London Wool Sales
LONDON, September 5— The wool market is inanimate. Crossbreds maintain the July level, but merinos are from 7 to 10 per cent, below. The quantity catalogued since the opening of the…
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Wool and Sheepskins
At Messrs. Mort and Co.s auction sale, Wednesday, there was a satisfactory amount of competition at prices justified by the lower values now ruling in the Home market. The wools offered were mostly oddments, and afford very little…
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We learn from the Auckland News that an important invention in butter firkins has been patented by Mr. T. M. Byrant, a dairyman of Onehunga, New Zealand. The old-fashioned firkins have long been need, but when the…
Continued on Trove, page 559 →South American Meat and Wool
The following, extract from a letter just received from a gentleman engaged in sheep and cattle farming in the River Plate district will be read with interest, now that the question of the close competition of the South American…
Continued on Trove, page 557 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Coonamble
The following are the local stock movements:â200 rams from Gorianawa station, Mundooran, to Booroomumugga; 100 mixed store cattle, Dunn Brothers, owners, from Corbelle, to Mudgee…
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The usual fortnightly sales were held this Week, the catalogues including some 210 bales. "The offerings consisted of a few oddments of greasy in inferior condition and several parcels of scoured…
Continued on Trove, page 593 →Fall in the Price of Wool
For several years in succession the squatters have experienced the miseries of drought, and now there is added to that calamity a fail in the price of wool. It cannot be said that the blow was unexpected. Both…
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Summer weather is being felt in spurts. From the south and west very warm days have been reported this week. But it is heat without rain, and the prospect is anything but pleasant. In the north, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Farmers' Unions and Squatters
At a meeting of the Hume Farmers' Union, held a few days ago, a resolution was proposed pledging the members to oppose any squatter who might be a candidate at the next election, on the ground that no one…
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The annual meeting of the Hume Fanners' Union took place on Saturday at Burrambuttock. Mr. E. C. J. Morton, of Jindera, was elected president for the ensuing year. The annual report of the retiring committee showed…
Continued on Trove, page 559 →Gosford Model Farms in Court. Expensive Advertising
At the Central Police Court on Thursday before Mr. O'Malley Clarke M. G. Murray together with Messrs A. Houston and Co. Artists, were charged with infringing the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Among American Farmers. No.viii— Silk Cocoon Management
The two previous letters having fully explained, first how silk culture has been successfully established in California by the intelligent action of the State…
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LONDON, September 3— The estimated deficiency" in the beet crop on the Continent is as follow— Germany, 20 per cent.; France, 6 per cent.; Austria, 30 per cent,; Belgium, 23 per…
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HAY, Saturday.—Large parcels of wool are arriving daily. The bulk is going by river to Melbourne. Several mobs of sheep are about to star for the mountains grass beings scarce on some runs…
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LONDON, September 12.—The wheat market has not revived. The quotations are—Ex ware-house, 36s; ex ship, 35s 6d; five off-coast cargos were sold at from 33s 6d to 33s 9d; no forward shipments…
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LONDON, September 19.—The wool market is weaker. Large quantities of old stocks which are being reserved from sale tend to aggravate the existing depression. Increasing supplies from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Wool Trade
The Sydney Mail says that the usual fortnightly sales were held last week, the catalogues including some 240 bales. The offerings consisted of a few oddments of greasy in inferior condition and several parcels of scoured…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Sales
LONDON, September 11.—At the wool sales, to-day, about 8900 bales were offered. The market was dull…
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WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday.—Stock Crossings: 800 hoggets (J. J. Andrews owner), from Wagga Wagga to Berrembed. WILCANNIA, Tuesday.—Stock Movements: A mob…
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BRAIDWOOD, Monday.—The following stock crossings are reported:—80 head of fat bullocks (Colony and Rex), for Shoalhaven; 100 fat bullocks (J. M'Intosh). for Moruva…
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