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The following items show decrease
Drerru*. Perrrwi*^
ArtltW
It*.
Rice • •• 7.50.000 31
Sugar • •• 47.800 29
Ticco-good* 1.90.000 23
Miscellaneous •H 85.800 23
The real doorcase on this head is about 10 per cent for a cargo of 2,200
tons of rico from Calcutta which was ex­
pected to arrive in Maroh reached Maskat
after the end of the year.
The decline in this head is due to largo stook on hand of the previous year
in which an increaso of 59 per cent, was
Sugw.
noticod. Soft sugar comes from Java
and Mauritius via Bombay. None was imported from Europe. Refined or
loaf sugar is imported from Belgium, Austria and a small quantity from
France. That of Austria is imported from Aden.
The deorcase in imports of this article from India is again attributed to a
large stock remaining on hand of the
Pitft^oah.
previous year’s import in which it showed
an increase of SO per cent. There is a decrease in the import of American
sheeting which is accounted for by the arrival of 400 bales valued at Rs. 00,000
at the end of the year instead of in March and so it may be taken that the
import is normaL
Tho decrease is duo to wines and spirits having been excluded from this
head and shown separately, the value of
MiKellueou
which is Rs. 50,000.
There is no direct trade with Europe except in arms and ammunition, *12-4
cwts. of refined sugar and ahout 4,480 gallons of wines and spirits; nor is there
any with America with the exception of piece-goods and kerosene oil-which has
entirely displaced the Russian oil from the market.
Export9.—The total value of exports including specie came to Bs. 42,45,450
as against Rs. 36,93,820 in the preceding, year, showing an increase of
Rs. 5,51,630 or 15 per cent. There is no duty on export and consequently the
Customs Superintendent keeps no statisicts of merchandise leaving the country
and the figures given here are approximates arrived at from information of
export traders.
"With the exception of pearls and specie which show an increase of 150 and
69 per cent, respectively, all the items of export show decline chiefly in the
following:—

AxtIcJtt. DwmM. Pcrcntag*-

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Date** dry and vet 2,08,700 U
Fish ••• • •• Ml 33,200 32
F/oit ... ••• 17.400 29
Motbcr-o'-pesrf «•« 30.400 30
Miscellaneous 48,600 30
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