In March, 1864, prices in Selma were as follows:—
| Salt, per bushel | $30.00 | ||
| Calico, per yard | 10.00 | ||
| Women’s common shoes, per pair | 60.00 | ||
| Men’s rough boots, per pair | 125.00 | ||
| Cotton cards (worth $1.75 in Connecticut) | 85.00 | [469] |
In August, 1864, the prices in Mobile were:—
| Flour, per barrel | $250.00 to | $300.00 | ||
| Bacon, per pound | 3.00 to | 5.00 | ||
| Cotton thread, per spool | 6.00 to | 12.00 | ||
| Calico, per yard | 12.50 to | 15.00 | ||
| Common shoes, per pair | 150.00 to | 175.00 | ||
| Boots, per pair | 250.00 to | 300.00 | ||
| Nails, per pound | 4.00 | |||
| Cotton shirts (each worth 50 to 60 c. in Massachusetts) | 50.00 to | 60.00 | [470] | |
In November, 1864, Colonel Dabney paid the following prices in Montgomery:—
| Bacon, per pound | $3.50 | |||
| Beef, per pound | $2.00 to | 2.50 | ||
| Potatoes, per bushel | 6.00 | |||
| Wood, per cord | 50.00 | |||
| Board, per day | 30.00 | [471] | ||
In Russell County and east Alabama the following prices were paid in 1863-1864:—
| A calico dress (9 yards) | $108.00 | |||
| A plain straw hat | 100.00 | |||
| Half a quire of note paper | 40.00 | |||
| Morocco shoes | 375.00 | |||
| Coffee, per pound | $30.00 to | 70.00 | ||
| Corn, per bushel | 12.00 to | 13.00 | ||
| Wax candles, each | .10 | |||
| Wages, per day | 30.00 | |||
| Soldier’s pay, per month (which he seldom received) | 11.00 | [472] | ||
In southwest Alabama, in December, 1864, prices were:—
| A mule (worth before the war $75.00 to $120.00) | $800.00 to | $1200.00 | ||
| A horse (worth before the war $120.00 to $250.00) | 1200.00 to | 2500.00 | ||
| A wagon and team cost | 2940.00 | |||
| Beef cattle, each | 930.00 | [473] | ||