Colombia, 1825 -1850

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c.1822:
Reported in the early 1830s, Colombian Gold mines were "neglected in the more general search for platina" during the (early) 1820s.  Citing Cochrane (c.1824) elsewhere;

Citation: An Accompaniment to Mitchell's Map of the World, on Mercator's Projection...; Samuel Augustus Mitchell (1846) p.272
 

1825:
1825:  1 kg. US Flour @ =  S$ 0.72 -1.01/kg.



1825:  1 kg. (local) Beef @ Chocó (whols.)=  S$ 0.5435




Citation: An Encyclopaedia of Geography Vol 4, Hugh Murray (1834) p.1406
 

1837:  1 kg. (local) Beef @ Bogotá (whols.)=  S$ 0.08 - 0.09
1837:  1 kg. (local) Mutton @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 0.06
1837:  1 Fowl @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 0.01 - 0.15
1837:  1 Turkey @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 0.03 - 0.06
1837:  1 Liter Madeira @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 2.113
1837:  1 Liter brandy @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 1.8489
1837:  1 Liter English Porter @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 0.7042
1837:  1 kg. (local) Beef @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 0.1359
1837:  1 kg. (local) Mutton @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 0.1020
1837:  1 Dozen Eggs @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 0.1875
1837:  1 kg. Tea @ Bogotá (retail)=  S$ 6.5217
  
1837: 


Transport:






1837: 1 pair locally-made 'Wellington' boots = S$ 10.
1837: 1 pair locally-made poor-quality boots = S$ 2.







1822:  1 kg. Salt @ Zipaquira= S$ 0.065



Puerto Nare?
1837:  1 Dozen Eggs @ Nare (retail)=  S$ 0.25




 





Export Values, 1837:





1845: 
Where Wheat @ 13.5% moisture = 60 lbs. avd. = 27.2155 kg = $S 3.375, 
1845: 1 kg 'best wheat' @ Bogota = S$ 0.1240 (£ 0.0248)
1845: 1 lb avd. 'best wheat' @ Bogota = S$ 0.0565  (£ 0.0113)




c.1847? 
c. 1847:  1 kg. Rice @ Chocó  ~S$ 0.3478


c. 1847:  1 kg. Potatoes @ Chocó  S$ 0.4348



 


c.1850: Colombian Balsams







Bogota  to New York/Philadelphia: ~3,000 miles by sea & land routes
(2,510 miles)