American Wool Duties
One of the most important items of news received since the restorationof cable communication is to the effect that the House of Representatives in the United States has passed the Tariff Bill…
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The Wool Trade
Mail advices to hand to 15th June report a moderate business doing in home-grown wools, the new domestic clip not having been placed in sufficient quantity to test values. Qnotations had, however, been maintained, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Sheep Scab in New Zealand
The information that scabby sheep have been discovered in parts of New Zealand, which, according to official reports, should be perfectly clean, is not creditable to the management of the stock department of…
Continued on Trove, page 167 →The English Wheat Market
LONDON, Thursday Night.--The prospects of the English harvest are being so seriously affected by the continued wet weather that the price of wheat is improving…
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Next to rice, wheat is the most commonly used grain, playing a more prominent part in the markets of the world than any other cereal. The enormous rice crops of Asia, being consumed for the greater…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →The Antwerp Wool Sales
LONDON, Thursday Night.--The Antwerp wool sales opened to-day, when River Plate combings of an inferior quality were a farthing cheaper. Among the wool to be…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Murrurundi Agricultural Show. (By Telegraph.)
MURRURUNDI, Friday.--The show here bids fair to be most successful. All the ground arrangements are pretty well completed. There are large entries in the…
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After a protracted struggle between the manufacturers of woollens and the woolgrowers of America, the latter have gained a victory, and the duties on imported wools are to be removed. The…
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London Wool Sales.—Since our last report was written the cables has been restored, and we are in possession of advices as to the ending of the series. Our correspondent wired on 18th instant that the…
Continued on Trove, page 175 →Farmer. A Great Irrigation Enterprise
On Wednesday, February 1st, the proximate completion of one of the most extensive and expensive irrigation enterprises ever prosecuted in California was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Michael Davitt on Home Rule and Rome Rule. an Address to Protestant Farmers
On Saturday, June 9, a meeting of those interested in the land and labour question was held in Bowling-green, strabane, an important own in North Tyrone. Mr. Michael Davitt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wants of the Farmers of Riverina
A public meeting, held last week at Jindera, was attended by a large master of farmers from all parts of the district, the object of which meeting, was to bring under notice the injury caused to the farmers of Riverina by…
Continued on Trove, page 168 →THE Fruitgrower and Farmer. The Victorian Royal Commission on Vegetable Products. How to Make Bees Pay
THE following evidence on bee culture was given before the Commission by Mr. E. A. Coleman, of Mount Barker (S.A.):— What are you ?—A member of the firm of…
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At the Darling Harbor hay sales during the week, supplies of forage were fairly good; primest samples selling well at satisfactory prices. Medium and inferior were excessively dull; buyers being…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →Wagga Pastoral Show
WAGGA WAGGA, This Day.--A meeting is to be held in the Town Hall on Monday to consider the question of inviting Lord and Lady Carrington to visit the Wagga…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sale of Pastoral Properties. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The long-wished-for movement in pastoral proportion has apparently commenced. Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co., Limited, report the sale on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather and Stock. (By Telegraph.)
WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.--Misty rain is falling in Maitland. BATHURST, Saturday.--Splendid rain has fallen here throughout the day. It was much…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Albury
The following stock movemements are reported:—112 fat cattle from Nevertire for Melbourne, Dougharty, Son, and Parker; 88 head fat cattle, from Bourke, for Melbourne, R. Gibson and Co.: 80 head fat cattle, from Dubbo for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Supposed Cruelty to Sheep During the Smearing Season. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I wish to draw the attention of the public to a letter of Mr. J. C. M'Cooey's which appeared in your issue of the 20th July. This gentleman states that it is the custom of all stations during the shearing season to pen up a certain…
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