Goods Ledger

What the average, highest and lowest prices are I have recorded for each tradeable good, buying and selling: where I haveseen these prices in my game.

Getting started with Local and Global Trading

You can trade locally or globally in Carribean, depending on how far you intend to travel. If you don't want to risk the piratical high seas to sell your goods, or are at war with factions that prohibit you from going certain places on the map, trading locally can be useful.

I have grouped all the settlements into local clusters (A through K), and numbered the cities. If you see a price throughout this guide followed by (@1) it means in my game it was seen at the city numbered "1": in this case Tampico.
For this guide I have recorded where (in my game) the best prices are achieved for each good globally, but also recorded locally who offers the best prices within the groups.
I have also drawn up what resources each group has a shortage of overal, and which it has in abundance. My game will not be identical to yours, as which buildings a settlement starts with is random to a degree and differs from save to save, (these building affect how many resources a colony has to sell and thus how much they will charge). However, overall there are broad patterns, such as silver being found in the south and cocoa being found in the west, for example. This is because certain settlements simply cannot build certain buildings.
So overall this guide should be a rough help to where to buy low and sell high.

List of Goods

Commodities in the Caribbean! (by inventory order)
Regular goods (Cheapest buy/Average Sell):
● Wood (41/65)
● Cocoa (115/168)
● Coffee (124/185)
● Hemp (50/56)
● Cotton (72/97)
● Flax Bundle (55/70)
● Sugarcane (73/98)
● Iron (72/112)
● Silver (260/348)
● Tobacco (136/230)
● Salt (51/79)
● Dyes (78/84)
● Sugar (198/249)
● Flour
● Cloth
● Linen
● Ropes
● Weapons
● Irongoods
● Jewelry
● Timber
● Beer
● Rum
● Clothing-
● Furniture-
Imported goods:
● Spices
● Wine
● Silk
● Porcelain

Consumables (Foodstuffs):
● Meat (88/90)
● Fish (77/82)
● Fruits (66/75)
● Grain (54/70)
● Corned Beef (264/270)
● Salted Fish (265/280)
● Bread (312/390)

List of Settlements

(the number indicates what I shall use to refer to the settlement throughout the guide, the letter indicates which faction it starts under)

Group A (North-West): Spain-France
s1 Tampico
f2 Fort St Louis
f3 New Orleans
f4 Biloxi
s5 Pensacola
s6 Key West
s7 San Augustin

Group B (North): Pirate
p8 Grand Bahama
p9 Andros Island
p10 Nassau
p11 Watlings Island
p12 Crooked Island
p13 Inagua
p14 Tortuga
p15 Caicos Islands
e16 Grand Turk

Group C (North-East): Netherlands-England
n17 Virgin Gorda
n18 Tortola
n19 St John
n20 St Thomas
n21 St Croix
s22 San Juan
e23 St Kitts
e24 Nevis
e25 Montserrat
e26 Antigua

Group D (Central-Archipelago East): Spain
s27 Santo Domingo
s28 Puerto Plata
f29 Petit Goave

Group E (Central-Archipelago South-West): England
p30 Port Royal
e31 Montego Bay
e32 Cayman Islands

Group F (Central-Archipelago North-West): Spain
s33 Evangelista
s34 Havana
s35 Trinidad
s36 Santiago
s37 Baracao

Group G (West): Spain
s38 Veracruz
s39 Espiritu Santo
s40 Campeche
e41 Belize
s42 Puerto Caballos
e43 Bluefields
p44 Providence

Group H (South-West): Spain
s45 Portobelo
s46 Nombre de Dios
s47 Cartagena
s48 Santa Marta
s49 Maracaibo

Group I (South): Netherlands
n50 Aruba
n51 Curacao
n52 Bonaire
s53 Coro
s54 Caracas

Group J (South-East): Mixed-Spain
s55 Margarita
s56 Cumana
s57 Port of Spain
n58 Pomeroon
n59 Fort Jacob
e60 Barbados
e61 Grenada

Group K (East): France
f62 St Vincent
f63 St Lucia
f64 St Pierre
f65 Dominica
f66 Marie Galante
f67 Base Terre

