APPENDIX

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL STATISTICS

The increase in Uruguay's trade with foreign countries since 1862—Trade with foreign countries in 1908—Imports of articles destined for commercial purposes—Imports of articles destined for industrial purposes—Ports to which Uruguayan wool was chiefly exported during 1908—Values of imports from foreign countries—Values of exports to foreign countries—Values of goods handled by the various ports since 1909—Proportion of cultivated soil compared with the area of departments—Live stock census of the Republic in 1900, showing the amounts owned by Uruguayan and foreign proprietors—The distribution of live stock in the various departments—Principal articles exported from Uruguay to the United Kingdom in 1909—Principal articles exported from the United Kingdom to Uruguay in 1909—Uruguay's Budget—Distribution of expenditure among the various departments—Services provided for by special revenues—Principal sources from which the revenues are derived—The development of the State Bank during the years 1897-1909—Balance-sheet—Cereal production in tons—Cereal harvest for the year 1908-9—Cable, telegraph, and telephone systems—Postal service.

TABLE SHOWING THE INCREASE IN URUGUAY'S TRADE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES SINCE 1862

Year.Imports.Exports.Total.

1862$8,151,802$8,804,442$16,956,244

18648,384,1676,334,70614,718,873

186614,608,09110,665,04025,273,131

186717,657,91812,077,79529,735,713

186816,102,46512,139,72028,242,195

186916,830,07813,930,82730,760,705

187015,003,34212,779,05127,782,393

187114,864,24713,334,22428,198,471

187218,859,79415,489,53234,349,256

187321,075,44616,301,77237,377,218

187417,481,67215,244,78532,426,455

187512,431,40812,693,61025,125,018

187612,500,00013,727,00026,527,000

187715,045,84615,899,40530,945,251

187815,927,97417,492,15933,420,153

187915,949,30316,645,96132,595,864

188019,478,86819,752,20139,231,069

188117,918,88420,229,51238,148,396

188218,174,80022,062,93440,237,734

188320,322,31125,221,66435,543,975

188424,550,67424,759,48549,309,559

188525,275,47625,253,03650,528,512

188620,194,65523,811,98644,006,641

188724,615,94418,671,99643,287,940

188829,477,44828,008,25457,485,702

188936,823,86325,954,10762,777,970

189032,364,62729,085,51961,450,146

189118,978,42026,998,27045,976,690

189218,404,29625,915,81944,356,115

189319,671,64027,681,37347,353,013

189423,800,37033,470,51157,279,881

189524,596,19332,543,64357,279,881

189625,530,18530,403,08455,933,269

189719,512,21629,219,57348,831,789

189824,784,36130,276,91655,061,277

189925,552,80036,574,16462,226,964

190023,978,20629,410,86253,389,068

190123,691,93227,731,12651,423,058

190223,517,34733,602,51257,119,859

190326,103,96637,317,90962,421,975

190421,217,00038,485,00059,702,000

190530,778,00030,805,00061,583,000

190634,455,00033,402,00067,857,000

190737,470,71534,912,07272,382,787

190836,188,72340,296,36776,485,090

190937,136,76445,789,70382,946,467

URUGUAY'S TRADE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN 1908. A COMPARISON WITH THAT OF SOME OTHER CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN STATES

Uruguay$76,485,090Guatemala12,567,729

Peru49,585,000San Salvador10,028,237

Bolivia33,837,000Panama9,563,946

Columbia28,512,636Haiti8,180,008

Venezuela26,540,905Paraguay7,661,468

Ecuador15,296,627Nicaragua7,500,000

Santo Domingo14,613,807Honduras4,664,039

Costa Rica13,386,930

URUGUAY'S IMPORTS OF ARTICLES DESTINED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES

Yearly

average from1905.1906.1907.

1898 to 1902.

Various foods$4,938,000$5,293,397$6,966,500$6,530,700

Beverages2,359,0001,724,1851,808,5002,097,000

Tobacco218,000306,142280,109697,000

Cotton manufactures3,265,0004,900,0004,400,0004,555,000

Woollen "1,203,0001,523,6001,814,0001,879,800

Thread "155,000170,086166,000226,100

Silk "276,000303,286364,000521,500

Other "344,0001,727,4921,587,000955,000

Chemical and

pharmaceutical

products507,000751,993718,0001,178,000

Musical instruments61,00093,873106,800116,600

Paper and cardboard496,000615,617675,100709,300

Manufactured metal707,0001,072,4261,078,100593,600

China and earthenware84,000163,000186,800185,400

Jewels, crystals, &c.373,000494,815546,000724,000

Various articles1,271,0001,635,2031,948,8001,384,315

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Total$17,271,000$20,775,651$22,645,700$22,353,615

URUGUAY'S IMPORTS OF ARTICLES DESTINED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES

Yearly

average from1905.1906.1907.

