Farm Products
SUGAR BEET.—Where cows are kept it will he advisable to grow some sugar beet for winter fodder. It will thrive sufficiently for feed purposes in any climate, and prefers a deep,…
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Farming & the land, 1897
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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne
DALGETY AND CO.'s wool catalogue to-day comprised 3670 bales, chiefly medium to good wools from Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland. They had a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Proposed Experimental Farm. Deputation From Singleton. Sydney
THE Minister for Mines and Agriculture received a deputation this afternoon from Singleton, comprising Messrs. E. Alford, R. Blaxland, and J. Hayes, on the subject of…
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MESSRS Dalgety and Co. and Gibbs, Bright and Go., who conjointly loaded the clipper ship Argus, got the vessel away shortly before noon yesterday for London direct, with…
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During the week the steamer Allinga shipped 500 rams for Rookhampton, and the Tangier sails to-day for West Australia with 450 head of cattle for the West Australian…
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Two shipments of wool have been made during the past week, the ship Argus, conjointly loaded by Messrs Gibbs, Bright and Dalgety and Co., having been despatched for…
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LONDON, Thursday.—At the London-Colonial wool sales to-day the market was flat. The bulk of the crossbreds offered was withdrawn…
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Activity has characterised the operation in dairy produce lines during the past week, country buyers especially ordering liberally. Distributing firms are pleased to state that…
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On Saturday Mr. R. B. Wallace despatched the steamer Tangier for West Australia with a shipment of coal and 360 head of cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Grievance
It will be remembered that a few weeks ago the Railway Commissioners received a deputation of farmers at the West Maitland hay siding, with reference to proposed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne
AT Dalgety and Co.'s wool sale to-day 4000 bales were offered, comprising a good general selection from all the colonies. The number of Tasmanian clips was a special…
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The Danish barque Tercera, which left Brisbane on the 4th inst, for London, took the following cargo: —5326 bales wool, 165 casks tallow, 165 drums glycerine, 100 casks oleo, 21 drums sheep dip, 81…
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The total arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 42,086 bales, as compared with 47,912 bales for the corresponding period of last season. Of the former total 3241 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Butter Export
Two hundred and forty tons of butter were shipped to London by the steamer Australian. THE WEATHER. The dry weather is having an effect on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool and Tallow Market
At the local wool sales on Thursday 7061 bales were disposed of out of the 7878 offered. Several well known superior clips were included in the catalogues, scoureds…
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AT Dalgety and Co.'s wool sales to-day they offered a good catalogue of 3900, mostly clips from the later districts of Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia, with a…
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The steamer Dovedale took her departure yesterday for West Australia with 2550 tons of coal and 150 bullocks. At Sydney 1500 sheep, and additional 100 head of cattle will be shipped. Adelaide…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. Price of Wheat
At the wheat sales to-day medium old wheat sold at 5s 4d. No prime wheat was sold. ELECTION INQUIRY…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Victoria. Melbourne, Wednesday. [?]Ice of Wheat
The wheat market has advanced. Sales of new were effected at 5s ld, and old at £s 5d. ACTION FOR DAMAGE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wool and Frozen Meat
The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 43,013 bales, as compared with 48,255 bales for the corresponding period of last year. The arrivals for the…
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