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Hunter Valley · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1926

2,506 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 6 of 126

Coastal Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 10

Values showed a weakening tendency throughout the Homebush cattle auctions last Monday. Good to prime beef made 34/ to 42/ per 100…

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Very Few Sheep. Farming in America

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 10

A peculiar feature of America's rural life, according to Mr. J. Parker, who arrived in Sydney on the Niagara yesterday, is that sheep are…

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Wool Sales. Yorkshire Active

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

Values secured at the Sydney wool stilus of this week were disappointing to those optimistically inclined; but to those content to see business proceed…

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Wheat Markets. Buying Limits Advanced

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 2

In view of the steadier tone prevailing on the London wheat market, indicated in private cable messages, local millers have advanced their offers…

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New Wheat. Early Maturing Variety

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 9

Mention is made in the Canadian News Letter supplied by the Natural Resources Intelligence service of the Department of the Interior at Ottawa…

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Local and General Dairy Factory Man[?]

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 4

Mr. R. W. Marshall, manager of the Scone Dairy Company, is leaving that place. He will take up a similar position at Cessnock…

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Fodder Crops. Weather Extremists

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 January 1926 · page 7

While the central coast has had excessive rain during the past few weeks the reverse conditions have prevailed in the south of the State…

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Stock Exchange Dull Business Experience. Eggs, Butter, Wine, Wool. LONDON, Jan. 16

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 5

The first fortnight of the new year has been a dull period on the Stock Exchange and business all round has been on the small side. A noteworthy…

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Martin's Creek Butter Output

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 4

For the month of December the Peters Paterson River Dairy Co.'s Factory at Gostwyck. manufactured 69.687 1bs of choicest butter and…

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Butter Markets Prescott's Review

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 3

There was a steady inquiry for butter during last week at 168/ per cwt. From to-day the price will be 0 1/2 per lb higher at 172/8 per cwt…

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Wool Sales

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 2

New Zealand Loan and M.A. Co., Ltd., report 14th inst.: After an interval extending over, four weeks, sales commenced in the local market…

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Very Dull. World's Wheat Markets

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 3

The wheat markets of the world are very dull. Private cables from London describe the position there as idle. Both cargoes and parcels are offerings…

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Butter Making. Effect of Forty-our Hours

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 7

The 44-hour week is having a greater hoome[?] effect on the workers than appears to have been forsoon by their political union leaders…

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Firm Market. Sydney Wool Sales

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 3

Wool sales were held on Monday at the Sydney Wool Exchange Bridge Street when the quantity catalogued totalled 9381 bales and the sale…

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To-day's Wool Sales SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 5

Seven thousand bales of wool were sold by Winchcombe Carson at their Sydney sale to-day. French competition showed renewed vigor, and…

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Wool Generally Firm. French Demand Easier

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 4

Winchcombe Garson Ltd. reports:— The wool market displayed tendencies contrary to usual custom at opening sales of the new year. Super…

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Homebush Stock Sales Cattle £1 HIGHER (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 2

Cattle.—2336 yarded. The market was £1 better. Bullocks sold from &7 to £18 and cows from £6 to £14. Best beef was worth 45/ per 100 lbs,…

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The New Wool. Story of "Sniafil." Rosy Prospects. Turin, January 10

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 2

The special correspondent of the "Yorkshire Post," who was despatched to Turin, chiefly to investigate artificial wool, sketches a…

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The Farming Days. Before and After the Advent of Machinery

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 3

Mr. William Bridge, of Scone, and formerly of Muswellbrook, has started what should result as an interesting series of articles dealing with the…

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The Season's Wheat

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 4

On Friday the grain trade section of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce will determine the f.a.q. standard of New South Wales wheat for the…

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