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1889. NEW ZEALAND.

VALUATION OF EXPORTS FROM NEW ZEALAND (RETURN SHOWING PRICES OF ARTICLES IN ANNUAL STATEMENT OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 23rd July, 1889. Ordered, " That a return bo laid before this House showing, for the past ten years, the prices at which the following articles have been valued in the annual statement of the valuation of exports from New Zealand: namely, wool, tallow, meat (frozen or otherwise), wheat, oats, barley, and timber." —(Hon. Sir J. Hall.)

Return showing, for the past Ten Years, the Prices at which the following Articles have been valued in the Annual Statement of the Valuation of Exports from New Zealand.

Department of Trade and Customs, H. S. McKellar, Wellington, 25th July, 1889. Secretary and Inspector.

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1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1880. 1887. 1888. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a. £ s. a £ s. a £ s. a. £ s. a. Wool, per lb. .. o i oj 0 0 llf 0 0 11| o o iii o o log 0 0 9| 0 0 8g 0 0 8J 0 0 9 0 0 9 Tallow, per cwt. 1 11 5 1 8 11 19 0 1 10 6 1 13 1 1 11 2 1 5 C 0 18 5 0 19 0 0 18 4 Meats (frozen), per cwt. .. 15 4 1 0 11 17 2 15 2 14 8 12 8 12 9 Meats (preserved), per cwt. 2 12 7 2 10 6 2 G 8 2 1 10 2 2 2 2 2 9 2 5 0 2 10 1 17 9 1 19 3 Wheat, per bushel 0 4 2 0 4 1 0 4 0 0 4 7 0 4 4 0 3 3 0 2 8 0 3 5 0 3 5 0 3 3 Oats 0 2 8 0 19 0 1 11 0 2 10 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 10 0 2 0 0 19 0 2 0 Barley „ 0 5 1 0 3 7 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 4 2 0 3 11 0 3 0 0 2 11 0 3 G 0 3 9 Timber, per 100 super, feet 0 9 5 0 10 7 0 9 10 0 11 6 0 10 6 0 10 5 0 9 11 0 8 8 0 8 2 0 8 2