Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE VII
3. CONTENTS XI
4. TABLES XIV
5. CHARTS XV
6. APPENDIX TABLES XVI
7. I. INTRODUCTION 1
8. II. THE GENERAL COURSE OF PRICES 10
9. III. MERCHANT PRACTICES AS EVIDENCE OF INFLATION 24
10. IV. SPECIE EQUIVALENTS 58
11. V. WHEAT, FLOUR, AND BREAD 73
12. VI. CORN 113
13. VII. BEEF AND PORK 124
14. VIII. SALT 142
15. IX. IRON 159
16. X. NAVAL STORES 175
17. XI. MUSCOVADO AND LOAF SUGAR 187
18. XII.MOLASSES AND RUM 204
19. XIII BEVERAGES 222
20. XIV. PEPPER 243
21. XV. TOBACCO 247
22. XVI. COTTON 270
23. XVII. TEXTILES 283
24. XVIII. COMMUNITY ADJUSTMENTS TO INFLATION 311
25. XIX. CONCLUSIONS 318
26. APPENDIX 332
27. BIBLIOGRAPHY 347
28. INDEX 353