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Farming & the land, 1931

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Butter Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 9

During the week ended December 27 the Commonwealth graders examined at Sydney for export 3078 boxes of butter, of which 2247 were salted and 831 unsalted. For the same…

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Wheat Ship Sails

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 9

After loading a full cargo of wheat at the White Bay silos the British steamer Great City cleared the Heads yesterday afternoon…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Position Unchanged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 9

The wheat market was unchanged yesterday, business being still disorganised owing to lack of information as to the effect of the Wheat Advances Act on the trade. There…

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Canadian Butter Question Trade Treaty Ottawa

The Sun · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 1

Until the completion of the Canadian-Australian trade agreement, no Australian butter will be sold in Canada at less than 1s 4d…

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Wool Industry. Grazier Suggests Levy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 9

Mr. Bernard Tripp, a New Zealand grazier, who arrived by the Ulimaroa from Wellington yesterday, suggested that a levy for advertising and research purposes should be imposed…

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Tip for Wheat Shippers Orderly Marketing

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Acting-Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde) today emphasised the fact that the guarantee under the…

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Wheat at Dubbo. Much Inferior Grain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

DUBBO, Wednesday.—The recent rains have badly bleached the wheat, adding to the damage wrought by rust. Most farmers have harvested their best grain, and are…

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Bulk Wheat. Slight Improvement at the Silos

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

It was stated yesterday that owing to the probability of two shipments of wheat totalling 16,500 tons being loaded within a few days, the position at the terminal elevator…

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Wheat Shipments. Alleged Price-cutting. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 7

The Acting Minister for Markets (Mr. Forde) said to-day that certain Australian wheat shippers were resorting to unnecessary price-cutting on Australian wheat shipped to…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 9

Chicago wheat options to-day closed:—December, 77 cents per bushel (up [?] cent); March, 80[?] cents (unchanged); May, 81½ cents (unchanged); July, 62[?] cents (up 3/8…

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Butter Price Edict Canadian Govt. Fixes Minimum Pending Pact Ottawa

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 1

UNTIL the completion of the trade agreement between Canada and Australia, no Australian butter will be sold in…

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Commercial. the Past Wool Year. What of the Future?

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 31

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report :—The woolgrowing industry can with decided heartiness say "Good-bye 1930, Good Luck 1931." Between the…

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Wheat Overseas Good Indian Demand For Our Grain LONDON

Evening News · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 3

THE market for wheat [?] to-day was steadier, following the [?] of better advices from North Australia, combined with unfavourable a further in Argentine…

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Financing the Wheat Harvest Bank Board Meeting Decision Next Week Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

THE commonwealth Bank Board will meet probably next week to consider its position in relation to the wheat advance decided upon by the…

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The Wheat Tragey Gloomy Advices Full Silos--no Bags Railways to Rescue

The Labor Daily · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

THE parlous condition of the wheat industry, due to non-shipment of the contents of the prinipal grain elevator at White Bay, ventilated in this paper yesterday, caused a commotion in business circles. REPORTS from country centres…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 9

With the holiday rapidly approaching, business in dairy produce lines was of a listless nature yesterday. Hams were a little more plentiful, but available supplies were by no means…

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Triple Tragedy On Western Australian Farm. Sensational Sequel. Farmer Commits Suicide. PERTH

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 7

There was a sensational sequel to the Ardath triple tragedy this afternoon when Victor McCoskell, on learning that the burial of his wife, Trena McCoskell, 28, and his infant…

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Canadian Farmers. Help from Government. Huge Corporation Formed. Vancouver, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 7

A message from Regina (Saskatchewan) states that the financial difficulties of farmers in Canada will be met by the creation of a private corporation, in which banks,…

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Dairying at Tumut. Record November Output

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

TUMUT, Wednesday.—For November, a record has been established by the Tumut Cooperative Dairy Company, by manufacturing 76 tons of butter, breaking a previous record…

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On the Land Cheese Export. Australia's Opportunity. Dairy Supervisor's Views

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 January 1931 · page 5

In the opinion of the Supervisor of Dairy Exports (Mr. P. J. Carroll) Australia is neglecting a magnificent opportunity for building up a huge trade, and thus adding another…

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