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IN THE LAND OF THE BORA. 



for the whole country, though there are places, 

 e.g. Fort Opus, where prices rule higher : — 



Beef 

 Mutton 

 Lamb 



White Bread 

 Biscuit (each) 



Fish 



Lard 



Butter 



Milk (per litre) 



Cheese 



Wine (per litre) . . 



Grapes 



Figs 



Potatoes 

 Tomatoes ... 

 Large fowls (each) 

 Eggs (per dozen) .. 

 Olive oil (per litre) 



Kreutzer. 

 38 to 48 

 28 to 31 

 33 to 36 

 16 

 2 



from 12 



80 



100 



16 to 22 



, 50 to 100 



12 to 16 



4 to 8 

 2 to 4 



5 to 6 



8 



34 to 50 



18 to 30 



24 



Remarks. 

 Only to he had in large towns. 



Dry circular rolls, almost uni- 

 versally used in the islands, 

 and not unpalatable. 



According to quality. 



Bare and bad. 



Often very hard to get. 



Servants' wine from 8. 



Where not otherwise mentioned, these prices are 

 for a kilogramme (about two pounds and a quarter). 

 For rough calculation, five kreutzer may be reckoned 

 as a penny. English housewives may be interested 

 by the following list of average prices : — 



Mutton 

 Fish 

 Wine 

 Grapes 



... 



from 



... 



... 



d. 



2% a pound. 



1 



lij a pint. 



0-| a pound. 



