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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1900

4,882 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 245

Muswellbrook Store Cattle Market

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 4

Mr. EDWARD HIGGENS (for Hill, Clark, and Co.) reports: About 1,300 yarded on Saturday last to a good attendance of buyers, and, in view of the protracted dry weather and low…

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That Seed Wheat

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 2

The Department of Agriculture is hunting np the cash due by hitherto distressed farmers for seed wheat supplied at last sowing time by the…

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London Wool Market

Evening News · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's cable:—Wool: The tone of the market is better. Coarse crossbred is firmer…

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A Wool Expert on Wool. Sheepbreeders' Association Cards

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 3

The question forever arises at sheep shows "What it fine wool?" and, "What is medium wool?" As a rale, we have three classes at a show—fine, strong, and medium…

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The "Visible Supply" Op Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 4

LONDON, "Wednesday.--The "visible supply" of wheat in the United States amount to 89,638,000 bushels, as compared with 88,992,000 bushels last week, and with 01,927,000 bushels for the corresponding week last year…

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Farm and Station Notes. (By Our Special Commissioner.) Wheat at Half-a-ceown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 8

Wheat-growing at half-a-orown a bushel, it must be confessed, is a very precarious business. Indeed it is doubtful if it can be made to pay where thE yields are low. Settlers in South…

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Melbourne Wool Salfs. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 9

The New Zealand Loan and Merrantile Agency company report:—Atoursale to-day we submitted to a good actentance of bayers a catalogue compaining over 3500 bales. Competition was spirited and compared with our [?] of a…

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London Wool Sales. London, Jan. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

The wool sales to-day were quiet. Prices were unchanged. Jan. 25. The following rates were realised for…

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Homebush Fat Stock Sales. Thursday, Jan. 25, 1900. SHEEP

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 7

34,996 sheep penned, the quality being fair to good, with odd lots very prime. Heavy rain fell during Wednesday night, but i[?] did no interfere very much with the…

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Top Price for Scoured Wool. Report of the Utica Powder and Soap for Wool Scouring

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 10

Having made a most careful examination of the skin wool scoured with the above-named preparations, I found the wool in a perfect Btate in every respect, and ready for the…

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Johannesburg. Cattle Graze in the Streets. Wholesale Robbery of Stores

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The Boors are only crushing the rich portions of the ore which is being taken from the mines at Johannesburg…

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General Cables. London Wool Sales. LONDON, January 25

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 5

At the London-colonial wool sales yesterday the following rates were realised for fleece of the respective clips:--Akitlo, 858d; Mount Eba, 10½; Kaputone, 1058d; Berawinia, 12½d;…

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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. the Wool Trade. Sydney, Thursday, January 25

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 6

The final sales of the weekly series were held on Monday and Tuesday of this week, and the results were far from satisfactory. The downward tendency…

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London Wool Sales. London, January 25, 7.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 6

There was a decidedly improved tone in the aspect of the market to-day, the competition being better, although the prices remained unchanged…

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The Farmers & Settlers' Association. What Ho! Quirindi!

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 4

The Fanners and Settlors were to have had a meeting at Quirindi on Saturday, 13th, but not enough farmers turned up to form a quorum. Mr…

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Dairy News. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1900 · page 9

The Waratah Dairy Company, East Kangaloon, paid suppliers 3d a gallon for last month's milk. The total pay waa £350…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 58

BEGA, Monday.—A movement is on foot to establish a large co-operative bacon factory in Bega, and Mr. Joshua Britten, who is always a foremost person in the co-operative system…

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Wheat

The Catholic Press · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 20

Wheat continued firm at 2s 7 1/2d to 2s 8d ox trucks, Darling Harbour, for prime milling samples. The inquiry for export was well sustained. Flour had steady…

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Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 8

The Bradford market is lifeless, and "tops" are not quoted. River Plate "tops" at Antwerp are quoted at 580fcs: per 100 kilogrammes for January…

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London Butter Market

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 27 January 1900 · page 26

MESSRS. M'Keever and Company, in their butter market-report dated London, December 14th, write with reference to the Australian staple as follows : "Total packages for week, 34,533; totals to date…

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