Chapter XXVI: Appendix: VI

RETURN OF ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM RUSSIA TO KHORASSAN DURING THE PERIOD
MARCH 21, 1903, TO MARCH 20, 1904, COMPARED WITH 1900-03

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Value. 1903-04.
Articles. ------------------------- -----------
1900-01. 1901-02. 1902-03. Quantity.
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£ £ £
Animals--
Camels 592 858 8,198 Number 293
Donkeys -- 56 832 ” 47
Horses -- 584 2,901 ” 155
Unspecified -- -- 94 ” 1,626
Animal products, crude -- -- -- Lbs. 232,700
Beer, vinegar, and other
fermented beverages 122 221 319 ” 32,273
Butter and other edible
fats 62 195 967 ” 75,754
Candles 2,283 2,139 2,726 ” 59,898
Carpets 506 348 248 ” 5,018
Chemical products -- -- 299 ” 85,593
Cochineal 385 228 573 ” 34,775
Copper and nickel, in -- -- 85 ” 1,697
sheets, bars, &c.
Copper, brass, and -- -- 355 ” 38,279
nickelwork
Cotton, raw -- -- -- ” 6,045
Drugs 226 1,004 160 ” 15,048
Dyes and varnishes 83 171 165 ” 14,600
Earthenware and crockery 2,343 1,236 1,090 ” 123,507
Fabrics of hemp and
flax 4,746 2,764 3,858 ” 302,310
Fish, fresh and salted 61 69 -- ” 1,528
Flour -- -- 232 ” 55,983
Fruits--
Dried -- -- 620 ” 1,242
Fresh 27 51 -- ” 17,167
Furniture 432 839 1,612 ” 76,174
Glass, mirrors, &c. -- -- 1,077 ” 57,585
Glassware 7,127 4,330 1,591 ” 148,909
Gold and silver work -- -- 22 ” 1
Grain, wheat, and barley 556 849 1,430 ” 408,389
Iron in bars, &c., and
scrap-iron 7,084 5,248 4,671 ” 1,084,090
Iron and steel,
manufactured 4,784 3,308 2,483 ” 225,713
Lead, zinc, and tin in
sheets and ingots -- -- 399 ” 32,474
Leather work -- -- -- ” 4,316
Lemonade and fruit syrups 194 261 147 ” 28,966
Matches 573 5,127 2,005 ” 221,423
Mercery and hardware 1,276 7,786 4,697 ” 25,266
Minerals not specified 98 45 16 ” 3,679
Musical instruments -- -- -- ” 410
Oil--
Petroleum 14,847 14,618 14,375 ” 4,007,985
Other 14 37 248 ” 17,889
Papers and wares thereof 1,123 1,928 1,044 ” 71,189
Printed matter -- -- 110 ” 5,480
Provisions 4 7 2,217 ” 6,819
Rice -- 4,247 3,682 ” 2,329,587
Rope, &c. 87 89 134 ” 8,769
Rubber goods -- -- 5 ” 3,195
Silk, raw 72 332 515 ” 4,830
Skins
Untanned 50 633 921 ” 11,206
Other 1,748 2,074 1,532 ” 23,713
Soap 101 88 187 ” 9,322
Spices -- 448 92 ” 531
Spirits 187 227 469 ” 6,176
Stones, precious and
other -- -- -- ” 2,782
Sugar--
Loaf 107,032 118,422 132,090 ” 12,696,665
Other 19,259 26,203 38,444 ” 4,330,320
Tea 961 925 353 ” 110,949
Thread--
Cotton 222 356 177 ” 8,457
Imitation gold and
silver 1,112 -- -- ” 7,326
Other 449 3,565 610 ” 169
Tissues--
Cotton 70,305 115,799 65,521 ” 1,682,447
Silk 1,498 3,978 997 ” 1,245
Woollen 1,405 2,548 3,361 ” 17,383
Other 476 2,600 -- ” 2,009
Tobacco and cigarettes 2,345 1,794 3,634 ” 54,113
Vehicles 82 410 653 Number 111
Vegetables and vegetable
substances -- -- -- Lbs. 28,048
Watches 139 47 79 Number 83
Wearing apparel 1,145 1,350 842 Lbs. 3,811
Wines 98 127 297 ” 3,211
Wood, manufactured -- 126 44 ” 35,516
Miscellaneous 2,523 752 137 ” 293
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Total £260,844 £341,447 £316,642 -- --
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1903-04.
Articles. -------- Destination of Imports.
Value.
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£
Animals-- Khorassan only, though many of the
Camels 1,806 ⎫ camels go to Azerbaijan.
Donkeys 73 ⎬ Specification of various animals
Horses 649 ⎪ was only kept at Meshed. Those here
Unspecified 6,386 ⎭ entered as “Unspecified” are animals
that entered at Kuchan, and of which
no detail was kept
Animal products, crude 2,926 Khorassan. Chiefly intestines and
some silkworm eggs from France
Beer, vinegar, and other
fermented beverages 360⎫
Butter and other edible ⎬ Khorassan
fats 2,059⎭
Candles 1,836 Khorassan, Seistan, Birjand, Yezd,
Kerman, and Afghanistan
Carpets 618 Khorassan. Chiefly Turkoman carpets
Chemical products 1,086 Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand, and
Seistan
Cochineal 1,377 Khorassan and Birjand
Copper and nickel, in 58 Khorassan, Birjand, and Afghanistan
sheets, bars, &c.
Copper, brass, and 2,669 Chiefly brasswork. Goes to Khorassan,
nickelwork Afghanistan, Birjand, Yezd, Kerman,
Seistan, and samovars (tea-urns)
even to India
Cotton, raw 126 Khorassan
Drugs 640 Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
and Seistan
Dyes and varnishes 321 Khorassan and Birjand
Earthenware and crockery 3,208⎫
Fabrics of hemp and ⎬ Khorassan, Afghanistan, Seistan,
flax 8,026⎭ Birjand, Yezd, and Kerman

