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The Railway Department lias introduced a new system of fastening railway sheep-trades, similar is kind co those in use in other countries. This con-sists of a chain and leaden seal, without the breaking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—I noticed in your paper a few days since a paragraph detailing losses, amounting to over £100, suffered by Mr. Woodhouse from the ravages of tame dogs. I think, Sir, it would serve a good purpose if some hon…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →By Messrs. Maiden, Hill, and Clark. —Wool: HM, 9 bales greasy at 8½d; SMPCo in diamond, 15 scouted firsts crossbred at 15d, 11 seconds at 11¼d; PS over Bogan, 15 greasy at 7½d, Bayes and Son over Gunnedah, 11 thirds scoured at 12½d, [?] ditto scoured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From the Mudgee district we learn that in spite of late heavy rains the country is getting dry again, although there was no scarcity of feed and water. At Wilcannia 10,000 store sheep, mixed lot, and 100…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →THE following article on the above subject was contributed to a late issue of the Clarence and Richmond Examiner :-It seems to have been long accepted as an established fact that sheep are stock…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Regarding the prospects of this port's wool trade, Messrs. W. H. Chard and Co., the well-known firm of wool brokers, in their last report say:—"There cannot be any doubt that during the next few years…
Continued on Trove, page 374 →In all directions, town and country, the want of rain, in spite of intermittent showers of questionable value, is again asserting itself. In the city we have had a week of sultry and unsatisfactory weather, and now at its conclusion…
Continued on Trove, page 389 →It is no slight interest which attaches to a manufacture towards the perfection of which every generation of Englishmen since the reign of Edward III. has laboured, and than which England in her struggle with other countries for…
Continued on Trove, page 375 →LONDON, February 28— The wool market ia flat. Consols are neglected. A large quantity of gold is being sent from England to America. Wheat is 1s per…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Messrs.Nathan Cohen and Co. report— fat Cattle: Small supply, prices up to 13s per 100th, Sold Christian's bullocks £35 to£319s to £10s, cox's bullock £1; Fat sheep:Better demand. Sold Conroy's wethers'…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →In this we are enabled to present our readers with a series of sketches which show, perhaps better than anything else could show, the progress of settlement in North…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →I HAVE adverted to many of the classes of wool exhibited, but in my closing lesson I would like to dwell a little upon the class wherein was found the champion prize for weight and price combined. I…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WOOL.—News of the course of the English wool sales has prejudicially affected the colonial market. Buyers at the auction sales this week were not disposed to advance to the reserves of owners, who are slow to respond to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I HAVE adverted to many of the classes of wool exhibited, but in my closing lesson I would like to dwell a little upon the class where in was found the champion prize for weight and part of the combined. I…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →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…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →FROM a late work we learn that the milk consumption in New York in 1840 was 45,000 quarts daily; while in 1879 it had increased to 449,480 quarts…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Some interesting details of the progress of ostrich farming in Australia were recently forwarded to the Argus (Melbourne) by a correspondent, who, it would appear, is well informed on the subject. According…
Continued on Trove, page 374 →So many long speeches have been made concerning the advantages which a protective tariff would bring about for the farmers of this colony that we have occasionally to "place the picture under a clearer light."…
Continued on Trove, page 374 →FLOUR MARKET—This market is overstocked with Victorian and N.S.W. country branded flour, which is difficult to quit at our quotations, many being samples of very inferior quality. Good oity"…
Continued on Trove, page 36 →LONDON, March 4 The total quantity of wheat afloat is 2,250,000 quarters. The price of best Australian wheat per 496lb is 50s to 50s 6d. The wheat market…
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