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Farming & the land, 1894

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Wool Shipping

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 8

Wool shipping is not yet done. Then are still bales here and there, and when collected together will make a fair proportion of a cargo, considering the end of the season. At Admiralty Wharf the ship Maccallum Mohr will be…

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London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 5

Messrs, Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, have received the following cablegram from London, dated March 16:-"Sales closed firm, and prices were well…

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The Price of Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 527

Wheat, like silver, has this year touched, the lowest point on record, at any rate for the last half-century. In 1852 the price was very low, the lowest weekly average in England being 38s…

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Pastoral Istelligence. (From Our Correspondent.) Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 9

The following is the account of the stock that have passed through here during the last few days, viz.: —8 vans of sheep, Carcoar to Flemington, Wilson and Hopkins to Alexander Wilson and Co.; 5 vans…

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The London Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, March 16.—The February March series of wool sales closed to-day. As compared with the previous sales, good greasy merino wool was firm at from 1/4d to…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 7

A few sales made privately on the basis of last week's quotations constitute the business in the local market for the past week; but auction sales will be held next Wednesday and Thursday, at which it is…

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The Unity of the Church. Cardinal Moran's Pastoral Letter

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 15

WE received the Cardinal-Archbishop's pastoral letter on " the Unity of the Church" too late this week to reprint the full text. The following admirable passages will, we are sure, be read with…

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American Wool Items. Clip of 1893

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 42

By the R.M.S. Monowai from San Francisco our American filed are to hand. COLEMAN'S RURAL WORLD, of January 11, in referring to the wool clip of 1893, says: Information…

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General Cable News. the London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m. -- The February-March series of wool sales were closed to-day. As compared with the previous sales, good greasy merino wool was firm,…

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Australian Export Trade, the Butter Trade. Expansion of the Enterprise

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 44

During the week several cablegrams from London have reached us concerning the market there for Australian butter. One message stated that Sir Andrew Clarke, Acting-Agent-General for…

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Wool Duties in America. United States Tariff Bill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 42

A cable from London dated March 6 stated: " It is reported from New York that in order, to pacify the Democratic Senators the Finance Committee of the United States Senate has conceded a 15 per cent, duty…

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Farm Nots. Notes on the Dairying Industry

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 21

THERE bas been some excitement in the ranks of this fraternity within the last few weeks. It was pleasing to note from the tone of the various speakers, at the meeting held at Dapto on the…

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The Cream Test Mastered. A Visit to the Farmers and Dairymen's Milk Company

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 526

The announcement last week that Mr. Charles Pratten, manager of the Farmers and Dairymen's Milk Company, and Mr. Frank M'Caffrey, late dairy expert to the Department of Agriculture,…

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The Australian Wool Market. Review of the Season. Trade Expanding

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 41

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Company's annual review of the Australian wool trade for the season 1893-94 is to-hand, of which the following is an excerpt: The past year has been a period of financial convulsion and…

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Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Rust in Wheat Conference. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 10

At the Rust in Wheat Conference, which opens in Brisbane on Tuesday next, Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, and Queensland will be represented. The proceedings are…

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The Weather. More Wet in the North. Maize Crops Damaged. the Recent Gale. Perilous Passages. Some Steamers' Experiences

Evening News · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 4

Yesterday the weather continued fine and warm in the city, and reports from many of the country districts are of similar purport. On the northern rivers, however, things are not so…

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Loans to Farmers

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 18

MELBOURNE, Monday.— The commissioners of the Savings Bank had an interview with the Treasure today with reference to giving effect to the wishes of the Government that they should make…

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The Farmers' Conference

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 9

THE general branches of the new South Wales farmers and Settlers' Association are arranging meetings almost daily at present in different parts of the colony to select delegates to attend the…

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Geese on the Farm

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 23

THE Embden, a white goose (both male and female), is, with the Toulouse, the largest of all breeds. The best cross for the market is the Toulouse gander and Embden goose. The Toulouse…

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Wonderful Potato Crops

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 23

A CORRESPONDENT sends us the following from the Dorset COUNTY CHRONICLE and Somersetshire GAZETTE. The paragraph delates to the increased yield of potatoes caused by the use. of the Bor…

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