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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[March 1, 1900. 
it is not thought there will be much difficulty 
in disposing of it. Strangely enough, iu spite 
of the famine that stalks through the length 
and breadth of India today, Rangoou liuds it 
a hard matter to send any of its surplus to the 
nearest chief port. The jealousy is great at 
Calcutta, of the grand supplies from Burma and 
almost unconquerable ; and there is still less pos- 
eibility of Rangoon rice ever being brought to 
Calcutta, and re-exported as the Calcutta article : 
experts would detect the difference at once. From 
all appearances then it seems that direct from 
the city on the Hooghly Ceylon will continue 
to draw its largest supplies of rice, the nearer 
})otii(jn of the Lidi.in continent sending about 
luilf the quantity that comes from Bengal. Of 
other sources Penang alone attracts attention, 
but tile trade from that port is scarcely capa- 
ble of any marked development iu the near, or 
even distant future. 
IMPORTATION OF RICE INTO CEFLON IN 1899: 
A NORMAL YEAR. 
Since the revision of the Customs Tariff, rice is reckoned in cwt. and not bushels 
2i bushels being calculated at 164 lb. ; but we put all in bushels. The iniiiortation 
showed a slight decrease on 1898, but an increase on 1897, 
as before, 
last year 
1899. 
Januaty 
February 
March 
April 
May 
June 
Quantity Imported. 
Bushels 
590,486 
644,128 
552,42.T 
766,787 
507,488 
630,116 
Quantity entered 
Home consumption 
Bufhels 
590,480 
644,128 
551,582 
756,630 
506,640 
630,116 
16P9. 
July 
Aiit;HSt 
September 
October 
November 
December 
Total 
Qiiantity Impoitc-J. 
Bushels 
693,758 
640 477 
752,820 
556,933 
797,832 
536,680 
1899 
1898 
1897 
7,689,930 
7,704,546 
7,354,690 
Qu.aiitity entered 
Home c nsumi tion. 
Bu"hel8 
693,758 
640,4/7 
751,980 
586,9.33 
796,070 
538,326 
",687,126 
7,881,646 
7.354,690 
Calcutta 
Southern India 
Rangoon 
Chittagong 
Ganjam 
Akyab 
Golpalore 
Singapore 
Bombay 
Moulmein 
Balasore 
Penang 
Pooree 
Maldives 
Ttassein 
Dhamnerah 
Saigon 
China 
Aden 
Hongkong 
Japan 
Kurachee 
Pooree 
Pondicherry 
False Point 
Madras 
Tranquebac 
Minicoy 
Porto Nova 
Caddalore 
Earikal 
Bet& 
OUR RICE TRADE. 
Import of RICE in Bags into COLOMBO between 1877 and 1899. 
1899 
1898 
1897 
1894 
1893 
1S92 
.,. 1,860,020 
1,721,801 
l,673,0o'8 
1,419,376 
1,569,195 
1,538,674 
„. 869,823 
525,263 
763,636 
749 649 
404,468 
640,205 
„. 177,777 
350,627 
136,709 
173,508 
160,479 
125,505 
2,511 
2U0 
«•• ••• 
3' 303 
!','. 6,118 
63,197 
66,109 
3,765 
7,965 
8,053 
30 
825 
15 
9,661 
38,249 
13,290 
7,662 
14,223 
1,454 
2b"96l 
66,740 
16,'282 
1,076 
7,104 
9,589 
33,018 
4,000 
15,344 
20,549 
14,564 
"." 8,275 
21,696 
i",'078 
5,225 
"515 
3,230 
""20 
28 
3,210 
15,550 
5,735 
'"'eo 
30 
601 
4,920 
17,699 
12,820 
5,893 
1,033 
2,883 
7,247 
2U0 
201 
3,885 
3,132 
4,000 
6,923 
15,764 
8,490 
1887 
1,058,000 
707,843 
109,763 
2,480 
60 
1,999 
12,730 
1877 
1,897,144 
311,679 
5,033 
733,555 
1,750 
8,200 
380 
29,790 
3,500 
15,400 
12,140 
1,500 
Total.. 3,031,975 2,790,638 2,459,266 2,433,205 2,249,028 2,320,960 l,8y2,88i) 2,343,871 
