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Grey River Argus, 12 August 1925, Page 2

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AMERICAN WHEAT CROPS OTTAWA, August 10. Ihe Canadian wheat crop for 1925 is estimated by the Bureau of Statistics at 375,404,000 bushels. \\ ASHINGTQN', August 10. The Department of Agriculture estimates that the total winter wheat production in 1925 will be 416 million bushels compared with 590 million in 1924. The condition of spring wheat is 73.9 per cent, indicating a total crop of 263 million bushels against 283 millions in 1925. CITRUS FRUIT TRADE. NEW ZEALAND MARKET FOR AUSTRALIAN uRQWERS. SYDNEY, August 11. H. G. Such, Sales Organiser, New South Wales Citrus Association, who recently returned from New Zealand stated that he had come to the conclusion that the present system of marketing by individual growers and speculators resulted in considerably lower returns than could be obtained by proper regulation of supplies, and the export of only high-class standardised fruit. He gave, as example, one firm which secured 15 per cent, more for its fruit than was secured by shipping to New Zealand under the old method. Mandarin orange growers ad also secured substantially increased returns The greatest competition New South W ales bad to meet in New Zealand was common oranges, largely grown at tho Cook Islands The shipping and marketing, however, were unsatisfactory. Mr. Such expects the exports to- New Zealand this season will be from fifty to seventy-five thousand cases of New South Wales oranges. He considers that to a great extent the safe arrival of the oranges depends upon the skill and attention by the staff. He instanced two shipments under exactly the same conditions. Both were carried on deck. One was covered and the other uncovered. The former arrived in splendid condition, and the latter badly soaked by water.