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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1898

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English Commercial. London, March 29. Wheat and Flour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1898 · page 7

The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,110,000 quarters, as against 3,520,000 last week. The quantity afloat for the Continent is estimated at…

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The Wool Sales. a Brisk Market. LONDON, March 29

The Australian Star · Thursday 31 March 1898 · page 6

At the London colonial wool sales to-day the demand continued brisk, and the market remained unchanged…

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London Wool Market. (Our Special Report.) the Political Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 March 1898 · page 7

LONDON, February 25.--Since my last report the political (scandalmongers have been giving us a succession of scares and alarming items, which have excited the nervous susceptibilities of all the…

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Extra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.m. News by Cable. [Copyright.] American Wheat

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1898 · page 5

LONDON, March 30, 7.15 p.m.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Brad-street's," is 40,826,000 bushels, against 44,167,000 bushels last week…

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Dairying in Bathurst District

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1898 · page 4

BATHURST, Thursday.—Mr. O'Callaghan, the Government Dairy Expert, has been visiting the district and inspecting its dairies. On Wednesday he gave a demonstration at Perth of the use…

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Farm Cove Baths. Deputation to the Minister. an Eyesore to Mr. Carruthers

Evening News · Thursday 31 March 1898 · page 5

A deputation of gentlemen interviewed the Minister for Lands to-day, in respect to the decision of the department not to renew the lease for Cavill's Baths in Farm Cove. Mr. Griffiths, M.L.A., who…

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Dairy News. Nowra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 March 1898 · page 7

The report of the Cambewarra Dairy Company for the half-year onded 28th February, states that during that period 109,593gal. of milk were treated, the product being 30,069lb, of butter fat. Suppliers were…

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Cattle for the Show

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

The stud cattle for the show are already commencing to arrive. On Tuesday a consignment arrived by the s.s. Cloncurry for Messrs. Pitt,…

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Sale of Lincoln Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

A sale took place at Warrnambool to-day of Mr. J. F. Rutledgo's well-known Worrongurt stud of Lincoln sheep, and fairly successful prices were realised, being considered satisfactory in…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

LONDON, March 31.—At the wool sales yesterday the following prices were realised Tuppal, 8[?]d; Yance, 8[?]d; Goonpo Goonoo, 10[?]d; Albibah, 17[?]d; Warbreckan, 8[?]d…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 9

The Sydney Wool-selling Brokers' Association report that wool sales were held to-day (Thursday) at the Wool Exchange, Macquarie-place, when the quantity catalogued totalled 2453 bales, and the sales amoumed to 3475…

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Crossbred Sheep. Wanted—a Meeting

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

A great many men in oar country have gone into the business of raising long-wools. There's a reason for that, and we needn't touch on it here. The…

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Pure-bred Cattle for New South Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 4

The steamer Nairnshire, due from London, has on board two of the finest bred shorthorn bulls which could be procured in England. They are to the order of Dr. John Hay, of Coolangatta…

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Wheat on Shares Agreement. an Explanation

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 3

When we wanted to get a good form of agreement of this kind, we wrote to several friends for this form. The one we preferred was that sent…

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Supply of Wheat. London, March 30

The Australian Star · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 6

'According to "Bradstreet" the American visible supply of wheat is 40,826,000 bushels…

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"Reduction " in the Sheep Rate. a Reverse Move

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5

There has been a deal of talk about a "reduction" in the sheep rate this year be 7s. A well-known stockowner wrote and asked me how it was…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 5
Also in The Australian Star

At the wool sales to-day the prices of medium and inferior sorts were unchanged. Better classes were a shade below previous top prices…

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The Wool Fleet. Decrease of 59695 Bales

The Australian Star · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 8

The London March sales will be brought to a close to-day, and taking all things into consideration the result has been much more favourable than could have possibly been…

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The Butter Season 1897-98. a Year of Unexampled Progress. New Markets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1898 · page 7

A loading dairy expert in Victoria recently stated that that colony had made no progresa in the dairying industry during the last two years. How very different a tale has to be told here in New South…

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