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PRICES. The f.o.b. (New Zealand currency) purchase-prices payable to freezing companies and meatexporters for the 1940-41 season are as follows :—

With a few minor exceptions, these prices are the same as those paid for the 1939-40 season. Purchases made by the Department from freezing companies and exporters for the twelve months ended 31st July, 1941, totalled £16,125,187 (New Zealand currency). Debits to the United Kingdom Ministry of Food totalled £16,223,768 (New Zealand currency) for the same period. The total weight of meat purchased for shipment was 267,426 tons, giving an average payout to freezing companies and meat-exporters of 6-& d. per pound for all descriptions of meat and edible offals.

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Basic Values I Basic Values Classes and Grades. (New Zealand Classes and Gfadcs. | (New Zealand Currency). Currency). Lamb (range 23/56 lb.) Per lb. Boneless beef and veal— continued. Per lb. Prime Down Cross— d. Cow— d. 2's .. .. • • • ■ 7 $ Sides .. .. . • .. 4 8's .. .. • ■ 7 ft Shoulders .. .. .. .. 4 4' s 7-$- Loins and flanks .. .. .. 3 ft Tegs ,, ,. .. .. 6ft Buttocks and rumps .. .. 4£ Prime Canterbury— Briskets .. .. .. .. 3ft 2's .. 7ft Shins 4ft 8's ?ft Veal 4ft 4's .. .. 7ft Bobby veal .. .. .. .. 5\ T egg '" '.'. 6ft Baconers (121/180 lb.)— Prime Crossbred— Carcasses— 2's .. .. -. •• 7ft First quality, singed ' .. .. 7 J g' s ,, 7ft Second quality, singed. .. .. 7 ft 4'g .. .. .. 7£ Wiltshire sides — T e g 3 6J First quality, singed .. .. 8£ Second quality— Second quality, singed .. .. 8ft 36 and under .. .. .. U Spencers, singed .. .. .. 7| Over 36 .. 6ft Shoulder square cuts, singed .. .. 5$ Middles, singed .. .. .. 8f Mutton ■ Boston butts, singed .. .. .. 6J Prime wether and maiden ewe— Gammons, singed .. .. .. llf l's .. .. .. 5ft Porkers (60/120 lb.)— 7' s 4ft Carcasses — 3' s 4ft First quality, unsinged .. .. 7ft 9' 8 4ft Second quality, unsinged .. .. 7J 5's and overs .. .. .. 3ft Headless sidesSecond wether— Krst quality, unsinged .. .. 7ft 56 and under .. .. . • 4ft Second quality, unsinged .. .. 7£ 57/72 .. 4ft Choppers (181 lb. and over), (excluding Ewe— boars)— 64 and under .. .. • • 3f Carcasses .. .. .. ■ • 4ft 65/72 2ft Sides 4ft Boned ewe over 72 lb. .. .. 4$ Boned chopper .. .. .. 6ft Quarter beef (bone in)— Frozen edible offalsOx and heifer G.A.Q.— Ox and beef— 210 and under— Kidneys 9J Hinds 5& Livers °* Fores 3ft Tails .. 5ft Over 210 Hearts (sound) .. .. ■ ■ 4 Hinds .. .. •• ■■ 5ft I Cut hearts .. .. .. 3£ Fores 2ft Cheeks . 3J Ox and heifer F.A.Q., all weights— Throat breads .. .. . • 5ft Hinds 4£ Thick skirts 5| Fores • • ■ ■ 3 i Thin skirts • ■ ■_' • • 3 * Cow G.A.Q., aU weights— Tongues (short cut) '•. « " 10 X Hinds * Tongue roots (trimmed to standard) . . 4ft Fores '. '■ '■'■ ■■ ■■ 3 Tripe (raw) .. .. • • if Boned quarter beef— Sheep— Ox and heifer G.A.Q.— Hearts (sound) 5| 210 and under— Cut hearts •■ •• •■ *f Hinds 6;ii Kidneys special) 13$ Fores *M Kidneys (small) 13 Over 210- Tongues .. .. .. •• 6ft jjj n( jg _ ,, 6§ij Livers (in pails or rubber bags) .. 8|■p 0lea ','. 4JJ Livers (bags or boxes) .. .. 7ft Ox and heifer F.A.Q., all weights— Lamb— Hinds • • • • • • 5 i§- Breads .. .. •. • ■ 9ft Foros " .. 4ifJ Livers (in pails or rubber bags) .. 9ft Cow G.A.Q., all weights— Livers (bags or boxes) .. .. 8J Hinds 5* Hearts ( sound ) til Fores 4 & Cut hearts 3ft Tongues .. .. .. • • it Ribs and ponies (bone in) — Por k . Ox G A Q • • 4 Hearts (sound) .. .. ■ • 4J Cow G.A.Q. : I .. • • • • 3| Cut hearts 4 Boneless beef and veal— Kidneys .. .. .. ■• /ft Ox and heifer- Lwers m pails or rubber bags) .. 7ft g ides .. .. 4| Livers (bags or boxes) .. .. o£ Shoulders:! .. •• % p T , on S ues 6 * Loins and flanks 3ft Calf— Buttocks and rumps .. .. 5J Hearts (sound) 3ft Briskets 4A Cuthearts.. .. .. •• 3ft Shina .. • • 4]| Kidneys .. .. • • • • oft Rll b u _ •• " Tongues (short cut) .. .. 10J j 4i Tongue roots (trimmed to standard) .. j 4 ft •• 4* Throat breads i 6ft Sand flanks V. V. •• 4 Livers (m pails or rubber bags) 11| Buttocks and rumps .. .. 4ft Livers (bags or boxes) .. .. 7f Briskets 4 & Bobby hearts sound) .. .. 4ft ghms " .. -• 4ft Cut bobby hearts j 3ft