TABLE 8.1: TABLE 8.1 Prices at George Davenport’s Trading Post, Rock Island, Illinois, c. 1820
| Item |
Price |
Item |
Price |
| Ax |
$6.00 |
Large copper kettle |
$30.00 |
| Beaver trap |
$8.00 |
Lead |
$0.20 per pound |
| Black silk handkerchief |
$2.00 |
Lead shot for guns |
$1.00 per 5 pounds |
| Breechcloth |
$3.00 |
Medium copper kettle |
$10.00 |
| Bridles |
$2.00–$10.00 |
Muskrat spear |
$2.00 |
| Chain for staking down traps |
$0.75 per 6 feet |
Muskrat trap |
$5.00 |
| Combs |
$1.00 per pair |
Muslin or calico shirt |
$3.00 |
| File (for sharpening axes) |
$2.00 |
Ordinary butcher knife |
$0.50 |
| Flannel |
$1.00 per yard |
Sheet iron kettle |
$10.00 |
| Flannel mantle |
$3.00 |
Small copper kettle |
$3.00 |
| Gunflints |
$1.00 per 15 |
Spurs |
$6.00 per pair |
| Hand-size mirrors |
$0.25 |
Tin kettle |
$14.00 |
| Heavy wool cloth |
$10.00 per yard |
Tomahawk |
$1.50 |
| Hoe |
$2.00 |
Trade gun |
$20.00–$25.00 |
| Horn of gunpowder |
$1.50 |
Wool blanket |
$4.00 |
| Horses |
$35.00–$50.00 |
Wool mantle (short cloak or shawl) |
$4.00 |