The Best Damask, Called Towa, Is Made At
Canton, And Is Worth 50 Dollars The Corge.
Sewing gold, called
kimswa, is sold by the chippau, or bundle, each containing ten
pahees; and in each paper are ten knots or skeins, sold for three
pawes, or two dollars, the best having 36 threads in each knot.
Sewing
silk, called couswa, is worth 100 dollars the pekul. Embroidered
hangings, called paey, are worth for the best 10 dollars the piece.
Sattins, called lyn, are worth for the best one dollar the piece.
Great porcelain basons, Called chopau, are sold three for a dollar.
White sugar, called petong, the best is sold for half a dollar the
pekul. The small sorts of porcelain, called poa, of the best sort,
sell for one dollar the cattee. The best pearl boxes, called chanab,
are worth five dollars each. Sleeve silk, called jounckes, the best
sells for 150 dollars the pekul. Musk, called saheo, seven dollars the
cattee. Cashes, 60 pecoos for one dollar.
Broad-cloth, called toloney, is worth seven dollars the sasocke,
which is 3/4 of a yard. Large mirrors, called kea, are worth 10
dollars each. Tin, called sea, worth 15 dollars the pekul. Wax, called
la, 15 dollars the pekul. Muskets, called cauching, each barrel
worth 20 dollars. Japan sabres or cattans, called samto, are worth 8
dollars each. The best and largest elephants teeth, called ga, worth
200 dollars the pekul, and small ones 100 dollars. White saunders,
called toawheo, the best large logs sell for 40 dollars the pekul.
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