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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1846

87 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 5

Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1846 · page 3

WHEAT continues to improve in prices, and very brisk in sale. Samples sold during the week have realised 5s. to 5s. 9d. per bushel. FLOUR is firm at £15 for fine, and £13…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1846 · page 2

WHEAT still continues in brisk demand, at prices varying from 5s. 8d. to 6s. 2d. per bushel. FLOUR continues firm at £15 per ton for…

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British Extracts. Wheat and Flour. (From the Leeds Mercury, November 22.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 April 1846 · page 3

The Observer, a semi-official paper, has asserted that 2,500,000 quarters of wheat were on their way from the United States to this country: but the Liverpool Times has…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 April 1846 · page 2

WHEAT has rather declined in price within the last few days, and sales have not been near so brisk as they were; the highest price obtainable for the best colonial samples is…

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British Extracts. Croskill's Patent Clod-crusher. (From the Irish Farmer's Journal.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 April 1846 · page 4

Among the improvements which have lately taken place in our system of cultivation, none has been attended with greater advantages than the…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 May 1846 · page 2

WHEAT.—This market has been steady during the past week, at much the same prices, 5s. 6d. to 5s. lOd. per bushel, though a few very superior samples have fetched 6s…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1846 · page 2

WHEAT.—A few consignments of wheat have arrived during the week from Van Diemen's Land, and not being of any great extent, have caused no deviation in prices…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 May 1846 · page 3

WHEAT.—Good samples are still realising from 5s. 6d. to 6s. per bushel. FLOUR.—Still dull—prices the same. MAIZE.—Good samples of old worth 4s.,…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 May 1846 · page 3

WHEAT.—Several importations have lately been received from Van Diemen's Land, though not to such an extent as to cause any alteration in the market. Good samples of…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 May 1846 · page 2

WHEAT.—The rise which has taken place in the flour market has caused also a rise in wheat, the prices of which cannot be quoted correctly owing to the fluctuations. Good…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 June 1846 · page 2

WHEAT.—During the last day or two this market has had a downward tendency, and sales have not been quite so brisk; good samples of colonial growth are realising from…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 13 June 1846 · page 2

WHEAT.—The late arrivals from Van Diemen's Land and South Australia have not caused any deviation in the price of wheat, as good samples of colonial growth are still…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1846 · page 2

WHEAT.—In this market no deviation has taken place during the past week; the prices realized have been from 6s. 6d. to 7s. for colonial samples…

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The Wool Trade. (From Bell's Messenger, February 9.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 June 1846 · page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN WOOLS.—LONDON, THIS DAY.—The past week's imports of wool have been on a very moderate scale, namely, 861 bales from Taganrog, 166 ditto from…

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The Wool Trade. (From Bell's Messenger, February 23.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1846 · page 3

A series of wool sales was commenced on Thursday last at the Hall of Commerce, Threadneedle-street. The attendance of buyers was very numerous, and as far as the sales…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1846 · page 2

WHEAT.—The late arrivals from V. D. Land and South Australia, which have been to some extent, have caused a depression in the market, which has a downward tendency…

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The Effect of the Abolition of the Corn Laws Upon the Price of Wheat. (From Bell's Messenger, Feb. 23.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1846 · page 4

In our paper of the 26th ultimo, we inserted a letter from an English merchant who has been residing at Hamburgh for the last thirty years, and who has been…

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Colonial Wool, &c. [From the Sydney Herald, June 27.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 July 1846 · page 1

WOOL.—The public sales commenced on Thursday, the 19th, and closed last evening, and we hope to be enabled to forward, by this opportunity, our usual catalogues of the…

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The Failure of the Potato Crop in Ireland. (From Bell's Messenger, Feb. 16.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 July 1846 · page 4

The following extract from a Report of the Commissioners of Inquiry into matters connected with the failure of the potato crop has been laid on the table of the House of…

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Sydney News. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1846 · page 2

WHEAT has had rather a downward tendency from the quantities which have been received from V. D. Land and South Australia, which have also caused a dullness…

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