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                                        TABLE B.

                                       L—IM PORTO.
           Total Imports of Principal Articles into Bahrain during the years 1915-16 to 1917-18.
                              Quantity.               Valve.
            Article*.                                                  Remake*.
                        1913-16.  1916-17.  1917-18.  1915-16.  1916-17.  1917-18.

                                                 £      £       £
       Animal*—
         H ore**  . X*      1              7      30             513
         DonWj* .   m       12                    *0
         CuQCli .   m       80     10      10     320    200     403
        Slaughter animals—
         Csttle •          500     00     2^7   1,766    20)     505
         Gcati sad sheep „   21,OU0   18,100  8,017  lG.fy.O  14.49)  7,651
         Pcultrj .   • *•  4,100  2.GC0  1,700    627    317     310
        Apjare!, Tearing .                        831    494     S57
       Biscuits .   .                             62     129     109
        Belling =aicrial.                       6.612   2.372   3,210
        Co/T<*    , Cwi.  13,312  17,311  18,617  56,773  73,873  89,555 \ The deernae dee to
                                                                      fall in price* as
                                                                      compared with
                                                                      previons year.
       Coir and ciir rope .  „  3,651  3,172  10,379  3,057  2,776  13.S38  The increase die to
                                                                      better demand and
                                                                      high prices ruling.
        Cotton raw .  I*     7    149     235     20     710    1,7*4
        Ct reals—
         P.i«     . Ton*  18,541}  20,927}  20,101  250,934  297,635  364,557  Large increase due
         VTient     n      879   1,490   2,923  13.173  21,560  61,230   }  to importation
                                                                       in lien of rede.
         Vleal tear   . „  264    330*    376   4,457   5,132  8,234 |
         Other grains  ,                        3J76    4,531
         Spice*                                 3,344   5,551  i5!in i} Higb ****** rdil1*-
        Colour and paints                        410     211   " *454 I
        Dates . V   . Toni   *2,3721  1,695     23,034  17,393  18,658
        Date juice .  . Tins  8,762  051        1,<Kj3   2>J     418
        Drug* and medici  ne*                    907     635    1,560
       Earthen aid glassware .
                                                 926     99f     S®6
        Pnel-
         Chxrcoal ,  * Torn  679  874J   1,370  3,634   4,110  13,978  11 Increase d=e to
                                                                    I > high x price*
         Firewood .       1,314  3,959   2,210  2,304   7,303   8,374  J ruling.
       Fruits and vegetable                     3,707   1,111   l,2SO
       Gold snd clrer thread -   • ••            160     200     6»X)
       Haixriiabcry and hosiery                   46     240     2C3
       Hardware and cutlery .                    757    LOSJ   2,481
       Hide* and skins Scores   648  612  207   3^83    2,483    673
       Household rood*                           369     229    1,711
       Hatches    . Case*  384    370     379   3,816   2,757  4,673  Increase do* to high
                                                                     prioe* ruling.
       XaU and nat bags
                                                 862    L016     821
       Oil*—
         Keiosuae ,  .Galls.  241,360  154,400  148,144  8£4S  7,077  11,871  Increase due to >i|4
         AD kind* .      9,897   3,764  4,712    798     962   1,111  price* ruling.
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