TASMANIA. Wheat
HOBART, This Day.--The Government farm at Newtown reports a yield of 43 bushels of purple straw wheat to the acre…
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Seed Wheat for Distressed Farmers. (By Telegraph.)
MURRUMBURRAH, Saturday.--A large meeting of farmers. was held at Mrs. Murphy's Criterion Hotel this afternoon. A great many expressed their intention of applying for the…
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WILCANNIA, Saturday.-- Tibooburra reports that a mob of cattle consisting of 600 cows passed from Palparara Station on route for Melbourne, P. Gravert in charge. Camels have…
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Australian wheat by ship Trafalgar, off coast, is quoted at 35s 9d. [The cables marked with an asterisk appeared in our late editions of Saturday…
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Sir,--As a farmer, I am glad to notice that Mr. Lewis G. Abrams has in hid letter in jour issue of the 21st inst. so clearly dealt with the above question-- the miscomprehension of which…
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WAGGA, Saturday.—The weather is warm with slight indications of rain. None has fallen during the month of March. Stock passings for the week: 10,000 wethers, Mr. J. A. Shiencke owner, from…
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The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, report:--That at their fortnightly sale of wool to-day there was an average attendance of buyers. The quantity…
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Fifty-one head of cows and bullocks, from Tonderburine, to be sold in Dubbo by Mr. R. B. Wilkinson, J. L. Brown, owner, Thomas Fife in charge, passed this morning…
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Sir,[?]"Ex-Miller," in yesterday's Herald, regards spring wheat as inferior on account of the inferior quality of flour it yields, but thinks it worthy of trial, and then contradicts a previous correspondent's…
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Sir,—In your of to-day " Ex-Miller" speaks as if it was impossible to grow wheat on the coast side of the mountains on account of rust. I have seen several patches of purple straw, which I understand is a…
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MURRUMBURRAH, Saturday.—A public meeting was held in the Criterion Hotel this afternoon for the purpose of considering the offer of the Government to grant seed wheat to distressed…
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Butter.--Prices show and advanced on last week's rates of 1d to 2d per lb. Best New south Wales dairy sorts are selling at 1s 7d to 1s 9d.; factory-made, 1s 10d to 2s: New Zealand sorts, prime, 1s to 1s 3d;…
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ALBURY, Monday.--The news that the Government intend proceeding with the construction of the Culcairn-Corowa Railway has been received with much rejoicing in the…
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LAST night the Government made a virtue of necessity, and accepted Mr. J. P. ABBOTT'S motion in favor of the repeal of the duties on butter, bacon,…
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The distinguishing feature of yesterday's sitting of the Assembly was undoubtedly the debate on the motion of Mr. Abbott for the abolition of the duties imposed on bacon,…
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Yesterday, under the auspices of the Commercial, Pastoral, and Agricultural Association of New South Wales, a conference was commenced in Sydney. The conference was composed o[?] representatives of the…
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Nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-four pounds three shillings and sixpence was collet[?]ed as revenue at the Crown Lands Office, Forbes, during the week ending March 30 last…
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BATHURST, This Day. -- The farmers of this district consider the conditions under which the Government propose to grans them seed wheat as altogether too…
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LONDON, Tuesday Night. -- The April series of London wool sales opened to-day, 300,000 bales being available for disposal. Ten wool-laden ships are overdue, and their…
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MELBOURNE, This Day. -- The Union Mortgage Agency Co. cable reports a large attendance of buyers and animated competition at the April-May series of wool…
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