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Timaru Herald, Issue 170307, 1 September 1920, Page 5

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AUSTRALIAN WOOL SCHEME. YORKSHIRE COIBIENT. By Electric Teleiyaoh—Copyright. Australian and N.Z- Cable Assn. LONDON, Aug. 30. Commenting on the Australian Bureau of Commerce's wool and textile scheme, tba "Yorkshire Observer'" says: --It looks as though certain ii>iicials who found employment during ithe war were determined 10 dig theuikeives in and have succeeded in doing EO- Apparently they have convinced someone sufficiently t::gh in authority t«« sanction the idea tUuc Anstt.tlia Ls able to swathe the world in ciuth. Ai far as it i 3 possuoie to judgy by recent details, ifc seems that Australia, is being invited to take up a wiiti goese rliase." WOOL SALES. Received 9.5 p.m., August- 31st. At the wool sales merinos, Continental sorts, are harder, others unehang»d. Greasy cro«=breds are fully Jirm, tcoureds slightly dearer, slipea unchanged. At Bradford firm moderate bur-iess is done, in tops mostly ior prompt delivery. NEWCASTLE COAL FOR ITALY, ■iec-eived 0.25 a.ui., September 1. Consequent on Rama&otti submitting 4. favourable analysis of Newcastle «»::!, the Italian Government placed an oide r for an experimental eight thousand tons for gas making. The. price is satisfactory. It is hoped to establish a regular trade. The Government also undertook to provide ship transport, but it is nov,understood that the whole transaction is held up through Australian industrial (troubles. TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING. SYDNEY, Aug. 30. Preparatory to commencing the business of the session to-day, advertising ir:-:-'.i from all parts of Australia and New Zer.hmd, assembled for the second Australasian conference yesterday held an inspirational meeting of a semi-l-i-sigious character. Tlie chairman of the Convention said that the object of the Convention was thr.t advertisers should tell the troth, ih- whole truth, and nothing but the truth regarding the merchandise they were advertising. Speakers dwelt upon the influence of advertising upon the character of business, of products, and of men. "ihe Congress decided to :;.?k tlie Fedsral Government to erect at the IVdt-ral Capita! a memorial to Sir Ross S*nith and his .companions as a ■recognition of the advertisement which their flight gave Australia throughout the world. Mr G. Beckett (a New Zealander) was elected one of the vice-presidents of the Association. SHORT SUGAR CROP. BRISBANE. An?. 31. \ The Superintendent oi Experi- I Eient Stations states that owing t>> tit-- J

dl<- - Ught the alii,:!'.- piodncc-1 :.; Australia wilt Lc i'.vA. •• * t0.., snort of requirements!. Importations to that extent will be necessary. The crop outiook ior lttfit. year is highly promising. CLEARING SALE AT OTAIO. The C.F.C.A., Ltd.;" report iioi::iiig a clearing sale for Mr Geo. H. £hea, oi Otaio, at which the outstanding feature was the horses, dales v.e'.e: — Horses.—b-year-old mare, b> Black Knight—Agitator, £6B; chestnut mare, by x'rince Imperial, out of Specification mare and iii foal to Harold Diiion, 60 gas; working draughts: lings and tv.o-vcar-olds: £ls iOs." £l6 10s. £0 10s, £2O; hacks: £22. £ll. cows: £ll 10sj £8 10s. £9: springing heifers. £7, i' 6 os; steers. £G 10s; calves £1 sj. Sheep—Wether hoggets 2iis 40. 26s 2d; ewe hoggets, 29s 4d; i'.m. ewes. 14s 6tl: cull hoggets 19s. Implements.—s-furrow nlough £25. harrows £lO 10s 3 discs £27. dray 20. spring trap £l6. A Greyinoiu-h Press Association messagc says that butchers complain of the difficulty of securing meat supnhes locally, contending that stock growers are seeking £l per KlO'b, and butchers are sending representatives to ither dist riots to buy on their behalf, it a contended that the Board of Trade should investigate. i— —• ■ ■ '"i