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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Apr 03, 1902
Page
2
Adelaide April 2 quotations show prices for wheat barley maize potatoes onions bacon butter cheese and hams across regions including Manitoban Tasmanian Algerian Victorian and New Zealand. The list notes nominal rates and that quotations are merchant retailer between brokers rather than recognized lower values.
At Invercarraeth on April 2 the annual ram fair saw high bids for Leicesters and Border Leicesters from breeders including Mr Niton in Canterbury and McCreade. Lincoln and English Leicester rams sold for modest to top prices, with strong competition for certain studs then demand slackened as buyers balked at remaining offers.
Curistcalca reports livestock entries totaling 128 with 20 steers and many light weight heifers. Beef sold 182 60 to 220 6d per cwt. prime Angus bullocks £6 16s to £10. cows £5 to £7 2s 6d. lambs and store sheep volumes high with mixed demand and price shifts across categories.
Large turnout at the Geral dine livestock sale with about 22 000 sheep 120 cattle 20 pigs and 150 camels reported. Prices varied with age and breed, demand strong for forward wethers and young ewes, English Leinwater rams high at 74s 3d, cattle and calves selling from £3 to £8 for larger lots.
Clearing sale conducted yesterday at Mr D Connolly’s premises Winchmore with good attendance and satisfactory results. Prices included sheep lambs 9s 1d per head 220 ewes 4s, merino ewes up to 5s, cattle cow profit £9 springer 27 10, horses including chestnut gelding £2 brown gelding £22 10s, implements and gear sold well.
Prices current paid to farmers on trucks at Ashburton include wheat at 33 3d to 35 3d per bushel, oats 25 1d to 2s 14d, barley 294 to 35 3d, peas 3s 6d, and oats and other grains listed with varied quotes. The Ashburton Co operative market bulletin reports quotes for various grains and farm staples as of early April 1902.
April garden work pages noted on fourth page. Forecasts warn of strong southeast winds and rain. Canterbury District notices reference Tenth Contingent camp discipline and guard duties. Ashburton Coursing Club to hold AGM at Devane's Hotel. Readable letters to Ashburton Post Office remain unclaimed. Reverend Woodthorpe addresses Hampstead School before departure. Meat Company reminds farmers of freezing rate for lamb and skin prices. Government Poultry Depot records March birds processed and shipments pending. Magistrate court case results listed. Thieves and recovered horse report. Beach bottle warning letter found with suicide note reported. Bynod meeting discusses betting and totalisator controls. Baptists church social success celebrated with reports on finances and programs. Catholic Society competition praised with judge Dr. Kennedy’s remarks. Whitworth cycles advertised for safety and accessibility.
Ashburton volunteers rode to Mount Hutt on Thursday evening for a camp lasting until Monday. Lieuts McLean and Studholme led field work including scouting and a convoy drill. The exercise featured difficult terrain and wire fences with no serious injuries. A handsome shield was awarded to the top scorer Serg Morrison, with trophies to Troopers Campbell and Dent.
At Werington and Wellington on April 2 and 3 the Manawatu Railway Company discussed its revenue rise to £104 207 and rising expenditures. Shareholders rejected a UK vote proposal while directors considered selling the railway to the Government before the May deadline.
The Victorian Commission heard testimony from Me Belsher and others on wage reductions under court orders. Witnesses supported a neutral court role, electively appointed judges, and upholding award integrity. Leaders praised the Conciliation Board and Act while opposing abolition or restrictive amendments.
Avashano on April 2 reports the Maori detachment for the Coronation Contingent must be Rangatira descent of good bearing, aged 18 to 30, with chest and height requirements. The Tanta Consignment brings new novelties to Ashburton including Kipwell Griptite and Holdfast cycling panels. John Orr & Co advertises Hollis cycles made by I Bollis & Sone in Birmingham, stressing authenticity and high quality.
A cricket match at the Oval on Tuesday saw Ashburton County bowled out for a low total as Sydenham and Addington CC won by an innings and 136 runs. Ashburton fielded six men in the second innings while luncheon and tea were served on the ground.
The New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club completed its meeting with fine weather and strong attendance. Races listed include Pony-Whirlwind Jr, Phoenix, and Mignoy nette Girk with dividends noted. further events mention Easter Hanprcar and Avtoma Harpicare among others along with associated dividends. The Feuding Jockey Club also reported a £1000 take at Randwick with notable stakes outcomes.
The report notes Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson plans to present to European cabinets a list of goods the United States could exclude under the Dingley Act in response to discrimination against American exports. The item references April 1 through April 2 as dates in the dispatches.
The Alma passenger steamer between Southampton and Havre collided with the barque Cambrian Princes at night, drowning its captain chief officer and nine crew. The Quebec liner Pretoria caught fire and passengers were rescued by the Negraland due to burning petroleum in the lower hold.
A fragmented 17th century style notice hints at coronation celebrations and royal plans. It mentions Edward’s crown and daily routines, with stray lines suggesting loyalty and a claimed peppermint cure by Woods. The text is garbled but preserves era tone and named entities.
In Pretoria Steyn is with De la Rey while Weenela in Paris implies Boers may abandon the Rand yet keep internal affairs. About 150 Boertrekkers are forced to submit to conscription in Namaqualand.
The Daily Aegresa reports Lieus tenant Whitton sentenced to life for shooting Boers. He allegedly told transport Canada officers that Boers killed several wounded Bushvelds Carbineers. A senior officer ordered Australians to shoot. Boers in khaki reportedly showed white flags.
Lord Kitchener reports 23 Boers killed 3 wounded 201 taken prisoner 49 surrendered. 217 rifles and 15,500 rounds captured. Flooded rivers slow operations in northeast Orange River Colony. Cape Midland commandos faced renewed hardness. Speloken post relieved after Bogers surrounded it. Natier April 2. Mayor learns nephew Sydney Northe died February 16 in South Africa from antenno fevers. Northe served with the New Zealand Contingent.
Wanganui selects thirty eight men for the Tenth Contingent including three returned troopers Barty Williams and Gilabriet amid over two hundred applications. Training and leave plans set as men depart for Trentham Marching orders delayed by river conditions affecting shooting practice at Lagmore.
News from Sydney reports the Third Battalion of the Commonwealth Contingent boarding the troopship Manhattan amid alleged desertions and drunkenness. Major General Hutton condemned the behavior, warned of court martial, and urged officers to uphold gallantry and discipline. Colonel Wallach was relieved. Major Clarke to command during the voyage to Adelaide.
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