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Special ternaries.—Three now headings appear Specie.—Tho inorcase in export was possibly
this year in the return for imports, ri:., Tinnod duo to tho lowness of exchange.
provision, Vermicelli and Ochro. Tho following articles shew a decrease
Tinned provisions.—A separate heading lias
been started as the import is increased. Sardines Per
aro mostly irujxirtcd from Franco and tinned Articles. 1907:08. 1SC3-G3. Decrew. coot.
meats from tho United Kingdom.
Vermicelli.—Largo imports of this article direct Bo. Its.
from Germany have nearly displaced the Zanzibar Rs.
trade. About 500 cases were imported in Dates • 17,31.200 17+?,W 1,8-50 010
Hamburg-America liners* each case containing Fruits • 42,200 40,8 *0 1.310 31
20 email boxes of 1J lbs. They were 6old for Liinea 83.950 7t.S75 6,075 6-4
annas 11. Mother of Pearls 71.0X) CJ.UO 1,560 2-19
Hides and Skins 60.0<0 i8.C76 1,324 220
Ochre.—All imports come either Lorn Aden or IG.-cellaneoua 1,15,500 71,5-DO 41,000 33-9
Harar. The material arrives in bags each con­
taining from lb3. 225 to 350, which are sold from
annas 12 to Its. 1-12 per lb. according to colour. The decrease noted against all the above heads
The material of a pronounced colour fetches the is nomiuaL The date crop, in the beginning,
highest price. promised to be a bumper one, but the shower of
rain and the moist weather which occurred in
Export. August 1903 spoiled it to a certain extent.
Tho total value of exports for the year under Fruits.—There was teen competition in the
review amounted to Its. 45,53,320, an increase of j pomegranate trade which formerly was the mono-
Rs. 3,08,376 or 7 per cent, as compared with the I poly of a British Indian and an Arab firm. The
last year's (1907-1903) figures of Rs. 42,15,450. j quantitv exported was larger than in the previous
Theso figure? are only approximate owing to year (1907-05), but prices went down on account
tho fact that as no duty is levied on goods of the competition.
erportedfrom MasUt, no statistira are kepthy General Trade—The combined figures for
e us oms ep men ^ ^ imports and exports, excluding those under Arms
Tho increase are in the following articlesand Ammunition, and Specie shew au increase of
Rs. 13,00,326 over the figures of 1907-08.
The two items shown as excluded do not benefit
Articles. 1907-1903. 1908-1909. Increase. Percent 1 the country at large, but only His Highness the
________________ ! Sultan and a few gun merchants and shroffs and
capitalists.
Rs. Ra. Rs.
Share of Trade.—The percentage of the total
Cotton and 24,000 23.000 4,050 14-23 trade of Maskat as regards the various countries
C o tton is as follows»
fabrio.
Fish . . 70.000 76,000 6.000 7*80 Per cent
Pearl* 2,50,090 6.09,045 2.59,545 60-95 Aden * • 0*19
Specie . 17,90.000 18,30,000 90,000 479 America • 6-33
Belgium • 11*63
France , 2-31
.Cotton and Colton fabric.—The export of cotton
fabrics chiefly consists of Lungies and Pugrees Germany • l-a
(waist cloth and turbans). The trade with Holland CCS
Zanzibar in these articles is said to have ceased India • • 6809
owing to the fact that the Zanzibaries have taken Persia • 6-93
to wearing trousers and caps. Bonmania • 1-03
Fish.—The export did not reach the figure for Turkey in Aria 1*86
1906-07. The .demand for this fish has been United Kingdom 8*48
steady, but the supply was inadequate.
Zanzibar • 023
Fearls.—The increase is due to the disposal of Other Conntriet 1-66
the large stock of pearls which merchants had
kept back in previous years on account of the low
i Currency and Exchange.—The currency of the
pnoes ruling in Bombay and the European markets. country continues to be the same as described in