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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

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Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe's Sydney Cattle Sales. (By Telegraph.). Sydney, Monday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 January 1880 · page 5

Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe report:—At Homebush, to-day, we realised by for the highest average of th[?]day. Ivory's bullocks from Bokirab, brought £5 6s 3d all round; best pens, £6…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 January 1880 · page 7

GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—January 15, 1880. The warm weather of last week was followed on Thursday evening by a heavy downpour of rain, which set in about 4 p.m., and continued till 2 a.m…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 5

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Our catalogue to-day comprised 2400 bales, and the sales privately and by auction amounted to nearly 1700 bales. Market firm; prices unaltered…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Received Wednesday 7.35 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 January 1880 · page 5

Messrs. Hastings Cuningham and Co. report:— We sold 850 bales of wool to-day. The market was very active, and prices quite up to last quotations Greasy sold up to 11?d, and scoured to 20d per lb…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday no prime lots were offered; medium was in fair request, and firm; inferior, dull and rather lower…

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International Exhibition Horse Show. [From Our Special Correspondent.] (Continued) Heavy Draught and Active Farm. Horses

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 4

JUDGES:—Sutton, Esq., Bridge-street; J. Shaw, Esq., Wallerawang; J. Woods, Esq., Sydney; Samuel Clift, Esq., Sydney; J. K. Gordon, Esq., Brisbane…

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The Weather and Crops in Victoria. (Melbourne Australasian, Jan. 24.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 31 January 1880 · page 14

As the season advances spells of intensely hot weather occur with greater frequency. On Thursday, the 15th, the thermometer in the Melbourne district reached 95deg., and on…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Received Monday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1880 · page 5

Messrs, Harrison, Jones, ard Devlin report:—We have sold, privately and by auction, since our last, 1900 bales of wool. The market is very firm…

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The Farmers' Trouble about Bags

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 February 1880 · page 7

From the following, in the Melbourne Australasian of January 31, it will be seen that the Victorian farmers also are up in arms on the bag question. Why not try to rouse a…

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Sydney Wool Market

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1880 · page 2

At the wool sales yesterday low and medium lots were better in price. Find wools are scarce. Good fleece fetched 17[?] d; medium, 131 to 15[?]d; good…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1880 · page 2

BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—During the past week we have had a variety of weather. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and the early part of Saturday were very close and sultry, but Saturday evening we…

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Wheat and Flour

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 12

Since our last there has been a return of firmness in the wheat trade, and prices have been fully maintained, with an occasional advance of 1s per 496 lbs. on the finer…

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Pastoral News. Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 7

COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following are the recent Coolah passings:—January 27—300 fat bullocks (Skuthorpe's) for Sydney, owner in charge; 29—211 fat cattle (Vickery's) for Sydney, W. H…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 5

Messrs. Hastings Cuningham, and Co. (Limited) report: We sold four hundred bales of wool to-day. For the entire catalogue there was active competition, and full prices ruled. Greasy merino to 12d…

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Original Correspondence. Why Farming Don't Pay. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 February 1880 · page 11

SIR,—No wander farming don't pay, when we consider the system—or rather want of system— under which it is carried out at the present day The farming class are the most disunited body in the…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements. and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 2

GUNNEDAH STOCK REPORT.—February 5, 1880. —There is nothing of importance to report with regard to the weather, which at the present time is cool and pleasant, though up to a few days ago rough…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 5

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—At the wool sale, this afternoon, there was very keen competition; and we succeeded in disposing of 1778 bales privately and at auction, at prices fully…

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The Maitland Mercury. Tuesday, February 10, 1880. Encouraging Farmers to Emigrate

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 February 1880 · page 4

MR: CHARLES CAMPBELL is to ask the Legislative Council to affirm that assisted immigration shall cease at the end of this year and that, in order to encourage an eligible…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1880 · page 2

BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—Tuesday evening, Feb. 3.—The general remark is that we are passing through one of the most extraordinary as sons that has ever been experienced upon the Darling. During…

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Farmers' Organisations.—The Farmers' Bank. (Melbourne Australasian, Feb. 7.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 February 1880 · page 7

Combinations of farmers for the purpose of accomplishing the removal of class disabilities are of comparatively modern date "Leagues" of other classes, on the contrary,…

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