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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1877

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 February 1877 · page 5

Wool.—2,995 bales offered, 1,101 sold at auction The sales this week showed less inclination on the part of buyers to operate as the London February sales open on the 20th inst., in addition to this, none…

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Pastoral News. Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1877 · page 7

JERRY'S PLAINS STOCK MOVEMENTS.—The stock movements at Jerry's Plains for the week ending 19th February, have been as follows:—13th February—230 fat cattle from Combadello to Sydney;…

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Pastoral News. Stojk Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1877 · page 11

CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGE AND GULGONG. REPORT.—Fat Cattle: Although supplies have not been in excess of requirement, such have been fully met, with advices of severa[?] consignments, leading…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 February 1877 · page 11

Wool,—The limited quantity which has come forward during the past lortnight would indicate the early closing of the season. The demand has on the whole been well maintained, and prices, though…

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The London Wool Sales. (Form the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1877 · page 7

The following telegram has beon reoeived by the Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finanoe dompaqy. (Limited), from Helmuth, Sahwartze, and ([?]pany, London, dated 21st February,…

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Messrs. B. Goldsbrougl. and Co.'s Melbourne Monthly wool Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1877 · page 7

Wool.—A fair amount of business has been transacted during the month, and full catalogues have been submitted, considering the lateness of the season; the total offered since…

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Californian Mail Extracts. the American Grass Crop

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 February 1877 · page 7

Were we to say that of all the orops in the world grass is the greatest, such an assertion would be considered visionary by many, yet such, is the foot Cotton and tea aio looal crops,…

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Stray Cattle and Gardens

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1877 · page 3

A correspondent at Scone forwards us a letter describing his patient efforts to create and keep in growing order, during this dry season, a flower and fruit garden around his house—and…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 March 1877 · page 7

JERRY'S PLAINS STOCK MOVEMENTS.—The stock movements at Jerry's Plains, for the week ending 26th February, have been as follow:—22nd February—200 fat cattle, from Muswellbrook to…

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Sheep Shearing by Machine

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 7

The Melbourne Australasian is re-publishing notices (from English papers we presume) of some of the exhibits of the recent Smithfield Club Cattle Show, London. Here is one of…

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The laveroll Pastoral and Agricultural Show

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 7

The Inverell Times of February 24 reports [?]he prooeodings of the Show held at Inverell, on the 21st and 22nd February. There was a large attendanoe of visitors on both days. The…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 11

CROSSING AND Cox's MUDGEE AND GULGONG. REPORT —Fat Cattle: A fully-supplied market—the majority being of very medium and inferior quality —tends to depress values. Whare good pens are…

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The Second Show of the Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 March 1877 · page 4

Our readers will be aware that next Tuesday and Wednesday the second show of the above Association will take plice at Muswellbrook The preparation under taken by the Committee in view of the…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1877 · page 5

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—1st March, 1877.— Still dry weather, and the want of rain beginning to make itself felt. A shower of two hours' duration fell on Saturday afternoon, but its effects were…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1877 · page 5

WAGGA STOCK REPORT.—The weather continued close and muggy until Wednesday night last, when a little rain fell, but altoge her insufficient to effect the least good. Since then the weather has been…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral & Agricultural Associatin. Second Show at Muswellbrllk. (From our own reporters.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1877 · page 5

[?] weather continued fine on Wednesday, and [?]tendance was larger. In [?]nother p ge will be found our report of the first day's proceedings, and we now complete that…

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Tipper Hunter. Pastoral & Agricultural Association. Second Show at Muswellbrook. (From our own reporters.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1877 · page 3

Those of our readers who reflect that to ensure the entire success of an agricultural show, the weather aud pasturage should have teen favourable for some time previously, will…

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Grass Prospoots in Viotoria.—The Wheat Yield in South Australia. (Melbourne Australasian, March 3.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 March 1877 · page 4

By telegrams arriving as we write, we learn that the rain which has been descending so copiously this evening in and around the metropolis has not been confined to this locality, but has extended over…

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Sydney Markets. Mort and Co.'s Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 March 1877 · page 11

Wool.—There was an improved demand at Messrs. Mort and Co.'s sale to-day for greasy wools, and for good fleece and scoured, but inferior fleece waa not in so much request. Prices ranged—Fleece, fair to…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1877 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK AND STATION REPORT.—7th March, 1877.—A further i[?]stalment of drought has to be reported for the past week in this part of the district, but further out, both no[?]th and west, they would…

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