§ 13. Mr. Harrisonasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will indicate the comparative prices of raw cotton in this country and world market prices for similar types, making the range sufficiently wide to indicate the relative posi- 115W tion of home and external prices for this raw material.
— Price f.o.b. in country of origin Raw Cotton Commission selling price (includes freight and insurance, loading and holding charges and carriage to consumer) Pence per lb. Pence per lb. American Middling 15/16 in. … … … 21.25 23.50 American Middling 11/32 in. … … … 21.91 24.10 Brazilian Sao Paulo, Type 4 … … … 21.90 23.25 East Indian R.E.K. … … … 22.00 21.40 Egyptian Ashmouni, Type 3 … … … 27.49 29.40 Egyptian Karnak, Type 155 … … … 40.77 41.50 Peruvian Tanguis … … … 32.25 32.40