The Australasian pastoralists' review : a monthly journal and record of all matters affecting the pastoral and landed interests throughout Australasia

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NL 338.1 PAS
Created/Published
Melbourne : Twopenny, Pearce and Co., 1891-1901
Issue
Vol. 7 No. 8 (15 October 1897)
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Notes
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Contents

THE AUSTRALASIAN PASTORALISTS’ REVIEW: A MONTHLY JOURNAL AND RECORD 1
NOTICES. 1
Editorial Notes. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4
Review of pastoral Situation. (BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.) New South Wales. 5 , 6
Victoria. 6 , 7
Queensland. 7 , 8
Northern Queensland. 8 , 9
South Australia. 9 , 10
Western Australia. 10 , 11
New Zealand—North Island. 11 , 12
New Zealand.—South Island. 12 , 13 , 14
South Africa. 14 , 15
Great Britain. 15 , 16
New South Wales Railway Freights. 16
Stockowners’ Association of New South Wales.— Homebush Yard Dues. 17
News Jottings. 18
Rainfall Tables. 18
Advertising 19 , 20
The Wild Dog’ Pest. 21
“Glengallan.” 22
Important Sale of Jersey Cattle. 22 , 23 , 24
A Famous Romney Marsh Flock. 25
Sheep Notes from England. 25
Hamilton Show. 26
A Record Lincoln Sale. 26
Advertising 27 , 28 , 29
Australasian Pastoralists’ Review. The Dairy Industry. 29 , 30
Hints on Preparing' Sheep for Show and Sale. 30 , 31
The Melbourne and Ballarat Sheep Shows of 1897. (Contributed at our special request by one of the judges—Mr. T. Skene.) 31 , 32
Training- Hunters. II. 32 , 33
Veterinary Papers. 33 , 34
The Management of Dry Country. 34 , 35 , 36
Stock and Station Aotes. 37 , 38
Mr. J. B. Watt. 38
Light Literature. The Mysterious Miner. 39
Jackaroo Papers. 39 , 40 , 41
Our Book-Shelf in the Bush. 41 , 42
Advertising 42
A Trip to Central Queensland.-II. 43 , 44 , 45
The Rabbit Pest. 45
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Cross-breeding1 or Good Feeding. (To the Editor of “ The Australasian Pastoralists’ Review.”) 46
The Pastoralists’ Association. (To the Editor of "THE AUSTRALASIAN PASTORALISTS’ REVIEW.”) 46
New Zealand Dairy Trade. 46
Lung and Intestinal Worms of the Sheep. 47
The Wool Trade. 48 , 49 , 50
Our London Letter. 50 , 51
A New Shearing1 Machine. 51
Answers to Correspondents. 52
Riverina Frozen Meat Company’s Meeting:. 52
Meat Erport Trade. Frozen Meat. (FROM OUE OWN CORRESPONDENT.) 53 , 54 , 55
Australasian Items. 55 , 56
The New South Wales Freezing1 Companies’ Association. 56
Produce Trade. Grain and Produce Report. 56
Our London Letter. 56 , 57
Record. The Pastoralists’ Association of Victoria and Southern Riverina. 58
The Lucknow Strike. 58
Labour Union Notes. 58 , 59
Advertising 58
Wool Scouring- Contests. 59
Ballarat Scoured Fleece Contest. 59
Artesian Boring Notes. 60
Publications. 60
Publishers’ Department. 60
Advertising 60

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THE  

AUSTRALASIAN PASTORALISTS’ REVIEW:  

MONTHLY JOURNAL AND RECORD  

Of all matters affecting the Pastoral and Landed Interests throughout Australasia,  

No. 8.  

OCTOBER 15, 1897.  

Vol. VII.  

NOTICES.  

The Review of the Pastoeal Situation contains letters from  

special correspondents in New South Wales, Queensland (North and  

South), Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, New Zea-  

land (North and South), Great Britain, and South Africa.  

The Manager desires to make intimation to our Queensland  

subscribers that, notwithstanding the recent postal regulations,  

the Review will be forwarded to Queensland addresses without  

any extra charge.  

Editorial Notes.  

