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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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London Wool Sales. London, March 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 6

At the London wool sales, with the exception that faulty sorts are weak, prices are unchanged…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 24

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 4

Compared with the closing prices of the January series good super greasy merino wools are from 5 to 10 per cent. higher, and all greasy crossbreds are fully 10 per cent. higher. Owing to the depression…

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Sheep and Pasture Directors

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 2

Upon the nomination of the chief inspector of stock the following have been appointed sheep and pasture directors for the district of Yass:-- Messrs. C. H. Barbour, J. H. Hume,…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 28

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 2

At the wool sales last evening a small quantity was catalogued. Prices are unchanged. The quantity catalogued since the opening of the sales is 237,600 bales, of which 210,O00 bales have…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 25

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 March 1897 · page 4

At the London wool sales the following prices have been obtained:—Burrabogie, 8½d; Tamumu, 10d; Mangoplah, 10½d; Langawirra, 14[?]d. Continental and Yorkshire consumers are buying…

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Prize Butter

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 4

We have received from the manager a sample of the Gullen creamery prize butter, and found the quality excellent. The flavour was very pleasing…

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London Wool Sales. London, Mar. 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 4

At the wool sales this evening competition was irregular and business less brisk…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 30

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 2

At the wool sales this evening only a poor selection was offered and sales dragged. Prices were unchanged…

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London Wool Sales. London, April 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 2

The wool market is firm. American buyers are operating freely. April 2. There is more business doing in Bradford tops,…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 31

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 3 April 1897 · page 4

At the wool sales this evening business was slow and prices unchanged…

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Unsettled State of the Butter Market

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 2

THE weekly meeting of buttersellers was held at Co-operative-buildings, Sussex-street, on Monday. The following firms were represented:—Mr. T. Clark, Messrs. Laing, Clark, and Co., Berrima…

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London Wool Sales. London, April 2

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 6 April 1897 · page 4

At the wool auctions to-day sales were brisk. Wasty crossbreds sold well. April 4. The second series of wool sales for the present…

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Wool Duties

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 2

The Committee of Ways and Means of the United States Home of Representatives recommends Congress to restore the M'Kinley wool tariff immediately,…

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London Wool Sales

The Burrowa News · Friday 9 April 1897 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, cable:—London, March 24.—Since opening of sales gressy merino super and fine and…

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Pastoral and Agricultural

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 4

HENRY WARD BEECHER is wrong, I think, in what he says about the superior cleverness of crows over men. Men have no need to be feathered out and given a pair of wings to become clever enough for…

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The Sydney Butter Market

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 10 April 1897 · page 6

NOTHING of importance has transpired towards an amicable settlement between dairy produce dealers as to what should be the fixed price for butter. Both parties on Wednesday were confident…

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Condemned Cattle

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 15 April 1897 · page 2

Two white fat cattle were removed from the yards on Wednesday on the supposition that they were suffering from tuberculosis. Arrangements were made for an examination today (Thursday), and…

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Sale of Cattle, &c

The Yass Courier · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 2

Mr. T. Besnard will sell on Thursday next, a number of store cattle, also horses and farming implements. The cattle and horses are all well bred, and the farming implements…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Burrowa News · Friday 16 April 1897 · page 4
Also in The Yass Courier

We have much plessure in drawing the attention of [?] readers to the advertisement of the Sydney Wool S[?] Brokers' Association, which appears in another…

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