Duchess of ATHOLLasked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity and value of bacon imported from the Soviet Union in the first 10 months of 1931 and 1932?
§ Dr. BURGINThe total imports of bacon into the United Kingdom registered during the first 10 months of 1931 and 1932, as consigned from the Soviet Union amounted to 20,695 cwts., of a declared value of £51,118, and to 37,935 cwts., of a declared value of £78,363, respectively.
Description. Country whence consigned. Year 1931. First ten months, 1932. Quantity. Declared Value. Quantity. Declared Value. Oat products: Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Meal Germany 70,736 38,223 74,994 41,508 United States 50,993 25,895 18,596 11,061 Canada 161,809 84,668 90,758 57,157 Other sorts (including groats and rolled oats.) Germany 84,082 44,802 97,966 51,768 United States 41,040 26,664 13,410 10,956 Canada 451,189 529,418 306,317 385,887 Pearled barley Germany 133,603 58,396 95,986 42,526 Netherlands 29,367 15,164 10,728 5,959 Canada — — 63 32 Notes.—(i) The total imports of pearled barley consigned from all British countries in 1926 amounted to 1,710 cwts., of a declared value of £1,128.
(ii) Separate particulars of the imports of rolled oats are not available.