The Wheat Crop
HOBART, Wednesday.—The Government Statist estimates the wheat crop to be 2,991,500 bushels below the requirements of the colony for the year. During…
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Farming & the land, 1885
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Wool Sales
LONDON, Tuesday.—12,600 bales of wool were offered to-day. The market is irregular. Crossbreds are firm; merinos from a half-penny to a penny lower than…
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THE returns of April to the Department of Agriculture indicate a reduction of over 10 per cent. of last year's area in winter wheat. The aggregate shortage amounts to…
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NORTH-WESTERN Texas is rapidly shifting from cattle to sheep raising, the region along the Texas and Pacific, Road from Fort Worth to Ei Paso being given up to…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The prospects are favourable of the harvest improving affairs…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—At the wool sales to-day 10,700 bales were offered. The market is flat…
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LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales to-day 9700 bales were offered. The market was dull. The withdrawals to date amount to 29,000 bales…
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The sugar cane crop on the lower parts of the Clarence River at Rockymouth and adjacent thereto has not suffered by the late frosts, but higher up the river the…
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It is estimated that the American wheat crop is greatly below the average…
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LONDON, Monday.—Australian wheat, April and June shipments, is worth between 36s and 37s per 480lbs…
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LONDON, Monday.—At the wool sales to-day 11,000 bales were sold. The market was flat. Auctions close of the 11th July…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—At the wool sales to-day 9900 bales were sold. The next sales will commence on the 1st of September…
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The quantity of wool exported for the year ending June 30, 1885, shows a very satisfactory increase. The number of sales is put down at 176,486, and the…
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The first wool of the season has reached Goolwa. The clip from the lake district is likely to be heavy…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Eight thousand two hundred bales of wool were sold to-day. The market was dull and irregular…
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We held our usual fortnightly sale of wool to-day and catalogued 146 bales. The continued unsatisfactory results coming to hand by cable from London…
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LONDON, Friday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is about 2,370,000 quarters…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Shipments of Australian wheat are quoted at 36s. and 37s. per 480lb., ex ship, according to the date of the bill of lading, and shipments to hand…
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LONDON, Monday.—The English wheat crop reports are favourable…
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LONDON, Monday.—At the wool sales to-day 6000 bales were offered. The market is firm…
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