Uncharted Waters: New Horizons Market Data for The Mediterranean author: Michael Horvath email: mikehorvath@juno.com Turn word-wrapping off. This table is useful for beginners beginning to play in the Mediterranean area. The following table is constructed along the following lines: Special is the special feature of a city in comparison to other cities. There is either an exceptionally higher buying price, lower selling price, or neither within a product category, and, therefore, either supply, demand, or neither within the product category. Profit is the | most profitable | item within the Special City ----- City is the city name. product category. ----- Profit Index ---- Index is the price index within the particular product category. Product S P B P e r u r l i y i l c i c i e n e n g g Tax is the pass tax of the port. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Market Prof Avg Min Max Tunis Lisbon Algiers Tripoli Alexand Syracus Palma Valenci Barcelo Seville Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Beirut Jaffa Naples Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Sell Buy Index 100% 99% 101% 101% 100% 101% 100% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 99% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 99% 99% 100% 99% Index 100% 99% 101% 100% 100% 101% Tax 0% 20% 20% 0% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 0% 20% 20% 20% 20% 0% 20% 0% Tax 0% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Prof Avg Min Max Tunis Lisbon Algiers Tripoli Alexand Syracus Palma Valenci Barcelo Seville Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Beirut Jaffa Naples Spice Index 100% 97% 104% #N/A 103% #N/A 99% #N/A 103% #N/A 99% #N/A 103% #N/A 101% #N/A 99% #N/A 99% #N/A 103% #N/A 98% #N/A 98% #N/A 101% #N/A 101% #N/A 104% #N/A 100% #N/A 100% #N/A 101% #N/A 101% #N/A 99% Spice Index 100% 97% 104% #N/A 97% #N/A 98% #N/A 99% #N/A 104% Clove #N/A 143 #N/A 156 0 149 0 138 0 149 0 143 0 113 0 151 0 148 0 138 0 144 0 137 0 142 0 151 0 151 0 156 0 150 0 150 0 151 0 151 0 108 Clove #N/A 143 #N/A 156 0 145 0 107 0 108 0 156 Cinnamo #N/A 121 #N/A 154 0 113 0 118 0 113 0 108 0 154 0 121 0 118 0 118 0 123 0 117 0 107 0 121 0 121 0 124 0 120 0 120 0 121 0 121 0 148 Cinnamo #N/A 121 #N/A 154 0 116 0 147 0 148 0 124 Pepper #N/A 103 #N/A 124 0 103 0 79 0 103 0 99 0 77 0 121 0 118 0 79 0 82 0 78 0 98 0 121 0 121 0 124 0 120 0 120 0 121 0 121 0 74 Pepper #N/A 103 #N/A 124 0 116 0 73 0 74 0 124 Nutmeg #N/A 97 #N/A 104 0 97 0 94 0 97 0 94 0 92 0 101 0 99 0 94 0 97 0 93 0 93 0 101 0 101 0 104 0 100 0 100 0 101 0 101 0 89 Nutmeg #N/A 97 #N/A 104 0 97 0 88 0 89 0 104 Pimento #N/A 66 #N/A 72 0 66 0 59 0 66 0 64 0 61 0 70 0 69 0 59 0 61 0 58 0 63 0 70 0 70 0 72 0 70 0 70 0 70 0 70 0 59 Pimento #N/A 66 #N/A 72 0 67 0 58 0 59 0 72 Ginger #N/A 62 #N/A 67 0 61 0 54 0 61 0 59 0 66 0 65 0 64 0 54 0 56 0 53 0 58 0 65 0 65 0 67 0 65 0 65 0 65 