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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 3

The highest price obtained at the Sydney Sales last week was 10½d for greasy, and 18¼ for acoured, amongst the sales the following are noted; J.W. over…

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Yesterday’s Wool Sales

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 2

Messrs. Harrison Jones and Devlin wired us last night as follows:—We offered to day 4,500 bales of wool, selling by auction arid privately 5,000. There was…

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The Farmers and Settlers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., report:—

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 3

Wheat.—Prime wheat is worth 2s 8d trucks, Darling Harbour, there being no alteration in values. Cousignments have reached us more freely, these being…

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Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 2

At yesterday's wool sales there was a good demand with a slightly upward tendency in price. Greasy reached 10½d, and scoured, 16d…

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The Wool Trade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 3

THE local season may now be said to be at its vo[?]ith (says the "Herald") and the quantity cataloged this week, 35, 118 bales, considerably exceeds the offering in all but one week of last…

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Storing Wheat, Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture stated ou Saturday that provision has been made for storing one-and-a-half million bushels of wheat for this harvest…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office. Tuesday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 2

The weather remains very hot. The glass to-day showed 110 degrees in the shade. there is no sign of rain…

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Wool and Produce Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, December 7

The Western Herald · Wednesday 11 December 1901 · page 2

Despite the largely increased dimensions of the offerings during the past week, the market has continued very spirited, and transactions havo been on the whole very…

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Big Loss of Cattle

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 December 1901 · page 4

Much sympathy has been expressed with the owner, who we believe is a Mr. Docker, over a heavy loss of cattle sustained by him whilst his mob was passing through…

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Successful Shipment of Wheat

The Wellington Times · Thursday 12 December 1901 · page 4

The Minister for Agriculture has received advices that the shipment of bulk wheat by the steamer Persic, sent in July last, has proved a great success. The grain arrived…

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The Wool Sales

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 5

Yesterday's wool sales closed [?] prices being unaltered. Greasy sold to 10½d, and scoured to 16½d…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 2

The weather is seldom less than 110 deg. in the shade yet the sky is clear and there is not the slightest indication of rain. Pastoralists are looking forward to the…

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Farm and Garden. Original Articles. Brussels Sprouts As a Money Crop

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 December 1901 · page 3

ONE of the principal profitable crops which shonld receive greater attention from farmere at the present time is the cultivation of Brussels…

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Wheat Harvest

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 December 1901 · page 3

Mr. Coghlan, the Government Statistician, estimates the wheat harvest of New South Wales at 18,768,690 bushels, from 1,470,400 acres, showing an average yield of 12.8…

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The Farmers and Settlers Co-operative Association, Ltd., report :—

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 December 1901 · page 3

Wheat.—The Craning of the London market, due to a hardening in America, hat had a salutary effect on local values. Further…

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The Wool Trade

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 3

The wool sales yesterday were irregular, but prices were unaltered…

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Pastoral and Commercial. Western Herald Office, Friday Evening

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 2

The weather is most disagreeable. Heat, dust and sweat. The thermometer registered 115 in the shade to-day, and we were treated to a lovely duststorm as well…

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Cablegrams. Wool Sales. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 4

The wool bale have closed. Merino had a strong Continental demand and regained the opening decline…

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Wool and Produce Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, December 13

The Western Herald · Wednesday 18 December 1901 · page 2

Despite the fact that the offerings during the past week have been particularly heavy, the market remains practically unaltered, values being on a par with those of the…

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Wool Sales

The Wellington Times · Thursday 19 December 1901 · page 4

Winchombe, Carson and Co. report that yesterday's wool market was very firm. Greasy reached 10d., scoured 14½d…

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