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TRADE BEPORT OP BU8IIIRE.
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Tack. IxroiTs—eomld. Txoa.
General Remarks . 1 Caudles
The Roads . • • 1 Charrosl
Commercial Claims • 2 Rics .
Vo’amo of Trad® . • 2 Sugar .
Meteorological • • s Oil
TabUe Health 3 Tea
Exchange 3 Cotton goods
Freights . . . 3 Woollen goods
Chamber of Commerce . 4 ExroBT*.
Cuitomi Premises . • 4 Cereals . .
Tariff Change* . . 4 Opium . .
Laa.ling Arrangements • 4 Almoods . . 8
Shipping • . • 4 Gum, iLSolnble , 8
Impost*. Gum, Tragarantb . 8
Matches S Wool . 9
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Wood . 6
Beer 5 Statistical Tables.
Currency.
20 Shahis (40 puls) 1 Kran, — Srf nearly.
10 Ercu . . ,«■ 1 Toman.
Coinage current m district
Nickel pieces of 1 and 2 ehahis ; silver pieces of 1 kran (very few), 2 krans, 5 krans (few). Imperial
Bank of Persia notes of 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, etc., tomans.
In Bushirc itself rupees and sovereigns arc commonly accepted.
Exchange.
Bank rate per £1 during 1S09-10.
Maximum .• 63 75 Krans.
Minimum . 64 25 Krans.
Average • . SG'lS Krans.
Weight* of Commercial Importance »» District.
16 Kisss (1 Boshin* man) ... 7-75 lbs
1 Tabriz or Customs man (also called batman) - 6 54 lbs.
1 Shiraz ...... - 7-36 lbs.
1 Hashcra man (in Bushin) .... - 124 lbs.
1 Hash cm man (ia Chcradak and Chabkutah) - 121 lbs.
1 Has hem man (in Augnlt, RndhUlch, Khoahab, Ziarrt, Shabaaeara, ZcjJuu mod Behbehan) . — 139) lbs.
1 Haihcm man (iu Zira and Behben) - 155 lbs.
1 Basbcm man (in Ha rat Daood) - 186 lbs.
1 Hashcm man (in Lirsuri) . . - 232* Jbs.
1 Has hem man (in HiaSan) . . - 240 lbs.
1 Kharwar (100 bxtniaa) , . - 654 lbs.
Packing.
Transport from Bushire to the interior ia almost entirely by mules. A fair weight for bales transported
by mule is 175 to 200 lbs. each half mule-load. Cases should be oblong, about 36x24x24 inches.