Chapter IX: Appendix: Latest Statistics Available in 1915 About South American Imports

Argentine

Articles. From United From United From From Total
States. Kingdom. Germany. France. Imports.
Automobiles $543,930 $430,530 $822,315 $2,252,835 $5,159,030
Bagging 13,025 3,299,705 68,130 5,230 8,355,140
Beams, iron 94,440 91,035 1,846,070 495,815 3,276,365
Beverages 46,690 169,155 168,350 129,525 1,149,360
Binder twine 2,729,950 10,655 5,835 8,760 2,765,130
Books and
pamphlets 30,515 462,520 58,015 154,900 1,254,810
Book paper 7,395 61,275 947,850 2,900 1,154,760
Brick, paving 8,375 98,520 153,625 109,400 1,055,840
Bridge materials 66,905 776,810 110,240 3,265 997,670
Carriages and
cars,
accessories
and parts of 64,550 350,550 406,335 389,360 1,504,605
Cement,
hydraulic 13,545 640,520 258,135 752,880 3,989,340
Cheese 15,825 7,010 73,890 2,074,590
Chemical and
pharmaceutical
products:
Candles,
stearin 1,700 272,460 104,675 9,520 1,094,570
Medicinal
preparations 340,680 153,065 206,685 1,154,280 2,191,620
Perfumery 27,550 206,740 86,690 1,043,180 1,411,500
All other 1,982,965 2,086,355 1,764,010 1,101,350 9,083,685
Cigars 32,045 21,605 20,935 8,685 1,415,630
Coal 782,910 23,642,425 381,320 25,047,240
Coffee 585 4,980 7,020 1,631,615
Cotton and silk
goods 10,635 430,995 275,395 518,345 1,447,725
Cotton and
woolen goods 75 682,520 303,845 76,075 251,842
Cotton goods
made up 8,200 157,340 497,315 430,635 1,186,140
Cotton hose 750 22,000 1,101,325 223,015 1,407,220
Cotton laces $2,810 $559,200 $415,285 $123,525 $1,349,000
Cotton tissues:
White 21,305 4,099,620 133,420 77,075 4,813,065
Unbleached
(linen) 12,500 874,610 3,920 4,485 1,127,060
Printed 1,605 2,610,395 460,140 68,935 3,693,435
Dyed 9,370 4,377,675 920,095 244,910 10,315,680
Color not
specified 3,015 534,595 170,910 121,190 1,059,655
Cotton yarn:
Colored 2,705 111,845 129,475 20,195 1,003,695
Unbleached 70,735 326,310 52,430 46,420 1,508,790
Cotton goods,
all other 301,675 2,568,815 1,064,295 619,455 6,632,860
Ducks 550 493,600 162,180 156,150 1,156,655
Dyes and colors 249,550 997,635 722,980 199,185 2,427,250
Dynamos and
motors,
electric 28,545 219,935 1,212,775 42,385 1,637,755
Electric and
wire cable 102,885 1,205,515 1,227,695 96,465 3,087,700
Furniture,
wooden 587,060 513,055 308,515 489,640 2,668,230
Glass and plain
crystal 12,145 663,930 201,380 68,860 1,538,850
Harvesting
machines 1,948,165 46,200 14 2,712,855
Household and
cooking
utensils. 52,450 89,910 741,430 95,940 1,210,210
Iron and steel
wire,
galvanized:
Smooth—
Up to No. 14 638,990 249,100 1,027,250 1,500 2,015,735
No. 15 and
higher 625 53,430 13,590 465 75,945
Barbed 635,030 106,320 137,085 2,825 926,250
Twisted 3,599 16,485 3,410 27 25,300
Iron and steel
wire, not
galvanized:
Up to No. 14 408,200 16,495 213,970 75 720,060
No. 15 and
higher 19,645 2,905 15,975 175 41,395
Iron and steel
wire, plated
(with bronze
copper,
nickel, or
tin) 79 5,750 27,630 307 35,605
Iron axles and
wheels 87,685 1,156,005 7,750 1,256,735
Iron bars and
sheets 408,135 656,150 2,489,430 80,800 6,288,590
Iron, galvanized 1,398,165 4,088,950 381,955 24,985 6,160,145
Iron, wrought 321,005 1,156,670 377,870 77,300 2,753,025
Jewelry, fine,
except watches
and loose
precious
stones 15,885 180,215 769,525 620,660 1,849,545
Leather and
manufactures 1,283,105 758,510 688,340 792,230 3,766,540
Locomotives 1,847,135 293,845 627 2,188,660
Machinery,
general 1,119,225 2,022,795 2,572,365 459,975 6,939,140
Machines, spare
parts 1,132,290 684,510 692,340 119,950 2,909,925
Malt 59,385 1,074,280
Manufactures of
copper and
bronze 100,795 402,430 281,845 144,120 1,073,095
Manufactures of
stone, earth,
glass, etc. 170,240 987,185 2,050,820 616,460 4,667,250
Materials for
port works 105 110,280 66,075 14,580 204,035
Materials for
sanitary works 962,525 57,135 3,045 1,066,365
Motors:
Windmills,
with or
without
framework,
and pumps 372,580 13,980 555 393,275
Other various 631,820 316,015 85,765 6,800 1,142,485
News print paper 727,970 85,595 603,725 7,735 1,610,380
Oil:
Lubricating 1,301,930 787,995 63,980 10,815 2,518,350
Olive 146,075 3,645 5,240 143,525 4,748,915
Kerosene 2,289,115 156 2,289,275
Naphtha,
unrefined 5,495,150 126,010 75,895 43 5,710,755
Pine, unplaned:
White 1,728,450 140,350 11,773 23,160 2,130,015
Pitch 8,078,590 3,880 29,170 30 8,164,720
Spruce 1,662,050 76,925 50,635 14,065 3,689,605
Pipes, iron:
Galvanized 229,180 966,955 83,565 3,205 1,294,550
Other 51,460 756,245 238,810 34,290 1,171,965
Railway coaches 117,730 1,073,510 1,191,240
Railway
couplings,
steel 136,585 485,835 397,810 2,480 1,147,350
Railway freight
cars 558,855 2,650,155 74,190 16,095 3,812,510
Railway
materials 132,810 4,152,660 237,460 93,345 5,013,430
Rice:
Unhulled 30,685 286,055
Hulled 378 76,860 5,020 2,476,215
Sand for
building 115 1,024,380
Sardines 516 27,130 26,120 44,485 1,031,425
Screws and nuts $170,230 $401,675 $156,050 $183,830 $1,061,980
Seeds:
Alfalfa 482 155,145 73,230 740,945
Flax 1,020 100 1,335
Corn 332 1 100 1,115
Wheat 1,175 39 48 265 7,630
Other kinds 41,510 26,170 281,195 201,115 1,069,415
Silk 635 208,055 428,735 1,287,600 2,341,730
Steel rails 737,685 2,226,600 1,343,315 17,290 5,088,405
Spirits and
cordials 12,070 462,545 44,365 1,685,810 3,183,410
Sugar:
Refined 215 467,710 228,260 852,550
Other 1,669 1,110,785 1,575 1,117,385
Tea 230 306,100 18,930 374 1,072,030
Tin plate,
unworked 345,530 673,230 5 67 1,036,860
Threshing
machines with
or without
motor 1,182,175 179,385 119,385 97 1,517,030
Tobacco dip 95,545 2,153,045 6,285 520 2,348,005
Tobacco, leaf 378,260 19,495 82,675 4,615 3,485,160
Tramway
materials 107,725 506,110 599,020 20,920 1,688,460
Watches:
Gold 2,270 15,420 64,010 209,035 593,300
Other kinds 115,450 26,985 230,270 302,665 1,395,305
Wines 9,160 21,235 39,985 8,031,335 9,830,910
Woolen goods:
Made up 4,150 235,295 586,865 504,855 1,418,170
Tissues, all
wool 4,425 3,571,105 1,039,340 888,125 5,957,735
Mixed 3,245 2,018,030 441,055 133,225 2,799,150
Yerba, Brazilian 4,946,085
Imports by
parcel post,
etc. 3,070 609,945 839,485 944,510 3,308,795
All other
articles 12,223,614 19,315,571 21,833,634 11,791,528 90,808,013
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Total $57,057,505 $114,515,800 $61,703,550 $36,301,925 $371,383,595

