COMMERCE
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1893
1894
1895 -
' ' 1896
112,164 116,802
1897
Imports Exports .
96,224 94,090
92,724 101,249
94,856 118,937
98,289 101,169 1
Of the total imports in 1897 the value of 84,195,455 dollars (85 per cent.), and of the exports 61,487,591 dollars (67 per cent.), passed through the port of Buenos Ayres.
The following are the principal articles of import and export with their value, for two years : —
Imports
1896
1 1897
Exports
1896
1897 1
i
Pesos
Pesos
Pesos
Pesos
Animal substances
2,836,096
2,425,759
Animals & their
1
Vegetable ,,
14,107,942
12,806,503
products .
70,534,044
74,044,525 i
Beverages
8,542,844
7,728,705
Agricultural
Textiles and apparel
38,413,839
30,449,912
products
43,132,585
23,336,369
Oils, minerals, (fee.
3,437,587
3,215,057
Forest products
1,268,663
1,918,241
Chemicals
2,692,886
2,985,231 ,
Mineral „
352,840
164,989
Colours and dyes .
824,848
626.000
Products of the
1
Timber & woodwork
7,013,645
4,985,698
chase .
205,025
587,863 1
Paper <fe manuf.
2,952,248
2,642,984
Various pro-
,
Hides and manuf. .
930,362
904,638
ducts .
1,308,863
1,117,312
Iron (fc manuf.
17,753,662
16,986,023
Other metals and
manuf.
2,.332,548
2,508,530
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Pottery, glass, &c.
8,569,431
8,011,029
1 Various .
Total .
1,756,013 112,163,951
1,922,879 98,288,948
116,802,020
Total .
101,169,299
Of the imports in 1897 the value of 85,699,700 pesos was .subject to duty ; and 12,589,200 pesos duty free. Of the exports the vahie of 61,855,000 pesos was subiect to duty, and 39,314,300 pesos duty-free. In 1897 the duties collected amounted to 26,384,142 pesos.
Among the more important exports were the following : —
- _ [ Wool
Sheep Skins
Wheat
Maize
Beef and [ mutton
Tons
1895 . 201,353
1896 . 187,619
1897 . 205,571
Tons 33,664 36,919 37,077
Tons 1,010,269 532,001 101,845
Tons 772,318 1,570,517 374,942
Tons 99,757 95,009 91,374
In 1896 the imports of gold and silver coin and bullion amounted to 6,063,345 pesos, and the exports to 2,178,891 pesos ; in 1897 tlu; imports amounted to 663,378 pesos, and the exports to 4,936,088 pesos.
