Deerskins

Although they early forbade Japanese-Chinese from trading in deerskins, they were afraid to do likewise to the Japanese because the company depended on its trade privileges in Japan. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Many faced financial ruin. 75 Others refused to buy deerskins from the aborigines, who complained that they could not obtain the Chinese clothing they relied on. 76 Chinese tax farmers also suffered. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The first decade after its arrival, the Dutch East India Company was powerless to monopolize the trade in deerskins. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Here, at this time, the tribes assembled for barter; here were to be found spotted deerskins from ❋ Unknown (2010)

Indians happily participated; they regarded the Europeans, who were willing to trade valuable iron pots for old deerskins, as ripe for the plucking. ❋ Charles C. Mann (2011)

The group moved every three or four days; the men danced every night; some worshipped pet crows or deerskins; before going into battle the men would drink water every morning until they vomited; taboos included never allowing a human shadow to fall across cooking food. ❋ S. C. Gwynne (2010)

Standing there all humble, all ready to bow and scrape, to beg and plead, to say, Please Mr. Hooch one keg for thirty deerskins, oh that would sound sweet, oh indeed it would; Please Mr. Hooch one tin cup of likker for these ten muskrat hides. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Note 25: It is quite difficult to determine how many deerskins were exported from Taiwan before the Dutch arrived. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Larger villages could produce considerable amounts: Tribute from the far north of Formosa for the year 1646 consisted of some 7,000 deer and antelope skins; that from the village of Favorolang for 1647 brought some 4,500 deerskins, most of the highest quality; and that from the village of Pima was worth between 200 and 300 reals. 13 These were significant amounts. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It tried to control aboriginal sources of distribution, for example building a house in the village of Sinkan "in order to obtain ... goodly amounts of deerskins." ❋ Unknown (2006)

They loaded their boats with deerskins, and the infusion of Japanese silver brought prosperity and hope to the colony. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Owing to the great value of deerskins, it is no surprise that Chinese traders, and perhaps hunters as well, tried to avoid delivering skins to the company. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The treaty with Mattau stipulated seven conditions, one of which read, "that the Chinese ... who buy deerskins in the hinterland shall not be harmed but shall be allowed to pass freely [through village lands]." ❋ Unknown (2006)

In early July 1640, company officials learned that in the River Gierim, north of Favorolang, there were pirates who had recently captured two junks whose crews were gathering deerskins. ❋ Unknown (2006)

These goods they exchanged, for gold and deerskins, with aborigines further inland. ❋ Unknown (2006)

An added clause stated that if a Japanese junk arrived bearing the emperor's red seal, Dutch officials would look the other way while it obtained deerskins but that the Chinese who provided them would later be punished, "as the case shall merit [naar exigentie van saacken]." ❋ Unknown (2006)

Men, then, traded the deerskins to Europeans in exchange for consumer goods that rapidly became necessities. ❋ Maggiemac (2008)

The Shawnee took the men's supplies and deerskins. ❋ Maggiemac (2008)

The Council had no choice but to acquiesce to a higher price. 10 In another effort to apply downward pressure on prices, the Dutch negotiated with the heads of the junks from Japan, persuading them not to buy deerskins without company licenses. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The number of deerskins smuggled out of Taiwan is nearly impossible to determine, but it might easily have equaled the number exported with Dutch knowledge. ❋ Unknown (2006)