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Rato of Hire, Freight*. _
The undermentioned figures show Jhe average Shipping rates to London and Bombay during the
rate per ton (or mcrchandiac sent to Shirat. year hAvc been as under
; •: 1921-22 1922-2) 1921-24 London.

Frem 21 at March
C *. «L £ *. d. £ t. d.
Article#. 1923 to 22nd Measures.
. March 1924.
Mule . 10 12 0 11 19 0 12 11 0
Donkey . 10 10 0 11 17 0 10 14 0
Camel . 10 11 0 11 18 0 0 8 0 £ «. A
Carpeta . ' . 6 0 0 Per 40cJt~
Gum Tragacanth, eases 2 15 0 ,40 .
Amount of Merchandise despatched to up-country.
Gam Tragacauth, b&gn 2 15 0 „ 17 cut*.
Fox Skina . 2 15 0 „ 40 cJt~
Tons.
Articles. Almond Kernels 2 15 0 „ 10 cuts.
1922-23. 1923-24. Tin Blocks 2 15 0 „ 20 <nrte.
Leather . 6 10 0 „ 40 cJt.
Crystal Sugar 8.878 3.154 Tobacco . 3 0 0 n 40 M
Loaf Sugar 1,627 1,195-6
Piece-Goods . 1,664 958 3 General cargo . 4 0 0 ,40 „
Tea 849} 920-9 I
6pic«e . 242} 360-0
Haberdashery 423} 495-8 There has been no important change in freights
Yarns 115} 63-0 to England since hot year.
Matches 54 101-9
Miscellaneous 634} 737-2
Block Tin 3i 4-2 Bombay.
Copper » 15} 33-7
Braaa . 27J 23-0
Iron 18 79-5 From 21 ut March
Tar 3 12-0 Articles. 1923 to 22nd Measures.
Indigo . . 40 44-6 March 1924.
Tin plates . 23 27-3
Leather 13} 67-3
Candles , 114 377-5 Bo. a. r.
Ke rosins Oil . 402} 677*6
Government stores 4 Cotton 5 0 0 per Bale.
Bios 71 800
Flo nr , 1* 7-5 Bags 18 0
Barley . *4 0-3
Foetal parcels 8} 18-0 General cargo . 25 0 0 Ton.
Petrol T . 39} 67-7
Fanes of Glass 26 28-6 Cases, Rosewater 14 0 ~ Case.
Drags and Medicines 19 16-9
Liquor . S 14-7 Carboys .
Soap . . , <4 64 0 10 0 - Carboy.
Opium (returned) . 2 1-0
Planks 1 Freights on general cargo to Bombay have under­
Pi*
Byrep , , 3-3 gone no change since last year.
Telegraph materials 28-3
Wheat . 90 CURRENCY
Dates . 4-7
Che* . 04 20 8hah Is (40 pula) . • “ 1 Kna.
Wool .
1-6 10 Krans • . »1 Toman.
Coinage current in district—Niclcel pieces of 1
and 2 shahis; Silver pieces of 1 Kran (very few),
8,238} 9,009-1 2 and 5 Krans (few), Imperial Bank of Persia note*
-of 1, 2, 3, 6, 10 etc. Toman*.