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BoX Boards (Shooks) :--No box boards came ' It v.-JlI bo observed that the export of arm
from America during the year and of what i and ammunition for the year is double that of
. pears in these returns Sweden sent Itf. 22,73U j imports. The explanation of this is that there
*vvurth box boards and the rest came from j wore large stocks in the Arms Warehouse from
German/. I last year's imports.
Articles not specified;—The increase shown Fish;—The export of dry sardines has improv-
under this head is due to the inclusion of various ed and shows tho respectable increase of Rb. 31,468
articles of Military rations imported from India j over last rear's figures but it will be noticed that
for the u.'O of the Indian troops stationed at there is a corresponding decrease of Its. 2C,G27
JJailal Falaj in the vicinity of Muscat. under Dry and Salted Fish. Owing to the
Imports by sailing vessels;—The import disturbed'state of the country the fish industry
trade carried by sailing craft during the year also suffered as merchants were compelled to sus-
remaiccd stationary showing an increase of F1” their business.
Rs. G,bS6 which calls for no special comment. The FRUIT.
principal item of import under u Sailing craft" is Dates, dry; —Dry dates of the value of
rice. It shows increased import of Its. 43,906 its. 7,37,4?5 were exported to India during the
and the reason is the same as that given for
increased imports of rice under imports by steam year showing aa increase of Its. 1,27,595 or 17 per
cent, as against the decrease of Its. 2,1G/J97 of the
vessels. i !j previous rear. The demand for dry dates in India
A parsing glance at the returns under " Sading .• *t in tbe beginning of the season and
vessels " will show that the imports unde: a good j! mcrcJiants shipped largelv anticipating big profits,
many heads have suffered during the roar but j
as they are comparatively of little importance ! Wet dates;—Have suffered to the extent of
do detailed explanation is necessary. i Rs. hS,*04or 11 per cent, as against the increase
j of Rs. 70,-3 52 of the la-t j vear. Of the total export
I Rs. 7,71,1 SI United States of A merica took her
EXPORTS. | usual quota amounting to Rs. 3,5^,760 and
Total exports;—The total value of export I India's share was Rs. ^31,9 i 7. the balance going
trade for the vear amounted to Rs. 4 >,73,044 i to A’Ic? other ports. The date crop was
showing a falling off of Rs. 4,49,119 or 11 per I rejxrted g.>oJ and notwithstanding the disturbed
rent, as against the increase of the last vear of ! *taw of tL« country Muscat was able to export
Rs. 1,CG 357. The exports bv steam vessels have ! and wet) of the ralue of Rs. lo,0> bi6,
suffered to the extent of Rs. 5,86,SIS or 15 per j °.r m other words Rs. 39,191 were more than
cent., while the exports by sailing craft have sw did m the pwv.ous ywr, the total export of
improved and show the respectable increase of which year amounted to Ks. 14,G9,4So.
Rs. 1,37,609 or 45 per cent. The decrease of j| Pomegranates;—This has improved greatly
Rs. 5,86,C* 16 noticed above is entirley due to less i; showing the increased export of Rs. 17,111 or
export under “Specie" which item alone shows a j 23 percent, as against the decrease of Rs. 17,540.
decrease c£ Rs. 5,9G,78S or nearly' 55 percent, and ; Specie;—As noticed above this one item alone
the increase noted under a sailing craft is due to has suffered the extent of Rs. 5,96,7SS or nearly
the increased stnugglingcarriedin Bar Silver which I 55 percent. The reason for this great loss is not
item shows an increased export of Rs. i,99,000 very clear but it is said that it is due to the distarb­
or 83 per cent. . ed state of the country. Merchants imported less
Arms and ammunition Of the value of and therefore specie remittances, which principally
Rs. 4,17,801 were exported during the vear. Of I S° !°7 for S°°da were fewer and
the total export appearin'* in these returns the f smaller than in the previous year. Of the total
Kuwait share was Ks. 91^573 and Mubammerah j specie exported dunng the year, viz., Ba. 10,36,133,
and Bunder Abbas together took Rs.l,03,IG'J worth 00151 tf)k Rs- M9*200 M against
of arms and ammunition. An item of Rs. 96,900 ). Rfi* 5,24,650 of the previous year and India
appears under Belgium. This represents the value " Rs" d>,i 5,933, or in ether words India took
of arms and ammunition re-shipped to Belgium Rs- p»l9i538 less than she did daring the last
by French merchants. There is another item T®1**
of Rs. 51,000 under Jibonti which also represents
Talue of goods re-shipned by the French arms TEXTL1E FABRIC.
dealers. Tnc exports to Kuwait and Persia were (Muscat manufacture) ;—This trade has held
covered by Government sanction. j it own and although the interior of the coi-ntry