HC Deb 08 November 1937 vol 328 c1431W
Mr. Lyons

asked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state the average wholesale and retail prices of home-produced eggs at the latest convenient

Commodity. 1937 1936
£ s. d. £ s. d.
(a) Eggs, Retail per dozen 2 3 2 0
(b) Eggs, National Mark (Special Weight) per dozen 2 4 2 6
(b) Eggs, National Mark (Standard Weight) per dozen 2 2 2
(c) Eggs, Wholesale, 1st quality per dozen 2 2
(c) Eggs, Wholesale, 2nd quality per dozen 2 2
(d) Wheat per cwt. 9 2 8 11
(e) Maize, Argentine per cwt. 7 0 5 7
(e) Bran, British per cwt. 7 16 0 6 18 0
(e) Weatings per cwt. 8 13 0 7 10 0
(f) Middlings (Fine Imported) per cwt. 8 5 0 7 2 0

(a) From Ministry of Labour Gazette.

(b) At London.

(c) At representative country markets in England and Wales.

(d) Average prices returned at markets scheduled under the Corn Returns Act, 1882, and the Corn Sales Act, 1931.

(e) Prices, ex mill or store, at Bristol, Hull, Liverpool and London.

(f) Prices, ex mill or store, at London.