A History of Agriculture and Prices in England

by Rogers, James E. Thorold; Roger, Arthur G. L.

• ISBN13: 9781108036573
• ISBN10: 1108036570
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-22
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

Since early times, agriculture has been pivotal to England's economy. This is the seventh in a magisterial seventh-volume, eight-piece compilation by the economist James E. Thorold Rogers (1823-90), which represents the most complete record of produce costs in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Drawing on a variety of sources including college archives and the Public Record Office, Rogers documents the fluctuating prices of commodities such as livestock, wheat, hay, wool, textiles and labour in a time of great economic change, when the growing economy of the early middle ages was shaken by famine and the Black Death, and then gradually recovered towards the Agrarian Revolution. First published in 1902 (completed and edited by Rogers' son), this two-part volume presents in Part 1 data from 1703 to 1793, showing the prices of a range of products; Part 2 consists of further documents collected by Rogers for the work.

Table of Contents

Preface

Prices of grain

Prices of hay and straw

Prices of rape seed

Prices of minor products

Prices of hops

Prices of stock

Prices of butter, cheese, eggs, cream, etc.

Prices of candles and tallow

Prices of wool, skins, hides, and leather

Prices of fuel

Prices of fish

Prices of salt

Prices of ale, beer, and porter

Prices of wine

Prices of foreign produce

Prices of iron, ironwork, and nails

Prices of metals

Prices of stone

Prices of lime

Prices of laths

Prices of timber and board

Prices of linen and cotton

Prices of clothing

Prices of paper

Prices of rope

Prices of sundry articles

Prices of labour

Statement of weekly employment of certain workmen on the Brandsby estate

Addenda

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