Bolivia

IMPORTS

Articles. Value. Animals, live: Cattle $302,553 Horses 482,528 Arms and ammunition 692,047 Breadstuffs: Cereals 111,462 Pastes, alimentary 72,617 Rice 194,541 Wheat flour 857,148 Candles 366,220 Cars and carriages: Railway cars 272,219 Other 102,944 Cement 148,292 Coal and briquettes 674,512 Cotton manufactures, not mixed with other material 1,684,088 Earthenware, tiles, and piping of, and porcelain 151,840 Explosives, including powder 452,490 Fish, fresh, including shellfish 125,027 Fruits 100,636 Gold, coined 107,082 Hats 447,937 Hides and skins, manufactures of 118,023 Instruments, musical and scientific 107,238 Iron and steel and manufactures: Beaten, drawn, and in sheets 348,456 Machinery and apparatus: Electric 339,731 Mining 446,881 Other and parts 633,095 Tools 225,340 Iron manufacturers 2,046,497 Jewelry: Genuine (of precious metals) 105,702 Other 104,271 Leather boots and shoes 155,088 Medicines, prepared 154,297 Oils, mineral, and products 86,315 Paints, colors, and varnishes 99,604 Paper and manufactures 386,503 Soap 97,209 Spirits, wines, and malt liquors: Beer, cider, and “chicha” 80,160 Spirituous liquors 644,226 Wines 380,603 Sugar, refined 1,195,665 Textile manufactures: Laces, embroideries, and trimmings 188,666 Knitted goods 174,418 Wearing apparel, ready-made, except waterproof 763,364 Wood and manufactures: Unmanufactured, except dyewood 248,087 Manufactures: Furniture 130,702 Other 75,794 Wool, pure 689,861 All other articles 1,887,017 ——————————— Total $19,258,996

EXPORTS

Bismuth $836,366 Coca 286,417 Copper 1,318,389 Rubber 6,032,892 Silver: Crude $1,675,940 Coined 168,204 Tin 23,432,658 Wolfram $202,165 All other articles 1,104,816 ——————————— Total $35,057,841

Brazil

Articles United United
Year States Kingdom Germany
Arms and ammunition:
Ammunition 1912 $457,294 $1,369,956
Firearms 1912 572,302 $21,756 1,111,676
Asphalt 1912 39,334
Belting 1912 44,394 206,090 42,740
Bicycles 1912 37,116 103,249 41,287
Blacking, boot 1912 19,573 29,039 17,163
Breadstuffs:
Flours and meals, not wheat 1912 57,540 48,186
Wheat 1912 213
Wheat flour 1912 4,007,047
Cars, carriages, motor cars, etc.:
Railway cars 1912 1,915,701 991,730 331,761
Axles and wheels, for railway
cars 1912 271,653 268,616 431,786
Carriages, etc. 1912 161,351 31,658 41,716
Axles, etc., for carriages 1912 26,803 18,790
Motor cars 1912 924,045 317,873 1,526,018
Motor-car accessories 1912 110,530 112,434 320,209
Cement 1912 275,942 1,138,048 2,525,183
Cordage, jute and hemp 1912 12,168 34,919 17,643
Cotton manufactures:
Piece goods—
Bleached 1912 12,094 1,310,654
Unbleached 1912 4,386 237,242
Dyed 1912 54,865 2,905,293 74,654
Printed 1912 1,195 836,941
Other 1912 69,650 4,608,054 1,461,724
Other 1912 187,005 1,091,231 2,272,635
Coal 1912 2,788,601 15,490,137
Patent fuel 1912 2,099,247
Clocks and watches:
Clocks 1912 100,479 93,059
Watches 1912 10,027 14,586
Chemicals and drugs:
Calcium carbide 1912 52,939
Pills, etc. 1912 47,158 .....
Pharmaceutical goods, etc. 1912 423,164 962,656 1,364,543
Dynamite and other explosives 1912 10,257 417,202 91,324
Electrical machinery and supplies:
Cable 1912 250,047 241,369 49,997
Insulators 1912 55,044 125,582
Machinery 1912 2,060,944 569,562 1,375,764
Fishhooks, locks, stirrups, etc. 1912 140,729 106,077 236,351
Fish:
Codfish 1912 279,415 449,641
Preserved extracts, etc. 1912 144,028
Fruits:
Dried 1912 19,544 . .....
Fresh 1912 212,010 .
Preserved, and extracts 1912 33,304
Glass and manufactures:
Bottles and tumblers 1912 58,245 564,005
Window glass 1912 4,042 135,855
Hats 1912 89,217
Ink:
Printing 1912 18,148 59,066
Writing 1912 2,923 25,160 .
Instruments, scientific:
Dental 1912 165,793 34,385 23,810
Optical, and goods 1912 19,065 25,612
Surgical, and goods 1912 36,873 70,598
Other 1912 172,381 75,190 191,322
Iron and steel, and manufactures
of:
Cutlery 1912 $178,465 $337,214 $576,594
Enameled ware 1912 13,020 59,051 379,110
Galvanized corrugated sheets 1912 328,994 1,540,600 91,931
Furniture 1912 54,393 51,471 42,635
Bars, rods, plates, and sheets 1912 114,879 529,803 569,338
Cast, pig, and puddled iron 1912 7,019 331,278
Locomotives 1912 1,871,639 459,850 1,290,737
Motors and stationary engines 1912 425,918 333,763 507,533
Machinery—
Agricultural 1912 409,458 84,233 179,056
Industrial 1912 230,799 2,776,668 1,784,057
Other 1912 3,556,371 2,379,798 2,249,642
Nails, screws, etc. 1912 117,401 143,478 116,929
Rails, joints, etc. 1912 1,868,840 751,474 1,344,151
Scales 1912 67,337 24,013 31,839
Sewing machines 1912 1,563,131 105,297 963,594
Steel bars and rods 1912 94,276 518,345 81,098
Stills, boilers, etc. 1912 77,836 466,263 78,623
Structural material 1912 196,928 648,719 1,223,603
Tubes, pipes, fittings 1912 419,678 1,988,125 985,359
Typewriters and accessories 1912 354,833 60,116
Tools 1912 694,927 1,537,651 661,834
Telegraph poles, bridge and
fence material 1912 328,901 391,635 360,880
Leather, and manufactures of:
Boots and shoes 1912 333,285
Sole leather 1912 40 20,150
Other leather 1912 561,458 224,854 1,585,747
Manufactures of leather and
skins 1912 35,724 92,322 120,066
Lighting apparatus 1912 60,656 107,021 223,470
Meats and products:
Bacon 1912 157,373 .....
Hams 1912 15,210 458,846
Lard 1912 92,275
Preserved, and extracts 1912 25,202
Milk, condensed 1912 18,541
Mills 1912 15,332 48,325
Musical instruments:
Phonographs and accessories 1912 138,602 303,147
Pianos 1912 126,894 607,091
Oils:
Gasoline 1912 1,164,021
Kerosene 1912 4,383,101
Lubricating 1912 812,756 152,101 129,294
Paper, and manufactures of:
Card and mill board 1912 4,413 261,009
Playing cards 1912 4,414 2,451
Printing paper 1912 13,595 61,101 881,228
Stationery, etc. 1912 57,291 115,605 261,500
Writing paper 1912 12,974 220,869
Paraffine 1912 13,151 29,405 14,266
Photographic apparatus and
accessories 1912 51,521 72,405
Presses 1912 6,333 14,712 10,237
Pumps, hydraulic, and parts 1912 92,776 118,906 86,698
Pipe, lead 1912 1,776 45,491
Plated ware 1912 3,368 32,398 26,423
Perfumery, dyes, etc., and
materials for 1912 277,532 620,696 301,905
Paints, prepared 1912 130,806 394,256 127,948
Resin 1912 1,547,214
Rubber manufacture 1912 182,828 278,553 288,933
Soap, unscented 1912 35,734 198,953 56,998
Starch 1912 1,502 59,796 69,984
Salt 1912 137,923
Tallow and grease 1912 2,871 15,137
Tin plates, in sheets 1912 271,451 1,112,935
Tinware 1912 6,678 47,953
Tents 1912 2,054 13,480 14,226
Type, printers’ 1912 2,089 107,021
Tobacco leaf 1912 44,602
Varnishes 1912 $49,260 $115,833
Vegetables:
Dried 1912 815 $9,859
Preserved and extracts 1912 15,389
Wire:
Copper 1912 851,550 65,115 285,042
Other 1912 823,876 227,990 1,403,714
Wearing apparel 1912 40,577 214,689 222,144
Wood, and manufactures of:
Furniture 1912 137,340 76,271 115,560
Pine blocks and boards 1912 2,302,576
Staves and hoops 1912 7,886 28,931 112,666
Rough, sawed, planed, and
veneered 1912 33,123 25,621

