CANTERBURY; PRODUCE MARKET.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 134, 1 March 1919, Page 10

CANTERBURY; PRODUCE MARKET.

,■ Bf Association. • Chnstcliurch, February 28. •••« -Wheat lias bseu fusing lonvnrd freely d'jifiiy iiie wecij,:/na.as fast as it can Jt 1 ;; taken into tlie mills. -The quality is; (..v.-tiluit 1 , and as was tlie case with the -'crop • the' proportion of seconds will' j.u'vii-y iinaii mis year., For instance,' a ; crop tiicit thrashed 1750' bushels of •a'rlliiig' there n'ere. only., ten- bugs i.'i .bV-co.wis.. The weather is 'keeping' -dialling stacking..and thrashing' tu ih'rri;d;oii as fast us-.the labour avail-: will..permit; Die financing of the wheat crop is a: matter that is not yet 'uuimtely,settled, and-: some of the millers, having secured stocks, are not anxious to mnke'further vurchases at present, ]t is I'epaftud, however, that beginning Hith,jUay''-tliere.-fl-ill be a monthly 'advance ih; tlie,•'price: of wheat, as was tho' ease last 'year. • The... Government. Bta- ; tiSticiaiv's estimate cf .23 bushels of wheat per'aure is likely .to. J;6 exceeded,- and it . lniiy'.'be nedrer 52: bushels, as ivljeat is thrashing out beyond expectation's, and tome heavy- yields are leing recorded in all districts.- , The oats , market,, as was' expected,' has weakehed during the last, few days, and at 4s. 3d. at-country stations of a.-large line of'B.grade Gartons has; taken, place, while buyers have refused other' lines which were offered at similar prices. ,\As is the :case with ' wheat the oats crop :'s thrashing out re- ' -markably well. Oatshoaf chaff has been i bought at J!5 2s. 6d.' per ton at a district : station, which is a little below late quotations. The ebeksfoot crop is turning out well and of good colour, and is .averaging! abputi 131b.,'per bushel.'.'; It is selling at: 9d- to lid. per lb', and to Is. for extra 1 good lots. ' Very little perennial ryegrass is offering, and is (-elling'at'4s. 6d. to -vi& .at country stations,-\according tp lveight, and Italian is making 4s, to '.vs.. -M." and up"to '4s.' : 9d/ 'for better-'quality. There are'no .changes ■to note in other lines. The potato carket'is still-quiet.

FEILDING EWE FAIR. - Messrs. Abraham, and Williams, Ltd., report :—Wo held our-, annual ewe- fair' at Feildjng oil' Wednesday, in conjunction with the ,other, firms, when, there waa'./offored ,a total; yarding of .about 15.000 ewesl 'Buyers . were' present in. strong'force,' ; and -there was a good de-' maud throughout tho sale, and practically every pen changed hands. Our offering comprised 4300 head, and wo sold 4163 as follow Two-tooth owes (on account of W. "H. Gibson), 30 at 355., 42 at 345.; account of E. P. Mason, 87 at 235.; 'accunt of J. Linklater, 176 afr 235. 6d.; account of T. A. Smith, 100 at 275. j on account.,of J. Robertson," 160 at 265. 9d. j account of J. Simpson, 09. at 285.; account of J. Corpe, 46 at 445.; , account S. J. 'Quarrie,' 105 at 225. 1 Fonr-tooth : ewes—Aocount of G. F. Johnston, 281 at 205.; account" of H. P. Clare, 447 at 28s. 4d. ' Six-tooth ewes—Account' of W. H. Gaisford. 124 at 275.; account of E. Short, 55 at 31s. 6d., 47 at 30s. 9d. Four'year ewes—Account of W. -11. Gaisford, ■181 at 305.,169 at 255.; account of .1. Robertson, 118 at 255. Od.; account, of R. M'Dougall, 130 at 245. Four and fiveyear ewes—Account of H. M.' Phillips, 360 at ,18s* -Id.; account of D. D. Twigg, 227' at 19s;- 9d.; account ( M; A. Conway, 101 at 30s. 3d. Five-year ewes—Account of G. F. Johnston, 239. at 205.; account of E-- Short and" Sons; 81 at 275.;.-ac-count of R. M'Dougall, 62 at 16s. 3d.; account of E. Short, 153 ftt 335.; account L. Stevens, 40 at 13s. 9d. Stud Romney ewes—l 2 2-tooth,;on account of .T. Corpe, at-3J guineas. Stud Southdown ewes— 14 2-tooth,-'on account of D. D. Twigg, ~at .ft, guineas. : .*• ■ " :

SMps built of steel are estimated to be able to carry about 20 per cent, more /roloht than thosa mada nf iron-