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. as ,afc present: price of issue Ee. 1-12 per gallon. The cost price was
Rs. 55,842. Thus the balance of profits in favour of the retailers in city limits
was Rs. 27,814. As I have before remarked the average wholesale price
of mahua spirit was in 1878-79 probably lower than it now is (February 1880)
And mahua spirit is less profitable than shfrn-sharab. Further, I have taken all
liquor as mahua spirit and have supposed all spirit to be sold unadulterated.
Therefore, when, having put all the conditions down in the form least favorable
to the trader I have made out Rs. 27,814 profits to retailers where they
pay Rs. 20,074 to Government for their licenses or fees on leases, I think I may
fairly conclude that as a rule a retailer of country spirit will realize within a
year profits at least equal to the fee, rent, or whatever it may be called, that
he pays to Government for his shop-lease.
AchaiWala-—This trader makes pickles (debar), chatnis, and preserves
(murabba) from mangos, date (chuharah), raisins (kishmish), lemon, (nebu),
jackfruit (kathal and barhal), ginger (adrakh), turnips (shaljaml, cucumber
(uliira), papaw (papaiya, rund kharbuza), oraDges, gourd (petha), myrobalan
(anwala and har), pears (uaspati)5 quince (bihi) bambu, apple (seb), pineapple
(ananas), guava (aniriid), tamarind (imli) and other fruits. The ingredients used
to make syrup (qiwam) are sugar (kaud) and lemon juice : but the latter is
seldom added to the syrup except in the case of apple-preseives.
Preserves are sold at 8 as., 12 as., or 1 Re. per seer. Take one of each
class. Preserved ginger is sold at 12 as. the seer. The aoharwala takes f seer
.of kand which costs 5 as : half a seer of ginger which costs 2 as. The kand is
placed in a vessel containing 2| seers of water and boiled until it is reduced to
such a consistency that it adheres to a slip of bambu when thrust in and pull-
ed out of the vessel. The ginger is then boiled in water and when it becomes
soft and clear it is thrown into the syrup. A paisa worth of essence of keora
(Pandanus odoratissimus) is added for perfume. This gives about a nawabi seer
(96 Rs. weight) of preserved ginger which has cost 7J as., excluding firewood
which would be an anna at most. Total cost 8} as. This preserve is sold at
12 as. the English seer, or 14 as. 4 p. tho navvabi seer.
Apple preserve is sold at Re. 1 per seer. The cost is: 6 apples 6 annas;
1 seer kand (good quality) 3 as.; lemon 6 pies; keora 3 pies; firewood 1 anna.
Total cost 10 as. 9 pies for making a nawabi seer which is sold at Re. 1 per
English seer for Re. 1-3-2.
Preserved •inwalas are sold at the cheapest rate, 8 as. a seer. In this case
| seer of shakkar (unrefined sugar) is issued. This costs 2 as. 6 pies. Fresh
liittpul'ia h seer, 6 pies. Keora in larger quantity than in the former cases as
nnmalits are bitter, viz. 2 paisa worth. One anna's worth of wood is needed as
before. This will give a uawabi Seer, costing 4 as. 6 pies—to sell at 8 as. the
nawabi seer, or for 9 as. 7 pies when sold at 8 as. the English seer.
Pickles are sold at 6 as. or 8 as, per seer,
. as ,afc present: price of issue Ee. 1-12 per gallon. The cost price was
Rs. 55,842. Thus the balance of profits in favour of the retailers in city limits
was Rs. 27,814. As I have before remarked the average wholesale price
of mahua spirit was in 1878-79 probably lower than it now is (February 1880)
And mahua spirit is less profitable than shfrn-sharab. Further, I have taken all
liquor as mahua spirit and have supposed all spirit to be sold unadulterated.
Therefore, when, having put all the conditions down in the form least favorable
to the trader I have made out Rs. 27,814 profits to retailers where they
pay Rs. 20,074 to Government for their licenses or fees on leases, I think I may
fairly conclude that as a rule a retailer of country spirit will realize within a
year profits at least equal to the fee, rent, or whatever it may be called, that
he pays to Government for his shop-lease.
AchaiWala-—This trader makes pickles (debar), chatnis, and preserves
(murabba) from mangos, date (chuharah), raisins (kishmish), lemon, (nebu),
jackfruit (kathal and barhal), ginger (adrakh), turnips (shaljaml, cucumber
(uliira), papaw (papaiya, rund kharbuza), oraDges, gourd (petha), myrobalan
(anwala and har), pears (uaspati)5 quince (bihi) bambu, apple (seb), pineapple
(ananas), guava (aniriid), tamarind (imli) and other fruits. The ingredients used
to make syrup (qiwam) are sugar (kaud) and lemon juice : but the latter is
seldom added to the syrup except in the case of apple-preseives.
Preserves are sold at 8 as., 12 as., or 1 Re. per seer. Take one of each
class. Preserved ginger is sold at 12 as. the seer. The aoharwala takes f seer
.of kand which costs 5 as : half a seer of ginger which costs 2 as. The kand is
placed in a vessel containing 2| seers of water and boiled until it is reduced to
such a consistency that it adheres to a slip of bambu when thrust in and pull-
ed out of the vessel. The ginger is then boiled in water and when it becomes
soft and clear it is thrown into the syrup. A paisa worth of essence of keora
(Pandanus odoratissimus) is added for perfume. This gives about a nawabi seer
(96 Rs. weight) of preserved ginger which has cost 7J as., excluding firewood
which would be an anna at most. Total cost 8} as. This preserve is sold at
12 as. the English seer, or 14 as. 4 p. tho navvabi seer.
Apple preserve is sold at Re. 1 per seer. The cost is: 6 apples 6 annas;
1 seer kand (good quality) 3 as.; lemon 6 pies; keora 3 pies; firewood 1 anna.
Total cost 10 as. 9 pies for making a nawabi seer which is sold at Re. 1 per
English seer for Re. 1-3-2.
Preserved •inwalas are sold at the cheapest rate, 8 as. a seer. In this case
| seer of shakkar (unrefined sugar) is issued. This costs 2 as. 6 pies. Fresh
liittpul'ia h seer, 6 pies. Keora in larger quantity than in the former cases as
nnmalits are bitter, viz. 2 paisa worth. One anna's worth of wood is needed as
before. This will give a uawabi Seer, costing 4 as. 6 pies—to sell at 8 as. the
nawabi seer, or for 9 as. 7 pies when sold at 8 as. the English seer.
Pickles are sold at 6 as. or 8 as, per seer,