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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

372 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 19

CABLEGRAMS. Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 2,010,000 quarters, and for the continent of Europe, 750,000 quarters…

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Scent Farm in Victoria

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 7

A REMARKABLE amount of success (says the Age) has already attended the establishment of the scent farm at Dunolly, under the auspices of the Board of Viticulture. The…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 3

The arrivals of wool at the local sheds to date this season amount to 42,326 bales, valued at £901,782, as against 53,122 bales for the corresponding period of last year…

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CABLEGRAMS. Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,920,000 quarters, and for the continent 640,000 quarters…

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Maitland. Hunter River Farmers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 8

The usual half-yearly meeting of the members of this society was held at Larg[?] on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. Ferris, one of the vice-presidents, occupied the chair, and…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 3

The arrivals of wool at the local sheds, for shipment to London, during the week, amounted to 1373 bales. This brings the total arriva's of this season's clip to date to 44,258…

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Wheat Charters

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 8

The Journal of Commerce of December 11th has, the following :—The market for wheat charters was quiet during the week, only two being reported for this port, besides…

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The Orange Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 8

The Southern Pacific Company estimates that to carry the next orange crop of Southern California 3780 cars will be required. Of these 27 will be used for…

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Hunter River Farmers' Association

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 January 1891 · page 6

THE annual meeting of the above association was held on Tuesday last, at Large, and as usual the company, about forty in number, dined together before the business of the evening…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1891 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., under date Melbourne, 12th January, wire as follows:—" We resumed our wool sales to-day, submitting a catalogue of 200 bales, to a full muster of buyers. We are glad to…

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Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,970,000 quarters, and for the Continent 670,000 quarters…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 3

For the week ending yesterday, 1628 bales of wool arrived at the local sheds for dumping and shipment to London. This brings the total arrivals of this season's clip to date to 45,726 bales,…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 3

At the wool sales held at Sydney this week, the attendance of buyers was numerous, and bideings spirited. The market remained firm at late rates, viz.:—Best full-wooled, 5½d to 6¾d: fair, 4d to 5d;…

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Berlin Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1891 · page 5

BERLIN, Saturday.—At the wool sales yesterday 1100 bales were offered, at prices one penny lower than the closing rates of October sales…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1891 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, under date Melbourne, January 19, wire as follows:—We held our usual wool sales to-day and submitted 1250 bales to a full attendance of trade buyers. The activity…

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CABLEGRAMS. Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,300,000 quarters, and for the Continent 710,000 quarters…

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Arrival of Another Wool Steamer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1891 · page 4

The arrival at London of the Anglo-Australasian Company's steamer Haverton, from this port via ports, is announced by cable under date 19th inst. The Haverton left Newcastle on November 3rd,…

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Commercial. Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 7

The total arrivals of this season's wool to date amounts to 40,330 bales, valued at £972,930 As compared with that of the corresponding period of last season a falling-off of 10,043 bales against this…

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The Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the present Antwerp wool sales lots are badly selected; consequently prices show a decline of about ten centimes as compared with the price ruling…

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CABLEGRAMS. Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 January 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A cargo of Australian wheat, ex February shipment, sold for 37s…

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