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Sydney · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

1,246 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 63

The Proposed Central Meat and Butter Market

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 870

About two months ago one of the most influential deputations that ever assembled in the Town Hall of this city waited upon the Mayor, to request him to initial some action calculated to establish a central…

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The Proposed Meat and Butter Market at the Exhibition. to the Editor of the Sydney Dairy Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 5

Sir,--I was very much surprised at the anxiety displayed by most of the Aldermen at their meeting yesterday to obtain the power, from the powers that be to have one of our beautiful, or what might be…

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The Wheat Market. London, April 30

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 878

"Wheat has again declined 1s., owing to the favourable reports of the coining crop. Advices have been received that large supplies are coining forward. Adelaide wheat is…

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Lattest Commercial. the London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 9

LONDON", April 29.—The quantity of wool offered at auction to-day was 1750 hales, and the sales progressed flatly. LONDON, April 30.—The quantity of…

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The Wool Sales. London, May 6

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day 7500 bales wore offered. The tone of the market is unaltered…

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Correspondence Letter to the Editor. Pitt's South Australian Wool

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 877

Sir,—In your article on "Pitt's Wool." published in the Sydney Mail 1st May, you say that neither "Critic" nor "Fair Play" has shown whether it or Cummings' wool is the most profitable…

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Wool at the International Show. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 871

Sir,—In your issue of April 17, in the "Reflections of Breeders on the late Wool Show," we wish to point out an error which might create a very fake impression, and which occurs in tho following paragraph:—" A. and…

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The Grazier. The International Wool Show. Bevibw of the Report of the Special Committee of the a Gricuxtttral Society

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 19

A COMMITTEE of the Agricultural Socioty some time since wan appointed to draw up a roport on the International Wool Show hold in connection with the Exhibition in Sydney of 1879, with the very laudable…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 21

[We shall be 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…

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Farming in South-western Minnesota

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 7

One-hundred and sixty miles south-west of St. Paul, in the midst of a capital game country, is Heron Lake Junction, whence the Black Hills branch of the St. Paul and…

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The Factory System in Dairying. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 871

Sir,—In reading your esteemed paper of March 27, it was with great satisfaction that I observed the notice about the Milk-preserving Company. If, as stated in the market report, butter is sold at from…

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Colonial and Farm Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 May 1880 · page 37

FLOUR.—The flour market continues dull, but firm, prices slightly lower. Some inferior brands cannot find buyors at any prioe, whilst good qualitia ara moving. Sydney superfine, £11 to £12…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 2

LONDON, May 7.—Only 2000 bales were offered to-day. The sales progress without noticeable change in the prices realised…

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Reduction of American Duty on Wool

Evening News · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 2

LONDON, May 8.—The United States House of Representatives has decided to reduce the a[?] calore duties on imported wool to 45 per cent…

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Australian Wool in America. New York, May 8

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 3

At a special committee of the House of Representatives at Washington, recently appointed for the purpose of revising the United States Customs tariff, it has been decided…

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The United States Duty Upon Foreign Wool. New York, May 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 5

A special committee of the House of Representatives at Washington was recently appointed for the purpose of revising the United States Customs tariff, and it has been…

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The Proposed Meat and Butter Market at the Exhibition. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 May 1880 · page 3

Sir,--Kindly allow me space to record my protest against the occupation of any part of Prince Alfred Park for markets, either for meat or other produce. The Park is a reserve for the recreation of the…

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The Weather, Agricultural, and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 8

May, which it may be said in this colony is the last month of autumn, was ushered in with fine cool weather, which proved most agreeable to those who required some change from the high temperatures of summer. In some…

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Farm Produce

Evening News · Tuesday 11 May 1880 · page 2

On the wharves to-day prime lucerne hay is selling at £4; second quality, £2 10s to £3; inferior, 30s to 35s per ton. Oaten hay, market hare; wheaten ditto, scares at £4; prime lucerne arriving slowly…

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Wheat

Evening News · Wednesday 12 May 1880 · page 2

LONDON, May 10.—The total quantity of wheat afloat is 2,574,000 quarters. The tone of the wheat market is unchanged…

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