§ 21. Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Agriculture the average wholesale
| Average Monthly Prices (per lb.) of Home Produced and Imported Meat at Wholesale Markets from October. 1932, to March, 1933. | ||||||
| Description. | October. | November. | December | January. | February. | March. |
| Beef: | d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | d. |
| English, fresh: | ||||||
| Steer and Heifer | 6⅜ | 6¼ | 6¾ | 7¼ | 7⅛ | 7 |
| Cow and Bull | 4½ | 4½ | 4⅝ | 5⅛ | 5⅛ | 5⅛ |
| Argentine, chilled: | ||||||
| 5¾ | 5⅟ | 5¾ | 5⅟ | 5¾ | 5⅜ | |
| Fores | 2¾ | 3⅝ | 3½ | 4⅛ | 3⅟ | 3⅟ |
| Australian, frozen: | ||||||
| Hinds | 3¼ | 3⅝ | 3¾ | 3¾ | 3¾ | 3½ |
| Crops | 2⅜ | 2⅟ | 3¼ | 3⅜ | 3⅜ | 3¼ |
| Mutton: | ||||||
| English, Teg and Wether | 5⅟ | 6⅛ | 7 | 8 | 8¼ | 9 |
| Argentine | 3⅛ | 3½ | 4 | 4⅛ | 4⅛ | 3¾ |
| New Zealand | 3½ | 4⅛ | 4½ | 4⅝ | 4⅝ | 4½ |
| Lamb: | ||||||
| British | 6¼ | 6¾ | 7¾ | 8¾ | 9¾ | *12½ |
| New Zealand | 5⅛ | 5⅟ | 6½ | 6⅝ | 6⅜ | 5¾ |
| Pork: | ||||||
| British | 6⅝ | 6⅟ | 7⅟ | 8 | 7⅟ | 8¼ |
| * Including also new season's lamb. | ||||||
| NOTE.—The prices are the averages of 1st and 2nd quality. |
| Average Prices (per lb.) of Meat at retail shops in Great Britain and Ireland, as ascertained by the Ministry of Labour, at the dates indicated. | ||||||
| Description. | 1st November, 1932. | 1st December, 1932. | 31st December, 1932. | 1st February, 1933. | 1st March, 1933. | 1st April, 1933. |
| Beef, British: | d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | d. |
| Ribs | 14¼ | 14¼ | 14¼ | 14¼ | 14 | 14 |
| Thin Flank | 7½ | 7½ | 7½ | 7½ | 7½ | 7½ |
| Beef, Chilled or Frozen: | ||||||
| Ribs | 8¾ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Thin Flank | 4½ | 4¾ | 4¾ | 4¾ | 4¾ | 4¾ |
| Mutton, British: | ||||||
| Legs | 14 | 14 | 14¼ | 14½ | 14½ | 14¾ |
| Breast | 7 | 7 | 7¼ | 7½ | 7½ | 7½ |
| Mutton, Frozen: | ||||||
| Legs | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9¼ | 9¼ | 9¼ |
| Breast | 3½ | 8¾ | 3¾ | 3¾ | 3¾ | 3¾ |
| NOTE-Official statistics as to the prices of lamb and pork are not collected. |