WHEAT STOCKS IN CANTERBURY
Tho fallowing table gives an approximation 1 of ''the quantity of ie/heat h^!d m .Canterbury orf July Ist, 18&8 :— •'•■ ■ : ! " Sacks. Lyfctelton, ChT^stqbi^rch, and * ' Aldington storeß ... ... 150,000 South bridge and Leestqn .'.'. ' 25,006 Rakaia, Chert»ey ; and Lyndhurst „ 40,000 Rangiora and Kaiapoi 15,000 Ashburton and linwald vt . 150 000 Timaru and South G&nterbury 185,000 I 665,000 I Oaranru, s&y ... 175,000 740,000 Equal io bnshelß ,to ... 2^0,00,0 The abflve quantity may be disposed of asfolloyfl';— Buahels. Q rose atock" &s above 2,860,Q00 Leee New Zealand consumption . for six months ending Fob, Ist next, say 600 000 popu lation at 2£ busheh per head 1,250,000
For export t# Europe and Australia ..; ..." \.. i,7jo ># oop Eqnal m bags to 427,500 The average carrying; capacity of a wheat ship may be taken at 15,000 sacks, consequently there is loadmp for a little over p8 ships froraLyttelton. Timaru, and Onrniru, without pairing any allowance' for shipment by ditep.i' eteatnor, and also : to Byflqey, • • ' ■ " " ;
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 18 July 1888, Page 2
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158WHEAT STOCKS IN CANTERBURY Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1899, 18 July 1888, Page 2
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