§ 80. Mr. Stokesasked the President of the Board of Trade the average net price of a case of Scotch whisky in dollars, free on board, United Kingdom port, in 1939 and 1955, respectively, and how this compares with the price paid in dollars for a lb. of tobacco at the same dates.
§ Mr. LowExpressed in dollars, the average value per proof gallon of whisky exported free on board United Kingdom port was $6.51 in 1939 and $8.20 in 1955; the average c.i.f. value of a pound of imported American tobacco in those years was 28 cents and 72 cents, respectively.