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[[strikethrough]] has good pr. of shoes he spends 400 Rs on thread, no diff gold & silver [[/strikethrough]]
for cheaper 100 Rs, med 200-300;

cost of leather for 1 pr. shoes & stiching thread 20 Rs
good qual.
med
low

they say labor the expensive item; good pr. sells for about 400 but price varies from 100-500
if total cost of raw mat. about 70 Rs & sell for 400 & takes 8-10 days to make good pr, profit about 40 Rs a day or less

[[long division: 330 divided by 8 days = 41 with remainder 10]]
[[long division: 330 divided by 10 day = 33]]

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talk to womenfolk inside, incl. Moh. Nasir's wife, good-looking older woman w/ white hr.
neither she nor daughter-in-law make crafts
her fa. also shoe kusah- maker

she says 8 HHs make kusah 
no other leather goods made in the HH

2 Mangoor Ehmed, shoemaker 
he has a younger br who can [[strikethrough]] make [[/strikethrough]] help, but usually he works alone
sometimes he hires 1-4 relatives; this occurs during marriage season when high demand (Feb-Mar-Apr)
Muharram & very hot months the slack period marketwise
no electr., this house further in by foot