COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1320, 26 December 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

A FORTNIGHTS EXPORTS. The talne-r of th: principal exports from Kc-,t Zealand during the jwriod December 1 to December 15 arc:flutter ■ 138.517 ChcKfi 82,085 Frorcn beet .: 1.218 Frozen mutton .'carca«os) 10,121. Frozen mutton (legs atld pieces) j; Frozen lamb 3,2?) Wheat ...: 2,357 Oats ?i Potatoes 95 Hemp : 18.461 tlabbits 4.437 Tow ?.29t Kauri gum 15,61-1 Grain and pulse (other than wlient. iiud 'oats) 15) Hops 1,132 Hide? •' • 9,217 Sl;in? (all kind--) jo OBJ Tallow 17,221 Timber 17,583 Wool 2l\A<n Gold 99,572 COMMONWEALTH HAILWAVS. Tro Melbourne "Argi:s." dealing with the ruilway? of the Comoinnw-allh. nain thai, previous rncordi liavc'botn t/rob."O by tho ilguvcs of railway revenue of tin; Stat.ii for the year ended .lime .50. 1911. Tlie.crand total of rccwipts was ,f;17,K6.'53. or £776,51! more than the record for IMJ-'O. Cun.-itrutitiou lvcnt cheaij at n l-i-ctiov t3.lv: and tincn uuervv in thi; difeclion over th; riist. two year.' lin;- V<fc:i i-onnir-ron! will) sTfo'l season;. lhn i'un>v; «f !"n.« impri'ved sl'v A 'iive are olnious Tho torn! length nl liaea in operation waa 15,68; milesi compued uiti 15,259 milsj at Jujmlj

«1. i"iO, 1)111 Ilv 'IS mil::.- haii'.lcil <ivpi- to • tho '"ominomvcalih by S.iutli Australia h.is , r, to lie taken inlo account. f o that, the in- , ." .-iw.-i.-c for Ihe yes! , i- rnally 9M mile.-. The ! Suites liiieily lTspiin-iblc f.ir ill.- , Jnrmue i are ~ \>>tcrn AiNlralin. Zli miles: S:iulh ; 1 Australia, I'M mile-: Queeu.-land. TO7 wilr-i.; | aiul Xev.- South Wai".-. !18 iniles. Vn:- j loria miidu ih,! iinull advance of ii miles bill new lints under ronstiuslion or atithori;c<l wen , shown at 2tfl miles. (Jueen.,- f land easily secures t!:,-: distiiu-tion of lieitig •nore vitrorous tlinn any other Slate in ', the huiltling of new lines, those diiiW ronstrucUon aiiKiiiiitiiis to 1616 mili-s, whiin extensions sipprov.-d by i'arliuir.-nt totalleil ] I 5)1 mile'. In YvViten! Avi-trali-j fiol mitp.-v.-crc under ermstriu'li'in <>>• ai'lliorUetl, land of (hi? lenirtli 5.t1 'Jiiles should be in- : corporsted in the Slai;. , sy=leni bv .luiir, 1912. while Xmv s'ouib \\":>lc- bail miller; or nutbi.irisc:l ='3 miles. 'I'hiiii 1 1 provision i- :»o<le for llir i'lldi.ion of MJB ! „ miles Iti :i>.e i-t.'iJc ratiw.iy sy-t-.'m:- in llic.'j , near fuiur,-. A conip-iralivc statemnil ~ [of tbc mileage and capital outlay on the d lines in operation in the siy Siaie.s al 1 June 30, 19J0 and !911, is as follows:- „ 1910. 1911. Capital. O'pilal. ;' ! llilKipe. £ Milcurc. £. ■ \ i Victoria .... 3,«1 45.1-1J.329 5.523 V.M.ffl \, I Xf W 3.«3 J8,925..)1S 3,751 50.971,834 , JQucKisland ... 3.661 24.356,372 5.568 2.i,898.8*l t «S \unralia 1.593 1.67S 13.M4.15s \V. Australia 2.102 11,177.263 2,375 12.819,927 I Tasmania ... -!69 4,0<3,J16 , 477 4,079,Cj2 j ( 15,259 1?6,162,5:9 15.681 150,756,416 '"The port, Aiigusla'-Oodnadatta, line, 476 , mile<. rcpreseutiiis n capital cost of j £2,2-*O.0!l. wan. transferred to the Common- ( wealth on January 1, 1911. After' deducting working sipeuscs as , shov.ll below, the net revenue totalled £6,906,062, or £656,170 more than in the previous yea.T. Increases under this Lvjan iterc shorn) in every State with the eico;ition of Tasmania, which still had to rely on the consolidated revenue to meet the" difference between net revenue and iuterost charges. A year ago the fnmo ttate of affairs prevailed in Queensland, and the deficiency was greater than in Tasmania,, but the rate at wiiieh new lines have bi.'cn built in the Northern State has since enabled the railway system to contribute substantially to the revenue. The receipts and expenditure, with work- , ing proilt and net result, for the year ( ended Juuc 30 la-t, nr,i as follow:— ] Expcndi- Working Net, lievenue. turc. prolit. profit. '.G X £ '£ Victoria 4,896,20! 2.991,67J 1.934.EJ7 282.978 X.S.W. 6.042,205 5.W1.C61 2,351.144 553,395 Queensland 2.7M,«0.1,f63.11» 1,167,3)1. W.E2I S. Au--t.- r,M5,182 1,?22,«9 792.T-"5 315.U1 \V. A list. 1.844/19 1.216.-177 627,942 224,441 Tasmania 277,916 215,530 6?,585 «95.«3 17,006,353 10.9C0.2W 6,5C6,0C2 1,352,916 "■Deficiency debited to consolidated revenu?. ' For the year 1909-10 tho gros? revenue I was £16.029,842. and for the preceding yoar £14,737,424. '.I'll? corre-pondiiis figure« under xlvi head of working profits for thoso periods were £6,249,G92 "and £5.029.237, so I that improvement has been steady. I — I'ROZKX 31EAT. Ej Tplcjrayh-l'reES A»aici:iti<)n-Cnpyri«hl London, December 23.. The l'roicn Meat Trade Assoeiatipnls SmitlifleM market quotations for Ilio undcrrae.'iliciieil classes of frozen meat are based on actual sp.les uf not lct-s than one hundred carcasses of mutton or lamb, or twenty-live quarters of b?«r oi rail- averuse n'uulity. Tlie quotation'' are not tebctod iii:e=, but fur parcels fairly ropvesentative ot the bull: of the shipments now on the market. The prices which Tollow arc 011 .111 average a fiirlliine per Hi. more than the value ex ship, this difference representing sin average, ccr.t in expenses, handling, conveyance, suit' selling the meat :— Dec 16. Dec. 23. Mutton- d. d. Canterbury, liffbt' 4J . i\ Canterbury, medium ... 4J <H Canterbury, heavy 43 43 Sinit.hlaud 4 3-16 40-1G .\ortli Tsland, best 43-16 43-16 ' North Island, ordinary... 4J •! Australian, licht 3J $ Australian, heavy 3 5-16 3! Iti'.er Male, light 3; •'•',' Kiver I'latc. heavy 3i U N'cv: Zealand ewes 3j- 3J Jiivcr I'iatc ewes i.i 3.1 I.amb— Canterbury, liilit .; Si Canterbury., medium ... 5 '<-iG V, ('autnjbiuy. heavy 4s '. : ; Southlanrt *n ■';. North Iflund, selected ... 4* '<& .V.irlh Island, ordinary... 4.) .«■( Australian, best. -13 *i Au-traliaii, fair J| ',; j Australian, inferior ■',< T Kiver J'i.itp. first '■) , >.\ Eiver Plate, tocond 4) . ' 4.1 BeefXbw Zealand, ox fores ... r.3 ?.J New Zcaloiid, ox hinds ... .') 3J ' Australian,.ox fores K . ?.? Australian, ox hinds ■ 3-3 i? River Plate,' ox fores !!■«' rj Itivsr Plate, ox hinds ... 33 35 Diver Plate, chilled fores ~l ? : < ; Hirer Plate, chilled hinds 43 H

