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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1878

354 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 16 of 18

Pastoral News, Stock Movements. and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1878 · page 14

NARRABRI STOCK AND STATION REPORT.—The weather during the past week has been extremely het, on Thursday the thermem[?]er registering 102 deg[?] in the shade. The nights however have been…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1878 · page 4

BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—With the exception of a eadily increasing temperature we have no change in the weather to note. The thermometrical register for the week has been from 50 minimum to…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [Byelectric Telegrah.] Melbourne, Friday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 November 1878 · page 5

Messrs. Hastings, Cuningham, and Co. (Limited), report:—We offered 1860 bales wool at auction to-day, and sold 1420. Scoured brought full values; greasy was easier in consequence of depressing…

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Melbourne Wool Market. Monday evening, recd. 10.0 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 November 1878 · page 5

Messrs. J H. Clough and Co report:—There was a large attendance at our wool sale to-day; prices ruling high…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1878 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—The weather during the past week has been all that could be desired for this time of the year. In the early part of the week some 2¼ incbes rain fell, and again last night and this…

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Latest Colonial Markets. Hastings Cunningham and Co.'s Melbourne Wool Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 November 1878 · page 5

We held our usual weekly sale of wool th's afternoon, and brought forward a catalogue of 1980 bales, of which, however, 60 bales wire not submitted. There was a full attendance, and no lack of…

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Sale of Mr. Lamb's Pure-bred Cattle. (Herald of Thursday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 3

The second annual sale of selections from Mr. W. Lamb's Woodstock stock was held on Wednesday by Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin. The 9 a.m. train from Redfern conveyed about fifty persons…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (By Electric Telegraph.) Melbourne Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 November 1878 · page 4

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report: We catelogued five thousand bales to-day, and sold three thousand six hundred. Greasy realised 7d to 16[?], the better price for Gibson's Tasmanian wool. We…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1878 · page 5

GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—November 7, 1878. —During the week we have had another splendid fall of ra[?], amounting to Kinches 78 points. It is not slone here the rain has fallen, but right through the…

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Melbourne Wool Market. (By Eletric Telegraph.) Melbourne, Monday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1878 · page 5

Messrs. J. H, Clough & Co report: Our wool sales to-day were largely attended. Competition was brisk, and prices were higher than those of last week…

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Sydney Markets. Most and Co's Monthly Wool and Produce Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 November 1878 · page 8

Wool.—For most of the lots submitted at auction competition has been active, especially for wellgrown wools, free from seed or burr and fairly skirted. A number of clips are very faulty in these…

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Mort and Co.'s Wool Circular

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 13 November 1878 · page 3

WOOL.—For most of the lots submitted at auction competition has been active, especially for well grown wools, free from seed or burr and fairly skirted, A…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1878 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK AND STATION REPORT.—We have again to congratulate the district on the still better promise of a flourishing season, the magnificent rain that has fallen during the week, leaving…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Electric Telegraph.] Wednesday, received 7.30 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1878 · page 5

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—We have sold three thousand bales of wool this week, at late rates, greasy realising 7d to 14d; greasy lambs to 15d; average fleece to 20d; scoured to 23d. There…

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Sydney Wool Sales. [By Electric Telegraph.] Received Wednesday, 6.45 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 November 1878 · page 5

Mr. J. Bridge reports:—Wool very firm. Fleece, medium, 17d to 20d; ditto, superior, 33d; greasy, 10d to 13d; burry, lower…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 November 1878 · page 4

Messrs. Hastings Cuningh[?]m und Co (Limited) report: We offered a Catelogue of twenty-seren hundred bales of wool to-day and sold two thousand and eighty at quotations equal to last. The market…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1878 · page 7

GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—November 14,1878. —The weather this week has been fine and warm, the thermometer reaching as high as 100 deg. in the shade. Feed ia as plentiful as could be desired, and,…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph. Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 November 1878 · page 5

Messrs, Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—We have Bold privately and at auction since our last sales sixteen hundred bales of wool, at piices fully up to late sales. Greasy, to 12¼d; fleece, to 20d;…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1878 · page 2

NARHAERT STOCK REPORT.—The weather for the past week has been intensely hot. On Wednesday and Thursday the thermometer ranged up to 105 degrees in the shade. Fatstock are beginning again…

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Foreign Cattle Importation. (Melbourne Australasian. Nov.16)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 November 1878 · page 6

In our last appeared a brief announcement of the publication in the Government Gazette of certain quarantine regulations under which cattle and sheep coming from Great…

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