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Muhindy or maize — 



Coast grain 1 German crown per IG Kaylali. 

 Wheat (all imported) — 



1st quality 10 German crowns per Kandi. 



2nd „ 9 

 Flour (America) 4 „ per barrel. 



„ (Maskat) 2 to 3 „ „ Juniyah. 



Bajri, Arabic Dukhn, Guinea 

 corn, Pennisetum typhoid- 

 eum (imported) the best 



from Cutch 1 German crown per 13 Kaylah. 



Of this grain not more than 50 sacks are grown on 

 the Island. 



Pulse. 



Lobiya (best aud largest is 

 the white from Mozam- 

 bique) 1 German crown per 8 Kaylah. 



Lobiya (smaller reddish) 1 „ „ 10 „ 



„ (small red) 1 „ „ 12 „ 



„ (inferior) 1 „ „ 14 „ 



Ghana, Arab. Hummus, Per- 

 sian Xukhud, Kis. 'dengu' 

 Anglo-Indian 'gram ' from 



Port. Grao (Mandavie best) 12 German crowns per Kandi. 

 Ghana (Banjaru red, called 



black) 8 

 Ghana (Jambusiri yellow, 



called white) 8 „ „ 



Sesamum (Tel, Kunjid, or 



Futa) 1 German crown per 7 Kaylah. 



This article has greatly varied of late in price : from 

 6 to 8 J Kaylah have been bought for a dollar. 



Thur ' (Arab. Tiiriyan Kis. Baradi) 1 German crown per 10 Kaylah. 

 Mung (Persian Mash Kis. Chiroko)x „ „ 9 „ 



(small and green, boiled and eaten in pillows.) 



• The Banyans import this pulse (Cajanus Indicus) split, skin, boil, 

 and eat it with ghi ; sometimes with rice and ghi, like Dall. It is 

 supposed to be a very windy food. 



