Something About Butter
Like Mr. Perkin Middlewick, even those Victorians who are not interested in the butter business beyond their requirements for the morning toast must be beginning…
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Farming & the land, 1907
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Farm Produce
The farm produce market yielded a satisfactory turnover during the week. The flour market was devoid of any particular feature, and values are…
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Business, in dairy produce lines was quiet during the week, prices generally are, however, without change. Butter supplies are considerably in…
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Owing to the repatriation of kanakas, which is draining the northern sugar districts of suitable labour, and the inability of the…
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Sir,—Now that the Lake Macquarie Shire Council has settled down to business in real earnest, the residents of this locality long suffering, would like to see that body…
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The Norwegian ship Prince George, 1768 tons register, Captain Hansen, which left Port Pirie on the 29th March for Falmouth with 25,248 bags of wheat, was…
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LONDON, Friday.—The persistently unfavourable reports of the American winter wheat harvest, the doubtful outlook of the spring wheat in Russia,…
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There was a satisfactory turnover in all lines of dairy produce during the week. The decreased supplies from certain…
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One of the most important events in the history of the colonial butter trade here is chronicled in the result in a recent meeting of the Home and Foreign…
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Operations in dairy produce lines were not very brisk for local consumption during the week. Agents have experienced a good…
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There was a satisfactory turnover in farm produce lines during the week. Flour is firm, Macintosh's being quoted at £7 15s, and Success (Gunnedah) at £7…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Our London Letter. the Mail Contract.—the Premiers in London.—colonial Products at Liverpool.—lord Tweedmouth on the Navy.—home Rule.—butter Certificates.—the Agent-general for South Australian.—social Items. London, 22nd March. the Mail Contract
There can be no doubt that the with-drawal of Messrs. Vickers and Maxim from the syndicate responsible for the execution of the Australian mail contract…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Deputations from the Irish Butter Trade Association and the Grocers' Federation of England interviewed Sir Edward…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The third series of wool sales opened last evening quiet, with prices at from par to 7½ per cent. decline on the closing…
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Sir William Lyne, the Australian Minister for Customs, has been interviewed by several importers respecting butter grading…
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LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales last evening there was fair competition at unchanged prices…
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When the Butter Commission closed its labours, it was imagined the subject of butter was at rest. It now appears, however, that there is too much money in…
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LONDON, Friday.—At the wool sales that evening there was spirited competition, and prices were very firm at opening rates…
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Consignments of wool continue to come from the country, the arrivals during the week numbering 480 bales. The arrivals to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs,…
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Business in farm produce lines was brisk during the week, there being a big demand from the Riverina district for fodder…
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