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CHINESE MEDICINES

Imports totalled $20.3 millions as compared with $13.0 millions, and exports $13.6 millions as compared with $9.1 millions, and $11.6 millions of the exports as compared with $8.6 millions.

Imports of Ginseng increased from $2,174,000 to $4,135,000; largely from U.S.A., North China and Japan.

DYEING AND TANNING MATERIALS

Imports totalled $4.7 millions as compared with $4.3 millions, and exports $8.6 millions as compared with $8.5 millions.

Imports of Aniline Dyes (not including Indigo) decreased from $2,369,000 to $1,947,000. Imports from the United Kingdom increased from $241,000 to $553,000, whilst German imports declined from $1,893,000 to $1,148,000.

Imports of Artificial Indigo increased from 9,388 piculs ($832,000) to 13,810 piculs ($1,383,000). Exports from the United Kingdom increased from 3,098 piculs to 7,858 piculs.

FOODSTUFFS AND PROVISIONS

Imports totalled $123.4 millions as compared with $198 millions, and exports $91.9 millions as compared with $82.2 millions.

Imports of Beans (all kinds) decreased in quantity but increased in value, from 641,000 piculs ($3.1 millions) to 549,000 piculs ($4.0 millions).

Imports of Marine Delicacies, such as Agar Agar, Awabi, Beche-de-mer, Conpoy, Cuttle Fish, Prawns and Shark Fins, decreased from 18,242 piculs ($4.8 millions) to 68,186 piculs ($4.2 millions).

Imports of Fresh Fish totalled 180,100 piculs ($1,952,000), as compared with 193,020 piculs ($2,051,000), the bulk of the supply being credited to French Indo-China.

Unenumerated Fish and Fishery Products decreased from $5.5 million to $4.2 millions, the Japanese share of this trade declining from $2.6 millions to $1.5 millions.

Imports of Wheat Flour decreased, from 1,468,000 piculs ($7,549,000) to 964,000 piculs ($7,945,000), largely on account of decreased imports from U.S.A. which declined from 116,168 piculs to 47,660 piculs, and Australia from 1,008,000 piculs to 620,000 piculs. Most of the exports went to South China (but in lesser quantity), French Indo-China and Siam. Imports from Japan increased from 5,762 piculs to 80,920 piculs.

Imports of Rice (all grades) amounted to 1.9 million piculs ($89.7 millions) as compared with 9.6 million piculs ($33.0 millions). The quantity of White Rice (unbroken) imported decreased from 4,353,000 piculs ($18.5 millions) to 2,579,000 piculs ($16.3 millions), whilst imports of White Rice broken increased from 2,446,000 piculs ($7.4 millions) to 3,136,000 piculs ($14.1 millions). Imports of White Rice from Burma and French Indo-China fell by approximately one half, Siam holding its former position. Imports of White Rice (broken) from Siam increased from 2.3 million piculs to 3.0 million piculs, whilst imports of Cargo Rice also from French Indo-China declined from 156,000 piculs to 98,000 piculs. Imports of Cargo Rice increased from 647,000 piculs ($2.1 millions) to 928,000 piculs ($4.5 millions).

Imports of Unenumerated Grain decreased from 3.3 million piculs ($8.2 millions) to 918,000 piculs. Imports from French Indo-China ($3.6 millions). (This item chiefly consists of Padi or Puffed Rice decreased from 3.1 million piculs to 98,900 piculs. Exports to South China decreased from 2.9 million piculs to 876,000 piculs.)

Imports of Bacon and Ham totalled 1,142,000 lbs ($518,000) as compared with 1,365,000 lbs. Increased quantities were received from the United Kingdom and Australia, whilst the share of U.S.A. decreased from 29,000 lbs to 8,850 lbs.

Imports of Game and Poultry decreased from 3.1 million head ($2.1 millions) to 2.5 million head ($1.9 millions), chiefly on account of decreased imports from South China which declined from 2.4 million head to 2.1 million head, and Kwong Chow Wan which declined from 355,000 head to 180,000 head.

Exports of Candy Sugar amounted to 59,000 piculs ($503,000) as compared with 58,000 piculs ($369,000).

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There were increased imports of Sugar (all grades) at higher values. Imports totalled 8.0 million piculs ($17.4 millions) as compared with 2.6 million piculs ($9.7 millions). Imports of Unrefined Brown Sugar increased from 1.4 million piculs to 1.7 million piculs; Unrefined White Sugar from 1.0 million piculs to 1.1 million piculs. Exports of Refined White Sugar (mainly of local manufacture) increased from 878,000 piculs ($4.9 millions) to 1.2 million piculs ($8.7 millions). British Malaya took 285,000 piculs as compared with 140,000 piculs, and North China 719,000 piculs as compared with 599,000 piculs.