464 



INDIAN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS. 



In the " Fveview of the Trade of India m 1897-8"*, the 

 Officiating Director-General of ^Statistics to the Govern- 

 ment of India states that the conditions prevailing 

 during the financial year ending March 31st, 1898, were 

 disastrous to the export trade, which showed a decrease of 

 more than 6 per cent., following a fall of nearly 9 per cent, in 

 the previous year. The decline was largest in Bombay, 

 which suffered from a recrudescence of the plague in the latter 

 half of the year. The failure of the crops in 1896 had a most 

 prejudicial effect on the export season of 1896-7, the latter 

 part of which fell within the period under review, and 

 the continuance of widespread distress and famine prices 

 until the harvesting of the autumn crops restricted the export 

 of rice and other food grains. 



In the following list are shown the principal articles of 

 agricultural produce exported from India : — 



1 Exports. 



1893-4. 



1894-5. 



1S95-6. 



1896-7. 



1S97-S. 1 





Thousands 



Thousands 



Thousands 



Thousands 



Thousands 





of Cwts. 



of Cwts. 



of Cwts. 



of Cwts. 



of Cwts. 



Wheat 

 Rice 



Tea - - - - 



Coffee 



12,157 

 24,020 

 1,128 

 279 



6,888 

 33,722 



1,153 

 281 



10,003 

 34,636 

 1,230 

 291 



1,91 1 

 27,820 

 1,330 

 211 



2,393 

 26,272 



1,352 

 225 



Sugar, raw 



Seeds 



Oil cake - 



Manures - 



Rice-bran - 



Indigo 

 1 Cotton, raw 

 1 T^ite, raw - - - 



Wool 



1,151 

 24,229 



470 

 1,028 

 1,203 



131 

 4,789 

 8,690 



217 



958 

 20,887 

 462 



1,595 

 1,901 

 166 



3,385 

 12,977 

 27S 



1,022 

 13,672 

 558 

 1,588 

 1,840 

 187 

 5,248 

 12,267 

 277 



1,097 

 11,398 

 603 

 1,526 

 2,048 

 170 

 5,216 

 11,464 

 254 



549 

 12,553 

 415 

 1,453 

 2,370 

 134 

 3,723 

 15,023 

 276 



* C— 9120. — Price 2s. 



