The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24

tween Uganda and Kongo FREQ State.
The rico is being taken on here. and
1t will be unloaded at Bukoba, from
where the porters. will carry It across
country to the boundry commission.
pounds each; and 1000 men will be
required to carry 1t The amount need
ed is only thirty tons. but It will take
these 1000 men month to make the
journey Each porter will get four
rupees. or s1.S3. for the work, SO that
the transhipment OF that thirty tons
of rice will cost 1888 in wages alone.
not including the freight rate on the
The Trade of Luke Victoria.
During my trip around the lake !
am having good opportunity to learn
about trade matters. There are many
millions OF natives who might be reach,
ed by this lake, and Uncle Sam should
send out his drummers to show them
our goods and study their wants; I
have already written OF American
through Arnold, Cheney & Co, Of Fan
zibar. who have their traders going
through this part Of Africa selling
goods and buying hides and ivory
and It has to compete with goods made
to Initiate it In England and India. and
sold at much lower prices OF late
some cheap German limitations are also
American goods to any other, and are
ready to pay more for them. They can
tell, the, genuine americani by It's
smell and, upon putting their noses to
will throw them aside in disgust. In
deed, back In the interior our cottons
have become q standard of value. and
are used as, money. a sheep. for in,
and a half Of Americana, a COW is
worth nine yards and q buxom young
girl Of thirteen or fourteen is valued
at sixty yards or more. Contracts for
shells and 50 much Americana, the
length in which the goods are sold be-
ing strips long enough to wind about
the body Of a man or woman With the
accompanying folds. Such q length
constitutes a dress pattern. The mer-
chants buy,the stuff in pieces of thirty
yards each.
The Native Markets.
But let us go ashore and take a look
at the markets. It Is there we can see
how these people do business at home.
On the way we, pass several German
]officials. They are nattily dressed in
white duck and each wears q white he'll
popotamus skin whip in his hand.
These whips are as; thick as ones fling
or, and almost as elastic as rubber. he
officials use them to keep the natives
in order, and the slightest cut will
Going on to the market. which lies
lust beyond the fort we find ourselves
| In court, on one side of which Is q
building covering a quarter of an acre.
| Tt is open at the sides and itH matched
| roof Is upheld by round white wooden
pillars, Upon the floors are scores of
black women and men. some dressed
lin cottons Ia others In bark cloth, and
| not few In cowskins. They are sit
lting on the ground with their wares
Lying before them In almost infinitesi-
| NAL piles. The poverty Of the coun-
| try Is such that no one can spend more
| than cent or so at q time, and the
average purchase is in the fraction OF
| O cent. Here, for instance, Is a pea
nut pedd1er. She Is q black girl with
lplugs In her ears, Tho red shelled nuts
| are spread out on q mat In bodies Of
| ten each pile selling for, twelve gcowry
shells, or one-tenth OF cent, Far
! Their over is a. woman selling tobacco
at on e. half cent per twist. Each twist
| is the size OF my title finger, and those
packages OF snuff II wrapped up IN
| leaves are not quite as large. Soap
| and roasted ants are sold In much the
same way, and SO also are some kinds
tbf Imported goods, ss
AZ Here for instance. Is a man selling nee
Idles and thread. IA No one here thinks, Of
buying whole paper OF needles or n
whole spool of thread at one time. The
needles are divided nm into blocks OF tSss
| thr co or five. aud stuck Into Ereen9 cane
whila the thread lst cut Into short lei st ~