1898 to 1902.

Livestock$1,388,000$1,822,452$990,000$754,000

Machine oil533,000691,860781,400841,400

Coal1,128,0001,366,5641,723,0001,879,000

Paints and inks139,000224,784223,000320,000

Timber1,112,0001,605,4101,526,0001,620,000

Wooden manufactures134,000308,175349,000418,700

Tanned hides211,030310,756379,000258,000

Iron and steel420,000684,959883,0001,688,500

Agricultural machinery and instruments235,000299,146241,300180,300

Industrial machinery and implements149,000247,116338,000847,600

Wire fencing506,000976,490721,000793,700

Manufactured iron403,000619,749737,000470,000

Portland cement103,000237,437347,000479,600

Tiles41,00059,60173,00074,500

Railway and tramway material490,009275,8892,089,0003,194,000

General factory material72,000275,564407,6001,295,700

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Total$7,064,000$10,001,952$11,808,300$15,117,100

PORTS TO WHICH URUGUAYAN WOOL WAS CHIEFLY EXPORTED DURING 1908

Bales.

Marseilles94,418

Hamburg and Bremen28,003

Dunkirk21,901

Ambères17,926

Havre12,953

Liverpool7,003

VALUES OF IMPORTS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Yearly

average from1907. Difference.

1898 to 1902.

Great Britain$6,447,764$11,572,152+$5,124,388

Germany2,932,9656,079,498+3,146,533

France2,290,1743,924,069+1,633,885

United States2,091,2093,439,445+1,348,236

Italy2,218,8442,898,391+679,547

Belgium1,456,4692,688,520+1,232,051

Argentina3,151,3452,563,186-588,158

Brazil1,518,8001,743,731+224,931

Spain1,837,6031,725,198-112,405

Holland3,625233,968+230,343

Paraguay145,431187,989+42,558

Australia—130,559+130,539

Cuba105,932121,040+15,108

Chile106,608108,342+1,734

Portugal15,08732,668+17,281

Austria3,07122,178+19,107

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Total$24,324,927$37,470,615+$13,145,688

URUGUAYAN EXPORTS TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES

Yearly

average from

1898 to 1902.1907.1908.

Germany$3,401,642$4,647,866$5,454,661

England2,592,6132,954,5292,987,759

Argentina5,194,6637,295,1958,143,029

Australia—12,7504,400

Austria—116,880528,568

Belgium5,084,5545,551,7636,138,059

Brazil6,908,4272,759,8633,467,283

Cuba439,0401,092,966848,858

Chile282,015289,239170,924

Scotland—38,62558,846

Spain531,793533,674524,066

United States1,886,3721,603,3302,336,201

France5,137,1926,441,6317,699,927

Italy663,0971,155,7041,310,811

Holland34,97711,9106,071

Paraguay192,0249,34321,618

Peru106——

Porto Rico——51,070

Portugal—101,784133,170

Prussia18,911—100,002

Barbadoes8163301,570

Canary Islands14,2345,9712,475

Falkland Islands3,7391,483511

Trinidad2,0513,7941,541

South Africa2,760—12,195

Provisions for vessels164,400293,502291,150

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Total$31,555,422$34,912,072$40,296,347

VALUES OF GOODS HANDLED BY THE VARIOUS PORTS DURING 1909

Imports.Exports.

——————

Montevideo$34,251,069$32,685,267

Paysandú924,1122,933,884

Salto571,3712,000,038

Fray Bentos272,5352,538,870

Colonia513,6842,770,862

Mercedes226,7891,547,081

Maldonado21,404—

Rocha45,800—

Cerro Largo155,000780,000

Various175,000533,700

————

Total$37,156,764$45,789,703

PROPORTION OF CULTIVATED SOIL COMPARED WITH THE AREA OF DEPARTMENTS

Area inCultivatedCultivated

Departments.Kilometres.AreaArea to

Hectares.the whole.

Montevideo6641,0741·61

Artigas11,3781,3210·11

Canelones4,751139,72129·40

Cerro Largo14,92811,1290·74

Colonia5,681107,81518·98

Durazno14,3145,1000·35

Flores4,5183,8420·85

Florida12,10733,3822·75

Maldonado4,11111,5302·80

Minas12,48431,0792·49

Paysandú13,2525,7070·43

Rio Negro8,4701,7270·20

Rivera9,8283,9860·40

Rocha11,0887,6620·69

Salto12,6032,2020·17

San José6,962102,86614·77

Soriano9,22321,4872·33

Tacuarembó21,0152,3850·11

Treinta y Tres9,5396,3290·66

——————

Total186,929500,3472·67

LIVE STOCK CENSUS OF THE REPUBLIC IN 1900, SHOWING THE AMOUNTS OWNED BY URUGUAYAN AND FOREIGN PROPRIETORS

Cattle.Horses.Sheep.Mules.Goats.Pigs.Total.

