§ Mr. CHIOZZA MONEYasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the average price of wheat in Germany for each of the years 1006 to 1911 as compared with the average import price in the United Kingdom and the price of British Wheat in the United Kingdom for the same years; and what was the wheat duty in force in Germany in the same years?
Mr. BUXTONThe information asked for is given in the following table:—
Year. Average Price per Imperial Quarter Import Duty on Wheat in Germany (per Imperial Quarter). United Kingdom. Germany.* British Wheat ("Gazette" Price). Imported Wheat (Declared Value). s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 1906 28 3 30 l 37 9 11 10 1907 30 7 32 11 43 10 1908 32 0 36 0 43 11 1909 36 11 39 8 48 2 1910 31 8 36 0 42 10 1911 31 8 34 0 42 2 * Based on monthly prices given in the "Deutscher Reichs-Anzeiger," each being an average of the prices at which wheat was actually sold at about sixty German markets.