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Major Lloyd George
I only have information concerning home-produced eggs passing through the licensed packing stations and imported eggs. The total supplies of such eggs distributed from April, 1953, to mid-January, 1954, were 14.3 million boxes, compared with 13.6 million boxes in the same period in 1952–53. The subsidy amounted to £11.9 million in the 1953–54 period, compared with £17.4 million in the 1952–53 period.
The prices paid to producers by licensed packing stations and the retail prices in town shops varied substantially during these periods. The information is as follows:
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| (A) (i) Average Prices paid to Producers by Packing Stations per dozen (estimated) during the period April to mid-January, 1953–54 |
|
|
s. |
d. |
|
s. |
d. |
| 1953 |
| April |
Weekly averages varying from |
3 |
8½ |
to |
3 |
11 |
| May |
Weekly averages varying from |
3 |
9 |
" |
4 |
2 |
| June |
Weekly averages varying from |
3 |
9 |
" |
4 |
2 |
| July |
Weekly averages varying from |
4 |
3 |
" |
4 |
6 |
| August |
Weekly averages varying from |
4 |
8 |
" |
5 |
10 |
| September |
Weekly averages varying from |
4 |
6 |
" |
4 |
7 |
| October |
Weekly averages varying from |
4 |
8 |
" |
5 |
0 |
| November |
Weekly averages varying from |
5 |
0 |
|
|
|
| December |
Weekly averages varying from |
4 |
7½ |
" |
5 |
0 |
| 1954 January |
Weekly averages varying from |
4 |
4½ |
" |
4 |
7½ |
| (A) (ii) Fixed Prices paid by Ministry Egg Producers per dozen during April, 1952 to mid-Janaury, 1953 |
|
s. |
d. |
| On and after: |
| 1st April, 1952 |
3 |
7 |
| 8th May 1952 |
4 |
0 |
| 3rd July, 1952 |
4 |
6 |
| 4th September, 1952 |
5 |
0 |
| 25th September, 1952 |
5 |
6 |
| 16th October, 1952 |
6 |
1 |
| 15th January, 1953 |
5 |
6 |
| (B) (i) Average Retail Prices per dozen (estimated)during the period April, 1953 to mid-January, 1954 |
|
|
s. |
d. |
|
s. |
d. |
| 1953 |
| April |
|
4 |
6 |
|
|
|
| May |
Weekly averages varying from |
4 |
7½ |
to |
4 |
9 |
| June |
Weekly averages varying from |
4 |
6 |
" |
4 |
9 |
| July |
Weekly averages varying from |
5 |
1½ |
" |
5 |
4½ |
| August |
Weekly averages varying from |
5 |
9½ |
" |
7 |
0 |
| September |
Weekly averages varying from |
5 |
5 |
" |
5 |
6 |
| October |
Weekly averages varying from |
5 |
4½ |
" |
5 |
9½ |
| November |
Weekly averages varying from |
5 |
9 |
" |
5 |
11 |
| December |
Weekly averages varying from |
3 |
6 |
" |
5 |
0½ |
| 1954 January |
Weekly averages varying from |
3 |
3 |
" |
3 |
6 |
| (B) (ii) Statutory Maximum Retail Prices per dozen in operation during the period April, 1952 until decontrol of prices on 26th March, 1953 |
|
s. |
d. |
| Category I |
5 |
0 |
| Category II |
4 |
6 |
| Category III |
4 |
0 |
| Category IV |
3 |
6 |
| Category V |
3 |
0 |