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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 New Zealand 1,350 tons less. The United 
Kingdom received nothing. 
A— 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 decreases in their imports to the 
Colony .* — 
Pikuls. Tons. 
Selangor by 
Bali by 
Negri Sembilan by 
Java by 
Johore by 
On the other hand an increase is shown from Sumatra of 5 tta 
pikuls = tons 317. ^ 
Pice— 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 fail 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 
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. 
.suy 
6,969 = 4I5 
268 = 16 
83O = 49 
