COMMERCIAL.

ASHBURTON STOCK MARKET.

Mr David Thomas reports upon the live Btook markeb m the Ashburton county for the week ending September 9 :— On Tues day, at the Tinwald yards, the usual weekly sale was held. There was a good attendance of farmers and others interested, but biddings were slack, and several lots had to be passed at auction, bub found buyers privately. The entry was made up principally of hoggets. Some of these, with heavy fl-ecea and large frameß, were sold fr- m 8^ 3d, 8- 6A, to 9s 9d, bat Bmaller lots were difficult to quit at low values, and owners who were unable to hold Buffered. The butchers' pens were not over supplied, and m tome cases very fair prices were obtained, considering the condition. The total entry for the day consisted of 5009 sheep, 43 heud of cattle, and 59 piga. My entry comprised 3695 sheep, 16 head of caltle, and 1 pig, which I sold at, the follow ing pricea:— 3 fat ewes 13s 9d, 7 hoggets 8s 9d, 3 crossbred wethers 15s, 12 at 12a 21, 10 at lla lid, 2 crossbred sheep 14s 9d, 20 croaabred ewea and wethera 11s 2 1, 19 cross bred wethers and ewes lls Id, 20 crossbred ewes and wethers lls, 20 at 103 lid, 11 croaabred ewes 12a Id, 10 at 14.5 Id, 13 cross bred wethera lls 6d, 13 orosabred ewes 10$, 1 hogget 2s 6d, 24 cull hoggets 2s lid, 4 culia 2s 3d, 191 hoggets 8s 6d, 27 at 6s 9J, 191 at 7s, 667 merino ewes 4s, 202 croaebred ewes 7a, 304 hoggets sj, 75 merino ewes 3s 2d-, 97 at 2s lid, 201 hoggets 5a lid, 135 at 9a 6d, 192 at 8a 3d, 400 fat wethers 14s 6d. Cattle — 1 fat cow £6 3s, 1 fat ateer £8, 1 at £7 17s 6d, 1 cow 10s, 2at £1 2s, lat £3 12< 6i, 2 steers 10-s 1 cow £3 ss, 4 calves 10s, 1 sow m pig £1 19a.

WEST STREET HORSE FAIR.

Meßsro Friedlander Bros., L f d., report that on Thursday they held their usual monthly horae fair, for whioh 63 head came forward. There were about twenty more entered, which, owing to various reasons, did not turn up. Competition for really good young and useful draughts was very good, tbia cla-s making from £30 to £40. Older and inferior sorts also sold well at from £12 to £29, but light harness horses and hacks were dull of sale, except really good ones, which sold fairly. Some prices realised were:— Draughts— Black gelding, aged, £2A ; bay gelding, 3yrß, £30 ; chestnut geldiDg, aged, £21 ; grey gelding, aged, £15; bay gelding, 6yrs, £29 ; bay mare, rising 7yrß, £35; chestnut gelding, rising syrs, £34; bay mare, 7yrs, £36; bay gelding, Syrs, £37; bay gelding, syrs, £40; black filly 3yre, £31 ; black gelding, aged, £27 10a ; bay geldiDg, 3yrs, £28 10s ; black geldiDg, aged, £17 ; bay mare Byrs £20 10j ; bay gelding aged £15 ; black mare, aged, £9 ; bay gelding, »ged, £18 ; bay mare, aged, £16 10s ; black mare, 7yrs, £28 10s ; bay gelding, aged, £10 10s ; chestnut gelding, aged, £12 10a ; brown mare, syrs, £24 10* ; brown gelding, syrs, £25 ; grey mare, 4vrs, £34 ; grey gelding, 9yrs, £29 ; bay mare, 6yrs, £28 ; grey geld ing, aged, £19 10s; chestnut mare, 7yrs, £26 10a ; bay j>are, 4yrs, £34 ; black geld ing, aged, £17 10* ; bay mare, aged, £16 ; bay gelding, aged, £14 103. Light horses- Grey mare, 4yrs, £14 ; bay mare, 7yrs, £10; roan gelding £13 10* ; bay gelding, 6yrs, £ ! 9 10s ; black mare, syrs, £11 ; black gelding, syrs, £17; chestnut gelding, 6yrs, £15; black mare, aged, £9 ; black pony mare, 6yrs, £7 ; black mare, aged, £6 ; grey mare, 6yre, £13 10s.

WATER SUPPLY BILL.

