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STEAMING AND BOILING DOWN ESTABLISHMENTS

STONY CREEK BOILING DOWN ESTABLISHMENT _ HUNTER RIVER

The prices charged at this establishment in this season for boiling cattle six shillings per head for sheep six pence - 
Salting hides with colonial salt one shilling each Drying this for skins one penny each
Casks of uniform size, thru to the low, thirty five shillings, including delivery at Morpeth  - Results of different lots boiled at this Establishment in 1849 Probably a bad one – Prices realised at London for tallow boiled at the house

 

1849 MONTH

January

February

March

April

May

% 801 Sheep move 

 

NO IN HEAT IN EACH LOT

72
154
151
133
59
114
107
30
29
46
65
30
119
93
16
25
30
130
113
119
68
41
60
 

Description of the CATTLE

Mixed & Young 

Bullocks 4 to 9 years old

Bullocks of all ages

Mixed all ages

Bullocks three years old 

Mixed all sorts

Coarse Mixed Lot
Butchers refuse
Culled & Young
All Sorts Cattle from & lamb
Mixed young 2 to 3 years old
Butchers refuse
Mixed (lost?) taken out
All sorts of 
bulls
Refused by the butchers

 

[Heading unsure]

650
800
700
600
600
550
580
600
500
560
550
500
600
550
500
600
600
500
550
560
560
550
580

 

TALLOW PRICES ON EACH LOT

1441 lb
133
144 1/2
124
91
83
111
100
170
102
1401/2
122
90
150
40
59
132

 

PRICES TALLOW FOR IN THE CLIENT

292 10%
32/

31/10% to 32/10%

30/1 to 31/1
 

TALLOW PRICES PER FARMER  GRASSES TALLOW

(?) 20th1862 42/9

Feb 1809 38/90
Feb 1809 37/6

July 23rd  37/9

 

801 sheep none prime or large, average price 7 to 20 lb sold in the Colony for 32% to 34 % per cut

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