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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1897

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Seed Wheat. Pinched Seed and Rust. an Expert's Opinion for the Sydney Stock and Station Journal

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 8

This season's prices of wheat and the shortage in the world's crop has given a tremendous fillip to the harvest now being reaped by the…

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One Week's Imports An Instructive Record. Produce From All the World. Some Items of Importance--Flour, Wheat, Fruit, &o

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 5

Twelve months have passed since the first instalment of the free-trade duties came off. Still the reign of prosperity is deferred, and even the periods of…

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Maitland Farmers Protest Against the land Tax. Exaggerated Assessments. Ridiculous Values Set on Land by the Government Assessors--A Strong Protest. West Maitland

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 3

A largely-attended and representative meeting of the farmers and landholders of the Maltland district was held in the School of Arts, Largs,…

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Strayed From Echo Farm. Drowning in Middle Harbour

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 5

The North Sydney police reported to the City Coroner this morning that the mysterious disappearance of a man from Echo Farm Home had been…

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The Bathurst Experimental Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 6

BATHURST, Thursday.--Mr. Alexander Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock, is now visiting Bathurst, the chief object of his visit being to confer with the members of the Stock Board on the question…

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Experimental Farms

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 4

Mr. Sydney Smith, Minister for Mines and Agriculture, visits the Wagga experimental farm next week. He will remain there a couple of days, and make himself thoroughly acquainted with the…

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The Wool Fleet. Review of the Half-year. Argosy of 142 Vessels of 522,711 Tons. Shipments From Sydney, £5,146,000--Local and London Sales--The Work of Sydney's Shipping Firms

The Australian Star · Friday 8 January 1897 · page 2

In many respects there is cause for congratulation as far as this colony's one great industry--wool--is concerned, in reviewing the past six months'…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 61

Following on the terrific storm reported from Nevertire last week, serious cyclonic disturbances have succeeded high temperatures in many parts of the colony. Early in the week bush fires were…

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Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 42

Latest cable advices state that in the London market butter rules firm but unchanged at 100s to 104s for prime Australian, with a few boxes at 106s. Business is fair. Supplies coming…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 12

Latest stock passing per road:—3500 wethers, from Tabbo estate to John Cook and Co., Melbourne, via Urana and Daysdale; 1473 wethers and ewes, from Coliaroobie to R. Anderson, Albury;…

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The Butter Market

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 8.—Butter is in slow demand. Prices show a decline of about 2s per cwt. The weather is mild. The shipment of butter by the Gulf of…

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Wheat Markets

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 7.—The English wheat markets are quiet, but steady, with an upward tendency. The Continental markets are tending upward, and the American…

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The Wool Fleet

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 12

The German mall steamer Darmstadt, for Bremen via ports, and the P. and O. R.M.S. Himalaya, for London, were the only departures with wool since last report. Next week will,…

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Bradford Wool Market

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 7.—The Bradford wool market is improving, with unchanged prices. Common tops, 60's are unchanged at 17¾d, and super 60's unchanged at 18½d per lb…

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The Butter Market. London, Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 9

Butter is in slow demand. Prices show a decline of about 2s per [?]wt. The weather is mild. The shipment of butter by the Gulf of…

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General Cable News. the Butter Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.—Butter is in slow demand at about 2s decline, the weather being mild. The steamer Gulf of Siam has arrived at Manchester, and an excellent price has…

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Albury Wool Sales. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 11

Messrs. Younghusband and Co. to-day conducted the fourth sale of the season of wool and other station produce. The buyers in attendance represented Melbourne and Sydney shipping firms and town and country…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Evening

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 7

After an interval of over a fortnight auctions were resumed in this market on the 4th instant, when buyers mustered in full force, but it was very soon found that they were not prepared to…

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The Wool Sales. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 9

The second wool sale of the season took place at Christchurch to-day. About 8700 bales were offered. There was a large attendance of home and local buyers. The sale was much duller than…

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The United States. the Duties on Wool

Evening News · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 6

LONDON, January 7.—The Ways and Means Committee of the United States House of Representatives has been assured by the woelgrowers that the free…

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