Buying Goods (Low)/ Selling Goods (High):

Buying:

Regular goods:
● Wood
ww 41@46/53/64
A 50@5
B 61@16
C 55@22
D 60@27
E 46@31
G 57@41
H 41@46
I 41@53
J 60@56
K 41@64

● Cocoa
ww 115@1/41/43/
A 115@1
E 153@32
F 126@35
G 115@41/43

● Coffee
ww 124@54/56/58/65
H 136@49
I 124@54
J 124@56/58
K 124@65

● Hemp
ww 49@19/ 50@2/16/17/25/36
A 50@2
B 50@16
C 49@19
F 50@36
G 56@39

● Cotton
ww 72@2/3/5/27
A 72@2/3/5
D 72@27

● Flax Bundle
ww 55@18/ 57@3/ 63@17/24
A 57@3
C 55@18
E 69@32
F 69@33
I 69@52
J 69@55
K 67@62

● Sugarcane
ww 73@31/ 75@36/ 82@22/57/60
C 82@22
D 97@29
E 73@31
F 75@36
J 82@57/60
K 105@65

● Iron
ww 72@4/34/40
A 72@4
B 105@16
C 100@17
F 72@34
G 72@40
H 107@46/48
J 107@56
K 105@64

● Silver
ww 260@45/ 320@47/ 328@48/54
G 380@43
H 260@45
I 328@54

● Tobacco
ww 136@27/29/67
C 148@22
D 136@27/29
J 186@61
K 136@67

● Salt
ww 51@38/39/59
A 57@5
C 63@21
F 75@36
G 51@38/39
J 51@59

● Dyes
ww 74@23/59/ 78@50/
C 74@23
E 80@32
G 80@41
I 78@50
J 74@59
K 78@62

● Sugar
ww 198@31/ 207@57/ 222@37/60/61/65
C 225@22/23/24/26
D 225@29
E 198@31
F 222@37
G 234@42
I 234@51
J 207@57
K 222@65

● Flour
ww 144@37/ 151@43/ 152@26/35/53/56/58
A 153@7
C 152@26
F 144@37
G 151@43
H 153@46
I 152@53
J 152@56/58

● Cloth
ww 355@7/ 360@3/ 380@4/27
A 355@7
D 380@27
I 392@50
K 385@63

● Linen
ww 137@18/ 140@62/ 142@17/
A 150@2
C 137@18
E 145@32
F 145@33
I 145@52
J 145@55
K 140@62

● Ropes
ww 105@19/ 107@21/ 116@2/16/17/25/36/39
A 116@2
B 116@16
C 105@19
F 116@36
G 116@39

● Weapons
ww 288@64/ 292@40/ 304@16/34/41/46/51/57
B 304@16
C 308@25
F 304@34
G 292@40
H 304@46
I 304@51
J 304@57
K 288@64

● Irongoods
ww 200@34 202@40 215@4/19
A 215@4
B 227@16
C 215@19
D 237@28
F 200@34
G 202@40

● Jewelry
ww 779@45/ 820@48/49
D 861@28
G 850@43
H 779@45
I 830@54
J 861@60

● Timber
ww 116@46/64/ 117@25/41/54/
A 126@5
B 124@16
C 117@25
D 124@27
G 117@41
H 116@46
I 117@54
J 123@57
K 116@64

● Beer
ww 153@37/ 165@58/ 166@6/
A 166@6
F 153@37
J 165@58

● Rum
ww 471@20/60
C 471@20
J 471@60

● Clothing-

● Furniture-

● Spices
ww 1232@29/43/45/58
D 1232@29
G 1232@43
H "@45
J "@58

● Wine
ww 301@29/43/45/58
D 301@29
G 301@43
H "@45
J "@58

● Silk
ww 924@29/43/45/58
D 924@29
G 924@43
H "@45
J "@58

● Porcelain
ww 619@29/43/58
D 619@29
G 619@43
H "@45
J "@58

Consumables (Foodstuffs):
● Meat
ww 86@58/ 88@4/ 90@19/66
A 88@4
C 90@19
D 97@29
F 106@37
G 106@43
J 86@58
K 90@66

