§ Mr. Hamlingasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will publish in the Official Report statistics showing the variations in the retail prices of eggs since November, 1966, and the comparable variations in the same period over the last five years.
§ Mr. HoyThe only detailed figures available are the representative retail prices of "Lion" brand eggs which are announced weekly by the British Egg Marketing Board on Thursdays and which relate to prices ruling on the previous day. For the periods in question, the figures were as follows:
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Date of Announcement 1961–62 Large Standard Medium Small 2.11.61 5/6–5/9 4/0–4/3 3/0–3/3 2/9 9.11.61 5/6–5/9 4/0–4/3 3/0–3/3 2/9 16.11.61 5/6–5/9 4/0–4/3 3/3–3/6 2/9–3/0 23.11.61 5/3–5/6 4/0–4/3 3/3–3/6 3/0–3/3 30.11.61 4/9–5/0 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 7.12.61 4/6–4/9 3/9–4/0 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 14.12.61 4/6–4/9 3/9–4/0 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 21.12.61 4/6–4/9 3/9–4/0 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 28.12.61 4/6–4/9 3/9–4/0 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 4.1.62 4/6–4/9 3/9–4/0 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 11.1.62 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0–3/3 18.1.62 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0–3/3 2/9–3/0 25.1.62 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0–3/3 2/9–3/0 1.2.62 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/6 2/9–3/0 2/6–2/10 8.2.62 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/6 2/9–3/0 2/6–2/10 cost of such feedingstuffs to farmers in England.
§ Mr. John MackieInformation about the average cost of animal feedingstuffs to farmers in the two countries is not available, but current prices for representative compound feedingstuffs bought ex-mill in Cardiff, compared with similar prices for feedingstuffs bought in Birkenhead, Hull, Southampton and London are as follows:
Date of Announcement 1962–63 Large Standard Medium Small 1.11.62 4/6–4/9 3/0–3/3 2/6–2/9 2/3 8.11.62 4/6–4/9 3/0–3/6 2/6–2/9 2/6 15.11.62 4/9–5/0 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 2/6–2/9 22.11.62 4/9–5/0 3/9–4/0 3/6–3/9 2/9–3/0 29.11.62 4/9–5/0 4/0–4/3 3/9–4/0 3/3 6.12.62 4/9–5/0 4/0–4/3 3/9–4/0 3/3 13.12.62 4/9–5/3 4/3–4/6 4/0–4/3 3/6 20.12.62 4/9–5/3 4/3–4/6 4/0–4/3 3/6 28.12.62 4/9–5/3 4/3–4/6 4/0–4/3 3/6 3.1.63 4/9–5/3 4/3–4/6 4/0–4/3 3/6 10.1.63 4/9–5/3 4/3–4/6 4/0–4/3 3/6 17.1.63 4/9–5/0 4/3–4/6 4/0–4/3 3/6 24.1.63 5/0–5/3 4/9 4/6 3/9 31.1.63 5/3–5/6 4/9–5/0 4/6–4/9 4/- 7.2.63 5/3–5/6 4/9–5/0 4/6–4/9 4/- 385W
