APPENDIX 
No. 4 . 
LIST OF PRICES, 
OF RENTS, PEOVISIONS, ETC., TO HOUSEKEEPERS IN THE CITT OF MEXICO. 
Beef, 
Mutton 
Hams, 
Ducks, 
Turkeys, 
Fowls, 
Pigeons, 
12J cents per 20 oz. 
12i 
50 
37i 
50 
50 
25 
18 
lb. 
pair, 
each. 
(( 
pair. 
Pescao-blanco, from the lake, 62J cents per 
lb. 
VEGETABLES, TEA, COFFEE, ETC. 
Onions, 
Artichokes, 
Cauliflowers 
Cabbages, 
Peas, 
Corn, 
Barley, 
Rice, 
Radishes, 
Potatoes, 
12^ cents per dozen. 
25 
12i " each (small) 
12^ to 25 cents each. 
25 cents per pint. 
$5 to $6 per carga of 400 lbs. 
12^ cents per lb 
12i 
Beans (frigoles) 12^ 
Chil6 peppers, 31^ 
Tomatoes, 12^ 
Bread, 6:i 
2^ dozen, 
quart. 
« 
lb. 
dozen, 
cents for four small 
loaves, 16 ounces, in all. 
6^ cents per 16 oz 
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Biscuits, 
Chocolate, 
Tea, 
Coffee, 
Sugar (refined) 
Sugar (white) 
Pines, 
Chirimoyas, 
Peaches, 
50 
lb. 
$2 to $3 per lb. 
25 to 37i cents per lb. 
I8f cents per lb. 
12i 
FRUITS. 
12^ cents each. 
6| to 12^ cents each. 
64 cents for four. 
25 
Oranges, 
Plantains, 
Grapes, 
Walnuts, 
Melons, 
Avocates, 
Apples, 
Tunas, 
Lemons, 
Guyavas, 
Granaditas, 
Milk, 
Pulqu^, 
Water, 
Aguardiente, 
Mescal, 
Chicha, 
Orgeat, 
Agua de chia, 
Charcoal, 
Cook, 
Coachman, 
Waiter, 
Housekeeper, 
Chambermaid; 
Scullion, 
6i " six. 
6i " four. 
25 « lb. 
6^ " forty. 
6^ to 12^ cents each. 
6^ cents for four. 
12i 
6i 
6i 
H 
6i 
dozen. 
eight, 
four. 
6^ cents per quart. 
6i 
6i 
18J 
25 
6i 
6i 
H 
three quarts 
barrel. 
quart. 
(( 
three pints, 
quart. 
FUEL. 
6^ cents for six lbs. 
SERVANTS. 
$4 to $6 per month. 
15 to 20 « 
15 « 
8 to 10 " 
3 to 4 " 
3 to 4 « 
They vary according to situation, bnt 
they are very high throughout the Capital ; 
$500— $2500 ; and even higher rates are 
given for the very best. 
