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TRADE
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VOLUME OF TRADE
VOLUME OF TRADE OF A DISTRICT can be easily ascertained if accurate statistics regarding imports into and the exports from the district are available. Such statistics are, however rarely available. Only figures about the volume of imports and exports based on octroi returns are available in a few municipal towns. A majority of municipalities in Kolhapur district have not applied octroi rules within their municipal limits; where they are applied, they are either ad valorem or specific. Hence either the quantity imported/exported is available or the value thereof but not both. Octroi is usually levied on imports which are generally meant for local consumption. However, the commodities included in the commodity group and octroi levies are not uniform every where. Six municipalities, viz., (1) Vadgaon, (2) Kurundwad, (3) Jaisingpur, (4) Murgud, (5) Kagal and (6) Panhala had not introduced regular rules for the collection of octroi in their areas upto the end of the year 1955-56. Octroi was auctioned to the highest bidder and the recovery of the same was entrusted to a contractor employed by the municipality.
Table Nos. 23, 24, 25 and 26 give figures of exports and imports of various commodities based on octroi returns in the municipal towns of (1) Kolhapur, (2) Ichalkaranji, (3) Malkapur and (4) Gadhinglaj. Because of the limitations already cited, the statistics detailed in the tables may only be taken to indicate broad trends. It is apparent that there was a steady increase in imports in all towns. There was a steady increase in exports of some commodities. The increase in imports might be due to various causes, important among them being the increase in population of the district, in the building and constructional activities in the post-war period and an all-round increase in trading activities as a result of increase in the supply and velocity of money. The tables show that imports of cereals, tea, building materials and cotton piecegoods increased at a greater pace than other commodities: -
TABLE No. 23.
STATEMENT SHOWING IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BASED ON OCTROI RETURNS OF KOLHAPUR
MUNICIPALITY.
|
Commodity group. |
1951-52. |
1952-53. |
1953-54. |
|
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
|
Cereals |
Imports |
7,54,845 |
-- |
4,19,000 |
-- |
6,15,830 |
-- |
|
Exports |
7,090 |
-- |
42,821 |
-- |
41,868 |
-- |
|
Sugar |
Imports |
51,308 |
-- |
43,979 |
-- |
34,078 |
-- |
|
Exports |
21,924 |
-- |
25,777 |
-- |
42,059 |
-- |
|
Firewood |
Imports |
7,56,072 |
-- |
8,71,131 |
-- |
7,27,836 |
-- |
|
Exports |
58,882 |
-- |
61,267 |
-- |
57,197 |
-- |
|
Charcoal |
Imports |
90,279 |
-- |
2,54,665 |
-- |
2,31,273 |
-- |
|
Exports |
11,723 |
-- |
2,660 |
-- |
12,520 |
-- |
|
Petrol (including Mineral Oils). |
Imports |
4,62,088 |
-- |
2,66,675 |
-- |
2,22,112 |
-- |
|
Exports |
22,375 |
-- |
4,590 |
-- |
3,228 |
-- |
|
Cement |
Imports |
-- |
3,05,819 |
58,565 |
-- |
95,019 |
-- |
|
Exports |
-- |
3,67,130 |
34,553 |
-- |
18,258 |
-- |
|
Building materials |
Imports |
3,74.316 |
2,05,400 |
2,45,671 |
3,70,670 |
2,15,952 |
1,41,436 |
|
Exports |
43,604 |
1,75,480 |
33,891 |
87,356 |
21,301 |
68,214 |
|
Cattle goods |
Imports |
32,085 |
-- |
35,932 |
-- |
30,294 |
-- |
|
Exports |
716 |
-- |
983 |
-- |
1,182 |
-- |
continued.
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Commodity group. |
1954-55. |
1955-56. |
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Quantity is Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
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Cereals |
Imports |
15,39,890 |
-- |
13,16,057 |
-- |
|
Exports |
2,94,220 |
-- |
3,37,318 |
-- |
|
Sugar |
Imports |
95,907 |
-- |
12,012 |
-- |
|
Exports |
24,520 |
-- |
5,775 |
-- |
|
Firewood |
Imports |
8,70,753 |
-- |
9,64,756 |
-- |
|
Exports |
41,928 |
-- |
53,971 |
-- |
|
Charcoal |
Imports |
2,72,231 |
-- |
2,42,817 |
-- |
|
Exports |
12,817 |
-- |
16,050 |
-- |
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Petrol (including Mineral Oils). |
Imports |
2,41,867 |
-- |
4,04,337 |
-- |
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Exports |
1,920 |
-- |
5,089 |
-- |
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Cement |
Imports |
1,13,530 |
-- |
1,33,051 |
-- |
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Exports |
8,604 |
-- |
9,136 |
-- |
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Building materials |
Imports |
7,39,469 |
5,21,451 |
5,86,069 |
5,40,412 |
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Exports |
21,071 |
1,01,616 |
21,362 |
90,993 |
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Cattle goods |
Imports |
7,64,006 |
-- |
8,61,948 |
-- |
|
Exports |
34,559 |
-- |
21,802 |
-- |
TABLE No. 23-contd.
