Antwerp Wool Sales
LONDON, Tuesday.—The Antwerp wool sales opened to-day. The sales were animated, and the rated were slightly higher than the closing London rates…
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Farming & the land, 1889
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Wheat
LONDON, Wednesday.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat to the United Kingdom is now estimated at about 1,992,000 quarters, and for the Continent 348,000 quarters…
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The Cabinet will considered yesterday the question of the regulations for the distribution of seed wheat to the distressed farmers in the drought-stricken districts…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The fresh arrival of wool to date amount to 63,600 bales. The number of bales sent forward direct is 53,000. Adding the quantity held over from…
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SYDNEY, Friday Night.—A lengthy Cabinet meeting was held to-day, at which the report of the Colonial Treasurer and the Minister of Mines in reference to the…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The Antwerp wool sales have closed with firm prices…
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The amount of wheat available for export in Victoria is estimated at 9000 tons, and, as contracts entered early into in the year will absorb most of the surplus, there will be none other left to export…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat to the United Kingdom is now estimated at 1,932,000 quarters. The quantity, of wheat and flour afloat to the…
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It is reported that a Christchurch grain merchant has telegraphed accepting an offer for a cargo of wheat from San Francisco for shipment to Sydney at 35s 6d for 500lb. This is about…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Seed Wheat
Seed wheat ordered recently from the School of Agriculture, Victoria, arrived at Brisbane on Wednesday. There were fifty bushels. The whole consignment has already…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Political Situation. The Government Proposals. Bacon and Butter Duties. SYDNEY, Friday Night
IT is probable that the Government will meet Mr. Abbott's motion to remove the bacon and butter import duties by declining to accept it from as enemy, but letting to be known…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The sugar market is rising owing to rumours of heavy deficiencies in the C[?]n crop. The average of crops in Cuba, for 1889 is stated to be 8000 below…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. Government Farm
Land, part of Government farm at Newtown, has yielded 48 bushels of purple straw wheat per acre. The receipts from the farm for the are £925, and expediture £710,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Cattle Case. a Mysterious Heifer
Jacob Probert was charged with detaining one red heifer with White patch, value £3, from Arthur L. Payne, the owner of the same…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Butter and Bacon Duties. Debate. J. P. Abbott's Motion. Alex. Brown's Amendment
Mr. Abbott's motion to bring in a bill to, without any delay, remove the duties now imposed upon bacon, butter, cheese, and kerosene imported into the colony was called on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parliament. Tuesday, April 2, 1889. Session Resumed. Seed Wheat. The Land Bill. The Murray Waters. Hornsby Roads. Improvements to Newcastle Harbour. Proposed Railways. Chairmanship of Committees
SYDNEY, Tuesday Night.—There was a very large attendance of members when the Assembly resumed sitting this afternoon after the adjournment for the Ministerial Elections…
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Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London office:— "LONDON, April 3rd.—The wool sales…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool auctions opened to-day. There was good competition, and a large attendance. Merinos generally were equal to the last rates, the best…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Federated Squatters and Farmers' Co-operative Association
A meeting of the provisional committee of the above was held on Tuesday, when it was resolved to register the Federated Squatters and Farmers' Co-operative Association of Australasia, Limited,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Important to Wool-growers
The damage done to Australian wool by the intermixture of jute from the packs has been frequently complained of by manufactures. The following extract from a letter received by Messrs…
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