asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state (a) the amount of imported feeding barley delivered to Irish mills in each of the months January to July, 1957, inclusive, and (b) the average price per ton of this barley on the mill floor.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imported Feeding Barley.
Mr. Moylan
There were no sales of imported feeding barley to millers by Grain Importers (Éire) Ltd., from 1st January to 18th May, 1957. The following were the approximate sales during the months of May, June and July:—
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May— |
4,059 tons |
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June— |
9,257 ,, |
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July— |
14,039 ,, |
Barley is sold by Grain Importers (Eire) Ltd., on the basis of delivery to the nearest railway station, not on the basis of delivery to the mill floor. The company's price throughout the period was £27 per ton, carriage paid to the purchaser's railway station.
40/- and 20 per cent.
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