Report on the Sea-borne Trade of the Province of Bombay for the Official year ending 31st March 1939

1 Total value of the Sea-borne trade foreign and coasting including Government transactions of the Province of Bombay 5 PORT OF BOMBAY. [...] 30 Total imports and exports grouped according to the porta from which goods were imported or to which they were exported (excluding treasure)... ' 82 31 Total value of the more important items of import in the coasting trade.. 84 82 Total value of the more important items of export (Indian produce and foreign produce) in the coasting trade.. ib 33 Subordinate ports of the Province of Bo [...] The aggregate value of the foreign trade of the Province of Bombay amounted to Rs. [...] Prices.—The average prices of most of the important commodities of import and export were lower than those during last year excepting those of iron and steel woollen piecegoods and silk piecegoods in the case of imports and of cotton seed and cotton coloured piecegoods in the case of exports. [...] The increase in exports is attributable to larger shipments of cashew kernels to the United States of Amercia and of cotton raw to China The coasting trade mainly represents the movements of Indian produce and manufacture from the subordinate ports to and from ports in other prvineas as also between themselves.