NEW MEAT SCHEDULE

Chronicle (Levin), 28 September 1946, Page 2

NEW MEAT SCHEDULE

PEOVISION FOR INCREASES I The openiug scliedule prices for ; lanil). mutton and quarterbred i'or Ihe i 1946-47 season have been aimouneed by 1 the Aliaister of .Marketing, Mr. Hoberts. ! lie said the prices were in aceord with j the agreement with the Goveruuient at j Ihe introductiou of staiiilisation policy, ; and pruvided for increases to cover thet wages set out in the .Mininuun Wage Act and other agreed increases in costs of production. An adjustinent in price iias been j niade in favour of liglitweight carcases j at the requesl of the New Zealaud j Aleat Producers' Board. These chaages were designed toj intluence production of preferredj weighls of meat ior the United Iviug-j dotu market in the light of post-war , conditioii.s. Tiie schedule prices will be as follow:— 1 Lambs (Woolly). Priiue Down cross and prime Canter- j bury: 20-.'!(), 10d; 9 7-Sd; 4o-5(J, | 9 o-sd; ol-oi), S 7-Sd. I'ritne crossbred: 20-36, 9]d; 87-12, 9 3-Sdj 48-50. 9 1-Sd; 51-56, 8 5-8d. | Becomls: 20-36, 9 l-8d; 87-42, 9 l-8d; j 4J-oU, 8 o-8d. Wethers. Wethers, Nortli Island. Prime, 48 upward, ()Ad; 49-64, G.ld;, 65-90 as 041b. at 6_ld, 83s 4d. aetomls, 64 upward, o^d; 65-72 as 641b. at 5:pl, 30s 8d. Wethers, Boutli Island. Prime, 48 upward, 6.1d; 49-64, 6d;j 65-90 as 641b. at 6d, 32s. Beeonds, 64 upwards, 54d; 65-72 as 641b. at 54d, 29s Id. Ewes. 64 upward, 4 l-8d; 65-90 as 641b. atj 4 l-8d, 22s. Quarter Beef. O.x — G.A.Q.: 8401b. and under, 46s per 1001b. ; over 84U11)., 45s per lOUlb F.A.Q.: All weiglits, 40s per 1001b. Heifer— G.A.G.: 8401b. and . under, irw nm- 1001b • nvnr S40lb.. 44s iier

w ~ " 7 " 1 - 1001b. F.A.Q.: All weights, 39s per 1001b. (V)vv — G.A.Q.: All weights, 3Ss 6d per 1001b. F.A.Q.: All weights, 33s 6d per 1001b. Boner Beef. Ox, bull, cow, heifer: 2f)S per 1091b. Attitude of Meat Board. "I aui pleased that agreoinout has been reached on the new season's open-i ing schedule prices, aud that due con-, sideration has been given to the board* 's conteiitioii that the range of increases granted should cover all| classes of fat stock." said the chair-; inan of the New Zealand -Meat Producers ' Board, Mr. G. TI. Grigg, in a state- ( ment on Thursday night. 4 ' While overseas, it was made eyident to me, from discussions with re-j presentatives of the meat trade in the

Unitod Kingdom, that, as in the past>; the future demand will be for highi qualitv liglitweight carcases," added. yfr. Grigg. "My board feels* that aj start must be made to bririg our pro-; ductiou into liuc with the future re-l quirements of the trade, coiisequeutly [ this yoar's schedules have _ been de-i signed with that object in vicw. _ j ! "There has been considerable agita-, 1 tio ii in certain districts to have a pre-; mium paid on early lambs in order toi ' ease the-pressure of ldllings in the peakj ; of the season. Wliilst tlie objeetive is! to be eommeuded, administrative diffi.-' eulties «.make the suggesfion impractic-, • able. The premium on prime lambs ; I 20-361b. in this season 's schedules j should, however, assist in this direction. ' '