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Farming & the land, 1899

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 7
Also in The Australian Star

The following cable has been received by Dalgety and Company Limited, dated London, April 11:-- "The list of arrivals has been closed for the third series of wool sales opening on May 2nd. The net quantity of…

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London Wool Market

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.--There is much speculative inquiry for merino wools, in anticipation of the third series, which open on May 2. A few lets have been sold at an advance, in…

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Cattle Trade with New Caledonia

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 4

Tho French mail steamer Armand Behig, which arrived from Noumea on Tuesday, brings word that the Government of the colony has passed an Act which comes into force on May…

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English Commercial. American Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--The "visible" supply of wheat in the United States amounts to 51,747,000 bushels as compared with 51,238,000 bushels last week and with 39,141,000 bushels in…

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Australasian Produce in Europe. Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 3

LONDON, March 10.--There is no variation in price, but the tone of the market is a shade duller than it was last week and prices are scarcely so firm. Argentine wheat is offered at 27s 6d;…

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London Wool Market. Speculative Inquiries

Evening News · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 6

LONDON, April 13.—There is much speculative inquiry for merino wools, and a few have been sold at advanced prices in anticipation of a rise at the May sales…

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Books for Stock Inspectors. Clater's Cattle Doctor, &c

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 4

Almost every week we are asked for books for men who want to go up for examination for stock inspectors. We try to get what books men want. Here are…

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London Wool Market. London, April 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 5

There is much speculative inquiry for merinos in the wool market, and a few lots have been sold at advanced prices in anticipation of a rise at the May sales…

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

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 12

Rule No. 9 provides principally for the showing of sample hales, and is as follows:— "An equal proportion of each quality to be…

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The Wool Market. London, April 13, 2.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 7

Much speculative inquiry is being made for merinos, and a few bales have been sold at advanced prices, in anticipation of a rise in values at the May sales…

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Dairy News. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 7

During the month of March 21364 gallons of milk were treated by the Bombala Co-operative Dairy Company, yielding 95001b. of butter…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 7

BOMBALA, Thursday.--During the month of March 21,364 gallons of milk were treated at the Bombala Cooperative Dairying Company, yielding 9500lb. of butter. WOOLGOOLGA, Thursday.--There have been two…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 17

MACLEAN, April 6.—Caterpillars are abroad this season, leaving devastation in their trail. Not only do they attack the grass, but they have directed their…

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Sheep Parasites

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 837

Whatever may be the outcome of the rain that is falling while I write, a few words in time on the parasites, more particularly worms, that infest sheep after a very heavy rainfall, or when a…

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Wheat Shipments

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 4

Adverting to the dispatch of the barque Ladstock from Adelaide on the 11th inst., by Messrs. Geo. Willa and Co. Her cargo comprised 11,896 bgs wheat, loaded by the…

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Commercial. WOOL

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 20

After four weeks' interval, in which the Easter holidays were included, sales in Sydney were resumed on Tuesday and Wednesday, 11th and 12th instant, when about 5000 bales were brought…

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The Wool Industry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 9

The quantity of wool received at Newcastle for duect shipment to London during the week ended this afternoon was 193 bales, making a total of [?] bales received since the comm[?] of the…

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The Wool Market

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 5

The buoyant tone manifested at the local wool sales on the 11th and 12th inst, still continues. Since the auctions an exceptionally strong demand has been experienced, and…

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Distribution of Seed Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 April 1899 · page 28

Owing to the extent and disastrous character of the drought this year, a good deal of seed wheat is being distributed amongst po—erty-stricken farmers by the Agricultural Department. So far…

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