CROP RETURNS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19667, 10 July 1929, Page 12

CROP RETURNS.

HEAVY WHEAT YIELD. AVERAGE OF 34.58 BUSHELS. The June Abstract of Statistics contains the interim agricultural and pastoral returns for the year 1928-29. The high wheat average recorded in earlier threshings has been well maintained. The eross vield is 723,000 bushels less than the high return of the season, and the average per acre uy.> bushels less, being respectively .»4.0 5 and 36.06. 13; provincial districts .hvy are as follow: Acres. Bu*r.<.--.

The following table (trora 1916-1. to , the present time) shows the variation in area and the still more remarka!>!e improvement in recent years in the ( yield per acre: At.

' The Oat* Eetum. j | The oats area, both for feed and '. seed, and chaff, shows a reduction, hut as a good deal of threshing is still to '• be done and the quantities chaffed ; and threshed vary according to the ; needs and prices, the figures are : more of an interim character than is j tke case with other crops. The totals I are: — Threshing Chaff. . Acres. Bushels. Aeret. Team. | 1928 ~ 73,133 3,062,559 194,6*3 333,197 j 1927-28 — „ „,, „„„ 86,223 3,552,687 201.4C7 0-U.-22 j It will be observed that the total , area sown in oats was 22,000 acres , less in 1923-29 than in the preceding ; vcar, the decrease in yield being 790,000 bushels, and in chaff 11,000 j tons. .. i The Barley Yield, j The barley return is 81,000 bushels less than in 1927-2 S. The yield in the latter rear was 40.81 bushels to the acre, and this year it is 40 bushels. Acres. Bohhei!. 19*7-29 . 21,001 £61.985 1928-29 .. 19.501 780,721 I ; Small Seeds. The returns of small seeds are as follow: — 1927-28. 1925-29. RyerraM .. 9.189,7431b 3.929.16Mb Western wolths . . 1.278,505)b 2.842-.0501b Cocksfoot •■ 1,992.3371b 2,046.5921b Linseed . • 5,21 Sac 2.690ae ASHBURTON STOCK SALE. At the Aihborton stock sale yesterday tbsre was a rise of several shillings a head on the prices ruling a month ago. About 170 fat | wethers, 300 fat ewee, 131 fat lambi, and . 241 store lambs were yarded. The highest price of the day was £2 each paid for five fat ewes from Seafleld, sold on accuunt of j the estate of the late T. Page. The prin- j cipal sales were:— j Tat Ewes—Three at 14i lOd, 5 at lOi 9d, 2 at 26s 4d, 1 at 32s Sd, 10 at 26s lOd, I 6 at 30» 7d, 2 at 15s lOd, 6 at 30* Id. j 6at 27s Id, 6at 25« 9d, 9at 23. Id, 10 j at 21a lOd, 6 at Sis 7d. 7 at 31s Id, 3 at | 30s 4d, 10 at 29s lOd, 4 at 25i lOd, 1 o: , 26s Id, 5 (account W. Letham. Lauriston) at | 335, 5 (account S'. Lilley, Greenstreet) at j 31! Id, 10 at 22s 4d. 5 at 21e 7d, 6 at 21s | 4d, 2 at 18i 7d, 14 at 18s 6d, 8 at 37s Id, 13 at 34s 7d, 8 at 17s 6d, 8 at 32» 7d, 7 | ot 23s 4d, 8 at 21s 9d, 16 at 17s 7d. 6 ai i 17s 6d, 4 at 25s 3d. 3 at 24s lOd, 5 | at 34s Id, 5 at 21s 4d, S at 19s Id, 5 at j 16s Id, 7 at 27s Id, 6 at 27» 4d. 6 ot 27s j 4d, 7 at 2Gs 3d, 7 (account Cochrane Bros., Elgin) at 36s 7d, 7 at 34s 7d. Fat Wethers —Seven at 34s 7d, 3 at 26i 4d, 7 at 34s 7d, 7 (account Cochrane Bw., Elgin) at 33s 4d, 7 (account Moore Bros., Seaview) at 36s lOd. 15 at 34s lOd. 8 (account J Watson. Kyle) at 39s Id. 13 at 29s 4d, 5 (account estate T. Page, Seafleld) at 40s, 1 at 36i 6d, 3 at 32i lOd. 12 at 35s 3d, 2 at 39s Id, 6 at 2Sb, 10 at 32g lOd, 13 at 32s Id, 13 at S2s, 10 at 30s 3d. Fat Lambs—Four at 26s 6d, 15 at 20-s lid, 24 at 22! 2d, 28 at IPs 9d, 19 at 235, 14 at 20b lid, 27 at 22s 3d. Stores—Eighty.eight crossbred lambi at 17s Bd, 42 crossbred wether hogget! at 18s 4<L 51 do. at 19s, 60 three-quarterbred wether hoggets at 16s 2d. Cattle—One dairy cow at £9 Si, 1 amply heifer at £5. | JOHNSONVILLE STOCK SALE. [THE PBEBB Special Service.] "WELLINGTON, July 9. At the Johoaonville sale to-dar, there was at average attendance of the public, and a ' large yarding of both fat cattle and sheep. The bulk of the yarding comprised prime heavy quality bullocks which met with little '• competition and sold at prica slightly eaaier than last week. The wethers were mostly extra heavy-weight of good quality pricee being on a par with last week'i rates. The 1 ewes were of good quality and met with keen competition, with prices showing a ' alight advance. The lamb* submitted were of good quality and met with keen competition. Heavy show bullocks made £23 15a and £22 153, extra heavy bullocks £l6 10s to £l7 12a 6d, heavy bullocks £ls 10s to £l6 7s Cd, medinm bullocks £l4 12a 6d to £ls ss: , wethers, extra heavy £2 2s. heavy 38a Bd. ewea SOs 3d to 325, lambs 27« 6d to 29a 7d. j BRADFORD MARKET. J t (CTTTTZD PaESS ASSOCIATION— ST TVTCTKIC ( Tt.lXat.kTB —COPYRIGHT.) t (Received July 9th, 5.5 p.m.) ' LONDON. July Bth. At Bradford the wool market is at a standstill, awaiting the opening of the London sales.—Australian Press Association.

