APPENDIX VI.— ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 



Taking the three ports together, it will be noticed that in the last 

 year there is an increase of imports and a decrease of exports which nearly 

 balance one another. The decrease is due, for Zeila, to the decline of 

 the coffee-trade with Harrar, owing to the low prices ruling in European 

 markets, for Berbera and Bulbar to the diminished export in skins and 

 live stock, owing to political unrest and drought in the interior. The 

 rise in value of the imports is due to a large increase in the importation of 

 American grey shirting, of silk piece-goods and of rice. 



II. Table showing comparative value (in rupees) of chief articles of 

 {a) Imports. 



European white long cloth . . . Rs. 



American grey shirting 



Silk piece-goods . 



Rice 



Dates 



Various cotton goods, mostly coloured 



Miscellaneous (leather goods, enamelled and glass 



ware, sweets, scents, soaps, etc.) . . „ 3, 18, 597 



I, 53, 997 

 24, 05, 403 



I, 12, 392 

 19, 23, 859 



5, 29, 653 

 5, n, 461 



/ Harrar i 

 Coffee .' 



I Habashi ) 

 Skins (sheep and goats) 

 Hides 

 Live-stock 



{h) Exports. 

 (Zeila only) 



9, 17, 025 



o, 24, 436 

 = 2, 83, 592 

 o, 24, 182 

 3, 27, 496 



