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ABSTRACT
In Igbo society during the pre-colonial times, there have been two kinds of trading over the ages. These were the long-distance and local trade. The main things traded in the area were food items, along with goods made by potters, smiths, sculptors and the cloth weavers, among others. Contiguous villages commercial interest were served by this conversely, lengthy distance people from far and wide came to trade because of the goods offered in the market met more than just their basic requirements. Here, the solid goods were diverse. Among other things, they contained food items, slaves, horses, cows, and the creations of Blacksmiths, sculptors, textile weaver and potters. In both their social and economic lives, Igbo society was communal. This suggested that all facets of the Igbo people’s existence including trade and commerce, were shaped by the cultural values and customs the defined them. These standards and values were prevalent in both local and long distance trading. Larceny and any form of cheating were detested as wicked and repugnant and the market place’s holiness was maintained as inviolable.
