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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1938

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To Avoid Carry Over Free Selling Of Wool Necessary

Truth · Sunday 13 February 1938 · page 27

"THIS is February When January closed Australia had 1,101,277 bales of wool awaiting sale, apart from later deliveries. The…

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Boys for School Farm

The Sun · Sunday 13 February 1938 · page 17

LONDON, Saturday.--The Agent-General for New South Wales, Mr. Heath, gave a tea party to 28 boys, mostly from Lancashire, who left by…

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Butter

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 3

The London butter market is steady. Quotations: Danish, 126/ per cwt.; choicest salted New Zealand, 111/ to 112/; Australian…

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Wheat

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 3

During the past week the local wheat market has been fairly steady. Bulk grain was sold at 4/6 1/4 and 4/6 3/8 per bushel, Sydney…

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Wool

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 3

At last week's Sydney wool auctions values showed no change. Rates were generally maintained on the slightly improved basis…

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Produce. the Butter Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 13

Production is being well maintained in almost all New South Wales c[?]stal dairying areas, but supplies are s[?]rinking in [?]land districts. Arrivals are slightly lower than the…

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Prime Cattle Rates Higher

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 14

The sheep market at Homebush to-day opened dearer for practically all descriptions, but the improvement was not sustained. Allowing for…

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Milling of Bleached Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 9

"Semolina" writes:- In your issue of 4th inst. appears a letter from Mr. A. L. Jelfs, secretary of the Flour Mill-owners' Association of New South Wales,…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Quiet

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 13

The Sydney wheal market was very quiet on Saturday. Se[?]ors were not disposed to trade, and buyers were apathetic. A few small sales of [?]lo parcels at 4/5[?] per bushel…

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Market Is Steady for Wheat

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 10

ALTHOUGH options on the principal overseas wheat exchanges were weaker, the product on the local market on Saturday morning…

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Prussic Acid in Sudan Grass Warning to Cattle Owners

The Labor Daily · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 10

On account of instance which have recently been reported of cattle having been poisoned as the result of grazing on Sudan grass and of certain statement which…

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Japanese Bid for Wool Early Competition Was Strong

The Sun · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 7

Japanese buyers dominated the early wool sales to-day and bought 150 of the first 500 lots. Many lots were passed in, but the…

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Wool for Japan. Australia's Portion is 37,000 Bales. TOKYO, Feb. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 11

The Australian Associated Press learns that the purchase has begun of the 60,000 bales of wool for manufactuilng exports which the Government has ordered to be apportioned in…

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Rural Scholarship. Junior Farmer's Success

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 9

The scholarship at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, made available by the Royal Agricultural Society, has been awarded to John Morschel. a son of the well-known dairy farmer…

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Farming in Russia. Collective System Successful. Melbourne Botanist's View

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 9

FREMANTLE, Saturday.—The collective farming system in Russia is proving a success and is well worthy of consideration in Australia, according to Dr. R. T. Patton, Lecturer…

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Farmer Gaoled Stole Own Wheat Feared Eviction

The Workers' Weekly · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 4

ADELAIDE.—A sentence of one month’s imprisonment was imposed on Patrick McManamon, farmer, of Pekina, for having…

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Breadstuffs. Wheat Market Dull

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 13

The Sydney wheat market was very dull again yesterday. A few small parcels of silo grain were offered at 4/5[?] per bushel, Sydney basis, and occasional sales were…

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Australian Wheat Will Be Wanted

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 12

If the import needs of European and other countries are anything like 250,000,000 bushels up to next July, Australian wheat will be wanted…

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Business Was Quiet in Wheat

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 10

THE local market for wheat yesterday was steady in price, but featureless. A few small sales of bulk grain were mode at 45 12 a…

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Overseas and Sydney Wheat Quotations

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 15 February 1938 · page 4

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

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