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CHINESE MEDICINES.
Imports totalled $19.6 millions as compared with $22.1 millions, and exports $15.7 millions as com- pared with $17.0 millions; unenumerated items accounted for $13.4 millions of the total imports, as compared with $15.3 millions.
Imports of Ginseng decreased from $3.5 millions to $3.4 millions.
DYEING AND TANNING MATERIALS.
Imports totalled $16.1 millions as compared with $8.2 millions, and exports $11.4 millions as com- pared with $5.3 millions.
Imports of Aniline Dyes (not including Indigo) greatly increased from $3.5 millions to $9.3 millions. There were increased imports from Germany, France and North China, and decreased imports from the United Kingdom and U.S.A.
Imports of Artificial Indigo increased from 21,000 pients ($2.2 millions) to 33,000 piculs (83.0 tuillions).
FOODSTUFFS AND PROVISIONS.
Imports totalled $152.4 millions as compared $155.3 millions, and exports $120.7 millions as com- pared with $118.6 millions.
Imports of Beans (all kinds) increased from 541,000 pieuls ($4.6 millions) to 763,000 piculs (86.2 millions).
Imports of Marine Delicacies (such as Agar Agar, Awabi, Beche de Mer, Conpoy, Cuttle Fish, Prawns and Shark Fins) decreased from 67,000 piculs ($4.3 millions) to 56,400 pieuls (82.9 millions).
Imports of Fresh Fish decreased from 189,000 pieuls ($16 millions) to 68,000 piculs ($1.1 millions).
Imports of unenumerated Fish and Fishery Products decreased from $4.7 millious to $3.3 millions, the chief source of supply being French Indo-China.
Imports of Wheat Flour increased from 1.1 million piculs ($12.5 millions) to 1.4 million piculs ($12.7 millions). Imports from U.S.A. increased from 225,000 pieuls to 349,000 piculs, and Australia from 683.000 piculs to 847,000 pieuls.
Imports of lire (all kinda) increased from 8.2 million piculs ($53.9 millions) to 8.5 million piculs ($54.2 millions).
Imports of Game and Poultry (live) increased from 2.5 million head ($2.1 millions) to 2.7 million head ($2.2 millions).
Imports of Sugar (all grades) decreased from 2.7 million picuts ($20.1 millions) to 1.9 million piculs ($18.2 millions). Exports of Refined Supar amounted to 1.1 million piculs ($10.7 millions) as compared with 938,000 pieuls ($9.0 millions).
Imports of Fresh Fruits decreased from 189,000 pirul- ($1.2 millions) millions).
to 463,000 piculs ($4.2
Imports of Vegetables (including dried and presttred regetables) decreased from 1.0 million piculs ($6.1 millions) to 807,000 piculs ($4.8 millions).
Imports of Butter increased from $1.1 millions to $1.3 millions, and Eggs from $2.7 millions to $2.9 millions, but Baron and Ham decreased from 17 million lbs. Į$958,000) to 1.4 million lbs. ($773,000).
Imports of Beef and Mutton increased from 1.7 million lbs. 18575,000) to 2.0 million lbs. (8716,000). Imports of Milk (Condensed, Evaporated and Dried) increased from 210,100 cases ($3.2 millious) to 210,800 cases ($3.4 millious).
Imports of Tea increased from $39 millions to $15,9 millions. Exports of Tru totalled $16.1 millions as compared with $3.6 millions.
FUELS.
Imports totalled $17.3 millions as compared with $16.0 millions, and exports $1.1 millions as compared with $540,000,
Imports of Charcoal increased from 318.008) pieuls ($646,004) to 352,000 piculs ($792,(*)).
Imports of Anthracite Coal increased from 74,000 tons ($852,000) to 97,000 tons ($1.3 millions), nuinly from French Indo-China.
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