翻刻
市中売手者郷分孰ゟも取噤候義は難相成市中は
買入不都合に付手絞相増指支無御坐是迄郷分ゟ
市中へ相送候油多分板野郡ゟ売払候様相見へ
其子細は御自国絞草に而は御国用に行足り不申
他国種上方へ積廻候海路芥子と相唱海廻ゟ抜々
積入相用仕入元下直に付市中に売払引合に相成
市中之義は右不正目立芥子買入難相調に付勝手を以
郷中絞油相求申義に御坐候夫も不引合に候得者
大坂紀州油等買入弁理に任取計居申様奉存候
油稼之義は惣而現銀商二而懸捨無御座に付其日〳〵
相稼候利徳聊之由絞草買入之時直段高下を以
商事盛衰仕由に御坐候右目当は海部之外九郡
油屋百八拾四軒之内板野郡中五拾六件有之大郡とは
乍申地高而已に而諸郡ゟ格別に家数も無御坐郡中
最寄之入用之油不都合稼人多右五拾六軒之内三拾軒
位は海辺撫養近在に有之絞草他国種買入方弁利を以
市中へ差送候義と奉存候右之懸り直段抔出来仕候而は
手違に相成自在に不成却而不融通に相及可申時宜に
任せ買入申事故定数も難相立仮令積先被仰付候とも
現代語訳
市中の売り手は郷分のいずれからも取り締まることは難しく相成らず、市中は
買い入れ不都合につき手絞りを相増し、差し支え無く御座候。これまで郷分より
市中へ相送り候油は、多分板野郡より売り払い候様相見え、
その子細は御自国の絞り草にては御国用に行き足らず申さず、
他国種を上方へ積み回し候海路芥子と相唱え、海回りより抜け々々
積み入れ相用い、仕入れ元が安値につき市中に売り払い、引き合いに相成り、
市中の件は右不正目立つ芥子買い入れ調い難きにつき、勝手を以て
郷中絞り油を相求め申すことに御座候。それも引き合わずに候得ば、
大坂・紀州油等買い入れ、便宜に任せ取り計らい居り申す様存じ奉り候。
油稼ぎの件は総じて現銀商いにて掛け捨て無く御座候につき、その日々
相稼ぎ候利得聊かなるにより、絞り草買い入れの時、直段高下を以て
商事盛衰仕るによりに御座候。右目当ては海部の外九郡、
油屋百八十四軒の内、板野郡中五十六軒これあり、大郡とは
申しながら地高のみにて、諸郡より格別に家数も無く御座り、郡中
最寄りの入用の油不都合、稼ぎ人多く、右五十六軒の内三十軒
位は海辺撫養近在にこれあり、絞り草他国種買い入れ方便利を以て
市中へ差し送り候件と存じ奉り候。右の掛かり直段など出来仕り候ては
手違いに相成り、自在に成らず、却って不融通に相及ぶべく申す。時宜に
任せ買い入れ申すことゆえ定数も相立て難く、仮令積み先仰せ付けられ候とも
英語訳
It is difficult to control sellers in the city from any of the rural areas, and since purchasing in the city is inconvenient, hand-pressing operations have been increased without any hindrance. The oil previously sent from rural areas to the city appears to have been mostly sold from Itano County.
The reason for this is that our domain's pressing materials are insufficient for domestic needs, so foreign seeds are shipped to the Kamigata region via sea routes called "kairo garashi" (sea route mustard), and these are intermittently loaded from sea transport. Since the wholesale prices are low, they are sold in the city at profitable rates. Regarding city affairs, since it is difficult to procure the notably illegal mustard seeds, they seek pressed oil from rural areas at their discretion. When this is not profitable, they purchase oils from Osaka, Kii Province, and other places, managing according to convenience.
Oil production is generally conducted through cash transactions without credit, so daily profits are modest. The prosperity or decline of the business depends on the price fluctuations when purchasing pressing materials. The target for this is 184 oil merchant houses in nine counties excluding Kaifu County, of which 56 are located in Itano County. Although it is called a large county, it consists only of elevated land, and the number of households is not particularly greater than other counties. There is a shortage of oil needed locally within the county, and there are many workers. About 30 of these 56 houses are located in the coastal Naruto vicinity, and we believe they send oil to the city by conveniently purchasing foreign pressing materials.
If fixed rates were established for such transactions, it would cause complications, lack flexibility, and result in poor circulation. Since purchases are made according to circumstances, it is difficult to establish fixed quotas, and even if shipping destinations were designated...