The Exchange Rate. Another Tax on Wool and Wheat, Says Mr. Webster
Mr. R. H. Webster, Ariah Park, writes: —The banks have increased the exchange rate on London to £25 [?]per…
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Newcastle Wool Sales
The New England," North and North-West Producers' Co., Ltd., report that the sixth sale of the season, which was held at Newcastle on January 15, created exceptional interest. Many…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep on Fallows Reduce Operating Costs Field Trials at Wagga Experiment Farm
FLLOWING experiments over recent years at the Wagga Experiment Farm have been specially interesting in view of the fact that the aim…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat a Noxious Weed
Dan Rudd writes:—Well, this harvest has been a terribly long one, with rain practically every week. Nearly all the wheat had…
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The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, said yesterday that he hoped to bring down his bill to fix the price of wheat next week…
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Wheat stocks in New South Wales Government grain elevators on January 29 totalled 21,438,000 bushels, comprising 15,600,000 bushels in country silos, and 5,838,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Breadstuffs. Wheat Slightly Easier
The wheat market was quiet yesterday with an easier sentiment. Silo wheat was offered freely in large parcels at 2/1[?], trucks, Sydney, for February delivery. Buyers…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →"Must Kick" Unrest in Wheat Belt More Huge Meetings of Farmers
THE growing serious unrest in the wheat belt has been made vividly manifest by the many large meetings of farmers held since the New Year…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Blow to Farmers Wheat Reaches Lowest Price for 36 Years
Yesterday's price of 16 a bushel for wheat at country stations, equal to 21 ex trucks, Sydney, was the lowest rate since 1895…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales. Keen Competition
Wool sales were held yesterday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge-street when the quantity catalogued totalled 10,511 bales, and the sales, including private transactions, amounted…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flemington Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Lower
About 59,486 sheep and lambs were penned for yesterday's sale. Generally the quality was on the plain side. There was a good attendance of buyers. At the opening all grades were lower in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Wool Industry —Sheep to Ship to the Rescue Queensland Govt. and Banks Reduction in Grazing Rents and Interest
SETTING an example to the governments and banks of other States, the Queensland Government has offered practical assistance to the graziers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat Market Quiet and Featureless Oversea
Wednesday.—The overseas wheat market is showing practically little change, and is very quiet, with no special features. Recent reports to hand were that rains…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Alberta Wheat-men Want Compulsory Pool
THE annual conference of the United Farmers of Alberta (Canada) by a large majority decided in favor of one hundred per cent, pooling of wheats supporting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Butter Grading. Factory Managers Confer. Federal Supervisor's Views
A better understanding of the question of Federal and State grading of butter for export was reached at a conference held this week in Sydney between the executive of the Butter…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Lucerne Will Grow on Average Wheat Soils
EXAMPLES of the succcss that had attended the growing of lucerne on average wheat soils and in pastoral country were cited by the Department…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Jan. 28
Chicago wheat options to-day closed:— Maroh, 79[?] cents per bushel (down [?] cent); May, 82[?] cents (unchanged); July, [?] cents (down [?] cent)…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Thursday's Homebush Stock Sales. Sheep and Lambs Market Lower
The sheep market was lower at Homebush yesterday. Good wethers and good lambs were generally 1/ cheaper, but quality ewes were easier to buy. Plain wethers and plain lambs…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Continental Wool Trade Low Prices and Skirtings
Winchcombc, Carson, Ltd., report: The Continental trade has been somewhat disappointing in its wool purchasing this season. Germany and Italy have competed relatively in better…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Japan Wants Blue-striped.wool-pack Banned
A STRONG protest against the use of the blue-striped wool-paok has been made by Japanese wool-buyers. Similar objections have been made in the past by manufacturers in other countries, and the Japanese protest will probably result in something definite being…
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