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Phosphate of Lime. — The export of Phosphate of Lime by the 

 Company operating at Christmas Island recorded 105,481 tons valued 

 at $2,260,307, a decline of 3,616 tons but an advance of $390,073 value 

 due to enhanced prices. To Australia 10,700 tons more were sent, to 

 Denmark 14,096 more, to Germany 18,932 more, and to the Nether- 

 lands 2,450 more but to Japan 46,662 tons less were sent, to Sweden 

 1,782 tons less, and to Nev\^ Zealand 1,350 tons less. The United 

 Kingdom received nothing. 



/I.— Food, Drinks, and Narcotics. 



Coffee. — Total of exports amounted to 46,618 pikuls = tons 

 2,775, valued at $1,055,362. Exports fell by 7,072 pikuls ^ tons 421. 



The following countries showed 

 Colony : — 



Selangor by 



Bali by 



Negri Sembilan by 



Java by 



Johore by 



decreases in their imports to the 



Pikuls. 



Tons. 



3,518 



= 209 



6,969 



= 415 



268 



= 16 



830 



- 49 



78 



5 



On the other hand an increase is shown from Sumatra of 5,334 

 pikuls = tons 317. 



Rice. — Imports totalled 9,538,107 pikuls = tons 567,744 valued at 

 over 37 million dollars, an increase of 804,310 pikuls 47,876 but a 

 decline in value of $171,725 due to a fall in prices. 



Exports amounted to 8,791,316 pikuls = tons 523,293, an increase 

 of 609,680 pikuls = tons 36,290 inclusive of rail traffic or 92*2 per cent, 

 of the total quantity received. 



Increases are seen in the imports from French Indo-China Colony 

 which amounted to 403,066 pikuls = tons 23,992 and from Burma 

 456,591 pikuls ~ tons 27,178 but a decrease is seen from Siam, Siam 

 East Coast, and Siam West coast amounting to 193,373 pikuls = tons 

 11,510. Average quotations have declined from $4.26 to $3,89 per 

 pikul. 



Wheat Flour. — Pikuls 537,623 = tons 32,001 were received valued 

 at $3,256,895, an increase of pikuls 50,213 = tons 2,989 and of nearly 

 $448,000 value. Australia imported 86,510 pikuls = tons 5,149, an 

 increase of 59 pikuls = tons 3, while Hongkong and the United States 

 of America Pacific Coast sent 417,470 pikuls tons 24,849, an increase 

 of 42,909 pikuls = tons 2554. Australian Flour is still in fair demand 

 but the larger quantity of business done is still in the American 

 artical. Australia was handicapped in the imports of Flour owing to 

 the coal strike. Prices for both Australian and American Flour have 

 advanced due probably to the failure of the Argentine crop. 



