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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1881

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 November 1881 · page 5

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report: We offered 2800 bales of wool at our sale to-day, and sold at auction and privately 2200 bales. Competition was very brisk, and prices are about equal with…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1881 · page 2

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, Nov. 25.—On Sunday night we had another good fall of rain followed by some exceedingly cold weather. Since then it has been fine, but to-night there are…

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London Wool Sales. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1881 · page 7

Sale of 2948 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Charles Balme, and Co., on Saturday, 24th September, 1881: Ex AbergeLdie, from Sydney: H&B over O, 8 at…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne, Wednesday evening[?]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1881 · page 5

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough & Co. report:—We have this week catalogued 8500 bales [?]ool, and sold 6700. Greasy realized 7d to 13d, the latter price for Maguire's; and washed, 14d to 25d, the…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1881 · page 7

WILCANNIA STOCK REPORT.—Nov. 23, 1831.—There has been no change in the weather since last report worth noting. Stock movements:—250 prime bullocks from Cobham Lake, for Melbourne, will pass here to-morrow (24). We hear of…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne, [?]riday

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1881 · page 5

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co's report: We offered to-day 2400 bales of wool, and sold about 2000. Several large clips sold well, including "Overflow at 10½d, and "Kildary" at 10¾d, but smell lots of medium…

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The Poor Wheat Harvest in England

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1881 · page 2

During the second and third weeks in October the weather in England had been favourable for wheat sowing, in which good progress was making, although the work was…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1881 · page 5

Mesars. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—We have this week offered 5500, and sold 4500 bales of wool. Greasy ranged from 7d to 12d for inferior to good, and washed 14d to 22¾d. Prices are slightly easier…

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Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe's Cattle Sale at Muswellbrook. [By Electric Telegraph.]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 December 1881 · page 5

Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe held a large sale of store cattle at Muswellbrook to-day. Over 700 head were disposed of. Good bullocks brought up to £3 6s per head. 3[?]0 bullocks sold on account of…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1881 · page 4

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report: We offered at auction to-day 2500 bales of wool, and sold 2200, with active competition. Good prices for all good lots; small lots of low quality, especially…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 2

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—Thursday evening, Dec. 8—The weather during the past week has been dry, and the necessity for more rain in the vicinity of Dubbo as well as throughout the district generally…

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Hornless Cattle in Fashion. (Melbourne Australasian, Dec. 3.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 6

A considerable demand has sprung up of late for Scotch polled cattle; this has occurred not only in America, but in England also, although possibly for different reasons. In…

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London Wool Sales. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1881 · page 7

Sale of 389 bales, from Sydney, by Wi[?]lans, Overbury, and Co., on Thursday, 29th September, 1881:- Ex Brilliant, from Sydney: EH, 6 scoured at 20d;…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 2

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, Dec. 9. —The weather during the past week has been intensely hot, with occasional threatening for rain, accompanied by intermittent thunder and lightning…

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Advantageous Kinds of Wheat

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 6

Growers of wheat in New South Wales have never yet (we think) exported wheat to England. But, perhaps, the following from the Melbourne Australasian of 3rd…

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Melbourne Wool Sales. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1881 · page 5

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report: We catalogued five thousand four hundred bales this week, and have sold three thousand two hundred bales. A large attendance of buyers and good…

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Pastoral: Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 7

WILCANNIA STOCK REPORT.—December 7, 1881. —The weather has been unusually warm for the early part of the season. On Monday forenoon the glass stood at 108 deg. in the shade. During the…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 December 1881 · page 5

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report:—We offered at auction to-day 1800 bales of wool, and sold 1100. The market was perceptibly weaker, and biddings…

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Farmers' Association on the Manning. (From the Manning River Times, Dec. 14.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 December 1881 · page 2

According to advertisement a meeting was held in the Windsor Castle Hotel, Taree, on Saturday evening last, for the purpose of receiving the reports from gentlemen canvassing…

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