Midland cattle and sheep market report soured by late arrivals
Dalgety and Co report January 12 notes beef supplies at Midland Yard constrained by late cattle and mixed quality, with closing prices £2 to £3 below last week. Sheep and lambs offered over 8000 head, stock quality strong but trading easier after the Blase. Fat cattle and sheep arriving in numbers, but yet again prices eased 2d per head versus prior week.
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Dalgety and Co
Midland
Tolay
Midland Railway
Blase, Tute and Co
Livestock Prices Show Mixed Quality Across Categories
Auction catalog lists best commonees at 30/49, 34 to 27 shillings, crossbred ewes 26 to 28, merino wethers 26 to 28, good to medium quality, lambs beat merino ewes 24 to 22, lambs 18 to 20 with some higher, pigs good medium weight baconers TH to 87 shillings, heavy porkers 50 to 57 shillings, a few light items lower, indicating varied market values.
Magazine Editor Returns Manuscript After Pasted Pages
A magazine editor sent back an aspiring contributor's story after she admitted pasting together inner pages. She complained in a letter that the manuscript was returned in its original condition, confirming her suspicion about edits or handling.
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Magasine
Special Kept Line Sale and Cape to Cairo Railway Tale
A thrift store offer highlights calico and sheeting prices in a limited sale. The article then recounts the Cape to Cairo Railway saga with vast struggles, from river trek and desert crossings to the Victoria Falls bridge, lions attacking workers, train encounters with wildlife, and early construction dangers across Africa.
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Cape To Cairo
Placley
Cape Town
Cairo
Alexandria
Deeserts
Zambesi
Victoria Palls
Bentes
Gwela
Lou
Eros
Elephants and ants plague Congo railway trek tale
A fragmented historical account describes elephants damaging railway lines and a driver’s failed attempt to deter them. White ants devastate stations, natives suffer sleeping sickness, and engineers improvise by using trained monkeys to detect danger. Senator Pearce touts Japan’s strong navy and army. German troops face poisoned wine sales in Cologne.
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Ams
Congo
Pearce
Japan
Dofenen
Cologne
Britainia
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