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SN:	4377
Title:	Wheat Trade and Wheat Prices in France, 1486-1913
Persistent identifier:	10.5255/UKDA-SN-4377-1
Depositor(s):	ICPSR
Principal investigator(s):	Roehner, B., University of Paris
Original data producer(s):	ICPSR

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Abstract

This collection presents a historical survey of the price and quantity of wheat produced in different localities in France. The purpose of the study was to examine price trends of a major food commodity within an important agricultural market in Western Europe and, in particular, to measure the correlation between wheat price fluctuations and demographic fluctuations in France. Prices and quantities of wheat were recorded, either fortnightly or monthly, by local officials in the major wheat-growing areas and subsequently relayed to higher levels of the French government. These tables of information were finally copied and maintained by the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture and ultimately deposited in the French National Archives.

Main Topics: Table 1 (da9777ws.txt) contains quantities (in hectolitres) of wheat sold in specific French markets in the period 1825-1885. Table 2 (da9777wp.txt) contains the price (in centimes/hectolitre) of wheat sold in specific French markets, in the period 1825-1913. Table 3 (da9777mm.txt) contains monthly prices (in centimes/hectolitre) of wheat sold in the market of Toulouse, in the period 1486-1913.

Coverage, universe, methodology

Time period:	01 January 1486 - 01 December 1913
Dates of fieldwork:	September 1986, June 1987
Country:	France
Geography:	Toulouse
Spatial units:	No information recorded
Observation units:	Geographic Units
Kind of data:	Numeric
Universe:	Subnational Prices All wheat markets in France for which prices and quantities sold were recorded by the French administration in the nineteenth century.
Time dimensions:	Time Series
Sampling procedures:	No sampling (total universe) A representative sample of wheat markets covering every part of France, with the exception of Alsace-Lorraine, were chosen. After eliminating those with imprecise or incomplete information, 53 markets comprised the final list. The northern half of France is more heavily represented since wheat production is more extensive there than in the south. Usually one market per 'departement' (administrative area), either that of the largest city or of the centre with the largest quantities of sales, was chosen for inclusion in the collection. In addition, several large ports, such as Cherbourg and Dieppe, and other cities, such as Chateaudun and Albi, were also included.
Method of data collection:	Compilation or synthesis of existing material
Weighting:	No information recorded
Data sources:	Archives Nationales (Paris): F11* 1779-2678 F11* 2877-2984 Freche, G. and Freche, G. (1967) Les prix des grains, des vins et des legumes a Toulouse 1486-1868, Paris

Keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS	AGRICULTURAL YIELDS	ARABLE FARMING
ARCHIVE RECORDS	CEREALS	COMMODITIES
DOMESTIC TRADE	ECONOMIC INDICATORS	EUROPE
FOOD PRODUCTION	FRANCE	MARKETS (ECONOMICS)
PRICES	PUBLICATIONS	QUANTITY
TRADE

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Date of release:
First edition:	08 February 2002
Copyright:	Copyright B. Roehner
Access conditions:	The depositor has specified that registration is required and standard conditions of use apply. The depositor may be informed about usage. See terms and conditions of access for further information. Available to UK residents or those registered at UK institutions of higher or further education only.
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