Western Crops
NEWS from the Mudgee district says that the wheat crop is of an enormous growth. Good judges estimate that the average yield will be close on 30 bushels to the acre. Great,…
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Farming & the land, 1889
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Wool Sales Spirited
LONDON, Wednesday.—The opening prices of the series were maintained at to-day's sates, and in some cases exceeded. There was excited competition over the various lots,…
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For the week ending yesterday (Friday) [?] bales of wool arrived in Newcastle from the interior…
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LONDON, Thursday. —Second crossbreds have advanced 1½d…
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LONDON, Thursday.— Since the present series of wool sales opened, 27,500 bales have been offered. There is an active demand…
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THE following London firm, have issued a notification that in consequence of the recent dockers' strike they are compelled to revise the schedule of rates on wool and woolled skins warehoused and…
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THANKS to the courtesy of Mr. Robinson, Railway District Superintendent, we have been furnished with the following information in reference to the wool season:—The…
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Messrs. Dalgety and Co. telegraph under date Melbourne, December 2:—At the weekly wool sales to-day we offered 3600 bales to a large muster of buyers. The animation advised from the…
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LONDON, Monday.—The wool market is firm, and an active demand prevails. Since last advices 38,000 bales have been offered…
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A case of baby farming has, it is believed, been discovered at Footscray. It appears that a Mrs. Thompson registered the death of an infant with the local registrar, and…
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LONDON, Tuesday.— The wheat for the United Kingdom is 1,910,000 quarters, and for the continent 440,000 quarters…
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Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co.'s monthly circular to hand states: Although we are suffering through depression in the coal-trade, we are some what sustained by a happy briskness in the wool…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Compared with the October sales, present pries in the London wool market show the following advances :—BEST scoured 2d per lb, faulty and good…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Since the opening of the present wool auctions, 97,200 bales have been offered. Good competition is manifested, and prices are fully maintained…
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Mrs. Caroline Thompson was arrested on Friday in connection with the Footscray baby farming case. PANIC IN A THEATRE…
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Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report, under date Melbourne, December 9:—We offered 3600 bales at the wool sales to-day and had a full attendance. Buyers telegrams from London report that the…
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LONDON, Monday.—Five tons of butter of fine quality, shipped from Melbourne in the R.M.S. Orizaba, has been landed in good condition, and realised 128s per cwt…
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LONDON, Monday.—Today's colonial wool sales closed with prices slightly below the highest of the series. The next series opens on January 28…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool market, is less active. Since last advice 30,800 bales were offered…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool sales show greasy to be ½d per lb and scoured 1d per 1b lower…
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