North American Wholesaler - Kitamaidoya

…These merchant rice products were sold throughout the Kinki region and were also sent to rice wholesalers in Edo. In the Chugoku region, there were 16 North American wholesalers in Akamagaseki (now Shimonoseki City) around 1798 (Kansei 10) that handled rice produced in the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions, and there were also many general wholesalers that handled rice produced in the Kyushu region and surrounding areas. These two wholesalers mainly traded rice, but also handled miscellaneous grains and other products. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "North American wholesalers" are listed below.

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…これら商人米は近畿各地などに販売されるとともに，江戸の下り米問屋に向けても回送されたわけである。中国地方では，赤間関(現，下関市)に東北･北陸地方の産米を取り扱う北米問屋が1798年(寛政10)ころに16軒あり，また，九州地方の産米および周辺産米を取り扱う万（よろず）問屋が多数あった。この両問屋は主に米を取引し，雑穀はじめ諸産物も取り扱っていた。…

※「北米問屋」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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