Wool and Sheepskins
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 41
Mossrs. Mort and Co., Limited, report:—No public wool sales are being held'this week. Cablegrams from London continue to show Very disappointing results to shippers, and there is no present prospect of an improved market…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 11
LONDON, July 2.—At the wool sales to-day about 9400 bales were offered. The market was steady, but there was not an active demand. The withdrawals to date amount to about 38,000…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fat Sold as Butter. MELBOURNE
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 13
James Barrys, who keeps a butter shop, was fined £20, with £5 costs, for having sold "oleomargarine" as pure butter. The analysis showed only one per cent. of real butter, the rest being…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Queensland Sheep at the Sydney Sales
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 22
Considerable interest is aroused concerning the sheep of Messrs. Marshall and Slade, of Glengallan, who have entered seventeen rams and four ewes to be sold by Messrs. Mort and Co., at the Sydney ram…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Trial of Sheep Dogs. ALBURY
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 13
The trial of sheep dogs hr connection with the agricultural show was held to-day. Seven dogs competed for the Champion Prize and District Stakes, hut none of them fulfilled the task…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 74
The first stud sheep sale of the season was held in Orange last week by Messrs. Burke, Coulson, and Naylor, and 2700 sheep were offered, from which 2320 were sold. The sales were well attended, and the competition at…
Continued on Trove, page 74 →Cattle-breeding on the Clarence No. 1
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 74
In dealing with the Gordon Brook herd, which is by far the best on the Clarence, I would refer the reader to an article in this issue under the heading of "Horsebreeding on the Clarence." This contains a description of the station…
Continued on Trove, page 74 →The Grazier. Annual Sales of Stud Sheep
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 22
July 16—Fisken, Gibson, and Co., conjointly with Raleigh, Aitken, and Co., at Goldsbrough's Stores, Darling Harbour, July 21, 22, 23—Mort and Co., at Wool Ware…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Our Conquerors—wool and Wharfs
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 15
A lecture, entitled "Our Conquoros—Wool and Wharfs," was delivered last night in the Temporance Hall by Mr. Heydon, M.L.A. Sir John Robertson occupied the chair, the Hon. G. R. Dibbs being among the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Coonamble
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 14
The local stock movements are as under:—1200 fat sheep from Bourbah, Merri Morri, for Sydney market— Messrs. Chambers, owners; 1400 fat sheep, Messrs. M'Lean and Bloodsworth, owners, for the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sale of Stud Sheep at Mudgee. Mudgee
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 75
The sheep sales which, were held here to-day were poorly attended, and the bidding was very alack. The flock rams were submitted first, 900 of them being sold, and several lots were passed in. The prices ranged from 20s. to £7…
Continued on Trove, page 75 →Commercial. Wool, Produce, and Stock Report
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 16
WOOL.—There was no business done in the wool market this week. The news from Europe this week has indicated no material change. The market is described as having been stead;, the inquiry not being very strong…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Breeding of Ayrshire Cattle. Iii Treatment Op Calves
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 23
Young calves should be tied up for the first two or three weeks, and in such a position that they cannot suck each other. This is a bad habit they generally acquire when tied too near or running together young…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →The Colonial Wool Sales. London, July 10
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 14
The colonial wool auctions will close to-morrow. Two hundred and fifty thousand bales have been sold, and seventy thousand held over for next series. The general tone…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →EXCHANCE The Wool Trade. Retrospective and Prospective
The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 94
The wool sales are now of very little moment Last week one of the firms had an unusually large catacogue, and with those of other auctioneers brought up the total sales to 673 bales, the largest business…
Continued on Trove, page 94 →Brewarrina Pastoral Association Show. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brewarrina
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 15
The last week has proved one of the most memorable and pleasant periods in the annals of Brewarrina, the show, races, and ball having proved eminently successful. Visitors and exhibits commenced to arrive a few days…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Thirty Sheep to the Acre. to the Editor of the Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 11
Sir,—I have read with care Mr. Edward Bloxham's letter in your issue of this morning, and from my practical experience in pastoral pursuits in New South Wales, extending over a period of over 50 years, I have no hesitation in…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Lecture by L.F. Heydon. "Our Masters : Wool, and Wharves."
Evening News · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 5
Under this title an address was delivered in the Temperance Hall last night by Mr. L. V. Heydon, M.L.A. Sir John Robertson occupied the chair, and there were also present on the platform Mr. Dibbs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News by Telegraph and Mail
Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 23
Weather of the week, raw and wintry, as reported from all quarters. The New England and south western mountain districts report heavy snow and severe frost. The southern districts have had more…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Bathurst Farmers' Union
Nepean Times · Saturday 11 July 1885 · page 3
The following report with reference to the "platform" to be adopted by the Bathurst Farmer's Union, was adopted at a meeting held on Thursday, July 2nd:—…
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