Sydney Wool Markets
Business in connection with wool selling in the Sydney centre him been practically at a standstill since the close of the 1915 sales, buyers showing little inclination to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farming & the land, 1916
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London Wool Sales
Arrivals for the first series of wool sales total 170.697 bales, including 129,332 bales from Australia, and New Zealand, of which 64,000 bales have teen forwarded direct to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Butter for Export Melbourne
"I have seen the statement in the papers that there are 1000 tons of butter available for export," said Mr. Tudor, Minister for Customs, today, "but my figures show that…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Price of Butter Reduction Recommended
The Necessary Commodities Commission today decided, after hearing evidence, to recommend a reduction in the wholesale price of butter by 11s 8d per cwt. This means a reduction of 1 14d per cwt. This…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Butter Fat. Influence of Feed
For a considerable time dairymen in the United States at the instigation and with the encouragement of various experts, have been aiming to increase the proportion of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Cattle. Irregular, But Generally Firmer
Owing to a dozen lots not coming forward, only 2063 cattle were yarded out of 2295 head listed for sale from 132 consignors. The consignments came from a wide area, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sheep and Dog-proof Fences
In reply to a correspondent, Mr. W. C. Brown, Queensland, Instructor in Sheep and Wool, advises as to such fences as follows:—…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Price of Wheat
It was stated at the N.S.W. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday that the price of f.a.q. wheat for the first fortnight of the new year has been fixed at 5/3½ per…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Government Wheat at Woodlands
The stripping of the wheat crop stop on the Woodlands area at [?] is still proceeding, with results not up to [?]. The rainfall for the year was only slightly over [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter Shipped From New South Wales
H.M. Customs issued the appended return showing the quantity of butter exported from this State during the week ended the 25th December, 1915:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Potting for Winter Homo Butter Stor[?]
In making butter for potting , states an expert, the cream must be just sufficiently ripe and no more. If over-ripened, the keeping qualities of the butter will…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mongrel Sheep. a Stock inspector's Warning
Mr. [?], stock inspector at Forbes in his annual report to the pastures Protection Board, States:— "The number of sheep that travelled…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Seized Wheat Court Favors the Farmers Another Threepence to Be Paid
Two weeks have elapsed since the report of the N.S.W. Necessary Commodities' Commission concerning its inquiry into the claims by farmers for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Famine in Bags. Sydney Cannot Supply. Wheat Farmers Held Up. Serious Position
We have no cornsacks on hand at the moment, and we don't believe there is a bale to be got in Sydney. A shipment is expected on the 15th, but it…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Victorian Wheat Yield. Melbourne
The Victorian wheat yeild, in the opinion of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Hagelthorn), will be between 55,000,000 and 60,000,000 bushels, which is much in excess…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A Good Haul of Wheat
Word comes from Wyalong that Carrier T. Edgerton hauled a load of 313 bags of wheal from Spyhill. the property of Messrs. D. and J. Gagle. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Breadstuffs. Wheat Loading and Stacking
During the week ended January 1 the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 401,413 bags, compared with 173,473 bags for the previous week, and 166,126 for the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Homebush Stock Market. Sheep. a Firmer Tone
Upwards of 35,630 sheep, including lambs, were listed for yesterday's sales from 147 consignors, but only 29,717 head were penned. All, the stock trains had not arrived…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Trade Review. Market Prospects
The question of restricting the export of crossbred wool to the United Kingdom is again being discussed. No doubt, the home trade is the interested party in this question. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The World's Wool Markets Bradford
Business in tops is diminishing in volume, but has not yet reached vanishing point. Spinners are still taking orders for yarn, and think it prudent to cover promptly if…
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