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Commodity group. |
1951-52. |
1952-53. |
1953-54. |
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Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
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Tea |
Imports |
-- |
18,84,879 |
-- |
15,63,360 |
-- |
16,97,725 |
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Exports |
-- |
11,21,673 |
-- |
13,16,538 |
-- |
16,27,770 |
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Tobacco |
Imports |
9,490 |
-- |
7,334 |
-- |
9,100 |
-- |
|
Exports |
18,938 |
-- |
15,016 |
-- |
16,879 |
-- |
|
Piecegoods |
Imports |
-- |
71,24,122 |
-- |
1,17,06,589 |
-- |
66,57,752 |
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Exports |
-- |
37,91,545 |
-- |
55,81,450 |
-- |
35,77,042 |
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Brass, Copper, Iron etc. |
Imports |
-- |
53,23,517 |
-- |
12,55,209 |
-- |
24,87,673 |
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Exports |
-- |
16,61,966 |
-- |
66,817 |
-- |
3,88,992 |
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Kerosene |
Imports |
4,02,088 |
-- |
1,74,376 |
-- |
1,84,595 |
-- |
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Exports |
22,375 |
-- |
7,018 |
-- |
10,033 |
-- |
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Miscellaneous |
Imports |
N. A. |
N. A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
-- |
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Exports |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N.A. |
N. A. |
-- |
continued.
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Commodity group. |
1954-55. |
1955-56. |
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Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
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Tea |
Imports |
-- |
20,48,113 |
-- |
21,35,585 |
|
Exports |
-- |
12,55,563 |
-- |
11,04,743 |
|
Tobacco |
Imports |
5,727 |
-- |
3,903 |
-- |
|
Exports |
27,074 |
-- |
17,813 |
-- |
|
Piecegoods |
Imports |
-- |
60,51,978 |
-- |
54,31,702 |
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Exports |
-- |
35,02,755 |
-- |
65,80,213 |
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Brass, Copper, Iron etc. |
Imports |
10,475 |
25,89,396 |
10,771 |
28,81,481 |
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Exports |
684 |
3,43,190 |
824 |
8,96,433 |
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Kerosene |
Imports |
2,22,546 |
-- |
-- |
1,92,724 |
|
Exports |
-- |
-- |
5,859 |
-- |
|
Miscellaneous |
Imports |
8,67,135 |
-- |
9,34,197 |
-- |
|
Exports |
49,765 |
-- |
88,726 |
-- |
TABLE No. 24.
STATEMENT SHOWING IMPORTS BASED ON OCTROI RETURNS OF ICHALKARANJI MUNICIPALITY.
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Commodity group. |
1952-53. |
1955-54. |
1954-55. |
1955-56. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. | |
Cereals |
1,16,937 |
-- |
86,539 |
-- |
1,66,067 |
-- |
1,20,309 |
-- | |
Sugar |
1,56,224½ |
-- |
17,334 |
-- |
14,075 |
-- |
17,559 |
-- | |
Firewood |
1,38,879 |
-- |
1,22,531 |
-- |
1,66,098 |
-- |
1,83,576 |
-- | |
Charcoal |
15,262 |
-- |
10,641 |
-- |
15,201 |
-- |
21,682 |
-- | |
Petrol |
1,733½ |
-- |
1,387 |
-- |
1,416 |
-- |
1,395 |
-- | |
Cement |
-- |
27,503 |
-- |
22,526 |
-- |
16,715 |
-- |
27,653 | |
Building Materials |
|
47,032 |
-- |
29,552 |
-- |
41,465 |
-- |
42,325 | |
Tea |
-- |
3,20,102 |
-- |
2,02,963 |
2,37,964 |
3,02,374 |
-- |
-- | |
Tobacco |
6,467 |
-- |
6,262 |
-- |
8,954 |
4,001 |
-- |
-- | |
Piece-goods |
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7,41,292 |
-- |
6,39,649 |
-- |
4,84,030 |
-- |
5,91,497 | |
Brass, Copper, Iron etc. |
-- |
1,36,763 |
-- |
1,43,699 |
-- |
1,67,657 |
-- |
2,14,734 | |
Kerosene |
6,114 |
-- |
8,022 |
-- |
6,509 |
-- |
13,189 |
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Miscella-neous |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
1,00,05,315 |
-- |
1,07,21,766 |
TABLE No. 25.
STATEMENT SHOWING IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BASED ON OCTROI RETURNS OF MALKAPUR
MUNICIPALITY.
