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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

372 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 12 of 19

Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The September and October wool series were opened to-day, the average quality of merinos being a helfpenny lower…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. have received the following cable from their London office, dated 8th instant :—"September sales have opened; poor selection; large number of buyers, competition…

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The Sale of Diseased Cattle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 September 1891 · page 4

THE largeness of the attendance at the Municipal Conference held last night and presided over by Alderman GIBB, Mayor of Newcastle, showed the great importance…

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Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Adelaide wheat is quoted at 44s per quarter…

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British Hop Crop

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—A careful report published regarding the hop crop in the United Kingdom shows it to be variable. There are many worthless gardens in every…

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Export of Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 6

About two months ago the firm of J. Ireland, of this city, sent samples of the best factory butter in cases to Ceylon, with the object of opening up a trade there. A few…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales 43,000 bales were offered. The market was steady, and 2000 bales were withdrawn…

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Wool Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 6

The arrivals of wool for the week ending yesterday were 908 bales. This brings the total arrivals to date to 2889 bales, which are valued at £52,002. This shows an increase…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday.—At the September-October service of wool sales prices show no prospect of improvement, and large quantities of Wool have consequently been…

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Australian News. New South Wales. Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1891 · page 3

IN the Assembly, Mr. Henry Clarke directed the attention of the Minister for Mines to the fact that the Victorian Government had arranged with the P. and O. and Orient…

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The Catholic Congress. the Pope's Pastoral Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1891 · page 5

BRUSSELS, Friday.—At the Catholic Congress at Malines, the pastoral letter of the Pope was read. It urges that every effort be put forth to re-establish the Papal…

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The Hop Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 14 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The hop crops are favourable owing to the fine weather, and the crops are reported to be large…

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Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wheat market is firmer, and prices show a hardening tendency…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Wool is generally from ½d to 1d lower, except for superior, greasy, and the finest scoured, which are almost at July rates, and foreign buyers are…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 3

The up-country roads are still in a bad state, and greatly retard the carriage of consignments of wool. The steamer Port Adelaide was dispatched this week with 757 bales of…

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Sydney Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 3

Wool is now arriving in fair quantities at Sydney to date, about 20,000 being registered at the railway terminus, irrespective of those by sea, and the various stores commence to…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—In the wool sales there is a good demand, and 86,700 bales were offered during the week. Of these 14,500 bales were withdrawn…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 19 September 1891 · page 3

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Limited, have received the following cable from their London house, under date 18th inst.:—" Wool sales continue with less spirit. Prices unchanged…

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The Floods in Spain. Further Destruction of Crops. Damage Estimated at a Million Sterling. Noble Conduct of the Monks

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 21 September 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday. —The floods have extended to the southern portion of Spain and Portugal. The raisin, rice, grain, and orange crops have been destroyed. A subscription…

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Strathdon.—another Wool Vessel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1891 · page 4

Yesterday the fine steamer Strathdon, which recently arrived at Sydney from New York, came on to this port from Sydney. She was taken up some time ago by Messrs. Dalgety and Co. to load…

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