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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1887 · page 5

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—At our sale to-day we offered 3200 bales, and privately and by auction sold 2800. Prices were firm; every lot met with keen competition. Good greasy lots…

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Sydney Wool Market

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 January 1887 · page 3

Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin report:—At our sale to-day we offered 3200 bales, and privately and by auction sold 2800. Prices were firm ; every lot…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1887 · page 3

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening: The weather during the past week has been excessively hot, the thermometer being several times over 100 deg. in the shade. Yesterday and to-day the sky…

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Ravensworth Wool. (To the Editor of the Maitland Mercury.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1887 · page 3

SIR,—In your issue of the 15th instant under the heading of "Sale of Havilah wool," you report the result of the sale of this clip as "again topping the Sydney sales by 1d per lb., etc."…

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Hunter River Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 January 1887 · page 6

The usual monthly meeting of the committee of the above Association was held at Morpeth on Friday evening. Mr. John Mitchell, J.P., President of the Association, occupied the chair. There…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 21

Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. reported on Dec. 3: —The further progress of the London Colonial wool sales gives a clearer insight into the real state of the market. We regret to say that this does not…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Electric Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 5

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report: We offered 1230 bales to-day, and sold 1084. [?]mpetition active, and full prices obtained; geasy to 10d, scoured to 17½d. Haddon Downs…

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Hunter River Farmers and Consumers Co

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 8

Following are the sales effected by Mr. H. O'Neill, the salesman of the above Company, at Newcastle, during this week:— Tuesday, Jan. 18.—5 cases nectarines from 3s to…

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Freetrade Association Papers. No. 14. an Address to the Farmers of New South Wales.—part Iii

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 13

Gentlemen,—In Parts I. and II. of this address an effort was made to estimate the value of the bait that is offered to you to induce you to swallow the book of protection…

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The Farmer

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 2

Useful work is being done at the Saipapot (Madras) Experimental Farm in showing how to cattle of India might be improved The live weigh of the cows kept by the…

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Commercial. Singleton Farmers Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 4

MR A. HEUSTON disposed or produce on Tuesday last at the following prices:- Better 5d to 10d per 16; [?] 12[?]d to [?] per dozen; [?]eep 2d per lb; choose, 2d to 5d…

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Freetrade Association Papers. No. 14. an Address to the Farmers of New South Wales. Part Iii

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 4

GENTLEMEN,-In Parts I. and 1I. [?] this address an effort was made to estimate the value of the bait that is offered to you to induce you to swallow the…

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H. B. Farmers' Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 January 1887 · page 4

The usual weekly sales in connection with the above Association were held on Wednesday in the sho[?] and yards adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1887 · page 6

NARRABRI STOCK PASSINGS.—Following are the stock passings since last issue:—500 fat cattle, Dangar Bros, from Bunna Bunna to Mooki Springs; Bischott in charge. 16,000 store sheep, T. P…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1887 · page 7

The fifth and last series of colonial wool sales of the current year, which opened on November 30, were brought to a close on Dec. 16. The quantities catalogued during the auctions have been as…

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Tainted Butter

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 January 1887 · page 4

A CURIOUS experience concerning tainted butter is given in the following letter from Mr J. Damlton to the Southland Times:- "I feel sorry to shock the…

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Commercial. Sydney Wool Market. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 January 1887 · page 3

Messrs. Harrison, Jones,and Devlin (Limited) report .—At our sales to-day we offered 1400 bales, and privately and by auction sold 890. Competition was very…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1887 · page 5

DENILIQUIN STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, January 21,1887.—The weather has been seasonably warm during the week. One or two light duststorms passed over, and the air cooled…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1887 · page 2

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—The fifth series of London colonial wool sales, which opened on the 30th ultimo, closed yesterday. Inclusive of a quantity of second-hand lots offered in sale, the…

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Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's Wool Sale

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1887 · page 5

Wool.—At our sale to-day wo offered 1400 bales to a numerous attendance of buyers. Competition was very spirited, and the strong demand from all quarters which set in with the new year shows no…

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