The Freehold Pastoral Association of New South Wales
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1879 · page 3
The following are the declared objects of the association of pastoral tenants of the Crown, alluded to by Mr. McElhone, in his speech at Muswellbrook on Saturday last:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegrath.] Received Wednesday, 7.30 p.m
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 January 1879 · page 5
Messrs. R. Goldsbrongh & Co. report:—We have sold eleven hundred bales of wool this week. Merino firm. Cross-bred and lambs a shade lower…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electrig Telegraph.] Melbourne. Received on Friday 7.40 p.m
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1879 · page 5
Messrs. Hastings Cunin[?]ham and Co. report:— We offered to-day 1670 bales of wool, and sold 1455. There was active competition for greasy and scoured and full values were obtained for small lots. Washed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sheep Marks
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1879 · page 6
The regulations of the Stock Branch made under the authority of the diseases of the Sheep Act Amendment Act of 1878, have been published for general information. They…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1879 · page 7
DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thursday, Jan. 23[?]— The weather during the week has been the hottest experienced this summer. On Saturday, it was 136 in the sun, and as high as 108 in the shade—a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1879 · page 2
NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—January 24, 1879.— The weather during the past week has been changeable. On the afternoons of Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday thunderstorms gathored up, and on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1879 · page 5
HAY STOCK REPORT.—Saturday, 25th January.— Twenty points of rain fell at Hay during a thunderstorm on Tuesday last, and we hear of a much heavier downfall in other quarters. At Illillawa,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wheat as a Destroying Plant
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1879 · page 7
"We make an extract below, from the Melbourne Australasian, on this subject. It represents, we think, the prevailing belief of writers on agricultural subjects—that the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday afternoon
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1879 · page 5
Messrs, Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—We offered fourteen hundred bales of wool to-day, and sold six hundred and fifty. Prices were unaltered; the demand was hardly so good as last weeks'; the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Singleton Police Court. Wednesday, January 29, 1879. (Before Mr. J. N. Brooks, P.m.) Sheep Stealing
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1879 · page 4
Charles McManus, on remand, was charged with stealing fifteen sheep the property of John Michael Ackland. Mr. A. L. Roberts appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Sorting
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 5 February 1879 · page 1
THE Australian Shipping News of the 14th December, says:—An attempt has recently been made in London to introduce a practice of sorting out the sound…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1879 · page 2
DUBBO STOCKS REPORT.—Jan. 30.—The weather during the week has been variable. Hot days—the glass running up to 136 in the sun and 108 in the shade—afternoons close and muggy, with every…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1879 · page 7
CROSSING AND COX'S MUDGEE AED GULGONG STOCK REPORT.—Fat cattle are in abundance. Best beef is worth 16s to 17s; medium from 10s. Our sales were—H Smith's mixed at £4 13s 3d; J…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Melbourne Wool Market. (By Electric Telegraph.) Melbourne, Friday
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1879 · page 4
Messrs. Hastings Cuninghnm and Co. report; We sold to-day 500 bales wool. Prices generally were easier, but for any above medium quality firm. Greasy went to 12¾d; scoure 1, to 19¼d…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers' Mutual Information Associations
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 8 February 1879 · page 14
It has seemed to us, for some time past, desirable to call the attention of the now numerous farmers of the Hunter, and of New South Wales, to the formation of associations…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Sydney Wool Market. (By Electric telegraph.) Sydney, Monday evening
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 5
Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—We offered 1100 bales at auction, and have sold about 700; prices fully up to last quotations. No really good wool sold. Fleece up to 17¼d; greasy to 9¾d…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Original Correspondence. the Price of Wheat. (To the Editor of the maitland Mercury.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1879 · page 5
SIR,—I write to complain of your publishing market statements wrong, and think you should be careful that you do not print wrong rates, which is apt to lead parties having produce wrong. I refer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1879 · page 2
GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—February 6,1879— We have been visited during the last week by a slight fall of rain in the shape of a thunderstorm, which has tended much to cool the weather, which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Colonial Markets. Hastings Cuningham & Co.'s (Limited) Weekly Melbourne Wool Report
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1879 · page 2
We held a public sale of wool at our stores this afternoon, the catalogue, numbering 6OO bales, being composed chiefly of inferior to medium descriptions. A few lots of a better quality greasy attracted smart…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exhibition of Wool at Melbourne. (By Telegraph to Herald.) Melbourne
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 6
The Wool Show at Hastings and Cuningham's store was opened to the public to-day. It was very fine, and most perfect in every respect. There are 71 exhibits of merino…
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