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Farming & the land, 1898

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Butter and Cheese

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

LONDON, February 3.-The butter market is hardening, colonial meeting with a brisk demand at 92s to 94s, with a few boxes at ,96s. The Oruba's butter arrived in…

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Wheat Markets

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 6

LONDON, February 3.-The English heat markets are quiet, but steady. The Continental markets are firm; the American markets show a general advance…

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The Wheat Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 8

The English wheat market is quiet, but steady. The Continental markets are firm, and the American markets are advancing. Californian No. 1 milling (for early shipment) is quoted at…

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Bradford Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 8
Also in Evening News

The Bradford "top" market is firm. Common 60's are quoted at 18½d to 19d, super at 19½d to 20d. These prices show an advance of about ¼d…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 5

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company's cable: "Wool sales closed very firmly. As compared with closing rates of last series, prices for merinos, have advanced ½d to 1½d;…

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Combination for Wheat Export

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Owing to the recent fall in the price of wheat, an extensive combination of farmers in the country, on the initiative of Mr. J. S. Mortimer Llewellyn, is forming,…

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Seasonable Topics. Cattle Ticks in Batavia

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 266

Government official at Batavia has forwarded e cattle ticks to Mr. Pound, at Brisbane, with information that the ticks are plentiful in Ba[?] bat though they cover the cattle no fever…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 17

About 20,000 bases of wool are to be offered at the sales this week, which begin to-morrow and finish on Thursday, and though the sales mark what is known as the first of the forthightly series, they really…

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Australasian Produce in Europe. Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 13

LONDON, December 31.--The advance which has taken place in prices in America, has not so far extended itself to this market. Californian has been sold at 38s, Indian at 36s 6d, hard…

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Wool Market. London, Dec. 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 11

Considering the period of tho year, with its Christmas and New Yoar holidays, coupled with the annual stocktakings, itwillbe no surprise to note that trade at this centro Is moro than quiot. There is…

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The Wool Trade. Friday Night

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 12

The first sales of tho fortnightly series held this "week wore conducted under very favourable auspices, the market having gained in strength daring the interval. In viow of tho very aotive…

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The Grading of Wheat. N. A. Cobb in " Agricultural Gazette."

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 282

It is evident that any information as to the proportion of large grain produced by a given variety of wheat is useful information. more particularly to miller and growers…

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Farmer and Co., Ltd

The Catholic Press · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 15

Sydney has some of the finest and best conducted commercial establishments in the world. One of the oldest and most popular of these is Farmer and Company's, Victoria…

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Fate of the Sugar Industry. Combination with Dairying Recommended. Some Interesting Information. Interview with Mr. J. B. Kelly, M.p

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 18

WITH a desire to forward the interests of our country readers, the FREEMAN'S JOURNAL will, from time to time, interview experts on various subjects of importance to them. Last week we published the…

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Dairy News. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 11

For the month of December the Yalbraith Butter Factory paid 6½d for butter fat. The supply of milk bas increased since the rain. LISMORE, Friday…

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Steam for Dairy Utensils

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 287

The best method of applying heat to sterilise dairy atensils is by means of steam. When conducted slowly into large ovens or sterilising rooms it fulfils all requirements of a bottle and glassware steriliser, and if…

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Crop Reports

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 268

The results of threshing at Blayney show an extraordinary yield of wheat on some farms, cue Riving 46 bushels to the acre The wheat crops at Merri wa are a great success, and…

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Dairy. the S. C. and W. C. Co-operative Company

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 February 1898 · page 267

Important meetings of the shareholders in the South Coast and West Camden Co-operative Company were held at Kiama on the 27th ultimo. The management is desirous of extending the influence of…

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