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Farming & the land, 1904

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 11

The quantity of wool manifested to arrive at Sydney yesterday was as follows:--By rail. 1098 bales; coastwise, 614 bales. At Newcastle on Monday 45 bales were received by rail…

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Pastoral Poverty

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 4

There has recently been brought under our notice a fact that appears to us to be rather significant of the condition of those who form what may be called the executive of the pastoral…

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A Pastoral Party

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 4

What may be described as a pleasant little pastoral party took place last night at the offices of the "Pastoralists Review" About forty ladies and gentlemen met to hear Captain…

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Sheep Raising on a Small Farm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 27

In the year 1864, in Now York State (says a writer in "Prairie Farmer") my father had one acre of his farm that was used as a hog lot, hut this year, the grass being all fed out…

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Wool

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 3

The arrivals of wool in London number 190,000 bales. Of these 58,000 bales have been forwarded direct to the manufacturers, and there are now available for the first series of…

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The Farmer. The Wheat Standards

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 73

The question of fixing a wheat standard for New South Wales is an important one to producers, millers, and shippers. In consequence of this it is only fair that in arriving at a…

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Melbourne Sheep Markets

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Fat sheep Supply moderate; only 11,000 forward, mostly secondary and useful, with a fair sprinkling of prime; at the opening last week's improved rates were maintained, but as the sales…

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Wheat Afloat

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 4

LONDON, January 12, 6.40 p.m.— The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,810,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 850,000 quarters. The shipments of…

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The Export or Butter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 11

There is every prospect this season of the cool chamber space of the mall steamers being below requirements (says a report from Melbourne). The butter exports from Australia to the United…

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The Wheat Season

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 7

This year, instead of having to purchase wheat, our State is in the happy position of being able to send shiploads away to over-sea ports. A splendid idea of the manner in which…

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Rust in Wheat

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 5

For some time past Mr. Farrar, an experimentalist connected with the Agricultural Department, has been engaged in making experiments on a Government farm near…

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Prize for Wheat

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 25

A sub committice of the Dubbo P., A., and H. Association has framed the conditions of a prize to be offered by the society for the best sample of wheat grown in the district; the first prize…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 11

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The wool sales were continued to-day, when the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, submitted their first catalogue since the Christmas vacation and the ninth for…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 7

At Tuesday's auctions 8516 bales were catalogued, and, inclusive of private business, the sales amounted to 7821 bales (Messrs. John Bridge and Company notifying a clearance of…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Dalgety and Company, Limited, are in receipt of the following cable from their London house, dated 12th instant:— "The new arrivals for the first series of home sales, to commence on 19th…

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Export of Gold. Shipments of Butter

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The steamer Himalaya to-day took one of the largest shipments af gold which has left Melbourne for some time, the shipment being as follow:--Commercial Bank…

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The Butter Trade in the Argentine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 27

The "Journal d'Agriculture Pratique" publishes some interesting particulars with regard to the recent increase in the exports of butter,this having developed so rapidly that the exports of…

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WOOL. Weekly Review

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 14

The botter tone reported in last week's review was well maintained throughout the week, and continued at yesterday's auctions, both here and in Melbourne, buyera bidding a.s confident as at any time since…

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Increased Call for Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 13 January 1904 · page 15

To my mind, the one lending feature of the sales this week has been the increased call which has been evidenced for wool. The home trade, and particularly France, have been actively Inquiring for good…

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