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feafon is colle(9:ecl. Thus, it is evident, that the pro- 

 portion of oil in any given quantity of opium, is not 

 determined with much accuracy ; but they compute 

 that the oil amounts to half the quantity of the pure 

 drug, or one-third of the mixed mafs. 



The adulterations pracftifed fecretly, and confidered 

 as fraudulent, are mixing the powder of the dried leaves 

 of the poppy ; and fometimes even alhes. 



When cheap, it fells for fifteen rupees; and when 

 dear, or of a fuperiour quality, for twenty-five or thir- 

 ty rupees per d'hiree, a weight of 5j feers, each fecr 

 being the weight of eighty rupees. 



It is exported to Gtizeret, Marwar, Sec. The mer- 

 chants from different parts of the counrr}% advance 

 money to the cultivator, while the crop is on the 

 ground : when the drug is ready, they receive it, and 

 lettle the price acording to the quality and the feafon. 

 The plant is fown repeatedly on the fame ground with- 

 out limitation, as they find it does not exhauft the foil. 



The mixture of oil renders this opium of a very in- 

 feriour quality to that of the eaftern provinces, and 

 particularly renders it unhit for making a tranfparcnt 

 tincture. 



Fine white cloths are imported from Chanderi and 

 Sr.Jior, and from Burhunpoor they receive turbans, and 

 furies, and other flained goods. From Surat, are im- 

 ported various kinds of Europe and China goods, many 

 of which we purchafe here at a cheaper rate than we 

 could in the KngliJJi Setdemcnts. Alio pearls, which 

 are partly confumcd here, and partly exported with ad- 

 vantage to Hindnjian. Afa-fcetida^ which is produced 

 in ^;W, and the provinces beyond ;t, comes here 

 D 2 through 



