74 84 87 72 98 83 62 86 85 81 68 Foreign countries 376 408 252 220 378 210 227 747 693 115 71 All countries 450 492 339 292 476 293 289 833 778 196 139 Beef (c). British countries 209 215 198 144 177 158 151 167 150 199 75 Foreign countries 608 581 627 670 586 576 580 578 529 495 256 All countries 817 796 825 814 763 734 731 745 679 694 331 Mutton and Lamb (c). British countries 159 162 186 185 184 185 224 270 270 269 150 Foreign countries 116 127 101 111 117 119 119 110 98 84 42 All countries 275 289 287 296 301 304 343 380 368 353 192 Eggs not in shell. British countries (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) 1 1 (a) Foreign countries 26 31 36 34 34 39 43 40 39 31 16 All countries 26 31 36 34 34 39 43 40 40 32 16 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Gt. Gt. Gt. Gt. Gt. Gt. Gt. Gt. Gt. Gt. Gt. Eggs in shell. Hds. Hds. Hds. Hds. Hds. Hds. Hds. Hds. Hds. Hds. Hds. British countries 5,279 5,201 5,186 5,593 5,880 5,886 5,836 6,141 6,015 6,012 2,639 Foreign countries 15,000 16,664 16,939 18,747 20,586 19,078 20,705 19,784 13,980 12,361 6,171 All countries 20,279 21,865 22,125 24,340 26,466 24,964 26,541 25,925 19,995 18,373 8,810 (a) Less than 500 tons. (b) Provisional figures. (c) Including meat from imported fat animals.
UNITED KINGDOM.—Statement giving Such information as is available regarding the estimated home production of the undermentioned commodities in each of the years 1924 to 1933. (a) — 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. Great Britain: Wheat 000 Tons. 1,412 1,414 1,360 1,488 1,328 1,329 1,127 1,010 1,165 1,666 Oats 000 Tons. 2,200 2,095 2,240 1,964 2,147 2,277 1,988 1,861 1,997 1,920 Barley 000 Tons. 1,143 1,153 1,025 956 1,122 1,099 832 847 833 688 Potatoes 000 Tons. 3,541 4,209 3,662 3,854 4,545 4,743 3,603 3,154 4,450 4,555 Beef 000 Tons. 554 558 557 575 593 601 585 553 535 (b)531 Mutton and Lamb 000 Tons. 207 222 242 264 267 256 238 246 279 (b)293 Eggs(c) millions. 2,107 2,289 2,465 2,694 2,934 3,137 3,416 3,724 3,996 4,206 Northern Ireland; Wheat 000 Tons. 4 4 6 6 5 4 5 3 3 6 Oats 000 Tons. 268 274 293 275 277 287 278 226 289 263 Barley 000 Tons. 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 Potatoes 000 Tons. 829 1,168 1,069 1,057 1,154 1,124 856 698 1,126 949 Beef 000 Tons. (d)26 (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) Mutton and Lamb. 000 Tons. (d)3 (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) (d) Eggs millions. 433 426 445 455 461 456 468 469 487 (e) (a) No information is yet available regarding production in 1934. (b) Relates to the twelve months ended May, 1933—the latest period for which information is available. (cc) Includes an allowance in respect of the output on holdings of 1 acre and under, private gardens, etc., but excludes eggs used for hatching. (d) The figures in the 1924 column represent slaughterings for home consumption in the census year, 1924–25. They include therefore, any fat animals imported into Northern Ireland, but exclude any fat animals exported, e.g., to Great Britain. No later comparable figures are at present available. (e) Information not at present available.
Index Numbers of the prices of certain Agricultural Commodities for the calendar Years 1924 to 1933 and for the first half of 1934. (1911–13=100). Commodity. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934*. (6 months) Wheat … 152 160 164 152 132 130 105 76 78† 70† 60† Barley … 165 148 131 148 139 125 100 100 96 100 106 Oats … 138 138 127 128 147 125 87 88 99 80 84 Potatoes … 257 204 151 174 171 117 96 188 197 104 94 Fat Cattle … 153 151 141 127 138 133 133 122 115 101 99 Fat Sheep … 187 183 157 150 167 157 160 133 97 110 127 Eggs … 168 170 152 145 146 159 136 116 109 105 95 * January to June. † Excluding deficiency payments under the Wheat Act, 1932.