Prices
1812 The General Price of Cows and Calves this year is from 13 to 20 Pounds depends on the goodness of them, Father bought 3, 1 at £13, 2 at £14, 3 at 16 pounds per couple.
1812 Dec Father Bought A Sparked Calf of Brother John when he lived at Merriott for £1 10 0 to Raise – and one he had of his own. Both Branched Lattish Calves. Sold that of Fathers for £13 13 0 to the Butcher.
1812 The Price of Bread 20d per hog.
Wheat £1 0 0 pr bushel
Barley 12s per bushel
Beans 11s per bushel
Pease 10s per bushel
Malt 14s per bushel
Potatoes 16s per Bagg
Cheese sold for £4 11 per Ct
Bacon 1s 1d per pound
Beef 9d and 10d per pound
And all other things in Proportion to the above.
1812 Brother Simeon Bought at Bristol Fair a Large Pair of Bellows to use in Smith Shop, the First day using them on Monday 14 of September -the Price of them £4 0 0.
1814 18th March Prices of Corn and Etc
Wheat sold for 9s 9d
Barley for 4s 6d
White Pease for 9s 0d
Brown Pease for 6s 0d
Beans for 5s 9d
Potatoes for per Bagg 1s 6d
Oats for 4s 0d
Pig Meat per Schore 14s 0d
1816
From Sept to Christmas The Average Price of Corn Etc.
Good Wheat worth 14s 6d
do Barley do 7s Od
Brown Pease do 8s Od
White Pease do 12s Od
Old Beans do 1Os 6d
New Beans do 7s Od
Oats Best sort 4s Od
Potatoes pr Bagg 3s 6d
Pork Meat per score 7s Od
Best Pieces Beef pr lb 5½d
1817 From Lady Day to Midsummer in the Month of June
Good wheat worth 18s 0d
New beans 7s 6d
Barley 8s 0d
Pork Meat 9s 9d
Potatoes 7s 6d
1818 Nov 4th Average price of Corn etc.
Best Wheat worth 9s 6d
Best beans lOs 6d
Barley 7s 6d
Oats 5s 6d
Brown Pease 7s Od
Potatoes 3s Od
Pork Meat pr Score lls 6d
1820 Jan 29th CORN ETC Average price of Corn etc.
Best Wheat 9s 0d
Barley 4s 0d
Oats 3s 3d
Beans 6s 0d
Pease 6s 6d
Potatoes 3s 0d
Porkmeat pr schore 9s 0d
Best Beef pr lb 7d
Bacon pr lb 9½d
Bread pr Loaf 9½d
1821 Feb 1st CORN ETC Average Price of Corn
Best Wheat pr bushel 7s 3d
Best barley 3s 3d
Oats 2s 6d
Beans 4s 0d
Pease 4s 6d
Potatoes 1s 6d
Porkmeat pr schore 7s 6d
Best beef pr lb 6d
Bread per loaf 8d.
1821 Feb 28th Paid Wm Warr and Wm Follett for Making Fathers Elm (plain) coffin (without a Breast plate) 42/0 had it been oak it would be £5 5 0.
CORN ETC
1822 Feb 10th Average price of Corn etc.
Best wheat pr Bushell 8s 0d
Best Barley pr do 3s 0d
Best Oats pr do 2s 0d
Best Beans pr do 3s 9d
Good potatoes pr Bagg 2s 3d
Porkmeat pr Schore 5s 6d
Best Beef pr lb 4½d
Bread pr Loaf 9½d
1822 June 26th Average Price of Grain etc
Best Wheat pr Bushel 7s 0d
Barley 2s 9d
Beans 3s 0d
Potatoes pr Bagg 3s 6d
Porkmeat per schore 5s 0d
Bread pr Loaf 7½d
1823 Oct 24th Bought at Mr Joseph Cleals Sale of Lower Stratton Quantocks Estate a Winnowing Machine for £4 5 0.
1823 Nov 4th Sold 20 bags (3 Bushells) of Apples for Cider to a Man of North Perrott at 2/0 pr Bagg.
Nov Average Price of things –
Best Wheat pr Bushell 6s 9d
Barley 2s 9d
Beans 4s 6d
Potatoes pr Bag 2s 0d
Porkmeat 8s 0d
Bread pr loaf 8d
DOG
1823 April 20th Bought of a Boy at Lopen a long tail Dog from Mr Cables Bitch and we believe its Father was our last Tiger because it is so much like it cost 8s 6d.
1824 SHEEP
May 25th I bought 1 Oct 1823 Sixty sheep for 7s 8d pr Head and sold them this time at 23/0 pr Head so these sheep trebled their cost. This Year I Gained by Sheep £68 0 O.
1824 Oct 20th Average Price of Corn etc
Wheat pr Bushell 8s Od
Barley pr do 4s 6d
Beans pr do Old 5s Od
Potatoes pr Bagg 2s 6d
Porkmeat pr score 9s Od
Bread pr loaf 8½d
Butter pr lb lld
Cyder pr Hogshead £1 10 Od
1825 Feb 18 Average Price of Corn etc.
Bread pr Loaf 9½d
Bacon Dry pr lb 9d
Porkmeat pr Schore 8s 6d
Potatoes pr Bag 3s 6d
Wheat pr Bushel 8s 6d
Barley 5s Od
Beans 5s 3d
Pease Brown 5/‑, White 7s Od
Best Beef pr lb 6d
1828 Nov & Dec Average price of Corn etc.
Old Wheat 11/- and New Wheat 10s 0d
Old Beans 7/- and New Beans 6s 0d
Barley (good sample) 5s 0d
Potatoes pr Bag 3s 0d
Bread 10½d
Best Cheese 8d
Butter 1s 0d
1829 May The Average Price of Corn etc.
Old Wheat 10/6 New Wheat 10/‑ pr Bushel
Barley 5/‑ Beans 5/9
Butter lld and Potatoes pr Bag 6/‑.
