GRAIN AND PRODUCE

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 February 1941, Page 9

GRAIN AND PRODUCE

z CANTERBURY MARKETS. ' CHIEF INTEREST IN WHEAT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 7. Farmers and merchants alike are still so busy with deliveries of the wheat crop that there is little interest in other sections of the grain and produce markets. Wheat continues to come in from the country as fast as trucks can be found by the Railways Department, exceptionally favourable weather having allowed a more than normally rapid harvest. Samples of wheal received so far are in excellent order. Yields in Mid-Canterbury are reported to be about the same as those of last year, but reports from Ashburton indicate that there may be a 10 per cent, increase in the average there, and reports from South Canterbury suggest that the yield there will be very heavy. Very little Garton oats is offering, but sales have been made at up to 3s. a bushel on trucks for the best. A number of lines of poor quality and light weight have made their appearance. and for these there is little inquiry. Algerians also vary considerably in quality. The best are worth about 3s. but the bulk of the sales made have been completed at 2s. 6d. to 2s. 9d. The market for Dun oats is .slow, with little business passing. A few lines of Capo barley are offering: the quality is good, and the value is about 3s. 6d. Earlier lines of malting barley to come forward were of fair quality, but late samples are poor, and show the effects of the drought. No great volume of business has been done, and values arc not yet established. Ample supplies of lupins are available, and little interest is being shown by merchants. Odd sales of small quantities have been made at 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d. a bushel. The early rush of offerings of ryegrass has not been maintained. Prices: show no notable advance, probably’ because stocks are plentiful in stores.' The nominal value of perennial Italian; and Western Widths is round 3s. (id ’ Offerings of white clover have been, heavy, and have included some fairly large lines. Values are about Is. 6d. to 2s. There is small inquiry for chaff which is worth about £3 if),-, on trucks. Very few lines of new season‘s cocksfoot have been oilcred y,-i Reports indicate that the Pemnsuia crop will be about a third down on that of last year, and that the quality will be about the same. Tim; means that the crop will be light and of poor qualify. Few samples of Plains seed have appeared, and values are nominal