BRITISH GOODS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2548, 24 August 1915, Page 8

BRITISH GOODS

, 1 A. plienomenally dry winter has been experienced in the Cheviot, Amuri, and ' Waipara districts, and the flocks are , Jikely to suffer badly " in consequence. ( "I, havo never before seen sheep look- c iug so badly,", remarked a Sca-rgill \ settler-to a Christchiirch "Sun" repre- o sentative. "My own are quite as bad 3 ns any.others, and I almost shrink from 1 Roins, around .them. The mortality alt ready is high, and it will bo consider- 11 'ably increased as the lambing season ad- l vancc's. The shortness of feed, o\ving 1 to the dry weather, was accentuated by J so niany farmers having to hold their c lambs/.until the winter time, on account' j. of not; being able to secure space. This f meant ; that the feed that usually wduld { have helped to carry tho big sheep t through the critical winter and early i spring period went to keep the lambs » in condition. Throughout North Can- t terbury tho position is being felt acute- i ly, and will result in an. unsatisfactory. c lambing and a decrease ,in> tho weight of a the wool clip. Those who are heavily ? stocked certainly are suffering most." '

;' HALF-YEAR'S •. IMPORTS.; The following .'is a return of the principal .lines 'of good's of British manufacture exported, to No / Zealand during the six months ended Juno .SO; 1915, with fig. ureS'for-1913 and-1914'shown for purposes of comparison. They are compiled from the Board of Trade returns by H.11. Trade Commissioner, - Wellington -VP. •" .1913..- 1914. ■ 1915. ' , - ' ' ' £ ■ ' ■ £ £ Becr nnd alo .'. :. 20,077 . 21,948 . 18,018 Salt-■ (except table salt)/ 12,908 12,958 10,419 Spirits (British and Irish) .147,300 151,523 106,541 Iron and steel and manufactures . thereof 753,900 570,861 466,911 : Copper, wrought and' manufactured- 32,456 27,278 26,179 i Cutlery 17,431 14,535 15,257 , Hardware 64,798 , 51,695 43,446 i Agricultural ma- i chinery of all" < kinds : 10,814 8,925 6,293 < Mining do 15,724. 9.08S 5,073 < Cotton piece goods J of all kinds 414,277 353,555 364,112 i Woollen and worst- ' ed manufactures 238,614 200,942 184,891 '' Haberdashery ... 39,744 30,879 31,977 « Juto ■ i manufac- 1 tur'es 22,255 35,748 11,955 J Linen, piece goods ' of all kinds ....... 67,533 48,666 51,556 J •Apparel 377,462 359,164 283,662 ' Boots and' shoes 144,792 128,371 135,127 1 Saddlery and har- J ness 12,069 7,357 8,985 { Earthenware and glass 60,072 50,274 • 43,038 5 Paper: of all kinds 71,586 G8.S50 65,232 1 Cement 4,723 7,297 2,521 Stationery other than' paper 25,735 22,693 21,982 " ' , " r J