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Newspaper
Horsham Times
Location
Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 10, 1949
Page
4
Mr Geddes illustrated wool and sheep skin value with many hides shown. Branding of sheep drew sharp criticism after hides display. Speaker noted copper sulphate and water issues. Local event mentioned with Grampians Olive Tagitations and Mr Ken Carters activity.
The Horsham market report notes a typical monthly sale at the Horsham yards with higher entries of fat sheep and ewes. Prices show top figures around 57.16 for fat lambs and fat wethers achieving varied bids, with buyers including New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. and Lascelles Limited.
The 1201 series sale opened in Melbourne on May 2 with prices lower than the previous close. Strong demand from Britain and Continental Europe supported merino types, but fine and super fine lines fell. Lambs wool priced poorly due to faulty lines. Strathbogie top at 9 1/2d for ex superfine, with New Zealand interest noted. Overall markets showed 5–10% declines for most wools. Bradford continent and Tamworth buyers active. top prices cited for specific districts. 10,500 bales were offered. keen competition across types persisted.
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