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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1950
Page
10
A list of business entities includes Associated Agents of Horsham Dennys Lascelles Limited Dalgety and Company Li Limited Fider Smith Co Ltd Goldsbrough Mort Co Ltd New Zealand Loan M A Co.
An auction notice for several parcels of land and buildings to be sold, including a barn and yards, with details about locations near Pine Street and Wau Street. The sale is set for Friday July 14 1950 at the Town Hall Foyer. A person named Devlin is listed as involved in the notice.
Vendors at the market must dip shorn sheep and lambs, both fat and stores, yarded for sale. All work guaranteed and homes treated on prevention with the latest equipment for white ants and chimneys.
Trading saw buyers from exporters, butchers, and agents push prices for all stock. Cattle yardage 170 with 140 sold. top cow £80 5d for J C Hepworth, steers to £1815, lambs to £6 2s 9d, wethers to £8 17s 6d, pig prices led by two bacon pigs at £12 11d. Next sale set for Monday in August.
Dennys, Lascenes staged a strong Minglp sale last Thursday with 4800 sheep penned and 4000 sold at an average of 8 12 6. Buyers from Swan Hill Mildura Melbourne Ballarat Lake Bolac Willaura Horsham Goroke and Nor thern Mallee attended. Weaners detailed prices include 65 at 48 15, 40 at 29, 25 at 80, 68 at 71 8, 61 at 70, 38 at 70, 2h at 68, 66 at 61 5, 172 at 63 A31 AL 58 6 and more. Wethers and ewes also listed with varied bids and per cent lambs.
Moderate supplies this week centered on baconers with some fatters stores and young pigs. Prices ranged with heavy baconers from £12 14s to £13 17s 6d, prime weights £12 to £14 10s, backfatters £8 to £22 16s, porkers £8 1s 8d up, and district buyers easing from Nhill to Ballarat.
The Horsham Egg Board reports a small number of dirty eggs reaching the market each week. Manager Mlle He Taver nee notes dirty eggs arrive after wet weather but farmers now meet Egg Board standards, reducing stained consignments.
A dispersal sale of live stock and farming equipment tied to Mr Evan H Cameron drew buyers from across the state and Adelaide. The catalog listed Merino sheep including 24 ewes and various wethers, cattle in multiple lots, and equipment such as tractors and trailers with prices and models detailed. The event covered horses, farm machinery, and sundry farm accessories demonstrating strong demand for breeding stock and gear.
The council heard that the city will no longer receive wiring from the Carneil for veranda and shop window lights. W R Lawrence and K Burg discussed replacing the system with a second switch to control lighting from the power house after a report from City Electrical Engineer K Anderson.
A well attended event last week focused on carting and spreading gravel for a school yard. The school committee appreciates the coastal effort and support from the community.
Interviewed on Tuesday Mr J Russell of Noradjaka and Mr J C M Carter of Saharam opposed the wool levy plan approved by the Australian Wheat and Meat Producers Federation in Melbourne. They argued a 7 percent levy starting July 1950 would undermine value and quality, favor quantity, and risk government contracts. They noted past proposals for a 10 percent levy and warned it could destabilise the industry despite alleged gains in wool prices over a decade.
A court filing shows the Victoria Hotel in Timbonte transferred by Violet Blancher Linley David Patrick Barker on behalf of himself and Trip sr Queen Barker trading as Po and F E Barker. The notice lists the transfer and involved parties.
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