The Wool Trade. Thursday, February 4
All the selling brokers submitted catalogues during the work, and the series of weekly sales was thus brought to a cohelusion to-day. No sales will be held…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farming & the land, 1904
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Blended Butter. The Government Bill to be Reintroduced. LONDON
The Earl of Onslow, President of the Board of Agriculture, informed a deputation which waited upon him yesterday that the Government intended to reintroduce the bill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Growth of Wheat for Milling Purposes. Tenterfield
There was a large and representative gathering at Messrs. Reid and Co.'s flour mill on Wednesday afternoon to witness the working of new machinery recontly installed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Draft Allowance on Wool. Likely to Be Abolished
A strong effort is being made by the Sydney wool brokers to do away with the custom of allowing the draft of one pound per cwt, on the wool they sell…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Big Fleet. The Mailboats in Port. Many Wheat Ships
There are at present maliboats and big Capo litters in Sydney Harbour of a total tonnage of 51,939 tons. The arrival of the R.M.S. Arcadia and the German mull steamer Friedrich…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About Ships. a Fever-Stricken Vessel. Wheat Ships Awaiting Crews
A tale of pluck and endurance is told concerning the voyage of the fever-stricken ship Celtic Queen, which has just arrived at Wallaroo, S.A., from Mexico Pri[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Crops
COONABARRABRAN.—There is a great surplus of wheat in the district estimated at from 20,000 to 25,000 bags, lying unsaleable. The want of a railway will be keenly felt this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →On the Land. Farm and Station. Codlin Moth in the Orange District
The apple-growers of the Orange district have made several praiseworthy attempts to have legislation passed to compel orchardists to wage war upon the codlin moth. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Wool and Wheat
The end of the wool season is practically at hand. This is shown by the decreasing number of bales carried each week by the Railway Department. For the past week…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Butter and Cheese
The butter market is steady, and prices show no change, but there is rather less business doing. The shipment by the Orizaba arrived in good condition, though some was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Milk-blended Butter Bill
LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Lord Onslow, President of the Board of Agriculture, has informed a deputation that the Government will re-introduce the Milk-blended Butter Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New South Wales Butter
A cable has been received by the Minister for Agriculture from Mr. Lance to the effect that the general quality of the butter landed in London ex steamer Ortona last week was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Wheat Returns
As an indication of the bountiful harvest, it is satisfactory to be able to state that since December 1st to date no less than one million bags of wheat have reached Darling Harbor. This…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Carriage of Wool
The wool season has now practically closed. Only about 3000 bales per week are now received at the three depots. Comparing the returns with those for last year, it is satisfactory to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Sydney Wool Sales
Auctions were resumed on Monday, January 25th. Compared with the previous week the market was practically unchanged. Competition was very animated for all but the worst…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Milk Blended Butter. London, Feb. 4
Lord Onslow, President of the Board of Agriculture, informed a deputation which waited upon him that the Government wouls re-introduce the Milk Blended Butter…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Teade. Friday Evening
Taken all round, the offerings in the greasy section of the catalogues submitted this week have not been sufficiently good or appreciated to show the market in its most…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Standard Bushel of Wheat Gilbs
The grain trade selection of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce were busily engaged during the week grading wheat, and fixing the standard weight per bushel for the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The State's Sheep. the Premier's Figures. Expert Opinions
The sanguine figures given by the Premier, and published in yesterday's "Herald,' regarding the pastoral industry, are, it would appear, held in light esteem in well-informed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Flood in the Thames Valley. Many Cattle Drowned
LONDON, February 6. 3 p.m.—The flood in the Thames Valley is the highest since 1894, and the river is 8 feet above the normal level. At Datchet (2 miles from Windsor) thousands…
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