ON THE LAND

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 144, 22 May 1925, Page 3

ON THE LAND

STOCKS OF WHEAT. FARMERS URGED TO SELL. Per Prcu Association. WELLINGTON, May 21. The Hon. W. Nosworthy stated to-day that he had been advised by his departmental officers that, at a , representative conference o: millers held in Christchurch on - May 20 it-was clearly shown that the millers had been faithfully carrying out their agreement to purchase all the wheat they oould possibly secure at prices that were agreed upon with the farmers at tlie conference held at Wellington on April 23. Returlis submitted to the wheat controller .-•bows that two and three-quarter million bushels hud been purchased by the millers up to Aluy 9. The Government Statistician’s returns indicate that up to April 20 almost three million bushels hud been threshed. There now appears to be about a million odd i bushels of milling wheat still in the hands of farmers and merchants. Evidently there is some reluctance on the part lof farmers and merchants to sell and it is suggested that both are probably bolding for an advance in price. '“Many millers present at the conference definitely stated that they positively could not secure any further supplies and were emphatic in their requests for importations of overseas wheat to the South Island, in order that faith might be kept with the Government ,U 3 millers had promised to buy all mill ng wheat available by the end of June.

“I urge Iho farmers,” said Air Nosworthy, “tc sell their wheat as agreed upon at’the earliest possible moment. The Government may be forced to import wheat at an eitrlj date, and if it is compelled to do so, farmers will then hold their stocks at their own risk.”

STOCK MARKET. Dalgety. and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held a very success fill clearing" sail© at Awuhuri on account of the csta e of the late John Matthews on Wednesday. The small purebred Romney flock offered met with good competition and a number were liought by Messrs I). J. Holden, Makotuku, and G. Goldfinch, Ohakuno, tiio balance being bought by buyers from up tho Main Trunk line aiid locally. Quotations: —Two-tooth owes, 32, 41, sto 51 guineas; 4-th ewes, 2i, 22. 32 to 51 guineas; 6-th ewes, 2£, 22 to 4j guineas; 4-yr ewes, 2| guineas; ewe lambs, 2i, 22, 3 to 42 guineas; wethers, 37s 3d; wether lambs, 21s; ewe lambs, 335; small ram lambs, 12 gns; 2-shear ram, 16 gns; aged rains, 1 to 3 gns; dairy heifers, £5 to £8; dairy cows, £3 ss, £4 10s, £5, £6, £7 10s, £9 10s, £10: Jersey bull, £ll 10s; aged draughts, £4 10s, £l6 10s; store pigs. 375; reaper and binder, £l7; drill £27; plough, £11; discs £9 10s; tripod harrows, £8 10s: traction engine, £9O. A quantity of sundries sold at highest market rates. TALLOW. Dalgely and Coy., Ltd., report having received tlie following cablegram from their London house under date of the 20th instant:—Till low: 640 casks of tallow offered and practically all sold. Sinco our last report, prices are 6d to Is per cwt higher for most descriptions except fine mutton, which is par to 3d per cwt higher. First quality mutton was sold at public auction at. 45s 6d per cwt., anti beef at 45s 6d cwt.