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Abdul Jabber cl Kliadairco. Tlicro is a very rcspcctablo increase
of about half a lao of rupees.
(f) Wet dales.—Tho export in wet dates by the British India vessels to
Zanzibar and Mombnssa has been nil, as it is said that Koweit
could not spare dates for export.
(g) Bones.—As anticipated in the last year's report, tho export of bone8
has disappeared from tho returns. The Persian who was interest­
ed in this trade was much harassed and looked down upon by tho
Arabs, and ho had therefore to give up his trade.
Exports by the buggaloio traffic.
The exports by the country sailing craft has been valued at Its, 11,81.250,
showing au excess of Its. 3,27,422 over tho previous year's exports. This
increase is really due to tho new items of exports which did not appear in tho
last year’s returns. A glance at the return of the buggalow borne traffic will
at once show that there has been a considerable decrease in almost every article
of export.
The decrease has been explained below very briefly:—
(1) Wet dates.—The reason for decrease is that less quantity of dates
was imported at the close of the date harvest.
(2) Ghi.—The amount now shown as exported is practically the produce
of the previous year which wns bought and exported during the
year under report. Duriug 1907-190$ very little rain fell and
what fell, fell very late. The price of ghi has been ruling high
during the year. At the close of 19UC-07 the price of ghi per
whoogiah (i;\ lbs.) was krans b which has now gone up to krans
12 per whoogiah. So there has been practically no export of ghL
(3) Bides and skins.—This shows a slight falling oil which is probably
due to poverty of all classes and consequently less number of
animals slaughtered.
(1) Astrakhans.—The quantity exported is smaller than tho previous
year as prices have ruled high preventing large purchases.
(5) Intestines.— This item has disappeared altogether from these returns
as the Persian man who traded in this article has gone away.
He is the same man who exported bones.
(G) Wool.—There is a slight increase in this. The route of export of
this article has now been changed. It is now taken to Bahrein
and then re-exported to Europe.
(7) Animals.—There is a great falling off under this head. It is said
that the Persian buyer, probably on account, of the rapidly rising
prices, who generally take a large number of camels, took only
a small number this year and hence the decrease. These remarks
re camels do not apply to the land trade to Egypt and Svria,
which is assuming proportions sufficiently large seriously to alarm
agriculturists in Nejd, who can no longer afford to keep camels.
It is said that it will not be long before tho ordinary strong-
baggage camel will be sold at $200. °
The export of sheep by country craft also shows a slight
falling olf. This is due to the cheaper rates of freight available
by the British India vessels by which most of the animals were
shipped The exporter prefers quick despatch as the country sailing
craft takes a longer time and is at the mercy of the weather.
Moreover, casualties are greater by boat than the steamer.
(8) Wheat and harley.-Very little Las been shipped, as in the first
place wheat and barley were less imported, and, secondly, there
wero no offerings in Basrah and Bahrein to entice Koweit mer­
chants to export.