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THE POTATO AS AN ARTICLE OF COMMERCE

... er THE POTATO AS AN ARTICLE ^ Fle, OF COMMERCE. s In the present season, when the condition of sthe potato crop of the British Islands, from an agricultural and economical and even political . point of view, is of so tnuch importance, it may in ahe i ...

Published: Saturday 20 September 1890
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1967 | Page: 9 | Tags: Commerce 

SOIREE OF THE POTATO TRADE

... SOIREE OF THE POTATO TRADE, The first annual soiree of those connected with the potato trade was held on Thursday evening in Mr. John Hamilton's Inn, in the large hall in conunec tion with the market. John Gibson, Esq., occupied the chair, supported by ...

Published: Saturday 03 March 1866
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 859 | Page: 6 | Tags: Commerce 

THE BOYCOTT IN THE POTATO TRADE

... THE POTATO TRADE, The North British Agriculturist publishies the following circular ment to the Ayrshire auctioneers, and also to the priocipal growers of early potatoes in the county of Ayr:- Traders' l)efence Amsooiationn of Scotland. I Potato Trade ...

OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE POTATO CROP

... which was diseased; but then he grew early potatoes, and sent them into the midland counties, where they were sold at a very large price, and he never had a single diseased potato in his own crop. But the potatoes he experimented with he was obliged, of ...

Published: Tuesday 10 August 1880
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2171 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce 

THE POTATO TRADE AND ITS OLD SACKS

... custom in the potato trade by which these marks on the i sacks are utterly ignored, and provision-dealers t treat the sacks as their own, and are charged with the price of them by the potato meichants; as well as a practice of the potato merchanjts to ...

Published: Monday 13 December 1880
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1441 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce 

GROWTH OF GLASGOW COMMERCE IN SUGAR, TEA, COFFEE, & POTATOES

... (IOFFEE- & POTATO - I X The following iscan epitome of the history andpro- ,gress of 'the four leading articles of .foreign origina 'which were first importedtinto'Greet.Britain about' two centuries ago-namely, sugar, tea, coffee, and! potatoes-by Mr. A ...

Published: Saturday 09 April 1864
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2904 | Page: 3 | Tags: Commerce 

AGRICULTURE

... hiaving early disposed df the crop' to potato merchants, who, now finding a ieduction ii'-value; are not taking'delivery of their pur- chases. The consequence -is; that many farniris haie large quantities-of potatoes in pits which, from rapid sprouting, ...

Published: Friday 14 March 1856
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 587 | Page: 7 | Tags: Commerce 

FOOD AND WAGES OF LABOURERS IN IRELAND

... men have one meal of Indian meal bread, the other of potatoes; they' find -it 'easier to work on a breakfast of bread. Shave observed that' fever invariably increases with an abundant crop of potatoes The tlse of bread is more general among the labouring ...

Published: Tuesday 24 March 1868
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 788 | Page: 2 | Tags: Commerce 

MARKETS

... 050 LONDON POTATO MA lfkhk, 10R0OUV61 AND SPITALVIELDS, June 27.-For the time of year a fair average supply of old potatoes is on salo in these markets. The denand is mnactive, and prices may be quotedl at from aos to 20es per ton, New potatoes are coming ...

Published: Wednesday 29 June 1859
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 240 | Page: 4 | Tags: Commerce 

REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE

... 1881 in the United Kingdlom which no poesent is an uninown qulantity-rocoely, the potato croP. So for there have beon no serious complilsta froer Ire- land, where the potato crop isof the very first impart- arce, nod in Erigland complaintis by no means general ...

THE CORN TRADE

... year 18S1 in the United Kingdom whichatpresent i an unknown quantity, namely, the potato crop. So far there has been no serious complaint from Ireland, where the potato crop is of the very first importaace, and in Eungland complaint is by no Means general ...

Published: Tuesday 25 October 1881
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 590 | Page: 7 | Tags: Commerce 

MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS

... :-il43' and champions, 27s od to 3v& AUTC7 E1tARDER POTATO.-A .2 -f done on SlturdaY, but no LtoproTelner` i - 3egeaets dressed over !ill DidiLe, lia to 73 pions. Y7s to ls; Maganus, z0. to potatoes at fronm is to Is i2 per tbebe. ,, COl; Bl UTTER-F.- ...

Published: Monday 16 December 1889
Newspaper: Glasgow Herald
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 120 | Page: 8 | Tags: Commerce