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IMPORTS.
EUROPEAN-CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.
1897.
1898.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Tonnage. No.
Tonnage. No. Tonuage,
No.
Tonnage.
Steamers,
3,071
River Steamers,
1,547
4,262,283
1,694,077
3,338
1,975
4,750,148
1,768,489
267
487,365
428
74,412
Sailing Vessels,
356 107,280
226 121,065
13,785
130
Total,
4,974 6,063,640 5,539 6,639,702
695
576,062
130
Nett,........
565
576,062
Imported tous,................
2,743,061
3,388,489
As follows:-
Articles.
1897.
1898.
Increase.
Decrease.
Beans,
Bones,
Coal,
11,092 500
601,544
817,967
11,092 500 216,423
Cotton Yarn and Cotton,.
Flour,.....
Hemp,
Kerosine (bulk),
30,581
36,611
6,030
85,904
103,544
17,640
43,360
55,160
11,800
47,782
67,362
19,580
Do. (case),
60,346
59,115
1,231
Lead,
Liquid Fuel,
Pitch,
5,496
4,200
1,296
2,150
2,150
Opium,
Rattan,
Deter
Rice,
Sandalwood,
2,531
2,638
107
1,700
1,700
2,920
6,441
361,130
747,395
3,521 386,265
...
3,459
2,055
Sulphur,
Sugar, Tea,
Timber,
2,040 211,777 5,929 64,362
535
1,404 1,505
267,422
6,554
55,645 625
...
46,599
- General,..
1,211,700
1,151,149
18,263 60,551
Total,......
2,743,061
3,388,489
781,378
85,950
Transit,
1,852,462
2,020,322
167,860
Grand Total....
4,595,523
5,408,81'1
899,238
Nett,....
813,288