Maitland District. WHEAT
YESTERDAY forenoon Mr. James Balcomb, of Brooks' Flat, Buchanan, brought an excellent sample of wheat into Maitland. He has 3 acres under…
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Farming & the land, 1897
308 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 16
The Butter Market
LONDON, Thursday.—The butter market is firm, but prices are unchanged. A fair business is being done. The butter by the steamers…
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Since the advent of the excessive heat within the last week or two the fly pest has made its appearance in the potato crops of the district, and in many instances the losses…
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The steamer Ettrickdale cleared at San Francisco on the 8th December with 107,078 centals of wheat for Sydney, valued at 175,000dol…
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Messrs. Dalgety and Company have been advised by cable of the arrival of the Aberdeen White Star clipper ship Samuel Plimsoll at London on Saturday last, 78 days out from Sydney. She took 5215 bales…
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THERE heavily laden wool teams passed through Maitland yesterday. One of the consignments was from Rouchel Creek beyond Muswellbrook, and the wool was…
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The German barque Anna, loaded by Messrs. A. M'Arthur and Co, and the ship Thirlmere, despatched by Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., arrived at London on Monday, 4th instant, from Sydney…
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Sub-inspector Fowler, of the Police Department of West Maitland, kindly supplies the following information regarding the dairies in the Maitland police district…
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The wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 51,482 bales as against 48,658 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The Aristides now being loaded…
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LONDON, Thursday.—A deputation of woolgrowers has informed the Ways and Means Committee of the United States House of…
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LONDON, Friday.—Butter is in slow demand. Prices show a decline of about 2s per cwt. The weather is mild. The shipment of butter by the…
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The Intercolonial Stearmship Company's steamer Indianapolis left here on Saturday for Fremantle via ports with 380 bullocks and 800 sheep…
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The clipper ship Aristides completed her loading yesterday, and will probably be despatched for London to-morrow. The Aristides has now under hatches 6852 bales of wool, 671 casks of tallow, 5600…
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The Melbourne Woolbrokers' Association report that the Melbourne wool sales were resumed on Wednesday last after the Christmas recess, but that owing to the unfavourable news from Europe prices…
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Several showers of rain fell yesterday evening, and continued during a greater part of the night. The change was a most welcome one to the…
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The barque Strathdon, now at Melbourne, and which comes on here shortly to Messrs. Earp, Gillam, and Co. with part general cargo, has been fixed by Messrs. Dalgety and Co. to load wool here for…
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A large wool cargo went forward by the steamer Willow Branch yesterday for Dunkirk, Antwerp, and Hamburg. It consists of some 14,400 bales…
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Frequently the matter of cattle-straying in the municipality has been brought before the council, and the inspector for the time being in a manner charged with neglecting his duty…
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LONDON, Wednesday.—The visible supply of American wheat, according to "Bradstreet's," is 72,800,000 bushels…
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Messrs. Dalgety and Co. on Thursday dispatched the clipper ship Aristides for London. Her cargo includes 6852 bales wool, 671 casks tallow, 5600 bags silver ore, 1000 cases meats,…
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