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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 19, 1934
Page
18
The roma street market showed heavy crowd and demand for potatoes and vegetables despite mixed signals from southern orders. Shoppers filled stalls with tubers and fruits, while prices and quantities fluctuated through the day.
A long, fragmented with notes on fruit prices and market movements, detailing items like pumpkins cucumber melons and pineapples. Mentions of wholesalers and prices across several locations with references to Adelaide and Melbourne markets and December reports.
December reports from Brisbane and Sydney detail fruit prices and supplies as regulation shifts influence banana and pear markets. Traders note heavier consignments, warmer weather, and fluctuating quotes with the Australasian market watching for price movements and new rules ahead of next week’s settlements.
Unclear OCR-reads describe lamb sale at AWDWET on December 11 with price ranges and bids. Mentions buyers, sellers, and prime rail prices, including references to mutton and related livestock trade terms. Contains many garbled phrases but centers on lamb market activity and pricing.
Adelaide cattle market held today showed firm values with yarding lighter than year earlier and better quality cattle seen. Prices for prime paddocks and drafts varied by quality, while overall levels compared with last week remained steady amid lower demand and cautious buying.
A garbled OCR fragment from a Melbourne market notice mentions quantities and prices, but the words are jumbled. Readable bits reference markers or items with numeric values, yet the exact goods, dates, and parties remain obscured.
Colonial stock movements show thousands of sheep and lambs traded among multiple pastoral firms. Names such as Lomgreach Decemper and Springvale turn up with figures like 3400 ewes, 3000 ewes and lambs, and 800 mixed stock. The ledger lists numerous owners and locations including Audreyetans, White owner, Portland Downs, and Langmorr, reflecting a broad regional activity in December and January.
In Dalby on December 17 a sheep sale and cattle sale are listed with various consignments and prices. The report notes judging and awards, with entries such as Romney, Chininor, and Winccomby lineages, and mentions conditions, weights, and draw for age groups. A separate stock sale is referenced under CALMOR WILE STOCK SALES with details on cataloged lots and prospective buyers.
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