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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land
35 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 2
GENTLEMEN—There is no crime so general, and which with ordinary caution can be committed with so much impunity, in this colony, as horse and cattle stealing. Those who have access to the "Reports of Crime" or this colony and Victoria are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →From the Home News we take the latest London wool report, dated November 24th. The last sales of the year commenccd on the 8th of Novomber, the arrivals to that date consisting of-Australian, 4768 bales;…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR—The only way in which agricultural operations can be profitably carried on in the interior is by fattening stock upon artificial food, raised by means of judicious irrigation, and continuing with this the growth of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The American farmers are getting up a crusade against fencing; and very amusing discussions sometimes take place at the meetings of the American Institute Farmers' Club on the subject. The whole system…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The sales dosed on December 7th.—The accounts from north report an active market for the season, with all the manufactories well employed, and operatives in full work.—There have been a few inquiries in the London…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →We find the following letter in the Herald of Saturday:- ON A NEW VARIETY OF CORN FLY. To the Editor of the Herald…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The sales, which closed on the 7th of December, having suppiled the wants of all our manufacturers, but little demand could be expected so soon after their termination and the close of the year. The accounts from the North, however, report an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following letter, or protest, from the principal buyers of wool in the Melbourne and Geelong markets, has been addressed to the wool-brokers and wool-growers of the colony. This branch of trade has been for some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →It may not be undesirable at the present time to bestow a moment's attention upon the subject of our wheat produce for the last harvest, and also for the harvest of 1859-60. We will refer to the latter first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →January.—Since the close of the sales, our market has been exceedingly inanimate, and with exception of a few stray contracts for small parcels, but little is doing, the only exception of moment being the sale of about 160 bales good combing, out…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The wool market is at present more quiescent than usual at this period of the year, with but little enquiry for colonial of any description. In the face of the disturbances which threaten a disruption of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Thee public wool sales commence on the 26th of Febuary, and some anxiety is felt as to the result of the opening sale. The wool already arrived is in excess of any previous season, and a fall of 2d. per lb. is anticipated to take place. The arrivals…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The public wool sales commence on the 28th of February. From the Home News, we take the London wool report:- The intimation given in our last report that but little activity was anticipated before our next sales (now fixed to commence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Whereas it is expedient to check the introduction into or propagation in the colony of pleuro-pueumonia or other disease among horned cattle Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The latest London wool report is from the Home News of the 26th or March:- "The first sales of the year commenced on the 28th of February, the arrivals to that date consisting of—Australian,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →GENTLEMEN—You have long enongh been subject to disappointments and neglect of the masters of the trading craft on the Manning, and have witnessed frequent obstinacy in the way of shipment of your produce, which,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →We find the following letter, from Mr. Hoskins, in the Empire of Tuesday:- To the Editor of the Empire. SIR—As I am an implicit believer in the maxim that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Whereas it has been found injurious to the interests of trade that the provisions of the Acts sixteenth Victoria number twenty-three should be enforced in cortain towns and plades and where[?] there is now no power given by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In compliance with an advertisement, inviting the attendance of "all those favourable to the establishment of an association for the suppression and prevention of cattle stealing, on a permanent basis," a public meeting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →APRIL, 1881—Since the close of our last sales the few contracts made have been oblefly for export, the qualities taken being for the most port Cape, which, at the earlier portion of the March sales, were much depressed, and a profit of 1d. to 1[?]d…
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