APPENDIX VII

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

Articles. Value. 1903-04. Remarks.
1900-01. 1901-02. 1902-03. Quantity. Value.
£ £ £ £
Almonds and pistachio nuts 3,017 1,166 1,639 — — — Included in “Fruits, dried”; separate figures not obtainable
Animals—
Camels 540 — 94 Number 8 46
Cattle 1,719 7,913 13,702 ” 5,764 8,496
Donkeys — — 19 ” 14 18
Horses — — 136 ” 43 199
Sheep 429 2,008 1,905 ” 22,879 8,434
Unspecified 2 201 313 ” 8,947 178 Poultry, &c.
Animal products, crude — — — Lbs. 38,590 505
Butter and other edible fats — 3 — ” 2,919 114
Carpets 20,855 15,600 32,958 ” 66,125 6,233 For Constantinople, American, and European markets
Charcoal 15 — 134 ” 421,512 928 Exported chiefly from Sarakhs district
Copper-work — — 317 ” 1,846 149 Chiefly basins, ewers, and trays
Cotton, raw 162,318 74,330 121,906 ” 10,839,589 196,081 Some for European, greater part for Russian, markets
Drugs 270 212 245 ” 4,921 135
Dyes 2,783 1,918 1,999 ” 89,245 1,280 Chiefly henna and a dye made from the pistachio-tree and used for dyeing skins
Earthenware and crockery 146 61 35 ” 1,547 99
Fodder — — 23 ” 132,392 91
Fruits, dried and fresh 5,219 10,281 2,966 ” 10,244,286 54,716[47]
Glassware 16 1 40 — — —
Gold and silver work — — 6 Lbs. 2 30
Grain 696 765 2,378 ” 33,365 163
Gums 279 14 151 ” 13,462 181
Gut 233 627 195 — — —
Indigo 717 352 241 Lbs. 761 53 Entered as “Animal products, crude”
Iron, manufactured 39 11 580 ” 1,243 73 Entirely Indian
Mercery and hardware 365 1,823 656 ” 9,438 1,859
Minerals, not specified 273 418 57 ” 1,287 74
Oils 128 286 89 ” 1,950 24
Opium 36 6,681 2,975 ” 18,532 8,553
Precious stones 492 595 5,592 ” 1,638 4,597 Principally turquoises
Provisions, fresh and preserved 96 37 302 ” 15,457 1,245
Raisins 2,948 20,483 37,041 — — — Included in “Fruits, dried”; separate figures not obtainable
Rope, &c. 6 51 37 Lbs. 130 4
Shawls 12,763 16,579 12,833 ” 45,065 6,134 Chiefly from Khorassan, some from Kerman
Silk, raw 361 204 278 ” 72,326 5,074
Skins—
Untanned 29,006 26,466 18,951 ” 1,841,815 48,164
Other 2,270 6,070 3,448 ” 29,029 1,509
Spices 914 443 240 ” 32,050 684 Almost entirely Indian
Sugar—
Loaf — — 1,029 ” 114,862 1,302
Other 326 2,683 71 ” 41,757 293
Tea 25,197 34,062 10,255 ” 170,840 11,569 Entirely Indian tea
Thread—
Cotton 201 340 56 ” 345 21
Silk 211⎫ ⎬480⎨ ⎧425 ” 1,547 561
Wool 10⎭ ⎩ 59 ” 13,429 218
Timber 106 38 175 ” 460,025 320
Tissues—
Cotton 15,721 21,110 13,703 ” 142,578 12,615 Chiefly turbans. Coarse locally made cloth
Silk 3,540 10,129 11,255 ” 460,764 28,030 From Khorassan chiefly, but also from Yezd and Kerman
Woollen 291 1,874 2,853 ” 27,399 5,253
Other 39 199 — — — —
Tobacco and cigarettes 462 152 181 Lbs. 559 36
Vegetables and vegetable substances — — 1,929 ” 893,009 5,372
Wearing apparel 1,032 372 1,403 ” 11,025 1,167
Woodwork — — — ” 7,781 154
Wool 62,770 34,498 68,121 ” 5,477,771 104,166 Largely Afghan wool, vide “Imports from Afghanistan”
Miscellaneous 1,078 3,415 170 ” 1,378 52
Total £359,935 £304,951 £376,166 — — £527,252

[47] Chiefly raisins.

