§ Mr. Kellyasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the extra cost of constructing an oil tanker of 10,000 tons in British yards at the present day, as compared with 1st January, 1936?
§ Captain WallaceThe Board of Trade have not the information necessary to enable such a comparison to be made.
Description. Unit. Week ending 27th May, 1936. Week ending 26th May, 1937. £ s. d £ s. d. Eggs, National Mark, Special Weight (a) … 120 12 0 12 0 Eggs, National Mark, Standard Weight (a) … 120 10 9 11 0 Eggs, i st Quality (b) … Dozen 1 0 1 1 Eggs, 2nd Quality (b) … Dozen 11 11¾ Wheat (c) … Cwt. 6 10 9 11 Bran, British (d) … Ton (2,240 lb.) 5 15 6 7 11 0 Maize, Argentine (d) … Cwt. 4 6 6 6 Wheatings (d) … Ton (2,240 lb.) 5 18 6 7 19 6 Middlings, fine, imported … Ton (2,240 lb.) 5 15 0(e) 8 2 6(f) (a) At London. The minimum weights of eggs graded under the National Mark were reduced on 1st September, 1936, from 2¼ ozs. to 23/16 ozs. in the case of Special Weight and from 2 ozs. to 1⅞ ozs. in the case of Standard Weight.
(b) At certain representative country markets in England and Wales.
(c) Average prices returned at markets scheduled under the Corn Returns Act, 1882, and the Corn Sales Act, 1921.
(d) At Bristol, Hull, Liverpool and London.
(e) At London.
(f) At Bristol. No quotation available for London.