The Great Wheat "Corner" Enormous Profits
LONDON, Monday.—Mr. Leiter, the Chicago speculator, who recently made a "corner" by the purchase of 10,000,000 bushels of wheat, is stated…
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Farming & the land, 1898
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London Wool Sales. Spirited Competition
LONDON, Tuesday.—At the colonial wool sales this evening there was spirited competition. Continental buyers are taking the bulk of the…
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The following cable advices have been received from London by the under-mentioned firms respecting the wool sale:—By Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co.,…
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LONDON, Thursday.—At the London Colonial wool sales to-day competition was brisk, and the market showed a very firm tone. Medium and inferior…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Brisbane, Sunday. Cattle Tick
The Chief Inspector of Stock received a report that Bell, of Dumgree, 11 miles north of Gladstone, found what be believed to be cattle tick. The place where the discovery…
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John Cruickshank was charged that he did at Wyalla on the 17th February, 1898, steal one steer, the property of James Jackson. Accused, who was…
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The steamer Taglisferro, which arrived yesterday from Sydney, will take 150 head of cattle to Melbourne…
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The total wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 49,311 bales, as compared with 68,273 bales for the corresponding period of last season. During the…
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The steamer Tagliaferro, of Messrs. M'Ilwraith-M'Kachara's line, sailed hence last night for Melbourne with a quantity of coal and 300 head of cattle shipped by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. It is…
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Splendid business for the closing days of March and the initial day of April is reported by distributing houses, the orders from country buyers being on exceptionally…
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The March rents have been paid by the pastoral tenants this your remarkably well. The amounted demanded was £106,165, of which £80,989 has been received…
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The third lecture of the series arranged under the auspices of the Hunter River Agricultural and Horticultural Association was delivered in the Town Hall last evening…
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[?]steamer Tangler sailed yesterday for West with a shipment of cattle and sheep. This commended loading live stock at 11.45 p.m. on to-day night, and with the exception of one…
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A satisfactory feature in connection with the shipping trade of the pert is the revival of the West Australian cattle trade. Within the past few days several largo shipments…
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Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons' chartered steamer Maritta sailed hence on Saturday for Fremantle with 3900 tons coal. In addition the Maritta carries 160 bullocks and 2164 sheep, shipped by Mr. R. B…
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The cattle trade in Canada, which we must regard as a formidable rival of Australia in the old country market, is in pretty bad shape at present, and a leading shipper…
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The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 49,613 bales, as compared with 58,554 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The arrivals for the…
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During the week several cattle shipments have been made. The Tagliaferro went forward with 150 bullocks for Melbourne; the Victoria sailed with 100 head of cattle for…
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The wholesale houses report only medium business for the closing week, due to the break made by the Easter holidays intervening since our last report, also to the…
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MESSRS. GIBBS, BRIGHT AND CO. report:—Arrivals of 216 bales for the week, making 49,729 bales to date as compared with 58,732 bales for corresponding date 1897…
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