Local & General News. the Weather and Crops
The weather during the past week has been quite cold, in fact on last Tuesday morning there was a heavy frost and a alight one on Thursday morning. The…
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Farming & the land, 1899
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Butter Competitions
THE final judging in connection with the State Batter Show competition has just taken place, with the result that the Albury Creamery Company wins the first prize (£80)…
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IN view of the importance of fixing a fair average quality ” for wheat grown in the various districts of the-colony the following circulars, emanating from the Under-Secretary for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Everton Wool Club
MR. R. R HOME’S clip from Everton sustains its high reputation of former years. It was sold on Monday. 20th int., by Winchcombe, Canon, & Co. at prices which are amongst the very highest of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Favorable Nature of the Present Season.—reviving Prosperity in the Colonies Generally.—increase of Gold Production, and Improved Prices for Wool, Stock, Copper, and Tin.—the Unemployed Question, and Grounds of Hope for Its Settlement
IF the present has not been an ideal season throughout the territory, it has so far in the greater part of the settled portions of Australia been a vast improvement…
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At the Sydney wool sales on Wednesday the influence of the favourable London news was apparent. No doubt the rise is not quite so great as was anticipated by some, but perhaps it was as…
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BRADSTREET’S puts the matter in this way:— “Facing, as the world does, a falling off of 390,000,000 bushels in yield, there would certainly be an excellent…
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THE irregularity noticed at the earlier sales of the week was again in evidence on Tuesday, for though in many instances previous valuations were realised, in other…
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CONDOBOLIN, Tuesday.—Last week a mob of 6000 sheep, in good order, travelling up the river from Hay, on reaching the four mile reserve, above the town, lost 318 of them by death. The cause of…
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Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co., Buxton and Ronald, and Balme and Co., offered catalogues aggregating 10,270 bales. The wool was an excellent selection of the new clip. There was a large…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Cape Loyal Farmers
The Cape has organised the loyal farmers of the colony for their own local protection…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Local & General News. the Wool Market. Another Big Rise
A telegram from London on Wednesday says: -- The Londom wool sales opened yesterday. A rise of from ten to fifteen per cent, on last sales is announced…
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UNPLEASANT weather has bean experienced hero during the past week. The temperature has been high for November, reaching to 84 deg. in the shade. Hot winds, accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Price of Wool.—causes of the Rise.—this Season's Prospects.—america and England.—present Ruling Rates Not Likely to Be Exceeded. Advisability of Immediately Selling.—shortage in Clips Compensated for by Extra Price
FOR some years past the price of wool in the markets of the world has been remarkably low, and, combined with the recent serious droughts with which…
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MR. H. R. CARTER, wheat broker, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows, Nov. 28th. Since the last general rains I have…
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At the Sydney wool sales on Thursday the following lots wore sold I—ALF, from Goulburn, 7 at 10½d, 4 at 15½d, 12broken at 15½d, 16 broken at 15½d, big, shafty, good combing wool, in nice condition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Garden. Original Articles. No. 112. The Clove Tree (continued)--Essential Oil--Charactreristics--Medicinal Uses--Condiments--Soil and Situation--Traders' Devices--Firs or Spruces--The Norway Spruce Fir--Description--Cones Timber--Uses Durability--Resin and Burgundy Pitch--Spruce Beer--White Black and Red Spruces--Uses of Black Spruce--Of Red Spruce--Essence of Spruce--The Silver Fir--Description--Cones--Wood--Pinus Douglassi--Description
The clove is highly aromatic, and the footstalks of the leaves have nearly the same pungency as the calyx of the flowers. Clove trees as an avenue to a residence are…
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At an extraordinary general meeting of the Bombala Co-operative Company, disputed question of supplying milk which was said to have contained water…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales
THE market, as reflected by Thursday’s sales, was unchanged, values current during the earlier days of the week being again obtainable, but much more…
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At the wool sales to-day the bidding was very spirited, and the market remained unchanged…
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