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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1902

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London Wool Market. London, February 14, 1902

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 11

Since the close of the last series of wool sales on the 5th instant there has been but little doing in the London market. A few hundred bales of Cape wool have changed hands—their extreme cheapness…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 18, 6.15 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day there was brisk, competition, and prices were well maintained the highest rates of the series being obtained…

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Dairy News. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 March 1902 · page 11

At the weekly meeting of the directors of the Bathurst Dairying Company the manager reported that during the week 2371[?]. of cream, and 1252 gallons of milk had been received from the factory,…

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Agricultural and Pastoral

Evening News · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 7

WINDSOR, Tuesday.—Although an occasional storm, with scattered showers of rain, passes over, the drought shows no signs of abatement. Nothing is being done on the farms, the farmers…

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To-day's Commercial. Wheat v. Malting Barley. Butter Factories Closing Down

Evening News · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 3

The Sydney wheat market is steady on a straight-out basis of 3s 5d per bushel, the country equivalent of 3s to the holder at country railway station having been paid during the last three…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. [?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 4

The land board dealt with appraisements of the capital value of homestead selections (late church and school lands) at the Forest Reels. Reductions in the rents were made. The majority of the settlers…

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American Wheat

Evening News · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 5

LONDON, March 19, 6.35 p.m.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 80,441,000 bushels…

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English Commercial. Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--The quantity or wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 4,070,000 quarters, or 45,000 quarters less than a week ago…

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London Wool Sales. Buyers Keen

Evening News · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 5

LONDON, March 19, 6.35 p.m.—At the auctions this evening, there was a brisk sale, and buyers were keen. Prices were unchanged…

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The Wool Sales. London, March 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 7

At the wool sales to-day there was a brisk sale. Prices were maintained and were the highest of the series. March 10,…

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A Bulli Farm

Evening News · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 5

The hearing was concluded in the No. 2 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice Owen and a jury of four, of an action in which plaintiff, Robert Spinks, of Bulli, sued George Adams, of…

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Dairy News. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 9

For the month of February the Emu Dairy Company at Wilde's Meadow manufactured 12,87lb. butter. Suppliers were paid 10[?]d per lb. for commercial butter, equal to 4 7-16d per gallon for milk…

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The Wagga Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 4

The State Minister for Agriculture during a recent visit to the Wagga farm decided to expend the sum of £2500 voted by Parliament for the erection of buildings, these structures…

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Ticks on the Queensland Border. Dairymen Alarmed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 March 1902 · page 5

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday.--Ticks have been discovered on about 30 cattle at Nerang. It is supposed that they have been brought by horses working on the Nerang railway line. Fears…

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Sheep and Wool. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 5

The chief event of the past weak was, of course, the opening of the London, wool sales. They were down to start on the 11th inst., but a heavy fog…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 3

On Wednesday 1,380 fat cattle wore yarded, comprising 200 from New South Wales, 350 from the north-eastern district, 260 from Gippsland, 300 from South Gippsland, and the…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 3

480 were yarded, two-thirds being lightweights in good to prime order, and the balance wore in a wasted condition. Sales fluctuated slightly, but values were…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 2

1,024 yarded; all qualities represented, the general average being an improvement on recent yardings, and included several lots of prime; about 250…

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Thursday's Commercial. Wheat v. Malting Barley. Butter Factories Closing Down

Evening News · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 6

The Sydney wheat market is steady on a straight-out basis of 3s 5d per bushel, the country equivalent of 3s to the holder at country railway station having been paid during the last three…

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Wheat

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 21 March 1902 · page 10

March 14.—The wheat markets are quiet, and a rather easier tendency prevails. Cargoes are steadily held. South Australian grain for November-December shipment is…

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