Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports of Fats and Oils.

Wednesday, 7 March 1951

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 124 No. 9

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Mr. Brady:  asked the Taoiseach if he will state the quantities of (a) edible [1307] and inedible fats and (b) vegetable oils imported during 1950 and up to the latest available date in 1951 giving (1) country of origin and (2) quantity and average prices for each month.

[1308]Mr. Cosgrave: Information on Liam Cosgrave  Zoom on Liam Cosgrave  I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement containing the desired information.

The following is the statement:—

Description and Country of Origin Quantity
Year 1950 January, 1951
cwt. cwt.
Edible Animal Fats:
Lard:
Great Britain 1 —
Argentina 6,888 —
TOTAL 6,889 —
Other fats:
Great Britain 98 —
Denmark 595 —
Argentina 12,178 —
Uruguay 4,446 —
TOTAL 17,317 —
Inedible Animal Fats:
Fat preparations:
Great Britain 602 1
The Six Counties 16 5
Germany 22 —
Sweden 160 —
Argentina 1,965 —
TOTAL 2,765 6
Edible Vegetable Oils:
Cocoanut:
Ceylon 243 —
United States of America 44 —
TOTAL 287 —
Olive:
Great Britain 33 —
France 641 40
Italy 559 —
Norway 39 —
Spain 273 39
Tunisia 403 —
TOTAL 1,948 79
Palm:
Great Britain 29 —
Denmark 15 —
Netherlands 2,985 —
TOTAL 3,029 —
Inedible Vegetable Oils, unrefined:
Cocoanut:
The Six Counties 1 —
British Malaya 12,297 —
Paraguay 200 —
TOTAL 12,498 —
[1309][1310]Cottonseed:
Great Britain 30 —
Belgium 700 —
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1,973 —
Belgian Congo 18,422 —
Egypt 18,026 —
Portuguese E. Africa 6,890 —
China 12,000 6,000
United States of America 11,496 —
TOTAL 69,537 6,000
Linseed:
Great Britain 2,133 —
Belgium 985 —
Argentina 16,590 —
Uruguay 9,410 4,510
TOTAL 29,118 4,510
Palm:
Belgian Congo 11,698 2,000
Portuguese West Africa 1,809 —
British Malaya 1,376 —
TOTAL 14,883 2,000
Other sorts:
Great Britain 819 —
Italy 295 —
Spain 4 —
Belgian Congo 21,460 754
Tunisia 199 —
China 6,717 3,847
Hong Kong 279 —
India — 1,998
TOTAL 29,773 6,599
Inedible Vegetable Oils, refined Castor:
Great Britain 1,053 14
Belgium 40 —
India 1,099 272
TOTAL 2,192 286
Linseed:
Great Britain TOTAL 17 —
Other sorts:
Great Britain 590 20
France 20 —
Spain 16 —
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 3,872 —
China 1,326 260
Hong Kong 119 —
Malaya 5,582 —
Argentina 19 —
Brazil 20 —
TOTAL 11,564 280

[1311][1312] 2 (a).—IMPORTS OF FATS, EDIBLE AND INEDIBLE AND AVERAGE C.I.F. PRICE PER CWT.

Month Edible Animal Fats Inedible Animal Fat preparations
Lard Other Fats
Quantity Average Price Quantity Average Price Quantity Average Price
cwt. £ s. d. cwt. £ s. d. cwt. £ s. d.
1950:
January — — 498 6 8 2 84 3 12 10
February — — 97 6 15 6 — —
March — — 1,884 4 5 10 19 6 2 1
April — — — — 180 4 14 4
May — — 121 5 6 1 140 2 7 5
June — — 4,623 4 5 4 1,996 3 19 10
July — — 4,719 4 7 8 79 4 4 7
August 4,425 4 0 3 428 4 4 0 108 5 1 1
September 2,463 4 0 11 3,962 4 4 11 41 4 2 5
October — — — — 22 4 4 7
November — — 1 7 0 0 42 4 16 2
December 1 4 0 0 984 6 7 0 54 4 11 1
1951:
January — — — — 6 6 10 0

Month Cocoanut Olive Palm
Quantity Average Price Quantity Average Price Quantity Average Price
cwt. £ s. d. cwt. £ s. d. cwt. £ s. d.
1950:
January — — 377 6 16 10 29 16 8 3
February — — 37 9 19 6 — —
March 143 7 6 10 144 9 13 1 — —
April — — 40 10 13 0 — —
May — — 343 5 4 7 — —
June 22 12 12 9 292 10 4 5 — —
July — — 133 10 4 1 2,985 7 15 9
August — — 287 8 12 5 — —
September 100 7 8 10 38 15 6 10 — —
October — — 2 25 10 0 — —
November 22 15 4 7 223 9 10 4 15 11 0 0
December — — 32 15 12 6 — —
1951:
January — — 79 16 6 7 — —

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