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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1901

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Wheat Supply. London. January 8. 5.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 7

The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,495,000 quarters, as against 2,400,000 quarters a week ago, and for the Continent 730,000 quarters, as against 725,000…

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London Wool Sales. January 9, 5.30 a.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 4

Since tho last series of wool sales there have, arrived 250,000 bales. Of these 41,000 have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and there are now available for the first series…

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Warwick Farm Race Club

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 6

The following weights were declared yesterday for the meeting of the above club to be held on Saturday next:- Kingston Stakes, 6 furlongs.—Carnation, 9st 5lb;…

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Bush Fires in the Wagga District. Crops and Improvements Destroyed. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 5

A fire, which started on Grubben on New Year's Day, burned through Egan's Creek and Cookard[?] and continued its [?] through Mangoplab, where it destroyed hundreds of acres of grass and a…

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Drought Distressed Farmers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 4

At a meeting of the central committee of the Drought Distressed Farmers' Fund to-day it was decided to [?] subscriptions in wheat and money for assistance to farmers who have not reaped…

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Dairy News. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 7

For four months the Taralga Co-operative Butter Company treated 18,926gul. milk, yielding 3070lb. butter, which realised £310 19s. Of this sum £226 1s 1d was paid to suppliers. It has been…

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Dairying Intelligence

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 9

MOLONG, Wednesday.--At Molong District Dairying Company's Manildra factory, for December, the milk received totalled 14,508 gallons. The mean average test was 3.5, and 6382lb. of butter was made. The milk supply…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 8

COROWA, Thursday.-The fruit season is now in full swing, and growers have had good returns from apricots, plums, and figs; but the peaches are very scarce, owing to the late frosts in…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 7

Messre. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report having received the following cablegrams:- "The list of arrivals is closed for the first series of wool sales (London), opening on Tuesday, 15th…

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London Wool Report. Wool Market Better

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 2

The position in this market to-day shows no material change from what existed at the end of last. week. Topmakers are still keeping up their…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, January 10.-The cargo of New Zealand wheat ex ship Hacduff, from Lyttelton November 5, has been sold at 29s 6d per quarter. The visible supply of American wheat,…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Stock and Station Journal

LONDON, January 10.-The Antwerp wool sales have closed. The recent advance was fully maintained; 4988 bales Were sold, including 84 Australian out of 105 on the catalogue…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 7
Also in Evening News

For the concluding auctions of the week the following catalogues were brought forward to-day, Thursday, by the brokers named:- Bales…

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The Price of Wheat

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday,--The cargo of wheat per the ship Macduff, which sailed from Lyttieton on November 5, has been sold at 29s 6d per quarter…

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The Storage of Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 4

Some consequences of the bountiful harvest which our agriculturists have secured this season are causing no little embarrassment to the owners of grain and to the Railway…

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Wheat. London, Jan. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 5

The cargo of wheat by the Macduff sold at 29s 6d…

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Wool Sales. Better Prices

The Australian Star · Friday 11 January 1901 · page 6

Messrs. Daigety and Co., Limited, report the receipt of the following cable from their London house, dated 8th. instant:--London wool sales: The list of arrivals is closed for…

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