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Farming & the land, 1888

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday Evening, October 5, 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 2

Seasonable weather has prevailed during the week, and the pastures are showing well. The rain of last week did a lot of good, and its effects have been added to by a shower which fell on Wednesday night, from which 18 points were…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From Messrs Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Wednesday, October 3

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 2

We held our opening wool sale to-day before a crowded attendance of borne, continental and American buyers. Competition was very spirited. Out of a catalogue of 3400 bales 3350 bales were sold; the bulk of the wools…

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The London Wool Sales

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 9 October 1888 · page 4

London, Friday.—At the wool sales recently, advanced prices were maintained for best marine sorts; all other descriptions show a slight decline. The market is generally…

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Pastoral

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 2

The only change in the weather to report is that which occurred on Sunday afternoon last. Appearances had been threatening throughout the day, and at about 4 p.m. a…

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Sheep Board

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 October 1888 · page 2

A meeting of the above board was held on Wednesday morning last at the office of Mr. J. Cram. Present: Messrs. Morphett…

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The Wheat Market. London, October 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1888 · page 18

The English wheat market is showing a general advance of [?] 61. per quarter. The Continental markets are advancing with increased firmness. The American market is…

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The Wool Sales. London, October 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 October 1888 · page 18

At the wool sales the recent advance on best sorts of combing meri[?] has been fully upheld. In short, faulty, and scoured wools, except for best grades, the weakness of the…

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Farmer. Fertility and What it Costs

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 12 October 1888 · page 1

From a paper by S. S. Bailey, read before the West Michigan Farmer's Club, we take the following well ascertained but too often overlooked facts:…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society. Annual Meeting

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 2

The Annual Meeting of the [?] Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural [?] held at the Royal Hotel on Wednesday [?] President (Mr George Courrie) occupied [?]…

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Open Column. (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 3

SIR.—It is within the Knowledge of the many readers your valuable journal that I took exception at Mr Chanter’s meeting to his statement that the vote at the last election for Bed fern was the highest ever polled…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office, Deniliquin, Friday evening, October 18, 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 2

There no change to report la the [?] state of the weather in this district. temperature is rapidly approaching that of summer, and where the gares is long [?] to go to seed it is already apparent that rata now…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. From Messes, Goldsbrough, Most and Co., Wednesday, October 10

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 October 1888 · page 2

We sold 3500 bales of wool at our sales to-day. There was a crowed attendance of buyers and very spirited competition, particularly for fine hard wools, showing good quality, and for bulky price. Greasy…

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Pastoral. Recorder Office, Tuesday Evening

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 17 October 1888 · page 3

The weather still continues very hot; and three or four days the thermometer reached over 90 dog in the shade, and with cool nights there seems little…

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The Wheat Market. London, October .16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1888 · page 4

The English wheat market is showing a general advance of 6d. per quarter. The Continental markets are firm. The American market is declining and weak…

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The Wheat Market. London, October 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1888 · page 19

The English wheat market is advancing with increased firmness. The continental markets are tending upward. The American market is expected to go higher…

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The London Wool Sales. London, October 9

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 October 1888 · page 19

At a meeting of wool importers held to-day the proposal made by Messrs. Redfern, Alexander, and Co., to initiate a system of farthing the wool auctions was adopted. The…

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Farmer. Improvement of Pastures

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 October 1888 · page 1

Mr. T. S. Gold, late Sec[?]tary of the Con[?]ecticut Board of Agriculture, and a practical and progressive farmer, recently read a paper upon the above subject, from which…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening. October 26, 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 2

THE weather during the week has been seasonably warm, and there does not seem [?] prospect of a chance from the remarkably dry weather which prevails. Pastoral and agricultural matters alike are suffering and unless rain…

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Sydney Wool Sales. From Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., LIMITED. Wednesday, October 17

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 October 1888 · page 2

We offered 1041 bales at our wool sales to-day, and sold 820 bales. The competition was very active. No superior wools were offered. Melrose Plains, hoggets, brought 8¼d ; Stinson’s Kindar, 8¼d ; Allen’s, Terbon,…

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Sheep Twelve and-a-Half Hands High

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 October 1888 · page 4

The "Pull Matt Gazette" ,has a correspondent in Russia, who is sending home "travelier's tales." He has just viewed an English sportsman, Mr. S…

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