§ Sir R. Aclandasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can publish a table showing the monthly variations in the price of the ordinary brands of zinc excluding duty or Empire premium on the London Metal Exchange since August, 1935?
§ Mr. CrossFollowing are the figures for which the hon. Member asks:
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Statement showing London mental Exchange average monthly Settlement price of G.O.B. zinc from august, 1935 to May, 1939. Month. 1935. 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. £ s d. £ s. d. January … — 14 10 1 ½ 21 3 1 ½ 15 0 0 13 13 6[...] February … — 15 2 10 ½ 25 2 7 ½ 14 8 3 13 10 4 ½ March … — 15 19 7 10/11 33 3 11 1/7 14 7 2 13 14 5½⅓ April … — 15 3 4½ 26 4 5 2/11 13 14 7 3/19 13 8 10.⅓ May … — 14 10 8 4/7 23 1 10 2/19 12 13 4 10/11 13 14 2 3/11 June … — 13 17 8 6/7 21 8 6 3/11 12 17 8 6/7 — July … — 13 11 7½ 3/3 22 11 5 8/11 14 2 8 6/7 — August … 14 14 10 1/7 13 10 6 24 2 8 6/7 13 9 9 3/11 — September … 15 8 5 3/7 13 18 0 9/11 21 8 2 2/11 14 0 9 6/11 — October … 16 9 1 ½3/3 14 11 1 7/11 17 14 4 6/7 15 1 2 2/7 — November … 16 3 9 3/7 16 6 0 6/7 15 15 9 6/11 14 7 3 3/11 — December … 15 2 3 17 19 3 9/11 15 5 6 9/11 13 14 0 — NOTE—Theses prices are exclusive of import duty.