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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
2
A market page lists wholesale and retail rates for dairy items including butter and cheese, meats such as bacon and ham, and staple foods like oats flour and bran. Prices are shown per unit or ton with ranges and regional references including Australia and Tasmania.
Western Australia defeated Canberra at Manuka Oval in a one sided match attended by about five hundred spectators. West’s form and accuracy dominated, with Hopkins and Hopkin marking well as Canberra struggled to score, while West repeated goals to secure a comfortable win.
The Sydney fruit and vegetable market shows variable prices with apples at 4 shillings to 11 pence per dozen, oranges common at 2 shillings 10 pence, and tomatoes quoted 7 to 10 pence. Weakness noted in pears and leafy greens, while pumpkins and celery show mixed demand.
Light supplies of fish were in steady demand at the Municipal Market. Quotations include Bednapper and focal around 1/3, Jewtiah and Tay near 1/3, river bednabper 25 to 36 per cent, trawlyd 40 to 45, bream 40, brwckneh 1s to 2s, wallet 1d to 2s, garden 20 to 26, whiting HU to Buy.
The London Metal Exchange quotes for July 24 show zinc at 12 pounds 15 shillings 3 pence per unit, copper around 68 18 to 69 37 per ton, lead and other metals largely unchanged. The report lists spot and forward prices with several months terms and notes minimal movement across metals.
The Western Australian football team departed in a Canberra departure crowd near Canberra station. Mir Gorge Peover attended part of the departure with Mr Mule Teoley and Mr Mule Mooney offered felicitations. Canberra National Australian Football League figures voiced hopes for better results in the next contest as Canberra supporters praised the team’s performance.
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