Pastoral and Agricultural
Last week opened with wet and muggy weather, which the previous heat and dryness rendered very welcome in most of the country districts, the reports from which show that the crops were…
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Australian Wheat
LONDON, February 13.—Australian wheat is quoted at 59s to 60s per quarter; New Zealand ditto, 55s to 56s. The market is drooping and languid…
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February promises to prove friendly to the agriculturists and pastoralists of the colony. The weather of the week which closed on the 7th instant, was broken, and since the 8th light rains have intermittently fell along the coast…
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LONDON, February 14.—The prospects of the next wool sales are good. A moderate advance is expected on the prices realised at the last series. The arrivals to…
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Messrs. Williams, Overbury, and Co.'s report for the year 1879: The prolonged stagnation in the colonial wool market has at length come to an end, the season of 1879 closing to all appearance a period of depression which, beginning in February, 1873, lasted…
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Sir,—I have neither the time nor the inclination to enter into a further newspaper correspondence upon the above question, nor do I think it needful to make much comment upon Mr. Pile's second letter, beyond that I should like to…
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MURRURUNDI, Thursday.—William Forster, a squatter, and Holland, a drover, have been committed for trial on a charge of cattle stealing at Blackvale…
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LONDON, February.—The London colonial wool rales opened yesterday afternoon, The attendance of both home and foreign buyers vas large, and the…
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Sir,—Although Mr. Chadwick has "neither the time nor the inclination to enter into a further correspondence upon the above question," yet he his favoured the public with another long letter, advocating his pet scheme, and to which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Telegraphic News. [By Submarine Cable.] the Wool Sales. London, February 17
The new series of colonial wool auctions were opened to-day, when 8000 bales were offered. Prices were firm, and there was an active demand for Australian wool at an advance of…
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By Messrs. Maiden, Hill, and Clark.—N. 6 bales fleece wool at 10½d; W. Smith over Bokemar, 2 scoured locks at 12¼d; A over DRBY, 14 fleece at 13d, 4 pieces at 12¼d, 3 locks at 10¼d, 1 pieces and greasy at 10¾d, 1 fleece and pieces at 12¾d, 1 pieces…
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At the wool sales to-day, 9600 bales were offered, and prices were firmly maintained…
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In the Tuena diatrict the Intense heat has made sad havoc with the grass, and unless rain soon falls the prospects for winter feed are gloomy indeed. At Warrabri a couple of days' rain is sadly needed…
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THE agricultural show at Kiama on the 5th February, which proved an unqualified success, gave dairy farmers an opportunity of airing numberless grievances they have to complain about respecting the ruinous mode of…
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INSTEAD of the usual tying together of the feet of the sheep or calf, hooking the steelyards to the fastening cord, or strap, and stringing up the…
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One of the most important industries ever introduced into this district is the packing of butter for export as carried on by Messrs A. J. Cook and Co., at the Barcona, near Candelo…
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LONDON, February 14.—The prospects of the next wool sales are good. A moderate' advance is'expected on the prices realised at the last series. The arrival to…
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COMPLAINTS have heen loudly made by owners and consignees, during the last season, of the delay met with in the transit of wool by rail. This is a matter of grave concern, affecting seriously, as it…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wagga
The fat stock market continues dull, the only business doing being a small lot for local supply. Several lots of fat sheep are being sent to Homebush this week. Store cattle are still dull of sale. One purchase is only reported,…
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