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Sukkur was well-known for its cottage industries from early times. Boat-building, leather work, and textiles were the important industries of the town. These cottage industries were discouraged during the rule of the Talpurs, as the Jagirdari system, thanks in large part to a rapacious taxation system, thwarted capitalist enterprise. However, the Talpurs made lavish use of imported goods, thereby stimulating foreign trade. In the early years of the twentieth century, as modern technology became available, the people of Sukkur started applying their commercial skills and industriousness to the establishment of small-scale factories. The main products were textiles, biscuits, confectionery, kitchen utensils, medicines, cigarettes, tiles, and hosiery, as well as the more traditional items such as oil, locks, iron safes, trunks, leather bags, soap-powder, ink, boot polish, durries, and carpets. After partition, and particularly after the construction of the Guddu Barrage, agricultural production in Sukkur increased rapidly, and agro-based industries started flourishing, including the export of timber.