1898.
IMPORTS.
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS,
1899.
Increase.
Decrease.
427
No.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage. No.
Tommage.
Steamers,
3,338
1,750,148
River Steamers,.......
Sailing Vessels,
1,975
226
3,303 4,864,385
1,768,489 2,083 1,780,551
121,065
75,833
108
114,237
12,062
35
58
168
45,232
Total,.......
5,539
6,639,702
5,444 6,720,769
108
126,299
203
45,232
Nett,.....
81,067
108
Imported tous,
3,388,489
3,181,605
As follows:
Articles.
1898.
1899.
Increase.
Decrease.
Benus,
Bones,
11,092 500
8,110
2,982
1,800
1,300
Coal,
817,967
687,557
130,410
Cotton Yarn and Costou,..
36,611
34,470
2,141
Flour,
103,544
101,939
1,605
Hewp,
55,160
32,868
22,292
Kerosine (bulk),
67,362
61,027
6,335
(case),
59,115
80,588
21,473
Lead..
4,200
6,468
2,268
Liquid Fuel,.
2,150
2,150
Opium,
2,638
2,775
137
Pitch,
Rattan,
6,441
3,998
2,443
Rice,
747,395
771,830
24,435
Sandalwood,
2,055
1,282
773
Sulphur,
Sugar,
Tea, Timber, General,
535 267,422 6,554 16,599
506
29
183,162
84,260
6,287
267
61,110
14,511
1,151,149
1,185,828
15,321
Total...
Transit,..
3,388,489
3,181,605
64,124
271,008
2,020,322
1,957,708
62,619
Grand Total,.......
5,408,811
5,139,308
64.124
333,627
Nett,.......
269,503