'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia' [‎549v] (1100/1386)

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Saltpetre and Of the other articles comprised in this group it is only necessary to notice
al. that there was some improvement in the Saltpetre trade and that about 40,000
tons of Bengal Coal and Coke were exported to Ceylon, Java, the Straits, and
Zanzibar.
Cotton yarn.
VII.—Articles manufactured and partly manufactured :
The quantity of cotton yarn exported has increased 184 per cent in the last
seven years, being at the rate of more than 26 per cent annually.
{exacts omitted).
In seven years the value of the trade in the articles comprised in this group
has increased by 59 millions of rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , being in the proportion of 75 per cent,
and the increase has been continuous from year to year. This last year the
increase has not been so large as in previous years, being under 6} millions or 5
per cent. The increase is due mainly to the still expanding trade in cotton
yarn and to the active condition of the trade in jute goods.
The following figures indicate the relative proportions of each principal
class of manufactures and the progress made in the seven years ( rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , ooo’s
omitted):
Value in Rs.
(ooo’s omitted).
1883-84
. 78,545
1884-85
■ 85,903
1885-86
. 87,246
1886-87
. 93,317
1887-88
. 111,720
1888-89
. 131,095
1889-90
• 137,589
Increase
1883-84.
1889-90.
or decrease
per cent.
Cotton yarn and cloth
28.532
67,537
+
136 7
Jute goods .
13’341
27,912
+
109'2
Silk goods .
2,85.7
2,607
——
8:7
Woollen goods .
1,207
1,258
+
4-2
Tanned hides and skins
21,874
25,240
4
15'4
Lac One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ....
5550
4,885
—
12
Coir goods .
L372
2,352
4
714
Apparel
670
1,133
+
69'!
lbs.
Rs.
49,876
19,202
65,897
24,411
78,242
-27552
91,804
33,368
113,451
40,774
128,907
-.52,071
I4L950
57>487
The exports of cotton piece goods in the same period have been (in yards,
ooo’s omitted)
55,564
47,908
51,528
53,360
69,434
70,244
59,462