APPENDIX FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL STATISTICS |
  The increase in Uruguay's trade with foreign countries since 1862—Trade with foreign countries in 1908—Imports of articles destined for commercial purposes—Imports of articles destined for industrial purposes—Ports to which Uruguayan wool was chiefly exported during 1908—Values of imports from foreign countries—Values of exports to foreign countries—Values of goods handled by the various ports since 1909—Proportion of cultivated soil compared with the area of departments—Live stock census of the Republic in 1900, showing the amounts owned by Uruguayan and foreign proprietors—The distribution of live stock in the various departments—Principal articles exported from Uruguay to the United Kingdom in 1909—Principal articles exported from the United Kingdom to Uruguay in 1909—Uruguay's Budget—Distribution of expenditure among the various departments—Services provided for by special revenues—Principal sources from which the revenues are derived—The development of the State Bank during the years 1897-1909—Balance-sheet—Cereal production in tons—Cereal harvest for the year 1908-9—Cable, telegraph, and telephone systems—Postal service.
TABLE SHOWING THE INCREASE IN URUGUAY'S TRADE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES SINCE 1862
| Year. | Imports. | Exports. | Total. | | | 1862 | $8,151,802 | $8,804,442 | $16,956,244 | | 1864 | 8,384,167 | 6,334,706 | 14,718,873 | | 1866 | 14,608,091 | 10,665,040 | 25,273,131 | | 1867 | 17,657,918 | 12,077,795 | 29,735,713 | | 1868 | 16,102,465 | 12,139,720 | 28,242,195 | | 1869 | 16,830,078 | 13,930,827 | 30,760,705 | | 1870 | 15,003,342 | 12,779,051 | 27,782,393 | | 1871 | 14,864,247 | 13,334,224 | 28,198,471 | | 1872 | 18,859,794 | 15,489,532 | 34,349,256 | | 1873 | 21,075,446 | 16,301,772 | 37,377,218 | | 1874 | 17,481,672 | 15,244,785 | 32,426,455 | | 1875 | 12,431,408 | 12,693,610 | 25,125,018 | | 1876 | 12,500,000 | 13,727,000 | 26,527,000 | | 1877 | 15,045,846 | 15,899,405 | 30,945,251 | | 1878 | 15,927,974 | 17,492,159 | 33,420,153 | | 1879 | 15,949,303 | 16,645,961 | 32,595,864 | | 1880 | 19,478,868 | 19,752,201 | 39,231,069 | | 1881 | 17,918,884 | 20,229,512 | 38,148,396 | | 1882 | 18,174,800 | 22,062,934 | 40,237,734 | | 1883 | 20,322,311 | 25,221,664 | 35,543,975 | | 1884 | 24,550,674 | 24,759,485 | 49,309,559 | | 1885 | 25,275,476 | 25,253,036 | 50,528,512 | | 1886 | 20,194,655 | 23,811,986 | 44,006,641 | | 1887 | 24,615,944 | 18,671,996 | 43,287,940 | | 1888 | 29,477,448 | 28,008,254 | 57,485,702 | | 1889 | 36,823,863 | 25,954,107 | 62,777,970 | | 1890 | 32,364,627 | 29,085,519 | 61,450,146 | | 1891 | 18,978,420 | 26,998,270 | 45,976,690 | | 1892 | 18,404,296 | 25,915,819 | 44,356,115 | | 1893 | 19,671,640 | 27,681,373 | 47,353,013 | | 1894 | 23,800,370 | 33,470,511 | 57,279,881 | | 1895 | 24,596,193 | 32,543,643 | 57,279,881 | | 1896 | 25,530,185 | 30,403,084 | 55,933,269 | | 1897 | 19,512,216 | 29,219,573 | 48,831,789 | | 1898 | 24,784,361 | 30,276,916 | 55,061,277 | | 1899 | 25,552,800 | 36,574,164 | 62,226,964 | | 1900 | 23,978,206 | 29,410,862 | 53,389,068 | | 1901 | 23,691,932 | 27,731,126 | 51,423,058 | | 1902 | 23,517,347 | 33,602,512 | 57,119,859 | | 1903 | 26,103,966 | 37,317,909 | 62,421,975 | | 1904 | 21,217,000 | 38,485,000 | 59,702,000 | | 1905 | 30,778,000 | 30,805,000 | 61,583,000 | | 1906 | 34,455,000 | 33,402,000 | 67,857,000 | | 1907 | 37,470,715 | 34,912,072 | 72,382,787 | | 1908 | 36,188,723 | 40,296,367 | 76,485,090 | | 1909 | 37,136,764 | 45,789,703 | 82,946,467 |
URUGUAY'S TRADE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN 1908. A COMPARISON WITH THAT OF SOME OTHER CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICAN STATES
| Uruguay | $76,485,090 | Guatemala | 12,567,729 | | Peru | 49,585,000 | San Salvador | 10,028,237 | | Bolivia | 33,837,000 | Panama | 9,563,946 | | Columbia | 28,512,636 | Haiti | 8,180,008 | | Venezuela | 26,540,905 | Paraguay | 7,661,468 | | Ecuador | 15,296,627 | Nicaragua | 7,500,000 | | Santo Domingo | 14,613,807 | Honduras | 4,664,039 | | Costa Rica | 13,386,930 |
URUGUAY'S IMPORTS OF ARTICLES DESTINED FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
