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Government monopoly.

Greeks. Thoro were throe Greek ships one or
which iraportod 1600 tons of whoat for the Iranian Oorernment
monopoly, and the other two took the greater part of their
cargo to ran Oar Ehahpur ana Xhorramshahr,

TJnlon of flovlot goolallnt Republics. One a
ii.SS/R.
ship oallel ana brought 10Q0 tone of raw rubber for

jjploa;0 -
The following amounts of oplua were exported i-

Karch 500 oases to Singapore.
Eay 250 * " Bangkok.
70 n " Batavia.
June 200 * n Saigon.
July 56 r» n Batavia.
November 600 n " Singapore*
Total 1,816 cases.

All casoe were of 160 lba. The price of opium
remained unchanged. There has been a large decrease in the
export of this commodity as compared with the total of

2712 cacos in 1940.
Etraafllffyfth rill.
The mill has improved still further its financial
position and haa been working 24 hours a day. Its products

have enjoyed a demand in the up country markets especially
at Isfahan and Shiraz. A 30# interim dividend was paid in
Cotobor, with a promise of a further 40 to 50 per cent

dividend at the end of the Iranian yoar (22nd iSiroh 1942).
8harea of Biale 5,000 each have advanced to 15,000 riels*.
Two foreigners, a Hungarian and a (Jacob,wore engaged by the
mill in place of the two British officials who left last
rear. The prices of the dll's cloth have almost doubled

compared with last year's prices, and there has been a small
Increase In ths wagos cf workers and. Increments of from 10
to 2o per pont in olorionl oalarlee• The mill was Idle for

* fortnight in Bover&of owing to look of raw cotton.

/ Finance.