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was ill c’,ii s Mu-ell was r.’do to export slightly Fjrty-four sailing vessels entered the T-ort
more than in the previous year. with a total tonnage or 3,405. Of the 4t sailing
Cotton goods (Europe):—Show an increase vessels, 29 entered with cargo reprosontin»
of Its. 25,150 or nearly 3 3 per cent, over last year's tonnage of 2,038. The number of sailing
that cleared frura the port is 33 representing a
figure whi ah stood at Its. CO,100. Persia took
Rs. 12,25 0 worth of goods more than she did in tounago of 3,195. Of these, 22 cleared with cargo
previous year and Arab Ccast Rs. 3,100. representing a tonnageor 1,7C3 and 20 in ballast re­
presenting a tonnage cf 1,741 ThcliuC3 of steamers
Exports by sailing vessels :— TLe total ex­ mentioned below maintained service from Europe
ports carried by sailing craft during the year arc during the year, viz.'.—
double that carried during the last year showing
the respectable increase of Rs. 1,37,099 or ICO 4 British, 1 Russian, and 1 German.
per cent, but if the one iloin of Rs. 2,39,000
under Bar Silver, which is not legitimate trade, The British India Company, who have tho
is dominated from the total exports the result contract for the carriage of mails from acd to
will show that the exports carried by sailing craf: India, provide one weekly faat mail service up
have suffered to the extent of Rs 1,00,301. A and down and alsa a weekly coasting slow mail
further glxnce at the returns under sailing vessels per vice both ways. Tho vessels of the Arab
will show that the trade has suffered throughout Steamers, Limited, have also maintained a service
with the exception of Bar Silver which item between Bombay* and Basra but at irregular
alone she ws an increased export of Rs. 1,99,000 periods.
noticed o'se where.
There Las been no change in freights daring
Openings for new trade :—There are no open­ the year an l the rates shown in the Last year's
ings ivr r.ew trade. repcrl hold good. They are quoted below for
Rates of transport.—The rates of transport easy reference: —
depend upon the distii.ee the goods are to be
conveyed and the difficulty of the journey.
Tranjjori along the ccast by native craft is Xeaie of irtfclt anQ place. Hate of ifi-jil
per tea.
compa:a*Ively cheap, bat transport in the interior,
being on* pack animals, is very expensive. Rf. x. r.
Freight and shipping ;—The return attached Wet dates to Ur.it^i K'^dom 32 • i 0
to this r.-port has been compiled from the register j Dry aad wtt dates to Iadla 5 0o
7 0 0
of ships j-iainlaiued by ibis Consulate. Only such 1 Dry ash to India 6 0 0
! Xatler-of-pearls to 7lu1»
British sailing vessels as deposited their articles ' Frclts to In::a . ■ 10 O 0
or register are shown therein. Possibly there : Dry lines (every pi see) 10 O O
may hare been a few more vessels who called
here for water, etc., did not deposit their articles.
Figures for the sailing vessels of other nationalities GENERAL
are not available as th e Local Customs authorities
do not record such information. Oue hundred and The returns of imports, as well a3 those of
twostecun vessels entered the port during the year exports, are based on the figures compiled from
representing x tonnage cf 154,S57, cf which ICO the actual steamer manifests access to which has
entered with cargo representing a tonnage of readily been given by the courtesy of Messrs,
151,115 and 2 in ballns: representing a tonnage j Towel and Co., who are local agents for most of
of 3,443. Eighty-two steam vessels cleared the ! the Shipping Companies* vessels calling at Muscat
port representing x tonnage of 97,109. Of the
83 vessels. 71 cleared with cargo and represent a . R. A. E. BENN, Li ext.-Colonel,
tonnage of 36,612 and 11 in ballast representing a j
tenrage of 10,497. "U Hit Britannic Majeilj*t Coiuul, MutcaL

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