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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1876

271 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 11 of 14

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1876 · page 10

Sale of 1662 bales by Schwortze and Co., on Wednesday, July 26.- Ex Locksley Hall, Nineveh, British Sceptre, William Duthie, Caimbulg, and Erato: XR in diamond,…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1876 · page 8

Sale of 1602 bales by Schwartze and Co., on Wednesday, July 26:- Ex Locksley Hall, Nineveh, British Sceptre, William Duthie, Cairnbulg, and Erato: XE in diamond,…

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Yass Sheep Show Association. Second Annual Show. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Tuesday morning

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 September 1876 · page 2

The weather ia showery, and somewhat militates against the attendance at the sheep show. "There are a large number of sheep breeders in town. The honorary secretary's labours have…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 September 1876 · page 7

Sale of 1669 bales by Schwartze, and Co., on Wednesday, July 26:- Ex Locksley Hall, Nineveh, British Sceptre, William Duthie, Cairnbulg, and Erato: XE in diamond,…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movement[?] and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1876 · page 5

NARRABRI STOCK R[?]POT.—Sept. 27th, 1876: The seasonable change in the weather that has just ocourred should work any amount of good to station holders. The rain that has fallen off and on for the…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1876 · page 7

JERRY'S PLAINS STOCK MOVEMENTS.—The stock movements at Jerry's Plains for the week ending 2nd October, have been as follow: —26th September—226 fat cattle from Millie to…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 October 1876 · page 7

Wool. —We are now in receipt of accounts of the London wool sales to the 3rd August, up to which date the bulk of the wools offered at the recent series had been dealt with. These accounts are…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets. Crossing and Cox's Mudger and Gulgong

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 October 1876 · page 11

STOCK REPORT.—Under the heading of stations the present doubtful state of the season causes a disinclination on the part of speculators to invest, unles[?] where first-class properties are offered, these being…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1876 · page 7

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—The season (says the Dispatch ot Friday last) is beginning to look anything but promising. The necessity for rain becomes every day more apparent, and it is plain that if we…

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Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co.'s Melbourne Monthly Wool and Station Produce Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1876 · page 7

Wool.—Two auction sales have been held during the month, at which 792 bales were catalogued, consisting principally of scoured, and including some parcels of last year's clip, which had been detained…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 October 1876 · page 11

BOURKE STOCK REPORT—September 30th.—The weather still continues dry and sultry, and the squatters are anxiously looking for rain, and uniras it comes shortly we have fears that a repetition of the late drought will be experienced-our…

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Destroying Sheep Insects

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1876 · page 2

We find in an English paper of the 4th Angust an account of a new process of dipping for the sheep for the destruction of insect parasites. The process was publicly tried at Sleaford,…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1876 · page 3

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—October 11th, 1876. —We must report favourably of the post week—in fact our remarks as to the preceding one apply again, Passings have been as follows:—On Thursday last…

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Gwydir Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show. (Narrabri Herald of Thursday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 October 1876 · page 7

On Wednesday last, 4th October, the Gwydir Pastoral and Agricultural Society held its second show, at Moree, and with regret we have to state that it was not so successful as it might…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movement and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1876 · page 7

JERRY'S PLAINS STOCK MOVEMENTS.—The stock movements at Jerry's Plains, for the week ending 16th October, have been as follows:—9th October— 36 fat cattle, from Plashett to Maitland; owner, Mr…

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Wool and Produce Circulars. MESSRS. W. Mort and Co.'s Monthly Circular. 155, Fenchurch-street, London, August 31

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1876 · page 4

We are in receipt of news from Sydney to 30th June via San Francisco, and to 8th July via Suez, both mails having been delivered to time. Wool.—The series of sales, which wae in progress…

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The Weather and Crops in the Southern Colonies

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 October 1876 · page 3

The Melbourne Australasian has the following remarks, dated Melbourne, Wednesday evening, Oct. 11:- It is very difficult, to estimate the value of…

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Colonial Markets. the Rise in Flour and Wheat

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 October 1876 · page 11

We extract from Monday's Melbourne Argus, the usual Argus summary of the Melbourne breads uffs trade, during the week ending Oct. 14, as throwing a light on the causes and prospects of the recent rise in flour and wheat. The Argus…

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Pastoral News; Stock Movement[?] and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1876 · page 5

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—Oct. 18th, 1876.— Pastoral matters are progressing satisfactorily, and so far as the spring has yet brought us we have had but small reason to complain, not a week passing…

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Pastoral News: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 October 1876 · page 4

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—During the week we have had beautiful growing weather, with a good shower lasting for several hours during Wednesday night. The days have been warm, without too much…

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