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IMPORTS.
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.
1902.
1903.
Increase.
Decrease.
No. Tonnage. No. Tounage. No. Tonnage.
No. Tonnage.
Steamers,
River Steamers,..
Sailing Vessels,
4,000
2,192
6,215,866 4,383 7,009,181 383
793,315
1,871,726 2,832 2,454,868 640 583,142
47
64,392 36 55,004
11
13,388
Total,...... 6,239 8,155,9847,251 9,519,053 1,023 1,376,457 11
13,388
Nett,
1,012 1,363,069
Imported tons,
3,963,463
3,995,310
As follows:
Articles.
1902.
1903.
Increase.
Decrease.
Beans,.
300
3,120
2,820
Bones,.
Coal.
1,040,906
1,180,686
145,780
Cotton Yarn and Cotton,
11,498
20,795
9,297
Flour,
107,826
120,430
12,604
Hemp,...
22,923
24,149
1,226
Kerosine (bulk),
54,461
40,607
......
13.854
(case),
60,400
82,960
22,560
Lead
625
550
Liquid Fnel,
6,299
1,000
75 3,299
Opium.
4,871
4,997
Pitch,
1,900
126 1,900
Rattan,
4,742
4,020
722
Rice,
819,919
597,730
222,189
Sandalwood,.
5,374
4,713
661
Sulphur,.
961
961
Sugar,.
268.268
229,946
38,322
Tea...
25
1,746
1,721
Timber..
75,023
64,400
10,623
General,
1,480,003
1,594,600
114,597
Total,
3,963,463 3,985,310
313,592
291,745
Transit,
2,372,397
2,874,950
502,553
Grand Total,
6,335,860
6,860,260
816,145
291,745
Nett,.
524,400