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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
8
London reports a nervous wheat market due to unclear North American books. Chicago December options trade 1063 to 1049 cents, May options 1083 to 1078 cents. Tallow sales total 880 casks with 814 sold. Quoted mutton, beef prices listed. imports at 764 casks delivering 5309 cases.
Markets report grain and produce prices across Sydney Adelaide and Melbourne with oats maize barley potatoes onions and flour figures in shillings pence and pounds. Notable notes show South African and Tasmanian oats and Tasmanian potatoes alongside domestic flour and bran prices and mixed currency units.
Johnsonville fat stock sale reports good entries of sheep and cattle at late rates. Prime bullocks range £15 7s 6d to £15 10s 5d, lighter bullocks £14 17s to £14 17s 6d, cealers 29s 3d to 25s, heavy cenlers £2 145 to £3, prime heavy qethars 23s 6d to 26s 1d, prime eyes Ws 6d, light e wes 20s 11d to 21s 6d, extra prima fambs 17s 10d to 17s 9d, Hechter 1s to 15s 6d.
A Makain stock sale yesterday saw very low attendance and few items traded. Only a handful of items were sold including a cow priced at 7 pounds 50, with minor sales of teeth, workers, and lambs recorded.
Messrs Mutson and Co held a horse fair in the Arcade with a large entry but weak demand. Many animals failed to fetch desired bids. several horses sold for modest sums including mares for around £18 10s and various priced hacks and draughts. Eleven unbroken three-year-old draughts from John Grigg’s stock were offered with satisfactory prices for some entries.
A small boy drives a wagon of grain as his mother recalls his father is at war. The farm family shares pride and sorrow, while a photographer captures a moment of resilience and duty. The image aims to honor the soldier's sacrifice and the boy's growing maturity.
Captain C H Newlett told a reporter that Christchurch residents, unable to go to war, volunteered evenings to manufacture munitions parts. An initial 30 000 pull through cords were ordered with 260 workers planned, training 200 men to work at home, under a Canterbury Seed Co foreman. The program aims to supply the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces and involves cord, brass tubing, gauze, and expert instructors.
We can with confidence advise growers to entrust the sale of their clips to us. SUPERHOSPHATE, ery RAPE AND TURNIP MANURE, RAPER AND TURNIP MANURE.
Property offering 128 acres with oats and wheat, 7 acres in potatoes, plus a dwelling and outbuildings. Wheatstone subdivision into paddocks, well watered and fenced. Part in wheat oats and mangolda. Describes good terms and a splendid chance. Fol. 33
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