2.-Imports of principal articles at Tangier for the years 1906-08 ... 15 3.-Exports of principal articles from Tangier for the years 1906-08 21 4.-Total Imports from various countries to Tangier, Tetuan and The metric system is coming more and more into general use and is now very commonly employed by Europeans in Tangier. There are three weights in use generally. (1) The British avoirdupois is used for selling biscuits, confectionery, vermicelli, starch and similar European commodities. (2) The attari or grocer's weight for sugar, tea and rice. In this the kantar equals the British cwt., and the lb. the one-hundredth part of it. The table is as follows: This latter is called the kantar bakalli. The bakalli measure is used for meat, vegetables, fruit, semolina, salt, butter, black soap, &c. Measures of capacity. The grain measures vary in different places to such a degree as to make a brief table of them not feasible. Cloth measure.-In Tangier the British yard is largely used. The native measure is the kala or cubit = 21 inches, and is also used for selling cloth of European make. The kala is divided into 16 parts called nuss-tmin. Nativemade cloths are sold by the dra = 18 inches. The kala is roughly the length of a man's arm from elbow to finger-tip plus the length of the middle finger. The dra is supposed to be the length of a man's arm from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger. ESTIMATED Population of the Principal Towns in the Consular District of Tangier during the Year 1908. ESTIMATED Population of the Principal Towns in the Consular District of Tangier during the Year 1908-continued. Languages. The most important language at the present time for commercial purposes is Spanish; French, however, is daily coming more into use. Almost all commercial houses here correspond in one or other of these languages and the greater number in English also. Arabic is only necessary in dealing with natives in the interior. |