GISBORNE SCHEDULE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20487, 22 February 1941, Page 4

GISBORNE SCHEDULE

LAMBS UP TO 8d PER LB. NO MORE HEAVY MUTTON The rearrangement of the Gisborne export fat stock schedule, as a result of the Minister’s announcement concerning increases in prices, brings the local rates to the highest level of the season to date. No more overweight ewes, those 731 b and over, are being accepted by buyers, except at their skin! and byproduct values, and it was Stated today that second quality wethers over 721 b, and to a lesser extent prime wethers of the same weights, also were being avoided because the filling of the quota for those types was in sight. The new Gisborne schedule, to operate from Monday, is as follows: Lambs

Second quality. —23-361 b, 7gd; 37sGlb, 6£d. Mutton Wethers.—4Blb and under, s§d; 49561 b, 4|d; 57-641 b, 4§d; 65-721 b, 4gd. Second quality: 561 b and under, 4§d; 57-721 b, 4Jd. Ewes.—6slb and under, 3Jd; 661 b to 721 b, 2jjd. Beef

boner cow, 20s 6d; boner bull, 235. Pigs Porkers.—6olb to 1101 b: Prime, 6|d; seconds, sf]d. Baconers. —1111 b to 1801 b; Prime, 6gd; seconds, 6d. Over 1801 b and exportable choppers, 3|d.

’Downs Xbd 23-361b . . 8 73 37-421b 7.7 7§ 43-501b V, ■ 7i 51-561b .. 7 61

Ox Heifer 1001b 1001b • s d s d 2101b and under 33 0 31 G 2111b and over 31 0 29 G Seconds 28 0 2G G Other rates.—Prime cow, 25s Gd;