THE MARKETS.

London, May 21. Faulty wools are slow of sale, and a large quantity has been withdrawn. Good sorts remain firm. "Tataria". brand, New Zealand, realised B|d. May 22 Cool stores are being erected in Glas gow. The promoters invite colonial exporters of meat end dairy produce to ship direct to that. port. Experts state that Queensland cocoons, when reeled, are worth 16s per 1b to manufacturers. A leading firm offers to take all procurable. Experts in both England and Germany report favourably on Queensland cedar for the purpose of making cigar boxes. Mr Black doubts, however, whether the charge for freight could be made low enough to allow of a profit upon the export of this timber. London, May £2 The next series of wool sales opens on July 3.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

(Received May 23, 11 a.m ) Sydney, May 23. T^heat ia scarce. Milling, nominally, 23 Hd j flour, roller, £7 10s to £7 153, Oats quiet, prime heavy feeding, 2s Id ; beet seed scarce, 2s 6d. Barley, Cape. 3s 3d. Bran, 7^d; pollard, 7|d. Peas, Prussian blue, 3s to 3s 9d. Potatoes, leeally grown. £1 to £2 10a; Circular Heads, £3 to £3 53. Butter, dairy made, 6d to 7d ; factory, 7d to 8d ; cheese, 3|d; bacon, s£d to 6d. Melboubnb, May 23. Wheat, prime, 2s 3d j flour, roller, £6 to £6 ss. Oats, steady; Algerian and milling, Is 7Jd and Is B£d ; prime stout, Is 9|d to Is IOJd ; Tartarian seed, U lid to 2i» Barley, Cape, 2s 5d : prime malt- Ing, 4s 9d to ss. Bran, 7d; pollard, Bd. Potatoes, £2 10j to £3 sa. Adelaide, May 23. I |Wheat, 2a 2d; flour, roller made, £6. Bran, 8(3; pollard, B£d.

