This guy appears to be enjoying loading this sheep a little too much.
Posted on 02/10/2003 10:13:26 PM PST by stilts
JEDDAH, 11 February 2003 — With Eid Al Adha being celebrated today, there was a virtual run on the main sheep market here yesterday. The market scene was chaotic as cars and pickup trucks sat bumper-to-bumper throughout the afternoon.
Once on the eastern side of the Makkah Ring Road from Palestine St., it took more than two hours for drivers to reach the main market. Some shoppers, in anticipation of the jam, parked their vehicles by the roadside and walked to the market.
Thousands of animals will be offered as a sacrifice both by pilgrims and other Muslims for the feast today.
The price of cattle is the same as last year, ranging from a minimum of SR150 to more than SR1,000.
“There are more sheep available in the market than expected, mostly locally bred or from Sudan,” Mohammed Homaid, who has run a sheep business in the market for over six decades, told Arab News.
“My business booms this time every year, and what I earn in the few days before the Eid is my major income,” he said.
Trader Ali Ghunaim, 54, said it was normal for prices to shoot up on the eve of the Eid due to high demand.
The cost of Berberi sheep has gone up to SR450 from SR150, while a calf costs nearly twice the normal SR1,200.
“Likewise, prices of Al-Naimi and Al-Najdi sheep have risen by 50 to 100 percent,” he said.
Market operators said prices of “Soukani” goats from Sudan exceeded SR1,000 now instead of the usual 450.
“I find cattle prices more or less the same as last year,” said shopper Abdul Aziz, a Saudi-born Palestinian.
“I’ve gone in for two Saudi-bred sheep for SR500 each. People in the middle income group tend to go for breeds which cost not more than SR500. Look at the ones I’ve bought. They look quite healthy and meaty, and I bargained hard for the price,” he added.
This guy appears to be enjoying loading this sheep a little too much.
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