● Fish
ww 77@20/67/ 82@28/
A 94@6
C 77@20
D 82@28
E 94@31
I 87@53
J 92@57/60
K 77@67

● Fruits
ww 51@26/51/52/
A 66@2
B 64@16
C 51@26
E 69@32
F 66@33/36
H 77@48
I 51@51/52
J 70@55
K 66@66

● Grain
ww 52@6/53/ 55@37/
A 52@6
C 79@26
F 55@37
G 73@41
H 72@46
I 52@53
J 64@58
K 75@64

● Corned Beef
ww 263@38/ 278@39/ 292@42/59
A 310@4
C 310@19/26
D 310@29
G 263@38
J 292@59
K 294@66

● Salted Fish
ww 265@28/59/ 266@24/67/
C 266@24
D 265@28
G 278@38/42
I 280@53
J 265@59
K 266@67

● Bread
ww 312@52
I 312@52



Selling:
Regular goods:
● Wood
● Cocoa
● Coffee
● Hemp
● Cotton
● Flax Bundle
● Sugarcane
● Iron
● Silver
● Tobacco
● Salt
● Dyes
● Sugar
● Flour
● Cloth
● Linen
● Ropes
● Weapons
● Irongoods
● Jewelry
● Timber
● Beer
● Rum
● Clothing-
● Furniture-
Imported goods:
● Spices
● Wine
● Silk
● Porcelain

Consumables (Foodstuffs):
● Meat
● Fish
● Fruits
● Grain
● Corned Beef
● Salted Fish
● Bread

Playing BlackJack

Once you have a bit of money an easy way to multiply it is to "Gamble". Save before playing, but essentially as the A.I. is very predictable (always stands on 15 or higher, always hits on 14 or lower) and so there is a simple calculation that can tell you what your best strategy is.

You get to choose to hit or stand after your opponent is done, so you can tell by how many cards they have how likely you are to win. I have done the maths on the probabilities, and don't really want to reiterate everything here, but this is the winning strategy:

If you see your OPPONENT HAS 2 CARDS, on a (16 OR LESS) you are more likely to lose by standing than hitting, so HIT.
2 Cards mean they didn't hit, so they had a good starting hand (or *maybe got 2 aces and went over). 3 Cards however means they definitely didnt have a good hand (14 or lower) and have now either improved it, or accidentally gone over 21. The more cards they have, the higher their expected score is, but the higher the chance is they have already defeated themselves. On 3 through 5 cards, the better strategy is always to only hit on a 14 or lower. At 6 cards the chance they have defeated themselves is so high it is better to hit only on a 13 or lower, and at 7 cards this is a 12. These odds are calculated based on how likely each score you have is to win or tie you that round if you stand, versus how likely it is that you lose by hitting.

2 CARDS/ 16 OR LESS/ HIT
3 CARDS/ 14 OR LESS/ HIT
4 CARDS/ 14 OR LESS/ HIT
5 CARDS/ 14 OR LESS/ HIT
6 CARDS/ 13 OR LESS/ HIT
7 CARDS/ 12 OR LESS/ HIT

Though it still takes some luck,if you play for a while you always win because you have more information than your opponent does, i.e. you know something about how good the cards were with which they started. This becomes a reliable way to multiply earned money (different gamblers play for different quantities/bets, so when you win big you can take it to the next gambler).
Bets scale from:
100 per round/ 1000 total pot
1000 pr/ 10.000 tp
10.000 pr/ 100.000 tp
100.000pr/ 1.000.000 tp
and maybe more? This is how I reached my first million, though I could only play in the last tier when I already had about 500.000 piastres.

List of Buildings

What buildings a colony has decides what it can produces in terms of raw materials, and which raw materials it needs to make more refined goods. By supply and demand this influences how much those goods are bought and sold for on that colonies market.


