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APPENDIX A TO PART V.
TABLE No. 1.
Comparative Table of the Principal Articles exported from the port of Mohamnierah including transhipments
from Karun Porte for the year 1903.
Iscum oi Dioikm
Qoistitt. cuiriuu with —
Anicisa. U i
Averts* for 1801. 1W3. Avtrtga. 1001.
Am jmii,
I
Animals Head 1.631 1,896 23 -1,600 —1,667 Dccroaso. No export to India. Turkiih
dutj being reduced, no horsor brought
from Turkoy for shipment.
Cotton (raw) . owta. 822 1,243 1.307 I + 575 + 151 To Indio and Turkey.
Local piece goods . Value 1,653 2,506 2,139 + 6S6 -361 Cblotlj quilt covers printed at Shuster
and quilts to Tuikey oud Portia.
Dates . cwts. 64, 446 93,139 39/U7 -15.399 -61,442 Figures not reliable.
Buglets > • It 1,169 1,256 1,844 +676 + 688 Nnturul produot. To India for medi­
cinal purposes, increase good ieaioa
rains.
Ghee . >9 75 69 115 + 370 + 386 Export to Maskat and India. Little
export 1898-1902, owing short rains
scAioity fodder.
Grain—
Wheat cwta. 70,968 70,958 70.968 No export rince 1897 owing short crop*
and embargo. Principally to Eng­
land.
Barley . - • 3,715 To Gulf Porta The duty prohibitive
for shipments to Europe.
Gum, insoluble ' . »» 1.607 8,893 +4.695 + 4,386 Increaso good rains.
Hides and skins Buudlcs. 229 222 + 110 —7 To Ionia.
Oilseeds cwts. 7,299 1,961 —1,607 —2,345 Dcci ease to Europe, crop small, not good
quality. No sesame to Europe. Lin­
seed to England, India, Holland.
Reeds . Bundles 371 591 465 + 91 —126 Natural product, for peus export to
India.
Tobacco cwts 650 1.427 1,327 +777 —100 Export chiefly to Egypt.
Wool . If 6,605 4,029 3,864 -1,641 —1G5 Ueorease on average. Fh.cks not yet
recovered lroui lo-ses by famine.
Carpets Bundles 6 13 02 + 47 4 39 Increase. Few exported by this route
of late years owing insecurity of road
from Burujerd.
Miscellaneous Value £ 1,915 2,248 1.213 —703 —1,036 Decrease on nverage; smaller amounts
Specie . ii 64,413 31,146 46,006 -8,407 + 14,860 to India. Increase over 1902 Persian
Government shipments to Bnsbire.
Aiirin
this* rests. Following not exported before 1900.
being lspabau goods by liakbtiari road.
Almonds cwts. 397 677 470 + 73 -207 To India.
Madder root . H 367 920 1,676 + 1,209 + 656 To England and France.
Opium • • ii 605 1,152 172 —133 -1,020 To England and Hongkong.
Decreare Inoreasc Customs dues.
Gum, Tragacsnth . 149 196 484 + 335 + 238 Principally to England.
TABLE No. 2.
Comparative Table of Total Value of Exporte including Specie from the Port of Mohammerah and Karun Ports
to all Countries for the year 1903,
lvct««»i oi Diciiiii
Avenge, coxr&aiD with—
Ci 0t« jivi. 1003. 1003. Kivasei.
Avert**. 1001.
£ £ £ £ £
United Kingdom 18,107 34,879 34,139 + 10,032 —740 Decrease in opium, increase iu wheat.
India and Aden 61,628 63,472 19,937 -31,691 —43,635 No export of bprses.
Turkey and Egypt 3,342 3.091 4.637 + 1,195 + 1.146
Francs 673 1,030 358 -216 -678
Persian Gulf • 2,027 2,258 6,701 +3,674 + 3.443 Increase in corn and clarified butter,
Others • • 643 + 543 + 643 8uiall shipment* to Netherlands sod
Germany.
Hongkong 23,329 41,947 7,4-: 8 —16,871 —34,489 Opium only.
Total 98.906 146,033 72.672 —26,234 -74,011 Decreaso in horses and opium.
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