HC Deb 18 June 1937 vol 325 c728W
Mr. J. Griffiths

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can state the average f.o.b. price of exported Welsh coals, steam, bituminous and anthracite, for the first three months of 1937, and the corresponding prices for each year since 1932; and the prices of coal sold inland of the same grades for the same periods?

Captain Crookshank

The information is as follows:

January to March. Average declared value per ton f.o.b. of coal exported from Cardiff, Newport, Port Talbot and Swansea.
Anthracite. Steam Coal. Other Coal.
s. d. s. d. s. d.
1932 … 23 10 17 1 18 3
1933 … 27 3 17 1 17 1
1934 … 25 6 16 10 17 10
1935 … 26 1 17 0 16 10
1936 … 26 1 17 2 19 5
1937 … 23 0 17 8 20 0

I regret that particulars of inland prices are not available for these grades.

NOTE.—The figures relate to 97 per cent. of total shipments from the Bristol Channel group of ports.