The Atlantic trading system involved the movement of goods, wealth, and labor, including slaves. The new global circulation of goods was facilitated by chartered European monopoly companies and the global flow of silver, especially from Spanish colonies in the Americas, which was used to purchase Asian goods for the Atlantic markets and satisfy Chinese demand for silver. Regional markets continued to flourish in Afro-Eurasia by using established commercial practices and new transoceanic and regional shipping services developed by European merchants. Peasant and artisan labor continued and intensified in many regions as the demand for food and consumer goods increased. Increased peasant and artisan labor include; Western Europe— wool and linen; India—cotton; and China—silk.