§ Mr. Garro Jonesasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is aware that the pre-war price of oatmeal was 1s. 10d. per stone by retail in Aberdeenshire; what are the retail prices in various localities to-day; and whether he is aware that the price to-day per boll is similar to the price in 1840 before the repeal of the Corn Laws?
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§ Mr. Lennox-BoydThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative; the retail prices of oatmeal of average quality varies to-day between 3s. 4d. and 4s. 4d. per stone, and the position is being watched. I am informed that the average prices for oatmeal, wholesale, at Aberdeen, Montrose, Perth, and Edinburgh markets is 28s. 9d. per cwt.; and that in 1840 the average Teinds price at Aberdeen, Forfar, Perth, and Midlothian was 16s. 6d. per boll of 140 lbs.