The Wheat Market. London, February 28
Off the coast wheat, per ship Corby, from Port Pirie, South Australia, is selling at 38s 9d per quarter…
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South Australian News. The Seed Wheat Question
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—Twenty-six members of the House of Assembly have signed a petition asking the Governor to convene a special session of Parliament to consider the advisability of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Seed Wheat Question in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide
The Governor to-day forwarded to the Premier the memorial he received asking for a special session of Parliament to consider the seed wheat question. Attached was a minute asking the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suburban Dairymen
On Wednesday night a mass meeting of city and suburban dairymen was held at the Swan with Two Necks Hotel, George and Park streets, under the auspices of the above society. Mr. E. J. Davies,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Pastoral News. Weather, Stock Movements, Wool. WEATHER
Fair reports have come in for this week; and,, if some places have suffered from intense heat and a continuance of the drought, more are doing well after the rain which has fallon in the week or weeks previous. Albury and the…
Continued on Trove, page 41 →Boycotted Cattle
AN extraordinary scene was witnessed recently at the Stanley Cattle Market, Liverpool, in connection with the expected offer for sale of a lot of cattle--16 in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Cancered Sheep
Referring to the discussion lately going on in the Shearers' Conference at Wagga, the Express introduces the following exceedingly unpleasant paragraph, which probably will be read with more dismay than interest:…
Continued on Trove, page 424 →Weather, Pastoral, Crops, &c. Brewarrina, February 21
The weather still continues sultry and oppressive, which is recognised as a fair indication that we may expect some rain, which ought to come shortly if we are to have a good supply of grass for the winter…
Continued on Trove, page 425 →Butter-hardening Box
A recent novelty is the "Coldstream" butter-hardening box, of which we give an illustration. Every praotical butter-maker knows that if once the butter becomes oily, and thus loses its grain, the original…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Seed Wheat for Distressed Farmers. (By Telegraph.)
ADELAIDE, Friday.--The Governor has refused, to call a special session of Parliament to discuss the question of supplying seed wheat to distressed farmers, his Ministers having advised…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Late Agriculture. Pastoral Intelligence. Albury
The following are the stock movements:—408 mixed fat sheep, Moornath to Sydney, G. and R. Doubleday; 29 fat bullocks, Bungowannah to Melbourne, Barry Brothers; 27 fat bullocks, Wyseworth to Melbourne,…
Continued on Trove, page 434 →The Wool Trade
From the cable news received of the London wool sales, it appears that medium and inferior greasies are the only descriptions which have receded in value, being quoted at nearly ½d. under December prices…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Seed Wheat Question
ADELAIDE, Friday.—The requisition signed by twenty-six members of the House of Assembly asking that a special session of Parliament might be convened for the purpose of considering what…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A New Wool Firm
It will be seen by an announcement in our business columns that a new firm has been formed, which includes three of the late employees of Mort and Co.,—Messrs. J. E. Winchcombe, E. J. Turton,…
Continued on Trove, page 434 →Proposed Wool Sales in Brisbane
A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was held on Feb. 22, to consider the request from the Brisbane Wool Sales Association for the assistance, and support of the chamber in establishing wool…
Continued on Trove, page 443 →Pastoral Intelligenge. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Forbes
To-day the atmosphere was muggy, with appearances of a thunderstorm. The country everywhere looks very bad; but if a good downpour of about 4in. came, things would revive very quickly. The following are…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Agricultural and Pastoral. Important Land Court Decision. (By Telegraph.)
BALLINA, Friday.--At the Land Court sitting to-day a most important decision was given respecting Riley's-hill Reserve. This reserve was revoked last year by proclamation,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Wheat Harvest of South Australia
We (South Australian Register) are now in a position to give an approximate statement of the wheat harvest of 1888-9. It would have been easy for us to have prepared days ago a rough estimate of…
Continued on Trove, page 424 →Wodonga Store Cattle Market. [By Telegraph.] Wodonga
R. Gibson and Co. report having held a sale of store cattle at their Wodonga yards to-day. There was a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the colony, consequently biddings were br[?]k, and prices ruled very firm. We sold 865…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →How I Sent Sheep to the Hills. V.
Just before the arrival of our sheep at the border town just mentioned, some unlucky owner of a few sheep from the plains had been induced to try the local market, and, having at ruinous…
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