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Farming & the land, 1897

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 March 1897 · page 5

Good crossbreds have advanced ½d. The following prices have been realised for fleece of the respective clips—Balaklava, 5¼ l; Mangantro (New Zealand), crossbred, 10d Gonn 10¾d…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 5

At the wool sales today inferior descriptions were slightly easier. AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND TURKEY…

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The Wool Duties in the United States

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 5

Telegraphic advices from New York report chat the New England States are protesting against the placing of duties on raw wool…

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Letter to the Editor. Shipment of Live Cattle to England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1897 · page 4

SIR,— The enclosed from the Sydney Daily Telegraph should find interest with stockowners and others interested in the live stock trade to London…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 5

The following rates have been obtained for the fieece of their respective clips:—Harrow, 7½d; Wargundy, 8[?]d; Harben Vale, 8¼d; Brookstead, 9d; Bridgwater, ls 2¼d…

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A String of Wool Teams

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 24 March 1897 · page 2

On Monday last five heavily-laden wool teams, with 260 bales of the staple product, passed through Singleton on route from Mr Buchanan's famous "Killarney"…

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The Effects of the Drought—meeting of Farmers at Kayuga

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 March 1897 · page 2

A very representative gathering of farmers assembled at Mr. George Devine's residence last night for the purpose of considering their position on account of the losses sustained by the drought. About thirty farmers were present, and on the…

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Melbourne Chilled Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1897 · page 3

The health officer at Morthyr Tydvil,Wales,lately instituted proceedings against Butter and produce Compan's butter that had been trented with…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1897 · page 3

Compared with the closing prices of the January series good super [?] wools are from 6 to 10 percent. higher and all grousy crossbreds fully lO percent. Owing to tho depression on the…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 March 1897 · page 3

At tho London wool sales, with tho exception that faulty sorts are work ,prices are unchanged…

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Alleged Sheep Stealing

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 3

At the Cooma police court on Tuesday John Perry, a witness for the Crown in a case of sheep-stealing hoard last Quarter Sessions, against Edward…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 5

The following prices were realised yesterday:—Burrabogie, [?] Tamumu, 10d; Mangoplah, [?] Langawirra, [?] Mangwarry, [?] Burends, [?] clive Grange, 10d, At the…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 5

To-day buyers from the Continent and Yorkshire purchased [?]…

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Original Correspondence.! Shipment of Live Cattle to England

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 13

SIR,—The enclosed extract from the Sydney Daily Telegraph should find interest with stockowners and others interested in the live stock trade to London…

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The Wool Sales. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 2

At to-day's wool sales good superior greasy inerinos were 5 to 10 per cent, higher; all greasy crossbreds 10 per cent, higher; best scoured unchanged; medium and inferior…

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The Farm & garden. Kicking Horses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 11

The other day (says Australasian) in a circle of men who where all lovers of horses the talk turned on the peculiarities of the equine nature. " Do any of you gentlemen know a…

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Green Crops V. Dare Fallow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 27 March 1897 · page 11

The northern farmers who attempt dairying and stock-keeping in addition to wheat-growing are (says a writer in Australasian) to he commended for their enterprise, but no one in…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 5

Only a poor selection of wool was forward at the sales to-day, but prices remain unchanged…

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The Supply of Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 31 March 1897 · page 5

The visible supply of wheat amounts to 56,288,000 quarters…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 1 April 1897 · page 5

The following rates have been obtained for fleece of the respective clips—Clyde, scoured, 15 d Euston, scoured, 12 d Deepwater, 7 d; Bool-carrol, 8 d; Nive Downs, 8[?]…

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