Wool and Wool Trade
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Encyclopedia article on wool as a commodity, mainly the history of English legislation on wool export and import from Edward I through the 1820s, and the conflict between landowners and manufacturers. It also gives statistics on English wool production, foreign wool imports (1771-1860), estimates of sheep numbers, qualities manufacturers look for in wool, competition from Saxony merino and Australia, and a closing section on alpaca wool and Charles Ledger's transfer of alpacas to Australia.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1867
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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