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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 12, 1928
Page
3
In Sydney on Wednesday demand improved for passion fruit leading to a firmer market while other lines were weak. Prices for apples, pears, oranges, bananas, tomatoes and vegetables ranged with various regional and pack details. notes mention steady conditions in vegetables and several per‑unit prices across fruit.
Wednesday reports show no local price change for eggs and meats despite rising bag counts. Bales surged this week even as supplies grow. onion imports from Japanese stock favor New Zealand due to duty, with Tasmania expected to send more. Prices listed for cheese, bees, bacon, fish, and produce reflect varied retail levels and futures.
AYDNEY market report notes tight fish supplies with modernise demand. Quotations list species and prices: catch includes sardine and jawfish around 1 shilling per pound, flathead river 20 to 40 shillings, trawled 26 to 35 shillings, bream 20 to 40 shillings, mullet 13 to 22 shillings 8 pence, garfish 20 to 27 shillings 6 pence, black eel 12 shillings per box, lobsters 18 to 46 shillings per dozen.
European wheat markets are idle while American markets show slight divergence with futures in Liverpool and Chicago quotes. Liverpool July and October figures drift, Chicago options move modestly, and locally freight based wheat prices hold steady around four dollars per bushel for hag Jota and bulk.
About 440 calves were penned for sale at the abattoir saleyards. Trade was firm with prime lots and middling lines in demand. price levels hovered with predios again in the majority. Overall turnout and competitive bidding appeared steady for the period.
In Alaska and Northern Canada aeroplanes assist reindeer ranchers by moving swiftly across the range. A herdsman piloting a plane completed in two hours work that would normally take seven herdsmen a full week.
Yesterday's Sydney Exchange figures show Commonwealth Loans at various rates around 1.9 to 2.0 percent and other funded stock notes. Banking, insurance, and miscellaneous listings include Union, Australian Breweries, Colonial Sugar, Peters and Wonderlich stocks. Coal and copper items are noted with prices and weekly cash rates.
Truncated notice reports orders placed for trucks bound for Homebush and mentions sheep and wigkons in a garbled passage. The readable portion notes future dock traffic and Sydney related logistics with unclear details about quantities or dates.
Principal Hemet broadcasts list in July covering Edgor Warwick revue, H W Warne “Tilly of Bloomsbury,” cathedral services, choral and instrumental concerts, lectures, and church events. Notable appearances include Madame Erna Lenebach, Gordon Ireland, Marva Temple, and the Royal Apollo Concert with the Conservatorium.
The City Band fixes the venue for its third half yearly concert in the Social Service Hall Acton House on Thursday evening next. Secretary invites citizens including Mr White and the Mobile of Canberra to attend and take interest in the institution.
Mean closing quotations show copper standard at 110k per ton for two months, electrolytic copper at 68/4 to 69 per ton, soft load spot at £20/2/0 per ton, toll 1d speller at £25/1/8, tin standard at £00/9/9 per ton, two months 220a/18/9, and silver spot at 2/3 1-16 per ounce with no change.
Two Italians Nella Minnescotto and Josef Lainstare faced Burwood Court after a raid on a Concord house uncovered a coining operation. Minnescotto charged with possessing 17 counterfeit florins. Lainstare fined £50 for an unlicensed revolver found in the room. The magistrate denounced revolver carrying, noting the suspects were asleep at the time and urging lawful disposal of weapons.
Forage was light at Alexandria with varied lines. Quotations list wheaten chaff at £6 10s, oaten chaff £7 10s to £7 16s, lucerne chaff and hay shown with multiple figures, including Mudgee choice at £7 to £7 10s. Prices cover large bales, straw, hay and related feeds, with regional terms and dates reflecting local market conditions.
A cat sent from Uppingham to Framlingham crossed back to its old home, walking the distance of 100 miles in under a week. Meanwhile war and banditry drive villagers to emigrate from South China to Hinm Horneo Malay and the Philippines. Thousands flee Bhantunge province for Manchuria as refugees, seeking safety in the sparsely populated lands beyond.
A chalk drawing attributed to Rubens, bought forty years ago by a struggling Manchester artist for a small sum, was later identified as Rubens. Mr Milas Dancroft, of Manchester, purchased it unaware of its fame. His widow, Mary Louisa Dancroft, later learned of the work through a Manchester Academy lecture and had it examined in London where experts confirmed it as Rubens.
The fragment discusses Atlantic Air and aviation tariff aims, noting a plan to reduce passenger costs to about £200 or equivalent. It mentions attempts to place a service on par with an international line and to cut operating costs, with references to proposals and expected savings impacting costs.
A fragmented OCR passage notes a performance piece titled The Life of a Seat Sable and references audience reaction in London. It mentions people praying or waiting in front of friends and recalls a prior execution of butlers, indicating a literary or stage context with unclear details.
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