The London-colonial Wool Sales. London, Nov. 22
As the wool sales progress competition is maintained with wonderful vivacity. There is a preponderance of home over foreign buyers. The opening rates are fully…
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Farming & the land, 1879
349 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 18
Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wednesday, received at 9.30 p.m
Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—"We have this week sold four thousand bales of wool at firm prices. Greasy realizing 6d te 14d, and washed 13d to 24d per lb. Five clips…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Farmers' Wives and Daughters
Lord Burghley having remarked at an agricultural dinner in England that at this critical period in the history of English agriculture farmers' wives and daughters…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sydney Wool Sales
At the wool sales yesterday competition was spirited. Prices were firm Greasy sold 6[?]d to 12[?]d.; and fleece at 14[?] to 15[?]d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne
Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co. limited, report: We offered to-day 2600 bales of wool. The best lots met good competition, but medium and lower sorts were decidedly easier, as also small lots of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Dairy Farming in Australia. (Melbourne Australasian.)
"Within the last 25 years the business of dairy farming has passed through several distinctly marked stages. For several years after the discovery of gold few colonists were…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wholesale Baby Farming. Committal for Murder
Some startling revelations were made on Saturday, Sept. 27, in the Tranmere baby-farming case. The prisoners, James and Catherine…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Export of American Cattle to England. (Melbourne Australasian, Nov. 29.)
The commercial value of American live stock, especially of cattle, cannot fail to be a matter of interest to Australians, seeking as they are, to find an export market for their…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday evening
Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report: We had very spirited competition at our wool sales this afternoon, selling 1350 bales up to 12½d for the best greasy, and 17d for good fleece. Market very firm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wednesday, received 9.20 p.m
Messrs. R. Goldsorough and Co. report:—We have this week sold 4500 bales of wool. Greasy sold at from 6d upwards. Eighteen clips sold at from 1s to 13?d. Nearly all was for America. There was a…
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At the wool sales yesterday, competition was active/and values obtained were equal to late rates. Good greasy is in strong request…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne, T[?]
Messrs. R. Goldabrough & Co. report: Thursday. sold sixteen hundred bales of wool. Inferi[?] to-day we average fleece at from 12d to 22d, making [?] to good and bales sold by us this week; there was [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Suggestion to Bolwarra Farmers
We note with extreme gratification the steps taken by the formers of this district to help themselves in the matter of drainage. They do indeed no more than they ought to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sydney Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday evening
Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report: There is still very brisk competition for wool, and prices obtained are very good values. We had a good sale to-day, and obtained up to 12½d for greasy; for all sorts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prize Cattle for Singleton
THE Melbourne Argus of Wednesday says that Mr. M'Culloch completed the sale to Mr. A. A. Danger, of Baroona, Hunter River, New South Wales, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sydney Wool Sales
Yesterday the competition was keen, especially for good samples of greasy wool. American buyers are again operating…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A New Farming Appliance
Farmers will do well to secure a splendid new applilance just impor? by Messrs. Lassetter and Co, of Georgestreet It is of course, imported from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wednesday, received 9.0 p.m
Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—We have this week sold 4,400 bales wool at firm prices, competition being brisk. Greasy ranged from 6d to 13d, and washed, 10d to 24d. The latter price was for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne
Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co., (limited) report: We offered to-day 1470 bales of wool, and sold 1270. There was lively competition for all sorts. Full prices ruled. Greasy brought 6d to 12¼d per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Real Position of American Farmers
The Times appears to have sent an Agricultural Commissioner to the United States, whose first letter appeared on September 24th. After repeating the usual statistics about…
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