HC Deb 16 February 1937 vol 320 c1018W
Mr. Mainwaring

asked the Secretary for Mines the average export price of coal per ton f.o.b. for South Wales, Durham, and Northumberland for each of the years 1913 and 1927 to 1936, inclusive?

Captain Crookshank

The information is as follows:

Year. Average declared value (f.o.b.) per ton of coal exported from
Bristol Channel Ports. North-East Coast Ports.*
s. d. s. d.
1913 15 4 12 6
1927 20 2 15 6
1928 17 9 13 7
1929 18 4 14 1
1930 19 1 14 8
1931 19 0 13 8
1932 19 7 13 4
1933 19 9 13 0
1934 19 7 13 1
1935 19 7 13 5
1936 20 0 13 11
* Separate particulars for Durham and Northumberland are not available.