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File 234/1917 'Muscat trade reports. (1911-1924)' [‎51v] (111/428)

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The record is made up of 1 volume (210 folios). It was created in 13 Apr 1912-25 Mar 1925. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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a decrease of £29,213 over last year s figures.
This amount includes £101,995 worth imports
carried by the Buggalow Large trading vessel. borne traffic.
The main imports are rice, coffee and cotton
woods which are responsible for £186,732 of the
whole total; sugar, wheat, wheat flour are also
largely imported.
America and Japan are serious competitors i n
piece goods trade though all goods are shown as
imported from India whence they are shipped to
Muscat.
Exports.
Total Exports for the year under report
amounted to £314,851 as compared with
£242,323 last year or an increase of £72,548.
This includes £141,628 worth exports carried by
the Buggalow Large trading vessel. borne traffic as against £108,999
last year.
Dry and wet dates of the value of £198,100
were exported during the year under report, the
share carried by sailing craft amounts . to
£122,540. The export of wet dates^ to United
States of America amounted to £7,560 and to
Jndia £50,826.
Dry fish, specie, tobacco and firewood were also
largely exported, though of the last it is impossible
to give any figures. The demand for firewood on
the Pirate Coast in Bahrein and on the Mekran
Coast is high and nearly all comes from the
Batinah Coast.
Openings for New Trade.
None exists at present.
Rates of Transport.
Transport along the coast is by sailing vessels
and is cheap. Transport inland is done by pack
animals and is difficult, dangerous and expensive.
The rates of transport depend upon the distance,
the goods have to be conveyed and the difficulty
of the journey.
Freight and Shipping.
The figures relating to these matters are given ^
in the usual form. They have been obtained from
the Consular records and from informatioii
supplied through the courtesy of Messrs. W. J.
Towell & Coy.
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The nort was with the exception of one steamer
visited P only by British Ships. The B I. S. N v
Company mail steamer did not visit the port
regularly owing to • . .. .
59 steamers entered the port during the year under
report, representing a total tonnage of 180,396.
83 vessels cleared the port representing a tonnage
of 85 706*25. 138 Sailing vessels representing a
tonnage of 174 , 16*60 entered the port, 108 sailing
vessels representing a tonnage of 13,Jlo 30
cleared the port.
# The statement below gives the rate of
freight:—*
£
Dry dates to India • •
2
per ton.
Wet dates to India . •
1-10
*» >»
Dry fish to India • •
1
99 99
Fresh fruits to India .
2-16
99 99
Dried limes to Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. .
4
99 99
General.
The return of imports and exports are based on
the figures compiled from the actual steamer
manifests, access to which has already been given
by the oourtsey of Messrs. W. J. Towell & Co.,
local agents for most of the shipping companies
vessels calling at Muscat. No figures are avail
able from the Customs at present. Figures for
sailing craft entering Muscat and Muttra are
compiled from the Consular records.
No records are available for the large trade of
Sur which possesses some 80 trading dhows
voyaging to Basrah, India and the coast of Africa,
nor for the not inconsiderable trade of small
Batineh coast ports. Competent authority esti
mates the total trade of these ports as at least
half the trade of Muscat and Muttra.
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The volume contains copies of the annual trade report on the trade and commerce of Muscat [Muscat and Oman] for the years 1911-12 to 1923-24 inclusive (except 1917-18 and 1920-21). The reports were prepared by 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. and HBM's Consul, Muscat, and forwarded to the Government of India.

Each report includes an introduction giving general information concerning the state, and summaries of imports and exports; statistical tables of imports and exports, subdivided into principal commodities, and countries imported from/exported to; and returns of shipping. Principal imports include arms and ammunition, cereals, paints and colours, precious stones and metals, provisions, textile fabrics, tobacco, and miscellaneous; principal exports include cereals, fish, fruits, paints and colours, provisions, cotton goods, tobacco, and miscellaneous. The reports show some manuscript annotations, and the volume also contains some minutes and correspondence.

The file includes a divider which gives the subject number, the year the subject file was opened, the subject heading, and a list of correspondence references contained by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence.

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1 volume (210 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the volume. The subject 234 (Muscat Trade Reports) consists of one volume only.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1 and terminates at the last folio with 207; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. The foliation sequence does not include the front and back covers, nor does it include the leading and ending flyleaves.

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