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TALLOW The United Kingdom Ministry of Food continued to purchase the exportable surplus of tallow under contract, the details of which were set out in the last report of the Marketing Department (Export Division) at page 39. For the period ended 30th September, 1949, 25,4:37 tons were exported, the whole quantity going to the United Kingdom.

The following table sets out the purchase and sales prices of the various grades of tallow purchased for export to the United Kingdom :

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Purchase-price Per Ton, f.o.b. New Zealand. United Kingdom Government. 01*3 H p Purchase-price Per Ton, * f.o.b. New Zealand : Casks/Barrels. Drums. Casks and Drums. £ s. d. 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. First beef 48 0 0 45 10 0 113 15 8 First mutton 45 0 0 42 10 0 109 15 8 Good bright prime, mixed 39 0 0 36 10 0 104 5 8 Good colour, mixed 38 0 0 35 10 0 102 15 8 Fair to good colour, mixed 37 0 0 34 10 0 101 5 8 Fair colour, mixed 35 0 0 32 10 0 98 15 8 Good gut 33 0 0 30 10 0 96 5 8 Medium gut 31 0 0 28 10 0 93 5 8 Low and no colour gut 25 0 0 22 10 0 88 15 8 Stearine, superior 51 0 0 48 10 0 115 5 8 Stearine, medium 44 0 0 41 10 0 111 5 8 Lard, edible 80 0 0 77 10 0 149 5 8 Edible mixed tallow 43 0 0 40 10 0 107 15 8 Hog grease/pig fat I.S.R.— F.F.A. under 1 per cent. 51 0 0 48 10 0 113 5 8 F.F.A. 1 per cent, to 2 per cent. 49 0 0 46 10 0 112 5 8 F.F.A. 2 per cent, to 3 per cent. 46 0 0 43 10 0 111 5 8 F.F.A. 3 per cent, to 4 per cent. 44 0 0 41 10 0 110 5 8 F.F.A. 4 per cent, to 5 per cent. 42 0 0 39 10 0 109 5 8 F.F.A. 5 per cent, to 6 per cent. 40 0 0 37 10 0 108 5 8 F.F.A. 6 per cent, to 7 per cent. 37 0 0 34 10 0 107 5 8 F.F.A. 7 per cent, to 8 per cent. 35 0 0 32 10 0 106 5 8 F.F.A. 8 per cent, to 9 per cent. 33 0 0 30 10 0 105 5 8 F.F.A. 9 per cent, to 10 per cent. 31 0 0 28 10 0 104 5 8 Hide grease, good colour — F.F.A. under 1 per cent. 35 0 0 32 10 0 95 15 8 F.F.A. 1 per cent, to 15 per cent. 33 0 0 30 10 0 • 93 5 8 Over 15 per cent. 32 0 0 29 10 0 89 15 8 The above plus 5s. per ton for barrels.