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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1857

58 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3

The English Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1857 · page 2

We append the latest wool report, taken from the Home News of the 18th of October. Several enquiries have been made in our market since our last report for Bradford and Leeds; and had the…

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The Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 January 1857 · page 2

The European Times of the 12th November reports: The quarterly sales of Colonial Wool at London commenced on Thursday the 6th November, and were very numerously attended by home and foreign buyers. It…

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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 17 January 1857 · page 2

WHEAT—Per bushel, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; market very depressed FLOUS—(Fine) per 100 lbs, 10s to 18s; ditto ditto Ditto—(Seconds) ditto, [?] to 16s; ditto ditto…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1857 · page 4

Sale of 498 bales, by Messrs. S. B. EDENBOROUGH and Co., 7th November. Ex Plantagenet: V in diamond, 3 at 23½d, 3 at 23d, damaged 1 at 24d; OHO, 12 at 24½d,…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1857 · page 6

Sale of 722 bales byiMessrs. J. T. SIMRS and Co., November 10. Ex Joshua: LUE, 2 at 30½d, 4 at 20d, 7 at 29d, 4 at 28½d, 22 at 26½d, 16 at 26d, damaged…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1857 · page 2

LONDON WOOL REPORT.—November 19.—The satisfactory tone observable at the first night's sale has continued, and prices have an upward tendency; indeed quotations are, as compared with the opening, about 1d…

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Sydney News. Sydney Price Courent. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Produce in the Sydney Markets during the present week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1857 · page 3

WHEAT— Per bushel, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; market steady. FLOUR—([?]) per 100 lbs., 18s—seconds, 16s; no alteration. BRAN—Per bushel, 1s 9d to 2s.: saleable…

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Sydney News. Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1857 · page 3

Sale of 167 bales, by Messrs. J. T. SIMES and Co., November 14th. Ex Joshua: AW over D, 7 at 29½d, 12 at 28½, 1 at 25½d; RJM conjoined P, 4 at 24d;…

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The Cattle Disease

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1857 · page 2

We have received the following communication and enclosure from Dr. M'Cartney, notifying more deaths of cattle and horses, from the prevailing epidemic:—…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, February 21, 1857. the Cattle Disease

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1857 · page 2

IT is so far satisfactory to find that the Government intend promptly to take all practicable sanitary measures to lessen the danger of infection from the…

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Sydney News. Sydney Price Current. Wholesale Prices of Colonial Farm and Dairy Product in the Sydney Markets during the present week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1857 · page 2

WHEAT—Per bushel, 5s 6d to 6s 6d; steady. FLOUR—Per 100 lbs, fine, 18s; seconds, 16s; ditto. BRAN—Per bushel, 1s 9d to 2s; fair demand. MAIZE—Per ditto, 5s to 5s 3d; in demand if sound…

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The Cattle Disease

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1857 · page 2

We willingly publish, at the request of Dr. M'Cartney, the following reply and enclosure from the Government to his letter, informing them of the breaking out of the Cumberland…

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Slaughtering Cattle in the Town

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1857 · page 2

The following petition has been handed to Major Crummer, as Police Magistrate. SIR—We, the undersigned residents in the town of West Maitland, duly qualified in this behalf, hereby…

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The Cattle Disease Act

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1857 · page 2

We reprint such portions of the Cattle Disease Act, 15 Victoria No. 13, (1851) as appear to be important just now as public information. A large portion of the act refers expressly to…

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Sydney News. London Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1857 · page 4

Sale of 597 bales by Mr. H. P. HUGHES, November 24th. Ex Richard and William: W&RD, 4 at 25½d, 5 at 25d, 4 at 24½d, 1 at 24d; D in diamond,…

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The Cattle Disease

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 28 February 1857 · page 2

Dr. M'Cartney continues to receive information and reports respecting the cattle disease, and to make the information public at once through the local press. He has now obliged us with the perusal of two…

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A Bill to Regulate the Impounding of Cattle. (Abr[?]dged from the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 March 1857 · page 4

This measure, after setting forth in the preamble, the expediency of repealing the Impounding Act of 185[?], and making other provisions relative thereto, proceeds to…

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Wool and Tallow

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1857 · page 2

The Wool market has been very active in England. Common wools have advanced 1½d per lb., and good scoured and combing wools have risen from 2d. to 2½d. per lb. Hides also…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1857 · page 2

The Home News of the 12th of January makes the following remarks respecting the wool market:- Perhaps at no former period was more animation…

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Wool and Tallow

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1857 · page 4

The Times of the same date thus reports the wool and tallow market:- The tallow market continues very firm, with few sellers: 59s. 6d. paid January to…

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