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Farming & the land, 1883

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Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 10

LONDON, September 27— At the wool sales to-day 10,100 bales were offered. The market still remains firm. LONDON, October 3— The August series of…

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Queensland Sheep Sales. Brisbane

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 664

The first annual sale of Tasmanian pure merino sheep was held to-day by the Queensland Mercantile and Agency Company, conjointly with Messrs. Findlay and Baynes, of Sydney, There was a good…

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Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 664

It is now evident that the spring rains, so far, have not benefited many districts far distant from the coast the back country is still in a sad condition, and stock are perishing in too many localities. The heavy thunderstorms…

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Littest Pastoral Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Gunnedal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 38

Messrs F. Facon and Co report— The days are not and the nights cold. There are signs of rain sheep are in very low condition.[?] is general. The clip promises to be very good. There is no charge in the demand…

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Packing Wool in Jute-weavings

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 8

Mr. Carl [?]. Sahl, acting German Consul[?]General, has received from Berlin a copy of translation of a communication made by the Berlin Chamber of Commerce to the Chancellor of the German Empire and Minister of Trade,…

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Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 13

WOOL.—The catalogues offered this week were of little or no importance. The best lots of scoured realised to 19¾d, and greasy to 9½d. The new season's fleece continues to come to hand freely, and Messrs. Mort and Co. have…

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Ayrshire Cattle. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 644

Sir,—Your correspondent "Demetrius," writing of the show held recently at Chiltern, says: "Mr. M'Dougall exhibited the champion Ayrshire bull Moorcock, aged about two years, an animal that has travelled the loading…

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Mort and Co.'s Annual Wool Circular

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 661

Following our annual custom of briefly commenting upon matters bearing more especially upon the markets for wool and other produce, we have to report that the results of the past year's transactions have fully borne out our anticipations as to the…

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Mort and Co.'s (Limited) Annual Wool Circular

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 10

From this circular we make the following interesting extract:— "From the very commencement of our sales which opened on the 23rd October, there was great buoyancy in the bidding, with a full attendance…

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Weather- Wool-Movements of Stock. Notes in Brief

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 20

TELEGRAMS concerning the wool sales in London show more activity and a shade better prices. Continental buvers are operating more freely. To all appearances the wool trade of Sydney this…

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Mort and Co.'s (Limited) Annual Wool and Produce Circular. Sydney. October 2, 1883

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 37

FOLLOWING our annual custom of briefly commenting upon matters bearing more especially upon the markets for wool and other produce, we haye to report that the results of the past year s transactions hare fully borne out our…

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Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Pastoral Occupation in the Northern Territory. London, Oct. 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 12

A company is projected, with a capital of £200,000, to stock 4000 miles of country at the mouth of the Victoria River, in the Northern Territory of Australia…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 October 1883 · 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 the journal…

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Farm and Garden. Irrigation in Colorado.(“ Australasian’s ” Special Correspondent in America)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 2

THE irrigated lands of the Greeley settlement are on the north side of the Cache la Poudre, and on the same side of the river, a few miles higher up,…

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Commercial. London Wool and Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 October 1883 · page 6

Under date 24th August, the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:— "Wool: The third series of colonial wool sales commenced here on 21st instant. The fresh arrivals (not including the…

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New Wool Warehouses

Evening News · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 2

We learn that the tenders for the erection of extensive new wool warehouses at the Circular Quay, for Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co., have been accepted, and the building will be proceeded with forthwith. The…

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Farmer and Comb Ants New Building

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 3

Upwards of a hundred gentlemen, representing the commercial and professional interests of the city, attended at Messrs Farmer and Company's new premise at the corner of Pitt and Market…

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Farmer and Co.'s New Warehouse

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 October 1883 · page 8

The ceremony of laying the last brick of the now warehouse erected by Messrs. Farmer and Co., at the corner of Pitt-street and Market-street, was performed yesterday in presence of about 60 gentlemen representing various…

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Pastoral Districts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 691

The Herald, Cobar, of the 6th instant, says:—"We are glad to be able to report a change in the weather. For the last day or two the wind has been shifting about to all parts of the compass, but to-day it blew for some time from the…

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Wool Shipments

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 October 1883 · page 21

THE wool season is now fairly on in the city, and large quantities are daily arriving by rail and steamer for shipment to the old country. So far the season has shown itself much earlier than the last…

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