مجموعة ٥/٣٠(١) "يوميّات الخليج الفارسي: المقيمية البريطانية في بوشهر (الفارسية) يناير ١٩٤١" [و‎‎١‎٤‎٩] (٩٣٨/٢٩٨)

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on wheat in Bushirc . Wheat can now be imported ; 'o the
to'-'n p.nd add, under &pccir.l permits and this ha a resulted
in a drop of black market prices to Rials 7150 an 1 r
5140 per ton fo:: Y/hca.t and ba,rlcy respectively. (i «-
official Government selling rate* per ton, is at presc i
Rials 5,000 for -wheat and r i 3,750 for barley). bwo
''fruc ,! bakeries which have now be on opened in the town,
p.re selling bread contai ning a high percentage of vjheat
at Rials 2 per flap The Government bakeries are stil^
se:ug orcad cons is ting of 3bai ley .
VIII, SHIPl lbG dID COil lviBRCS.
(a) 702 packages cleared from the customs during
the fortnight, consisted of 783 bags of potatoes, ICO
packages of cocoanuts, 50 bags of black pepper, 50 cases
of empty bottles, 5c bags of turmeric, 45 drums of asphalt,
13 cases of tea, 3 radio sets and 108 packages of sundries.
(b) The only item or interest on the local market
has been a big drop in the price of cotton piecegoods.
(c) 4l lorries arrived from the interior bringing 76
tons wheat, barley, skins, gum tragacanth and rugs, the
same number leaving for Shiraz with 68 tens of bran, hessian
cloth, gunny bags, piecegoods, black pepper, copper and
iron ware.,
(d) SHIPPING. S.S, Re sang Arrived i Pehrain on
the i7th May and Teft for Kuwait on the same ogain
calling at Bushire cn the 28th May, en route u- kubrain.
S.S.Bsang arrived -frorr. Bombay on the 23rd M-^ r »
COUNTRY CRAFT e 2 Persian dho?/s of 50 tons arrived
from Khorram shahr and discharged 340 tins date-juice. 4
6 Persian dhows of 112 tons left for Persian ports enn i*,g
passengers. 3 Persian dhows of 7 0 tons left for Bahrain
carrying salt and 64 bags of potatoes. 1 Kuwait dhow of
15 tons left for Kuwait carrying Rose water and rugs.
(e) The only changes in prices during the fortnight
ha-y: been a decrease of Rials 20 per kilo of tea, and a
drop of Rials 2/70 per kilo in the price of ^black market"-
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IX, M B TR OR OLCGI CAL.
Mf^ximum temp eratur e
Minimum w
Humidity (maxi-iiium)
n n (minimum’)
Rainfall
103 (May 18 th).
74 (May 16th).
92^ (May 18 th and 24 th)
66^ (May 27 th and 28th)
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RH L.
Q /^/AA
Hiu Majesty^ Bushire.