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Farming & the land, 1937

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Improved Demand for Wheat

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

Improved demand for wheat overseas stimulated the Sydney wheat market to-day, and values rose ½d to 1d a bushel on yesterday's close…

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Wheat for Royal Show

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 9

RECORD entries are anticipated in the wheat section at the coming Easter Show, for which a total of £305 in prize money has been…

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Wheat and Flour Exports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 13

Exports of wheat and flour for the new Australian season, December 3 to January 6 with the equivalent as wheat, are shown in the following statement:…

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Stable Wheat Prices Expected

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

THE International Institute of Agriculture reports that its wheat statistics support the expectation of stability in prices, that the total…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Quietly Steady

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 13

The local wheat market opened with a slightly easier tone yesterday, with buyers of silo parcels lots at 5/4½ for January delivery, and sellers indicating 5/4[?] to 5/5. Towards…

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New Season's Wheat Flows In

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 14

New season's wheat was flowing steadily into the State Elevators, the Agricultural Department reported yesterday, and 26,757,000 bushels had been…

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Heavy Wheat Truckings. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 9

During this week 1856 trucks of wheat will leave Goulburn for the terminal elevators at Rozelle. As about 40 trucks go to each train, this means that more than 460 trains…

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Wheat Prices and Bigger Areas

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 3

IN this issue Mr. E. Field urges wheatgrowers to think well before launching out into a big increase of area because of present favorable prices. The Every time a grower puts in a crop he makes a…

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Feeding Oil to Increase ButterFat Content

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 10

UNTIL a year or so ago richer milk was always considered beyond the arts of the dairy farmer…

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Huge Sums Paid For Queensland Sheep Stations

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

THE sale of several Queensland sheep stations, involving huge sums of money, has been effected…

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Newcastle Wool Sales. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 13

The sixth Newcastle wool sales of the season took place this afternoon when the New England, North, and North-west Producers' Company, Ltd., submitted a catologue of 4431 bales, comprising a…

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Geelong Wool Sales Geelong

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 8

Fresh Australian records were established at the wool sales to-day, greasy merino fleece selling to 33d. and crossbred to 30d. The market…

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New Wool Record for Season

The Sun · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 6

Average prices of greasy wool at the Sydney auctions this week created a new record for the season-- £24 3s 1d a bale and 19.7d a 1b., compared with…

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Wheat Stocks In Government Grain Elevators

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

The quantity of 1936/37 season's wheat received in country silos is 26,615,000 bushels, and received from non-silo stations in the Sydney…

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Trials Show Bencubbin Best Yielding Wheat

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 6

IN a report on wheat and out variety trials in these western district which have Dubbe at their centre, Mr. B. M. Arthar, veriver agricultural [?], states that Beacubbin was the outstanding wheat variety,…

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Wheat Freights Australia Affects the Argentine

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 5

It is reported that freight rates for wheat loadings in the Commonwealth are firmer and that owners are asking a…

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Steady Tone In Wheat: Trade Quiet

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 18

A quiet but steady tone prevailed in the local wheat market yesterday, prices being unaltered at 55 a bushel. Bagged wheat stood at 56, and country…

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Wheat Report Market Quieter; General Trend of Values Lower (By Our Wheat Market Correspondent.)

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 28

All overseas wheat markets are a shade easier this week, with a tendency towards lower prices. United Kingdom buyers are holding off, and the absence of demand…

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Japan's Re-entry to Wool Market Boosts Prices by Our Wool Market Represnetative

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 4

EXPECTATIONS were more than fulfilled at the opening sales of the second half of the wool selling season in Sydney this week. The re-entry of Japan into the market was marked by animated…

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Shade for Sheep Trees in Paddocks are Valuable

The Land · Friday 8 January 1937 · page 20

IT is at this time of the year that the value of shade trees in the sheep paddocks becomes evident. There is no question…

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