0 65 0 64 Ginger #N/A 62 #N/A 67 0 63 0 63 0 64 0 67 Prof Avg Min Max Dem Tunis SupDem Lisbon Dem Algiers Dem Tripoli Dem Alexand Syracus Palma Dem Valenci Dem Barcelo Dem Seville Dem Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Dem Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Dem Beirut Dem Jaffa Naples Food Index 100% 97% 105% Grain 104% Grain 102% Grain 99% Grain 99% Grain 100% Grain 99% Grain 97% Grain 100% Grain 100% Grain 105% Grain 103% Grain 104% Grain 100% Grain 100% Grain 99% Grain 98% Grain 102% Grain 97% Grain 100% Food Index 100% 97% 105% Grain 99% Grain 103% Grain 99% Grain 103% Sugar #N/A 48 #N/A 52 0 52 0 45 0 49 0 49 0 50 0 47 0 46 0 45 0 45 0 47 0 51 0 49 0 48 0 48 0 47 0 47 0 48 0 46 0 50 Sugar #N/A 48 #N/A 52 0 47 0 51 0 49 0 49 Cheese 17% 32 34 41 0 36 36 20 0 34 0 34 36 15 0 39 0 38 36 20 36 20 37 21 0 36 0 41 0 40 0 40 0 39 0 39 0 40 0 38 36 15 Cheese 17% 32 34 41 0 39 36 15 34 14 0 41 Fish 33% 13 24 36 31 10 24 10 28 9 28 9 0 35 28 9 28 9 24 20 34 10 25 10 30 10 31 10 30 10 30 10 28 9 28 9 30 10 28 9 0 35 Fish 33% 13 24 36 28 9 0 36 0 34 30 10 Grain 55% 16 15 33 0 26 0 32 0 24 0 24 16 7 20 7 20 8 0 32 0 32 0 33 0 25 21 8 21 8 21 8 20 7 20 7 21 8 20 7 16 7 Grain 55% 16 15 33 20 7 16 7 15 6 21 8 Olive O 23% 16 33 43 43 12 33 10 40 11 40 11 0 42 34 14 34 14 33 20 33 10 34 10 43 12 37 15 36 15 36 15 34 14 34 14 36 15 34 14 0 42 Olive O 23% 16 33 43 34 14 0 43 0 41 36 15 Raisins -5% 23 43 41 0 41 43 20 0 39 0 39 0 15 46 19 45 19 43 20 43 20 44 21 0 41 49 20 48 20 48 20 46 19 46 19 48 20 45 19 0 15 Raisins -5% 23 43 41 46 19 0 15 0 14 49 20 Rock Sa 34% 51 45 68 74 46 45 19 70 44 70 44 66 20 0 64 0 63 0 65 54 22 0 68 73 46 0 67 0 65 0 65 0 64 0 63 0 66 0 63 66 20 Rock Sa 34% 51 45 68 0 64 67 20 64 19 0 66 Prof Avg Min Max Tunis Lisbon Algiers Tripoli SupDem Alexand Syracus Palma Valenci Barcelo Seville Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Dem Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Dem Beirut Dem Jaffa Naples Cloth Index 101% 95% 104% Cotton 103% Cotton 95% Cotton 100% Cotton 102% Cotton 103% Cotton 103% Cotton 101% Wool 100% Silk 99% Cotton 98% Cotton 103% Cotton 101% Cotton 102% Cotton 99% Cotton 100% Cotton 104% Cotton 98% Cotton 103% Cotton 103% Cloth Index 101% 95% 104% Cotton 101% Cotton 102% Cotton 102% Cotton 102% Cotton 55% 56 30 67 0 66 79 38 0 65 0 66 30 12 0 66 0 65 84 40 82 29 81 39 0 66 0 65 0 66 0 64 0 65 0 67 0 63 0 66 0 61 Cotton 55% 56 30 67 0 65 0 61 0 61 0 66 Silk 9% 180 201 220 0 123 0 209 0 120 0 122 0 185 0 206 0 202 0 220 0 217 0 215 0 123 0 202 0 204 201 84 0 200 0 208 0 196 0 206 0 185 Silk 9% 180 201 220 0 202 0 183 0 183 0 204 Wool 27% 62 67 92 0 46 0 66 0 45 0 45 0 92 0 66 0 65 67 28 0 69 0 68 0 46 0 65 0 66 0 64 0 65 0 67 0 63 0 66 0 92 Wool 27% 62 67 92 0 65 0 91 0 91 82 34 Velvet 6% 70 91 97 0 66 91 47 0 65 0 66 0 97 0 77 0 75 96 50 94 49 93 49 0 66 0 75 0 76 0 74 0 75 0 