'Military report on Tehran and adjacent Provinces of North-West Persia (including the Caspian Littoral)' [‎149r] (302/610)

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Local trade is conducted along many mule and camel routes.
It consists chiefly in intercharge of commodities between
the plateau section and the Caspian provinces, of wheat barlev
dried fruits and salt from the former, and rice, charcoal,’ butter’
ghi, cheese oranges and fish from the latter, the towns of Tehran’
Kazvm and Zmjan being the principal centres through which
the trade is conducted. The transport charges are very high •
the value of a mule-load of rice in Tehran is treble its value in
Mazandaran, and the price of charcoal is increased ten-fold
srr a Iarge part ° f the ^
In the plains of Gilan and Mazandaran the towns and 1
J^^/m^ekly or biweekly market days, when
they are thronged with rustics from the surrounding districts;
bringing their produce for sale. g uisrncts
Imports and Exports.
The Imports and Exports of this area before 1913 conse-
Enz^l 7 Z M T°?. P Q art paSSed throu g h the Caspian ports of
Enzah and Mrshed-i-Sar. 1912-13 was an average pre-war
foTtbtT the Statlstlcs of t^ Persian Customs Administration
for these ports are given below. There is, however, nothing to
show what proportion of the total imports were consumed, Lid
what proportion of the total exports were produced within the'
units of thia area, nor to show what proportion of the trade
through the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ports reached the Western and
Southern parts of it. The Statistics for 1918-19 are given
after those of 1912-13 and illustrate, the falling-off due to the
collapse of Russia. The Statistics for Kirmanshah are similarly
contrasted to show the increase via the Baghdad line All
Statistics are for the Persian year which commences on 21st,
Trade Statistics.
Port of Enzali, March 1912-13.
I mports —
Sugar .
Textiles
Tea
Flour .
Metals
Kerosene and Petrol
Clothing, Glassware,
Matches, etc.
Paper,
Imports.
41,373,120
40,201,730
13,078,153
8,856,862
3,769,833
2,536,000
26,507,053
Exports,
(in Krans.)
Total Trade.
In Gilan there are 46 of these market centres.