Prices for Meat for Britain

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 285, 2 December 1939, Page 5

Prices for Meat for Britain

F. 0.8. Prices to be Payable to Exporters

CLASSES AND GRADES (Special to Herald-Tribune.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 1. The schedule of f.o.b. prices New Zealand currency to be paid by the Marketing Department for meat purchased for shipment to the United Kingdom is given in a circular dispatched last evening to all freezing companies and meat exporters by the Minister of Marketing, Mr W. Nash. The circular also gives information concerning specifications, parcelling, statistical returns, grading, insurance, storage, advances, and other details relating to purchase and shipment. “The general condition of purchase in respect of grading laid down by the contract with the Ministry of Food is that the meat is to be of the usual descriptions and grades, as at present shipped from New Zealand,” states the circular. “This, however, has to be qualified as regards the North Island to the extent that all works will in future grade the Down cross lambs separately from the ordinary crossbred type lambs, and an undertaking has been given that all carcases graded Down cross will be of Down type. “The grading standard in respect of these two classes of prime lamb will be the standard which has been in operation for the last two years at the Hawke’s Bay works. These standards will be established and supervised by the supervising graders of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, who also will continue to superintend the grading of all other classes ol meat. “At the same time it is most important that the undertaking we have given that shipments will be of the usual descriptions and grades shall be conscientiously carried out, and it is expected all works’ managements will themselves, in their own interests, see that their standards of dressing and sundries shall be full up to their regular general get-up of both carcases and of standards in all respects.

Loss Prior to Ocean Shipment. “All meat shall, in respect of fire and all other loss or damage, be at the risk of the sellers till it is placed f.o.b ocean steamer, except that in cases where meat is forwarded from one ocean shipping port for shipment on board an ocean steamer at another port on through bill of lading, such meat shall be at the risk of the Ministry of Food from the point of departure from the initial port. “The Food Ministry undertakes that in the event of meat having to be kept in store in New Zealand for an unduly long period, owing to the inability of the Ministry to provide ocean-going ships, it will make payment toward the consequential additional cost of storage in accordance with arrangements to be agreed with the New Zealand Government, in the light of actual experience up to January 31, 1940. _ Delays in Shipments. “There is a possibility that in the event of delay in shipment owing to the inability of the Food Ministry to provide ocean-going ships, the Ministry will make payment on account in accordance with arrangements to be agreed with the New Zealand Government. It has been suggested that the payment on account may amount to 50 per cent, of the value of any meat which has had to remain in cold storage for more than two months by reason of the inability of the Ministry to adhere to the shipping programme. “The f.o.b. prices payable in New Zealand currency, as set out below, have been arrived at by converting the sterling f.o.b. prices agreed with the United Kingdom Government, at the current telegraphic transfer rate of £124 7/6, and deducting therefrom £ per cent, to cover: fa) Marketing Department expenses; (b) The interest. “The terms of the purchase agreement with the United Kingdom Government provide for payment of 90 per cent, on shipment and 10 per cent, within 28 days after arrival, or in case of a steamer being lost, on estimated due date of arrival. It is intended, however, that the Marketing Department will pay shippers the full 100 per cent, upon shipment. The interest which will accrue on the remaining 10 per cent, from time of shipment till settlement is received, will be absorbed in the £ per cent, deduction referred to above. v. Schedule of Prices. The classes and grades of meat and the f.o.b. prices in New Zealand currency are as follows: Prices. Classes and Grades. d. a lb. Lamb— Prime Down cross: 2’s 7 7-8 B's 7 13-16 4’s 7 9-16 Tegs 6 15-16 Prime Canterbury Quality: 2’s 7 13-13 8 s 7 11-16 4’s 7 7-16 Tegs 6 13-16 Prime Crossbred: 2’s 7 11-16 B’s 7 9-16 4’s 7 1-4 Tegs 6 1-2 Second Quality: 361 b. and under 7 1-4 Over 361 b 6 13-16 Prime Wethers and Maiden Ewes—481b. and under 5 5-16 49/56 4 13-16 57/64 4 9-16 65/72 4 5-lfi Over 72 3 11-1 G Second Quality Wethers—--561b. and under 4 9-1 G 57/72 4 3-16 Ewes—i 641 b. and under 3 3-8 Sm Sik. utumituu SlSsiS,

Boneless — Ox 4 5-3 Bull 4 1-2 Cow 4 Bobby veal 5 1-8 Boneless veal 4 3-16 Ox and Heifer Beef — GAQ 145/210 hinds 5 7-1 G Fores 3 3-16 (Overs and unders id less) FAQ all weights: Hinds 4 1-4 Fores 3 1-8 Cow Beef— GAQ all weights Hinds 4 Fores ~ 3 Baconers (101 to 1801 b). — Carcases: Ist quality, singed 7 1-2 Unsinged 7 7-16 2nd quality, singed 7 3-16 Unsinged 7 1-3 Porkers (60 to 1001 b). Carcases: Ist quality, unsinged .... 7 7-16 2nd quality, unsinged .... 7 1-8 Headless sides: Ist quality, unsinged .... 7 13-16 2nd quality, unsinged 7 1-2 Choppers (excluding boars): Unsinged 4 15-16 Baconer cuts— Wiltshire sides: Ist quality, singed 8 7-16 Ist quality, unsinged 8 3-8 2nd quality, singed 8 1-8 2nd quality, unsinged .... 8 1-16 Headless sides: Ist quality, singed 7 7-8 Ist quality, unsinged .... 7 13-16 2nd quality, singed 7 9-1 fl 2nd quality, unsinged .... 7 1-2 Flitches: Ist quality, singed 7 1-2 Ist quality, unsinged .... 7 7-16 2nd quality, singed 7 3-lfi 2nd quality, unsinged .... 7 1-8 Shoulder sq. cuts: Singed 5 7-8 Unsinged 5 13-16 Middles: Singed 8 3-4 Unsinged 8 11-16 Ribs, back: Singed 9 1.3 Unsinged 9 l-iQ Boston butts: Singed 6 7-8 Unsinged 6 13-16 Long cut legs: Singed 11 1-16 Unsinged ll _ cl. a lb. Frozen EdiblesOx: Kidneys 9 7-8 Livers 7 7-16 Tails 5 9-16 Hearts 4 Cheeks 3 1-8 Bread-slabs 7 7-16 Thick skirts 5 1-4 Thin skirts 3 3-8 Tongues 8 3-8 Tripe , 2 3-16 Beef: Tongues 8 3-8 Sheep: - a dozen. Hearts 1/10 Kidneys (spl.) 2/« Kidneys (small) 1/7J a dozen. m d a lb. Tongues 6 3-16 Livers 7 7-16 Lamb: Breads 9 5-10 Livers (pails) 9 9-16 Livers (bags and boxes) .. 8 3-8 Hearts 1/2J d. a lb. Tongues 6 1-2 Pork: a dozen. Hearts 1/10 d. a lb. Kidneys 7 7-16 Livers 6 1-2 Tongues 6 3-16 Calf: Hearts 3 11-16 Kidneys 8 1-16 Tongues 8 1-16 Breads 8 1-16 Livers (in pails) 11 1-8 Livers (in bags and boxes) 7 3-4 Bobby a doz. Hearts 1/10 „