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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 05, 1913
Page
7
Wheat prices and by products listed for Sydney Adelaide and Melbourne on December 4th and 5th. Flour oats maize bran pollard potatoes onions butter cheese bacon and other goods quoted with varied shillings and pence ranges.
Sydney on December 4 reports wool sales active with better overall competition than last week. Buyers pursued fine quality and well conditioned lots though the sale was hindered by dust and faults in some lots.
Fragmentary notes show a sale of 805 ewes and hoggets with bids in shillings per head, including prices around 12s 8d for aged ewes. The terse telegram like record suggests live-stock auction activity and market quotes from the event.
The Ashburton dairy factory reports rising butter production with October 1912 at 51,050 lb and October this year at 73,200 lb, a 23 percent increase. November output stands at 79,000 lb, up from 101,000 lb last year, as dairy farmers improve cream quality and new Milking Shorthorn stock joins from Weraroa and Australia.
Friedlander Bros Ltd offers for private sale a Ohuyo Avcling and a Porter traction engine in first class order. Both items can be inspected at our West Street Wards.
St SwithIn, a highly regarded sire, is described as exceptionally handsome at about 15.3 hands. The horse is praised for a perfect temper and an absence of blemish, following in the lines of his renowned sire.
King's Record will travel between Longbeach and Ashburton via Waterton Ashton Wheatstone Tinwald and Willowby Eiffelton returning to Ashburton. Imp 1 Brown foaled 1908 bred by BR Rid sell Blackhall Renfrewshire. Sire King's Grampion by Silver Cup, 1st Dam Roseth Fashion by Prince of Fashion. 2nd Dam Nancy of Queena by Prince Charlie. Farm produce buyers representative, land and wool salesman Burnett Street Ashburton, cash buyer of grain.
On Saturday December 20, 1913 at 2 o clock in Homestead Block sale includes lease in perpetuity 1049 dr 34p about 2 miles from Hinds facing Chisnall s Road with a 6 roomed house Roses Box Trap shed and Chat House all in grass McDowell s Block freehold about 4 miles from Hinds fronting Hinds Lasmtare Road 50 Acres all in grass Leash in perpetuity lying behind McDowell s Block 95 Acres in two blocks all in grass
Description notes about a land parcel of about eight acres with a seven room house, loosebox, cowshed and sheds. Frontages on two roads increase value and indicate rising potential. A large portion of the purchase price can be left as a mortgage.
For Sale several First Class Building Sections in Town and Suburbs 3 Acre Alford Forest Road near Belt sun facing ideal dwelling 4 Acre Winter's Road Allenton inquiries call for list of sections for sale Insurance risks effected Fire Life Accident Mortgagees Indemnity Henry Stephenson Auctioneer Land Estate and Commission
The text lists two dates for events in Timaru: Friday December 19 and Wednesday February 25, indicating upcoming or referenced happenings in the city. The fragment provides no additional details on events, organizations, or venues.
Ashburton Christchurch listing details disposal at Ashburton Friedlander Bros 3 Ltd 8 Siding. London approved freehold securities of 2000 1000 800 200 and other sums. T Bullock printed for Ashburton Mail and Guardian Co Ltd registered office Burnett Street Ashburton Friday December 5 1918.
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