"تقرير خان بهادور مولا بخش، الملحق بوكيل الحاكم العام للهند والقنصل العام البريطاني في خراسان وسيستان، عن رحلته من مشهد إلى كويته عبر تربت حيدريه، كاين، سيستان، كوه ملك سياه ونوشكي (٧ أبريل إلى ٢٨ يوليو ١٨٩٨)" [و‎‎٢‎٠] (١٥٦/٤٤)

ON HIS JOURNEY FROM MESHED TO QUETTA, 1898.
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The exports during the year 1897-98 are estimated by well-informed
brokers, who are employed by the Armenian traders in all purchases, to have
been as follows:—
Kharw&rs.
Wool—
Obtained from the Herat, Ghurian, Sabza-
war and Farah districts . * • 4,000
l Kbnrwfir = 650 lbs. Purchased
5 Tomans = 1 £ sterling. from the
Turbat-i-Haidari district . . • 2,000
Tumans per „
kharwar. humans.
Total . . 6,000 @ 46
Cotton—
Purchased from the Turbat-i-Haidari
district ...... 2,000 @ 33
276,000
66,000
Total . 342,000
The imports during the year 1897-98 are estimated as follows:—
Russian imports.
Goods imported from Eussian territory via Ashkabad:—
Value in Tumans.
Piece goods
• • • •
. . . . 60,000
Kharw&rs. T «“ ans ,
per knarwar.
Sugar, loaf .
• • • •
. 2,500 @ 45 = 112,500
„ grain
• • • •
. 1,500 @ 83 = 49,500
Miscellaneous .
• • • •
. . . . 18,000
Total Russian Imports, Tumans . 240,000
British imports.
Goods imported from India via Bandar Abbas:—
Piece goods . •
Tea . . . •
Indigo .
Copper sheets and utensils
Spices • . •
Miscellaneous .
Value in Tumans.
. 20,000
. 40,000
. 15,000
. 2,000
. 1,300
. 1,700
Total British Imports, Tumans . 80,000
Grand total of Imports, Tomans . 820,000
Of these about Tumans 64,000 worth of goods were consumed in Turbat-i-
Haidari, and the rest were exported to the Herat, Ghurian, Sabzawar, and Farah
districts.
It will be observed that the Eussian imports are 200 per cent, higher
than British imports.
Formerly British piece goods were largely in demand, but since the
establishment of Eussian depdts and an improvement in the quality, colours
and patterns of Eussian goods suitable to Persian tastes, the position has been
reversed.
At present the Armenian agents of Eussian firms have command of both
the import and export trades.