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IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.

459

1899.

1900.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage.

No. Tonnage.

No. Tonnage.

No.

Tonnage.

Steamers

3,303

4,864,385 3,362

River Steamers

2,083

1,780,551 2,033

5,169,918

1,754,960

69

305,533

50

25,591

Sailing Vessels

58

75,933

78

97,104

20

21,271

Total,.

5,444

6,720,769

5,473 7,021,982

79

326,804

50

25,591

Nett.....

29

301,213

Imported tons,

3,181,605

3,604,322

As follows-

Articles.

1899.

1900.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,

8,110

560

7,550

Bones,

1,800

1,800

Coal,

687,557

1,045,312

358,255

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,..........

34,470

19,993

14,477

Flour,

101,939

154,111

52,172

Hemp,

32,868

54,105

21,237

Kerosine, (bulk),

61,027

64,732

3,705

21

(case),

80,588

69,979

10,609

Liquid Fuel,

2,759

2,759

Lead,

6,468

2,350

4,118

Opium,

2,775

3,194

419

Pitch,

Rattan,

3,998

10,204

6,206

Rice,

771,830

673,029

98,801

Sandalwood,

1,282

3,811

2,529

Sulphur,..

506

22

484

Sugar,

Tea,

183,162

238,863

55,701

6,287

6,393

106

Timber,

General,..

61,110

82,311

21,201

1,135,828

1,172,024

26,266

Total,..

3,181,605

3,604,322

560,556

137,839

Transit,

1,957,703

2,143,749

186,046

Grand Total,..........

5,139,308

5,748,071

746,602

137,839

Nett,......

608,763