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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1889

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The English Hop Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The hop harvest is nearly completed. The yield is an average one, and the hops are of fine quality…

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The Wool Clip

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1889 · page 4

It is expected that the clip of wool from the Northern districts to be shipped from Newcastle this season for the November and January series of wool sales in London will amount to 65,000…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—For the September series of London wool sales which open on Tuesday, 275,000 bales have been catalogued…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 24 September 1889 · page 4

The [?] Australasian, having completed her loading of wool at this port for London yesterday afternoon, was hauled out to the buoys, and left for Sydney last night. She loaded 3070 bales of…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—Wheat is dearer in the London market by sixpence per quarter…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The fresh arrivals of wool to date amount to 267,000 bales. The number of bales sent forward direct is 49,400. Adding the quantity held over from last…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—The September series of London wool sales opened to-day. There was a good attendance of home and foreign buyers. Merinos were 5 per cent…

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Wheat and Flour

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of the American visible supply of wheat and flour is now estimated at 17,125,000 bushels…

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London Wool Sales. an Advance

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool sales opened to-day with a good attendance of buyers. A good demand prevailed, prices ruling from on a par with the closing rates of the last series…

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Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—There was an active demand for English wheat in Marklane to-day, and an advance of 6d per quarter was established for fine qualities…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the wool sales sales to-day 14,500 bales wore offered. The market is firm…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—The tone of the wool market is very buoyant, the lots offered being a better selection generally than at the July sales. Prices are fully maintained,…

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The London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1889 · page 4

Messrs Dalgety and Co. report having received the following from their London office :—" Wool sales in Loudon opened with a large attendance of buyers." A small catalogue was offered, comprising…

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The Underground Butter Process

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1889 · page 3

AN up-country paper says:—A lady has kindly forwarded us a sample of butter made by an improvement on the burying process hitherto followed by correspondents, and of…

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The Wolseley Sheep Shearer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The prospectus of the Wolseley Sheep-shearing Machine Company, with a capital of £200,000, will be issued about the middle of October. The company…

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Pig Farms at Lambton. to the Editor

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 September 1889 · page 3

SIR,—Knowing your valuable columns are always open to the public to give vent to any grievance they may be subject to, I would like to draw attention to a pig farm here;…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 October 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—At the wool sales good scoured merinos are ½d to1d above the July closing rates. Medium scoured and good greasy merinos show an advance of ½d,…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 October 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—At the wool sales 67,000 bales were catalogued since the opening of the series. A good competition is being manifested for the various lots offered…

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The Wool Sales. High Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool market to-day was animated. Merinos are fully a half-penny dearer, while occasional sorts show an advance of one penny. Crossbreds are…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1889 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The wool sales will be concluded on the 15th October…

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