London Wool Safes
LONDON, May 6.—At the wool sales yesterday Americans bought a few lots. The following prices were realised : Nive Downs, 7 [?]d ; Schanck, 7 7/8d ; Listowel, 8 1/3d…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming & the land, 1897
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The Wheat Supply. London, May 5
The visible supply of wheat is estimated at 49,684,000 bushels…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Wool Sales. London, May 6
The American buyers secured a few lots at yesterday's sales. The prices obtained for leading clips were; Nine downs, 7[?]d; Schauch, 7[?]d; Listowel,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Sales London, May 5
At the London wool sales to-day the market was firm and the bidding was spirited, but prices were unchanged. May 6…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales London, May 6
The third series of the London wool sales is being continued. Bidding is described as good, but the selection offered is poor. Prices are unchanged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Commercial. American Visible Supply of Wheat
LONDON, Saturday.--The "vivsible supply" of wheat in the United States is 49,684,000 bushels, as compared with 52,800,000 bushels last week, and with 80,400,000 bushels at this time last year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Poisonous Weed. Death of a Herd of Cattle
GUNDAGAI, Friday.—Over sixty head of travelling cattle died this morning, whilst depasturing on a portion of the Murrumbidgee River flats, from the effects of eating a poisonous weed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The United States Tariff. the Wool Duties
LONDON, May 6.—The Finance Committee of the United States Senate has fixed the duties on wools of the first class at 8 cents per lb, second class at 9 cents, and third…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Wool Fleet. Sydney's Experts, £8,037,144. Opening of London May Sales
The cables from the old country regarding the prospects of Australian wool are anything but reassuring. The Antwerp sales, which preceded the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairying Intelligence
BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--In the course of a report on the dairies, presented to the council by Inspector Alker, the following particulars were given of the effect of the drought on milkers:--"The whole of the country…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c
There has been no general change in the weather since our last report. Intelligence continues to come to hand from centres in some three-fourths of the colony showing that the drought is unbroken,…
Continued on Trove, page 970 →Butter
In London at the close, of last week the butter market was flat, and bare of colonial sorts…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Pastoral Intelligence. Moree
Settlers about Mogil Mogil and the lower part of the Mehi river are reported to be at starving point, owing to the severe effect of the drought. The country from Malaba into Narrabri is described as…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Chaff and Butter
Good chaff was selling yesterday at £5 10s per ton. Several of the wholesale city firms were sold out of choice quality, and were obliged to telegraph freely for supplies…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Butter Market
LONDON, May 7.—The butter market is steady. Finest colonial realises from 86s to 92s per cwt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Butter and Cheese
The Minister for Mines and Agriculture, Mr. Sydney Smith, has received a report, from Mr. O'Callaghan, Government dairy expert, upon the butter and cheese exhibits at the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Election of Sheep Directors
The Minister for Lands (Mr. Carruthers) has given notice in the New South Wales Assembly of his intention to introduce a bill to amend the Diseases in Sheep Amendment Act of 1878 in…
Continued on Trove, page 44 →The Wool Fleet
The week's departures with wool comprised two steamers and one sailing vessel. The Japan mail steamer Tokio Maru sailed on the 1st inst., with 221 bales Tor Japan; tho Orient liner Orizaba…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The American Wool Duties
THE Finance Committee of the United States House of Representatives has reported that the Dingley Tariff Bill has been largely altered in committee. The duty on first-class wools has been altered to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →WOOL. Weekly Review
In local wool circles the past week has been a quiet one, though here and there reports of sales of lines of scoured skin wools at curreut values are reported, which goes to show there is some vitality in the market; and now that…
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