HC Deb 19 February 1930 vol 235 c1414W
Mr. RAMSBOTHAM

asked the Minister of Agriculture the present price per ton of potatoes in Canada and the present price per ton of the same article in this country?

Mr. N. BUXTON

According to figures published in the "Montreal Gazette" of 5th February last, the price of certain varieties of potatoes in that town ranged between £8 17s. 6d. and £9 7s. 6d. per ton. For the week ending 5th February the price of potatoes at wholesale markets in England and Wales averaged £3 10s. per ton. I am unable to say to what extent the above figures are comparable from the point of view of the qualities involved.