Raw material production:
Lumber mill
Build cost: 10000
Upkeep per week: 700
Produces per day: Wood (5)
Used by: Weaponsmith, Carpenter

Cattle pasture
Build cost: 14000
Upkeep per week: 1000
Produces per day: Meat (4)
Used by: Butcher

Cotton plantation
Build cost: 14000
Upkeep per week: 1000
Produces per day: Cotton (4)
Used by: Weavery

Flax plantation
Build cost: 12000
Upkeep per week: 800
Produces per day: Flax (5)
Used by: Sailmaker

Fishery
Build cost: 12000
Upkeep per week: 800
Produces per day: Fish (4
Uses: Fish market

Fruit orchard
Build cost: 12000
Upkeep per week: 800
Produces per day: Fruits (5)

Cocoa plantation
Build cost: 16000
Upkeep per week: 110
Produces per day: Cocoa (3)

Coffee plantation
Build cost: 18000
Upkeep per week: 1200
Produces per day: Coffee (3)

Grain field
Build cost: 12000
Upkeep per week: 800
Produces per day: Grain (5)
Used by: Mill, Brewer

Hemp plantation
Build cost: 10000
Upkeep per week: 700
Produces per day: Hemp (5)
Used by: Ropemaker

Sugar plantation
Build cost: 1400
Upkeep per week: 1000
Produces per day: Sugarcane (4)
Used by: Sugar mill

Iron mine
Build cost: 14000
Upkeep per week: 1000
Produces per day: Iron (4)
Used by: Weaponsmith, Blacksmith

Silver mine
Build cost: 25000
Upkeep per week: 1700
Produces per day: Silver (2)
Used by: Jeweler

Tobacco plantation
Build cost: 19000
Upkeep per week: 1300
Produces per day: Tobacco (3)

Salt mine
Build cost: 12000
Upkeep per week: 800
Produces per day: Salt (5)
Used by: Butcher, Fish market

Dyeworks
Build cost: 12000
Upkeep per week: 800
Produces per day: Dyes (4)
Used by: Weaver

Manufactories:
Sugar mill
Build cost: 22000
Upkeep per week: 1600
Produces per day: Sugar (3)
Used by: Distillery
Consumes per day: Sugarcane (3)

Mill
Build cost: 20000
Upkeep per week: 1400
Produces per day: Flour (4)
Uses: Baker
Consumes per day: Grain (4)

Carpenter
Build cost: 16000
Upkeep per week: 1100
Produces per day: Timber (4)
Used by: Furniture maker
Consumes per day: Lumber (4)

Brewer
Build cost: 22000
Upkeep per week: 1500
Produces per day: Beer (4)
Consumes per day: Grain (4)

Weaver
Build cost: 38000
Upkeep per week: 2600
Produces per day: Cloth (3)
Used by: Tailory
Consumes per day: Cotton (3), Dyes (3)

Sailmaker
Build cost: 20000
Upkeep per week: 1400
Produces per day: Linen (4)
Used by: Tailory
Consumes per day: Flax (4)

Ropemaker
Build cost: 16000
Upkeep per week: 1100
Produces per day: Ropes (4)
Consumes per day: Hemp (4)

Weaponsmith
Build cost: 30000
Upkeep per week: 2100
Produces per day: Weapons (3)
Consumes per day: Iron (3), Lumber (2)

Blacksmith
Build cost: 22000
Upkeep per week: 1600
Produces per day: Irongoods (3)
Used by: Furniture maker
Consumes per day: Iron (3)

Jeweler
Build cost: 28000
Upkeep per week: 1900
Produces per day: Jewelry (1)
Consumes per day: Silver (1)

Butcher
Build cost: 30000
Upkeep per week: 2100
Produces per day: Corned beef (3)
Consumes per day: Meat (3), Salt (2)

Fish market
Build cost: 27000
Upkeep per week: 1900
Produces per day: Salted fish (3)
Consumes per day: Fish (3), Salt (2)

Bakery
Build cost: 30000
Upkeep per week: 2100
Produces per day: Bread (3)
Consumes per day: Flour (3)

Distillery
Build cost: 45000
Upkeep per week: 3200
Produces per day: Rum (3)
Consumes per day: Sugar (3)

Tailory
Build cost: 61000
Upkeep per week: 4200
Produces per day: Clothing (2)
Consumes per day: Cloth (2), Linen (2)

Furniture maker
Build cost: 51000
Upkeep per week: 3500
Produces per day: Furniture (2)
Consumes per day: Timber (3), Irongoods (2)

