Weather and Crops
IN the metropolitan district it commenced raining on Saturday last, and several heavy though intermitting showers fell on that day. On Sunday long lines of blank clouds chased each other over the sky,…
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Central Cattle Yards and Abattoirs. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—This subject is now before the public, and its decision is most important to the community—in the special sense, health—keeping in view the minor advantages or disadvantages of the measure. Supposing two important…
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Mr. Helmuth, Schwa[?] Circular says:—"Up to and inclusive of the catalogue for May 30th, the following quantities have been submitted, viz.:—Sydney, 12,305 bales; Port Phillip, 35,359 bales; Van Dioman's…
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THE Dubbo Dispatch of the 24th makes the following weekly report upon the the stock market:—"The weather, since our last, has been all that could be desired by both pastoralists and agriculturists. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Weather and Crops
DURING the past week we have had, with the exception of a few showers on Sunday, uninterrupted fine weather. The days have been clear, with the sun shining warmly, and the nights have been much…
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The market experienced a decline, cancelling the advances at the March sales, which were established during the first week for all descriptions; while on some special kinds, such…
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The Rev. Dr. Lang, M.L.A., having addressed a letter of congratulation to our respected colonist, Thomas Holt, Esq., on his return to the colony, and having reminded Mr. Holt of what he had said on…
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THE following remarks precede the usual weekly stock report of the Dubbo Dispatch, of the 31st July:— Since our last the weather has been very genial. We…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Scab in Texas Sheep
THE following is furnished by Thomas Aff[?]eck, a well-known citizen of Texas, raiding at Brenham, Wellington county:— "The writer, a citizen of Texas, anxious to inform…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The London Wool Market
Since the 8th of June, the market has experienced a further decline, altogether cancelling the advance on March rates, which the first week's sales had established. This is true for all descriptions, while for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Crop of Plums
IN many localities scarcely any crop can be more certain than a crop of plums, in others, often within a few miles, no crop can be more uncertain. The treatment may be identical, or the culture, where the crop fails, may be the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Weather and Crops. the Scone correspondent of the Maitland Mercury, reports:—
The weather continues fine, and altogether old residents say that the winter so far has been milder than any for several years; but the drought which has but lately broken up, has made it a very hard one for the stock…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Deniliquin Stock Report. (From the Pastoral Times, July 31.)
THE Northern s[?]eek markets still continue pretty firm at prices which, if not remunerative to sellers, are higher than of late. The best mobs of fat cattle in Sydney fetched 110s to 130s. Fat sheep of fair quality realised freely 9s 6d to 10s 6d each; low…
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The rural journals, generally speaking, report the grass to be growing finely, and are beginning to look forward with hopefulness for an early spring. In the south westward, however, at Meroo, the Levels, and the…
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Golden Sea, for London: 1092 bales wool, 370 bales cetton, 1213 bags cotton seed, 3929 pieces copper, 1530 casks tallow, 62 casks hide cuttings, 8000 horns, 12 tons grieves, 279 casks cocoanut oil, 104 cases meat,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Weather and the Crops
THE severity of the winter season has almost passed away, although Jack Frost still lingers on the table-lands and haunts the bleak places of the colony. But his visitations are no longer frequent or injurious, and the genial…
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IN its weekly report upon the stock and station market, the Dubbo Dispatch makes the following remarks:— The season just now is tolerably well united for pastoral…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Introduction of Sheep From Victoria
The following proclamation, absolutely prohibiting, for the period of six months from the present date, the introduction of sheep into the colony of New South Wales, otherwise than by sea, from the colony of…
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THE West Maitland correspondent of the Newcastle Chronicle is very much elated at the prospects which ere opening up for the Hunter district through the present beautiful season…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Deniliquin Stock Report. (From the Pastoral Times.)
AUGUST 7.—Stock matters in Northern Queensland are becoming more active—a large number of both cattle and sheep, and several stations were under offer, but buyers still held out for lower prices. A cattle station in one of the coast districts was…
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