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Farming & the land, 1895

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High Price for Wool

Singleton Argus · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 5

A SMALL parcel of YCH super combing wool was on Thursday sold by Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. at 174d per lb. This is the highest price, with the…

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New Zealand Sheep. London, Sept. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 3

Sir W. B. Perceval, Agent-General for New Zealand, is pressing the Board of Agriculture to permit the New Zealand sheep by the steamer Buteshire to be landed without restriction…

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Latest News by Cable. London, Friday. the Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 3

For the fifth series of colonial wool sales, which commence on Tuesday next, 280,000 bales will be available; or 32,000 bales less than for the corresponding series last year. An advance of from 10…

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The Farm & Garden. the Eye Opening Tree

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 21 September 1895 · page 16

From a German pharmacist—E. Merk, of Darmstadt—the N. S. Wales Agricultural Dopartmt has received an inquiry as to the possibility of obtaining a supply of leaves of…

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Live Cattle Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 September 1895 · page 3

Another case of pleuro has been discovered amongst the cattle brought by the Southern Ctosb. The inspector of the Board of Agticulture considers that two of the bullocks affected with pleuro were…

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The Butter Export Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 September 1895 · page 3

The Times says that the opening of auction sales in London for the disposal of colonial batter and the fixing of standard prices have already bad the effect of driving Danish batter oat of the London…

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Monday, September 23, 1895. Live Cattle Sitiphent

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 23 September 1895 · page 2

UNQESTIONABLY the business of shipping live cattle from Australia to England has received a certain discouragement, in consequence of the experience of the Southern Cross cargo…

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The Live Cattle Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 24 September 1895 · page 5

The Standard, in an article on the live cattle trade between Australia and England, says that the majority of the bullocks brought by the Southern Cross were scarecrows. It adds that, fortunately…

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The Southern Cross Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 5

The beef by the Southern Cross is being sold at 2s 11d per stone. Two more of the cattle by the Southern Cross have developed pleuro-pneumonia. London September 24…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 5

There is a 15 per cent, rise in the price of wool. THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF THE CATTERTHUN. The Marine Board has delivered its decision…

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Latest News by Cable. London, Tuesday. the Wool Market Improving

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 25 September 1895 · page 5

The wool sales opened to-day at an average advance of about 15 per cent. on last sales' closing rates, the principal advance being in crossbred wools. The attendance of both home and foreign…

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Latest News by Cable. London, Sept. 25. the London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 26 September 1895 · page 3

Schwartz's Circular states that the improvement in the market is most marked in greasies and medium scoured wools, while the smallest advance is in the higher scoured and clothing wools. The…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 September 1895 · page 3

The crowd is more regular at the wool sales, and the competition is brisk, especially for New Zealand wools. The following rates have been realised for the undermentioned clips:—Barnato, 71/2d…

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Australian Sheep and Cattle Shipments

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 5

Sir W. B. Perceval, Agent-General for New Zealand, is pressing the Board of Agriculture to permit the New Zealand sheep by the steamer Buteshire to be landed without restriction…

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Live Cattle Shipment

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 13

Unquestionably the business of shipping live cattle from Australia to England has received a certain discouragement, in consequence of the experience of the Southern Cross cargo…

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The Live Cattle Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 3

In an article on the live cattle trade the journal devoted to the interests of the meat trade says that when Australian cattle attracts outside tonnage, the result will be a reduction in freight with…

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The Sheep for Breeding

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 13

There are many points which indicate quality of wool and perfection of form in sheep, which are (says Rural Australian) general to all the breeds. Thus taking wool…

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The Wool Market. Still Excited. No Prospects of a Decline. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 5

MESSRS DALGETTY and Co., Limited, have reveived a telegram from their London Office stating that the wool market is excited, with prices still…

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The Farm & Garden. Milk-giving Indications

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 28 September 1895 · page 13

What constitutes a perfect udder in a cow is largely a matter of taste and judgment, as regards external form. Different breeds of cows exhibit characteristic shapes of both…

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Live Cattle Export

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 September 1895 · page 4

SIR,—The news of the "Southern Cross" shipment is certainly most unsatisfactory, but does not reach me with surprise, nor I am sure any of those who watched the loading of this vessel. Of course,…

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