Imported Eggs

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asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of eggs imported during 1913 and 1922, respectively; and the total value of such imports?

The imports of eggs into the United Kingdom during 1913 amounted to 21,579,950 great hundreds, valued at £9,590,602; and in 1922 to 13,661,671 great hundreds, valued at £11,301,652.

Town.				Percentage Increases in Rates of Wages between the end of 1913 and March, 1923.
Town.				Bricklayers.	Masons.^*	Carpenters and Joiners.	Plumbers.	Plasterers.	Painters	Labourers.
				Hourly Rates.
London	…	…	…	74	74	74	71	74	100	102
Newcastle		…	…	100	100	100	110	100	122	122
Manchester		…	…	90	100	90	110	90	111	131
Birmingham		…	…	100	100	100	105	95	122	114
Derby	…	…	…	111	111	122	128	150	150	150
Lincoln	…	…	…	135	122	135	135	122	150	173
Chatham		…	…	78	100	88	88	78	129	118
Reading		…	…	94	94	94	94	83	136	127
Southampton		…	…	74	94	74	74	94	94	92
Cardiff	…	…	…	111	111	111	116	111	135	131
				Weekly Rates.†
London	…	…	…	58	58	58	57	58	82	82
Newcastle		…	…	79	99	79	79	79	99	99
Manchester		…	…	74	84	76	90	72	93	109
Birmingham		…	…	76	76	76	82	72	85	89
Derby	…	…	…	73	82	83	93	107	94	106
Lincoln	…	…	…	101	94	105	101	94	118	133
Chatham		…	…	45	63	53	53	45	86	78
Reading		…	…	58	58	58	58	49	92	85
Southampton		…	…	47	65	47	47	65	65	63
Cardiff	…	…	…	77	77	77	83	77	98	94
^*Banker Hands.
† Calculated on the basis of the recognised hours of labour in a full normal week taking into account both summer and winter hours.

Volume 161: debated on Friday 16 March 1923