Sessional_Paper_1900 — Page 433

1898.

IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS,

1899.

Increase.

Decrease.

427

No.

Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

No.

Tonnage. No.

Tommage.

Steamers,

3,338

1,750,148

River Steamers,.......

Sailing Vessels,

1,975

226

3,303 4,864,385

1,768,489 2,083 1,780,551

121,065

75,833

108

114,237

12,062

35

58

168

45,232

Total,.......

5,539

6,639,702

5,444 6,720,769

108

126,299

203

45,232

Nett,.....

81,067

108

Imported tous,

3,388,489

3,181,605

As follows:

Articles.

1898.

1899.

Increase.

Decrease.

Benus,

Bones,

11,092 500

8,110

2,982

1,800

1,300

Coal,

817,967

687,557

130,410

Cotton Yarn and Costou,..

36,611

34,470

2,141

Flour,

103,544

101,939

1,605

Hewp,

55,160

32,868

22,292

Kerosine (bulk),

67,362

61,027

6,335

(case),

59,115

80,588

21,473

Lead..

4,200

6,468

2,268

Liquid Fuel,.

2,150

2,150

Opium,

2,638

2,775

137

Pitch,

Rattan,

6,441

3,998

2,443

Rice,

747,395

771,830

24,435

Sandalwood,

2,055

1,282

773

Sulphur,

Sugar,

Tea, Timber, General,

535 267,422 6,554 16,599

506

29

183,162

84,260

6,287

267

61,110

14,511

1,151,149

1,185,828

15,321

Total...

Transit,..

3,388,489

3,181,605

64,124

271,008

2,020,322

1,957,708

62,619

Grand Total,.......

5,408,811

5,139,308

64.124

333,627

Nett,.......

269,503