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Afghanistan

Chapter 47: APPENDIX VII
By A. Hamilton
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The author provides a detailed contemporary survey combining historical overview with firsthand travel observation of the country’s geography, regions, and population. Chapters describe urban centres and rural districts, tribal structures, social and religious customs, and administrative practices, while assessing frontier and boundary concerns and relations with neighbouring powers. Attention is given to economic resources, trade routes, and natural history, supported by illustrations, maps, and synthesized official material. The result is an informative, largely descriptive account intended to convey both practical travel knowledge and a picture of prevailing political and social conditions.

APPENDIX VII

RETURN OF ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM KHORASSAN TO RUSSIA DURING THE PERIOD MARCH 21, 1903, TO MARCH 20, 1904, COMPARED WITH 1900-03

Articles. Value. 1903-04. Remarks.
1900-01. 1901-02. 1902-03. Quantity. Value.
£ £ £ £
Almonds and pistachio nuts 3,017 1,166 1,639 — — — Included in “Fruits, dried”; separate figures not obtainable
Animals—
Camels 540 — 94 Number 8 46
Cattle 1,719 7,913 13,702 ” 5,764 8,496
Donkeys — — 19 ” 14 18
Horses — — 136 ” 43 199
Sheep 429 2,008 1,905 ” 22,879 8,434
Unspecified 2 201 313 ” 8,947 178 Poultry, &c.
Animal products, crude — — — Lbs. 38,590 505
Butter and other edible fats — 3 — ” 2,919 114
Carpets 20,855 15,600 32,958 ” 66,125 6,233 For Constantinople, American, and European markets
Charcoal 15 — 134 ” 421,512 928 Exported chiefly from Sarakhs district
Copper-work — — 317 ” 1,846 149 Chiefly basins, ewers, and trays
Cotton, raw 162,318 74,330 121,906 ” 10,839,589 196,081 Some for European, greater part for Russian, markets
Drugs 270 212 245 ” 4,921 135
Dyes 2,783 1,918 1,999 ” 89,245 1,280 Chiefly henna and a dye made from the pistachio-tree and used for dyeing skins
Earthenware and crockery 146 61 35 ” 1,547 99
Fodder — — 23 ” 132,392 91
Fruits, dried and fresh 5,219 10,281 2,966 ” 10,244,286 54,716[47]
Glassware 16 1 40 — — —
Gold and silver work — — 6 Lbs. 2 30
Grain 696 765 2,378 ” 33,365 163
Gums 279 14 151 ” 13,462 181
Gut 233 627 195 — — —
Indigo 717 352 241 Lbs. 761 53 Entered as “Animal products, crude”
Iron, manufactured 39 11 580 ” 1,243 73 Entirely Indian
Mercery and hardware 365 1,823 656 ” 9,438 1,859
Minerals, not specified 273 418 57 ” 1,287 74
Oils 128 286 89 ” 1,950 24
Opium 36 6,681 2,975 ” 18,532 8,553
Precious stones 492 595 5,592 ” 1,638 4,597 Principally turquoises
Provisions, fresh and preserved 96 37 302 ” 15,457 1,245
Raisins 2,948 20,483 37,041 — — — Included in “Fruits, dried”; separate figures not obtainable
Rope, &c. 6 51 37 Lbs. 130 4
Shawls 12,763 16,579 12,833 ” 45,065 6,134 Chiefly from Khorassan, some from Kerman
Silk, raw 361 204 278 ” 72,326 5,074
Skins—
Untanned 29,006 26,466 18,951 ” 1,841,815 48,164
Other 2,270 6,070 3,448 ” 29,029 1,509
Spices 914 443 240 ” 32,050 684 Almost entirely Indian
Sugar—
Loaf — — 1,029 ” 114,862 1,302
Other 326 2,683 71 ” 41,757 293
Tea 25,197 34,062 10,255 ” 170,840 11,569 Entirely Indian tea
Thread—
Cotton 201 340 56 ” 345 21
Silk 211⎫ ⎬480⎨ ⎧425 ” 1,547 561
Wool 10⎭ ⎩ 59 ” 13,429 218
Timber 106 38 175 ” 460,025 320
Tissues—
Cotton 15,721 21,110 13,703 ” 142,578 12,615 Chiefly turbans. Coarse locally made cloth
Silk 3,540 10,129 11,255 ” 460,764 28,030 From Khorassan chiefly, but also from Yezd and Kerman
Woollen 291 1,874 2,853 ” 27,399 5,253
Other 39 199 — — — —
Tobacco and cigarettes 462 152 181 Lbs. 559 36
Vegetables and vegetable substances — — 1,929 ” 893,009 5,372
Wearing apparel 1,032 372 1,403 ” 11,025 1,167
Woodwork — — — ” 7,781 154
Wool 62,770 34,498 68,121 ” 5,477,771 104,166 Largely Afghan wool, vide “Imports from Afghanistan”
Miscellaneous 1,078 3,415 170 ” 1,378 52
Total £359,935 £304,951 £376,166 — — £527,252

[47] Chiefly raisins.