FOREIGN PRODUCE. 



SPICES AND FRUITS. 



THF entries under this head are not numerous, and there are several 

 yi-;irs imrvprrsi-nicd in the list. The prices are taken mostly from London 

 during the earlier part of the century, and are generally nurkrt prices. 

 The Brandsby papers supply nearly all the information during the latter 

 half of the period. These figures are taken from the shopping book of 

 the grocer with whom the family dealt in York, and give, of course, the 

 retail price paid by an ordinary consumer in the provinces. The Casile 

 Howard prices are mostly taken from the housekeeper's book. 



In most cases, the prices given are those of the ounce, pound, or 



1703 



1708 



