Appendix I

AVERAGE PRICES FROM 1259 TO 1700

CORN PER QUARTER.

WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS.

1259-1400 5s. 10-3/4d. 4s. 3-3/4d. 2s. 5-3/4d. 1401-1540 5s. 11-3/4d. 3s. 8-3/4d. 2s. 2-1/4d. 1541-82 13s. 10-1/2d. 8s. 5-3/4d. 5s. 5-1/2d. 1583-1700 39s. 0-1/2d. 21s. 4d. 13s. 10d.

RYE. BEANS.

1259-1400 4s. 4-7/8d. 4s. 3-1/2d. 1401-1540 4s. 7-3/4d. 3s. 9-1/4d. 1541-82 -- 9s. 1-1/2d. 1583-1700 -- 22s. 3-1/4d.

LIVE STOCK.

OXEN. COWS. CART HORSES.

1259-1400 13s. 1-1/4d. 9s. 5d. 16s. 4d. 1401-1540 moderate increase 14s. unaltered 1541-82 55s. 32s. great increase 1583-1700 100s. 60s. 1580-1640 L5 to L10 1640-1700 L8 to L15

PIGS SHEEP. LAMBS. (GROWN). BOARS.

1259-1400 1s. 2d. to 1s. 5d. 8d. 3s. 4s. 7d. 1401-1540 moderate increase 9d. unaltered 6s. 1541-82 3s. to 4s. 6d. 2s. to 3s. 6s. 8d. to 8s. -- 1583-1700 10s. 7d. -- great increase

POULTRY AND EGGS.

HENS. DUCKS. GEESE. EGGS.

1259-1400 1-6/8d. 2d. 3-5/8d. 4-1/2d. per 120 1401-1540 2-1/4d. 2-1/4d. 4-3/4d. 6-1/2d " 1541-82 4-3/4d. 4-3/4d. 10d. 7-1/2d. " 1583-1700 8d.-1s. 9-1/4d. 2s. 3s. 3d. "

WOOL. CHEESE. BUTTER. Per lb.

1259-1400 3-5/7d. 4-1/2d. per 7 lb. 4-3/4d. per 7 lb. 1401-1540 3-5/7d. 1/2d. per lb. 1d. per lb. 1541-82 7-1/2d. 1d. " 3d. " 1583-1702 9d.-1s. 3-1/2d. " 4-1/2d. "

HAY. HOPS. Per load. Per cwt.

1259-1400 3s. 8d. -- 1401-1540 unaltered 14s. 0-1/2d. 1541-82 9s. 6d. 26s. 8d. 1583-1702 26s. 4d. 82s. 9d.

LABOUR.

Reaping Reaping Labourer per wheat oats Mowing day without per acre. per acre. per acre. food.

1261-1350 5-5/8d. 4-7/8d. 5-1/4d. 2d. 1351-1400 8-1/2d. 8-1/4d. 7d. 3d. 1401-1540 9-3/4d. 8-1/4d. 8-1/8d. 4d. 1541-82 -- -- -- 6-1/2d. 1583-1640 -- -- 1s. 7d. 8-1/2d. 1640-1700 -- -- 1s. 8d. 10d.

PRICE OF LAND PER ACRE.

To Rent. To Buy. Arable. Grass.

1261-1350 4d.-6d. 1s.-2s. 12 years' purchase 1351-1400 6d. 2s. " 1401-1540 6d. 2s. 15-20 years 1541-82 slight increase unaltered 1583-1640 great increase 20 years 1641-1700 5s. 8s. " 1770 10s. 30 years

FOOTNOTES:

Summarized from Thorold Rogers' prices in his History of Agriculture and Prices, with some alterations.

Affri, 13s. 5d. cart horses, 19s. 4d. A good saddle horse about 1300 was worth L5. By 1580 it was worth L10 to L15, by 1700 L20 to L25.

A decided increase, but prices fluctuate so much that it is hard to strike an average.