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Taranaki Daily News, 5 August 1915, Page 3

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LOXDOX MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyrigiit. London, August 3. Tallow.—Stock, 13,083 casks; imports, 817-1 casks; deliveries, 3138 casks. Cupper.—s~pot. £72 7s (id to £T£ 12s fid; three months, £73 12s Gd to £73 17s Gd; electrolytic, £B6 10s to £S7 10s; supplies, 38,320' tons; deliveries, 36,330 tons; stocks. 29,513 tons; afloat from Australia, 3700 tons; total European visible supply, 40.236 tons. Tin. —Spot, £ISG 17s o*l to £137 7s Gd; three months, £157 17s Cd to £'l3B 7s lid. Lead, £23 IDs to £2-1. Spelter.—Spot, £08; three mouths. £BS. ■Dalgety's shares, £3 17s Gd. CUELBOURKE WOOL SALES. Melbourne, August 3. The wool sales closed strong, the good classes showing an advance up to 10 per cent, on recent rates. There was active I demand on Japanese, Italian and French account. XEW ZEAI'AXD EXPORTS, 3TG INCREASE. Wellington, Tuesday. An important comparative return showing the quantities and values of the exports from the dominion for the nine months, ended May 31. 1014, and May 31, 1013, was laid on the table of the Tlouse of Representatives this afternoon by the Hon. W. IT. ITcrrics, Minister for Customs. The figures are as follow, those in parentheses being for the 1015 period:— Butter: 3S3,B22civt, £2.135,G0!) (300,i2">cnvt, £2,189,014), increase of £03,215. Cheese: 747,2530wt. £2.210,71-1 (CCG,S2s.vvt, £2,003,903). decrease of £165.811. Oats: 70.130 centals, £10,58.1 (510,300 centals. £20n,n."1), increase of £183.4 1(1. Wheal: 8980 centals, £3oi>4 (1 Oij-T centals. £008). decrease of £2300. Hides: 140,554, ,€200.572 (170,570, £311,393), increase of £101,821. Hops: 2(12.5581b, £13.785 (200.0081b, £11.031). decrease of £2781. Meat: Frozen beef 271,S!)7cwt, £304,258 1552.304c.wt. £1,117,233), increase of £782,803. Lani'bs: 784,348 carcases, £1.741,374 (005.134 carcases' £1,511,776), increase of £2:20,505. Mutton: 02-1,458 carcases. £1.400.013 (870,234 carcases, £1,000.072), increase of £280,700. Rabbit-; and Hares: 52,02-lewt, C 42.202 (Gl.Sj'Ocwt, £.;S.2OG). increase of £10,004. Sheepskins (with wool): 4,S7G.7ISib. £101.74'.) (4.405,028, £107.540) increase of .CSSOO. Sheepskins (without wool): 450,915, C-145.-:v- (435/01, £-U3,r.;;2), decrease of £4705. Wool: 170,137,02411), £7,100,40.1 (188,•'■.19.272H), ±'0,003.331), increase of rl.505.510.' Jhe net increase in the total value of the exports \va.s £2,333.707. The statistics were supplied to the .Minister by the Comptroller of Customs, on the motion of Mr. O. W. Russell, who asked that the return include all commodities raised in value bv the war and, more particularly, wool, hides, meat and butier. The figures are based on those shown ill the Customs returns, giving llie value of the commodities at the 'nine of exportation from Xeiv Zealand, as verified by the local merchants. The increases in the value of frozen beef and wool exported during the war arc particularly striking.