Some lamb up

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 34013, 29 November 1975, Page 2

Some lamb up

Prices for the meat of some grades of lamh i will be raised on Monday, but there will be a meat price reduction for most ewes. However, lamb and sheepskin prices have been raised again. The prices for all Y and cutter grade lambs have been raised by 1.5 c per kilogram but for six out of the nine categories of ewe mutton there is a reduction of 1c per kilogram. The EL grade of ewe is now onlv 1c per kilogram above the minimum price for the season announced before the start of the season by the Meat Export Prices Committee. Because of a firming in j both pelt and wool values, u prices for lambskins have in- , creased 12c where the skiny has 0.5 kilograms of wool. ; and 25c where the wool pulF is 1.5 kilograms. For sheep-h skins the advance is 3c for i a skin with 0.5 kilograms of

'wool and 27c for a skin with; two kilograms of wool. The prices which will come; into force on Monday are: LAMB MEAT P -PL. 8 to 12.5 kg. 55.7 c peri kg; PM. 13 to 16kg. 52.2 c; PH. 16.51 to 25.5 kg. 45.8 c. Y.—YL. 8 to 12.5 kg. 51.2 c; YM. 13 to 16kg 51.2 c; YH. 16.5 to' 25 skg, 47.3 c. O—OL, 8 to 12 skg, 51.1 c; OM., 13 to 16kg. 47.6 c. A.—A. Bto 12.5 kg. 43.8 c. F—F, Bto 25.5 kg, 26c. Cuter.—ClL, up to 12.5 kg. 29.8c;’ CIM. over 12.5 kg, 33.7 c; C2. all weights. 21.5 c. M.— M. all weights 20c. EWE MUTTON EL. up to 22kg. 23c: EM, 22.5 j to 26kg. 21c; EHL 26.5 to 30kg,; 19c; EH2. 30 5 to 36kg. 13c. EX, up to 26kg. 21 c; MM, all weights. 13c: FM. all weights. 2c; PI. all: weights 6c: P2. al] weights sc. i. 50.000 cello A cello made by Antonius Stradivarius in 1721 was auctioned at Sotheby’s today for ‘£50,000. the highest price ; lever paid for a cello. A sec- : ond cello made by Antonius and Hieronymus Amati in 1614 fetched £15,000, and £7500 was paid for a violin made bv Nicolas Gagliano in ' 175°