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Newspaper

Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 15, 1928

Page

3

Markets Sussex Street Trade Sydney Trade Update

Markets report steady butter supplies improving cattle through winter indicating good season ahead. Butter prices fall in Queensland and South Australia while lard rises. potatoes selling fast with 17 000 bags on market. Quoted prices include butter 194/ ret 2/1. cheese 11d to 11d. bacon sides 1/1 to 1/1. lard, pullets, honey, and various grains and staples listed with per ton or per bushel rates.

Sydney Vittorian Queensland South Australian

Sydney shares drift amid varied listings and broker notes

Yesterday's Sydney Stock Exchange reported a broad range of securities with Commonwealth loans and bank issues among scores. Listings include Commonwealth loans, banks such as Commercial of Sydney and Commercial of Australia, insurers, breweries, mining and wool firms, plus various commodity prices and rights in a dense market overview.

Commercial of Sydney Australia New South Wales North Comet Sydney Ferries Jinsurance United OAS Towhey Tooth Mikcei LAN Buls Amalgamated Wireless Ion Jam Anthony Hordern Australian Securities Australian Wool Pile Kear Woateon Tritikh Tobaccs ILH. Proprietary Colonial Sugar Puntiop Ruiter Goldbrough Mart Gordon and Gotch Greater J. 1

Fruit and Vegetable Prices at Sydney Market

Tuesday market notes show Granny Smith apples dearer and broad price ranges for fruit and vegetables. Victorian banes and fresh produce from pears to pineapples listed with varying shillings per bushel or dozen, while vegetables like peas, beans, cabbages and potatoes command mixed quotations amid quiet disposal.

Sydney Granny Smith Pearce Granny Smith's Bays Victorian Beville

Fish market buzz as wholesale buyers push prices up

Heavy supplies of fish flooded the Municipal Market at Quotationa Sehlnapper with demand strong. Jewfish and cod ranged from 3d to 6d per th. flathead river fish 18 to 27 shillings. trawled options 20 to 25 shillings. beam 20 to 32/6. mullet 16 to 48. garfish Ld to 22/4. halters 18 to 22/6 per box. lobsters up to 20 shillings per dozen.

Sydney

Trucks Ordered for Homebush Sale of Sheep and Wagons

A fragmented notice lists multiple shipment dates for sheep vans and wagons to Homebush. Entries show Tuesday and Thursday dates in August and September with numeric counts jumbled, indicating orders scheduled for delivery across several days.

London metal prices on the London Metal Exchange August 18

Copper and lead prices edged down or held steady while tin and silver fell in the latest London Metal Exchange quotations received by the Australian Mines and Metals Association. Copper standard and electrolytic copper held, tin fell sharply, lead softened, silver unchanged at spot.

London Metal Exchange Australian Mines and Metals Association

Corkscrew ship tested by French engineers for faster air travel

The article describes experimental corkscrew shaped hulls resembling a floating corkscrew, claimed to outrun air travel. It reports on designer Mobedel and contrasts a cable-driven plank method with a lanier driven strike, noting speculative speeds and the challenge of early aviation concepts.

Lindbergh Nivel

Wheat Markets Steadier as European and Chicago Rates Move

European wheat markets show steadier conditions with Liverpool futures for October at 64 and December around 1 128d. Chicago options list September at fl conta and December 116 L-5 cents. Winnipes opthona September 111 1-8 cents and December 113-8 cents. Local wheat fed at 4 per bushel by rail and 3/11 per bushel for hulks.

Sydney Liverpool

Chaff and fodder prices on Alexandria sale day

The Alexandria sale saw dull demand with several buyers absent. Quotations listed Wheat chaff from 5 10 to 6 16, oat chaff 6 10 to 7 0, lucerne chaff 8 to 6 3, lucerne hay 4 10 to 6, oat hay 7 to 8, local potatoes 4 to 5, Victorian 5 to 6 10, hay and grain prices for wheat and maize also noted with per bushel and ton figures.

Oate Sydney Alexandria Onten Lucerne

Traffic cuts and new uses for old trams in Britain and Munich

A town council plans dismantling of the Trailway tram and bus services while replacing transport with motor vehicles. London General Company moved over 60 000 pedestrians in one day. Munich repurposes decommissioned trams as travelling libraries and bookshops for city districts.

Councl Colchester London Coeneral China Lena Company Munich

Aliens in Switzerland Immigration Debate Sparks National Referendum

The article discusses Swiss fears over foreign immigration and population change driven by low birthrates and migration. It notes the rise and later slight decline of foreign residents, outlines ethnic groups, and describes a national referendum to modify jus sanguinis nationality rules to curb naturalization and aim for a modest population increase.

Maulhaur Byiteorland

Poultry Prices At Wisconsin Markets On Tuesday

Poultry demand remained firm with grillers, cockerels and hens selling well. Duck and drake supplies were scarce while prices ranged for various birds including white leghorn hens, Muscovy ducks and guinea fowls, with turkeys and pigeons back in play at quoted rates.

Bydney Turkey

Sensational raid on gambling club shocks New Orleans

Under governor orders National Guardsmen raided two clubs on the city outskirts. About 225 patrons, many women, fainted amid panic. Fifty men attacked a photographer. guardsmen rescued him. Equipment was burned in a bonfire and money remained on tables, likely to revert to the state.

New Orleans Guardenen Bta

Hota Fast to No-License Votes 2 1 2 4

W Campbell and Forrest are named in a brief item noting a 2 1 2 4 vote on a no license decision. The fragment provides little context on the case or outcome beyond the voting sequence and two person names.

Hota W. Campbell Tee Forrest

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