It was believed that by given the slaves better food, a certain amount of liberty and more space the death rate, which generally was very high, would go down, and the captain could in fact receive a better price for the slaves in the Caribbean, because the slaves were in a better condition.
Slaves showing signs of starvation and who needed to be fattened up, or with wounds which needed to be hidden, could be fixed in slaves yards before the slaves were offered for sale on slave markets. Tight packers believed that by tight packing they would be more certain of a good profit, because even though a lot of slaves might die, they still would have more than enough left. The disagreement about which of the two methods of packing slaves were the most profitable, continued as long as the trade itself.
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There were two methods of loading the ship:. Tight pack - this method involved packing as many enslaved people into the hold as possible. It was expected that some would die but a large number would survive the voyage. People were loaded in so close together that one captain described them as being 'like books on a shelf'. Loose pack - fewer enslaved people were loaded, giving them more space to lie out. More enslaved people survived the voyage, so less money was lost.
Sickness on board a slave ship would often spread to the crew as well, killing many. The death rate among the enslaved people however, was horrific.
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