J.O.VDOX N.UiKT.TS. Bγ Tclczrapli-l'rcss Atiwia'.i.m-CopjricM Lcniion, December 24. Copper.--On tpot. ffl; three montliE, A 63 17s. 6d.: electrolytic, .C 66 ss. Tin.—On spot, £20' i ICe.; three months £!?!. Silv.T, 25 M6d. licr liar ounce standard. Copra.- There is :i food demand far f-oiilli .Sen. in bus? - , a'. £23 15s. Cotton.-lJrecinbcr-Jamiery shipment, '"it'u'lihi-r. 4 3 . <il. ll;i:.ils are lirjnj first quality, New Zealand, 1;. Cd. Hide- are ncslecl.Ml. Ilcmp.-Th? uiarlot is active; .JanuaryMareli shipment, £21. Messrs. l)alsoi.y and Company. Ltd., Wellington, have received tilt! following eablntriMni from Ilicir London bouse, dated Doeeiiiher 21:~-r'rou'U meat: The market is quiet and priii?? unchanged. A bettor deiTinnti i.- c\i>eetcii after 111t> holiday?. 'I'll I low: Siiiceourla.-I cablegram prices arc unchanged. The Nry.v Zealand T.opn and Mereanlilr Agency Company. Limited.' havn rpceived the following cablegram from their London house, under date l)?cember 22:—"Frozen meal: There i≤ a moderate demand for mutton, storks arc light for la.u:b, .xud the market i≤ steady for beef." CUSTOMS. The Ctistoma revenue eollectcii at the port of Wellington oil Saturday amouutcd to £2440 13s. Id., tha total for tho week being £15,579 4s. 6d. The returns for ea<Ji of the past eight weeks, as compared with the figures for the corresponding periods of last year, show as under:— 1911. 1010. £ £ Xovsmber i .„ 27,552 22,554 Xovember 11 16,689 8,581 November 18 21,392 17,570 November 26 10,176 13,995 December 2 20,482 19,249 December 9 9,870 12,989 December 16 18,858 21,267 December 21 15,579 15,925 .125,019 130.208 The beer duty collected during the past week amounted tc, £535 125., as against £430 15s. for tho corresponding period of last year. DREDGING IJETURXS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Dunedin, Dceember 23. Dredging returns: Worksop, 770z. 16ilwt.: Trafalgar, 250k. 9dwl.; l!idng Sun, 420j. ldwt.