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CHINESE MEDICINES.

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

Iniports of Ginseng increased from $2,174,000 to $4,135.000; largely from U.S.A., North China and

Jajnu.

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 mercased trom 9,388 piculs ($832.00%) to 13,810 pruls ($1,383,000). Empats from the United Kingdom mercased from 3,098 piculs to 7,858 preuls

FOODSTUFFS AND PIOVISIONS.

luports futulled $123.4 millious as compared with $198 millions, and exports $91.9 millions as compared with $82.2 millious

Imports of Beans (all kinds) decreased in quantity but increased in value. from 641,000 piculs ($3,1 mililons) to 549,000 piculs ($4.0 millions).

Imports of Marine Delicacies, such as Agar Agar, Awahi, Beche à Ma, Compoy. Cuttle Fish, Prawns and Shark Fins, decreased from 18 242 pieuls ($4.8 millions) to 68.186 piculs ($4.2 millious).

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

Unenumerated Fish and Fishery Products decreased from $5.5 million to $4 2 millions, the Japanese chate of this trade declining from $2.6 millious to $1.5 millions

Imports of Wheat Flour decreased, from 1,468,00) piculs ($7,549,000, to 964,000 pieuls ($7,945,000), largely on account of decreased imports from U.S.A. which declined from 116.168 piculs to 47,660 piculs, and Austrália from 1,008,000 piculs to 620,000 picuis. 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 picula.

Imports of Ricc (all grades, amounted to 1.9 million piculs ($89.7 millions) as compared with 9,6 milion piculs ($33.0) millious) The quantity ot White Ri (unbroken) imported decreased from 4,353,000 piculs ($18.5 millions) to 2.579,000 pieuls ($16.3 millions), whilst imports of White Rice throken increased from 2,446,000 piculs ($74 mullions) to 3,136,000 piculs ($14,1 millions. Imports of White Rice from Burma and French Indo-Clung fell by approximatel one half, Siam holding its former position. Imports of White Rice (broken) from Siam increased from 2.3 million pieuls to 30 million piculs, whilst imports Imports of Cargo Rice also from French Indo-Chinn declined from 156,000 piculs to 98,000 pieul-. increased from 647,000 picul: ($2.1 millions; to 928,000 piculs ($4,5 millions).

Imports of 'nenumerated Grang decreased from 3.3 million pieuls 158.2 millions; to 918.000 piculs Imports from French Indo-Chins ($3,6 millions). (This item chiefly consists of Padi or l'uhuffed Rices decreased from 3.1 million piculs to 98,90 piculs. Exports to South China decreased from 2.9 million picula to 876,000 piculs

UŠATI,000 as compared with 1,365,000 ba Imports of Bacon and Ham totalled 1.142.0 lbs (8518,000)). Increased quantities were received from the Cited Kingben and Australia, whilst the share of U.S.A. decreased from 29,000 the to 8,850 h-

Imports of Game and Poultry dier, decreased from 3.1 million beai (821 millons) 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 Wall which declined from 355.000 head to 180,000 head.

Exports of Candy Sugar amounted to 59,000 piculs ($503,000) is 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 Imports of Un. piculs ($17.4 millions) as compared with 2.6 million piculs ($9.7 millions). refined 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 piouis as compared with 140,000 piculs, and North China 719.000 piculs as compared with 599.000

picule.