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BRASSICA 

 Oil 



incuts of popular writers that the trade in thc.se oil-seeds 

 ; il\ increaMiiu, and is now one of the staples of Indian 



Exports. 



'ape and Mustard Seed: Rail-borne and Coaitwiie Traffic, The returns Traffic 

 ind Mustard carried by rail and river show the exporting in Rape. 

 to l>e the United Provinces, Bengal, the Panjdb, Assam and BU Traffic. 

 Q tin- order named. But as illustrative of the fluctuating nature 

 e trade, it may be mentioned that in 1897-8 Bengal exported a little 

 er L' million cwt., the United Provinces close on 1$ million, Assam 

 million, and the Panjdb J a million cwt. of these seeds. 

 following year the figures were United Provinces 2J million, the 

 million, Bengal 1J million, and Assam a little over million cwt. 

 hv l ( .K)6-7 a complete change had taken place the United Provinces 

 I million cwt., the Panjab 1 million, Bengal of a million, and 

 under J million cwt. Calcutta usually heads the list of import- 

 towns, but Bombay and Karachi take the lead in years of high pro- 

 i n the Panjdb. The importance of Karachi as a distributing centre 

 been established for many years past, and, although extreme fluctua- 

 have been experienced, it can be said to be improving. The following 

 tin- supplies conveyed to the chief seaports in 1906-7 : Calcutta 

 it >n cwt., Bombay 1 J million, and Karachi a million. The coastwise Coastwise 

 show Bengal as the most important province. But for some years Trade ' 



supply seems to have been falling off, and that of Sind corre- 

 .din^ly expanding. But here again the trade seems to fluctuate so 

 ntly that no reliance can be placed on comparisons of short periods. 

 \ports. The foreign exports of Rape from India in 1891-2 were 

 793 tons, valued at Rs. 1,70,89,524 ; in 1893-4, 365,954 tons or 

 ,73,45,133 ; in 1895-6, 112,489 tons or Rs. 1,40,09,294 ; but they 

 1900-1 to 86,368 tons or Rs. 1,23,57,451 ; recovered in 1901-2, 

 :51ti.i44 tons or Rs. 4,45,56,044; and fell again in 1902-3 to 196,345 

 or Rs. 2,47,11,358. Since then the values of the exports have been 

 , Rs. 2,53,41,010 ; 1904-5, Rs. 2,73,37,732 ; 1906-7, Rs. 2,46,70,617. 

 e exports the chief receiving countries are Belgium, France, Germany 

 the United Kingdom. 



e Mustard traffic is much smaller than that in Rape. In 1891-2 

 exports were 2,640 tons, valued at Rs. 3,86,818 ; in 1894-5, 7,809 

 or Rs. 11,27,605 ; in 1900-1 they fell to 1,721 tons or Rs. 3,25,589 ; 

 901-2 they were 3,232 tons or Rs. 5,61,895; and in 1902-3 stood 

 ,613 tons valued at Rs. 4,93,342. Since then the annual values have 

 i_1903-4, Rs. 4,22,123; 1904-5, Rs. 6,19,004: 1905-6, Rs. 8,94,553 ; 

 5-7, Rs. 5,65,000. Of these exports by far the most important 

 living countries in recent years are France, followed by Belgium, 

 many, Ceylon, Mauritius and the United Kingdom, the names being 

 n in sequence of importance. 



Mustard and Rape Oil. The traffic in Mustard and Rape Oil shows Exports. 

 lore steady expansion than that of the seed. In 1899-1900 the 

 orts stood at 259,661 gallons, valued at Rs. 3,52,962 ; in 1900-1 at 

 270 gallons, valued at Rs. 4,70,161 ; in 1901-2 at 286,169 gallons, 

 at Rs. 4,74,028 ; in 1902-3 at 314,792 gallons, valued at 

 7'.),649; in 1903-4 at 346,174 gallons, valued at Rs. 4,84,835 ; in 

 at 432,752 gallons, valued at Rs. 5,58,762 ; in 1906-7 at 273,684 

 lions, valued at Rs. 4,90,893. The bulk is exported from Calcutta. 



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Traffic in 

 Mustard. 



