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Farming & the land, 1931

10,465 stories in Sydney's papers · page 73 of 250

Wool Demand Bradford : Germany Buying

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 5

The wool sales opened in a particularly animated manner at the Royal Exchange this afternoon, and bidding was very keen…

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Wheat Chartering. Another Big Sailer Fixed

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 4

The Norwegian motor ship Ferncliff which left Aarhus on December 16 and Hamburg on December 24 for Australia, has been fixed to load 6700 tons…

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Wheat. Bounty to Be Paid. Loan of £6,000,000. Help for Necessitous Farmers. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 9

A loan of £6,000,000 is to be raised by the Commonwealth and the States for the assistance of the wheatgrowers. Yesterday afternoon the conference of…

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Floods Of North Coast Will Curtail Butter Supplies

Daily Pictorial · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 12

The severe floods on the far North. Coast are expected to result in a big falling-off in butter supplies from those districts, though farms in the high areas will…

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Wool in London London, February 7

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 5

Of 97,500 bales of wool sold at the last series of auctions, English buyers took 59,500 and tho Continental section 38,000 bales…

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N.Z. Wool Sales. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 11

At the Timaru wool sales catalogues comprised 14,536 bales. Keen competition prevailed, but offerings were not quite up to the usual standard. Compared with the December sale prices weie hardly…

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Chicago Wheat Options. New York, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 11

Chicago wheat options are quoted as follows:—March, 79½ cents per bushel (unchanged); May, 83½ cents (up ¼ cent); July, 66[?] cents (down [?] cent); September, 65½ cents…

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Buyers Hesitant Wheat Overseas London, February 7

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 5

For wheat cargoes the market is steady in sympathy with closing Winnipeg and Argentine cables, but with liberal world's shipments and an increase in the quantity…

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Very Firm Wool Rates Hold Keen Bidding

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 8

Under excellent competition from all sections of the trade and increased activity on the part of Japanese buyers, the wool market to-day ruled…

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American Wheat. Export Disabilities. New York, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 9

The chairman of the Federal Farm Board (Mr. Legge) said to-day that he viewed the Russian officlal statement concerning grain exports as an indication that the Soviet was…

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Record Despatch. Big Wheat Cargo Loaded in 32 Hours

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 4

The British steamer Nolisement, which arrived at Sydney last Wednesday from Yoshlki, and went up to Glebe Island wharf at 8 a.m. on…

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More Butter Goes to Great Britain Over Million And Half Boxes Shipped Away

Daily Pictorial · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 14

The total quantity of butter exported to the United Kingdom to date exceeds that of last season by 364,539 boxes, while shipments to other…

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Oversea Market Cables. J London Wool Sales. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 11

For yesterday's wool sales the catalogue comprised 13,120 bales, including 3649 bales New Zealand, 1439 Queensland, 3384 New South Wales, 2551 Vietoilan, 501 South Australian,…

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Trade Review. Stock Exchange Dull. Wool Position Summarised. London, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 9

The Stock Exchange again relapsed into dulness, partly owing to a temporary stringency of the money market and also to forced selling to meet income tax demands and a…

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"Wheat Loan Not Enough" Another £2,000,000 Needed? Full Extent of Harvest Not Yet Known

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 7

ACCORDING to views of Sydney authorities, the loan of £ 6,000,000, proposed to be raised to provide a bounty of 6d a bushel on export wheat, and enable farmers to carry on until the next harvest, is not enough…

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To Check Drift to Dole Small Farms Scheme For Jobless

Evening News · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 3

[?] inquires I have made and interviews I had with those marking a having on small [?] have confirmed me in the belief that [?] for…

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"Facing Bankruptcy." Bathurst Farmers' Plight. Plea for Reduced Rates. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 11

A deputation of landholders, including settlers on the Freemantle Estate, asked the Turon Shire Council to reduce its rates. Mr. N. J. Holmes, chairman of the Bathurst…

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Merriwa Farmers. Support Producers' Council

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 7

MERRIWA, Saturday.—Mr. C. L. A. Abbott, secretary of the Producers' Advisory Council, and Mr. E. D. Ogilvy, addressed the largest public meeting yet held in Merriwa this…

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Seeks Dole £7500 Farm; No Credit

The Sun · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 8

BARELLAN, Monday.--The first application by a farmer in this district for the dole was made on Saturday. The farmer lost £4000 cash in…

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Farmers on Dole Promissory Notes Are Not Yet Met

Daily Pictorial · Monday 9 February 1931 · page 7

FORBES, Sunday.--About 80 percent of promissory notes issued during the year by farmers to storekeepers and machinery and…

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