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Commodity group. |
1937-38. |
1943-44. |
1951-52. |
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Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
|
Cereals |
Imports |
1,00,000 |
5,00,000 |
25,000 |
3,00,000 |
25,000 |
4,00,000 |
|
Exports |
50,000 |
2,50,000 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Sugar |
Imports |
8,000 |
72,000 |
2,000 |
50,000 |
2,000 |
50,000 |
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Exports |
3,000 |
27,000 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Firewood |
Imports |
10,000 |
1,000 |
10,000 |
7,500 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
|
Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Building mate rials. |
Imports |
20,000 |
1,00,000 |
30,000 |
1,50,000 |
30,000 |
1,50,000 |
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Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Cattle goods |
Imports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Tea |
Imports |
400 |
20,000 |
400 |
50,000 |
500 |
75,000 |
|
Exports |
100 |
5,000 |
100 |
12,500 |
100 |
15,000 |
continued.
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Commodity group. |
1952-53. |
1953-54. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. | |
Cereals |
Imports |
26,000 |
4,00,000 |
1,85,000 |
37,00,000 | |
Exports |
-- |
-- |
1,50,000 |
30,00,000 | |
Sugar |
Imports |
2,000 |
54,000 |
20,000 |
8,00,000 | |
Exports |
-- |
-- |
15,000 |
2,00,000 | |
Firewood |
Imports |
10,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
12,250 | |
Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Building mate rials. |
Imports |
50,000 |
5,00,000 |
45,000 |
2,25,000 | |
Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Cattle goods |
Imports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- | |
Tea |
Imports |
600 |
1,05,000 |
2,000 |
5,00,000 | |
Exports |
100 |
17,500 |
1,200 |
3,00,000 |
continued.
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Tobacco |
Imports |
15,000 |
2,25,000 |
18,000 |
3,60,000 |
20,000 |
20,00,000 |
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Exports |
12,000 |
1,80,000 |
12,000 |
2,40,000 |
15,000 |
15,00,000 |
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Piecegoods |
Imports |
400 |
10,000 |
400 |
20,000 |
500 |
50,000 |
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Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Brass, Copper, Iron, etc. |
Imports |
240 |
1,800 |
140 |
12,900 |
140 |
20,500 |
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Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Kerosene |
Imports |
10,000 |
50,000 |
600 |
12,000 |
700 |
14,000 |
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Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Miscellaneous |
Imports |
1,000 |
50,000 |
1,000 |
75,000 |
1,000 |
1,00,000 |
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Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
continued.
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Tobacco |
Imports |
20,000 |
20,00,000 |
20,000 |
80,00,000 |
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Exports |
15,000 |
15,00,000 |
18,000 |
72,00,000 |
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Piecegoods |
Imports |
500 |
50,000 |
500 |
50,000 |
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Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Brass, Copper, Iron, etc. |
Imports |
140 |
20,500 |
1,100 |
5,000 |
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Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Kerosene |
Imports |
700 |
14,000 |
12,000 |
1,44,000 |
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Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Miscellaneous |
Imports |
1,000 |
1,00,000 |
1,000 |
1,00,006 |
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Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
TABLE No. 26.
STATEMENT SHOWING IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BASED ON OCTROI RETURNS OF GADHINGLAJ MUNICIPALITY.
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Commodity group. |
1954-55. |
1955-56. |
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Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
Quantity in Mds. |
Value in Rs. |
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Cereals |
Imports |
2,902 |
-- |
68,799 |
-- |
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Exports |
43,397 |
-- |
10,875 |
-- |
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Sugar |
Imports |
1,185 |
-- |
6,788 |
-- |
|
Exports |
833 |
-- |
579 |
-- |
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Fire-wood |
Imports |
13,248 |
-- |
59,470 |
-- |
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Exports |
10,356 |
-- |
7,398 |
-- |
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Charcoal |
Imports |
046 |
-- |
3,611 |
-- |
|
Exports |
40,312 |
-- |
1,960 |
-- |
|
Petrol (Gallons) |
Imports |
1,650 |
-- |
10,225 |
-- |
|
Exports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Cement |
Imports |
-- |
3,418 |
-- |
16,905 |
|
Exports |
-- |
117 |
-- |
673 |
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Building materials |
Imports |
5,298 |
284 |
34,328 |
7,847 |
|
Exports |
11,592 |
6,500 |
15,375 |
1,962 |
|
Tea |
Imports |
-- |
29,346 |
-- |
2,26,702 |
|
Exports |
-- |
5,947 |
-- |
20,918 |
|
Tobacco |
Imports |
2,727 |
-- |
6,748 |
-- |
|
Exports |
175 |
-- |
199 |
-- |
|
Piecegoods |
Imports |
-- |
68,602 |
-- |
1,87,036 |
|
Exports |
-- |
11,539 |
-- |
15,558 |
|
Brass, Copper, Iron, etc. |
Imports |
334 |
-- |
1,480 |
-- |
|
Exports |
20 |
-- |
39 |
-- |
|
Kerosene (gallons) |
Imports |
12,162 |
-- |
67,254 |
-- |
|
Exports |
20 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Miscellaneous |
Imports |
-- |
-- |
-- |
37,804 |
|
Exports |
-- |
5,611 |
-- |
18,733 |
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