S7S M. Moreau de Jonnes on the Domestic Economy^ S^c. 



Maximum of each Mean Price of each 

 V. Fish. in Roman Money, in English Money. 



L. s. d» 



Sea fish, first quality, - . 24 Den. 4 6 



Do. second quality, - 16 3 



River fish, first quality, - 12 2 3 



Do. second quality, - 8 16 



Salt fish, - - 6 1 H 



Oysters per hundred, - 100 18 B 



VI. Culinary Vegetables, 



Lettuces, the best, five together, 4 9 



Do. second quality, ten together, 4 9 



Common cabbages, the best, single, 4 9 



Cauliflower, the best, five together, 4 9 



Do. second quality, ten together, 4 9 



Beet root, the best, five together, 4 9 



Do. second quality, ten together, 4 9 



Radishes, the largest, - 4 9 



Maximum of the Mean Price 

 Sextarius in Ro- of in English 



VII. Other Provisions, man Money. Money. 



L. s. d. 



Honey, the best, - 40 Den. 15 



Do. second quality, - 20 7 6 



Oil, the best quality, - 40 15 



Oil, the second quality, - 24 9 1 



Vinegar, - - 6 2 3 



A stimulant to excite the appetite, 



made of the essence of fish, (li- 



quamen) - - 6 2 3 



Dried cheese, the Roman pound, 12 3 4 Fr. lb. 



We a,re much surprised at the very high prices in this table. 

 Labour and provisions cost ten and twenty times as much as 

 with us. But when we come to compare the price of provi- 

 sions with the price of labour the dearness of all the neces- 

 saries of life appears still more excessive. M. Moreau de 

 Jonnes makes this comparison. He brings together from the 

 edicts of Dicocletian a great many facts given by historians, 

 and he shows, that, if the abundance of the precious metals 



