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Broken Hill & the Far West · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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The Wool Trade. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 2

The proprietors of the woollen mills of Massachusetts have entered a strong protest against the duties on raw wools proposed to be levied under the…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON, Thursday Evening

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 April 1897 · page 4

At the wool sales this afternoon prices were firm, the Americans buying freely…

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London Wool Sales. Americans Buying Freely. London, April 1

Western Grazier · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 2

The wool sales are firm. The American buyers are operating freely…

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2nd Edition Miner Office, [?] p.m. Latest Cable News. London Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 5 April 1897 · page 4

The following lots were sold at the wool sales last evening:—Bullamon, 7?d.; Richmond, New Zealand, 7?d; Eskbank, 8?d.; Moyhall, 10gd.; Rockview, 10?d.; Scott,…

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London Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 1

The following lots were sold at the wool sales last evening:—Bullamon, 7?d.; Richmond, New Zealand, 7?d; Eskbank, 8?d.; Moyhall, 10?d.; Rockview, 10?1; Scott,…

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The Drought. Loss of Sheep. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 2

The Stock Department estimates that two million sheep will perish in the Western district unless rain falls very shortly…

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The American Tariff. Increased Wool Duties Demanded. London, April 10

Western Grazier · Wednesday 14 April 1897 · page 2

The members for the Western States in the American Sonata doomed an increase in the Dingley duties on imported raw wool…

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The Wheat Market. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 May 1897 · page 2

The prospect of an early cessation of the Graeco-Turkish war has caused a reaction in the wheat market, and prices are again falling…

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The Markets. [By Cable.] Antwerp Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 May 1897 · page 2

The present series of Antwerp wool sales have closed, 56 bales of Australian wool being sold out of a total of 481 bales catalogued. Prices were unchanged…

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THE U. S. Wool Duties. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 4

The finance committee of the United States Senate has recommended that the proposed tariff on wools of the first class shall be reduced from 11 to 8…

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The Markets. [By Cable.] London Wool Sales. Serious Fall in Prices. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 May 1897 · page 2

At the opening of the new series of wool sales yesterday Messrs, Buxton and Ronald, Balme and Co., and Jacomb and Son offered catalogues…

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THE U. S. Wool Duties. [By Cable.] London

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 1

The finance committee of the United States Senate has recommended that the proposed tariff on wools of the first class shall be reduced from 11 to 8…

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The Markets. [By Cable.] The U. S. Wool Duties. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 May 1897 · page 2

The finance committee of the United States Senate has fixed the new duties on wools as follow:—First-class, 8 cents per lb.; second, 9 cents; third,…

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Concession to Pastoral Lessees. Sydney

Western Grazier · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 3

The Premier has approval of the advantages gained to pastoral lessees by the reappraisement of their runs under the Land Act of 1895 being…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 4

At the wool sales to day crossbreds were keenly competed for, but merinoes were weak…

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London Wool Sales. a Decline in Prices. London, May 5

Western Grazier · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 3

At the wool sales, prices have declined from par to 15 per cent. below the rates ruling at the close of last sales…

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Relief of Irish Farmers. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 May 1897 · page 2

The House of Commons has rejected the motion brought forward by Mr. Knox in favor of granting the Irish farmers relief similar to that under the English…

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The Wool Sales. LONDON, Friday Evening

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1897 · page 1

At the word sales to day crossbreds were keenly competed for, but merinoes were weak…

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The Markets. [By Cable.] The Wool Sales. LONDON

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1897 · page 3

At the wool sales yesterday the best prices of the series were obtained. Crossbreds advauced 5 per cent., but merinoss were neglected…

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The Railway Rates. Reduction in the N. S. W. Wool Rates. Conferences of Commissioners. No Further Cutting. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 May 1897 · page 2

The new merchandise book of the New South Wales railways will be issued on June 1. From that date reductions will be made in the…

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