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

Farming & the land, 1900

1,273 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 32 of 64

Wool Report

National Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

Goldsborough, Mort and Co., Limited, report as follows :—The slight stir in wool circles which was created last week by local auctions has now subsided, and the trade has…

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Rise in Wheat

Leader · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 4

The event of the week has been the phenomenal rise in wheat. It has sprung from the no[?]al price of 2s. per bushel to upwards of [?]ex. trucks in Sydney. and a…

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Wheat. London

National Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

Wheat has relapsed 1s a quarter. The American visible supply of wheat and flour east of the Rockies is 58,119,000 bushels…

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Bluestone for Smut in Wheat

Leader · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 7

Mr. Thos. B. Blyth, Hobart, writes :— Mr. Farrar's experience of the use of bluestone for picking wheat, and his conclusion that it is " entirely unreliable," is…

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The Rise in Wheat. Millthorpe

National Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

The rise in wheat was very welcome to those farmers who have not sold. Some of them have two years wheat yet waiting a better market…

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London Wool Market. Expected Decline. London

National Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

The wool market is depressed. The consumption has fallen off in all the manufacturing centres. It is exported that at the next sales…

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Latest Cablegrams. Expected Decline in Wool. London

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

The wool market is depressed. The consumption baa fallen off in all the manufacturing centres. It is expected that at the next sales…

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Heavy Snowfall. the Effect on the Crops, Blayney

National Advocate · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

Sleet and snow fell during the day. Notwithstanding the wet condition of the ground, [?]now settled a couple of inches deep. CANOWINDRA, Thursday…

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Farmers' and Settlers' Association

Leader · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 4

We notice that the Annual Conference, commencing at the Town Hall in Sydney on Thursday next, is expected to be attended by over 200 delegates from all parts of the…

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Farmers' Column

Leader · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 7

[We shall be pleated to receive contributions to this column from any farmers or set[?]ers in the district…

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Farmers and Settlers

Leader · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 3

After Mr. Miller left on Saturday night those present returned to the hall and reformed the local association, and several renewed their subscriptions. A meeting for the…

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Sheep Dog Trials

National Advocate · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 3

The event of interest was the award of prizes in connection with the sheep dog trials, the preliminaries of which had been carried out in the ring…

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The Markets. Wool and Produce Report

National Advocate · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 2

The following report has been issued for the week ended June 30 :— Wool,—Since the public auctions of last week the market has again lapsed into its…

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The Woolly Carnival. Sheep Breeders Association Show. Mudgee District Successes

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 2

The trains from Mudgee last week took away a number of woolly men, bound for the metropolis, the attraction being the great…

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Farm For Sale

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 2

Mr. James Smith, of the firm of Croome aud Smith, is about to sever his connection with this district, having purchased a…

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To-Day's Telegrams, Stud Sheep Sales. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 3

The annual sheep sales commenced yesterday, and the total amount realised for the day was £5554 10s 6d. The highest price realised was 300 guineas for a Havilah…

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Weather, Stock, and Crops

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

A considerable improvement in the weather was experienced on Sunday, the day being fine and comparatively warm. The frost at night, however, was exceptionally severe, and even…

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Wheat and Flour

Leader · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 7

For the first 26 weeks in 1900 the receipts of wheat and flour in Sydney and suburbs by rail were: Wheat, 80,328 tons; flour, 10,569 tons. The figures for the first 26 weeks of…

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Stud Sheep Sales. SYDNEY

Leader · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 6

The sales continued to-day, but no fancy prices have been realised so far…

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The Sheep Sales. Sydney

Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 3

Some high prices were realised at to-day's sheep sales. One of Mr. Thomas Gibson's special rams brought 600 guineas, and several others 300 to 100 guineas…

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