APPENDIX C 



LIST OF TRADE GOODS, WITH THEIR PURCHASING 

 POWER IN THE INTERIOR 



There was a steady demand for "buni" everywhere, as 

 there was for " bufta," coloured cloths of the kind common in 

 Kismayu and black cloths for the women. The Somali 

 would not purchase "murduf" or "Americani,"' but were 

 glad to accept them as part of a present. There was no 

 demand for rice in the interior, but Indian corn (unground) 

 is always sought after. In payment the Somali have to 

 offer cattle and ghee, the latter being very expensive in 

 Jubaland, averaging Rs. 22 for 36 lb. The following is the 

 average trade price of cattle in the interior : — 



Yearling calf or heifer 

 Three-year-old ox 

 Three-year-old cow 

 Cow with calf 

 Sheep and goats 



Rs. 20. 



Rs. 30-Rs. 40. 

 Rs. 30-Rs. 35. 

 Rs. 40-Rs. 45. 

 Rs. 4-Rs. 6. 



The traveller should carry, in addition to the above trade 

 goods, a quantity of various kinds of perfume (consisting of 

 wooden chips and gum), tobacco in twists for the Waboni, 

 and a few looking-glasses and razors (not knives), all of 



^ One cloth equals 8 yards. 

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