§ Commander BELLAIRSasked the Minister of Agriculture what is the present taxation on foreign flour in Germany; and what are the wholesale prices for the same quantity of flour in Berlin and London, respectively?
§ Mr. N. BUXTONThe duty on flour imported into Germany was raised on. 10th July last from 14s. 4d. to 18s. 1d. per 280 lbs. According to the June Bulletin of the International Institute of Statistics, the price of flour during May in London and Berlin was as follows:
I am not, however, in a position to say how far these prices are strictly comparable owing to possible differences in the quality and rate of extraction of the two flours.
per 280 lbs. s. d. London (London straights) 37 6 Berlin (70 per cent. home grown) 32 10