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r method. T.arg-lv to this reason must bo attri- 191-1-15, for tbc first time, exports from Bushire
bnteil tbc grift'.lv decreased import of Piece-goods , were <.f greater value than the imports::; to it, ar.*l
to Bushiro frimiAu^u.-: 1914 to March 1913, as the imports from and exports to tbc Uuitvd
c-nnparod with similar periods in previous . Kingdom and India roughly balanced,
years:— Secondly, the credit system of dealing with
Persian clients almost ceased to operate.
1012-13 1013-14 1014-15
Tons Ton« Ton« Volume of Trade.
i 2.G74 1,112 659 Tbc total value of Imports and Exports since
j On the other band, the closing of tbc Darda­ 1902 is given below converted at the average
nelles-Bat on m route for the largo market for Tea rates of exchange between tho Kranymd pound
which exists in Northern and Central Persia sterling adoped for thoso years.
brought the supply of Tea to Persia back chiefly
to the Persian Guff ar.d Busbire, the import for Imports. Exports.
the year COO tons being thrice as largo in
previous years. £ £
i Similar reasons operated in the cases of Spices, 1902 1.179,996 3*3,202
though this commodity is lo?s important, the 1903 8 70.603 366,666
import for the year rising from 115 and 173- 1901 S 59,825 4-54,031
tons to 315 tons-
1905 701,933 409,980
The demand for Persian Opium received a 1903*07 (Jtxrch) 873,342 593.421
great fillip, doubtless connected with the supply 1997-08 1,032,013 497.990
from Smyrna being interrupted bv the War with
Turkey and though the number (J. tons exported 1903-09 703,465 432,596
rose only from 18$ to £ SO tons, it is noteworthy 1900-10 717,091 409,992
: 675,014
that, owing to the high prices prevailing, Bushire 1910*11 31 >,950
exported nearly half a million pounds worth of 1911- 12 933,531 €09,020
Opium during March 1914-15. Incidentally, the 1912- 13 951,720 €37.091
value of exports from Bushire, otherwise consider­ 1913- 14 825,767 01-765
ably reduced all round, rose to the highest figure 1914- 15 609,339 719,171
for more than a decade.
Severance of connections with the Constan­ Though higher prices and values produced the
tinople, Smyrna and Vienna markets, the greatly above cot unsatisfactory rosnit, the tonnage of
reduced demand in Egypt and the United States, both Imports aud Exports decreased however
and cessation of business by buyers iu inland very substantially:—
Persia belonging to enemy nationalities caused a
slump of the export of Persian carpets, and Imports. Exports.
exports came down to .£27,024 for the period
under review, as compared with £7S,9J9, and Tons Tons
£G4,5SS in 1912-13 and 191S-14 respectively.
1908-09 16,981 6,400
Despite however the altered conditions imposed 3909-10 16,404 6,016
on Bushire trade for more than half the year 9.339
under report, and the lowest value for total export 1910- 11 13,879
for 12 years past, the aggregate import and 1911- 12 16.597 2S.034
export trade was valued at £1,38$,510 a decrease 1912- 13 19,712 13,776
of less than £40,000 on that for 1913-14. 1913- 14 23,614 6,609
1934-15 18,041 6,723
Two further results of 6 months of war on the
Trade of Bushire in 1914-15 deserve mention.
The great preponderance of the value of the Comparison of Trade.
import trade over that of the export trade with
Southern Persia has frequently been commented The proportion of Great Britain and India and
on with dissatisfaction in past years: Persia was Colonies aggregated 78,94 per cent of the whole
becoming more and more indebted to us. In value of Irapoit trade: and 80-20 per cent of the

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