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 REVENUE, POPULATION, AND TRADE.

533

Years

Total Imports

Total Exports

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1864

312,363

329,524

1865

297,064

310,999

1866

284,974

358,517

1867

258,759

446,142

1868

291,951

453,675

The commercial intercourse of Costa Rica with the United King- dom is not reported on in the ' Annual Statement ' published by the Board of Trade, which throws the statistics of the republic together with other states, under the general heading of ' Central America.'

The exports of Costa Rica consist almost exclusively of coffee. Those of 1867 were sent to the following markets : —

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Great Britain 165,914

France 29,913

Hamburg 26,687

Bremen ...... 2,278

San Francisco 79,001

Panama, for Europe and San Francisco. 141,458

Peru 672

States of Central America. . . 219

Total. . . 446,142

The whole foreign trade of the republic passes through the port of Punta Arenas, on the Pacific. In the year 1867 there entered the port 78 vessels, of a total burthen of 75,358 tons, and there cleared 80 vessels, of 75,759 tons burthen.

Money, Weights, and Measures.

The money, weights, and measures of Costa Rica, and the British equivalents, are : —

Money.

The Peso or Piaster, of 8 Rentes „ Dollar, of 100 Centavas.

. approximate value, is. 3$d. » „ 45.

Weights and Measures.

The Libra. . . . =1-014 lbs. avoirdupois.

„ Quintal. . . = 101-40 „ „ Arroha = 25"35 „

„ Fanega. . . = l£ Imperial bushel.

The old weights and measures of Spain are in general use, but the introduction of the French metric system is contemplated.