asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state the prices paid by bacon curers for suitable pigs in each of the past 12 weeks.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Price of Pigs.
With your permission, a Chinn Chomhairle, I shall circulate with the Official Report the information required by the Deputy, which is in the form of a statistical table.
Following is the table:—
RANGE OF PRICE QUOTATIONS BY A REPRESENTATIVE NUMBER OF BACON CURERS FOR FIRST-GRADE PIGS.
|
Week ended |
Price per cwt. dead-weight |
|
29th April |
From 185/- to 190/-. |
|
6th May |
,, 186/- to 194/-. |
|
13th May |
,, 188/- to 195/-. |
|
20th May |
,, 192/- to 195/-. |
|
27th May |
,, 193/- to 202/-. |
|
3rd June |
,, 196/- to 205/-. |
|
10th June |
,, 198/- to 208/-. |
|
17th June |
,, 198/- to 208/-. |
|
24th June |
,, 200/- to 210/-. |
|
1st July |
,, 196/- to 208/-. |
|
8th July |
,, 196/- to 204/-. |
|
15th July |
,, 196/- to 205/-. |