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Farming & the land, 1886

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Opening of the Wool Sales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 23

LONDON, January 19.—The January series of wool sales began to-day. Messrs, C. Balme and Sons and Messrs. Jacomb and Co.opened with 8000 bales, upward of half of which were from New South…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 15

The following stock movements are reported:—6000 ewes, Jandra to Mount Alfred, Bryan and Richardson owners; 220 rams, Haddenrig to Jandra, T. K. Scott owner; by rail…

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Wool Traffic on the Southern Border

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 167

Our Deniliquin correspondent writes on tho 16th instant:—Up to the present nearly 17,000 bales of wool have passed through Deniliquin en route for the Victorian seaboard. The total as yet is 6000 bales below what was…

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The Wool Sales. London, Jan. 20

Globe · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day 10,400 bales were offered. The market was quiet. Crossbreds were ½d. higher; all descriptions of inferior to faulty…

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Farm and Dairy Produce

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 7

At the railway terminus yesterday supplies were moderately large, with a fair master of buyers present. On the wharves an unusually quiet Friday prevailed, stocks in most [?]nes being heavy. Potatoes…

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The Wool Traffic on the New South Wales Railways

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 15

Mr. Charles Paull, the station, master at the Darling Harbour railway, has courteously furnished us with some returns which illustrate the remarkable increase which has taken place in the wool traffic on the New South Wales…

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Weather, Wool, Movements of Stock. the Week's News by Telegraph and Mail

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 22

The season continuos favorable, considerable rain having fallon in the mountain districts in the west and north-west. The Darling and Lachlan country have again been visited; also the Castlereagh,…

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Farm and General Produce

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 41

The sales for oaten hay at Darling Harbor were well supplied all through the week. Buyers were in good attendance, active in business for prime hay, but inferior qnalities were dull at lower rates;…

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Among American Farmers. No. Xxvi,—fish Culture (Continued). (Special Reporter for the Town and Country Journai in America.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 29

Following the desription given last week of the hatching house and hatching apparatus, comes in order a reforence to the spawning race. From being one of the simplest appendages to the ponds, the…

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Good for Dairy Factories

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 January 1886 · page 22

A new law enacted by the last Legislature of New York State, has come into effect. It provides that "whoever shall, with intent to defraud, sell, supply, or bring to be manufactured to any butter or cheese…

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Pastoral. Weather, Wool, Stock Movement, &c

Evening News · Monday 25 January 1886 · page 6

CARCOAR, Saturday.—The harvest is now complete. The average throughout this large district varies very much owing to the dry winter, bat where farming operations have been thoroughly done, as in the…

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Commercial News. Wool, Wheat, &c

Evening News · Monday 25 January 1886 · page 4

LONDON, January 23.—The wool market is flat, except for crossbreds, good merinos, and sorts suitable for America, which are firm. Since the opening of the sales about 40,000 bales have been…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Brewarrina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1886 · page 10

The local stock movements are as follows:—lOOO fat sheep (Mr. J. M'Kenzie's), from Bundabulla East, to Sydney; 12,000 store sheep, from Glenariff for Currawillinghi, Peel River Company, owners, have just passed;…

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The Newcastle Wool Sales Newcastle, This Day

Globe · Monday 25 January 1886 · page 4

The fourth of the series of wool sales by the Great Northern Wool Dumping and Shipping Company was held in the stores, on Saturday commencing at noon. Mr. J. Brunker was auctioneer, and…

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Newcastle Wool Sale. [By Telegraph.] Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1886 · page 10

The Great Northern Wool Dumping and Shipping Company held their fourth wool sale to-day at Newcastle, submitting a catalogue of some thousands of bales to a very fair attendance of buyers. Competition was very brisk and the prices realised were…

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Homebush Sales. Homebush, 1 p.m. SHEEP

Globe · Tuesday 26 January 1886 · page 7

The market is very short. Only 5,300 sheep have been penned, principally made up of good useful sorts. The market is firmer, but not much, on account of the…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1886 · page 8

The following are the local stock movements reported:— 326 merino wethers from Albury to the Corowa district— Mr. H. G. Oeding, owner; 1400 merino ewes from Gregry to Thargomindah, Queensland—Mr. P. Hann, owner; 6000…

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The Wool Sales. Melbourne, This Day

Globe · Tuesday 26 January 1886 · page 7

Dalgety and Co have received the following cable:— The wool sales continue, with improving selection. The number of buyers is…

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News by Telegraph. Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 January 1886 · page 5

YOUNG, Monday.--The annual meeting of the Burrangong Pastoral and Agricultural Association was held to-day, Mr. J. A. Mackinnon, M.P., the president, in the chair…

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Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 January 1886 · page 9

The following are the local stock movements:—5000 [?] wethers from Fort Bourke to Springfield, via Cobar— Messrs. Fulton, Hastie, and Co., owners; 16,000 store sheep from Lila Springs to Back Springs—Mr. L. Parker,…

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