\section{Trade Goods}\label{trade-goods}

Most wealth is not in coins. It is measured in livestock, grain, land,
rights to collect taxes, or rights to resource (such as a mine or a
forest).

Guilds, nobles, and royalty regulate trade. Chartered companies are
granted rights to conduct trade along certain routes, to send merchant
ships to various ports, or to buy or sell specific goods. Guilds set
prices for the goods or services that they control, and determine who
may or may not offer those goods and services. Merchants commonly
exchange trade goods Without using currency. The Trade Goods table shows
the value of commonly exchanged goods.

\begin{tabular}{l | l}
  Cost & Goods \\ \hline
1 cp & 1 lb. of wheat \\
2 cp & 1 lb. of flour or one chicken \\
5 cp & 1 lb. of salt \\
1 sp & 1 lb. of iron or 1 sq. yd. of canvas \\
5 sp & 1 lb. of copper or 1 sq. yd. of cotton cloth \\
1 gp & 1 lb. of ginger or one goat \\
2 gp & 1 lb. of cinnamon or pepper, or one sheep \\
3 gp & 1 lb. of cloves or one pig \\
5 gp & 1 lb. of silver or 1 sq. yd. of linen \\
1 gp & 1 sq. yd.of silk or one cow \\
15 gp & 1 lb. of saffron or one ox \\
50 gp & 1 lb. of gold \\
  500 gp & 1 lb. of platinum \\
  \end{tabular}