Articles
Year France Belgium Total
Arms and ammunition:
Ammunition 1912 $197,561 $2,178,121
Firearms 1912 $488,328 2,280,796
Asphalt 1912 172,889
Belting 1912 49,137 351,719
Bicycles 1912 31,837 258,786
Blacking, boot 1912 72,676
Breadstuffs:
Flours and meals, not wheat 1912 214,938
Wheat 1912 14,026,977
Wheat flour 1912 11,733,682
Cars, carriages, motor cars, etc.:
Railway cars 1912 3,912,337 7,382,069
Axles and wheels, for railway
cars 1912 337,014 1,328,604
Carriages, etc. 1912 285,090
Axles, etc., for carriages 1912 29,125 93,150
Motor cars 1912 1,470,795 186,216 5,368,650
Motor-car accessories 1912 483,508 1,265,430
Cement 1912 117,025 960,125 5,263,961
Cordage, jute and hemp 1912 11,058 91,014
Cotton manufactures:
Piece goods—
Bleached 1912 1,457,021
Unbleached 1912 255,016
Dyed 1912 59,781 120,078 3,320,815
Printed 1912 935,708
Other 1912 376,106 438,478 8,329,407
Other 1912 402,305 3,788,388
Coal 1912 18,482,303
Patent fuel 1912 56,702 2,214,749
Clocks and watches:
Clocks 1912 227,530
Watches 1912 247,059
Chemicals and drugs:
Calcium carbide 1912 435,057
Pills, etc. 1912 72,467
Pharmaceutical goods, etc. 1912 1,537,131 4,908,461
Dynamite and other explosives 1912 37,119 563,570
Electrical machinery and supplies:
Cable 1912 579,885
Insulators 1912 204,388
Machinery 1912 537,636 4,811,052
Fishhooks, locks, stirrups, etc. 1912 51,979 559,805
Fish:
Codfish 1912 6,537,176
Preserved extracts, etc. 1912 75,259 1,267,575
Fruits:
Dried 1912 24,847 703,853
Fresh 1912 961,797
Preserved, and extracts 1912 14,359 64,082
Glass and manufactures:
Bottles and tumblers 1912 73,050 776,833
Window glass 1912 319,055 518,487
Hats 1912 149,846 756,931
Ink:
Printing 1912 32,535 111,969
Writing 1912 36,576
Instruments, scientific:
Dental 1912 230,589
Optical, and goods 1912 36,965 85,485
Surgical, and goods 1912 95,661 216,052
Other 1912 110,639 586,037
Iron and steel, and manufactures
of:
Cutlery 1912 $86,941 $1,193,260
Enameled ware 1912 485,525
Galvanized corrugated sheets 1912 2,060,072
Furniture 1912 170,171
Bars, rods, plates, and sheets 1912 $397,021 1,797,435
Cast, pig, and puddled iron 1912 372,735
Locomotives 1912 122,518 3,749,149
Motors and stationary engines 1912 70,511 1,460,513
Machinery—
Agricultural 1912 702,012
Industrial 1912 354,519 5,758,613
Other 1912 888,227 345,870 10,071,038
Nails, screws, etc. 1912 80,627 547,469
Rails, joints, etc. 1912 2,071,438 3,318,764 9,384,650
Scales 1912 135,175
Sewing machines 1912 2,548,510
Steel bars and rods 1912 944,537
Stills, boilers, etc. 1912 716,563
Structural material 1912 384,630 564,202 3,099,101
Tubes, pipes, fittings 1912 354,521 3,973,039
Typewriters and accessories 1912 423,494
Tools 1912 299,377 3,311,443
Telegraph poles, bridge and
fence material 1912 25,509 469,437 1,478,680
Leather, and manufactures of:
Boots and shoes 1912 27,181 531,639
Sole leather 1912 20,842
Other leather 1912 896,943 3,587,909
Manufactures of leather and
skins 1912 76,573 412,719
Lighting apparatus 1912 465,826
Meats and products:
Bacon 1912 187,414
Hams 1912 525,627
Lard 1912 111,526
Preserved, and extracts 1912 35,156 308,424
Milk, condensed 1912 1,396,423
Mills 1912 42,722 128,429
Musical instruments:
Phonographs and accessories 1912 458,952
Pianos 1912 79,795 866,547
Oils:
Gasoline 1912 1,185,084
Kerosene 1912 4,424,901
Lubricating 1912 1,262,449
Paper, and manufactures of:
Card and mill board 1912 451,045
Playing cards 1912 9,058
Printing paper 1912 111,916 2,107,646
Stationery, etc. 1912 74,376 525,185
Writing paper 1912 425,648
Paraffine 1912 65,229
Photographic apparatus and
accessories 1912 51,663 224,255
Presses 1912 37,519
Pumps, hydraulic, and parts 1912 365,636
Pipe, lead 1912 51,542
Plated ware 1912 72,960
Perfumery, dyes, etc., and
materials for 1912 1,041,177 1,964 2,829,581
Paints, prepared 1912 43,801 753,872
Resin 1912 1,593,017
Rubber manufacture 1912 111,358 962,267
Soap, unscented 1912 289,575
Starch 1912 56,828 212,972
Salt 1912 731,785
Tallow and grease 1912 80,022
Tin plates, in sheets 1912 1,421,649
Tinware 1912 29,369 100,931
Tents 1912 41,336
Type, printers’ 1912 37,188 233,373
Tobacco leaf 1912 343,987
Varnishes 1912 $198,527
Vegetables:
Dried 1912 35,413
Preserved and extracts 1912 $118,861 611,043
Wire:
Copper 1912 1,293,638
Other 1912 $344,331 2,880,837
Wearing apparel 1912 247,057 1,140,662
Wood, and manufactures of:
Furniture 1912 108,453 871,002
Pine blocks and boards 1912 2,768,805
Staves and hoops 1912 186,883
Rough, sawed, planed, and
veneered 1912 464,835

