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Haussa sheep are immense animals, with very long 
legs. They, of course, are clothed with hair instead 
of wool; the rams have long shaggy manes, and 
are sometimes very large; they cost from six thou- 
sand to ten thousand cowries each. Fowls, one hundred 
or one hundred and fifty each. Ducks are very fine, 
like the muscovy breed, three or four hundred each ; 
they come from Yarriba, as do also the geese and 
turkies, and are called Kasa-n-Yarriba, or Yarriba fowls; 
they are scarce. 
Eggs cost about five cowries each; but this is a 
nominal price, as they are rarely to be had good. 
Yams vary in price, according to the time of year ; in 
the season, however, they are from eight to ten pounds 
for one hundred cowries. Rice, one pound for fifty 
cowries. Beer, a jar containing two or three gallons, 
one hundred cowries.* 
Fruit was not brought to us frequently. We saw, 
indeed, only bananas, plantains, a few oranges, limes, 
and pine-apples. Bananas were in the greatest 
abundance ; pine-apples were only brought during a 
fortnight in May, and we could never afterwards procure 
any : they were extremely fine. 
These, with earthenware jars, calabashes, cotton 
* These are the prices paid in 1833 , when we were under the dis- 
pleasure of the Attah. The favour of his successor enabled Mr. Carr 
to establish a much lower tariff. See page 130 , 
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