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For shipm-nt c: grain early in November The va7ue of (he imports of the same classes
101 V, 2$ shillings j-;r ton were quoted. of cotton* were declared as:—
Manchester
Total. gooi*.
Cotton Piccc-gcods. £ £
1909-0? . 366,952 293/01
Tlic following table gives the aggregate im- 19o9-13 . 256.739 1G4.5SJ
279,797 2*20,9*1
j>orfs of Piece-goods, classed by the Customs as - 1910-11 . 4*23,972 331.6S3
.
1011-13
tissues of cotton, Colton Tulles, other tissues of 1912- 14 . 52-5,806 431.CSS •
cotton (plushes, etc.) aud tissues of cotton and 1913- 11 . 327,270 232,620
Wool mixed — 1914- 13 . 267,170 171.524
As staled in the earlier part of this report,
Fr.*n Fr«-.m From
Year. United . Ii.dia. all countries. conditions of sea-transport between the United
Kingdcca.' Kingdom and the Persian Gulf brought about by
the war were largely responsible for the continued
To: K. To i s. Tons.
decrease 1911-15; for there was a good demand
1908-09 1,73-4 428 2,263 in both the Bushire and Shiraz regions. The
ic«9-:o 1.029 SSI 1,836 import from India remained steady, as sta
transport between India and the Gulf was little
lyio-il 1,359 •107 1.800 afr-.cted in the first months of the war.
1911- 12 1,574 612 2,526 The following table is compiled from informa­
1912- i3 2.47 3 551 3,083 tion sup:lied by all merchants of standing in
B jshire. It is not exhaustive, nor is the classi­
1913 11 1,25* 579 1.SS2 ng ;T ion always correct; but it enables a compari-
1914-15 i/.«:*i C15 1,633 so:: to be made :—
List of pieces of each class of piece-goods imported in :—
lS'iv-lO. :?10-ll. 2911-12. 1912-13. . 1913-1L 1911-15.
Wh:.*e ar.d Cz:-v Goods —
Mesica:* TiS }arc*' 17,120 ; 29,2'5 43,259 25,972
» :-o ., . ) . - - 15,250 7.SS9 6.626 14,814 1.426 1,305
Whit-s &zm. Grey s.v.rting . 36,197 35.129 43,212 i 58.6-3 46.026 42,063
Wl.it - M-.l s . . 15.763 39, *04 66.977 j 76,525 39,1-16 47,234
n . 2-3,722 39,240 40 2I2 64,953 10.467 20,702
C rubric*, drills ‘“Ills and lawns £4,051 11.340 12.246 35,771 17.6o8 9.013
WhteG—e . . . . 1,518 2 5,1'.'7 15,769 5,173 13.491 5,250
i
Coloured goods—
Prints, f-*t red, discharge asteri, laxsth, 45,914 142.9S5 j 157.C52 138,963 86,703 51/184
fancy, i*.c.
Black ar.d White prints .... 7.S17 3,067 , 6,273 29.-W6 23,901 2.1-42
Data hr* ’also clawed ns prints) 37,128 19,961 1 18,184 1 85,SOS (*3,859 22,021
Black Twills ...... 384 13,735 \ 10,369 j 29;'46 10,422 13,729
F.ed an-1 Purple Twills .... 17.162 14,275 i 62,430 G-1.1S4 16,795 31,140
Hull.................................... 13,217 6,550 i 25,840 14,334 1,574 6.857
Black Mobs’" . 9.S29 7,559 6.319 9.619
and Djcd Ilali uns . 2,662 4.142 4.59S 7,111 i 11,030 6.125
Crimps ...... 9,078 13,551 21,459 35.015 16,3.9 14,223
Jtf uslin% lesos, etc. . . . . 3.140 23,103 25,516 15.350 j 486 14.000
Black and Grey DAIla, Gauze, etc. i jrjj < C37 692 597 1,224
Sateens. A!?<cai . • T.962 4,149 21.219 7,993 5,507 1.153
Broca d/s . . • . • 1.422 2,617 131 743
Coatings . j 4,326 4,610 3.664
hliectLarccue . 19,978 17,082 10.700 36,076 64,135 73.580
Chocolate Print! . 15342
Purple Print* .... 3,926
Black Gauze........................................ 10.669
Total Piccei 250,876 413,303 660,113 764,238 4S3.401 434,129
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H. G. CniCK,
Coinmercial Advicer.