HC Deb 04 May 1937 vol 323 c999W
Mr. E. J. Williams

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the prices (pit-head f.o.b. and c.i.f.) per ton and

Year. South Wales and Monmouthshire.* Bristol Channel Ports.†
Coal disposable commercially. Foreign Cargo Shipments. Average declared value per ton (f.o.b.).
Estimated Total Quantity. Proceeds per ton.
Tons. s. d. Tons. s. d.
1922 … … 46,200,000 20 4¾ 25,633,826 24 7
1923 … … 49,800,000 21 9¾ 30,129,733 26 3
1924 … … 46,800,000 21 2 25,682,340 25 4
1925 … … 40,800,000 18 11¾ 21,453,714 23 3
1927 … … 42,500,000 15 8¼ 22,592,482 20 2
1928 … … 40,600,000 14 0¾ 21,414,531 17 9
1929 … … 45,100,000 14 11¼ 24,715,928 18 4
1930 … … 39,100,000 15 6 23,298,599 19 1
1931 … … 35,700,000 15 2¾ 18,003,791 19 0
1932 … … 32,200,000 15 6¾ 16,503,729 19 7
1933 … … 32,100,000 15 3½ 16,064,166 19 9
1934 … … 32,800,000 15 0¼ 15,917,946 19 7
1935 … … 32,600,000 15 1 15,635,713 19 7
1936 … … 31,200,000 15 7 13,171,986 20 0
* The figures for 1927–1936 relate to the years ended January, 1928, to January, 1937.
† Up to 1st April, 1923, trade with the Irish Free State is excluded; subsequently it is included. Figures are not given for the year 1926, when there was a protracted dispute in the coal mining industry.