1767-Jan.-14
1767-Jan.-14: Market prices for metropolitan French imports continued to fluctuate across the colony, with old wine reaching up to 200 livres in Port-au-Prince.
HT-AFAM-1767-000010
1767-Jan.-14: Market prices for metropolitan French imports continued to fluctuate across the colony, with old wine reaching up to 200 livres in Port-au-Prince. Moissac flour remained a staple import, commanding prices between 70 and 85 livres in the secondary ports of Saint-Marc and Léogane. Conversely, colonial export freight rates were standardized, with cotton transport to France costing between 24 and 50 deniers depending on the port of embarkation. These economic indicators illustrate the high cost of living for the colonial administration and the logistical overhead of the plantation system.
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Affiches Américaines, 14 Jan. 1767 / Bates: HT-AFAM-1767-000010