DOMINION'S TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 578, 5 August 1909, Page 6

DOMINION'S TRADE.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, A TEAR'S FIGTOtES: This week's "Trade Review" .contains summary of the value of the Dominion's o ports and imports for tho year ended Jui SO last, compared with other'years coverir ■ corresponding periods. - The "Review" say: The declared values of the exports of tl Dominion in tho June quarter just pas« compare as'follow with those of the oorre ponding period in previous years:— June Quarter. £ 1909 5,270,470 1908 3,723,964 1907 ■ ... ... ... ... '4,841,983 1906 4,877,322 These figures show, as compared wit] 1908, an increase of one-and-a-half million: and are some £400,000 in excess of,, tb earlier periods quoted. The excess over tl June quarter of 1908 is actually more tha (the figures indicate, as at that time oi escorts of wool were over-valued. ' " The vahzo of imports shows a falling-o£ and is less than the value of exports by nc less than £2,404,000. This is a much greate ' excess of exports over imports than we ai accustomed to see in the June quarter. Values,of exports from New Zealand dui rug the years ended June 30, 1909, and 190! respectively (Specie and Parcels Post fro] all ports being stated separately):— Ports. . 1808-9 1907-fi North Island— £ ■-.. £ Auckland 3,040,164 3,162,48 Poverty Bay 1,030,552 926,97 Napier 1,575,007 1,693,70 Taranaki 901,794 ' 777,98 Wollington >......... 3,381,010 2,986,96 Other N.I. Ports • 1,108,908 987,31 South Island— Lyttelton 2,500,430 1,987,56 Timaru ...-.: 1,127,681 871,74 Dunedin 1,422,070 1,294,62 Bluff ..J: 1,173,184 1,032,48 Other S.I. Ports... 1,010,791 > 994,89 Total North Island 11,037,435 10,535,42 Total South Island 7,234,156 6,181,30 Specie from all Ports 249,628 5,74 Parcels Post do. ... 37,688 28,85 Total Dominion ...... 18,558,307 16,751,33 T'l apart from Specie 18,309,279 16,745,58 Value of Exported Produce. Values of the principal and other classe of produce exported during the years endei . June.3o, 1909,', and 1908," respectively:— Goods 1908-9 1907 8 £ £ Wool 5,965,283 5,649,63 i Meat—Frozen . 3,775,990 3,195,04 Preserved . 115,272 94,72 '■*■ Cured and salted ii 718,171 V" 19,94: :■ Tallow •;;^ii : ; i ' 625j235 ' '473,891 Butter .^.; i .-;..U...., ; . 1,491,837: ■ . 1,13166 i -, Chee5e';....C..... ; ;.;;;...;': ; .977,358-' 761,101 610,519 r, -'698,24i Rabbitsh'iM'?.;v:l..i.Y..." '.€62,765-::' ; - 54,23! ; ; Sausage :; skins' , ;:.;i;...!.'":• '77,278;'' : ' : '' 64,85! Live stock^v:J;;;.... ,; 63,812 >v 51,59' ■ '.. Hides ;..;.;»...;;;......: 189,328 • ',' 175,56' Leather'.;.u';:;.i...;;.... 37,807 ':' . -39,76; .Gold .:..\.:.;;.;V........;. 1,944,652 ;'2,129,04! Silver .'....'...-...V........ 1 182,637 V .159,89! Kauri gn'm,'..:.......... -466,050. ' -"462.68! Timber 355,633' : ' v '341'54! Coal ..^..::.;.„.:.;..;..:-;-'108,011.y:-V89,09l -Grain—wheat ..'.'..'.....: ,117,974 '■. -' 3.6! '■'Oats- : ''.250,486''' ; : : .'21,67! Barley. . : ;-.14,501'-.-:,'. 14,65- ... Maize .................. .22; ','■''.•'-.4! ''~' .-Beans -and- peas '..; '.32,667.' - : ■''■' V 13,13 : 'Chaff and 'hay...;...., 65,130' '> 11,29! Flour -;;...:,.....;......„, .. : 843'. '■'; '■ 1,33! Pollard, .bran l and oat- . . :." ' , .' ; "':' '.-.',-.' io,437vfei:;f;:'- : o,89; .Grass seed:.-.;?.;';.'...-..;.':;.:'-. 46,502 '■ .75,15: Potatoes-'.fl,^.;;;;;.;:;:.; 2,243.:;;-": -'1.27! ' Hops' 5,323 "•"•^•;il(h92( New Zealand ;hemp '<.:.:282,0'84. '' 539 71' Fish ...;.;.".'.'::.::'vi.i:.. v ::■.-;.. 26,135' "22:14 ; Fungus'...;.;;l:'i.A;.....^.. 7,466 ,-;■,',. .-^9,30 : Apparel .;.;..:;;..:;;...;:- v 2,570 >: €:'.-2,341 W0011en5'........ ...; 2,079' ; ,' . 2,80. •'.'. Minera15."■.:.,.......,..... ; .. 9,655 ■;■'-.':—■■ .: Other ;.;N.Z .-/_231j73! Total N.Z. produce... 