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Riverina · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

3,820 stories in Riverina's papers · page 24 of 191

Sydney Wool Sales

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co. Ltd. wired us yesterday: We offered at auction on Tuesday 4992 bales of good selection. Bradford and the…

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Butter Equalisation Price Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

The final equalisation price for butter for November was 132/3 a cwt., the Commonwealth Equalisation Committee announced to-day…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 7

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "Unchanged; sold parcel South Australian afloat…

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Wool Sales Melbourne Auctions Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 3

Prices at to-day's wool sales were very firm on yesterday's rates, and or 8400 bales offered, 90 per cent, were cleared at auction. Continental…

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Wool Supplies and Needs Need For Encouraging Buyers

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 6

The more extended inquiry ruling recent auctions raises stronger hopes that the Australian wool available for the year will be sold…

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Reserve Price for Wool Proposals to Fix Minimum MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

Proposals to fix a minimum reserve price for wool in future seasons were submitted by Mr. Nock, M.H.R., at a special meeting of the Australian…

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Reserve Price for Wool Proposals to Fix Minimum Melbourne, Wednesday

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 1

Proposals to fix a minimum reserve price for wool in future seasons were submitted toy Mr. Nock, M.H.R., at a special meeting of the Australian…

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Australian Wheat May Be Used Extensively for Flour Overseas London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

Extensive business in Australian wheat and lower prices have led the trade to estimate that the proportion of this wheat to other wheats used for…

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Master Farm Competition Presentation of Trophies by Minister for Agriculture at Wagga Experiment Farm

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 6

A fitting conclusion to the master farm competition, organised by the Farmers and Settlers' Association and "The Land" newspaper, will be the…

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Sheep and Wool Classes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 2

Attention is drawn to the advertisement in this issue notifying the commencement of the sheep and wool classes on…

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Wagga Sheep Market

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

The associated agents of Wagga— Dalgety and Co. Ltd., A.M.L. and F. Co., S. V. Best and Co., the Farmers and Graziers Co-op. Co., and…

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Wool Report

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 4

The Farmers & Graziers’ Co-operative Co. Ltd. reports on the 11th inst. We submitted at our sale on Thursday. 10th instant, ft catalogue of 7.963…

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Exports of Wheat

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

During the week ended Thursday, 10th February, 10 million bushels of wheat were shipped from the chief exporting countries, including 3,128,000…

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Australian Butter Equalization Interim Price Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 1

The amount of butter affected by the flooding of Hay's Wharf, referred to in the Dairy Produce Board's report yesterday, has been estimated at 225…

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Markets Abroad Liverpool Wheat Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 3

A private wheat agent in Sydney received the following cable message from Liverpool to-day: "36/9; quiet. North American offers reduced…

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Work in the Marginal Wheat Belt

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 5

Last spring an extensive programme of instruction regarding weed control was carried out in the central and south-western marginal wheat areas by…

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Mischievous Campers Slash and Damage Wheat Stacks

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 2

STRANGERS to Leeton, seven young men were caught camping on the wheat stack at the railway station this week…

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Wool Supplies and Sales Need for Encouroging Buyers

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 6

Winchcombe, Carson Ltd., report The more extended inquiry ruling at recent auctions raises stronger hopes that the Australian wool available for…

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Wool Sales Sydney Auctions Greasy Merino Fleece to 22d SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 2

Under good general competition the market at to-day's wool sales ruled about on par with yesterday's rates. Greasy merino fleece sold at 22d for…

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Dehornnig of Dairy Cottle Treatment of the Calf

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 February 1938 · page 6

Horns of dairy cattle serve no useful purpose, and are a source of much danger and annoyance. Only in the case of high-class animals that are…

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