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-imports. The iaet rico steamer vhich_camo in
lr.oro Z'ronr.' Oil.—The import shows & fnllir.g.off o<
October cipbrioncod cjclonic weather and .85 bags nearly Ra. 10.000. Mukat poplo arc poor and car*,
nee were damaged and found unfit fer human con­ no*. a£f« rd luxuries in tho way of providing lighti*
sumption. Tho reason why Ma3kat rico market waa TLe trace is net making nny progress due to th..
dull is because Dtla: is now fatt becoming a distri­ Standard Oil Company having tlioir own oil dcpf.tiJ
buting centre for all Oman poris which formerly took Debai which supplies tho need3 of all Oman porta*
their quota from Maokat. No duty U .ovied in Debai which formerly ;cok oil from Ma3kaL ’
on rico imported. <-xlmar. si ores.—For Naval coc6nnplion. The
JPfoaf.—Tho import of wheat from tho Persian Irdian imports show a docroaae of Pa. 32.6GG. Tb«
Littoral by steamships has fallen to almost nothing. decrease is pretably duo to stores being Bent L
Tho distnrbcd state of Persia probably accounts for Lingah instead of Maskat.
this but Kuwait to .to have brought in largo quan­ United Kingdom shows a fair increase of over
tities of Ma’ashnr w beat tho figures cc which are rot Ea. 7,OCO. Th.* local firm a imported this for local
available. Tho export returns, how ever, confirm this n=cds. TLo Navy alto takes a share of thia import.
statement. Spices.—Shew a re-portable increase of Rs. 21,531
Wheat Flour.—Imports for the consumption of iho Last year’s figures were underestimated. Tij
Navy. Tho di-create is dii'c to most of tho nh'ps increase is therefore r.ot duo to iucriasod imports bvt
remaining in the vicinity of Litgah instead of to iho correct pricing of tho different articles falling
Maskat. under the brae Spices.
Waras (Ocl.rc).—This article :a imperted from Loaf rsjar.—rs nc: largoly in use in Maskat a* u
Aden and it me ollv com'.-, during tee summer uion;hs. the ca=e at c*.hc-r Gulf ports. Tie alight increase
It is used for dyeing clothes, wh'ch, when thus shown under Belgium does not call for remark.
treated, are said :o keep the bed/ cool.
L’ar silver.—This shews a marke-o decrease of ever ,f ^{^has hsUhe t'radVcTrd ^^f^grtfk!
4 ls.khs of rupees :n the imports .;om Iadia a.ose . supply from Iniia meetly Java sugar. Tlrisskva
and a quarter cf a .arh of rup^s from Uu.tcd s slight decrease but :berc is a corresponding increase
Kingdom. Alm s: the entire unpert. of bar si ver r^dcr Belgian sugar aid Austria has sent in
was oemg re exported by fading vessels to Cu;ch p. c.CCO worth crystals,
ports io avoid tho Indian duty. The matter was , . .. e,
brought to the notice of tho Curas au .borities in . Ihr.es and rptrifr.—Slog an increase of Rs. 18,-J 0.
Bombay and Karachi and steps takrr. to prevent loss imports *rom tae United L ingdcm have held n_5ir
:o Govtrr.me=t. The result l.as tan satisfartry cwn tad ahorv a re.-ycctable ncreats of Ea. 13,2i0.
and the import into Maskat Laa p-actic.nlly ce&v-d. Textile Fclncs.—Cotton goo*-S- Imports sh’-wn
Tho last parrel of 11 cases bar oil .er airivod on iho ender Aden are really American goods. It is said
3Lst December pdr S.S. Foyle and no more has that a wealthy Jew merchant has a regular moccpoly
arrived since. } cf the American gr.-y shirtings there. He keeps a
Specie.—The increase of half a lakh of rupees ; ;3rSc itc*k, * ha°d order3 ««»***
under Aden represents the value cf dollars imported . fr°m Uaskat and other Gnh ports. Merest!
from Austria and transhipped at Aden. order £33ds <^cct froa Accra and save fre-gbt.
The general import under this beading has again Indian piece gooes show a decline of Rs. *10-115.
The item shown under Persia represents overcurricd
dropped CO per cent. It seems clear that much more goods which, were subsequently shippod for India,
specie must hnve been imported than appears in their, proper destination. Imports from United
these returns to allow for the increased export under Kingdom have suffered to the extent of about 50
this heading. A considerable quantity is imported per cent and United States of America to the extent
in sailing vc.-6ols and the writer is informed that of Rs. 94,425. Tbe reason given for these decreases
Maskat Arabs trading in foreign ports such as is that Detai has become a distributing centre for
Zanzibar mistrust the local foreign governments and Oman ports which formerly took their supplies from
remit all their spare cash to illskat. Such remit­ Maskat.
tances escape our returns and are said to be con­
siderable. Silk and Silk Goods.—Indian imports show »
Coffee.—Shows a slight increase of about Rs. 20,000. email increase of Ra 4,935. The silk is imperted
The imports are Malabar coffee which is preferred to raw and is cleaned and dyed in Maskat A certain
portion of die import goes to Oman ports and tbe
Brazilian coffee lowing to the beans boing larger. rest ia disposed of locally. The silk merchants say
The Batin&h coast is now supplied from Debai. that this trade will die away as the Saltan levies
Ghee.—There was scarcity of ghee in Maskat. heavy duty on it—5 per cent as import doty and 6
Batinah ghoenew all goes to Debai where it fetches per cent for dyeieg it in MaskoL
better prices ami Dbofar did not send any. Basrah
ghee was therefore imported to meet local demands. ILueellarsjius.—Box boards show an increase of
A certain amount of ghee cams from the Makren Rs. 22.8C0. Lost year’s import was all froo
coast which, however, docs not appear in these Sweden. This year America sent in Rs. 11.23a
returns. worth box boards. Dates sent to Indin are ab-