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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
8
At Addington show grounds Christchurch buyers pressed store sheep and lambs with advanced rates and firm fat cattle. Fat sheep moved firm then eased. fat pigs softer. Store cattle and dairy cows varied, with prices quoted for steers, heifers, and cows. weaners and choppers also traded amid brisk activity.
At Burnside on June 18 170 fat cattle were yarded mainly medium quality bulls and heifers with light butcher stock. Prices ranged prime £12-£13 12s earlier to £14 7s 6d top. medium £10-£11 10s. light £7 10s. Large sheep yarding of 8620 medium weight with wethers. sale opened steady then eased. Fat lambs 4603 penned. exports firm with prime at 19s 6d-21s. medium 16s-17s 6d. pigs 49 fat penned. best baconers £3-£3 1s.
A historical notice describes a good farm with 36 acres sown in oats and grasses, 40 acres ploughed for turnips, and 30 acres of turnips newly sown and being eaten off. It lists quantities in pounds and mentions total acreage and crop distribution.
Cash buyer advertises oats CHAFE grass seed potatoes fowlwheat and related items. United Insurance Company listed along with binder twine and sewing machine parts. Eclipse binder twine noted among available agricultural goods and equipment.
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