Mineral Wool
MINERAL wool, serving a variety of useful purposes, as a non-conducting covering against heat and cold alike, for steam-pipes and cold-storage room…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1896
367 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 19
An American View of the Strike. The Price of Wheat Affected
THE Portland Oregonian has the following:—To a casual observer it might seem strange that the strike of coalminers in Newcastle (N.S.W.)…
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General dulness has marked the district operations in the dairy produce market during the past week, and all lines are weakening in price, the demand for some lines being…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Dairy Inspection
Mr. Melhuish, veterinary inspector to the Board of Health, has completed his annual inspection of the dairies in the Maitland district. The dairymen and milk vendors were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Wrinkle for Butter Exporters
A letter has been received by the Victorian Minister of Agriculture from a gentleman residing in Sydney regarding the sale of Australian butter in Great Britain. He…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—The House of Lords has passed the second reading of the bill introduced into the House of Commons by the president of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Colonial Wool Sales No Rise in Prices
LONDON, Tuesday.—The colonial wool sales opened to-day. There was a good attendance and spirited bidding, but prices showed no increase…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cattle Tick
Mr. Samuel Clift, president of the Hunter-River A. and H. Association, has procured a photograph of the tick which has created so much havoc among the cattle in portions of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →London Wool Sales
LONDON, Wednesday.—The London wool sales were continued to-day, and prices remained firm at the opening rates…
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Messrs. Dalgety and Co. are advised by cable that the London wool sales opened on June 30 to a large attendance of buyers, competition being fairly animated. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Sales. Competition Brisk
LONDON, Thursday.—An excellent selection was catalogued at the wool sales. Competition was brisk. The following rates were realised:—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Produce
During the past week business in all lines of dairy produce was brisk, though, of course, the best part of orders received was from country clients. The removal of duties has…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A "Butter Federation."
Mr. Bateman, the prominent Victorian exponent of co-operation, has for a long time urged that steps should be taken to secure a federation of the butter factories in each…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bradford Wool Market
LONDON, Friday.—Business in the Bradford market is improving, prices being slightly higher. Common tops, 60's are quoted at 18½d, and super…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales
LONDON, Friday.—At the wool sales this evening the highest prices of the series were realised. Crossbred were especially firm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sheep Fair. High Prices. Sydney
MR. WEAVER continued the sales to-day, and at times the bidding was very lively. Mr. H. H. White's Mudgee rams, selected, sold well. Four stud rams, of Havilah breed,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sheep Sales. a Record Price
AT the sheep sales in Sydney yesterday several remarkable prices were paid for pedigree rams, in one instance a record figure being obtained. Some members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Maitland District. Cattle Consignment
A SELECT and very valuable consignment of cattle were trucked at the Farley Railway Station yesterday forenoon and were conveyed by special train to Newcastle for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Rust-resisting Wheat
Recent importations of American and Canadian wheat have led to some discussion taking place as to the wisdom of cultivating in this colony one at least of the varieties…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle for West Australia
THE steamer Clitus which sails to-day for Wyndham, West Australia, has on board 248 bull and 50 sheep for Mr. W. H. Osmond's station, near Wyndham. The…
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