From the articles of raw material and manufactured wares, which number in the Edict over eight hundred, and from the wages, etc., I subjoin some items and prices on account of their general interest.[733] Price in— 301 A.D. 1906 A.D. in the United States. _s. d. s. d._ Wheat per bushel 1 8 4 10 (wholesale) Beef per lb. 0 3-2½_d._ 0 5-9_d._ Butter 0 5 1 1 to 1 4 Eggs, per doz. 0 2½ 1 0 ” 1 3 _Wages per Day._ 301 A.D. 1906 A.D. in the _s. d._ United States. Unskilled Workman 0 5¼ receives keep. 5/- to 9/- (8 hours) Carpenter 0 10½ ” ” 10/- to 16/- ” Painter 1 4¼ ” ” 11/- to 16/- ” I add a few other prices, without attempting in these years of the ever-climbing wave of cost to give the corresponding modern quotations. £ _s. d._ Fowl 0 0 6½ Snails (per score) 0 0 0½ Asparagus (25 to the bunch) 0 0 1½ Apples (best, 10) 0 0 0¾ Barber 0 0 4½ Tailor (for cutting out and finishing best over garment) 0 1 1¼ Elementary Teacher (per pupil per month) 0 0 10¼ Writing ” ” ” 0 1 4 Greek, Latin, or Geometry (per pupil per month) 0 3 7 Advocate for presenting a case 0 4 2 ” ” finishing ” 0 17 5 Watcher of Clothes in public baths (for each patron) 0 0 4½ Patricians’ shoes (per pair) 0 2 9 Boots (Women’s) ” 0 1 1 ” (Soldiers’, without nails) 0 1 10½ Transportation (1 person, 1 mile) 0 0 4½ Waggon (1 mile) 0 0 2½ White Silk (per lb.) 10 10 0 Genuine Purple Silk (per lb.) 130 10 0 Washed Tarentine Wool (per lb.) 0 3 1 Ordinary washed Wool ” from 5½ to 11_d._ FOOTNOTES: