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Farming & the land, 1839

171 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 9

The Wool Trade

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 2 February 1839 · page 2

LEEDS—On Saturday last there was more business done than on any market day for some weeks previous, but on Tuesday the market was dull at both Halls: taking the two days together there has…

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Wool Trade

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 4 February 1839 · page 2

LEEDS.—The markets at both halls have been slacker this week than for some time past, more particularly on Tuesday, some of the larger buyers not being in attendance. The stock of goods in the…

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Wool

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1839 · page 2

We have been favoured with the following extract from a letter, of date the 6th October, from a first-rate mercantile firm in London to their correspondent in…

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The Cape Military Bashaw. Colonel Napier, His conduct to wrecked seamen and passengers, and to his victims the Dutch farmers

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1839 · page 7

(The following article in the Sydney Herald so entirely meets our sentiments that we feel our duty as friends to "civil liberty all over the world," amongst Dutch…

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Wool

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1839 · page 2

We are indebted to the firm of Messrs. Hirst and Co., for the account of wool sales which we publish below. Account Wool Sales by J. Southey & Son, on…

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[?]Te of the Wool Trade in the Interior of Germany. Berlin, October 1st, 1838

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1839 · page 2

[?]he character of the June fairs being so well [?]wn, and the advunce in the prices of wool [?]ch then took place, having been afterwards as [?]ersally admitted as it was previously…

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Wool

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 22 February 1839 · page 2

Account of Wool Sales by J. Southey & Son, on 12th October, 1838:— Ex Duchess of Kent.—Mask ST. 223 bales, price 11d to to 2s 3hd; JH, 52 10hd to 2s sh; IT 16, 1s 4½ to 1s 10d…

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Indian Sheep

The Australian · Tuesday 5 March 1839 · page 3

The Settlers of Swan River arc about attempting an interchange with India, af a novel description. Jt appears that 1 cross of Saxon rams with native sheep…

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Indian Sheep

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1839 · page 2

The Settlers of Swan River are about attempting an interchange with India, of a novel description. It appears that a cross of Saxon rams with native sheep has been attempted in India, and has fully…

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English Extracts. WOOL

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1839 · page 4

BEST MODE OF CLIPPING THE WOOL OFF SHEEP.--Wool must be ripe and ready to part from the skin before it should be taken off; nature thus…

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The Wool Market. (From the Times of December 4.)

The Sydney Herald · Monday 11 March 1839 · page 2

LE[?]DS.—Our markets still continue good, and the demand is increasing for winter goods, viz.— pilot and beaver cloths, and also for figured ladies' coastings, for the latter of which not one half the…

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The Wool Market

The Australian · Tuesday 12 March 1839 · page 3

LEEDS.—Our markets still continue good, and the demand is increasing for winter goods, viz—pilot find beaver cloths, and also for figured ladies'…

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The Wool Market. (From the Times December 4.)

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1839 · page 2

LEEDS.—Our markets still continue good, and the demand is increasing for winter goods, viz—pilot and beaver cloths, and also for figured ladies' coalings, for the latter, of which, not one-half the orders…

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Wool

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1839 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Herald

The sales which closed in London on the last week in November, exhibited much animation from beginning to end; the attendance of buyers was very…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1839 · page 2

Trade of Leeds.—Our cloth markets more particularly at the Coloured Cloth-hall, have fully maintained the same lively character as of late, but almost exclusively for blue, rifles. bottle-greens, and wool-dyed blacks,…

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London Wool Sales

The Colonist · Wednesday 13 March 1839 · page 2

WE have been favoured by a mercantile house in town, with the catalogues of the London Wool Sales which took place at Garraway's Coffee House, on the 11th, 12th, and 13th of October…

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Liverpool Market, Wool Nov. 30

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 13 March 1839 · page 2

There has been a steady business transacted in foreign wools this week, at the advanced rates of the late public sale. The attention of most parties is directed to the auction announced to he held in London on the 12th instant…

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Wool Sales

The Australian · Thursday 14 March 1839 · page 2

We lay before our renders the following account sales of 3,146 bales of Australian Wool, which took place on the 12th, 13th, 16th, and 17th of…

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Extracts. Wool

The Sydney Herald · Friday 15 March 1839 · page 3

LIVERPOOL, WOOL, SALE.—On Friday, the 16th instant, some extensive parcels of wool were brought to auction, amounting to nearly three thousand bales, of which one thousand three hun…

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