§ 15. Sir G. Foxasked the Minister of Food why the price of cooking fats for fish fryers has been increased from £3 8s. to £4 16s. per cwt.; and how this price compares with the retail price of lard in the shops.
§ Mr. StracheyThe. price of cooking fat for trade use has been increased because of the rise in the cost of raw materials. The present price of £4 16s. per cwt., or approximately 10¼d per lb. to fish fryers, compares with a retail price of 9d. per lb. for domestic cooking fat, including lard.