COMMERCE
141
Coal
Gold .
Petroleum
Manganese-ore
Salt
Saltpetre
Mica
Leai-ore and lead
Tungsten-ore
Ruby, sapphire and
spinel Iron-ore Jadestone
1910
£
- ,455,544
!,202,486
835,927
849,455
565,078
223,702
177,152
163,022
38,873
58,849
9,811
64,747
1911
£
2,502.610
2,238,143
884,398
648,701
469,235
220,012
188,642
181,989
99,989
67,594 44,487 41,660
Tin-ore and t
Silver .
Graphite
Chromite
Alum
Garnet .
Corundum
Magnesite
Diamonds
Amber .
Other .
Total value
1910
1911
£
£
18,578
24,931
4,G68
11,575
20,479
9,425
2,315
5,072
2,869
2,792
1,842
1,845
323
1,660
1,382
1,047
590
478
283
133
604
, 837
£7,698,939
£7,057,261
The quantity of coal produced was 12,715,534 tons in 1911, compared with 12,047,413 tons in 1910; of iron-ore, 366,180 tons in 1911, against 54,626 tons in 1910 ; of petroleum, 225,792,094 gallons, against 214,829,647 gallons in 1910.
Commerce.
The following table applies to the sea-borne external trade of India, which in 1834-35 amounted to Rupees 14,34,22,900 : —
Increase !
Increase
Years
Average
Annual
Imports
Average Annua 1 Exports
orDecreasejor Decrease
per cent. of per cent, of
Imports J Exports
Rupees
Rupees
1
1861-62 to 1867-68 .
46,56,42,170
55,24,73,500
—
1868-69 to 1874-75 .
43,14,49,650
57,37,96,110
-7-34
3-86
1875-76 to 1881-82 .
53,15,83,790
69,43,21,910
23-21
21-00
1882-83 to 1888-89 .
72.76,82,400
89,30,02,560
36-89
28-62
1889-90 to 1895-96 .
87,55,63,720
111,29,56,970
20-32
24-63
1896-97 to 1902-03 .
99,37,79,448
121,18,86,033
13-5
8-89
1903-04 to 1909-10 .
153,02,08,135
177,07,71,173
53-98
46-12
1907-08 .
178,82,25,441
182,93,39,081
10-48V
0-101
1908-09 .
151,52,23,465
159,46,34,418
-15-27 '
-12 83
1909-10 .
160,17,47,407
194,36,72,279
5-71
21-89
1910-11 .
173,47,93,188
217,08,85,284
8-31 i
11. 8
1911-12 .
197,52,62,694
238,27,53,231
13-86
9-76
1 In each case in the succeeding figures the increase or decrease in the last two columns is as compared with the previous year.
In the year ending March 31, 1912, the trade (private and Government) was as follows : —
—
Imports
Rupees 144,05,54,383 53,47,08,480
Exports
Merchandise
Treasure ....
Rupees
227,90.14,168 10,37,39,063
Total
197,52,62,863 (131,6&1,19U.)
238,27,53, 231 (158,850,2157.)
The following table excludes Government stores and Government treasure : —
