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Comparative Statement of Imports into Bushire from the United
Kingdom during the Years 1903-05, Classified according to
the Custom-house Tariff—continued.

Vain*
'Article*.
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1903. 1904. 1905. Increase. Decrease.

£ £ £ £ £
Gold, silver, platinum in ingots 38,482 3 3
Manufactures of gold, silver, Ac. 169 19,343 80 19,263
Other metals in ingot® .. 324 55 55
Manufacture® of other metals .. 83 6 99 93
Furniture of all kinds .. 1,307 1,009 ; 605 404
Watches—
Gold........................................ 244 195 308 113
Silver .. 130 144 139 6
Other .. 107 22 84 62
Ordinary writing paper and
envelopes 902 572 205 307
Pa per wares 228 219 65 154
Stones, worked or unworked .. 28 I 17 17
Precious stones, cut or uncut .. 81 I 85 • * 85
Fish, dried, salted or smoked .. : 1 23 22
China ware, porcelain, Ac. 2,292 2,606 3,206 600
Chemical products 1,139 802 329 533
Printed matter -......................... 412 375 461 86
Soap—
Perfumed 92 45 116 71
Other kinds .. 93 26 I 30 4
Sugar-
Loaf and candy 481; 22215 1,734
Soft, moist and syrups 3,268 577 2,691
Sweets 73 95 19 76
Cigars, cigarettes and manufac­
tured tobacco 343 178 155 23
Indigo and kermes 934 ' 934
All other kinds of dyes, colours i
and varnishes........................... 210 174 i 760 586
Tissues of—
Linen and hemp 2 l 16 16
Cotton........................................ 264,068 277,168 i 257,132 20,036
Other tissues of cotton 24,476 58 I 11
Cotton tullea, embroidered or not 390 3,895 5,680 1,785
Woollen shawls — 34
Tissues of—
Wool................................ 6,168 6,453 5,065
Silk 746 576 12
„ with real or imitation
silver and gold thread 35 5 ' 105 100
Laces and embroidery .. 45 50 17
Tissues of— !
Jute, including velvets and
plushes of jute 216 147
Other .. 16 231 . 205
Vegetable substances 7 9 7
Glassware and glass ornaments.. 630 570 93
Window glass 193 234 170
Mirrors, not framed 243 59 2
Carriages, <fcc.................... 615 71 1
Meat, dried and salted .. 15 11
Opium (re-im ported) .. C7
Packing of all k™ds 11
Perfumery 52 35