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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

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The London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 November 1892 · page 5

MESSRS. Dalgety and Co., Newcastle, have received the following from their London office:—"November sales opened; moderate selection; large number of buyers;…

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The London Wheat Market. Prices Easier

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 November 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.—The wheat market is dull and prices are easier…

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The London Wool Sales. an Advance in Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 November 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The Colonial wool auctions opened to-day. There was a good attendance of home and foreign buyers, and demand generally was…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 8

WOOL has been arriving in very large quantities during the last week or two, and the local trade is very brisk. The returns for the current month show that 16,057 bales have…

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The Wool Market. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1892 · page 5

MESSRS. DALGETY and Company report:— "At our wool sale to-day we offered a good catalogue of 4400 bales to a full muster of buyers. The competition was exceedingly…

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The Wool Sales. Good Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1892 · page 8

MESSRS. Dalgety and Co. yesterday received the following cable from their head office in London. It is dated Monday evening:— "At wool sales to-day active competition…

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London Wool Sales. Good Prices Ruling

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—At the wool sales yesterday, good combing wools were a penny higher, while prices for other descriptions were also well…

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The Baby Farming Case. The Redfern Discoveries. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1892 · page 5

THE inquest on the remains of the four infants found buried in the yard at 109 George-street, Redfern, on the 9th instant, was to have been resumed in the Coroner's Court…

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Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 7

During this week nearly 500 boxes of butter have been forwarded to Sydney, for transhipment to England, from the local creamery…

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Butter Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 7

The butter by the R.M.S. Cuzco, which has just been placed upon the London market, is in good condition. The prices realised were:—Best factory, 122s per cwt; and best…

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Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 7

According to Bradstreet's Circular, the visible supply of American wheat is about 92,700,000 bushels…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 7

The ship Genista is on the London direct berth, and has now some 5000 bales under hatches. The steamer Port Pirie, of the Anglo-Australasian line, is due next week for…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 7

The prices were fairly firm at the London wool sales on the 30th ultimo, but competition a little less brisk. Uardry clip sold for 9d, Coree 10d, and Yarrabee 8½d. Jerilderie…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Fully Maintained

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—At the colonial wool auctions prices were fully maintained. The withdrawals amount to [?]00 bales…

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Coal Wool, and Meat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 5 December 1892 · page 4

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, under date 1st December, report:—Coal: A considerable improvement has taken place in the output as compared with the previous month; several overdue ships have…

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The Wool Market. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1892 · page 5

MESSRS. Dalgety and Co. report:—We offered to-day 3600 bales of wool to a full attendance of buyers, and report a brisk market at full late rates. Our catalogue…

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Steamer Freights to Australia. the Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 December 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The steamer freights to Australia are quoted at 10s per ton. The wheat market is quiet, but…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 4

A report from London, dated 5th instant, says medium combing wools have declined 5 per cent., and competition is weaker all round." Garrawilla" and "Nap Nap" clips lave been sold for 9½d, "Yanga"…

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New Zealand Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1892 · page 4

At the Timaru wool sales held on Tuesday the rates for crossbreds were from a ½d to ¾d lower than at last year's sale. Merinoes were about on a par…

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Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 December 1892 · page 4

The shipment of New Zealand butter by the Coptic, at London, was found to be irregular. The bet realised 120s per cwt. Inferior grades were considered stale, and fetched 100s. The Ophir's butter…

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