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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

206 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 11

Australian Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 November 1887 · page 5

The shipment of butter by the Orizaba arrived in excellent condition, and is selling at 112s a cask…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 November 1887 · page 5

The wool sales opened to-day. There was a large attendance of home and foreign buyers, and competition was animated…

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Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 November 1887 · page 5

At the wool sales a brisk competition prevailed, but prices remain about the same as at the close of last series…

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LONDON, Thursday. Wool Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 November 1887 · page 5

The following steamships arrived in time for the present series of wool sales:—R.M.S. Rome, Oamaru, Australasia, Hubbock, Jumna, Port Pirie,…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 November 1887 · page 5

8200 bales were offered, and prices were steady, Superfine wools of the finest qualities were in good demand…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 November 1887 · page 5

Eight thousand five hundred bales were offered, for which there was good competition…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] London, Thursday. the Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1887 · page 5

At the wool sales to-day, 6000 bales were offered. Prices were firmly maintained. The withdrawals up to date have been 2000…

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The Wool Markets

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1887 · page 5

Wool offered, 9800 bales. The market, is steady…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1887 · page 5

Wool offered, 10,700 bales. The demand is good…

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The London Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1887 · page 5

Wool arrivals 6900 bales. The market is steady. Prices for all descriptions except fine and finest qualities are firm, while all descriptions of inferior and faulty are…

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The Weather and the Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1887 · page 5

IN a village in Fifeshire, the weather being very wet for a considerable time, great fears were entertained for the crops. The minister was appealed to; his answer was—" The…

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The Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1887 · page 5

Wool (New South Wales), 10,600 catalogued, making a total of 90,000 during the series. The tone is decidedly firmer. Superfine and finest…

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LONDON, Saturday. the Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1887 · page 5

9000 bales were offered. Steady…

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LONDON, Saturday. Close of Wool Auctions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1887 · page 5

The present series of colonial wool auctions close on the 10th inst…

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Important Cattle Sale at Woodford

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1887 · page 4

MESSRS. EDWARDS AND TIGHE will sell to-day, at noon, at their paddocks, Woodford 100 head of cattle of all kinds; also some horses. We learn that luncheon will be…

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The London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1887 · page 5

Wool offered, 11,700 bales. The market is firm…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1887 · page 5

Twelve thousand six hundred bales were submitted. Market firm…

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Smithfield Cattle Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1887 · page 5

The annual exhibition of live stock at Smithfield was opened to-day, and attracted a large attendance from all parts of the kingdom. The…

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(Reuter's Telegram.) London, Friday. London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 December 1887 · page 5

At the London wool sales, 9500 bales were catalogued. There was a better demand for most descriptions…

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Important Cable News. Deliberate Attempt to Murder M. Jules Ferry. A Would-be Assassin Fires at Him Several Times. Saved by Thick Clothing. Political Crisis in France. Another Arrest of a Nationalist. The Wool Sales. Russian Journals on the War Scare. (Received 1.30 a.m. Monday.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 December 1887 · page 5

THE present series Of colonial wool auctions closed to-day. A good demand was evinced for most descriptions. Prices generally were very…

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