The Manning. Crops Ruined at Taree
TAREE, Wednesday.--The rain ceased last night, but the river continued rising until 5 o'clock this morning, when it was 2ft. higher than at last year's flood. It is now…
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The Macleay. Subsidence of the Flood Waters. Crops Still Submerged
KEMPSEY, Wednesday.--This morning both the river and the backwater are falling and many people have already begun to clear mud off the floors of their houses, and are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Floods. the Water Subsiding. Enormous Damage to Crops. Washaways on the Railways
The heavy easterly gale spent itself yesterday afternoon. It was blowing its strongest near midnight on Tuesday, when the velocity attained was 30 miles an…
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LONDON, Wednesday Night.--In reference to the offer to Mr. Robert Reid by Messrs. William Lund and Co., of the Gulf line of steamers, to carry Victorian…
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Of the composition of wool this chemical estimate has been given: Carbon 50 per cent, hydrogen 7, nitrogen 17, oxygen 21, and sulphur 5. While 98 per cent, would be organic, 2 per cent. A prominent fault to be found with modern drawing-rooms is the too great profusion of furniture and bric-a-brao crowded into them. It trips you up on the floor, drops down at you from the chandelier…
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Winchcombe, Carson, and Company report: We offered 832 bales of wool for our fortnightly sale on Thursday, and have sold at auction and privately since last report 1067 bales. The market was a…
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Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson and Co. report:--We offered 832 bales of wool for our fortnightly sale yesterday, and have sold at auction and privately since last…
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Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, have received the following cable from London, dated March 8:--"The better class of greasy alone sells steadily;…
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LONDON, Thursday, 1 p.m.--At the wool sales to-day a large number of lots were withheld, and the prices ruling yesterday were sustained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Carcoar
The following is the account of stock that have passed through here during the last few days, viz,:— 13 vans of sheep, Cowra to Flemington, Wilson to Pitt Son, and Badgery; 3 waggons of cattle, Cowra…
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The 1893-94 season opened earlier than usual, owing to a considerable quantity which was held in the colonics being shipped before the new season's butter was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hunter. the Flood Steadily Subsiding. Losses in Horses and Cattle. the Railway Washaways
WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--The Hunter River has fallen 10ft. since last night, and is gradually going down. The weather is close and muggy, and it is feared that more rain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c
Moving slowly, very slowly indeed, across from the tropics the rain entered this colony on Tuesday Feb. 27, and by the following morning had fallen over nearly the whole colony. But the best of the change is that…
Continued on Trove, page 477 →The Butter Market
LONDON, March 8.—Danish butter is selling at 113s per cwt.The New Zealand factory butter by the steamer Rimutaka realised 108s per cwt…
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LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m.--The New Zealand factory butter by the steamer Rimutaka has reali[?]d 10[?] per cwt…
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Very little fresh can be said of the state of the London market for the sale of Australasian butter Several cable messages have been received during the week, all of which would go to…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →The Cattle Saleyards
At yesterday's meeting of the City Council, Alderman HARDIE moved— "That, in accordance with the recommendation of the finance committee, the bylaw faring the dues to be paid…
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LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m.--Victorian wheat is quoted at 26s per quarter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About Wool
Of the composition of wool this chemical estimate has been given: Carbon 50 per cent, hydrogen 7, nitrogen 17, oxygen 21, and sulphur 5. While 98. per cent, would be organic, 2 per cent,…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Freights on Colonial Butter
We learn by cable, from our London correspondent, that the managers of two large steam lines have offered Mr. Robert Reid, the Victorian Defence Minister, to contract for the carriage of Victorian…
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