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Farming & the land, 1925

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American Butter in Britain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 11

It is so many years since American butter was sent to British markets that the recent arrival of about 10,000 tubs of it in London is in effect a new source of supply, says the…

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Agricultural Notes DAIRYING. Economical Feeding of Dairy Cattle. The Principles Involved

Watchman · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

The food of the dairy cow is almost legion in its variety. At one time almost confined to grass and hay, the cow has now a choice of cereal meals,…

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Dearer Butter Early Rise Likely

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

An early rise in the wholesale price of butter is anticipated. Heavy consignments of choose will be shipped shortly. The market is still…

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Sheep Branding. the Material Used

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 7

Retently the Bradford Chamber of Commerce decided to send circulars to the Pastoral and Agricultural societies of Australia pointing out "the losses sust[?] to both…

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North Coast Butter Byron Bay

Evening News · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 10

During January the North Coast Company made 1456 tons of butter which was sold at 10½d for choice 9½d for first quality, and 8½d for second…

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Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 10

The February series of wool salen in this centre closed to-day, the final catalogue submitted by Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., totalllrig 5492 bales, and comprised a good selection, in which wools from the…

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Strange Mortality Among Cattle. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 11

Reports have been received from Dalby of heavy lossos on the Jimbour Lane amongst a mob of 600 travelling store bullocks from Blairmore district to Mingoola. The stock…

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Freight Market. Wheat Chartering Quiet

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 4

Cables from London announce that cargoes are steady and occasionally higher, but demand is inactive owing to heavy shipments…

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Wool Sales. Competition Well Maintained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 11

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange,Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 7854 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wool Sales Tenth Series Ends

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 9

The tenth series of the Sydney wool sales was concluded at the Royal Exchange to-day. Auctions will not be resumed until March 9, owing to the action of the…

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Amended Roster of Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 11

The amended roster of wool sales [?] as follows, March 9 to 17:- Series 11, March 9 to 17. Monday, March 9.—Co-operative Wool and Produce…

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Wheat Irregular San Francisco, February 17

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 6

Chicago wheat Initially lost 5 cents, but quickly regained the loss and closed 2 cents above yesterday…

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Financial. Putting Back the Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 11

The obje[?] of postponing the wool sales by two weeks is said to be to allow the market to recover. To-day the market is 25 per cent. below what it was at the…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Feb. 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 11

Chicago options are quoted as follow:— May, 184[?] cents per bushel (unchanged); July, 156 cents (up [?] cents); September, 143¼ cents (up 1 cent)…

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Late Commercial Melbourne Wool Sales Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 5

The February series of wool sales in this centre closed to-day. The final catalogue was submitted by Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., totalling some 5492 bales, and comprising a good…

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Derailment. Western Line. Wheat Trucks Damaged. LITHGOW

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 9

A serious derailment occurred about 30 yards on the western side of Bell station yesterday afternoon, and as a result the up line was blocked until 4.30 o'clock this morning…

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New Zealand Wheat Yield. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 10

Southern wheat yields are turning out in most cases surprisingly high. A Christchurch merchant, who is an extensive purchaser, has had only one yield mentioned to him as low…

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Loss to Ships Postponed Wool Sales No Cargo

The Sun · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 10

The announcement by the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers, of Australia, of a re-arrangement of programme has caused serious…

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Commercial. the Fall in Wool. Its Effects and Causes

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 19 February 1925 · page 36

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd. report:—The wool market has unquestionably not maintained the reputation for buoyancy it established earlier in the season. We…

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