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Farming & the land, 1883

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 November 1883 · page 2

Messrs Harrison, Jones, and Devlin, Limited, report:-- We held our sixth sale of this season to--day, and offered a catalogue of 3890 bales, Competition and attendance were fully equal to last week, the…

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London Wool Sales

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 November 1883 · page 2

The New Zealand Loan and Agency Company are in receipt of the following cablegram, dated London, 24th instant:-- Competition is increasing and market is firmer. Home buyers are purchasing…

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The Wool Sales. London, November 24

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 27 November 1883 · page 3

At the wool sales to--day 9800 bales were offered. The market remains firm. The following telegrams are from other sources: Mr George Morgan has been gazetted a member…

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The Wool Sales. London, November 26

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 November 1883 · page 3

The market, though firm, is active…

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Public School Cadet Crops

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 28 November 1883 · page 2

The prizes won at the thirteenth annual prize meeting of the Public Schools and Artillery Cadet Corps were presented at the Town Hall, Sydney, by the Mayoress on Saturday last…

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The Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 November 1883 · page 11

Growers of wheat and buy have this year indubitably experienced very favourable seasons. There has been an uninterrupted march to success, and good crops must result. The wheat averages should be the best known in the colony…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 29 November 1883 · page 2

LONDON, November 27.—At the wool sales today, 7800 bales were offered. The market has a hardening tendency, Good greasy combing is a half penny to a penny higher than at the last…

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The Wool Sales. London, November 27

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 November 1883 · page 3

At tho wool sales to-day 9900 bales were offered. The market is firm. The following telegrams are from other sources:--…

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The Wool Sales. London, November 27

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 November 1883 · page 3

At the wool sales to- day 7800 bales were offered. The market has a hardening tendency. Good greasy combing is a half-Danny to a penny higher than at last sales. Washel…

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Pastoral Districts

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 1027

The Nyngan Times of the 23rd ultimo says:—The weather for the past week has been oppressively hot, and consequently unpleasant. The duet is beginning to get thick again, and as the teams enter the township blinding…

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Wool Exports

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 13

THE work of receiving, storing, selling, and shipping wool is now being carried on with great activity, and large quantities are daily coming forward to be death with. Altogether some 58,000 bales of wool have…

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MISCELLANEOUS. Late Agriculture. the Weather—agricultural and Pastoral

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 1038

The weather during the past week for the greater part was of a disagreeable, muggy character. It was not until Wednesday night that the residents of the city were favoured by s few heavy showers, the fall of which was encouraged by…

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Latest Pastoral News. [By Electric Telegraph] Melbourne

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 38

Messrs. King and Co. report— Cattle: 1460 yarded; prices improved slightly on last week's rates. Bidding not quito so good. Sales: 100 fat bullocks and cows irom. Gippsland paddocks, and 90 head, from south-castern…

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A Lesson to Wool-Growers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 1026

It is seldom that we find wool-growers seeking further information regarding the commodity which they produce than that which is afforded them by accounts of sales and brokers' reports. The fluctuations…

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Agriculture in America. No. Xx.— Utica. and Its Cheese and Butter Factories

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 19

"OH, decidedly Ution for cheese and butter factories," I was unanimously assured by the various follow travellers when I asked for a good representative dairying centre as I made my way eastward of…

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The Farmer and Grazier

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 20

We shall be happy to receive from practical farmers such suggestions us to the treatment of land, crops, and stock an their experience has proved to be useful. By writing for this journal…

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Farm and Garden. Operations for December

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 2

KITCHEN GARDEN.—Plant out leek in drills Celery, too, may be planted ; manure and water, liquid manure, are necessary. Sow peas, and in the shade dwarf Franch…

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Farm and Garden Memoranda for December, 1883

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 December 1883 · page 19

UP to the end of November the pastures over the greater part of the country continue abundant. In the coast districts, and especially in the counties of Cumberland and Camden, the natural and naturalised…

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London Wool Sales

Evening News · Monday 3 December 1883 · page 2

LONDON, December 1.—At the wool Bales to-day 106,000 bales were catalogued, of which 7700 were withdrawn. There was a brisk demand for combing merino fleece and crossbreds, prices…

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The Wool Sales. London, November 28

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 December 1883 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day 8300 bales were offered. The market is firm. Up to date 7000 bales have been withdrawn. Hides are in limited demand, and prices and prices are one-eight…

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