Wheat Prices Steady
Steady prices were announced for export wheat by the Australian Wheat Board yesterday. Export prices are:--New season's: Silo…
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Stole Bags, Left Wheat
TIPPING the grain on the ground, thieves took 200 unbranded wheat bags from a roadside paddock of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australian Sheep Breed Up in Korea
To test whether they will thrive there, 4,000 to 6,000 sheep bred in Korea from stock imported from Australia will be sent to Inner Mongolia…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Depot For Bagged Wheat Near Sydney
PREPARATIONS have commenced at the Abattoirs Siding, a few miles out of Sydney, for the establishment of a huge depot for the storage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Congestion Problem Not Now Acute
Since the beginning of the year, little complaint has been heard from the wheat country regarding congestion. Much grain is still stacked in the open and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Direct Deliveries of Bulk Wheat To Mills
It was announced by the Australian Wheat Board, yesterday that where a farmer loads wheat direct into bulk trucks and it is delivered…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Growers Receive First Advance on Pool Wheat
FIRST advance payments on wheat delivered to the Australian Wheat Board have now been received by some growers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →50 p.c. Rise in Freezing Rate; Sheep & Lambs
IT was revealed this week that a substantial increase had been made recently in the freezing rates and the consolidated rates for killing and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Homebush Stock Sales Thursday Lower Rates for Sheep and Lambs
The State Marketing Bureau reports: At the Homebush saleyards yesterday the supply of sheep and lambs totalled 39,553, which were for the most part of fair quality only…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Higher Prices for Bradford Wool Tops London
The new issue prices for Bradford wooltops, which operate from January 3, are about 35 per cent, above the former issue prices…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Effect of War on Dominion Farmers Britain's Need Is For Pig Meat & Dairy Products Canadian and N.Z. APPEALS
BOTH in Canada and New Zealand, producers are being urged to expand their output of dairy products and pig meats which, it is explained, are urgently needed by Britain. It is emphasised that the longer the war continues the greater will be…
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Continued on Trove, page 3 →Unprotected Bulkheads For Wheat; Rain would Cause Serious Damage
THE attention of the Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) has been drawn by Mr. E. Field, growers'…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fears of Mice Plague. Wheat Country Danger Insufficient Protection
Fears are growing that another mice plague may develop in the wheat country in the near future. With millions of bushels stored on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Alarming Spread of Skeleton Weed in Southern Wheat Districts
THE serious spread of skeleton weed in wheat crops and fallows in portions of the Riverina and South Western Slopes is mentioned by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Plan to Increase Exports of Wool Fabrics. London, Jan. 4. (A.A.P.)
With the object of stimulating the export of wool fabrics, the Wool Control Board has announced a scheme under which manufacturers will receive an increase in the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Wheat Shipping Outlook Improves Difficulties Are Likely To Diminish In Few Months Board Member Reviews Position
"IT is anticipated that from March onwards shipping difficulties will diminish, but this depends upon many factors beyond the Board's power to control or to estimate with any degree of certainty," declared the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →U.K. Should State Her Wheat Needs Decisive Factor in Any Acreage Restriction Plan Vital Problem for Industry
BEFORE embarking upon any plans for restriction of wheat acreage the Commonwealth Government should obtain a definite statement from the British Government as to whether Britain desires Australia to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Harvest Weather was on Side of Farmer; Stripping Continues Large Quantities of Grain Still in Paddocks
BUT for the ideal harvesting weather that has prevailed in wheat districts during the last six weeks farmers would have suffered serious losses this season owing to the delayed harvesting, due to the lack of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lighter Crops of Apples and Pears are Likely
As a result of frost, hail, dry weather and, in some cases, thrips, inland crops of apples and pears are expected to be lighter. Batlow is an…
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