The London Wool Sales
The quantity of wool offered at auction at to-day's sales was 10,700 bales, and the business done was chiefly in inferior qualities…
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Farming & the land, 1880
94 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 5
Death through Shearing a Dead Sheep
THE Gulgong coroner (says the Mudgee Independent) held an inquest at Cambill Creek on May 4th, touching the death of a man named Timothy Brian. Deceased's…
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At the wool sales to-day, 9900 bales were offered. The market is quiet. Merino fleece is now about the same as at last sales. Crossbreds are about 2d to 3d…
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At the wool sales to-day 10,600 bales were offered, making a total of 282,500 since the commencement of the present series. Prices are now firmly maintained…
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At the wool sales to-day 8500 bales were offered. The market was firm, and there was an active demand. At the wool sales on the 29th 8900 bales were offered. The…
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A TELEGRAM to the S. M. Herald dated from Murrurundi, Saturday, states that at the Quirindi Police Court on Friday, before Messrs. Garrett, P.M., Underwood…
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LONDON, June 9.—The April-May series of colonial wool sales by auction closed to-day. The total quantity sold during the series has amounted to 360,000 bales…
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THE first quarterly list of horse and cattle brands for 1880, (2nd notification), under the Registration of Brands Act, will be found in a supplement to the Government…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Parliamentary News. Export Duties on Coal and Wool
SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Colonial Treasurer announced in Parliament, this evening, that there was a deficiency in the revenue amounting to £470,000, and to…
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LONDON, June 18.—An international wool show is announced to be held on an early date in Philadelphia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mr. Lucas and the Tax Upon Wool
IN supporting the Treasurer's proposal to tax wool, Mr. LUCAS, in the Assembly on Wednesday night, is reported to have said that he did so "in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Parliamentary News. Proposed Tax on Coal, Stock, and Wool
SYDNEY, Thursday.—The debate on the financial proposals was resumed by Mr. Cohen, who said that the effects of each of proposed taxes would be to impede…
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LONDON, June 27.—The American wheat crop is estimated at 15 per cent. over last year…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rust in Queensland Wheat
AN influential meeting (says the Darling Downs Gazette) has boon hold in Toowoomba, to investigate the subject of rust in wheat, the Hon. Minister for Lands…
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WE understand it to be the intention of Government to abandon the proposed export duty on wool and coal. Almost universally, the colonial Press have,…
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NEW YORK, July 10.—The quantity of wheat coming forward at the present tune is very large, and further heavy shipments are being made from American ports for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LOCAL & GENERAL. Cattle and Horse Brands
THE first quarterly list of Cattle and Horse Brands for 1880, will be found in a supplement to the Government Gazette of Monday, the 12th inst…
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LONDON, July 15.—Further reports from Russia says the wheat crop failure has assumed much greater proportions than was at fist anticipated. It is now…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Wool and American Tariff
WHEN Mr. Lord was Consul-General at Melbourne he wrote to the Department or State concerning the wool trade of Australia as follows: — "The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Survey of Pastoral Districts
IN another column we give a reprint of a letter which appeared in the Town and Country Journal of the 17th inst.,. bearing upon the above subject, and…
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