Cattle Up £2 Head
Most cattle prices were £1 to £2 a head higher at Homebush yesterday…
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Rain aids sheep market
Widespread rains this week caused a buying wave in the store sheep market. Western and northwestern graziers, whose…
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GUNNEDAH agronomist (Mr. O'Reilly) reports that a new wheat fungicide known as Hexa Chlor Benzine is most effective…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wheat Pact Price Talks
THE International Wheat Council, which has been meeting in Washington for…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Wool Levels Were Steady
WOOL prices were firm at the Sydney and Melbourne sales this week. To-wards the close in Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Trade: Brokers' Reports Wool in U.S.A.
Winchcombe, Carson Ltd. report: The wool market continues to uphold the view that at this season's values,…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →World to See Wool Films
Two films made by the Australian Wool Board on Australian wool- growing have been accepted in…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Wool Films For World Screens
TWO films made by the Australian Wool Board have been accepted in London by the J. Arthur Rank…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Wool Imports To England Up
Imports of raw wool into the United Kingdom last year totalled 695,690,000 1b. (actual weight), compared…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Q'ld.'s Busy Wheat Season
TOOWOOMBA: Deliveries of wheat to No. 16 Pool to date total 16,707,557 bushels, of which…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →No Decision On Wheat Pact Yet
THE International Wheat Council is still in session in Washington, but to date no decision has been…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Keen Demand For High Quality Wool
ALTHOUGH there were few "specialty" types included in this week's wool catalogues, the general quality of the Sydney offerings was high, and brought forward…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Wool Price, 2½ P.c. Fall
Broader fleeces and skirtings fell by as much as 2½ per cent, at Sydney sales yesterday, compared…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Asset In Wool Is Worth Preserving
OVER the past 60 years most of the increase in Australian wool production is due to the work of pastoralist; in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Long Range Wheat Variety Trials at Condobolin
TWO wheat variety trials, one extending over six years and the other over five years, were completed at Condobolin Experiment Farm this season…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wheat Pact Split McEwen Warns Importers
CANBERRA, Thurs.—The International Wheat Conference in Washington had disclosed a wide difference on prices between importers and exporters…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Improvement in N.s.w. Wheat Urged
The Director of the Bread Research Inustitute, Mr. E. Bond said yesterday there was room for considerable improvement in the quality of wheat grown in…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Stud Cattle Importers Now More Discriminating Better Buying Overseas
AUSTRALIAN breeders of stud beef cattle, particularly of Hereford appear to be shrewder now in their selection of imported cattle than just prior to the war, when importing was revived on a large scale…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Keen Competition Likely For Cattle Awards At Sydney Royal Show
OFFICIALS expect keen competition in the AberdeenAngus, Poll Shorthorn and Poll Hereford beef cattle classes at next month's Royal Sydney Show. The Show will begin on…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →Handling Costs In Wool Industry Can Be Reduced
HANDLING the wool clip in Australia costs those engaged in the industry at least £30,000,000 per year, or about £10 per bale. There is evidence that the cost can be reduced…
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