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Mr. W. THORNE
asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of tons of steel billetts and blooms for July and August, 1921, imported from Germany and Belgium, the value of same for July and August, and the average per ton for July and August for same; and the total number of tons of steel billetts and blooms imported into this country in June, July, and August, and the value and average price per ton?
Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSON
The following statement gives the information desired by the hon. Member:Quantity and value of steel blooms, billetts, and slabs (other than of special steel) registered as imported into the United Kingdom during the under-mentioned periods.
| Months. | Total Imports. | Of which there was consigned— | |
| From Germany. | From Belgium. | ||
| (a) Quantity Imported. | |||
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| June, 1921 | 11,517 | — | 3,299 |
| July, 1921 | 10,480 | 771 | 4,616 |
| August, 1921 | 15,296 | 671 | 6,014 |
| (b) Declared Value thereof. | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |
| June, 1921 | 98,992 | — | 28,549 |
| July, 1921 | 104,594 | 7,543 | 44,591 |
| August, 1921 | 135,801 | 5,408 | 56,034 |
| (c) Average Declared Value per Ton. | |||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| June, 1921 | 8 | 11 | 11 | — | 8 | 13 | 1 | ||
| July, 1921 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 2 |
| August, 1921 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 |