Chapter XXVII: Appendix: VII

RETURN OF ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM KHORASSAN TO RUSSIA 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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£ £ £
Almonds and pistachio
nuts 3,017 1,166 1,639
Animals--
Camels 540 -- 94
Cattle 1,719 7,913 13,702
Donkeys -- -- 19
Horses -- -- 136
Sheep 429 2,008 1,905
Unspecified 2 201 313
Animal products, crude -- -- --
Butter and other edible
fats -- 3 --
Carpets 20,855 15,600 32,958
Charcoal 15 -- 134
Copper-work -- -- 317
Cotton, raw 162,318 74,330 121,906
Drugs 270 212 245
Dyes 2,783 1,918 1,999
Earthenware and crockery 146 61 35
Fodder -- -- 23
Fruits, dried and fresh 5,219 10,281 2,966
Glassware 16 1 40
Gold and silver work -- -- 6
Grain 696 765 2,378
Gums 279 14 151
Gut 233 627 195
Indigo 717 352 241
Iron, manufactured 39 11 580
Mercery and hardware 365 1,823 656
Minerals, not specified 273 418 57
Oils 128 286 89
Opium 36 6,681 2,975
Precious stones 492 595 5,592
Provisions, fresh and
preserved 96 37 302
Raisins 2,948 20,483 37,041
Rope, &c. 6 51 37
Shawls 12,763 16,579 12,833
Silk, raw 361 204 278
Skins--
Untanned 29,006 26,466 18,951
Other 2,270 6,070 3,448
Spices 914 443 240
Sugar--
Loaf -- -- 1,029
Other 326 2,683 71
Tea 25,197 34,062 10,255
Thread--
Cotton 201 340 56
Silk 211 ⎬ 480 ⎨ 425
Wool 10 ⎭ ⎩ 59
Timber 106 38 175
Tissues--
Cotton 15,721 21,110 13,703
Silk 3,540 10,129 11,255
Woollen 291 1,874 2,853
Other 39 199
Tobacco and cigarettes 462 152 181
Vegetables and vegetable
substances -- -- 1,929
Wearing apparel 1,032 372 1,403
Woodwork -- -- --
Wool 62,770 34,498 68,121
Miscellaneous 1,078 3,415 170
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Total £359,935 £304,951 £376,166
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1903-04.
Articles. ---------------------
Quantity. Value.
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£
Almonds and pistachio
nuts -- -- --
Animals--
Camels Number 8 46
Cattle ” 5,764 8,496
Donkeys ” 14 18
Horses ” 43 199
Sheep ” 22,879 8,434
Unspecified ” 8,947 178
Animal products, crude Lbs. 38,590 505
Butter and other edible ” 2,919 114
fats
Carpets ” 66,125 6,233
Charcoal ” 421,512 928
Copper-work ” 1,846 149
Cotton, raw ” 10,839,589 196,081
Drugs ” 4,921 135
Dyes ” 89,245 1,280
Earthenware and crockery ” 1,547 99
Fodder ” 132,392 91
Fruits, dried and fresh ” 10,244,286 54,716[47]
Glassware -- -- --
Gold and silver work Lbs. 2 30
Grain ” 33,365 163
Gums ” 13,462 181
Gut -- -- --
Indigo Lbs. 761 53
Iron, manufactured ” 1,243 73
Mercery and hardware ” 9,438 1,859
Minerals, not specified ” 1,287 74
Oils ” 1,950 24
Opium ” 18,532 8,553
Precious stones ” 1,638 4,597
Provisions, fresh and
preserved ” 15,457 1,245
Raisins -- -- --
Rope, &c. Lbs. 130 4
Shawls ” 45,065 6,134
Silk, raw ” 72,326 5,074
Skins--
Untanned ” 1,841,815 48,164
Other ” 29,029 1,509
Spices ” 32,050 684
Sugar--
Loaf ” 114,862 1,302
Other ” 41,757 293
Tea ” 170,840 11,569
Thread--
Cotton ” 345 21
Silk ” 1,547 561
Wool ” 13,429 218
Timber ” 460,025 320
Tissues--
Cotton ” 142,578 12,615
Silk ” 460,764 28,030
Woollen ” 27,399 5,253
Other
Tobacco and cigarettes Lbs. 559 36
Vegetables and vegetable -- -- --
substances ” 893,009 5,372
Wearing apparel ” 11,025 1,167
Woodwork ” 7,781 154
Wool ” 5,477,771 104,166
Miscellaneous ” 1,378 52
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Total £527,252
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Articles. Remarks.
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Almonds and pistachio
nuts Included in “Fruits, dried”; separate
figures not obtainable
Animals--
Camels
Cattle
Donkeys
Horses
Sheep
Unspecified Poultry, &c.
Animal products, crude
Butter and other edible
fats
Carpets For Constantinople, American, and
European markets
Charcoal Exported chiefly from Sarakhs district
Copper-work Chiefly basins, ewers, and trays
Cotton, raw Some for European, greater part for
Russian, markets
Drugs
Dyes Chiefly henna and a dye made from the
pistachio-tree and used for dyeing
skins
Earthenware and crockery
Fodder
Fruits, dried and fresh
Glassware
Gold and silver work
Grain
Gums
Gut
Indigo Entered as “Animal products, crude”
Iron, manufactured Entirely Indian
Mercery and hardware
Minerals, not specified
Oils
Opium
Precious stones Principally turquoises
Provisions, fresh and
preserved
Raisins Included in “Fruits, dried”; separate
figures not obtainable
Rope, &c.
Shawls Chiefly from Khorassan, some from
Kerman
Silk, raw
Skins--
Untanned
Other
Spices Almost entirely Indian
Sugar--
Loaf
Other
Tea Entirely Indian tea
Thread--
Cotton
Silk
Wool
Timber
Tissues--
Cotton Chiefly turbans. Coarse locally made
cloth
Silk From Khorassan chiefly, but also from
Yezd and Kerman
Woollen
Other
Tobacco and cigarettes
Vegetables and vegetable
substances
Wearing apparel
Woodwork
Wool Largely Afghan wool, _vide_ “Imports
from Afghanistan”
Miscellaneous
Total
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[47] Chiefly raisins.