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“...reason ; but as this is now a pretty usual thing, not
so much notice is taken of it as formerly. For instance, the same
gloomy views were given a year ago, whereas the crop shows an
increase of 169,500 tons over the previous year. This was no
doubt due partly to an increase of ground under culture.
Land under The latest statistics give the total of acreage under cultivation
cultivation. as 2,960,212 acres.
Exports, Statement of ltiec and Paddy Exports for 1902.
1002. _:_
Quality. Quantity. Value.
Currency. Sterling.
White Ricc Cargo „ l'addy .. .. .. XoLal Tons. 632,500 134,000 35,000 Dollars. 41,934,750 7,061,800 1,487,500 £ 4,193,475 706,180 148,750
801,500 50,484,050 5,048,405
note.—Bxcljaugc, 2s....”
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INDO China
Table of other Produce.
Value.
Product.
v^uaniuy.
Currency. Sterling.
Piculs. Tons. Dollars. £
liceswax 3 i a 190 19
Betel nut 4,091 241 20,450 2,045
Cardamom 1,432 85 250,600 25,060
Caviar 20 1 50 5
Copra Cotton .. 101,932 5,996 968,350 1,470,120 96,835
53,459 3,145 147,012
lilephant bone .. 59 4 1,470 147
Fish...... 277,855 16,345 3,334,260 63,920 333,426
„ oil...... 9,835 579 6,392
Gamboge 740 44 74,000 7,400
Guttapercha 1,693 100 172,680 17,268
Hides 12.S89 758 386,670 38,667
Horns 6,846 403 160,880 403,390 16,088
Isinglass 1,885 111 40,339 11,721
Lard .. 7,104 41S 117,210
15 1 130 13
Pepper 57,360 3,374 2,380,440 238,044
Pigs (live) (Number) 5,351 171,230 17,123
Salt ...... 63,564 3,739 57,200 5,720
Shrimps (dried) 14,124 831 423,720 12,372
Silk ...... 1,325 78 477,000 47,700
Sticklac 802 47 20,850 2,085
Vegetables (dried) 26,412 1,554 92,440 9,214
Wood...... 62 4 120 12
NoTii.—Exchange, 2s.
Shipping and The total of all shipping that cleared...”
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