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Farming & the land, 1886

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U.S. Wool Duties

Evening News · Wednesday 14 April 1886 · page 5

LONDON, April 12.—The Tariff Committee of the United States Congress recommends the free admission of wool into the United States…

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American Duty on Wool

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1886 · page 5

London, Tuesday. -- The Committee of the United States House of Representatives appointed to inquire into the operation of the duty on imported wool have…

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London Wool and Produce Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1886 · page 11

Messrs. Devitt and Hett quote on March [?]:—Beeswax in fall demand; fair Austialian £6 5s; some cxtra good pale sold at £6 10s. Very little Australian gums in the market; 13 packages sold ut 70s to 85s foi fair…

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The Wool Duties in the United States. London, April 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1886 · page 10

The Tariff Committee of the United States Congress recommends the free admission of wool into the United States…

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Petition From Ruined Farmers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 April 1886 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday, Mr. Stokes, one of the members for Forbes, presented the following petition from 16 farmers in the Eugowra and surrounding districts -- "That…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements, &c

Evening News · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 6

BURROWA, Wednesday, April 14.—The weather is much oooler, but no rain has yet fallen. A creek near the town, which has been quite dry for months, began to run on Tuesday. This is looked upon as a sure sign…

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Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 5

London, Tuesday.--At the wool sales to-day 10,600 bales were offered. The market is dull…

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Agricultural and Pastoral. Rural Topics

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 3

The long-wished-for general rain has come at last, and throughout a considerable portion of the colony there has been a fall more or less heavy. Though in the coast districts and some…

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The Wool Sales

Evening News · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 6

London, April 13.—At the wool sales to-day about 10,600 bales were offered. The market was dull…

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Homebush Stock Sales. Homebush, 12, Noon. Sheep

Globe · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 5

12,105 sheep were yarded this morning, comprising all qualities. There are many more prime than at last sale day, and a rise of at from 1s. to 1s. 6d. is expected. The…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 13

The following are the principal stock movements:—6 Alderney cows, 1 calf, from Victoria for Bowral; 576 merino weaners from Weebo for Granville, Dunne owner; 380 mixed cattle, 40 stores, from various districts for…

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The Founder of the Wool Business

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 4

Mr. Augustus Morris writes :--" Under the commercial article in The Daily Telegraph of Saturday, the 10th inst, in referring to the lamented death of Mr. Goldsbrough, you describe…

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The following appeared in our Third and Special Editions of yesterday. the Wool Sales. London, April 13

Globe · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 3

At the wool to-day 10,600 bales were offered. The market is dull…

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Farmers and the Tariff. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 April 1886 · page 5

ORANGE, Wednesday.--A strong feeling of opposition is shown by the agricultural community of Orange and district towards the tariff proposals of the…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements, &c

Evening News · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 3

WEATHER REPORT.—The aspect generally is brighter, the wind having shifted from the south to the west, and abated in force. It is still, however, showery in the mountain districts south and west of…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movements, &c

Evening News · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 6

WAGGA, Thursday, April 15.—Stock movements:—Wagga, 7000 ewes (Parsons and Dill) from Kiandra to Toganmmain, near Hay, Andrew Crozier in charge; 11,000 ewes (T.F. Paterson, Ulonga), which have…

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The Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 5

London, Wednesday.--At the wool sales to-day 12,000 bales were offered. The market is weak…

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Mort and Co.'s Wool Circular

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 8

Messrs. Mort and Co., Limited, in their latest circular review the prospects of our staple commoditv at considerable length They remark that "the wool season which has last closed was entered upon with considerable misgivings. Gradually, how ever,…

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Pastoral Inteiligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wagga Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 7

Ten thousand owes, Austin and Miller, Cundoon, have been trucked at Bomen for Hay. These sheep came from Long Plain, near Kiandra. 10,000 ewes, Stanbridge, Meares, and Waugh, are passing from Yarrangobilly on…

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Justice to Farmers

Globe · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 4

The action which the agricultural members have determined to take concerning Mr. William Clarke's resolution in favour of a tax on imported produce is…

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