PRICE OF MEAT.
REDUCTION AGREED UPON. NEW SCALE FROM MONDAY. After a discussion lasting till mifi-» night on Thursday, the Prices Investigation Tribunal and a committee of t'hn Master' Butchers' Association agreed upon tho following schedule of prices I'm . prime quality beef, voal, and best wother mutton, sold over the counter: PRIME BE I'll'". Per li» d. Fillet steak ... ... ••• j] • ltump steak ... ... ••• M. Sirloins ... ••• ••• 5 s Prime ribs ... ... ••• ' Beef stenk ... ••• 7a to « Skirt steak ... ••• ' Relied chuck ribs ... 'id to 8 Top side ... ••• ••• * Corned round Corned brisket with bone ••• •) Corned brisket without bone ... & Gravy beef, with bono -* Gravy beef, without boue ... J> Full shins or logs ... ••• 2| Half shins ... ... j; Sausages ... ••• ■ J« Mince meat ... ••• 5 Suet 4 ... ••• ••• g £i' l .P°. - !! Dripping ... ••• '• PRIME WETHER MUTTON. Legs ... .*• "... 3 Legs, thank end, Sib or under SI Hindquarters ... ••• Forequartera ... \ j Shoulders ... ••• 6d to « lioins. trimmed ... ••• '1 " Loins; untrimmed ... ••• •>< Chops, lbin ... .... 8 Chops, others ... -Id to 0 Cutlets I? Side ... ••• ••• 0 VEAL. Fillets • 6d « ' Loins ' ••• ••• 5d to <1 Cutlets ... ••• 8d to 0 Forequarters ... • ••■ 4 It was agreed tliat second quality beef ,/ and ewe mutton should range at loasf ~ Id per lb lower than tho above pricM. 1 It was also acrced that Id per lb would ji bo a reasonable charge for delivering or booking and delivering. This charicftlgj w;is agreed to by tho master butcher* on the understanding that it applies to yj tho flat, and that a somewhat additional charge cn'n be made for delivery on tbt ,'f hills. Monthly accounts are to Irt *) strictly net, and tho hew prices aw W a como into force on Monday next, April ' 18th. ' 1 e chairman (Mr O. P. Agar) stated r | that the master butchers. ha«Tmet tlwil '1 in a reasonable spirit,!«nd tfoat the Mblie liiid received q substantial redDQnOK in tho prices at present being cldUMed in Christchurph and mbnrku' ■ w $ Tribunal had returns presented to it | of prices at present being charged, attfl j tho result of tho conference will mesa an average reduction on several cuts i of beef up to 3d per lb, md another -k reduction in prime-quality wether mat- v ton of from Id to lid per lb insoverfil i instances.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17121, 16 April 1921, Page 8
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363PRICE OF MEAT. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17121, 16 April 1921, Page 8
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