GERMAN STATISTICS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 269, 6 August 1908, Page 10

GERMAN STATISTICS.

'•The Gorman i Imperial Statistical .Offico■ has just published' an^.interesting,''-compilation' 'of the finances-: of itho Empire and' the Federal States of Germany. Their; aggregate 'revenue for the' year ended ' March '31,-190S, was iC38G,350,000;' arid their expenditures amounted to '.£337,300,000, of,which .£20,750,000 was" for extraordinary- purposes. The most' important , of Rtato revenue was that of jcaik

wuys.V domains,, ..forests, eto. These brought in J6157,750i0Mi from which <6122,050,000 had t« bs.'dedacttd 'for «pt:rating. and other expense*, leaTinj a net : revenue of <£45,TW.0H. Itail»'net'r»vemn» »f <SW,K)»,BW. The next most mportant' sonre*-ef rev»aue was taxes upon consumption in tli f»m «f ' Customs,'excise, and tronspcrtatitn du*a.' Th« Empire-.oolleeted i;; and tk« State* ' ''<68^50,000' through "such tiles,. and. the latter raised <C 36,700,600 through direct . taxation. 'The .States »wn acres of forest lands . ■,«nd;;l;S9l;(t00.' 1 acres,; devoted ,:to agriculture and ,similar,; purposes. v ; -Tho State railways, 'with ' . a S- aggregate,' mileage of 31,700, ,'represent a capital of <5705,300,000.' Tho funded dobt of ; , th'o ,; States on April 1, 1907,. showed > a total ; ; of ! '.- <£644;350,000r."iind that of the ' Empire -' <6132,200,000, ifin - addition, making together- , :<6776,550,0#0;: '.'Besides this there was a'-float-'-ing-.-indebtedness, of <£11,650,000. ' £'', BEITISH ;l 3 ATENT OFFICE. The report of the Patent Office for 1907, just . issued, shoTFs. a j decrease of 35 per cent, in ■ -motor vehielo patents as compared with 1908, ; ;but..twiee as,,many flying-machine inventions' as last-year and five times-as many as in 1905, There is a-decrease of anti-side slipping patents, A development of hub-speed eean, of automatio ■elcctno irailwayV signalling, and of devices to ■ -stop'" trtuns ■ and 'to prevent lifts from falling. Most of a larr# number of applications to improve'the'diabolo spool did not go beyond the provincial sfaje. ;The Vtot'gl' number : of applications for patents was 29,940 as against 30,030 in 1004. Women inventors wero. responsible for ; 560, as against 800. English inventors numbered 17,380, Ger- : -man-; (for patents in this country) l 3341, and American 3104. .Both tho German, and th» Americans were more nnmerons;-.than J in 1906, 1 while thb'English, Scottish,'lrish, and the colonists-, as-a- 1 whole were-fewer. Nearly-70,000 foreign patentees;were informed'of the provisions of Mr. Lloyd-George's new Act, which oompels ,thpm»to-, work their,': inventions in Eng-. lana-in order, to aetata their,rights. It,will be recpllected i that several foreign dye works and other" similar factories have in consequence established branches in Britain. ■

