1887-1903
COLONIAL REPORTS- ANNUAL.
TRADE, AGRICULTURE, AND INDUSTRIES.
(A.) IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
225
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The following table shows the principal articles of import in the years 1898 and 1899 in vessels of European construction:
Articles. 1898. 1899. Increase. Decrease. Beans $ 11,092 $ 8,110 2,982 Bones 500 500 Coal 817,967 687,557 130,410 Cotton Yarn and Cotton 36,611 34,470 2,141 Flour 103,544 101,939 1,605 Hemp 55,160 32,868 22,292 Kerosine (bulk) 67,362 67,362 (case) 59,115 59,115 80,588 21,473 21,473 4,200 6,468 2,268 2,150 2,150 Lead 2,638 2,775 137 Liquid Fuel Opium Pitch Rattan Rice 1,151,149 1,135,828 15,321 Sandalwood 3,388 3,181 207 Sulphur 605 893 288 Sugar 3,181,605 3,181,605 Tea 64,124 64,124 Timber 271,008 271,008 2,020,322 1,957,703 62,619 Grand Total 5,408,811 5,139,308 269,503 5,139,308 64,124 Nett 333,627$ 269,503