Agricultural and Pastoral
Picton Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society's Show this year promises to be a great success, being helped greatly by the season and special prizes. The jumping competition…
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Colonial Butter
London, January 16.—The consignment of butter ex Rimutaka, from Wellington, N.Z., November 27, sold at from 90s to 112s per cwt…
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London city brokers acknowledge (according to a London correspondent of the Argus) a marked aud sustained improvement in the quality of the butter shipments from Anstralia…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Some time ago the Department of Agriculture issued a circular to farmers containing a series of questions on the subject of rust in wheat, the object being to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Trade
During the week the sales have been very well attended, and notwithstanding the large catalogues submitted competition has been markedly active. The animation in the bidding remarked upon…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph] (From Our Correspondents.) Carcoar
Stock Movements.—1289 ewes, Rockey View station to Cadia, owner W. Hosie,in charge of E. S. (ierring; 2200 wethers, Hereford to Coombing Park, owners Cobb and Co., in charge of Woodford; passing through…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Albury District Farmers Union. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Albury
A largely-attended, meeting was held last night a[?] Bowna, under the auspices of the Albury District Farmers' Union. Mr. James Day, president of the union, occupied the chair. The principal subject of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Monday's Sporting. Warwick Farm Race Meeting
The committee of the Warwick Farm Racing, Club met this morning and decided that the postponed meeting from Saturday last shall be carried out to-morrow…
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GUNDAGAI, Friday.--Stock passings to-day :--6431 sheep, Yannbeale en route to Yass, L. Thompson owner, W. Hearne in charge. COOTAMUNDRA, Thursday.--The wheat crops…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Weather. Sheep and Cattle Drowned. Biggest Flood Since 1870
GUNDAGAI, Monday.—The flood reached 31ft 6in at 10.30 o'clock on Sunday night, but has now fallen about 2ft. There is terrible calamity among cattle on the river flats. They are passing here in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
Dalgety and Co., limited, report:—We held our usual wool sales to-day and submitted [?] to a full attendance of the trade. The activity reported last week continues unobated, and the adavance then quoted was fully sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Weather, Stock and Crops
BREWARRINA, Tuesday.--Stock passings 1000 bullocks from Talawanta (Q.) to Marraroombie; 305 bullocks from Glenorina [?] Yarrawin, W. and T. C. Dickson owners…
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LONDON, January 19.—Eleven thousand quarters of Australian wheat, for prompt delivery, have been sold at 37 b 6d per quarter…
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The frost has severely damaged the wheat crops on the Continent…
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WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--At a committee meeting of the Hunter River Agricultural Association held yesterday, the sub-committee appointed to report on wheat-growing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Victorian Wheat Crops. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
The Australasian's estimate of the wheat crop in Victoria is 17,985,250 bushels. After deducting the quantity required for home[?]consumption and for seed, there will be a surplus available for export…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wagga
The following are the stock passings and movements reported to the Wagga stock inspector during the past week:—1[?]0 [?], Edmondson and Co. owners, from Mittagong station, via Yerong Creek, by r[?] to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Weather. Floods in the South West. Sheep Drowned
WAGGA, Tuesday.—The river is up to 29ft and rising slowly. The water has flooded all the lowlands for miles up and down, and is rising at the rate of a foot in three hours. It is expected to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Wagga
A meeting of the committee of the Murrumbidgee Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held yesterday evening. The report and balance-sheet for the year for p[?] to the annual meeting of members…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Export. Butter Trade. Further Local Advance—cause of the Development of Output
Yesterday, as was anticipated in these columns a few weeks ago, the price of best factory butter was advanced 9d per lb, and is now selling at 9d, which will make a…
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