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

Farming & the land, 1889

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The Wool Market. LONDON, June 26

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 29 June 1889 · page 3

The tone of the wool market continues firm, and prices are unchanged…

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The American Wheat Crop. LONDON, June 29

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 July 1889 · page 4

The American wheat crop is estimated to yield over 500,000,000 bushels…

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The Wool Market. LONDON, June 27

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 2 July 1889 · page 4

The tone of the wool market is very firm, especially for fine merino and crossbreds sorts…

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The Wheat Market. LONDON, July 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 July 1889 · page 4

The price of wheat has advanced 6d per quarter…

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The London Wool Sales. LONDON, July 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 4 July 1889 · page 4

The attendance is smaller at the wool sales than on the opening days, and prices are more irregular…

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The Wool Market. LONDON, July 4

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 6 July 1889 · page 3

In the wool market fines crossbreds and good merinos, especially Now Zealand scoured sorts, are selling well. Middle merinos are irregular…

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New South Wales Wool

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 9 July 1889 · page 2

The following statistics are of interest:-- The number of sheep in the colony at the end of last year was estimated at 46,503,469. This is a decrease of 461,683 on the previous year,…

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The Wool Market. LONDON, July 9

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 July 1889 · page 2

At the wool sales good merinos and crossbreds are very firm, but middling and faulty merinos and coarse crossbreds incline in favour of buyers…

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The Wool Market. LONDON, July 8

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 11 July 1889 · page 4

The tone of the present series of wool sales is spirited, but prices remain unchanged…

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Farmyard Manure

The Burrowa News · Friday 12 July 1889 · page 4

THIS subject has been thrashed out many times over and over. Admitting that little can be said in this connection that is fresh or new, there is unquestionably…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 8

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, report.— At our usual fortnightly sale we offered on Tuesday 164 bales wool, and report having sold at auction and privately since our last sale 216…

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The Annual Stud Sheep Sale

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 13 July 1889 · page 8

THE annual sale of stud sheep was continued on Wednesday by Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe at Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's wool stores. Mr. Brunker commenced the sale punctually at 11,…

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The Wool Market. LONDON, July 15

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 18 July 1889 · page 4

The wool market, for the recent series of sales now closed, shows that a firm tone existed to the end of the auctions. Good and fine wools show an advance of from 5 to 10 per cent. above the…

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Marengo Farmers’ Union

The Burrangong Argus · Saturday 20 July 1889 · page 2

A PUBLIC meeting was held on Monday night, at Murengo, in connection with the above Union to consider the Land Bill. Mr. Pike was unanimously voted to the chair, and briefly explained the object…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 23 July 1889 · page 2

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—We held our fortnightly sale of wool on Monday, submitting a catalogue of 162 bales, made up for the greater part of scoured lots. With a…

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Yass Plains Free Selectors and Farmers Union

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 23 July 1889 · page 2

THE quarterly meeting of the Yass Plains Free Selectors' and Farmers' Union, was held at Ward's Royal Hotel on Saturday last. Present -- The president (Mr. T. Colls, M.P.), and…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 25 July 1889 · page 2

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, report as follows:—Wool: We on Wednesday offered at our usual fortnightly sale 178 bales, and sold privately and at auction 191 bales, greasy fleece…

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Harrison, Jones and Devlin's Annual Wool Circular

The Yass Courier · Friday 26 July 1889 · page 4

Sydney, 1st July, 1889. DEAR SIR,-- We have now the pleasure of placing before our friends and those interested in the staple product of the colonies on…

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Important Store Sheep Sales

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 30 July 1889 · page 4

MESSRS. Andrews and Chisholm report having sold in conjunction with Messrs. Pitt, Son, and Badgery, 12,000 store wethers, near Wagga Wagga, at 9s 2d, for Mr. A. D. Badgery; and,…

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Travelling Sheep. To the Editor of the Yass Courier

The Yass Courier · Tuesday 30 July 1889 · page 3

Sir,-- If a poor unfortunate ratepayer has a calf, or a cow, a pig or a horse, and the animal unknown to him gets on to the streets, he is summoned at once, and the lowest penalty…

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