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Still No N.T. Meat
Price Redaction
ALICE SPRINGS. SeDt. 24.
Aitnougn tne rastorausts
Association has stated that it
:an assure a regular supply
sf beef cattle to Alice Springs
luring tne non-truciung sea
ion, there is still no indica
ion of a reduction in price
'or consumers.
Efforts to reduce the price
o consumers have been made
since the NT Prices Com
nissioner granted increases
jo butchers ranging from 7d.
to 1/ a lb. in July.
The association says that,
it the same time, it can
maintain the 100/ for each
100 lb. on hooks.
Butchers had previously
stated that they could je
iuce the selling price if able
bo buy on this basis and if
oastoralists could assure a
supply throughout the year.
However, one Alice Springs
butcher said today that he
was unable to reduce the sell
ing price at 100/ a 100.
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