§ Colonel DAYasked the President of the Board of Trade the price of beef, mutton, bacon, flour, milk and butter for
Commodity. Quality. Average price March, 1925. Average price week ending 24th June, 1995 Beef— s. d. s. d. English per lb. 1 10⅛ 10⅝ English per lb. 2 9⅛ 9½ Argentine— Chilled Hind quarters per lb. 1 7⅝ 6¾ Chilled Fore quarters per lb. 1 5⅝ 3¼ Frozen Hind quarters per lb. 1 6⅛ 5⅜ Frozen Fore quarters per lb. 1 5⅛ 3¼ Australian— Frozen Hind quarters per lb. 1 6 5⅛ Frozen Fore quarters per lb. 1 4⅞ 3⅛ Mutton— English per lb. 1 1 3¼ 1 2⅞ English per lb. 2 1 1¾ 1 0⅝ New Zealand Frozen per lb. 1 8⅝ 8¾ Bacon— Wiltshire Green per cwt. 1 138 0 135 0 Wiltshire Green per cwt. 2 130 0 129 0 Irish Green per cwt. 1 134 0 136 0 Irish Green per cwt. 2 127 0 129 0 American Green Sides per cwt. 1 97 0 104 0 American Green Sides per cwt. 2 90 0 100 0 Danish Green Sides per cwt. 1 118 0 122 6 Danish Green Sides per cwt. 2 113 6 119 6 Flour per 280 lbs — 55 0 49 0* Milk— (Average contract price of milk de-per gall. livered London, Birmingham and Manchester.) — 1 6¼ 11⅝ Butter— British per 12 lbs. 1 24 9 19 9 British Per 12 lbs. 2 22 6 18 6 Danish per cwt. 1 232 6 198 6 Danish per cwt. 2 228 0 196 0 New Zealand per cwt. 1 183 0 186 6 New Zealand per cwt. 2 176 0 177 6 * Price on 25th June. It will be seen that in most cases prices are now lower than during March last. The only appreciable increases are those for English beef and imported bacon. English beef is usually dearer about midsummer than at any other time of the year, as fat cattle are then comparatively
1896Wthe month of March and the present price; and if there is an increase, if he can state any economic reason for the advance in the price?
Mr. E. WOODI have been asked to reply. The wholesale prices of the commodities specified in the hon. and gallant Member's question in March, 1925, and in the week ending 24th June, 1925, respectively, were as follow:
scarce owing to the fact that stall fed animals are becoming very scarce and that few grass fed beasts are ready for the market. The increase in prices of Danish and American bacon appears to be due to smaller imports.