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Comparison of Customs Classified Receipts
Year 1368 Year 1369 Increase Decrease
Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs.
A: Steamers 36.06,587 39>9l>797 3.85.210
n: Craft 4.04.921 3.65.219 39.702
C: Passengers Baggage 79.823 61,228 18.595
D: Parcels .. 3.25.475 4,01,880 76.405
E: Export Duties 1.659 2,149 490
F: D. T. Cargoes .. 7.87.031 4.99.207 2.87.824
G: Miscellaneous .. 55.933 70,022 14,089
H : I. Y. Collections 6.35.517 6.73.933 38.416
Total 58,96,946 60,65.435 5.14,610 3.46.121

Net'Increase Rs. 1,68,489.

Comparison of Principal Commodities
Year 1368 Year 1369
Commodity. Quantity. Value Quantity Value.
Rs. Rs.
Rice .. cwts. 1,38,438 63.02,470 2,17,258 82,96,250
Wheat 1. i.53.66i 41,62,970 22,646 5.31.990
Flour .. 80,470 22,21,780 1.17.978 32,20,490
Tea c/s 25.173 31.30.390 43.740 32.24,730
Coffee bags 9,249 14.70.740 8.442 25.14.790
Sugar soft cwts. 66,133 21,13,880 1,24.856 45.27.450
Piece-goods:—
Cottons 83.26,500 80,99,830
Woollens 12,15,840 14,27,020
Silks 18,09,300 23.26,720
The increase in Rice imports w;is due to the availability once more of rice from Burma, and
also from Siam.
It will be noted that whilst less coffee was imported during the year—the value is
almost doubled.
The decrease in wheat imports is entirely due to the increasing quantity of flour imports mainly
from Australia.

Comparison of Average Unit Values (foodstuffs) :
Commodity. Unit. Year 1368. Year 1369.
Rs. Rs.
Rice: Persian .. .. bag of 160 lbs. no 60
Other Countries bag of 160 lbs. • 120 65
Coffee: Yamcn maund of 56 lbs. 62 120
Native 56 „ Nil 150
99
African 99 56 „ 50 125
Malayan 99 56 .. Nil no
Sugar, soft .. bag of 224 lbs. 80 95
Wheat bag of 144 lbs. 39 34-8
Tea: Indian chest of 112 lbs. 262 300
The decrease in rice values is due to cheaper prices prevailing in Burma than for those demanded
in Persia and Iraq.