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The increase in steamers cargo revenue may be attributed to more and more goods becoming
available for export. The decrease in Native Craft revenue was due to a considerable reduction of the
imports of rice from Iran.
Comparison of Principal Commodities.

Commodity Quantity Value Quantity Value
Year 1366 Year 1366 Year 1367 Year 1367
Rs. Rs.
Rice cwts. 54,439 27,20,560 51.794 33.37.46o
meat ,. 205,649 42,04,520 231.472 59.93.730
Flour 11 3.771 81,940 H.573 4.37.550
Tea c/s 14.536 25,29,870 16,287 28.36,470
Coffee bags 5,032 7.3i.5oo 17,262 19.03.940
c/s 552 42.150 49 4.250
i.
Sugar, soft cwts. 38,557 20,10,900 96.587 32,01,170
Piece-goods:—
Cottons value 60,57.590 66.60.120
Woollens ll 6,72,420 7,29,680
Silks II 13.13.360 12.33.120

It will be seen from the above statement that the price of rice and wheat was considerably
higher than in the previous year. This was due to higher prices being demanded by the sellers.

Comparison oi Average Unit Values (foodstuffs).
Commodity Unit Year 1366 Year 1367
Rs. Rs.
Rice: Persian .. bag of 160 lbs. . 77 140
Coffee : Yameny .. per maund of 56 lbs. 52 50
Native 60 70
II ll ll ll
Plantation ,, .» 72 nil
African » »* ,1 ,, nil 45
Sugar, soft bag of 224 lbs. 87 80
Milled Wheat bag of 160 lbs. 32 37
Tea: Indian Black chest of 112 lbs. 175 250

It will be noted that with the exception of sugar and Yameny Coffee, prices of all other commo­
dities rose considerably over those of previous year.

Comparison of Average Unit Values (piece-goods).
Commodity Unit Year 1366 Year 1367
Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p.
Indian-Cotton Mulls .. .. piece of 20 yds. 17 8 0 35 0 0
Prints-Inferior 20 0 0 32 8 0