Coll 30/9 'Persian Gulf: Administration Reports 1926-1938' [‎460v] (925/1028)

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Only 3,500 tons were shipped to the United Kingdom and 50 tons to
•India.
Trade and Commerce*
Bandar A bbas. —Ti;ade on the whole may be said to have been dull*
but there was some improvement, as is generally the case, during the cold
jweather.
Foreign competition, particularly Russian, has been active and the
reluctance on the part of merchants up-country to place fresh orders for
goods until the situation became clearer at times resulted in a considerable
falling-oft in the forwarding business, which is the chief occupation of local
importers.
The total volume of the trade for the year 1927-28 (Persian year 1306),
the latest for which statistics are available, amounted to Krans 64,748.174
(£1,340,820) against Krans 69,944,089 (£1,439,070) during the preceding
year.
This district, it might be mentioned, comprises for Customs purposes
the ports of BANDAR ABBAS, JASK, CHARBAR, TIAB (MINAB) and
KJSHTM.
There was a falling oft in both imports and exports.
The value of imports totalled Krans 47,095,910 (£975,272) of which
merchandise worth Krans 42,302,147 (£876,000) on almost 90 per cent, was
introduced through the port of BANDAR ABBAS itself.
The value of exports amounted to Krans 17,652,264 (£365,545) showing
a drop of about ten per cent, on that for 1926-27.
The principal commodities of the import trade affected were cotton
piece-goods, yarn and soft and loaf sugar.
The import trade from India was worth Krans 27,515,876 (£569,800)
and consisted chiefly of cotton piece-goods and yarn. She held the first
place in these two lines in the local market, but will have to contend in future
with Russian competition, especially in cotton prints which are now finding
great favour owing to their cheapness.
The extent of India’s purchases of Persian produce amounted to Krans
10,768,422 (£222,995) or about 60 per cent, of the total exports from
,Persia.
1 he exports to India comprised chiefly raw cotton, carpets, pistachio
nuts, dried fruits and dates.
Lmgah. Ihe trade of this port is fast declining. The total volume of
trade during 1926-27 decreased by 25 per cent. Her imports are shown as
Krans 5,697,452 (£117,985) and exports Krans, 1,726,266 (£35,750).
Ihe chief market for her purchases is India which furnishes about
88 3 per centum of her requirements, viz., rice, flour, soft sugar, cotton
goods, yarn, lace and embroidery.
In return, LINGAH sends pearls, carpets, raw cotton and salted fish
for sale in the Indian markets.
Shipping and Navigation.
Band nr A 5.-146 steamships agerreerating 324,131 tons entered and
cleared the port. Of these, 138 were British, 6 German and 2 Russian.
33 vessels brought merchandise from the United Kingdom, 26 of which
be onged to Messrs. Frank C. Strick and Company Limited, and 7 to the
Ellernian and Bucknall Steamship Company.
TrTTxJ^T-r-i^i? s ^ earaers of the Hansa line embarked their cargoes at
.HUMBURG. b
p ^ uss i an Steamship Company, that used to trade in the Persian
a lu Pr r e ;^f' ,ays ’ des P atch ed two of their vessels to BANDAR ABBAS
and other Gulf Ports during the year under review,