Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-08-10

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ucquis;tioa and also respecting the Sheep
Of the Flock Of Negrete, imported from.
Spain By his majesty, in the gear 17e1.,
IcoNrINuED.l
Our merchants in Spanish wool range the
snr;ma piles in the following order Of value.
As appears by a statement IN the year 1872
Paular.
Negrete.
Muro.
Patrimonio, and Is more not necessary to
\ be enumerated. Mr.. Lasseyrie, the French
writer on sheep, ranges them not very dit
f.rentlv he states them as follows; but
both English and French agree that the pri-
ma piles are nearly equal IN fineness OF hbres
and consequently in value to tie manufac-
turer.
Escurial, called BY us Patrimonio.
Guadalupe.
Paular.
Infantado.
Montareo.
Negrete, &c.
The Danes, he tells US, procured their
sheep from the. best piles but there is no
appearance of their having, since they OBJ
tanned them, kept the aucks separate, nor
! are they at present SO remarkable tor hne
3 wool as the Saxon, whose wool is now at
J. least as fine as that Of Spain is, upon an
average of prima and second rate piles.
The Swedes were thr first persons who
supported the Spanish breed this good work
was undertaken assl completed by the pa.
trio,ic exertions of amerchant OF the name
of Alstroemer, in the year 1928. The next
who obtained an importation OF Merino
sheep were the Saxohs, who are indebted Tor
,thc benefits they enjoy frem the improve
ments OF their woods 70 the prince Xavier,
administrators Of the electorate during The
minority of the clector, and brother IN law
&c the King of SPAN. The prince obtained a
fook of these vsluabls animals in 1855, and
in 1778 an addition to it OF 100 rams ands
900 ewes. The Danes followed his useful
example, as also did both Prussia and Aus
tria. Every one OF these countries continue
at this moment to profit largely by the mn
provenaent these sheep have oceasloned IN
their agricultural concerns. SO tar from
truth is the too common assertion that their
wool will not continue fine in any country
but Spain, that in the year 1907, when the
ports of Spain were closed against US, ave
~ large quantity OF fine wool the produce OF
German Merino sheep, was imported INTO
this country from Hamburg and used by our
manufacturers as assnbstitute for Spanish
wool. In truth, some of this wool was so
fine that it carried in the British market as
high price as the best Spanish Files were.
sold for In times of peace and am!ty.
In the Year 1887 the king,guided by those
patriotic motives which are ever active IN
his maiesty's mind, gave orders for the I'M.
poreation Of Merino sheep tor hlsown use,
and for the improvement of British wool I;
a, II was doubtful at that time whether the
king of Spain's licence, without which these
sheep canfiot be embarked at a Spanish port,
could be obtained, it was deemed advised
Bile to make the FIRST purchases IN the parts
of Estremadura adjoining to Portugal, and
TO ship the sheep for England at Lisbon
The FIRST importation of these valuable AMI
mails arrived in March 1888, and a little
Aock of them was soon after completed 81
but as these were o.. different qualities, havl
imp been drafted from different Cavanas, his
majesty Was pleased to,order an application
20 be made otItie king of Spain by lord
Auckland then his majesty minister at that
court, for permission to import some sheep
drauphted from one of the prina piles. This
was Obtained, and little flock, consisting of
as ewes, 4 rams, and nlanso, arrived safe
md well at Dover in 1871. These sheep
). made part of the Cayana called Negrete,
sbs., y,i;A ~ from f.xr,ort.
). alien and which is likewise remarkable for