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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

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Melbourne Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 4

Messrs. R [?] and Co. report:- We have sold 6000 bike this week at very satisfactory prices good light-conditioned gre[?] selling from [?]d to [?? per [?] which…

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Sydney Wool Markets

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 4

The New Zealand loan company reports: we [?] 1700 bales. Today's business dull [?] [?]…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 5

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report: [?] offered to-day nearly 3,000 bales of wool and sold 2170. Competition was brisk, and former values well sustained. Greasy sold up to 12¼d for…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 4

At Newcastle during the week Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe conducted the following sales:- Tuesday, November 8th, 1887.—963 1bs. butter, from 6d to 1s 2d per 1b.; 689 dozen eggs, from 8d…

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Hunter River Farmers and Consumers Co-operative Agency Co.'s Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 6

Sydney.—Lucerne Hay: WR conjoined, 3 bales at 50s; JR conjoined, 6 at 54s; TX, 7 at 45s; AK, 3 at 50s; WD, 7 at 50s; EB, 6 at 50s; JR, 2 at 48s; N, 1 at 52s 6d; TB, 3 at 52s 6d; RD, 6 at…

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Singleton Markets. Singleton Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 6

Mr. A. Heuston disposed of produce at the Union Sheds, on Tuesday last, for following prices:— Bacon, 5½d to 6d per lb; mutton, 2d to 2½d per lb; butter, 8½d to 1s per lb; eggs, 11d to 1s 1d per…

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Commercial. Singleton Farmers Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 4

Mr A. Heuston disposed of produce at sale sheds on Tuesday last for following prices:-[?] Mutton 2d [?] 1b; eggs…

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H. R. Farmers and Consumers Co-. Operative Company

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 4

Butter, 1236 1bs, from 7½d to 1s 3s per 1b to, inferior at 5d per 1b; eggs, 876 dozen from 8½d to 1s 7d per dozen; fowls, 29 pairs from 1s 8d to [?] per pair [?]…

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[?] Farmers Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 12 November 1887 · page 4

Butter 1398 1bs from 5½d to 1s 6d per 1b; eggs, 922 dozen from 8½d to 2s per dozen; cheese, 970 1bs from 2½d to 6d per 1b; [?] 104 1bs from 7½d to 104; blooms, 2…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 6

Dubbo Stock Report.—November 10:—The weather during the week has been rainy and cold. On Saturday night 151 points fell, and on Monday night there were several showers. Wednesday…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 5

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:— We offered 2200 bales at our sale to-day. Good wools were in strong demand, and prices firm; faulty and seedy more difficult of sale; lambs'…

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Strange Cattle Disease in Vict[?]ia. (By telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne, Frid[?]

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 7

An extraotdinary, and at present unrecog[?]ed, disease has broken out in a herd of cattle belon[?]ng to Mr. W. Pearson, M.L.C., at Kilmany Park. In September last he bought a mob of bullock at…

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H. R. farmers and Consumers Company

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 November 1887 · page 7

The Newc[?]tle sales for last week may be summed up a [?] follows:—During the week consignments have b[?]n large; but prices in butter, eggs, and bacon ha[?] improred considerably, while hay,…

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Sydney Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 3

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—We offered 2200 bales at our sale on Monday. Good wools were in strong demand, and prices firm; fault and seed more…

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Singleton Police Court. Tuesday, November 15, 1887. (Before Mr J. N. Brooks, P. M.) Resouing Cattle

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 16 November 1887 · page 3

WILLIAM GILLETT, junr., was charged by William H. Merrick with rescuing cattle. Mr Gould for complainact; Mr Howe for defendant…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 7

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening.—The weather during the week has been very variable. On Tuesday night and Wednesday several showers fell, and since then it has been cold and wintry…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 3

Messrs. Helmuth Schwartze and Co. reported on Oct. 5:—The fourth series of London Sales of Colonial Wool which commenced on Sept. 6, closed to-day, the following quantities having been…

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Commercial Intelligence. Sydney Markets. Sydney Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 7

Messrs. Hill, Clark, and Co. report:—We held our usual weekly wool sale to-day, and broughe forward a catalogue of 2047 bales. There was a very fair muster of buyers, but owing to the unfavorable…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 5

Messrs. Mort and Co. report:—Wool market somewhat improved, especially for light-conditioned greasy. We sold 3000 bales this week up to lO½d— this price for Moses Brown's Rosevale wool; Boyd's,…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 November 1887 · page 5

Messrs. R. Goldsbrough and Co. report:—We have sold 6000 bales this week at prices fully equal to late quotations. Superior greasy merino sellin[?] up to 11½d, good crossbreds to 10¼d, superior la[?]…

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