COMMERCIAL. Wheat
Messrs H. R. Carter and Co, wheat brokers, Sydney and Melbourne, reports as follows under date October 17:—There is practically no change in the local…
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Farming & the land, 1900
526 stories in New England's papers · page 20 of 27
Our Yorkshire Wool Letter. the Crisis in Wool. Seventeen Failures on the Continent. with Liabilities Amounting to Nearly Four Millions. Bradford, Sept. 7, 1990
The past week stands without parallel in the history of the European wool trade, and which, for sensation and importance, eclipses everything so far chronicled. To regular…
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In Spain there are some 10,000,000 of migratory sheep, which every year travel as much as 200 mile's from the plains to the "delectable mountains,"…
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As harvest time approaches the usual tactics take the field. One Sydney newspaper has already published an estimate of a 20 million bushel crop for New South…
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ON Saturday morning through the courtesy of the chairman (Mr. J. F. Chaffe) of the recently formed company, our reporter was given the opportunity of inspecting the work…
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THERE was a brisk sale to-day, good wools being in strong demand At the wool sales yesterday the following prices were realised:—Muntham, 8d.: Ensay, 7½d.:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Opening of Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night
MESSES. WINCHCOMBE, CABSON, & Co. report that, at the wool sales which opened to-day, prices were from 45 to 50 per cent, below those obtained at the opening sales…
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THE local wool sales were opened to-day. 1750 bales were offered, competition being steady compared with highest rates last season. In greasy wool, superior to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Lucky Farmer. LAUNCESTON
THE first prize of £7500 in Tattersall's Sweep on the Caulfield Cup has been won fay a farmer named Wilson, settled in Tasmania…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmer & Grazier. Salt-bush and Edible Shrubs
The Minister for Works has received a letter, from Mr. F. Turnor, F.L.S., F. R. H. S., expressing pleasure at Mr. O'Sullivan's remarks on the…
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The very smallest of all the kinds of sheep, says a contemporary, is the tiny Breton sheep. It is too small to be very profitable to raise, for, of course, it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Guyra News. Farmers' and Settlers' Association
A further meeting was held at the School of Arts Hall on Saturday, Mr. Arthur S. Curtis, presiding. On the proposition of Mr. Sole, seconded by Mr. Piper, it was resolved…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' and Settlers' Association. Monthly Meeting. Public Weigh-bbidge
The regular monthly meeting of the Farmers' and Settlers' Association was hold at the Town Hall on Saturday afternoon, Mr. W. C. Higinbotham in the chair…
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MESSRS. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin wired as follows on Wednesday:—At our sale to-day, we offered 800 bales of wool. Good competition prevailed, but values…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier AND Fairfield & Wallangarra Advocate Friday, October 26. Roving Cattle
AT the Municipal Council meeting on Monday night an all round discussion cropped up on the stray cattle question. It was unanimously admitted that the…
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As all farmers are aware, when their chaff, hay, straw, or potatoes is forwarded to Sydney for sale it is the custom of the trade to charge the consignor 2s. 6d. per ton for delivery…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Farm and Garden Weather Notes
If the dew lies heavily on the grass after a fine day, it is a sign of another to follow; if not, and there is no wind, rain is approaching. A red evening sky is…
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Despite the fact that the supply of cattle at the Flemington sale-yards has of late been about equal to the demand (says the Sydney "Stock and Station…
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At Messrs, Winchcombe Carson and Co.'s wool sales yesterday, competition was active, the top price for greasy being 7½d, and for scoured 14d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stray Cattle Pest
Most provincial towns suffer from the intolerable pest of straying cattle, and Glen Innes figures largely in the category. We are not disposed to saddle the blame on to…
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