SYDNEY SHEEP SHOW.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19970, 3 July 1930, Page 10

SYDNEY SHEEP SHOW.

QUALITY OF EXHIBITS PRAISED. (UNITED JBESB ASSOCHTIOK —BT BMCTSIC TBLKGEAPH —COPYBIGHT.) (Received July 2nd, 9.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 2. The annual sheep show at Sydney has opened, and there are many entries from New Zealand. The quality of the exhibits, particularly Merinos, is i described by judges as the best ever ! Been. The latter class was judged today. CUSTOMS REVENUE. PALL IN AUSTRALIA. (l/JHCTU 11HI ASSOCIATION —BT BMOTMC IBUSGBAPH —COPIBWHT.) (Received July 2nd, 8.20 p.m.) I CANBERRA, July 2., I Customs revenue for the financial year shows a deficit of £2,686,000. AUSTRALIAN TOBACCO. RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMITTEE. (UVITSB PBESS ASSOCIATION —BT ELECTEIC TKJSGttAPH—COPXBIGHT.) (Received July 2nd. 9.35 p.m.) j SYDNEY, July . 3. The select committee which enquired into the tobacco industry, recommends the establishment of a Federal Tobacco Department, that no bounty be paid for Australian grown leaf, but that further protection be provided. NEW INDUSTRIES FOR AUSTRALIA. Following the prohibition on the importation of agricultural implements and machinery, Maseey Harris and Co., a Canadian firm, is to open a factory in Melbourne for the manufacture of reapers. . , . Mr R. Waley has arrived m Melbourne to supervise the opening of a. tobacco factory costing £IOO,OOO ana employing 250 hands. Godfrey Philip Australia, Ltd., are the principals. WOOL RESEARCH SCHEME. (romsß omciAi wibxuess.j RUGBY, July 1. The Wool Industry Research Association has approved a. scheme to raise an annual income of £2OOO. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON, July 1. The number of bales offered lor the tales commencing on July Bth is 143,700, of which 60,200 are Australian and 63,500 New Zealand. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office, dated July Ist: Wool Sales —For the opening on the Btn instant the list of arrivals closed on June 30th. The quantity available for these sales ' S- Bales. Australian •• •• 37,000 'New Zealand .. •• Cape 2.000 South America .. • • IJ-500 Carry forward from last sales 48,500 Brokers expect the offerings to be 143,700 bales. ... The following vessels m which we are interested have arrived in time for tho sales:— Matakana, Corinthic, Kia Ora, Pakeha, Mshia, Somerset, Raranga, and lonic. We sell on July 9th, 10th, and 24th. Sales close on the 25th instant. SALES AT SYDNEY. ~~~~~~ (UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION—B? ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH —COPTBIGHT.) (Received July 2nd, 9.35 p.m.) j SYDNEY, July 2. At the wool sales the offerings comprised 9218 bales, of which 7234 were sold, also 1794 privately. The market showed no quotable change. Yorkshire operated sparingly, otherwise there was good competition. Greasy merino made ■p to