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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1914

403 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 14 of 21

Wheat Market. in Buyers' Favour. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 5

The wheat market is quiet, and tending to be in buyers' favour. The visible supply is estimated at 67,760,000 bushels. The Chicago market is qu[?]ter, the…

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Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 9

The arrivals of wool at Newcastle for the current season to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company, and Dalgety and Company, total…

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The Wheat Market. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 6

The wheat market is steadier and prices are unchanged. Australian cargoes landed are quoted at 47s per quarter…

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The Wheat Trade. Retail Prices

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 5

The attention of Mr. Hall, the State Attorney-General, was called to-day to a report that wheat purchased at 4s 2d had been retailed at a shilling profit…

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Farm and Produce. Lime Sulphur Spray

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 11

An orchardist, who rightly desired to make sure that the solution of lime-sulphur with which he intended to spray his trees was of the correct density, asked…

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Farm Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 9

Business in the produce section has been fairly brisk, and wholesale merchants have fallen lute line with the millers, sod are adhering to the terms of the…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 9

With the exception of a slight advance in eggs and a little reduction in cheese, quotations in dairy produce have undergone no material change since last week…

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Wheat in Arid Lands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1914 · page 6

A new method of raising wheat in arid countries has recently been made public by two Italian agriculturists, Messrs. C. and F. la Marca. The essential feature…

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Wheat in Arid Lands

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 7

A new method of raising wheat in arid countries has recently been made public by two Italian agriculturists, Messrs. C. and F. la Marca. The essential feature…

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The Wheat Market. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 5

The English wheat market is brisk. Prices tend in buyers' favour…

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The Wheat Supply. South African Contracts. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 5

Mr. Hall, the Attorney-General, stated to-night that a quantity of the wheat seized at Darling Island had been released for export…

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Damage to Rheims. Champagne Crop in Danger. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 5

Mr. William Bardel, the American Consul at Rheims, estimates the damage to the town at £6,500,000. He says that unless the fighting moves…

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The Wool Season

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 9

The arrivals of wool at Newcastle during the current season to date to the agencies of Messrs. Gibbs, Bright, and Company and Dalgety and Company, are…

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The Wheat Supply. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 5

Mr. Hall, the State Attorney-General, stated this afternoon that the Government had not yet exercised its authority under the recently issued proclamation…

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Dairy Produce

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 9

There has been a good volume of trade in dairy produce. Putter, as was anticipated, had a reduction. Supplies are still increasing,…

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Farm and Produce. Nitrate of Soda Spray

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 October 1914 · page 11

Some remarkable spraying results obtained in the United States are set forth in a recent number of the officials "Journal of Agriculture." Investigators…

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The Price of Wheat. Government Intentions. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1914 · page 5

Mr. Matthews, secretary to the Central Board of Agriculture, states that it is an open secret that if the price of wheat rises seriously, the Government will…

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Value of Mineral Wool

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 7 October 1914 · page 8

Mineral wool us a building material has some advantages. It is essentially a vitreous substance converted to a fibrous condition. It appears to consist of very…

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London Wool Sales. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1914 · page 5

There was a great attendance of buyers at the wool sales here. The sales opened very firm, and there was a big demand for crossbreds, which showed an…

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The Wheat Supply. Statement by Mr. Hall. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 October 1914 · page 5

Mr. Hall, the Attorney-General, stated to-day that he had made a final allotment to millers of the wheat already seized at Darling Harbour…

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