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thousand bahar. The former brings on the spot about fifteen dollars, 
the latter twenty-two dollars per bahar. The Frankincense is chiefly 
produced near to Cape Gardafui, and is exported from a harbour 
of the Samaulies, called Bunder Cassim, near to Jibbel Feel, called 
by the English Cape Felix, and is usually sold at about twelve 
dollars per bahar. A small quantity of these articles, at present, 
finds its way to Bombay, and thence to Europe, while the larger 
proportion goes up the Red Sea to Egypt, and some is consumed in 
Arabia and Persia. 
The Samaulies, who inhabit the coast from the Straits to Cape 
Gardafui, have a kind of navigation act, by which they exclude 
the Arab vessels from their ports, and bring the produce of their 
country either to Aden, or Mocha, in their own dows. Aden is so 
much better situated for trade with Berbera, in consequence of 
both monsoons being favourable for passing and repassing, that the 
greater part of the myrrh and gum arabic is carried to that place, 
where the Banians of Mocha have each a partner established, to 
conduct their business. By these means a monopoly is established, 
and the trade is loaded by them with the most enormous profits, 
though they profess to clear only fifty per cent. As the Samaulies 
claim only half a dollar freight per bahar, the expense of bringing 
these articles to market will be shown by the following calcu- 
lations. 
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