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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1875

211 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 11

Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1875 · page 4

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—November 10, 1875 We have a much better report to give for the past week. A goodly quantity of rain has fallen, and the weather is of the kind called "growing." The…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1875 · page 4

WAGGA WAGGA STOCK REPORT.—Business in the local market has been dull. The demand for fat cattle continues fair, and for stores there is also an increased demand. The demand for store sheep is…

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London Wool Sales. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 November 1875 · page 3

Ex Runnymede (Queensland): JW, 1 scoured pieces at 12½d. Sale of 1876 bales by C. Balmo and Co., on Saturday, September 4…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1875 · page 2

Sale of 773 bales, by Willans, Overbury, and Co., on Wednesday, September 15:- Ex Hydaspes: PS over Ellerslie, 2 greasy super, at 15d, 22 at 14½d, 9 pieces at 1[?]½d, 8 bellies greasy…

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Griffiths and Co.'s Australian Wool Market Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1875 · page 4

Our market during the past month has been fairly supplied with wool of the new clip, of which recent shipments have been effected, to meet the London February sales, and, owing to this…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1875 · page 3

Sale of 954 bales by Helmuth Scbwartze and Co., on Friday, 10th September.- Ex John Duthie: Mulgunia, 15 at 21½d, 12 at 19½d, 4 pieces at 15d. [?]MS, 29 at 21½d, 22 at 20d, 1…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1875 · page 4

THE STOCK MOVEMENTS AT JERRY'S PLAINS.— The Stock movements for the week ending 22nd November have been es follows:—November 17th: 226 fat cattle from Bullamon to Sydney; owner, Mr…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. (From our own Reporter.) Committee Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1875 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above Association was held at the School of Arts, Muswellbrook, on Tuesday morning last. There were present—Mr. Edward White (in the chair), Messrs. J. H. Keys, D…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1875 · page 4

Sale of 2098 bales by Jacomb, Son, and Co., on Monday September 20:- Ex Whampoa: JW, 14 greasy 12d, 15 at 11½d, 27 at 11d, 8 at 10d: DM, 16 at 20½d, 15 at 20d; A & Sons…

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The Maitland Mercury. Saturday, November 27, 1875. the Rental of Pastoral Leases

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1875 · page 2

SOME defeats are more valuable than victories Mr. M'Elhone cannot however claim the rejection of his resolution on Tuesday night as a triumphant reverse. It was quite the contrary;…

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Original Correspondence. the Suppression of Cattle Straying by Municipal Councils. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1875 · page 5

SIR—Your report of a meeting of the West Maitland Borough Council in the Mercury of Tuesday, the 23rd instant, contains a remark made by the Mayor to the effect that Municipal Councils have…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 November 1875 · page 4

CROSSING & COX's MUDGEE AND GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Fat Cattle: The market continues fully supplied, sales of the past week having passed off flatly. The quality of those yarded were on the…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 December 1875 · page 4

COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following stock passed through here during the week:—Nov. 16: 800 store cattle (Mr. Bowman's) en route for Dubbo; 248 lat cattle (Mr. M'Kenzie's) for Sydney…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1875 · page 7

DENILIQUIN STOCK MARKET.—The Weather at [?]uin is beautiful for stock purposes: food and [?]bundant. At Deniliquin, Mr. Mann re[?] 100 sheep to Mr. J. Quin,…

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Sale of Well-bred Cattle at Sunnyside

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 4 December 1875 · page 2

On Thursday last, Mr. Brunker, of the firm of Brunker and Sparke, Maitland, sold at Sunnyards, near Broke, a number of well-bred cattle, the property of Mr. Enoch Cobcroft, who is leaving the…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1875 · page 4

NARRABHI STOCK REPORT.—December, 1, 1875. Matters pastoral are getting worse and worse, and squatters' prospects are anything but cheering. The drought—for drought it is—continues; grass, except…

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The Wool Sales. London, November 23

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 December 1875 · page 2
Also in The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate

The London colonoial wool sales opened this evening. The Stock consists of 9000 bales, of which upwards of 6000 were offered The attendence of both [?]ome and foreign buyers was large. Cape of…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1875 · page 4

HAY STOCK REPORT.—We had a fine shower though of short duration on Monday morning. The bulk of the wool clip has gone down, but there are some of the inland station clips to come in yet. The…

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Sale of Stud Cattle at Wombo

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 December 1875 · page 2

The sale of stud cattle, advertised to take place at Wombo, the property of Mr. W. Durham, on Tuesday and yesterday, began on Tuesday, and was concluded, the result of the offerings being rather…

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