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Farming & the land, 1913

11,124 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 250

Invercargill Wool Sales

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 2

Wellington (N.Z.).—At the Invercargill wool sale 12,000 bales were offered, prices were on a par with recent sales, and a halfpenny to three-farthings…

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Huge Wool Loads

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 6

Prompted by seeing a picture of a team. of bullock in a recent issue of the Sydney "Sun," with a waggon carrying ten tons of wool, Mr. W. A…

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Wool Sales. Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 11

Wool Sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9639 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Late Commercial. Victoria's Butter Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The shipments of Victorian butter for the oversea market during the week were fairly extensive. For the United Kingdom 626 tons were shipped, and five tons…

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Export Trade. Meat and Butter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 11

Exports of mutton, beef, and butter from the port of Sydney for the week ended January 18, according to the Customs-house returns, were:…

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American Ship Carrying Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 18

For the first time in years (says the "Seattle Railway and Marine News") an American ship is in the grain-carrying fleet from, Puget Sound to the…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Slightly Firmer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 11

Both shippers, and millers were firmer in their ideas of the value of wheat yesterday Millers were paying a full 3/7 for grain, and shippers in many cases went up to 3/6[?] [?]…

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First Wheat Cargoes From Victoria

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 20

The Russian barque Bertha was despatched from Melbourne on the 15th inst. with 31,558 bags of wheat for Callao, and the Norwegian ship Asgerd…

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Australian Produce in England. London Notes. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

LONDON, December 20.--The easier tendency which was noticeable in the butter market at the end of last week has developed into a decline of from 2s to 4s per cwt., and trade this…

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Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. Occasionally Firmer for Prime

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 11

A very fall supply for a Monday was forward for yesterday's sales, and as there will be no sales in the Homebush market on Monday next (Anniversary Day) there was an…

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London Wool Market. London, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day there was a large selection of crossbreds. There was good competition for the shabbler sorts, prices being occasionally in buyers' favor. prices for…

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English Wool Trade. Pre-holiday Slackness

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

LONDON, December 20.--A little intermitent inquiry for Colonial wool continues to reach this market but, so far as Australasian produce is concerned, it is mainly for descriptions…

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Late Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 10

The closing week of the regular selling season [?] entered upon to-day, when [?] bales were [?] The selection was very good. Competition [?] usually keen, prices ruling the highest of the [?]…

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A Railway Imposition. Department Charges for Counting Wheat Bags

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

At last, meting of Manilla Brunch F.S.A., Mr, Heywood referred to the 6d, per ton charged by the Railway Department for counting bags of wheat a…

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Wheat Market Dull. London, Monday, 9.40 p.m

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

The wheat market is dull; 38s is being asked for February shipment…

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English Wool Letter. Wool Prices in the Light of Textile Manufacturing Conditions. (From Our Special Correspondent.) Bradford, Dec. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

Business continues to be done in reasonable amounts, and the market is by no means devoid of interest. The time of the year has arrived when naturally business men expect…

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Launceston Wool Sales. a Great Success. Splendid Average Prices

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 20

Nearly 8000 bales was Launceston's contribution to the annual wool sales (says the "Launceston Examiner" of the 11th inst.), and that quantity of…

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Wool Exhibit. New South Wales Advertising. London, Dec. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

The New South Wales wool exhibit will be reopened in Yorkshire, at Leeds, early in the New Year. The last centre visited was Halifax, and the attendance of manufacturers…

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The Butter Business. London Market Easier. Graded Butters at an Advantage. London, Dec. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 5

Official returns give the imports of butter into the United Kingdom in the first eleven months of 1912 as 3,656,725cwt, contrasted with 3,891,445cwt in the same period of the…

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London Wool Sales. Market Very Firm. London, Tuesday, 11.30 p.m

The Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1913 · page 7

There was a large attendance at the London wool sales to-day and buyers evinced considerable anxiety to obtain supplies' for their requirements…

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