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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1940
Page
7
Reports from the final market yesterday show strong interest in high quality onions with 69 bags sold and prices around 10 a ton. Moderate potato deliveries and limited supply kept prices firm, while buyers sought better grade produce amid steady demand and cautious competition among traders.
Finance editor notes steady activity in thin turnover with near term rates flat. The piece mentions a 2 percent dividend and first payment. discusses May balances, asset movements, and small gains in prices. Details are blurred but indicate cautious sentiment and modest yields amid market uncertainty.
The Queensland Co operative Bacon Association Ltd reports record sales and eight total payments to producers for the year ended June 30. Bavnn amounts fell 49.98% from the prior year in a store at ETuaB0. The company plans and Mareise at Toside the average price, with the highest and lowest figures noted. Directors say the year’s middle months were strong, but interruption occurred when Germany halted, with bacon shipped to military forces in Struapery and Reyptenaagular, including shipments to the UK. Total costs of £6000 funded electricity upgrades to cut operating costs, and a dividend of per cent is expected on ordinary shares for the year.
Reports from Brabenerat Stock and Produce Brokers detail the Can on Mill stock sale with 2860 lambs and various pork lots. Prices varied by quality with prime steers and heifers described as firm or weaker, several prime lots fetching lower bids and light porter meat described as improving.
A dense OCR filled page mentions farming and pastoral topics, noting property, livestock, and grazing rights. It references a fox near GE area, Bryan Peat, and various farm related terms, with scattered figures and descriptions of cattle, pens, and farming operations.
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