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The prices during the early part of the year were such as to 

 barely admit of the crop being packed to cover cost but the shortage 

 occasioned by abandonment of lands caused and advance in price 

 towards the latter part of the year which is now at a profitable level 

 and which it is expected will be well maintained. 



Sdgo Flour. — Exports reached 1,130,995 pikuls — tons 67,321 

 valued at $3,484,133, the increase being 177,821 pikuls = tons 10,584 

 and $598,544 value. For the first few months the market was steady 

 but during the remaining months it was very erratic. The demand 

 from Europe was exceptionally good. Prices advanced. 



Arec'{jr:uts.— Exports recorded pikuls 949,796 = tons 56,535 and 

 $4,315,147 value, an increase of 150,548 pikuls — tons 8,961 and of 

 5833.994 value. 



Nutmegs. — Exports amounted to 23,197 pikuls = tons 1,381 

 valued at $411,346, the increase on the previous year's figures being- 

 only 356 pikuls = 21 tons. 



Sugar Candy. — The exports of sugar-candy manufactured in 

 Singapore reached 166,070 pikuls =tons 9,885 and $1,266,845 value, 

 an increase of pikuls 46,300 = tons 2,756 and $288,847 value. Exports 

 to Hongkong increased by 42,672 pikuls = tons 2,540 and to China 

 by 1,929 pikuls = tons 115 besides smaller increases to other places. 

 The sugar-candy industry shows improvement. 



Tapioca Flake. —Exports totalled 151,988 pikuls = tons 9,047 and 

 $845,460 value, showing a decrease of 48,888 pikuls = tons 2,910 and 

 $435,000 value. 



Tapioca Flour showed 247,954 pikuls = tons 14,759 exported, 

 valued at $722,679, an increase of 92,998 pikuls = tons 5,536 and 

 $157,918 value. 



Tapioca Pearl was sent out to the amount of 434,313 pikuls = tons 

 25,852 valued at $2,245,808, an increase of 33,046 pikuls ^ tons 1967. 



Tapioca has been planted on several rubber estates as a catch 

 crop but with the advancement of the rubber industry there is every 

 likelihood of a decrease in production. 



5.— Raw Materials. 



Gum Benjamin. — Exports reached 21,402 pikuls = tons 1,274 

 valued at $458,266, an increase of pikuls 489 = tons 29 and of $7,760 

 value. 



Para Rubber. — Exports showed 33,807 pikuls -= lbs. 4,507,600 

 valued at $9,483,553, an increase of 6,344 pikuls =^ lbs. 845,867. The 

 United Kingdom received 6,416 pikuls lbs. 855,467 more, but 

 Belgium and Ceylon received less by 412 pikuls = lbs. 54,933 and 

 756 pikuls = lbs. 100,800 respectively. The other increases and djf- 

 creases being small are not given in detail. 



