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of life are not dear. The following is a list of several articles with 
their prices. 
A few rhinoceros horns are to be had at 7|- dollars per frassel. 
Gold per Massowah wakea, 11^ dollars. N. B. The Mocha wakea 
is to the Massowah as 5 to 6. ; 10 wakea yield one of silver, as 
they say. 
Civet, 3^ dollars per wakea. 
Rhinoceros horns, 7|- dollars per wakea. 
Elephants teeth, 2,2, dollars per frassel. 
A good female slave, 60 dollars. 
A good male ditto, according to his age, from 40 to 80 dollars. 
Rice per bag of 105 lb. 5 dollars. 
A rotol of gee, ^ dollars. 
Fowls, 1^ for a dollar. 
Goats, 2 for ditto. 
Sheep, 2 for ditto. 
Cow, 1 for 5 dollars. 
Camels, 4 to 5 dollars. 
Horses, 100 dollars. 
Mules, 15 to 50 dollars. 
Asses, 3 for 4 dollars. 
Water, 23 skins for a dollar. 
Fire wood, a man's load for B dahab or harf (360 beads) 
Sequins do not pass current ; dollars and Venetian glass beads are 
the only money in use; 5760 of the latter make a dollar. The 
subdivision is into 23 dahabs of 120 beads each. 
The whole charge of the Nayib, for water, wood, and fresh pro- 
visions during our stay for the use of the ship, was sixty dollars. 
