Sheep Firmer--cattle Buyers Cautious
A firmer tone characterised the sheep sales at Flemington yesterday. Only 22,605 were available, a shortage of 33,313 compared with last Thursday's offerings…
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Second Quality Wheat
The Grain Section Committee of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce yesterday fixed the average weight of second quality New South Wales wheat at 56½lb to the imperial bushel…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Breadstuffs. Proposed Wheat Bounty
The local wheat market was disturbed yesterday owing to reports from Canberra of the proposed payment of an export bounty of /6 per bushel to farmers, and the suggestion of a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Flemington Stock Sales. Sheep. Market Unaltered
There was a penning yesterday at the Flemington stock Sales of 22,601 sheep and lambs The quality was a good average one and was better than last week All elasscs were forward, including a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Wanted Very Strong Market
Wool had a very strong market at to-day's sales, and the hardening tendency in values noticeable yesterday was again in evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne
At to-day's wool sales prices increased by 7[?] per cent. since last Melbourne sales Competition was keen Victorian producers submitted 3632 bales mostly from southern Victoria and South…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Sales Roster. Seventh Series
Following is the roster of series No. 7 of Sydney wool sales from March 16 to 26. comprising 80,000 bales:- CATALOGUE No. 15…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fixed for Wheat. Sailers Coming From Africa
The well-known Finnish barque Winterbude, 1709 tons register, has been charted to load a cargo of wheat at a South Australian port for Callao,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Federal Plans For Wheat Bounty MELBOURNE
"Steps have already been taken to have the necessary legislation drafted for submission to Parliament as soon as possible after it reassembles on…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Good Wool Bidding All Sections Operate Freely
Excellent competition marked the opening of the wool sales at the Royal Exchange this afternoon, all sections of the trade operating freely…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Second Grade Wheat. 56½lb. per Imperial Bushel. New Standard Fixed
The standard of second-grade wheat in bags was fixed at 56½lb per Imperial bushel[?] by the grain trade section of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Quality Wheat Grades Bagged 56½lb., Bulk 57¾lb. Per Bushel
Farmers whose grain was bleached and lightened by rain during harvest will be glad to know that the grain sectional committee of the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Our Northern Dependence Floods Reminder Butter, Maize, Eggs and Host of Things and Not Least, Bananas
The drastic transport hold-up of the North Coast and Queensland floods now happily abating is [?] sharp and eloquent reminder of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Produce. Dairy
Prices for a well-known special brand of hams were reduced by /O½ per lb to 1/2 for single cloth and 1/3 per lb for seed lines. During the past week or so concessions have been…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Further Shocks. Napier and Wairoa. Farm Lands Destroyed. Prime Minister's Tour. Wellington (N.z.)
Further heavy earthquake shocks are reported from Napier and Wairoa. At Wairoa one was as heavy as that of Tuesday. At a quarter to 9 o'clock this morning a violent…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A.j.c. Warwick Farm
Following are the entries for the A.J.C. Warwick Farm meeting on Saturday week:- Maiden Handicap, 6f.—Air Glass, Valmond, Servius, Blcian, Arcadian Maid, Belgrane, Boy Scout,…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fire on a Farm. Inverell
Fire destroyed a granary and a large machinery shed on Comerang Farm at Arrawa[?] yesterday morning. The granary contained 50 bags of [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Virus Diseases. Potato Crops Suffer. Need Foe Seed Select
Having visited most of the important potatogrowing areas of the State, Mr. A. J. Pinn, special instructor in the Department of Agriculture, is more than ever convinced of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Sheer' Madness." Mr. Bavin's Comments. Effect on Farmers' Loan
The leader of the State Opposition (Mr. Bavin) and the leader of the Country party (Mr. Buttenshaw), commenting on Mr. Lang's new financial policy, said yesterday that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Savage Attack. Farmer Seriously Injured. MELBOURNE
Residents of Alberton, a small town four miles from Yarram, were shocked this morning upon hearing of a savage attack on Leslie Ernest Horton, a middle-aged farmer…
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