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value of exports, under this head, cannot be estimated at above ten thou- 

 sand rupees annually. 



Hard-ware — including cooking utensils of copper, brass, and iron, 

 coarse cutlery, swords, matchlocks, &c. is exported to the extent of about 

 ten thousand Rupees. 



Broad Cloth. — Not more than thirty bales, chiefly of a coarse quality 

 are annually disposed of by the Bhotias, but did facilities exist for pro- 

 curing cloths of the desired qualities and colors, the sales might be very 

 considerably increased. The common military colors, such as red, yel- 

 low, blue, green, and grey, are the only ones generally procurable by the 

 Bhotias — of some of these colors, the use in Tartary is confined to pecu- 

 liar sects and classes, and for the others, the taste has been long exhausted. 

 Cloths of unusual color, such as olive, various shades of brown, &c. 

 invariably command a quick sale. The enormous advance laid by the 

 Bhotias on the prices of this, as well as other articles of export, must 

 also tend to lessen the demand. 



Coral — is prized, as an ornament for females, even above precious 

 stones ; the large bright scarlet beads of Mediterranean coral, will com- 

 mand almost any price. Inferior descriptions also command a ready sale, 

 though at lower rates. 



Pearls. — In these, size is the principal desideratum, shape and color 

 are points of less importance ; no difficulty is consequently experienced 

 in supplying the demand to its full extent. The export in this, and the 

 preceding article, averages about five thousand rupees in value annually. 



Gur — about one thousand maunds. 



Sugar 



