Price of Butter. Government Takes Action. Sydney
As was anticipated, the action of the butter, merchants in increasing the price of best brands of butter to 130s per cwt has had the effect of causing the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1915
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Melbourne Butter Market. Melbourne
Butter merchants to-day unanimously decided to increase the price of butter, by 1d per 1b, making the wholesale value of choicest qualities 1s 4d. If New Zealand…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Supplies. Sydney
"It is very clear," said Mr. Hall, the Attorney-General, to-day, "that a vary large percentage of last year's crop has not yet been delivered to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gambling in Wheat. Need for Government Action
One of the lessons of the high price of wheat, caused by the combined influences of drought and war, is the necessity of suppressing by drastic action those…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hunger in Italy. Wheat Sold in Germany
A Rome message to the "New York" World," dated February 2, says:— Italy is hungry. The fact is indisputable. From the narrow streets of her…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Effects of the Rain. Wheat Areas Benefited. Sydney
Mr. S. E. Wilson, the officer in Charge of the Weather Bureau, in commenting to day on the rainfall in the State during the Past ten days, said that the wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Distribution of Seed Wheat. Sydney
Mr. Ashford, Minister for Lands and Agriculture, stated to-day that 5321 applications had been received from necessitous farmers for 578,400 bushels of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Price and Export of Butter. Statement by Mr. Hall. Sydney
The trouble in the butter trade over the export of butter to other States where the price is higher than that fixed by the Government upon the recommendation of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. the Value of Humus
"The name humus should not be applied to all of the vegetable matter at the soil in all stages of decay, as many seem to think, but only to a peculiar…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Dairy Produce
There has been a good inquiry for most dairy produce lines, and the market has shown a firm tone. Butter at the Proclamation price has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm Produce
In farm produce there has been a fairly good volume of business reported for the past week. The holidays have naturally restricted the amount of business, but…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Butter Position
At the commencement of last week the State Government, acting on a report of the Necessary Commodities Commission, decided to refuse a rise…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bread and Butter
Having fulminated to no great purpose on the subject of bread, the Attorney-General now switches off, and has something to say about butter, imagining;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat Acquisition Act. Statement by Mr. Hall. Sydney
Replying to questions concerning the operations of the Wheat Acquisition Board. Mr. Hall, the, State Attorney-General, said to-night that the board bought…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adelaide Wool Sales. Adelaide
At the wool sales to-day, 11,940 bales were offered, and high values obtained for good sorts, although the market was somewhat erratic, the prices ruling from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Indian Wheat. Large Harvest Expected. Simla
The wheat situation in India may he described as follows:—The special Government forecast says the total harvest expected in April and May equals 10,250,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Britain's Wheat Supply. Sufficient for Requirements. London
It is officially announced that the Government will not buy any more wheat believing that they can rely on the corn trade to supply the requirements of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm and Produce. the Butter Industry. Its Present Position
Notwithstanding that the war has so distinctly enhanced prices as to allay in part the anxiety of a year ago about the fate of second quality butter, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Supplies of Wheat
For a long time now Mr. Massey, the Prime Minister, has added to his other functions those of wheat and flour merchant. He is more or less free of them…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Labourers' Wages
In a number of counties farmers have decided to increase the wages of their labourers from one to three shillings per week. It is much to be hoped that…
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