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

Messrs Miles aad Co.. Limited (E, W. Hanmer, auctioneer), report as follows upon the weekly stock sale at the ABhbur ton yards on Tuesday, May 22 -.—A goodly sized yarding was collected at this market, on Tuesday, the totals being 8571 sheep, 40 head of cattle, and 32 pigs, which were submitted to a large atten dance of the public. The fafc pens were wholly occupied with a display of cross bred and merino ewes in about equal pro portions, which the local butchera showed | no special anxiety to procure. Fat cross breds sold from 6s 6d to 93; a pen of prime sorts at I2a 3d; merino ewes 2* 8d to 3* 9d for fair quality, and 5? 4d for best pen under offer. For freezing por poseß there were several lots of cros&breds which were purchased for shipment at 13s 2d and 13a 6d afcer slack competition. Store sheep sold about late rates ; lambs still meeting with enquiry and realising 8j 4d to 9s for advanced descriptions, whilst next qualities sold rather better, accord- Ing to size, at 6s Id to 7a, culls realising 43. The supply of crosnbreds for turnip feeding was hard bo place at Bs, &s lid, 9d 4d, and 10s 2d, but a fair clearance was effected at these figures. Old ewes in lamb changed hands at 3a to 6 s for back ward crossbreds, whikti we sold sound mouthed well grazed aorta at 101 91. Merinos, poor lots, Is 3d to 2s. For the yarding of pwjs prices showed some reduc tion, and numbers were held over, small porkers makin? 25s to 32a 61. Tha entry of cattle mostly comprised second rate stores. Cows sold at £3 ss, caw and calf £7 2-i 6J, steer and heifer £3 15s to £4 7s 6d, stores 30*, fat cow £8 We sold 301 crossbred ewei in lamb ab 10i 9J, 21 crossbred ewes 5* 61, 326 store lambs 8i 10J, and a line nf two-tooth crossbreds at satisfactory rates. Mr D. Thomas reports upon the live stock market for the week ending May 22. On Tuesday at the Ashburton yards, the usual weekly sale was hald. Again a large yarding of stock came forward, the general class being twa-too^h, erossbreda and latnbs. The attendance w&s average, and. although the bidding was not spirited, good sound and well-grown lambs and two-tooth crossbreds, met with air ■ competition. The butchers' pens were mostly filled up with merino ewes, some of good quality, but the demand was not active and prices were a little below last week's rat§s. Several good lines of turnip sheep came forward, aid were sold In advance of the last two nales prices. About 9000 sheep, 34 head of cattle and forty pigs made the yarding of the day. My entry consisted of 8718 sheep, 25 head of cattle, thirty pigs, which I disposed of afc the following prices, viz:—Sheep—4l merinos ewes, fat, 4s 3d; 79.fat merino ewes, 4s 6d; 51 merino ewes, 3s 4d; 17 f<*t crossbred ewes, 6s 3d; 6Q merino ewes, 2s B,d} *5 fat m§rino enyes, $s 4d; 3.10 fat merino ewes, 3s 95 ;80 merino ewes, 2a 2d; 27 lambi, 4sj 45 two-tooth crossbred ewes and wethers, lls Id ; 69 crossbred lambs 6s Id, 54 crossbred ewes 4s 7d, 259 crossbred lambs 7s lid, 200 two toofch croaßbred wethers lls, 60 crossbred ewes 3j, 144 merino ewea Is Bd, 62 cross bred lambs 63, 102 crossbred ewes ss, 257 fac two-tooth ewes and wethers 13s 2d, 25eroisbredliim>! 8s Id, 214 two-tooth Ctossbreds 10a Bd, 102 crossbred lambs 8a 41, 387 two-tooth crossbreds 10a 3d, 111 two-tooth crc^breds Bs, Oattlg.