§ Sir A. KNOXasked the President of the Board of Trade the average price of the four-pound loaf and of the quarter of British-grown wheat each three months from 1st July, 1925, to date?
§ Mr. W. R. SMITHThe following table shows the average price in the United Kingdom of the four-pound loaf and of the quarter of English wheat at 1st July, 1925, and at each three months 49W to 1st April, 1930, and at 1st June, 1930. The prices at 1st July, 1930, are not yet available.
Date. 4-lb. loaf (average price for the United Kingdom). English Wheat: ("Gazette Average" per quarter of 480 lbs.*). 1925: d. s. d. 1st July 10½ 51 1 1st October 9¾ 44 3 1926: 1st January 9¾ 52 10 1st, April 9¾ 50 4 1st July 10 59 8 1st October 10 47 10 1927: 1st January 10 51 1 1st April 9½ 49 3 1st July 9¾ 54 3 1st October 9½ 45 0 1928: 1st January 9½ 42 2 1st April 9¼ 43 3 1st July 9¼ 46 1 1st October 8½ 39 3 1929: 1st January 8½ 40 4 1st April 8½ 41 9 1st July 8½ 42 2 1st October 9¼ 40 9 1930: 1st January 9 40 9 1st April 8½ 35 9 1st June 8¾ 36 9 * Calculated from the average price of British Wheat per hundredweight of 112 Imperial pounds, as recorded by the Inspectors of Corn Returns in the weeks in which the prices most nearly relate to the first day of the month.