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Danish Agricultural Exports. 



Silesian Wool. 



The Consul-General at Breslau reports that the wool 

 produced in the province of Silesia has not only decreased in 

 quantity daring the last five years, but the quality has 

 deteriorated. Breslau, the capital of the province of Silesia, 

 is the chief market in Germany for all kinds of wool. The 

 amount of wool offered for sale in Breslau during- the year 

 1898 was as follows : — 



Old fine to extra fine Silesian wool — lbs. 



Washed - - — ' - 495,000 



In the grease - - - - - - * - 275,000 



Wool of sheep more or less crossed with Rambouillets, 



fleece washed and in the grease .... 825,000 



Better quality of Posen wools, washed and in the grease 550,000 



In 1897 the amount of wool offered for sale was 10 per 

 cent, less than in 1898, but in 1894 it was at least 50 per cent, 

 greater than in 1898, and the quality was better. On 

 account of the importation of Australian and Argentine 

 wools into the market since 1894, the price of wool has been 

 very low. Consequently, the farmers who had been raising 

 sheep for pure Silesian wool, imported English and Scotch 

 rams, and the cross produced ledger sheep for meat purposes, 

 but a quality of wool inferior to the pure old Silesian product, 

 which is known for its soft, silky, and long fleece as one of 

 the finest qualities of wool, and was sought after by the 

 manufacturers of fine cloths, dress goods, and shawls. For 

 the production of these goods the manufacturers are now 

 mixing the fine Silesian with wool imported from Sydney 

 and Port Philip. 



Danish Agricultural Exports in 1898. 



In his Annual Report on the Trade of Denmark in 1898 

 the British Consul at Copenhagen says that, compared with 

 1897, there was a falling off to the amount of £674,000 in the 

 value of the export of live animals (cattle, horses, sheep, 

 lambs), but on the other hand the export of meat, etc., has 

 risen considerably, and amounts to about £1,467,000. 



The export of butter increased by 17,325,000 lbs., valued at 



