422 



Tradesman and Merchant — Commercial Population 



all England, regardless of distance; and that the price of meat fell 

 most regularly with distance. The range of prices of meat was one 

 penny: this represented the expense of drixing to market and the 

 waste of flesh upoa the road. The uniformity in the price of bread 

 depended upon the universality of the culture of wheat and its port- 

 ability. The uniformity of the price of cheese was due to the fact that 

 it could be transported easily in bulk. 



Table Showing Influence of London Market on Prices.^ 



^ For com prices, see Chapter on Com and Com Products. 

 2 Young, Six Months Tour, IV, 274 et seq.; covers 65 towns. 

 ' Young, Eastern Tour, IV, 306-7; covers 37 towns. 

 ■* Young, Six Weeks Tour, 315 et seq. 



^ The price of meat used is an average of beef, veal and mutton; all prices in the 

 table are stated in pence per pound. 



