NEW ZEALAND MEAT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 9 November 1940, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND MEAT

SCHEDULE OF PRICES NO CHANGE IN MAIN VALUES. MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. An announcement that negotiations have now been completed with the United Kingdom Government in regard to the prices of meat for the 194041 season, and that the f.o.b. prices payable by the Marketing Department will be the same as for last season with the exception of minor adjustments in respect of edible offals and bacon cuts, was made last evening by the Minister of Marketing, Mr. Nash. He said that full details of these adjustments would be published as soon as possible. The schedule of f.o.b. prices. New Zealand currency, paid by the Marketing Department last season for meat and the principal classes purchased for shipment to the United Kingdom was as follows:—

Classes and Grades. Prices d. a lb. Lamb — Prime Down cross: 2’s 7 7-8 8s’ 713-16 4’s 7 9-16 Tegs 6 15-16 Prime Canterbury Quality: 2’s 713-16 8’s 711-16 4’s 7 7-16 Tegs 613-16 Prime Crossbred 2’s 7 11-16 8’s ?. 7 9-16 4’s 7! Tegs 61 Second Quality: 361b. and under 7.! Over 361b 613-16 Prime Wethers and Maiden Ewes — 481b. and under 5 5-16 49/56 413-16 57/64 4 9-16 65/72 4 5-16 Over 72 311-16 Second Quality Wethers — 561b. and under 4 9-16 57/72 4 3-16 Ewes — 641b. and under 3 3-8 Over 641b 215-16 Boneless — Ox 4 5-8 Bull 41 Cow 4 Bobby veal 51-8 Boneless veal 4 3-16 Ox and Heifer Beef — GAQ 145/210 hinds 5 7-16 Fores 3 3-16 (Overs and unders, |d. less). FAQ all weights: Hinds 4* Fores 3 1-8 Cow Beef— GAQ, all weights Hinds 4 Fores 3 Baconers (101 to 1801b.) — Carcases: 1st quality, singed 71 Unsinged 77-16 2nd quality, singed 73-16 Unsinged r, 7 1-8 Porkers (60 to 1001b.) — Carcases: 1st quality, unsinged 7 7-16 2nd quality, unsinged 71-8 Headless sides: 1st quality, unsinged 7 13-16 2nd quality, unsinged 71 Choppers (excluding boars): Unsinged 4 15-16,