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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1888

574 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 14 of 29

The Rents of Pastoral Holdings

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 6

Some important questions were asked in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday by Mr. Kelly, member for the Bogan, on the subject of the rents of pastoral holdings (says the…

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Hunter River Farmers Association Newcastle Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1888 · page 4

Sales by the above Company's salesmen during the week have been as follows:- Tuesday, June 26th.—Butter, 335lbs. from 1s 8d to 2s 1d; eggs, 174 dozen from 1s 4½d to 1s 6d;…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1888 · page 7

FORBES STOCKREPORT.—During the week we have had some exceedingly keen frosts, and in exposed situations the ice has been from a quarter to half an inch thick in the mornings. On Thursday…

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H. R. Farmers' Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1888 · page 5

The sales in connection with the H. R. Farmers' Association were conducted by Mr. J. H. Brunker yesterday, at the sheds and yards near the Church-street Railway Station, when the following…

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H. R. Farmers and Consumers Co

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1888 · page 5

The following catalogue was cleared by the above company at the sheds, West Maitland, yesterday:- Butter, 1060 lbs. from 1s 6½d to 2s 1d per lb.; eggs, 425 dozen from 1s to 1s 3d per dozen; fowls,…

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Farm and Garden. Pure Olive Oil

The Scone Advocate · Friday 6 July 1888 · page 1

Cotton-seed oil has become quite important as an article cf food. It is shipped from the United States in vast quantities to Spain and Italy, whence it returns to America labelled…

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Extensive Thefts of Sheep in Victoria. (Argus.) Ballarat

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 7

Sheep stealing on an extensive scale appears to have been carried on by a young man named James Walsh, aged 20 years, son of a farmer living near Glenthompson. Walsh was arrested to-day at the…

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Singleton Markets. Singleton Farmers' Association Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 6

Mr. H. York conducted the usual sale of produce on Tuesday, at the sheds of the association, John-street, Singleton. Butter was in good demand, and averaged fully 21½d per pound; poultry also…

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I. R. Farmers' and Consumers' Co-operative Agency Co.'s (Limited) Weekly Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 6

Sydney.—Lucerne Hay: BX, 12 bales at 50s; EC, 2 at 50s; FC, 1 at 60s; HV, 34 at 65s; BTY, at 62s 6d; W[?], 3 at 60s; RW, 3 at 47s 6d; [?], 4 at 55s; RM, 8 at 47s 6d; XM, 4 at 37s 6d;…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1888 · page 4

Newcastle Sales.—During the week sales have been well attended, and excellent demand ruled for butter and eggs'. Lucrene hay in heavy supply, and prices were lower, as anticipated last week…

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Dishorning Cattle

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1888 · page 5

Several times we (Queenslander) have referred to the movement in the United States and Canada in favour of dishorning cattle. So far as the practise extends to the removal of the "buttons" of…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1888 · page 6

DUBBO STOCK REPORT.—The weather during the week has been changeable. There have been a few showers of rain, but the quantity which fell was not anything like what is required. Mr. G. H. Taylor…

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The Wool Market

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1888 · page 7

A very healthy tone continues to prevail in this market, both here and in the provincial centres. According to a Leicester correspondent, a buoyant and confident feeling prevails in the market there,…

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Victorian Farmers

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1888 · page 4

The Argus of Friday says:—The farmers' position again occupied the major part of the time devoted on Thursday in the Legislative Assembly to the debate on the address in reply to the…

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The H. R. Farmers and Consumers Co-operative Agency Co.'s Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 14 July 1888 · page 7

Sydney.—Lucerne Hay: ST, 14 bales at £2 l1s 3d per ton; HD, 9 at £2 7s 6d, 2RM, 21 at 40s; YM, 5 at 35s D with arrow, 12 at 80s, AK, 6 at 70s; JL 3 at 65s; P, 1 at 40s; WA, 14 at 72s 6d;…

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Sydney Markets. [?]Rrison, Jones and Devlin's Annual Wool Circular

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1888 · page 7

In issuing this our annual review of the Sydney Wool Trade, we must first congratulate the colony upon the important position she now holds as the chief exporter of wool from Australia. For many…

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Commercial Intelligence. Hunter River Farmers Association Newcastle Sales

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 July 1888 · page 7

Sales of the above during the week have been well attended, and the following prices obtained for produce by Messrs. Brunker & Wolfe, the salesmen. The following catalogue was disposed of:—…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 7

FORBES STOCK REPORT.—Friday evening, July 13.—Nearly every day during the week there have been a few light showers, but no rain in anything like sufficient quantity has fallen, and farmers and…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 5

Yesterday the usual weekly sales were conducted in the Company's sheds and yards, adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr. J. H. Brunker was the auctioneer, and disposed of the following…

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H. R. Farmers and Consumers Co-operative Company

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 July 1888 · page 5

At West Maitland yesterday the above Company disposed of the following catalogue:- Butter, 1010 lbs. from 1s 7d to 2s per lb.; eggs, 520 dozen from 1s to 1s 3d per dozen; fowls, 60…

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