"تقرير عن إدارة رئاسة بومباي لسنة ١٨٨٨-١٨٨٩." [و‎‎٨‎٤] (٤٥٦/١٧٤)

1888-89.]
Trade.
Ill
Chap. IV.
It will be seen from the table that there was an improvement of Rs 73 33 113 in the total
coasting trade, import and export, as contrasted with that of 1887-88 ’ In transactions in
merchandise there was an increase of Rs. 65,81,245 against Rs. 2,00,26 921 in the preceding
year, and in treasure there was a recovery from the fall of Rs. 9,07’793 recorded in the
previous year, and a further increase of 7£ Mkhs. The imports of merchandise were
valued at Rs. 10,o3,69,238 against Rs. 10,46,90,795 in 1887-88, showing an improvement of
Rs ' W T l16 th ° S ! °f treasure, amounting to Rs. 31,20,924, exhibited aA increase of
Rs. 7,72,493. In exports ot merchandise there was an increase of Rs 59 02 802 and in
exports of treasure a decrease of Rs. 20,625. ' ’ ’’
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION-
The import coasting trade of the Port of Bombay consists for the most part of ship- Import Coartinv
merits from coast ports o± country produpe for subsequent exportation to foreign countries Trade -
and the export coasting trade consists principally of shipments of foreign merchandise from
Bombay to the coast ports for the interior. The import coasting trade is recorded under
two divisions: ( 1 ) imports of Indian produce and ( 2 ) imports of foreign merchandise
There was an improvement during the year in the first and a small falling off in the second
division. The total quantity of goods imported was valued at Rs. 10 53 69 238 of which
Indian produce represented Rs. 10,32,37,608 and foreign merchandise Rs! 21,31,630. The
principal articles, of Indian produce imported were raw cotton, cotton twist and yarn and
piece-goods, dyeing and tanning materials (indigo, myrobalans, and turmeric), cocoanuts and
cocoanut kerne , giam and pulse, gunny bags, gunny cloth, country spirit, vegetable oils,
dried fruit, g ree, fish, and fish-maws, seeds (castor, linseed, til and °Toundnut) spices
(betelnut, cardamoms, ginger and pepper), sugar (unrefined), teak, raw wool, bricks, tiles,
chalk and lime. 1 hei e was a large trade in all these articles except raw cotton dyeino - and
tanning materials, country spirit, provisions, and timber, which showed a decrease S The
imports of foreign merchandise consisted chiefly of horses, cotton, piece-goods, dnms and
medicines, hardware and cutlery, machinery and millwork, dried fruits, seeds and raw wool
In the transactions in treasure, imports of gold were valued at Rs. 62 320 and those of
silver at Rs. 30,58,604, against Rs. 99,547 and Rs. 22,48,884 respectively, in the previous
The export coastmg trade is also divided into two classes: (1) exports of Indian pro- Export Coasting
duce and ( 2 ) exports of foreign merchandise. The value of the former was Rs. 3,51,29,329 Trade<
and of the latter Rs. 4,10,93,404, showing improvements under both heads of Rs.^T^So'saS
and Rs. 11,17,444 respectively, as compared with the figures of the previous year. 'Under
treasure, exports of gold had a value of Rs. 38,184 against Rs. 34,689, and exports of
silver a value of Rs. 34,77,068 against Rs. 35,01,188 in the preceding year. The chief
articles of Indian produce and manufacture exported were raw cotton, cotton twist and
yarn, cotton piece-goods, cocoanuts, cocoannt kernel, and fresh vegetables, grain and puls^,
gunny hags, ghee, flour, seeds (til, groundnut, and cummin), spices and sugar, in all of which
except spices there was an increased trade. The principal articles of foreign merchandise
exported.were. apparel, cotton twist and yarn, cotton piece-goods, hardware and cutlery,
metals, silk piece-goods,.sugar (refined), woollen piece-goods, kerosine oil, and dates; of
these, apparel, cotton twist and yarn, hardware and cutlery, sugar, and kerosine oil showed
improvement while the trade in the remainder declined.
The number of vessels engaged m the coasting trade that entered the Port of Bombay Coasting Shipping,
with cargoes was 56,734 of 1,379,209 tons burthen, showing an increase of 76 in the number
of ships and a decrease of 45,595 tons in the burthen as compared with the former year.
The number that cleared was 13,946 of 764,815 tons burthen, showing an increase of 497 in
the number and of 51,769 tons in the burthen.
entire trade and shipping of the Port of Bombay are summarized and compared Summary of the
with those of the previous year in the subjoined statements : Trade and Shipping
* — of the Port of
Details.
Trade.
Details.
Shipping. Bombay.
1887-88.
1S88-89.
Increase or
Decrease.
1887-88.
1888-89.
Increase or
Decrease.
Vessels
Tons.
Vessels
Tons.
Vessels
Tons.
Imports.
Merchandise ...
Treasure
Government Stores
Do. Treasure .
Total ...
Exports {including
Re-exports).
Merchandise ...
Treasure
Government Stores
ho. Treasure.
Total ...
Total.
Merchandise
treasure
Government Stores k
Do. Treasure.
Total ...
Rs.
85,72,93,402
12,40,16,205
42,57,503
2,43,595
Rs.
36,92,07,829
12,42,08,703
74,53,398
6,67,693
Rs.
+1,19,14,427
+1,92,498
+ 31,95,835
+4,24,098
Entered.
With Cargoes...
In Ballast
Total ...
Cleared.
With Cargoes...
In Ballast
Total ...
Grand Total.
With Cargoes...
In Ballast
Total ...
57,671
3,314
25,71,828
1,53,399
57,730
3,735
25,24,132
1,13,426
+ 59
+421
— . /
—47,696*
—39,973
60,985
27,25,227
61,465
26,37,558
+ 480
—87,669
48,58,10,765
50,15,37,623
+1,57,26,858
41,42,63,185
1,48,45,039
14,50,464
94,80,325
46,53,07,462
1,80,63,672
14,13,773
2,04,07,500
+5,10,44,277
+32,18,633|
-36,691)
+1,09,27,175]
14,402
32,410
17,04,576
8,58,522
14,835
29,915
17,92,269
7,35,000
+433
—2,495
+87,693
—1,23,522
46,812
25,63,098
44,750
25,27,269
—2,062
—35,829
44,00,89,013
50,51,92,407
+6,51,53,394
72,073
35,724
42,76,404
10,11,921
72,565
33,650
43,16,401
8,48,426
+ 192
—2,074
+ 39,997
—1,63,495
77,15,56,587
13,88,61,244
57,08,027
97,23,920
83,45,15,291
14,22,72,375
88,67,171
2,10,75,193
+6,29,58,704
+ 34,11,131
+ 31,59,144
+1,13,51,273
1,07,797
52,88,325
1,06,215
51,64,827
—1,582
-1,23,498
92,58,49,778
1,00,67,30,030
+8,08,80,252