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APPENDIX L 



Urat ^ (or Papri Kis. P'hawi) 1 German crown per 10 Kaylah. 



Mustard seed 1 „ „ 12 „ 



Maliogo or Manioc, five small pieces for a pice. It is extraordinarily 

 dear. 



Cucumbers — three per pice. They are brought from the coast. 

 Betel-nut — from seven to eight per pice. 



Betel-leaves— the Rabtah of 30 leaves (it sometimes contains 50) 

 for a pice. 



Fruits. 



Cocoa-nuts — 7|- German crowns per 1000. 



Mangos now a fancy price — half a dollar will be paid for the Kafir, 

 or basket, which costs 4 or 5 pice in the season. 

 Jack-fruit — 3, 4, or 5 pice a piece. 



Oranges now in season. Three pice for 50 or GO good fruit, and 

 100 if inferior. 



Plantains are out of season. From half a dollar to two dollars 

 per bunch. 



Pine-apples rare — 5, G, or 7 pice each. When cheap they are to be 

 had for half a pice. 



Dates. 



Best quality 

 2nd „ 

 3rd „ 

 4th 



Ghee. 



Best quality 

 2nd „ 

 3rd 



f German crown 

 11 Annas 

 10 „ 

 9 „ 



8 German crowns 



n 



6 



per Farsaleh. 



per Farsaleh. 



Meats. 



Goats' flesh 1 German crown per 10 lbs. 



Mutton 1 „ „ 11 lbs. 



Beef is sold by the bullock, costing on an average $8. 

 Fowls— 8 large, 12 half-fowls, or 16 chickens, $1. 

 Ducks — (the pair), $1. 

 Geese — (each), $1. 



Sharks' meat, salted— one piece about 1 oz. weight per pice. 

 Eggs— One per pice ; when cheap, three. 

 Milk— From G to 8 pice per bottle. 



' Unknown in Persia, this little black grain, like poppy seed, comes 

 from Bgmbay, and is eaten boiled with ghi. 



