§ Mr. LOUGHasked whether any butter from Denmark is now arriving in this country; if so, what price is being paid for it to the Danish Government or other shippers; whether that price exceeds the price fixed at 224s. per cwt.; and, if so, what is the estimated monthly amount of the difference between the two prices, and who pays this difference?
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§ Mr. CLYNESThe answer to the first point is in the affirmative. The importer's first-hand price for Danish butter has been fixed at 229s. and not 224s. as stated in the question. The price paid in Denmark must, however, be on a parity with the price paid by German importers, and it is impossible to estimate the monthly difference between the prices, owing to the probability that Denmark will restrict the export of butter in the interest of her own consumers. The difference between the two prices will be met by pooling all purchases of butter made by the Ministry of Food and striking an average from time to time.