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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1892

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The Sydney Butter Market. Satisfactory Disposals. (By Telegrah). Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 2

SEVENTY tons of butter were shipped to London on Tuesday, Thid has relieved the market of the glu[?], and during the present xmas better prices have ruled…

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Farmers Central Markets

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 January 1892 · page 3

Grainger and Son report the following during the past week:— The demand for most lines of farm and dairy produce has been good. Maize is easier; lower prices…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 3

NARRABRI STOCK AND WEATHER REPORT.—The weather continues hot, and a shower or two notwithstanding, altogether too dry. On Wednesday and Thursday evenings, thunderstorms, heralded…

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Blown up with Glass [?]alls. (Pastoral Times)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 8

An extraordi[?]ary accident happened on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 29, to Mrs. Mathewson, wife of Mr. Andrew Mathe[?]wson, of the [?]m of Mathewson and Skinner, butch[?]ers of Napier-street, Deniliquin. It…

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The English Wool Merket

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 January 1892 · page 5

The fifth and last series of colonial wool sales of the current year opened on November 24. The attendance of buyers, both home and foreign, was fairly numerous, but competition was irregular,…

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The Butter Export Trade

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 6 January 1892 · page 2

IN view of the arrangements made for a local exposition of the travelling dairy, the results obtained in the South Coast and West Causden district, in the…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 7

HAY STOCK REPORT.—Saturday, Jan. 2.—Following are stock movements: Crossings—Dec. 29, 500 eves from Billilla to Deniliquin, Henderson in charge; 30th, 13,000 ewes from Tarella…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 5

The Australasian Mortgage and Agency Co. reports:—We offered to-day 25,080 bales, and sold 22,045. Competition brisk; prices fully maintained, Greasy, 9d for Tooma, Mount Torbrack, JH over…

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H. R. Farmers Association

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 January 1892 · page 5

Yesterday the usual weekly sales in connection with the above association were held in the sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street Railway Station. Mr. J. H. Brunker was the auctioneer,…

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Care of Sheep

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 8

The foot of a sheep has a peculiar secretive gland and a duct through which a viscid secretion escapes between the claws. This is known as the interungulate gland and canal…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 5

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. report:— We catalogued yesterday 6202 bales of wool for our second sale, making 10,489 bales submitted by us this week. The selection was a better one than…

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Farm and Garden. Breeding Pigs

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 8

This is without doubt an important subject. I consider hogs the most valuable animals on the farm. The most important part is, perhaps, the selection of breeding animals as…

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H. R. Farmers Association

Singleton Argus · Saturday 9 January 1892 · page 2

On Wednesday the usual weakly sales in connection with the above association were held in the sheds and yards adjoining the Church-street Railway Station, West…

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Pastoral News, Stock Movements, and Markets

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 2

COONAMBLE STOCK REPORT.—Friday, Jan. 8.— The weather has been very changeable during the week, Monday and Tuesday being very hot and the glass registered over 100 on each day; on…

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The Bush Fires near Deniliquin. (Pastoral Times, Jan. 9.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 3

Further reports concerning the bush fires about Berrigan, Murray Hut, and Momalong show that the damage has been enormous. Messrs. W. and J. Moodie, M'Alister, Hamilton Bros., and Bevoridgo,…

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Melbourne Wool Market. [By TELEGRAPH.] Melbourne

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 5

The Australian Mortgage and Agency Co. report:—We had excellent competition at our sale, to-day. Last week's prices were freely maintained. We offered 1467; sold…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 5

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. report:—We offered at our first sale this week, held yesterday, 427[?] bales wool to the usual large attendance of buyers. Every section…

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Hunter River Farmers Association. Annual General Meeting

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 January 1892 · page 3

The annual general meeting of the Hunter River Farmers Association, convened for Tuesday evening, was postponed owing to the limited attendance of members. The place appointed for the meeting…

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Corinda Butter Factory. (From a Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 7

It may not be generally known that a flourishing industry, which bids fair to be a great success from every point of view was successfully estabtablished at Corinda last June. Reference is here…

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Sydney Wool Market. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 16 January 1892 · page 5

Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. report:— We submitted for our second sale for the week, held yesterday, 5548 bales wool, making our total offering this week [?]822 bales. The catalogue…

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