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'Lord Curzon's Notes on Persia: About 1889-1890' [564v] (1149/1486)
The record is made up of 1 file (742 folios). It was created in 1889-1894. 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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Penrl
fisheries.
4 PERSIA.
organisation is required. Persian merchants of Shiraz have taken
alarm at the inauguration of a new trade route which they repre
sent will injuriously affect that town. The success o the Karoon
route will doubtless cause some redistribution of trade in 1 ersia,
but it may safely be predicted that the general prosperity of the
country will be increased, and there is no good reason to suppose
that the province of Pars will suffer exceptionally.
The pearl diving season of 1888 was successful. Pearls were
exported from Bahrain and the Arabian coast of the Persmn bulf
to the value of about 6 , 000,000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
being about 1 , 0 ( 0 000
rupees
Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf.
in excess of the export m 1887. In this rough calcubition,
the exports from Lingah are not counted, as the yield of the Arab
coast and islands is mostly included in the Lingah exportation.
Return of Principal Articles of Import into Shiraz during
the Years 1888-87.
Articles.
Candles
Coffee
Cotton goods
Thread and twist ...
Drugs and medicines
Glass and glassware...
Gold embroidered cloth
Gold lace and thread
Hardware and cutlery
Indigo
Metals
Oil (kerosene)
Porcelain and chinaware
Silk, manufacture of
Spices
Sugar, loaf
„ soft
Tea
Woollen goods
Other articles...
1888.
Quantity.
Value.
£
Cases
7,000
3,308
Cwts
642
1,944
75,882
Bundles
850
390
1,458
Cases
2,150
2,120
Pieces
250
334
Bundles
2,000
1,485
Cases
50
675
4,500
40,831
21,705
Cases
3,500
1,701
1,000
6,751
Pieces ...
550
2,383
7,700
10,719
15,000
20,415
41,428
46,663
1,830
9,080
9,407
1^271
1887.
Quantity.
5,000
257
' 800
2,150
250
2,000
50
4,500
3,000
1,000
550
6,420
18,000
46,607
1,570
Value.
£
2,633
1,361
75,882
367
2,230
2,120
334
1,485
675
40,830
18,896
1,539
6,751
2,383
8,959
21,776
50,309
9,249
9,407
1,291
Return of Principal Articles ot liixp(
the Years 1888-87.
Shiraz during
Articles.
Animals (horses)
Cotton, raw ... _ ...
Drugs and medicines
Dyeing and colouring ma
terials
Fruits and vegetables
Gum
Hides and skins
Opium
Perfumery (rose-water)
Seeds
Tobacco
Wool
Woollen goods (carpets)
Other articles
Number
Cwts. ...
Bundles
Chests ..
Cases ...
Cwts. ..
Bales
1888.
1887.
Quantity.
Value.
Quantity.
Value.
£
£
500
5,063
500
5,063
57,140
62,650
57,140
70,211
1,424
4,857
1,710
5,263
2,428
1,863
2,428
1,863
15,426
9,803
15,426
11,504
485
940
485
940
1,400
8,371
1,400
8,371
5,000
230,886
5,000
230,886
5,000
6,401
5,000
5,400
30,170
7,155
30,170
7,155
17,140
25,924
17,140
12,962
42,857
48,608
42,857
48,608
lj400
37,806
2,000
54,008
453
453
4-
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This file is separated into three folders. It primarily consists of George Curzon's handwritten research notes prepared before writing his book, Persia and the Persian Question . The file also contains a variety of printed material that accompanies the handwritten notes. This includes printed research papers by various academics, newspaper clippings, personal letters from other researchers and diplomats, as well as maps and trade reports on various parts of Persia, mainly the southern ports.
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the final folio with 742; 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.
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