PRIMARY PRODUCTS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 23 April 1927, Page 4

PRIMARY PRODUCTS.

LATEST AVAILABLE STATIST (Our Own Correspondent). WELLINGTON. Apri The statistics furnished in the M, number of the Monthly Abstract ar, teresti.ng. The quantity of bu exported in the two months of Jam and February amounted to 285, as compared with 268,490ewt in corresponding two months of last —an increase of 17,374 cwt. The va were £2,997,053 against £2,041 The cheese exported in the two mo; was 346,138 cwt against 314,979ewtincrease of 31,159 cwt. But not, standing this expansion the value dined, the figures being £1.26' against £1,394,955 —a decrease £125,965. Adding casein, dried and preserved milk, the value of dairy produce exported during the months totalled £3,500,247 a Bi £3,570,132 in the corresponding rao of last year—a decrease of £69,881 There was a big increase in the ports of frozen lamb. The figure, the first two months of the year i that 389,050 cwt was exported against 237,049 cwt in the two um of last-—an increase of 152,000 cwt; the values were £1,406,090, ag £895,853- a gain of £510,237. Th ports of mutton were smaller, th, ures being 173,174 cwt against 19 cwt, and the value £369.780 ag £497,265. The shipments of beef very small, amounting to only 1 cwt against 43,165 cwt, and the v were £20.601 against £60.3-7. T all classes of meat—frozen, salted served and potted—the value 0 shipments for the two months wa--933,253 against £1,534,031. an in of £399,222. which is in striking trast with the dairying results. The shipments of wool for th, months show gains in both qu and value. The quantity was 1! bales against 167.280 bales, am value £3.721,431 against £3,26 Hides, skins and pelts yielded a K return than last year, the shipß for the two months realising £3M against £280,013 —an inireasß £73,809. Hemp yielded less money, altß the quantity expected was larger® the two months of this year Ms® were exported as against 3U418 and the value was £9.3.732

£96,015. The tallow exports 2671 tons against 2879 tons, ai value £87,000 against £lOB.Ol The exports of sawn timber d« the quantity being 4.956,055 si against 5.261,775 sup. ft., and value £54,892 against £00,897. imports of sawn timb«?r, on tw hand, increased. For the two 1 9,497,899 ft. were imported | 8,990,872 it. —an increase of 527 J and the values were £107.397 I £102,664. There was also iia other timber to the value of 1 against £29.324. There was a big reduction I .number of motor vehicles ud the figures for the two inonthl 3681 against 5202—a decrease I —and the values were £542.1201 £830,928—a shrinkage oi £2Bl