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TABLE showing Comparative Statement of the Imports of Metals-(continued).

Articles.

Quantity,

Increase or Decrease in 1904 compared with-

Average, 1899-1903.

1903.

1904.

1903 Average, (Quantity), 1899-1903.

Per cent.

tons

49

49

"

295

69 65

78

+

9

+ 59.18

853

+

788

+ 1,640 81

9

COMPARATIVE Table of some of the principal Articles, &c.—(continued).

Articles.

Increase or Decrease in 1904 compared with-

Quantity.

Average, 1899-1903.

1903.

1904.

1903 (Quantity).

Average, 1899-1903.

(a.) Articles appearing, &c.--(contd.).

Quicksilver Spolter

..

Per cent.

:

Steel-

Bamboo, bars, hoops, sheets, and

plates

Tool, cast, wire, and wire rope

サラ

4.791

10,272

3,335

352

418

+

1,456 66

- 63.46

Soft

Tobacon

Umbrellas.

Timber

Hard wood

"

:::

cub. ft.

sq. ft.

1,509,342 41,788.208

1,881,728 }+ 352,381 52.832.529 +10,599,321

ib.

3,478,800

21

Tin, in slabs

European

pieces

**

8,246

4.057

3.806

251

17.25

Tinned plates

Japanese

92,028 969,101

124,040 1,289,897

3,102

3,665

8.270

+4,605

4,260,183 + 781,383

153 712 1,376,465

+

29.672

85,568

:::

++

+ 67·02 + 41.93

+

166 60

White metal or German silver

174

"

237

275

38

+

58-04

Zine, sheets and plates

23

841

392

51

Metals, unclassed..

value f 50,557

24,330

19,980

4,400

60-87

(b.) Articles appearing in the Customs Returns in Unit of Falue.

Candles..

value £

57.206

84,985

Cement..

*

33,054

46,285

80,590 39,806

Cigarettes

*

Cigars

>>

235,152 {|

296,385

415,084

88,414

54,636

++11

4 345

6,979 118,699

+ 40-87 +18.91

16,221

+99.75

COMPARATIVE Table of some of the principal Articles Imported during

the Year 1903-1904.

Cutlery and electro-plated

ware..

17

:

14,642

13,803 +

839

•

Electrical materials and fit-

tings..

51,385

49,708

Enamelled ware

**

33,240

35,603

Quantity.

Articles.

Increase or Decrease in

1904 compared with

Flour ►

Fruits, dried

Glass and glassware

Haberdashery

Hardware

1

494,440

378,140

514.313

27,820

>:

86,982

68,270

108,294

109,902

49,520

59.224

67.306

75.490

Average, 1899-1903.

1903

1903.

1904.

Average, (Quantity). 1899-1903.

Lamps and lampware

55,880

56,270

69.147

Machinery and fittings

196,746

285,877

380,970

Matcheaking materials

37,691

43,434

46,561

Medicines

140,306

176,124

215,731

(a.) Articles appearing in the Custons

Returns in Unit of Quantity.

Railway plant and materials

1,053,682

865,973

Silk and cotton ribbons

48,366

25,450

60,879

Per cent.

Sap

129,221

152,510

130,480

Faus, palm-leaf

Fish and fishery products (not

Bags of all kinds..

pieces

Beche-de-mer

Cwts.

14,552,278 45,783

Bran, rice

33

Buttons, brass and fancy

gross

Clocks and watches

pieces

896,641 207,054

Coal

tons

Coke

11

Cotton, raw

cwts.

1,092,320 359,125

21,203,155 55.205 2,152,647 1,177,491 292.823 1,402,701 8,790 70,826

11,850,827

42,879 2,751,973

301,469 1,250,619

Elephant teeth and tusks

680

710

pieces 30,121,746

81,941,861

35,236,057

including beche - de - mer,

isinglass, and seaweed)

ewts.

Ginseng

Glass, window

Glue

Ib. boxes ewts.

419,494* 585,520 121,833

484,202 628,472

140,304

519,578 554,726 96,968

Ground-nuts

"

8,120 113,130

8,589

387,908

Hemp

23,178

16,381

Leather, and manufactures of

Matches..

gross

Japanese..

Muts of all kinds..

pieces

18,349 125,250 12,838,121 0,185,659

14,317

16,359

26,941

22,854

15,836,919

20,287,402

Milk, condensed, in tins

dozen

-

Needles..

1,000 3,893,510

Oil, engive

galls.

Paper

cwts.

Pepper, black and white

Jb. 4,288,943

6,939.587 145,429 3,088,030 515,874 289,197 5,421,800

7,221,232

246,678

2,886,341

436.955

276,007

6,127,338

Katrans..

cwis.

Rice

tons

128,465 363.356

137,845

136,758

166,780

199,811

Sondal-wood

Seaweed and agar-agar

73

6,788 30,216

Soda

cwts.

7,164 36,157 133.930

7,430

30.236

147,971

1,367,848

10,084 71,496

++++│+++ {{

9,352,828 12,826

Stationery

52,532

51,760

81.568

- 18 56

Stores, household..

7.43

161,638

180,848

219,658

++1+1++++++++++1

1,577

2,363

186,173

+4-01

9,162

6,609

+60.98

9,704

8.184

12,871

+ 28-74

95,093

+ 93.03

3,127

+ 29.53

89,607

+ 53-75

187,709

84,926

+ 24 83

22,030

.97

29,808

+ 55.27

82.810 + 82.18

599,326

Wines, beer, spirits, &e.--

130,357

+ 32 56

Beer and porter

79,186

95,040

8,646

+ 45-59

Spirits

249,5964

52,079

72,196

Wines

152,082 1,294

124,169

129,403

+++

16,754

20,117 + 19 20

5,284

+16.41

670

- 80'09

80

+ 8,295,206

+ 16.98

85,286 73,746 44,236

569 74,778

6,797

2,042

- 10·84

4,087 - 81-75

+ 4,450,483

+ !++1 +1 +++! { ++ !++ |+

+ 58.02

281,695 + 17-70

101,249

201,689

78,919

16,810 706,533

عدد

14.94

592

33,031

266

5,921 14,041

+44-71

+ 6:45 - 45·00

+28-36

+ .06

+23.85 5-27

20.82

+

* Two years' average.

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