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Murray · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1872

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Commercial. the Wheat Market. Albury Friday Evening

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 9 November 1872 · page 3

The latest quotations for wheat in this town range from 6s 8d to 6s 9d. MELBOURNE, Wednesday. The preparations for the outgoing mail steamer…

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The Gowrie Park Cattle Sale. (From Our Own Reporter.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1872 · page 2

The sale of Messrs. Ritchie Brothers pure shorthorn cattle and Clydesdale horses, through Messrs. Richard Gibson and Co., Messrs. Ryan and Hammond, and Mr. John George Dougharty, 1st Nov,…

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London Wool Sales. To the Editor of the Herald

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1872 · page 4

Sir,—In reply to the letter from Messrs. Gilchrist, Watt, and Co., containing a quotation from their London house, I assert that the weights given by Sir Daniel Cooper are not…

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Farming & Gardening. Note on Farming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1872 · page 1

Old Sol is beginning to assert his power, and the indolent farmer, and, the more’s the pity, the cultivator short of funds, will now see the difference between crops…

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Ireland. the Potato Crop

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 November 1872 · page 2

“Great alarm prevails,” says the Dublin Post, “ as to the safety of the potato crop in Ireland, and the utmost anxiety is felt to learn authentic information as to the…

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Wool and Stock Report. Standard Office, Hay, Wednesday, November 18, 1872

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 13 November 1872 · page 2

THE season continues highly favourable both to squatters and those who have crops of hay in the ground. We had heavy rain on Friday, and several showers since then, which will…

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Farming & Gardening. Notes on Farming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 16 November 1872 · page 2

The late rains have been of great assistance in mellowing the surface soil which had become much hardened by the suddenly dry weather. On the grounds…

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Commercial. the Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 20 November 1872 · page 2

In the import markets, this forenoon, the little business transacted was mostly confined to the purchase of trade parcels for actual requirements. Transactions have consequently been of a trilling nature In…

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London Wool Report. London October 3

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 November 1872 · page 3

MESSRS [?] DARVALL & Co.—Since the issue of our circular on the 12th ult., announcing the very satisfactory conditions under which the present series of sales pened, priors advanced from 1d per 1b…

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Farming & Gardening. Notes on Farming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 23 November 1872 · page 1

We have refrained from commenting on the new appointment to the Department of Agriculture until the essay of the successful candidate was before us. That…

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Murrumbidgee Pastoral Association

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 27 November 1872 · page 2

ON Monday, 18th inst., the eighth exhibition of the above Association took place at Wagga Wagga. The exhibits were excellent, excepting sheep—as will be seen by the following…

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Wool and Stock Report. Standard Office, Hay, Wednesday, November 27, 1872

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 27 November 1872 · page 2

DURING the past week we have been blest with a grand fall of rain, which will give an enormous impetus to stock matters. The Willandra has run through and carried away the…

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Farming & Gardening. Notes on Farming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 30 November 1872 · page 2

The reports from all parts of the country have one remark in common, and that is the surprising amount of grass which has spring up in successional crops…

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Commercial. the Wheat Market Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 7 December 1872 · page 2

In the import markets a fair amount of business has been transacted. In breallstuffs, what between public and private sales, a large business has been done, chiefly, however, in wheat. Flour is disposed of in…

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Farming & Gardening. Notes Ok Farming

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 December 1872 · page 2

There is so doubt that a spirit of emulation is some incentive to success in agriculture, and that the offering of a prize for the best managed farm will foster such…

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Commercial. the Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Wednesday 11 December 1872 · page 2

In consequence of the market being to unsettled and irregular, both buyers and sellers are Completely at a loss how to set For trade parcels of flour quotations stand at [?] we hear of a line of 60 tons…

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Wool Sales

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 2

Messrs. R. GOLDSBROUGH & Co. report:— At our Wool sales this day, 3,700 bales were offered, and 2,300 add. Greasy, 9d to 1s 3d; fleece, la 6d to 2s 3d. Prices about the same as last week…

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Commercial. the Wheat Market. Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 2

In the import markets a fair amount of business continues to come before us Much heaviness prevails in breadstuffs, and, as usual when that is the cases great irregularity in price exists. Privately, the sales…

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Moorak Wool. (From the Adelaide Observer)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 4

We give below, almost Without abridgment, two-interesting document having reference to some Moorak wool placed for examination in the hands of the Wool Supply Committee of…

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The London and Australian Agency Corporation (Limited) Wool and Station Report. Melbourne, December 5

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 2

Wool —Since the departure of the last mail, about 30,000 bales have been , offered in this market, and 21,000 bales sold ; shipments [?] to [?] those of last season…

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