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Trading is the art of negotiation.  When you conduct Diplomacy with a CP - you have the option to buy and sell goods based upon what is available.  Each time you enter a CP to Conduct Diplomacy: you will receive the current status of your Trade-Status (different from Attitude) with the CP in question.  All On-Map CPs buy and sell at Standard Status (unless a World Update dictates otherwise.)  Off-Map CPs nearly always begin at Reviled status.  As you spend more Gold or sell more Gold-worth of goods to them: this status will improve.
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Conducting quests with a CP can improve this as well.

The following are the trade values for resources.  For the trade values of other items, see: Trading Items.
For Buying FROM a CP

Stone and Lumber
Gold	Stone	Ratio	Trade Status
1	1	1.0	Reviled (Rvd)
2	3	1.5	Poor (Por)
1	2	2.0	Subpar (Sub)
1	3	3.0	Standard (Std)
1	4	4.0	Preferred (Pfd)
2	9	4.5	Favored (Fvd)
1	5	5.0	Best (Bst)

Iron
Gold	Iron	Ratio	Trade Status
4	3	0.75	Reviled (Rvd)
1	1	1.0	Poor (Por)
4	5	1.25	Subpar (Sub)
2	3	1.5	Standard (Std)
1	2	2.0	Preferred (Pfd)
2	5	2.5	Favored (Fvd)
1	3	3.0	Best (Bst)

Foodstuffs
Gold	Food	Ratio	Trade Status
5	1	0.2	Reviled (Rvd)
4	1	0.25	Poor (Por)
3	1	0.3	Subpar (Sub)
2	1	0.5	Standard (Std)
3	2	0.67	Preferred (Pfd)
1	1	1.0	Favored (Fvd)
2	3	1.5	Best (Bst)

For Selling TO a CP

Stone and Lumber
Gold	Stone	Ratio	Trade Status
1	5	5.0	Reviled (Rvd)
2	9	4.5	Poor (Por)
1	4	4.0	Subpar (Sub)
1	3	3.0	Standard (Std)
1	2	2.0	Preferred (Pfd)
2	3	1.5	Favored (Fvd)
1	1	1.0	Best (Bst)

Iron
Gold	Iron	Ratio	Trade Status
1	3	3.0	Reviled (Rvd)
2	5	2.5	Poor (Por)
1	2	2.0	Subpar (Sub)
2	3	1.5	Standard (Std)
4	5	1.25	Preferred (Pfd)
1	1	1.0	Favored (Fvd)
4	3	0.75	Best (Bst)

Foodstuffs
Gold	Food	Ratio	Trade Status
1	4	4.0	Reviled (Rvd)
1	3	3.0	Poor (Por)
1	2	2.0	Subpar (Sub)
1	1	1.0	Standard (Std)
3	2	0.5	Preferred (Pfd)
2	1	0.3	Favored (Fvd)
3	1	0.25	Best (Bst)

HQ Resources (Lumber, Stone, and Iron) are treated as regular Resources when sold to CPs.
HQ Foodstuffs are treated as 2 Regular Foodstuffs when sold to CPs.

Thresholds for Improving Status
Current	# for Next	Running Total
Reviled (Rvd)	5 Gold	5
Poor (Por)	5 Gold	10
Subpar (Sub)	10 Gold	20
Standard (Std)	5 Gold	25
Preferred (Pfd)	10 Gold	35
Favored (Fvd)	5 Gold*	40

[ Best (Bst) can only be achieved if you have at least an Attitude Status of 'Loyal' ]
[ If you achieve Fanatical with a CP, you automatically improve each category by 1. ]
[ Only one Usurper can achieve Fanatical at a time with a CP. ]

Start Size	to Improve	Running Total
Hamlet	10	10
Village	25	35
Settlement	50	85
Small Town	--	--

You will not see the change until the next time you visit.  If you scout a grid, in the same week that it would increase in size you will receive a notification in your scout results, "This [size CP] appears to be growing."