CUSTOMS RETURNS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15857, 1 September 1913, Page 4

CUSTOMS RETURNS.

Tho following is a' comparative statement of the local Customs returns for August, 1912 and 1913, yast year's figures being shown in brackets Net Customs, £39,788 19s (£37,673 9s sd); beer duty, £2304 3s 5d (£2761 2s Id); 51480z,, valued at £20,167, ;as against 10,5450z., vadur.d at £41,180

THE FROZEN MEAT MARKET. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 30. Tho following are the latest .quotations for all classes of meat. In [he case of those not quoted the.price is unchanged:- 1 Ang. 23. Aug 30. ' d. d. Canterbury mutton, light — — Panterbnry mntton. medlnm ... — — Canterbury mntton, leary ~ — — Southland mntton — — — S.I. mutton, best brands, 86-811b - 4 3-16 N.I. mntton, ordinary, 56-641b ... — 4J N.Z. ewea — 3} Australian motton, light — — Australian motton, heavy . M •« — —- Australian ewes — — — River Plate motion, Hjjht, 40-551b — — Hiver Plate mntton, heavy, 66«721b — — Biter Plate ewea ... — Canterbury lamb, light ... ~ sj' 5 9-16 . Canterbury lamb, medium ~ 51-16 o£ Canterbury lamb, heaty _ 411-18 42 North Island lamb, selected — — 5 3-16 North Island lamb, ordinary M — 5J Ponihland lamb, aelected ... •* — — Southland lambj ordinary — •— Australian lamb, best brandi — — — Aoftrslian lamb, fair qnaUty „ —■ — Australian lamb, Inferior ... _ — — Hirer Plate lamb. Brat quality _ — — Elrer Plats lamb, Mooad quality — — Ke* Zealand beet, fores _ 3 New Zealand boel, blnda „_ — 4j Auatraliaa beef, lores ... „ _ — 215-16 Anstralian b»el, hinda ... _ — 3 13-ig tt. Plato beef, chilled for* _ — 2i H. Plat# beel, ohtlled hinda _ _ — 41 B. PIU» boef, frown fowl __ — _ K. ( Plate beel, [rosea hinds ♦None offering.

THE RABBIT MARKET. Press AtiocUtion—By Telegraph-Copyright, LONDON, August-30. (Received Aug. 31, at 5.5 p.m.) The rabbit market is dull. Prices are unchanged. NEW ZEALAND FARMERS' CO-OPERA-TIVE ASSOCIATION (Per United Pnm Association.) CHRISTCIIURCH, August 30. Tho New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative At'sociation profits for last year wero jj56,321, excluding £3956 brought .forward. The directors decided to pay a dividend of B.J per'cent, on ordinary 6hares 6 per cent, on preference, 5 per cent, on shareholders purchases, to carry £10,000 to reserve, and to write 10 per cent, off tho plant.