-r-On account of ih,a falling ofl 1 p| ths grass', the demand lor cattle was $ot so brisk, and a decline for all sorts was anticipated. Fat cow sold from £4 isa to £6183 ; cows £3 9s, £4 15a to £5 12a ; young store cattle £1 2s 6d, £t 17s 6d to £3 Ba. Pip—porkers £1 Is 6d to ;£1 sa; baeoners $1 12s. ' ffese I|arket,-rr^aßfc Saturday I again held a vesy successful clearance. The stamp of horses were of a better quality, and realised (u]l market value. I also held % clearing sale of general farm imple ments?, which were all disposed of at very fair prices, 0! a few of which the amounts realisedwere—Tanki£2los, reaper £9, six leaf harrows £2 sa, Tripod harrows £1 12s 6d, double-farrow plough £2 !ss, tackle, £15s swsmp plough £4 103, disc harrows £8, corn crusher £10, chaff putter £11, belt £1 17s B,d, portable engine £3*» qheep feeders and racks £2, sundries 3s f 7» 6d, 12s 6d, £1 2* 6d, baggy, horse and harness £15. Horses— Unbroken £6 to £15, aged draughts £5, £? 10a, £12 10a, young draughts (broken) £9, £11 10a, £13, £15, hacks Bi, £5 183 6d, £7 %os t £9 sj.

A Page of Commercial History.

In important change in the commercisl circles of tha colony was consummated on Tuesday week, when Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co. sold for prompt cash their drapery stocks in Christchurch, Dunedin and Napier to Mr Alfced Tyree, 'of Lichfidd street. As this practically concludes the commercial connection ex tending over close on forty years of the firm with New Zealand, a britf sketch of Its history may not be uninteresting. The firm was originally starred in Nelson by the lite Hon. Nathaniel Edwards and the late Mr Gaorge Bennett, under the styie of N, Edwards and Co. in the year 1857. The late Mr Edwards remained connected with the firm until the year 1869, when he refchei with a handsome competency. During the period of the firm doing busi ness in Nelson they established the pio neer line of steamers—the Anchor—from Nelson to the West Coast, including the Charles Edward, Kennedy, Murray, Lyt telton, Wallabi. etc. Of these the first thres are still afloat, The business was then carried on by Mr Bennett and Mr John Symons, the latter having joined a few years previously to the retirement of Mr Edwards. Early in the seventies Messrs Edwards, Bennett; J. Connal and J, Aitken established the business in Ohrlstchureh under the style of Edwards, Bennett and Co., in which Mr Edwards was a sleeping partner only. At this time a house was established in London under th« same style, of which Mr Bennett took charge, opening up a large produce and indent business with Australia as well as New Zealand. Late in the seventies Mr Ed war da retired from the firm, and in 1881 Mr John Connal retired, followed in 1886 by Mr Aitkon, when Mr N. W. Edwards joined Mr Bennett in the firm. In 1888 Mr Bennett died, leaving Mr N. W, Edwards as the sole partner, and he has carried on the business up to the present date. During the period the business has been existent in New Zea land it is a noteworthy fact that a very large number of mercantile men now holding Influential positions graduated with the firm. Mr Tyrep, who is well-known In Christ church, acquired the whole of the large stock at a very satisfactory figure. The result of this would be that he could now offer to the trade some unexampled lines and bargains in all departments of drapery, etc. The great sale of Messrs McArthur and Go's atock in Auckland recently con cluded by Messrs Satgood, Son and Ewen has been the talk of the North Island for some time past. "I intend," said Mr Tyree, "to make the sale of Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co.'s stock in Christchurch quite as much an event in the trade as that one. Every facility will be afforded to the trade to inspect the stock, which will be so arranged a-? to be easily seen. I have been fortunate enough to secure the servies of the whole of the large staff of the firm, and thus the goods will be handled by those well acquainted with them, and who also are known to the customers."

