THE SIAMESE PRINCE IN FULL REGALIA
In 1858, Barbot[[388]] gave the value of pearls under ordinary conditions, but very indefinitely, as follows:
| Grains | Carats | Francs per carat | U. S. currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ¼ | 4 | $0.80 |
| 2 | ½ | 10 | 2.00 |
| 3 | ¾ | 25 | 5.00 |
| 4 | 1 | 50 | 10.00 |
Above four grains they sold by the piece, and below, by the ounce. Baroque pearls sold for 300 to 1000 francs per ounce. Seed-pearls, if quite round, were worth about 120 francs per ounce.
Emanuel[[389]] gave the following table of prices for the pearl, reduced to United States currency:
| Grains | 1865 | 1867 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $2.88— $3.84 | $4.32— $4.80 |
| 4 | 5.28— 6.72 | 6.72— 8.40 |
| 5 | 8.40— 10.80 | 9.60— 12.00 |
| 6 | 13.20— 15.60 | 16.80— 19.20 |
| 8 | 21.60— 26.40 | 24.00— 28.80 |
| 10 | 38.40— 43.20 | 48.00— 52.80 |
| 12 | 57.60— 72.00 | 67.20— 76.80 |
| 14 | 72.00— 86.40 | 86.40— 96.00 |
| 16 | 96.00—144.00 | 96.00—144.00 |
| 18 | 144.00—192.00 | 144.00—192.00 |
| 20 | 192.00—240.00 | 192.00—240.00 |
| 24 | 288.00—345.60 | 288.00—345.60 |
| 30 | 384.00—480.00 | 384.00—480.00 |
The following values appear in the “Encyclopedia Hispano-Americana,” Barcelona, 1894, Vol. XV, p. 180 (Louis Dieulafait):
| Grains | Value, 1865 | Value, 1867 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pesetas | U. S. currency | Pesetas | U. S. currency | |
| 3 | 17— 18 | $3.40— $3.60 | 21— 23 | $4.20— $4.60 |
| 4 | 25— 32 | 5.00— 6.40 | 32— 40 | 6.40— 8.00 |
| 5 | 41— 52 | 8.20— 10.40 | 46— 58 | 9.20— 11.60 |
| 6 | 64— 75 | 12.80— 15.00 | 81— 93 | 16.20— 18.60 |
| 8 | 104— 128 | 20.80— 25.60 | 116— 139 | 23.20— 27.80 |
| 10 | 202— 227 | 40.40— 45.40 | 252— 277 | 50.40— 55.40 |
| 12 | 302— 378 | 60.40— 75.60 | 352— 403 | 70.40— 80.60 |
| 14 | 378— 453 | 75.60— 90.60 | 455— 504 | 91.00—100.80 |
| 16 | 504— 756 | 100.80—151.20 | 504— 756 | 100.80—151.20 |
| 18 | 756—1005 | 151.20—201.00 | 756—1005 | 151.20—201.00 |
| 20 | 1005—1260 | 201.00—252.00 | 1005—1260 | 201.00—252.00 |
| 24 | 1512—1815 | 302.40—363.00 | 1512—1815 | 302.40—363.00 |
| 30 | 2117—2521 | 423.40—504.20 | 2117—2521 | 423.40—504.20 |
| COMPARATIVE STATEMENT SHOWING THE VALUES OF PEARLS AT STATED TIMES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | 1609[[390]] | 1672[[391]] | 1675[[392]] | 1751[[393]] | 1774[[394]] | 1791[[395]] | ||||
| Grains | Thal. | Kreutz. | Livres | £ | s | £ | s | £ | s | Lire |
| 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ⅓ | 1½ | |
| 2 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7½ | 13½ |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 24 |
| 5 | 4 | 48 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 37½ |
| 6 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 54 |
| 7 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 73½ |
| 8 | 12 | 0 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 96 |
| 9 | 15 | 23 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 121½ |
| 10 | 18 | 52 | 100 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 150 |
| 11 | 22 | 48 | 130 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 242 |
| 12 | 27 | 175 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 288 | |||
