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MEAT— continued Purchase and Sale Account 1946-47 Season's Killings up to 31st July, 1947 Dr. £ £ Cr. £ £ Purchases, Ist October, 1946, to 31st July, 1947— Sales : Shipments to United Kingdom up to 31st Lamb.. .. .. .. .. 15,083,451 July, 1947 Wether mutton .. .. .. 1,113,485 Lamb .. .. .. .. 12,764,348 Ewe mutton .. .. .. .. 2,267,960 Wether mutton .. .. .. 783,325 Beef and veal .. .. .. .. 3,244,137 Ewe mutton .. .. .. .. 1,604,887 Boner bull beef.. .. .. .. 219,923 Beef and veal .. .. .. .. 1,689,862 Boner cow beef.. .. .. .. 344,828 Boner bull beef.. .. .. .. 198,475 Pig-meat .. .. .. .. 1,019,820 Boner cow beef.. .. .. .. 195,021 Oifals .. .. .. .. .. 847,457 Pig-meat .. .. .. .. 552,648 Preserved meat— Offals .. .. .. .. .. 861,680 Stock transferred from 1945-46 Purchase and Preserved .. .. .. .. 612,806 Sale Account .. .. .. .. 60,869 19,263,052 Purchases .. .. .. .. 574,008 24,775,938 Allowance for administration and general expenses (§■ per cent. on sales, £14,680,671) .. .. .. .. 55,053 Transfer to Meat Industry Stabilization Account (being net proceeds of increases in saleprices of meat after 15th December, 1942) 4,582,382 Less amount of increases in purchase-prices of meat after Ist October, 1944 .. .. 2,695,811 1,886,571 Surplus on transactions up to 31st July, 1947, carried to Meat Stock on hand (including loadings not departed at 31st July, Pool Account .. .. .. .. .. 1,256,526 1947) .. .. .. .. .. .• 8,711,036 £27,974,088 £27,974,088

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