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H'i mi rver, Tlic following table shows the comparative rates of
Ijonnuct the past few years for transport up-country:—
a>*o KU.nruT.
Krau.
1000 03 . 80 —90.
Krana Cent*. Kraaf.1 Cent*.
Sv.j’r, t'ff, »/'•«<*, let, etc. | 1000 07 . 130—220—210— 150.
- C-’O’.'J. 1907 08 . 100-120—110—to—110.
(ii) Bap* supsr. rice, 19CS-09 . 140—100—170—220.
»pir« % mrr 2cut*. 0 IS 0 BS
(iii) C»M\t|'a( tn.nr . u 1-1 0 42J 1909- 10 . COO—230—300—310—210—200.
(it) Bag* loaf-nig»r 21 1910- 11 . 200—130—210—113—120—130.
fuWI , . , 0 12J °! -1
(r) Bap* UaLangar, 20-28 j Converted into £ sterling per ton at current rates of
conrai . . . I o 0 0 i 32} exchange, the cost of transporting piece-goods, sugar
(ri) Bnp* lonf Biip.r, 30 j
com * . • I 0 121 °! 37} ami general merchandise over the ISO mile* between
(vii) Hi".* loaf-sugar, 32- Bushirc and Shiraz ranged during March 1910-11
•Id rone* O 12} 0 | 42} from *
(rili) Oif?-ifi tea 0 13 0 45 £ < dL i
Chinn, '/■ittvar*, <tr. March . 10 17 2
(i) Cases, lar,*c 0 40 1 45 April . 8 17 0
(ii) „ simll 0 23 0 73 9 8 8
(u*) Window clnm . 0 10 0 45 May . •
(iv) Kliamelt*arc 0 12} 0 Ci June . , 12 5 4
August 8 0 2
Mtfal*.
(i) Bundle* iron Lara, 1 September . 6 13 9
cvtl. 0 12} 0 42} (X t jber- Xo re tuber 7 0 0
(ii) Bund.'ca iron bars, } December . G 0 4
cwt. 0 G ?l 24
(iii) Brass i-Livta, lu.*_-c I 0 l 95 January 5 18 8
(iv) „ „ s~.ll . 0 30 1 0 Fchrinxy 7 1G 9
(r) Sheet* of hn.^> and
coj.f«r 0 G 0 3d i 3Lwh . G G
(ri) I/ a 1 b in 0 12} 0 32} J
(vii) (talv.ti: --<1 iron, tin 0 ft 0 ' 2-9 ' Rote* ef transport from Shiraz to Ispr.ban aver a gel
(\iii) Ir-a m :«*, hur.<:>« , 0 23 | 0 ' 70 I from 117 Krans per 100 Shiraz mans (7S9 lbs.) to 205
(ix) Slabs *i;n) 0 12} 0 i 32} Kraus, though for the greater pisrt of the period cara­
Mi*(tnan*ov*. vans were not passing owing to insecurity.
Candles 0 a o! 24 One ton of merchandise is thus subject to the fol­
InJiijo cases urge . 0 50 1 70 lowing apprormnte charges in its transport between
„ w Una II 0 23 0 85
„ bajrs . 0 15 0 70 the United Kingdom and Ispahan, the principal mar­
Kerosene <»«•« 0 8 0 32 j ket of Central Persia (exchange cf 53 Krans per £1 is
Blues and »p:rita (2 to 4 assumed)
down l>ott!c#) o 20 2 45
Matches large 0 30 3 40 rUce-joodt. £ i. L&if-rrgar £ a. d.
email 0 23 I 70
Sundries 0 25 0 80 Freight . 1 15 0 (appro- 0 17 8
Lighterage . .0 0 9 ximatc). 0 0 10
TRAXSrCBT. Wharfage, delivery .028 0 2 10
Though the rates of mule-hire from Bushire to Customs duty . 7 17 4 • 0 19 8
Shiraz showed a downward tendency during the Average transport hiro from
year, opening at 2*0 Krans per 729 lbs. and from BusLirc to Shiraz .10 6 0 10 G 0
July 1910 to March 1911 ranging between 150 and Average transport hire from 9 10 0
Shiraz to Ispahan
. 9 10 0
120 Krans closing at 125 Krans, mules were rearce
for long periods. This was particularly noticeable in £21 16 8
April and May 191**, while during November there £29 11 9
was a cessation of all forwardings to the north. From Rates of transport from the Caspian Sea (Resht) to
the end of December to the end of February ab­ Ispahan work out per ton as follows:—
normally severe winter weather and rain prevented
caravans from working beyond Kaze-run. The rate Approximate transport £12-2-0 to £12-18-0.
hire from ftcaht to
of hire down country from Shiraz to Bushire was 50 Tehran (per too).
Krans in June 1910, but in 1911, owing to scarcity of Approximate transport £0-13-0.
mules, rose to 100 Krans. Rates were lower than hire from Tckr&Q to
usual of late yean. Ispahan (per ton).

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