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Farming & the land, 1925

9,182 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 250

Wheat Shipment. Record Load from Sydney

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 6

An event of con[?] interest to wheat-growers occurred on Friday last, when the U.S. "Australia" left Sydney with a record cargo of 10,004-tons…

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New Zealand Butter Exports to England Closer Control

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 10

A report from New Zealand states that a prospect that the export of dairy produce will be more closely controlled is indicated by a statement issued…

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A World Scramble for Wheat Australian Farmers May Reap Profit Advance in Freights Brings Ships in Ballast

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 1

Cables from London relate sensational rises in the price of Australian wheat, and discuss the existence of an export shortage in all countries except Australia. As, however, Australia's surplus cannot yet feed the…

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The Wool World Drop in Prices

The Land · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 19

There has been a drop in prices in all the Australian wool-selling centres, and in London, of from 5 to 10. per cent., averaging 7½ per…

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London Wool Sales Good Merinos Steady

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 10

LONDON. January iS. 9 The Improved tone as regards rood merinos was again in evidence at the wool sales to-day. [?] Continental buyers operated fairy…

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The Wool Market London, Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 5

At to-day's wool sales 9155 bales were offered comprising a good assortment. America bought a few lots of medium greasy merinos, but general…

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Two-dollar Wheat. New York, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 11

Chicago wheat options are quoted as follow:—May [?] cents per bushel (up 5¾ cents); July 172[?] cents (up 2[?] cents); September 156¾ cents (up [?] cents)…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat at 6/3 to Growers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 11

With oversea markets very strong, shippers raised the quotation for farmers' lots of wheat by /1 to 6/10, equal to 6/3 per bushel to growers, delivered at country stations. On…

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Britain's Bread Stabilising Prices The World's Wheat

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 6

Giving evidence before the British Royal Commission of Inquiry into Food Prices, in regard to wheat and breadstuffs, Mr. E.F. Wlse, a member of…

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From the New South Wales Wheat Fields

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 1

Some of the grain from our great harvest being received to-day at the silos for grading. There's money in wheat to-day…

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Invercargill Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 11

At the first wool sale of the season at Invercargill prices showed an average reduction on rates ruling at the Dunedin sales last Saturday of about 5 per cent. Prices ranges as follow:—Merino, medium,…

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Wheat Freights. Result of Early Booking. Prrth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 8

The secretary of the Co-operative Wheat Pool of Western Australia states it is expected that as a result of booking steamer freight at 38/8 per ton, against. 45/ to-dny,…

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London Wool Sales Keener Competition LONDON, January 29

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 11

At to-day's wool sales 9155 bales were offered. Increased animation was displayed all round. There were fewer withdrawals, and prices…

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Dingo Pest Rapidly Increasing Menace to Wool Industry

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 11

The astounding statement has been made that there are more dingoes in Australia to-day than there were twenty years ago. Men that should…

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World's Wheat Why Prices Are High Mr. Walker Explains

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 6

Mr. G.W. Walker, of the lindley, Walker Co-operative Wheat Co., Ltd., writing in reference to the world's wheat supply and the cause of high…

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Wheat Tests Near Wagga. Western Australian Varieties Do Well

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 7

WAGGA.—Since going to Western Australia from New South Wales, Mr. George L. Sutton has continued his excellent work of wheat breeding. In Nabawa (Gluya Early x…

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Oversea Market Cables. London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 11

The better tone In good merinos continues at the wool sales. Bradford and the Continent are operating fairly freely, but faulty merinos are mostly withdrawn. Prices…

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Cotton Wool Birds. a Medium for the Young Artist

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 15

Charming models at birds can he evolved by artistic fingers with cottons wool colored and dated to natural shades. It is ab[?] sort for…

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Autumn Fashions Long Sleeves Again the Popular Wool Jersey

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 14

The coming of the autumn will show us greater changes in fashion than we have seen for many seasons, the greatest being that of the return of the long…

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Worse Than Cattle Long Distance Travelling No Rest for Passengers Dubbo

The Sun · Friday 30 January 1925 · page 9

Although a grazier is provided with facilities to rest and water stock when on a long journey on the western line, human beings are not…

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