'File 5/1 XIV Kuwait Oil Company' [‎41r] (86/570)

/hen it is Hppreciuted in -iraq that there is a permanent
increase of demand in Kuwait there v/ill be greater supply
of beef and the price should drop somewhat,
b. The remarks immediately above a pply to the rise
in the price of eggs and certain vegetables. The
purveyors have not had time to adjust the supply to the
demand. The supply of vegetables to Kuwait is a matter being
taken up seriously by several enterprising merchants in
and outside Kuwait and a /ery great improvement in quality
and price will soon take plat;e.
6. borne rises in prices that rosy interest you among
goods not consumed by Europeans are:-
Coraraodity
19S5
1937
Increa
Cardamom beans
Rs.7 per
Rs. 17 p sr
143 ^
/aqiya h
/aqiyah
Clarified Butter
lis.i/a/-
Hs.1/12/-
16 <7*
Apricots
as.-/a/-
Rs.l/-
100 c /b
Charcoal
Hs.ii/lO/-
Hs.b/5/-
47 >
per bag
per bag
Bate oyrup
as.2/4/-
Rs.iV -
33 %
Tamarind
Rs.4/-
*s. o/-
50 /o
Arab clothes
6 yds.
4 yds per
50 ^
per rupee
rupee
Salt
Rs.-/o/-
Rs.-/12/-
100 c /o
per maund
per maund
In an official report from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. ,
Bahrain, dated blst Janusx^y l^b7, there occurs the following:
"Rumours of war based on the unsettled political
"situation in .urope have result :d in a substantial
"rise in prices of piece goods and luxuries in
"Lhe Bahrain market".
from the above it will I think be clear that in
Kuwait no "set" is being made at Europeans only, and thet the
rise in the price of certain commodities is, except in
very small degree as noted above, not due to the arrival of
the Kuwait Oil Company, as might perhaps be supposed.
Thank you very much for the interesting table which will
be/