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 than German dollars, a circumstance owing to the quantity of specie sent over at this season to India; at other times the German dollars are of greater value, as no other will pass in Abyssinia or on the African coast.

One hundred bales of coffee, at 305lbs. to the bale, will average 14 tons English. One camel's load of coffee amounts to 15 frazils. The brokerage paid to the Banyans is two and a half per cent.

The price of the different articles was at this time as follows: Best coffee, from Uddeen, 118, 120 dollars per bahar. Gum. arabic, cleared and put on board, 25 dollars per bale of 330lbs. Gum copel, (not cleared) 4½ dollars per frazil. Lihan-mete, (frankincense from Mete) 3½ to 4 dollars per frazil. Gum mastich, 3½ dollars per frazil. Gum myrrh, 3¾ to 4 dollars per frazil. Bullock skins, ½ a dollar each. Black headed sheep skins from Berbera, Yemen sheep, goat, and kid skins dried, 6d. each. Tanned skins, 1 shilling each. Kia rope, 15 dollars for five frazils.

Besides these articles, indigo, barilla, salt-petre, and senna leaves, are to be bought at a reasonable rate.

Information from Bemjee, the principal Banyan at Mocha.

Expenses upon a bahar of 495lbs. net, when completely garbled and shipped on board, is as follows: D. Cts. Custom house and Coolie hire - - - - 0 28½ Weighing duty in custom house - - - - 1 0 Transporting to factory and starting - - - 0 5 Garbling in the factory and clearing - - - 0 25 Cleaning with baskets and winnowing - - - 0 6½ Bags and mats for packing - - - - - - 0 12½ Gunny bags - - - - - - - - 0 57 Sewing with grass - - - - - - - - 0 8 Ropes for bags - - - - - - 0 8 Packerman - - - - - - - - 0 19 Coolie hire to gate - - - - - - - 0 19 Re-weighing at the custom house and boat hire - 0 8 Duty three per cent. on prime cost - - - - 3 46 Boat hire per bale - - - - - - - 0 10 Commission to Banyan at 2½ per cent. - - - 2 90 Coolie hire in factory - - - - - 0 8 Weighing in factory - - - - - 0 4 Mats and packing mats - - - - - -0 7 Watching per bag, when left on quay at night - 0 25

Total 9 81½