CROPS, STOCK, AND TRADE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 5

CROPS, STOCK, AND TRADE.

PROSPECTS IN CANTERBURY. Interviewed, upon'his return to lington- yesterday, tho Hon.' D. Buddo stated that the prospects from a farming point of view .had. rarely,', been''brighter m Canterbury. ' '• ••• ; ' The. dry weather in South .Canterbury (he .said) 'had not so. far- affected; the crops. ! A" few showers', would; ' however, bo a great help . to.', farming .interests; there. Mid and Northern . Canterbury were looking .at, their.[very;.best. ,'The. wheat crops were promising,- and despite the ■ change ... done;: by. wind and caterpillar pest oats.would be a. good average crop.'. Rape - and turnips " were" also coming ahead well. - Taken all round, there was plenty of feed of all kinds.v .. -V; Live: stock (continued Mr.; Buddo) was in good condition throughout tto ; whole of the. province,- with the exception, that, owing to the wot weather last month, fat lambs were ' not, 1 "going^jff".;as fast., as usual.' Still, the ' last two • weeksi; of ..fine weather would have been found be beneficial.'. ' Thore . was. some discontent in view of the low prices 'of . late . for lambs;; the. difference from -the average of previous; years, bding; about Bs, - per head. It'- was ; gratifying to ; riote; by; a .recont cable from London that prospects in this connection; were improving., Itairy .cattlo 'were looking well. ; r •-In regard, to trade, -Mr. Buddo said that retailers ,'iwere, experiencing ;good business throughout-'Canterbury, ;. It was noticeablo .that there ivas now. more demand ..for a few , liuds, ; e.g., hardware, which had not boon .in - such.- great request during, tho previous six months.