Chile

Articles From From United United From States Kingdom Germany Total Bottles for liquor $498 $523,145 $525,154 Cars for portable and aerial railways $18,727 335,521 393,922 850,535 Cement, Roman 72,917 313,012 1,168,373 1,703,032 Coal 502,787 7,103,652 278,210 11,129,959 Coffee, grain 1,293 12,640 21,785 770,292 Coke 155,402 176,455 383,753 Colors, common, prepared with waters and oil 13,893 306,272 84,326 409,157 Cotton goods 770,188 6,923,309 3,413,980 14,161,177 Cotton yarn 38,558 621,476 522,450 1,593,200 Glassware 30,858 27,682 274,723 391,455 Iron and steel, and manufactures of 3,521,167 4,447,775 4,446,738 13,448,154 Wire 465,300 28,459 146,187 694,661 Iron articles for domestic use 26,599 125,583 510,028 689,537 Pipes, tubes, tools, etc. 152,906 813,813 568,463 1,883,638 Nails 216,655 58,493 205,515 525,819 Railway couplings and plates 37,157 49,141 145,620 276,940 Iron and steel, unworked, in bars, plates, and other forms 240,183 149,994 413,660 1,153,087 Sheet iron, corrugated, galvanized 967,402 776,490 4,150 1,748,128 Rails for railways 516,384 488,551 443,247 1,516,485 Live animals 3,919,088 Cattle 3,286,871 Locomotives and tenders 107,932 337,791 656,819 1,119,018 Machinery, implements, etc.: For arts and sciences 327,923 169,531 762,327 1,369,415 Mining 99,827 250,047 296,913 652,828 Agricultural 915,971 683,360 342,550 1,979,586 Industrial 226,647 867,627 1,049,792 2,345,184 Motors 81,737 1,022,549 304,967 1,471,558 Parts 153,672 494,480 613,277 1,122,020 Materials for Longitudinal Railway 316,032 148,954 201,036 666,022 Metals, other than iron and steel 155,706 840,196 932,125 2,249,211 Mineral water 9,450 145,113 90,612 401,054 Olive and other edible oils 560,434 28,040 162,025 1,244,117 Paper, unsized, for printing 225,398 40,477 893,543 1,220,867 Paraffine in paste form 87,808 94,811 440,909 634,204 Paraffine and petroleum, naphtha, gasoline, etc. 1,134,728 10,102 186 1,144,624 Petroleum, fixed, impure 273,881 58,466 34,337 365,026 Petroleum, crude 1,240,221 2,527,758 Pine lumber, rough 1,252,359 76,335 3,079 148,949 Railway freight cars 13,205 187,866 62,022 430,473 Rice 720 5,352 380,485 820,954 Sacks, empty 220,705 1,105 3,285,198 Salmon 373,640 10,613 12,292 401,314 Silk thread and manufactures 2,716 24,903 333,584 1,183,838 Sugar: Refined 205 890 167,733 199,417 White 409 19,618 81,182 Granulated 5,460 52,151 2,261,793 Raw 346 501 23,220 Tea 5,700 829,158 60,937 933,672 Woolen goods 8,920 3,211,547 2,445,224 7,047,551 Woolen yarn $10,168 $54,294 $621,698 $705,738 Yerba maté 790 78,150 23,503 689,646

Colombia

Articles From United States Total Animals $1,608 $26,016 Arms and accessories 27,203 57,439 Ceramics, crockery, etc. 157,674 503,579 Drugs and medicines 390,546 838,347 Electric machinery and equipment 110,922 175,638 Explosives 48,876 94,116 Food products 1,573,257 3,054,952 Metals 1,060,274 2,916,924 Machinery: Agricultural and mining 182,017 381,587 Locomotive 876,863 1,031,711 For arts and sciences 349,060 620,251 Musical instruments 17,398 69,622 Oils and fat products 94,457 171,733 Perfumes, soaps, etc. 92,064 152,169 Paper and cardboard 96,629 477,522 Textiles 1,667,131 10,547,134 Varnishes, paints, etc. 48,824 125,862 Wines, liquors, etc. 68,172 835,772 All other articles 749,062 1,884,249 —————————— ——————————— Total $7,612,037 $23,964,623

Ecuador

Articles Value Animals, live $47,111 Arms and ammunition 49,521 Boats, launches, etc. 10,390 Books, blank and printed 34,135 Boots, shoes, and findings 234,302 Candles 155,938 Carriages in general 76,809 Cement, stone, and earth 56,423 Clothing, ready-made 624,959 Cordage, twine, and thread 166,328 Crockery and glassware 161,102 Drugs and medicines 430,229 Foodstuffs 1,849,847 Gold and silver coins 285,333 Hats and caps 140,185 Iron and steel, and manufactures of: Hardware 798,971 Machinery 620,554 Jewelry 19,807 Leather 26,569 Lumber, rough and finished 94,594 Matches 26,917 Mineral products 206,445 Musical instruments 53,699 Oils in general 115,092 Paints and varnishes 41,063 Paper in general 171,167 Perfumery 79,065 Textiles: Silk fabrics, pure and mixed 18,143 All other 2,784,944 Vegetable products 54,899 Wines and liquors 375,574 Miscellaneous 830,728 ——————————— Total $10,652,843

Paraguay

Articles and countries Value
Beverages $281,844
France 60,636
Italy 61,203
Spain 123,670
Drugs 215,039
United States 42,134
Argentine 14,191
France 33,084
Germany 48,936
United Kingdom 44,202
Government supplies (for public works) 119,499
United States 18,070
Argentine 24,414
Germany 62,351
Haberdashery (small wares sold by dry goods stores) 380,518
Argentine 19,865
France 84,109
Germany 171,797
Italy $16,289
Spain 18,640
United Kingdom 60,874
Hardware 836,621
United States 103,467
Germany 368,286
United Kingdom 268,886
Provisions 1,171,578
United States 81,795
Argentine 448,602
Austria 106,492
Germany 205,870
Italy 64,926
Spain 105,738
Textiles 1,462,367
France 64,441
Germany 396,413
Italy 83,121
United Kingdom 835,666

Peru

Articles and countries 1910 1911
Cotton textiles and manufactures:
United Kingdom $1,770,615 $2,131,482
Germany 438,676 535,076
Italy 224,175 404,303
Belgium 132,222 169,378
United States 149,202 139,605
Spain 60,811 130,091
France 59,629 99,281
Japan 11,986 8,189
Other countries 14,337 12,064
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Total $2,861,653 $3,629,469

Wool and animal hair and manufactures:
United Kingdom $532,944 $638,459
Germany 277,565 577,760
Belgium 92,726 159,246
Italy 61,532 84,559
France 42,153 77,513
Spain 8,189
United States 2,501 6,856
Other countries 29,026 10,138
—————————— ——————————
Total $1,038,447 $1,562,720

Linen, hemp, jute, and other textile fibers and
manufactures:
United Kingdom $249,441 $280,042
British India 88,969 188,683
Germany 31,194 55,531
Australia 19,636 42,027
France 16,088 20,113
Belgium 13,820 16,998
United States 5,133 13,971
Spain 10,390
Italy $11,338 $10,283
Chile 16,321 6,910
Other countries 4,245 1,230
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Total $456,185 $646,178

Silk, animal and vegetable, and manufactures:
Germany $121,146 $161,299
United Kingdom 63,633 66,792
France 58,120 63,964
Italy 23,539 20,157
Belgium 7,425 19,032
Hongkong 10,399
Japan 5,742
United States $4,847
Other countries $26,613 4,053
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Total $300,476 $356,285

Hides, skins, and leather goods:
United Kingdom $58,957 $163,144
United States 37,481 139,040
Germany 40,727 100,897
France 14,108 52,626
Japan 22,814
Italy 10,745
Spain 4,618
Other countries 17,988 13,935
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Total $169,261 $507,819

Wearing apparel and notions:
Italy $108,746 $47,705
France 124,469 26,166
Germany 118,796 12,472
United Kingdom 258,955 10,769
United States 58,081 2,331
Other countries 145,483 3,526
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Total $814,530 $102,969

