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Farming & the land, 1880

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Seaborne, of Gundabendal, has sold 401 fat wethers at the Homebusb yards. Wilkinson, Graves, Minchin and Lavender, agents…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 2

Messrs, HASTINGS CUNINGTHAM and Co. (Limited) report:—Wool—The market is unaltered, All such lots as are now available for salo being readily token up at last quotations. Sheepskins.—We have to report a…

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London Wool Sales. London, June 3

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 2

Prices are firmly maintained; but inferior and faulty of all kinds are irregular. SYDNEY, FRIDAY 3 p.m…

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Farm Produce. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 2

Transactions in local produce (says the Echo) have been few and unimportant. In maize there is next door to nothing doing, stocks in all hands are large, and, although…

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Gundagai Quarter Sessions. Alleged Breach of the Lien on Crops Act

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 5 June 1880 · page 3

JOHN D. FERGUSSON was indicted for a breach of the Lien on Crops Act by disposing of certain crops at Brawlin and Native Dog Creek, on which, he had given a lien to…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1880 · page 3

Mr. F. G. Manning has sold 1700 weaners from his Billabong station to Messrs. Purtell Bros., Ten Mile Creak. Mr. Herbert Manning has sold 30 head fat…

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Melbourne Wool Makket

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1880 · page 2

Messrs. R. GOLDSBROUGH and Co. report: —In our local market there is very little doing, and we have no sales to report during the week. The parcels that are coming…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1880 · page 2

Messrs. MORT and Co. report:—Wool.—There was an-active demand for the few lots offered this week at about late rates. There was nothing very attractive, and the prices…

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London Wool Sales. London, June 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1880 · page 2

The wool market continues firm. SYDNEY, Monday, 3 p.m. The following have surrendered their estate:—George Ravenscroft Stephen and…

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London Wool Market. London, June 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 June 1880 · page 2

The wool sales are flat, and low prices are accepted to effect sales. The April May series of the wool sales closed to-day. The total number…

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Important to Wheat Growers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1880 · page 3

The Queenslander' says:—For some years past Mr. J. D. Russell, of Messrs. Alfred Shaw and Co., who has had considerable experience in the raising of wheat in California, has been…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 2

Sold, on account of Mr. W. B. Glbbs of Carabost, 200 fat wethers to William Walsh. Mair and clyton, agents. We have this week sold light saddle and harness…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 2

MESSRS. R. GOLDSBROUGH AND Co. report:—Wool. This market continues very inactive, no sales hiving been held during this week. The only lots coming forward consist of fellmongers parcels and oddments,…

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

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 2

Messrs. Helmuth Schwartze and Co. report to us as follows, under date London, 8th instant:—"The wool sales closed dull, with a downward tendency. Prices, on the average,…

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Farm Produce. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1880 · page 2

There is little improvement visible in the local produce market (says the Echo). In most departments, on the contrary, there is perhaps less doing than there was a week ago…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1880 · page 3

Mr. A. G. Jones, of Bogo Bogolong, has purchased three thousand eight hundred (3800) wethers from Mr. Henry Ricketson, of Billabong, Bland, at a high price…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1880 · page 2

Messrs. HASTINGS CUNINGHAM and Co. (Limited) report:—Wool.—We have no transtactions to report, except a few odd lots, which sold at full prices. Sheepskins.—Last…

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Wool, Stock, and Station Reports. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1880 · page 2

Messrs. MORT and Co. report:—Wool.—The supply continues to be very limited, and no sales having been held this week, quotations are merely nominal, say—Greasy, fair…

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Pastoral Mems

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1880 · page 3

Mr. A. G. Jones, of Bogo Bogolong, has purchased 3000 superior maiden cwes, in lamb, from Mr. J. Nagel Ryan, of Burrowa, at a high price, for cash. Mr. P. Keighran,…

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Financial Statement. Proposed Export Tax on Wool. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Wednesday, 10.30 p.m

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1880 · page 2

Mr. Watson, the Colonial Treasurer, delivered a financial statement to-night. In his speech he said that the revenue for the first five months of the year…

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