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Farming & the land, 1938

9,907 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 250

Competition Keen at Wool Sales

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 10

Under strong competition from the Continent, Yorkshire and Japan, the market for wool at yesterday's auctions remained firm at the best of…

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Japan Bidding at Wool Sales

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 2

The market ruled firm at the previous day's level at to-day's wool sales. With strong competition coming…

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Ship Held Up Through Wheat Hitch

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 7

Because of a last-minute hitch in negotiations between a Sydney wheat shipper and an overseas buyers' agent, loading of the Japanese freighter, Brisbane…

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Wheat Down ⅛d.: Buyers Hold Off

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 13

With buyers generally disinclined to trade, the local wheat market yesterday declined ⅛d. to 45¾ bushel. Small parcels changed hands at that price, and…

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Butter Production at Tweed Heads. Tweed Heads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9

The new brick butter factory erected for Norco, Limited, at Tweed Heads at a cost of £6,000 is now complete. It embodies the latest in modern butter-making machinery…

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On the Land Wheat Varieties. Departmental Viewpoint. Director Replies to Criticism

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9

Commenting on the views expressed at a meeting of the executive council of the Farmers and Settlers' Association as published in Saturday's issue, the Director of…

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Wheat for the World. Stocks Barely Adequate. Australian Grain in Demand. New York, Feb. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 11

The Chicago correspondent of the "New York Times" says that, on the latest estimates, the wheat importing nations will require about 250,000,000…

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From Farm to Market Potatoes Reduced in Price

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 10

POTATOES, as anticipated, were considerably reduced in Price when large shipments of the Tasmanian product were marketed…

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Farmers' Relief Act. Debts Adjustment and Disclaimers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9

By a recent amendment of the Parmers' Relief Act, the period for receipt of applications for stay orders from farmers who desire to avail themselves of the debts…

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Dairy Produce Board. Marine Insurance Renewed. Trade with United Kingdom Outports

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 9

A special meeting of the executive committee and Victorian members of the Australian Dairy Produce Board, under authority from the full board, has decided to renew, through…

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Wheat Charters

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 3

Louis Dreyfus & Co. rave chartered the steamer Mina L. Cambanis to load 7000 tons of wheat at Victoria for the United/Kingdom Continent, lay days…

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Melbourne Sheep Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 19

At the fat stock sales at Flemington to-day a steady improvement was evident for export and local meat trade requirements. Rates for store sheep gradually hardened to relatively higher…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Inactive

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 19

Trade was pratically at a standstill in the Sydney wheat market yesterday. Sellers asked 4/5¾ per bushel, Sydney basis, for prompt parcels of bulk grain, and they…

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Wool Supplies and Prices

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 27

It is pointed out in the weekly wool letter of Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., that in Australia, at the close of January, 1,101,277 bales of wool were…

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Wool Prices Hold Firm

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 10

Although there was animated competition from all sections of the buying trade at, yesterday's wool auctions, prices remained at last week-end levels. Buyers…

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Weakness in Market for Wheat

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 10

WEAKNESS in the overseas exchanges, especially in Chicago and Winnipeg, was reflected on the local market for wheat yesterday…

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Men Charged with Sheep Stealing. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 15

At the Orange Police Court, John Keenan Moore was acquitted of having stolen one sheep, the property of S. Hamer, but was fined £15 for having had an unlicensed pistol in…

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Wool Values Firm To-day

The Sun · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 2

Good clearances were effected at the wool sales to-day and prices for all descriptions ruled firm at rates. Competition was strong, coming from…

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Wool Returns Lower Average Prices

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 1

Statistics compiled by the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia show that wool sold in the…

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Export Butter Classes. Increased Entries for Royal Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 February 1938 · page 15

Among the early entries to close for the norning Easter Show are those in the dairy produce section for the Royal special export olaises for salted and unsalted butter…

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