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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1896

533 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 22 of 27

The Northern Wool-Scouring Company

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 21 October 1896 · page 3

This Company, which originally had its headquarters at Newcastle, has for the past ten years been conducting operations on a fairly extensive scale at Oakhampton, near West Maitland, in the…

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Melbourne Wheat Market a Steady Rise in Price. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 21 October 1896 · page 2

WHEAT, which until a few days ago remained steady at 4s 6d per bushel, yesterday took an upward move, advancing during the forenoon to 4s 9d…

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The Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 22 October 1896 · page 3

The advance in the price of wheat on the Continent has reached a pause. A. small decline on the advance already reached has taken place in England in the price for future shipments of American red…

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New South Wales Sheep

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 3

The shipment of 157 carcases of New South Wales sheep which arrived by the steamer Australasian, consigned to W. Woddell and Co., and which was exhibited in Sydney, has been sold from…

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The Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 3

Beerbohm's wheat trade circular states wheat is likely soon to rise to 40s per quarter. In the New York market yesterday the price of wheat fell 5 per cents bushel…

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The Rise in Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 3

The Millers Association announces that the price of flour this morning is raised to £12 per ton…

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The Northern Wool-Scouring Company

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 14

This Company, which originally had its headquarters at Newcastle, has for the past ten years been conducting operations on a fairly extensive scale at Oakhampton, near West Maitland, in the…

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The Price of Wheat. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 2

BEERBOHM'S circular estimates that the price of wheat will probably soon reach 40s per quarter…

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The farm & garden. Soil for Potting

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 24 October 1896 · page 11

To have a full supply for bushhouse and greenhouse use next season, we cannot be too early in getting the materials together. We want old sods, old cow manure, rotted leaves…

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The Crops in Ireland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 26 October 1896 · page 5

The recent heavy rains have to a large extent injured the potato and other crops in Ireland. The prospects for the winter are grave…

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Gold and Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 October 1896 · page 3

Two great and unexpected movements have occurred recently (says the Argus of Oat. 22). The first was the sudden depiction of the Bank of England holdings of gold by nearly .£12,000,000 in the…

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Sale of Fat Cattle by Weight

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 27 October 1896 · page 4

The sale of fat cattle by live might has been strongly advocated in Britian for some time past, and it is being largely practised in the United States,, but a knowledge of the live…

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The Butter Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 5

Large quantities of butter are arriving from abroad, Canada and the United States each sending 200 tons weekly. The Australian butter by the Orient R.M.S. Oroya is selling at 112s to 114s…

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The Wheat Markets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 2

WITHIN the last few weeks there has been in the wheat markets of the world a disturbance of which Into years present no parallel. The advance in price in, England is reckoned…

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The Seed Wheat Fund

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 2

Mr J. Langdon Bonython, proprietor of the Adelaide Advertiser has given £100 to the Seed Wheat Fund…

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Electric Echoes. The Wheat Market. MELBOURNE

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 2

The wheat market was firmer this morning, and a small lot sold at 5s 6d per bushel…

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The Singleton Argus Wednesday, October 28Th, 1896. the Wheat Yield

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 2

FROM almost all quarters of Australia, and from other parts of the world as well, come dismal reports concerning the wheat harvest; and,…

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Does Depreciation in the Value of Land Benefit the Farmer?

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 28 October 1896 · page 4

SIR,-Amongst the Protectionist and the Labour party the idea seems to have gained firm ground that depreciation in the value of land means an improvement in the position of the…

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The Wheat Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1896 · page 3

Latest reports of the wheat markets show slight fluctuations both in England and America, but generally speaking prices are slightly easier…

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London Wool Market

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 October 1896 · page 3

Private advices from London state that the wool market is very firm; tending upwards. Sales of good greasy crossbred fleece and Queensland marino fleece had taken place at ?d per 1b. higher than the…

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