Price Variations

HC Deb 02 May 1947 vol 436 cc279-83W

Mr. Piratin

asked the Minister of Food if he will make a statement showing all the increases in the price of food since 1st January this year.

MAXIMUM RETAIL PRICES OF FOODS(1)—VARIATIONS BETWEEN 1ST JANUARY AND 3OTH APRIL, 1947.
(Unit: 1 lb. except where otherwise stated.)
	Price at 1st Jan., 1947	Price at 30th April, 1947	Increase + Decrease -
		s.	d.			s.	d.		s.	d.
Butter		1	6			1	4		-	2
Canned Fish
Salmon:
1s Tall or Flat, Grade I		2	3			3	3		+1	0
½s Flat or Flat, Grade I		1	3			1	9		+	6
¼s Flat or Flat, Grade I			9			1	0		+	3
1s Tall or Flat, Grade II		1	9			2	9		+1	0
½s Flat or Flat, Grade II		1	0			1	6		+	6
¼s Flat or Flat, Grade II			7½				10½		+	3
1s Tall or Flat, Grade III		1	3			1	9		+	6
½s Flat or Flat, Grade III			9			1	0		+	3
¼s Flat or Flat, Grade III			6				7½		+	1½
Pilchards:
1s Tall			11			1	3		+	4
1s Oval		1	0			1	3		+	3
½s Oval			7½				9		+	1½
½s Round			7½				9		+	1½
5 or 6 ozs.			6				7½		+	1½
Mackerel:
1s Tall			11			1	6		+	7
Crawfish:
½s Round		1	3			1	9		+	6
¼s Round			9			1	0		+	3
Sild:
¼s Dingley			7½				9		+	1½
Canned Meats
Luncheon Meat, Pork Loaf, Ham Loaf, Veal Loaf	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Various	2	10-	3	4	3	6-	4	0	+	8
		s.	d.			s.	d.
Pork Fillets		2	3			2	7		+	4
Pork Fillets (sliced)		2	8			3	0		+	4
Brisket, Pressed Beet		2	3			2	7		+	4
Brisket, Pressed Beet (sliced)		2	8			3	0		+	4
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Tongue (various).	3	0-	4	0	3	8-	4	8	+	8
Minced Meat Loal		s.	d.			s.	d.
per 12 oz. tin.			10			1	4		+	6
Steak and Kidney Pudding		1	3			1	6		+	3
Irish Stew		1	3			1	6		+	3
Pork Sausages.
per 15/16 oz. tin		2	10			3	0		+	2
per 2 lb. tin		5	8			6	0		+	4
Potted Meat and Pate de Foie:
90 grammes			7				7½		+	½
150–160 grammes			11½			1	0½		+	1
Meat Pastes in tins:
1½ oz			2½				3		+	½
3 oz			4				4½		+	½

Mr. STRACHEY, pursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 30th April, 1947, Vol 436, c. 1956), supplied the following information:

