| Imports from Russia. | |||||
| Names of Articles. | Bokhara. | Prices. | |||
| From. | To. | ||||
| R. A. | R. A. | ||||
| Russian gold lace | per tola | 2 | 0 | — | |
| Bokhara silk | per Kandahari maund | 35 | 0 | — | |
| Labani silk | ” ” ” | 25 | 0 | — | |
| Konkani silk | ” ” ” | 25 | 0 | — | |
| Gardauzi silk | ” ” ” | 33 | 0 | — | |
| Bokhara Tomujabin. | ” ” ” | 2 | 8 | — | |
| Gold lace (imitation) | per yard | 4 | 0 | — | |
| Gulbadan (a silk cloth) | ” | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Kanawez (a silk cloth) | ” | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Postins (fox skin) | each | 20 | 0 | — | |
| ” (rat skin) | ” | 25 | 0 | — | |
| Sinjaf postins | ” | 40 | 0 | — | |
| Sinabands and postins samuri | ” | 600 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Chogas (Alghani) | ” | 50 | 0 | — | |
| Russian boxes of all sorts and prices. | |||||
| Imports from Persia. | |||||
| Meshed and Khorassan. | |||||
| Names of Articles. | Prices. | ||||
| From. | To. | ||||
| R. A. | R. A. | ||||
| Nishapur firozes (Turquoises), at all prices | |||||
| Opium (Gunabad) | per Kandahari maund | 35 | 0 | — | |
| ” (Yezd) | ” ” ” | 45 | 0 | — | |
| Kanawez | per yard | 1 | 8 | — | |
| Silk lungis | each | 9 | 0 | — | |
| ” ” (Yezd) | 5 | 0 | — | ||
| Rasais (Yezd) | 3 | 0 | — | ||
| Silk handkerchiefs (black) | 4 | 0 | — | ||
| Bulghar skins | 15 | 0 | — | ||
| Bala-zins. | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Black boots | per pair | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Abrak (Rahdar) | each | 280 | 0 | — | |
| ” (Meshedi) | ” | 50 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| ” (Kirmani) | ” | 9 | 0 | — | |
| Puttu | 12 | 0 | — | ||
Double-barrelled guns, pistols and swords, chogas, white and grey drills, and chintzes of all sorts.
| Local Imports. | |||||
| Kabul. | |||||
| Names of Articles. | Prices. | ||||
| From. | To. | ||||
| R. A. | R. A. | ||||
| Postins | each | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sinabands | ” | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Puttu | ” | 30 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Rice | per Kandahari maund | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Walnuts | ” ” ” | 0 | 8 | — | |
| Kabul molasses | ” ” ” | 1 | 0 | — | |
Anardara.
From this district are brought the famous pomegranates, which are, perhaps, the finest in the world, as also assafœtida. This trade is chiefly in the hands of Tajiks and Kakuris.
The following are the market prices of articles exported from Kandahar:
| Exports. | |||||
| Names of Articles. | Prices. | ||||
| From. | To. | ||||
| R. A. | R. A. | ||||
| Meshed and Herat silk | per Kandahari maund | 40 | 0 | — | |
| ” ” | ” ” ” | 35 | 0 | — | |
| ” ” | ” ” ” | 30 | 0 | — | |
| Anab (jujube fruit) | ” ” ” | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Zerisk (a berry from Herat) | ” ” ” | 1 | 8 | — | |
| Saffron from Birjan | ” ” ” | 90 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| And dried fruits of all sorts in large quantities. | |||||
Certain articles[16] have been withdrawn from exportation by order of the Governor of Kandahar, but before this occurred the following taxes were levied: on wheat, barley, atta and rice eight annas per donkey-load or one rupee per camel-load; ghee, five rupees per maund; oil was mulcted in a sixth part. The kidney-fat of every sheep or goat slaughtered is a Government perquisite and is sent to the Amir’s soap manufactory, where it is made after the most economical principles into a coarse description of soap. Each shop pays a tax of one and a half Kandahari rupees per mensem. Saids, mullahs and a few others are exempted.
The returns from taxes assessed on the various crafts give: