452 CHILE
The trade of the leading ports was as follows for two years
Imports
Imports
Exports
Exports
1896
1897
1896
1897
Pesos
Pesos
Pesos
Pesos
Valparaiso
48,537,782
40,716,692
7,933,200
6,583,103
Iquique .
7,556,103
6,369,424
31,117,235
25,145,228
Pisagua .
747,075
772,329
8,235,244
7,380,550
Talcahuano
8,470,765
8,530,889
4,755,599
2,435,311
Coquimbo
2,105,804
2,269,080
3,755,712
3,601,447
Antofagasta
1,936,903
2,187,171
4,179,425
4,237,841
Coronel .
1,200,697
1,160,006
3,234,757
4,020,927
Taltal
534,847
497,911
4,554,454
3,876,526
Valdivia .
1,019,728
1,335,578
1,120,887
1,170.485
For the years stated the foreign trade of Chile was distributed as follows : —
Imports from
Imports from
Exports to
Exports to
Countries
(1895)
(1896)
(1893)
(1894)
Pesos
Pesos
Pesos
Pesos
Great Britain
12,082,959
30,249,002
55,050,621
53,255,112
Germany
17,299,039
20,080,943
6,230,002
9,672,403
France
1,644,059
2,834,216
2,599,601
2,002,852
United States
4,579,614
6,807,165
2,860,885
1,667,745
Peru .
4,456,388
4,397,230
1,470,450
1,479,820
Argentine Republic
5,141,351
4,105,244
166,823
59,999
Brazil .
301,006
186,622
159,185
117,545
Italy .
539,790
692,534
39,173
176,487
The commercial intercourse between Chile and the United Kingdom is shown in the subjoined tabular statement in each of the last five years, according to the Board of Trade returns : —
—
1893
1894
1895
Imports into
£
£
£
U. K. from
Chile .
3,797,429
3,711,544
3,436,142
Exports of
British pro-
duce to Chile
2,385,621
2,207 306
3,248,780
1896
1897
3,606,357 I 3,191,683
I
i 2,553,267 | 2,226,478
The imports from Chile into the United Kingdom include nitrate ot soda of the value of 733,733/. in 1893 ; 1,129,877/. in 1894 ; 987 126Z. in 1895 ; 819 726/. in 1896 ; 778.335/. in 1897 ; copper (including ore and regulns), 742,129/. in 1896 ; 813,416/. in 1897 ; wheat, 594,996/. in 1896 ; 374,092 in 1897 ; barley 344,855/. in 1896 ; 168,613/. in 1897 ; silver ore, 303,581/. in 1896 ; 385,597/. in 1897 ; chemical products, 61,096/. in 1897 ; and wool. 224,095/. in 1896 ; 228,870Z. in 1897.
