Chapter XXIX: Appendix: IX

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

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Value.
Articles. ------------------------------
1900-01. 1901-02. 1902-03.
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£ £ £
Animal products, crude -- --
Camels -- -- 120
Candles 50 32 139
Carpets -- -- 28
Cattle -- -- --
Chemicals -- -- 67
Copper in bars -- -- 2
” work -- -- 125
Drugs 39 120 158
Dyes 5 298 205
Earthenware and crockery 71 27 197
Fruits, fresh and dried 36 23 145
Glass, mirrors, &c. -- -- 166
Glassware 102 2 170
Gold and silver work -- -- 39
Grain 1 -- 2
Hardware 248 51 1,324
Horses -- -- 19
Indigo 72 71 572
Iron in sheets, &c. 260 152 38
” and steel,
manufactured 108 128 101
Leather-work -- -- --
Oil--
Petroleum 31 27 428
Other -- -- 273
Paper 10 106 102
Provisions -- -- 162
Sheep -- 2 4
Silk, raw 66 -- 96
Skins--
Furs -- -- --
Tanned and untanned 100 180 54
Spices 255 524 801
Sugar--
Loaf 3,747 -- 4,925
Other 1,982 450 2,600
Tea 1,155 802 1,898
Thread--
Cotton -- 144 266
Imitation gold and ⎫ ⎧
silver -- ⎬ 601 ⎨ 9
Silk 42 ⎭ ⎩ 2,547
Tin and lead in ingots -- -- 51
Tissues--
Cotton 9,588 12,713 24,550
Silk -- 622 1,865
Woollen 5,102 336 97
Turquoises -- -- --
Vegetables -- -- --
Vehicles -- -- 24
Wearing apparel 2 162 94
Wood, manufactured -- 4 63
Miscellaneous 215 204 129
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Total 23,287 18,245 44,655
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1903-04.
Articles. ---------------------
Quantity. Value.
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£
Animal products, crude Lbs. 12,670 196
Camels Number 7 43
Candles Lbs. 4,713 154
Carpets ” 12,428 989
Cattle Number 8 15
Chemicals Lbs. 2,425 52
Copper in bars ” 1,950 27 ⎫
” work ” 9,562 475 ⎭
Drugs ” 12,883 228
Dyes ” 3,003 27
Earthenware and crockery ” 3,081 96
Fruits, fresh and dried ” 24,649 192
Glass, mirrors, &c. ” 2,340 40 ⎫
Glassware ” 11,213 364 ⎭
Gold and silver work ” 5 34
Grain ” 14,359 73
Hardware ” 17,986 1,248
Horses Number 34 115
Indigo -- -- --
Iron in sheets, &c. Lbs. 28,900 229 ⎫
” and steel, ⎬
manufactured ” 5,259 151 ⎭
Leather-work ” 1,287 120
Oil--
Petroleum ” 137,163 818
Other ” 3,553 87
Paper ” 780 15
Provisions ” 1,346 8
Sheep Number 1,067 195
Silk, raw Lbs. 2,977 1,580
Skins--
Furs ” 13 33
Tanned and untanned ” 1,742 91
Spices ” 20,753 602
Sugar--
Loaf ” 615,180 7,743 ⎫
Other ” 357,494 4,751 ⎭
Tea ” 1,112 88
Thread--
Cotton ” 3,458 182
Imitation gold and
silver ” 533 115
Silk ” 423 175
Tin and lead in ingots ” 2,301 192
Tissues--
Cotton ” 387,777 29,792
Silk ” 9,065 4,635
Woollen ” 17,108 2,843
Turquoises ” 384 591
Vegetables ” 4,589 117
Vehicles Number 2 84
Wearing apparel Lbs. 2,460 221
Wood, manufactured ” 1,755 37
Miscellaneous ” 468 40
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Total -- -- 59,903
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Articles. Remarks.
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Animal products, crude
Camels
Candles Entirely Russian candles
Carpets
Cattle
Chemicals
Copper in bars ⎬ Comes from Russia and is made into
” work ⎭ trays, water vessels, &c., in
Khorassanand exported to Afghanistan
Drugs
Dyes
Earthenware and crockery Comes from Russia
Fruits, fresh and dried
Glass, mirrors, &c. ⎬ Comes entirely from Russia
Glassware ⎭
Gold and silver work
Grain
Hardware Lamps, boxes in wood and metal,
needles, &c., buttons and beads;
mostly from Russia

Horses
Indigo Indian. Export ceased owing to heavy
customs duty in Persia
Iron in sheets, &c. ⎫
” and steel, ⎬ Comes entirely from Russia
manufactured ⎭
Leather-work Both Russian and Indian
Oil--
Petroleum Entirely from Russia
Other
Paper Chiefly Russian
Provisions Butter, flour, and salt
Sheep
Silk, raw
Skins--
Furs
Tanned and untanned
Spices Almost entirely from India
Sugar--
Loaf ⎬ Entirely Russian
Other ⎭
Tea Indian green tea
Thread--
Cotton
Imitation gold and
silver
Silk
Tin and lead in ingots Russian
Tissues--
Cotton Chiefly Russian
Silk ” Persian
Woollen
Turquoises
Vegetables
Vehicles Two Russian carriages exported for
Commander-in-Chief, Herat
Wearing apparel
Wood, manufactured
Miscellaneous

Total
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