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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

414 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 21

Port Victor—close of the Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 April 1892 · page 4

Yesterday forenoon, the steamer Port Victor, of the Anglo-Australasian line, took her departure for London via ports. Here the vessel loaded the balance of this season's wool remaining in the local…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1892 · page 3

The steamer Port Victor, of the Anglo-Australasian line, sailed on Tuesday, for London via ports, with the balance of the season's wool which remained in the local…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 April 1892 · page 3

Dalgety and Co., Limited, report having received the following cablegram, dated April 20:—"Sales continue firm, lately reported rates being fully maintained."…

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London Wool Sales. Prices Animated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 April 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.—The colonial wool auctions are very animated, and prices ruling during the present time are the highest obtained during the series…

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Californian Wheat Freights

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 4

A correspondent at San Francisco writes: Wheat freights from the Pacific Coast to the United Kingdom or the Continent have reached the lowest level on record, fixtures having been made at 16s…

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(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) New Zealand Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The consignment of butter ex Tainui, from New Zealand, has been sold, the best factory made realising from 98s to 100s per cwt…

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The London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The wool market is easier…

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CABLEGRAMS. The London Wool Sales. an Upward Tendency

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The third series of wool auctions commences on 14th June. The fourth series opens on 18th September. For the fifth series the list of arrivals closes on…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The tone of the wheat market is quiet, and prices are steady…

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London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 4

Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., Limited, have received the following cablegram, dated London, April 24th:—"The next sales have been fixed to commence on June 14th, and the list of arrivals…

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(From Sydney and Melbourne Papers.) The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Saturday.—The English wheat market is strong in tone, but prices are unchanged. The continental markets are dull. The American market is depressed…

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London Wool Auctions. an All Round Improvement

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The colonial Wool auctions closed to-day with a firm tone. Greasy ruled a half-penny, medium to good, a penny; poor Adelaides, a half-penny;…

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New Zealand Butter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—New Zealand beat factory butter in selling at 94s to 104s per cwt. The season for Australian butter has closed…

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Berlin Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The Berlin wool sales opened to-day with a good attendance. Buyers were bidding very animated, and prices were on a par with the January rates…

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Warwick Farm Races

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 May 1892 · page 3

There was a good attendance at the above races on Saturday, the results being as follows:— FLYING HANDICAP, Six furlongs…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The Antwerp wool sales will be held from the 17th to the 20th instant. Eight thousand bales will be offered, including 200 bales of Australian…

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Antwerp Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 4

The Antwerp wool sales will be held from the 17th to the 20th instant. Eight thousand bales will be offered, including 200 bales of Australian…

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The London Wool Auctions. Large Arrivals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The total of new arrivals of wools for the next sales amount to 286,000 bales…

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Model Farms. One to be Formed at Bathurst. SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 May 1892 · page 5

AT a meeting of the Agricultural Society at Bathurst a letter was read from the Under-Secretary for Agriculture to the effect that the Minister had decided that a model farm…

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Australian Wheat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 May 1892 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—There is a large demand for cargoes of Australian wheat to arrive during May. The increased activity is attributed to the higher dues to be…

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