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Farming & the land, 1937

3,937 stories in Riverina's papers · page 83 of 197

American Wheat Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 2

Chicago wheat options were quoted: July 110[?] cents a bushel, September 109[?] cent, December 111 cents. Winnipeg futures: July 117[?] cents a…

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COMMERCIAL Wagga Cattle Market All Lines Firm

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 13

The associated agents of Wagga (the Farmers and Graziers' Co-operative Co. Ltd., Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. Ltd.,…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 2

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool: "44/6; easy; Canadian pressing; absence of demand."…

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Bulk Wheat In N.S.W.

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 13

Apparently the wheat silos in New South Wales this season have not received the patronage expected as it is reported that 29,236,560…

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Reducing Wool Freights Saving of £400,000

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 2

[?]uctions on wool freights amounting to £400,000 a year are believed to be contained in the oversea freights reduction agreement…

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Butter Market Prices for the Week Cold Conditions Affect N.S.W. Production MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 8

The London butter market is firm, and appears to be slightly dearer, according to cabled advice received to-day by the Dairy Produce Board. The…

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Rural Electricity Young Farmers Organise

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 11

A proposal to construct some 35 to 40 miles of electricity transmission cable to supply power and lighting to about twenty-five properties between…

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Southern Crops Excellent Germination Departmental Report

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 6

The Senior Agricultural Instructor for the Wagga and Southern Slopes District (Mr. L. Judd) reports that useful showers were experienced…

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Farmers' Requests for Annual Conference

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 9

At a meeting of the Wagga branch of the Farmers and Settlers Association, the following resolutions were adopted for submission…

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Southern Cattle

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 2

Offerings of cattle at Homebush on Thursday were 3268. Prices for prime lines were 10/ higher, other classes making late figures. Winchcombe…

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Wool Report

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports on the 4th instant. The concluding series of sales for the…

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Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 2

At the Melbourne sales, which were the clearing-up auctions of the season in the southern State, competition was brisk, especially from the…

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Commercial London Wheat Market London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 4

London wheat cargoes were steadier on expectant light world shipments and better closing American cables. Quotations generally were 3d. better,…

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Colinroobie Farmers' Sheep Competition

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 3

MANY farmers, imbued with the competitive spirit, are finding that their merino ewe flock is not eligible for competition in…

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Cattle by Air

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 3

Even a child knows that the stork has traditional duties to perform, but the most air-minded adult will be a little surprised to learn that the…

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Commercial WOOL

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 4

Messrs. Schute, Bell, Badgery, and Lumby Limited report under date 3rd June:—At the Melbourne sales, which were…

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Local Wheat Price

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 2

Wheat was quoted at 4/4 at Lockhart to-day…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 6

Dalgety and Co. Ltd, Melbourne, report:— At our final sale of the 1936/37 selling season, held on the 2nd…

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"Crow Pick" Treatment of Affected Sheep

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 4

Referring to recent inquiries regarding the cause of death of sheep from which the eye has been picked by crows, the Chief Veterinary…

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Wool From Milk Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 4

German firms have acquired a license to produce wool from milk under the Italian lanital process…

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