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variety of dilhes. Thus it appears, that if there be 

 Ibme difference between the foods ufed here and thofc 

 of Spain, the difference in their preparing them is 

 ffill greater. 



CHAP. VIII. 



Of the Commerce of the Province of Quito, 



FROM the two preceding chapters, a faflicient 

 judgement may be formed of the products and 

 manufadlures in the province of Quito, which are the 

 fources of its commerce. The perfons who are the 

 chief conducftors of this commerce, are the Europeans 

 or Chapitones ; fome fettled here, and others coming 

 occafionaliy. The latter purchafe the country goods, 

 and fell thofe of Europe. The manufadlures of this 

 province, as we have already noticed, are only cottons, 

 fome white called tucuyos, and others ftriped bays 

 and cloths, which meet with a good market at Lima 

 for fupplying all the inward provinces of Peru. The 

 returns are made partly in filver, partly in gold and 

 filver thread fringes m.ade in that city; wine, brandy, 

 oil, copper, tin, lead, and quickfilver. The mafters 

 of the manufadures either fell their goods to the tra- 

 ders, or employ them as their fadors. 



On the arrival of the galleons at Carthagena, thefe 

 traders refort thithf?r either by the way of Popayan or 

 that of Santa Fe, to purchafe European goods, which, 

 at their return, they confign to their correfpondents all 

 over the province. 



The produdls of the earth are chiefly confum.ed 

 within the province, except th&* wheat produced in the 

 jurifdidtfon of Riobamba and Chimbo, part of which 

 are fent to Guayaquil. But this js a trade carried on 

 only by Mefti^os and poor people. It would indeed 

 admit of great improvementSj were not the freights fo 



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