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Farming & the land, 1875

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London Wool Report

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

Messrs. Charles Balme and Co. report:—A comparison of prices at the commencement of a new season is always attended with some difficulty, and under present…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Young

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 9 June 1875 · page 2

Messrs, Robinson and Besnard's (May 4) report:—Fat Stock.—There is a good demand for prime lots of both sheep and cattle; but few are offering in this district…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 2

211 bullocks from Buckingbong (Mr F. Jenkins') were sold in Melbourne by Messrs Ryan and Hammond on Wednesday last, bringing from £7 10s to £14 2s 6d…

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Correspondence. Cattle Stealing. (To the Editor of the W. W. Express.)

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1875 · page 2

SIR,—Notwithstanding, the many efforts made by the Press, and also the large rewards offered [?] for the prevention of cattle-stealing, the evil still prevails to an…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1875 · page 2

Mr. A. G. Jones has purchased 5000 maiden ewes from Mr. McCaughey, of Coonong. at a very high figure, to be delivered after shearing. Mr. G. A. Elliot (P., R. and…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1875 · page 2

Messrs Brown and Vincent have sold their five Glenariff blocks of country in the Warrego district to Mr A. G. Jones. Messrs W. H., M., and Co., agents…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 3

On Thursday last Mr G. A. Elliot sold by auction 30 head of fat cattle; bullocks £7 12s 6d, cows £5.103 ; averaging, for the lot, £6 15s…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 2

The Australian Mortgage and Finance Company, Melbourne, have forwarded us the following telegram, received by them from Helmuth Schwartz and Co., London, dated…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 2

Messrs. Hastings Cunningham and Co. report:—Wool.—Transactions are few, the quality offering being, at this season, very small; there is a demand for all descriptions…

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Breachiness in Wool

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1875 · page 4

Of the defects which occasionally render wool useless for manufacting purposes that known as " breachiness," or weakness of the middle portion of the…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

We are informed that the Yalcogrin station, lachlan district, lately sold by Messrs Edghill and Russan to Mr William Rand, late of [?] has again changed hands,…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

It will be s[?]e that Mr. George Mair leads the announcements of sales of stock at the Wagga Pastoral Show with an advertisement which states that he will offer 900 pure-bred…

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Antwerp Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

The following remarks and tabulated statement with reference to the above market have been forwarded to us by Messrs. Renard Bros. and Co., woolbrokers, of Melbourne and…

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The American Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

Messrs. Coated Bros, report (Philadelphia, April 1):—There has been very little change in values of the different grades of wool for several weeks, and our quotations for April…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

Messrs. Mort and Co. (June 18) report:—Wool.—We had a small sale this week and found competition very active, nearly every line submitted being quitted at advanced…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 2

Messrs. Watt and Thomson, Cocketge. dong, have sold 16 head of pure-bred Durham bulls, by the well-known Duke of Derrimut, to Messrs. Ayre and Martin, of…

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Pastoral Notes

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 3

Messrs Watt and Thompson, of Cocketgedong, the well-known breeders of pure stock, leave recently sold to Messrs Ayre and Martin 16 pure bred bulls, by the celebrated sire…

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Cattle Sale-yards Bill

Wagga Wagga Express and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 4

An Act to authorise the erection of and maintenance of cattle sale-yards by the Borough Council of Goulburn, assented to 8th Jane, 1875…

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Melbourne Wool-market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 2

Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co. report:—Wool.—The supply continues to be short of requirements, and any lots offering are disposed of at full rates. One sale was…

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Tuesday, June 22. Cattle-stealing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 2

James Carroll was charged with feloniously stealing and driving away a bull calf, the property of Thomas Broughton, at Coolae, on the 7th of March last…

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