"Who Threw that Brick."

A Syduey cablegram last week told us that the mysterious stone throwing on a residence situated in Charles street, Eh more, which had been going on for some time, much in the same manner as the mystery in MacLeah district some twelve or fourteen months ago, had been eluci dated. It turned oat that a girl, aged twelve, servant in one of the two houses attacked, is the culprit. She was detected in the act. From further information to hand lo a cont3mporary, d»ted May 14, we learn that " the Sydney police have been on the alert duiing the pasb fow days in the hopes of apprehending the au^h-r of the rnysterioua freak of stone-throwing which bids fair to wreck two houses at Enmore, but their efforts have so far not been attended with euc3ess. The houses o c Messrs McOann and Bennett have been attacked by some miscsreanfcs at night fall, and much damage has been caused by the slower of missiles, consisting if bricka and road metal. On Wednesday night a large body of police proceeded to the houses and completely encircled them. Just after dusk the procaedings began, the ball being opened by a new brick which whizzod over the back gate of McOann's premises. It flaw off through the window and jast missed the head of Sergeant Parkinson. Then another fol lowed almost immediately afterwards, and the window-sash was smashed to pieces, The police searched in all directions but failed to find the man who threw the bricks. Then the shower eased a little, and nothing more sensational than the occasional smash of a good sizjd stone oc curred during the night. On Thursday morning at 7 o'clock a lump of sandstone, weighing half a pound, was hurled into McOann's yard and passed a lew Inches from the lace pj a little girl standing in the passage of the house. The building bears verj prominent marks of the bricks, and nearly all the windows are smashed. *On Friday nighi a cordon of police was stationed round the building, and about a thousand spectators gathered ; but no dis covery could be made, though the stone throwing continued. At latest advices the thing had come to a close except for ocsasional stones, some of whUsh weighed some 31b. A suspicion is held ap tp, the perpetrator. Ihe oause fs beljevfcd to be trade jealousy. About W0 people visited the locality on Sunday,

Robbing Churches.

A robber of churches, wb,o displayed an extraordinary amount of cool daring, lias just been arrested by the Melbourne police. He made a regular practice of looting church buildings which were un* tenanted during fcho day. His first robbery was from the Unitarian Church in East Melbourne. From this he stole a piano. He engaged a van man to t-ko it , away, and sold it to a second-hand dealer. Amongst other exploits he stole a lot of chairs from the South Yarra Presbyterian Church, which he also sold to a second hand dealer. The audacity displayed ir that robbery waa equalled in the ne3jb, which occurred at St M^t'.hew's Church of England, Prahran,, After daybreak two little boys saw a man breaking open a window of the schoolroom attached to the church. They asked him his name, and | he said ''Tommy Sugar" bo pleasantly that they concluded he had something to, do with the churgh, They left him, and halfian-hour later h^e was noticed stacking chairs on the verandah, of an empty house close by. As he was supposed to be shifting into the place the neighbonrs asked him no questions, * hough th,ey were & little curious .afterwards when they saw him taKing the chairs away again. But he gave them very little information. He said the house was not clean enough for his fancy, and so ho had decided not to take it. The chairs, fifteen in number, he took to a dealer and also sold them. The way In wh}ch he was arrested was peculiar, 4 dfitegtive saw a yoi*ng man giving a'bagger a shilling in Little Bourke street, ' and directly "afterwards give another a sixpence. One does not look for such, generosity in Little Bourke street, so the detective interrogated the bouateou^ granger, who turned, out to be the man wanted for the charch robberies

THE ASHBUBTON GUABDIAK; WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1884.



