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MINERALS AND ORES.

Total imports were $0.6 million as compared with $3.2 millions, and exports $0.9 million as compared with $1.9 millions.

The supply of Wolframite from China fell from 65,332 pieuls ($2.7 millions) to 10,282 piculs ($318,000), owing to the decreased demand from Great Britain, Germany, Italy and U. S. A.; exports to Japan showed an increase.

Manganese Ore imports, too, fell from 288,000 piculs ($336,000) to 144,000 piculs

($186.000).

NUTS AND SEEDS.

Total imports amounted to $6.9 millions as compared with $8.9 millions, and exports $5.6 millions as compared with $6.2 millions.

Imports of Nuts of all kinds fell heavily.

Pepper imports increased from 18,752 pienls to 24,023 piculs.

OILS AND FATS.

Total imports amounted to $52.2 millions as compared with $54.3 millions, and exports $37.1 millions as compared with $43.4 millions.

Both imports and exports of Lard declined. South China supplied only 6,335 piculs as compared with 12,156 piculs in 1931. Exports to Great Britain fell by 18,000 piculs, while the Philippines took 23,000 piculs as compared with 14,000 piculs.

Motor Spirit imports amounted to 8,697,070 gallons as compared with 8,576,289 gallons; exports amounting to 7,141,987 gallons as against 6,067,766 gallons.

Fuel Oil imports decreased in quantity from 182,596 tons to 162,517 tons, but increased in value from $13.1 millions to $15.2 millions. The share of the Netherlands East Indies in- creased from 91,488 tons to 134,645 tons, while the C. 8. A. share fell from 55,408 tons to 25,948 tons.

Kerosene imports increased from 25.2 million gallons to 27.4 million gallons, but exports fell from 27.9 million gallons to 23.7 million gallons. Apparently the imposition of heavy duties on the import of Kerosene into China has led to the construction of several organizations, in the South China area, which import oil in its crude form, and market a locally produced Kerosene product.

PAINTS.

Total imports were $2.5 millions as compared with $2.7 millions, and exports $2.1 millions as compared with 82.6 millions.

Great Britain increased its share of this trade.

PAPER AND PAPERWARE,

Total imports were $15,7 millions as compared with $16.2 millions, and exports $10.3 millions as compared with $11.4 millions.

The import trade in old newspapers (mainly from U.S.A.) remained approximately the same, 451,000 piculs ($2.2 millions) arriving for packing purposes.

Printing Paper imports increased from $5.9 millions to $6.3 millions. The Japanese share fell from $2.2 millions to $462,000, Great Britain, Canada, Norway and Sweden bene- fitting considerably.