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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

94 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 5

Melbourne Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1880 · page 4

Messrs. B. Goldsborough and Co., report under date Wednesday, 27th inst:—We catalogued 11,489 bales wool to-day, and had a splendid attendance of buyers, the sale room…

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Sydney Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1880 · page 4

There was a large attendance at Messrs. Mort and Co.'s wool sale, held on Thursday afternoon. Competition continues spirited at full rates, especially for good lines of greasy,…

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Russian Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 November 1880 · page 2

LONDON, October 29.—During the present season Russia has commenced to export wool. It is thought that on the vast plains of Asiatie and European…

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Wool Clips

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 November 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company (limited), late Hastiugs, Cunningham, and Co., held their sale yesterday, when a large…

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Exhibition of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1880 · page 2

LONDON, November 6.—An international exhibition of wool is to be held at Sydenham next midsummer…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 November 1880 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The wool sales opened at London on Tuesday, with 120,000 bales available. The attendance, both of homo and foreign buyers, was…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 November 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—The Australian Mortgage and Agency Company report they have had a very successful wool sale to-day, and catalogued 2270 bales,…

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The American Cotton Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 November 1880 · page 3

THE cotton crop this year is larger than over before—no less than 6,000,000 bales. All our other harvests are also very large, especially wheat. It was predicted that the…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 December 1880 · page 2

LONDON, November 30.—Greasy wool is firmer in price, and is in active demand,…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Messrs. Hastings, Cunningham, and Co., report:—We offered at auction to-day 2550 bales of wool, and sold 1640. The biddings were…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1880 · page 2

LONDON, December 3.—At the wool sales to-day the market was weaker, and there was an apparent tendency to a decline in prices…

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LOCAL & GENERAL. Horse and Cattle Brands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 December 1880 · page 2

THE third quarterly list of horse and cattle brands for 1880 (1st notification) will be found in a Gazette supplement of the 2nd instant…

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Victorian Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 December 1880 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Friday.—The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. offered to-day 2150 bales of wool, and sold 1720. There is no improvement in inferior to medium…

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Melbourne Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 December 1880 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Messrs. R. Goldsborough and Co. report:—We have sold 4000 bales this week. Inferior to good greasy from 7d to 12[?]d, and washed fleece from 13d to 2s…

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