Coll 28/7(2) ‘Persia Diaries: Khorasan and Zahidan Commercial. Jan 1941 –’ [‎82r] (163/1095)

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DISTRIBUTION AS USUAL ,.
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5. MISCBLLAMEQIIS,
Business was below the normal
was due mainly to the Nauroz and the introduction of new!regula
tions by the Persian Ministry of Trade eoncetning the import of
geods from abroad* According to the new regulations Movafqetnamahs
(import permits) should be obtained by the importers before goods
are ordered* Applicants for sueh Movafqetnamahs must produce s—
(a) Evidence of firm offers made by the suppliers abroad*
(b) Receipt from an authorized Bank for a deposit in cash
equivalent to 25% of the value of the goods required to be
imported for which a Movafqetnamah has been applied for
(c) Proof that the applicant is a registered merchant*
Well informed cides believe that these regulations have
been introduced with a view to check the further importation from
abroad of goods with which the market is already flooded and
which the importers are finding increasingly difficult to sell
even at a nominal profit* The announcement of these regulations
has resulted in a slight increase in the prices of some of the
imported goods*
C.P. Goods Inspite of the fact that there was very little
demand for Indian cloth during the month, it remained
firm at Rials 3JB-20 per yard c.i.f. Customs, Zahidan* It is
hoped however that the market will improve after a month or so*
olders of Chinese tea tried to dispose of their stocks but
there were no buyers* Importers of Indian tea were apprehensive
of the Persian Government permitting its release to them and sold
it at Rials 45 per half kilo c*i*f* Customs, Zahidan whereas
according to the present black rate of exchange the landed cost
per packet comes to about Rials 52*
abroad, the price of sugar showed a slight downward tendency in
the first half of the month but it increased to Rials 48 per kilo
at the close of the month*
Swices There was increased demand for spices but local stocks^
are very low* Consequently prices show an upward tendency*
Dried Fruits Owing to the disturbances in northern India, the
exporters 1 agents at Delhi, Multan, Amritsar and
Shikarpur refused to accept any responsibility for the goods sent
to them for sale by traders in Zahidan* Consequently holders were
compelled either to dispose of at a loss their stocks of almonds
and almond kernels etc purchased for export to India or to await
the arrival of the next export season six months later*
Old Tyres and Tubes The price of old motor tyres and tubes
of which a large number have been imported into Iran recently
decreased by about 40^ during the month reducing considerably the
margin of profit for the importers* Large number of these tyres
are lying unsold with Indian traders in Zahidafto
and
The tea market remained inactive during the month.
Owing to a rumour that some firms in Tehran have been
released from the army surplus stocks in India
No. 505/20/45
Dated, the 26th April, 1947*
Kis Majesty*s Consul,
Zahidan