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APPENDIX.

Fiastres.

Pinstr. Paras.

Piastr. Paras.

Raisins, per oka, from

5 0 to

6

0

Almonds, per oka



7

0

Apricots, per rotolo



2

0

Wine, common, per oka (Mr. Hill)



5

0

— French, per oka



15

0

— Marsala, per bottle (Mr. Hill)



16

0

Rum, per bottle (Mr. Hill)



10

0

Brandy, per bottle (Mr. Hill)



14

0

Wine, sherry, per bottle (Mr. Hill)



25

0

— port, per bottle (Mr. Hill)



25

0

Porter, per bottle (Mr. Hill)



7

0

Ale (Mr. Hill)



7

0

Tobacco, per oka (Mr. Hill)



16

0

Coals, per cantar



25

lOJ

Charcoal, a mat, from

12 0 ..

21

0

Wax candles, per oka (Mr. Hill) 30 and 42

28 0 ..

38

10

Lamp oil, per rotolo (Mr. Hill) 8



7

20

Soap, a rotolo (Mr. Hill) 4

an oka ..

7

0

English gunpowder, 1 lb. -



20

0

Egyptian, 100 lbs.



387

0

A pair of saddle-bags



10

0

Abed



2

30

Stone jar ...



2

20

A pair of caffas for a camel





on

White Arab dress, for a woman



12

0

Black Arab dress, for a woman



33

0

Pair of bracelets



2

0

MONEY.







The value of money was, in 1837,

as follows: —

■40

paras,

1 piastre; 5 piastres, 1 shilling. A dollar was worth about
21 piastres and 20 paras.

The coins chiefly consisted of 3, 4, 9, 10, and 20 piastre
pieces.

WEIGHTS.

According to Mr. Wilkinson, there are 2| rotoli in an oka,
110 rotoli in a cantar, which measures differ in some degree when
applied to different commodities.

There appear to be 5 okas in a roob, and 24 roobs in an
ardep.