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CONTENTS.

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General review ............................~....... . 3
Comparison of trade with former years. 6
Exchange ............................................... 7
Discounts ................................................ 8
Credit system........................................... 8
Freights ................................................... 9
Transport to interior ........................... 9
Public health........................................... 10
Import trade.......................................... . 10
Cotton goods........................................... 10
Jyiaf sugar.............................................. . 13
Crystal sugar........................................... 15
Tea........................................................... 15
Various imports...................................... 16
Export trade...............................—........ 18
Opium...................................................... 18
Wheat...................................................... 19
Various exports..........................._......... 20
Statistical tables .................................. 22

r Currency.
20 shahis (10 puls) ... ... = 1 kran
10 krans — ... 1 toman
Coinage current in district:—Nickel pieces of 1 and 2 shahis; silver pieces
of 1 krae (feu*). 2 krans, 5 krans (few). Imperial Bank of Persia notes of
L 2, 3. 5. 10. tomans.
Exchange.
Bank rate per 1L during 1937-03
Maximum _ ... = 51 Jkran
Minimum • •• 48 ..
Average 511 „

Weights of CjuTtercial Importance in District^
1G kiau (1 B'tshire min) M. 7-75113a.
1 Tabriz or customs min... 6*54 „
1 Shiraz min ... — ••• 7 36 m
1 Hashem min ............... 124 m