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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1894

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The London Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 4

Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co. are advised by cable of the arrival of the steamers Port Melbourne Port Hunter, and Ghazee at London in ample time for the January sales. The passage of the Port Melbourne…

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Colonial Butter in London. Formation of a New Combination

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 January 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Several colonial butter manufacturers and import agents are forming a new combination to protect colonial interests…

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Commercial. the Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 4

THE New South Wales Dairy Farmers' Export Association issue the following report for the week ended Monday:—"Butter packed and graded for the week ending January 18 shows a slight increase as…

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Shipment of Butter. Its Arrival in Good Condition

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The shipment of butter ex steamer Thermopylœ has, arrived in excellent condition…

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Australian Wool in England. Best Classes in Demand

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—There is good competition for the best classes of Australian wools, although medium scoured is ruling at about ½d lower,…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 3

The arrivals of wool to date locally amount to 65,947 bales, against 60,332 bales for the season 1892-99. The arrivals are lessening, and the season is fast closing. On the whole those concerned may…

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The London Butter Market. Current Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Friday,—Best Danish butter is quoted at 118s 6 per cwt; Victorian, factory made, at 102s to, 112s per cwt;. Sydney, at 100s to 108s…

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The London Wool Sales. Competition Keen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Friday.—The colonial wool auction sales are being held daily, but there is no change in the report in prices. Competition for crossbreds is…

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Commercial. Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 4

New South Wales Dairy Farmers Export Association report for the week ending 22nd instant:—"The dryness of the weather and the scarcity of succulent food suitable for dairy cows is beginning to show to…

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The London Wool Market. Inferior Kinds Slow of Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The wool market is unchanged, but inferior, kinds are slow of sale…

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Victorian Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 4

To-day's date, January 22, 1891, (says the Melbourne" "Argus") is connected with an event which will become memorable, For the first time in the history of the colony of Victoria wheat has been sold…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. the Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 January 1894 · page 5

At a mooting of the Broken Hill Proprietary Co. to-day the chairman, Mr. Bowes Kelly, said that important discoveries had been made during the half-year, which…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 6

The arrivals of wool at the local sheds for dumping and shipment to date of this season, amounted to 66,672 bales, being an increase of 5444 bales on that of the corresponding…

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The London Wool Sales. a Firmer Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Thursday.—The colonial wool auction sales are being held daily. The market was firmer all round. There is strong competition…

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Wool Barque Ivanhoe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1894 · page 4

The barque Ivanhoe is now a full ship for the London wool sales, and will probably sail to-day. She has on beard the following cargo:—6200 bales wool, 7220 bars bullion, 288 casks tallow, 10 casks…

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Melbourne Wool Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1894 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—At our wool sale to-day we offered 1520 bales before a good attendance of buyers, including some Sydney representatives. The selection for the…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Tuesday. the Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 31 January 1894 · page 5

Since the passage of the Butter Bonus Bill last October, South Australia has exported £25,000 worth of butter, and paid over £3000 in bonuses. The R.M.S Valetta to-morrow…

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Colonial Butter in London. Shipments by the Oceana

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The shipments' of factory-made butter from Victoria, and South Australia ex R.M.S. Oceana sold from 104s to 108s. Some…

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The French Duty on Wheat and Flour. Proposed Increases

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 4

PARIS, Tuesday.—A bill has boon introduced in the French Chamber of Deputies for raising the import duty on wheat to 7 francs. The bill…

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The London Wool Market. Medium to Lower Sorts Weak

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wool market is unchanged, but medium to low or sorts are weak…

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