On the Richmond. Damage to Crops. Two Wrecks
The weather at Ballina on Monday continued threatening, with frequent showers The flood waters were almost the highest ever known. Nearly 24 inches of rain fell in…
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Farming & the land, 1889
381 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 20
Wheat
LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat to the United Kingdom is now estimated at 1,780,000 quarters. The quantity of wheat and flour afloat to the…
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The following table from the Miller shows the total quantity of wheat, and of wheat-flour calculated to its equivalent as wheat imported into the United Kingdom, also the percentage quantities…
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LONDON, Sunday.—Reports from the grain growing countries state that the crops of Austria, which have been reaped, have proved a complete failure. The Roumanian crop is…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is now estimated at 1,772,000 quarters; the quantity afloat for the continent now amounts…
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An evidencing the approach of the wool season, Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co. advise that they are in receipt of waybills for the first of the new clip, 51 bales from Goangra Station, near…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—Wheat is cheapening slightly in price, owing to the fine weather giving prospects of a good harvest…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is now estimated at 1,772,000 quarters; the quantity afloat for the continent now amounts…
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Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, and Co.'s weekly report, dated August 3, is as follows:— Wool.—No public sales have been held this week, but private inquiry is strong, and there is no doubt…
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WITH reference to the condition of the foreign wheat market, the Mark Lane Express of June 24 states: The visible supply of wheat has fallen to 17,631,000 bushels, against 25,246,000 bushels a year…
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THERE seems to be every appearance that the coming wool season will be one of the briskest ever known in the Northern district. On the mountains, the New England district,…
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Respecting the position of South Australia in the matter of exportable surplus, the Adelaide Milling Company, writing on July 30, report:—"Business in the grain trade is still very dull. Wheat is…
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THE market for breadstuffs is without animation. Favourable harvest prospects are depressing the English market, which, no doubt, will ultimately fix the prices of our own. The surpluses in…
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BRISBANE. Wednesday Night.—William Henry M'Kean, formerly a sawmill proprietor at Duaringa, then a butcher, storekeeper, and legal practitioner at Clermont, Mayor of…
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THE annual show under the auspices of the above association was held on the 7th and 8th inst., and, notwithstanding that the almost continuous wet weather for some weeks past…
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Mr. F. Wright, of Adelaide, reports very favourable of the harvest prospects. He says: ''Reports from all parts of the country speak very favourably of the early-sown crops, and farmers seem…
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THE San Francisco Produce Exchange has issued a statement of the stocks of flour and wheat on hand in the whole State of California on June 1st. These were 100,565…
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LONDON, Monday.—The Times estimates the British wheat crop at nearly 10 million quarters…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is now estimated at about 1,944,000 quarters; the quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the…
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LONDON, Saturday.—The fresh arrival of wool to date amount to 215,000 bales. The number of bales sent forward amount to 43,000. The Antwerp wool sales will open…
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