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Farming & the land, 1926

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Artificial Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 19

The cables regarding the opinion of a Bradford authority on artificial [?] were read with intense interest by woolgrowors and buyers in Sydney yesterday, but comment on the…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 19

Bradford reports that there is a further substantial improvement in the unemployment figures, "British Industries" stated late in November. Whereas in July there were 9357…

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Wool Clip Statistics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 19

The following statement, compiled by the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia, covers the receipts of the 1925-26 clip into store, the total disposals up to the…

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General News Cattle-stealing Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

PENRITH. -- Thomas Nelson, a young man, appeared before Mr. Chippendall P.M., at the local Police Court, and was charged with stealing 19 head of…

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Experiments in Wheat-growing

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 35

FOR some time past a couple of Australian research workers have been carry ing, out experiments with a view lo ascertaining the possibilities of stimulating the growth and yield of wheat crops by moans of…

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Wheat Loading. Animated Chartering

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 4

Chartering of tonnage for new season's wheat loading was animated during the last few days. Rates are firm around 43/ a ton. Loading is now…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Lower

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 19

Millers and shippers reduced their price for farmers' wheat by /1 per bushel yesterday. Trade was done at 5/7 at country stations (6/2 [?]x,trucks Sydney), Farmers held firmly, and…

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Prolific Wheat Narrandera

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 6

One of the finest samples of wheat ever grown in the Albury district was harvested on the farm of Mr. A. A. Bradtke, of Burrumbuttock. The…

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Wool Sales. Firm Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 19

Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange, Bridge-street, when the quantity catalogued totalled 11,406 bales, and the sales, including private transactions,…

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Wheat Markets Buyers Reduce Limits

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 14

In consequence of the weaker conditions prevailing in oversea wheat markets, local millers have reduced their offers by 1 per bushel. Buying limits now are 62 per bushel, ex…

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Geelong Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 21

At the Geelong wool auctions to-day, 7700 bales were offered. There was keen competition, with a wider demand from Yorkshire. Improved values were more than maintained, with higher prices for super…

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Artificial Wool the New Italian Fibre

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 14

Australia, being so vitally dependent upon the wool industry, cannot afford to ignore tho cabled announcement that Italian enterprise has evolved an…

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9101 Bales Wool Sales Continued Average Selections

The Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 9

The 14th series of wool sales was continued by Mesrrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Schute, Bell and Co., Ltd., at the Royal Exchange to-day. The…

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Wanganui Wool Sales. Wellington (N.z)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 18

The second Wanganui wool sale of the season [?] to-night. Prices were firm on Christchurch rates, the market showing sound tone, much improved on the position earlier in the season. All classes of wool met…

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A Good Start for the New Year Wool Sales

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 34

The second half of the Australian wool-selling season opens with stores well filled with an attractive selection of wool, and, fortunately, there appears to be a strong and general demand. Under the most favourable circumstances it will not be possible to clear the clip before May, and even then a clearing sale in June is likely. If nothing happens to upset the programme, it will mean that, for the first time in history, wool sales have been continuous in Australia for eleven months, during which a carry-over of half a million bales in addition to the current full clip will…

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Wool Sales in N.Z. Wellington (N.z.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 9

The wool sales at Wanganut showed improvement on the position earlier in the season. Prices were firm at last week's rates at Christ church. Competition was brisk, and sometime…

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On the Land. English Wool Trade. Healthy Competition in London. Good Merinos Firm. (From Our Special Representative.) Bradford, Dec. 3

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 15

The week in Coleman-street has seen some very good sales, but no advance can be reported. The tendency is in the opposite direction. Anything showing good 70's quality,…

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U.S. Farmers Too Much Control Co-operation Needed Washington

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 1

"Only in co-operative marketing, and not in tariff juggling or Federal bandling of crop surpluses. the solution of the farmers' problems."…

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Duet at Ten Furlongs Beats Gadam[?] at Warwick Farm Attendance of 10,000

Referee · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 3

WITH no poines nor big cricket opposition, it was only to be expected that the A.J.C. would attract a large attendance to its January meeting at Warwick Farm on Saturday. Weather prospects did not appear too right in the morning but the afternoon was beautiful fine, and the crowd of about…

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