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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1928
Page
4
Market prices for apples bananas pumpkins and beets from Sydney with varying quotes per bushel half bushel and per item. Entries show numerous fruit and vegetable items with prices and weights but OCR issues blur some items and figures.
Monday market notes show exportable meat prices and a fall in demand for dairy and produce. Butter prices rise with rainfall needed. beans, cheese, eggs, beeswax, potatoes, onions, corn, oats, and bulk grains quoted with varied per ton and per hundredweight figures.
At Homebush the 28,850 sheep and lambs drew fair interest with merinos and trade-quality stock dominant. Woolies and ewes appeared steady, with irons light in supply for lambs and a firm note in prime weighty bullock prices. Yearlings and vealers were well represented as prices held near the previous day.
An 1880s notice records truck orders for sheep and cattle wagons for upcoming Homelwish sales. It lists delivery days and markets from September 24 to September 27, with the first market opening on Thursday September 27.
European wheat markets were quiet yet firmer with Liverpool quotes for October at 8/ and December 8/107. Prices per bushel rose modestly while rail freight costs and local conditions implied modest gains for bulk shipments.
Fragmentary text shows a jumble of names, dates, and figures with no clear event or context. Readable entities include Aneta, Hiyeserrenes, Wiebe, and a numeric sequence, but the piece lacks coherent narrative or outcome.
Market notes show demand for tah and mullet with pricing per box. Lobster and components listed with pounds and assorted weights, reflecting typical seafood trades and buyer activity at the Sydney market.
The text discusses methods to tag and separate stained or blood clottted wool from lambs fleece. It mentions using wood with a belt joined to a tether to pull wool and skin pieces away. It notes that late or short wool should be excluded and trimmed fibers used for body wool.
Yesterday's Sydney Stock Exchange trading featured Commonwealth Loans and several banks with diverse quotes in mining and miscellaneous sectors. Notable entries include National and Australian securities, Goldsbrough Mort, Henry Jones, and colonial sugar interests, with varying prices across commodities and stocks.
Prohibition officers chase a mysterious local radio station in a small Oise town. Detectives and federal agents search for the broadcaster amid rumors of scandalous programs and private misuse, while residents report interruptions during concerts and discussions of alleged misconduct.
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