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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 21, 1913
Page
7
Fat cattle and store sheep mostly steady while hoggets and merino stock show varied prices. Prices listed for fat sheep and cattle, pigs, and store cattle reflect August trading at Addington market in Christchurch with good attendance and large entries.
Burnside stock market notes for August 20 show 140 fat cattle penned and brisk demand with prices firm to higher than last week. Extra heavy bullocks ranged £16 10s to £17 10s, prime £14 to £15 10s, medium £11 to £18, heavy pigs and baconers sold well while stores and smalls were plentiful. Fat sheep yarding smaller at 967b, prices slightly above last week with extra heavy wethers 29s to 31s 3d, prime 26s to 28s, medium 24s to 25s 8d, light 20s to 23s 3d. ewes 16s to 30s. Fat pigs had a full yard but porkers weaker. decent baconers sold steady.
Christchurch markets report reduced freights to the United Kingdom and subdued grain trade. Oats remain firm with limited offers, wheat prices above London parity, and potato values easing to 39s to 2 per ton at country stations.
The New Zealand Farmers Co operative Association sold Mrs EL McCrenor’s live and dead stock at Methven. Attendance was strong with prices realized for cattle sheep and stock including springers £6 15s and £11, four-tooth ewes 26s, merino ewes 1 6d, horses and harnesses fetching sums from £17 to £35, grain and implements also listed with multiple bid numbers.
Fragmentary ad claims Pegent Cigarettes offer purity and quality for the inhaler. Mentions a tob arconist wrecks them and references forty beautiful prasanis to choose from.
District farmers advertise numerous breeding ewes cattle and horses for sale with Jersey Ayrshire stock and draught mares. Listings include tractors, implements, furniture and garden tools as part of a guaranteed prompt sale at minimum vendor cost. Auction starts at 4 o clock with luncheon provided by National Mortgage and Agency Company of N.A. and Pyne and Co as joint auctioneers.
Properties For sale includes 400 acres of sheep country with dwellings and stables near Tinwald sale yards and Maur South Road 20 acres adjoining. Also half-acre lot with house on Alford Forest Road. Lot 29 frontage opposite Church of England. Town belt gas hot and cold water in several listings. Unknown agents advertise multiple parcels with various features and locations.
Property features a 4-room cottage suitable for any person working at Ifreezing. Includes a large dwelling of 10 rooms with conveniences and over one acre of land adjoining the Domain. Offers a splendid view of the gardens.
Henry Stephenson is identified as an auctioneer for land estates and commissions. The notice presents his business role and services as a land and estate auction agent.
Licensed land agent at 114 Burnett Street Ashburton advertises sale of close to 2400 acres of freehold Hawke's Bay Province land. Property is described as largely ploughable with stows, oats and turnips and is offered due to advancing years and failing deals. Also offers offices for sale or let and invites farmers to send particulars of properties for sale or letting.
Farmers may ship meat to London on their own account but should consign through The British New Zealand Meat and Produce Company Limited. The firm exists solely for farmers interests and past operations show results that cannot be excelled.
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