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Black Pepper exported reached 333,860 pikiils = tons 19,873 and 

 $4,082,372 value, a decrease of 161,779 pikuls^tons 9,630 and of 

 $1,883,522 value. 



The imports from Johore decreased by 25,256 pikuls = tons 1,503, 

 from Java by 49,194 pikuls-^tons 2,928, from Sumatra by 18,012 

 pikuls^tons 1,072, from Siam West Coast by 9,884 pikuls-^tons 588. 

 from Acheen by 23,530 pikuls -^tons 1,401, and from Sarawak by 

 Pikuls 1,689== tons lOi, while imports from Dutch Borneo showed 

 an increase. Prices advanced. 



White Peper.—Expovi^ totalled 115,024 pikuls --tons 6,847 valued 

 at $2,267,872, showing a decrease of 18,932 pikuls-- tons 1,127 ^^nd of 

 $218,841 value. Prices advanced towards the last few months of 

 the year. 



Imports from Sarawak showed a decrease of 8,773 pikuls = tons 

 522, and from other Dutch Islands pikuls 1,408 = tons 84 but Dutch 

 Borneo and Rhio and Lingga Archipelago showed increases in 

 imports. 



Sugar. — Imports amounted to 1,059,976 pikuls = tons 63,094 

 and $6,621,183 value, an increase of 237,833 pikuls = tons 14,157 

 and $1,699,976 value. 



From Java Ports 254,326 pikuls--=tons 15,138 more were received 

 during the year and from Perak the imports decreased by 9,756 

 pikuls = tons 581. 



Austria-Hungary imported 3,360 pikuls = tons 200 and Germany 

 2,286 pikuls = tons 136 in 1908 but contributed nothing towards 

 imports in 1909. 



Exports to Perak and Selangor were less by pikuls 6,996 = tons 

 416 which would be greater if the rail traffic for 1908 were taken into 

 account and pikuls 5,924 = tons 353, respectively, while to Siam, 

 Hongkong and China they increased by 9,913 pikuls = tons 590, 

 7,277 pikuls = and tons 433, 10,347 pikuls = tons 616 respectively. 



Copra. — Exports totalled pikuls 1,201,310 = tons 71,507 and 

 ^9.958,903 value, a decrease of 99,518 pikuls = tons 5,924, but an 

 increase of $759,265 value, prices having advanced. Dutch Borneo 

 imported 28,966 pikuls = tons 1,724 less, Natunas 58,773 pikuls = 

 tons 3,498 less, Sumatra 23,908 pikuls = tons 1,423 less, Sarawak 

 13,500 pikuls = tons 804 less, other Dutch Islands 7,037 pikuls=tons 

 419 less, and Celebs IO.030 pikuls = tons 597 less. Minor decreases 

 are not detailed. 



Increases are seen from Acheen by from 24,350 pikuls = tons 

 1,449, from Johore by 11,439 pikuls = tons 681, Selangor by 5,213 

 pikuls = tons 310, and from Perak by 3,365 pikuls = tons 200 or 

 excluding the rail traffic for 1909, 2,046 pikuls. 