78 0 73 0 77 0 97 Velvet 6% 70 91 97 0 75 0 96 0 96 0 76 Linen 8% 33 56 61 61 36 56 23 60 35 61 35 0 61 61 30 60 30 60 25 58 24 58 24 61 36 60 30 61 30 58 29 60 30 62 31 58 29 61 30 0 61 Linen 8% 33 56 61 60 30 0 61 0 61 61 30 Prof Avg Min Max Tunis Lisbon Algiers Tripoli Alexand Syracus Palma Valenci Barcelo Seville Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Beirut Jaffa Naples Jewelry Index 99% 96% 105% Silver 98% Silver 102% Silver 102% Silver 100% Silver 102% Silver 101% Silver 101% Silver 100% #DIV/0! 104% Silver 98% Silver 101% Silver 98% Silver 101% Silver 100% Silver 97% Silver 96% Silver 97% Silver 98% Silver 97% Jewelry Index 99% 96% 105% Silver 99% Silver 97% Silver 105% Silver 99% Gold #N/A 972 #N/A 1050 0 882 0 1020 0 918 0 900 0 1020 0 1010 0 1010 0 1000 0 0 980 0 909 0 980 0 1010 0 1000 0 970 0 960 0 970 0 980 0 970 Gold #N/A 972 #N/A 1050 0 990 0 970 0 1050 0 990 Silver 6% 226 229 244 0 235 0 244 0 244 0 240 0 204 0 242 0 242 0 240 0 0 235 0 242 0 235 229 95 0 240 0 232 0 230 0 232 0 235 0 194 Silver 6% 226 229 244 0 237 0 194 0 210 0 237 Prof Avg Min Max Tunis Lisbon Algiers Tripoli Alexand Syracus Palma Valenci Barcelo Seville Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Beirut Jaffa Naples Luxury Index 100% 96% 105% Perfume 104% Carpet 101% Perfume 96% Perfume 100% Art 105% Carpet 98% Carpet 96% Carpet 105% Perfume 99% Carpet 101% Perfume 98% Carpet 99% Carpet 101% Carpet 98% Carpet 101% Carpet 104% Carpet 102% Carpet 100% Art 98% Luxury Index 100% 96% 105% Carpet 98% Carpet 104% Art 101% Carpet 101% Art 11% 358 372 420 0 312 0 404 0 288 0 300 0 420 0 392 0 384 0 420 0 217 0 404 0 294 0 396 0 404 0 392 0 404 0 416 0 408 372 155 0 392 Art 11% 358 372 420 0 392 0 416 0 404 0 404 Carpet 17% 252 261 315 0 176 0 303 0 163 0 170 0 157 0 294 0 288 0 315 0 198 0 303 0 166 0 297 0 303 0 294 0 303 0 312 0 306 0 300 0 147 Carpet 17% 252 261 315 0 294 261 109 0 151 0 303 Musk #N/A 112 #N/A 147 0 104 0 121 0 96 0 100 0 147 0 117 0 115 0 126 0 4 0 121 0 98 0 118 0 121 0 117 0 121 0 124 0 122 0 120 0 137 Musk #N/A 112 #N/A 147 0 117 0 145 0 141 0 121 Perfume 2% 106 123 126 0 124 0 111 0 115 0 120 0 126 0 98 0 96 0 115 0 103 0 111 0 117 123 51 0 101 0 98 0 101 0 104 0 102 0 100 0 117 Perfume 2% 106 123 126 0 98 0 124 0 121 0 101 Prof Avg Min Max Dem Tunis Lisbon Dem Algiers Dem Tripoli Dem Alexand Syracus Palma Valenci Barcelo Seville Dem Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Dem Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Dem Beirut Dem Jaffa Naples Special Index 100% 96% 103% #N/A 100% #N/A 100% #N/A 103% #N/A 102% #N/A 99% #N/A 101% #N/A 99% #N/A 97% #N/A 99% #N/A 103% #N/A 101% #N/A 96% #N/A 99% #N/A 103% #N/A 102% #N/A 97% #N/A 99% #N/A 101% #N/A 98% Special Index 100% 96% 103% #N/A 101% #N/A 101% #N/A 100% #N/A 101% Vanilla #N/A 206 #N/A 282 0 180 0 220 0 183 0 183 0 277 0 202 0 198 0 213 0 178 0 226 0 181 0 192 