§ Captain Pluggeasked the President of the Board of Trade whether be will state 939W the amount of semi-finished steel imported from abroad since the 1st January this year; whether these imports are increasing; and what are the countries supplying them?
Description. Country whence consigned. Quantity. Tons. Blooms, billets and slabs— Total imports of which consigned from … … 104,803 Of steel, other than special steel. France … … 33.044 Canada … … 28,471 Belgium … … 23,048 Bars and rods— Total imports of which consigned from … … 39,120 Of steel, other than special steel.— Sheet bars Belgium … … 25.369 Luxemburg … … 8,586 France … … 3,637 Tinplate bars Total imports … … Nil There was some increase in these imports during May, 1939, as compared with the previous four months, but aggregate imports during the first five months of this year were much less than in the corresponding period of 1938.