The Wool Market. Latest Commercial Intelligence
LONDON, August 17.—Consuls are unchanged. Tin is quoted £103 15s per ton…
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Proposed Butter Factory in the Camden[?]district. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Camden
The adjourned meeting to consider the establishment of a butter factory was largely attended last night, with Mr. H. P. Reeves in the chair. Westbrook, the centre of the milking district, about two miles from here, was chosen as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mystery of the Sheep Disease at Bourne. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir.--The commercial importance of this subject will, I expect, render any little truth of acceptance especially in a season such as this we are entering on--so highly favorable…
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LONDON, August 18.—The recent rains have considerably improved the hop crop…
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One of the heaviest easterly gales that has been experienced on the coast for a long time past occurred on Friday and Saturday last week, and was accompanied with a high sea. The ketch Candidate was driven on shore at…
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DUBBO, Thursday.—During the last few days a large quantity of stock baa passed through here, and Mr. J. Heane reports having trucked 60 tracks of stock from hero, 29 from Peacock's Station…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Intelligence. Albury
Stock movements: 560 merino and crossbred ewes and lambs, from Victoria to Albury market, Jas. Clelland; 485 fat and store cattle, from other'districts to Albury market, various owners; 80 fat cattle from Victorian pastures to…
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Our Camden correspondent writes:—At a meeting of the provisional committee for a butter factory here, on Saturday night, the three gentlemen who went to the South Coast furnished their report. They were satisfied…
Continued on Trove, page 380 →Melbourne Sheep Show
MELBOURNE.—The judging of the exhibits in the annual show the Australian Sheep Breeders' Association commenced yesterday. It did not conclude before evening. Following are the awards…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Rural Topics
The weather during the past week has been all that could be desired by farmers or graziers, and prospects of good crops and a plentiful supply of glass were never based upon a sounder…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wool Trade
The July sales having terminated on the 15th July, their closing is thus adverted to by Messrs. Hudson and Roberts:— " The third series of sales for the year, which commenced on 7th June, concluded this day. The opening sales were…
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The following communication was received at the Mines Department on Tuesday morning from Mr. E. Stanley, the Government veterinarian now at Bourke, relative to the death of a large number of sheep in that district recently:—…
Continued on Trove, page 381 →Condobolin Agricultural and Pastoral Association. Condobolin
The show carnival commenced here on Wednesday with a cricket match, played between town and country teams. The town team had the advantage of having on their side Mr. Percy M'Donnell, the well-known Australian cricketer. A…
Continued on Trove, page 381 →EXCHANGE The Wool Trade. AUGUST 18
The rapid passage of the mail steamer Oroya puts us in possession of London dates so recent as the 15th ultimo. The July sales having terminated the day previous,…
Continued on Trove, page 387 →Forbes Pastoral and Agricultural Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Forbes
The fourteenth annual show in connection with the Pastoral and Agricultural Association commenced yesterday. The rain which fell on the previous day rendered the ground very sloppy and marred the attendance, which…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Hunter River Farmers' Co-operative Company
The fourth half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' and Consumers' Co-operative Agency Company, Limited, was held in the School of Arts, Morpeth, on Saturday afternoon, About 60 shareholders were present…
Continued on Trove, page 382 →Dairy Notes
A great dairy show has just been held in New York. It was estimated that the 500 cattle on exhibition were worth £200,000. Nearly one half the entire number were Jerseys. These were headed by…
Continued on Trove, page 379 →Inverell Farmers' and Millers' Company
INVERELL, Thursday. -- The first meeting of the shareholders of the Inverell Farmers' and Millers' Co-operative Company was held at the Telegraph Hotel to-day. There was a very…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Millet. a Crop Which May Be Grown with Very Profitable Results
Hungarian grass or millet, if well grown, cut early and properly cured, furnishes a quality of hay which compares favorably with any of the grasses ordinarily grown for cattle feeding (said…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Notes for Farmers
COAL ASHES.—A liberal supply of coal ashes fresh from the cellar or shed, that have not been exposed to the weather, thrown round and heaped up against quince, apple, and peach trees, will form…
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