HOCKEY.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10129, 31 August 1898, Page 3

HOCKEY.

♦■ -—- The Canterbury Representative Hockey team returned yesterday by the Rotomahana, after an enjoyable trip. Iheyleft on Saturday evening, arrived on Sunday morning, ancf in the afternoon were taken fora drive. to Island Bay and back along the Queen's Drive. On Monday they lunphed with the Wellington Club, and startinglplay at 2.30 p.m. they were enabled to catch the Rotomahana, which left for Lyttelton at five o'clock. Mr Pavitt captained tbe Canterbury team, and Mr Wil&on the Wellington team. The game was a very fast and interesting one. The Wellington team will no doubt give a good account of themselves in future matches, as they have Borne really good players, who only require to know the rules thoroughly, aud learn the finer points of the game. The Canterbury team played a very good game,' although they/ slacked off coHsiderablv after they had scored the three goals. The Wellington Club treated the team with the utmost hospitality, and stated that they intended sending a team South next year. Mr G. Lewis, M.H.lfr., the Christchurch Club's , President, was present at the match.

Canterbury, and they find that stocks in July were as follows:—South Canterbury 132,000 sacks, Ashburton County (Rangitata and Rakaia Included) 64,000 sacks. Addington, ChristcKurch and Riccarton 61.500 sacks, Kaiapoi and Rangiora districts 15,000 sacks, Lyttelton 4800 sacks, and Ellesmere district 15,000 sacks—total. 292,300 sacks. The estimated quantity of wheat held at the same date last yea. was 459,000 sacks, or 166,700 sacks more than this year. The holders of wheat* should therefore be in a stronger position than last year; but the fact that stocks last season were more thaD sufficient for requirements, and that the Australian prices are now extremely low, are counterbalancing features that have to be considered. The sales that have taken place within the last week are on a lower basis than those previously reported, and millers appeal - inclined to give no more than 3s 6d to 3s 7d delivered. At the former figure a line of 600 sacks of Tuscan and Hunter's, chiefly the latter, variety, ha. been bought ex store, there being no storage charges. A small parcel of Tuscan and Pearl has alao been placed at 3s 7d at handy railway station. There is a fair demand for seed and feed oais. Locally grown are being pretty freely offered, and have been sold at 2s 4d to 2s 6d ex store, (Hiristchurch. There is an improved demand foi oatsheaf chaff from the North Island, but owing to the large quantity on offer, buyers will not give more than 55s to 60s at country stations. The potato market has received a serious check from the large quantity bought for forward delivery that have just been shipped, some 12,000 sacks having been landed in Sydney during the past three or four days. Private advices now give the Sydney price as £7 5s to £7 10s. and quotations from here of £6 17s 6d, f.0.b., have met with no response. Buyers are therefore offering only £5 10s at country stations. In reference to "the aleged shipment of 2000 tons from Sydney to Manila, advices received by the mail yesterday show that the report was exaggerated, as we indicated was probably the ca.se. The Sydney agent of a Christchurch firm wrote, under date August 23rd, as follows:—"The market has been more or less agitated owing to a small demand from Manila, which was for 400 tons, but was magnified into 2000 tons. This order was filled by mc, and the steamer sails to-day." We understand that in addition to this 400 tons, 200 tons went by another steamer, making 600 tons iD all, instead cf 2000 a. reported. The following are current prices paid to farmers, f.0.b., Lyttelton, for direct shipment from country stations and free of commission, except where otherwise specified: — Wttieat (nominal) —Good to prime quality pearl 4s Id to 4s 2d, Tuscan 4s Id to 4s 2d, Hunter's 4s to 4s Id, second quality wheat about 3d lower. Oats—Prime milling 2s 7d to 2s Bd, good stout feOT 2s 6d to '2s 7d, fair short feed 2s 5d to 2s 6d, Duns 2s 5d to 2s 6d, Danish* 2s Sd to 2s 6d. - Barley—Prime malting 4 s 3d to 4s 6d (extra choice), feed 2s 6d, Cape 3s to 3s 3d. Beans—3s 6d to 3s 9d (scarce). Peas—Blue Prussians 4s to 4s 6d, partridge or maple 3s to 3s 3d. Flour (millers' quotations, nominal) — Roller £12, stone £11. Sharps—£4 10s. Bran—£3 10s. Oatmeal—£l4. Oatsheaf Chaff—sss to 60s at country stations. Potatoes—Derwents £5 10s at country stations. Grass Seed—Ryegrass, farmers' lots 2s 6d to 3s, machine dressed 4s to 4s 6d; cocksfoot, brignt 3£d, discoloured 3d; cowgrass 54 d to 6d; white clover s_d to 7d; alsyke 6£d to 7d. Dairy Produce—Cheese 3£d to 4d. loaf 4d to sd:'butter,, factory (local) Is 3d, North Island ls, dairy lOd "to ls, salt in boxes 9d to lld; bacon 6£d, do roll to 7d; hams Bd.