The Wool Market
The estimated total quantities to be submitted at the series of sales, commencing in London on the 27th ult., were:—New South Wales, 35,002 bales; Queensland,…
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Farming & the land, 1899
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The Butter King of the World
The butter king of the world is Obadiah Sands, of Illinois, who owns (says the "Chicago Chronicle") 80 creameries, and controls the output of…
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Distributing houses continue to report good business, country orders especially being on a liberal scale. Butter as yet shows no sign of alteration, but the next…
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Recently there have been manifestations of the adoption of a new policy by the Australian Agricultural Company with regard to those portions of…
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Mr. O'Callaghan, in a report to the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Cook, says a number of factories in the South Coast district have erected capable pasteurising plants…
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At the West Maitland Police Court yesterday morning, before Messrs. H. Crothers and John Enright, Js.P., Kenneth M'Donald, on remand from Singleton, was charged that…
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LONDON, Thursday.—The visible supply or wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 49,174,000 bushels, against 47,596,000 bushels last week…
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LONDON, Friday.—The wheat markets are very dull. For cargoes nearly due 29s is asked. Buyers offer 28s 9d…
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With the end of the month has come a considerable volume of business, operations being on a liberal scale. Since last report butter has advanced 1d per 1b all round. The…
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Dulness prevailed in this department, and the week's slackness was more apparent in produce than in other lines. There seems to be a falling off in the demand for most lines,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the North West. Walhallow to Spring Ridge. Wheat Cultivation. No. Ii
Walhallow is owned by the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, and includes the run known as Piallaway. The property is an extensive one, and under…
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So far there are no wool arrivals to record, hut as shearing has already commenced on the northern and north-western stations arrivals may shortly be looked for. In their…
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Acting on the Instructions of Mr. Cook, Minister for Agriculture, the department has just obtained several mules for use on the Hawkesbury College Farm to see how their…
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The Warwick Farm race meeting attracted a very fair attendance on Saturday. The weather was fine, but the going was heavy as a result of the recent heavy rains. Results:…
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The sixth half-yearly meeting of the Hunter, River Farmers' Co-operative Company Limited, was held at the Company's office, High-street, yesterday afternoon. Mr…
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The town of Abbott, Nobraska, boasts on what it claims as the largest sheep feeding domain in the United States, the property of Mr. Robert Taylor. This gentleman has 10,000…
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Writing of the wool market under date London, July 14, Messrs. M'Ilwraith, M'Eacharn, and Co., say:—Since our last report there has been very little change in the position of…
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The visit of the Premier to the Farmers' Conference at Orange may be regarded by the hardened politician as a determined effort by the head of the Ministry to secure…
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The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 349 bales, as compared with 1679 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The transhipments to Sydney…
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Business has been good in all dairy produce lines in spite of the heavy and inclement weather—in fact hardening values have followed the blockade of coastal packets, and a…
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