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The decrease both in imports and exports is a IMPORTS BY BUGGALOWS.
gCDiT.il one : reasons for abuonnul modifications
arc as follows Barley.—Decrease of £8,507 is due to the
disturbed stale of the country around Doraq,
IMPORTS BY STEAMERS. Hindyir-n, etc., on the Persian Coast owing to
which no barley came from those places.
Arms and Ammunition—Show a decrease of. Dates.—Owing to the unsafely of goods in
£2,213 which is due to a ISsscr quantity of the Basrah district Kuwait owners of date gardens
ammunition having been imported by the Shaikh on the SliaU-cl-Arab brought the produce to
for his requirements. Kuwait which was formerly exported from Basrah
direct and the increase of £3,500 is attributed to
Carpets.—Decrease of £2,2S7 is due to lack of this cause.
demand owing to the poverty of the people.
Fruits, dried and fresh.—Show a decrease of
Charcoal.—The decrease of £2,171 is stated £1,9S0 which is due to active military operations
to bo due to the congestion of the local market in Mesopotamia which prevented free entry of
with old stocks.
fruit into Kuwait.
Coffee.—Shows an increase of £S,115 which is Loaf Sugar.—For decrease of £2,2GG vide
due partly to increased imports owing to cheaper remarks against sugar under imports by steamers.
rates obtainable in India and chiefly to restrictions
Tobacco.—For decrease of £5,334 vide remarks
placed upon export from Basrah. i against fruits above.
Coir and Coir rope.—The decrease of £3,562 \
under this head is assigned to the restrictions ; Wheat.'—Shows an increase of £9,0G7 which
due to larger quantities having been imported for
imposed on their export from India during part j exportation to India.
of the year.
Enamclware.—This article was formerly ' Wood Mango and for building boats— Shows
imported mostly from Austria, aud no substitute ' a decrease of £7,243 which is due to the prohibi­
tion of its export from India.
has yet appeared. j
Oil Kerosene.—There has been no import by ' EXPORTS BY STEAMERS.
steamers under this head and it is probably due i
partlv to old stocks of American oil being on ! Animals—horses. —Increase of £3,927 is due
baud’, and partlv to competition bv Albadau’oil. to a larger supply of horses having been brought
Pearls.—The 13,200 rrMrh ‘appears ua.ler °verlal.J !rom Tu,Uih AraLb and ihiI'r<d from
this head represents the value of pearls brought j uuai
back to Kuwait from India unsold. ' Pearls.—Show a decrease of £37,231. It is
Piece-goods.—Show a falling-off of £11.053 j due to the slump in the pearl markets owing to
over the figures for 1913-14 and £43,<>17 over which shipments have le-en withheld.
that for 191*2-13. This is due to the failure uf , Specie.—Shows a 111 ling-off of £16.795 which
the last two pearl seasons and the slump in is due to the general Set-back in the import trade
European pearl markets. | of the port.
Specie.—Shows a decrease of £3,071 which is I Tea.—Increase of £1,050 is due fo Basrah
due to the dullness of the pearl market owing to , drawing her supplies from Kuwait in l?14-lo.
which pearls returned unsold. j Wheat.—For increase of £1.227 see remarks
Spices—The decrease of £3,G7S under this against wheat under imports by luggalows.
item is probably due to old stocks being in hand. EXPORTS BY BUOGALOWS.
Sugar, Loaf and Soft.—Shows a decrease of
£15,046. 11-is due to the suspension of business Astrakhans.—Decrease of £1,533 is due to
relations with Germany and Austria from which the war owing to which no astrakhans have been
countries the commodity was mostly imported. I exported to Russia.
Thread, Gold and Silver.—This article was j Ghi.—Decrease of £>,000 under this bead, .is
also inported chiefly from Germany and the ! state-1 to be due partly to the shortage of gbi in
decrease of £1,910 under it is obviously due to the desert aud partly to Bahrein, drawing her
the war. supplies from Eastern Nejd direct, a new
Wood for boats.—Shows a decrease of £3,128 departure. .
whuh iB due to the embargo placed on its export Tea.—Decrease of £6,009 is due to the gen ra
from India. J umest ia Persia owing to which the export of tea