Wheat Prices Unchanged
The wheat market to-day as steadier, but prices were unchanged. The local position remains at 5s 0½ ex truck, Sydney and 4s 5½ a bushel at country stations. The…
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Wheat Again Lower
The price of wheat was lowered a further 12d yesterday, farmers being offered 4512 per bushel, which is equal to 51 ex trucks Sydney. There was, however, very little sold…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Pastoral Industry. Advisory Committee at Work
The Federal Pastoral Advisory Committee appointed recently by the Commonwealth Government to inquire into means of conserving the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wheat Stocks in Elevators
According to a return furnished yesterday, wheat stocks in Government grain elevators totalled 0,066,794 bushels, as against 11,5[?]0,574 bushels at the corresponding period last…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Breadstuffs. Wheat Easier Again
In view of the easier tone of the European wheat markets local buyers' general limits for growers' bagged lots again declined a halfpenny per bushel yesterday to the basis…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Firmer
About 37,400 sheep and lambs were in the pens at Homebush fat stock sales yesterday. The quality, taken at a whole, was hardly up to the average. Bidding was brisk at the opening, and sales were effected…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Wheat Stacks in the Rain
The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, has advised "The Land" that he is having a very careful inquiry made into the reasons why so much…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Guernsey Cattle Increasing Popularity Fair at Taree
The rise in popularity of the Guernsey breed of cattle is seen in the number of entries for the third annual Guernsey fair and sale to be held…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wool Sales. Brisbane. Brisbane
The fourth serien of Brisbane wool sales closed to-day, when catalogues totalling 12,497 bales were offured. The offerings generally were not quite up to the standard of those submitted at the December sales,…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Butter Making. Use of Preservatives. London, Fab. 9
Clashing trade interests are responsible for wide divergence of opinion about the effect of the prohibition placed on the use of preservatives in butter. Traders who have…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Latest Wheat Cables Oversea Market Continues Quiet
Latest cables from London, dated February 8, report that the market is easy—a good deal of Pacific Coast wheat offering at 48/9 but buyers,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Feb. 8
Chicago wheat options are quoted:—March, 12[?] cents per bushel (Up [?] cent); May, 129[?] cents (up [?] cent); July, 127[?] cents (up [?] cent)…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Pastoral Committee's Report Completion in Time for Federal Government to Act
Some graziers have been asking whether the report of the Federal Pastoral Committee will be dealt with by the Government before it goes to the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wool Agents' Reports. Schute, Bell & Co., Ltd
Suhute, Bell and CO., Ltd., report: Both in Melborune and Brisbane sales have progressed with unabated activity, prices recently re[?] here [?] been fully maintained in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sydney Wool Sales. Larger Use Improves Values
Wincheombe, Carson, Ltd., report:—An exprossion current some four years ago that the grower who sell wool late sells best, has again proved true this season. Values for merin[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Wheat Entries. Record for R.A.S. Show
A record total of 195 entries, representing 72 growers, has been received in the wheat section of the forthcoming Easter Show of the Royal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wheat Shipments. Large Volume Afloat. London, Feb 9
Discussing the unsatisfactory condition of the wheat trade a leading importer told the Australian Press Association that the stagnation is largely due to the quantity afloat…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sale of Dipped Cattle. Inspector Says it Should be Announced
Referring to stock that had been dipped before being consigned or offered for sale at the Homebush (Sydney) markets, the stock inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wool World. Brisbane Maintains Sydney Market Strength
Demand at the Brisbane wool sales held this week showed the decided strength recently noticeable at the Sydney auctions. The strength, of the inquiry is displayed by the fact that Messrs. Winchcombe Carson's catalogue of 5000 bales was completely sold by…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →ENGINEERS. Problems of the Age. Sir John Butter's Address. Canberra
"Affairs in Australia as they affect the engineering profession," formed the subject of the presidential address delivered to-night at the annual general meeting of the Institution…
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