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Share of halt.—The following table shows (he bet tl ere ia a corresponding increase of 10 lakhs of
1 percentage of total trade taken by each country :— rupees auder:—
Its.
A*ms and ammunition 7wsm
Per*
Country. Import. Export. Tot»t ccolage. It:cc . * 1,00,000
C«fFc« • 15,000
Slices . 17.000
Aden . 125.7SS 31,140 1,59,925 1M Wines and spirits . 18.000
jt-*b Coast 15,729 11,47,204 11,62,933 1121 T*L4 and jam . 26,000
Austria 16,610 10,610 •1G B;x boards . . 22,000
Hardware • 37,000
Bilginm 9,27,450 9-27,4*0 8 94 10,05,0X1
r.-ance 13,768 13,788 13 Total
Germany 4,07,474 2ca 4.07,031 452
Am* erd ammunition.—The figures for the year
I:«lia . 31,55,176 23,10,870 54,60,016 52 69 show tho large increase of Hr. 7,70,712 over the
previous year’s figures of Rs. 10,21,117.
XitLcrlands 6,315 G.31S ■oo
The following figures, kindly furnished by the
I*crsi» 81.100 1,69,428 2,53,53-4 24-1 principal French arras traders, are given below for
the sake of comparison
Sweden 1,03,225 1,03,225 •90
Rifes. Value.
Turkey in 21,4-VO 6i039 83,529 •80 R n.
JLais.
Blgiam , 3,j'-0 86,250
Pelted Kimr- 9,61.218 200 9.61,413 927 France . 5.000 82.500
dom.
G? runny 7.001 7,35,000
0. S. of 1.07,435 5.45,953 6,53,418 6-30 England 14jOCO 5,44.500
America.
United Staten 205 13.500
Zaufoar 77,200 77,290 •74
Totai 29.705 14,61,750
Oticr coun­ 11,019 11,485 22,534 •21
tries.
Ammunition, Value,
round*. Rs.
Totai . 60,19,800 43,55,£06 1,03,75,0)6 100-0 FeTgrira . 3 50>,000 1,80,000
Prance . 1.009.000 82,50-)
Imports.—The total value of imports into Maskat German • « 1.151.000 72.000
amounted to Re. 00,19,800 as against Rs^ 39,17,2-58 England . . 1.901.000 99.000
of the previous year showing ao increase of United States . 35.000 2.100
Ks. 1,02,5(52. If the figures for the sailing vessels
(Rs. 2,22,040) are separated the imports will show Total 7,585,000 4,35,600
a falling-off of Ra. 1,19,478. Considering, however,
that the two items which show the principal drop
are bar silver and specie, the import returns for the A comparison of these figures with tboBe of the
year show the trade remained stationary. The 10 report will show that they do not seriouslj differ.
hkhs drop under bar silver and specie is compensated Germany has sent out costly weapons ana has beaten
for,by an .increase !of nearly 8 lakhs in arms and England in value and quality, though not in quan­
ammunition. tity. French arms which go through Antwerp figure
in the Belgium returns. The increase under Belgium
The following items show decrease in imports
1*6 therefore not surprising.
B*. Bice.—There is an appreciable increase of over a
Bar iilv«r « ' 6,75,000 lakh of rupees under this head. Owing to failure of
8peci* . • 4,25,000 rains in Rangoon and high prices ruling there,
Rangoon rice was cot imported. Merchants antici­
Oilnunstorea 30,000 pated good business in Indian rice and imported
large quantities in the beginning of tho year. Sub­
Total 10.30,000 sequently the rice market, howercr, provod dull and
has continued eo throughout the year, discouraging I