HC Deb 03 March 1930 vol 236 cc58-9W
Mr. THORNE

asked the Minister of Agriculture what was the official price, under the Food Ministry, for carcases of English pork for the last year under which control was established; and what, respectively, were the prices officially published by the City Corporation for pigs under 10 stone, pigs 10 to 15 stone, pigs over 15 stone, and sows, as ruling in Smithfield Market on the third Thursday of each February for the years 1925 to 1930, respectively?

Mr. N. BUXTON

The price of pork carcases during the last four months of control of pigs and pork, which ended on 31st March, 1920, was 11s. 8d. per 8 lb. stone and 10s. 8d. in the preceding eight months. The price of pork at Smithfield Market on the third Thursday of each February for the last six years is shown in the following statement:

in Great Britain and the quantity imported for each of the last 10 years; and the value of the same, respectively?

Mr. N. BUXTON

The following statement gives particulars of the quantity and estimated value of the wheat grown in Great Britain in each of the years

Calendar Year. Home Production.(a) Gross Imports.(b)
Quantity. Estimated value. Quantity. Declared value.
Thousand tons. Thousand £. Thousand tons. Thousand £.
1920 1,515 30,047 6,298 167,999
1921 2,027 23,817 5,124 89,670
1922 1,742 16,984 5,755 69,466
1923 1,586 15,728 5,837 61,776
1924 1,412 18,003 6,638 77,329
1925 1,414 16,850 5,476 76,158
1926 1,360 16,207 5,553 71,642
1927 1,488 15,376 6,283 76,615
1928 1,328 12,948 5,799 63,899
1929 1,329 12,625 6,262 64,118
(a) Wheat crop of Great Britain valued at England and Wales average prices during the twelve months subsequent to the harvest. For 1929 the crop is valued at the average price during the 1929–30 season to date.
(b) Total imports of wheat and flour (expressed in terms of wheat) into the United Kingdom (Great Britain and Northern Ireland only from 1st April, 1923).