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RESIDENCY AND MASKAT POLITICAL AGENCY FOR THE YEAR 1908-1904-

TABLE No. 3.
Comparative Table of Principal Articles imported into Mohammcrah including transhipments to Karun
Ports for the year 1903.
Incasm oa DicikJLta
QC*»TITT.
C0UP41SD WITH —
R;
AincLii.
1002. 1003. Average. 1002.
yean.
I
Cools Tons 321 375 316$ +25$ —28i For use of river steamers.
Decrease on average. None for Koweit.
Co3eo cwts. 1,635 410 318 -1,217 —92
Increased customs dues.
Metals T.668
bon cwts. 1.929 S2S —3rtl + 1,240 Increase due prosperous year.
Copper . If 53a 275 735 + 197 + 450 »• * If ••
Otaers 437 697 269 —178 —338 Decrease in lead. Increased duty.
Metal manufactures YalueX 1,897 1,959 1,5-9 —3b8 —460 „ In:roaaed doty.
Drugs If 037 685 382 —565 -203
Cotton goods . H 142,328 60,218 108,081 —34,217 + 47,835 Increase on last year due to prosperity
owing to export of grain. Decrease
on average. None for Koweit and
increased duty. Increaso entirely in
direot shipments from Manchester.
100 bales Ruasian goods imported.
Gunny bags • ii 1,599 970 1,350 —219 + 370 Accumulation during now. Export
grain now required. From India and
Basrah.
Kerosine oil CWtB. 1.541 2,571 2,900 + 1,359 +329 Batoum oil.
Matches . Cases 191 169 183 +292 + 324 Increase for Ispahan route.
Sirs cwts. 7,708 6.634 6,191 —2,517 —443 Decrease, none for Koweit and better
local produce.
Silk goods Value£ 3,954 1,680 2,467 -1,487 + 887 Increase due prosperous year. None
for Koweit.
Spices • . CWt8. 900 879 867$ -22$ -12$ Increaso prevented by rise in tariff.
Sugar, crushed . 10,361 9,697 10,586 + 225 + 889 Inoreaae due prosperous year. Beet,
ii
Austrian and German, cane sugar ouly
14 cwts. from Java.
8egar, loaf ii 10.361 27,432 15,765 + 6.404 -11,667 Decrease due higher tariff.
Tea, • ii 1,349 1,667 1,058 —291 —609 . '’y , ” principally
for Ispahan route. »•
Twist ii 1,687 1,232 2,018 + 431 +786 Increase due prosperous year.
TABLE No. 4.
Comparative Table of Total Paine of imports into hlohammerah and Karun Ports from ail Countries during the
year 1903.

Iiciiiii os Dicu&ii
COMVASaS WITH—
At vnr
c< 1902. 1903. El
ytsn.
AT«m«. 1902.
£ £ £ £ £
Doited Kingdom 76,831 40,787 89,036 + 13,805 + 48,849 Increase chiefly in Manchester goods.
Some continental included.
India and Aden 1,19,145 56,193 62,976 —56,170 +•6,782 Partial reooverv decrease in Manchester
goods old India.
Inui 16,031 10,683 6,298 —9,733 -4,285 Decrease, sugar, metals, ooflee, increased
Auitrio Hungary 3,130 718 1,033 -2,097 + 314 duty.
Belgium . 1,465 6,434
Probably iooluded in shipments from
MS
London.
Turkey and Egypt 5,334 2,106 1,720 -3,614 -386 Decrease in sugar.
Pinion Gulf 2,464 3,650 2,597 + 143 —963 No shawls.
Bus la 3,900 3,914 +3,014 +14
Others • •• 178 IM
Total 2,23,390 1,23,449 1.68,173 —65,217 + 44,724
/ Decrease on
Indian steamoreTow’caWog rt Koweit!