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ANNEXURE No. 2.—STATISTICS OE THE VALUE OP
MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELLS EXPORTED ANNUALLY
PROM THE PRINCIPAL EMPORIA OF THE PERSIAN
GULP BETWEEN 1873 AND 1900.*

Approximate
Truclal Lingoh Masqat DQiiichr total annual
Year. ’ Oman Halirnin (In Its.) (in §.) (in It*.) va'.ucn (In,
(in Kb.)
(in Its.) sterling.) ‘
e
1873- 74 4,900 15,000 20,000 4,065
1874- 75 5,000 2,500 20,000 30.000 7,42 4
1876-76 1,300 3,200 38.000 50.000 12,492
1876- 77 1.500 400 32.000 20.000 16,158
1877- 78 2.500 350 55.000 60,000 15,101
1878 79 5,000 4,500 2,01,000 18.000 19,792
1879- 80 10,600 1,300 74.900 35.000 14.000 13,202
1880- 81 27,00) 2.00O 1,52,300 12.000 30.000 17,147
1881*82 88,000 2,250 1,73,600 10,00.) 5,000 17,408
1882-83 46.000 2,400 1,40,500 23.000 16,201
1883*84 6.500 2,550 1,65,000 9,545 1,500 15.130
1884-85 73.000 2.700 1.42.200 12.000 2,000 13,580
18S5-86 79.000 2,850 1.27.400 15.000 9,700 12,725
1886- 87 50.000 70.000 20.000 7,975
1887- 88 15.000 96.000 20,000 9,520
1888*89 25.000 95.000 16,000 8,625
1889-90 55.000 1.65.000 13.000 13.131
1S90-91 60.000 1.49.000 U,000 13,275
1891- 92 80,000 22,100 99.000 20.000 10,056
1892- 93 78.000 59,400 1.47.200 25.000 3,04,850 32,091
1893- 94 60.000 79.100 1.12.000 30.000 4,25.060 37,267
1894- 95 70.000 74,250 43.200 27.000 76,360 10,759
1895- 90 65.000 75.100 50,800 20.000 1,87,650 16,842
1896*97 60.000 79,500 30.200 20,000 2,23,040 18,7S6
1897*98 50,000 91,120 36.900 25.000 3,37,442 27,411
1898- 99 50.000 1,11,320 48,600 30.000 7,95,200 60,395
1899- 1900 69,990 67,905 79,725 36.000 3,34,710 31,871
1900- 01 31.000 1,12,730 51.000 1,17,180 1,86,096 27,925
1961*02 35.000 1,61,515 92.000 22,588 1,07,606 17,894
1902*0 35.000 1,04.715 88.500 70,600 24,197 15,625
1903-04 40,010 2,36,190 68.500 G2,500 27,165 30,439
1904*05 25.000 2,05,420 62,405 60.000 32,467 26,260

Totals 12,93,290 16,22,366 29,04,830 9,68,313 31,24,033 5,85,502

Averages 40,416 47,573 90,775 30,259 97,626 £18,297

* Tho figures in tho last column of the table have beon obtained by excluding
J-hoco for Trucial ’Oman, of whioh llio entiro produco is exported through Lin gob, and
is includod in tho returns for that placo up to and including the year 1902-03 ; i of
the pioduco of Bahrain also has been deducted for a similar reason during tho same
period. The exports of the othor emporia do not overlap. The values of tho Masqat
dollar and of tho rupoe 1 avo boon calculated as in Anucxuro No. 1.