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 606 ARGENTINE REPUBLIC

Imports and exports in 1912 : —

Imports

£ 111.795

Exports

£

Living animals

Animals ....

2,192,931

Food stuffs

6,028,089

Frozen meat, skins, etc.

31,005,603

Tobacco.

1,518,930

Wl.eat

19,571,034

Beverages

2,935,478

Maize

21,7^1,638

Textiles.

15,674,032

Oats

4,171,703

Oils ....

3,689,200

Linseed

6,842,713

Chemicals

2,850.245

Colours.

503,057

Timber and wood.

1,977,699

Paper

1,973,380

Leather.

780,630

Iron

9,195,528

Other metals.

2,873,341

Agricultural implciuent

5, &c

2,510,409

Carriages, &c.

6,559,733

Potter}', &c. .

6,723,545

.

Building materials.

6,253,093

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Electrical apparatus, &c

1,801,757

Various.

2,940,800

Of the imports in 1911 the value of 53,406,788Z. was subject to duty; customs receipts in 1910, 16,738,633Z. ; in 1911, 17,177,096^. Among the more important exports were the following : —

—

Wool

Sheep skins

Tons

33,587

32,835

27,478

Wheat

Maize

Beef and mutton

1909 1910 1911 1912

Tons

176,682 150,599 132,036

Tons 2,514,130 1,883,592 2,285,951 2,029,056

Tons

2,273,412

2,660,225

125,185

4,835,237

Tons

277,152 328,810 383,054

Trade by countries

1910

1911

Principal Countries

Imports

Exports

Imjiorts

Exports

from

to

from

£

to

£

£

£

United Kingdom

21,875,478

16,158,499

21,555,045

18,222,466

Germany.

, 12,245,777

9,010,963

13,067,899

8,546,232

Belgium

3,919,790

6,096,148

3,866,113

7,068,572

Spain ....

2,182,182

574,015

2,237,989

432,0!- 9

France

0,730,128

7,552,342

7,544,951

7,875,482

Italy ....

0,355,223

2,094,972

5,822,614

2,695,766

United States of America

9,083.778

5,005,112

10,387,577

4,821,520

Brazil ....

1 1,820,718

3,508,405

1,678,852

3,546,449

In 1912 the exports of animal produce amounted to 37,643,191Z, and of agricultural products .')5, 637, 31 4/.

The ' most favoured nation ' treaty of 1825 with Great Britain respecting commerce, and that of 1853 respecting river navigation, are in foi-ce. All export duties are abolished from January 1, 1906.

The staple Argentine imports into the United Kingdom and the chief