Dissatisfaction with the manner in which the Factories and Shops Act is being administered was expressed at a meeting of the metropolitan council of ...
Article : 270 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—The Bank of England return for the week ended February 24 shows gold holding at £313,700,000 compared with £313,600,000 ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 1,126 wordsThe Wheat Pool of Western Australia and Westralian Wheat Farmers, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from London, dated February 25:—Ausctralian wheat: The value of ...
Article : 310 wordsThe egg section of the Metropolitan Markets was moderately supplied for yesterday's auction sales, but the demand was not quite as strong as at the ...
Article : 196 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 26.—Dunlop Perdriau Rubber, Ltd., has declared an interim dividend for the half year ended December 31, of 5 per cent on the ...
Article : 58 wordsDividends recommended by directors or finally approved by shareholders follow. C denotes dates on which transfer books close. P denotes dates on which payable:— ...
Article : 260 wordsLONDON, Feb. 24.—Exports of sugar from all parts of the colonial Empire in the calendar year 1936 totalled almost exactly 1,000,000 tons, including sugar ...
Article : 104 wordsSmall fish were fairly well supplied for yesterday's sales in the Metropolitan Markets, and prices as a result showed a slight decrease. Large varieties, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 235 wordsThe Bank of England discount rate is 2 per cent. Short-term loans are quoted at ½ per cent. The discount rates for fine trade bills at three months were 2 to 2½ ...
Article : 320 wordsLONDON (By Air Mail).—Three little white bars that have appeared on two windows on the second floor of Buckingham Palace have been the sign to ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 123 wordsNelson's Meat Market reports as follows for yesterday's sales;— CARCASS MEAT.—Good supplies forward in all lines. Values for pork dropped considerably ...
Article : 106 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—Prices of the following commodities today were as follows:— BUTTER.—The butter market is slow. Danish is quoted at 118/ a cwt., with choicest salted ...
Article : 93 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 26.—In sympathy with a strengthening of the market for metals, prices of dependent stocks made strong recoveries on the Stock Exchange ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 wordsKALGOORLIE, Feb. 26.—Producers' Markets Co-operative, Ltd., report as follows on today's sales:— VEGETABLES.—Cabbage, beans and peas came ...
Article : 349 wordsMELBOURNE, Feb. 26.—The Australian Dairy Produce Board reports that imports of butter into Great Britain for the week ended February 17 were as ...
Article : 43 wordsA total of 12,270 sheep and lambs has been nominated for neat Wednesday's fat stock sales at Midland Junction. At 8.170, sheep nominations are 1,430 more ...
Article : 139 wordsCALCUTTA, Feb. 25.—Owing to insufficient offerings, no tea auctions were-held last week and this week the sales of both export and local consumption teas took place on Wednesday, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 192 wordsWool in brokers' stores at Fremantle on Thursday night amounted to 5,005 bales and 877 sacks. At the same time last year, there were 21,919 bales and ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 142 wordsLONDON.—This year's "Scotch" whisky is likely to be Danishi Practically al the home-grown barley that would normally go to the distilleries of Whisky Valley, on ...
Article : 263 wordsThe market is generally steady owing to the continued demand from Germany, although trade is becoming difficult because of finance, as the Germans require ...
Article : 463 wordsELDER, SMITH and Co. yarded at their usual weekly market yesterday, 64 cattle and 60 horses, and sold 59 cattle and 50 horses. CATTLE: There were 64 yarded, which was ...
Article : 411 wordsADELAIDE, Feb. 26.—Wheat, 4/9½ (Adelaide). Flour, £12/16/. Bran, £6/5/. Pollard, £6/12/6. Oats, good feed Algerian, 2/6 milling, 2/8. Barley, No. 1 grade, about 4/4; ...
Article : 385 wordsBetween Perth and Melbourne, 7/6; Sydney, 10/; .Brisbane, 12/6; Adelaide, .5/; Hobart and Launceston, 12/6; Australia and New Zealand, buying, £100/10/, selling £101, for £100 New ...
Article : 31 wordsDalgety and Co. have received the following telegram from their Geelong office, dated February 25:—At today's wool sales we offered 6,700 bales and sold 94 per cent. It was ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 250 wordsThe yarding for yesterday morning's chafft and grain sales in the railway yards consisted only of two truckloads of chaff, one of oaten and one of wheaten. ...
Article : 118 wordsSYDNEY, Feb. 26.—Today's volume of investment business exceeded the high average maintained lately. The expansion represented an increase in buying ...
Article : 387 wordsFruit supplies for yesterday's sales in the Metropolitan Markets were smaller than on Wednesday. Prime Jonathan apples were in fairly good demand, but ...
Article : 204 wordsASSOCIATED BROKERS (The Westralian Farmers, Ltd., Elder, Smith and Co., Dalgety and Co., Goldsbrough Mort and Co.) report as follows on yesterday's sales at Fremantle:— ...
Article : 383 wordsADELAIDE, Feb. 26.—Although Barrier and copper stocks were comparatively quiet on the Stock Exchange to-day, values for all lines moved up in ...
Article : 1,093 wordsSir,—As a frequent traveller over the South-West railway line, I would like to add some experiences and a little constructive criticism to the statements of ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 181 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—Overseas cargoes were steadier today and quotations were mostly 3d. higher. There were Italian and Spanish inquiries for Argentine. Parcels of Manitoba were ...
Article : 103 wordsBunch lines were heavily supplied for yesterday's auction sales in the Metropolitan Markets, and all lines eased, especially towards the end of the sales. ...
Article : 208 wordsRates on fixed deposits quoted by the Commonwealth Bank and the associated trading banks are as follows:—Three months, 2 per cent; six months, 2½ per ...
Article : 38 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—The Bank of Australasia has declared a final dividend of 4/6 share. The reserve fund remains at £2,475,000 and the currency reserve ...
Article : 37 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—Wheat futures closed to-day as follows:—March, 43/9 a quarter (up 1d.); May, 44/1 (up 1d.). LIVERPOOL, Feb. 25.—Futures closed today ...
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Advertising : 536 wordsBased on the "on demand" exchange rates quoted on February 25 by the Bank of New South Wales £1 in Perth is worth approximately ...
Article : 63 wordsLONDON, Feb. 25.—Australian mining shares were sold and quoted on the Stock Exchange today as follows:—North Broken Hill, 71/10½ (Feb. 24. 70/7½): Broken Hill South, ...
Article : 259 wordsThere was a good demand for poultry at yesterday's auction sales and all lines were cleared at prices about on a par with Wednesday's values. Only a few turkeys, ...
Article : 116 wordsNo wheat was forward for auction at yesterday morning's sales in the railway yards. Recent consignments of f.a.q. grain have realised 5/4 to 5/4½ at auction. ...
Article : 30 wordsThe following West Australian companies were registered in the Supreme Court this week:— The Independent Grocers' Alliance (W.A.), ...
Article : 101 wordsThree merchants raised their prices for export wheat 3d. a bushel yesterday, coming into line with other quotations. All firms are now quoting 4/6 a bushel for bagged wheat on ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Sat 27 Feb 1937, Page 14
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