§ Mr. CLOUGHasked the President of the Board of Agriculture if he can state the number of quarters of wheat and oats which were produced in the United King-dom, during the years 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, and 1916; and what was the average price for wheat and oats for the seven months beginning on the first day of September, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, and 1916?
§ Sir R. WINFREYThe production of wheat and oats in the United Kingdom in the years 1912 to 1916 were as follows:
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— Wheat. Oats. Quarters. Quarters. 1912 … 7,175,288 20,600,079 1913 … 7,087,050 20,660,279 1914 … 7,804,041 20,663,537 1915 … 9,239,355 22,808,395 1916 … 7,471,884 21,333,782 The average prices per Imperial quarter of British wheat and oats as returned under the Corn Returns Act, 1882, for the seven months beginning on the first day of September, 1912 to 1916, were as follows:
— Wheat. Oats. s. d. s. d 1912–13 … 31 5 19 9 1913–14 … 31 0 18 3 1914–15 … 45 6 26 9 1915–16 … 52 9 30 3 1916–17 … 71 4 42 0