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1914-1915.] TRADE. cy Chapter IV.
PRODUCTION
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subordinate ports of the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. are divided has declined. Spices are the principal articles distribution.
of trade in Kanara ; gram and pulse in Ratnagiri; salt, liquor and mowra flowers in Uran ;
salt, rzc*? and wood in Ihana, and raw cotton 'm Surat. The value of treasure on private
account, chiefly consisting of Government of India rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , declined from Rs. 95,896 to
Rs. 81,835. Government transactions in treasure advanced from Rs. 23,699 to Rs. 3,53,464,
and the value of stores rose from Rs. 1,64,186 to Rs. 1,89,857. The total number of vessels
engaged in the interportal trade was 128,869 °f ^674,887 tons as against 138,461 of 3,008,578
tons in the previous year.
Land Trade of the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. proper.
The aggregate traffic by rail, internal as well as external, fell from 1,930 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of General,
maunds to 1,741 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds or by g'S per cent, in volume and from Rs. 142-2 crores to
Rs. 114-7 crores or by 19-4 per cent, in value. As compared with the average of the previous
five years it showed an increase of 157 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds in volume but a decrease of Rs. 3-15
crores in value.
(/) External Trade.
1. The total quantity of merchandise imported from the external blocks declined from Imports.
956 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds to 811 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds in volume and by Rs. 16-5 crores in value. In
contrast to the previous year, there was a rise in the imports of food-grains other than wheat
and pulses and a fall in most other commodities. The imports oi jowdri and bdjri (36-5 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of maunds) increased by 3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , owing to the larger receipt of supplies into Bombay
Port from the Nizam’s Territory and into Gujarat from the Nizam’s Territory, Rajputana and
United Provinces. There was a decline in the imports from Rajputana into Bombay Port
and the North Deccan from United Provinces into Bombay Port and the Deccan and from
the Nizam’s Territory into the.East and West Deccan. Clean (13-7 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) was
imported in larger quantity from Madras, Nizam’s Territory and Bengal but the supplies from the
Central Provinces fell off. (1 lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) increased by 65,000 maunds from the
Punjab. Imports of wheat into Bombay Port fell to one-fourth of the previous year owing to
smaller transactions with the Central Provinces, Rajputana and United Provinces, though the
trade with the Punjab showed a considerable rise. The rest of the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. received io-8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of maunds, about four-fifths of last year’s supply. Imports of gram and pulse I30 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of maunds) declined by 12-5 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds owing to smaller supplies from the Central
Provinces, United Provinces and Rajputana into Bombay Port, Gujarat and Deccan. I he
Punjab, however, sent larger quantities to Bombay Port, Deccan and Southern Maratha
Country. Imports of raw cotton (73-86 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) showed a decline of 25 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of
maunds owing to shorter supplies from all provinces except, Madras and Mysore. Irade in
oil-seeds (81-5 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) declined by 104 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds or 56 per cent, owing to the
disorganization of trade due to the outbreak of the war. I here was some increase in the
receipts of cotton seed from the Nizam’s Territory, groundnuts from Madras and miscellane
ous seeds from the Central Provinces and Nizam’s Territory. Butin other oil-seeds there
was a general decline. Imports of coal and coke (291-5 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) advanced by
87-5 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds owing to the dearth of foreign coal. 'I'he trade in metals (95-8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , of
maunds) fell off by 63-6 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds owing mainly to shorter receipts of metallic ore
from the Central Provinces and Rajputana into Bombay Port and from Madras into Goa
though the imports from Mysore into Goa ^showed some increase. Fodder, hides, gunny
bags, liquors, dried fruits and nuts, and chillies showed some expansion but the. receipts of
oil-cake from the Central Provinces, gul from Madras and Mysore, ghi from Rajputana and
Central Provinces and tobacco from Madras more or less declined.
2. The export trade (289 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds), when compared with the last year, showed Exports,
a decrease of 7-9 per cent, in quantity and 11 per cent, in value. Exports of coal and coke
(3-9 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) receded owing to shorter supplies from Goa and Southern Maratha
Country to Madras and Mysore. The trade vt\ foreign yarn (2-9 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) was
stationary but Indian yarn (6 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) was sent, in larger quantity to
Bengal, Rajputana and Punjab. Foreign piece-goods (147 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , of maunds) were
exported to a smaller extent to all provinces except Bengal, Bihar and Mysore but
part of the deficit was made up by larger consignments of Indian articles (10 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of
maunds). Central Provinces, Mysore and Calcutta received larger consignments of
wheat and wheat flour (7-38 Idkhs of maunds), United Provinces, Rajputana, Central
Provinces and-Punjab oi jowdri and bdjri (3-7 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds), Madras,, Punjab and Raj
putana oigram and pulse (4-7 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds), and United Provinces, Rajputana and P’unjab
of miscellaneous grains (2 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds). Exports of metals (26-2 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) to
the United Provinces, Punjab, Central Provinces and Rajputana declined. Dealings in
machinery and mill-work (3-1 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) with Rajputana, United Provinces and
Calcutta increased. The trade in kerosene (18-4 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) steadily advanced.
Gujarat, North Deccan and East Deccan sent out larger consignments of cotton seed (8 6 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
of maunds) to Rajputana, Punjab and Madras, and dealings in sesame, rape-seed and
groundnuts (4-8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) showed a general rise. Exports of both refined and
unrefined sugar (7-8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees of maunds) fell heavily. Among other articles the trade in alizarine
and aniline dyes, hides and sheep-skins, ghi from Bombay Port and Southern Maratha
Country, and chillies greatly receded, while that in opium, dried fruits and nuts, and ghi
trom Gujarat showed some expansion.
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