28 Mar 1907
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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Mar 28, 1907
Page
1
Readable market quotes list exchange rates and prices for wheat flour oats barley maize bran pollard potatoes onions butter cheese in Melbourne and Apapa dated March 27. The ranges show merchant retailer levels and broker adjustments with notes on slight variations from brokers.
Britain and Italy have agreed to simplify reciprocal relations in Somaliland and to boost the efficacy of punitive measures. The accord aims to streamline cooperation and enforcement across colonial interests.
At Addington market Christchurch on March 27 a large yarding met strong demand for store sheep and prime lambs. Fat lambs sold fairly well though quality yarding limited. Fat cattle sold with a slight advance, and various categories including cows and veal calves showing mixed results amid brisk bidding and improved prices.
At Burnside market 2500 sheep penned with better yarding than recent weeks. Prices recovered after a morning dip, best wethers 22s to 24s, ewes strong, prime lambs up to 17s, fat cattle easier with bellocks 9 to 11 pounds, pigs 8 to 9s. Baconers 3 to 3 14s, porkers 36 to 49a, suckers 83 to 10s, free IDs to 28s.
A child, 84, dies in Melbourne's children's hospital from cerebro spinal meningitis or spotted fever. Another patient is convalescing while four cases have occurred in the hospital over the past year.
A Seafield road resident extols Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as curing chronic back pain in himself and his daughter and notes wide use among friends. The ad urges readers to buy the pills at Ashburton Drug Co and via Foster, McClellan in Sydney, warning to ensure the DOAN'S brand.
March figures show milling wheat at 38 5d to 35 63d per bushel, best quality up to 38 4d, inferior 26 1d to 3s 2d, sacks extra. Oats values slightly lower. prime milling 26 64d to 2s 7d, best feed 2s 6d to 9s 6d, sacks extra. Fresh dug potatoes quoted £4 to £12 5s 6d, other sorts £5 to £5 10s, racks oxirs.
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