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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1875

211 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 11

The Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1875 · page 3

The attendance of buyers at the Wool Sales has improved, and the tone of the market is firmer. Combing wool commands a penny advance. The Copper market is unaltered…

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Griffiths and Co.'s Australian Wool Market Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1875 · page 4

There has been little of importance to note since the date of our last report, transactions having been of but a limited character, a few small lots only having changed hands, but at prices that were…

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Harrison, Jones, and D[?]lin's Wool and Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1875 · page 4

Wool.—369 bales offered, 156 sold. These included some small lots of the new clip, all in the grease. The quantity yet forward is not sufficient to test the market, as the larger buyers have not yet…

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Commerciai Intelligence. Sydney Markeis. Mr. John Bridge's Wool and Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 September 1875 · page 4

Wool.—At this week's sales but little animation was evinced, buyers evidently seeming inclined to await more definite news as to the course of the London market…

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Yass Sheep Show. (By Telegraph.) Tuesday Evening

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 29 September 1875 · page 4

THE sheep for the show were judged by Messrs. Lucian Faithfull and William Oliver. There were some sixty entries altogether, and valuable sheep have…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1875 · page 4

MELBOURNE LIVE STOCK MARKET.—22nd September.—Richard Gibson & Co. Report:—Fat Cattle: 950 head were entered for this week's sale, 470 of these were from Gipps Land, and of middling and…

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Sydney Markets. Messrs. Mort and Co.'s Sydney Monthly Wool and Produce Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 September 1875 · page 4

Wool.—When we wrote on the 27th ultimo, we had telegraphic advices of the London wool sales for the first week, and, notwithstanding the unfavourable turn prices took at the opening, we were…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 October 1875 · page 7

MUDGEE AND GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Messrs. Crossing and Cox report:—Fat Cattle—The market has been fully supplied, resulting in a decline in values, and as considerable numbers are to hand we…

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Colonial Markets. Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1875 · page 4

WILCANNIA STOCK REPORT.—Wednesday, Sept. 22nd, 1875. The weather remains flee. On Monday there was a dust storm, attended with excessive heat. We report sale by T. Haselwood and Co. of 6000…

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Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's Wool and Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1875 · page 4

Wool.—No Public Sales this week. Since our last report slightly more favourable news has reached us from the London Market, and we hope at next week's sales here the buyers will enter the market…

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LATEST Through Telegrams From England. [From the Australian Associated Press.] Recd. Monday evening, 7.20. the London Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 October 1875 · page 3

A telegram from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, dated London, 2nd October, states:- The wool sales closed firmly, at an average…

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The Wool Market

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1875 · page 1

THE following remarks on the depression in the British wool market are quoted from Griffiths and Co's. monthly circular, as being worthy of…

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Rust and Our Wheat Crops. (Melbourne Australasian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1875 · page 3

The rust in wheat question has been brought to the surface again through the action of Mr. Bell, a member of the Ballarat Farmer's Club, who has a penchant for compiling and reading papers upon…

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Sheep Farming in Bullarock. (From the Creswick Advertiser, Victoria.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1875 · page 3

The sheep farmers of Bullarock have had an excellent lambing season, which is now drawing to a close, the percentage being unusually large, owing to the number of twins even threes being not at all…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 October 1875 · page 4

HAY STOCK REPORT.—29th September, 1875.—We had a refreshing rain on Saturday night, just sufficient to lay the dust—otherwise the weather continues very changeable. Cuba shed was cut out on…

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Rust and Our Wheat Crops. (From the Australian.)

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 2

The rust in wheat question has been brought to the surface again through the action Mr.Bell, a member of the Ballarat [?] Club. who has a penchant for [?]…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 October 1875 · page 7

CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGEE AND G[?]LGONG STOCK REPORT.—Fat Cattle: The supply forward during the past week fully met requirements quality ranging from medium to good, but chiefly light…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1875 · page 4

Narrabri Stock Report.—October 6, 1875: As regards the weather and pastoral prospects there is for the past week no change to be reported, unless that things are going from bad to worse. The last…

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Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's Wool and Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 October 1875 · page 4

Wool.—528 bales offered, 207 sold. The pnncipal portions of this week's catalogue was made up of the new season's wool, the bulk of which was in grease. There was a very good attendance of buyers, but the…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 October 1875 · page 4

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—The weather since the date of our last report has been fine. The days have been warm and summerlike, and the evenings and nights pleasantly cool. The frosts have disappeared,…

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