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R«. 31,049 over List rear's figures, v^hich showed • Exports bj "sailing craft" under oilier holds
a decrease of Its, 4,*1-9,119 on the [revious yey» j has held its own but as the increase Is trifling it
or over 1’2 per cent. The exports carried ov j docs not call for special comment.
*t-n:nskips show a further decline of Rs. 2,09,115
Openings for new trade.—There arc no
over the previous year figures which otood a* openings for new trade.
Rs. 5.80,SI 8. This loss has been compensated
for hr improved exports carried by railing cralt Rates of transport.— The rates of transport
whi>h show an increase ef Rs. 2,60,194-. depend upon the distance the goods arc to he
Dry and wet dates of the value of Rs. 17,50,307 conveyed and the diificulty of the journey.
oran increaso of Its. 2,10,150 over last years Transport along the coast by native craft is
figures were exported -luring Ibe year under comparatively cheap, but transport in the interior,
report. Of the total dale expert value at being on pack animals, u very expensive.
it-*. 17,50,307, the share carricel by sailing craft Freight and shipping.—The return attached
amounts to Rs. 3,39,1 S5. The export of wet to this report has been compiled from the register
elates to the United States of America and India ships maintained by this Consulate. Only such
was slightly less than in the previous year. British sailing vessels a3 deposited their articles
Ear silver, which is not a legitimate trad-?, or registers are shown therein. Possibly there
shows a fulling off of Rs. 71,000 or 2.9*7 per cent. may have teen a few more vessels which called
The- import under this head also has Buffered as here for water etc., and did not deposit their
no direct steamer has visited Muscat from Europe articles. Figures for the sailing vessels of other
since the outbreak of war. Bar silver is imported nationalities are not available as the local customs
fnm Europe and then snuggled from Muscat to authorities do not record such information.
led bn ports by sailing craft. 101 steam vessc-ls entered the port daring the
Arms and Ammunition.—It will he seen that year representing a total tonnage of l,Go,Gl4.
the import of this commodity has Iren practically All these ships entered with car^o. 92 steam
nil. The export figures under th;6 head represent
the considerable sum of Rs. 7,S3,700. This vessels cleared the port representing a tonnage
1,25,527. Of the 02 vessels, 63 cleared with
amount represents the value of arms and ammuci-
tbn stocked in Muscat and acquired by the cargo and represent a tonnage of 1,02,117 and 24
British Government from French merchants and in ballast with a tonnage of 23,410.
then despatched to Mubamraerah, India aod 67 sailing vessels entered the port with a total
England. The Muscat Arms ’Warehouse new tonnage of 0,136. Of the 67 railing vessels, 49
bolls a very limited stock of arms and animnci- vessels entered with cargo representing a tonnage
tion belonging to local merchants. As the local of 4,313 and 18 in ballast with a tonnage of
demand is large, the supply limited and there 1,290.
seems small prospect of any imports for sometime The number of sailing vessels that cleared the
t/> come, Muscat in a short time will he entirely port is 56 representing a tonnage of 5036. Of
without this class of gools. these 52 cleared with cargo reprcsectating a ton­
Specie.—This head shows a further falling c-ff nage of 4,6*1 and 4 in ballad with a tonnage
of Rs. 1,11,773 or 10 2 per cent over last year’s of 395.
decrease of Rs. 5,96,75$. This is accounted for The lines of steamers mentioned below main­
by the fact that owing to the serious slump in the tained service from Europe up to the time of the
pearl market, due to the crisis in Europe, fewer declaration of war:—
remittances were mad? to the Arab Coast. 4 British, 1 Russian and 1 German.
India and Persia took their usual quota.
Cotton goods.—(Muscat manufacture). The The British India Company, who have the
import under u Twist and yarn n has been small contract for the carriage of mails from and to
during the year, no dc-ubt owing to the war and India, provide one weekly fast mail service up
disturbed state of Oman and consequently the and down and also a weekly coasting 6low mail
export to Zanzibar of the locally manufactured service both ways. The vessels of the Arab
piece-goods ha* been smaller than last year. Steamers Limited which have now been taken
M oscat wa9 able to expjrt goods of the value of over by Messrs. Turner Morrison and Co. of
only Re. 64,700 aa against Re. 2,04,200 of last Bombay, did not maintain a regular service.
year shoving a decrease of Re. 1,39,500 or over The statement belovr gives the rates of frciglrt-
68 per cent Owing to tho uncertainty of sailings rates of
Similary the export cf European picce-goodi ha* freight have fluctuated considerably during the
been smaller. year.