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Farming & the land, 1899

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

LONDON, February 2.—The wool sales closed last night. The quantity catalogued was 173,500 bales, of which 77,000 bales were bought for home consumption, 82,000 bales for…

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Stud Sheep Sale at Molong

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 9

Messrs. S. D. Pennett and Co. advertise in another column that their annual ram sale-will be held in Molong on Thursday, February 23, when Home very choice and high class merino…

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A Bushel of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

The corn trade sectional committee of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce met this afternoon to strike an average weight of the Imperial bushel for this season's wheat crop. Samples…

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New South Wales Sheep Breeders' Association

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 4

With a view to interest the smaller grazier in the objects of the Sheepbreeders' Association, it has been decided to offer prizes also to those whose holdings do not exceed 2,560 acres…

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Intercolonial Fat Stock Sales. Melbourne. Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

On Tuesday only 16,000 fat sheep were yarded, consisting chiefly of fair to good quality, light and moderate weights, with a sprinkling of prime and heavy crossbre s. The market…

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English Commercial. American Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--The "visible supply" of wheat in the United States amounts to 51,648,000 bushels, as compared with 51,927,000 bushels a week ago, and with 48,500,000 bushels in…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:— The last important sale of the season was held this afternoon, when we brought forward a catalogue em[?]ing 3100 bales. The chief feature of the…

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The Wheat Market. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

The visible supply of wheat in the United States is estimated at 51,648,000 bushols…

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London Wool Market. London, Dec. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 7

During the week just gone the holiday festivities have played such an important part that business has been quite given up. What remains of the few hours of…

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Close of the London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--The first series of London colonial wool sales for 1899 closed to-day. Prices were steady at about the opening rates. LONDON, Thursday.--During the series, the…

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London Wool Sales. London, Feb. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

The London wool market closed steady at prices about equal to the opening rates, LONDON, Feb. 2. The quantity of wool catalogued during…

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Wool Review. The Week's Work. London Sales

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 8

There being no auction sales during the past week and the wool season proper having closed, very little business is being done in the staple. The next sales will be held on…

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London Wool Sales. Close of the First Series

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 7

The following table intelligence, dated London, Tuesday, has been received with reference to the close of the first series of London wool sales for the current year:-- Winchcombe, Carson, and Co.--"The sales closed firm…

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Wheat Supplies. London, February 1, 6.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

The "visible supply" of wheat in the United States amounts to 51,648,000 bushels…

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Sydney Wool & Stock Journal. A Bi-Weekly Review of the Wool, Fat Stock, and Station Produce Trades. Published Every Tuesday and Friday. Friday, February 8, 1899. the Wool Trade. Sydney, Thursday, Feb. 2

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

No auction sales have boon hold this week, and a comparatively quiet time has thus been passed in the Sydney market: at the same time a considerable amount of…

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London Wool Sales. London, February 1, 6.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

The series of London-colonial wool sales closed to-day. The demand was steady, and prices were about on a par to those ruling at the opening of the sales…

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English Commercial. Close of the Wool Sales. LONDON, February 2

The Australian Star · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

During the series of London-colonial wool sales just closed the quantity catalogued was 173,500 bales. The home buyers took 77,000, the Continental buyers 82,000 bales, and the…

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A Clip of Wool. From Shearing Shed to Ship. Viii

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 11

Referring to the subject of bales being topped up with wool showing better characteristics or lighter condition than the contents lower down, it should…

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A Big Shark. Caught in Farm Cove

Evening News · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 5

Thomas Holder, a well-known fisherman, when casting his net for mullet to-day in the shallow part of Farm Cove, close to the Botanical Gardens, had a big haul, not ol mullet as he expected,…

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Farmers and Settlers' Association. the Co-operative Movement. Branches Organising. Cootamundra

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 6

On Saturday, 21st January, a largely-attended[?] meeting of farmers was held at Mr. John Webb's Royal Hotel, Mr. Wm. Corby, president of…

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