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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 13, 1920
Page
5
An advertisement from John Orr & Co offers new season Yates seeds and a broad range of groceries and groceries including tea cocoa coffee preserves and canned fish. It promotes fresh seeds and a discount coupon with cash purchases and lists a wide assortment of household goods and cleaning products along with a delivery notice.
An OCR fragment advertises Inger Wine Essence as a wholesome beverage with one bottle yielding a gallon and a half of delicious syrup. Bottled by Bornington's.
The Canterbury Jockey Club grand national meeting ends in fine weather with large crowds. Tote investments total £72,528 10s, up from £54,680 last year. Concluding events include the Spreydon Hurdle won by Tatimi by a length, and the Islington Handicap won by Loyal Arch by a half length.
Messrs Pyne Gould Guinness Limited held a sale on behalf of Mr W Thompson. A good entry of dairy cows and spirited bidding produced strong prices. Notable sales included several cows at 23 10s and 22 10s, a Jersey heifer at 13 10s, six yearlings at 30s, aged horses up to 13 10s, sows at 4 to 8 16s, weaners at 2d and 1 7s, and implements including a McCormick binder at 40. Sundries sold at current rates.
In Sydney August 12 oats price ranges for Algerian and milling varieties sit around 5s to 6s. Maize trades at 6d to 6d. Tasmanian potatoes quoted £16 to £14 with Victorian onions at £16 to £17. Adelaide notices show oats at 5s.
The Board of Trade reports for January to June 1920 invisible exports at 310 million pounds, with 60 million investments and 230 million shipping earnings. After deducting 240 million pounds for excess visible imports, the export balance stands at 70 million pounds. For July to December 1920 invisible exports are 290 million, with 60 million investments and 210 million shipping earnings, less 180 million estimated excess of visible imports, yielding a 1920 export balance of 180 million pounds.
London reports the Australian government secured additional tonnage for wheat to Europe, reducing freight on Australian parcels by about 20s a ton. The Australian Wheat Committee notes substantial wheat sales and a new Australian return estimated at 76s to 79s, signaling improved prices.
At the tallow sales 1991 casks were offered and there was a strong demand, especially from the Continent. All were sold with prices rising as the sale progressed, closing 1s to 20s above previous. Mixed grades led gains with fine and beef sold around 80s and middling 75s.
The Commonwealth Statistician’s annual report notes extreme age gaps and surprising offspring patterns. Examples include an 83 year old husband with a 24 year old wife producing a child, and a 98 year old bride in a union with a 95 year old groom. December is the least popular marriage month, and one marriage produced 99 children with eight daughters and seven sons surviving. Ten couples lived together over seventy years.
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