197 -
As follows:
Articles.
1904.
1905.
Increase.
Decrease.
Beans,.....
750
2,113
1,363
Bones,.
400
400
Coal,
1,152,454
1,083,987
68,467
Cotton Yarn and Cotton,
19,350
32,949
13,599
⚫ Flour,
115,921
54,508
61,413
Hemp...
19,382
26,784
7,402
Kerosine (bulk),
56,965
43,411
13,554
(case),
100,692
74,506
26.186
Lead,
3,563
800
2,763
Opium,
2,955
2,983
28
Liquid Fuel
9,727
850
8,877
Rattan,
5,080
3,430
1,650
Rice,....
823,339
566, 171
257,168
Sandalwood,
3,300
3,386
86
Sulphur,
187
187
Sugar,.
205,696
311,787
106,091
Tea,...
900
900
Timber,. General,
66,200
66,324
124
1,564,678
1,594,862
30,181
Total,
4,150,639
3,869,751
159,777
440,665
Transit,
3,151,926
3,415,418
263,492
Grand Total,
7,302,565
7,285,169
423,269.
440,665
Nett..........
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17,396
16. The number and tonnage of European constructed vessels exporting cargo as totalled and bunker coal compared with the previous year was as follows:
1904.
1905.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
Steamers,
3,9×3
6,483,835 3,893 6,694,479
210,644 90
River Steamers,
3,454
3,082.6914,234 | 3,106,894
780
24,203
Sailing Vessels,
24
33,036 21
42,030
8,994
3
Total,
7,461
9,599,562 | 8,148 | 9,843,403
780
243,841
93
Nett,
687
243,841
Exported tons,
2,603,861
2,343,701
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Steamers,
3,983
River Steamers,. 3,454
615,208 3,893 591,534
49,210 | 4,234 57,535 780
90
23,674
8,325
Total,.
7,437
664,418 | 8,127
649,069 780
8,325
90
23,674
Nett,......
690
15,349