§ Mr. LUNDONasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland), whether he will state the average prices obtained for Irish butter in the English markets during the years 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1912?
§ Mr. RUSSELLThis Department do not -collect statistics of prices received for Irish butter in English markets. The Hoard of Agriculture and Fisheries, however, collect this information, and their Report on Agricultural Statistics for the year 1911 (Vol. XLVI, part III. cd. 6272–1912) gives the following as the average prices per cwt. received for Irish butter in Great Britain in 1909, 1910 and 1911:—
1909. 1910. 1911 s. d. s. d. s. d. Irish Creamery Butter 1st quality 111 6 112 0 119 0 2nd quality 108 0 108 6 115 6 Irish Factory Butter 1st quality 101 0 103 6 104 0 2nd quality 95 6 97 6 98 0 The corresponding prices for the year 1912 are not yet available, but the average of the prices per cwt. obtained in Great Britain for Irish butter from January to November, 1912, as published in the monthly journals of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries were:—
Irish Creamery Butter. s. d. 1st quality … … … 118 9 2nd quality 116 … … … 0 Irish Factory Butter. 1st quality … … … 109 0 2nd quality … … … 104 0