A Johannesburg report claims a world's record in shaft sinking at the West Rand Consolidated, where the south shaft, measuring 30ft. by 12ft., was out down 400ft. ...
Article : 117 wordsProduction of rubber in 1931 by members of the Rubber Growers' Association was 797,000 tons, but only 671,000 tons was absorbed, leaving a surplus of 126,000 tons. ...
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Advertising : 1,796 wordsDecreases occurred last month in the quantity of wheat and flour exported from Western Australia. Wheat shipped overseas totalled 1,388,893 ...
Article : 403 wordsA trading profit of £412,142 is disclosed in the accounts for 1931 of the Ford Motor Company, whose headquarters are in England. This compares with £1,054,285 ...
Article : 293 wordsLONDON, May 6.—Fine gold to-day was quoted at £5/12/8 an ounce. The price yesterday was £5/12/9. LONDON, May 7.—Find gold to-day is ...
Article : 29 wordsThe manager of the Norseman gold mines reports (April 30):—Completed further 5ft. cut in shaft; depth, 403ft.; will complete second 5ft. cut to-day. Stripped 12 tons of quartz ...
Article : 65 wordsThe following were the official London metal quotations (middle prices) on May 6, as received by the Australian Mines and Metals Association from the London Metail Exchange:— ...
Article : 197 wordsA meeting of the shareholders of Harris, Scarfe and Sandovers, Ltd., is called for May 24, to consider a scheme put forward br the directors for the reduction of the ...
Article : 411 wordsNEW YORK, May 6.—Tin (standard) futures closed: May. 21.30 cents. NEW YORK, May 7.—Tin (standard) futures closed: May, 21.40 cents. ...
Article : 27 wordsStewarts and Lloyds, Ltd., secured contracts for a large percentage of the 1,200-mile Iraq oil pipeline. The pipes will be manufactured at the Glasgow and ...
Article : 146 wordsADELAIDE, May 7.—The attention of traders on the Stock Excange of Adelaide to-day was again centred upon the gold mining section, in which 7.500 shares were exchanged. Lake ...
Article : 1,051 wordsVauxhall Motors, controlled by the General Motors Corporation of America, records a substantial improvement in earnings, the net result being a profit of ...
Article : 101 wordsLONDON, May 6.—Cargoes are inactive, and the market is featureless, apart from small trading in Australians and a farther cargo of 7.500 tons of Victorian wheat taken by Russia. ...
Article : 211 wordsFigures for the latter part of April show that the average of British wholesale commodity prices, as measured by the "Economist," fell from 62.7 at the beginning ...
Article : 173 wordsThe Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, shows a net profit of £533,995 for the half-year ended December 31, compared with £540.179 for the preceding six months ...
Article : 120 wordsCHICAGO, May 6.—Wheat options closed to-day as follow:—May, 55¼ cents a bushel (May 5, 58 5-8); July, 47 (55¼); September, 59½ (58½); December. 62 7-8 (61¼). ...
Article : 87 wordsLONDON, May 6.—Mr. W. P. Devereus, reports that the wool position is materially unchanged. The disappointment in Britain over the reduction of the tariff, ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 218 wordsMerchants on Saturday offered 2/7¼ a bushel for export wheat on a 4d. freight basil. The price on Friday was the same. ...
Article : 24 wordsSeven trucks of wheat reached the yards for auction ut Saturday morning's metropolitan sales. Fire of these contained burnt grain from Korbel. some being gold at 2/6 to 2/11 ...
Article : 102 wordsTwo tracks of chaff, three of oats, and one each of barley and potatoes comprised the yarding at Saturday morning's metropolitan chaff and grain sales. Both trucks ...
Article : 173 wordsMELBOURNE, May 7.—Statistics prepared by the National Council of Woolselling Brokers for the 1031-32 season show that 7.48d. was the average price realised over all centres for ...
Article : 65 wordsJoseph Crosfield and Son, of England, soap and chemical manufacturers, which owns (inter alia) a controlling interest in Erasmic Company, and is controlled by ...
Article : 91 wordsThe following local companies were registered at the Supreme Court, Perth, during the past week:—A. Shepherd and Co., Lid., capital £20,000, in 200 shares of £100; registered office, ...
Article : 96 wordsADELAIDE, May 7.—Wheat, 2/ll½. Flour, £8. Bran, £5/5/ Pollard, £5/10/. Oats, good feed Algerian, 1/8 to 1/9. Barley, No. 1 grade, 2/11; No. 2.2/8. Chaff. £3. Hay, £1/12/6. Potatoes, ...
Article : 85 wordsLONDON, May 6.—The s.s. Nestor's apples arrived at Liverpool generally in good condition, but some Jonathans were overripe. Prices obtained were as ...
Article : 216 wordsLONDON, May 7.—Closing prices on Friday were as follow:— COTTON.—June delivery, 4.27d. a lb. RUBBER.—Para, 3 5-8d. a lb. (3 5-8d.); ...
Article : 75 wordsLONDON, May 6.—Dealings in Australian mining stocks on the Stock Exchange to-day were na follow:—Mount Lyell, 13/1½; Great Bouldor, 3/; Sons of Gwalia. 9/6: South Kalgurli ...
Article : 64 wordsThe General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Western Australia will be opened at St. Andrew's Church. Perth, to-morrow at" 11 a.m. with public ...
Article : 171 wordsLONDON, May 7.—Latest quotations for carcase meat are as follow:— SHEEP.—New Zealand: Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and maiden ...
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Advertising : 159 wordsIncreased profits for. the year ended January 31 are reported by the Crystalate Gramophone Record Manufacturing Company of England, the terms of whose ...
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The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), Mon 9 May 1932, Page 7
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