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Farming & the land, 1894

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 7

J. R. Geddes and Co. (the Pastoral Finance Association, Limited) will offer for sale by public auction, at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-Place, this day, at 3 p.m., 1535 bales wool.--Advt…

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London Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 7

LONDON, December 29.--The year is closing up well, so far as "talking" wool up a little is concerned. Nobody breathes a word now of the article being lower, while, as has been…

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Splendid Wheat Specimens. An Immense Weight

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture hag some splendid specimens of wheat brought by Mr. Chanter, M.L.A., front Moama, where under the advantage of protection such a…

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Public Opinion. "Like Sheep." (To the Editor of the " Australian' Star.")

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 2

Sir,-- Relying on your usual courtesy, I should like to express an opinion on the recent degrading fiasco in our House of Representatives in Macquarie- street. I…

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Condition of the Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1894 · page 7

COWRA, Monday.--The recent heavy rams have had a beneficial effect in this district. A fresh spring growth has started, feed is very abundant, and the whole country round…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 7

The following quantities of wool were manifested yesterday:--By rail, 305 bales; received at Newcastle on Monday, 199…

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Butter Trade

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 6

The New South Wales Dairy Farmers' Export Association, 12 Corporation Buildings, Sussex-street, reports (per its grader) for the week ending February 3: -- "I have…

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Australian Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 5
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LONDON, Tuesday, 1 p.m.--The shipment of Australian butter by the R.M.S. Orient has 2 alised 110s per cwt…

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Australian Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 6.— The consignment of South Australian wheat by the Hiawatha, which left Port Pirie on October 13, sold to-day at 27s per quarter…

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Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 4

Messrs. J. H. Geddes and Co. (The Pastoral Finance Association, Limited) report: -- For our 18th sale we offered 1535 bales, and sold at auction and privately…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 7

The New Zeland Land Association, Limited for the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:--We held our best sale of the fortnightly series this market yesterday, when a…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 6.— At the London wool sales Mount Bute lambs' wool sold at 49d per lb. At the sales to-day prices were very firm…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 6

Messrs, Harrison, Jones and Devlin Limited, report : -- We held our first sale of the fortnightly series on Tuesday, when we brought forward a catalogue of 3573 bales…

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The London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.--At the London wool sales, Mount Bute lambswool sold at 4s 1d per 1b. The Wyana clip realised 7 12 per lb…

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The Wool Trade. Tuesday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 8

The fortnightly series of auction sales were commenced in this market to-day under rather unfavourable auspices. For some days past the news coming to hand by cable from the London sales has…

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Russia and France. the Duty on Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, February 6.— The proposal of the Customs Committee of the French Chamber of Deputies to increase the import duty on wheat to 8fper 100 kilos, is giving offence…

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The French Import Duty on Wheat. Russia Offended. London, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 7

The proposed French import duty on wheat is giving offence to Russia…

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Fire on the Dornnda. Great Damage to Cargo. Wool and Hides Jettisoned. One Man Drowned

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 3

THURSDAY ISLAND, Wednesday— Captain Prentice, of the steamer Duke of Argyle, from London, reports that a serious fire was burning on the British India company's steamer Dorunda,…

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Redfern Railway Hay Market. Farm Produce

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1894 · page 6

At the Bedfern railway terminus on Tuesday, there was a good supply of forage and potatoes from the numerous stations along the northern, southern, and western lines;…

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