Note: The fur trade was very important in New France. Indigenous hunters trapped beaver and sold its fur to the Europeans in exchange for products. Here is a list of prices from that time:
Excerpt: Example of a price list (1665)
| 1 white Normandy blanket | 6 beavers |
| 1 gun | 6 beavers |
| 1 barrel of corn | 6 beavers |
| 1 ratine blanket1 | 4 beavers |
| 1 Iroquois-style blanket | 3 beavers |
| 1 large capot2 | 3 beavers |
| 1 medium capot | 2 beavers |
| 1 small capot | 1 beaver |
1 Fabric
2 A capot is a coat or cape that usually has a hood.
Author: Nos Racines, #7, Montréal, Éditions T.L.M., 1979, p. 135.
