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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Dec 24, 1921
Page
8
Merchants at Farmers' Union meeting express shock as G Sheat reports Minister Nosworthy said three million bushels of wheat threshed this season are being prepared for shipment. Officials warn few details and markets show a holiday mood with weak oats and nominal current values for farm sale produce.
London market reports quiet activity for wheat cargoes with Australian January delivery at 52s and February at 50s 6d per quarter with parcels. Flour holds steady around 42s 6d to 43s 6d per quarter ex store. December at 36s 9d and January at 37s 6d. Oats beans and peas stable. bigr-chained prices shown at 47s 9d per cwt.
The Bradford wool market remains firm with a hardening tendency across all classes, signaling sustained demand and price strength for buyers and sellers alike.
The butter market remains in an unusual position with large quantities sold while prices steadily fall and quotations showing sharp irregularity. Best Victorian salted ranges 116s to 120s per cwt, unsalted 1288 to 182s, best New Zealand about 140s per cwt. government prices unchanged. Major retailers set next week’s prices with New Zealand at 6d and Australian at 4d per pound.
Negotiations continue in Tooley Street among leading importers and the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions and Agents-General. They aim to influence the British government not to accept a private firm’s offer tied to government stocks, though the firm is unrelated to butter.
Tooley Street offered to purchase the entire British Government stocks at 100s per ewt for New Zealand and 84s per ewt for Australia, on condition that Aust ralis and New Zealand ship only 80 percent of their production in the next three months.
Market reports dull with cheese prices: best coloured New Zealand 88s to 0ds per owt and white 90s to 943 per owt.
Thieves intruded during a wedding eve reception at Hazelwood Shorters Hill and stole jewellery valued at £800. A ladder from an adjacent orchard was used to enter by a top bedroom window as 2-3 rooms were searched. Items taken include a pearl necklace worth £200 a diamond platinum brooch £150 a gold wrist watch and a Queen's Regiment badge brooch. Police suspect expert thieves tested imitation pearls.
Anniversary services at Willowby Methodist Church marked by strong congregations and a record January fund total. Rev W J Oxbrow of Dunedin preached both services while children under G H B Lill supplied music. A Tuesday tea meeting followed with addresses by Rev R J Liddell and W T Lill and prizes for each child.
Willowby public school held its annual picnic in Tinwald Domain on a cool cloudy Friday. Children arrived with parents and committee members, enjoyed games, rounders, and races, and tea at five. Awards went to regular attendees and board certificates were distributed before joyful farewells.
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