§ The following price increases and adjustments have been approved by the Government:
§ LIVESTOCK.—Price increases for the year 1st April, 1947 to 31st March, 1948:
§ Milk: An average increase of five-sixteenths of 1d. per gallon to be applied with special emphasis on the late summer and winter months.
§ Fat Steers, Heifers and Cow Heifers An overall average increase of 3s. 6d. per live cwt.
§ Fat Sheep and Lambs (excluding ewes and rams): An overall average increase of 1d. per lb. dead weight.
§ Fat Pigs (excluding sows, boars and stags): An increase of 2S. per score for clean pigs
| PRICES FOR CROPS HARVESTED IN 1947 AND 1948 | ||||||
| — | 1947 Price as fixed in July, 1946. | New Price for 1947. | Price for 1948. | |||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| Wheat, average seasonal price (per cwt.) | 18 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| acreage payment (per acre) | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | Nil | |
| Barley, (per cwt.) milling (min.) | 19 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| (per cwt.) malting (max.) | 25 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 26 | 3 |
| Oats, average seasonal price: | ||||||
| (per cwt.) milling (max.) | 16 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 4 |
| (per cwt.) feeding (max.) | 16 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| (per cwt.) feeding (min.) | 16 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| Rye. fixed price (per cwt.) | 17 | 3 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| acreage payment (per acre) | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | Nil | |
| Sugar Beet, average for all factories (per ton) | 92 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 92 | 0 |
| Potatoes (maincrop), average seasonal prices (King Edward and Majestic) (per ton). | 149 | 6 | 149 | 6 | 157 | 6 |
| acreage payment (per acre) | 200 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 160 | 0 |
| Notes: | ||||||
| (a) Where seasonal scales are in force the detailed prices will be announced later. | ||||||
| (b) Prices for new potatoes will also be adjusted on similar lines to those for the maincrop. |