01 — Outward
Held to the water.
The best of Australia leaves the harbour. The desk quotes the grade, the season, and the term.
The company
The Porting Company.
An Australian company, trading with the world. Exports are the best of Australia. Imports are specified from any country the goods require.
A parcel is a product, a volume, a term, and a timing. This page does not name a mill, a yard, or a person. The quotation carries what a contract has to name.
Orchard and field
Fruit, nuts, and the southern harvest.
Macadamias, almonds, cherries, citrus, wheat, barley, oats, canola. The district is named with the variety.
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Flock and cellar
Wool, meat, hides, and wine.
Graded fibre and a vintage with a producer. The buyer is told who made it. This page is not.
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Metal and mineral
Named by grade.
Steel, copper, brass, aluminium, and iron ore. A parcel is specified. It is not offered as mixed waste.
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Inward
What the company brings in.
Pantry, cloth, home, materials, and plant, drawn from any country the goods require. The specification names the origin. The company does not.
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The desk
Tell us the parcel.
Product, volume, term, and timing. The reply is typed here. Nothing you write leaves this page.