Shearers are again on the move, and in several localities west and south the shears are in operation. The reports of the lambing in the south are satisfactory, the averages being high in many instances, but from no district have we records ...
Article : 1,020 wordsFor the last four weeks this market has been rather inactive on account of the few really good city proporties offering, vendors holding for advanced prices. A large amount of capital is still awaiting investment in city real ...
Article : 465 wordsThe following are the prices paid for labour in some of the principal trades of the colony:- Printing Trade.—Compositors (Sydney Morning Herald), 1s. 1d. per 1000; ditto (Evening News), 1s. and 1s. 1d. ...
Article : 640 wordsAugust 3.—Guy Mannering, barque, 807, Jopp, from Liverpool, 119 days. August 4.—Bedfordshire, ship, 1155, Warren, from Start Point, 78 days. ...
Article : 28 wordsAugust 3.—Orange Grove, barque, 560, Longmuir. August 6.—City of New York (s.), 3000, Cobb, from San Fran[?] cisco. August 7.—Ocean (s.), 1200, Edmondson, from Hongkong. ...
Article : 40 wordsAugust 4.—Abergeldie, ship, 1152, Miller, for London. Cargo: 2002 bales wool, 7 bales skins, 4275 ingots tin, 1370 cakes copper, 538 casks tallow, 24 cases and 6 casks beeswax, 2 bales cotton, 216 bales leather, 11 cases wine, 1356 bags nickel ore, 459 packages ...
Article : 101 wordsTHE EXPORT MARKETS.—The wool market has maintained a hardening tone, and very full prices have been paid for the odd lots submitted at auction. These were chiefly scoured parcels. Fleece wool has been remarkably scarce ...
Article : 2,091 wordsMR. THOMAS SPENCE, J.P.—In the obituary of the past month occurs the name of Mr. Thomas Spence, once Major, and for many years an alderman of Sydney. He died last Thursday week. His arrival in the colony dates as far ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 313 wordsFor Singapore.—August 8, Somerset, 700, Green. For Valparaiso.—August 9, Bleville, barque, 705, Flambard. For Shanghai.—August 9, ship, 685, Campbell, 1035 tons coal. ...
Article : 30 wordsAugust 6.—Lady Kinnaird, for Manila, 295 tons coal; Macduff, for Bombay, 1740 tons coal. 7th: John Kerr, for San Francisco 2454 tons coal. 12th, Cope Town, for Valparaiso, 586 tons coal. ...
Article : 36 wordsFor London.—Windermere, Ascalon, Nineveh. For San Francisco.—Gladstone. For Hongkong.—C. J. AT NEWCASTLE. ...
Article : 171 wordsHaving visited every part of New Caledonia, the Isle of Pines, and the Loyalty Islands, my chief personal appre[?] hension for the progress of this revolt was that it would [?] taken up by the northern tribes and those upon the west ...
Article : 1,848 wordsOn the 2nd instant an old colonist, named Stitt Jenkins, died.—A woman named Hannah Meahin, wife of a Civil servant, hanged herself on the same day.—At the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Bank a dividend of 8 per ...
Article : 2,104 wordsThe tightness of the Money market is even more noticeable to-day than it was a fortnight since. 6½ per cent. for twelve months' deposits is given freely, and this competition for money in the face of large coin reserves seems anything ...
Article : 1,585 wordsBOWEN (S.).—The Torres Straits mail steamer Bowen arrived on the 12th instant, from Eastern ports, three days in advance of her contract time. Her dates are as follows:—July 13, 6.15 a.m., left Pagoda anchorage, Foochow. July 15, 7.30 a.m., passed sailing ...
Article : 1,516 wordsAn average amount of business has been transacted during the past month, and prices have been fully upheld. Banks: There have been transactions in shares of all our colonial banks at full rates. The most noticeable improvement is in Commercial, sales ...
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The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thu 15 Aug 1878, Page 8
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