Melbourne Wool Market
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Messrs. J. H. Clough and Co. report:—There was alarge attendance at our woll sale to-day. Prices ruling high…
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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral
The weather during the past fortnight has been very variable, but although severe in some localities has been favourable to farmers and graziers. Indeed the spring has well sustained the reputation which it earned during its…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Messrs. Goldebrough and Co. report " We catalogued 5000 bales of wool, to-day, and sold 3600 greasy, realising from 7d to 16[?]d per 1b. Gibson's Tasmanian sold at a better…
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The season still continues most favourable to graziers. The pastures in all districts are in good condition, and the water supply all that could be desired. On the southern coast, in districts from which complaints came recently,…
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A question which is quite as seasonable here as it is in Europe is now being discussed in English agricultural journals. It is,—When should grain crops be harvested? English experience tends to the belief that the early cutting…
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FACTS are steadily accumulating to justify the opinion hitherto expressed, that the injury to the wheat crop and the decline in production would he confined to a narrow area, and that the crop this year would be, on…
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It would prove more profitable to the small sheepfarmer if he paid more attention to his first sheep—the sheep on which his future stock is to be built and, it need not be stated, on which his future success depends…
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Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society, at Grafton, 27th, 28th, and 29th March, 1879…
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MR. Devlin, of the firm of Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, held the second annual sale of the above for Mr. Walter Lamb, of Rooty Hill, on Thursday last. The weather was very wet and stormy, and was,…
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Under this head in the last English Veterinary Journal to hand there appears an article which strongly supports the action of this colony in removing the prohibition on stock importation which has so long existed in Australia…
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Sale of 1483 bales from Sydney and Queensland, by Jacomb, Son, and Co., on Wednesday, September 11. Ex Pericles, from Sydney; CS&Co., Carwell, 194 bales grease hoggests at 12d, 4 at 11½d, 1 part black at 13d, 23 pieces at 8d, 1…
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From the Queenslander we learn that Dr. Jenkins has made a very valuable addition to his herd at Callandoon, in Queensland, in the shape of 96 well-bred Shorthorns from the Nepean Towers herd. These cattle were despatched last…
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By Mort and Co.—Wool: EJ, 1 bale greasy at 7d, 1 pieces at 38/4d; FM, 1 greasy and handwashed at 7¾d, 1 greasy at 8½d; G. Ray over WW, 3 greasy at 7¼d; DX, 1 bellie's and locks at 3½d; X over AC, 1 greasy at 7[?]d; M&Co., [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Melbourne Cattle and Horse Show. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne
YESTERDAY was a pretty busy one for lovers of live stock, it being the judging day at the National Show, and also the sale day for Mr. Charles Fisher's splendid stud of Clydesdales, so that we had our time fully…
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Sir,—We have waited the return of our representative, Mr. Sinclair, to Melbourne before replying to the statements of Mr. Mernman and Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, contained in one of your late issues, and now beg the favour…
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As stated in our last weather report, Wednesday and Thursday of last week brought rain to the metropolis and the county Cumberland. Friday was also wet, and showers fell until Saturday morning, when there was an agreeable…
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INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION —At a meeting of the International Exhibition Committee held on Friday last, the Governor in the chair the secretary…
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The best garden seeds, it is said, are those grown from aeed Bown so late in the season as to be past the risk of any blighting cold, and whioh can push straight shead to maturity…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Messrs. J. H. Clough and Co. report:—Our wool sales yesterday were largely attended, and competition was very brisk, and prices higher than last week…
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Our (Adelaide Advertiser) correspondents' letters from all parts of the colony state that the yield of wheat is not likely to be seriously affected by the nd rust, an in most instances the ear of the plant was…
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