The Wool Market. London, April 22
The present series of wool auction closes to-morrow. The total qu[?]ty sold amount to 220,060 bales. Crossbreds shown rise of abouts penny as compared with last sales…
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PASTORAL. Balranald. Riverina Recorder Office, Tuesday Evening
The weather during the past week has been of the most favourable description for pastoral and agricultural interests. The days have been pleasant and warm, and the nights…
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There was no land business this week. Mr Gale held a land sale on Wednesday. Seven lots were offered but only 157 acres were sold to the Illillawa Company, which realised 27s 6d per acre…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Agricultural Society
A meeting of the committee of the Albury and Border Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Albury Hotel on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Grieve occupied the chair,…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence
COLD and fine weather has prevailed during the week, though there has been a gradual change in the direction of rain. Yesterday was gloomy and in the morning a few drops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep’s Teeth
Speaking of teeth in sheep as an indication of age, Prof. Jas. Low, writing in the Scottish press, says :— “The books on sheep have seriously misled flockmasters…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →To Ensure Good Wool
The production of a first-class fleece of wool cannot be accomplished by a novice. It requires, in the first place, a well-bred sheep, and then care in feeding and hand…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Wool Sales. London, April 21
At the wool sales to-day 7,500 bales were offered, making a total of 221,900 bales during the series. The market is firm. The total withdrawals to date amount to 14,000 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →The Wool Sales. London, April 26
The wool market is firm. The total arrivals to date for next sales amount to 220,000 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Traveller. Duck Farmers in China
One afternoon we went on an interesting expedition up the river, and then turned aside into one of the many creeks to the village of Faa-ice, and thence onward in…
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The business under the 45th section of the Land Act of 1884, relating to the issue of permits to dig and search for gold, hs been removed from the Mines to the Lands Department since April 1…
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The following is the land business for the week: Alfred Hill, Groongal, C. P. 610 acres, county Sturt, parish Cokburn, and C. L. 1920 acres, Groongal holding…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, May 6, 1887
Nice gentle showers fell early in the week, and the weather is DOW seasonably [?]. On Monday five points were registered on Thursday two points, and on Wednesday thirty-two points, making a total of a little over seven and a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Land Appraisement Court. Wednesday, May 4. (Before Messrs A. J. Park and R. Mac[?]nald.) Aratula Pastoral Holding
Henry Ricketson deposed that the pastoral holdding of Aratula was in his name. It had a frontage to the Murray. The river is generally navigable when most required. The wool is sent mos[?]ly to…
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The following rain fell on Saturday and Sunday: Mossgiel 75 points, Hay 22, Booligal 60, Wilcannia 44, Deniliquin 14, Urana 26, Moulamein 10, Balranald 14, Wentworth 28, Pooncarie 15, Silverton 22, Albury…
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Land business this week: Alfred James Cook, Booligal, 160 acres C. P. county of Nicholas, parish of Booligal. Eurogabah run; C. L. 480 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence
VERY cold and showery weather has prevailed during the week. On Monday evening rain commenced to fall and in all 37 points were registered. Yesterday the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wool. Sheepskins, Hides, &c. MELBOURNE
Messrs. R. GOLDSBROUGH and Co. (Limited) report:—Wool.—We catalogued 662 bales for our sale to-day. Prices ranged for average greasy from 8d to 9d per lb, and for medium…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Rural Notes. the Wheat Yield of Australia
The acreage and produce for the four colonies may be seen at a glance in the following table:— Area Produce…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Farmer’s Son Shot by Moonlighters
A farmer’s son named Daniel Begley, residing at Caherlevoy, near Mount Collins, in the west of the county of Limerick, was fired at by a number of disguised men and dangerously…
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