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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1895

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The Sheep Show

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 5

The Sydney Sheep Show closed this afternoon. Many of the sheep have been shorn, and will be offered at the sales to-morrow…

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Farming in England

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 4

SIR,—The following figures from the Quarterly Review will probably be interesting to that portion of your subscribers who are either farmers or interested in the farming…

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Farmers and the Land

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 4

SIR,—The fact that the tenant farmers of Singleton have met together and affirmed that "the present unsatisfactory condition of the agricultural industry is largely due to…

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Australian Butter

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 3

The Australian butter brought by the R.M.S. Victoria arrived in first-rate condition…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 3

There are many wool buyers in London for the next series of sales, which open to-day. It ia generally expected that prices will show an advance of from 5 to 10 per cent, on the closing rates of last…

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The Annual Stud Sheep Sales. Biddings Brisk—prices Moderate. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 3

The annual stud sheep sales were opened to-day at the Warehouse of Messrs. Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co. The firm's catalogue comprises 2119 pure merino rams, 65 pure merino ewes, 246 border…

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Latest News by Cable. London, Tuesday. a Rise in the Price of Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 3

The wool sales opened to-day, the catalogues offered comprising 14,569 bales, chiefly New South Wales and Queensland wools. There was an unusually large attendance, and buyers were…

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Singleton Farmers' Association. Annual Meeting

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Singleton Farmers' Association was held in the Union Sheds on Saturday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The President (Mr J…

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Nessrs Farmer and Company

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 2

FARMER AND COMPANY, of Sydney beg to [?] that their representative, Mr E. [?]FLETCHER, will be in Singleton to [?] and Friday, July 1th…

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The Annual Sheep Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 3

The stud sheep sales were continued to-day. Low prices were the rule, the highest realized being 9¾ guineas, and the general average about two guineas…

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High Prices for Wool Maintained

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day the opening prices were fully maintained, lower crossbreds being specially sought for, and they have risen 15 per cent. There is also strong competition for better sorts of merinos…

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The Live Cattle Trade

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 3

Eighty head of cattle by the steamer Perthshire have been sold privately at £12 per head, while some others realized up to £18…

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Annual Sale of Stud Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 3

The second series of merino sheep sales commenced this morning. There was a large attendance, and brisk biddings continued, though no exceptionally high prices were obtained. There…

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Creamery Butter V. Private Dairying

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 13

Some people consider that for butter making the private dairy is more economical than the creamery. This may be the case under exceptional circumstances, i.e., when the…

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Sheep Directors

Singleton Argus · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 3

A MEETING of the Sheep Directors of the district was held in the Courthouse on Wednesday, at 11 a.m. There were present-Messrs. J. Alford (in the chair), C…

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The Sheep Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 3
Also in Singleton Argus

The steamer Hauroto, which arrived from New Zealand this morning, brought Across 740 stud sheep for the Sydney annual sales. Although she had a very stormy passage, she lost none of the…

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Sheep show in sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 16

The first annual show under the auspices of the New South Wales Sheep Breeders' Association was opened on Saturday at the stores of Messrs. Winchcombe, Carson, & Co., Pyrmont For qunlity…

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London Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 3

At the wool sales to-day prices were well maintained, American and English buyers bidding very spiritedly, and taking the bulk of the wool sold. The representatives of German houses bought fine…

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The Rise in Wool

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 2

The anticipations of a favourable opening of the fourth series of London wool sale have (says the Melbourne Argus of Thursday) been abundantly justified by the event, the various cable messages…

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