Tho Floods at Rockhampton. A Flock of Sheep Drowned
BRISBANE, This Day.--A flock of 500 sheep were drowned in the floods at Rockhampton, which have done great damage there…
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M. Pasteurs Scheme of Rabbit Destruction. Experiments on a Sheep. [By Cable.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, Feb. 19
M. Pasteur has made a series of experiments with the object of testing the possibility of chicken cholera being communicated to stock. He inoculated a sheep ten times in succession…
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BATHURST, Monday.--A very large meeting was held at Mr. P. Keegan's Hotel, William-street, on Saturday, Mr. J. Knight. President of the Union, in the…
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One of the certainties in the future course of Victorian politics is that the farmers of that colony will do all that lies in their power to look after their…
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Messrs. J. H. Geddes and Co. report catal[?] 700 bales at their yesterday's sale. The bulk of the catalogue was passed in, owner's resources being beyond comparative London rates. The…
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At the wool sales to-day 12,100 bales were catalogued. There is no material change, but, if anything, the market is weaker…
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London, Monday Night.--Terrible snowstorms have occurred during the past few days in the county of Cumberland. At the present moment five trains are embedded in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bourke
The following are the crossings at Darling Bridge, Norm Bourke, for the week ending February 18:—On 14th, 980 cattle, Ravenswood, travelling south for sale, A. Broad, owner; 66, Bourke to Acton Hill, H. Wyatt, owner;…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tho Albury Bush Fires. Enormous Destruction of Property. Sheep Burned to Death
ALBURY, This Day.--The bush fires are continuing and appear to be destroying everything which they come across. In the Walbundire district the ground seems…
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IN Melbourne yesterday, fat cattle were in excessive supply, prices were cosier to the extent of 10s per head, the sale will be continued to-day. Sheep were 6d per heed lower. The whoat…
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Messrs. Mort and Co. report of their wool sales yesterday, having catalogued 1044 bales, [?] of which were quitted at up to 7ld per lb for medium greasy, and to 11ld for washed [?] to…
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Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report having received the following cablegram from London, dated February 21:--"Wools There is no change in this market to report sinew our last cable…
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LONDON, Tuesday Night.-- At to-day's wool sales 13,000 hales were offered. Prices showed no improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Close of the Wool Sales. London
The series of wool auctions closed today. There has been a good demand, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cables. the Wool Sales. London
Thirteen thousand one hundred bales were offered at the sales to-day. The market is steady…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Ocr Wool Production: Its Prospects. (From a Correspondent.)
At the present time any information tending to increase our knowledge of the future prospects of our staple product—wool—will be welcome, especially if the knowledge gained be favourable to the wool-growing industry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Agricultural and Pas Toral. Forbes Farmers' Show. (By Telegraph)
FORBES, Wednesday.—To-day the Forbes Farmers and Free Selectors Show opened,in the Osborne- ball. The exhibits were all very good, especially in fruit and agricultural…
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At a meeting of the executive committee of the Central Cumberland Agricultural and Horticultural Association in the School of Arts, Parramatta. on Wednesday evening, it was…
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Sale of 563 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by John Hoare and Co.:- Ex Carthage, Massilia, and Valetta, from Sydney: W W over W. 2 scoured black at 18d, 4 combing at 16d, 34 at 15½d, 46 at 14[?]d,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Wool Market
LONDON, Wednesday Night.--At to-day's wool sales 14,000 bales were offered and 1500 withdrawn. Inferior wools at the close showed a decline of from 1d, to 1d…
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