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Asked to give information on the old rules regarding the fruit prices, vendors and assessors together
with the city fathers stated that the fruits arriving to the city were bought an sold freely between the
producers and vendors depending on the amount of deliveries until about four or five years ago. It
was revealed in the meeting that the vendors had begun to go to the fields of producers, buy the
crop on the trees, bring them to their secluded storage places, from which they release them in
piecemeal fashion to keep the prices high and shared the difference with the mayor. In order to
control the truth of these claims, ledgers were checked and some fruits were brought from the
nearest marketplace for examination. When the claims of coty fathers turned out to be correct, the
vendors were asked why they sold the fruits at weights under the standards. They replied in the
presence of the mayor that they were doing this with his approval. The mayor first denied it when
he was accused of tolerating this mispractice, but admitted in a round about manner by saying that
he had found the things like that when he came to the office and tried to have himself excused by
saying that this was the only way for collecting the sum that he was expected to send annually to the
imperial treasury and to meet the costs of running the city. His secretary and aides confessed the
sales at underweight. Some of the vendors also declared that the municipal controllers were actually
collecting one or two akças from each shop that they inspected and received a basketful of fruits to
take home everyday in clear violation of laws and edicts. All this was found to be unpleasant and
painful. Prices of all fruits were checked one by one and the old rules were found to be in complete
disregard. It was agreed in the meeting that new prices should be determined in consultation with
vendors, assessors and buyers and strictly enforced afterward.
Following decisions were adopted for fruits:
Sweet cherries will be sold for one akça per hundred and fifty dirhams first, per two hundred
dirhams three days later and the price will be one akça per oke with fifty dirham increments every
three days.
Fresh apricots will command a price of one akça for two hundred dirhams first and the price will be
set thereafter as per the quantities received.
Fresh plums will have a price of one akça per two hundred dirhams, one akça per five hundred
dirhams and the pricing system will continue by increments until is reached the level of one akça
per six hundred during the season.
Such will be the price of Gökbalı pears.
The gnesi pears will be one akça per six hundred dirhams first, one akça per two oke five days
there after and the price will subsequently be arranged according to the amounts incoming.
The Veçhi ballû pears will be sold for one akça per two oke and one thousand dirham for one akça
three days after and the 3- day intervals system will apply until three oke start selling for one akça.
The Örenku pears will be for one akça per two hundred dirhams first, three hundred dirhams three
days later, one oke four days later and price will continue to abate until six hundred dirhams start
selling for one akça.
The Zerdamori pears will start at one oke first and six hundred dirhams for one akça five days later
and subsequent prices will be handled as per this escalation.
The Mürendî pears will be sold at one akça per three hundred dirhams first, five hundred dirhams
five days later and price will be determined in accordance with this schedule.
The Bey pears will be sold at one akça for two hundred and fifty dirhams when a donkey load sells
for eighty-six akças and the price will thereafter be escalated at this ratio.
The Sultanî pears will sell at five hundred dirhams first, six hundred dirhams five days later and to
okes for one akça finally.
The ekerî pears will be three hundred dirhams first and six hundred dirhams for one akça
thereafter.
The Türkî pears will be thousand dirhams first for one akça and the price will be set thereafter
according to the amount of deliveries thereafter.
The Sabunî pears will be sold at one akça for three hundred dirhams first, six hundred dirhams for
one akça five days thereafter and to okes for one akça two weeks thereafter.
CIHEAM-IAMM
Juin 2005
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