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June, we have only hearsay information for the 

 remaining months of the year. Consequently, we 

 cannot present a complete list of the goods mar- 

 keted and the communities represented for an 

 entire year. The following summarized informa- 

 tion, therefore, should not be considered as com- 

 pletely representative of the local market. From 

 the records of the municipal treasury it seems that 

 the greatest number of people and the largest value 

 of goods are present invariably in December; the 

 second most important market month is always 

 September; and the third busiest month is com- 

 monly April. The poorest month is not invariable 

 but it is most apt to be June, July, or August. 

 The normal arrangement of months, from most 

 commerce to least, is: December, September, and 

 April; May, March, and October; January, Feb- 

 ruary, and November; August, July, and June. 

 This distribution represents the interaction of such 

 factors as rainy season and main period of planting 

 and cultivating (June- August) , completion of 

 maize and bean harvests (December), numerous 

 or important festivals (December, September, and 

 April — which usually contains both Easter Sunday 

 and Palm Sunday), etc. The principal goods 

 marketed are vegetables, fruits, and pottery. Some 

 of the vegetables and fruits are locally produced, 

 but the bulk of the items sold in the market come 

 from outside of the area of Quiroga town and its 

 ranchos. During our period of observation more 

 than two-thirds of the venders came from Santa 

 Fe, Quiroga, and Tzintzuntzan (with Ichupio, La 

 Orilla, and other coastal communities) ; in a 

 secondary group were venders from Alorelia, 

 Patzcuaro, San Jerdnimo, San Andres, and Chu- 

 candiro; and there were smaller numbers from 

 other communities (not represented at every 

 market) such as Teremendo, Capula, Chapul- 

 tepec, Cuanajo, San Nicolas Obispo, Ihuatzio, 

 Comanja, etc. Most of the venders (especially 

 those from Santa Fe, Tzintzuntzan, and the other 

 lake-shore communities) sold fruits and vegetables 

 of their own raising, and handicrafts of their o\vn 

 making. Perhaps one-half of the natives of 

 Quiroga who sold in the market retailed fruits, 

 vegetables, and other commodities purchased in 

 Morelia, Patzcuaro, Tacambaro, and more distant 

 points in Michoacan, Guanajuato, Mexico, and 

 other States. The merchants from Morelia and 

 Patzcuaro sold a large variety of items of quite 

 varied provenience. 



Items sold in the Quiroga market, December to June 



Fresh and dried grains, ftavorings, vegetables, and fruits 



Dried beans. 



String beans. 



Beets. 



Cabbage. 



Carrots. 



Chayote fruit. 



Chayote root. 



Chilacayote. 



Chiles. 



Coriander. 



Cumin. 



Garlic. 



Habas. 



Husk tomatoes. 



Jicama. 



Lettuce. 



Shelled maize. 



Marjoram. 



Onions. 



Peanuts. 



Green peas. 



Potatoes. 



Pumpkins. 



Radishes. 



Sesame seed. 



Sweetpotatoes. 



Tomatoes. 



Turnips. 



Avocados. 



Bananas. 



Capulines. 



Chirimoyas. 



Citron. 



Coconuts. 



Guavas. 



other foodstuffs • 



Lemons. 



Limes. 



Mangos. 



Melons. 



Oranges. 



Papaya. 



Passionfruit. 



Peaches. 



Pears. 



Pineapples. 



Plums. 



Sugarcane. 



Tejooote. 



Sour tunas. 



Sweet tunas. 



Watermelons. 



White zapotes. 



Dried and salted beef. 



Ranch cheese. 



Cooked and uncooked ducks 



and coots. 

 Eggs. 



Cooked and uncooked fish. 

 Boiled chayote fruit. 

 Boiled chayote root. 

 Boiled chilacayote. 



Boiled habas. 



Boiled and roasted maize 



ears. 

 Roasted mescal. 

 Tamales. 

 Semitas, corundas, and 



other breads. 

 Pulque. 



Other itemt 



Metates. 



Lime. 



Chocolate beaters. 



Fire fans. 



Wooden spoons and ladles. 



Chinaware. 



Enameled ware. 



Tinware. 



Sieves. 



Pottery. 



Petates. 



Oil lamps. 



Brooms. 



Baskets. 



Carrying bags. 



Soap. 



Beeswax. 



Lagenaria gourds. 



Crescentia calabashes. 



Folk medicines: 



Anis. 



Anis de estrella. 



Bola de caulote. 



Ciridn. 



Copal. 



Clavo. 



Folk medicines — Continued 

 Flor de changunga. 

 Guaco. 



Habilla de San Ignacio. 

 Jamaica. 

 Nuez moscada. 

 Ojo de venado. 

 Palo de brasil. 

 Palo de quina. 

 Palo de Tres X. 

 Peonla. 

 Pimienta. 

 Piment6n. 

 Pinzdn. 



Pirul berries (also for bird- 

 seed). 

 Prodigiosa. 

 Tabachin. 

 Ucuares. 

 Etc. 

 Canvas. 

 Woolen cloth. 

 Cotton prints, etc. 

 Ribbons. 



Stockings and socks. 

 Straw hats. 



1 This list does not include the foods served in the booths. 



