Page 61 - 7 Persian Trade rep Muscat 1_Neat

3

an increase are :— quantity except India. The import from India con-
which shew sists chiefly of ilauritius BUjrar; imports from other
fti items
Percent- countries lxring either Austrian or German. The
1900-W10. Increase.
190S-1O0O. Ro^- price of Mauritius sonar has ruled higher than usual.
The qunntiy shewn against France consists entirely
of l.af sugar and that against United Kingdom is
IU 1U.
IU transhipped ergo.
2.91.80S 3,02,214 7,406 2-45 Syrup.—This lias "been shewn under a separate
^aether head to watch the progress of the trade. As r.oicd
tV*
r*3- 2,07.432 4,352 219 in the report for 19 8-1909 this nsod to be shown
2,02.550 formerly under the head *f iJi^ct•llanC'OUF>,, hut as
C * * imp<*its from France began to grow it was considered
2,700 2,700 100-00
that the separation of heading would cucourage British
1,13,145 3.SG2 3-41
1,09.233 manufacturers to put themselves in communication
Q'J* with dealers here.
1,01,443 1,36,S91 35,4-18 2589
TFtrvx and spirits.—The increased import under
1,81,113 2,21,750 37.G37 16-97 this head is nominal. The buls of the spirits o>me«
*
2,000 2,000 10000 from the United Kingdom and the supplies fiorn
5«s? * India arc only to supplement stocks. India also
T-u-i Trjri. 6.200 7.000 soo 11-43 supplies most of the beer required for this pl-ice.
Germany expoits Geiman whisky but in very small
quautires, and the major portion of the import shewn
1018
VT;zt S and 26.675 29,700 3,025 as German consists of transhipped cargo from Europe^
carried by the II nihburg-Air. erica Line steamers.
T»«: atd yarn 3,13,315 3,16,960 3,115 098 Import frem France consists chiefly of brandy and
that from Hoiland of gin in big flasks.
Wvm (•-•* lire). 28,000 30,500 2,500 819
Tarn and ticsxf.—In the report for 1903-19^9 it
was noted that the excessive import for that year
compared to that of 1907-1903 was due to the low
TTVat and other grain.—The increase is due not price ruling in the Bombay market. From this
:o aa i:ir rented import but to the enhanced price year’s statistics it will bo ob-erved that the price has
r-liiz in tlu* local market for wheat, which chiefly recovered its tone, for though the quantity imported
(virs siom Persia and Turkish Arabia. The import
of pulse, gram and peas from India was normal. is less yet the value is high.
Ti<e are mo>tly used by the Hindu residents of this Waras (ochre).—The import cf this article, which
place, who are vegetarians. was first noted separately in the report for 1908-19*9,
Ccfer.—The increase shewn io last year’s report is shewing a tendency to increase. The remarks in
write figures of 1907-190S amounted to Rs. 12,430, the former report apply to this year’s imports also.
*h:ch was due to a real increase in the import. The article is much appreciated by the people of
Tte increase shewn in the present report is due not Oman in the interior and on the coast. Long shifts
to enhanced import but to the high prices ruling in made of American sheeting and coloured witn ochrs
tie Indian market at the beginning of the year. are very much affected by sea-faring Arabs.
tismits.—In the return for 190S-1909 this article ’ Miscellaneous—This item shews an increase of
*** shewn under the head u Miscellaneous,” and in Rs. 2,630 over the figures for 1903-1809. A* this
te remarks under that head a special note was made heading consists of imports of all kinds of miscella­
of this. Direct dealings with the United Kingdom neous articles, it is not possible to say where the
-are resulted in a cheaper price to the local dealers increase occurred. Pine shoots imported from
-t not to the extent indicated by the Customs Sweden and Norway by firms exporting dates to
r?T1,0<.‘. . ® *raP°*4 was normal, but as the duty is America shew a decrease of Ra. 3 030. There has been
* u .K^n<*» *ke Customs have not been able to a falling off in the import of carpet* and mgs from
SihfcCudo^J0iC^^d ^ k>W fi£ure8 8hewn Persia as there is not now much sale for them in
Maskat, which may possibly account for the decline
RiTfife a“ —The increase amounts to of Rs. 1,840 against that country in the present year’s
,l. ’ . n<* to larger import. The quantity figure. Import from India consist of hardware,
hoai4i*^air»8t Germany the product of America metalware, enamelware, glassware, crockery, furni­
Cn-dnm m German bottoms and hence shewn by the ture, brass and copper sheets, all other articles
lube«-n ’^P01^ from Germany. Batoum oil not specified above.
entl,el7 superseded by American oiL Exports.—The total value of exports for the year
thichThTT^^6* ““P01* from all the countries from under review amounted to R*. 41,63,707, a decrease of
article is brought shews an increase in Ra. 3,90,119, or over 8 per cent, over the figures for