Uruguayans3,135,152304,38110,782,0578,95215,05954,87714,301,378

Argentines126,79610,963347,271168219508485,925

Brazilians1,968,188131,7332,370,9207,8122,52210,7554,492,230

Paraguayans6091124,887—4545,656

Chilians11,3381403,550——1316,041

Mexicans6513——2—80

North

Americans6,9903375,989—22713,345

Spaniards823,22658,9052,769,3644,0801,27615,3518,672,242

Portuguese23,1221,43436,84843615916,612

French240,49417,2231,141,8815643822,3391,402,883

English275,18315,055514,835410119257806,859

German39,5443,488121,7479054297165,220

Swiss15,0331,14623,181121255539,939

Italians158,31016,226479,1228367718,631663,896

Austrians1,9552034,44521—896,713

Dutch2513550———586

Danes1512—4—637

Belgians103———518

Norwegians258180———213

Russians64————10

Arabs29————11

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Total6,827,428 561,408 18,618,717 22,992 20,428 93,923 26,134,896

THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIVE STOCK IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

Departments.Cattle.Horses.Sheep.Mules.Goats.Pigs.Total.

Artigas514,32843,489791,9696,0601,2961,5011,358,643

Salto614,80645,8191,076,8783,2341,6222,9571,746,316

Paysandú686,15944,6851,071,3821,8813301,7341,806,171

Rio Negro525,08622,3461,060,3447694199341,609,898

Tacuarembó560,40638,468922,0811,6838744,4061,527,918

Rivera292,70428,993207,2361,0639833,234534,213

Treinta y Tres382,80329,160892,8153842654,1581,309,585

Cerro Largo591,00730,999662,184629675,2471,290,133

Minas369,17234,0741,334,9162903,1846,3141,847,950

Rocha336,42636,7351,257,4953149188,4831,640,371

Maldinado121,17617,894695,8331821,6295,472842,186

Durazno429,45131,7621,978,3919501402,2172,442,911

Flores154,77616,7191,474,6641541041,3461,647,763

San José142,13012,518482,4365171581,799639,558

Florida338,01225,0371,654,9405361862,7232,021,434

Soriano407,03735,9682,056,7956882291,1702,501,887

Colonia225,47528,868785,6971,0394224,4991,043,209

Canelones112,65120,80899,1529171,93529,355264,818

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Total6,827,428561,40818,608,71722,99220,42893,92326,134,896

PRINCIPAL ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM URUGUAY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1909

£

Meat (chilled, frozen, extracts), &c.732,125

Wool173,738

Hides and skins (including sealskins, £8,440)62,703

Bones10,089

Tallow76,688

Wheat20,054

Maize7,160

Flax seed26,721

PRINCIPAL ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO URUGUAY IN 1909

£

Coal699,260

Coke11,339

Woollens, Manchester and Bradford goods712,067

Galvanised iron141,184

Drugs, &c.70,460

Machinery337,304

Hardware26,614

Glass and china39,105

Jute goods63,209

Cement16,000

Stationery14,000

Paints, &c.19,140

Metals (excluding iron and steel)23,675

Hats and millinery11,335

Woollen articles29,737

URUGUAY'S BUDGET. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE AMONG THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS

Budget of Budget of

1908-9. 1910-11.

DollarsCents£DollarsCents£

Legislature541,47661115,208558,86433118,907

Presidency of the Republic77,9382116,58276,4714016,270

Ministry of Foreign Affairs473,28050100,698534,89837113,808

Ministry of Interior2,997,01336637,6623,412,25088726,011

Ministry of Finance1,371,45584291,7991,523,84257324,222

Industry, labour, and public construction1,572,25746334,5232,308,79375491,232

Ministry of Public Works283,8872060,401374,3219179,643

Ministry of War and Marine3,057,37767650,5063,580,73989761,859

Administration of justice445,2865494,742323,3538068,800

National obligations10,255,357352,181,99110,639,723802,263,771

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Total21,075,330744,484,11323,333,260704,964,523

SERVICES PROVIDED FOR BY SPECIAL REVENUES

$

Municipal Budget}1,520,000

Montevideo }

Interior930,000

National Commission of Charity1,850,000

University, application of special revenue140,000

Port works, application of additional duty1,400,000

National Council of Hygiene33,000

Miscellaneous1,200,000

—————

Total7,073,000

PRINCIPAL SOURCES FROM WHICH THE REVENUES ARE DERIVED

$£

Customs Revenue13,620,0002,897,872

Property tax—

Montevideo1,090,000231,915

Provinces1,720,000365,957

Licensing taxes—

Montevideo783,000166,595

Provinces571,000121,489

Profits of the Bank of the Republic770,000163,829

Internal taxes on home manufactures—i.e., alcohol,

matches, beer, artificial wines, tobacco, &c.1,408,000299,574

Stamps and stamped paper830,000176,596

Post and telegraphs570,000121,276

Consumption tax on imported produce380,00080,851

Consular fees233,00047,449

Lighthouse dues85,00018,085

TABLE SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE BANK DURING THE YEARS 1897-1909

Notes Reserve

Year.Cash.inDeposits.Advances.Capital.Fund.Dividend.