Mr E. G. Wright, M.H.R., has sent the following letter to the Wakanui Road Board m reply to the letter written to him by the Clerk, enclosing copy ot the Board's resolu tion regarding the Water Supply Bill : —

Wellington, 6th September, 1898. Dear Sir,— l am m receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, covering a resolution of your Board proteßfcing sgainst any divided control over the waters of the rivers m the Counties, and am glad to find your Board supporting the County Council upon thia question. Touching the 18th and 20. h clauses of the Bill, I now send you a copy showing m red ink the altera'ion which I have requested the Hon. E C J Stevens to have inserted by the Legislative Council, and when thiß i 8 done there will ba no longer any ground for allegedjnjury either to the Borough Council or to the Longbeach Road Board, and I may add further th?.b no injury to these bodies was ever contemplated by me.— Yours faithfully, Edwakd G. Wright — The Clerk to the Wakanui Road Board.

Holloway's Ointment .and Pills— The Good Die Young— U ilike most popular sayings, this has very little truth m it. Experience every day proveß that some at least of the good are spared to make the world brighter and better, and a more pleasant place to live m. In fact, our experience is that good people, and good things generally, live the longest. For example, consider the thousands of articles which have been widely advertised and are now forgotten. Why ? Because they were bad. On the other hand, we have Hollo way'a Pills and Ointment, which have proved the faithful friend of poor humanity for fifty years and more. Why ? Because they are good. Of a truth, that which is good does not die, but lives for all time.

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THE ASBBLRTOfI GOA&DIAN ; FBIOAY, SEPTEMBER 9, iB9»



SAVE MONEY BY BUYING YOUR -FLOUR FUOM FLETCHER BROS, AN T D BAKTNG YOUR OWN BREAD. WE HAVE Reduced the Prios of BKST KOLLKR FLOrR hy3ss p-rlon, and are prepared to make elill tun her reductions for lou lots. Remember we are aelling far below Mill Wholesale Price. ai, 0 "^ R « ducfcion 8 io Highest Test Kerosene. Great Redootiors iv Fowl NeUing, anoep NetMng. e'c. Finest Cane Sugar Bold lower tlun any other «tcr© m Ashburton. Uur Uftga of fcsugar Guir»nteed over weigh:. <3r Oontractora and Large Oousumera liberally dealt with. :o: Standard Seeds. Standard Seeds. VEGETABLE SESDS, 3<l Per Packet FLOWER SEEDS, Id Per Packet SBED POTATOES. SEED POTATOES. From the best growers m North Canterbury and Oamaru. We have the following varieties m stock at present :— Beauty of Bath, Breeze's Prolific, Bath Kidneys, Brace, Beauty of Hebron, E »rly Vermonts, Fluke Kidneys, Robin Adair, eto, eto. MANGOLD SEEDS -Mamouth Long Red, Golden Tankard, Yellow Globe, Golden Globe, eto. We have also m stock all vsr jtie3 of Turnip Seeds, Garden and Field Carrofs, Brown Spanish Onion Seed, Gor e Seed, Cuprißsus Macroc.irpa, also Tree Lucerne (the great drought resisting plant), and Pasfalum DiliUtum (a Very valuable hardy grass). FLETCHER BROS., ASHBURTON AND CHRISTCHURCH. Wholesale and Retail Agents for Nimmo and Blair's Standard Seeda. Storekeepers and Hawkers .'allowed a very liberal discount. 1898. NEW SEASON'S SEEDS. NIMMO AND BLAIPJS STaNDAUD PACKET SEEDS. Vegetable Se.ds 3d. Flower Seeds W, All the latest noveltieß for the season; TEA. TJEA. TEA. OUR CBLEBRiTED S (m Diamond) BRAND PURE CEYLON TEA is acknowledged to be the BEST Packet Tea m the market. We have also m 6tock a Firat-class BROKEN ORANGE PEKOE CEYLON TEA which cannot be beaten for Afternoon Tea. STATLON TEAS AT VERY LOW PRICES. Plough Shares, Lubricating Oils, Raw and Boiled Linseed Oils alway m stock, Large assortment of Kettles, Saucepans, and Enamel ware. Splendid value m Outlery, Spoons, and Forks, etc. CHEAPEST HOUSE IN ASHBURTON FOR GROCERIES, CROCKERY. JAND HARDWARE. ' Goods delivered daily. Orders by Post promptly attended to. SHEARMAN BROS., GROCERS AND IRONMONGERS, WINE AND SPIRIT JVIIiROaANTc*, MARKET HOUSE, BUBJNETT STREET, ASHBURTON. ANDREW ORR. A f |Rli 'a now making a magnificent show of NOVELTIES FOR SPRING. ' THE JLATEBT 2 IV DRESSES BLOUSES MANTLES CHIFFONS MILLINERY LiCE CURTAINS SUNSHADES HOI-ERY RIBBONS GLOVES f FLOWERS . BOWS CORSKTS SILK TIES UMBRELLAS FALLS ETC. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT i IS WELL STOCKED WITH THE LATEST IN •a GENTLEMEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING, BRACES, TIES, GLOVES, HATS, Etc. Splendid Stock of Ladies', Gentlemen's, and Children's BOOT;?, CYCLING SHOES, etc. ' CARPETS, FLOORCLOTHS, AND LINOLEUMS. Inspection Invited. S 1^ GENTLEMEN' 3 AND LADIES' BICYCLES.wiII bo opened m a few day*. R PRIJN CE ARXHTTIV, a 3eautiful Model, the Fittings of the higheit quality up to date, ANDREW ORE.