Municipal Buildings:
Wharf
Build cost: 10000
Requires prosperity of 50
Allows to build advanced ships. Reduces repair
cost by 10%
Inn
Build cost: 5000
Increases tax revenue by 2% and prosperity by
5. Increases the rotation of available
mercenaries and trading quests in town.
Press service
Customs
Build cost: 15000
Requires prosperity of 60
Increases tax revenue by 5%
Church
Build cost: 25000
Requires prosperity of 70
Increases prosperity by 5
Well
Build cost: 8000
Requires: Inn
Speeds up the replenishment of sailors available
for hire from the Shipwright.
Barracks
Build cost: 15000
Allows to hire musketeers
Arsenal
Build cost: 12000
Allows to hire infantry
Stable
Build cost: 20000
Requires prosperity of 40
Allows to hire cavalry
Casting works
Build cost: 40000
Requires prosperity of 70
Allows to buy field artillery and hire gunners.
Reduced the sale price of naval guns when
buying and upgrading ships.
Training camp
Build cost: 50000
Requires: Barracks, Arsenal, Stable
Allows to hire veteran soldiers.
Build cost: 3000
Increases prosperity by 3
Granary
Build cost: 10000
Increases prosperity by 4. Reduces the
maximum and minimum prices for supplies.
Warehouses
Build cost: 15000
Requires: player has manufactories in the city.
Increases tax revenue by 2%. Increases
prosperity by 5. Reduces the maximum and
minimum prices for non-consumable
commodities.
Dry dock
Build cost: 75000
Requires: Wharf
Reduces repair cost by 15%. Allows to buy
ships rank 4
Constable
Build cost: 10000
Requires prosperity of 40
Increases tax revenue by 1% and prosperity by
1. Mitigates the drop in prosperity level if the city
is conquered or pillaged.
Firefighter service
Build cost: 15000
Requires prosperity of 30, Well
Increases prosperity by 2. Halves the risk of the
destruction of buildings during a siege.

List of Ships

Boats (Rank 0):
Type /Basic Cost /Hull /Sails /Crew /Cargo
hold/ Cannons/ Max.calibre

Sailboat 250 200 150 4 3 2 8
Armed boat 1000 400 300 10 7 2 8
Small Sloop 2000 750 600 16 10 4 12
Large Sloop 3000 1100 700 24 14 6 12
Cutter 4000 1200 800 30 16 8 12

Light ships (Rank 1):
Small Shooner 5000 1500 1500 36 15 10 12
Large Shooner 7000 2000 1900 48 18 12 12
Snow 11000 2400 2100 55 20 14 12

Medium ships (Rank 2):
Brigantine 9000 1200 800 30 16 10 16
Brig 13000 2200 2000 56 25 14 16
War Brigantine 19000 2500 2300 60 24 12 16
War Brig 27000 2700 2400 64 28 14 16

Trade Ships:
Small Fluyt (Rank 2) 15000 3100 3500 48 75 8 16
Small Barque (Rank 2) 17000 2300 1800 50 42 12 16
Big Fluyt (Rank 2) 23000 3500 3800 64 90 14 16
Big Barque (Rank 2) 29000 2900 2500 70 45 16 16

Small Pinnace (Rank 3) 25000 4000 4200 90 60 16 16
Big Pinnace (Rank 3) 31000 4800 5700 120 70 22 24
Small Galleon (Rank 3) 44000 6000 7000 140 80 26 24

Fluyt-of war (Rank 4) 35000 6200 6500 130 100 24 24
Carrack (Rank 4) 33000 6500 6000 110 120 20 24
Medium Galleon (Rank 4) 48000 8500 9000 220 90 34 24
Heavy Galleon (Rank 4) 60000 12000 13000 280 110 46 24

War galleon (Rank 5) 75000 20000 23000 480 130 62 32
Manila Galleon (Rank 6) 90000 28000 30000 600 150 84 42

Warships:
Sloop-of-war (Rank 2) 21000 2600 2800 64 30 14 16
Small Corvette (Rank 2) 37000 4000 5000 120 35 18 16

