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IV.—STATISTICS OF PHORMIUM TRADE. TABLE A.—SHOWING the NUMBER and VALUE of BALES PHORMIUM FIBRE and TOW brought to Public Sale in London, from 23rd April, 1870, to 4th April, 1872 ; showing the CLASSIFICATION adopted by the English Brokers, and the QUANTITY and APPROXIMATE VALUE of each class.

The above Table has been compiled from Messrs. M'Landress, Hepburn & Co.'s "New Zealand Flax Circulars," which are prepared in London and sent out by every mail.

TABLE B.—SHOWING the VARIATIONS in the PRICE of PHORMIUM in the LONDON MARKET during 1870-72.

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1st Quality. Good to superior. 2nd Quality. Fairly cleaned. 3rd Quality. Fully three-quarters dressed. 4th Quality. Half to three-quarters dressed. 5th Quality. Common to rough, half-dressed. Total. Tow. 23rd April, 1870, to 20th May, 1870 20th May, ,, ,, 17th June, ,, 17th June, ,, ,, 15th July, ,, 15th July, „ ,, 12th Aug., •„ 12th Aug., „ ,, 9th Sept., ,, 9th Sept., ,, ,, 20th Oct., ,, 20th Oct., „ „ 22nd Nov., ,, 22nd Nov., ,, „ 22nd Dec., „ 22nd Dee., ,, ,, 24th Jan., 1871 24th Jan., 1871, „ 21st Feb., ,, 21st Feb., ,, „ 16th March, „ 16th March, „ „ 13th April, ,, 13th April, „ „ 4th May, ,, 4th May, ,, ,, 1st June, ,, 1st June, ,, ,, 29th June, ,, 29th June, ,, „ 27th July, ,, 27th July, „ „ 24th Aug., „ 24th Aug., ,, „ 21st Sept., „ 21st Sept., ,, ,, 14th Oct., „ 14th Oct., ,, „ 16th Nov., ,, 16th Nov., ,, ,, 14th Dee., ,, 14th Dec, ,, „ 11th Jan., 1872 11th Jan., 1872, „ 8th Feb., ,, 8th Feb., „ „ 7th March, „ 7th March, „ ,, 4th April, „ 198 836 36 817 477 348 1,031 539 302 37 704 147 314 425 305 313 41 117 179 189 870 619 905 745 1,227 1,070 623 236 504 1,796 97 308 927 507 530 471 88 458 299 497 7U 556 553 509 310 462 400 607 1,125 1,402 2,390 247 410 955 353 96 670 634 677 210 619 1,021 1,482 658 399 683 183 204 206 287 732 999 1,039 863 1,258 655 275 56 251 257 173 175 185 199 20 143 68 297 358 30 77 122 7 66 59 430 688 131 1,144 493 156 67 543 493 157 39 36 S5 16 1,050 2,959 2,484 4,056 3.341 5,439 5,639 1,840 1,071 2,290 3,603 670 1,566 2,207 1,773 1,089 1,274 1,311 2,452 1,315 1,050 1,471 888 832 1,057 80 252 39 28 53 455 23 207 34 198 18 69 31 94 299 128 215 581 221 190 233 21 "l7 36 124 30 8 342 20 Total number of Bales 7,670 15,355 £76,775 16,520 8,526 4,656 52,727 3,489 Total value, reckoning 6 bales to 1 ton £43,463 £71,587 £35,520 £11,252 £238,597 Per centage of total Bales ,, in April and May, 1870 „ „ „ „ ., 1871 ,, ,, in March and April, 1872 14-6 18'8 20-0 32-4 29 1 18-0 23-5 481 31-3 29-5 42-9 19-5 16-2 27'3 11T 8-8 6 3 2-5

1st Quality. 2nd Quality. 3rd Quality. Fully three-quarters dressed. 4th Quality. Half to three-quarters dressed. 5th Quality. Common to rough, half-dressed. Good to superior. Fairly cleaned. 23rd April, 1870, to 20th May, 1870 20th May, „ „ 17th June, „ 17th June, ,, ,, 15th July, ,, 15th July, „ „ 12th Aug., ,, 12th Aug., ,, ,, 9th Sept., ,, 9th Sept., ,, ,, 20th Oct., ,, 20th Oct , ,, „ 22nd Nov., „ 22nd Nov., ' ,, 22nd Dec, „ 22nd Dec, ,, ,, 24th Jan., 1871 24th Jan., 1871, ,, 21st Feb., ,, 21st Feb., ,, ,, 16th March ,, 16th March ,, ,, 13th April, ,, 13th April, ,, ,, 4th May, ,, 4th May, „ ,, 1st June, ,, 1st June, ,, ,, 29th June, ,, 29th June, ,, ,, 27th July, ,, 27th July, „ „ 24th Aug., ,, 24th Aug., „ „ 21st Sept., ,, 21st Sept., „ „ 14th Oct., ,. 14th Oct., ,, „ 16th Nov., ,, 16th Nov., „ „ 14th Dec, ,, 14th Dec, ,, ,, 11th Jan., 1872 11th Jan., 1872, ,, 8th Feb., ,, 8th Feb., ,, ,, 7th March „ 7th March, ,, „ 4th April, ,, £ 32 29 to 30 10s. 31 31 31 10s to 31 5s. 31 10a. to 28 35 to 30 36 10s. to 30 36 15s to 31 5s. £ 29 10s. to 27 28 to 25 to to 24 26 to 23 26 to 24 28 15s. to 25 28 10s. 30 10s. 24 5s. to 23 28 5s. to 23 15s. £ 26 to 24 24 to 22 23 £ 21 10s. to 20 21 to 18 22 10s to 18 17 to 15 17 5s. to 14 to 16 18 10s. to 16 20 10s. to 18 £ 16 to 12 5s. 17 to 15 16 to 12 10s. 14 to 12 13 10s. to 11 15 to 12 5s. 14 10s. to 13 15 10s. to 14 18 5s. to 16 16 10s. to 14 16 to 14 15 to 13 15 to 14 14 10s. 16 to 15 5s. 23 22 5s. to 18 22 23 to 19 10s. to 22 to 22 5s. 22 10s. to 19 15s. 23 10s. to 19 5s. 23 24 to 21 23 17 15s. 18 5s. to 16 10s. 19 10s. to 16 18 5s. to 16 to 18 34 34 to 29 33 to 29 33 to 28 5s. 30 34 5s to 30 10s. 27 5s. to 24 15s. 26 15s. to 24 27 15s. to 25 15s. 29 5s. to 25 5s. 32 29 10s. to 29 29 10s. to 27 15s. 30 10s. to 30 5s. 32 5s. to 28 5s. 34 15s. to 20 5s. 33 5s. to 31 10s. 36 36 15s. to 35 33 10s. to 32 31 35 5s. to 33 30 36 38 40 to 37 15s. 25 to 18 to 24 26 to 24 27 to 23 15s. 29 10s. to 24 10s. 27 15s. to 24 15s. 30 to 26 30 15s. to 27 to 28 10s. 34 5s. to 31 5s. 17 10s. 21 10s. to 21 23 to 19 5s. 24 to 22 5s. 24 to 22 10s. 25 15s. to 24 26 27 to 25 5s. ... Variation of price during above period 40 to 28 36 15s. to 23 34 5s. to 18 27 to 14 18 5s. to 11 Approximate average price £34 £30 £26 £20 10s. £14 10s.