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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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The Wool Sales. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 23 October 1897 · page 3

The wool sales are very active, almost every line being cleared. Best qualities are firm, and lower descriptions are slightly easier…

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The Price of Wheat. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 4

Wheat is 9d. per quarter dearer in the Mark-lane market this week…

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The Price of Wheat. LOSDOS

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 1

Wheat is 9d. per quarter dearer in the Mark-lane market this week…

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The Sydney Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 2

At the wool sales 5000 bales have been sold. The best wools, both greasy and scoured, are still firm, but medium and faulty sorts have…

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The Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 October 1897 · page 2

The wool sales were continued yesterday, but no far-western lots were submitted. Superior sorts were firm; others have a downward tendency…

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The Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 October 1897 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday good qualities of wool were generally submitted and sold at full rates…

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The Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 November 1897 · page 3

As our Adelaide correspondent has wired, there was another wool sale there on Monday. Several River lots were sold. The highest price for the…

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General Cable News. [Reuter's Messages] The Wheat Market. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 3 November 1897 · page 2

Wheat is 1s. per quarter dearer in the Mark-lane market…

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Jewish Farm Community

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 9 November 1897 · page 3

THE Liverpool Mercury's London correspondent has been conversing with a Jewish gentleman, who is very much behind the scenes in connection with…

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The Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 11 November 1897 · page 2

The wool sales were continued yesterday. Seven thousand bales were sold; from good to superior sorts brought prices moving in the owners'…

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The Argentine Wheat Crop. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 2

Adverse reports have been received regarding the crops in the Argentine; these reports are stirring the wheat market…

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The Adelaide Wool Sales

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 November 1897 · page 2

AT the Adelaide wool sales on Monday crossbreds suffered, but merinoes sold well. Among lots disposed of were:— Merinoes: John Rogers, Weinteriga,…

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The Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 November 1897 · page 2

The wool sales were continued yesterday. In all 6000 bales were sold. For all superior samples there was keen competition…

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Late Cable News. British and Foreign. Antwerp Wool Sales. Opened Quietly. London, Nov. 17

Western Grazier · Saturday 20 November 1897 · page 2

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] The Antwerp wool sales have opened quietly, prices remaining unaltered…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Thursday Night

Barrier Miner · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 4

The new series of wool sales were opened to-day. There was fair competition. Prices for some wools were on a par with those of last season, down to a 5 per cent, decline…

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Alleged Cattle-stealing Case Dismissed

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 2

At the Police Court on Thursday, 25th instant, before Mr Walters Brown, P.M. John Edward Burgess was charged (on summons) that he did on the 6th…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 2

At the wool sales bidding has been brisk on the part of Continental buyers, but others have been more reserved. As compared with the October closing prices fine…

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Sydney Wool Sales. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 3

At yesterday's wool sales the top price, 12 3/4d per lb, was realised for some bales of lambs wool from Young…

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London Wool Sales. London, Nov. 25

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 November 1897 · page 3

The last of the series of wool sales were opined to-day, and prices doclined about 5 per cont…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 November 1897 · page 2

At the latest wool sales prices for merinoes have continued unchanged, but inferior wools were a little dearer…

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