§ Mr. BATEYasked the Secretary for Mines the selling price per ton of export 486W coals and also inland coals for the end of July, 1925, and the beginning of December, 1925, in each mining district?
§ Colonel LANE-FOXThe information required by the hon. Member is not collected by the Mines Department, but I have certain figures of prices relating to the months of July and October which I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
The particulars are as follow:
(a) STATEMENT shewing for July and October, 1925, the proceeds per ton of all coal disposable commercially in the National Wage Agreement districts. District. Proceeds per ton disposable commercially. July. October.* s. d. s. d. Scotland 15 3.97 14 0.68 Northumberland 15 1.67 12 9.68 Durham 16 1.44 14 1.62 South Wales and Monmouthshire 18 11.71 17 11.92 Eastern District† 16 4.64 15 7.80 Lancashire, North Staffordshire and Cheshire 19 11.32 19 5.12 North Wales 17 1.77 15 10.99 South Staffordshire and Salop 15 5.88 14 11.23 Cumberland 17 8.24 16 4.72 Bristol 21 0.09 20 6.74 Forest of Dean 19 0.03 18 6.86 Somerset 20 1.95 19 8.52 Kent 20 11.55 19 8.88 Great Britain 17 0.61 15 10.21 * The Figures for some districts are estimates. † Includes Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cannock Chase and Warwickshire.
(b) STATEMENT shewing for July and October, 1925, the average value per ton f.o.b. of coal exported from the principal exporting districts. District. Average value per ton f.o.b. July. October.* s. d. s. d. Bristol Channel Ports 23 6 22 8 North Eastern Ports 17 1 14 10 Humber Ports 18 1 17 0 Scotland 16 0 16 0 Great Britain 20 1 18 4