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Chap. XLIX. 
fowls were to be seen ; occasionally also a horse of 
indifferent description made its appearance. Cotton 
(" nyire ") was rather scarce ; and I did not see any 
indigo, "alnri." Ked pepper ("shita") formed a 
peculiar article of commerce, w T hich was retailed in 
small parcels by the Bornu traders. 
The most important and almost only article of 
European produce ("ngasan Zaila") consisted of 
beads, called "miinjo," especially the small red ones, 
which are sold here in great quantities, and exported 
to the pagan countries. I also sold a few of the 
large species, called "nejtim," of which the Shiiwa 
are very fond. Calico, called here " shoter," is a great 
rarity, and rather sold privately to the great men of 
the country. Kano manufactures, called here " kal- 
kobangri " or " ngasan dego," form a prominent 
feature in the statistics of this market, especially 
turkedi (" bolne"), while the Eari6 and Nyffi tobes, 
called u bol god&ni," can only with difficulty compete 
with the native manufacture, the Bornu people, or 
rather the Makari or Kotoko, having introduced into 
the country the art of dyeing. No slaves ("beli") 
were brought into the market, all being sold in the 
houses, a circumstance which seemed to indicate a 
certain feeling of decency ; but at a later period this 
article was by no means wanting in the market. 
Ivory is not brought into the market, but the little 
which is sold is disposed of in the houses ; but some- 
times the Arabs who visit this country do a very 
profitable business in this article. The price of horses 
