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Newspaper
Wagga Wagga Express
Location
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Jun 22, 1901
Page
5
The market report notes a broad wheat and commodity trend with adjusted quotations. Traders report demand shifts and price changes across several staples, including potatoes and oats, while sellers keep pricing steady amid evolving conditions.
The Melbourne live stock market opened with lower bids and uneven demand for prime merino and crossbred cattle. Buyers showed cautious interest as some lots sold, while others moved slowly, with prices drifting downward and activity uneven across the yard.
June market notes show a listing of wood and bulb goods with varied prices. Multiple buyers attended the sale at Abbey Street, with bulbs priced from 10 shillings to 5 pounds and wood items from 20 to 170 units. A broad stock of bulbs, tree trunks, and related supplies were offered and allotted to purchasers.
A garbled 19th or early 20th century market listing describes prices and items for country homes. It mentions Heald and Ladin Cerone Ad petits, various goods, and remote livings with ranges in pounds and shillings. The fragmentary text lists items like photon poulew and multiplies prices, indicating a rural auction or sale catalog.
Trade in Sydney produce stayed muted with modest demand for bran and pollard at the Hevfern auction. Maize prices steady amid ample local supplies. foreign produce dull with few transactions. Livestock and chaff supplies offered, prime cattle and sheep prices varied, with some crossbreds and ewes quoted. Overall, the market showed subdued activity as stock arrivals increased.
A garbled historical fragment lists various items with prices including small sums and old currency terms. The legible names and figures hint at a catalog or sale list, though many words are unclear and some monetary values appear inconsistent.
A rural market at Wodonga Yard hosted by Townghtbond and Co. saw good attendance and solid bidding for cattle and sheep. Buyers paid strong prices for light weights and prime stock, with cattle and ewes selling well though some dairy sheep were steady. Weather was mild and turnout high, though some lots moved slowly.
A blurred reminiscence references Florence Nightingale and wartime figures during and after the Crimean War. It mentions Lord Stratford, medical care, and a moment of revealing a name to a high official, with scattered notes on memory and public attention.
A historical note recounts General Washington’s plea to consult Brother Jonathan during the Revolutionary War. The term Heather Jonathan emerges as a designation for the United States, in parallel to the nickname John Bull for England. The tale highlights wartime shortages and cabinet-like councils that shaped American resolve.
An article discusses alleged bogus bidding at auctions in Sydney with critics urging reform. It weighs naming the previous bidder to curb fraud against risks of empowering dishonest buyers. Stakeholders from the Stock Movers Association debate the remedy as brokers resist, while inspectors warn of practical difficulties and potential boycott threats.
An obituary of James Cubtervat Pratt born in LHS to a barrister family. He studied at the Huet India Company college in Finchley, served in Nepal and Borneo, joined the Cape surveys, and worked for the Cape Government. He fought as a volunteer in the Transvaal War, later returned to England to find his family dispersed, was paralyzed after a stroke, and died in hospital.
Fragmentary item reports a judge or editor mentioning a six prisoner sentence with a large monetary sum to fund a national old age pension scheme. The legible names and precise actions are obscured by garbled OCR. No clear date, place, or organization is extractable from the readable text.
A colonial audience reviews the Lilian contingent’s arrival and welcome by New Zealand and Australian hosts. The piece praises imperial unity, martial spirit, and shared duty under the Crown, noting the salute to empire solidarity at the Commonwealth ceremony and calling for stronger ties across the Commonwealth.
A historical note describes Chinese matchmakers or go-betweens who arrange marriages for relatives, detailing how they solicit marriages, negotiate with families, and sometimes mislead for profit. The article mentions Dr. John Walker contributing £9700 to a Presbyterian Thanksgiving Fund and advertises Woods Gloose Peppermin Care for chest ailments.
A jumble of humorous vignettes and dialogues unfolds with farmers, tradespeople, and villagers sharing quips about marriage, engagement, misconstrued wills, and everyday predicaments. Characters include a crafty daughter, a wary husband, a photographer, a farmer’s son turned law clerk, and neighbors trading barbs, with playful banter about love, age, and domestic foibles across a foggy village scene.
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