Entertainments. ILLUSTRATED BY SPLENDID LIMELIGHT VIEWS, BY Jesses HABT & SEAGER, ST STEPHEN'S SGHOOLROOM, QCTEEIN'» BIHTHDAY, 8 p.m., admission ONE SHILLING. Proceeds in aid of the Sunday Schools. 5 182 May 24. May 24. QDDFELLOWS 1 BALL Queen's filrtliday, GRAND OPENING OF THE FIRST Popular coicert Under an entirely new management. | Special engagement of MISS MABEL ! BELL and MR LEO. B. BUCKERIDGE of Christchurch, and other well-known Artists, The Management has done all in their power to make the Concert a Success. Prices of Admission Is & 6d, j HENRY H. COHEN, 5 147 Business Manager. Tenders. TENDERS WILL be received till noon on SATUR DAY, May 26, for Renting for twelve months, Eight Acres, Cottage, and Ten Loose Boxes, occupied! by L. Markey. E. THOMAS, 5 183 " Wakanui Mill _____ ' HENDERS are invited for Acfcon Irri ■■- gation Main—in two Contracts. Specification and Sections on view at County Council Office, and Tenders, addressed to the undersigned, to be in by three o'clock p.m. on TUESDAY, May 29. Mr Allan will accompany Intending Contractors over the ground on 28th inst,» starting from Rakaia afc 10 o'clock a m. By Order, WILLIAM BAXTER, 5 185 County Engineer. gjjgi^l »." a l^i_jl-__BS Government Notices. THE GERALDINE TROTTING CLUR INAUGURAL MEETING. QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY, MAY 24,1894. QPECIAL TRAIN from Ashburton in O time for first race, and to allow re turn in evening. Drags in attendance Reduced farea. £s*lßo NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS. Excursion Farea to Dunedfn for Queen's Birthday Races. Day Excursion to Timiru, May 24. ■EXCURSION TICKETS to Danedin m at 32* first class, 22a 61 second, available for return till May 29, will be issued at Ashburton, Hinds, and inter mediate Stations, and from Ruigitata at 30.4 and 21 s 6i, from the 22nd to the 2lbh May, On the same date 3 "Excursion Tickets to Christchurch will be issued at Ealinaj, Ocari. and Intermediate Stations at 3.8s first class, 13s second. The jour ney mast be started on the day of issue of fhe ticket, and must not bo broken within the first twenty miles For fuller parti culars see posers. Day Excursion to Tiroaru, May 24 Train lea7es Ashburton at 10 20 a.m., aad returns from Tiraaru at 5 25 p m There will ba races at Orari, and Excur sionists may alight there or at Temuka. The return train will leave Temuka afc 5 53, Orari 6 10. Return fares (by this tr«n only) from Ashburton 7s 6d first class, 5s 6d second. Beturn Tickets for distances not ex^ ceed|ng twenty miles, issued from the 22nd to the 24th May, will be available for return till the $9blu The Goods Shed at Ashburton will be Closed on the 24^h. 5 164 BST ORDER.



Public Notices A FACT.—Anyone drinking Health "£*- Tsa and discarding all other brands, will certainly add ten years to his life. Jusfc your try it. To be had from all G-rocera. INSTATE! T^JO Shooting will be allowed on the ■*-' Estate except on production of a parmit signed by E. W. HAMMER Esq., (c/o Messrs Miles & Co, Ltd, Ashbarfcon) or by E. Hebrino. 5 183 Alforcl House; ~GHBAP CASH SALK HAVING just taken Stock, and finding it too large in some lines, JH. M. C'ARSOIS will hold a CHEAP CASH SALE in Tancred street. Now Is your opportunity tc obtain | Groceries, Crockery, Holloware, Brush ware, Stationery, etc., etc., AT THE LOWEST PRICES. Our reputation for selling the Best Teas in Aahburton will be maintained. Every descrptionjof Produce taken inExchange. The Business will be under the Manage ment of MR A. CARSON, (formerly with Mr Robert Alcern) and will be carried on as €A it BOIT A CO., GROCERS AND IRONMONGERS, Tancred Street, 5 188