Date of Announcement 1963–64 Large Standard Medium Small 7.11.63 5/3–5/6 4/0–4/3 3/3–3/6 2/9–3/0 14.11.63 5/3–5/6 4/0–4/3 2/9–3/0 21.11.63 5/3–5/6 4/0–4/3 2/9–3/0 28.11.63 5/3–5/6 4/0–4/3 2/9–3/0 5.12.63 5/3–5/6 4/0–4/3 2/9–3/0 12.12.63 5/0–5/3 4/0–4/3 2/9–3/0 19.12.63 5/0–5/3 4/0–4/3 2/9–3/0 26.12.63 Christmas Holiday—No prices collected 2.1.64 5/0–5/3 4/0–4/3 3/3–3/6 2/9–3/0 9.1.64 4/6–4/9 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 2/6–2/9 16.1.64 3/9–4/0 3/0–3/3 2/9–3/0 2/6 23.1.64 3/9–4/0 3/0–3/3 2/9–3/0 2/6 30.1.64 3/6–3/9 2/9–3/0 2/6–2/9 2/3 6.2.64 3/6–3/9 2/9–3/0 2/6–2/9 2/3 13.2.64 3/6–3/9 2/9–3/0 2/6–2/9 2/3
Date of Announcement 1964–65 Large Standard Medium Small 5.11.64 4/0–4/3 2/9–3/0 2/6 2/–2/3 12.11.64 4/0–4/3 2/9–3/0 2/6–2/9 2/6 19.11.64 4/0–4/3 3/0–3/3 2/9–3/0 2/6–2/9 26.11.64 4/0–4/3 3/3–3/6 3/0–3/3 2/9–3/0 3.12.64 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0 10.12.64 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0 17.12.64 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0 24.12.64 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0 31.12.64 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0 7.1.65 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0 14.1.65 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 2/9–3/0 2/6 21.1.65 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 2/9–3/0 2/6 28.1.65 3/6–3/9 3/0–3/3 2/9–3/0 2/6 4.2.65 3/6–3/9 3/3 3/0 2/9 11.2.65 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 3/0 2/9
Date of Announcement 1965–66 Large Standard Medium Small 4.11.65 5/0–5/3 4/0–4/6 3/3–3/9 3/0 11.11.65 5/3–5/6 4/3–4/6 3/6–3/9 3/3 18.11.65 5/6–5/9 4/9–5/0 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 25.11.65 5/6–5/9 4/9–5/3 4/3–4/6 3/9–4/0 2.12.65 5/6–6/0 5/0–5/6 4/6–5/0 4/3–4/6 9.12.65 5/9–6/3 5/6–5/9 5/0–5/3 4/6–4/9 16.12.65 6/0–6/3 5/6–5/9 5/0–5/3 4/6–4/9 23.12.65 6/0–6/3 5/6–5/9 5/0–5/3 4/6–4/9 30.12.65 6/0–6/3 5/6–5/9 5/0–5/3 4/6–4/9 6.1.66 6/0–6/3 5/6–5/9 5/0–5/3 4/6–4/9 13.1.66 5/0–5/6 4/6–5/0 3/9–4/6 3/3–3/6 20.1.66 5/0–5/3 4/6–4/9 3/9–4/0 3/3–3/6 27.1.66 4/6–4/9 4/0–4/3 3/8–4/0 3/0–3/3 3.2.66 4/0–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 2/9–3/0 10.2.66 3/9–4/3 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 2/9–3/0
Date of Announcement 1966–67 Large Standard Medium Small 3.11.66 4/6–4/9 3/6–3/9 3/3–3/6 2/9 10.11.66 4/9–5/0 3/9–4/0 3/6 2/9–3/0 17.11.66 5/0–5/3 4/6–4/9 4/0 3/6 24.11.66 5/0–5/3 4/6–4/9 4/0–4/3 3/6 1.12.66 5/0–5/6 4/9–5/0 4/3–4/6 3/9 8.12.66 5/0–5/6 4/9–5/0 4/3–4/6 3/9 15.12.66 5/0–5/6 4/9–5/0 4/3–4/6 3/9 22.12.66 5/0–5/6 4/9–5/0 4/3–4/6 3/9 29.12.66 5/0–5/6 4/9–5/0 4/3–4/6 3/9 5.1.67 5/0–5/6 4/9–5/0 4/3–4/6 3/9 12.1.67 4/6–5/0 4/0–4/6 3/6–4/0 3/3 19.1.67 4/6–4/9 4/0–4/6 3/6–4/0 3/3 26.1.67 4/6–4/9 4/0–4/6 3/6–4/0 3/3 2.2.67 4/6–4/9 4/0–4/6 3/6–4/0 3/3 9.2.67 (estimated) 4/0–4/3 3/6–4/0 3/0–3/6 2/9