COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 737, 9 February 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

' ' INVESTMENT/ 'SHABES:-..'; . .) Bales of Wellington Woollen at £5 Jβ. and WestportrStocKton Coal at 7b. 3d. wero recorded yesterday. The market. , Avaa quiet. National Sank, buyers £6 2s: 6d., sellers £6 3b. 6d.; 'Bank of, Now Zealand, buyers.* l '£9",l2s.,- sellers. £9 15s.;"• National 'Mortgage, buyers £3 Iβ.; New Zealand and Eivor Plate, buyers £1 15a. 6d.;: Welling-, ton Investment, buyers 11s., sellers Uβ. 6d.; Wellington Truet and lioan, Eellors:£7'2s.: Wellington-Deposit, sellers Bs.: .Welliheton Gas, £10 paid, sellers: £17, 15a.. £6 15s. paid, £14; New Zealand. Insurance, sellers £3 155.;: Wellington. Woollen, sellers£3 3s. 6d.;. Wcstport Coal, ibuyers £6 65., sellers £6 65.; Westport-Stockton, buyora 7s.i Id., sollors ,7b. : 2d.; LcylandO'Biioii Timber, buyers : £1. 3s. 3d., Boilers £1 3s. 9d.; New Zealand -..Drug,-, buyers £2 75.; Taranaki Petroleum, buyers 95., sellers 10s. 3d. '.: ;: >;. A YEAirei EXPORTS. •.-",. '\:.- r^ The value of the principal ', products passed: through tho Customs for export from New Zealand for tho twelve months ended,January-31, 1910, as compared with, the previous year, enow as under:—

v■.■:■.'•-.-'■■:'.. ■■'■ ■•; -.-; 14342,'57?;. ; .19,238,686 .4,296,007 ■<•.'"■. ': i. -j . ..' ■-■- ■.•".'.-■ ■' The: gaini. for tho year totals" £4.296,009,equal to -nearly 29 per. cent.,, and it is interesting to note that all but four items show'increases. Mutton, hemp. tow. and .timber ; Hemp, tow, and. timber;show lessened exports.in.auan.tities, which would account for the smaller amounts: received, but "with rcsDectto mutton the nuantity -exported was lareer, but the: drop, in', prices affected:. the : monetary; .retnrn? ; -.--'." v> , ■•■..■,■■.:'. '■■ -,''-''. : -:-•■■ ::'-[■-

