Item |
Price In Pounds |
Modern Dollars |
Apples |
3/farthing |
3 / 40¢ |
Chickens |
1d |
$1.66 |
Butter |
3/4d for 3 oz |
1/4 lb / $1.66 |
Eggs |
1d/6 |
6 / $1.66 |
Raisins |
3d/pound |
$4.96 |
Herring |
3s/200 |
$59.40 |
Sugar |
1s/pound |
$19.80 |
Cinnamon |
10s 6d/pound |
$200.00 |
Ginger |
3s 8d/pound |
$72.68 |
Honey |
2 groat / half gallon |
$13.28 |
Loaf of bread |
2d |
$3.30 |
Meal at an inn |
4-6d |
$6.64-$9.92 |
Ale |
1/2d/tankard |
83¢ per tankard |
French Wine |
$20.00 a bottle |
|
Playing Cards |
2d |
$3.30 a pack |
Candles |
48 / $64.74 |
|
Wooden Bowls |
1d |
$1.66 |
Wooden Spoons |
1 farthing |
40¢ |
Two pairs spectacles |
6d |
$9.92 |
Lodging |
1d/night; 6d/week |
$1.66 per night |
Hiring a horse |
1s/day or 2.5d/mile |
$19.80 |
Night at the theatre |
1-3d |
$1.66-$4.98 |