Furniture:
Germany $53,574 $49,516
United States 40,226 45,004
United Kingdom 44,007 42,912
France 10,818 22,123
Hongkong 4,540
Other countries 6,732 7,536
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Total $155,357 $171,631

Metals and manufactures:
United Kingdom $1,270,759 $1,948,984
United States 498,529 1,579,651
Germany 205,570 616,240
Belgium 165,188 490,747
France 36,814 182,843
Brazil 24,424
Italy 18,925
Other countries 9,166 12,432
—————————— ——————————
Total $2,186,026 $4,874,246

Stones, earth, coal, glass, and chinaware:
United Kingdom $272,100 $935,964
Germany 142,845 476,249
Belgium 67,955 237,524
United States 51,925 127,507
Australia 26,916 59,604
France 15,178 60,305
Chile 33,194
Japan 32,011
Italy 14,044
Other countries 17,237 12,672
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Total $594,156 $1,989,074

Woods, lumber, and manufacturers:
United States $322,726 $1,530,689
Chile 17,421 49,034
Germany 15,183 53,137
Ecuador 16,059 36,035
France 23,943
Japan 17,601
United Kingdom 17,333 16,063
Hongkong 8,939
Belgium 5,999
Spain 5,693
Italy 5,596
Other countries 48,542 13,187
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Total $437,264 $1,765,916

Paints, dyes, varnishes, bitumen, gum:
United States $213,200 $491,146
Germany 67,604 223,551
United Kingdom 62,403 152,262
Belgium 16,433 72,282
Salvador 15,985 43,812
Mexico $22,760
France 19,397
Italy 6,467
Other countries $12,896 4,960
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Total $388,521 $1,036,637

Live animals:
Chile $10,088 $44,425
Ecuador 10,292
United States 5,313
Germany $3,309
United Kingdom 1,747
Other countries 35,218 786
——————— ———————
Total $45,306 $65,872

Stationery, paper, and cardboard:
Germany $154,574 $422,898
Spain 21,689 108,503
United Kingdom 35,680 98,794
United States 46,829 97,310
Belgium $28,424 $57,458
France 16,706 36,999
Italy 11,733
Hongkong 4,550
Other countries 4,897 5,880
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Total $323,466 $859,404

Tools, ships’ stores, machines and vehicles:
United States $436,758 $749,864
United Kingdom 269,136 809,800
Germany 77,644 225,503
Belgium 35,685 172,842
France 57,998 49,253
Italy 11,733
Hongkong 4,550
Other countries 17,066 10,725
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Total $894,287 $2,034,270

Musical instruments:
Germany $19,986 $75,960
United States 7,936 30,532
United Kingdom $11,373
France 5,499
Other countries 8,187 14,168
——————— ————————
Total $36,109 $137,532

Arms, ammunition, and explosives:
Germany $17,333 $172,171
United Kingdom 67,225 123,851
United States 39,331 102,317
France 76,569
Hongkong 27,009 57,847
Belgium 8,968
Other countries 34,778 9,076
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Total $185,676 $550,799

Dry goods and miscellaneous articles:
United Kingdom $2,583,430 $336,527
Germany 1,490,550 255,510
United States 1,801,962 205,638
France 1,495,523 142,928
Chile 143,322 134,417
Belgium 561,506 96,239
Cuba 35,374 78,049
Italy 62,563 17,509
Mexico 16,020
Ecuador 55,146 11,927
Japan 11,810
Hongkong 42,353 9,425
Spain 37,349 7,922
Other countries 156,830 3,314
—————————— ——————————
Total $8,465,908 $1,327,235

Beverages:
France $160,715 $173,850
Germany 88,049 87,241
United Kingdom 82,375 118,708
Portugal 69,449 63,736
Italy 45,447 43,350
Spain 31,919 51,224
Belgium 25,111 25,417
United States 16,394 10,331
Hongkong 4,185
Other countries 42,752 1,878
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Total $562,211 $579,920

Comestibles and condiments:
Australia $801,639 $1,013,886
Hongkong 507,400 626,795
United States 547,456 568,416
United Kingdom 370,549 322,906
Germany 345,219 273,677
Italy 182,726 185,579
Chile 497,755 94,935
France 89,290
Belgium 38,065 59,390
Spain 40,552
Portugal 56,154 28,181
Brazil 14,331
Japan 7,586
Other countries 227,306 6,466
—————————— ——————————
Total $3,574,269 $3,331,990

Medicines and pharmaceutical products:
United States $118,766 $212,933
Germany 131,346 210,426
France 76,106 177,568
United Kingdom 144,568 143,950
Italy 49,701 53,793
Belgium 12,983
Hongkong 10,321
Other countries 30,877 48,925
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Total $551,364 $870,899

Articles not classified:
Germany $16,224
United Kingdom 14,959
United States $94,696 14,725
France 51,229 7,494
Other countries 52,453 10,888
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Total $198,378 $64,290

Uruguay

Articles Value
Beverages $2,224,582
Chemical products, etc. 1,433,804
Chalk 52,661
Cement, Portland 981,279
Coal 2,742,100
Chinaware 187,546
Food products:
Cheese 113,573
Coffee 365,174
Codfish 90,894
Chocolate 129,899
Sardines 91,011
Canned goods 89,599
Fruits 370,006
Indian corn 317,804
Oils 737,926
Potatoes $978,165
Peas 113,028
Wheat 109,620
Yerba maté 1,236,542
Sugar, refined and unrefined 2,338,379
Rice 637,092
Glass bottles and flask 97,323
Glass, window 307,585
Hides and skins and manufactures 66,805
Iron, steel and manufactures:
Agricultural machinery and implements 552,319
Beams 555,211
Carriage springs 76,135
Enameled ware 150,108
Cutlery 63,195
Fence wire 848,326
Galvanized iron—
Bars and sheets 144,958
For roofs 692,365
Hoops 76,279
Iron in bars and sheets 697,835
Machinery, for trades 634,419
Nails 38,933
Pipes—
Iron 82,818
Galvanized iron 81,450
Rails 53,998
Screws and nuts 50,125
Live animals 905,318
Metals (other than iron and steel and manufactures of) 749,770
Oils:
Benzine 283,636
Lubricating 129,168
Gasoline 45,009
Kerosene $85,784
Paints, dyes, inks, etc. 378,382
Paper, and manufactures of 1,031,812
Porcelain 59,749
Sulphur 79,996
Textile goods:
Cotton 5,370,078
Linen 249,387
Silk 318,090
Woolen 1,773,931
Tobacco 1,321,860
Wood and manufactures of:
Furniture 258,841
Other 2,680,597

Imported from Value United Kingdom $12,648,379 Germany 7,894,644 United States 5,671,318 Argentine 4,173,155 France 3,952,473 Italy 3,348,233 Belgium 3,333,938 Spain 2,143,455 Brazil 2,071,535 Chile 312,828 Australia 297,341 Netherlands 242,552 Cuba 186,004 Paraguay 166,601 Austria-Hungary 116,079 Portugal 31,567 ——————————— Total $46,590,102