1 Yesterday the Customs revenue collected al Wellington amounted to JE326S ss. Id. ' MINING NEWS. . . NEW BIG RIVER. COMPANY. .The following telegram has 1 been received from the New Big River by the Wellington Stock Exchange dated August s:—"Fifth aividend Is., -absorbing, .£I2OO, declared 8.30 last night, and <6750 placcd reservo, making reserve fund now <£2000. . , , itj, 't V."STOCK EXCEIANGE. ' ; ' (BY TELEGRAPH—PEES 3 ASSOCIATION.) ; r -„., . .. Dunedin, August 5." • ■ Stock'-Excharigo sale: —Talismans, £2 7s. 6d. ■ -■•5 LIVE 'STOCK SALES.' '■ Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having 'lield' a "fairly successful sale of Mr. Barron's ;dairy, .herd ,at Levin yesterday. • Numerous buyers were present for forward cows, but any-il'thing^'tokward?-Tfas.- nefketed.; Forward" oows ('niade.ffbm' jEs':to JCB Ss. #d., an' averajs of <£5 <£4 to 'M sc .Maiited, re-•port-oh their"Masterton stock sale held-yester-' ;aay J ,as,,folldn:,:—Owing to the rough weather,the stock-yarded Was hardly up to advertised numbers. Bidding at ' auction was not brisk, the 'bulk.-, of,-the busifiess having - to-be dene pri-l ivately.< ; :,.:We iquotei-r-Sheep: Best 'wethers, 15s: ,Bd.; others, 13s< ; 6dr.to 13s. lid.; black-face hog'gets,- 55.;. others,'-"6s. ~to Ss.; ewes in lamb, 'medium;' 7sV "7dl* to 9s. 6d. ■ Cattle: Weaners, iOs:;''heifers in calf, 3#s.""

■ Mi;. H. Ernest Leighton reports:—At my clearing, sale of dairy : cows yesterday thero was a good, attendance' of .'bnyers present. Competition was'keon and values very satisfactory. I sold cows'in milk from £1 to <68 7s. 6d.; springers, from -. <S4, ss. :.is>^£7,. 10s.springing heifers, : £i.io'£i lOs/rsix-months and yearling heifers, <£1-55...6 d.. ..Mri.Hanson's herd of cows avortged <63 Is.

(BY IELEGBArII—rIIESS ASSOCIATION.) " : Christchurch, August 5. > At- : the Aldington l 'live stock market to-day there .was a good .attendance. In fat sheep, cattle,—and lambs there were 'special entries of f'fime lots for. the Grand National week's trade, 'at cattle sold at advanced rates./ Fat lambs Bold if ell, but there Tras a dr»p in all classes of store sheep. Fat pigs sold at late rates, and stores were in good demand. There was a large yarding of store sheep, including a censiderable proportion of ewes from , the North. The quality of the yarding was mixed, and the tono of the market was decidedly, easier,' as compared with late sales. The most marked decline in values wa» in ewes, which suffered to the extent of fully 2s. per head. 1 Hoggets were down about Bd. per head. Wethers showed little or no change. The falling off in the demand for ewes is said to bo due to an over supply, and to the fact that most farmers liavo purchased all they, require. There was a fair entry of fat lambs, and they brought late rates. There was a good number entered in tha butchers'.-pens,, this being the first sale in the year that'young lambs make their appearanco m'.th'e yards. .There were, however, only a few spring lambs among those in, the bulk being late or autumn..lambs. Tegs '«old up to 21a. 3d.;'and ordinary freezers 13s. to 17s. The best of the younger lambs made 17s. Bd. to 225. Gd., and. smaller 125.. to 17s. There was a very heavy yarding of fat sheep, including a number of lines from the South. There were several lots of dxtra primo. wethers, and ewes formed tt smaller'proportion of the entry than of late. There wasva good demand for all prime sheep, but prices for other-descriptions wero barely up ,J« JM .weeks' levels, though, thoj jm : _

