'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎181r] (93/148)

TRADE.
1909
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Chap. IV.
PRODUCTION
O Exports stewed a falling off of H lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees or 1 per cent, but the figure remains • AND
iiicber than in any of the preceding ten years except the last. Decreases were most marked DIS ' rEI 5i r ' rI011
Z°Cotton Piece-goods and Iron. There were increases under Drugs, other sorts, not intoxicating El[ I' ort trade -
IndigO’ ^ ra ^ n anc ^ *- u ' se> ^ u 3 ar > refined* an< l Tea, green, Indian.
4 . Imports from Afghanistan advanced by 8J lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees or 16 per cent., chiefly in Fruit, Distribution.
ji eT than Coeoanuts (o 2 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ) and Haw Wool (3f lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ). Exports to Afghanistan shew a
d crease of 3 Ukhs or 5 per cent, chiefly under CoW™ Piece-goods. Imports from Kelat
territory fell by 4 Idkhs or 47 per cent, chiefly in Gfo and Raw Wool. Export trade increased
, i i^kh or 8 per cent., prmcipaiJy m Luropean Piece-goods {Cotton). Tmr>m4,
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Import trade with Las
/ ey la territory decreased 6 per cent, or by Rs. 40,813, mainly in G/a. Exports increased by
Ks. 11,105 or 4 per cent. Import and export trade with Persia was the highest on record
J n cr to the safety of these trade routes compared with those in Southern Persia. Imports
and exports exhibited a rise of Rs. 1,89,692 or 63 per cent, and Rs. 1,04,755 or 16 percent.
respectively.
3.—ADEN.
t. The total value^of the Sea-borne and Land trade of the Port of Aden was 10*37 General,
crores, an increase of 43’05 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees over the figures for last year (9*94 crores). Foreign trade
rose in value from 7*83 crores to 8-31 crores ; Indian trade fell from 1*70 to 1*64 crores and
hand trade increased from 40*45 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to 42*18 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Foreign trade improved in Merchandise
by 3278 Mkhs and in Treasure by 15*16 Ukhs. The decrease in Indian trade is chiefly due to
Import Treasure and Export Merchandise. Land trade increased in Merchandise but decreased
in Treasure. Government transactions increased in value by Rs. 91,110 to Rs. 5,39,116.
2. Imports of Eoreign Merchandise amounted to 3-30 crores against 3'07 crores in the Imports,
previous year and imports of Indian Merchandise fell by *17 per cent, to 113*67 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The
increase under “ Articles of Pood and Drink ” is 4 '61 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , chiefly in Coffee, Pates and Chee.
Imports of Sugar shew an increase of 6*03 per cent, in value but a decrease of *98 per cent.
in quantity. Oils decreased from 9*25 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to 4*42 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , due to less imports of Kerosine
Oil. Imports of Coal decreased by over 9,000 tons and the value by 5*48 14khs. Raw Hides
increased in value from 8*44 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the preceding year to 12*74 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the year under
report while the value of Raw Skins rose by 22'94 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to 72*05 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Unmanufactured
Ivory rose from 7*91 to 12*72 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Under “ Articles Manufactured and Partly Manu
factured” imports fell by 6*26 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to 122*30 Idkhs, the chief decrease being under Cotton
Piece-goods {Greys) which declined by 9*88 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to 56'87 i&khs. Coloured Pieee-goods rose
by 2*63 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to 20*05 14khs.
3. The export trade of Aden is actually the re-export of the imports into Aden, the Exports,
bulk of it being sea-borne and only a small proportion being consigned to the mainland of
Arabia, The total merchandise exported increased from 3*87 crores to 3 93 crores or by 6*16
lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The principal increases were Skins (25 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ), Hides (4 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ), Ivory Unmanufactured
(3 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ), Pearls Unset (1*45 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ). Cotton Manufactures decreased from 91*03 to 78*73 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
chiefly under Greys, but Cotton Twist and Yarn rose by 1*36 14khs to 6*80 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Oils
decreased by 1 Idkh to 3*93 Idkhs. Proincreased from 12*70 Idkhs to 14 Idkhs, chiefly
ia Bates and Ghee. Salt decreased from 6*21 to 3*09 14khs, chiefly in exports to Calcutta.
4. The total imports of Treasure increased by 6*45 Idkhs and exports by 6*10 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , the Treasure*
respective values being 77’72 Kkhs and 80*55 I4khs.
5. Out of the total trade of 836*68 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees the British Empire appropriates the largest Distribution,
share taking 316*97 14khs in value. Of this the share of India is 136*24 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , Africa, Asia,
Europe and the United States absorbed respectively 184*94 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , 135*15 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , 100*76 I4khs
aud 98*86 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Europe this year displaced America which last year took 116*43 Idkhs
against Europe’s 88*45 Idkhs. The percentage of the United Kingdom increased from 8*9
to 10*48, the total value being 87*71 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Amongst European countries France stood
highest with a percentage of 4 against 4*92 last year. Austria appropriated 2T0 per cent.,
Germany 1*98 and Italy 1*73. The corresponding percentages in the preceding year were 2*11,
I'58 and *97,
6- The number of camel-loads imported into Aden from the mainland of Arabia was Inland Trade,
3)238 against 188,490 in the previous year and the total value of Merchandise and Treasure
so imported was Rs. 25,54,309, an increase of Rs. 78,201. Tne increase is most marked under
cyp and Goats, Raw Cotton and Piece-goods, Hides and Skins Raw, Drugs and Medicines,
^ 1 e docrease is found in Fruits and Vegetables, Firewood and Charcoal,. Grass and Karbi*
• to the mainland of Arabia from Aden aggregate Rs. 16,63,550 against Rs. 15,68,121
08-1909, the increase being chiefly va Tobacco {Unmanufactured), Rice, Wrought Metals,
f ei s and Spices. Decreases are found in Cotton Twist and Piece-goods, Jowdri, Kerosine,
'xingelli and Treasure.
i i I ^* The number of vessels, steam and sailing, increased from 1,308 to 1,323 and the Shipping,
tonnage from 2,958,965 to 3,187,479. The percentage of shipping interest of countries
n i f hmde of Aden during the year was— United Kingdom 13*53, foreign countries 1 44,
UiT* 21 ’°9> India and Burma 20*94. Of the vessels 653 were British, 163 German,
^ trench, 120 British Indian and 101 Italian. The number of country craft that entered the
^creased from 1,179 to 1,286 and the tonnage from 33,749 to 35,942.