18,141,471' 16,45035! : Re-exports: 167,808 : 295,23" Specie ~....,,.,..,,....„ :; 249,028 ; . • .. 5,741 ■ .Totals : '..;:,.„..„.„. i : 18,558,307' 16,751,33! . The total, 'apart-from-specie; shows 'an in ' crease for the _-year of" £1,564,000;'. butth true, increase! is considerably' 'better : thai this, in-view of the over-valuation of wool ii the-1907-8 season. Of the. increase shown approximately. £500,000 accrues in -the Nortl ~ Island, and £1,000,000 in the- South. ' _ The quantities>of 'shipments of 'the' raor< items- compare, as -follow':—"'' ■ ' ■■'•'."■'-:: : ':" ! ; -19(18-9::"'; - : :i9O7 r ßv , Wool.'lbs;;.' ■ ' y., f , '..o 190,428,326 :'."• 153,201,15 . Frozen meat,. owt.■'".;; .' -2,587,720 •'■ 2,14363 Tallow, : tbhs -...'. V...::. : 23,319 •"■ 18,11 . Butter, cvrt. •... i.;-."-'239,808 : - 227,98 : Cheese.jcwt.. ......'. _.:-.;349,481 ' •- 272,28 Kauri gum, tons '..;. 7,156 .:. :. 6,51 •'. t ? h3 L , "•'■ ••--. 13,310 "■.;. 21,53 Wheat, bushels. .... 560,381 -'"■ 148 ' Oats, bushels <■ ■■• ■-..-. 17,156,169- '■ ' 166*28 . Wool dhows an: increase. of. over 20 pe ; cent.'in weight; while.that.of the value i given as only about 5£ per cent. Had th, earlier season's.. wool been mora accurate! ..valued, the money difference would hav' shown much heavier. .'.We consider-the'tota for. the year, should be reduced by roughly.a/million, to give.thp true'result: In frozen meat the:increase; in" weight i nearly.2l'per.ceht.,,while- in .value it/appear as,a little over- 18 per cent. ,'tJnfortuuatel' the result, will .be even jles's favourable.. ' . .Imports Into Nevi Zealand; ,// .The valuo of .imports, into the Dominioi during, the'-quarter ended on' Jiine 30 last compares with previous corresponding period as follows:-— June Quarter. : -~ '; ■' ;'•'- = £ l^',-vv"-^^».^: r :.:;...:...^3,i62;0a 1908. .;::..v........,:;;.....;;:.:.„.;...... 3,447,66; ■1907,,.:......-....;,..., 3,92i;51l 1906 •■.:..,.'........:..:.....::...;..;.....::... .As anticipated; the total; for 'the quarte -ehows a decrease from the June quarter o 1908 and 1907.', The'total, apart from specie is. less by ,£558,663 thah-.in this period lasyear, ; and £540,415 below the same quarte of 1907....-We wore prepared for a' still hWie shrinkage,'-as the.total is still higher ' b' nearly .10. per cent, than in the June quarte" 0f.".: 1906., There will, no doubt, be furthe decrease in the current and .'succeedini quarters.'-': ;'-.-: „'.'.'.. ' The'subjoined table gives the values of im ports for four consecutive'yearly periods end -,ing.with June 30. " ' '.'■-. •' Values of imports into Now Zealand durini the .years .ended June 30, 1909 and 1908-re epectively, J specie and parcels post to- al ports bemg'stated separately:—r. Ports.. , , ~,1908-9 ~ ~ 1907-8 North Island— . £'. ' £ Auck1and............!' 4,263;580 7 4,629,92! ' Wellington .......... 4,297,734 5,043,14 Other ;NJ. .Ports..., - 953,754 : 986,74! South Island— '-.'.. lyttelton; ' 2,415,857 2,640,81. Dunedin ............. -2,328,847. ,2,549,34! Other.S.l. Ports.... ,1,206,328 ' . 1,275,891 Total North, Island... '9,515,068 10,659,82( •". '-v- : '■ '- ' ' Total South Island.;. 5,951,032 6,466,05t' Specie to all Ports... ; 779,922 251,63! Parcels Post, ■ d 0.... 288,996 ' 358,79f Total Dominion ....... 16,535,018 '17,736,30! T'l apart from Specie 15,755,096 ■ 17,484,66! „The. decrease for 1908-9, is £1,729,573, ,'ai compared with 1907-B—a shrinkage of .a., ttl< short of 10 per cent. The decrease, however it'must be rempmbered, did not begin; til the December quarter of 1908, and in the nin< months since September 30, .1908, there been a reduction of. practically. £2,000,000 but an increase of about'£27o,ooo in- th< September quarter, included in the abov< twelvemonth, -'brings the net decrease dowi as shown above. A; year, ending with Sopfcem ber 30 next will show the measure of shruikag* more correctly and clearly.'