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Farming & the land, 1938

9,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 250

From Farm to Market Lamb and Mutton Advanced

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 26 January 1938 · page 14

FOLLOWING upon the advance in the market for sheep and lambs at Flemington saleyards on Monday, on the arrival of exceptionally…

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Grading of Butter

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 12

The State butter grading staff of the Department of Agriculture examined at Sydney and Newcastle during the week ended January 21 last 10.[?] boxes…

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St. Marys Cattle Sale

Nepean Times · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

The next cattle sale of the Farmers and Graziers' Co. will be held at the Newmarket Saleyards, St. Marys, on Friday, 4th February…

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Sheep Dearer at Homebush

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

About 34,550 sheep were forward from 280 owners at Homebush to-day. Compared with Thursday's prices, the market during early sales was…

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London Wool Active

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 24

LONDON, Wednesday.--The wool sales were continued yesterday with an offering of 8848 bales, of which 7161 were sold. The catalogue Included 1245 bales from New South Wales,…

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Melbourne Cattle Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 13

The demand for prime station bullocks was evenly sustained at the cattle sales at Flemington to-day, though at various stages of the market fluctuations favoured buyers. For moderate conditioned to…

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Decline in Wheat Values

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 45

Merchants' advices from overseas stating that Argentine values were declining steadily, and that nil options were down, were responsible for an…

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Disease Among Mission Cattle Darwin

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 3

Alarmed by the possibility of the disease spreading to other herds, pas- toralists have asked the Administrator to deal drastically with a serious…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 6

The State Marketing Bureau (Department of Agriculture) advises as follows regarding local and overseas wheat values and sales…

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Canada To Take More N.Z. Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 8

AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--The Canadian Trade Commissioner (Mr. W. F. Bull) said today that it appeared that Canada would take a larger quantity of…

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Sheep Dog Killed by Car. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

A case of considerable interest to motorists and the public generally was decided at the Wagga Police Court when Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M., awarded James T. Stockton damages…

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Japanese Buys at Wool Sales

The Sun · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 2

Spirited bidding by a Japanese representative, who made extensive purchases, paying up to 17d lb., marked the opening of to-day's wool sales…

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Wool Values and Demand Russia's Industry

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 5

Winchcombo, Carson, Ltd., report:— The simultaneous offering of wool in Australia and London did not have ill effect on prices. Continental and…

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Will Confer On Wool Carry-Over

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 10

There will be no decision regarding a carry-over of wool to next season until the Wool Growers' Council and the Council of Selling Brokers meet in…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker's Special Report

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

Our cable this week, reviewing international wheat, reads: "Australian, for January/February shipment, valued at 37/ per Quarter…

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Commercial. New Zealand Butter. Shipments to Canada. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 13

New Zealand farmers are benefiting as a result of the serious shortage of butter in Canada. The largest shipment ever sent from New Zealand to Canada—375 tons—is aboard…

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Oversea Market Cables. Butter Market Quiet. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 13

The butter market is quiet, Quotations:—Choicest salted, New Zealand 108/ per cwt. Australian 106/ to 107/ per cwt: unsalted. New Zealand 112/ per cwt. Australian 111/ per cwt…

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Wheat Standard. F.A.Q. in Western Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 9

FREMANTLE, Wednesday.—The Western Australian f.a.q. wheat standard for the current year was fixed to-day at 63¾lb on the basis of the Schopper one litre…

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Wool Prices. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 4

Sir,—For many years I have advocated the formation of a big wool-growers' company to operate in Australian markets as a trading concern that would compete as buyers and…

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London Wool Sales. Active Competition. London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 January 1938 · page 13

The London wool sales were continued to-day, with an offering of 8,848 bales, of which 7.161 were sold. The catalogue included 1,245 bales from New South Wales. 1,362 from Queensland…

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