London Wool Sales
The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 7
Sale of 6252 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Jacomb, Son, and Co., on Wednesday, September 11, 1887:- Ex Sharwood, from Sydney: JSLO, Bridgewater, 8 scoured combings at 18d, 17 clothing at 17d, 7 at 14½d, RC, 5 scoured at…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 7
A small supply of forage was to baud at Darling Harbor yesterday, the consignment consisting of some 18 trucks comprising chiefly bay. There was a fair attendance of the trade…
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The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1888 · page 5
ADELAIDE, This Day.--The Mount Gambler fires have now been pretty well extinguished, but in the northern portion of the colony an outbreak has taken place…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1888 · page 9
[?] Goldbrough and Co. report:—We have sold 3600 bales this week at prices fully equal to those ruling before the holidays, good average greasy ranging up to 9¼d. and good scoured to 16d per lb. The attendance of buyers continues large, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Carcoar
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1888 · page 7
Stock Movements.—187 store bullocks, Orange to Carcoar, owner J. Fagan, 721, store bullocks, Dubbo to Swashfield, owners Stevenson Brothers; 9000 mixed sheep, James Park to Tinpot Station, Forbes, Thomas Hillier owner; 5000…
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The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1888 · page 3
At a conference of wool-growers and wool-dealers of the United States, held in Washington on the 7th ultimo, to consider the President's address, the following…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1888 · page 5
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--On account of the depressed times many farmers had an extension in time allowed them in which to pay their rents, being allowed one year, 18 months…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bank Dividends. the Wool-growers. Inquest. Trade Meeting. Amusements. Mail News. the Panama Canal. the Fisheries Commision. Annexation. a New Steamship Line. Miss Von Finkelstein. Frozen Meat. Attempt to Assassinate M. Ferry. Suicide by Poisoning. the Beach-hanlan Race. the Canadian Fisheries. Should Canada Join the United States? Assassination of M. Ferry
The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1888 · page 5
LONDON, Wednesday.--The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend of 12 per cent, and carried forward £10,000 ; and the National Bank of New Zealand has A number of gentlemen, representing the wool-growers and wool-dealers in the United States, met at the Ebbitt House, Washington, on December 5, for the purpose of considering An inquest was held before the City Coroner at the Captain Cook Hotel, Moore Park, yesterday, concerning the death of William Brown, who died from the effects of strychnine A meeting of the Master Plumbers was held at the Protestant-hall last night, under the presidency of Mr. Clampett., In response to a communication sent to the Colonial Architect The Royal Aquarium at Bondi fully maintains its reputation as a popular place of amusement, the enterprise and good management which have characterised the undertaking By the arrival of the R.M.S. Alameda yesterday we are in possession of files of American-papers up to December 13, from which we make the following extracts:-- De Lesseps now proposes to build the Canal "with locks, instead of the tide-water plan, but wiil adopt the latter eventually. Henry B. Slavin, President of the Mexican Contracting The New York Post, December 18, describes the fisheries negotiations now going on at Washington between the Imperial and Canadian aud United States Commissioners, by The Canadian maritime provinces, with here and there an exception among the old-school loyalists, applauded Atkinson's proposed plan of annexation to the United States. The Globe A British steamship line has entered into an agreement with the Government of the Argentine Confederation, whereby the line is guaranteed 5 per cent, yearly on a capital of The Rev. Charles Clark, who has given up his church at Ealing, had intended to visit the colonies this autumn. He has, however, now resolved to stay in England till 1889. Another The supplies of frozen meat are still greatly in excess of the demand. At the end of last week there were 70,000 New Zealand sheep in stock, or at recent rates of consumption, enough An attempt was made on the afternoon of December 10 to murder M. Jules Furry while be was walking in the lobby of the Chamber of Deputies. The would-be assassin's name is…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 5
Adelaide, Thursday.--The steamer Port Pirie, which will arrive from London about the end of the month, will bring 160 American merino sheep to the order of a New South…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 7
PARKES, Thursday.--The following business was transacted this day at this office :-- Robert Munford, 640 acres, conditional purchase, parish of Stanley ; Robert Munford, 1920 acres,…
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The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 5
MELBOURNE, Thursday. The Leader of today estimates the gross wheat yield of this colony at 13,777,500 bushels, or au average of 12-81 bushels to the acre. The Australasian…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1888 · page 8
Sixty-five homes (Henessy's, Queensland) were trucked this morning to Sydney, for sales. They are a splendid lot of useful young horses. ALBURY, THURSDAY…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 65
The weather in the metropolis during the past week has been warm and fine, and on one or two days a N.E. wind was blowing, which raised the dust and caused considerable annoyance to citizens. Throughout the colony the weather…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 64
A case that came before the Police Magistrate at Cootamundra recently ought to interest our sheep-farmers. The stock inspector summoned to the court a sheep-farmer for not producing a travelling statement on delivery of his…
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Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 2
Prof. Boyd Dawkins, as the result of his investigations as to the origin of British breeds of cattle believes the two principal stocks from which all the breeds are…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 43
Under date November 29, Birkett, Sporling, and Co.reported tbat during the month there had been a good trade for all descriptions of wheat at improved values, especially for Russian and Indian, and the…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 22
The following report on three samples of wheat purchased from the Rosewerthy Experimental Farm in May last has been forwarded to the acting-principal, Mr. Molesworth, by Mr. R. Edwards, Murray Bridge…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 21
As soon as the milk is drawn from the cows it is brought gently to the dairy and strained into a large milk cooler or vat, after which it is at once put through the Laval separator, which is worked by…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 64
Our Moss Vale correspondent writes:—The formation of a batter factory at Bowral has been attempted. Nearly the whole of the proposed capital of £2000 was subscribed, but the provisional directors, failing…
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The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1888 · page 64
"Anglo-Australian" writes in the European Mail of December 21:—"I have on many occasions pointed out the very great mercantile advantages that the Austral colonies might secure for themselves if only they would…
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