Cattle Shipments
During the year 100 vessels were berthed at the dyke, and the following live stock shipped:—Bulls, 17; bullocks, 13,509; cows, 147; heifers, 40; calves, 8; horses, 1774;…
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Farming & the land, 1899
224 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 12
Dairy Produce
A reaction has taken place after the holidays, and all lines are dull. This is the usual experience of all distributing houses at the beginning of January, and contrary to…
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The Melbourne wool sales were resumed to-day by Dalgety and Co., who offered 3400 bales, comprising a representative selection from all the colonies, but drawn mostly from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Growth of the Butter Industry. a Great Future for the Hunter Valley. a Word About Bacon Curing
Comparatively few people are aware of the rapid growth of the butter industry of this district. Some six or seven years ago, a wholesale firm in…
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The current week being unbroken by holidays, has presented a decided contrast to the preceding week. Business has resumed the healthy tone…
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Messrs. Dalgety and Co. are in receipt of cable advices stating that the London wool sales continue with animated competition. American representatives are buying on a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Atlantic Cattle Trade
The increased safety with which cattle are now carried on the North Atlantic steamers, and notably those of the White Star Line, is a highly satisfactory featured of that trade. As an instance of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool and Frozen Meat
The total arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 53,733 bales as against 46,909 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The transhipments to Sydney…
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Splendid business is reported by distributing houses in all dairy produce lines, the holiday making no appreciable difference to the turnover. Though there are no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Dairying Industry
Several of the inhabitants of this colony engaged in rural occupations have of late years discovered that [?] like many hitherto neglected branches of agriculture,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Peanut Butter
A new factory has just been put into operation in Kokomo, Indiana, for the manufacture of butter from peanuts. "For a year or more Lane Brothers, of that city,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Sales
LONDON, Thursday.—At the wool sales yesterday extreme rates were obtained at the beginning and middle of the series, but were not fully…
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The Melbourne wool sales wore resumed to-day, when Dalgety and Co. offered 1500 bales, comprising principally good marino and crossbred clips from Tasmania, the…
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The total arrivals at the two local sheds to date amounted to 54,107 bales, as compared with 47,501 bales for the corresponding period of last season. The transhipments to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The London Butter Market
LONDON, Friday.—The butter market is steady. A quiet trade is being done in colonial butter, which is quoted at from 100s to 102s, a few lots…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Dull Wheat Market
LONDON, Friday—The wheat market is dull…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dairy Produce
Sales in almost every line of dairy produce have been on a par with last week, the opening orders for February being especially liberal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Maitland District H.r. Farmers' Co-operative Company, Limited
The fifth half-yearly meeting of the Hunter River Farmers' Co-operative Company, Limited, was hold at the company's office, Morpeth, yesterday afternoon. Mr…
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Excellent business continues to be reported in all dairy produce lines. Butter is to the trade an all-absorbing problem at this stage of the season's operations,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warwick Farm Races
There was a large attendance to witness the racing at Warwick Farm on Saturday. The weather was fine, and the sport all that could be desired. Results:—…
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