Venezuela

Articles United United States Kingdom Germany France Agricultural implements, accessories $98,438 $166,525 $36,159 $408 Arms and ammunition 201,728 10,067 38,391 16,429 Automobiles and accessories 96,593 1,930 3,049 16,304 Bags and bagging 6,677 215,460 12,213 101 Beer 77 8,638 58,708 7 Biscuits 96,547 20,563 12,111 1,912 Bottles 493 6,884 129,871 93 Butter 137,977 2,692 168,080 47,443 Canned meats 95,892 17,050 20,418 16,950 Carbonic acid gas 1,022 939 4,585 49 Cement 66,461 23,246 25,954 17 Cheese 990 461 5,436 1,454 Coal 11,365 81,103 11,742 Confectionery 32,978 23,480 6,132 12,546 Cotton goods 449,663 2,745,304 378,992 75,396 Cotton knit goods 1,363 17,826 114,133 26,110 Drugs and medicines 287,718 32,625 111,579 130,989 Earthenware and crockery 3,324 11,602 46,280 1,387 Electrical apparatus and accessories 120,585 2,626 8,530 76 Flour 1,085,821 11,697 289 Glassware 22,828 1,929 39,681 5,998 Hams 72,697 795 679 20 Hats 8,150 2,619 203,438 7,980 Iron, and manufacturers of: Domestic wares 18,609 23,054 118,941 803 Manufactures 176,498 99,154 55,367 14,311 Tubes 40,410 17,486 7,034 Unfinished 42,356 17,708 10,400 214 Lamps, lanterns, and accessories 7,345 461 7,442 1,221 Lard 382,184 6,199 17 Leather 95,488 6,607 44,448 68,008 Machinery 289,850 90,596 62,944 20,200 Malt $125 $48,381 Nails, iron 16,931 $7,528 17,130 103 Oils: Benzine, gasoline, and naphtha 14,957 672 1,677 32 Crude petroleum 970 427 Engine 15,755 5,739 2,908 99 Kerosene 160,958 2,523 Linseed 4,298 1,597 14,548 57 Olive 279 4,035 2,799 8,749 Other 3,265 58 1,946 34 Olives and capers 1,286 1,268 918 5,072 Paints: Ordinary 31,644 4,852 15,035 407 Enamel and colors 7,368 180 11,257 1,363 Paper: Printing 41,368 110 617 3 Other 26,427 5,999 53,263 2,045 Perfumery 54,518 16,664 22,800 66,381 Powder and dynamite 17,095 426 3,021 Railroad material 41,974 82,754 23,090 Rice 17,969 28,589 253,946 58 Sardines 1,663 8,241 81,780 11,349 Spices 27,115 268 5,708 123 Stearin and suet 5,205 1,938 1,098 1,507 Tobacco and products 5,171 2,392 2,946 106 Turpentine 8,063 133 668 15 Vegetables, dried 6,756 609 161 274 Wall paper 4,698 200 3,695 317 Window glass 942 207 4,088 569 Wines and liquors 13,024 84,255 66,239 159,342 Wire: Barbed 138,388 994 3,755 Galvanized and plain 13,762 2,537 4,982 Woolen goods 4,526 170,149 40,553 49,002 All other articles 1,079,696 178,356 767,354 987,960 —————————— —————————— —————————— —————————— Total $5,718,323 $4,281,026 $3,199,389 $1,761,410

Coin:
Gold 1,114,115 3,860 78,744
Silver 778,176
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Total, 1912 $6,832,438 $4,284,886 $3,199,389 $2,618,330
Total, 1911 5,219,577 5,253,865 3,195,945 1,857,564

Articles Netherlands All Other Total Agricultural implements, accessories $34,770 $29 $336,329 Arms and ammunition 17,816 74,834 359,265 Automobiles and accessories 117,876 Bags and bagging 10,135 2,658 247,244 Beer 17,617 85,047 Biscuits 2,577 987 134,697 Bottles 1,643 316 139,300 Butter 33,718 1,001 390,911 Canned meats 10,156 21,483 181,949 Carbonic acid gas 2,853 9,448 Cement 13,874 96 129,648 Cheese 55,255 3,678 67,274 Coal 4,009 4,298 112,517 Confectionery 6,374 16,522 98,032 Cotton goods 325,087 388,695 4,363,137 Cotton knit goods 44,657 226,667 430,756 Drugs and medicines 37,817 34,170 634,898 Earthenware and crockery 11,147 641 74,381 Electrical apparatus and accessories 2,625 2,285 136,727 Flour 1,097,807 Glassware 8,244 744 79,424 Hams 309 58 74,558 Hats 12,026 31,247 265,460 Iron, and manufacturers of: Domestic wares 25,872 331 187,610 Manufactures 11,011 7,152 363,493 Tubes 714 65,644 Unfinished 501 434 71,613 Lamps, lanterns, and accessories 1,290 327 18,086 Lard 388,400 Leather 9,736 1,099 225,386 Machinery 16,052 7,932 487,574 Malt $170 $48,676 Nails, iron 2,808 1,437 45,937 Oils: Benzine, gasoline, and naphtha 47 17,385 Crude petroleum 2,203 3,600 Engine 312 1,932 26,745 Kerosene 163,481 Linseed 2,374 22,874 Olive 5,382 180,728 201,972 Other 90 360 5,753 Olives and capers 891 13,746 23,181 Paints: Ordinary 1,751 2,332 56,021 Enamel and colors 2,073 254 22,495 Paper: Printing 157 522 42,777 Other 27,465 23,068 138,267 Perfumery 28,527 3,971 192,861 Powder and dynamite 1,955 22,497 Railroad material 16,078 1,000 164,896 Rice 311,139 3,030 614,731 Sardines 38,743 108,475 250,251 Spices 2,398 3,129 38,741 Stearin and suet 291,085 17,236 318,069 Tobacco and products 205 2,699 13,519 Turpentine 8,879 Vegetables, dried 95 1,257 9,152 Wall paper 335 26 9,271 Window glass 2,260 666 8,732 Wines and liquors 27,981 213,335 564,176 Wire: Barbed 143,137 Galvanized and plain 794 22,075 Woolen goods 14,167 13,885 292,282 All other articles 167,868 541,239 3,722,473 —————————— —————————— ——————————— Total $1,666,354 $1,962,895 $18,589,387

Coin:
Gold 4,648 1,201,367
Silver 778,176
—————————— —————————— ———————————
Total, 1912 $1,671,002 $1,962,895 $20,568,940
Total, 1911 1,340,904 1,527,034 18,394,889

INDEX

Acre Territory, 13

Advertising, 331

Advertising medicines, 332–333–335–336–337–338

Advertising rates, 338

Africa, 13, 176

Alcoholic drinks in Latin America, 253–373

Almagro, de, Diego, 67

Alpaca, 88

American attitude toward investments, 358

American Banks in Latin America, 290–298

American loans, 363

Angostura bitters, 130

Anguilla, 206

Antigua, 206, 209

Anti-typhoid vaccination, 369

Appendix, 375

Appointments in Latin America, 252

Argentine, 10, 13, 31;
discoveries of, 31;
history, 32;
early government, 31;
present government, 32–33;
wars with England, 32;
area, 33;
Patagonia, treaty with Chile, 33;
boundary, 34;
population, 34;
immigration, 35;
typography, 35;
climate, 36;
crops, 36, 37, 38;
seasons reversed, 38;
butter and cheese, 38;
flour, 38;
animal products, 39;
number of cattle, 39;
minerals, 40;
woods, 40;
peat, 40;
petroleum, 40;
railways, 41–42;
factories, 41;
steamships, 43;
docks, 44;
British investments, 45;
German investments, 45;
daily papers, 45;
money, 46;
travellers’ tax, 46;
cities, 47;
exports, 47;
imports, 48, 375–376–377–378, 219;
illiteracy, 331, 356

Asphalt, 133, 207

Austria-Hungary, 3–5–10

Ayolas, de, Juan, 57

Alvaredo, Pedro, 139

Bahamas, 206, 207, 210

Ballata, 132, 194, 196, 197

Bananas, 120–148–149, 172, 195, 196, 208, 364, 365

Banking, West Indies, 174, 195, 206

Barbados, 205, 207, 209

Barbuda, 206

Belgium, 5

Bermuda, 206, 210

Bills on London, 289, 291

Bismuth, 86, 87, 99

Bolivia, 13, 32;
area, 79;
climate, 80;
population, 82;
railways, 83;
minerals, 86;
forests, 87;
currency, 88;
drugs, 87;
travelers’ tax, 89;
cities, 89;
exports, 88–379–380;
imports, 88–379

