CANTERBURY MARKETS

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11438, 7 February 1923, Page 2

CANTERBURY MARKETS

AYIIEAT YIELDS REPORTED GOOD. Per Press Association. CHRISTOHUJM3H, February fi. Wheat is now commencing to come forward fairly freely. The sample, so far, is good and shows no signs of ill effects from tho recent burst of bad weather. The yields, so far, are also good, there boing a number of 40 bushel and over crops neported. However, tho wheat coming forward at present missed tho very bad burst and! probably later samples may not show tlio same quality. Nevertheless, throughout a very large area in Hid and North Canterbury, little damage has been done. The drying winds of the past week arrested deterioration in the way of sprouting and rust. Farmers have been disinclined to do business at the prices offering by millers, namely, 4s fid per bushel at wayside stations, but several substantial ‘lots were sold to-day at that figure for Hunters and Tuscan, and interior grades a shade lower. Tho inquiry for Gurton oats from Australia lias disappeared, due, doubtless, to the rainfall over a wide area of New South "Wales. Values have eased as a consequence and from 2s fid l to 2s 8d per bushol is now the ruling quotation. I>uns end Algerians cover a very wide range of quality, and are quoted 2s fid to 3s per bushel at country stations. Chaff has made a sharp advance, and for good bright oaten sheaf business has been done with the North Island at «£6 10s f.ob.s.i., per ton, which is equal to £4t os and up to X 4 10s at country stations. There is some nibbling going on at barley and quotations cover a wide range. There is a lot of poor malting being offered, and naturally this is not in keen demand. Good quality, when offered in. decent sized lines, has been purchased at 5s per bushel at country Btat.tons, and small lots of secondary quality ha ve "passed” at up to 4s fid per bushel. The qualitv of barley offered so far is not very good. Potatoes are not moving with much freedom, though crops in North Canterbury are reported to be clean. Rather discouraging reports are coming from South Canterbury and North Otago, and a good deal of blight is being reported Quotations for April-May delivery are up to «sC3 5s per ton at country stations. Perennial and Italian ryegrass are very firm, being worth from 4s 6d to 4s 9d *por bushel to farmers. Any business in regard to cocksfoot, which is very firm, is confined to Inst year's seed, and bnsinoss between merchants has taken place at 9d per lb for machine dressed, which is equal to ssd to fid to farmers. Partridge peas are quoted at 6s per bushel at wayside stations. There has been a remarkably large nroa sown in linseed, which is quoted nominally at Til- per ton.