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Schedule of prices. - Continued.
From a point 25
miles west of Co-
lorado River.
Articles and Descrip- Quality. Through- East- West-
quantity. tion. out the ward. ward.
State.
Pease, per 60 Good --- $ 2.00 --- ---
pounds
Beans, per 60 do --- 3.00 --- ---
pounds
Bacon, per Good Hog, --- $ 60.00 $ 75.00
100 pounds corn-fed round
Do. Good do --- 50.00 65.00
mast-fed
Pork, per 100 Good do --- 30.00 40.00
pounds corn-fed
Do. Good do --- 25.00 35.00
mast-fed
Do. Good Mess, in --- 60.00 75.00
barrels
Hogs, per 100 Fair, Gross 24.00 --- ---
pounds unfatted
Lard, per Good Net --- .45 .50
pound
Beef-cattle:
Per head Four Average 40.00 --- ---
years
and
upward
Per pound Good Net .10 --- ---
fresh
Per 100 Good Dried 35.00 --- ---
pounds
Do. do Salt or 20.00 --- ---
corned
Mutton:
Per head Fair Wethers 8.00 --- ---
Per pound do do .124 --- ---
Tallow, per Good --- .50 --- ---
pound
Potatoes, per Sweet --- 2.00 --- ---
bushel (60
pounds)
Salt, per Good Dry 4.00 --- ---
bushel (50
pounds)
Sugar, per Common Brown 30.00 --- ---
100 pounds
Do Prime do 35.00 --- ---
Do White Clari- 40.00 --- ---
fied
Molasses, per Good Merchan- 2.50 --- ---
gallon table
Vinegar, per do Barrel 1.50 --- ---
gallon
Fodder, per do Blade 2.50 --- ---
100 pounds
Hay, per 100 do Grass 2.50 --- ---
pounds
Leather, per do Common 1.25 --- ---
pound sole
Do do Best 1.62 --- ---
sole 1/2
Do Good Heavy 2.00 --- ---
russet upper
Do do Light 2.25 --- ---
upper
Do Good Harness 1.75 --- ---
Leather, each Kip and Black 20.00 --- ---
calf
Shoes, per Good, Army 8.50 --- ---
pair double-
soled
Hides, per Good Dry .25 --- ---
pound
Wool, per Merino Unwashed 1.00 --- ---
pound
Do American do .60 --- ---
Do Coarse do .30 --- ---
Mexican
Cotton, per Sea- Baled .50 --- ---
pound island
Do Common do .25 --- ---
Work oxen, Numbers --- 125.00 --- ---
average per 1.
yoke
Horses, First- Artille- 450.00 --- ---
average per class ry
head
Do Good Cavalry 400.00 --- ---
Mules, ave- First- --- 400.00 --- ---
rage per head class
Do. Second- Medium 350.00 --- ---
class
Wagons. Good, 4-horse 550.00 --- ---
iron
axle
Do. Second- do 500.00 --- ---
class,
iron
axle
Do. First- do 450.00 --- ---
class,
wood
axle
Do. Second- do 400.00 --- ---
class,
wood
axle
Do. Good, 2-horse 400.00 --- ---
iron
axle
Do. Good, do 350.00 --- ---
wood
axle
Ambulances Good 4-horse 500.00 --- ---
Do. do 2-horse 425.00 --- ---
Whisky, per do Texas 3.00 --- ---
gallon
Hats, each do Wool 5.00 --- ---
Iron, per Common, Black- 1.00 --- ---
pound new smith
Transporta- --- Per mile .05 --- ---
tion, per 100
pounds
Hire of wagons and teams.
Hire of 2-horse wagon and team, rations and forage furnished by Government, per day ..................................... $ 6.00
Hire of same, rations and forage furnished by owner per day 9.00
Hire of 4-horse or 6-ox team, wagon and driver, rations and forage furnished by Government, per day ........................ 8.00
Hire of same, rations and forage furnished by owner, per day 13.00
Hire of 6-horse or 8-ox team, wagon and driver, rations and forage furnished by Government, per day ........................ 10.00
Hire of same, rations and forage furnished by owner, per day 17.00
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