The weather reports this month continue favourable, excepting  

from Western Queensland, which is still in bad way. The  

greater part of New South Wales and Victoria have had fair rains  

during the month, so that the pasture is well soaked, and good  

harvest almost assured. In South Australia the reports are not  

so favourable, but, generally speaking, the fair prospects we  

reported last month have improved since then. What with good  

prices for wool, stock, and wheat, settlers are, as rule, in good  

heart, and inclined to minimize the effects of the drought,  

especially as the clip is looking better than was expected. But  

even if the price makes up for the deficiency this year, the effects  

of the drought will be felt for long time to come, and there is no  

denying that the pastoral industry has had nasty fall. But it is  

Well to be thankful that it is not as bad as it might very easily  

have been.  

 

 

The Australian wool sales have opened most auspiciously. As  

compared with the corresponding period last year, there is an  

advance of from Jd. to Jd. per lb. on fine wools, and trifle  

on crossbreds. The market shows every sign of buoyancy,  

and buyers are competing keenly. It is always difficult to ascer-  

tain the exact causes of changes in the wool market, but there is  

no doubt that the large American purchases in the early part of  

the year have left the supply of Merino wool in Europe extra-  

ordinarily short at the present moment. The heavy shortage in  

the Australian clip points to the supply remaining short through-  

out 1898, and the only question as to the maintenance of good  

prices would seem to lie in the demand which, owing to bad  

harvests, strikes and other lowering conditions, appears unlikely to  

be strong in Europe unless it is supplemented from America,  

which would make all the difference in the world. America has  

taken quite extraordinary quantity of wool of late, and there is  

the tariff barrier to count with, but new era of prosperity  

appears to have set in in the United States, and when that is the  

case there seems to be no limit to American demand. Fashion is  

also said to be coming to the rescue of fine wools.  

rather curious point that is worth noticing as bearing on the  

question of whether to make hay while the sun shines or to ship  

in the hope of still greater profits is that nearly all the substantia'  

advances on wool values, such as that which has recently and so  

opportunely taken place, have occurred late on in the year, when  

the Australian selling season was either about to begin or had  

already started. In 1895 the upward movement reached its zenith  

in September, while the same thing was noticeable in connection  

with the advance in 1894. In 1889 wool began to improve its  

position in the month of July, as happened this year by the way,  

and the memorable rise which then took place did not reach its  

culmination until December. Again in 1888 the wool market was  

at its best during the three last months of that year and in 1886—*  

year that will not speedily be forgotten by those who deal  

largely in wool—there was splendid rise between July and  

November. All these times of excitement were in due course fol-  

lowed by reaction, and in several instances by long stretch  

of depression. This may not happen in the near future, seeing  

that the world’s supply of Merino wool will probably be smaller  

during 1898 than in any year since 1886, but our clip is late this  

time, and prospects point to London being very heavily supplied  

about March, April, and May next year.  

 

 

There is great deal of complaint again about the low prices of  

meat in London. But the reason is plain enough. Most people  

imagine that because there has been drought, shipments have  

fallen off but this only applies to the last two months, which have  

not had time to tell yet. During the eight months ending 31st  

August last the arrivals in London showed an increase over those  

for the same period last year of 107,000 carcases of mutton and  

lamb from Australia, 159,000 from New Zealand, and 117,000 from  

Argentina. Eemembering that the supplies last year were greater  

than the market could absorb, it would have been very extraor-  

dinary thing if prices had been better. Our London correspondent,  

writing on 3rd September, states that the cold stores are so choked  

with meat that the Hornby Grange had to be used as supplemen-  

tary store. With so large quantity in store to be worked off, it is  

impossible to be very hopeful; but the records of Australian ship-  

ments during the last two months show marked falling-  

off which is likely to continue for some time, and similar  

news comes from New Zealand. The low price of beef is  

accounted for by the large American supplies of chilled beef, which  

practically rule the market. It is this feature which makes frozen  

beef the most unsatisfactory of articles of commerce, though it has  

to be added that bone-tainted and inferior beef has recently added  

to the difficulties of increasing the demand for Australian frozen.  

The American supply is factor beyond our control, but if more  

care were taken to freeze only young and well-fed cattle there is no  

doubt that frozen beef would stand better with the British  

consumer than it does.  

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