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Farming & the land, 1904

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Farmes' Machinery

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 11

The bountiful wheat harvest, coming inmediately after a series of absolute failures, has found the farmers in many instances short, of machinery to gather lt. In ordinary seasons…

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Malting Baley. Increasing Culture in N.S.W. Hints to Farmers (Special for the "Town and Country journal.")

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 12

New South Wales has now reached Unit,stage, in brewing on the one hand, and agricultural production on the other, that, facilitates the growing of barley for malting purposes. Several…

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High Farming in Germany

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 January 1904 · page 26

It is not often that a foreigner gets an opportunity for obtaining an insight into Teuton methods of husbandry (says J.' L. Bashford in London "Field"), so that I readily acceptod an…

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Wheat and Wool

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 5

The German-Australian Company's steamer Offebach, which is expected to leave Sydney tomorrow for Hamburg and Antwerp via Suez canal, takes 15,550 bales wol, 1050 tone wheat,…

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Pastoral Products

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 9

At Sydney yesterday 728 bales of wool were manifested to arrive by rail and at Newcastle on Tuesday 12 bales came to hand…

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Wheat Cargo

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.--Eight thousand quarters of South Australian wheat, January 16 shipment, have been placed at 30s per quarter…

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Wheat Supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.--The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 1,960,000 quarters, being 150,000 quarters more than a week ago…

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Wheat for England

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

Two more shipments of wheat, comprising no fewer than 44,295 bags, were taken from Sydney yesterday for England by the ships Andreta and Drumpark. The Andreta took 23,899 bags and…

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The Wheat Traffic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 5

Splendid work is being done by the Railway Department in handling the wheat traffic. The great total of 58,472 bags was loaded to-day, which establishes a record in this State…

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The Wheat Harvest

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

The wheat is being received at Darling Harbor in very large quantities. Yesterday was the heaviest single day since the season commenced, when 38,882 bags came in. The return of the…

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The Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day competition was fairly keen, but prices were irregular, and several experts consider to-day's rates 5 per cent below prices obtained a week ago. The…

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London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 6
Also in Evening News, Evening News

The Co-operative Wool, and Produce Co. report having received the following cable from their London agents: "The sales opened with large attendance of both home and foreign…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 8

Auctions were continued on Wednesday at the Royal Exchange, when the sales—public and private—amounted to 5564 bales (Messrs. John Bridge and Company being responsible for 3402…

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The Wheat Market. Lower Prices. Farmers Again Content with Shipping Values

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 5

During the past week New South Wales farmers have exhibited a very independent spirit with regard lo selling their grain. This has been engendered by the liberal operations…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 9

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., report:—We offered 554 bales. Merino wools in good condition sold at about last week's prices. Wasty sorts had no improvement. Comeback and crossbred sold…

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London Wool Sales. Animated Competition

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

LONDON, January 20, 7.25 p.m.—At the wool Bales this evening competition was animated. Crossbreds were unchanged; merinos were, slightly firmer…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 5

The first series of wool sales for the year has opened with a brisk market. Prices as compared with those at the close of the last series are at par to 15 per cent…

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WOOL. The London Sales. Animated Competition Yesterday. London

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 January 1904 · page 4

Animated competition prevailed at the wool sales to-day. Crossbreds were unchanged, but merinos were slightly firmer…

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