London Wool Sales
Dalgety and Co., Ltd., [?]s[?]n receipt of the following cable message from its London house, dated Saturday last:- "The first series of home wool sales for this year,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Farming & the land, 1914
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The Wool Market
The first series of wool sales of the year closed on Saturday, and the close was unexpectedly strong. We are told that the keen demand for wool surprised the trade,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Bulk- Handling of Wheat
Mr. Fitzpatrick. chairman of the Victorian Railway commissioners in a report to the Government after a trip round the world, says that there is no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →" Going Through Extreme Crisis." Position of the Dairy Industry. Half Butter Prodtction Second-class
At a herd- testing conference at Lismore last week Mr. M. O. Caltlaghan, Chief Dairy Expert, said. in his opinion, the dairying industry of the world at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Imported Romney Sheep. a Valuable Consignment
A Valuable consignment of Romney Marsh sheep, which arrived by the Star of Australia, from England, was moved to the quarantine station, Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Suffolk Sheep. Importations for Crossing
Suffolk sheep arc not new to Australia, though they have found little favor with breeders. The Victorian Agent-General, however, while…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wheat Quiet. London, Tuesday Morning
Wheat was again quiet in the English markets yesterday. New South Wales grain was quoted at Mr. and [?] at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Doonholm to Load Wheat
Recently it was reported that the steamer Doonholm had been fixed to lead wheat at Sydney or one of the other Australian ports for the U.K. or…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →General Notes. Cheese V. Second-class Butter
Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, chief dairy export. Speaking at Corndale said he did not advise the opening of butter factories in areas away from good transport means. Instead he…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Timaru Wool Sales. Wellington
The Timaru wool sales opened with a catalogue comprising 15,390 bales. The summary of prices is:—Half-b[?]ed, /11½ to /13¼ per lb; three-quarter-bred, /[?] to /10[?]; crossbreds,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Importation of Stud Cattle. For the State harms
In order to improve the quality of the live stock on the N.S.W. departmental farms, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. J. L. Trefle) has approved of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. Generally a Weaker Tone
Sales were held as usual yesterday, notwithstanding the public hoilday. Out of 24,211 sheep (including lambs) listed from 96 consignors, 23,694 head were penned. The day…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fluke in Sheep. the Male Fern Treatment Suggested
There are a number of farmers and graziers in the coastal districts of New South Wales who possess small [?]ocks of sheep that return them…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →English Wool Trade. a Better Outlook
BRADFORD, December 26, 1913.--There is about the market an air more akin to business, notwithstanding that there has only been one meeting on Change, Christmas holidays…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cost of Crowing Wheat in Western Australia
The president of the perth chamber of Committee recently gave the following figures as the mean cost of growing wheat in western Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Something About Sheep Vifws of Mr. A. E. MANSELL
Ill the course of an interview in Melbourne, Mr. Andrew E. Mansell, the famous Shrop breeder referred interestingly to the principles of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Wool Sales. Five Per Cent. Rise
The Sydney wool sales were continued this afternoon at the Royal Exchange [?] Bridge-street, when two catalogues were offered covering [?] bales. They were the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool. Sydney. Hill. Clark and Co., Ltd
For our Sydneywool sale on the 21st instant, our catalogue included a number of attractive clips from the New England and Southern districts, with a fair proportion of medium and faulty…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Method of Butter-testing. Simple. Rapid and Accurate
A new method of butter-testing has been invented by an American dairy chemist. It is described as a simple, rapid, and accurate method by which…
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