§ Mr. HARDIEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the number of tons of black and galvanised sheets exported from our re-rolling mills in 1925 and also for 1934; the number of tons of metal suitable for re-rolling produced in Great Britain in these years; and the price per ton to re-rollers in these two periods?
§ Dr. BURGINThe total quantity of black sheets and galvanised sheets of United Kingdom manufacture exported during the years 1925 and 1934 was as follows: 1137W
— 1925. 1934. Tons. Tons. Black sheets under ⅛ inch thick. 197,542 140,520 Galvanised sheets— Flat 120,325 59,445 Corrugated 592,726 189,391 According to the statistics of the British Iron and Steel Federation the following quantities of metal suitable for re-rolling were despatched from mills in the United Kingdom in the same years:
— 1925. 1934. Tons. Tons. Billets, blooms and slabs 771,100 1,532,120 Sheet and tinplate bars 883,400 1,168,409 The following are some representative prices of British products as published in the Trade Press. Prices are per ton, delivered, and represent averages for the years stated:
— 1925. 1934. £ s. d. £ s. d. Billets, hard 8 18 6 7 0 0 Billets, soft 6 12 9 5 10 0 Sheet bars 7 0 4 5 3 9 Tinplate bars 7 1 10 5 2 1