STARTLING REDUCTIONS IN AGKICULTUEAT-, VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS FOR CASH. TT'NGLISH White Clover, 7d per lb ; English Alaikc, 7d per lb ; English Bed " JLlj Clover, 6d per lb ; Fnglish Cowgraes, 6d per lb ; American Red (.Mover, 51 per lb ; Co'onial Red Clover, 6d per lb ; Colonial Cowgraaß, 6d per lb. •XTTKISII?*?.— i Top Aberdeen, 50s per owl ; Purple Top Abprdeen, 509 per cwt ; Devonshire Gay Stone, 50s per cwt ; Jmp<srial Green Globe, 50-« per cwt ; Mammoth Purple Top, 50a per cwt ; White Stone or Stubble, 50-i per cwi ; Carter's Elephant Swede, 50i per cwt ; Champion Swede. 50a per cwt; Fosterton Hybrid, 60i per cwt; Carter's Essex Broad Leaf Rape, 30a per cwt ; Cocksfoot and Rycgraea ut your own price. 2d per Packet VJEOi EIW ISI- ill » E t T> 9. 2J per Packet 9d per dcz-n Packets FLOWE tt fe EKD *?. 9.1 per d« zon Packets GARDEN TOOLS AND GORSE HOOKS AT LES THAN COST. As the Stock must be cleared come early and eecuie some of the spoils, 50,000 CABBAGE PLANTS, SO,OOO WHEELBAND'S BLIGHT SPECIFIC. One Dressing according to Directions will thoroughly eradica'e £cale Blight from Fruit Treee. Derwent POTATOES*. Dcrweat Ireland's Pride, either for Cooking or Seed. From Orari. Premises open to 9 p.m. on Saturday evenings. PREMISES TO LET. Possession m October. J. SEALY~AJND CO. MILNER & THOMPSON TTAVE much pleasure m announcing that they will hold » Great Sale of Pianos & Organs THE INSTRUMENTS WILL BE ON VIEW AT Mr H. M. Jones's, East Street, « ATsD MR C. D. IIGHTBAND will be m attendance 1 1 show luiending Customers and to Cinvaes the District, and can be consulted at the Somerset Hotel after 6 p.m. THE HAAKE PIANO, Specially Manufacture! for Milner and Thompson, i 6 undoubtedly the beat value for Tone, Q'.aiity, and Finish, obtaiuiiblo m the Cu!o..ii;s. A feh-pment of JOHN BHINSMEaD AND SOaNS Pianos ju;t oper.ed up. LOWEST CASH PHIOILS, OR ON EASY TiME PAYMENTS, For one, two, or three years. ORGANS from monthly payments of 10s each. PIANOS from mouthy payments of 20s »ach. LARGE VARIETY OF SHESX MUSIC 4d each or 3i dozen. Now is the time to buy. Inspection ii.vitcd. H. M JOmTsTaGEKT. . g 234 ""* BOROUGH OF ASHBURTON. DUiXUAJj JNOIUa- ANNUAL ELECTION OF COUN- CILLORS. I — — I HEREBY give notice that at an Elec- M,, ... .xrxixixii tion held b y me Tbis J%ft y tne uoder- rlT P I)(I I) I )kS mentioaed candidates received the number of KV^« J- • J^T\JA-/±JKJ voteß sefc opposite their nameßf viz ._ JAMES HFNRY PAULING M 251 JOHN HENkY MAYNARD ... 173 WISHtS to notify to his Patients that EDWARD WINGFIKLDHANMERI6I ho has left hia former rooms m RICHARD BIRD 149 Burueto Stroet, and GKORGE WILLIAM ANDREWS 99 JAMES WERE BAKER ... 87 WMII VMW hfi Informal 2 may uvw uv AaA T dec , are Mbbm Pauling> MaynarDi and Hanmeb to be duly elected Councillors consulted of thß Borough of Ashburton - H. H. FOOKS, ttb his residence, corner of Tancred and Case Returning Officer. streets, next door to Dr. Leahy. 4 8 Borou 8 h Counoil Office » ABhburton, September 8, 1898. 9 81 HORSE CABD& A _°JL BD |VT RS A P P L OWNERS OF STUD HORSES are LU. J\.. KJ . KJ L Alt IDQ E TEACHER QF informed that HORSE CARDS cf the 'lANOFORTE, ORGAN, and SINGING OCX STREET, ARHRURTON latest designs can be obtained at the Office OCerma on Application, of tho ASHBURTON PUBLISHING CO., 7^ZI~ ' «t Vbo Bhorte»t notice, . ' j }0 OtQmt,



