The Wool Market
The latest London wool report is from the Home News of the 26th November. The last sale of the year commenced on the 5th of November, the arrivals to that date consisting of—Australian, 10,207 bales;…
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Farming & the land, 1864
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Wool Circular. (From the S. M. Herald.) [Buxton and Metcalfe]
The colonial wool sales, which opened on the 5th instant, have continued their course with much steadiness throughout (especially considering that so soon after the commencement the bank rate of interest was raised from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Grain Crops in Victoria. (From the Melbourne Herald, Feb. 5.)
The [?] from the grain producing districts continue to some extent conflicting in their character, the complaints of rust and caterpillar still predominating, however. From Hamilton the reports are favourable…
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The following is Thomas Southey and Sons' colonial wool circular, dated London, December 2nd:— The fourth and last series of colonial wool sales of the year commenced the 5th November and concluded the 1st…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Act for the Prevention and Cure of Scab in Sheep. [Assented To, 18Th January, 1864.] Presmble
Whereas it is expedient to provide for the prevention and cure of scab in sheep Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Scab in Sheep Act. Meeting of Sheep Owners at Singleton. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)
A meeting of sheep owners residing in the Singleton scab district took place on Saturday, at the court-house, for the purpose of electing five sheep directors, in accordance with the provisions of the Scab in Sheep Act…
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Mr. N. P. Bayly, of Mudgee, has forwarded to the S. M. Herald a proposition for an intercolonial competition for a champion prize for wool, the award to be decided by the results of the London auction sales. He says:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wholesale Cattle Stealing.— One Man Killed. (From the S. M. Herald's Correspondent.)
An inquest was held upon the body of James Lowrie on the 20th instant, by Mr. John Cockburn, coroner for the police district of Coonabarabran, at Old Yaminbah, a station belonging to Mr. Ebenezer Orr, of Garrawilla…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cattle" for New Zealand. (From the S.M. Herald March 8.)
The following extract is from a private letter from Auckland, dated February 25th:— " The Superintendent has issned a Gazette closing the Port of Sydney for cattle shipments. Any on the way…
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The following memorial, which has for its ultimate object the relaxation of the restrictions placed by some of the provincial governments of New Zealand upon the cattle trade with this colony, has been forwarded to us…
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The Empire of Saturday has the following remarks on the flour and wheat market:— In a commercial article, published some time ago, we alluded specially to the fact that the abundant harvest in South…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exportation of Cattle. (From the S. M. Herald.)
The following is the bill introduced by the Hon. the Secretary for Lands, to regulate the exportation of cattle from the ports of Sydney, Newcastle, and Eden:— Whereas it is expedient to regulate the exportation of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, March 22, 1864. the Cattle Export Bill
AMONGEST the motions which were on the business paper of the Assembly for the 8th, and which were thrust aside by the long and fruitless debate on the railway resolutions of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colonial Markets. Auckland Cattle Market. (From the N. Z. Herald, March 5.) Mr. Alfred Buckland's Weekly Report
At the Haymarket on Saturday last, there was an unusual large muster of draught horses, many of them of a superior quality; this, with the advices of more to arrive occasioned a fall in price varying from £5 to £15 each, at which rates the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →South Australian Views of the Wheat Market. (From the S. A. Register, March 15.)
Two months ago the newspapers of Victoria and New South Wales showed that there was about to be an unusual demand for the breadstuffs of this colony. There had been a general failure of the crops, and as early as…
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At the annual meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, held in Sydney on Monday evening, after the reading of a lengthy address by Dr. Bennett, a discussion of much interest took place on the cause of rust in wheat. The…
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There are no features in our markets worth nothing since our last report, the few enquiries made have been chiefly for sorts to supply immediate requirements, and, except in special cases, buyers have refused to pay an…
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The following correspondence on the subject of the bearing of the existing "Proclamation" prohibiting the introduction of horned cattle into Queensland, upon runs situated on the border, is published for general…
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A letter has been forwarded to us from Hexham, which the writer forgot to authenticate with his name; but as the subject is one of considerable importance at this moment, we publish the letter:—…
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At the monthly meeting of the Acclimatisation Society, held at the School of Arts, Sydney, on Monday evening, Mr. J. B. Wilson in the chair, a discussion of some interest arose on the causes of rust in wheat. We extract,…
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