The first sales report reads: “ as the goods sold were of a description not readily obtainable, it is very gratifying to the council to know that real assistance is being given to indigenous industries which are not in the most flourishing condition. Experience shows that one of the principal requisites for the prosperity of the art want the institute bids fair to satisfy. The following are some of the goods which have found the readiest sales: Cotton prints from Kumbakonam, Saidapet, Ponneri, Masulipatnam, Jammalamadugu, and Karuppoor, Travancore and Vizhagapatnam, ivory and Sandalwoodwork; Madura wood-carving, brass and silver work: Lacquer work of various kinds from Kondapalle. There is a large demand for Madura and Arni muslins and for the lace produced by the missions at Nagerkoil, Dummagudem, Tirunelveli, and Tirukkoilur, Madras embroidery, table cloths, handkerchiefs,muslin and cotton dresses,doyleys, etc., also find a steady stale. A few fine specimens of Quilandi inlaid metal work have also been sold and many such articles could be disposed of, if the supply equaled the demand.