Sessional_Paper_1898 — Page 186

182

As follows:-

Articles.

1896.

1897.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,

Bones,

Coal,

250

3,660

250 3,660

539,721

601,344

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,.

11,090

- 30,581

61,823 19,491

Flour,

85,021

85,904

883

Hemp,

32,790

43,360

10,570

Kerosine (bulk),

41,758

47,782

6,024

Do.

(1,235,612 cases),......

44,129

|(1,689,688 cases).

16,217

60,346

Lead,

915

5,496

4,581

Opium,

2,299

2,531

232

Pitch,

1,700

1,700

Rattan,

3,140

2,920

Rice,

704,530

361,130

Sandalwood,

3,707

3,459

220 343,400 248

Sulphur,

220

2,040

1,820

Sugar,

186,759

211,777

25,018

Tea,

Timber, General,..

5,447

5,929

482

49,363

64,862

15,499

1,077,090

1,211,700

134,610

Total,......

2,791,889.

2,713,061

298,950

347,778

Transit,

1,845,400

1,852,462

7,062

Grand Total,......

4,637,289

4,595,523

306,012

347,778

Nett......

41,766

31.

EXPORTS.

1896.

1897.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage. No.

Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

No.

Tonnage,

Steamers,

River Steamers,

Sailing Vessels,

3,186 4,382,211 3,067 4,263,453

1,392 1,680,979 1,548 1,690,644

96 101,454

119

118,758

156

9,665

355 106,862

239

5,408

Total,.....

4,674

6,164,644 4,970 6,060,959

415

15,073

119

118,758

Nett,.

296

103,685

Exported tons,..

1,626,792

2,103,215

476,423

Strs.

Bunker Coal. Strs,

Bunker Coal.

Strs.

Bunker Coal. Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Steamers,

3,186

River Steamers,..

1,392

391,976 3,067

21,420 1,548

422,257

23,742

156

30,281

2,322

119

Total,.

4,078

413,396 4,615

445,999

156

32,603

119

Nett,...

37

32,603