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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1909

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Wheat Afloat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,310,000 quarters, and for the Continent at 2,080,000 quarters…

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Farmers' Conference. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 April 1909 · page 5

The Commonwealth Farmers' Conference was continued to-day. A resolution was passed as follows:—"All Attempts to alter the Commonwealth…

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The Wheat Market

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 4

The news concerning the operations of speculators on the Chicago wheat market is attracting more attention than it would under normal…

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Federal Farmers' Conference. Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 April 1909 · page 5

The Commonwealth Farmers' Conference was resumed to-day. The following resolutions were carried :— "That this council favours the formation…

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Farmers' Union Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1909 · page 6

The supplies of farm and dairy produce that reached the weekly union sales yesterday were within the demands of a large attendance of buyers, and consequently the…

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The Wheat Market. Cornering Checkmated. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 23 April 1909 · page 5

Reports that the wheat reserved in the United States are 20,000,000 bushels in excess of the estimate of Mr. J. Wilson, Secretary of the Department…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of, Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and, Messrs. Baigety and Co., Ltd., totalled 32,457 bales, compared with 31,004…

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The Wheat Corner. the Fall in Prices. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 5

The crux of the Chicago wheat deal is whether Missouri can deliver the winter crop before July. Mr. Patten and other "bulls" say "No," Mr…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 9

There has been a good demand for dairy produce lines. As the weather has not been favourable to production, the markets are firmer…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 9

In farm produce lines a good volume of business has been passing. The Wheat market was very firm, but late cables from London show that the…

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Our Brisbane Letter. Brisbane, April 22. Farmer Politicians

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1909 · page 11

During the past few days a parliament of Commonwealth farmers has been in session in Brisbane. Delegates were present from each of five States of…

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The Wheat Corner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 April 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Mr. Patten, the gentleman who created the wheat corner which has just collapsed, has quitted Chicago. Many brokers who…

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Wheat Afloat

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—The wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is estimated at 3,175,000 quarters, and for the continent at 1,980,000 quarters. The…

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World's Wheat Supply. Temporary Scarcity

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 3

Only seven or eight years ago Sir William Crookes, president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, predicted that there would be a…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company, and Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, totalled 32,832 bales…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 9

There was brisk inquiry for all dairy produce lines, and the markets are particularly firm Butter supplies continue to fail off, and…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 May 1909 · page 9

There has been a good volume of business passing in farm produce lines. The wheat market, after the Set-back in London, has now steadied, but there is not…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 5

The colonial wool sales opened yesterday Competition was brisk at from par to 10 per cent. advance, on the closing…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 9

The arrivals of wool to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Co., and Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., totalled 33,194 bales, compared with 31,137 bales in…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 May 1909 · page 9

There has been a satisfactory volume of business passing in farm produce lines; The wheat market had a revival and prices firmed. There has not been,…

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