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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
8
Auction sales of fruits occur every Saturday with private sales available during the week. The notices indicate regular market activity and options for bidders to engage on weekends or by arrangement midweek.
A valuable property listing describes 8 acres of prime land featuring two dwelling houses with multiple rooms, a wash-house and bathroom, toolhouse, chairhouse, and two loose-boxes. An additional nearly one-acre plot includes a new five-room house, wash-house, bathroom, and solid stabling.
Auctioneer Ang Valuator lists stocks of leading Binder Twines at stores in Rakaia and Methven ready for sale by auction.
Commercial London wool sales report from January 20 and 21 notes Thee Tekemaru clip sold averaging one pence per pound with top price a penny The wool market remains firm and prices unchanged with good competition across varieties and buyers.
The market shows prices for an upcoming West Australian March shipment at 37 shillings and 6 pence, New South Wales January to February shipment at 58s, and South Australian coast cargo at 40s net.
Licht estimates beet sugar production rose by 9,177,000 tons with a surplus of 2,105,000 tons for the campaign. Bank figures show Australasia at £120 to £722, Union Bank £59 10s to £60 10s, Bank of New Zealand £99, and New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. £100.
The Hamburg-Amerika Company at Berlin has declared a net dividend of ten percent. The profits for the year amount to 2,675,000 pounds, up from 1,450,000 pounds in 1911.
The second Dunedin wool sale at the Art Gallery drew a huge crowd with the total reaching 27 862 bales, a NZ record. Merinos rose 17 1 to 4d, crossbreds to 124, and Donald Reid’s top lot sold for 40 bales of first combings from Rocklands. Local mills bought the best halfbreds as America showed less competition due to seed damaged and good but short feed conditions.
Cable advice from London states the National Bank of New Zealand Ltd will issue 100000 unissued shares at 7 pounds 10 shillings each. Shares offered to raising shareholders at one new for every two held priced at 2 pounds 15 shillings, with 9 pounds 10 shillings capital and 1 shilling premium. Details to be sent by circular soon.
A meeting of the Dominion Portland Cement Company board approved allotment of 12 900 shares raising total contributing shares to bi 000. The works manager recommended a wharf site in Whangarei Harbour with a depth of 3f at low tide for year round loading and noted plans for a new works and quarry site next to the wharf. A subcommittee was formed to liaise with the works manager on further needs for plant and machinery.
An advertisement touts the Genuine Sander Extract as a safe remedy for headache fever chills lung and stomach troubles with instant relief and anti septic protection. It claims endorsement by medical authors and warns against inferior extracts. Also promotes Hoyle prints Summerweight underwear and Rustybrook Corsets.
Fragments indicate disposal or auction at Christchurch Browns and Sons Liding Addh and Ashburton Friedlander Bros Siding with dates in January and February 1913 1993 and 187. Listing includes woolnacks twind branding oils at lowest prices.
A collection of rental notices includes a large room for let near Tancred Street Hall and opposite the new theatre, plus a four room cottage at Harland and Jane Streets Tinwald. Also listings for a welling at Cass and Peter Streets with water, and a note on freehold securities with sums £1300 £1000 £800 £300 £225 £200 at low rates. T Bullock and Aker Bros advertise complete furnishings and undertakers services with contact details.
The Ashburton Guardian announces its Wednesday issue published by Wancox for the Guardian Company Limited. It records Burnett Street Ashburton as the registered office and notes the edition date as January 22.
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