§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) from information available
(£ per ton) January February March April May June France* … 49.60 57.20 77.60 87.60 57.20 48.00 Netherlands† … 26.20 28.60 47.00 78.80 95.20 127.20 July August September October November December France* … 34.20 33.60 34.20 31.20 28.20 35.80 Netherlands† … 47.60 10.60 10.20 11.20 12.40 19.20 * Wholesale prices of unspecified varieties in the Paris (Rungis) market. † Producer auction prices of unspecified varieties. Although not exactly comparable average monthly prices for home-produced cabbages in nine major wholesale markets in England and Wales during the same period were as follows:—
(£ per ton) Varieties January February March April May June Spring — — — — 56.80 38.70 Spring Greens 57.30 92.90 123.80 122.30 51.90 29.10 Summer/Autumn — — — — — 40.60 Winter Dutch White 23.80 34.10 54.40 85.30 — — Other Winter 25.30 35.30 61.00 88.20 — — Savoys 27.10 35.70 51.50 67.40 — — Varieties July August September October November December Spring 32.20 — 37.80 42.10 — — Spring Greens — — 42.40 39.40 33.80 33.10 Summer/Autumn 25.10 20.20 21.10 19.70 19.20 19.40 Winter Dutch White — — — — 24.00 24.60 Other Winter — — — 20.30 21.10 21.80 Savoys — — 37.40 30.60 27.10 25.80