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 COMMERCE — SHIPPING AND COMMUNICATIONS

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Commerce.

The foreign trade was as follows (4 "7 dollars 1/. ) : —

Imports. Exports.

i9r.

£ 6,995,228 7,442,446 14,658,134 13,506,255

1

7,917,495 21,962,943

1919

8,420.793 9,632,982 27,457,991 16,150,344

111 1919 the customs receipts amounted to 15,543,505 gold pesos.

The principal exports were (in gold pesos) as follows: — Agricultural pro- duce, 1,316,497 in 1920 ; live animals, 1,653,065 in 1920 ; wool, 31,848,376 in 1920 ; and hides, 15,199,076 in 1920.

The imports and exports for 1919 and 1920 were distributed as follows (in gold pesos) : —

Imports from Exports to

1919

1920 1919 1920

Argentina

Brazil

France

Italy

Spain

United Kindgoui

United States.

Pesos

8,015,288 5,507,710 1,341,741

53y.7S4

?.y70,51S

7,512,500

1,451

Peios Pesos

10,457,821 7.110,362 4,529,740 2,068,263 2,4S4,S03 39.011.519 1.130.809 3.636,524 ,11' 8,299,030 28,1' -

14,705,053 44,602,707

Pesos

3,6S;


 * 7,V>03

y

1.1*7,973 .211

Total trade between Uruguay and the U.K. for 5 years (Board of Trade Keturns) : —

— 1916

1017

1918

1919 1920

Imports from Uruguay into U.K. 3,996,646 Experts to Uruguay from U.K. . 1,899,313

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5,455,519 2,270,896

£ 6.541,015 3,150,612

10.514,967 7,064.053 -33,161

Shipping and Communications.

In 1918 Uruguay had 45 steamers of a total net tonnage of 4,948 tons. The following table shows the vessels entered and cleared at the ports of Iruguay for 3 years : —

1 Tear 1

Entered

Cleared

Steamers

Sailing Vessels

Steamers ; Sailing Vessels

No.

Tonnage

N'o. Tonnage

No ; Tonnage No.

Tonnage

■ 1917 . 1 191S.

n 191 * -

6,09*

6.417 5,671

6,347,885 2,760 1 513,609 8X5.355 3,050 ' 475,988 7,708,663 i 2,401 ■ 375,340

6,046 i 6,275,9-6 6,332 ' 8,417,097 5,648 7,694,495

469.802

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