Page 451 - 8 Persian Trade rep Muscat 2_Neat

REPORT ON THE TRADE OF MUSCAT FOR THE YEAR 1912-1843.

Tho principal indigenous articles of export wero
PART L
dates and fish.
The following table shows the decrease (—) or
(a) Ooncrci description of tho Sultanate o! Mao-
cat. increase (X) in the value of exports cl principal
. ...... 4. . . articles during the voar under review as compared
No thing., except that the ost.trat.of the ^ t]w ^ j ,MM9|2
population given in the report for 1911-1942 seems r
high.
(t) Customs.
Article* 1911-1942 1912-1843 Dcctcnne or
No change. i&croMe.
PART IL
Dryiilos . J6.42.C42 ; 30.52,235 -M4.09.593
(a) Trade. \V<st dates . 2.45.934 i 11.S3.499 +9.37,565
Firh manure 1.70.953 I 34,120 —U6,«-33
(?) Imports.—Gocds to tho value of Rs. 63,40,702 Saltoi Csh . 8,52.503 | 3,55,578 | —4.90.330
Sardnc-3 . .
wvre imported during tho year und*r report as Coct<a pioccpods 1,08.754 2.42.599 , + 1,33.843
3.05.751
93.910
+2.1) «41
ag.inst Rs. 53,12,-103 during 1941-1942. There CorTo* 69.617 2,38.863 ! +1.62.266
w;-3 an increase of Rs. 10,28,299 in the value of Bug or 4.073 1.59,248 ' +1,55.175
imports. Tc» 11,488 7.17.818 +7,06."60
!
The principal articles of import were cereals,
ten and textiles. He increa.se of over forty two lakhs of rupees
Imports from India wore 89% durieg the year in tl<5 va]c9 of exports during tho year under re-
unler review against 79% in the previous one. port over those of the previous year is chiefly due
^ to the upward trend of prices due to the war.
Tho following table shows the decrease (—)
increase (-}-) in value of imports of the principal Financial,
co/aavli-ivs during 1942-1913 a3 compared with ' '
th*s«c of tho previous year:— M'.ney ws3 easy and could be raised at from G%
to 10% interest during the year under report.
Muscat has a double currency system (Maria
v
Articloe. jl941-l942j 1942-1943 Docroaao or Ther-.sa thalc-is in the interior, Dhofar and on the
I mcroaso Batiiiah Coast, and Government of India
! rupees
in ths towns of Muscat and Matrah). Tho dollar
i
1
. i22.13.738 • 18.12.414 * —4,01.324 ^nd mpee rate of exchange fl actuatesland rose
Ri«
Wbwt and wb*at flour 3,3i.9u7 : 2.99.0IC \ —35,8'il from Rs. 141 to Ks. ZJo per 100 dollars during the
CoST-.o . . .1 5,57.220 • 83,473 \ —4,73,747 year under report.-
Snc*r . . . I 1.07.830 ' G0.833 —96.994
T"a . . . 21.221 i 12,12,045 ]+11,90.824 Dee to the favourable conditions prcvaiJine
C,^ p.<~,ood. . u^.070 | & durirg the yea, under review both mercCnt, Z
Wia- and spirit* . j 23.349 j 14,324 i —9.024 date garden ownors made good profit*. There
Muck1!sd>.‘od* . - i 1.09.002 , 1,94,762 j +85.760 wor6 * few small cases of bankruptcies of little
importance.
The incr.^e in the value of imports during the
ye'-.r under report over thorc of 1941-1942 was (c) Agriculture,
chiefly due to rise in prices, Tho quantity —
No change.
tisrj-y imported was less than those in 1941-1942.
(if) Export:.—The exports during the year (d) Indostry.
under report totall-rd Rs. 81,08,976 as against
It*. 3S,G8,298 in the previous year, showing an No change.
increase of R-:. 42,40,678.