0 198 0 206 0 204 0 194 0 198 0 202 0 274 Vanilla #N/A 206 #N/A 282 0 202 0 282 0 280 0 202 Tea #N/A 183 #N/A 206 0 180 0 200 0 183 0 183 0 158 0 202 0 198 0 194 0 49 0 206 0 181 0 192 0 198 0 206 0 204 0 194 0 198 0 202 0 156 Tea #N/A 183 #N/A 206 0 202 0 161 0 160 0 202 Coffee #N/A 110 #N/A 343 0 320 0 5 0 326 0 326 0 336 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 74 0 5 0 323 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 5 0 333 Coffee #N/A 110 #N/A 343 0 5 0 343 0 340 0 5 Cacao #N/A 88 #N/A 108 0 75 0 105 0 76 0 76 0 84 0 95 0 94 0 101 0 39 0 108 0 75 0 91 0 94 0 97 0 96 0 92 0 94 0 95 0 83 Cacao #N/A 88 #N/A 108 0 95 0 85 0 85 0 95 Prof Avg Min Max Tunis Dem Lisbon Algiers Tripoli Dem Alexand Syracus Palma Dem Valenci Dem Barcelo Dem Seville Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Dem Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Dem Beirut Dem Jaffa Naples Fabric Index 100% 96% 105% Flax 99% Cotton 100% Flax 102% Flax 101% Wool 99% Cotton 105% Cotton 104% Cotton 102% Cotton 99% Cotton 104% Flax 98% Cotton 100% Cotton 98% Cotton 100% Cotton 105% Cotton 98% Cotton 98% Cotton 101% Wool 96% Fabric Index 100% 96% 105% Cotton 99% Wool 101% Wool 96% Cotton 99% Silk #N/A 152 #N/A 187 0 108 0 180 0 112 0 111 0 138 0 168 0 166 0 183 0 178 0 187 0 107 0 160 0 156 0 160 0 168 0 156 0 156 0 161 0 134 Silk #N/A 152 #N/A 187 0 158 0 141 0 134 0 158 Cotton 15% 30 44 52 0 39 0 50 0 40 0 40 76 39 46 15 46 15 0 51 0 49 0 52 0 39 45 15 44 14 45 15 46 15 44 14 44 14 45 15 74 38 Cotton 15% 30 44 52 44 14 78 40 74 38 44 14 Wool 13% 40 68 78 82 29 0 75 85 30 84 30 70 59 81 26 80 26 0 76 0 74 0 78 81 29 78 25 75 24 78 25 81 26 75 24 75 24 78 25 68 57 Wool 13% 40 68 78 76 24 72 60 68 57 76 24 Flax 9% 33 40 44 40 9 0 40 42 10 42 10 0 29 0 44 0 43 0 40 0 39 0 41 40 9 0 42 0 41 0 42 0 44 0 41 0 41 0 42 0 28 Flax 9% 33 40 44 0 41 0 30 0 28 0 41 Prof Avg Min Max Tunis Lisbon Algiers Tripoli Alexand Syracus Palma Valenci Barcelo Seville Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Beirut Jaffa Naples Gem Index 101% 96% 104% #N/A 99% #N/A 104% #N/A 104% #N/A 100% #N/A 97% #N/A 101% #N/A 97% #N/A 97% #N/A 102% #N/A 96% #N/A 101% #N/A 103% #N/A 103% #N/A 100% #N/A 101% #N/A 102% #N/A 103% #N/A 102% #N/A 103% Gem Index 101% 96% 104% #N/A 103% #N/A 101% #N/A 99% #N/A 101% Coral #N/A 261 #N/A 309 0 267 0 291 0 20 0 270 0 291 0 267 0 257 0 271 0 285 0 268 0 272 0 272 0 272 0 265 0 267 0 270 0 272 0 270 0 309 Coral #N/A 261 #N/A 309 0 272 0 303 0 297 0 267 Amber #N/A 312 #N/A 329 0 297 0 312 0 312 0 300 0 291 0 323 0 310 0 291 0 306 0 288 0 303 0 329 0 329 0 320 0 323 0 326 0 329 0 326 0 309 Amber #N/A 312 #N/A 329 0 329 0 303 0 297 0 323 Ivory #N/A 279 #N/A 298 0 257 0 291 0 270 0 260 0 281 0 282 0 271 0 271 0 285 0 268 0 262 0 288 0 288 0 280 0 282 0 285 0 288 0 285 0 298 Ivory #N/A 279 #N/A 298 0 288 0 292 0 287 0 282 Pearl #N/A 292 #N/A 322 0 267 