Late News by Cable. London, June 25, the London Wool Market
The prospects of the next series of colonial wool sales are hopeful. There is a strong demand, and an advance in the prices of merinos is expected…
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Farming & the land, 1898
969 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 49
Poetry. Sunset on Tee Farm
Down behind the western hill the red sun. sinks to rest, All the world is weary, And I am weary too. The partridge seeks its' cotert, and the red bird…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farm and Dairy Notes. the Uses Ot Salt
Most farmers are aware that salt possesses valuable manurial qualities in connection with some soils, but its applications has not been nearly so…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Improvement of Our Dairy Herds
It will be recollected that some few mouths ago the Ministry of Agriculture decided to import a number of dairy cattle from England and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Size of Dairy Herds
The is a great desire with large farmers who have plenty of land, and who find that the dairy department pays well, to increase the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Sales
The fourth series of wool sales commenced to-day. At the opening of the sales prices were the same as at the conclusion of the last series, but at the there was an advance of five per…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COMMERCIAL. Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market
There was a large attendance of buyers at the big store cattle sale on Tuesday, biddings were abimated, and top prices were realised…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Political Points. the Barton-lyne Alliance. a Sheep Election Expected. Sydney
Mr. Barton's speech in the Legislative Council to-night is being looked forward to with considerable interest, as it is expected the federal leader will fully, and clearly define his attitude and succeed in…
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Wool is Animated and merino merino maintained its advance. Crossbreds are in buyer's favour, except those of finest grades…
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[?] and Co., Buxton and Ronald, and Balm and Co., offered a catalogue comprising 11,963 sales, two-th[?] of which consisted of New Zealand wools. The selection of cross Lreds was an Mr. Chamserlain, See[?] of State for the Colonies, stated in the Homes of Commons last night, in reply to a qurstion, that Sir. William Maegregor, the Lieutenant-Governor of British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →English Wool Sales [By Cable.] London
THE colonial wool sales commenced brisk, business at from par to a 5 percent advance on closing prices last series…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Annual Sheep Show. an Excellent Exhibition. [Press Telegraph Association] Sydney
The New South Wales Shocpbreeders' Association had the misfortune this year to have unpropitious weather for the opening of its intercolonial sheep show. This morning heavy showers fell intervals…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →District Wheat Growing. Some Useful Information to Our Farmers
WHEAT-GROWING, judging from the splendid returns last year, and the large areas under crop this, appears destined to become a great industry in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seed Wheat for Farmers
A CONSIDERABLE number of applications are still received by the Department of Agriculture from farmers who desire to obtain seed wheat on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Annual Sheep Show and Stud Sheep Sales in Sydney
The annual Show of the Sheepbreeders' Association of New South Wales, which opened on Thursday and will continue for the next few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool Sales
The wool market in keen and competition is unchanged…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market
Edward Higgens (for Hill, Clark, and Co.), reports about 8000 yarded to-day, all bullocks, and bulk of supply Queenslanders. There was a large attendance of buyers, and as there are few cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sample Sheep for Export
THE Pastoral Finance Association, Limited, recently undertook to place before Australian producers samples of the class of cheep most favorably…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Seasonable Wheat Culture
The rainfall during the past week has been so abundant in most districts that the soil is now thoroughly saturated, and has so run together that by…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →COMMERCIAL. Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market
Edward Higgens (for Hill, Clark and Co.) reports about 3000 yarded to-day, all bullocks and bulk of supply Queenslanders. There was a large attendance of buyers, and…
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