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otal of Rs. 10,77,218 as against Rs. 16 45.3G1 for Specie—Shows a respectable increase of over five
1910-11, showing a net docroasc of R*. 5,GS, 143 of lakhs. A good pearl season and high prices realise !
which Rb. 3,49,273 occurred in the fitcamcr traffic in India account for this increase.
and Rb. 1,18,870 in tho huggalow tnifTic or 29'22 and Sugar—Show6 n falling-off of over two lakh*.
•i8'59 per cent, respectively. Owing to high prices and shoitago in Europe and
Specie is responsible for a great drop of nearly India tho usual quantity lias not been imported
7 lakhs in the export by steamers, which, bowover, during the year. The lower classes of pcoplo in the
have carried some 3j lakhs worth of other goods town and in the interior, finding that (he price of
more than last year. In the ease of buggalows there sugar was rifling beyond their means, havo reverted
has bcon a large drop in tho oxfort of animals, aimB, to the use of date juice instead of sugar.
coir, fish oil, specie, tea, wet daks and wood, Tho
reason given for the diminished export of specie is 7. Imports hy Ihtggaloics.—
tlmt miiny remittance, in payment of im, orf.dK,.od. A »„._Thnr. hn. been no import
aro now made by drafts on Rom hay which nro . . • , , , -
obtainable from the pearl nn>reb.rat»f anxions ami . * the snm of It.. 4-2,000 iippcarinz
willing to reduce their cash balances in Bombay, at '■ Dm’Cr ,rnl 0r,s b* -'earner. m tho cost of arm. and
rates cheaper than llio freight on specie. The more ammunition imported by the Ruler of Kuwait fee
general use of this business procedure shows that his own use.
civilization is advancing in Kuwait, for formerly the Chandals.—Thoqnantily imported is not much
pearl merchants used to ship the proceeds of iheir | higher than that of last year, but prices have riseo
pearls in cash to Kuwait, disbur.-o lorally to other j and the increase of Rs. 13,000 represents this increase
merchants for their needs, and thtss latier again re- ! in value.
6hij ped Bpecie back to Bombay to p>ay for imports.
_ , . , Dates ice!—.Show a decrease of nearly half a lakh
It will be seen therefore that if t .e vi.lno of specie 1 Qf rupees which is attributed to the failure cf
is eliminated from the returns for the past and crops in Basrah owing to unseasonable rains ai.d *
current years and a comparison made, the statistics he ivy import duiv which practically prohibits tbe
show a substantial increase of nea.-ly.21 lakhs of import into Kuwait for reshipment elsewhere,
rupees or over 36 per cent, in the exports for the j
year under report. I Fish oil.—The decrease of Rs. 22,500 in this item
5. Reasons for the abnormal increases ar.d decresses is difficult to explain, for the number of boats whim
are being built in Kuwait is increasing year by year-
in some of the commodities of import and export are The only reason that can be assigned is that there
given below. 1
‘ were old stocks on hand and a decrease of
6. Imports by Steamers.— j Rs. 8,500 in the re-export of this article.
Coffee.—There is an increase of nearly a lakh of j
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, Dice—Shows a falling-off of Rs. 75.700 which
rnpee. in tbi. item. It.. due to increased loc-nl „;d (<> ^ dae to h:|,, ;ccs !o TurHjh
demnnd re.nl,ms from tbe prosper.,y of the people | A;tlbi:i anJ tho disturbcbj tile 0f that Country,
in the town anu to the greater 6ecanty on tho desert j
routes for caravans conveying supplies to the j Wood for building boats—Shows a decrease ct
interior. Rs. 65,000 which is due almost entirely to the late
Enamchrare.—Shows a decrease of Rs. 30,000 I arrival of buggalows this year after the period cf
which is attributed to old stocks being on hand. ' this report, and in some measures to the existence
Oil, kerofine.—This item represents one shipment of old stocks.
of 10,000 cases of American oil imported by Messrs. 8. Exports by 15/earners.—
Gray Paul <fc Co. _ . ..... .
•p- , , . . . . Animals.—Owing to the prohibition of export-
f atioa of horses from Turkish Arabia numbers of
nRrprtiin prnrtlv dif«nnnfrv nf n’ ' ° f ° ; horses were brought overland from the north anri
^^duTh^^K^dot^Yi^^ which ^“U f“ **
only three conntries participating io this trade,
India supplying more tbaa half of the tot-.l require- O/a.—The increase of Rs. 29,020 is doe fo the
ments. The increase is due to local prosperity and better condition of live-stock in the hinterland
tbe fact that Nejd, where the stocks had run low j where abundant grazing was obtainable after the
owing to the insecurity of the caravan routes, has good rains of last season. Tbe bedouin were con*-
ixnported very large quantities; for nearly ayear , queutly able to bring in larger quantity of ghi It
the desert routes have been unusually safe and j sale in the town.
many large caravans have taken the opportunity of ___ _ , . x
transporting the more valuable articles of commerce ; Pearls.---The increase of Rs. -,77,500 as exp 1
to the interior. elsewhere is due to a good catch of pearls and mo
particularly to the very high prices realized.
Dice—Shnw6 a falling-off of Rs. 1,07,988 which is
due to high prices ruling in India owing to famine The vnluc of the pearls fished by Kuwait boats
being expected until late in 1911. !. not appear completely in these returns quite ha