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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1891

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Sydney Wool Market. Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 January 1891 · page 6

Wool.—Owing to the suspension of sales during the Christmas and New Year holidays, very larger accumulations of wool are taking place, and in order that growers of small clips should not be placed at…

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Scone Farmers' Association

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 3 January 1891 · page 2

ON Tuesday-afternoon last, a meeting of members of the local Farmers' Association was held at the shed, when there was a good attendance…

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Singleton Farmers' Association Opening of the New Building. the Presidents Address

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 2

As event which has been looked forward to with considerable interest, cams off yesterday morning, when the new buildings and grounds of the Singleton…

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Farmers Central Markets. Opening Day

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 January 1891 · page 2

THE new promises recently erected by Messrs J. Grainger and Son, in Johnstreet, for the sale of all kinds of farm and dairy produce, weran also opened…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 5

The New Zealand Mortgage and Agency Co[?] reports:—We offered 2200 bales wool. Sold bulk of catalogue under strong competition, especially for good; inferior and faulty in less demand. Good…

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Hunter River Farmers Association. Annual General Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 6

For some years the members of the Hunter River Farmers Association met every six months to receive a record of the operations of the institution during the preceding half-year. It was,…

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Singleton Farmers Association.—opening of New Sale Shed

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1891 · page 3

Tuesday, 6th January, 1891, forms a "red letter day" in the history of that important and progressive institution—the Singleton Farmers Association, for on that day it entered upon a fresh—and let us…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 7

DENILIQUIN STOCK STOCK REPORT.—January 2, 1891. On Sunday last a terrible storm of wind passed over the town and did an enormous amount of damage. Comparatively very little rain fell…

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Sydney Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 3

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. report: At Monday, this company submitted a catalogue of 2200 bales…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 10 January 1891 · page 5

Messrs. Hill, Clark and Co. report:—We sold 2000 bales wool; prices quiet up to latest quotations. Our sales included—JF over Kentucky, from Walcha, ewes at 8½d, hoggets 8¼d, pieces 6d;…

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"Antwerp Wool Sales

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 14 January 1891 · page 3

The wool sales at Antwerp will be held on the 20th and 21st January. There are 4700 bales catalogued, o[?] which 500 are from Australia…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 2

COONAMBLE STOCK REPORT.—Friday, Jan. 9:— On Monday last, after being treated to a couple of hot days previously, our hearts gladdened when we saw that a storm was brewing, and in the evening…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Tuesday morning

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 5

The New Zealand Land and Mercantile Agency Co. reports:—We offered 3500 bales wool, and sold the bulk of the catalogue under strong competition. Market very firm; good wools sold freely at 8d to…

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Colonial Produce in London. London Sales of Colonial Wool

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 4

Messrs. Jacomb, Son, and Co. report under date of December 3 as follows:—The concluding sales of colonial wool for this year began on the 25th ult., and are now arranged to close en the 12th…

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Sydney Wool Sales. THE N. Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1891 · page 7

At our sale of wool on Monday we brought forward a catalogue of 3450 bales. The offerings comprised many well-known and attractive parcels, and as the demand was again decidedly strongest in…

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Arrival of Australian Wool

Singleton Argus · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 2

Owing to the Maritime difficulty. only three of the fleet of wool clippers could be loaded and got away in time to catch the January sales in London. The clippers…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 5

Messre. Goldsbrough, Mort and Co., report:—We submitted yesterday our second catalogue of the week, comprising 5200 bales wool; the demand for good conditioned wools so noticeable at our…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 5

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report: We offered to-day 940, and sold 820 bales of wool; active competition; values firm. Greasy sold at 9½d, scoured 16½d. J. H. Boynton, greasy brought…

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Scone Farmers' Association. Half-yearly Meeting

The Scone Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 3

The first half yearly meeting of the members of the Scone Farmers Association, was held in Mr. Dodd's salerooms at 2 o'clock last Tuesday afternoon…

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The Farm and Garden. Growing Roses

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 17 January 1891 · page 8

It is posaible to propagate roses by cuttings, those that bloom once in the season, however, being the moat difficult of propagation in that way. Pasons aays that it is…

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