0 322 0 280 0 270 0 232 0 303 0 291 0 300 0 316 0 297 0 272 0 309 0 309 0 300 0 303 0 306 0 309 0 306 0 247 Pearl #N/A 292 #N/A 322 0 309 0 242 0 237 0 303 Tortois #N/A 104 #N/A 124 0 79 0 124 0 83 0 80 0 82 0 111 0 106 0 116 0 122 0 115 0 80 0 113 0 113 0 110 0 111 0 112 0 113 0 112 0 87 Tortois #N/A 104 #N/A 124 0 113 0 85 0 84 0 111 Prof Avg Min Max Sup Tunis Lisbon Algiers Tripoli Sup Alexand Syracus Palma Valenci Barcelo Seville Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Sup Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Sup Nicosia Sup Beirut Sup Jaffa Naples Ore Index 100% 96% 105% Iron 105% Copper 101% Iron 105% Iron 103% Iron 99% Copper 97% Iron 101% Copper 100% Copper 99% Iron 98% Iron 97% Iron 100% Copper 102% Copper 96% Iron 101% Iron 97% Iron 99% Copper 102% Iron 100% Ore Index 100% 96% 105% Copper 102% Iron 97% Iron 101% Copper 103% Copper 41% 161 106 181 0 168 0 181 0 168 0 164 118 59 0 169 0 176 0 180 0 178 0 176 0 155 0 175 0 178 0 168 0 176 0 169 0 173 0 178 120 60 Copper 41% 161 106 181 106 44 116 58 121 60 0 180 Tin #N/A 94 #N/A 101 0 99 0 101 0 99 0 97 0 99 0 87 0 90 0 100 0 99 0 98 0 92 0 90 0 91 0 86 0 90 0 87 0 89 0 91 0 100 Tin #N/A 94 #N/A 101 0 91 0 97 0 101 0 92 Iron 41% 176 112 191 112 47 0 191 0 178 0 175 0 188 0 169 0 186 0 190 0 188 0 186 0 164 0 185 0 188 0 177 0 186 0 179 0 183 0 188 0 190 Iron 41% 176 112 191 0 188 0 184 0 191 0 190 Prof Avg Min Max Tunis Lisbon Algiers Tripoli Sup Alexand Syracus Palma Valenci Barcelo Seville Ceuta Marseil Genoa Pisa Ragusa Venice Candia Athens Sup Salonik Prof Avg Min Max Istanbu Nicosia Sup Beirut Sup Jaffa Naples Other Index 100% 96% 104% Wood 104% Wood 101% Wood 102% Wood 99% Wood 102% Wood 100% Wood 98% Wood 103% Wood 100% Wood 97% Wood 101% Wood 100% Wood 101% Wood 102% Wood 96% Wood 102% Wood 96% Wood 97% Wood 97% Other Index 100% 96% 104% Wood 101% Wood 102% Wood 98% Wood 100% Glass B 0% 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 1 Glass B 0% 2 2 2 3 2 0 2 0 1 3 2 Dye 17% 92 105 127 0 104 145 50 0 102 0 99 140 51 0 125 0 122 147 51 144 50 139 48 0 101 0 125 0 126 0 127 105 44 0 127 0 120 0 121 133 48 Dye 17% 92 105 127 0 126 140 51 134 49 0 125 Porcela 12% 116 116 132 0 114 0 121 0 112 0 108 0 102 0 130 0 127 0 123 0 120 116 48 0 111 0 130 0 131 0 132 0 124 0 132 0 124 0 126 0 97 Porcela 12% 116 116 132 0 131 0 102 0 98 0 130 Glasswa 8% 222 219 239 0 239 0 232 0 234 0 227 0 239 0 230 0 225 0 236 0 230 0 223 0 232 0 230 0 232 0 234 0 220 219 91 0 220 0 223 0 227 Glasswa 8% 222 219 239 0 232 0 239 0 230 0 230 Arms -34% 100 139 104 0 104 0 101 0 102 0 99 0 102 0 100 0 98 147 103 144 100 139 97 0 101 0 100 0 101 0 102 0 96 0 102 0 96 0 97 0 97 Arms -34% 100 139 104 0 101 0 102 0 98 0 100 Wood 40% 111 80 133 0 104 0 131 0 102 0 99 85 40 0 125 0 122 0 133 0 130 0 126 0 101 0 125 0 126 0 127 0 120 0 127 0 120 0 121 80 38 Wood 40% 111 80 133 0 126 85 40 81 39 0 125