proved towards the close of tlie sale. Tho: market was topped with a pair of F. Bull's show Shropshire wethers, which made '-lGs. to 505., mid the general' rango of values was extra primo wothors, 255. to '10s.; prime, 19s. Gd. to 225. fid. j medium, 17s. to 195.; lighter, 15s. Gd. to 16si Gd.; merino wethers, 12s. to 155.; oxtra prime owes, to 225.; prime, 17s. Gd. to 205.; medium, lis. to 175.; aged and light, 10s. to 13s. Gd. The store cattle were mostly in low condition, and met with a poor demand at auction. Fifteen to eighteen months wots made 255. Gd.; two-year steers, to <£3 Is.; two-and-a-half-.vcar steers, .£4 2s. Gd.; and three-year steers, J-G 10s. to £G 15s. (passed); dry cows, 15s. to 2s. The dairy cows were mostly inferior sorts, and made 355. to .£9. Tho yarding of fat cattle totalled 325, and included somo'lines of exceptionally primo quality, and tho market was decidedly firmer. A grand bullock in tho primost condition, sent in by V. O. Rutherford (Montrose), brought £20 10s., tho highest price paid in tho yards for a long timo past, Fourteon other prime steers sold on account of different owners bronght prices ranging from £li 10s. to .£ls ss. For the best class of beef thero was an excellent demand, and priccs Renerally showed an advance, prime steer beef equalling.24s. to 275.; extra, to 305.; medium; 20s. Gd. to 235. 6d.; and cow and inferior, 18s. to 21s. per 1001b. Extra primo steers brought 413 15s. to .£2O 10s.; others, «£7' 15s. t0.,£13; heifers, .£5 to <£10; extra, to £12", and cows, v£4 15s. to £$ 55.; extra, to ,£ll. Thero was an average entry of vealers. and they sold at 7s. Gd. to 605., according to size and quality. There' was a mixed entry of fat pigs, and prices showed no change, and a largo yarding of stores sold well. Choppers sold at .£4 to £5 55.; largo baconors, 535. to 705.; and lighter, 4Ss. to 525. (equal to s}d. to 55d. per lb.); large porkers, 38s. to 465. Gd.; and smaller, 265. to 365. (equal to 5Jd. to 6d. per lb.); largo stores, 355. to 405.; medium, 28s. to 345.; small, 225. to 275.; and weaners, 12s. to lGs.

(BY TELEGRAPH —PKE3S ASSOCIATION.) Duncdin, August 5.

At Burnsido stock market 173 fat cattle wero yarded. Good cattle were much tho samo as last week, but unfinished wero a shade easier. Best bullocks, iSll to 17s. Gd.; extra, .£l2; medium, .£9 ss. to .£10; inferior, ;£G 10s. to £7 10s.; best cows and heifers, to .£9 2s. :Gd.; medium, .£6.105. to £7 55.; inferior, £5-ti>}£s 12s. Sheep: 3328 yarded. Prices were about Is. lower. Six hundred and fifty wethers wont to freezing buyers. Prime wethers, 205.; extra, 225.; good, from lGs. 6d. to -18s.; medium, 14s. Gd. to 165.; good ewes, 14s. to 15s. Gd.; extra, 21s. 3d.; medium, 12s. to 14s. Pigs; A small yarding—6s only. A few suckers were forward, most of them of inforior quality, but good, quality sold at about' last week's rates. Porkers an<l baconors wero firm. Suckers, 12s. 6d.. to 145.; slips, lGs.' to / 18s. Gd.; stores, 28s. to 355.; porkers, 40s. to 445. j light baconers, £«. to 535.; heavy, 5Gs. to 705.-6 d.; choppers, up to £o 3s.

