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Farming & the land, 1888

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The New Sheep Districts. Hay

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 4

Commencing on the south bank of the Murrumbidgee River, at the north-east corner of Singerambah East; and bounded thence on part of the east by the east boundary of that run, the east and part of…

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London Wool Markets. Special Cable to Grazier. London, February 2

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 7 February 1888 · page 4

Helmuth, Schwartze and Co. report:—Wool sales continue animated, and opening rates are fully maintained, while extra superior wools are in better demand. Prices as compared with closing rates of…

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PASTORAL. Balranald. Riverina Recorder Office, Tuesday Evening

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 8 February 1888 · page 2

Heantiful weather, warm in the daytime but with cool evenings, has been prevalent for the last few days, and we are almost inclined to imagine that summer for this year…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 2

Land business this week: Alexander M'Lennan, Culparling, via Oxley, H.L., 10,240 acres, county Waljeers, parishes Bulgabugerygaur and Oxley, Corong run; William Clayton, Hay, H.L. 10,240 acres, county…

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Pastoral and Agricultural Intelligence

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 2

THE weather since last report has been warm with cool nights. The following stock movements are reported locally,--Wahgunyah, February 4…

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The Corowa Sheep Show

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 2

IN to-day's issue Mr. T. G. SLOANE, of Mulwala, takes up the cudgels in defence of his list of suggestions for the improvement of the rules…

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The Past Wool Season

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 4

The London wool sales are proceeding satisfactorily and the promises of the opening day are being well maintained. The attendance of both home and foreign buyers is large and [?]iddings are characterised…

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The Wheat Market. London, February 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 18

The English wheat market is lifeless. The Continental markets are inactive. The American market is unchanged. The present value at Mark-lane of English red wheat…

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The Wheat Market. London, February 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 21

The English wheat market is firmer. The Continental markets are steady. The American market is dull. Present values for English wheat at Mark-lane are :—Red, 32, d.;…

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The Wool Sales. London, February 6

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 21

At the wool sales to-day the competition was keen, but there is no change to report in prices…

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A Great Rival of America in Wheat Exporting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 27

Mr. Bonham, the United States Consul-General in Calcutta, in a report on the trade of British-India for the past year, refers to the enormous increase in recent years of the…

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The London Wool Sales. Rise in Prices. London, February 1

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 February 1888 · page 18

The colonial wool sales were continued this afternoon, and there was an average attendance of home and foreign buyers. Biddings were keen, and prices generally were maintained…

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The Corowa Pastoral Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 4

At a meeting of the Corowa Pastoral Society held last week Mr P. MacFarland occupied the chair, and amongst the business transacted was the following letter :—“ The Secretary of the…

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Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of the committee of the Deniliquin Pastoral and Agricultural Society was held at the Royal Hotel, yesterday, Mr George Currie (president) being in the chair, and Messrs McCree, Eddington,…

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Stock Report. Pastoral Times Office. Deniliquin, Friday Evening, February 10, 1888

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 2

The weather has been warm during the week, but not an-[?] so. The pastures, however, are now showing signs of a want of moisture, and except ID the shaded places about the river or on those areas which ware so recently…

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Open Column. a Slaughtering Company at Deniliquin (To the Editor of the Pastoral Times.)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 2

Sir.—The circulars that I issued dated the 4th[?] were written ready for printing on the [?] few [?] on the 2nd [?] and on the evening [?] day on receipt of the “Argus,” I [?] the [?]…

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London Wool Sales. From the Australian Mortgage Land and Finance Company, Melbourne)

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 11 February 1888 · page 2

We have Received the following telegram from Messrs Helmuth, Sob[?] and Co., dated London, 2nd February:— “Wool Sales continue animated, and opening rates are fully maintained, while extra superior wools…

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Pastoral

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 February 1888 · page 2

The Balranald Recorder writes: At Ivanhoe, last week, 12,000 wethers left Kiltera for Roto Station, Mr. Evan Evans, owner, Thomas in charge, and from the same station 11,000 wethers for Nathong, Prentice…

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The American Wool Duties

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 February 1888 · page 3

Advices from San Francisco, dated 13th January, state:—Woolgrowers and dealers are united in opposition to President Cloveland's proposal for a reduced duty…

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The London Wool Sales. London, Feb. 10

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 February 1888 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day 10,400 bales were offered. The market remained firm. FEB. 11. The wool market was not so firm to-day, and prices…

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