SHOW ROOM, OPPOSITE SOMERSET HOTEL. fill IHI PHI HDJm GREAT ANNUAL CLEARING SALE! OF PIANOS, ORGANS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF ALL KINDS, x SHEET MUSIC, Etc. THE DRESDEN PIANOFORTE MANUFACTURING & AGENCY COMPANY, Through their Representatives, Messrs Robertshaw and Jackson, will hold their usual ANNUAL CLEARING SALE ■* FOU TEN DAYS ONLY •» COMMENCING ON MONDAY, BEPTEMBE R 5, When all Classes of Instruments will be Sold at GENUINE WHOLESALE PRICES FOR CASH ! OR ON OUR EASY HIRE SYSTEM. PIANOS from 20s Monthly. HARMONIUMS from 5 s Monthly. ORGANS from ios 6d MonthlyJHEET MUSIC from 3d each. m* A TEN YEARS' WAKKIXJY GIVKN WITH EVERY INSTRUMENT SOLD. CHE HIGHEST PRICES ALLOWED FOR OLD INSTRUMENTS OWING TO PRESS (THE OF BUSINESS MR STEPHESSON HAS ENGAGED A SHOW ROOM OPPOSITE SOMERSET HOTEL.



FOR SALE, [SUBURBAN VILLA BESIDENCE, D As per the above Plan. 01 • THIS Property Bhould make a most desirable investment, either for occupation oi as a source of revenue from rents. Full particulars on application. F. FERRIMAN. id



Government Notices. In the matter of ihe Public Trust Office Acts for the time being, and m the matter of bhe estate of John Hknby Allan, late of Winchmore, m the Provincial District of Canterbury, . farmer, deceased.



