IMPROVEMENT IN RETURNS

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21179, 1 June 1934, Page 13

IMPROVEMENT IN RETURNS

RAILWAY REVENUE EFFECT OF STOCK VALUES The died oC htock values compared with those of a year ago is reflected in the railway returns for Canterbury during the last four weeks. The number of cattle and calves carried increased by nearly 900, and the number of sheep by more than 48,000. When sheep price? were low a year ago farmers did not, rail any more stock than they could help, a railway official said yesterday, but now that prices were good large consignments of sheep were being railed throughout the province. The four-weekly period also disclosed a considerable increase in the carriage of timber. This is said to be due to shipments of hardwood from Australia and increased sawmilling activity on the West Coast. The West Coast mills are cutting white pine for shipment to Australia and red pine for building on the cast coast. The wet weather experienced a few week? ar;o retarded the loading of potatoes and grain, and as a result, the tonnage of miscellaneous merchandise was lower than last year. Other branches ot the railway service were about normal. Revenue increased by £4853. The comparative figures for the tour weeks ended May 2(j and for the corresponding period last year are as follows:

J Otira Tunnel ! The haulage of goods through the j Otira 1 unnci increased by more than | 1400 tons during last week, compared | with Hie corresponding period last I year. This increase is considered 10 ' be mainly due to the increased hauli ago of timber from the West Coast to supply the demands of builders on the east coast. The tonnage for the week was 11,845, the consignments hauled during the corresponding week last year amounting to 10,414 tons.

RAILWAY WORKING ACCOUNT FIGURES FOR APKIL I'URIOD : as.i ji:i.-.Tins' mux;■ WELLINGTON, May 31. The railway working account for the four-weekly period ended April 211, 1904, is as follows:

AUSTRALIAN i'HODLCI'; SYDNEY MAHKK'L ' Received May ."1, 10-i p.m.i sydnky. May ::i. V/iicat at country sidings is rtuoicrt about 2s Id for both banned and bulk, efiual to tid and 2s l)d ex trucks in Sydney. Flour—sJ.ll 10s. Dran —£'t as. I'ollard - £5. Potatoes-—Ta.ananiaii £lj 10:: Victorian £5 10s. Onion:;-—Victorian Brown Spanish £(>. Mai/c —Yellow 2s fid; while 3s a bushel. ADI'.LAIDK MARKET i Received May 31, 10.5 p.m.) ADELAIDE, May 31. Wheat, growers' lots—2s .Y'.d. Flour, bakers' tots—til 15s. I'ollard—£s. Bran —£5 ss. Oats —Algerian 2 : . Barley—2s tel. PROFESSIONAL MEN AND ADVERTISING A suggestion that doctor.-, opticians, and other professional men owe it to the community to advertise their skill and knowlialge was made by Mr R. Sinclair Can', a director of the London Press Exchange, in a paper presented at a luncheon in London recently, in connexion with the Optical Trade I'S"--hibilion. Mr Can- .aid thai, the objections In advartism': a profession as distinct from a bu.-iness were much more apparent Hi.m real, and mu"h more a matter of pride than principle. '•There can be no shame in any body of fully qualified professional men regularly and baldly telling the public v/hat. they are there for and what service they have fo oil'er,"' .-aid Mr Carr. "Indeed, it would seem to me that in many cases, particularly in the ease of the medical profession and the opticians. they owe it as a service to the community to explain in the greatest possible detail what the meaning of their profession is." PRICE OF (JOLL) LONDON, May 30. Gold (a fine cniucc) is ouoted:

I'KICE OF SILVER LONDON. May 30. Silver 'pence an ounce) is quoted:

LONDON TALLOW MARKETS The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London ofliee, under date May 30:— Tallow—There is only a poor demand. Current quotations: Good mutton, 20s 9d to 21s per cwt: good beef, lOs to IMs 6d per cwt; good mixed, 17s Od to 18s per cwt; gut, 15s to 15s 9d pei* cwL

1934. 1933. Passengers 97,125 96,567 Season tickets 4735 4987 Bearer tickets 300 381 Cattle and calves . 34(10 2581 Sheep ;uul pigs 227.238 178.423 Timber Uons; 9475 5;-i74 Miscellaneous 'tons> 8S.2H3 97.888 Revenue 82,452 77,u99

Ex penNot Section. Revenue, diture. revenue. Kiiihii "'->(>!) "~m?. ~ 04 Gisborne 1,342 1.303 -■41 North Inland main line & branches 204,723 212.522 52,200 South Island lino & l>i a.«;ii(\s .. !!><>.in:; j5::.,,.",r» West port . n i, •!!)."> 3.!I3() l.alia Nols'in . . 1 /' 12 1,1 !J0 - in;; Pit'W n , . 2,120 1,92!) 1!)V Total railway operation . . 4!m,403 ,'17a,il2 iK),:;aB Mi; rellans':1.1s I'l'l'VlWS a."). UK; 2!), 1D1 2.-1.70 4 Trial ;>::il.a7!i •lOl.allj 1 1(1,000 ■ Minn. .

s. d. May :)0 . . fi 17 0-! May 2!) .. 0 1G 9 Mfiy .. G Hi May 25 .. G 1G ().' Tv'i;iv 2-1 .. (i Hi !) May 2:) . . (, 10 (>■'. May 22 .. c 1G

Mav 20. May 30. Spol. 1!) 9-16 19 9-16 Forward .. 195