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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1854

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Settlers' Price Current. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 August 1854 · page 2

WHEAT.—12s. to 12s. 6d.; supply plentiful. FLOUR—Fine £32 per ton; seconds, £30. MAIZE—10s. 6d to 19s. 9d.; supply plentiful. ENGLISH BARLEY.—6s. too 7s. 6d.; none…

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English News. [From the Sydney and Melbourne Papers.] the Wool and Tallow Markets. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 August 1854 · page 4

The wool sales terminated on the 1st June The subjoined account is from the circular of Mr. Henry P. Hughes: Our first series of the new clip consist of…

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London Wool Sales. (From the Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1854 · page 3

Sale of 343 bales by THOMAS SOUTH[?]Y AND SON, May 17. Ex Stratford and Maitland, from Sydney: Double triangle, [?] scoured at 19d, 12 at 18hd,…

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Sydney News. London Wool Sales. (From the Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1854 · page 4

Sale of 42 bales by THOMAS SOUTHEY AND SON, May 11. Ex Stratford, from Sydney: HO, 9 at 16hd 9 at 16d, 6 at 15hd, 1 at 15d…

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Settlers' Price Current. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 August 1854 · page 2

WHEAT.—11s. to 12s. 6d. for best samples. FLOUR.—Fine, £32 per ton; seconds, £30. MAIZE.—By measure, 9s. 6d.; at 60 lbs. per bushel, 10s. to 10s. 6d…

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Sydney News. London Wool Sales. (From the Empire.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1854 · page 4

Sale of 712 bales by J. T. SIMES AND CO. May 20th. Ex Talavera, from Sydney: S in diamond, 19 skin at 9hd, 2 ditto mixed, part black at 9d;…

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Settlers' Price Current. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 September 1854 · page 2

WHEAT—11s. 6d. to 12s. 6d. per bushel. FLOUR—Fine £30, seconds £28. MAIZE—9s. 6d. to 10s.; su[?]ly equal to demand…

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Settlers' Price Current. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 September 1854 · page 2

WHEAT—9s. 6d. to 10s. 61. for best samples. FLOUR—Fine £30, seconds £28; market unsteady. MAIZE—Price decli[?]ing can hardly be given,…

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Settlers' Price Current. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 September 1854 · page 2

WHEAT—10s. 6d. to 11s. for prime samples. FLOUR—Fine £30 per ton; seconds £28. MAIZE—From 8s. to 9s.; supply equal to demand…

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Settlers' Price Current. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 September 1854 · page 2

WHEAT.—10s. 6d. to 11s, for prime samples. FLOUR—Q[?]oted at the mills £30; seconds, £28. Country flour will only realise £25 to £27 10s…

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Settlers' Price Current. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Market, During the Present Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1854 · page 2

WHEAT.—10s to 11s, nominal. FLOUR.—Fine, 28s; seconds, 26s; market unsteady. MAIZE.—8s to 8s 6d, market overstocked…

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Settlers' Price Current. 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 7 October 1854 · page 2

To-day being the day of the Drapers' Races, Sydney is almost deserted, and a stop put to all business. But last week's quotations will apply to this week, there being scarcely any change to…

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Council Papers. Report From the Select Committee on Scab in Sheep. The Select Committee of the Legislative Council, appointed on 1st August, 1854, "to inquire and report whether any means can be adopted to arrest the spread of the disease in sheep called scab," have agreed to the following report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 October 1854 · page 4

In concluding the investigation referred to them, your commi[?]tee have examined a number of witnesses, consisting of medical gentlemen, and sheep owners f[?]om Victoria and the…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 October 1854 · page 4

WHEAT—10s to 11s, supply small. FLOUR—fine, £28; seconds, £26. MAIZE—7s 6d to 8s, full supply. E. BARLET—6s per bushel…

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Settlers Price Current. 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 21 October 1854 · page 2

WHEAT.—11s. to 11s. 6d. FLOUR—Fine, £28; seconds, £26; tendency upwards. MAIZE—8s. to 8s 3d. per bushel…

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Wool, Tallow, &c

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1854 · page 4

We (S. M. Herald.) are in possession of the chief London and Liverpool July circulars in respect to the Australian and other produce markets. The public sales of colonial wools commenced on the…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1854 · page 4

The imports of wool into London during the week ending July 31, comprised 9746 bales, viz[?], 7105 from Port Phillip, 95 from Germany, 965 from Sydney, 244 from Swan River, 1332 from the Cape, and 5 from…

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London Wool Sales. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1854 · page 4

Sale of 241 bales, by Henry P. Hughes, on 13th July:- Ex Kate: GX in diamond, 3 at 26½d; A under, 4 at 24½d, 5 at 24d; B, 7 at 23½d, 6 at 22d;…

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Settlers' Price Current. 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 28 October 1854 · page 2

WHEAT—11s. to 12s. 6d. per bushel. FLOUR—Fine, £30; seconds, £28. MAIZE—9s. 6d to 10s.; rising market. ENGLISH BARLEY—6s…

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London Wool Sales. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 November 1854 · page 4

Sale of 932 bales by CHARLES JACOMB and SON, on 24th July. Ex Woolloomooloo: JS, 30 at 16½d; R over D in diamond, 19 at 17½d, 6 at 17d; Jindaryan,…

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