Bolivar (Simon), 80, 106, 114

Braden Copper Co., 73

British capital invested, 289

Brazil, 192–215;
illiteracy, 332;
imports, 380–381–382–383–384

Brazil, 6, 7, 10;
area, 13;
boundaries, 13;
population, 14;
discoverer, 14;
history, 15;
language, 14;
early government, 15;
present government, 16;
climate, 17;
geography, 17;
coast, 17;
ports, 18;
rivers, 18, 19;
products, 19;
manufactures, 21;
mines, 22;
railways, 24, 29;
hotels, 24;
money, 24;
imports, 25, 26;
exports, 25, 26;
preferential duty, 25;
steamships, 27;
cities, 29;
travellers’ tax, 30

British Guiana, 13–15, 191;
early history, 192;
topography, 192;
temperature, 193;
area, 193;
exports and imports, 194, 195;
travelers’ tax, 194;
banking, 195

British West Indies, 205

Bubonic plague, 254–371

Cabot, Sebastian, 31–57

Cabral, Pedro Alvarez, 14

Caicos Islands, 205

Canadian banks, 195–206, 299

Canal Zone, 143;
currency, 152

Carib Indians, 168

Castro, Cipriano, 9

Cattle raising, 172, 179

Caymans, 205

Central American Federation, 139

Chicle (gum), 148, 149, 163

Chile, 13, 32;
discoverers, 67;
Indians of, 67;
early history, 67;
government, 68;
area, 68;
coast of, 68;
mountains, 68;
climate, 68;
population, 69;
foreign colonies, 69;
railways, 69;
rivers, 70;
ports, 71;
nitrate, 71, 72;
iodine, 72;
copper, 73;
coal, 74;
minerals, 74;
crops, 74;
wine, 74;
cattle, 75;
forests, 75;
industries, 75;
fruits, 75;
exports, 76;
imports, 76, 77;
money, 76;
business in hands of, 77;
travellers’ tax, 77;
cities, 78;
how to reach, 78–215, 219;
illiteracy, 331, 356;
imports, 384–385

Clothes for Latin America, 260

Cocaine, 87–101–102

Cocoa, 20, 132, 179, 207, 364

Coffee, 19, 88, 110, 119, 131, 135, 149, 183, 188, 196, 208, 364

Colombia, 13;
discoverer, 114;
early history, 114;
area, 115;
topography, 115;
climate, 116;
population, 116;
present government, 117;
railroads, 117;
Bogota, 118;
travel, 118;
rivers, 119;
agriculture, 119;
coffee, 119;
bananas, 120;
Panama hats, 120;
tagua nuts, 120;
cattle, 120;
hides, 121;
mines, 121, 122;
emeralds, 121;
money, 122;
imports, 123, 386;
exports, 123;
travellers’ tax, 124;
cities, 124;
travel, 124;
steamships, 125;
ports, 125, 219–364

Columbus, Christopher, 114–126–139, 168, 176, 186

Commercial agencies, 306

Consuls for United States, 225, 259

Consular invoice, 323

Copper, 63, 110, 133

Copy, advertising, 339, 340;
position of, 341

Cortes, Hernando, 138, 156

Correspondence in Latin America, 261

Costa Rica, early history, 138;
present government, 140;
area and population, 142;
topography, 144;
railways, 145;
agriculture, 147;
forests, 148;
bananas, 149;
coffee, 149;
mines, 149;
exports, 149;
imports, 150, 151;
currency, 152, 153;
travellers’ tax, 153;
cities, 154;
steamships, 154, 364

Cuba, 1, 2, 5;
area, 169;
topography and population, 169, 170;
climate, 170;
government, 170;
railways and rivers, 171;
sugar, 171;
fruits, 172;
mines, 172;
exports, 173;
imports, 173;
currency, 174;
banks, 174;
travelers’ tax, 174;
principal cities, 175;
rail and steamship connections, 169, 175;
illiteracy, 331, 364

Curaçao, area, 200;
population, 200;
currency, 201;
banking, 201;
exports, 201;
smuggling, 201;
imports, 202;
steamer connections, 202

Custom House rulings, 268–269, 270

Customs of Latin Americans, 248, 249

Customs and Tariffs, 266

Cuzco (city), 104

Denmark, 199

Devils’ Island, 197

Diaz (Porfirio), 158

Disease in Latin America, 109–253–254–264–369–370–371–373

Dominica, 206, 209, 210

Drinking Water in Latin America, 254–368–369

Dutch Guiana, 13–15, 191;
population, 196;
trade conditions, 196;
exports and imports, 196;
currency, 197;
steamship connections, 197

Eating fruit, 373

Ecuador, 13;
early history, 106;
government, 107;
area, 107;
climate, 107;
area and topography, 108;
census, 108;
railways, 109;
revolutions, 109;
diseases, 109;
natural resources, 110;
currency, 110;
exports, 112;
travelers’ tax, 112;
imports, 112;
principal cities, 112;
how reached, 113;
imports, 386

Electro cuts, 342

England, 2–3–5–123, 174, 183, 184, 199, 208, 209, 210, 220

English investments, 355

Europe, 3–4–6–7–12

European attitude toward investors, 360

European Possessions in the West Indies, 199, 205

Exchange, basis of, 300–301

Exchange buying, 291

Exports, Bolivia, 379–380

Export duties, 272

Federal Reserve Act, 309

Finance and Credits, 288

Financing improvements, 292

Foreign commerce statistics, 2–5–6

France, 5–13–47, 176, 183, 184, 197, 198, 199, 204, 205, 208, 220, 222

French banks, 290

French Guiana, 13–15, 191;
extent and population, 197;
exports, 197;
imports, 198;
travelers’ tax, 198;
language, 198

Galapagos Islands, 107–112

Germany, 3–5–13–47–65–77–122–183, 184, 208, 215, 218, 219, 220

German banks, 289

German investments, 355

Gold exchange standard countries, 300

Gold standard countries, 300

Grenadines, 206

Granada, 206, 209

Guadeloupe (French possession), 204, 205

Guano, 99–102–134

Guatemala, early history, 139;
present government, 140;
area and population, 140;
topography, 144;
railways, 145;
agriculture, 147;
forests, 148;
bananas, 148;
coffee, 149;
exports, 149;
imports, 150, 151;
currency, 152, 153;
travellers’ tax, 153;
cities, 153;
steamships, 154;
illiteracy, 332

Guyara Falls, 61

Haiti, early history, geography and climate, 182, 183;
roads, 183;
monetary system, 184;
travelers’ tax, 185;
principal cities, 185;
steamships, 185

Health precautions, 253–368

Henequen (rope), 163, 172

Holland, 15, 192, 199 (West Indian possessions), 200

Honduras (British), early history, 139;
present government, 140;
area and population, 143;
topography, 144;
agriculture, 147;
forests, 148;
bananas, 149;
exports, 149;
imports, 150, 151;
currency, 152, 153;
travellers’ tax, 153;
cities, 153;
steamships, 154

Honduras (Spanish), early history, 139;
present government, 140;
area and population, 141;
topography, 144;
railways, 145;
agriculture, 147;
forests, 148;
bananas, 149;
mines, 149;
exports, 149;
imports, 150, 151;
currency, 152, 153;
travellers’ tax, 153;
cities, 154;
steamships, 154

Hotels, Latin America, 250

Huerta (Victoriano), 158

Illiteracy, 331

Imports, Argentine, 375–376–377–378
Brazil, 380–381–382–383–384
Bolivia, 379
Chile, 384
Colombia, 386
Ecuador, 386
Paraguay, 387
Peru, 103–388–389–390
Uruguay, 391–392
Venezuela, 393–394–395

Inconvertible paper standard countries, 300

Intestinal diseases, 370

Irala, Domingo, 57

Island of Margarita, 134, 136

Isle of Pines, 169

Italian banks, 290

Iturbide, Augustin, 139, 157

Ivory nuts (see tagua nuts)