•The; dependence of New Zealand on wool is'seen in<the above table. , . The ; value of -the wool exported <in .the , past year is, canal to 374 per cent...of. the total.cxporta, and is .nearly equal: to the values of'tho butter; cheese, beef, , mutton,'lamb, •ltuari gum, , and skins exported; ,■ A , rise ■or:a- fall in the value of wool makes fall the difference, to' New Zealand. .For the year-.under .review tho increased, return from wool , is equal to about '45 per cent, of .the : total ■ increase' compared' with .the previous; year-.wool increased by over 36 ■per." cent, in value,.and.about 25 per cent, in. quantity. ■'.•'■.''»'■.■'.•'•'. "'■.'■. •■: -■'■.' ■■■■■.-;:■■■■: .iexpobts foe' janttaey. ,■■•• ■■'.-.■■■,■ • The •-> Department 'of,: Commerce' and Tourists has just issued the returned of chief exports 1 ..from■•-.:: New ;, .Zealand.■'.■'for. : "January ■'. (subject; to ■ alteration). .They .show an increase , of £882,307' for, the period when' compared; .with :■ January ,of last year:— ":-v .'■:■ I*S, ■•.'■ v* '-I'-'Vi. .'• "*i\ '■■:'' :■':':.--. • '■'. i : . "■■■■■ •■■•''".■■■.•'..Jan'.; 1909. Jan.; 1910. •'■'-:■: -i-i?;, , /- ■•'. ■£. :■:•-•.*'•■ v'£-!tj. : Butter ....._.;...-...;.......; 275,290 >; v 273,896 ; . Oheeso. ~;.:..j_.i.;.;;.;...;.. 171.989 •', - 145.564 . Beef :. ._.........■.:..■...; 44,006 ' 50,042' ■'Mutton.-......'.;;.......;.......; 92,959. 63,208' ! -Legs''and; pieces V...V..... ..6,042., - : ;,1,754 • : :Lamb ■'..... 129,543', ■■ i 107.524; ■■-Wheat';-,;..;. , .:,',.".;;; , ™-;" \"'•'- 22;'- : " ! 30 - /■ Oats. :..;...;•.;..;.;:.;...;;........:. 9,656 ■' 4,155 . ..Potatoes „..;.::....„;;..v;- 93 .. . .'277 ;,Homp ..;.;;.:.:..;.„...;;.-... 5 :26,500 v'. .'38,091 " ■ Rabbits :................;;....... : .149 ,-'.:■' . 844 : "-■■ T0w'.;..;;.;.....;. .;...„ .' -1,330 4.138 •■' Kauri gum ~....:..., 39,147 \ 34,899 .Grain aud:pu156...;....:..:' 822'" ■•'■■".■.'' 692 ■ ■ ! ,.H?P» , .v.««.»;...:.™™~;;..V ;, i"'-'M94 '•■'. ; --2,394! ' ;Hides. .........:. ;.;... , ■ 10,045 ■ -:-.-.16,943 ■■ : ' Skme, '.. .......;.„.;. 46,261 "..■; 150.232:; Tallow J.....: , .;........ , . , .;...:. , .;: 39,566/; .53,384 . :Timber;..1...;.........i............. 15,047 _ 23.747 ' .{Joel .....,:;.;,....;..;„.....„.; 908.299 •: .1.812,679 • ,:■ Guld-vvM..:......,.....;,.. ; ;..,.;,v145,854 ; .„! 161,928'; "ft »::•,'.: Totals .':;.'...'.:;.; £1,963,114 ,; £2,845,421,•" dairy season'began much earlier for the year. 1909-10 period, ■ and. although 'both!'' batter .'and cheese: show .- "'» ■'•'decline.' of values for the month,, the totals.-of both' commodities show ; substantial - increases' , for. the twelve months ended January.3l-' For. example, ,tho values, of exports of .butter, and cheese for •; the "period 'were:— ■'■■: .' ,•■'.': -.''':'■'::'■.". ■'.':''■'■':£< '■"'■ Butter.' ' f Cheese.'' ■■-'v™"'-^"'-'-'' ■*WiV,waßO.-:to.sis?i-£r--,-.ir , '1o52 : —•••-•"•••-••••"■"•■•• I'2l1' 218 ' 575 780,800: ' 1910 iV ., a ...:._..^;. v ....; 1,638,079 ■' \mmi ! .Wool' shows."almost substantial increase for,the samo-period, being:— - ;. * ' ■■ ■ ' ;; JE?R : ••"•"•••"••""••"••••'•"•"•■■"••■-■ 5 - 29^«7:^ ; .-...:...;..„ ■■ 7,217.045 .:; Wheat,, too, looms very large.' the values for. the, same periods, being, f0r.1909/ £343,' and for ,1910, £305,912. . ..:' : \ .

•■'.■ . '.:[ .::; y- 1908-9. 1909-10. . IncreaEe. Butter v :.™~.. ; 1.215.575' 1.630.079 : mM Oheeso >.......„.. .780,800 1,078.977 / B98.177 Beef .....:.„_;.;: ,443.273:.': 571,366-. 128,093: Mutton,-...:;..... 1,108,635-1,044,776 63.859» Legs and pieces 67,270 53.631 ' 1.611. ■Lamb. ............ .1,570.708 1,805,217 234,509 Wheat :,;........„. .343 305,912 305,569 Oata . .; .; 118,279 . 448,511 330,232 Potatoes: .._'..■ 1,211,,'/,. 3.056 .1,845. Hemp ,■>-........ 365.979 ' ' 319,564. 46.415" Poultry- ......... 18, 25 7 Eabbita :■■......;.. 53,611 64,896 11,285 Tow ■-;.■;.■ ...„. 20,475 -20,326 149» Kauri; gum ... ■ 373,133 . 548.180 175,048 Grain and pulaa; 033,488 ; •: i71J«9 > ; 37,871 s . Hops.'-.:■;■?...„■..;.„;•:■.•;•-5.788 : ,: 13.812 ', 8.014; Hide3. ;-:..-_i, 165,609 , 222,691': 57.082' Skins :';.....■„.... 578,574 , 780,957 -202,383 Tallow ; :..........: .474.788- . : 657.662 182,864 , Timber, •...._..: 357.721, „ 343,967 . ■■ 13.754* Wool- 5.298447 7,217,045 1.918.898 Gold..- .:,..„„„_ .1,919,145 2,023,427 ,104.282