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HUDSON'S BAY. 



Hudson's afford a more detailed view of the articles of the trade, 

 and their respective values. 



Articles. Number. 



Beaver skins . . 5)2,716 . . at 



Martins 

 Otters . . . 

 Cats .... 

 Foxes . . . 

 Wolverins . 

 Bears . . . 

 Wolves . . 

 Woodshocks 

 Elks 

 Deer . 



8,485 



1,445 



1,199 



527 



977 



371 



1,663 



32 



50 



105 .. at ... 2 



2 per Ib. 

 do. 

 | do. 

 per skin. 



do. 

 M. 



per skin, 

 do. 



Total value . . . 30,160 5 11 



The Company's establishments in die Bay, in the 

 year 1790, may be seen at one view in the folio wine 

 Table. 



Hudson'. 

 Bay. 



In forming a standard of trade with the natives, the 

 beaver skin is taken as the universal measure ; and a 

 comparative valuation made of the other kinds of pel- 

 try, &c. 



skin 1 as 2 beavers. 



A full grown moose 

 Cub ditto 



Old bears . . 

 Cub ditto 

 Foxes, black 

 Ditto, gray 

 Ditto, white 

 Ditto, red 

 Ditto, brown 

 Wolf . , 

 Wolverins 

 Cats 



Otter, old parchment 

 Ditto, cub and drest 

 Martins, prime . 

 Ditto, ordinary 

 Deer, buck . . . 



Ditto, doe . ... 

 Musquash . . 

 Goose feathers 

 Ditto quills 

 Castor 



With these the trading goods are bartered, or rather 

 directed to be bartered, at the following rates : 



Glass beads . . 



China ditto . . . 



Kettles, brass . . 



Coarse cloth . . 



Blankets . . 



Tobacco, Brazil . . 

 Ditto, leaf 

 Ditto, English roll 



Shirts, check 



Ditto, white . 



Stockings, yarn . 



Powder .. . 



Shot 



Duffels 



Knives . . 



Guns . . , 



Combs . . 



Flints . 



Vermilion . . 



Pistols 



Small burning glasses 



Gartering 



Orrice lace . 



Rings, brass . 



Files 



Tobacco boxes 



Awl blades 



Boxes, barrel 



Hawks-bells 



Sword blades 



Ice chisels . . 



Gun worms 



Hats, coarse 



Trunks, small leather 



Needles 



Hatchet 



Brandy, English 



Medals . . 



Thimbles 



Collars, brass 



Fire steels . . 



Razors 



Thread 



Out of this standard, however, which is in itself 

 sufficiently hard upon the Indians, the factors are al- 

 lowed, for their own emolument, to raise a surplus- 



