ABSTRACT
Wheat:variousquantitieslistedatpricesfromp.f-totoo/- a qr.,totallingI,887tqrs.Ipeck,£3,899I4J"5a Malt:atpricesfromI8/- to48/- aqr.,503qrs.4bushels, £441I8sod Rye:16qrs.6bls.at48/- aqr.,£404Sod Barley:6bls.at6/- abl.,£xI6sod Pease:atpricesfrom20/- to6of-aqr.,244qrs.7bls., £2669s6a Totalgrains:2,653qrs.3bls.Ipeck BAKINGOFWHEATANDRYE
6Ibls.for36/-;447bls.for£14I8sod BISCUIT
AtpricesfromI2/9t1to2I/- acwt.,total131cwt.19lbs. BREAD
Foracertainproportionofloafbreadfortheships'companies BEER2
Atpricesfrom40/- to6of-atun,total1,339tuns,Ipuncheon, Ik.ilderk.in
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1Thepriceofcornwasveryhighin1595,thecountrybeinginthemiddleofarun ofbadharvests.Anoteonthepricesofseavictuals,dated18SeptemberIS9S (Cal.S.P.D.,1595-'hp.101)showsthatbetween1585and1595victualprices ingeneralroughlydoubled,whilewheatrosefrom20/- to40/- aquarterand maltfromIS/- to26/-- Thustheprovisionersofthisfleetappeartohavemade reasonablebargainsfortheirwheatandmalt,thoughinallrespectsthevictualling wasboundtobeexpensive.