Circulation.

$ $$$$

18971,659,098892,430524,9822,849,5865,000,000——2·649

18983,095,3432,691,652834,3393,418,4355,020,30320,3032·762

18994,431,3134,551,4191,604,6694,527,3125,037,63337,6333·273

19004,739.7885,010,3882,427,8915,936,9205,058,24358,2434·030

19014,633,9575,223,5692,704,4416,353,5065,083,71380,7135·504

19026,541,0156,008,6033,345,9397,012,4345,118,692118,6925·410

19037,616,5936,862,5384,111,7627,352,9435,153,302153,3025·596

19046,120,1855,256,8112,472,0165,460,7275,223,118223,1187·044

19059,382,2878,195,4774,109,2576,608,5875,255,118255,1187·107

190610,339,65110,396,7404,730,6728,971,7585,281,626281,6266·736

190711,362,87912,323,8695,032,65712,483,8126,326,600326,6009·209

190813,080,82513,773,6335,455,80415,345,5136,399,425399,42512·754

190917,598,92015,936,9618,001,30116,223,6246,857,901501,44611·217

Note.—Rate of Exchange: $4.70 = £1.

The following is the balance-sheet of December 31, 1909:

Assets.

$

Cash20,036,564

Advances18,921,606

Foreign correspondents2,927,139

Capital not realised5,045,947

Sundry stocks and discounts940,007

National savings bank400,000

Stocks, &c., for guarantees of judicial and administrative deposits842,671

Properties540,596

Branches4,657,167

Stocks and shares deposited22,798,736

—————

Total77,110,433

£

Equivalent in sterling16,406,475

—————

Liabilities.

$

Authorised capital12,000,000

Judicial and administrative deposits703,641

Notes in circulation16,692,413

Deposit certificates and silver cheque "conformes"1,633,000

Reserve Fund597,599

Deposits11,000,423

Supreme Government6,047,270

Dividends (payable to State)769,221

Branches4,807,854

Sundries60,276

Depositors of stocks and shares22,798,736

—————

Total77,110,433

£

Equivalent in sterling16,406,475

—————

CEREAL PRODUCTION IN TONS

Year.Wheat.Linseed.Oats.Barley.Birdseed.Maize.

Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.

1900187,5531,0093342451877,093

190199,7192,31368438709141,647

1902206,9368,7571151,0161,103128,539

1903142,61120,767149658323134,335

1905205,88814,0465255881,745121,862

1906124,34410,7825437861,90881,956

1907186,88421,9301,7521,5761,63813,613

1908202,20818,3723,4671,889223———

1909233,91013,2596,7103,072119169,464

CEREAL HARVEST FOR THE YEAR 1908-9

Amount Sown.AreaTotal Yield.

Cultivated.

Kilos.Hectares.Kilos.

Wheat18,915,529276,787233,910,034

Linseed592,95918,34113,259,821

Oats458,1566,8916,710,645

Barley238,0893,4873,072,202

Canary seed5,319141119,130

Maize2,534,739203,268169,464,099

CABLE, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE SYSTEMS IN URUGUAY

Cables.

Miles.

Western Telegraph Company470

River Plate Telegraph Company180

Telegraph and Telephone Company of the River Plate205

National Government cable10

——

Total865

Telegraphs.

Miles.

National Government Telegraphs1,740

Oriental Telegraph Company1,030

River Plate Telegraph Company328

Telegraph and Telephone Company of the River Plate300

———

Total3,398

Telegraphs (Railway System).

Miles.

Central Uruguay Railway Company2,138

Midland Railway Company198

Northern Railway Company71

North Western Railway Company112

Eastern Railway Company32

Local companies39

———

Total2,590

Telephones.

Miles.

Montevideo Telephone Company (British)10,845

The Co-operative Telephone Company (Uruguayan)4,375

National Government lines for police service2,188

———

Total17,408

SUMMARY

Miles.

Cables (Telegraphs)865

Public service3,398

Railway service2,590

Telephones17,408

———

Total24,261

POSTAL SERVICE

The Revenue from the Postal Services for the year 1909 amounts to £132,307, and the expenditure as authorised by the Government £106,085.

URUGUAY London: T. Fisher Unwin