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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1928
Page
2
Sydney based investments and mining prices compiled with numerous entries for national and overseas stocks. It lists company names, share prices, and weekly or period quotations with currency signs and fractions, reflecting market activity and values.
Market quotations from Sussex Street Sydney list numerous items with prices in shillings and pence for goods such as eggs, duck, butter, cloth, lard, and various imported wares. The notation includes retail and wholesale values, with several entries referencing ships or consignments and dated context around May.
Friday’s listing shows varied produce prices with apples, peaches, celery, greens, and potatoes. Entries include per unit and per dozen rates, with ranges and notes on quality and origin.
Fragmentary OCR text shows trucks ordered with names like Vann Waren and Halexbeep Cathe Vann Wan. Mentions a Monday December 20 deadline and a hire date, but most details are garbled. The readable items include several personal names and firm references, yet the action remains unclear.
The Wodonga market report shows varied fat and dairy values with firm demand for some lines and softer bids for others. Notable activity includes yarding volumes, price ranges for fat content, and fluctuating quotations across dairy and livestock categories reflected in the session notes.
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