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Indian cotton stuffs imported from Souakin; a few silk and cloth dresses from the Hedjaz, which are worn by the chiefs, who seem to be extremely fond of gaudy showy dresses, as a mark of distinction; some coffee-beans; but above all, Reysh, or Indian agate beads.
Travels in Nubia 2004
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Bedouin merchants take camel-loads of coffee-beans by this road to
Travels in Arabia 2003
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Arab and Bedouin merchants, who travel in time of peace to Yemen, principally to Mokhowa, from whence they import grain, coffee-beans, and dried grapes.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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Nedjed pass continually through this district in search of coffee-beans, and during the Wahaby dominion there was no other intercourse between Yemen and the northern provinces of Arabia.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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In a row of eight or ten shops are sold rice, onions, butter, dates, and coffee-beans, at thirty per cent. in advance of the Djidda market-price.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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In the gardens fruit can be bought with coffee-beans as well as with money; and the fondness for tea in England and
Travels in Arabia 2003
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The course of the Arab ships being usually close by this island, the crews often despatch a boat with a few measures of corn to those people, or some butter, biscuits, and coffee-beans, because they consider Sheikh Hassan to be the patron of these seas.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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When I arrived at Djidda, coffee-beans were at thirty-five dollars a hundred-weight; three weeks after they fell to twenty-four dollars, in consequence of the peace between England and America, and the expectation that
Travels in Arabia 2003
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This country produces not only enough for the inhabitants, but enables them to export great quantities of coffee-beans, corn, beans, raisins, almonds, dried apricots, &c.
Travels in Arabia 2003
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She and Harry were putting away some things that had come from the shop, and she was now filling a tin with coffee-beans.
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