APPENDIX VIII

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

Articles. Value. 1903-04. Remarks.
1900-01. 1901-02. 1902-03. Quantity. Value.
£ £ £ £
Almonds and pistachio nuts 404 3,297 1,479 — — — Included in “Fruits, dried”; separate figures not obtainable
Animal products, crude 22 68 25 — — —
Butter and other fats 2,070 14,100 6,486 Lbs. 38,318 1,231 Decrease of importation in 1903-1904, due to mortality among the sheep owing to drought
Camels — 188 351 — — —
Carpets 1,291 1,091 2,524 Lbs. 18,857 1,285
Cattle — — 357 — — —
Cotton, raw 18 388 358 Lbs. 57,779 1,061 Re-exported to Russia
Drugs 1,759 741 1,189 ” 78,072 1,742 Partly Indian
Fruits, fresh and dried 16 171 15 ” 69,999 607
Grain 594 889 671 ” 4,355 56
Gum 5 — 21 ” 131 7
Horses — 33 1,116 — — —
Indigo 77 161 231 Lbs. 6,747 720 This is entirely indigo come through Afghanistan from India
Iron, manufactured — — 17 ” 3,419 58
Leather work — — — ” 208 58
Mercery and hardware 229 819 391 ” 2,399 400
Oils 47 118 — — — —
Opium 682 865 197 Lbs. 104 46 Decrease due to heavy increase of duty under new tariff
Packing materials 164 630 1,015 — — — These are woollen sacks for packing wool, &c.
Provisions — 436 650 Lbs. 28,756 285
Raisins 1 440 201 — — — Included in “Fruits, dried”
Rice 5,791 5,737 2,426 Lbs. 74,302 731
Rope — 43 24 — — —
Sheep — 2,039 12,223 Number 8,388 2,048 Decrease due to mortality among the sheep
Skins—
Tanned 3,493 1,635 8,638 Lbs. 11,363 833 These are chiefly postins (sheep-skin coats)
Untanned 1,548 1,640 7,526 ” 324,617 8,235 Large part re-exported to Russia
Spices 24 1,347 305 ” 87,126 1,060 Come chiefly from India
Thread 62 113 702 ” 2,783 380
Tissues 1,062 1,703 774 ” 6,815 271
Tobacco 230 307 174 ” 1,762 22
Wearing apparel 781 1,184 1,120 ” 1,534 275
Wool 11,245 29,156 45,113 ” 3,240,692 90,366 Re-exported to Russia, and to United Kingdom and America via Russia
Miscellaneous 37 420 156 ” 80 3
Total £31,652 £69,759 £96,475 — — £111,780

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

Articles. Value. 1903-04. Remarks.
1900-01. 1901-02. 1902-03. Quantity. Value.
£ £ £ £
Animal products, crude — — — Lbs. 12,670 196
Camels — — 120 Number 7 43
Candles 50 32 139 Lbs. 4,713 154 Entirely Russian candles
Carpets — — 28 ” 12,428 989
Cattle — — — Number 8 15
Chemicals — — 67 Lbs. 2,425 52
Copper in bars — — 2 ” 1,950 27⎫ Comes from Russia and is made into trays, water vessels, &c., in Khorassan and exported to Afghanistan
”   work — — 125 ” 9,562 475⎭
Drugs 39 120 158 ” 12,883 228
Dyes 5 298 205 ” 3,003 27
Earthenware and crockery 71 27 197 ” 3,081 96 Comes from Russia
Fruits, fresh and dried 36 23 145 ” 24,649 192
Glass, mirrors, &c. — — 166 ” 2,340 40⎫ ⎬Comes entirely from Russia
Glassware 102 2 170 ” 11,213 364⎭
Gold and silver work — — 39 ” 5 34
Grain 1 — 2 ” 14,359 73
Hardware 248 515 1,324 ” 17,986 1,248 Lamps, boxes in wood and metal, needles, &c., buttons and beads; mostly from Russia
Horses — — 19 Number 34 115
Indigo 72 71 572 — — — Indian. Export ceased owing to heavy customs duty in Persia
Iron in sheets, &c. 260 152 38 Lbs. 28,900 229⎫ ⎬Comes entirely from Russia
” and steel, manufactured 108 128 101 ” 5,259 151⎭
Leather-work — — — ” 1,287 120 Both Russian and Indian
Oil— ”
Petroleum 31 27 428 ” 137,163 818 Entirely from Russia
Other — — 273 ” 3,553 87
Paper 10 106 102 ” 780 15 Chiefly Russian
Provisions — — 162 ” 1,346 8 Butter, flour, and salt
Sheep — 2 4 Number 1,067 195
Silk, raw 66 — 96 Lbs. 2,977 1,580
Skins— ”
Furs — — — ” 13 33
Tanned and untanned 100 180 54 ” 1,742 91
Spices 255 524 801 ” 20,753 602 Almost entirely from India
Sugar— ”
Loaf 3,747 — 4,925 ” 615,180 7,743⎫ ⎬Entirely Russian
Other 1,982 450 2,600 ” 357,494 4,751⎭
Tea 1,155 802 1,898 ” 1,112 88 ndian green tea
Thread— ”
Cotton — 144 266 ” 3,458 182
 Imitation gold and silver —  ⎫ ⎬ 601⎨ ⎧    9 ” 533 115
Silk 42⎭ ⎩2,547 ” 423 175
Tin and lead in ingots — — 51 ” 2,301 192 Russian
Tissues— ”
Cotton 9,588 12,713 24,550 ” 387,777 29,792 Chiefly Russian
Silk — 622 1,865 ” 9,065 4,635  ” Persian
Woollen 5,102 336 97 ” 17,108 2,843
Turquoises — — — ” 384 591
Vegetables — — — ” 4,589 117
Vehicles — — 24 Number 2 84 Two Russian carriages exported for Commander-in-Chief, Herat
Wearing apparel 2 162 94 Lbs. 2,460 221
Wood, manufactured — 4 63 ” 1,755 37
Miscellaneous 215 204 129 ” 468 40
Total 23,287 18,245 44,655 — — 59,903