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Newspaper
Carcoar Chronicle
Location
Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
6
The firm markets sales with personal attention to every lot and notes last season sales of 40 922 bells.
The Government assessor has been in the Northeastern State during the new season's appraise. They will return to Sydney for this week's operations. Early sales show wools from West abearing districts. no season-wide comparison yet. General view suggests clips lighter in condition with less hurt but staple length likely shorter due to poor growing conditions.
John Bridge and Co. report mixed market activity with tallow at 103 per ton and up to 43 for butchers mix as prices firmed. Hides showed strong demand for clean well-flayed lines. second-offered heavies struggled. Sheepkins supply rose to 96 114 with woolled sorts advancing to jd per lb and short growths firm. Pelts saw limited demand and low prices.
Prices for sheepskins advanced with merinos and crombo rds bidding up to high rates. Full wool selections sold strong though faulty lines remained tough. Hides in firm demand, heavy lines sold at 11d per lb with exceptional lines to 14d, tallow brisk with prices up to 10s per ton, blended grades to £42 10s per ton.
Market notes show 14 200 sheep forward with quality satisfactory and keen competition for some lines though demand weaker for plain sheep. Cattle yarded 945 with prime sorts predominating and Queensland entries, bullocks to 31 pounds 0s 0d and cows to 25 pounds 0s 0d, market opening firm and recovering losses. Harrison Jones Devlin report a moderate pig sale at valleyards with inland plain porkers and scarce bac oners mice and porkers firm at late high rates.
The John Bridge Waybill, more than a dull information pamphlet, is annually updated with utmost care to reflect the latest conditions and adjustments. The 1918 edition emphasizes these revisions to maintain accuracy and usefulness for readers.
The current edition handed to woolgrowers presents a provocative message about safeguarding growers’ interests. It argues brokers act as general agents for producers, akin to MPs serving constituents, and highlights the firm’s Country Service and Supply Department as a growing source of benefits to patrons.
The final Lachlan Shield rifle competition at Cowra saw Lyndhurst A clinch the title with three wins. Five teams competed Blayney A Neville B Woodstock A and Greenthorpe. Weather was fine but wind unsettled shooters causing score variation though Myers led with 62. Captains Fisher Radburn Rowlands and Conway praised Lyndhurst while Rootes spoke for the team.
The article traces the idea of a competition shield back to 1914 with a Woodstock delegates meeting forming rules. It details early finals from 1914 to 1917 across Lyndhurst, Koorawatha, Blayney, Woodstock, and Neville clubs, noting Lyndhurst victories and points margins on Cowra range and other venues. It concludes urging clubs to revive the contest for good shooting.
Early signs of indigestion and dyspepsia warn of possible ulcers or gastritis. The article advises neutralizing stomach acid with bismated magnesia after meals to prevent fermentation, pain, and dietary restrictions, noting the need to specify the bisulated form to chemists.
An old advertisement extols Ophir tea claiming freshness and value over stale or cheaper blends. It argues the 1 pound box offers the best satisfaction and quantity, comparing to larger boxes and urging buyers to insist on Ophir when faced with inferior teas.
A damaged OCR fragment promotes mineral deposition rights and prospecting terms, urging settlers to act quickly. It mentions mining laws, posting a notice, and solicits small payments while touting a peppermint cough remedy. The readable items include vague references to miners, promoters, and potential contracts.
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