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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

640 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 24 of 32

London Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 3

At the London wool sales to-day there was a poor selection offered, end prices were irregular…

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The Price of Wool. LONDON. Monday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day only a poor selection was offered and prices were irregular…

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Sydney, Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 2

supplies were not of large quantity at Bod Red yesterday. Chaff sold up to £4 5b per ton Lucerne brought up to £2 10s per ton. A litu f bundled straw realised £2 16s 8d. Sixty…

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Progressive Work at the Government Farm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 30 September 1896 · page 2

During a drive yesterday over the Model Farm a representative the Free Fress had a good opportunity of seeing the progress that has been made since work of clear…

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The Price of Wool. SYDNEY, Wednesday night

National Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 2

Dalgetty and Co. advise that they are in receipt of a Cable from their London office as follows:—Wool sales continue active. Competition is brisk. English…

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Sydney Markets. Farm Produce

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Thursday 1 October 1896 · page 3

At Redfern yesterday chaff sold up to £4 10s per ton; a prime lot of oaten hay brought up to £6 6s 8d per ton, a good price compared with recent rates. Fifty-two…

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Freetrade In Wheat

Molong Argus · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 5

THE effect of Freetrade on our wheat- growers threatens to be a great deal more disastrous than ever the Protectionist orators have predicted it would…

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The Wool Stoles

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 3

At the London wool sales to-day operations were more brisk and better sales ware made, though prices remained without change…

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Great Importance of [?] Wheat

Molong Argus · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 1

MR. D. SHELTON states that the [?] of shipping show that there [?] on the water, or about [?] amounting to 25,00 [?]…

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A New Wool Product

National Advocate · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 2

For some time past Mr. W. Hale, the manager of Messrs. T. Elliott and Co.'s Woolscouring Works and Tannery at Botany, has been making experiments in…

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A New Product From Wool

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 2

There is good prospect that a new branch will be added to the wool industry, and that nother valuable product will shortly be laced on the list of New South Wales…

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The Price of Wool. LONDON

National Advocate · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day operations were more brisk and better sales were made though prices were without change…

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Broom Corn. (In Two Parts).—part Ii. After Treatment of the CROP.—Continued

Molong Argus · Friday 2 October 1896 · page 3

These facts should be born in mind, and nothing should be done that would tend to reduce the fibre value. The first step in the gathering of the crop…

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The London Wool Sales

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 3 October 1896 · page 2

A dance fog in the city to-day prevented the continuance of the wool sales…

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The London Wool Sales Prices Firm

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Monday 5 October 1896 · page 3

Prices are firm fur the best sorts of wool…

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Death of a Farmer

National Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1896 · page 2

A farmer named Edward Herring was killed at Donald (Victoria) on Saturday afternoon. He was attempting to catch a restive horse in a paddeck, and got one…

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The Price of Wool

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 2

The second of the series of the Adelaide wool sales took place on Monday, when there was a very large attendance of buyers, and prices ruled about the…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Monday night

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day poor catalogues were offered, and the lots submitted were slow of sale, prices being weak…

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The Victorian Grain Crop

National Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 2

The condition of the Victorian grain crops is still satisfactory. An extra large harvest is not expected, but present prospects point to a fair yield being…

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Ringbarking and Bee-farming. a Protest Against Bingbarking

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 7 October 1896 · page 3

At yesterday's sitting of the Land Board James Marsden was called upon by the Board to state whether he had observed the permission to ringbark on his leases at Clear Creek, certain…

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