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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

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London Wool Sales (Reuter's Cable) London, Tuesday Night

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 2

At the London wool sales 9982 bales were offered. There was a good demand, principally for fine kinds, with prices favouring sellers. About 8000…

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Muswellbrook Dairying

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 March 1926 · page 2

The Muswellbrook Dairy Co., Ltd., has made arrangements to supply the Farmers and Dairy Co., Ltd., with a large supply of milk daily, starting…

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Butter Market

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

Messrs Preacott Ltd., report under date 6th March, as follows:—The market is unchanged at Sydney at 182/ per cwt. Light rains have fallen in…

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Butter Industry. Present Season Reviewed Marketing Difficulties

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 4

Every producer of butter knows that no other industry is so quickly affected by weather conditions, even one pint per cow rise or fall, per…

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Wheat Steadier. Better Feeling in London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 3

In view of the better feeling in the London market, quotations for bagged wheat were advanced yesterday by /1 above the closing rates on Wednesday…

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Agricultural and Pastoral Notes. for the Man on the Land

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 3

These notes are issued every week by direction of the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture, and are based mainly on the experience of the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Values Rule Firm

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 7

Wool sales were resumed in the Sydney market on Monday, when the Country Producers' Selling Co., Ltd. submitted 2276 bales, their top…

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Firm Wool Demand. Supplies in Great Britain

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 2

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report 18th March:—Any doubts held as to the soundness of wool values should be…

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Farmers' Markets. Alexandria Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 5

Prime forage was again scarse at Alexandria saleyards, and this fact, couple with the effect of the rain on the demand, accounted for a very…

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A Lion Farm. American Industry

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 March 1926 · page 8

One of the queerest and most profitable farms in existence is to be found near Los Angeles, America's film capital. Here lions and…

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Pastoral Losses in Sheep Following Dipping

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 6

Arsenical poisoning associated with dipping may follow as a result of any of the following factors:— 1. Slieop actually swallowing the…

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Butter Production

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 3

The quantity of butter made at the factory of the Muswellbrook Dairy Co. during the month of February was 62,239 lbs choicest grade, 6679 second…

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Stock Exchange Wine, Wool, and Butter. Adverse Influences. LONDON, March 13

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 12

The Stock Exchange has been puting up a brave fight, and a winning one, against a combination of adverse influences which might well have…

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Butter Trade. Gradings for Export

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 8

During the week ended March, 12 the Commonwealth graders examined for of which 631; were salted 950 under of which 6314 were salted 959…

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Butter Market. Prescott Ltd.'s Review

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 8

Prescott Ltd. monthly record of the butter market is as follows" Sydney" The market advanced to 18[?] per cwt on Thursday last. Light…

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Wheat Pool. Claims for Compensation

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 16

Claims for compensation, arising out of the 1916-17 wheat pool will be affected by a test case which will be heard shortly…

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Wool Sales. Advance in London. London, March 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday 10,544 bales were offered. Competition remained good and the bulk was sold at firm prices…

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General Rains Heavy in Wheat Areas (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 4

Further fairly general raiiis fell over the State yesterday, with heavy downpours in the wheat areas. Mr Mares, State Meteorologist, says…

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Wheat Pools Austral-canadian Cooperation. Central Pool Urged. MONTREAL, March 12

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 12

The Australian Press Association interviewed Mr. J. M. McDonald, director of the South Australian Wheat Pool, who was one of Australia's…

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Decision Reversed. the Skin-wool Case. High Couht Judgment. Melbourne

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1926 · page 16

The High Court to-da upset the decision of the State Full Court, giving leave to the respondents in the skinwool case to appeal to the Privy…

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