Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1877 · page 7
NARRABIRI STOCK REPORT.—November 23, 1877. —The country is still suffering, and terribly, from the lon[?]d continuing drought. From down the river, [?] the Mehi, from all parts, the cry is still…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Colonial Markets. Hastings Cunningham and Co.'s Wool Report
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1877 · page 7
At our usual weakly safe, hold at our stores this day, we disposed of 2170 bales, principally greasy wools, Good to superior lots attracted full competition, and realised prices equal to any already…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Melbourne Wool Market. [Telegram to "Mercury."] Received Thursday, 8.30 evening
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1877 · page 4
Messrs. Goldsbrough and Co report: We have offered six thousand seven hundred bales of wool, and sold five thousand four hundred this week. Greasy 7d to 15½d—three clips at over 15d; we quote…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Bringing Up a Worn Farm
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1877 · page 6
Prof. Kedzie, of the Michigan Agricultural College, in an able address delivered before the Michigan Farmers' Institute, lately held, concluded as follows: I believe the easiest and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charge of Cattle Stealing
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1877 · page 4
The case against Ronald McLean, charged with having feloniously stolen one red cow the property of Doyle Brothers, was resumed at the West Maitland police court, yesterday,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Colonial Markets. Goldsbrough's Melboubne Weekly Wool Report. Wednesday's Sale
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1877 · page 7
Wool.—We catalogued 6016 bales for our sale to-day, but only offered 4922 bales, the washed clips being reserved for auction to-morrow. There was a large attendance of buyers, and brisk competition…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Milk and Butter
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1877 · page 4
THERE are no farmer's productions so subject to injuries from many sight causes as milk and batter, and none so sensitive to unplesement odours of every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Commercial Intelligence. Melbourne Wool Sales. [From J. H. Clouch and Co.] Melboarne. Tuesday. Nov. 27
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 5 December 1877 · page 2
We effered fifteen hundred bales of wool to-day-inferior to medium descriptions, principally, greasy, which realised up to thirteen pence per…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1877 · page 2
GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—During the last fortnight we have been nearly melted to death with the excessive heat, and nearly smothered with dust storms. Nearly every day there have been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hastings Cuningham and Co.'s Melbourne Wool and Produce Report
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1877 · page 2
Wool.—Consignments are daily arriving in store in large numbers, and the market continues active, but only prime lots maintain fully the level of former quotations. All small lots, and those of inferior and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Melbourne Wool Sales. (By telegram.) Melbourne, Monday evening. [Received in Maitland Tuesday morning.]
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1877 · page 5
Messrs. J. H. Clough and Co. report:—There was spirited competition at our wool sale to-day. A thousand bales were sold, greasy up to fourteen pence half-penny, principally from New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Wool Sales
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1877 · page 10
In the exercise of a wise discretion the Imports' Committee abridged the period originally fixed for the third series of colonial wool sales, so that they terminated on the 2nd inst.,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Melbourne Wool Market. (By Telegraph) Melbourne
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 December 1877 · page 4
Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co report:—We have this week offered six thousand six hundred bales wool, and sold four thousand eight hundred bales. Greasy realised from 7d to 16d; greasy lambs to 17?d;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Cattle Stealing
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 4
At the West Maitland police court, on Monday, Ronald M'Lean, on bail and on remand, was charged, before the Police Magistrate and Mr. Green, J.P., with having stolen a cow,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Pastoral News, Stook Movements and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 5
CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGEE AND GULGONG REPORT.—Fat Cattle: Under this heading we have no change to report; supplies throughout the week having been of a very medium and plain quality,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shearing Sheep Twice a Year
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 3
Is any person aware whether or not sheep are shorn twice in the year in some parts of the United States? It would appear that it must be done in California at all events. A San…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Murder of eight men for Cattle Stealing
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 3
We have seldom met with any report of a great crime, which more strikingly shows the vital difference between English justice and American justice, than the following:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Goldsbrough's Melbourne Wool and Produce Report
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 7
December 5th, 1877.—Wednesday's sale.—Wool: We catalogued 6559 bales for our sale to-day, but we only offered the greaay, consisting of 5128 bales, the washed lots being reserved for auction…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Melbourne Wool Sales. (By Telegram.) Monday, recd. 9.18 p.m
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 5
Messrs. J. H. Clough and Co. report:—Sixteen hundred bales offered at our wool sale to-day to a large attendance of buyers. Prices were unaltered, Good clips still selling high…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Prospect of the Crops in Victoria. (Melbourne Australasian, Dec. 1.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 December 1877 · page 2
The continued dry and hot weather, favour able as it is for harvest work in the early districts, has come much too soon for the crops in many parts of Victoria and the adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →