Mexico, as it was and as it is/Appendix 4
APPENDIX
No. 4.
LIST OF PRICES,
OF RENTS, PROVISIONS, ETC., TO HOUSEKEPPERS IN THE CITY OF MEXICO
| MEATS. | ||||
| Beef, | 12½ | cents per | 20 oz. | |
| Mutton, | 12½ | " | 18" | |
| Hams, | 50 | " | lb. | |
| Ducks, | 37½ | " | pair. | |
| Turkeys, | $1 | 50 | " | each. |
| Fowls, | 50 | " | " | |
| Pigeons, | 25 | " | pair. | |
| FISH. | ||||
| Pescao-blanco, from the lake, 62½ cents per lb. | ||||
| VEGETABLES, TEA, COFFEE, ETC. | ||||
| Onions, | 12½ | cents per | dozen | |
| Artichokes, | 25 | " | " | |
| Cauliflowers, | 12½ | " | each (small) | |
| Cabbages, | 12½ to 25 cents each. | |||
| Peas, | 25 cents per pint | |||
| Corn, | $5 to $6 per cargo of 400 lbs. | |||
| Barley, | $3 | " | " | |
| Rice, | 12½ | cents per | lb. | |
| Radishes, | 6½ | " | 2½ dozen | |
| Potatoes, | 12½ | " | quart | |
| Beans (frigoles) | 12½ | " | " | |
| Chilé peppers, | 31½ | " | lb. | |
| Tomatoes, | 12½ | " | dozen. | |
| Bread, | 6½ cents for four small loaves, 16 ounces in all. | |||
| Biscuits, | 6½ | cents per | 16 oz. | |
| Chocolate, | 50 | " | lb. | |
| Tea, | $2 to $3 per lb. | |||
| Coffee, | 24 to 37½ cents per lb. | |||
| Sugar (refined) | 18½ | cents per | lb. | |
| Sugar (white) | 12½ | " | " | |
| FRUITS. | ||||
| Pines, | 12½ cents each. | |||
| Chirimoyas, | 6½ to 12½ cents each. | |||
| Peaches, | 6½ | cents for | four. | |
| Oranges, | 6½ | " | six. | |
| Plantains, | 6½ | " | four. | |
| Grapes, | 25 | " | lb. | |
| Walnuts, | 6½ | " | forty. | |
| Melons, | 6½ to 12½ cents each. | |||
| Avocates, | 6½ | cents for | four. | |
| Apples, | 12½ | " | dozen. | |
| Tunas, | 6½ | " | " | |
| Lemons, | 6½ | " | " | |
| Guayavas, | 6½ | " | eight. | |
| Granaditas, | 6½ | " | four. | |
| DRINKS. | ||||
| Milk, | 6½ | cents per | quart. | |
| Pulqué, | 6½ | " | three quarts. | |
| Water, | 6½ | " | barrel. | |
| Aguardiente, | 18½ | " | quart. | |
| Mescal, | 25 | " | " | |
| Chicha, | 6½ | " | three pints. | |
| Orgeat, | 6½ | " | quart. | |
| Agua de chia. | 6½ | " | " | |
| FUEL. | ||||
| Charcoal, | 6½ cents for six lbs. | |||
| SERVANTS. | ||||
| Cook, | $4 to $6 | per month. |
| Coachman, | 15 to 20 | " |
| Waiter, | 15 | " |
| Housekeeper, | 8 to 10 | " |
| Chambermaid, | 3 to 4 | " |
| Scullion, | 3 to 4 | " |
| RENTS. | ||
They vary according to situation, but they are very high throughout the Capital; $500—$2500; and even higher rates are given for the very best.