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Farming & the land, 1938

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Firm Market at Wool Sales

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 2

With strong support coming from all principal buying sections, the market at to-day's wool sales was firm at yesterday's levels…

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Germany Buys Butter From N.Z. AUCKLAND

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 9

The Minister for Marketing, Mr. Nash, to-day announced that an arrangement had been made with Germany to take 500 tons of butter for…

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Wool Sales Will Not Be Curtailed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 1

Wool sales this season will not be curtailed. A joint conference of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers and the…

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Reciprocity Needed With Wool-Buying Countries

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 15

"Times have changed since the days when Australia could rest assured year after year that her wool would find consumers anxious and with the means to…

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Wool Sales. Market Rules Firm. Strong Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 14

At the wool sales in Sydney yesterday, 9,951 bales were catalogued. The clearance, including private sales of passes-in and fellmongered wools amounted to 9,674 bales, as…

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Wool: a "Reasoned Optimism" and Market Control

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 40

That the affairs of the wool world are slowly taking on a brighter aspect seems to be the consensus of opinion among the better-informed individuals of the wool trade, although a certain amount of anxiety is still expressed as to the future conduct of the Japanese in regard to sales…

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Q'land Wheat at Top Prices Brisbane

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 9

Wheatgrowers in Queensland will receive the highest price for 10 years for the 1936-37 crop, the final payment for which will be made shortly…

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Wool Supllies and Sales. Need for Encouraging Buying

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 19

Wubcgcombe, Carsn, Ltd., reports:—The more extended inquiry ruling at recent auctions raises stronger hopes that the Australian wool available for the year will be sold by the…

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Japs. Active at Wool Sales Market Holds Firm

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 12

JAPANESE buyers were active at yesterday's wool auctions, and many lots of fleece fell to their bids; Competition also was strong from…

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Wool Supplies and Sales Need for Encouraging Buyers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 5

Winchcombe, Carson, Ltd., report: The more extended inquiry ruling at present auctions raises stronger hopes that the Australian wool available for the year will be sold by the close of the season. In that respect the decrease in the South African clip…

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Oversea Wheat Position Lindley Walker's Special Report February 14

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 6

Our cable reviewing International wheat this week reads:— "Australian February shipment valued at 37/- per qr…

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Oversea Market Cables. Bradford Wool Tops. London, Feb. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 19

Quotations in the Bradford wool tops market are unchanged, but there is an easier tendency. Cross[?] are steady and unchanged. [?] are quiet and steady…

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Wool Market. Brokers and Growers Confer. Hope of Avoiding Carry-over. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 18

At a joint conference of the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia and the Australian Wool Growers' Council in Melbourne to-day, it was decided that there…

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Tobacco Crop. Australia's Increasing Production. 1,000,000-Lbs More Than Last Year. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 23

Australia's production of tobacco is rising steadily, and the crop this year is estimated by experts to be about one-half of the total amount of home-grown leal which could be…

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Produce. Dairy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 22

A brisk demand was in evidence in city dairy houses yesterday, and supplies were substantially reduced. The inquiry for eggs has improved…

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From Farm to Market Beef and Mutton Advanced

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 16 February 1938 · page 12

FOLLOWING the rise in values for cattle at Monday's Flemington sales carcase butchers advanced quotations for all grades of beef by ¼d…

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Sheep Show Early Preparations Wool Exhibit

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 10

TO expedite the Inspection and classIng of Merinos, the judging of ail sheep, and to avoid any interruption In the selling of British breeds of sheep,…

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Good Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 10

AN entire registered Southdown flock of fifty ewes, ranging in age from 1-yr. to 5-yrs., is for sale. This is a splendid opportunity for lamb raisers. They are…

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Travelling Sheep

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 15

"MOUNTAINGREE" [?].— Rain is badly [?] of sheep are travelling this part looking for grass. [?] Area are dangerous now, and [?]…

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Nowra Show Good Dairy Cattle Exhibited

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 17 February 1938 · page 4

NOWRA'S 63rd annual show last week was officially opened by the Minister for Works (Mr. E. S. Spooner), who was accompanied by Earl do La…

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