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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1875

211 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 11

Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1875 · page 7

COOLAH STOCK PASSINGS.—The following stock passed through here during the past week:—Sept. 29th—2000 fat sheep (Mr. Sevill's) for Sydney; 30th —1600 fat sheep (Dr. Jenkins's), for Sydney. Oct…

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WHEAT. London, October 13

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 October 1875 · page 2

The New Zealand wheat is quoted at 51s to 54s…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1875 · page 3

NABBABBI STOCK REPORT.—October 13, 1875.— Our report of matters pastoral for the past week must be still unfavourable. Rain is very badly required. In its absence feed is becoming very scarce,…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1875 · page 4

HAY STOCK REPORT.—We had a refreshing fall of rain on Saturday night, with showers on Sunday and Monday; from our telegrams we find that the rain has been extensive, and on the Lachlan it…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 23 October 1875 · page 7

CROSSING & Cox's MUDGEE AND GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Fat Cattle: Supplies have been large in point of numbers, this coupled with the fact that the trade hold considerable numbers caused a decided…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1875 · page 4

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—The weather since our last report has been fine. The days have been of summer warmth, and the nights cool and pleasant. Hot winds and dust clouds…

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Griffiths and Co.'s Australian Wool Market Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 October 1875 · page 4

Our market since we last reported has been characterised by an extreme dulness, attributable partly to the discouraging state of things reported from the manufacturing districts, partly to the fall in prices…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1875 · page 4

BOURKE STOCK REPORTS.—Travelling Stock.— In spite of the dry weather which has now prevailed for so long a time, several lots of sheep have arrived in the district from Queensland. 13,000 sheep, the…

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Sydney Markets. Messrs. Mort Ans CO.'s Sydney Annual Wool and Produce Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1875 · page 4

Wool: The past season was not marked by any very sensational movements in the world's market for our chief staple. There have naturally been fluctuations in the value of an article subject to such…

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Cost of Shearing and of Selling the Wool off one Sheep

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 2

The cost of shearing a sheep, the cast of transit of the wool to Melbourne, from thence to London, the sale of it there—in fact, all the charges for its disposal until the woolgrower receives his net money…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 7

CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGEE AND GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Fat Cattle[?] A supply continues, chidfly lighy weights, the quality of which range from medium to prime. Sales of the past…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1875 · page 4

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—October 27, 1875.— Our report for the past week as to pastoral matters must be that everything is progressing fairly satisfactorily, that is to say the short supply of labor of…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1875 · page 4

Wool.—1277 bales offered, 488 sold. The sales of this week showed no alteration from last week's prices. The market has, however, assumed a more definite tone, buyers' ideas of values being better…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

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

COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The week's passings are —224 fat cattle (Colless's) for Sydney; 169 (Saunder's) for Sydney; 203 (Hoskinson's for Sydney; 2l2 (Vickery's) for Sydney; 250 (Crawley's)…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 6

CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGE AND [?] STOCK REPORT.—Fat Cattle: No materiel change has taken place since the date of our last rep[?] Consignments being large in point of number no…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. (From a correspondent)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 2

The regular monthly meeting of committee was held at the School of Arts, Muswellbrook, on Wednesday, 3rd inst. Present: Messrs. T. Hungerford (chair), E. White,…

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Cause of Failure in Farming

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 4

quick, ordinary capicity, simple in their ideas inferior in discernment and frugafity, plainly ignorant though industrious, ate capable of farming…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 4

NARRABRI STOCK AND STATION REPORT.—We regret being unable to report any improvement in pastoral prospects, in fact matters are not looking by any means bright. Feed is getting shorter and…

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Melbourne Monthly Wool and Station Produce Report. (From the Argus, Nov. 3.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 4

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—Wool: The opening sale of the season in Melbourne was held at our warehouses on the 27th ult, and there was a very large attendance of buyers and others…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 November 1875 · page 4

WAGGA WAGGA STOCK REPORT.—November 5, 1875.—The indications of an approaching change in the weather in the early part of the week were not fallacious. The heavy dust-storms of Tuesday were…

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