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Farming & the land, 1848

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Wool Markets. British Wool

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 1 April 1848 · page 88

LEEDS, DECEMBER 10.—There has been a rather better feeling in the wool market this week, but the actual purchases of the spinners and manufacturers have been confined to a…

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Wool Markets. (From the Mark Lane Express.) British Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1848 · page 2

LEICESTER, (Saturday last.)—The price of fleece wools from the growers remains about the same. There being no change in the weather to give the impulse to the general…

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The Clothing Manufactures. (From the Leed's Mercury, December 18.) WOOL

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 April 1848 · page 2

THE Wool Trade.—London, Thursday.—The imports of wool into London for the week ending to-day have been 694 bales, of which 502 were from Sydney, 98 from Germany, and…

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Wild Cattle in Polynesia

Sydney Chronicle · Tuesday 18 April 1848 · page 4

Some fifty years ago Vancouver left several bullocks, sheep, and goats at various places in the Society group. He instructed the natives to look after the animals carefully, and by no means to slaughter…

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Settlers Price Current. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairk Produce in the Sydney Markets

The Sentinel · Thursday 20 April 1848 · page 3

WHEAT.--The prices may be quoted at 3s 6[?] to 3s. 8d. FLOUR--In this article the usual business has been done, and prices are now firm £11 per ton…

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REVIEW. What is the Choff to the Wheat? An Examination of Mr. R. K. Sconce's. "Reasons for submitting to the Catholic Church." By JAMES B. LAUGHTON, B. A., Glasgow; formerly a Member of the Edinburgh Theological Hall Author of "Protestantism a distinguishing feature of the Church of God in all ages," &c. Sydney: W. and F. Ford, Colman and Piddington. 1848

Sydney Chronicle · Saturday 20 May 1848 · page 3

REALLY Mr. James B. Laughton, B. A., Glasgow, deserves the dignity of LLD., and if only his modesty will aspire so high, we shall most readily offer our poor testimony to his qualifications. His…

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Annual Report of the Wool Trade

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 3 June 1848 · page 131

LIVERPOOL, 1ST JANUARY, 1848.—When in our last annual circular we intimated the necessity of caution, we little imagined the very grave and serious reverses which our…

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Miscellaneous Extracts. Annual Report of the Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 June 1848 · page 4

LIVERPOOL, 1ST JANUARY, 1848.—When in our last annual circular wc intimated the necessity of caution, we little imagined the very grave and serious reverses which our…

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Wool Markets. (From the Mark Lane Express.) British Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1848 · page 3

LEEDS, FEB. 11.—There has not been any variation in the amount of sales this week, and prices are without alteration. HUDDERSFIELD, FEB. 8.—There has been…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 June 1848 · page 2

SALE OF 1057 bales, by J. T. SIMES and Co., on 10th February:- Ex Antiles: Co. with AA under, 4 at 19d., 32 at 18½d., 38 at 18d., 17 at 17[?]d., 37 at 17d.,…

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Wool Markets. (From the Mark-lane Express.) BRITISH-WOOL

The Australian · Friday 16 June 1848 · page 4

LEEDS, FEB. 11.—There has not been any variation in the amount of sales this week, and prices are without alternation. HUDDERSFIELD, FEB. 8.—There has been…

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Wool Markets. Foreign Wool

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 17 June 1848 · page 147

CITY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14.—The imports of wool into London, last week, were 1533 bales, of which 671 were from Sydney, 224 from Bombay, 215 from Van Diemen's Land…

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Wool Markets. British Wool

The Sydney Daily Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1848 · page 2

LEFDS, FEB, 11.--There has not been any variation in the amount of sales this week, and prices are without alteration, HUDDERSFIELD, FEB. 8.--There has been…

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Public Sales of Wool in London in 1847. (From the European Times.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 June 1848 · page 4

ALTOGETHER 97,753 bales colonial have been brought forward this year, as follow:— Quantities of Colonial Wool brought forward at the periodical public sales, distinguishing the time and…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 June 1848 · page 4

THE public sales of wool, which commenced on the 10th instant, and will continue almost daily till the 1st proximo, have been largely attended by the buyers. The biddings have…

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Latest English News. Wool Sales

The Australian · Friday 23 June 1848 · page 3

THE following is the latest circular from J. T. Simes & Co., which has come to hand, dated London, 2nd March. SYDNEY—Superior flocks, 1s 9d to 2s 1d…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 June 1848 · page 2

Sale of 698 bales by THOMAS SOUTHEY AND SON, on 17th February: [?] William Hyde.—TH with C under, 6 at [?]1d., 4 at 9[?]d., locks; RII with M under E,…

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Settlers' Price Current. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 1 July 1848 · page 3

Boyce, of Sydney, 44 Lead, 600lbs., £2 each, Wall. Onus, of Richmond, 80 head, 700lbs., £2 2s., each, Sullivan…

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Public Sales of Wool in London in 1847

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 1 July 1848 · page 160

(From the European Times.) Altogether 97,753 bales colonial have been brought forward this year, as follow:— Quantities of Colonial Wool brought forward at the periodical public sales, distinguishing the time and…

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Sheep

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 8 July 1848 · page 3

Joubert and Murphy, Sydney, 690, 50Ibs. each, 5s. 9d., Blakeney and Richards…

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