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Farming & the land, 1882

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The Dairy Interests of Kiama

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1882 · page 20

Our artist has very truly depicted the cow and her milker as the staple of the district. The country around, with Wollongong, Shoalhaven, Kiama, Shellharbour, and other outlots, has many advantages for…

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Colonial and Farm Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 March 1882 · page 38

WHEAT MARKET.—Wheat is in demand. Our quotations show an advance, although we do not think any quantity could be placed at the extreme rates. Several small lots realised 6s to 6s 6½d at last…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 27

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 March 1882 · page 3

At the wool sales, to-day, 11,000 bales were offered. Prices were firmly maintained, inferior and faulty kinds being in favour of buyers…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 28

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 March 1882 · page 3

At the wool sale to-day 9400 bales were offered. A firm demand prevailed. [The following telegrams are from other sources: --…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 31 March 1882 · page 2

LONDON, March 29.-At to-day's sales 7300 bales were offered, and prices remain firm…

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The London Wool Sales

Evening News · Friday 31 March 1882 · page 2

Through, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. we are in receipt of the following cable messages concerning…

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London Wool Sales. London, March 29

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 March 1882 · page 3

At the wool sale to-day 7300 bales were offered. There was a fair demand…

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Butter Exportation

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 502

The shipment of meat and butter which arrived recently in London by the Protos seems to have been rather carelessly prepared. Hitherto the "faults" of the new trade have been all saddled upon this…

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Indian Wheat

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 503

The committee of the Agricultural Society of New South Vales being anxious to hare some of the Indian wheat distributed last year, with the view of testing its rust resisting qualities, exhibited at the…

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The Grazier. The United States Wool Crop

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 19

AMERICAN exchanges bring lengthy comments upon the United States Wool clip for 1880, in which the number of pounds grown, the number of fleeces, and the average weight of each are set forth with a…

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The Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 13

LONDON, March 29.—At to-day's sales 7300 bales were offered, and prices remain firm…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather-agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 509

Although it is rarely in seasons of drought that the worst conditions of the position are ventilated by correspondents, the reports at present coming to hand cannot be perused without feeling that several parts of the colony at present are in a deplorable condition. In several of the Western…

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The London Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 13

Through the New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Agency Co. we are in receipt of the following, cable messages concerning the wool sales going on in London, and also concerning…

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Latest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 38

Messrs. King and Cuningham report:—1800 fat cattle were yarded, of mixed quality, and prices are 10s higher. Best pons fetched to £10, good to £8; heat cows brought to £7. We sold 70 from Gippsland and 30 from near…

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Victorian, Wool Market. MELBOURNE

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 4

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. report:-We offered to-day at auction 800 bales of wool. Prices were lower, except for best lots; low quality lambswool especially being neglected…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 6

WOOL.—As no public sales have been held this week, we can make no alteration in quotations. The tenor of English telegraphic advices, however, is favourable for the maintenance of prices in this market…

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The Right Stamp of Crossbred Wool

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 19

IN a review of the colonial wool trade carried up to last month, the circular of the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. gives some very sensible remarks. Of the sales now drawing to a conclusion for the…

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Farm Produce

Evening News · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 4

At the railway station, Darling Harbour, daring the week-there has been only a moderate supply of George and produce forward from the varions country districts. A fair attendance of buyers were present,…

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Mr. Joseph Cox's Farm, North Ryde

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 497

We illustrate in this issue one of the many pretty farms which that romantic suburb Ryde embraces within its boundaries. Those who travel from this city to Parramatta by Bteamer have opportunities to admire…

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Colonial and Farm Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 April 1882 · page 37

THE WHEAT MARKET.—The wheat market has adv mood during the weok; and extreme prices are asked for some qualities owing to an advance in the Adelaide prices. We do not hear that buyers are…

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