§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of world commodity prices to the latest date for which figures are available in accordance with
Commodity Description Price at 25th or 26th July Copper … … Wirebars, London Metal Exchange settlement price … £823 tonne Lead … … London Metal Exchange settlement price … £245 tonne Zinc … … European producers' price … £330 tonne Tin … … London Metal Exchange settlement price … £3,700 tonne Aluminium … … Ingots, Canadian producers' price … £316.tonne Nickel … … Refined, Canadian producers' price … £1,511 tonne Raw wool … … Merion 64's … 210p kilo* Raw cotton … … 11/16" … 57.1p kilo Raw jute … … White "C" grade … £176 ton Natural rubber … … No. 1 R.S.S. … 32.5p kilo Beef … … Eire hindquarters … 36.0p lb. Lamb … … New Zealand (including duty) … 23.9p lb. Bacon … … Danish A1 … £670 ton Wheat … … US Dark Northern Springs … £95.5 ton Maize … … No.3 American Yellow … £67.8 ton† Coffee … … Ugandan Robustas Type 2–3 months futures … £499 tonne Cocoa … … Accra/Lagos 3 months futures … £764 tonne Tea … … Average price at London tea sales … 58.6p kilo* Palm oil … … Malaysian nearest futures … £266 ton‡ Soya beans … … US No.2 nearest futures … £129 tonne‡ * Week ending 26th July † 23rd July. ‡ 22nd July.