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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1882

256 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 13

London Wool Sales. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1882 · page 2

Sale of 972 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by John Hoare and Co., on Monday, 4th September, 1882:- Ex Trafalgar, from Sydney: Gordon and Flood,…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Me[?]bourne, Friday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 November 1882 · page 5

The Australian Mortgage and Agency company report:—We offered to-day 3060 bales of wool, and sold 2430 bales. Brisk biddings for good lots both merine an[?] [?]d, but very irregular…

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Pastoral News, Stock M[?]ts and Marke[?]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1882 · page 2

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.[?] The weather since [?] ing. On Sunday [?] rain. On the ever[?]…

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London Wool Sales. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1882 · page 7

Sale of 881 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by John G. Ronald:- Ex Delcomyn, from Sydney: EV, Daandine, 5 scoured combing at 23d, 4 clothing at 21½d, 1 part…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 November 1882 · page 4

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin (Limited) report: To-day we offered 2477 bales of wool, and sold 1908 bales. The good prices that have been ruling since the opening of the season are well maintained,…

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Pastoral News, Sto[?]k Movements and Mar[?]ets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1882 · page 2

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—NOV. [?]7—Some nice rain fell in the neighbourhood of Forbes on Monday last, but it did not extend very far. The local fall registered 45 points. On Wednesday there was…

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Upper Hunter Pastoral and Agricultural Association. (From our own Reporter.) Committee Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1882 · page 6

A meeting of the committee of the above association was held in the committee room of the School of Arts, Muswellbrook, on Tuesday afternoon, to prepare the business…

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London Wool Sales. (From the S. M. Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1882 · page 2

Sale of 2479 bales, form Sydney, by Helmuth Schwartz[?] and Co., on Wednesday, September 6, 1882:- E[?] Shannon, John Elder, Lusitanis and Soph[?]cles,…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1882 · page 5

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report: We have this week sold 4800 bales wool at firm prices. Greasy realizing 8d to 15¼d, latter price for Woodhouse clip; several clips realised 12d to 13d; ordinary…

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The Probable Wheat Supply and Prices. (Melfourne Australasian, X[?],IS.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 November 1882 · page 3

During the third week of September the weather in England, although fairiy favourable for late harvest operations, was not wholly so, heavy thunderstorms having…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—November 21,1882. —It commenced raining here at about six o'clock on last Friday evening, and continued at intervals du[?] ing the whole of Saturday, when some fine show[?]ers…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Rec[?]ived Friday night

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 5

The Australa[?]ian Mortgage and Agency Co. (Limited) report:—We offered, this day, 3030 bales of wo[?]l, and sold 2490 bales. Good fine merine wools were keenly competed for, and realized quite former…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 November 1882 · page 7

Wool.—We held our opening sale for the season, on the 23rd ultimo. There was an unusually large attendance of English, French, German and American buyers, and competition was remarkably brisk…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1882 · page 3

Harrison, Jones, and Devlin (Limited) report:— We offered 2900 bales of wool at auction to day. Our sale amounted to 1750. Prices for the better descriptions of w[?]l are equal to earlier sales, but…

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Agriculture. the Chemist in the Dairy. by B. W. [?] Author of "The [?]

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 November 1882 · page 5

It is essential [?] that the cows [?] which, however a [?] richness. [?]…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1882 · page 7

B[?]EWAR[?]INA STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, Nov. 17.—The weather during the present week has been very unsettled, and heavy thunderstorms have been passing up and down the river, although at…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Elect[?]c Telegraph.] Wednesday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 November 1882 · page 5

Messrs. R. Gold[?]brough and Co. report:—We have this week offered [?]00 bales wool, and sold 4617 bales. The price for good wools continues f[?]rm, but inferior merino and coarse crossbr[?]ds are a shade…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1882 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK REPORT.—November 28,1882 —Since our last report we have had some extremely sultry weather, but during the last two days the temperature after sundown has been refreshingly…

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Improved Transportation of Beef and Beef Cattle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1882 · page 6

Two specially promising improvements in the transportation of beef and beef cattle from the West are now being developed— namely, the use of refrigerator cars for dead…

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Melbourne Wool [By Electric Telegraph] Received 9.0 p.m

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 2 December 1882 · page 4

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co (Limited) offered to-day 2100 bales wool, and sold 1720, with full competition for all lots of good quality, which realized quite up to previous values. Low sorts and…

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