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Farming & the land, 1931

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 250

Breadstuffs. Wheat Easier Undertone

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 11

The wheat market had an easier sentiment yesterday Silo wheat was offered freely at 2/3, and bagged wheat at 2/4 for parcels, Sydney basis. There was a lack of buying…

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Wheat Everywhere But Not Payable

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 10

Alderman M. Adams, of Granville, has just returned from a holiday spent at Grenfell, which is one of the richest wheat-producing centres in the State. He…

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State Aid for Farmers in Wheat Price? May Introduce Bill Very Shortly Minister's Views

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

THE, Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, stated in the Assembly yesterday, in answer to a question by Mr. Buttenshawr, that he would determine…

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Wool Market Weaker Brisbane

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 14

The market opened a shade weaker at the concluding day's wool sale. The best price was 13¼d for a Pikedale clip. Japan and Italy were active and Germany also…

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Wool Values, Inclined to Harden

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 39

The Secretary, Farmers and Graziers' Coy. reports: On 14th January we offered 6505 bales, drawn principally from the Scone, Upper Hunter, Inverell and…

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Brisbane Wool Market Cheaper Brisbane

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 7

THE [?] opened a shade weaker at concluding wool sale of the series to-day. The best price—131d was realised for a line from the…

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Wheat Advance Not 26, Says Bank Chairman

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The chairman of the Commonwealth Bank Board (Sir Robert Gibson) to-night denied a report that the bank was…

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Abandonment of Wheat Advance. Consternation at Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 7

WAGGA, Wednesday.—There is consternation in farming circles regarding the action of Mr. Forde, Acting Minister for Markets, in advising farmers to act as though the…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 11

Chicago wheat options to-day closed:— March, 80[?] cents per bushel (up [?] cent); May, 82[?] cents (unchanged); July, 65[?] cents (down [?] cent)…

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For China Australian Wheat London, January 2

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

For wheat cargoes the market was quiet, apart from some demand for Australians for China, Prices were practically unchanged. Parcels realised less money, in…

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Russian Wheat. British Import Figures. LONDON, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 10

Replying to Mr. I. J. Albery (C.) in the House of Commons, the President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Graham) said that wheat imported into Britain and the Irish Free State from…

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Wool in London Prices Maintained London, January 21

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

Catalogues for to-day's wool sales totalled 8447 bales, including 1983 from Queensland, 1562 from New South Wales, 1755 from Victoria, 830 from South Australia, 898 from…

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Wool Sales. Prices Show Upward Tendency. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 13

At the Geelong wool soles to-day, Messrs Dalgety and Co. and Messrs. Strachan Murray, and Shannon offered 5900 bales and 5641 bales respect [?] and effected almost a complete clearance at…

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Soviet Wheat Futile Commons' Protests Price Down London

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 9

RUSSLLN wheat dumping in Britain was the subject of further questions in the House of Commons to-night and [?] to a…

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To Pay 24 Wheat Advance Bank Acts Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 14

The Commonwealth Bank today offered 2s 4d a bushel f.o.b. advance on f.a.q. wheat subject to the right of reduction after a…

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May Fix Wheat Price Minister Says Position is Serious

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 3

FOLLOWING the refusal, of the Commonwealth Bank to guarantee 3 a bushel for wheat, the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Dunn) is…

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Taking Our Wool. Three Steamers Have 20,468 Bales

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

By the German vessel Rendsburg, the Blue Funnel steamer Ulysses and the Aberdeen & Commonwealth steamer Jervis Bay, 20,468 bales of…

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Commercial. Wool and Woollen Prices. The Process of Reform

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 32

Messrs. Winchombe, Carson Ltd. report:—When world wool supplies were small compared with recent times and prices were high, large quantities of raw…

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Fixation of Wool Prices Opposed South Africa Supports Australian Policy

Daily Pictorial · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 14

Sir Graham Waddell, chairman of the Australian Woolgrowers' Council, has received the following statement from the secretary of the Wool…

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Wool Prices Soar Reserve Exceeded Activity at Geelong Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 1

The first wool sales of the year at Geelong opened to-day when Yorkshire and European Continued buyers were particularly active. For…

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