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Farming & the land, 1838

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The great July Wool Sales

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1838 · page 2

LONDON WOOL SALES—The public sales of Colonial and other descriptions of Wool which have been announced for some time past, and to which so much interest is attached, commenced on…

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Wool, Oil, &c

The Australian · Saturday 24 November 1838 · page 2

We have been kindly favored by A. B. Spark. Esq., with the following account of sales of colonial produce, received per Earl Grey…

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Wool

The Sydney Herald · Monday 26 November 1838 · page 2

Messrs. Walton & Co. have favoured us with a late Liverpool paper, from which we extract the following:—"LIVERPOOL WOOL SALES.—On the 28th instant, the first public sales of Australian…

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Wool

The Sydney Herald · Monday 26 November 1838 · page 2

We are indebted to C. W. Roemer, Esq., [?] the following Abstract of Wool Sale:- Liverpool Sale of 1000 bales Sydney Wool, 20th July;—Mark AB, M Ville under, 70 bales, average…

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August Sales of Wool

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 28 November 1838 · page 2

Large Sales of Colonial Wool were to take place about the middle of August. By the Public Ledger of the 7th August, the following Sales of parcels of Colonial Wool were to take place.—August 15 and…

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Abstract of July Wool Sales. London, July 14, 1838

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 28 November 1838 · page 2

Sir,—We beg leave to inform you that the Public Sales of Wool, which commenced on the 2nd instant, and terminated on Wednesday the 11th. We have much pleasure in stating that the…

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A Supplement is published with this day's number. Sydney Monitor [?] Commercial Advertiser Wednesday Morning, November 28, 1838 Nothing extenuate, nor ought set down in malice.—SHAKESPEARE. For Domestic News, Law Intelligence, Official Gazette, South Australian news, &c. see this day's Supplement. July Wool Sales

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 28 November 1838 · page 2

The account of July Wool Sales in London, with which we have been favoured by Messrs Walker & Co., contain all the public Sales of Wool that took place between the 2nd and 14th July, at which…

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Liverpool Wool Sales

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1838 · page 2

On the 20th instant the first public sales of Australian wool, of the new clip, took place; when 1538 bales were offered and all sold. There was all excellent attendance of buyers, and a spirited…

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South Australia. Exports From the Colony—wool and Oil

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 30 November 1838 · page 2

After an existance of nearly ten years, Swan River exported, for the first time, last season, a few bags of very indifferent wool and about twenty tons of black oil…

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Wool

The Colonist · Saturday 1 December 1838 · page 3

THE following Report on Australian wool from the highly respectable firm of Simes and Co., with which we have been favoured by a friend we insert for the benefit of our up-country readers,…

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Foreign Wool Market

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1838 · page 2

JULY 30.—Notwithstanding there is a large quantity of Foreign Wool on sale, the demand for it continues steady, and last week's prices are well supported. Since Monday last the imports…

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British Wool Market

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 5 December 1838 · page 2

JULY 30.—All kinds of British Wool commanded a ready sale, and the prices noted in our last Monday's report are well supported. We have a very small quantity of the present year's…

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Price Current of Colonial Wool

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 10 December 1838 · page 1

The Public Sales of Wool began on the 2nd instant, and ended this day,—and for Colonial Wool were the first of the season. —The quantity of all kinds sold amounted…

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Wool

The Australian · Thursday 13 December 1838 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser

A REPORT having been industriously circulated that wool has depreciated in value in the London market, we beg to lay before the public the following extract…

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Wool Sales. Sale of the 14Th August

The Australian · Thursday 13 December 1838 · page 2

Elizabeth from Sydney.—A. G 5 bales 1s 5d; 5 bales 1s 9d; 1 bale 1s 10d; 26 bales is ll½d; 9 bales 2s; 5 bales 2s Ad: 8 bales 2s Id : 5 bales…

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Wool

The Sydney Herald · Friday 14 December 1838 · page 2

We have to acknowledge the receipt of a perfect series of Wool Catalogues up to the sailing of the James Pattison, per favor of S. A. Donaldson, Esquire, of which the…

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Spearing of Cattle and Sheep by the Natives

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 19 December 1838 · page 2

Considerable excitement has been created among the proprietors of stock during the past week in consequence of several serious depredations having been committed by the natives, on the herds and…

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South Australia. Spearing of Cattle and Sheep by the Natives

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 20 December 1838 · page 3

Considerable excitement has been created among the proprietors of stock during the past week, in consequence of soveral serious depr[?]dations having been committed by the natives on the…

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Cape of Good Hope. the Dutch Fugitive Farmers or Emigrants. Port Natal

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 21 December 1838 · page 1

We stated in our last number, that letters had been received from Port Natal, to as late date as the 10th August. We now make such extracts from these…

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