INCREASED FREIGHTS ON EXPORTS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1771, 3 January 1918, Page 3

INCREASED FREIGHTS ON EXPORTS.

HOW IT HEMP.

The new rates of freight on New Zealand exports tion on January Ist, substantial advances on those of 1916- s 17, The advance is heavier than that shown in the, table hereunder, when pre-war rates aro y for then wool was §d per pound,for greasy, and butter 2s 6d per box, and cheese id per pound; and Hemp was 85s per ton. The 1918 wpol rate and rates on some other items. have been collected prior to Ist January. The increase may be ascertained from the following table;

All plus 10 per cent. ’ 1 , The Imperial Government, as chart* -rs of the tonnage, has made the aavance in the rates. 1 The shipping companies are interestedonly to the extent of their charters' at a blue book, or fixed rate, and presumably they do not participate in the increased rates charged.

1918. 1916. ... v Jan. 1, Oct. 1, s. d. ' S, d; Wool, greasy, lb 31 0 2| Wool, slipe, lb. ’ 0 31 0 2rt* Wool, washed, lb. , 0 31 0 2ft Sheepskins, lb. 0 3 0 21 Hemp, ton 325 0 200 0 Tow, ton 520 0 260 0 Grain, ton 165 0 120 0 Cheese, lb. 0 11-3 0, 01 Butter, box 5 9 3 ; 9 Meats, can’d, ton 130 0 105' 0 Cargo by meas105 0 urement, ton 130 0 Meats — i 0 Pork, per lb. 0 21 1ft Boned beef, per lb, 0 2 0 14 Veal, per lb. 0 21 0 ■1ft Frozen sundries, lb. 0 2 0 1ft