CANTERBURY EXPORTS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, 8 January 1903, Page 3

CANTERBURY EXPORTS

The ITon. W. Hall-Jones gave the Timaru ' .Test ' some information as to the position occupied by Canterbury in the matter of exports as compared with the rest of the Colony. The hon gentleman said that for the year ending March 31, 1902, the export of wheat from Canterbury alone amounted to 1,812,697 bushels, and from the rest of the Colony only 152,226 bushels. Southland and Otago were looked upon as the chief oat-producing provinces, but Canterbury had held her own, and out of 8,587,487 bushels of' oa*ts exported from the Colony, no less than 4,202,996 bushels came from Canterbury. Of barley, 75,931 bushels had been exported from Canterbury, and 124,372 from the l^.st of the Colony. Canterbury had exported 52,593 bushels of malt, and the "rest of "the Colony 100,483. Other figures wore : Grass seed, Canterbury 36,902cwt, rest of the Colony 52,394cwt ; flour, Canterbury 332 tons, rest of the Colony 804 tons ; potatoes, Canterbury 22,068 tons, rest of the Colony 22,923 tons . onions, Canterbury 24,977cwt, rest of the Colony 30,798cwt. In dairy produce exports, Canterbury occupied the fifth p_laoe In frozen mutton and lamb 3,349.713 carcases "altogether had been exported from the Colony, and of this number 1,788,541 came from Canterbury. So it went on until they came down to one of the latest industries, that of the poultry export. That was going to bo a big thing, and it would be well for many of them if they devoted more attention to that Industry. Of the total of 38,785 head of poultry exported for the year, no less than 21 ,275 were exported from Canterbury Of wool 142,246,8481T> were sent from the Colony, of v-hich Canterbury sent 32,899,036Tb.

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. (Limited) report as follows :—: — We held our weekly auction sale of grain and produce at our stores on Monday. The attendance of buyers was small, but most of those present being dispdsed to operatic, th<* catalogue was cleared 'at satisfactory prices Values ruled as under :—: — Oats — For good to best feed there is steady demand for export, while milling soris also receive buyers' attention at prices fully equal to late quotations. Medium and inferior sorts are not so much souerht after, and are somewhat difficult to place. Quotations : Prime milling,

2s 8d to 2s 9d ; good to best feed, 2s 7d to 2s 84 ; medium, 2s 4d to 2s 6d ; inferior, 2s to 2s 8d per bushel (sacks extra). Wheat. — There is nominally little change in the market. In prime milling quality there is practically nothing offering locally. Medium sorts are fairly plentiful, and meet with fair inquiry. Fowl wheat continues to be in rather short supply. and is readily quitted at quotas tions. Quotations :— Prime milling, 5s 3d to 5s 6d ; good do, 4s lOd to 5s ; medium, 4s 7d to 4s 9d ; best whole fowl wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 6d ; broken and damaged, 3s 6d to 4s per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes.— Supplies of old Derwents and kidneys have slackened, but, in view of the arrival of new potatoes, these have little inquiry. Quotations : Best old potatoes (in short supply), £2 10s to £3 10s ; others, £1 to £2 per ton (bags in). Chaff. — Nearly all consignments coming forward are of medium to good quality. Prime oaten sheaf is scarce, and commands ready sale at satisfactory prices. Inferior sorts are difficult to quit. Quotations : Prime oaten sheaf, £5 to£s 10s ; extra heavy, £5 12s 6d ; medium to good, £4 to £4 15s ; inferior and straw chaff, £2 10s to £3 15s per ton (bags extra).