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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

3,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 163

The Wheat Market. London, Feb. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 5

The wheat to hand by the Spirit of Dawn sold at 37s 10½d per quarter…

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English Wool Market. London, Feb. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 5

The wool market is firm and the demand is spirited…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 7

Messrs. Dalgety and Co,, of Melbourne, telegraph as fol[?]lollows:—We held our thirteenth wool sale to-day in the presence of a full attendance of buyers. As usual at this period of the season, the catalogue was comparatively small,…

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English Commercial News. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Feb. 18. Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 7

The quantity of wheat and flour American visible supply is now estimated at 6,464,000 quarters. MONEY MA[?]REET. The Money market is advancing. The open…

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Barling Harbor Market. Farm Produce

Evening News · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 5

At the Darling Harbor railway terminus this morning there was a good supply of forage forward from the various intermediate stations along the northern, southern, and western lines…

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Farmers and Shearers. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 7

Sir,--In view of the desirability of securing joint political action on the part of all friends of reform and the preservation of Australian democracy, I would suggest, per favor of your…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 401

Ordinary summer weather has ruled during the present week, the only variation worthy of note being a heavy southerly squall which swept along the coast on the 15th instant. The pastures are still well clad, and…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 7

The council of the Central Cumberland Agricultural and Horticultural Association met at Parramatta on Wednesday evening, to settle up over the late show, the president (Mr. R. A…

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Latest Pastoral News. (Continued From Page 23.) Weather, Stock Movements, Wool, Weather

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 42

There is not much of importance to record on the subject of the weather for the week. There has been very little rain anywhere. At latest reports there was slight rain the central, coast, and…

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Wool

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 6

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., are in receipt to-day of the following cablegram from their London office:--" There is no change in this market to report since our last…

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Wild White Cattle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 401

Some notion of the nature of "wild white cattle" is to be gathered from Mr. J. E. Harting's account of the capture of a white heifer, which belonged to the famous herd in Mr. Assheton Smith's park at Vaynol,…

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Wool Sorting

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 22

SORTING wool by the grower (says the Sheep Breeder) is not so difficult, laborious, and scientific an operation, or connected with so much expense, as may be thought by some. The main…

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Wool Ships

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 8

The ship Peter Stewart, under engagement to Messrs. Dangar, Gedye, and Co., is getting well down onthe water, and will clear for Londonthis day week,She will take some 7600 bales of wool, and will be followed by the Deveron for…

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Our Wheat Harvest

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 3

OUR wheat yield this season will be considerably less than last year. According to the statistics prepared by the Statistician's Department it appears that the area put under…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Messrs.Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co.,Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London office: "Wool: There is no change in this market to report since our last cable."…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 10

The following are the stock movements:—One thousand four hundred and seventy-five merino wethers, from Albury for Big Mimoso, Coolamon, Mr. J, J. Keogh owner…

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The Wheat Harvest of New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 4

The Government statistician has completed his estimate of the wheat harvest of New South Wales. It will surprise no one to learn that it is much below that of the previous year, both…

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The Shearers' Battle. the Rule of the Mounted Infantry. Strengthening the Forces. Killing Cattle on the Road. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 5

No further developments are reported from Clermont. Fitly members of the Moreton mounted infantry were selected to proceed to Clermont by the steamer…

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Darling Harbor Market. Farm Produce

Evening News · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 6

At the Darling Harbor railway terminus this morning there was a good supply of forage forward from the various intermediate stations along the northern, southern, and western lines…

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