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CANTERBURY MARKETS

(by our commercial editor.) Tuesday Evening. A fail' amount of business is taking place in small quantities. Oats for sowing and fowl feed are meeting with enquiry. So far, however, the North Island has not responded to much extent to the Wheat Board's offer of 4s 4d a bushel for its stored wheat. Prompt "free" wheat is ruling at 4s cd arid Board at 4s 4d. f.0.b., s.e. Spread business is negligible. A Gartons are quoted at 3s to 3s Id, f.0.b., s.i., and B's at 2s 9d. The partridge pens market is very firm. The crop has been a light one. There is no change in the potato market. F.0.b.. s.i.. quotations for May-June are £5 5s and on trucks £4. A report has been current in Tasmania that on account of the drought m New Zealand potatoes would probably have to be imported from Tasmania. Though crops are likely to be lighter than normal, there is no suggestion locally that importation will be necessary. Quotations i The following are quotations for new season's produce paid to farmers on trucks, free of commission, sacks extra, except where otherwise stated: Wheat—New season's interim payments, for January-March (inclusive): Tuscan 4s, Hunters 4s 2d, Pearl and Velvet 4s 4d: fowl wheat, 4s 3d for "free" prompt, 4s 5d March-Septem-ber, f.0.b., s.e. Oats—Algerians 2s 3d a bushel; Gartons, A's 2s sd, B's 2s 2d. Onions—£6 for prompt. Potatoes—£4 a ton. Perennial Ryegrass—3s to 3s 3d a bushel. Italian Ryegrass—3s to 3s 3d a bushel. White Clover—7d to lOd per lb. Cocksfoot—lid to 12d per lb for Akaroa, to lid for Plains. Flour— £l2 12s a ton, local; £ll 17s shipping. Bran—Large, local, £5; shipping. £4 a ton; small, local, £4 10s. Pollard—-Large, local, £(!; shipping, £5 f.s. AUCKLAND i I | THE PRESS Special Sfirvirn. | AUCKLAND, March !i. Potatoes are coining to hand from Ohakune and are tilling the bulk of the demand at lis per cwt. The market is well supplied with Canterbury onions at Us 6d per cwt. The chief feature in grain since the last report has been a sharp rise in the price of. oats, consequent upon the iirmne.NS in the south. Local rates for B Gartons have been advanced (id a bushel, with lesser adjustments in other classes. The chaff market is also linn, but there has been no alteralion so far in local rates. Good whole fowl wheat is selling aI. lis 9d a bushel. Undergrade lines arc virtually unprocurable. Gisborne maize is selling al Is !id a bushel. There is a good demand for pollard and bran at unchanged prices, mill quotations being: Pollard £7 10s a ton, bran £f; Lis. The demand for mixed grass seeds i is very brisk. j INCREASE IN PRICE OF I COPRA i Received March 5, 7.30 p.m.i APT A. March -!. Copra prices have increased to 3s ■ (id per 1001b for Samoan und to C". 10s (id a ton Cor European planters' ordinary sun-dried and hoi air dried re- i sped iv'ly. The export tax on copra j of £1 10s a ton has been reiniposed. j | OUTBREAK OF ECZEMA! AMONG SHEEP ; EXPERTS TO INVESTILATE i . i'REsjS ASSOCIATION TK.I.KIi lIA.M .) j GISBORNE, March" .1. j Facial eczema among sheep is cau.>- , ing farmers some concern. After a tour of the district, in the course of; which they saw thousands of sheep a I'- ; fectcd. the Government, stock inspector ; and the Government veterinarian dc- j cided to communicate with the head ; office in Wellington and experts irom , the department are expected to-day. ; Mr A. H. Leslie, veterinary surgeon; at Canterbury Agricultural College, said yesterday that facial eczema in j sheep, better known to farmers as "scabbv mouth," was common in New Zealand, the first cases of it having been reported 30 years ago. It was not regarded as an exceptionally serious complaint, but rather as one which might be expected to occur to some extent every season. The attacks usually lasted from three weeks to a month, during which time the animals were inconvenienced in feeding and affected in general health: but death seldom resulted. In the South Island there had been at times a very high incidence of the disease, as many as 50 per cent, of the lambs in a flock being affected. An incidence of 10 per cent, was fairly common. The disease was highly contagious, and in cases where lambs were affected it had been known to attack the udders of the ewes. The disease was caused by a virus which had been found to be very resistant, being able to live from season to season. The present outbreak in the North Island. Mr Leslie said, might have been caused by a period of dry weather, as it was suspected that there was a connexion be- ■ twceii certain diseases of sheep and the I type of nutriment available. A shortage •of green fodder would lower the rcjsistance of the sheep; and it had been noticed that facial eczema attacked principally sheep which were in poor condition and the weaker lambs. i POULTRY AND EGGS Messrs Harris Bros., Ltd., report that the weekly sale of Feather brand guaranteed new laid eggs was held yesterday afternoon. Prices were: Hen eggs. Ist grade (2oz or over), Is 2d: second grade (under 2oz), Is Id. —8 Mr H. C. Smith, of the City Market, reports average-entries at Wednesday's and Friday's weekly auctions. There was an easing in the price of hens, supplies appearing to exceed the demand. A line of splendid Pekin ducklings made Cs 6d to 7s 6d: runners, 2s 6d to 'ls 6d; cockerels, small 2s to 3s i)d; better quality, 4s 3d to 6s 9d: hens, Is 9d to 3s; Buff Orpingtons, to 6s Id. Only plain, unattractive lines of pullets were penned and these found buyers at 2s !)d to 5s 9d. There was a small entry of geese. Prices were 5s to 6s 6d. Turkeys were scarce: Hens, 9s to 14s; gobblers, old 16s to 245. Fresh eggs, Is to Is Id. —8 PROPERTY SALES Messrs C. E. Jones., Ltd., report having sold, following on the offering by public auction, on account of Mr H. M. Davis, the property at 51 Fendalton road, comprising a residence of four rooms, sun porch, and kitchenette, with all offices and conveniences and 35 perches of land, to a client. — o

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Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21415, 6 March 1935, Page 13

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CANTERBURY MARKETS Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21415, 6 March 1935, Page 13

CANTERBURY MARKETS Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21415, 6 March 1935, Page 13

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