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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1890

337 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 15 of 17

The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 November 1890 · page 5

THE steamer Celebes is rapidly filling up with wool, 500 bales (making 5200 in all) having been placed on board yesterday. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. intend giving her…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1890 · page 8

THE wool arrivals continue to keep up their average, and the trade is as brisk as it was at the commencement of the season. Messrs. Dalgety and Company placed 450 bales on…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 November 1890 · page 5

THE arrivals of wool on Saturday last amounted to 600 bales, and advices are to hand of further large consignments during this week Messrs. Dalgety and Co. now…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1890 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, under date Melbourne, November 17, wire as follows:—At our wool state to-day we submitted a choice catalogue of 4500 boles, comprising wool from Queensland, New…

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Commercial. the Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1890 · page 4

During the last year or two several spasmodic attempts have been made to introduce a butter and cheese factory in the Hunter River district, but owing in part to an incomprehensible lethargy…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1890 · page 8

THE wool continues to arrive from the northern districts in large quantities, and the shipping trade is progressing briskly. Seven hundred bales came down yesterday, and the…

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Parliament. Tuesday, Novembr 18Th, 1890. Legislative Assembly. Manufacture of Locomotives. The State House. Mr. Walker Looking Forward. State Socialism. Protective Duties on Farm Produce. SYDNEY, Tuesday. the Speaker took the chair at 4.30 p.m. Fruit Diseases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1890 · page 5

THE SPEAKER took the chair at 4.30 p.m. FRUIT DISEASES. Mr. SYDNEY SMITH, in reply to Mr. NOBBS, said that the matter of introducing a…

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Shipment of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1890 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The shipment of New-Zealand butter in the steamship Tohgariro has been sold at an average of 30s to 40s. Much of the butter proves to be old, and has…

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CABLEGRAMS. Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 November 1890 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,360,000 quarters, and for the Continent 700,00 quarters…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 21 November 1890 · page 4

MESSRS. GOLDSBROUGH, MORT, AND CO., LIMITED, under date Sydney, November 12, report: With the beginning of the present month, the selling season of 1890-91 may be said to have opened, and it is…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 2

At the sales of wool, held in Sydney on Thursday, the attendance of buyers was numerous and representative. Biddings were up to late rates for good to superior,…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 November 1890 · page 5

SO briskly are Messrs. Dalgety and Co. proceeding with their wool operations, that at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the steamer Gulf of Martaban had 1600 bales under her…

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Commercial. Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1890 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., under date Melbourne, November 24th, wire as follows:—At our wool sales to-day we offered 3300 bales to a full attendance dance of buyers, and are pleased to report a…

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New Zealand Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1890 · page 4

The Canterbury wool sales opened on Thursday. On an average prices showed a decline of 1½d to 2d per lb as compared with last year's opening sales…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1890 · page 5

THE wool trade appears rather dull in Newcastle just now, owing to there being no vessel loading, but in reality it is as brisk as could be expected. Seven hundred bales…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The colonial wool sales opened to-day, with a good attendance of buyers. There was fair bidding, but prices generally ruled pd lower than the…

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Wool by Sailer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 4

The ship Panmure, which was recently fixed to load wool here for the London March series of sales, reached the harbour yesterday from Sydney. She has on board part of original cargo from…

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The Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 November 1890 · page 5

THE ship Panmure arrived from Sydney yesterday morning, with 600 tons of general cargo. This will be discharged as quickly as possible, and she will commence to load her…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 November 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The wool sales were more animated to-day. Coarse crossbreds were ½d lower…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1890 · page 6

During the week ending yesterday 2964 bales of wool reached the local sheds for shipment. This brings the total amount of this season's clip to 30,177 bales. The…

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