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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Aug 30, 1913
Page
8
The Ashburton market shows little farmer supply and steady pricing. Wheat quotes stay at 3s 5d to 8s 6d on trucks for Solid Straw Tus can while oats and Danish range from 9d to 2s on quality. chaff demand is limited at 60s on trucks for prime. The North Island draws from Blenheim, making chaff shipments unprofitable locally.
Christchurch reports very little business in the grain market with only a line of Tuscan wheat at 3s 5d from a country station. Enquiries for wheat ease, oats offer none, Wor catseaf chaff scarce at £3, and potatoes fetch 30s at country stations. Auckland quotations touch 27s 6d, new potatoes arrive, Moorah's potatoes to Sydney sold £4 to £4 10s per ton. Sydney market remains well supplied until the new crop arrives.
The Timaru grain market sees merchant to merchant trading with firm values. Prime Velvet sells around 4s, Red Chaff 8d to 3s 9d, Tuscan 6d to 3s 7d delivered Timaru, oats hold good values, but overall market activity is flat. Potatoes fall further with fines once £2 10s refusing now £1 10s.
Timaru August 29 The Canterbury Farmers Association reports for year ended July 31 a net profit of £82 217 with £35 222 brought forward to distribute among shareholders. Directors propose 6 percent on preference shares 8 percent on ordinary shares 6 percent bonus on merchandise purchases a 25 percent rebate on wool commissions and 6 percent bonus on salaries plus £1 000 for an accident fund £500 to doubtful debt reserve £1 157 to ordinary reserve and the balance to be carried forward. They may seek to issue £50 000 of 6 percent preferential shares to support business expansion.
Auction marts at Havelock Street and West Street attracted large turnouts with broad entries. Prices ranged with poultry 9d to 6s 0d per unit, pigs from 12s to 10s, baconers around 1s 2d, and produce including table potatoes 5s to 8s per sack. Cattle included springing cows £10 2s 6d and calves 5s to 12s 6d. Apples 2d to 8d per unit.
Mousra Triedlander Pros Ltd held a horse fair at West Street mart with 46 mixed classes entered. Attendance was good and the event was more successful than several months past, with sales including harness horses and draughts such as bays, browns, mares and fillies commanding prices from 3 pounds 10s to 49 pounds.
A vintage verse extols Woods' Peppermint Cure as a universal tonic restoring health and vigor. The couplet praises its enduring appeal across social classes, asserting there is nothing like the product for wellbeing.
Real estate offers list multiple small lots: 3 acre sections on Terrace at 45 each 4 acre sections on Bracefield Avenue at 46 each 1 acre section on NE Bell at 280 pounds 4 four-acre sections on Wakanui Road from 48 each. Produce section notes a Great slump in the potato market with prices for prime table potatoes 5s to 65 6d per sack. Other items include Chickwheat Lis peas barley meal and pig feed. An agent advertises services and risk coverage under the Workers Compensation Act urging employers to insure against accident.
A description notes 20 acres adjoining the Tinwald State Yards and facing the Main South Road. The text includes unclear figures and names with locations in Ruahine and Roterny Ruapelu Himutaka Revertasra, listing several numbers without clear context.
The undermentioned Agents will handle skins by selling at the highest market value or by shipping Home as directed by the shipper. Full particulars obtainable from the Local Agents.
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