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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,066 stories in Murray's papers · page 36 of 154

Wheat Makes a Welcome Recovery in Price Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 8

After last week’s slump, the wheat market has now staged a good recovery and prices to-day were 7d. better than a week ago. Silo wheat…

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Better Health and Greater Returns. From Use of Self-feeders for Sheep

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

The supplementary feeding of sheep by means of self-feeders is deservedly coming into increasing favour. Adequate nutrition is a…

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Trade with U.s.a. Declines. Decrease in Wool Purchases

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 4

Australia's trade with the United States showed a marked decline in the last half of last year, compared with the corresponding period of…

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Substitutes Menace Wool Growing Economist Lectures on Development of Artificial Fibres in Europe

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1938 · page 3

Artificial wool production in Germany constitutes a menace to wool-producing countries, said Dr. E. R. Walker, of the University of Sydney…

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Pastoral Shade Trees for Sheep Planting Time Approaching

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 25

The summer months will again have demonstrated to the observant sheep-owner the value of shade trees in the sheep paddock. There is no question…

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Wool Market Melbourne Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 5

Dalgety and Company Limited report (22nd March):—Sales continued in Melbourne, when we submitted our catalogue of 5000 bales. Compared…

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Many Sheep Die Poisonous Weed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 8

Owners of cattle and stock are warned of the danger offered by the weed Scarlet Pimpernel. The weed, it was explained in a statement…

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Wheat Recovery Sydney, Wednesda

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 4

After last week's slump, the wheat market has now staged a good recovery and prices to-day were 7d, better than a week ago. Silo wheat sold at…

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Sydney Show Cattle Entries a Record

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 9

In spite of the restriction of exhibits in the dairy cattle section to three entries in any particular class by one exhibitor, the cattle section for…

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Wheat Slumps Again Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 8

After steady increases for the week, the wheat market slumped to-day by [?]d. to 3¼d. a bushel. When the market opened wheat was offered freely…

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Sydney Wool Sales Firm Market

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 5

Monday's wool sales in Sydney, under very keen all-round competition, in a market with an average to good selection, ruled very firm on the…

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Wheat Prices Further Slump Reported Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 2

Wheat prices slumped 2½ d. per mshel today with the market much weaker than yesterday afternoon. Sales of bulk wheat took place at…

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Sydney Wool Market. Good Clearances. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 1

Under keen general competition, particularly from the Continent and Japan, the wool market ruled fully firm on yesterday's rates for all…

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21 Million Bushels of Wheat Held Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

The Director of Marketing (Mr. A. A. Watson) said this afternoon that the quantity of 1937-38 season’s wheat in the N.S.W. Government grain…

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London Wool Sales Prices Generally Lower. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

The second series of London wool sales for 1938 closed to-day. Prices were generally lower, and greasy merinos fell 71 per cent.; other…

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Reduce The Slump Risk In The Wool Market

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 4

Last week the average prices for wool at Sydney auctions, including a good proportion of light wool from Clean districts, dropped to less than…

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Yesterday's Wool Sales. a Firm Market. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 3

At the closing auctions of the week to-day the wool market ruled firm at yesterday's rates for all descriptions, spirited competition being…

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Better Health and Greater Returns From Use of Self Feeders for Sheep

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 6

The supplementary feeding of sheep by means of self-feeders is deservedly coming into increasing favour. Adequate nutrition is a vital…

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Wool Average £13/18/ a Bale in Sydney Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 8

At the closing auctions of the week to-day the wool market ruled firm at yesterday’s rates for all descriptions, spirited competition being met with for…

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Albury Wool Sales Dalgety & Company Ltd. Firm Market for Good Selection Merino 18½d., COMEBACK 16¼., CROSSBRED 15½d

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 April 1938 · page 44

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report that the fifth series of the Albury wool sales were held yesterday, when 20,000 bales were offered at auction by the…

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