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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

9,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 250

Breadstuffs. Wheat Loadings and Stackings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 13

For the week ended February 6, the quantity of wheat despatched from country stations was 259,892 [?]s making a total of 4,459,709 bags despatched for the season…

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Commercial Cables Butter Supplies. London, February 12

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 10

At a meeting of the Home and Colonial Stores Mr. L. C. Amery (Secretary for the Dominions) repeated his protest regarding Australia and New Zealand holding up their…

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Homebush Sales Prime Sheep Dearer Inferior Quality

The Sun · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 10

With only 13,000 sheep in the pens, at Homebush this morning, and the quality much below the standard of late, agents were able to clear their consignments…

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Wool Shipments Seven Months' Totals

Italian Bulletin of Australia · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 4

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Wheat Caroges Easy London, February 13

The Sun · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 11

Owing to heavy world's shipments, easy Argentine and Winnipeg cables, and reduction in offers at first-hand, the market for wheat cargoes is inactive. Quotations are…

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Skin Wool Court Action Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 5

In Chambers, before Mr, Justice Blair, an application was made on behalf of the Commonwealth and the Central Wool Committee that the…

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Butter Trade. Stored Supplies. Protest in London. LONDON, Feb. 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 11

At a meeting of the Home and Colonial Stores, Ltd., Mr. H. G. Emery (chairman) repented the protest he made in May last that Australia and New Zealand were holding up…

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World Wheat Pool Even Prices Wanted Winnipeg, February 13

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 10

The arrival of Messrs. M'Donald and Reesdale, en route to the St. Paul wheat conference, has revived discussion here of the problems which the…

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In the City Today Butter Market Price Unchanged Potatoes £1 ton Dearer

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 4

The price of butter is unaltered at 177/4 ewt, or 1/7 lb. Early on Friday afternoon there was a strong feeling in certain…

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Wheat Production. Market Problems. The World's Supply. New York, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 11

The arrival of Messrs. McDonald and Reesdale at Winnipeg, en route to the Wheat Conference at St. Paul, has revived discussion on the problems which wheat producers…

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Wool Sales a Good Selection Marred by Burrs Last of Series

Evening News · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 8

THE SIXTEENTH SERIES of wool sales was concluded at the Royal Exchange to-day, when two [?]ogues [?]alling 9319 bales were…

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C.P. Merge Into Nationalism Free Trade Renounced Vic. Farmers May Kick Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 4

The Country Party, or. at least, 10 of 14 of the members who constitute the party have at last walved their claim to separate entity…

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Rural Interests Settlement and Production Poultry Farmers Co-operative Action the Egg-pool Issue

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 5

In an address before a large meeting of poultry farmers at Carlingford, Mr. C. E. D. Meares, joint manager of the Producers' Distributing Society,…

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Dairy Production

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 February 1926 · page 5

GRAFTON.--The Grafton Dairy Co.'s output for the past year was 1268 tons butter, which realised £177,541, the average price per lb…

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More Butter Records

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 7

CASINO.--Records in butter production continue to be put up by the Casino Dairy Co. The December production, which was a record, was eclipsed…

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Handspun Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 2

Sydney Hospital auxiliary spinners have on hand a quantity of hand-spun wool, which they are offering for sale at 33 per pound. During the war the…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Depressed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 13

Following the weaker tone of the oversea markets, buyers yesterday reduced their offers for bagged wheat by /1 per bushel to 5/4 at country stations, and 5/11 ex trucks Sydney,…

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Financial. Stabilising Wheat Prices?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 13

Farmers of Canada, Australia, and Argentina, according to a cable, are to be invited to attempt to stabilise the price of wheat. The success of the Stevenson scheme for the…

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Wheat Markets Very Depressed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 8

Private cables from London declaring the market there to be very depressed with nothing doing, and the position generally having a tendency to further weakness, local wheat buyers…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Dearer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 February 1926 · page 13

There was a penning yesterday at the Homebush stock sales of about 13,400 sheep and lambs. The quality was poor, the worst seen for some time. There was a scarcity of prime wethers and ewes, and generally…

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