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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
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SIR—The last of a series of articles on "Sheep and Stations,' by "Combo," appeared in your issue of the 14th. He complains that the subject has not provoked greater discussion, but allowing him full credit for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sales commenced on the 27th February. The prices obtained were fully equal to the rates current in November. After the first ten days pries were firmer, at 1d. advance. Sales progressed favourably to the close…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There has been an advance on scoured fleece from Sydney of 1d. per lb…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The first series of sales for the year commenced on 27th February, and the arrivals to that date were—Australian, 3223 bales: Port Phillip, 7170; Adelaide, 7210; Van Dlemen's Land, 469; New Zealand, 192; Cape, 21,558: total, 39,822. Held over,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The public sales of colonial wool, which commenecd 97th ultimo, closed this evening. The arrivals since November consisted of- 3,233 bales Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sale of 748 bales by Messrs. Jacomb and Co., Friday, Febrnary 28th:- Ex-Nile: HN, 2 at 26[?]d, 2 at 25[?], 6 at 24d. 7 at 23[?]d, 1 at 20[?]d; JR. 3 at 23d, 3 at 21d, 3 at 19½d;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The correspondent of the Herald, "Jacob," continues (in Monday's Herald) his criticisms on the articles on wool-growing contributed recently to that paper by " Combo "…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The mountainous and scrubby parts of the interior, which, in the whole, comprise an immense scope of country, thickly interspersed with fertile patches of well grassed land, have long been swarming with wild cattle…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New South Wales is generally, to a tri[?]ling extent, deficient in meeting her internal demand for flour, but this will be fully met by the surplus of Tasmania. Practically, therefore, the flour question for the colonies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Arrivals to 23rd April reached total of 84,3[?] bales[?] Judging from the feeling in the north, and the general state of trade, the recent rates can scarcely be looked for—particularly for Port Phillip—on which a decline of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whereas it is exped[?]nt to provide for the better drainage of certain lands. Be [?]t therefore enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The London public wool sales were to commence on the 2nd of May, the anticipations set forth in the following wool report of a rise or fall cannot, therefore, be tested until the receipt of advices by the May mail. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IT is a matter for general regret that the supply of cattle for the market still continues so much in excess, that the value of cattle for boiling down into tallow regulutes entirely the price of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whereas it is expedient to legalise the granting of preferable liens on yearly crops of agricultural and horticultural produce without parting with the possession thereof Be it…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE proposal to enable farmers to borrow money, and give legal security on their coming crop, will be, as we think, a very beneficial improvement in the law…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We are approaching the solution of a question which is full of interest to the agriculturists of this colony. The time will soon arrive when our home grown supplies of cereals will be in excess of the demand and when we…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The second series of sales for the year commenced May 2nd Arrivals to that date consisting of Australian, 16,523 bales; Port Phillip, 45,497; Adelaide, 15,119; V.D L,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The second series of sales for the year commenced on the 2nd May. Since the close of March sales, business generally in the North has not been satisfactory, and the buyers of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →HALL AND WEBSTER, MAY 26.—The aggregate quantity of Australian and Cape wool that has already passed the hammer, exceeds 67,000 bales out of a total of 95,000 Prices have ruled very evenly, a fair…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sale of 104 bales by Mr. H. P. Hughes, Friday, May 2nd:— Ex Queen of Nations, from Port Phillip (Sydney wool); AML, 2 at 23d, 8 at 22d. 6 at 21½d, 13 at 20½d, 19 at 20d, 1 at…
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