HC Deb 08 March 1932 vol 262 cc1642-3W
Duchess of ATHOLL

asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity and valise of the oat products, detailing oatmeal and other sorts separately, imported from the United States and Germany, respectively, in 1931 the average price at which such products were being sold in Germany in 1928, 1929, 1930, and, if possible, 1931; the quantity and value of the pearled barley imported from Germany and the Netherlands, respectively, in 1931; and the average price at which this was being sold in Germany in 1928, 1929, 1930, and, if possible, 1931?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

The total quantity and declared value of (a) oatmeal, (b) other oat products, and (c) pearled barley imported into the United Kingdom during the year 1931 and registered during that period as consigned from the undermentioned countries were as follow, the figures being provisional:

Countries whence consigned. Quantity. Declared Value.
Oat products: Cwts. £
Oatmeal Germany 70,736 38,213
United States 50,993 25,895
Other sorts (including groats and rolled oats). Germany 84,082 44,802
United States 41,040 26,664
Barley, pearled Germany 133,603 58,396
Netherlands 29,327 15,143

According to the "Vierteljahrshefte Zur Statistik des Deutschen Reichs," the average monthly wholesale prices of rolled oats (Haferflocken) and pearled barley (Gerstengraupen) in Berlin during the years 1928 to 1931, so far as the informa-

1928. 1929. 1930. 1931.
Per cwt
Rolled oats (Haferflocken)— s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
In bulk, for delivery in the retail trade, free store, Berlin 25 3 21 7 20 19
Pearled barley (Gerstengraupen)—
Unpolished, in bulk for delivery in the retail trade, free store, Berlin—
Medium 23 24 11¾ 24 (a)
Coarse 22 21 11¾ (a)
(a) Not yet available.
Note.—Conversions from the original currency into sterling have been made at the approximate par value of exchange.