Wheat and Flour
We have to report a decidedly quieter trade in wheat since our last, arrivals having been very liberal (mostly from the United States), both into London direct and to the ports of call, where there…
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Farming & the land, 1880
362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 19
Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—January 1, 1880.— During the last week we have had a beautiful fall of rain, amounting to 3.37. The weather previous to the rain was very warm, each day portending a…
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The European Mail of Nov. 21, just to hand by the Suez mail, gives the following reports of the leading wool brokers, on the opening day of the November-December wool sales:—…
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Wool.—We offered 3700 bales to-day, and sold 2300 at auction and privately. Prices ranged from 12d to 22d per lb. for washed, and 6½d to 12½d for greasy, good lots of either description being briskly…
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The return relating to Textile Factories just published, when compared with that issued in 1875, illustrates the changes which have taken place in this class of…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A Farmer Almost Killed by a Poacher
On Friday Oct. 24, after returning from Wigtown Market, Mr. Galloway, farmer, Capenoch, near Wigtown, observed two or three men on his farm evidently poaching…
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Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report: We offered 3690 bales wool at auction to-day, and our sales amount to 2802 bales. Prices are firm; fleece sold at from 13½d to 17d per lb.; greasy from 6d to…
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The judges in the wool section, after a long rest, assembled on Saturday afternoon to complete their labours, and before dusk succeeded in working through the long wool…
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THE judges in the wool section, after a long rest assembled on Saturday afternoon to complete their labours, and before dusk succeeded in working through…
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At the wool sales yesterday the demand was active, and the extremely high rates ruling earlier in the season were again current…
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Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co. (Limited) report: We had an active wool sale to-day. 2700 bales were offered; 1950 were sold. Ggreasy brought 12?d per lb.;…
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GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.âJanuary 8,1880.â The past week has been a very warm one, such, however, as we might expect at this season. On Tuesday evening we were favoured with a fine…
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Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Our sales since last week comprise over 2000 bales. The market keeps firm, and there is good competition for all descriptions…
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The produce merchants of Ballarat have decided to follow the Melbourne practice, which has not hitherto obtained in the former market, of purchasing grain, potatoes, and…
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BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—We have no weather change to report except that it is keeping up the New Year at proper temperature. The thermometer has ranged from 61 degrees minimum to…
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Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe report:—We sold at the Petersham yards to-day 206 fat cattle, by road from the Macquarie. The bullocks reached up to £5 6s per head, and the cows £4 1s, equal to 14s…
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The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at their offices on the show ground, the President, F. H. Keys, Esq., in the chair The following members were also present:—…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Received Friday 7.30 p.m
Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co. report:— We sold to-day 600 bales of wool from a catalogue of 700 bales. The market was firm, and full values were obtained. Greasy, 6d to 10d per lb., scoured…
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NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—January 16th, 1880: The weather throughout the past week has been everything that could be desired The days have not been marked by excessive heat, and the nights…
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Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Our catalogue of to-day comprised nearly three thousand bales, and we have sold by auction and privately about nineteen hundred bales. The sales were well…
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