CANTERBURY WHEAT IN ENGLAND.

Southland Times, Issue 745, 4 November 1867, Page 3

CANTERBURY WHEAT IN ENGLAND.

"We {Canterbury Times) have been favoured with some very interesting information regarding the shipments of wheat from this province per Matoaka. Mr Or. G-ould's correspondent writes : — '• We have now the pleasure to advise sale of wheat, ex Matoaka, as follows, viz,, 150 qrs. at 67s per qr., 220 qrs. at 66a per qr., and trust this result will realize your expectations. The wheat is sound, heavy, and in good condition, and from the state of the market, we think you will be safe in shipping any quantity to fetch 60s per quarter here up to March next." The wheat mentioned in the above extract was of 1866 growth, was shipped in bags, and was carefully stowed. The following is addressed to Messrs Miles, Brothers and Co., of London, by Messrs Home, Son., and Maclnnes. Mark Lane brokers. It is dated August 23 : — " Our market was very dull to day, and Liverpool and Wakefield each Is to 2s cheaper to sell wheat. Having got a fair sample of your wheat, ex Matoaka, we sold the 143 bags, about 60 qrs., at 675., 4961b5., ex ship, which will save landing charges. We find the wheat in good order, strong, and very clean, but not so mellow, or of such fine colour as some parcels. We have 50 bags flour to hand this morning, all, we are sorry to say, very warm and lumpy, and we almost fear the whole parcel may be in this state. We shall proceed wich the discharge and report to you. ; for the moment there are not buyers at fair prices for such quantities, but in a few markets they will come forward for mixing with the new wheats." The following letter on the same subject, dated London, Aug. 26, has been received by Mr Gr. Grould from J. S. White, of Kaiapoi : — " Dear Sir, — I have been several times on board the Matoaka, to examine the grain, &c. It has nearly all arrived in nrst-class condition ; your wheat was discharged this morning ; it looked well and smelt well. The flour shipped by Wood, of Eiccarton, turned out of the hold the same as if it had just been bagged. I thought .'you would be pleased to know the condition, and as I had room in a letter I am sending to Kaiapoi, I availed myself of the opportunity. Your wheat ought to bring 68s per quarter. If the cargoes could have been here in July, I am sure 6s to 8s per quarter more could have been got. I was surprised to find the Matoaka's hold so clean and dry, as she had a very bad name in New Zealand, Birch and (Jo., shipped some medium white wheat in the tanks of the Mermaid ; it realised some 68s per quater, at least I think that is the price Redfern, Alexander aad Co. stated it brought, I am, yours truly,

Messrs Miles, Bros, and Co., of London write as follows to Messrs Miles and Ca . of Christekurcli and I/vttelton :: — " "We have to advise vthe sale of wheat at 67s per qr. The sample was most highly spoken of, and we fully expected it would have been sold for 70s, but as we are now having some very fine harvest weather, each fine day has a tendency to depress the market, and therefore we did not think it prudent to hold. With respect to the flour, we have had a sample of it, and enclose broker's report. Only a portion of it is landed, aad therefore we cannot give you full particulars, and hope it may turn out better thai the report leads us to believe. One thing seems certain, viz., that the wheat carries best of the two, and is less liable )o damage on the voyage. Nearly all the South Australian wheat has arrived in sjlendid condition, whereas very little afftcts flour." Messrs E. S. Dalgety and Co's correspondents write as follows .:-*■■ - " The Matoaka wheat generally received in fair order, and the white it worth nearly as much as South Australian. But it will evidently require care, in shipping your grain, to select dry samples."