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3 REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE NORTHERN INDIA
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5 REVIEW BY SECTIONS, Yrates of-these four varieties were alike. Sultinpuri salt, the
6 SAMBHAR. most inferior of all, was the dearest :—
7 a ee eee.
8 Sambhar salt, Sulténpuri salt. Rock salt. Didwana salt. Pachbadra salt, Baragara salt.
9 Ee Ween Sark tires) PER RA eee
10 . Per maund. Per maand, Per maund. Per maund. Per maund. Per maund.
11 Months,
12 ee
13 1892-93. | 1893-94. | 1892-93. | 1893-84. | 1892-93. | 1893-94. 1822-93.| 1893-94. | 1892-93. | 1803-94. | 1892 93. | 1893-94.
14 Rs. a. p. Rs. a. p./Rs. a. p..Rs. a. p.'Rs. a. p|jRs. a. p.j/Rs. a. p.)Rs. a. pjits. a. p.jts. a. pj Rs. a. p.|Rs. a. p.
15 April J8 8 ais 2232685 443 89366 4. at ee a ro ve
16 May J3 3233223393 433 433 5 4 Ow . = ae
17 June .|3 463 2 018 6 63 5 98 4 93 4 9 ee oa
18 July 13 4 3138.6 63 3233 7 738 93-4 4... a sas a aie
19 August 13 3 63 663083 79329378 .. sy 33 3 6 6 Se
20 “September ...) 3 3 913 7 O18 8 233 8 0.8 3 N38 7 GC ss a 37 Oh a. ee
21 Octobr [3 3 43 8 713 2 23 81113 5 4.3 7 8 rs we BBL) ga (POTS
22 November ...|3 4 9'310 013 6 5390365392) 4... st . 3 710 .. | 3 720
23 December ...|3 3 23 9 1138 4 313 8103789376 .. |3 71. 3810) .. |3 712
24 January ...| 3 3 2 3 811)38 6 63 811/37 83 7 8 <5 37 8 ows 878... 37 8
25 February (3 3 13 8 33 3 73 8 93 9 53 6 9 3866 we 3 6 6. 367 21
26 March (3 293 8 43 4 83 9113 5 43 6 8 369 . |3 7 0 . {3 81
27 Average.) 3 3 613 6 83 81113 7 918 5 518 G19 ww [3 7 oO w «68 7 lw 68 U7 8
28 Pe aie . 87. Owing to the disturbance in the trade caused by two
29 ordinary salt. additions in the price of Sambhar salt during the year which
30 Sales,
31 clearances and
32 * uncleared balance.
33 had the effect of turning the demand towards Qther sources, the
34 following statement of Sambhar exports possesses little value
35 as an index of the course of trade. Itis, however, inserted accord-
36 ing to custom, though it is unnecessary to analyse its details :—
37 . Quantity of salt carried. lp ercentage
38 ee of inerease
39 or decrease.
40 1832-93. 1893-9-4,
41 Mds. 8. Mds. 8.
42 1. Sambhar to Bandikui, Rajputana-Malwa 1,98,412 20 1,£0,712 20 —3412
43 Railway.
44 2. Sambhar to Ajmere, Rajputana-Malwa Railway 113.213 0 49,315 0 —56C3
45 3. Ajmere to Ahmedabad ditto wwe 2,630 0 149% 0 43-35,
46 4, Do. to Khandwa ‘litto wes 3,106,210 Of] 3,19,537 20 —O147
47 5. Bandikui to Delbi ditto aoe 310,052 O} 2,065,137 20 —32°08
48 6. Do. to Agra ditto wes 4,60,210 0 2,34,113 20 —4945
49 7. Rewari to Ferozepur ditto eae O8314 20 20,007 20 5766
50 8. Achnera to Cawnpore ditto oa 924,217 LO} 6,10,K85 20 8293
51 9. Delhi to Lahore, North-Western Railway ... 1,538,025 0 87,56 20 12°78
52 10. Delhi to Kalka, East Indian Railway oe 6,272 20 ZHKS 0 —58 79
53 11, Delhi to Agra ditto foe 3,207 20 62,457 20 ~— 33-03
54 12, Agra to Howrah ditto tes 2,52,050 20 1,480,458 O ~— 28-6
55 18. Jubbulpore Line ditto ais 1,04,355 0 80,765 0 —17:16
56 14, Agra and Cawnpore, Jhansi and beyon 4,08,180 20 | 2,609,958 20[ 33°66
57 to Itarsi, Indian Midland Railway,
58 15. Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway . 13,18,365 20} 8,90,673 29 3244
59 16. Bengal and North-Western Raflway ... SH,488 20
60 “rtQD oO wR
61 17. Tirhoot State Railway Pe 24,047 20 93,042 20 +816
62 18. Bengal-Nagpur Railway ace 1615 0 1,867 20 +1560
63 19, Eastern Bengel State Railway aed 872 20 ea —100°00
64 20. Jodhpur-Bikanir Railway “ei a 037 20 wes
65 Total ... | 48,16,218 20 | 30,71,070 20 | —36'23
66 38. The next statement shows the sales and clearances of
67 rail-borne Sambhar salt month by month for the past year and the
68 uncleared balance at the close of each month. ‘The year opened
69 ( 80 )