Buyers. Sellers. £ *. d. £ a. d. Mahaiipaw* .. •• 0 0 6i 0 07J Okarito .. -• 0 010 orem. VTaihi .. .. 011 11 - Winding Creek (Sd pd.) 0 2 5 0 2 6 Windine Creek (Is pd.) 0 2 4 0 3 0 Kuala Kampar .. 014 0 OIS 0 OTHER EXCHANGES. (i-BKSS aSSOCIATIOH TSLEGBAJtS.) AUCKLAND, July 9. Sales—New Zealand Breweries (debentures), £1 (* 4|d (two); Commercial Bank of Australia, £i 9« 6d; National Bank of New Zealand, £7 3s 9d (two:: National Insurance, 16s 4d; Goldsbrousfc. Mort, £2 8c Sd Hwo); Auckland Gas, £1 4s 6d: New Zealand Brrw. «ries, £?, j7 im £3 17s 3d Ohinemnri, 5? W; Mount Lvell. 4!s 9d; Knala Lampar Tmfields, 14a. WELLINGTON. Ju> 9. Sales reported— N.Z. Govt. Inscribed Stock, *i per cent., 1938, £100: Bank of N<-w Zealand Clone* term), 38s 3d; National Bank of Now Zealnnd, £7 3s 3d: C"TTn?reial Bank of Australia.' 29s 6d and 29s &*d; Ooldsoroiieh. Mort or.d Co., 4 s s: Chr>t church Gas Co., ;-, (■£■ N.Z. Breweries 'shares*, 77*: National Bank of Austrs'asla. £9 15fl. DUNEDIN, July 9. Sa^es—New Zealand Breweries, Electrolytic Zine (ord.), 355. Bales reported—N.Z Breweries, 77s 6d (S); Electrolytic Zinc (prei.), S7s, (ord.), tf*.

>'or:h Auckland 0 6 1.7-JU Auckland Oisborne • • 112 2.4;i'. Hiwte'8 Bay Taranaki Wellington • • 62 5 110 4 37? 2,54* 1.646 P7.0UC 46.55>"elsoa Marlborough. 5,017 342.12-. Westlacd Canierbuxy •- 211.914 2U.193 7 44'.i.f'-:' Otago • • SouiVand 3 '' i_ _ _"_r Total", Dominion 192529 (interim figures 255.010 a SIS.756 only; _ Totals, Dominion 28 (fiDal firar 1927 es) ■ ■ 2S0.967 0 541.444

Acres. vie)d. B jtht'.f. . 1916-17 217,942 23.19 5. 051.227 1917-13 2 80.976 21.23 <■'. 607.53G 1916-19 208,030 31.57 0. 5 67.F 29 1919-20 J39.CU 32.66 4. 5 59 934 1920-21 219.985 31.24 6, .P72.2C2 1921-22 352.918 29.94 l>->. 5 65.275 1922-23 275.775 30.44 s. 1923-2-1 173.604 24.01 4, i"4 r>::7 ' 1921-25 1925-26 166.9G4 1." 1.673 32.62 30.44 4. 447.7 To CI 7.04 1 i 1926-27 220.083 36.! 3 952.442 j 1927-26 260.967 36.56 '■•■ 541.444 1926-29 255.016 34.58 o. fit.756 i