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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

372 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 19

Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 7

The arrivals of wool locally during the week amounted to 639 bales This brings the total arrivals of this season's clip at Newcastle to 54,783 bales. That of the…

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Wool-combers Raising the Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—Seventeen firms of Bradford wool-combers have combined to maintain the prices. The largest firms have joined, and begin by raising the prices of…

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Commercial. Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 30 March 1891 · page 4

At one of the fortnightly sales of wool, held on Saturday, at the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, buyers showed some decrease in numbers, but not in demand; consequently, excepting one line of…

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Export of Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1891 · page 3

The returns of wool arriving at Newcastle during the months of January, February, and March of the present year show an increase of 3507 bales on that of the…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The April and May series of wool auction sales opened to-day with a good attendance of home and foreign buyers. There was a good demand for most…

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Commercial. Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 7

THE arrivals of wool locally during the week numbered some 512 bales, which brings the total arrivals for this season up to date to 54,835 bales, valued at £1,151,535. That…

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Sydney Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 7

At one of the wool sales held in Sydney yesterday, buyers showed some decrease in numbers, but not in demand, consequently, excepting one line of scoured, a clearance…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 April 1891 · page 7

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, report that they are in receipt of a cable dated April 2, from their London house as follows:—"The sales…

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Increased Duties on Wool in the United States

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 April 1891 · page 5

WASHINGTON, Tuesday.—The United States Government has doubled the import duty on sorted wool…

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The Wool Traffic

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1891 · page 5

A RETURN has been compiled, at the instance of the Railway Commissioners, showing the number of bales of wool received at Newcastle and Morpeth from July last to…

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Price of Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday.—Wheat, ex March and April shipments, is quoted at 41s 6d; and ex warehouse, 43s per 496 pounds…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 4

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report that they are in receipt of a cablegram, dated 7th instant, from their London office, as follows:—"The sales progress…

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An Excited Wheat Market. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 April 1891 · page 5

THE wheat market is in a very excited condition, mainly as the result of the very serious deficiency in the Victorian wheat crop. Present prices are difficult to quote as…

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The London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 April 1891 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—At the London wool sales yesterday the market ruled firm for good wools, American buyers purchased freely, with a preference for good greasy…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 April 1891 · page 4

The Union Mortgage and Agency Company of Australia, Limited, are in receipt of a cablegram from their London office regarding the present series of wool sales, reading:—"Prices remain very…

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Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool sales close on the 28th April…

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The Northern Territory Cattle Trade. Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 16 April 1891 · page 5

THE Government has accepted the tender of H. W. H. Stephens to assist the pastoralists in the Northern Territory, in transferring their stock, by constructing a steamer, to…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 April 1891 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Limited, have received the following cablegram, dated London, April 14:—"Wool: The wool sales are progressing with good spirit, and biddings are animated."…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 2

The direct wool-shipping for this season for Newcastle is almost at a close. The barque Cooleen, now on the direct birth, will finish loading on Monday, when she will…

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The Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1891 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales 38,500 bales have been offered since Monday. The market is very firm, and withdrawals have only numbered 5600…

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