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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1846

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Liverpool Wool Market, July 11

The Australian · Thursday 19 November 1846 · page 3

There has been a limited business done in foreign wools, the descriptions most in request being very scarce, at present, and the trade do not seem disposed to purchase freely of other…

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London Wool Sales. London, 25th July, 1846

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 November 1846 · page 2

THE large sales of colonial wool, being the second and principal series of the new clip, which terminated this evening, have engaged the attention of the trade since 3rd instant…

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The Wool Sales. (From the Mark Lane Express, July 27.) Liverpool, July 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 November 1846 · page 2

SCOTCH.—The wool fairs in the north having gone off flat, has had its natural effect of reducing the price of laid Highland wool here, and also for the present…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 21 November 1846 · page 3

MILCH Cows.—A mixed lot of 17 head sold at 40s. to 70s. per head. CALVES— 11s. to 18s. each…

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Tallow, Hides, Sheep-skins, and Horns

The Australian · Saturday 21 November 1846 · page 3

The following are Extracts from Alexander Robert and Alexander Nesbitt's Circular, of date 31st July, which has been handed to us by Messrs. Melville and Lambert of…

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The Wool Sales. Liverpool, July 25

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 21 November 1846 · page 2

Scotch.—The wool fairs in the north having gone off flat, has had its natural effect of reducing the price of laid Highland wool here, and also for the present of curtailing the demand. White Highland…

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Colonial Wool Sales. London, 27th July, 1846

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 November 1846 · page 2

THE public sales of colonial wool which commenced on the 3rd instant, continued until the 25th instant: the quantity brought forward consisted of—…

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London Wool Sales. London, 25th July 1846

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 21 November 1846 · page 323

The large sales of colonial wool, being the second and principal series of the new clip, which terminated this evening, have engaged the attention of the trade since 3rd instant…

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The London Wool Markets

The Australian · Tuesday 24 November 1846 · page 3

"The second series of Wool sales did not conclude so well as was generally expected. Some of the circulars issued by the trade speak of an average reduction in rates of from 7 1/6 to 10…

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Commercial Intelligence. the Wool Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 November 1846 · page 3

THERE have been received during the week about 800 bales of the new clip, and large quantities are daily arriving from all parts. The late rains have damaged many of the loads, which…

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A Cattle-show Melody. Am—"The Yellow Horse." (1) I.

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 November 1846 · page 4

Mammas hawk their daughters, a peeping for beans, Where graziers for gain, hold their fat-cattle shows; And bean-knots and ribbons, on beauty and beast, Are beautiful signs of our quality's taste!…

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The Trice of Wool. (From the Port Phillip Herald, Nov. 24.)

The Australian · Thursday 3 December 1846 · page 3

THE following extract from the circular of Messrs. Daniel Hazard and Son, wool brokers, and bearing date the 25th July, gives more favorable accounts of the late…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 5 December 1846 · page 3

Cows—five milch cows were sold at this market, at 47s. to 65s. per head. CALVES—8s. to 16s. each. HORSES—A mixed lot of 23 head were sold at…

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Settlers' Price Current. CATTLE

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 5 December 1846 · page 3

Crawford—100, 650lbs., 55s.; Hill and Argent, purchasers. John Bray—42, 500lbs., 55s.; ditto ditto. Ryan—20, 7301bs., 50s.; Raper and Merrett ditto…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 12 December 1846 · page 3

MILCH COWS—Six cows were sold at this market, at 50s to 60s. each/ CALVER—12s. 6d. to 15s. each…

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No. 6. Oats, Potatoes, and Turnits. To the Farmers of Galloway

The Australian · Saturday 12 December 1846 · page 4

"Gentlemen.—In addressing you on this subject, I am fully aware that many of you are far better acquainted with it than I am, but if my experiments should be interesting to some of…

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English Wool Markets

The Australian · Tuesday 15 December 1846 · page 4

The following statement, taken from the MORNING CHRONICLE, has been handed to us, by a gentleman largely engaged in pastoral pursuits for publication. We are also…

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(From the Times, August 28.) Parliamentary Intelligence House of Lords, Auguest 27. Failure of the Potato Crop in Ireland

The Australian · Tuesday 15 December 1846 · page 2

The Earl of Roden, before their lordships journed for the recess, wished to address a words to the house on a subject deeply intering to the country and closely connected…

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Cattle Market

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 19 December 1846 · page 3

MILCH Cows—10 milch cows were sold at this market during the week, at prices varying from 40s to 85s. per head. CALVRS—12s. to. 16s. each…

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Local Intelligence. "New Disease Among Sheep."

The Australian · Saturday 19 December 1846 · page 3

The attention of our flockmasters is called to the following information, communicated to the SOUTH AUSTRALIAN REGISTER, upon the introduction into South Australia of diseased rams…

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