§ 78. Sir R. Glynasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the figures of production costs and sale price of the following basic commodities as on 31st March, 1913, 1923, 1933, 1943; one ton of coal at pithead, one ton of anthracite, one ton of pig-iron, and one ton of steel.
§ Mr. BelcherThe average cost and proceeds of coal production (not distinguishing anthracite) are available, but similar information for pig-iron and steel cannot be given. I will circulate the figures for 1913, 1923, 1933 and 1943 in the OFFICIAL REPORT, together with particulars of the wholesale prices of certain representative kinds of the three commodities.
9WFollowing are the figures:
(r) Costs and Proceeds of Coal Production. Period. Average Cost per ton disposable commercially. Average Proceeds per ton disposable commercially. s. d. s. d. 1913 … … … … 9 5½ 11 0 First Quarter 1923 … … … … 16 7½ 18 11½ First Quarter 1933 … … … … 13 2½ 13 11 First Quarter 1943 … … … … 27 8½ 28 11
(2) Wholesale Prices per ton of certain descriptions of Coal, Pig Iron and Steel. On 31st March. Coal. Pig Iron Cleveland No. 3 Foundry (a) Steel billets soft (delivered prices). Yorkshire Hards at Pit (Lower Prices). Lancashire Best House Coal at Pit, Liverpool Market Landsale. South Wales Steam, Best Admiralty Smokeless Seconds f.o.b. Cardiff. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 1913 … … 12 6 16 10 18 6 65 9 130 0 1923 … … 22 0 32 6 37 0 127 6 200 0 1933 … … 17 0 30 4 18 9 62 6 100 0 1943 … … 29 9 40 1 37 0 128 0 245 0 (a) Prices quoted are "free on truck" for 1913 and 1923 and "delivered North-East Coast" for 1937 and 1943.