OVERSEAS TRADE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25069, 10 November 1942, Page 6

OVERSEAS TRADE

HIGH LEVEL OF EXPORTS ( P a ) WELLINGTON, Nov. 9. The following are the overseas trade returns of the Dominion in New Zealand currency for the month of September and for the nine months ended September, compared with tine corresponding periods of last year:— # Month of September 1942 1941 £ £ Exports 9,489,000 7.806,000 Imports 4,926,000 5,164,000 Excess of exports .. 4,563,000 2,642,000 Nine Months Ended September 1942 1941 £ £ Exports .. .. . . 67,313.000 52,273,000 Imports 38,283,000 35,650,000 Excess of exports .. 29,030,000 16,623,000 MINING NEWS Gillespie’s Beach Dredge.—The wash-up for the two weeks ended September 7 was 350 z lldwt for 225 hours. THE MOUNT LYELL MINING AND RAILWAY COMPANY, LTD. A dividend of Is 3d in Australian currency has been declared out of the profit for the vear ended September 30, absorbing £96,875, payable on December 21. The books will close on November 20 at 4 p.m— R. V. Parsons, secretary.

Scott Bros., produce merchants and commission agents, legistcred egg and onion merchants, report;—Eggs; For consignments received on November 2 to November 6. inclusive, pay-out values to clients will be as follows:—Heavy, Is 8d; standard, Is Cd; medium, Is 4d, Butter: Wanted; lid to Is per lb. Poultry: Hens. 3s to 3s 6d each: heavy breeds, 4s to 4s Gd each; ducks, 2s 6d to 3s Gd each; ducklings. 3s to 4s each; roosters, 2s to 2s 6d each; cockerels—light 2s to 3s each, heavy 3s to 4s each; geese, 3s to 4s each; goslings. 3s Gd to 4s Gd each. Turkeys: Gobblers, 10d to Is per lb; hens, 9d to lOd per lb. Potatoes; On basis of fixed rates. ' Whole fowl wheat. 24s per sack. Chaff; Prime oaten sheaf, £6 10s per ton, ex truck, £7 5s cx store, bags extra. Whole maize, 8s per bushel. Oyster grit, 6s 6d per 1001 b bag. Straw: Whcaten, 2s 9d per bale. Barley, 3s per bale, ex store. Lucerne meal, 12s 6d per bag. Onions: Unprocurable;- Oat dust, 5s Gd per sack. We stock meatmeal, oyster grit, crushed bones, buttermilk powder, etc. Eggs: We grade all consignments to regulations over automatic weighing and candling machines. Payments weekly.