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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 bv 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. 
Sago 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. 
Arecanuts.- Exports recorded pikuls 949,796 — tons 56,535 and 
$4,315,147 value, an increase of 150,548 pikuls = tons 8,961 and of 
$833,994 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 1 15 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 33,04^ 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 de- 
creases being small are not given in detail. 
