Volume 71: Macarthur family papers relating to wool and sheep, 1820-1936: No. 113
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this account, obliged to keep his Sheep in doors untill 11 o'clock in Summer.
This practice is founded, not upon theory, but actual experience, great losses having been sustained by following an opposite course. Mr Meyer appears to be a very intelligent candid man, and I regret that he proceeded on his Journey during the evening , so as to deprive me of the opportunity of further conversation with him.
Frankfort, s/ m. Sunday 6th Decr 1829
Mr Schmidt Polex, a considerable Merchant of this City, and who has seen much of the various parts of Germany, as well as visited France & England, says that about Six Millions of pounds weight of Wool, is sold annually at Frankfort; the greater part of which goes into the Netherlands, and some to France.