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Farming & the land, 1873

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Mort and Co

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 26 November 1873 · page 1

WOOL.—This market continues unsettled; and buyers evincing no disposition to operate at anything like the prices looked for by growers, we found it expedient to…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 29 November 1873 · page 2

Messrs. Richard Gibson and Co. report: Nov. 26. WOOL.—We have sold 3700 bales during the week. Greasy, 8d. to 14d.; fleece, 16d. to 28¼d. Prices firm…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 3 December 1873 · page 2

THE London wool sales commenced on Thursday, and as will be seen by our Cablegram, business was quiet and foreign buyers not so numerous as at the late series…

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Pastoral Rotes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 3 December 1873 · page 3

We observe by our English telegram that 50,000 bales formed the stock at the opening of the late sales. Prices are unaltered from those ruling at the close of the last sales. The…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Mort and Co

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 3 December 1873 · page 1

WOOL.—No transactions to report, our usual weekly sale having been again postponed until in receipt of telegraphic advices respecting the opening of the London…

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Telegraphic News. Direct Telegrams from Europe. [By Submarine Telegraph]. Latest by Cable. the Wool Sales. London, Nov. 27

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 3 December 1873 · page 2

The wool sales opened to-day without the usual excitement. Fifty thousand bales were catalogued…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 2

IT will be soon by an advertisement elsewhere that the firm of Allan and Co., Stock and Station agents, carrying on business at Young, has been dissolved. Mr…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 6 December 1873 · page 2

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report: Dec. 3. WOOL.—We have sold 2400 bales this week. Greasy, 8d. to 14d.; fleece, 16d. to…

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Pastoral Rotes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 10 December 1873 · page 3

In the vicinity of Jerilderie, the grasshopper this year have far exceeded the visitation of last. We learn that they have now left that neighbourhood after doing an immense amount of damage…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 10 December 1873 · page 3

MESSRS. RYAN AND HAMMOND report that Mr. Richard House, of Guntawan, Mudgee, New South Wales, has become the purchaser, through them, of Mr. Robert…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Mort and Co

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 10 December 1873 · page 2

WOOL.—There was a good attendance at our sale on Wednesday, when we submitted a catalogue including 2200 bales. Buyers evinced a good disposition to operate, and for many of the lots the…

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Telegraphic News. Direct Telegrams from Europe. [By Submarine Telegraph]. Latest by Cable. London, Dec. 6. Fall in the Price of Wool

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 10 December 1873 · page 2

Fine wool has fallen 1d. per 1b.; and inferior sorts are 2d. lower…

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Pastoral Rotes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 2

The district has received some large access very valuable sheep recently The follow it passed for their destinations during the we 27 merino rams, bred by Messrs Gibson, Tas…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 2

MR. A. STOKES reports the sale of the Jumble Plains station, with 7000 sheep, from Mr. Walter Howell, to Mr. A. G. Jones…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 2

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report: Dec. 10. WOOT.—We have sold 3500 bales this week; greasy realising 8d. to. 143/8d; fleece,…

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Growing Root Crops

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 4

MR. WILLIAM JOHNSTON in replying to a review of the Australasian' on pamphlet of his on "The Art of Farming," writes as follows respecting root crops. I fancy you…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 17 December 1873 · page 3

MR. D. H. Campbell, of Cunningham Plains, Murrumburrah, has sold 5000 aged ewes (2500 lambs given in) to Mr. William Macansh, of Red Bank, Jugiong, at a high…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 17 December 1873 · page 3

Our Balranaid correspondent stated that thera crossed on the 10th inst, Mr C. B. Fisher's 3800 'breeding ewes and 150 rams from South Australia, en route to Mr Fisher's station, near 'Echuca…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney. Harbison, Jones, and Devlin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Wednesday 17 December 1873 · page 2

WOOL.—The competition for parcels of any importance was exceedingly good; but for medium wools and small parcels the biddings were rather slack. Prices generally were about the same as last week…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser and Riverine Reporter · Saturday 20 December 1873 · page 2

MR. A. STOKES reports the sale of 103 head of young cattle to Mr. Robinson. MESSRS. BATTYe, SULLIVAN and Co. report having sold a lot of mixed stores to…

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