Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 7
COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following are the recent Coolah passings:—January 31st—1410 fat sheep (Elliott's), for Maitland, owner in charge. February 3rd—1200 fat sheep (Donaldson's), for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agriculture. the Proper Care and Feed to Make Combing Wool
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1880 · page 2
NEXT to breading, feeding is the most important consideration. Combing wool will a length of staple and degree of in[?}re which will commend the highest price can only be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sydney Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday evening
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1880 · page 5
Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—Our sale to-day was again largely attended. Prices were quite up to late sales. Our sales since last week are about a thousand bales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Standard Weight of Grain Act. an Act to Declare the Standard Weight of a Bushel of Maize Wheat Barley Oats Rye Peas and Beans. [Assented to, 10th February, 1880.]
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 February 1880 · page 3
Whereas it is expedient to declare the standard weight of a bushel of maize wheat barley oats rye peas and beans respectively Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Produce
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1880 · page 1
AT Wednesday's sales in Sydney with the exception of maize and poultry, there was a good demand for all kinds of colonial produce. On account of the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Pastoral News Stock Movements, and Markets
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 February 1880 · page 7
COOLAH STOCE PASSINGS.—We leam from our Coolah agent that 217 fat cattle (Goldsborough and Maiden's), and 186 fat cattle (Spencar Bros.)passed through on the eighth instant on their way to…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 16
COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following are the recent Coolah passings:—10th instant—200 fat cattle (Ferry's), for Maitland or Sydney, Ivory in charge; 2000 fat wethers (Campbell Bros'.) for Sydney,…
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The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 7
COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following are the recent Coolah passings:—10th instant—200 fat cattle (Ferry's), for Maitland or Sydney, Ivory in charge; 2000 fat wethers (Campbell Bros'.) for Sydney,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →London Wool Sales
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 3
The prices on the opening day were firmly maintained…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Indian Wheats: India as a Wheat Exporter. (Melbourne Australasian.)
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 14
Attention is being directed to the wheats of India through some of the best samples, the produce of that country, having taken a high position in the London market. The…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Latest Sydney Farm Produce Markets. [By Electric Telegraph.] Sydney
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 4
Messrs, McRae Brothers report: Prime lucerne hay £3 15s to £4 per ton; oa[?]ay, £2 to £4; maize 2s 6d per bushel. Sydney, Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Return of Farmer Delegates From Canada
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 15
Several of the practical agriculturists who went out to Canada in September last as representatives of British farmers, who desired to ascertain the truth with respect to the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Return of Farmer Delegates From Canada
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 February 1880 · page 6
Several of the practical agriculturists who went out to Canada in September last as representatives of British farmers, who desired to ascertain the truth with respect to the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Diseases in Sheep Act Amendment Act
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 February 1880 · page 4
The following correspondence has been handed to us for publication:— Sydney, January 20,1880. H. Lee, Esq., Lochinvar…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sydney Wool Sales
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 3
At the wool sales, yesterday, competition was very active prices were fully 1d. per 1b. better. Fleece ranged from 14d. to 18 1/2d;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Blackville Police Court. Tuesday, Feb. 17th, 1880. [From 0Ur Correspondent.] (Before Messrs, J.C.MANCHEE and F.W. DARBY, J.P.'s Commiteal for Cattle-stealing
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 25 February 1880 · page 2
William James Forrester, of Yarraman, and George William Holland, of Woodlands. Queensland, appeared in answer to a summons, charged with using a heifer, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Kerry Cattle for the Dairy
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1880 · page 7
The Kerries are without doubt a very useful breed of cattle, in their proper place, and whenever they appear in English showyards they will show signs of careful breeding…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Agriculture. Long-horn Cattle
The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1880 · page 2
LONG before the now famous Short-horns had anything more than a circumscribed local reputation, the Long-horns were highly prized through most of the midland counties…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Commercial. Wool
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1880 · page 3
The consumption of this article continues on its recent scale, and further purchases both of wool and woollens in the home markets on American accounts are reported…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Wool Trade of 1879. (London papers, Jan. 19
The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 March 1880 · page 4
The following review of the transactions in the wool market for the past year is from Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co.'s circular:— The total import of colonial wool for this…
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