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g^t^u. of articles are sold at this fair. Caubul, Candahar, Mul- the different joints of the fingers, and thus effectually Statistic* 



"^ P "Y"* tan, and the Punjab, supply horses, mules, camels, to- prevent those near them from gaining any information. "~v^ >/ 



bacco, antimony, assafoetida, and dried fruits of all Before the British gained possession of this part of Hin- 



kinds. Cashmere, and the country of the Seiks, send dostan, heavy duties were levied on the cajtlc brought to 



shawls, and other goods of that description. Spotted this fair; but these are now taken off; neither are 



turbans, looking glasses, toys, with various manufac- any of those scenes of tumult and bloodshed, which 



tures in brass and ivory, are supplied from Jeypoor. formerly always disgraced it. The fair at Nolncky 



Shields from Rohilcund, Lucknow, and Silhit; bows and Hant, in the pergunnah of Bowal, in the Dacca district 



arrows from Multan and the Dooab; rock-salt from of Bengal, is held annually for the space of nine days. 



Lahore; baftas and piece goods from the Punjab; and Here the weavers assemble to purchase their annual 



cotton and woollen goods, coooa-nuts, &c. from the stock of trade; and it is computed, that the business 



provinces of the East India Company. The most fre- carried on there frequently amounts in value to three 



ciuented place in the fair is the bed of the river, for at lacks of rupees. 



this season of the year it is almost dry. The bargains The following list of the principal articles exported Exports and 



are conducted and settled without a single word being from the under- mentioned places to India, and import- imports. 



spoken : a cloth being thrown over the hands of the ed into those places from India, is taken from papers 



parties, they communicate with each other by touching printed by order of the House of Commons : 



Exports from * Imports into 



Great Britain, 



Fiports. Malt liquors, wines, spirits, apparel, metals, cutlery, Piece goods, indigo, saltpetre, opium, cassia, lynia, Imports. ' 



ironmongery, perfumery, books, carriages, glass-ware, raw silk, cotton, gum lac, pepper, rice, sugar, turme- 



jewellery and plated ware, oilman's stores, provisions, ric, precious stones, elephants' teeth, drugs, gum, gin. 



saddlery, naval stores, stationery, woollens, cochineal, ger. 

 coral, cordage, quicksilver. 



Denmark. 



Brandy, cordage, canvass, claret, cyder, copper, nails, Piece goods, sundries, 

 coffee, gin, iron, steel, spices, wine. 



Lisbon. 

 Lisbon wine, Madeira, port, Goa paper, sundries. Piece goods, indigo, grain, cassia buds, drugs, cotton. 



America. 



Arrack, rum, brandy, cherry brandy, claret, port, Piece goods, sugar, indigo, cotton, camphire, ginger, 

 Madeira, Cape wine, gin, cyder, coffee, cordage, metals, seeds, hemp, flax, canvass, gunnies, 

 timber and planks, spices, oilman's stores, broad cloth. 



Coast of Malabar to and from the other parts of India. 



Piece goods, betel nuts, horses, drugs, tobacco, fruit, Piece goods, sugar, raw silk, indigo, grain, Bengal 

 coir and coir cables, liquors, grain, timber, tea, lamatta, rum, canvass and gunnies, cardamons, long pepper, 

 nankeen, coral, spice, naval stores. seeds, carriages, betel nuts, ginger. 



Northern parts ofGuzerat. 



Cotton, piece goods, grain, cornelians, oils, ghee, Piece goods, sugar and jaghery, raw silk, cocoa-nuts, 

 putchuck seed, sandal oil, gingelly seed, shawls, drugs, pepper, drugs, elephants' teeth, cochineal, woollens, 

 morva, tobacco, hemp, horses, hides. copper, iron, steel, betel nuts, liquors, dates, grain, em- 



broidery, copra, gunnies, ghee, spices. 



Surat. 



Cotton, piece goods, hemp, red and white lead, tin, Raw silk, piece goods, sugar, betel nuts, cochineal, 

 horses. copper, tin, iron, woollens, elephants' teeth, liquors, 



pepper. 



Bombay. 

 Piece goods, cotton, sugar, sugar candy, cochineal, Cotton, piece goods, pepper, grain, fruits, betel nuts, 



betel nuts, spices, salt, woollens, liquors, elephants' teeth, provisions, spill, naval stores, sandal wood, chillies, 

 cocoa nuts, grain. ^n, 



Coromandel Coast. 



Piece goods, chanks, copper, nails, spice, brandy, Grain, piece goods, raw silk, sugar and jaghery, 

 woollens metals, drugs., naval stores, timber, sandal opium, seeds, ginger, courass and gunnies, long pep. 

 wood and oil, red wood. per. 



Northern Circars. 

 Grain, piece goods, indigo, rum. Piece goods, sugar, silk, opium, canvass.. 



