crops is scvcrcly l i i t i i t d 1i.v tlic sc.:ircitg o f r:iiii. 'l'lic csports, r:iliiccl :IL CI . ~~5 3 ~5 2 1 , iiicliidctl TO,2iO tons of groutidtiuts :iiicl 671 t. of p:iliit kcriicls; giitii :tiid wns Ii:ivc prnctic:illy cIis:ippc:ircd froiii tlic csliort list. Of the iitiport tr:itlct v:iI!l_c.tl :it f1,%0,:$!!0, tlic Uttitcd Kingtloiii siipplicil u t pcr cciit., :iiicl tlic Uiiitcd St:itcs J!) per cent. (4 per cciit. in lDI5).-(Col. I~cp.-.4iin., POIIIGIGN, Trnde 01 (lie llelglnii Congo.-'l'ho 13clgiiiti Coiigo li:is clcvclolictl r:ipidly sitiw it w i s opcitctl to world tr:idc, Lltc itiiiiiiig iiicliistry shows iiicrciiscrl rctiiriis cvory yc:ir, : i n d iigriciiltiirc is rti:ikiitg good progress. Coll'cc :tiid rico nrc iiow fit:iple csports; coltoil groiviiig is proiiiisiiig \vdl, tlic 1020 crop Iiciitg cstitti:itccl :it !)Sp ti)its. '1'110 csport. trnde i n 1!)17, vriliictl :it f!7.1(J~J,O22, slioivctl i i i i iiicroiiso of over 250 I i c v cctit. i s coiiip:irccl with 1913, ntid comprised :$100 loi~g tans of rulilicr, 38,457 t. of pnim oil, :it111 coiisitlcrnblc q1i:tiititics of p:iIiii-niits, coco:~, rnp:ill ivory, colfcc, tiiiilicr, :iiitl v:irioiis itiiiiornls. 7'110 imports, v;tliirtl n t :C2,767,?30, \vcro dcrircd chicfly frotii tho Uiiitcd 1Gng:tloiii Soiitli Africn riiitl ~t ~i o t ~c s i : ~, l'olloivccl 11s tltc [Ttii'tcd ~tiitcs : i t i c ~ ~~'r:iiicc, tho slinrc of 13cIg:1111ii iiciiig siiinI1 owing to csport rcstrictioii. ~~i i i o i i g tho itiiports \vcrc :-Cciiiciit, 2 0 t. ; pctrolyini, gnsolitio, ctc., %DO t. ; coloiirx, tlycs, niicl vnriiisli, 240 t. : niid sotip, 584 ti s o . 105:1, Ilcc., 100.