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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1923

8,531 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

The Butter Brigands Again

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 13

THE price of butter was increased another penny a pound in Sydney last week, the wholesale price now being 196/- a hundredweight. This means that it will be retailed at 2/- per pound…

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Oversea Wheat Position

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 4

The Lindley Walker Co-op. Wheat Company, in a special report, state:—Latest London cable reads: "Sales reported cargoes afloat for Continent 49/3…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 10

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.--A catalogue of 5000 bales, including a good collection of medium-sized merino clips from the western district. Western Wimmera,…

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Stud Merino Sheep Record Shipments

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 5

Messrs. Henry Collins and Co., of Lucerndale, Mount Bryan, by the special permission of the New Zealand Government, and the assistance of the…

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Wheat Market Extremely Quiet

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 11

Extremely quiet conditions raled upon the Sydney Wheat Market yesterday. The voluntary pool quotation for grain for local consumption was maintained at 58…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 15

Owing to the absence of a demand for flour, millers yesterday were not prepared to purchase quantities of wheat, with the result that the market was quiet. Lots were offering…

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ALEXANDRIA. Wheat from Junee Weaker

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 2

The market at Alexandria for forage was practically unchanged yesterday. Wheaten chaff from Ganmain made to 6/9 a cwt, and oaten from Tootool…

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Wool Sales. a Firm Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 15

Wool sales were held at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, yesterday, when the quantity catalogued totalled 9644 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wool Cargo Only Special Steamer Sails

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 9

The Eromanga. the first of the Commonwealth Government's wool steamers specially put on the berth to take an exclusive wool cargo at the reduced…

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London Markets Australian Wheat Sold LONDON. February 12

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 11

For Australian wheat afloat holders demanded 49s 6d a quarter. A cargo of 2806 tons which sailed at the end of December was sold at 49s 3d…

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For a Bet Wheat=Carrying Feat FORBES

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 12

Mr. Jack Johnson, carter at Messrs. F. Harris and Company's flour mill, Forbes, backed himself for £10 to carry a three-bushel bag of wheat a…

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Slower Bidding Lower Prices for Wool Market Weaker

The Sun · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 7

The tenth series of tho Sydney wool sales continued to-day at the Royal Exchange with slower bidding. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., who…

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In the City To-day Imported Butter Exports Shrinking Egg War Continues

Evening News · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 5

Butter is been imported from Victoria and Queensland. Pullet eggs are plentiful in some quarters, although scarce in others…

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Oversea Market Cables. Bradford Wool Market. London, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 15

At Bradford, business in wooltops has been small, and quotations are slightly easier. LEAD STATISTICS. Statistics of lead for January compare with…

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The Pastoralist Wool Selling Merrily Big Prices Still Rule

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 27

Wool-selling conditions are still closely akin to ideal. scone minor [?] have been reported during the past fortnight, bid to a large ertent it has been a case of experts differing as to the yields of the…

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Wheat Handling in N.s.w. Rates and Conditions of Agreement

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 22

I. Wages.—For lumpers, landers, stackers and lifters, 7/9 per 100 bags. If the total wages received for ordinary hours under the piece-work contract and…

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World's Greatest Wheat Producer Per Head South Australia's Port Development Scheme Claims Distinction

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 1

Situated as it is on the edge of one of the richest metalifferous belts in Australia it is no wonder that Adelaide to-day is one of the most…

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Below Estimate Western Wheat Yield 25,000,000 Bushels Reduction Heavy Railway Loss

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 12

Owing to the recent drought in the western and north-western areas the wheat crop of these districts has turned out to be…

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The Farmers and Socialism

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 24

The capitalist press will tell you that under Socialism the people won't rent farms. And unconsciously they are right. Some will at first, but when we get things…

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Aboriginal Farmers

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 3

IT is seldoin that one meets with tillers of the soil among the aboriginals. They prefor in have an old bark gunyah, beg for found and lohacco and inloxicafing liquor…

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