Fish, fresh and salted 45⎫
Flour 317⎬ Khorassan
Fruits-- ⎪
Dried 19⎭
Fresh 162 Khorassan. Lemons, oranges, &c.,
brought from Resht _via_ Russia
Furniture 1,994 Khorassan, Birjand, and Seistan
Glass, mirrors, &c. 732⎬ Khorassan, Birjand, Seistan, and
Glassware 3,520⎭ Afghanistan
Gold and silver work 127⎬ Khorassan
Grain, wheat, and barley 1,888⎭
Iron in bars, &c., and
scrap-iron 7,646⎫
Iron and steel, ⎪
manufactured 5,845⎬ Khorassan, Birjand, Seistan, and
Lead, zinc, and tin in ⎪ Yezd
sheets and ingots 972⎪
Leather work 543⎭
Lemonade and fruit syrups 214 Khorassan
Matches 3,616 Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman
Mercery and hardware 2,590 Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
and Seistan
Minerals not specified 61 Khorassan
Musical instruments 269 Khorassan and Birjand
Oil--
Petroleum 19,619 Afghanistan, Khorassan, Birjand,
Seistan, and Yezd
Other 153 Khorassan
Papers and wares thereof 1,908 Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
and Seistan
Printed matter 270⎬ Khorassan
Provisions 120⎭
Rice 22,878 Comes from Resht in Persia _via_
Enzeli and Krasnovodsk to Khorassan,
Afghanistan, Birjand, and Seistan
Rope, &c. 164 Khorassan
Rubber goods 532 Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman
Silk, raw 1,630 Khorassan and Yezd
Skins
Untanned 585⎫ Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
Other 1,186⎬ and Seistan
Soap 352⎭
Spices 40 Khorassan, Birjand, and Seistan
Spirits 245⎫
Stones, precious and ⎬ Khorassan
other 73⎭
Sugar-- ⎫
Loaf 107,978⎬ Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
Other 37,694⎭ Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman
Tea 7,937 Largely Indian tea. Khorassan,
Afghanistan, Birjand, and Seistan
Thread--
Cotton 604⎫
Imitation gold and ⎬ Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
silver 1,325⎪ Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman
Other 66⎭
Tissues--
Cotton 122,522⎫
Silk 1,175⎬ Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
Woollen 4,175⎪ and Seistan
Other 296⎭
Tobacco and cigarettes 3,120 Khorassan, Afghanistan, Birjand,
Seistan, Yezd, and Kerman
Vehicles 844 Khorassan
Vegetables and vegetable
substances 1,134 Khorassan and Birjand
Watches 146 Khorassan and Afghanistan
Wearing apparel 1,223 Khorassan, Birjand, and Seistan
Wines 95 Khorassan
Wood, manufactured 99 Khorassan and Seistan
Miscellaneous 56
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Total £405,028
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