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COMMERCIAL.

CANTERBURY MARKETS. NEW SEASON’S PRODUCE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. The new season’s produce now offering is oats, mostly Algerian, barley and ryegrass. Generally samples of cereals are not good and bear evidence of premature ripening. Minor business has been done in oats and A grade Gartons may be quoted at 2/1 to 2/3 to farmers. The new Algerian crop is coming in under the disability of a substantial carry over of this variety and ( quotations are nominally about 1/9 per bushel.

Though reports of yields are somewhat contradictory generally they are favorable, whilst many districts report the wheat prospects as exceptional. ! There are a number of localities producing ordinary reports. The Southbridge and Ellesmere district has suffered from dry weather and in a number of instances grain has failed very poorly and in the northern part of the province disease has taken some toll. “Take all” has spread, to some extent, though in the aggregate its effect on the yields will not be serious. Rain in the early part of the week has done a great deal of good generally, but in some districts the crops were too far advanced to be of much benefit. Barley has made its appearance on the market which is naturally an inexgraaiva one -yiffr 0.

over. Nominal quotations are about 3/6 to farmers." Ryegrass is coming forward, but the sample is light and from 1/9 (for inferior) to 2/- (fo?, good) may be quoted as the maximum prices. Potatoes are still the healthiest end of the market. Sales have taken place at £5 for February-March shipment and up to £5 4s for April-May. These prices are at country stations and after the past two seasons’ experience growers are trading fairly freely at the figure*.

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Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1922, Page 5

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COMMERCIAL. Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1922, Page 5

COMMERCIAL. Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1922, Page 5

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