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Farming & the land, 1840

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WOOL. (From the Leeds Mercury, June 20.)

The Sydney Herald · Thursday 1 October 1840 · page 1

ENGLISH WOOL MARKET—Leeds, June 19— Sales during the present week have continued very dull, and less has been done than in the previous one; recent prices have been scarcely…

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Wool

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1840 · page 2

SCOTCH.—Scotch Wools generally were difficult to dispose of during the last week; no material change has, however, taken place in price, and steady rates were obtained for several parools…

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Wool

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1840 · page 2

ENGLISH WOOL MARKET—Leeds June 19.—Sales during the present week have continued very dull, and less been done than in the previous one; recent prices have been scarcely maintained…

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WOOL, &c

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1840 · page 2

We are sorry to state that a reduction has taken place in the price of wool in the English market. The very depressed state of trade in the manufacturing districts is tho only cause…

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WOOL. London, June 17th, 1840

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1840 · page 2

SIR,—"You will, on inspection of the catalogues sent herewith, see that a reduction has taken place in our market, which was anticipate in consequence of the very depressed state of…

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Price Current of Colonial Wool

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 6 October 1840 · page 2

For Auatralian Flocks.—First-rate combing, none clothing, in fair condition, 1s 7d to 1s 11½d; dirty dry and dusty, 1s 3d to 1s 6d; pieces and locks, 8½d to is 3½d; unwashed, 6d to 1s 0½d,…

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Wool Market. (From the Times, June 15

The Australian · Tuesday 6 October 1840 · page 3

LEEDS.—We have no fresh feature to notice in our reports of he state of the woollen manufacture this week, though we think that a little more confidence has been established among the different classes in this important…

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Sydney Monitor & Commercial Advertiser. Wednesday Morning, October 7, 1840. Nothing [?], nor aught not down in malice SHAKSPEARE. Wool

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 7 October 1840 · page 2

OUR readers will have gathered from the catalogues and the circulars of the London Wool Brokers, published in our last, that the price-of ,wool has considerably fallen in the Home Markets…

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Hints for Colonial Wool Growers. a T[?] on Sheep, addressed to the F[?] mast[?] of Australia, Tasmania, and Southern Africa; showing the means by which the Wool of these Colonies may be improved, and suggesting idens for the I[?]duction of other L[?] Animals, [?] to the climate and calculated to add to their Agricultural Resources. By T[?] Southey, Wool-Broker

The Sydney Herald · Saturday 10 October 1840 · page 2

Mr. Southey's Treatise on Sheep, addressed to the "Flock-masters" of our Colonies, is in the main an interesting book; it cont[?] facts of practical atility, and speculative stiggestions that…

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Wheat for Government

The Sydney Herald · Monday 12 October 1840 · page 2

The Government has, we learn, exclusively for the use of its respective estiblishments, purchased a sufficient quantity of wheat to fill the whole of the Siloes at…

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Growth of Wool

The Sydney Herald · Monday 12 October 1840 · page 2

THIS Colony is likely to find a rival in the growth of Wool in Cape of Good Hope. The finest sheep have been imported there, and such is the attention of the settlers, and…

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THANKSGIVING and PRAYERS for the SAFETY of Our Gracious Sovereign. Pastoral Letter of the Right Rev. Bishop

Australasian Chronicle · Thursday 15 October 1840 · page 2

Almighty God having graciously pleased to throw around our beloved Sovereign Queen Victoria and the Prince Albert the protection of his special Providence to prevent a deadly attempt on their…

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Original Correspondentce. Cattle Stealing. To the Editor of tte Sydney Herald

The Sydney Herald · Wednesday 21 October 1840 · page 2

SIR.—Knowing that you are at all times ready to give a place in your columns to any suggestions that have a tendency towards the common weal, I am emboldened at the desire…

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Sydney Monitor & Commercial Advertiser Tuesday Morning, November 3, 1840. Nothing extenuate, nor aught set down in malice. Shakespeare. Wool. Prices Current, June 17, 1840

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1840 · page 2

The first Colonial Sales of this season have just concluded; the following is the quantity sold:—1504 bales Australian wool; 2115 bales Van Diemen's Land; 201 Swan River; 1061…

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Wool Markets, June 22

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1840 · page 3

DONCASTER WOOL FAIR—At our first market for the season this day the quantity of wool pitchel was only small, but the number of buyer. pretty fair, considering that many of the principal…

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The Sydney Herald. Friday, November 6, 1840. "Sworn to no Master, of no Sect am I." Price Current of Colonial Wool

The Sydney Herald · Friday 6 November 1840 · page 2

For Australian Flocks.—First rate combing, none; clothing in fair condition, 1s. 7d. to 1s. 11½d.; ditto, dry and dusty, 1s. 3d. to 1s. 6d.; pieces and locks, 8½d. to 1s. 3½d.; unwashed,…

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Wool Market

The Australian · Tuesday 10 November 1840 · page 3

LEEDS—We can give no more flattering account this week than our last report. A little more cloth may have changed hands, but for any beneficial purpose to either…

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Sydney Markets. Flour, Wheat, &c

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 10 November 1840 · page 3

Fine Flour, 21s 100lbs Seconds, 18s Ration, 15s Bread, 4d to 5d per 2lb 10 if…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 November 1840 · page 2

We have received Marsh and Edenborough's account of Wool Sales up to the 19th June. The following will give our readers an idea of the state of the wool market, which we are…

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Sydney Markets. Flour, Wheat, &c

Australasian Chronicle · Tuesday 17 November 1840 · page 3

Fins Flour, 26s [?] 100lbs Seconds, 21s Ration, 17s Bread, 6d to 7d per 21b loaf…

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