TRAM I. IN MANUFACTURED SILK 



of tissues woven in Bengal from indigenous ilkn, for the HoroUr mill* 

 employ imported silk and weave pn. home market*." 



Exports. These again may be best arranged in tabular form under Bxport*. 

 the rlu,.f classes-piece goods, silk good* mixed 

 thread, and other sorts. 



The exports have thus in recent years been steadily decreasing, 

 the value of the piece goods exported having shrunk during the 

 years 1900-1 to 1906-7 to less than one-half. .lue of all 



manufactured goods has similarly shrunk from 12} to a little under 

 7 lakhs. If, however, the comparison be carried farther back, the 

 decline is manifested as even still more serious. For the five yean 

 ending 1895-6 the exports of manufactured silks of all kinds were 

 valued at 19 lakhs of rupees. The finer silk fabrics made in India 

 are nearly entirely used up in the country. In 1904-5 the value of the 

 Bengal exports of all kinds amounted to Rs. 5,76,390, or almost four-fifths 

 of the total. The share of Bombay, which means chiefly imported silk 

 for the home market, was Rs. 1,34,749, while the balance went from 

 Madras and Burma. Turning to the chief markets, we find that in 1906-7 

 the United Kingdom imported Indian goods to the value of Rs. 3,44,850 ; 

 France, Rs. 80,135 ; Arabia, Rs. 62,581 ; North Africa, Rs. 23,229 ; 

 Straits Settlements, Rs. 55,348 ; Turkey-in-Asia, Rs. 33,715 ; and 

 Australia, Rs. 12,013. 



Imports. These show a remarkable expansion. In 1876-7 they were Import*. 

 valued at 58 lakhs, five years later at 135 lakhs, and a decade still 

 later (1890-1) 140 lakhs of rupees. Since 1900 the figures have been 

 as follows : 1900-1, Rs. 1,66,58,108 ; 1901-2, Rs. 1,48,47,009 ; 1902-3, 

 Rs. 1,63,23,232 ; 1903-4, Rs. 1,83,34,720; 1904-5, Rs. 2, 11, 8 1,502 (the 

 highest figure yet attained); 1905-6, Rs. 1,90,15,100; and in 1906-7, 

 Rs. 1,82,50,465. The largest quantities in 1906-7 came from Japan. 

 Rs. 74,01,060 ; China, Rs. 33,97,558 ; France, RB. 20,19,303; Italy. 

 Rs. 19,84,466; the Straits Settlement, Rs. 1,02,307 ; the United K 

 Uom, Rs. 13,95,680; and Austria-Hungary, Rs. 3,06,661 ; whil> the chief 



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