HC Deb 23 February 1920 vol 125 c1328W
Mr. GALBRAITH

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of tons of coal raised in the Durham coalfield in the last ascertained quarter; what was the selling price per ton; whether this represented an increase over the selling price in the previous quarter; and, if so, how much?

Mr BRIDGEMAN

The estimated number of tons of coal raised in the Durham coalfield in the third quarter of the year 1910, the latest for which the particulars asked for are available, was 7,672,000 tons. The average selling value based upon rather more than two-thirds of the tonnage raised during the quarter was 34s. 4¾d. per ton; compared with an average selling value of 29s. 1½d. per ton in the previous quarter based upon the total quantity of coal sold.