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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1886

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 7

Forbes Stock Report.—Friday, March 12. During the past week the weather has been cool, and we can only report a continuance of the dry weather which we have been experiencing for so long. The…

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Inverell Pastoral and Agricultural Society's Show. (Abridged from the Inverell Times, March 13.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 2

The tenth annual show of the Pastoral and Agricultural Association took place on Wednesday and Thursday last, and was, taking everything into consideration, very successful. The weather on the…

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Hunter River Farmers and Consumers Company

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 4

The following sales were concluded yesterday by Mr. H. O'Neill, salesman for the Association, at the shed, Maitland South:- Butter, 408 lbs. from 1s 6½d to 2s 2d; eggs, 366…

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H. R. Farmers Association Sale

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 March 1886 · page 4

Yesterday's sale in connection with the Hunter River Farmers Association was conducted by Mr. J. H. Brunker (representing Brunker and Wolfe) on the ground adjoining the Church-street railway…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 7

NARRABRI STOCK PASSINGS.—The following have passed through since the publication of our last list.—2000 fat sheep, A. Adams', Welbon to Sydney, G. Belford in charge; 1400 fat sheep, J. I. Capp's,…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 22

Sale of 966 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Chailes Bahme and Co.:- Ex Caledonien, from Sydney: MK over B in diamond, Collingwood, 1 scoured combings at 7½d…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 13

Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. reported on Feb. 3, 1886:—The colonial wool auctions, which commenced here on the 19th ultimo, will last till Feb. 12. The attendance at the moment is thinner than…

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London Wool Sales. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 14

Continuation sale of 4704 bales, from Sydney and Queensland by Jacob, Son, and Co., on Friday, December 4, 1885:- Ex Abergeldie, from Sydney: HH over R, Cooma…

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H. R. Farmers' Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 4

On Tuesday last, and yesterday, at Newcastle, Mr. Jas. H. Brunker, representing the Association's salesmen (Messrs. Brunker & Wolfe), conducted the usual weekly sales. There was a big attendance…

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H. R. Farmers and Consumers Co. Report for the Week

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 7

Sydney.—Lucerne hay: JRS, 10 bales at 100s; FC, 7 at 110s; C, 3 at 101s; D with arrow, l8 at 100s; TC, 8 at 97s; DT. 13 at 96s; D with arrow, 15 at 94s; JRS, 4 at 93s; JR, 12 at 93s; C, 3 at 90s;…

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Hunter River Farmer's and Con-sumer's Company

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 1

The following sales were Concladed on Wednesday by Mr. H. O'Neill, seleman for the Association, at the shed, Maitland South .-—Butter, 408 lbs from…

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Singleton Farmers Association Sales

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 March 1886 · page 2

Mr. Coleman reports as follows:—Butter, 1s [?] to 1s 8d : eggs, 1s8d to 1s [?]d : cheese, 4d to [?] : honey 4d; bees wax, 7d to 8d. Fruit : Grapes, [?] to 2d; quinces, 2d to 3[?]d…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1886 · page 7

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—March 18.—The weather during the past week has continued fine. The days art warm but the nights and mornings are getting tolerably chilly. We want rain very badly in these…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 March 1886 · page 4

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the H. E. Farmers Association was held in Tulip's room, Morpeth, on Friday, 19th instant. Present— Mr. W. Allen, vice-president, in the chair; Messrs…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 7

STOCK MOVEMENTS.—The following items appear in the Echo:—Coonamble, Monday: Fifteen thousand mixed sheep have left Haddonrig for Berrawynia Downs, Bourke, J. Richmond, owner. Sheep are leaving for rented country; the roads…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 6

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—The first series of Colonial wool sales for 1886, which opened on the 19th January, will terminate to-morrow, the close having been delayed for a day owing to the…

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H. R. Farmers and Consumers Company

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 March 1886 · page 4

Following is a report of the sale yesterday by Mr. H. O'Neill, auctioneer for the company, at the Company's premises, South Maitland: 536lbs. butter from 1s 7d to 2d 1½d; 376 doz. eggs…

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London Wool Sales. (From the Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 17

Sale of 2551 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, by Henry P. Hughes and Son, on Friday, 22nd January, 1886:- Ex Kenmore, from Sydney and (or) Queensland:…

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Samples of the Wool of the World

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 22

For many years it has been (the practice of the leading woolbrokers of this colony, (says the Herald) to regularly obtain samples of the various kinds of wool sold in the principal markets of the world, so…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 27 March 1886 · page 22

Sale of 3350 bales, from Sydney and Queensland, [?]acomb, Son, and Co., on Tuesday, January 19, 1886.- Ex Kent, from Sydney. TB "Willoh, 3 scoured…

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