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Newspaper
Wellington Times
Location
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1944
Page
7
The Country Producers Selling Co Ltd reports yarding at Homebush of 17 475 sheep and 15 636 lambs from a 30 105 yarding. Demand for outside order sheep was firm but overall grades were irregular and weaker. prime lambs sold dearer. Cattle yarding totaled 1 174 with 84 in store. demand strong and values firm.
Orange Market Report shows a buoyant sale with 2500 sheep and cattle offerings. Prices rise for store cattle and fats, with best fat bullocks from 18 to 23/10 and stores 6 to 8/4, while fat sheep and lambs fetch 15/ to 37/7 for wethers and 16/ to 27/2 for lambs.
Proposals from Country Producers' Selling Co. Ltd and Pitt, Son and Badgery Ltd detail a Sydney season start with 4,910 to 3,500 bale consignments from western districts. Notes vary by region with dust and vegetable fault in skirts, and some wools premier but many under last season's standard. British and Australian demand trends emphasize finer fabrics and postwar austerity shifts, while crossbred supply and shoddy transfers affect wool markets and manufacturing choices.
News in Brief reports Australia surpasses 200000 women in essential work as war demands rise. Public loan revenue totals £714,200,000 with allocations for loans, savings certificates, and interest-free loans. Navy construction shifts reach 225, butter cold-storage dips, and over 100000 trainees enter wartime industry service since 1939. Elders quote King, Archbishop, and Pope XII on faith, peace, and justice, while British Agricultural Workers call for social equity to stem rural depopulation.
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