Ágades is in no respect a place of resort for wealthy merchants, not even Arabs, while with regard to Europe its importance at present consists in its lying on the most direct road to Sókoto and that part of Sudán. In my opinion it would form for a European agent a very good and comparatively healthy place from which to open relations with Central Africa. The native merchants seem only to visit the markets of Kátsena, Tasáwa, Marádi, Kanó and Sókoto, and, as far as I was able to learn, never go to the northern markets of Ghát or Múrzuk, unless on a journey to Mekka, which several of them have made. Neither does there seem to exist any intercourse at present with Gágho or Gógo, or with Timbúktu; but the Arabs of Azawád and those parts, when undertaking a pilgrimage, generally go by way of Ágades. I here add the prices of different articles, as they were sold in the market during my residence in the place:— Mithkál.[194] Réjel. Dukhn “géro” (_Pennisetum_), or durra “dáwa” 1 0 (_sorghum_), twenty zekka, being equal to forty of the measure used in Tin-téllust Rice, ten zekka 1 0 Camel, a young one, two years old, not yet 18 0 fit for carrying loads Ditto, full grown 25 0 Horse, a good strong one 100 0 Ditto, a fine one, of Tawát breed 1000 0 Ass 6 to 8 0 Ox 8 0 Calf 4 0 Ram 1 5 Sandals, a pair of common ones 0 1 Ditto, a pair of fine ones 0 5 Camel-saddle (or “rákhla” in Arabic, “kígi” 10 0 in Temáshight) Ditto, a common one 5 0 Leather bag, of coloured leather, for 1 0 containing clothes Mat, a fine coloured one 0 6 English calico, ten drʿa or cubits 1 0 Subéta, or white Egyptian shawl with red 1 0 border Kórnu, or the fine Egyptian coloured 1 0 sheep-leather, a piece Túrkedi, or the dark-coloured cotton cloth 2 0 for female dress of Kanó manufacture, common Ditto, of finer texture 3 to 5 3 I must here add, that I did not observe that the people of Ágades use manna in their food, nor that it is collected in the neighbourhood of the town; but I did not inquire about it on the spot, not having taken notice of the passage of Leo relating to it.