London Wool Sales. London, March 20
The offering of 8634 bales of wool at the sales this afternoon included 1484 Queensland, 926 from Victoria, 195 from bales from New South Wales. 266 from…
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Farming & the land, 1930
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Australian Butter Low Price in London. London, March 20
The Australian Minister for Customs (Mr. J. E. Fenton) attended a luncheon given by the Australian Butter Board, at which there was a frank discussion of…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Government Assistance American Wheat Market Washington, March 20
The announcement that Government funds are to be thrown into the breach to provide housing for the new crop, due in three months, has supported the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wool Marketing Assisting Australia Representative Abroad Melbourne
Mr. W. P. Devereux, who was recently appointed to act abroad for the Australian Wool-growers' Council and the Graziers' Federal Council of Australia, left to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Farmers' Machinery
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, yesterday saw representatives of the machinery merchants in connection with the cases of farmers whose machinery…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm Produce
Straw, Tasmanian £5 to £3/5 per ton. Wheat, bag lots, choice 5/2 to 5/4, medium 4/9 to 5/ per bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Farm Tragedy Boy Accidentally Shot LISMORE
Stanley McLaren, aged 11, the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. McLaren, of a farm four miles from Woodburn, was accidentally shot dead this morning when a rifle…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Dairy Produce
The continued shrinkage in arrivals of eggs caused a further increase in values at the beginning of the week. Medium grade are extremely scarce. It is impossible to…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →COMMERCIAL Review of The Week 'Farm Produce Market
The potato market opened this week at unchanged prices. A fair demand was experienced, and the small shipment which arrived in Newcastle in the course of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Second Death Hexham Tragedy Farmily's Plight Help Urgently Needed
The baby, James Masgravo, who was severely burned In yesterday's fire at Hexham, died in the Newcastle Hospital last night…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hog Farm "All Higgledy Piggledy" Canberra
The Third Commissioner (Dr. Alcorn); at a meeting of the Federal Capital Commission to-day, asked for a Board of Enquiry-with an…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cattle Dearer Prime Sheep Steady Maitland Sales
Fat stork sales were held at Maitland, yards to-day. Fat Cattle: About 1075 fat cattle were yarded, including many consignments of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bullahdelah Show Interesting Ring Events Official Opening on Saturday. Interesting Cattle and Farm Exhibits
The ninth annual Bullahdelah Show, which was concluded under ideal weather conditions on Saturday, was one of the most successful yet held in that district. From early morning, large crowds of spectators began to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Better Tone London Wool Sales British Trade Review Butter Market Not Improved (Australian Press Association.) LONDON, March 22
Describing the wool market position, a Bradford correspondent writes.—"At the opening of the London sales, greasy merino wool was no more than 5 per cent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Radical Changes United States Tariff Final Stage Nears Higher Duties for Wool WASHINGTON, March 22
The Senate to-night completed action on the rates of the new tariff. The bill is known as the Hawley-Smoot measure, and has been pending since last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Homebush Sales Prime Cattle Dearer SYDNEY
Of 43,000 sheep penned at Homebush this morning, the majority were of middling quality. Lean and wasted lines were well in evidence, and demand wais…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Sales Prices Unchanged SYDNEY
An average selection comprising 8963 bales was offered at the wool sales to-day, and of this number 7849 were sold at auction. An additional 180 were purchased…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Financing Wheat Pool Commonwealth Bank's Aid Conference in Melbourne. Melbourne
A conference took place between the Prime Minister (Mr. J. H. Scullin) and the Chairman of the Commonwealth Bank (Sir Robert Gibson) to-day regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Less Production Farmers Would Benefit U.S. Expert's View Washington, March 24
The Chairman of the Federal Farm Board (Mr. Alexander Legge), in an interview in the April issue of the United States Chamber of Commerce's official…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Pool Doubts
Then came the wheat. It came in the form of a motion for the adjournment of the House, by the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Latham). Senator Pearce,…
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