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Black Pepper exported reached 333,860 pikuls = 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 101, while imports from Dutch Borneo showed 
an increase. Prices advanced. 
White Peper. — Exports totalled 115,024 pikuls = tons 6,847 valued 
at $2,267,872, showing a decrease of 18,932 pikuls - tons 1,127 and 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 10,030 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 3 10, and from Perak by 3,365 pikuls = tons 200 or 
excluding the rail traffic for 1909, 2,046 pikuls, 
