234 Trade of the Island of Crete. 
The total value of the imports was 4121,700, against 
4113,261. in 1863, and 155,300 in 1860. 
The exports amounted altogether to £86,800, against 
#125,504 in 1860. 
The trade of this province has been much’ depressed by 
the partial failure last year of the grain and olive crops. 
The latter only yielded 3,000,000 okes of oil, being about 
one-fourth of a good harvest in the whole Candia district. 
The crop of carobs was altogether a plentiful one, about 
40,000 cwt. were exported from this port last year. 
The prices averaged 3s. 6d. and 4s. per cwt., free of all 
charges on board. 
The grape has been nearly all blighted by a heavy storm 
occurring in the early part of Septernber. 
A large quantity of silk cocoons, and equal to two-thirds 
the entire crop, was converted into eggs, pursuant to con- 
stant orders from Syria. 
Fresh cocoons fetched from 3s. 6d. to 4s. per lb.; spun 
silk from 18s. to £1 per lb. 
Olive oil costs, free on board, 447 up to 451 per tun; 
native soap, 38s. per cwt. 
DISTRICT OF RETIMO. 
The port of Retimo is yearly getting filled up with sand, 
and only very small vessels can now load or discharge. If 
properly cleaned there would be a depth of from ten to 
twelve feet. , 
Last year the crop of oil almost entirely failed, having 
only produced 30,000 mistata (333 tuns). All this quantity 
has been made up into soap. 
A good crop of oil in the whole district of Retimo | is 
estimated at some 500,000 mistata (5,208 tuns). 
Next to olive oil, carobs and valonea rank as staple pro- 
ducts of the sheiea® . 
The yield of the first was 30,000 kintals (33,000 cwt.), 
that of the latter, 40,000 kintals (44,000 cwt.) The price 
of carobs averaged 18 piastres per kintal (3s. 2d. per cwt.) ; 
valonea was sold at 50 and 60 piastres per kintal (8s. 11d. 
and gs. 10d. per cwt.) 
The total number of ships entered at this port in 1865, 
was IOI vessels, total value of cargoes being 443,778. 113 
vessels cleared out with total cargoes, valued at £94,649. — 
