Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Farming & the land, all years

Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

8,553 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 250

London Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 7
Also in Daily Commercial News and Shipping List, The Australian Star

The following cables have been received in Sydney, under date of 6th in., In reference to the closing of the London wool sales:- Dulgety and Company, Limited.-"The first…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Sydney Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 6
Also in Evening News

Three attractive catalogues were submitted for auction at the Sydney wool Sales this afternoon, comprising 9205 bales. There was a full attendance of buyers, and the…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Wool Trade Prospects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 9

The annual trade reports, which are now coming to hand by mail from London, mostly make gloomy reading, and the wool trade appears to have had its full share of troubles…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

London Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, January 8, 1909.--Business in this market has not, as yet, emerged from the influence of holidays and the annual stock-taking and balancing. Some little negotiating has been…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

St. Rogatien, Wheat-laden

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 8

The French barque St. Rogatich has completed loading a cargo of 24,887 bags of wheat at Sydney on behalf of Messrs. dames Bell and Co., and will probably be despatched to-day for Falmouth for orders…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Wheat and Flour Imports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 9

The imports of wheat Into Sydney for the week ended February 6 amounted to 77 bushels from South Australia. The flour imports for the same period…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

The Export Trade. Sydney Butter Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 11

The shipments of butter from Sydney for the week ended Saturday last according to the Custom-house returns, amounted to 4867 boxes, of which 4397 boxes went to the United Kingdom, 250 boxes to South Africa,…

Continued on Trove, page 11 →

Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 9

Out of 34,230 sheep (including about 300O lambs) balloted for side, from 116 consignors, 29,O50 head were penned. There were four drafts ranging from 1200 to 2000 head. The bulk of the consignments,…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, January 8.--The butter market scorns at last to have touched bottom, and since the end of the Christmas holidays trade. has been steadily improving, with prices as…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Our Daily Meat. Sheep Values Improved. Homebush Quotations

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 7

As was anticipated by agents at the Homebush saleyards last week, supplies the beginning to [?] .The recent heavy rain is responsible for this, as graziers are…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Wheat Shipments London, Monday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 6

The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 3,020,000 quarters for the United Kingdom, and at 1,845,000 quarters for the Continent…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

London Market Cables. Wheat Afloat. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 9

Shipments of wheat afloat to-day, a week ago, and a year ago, compare:— A year A week ago. ago. To-day…

Continued on Trove, page 9 →

Australian Produce. the Butter Market. Tooley-street Conditions. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

Last week the butter market advanced briskly under the influence of a spell of severe weather. Best Australian was rushed at 106s to 108s. This week they are trying…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

English Wool Letter. Hungering After the Raw Material. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

The past week has seen both markets and men get under weigh again after the holidays, all sections of the trade manifesting a full front. There cannot be reported a lot of…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Western Farmers and Settlers. in Conference at Gilgandra

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

The third annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Western District Council was held at Gilgandra last week. Thirteen delegates were…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Farm Inspection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

While at Glen.[?] last week the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Perry) paid a visit to the experimental farm there, and was pleased with management generally. Provision is…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

On the Land. Farm and Station. Future of the Meat Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1909 · page 4

Since New South Wales has been somewhat understocked, and the export trade in meat has proved a reliable outlet for surplus fats, we have begun to plume outselves on the…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →