Taranaki Ports' Exports.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7844, 9 June 1905, Page 2

Taranaki Ports' Exports.

The secretary of the Taranaki Chamber of Commerce (Mr 11. IJedi ford) prepared for the annual meeting a most interesting and useful return showing the quantities and values of the principal exports from Taranaki ports for the "year ending March 81, 1905. The values weio those declared through tho Customs. The trade includes Mew Zealand, Australasian, and foreign. Following are the totals for tho three ports—New Plymouth, Waitaru, and Patea— those for Opunukc not being available. Hacon and hams, 54 cwt, value £195 ; butter 149,000 cwt, value £653,308 ; cheese. 18,366 cwt, £40,249 ; fungus, 108.1 cwt. £2247 ; hides 3588, £2S7t5 ; leather 184 cwt.£77o; frozen beef 35,413 cwt, £49,57(i ; frozen Uuirb, 28,311 carcases alHoi 7987 cwt, £1(i,205 ; frozen mutton 11,78-1 carcases also (1102 cwt, £9,102 ; frozen meat, other kinds, 1250 cwt, £1(123 ; preserved meat 1369 cwt, £2527 ; skins, call and 0.k., 358 £B7 ; sheepskins, without wool, 7GBO £277 ; tallow 489 tons. £l'l.2»'. timbc>-, Urensfxl,' y6,OC« feerj £100; wool, graisy, 1,301,491 ll\ £34,666; wool, scoured, 4181 lb, £156; wool, sliped, 83,273 lb, £2,661 ; wool, -washed, 7976 lb, £241. Total value of exports as detailed, £835, 255. Taking tho three ports separately tho figures are set out : New Plymouth.—llncon and hams, 54 cwt, value £135 ;butt«rßs,726cwt, £376,7'54 ; chee*' 8861 i.ewt, £2O- - ; fungus 1085 cwt, £2217 ; hides 3558, £287-6 ; skins', calf unit 0.k., 358, £B7 ; tallow 10 tons, £157 ; timlMir, rough sawn, 801,018 feet, £2856 : timber, sawn dressed, 16,« 000, £IOO ; wool, greasy, r/3,925 Ibl £1744; total value as detailed, £407,211. Patpu.—Butter, 63,073. cwt, vahjo £276,554 ; cheese 3505 cwt, £14,924 ; frozen lamb 200 carcases, also 54 cwt. £IOB ; frozen meat, other kinds, 5 cwt, £lO ; preserved meat 1369 cwt, £2527 ; tallow 131 tons, £2620 ; wool, greasy, 386,732 lb, £12,533 ; total value as detailed £313,276. Waitara.— Ijeather 184 cwt. value £770; frozen beef 35,413 cwt, £29,576; frozen lamb 28,121 carcases, also 7133 cwt, £10.079 ; frozen mutton 11,784 carcases, also 6102 cwt £9102 ; frozen meat, other kinds, 1245 cwt, £1613 ; sheepskins, without' wool. 7680, £227 ; tallow 348 tons, £7,129 ; timber, rough sawn. 92,231 feet, £277 ; wool, greasy, 860.821 lb £25.339 : wool, scoured. 4881 lb, £156 : wool, sliped, 83,274 lb. £2.561 ; wool washed, 7.4-76 lb, £251 ; total value as detailed. £1 13,420.