Transit of Wool
BRISBANE, This Day.--The Commissioner of Railways is in communication with the stationholders, storekeepers, and agents, between St. George and the border, with…
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Wool Sales. Melbourne, This Day
The Union Mortgage and Agency Co. have received a cablegram, which states that the wool sales close on the 18th inst…
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LONDON, July 19.—In the United States House of Representatives, a motion brought forward by the Republican party to omit imported raw wools from the free list of tbe Tariff Bill, has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Albury Annual Ploughing Matches. (By TELEGRAPH.)
ALBURY, Thursday,-- the annual ploughing matches under the auspices of the Albury Agricultural Society was held to day at Jindera and was largely attended. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Close of the Wool Sales. London, July 18
The colonial wool auctions closed to-day. Fine greasy and superior scoured wools are one halfpenny higher than the closing rates of the last series, but the advance…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Othes Species of Cruelty to Sheep and Othes Animals. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Several letters have recently appeared in your columns with reference to the undeniable and unmitigated cruelty that is inflicted on sheep during winter months by depriving them of their natural covering. The cruelty and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Tariff Bill. Wool to Be on the Free List. Washington, July 17
The Tariff Bill has been under consideration by Congress, which has refused to strike wool from the free list, and the free entry of that product will begin on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Weather in England. the Crops Reported Spoilt. London, July 15
Execrable weather has been experienced in; England during the past few days, accompanied by terrific thunderstorms. The greater portion of the crops are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Riverina Farmers. Protective Duties Urged. (By Telegraph.)
ALBURY, Thursday.--A monster meeting of farmers was held to day at Jindera for the purpose of considering the urgent necessity of impressing upon the Government the need of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wants of the Farmers of Tee Riverina. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Albury
A public meeting, held this evening at Jindera, was attended, by a large muster of farmers from all parts of the district, the object of which meeting was to bring under notice the injury caused to the farmers of Riverina by…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The American Tariff Bill. Removal of the Wool Duties. the Clause to Come Into Operation in October. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, July 17
In the Lower House of the United States Legislature a motion brought forward by the Republican party to omit imported raw wools from the free list of the Tariff Bill has been…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Latest Pastoral News. Sydney Sheep Sales
Mort and Co.'s Fourteenth Annual Stud Sheep Fair of over 1200 pure merino rams, and more than 140 pure ewes, took place at their wool warehouse, Circular Quay, on Thursday and Friday, July 12 and 13. The Bale on the first…
Continued on Trove, page 40 →The Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c
Bitterly cold weather, with snow falling on nearly all parts of the table-land, is the report of mid-week of this July. A few localities received rain, but in every instance the showers were very light. Complaints regarding the…
Continued on Trove, page 113 →Devon Cattle
The Devons, one of the oldest native races of cattle, and well-known in the West add South-west of England for their valuablo qualities, are not brought as prominently before the publio as their merits…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Pastoral Intelligence. Wagga Wagga, July 17
The half-inch of rain which fell during the latter end of last week was a welcome boon to the farmers in this district, the previous frosts having hardened the ground. But although the country looks green in every direction, heavy…
Continued on Trove, page 144 →Classification and Judging of Sheep
A large number of gentlemen interested in pastoral pursuits assembled last week, at Mort's Wool Stores, to hear a lecture by Mr. Alexander Bruce, Chief Inspector of Stock, on the "Classification and Judging of Sheep."…
Continued on Trove, page 112 →EXCHANGE The Wool Trade
The cable continues interrupted, but amongst [?] messages brought by steamer to Port Darwin were the under mentioned from our London correspondent:—JULY 1…
Continued on Trove, page 119 →Trial of Wool-Presses
A public trial of Lough's patent wool press (manufactured by Messrs. Booth and Maodonnell, of Christchurch, N.Z.), was given last week at Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's wool stores, in the presence of a large number of those persons…
Continued on Trove, page 134 →Review of the Stud Sheep Sales
Sydney's annual stud sheep fair of 1888 is amongst the things of the past, and, as we anticipated, has left a good record. If there is depression in pastoral business, it docs not show in the…
Continued on Trove, page 111 →Pastoral Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Bourke
One hundred rama passed Wanaaring, Wanganella to Berrawinna Downs. The following are approaching:— 1000 Palparra caltle, to Victoria; 2500 bullocks Burraline, Cloncurry River, to Bourke, M'Donnld and Alexander…
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