GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 106, 29 January 1919, Page 8

GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS

By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, January 28. The. .rain that fell during the night and is continuing late this afternoon will put a. check upon harvesting operations, but it is not likely to do any harm, provided the weather soon eleare. The oat crop is now in stack or stook. and in North Canterbury somo wheat has been cut, and a few; stacks built. There is a larger area down in l:nseed in North Canterbury than usual, and the crops am looking weir. Owing to the shortage of coal very little thrashing has been donj, and, therefore, there is little grain to offer. ■;'.Some busine§3,has been done lii Wlejv.-the sample being very much above that of tlie last few years in plumpness and general quality.', Sales have been made of prime malting 'barley «t_ 65... 9d... to country stations. Some oatsheaf chaff is-being cut, but the demand is not very active for early delivery. The rain will no tho main crop of_ i>qta.toes a lot of pood, and as the temperature is low there is no fear of blfght being developed. The crop should yield much above the average of :'ne last few- years, 'but; the area, is now equal to that of last year. The market for the main-crop has not "really opened yet; The onion crop v ill also benefit by the rain, as. well as rape-and turnips. The two last-named crops are very email compared with those of other years.