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Farming & the land, 1903

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London Wool Market. (Our Special Report.) the Supply of Fine Wools

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 6

LONDON, December 26, 1902.--Due in great measure, no doubt, to the near approach of the holidays, as well as a natural desire to "even up" books for the momentous stocktakings and…

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Complete Change of Seed Wheat Fou New South Wales. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 7

Sir,--Will you kindly find space in your valuable paper for a few lines on the above subject. At the close of the past year, when it was realised how seriously the wheat crop had been affected…

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A Steamer Missing. with Full Cargo of Wheat and Flour. for the Sydney Market

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

Considerable anxiety has been caused at Sydney by the non-appearance of the Norwegian steamer Ansgar, which left Now York for Sydney on December 3 with a full cargo of wheat…

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The Boer Farmers' Delegates

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

The Acting-Premier (the Hon D. H. Dalrymple) has wired to Captain Kirkpatrick, who accompanies the Boor delegates, asking when they will arrive at Southport. Miss Dalrymple is at Southport. The…

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A Record Fruit Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 6

The fruit crop this year in South Australia is exceptionally heavy, and the quality very fine, The raspberry crop in phenomenal, and prices are consequently much lower than usual. Plums…

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Area Under Crop

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 4

Corrected returns of the area under crop in one colony give:--Wheat 195,255 acres, oats 302,830, barley 30,112; total cultivated lands. 35,887,447; increase, 379,558…

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SHEEP and Wool. the Wool Trade

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 5

Last week was a good one so far as the Sydney wool trade was concerned, as the quantity offered was fairly large. and that disposed of constituted a good…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 14

On Wednesday 1,220 fat cattle were yarded, including 250 from New South Wales. Quotations: Prime pens of bullocks, £12 10s to £14 2s 6d; extra, £16 to £18; good, £10 to £11 15s;…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 14

At the stock sales to-day only 270 cattle were yarded, ranging from medium to good, with a limited proportion of prime. The supply was inadequate, and prices recovered consider…

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Cattle

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 4

1,240 yarded, over half the supply consisting of cows and heifers; prime bullocks again very scarce. There was a large attendance of buyers present,…

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Pastoral Intelligence. Carcoar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 7

Fifty trucks store sheep. Flyer Greek, near Careoar, to Boorke. G.and C.Hebden. BOURKE, Thursday. Stock movenients:—12,000 [?]ed sheep,…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 14

The council of the Pastoral and Agricultural Societies' Union held their quarterly meeting at Aarons' Exchange Hotel on Wednesday. Mr. C. H. Dight, M.L.A., presided…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 5

The [?] [?] had a wonderful effect on the herbage. A nice green shoot is noticeable everywhere. COOMA, Thursday…

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Seed Wheat and Fodder

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 6

Mr. Alexander M'Arthur, president of the Jeril. derie Farmors' Uniou, called at the " Herald" office yestreday afternoon, and during the course of an interview with our repoiter said that the supply…

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Wool Sales. London

The Australian Star · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day competition continued brisk, and previous prices were well maintained…

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Seed Wheat, &c., for Sale

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 14

Messrs. A. A. Piggin and Co., Corowa, announce that they have unlimited quantities of chaff, oats, and seed wheat for sale. The Manning River is said by the oldest…

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Inter-state Fat Stock Markets. Melbourne. Sheep

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 14

On Tuesday 32,000 sheep were penned. Prime crossbred wethers, 17s to 19s 9d, a few extra to 21s, good 14s 6d to 16s, middling from 10s 6d; prime crossbred ewes, 13s 6d to 15s,…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 7

At the wool auctions to-day sales were brisk for all crossbreds. Prices for good merinos were fully maintained and faulties were 5 per cent. below the December rates…

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The Seed Wheat Trouble. the Premier's Statement

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 2

At a time when the proposed distri­bution of seed wheat by the Govern­ment is of highest importance to our distressed farmers, the following…

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The Wool Trade. Sydney, Thursday, January 29

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 6

Important sales were held on three days this week, and the supplies brought forward were not only large, but they included a useful assortment of…

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