CITY CLOTHING COMPANY, EAST STREET, Next Salek's Jeweller. "TlyJ-R GECRGE RANSOM, having! accepted the Management in Ashborton of the above, will open up on Saturday ITcxt, ' with a L»rge and Well Assorted Stock of | MEN'S CLOTHING, SHIRTS, | COLLARS, TIES, Etc., which will be placed before the Public m- the LOWEST POSSIBLE PEIOES For Net GASH. A Capital Hne of Tweed Suits at 29s 6d! G. R. invites all old friends and ac quaintances to give him a call in bis U3W position,



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~ Mr T, Bullock. Pablio Mottoes " ""AUCTIONEER'S HOTIOB. J£|™ tod on approved freehold T. BULLOCK MR QUILL'S PROPERTY at Allen- a «abd] ton, advertised for Sale by Auction _ j Ems .g SHORTHAND ' on Saturday next, JJJ_ CLASS wiU meet Every IS WITHDRAWN T,*f f A* *™»™- fß f 9 o clock, at Gates , School of ——— Music. Terms moderate, 5 118 T. BULLOCK, _______ 5t187 Auctioneer. -JL ——. —. TRESPASS NOTICE SATURDAY, MAY 26. . —— A NY person or persons trespassing on Property at Chertsey. By order of the *^- Riversdale Estate in pursuit cf Mortgagee. game, or otherwise,after this notice WILL —— BE PROSECUTED. i MR T. BULLOCK has received in- 3 206 • ,J. R. WILLIAMS, structions to sell by Public _«. _ _ _____«—. Auction at the Arcade, on the above date, ASHBDRTON HIGH SCHOOL, On account and by order of the Mortgagee,— HpHE SECOND TERM will commence Lots 34 and 35, corner of Haldon I on TUESDAY, the 29th inst., at Street and Beach Road, Chertsey, 19,30 a.m. The head master and head on which is erected a Store with mistress will be in attendance afc the" dwelling attached, and other build- school to interview Parents and Pupils ings, on MONDAY, 28th insi., from 11 a.m. Particulars can be obtained from the till 5 p.m. undersigned, CHARLES BRABDELL, Sale at 11.30. 5 178 Secretary. TwrowiJTmTTTonTf TO THE DRAPERY TRADE OF NEW «.,*»' THOMAS BULLOCK, ZEALAND. 5t167 Auctioneer. , "SATOB^AYTMAYIe. TiTBSSM TOWARDS, BENNMTT >ii XtLL and CO, beg to announce that 3 ACR E3^ O> they have Together with Cottage, «> THIS DAY DISPOSED OF THEIR K Mr the Hj^M STOCK MR T. BULLOCK has received in- m structions from Mrs A. 0. Board MR ALFRED TYREB, (on account of their removing to Waimite) 0F ta sell by Public Auction at the Arcade LICBFIBLD STREET, on the above date, her property near the Asaociation Grounds, as follows, vis:- And thafc in consequence their warehouse Lob 22, part of Reserve 1261, con- wffl now bfl dosed for the talning 1 acre, on wh eh is erected cottage of two rooms and sou). PURPOSE OF STOCKTAKING, lery ; lot 20 adjoining, containing 1 acre, in grass ; lot 16, leasehold, Christchurch, May 15,1894. to go irith the property. J » •—■ "DEFERRING-to the above announce- Persclw desirous ot purchasing a pro- Mm men t an< j having ffiS fcoTO[SaCh BS thUi "° inVited THIS DAY PURCHASID to inspect. thb Eaßy-Zl rm9 * DRAPERY STOCKS Sale at 11.30. of — MESSRS EDWARDS, BEKNETT & CO.. T. BULLOCK, in 5+168 Auctioneer. CHRISTCHURCH, DUNEDIN & ■ « ■ ._l9 NAPIER, Friedlander Bros. x intend P^LmlNAiT^^SElSi?. OFFERING I^SAME^FOR SALE TO GREAT CLEARING SALE AT So soon as Scock can be taken. bELMA. The GOODS having been PURCHASED CIRIEDLANDER BROS, have been afc an EXTREMELY LOW FIGURE, I C favored with instructions from A. purpose giving those in M. Clark, Eeq to Sell by THE DRAMRy TRADE mE PUBLIC AUCTION BENEFIT on OF ACQUIRING BARGAINS, FEIDAY, JUNE 8, 1894, OLBAR I£Ir akClydate. All!!™f' SMS ALFEBD TYEBB. LIVJBi AND DEAD FARMING STOCK, L__—. . _ •„!-?• «- ~~ "Olrt Cant»rl»Bry,"lllu«tfa*e€l lime including from llg-lit Views by R«>iri Hart and 5000 to 7000 sheep. ——- - •Full particulars ia future issues. liOCP^l tlld! JlStry R. FRIEDLANDER, __ 5^79 Auctioneer. jjj order to keep our larg> staff of i  . -L.