1829 Sep 25 This Day Mr Vile told me that he had sold Apples to Mr Reader of Broadwindsor (several loads) at 21 bags for 20/‑ and Uncle Stephen Gifford told me he had sold them at 8d pr Bag both 10 peck Bags – about 50 years before the above date.
PRICES
1829 Novm Apples was sold at 1/‑ pr Bag
Cider at 12/‑ pr Hogshead many places I have sold 8 Hogshead at 15/-
Exchanged 16 Hogshead for a Horse valued £12 0 0 the Cider 15s
Wheat pr Bushel 8s
Barley 4s
Beans 5s 6d
Potatoes pr Bag 3s
Pork Meat pr Schore 7s
Butter pr lb lOd
1830 March 25 Price of Grain etc
Best Wheat 8s 6d
Barley 4s 0d
Beans 5s 3d
Pease for seed 7s 0d
Pork meat pr schore 6s 3d
Best Cheese 6d
Butter 11d
and Bread 8½d
1832 Dec GRAIN ETC The Average price of Grain etc.
Best Wheat worth 7/‑ pr Bushel
Do Barley do 4/‑ vast quantity stored this year
Do Beans do 4/‑ pr Bushel
Brown Pease do 4/6 do
Potatoes per Bag 1/9 pr 120 lb
Best Quartern Loaf Bread 7d
Best,(good), Cheese 6d pr lb
Pork meat pr schore 7/4½
Candles sold at 6d pr lb.
1835 Jan 1st Prices of Grain etc
Best New Wheat 5s 6d
Best New Barley 3s 6d
Best New Beans 4s 6d
Bakers 4lb loaf 6d
Cheese Raw Milk 6d pr lb
Butter 8d
Pork Meat pr 20lb 6s 0d
Mens Wages per day 1s 2d
Coal at Langport pr cwt 8d
Best Beef and Mutton 5½d lb
1839 May 18th Bought at Tollerdown Fair 80 horned lambs at 13/- = £52 0 0.
1841 Dec Price of Grain Etc.
Best Wheat 8s 3d
Best Barley 4s 0d
Best Beans 5s 0d
Butter per lb 1s 0d
Potatoes per bag 2s 6d.
1843 Jan 7 Prices of Corn etc.
Best Wheat per bushel 6s 0d
Barley ” 3s 0d
Beans ” 4s 0d
Pease (brown) ” 4s 0d
Oats ” 2s 0d
Potatoes per 120 lb 2s 0d
Best Bread 4lb 5½d
Pork Meat per 20lb 7s 0d
Beef ) 5½d
Mutton) 6d
Pork ) 5d
1843 June 6 Prices of Corn etc
Wheat 6/-, Barley 3/-, Beans 3/6 and Potatoes 2/3 per bag. Pork meat 6/6 per score.
1843 July 2nd Paid Mr Drew’s Man of Stoke 14/- for Cleaning and Cutting the Inscription on our Head Stone in the Church Yard for Brother Wm 18d per dozen for the letters and Cleaning.
1844 June 7th Prices etc.
Wheat 7/-, Barley 4/3, Beans 5/-, Potatoes 3/-, Pork Meat 7/- per score.
1844 Dec 18 The 3 New Stone Steps was put at our Back Door by Mr Luke Stagg Hamhill, stone and labour cost 9s 0d.
1845 Jan 12th Joseph Fort Thatched our Little Cellar in the Garden at 2/9 per square and Liquor, the Reed was very good – also the Waggon House in South Street Orchard.
16th Bought of Simon Clark South Petherton 9 young pear trees at 2/3 = £1 0 3. Planted 5 for Wm B H and 4 for Robt Wm Hebditch.
22nd Bought 3 more Pear Trees of S Clark for 9s 0d, and planted them in Home Orchard.
1847 Jan 15th . Price of Grain Etc
Wheat sold in Stratton at 11/-
Barley worth 7/-
White Peas 9/6
Brown Peas 7/6
Beans I sold at 7/-
Potatoes per 120 lb 7/- per bag
Swedes per 112 lbs 1/6
Hay worth 3/- per cwt
Pork meat 8/6 per 20 lb
N.B. Wheat is advanced within a month 3/- per Bushel and Barley 2/-
In consequence of the above high prices the Poor have principally lived on swedes and turnips. Wages are now 8/- and Wt about 8/-. About £110 000 have been collected for the Starving poor in Ireland and Scotland.
1847 June 1st Sold at Somerton Fair 75 Down Lambs to Jas Jeffery @18/-£63 0 0
Cost me 15/- at Tollerdown a fortnight since and paid me£10 0 0
At this Fair Wm Hayward, Compton Sold 66 Horn Pur Hogs at 43/- pr Head
1859 Mar 25th The price of corn & wheat 5/- Bread 5d Barley 4/- Beans 5/ Potatoes 2/- Pork meat 8/- Butter 13d
1859 July The Prices of Corn etc
Wheat 5/3, Barley 3/9 Beans 6/- Bread 5d Potatoes 3/- Pork 9/- Butter 10d Wool 1/6
1860 June
15th The Price of corn & wheat 7/- Barley 4/- Beans 6/ Potatoes 7/ per 120 lb Bread 6½ Porkmeat 11/- score. Stock of all kind very dear Beef 7d Mutton 7½d & Bacon 9d per lb Butter 11d