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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 23, 1921
Page
8
At Dunedin on December 22 buyers from local mills and Americans chased best half bred and crossbred wools. Good Merino and Corriedale lots sold briskly with 90 to 95 percent of 10 800 bales cleared. New season clip showed stronger demand though overall price rise was uncertain.
Onions Victorian old price 4 pounds 0 shillings Beir 6 10s. Potatoes Tasmanian new ten pounds ten shillings old ten pounds local new eight to ten per ten. Oats Algerian feed Le Beas white 6 pence to Bald 5s 5d. Maize Yallow 6 pence to 6 pence per bushel. Algerian feed 28 2d per ton in Adelaide.
A successful horse fair by the New Zealand Farmers Go-op at West Street mart drew solid demand. Principal prices range from geldings to mares with varied ages and valuations, including entries from one to eight years, and hacks priced from five to twelve pounds.
In Milan a lion tamer named Siefrid faced eight lions when one turned aggressive. He struck with a whip then dodged a blow as a paw gashed his head. Blood streamed but he kept the show going, whipping the lion back into submission and earning an ovation.
The No 3 turbine casing repair at Lake Coleridge powerhouse succeeded and the unit operated for 24 hours with no hitch. Electrical Engineer Mr A Gavey reported the unit was in use and a further 1500 kW added, while warning that overall demand rises and No 5 unit will be commissioned next month to handle new customers. Tramway Board steam plant shut down and tramways ran on Lake Coleridge current.
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