Oysters (by the 100), 1s. 10d., (in London) 4/-to 14/-.
The figures show that prices of other commodities in the Edict vary extremely, but for sea fish are not far apart.
From the articles of raw material and manufactured wares, which number in the Edict over eight hundred, and from the wages, etc., I subjoin some items and prices on account of their general interest.[733]
| Price in— | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 a.d. in the | ||||
| 301 a.d. | United States. | |||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | |
| Wheat per bushel | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 (wholesale) |
| Beef per lb. | 0 | 3-2½d. | 0 | 5-9d. |
| Butter | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 to 1 4 |
| Eggs, per doz. | 0 | 2½ | 1 | 0 ” 1 3 |
| Wages per Day. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 a.d. | 1906 a.d. in the | |||
| s. | d. | United States. | ||
| Unskilled Workman | 0 | 5¼ | receives keep. | 5/- to 9/- (8 hours) |
| Carpenter | 0 | 10½ | ” ” | 10/- to 16/- ” |
| Painter | 1 | 4¼ | ” ” | 11/- to 16/- ” |
I add a few other prices, without attempting in these years of the ever-climbing wave of cost to give the corresponding modern quotations.
| £ | s. | d. | |
| Fowl | 0 | 0 | 6½ |
| Snails (per score) | 0 | 0 | 0½ |
| Asparagus (25 to the bunch) | 0 | 0 | 1½ |
| Apples (best, 10) | 0 | 0 | 0¾ |
| Barber | 0 | 0 | 4½ |
| Tailor (for cutting out and finishing best over garment) | 0 | 1 | 1¼ |
| Elementary Teacher (per pupil per month) | 0 | 0 | 10¼ |
| Writing””” | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Greek, Latin, or Geometry (per pupil per month) | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Advocate for presenting a case | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| ” ” finishing ” | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Watcher of Clothes in public baths (for each patron) | 0 | 0 | 4½ |
| Patricians’ shoes (per pair) | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Boots (Women’s) ” | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| ” (Soldiers’, without nails) | 0 | 1 | 10½ |
| Transportation (1 person, 1 mile) | 0 | 0 | 4½ |
| Waggon (1 mile) | 0 | 0 | 2½ |
| White Silk (per lb.) | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Genuine Purple Silk (per lb.) | 130 | 10 | 0 |
| Washed Tarentine Wool (per lb.) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ordinary washed Wool ” | from 5½ to 11d. | ||