§ Mr. JAMES HUDSONasked the President of the Board of Trade the retail prices of sugar and tea in each of the following months: November, 1923; December, 1923; January, 1924; February, 1924; March, 1924, and April, 1924?
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§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDI have been asked to reply. The averages of the retail prices of sugar and tea, as shown by the monthly returns collected by the Ministry of Labour, were as given below. The returns collected are obtained from shopkeepers engaged largely in supplying working-class customers:
Date. Granulated Sugar. Tea. Per lb. Per lb. d. s. d. 1st November, 1923 6½ 2 6½ 1st December, 1923 6¾ 2 6½ 1st January, 1924 6¾ 2 6½ 1st February, 1924 7 2 6½ 1st March, 1924 7¼ 2 6½ 1st April, 1924 7¼ 2 6½ 1st May, 1924 5¾ 2 3¼