6th rate Frigate (Rank 3) 40000 5000 6500 150 40 22 16
Large Corvette (Rank 3) 52000 7000 8500 200 45 26 24

5th rate Frigate (Rank 4) 56000 9000 11000 250 50 34 24
4th rate Frigate (Rank 4) 65000 13000 15000 320 60 44 32
3rd rate Ship of the Line (Rank 4) 70000 18000 22000 450 80 58 32

2nd rate Ship of the Line (Rank 5) 80000 24000 27000 550 90 72 42
1st rate Ship of the Line (Rank 6) 100000 30000 36000 700 100 92 42

List of Companions

● Alonso Incosa, a Spanish soldier
● John Kirk, a bloodthirsty pirate
● Juba, a runaway slave, son of a Senegalese chieftain
● Vanhouten, a bankrupt merchant
● Father Gober, a wandering missionary
● Jose de Alba, a dishonored Castilian grandee
● Chibchan, a Native American shaman
● Frogling, a young corsair
● Lamore, a Maltese knight
● Patrick Gordon, a Scottish aristocrat in exile
● Bodgan, a Cossack adventurer
● Francois Tributor, a former prate ship’s master

[Literally Elbow]

I think, but don't quote me on this, it's to do with the minimum wager you can afford: if you can't afford x bets at their level, they won't play against you. I think at least. Try earning some more money and they should aloow you to multiply that.

Having said that: every gambler has a fixed bet, some only play for 100 bucks, and you might just need to find the ones that play for more. If youve found them, but they refuse to play, it may be to do with the amount of money you have (on you, not in the bank), so try the above.

[Gabriel]

how do i get gamblers to play against me? only the 100 bucks one will play

[Literally Elbow]

The "A" on the other hand is in a specific region (Im pretty sure I explained that somewhere). Some people might not be bothered to travel all across the map to sell stuff, or it might be in enemy hands making the route more dangerous, so I have also grouped ports by proximity and listed the best local price.

A is a cluster of ports, B is a cluster of ports, and so on and so on. One of the best prices worldwide is in New Orleans in your example, which is also why New Orleans has one of the best prices in its local group of ports, which happens to be A. After all, if New Orleans is the best world wide, it would be strange if it weren't the best in its local group too. That's why the reference to New Orleans is repeated.

Hope that helps

[Literally Elbow]

General disclaimer: I made this ages ago so Im not sure how accurate it is.

But what I meant if I remember correctly is that "ww" is "world wide" and the numbers are not the quantity but rather the price (whether buying or selling, in their respective sections).

That means (in your example) that the best prices worldwide are 55 at Tortola (port 18), 57 at New Orleans (port 3) and so on. As in 55 pieces of eight or dubloons or whatever the in game currency is, like I said it's been ages since I played, is what it costs at that port.

[MiKye200]

I do't understand how you've laid out the commodities and locations:
What is "ww"?
It would help to give an example or two.
In everyday English, what does this mean under Flax Bundle?

Flax Bundle
ww 55@18/ 57@3/ 63@17/24
A 57@3

Is it:
ww(?) qty55 seen at Tortola/ qty 57 seen at New Orleans/ qty 63 seen at Virgin Gorda and Nevis?
qty 57 seen at New Orleans?

Why is the reference to New Orleans repeated?

[Guadaña]

both work actually, but the one with the crazy bets is in a fixed location iirc

[Literally Elbow]

haha yeah exactly save before hand and nothing can go wrong ;) But the more money you have (or maybe it was some other mechanic?) but yeah the more easy it is to make money, as there are NPC's willing to bet ludicrous amounts per game: if you know where to find them. But you can just ask the tavern keeper I think? Or maybe it was one of the other black jack players who else is nearby...

[Guadaña]

I'll try both, although the clunky UI is really a turn off in this game; also, nice catch with the Blackjack strategy, I realized after a few games that the AI really tends to hit at 15, but I didn't do any maths to prove it... and if everything fails just hit reload lmao

[Literally Elbow]

Bit tedious but once you have it, just buy loads of silver mines in towns, and yeah then just buy low sell high whilst you sail around :P

[Literally Elbow]

If they still have "Black Jack", that is the easiest way to earn millions :P