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The Made Beaver was a unit of account used in the Hudson’s Bay Company, located in British North America. One male beaver skin collected during winter months was equivalent to one Made Beaver. == History == Throughout the 17th century, European fishermen and First Nations engaged in the fur trade. These fishermen would not trade directly with hunters. Rather, they would trade goods with Indian middlemen. Prior to the Hudson’s Bay Company’s formation, French settlers and Indian traders exchanged goods for furs near the Ottawa and St. Lawrence Rivers.〔Carlos, Ann, and Stephen Nicholas. “Agency Problems in Early Chartered Companies: the Case of the Hudson’s Bay Company.” The Journal of Economic History 1 (1990): 853-875.〕 In 1670 Great Britain chartered the Hudson’s Bay Company. At that time, the company set up a number of trading posts, and by 1718, it had a monopoly on all trade in the basin of the Hudson’s Bay.〔 The British did not use a standardized currency for over 250 years after settling in Canada.〔 During that time, most trade was carried out through the practice of bartering. Eventually, traders began using various foreign coins as stores of value. In order to trade with Indians, the Hudson’s Bay Company standardized the unit of account as the Made Beaver, or one high quality beaver skin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Made Beaver」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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