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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1887

686 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 34 of 35

H.r. Farmers and Consumers Co

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 December 1887 · page 4

The following are the results of sales at West Maitland on Wednesday:-Butter, 1391 1bs from 5d to 1s-2d'p.[?] eggs,800 dozen from 11½d to 1s 3d per dozen, fowls,…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1887 · page 7

FORBES WEATHER REPORT.—The weather during the week has been the hottest we have yet had this summer, the thermometer every day registering up [?]o 100 degrees in the shade, and although there…

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

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1887 · page 5

Messrs. Mort and Co. (Limited) report: We have sold 3800 balos wool this week. Cameron's Walga brought 9¼d; Davison's Jugiong, 9¼d; Hudson's Batala, 8½d; Blaxland's Toryburn,8¾d; O'Donnell's…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1887 · page 8

Yesterday, at the sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street railway station, Mr. Jas.H. Brunker, representing the Association's salesmen (Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe) disposed of the following…

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Hunter River Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1887 · page 4

An adjourned meeting of the committee of the above association was held in the Morpeth School of Arts on Friday evening. Mr. E. Bowden was selected to occupy the chair, and the following…

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Baby Farming in Victoria. (Melbourne Age.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1887 · page 7

A case of suspected baby-farmmg, involving extreme cruelty, has been brought under the cognisance of the police authorities at Prahran. The person suspected of keeping the establishment is a…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 7

WAGGA WAGGA STOCK REPORT.—The following are the stock movements at Wagga:—Passings— 458 bullocks, T. L. Richardson owner, Murrawombie to Albury, via Forbes and Wagga, W. G. Clements…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 3

Continuation sale of 6297 balea, from Sydney and Queensland, by Jacomb, Son, and Co., on Friday, 1st July, 1887:- Ex Yallaroi, from Sydney: Panjee, 4 scoured…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

There is little or no change to not in the [?] market. According to a Bradford correspond[?] the tendency both in tone and business is m[?] favourable. There is a shade more business do[?]…

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Sydney Wool Market. Wedensday

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

Messrs Mort and Co.(Limited) report: We have sold 3800 bales wool this week Cameton's Wages, brought [?] Davison's Jogiong, 9½d : Hudeon's Balale, 8½d :…

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H. R. Farmers and G. Co-operative Co.'s Newcastle Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

During the week arrivals of all kinds of produce have been large. A marked improvement prevailed in butter, eggs, and bacon; also, all kinds of fruit sold at high prices. Poultry were in large supply,…

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H. R. Farmers Association Newcastle Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

During the week the following sales have been conducted by Mr. James H. Brunker, as the representative of the Association salesmen (Messrs. Brunker and Wolfe):…

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Singleton Markets. Singleton Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 7

Mr. W. Ash (for Mr. Houston) held sale of produce on Tuesday last, realising the following prices: —Bacon, 5d; hams, 7d to 9d; mutton, 2d; butter, 5½d to ll½d; honey, 5d to 6d; eggs, 1s 1d to 1s 4d;…

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The Farm. Potato Growing

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

The potato has large spreading vi[?], which must evaporate daily an immense a[?]unt of water. Cut off a potato top and [?]pose it to the sun. The rapidity with whic[?] it will wil[?]…

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Commercial. Singleton Farmers Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

Mr. W. Ash(for.Mr A Henston) disposed of produce at the sheds on Tuesday last for following prices :—Bacon, 5d ; haws, 7d to 9d -"mutton, 2d ; butter 5½d to 11½d :honey…

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

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

On,wednesday the sales were conducted by the Company's salesman (Mr H.O'Neill), when the following- catalogue was disposed of:-Butter, 1056 1bs from 3d to 1s 3d per 1b ;…

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H. R. Farmers' Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 December 1887 · page 4

Wednesday, at the sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street railway station, Mr Jus H. Brunker, respresenting the association's salesmen (Messrs Brunker and Wolfe)…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1887 · page 8

GUNNEDAH STOCK PASSINGS.—573 wethers from Goolhi to Pullaming, 5,000 wethers from Merrigal [?] Nundle, 230 fat bullocks from Collymungle to [?]mebush, 250 store cattle from Moree to Maitland,…

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The Wool Production of the World

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1887 · page 3

The Cincinnati Weekly Times' Washington correspondent says that Mr. Sni[?]zler, of the Burean of Statistics, has just, completed and given to the world the "Wool Report," on…

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The Farm

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 December 1887 · page 4

Potatoes are the best crop that can be grown to clean foal land when it is not desirable to fallow it. There are probably few men who have fed…

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