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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1849

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Wool Markets. British Wools

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1849 · page 5

LEEDS, February 16.—Business has been rather more active during the past week, and recent rates are firmly supported. LIVERPOOL, February 17. Scoren.—There…

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Speculation in Wool. To the Editors of the Leeds Mercury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 June 1849 · page 6

GENTLEMEN,—I think you might render good service by a few remarks in your valuable paper on the reckless speculation that is going on at the present time in wool, by parties in…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1849 · page 4

SALE of 690 bales, by C. and J. D. JACOMB, on 7th February:- Ex Josephine.- P. 4 at 17d.; M, 6 at 14½d.; WJK, 3 at 14½d.; H and I, 1 at 15d.,…

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Public Sales of Colonial Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 June 1849 · page 3

LONDON, February 21.—The fifth and last series of sales of Colonial wool of the season, commenced on the 7th instant, and concluded this day: con[?]isting of—10,811 bales…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 June 1849 · page 2

SALE of 365 bales, by J. T. SIMES AND CO., on 16th February:- Ex Alert.—AM in square, 13 at 17d., 1 at 14-d.; OP in diamond, 5 at 15d., 6 at 14½d.;…

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Public Sales of Colonial Wool

The Shipping Gazette and Sydney General Trade List · Saturday 16 June 1849 · page 161

London, February 24.—The fifth and last series of sales of Colonial wool of the season, commenced on the 7th instant, and concluded this day: consisting of—10,811 bales…

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Council Pape[?] Liens on Wool and [?]Rtgages on Stock Act. Message No. 30 CHS. A. FITZ Roy, Governor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 June 1849 · page 2

THE Governor transmits to he Legislative Council a copy of a Despatch rom the Right Honorable the Secretary of [?]te for the Colonies, in which His Lordship mews the…

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Wool Markets. (From the Mark Lane Express, March 12.) British Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 July 1849 · page 3

LEEDS, MARCH 9.—We have had quieter doings in sales this week, though prices remain firm, and the advance may be considered as fully established. Prices in the country are higher…

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The Cream of "Punch." The Child-Farm

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 7 July 1849 · page 1

A jolly life the farmer's life, a hearty and a hale, Who sows the seed and mows the mead, gives beef and bread and ale;…

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Liverpool Wool Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1849 · page 3

FOR foreign wool a great many buyers have been in the market this week to attend the public sale on the 15th March, when a few fine colonial, and a quantity of low wools were…

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The Wool Markets

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 July 1849 · page 3

WE quote the following extract with reference to this topic from yesterday's Co[?] Chro[?] "At Leeds, the advance demanded in the…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1849 · page 2

DURING the past month the business transacted by private contract has been limited in extent, compared with that of the previous three months. We subjoin the particulars of…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 July 1849 · page 2

LEEDS, April 5.—We have not any change to report this week either in the demand or prices. Transactions have been small; prices stationary…

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Original Correspondence. Mortgages of Sheep and Cattle. To the Edttors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 July 1849 · page 5

GENTLEMEN,—You will oblige many of your country readers and others, by permitting to be made, in your useful paper, one or two observations and queries respecting the Act…

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The Quarter's Report of Wool and Tallow From the Hunter River Districts. (From the Maitland Mercury.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 August 1849 · page 3

THE following is a return of the number of bales of wool exported from the Hunter River District from the 1st April to the 30th June last, being the third quarter of the wool season…

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Wool and Tallow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 September 1849 · page 3

TALLOW.—The sale to-day (May 11) went off irregularly. The best qualities were in steady request, and in some instances realised an advance of 3d. to 6d. per cwt. on last week's…

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Sheep Washing. (From the Geelong Adcertiser.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 September 1849 · page 2

HAVING been invited to inspect a new and improved description of sheep-wash, on a station within a short distance from town, we shall, for the benefit of our country readers, proceed…

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Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1849 · page 3

SALE of 17 bales by J. T. SIMES ad Co., on 15th May. Ex sundry ships.—A M 2 at 13½d; G with H under, in diamond, 2 at 13½d.; D J D in…

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The Wool Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1849 · page 3

LONDON, 26th May, 1849 —Kelerring to our circular, 28th February, we have now to report the result of the first sales of the new clip of colonial wool at prices quite as high as then ruled. The quality and condition…

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Prices Current of Colonial Wool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1849 · page 3

Our first scries of public sties of the new clip, consisting of 6074 bags Australian, 4869 bags Port Phillip, 3511 bags Van Diemcn's Land, 3177 bags South Australian, 5077 bags Cape of Good Hope, 192 bags East…

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