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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1913
Page
1
Special accommodation arranged for visitors families and touring and commercial travelers. Sample rooms and modern saloon with spirits wines and every comfort. Up to date furniture and bracing climate in North Queenstown. Personal supervision ensures all comments promptly attended to.
A jumble of prices and conditions from London markets notes rain spoilage, cattle and sheep prices, and dairy concerns. Wheat and oat futures show weak signals, with prices quoted and stock movement discussed. Wool sales are listed with multiple consignments and regional quotes.
Fragmentary notes mention money rates, a bank rate, and references to New Zealand and Australia. Readable items include references to a market or financial context with several distorted terms and names. No clear event or outcome is discernible from the text.
A terse market bulletin reports limited firmness in Continental inquiries and scattered activity for maize and soy, with butter and other dairy items showing marginal changes. Wheat and oats see slight shifts amid cautious demand. overall tones suggest steadiness with selective moves.
A fragment from a report explains that the Commonwealth Bank opening plans and gold transfers affected government funds and prompted large withdrawals. Trading banks faced tightened supply as State and savings banks redirected funds, creating a generally tight money market with limited new advances and cautious lending amid withdrawals.
The article reports on meat works activity and cattle droving in Queensland and the Gulf region. It notes shipments from Warwick to Calcutta, recent cattle deals, and improving market prospects south of the Gulf. It discusses drovers' risks, animal welfare, and the need for proper tack and care. mentions Cape York and sale to London buyers for LUMO, with prices and payments in Sydney. It highlights brokers, buyers, and stallion purchases in the Far West and praise for drover Martin Kane of Croydon.
The White Star line prepares the Ceramic to sail from Monfney to London on September 31. The ship, built at Belfast, is a 675 foot triple screw liner with 20,000 tons capacity and room for 68 passengers, reflecting the surge in Australian trade and growing transoceanic travel.
The document describes a massive steamship under survey of the Royal Navy the Frode passage and crewed with twelve watertight compartments. It details eight steel decks and numerous improvements including wireless telegraphy and electric propulsion. The ship will feature comfortable public rooms and cabin layouts with ventilated interiors and large windows.
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