The Wool Sales. London, July 29
110, 000 bales have already been sold, and prices are firm. Washed combing wool commands rates equal to February. Scoured is slightly easier. Mudgee wool realised 3s. to 4s…
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Trade Circulars. Wool. [C. Balma and Co.] London, May 31
THE second series of wool sales for the current year, which opened on the 24th ultimo, terminated this day. The arrivals in time for sale were:—Sydney, 29,758 bales; Fort Phillip. 80,238 bales; Van Diemen's Land, 5927 bales;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Weather and Crops in Queensland
The heavy rains that flooded Darling Downs and occasioned a sad loss of lives on Cecil Plains at the beginning of the last month, were succeeded by general frosts in the agricultural district, the rains of the past…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cable Message Telegrams This Day the London Wool Sales. Improvement in Prices. the English Harvest. Allowance to the Duke of Edinburgh. Pope Pius the Ninth Freemasonry
Lodged in London July 29, at 6.56 p.m. Received in Sydney July 31, at 11.53 a.m. Competition is increasingly active at the wool sales; and prices are firmer. Mudgee…
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AROUND Dubbe the weather of last week was dry and frosty, with very little rain. There has been some wet weather in New England, which has again introduced footrot. Lambing in the no th-west is not yet finished;…
Continued on Trove, page 135 →Pastoral Items
We gather from the Standard that the graziers of Hay are still in the enjoyment of fine weather, and the barometer does not indicate nay [?]ange. We have only one lot of crossings on 18th instant. 2500 sheep from Matthew…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Agriculture, Pastoral The Weather and Crops
A FULL week of rain, of which the metropolitan and coast districts had a plentiful supply, finished on Saturday, when cold dry weather set in. The gardens and orchards of Cumberland have been benefited by the wet. Some of the…
Continued on Trove, page 135 →Imported Sheep
SOME cross-bred rams have lately been imported from Victoria, which are apparently in a very weak and sickly state. Many of them have already died, and are found to be…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Improved Sheep Back
The benefit of pasturing small paddocks or fields with sheep has often been insisted upon; often a poor field may be much improved by turning in a few sheep and feeding them therein. In this case some supply of is necessary for the sheep, and useful to tho land. We give from the American Agriculturist a cut of a movable trough adapted to this purpose, which may be taken to any part of the farm or wheeled to any poor spot in the field where it is…
Continued on Trove, page 136 →Riverina Pastoral Society's Annual Show
THE weather was fine, and afforded opportunities for those at a distance to come, and there was fully 4 to 500 pers[?]s present, which quite stirred up Jerilderie, and made it look busy. The show of sheep was very fine, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 134 →Pastoral Letter of the Bishop of Maitland
[We have held back the subjoined Pastoral Letter, issued by his Lordship the Bishop of Maitland, with the intention of giving it entire this week. Owing, however…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Grazier. Riverina Pastoral Society's Annual Show
THE weather was fine, and afforded opportunities for those at a distance to come, and there was fully 400 to 500 persons present, which quite stirred up Jerilderie, and made it look busy. The show of sheep was very…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wool Sales. London, July 29
110,000 bales have already been sold, and prices are firm. Washed combing wool commands rates equal to February. Scoured is slightly easier. Mudgee wool realised 3s. to 4s…
Continued on Trove, page 137 →News by the Suez Mail. Our London Correspondent's Letter. London, June 13. the Wool Sales
THE second series of wool sales commenced on the 21 April, and terminated on the 31st May, with such resuits as those most interested on your side have long since been made acquainted with. The number of bales…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Successful Co-operative Farming
CALIFORNIA has just now several experiments going on in settlement by colonies. The Southern California colony is near San Bernardino; the Westminster colony is near Wilmington, the port of Los Angeles; there is a Methodist…
Continued on Trove, page 134 →Facts for Farmers
The construction of gearing for farm and rural machinery, and appliances is often made an unnecessarily costly business, owing to the ignorance or inaptitude of those who want to use it. For all light…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Cultivator. Garden and Farm Memoranda for August
IN bidding adien to the July now past, there is nothing very particular to say respecting the weather which has characterized it, except that it has been more than usually wet, boisterous, disagreeable, and unhealthy;…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Trade Circulars. Wool. [J. T. Simes And.co.) May 31
THE second seroes of public Colonial Wool Sales commenced on [?] April, and closed to-day. The opening sales were marked with great caution on the part of buyers, but, as, noted in our report of first night's sale, a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trade Circulars. Wool. [Windeler and Bowes]. June 13
THE last two weeks of our May auctions were marked by steady improvement, and prices showed a hardening tendency. Purchases were made more than usual for early consumption, and the trade is devoid of speculation. Consumption is in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →London Wool Sales. By HoARS and hudson, May 14
Abergeldie: E. Ficod and Co. over Carabea, 24 bls fleece 28½d. 11 28d, 36 27d. 35 26½d. 826d. 16 21½d. 24 pieces 21d. 11 20½d. 5 20d, 9 18d; Bunamago, 29 grcase 14½d. 5 pleces 8d; Boattleaxe, 22 11 l.12 10d. 3 8d; T[?]…
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