'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎179r] (89/148)

TRADE.
W09'
.1910-3
51
0 / 53.4 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , the highest total in the decade with the exception of 1907-1908. Increase was
^ t marked under the heads Cotton Manufactures, Cotton Twist and Yarn and Sugar. The
11103 q£ the exports of Indian Produce and Manufactures increased by 13-12 crores or about
S oer cent, to 52*91 crores, the highest total yet reached. Most sub-heads shew increases,
7/ reatest being under Articles of Food and Drink (+ 166*41 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ) and Raw Materials and
^manufactured Articles (+ 1,231-53 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ). The increase in Wheat alone amounted in value
1-37 crores. Raw Cotton advanced by 8*7 crores. Exports of Manufactured Articles have
fllen by Idkhs to 11*5 crores. Exports of Opium decreased by 59*51 lakhsto 245 kikhs.
^ As increased by 290-8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to 9-09 crores. Exports of Manganese Ore amounted in value
t 63’83 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , an increase of Rs. 1,99,102, chiefly due to increased exports to the United
K'nodom and the United States. Shipments of Raw Cotton and Seeds were exceptionally heavy
yk ” splendid harvests and there was a strong demand for Indian Cotton owing to the
° all outturn and high prices in America. The exports of Raw Cotton amounting to million
sm j. - n quantity and crores in value have not been approached since the days of the cotton
famine j n the times of the American War. Shipments of Linseed, Rape seed, Sesamum and
Cotton Seed advanced by 71| Idkhs, 21 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , 69 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and 61 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees respectively. Under the
head of Manufactured and Partly Manufactured Articles, there has been a decrease of 2| per
cent, to H'5 crores, a decrease which is almost entirely confined to Articles Exported by Post
which show a fall of 32*13 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees on last year’s figures. Principal items such as Textile
fabrics have increased by 5*87 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . In the exports of Cotton Manufactures there has been
an increase of 22*4 Ukhs to 1-16 crores, the highest figure in the decade.
Chap. IV.
PBODUCTICOT
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
“ 4. Imports of Gold on private account show an extraordinary increase from 5*65 crores Treasure,
last year to 20 erores this year, while exports declined from 3*45 to 3*33 crores. Par imports
increased by 3*34 crores and Sovereigns by 10*97 crores. The extraordinary imports of
Sovereigns took place between December 1909 and March 1910, quotations for Council Bills
being high so that it paid Exchange Banks to remit by Sovereigns rather than by Bills.
Imports of Silver declined by 2'37 crores to 9*69 crores but exports increased from 1*47 crores
to 1*81 erores. Imports of Bar from the United Kingdom fell to 8 crores from 11 crores.
The total value of Treasure imported and exported on Government account declined from
46-53 Ukhs to 8’68 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Imports of Gold amounted to Bs. 1,35,000 against Rs. 15 only in *
the previous year. Exports of GWd declined from Rs. 36,06,729 to Rs. 30,000. Imports of
Silver fell from Rs. 10,46,131 to Rs. 690,199. Exports of Silver amounted to Rs. 12,000.
5. The United Kingdom and British Possessions absorbed 43*43 per cent, of the whole Distribution,
trade ;* European countries, 27*18 per cent.; Asia, 26-04 ; Africa and America, P29 and 2-.06
respectively. Trade with the United Kingdom improved by 5-3 per cent., that with British
possessions other than the United Kingdom fell by 6*2 per cent.. Trade with Continental
Europe increased by 26 per cent., with Asia by 31 per cent, and with America by 77 per cent.
African trade showed a decline of 21’7 per cent. The increase of 48 per cent, in export trade
with the United Kingdom was caused by large shipments of Raw Cotton, Oil-seeds and Raw
Wool, while a decline of 4*3 in the import trade was mainly the result of a fall in the value of
Railway Materials and Machinery. Falls in imports of Sugar from Mauritius, Rice from
Straits Settlements and Coal and Wheat from Australia resulted in a decrease of
12"2 per cent, in import trade with British possessions other than the United Kingdom.
Export trade declined 1*9 per cent., trade with Hongkong alone showing a fall of 7;5
per cent, due to diminished demand for Twist and Yarn and Opium. The decrease in
import trade with European countries which was 8 per cent, is spread over all countries
except Holland, France and Norway; Roumania and Austria-Hungary lost most, the
former in Kerosine, the latter in Sugar. Heavy shipments of Raw Cotton and Oil-seeds caused
the export trade to inerease by 47 per cent, in which Belgium shows increase of 46 9 per cent.,
France 40"7 per cent., Germany 47*7 per cent., Italy 32*4 per cent, and Austria-Hungary
77-1 per cent. Increase in the import trade with Asiatic countries was due to heavy imports
of Sugar from Java. Shipments of Raw Cotton to Japan and China increased the export tra
by 32 per cent. There was a heavy decline in the export of Opiuhn to China. There was a
decline in imports of Raw Cotton and Silk Yarn from Egypt and in exports of Oil-seeds to that
country. Trade with America shews an increase of 77 per cent., due to increased imports ot
Remine Oil and Cotton Piece-goods from the United States and increased exports ol Rem
Skins.
6 . The value of Stores imported increased by Rs. 7,60,763 to Rs 50,29 015. Imports of ^
improved by 64 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to HI lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , Machinery by { idkh to 4 ^ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , and by 3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
^ 4 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ; Railway Materials, however, declined from 8 Ukhs to 6 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Exports of Stores
f ell by R s . 1,92,591 to Rs. 3,59,954.
7. The number of vessels, steam and sailing, engaged in foreign trade, increased by 55 to
Wl, and the tonnage by 359,733 tons to 3,561,*241 tons or by 11 per cent.; 69 8 per cent, ot
L be total tonnage was British, 7*8 per cent. Austro-Hungarian, 6*9 per cent. German, 4*8 per
cent. French, 4-1 per cent. Itaban and 4*1 per cent. Japanese. The xespective percen a 0 es 01 as
year were 67-6, 6*5, 8 , 5*2, 4*5 and 5 3.
Shipping.
the
(u) Coasting Trade*
E The aggregate coasting trade of the Chief Port
principal expansion being in exports to Sind, which
advanced by 1-27 erores to 29*26 crores,
contributed 104 l&kks to the increase.
General,