SEASON’S RECORD

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21197, 21 August 1940, Page 9

SEASON’S RECORD

VALUE OF EXPORTS FAVOURABLE WAR PRICES MORE MONEY FOR LESS BUTTER Commodity exports from New Zealand for the seasonal year ended June 30 were valued at the record figure of £65,858.636, or 13.8 per cent above the 1933-39 total. This was mainly due to the favourable wartime prices fixed by the British Government for the Dominion’s exportable surplus of meat, wool, butter and cheese. Butter retained its place as the most valuable export of the Dominion, having supplanted wool two years ago. A comparison for the past two seasons of leading exports

In considering quantities, butter declined by 6 per cent, and wool by more than 10 per cent. Meat shipments generally increased considerably, the marked fall in chilled beef being substantially offset by an increase in frozen beef. Pork shipments fell by 4 per cent. Hides and skins were lower, and, owing to the necessity dor conserving shipping space for more essential commodities, apples fell to about one-half of the previous year’s shipments, while exports of pears were negligible.

is:— Quantity Rise or 1930-40 1038-39 Fall Rutter (OOOcwt) . 2,3)4 2,468 -154 Wool (ooo bales) 806 oot -05 Lamb (OOcwts) . 3,152 2,502 f 5 60 Chop'se (OOOcwt) . 1,755 1,500 +156 Mutton (OOOcwt) 1,578 1,020 f5)9 Pork (OOOcwt) .. 492 514 -22 Rppr. frozen (OOOcwt) 014 642 f272 Value Ri=e or 1030-40 1038-30 Fall (£000) ( £000) (£000) Rutter 1 0.038 1 5,834 +20) Wool 1 1,0 54 12,899 +1,705 Lamb 10.8 2 1 8.7 6 8 +2,0 5 3 CllPPSft 0.707 5,706 +1.001 Mutton 2.7 17 18 13 +00 1 Pork 1.734 1.0 so +5S Bee!', frozen .... 1,673 1,079 f50i