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Farming & the land, 1910

7,842 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 250

Wheat Afloat

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

LONDON, Monday Evening.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,120,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 1,240,000 quarters. The shipments of American wheat…

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To Relieve City Congestion. Meat Wool and Wheat. Flemington-glebe Island Railway

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 3

There was submitted to the public Works Department on Friday by the Under-Secretary (Mr. Hanna) a proposal for the construction of the…

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The Wheat Fleet

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 12

At the beginning of the season it was generally anticipated that the bulk of the wheat shipped from Australia would be carried by steamers. Up to…

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Money in Wheat

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

A message from Trundle tells that a young man arrived in the district only six months ago. He had no money, but…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 9

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 8551 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted to 9343 bales, as under:—…

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London Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

LONDON, January 7.--Scarcely had the year turned when efforts again began to be made to draw supplies of raw material from the market. Inquiries have come both from Continental and…

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London Wool Sales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 13

Messrs. Harrison. Jones and Devlin, Ltd., report having received, from their London agents, Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co., the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

Two catalogues, covering 9309 bales, were offered at the Sydney wool auctions this afternoon. The offerings comprised some extra fine greasies, catalogued by Goldsbrough, Mort…

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State's Wool Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 9

The following return has been compiled by the Customs authorities, showing the exports of wool from the State for the first seven months of the current season, in comparison…

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Draft Allowance on Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 9

Mr. T. H. Booth writes:— Sir,—Re the abolition of the draft allowance on wool. Whenever you refer to this subject you directly state or assume that the allowance was…

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Quadruple Murder. Cattle Dealer's Dreadful Crime

The Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

A Berne (Switzerland) telegram of December 26 says:-- The Lueerne police have arrested a man for the quadruple murder, near Ruswil last Monday night, when a cattle…

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Homebush Stock Market. Yesterday's Sales. Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 9

Out of 14,776 sheep (including lambs) balloted for sale from 43 consignors, 14,176 head were penned. The bulk of the consignments were in 100 to 300 head lots, with three drafts of 1000 to l500 head. The sheep…

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Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

LONDON. January 7.--Very heavy arrivals of Australian and New Zealand butter during this Week--nearly 100,000 boxes in all--have not had any effect on prices of colonial; and, although…

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New South Wales Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 9

Exports of wheat for the week ended February 5, of the 1909-10 season were 607,789 bushels, 592,546 going to United Kingdom, 955 to South Africa, 14,263 to Japan, 9 to New Caledonia, and 16 to South Sea…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Monday, February 7, 1910. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 7

The market still holds firm. Values to-day were quite equal to those of Thursday last. The market opened to strong competition and business hummed; and…

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Butter Business. London Market. Grading and Inspection. London, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

No business was done last week on the butter market. This week however, it has been very active both for Australian and New Zealand. The latter advanced about 2/ per…

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Wheat Shipments. London, Monday, 4,40 p.m

The Star · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

The quantity or wheat afloat for the United Kingdom amounts to 3,120,000 quarters, and the shipments afloat for the Continent to 1,240,000 quarters…

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Wheat in Bulk. the Elevator System. Evidence for and Against

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 7

The final report of the Royal Commission appointed by the South Australian Government to inquire into marketing of wheat contains interesting evidence on the elevator system of…

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Summary. for European Mail. Wool SEASON 1909-10 SYDNEY. February 8. 1910

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 4

Since July 1, 1909, the total quantity of wool exported from Sydney and Newcastle amounted to 608,611 bales, being a decrease of 76,678 bales as…

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English Wool Trade. a Good Opening for the New Year. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Jan. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1910 · page 5

It is good to see such an encouraging start as a new year opens business everywhere min[?]festing signs of activity. The two markets held this week in Bradford have been…

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