THE DIARY OF WILLIAM SELLERS

1,916

Crop ReportThe Year of 1,916 has not been a good one for crops on the whole. It’s most noticeable feature was a lack of sunshine. The corn crops are bulky but the grain is rather small & light. Harvesting extended in some cases into the eighth week. Most of the corn was finally secured in fine condition. On account of the continuation of the war prices for all kinds of grain remain high and will possibly constitute a record.Turnips are good in nearly all districts. Potatoes medium, in some cases a lot of diseased tubers are found. Hay crops good when secured in good condition. Grass plentiful. Seeds pastures very good. Prices for all cereals were very high owing to the scarcity of shipping available for carrying grain from abroad. Local prices were as follows;

	Autumn	Dec	Jan	March
Wheat	70/- to 75/-	74/-	80/-	83/-
Barley	58/- to 67/-	73/-	78/-	72/-
Oats	35/- to 40/-	49/-	53/-	52/-

Hay. The price for hay is fixed by the government at not more than £5. 10. 0 per ton. Wholesale & Oat straw £3 – Potatoes. The price for potatoes rteached £12. 0. 0 in early Nov. but fell quickly to £8 by the middle of the month. Potatoes were sold retail in Hull at 2/- per stone. Cotton cake £12. 0. 0. Linseed £14. 0. 0. per ton. Prices for stock of all kinds were about the same as in 1915 but slightly higher if anything.

Dec.	Linseed cake £17 per ton.	Cotton £14
Jan 1917	-//- 20 pounds	£18
1^st.	Beef 17/- per stone at Hull today.