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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

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The Latest Telegrams. Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 3

Sheep easier. Best merino wethers, 15s 6d; good, 14s 6d to 15s; medium, from 13s 6d. Shorn—Best, from, 10s 3d; extra, from 12s 6d…

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Fire on a Wool Waggon

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday last a carrier named Evans, with fifty bales of Pine Ridge wool on his waggon, suddenly discovered that his load wan a fire. This was at the…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening, October 30

The Western Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 2

A violent dust-storm on Saturday night followed by 14 points of rain had the effect of reducing the temperature this week to a maximum daily average of 80 degrees Mr. Russell's latest forecast is "cool,…

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Winchcombe Carson & Co’s Wool Report

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 2

We held our opening sale for the new season to day. The selection available included a large number of hurry and [?] wools, which feel the drop in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales. (By Telegraph.) SYDNEY, October 30

The Western Herald · Wednesday 31 October 1900 · page 2

At yesterday's wool sales a better tone prevailed and good competition up to the level of last week's prices. Greasy reached 7½d. scoured 11[?]…

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Cattle for Rhodesia

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 3

MR. A. R. Ross, the agent of the British South African Chartered Company, who has been for twelve weeks in Australia purchasing cattle for export to Rhodosia, gave…

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Wool Report

The Cobar Herald · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 4

Winchcombe, Carson and Co, report on October 25th:— We held our opening sale for the new season to-day. The selection…

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Cattle Market Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 5

Cattle easier. Best bullocks from £8, extra from £10, good from £7 10s, medium from £6 15s…

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Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 5

Sheep higher. Best merino wethers from 16s, good 15s to 15s 6d, medium from 14…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 5

AT the second day of this week's wool sales at the Wool Exchange the a[?]tionerrs offered a catalogue of 2463 bales, of which 2234 bales were sold. The market ruled very firmly at…

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Latest Commercial. London Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--At to-day a sales there was good competition noted at firm prices…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening, November 2

The Western Herald · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 2

Since Tuesday the weather has been very sultry and disagreeable with an incere[?]ing temperature. On Wednesday the shade maximum was 99.3 degrees, and on Thursday the mercury rose to 107-3, the…

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Farm and Garden. Honey in Jerusalem. Apiary Interests in Palestine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 4

European apiary interests are becoming alarmed at the development of this industry in Asia, and especially in Palestine, where for the la3t 20 years bee…

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Good Wheat

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 November 1900 · page 2

On Saturday we were shown some very fine ears of wheat grown by Mr. P. Dwyer, of Micketymulga. One lot, which has 95 grains to the ear, is expected to go 40…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 November 1900 · page 5

At Thursday's wool sales two catalogues were submitted, comprising 2600 bales in all, of which the Pastoral Finance Association offered 1790 bales, and Harrison, Jones, and Devlin Ltd, 732. 2108 bales…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Western Herald · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 2

At the Police Court on Tuesday before Mr. J. F. Kenyon, P.M., George Holt was proceeded against under a criminal information sworn by John E. Sanderson of North…

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Wool Returns

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 2

THERE were 1241 bales of wool received at the railway station for transit during the week ending the 3rd instant, as against 1392 for the corresponding period of 1899. The total for the…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 3

Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report yesterday's wool sales prices firm especially for best classes. The highest prices were greasy, 8¼d ; scoured, 14d to 14½d. The prices realised…

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Cattle Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 3

Cattle advanced. Best bullocks from £8 lOs. good from £8, medium from £7 5s…

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Sheep Market. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 3

Sheep firm Best merino wethers from 15s 6d, good from 14s 6d to 15s 6d, medium from 13s 6d…

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