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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

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The Wool Sales and Wheat Market. London, June 13

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day 8700 bales were offered. The market is steady, but there is not an native demand. The market for wheat is declining…

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Spdney Wool Salss

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 4

AT the wool sales on Tuesday the biddings for the most part were fairly brisk, especially for anything above medium quality, either in washed or greasy parcels, but there was an easier feeling…

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The Wool Sales. London, June 14

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 12,600 bales were offered. Prices were firmly maintained…

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The American Wheat Market. London, June 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 16 June 1887 · page 2

The Chicago Corn Ring has collapsed owing to the enormous quantity of wheat received and the intended auction sale of 16,000,000 bushels during the month of June. Wheat has fallen…

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Pastoral Rents

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 4

PASTORAL RENTS.—Whatever may be the condition of affairs in the Western division, there can be no doubt that as far as the Eastern and Central divisions are concerned the outcry against the rentals…

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Wool Sales. London, June 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day 13,500 bales were offered. The tone of the market is firmer. The general results of the sales show that the April rates are maintained for all sorts, with the…

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A Practical Farmer's Advice

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 5

MR. JOHN BRODERICK, of Crookwell, a farmer who uses his own brains and the results of other intelligent practical farmers in all his work, writes us to say that he has just finished…

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English Hop Crop. London, June 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 18 June 1887 · page 4

Aphis, to a very serious extent, has appeared in the English hop crop…

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Facetlæ. Ancient Grease—Old butter

Goulburn Herald · Tuesday 21 June 1887 · page 4

" OH, he's a miserable speller," said one gentleman to another. " I received a letter from him yesterday wherein he spelled satisfaction with two t's." "May be he spelled it that way to t's you," was the brutal…

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The Wool Sales. London, June 16

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 June 1887 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 11,900 bales were offered, making a total of 100,300 bales offered during the series. The market is firm…

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The Chicago Wheat Failures. London, June 17

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 21 June 1887 · page 2

The collapse of the wheat ring in Chicago has had the most disastrous effect. Already 21 failures are reported…

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Central Asian Wool. London, June 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 4

Large quantities of wool from Central Asia are arriving at Marseilles…

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The Wool Sales. London, June 20

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 23 June 1887 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day 11,200 bales were offered. The market is firm, with an active demand…

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American Merinos. [From the Pastoral Times.]

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4

FOR several years past prominent station-owners on the Murray have been experimenting with the American merino; and the more experience gained, the more…

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The Tuena Sheep-stealing Case

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4

Josiah Cramp, who stole some sheep at Tuena in 18G6, and who absconded from his bail to Queensland, and who was arrested three weeks ago at Crookwell, and remanded to Tuena, was…

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The Wool Sales. London, June 23

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 12,000 bales were offered, making a total of 158,100 during the present series. The total withdrawals up to the present have been 10,000 bales. The market…

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The Wool Sales. London, June 21

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 25 June 1887 · page 4

At the wool sales to-day 11,500 bales were offered. Prices were fairly maintained…

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Worms in Sheep

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 June 1887 · page 3

IN consequence of this season being excessively wet sheep-owners have much trouble with their flocks, owing to their sheep becoming affected with worms, and great losses may ensue if some…

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Correspondence. Rentals of Pastoral Holdings

The Burrangong Argus · Wednesday 29 June 1887 · page 2

To THE EDITOR OF THE “BURRANGONG ARGUS.'” SIR,—Not knowing when the appeals against the decisions of the various laud boards will terminate, you must excuse my writing so soon…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 June 1887 · page 2

THE satisfactory character of recent English advices has given the Sydney market for wool a very firm tone, and everything offered is eagerly competed for up to very full values. The supply…

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