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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1888

138 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 7

The London Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1888 · page 5

Six thousand quarters of Adelaide wheat sold at 41s 6d in the Mersey…

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The London Wool Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1888 · page 5

It is expected 235,000 bales of wool will be available for the next sales…

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Sheep Twelve and A-half Hands High

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 September 1888 · page 5

THE Pall Mall Gazette has a correspondent in Russia who is sending home "traveler's tales." He has just interviewed an English sportsman, Mr…

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The Total Wheat Yield

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1888 · page 5

A leading authority estimates that the wheat yield of the world will be 10,000,000 quarters below the requirements of buying countries…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 7

THE arrival of wool for shipment from Newcastle is becoming very brisk. The goods department of the Great Northern and North-Western…

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Coaling Wool Steamers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1888 · page 4

Says the Sydney Guide:—This season the question of coal supply for the home-bound wool steamers promises to be a serious matter. Not enough that owners, charterers, or shippers…

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The Wheat Crop in France

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1888 · page 5

The wheat harvest in France will not be so disastrous as was announced a short time since. It is now believed that the deficiency was greatly…

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The London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 September 1888 · page 4

The wool sales opened to-day. There was a good attendance of buyers, and fair competition. For good Australian greasy wool the…

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Pastoral, Finance, Trust, and Agency Company of Australasia (Limited)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1888 · page 4

THE first issue of one million shares in the above company is now offered for subscription, in respect of which it is only proposed to call up 10s per share,…

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Crops in India

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 September 1888 · page 5

Severe floods have been experienced in many parts of India, and great damage has been done to the crops. The outlook is gloomy…

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The Wool Duties in the United States

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1888 · page 5

The Tariff Bill prepared by the Finance Committee of the Republican party in the United States Senate proposes to further protect wool…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 October 1888 · page 5

In opposition to the expressed belief of other authorities that the late wet harvest and the decreased supplies forward from America will affect…

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Farm Labour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 October 1888 · page 8

IN a recent number of the National Review appears a forcible contribution, "A Plea for Farm Labourers," by Mr. H. R. Parquharson, M.P. He…

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[Reuter's Telegrams.] LONDON, Monday. the Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 October 1888 · page 5

Off coast cargoes Australian wheat for June shipment are selling at 40s 9d…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1888 · page 2

THE present wool season is a very great improvement on that of last year. The number of bales received at Newcastle last month was nearly…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 October 1888 · page 4

The late advance for best merino combings is fully upheld, but the weakness is more pronounced for short, faulty, and scoured, except for…

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Pastoral Finance T. and A. Co

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 October 1888 · page 5

A VERY important announcement in connection with the Pastoral, Finance, Trust and Agency Company of Australasia, Limited, appears in another…

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[By Wire From the Sydney Papers.] London, Tuesday. London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 October 1888 · page 4

Farthing bids have been arranged for the future at the London wool sales…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 October 1888 · page 4

The present series of colonial wool auctions closed to-day. The market was firm. All descriptions, inferior, faulty, and greasy merinos fetched a…

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ANTWERP, October 23. Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1888 · page 5

The Antwerp wool auctions opened to-day with a good attendance arid active competition for most descriptions, the tone of the sales being animated throughout. An…

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