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Farming & the land, 1898

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London Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, February 18.--The transactions in colonial or any other wool on this market during the past week have been next to nil, for the same reason probably as given previously, that direct arrivals are sufficiently…

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Berry Central Butter Factory Berry

The Australian Star · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 3

The Berry Central Butter Factory, which is now manufacturing 25 tons of butter weekly, and distributing between £6000 and £7000 monthly amongst the dairy farmers of…

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Australasian Produce in Europe. Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 4

LONDON, February 18.--The market remains steady. There is some inquiry for cargoes near at hand, but trade was not active yesterday. Indian wheat has been sold at 36s, Argentine at 3[?]…

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Melbourne, Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 9

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Melbourne, held a sale of wool to-day, when a catalogue of 550 bales was submitted. The bulk of the catalogue comprised acoured wools, for which the…

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London Wool Market. London, Feb. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 9

It is estimated that since the close of last auctions here there have been sold by private treaty some 2000 bales, a quantity sufficient to indicate the better state of things generally, and some special industries…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 5

At the London wool sales this evening s splendid selection was offered. Good merinos brought top prices. March 22…

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Wool and Produce Brokers Employees. Annual Picnic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 9

The sixth annual picnic of the Wool and Produce Broker' Employees' Association was held at Correy's Gardens on Monday. The steamer Birkenhead, which was chartered for the day, left No. 4 Jetty, Circular Quay,…

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The American Wheat Corner. a Profit of £200,000

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 7

LONDON, Monday Night.--Mr. Loiter, the Chicago speculator, who recently endeavored to "corner" the American wheat market, is stated to have already inside a profit of over…

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A "Corner" in Wheat. a Speculator's Profits. London, March 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 5

Mr. Leiter, the Chicago speculator who recently endeavoured to "corner" the wheat market by the purchase of 10,000,000 bushels of that cereal, is…

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London Wool Sales. Splendid Selection. Merinos Realise Top Prices. LONDON, March 21

The Australian Star · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 6

At the London colonial wool sales to-day a splendid selection was offered. Good merinos realised the top prices of the sales…

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Turf Topics and Tips. Wins of the Week. Doncaster and Cup Acceptances. Racing at Warwick Farm— Tho Running of Doncaster Candidates. Carrara and Talavera—Racing in England—The Season's Yearlings— Selections for Rosehill

Referee · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 3

THAT well-appointed convincing ground, the Warwick Farm racecourse, looked particularly bright and fresh for the fag and of Summer on Saturday. The trip up…

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Farm and Station Notes. (By Our Special Commissioner.) System on the Farm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 3

On many farms the most apparent cause of failure is want of system, wastefulness, and misdirected labour. It doubtless is far more difficult for the farmer to reduce his business to a definite…

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Farmer and Company, Limited. Mr. John Pope's Projected Departure for England

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 4

On Saturday a farewell social reunion of shopwalkers, heads of departments, etc., of "Victoria House," with the directors, was held at the invitation of Mr. John Pope at his residence,…

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Wheat Stocks

Evening News · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 6

LONDON, March 23.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,520,000, quarters, and for the Continent 1,580,000 quarters…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Mount Victoria

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 6

Three hundred and twenty-four fat wethers were trucked from here this afternoon from Burns and Stevenson's station, Liddleton, consigness Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co…

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A Wheat Temptation

Evening News · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 5

On Monday last Mr. Samuel Barnett, who carries on business as a clothier in Bathurst-street, saw a young man lift a suit of clothes from the doorway and mate off. He failed to catch him,…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 6

LONDON, March 23.—At the colonial wool sales yesterday the following rates were realised: Carngham, 24 1/8d; Turpal, 8 3/8d; Moonbria, 8 5/8d; Berida, 8¾d; Gunbar, 8 3/8d;…

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Wheat Supply. London, March 23

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 5

According to "Bradstreets," the visible supply of American wheat and flour east of the Rockies amounts to 42,570,000 bushels…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 5

At the colonial wool sales this evening there was spirited competition. Continental buyers are taking the bulk of the wool offered at extreme prices…

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English Commercial. London, March 22. Wheat Statistics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 7

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,520,000 qnarters, and that afloat for the Continent 1,580,000 quarters. DEBENTURE STOCKS, &C…

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