INCREASED EXPORTS.
THE MARCH FIGURES.
S ms retur ? s> the abundance of the season, show substantial increases in the values and quantities of'the exports mnStW ir l V e ] lin Bton, both for tho Sh* th ,, of , Mal A and for .the quarter ending follow m . The values compare as • March, March, Quarter. Quarter. ■ 1909. 1908. 1909. 1908. Butter- ... ,33,437 ■ 16,212 173,464 89,486 Cheese . ... 12,036 - 15,035 80,128 52,185 Beef- , ...-10,853 12,426 ■ 35,128 29,351 Mutton ... 40,564 70,695 136,498 130,360 Lamb ... 41,403 30,354 142,385 87,437 Vf heat ... — 5 _ L. Potatoes ... ■ 35 — — 1_ Hemp ... 17,211 22,790 47,425 67,934 Tow ~ , ... 1,075 665 2,957 3,211 Tallow - ... 31,499 20,965 75,219 51 256 Wool . ... 323,260 127,552 875,542 - 768,887 Totals ... 524,332 , 333,346 1,585,079 1,298,660 -The hides -shipped from Wellington during the month numbered 3751, and their value was estimated at £3962 as aganist ,£5334 in March of last year. The skins' numbered J85.380, and were valued' at <£7886, as against ,£11,268 in 1908. Of timber, 64,271 ft. we're.skipped, valued at ,£5Ol, as against £33 in March of4ast year. ...
, -There was more meat potted during the quarter, quarter s values being as against i£8067; in the. first quarter of 1908.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 473, 3 April 1909, Page 3
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191INCREASED EXPORTS. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 473, 3 April 1909, Page 3
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