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Newspaper
Forbes Advocate
Location
Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jan 07, 1921
Page
2
Lindsey Walker Wheat Co Ltd reports on UK wheat prices and supplies. Argentine sales pause raise potential demand from UK and Continent. Australian wheat prices fell amid lower freights, buffering the price drop. February to June outlooks show firmer demand if Indian prospects stay favorable.
Morrison Jones and Bevilli report a brisk pig market with 371 pigs in for sale. Prices jumped sharply from 10 to 20 dearer than the previous sale as buyers depleted stocks. Iron parts suggest tighter supplies ahead and higher prices likely to hold.
Central western district and Molong region conducted Department of Agriculture trials on wheat and oat varieties. Sunrise and Federation types yielded notably while others failed due to wind and rain. May sowing with superphosphate applied, rainfall to date around 20 inches, several varieties tested for suitability and tonnage.
Portrait studio EDEN Studios at 1727 George Street near Central Station Sydney showcases high quality portraits. Prices are moderate but the wording suggests the service is expensive, with emphasis on artistry and permanence.
A dubious advertisement touts HEENZO as a don poison substitute for curing chest and throat troubles. It claims a single bottle provides a family supply of a “best quality” home remedy, with broad relief and substantial savings, promoted by stockists and chemists.
Sunday schedule features Grigket in a rest day clash against a Parkes eleven of returned soldiers. Parkes beat Molong 362 to 262 on New Year’s Day with Davis 125, Owens 3, Henrys 90. Tom Phillips, a Forbes cricketer, holds up his end in Grenfell with 1 not out and bowling figures of 4 for 4½ and 4 for 15.
A return match on Wednesday afternoon saw North Hill victorious by 16 runs. Lineups feature Bailey and Channon for North Hill and Venables, Green, Ferguson for Town with key dismissals by Bailey, Green and Le Brocque. Final totals show North Hill posting first and second innings scores while Town faltered with quick wickets.
Market draft notes announce new season liquid honey at current McDade rate and promotional lines from C. C. Buck ind for Dye Guaranteed Serges and Austra Man Serge. Teal goods highlighted. customers invited to view.
Australia won by an innings after skittling England for 251 in their first innings. Hobbs and Kelleway shared two wickets each for England while Rhodes Collins and Russell toppled Australia’s batters. Skeins of errors and partial scores mark the readable fragments of this report.
Australian cricket authorities outline a plan for a fourteen man squad to visit England. The Hoard of Control for International Cricket in Australia appointed Getectors to supervise selection and arrange travel, with names including Armatroni Bardsley Collins Macartney Taylor Kelleway Clutold Vetlow Gregory and others, though exact choices and absences remain unsettled.
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