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Farming & the land, 1880

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Farm Produce. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 2

Business in the produce department was a little more lively on Thursday morning (says the Echo) and on the wharfs several transactions in different lines were accomplisbcd…

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Great Sale of Pastoral Property

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 2

The sale of an immense pastoral property is recorded in the 'Central Australian,' Bourko. It is situated in Northern Riverina. That paper says:—Sir Samuel Wilson is no longer owner of…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 2

Messrs. HASTINGS CUNINGHAM and Co. (Limited) report.—Wool.—All lots offering, which are confined to small and irregular parcels of greasy with a few country-scoured bales, are taken up at full prices,…

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The Way to Handle Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 3

There is a right way and a wrong way, a hard way and an easy way, an awkward way and a skilled way, to catch and handle sheep. A great many men will catch the sheep by the…

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London Wool Market. London, May 1

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 2

At the wool sales to-day 10,600 bales were offered. Inferior and faulty wools of all descriptions are rather weaker…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 2

Messrs. MORT AND Co. report:—Wool—This being the off week, the ordinary sales were not held. We disposed of a number of the wools entered at the International Exhibition on Thursday, and realised up…

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London Wool Market. London, May 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1880 · page 2

The wool market is quieter and weaker…

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London Wool Sales. Australian Mortgage, Land and Finance Co. (Limited) to the Wagga Wagga Advertiser

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1880 · page 2

Messrs. Helmuth Schwartz and Co. report to us, dated London, May 3, as follows:—The lately telegraphed improvement in the wool sales is not maintained. Prices for all merino…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 3

It will be seen by an advertisement in our advertising columns that Messrs. Wilkinson, Graves, Minchin and Lavender have received instructions to sell, in conjunction with…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 2

MESSRS. R. GOLDSBROUGH AND CO. report:—Wool in consequence of the limited supply forward we did not hold a sale this week, but there is an active demand for all descriptions at about late quotations…

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London Wool Market. London, May 6

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 2

The wool market is quieter. Prices are weaker than at the opening of the series. SYDNEY, FRIDAY 3 p.m…

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Farm Produce. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 2

During the last day or two (says the Echo) business on the wharfs has been a little more lively and in some lines there has been a striking increase in the number of…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 2

Messrs. HASTINGS CUNINGHAM and CO. (Limited) report:—Wool.—We have no transactions of importance to report, but all such small and irregular lots as have been offered have met with buyers at fair prices…

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London Wool Market. London, May 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 2

The wool market has a slightly improved tendency. SYDNEY, MONDAY 3 p.m. The Californian mail letters were delivered…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 2

Messrs. MORT AND CO. report:—Wool.—The quantiry offered at the sales this week was limited, and with the exception of a few lines of Exhibition wools, there was nothing very attractive. The demand was…

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London Wool Market. London, May 11

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1880 · page 2

The wool market is firmer. There is a fair demand for pieces and locks…

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How to Raise a Flock of Sheep

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 May 1880 · page 4

A large landowner near Blasterton frequently missed a considerable number of his sheep just before shearing. He suspected his neighbour O'Smiley, especially as that worthy…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1880 · page 3

The Agents from whom we derive the information are responsible for the statement of agency employed in each transaction reported in this column.) Five thousand store wethers are travelling…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1880 · page 2

MESSRS. R. GOLDSBROUGH AND Co. report:—Wool. —We held a small auction to-day. and sold 329 bales of town and country scoured, and further portion of the salvage from the Scottish Knight, at highly…

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Farm Produce. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 May 1880 · page 2

Transitions in the produce market (says the Echo) are generally of an insignificant character. The slight quickening tendency noticeable on the wharfs and in Sussex-street…

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