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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1894

434 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 22

The London Wool Sales. a Brisk Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The colonial wool auction sales are being held daily. Prices are firm, and there is a brisk sale for most descriptions…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 March 1894 · page 6

The total arrivals of wool at the local sheds to date of this season amount to 69,013 bales. The figures for the corresponding period of last season were 64,053 bales. An increase…

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Arrival of Wool Ships

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 March 1894 · page 4

Advices dated London, March S, announce the arrival of the Lech Torridon, barque, sailed from Melbourne 80th November and the Port Pirie, s, which sailed 6th January form Sydney…

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Victorian Butter for the British Army. Satisfactory Reports

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Tuesday.—The experts appointed by the War Office to report upon the suitability of Victorian butter for the army have now sent in…

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The London Wool Sales. Prices Unchanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.—The colonial wool auction sales are being held daily. There is a good competition for most descriptions, but prices…

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Commercial. Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 4

THE New South Wales Dairy Farmers' Expert Association report for the week ending March 10:—"Referring to the packing and grading of butter for export, owing to the serve weather during the past…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON Tuesday.—The quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 3,292,000 quarters against 3,076,000 quarters last week,…

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The London Wool Sales. Prices Unchanged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—At the colonial wool auction sales to-day the bidding was brisk, but prices showed no quotable change,…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 2

The arrival of wool during the week past brought the total receipts at the local shod to 69,229 bales, as against 64,053 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The…

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The London Butter Market. Two Shipments of the Victorian Article

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.—The shipments of Victorian butter per the mail steamers Valetta and Oruba realised 104s to 108s for factory brands, and…

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The Butter Market. No Change

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The colonial butter market is unchanged…

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The Colonial Wool Sales Closed at Improved Rates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 March 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Wool sales closed spiritedly, All medium to good greasies were ¼d to ½d per lb above opening rates…

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Dairy Produce in England. a Committee of Inquiry Wanted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON Tuesday.—The Central Chamber of Agriculture is pressing for the appointment of a Parliamentary Committee to inquire into the…

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Butter Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 4

The New South Wales Dairy Farmers' Export Association report that the week ended March 17th again showed a decrease in the quantity of butter prepared for export, yet large supplies are still…

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CABLEGRAMS. The Export of Butter. Damaged Shipments

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—The Australian butter by the Valetta and Oruba has arrived in a damaged condition, owing to it having become heated before…

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The Gloucester District Farmers. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 March 1894 · page 5

IN response to representations made by Mr. R. A. Price, in conjunction with Mr. A. Chapman, M.B., the Education Department has despatched Mr. Brownrigg, the clerk in…

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Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 3

The steamer Port Victor is expected to arrive here shortly for the balance of the season's wool, which is now in the local sheds. The total arrivals to date from the…

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The Cattle Slaughtering Trouble. Conference at Waratah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 8

ON Thursday afternoon a conference convened by the Waratah Council was held in the council chambers for the purpose of bringing about an amendment of the Slaughtering…

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Mosquito Island. the Crops

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1894 · page 6

A month ago this island looked delightful with its enormous crops of sorghum, etc., standing about 12ft high in places, but the recent devastating storms of wind and rain…

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Farmers and Protection

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1894 · page 3

A SPECIAL conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association of New South Wales was commenced at Junee on Tuesday, to consider the fiscal…

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