TRADE RETURNS.

Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 2037, 15 November 1869, Page 2

TRADE RETURNS.

The Xrir Zealand Onzdfe of the sth inst. contains the returns of the value of the imports and exports at the several ports in the Colony during the quarter ending the 30th September last. The total va’ue of the imports was L 1,120,420, as against L 1,249,770 for the corresponding quarters of 186 S. The following are the values of the imports at the principal ports : Sept. Qr. Sept. Qr. I SCO. 1808. Auckland ... .£301,001} £241,240 Wanganui ... ... 8,358 1,0189 Wellington ... ... 98,829 117,(598 Napier 18,309 9,0(51 Nelson ... ... 30,147 70,078 Westport ... ... 34,882 23,802 Grey mouth 39.525 45,142 Hokitika 02,023 01,357 Lyttelton ... ... 95,477 170,935 Timaru ... ... 4,240 5,323 Oamaru ... ... 3,841 0,227 Dunedin ... .. 344,413 437,731 Invercargill... ... 21,557 32,225 Bluff 1,333 2,090 The imports from the United Kingdom amounted to L 551,351 ; from New South Wales, 1133,507 ; from South Australia, L 2,855 ; from Tasmania, L 13.007 ; from \ictoria, L 350,939 ; from Mauritius, L 12,520 ; from Batavia, L 13.374 ; from China, L 304 ; fivm the South Sea Island, L2O/276 ; from the United States, L 15.224. The total value of the exports was L 742.420, as against L 725,549 for the corresponding quarter of 1808. The following are the value of the exports from the principal ports : Sept. Qr. Sept. Qr. 1809. 1808. Auckland £155,410 £85,221 Wellington 7,339 0,574 Napier 312 1,452 Pictou 2,148 950 Nelson 14,332 12,244 Westport 83,449 139,070 Creymouth ... 111.222 97.950 Hokitika 120,341 155,090 Lyttelton ... ... 48,000 284,74 Dunedin .. ... 181,020 170,011 Invercargill 3,970 5,233 Bluff 1,500 3,505 Auckland exported—Flax, 291 tons, valued at LG 479; gold, 20,743 ozs, valued at L 72.409 ; gum (kauri), 17,934 cwts, value L 30,497; barley, 4,000 bushels, value L 1,250 ; silver, 5,099nz5, value L 1,477 ; tallow, 1.181 cwts, value L 2.00 2; sawn timber. 14(5,482 It, value L 1,083 ; wool, 135,93411)8, value L 7,423; baron, 3cwt, vale Ll2 ; cheese, 1 cwt, value Ll ; doors and sashes, value Ll5B ; flour, value L 10 9; live stock, LUO ; soap, 1.215. Wellington export d —Bu'ter, 250jcwts, value, L 1.510 ; whale oil, 1,524 galls, value L 1,702 ; tallow, 349 cwts, value L 531: wool, 19,003 lbs, value L 2,832.

Nelson exported—-Gold, 2,287 ozs, value L 9.187 ; whale oil, 1,580 galls, value L 316 ; potatoes, 375 tons, value LI, 100 ; wool, 28000 lbs, value L 1,304. • Westport exported gold of the value of L 82.693 ; Grey mouth, of the value of L 110,512; and Hokitika, go'd of the value of LI 18,975, and hides of the value of L 577.

Lyttelton exported—ale and porter, 450 galls, value LSO ; bacon,| &c., 1074 cwts, value 1371 ; bran and sharps, 128!) tons, value LSO4 ; butter, 471 cwts. value L 244 ; cheese, 7191 cwts, value L 3,147 ; flax, 300J tons, value L 6,510 ; flour, 247 tons, value L 3,057 ; barley, 6,918 bushels, value LIS67 ; oats, 27,584 bushels, value L 4,540 ; wheat, 24,486 bushels, value L 6.420 ; hides, LT29 ; sheep, 1/206 ; potatoes, ISuj tons, value L 610; beef, 472 cwt, value L 956 ; skins, L 600; tallow, 2,000.) cwts, value L 3,594 ; sawn timber, 17,009 feet, value LS9 ; wool, 271,570 lbs, value Ll3 101. Dunedin exported—ale and beer, 153 galls, value 1/22 ; bran and sharps, 70 tons, value L 355 ; butter, 3114 cwts. value 1.1,506; cheese, 245 cwts, value L7O ; flax, 34 tons, value L6S7 ; gold 37,800 oz. value L 150,470; barley, 449 bushels, value L 124 ; oats, 50,247 bushels, value L 8,187; hides. L 230 ; oatmeal, J1,680 cwts, value L 1,479 ; potatoes, 317 tons, value L 1,220 ; wool, 247,294 lbs, value Ll4 839.