French Wheat Crop. Serious Falling Off
LONDON, Tuesday.—It is estimated that the wheat crop in France this year will show a decrease of 22,250,000 hectolitres (about…
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Farming & the land, 1897
308 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 16
The Butter Industry
From a report by Mr. M. A. O'Callaghan, Government butter expert, it appears that he has been favourably impressed with many of the central factories in this colony. The…
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The total wool arrivals at the two local sheds to date amount to 59,099 tons, as against 56,918 bales for the corresponding period of last year. During the week 153…
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The turnover in all lines of dairy produce this week is naturally contracted, owing to the advanced prices now being asked for all lines…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victorian Butter Export. a Consignment Returned
LONDON, Saturday.—A consignment of Victorian butter, consisting of 1000 boxes, has been reshipped to Melbourne…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Adelaide Letter. Starving Farmers
IT is hard to imagine that in a part of Australia—the "granary of the South," and the "working man's paradise"—there is existing a state of things which is only different in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Butter Market
THE recent rapid advance in the butter market has resulted in re-shipments being made to Melbourne of Victorian butter previously exported. According to a cable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Cattle Trade
There were no cattle ships despatched last week, but the steamer Dovedale arrives to-day to load coal and rattle for West Australia, to be followed by the steamer Maritta on…
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Business during the week just closing has been very fair, the advanced prices naturally militating against heavy purchases, as the buying powers of consumers is considerably…
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The member for West Maitland has received a communication from the Minister for Mines and Agriculture, stating that there appears to be no Government land in…
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Some days ago Messrs. Wolfe, Prentice, and Co. arranged with Mr. Leonard, of Mount Vincent, to shear a sheep in one of the large window fronts of their…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Dairy Produce
The middle of the month is not as a rule a busy time, but the week just closing shows a very fair turn over in all lines. Prices have not altered in any line except eggs, which have receded and there is no…
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The record reign celebration holidays interfered with business at the beginning of the present week, but the closing days brought an inrush of orders from country and…
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LONDON, Tuesday.—In the Bradford wool market prices are unchanged. The quantity of colonial wool that has arrived for the next series of wool…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Wool Fleet
In connection with the wool season 1897-98, Messrs. Dangar, Gedye, and Co. have arranged to load a fleet of eight or nine steamers, all of the British and colonial line, as well as five or six sailing vessels…
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The P. and O. Company have been advised that the steamer Candia, 6100 tons register, will come to Sydney from Hongkong to load wool for the London January sales…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Sheep Show. The Colony's Flocks. Sydney
THE annual sheep show of the Sheepbreeders' Association was officially opened by the Governor to-day. In addition to the exhibits of valuable merino sheep there are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairying Intelligence
The Rosebud Creamery reports that for month ending June 30th the output of butter totalled 18 tons, for which cream suppliers were paid an average price of 1s 4¼d per lb…
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The week just closing included the end and opening days of June and July respectively. Consequently a heavy inrush of orders had to be dealt with, and these it was apparent were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Stud Sheep Sales
THESE sales were continued to-day, when some good prices were received; 750 guineas were offered for a special stud ram, Aristocrat, a pure Vermont. It was passed in at…
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