IMPORTS FROM BRITAIN

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3019, 5 March 1917, Page 8

IMPORTS FROM BRITAIN

, I Belli rus of the principal lines of goods ■ ! of British manufacture exported to New • j Zealand during the year ended December i , 31, 1916, with figures for 1914 and 1915, : shown for purposes of comparison, com- , piled from tho Board of Trade Returns by H.M. Trado Commissioner iu Now Zealand, are as under:— 1914. 1916. 1916. •£ £ £ Beer and alo ... 39,913 36,466 29,134 ■ Salt (except tabic salt) 23,467 23,663 26,053 Spirits (British and Irish) 302,681 275,097 463,718 Copper, wrought or (manufactured 47,757 60,410 39,163 Iron and steel, and manufactures thereof , 1,025,511 1,064.138 812051 Cutlery 36,310 38,150 46,168 Hardware 101,873 83,790 126,848 Agricultural machinery 20,698 15,757 23.958 Mining do r.. 13,807 11,065 12,165 Cotton piece goods of all kinds ... 711,725 840,2 m 1,436,972. Woollen and worsted manufactures 374,832 425.478 634,930 Haberdashery ... 68,934 70,044 62,299 Jute manufactures 45,041 -30,444 • 48,966 Linen piece goods of all kinds ... 103,707 93,465 104,210 Apparel 694,214 614.078 8-10,429 Boots and shoes 297,359 282,407 310,627 Saddlery and harness 18,860 15,226 28,477 Earthenware and glass 112.685 102,688 158,226 Paper of all kinds 155,627 149,989 282,911 Cement 10,763' 4,149 2,708 Stationery other than paper .... 64,186 59,094 75,498 FROZEN HEAT KARKET. Messrs. Gilbert Andenon and Co. (Messrs. Mellsop, Eliott and Co., Palmerston North, local agents) renort on thi frozen meat market under date London, December 29, as follows:— Home-grown—Tho after-Christmas trade has been a firm one, and prices advanced with tho short deliveries, due to delay on railways through fog. Compared with this time last year prices aro about 3d. per lb. dearer. ' 'Frozen.—The advance in prices above those of last year is 2d. per lb., the supplies being considerably lighter. Frozen pork is now becoming a regular and popular article of food. Tho quality is good and the size just what is required. Sheep are scarce, and lamb supplies also aro limited, and no difficulty is boing ex-, perienced in maintaining the fixed prices for the Government meat.

Advice of Shipments to TT.K. Onlv. Frozen Frozen Frozen Chilled mutton, lamb. boef. beef. Nor. 1916 ... 406,537 357,670 289.031 62.000 Nov., 1915 ... 212,600 234,000 290,000 6J.000 Shipments During December, 1916 (as far as Advised). Australia 40,900 180,200 9,000 — New Zealand 85,000 200,000 2,500 — South America 82,000 49,000 123,000 74,000 207,900 429,200 134,500 74,000 Dec, 1913 257,600 321,475 323,600 62,000 Market Prices for Weeks Ending: Deo. 29, Deo. 31, Doc. 22, Home-grown— 1916. 1915. 1916. Boef, sides 101-13 71- 83 10 -121 Mutton, wethers ... 111-14 S -10* 101-12} Mutton, ewes 91-11 6}- 7} 8j- 91 Mutton, Dutch — — 9-10 Tegs 12 -14 9 -101 103-13 li»mbs 111-15 — 111-15 Veal, best 101-12 9-12 121-131 Pork, best ~ 131-16 11J-12 13J-141 Pork, middling 113-13$ 81-11 111-131 FrozenMutton : N.Z. wethers 88 — 83 N.Z. ewes 8 6S 8 S. A mer" wethers 85- 9 7-7 i B'-81 Lamb: New Zealand 9} 7{- n % Australian 91 — 9( S. American 9- 9j — 9}-8| P°s . 31-101 75- 81 9 -10} Chilled: Argentine, oi fores ' and hinds BIJ-UK 6j- 9} 73- %