| 13 | 31 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 338 | |
| 14 | 36 | 52 | 270 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 392 | ||
| 15 | 42 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 450 | |
| 16 | 48 | 380 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 512 | |||
| 17 | 54 | 13 | 30 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 578 | |
| 18 | 60 | 52 | 500 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 648 | ||
| 19 | 67 | 48 | 37 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 722 | |||
| 20 | 75 | 650 | 40 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 800 | |
| 22 | 90 | 52 | 50 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 52 | 10 | 1210 | |
| 24 | 108 | 60 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 82 | 10 | 1440 | ||
| 26 | 126 | 52 | 33 | 16 | 99 | 0 | 1690 | |||
| 28 | 147 | 39 | 14 | 150 | 0 | 1960 | ||||
| 32 | 192 | 51 | 4 | 225 | 0 | 2560 | ||||
| 36 | 243 | 64 | 16 | 262 | 10 | 3240 | ||||
| 40 | 300 | 80 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 4000 | ||||
| 45 | 506 | 17 | 101 | 5 | 5062½ | |||||
| 50 | 625 | 125 | 0 | 6250 | ||||||
| 60 | 900 | 180 | 0 | 9000 | ||||||
| 70 | 1225 | 245 | 0 | 12250 | ||||||
| 80 | 1600 | 320 | 0 | 16000 | ||||||
| 90 | 2025 | 405 | 0 | 20250 | ||||||
| 100 | 2500 | 500 | 0 | 25000 | ||||||
| COMPARATIVE STATEMENT SHOWING THE VALUES OF PEARLS AT STATED TIMES, REDUCED TO UNITED STATES CURRENCY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Grains | 1609 | 1672 | 1675 | 1751 | 1774 | 1791 |
| 1 | $0.20 | $0.12 | $0.24 | $0.09 | $0.30 | |
| 2 | 0.81 | $0.80 | 0.48 | 0.96 | 0.50 | 1.20 |
| 3 | 1.82 | 1.90 | 1.44 | 2.16 | 1.87 | 2.70 |
| 4 | 3.24 | 3.80 | 2.88 | 3.84 | 4.50 | 4.80 |
| 5 | 5.06 | 6.84 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| 6 | 7.28 | 10.64 | 12.00 | 8.64 | 11.25 | 10.80 |
| 7 | 10.92 | 14.44 | 21.60 | 11.76 | 15.25 | 14.70 |
| 8 | 12.96 | 20.90 | 28.80 | 15.36 | 22.50 | 19.20 |
| 9 | 16.40 | 28.50 | 38.40 | 19.44 | 30.00 | 24.30 |
| 10 | 20.25 | 38.00 | 48.00 | 24.00 | 41.25 | 30.00 |
| 11 | 24.50 | 49.40 | 57.60 | 29.04 | 48.75 | 48.40 |
| 12 | 29.16 | 66.50 | 67.20 | 34.56 | 57.60 | |
| 13 | 34.22 | 76.80 | 40.56 | 68.75 | 67.60 | |
| 14 | 39.69 | 102.60 | 86.40 | 47.04 | 78.40 | |
| 15 | 45.56 | 103.20 | 54.00 | 105.00 | 90.00 | |
| 16 | 51.84 | 144.40 | 120.00 | 61.44 | 102.40 | |
| 17 | 58.52 | 144.00 | 60.36 | 137.50 | 115.60 | |
| 18 | 65.61 | 190.00 | 168.00 | 77.76 | 129.60 | |
| 19 | 73.10 | 180.00 | 86.64 | 144.40 | ||
| 20 | 81.00 | 247.00 | 192.00 | 96.00 | 187.50 | 160.00 |
| 22 | 98.01 | 240.00 | 116.16 | 262.50 | 242.00 | |
| 24 | 116.64 | 288.00 | 138.24 | 412.50 | 288.00 | |
| 26 | 136.89 | 162.24 | 495.00 | 338.00 | ||
| 28 | 158.76 | 188.16 | 750.00 | 392.00 | ||
| 32 | 207.36 | 245.76 | 1125.00 | 512.00 | ||
| 36 | 262.44 | 311.04 | 1312.50 | 648.00 | ||
| 40 | 324.00 | 384.00 | 1500.00 | 800.00 | ||
| 45 | 546.75 | 486.00 | 1012.50 | |||
| 50 | 675.00 | 600.00 | 1250.00 | |||
| 60 | 972.00 | 864.00 | 1800.00 | |||
| 70 | 1323.00 | 1176.00 | 2450.00 | |||
| 80 | 1728.00 | 1536.00 | 3200.00 | |||
| 90 | 2187.00 | 1944.00 | 4050.00 | |||
| 100 | 2700.00 | 2400.00 | 5000.00 | |||