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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 170, 24 December 1914, Page 4

FIN ANCE AND TRADE. There i- a vi'i'y reasonable anUcipation for this season of heavy exports and lighter imports; this will necessarily bring about a condition of easier ' Jiujiiico (writ.'-: the Auckland Herald), iixport; arc c<uniaoii well for this season. There was a slight failing oil' during tile September quarter, as com - pared wii 11 the same period of last year, lull, this was owing to so many steamers being' requisitioned as transports during August and September. The month of October made good this delieieney. The November export s were half a million ahead of those for ihc same month o£ last year, when the strike delayed a good deal of the trade till December, but from tile present imiic;\lions it appears thai- file inllated business of last December will be exceeded this year, During the first two weeks of this uiuiilh tlie principal products exported were valued at £1,01(!,7<1!), compared with a total of £1.825,507 for the whole of last December. This must be considered very satisfactory. At present, exporters are 'clamoring for steamers, and it is fortunate that >t was possible for the Gov-