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Comparativk Statement of Exports from Bushire to the United
Kingdom during the Years 1903-05, Classified according
to the Custom-house Tariff

Vali
Articles.
1903. 190*. 1905. Increase. Decrease.
£ £ £ £ £
Oxen 3
Sheep and goats.. 15 7 52 45
Other animals .. 7 2 13 11
Butter and edible fats .. 9 10 10
Wood—
For building .. 33 33
Other -- 102 4 98
Mines, in casks and carboys 3 3
Coal, coke and charcoal 3,0SG
Raw wax.. 121
Brandy, rum, whisky .. 1 1
Rope, cordage, twine .. 3 1 2
Salt *2 1 I
Vegetables—
Fresh -. 1 7 7
Dry 13 30 17
Eggs ............................ l 2 2
Provisions, cm enumerated 7
Alimentary preserves .. I 107 107
Drags and medicines . - 24 65 41
Spices I G 6
Fruits— :
Dates 10
Almonds and pistachios ; 270 127 5,867 5,740
Fresh, unenumcratcd ! 1
Dry « 102 102
Cum i 25,979 46,924 41,512 5,412
Crain—
Rice............................ 38 141 119 22
Wheat............................ I 4,223 GO GO
Edible floor 17 5 II 6
Clothing............................ 432 550 511 39
Scientific instruments .. 10 10 10
Animal products U396 2,018 1,736 282
Mineral substances 64 64
31ereery and hardware .. 589 117 1,279 1,1G2
Metals, manufactures of—
Copper............................ 63
Gold and silver 142 42 42
Furniture of all kinds .. 35 146 1 145
Objects of art or collection 1,184 1,200 40 1,100
Opium 23,188 12^20 12^14 594
Paperware 9 1
Skins, raw and undressed 217 40 40
Precious stones, cut or uncut 6 0
Leatkerware 12 • •
Fish, dried, salted, Ac. .. 2 t
China ware, porcelain, Ac. 35 42 42
Pottery, other kinds 18 44 44
Printed matter .. 115 82 26 56
Sugar, loaf and candy .. 4 3 3 • •
Sweets .. .. 13
Unmanufactured tobacco 23 105 32 • •
Textiles—
Raw cotton . . .... 3 67 1.794 1,7*27 • •
•• wool and waste wool 792 4,031 1,740 • • 2^*1
Other weaving material 79 9 • • •