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Memorandum on Indigo. 



The important article of Indigo, for the production of which the 

 Punjaub and countries bordering the Indus would appear to possess 

 equal advantages with Bengal and the Delta of the Ganges, cannot fail 

 to attract considerable attention, in connection with the trade of the 

 former river, and will in all probability enter considerably into the 

 return commodities to be looked for from those countries. The follow- 

 ing is the amount of last year's crops for the Punjaub, Bhawulpore, 

 and Khyrpore territories, with the present prices, on the spot, of the 

 different descriptions. 

 In the Punjaub estimated quantity 17,700 maunds ; thus produced — 



Districts. 



1 Dera Ghazee Khan Mds. 3,000 



2 Sooltan and Gungera „ 3,000 



3 GuUioon, Jetepore, Noorshera, and Soon wall, „ 3,500 



4 Canals of Sirdarwar and Bahwalwar „ 1,200 



5 Mooltan and its districts „ 5,000 



6 Soonadur Mahamad Kot Luwah Bulthur. ... „ 2,000 



In the Bhawulpore territories, 4,000 



Districts. 



1 Khanpore ,» 3,000 



2 Ahmedpore. ... „ 1,000 



In the Khyrpore territories, 2,000 



Districts. 



1 Meer Mobarick. „ 600 



2 Meer Rustam. „ 300 



3 Meer Alii Morad ... „ 900 



4 Various places towards Hyderabad- „ 200 



The total may thus be estimated at about 24,000, of which three- 

 fourths find a market in Khorassan, the remainder divided between 

 the home consumption and exports to Muscat and Bombay. 



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