NICOLL BROS. JNICOLLBEOS., "ETOR SALE by Auction on SATURDAY, SEPT. 10. PIGEONS— Pair of African Owlb APPLES— Several Cases of Prime Eating and Cooking Apples. BEDSTEADS— NearIy new Double Bed- steads. CLOVERS, RYEGRASS, CHICKWHEAT, POTATOES, CARROTS, 9 77 BICYCLES. NICOLL BROTHERS BY POBLTC AUCTION. SATURDAY^" 10th iusi « WE HAVE received instruction from Messrs Rowlands & Co., Dunedin, 0 Sell as above a further consigument of WATCHKS, JEWELLEKY, CUTLERY, :ti., without reserve. w Sale will commence on conclusion of our ■ ive stock and produce sales, say 1 p.m. ■ Pigs and Poultry. H JB2 J. R. BLAND, Auctioneer, jj DAVID THOMAS. fl AKOADE. J SATTmDAYT SEPT. 24, J 1898 M Sale of Stallions, | AFTER THE HORSE PARADE. M [WILL SELL at the Arcado on thcfl above date, immediately after Ihefl Parade, on account of various clients, — B SEVERAL DRAUGHT & THOROUGH-J BRED STALLIONS. jl Particulars m future advertisement. |J Other entries invited. J ' D. THOMAS, I 180 Auctioneer. I AftOADE. j] BY ORDER OF THE MORTGAGEES. U SATURDAY," SEPT. 24. IV/TR DAVID THOMAS has received 13lL instructions from the Mortgagees 0 Sell by Public Auction as above, — 1 Q ACRES f\ ROODS £ PERCHES, Being Sections 27, 29 and 30. Block of Cheviot. Survey District. ALSO, I Fquity of Redemption m R.S, 27493-4, I containing H 564 A c « E s 564 Situated near Dromore, and described II m Certificate of Title volume 42, folio II 231 and 232, subject to a mortgage of |j £3 per acre. I Sale at 2 p.m. Terms at Sale. U JB3 D. THOMAS, Ashburton | Great Rein oral SALE. HHEE PROPEISTORS of the Eclipse Cycle Works Having taken the premises lately occupied by Mr R. Henry, iaTsncred Street, are holding a GREAT REMOVAL SALE. Two shipments of First-class Frames and Fittings, }ust landed ex IC lonic ' ; and " Maori," will be included m the Sale. Come and see the New Three-arm Oranks and all up-to-date Improve ments. Every line is to be cleared to eavc trouble of Removal, i ! EVERY MACHINE GUARANTEED. ECLIPSE CYCLE WORKS BARING SQUARE, Ashburton. |" OR COUGHS, COLDS, BRONCHITIS, ASTHM I" Influenza, Consumption, &c, &o IX AY'S COMPOUND BSSBNOB OP UNSEB) |\. Aniseed, Senega, Squill, Tolu, &o i£ AY'S COMPOUND, a demulcent oxpectorant, f< £ Ay'BCOMPOTJND, for Coughs and Colds, is equall l\ serviceable for horses and cattle \£ AY'S TIO PILLS, a specific m Neuralgia; Facoact l\ &o. Oontaia Quinine, Iron, Ac 1 NUM OATHARTIOUM PILLS d gefltlve, oorw Lh, tlve, and agreeably aperient r\ OAGULINB-Cement tor Brotara Artloloß. V^tTeTyw^MH, Mjmßf»Ptorj,Btooltport,Kcgli»D



NOTICE is hereby given that all creditors \ and others having claims against the above estate are required ».o rer.d m to A. A. Fooks, Fsq , ihe Ageut of the Public Trustee, Ashlurton, and m writing, on or before the 11th day of November, 1898, full particulars of such claims, giving the items and amounts of the same ; ard the Public Trustee, will at the said time or as >oon thereafter as convenient'y may be, distribute the assets of the ea. d deceased, or any part thereof, Bmong the parties entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims which the Public Trustee Bhall have then had notice, and according to the priorities given by the Public Trust t'ffioe Acts for the tims being to such claims as between themselves respectively. Printed forms for the purpose can be ob- tained from any of the Agents of this Office. AH moneys payable to to the above estate may be lodged to the credit of the Public Trustee's Account at any Pcßtal Money- Order Office, or paid to A. A. FOOKS, ESQ , The Age&t of the Public Trustee, Ashburton. JAMES 0. MARTIN, Public Trustee. Public Trust Office, Wellington, August 24, 1898. 8 212



Warned, TO POULTRY BREEDERS.— Beginners could not make a better start than by purchasing a trio of Partridge Cochius, the best strain m the colony, from Pblham Yards, Any day, except Sunday, from 12 to 3. OWING to the approaching retirement of Mr H Barrett from the business, we purpose holding a Great Cash Clearance Sale of the whole of our Stock of Drapery, Clothing, Boots, etc. In the meantime double discount to every buyer. — Barrett Bros , ' Ihe Hal,' East Street. 9 60 ISSOLUTION of Partnership.— Our Great Cash C earance Sile will coon .be annonced. In the meantime discount at the rate of 2s m the £ to every buyer — how- ever small the amount. — Barrett Bros , • The Hall,' Easb Street. 9 59 WE will advise you by circular of the date of our Great Cash Clearance Sale. Iv the meantime your purchases will be subject to discount at the rate of 2a m the £ for any amount.— Barrett Bros , 'The Hall,' East Street. 9 61 MRS SCOTT, of Chmtchurch, will con- duct an Evangelistio Service this Evening ia the Weßleyan Church, at 1-30 Bring Sankey'a Hymn Books. 9 45 BROODY Hens. — Wanted a few Broody Henß. For addreßS, apply office of tbia paper. _____________ GLIMPSES OF AUSTRALIA. JTIHIS Magnificent Work, Instructive, Interesting, and Ornamental, may be ob, fcained at the Office of THE ASHBURTON PUBLISHING COMPANY, either m two volumeß (bound to order), or m parts, weekly or monthly. >r furthor^partioulars APPLY THIS OFFICE,