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one of the principal Moskat trade, vis., manufacture Sf eric lias altcndy been referred to in
of imported silks and cottous for consumption in ductory remarks on export* and tho very |°P°'
Zanzibar, has been entirely omitted. remittances to the Arab coast already commented^*
Mnskat also seems still partly to bold its position There is a largo reduction in the remittances T
as a distributing centre for the “ Pirate Coast” in India, which liavo fallen by 56 per cent, from io
ordinary picco goods as tho fignro Hs. 77,455 is not lakhs to 5 lakhs of rupees. a
be despised. The tree causes for the decline in the export of
One farther itom, however, gives sonic little ground specie is probably the low stablo rate of the dell
for hopo in the cxpoit figaics for tho futuro of which afforded no temptation to speculators. Tb
2d ask at trade. figures for Persia aro small, bat they show
diminution of 58 por cent or from Ha. 1,44000 #!!
At first sight, when looking at tho heading Hs. 58,877. 10
"articles not specified abovo ” it would seem as if there
had been a large drop here also, but it will bo noted One may perhaps note in passing the largo surplo*
that this year many articles bavo b< en taken out of of export* over imports in the matter of specie.
this heading and classified separately. If we add No explanation is forthcoming.
these herns to our present total under “articles not The total value of Money Orders issued during
specified abovo " where they were placed in previous
years we get a tofal of Hr. 1.80,764 as against last the year under report was Ra. 2,30,181 (chiefly fCr
year’s total of Hs. 72,1'00, giving a riso of Hs, 1,07,86-1 India) nud Ha, 76,316 was remitted to Masqat
(chiefly to African ports). These aro large figure*
or nearly 1-lS per ccut.
for a small post office like Maskat
The following items show a decline ia export:—
Saif*—This cheap rock salt was an old feature of
Maskat trade an doused to be carried in tie old srilire
vessels. It is by no means certain that this trcuk
no fnm no
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concerned. No feet* concerning it are piocun.Mr,
but the general impression here is that it has erased
R*. R*. Rs. for 6ome years now.
r *h . j 76,020 40.620 20,400 ' 3S-67 Mot her-o'-pearl—The French trade (direct to
Marseilles per Hamburg-Amenka Line) appeals
Lime* C'O.sss so,;v:g 10,562 1162 to have ceased. The fcalf lakh of rupees worth
that goes to India is said to be re-exported to Europe
Potscgr&natc* 44.338 41,189 3,109 7*20
for the manufacture of buttons.
Pcirla 5.00.613 32,C'"K) 4,77.045 93 GO Hides and shins.—The export to India shews a
large fall Exported skins from Maskat are of poor
8peci* 14/10.0 13,50,753 1,30,245 8^73
quality and do not pay exporters.
Fait 8/20 8,520 100
A large number of new items appear in thii
ilc-tler-o'-pearl 09,260 50.250 19,010 27*44 year’s ret urns which were formerly shown under
Miscellaneous." They call for little remark and
Hides and skins 61,760 I 40,300 21,460 3174 comparison with figures of previous years is cot
possible.
Arms and Ammunition.—Ra. 13,860 is shown as
Fish.—The catch was not n good one this yeae, sent to •* other countries." These were returned to
and the export of dried banlines appears to be falling Djibouti and Belgium ns they could not be disposed
year by year. of locally.
Pry limes—have fallen slightly and the distribu­
tion 6hows some remarkable variations. This year Oilman's Stores.—'The large figures under the
the principal customer is Turkey in Asia, and it ia head "Persia" are due to reshipment for Hie
said that these limes go mostly to Baghdad where Majesty's ships on blockade duty.
they are used in carries. TTinex and Spirits.—These figures are small, but,
Pearls.—It is difficult to say what happened iu as already remarked under “imports," a mac
pearls. Iso article of trade is more difficult to wafeh. larger quantity is really exported, of which do
The Customs figures are a pate gueb* and our record exists, either in the manifests or in tbs
figures only show the very few pearls manifested. Customs returns. There is no export duty.
In any case the trade has little to do with Maskat. Perfumery.—A large item under “Zanzibar **
Merchants happen to bring them over from the accounted for by one largo consignment of 30 case*
Pirate Coast or Linga, but they ate really stray of “Od" (aloe wood).
= Openings for Trade.—The trade of MaskataDjj
parcels, and it is doubtfni whether so much as
5 lakhs was ever expo.ied from Maskat in a year. Matrah is to a great extent in the hands of xiin