A large herd of sheep cast shadows on the stone wall of the market.

A trader in the neighborhood had part of his flock residing at his house, huddled together in two groups of six in the open air. The other part of the flock lay in the cottage of the manufacturer. It was not until he sold them to a bidder that they were distributed among the various producers of commodities. That manufacturer, therefore, had to introduce a new system of division of the flock, and thus, of the rearing of sheep.