The Wool Sales
Mort and Co., limited, held their opening sale yesterday, a week earlier than, usual, owing to the heavy arrivals. A catalogue of 3000 bales was submitted before a full attendance, and biddings throughout…
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Bombala Sheep Show. BOMBALA
The sheep show yesterday was a great success. There were 190 exhibits. Mr. D. Cooper's special prize was won by Mr. Cruickshank of Gunningra[?] station, and the Findlay-Baynes trophy by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral Settlement. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Allow me to express my deep thanks to "Arcades Ambo" for their letter upon my lecture. Without exactly knowing it they have proved my case. I do not advocate making the interior a solitude. Concentration of settlement…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sheep Show at Bombala. [By Telegraph.] BoMBALA
The second annual sheep show, under the auspices of the Bombala Exhibition Society, was held today, and was a greet and unqualified success. A large number of exhibits of sheep were…
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WOOL.—Messrs. Helmuth Schwarize and Co. report, under date London, 5th September:—The following gives the total available for sale in this series, and the quantities catalogued and withdrawn up to yesterday:—Sydney, available, 129,000 bales;…
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The Hay Grazier of the 10th instant says:—"The rain has done much good, but it is still not enough, especially to the north, where unless a really heavy fall occurs heavy losses must eventuate this summer, and some…
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IT would seen that a rather extensive export trade in butter is being developed by a large firm in Warrnambool. Large consignments have been sent to England, and good profits have been…
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Mr. Griffiths, on the motion for adjournment, on Thursday, referred to the rough treatment which cattle and sheep received by railway travelling, stating that only that very day some 78 sheep and 10 head…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Late Agriculture. Toe Weather—agricultural and Pastoral
The drought which has for many months severely affected the pastors districts of the colony is broken. The welcome change took place on the 14th. instant, and on the following day a rainfall which…
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The following is a report by Messrs. Berry, Barclay, and Co., of Glasgow, on some American wheat grown by the N. Z. and A. Lard Company, on Totara:— "We are in receipt of your favour of yesterday, with…
Continued on Trove, page 738 →Bombala Sheep Show. [By Telegraph.] Bombala
THE sheep show yesterday was a great success. There were 190 exhibits. Mr. D. Cooper's special prize was won by Mr. Cruickshank of Gunningrah station, and the Findlay-Baynes trophy by…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Opening of the Sydney Wool Season
THE first wool sale of the season was hold on Wednesday by Messrs. Mort and Co. and the importane of the event attracted a very large attendance of buyers and others directly interested in the staple…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report
WOOL.—The opening sales of the Kennon were begun at Messrs. Mort and Co.'s rooms on Wednesday, in the prosence of a very large gatheirng of buyera representing English and foreign honses. The comeptition was active for…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Weather-Wool-Movements of Stock. the News in Brief
WHILE these notes are being written the first public sales in Sydney and Melbourne of the 1883 clip are going on. The result of the sales here last year, in comparison with the London sales, ought to make the…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →The Farmer and Grazier
We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions no to the treatment of land, crops, end stock as their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Farm and Garden. Diseases of Quince Trees
THERE are three diseases of quince trees. A blight, closely resembling the well-known pear blight, is readily known by the leaves withering and…
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At the Darling Harbour railway terminus this morning there was a very small supply of forage forward from the [?] the western and [?] The market was…
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By Messrs. Harrison, Joaes, and Devlin, Limited.—Wool: We sold R&D over M, 8 greasy at [?]d; Cox over Negoa, 10 greasy at [?]d; TA over N. 26 greasy at 9d; WOS, 8 greasy at 11¼; HRAJOL, 31 bellies at 5¼; T in block, 5 greasy…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cruelty to Sheep. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—It is with pleasure that I notice that you have taken this matter up, for within the last five years I have seen that those poor dumb creatures are subjected to outrageous cruelty by the Railway Department and the drovers…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Sailing Ships Catching the London Wool Sales. to the Editof of the Herald
Sir,—The above subject, as you well know, is interesting to all wool shippers and many others connected with the colonies. It is a vexed question, and often causes unpleasantness between the shipper or broker, the agent, and…
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