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Newspaper
Charleville Times
Location
Charleville, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1933
Page
6
Historical market summary listing prices for sheep skins calfskins and yearlings marsupial skins and furs with details on tallow calfs skins and yearlings prices for kangaroos wallabies and other hides plus bones stones and sundries. Includes variability in quality and regional pricing notes with unit measures and ranges.
The Cascom Hit sale attracted few Western markets with only small consignments offered. cattle and calves fetched mixed prices from buyers including S Bussatt Roma and Jas Fults Hore Crew, while sheep and lamb lots sold to Will Vankerry Thallon and others. Notable imports included Hereford cows sold by Gitlew of Pla View with calves under Bounds Trader and Koahish Halt consignments linked to Milton Park and Canning Downs operations.
Fat stock market report notes wire times and broker updates with 174 cattle and 0 calves penned. Cattle mainly from Western districts, with six cows in ride and prime crossbred lambs traded. Prices index: prime cattle around 23/6 to 23/, good trade, and prime crossbred lambs at 3d per ID with some variance.
A wire report from The Gristane office notes 1709 cattle yarded with prime ballock and cow beef prices listed at 22/ to 21/6 per 100 lb, as well as sheep and wool figures. The Queensland Primary Producers Cooperative Association reports cattle numbers near 1700 with squat buyers present including Meat Exporting Companies. prices show improvements over last week with prime bullock beef around 21/ to 21/6 and prime cows at about 30/ to 31/6.
Australian representatives debate government action to support wool growers amid high transport costs and steep duties. Prime Minister rebuked over policy hints as growers and the Country Party urge tax cuts and land tax relief to ease burdens on wool production nationwide.
The Brisbane Chamber of Commerce advises against new taxes on imports except wine and notes price disparities between Darwin and southern ports. It urges reduced duties on freight and insists on fair competition with Western Australia and Queensland. Movement toward cattlemen relief and arbitration-led wage cuts is discussed.
A crowded Dalby sale conducted by Dalgety & Co. Ltd saw strong buyer attendance and steady competition for wethers. Notable lots included about 4.719 “Farbras” bred wethers with good conformation and a 22 May to June 1958 drop, plus smaller consignments such as 1,985 “Nerang” wethers and 150 Westerhouse breed stock. Average prices hovered around 6 shillings 4 pence to 7 shillings, with total proceeds near 660 pounds for the reported line of 1,600 wethers in a rising market context.
Amended pontage rates announced March 1 1722 apply within thirty miles of posting office. Rates vary by distance from 1 shilling up to 6 pence with distinctions for ranges and scales across towns beyond three miles, detailing up to five miles and extending to cities beyond the Commonwealth.
A slender woman dressed in dark blue prayed quietly near the main entrance to the Blano 84 aa Courtouse as two men watched. She bowed several times, raised a prayer book, and ignored a court official who mistook the spot for a temple before leaving after completing her act. The scene drew quiet prayer from bystanders amid the courthouse bustle.
A new company named Yarra man Pine Ply Ltd is registered with share capital of 20000 builds to acquire and take over the business of State Sawmills at Newstead Yerraman and Taromeo. Five existing entities James Campbell and Son Muncock and Core Brown and Broad Brie Jane Sawmills Pty Patterson's Pty are linked to the formation. The public notice outlines the intended acquisition and corporate structure for the going concern timber operation.
A garbled OCR item reports a brutal crime involving a man and wife with references to a murder in an unclear location. The text mentions a prisoner or patient, a fine, and various misread numbers and words, yielding an incoherent fragment of a crime report.
The New South Wales Minister for Lands proposes a landholder driven program to destroy rabbits to curb invasion and create work for the unemployed. The plan includes grants to Protection Boards and contemplates similar measures in Queensland and Western Australia.
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