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Newspaper
Adelaide Times
Location
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1850
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes from Samson Widesteed and Co. describe a sale on Thursday August 8 in Wavelock involving 14 samples of sugar. Details are garbled but indicate a rent or line item and a trade notation. No clear outcome or prices are readable.
By order of the mortgagees Samson Wicksteed & Co have received instructions to sell at the mart on Saturday August 17 1850 at 12 o'clock. The mile of Miscellaneous Articles arrives at 11. The lease of the property Town Acre 56 known as the Clarendon Hotel occupied by Salvator Guidici runs seven years from April 26 1849 and the present tenant will assist in conveyance and license transfer if requested. Furniture and stock also on the premises sale.
E Solomon & Co announce a new store at the rear of City Auction Mart Hindley Street. Wool growers merchants and farmers are invited to consign wool tallow skins hides wheat and other colonial produce with rent free storage for 30 days and a 1 percent selling commission. Credit sales offered with a small extra charge for the buyer and seller mutual advantage in transactions.
Nathaniel Hales directs sale by public auction of 74 acres in Noarlunga Hundred County of Adelaide currently leased to Henry We, including improvements. For details contact Matthew Smith solicitor King William Street. Dwyer Auctioneer opens Mindley Street premises offering integrity and fair dealing to secure public patronage. Samuel Bottomley will attend Government Yards Saturdays to sell horses cattle and stock in trade under terms at sale time.
The Old English Auctioneer offers daily sales from two to five and six to ten o'clock with articles disposed of by auction. Invoices of goods purchased and cash advanced on sale. An immense assortment of general ironmongery cutlery saddlery boots and shoes glass furniture and more offered at extraordinary low prices. Apply to
Directors describe eleven month premiums and interest income, balance with Bank of Australasia, and £908 9s 10d loss on Arpenteur plus £2200 on Cartine. They warn insurance risks, but note no total loss in nine months and emphasize prudent steps, audits, and future prospects in Adelaide.
The directors of the South Australian Mining Association will attend at the Burra Burra Mines on Thursday August 15 to offer by public survey several tutwork bargaloa and tribute pitches to expire October 25. Adelaide July 26, 1350.
An advertisement seeks an experienced Mining Captain to supervise a lead mine. Preference for someone familiar with Cornish lead mines. Address A. B. care of Mr Parrott at the Exchange Adelaide. August 2, 1850. COPPER FOR SALE from Henry Ayers. South Australian Mining Association Adelaide 13 June 1850. WHEAL MARIA MINING COMPANY directors meet. Robert Hawkes appointed Secretary to handle calls and other duties. King William street July 29 1850.
A long shipping intelligence column reports arrivals and listings of ships from London Plymouth and Melbourne. It lists vessels with tonnage masters and origins including Ceylon 778 tons W B Custard and various barques ships and brigs with names such as Ellen Mansfield and Jane schooner Latitia and Mazeppa. Several deaths and births are noted among passenger lists.
LONDON AND FLEMAUEH Albatrossa 1026 tons to leave Plymouth late April. Aurora barque 700 tons daily. Beralela ba8tony Ai Arnold master to Inide and Melbourne leaving Plymouth May. Bexjanin Eibin ship 400 tons D McGrath master sailing June. British Empire 860 tons McEwen master to sail April 5 to Adelaide. Betsy Queen to leave Plymouth Lith April.
Auction and retail prices for fruits vegetables dairy and poultry placeholders with scattered values. Includes Butter Cheese Milk Eggs Turkeys Geese Quails Pigs Bulls Oxen Calves and general market ranges in shillings pence per unit or weight. Markets list per cwt per lb and per dozen items with varying quality notes.
The item lists sales activity across multiple mining operations and shares. Prices range for shares in Burra Burras and Paringas Britannias, with 50 shares at 72, 10s. details mention Port Lincolng and Wheal Gawlers. Numerous entities, sellers and credits reflect a busy market in a colonial era stock exchange record.
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