^^=^l- ; — , -.3 I. tailors fully employed during the E, G. Staveley, winter, we are now offering EXTRA- In conjunction with the Nati«nal Mortgage ORDINARY INDUCEMENTS to our and Agency Company of N.Z., Ltd. Oustomers ___^ . Compare our New Patterns in New TO ITTTf^lTTTf^ A QTT"RTTPTn"W Zealand Tweeds —Gocd, Heavy and 1H& AbHJ3U±iIUJN Durable for winter wear rfATTXtrnov QTTTirrTPPQ MEN'S SUITS to MEASURE FROM OUUiNIKx billHjiilto. £2 15? to £3 103. —. TROUSERS to Measure from 15s to 21s. M n __. cmnrcTuv/' • i- Men's Waterproof Tweed Overcoats RE G STAVKLEY (m conjunction md mßmn^ with the National Mortgage and x Eye Ocat guaranteed thoroughly Agency Compmy of N.Z , Limited) has Waterproof the pleasure to announce to Mends and , Waberproof Mantlea made to clients that he has decided to extend mmm in bhe p Lateqt Btyles operations, and will regularly attend BOQTS and SHQES in v hm[ mskes# ASTreTTRTON ANBTINWALD SA~LE. Every pair warranted to wew well. ASHBURTON AND TINWALD hALfe- mntQv SMt^ Hafcg> TiQSj ftnd iaftW?l Men's Underclothing, etc, Good and CONDUCT CLEARING SALES WHEN S^PrriTrci ATi7%w-o-DV»rAX"r required, OEAIGHEAD & BEBBYMAN, MAKE LIBERAL ADVANCES ON THE LE 'mN^^ O Q RS>ND OUT WOOL CLIPS, FITTERS, AndiCarry on ISHBUBIPON A GENERAL STOCK AND STATION A BOON 10 HOUSEHOLDERS AGENCY BUSINESS ■ ___ In all its Branches. ALLANDALE COAL M r E dwarT launders 00MPAH Y^L IMITED. tnn a r WpTSnT ATT YE A SAVING OF 26 PER CENT ON LOCAL REFK&bIkJN I All V & YOUR COAL BILL. And all Business entrusted to him WILL^^SJ7 E*nJsS£r AND W E have appointed MR JAMES CAREFUL ATTENTION. VV ELLIOTT, Coal Merchant, Ash —— burton, Agent for the county, who will Being well known throughout the dis- supply Customers In large or] aaaall triab, Blr Saundera* many friends will no quantities, doubt show Iheir practical appreciation of —-->.. this atrangemer>t« ——• The Allandale Coal is the best produced Bales each TUESDAY at Ashburton on the Eastern seaboard. It is an and Tinwald alternately, eacellent Steam Coal, unrivalled for ■p n Bakers, and a good Domestic Coal, burn- E. G. STAVELEY, in wth & MmQf doQS mt sparkle j and In conjunction with the National Mortgage t eaves"a white ash. & Agency Company of N.Z., Ltd.) * ""* ', ~ n . . """," ". ~~~- ~7~l It Is both Cheap and Excellent. O Stimulant has given so much favor 4- with the Natives as Health Tia. TAMTT'Q T?T.T.TnT rP Ifc must be good. Ask your Grocer for it. JAIYIJIjD J^JjUIUJ.I <-^^^^^^^^^^~jjj£*j~* COAL MERdHANTj *w9SwmMl^BmW^Hm ASHBURTON Ps^Ws*sH?^T^^S^n IMPORTANT TO FARMERS, i »yjjjs »"£ WOryLPj -— HK^IHP^J Wheat Protector ■ I^^Jl^olls^^^ifLp 1 UNBEYIATING SUCCESS iZHHS toACR^"^ BmlM I as een amP^y proved by the wKBaM *E« iOUs Wffl&ea Testimonials of thousands of wKSuSk TJTf IT i cnß Firsh racfcical Agriculturists in lFri^> JLMnOLJffifflHi " ngj,an^i as. we^ ns °y drzens *^"^S^|"lj^^^aH| Ifs^^^^l of Fanners in the Ashburton District, I that this Preparation materially assists ss"=:=s=sa^ 11 . I, i """llgS^ 1 the Germination of the Seed, causing th« *r»i i- rkPif-niiirTi "rr^ji* I y°unS Plant to come up much sooner, and IHE PREMIER TEA *Crow more vigorously, protects it to of the wobuj. j- v maturity from the ravages of the Slug, BJcheßtftnaiOTeltestCfrTOnft Geub, and Wirewoum, adds firmness to I&£SS^ I&IS&SS^ : the Straw to support the lar. Seed All Injurious Ingredients dressed with this Preparation may remain removed. for any length of time without sustaining Promotes digestion—etrengtheni the co«» iniurv, and invariably etitutioiu * ;t'a numerona competitors «c falling PRODUCES WHEAT PERFECTLY ABU»mfn«N«IIK FREE FBOM SMUT, 1 i . . jmu* &*+*J an<^ °^ grater value than that grown from seed dressed with other Preparations, Pricjes, 2s 6dt and 2s per lb. w,. . , , „ r Testimonials can be seen at my offace. Ask your Grocer for it. HENRY ZANDER, HENRY ZANDER S q LS AGENT FOR ASHBURTON Wholesale Agent, 'COUNTY,



