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Farming & the land, 1896

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Our Telegrams Sydney, Tuesday. Wheat Advanced

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 1 January 1896 · page 4

Wheat is nominal in Sydney at 4/- to 4/3. The price or wheat has advanced three halfpence at San Francisco, and the recent improvement in freights will add another…

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A Successful Dairy Company

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1896 · page 2

A MUDGREE telegram of Monday says:— The Mudgee Co-Operative Dairy Company, since its inauguration six years ago, has had a successful career, and the report and…

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pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

A. A. Meurant and Co. (Geo. A. Crisp, auctioneer), report having made the following sales:—1000 ewes, on account Mr. W. Ditchfield, Urangeline Creek; 95 ewes, on…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. "This is true libery when freeborn men, Having to advise the public, may speak free." Milton. Saturday, January 1896. the Wheat Season

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 2

FROM the latest estimates prepared on the subject it would appear that the deficiency between the quantity of wheat produced this season and the…

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Mortality among Cattle

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 3

ALARMING reports are prevalent in Victoria as to the loss of cattle in the Goulburn Valley district, and opinions are divided as to the cause of death. Several farmers have…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 3

Tompson, Manning and Jeremy report having made the following sales:—Account P. Hann, Wagga, 51 cows; account Miss Lintott, Cunningdroo, 30 prime fat bullocks;…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 4

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association reports that sales were resumed at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie Place on Monday, 6th inst., and continued on the succeeding…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 3

THE New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd., Melbourne, resumed the wool sales to-day, when they submitted an attractive catalogue comprising 5021 bales…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 2

The following passings of stock have been reported to Mr. Charles Lyne, Stock Inspector, Wagga, during the past week:—1054 crossbred sheep, Mackay and Copland's…

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The Farmer and Pastoralist at Home. the Wool Sales

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1896 · page 4

THE Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report that the sales were resumed at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie Place, on Monday, 6th inst., and continued on the succeeding…

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The Australian 1895 Wheat Crop

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 2

The official estimate of the New South Wales whet for 1895 [?] to 4.703,400 bushels, as compared with 7,041,378 be-heis last [?] This is a…

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Our Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. WHEAT

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 15 January 1896 · page 4

A shipment of 2,500 tons of first milling wheat has been sold to arrive ex ship Cavaliere Ciampi from California, at 3/5 in ship's slings, Sydney…

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The Wheat Harvest

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 2

A COROWA telegram says:—Stripping has now almost finished, and the returns of the district crops exceed anticipations, showing an improvement of quite a bag to the acre in…

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The Wheat Market. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 2

The steamer Oimara sailed from San Francisco towards the end of December with 500 tons of wheat for Sydney and 1000 tons of barley for Melbourne, and the ship…

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The London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 January 1896 · page 2

The London wool sales opened to-day. Prices were very firm, with on upward tendency…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

A, A. Meurant and Co. (Geo. A. Crisp auctioneer) report having mude the following sales, viz.:— 500 ewes on account of John Rawaou, Bullunbong; 300 owes on…

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Wheat

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 7

Wheat in Adelaide is up to 4/1, in Melbourne to 5/1, in Sydney 4/1 to 4/3, in Albury 3/8, in Cootamundra buyers offer from 3/7 to 3/8, but holders want 4/…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the committee of tne above association was held at the rooms, Gurwood-street, last evening. PresentMessrs. A, Smith, Vice-President (in the…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 3

The Sydney Wool Selling Brokers' Association report that the improvement in the tone of the market continued last Thursday and on Monday with a full attendance of…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 January 1896 · page 2

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Go. Ltd., Melbourne, coatinued the wool sales to day, when they brought forward a catalogue of 2303 bales to a good…

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