The London Wool Sales
LONDON, April 20.—The wool sales spened to-day, and 8559 bales were catalogued. The auctions opened at an advance of fully from 1/2d to 1 1/4d per lb for greasy…
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(From Our Own Correspondents.) Melbourne, Tuesday. The wheat market is[?]asier. Adelaide
A private London telegram states that copper is £75 per ton and nominal. No business is doing. Ore is quoted at 13s, and the market is depressed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Summary of News for Transmission to Europe, Via San Francisco. From April 9 to April 22. Sydney International Exhibition. Retrospective Report of the International Wool Show of 1879-80
The display of wool was undoubtedly one of the most interesting features of the International Exhibition. It was worthy of Australasis, and attracted attention from visitors for several months. To…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Loudon Wool Sales
LONDON, April 21.—The total quantity of wool offered to-day was 8900 bales. The auctions opened with spirit. LONDON, April 22.—The next series…
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As America has lately purchased largely of wool at Melbourne, a suggestion has been made that some influential American manufacturers might start a co-operative agency in that city with…
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The weather at Gundagai is pleasant during the day, but chilly at night. Bain is much needed. A boiling-down establishment is about to be started at Braidwood…
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Hawkesbury District Agricultural Association, Hawkesbury Racecourse, April 29. Wellington Agricultural Society at Wellington, 13th May…
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The prevalence of fine growing weather is reported from the coast and Southern districts, as well as some of the districts in the North. The Western farmers have still need of more rain to bring the soil into thorough order, and on…
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Hawkesbury District Agricultural Aasooiation, Hawkesbury Racecourse, 29th April. Wellington Pastoral and Agricultural Association, 13th May…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Taralga Agricultural and Pastoral Society's Show
For a long time the residents in and around Taralga spoke of forming a society whose object should be the forwarding of the agricultural and pastoral interests of the district by stimulating settlers and farmers to breed better cattle and…
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Sale of 1011 bales from Sydney, by Challes Balme, and Co., on Tuesday, 17th February, 1880. Ex Clyde, from Sydney: RW, 2 scoured at 27d, I mixed at 23 [?]; H Bell, 50 scoured at 23[?], 10 damaged at 22[?]d; HB, 3…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The London Wool Sales
LONDON, April 20.—The wool sales opened to-day, and 8559 bales were catalogued. The auctions opened at an advance of fully from 1d to 1½d per lb for greasy…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Colonial Wool Sales in London
The first series of sales for the current year, which commenced on the 17th ultimo, will terminate this evening (March 12). It was originally arranged that this series should continue…
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Sir,—In your report of the International Wool Show of 1879 and 1860 appears the following statement:—"In sub-class 38, for fellmongered wool, again the Hon. S. Samuel takes first place. Query: Is this all skin wool! Some…
Continued on Trove, page 792 →The Cultivator. How Butter goes to Market in America
ALMOST all over the country butter which is made in farmers' families in excess of their requirements, goes to the country store in exchange for sugar, tea, coffee, and. spices. It is, of course, of all colours and…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Clarence Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Fourteenth Annual Exhibition. (From Out Correspondenot.)
THE proapeota of the committee with regard to the exhibition aa a whole proving successful were anything but bright a few weeks baok, owing in a great measure to most people that usually supDOifc the…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Kemedy for Rust in Wheat. To the Editor
SIR,—I have the honour to send you an abstract from my letter to the Minister for Landa, Queensland; and as this colony also suffers from this disease, I send you the same to make what use you please of:—…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Farm Notes
[We shall he happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions as to the treatment of land, crops, and stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Selection of Dairy Cows
THE following extract is from a work published in London, entitled "Dairy Farming," by J. P. Sheldon:— The first thing a young beginner must do is to…
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