The Wool Sales. London, December 8
At the wool sales to-day 14,500 bales were offered, making a total of 149,400 bales since the commencement of the series. There was good competition throughout the day. The…
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Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, &c, MELBOURNE
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, (Looted) report :—At our sale to-day there was a very brisk demand, the market being very firm and prices decidedly higher…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wheat and Flour Market. London, December 10
Wheat is unchanged. Holders are firm, and bayers are reserved. Good Australian is quoted at 35s. Two cargoes of old wheat, November shipment, sold at 34s 3d to 34 6d, and for new…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Melbourne Wool Sales. From Dalgety and Co. Monday, December 12
Our usual weekly wool sale to day was largely attended and we experienced lively competition for every lot. Prices [?] all round better than last reported. We offered 1255 bales and sold 1100 at excellent prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Sales. From Mort and Co., LIMITED, Wednesday, December 14
We offered 5050 bales of wool at our sale to-day. There was a large attendance and biddings were very spirited up to 10[?] for greasy fleece, this price being for Campbell’s [?] from Goulburn…
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The papers by the mail give us remarkable news in regard to rabbits. The same person who is forwarding a consignment of ferrets to New Zealand to destroy the rabbits is sending rabbits to British…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Wool Report. MELBOURNE, December 19
Dalgetty and Co. report as follows:—Our wool sale to-day was largely attended and competition extremely animated, all descriptions being in basic demand. We officered…
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Land business thin week: Thomas Robinson, Goolgumbla Jerilderie, 200 acres, county Boyd, pariah Wougeuhnwgul, Tegaumain run. Mr Challis, the Sheriff's officer, sold the late Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rural Notes. Sheep-breeding—its Vagaries
“Darling” writes to the Australians as follows:—“I understand we have in this world ‘fowl-fanciers’ who breed pertain kinds of fowls to a particular feather, The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Melbourne Wool Market. Thursday evening
The N. Z. L. and M. Agency Co. Limited held the last wool sole of the year to-day, when 3500 bales were offered, the bulk of which were sold at satisfactory prices…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wheat Market. London, December 17
The wheat market is dull, with a drooping tendency. Australian, Californian, and Russian wheat is 6d. lower. The cargo by the Arnold has been sold at 34s. No shipments of…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The American Wool Duties
The New York correspondent of the Argus, writing on November 11, gives the following interesting information as to the probable alterations of the tariff with a view to the abolition of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Open Column (To the Editor of the Pastoral [?]
SIR—I have asked Mrs Slaman’s [?] and obtain them some pecu[?] a fresh start [?] business As a [?] to the memory of an [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales. From Dalgety and Co. Monday, December 19
Our wool sale to-day largely attended and competition extremely animated. All descriptions being in brisk demand. We offered 1160 bales and sold 1050 at very satisfactory prices, the market…
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At the Wileannia Land Court last week, a new rule was brought into operation which we hope to see in future extensively applied in this western district. Several applications for homestead leases came before…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The American Wool-Duties
A few weeks ago we published a letter on the probable consequences of the abolishment of the wool duties in the United States, and we now have some…
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Land business this week: Margaret Powell, Kellalac, Victoria, H.L., 10,240 acres, county of Waljeers, parishes of Waverley and Carngham, Boondara run…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wheat Market. London, December 24
The wheat market has closed firm, with limited business. English and foreign wheat shows a hardening tendency. A cargo of Australian for delivery in January has been…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Wool Sales. London, December 24
The first series of colonial wool sales for 1888 will commence on the 31st January next, and the second series on the 5th April. For the latter the number of bales will be limited…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Stook Report. Pastoral Times Office, Dent[?]in, Friday Evening. December [?]0, 1887
A slight shower fell since last report, and the weather during the last few days has been close and .muggy. To-day it is warm, and the air has a [?]lat feeling. Barter the morning thunder has [?]ea frequent, and appearances indicate that…
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