ABSTRACT
Withregardtothecommoditiesimportedandexportedtoand fromBahrainandtheirtypes,wethoughtthatwewouldmention whatisinLorimer'sGazetteerofthePersianGulftogiveabasicidea aboutthecommonmaterialsintradeatthebeginningofthe20th century,especiallysincewementionedsimilarmaterialsforthefirst halfofthe19thcentury.Lorimermentionsthat:'theimportswere rice,cottonandsilkgoods,embroideredgoods,spices,coffee,sugar, tea,fibrousrope,timber,metals,ironwareandmiscellaneoussmall articles,allfromIndia;barley,wheat,animalfats,carpets,rosebuds, rosewater,firewood,almonds,raisins,herbs,walnuts,cattle,sheep, goats,henna,allfromIran;fruitandconfectionaryfromtheSultanate ofOman;"abas",dates,animalfats,andleatherfromal-Hasa';dates, fruit,somesheepandanimalfatsfromal-Qatif;afew"abas"anda littlewoolfromKuwait;dates,animalfats,wheat,barley,tobaccoand coarsereedmatsforhouseroofsfromIraqandrooftimberand coconutsfromEastAfrica'.Thevalueofthesemateralswasas follows:rice26.5Lak,cottonproducts9.5Lak,dates9.25Lak,coffee 4.75Lak,wheat4.5Lak,animalfats2.75Lak,sugarandtobaccoeach 2.5Lak,"abas'1.75Lak,silkproducts1.5Lak,livestock1.33Lakand timber1Lak.
