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the globe, not nion- than about half ol the total exports being consumed 



in Kurojx!. Large ipiantities are sent to tin- Strait* and Ceylon, to other 



ol Asia, to ' to tin- Wot Indies and South America. 



Ii.dian ric.- p, region to which the I : Chinese 



.on lie tin. Is his \\a>-. It is to be noted that other countries, such M Stani, 

 ('..< hin-<'hina and .lava, are already compet in u with India in these markets." 

 Again, " The rice trad.- i> conducted under conditions as regards the effect* 

 of the seasons which are unknown in other parts of India, for as yet no 

 failure of the monsoon in Lower Burma has been accorded. The rluetua- 



of the export trade from Burma depend, however, upon oondit 

 in other parts of India, since bad seasons cause the diversion to India of 

 me which would ordinarily be exported to foreign markets" (Imp. <> 

 1907, iii., 284-5). Burma has thus very properly been described as the Gmury <A 

 granary of India, and it plays an important part in securing the ba! 

 of food supplies of the East generally. 



staple of Burmese Commerce. The importance of the rice crop may 

 be seen by the fact that the EXPORTS often constitute the highest valued 

 commodity and have often disputed the first position with ra\\ Thus 



in 1904-5" the Rice exports (all kinds) were valued at Rs. 19,62.M 

 Wheat, Rs. 18,59,82,302 ; Cotton (raw), Rs. 17,43,46,872 ; Jute, Rs. 

 11,96,56,462 ; Opium, Rs. 10,62,34.442 : Hides and Skins, Rs. 9,90,58,538 ; 

 Tea, Rs. 8,46,54,867 ; Coffee, Rs. 1,66,09,757 ; and Indigo, Rs. 83,46,073. 

 But in 1906-7 these positions were seriously changed : jute headed the 

 list, followed by cotton, then rice, hides, tea, opium, wheat, coffee and 

 indigo. Other raw products and partially manufactured products might be 

 added to the above enumeration, but enough has been said to show the 

 great importance of the rice traffic the exports in that cereal being the 

 staple of Burmese commerce. 



Internal. The total recorded internal trade transactions by rail 

 and river amounted in 1906-7 to 35,038,390 cwt., of which 8,039,211 cwt. 

 consisted of unhusked rice (paddy) and 26,999,179 cwt. of husked rice. 

 The chief exporting centres were Bengal, 10,364,281 cwt.; Madras, 4,290,216 

 cwt. ; E. Bengal and Assam, 1,228,575 cwt. ; Sind, 2,905,816 cwt. ; 

 Bombay port, 949,010 cwt. ; Calcutta, 6,755,856 cwt. ; and Madras ports, 

 916,575 cwt. The chief imports were Calcutta, 9,470,405 cwt. ; Bengal, 

 3,733,778 cwt. ; Madras ports, 3,128,178 cwt.; Bombay, 1,754.606 cwt.: 

 Madras, 1,195,222 cwt. ; United Provinces, 460,072 cwt. ; Karachi, 

 2 ,63 1,258 cwt. 



The total coastwise external traffic by sea in the same year amounted Co* 

 to 19,582,791 cwt. (5,085,681 cwt. unhusked and 14,497,110 cwt. 

 husked). Of this Burma exported 16,259,498 cwt. ; Bombay, 800,618 cwt. ; 

 Bengal, 309,708 cwt.; Madras, 463,487 cwt.; Sind, 1,684,085 cwt. 

 The chief importing centres by coast were Bombay, 3,755.193 cwt. ; 

 Madras, 5,132,772 cwt., and Bengal 5,848,337 cwt. 



Foreign. The EXPORTS of husked rice during the five years 1902-7 Foreign, 

 were as follows : 1902-3, 47,033,137 cwt., valued at Rs. 18,78.73,780 ; 

 1903-4, 44,441,186 cwt., valued at Rs. 18,95,42,429 ; 1904-5, 48,873,297 

 cwt., valued at Rs. 19,47,22,505 ; 1905-6, 42,211,869 cwt., valued at 

 Rs. 18,41,06,407 ; and 1906-7, 38,054,054 cwt., valued at Rs. 18,32,55,332. 



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