§ Mr. LEONARDasked the Minister of Agriculture the margins, per hundredweight, by which the prices of beef have advanced or declined since the beginning of the subsidy period on 1st September, 1934?
§ Mr. ELLIOTWith occasional exceptions, wholesale prices of beef have shown 1051W a steady decline since the beginning of the subsidy period. The following statement shows the average wholesale prices
Average Weekly Prices of Beef and Fat Cattle for the Weeks ended 29th August and 31st October,1934. Description 29th August 31st October Variation in Price. Beef (per cwt.)— s. d. s. d. s. d. English Longsides, National Mark, Prime … 64 2 57 2 — 7 0 English Longsides, Cow and Bull … 44 4 40 10 — 3 6 Argentine, Chilled, Hindquarters … 60 8 51 4 — 9 4 Argentine, Chilled, Hindquarters Forequarters … 31 6 31 6 — Australian, Frozen, Hindquarters … 31 6 30 4 — 1 2 Australian, Frozen, Forequarters … 24 6 24 6 — Fat Cattle (per live cwt.)— English, Fat Steers and Heifers … 38 3 34 8 — 3 7 English, Fat Cows … 24 2 22 1 — 2 1 Note 1. The prices for beef are wholesaler to retailer and those for cattle represent transactions between producer and purchaser. Note 2. In all cases except National Mark prime beef, the prices are the mean between first and second quality.