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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 24, 1909
Page
1
Small sums are listed from Greymouth residents including Mrs H Werner and Mrs Matthews with amounts of five pounds three pounds two pounds and one pound noted in a local notice. No further context or actions are provided.
Wellington reports a lengthy, contested US claim by Webster against New Zealand over land in New Zealand bought from Maori chiefs. The matter dates back to 1887 with multiple parliamentary inquiries and Sir Robert Stout’s reports. The US Senate considered justice but avoided war.
A historical note argues potatoes are highly valuable for hard work horses. Boiled potatoes fed with proper portions reduce grain needs, lower thirst, and may replace significant amounts of oats or hay, with authorities citing strong nourishment per weight and efficiency claims from experts like Canon and Von Thayer.
Mrs Cromer of Percy Street Gealong writes that after using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy a child with a severe croup attack improved in a few days and could return to school. She recommends it to friends as the best she has used and notes it is sold by chemists and stores.
At Addington yards a large fat cattle entry of 840 head reflected steady values with best steer beef at 20s to 22s per 100lb and cows 18s to 18s 6d. Fat lambs totalled 4606 with strong demand and prices steady from the prior week. Store sheep and pigs were moderate. hoggets sold around 9s to 10s, three quarter breds up to 12s 6d, and pigs showed irregular prices across choppers to baconers.
Sheep yarding of 1622 supplied mostly owes with few fine wethers. Wethers rose 1s to 1s 6d. best 16s to 17s 3d. Lambs 1300 similar to last week. best 18s to 14s 6d. Cattle 258 yarded. prime bullocks 10 to 11. extra 12 4s. cows and heifers 6 10s to 7 10s. Pigs about 90 penned. suckers 10s 6d to 18s. stores 22s 6d to 27s 6d.
Oats demand quiet with A and B grades down. discoloured harder to place. Wheat prime milling strong for shipment while fines poor. Chaff prime oat sheaf selling well. medium to good soft. Potatoes good lines sellable free from blight. seed lines in fair demand. Prices quoted in pounds shillings pence and pence per unit.
The London board announces a 5 percent half year dividend plus a 3 percent bonus, totaling 13 percent for the year to March 31. £25,000 goes to reserve, bringing it to £375,000, with £13,000 carried forward. £10,000 is allocated to reduce bank premises, and £3,000 to officers’ pensions. annual meeting set for July 6 in London.
A Lyndhurst reader describes relief from chronic backache after using six boxes of Dean's Backache Kidney Pills. The letter urges readers to protect kidney health against diabetes and Bright's disease, noting the product is sold by chemists and stores for 33 per box and available by mail from Foster-McClellan Co. in Sydney.
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