ABSTRACT
Bahrainin1869.Asaresultofthesetroubles,Bahrain'stradebegana swiftdeclinetohalfofwhatithadbeenafewyearspreviously.51 CaptainHennell'sreportsstatedthatthetotalofBahrain'sexportsin 1839reachedabout800,000Austrianriyalswhileimportsamounted toabout600,000Austrianriyfils52i.e.thetotalvolumeoftradefor 1839wasabout1,400,000riyals.Comparingthesefigureswiththe volumeofBahrain'stradefor1824,wefindthattradehaddeclined byabout43.01%.
