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Farming & the land, 1902

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Wheat Afloat. London, April 29, 5.40 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 4

The quantity of wheat afloat is estimated at 4,260,000 quarters for the United Kingdom, and at 1,640,000 quarters for the Continent…

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Notes & Anticipations Warwick Farm Races. Rose Petal and Ruskin—Grafnell's Good Form. General Items—The Goodwood Handicap—English Racing. Randwick Selections. Sydney Turf Club Races

Referee · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 3

The Sydney Turf Club Meeting will be held at Randwick on Saturday next, and taking the entry list for it, starters for the flat races should be numerous. There is also…

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Warwick Farm Races. Saturday. Goodooga and Pegasus in Pickle. Stipendiary Stewards Badly Required. Horseracing at Its Lowest Ebb Through the Inanition of Club Stewards

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 30 April 1902 · page 4

The Warwick Farm Racing Club held a meeting last Saturday under favorable conditions climatically, and a good crowd assembled at the…

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Pastoral Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 May 1902 · page 7

At a meeting of the Fat Stock Buyers and Stock Owners' Association it was agreed that on and after Monday, May 12, a rebate should be given of 1 per cent. on all cattle sold at Homebush for slaughter…

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Sheep and Wool. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 5

So far as this market is concerned, there is very little to chronicle. The demand exists as good as ever, but the wool is not to be had; indeed, it is a…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 12

560 forward; 250 from Queensland, 355 from Barrier district, 70 from the north of this State, 90 from the south-east, and the remainder local. Included in the supply was a good to prime…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 12

On Wednesday 1,150 fat cattle wore yarded, comprising 90 from New South Wales, 500 from the north-eastern and upper Murray districts, 220 from Gippsland, 270 from South…

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Wheat

The Australian Star · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., report:--During the past week transactions have been on a moderate scale, consequent on the near approach of the end of the…

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Pastoral Finance Association, Ltd

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 5

As far as actual transactions in wool are concerned, the past week has been a quiet one. The strong demand noticed in previous weeks still continues, and, but for the fact that…

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Bellinger Butter Company

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

That substantial progress is still the order of the day at the well-managed Bellinger Butter Co.'s factory at Raleigh is clearly demonstrated by the fact that…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 7

The pastures and stock protection board met to-day. After considerable discussion it was decided to take a referendum vote of the stock owners to decide whether a bonus for the scalps of bares…

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Wool Prices

Evening News · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 6

The Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Company, Limited, have received the following, cable from their London office, dated 30th ultimo:…

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London Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Ltd., have received the following cable from their London house under yesterday's date:—"The quantity of wool available…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 5

Australian Mortgage, Loan, and Finance Company's cable:—"Prices are expected to be rather higher next series…

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The Boston Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 5

The "American Wool and Cotton Reporter" of Boston says of the wool trade:—"There has been a little more business…

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Fat Stock Sales. Homebush YARDS.—Thursday. SHEEP

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 9

About 32,900 sheep and lambs penned from 113 consigners; nine lots ranged from 1000 to 1500, otherwise they were mainly small consigaments. The sheep consisted chiefly of medium and light merinos, with a sprinking of…

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Inter-state Fat Stock Sales. Melbourne. Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 12

On Tuesday 13,300 sheep were penned. Prime crossbred wethers, 16s 9d to 19s (few to 20a); good crossbred wothora, 13s 6d to 15s 6d; middling, 11s 6d to 12s 6d; inferior, from…

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The Pastoral Outlook in South Australia. a Poor Lambing

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 5

It is several years since the pastoralists in the north and north-east had a good season. They speak fondly of 1891 as a good year, and 1894 as a fair one…

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Australian Produce. Ayrshire Cattle for Australia. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 8

Dr. John Hay, of Coolangatta, some time ago commissioned Messrs. W. Weddel and Co. to procure for him two Ayrshire bulls, and Mr. Lowe, of that firm, went to Scotland and selected the animals,…

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New South Wales Sheep-breeders' Association. the Forthcoming Show

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 2 May 1902 · page 3

In connection with the annual show of the New South Wales Sheepbreeders' Association, which in to be held on June 25, 26, 27, and 28 next, we are informed that all the…

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