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Newspaper
Queanbeyan Age And Queanbeyan Observer
Location
Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 01, 1920
Page
4
The article argues that Prohibition deepens worker discontent by depriving basic comforts under a zealot minority. It portrays industrial America facing competition while labor agitation grows, linking unrest to national policy and political radicalism.
The State faces debate over a local 5.4 percent tax free loan after London funding at 4.9 percent. Proponents say local terms yield better net returns due to tax exemption and savings on underwriting and transmission fees. Critics question pricing and broker commissions, while officials note brokers may receive a share on all subscriptions.
A large turnout of buyers attended the Thursday May 7 sale with about 5 complete clearance. Prices for merino ewes and aged ewes were strong with forward pricing and good demand for bred and line lines. Next sale planned for Tuesday June 22 at Goalarte.
The report notes 3,000 hides offered at last week’s auctions with prices down to 4d per lb for some lots and later firming requests. Sheep skins and rabbit skins show varied demand with best sorts steady and lower grades weakening. Coarse XBreds and Lincolns attracted less competition than merino, medium, and fine XBreds. Fox skins demand remains strong. Fodder supplies were tight with chaff prices rising to 15s per ton and prime South Australian chaff quoted at £16 5s per ton.
Recent overseas wool news shows a retreat from record highs with prices near 4 a lb in America and overall rates still high. World short wool stocks and limited sales abroad keep prices above pre war levels while German buyers remain restricted but supplied by foreign mills.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe chronic pain and medical advice, mentioning prolonged suffering and a possible opioid guidance. The readable text lacks clear dates, locations, or names to establish a full event narrative.
A fragmentary notice references Zam Bakie and Me Maveld Little at 204 Boundary Street Brisbane involving a medical institution. It mentions Zam Buk relief, fourteen days treatment, and conditions of the skin including pimples sores and eruptions.
Substitutes and reports from Schute Bell and Co indicate wool prices in England and America are cooling. Cables show further declines and large selling pressures, though high quality parcels remain above revised appraisal levels as the unsettled American finance weighs on the market.
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