	Price at 1st Jan., 1947.	Price at 30th April, 1947.	Increase + Decrease-
		s.	d.			s.	d.		s.	d.
Canned Sweet Puddings (10½ oz.-14½oz.)
Sultana, mixed fruits or marmalade pudding			11			1	1		+	2
Any other variety			11			1	o½		+	1½
Canned Tomatoes
Size 2 can		1	2½			1	0		-	2½
Size 2½ can		1	8			1	4½		-	3½
Cereal Breakfast Foods
Briskies 8 ozs.			6½				7½		+	1
Brown & Polson's Wheat Flakes 8 ozs.			6				6½		+	½
Dalton's Cereal Flakes 8 ozs			6				6½		+	½
Farmer's Glory 12 ozs.			8½				9		+	½
Fig Vita Bran 8 ozs.			9				9½		+	½
Force 8 ozs.			6				6½		+	½
Granose Biscuits 14 ozs.		1	3			1	4		+	1
Grape-Nuts 12 ozs.			9				10		+	1
Kellog's Wheat Flakes 8 ozs.			5½				6		+	½
Quaker Puffed 'Wheat 8 ozs.			6½				7		+	½
Quaker Wheat Flakes 8 ozs.			5½				6		+	½
Sunnybisk (24 biscuits)		1	1			1	2		+	1
Uncle Mac's Puffed Wheat 8 ozs.			6½				7		+	½
Vigro Flakes 8 ozs			6				6½		+	½
Wafer Wheat Flakes 8 ozs.			5½				6		+	½
Weetabix (12 biscuits)			7½				8		+	½
Weetabix (24 biscuits)		1	1			1	2		+	1
Cheese
All varieties except:
Soft and Curd
Blue Vein		1	1				10		-	3
Specified varieties imported from France
Home-produced cheese made from milk other than cow's milk
Lactic cheese and lactic foods
Citrus Fruit
Oranges and Grapefruit			7				8		+	1
Coffee	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Various	1	6–	3	2	1	8–	3	4	+	2
Eggs (Shell)		s.	d.			s.	d.
Category I (Home-produced fresh eggs graded "A" or "B" and eggs imported from Eire weighing not less than 15 lb. per long hundred)		2	0			1	9		-	3
Category II (Home-produced fresh eggs graded "C" or "S" and eggs imported from Eire weighing less than 15 lb. per long hundred)		1	9			1	6		-	3
Egg Products
Dried Whole Egg per 12–egg container		1	9			2	6		+	9
Fats
Cooking Fat (Trade Agreement) and Lard			9			1	0		+	3
Dripping			11½			1	2½		+	3
Flour Confectionery
Ceiling price (in certain conditions)		1	6			2	6		+1	0
Uncooked Pastry			9			1	0		+	3
Fruit Curds*
No. I size		1	1			1	3		+	2
	S.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Jams and Marmalade (Various) (U.K. products)	1	0–	1	4	1	1–	1	5	+	1
		s.	d.			s.	d.
Macaroni (pre-packed 1 lb. net)*			0				11¼		+	2¼
Meat Products and Cooked Meat
Pork Sausages		1	2			1	2½		+	½
Beef Sausages.			11½			1	0		+	½
Imported Salami including bologna sausage		4	4			5	0		+	8
Imported Salami including bologna sausage (sliced)		4	8			5	4		+	8
Milk Condensed,
Special Full Cream Sweetened 1¾ pint		1	0½			1	2		+	1½
Full Cream Sweetened 1¾ pint			11¼			1	1		+	1¾
Skimmed 1⅞ pint			5				8		+	3

	Price at 1st Jan., 1947.	Price at 30th April, 1947.	Increase+ Decrease-
	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
Oat Products
Oatmeal (including Brown Groats)		3½		5¼	+	1¾
Oat Flakes (including White Groats) and Rolled Oats and Oat Flour		3¾		5½	+	1¾
Pre-packed Oat Flakes:
Packets of 2 lb. or less	4¾d. per lb.	6½d. per lb.	+	1¾
Packets of more than 2 lb.	4½d. per lb.	6¼d. per lb.	+	1¾
Potatoes: per 7 lbs.	5d.–8d.	6d.–9d.	+	3
Pulses
Beans: (various)	4d.–6d.	7d.–9d.	+	3
Madagascar & Mainterano Beans		8		10	+	2
Split Lentils		5		8	+	3
Yellow Split Peas		5		8	+	3
Rice (whole, various)	6d.–7d.		8½	+	1½d.–2½d.
Semolina (pre-packed 1 lb. net)*		7		8	+	1
Sugar
Granulated		4		3	-	1
Cubes (including afternoon Tea Cubes)		4½		3½	-	1
Caster (excluding any of the Brands mentioned in Part III of the Schedule to the 1943 Order)		4½		3½	-	1
Pieces and Soft Brown		3¾		2¾	-	1
Preserving		4¼		3¼	-	1
Grocery Crystallised (including Demerara)		4¼		3¼	-	1
Grocery Muscovado		4¼		3¼	-	1
Syrup and Treacle*
1 lb. tin		8½		10	+	1½
1 The prices refer to controlled foods. Price changes affecting only certain restricted areas are not shown. In the case of foods marked * the price quoted is for a single representative size.