Jamaica, 206, 207, 208, 209

Josephine, Empress of France, 204

Lake Titicaca, 83, 85, 96, 98

Latin America, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11

La Paz, 83, 84, 89

Leeward Islands, 205, 207

Leprosy, 372

Letters of Credit, 265, 303, 304

Letters of Introduction, 258

Literature for Latin America, 263

London and River Plate Bank, 288

Long credits, 309

Lopez, Carlos Antonio, 57–58

Madero (Francisco), 158

Mail in Latin America, 264

Marie Galante (French possession), 205

Martinique (French), 204, 205

Medicines for Latin America, 372–374

Meiggs (Henry), 97

Mendoza, de, Pedro, 31

Merchant Marine, Germany, 218

Merchants’ tax in Latin America, 257

Methods of Doing Business, 224, 227

Mexico, early history, 156, 157;
revolutions, 158;
form of government, 159;
area, 160;
topography, 160;
population, 161;
railways, 161;
mineral wealth, 162, 163;
forests, 163;
exports, 164;
imports, 165;
monetary system, 165;
commercial tax, 165;
travel and hotels, 165;
principal cities, 166;
railroads, 166;
steamships, 167, 219;
illiteracy, 331

Monetary systems, 299

Montserrat, 206, 209, 210

Mountain sickness, 81

Nanduti lace, 62

Napoleon III, 158

Napoleonic Wars, 2

National Cash Register Co., 231

National City Bank, 308

Nevis, 206

New Granada, 114

Nicaragua, early history, 138;
present government, 140;
area and population, 142;
topography, 144;
railways, 146;
agriculture, 147;
forests, 148;
bananas, 149;
coffee, 149;
mines, 149;
exports, 149;
imports, 150, 151;
currency, 152, 153;
travellers’ tax, 153;
cities, 154;
steamships 154

Ojeda, de, Alonso, 114

Order blanks, 259

Packing instructions, 316, 317–319

Packing and shipping, 311

Packing weights, 315, 316

Panama (Republic of), early history, 139;
present government, 140;
area and population, 142;
topography, 144;
railways, 146;
agriculture, 147;
forests, 148;
bananas, 149;
mines, 149;
exports, 149;
imports, 150, 151;
currency, 152, 153;
travellers’ tax, 153;
cities, 154;
steamships, 154

Panama hats, 101, 102, 111, 120, 123, 201

Paraguay, 13, 32;
discoverers and early history, 57;
present government, 58;
population, 58–60;
area, 59;
climate, 59;
roads, 60;
railways, 60;
soil, 61;
rivers, 61;
yerba mate, 62;
quebracho, 63;
minerals, 63;
woods, 63;
cattle, 63;
money, 64;
credits, 64;
exports, 64–387;
imports, 65, 387;
travellers’ tax, 65;
cities, 65;
shipping goods, 66

Passports, 265

Pearls, 134

Perry, Commodore, 213

Peru, 13;
early history, 91;
Chumus, 91;
war with Chile, 92;
government, 93;
area, 93;
population, 94, 95;
railways, 96;
mines, 99;
petroleum, 100;
exports, 100, 102;
Panama hats, 101;
currency, 101;
travelers’ tax, 103;
principal cities, 104;
exports, 103–388–389–390;
imports, 103

Peruvian Balsam, 148

Peruvian Corporation, Ltd., 96, 97

Petitgrain, oil of, 62

Petroleum, 23–40–53–99–100–103–110–132–133

Philippines, 1–2

Pizarro, 67, 79, 91, 106

Plagiarism, 343

Population, 5, 10, 14

Porto Rico, 1, 2, 5;
early history, 186;
climate, 187;
roads, 187;
government, 187;
exports, 188;
principal cities, 189;
steamship connections, 190, 204

Ports in Latin America, 313

Portugal, 223

Postage to Latin America, 263, 264

Power of Attorney, 279

Preferential duty, 25, 26, 208–210

Quebracho, 40, 41, 63, 64

Quinine, 102

Raleigh (Sir Walter), 192

Ratings of merchants, 305

Reciprocal opportunities, 347, 348, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354

Reciprocity, 345

Redonda, 206

Registration of Trade Mark, 279

Religious Processions, 250

Rubber, 20, 87, 96, 111, 120, 183

St. Barts (French possession), 205

St. Croix (Danish West Indies), 202, 203

St. John (Danish West Indies), 202

St. Kitts, 206, 209

St. Lucia, 206, 210

St. Martins, 205

St. Thomas (Danish West Indies), 202, 203, 204

St. Vincent, 206

Salesmen and Customer, 242

Salesmen’s requirement, 242

Sample cases for Latin America, 260

Santo Domingo, 5;
early history, 176, 177;
revolutions, 177;
present government, 177, 178;
area, 178;
railways, 179;
exports, 179;
imports, 179;
moneys, 180;
American Bank, 180;
travelers’ tax, 180;
principal cities, 180;
steamships, 180

San Salvador, early history, 139;
present government, 140;
area and population, 141;
topography, 144;
railways, 145;
agriculture, 147;
forests, 148;
coffee, 149;
mines, 149;
exports, 149;
imports, 150, 151;
currency, 152, 153;
travellers’ tax, 153;
cities, 154;
steamships, 154

Shipping instructions, 319, 320, 321

Silver standard countries, 300

Singer Sewing Mch. Co., 230

“Sirroche” (mountain sickness), 81

Sisal (see Henequen), 163

Solis, de, Juan Diaz, 31, 49

Souza, de, Thome, 15

Spain, 1, 2, 168, 177, 192, 223

Spanish banks, 290

Standard Oil Co., 230

Subway, 356

Sugar, 19–57–62–102, 110, 171, 179, 188, 194, 195, 196, 203, 207, 208,
209, 210

Swiss banks, 290

Tagua (nuts), 110, 111, 120, 123, 353

Tannin, 41

Thefts in Custom House, 270, 328

Theft en route, 328

Tin, 86, 87

Tobacco, 19, 53, 62, 64, 171, 179, 188

Tobago, 205

Tonka (bean), 132, 135

Torquemada, 268

Trade commissions, 214

Trade development, 212

Trade Marks, 276

Travel in Latin America, 251

Travelers’ Tax, 174, 180, 189, 194, 245

Trinidad, 205, 206, 207

Tungsten, 99

United Fruit Co., 121, 364, 365

United States attitude toward Latin America, 274;
indifference toward investments, 359–362

Uruguay, 13;
discoverer, 49;
early history, 49;
war with Brazil, 50;
government, 50;
area, 50;
climate, 51;
population, 51;
colonists, 51;
rivers, 52;
ports, 52;
railroads, 52;
agriculture, 53;
minerals, 53;
forest lands, 53;
grazing lands, 53;
packing houses, 53;
cattle census, 54;
money, 54;
exports, 55;
imports, 55, 391–392;
travellers’ tax, 55;
cities, 56;
steamships, 56

Vacuum Oil Co., 230

Valdivia, Pedro, 67

Vanadium, 99–102

Velasquez (Diego), 168

Venezuela, 8–13;
early history, 126;
boundaries, 127;
government, 128;
population, 129;
rivers, 129, 130;
railroads, 131;
asphalt deposits, 132;
cattle, 133;
minerals, 133;
money, 134;
exports, 134;
imports, 135;
principal cities, 135;
commercial fees, 135;
steamships, 136, 192, 200, 219, 220;
imports, 393–394–395

Virgin Islands, 206

Windward Islands, 206, 207

Wolfrain, 23–40–88

Woods, cabinet and dye, 21

Yellow fever, 254–371–373

Yerba mate, 19, 62, 64

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TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES

1. Silently corrected typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Retained anachronistic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.

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