Mr. WEST RUSSELLasked the President of the Board of Trade the pre-War and post-War levels of British shipping freights, taking for the purpose any six typical ocean runs from this country to foreign ports?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMIt is not possible to give comprehensive figures which will indicate the general level of shipping freights for all commodities on any particular route from this country. Shipping freights for manufactured goods on any particular route vary, e.g., with the class and type of article, and the schedules of such rates are not published by the shipping companies. As regards bulk cargoes from this country, figures supplied by the Chamber of Shipping show2442W the pre-War and post-War freight rates for coal shipments applying to six typical ocean runs from this country as follow:
— 1913. 1929. Per ton. Per ton. Wales to Alexandria: s. d. s. d. Highest 12 6 14 0 Lowest 7 6 8 9 Tyne to Alexandria: Highest 12 0 12 9 Lowest 7 3 9 3 Wales to Genoa: Highest 12 0 10 9 Lowest 7 0 6 10½ Wales to Singapore: Highest 14 0 17 0 Lowest 11 6 14 6 Wales to Bio: Highest 19 6 17 0 Lowest 14 0 10 9 Wales to River Plate: Highest 21 9 18 6 Lowest 12 6 11 6