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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1928
Page
3
Market day at the municipal market reports a wide fruit and vegetable assortment. Prices cover bananas apples pears tomatoes pineapples cucumbers cabbage and more with fluctuating rates and delayed shipment noted for Bowen aviators.
A fragmentary box of stock figures and company names appears for the Sydney Stock Exchange. The text lists percentages, prices, and entities such as Commonwealth Loans, HES Comercial, and New Guinea Exploration, with various dated or coded values, reflecting a dense, unreadable ledger-like market snapshot from 1988.
A Sydney based market note lists onion sales including Japanese onions at 10s 6d to 10s 10d per cwt and Victorian Crown Spanish onions at 12 pounds 10 shillings per ton. Prime potatoes and other produce show varied prices with Christmas demand looming. quotes cover butter cheese bacon flour and a wide range of farm goods with numerous regional prices and tonnage figures.
In dull sea and United States trading conditions, Liverpool futures showed October at 9 04 and December at 8 4d. Wheat prices quoted mixed with small ranges in bulk and rail freight, while Chicago options activity was muted due to a public holiday.
London metal prices show mixed movements on the London Metal Exchange per a cable from the Australian Mine and Metal News. Copper standard and refined futures drift with modest gains while tin, lead, and zinc display varied shifts across spot and forward contracts reflecting unsettled demand and supply conditions.
Professor Sarton discusses ancient Palestine and extant languages in a wide survey of historical texts. He notes expeditions and discoveries at Tell En-Nuʿeib and other sites, detailing pottery, walls, and inscriptions that hint at early Latin and Hittite influences. The piece surveys archaeological interpretation and the reliability of surviving sources.
A rugged course from diverse towns to Melbourne will test endurance as riders compete in the Dunlop Grand Prix. The November event plans large prizes, a federal election clash, and a public handicap across divisions, with winners earning the Ketlaw Cup and Victorian sportman honors.
The Dunlop Amateur Race moves to a separate date from the premier War tong data rout event. Officials plan a 100 mile route at an early date with a new course to better test endurance and skill, replacing the old Colac to Melbourne path.
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