t^oo September 1749. 



or more, A cow is now fold for fifty 

 Francs -, but people can remember the time 

 when they were fold for ten FjCus *. A 

 flieep coils five or fix livres at prefent ; but 

 iafl year, when every thing was dear, it 

 coft eight or ten Francs. A hog of one 

 year old, and two hundred, or an hundred 

 and fifty pound weight, is fold at fifteen 

 Francs, M. Couagne^ the merchant, told 

 me, that he had fcen a hog of four hun- 

 dred weight among the Indians, A chick- 

 en is fold for ten or twelve ^ols^-^ and a 

 turkey for twenty fols. A Minot ■ % of 

 wheat fold for an Ecu laft year ; but at 

 prefent it coft forty Sols, Maize is always 

 of the fame price with wheat, becaufe here 

 is but little of it ; and it is all made ufe of 

 by thofe who go to trade with the Indians. 

 A Minot of oats colls fometimes from fif- 

 teen to twenty Sols ; but of late years it 

 has been fold for twenty-fix, or thirty Sols, 

 Peafe bear always the fame price with 

 wheat. A pound of butter cofts commonly 

 about eight or ten Sols j bwt lail year it rofe 

 up to fixteen Sols, A dozen of eggs ufed 

 to cofl but three Sols ; however, now are 



* An Ecu is tliiee Francs. 



■f Twenty Solj make one Li-vre. 



i A French meafure, abcat the fame as two buihels in 



England. 



fold 



