§ Mr. Ellis Smithasked the Minister of Supply if he will give in tabular form the price charged in 1932 and June, 1937, the prices, as fixed by the Steel Federation in July, 1937, and at present, for Cleveland No. 3, East Coast Hæmatite, North-East Coast Basic, pig iron, billets soft basic, angles, rails, ship plates, tinplate bars and the prices in relation to other commodities in 1934, 1936, 1939 and 1945; and the percentage excess of iron and steel over other commodities.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussThe information asked for is given in the Tables below, particulars for 1951 being added in Table 2.
§ Mr. G. R. StraussThe manufacturers' list prices on 1st July in each of the years 1936, 1940, 1942 and 1945 for typical sizes of copper tubes used in the engineering industry and the prices of electrolytic copper are shown below. The cost of conversion varies according to length of run, size of tube and kind of plant.
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PRICES OF COPPER TUBES (Pence per lb.) Outside Diameter (ins.) Thickness (International Standard Wire Gauge) 1st July 1936 1940 1942 1945 ⅛ 22 28½ 32¾ 35¼ 40½ ¼ 20 19½ 22¾ 24 28⅛ ½ 19 16½ 20¼ 21¼ 20⅛ ¾ 18 14½ 18½ 19¼ 17¼ 1 18 14¼ 18 18¾ 16⅛ l¼ 17 13½ 17½ 18¼ 14¾ 1½ 16 12¼ 16½ 17 14 1¾ 16 12¼ 16½ 17 14½ 2 15 11½ 15¾ 16¼ 14¼ 2½ 14 11¼ 15½ 16 14⅝ 3 12 10½ 14¾ 15¼ 13¾ 4 10 10½ 14¾ 15¼ 14¼
PRICES OF ELECTROLYTIC COPPER (£ per ton) 1st July 1936 1940 1942 1945 41 62 62 62