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CHAPTER VII. -INFLUENCE OF THE FOREIGN DEMAND FOR NEW ZEALAND PRODUCTS. Question 8 : What effect has the demand for New Zealand products beyond the Dominion had on the prices of such commodities ? 1. The demand of the world generally for the products of New Zealand has steadily increased, and the local supply has endeavoured to keep pace with it. This is shown by the trend in the quantities of our staple exports from the land.

Increasing demand for New Zealand products.

Table 41, showing Exports of New Zealand Products: Quantities for the Period 1890-1911.

Table No. 42.

Wheat (Calendar Year). Butter. Cheese. Frozen Meat. Wool (Calendar Year). 1890 .. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 1895 .. 1896 .. 1897 .. 1898 .. 1.899 .. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. Bushels. 4,467,026 1,454,973 2,460,774 2,619,398 228,904 14.568 453,123 72.167 10.090 2,901.676 2.867,069 ' 2,301.092 194.671 71.700 815.535 967,151 61.199 1,374 1.385 1.419.217 1.294.328 1.254.557 Cwt. 34.816 39.430 53.930 58,149 60.771 57,964 71,353 99,002 96,801 136,086 172.583 201,591 253.998 285,106 314,360 305.722 320.225 328,441 229.971 321,108 356.535 302,387 Cwt. 40,451 39,770 41.493 46.201 55,655 76,743 71,372 77,683 68.711 69,440 102.849 104,294 74.746 74.780 84,526 88,562 131,206 236,833 280,798 400,607 451,915 439,174 lb. 100,934.756 110,199,082 97,636,557 100,262,453 114.827.216 127.018.864 123,576.544 157,687,152 173,798.576 208,972.624 206.621.072 208.045,264 239.518,384 266.408.800 214.253.648 189.356.608 226,856.784 263,738,496 237.473,936 288,131.648 297.269,952 252,063.280 lb. 102,817,077 106,187,114 118,180.912 109,719,684 144,295,154 116,015,170 129.151,624 135.835,117 149,385,815 147.169,497 140,706.486 146.820,079 160.419.023 155,128,381 144,647.376 139,912.737 154.384.568 171.635.595 162.518.481 189,683,703 204,368,957 169.424,811

The values have also increased, as t" [lowing table will show :— Calendar Year. Wool. Gold. Frozen Meat. Butter and Cheese. Agricultural ! ManufacProduce. , tures. | Other j-New Zealand Produce. Total. 1891 .. 1892 .. 1893 .. 1894 .. 1895 .. 1896 .. 1897 .. 1898 .. 1899 .. 1900 .. 1901 .. 1902 .. 1903 .. 1904 .. 1905 .. 1906 .. 1907 .. 1908 .. 1909 .. 1910 .. 1911 .. £ 4.129,686 4,313,307 3,774,738 4.827,016 3,662.131 4.391.848 4.443.144 4.645,804 4.324,627 4.749,196 3.699,103 3.354,563 4,041.274 4,673,826 5,381,333 6,765,655 7,657,278 5,332,781 6,305,888 8,308,410 6,491,707 £ 1.007,172 951,963 915,921 887.865 1,162,181 1.041.428 980.204 1.080.691 1.513,180 1.439,602 1.753.784 1,951,426 2.037,832 1,987.501 2,093,936 2,270,904 2,027.490 2,004,799 2,006,900 1,896,318 1,815.251 £ 1,194.724 1,033,377 1.085.167 1,194,545 1.262.711 1.251,993 1,566,286] 1,698,75C)I 2,088,856 2,123,881 2.253,262 2,718.763 3.197.043 2.793.599 2,694.432 2,877,031 3,420.664 3,188,515 3,601,093 3,850,777 3.503.406 £ 236,933 318,204 354,271 366,483 378.510 411.882 553.122 539,466 713,617 969,731 1.121,091 1.369.341 1,513.065 1,565,946 1.613,728 1,901,237 2,277,700 1,954,601 2,744,770 3,007.348 2,768,974 £ 894,467 1.035.637 716,546 317,655 326.029 572.355 495.175 410.677 1 913,678. 1.230.565! 1.532,386, 1,045.986 : 744,845: 559,243 : 428,280J 270,542 1 162,967 265,730 976,170 481,522 412,815 £ 420.357 367.677 345.636 224.958 188,702 198,081' 197.6011 253,805' 378.066J 549.342; 425.142 755,232 823,358 896,362 882,960 988,264 1,073,702 572,327 504,952 649,828 537,995 £ 1,516.765 1.345,703 1,365.164 1,266.626 1,409.889 1.309.749 1,360,735 1,695.795 1,867,716 1,992,932 1,905,692 2,302,288 2,480,775 2,125,310 2.408,861 2,766,713 3,163,337 2,575,777 3,323,163 3,749,960 3,251,750 £ 9,400,094 9,365,868 8,557,443 9,085,148 8,390,156 9,177,333 9,596,267 10,324,988 11,799,740 13,055,249 12,690,460 13.498,599 14,838,192 14,601,787 15,503,530 17,840,346 19,783,138 15,894,530 19,462,936 21,944,163 18,781,898