Page 452 - PERSIAN 4 1899_1905

4e ADMINISTRATION REPORT ON TIIE PERSIAN GULP POLITICAL

TABLE No. 5.
Companion Table of Principal Articles Imported into Mohammerah including transhipmentt to A'ar«,
jPorts for the gear 1902.
IlCIUU OS DICBUIB
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IsncsB. Casiuoixi os Tubs*-Rim net.
iiinn flf« 100L 100L Arm$«. 1001.
jcut
Cod Tons 451 814 875 —70 +31 For use of river steamers.
Coffee cwt. 2,065 3,192 410 —1,055 —2,783 From England, Franco and India de­
crease owing imports for Koweit coii r
tbero direct. s
Metals, iron • •• 0 2,259 1,987 829 —1,931 —1,659 Decrease accumulation stock* and Po­
verty of people owing to short crop*!
„ others • • » 1,279 787 872 —407 +85 Decrease copper. Incrcaso lead r.wir.r
cnforccmcnt prohibition on shots. 5
„ manufactured. Value £2,177 £2,500 £1,959 —218 —511 Decrease poverty of people. There was
in addition 18-1 ton6 telegraph mattria!*.
Drugs • • • »» £942 £551 £5S5 -357 +31 None for Koweit
Cotton goods • • Pt £1*14,476 £134,401 £60,2-16 —£84,230 -74,155 Decrease poverty owing succession lad
crops. From England and India,
latter partly Manchester goods. Ora
consignment Russian.
Gunny bag* • £1,537 £970 —567 ; —3,273 Decrease. No wheat export.
Kcrosino oil . Cose* 2.027 4,430 +2,403 -207 Nearly all Batoam, imported by dhows.
Matches . • n 164 159 —7 +77 Entirely Swedish ealphar and safety.
Rica • • cwt 7,459 8,710 6,634 —1,825 -3,076 Decrease, formerly Largely imported for
Koweit. Local supplies better. Also
imported from Busreh, but returns not
obtainable.
Silk good* • Value £4,120 £8,800 £1,580 -2,640 —1,260 Decrease, none for Koweit.
Spice • • cwt 1,138 949 879 —259 ; -70 Ditto ditto.
Sugar, crushed . w 9,929 10,893 9,697 —232 . —1,196 Principally Austrian beet. This year
. 493 cwt. came from Mauritius ar.d
Java, bat not in demand.
Sugar loaf H 23.764 24,717 27,432 +3,663 +2,715 Increase for Ispahan. From ^ Franc*.
Egypt and Belgium; increase in latter,
also India, French.
Tea. 3,275 1,651 1,667 —1.6C3 + 16 Decrease on average. None f :r Koweit.
Is forwarded to Ispahan by Ahwax
route.
Thread and twist H 4,214 2,317 1,232 —2,982 —1,115 Decrease. Formerly forwarded to Khc-
remabad road closed by lawlessness cf
tribes.
Wheat . i* • M 9,724 6,000 -4,724 Only imported when harvest short.
Decrease sale local stores on improved
prospects. Also imported from BosreL.
of which returns not obtainable.
Comparison Table of Total Value of Imports into hlohammerah and Karun Ports from all countries for tie
year 1902.

Ivcbxasi ob Diciiui
CODU1B WIT I.
Cflffim. In
AvcrifB
fiv* 190 L 1901. Arenit 1001.
j»*n.
£ £
United Kingdom 71,647 81,263 40,787 —30,860 -40,476
[ Depression in trade and goola golnf
India and Aden 1,29,237 1,26,938 66,193 —73,044 —70,745 J direct to Koweit from India.
Franoe 16,064 16,280 10,683 -4,481 -6,697 Decrease In Sugar.
Austria • 3,836 1,050 718 —3,118 -833 No materials for dates eases*
Russia • 8,900 Materials date* case* and piece-*®od*.
Belgium . 378 . 1,890 6,434 +6,056 + 8,614 Sugar Increase.
Turkey and Egjpt 8.5M 3,041 2,106 -6,478 -085 Doer ease principally In Egypt!*® lug4*'
Persian Gull .# 2,233 1,986 8,650 +1*317 +1,664 Inoreaie, a shipment shawls an^F^*
goods.
8wed*a ••• 178 •H ■ H .
I
Totsl 2,30,079 1 9.32,418 1*23,449 —1,17*630 -1,18,999
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