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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 03, 1905
Page
4
A daily price bulletin lists grain and animal product values with broker quotes across Tasmanian and New Zealand markets. Wheat oats barley and maize are cited with bid ranges, plus tasmanian potatoes and butter cheese bacon values. The figures reflect broker differences and market activity on August 2.
Moderate entries and fair attendance as fat cattle and sheep sold near recent rates. Prime fatstock sold well while unfinished lots and pigs were dull. hoggets and lambs showed steady demand with specific price ranges for wethers, lambs, and fat cattle inclining toward prime lots and mixed lots.
Moderate turnout at the Geraldine livestock sale with old ewes dominant in the entry and strong demand for young and good mouthed ewes. About 2000 sheep were cataloged alongside 19 cattle and 10 pigs, with prices ranging for fat ewes, wethers, lambs, crossbreds, and store lambs.
Fat cattle 130 head mostly unfinished stock with prime cows and heifers in demand. Best bulls to 10 pounds 13 shillings, medium 3 to 9 pounds, 6d. Fat cows and heifers 6 to 8 pounds 165 to 8 pounds med 5 10s to 46 shillings. Fat sheep 1202 penned, demand steady, best wethers 28s 6d to 26s, lambs up to 19s, porkers and baconets show gains amid sharp advance in pig prices.
Wheat demand shows improvement with higher prices in Dunedin on August 2. Prime milling quoted 33 to 33 2d, medium 98 11d to 1038, best whole fowl 2s 84d to as, inferior 2s 4d to 2s 8d. Oats seed lines moving slowly. prime milling 1s 8d to 1s 8d, best seed 1s Pu to 1s 4d, inferior 1s 6d to 1s 6d.
Ashburton mother Mrs Somers of Oxford Street Hamypetesl says Doan's Backache Kidney Pills relieved her child's kidney distress. She recalls using the remedy after hearing of a cured case and urges others to obtain the genuine Doan's from chemists or Ashburton Drug Store, 3s per box.
The Mount Somers Coal Company reminds households that their New Seam coal is among the best and most economical on the market. Large consumers for steam purposes will also find the coal highly suitable for their needs.
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