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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1880

362 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 8 of 19

Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 June 1880 · page 2

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thursday evening, June 10.—The weather during the week has been fine. The nights and mornings have been cold and frosty, but the days warm and bright. The country looks…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1880 · page 7

BOURKE STOCK REPORT.—June 12th.—The weather which had been fine and clear during the week looked very threatening early on Friday morning, and, as the clouds seem gathering from the…

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Upper [?]Unter Pastoral and Agricultural Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1880 · page 6

An adjourned meeting of the general committee was held at their offices, show ground, on the 9th inst. Present: The President, and Messrs, Clendining, A. Bowman, E. Bowmen, M. Campbell, W…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1880 · page 2

COLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following are the [?]ent Coolah passings:—19th instant, 162 fat cattle [?]ark Bros') for Sydney, Smith in charge; 10th,209 [?] cattle (Fisher and Hill's), for Sydney, McNe[?]l in…

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Condition of English Farmers. (Melbourne Australasian, June 19.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1880 · page 7

The weather in Great Britain during the fortnight ending 26th of April had been generally mild and spring-like, sunshine alternating with genial April showers, and…

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Castor Oil Beans a Marketable Crop

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1880 · page 7

It is satisfactory to learn, says the Argus, of Melbourne, under date June 14, that a market is at length available for the purchase of ricinus (castor oil) seeds…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1880 · page 7

BREWARRINA STOCK REPORT.—During the past week, up to last evening we have had no material change in the weather to report, beyond a little extra sharpness in the air morning and evening. One…

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Oleomargarine. Butter Made From Beef Fat

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1880 · page 3

A long description of some extensive works, in New York, used for the conversion of beef fat into that imitation of butter called oleomargarne, appears in the Scientific…

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Duties on Farm Produce

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 June 1880 · page 4

It may be instructive to our Largs friends to know the view Victorian farmers take of an import tax on farm produce. At a meeting of the central committee of the Victorian…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 26 June 1880 · page 7

BOURKE STOCK REPORT.—June 19th.—Weather has set in cold indeed for Bourke, nights and mornings reminding one of much colder climates than ours But everything around looks wall, stock being amply provided with feed and…

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Oleomargarine Butter. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1880 · page 7

SIR,—I enclose a letter taken from the Hereford Journal which throws some light on the above. If the so-called butter is as impure as it is made to appear, the less it is used in…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1880 · page 2

Wool.—Transactions have been very limited during the month owing to the small quantity available, and for the same reason the market will remain quiet for some months yet. For the few lots offered…

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Maitland Quarter Sessions. Friday, June 18, 1880. (Before his Honor Mr. District Court Judge Wilkinson.) Sheep Straling

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 30 June 1880 · page 1

John Joseph Hall and James Hall, two lads, were indicted for that they did, at Colly Crook, on the 23rd of May, 1880, steal, take, and lead away fifty-five sheep…

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A Dairy Produce Market for Melbourne. (Melbourne Australasian.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 July 1880 · page 3

The renewed action of the Farmers' Union in the direction of obtaining what may fairly be termed a dairy produce exchange for Melbourne has been taken…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1880 · page 7

BOURKE STOCK REPORT.—Bourke June 26th: We have had some dull days with a sprinkling of rain but not of any consequence. Stock movements seem at present to be but dull…

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The Wool, Cattle, and Coal Tax Bill

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1880 · page 3

On Thursday a bill founded on the resolutions of committee of Ways and Means, imposing export taxes on wool, coal, and shale, and a tax on horses and cattle, was introduced…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1880 · page 2

COOLAH STOCK REPORT.—The following are the recent Coolah passings:—June 23rd—1530 fat wethers (Iredale's), for Sydney, Auld in charge; 200 fat cattle (Broad's) [?]or Sydney. Hagerty in charge;…

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European Butter and Oleomargarine. (Australasian, July 3.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1880 · page 6

The history of the great improvement that has taken place of late years in Danish butter is worth notice, as affording encouragement to those who are labouring to effect…

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The London Wool Market. (Home News, May 11.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1880 · page 8

Messrs. H[?]lmuth Schwartze and Co. reported on May 14 as follows:—The following gives the total available for sale in this series, and the quantities catalogued up to date:-…

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Wool Duty

The Singleton Argus and Upper Hunter General Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1880 · page 3

The purposed duty is to come into operation on the 1st August, 1880, and is to be loved according to the following scale,…

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