§ 131. Mr. Russellasked the Minister of Food if he will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list showing the amounts of the different items of foodstuffs imported from Czechoslovakia under the terms of the Trade Agreement of 28th September, 1949, up to 30th April, 1950.
§ Mr. Maurice WebbYes.
Following is the table: 291W
STATEMENT SHOWING THE QUANTITIES OF FOOD, DRINK AND FEEDINGSTUFFS IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM CONSIGNED FROM CZECHOSLOVAKIA FROM OCTOBER,1949, 10 APRIL, 1950 Commodity Unit of Quantity October, 1949–April, 1950 Peas, dried—whole—green Cwts. 98 Meat, N.E.S. tinned, canned, etc., of all descriptions (other than beef, veal, mutton, lamb and pork, rabbits, poultry and game). Cwts. 2,117 Poultry and meat pastes, poultry liver (except raw liver) whether mixed or not; sausages, tinned, canned, etc., and meat pies. Cwts. 790 Fruit, fresh or raw—Bilberries Cwts. 3,261 Fruit, fresh or raw—Pears Cwts. 3,091 Vegetables, fresh—Onions Cwts. 12,009 Beer, other than mum, spruce, etc. Bulk barrel 262 Cocoa preparations, including confectionery and moulded chocolate-not containing spirit—unsweetened. Cwts. 3,298 Chocolate—not containing spirit—sweetened Cwts 25,553 Chocolate—containing spirit—sweetened Cwts. 2,714 Fruit juice, unfermented, not containing added spirit—sweetened, other than citrus fruit juice. proof gallons 4,491 Brandy—imported in bottles proof gallons — Unenumerated spirits proof gallons — Unenumerated spirits, unsweetened proof gallons 5 Liqueurs, cordials, etc., containing spirits not sweetened, entered in such a manner as to indicate that the strength is not to be tested. liquid gallons 3 Table waters, unsweetened gallons 108 Table waters, prepared with sugar or other sweetening matter gallons 147 Wine imported in bottles—still gallons — Wine imported in bottles—sparkling—Champagne gallons — Biscuits, for human consumption—sweetened Cwts. 6,602 Bladders, casings and sausage skins—hog casings Cwts. 332 Fruit preserved by chemicals or artificial heat or artificial cold—fruit pulp. Cwts. 122 Fruit dried, including apple pommace, apricots, currants, figs, fig cake, pineapples, plums, etc., prunes, raisins. Cwts. 39 Cherries, crystallised or glace Cwts. 818 Crystallised fruit (including flowers and angelica) other than cherries, figs and plums. Cwts. 157 Candied or drained peels Cwts. 51 Apples tinned or bottled in syrup Cwts 144 Cherries tinned or bottled in syrup Cwts. 204 Currants tinned or bottled Cwts. 512 Pears, bottled in syrup Cwts. 32 Plums, including greengages, damsons and mirabelles, tinned in syrup Cwts. 6,994 Plums, etc., bottled in syrup Cwts. 177 Fruit salad, tinned in syrup containing not less than 80 per cent. by weight of peaches, nectarines, pears, apricots and cherries. Cwts. 154 Fruit tinned in syrup, other than fruit salad, apples, apricots, cherries, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, strawberries, grapefruit, loganberries, oranges, peaches, pears, pineapples, plums, etc. Cwts. 5,050 Hops Cwts. 321 Fat, sweetened Cwts. 12,320 Pickles and vegetables preserved in vinegar gallons 371 Pickles and sauces, condiments sweetened other than chutney, sauce, salad cream. Cwts. 434 Spices, other than cinnamon or cassia, ginger, mustard seed, nutmeg, pepper, pimento and vanilla. Cwts. 96 Vegetables dried, not canned, other than onions, kibbled, etc. Cwts. 2 Vegetables preserved in salt or brine—gherkins Cwts. 9 Vegetable preserved in salt other than gherkins, cauliflowers, olives, silverskins onions. Cwts. 25 Confectionery, sugar, containing spirit Cwts. 59 Confectionery, sugar, not containing spirit Cwts. 13,901 Canned vegetables—sweetened—other than beans Cwts. 663 Canned vegetables—not sweetened—peas Cwts. 1,038 Canned vegetables—not sweetened—tomatoes, puree or paste Cwts. 3,071 Canned vegetables—not sweetened, other than asparagus, beans, maize, onions, peas, tomatoes. Cwts. 1,047 Preparations and provisions for use as food N.E.S. sweetened Cwts. 5,007 Preparations and provisions for use as food N.E.S. not sweetened Cwts. 9 Seeds for crushing—linseed tons 685 Essential oils lbs. 240 Source—Customs and Excise Machine Tabulation Analysis.
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