The Wool Sales. Opening of the Third Series
London, Tuesday.--The third series of colonial wool auctions commenced to-day. There was a good attendance of home and foreign buyers. Ten thousand one hundred…
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The Wool Sales
London, Wednesday.--At the wool sales to-day 12,600 bales were offered. There was good competition. Scoured is ½d to 1d. lower than at last sales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Albury
Stock movements: 2600 merine owes, from Hamilton, Victoria, to Cromer, N. Z. L. and M. A. Co.; 3300 mixed merino sheep, from Victoria to Round Hill, James Balfour: 1200 mixed merino weaners, form Victoria to Kirdeen,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c
The excessively moist weather of the first daye of the month has been displaced by dryness and a degree of cold much below the average of winter temperature. Snow has been falling in several localities all over the tableland…
Continued on Trove, page 1217 →The Pastoral Rents
The debate on the resolution standing in the name of Mr. M'Millan was began at an early hour on Tuesday night in the Legislative Assembly. There was a very full House, and all the galleries…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Pastoral Patriots
IF there was ever any doubt in the public mind as to Mr. Garrett being the right map in the right place at the Lands Office his speech on Mr. M'Millan's motion must have…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Spurious Butter
It is estimated that last year not less than 100,000,000lb of oleomargarine were manufactured in the United States. It cost, perhaps, 8 cents per lb, 8,000,000 dollars, and sold as butter at…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Shorthorn Cattle
The Durham or shorthorn breed of bovines is of remote origin. For some centuries previously to the conquest of England by the first William in the year 1066, the war-like Scandinavians of Denmark…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →PASTORAL. The Debate in Parliament on Pastoral Rents
In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday evening, Mr. M'MILLAN moved,—"That, in the opinion of this House, the rents as assessed by the local land boards should not be increased, except in cases where either…
Continued on Trove, page 1228 →When Lisa Sings. a Pastoral
When Lisa singa the love-birda cease their song; With greedy joy they drink in ev'ry note, And nearer to her bow'r they gladly throng, To learn the sweetnesa of her magic throat!…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →The Wheat Market
London, Friday.--Coast wheat, 38s.; passage for England, 9d. to 6d. less…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Sales
London, Thursday.--At the wool sales today 8700 bales were offered, making a total of 34,400 bales offered during the series. There was a fair demand. The total…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Difficulties on the Darling. No. I.
It has long been known among practical men in the Western division of the colony, and particularly on the Darling, that the present system of rabbit extermination is an utter failure. The recently…
Continued on Trove, page 1215 →Weather, Wool, Stock Movements
THE WEATHER during the past week has been one of rain followed by extreme cold. In Sydney the rainfall has been excessive, and toward the end of last week matters looked very unpleasant, both in…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →The Alleged Wool Frauds
The Colonial Secretary was questioned in the Assembly with regard to the alleged wool frauds in connection with the railway, and asked whether it was the intention of the Government to prosecute any…
Continued on Trove, page 1224 →Pastoral Mentals. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Allow me to make a few remarks on Mr. Garrett's speech of last night in the House of Parliament. In it he tries to justify the increase of pastoral rentals over the amount recommended by the Land Boards, on the grounds…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pastoral Intellilgence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Bourke
The following stock are approaching from Queensland:— 450 [?] cattle, Culloden to Melbourne, Govett Brothers and Hall owners, B. Ryder in charge; 500 [?], just starting from Currawilda to Melbourne; 480 mixed stores, Mount…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Pastoral Rent Assessments. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Dubbo
A largely-attended meeting of pastoral and conditional caseholders assembled in the Masonic Hall yesterday evening, for the purpose of protesting against the action of the Minister for Lands in ignoring the recommendation of…
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