( Fublic Notices. Business Notices. MOT ICE. FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN THE aSSIGNHD ESTATE OF BUB EEC ALCOEC /%WING to the approach of Winter v^ ' ■ ' and theSOARCITY of Money, we have mtJO _ nTT m^n n ,,^ THE TRU >TP.ES BEG 10 NOTIFY THAT decided to * T f DISPOSE OF OUR LARGE STOCK «O. Jj 1J AO(jO(J Nf S 1 MUST BJS I»AI1> AT OWCJ3, GLASSWABE, or legal proceedings will be taken forthwith and IRONMONGEBY REGARDLESS OF COST W« TEBBS HAS BEEN AUrHOSISED BY THE TRUSTEES TO and^glanceat thefollowing^quocations RECIIVE ALL PAYMENTS. ALL CLAIMS SHOULD BE SENT which are for IN AT ONCE' OFFICE HOURB, 10 to 1, &2to 4. OASH ONLY SATTNDERS' BUILDINGS. will assure Customers- that we mean •— ——— _™ mm whatwesay:— ' T fXiWiT"' t Best White Sugar, 2fd -^ UI J • Split Peas, If d per lb Sago and Tapioca, If d per lb ~~'° Newc U r ra nte,3fd Oatmeal Oatmeal Best Japan H ice, 2|d ( v^i**/xi*u«x. Plaid Vestas, 4Jd per doz —:o: . Neave's Food, lid per tin iPpnri?n Corn Hour, 3Jd per lb JUST halves, ,^j^j^gj^, tobe iuj*^^^,,,^ Vinegar, English, 5d bottle, W^o«en tins Sheep Tongues, lOjd per Vinegar, Is 6d per gallon Is6dper gallon Cream of Tartar, Is 21 pet lb {XJrt 'vZS lld 5.5? PM lb Fine Salt, 5s per cwt bag B%?!SiSfc and Splifc Peaßf S iae3tOryB^Su g ar2|i per ib Oatmeal, 251b bag, 2s 6d Beat ApL Rice 2|d per lb-sib for Is fllme SSi^WrTb^^ SllltanaS, 4f d Finef J^ rl Barley 2^l per lb-61bs Essence of Coffee, ?/d per bofctle Cream of Tartar, Is 2d per lb Fine Salt 5a per cwt bag " W"ftJ aEu 41* per doz ~u keia Whitninff Id lb-—l2lbs lOd Washing Soda Id perlb Bryant's and May's Safet™ ito -» Electric handle, s id-121b | 5s 3d and Vanilla 6|d per bottle ' PM Case# Kerosene (150 test) 6s per tin, —"*:?• Best Mixed Peel, 8d per lb— 21bs IS 3d .PATRONISE THE ONE WHO BROUGHT DOWN THE prMb-q Washing Soda, Id per lb ALL goods delivered. * IHE mOES' Potosi Silver Tea Spoons 5s per 0 . „ dozen Potosi Silver Dessert Spoons 10s JP Jj ftTGH EC R BROS per dozen ■ ■ Potosi Silver Dessert Forks 12s CASH SUPPLY JTOEES, Potosi liver Table Forks 18s ™T ™' mXT ™E^ K 0F NEW z^nd. per dozen „.  W1 AGENJfor the followmafßrandsof TE4S— * Matchless, Nelaon and Moate's, Arab, Counts, Nabob, Jameson and AaUnon'i (Guaranteed to wear white throughout) . , Mogul, etc. ■ » Special reductions in Lamps, ——— ■ Cutlery and General Hard- Gr^t Amalgamation^ Sa^eof Boots & Shoes. JOHINOR R& CO H AVING ak6n °™ th 6 StCCk °f MR J- NIO^LAS, Bootmaker, and *. '' iTntnl to aaT Signnient ff°m a Whole3ale Firm » Chri ß tch«rch for Cash, HARDWARE, MONSTEB SALE OF BOOTS AND SHOES AND :for one month only. ' GENERAL MERCHANTS. NOEDER T0 "^'ffiSßS^ «™ to sell at —— ■ -> — — • SALE.OOMMENOiToIr"sIT*aRDAY I MAY 12. HEMRY ZANDER- Term iGASl?[__£uring Sale. S. ANDERSON, Revolution in Prices, BOO t impoeteb, . PHICE USI- BASI STREET ASHBUBTOIfI FOR . itrict Casto Oolf, »«.«„. * ■•* — Important Afinounerment. until further notice:— —__>«_„„ —•**■■»• White Crystal Sugar 2fd peril) T HB Underei«°«* "«• THB day Di»po™4 of kfa ftuta. to Finest New Currants (cleaned) MR S. ANDERSON ' Eleme'ESlVd per lb ""* hM >"~r "" M»n^^l' ho *«.'**-*«■ 8».d,. Sultanas 4|d perV WHIL| AS^?P K^ B^wSSffSa^* «« Fine White Sago IJd per lb samk for the estabushment of wmoa he E Wkte Flake Tapioca lfdper lb h 4S _now_taken charge. IKpTnSldVrlb l™'*^W^&^*%W' aß»a**«* Corn Flonr (Brown's) 3|d perlb REPAIR, and ORDERS ATTENDED to Aq iksttat Pearl Barley 2jd perlb U Aa ÜbUAJ/ White Starch 5d per lb Vermicelli and Macearoni 6d J NIOJJ OLA S Bryanfand May's Safeties 7|d bootmaker dozen I Vinegar Is 6dper gallon j>_ , - . ■ . Valencia Eaisins 4^d per lb Washing Soda I2lbs for Is fSSSSSBSffi"** 5"*1 B"EA T WAREHOUSEMAII^ CLEARIHC PB9-fH^. Kerosene (150 test, water white) _ 6s tin, 12s per case ! Coc°9dSrT mi Hewitt's) Extraordinary Prices. Jam, assorted, in 21b bottles, Is per bottle — o Red Herrings Is dozen BOYS > colonial knicrer suits in tweeds of the finest quality Sardines large tins, 8d per tin Sardines, small tins, 4|d per tin A* Cups and Saucers 4s per dozen 35 PER CENT UNDER MILL PRICES. Tumblers 3 s per dozen And all other goods ' IN ALL DEPARTMENTS PRESENT PRICES-63 lid, 7s 6J, 7s lid, 8s 6d, 8j lid, 9^ 6d, 9s lid too numerous to mention 10a 6d s io 3 lid, ii s 6d AT EQUALLY LOW PRICES a n ■ 1, aT „ ... T7WJAL..PBIOH-KH 6d, Us 6d, 12s 6d, 13s 6J, IU 6J 3 los fid, 16. Od, A Genuine Reduction all round, the j 1 1 CASH is wanted. 17s 6d» 18s H 13s 6d WINES & SPIRITS, ALES & STOUT, — of Best Brands, in Stock. k k to replßCo gny rf PatroßisTtfolTc^ite^.oney I"*"" **«■»*•*" SOON a, POSSIBLE, in Ashburton and who hare a stake here, * _ not those who take your money and send •" it to Christchurch. REMEMBER-AH goods delivered. \A/ H /^ATTTI?D JtlenrjZaiiaer, agent fob Draper, Clothier, Etc, Australian Mufeaal Provident Society ...... Sun Fire Office ■ > r \ ii fV\m 99 Canton Marine Offica J I H8 \jOTUBV* Health Tea, I ...... ; ■* .