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Farming & the land, 1877

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The English Wool Market. London, March 16

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 14

The wool market continues dull, with prices sun in favour of buyers. Messrs. Helmuth Sehwartze and Co. say: "There is no improvement in the market, and the feeling of uncertainty which has characterised…

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The Bill to Amend the Diseases in Sheep Act of 1866. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 550

SIR,—In your issue of the 7th ultimo, we find the proposed amendments to the above Act, as read a first time in the Legislature by Mr. J. S. Smith, on 13th February last. These amendments, no doubt, have for their chief object…

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Farm Note

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 18

[We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of land, erops, or stock as their experience has proved to he useful. By writing for this journal…

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Farm Work for May

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 18

The following remarks, by Mr. Abraham Lincoln, of Melbourne, may be interesting to many of our readers:— ENGLISH BARLEY.—There is no doubt but…

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Farm Notes for May

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1877 · page 548

FARMS whereon wheat-sowing was concluded in the past month are fortunately placed, as the rains which this month ushered in will materially interfere with the farm operations of the next few weeks. Our friends must not forget that…

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Sydney Markets. Cattle Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 May 1877 · page 6

ON the whole the show of cattle at Homebush on Thursday was inferior, and the supply limited, and sales were dull. About 430 were sold, of which over 13 were cows. The sheep were good, but there was hardly any demand for them, the majority being…

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Weekly Wool, Tallow, and Hide Report. [R. Goldsbrough and Co.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 May 1877 · page 6

WOOL.—The quantity of wool now coming forward is very limited, as is usual at this dull season of the year, being confined to fellmongers' parcels and remants of clip's delayed in transit. No auctions having been held during the week, quotations are…

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The London Wool Market

Evening News · Friday 11 May 1877 · page 3

It will be seen on reference to a cable message in another column that the May wool sales in London are said to have opened with much spirit; there was a good attendance of both home and foreign buyers,…

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The London Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 11 May 1877 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company's Produce Telegram, dated London, 9th May, 1877. WOOL.—The sales opened at aN average decline…

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A Shepherd and his Sheep Lost

Evening News · Friday 11 May 1877 · page 2

On the evening of Wednesday, the 25th ult., it was reported to Mr. Vickery, Manager of Nowley station Narrbri, that one of the station shepherds and attack of 2000 sheep were lost in the bush. Early…

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The Wool Sales an Advance of 10 Per Cent. London. May 8. 7 p.m

Evening News · Friday 11 May 1877 · page 2

The Sales of colonial wool opened this evening, with a large attendance of both home and foreign buyers. Upwards of 7000 bales were offered, Port Phillip wools preponderating. The biddings…

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Pastoral Items

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 16

On April 30, 13,000 sheep, the property of Mr. Brown, of Bendinine, were at Mayo, near Young. They were going to Cobar for grass. The Northern Argus understands that Cowarral…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 581

ACCORDING to the reports of thirteen cases tried at the Police Court, Murrurundi, which appear in the Murrurundi Tunes, it is evident that several sheepowners are ignorant of the law which provides that they shall register their…

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Sydney Markets. Cattle Market

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 6

THE supply of cattle at Homebush on Thursday was very small compared with that of previous weeks, there being only 220 ofered, and these were all sold with readiness. They were mostly of good quality, and averaged about £8. There were no cows offered…

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Orange Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 582

THE Orange show was held last week, under circumstances which may be regarded as rather unfavourable. The dryness of the past season interfered with the entries, and the welcome rain which fell a few days before the show…

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London Wool Sales

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 17

THE first series of the colonial wool sales, which, commenced on the 20th ultimo, progress. The arrivals [?]ted to [?] of which about 11, 500 were forwarded to…

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Robbery of Wool

Evening News · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 4

At the Police-office, Warren, on Wednesday, 3rd May, before J. O. Norton, P.M., and Messrs. Moore and Antil, J.P's. Mr. C. H. Fitzhardinge, solicitor, Dubbo, prosecuted. C. H. Hanson, of Collie,…

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Importation of Cattle. To the Editor

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 14

SIR,—I should wrong my own conscience if I did not heartily admit that the gentleman known under the cognomen of "Clydesdale" has in his able papers on this subject manifested an acquaintance of a very high…

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Champion Durham Cattle of the 1877 Show

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 3

Two excellent portraits of the two Champion Durhams, Imperial Purple 9th and The Bride, appear in page 8 of our present supplement. With these our artist has been more than ordinarily successful, and…

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Australian Wool Market. [Griffiths and Co.]

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 12 May 1877 · page 31

Since our last report our marke has remainted quiet no great disposition being shown to operate freely. Prices, however, have been pretty well maintained for good wool, while inferior kinds, which constituted the bulk of the offerings…

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