EXPORT OF PRODUCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1920, Page 4

EXPORT OF PRODUCE.

.VALUABLE TARANAKI SHIPMENTS. SEVEN MONTHS TOTALS. New Plymouth shows the second highest return lor the export of butter for the seven months ended on July 31, 1920, and also for the month of July. During July, 4002 ewt. of butter, valued at £34,590, was exported, while for the seven months 18,401 cwt. valued at £1G3,742 was exported. In cheese, Patea tops the list, with New Plymouth second. The figures for July are: Patea 24,682 cwt., valued at £123,400; New Plymouth, 21,420 cwt. valued at £107,457. For the seven mqnths the figures are: Patea, 192,544 cwt., valued at £962,747; New Plymouth, 3 <52,995 cwt., valued at £817,600. Other i produce returns for ]the seven months are:— New Plymouth.—Beef, 38,708 cwt, valued at £42,546; mutton, 33,820 cwt., valued >at £81,046; lamb, 4121 cwt., valued; at £12,110; wool, 558,535 lbs., valued, at £43,520; hides, 3900, valued at £14,318; sheepskins, 304,752- lbs., valued at £39,704; tallow, 261 tons, valued at £18,120. Waitaia.-- Beef, 24,807 cwt ( £56,408); smitten, wl. • £10,289); lamb, 1317 cwt. £3819); mutton and lamb joints, 392 wool, 909,778 lbs. •; iwdes, 7928 £33,776); Sheep-skiMf, 'A222 lbs. (£5,787); talJow, 215 tona i £13,146). Patea..--Bee'<, 10,484 cwt. (£23,562); mutton, 12,620 (£30,431); kmb, 12,425 cwt. (£12,102); mutton and lamb joints, -978 cwt. (£2595): hides, 94 ( £200); sheep-skins, 278,690 lbs. ( £27,476); tallow, 93 tons ( £6621). The grand totals of exports for the three Tafanakl towns for July, and for the seven months are:— July. 7 months. £ £ New Plymouth .. 151,245 1,243,655 Patea , 185,709 1,123,718 Waitaiu , 25,714 212,427 362,668 2,579,800