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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
8
The report lists grains and produce prices in Adelaide and Melbourne with varied rates for wheat barley maize and bran potatoes onions and other commodities. Values show ranges from 6d to £7 15s depending on grade and location reflecting market volatility.
Prices for fat bullocks ranged to sixty three head apiece. The report notes multiple lots sold at the auction, with bidders and values not fully disclosed.
A busy sale at Rakaia saw strong turnout and demand for mixed-age sheep. Prices shown include 173 six and eight-tooth ewe halves and hoggets around 168 to 235, with various six to eight-tooth ewes around 23s to 21s 9d and 20 weather ewes listed. Livestock traders reported fair demand across the flock and hoggets.
August meeting of the Meat Export Company notes satisfaction with progress in London trade. Walter Buchanan cites recent visit and urges improvement in meat handling and port conditions. London Authority is urged to speed direct reception contracts for large meat stores and immediate changes in practice.
The Lower Bari Doab Canal completes a major section of the Triple Canal Project in Punjab. It crosses the Ravi, costs about one and a half million pounds, and is expected to irrigate about 871000 acres. The Chenab Canal and other canals vastly expand cultivation, transforming deserts into thriving villages.
A fragment advertises a sale or bazaar at Friedlander Bros with unspecified date and opening time noted as To Morrow at O clock. The readable text outlines a listing for a shopping event or bazaar hosted by Friedlander Bros. in a local storefront.
An advertised sale announces rooms at the corner of Cameron and Wills Street offering a large assortment of new and second hand bicycles and motorbikes without reserve including Minerva, Montosacoche, Hudson and Swift models. Inspect Saturday morning with many items to realise quickly. Also offered is Japanese goods from Mr Dalton with property at T.B. 704 a house and two rooms on a corner allotment.
Land and general foundations described with a building of six rooms scullery and washhouse set in a garden of fruit trees. The property notes a resident named Mrs Willer living in Dunedin and mentions a good garden and detached washhouse on site.
The notice states consignments to London should go through the British New Zealand Meat and Produce Company Limited, claiming strong results for farmers. Local agents will provide full particulars and handle sales at the highest market value.
A note states a 3 auction on Saturday and invites offers for the property not yet disposed of. It also mentions Mrs J. Bi. Rich's Cottage and Acre fronting NE Belt near the Hugh Senos.
The booklet Advice to Inventors is a rich information source on patents. It promises valuable hints for the inventor and notes that a copy will be sent free to any address by Henry Hughes Ltd at 153 Hereford Street Christchurch.
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