Wool Exports To U.S. Nearly Double Value
CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Shipments of greasy wool to the United States in the seven months ended last January almost doubled in…
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Farming & the land, 1950
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Wool Prices Ease
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Prices showed a further easing tendency at to-day's wool sales, despite fairly well sustained bidding from the…
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LONDON, Thurs. (O.S.R.): World wool users are turning to substitutes because of high wool prices, says the "Evening Standard's" financial editor. He says that Empire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japan Shelves Wheat Deal With Australia
TOKYO, March 15. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The Japanese Government has shelved plans to purchase an additional £1,600,000 worth of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farm Produce "Dearer If £10 Basic Wage"
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Farmers would probably ask for 1/ a lb. more for butter if the Arbitration Court agreed to a £10…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The wool market to-day ruled firm at yesterday's levels for all descriptions. Competition came mainly from Great…
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The supply of sheep at Waratah saleyards was again fairly light and included about equal proportions of ewes and wethers in the grown sheep…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →International Wheat Council Rejects Japan
LONDON, March 16. A.A.P.—The International Wheat Council has accepted Germany as a member of the International Wheat…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.—The average price for wool sold in Australia in the last eight months was a record, the Council of…
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The City of Khartoum will arrive on Monday to load 20,000 bales of wool and 200 tons of general cargo for the United Kingdom…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Brief £113,000,000, Wool Profit Novel Excuses For No Tax Return
Any excuse is better than none for not [?]ing income tax and Americans, whose deadline for filing returns ended at midnight last night, thought up some beauties. Groups of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat For Japan
Pressed down under the weight of 8040 tons of wheat in her holds, the frighter Cromarty's decks were level with Lee Wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Slag Wool Men Must Resume, Says Company
The Secretary of Newcastle branch of the Federated Ironworkers' Association (Mr. L. Schofield) had been advised the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Millions Of Hoppers Settling On Western Wheat Towns
Wheat towns, Forbes and Peak Hill, today were covered by millions of grasshoppers—or crickets. The invasion of the winged insects commenced on…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Millions of winged insects have invaded the western wheat towns of Forbes and Peak Hill…
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OTTAWA, Wed. (A.A.P.): The Canadian Trade Minister (Mr. C. D. Howe) told the House of Commons that as a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wool Sales May Shatter Record
A record of more than £15 million worth of wool is expected to have been sold in Newcastle by the end of the season. This illustrates the growing…
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A total of 23,500 bales of wool will be offered at Newcastle's sale next week. It will be the second sale of the month…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Dairy Farm Entry "Disappointing"
Entries for the dairy farm competition, run in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, Milk Board, Commonwealth dairy grant…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →U.K. Farmers' Migration Plan Changed "Herald" Service"
LONDON, March 23.—Strong representations by the National Farmers' Union, which represents 200,000 British farmers, has caused…
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