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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1857

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Scab in Sheep Act, to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 9 November 1857 · page 2

SIR—At an enormous expense to the colony in the shape of mutton, wool, and tallow, the disease called scab has been kept in check, The Act will now shortly expire, and the question is—would it be better to…

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Wool, Tallow Hides, &c

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 November 1857 · page 11

Produce received coastwise, from 1st October, to 6th November:— HUNTER.—936½ bales wool, 104 casks tallow, 3735 hides, 172 bundles 6 balee and 45 loose sheepskins, 7 bags and 2800 horns,…

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Hay, Corn, Ans Cattle Market. Tuesday, November 10, 1857

Empire · Wednesday 11 November 1857 · page 5

The market was very bountifully supplied with hay and straw. The beet oaten hay has considerably fallen in price, £10 and £14 6s. per ton being the roting prices; straw was worth from £5 to £8 6s. per ton…

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Disease in Sheep

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 November 1857 · page 2

BY the measure for better preventing the extension of disease in Sheep—which has been referred to a select committee, now sitting, to inquire into the working of the Scab in Sheep Act—it is provided as follows:—…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 14 November 1857 · page 3

Lowes, 80, 700, 84, T. Sullivan,jan. Chapman, 180,700, 61. ditto Ditto,46, 700, 67, Dempsey and Co. Love, 25, 580, 575s, ditto…

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Hay, Corn, and Cattle Market. Tuesday, November 17, 1857

Empire · Wednesday 18 November 1857 · page 5

The demand was very slight for hay and straw, but the supply was good and plentiful. Oaten hay sold for £9 and £14 per ton; lucerne, £12 to £13 ditto; maize, 8s. to 8s. 6d. per bushel; wheat, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d. ditto; green stuff 1s. 6d. per bundle; bark,…

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(Hazard and Son's Wool Circular.) London, 22nd August

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 November 1857 · page 5

Prior to the opening of these sales, owing to the satisfactory state of trade, the position of the market, the prospects of abundant harvests at home and abroad, and the greater case in the money market (which was further evinced by a reduction in the Bank…

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Trade Circulars. Colonial Wool. [Charles Balme and Co.'s CIRCULAR.] London, 24th August, 1857

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 November 1857 · page 5

THE second series of sales of colonial wool of the season commenced on the 16th ultimo, and concluded this day, consisting of 18,083 bales Sydney 29,483 ditto Port Phillip…

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Wool Sales

Empire · Friday 20 November 1857 · page 5

Sale of 341 bales Australian Wool by CHARLES AND SON, August 22. EX. WALTER HOOD, from Sydney: JHA over JW, 5 bales scoured at 27½d., 5 at 27d.; over PP, 8 bales scoured at 29d.,…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 21 November 1857 · page 3

Baggott, 170 4' 15s 650lbs—Sullivan Fitsgerald, 180, 41 12s 6d, 700lbs—ditto SHEEP. New's, 1600 (shorn)16s 6d, 50th—Sullivan…

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United Pastoral Districts Election. Return of Mr. P. LESLIE. (From a Second Edition, of the Moreton Bay Free Press, November 19.)

Empire · Tuesday 24 November 1857 · page 2

In accordance with the warrant issued by the Speaker, the nomination of a member for the United Pastoral Distriots of Moreton, Wide Bay, Burnett, Maranoa, Port Curtis and Leichhardt, took place in the Ipswich…

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Hay, Corn, and Cattle Market. Tuesday, November 24th, 1857

Empire · Wednesday 25 November 1857 · page 5

The market was barely supplied with hay and straw; the best outen hay sold for £8 to £11 porton; lucerno ditto, £10 to £12 6s. ditto; straw, £3 to £6 6s. ditto; wheat, 6s. to 6s. 9d. per bushel; maize, 8s. to 8s. 6d. ditto; bark, £5 to £5 10s. per ton…

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The Land Question Considered. a Plea for Freehold Farmers. (Per favour of the Sydney Morning Herald.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 November 1857 · page 8

LET us calmly consider this all-important question,— not alone with reference to the wealthy squatters—but also with respect to the men of small means, who ere desirous of purchasing a few acres of land, cultivating…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 28 November 1857 · page 3

Wright, 100. 660lbs, 91 5s—Argent and, York Readford, 130,7001bs, 4 1Os-ditto Hoskinson, 190,700,41 15s, ditto The market glutted…

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Hay, Corn, and Cattle Market. Tuesday, December 1st, 1857

Empire · Wednesday 2 December 1857 · page 5

The price of hay may be quoted from £9 £12 6s. per ton; lucerne ditto, £10 to £11 ditto; straw, from £4 to £7 ditto; wheat, maize, £c., at nearly the same quotations as last week…

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Hay, Corn, and Cattle Market. Tuesday, December 8th, 1857

Empire · Thursday 10 December 1857 · page 5

The market was very thinly supplied with hay and straw. Osten hay sold from £10 to £12 6s. per ton; [?]cerne, £8 to £10 6s. ditto; straw, £5 6s. to £7 ditto; green stuff, 1s, 3d. to 1s, 6d. per bundle; bark, £5 10s. to £6 5s. per ton; cows, £5 to £7 each; calves, 30s…

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Weekly Sales. Cattle

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 12 December 1857 · page 3

Cornish, 80 head, 750 lbs.,[?]; T. Sullivan, Jun. Fllzaerald. 158 head 650lbs..4[?] l7s.dd; ditto. SHEEP. Good sheep are worth 14s. The market is overstocked with both…

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Land. by an Old Norfolk Farmer. (From the Mark Lane Exress, September 7.)

Empire · Tuesday 15 December 1857 · page 3

Of the two grand divisions of the globe, land and water, the former, although second in extent, is first in importance, as constituting not only the natural residence of man, but the…

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Hay, Corn, and Cattle Market. Tuesday, December 15th, 1857

Empire · Thursday 17 December 1857 · page 5

Hay and straw were a little more plentiful than on the last two or three occasions. Oaten hay, sold from £10 to £14 per ton; lucerne ditto, £8 to £10 ditto; straw, £6 to £8 ditto; green stuff, plentiful at 1s. 3d. to 1s. 6d. per dozen bundles…

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Hay, Corn, and Cattle Market. Tuesday, December 22nd. 1857

Empire · Wednesday 23 December 1857 · page 5

Hay and straw were plentiful, but the market was entirely destitute of all other farm produce, win the exception of green stuff. The best oston hay realised from £10 to £13 10s. Per ton; lucerne, £9 to £12 ditto; straw, £6 8s, ditto; bark, £6 to…

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