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Farming & the land, 1936

2,557 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 128

Wool Sales Brisbane Market BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 6

The keen competition which characterised the opening Brisbane wool sales on Monday prevailed again yesterday…

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Wheat Quiet The Sydney Market SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 6

The city wheat market was quiet yesterday, but steady, owing to the reserve of holders, and the absence of business with the country. In the…

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Unprofitable Customer Values in Queensland Demand for Young Wool-growers

The Scone Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 3

When Byron Games, who owns a restaurant in Fort Worth, Texas, heard they were selling all the beer one could drink in one hour for 60 Prospective buyers for grazing properties are evincing a much keener interest since the recent splendid rains. For some time eyes have…

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Rural Bank Remarkable Expansion. Assistance to Farmers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 6

Unquestionably a great romance of Australian business is the rise of the Rural Bank of New South Wales from the remnant part of the State…

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South Africa Farmers to Tour CAPETOWN, Jan. 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 January 1936 · page 2

Bidding bon voyage to farmer delegates departing on a primary pro-ducers' tour of New Zealand, Senator Malan said that there was a…

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Sheep Firm Sales at Homebush Best Cattle Dearer Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 1

Pitt, Son and Badgery,. Ltd., report: 35,115 sheep and lambs penned, the general quality fair. Prime were very scarce and the market firm through…

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Butter Markets

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 2

Sydney:—As anticipated, production has improved in most dairying centres, but supplies are still considerably lower than at this time last year. The quantity graded…

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Butter Export Federal Gradings

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 10

During the week ended January 25 the Commonwealth graders examined for export 22,980 boxes of butter. Of this, 20,101 boxes were at Sydney…

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At Standstill Sydney Wheat Market SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 10

Business in the city wheat market yesterday was more or less at a standstill. Traders were awaiting the reopening of the grain exchanges in the…

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Japan's Imports of Wool Tokyo, Jan. 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 10

It is reported from Osaka that Japanese imports of Australian wool in December totalled 107,000 bales, a record for any month since 1933…

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Full Rates London Wool Sales LONDON, January 29

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 1

The wool sales opened to-day with an offering of 10,380 bales, of which approximately 9560 bales were sold. The catalogue included 1988 bales…

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Values Rise Melbourne Wool Sales UP 5 Per Cent. Melbourne

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 30 January 1936 · page 10

Values for all good to average wools were 5 per cent. higher than those which obtained before Christmas when the wool sales were resumed…

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Brisbane Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 5

Brisbane wool sales were continued on Tuesday, when 12,612 bales were offered. The selection was similar to the previous day. A buoyant…

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Promising Wool Prospect. Japan's Activity

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. roport:—The five principal wool exporting countries in the world are Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentine and…

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Improving the Quality of Exported Butter Conference in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 8

The Minister for Commerce (Dr, Earle Page) and the Asscistant Minister for Commerce (Mr H. V. C. Thorby) met the Australian Dairy Produce…

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Wool Sales The Brisbane Market BRISBANE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 4

Brisbane wool sales were concluded yesterday, when 12,060 bales were offered. The selection was on a par with the previous day. Competition…

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London Wool Sales. Series Ends; Better Prices London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 2

The concluding sales of the first series of wool stocks were held to-day. Of a total of 91,200 bales offered throughout the series, 83,000 were sold…

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Sell More Wool Greater Publicity Planned. Proposal for Government

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 3

Australian wools are to be given greater publicity overseas. Plans to do this were formulated on Tuesday at a joint meeting of the Graziers'…

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Wool Levy for Publicity and Research Growers' Recommendation. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 2

The joint conference of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council and the Graziers' Federal Council passed a resolution to-day, that a special…

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Australian Trade with Japan Prospects Good for Wool. Tokio

Singleton Argus · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 3

The Australian Trade Commissioner to Japan (Mr B. Longfield Lloyd) said to-day that the report from Osaka on January 18, that Japanese…

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