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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1886

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Fall in the Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 December 1886 · page 3

The wool sales closed to-day. Australian greasy 1½d lower than last sales scoured 3d lower. Port Phillips and Sydney greasy and scoured 2½d lower ; fine to liner qualities 3½d…

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Latest Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday evening

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1886 · page 4

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report: —We offered to-day 1240 bales, sold 990. Prices uneven; good wools maintaining values; low grades weaker; greasy sold to 11d for MP., Tahara;…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 18 December 1886 · page 8

The sale on account of the above, held at Newcastle during the week, resulted as under. Mr. J. H. Brunker was the salesman. [?]Dec. 14th: 150lbs. butter, from 9½d to 1s 1d per…

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Commercial. H. R. Farmers Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 December 1886 · page 1

The usual weekly sales in connection with the above Association were held on Wednesday in their sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr J. H…

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H. R. Farmers' and Consumers' Co. Operative Co

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 December 1886 · page 1

On Wednesday the Company's salesman (Mr H. O'Neill) held the usual weekly sale, and disposed of the following catalogue :- 798lbs butter from 8d to 1s 3½d per lb, 532…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 21 December 1886 · page 6

DUBBO WEATHER REPORT.—Thursday. Since our last the weather has been fine, with the exception of a thunderstorm on Sunday morning when a good shower fell. On Thursday night, the river…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 22

Messrs. Helmuth Schwartze and Co. report:— The Wool Importers' Committee has decided to postpone the opening of the fifth series to Tuesday, Nov. 30, while retaining Nov. 23, as the date on…

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Thick and Thin Seeding of Wheat

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 3

Experiments in thick and thin seeding of wheat have been carried out in connection with the Indiana School of Agriculture during the last three years, with the following results,…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 5

[?]essrs. Mo[?] and Co. report:—On Wednesday [?]ffered 2800 bales of wool at auction; there was [?] attendance of buyers and active biddings, [?]ut prices were lower for most descriptions. Good…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 4

The usual Friday's sale, conducted by Mr. J. H. Brunker, on behalf of the Association, resulted as under:— 364lbs. butter from 11d to 1s 3d per lb.; 151 doz…

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H. R. Farmers and Consumees Co-operative Co.'s Weekly Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 6

Sydney.—Lucerne hay: TO, 3 bales at 53s; H in circle, 2 at 50s; JP in circle, 3 at 50s and 7 at 52s; I, 9 at 30s; IS, 16 at 50s; RH, 7 at 49s; crossed with at…

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Commercial. H. R Farmers Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 4

The usual weekly sales in connection with the above Association wore held in the sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street railway station, on Wednesday. Mr J: H…

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Commercial. Singleton Farmers' Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 25 December 1886 · page 3

Mr W. Ash (for Sir A. Heuston) disposed of produce at the sale sheds on Tuesday last, at the following prices:—Butter, 10d to Is ] }d per lb ; eggs, Is 2d to Is 4d per dozen ;…

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Experiment on Cattle Feeding

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1886 · page 3

The important feeding experiments of the Royal Agricultural Society on the Duke of Bedford's farm at Woburn are described in a paper [?]y Dr. J. Augustus Voelcker, in the…

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A Turpentine Farm

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 December 1886 · page 7

During a recent trip through Southern Georgia, writes a correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution, I was most particularly struck with the varied and general utility of…

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Adelaide. Burning of a Wool Ship

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 29 December 1886 · page 2

The steamer Roma, bound to Gool[?] with wool, caught fire on Sunday night at Tallim, and burnt to the waters edge, The men computing her crew escaped…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1886 · page 3

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, Dec. 24.—The delightful change in the weather which followed the dust and rain storms on last Sunday evening has made everything beautiful, for what…

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