' PROPERTY SALES. Messrs. Bethuno and Co. report having effected. the undermentioned, sales of city, and suburban properties during the. past three months, all of them having been completed during tho months of May, June, and July. City.—Ellice Avenue: 6-roomed villa residenco. on freehold land, having 34ft. frontage by 124 ft. deep; price <61050. Wingfield Street: 7-roomcd dwelling-house on land SO by 114 ft.; price Kelburne: level building allotment, 41ft frontnge'. by 104 ft. of depth; fronting Kelburne Paradepries <6830. Queen Street: section having Bft. to Queen Street by 112 ft. of depth, with 7-roomed house;; pries <6650. MacKcnjie Terrace -. freehold building site, having 3Jft. frontage to SlacKeniie Terrace by a depth of 14Sft., also fronliaj right-of-way from V/ooleembe Street; price £620. Kelburne: freehold s»etion huriar 57ft. frontage to Kelburne Paradt and 117 ft. t* Jfoxham Terrsoe, with 1roomsil dwelling-housi tkareon; . price <CBSS. Aurora Terrace: building allotment, having 45ft. frontaje to Aurora Terrace by a dapti of 157 ft-; priee <635 per foot. Suburban.—Kilbirnie: frtehold land, having sGft. frontage to Moxhem Ar»nu« by 115 ft. deep, with two 6-roomed residences thereon; price' .£1425. Kelburne Extension: level building allotment having 33ft. frantago to.-Moana. Road by 102 ft. deep; price JK 10s. per foot. Building site'having GOlt. frontage to Fail-new Road by about'lloft.; price <6355. Also rough section containing 38p. fronting Norway Street'; price <£130. , Karori: 5-roomed residenco on section 50 by 150 ft., fronting Peers Street; prico j£625. Also , level i-acre sccljion, having; GSft.' frontago to Main Road by 165 ft.. deep; price £5 155. per foot. Brooklyn: 4-roomed awellingliuuse in Jackson Street, on land 32 by 100 ft.; price <6350. CroEton: 29 sections in subdivision known as Crofton West sold for total price of <£2465. Closo to station, two rather, rough(building sites, having total area of just; over-J-aere; price <8350. Section Treliasick Park Road, containing lr. 26p.; price <6150. Main Rend, largo block of vacant land, la.' 3r. Sip.; price <2390. Also opposite station, building sits containing 35. perches, and fronting Main Road; price .-<6260. Trentham: block-of level land adjoining golf links, just over 1 aero; price <5150. Also i-acro section, close to rail-, way station; price <S4O. . Upper H-utt: level section in township of Melbaville, having an area of 31 perches; price <685._ Rona Bay: vacant section, 35 by 100 ft., fronting. Fabian Street iand close to new wharf; .price .£140.' Reikorangi: farm property- containing 49} ! acres, hold on' perpetual lease, with dwellihg and . outbuildings; price .£BOO. Titahi Bay: lease of 500 acres of grazing land, .leased at <6325 per annum for-term of 21 years.

" GRAIN. ■' , (BY TELECRiTH—I-RES3 ASSOCIATION.) . Dunedin, August 5. Wheat is'still dull, and not much business is passing. - Millers aro not anxious to increase stooks. Good seed lots, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9d.; prime milling, 4s.'Sd/to 4s. 4d.;- medium, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 3d. j good fowl wheat, ,4s. to 4s. lid. \ Oats.—There is a fair demand for seed lines, but shippers', requirements ' are light. Prices have a downward tendency. Bost seed, lines, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d.; prime milling, to' 2s. 3d.; best feed,-to 2s. 2d.; medium, 2s. to 2s. Id, AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (bi TKLEBBAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—CorrEIGnT.) Sydney, August 5, Wheat.—Market weak at 45.. 2d. Flour, £9 ss.' Oats—Tasmanian Algerian, 3s. 7d.; Now Zealand "A" Gartons, >3s. 7d. Barloy, Capo, 4s. 6d. Maize, 45.-sd. to 4s. 7d. Bran, and pollard, «£G. . Potatoes, Tasmanians, <S5 10s. Onions,' Victorian, <610. Butter,' prime, 1725. to 178s. Cheese, 9d. to lOd. Bacon, Bd. to fcl. ' Melbourne, August 5. Wheat, 4s. Id. Flour, <69 ss. Oats, Algerian feeding, 3s. 2d.; milling, 3s. 2Jd. Barley, Capo, 4s. 2d. Maize, 4s. 31d. Bran, Is. 3d. :• pollard, Is. 3ld. Potatoes, to <65. Onions, <69. Butter, Is. 10d. per lb. Adelaide, August 5. Wheat.—Price nominal, at 4s. Flour, <68 12s. 6d. Bran and pollard, Is. 3d. Butter, Is. Bd. INGLEWOOD PETROLEUM COMPANY; (BX TELEGRAPH. —SriOIAL CORttESPONDIiNI). ' New Plymouth, August 5. The boro of the Inglewood Petroloum Company is now dojvn to a depth of 2500 feet. Good papa country is being gono through. At a meeting of directors held last night, it was decided to call an extraordinary meeting of shareholders for a fortnight hence to consider tho position of the company.