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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1899

5,080 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 250

American Wheat and Flour. London, February 8, 4.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 5

The visible supply of American wheat and four east of the Rockies is estimated by "Bradstreets" at 51,737,000 bushes…

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Wool Exports. Season 1898-9 Seven Months Ended Jan. 31, 1899

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 3

The returns of wool transmitted borderwlse, etc., having come to hand we now publish the complete statistics of our staple export for the first seven months of the current season,…

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Yorkshire Wool Letter. Sydney Wool Shows a Sensible Rise of a Penny.— Hindrances to Trade.—Consumption of Wool Maintained Against Tremendous Odds.—Range of Price for Tops.—Sensible Methods Adopted by Our Direct Importers.—Lost Wool Trade, and What it Means.—A Tip to New South Wales Squatters.—Improved Prospects for Trade. BRADFORD, January 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 7

In looking at the present standing of wool one is bound to [?]k the near past with the present, and especially is this so as the year has so recently closed, And in doing this there stands pre-eminently in the…

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Dairy News. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 9

Over 800 shares are now taken up in the Molong District Dairying Company. The capital is £1500 in shares of £1 each, with power to increase to £2500. As soon as 1200 shares are taken up the company…

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South Coast District. Kiama and Its Surroundings. Expansion of the Dairying Industry. Two Staple Products. an Ideal Tourist's Resort. (By Our Special Reporter.) No. 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 7

"Kiama," observed a resident of that charmingly situated and picturesque seaside township, " is noted for two products—butter and blue metal." This is a rather singular combination, but the statement is…

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Farmers and the Drought. An Appeal to the Government. Relief to be Afforded

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 7

As an outcome of the meetings of farmers, which have been held at different rural centres; a deputation representing the Hay Landholders' Association waited upon the…

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Aid to Distressed Farmers. Approval of Cabinet

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 5

Authority was given at yesterday's meeting of the Cabinet for aid to be afforded to distressed farmers up to a certain extent. It has been found, however, that in the past where seed wheat…

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Parramatta and District the Fruit Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1899 · page 3

There are again complaints from many districts of the results of the continued dry weather on the orchards, and in some cases the aspect for this season's main crop of oranges is not too good. Several orchards visited…

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Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

9,000 openned, including some choice heavy merino wethers. Owing to the shorter supply higher prices were obtained, more particularly for middling classes. Graziers secured 2,500,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday.—Far years past the election of members to comprise the Sheep Board and the Stock and Pastures Board has been merely a nominal affair. Of late, interest has been aroused…

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Adelaide. Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

On Wednesday 670 fat cattle were forward, 380 being local, and balance from the north of this colony, Good and prime descriptions met with a fair demand at late values, but others…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 6

Stock movements:—90 Lincoln rams, Tabletop to Sydney, Jas. Mitchell; 31 fat bullock, Hawkesview to Melbourne, B. A. King; 1864 fat sheep. Bowna and Rotherfield to Melbourne, J. Cook and…

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Wool Exports

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 3

A comparative table of wool shipments from New South Wales to oversea ports during the seven months ended January 31 of the current and last seasons:—…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

LONDON, February 9.—Ten thousand quarters of Victorian wheat, February shipment, were to-day sold at 27s 9d per quarter…

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Stud Sheep Sale at Molong

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 12

Messrs. S. D. ennett and Co.'s annual ram sale will be held in Molong on Thursday, February 23, when some very choice and high class merino stud rams, as well as long-wools, will be…

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English Commercial. American Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.--The "visible supply" of wheat in the United States amounts to 51,737,000 bushels, as compared with 51,648,000 bushels a week ago, and with 49,237,000 bushels in…

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The Wheat Market. London, Feb, 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 5

The American visible supply of wheat and floour ``east of the Rockies'' is estimated at 51,737,000 bushels. Feb. 9…

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Wool Review. Future Prospects--- Oversea Shipments

The Australian Star · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 3

There is no doubt that wool is, and will be for some time to come, a very valuable property, owing to the shortage in the clip, caused by the heavy losses sustained during…

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In a Hurricane. Terrible Experience of a Cattle Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 February 1899 · page 6

A hurricane, or "willy willy," which swept the West Australain coast recently, was encountered by the cattle steamer Tangier (Captain Neate), and the steadier turned up at Fremantle the other…

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