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Farming & the land, 1894

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The London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--At the London wool sales the demand is somewhat irregular. Clare clip is selling at 6¾d, and Atlas clip at 17d per lb…

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Commercail. London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 6

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, have received the following cable from their London office, dated January 18:--"Good merino is without change and…

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London Wool Sales. Good Competition

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 17.—At the wool to-day there was good competition, for the best sorts, medium scoured were ½d cheaper, and faulty sorts were also weaker…

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The American Tariff. Wool and the Free List

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The United States House of Representatives, in considering the Tariff Bill, has rejected a proposal for postponing, until August, the…

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The United States Tariff. Free Admission of Wool. London, Jan. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 5

In the United States House of Representatives an amendment to the Tariff Bill, deferring the free admission of wool until August next, has been rejected…

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United States Fiscal Reform. Wool to Be Free of Duty at Once

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 18.—In the United States House of Representatives an amendment to the Tariff Bill, proposing to defer the free admission of wool until August…

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City Council. Committee Meeting. An Alderman's Portrait. Park Entrances--Water at the Cattle Saleyards--Randwick Tollbars

The Australian Star · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 6

A meeting of the finance committee of the City Council was held this afternoon, his Worship the Mayor (Sir William Manning), M.L.A., presiding. There were also…

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English Commercial. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 17. the Wool Sales

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 7

Competition is good for the best wools. Medium scoured are a halfpenny cheaper. Faulty wools are also weaker. Woolong Vale brought 12½d; Toolamba, 11d;…

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Distress in Spain. Laborers Pillaging Farms. Armed Bodies on the Roads

Evening News · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 18.—The distress in the vicinity of Cadiz, Spain, is so great that bands of starving laborers have obtained arms and are pillaging the farms and shops…

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Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 113

Dry sultry weather ruled until Saturday last when the maximum in the shade at the Observatory was 86-0, on Sunday it was 84-2, and on Monday 79-0. A good deal of rain has fallen in the country since…

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Sheep Nomenclature

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 21
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"When new-born it is called a "lamb;" if male, in Scotland, a " tup-lamb." When castrated it is called a " hog-lamb;" if female, a " ewe-lamb." In England the young sheep retains the name of…

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The Wheat Market

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 19.—Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, 30s, business quiet 5 Victorian, 29s 6d, market flat 5 New Zealand long berried, 298 3d, market quiet. Australian…

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Cultivator and Grazier. Cattle. British Breeds. the Illawarra Dairy Breed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 21

Since writing the article on the Illawarra breed of cattle, which appeared in our issue of January 13,I have received from Mr. E. R. Evans, Penrose, Dapto, the following very valuable infor…

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The State of the Wheat Market. Movement Amongst Farmers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 112

An important meeting of the North Berry Jerry and East Mimosa Farmers' Union was held at Springwood recently to consider the present state of the wheat market. Mr. W. H. Pratt…

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London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 7

The following cable has been received with reference to the first series for 1894 sales, dated London, Thursday:--"Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited. Wool:…

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Bradford Wool Market

Evening News · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, January 19.—The Bradford market shows no change Quotations of tops are unaltered, as follow: 60's, faulty, 19d; ditto, good, 20d; 66's, 20½d; 70's,…

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Pastoral Intelligence. (From Our Correspondents.) Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

The following stock movements are reported:— 95 fat and store cattle, from other districts of Albury marker, various owners; 4799 fat abd store sheep, from other districts to Albury market, various…

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Commercial. London Wool Sales

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 6

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mors and Co., Limited, have received the following cable from their London office, dated January 18:--"Good merino is without change and…

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The London Wool Sales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--It is proposed to postpone the date for opening the February series of London wool sales, or to limit the quantity of wool to be then…

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