London Public Sales o? Colonial Wool
The fifth and last series for this year of London Public Sales of Colonial wool opened on Tuesday evening, Nov. 26, (says the Home Nevis) with catalogues comprising:—1886…
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Farming & the land, 1890
501 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 26
Sydney Wool Markets. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday evening
Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. report:—We offered yesterday, at our first sale in the new year, the largest catalogue of wool ever submittod in the Sydney market, viz., 8104 bales. Taking into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday evening
The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report: —We offered 3190 bales of wool, and sold 2800 bales. Pieces were firm, and good merino inferior irregular. Greasy sold to 12½d per lb.; scoured,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →E. R. Farmers and Consumers Co-operative Aobnct Co.'s Report
Newcastle.—Butter, 537 lbs. from 4d to 1s 1d per lb.; eggs, 387 doz. from 1B 6d to 1s 8d per dozen; fowls, 13 pairs at 3s to 5s 8d per pair; ducks, 7 pairs at 3s 6d to 4s 9d; cabbage, 53 doz. at 9d to 1s 6d per…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Farm and Garden History of the Chrysanthemum
The chrysanthemum has many varieties. It has yellow, white, red, purple, or variously coloured flowers. The nativeShorticnlturista have found it comparatively easy to modify its appearance and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Sydney Wool Market. [By Electric Telegaph.] Monday evening
Messrs. Hairison, Jonesand Devlin (Limited) report:—We offered 2600 bales of wool. The biddings were very spirited, especially for good wools, which maintain values well; faulty and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →H. R. Farmers and Consumers Cooperative Agency Co.'s Report
Sydney.—4a[?] 6 at 50s; RD, 3 at 80s; PF, 4 at 55s; PGI, 19 at 55s; AM, 14 at 40s; PGI, 8 at, 60s; C, 24 at 80s; ED, 8 at 80s; 4[?], 9 at 80s; PK, 22 at 80s; 4[?], 3 at £4; 4 G, 2 at 80s; PGI, 3 at…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Potato Crop. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury,)
SIR,——In your issue of the 11th instant your Paterson correspondent, ia speaking of the crops, states the farmers are at a loss as to what to do with the potato crop as the Sydney market,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Darling Harbor Wool Traffic
THE wool traffic at Darling Harbor, as has been previously intimated, shows an increase of about 25,000 bales for the half-year ending December 31 as against the same period…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Important to Drovers. Failing to Destroy Dead Sheep
A CASE involving a breach of the Cattle Slaughtering Act was heard at the Wagga police court on Saturday, in which C. R. Palmer was summoned by the stock inspector…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Singleton Farmers' Association
The usual sales of the above association were hold on Tuesday, Mr H. York auctioneer. The following prices were realised :— Butter 3d to 1s 1d per 1b, [?] 1s 2d to 1s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
FORBES STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, Jan. 10.—In the early part of this week the weather was intensely hot, the Post Office thermometer reaching as high as 104 degrees. A change, however,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Sales
Sale of 1708 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Helmuth Schwartze and Co., on the 20th November, 1889:- Ex Victoria, Riverina, Orient, and Duncraig,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Latest London Wool Market
Since our last (says the European Mail of Dec. 6) the sales now going on in London have made very steady progress, without very appreciable change, the attendance being as full, the biddings…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Original Correspondence. the Potato Crop. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)
SIR,—I noticed a letter in Tuesday's issue under the above heading, referring to a paragraph which appeared in a news letter of mine, of Saturday, the 11th instant, respecting the potato crops and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →H. R. Farmers Association
The usual sales in connection with the above association were held by Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe yesterday, at their sheds and yards, near Church-street station. Mr. Marshall was the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Wheat Crop
THE extracts from the Argus on the subject of the wheat harvest in Victoria and South Australia, which we publish yesterday will have been read with…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sydney Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Friday evening
Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort,and Co. report:—We offered yesterday 4,500 bales wool, and have sold at auction and privately since the 10th inst. 4100. There was a full attendance of buyers, and eager…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →H. R. Farmers and Consumer's Co-operative Agency Co.'s Report
Sydney.—Hay: 2P, 8 bales at 60s; L, 9 at 50s; TY, 12 at 50s; RP, 14 at 50s; L, 6 at 45s; JMD, 8 at 60s; PK, 20 at 60s; [?] 144 at 60s; JT, 6 at 52s 6d; S, 12 at 52s 6d; D, 6 at 50s; PL, 14 at 40s;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Hints to Dairymen
The cheesy taste in butter is due to the imperfect cleansing of the butter from the buttermilk. This cannot be done completely by the common method of churning, in which the butter is gathered…
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