| Yearly | | average from | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | | 1898 to 1902. | | | Various foods | $4,938,000 | $5,293,397 | $6,966,500 | $6,530,700 | | Beverages | 2,359,000 | 1,724,185 | 1,808,500 | 2,097,000 | | Tobacco | 218,000 | 306,142 | 280,109 | 697,000 | | Cotton manufactures | 3,265,000 | 4,900,000 | 4,400,000 | 4,555,000 | | Woollen " | 1,203,000 | 1,523,600 | 1,814,000 | 1,879,800 | | Thread " | 155,000 | 170,086 | 166,000 | 226,100 | | Silk" | 276,000 | 303,286 | 364,000 | 521,500 | | Other " | 344,000 | 1,727,492 | 1,587,000 | 955,000 | | Chemical and | | pharmaceutical | | products | 507,000 | 751,993 | 718,000 | 1,178,000 | | Musical instruments | 61,000 | 93,873 | 106,800 | 116,600 | | Paper and cardboard | 496,000 | 615,617 | 675,100 | 709,300 | | Manufactured metal | 707,000 | 1,072,426 | 1,078,100 | 593,600 | | China and earthenware | 84,000 | 163,000 | 186,800 | 185,400 | | Jewels, crystals, &c. | 373,000 | 494,815 | 546,000 | 724,000 | | Various articles | 1,271,000 | 1,635,203 | 1,948,800 | 1,384,315 | | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | | Total | $17,271,000 | $20,775,651 | $22,645,700 | $22,353,615 |
URUGUAY'S IMPORTS OF ARTICLES DESTINED FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES
| Yearly | | average from | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | | 1898 to 1902. | | | Livestock | $1,388,000 | $1,822,452 | $990,000 | $754,000 | | Machine oil | 533,000 | 691,860 | 781,400 | 841,400 | | Coal | 1,128,000 | 1,366,564 | 1,723,000 | 1,879,000 | | Paints and inks | 139,000 | 224,784 | 223,000 | 320,000 | | Timber | 1,112,000 | 1,605,410 | 1,526,000 | 1,620,000 | | Wooden manufactures | 134,000 | 308,175 | 349,000 | 418,700 | | Tanned hides | 211,030 | 310,756 | 379,000 | 258,000 | | Iron and steel | 420,000 | 684,959 | 883,000 | 1,688,500 | | Agricultural machinery and instruments | 235,000 | 299,146 | 241,300 | 180,300 | | Industrial machinery and implements | 149,000 | 247,116 | 338,000 | 847,600 | | Wire fencing | 506,000 | 976,490 | 721,000 | 793,700 | | Manufactured iron | 403,000 | 619,749 | 737,000 | 470,000 | | Portland cement | 103,000 | 237,437 | 347,000 | 479,600 | | Tiles | 41,000 | 59,601 | 73,000 | 74,500 | | Railway and tramway material | 490,009 | 275,889 | 2,089,000 | 3,194,000 | | General factory material | 72,000 | 275,564 | 407,600 | 1,295,700 | | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | | Total | $7,064,000 | $10,001,952 | $11,808,300 | $15,117,100 |
PORTS TO WHICH URUGUAYAN WOOL WAS CHIEFLY EXPORTED DURING 1908
| Bales. | | Marseilles | 94,418 | | Hamburg and Bremen | 28,003 | | Dunkirk | 21,901 | | AmbÈres | 17,926 | | Havre | 12,953 | | Liverpool | 7,003 |
VALUES OF IMPORTS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES
| Yearly | | average from | 1907. | | Difference. | | 1898 to 1902. | | | Great Britain | $6,447,764 | $11,572,152 | + | $5,124,388 | | Germany | 2,932,965 | 6,079,498 | + | 3,146,533 | | France | 2,290,174 | 3,924,069 | + | 1,633,885 | | United States | 2,091,209 | 3,439,445 | + | 1,348,236 | | Italy | 2,218,844 | 2,898,391 | + | 679,547 | | Belgium | 1,456,469 | 2,688,520 | + | 1,232,051 | | Argentina | 3,151,345 | 2,563,186 | - | 588,158 | | Brazil | 1,518,800 | 1,743,731 | + | 224,931 | | Spain | 1,837,603 | 1,725,198 | - | 112,405 | | Holland | 3,625 | 233,968 | + | 230,343 | | Paraguay | 145,431 | 187,989 | + | 42,558 | | Australia | — | 130,559 | + | 130,539 | | Cuba | 105,932 | 121,040 | + | 15,108 | | Chile | 106,608 | 108,342 | + | 1,734 | | Portugal | 15,087 | 32,668 | + | 17,281 | | Austria | 3,071 | 22,178 | + | 19,107 | | ——— | ——— | | ——— | | Total | $24,324,927 | $37,470,615 | + | $13,145,688 |
URUGUAYAN EXPORTS TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES
| Yearly | | average from | | 1898 to 1902. | 1907. | 1908. | | | Germany | $3,401,642 | $4,647,866 | $5,454,661 | | England | 2,592,613 | 2,954,529 | 2,987,759 | | Argentina | 5,194,663 | 7,295,195 | 8,143,029 | | Australia | — | 12,750 | 4,400 | | Austria | — | 116,880 | 528,568 | | Belgium | 5,084,554 | 5,551,763 | 6,138,059 | | Brazil | 6,908,427 | 2,759,863 | 3,467,283 | | Cuba | 439,040 | 1,092,966 | 848,858 | | Chile | 282,015 | 289,239 | 170,924 | | Scotland | — | 38,625 | 58,846 | | Spain | 531,793 | 533,674 | 524,066 | | United States | 1,886,372 | 1,603,330 | 2,336,201 | | France | 5,137,192 | 6,441,631 | 7,699,927 | | Italy | 663,097 | 1,155,704 | 1,310,811 | | Holland | 34,977 | 11,910 | 6,071 | | Paraguay | 192,024 | 9,343 | 21,618 | | Peru | 106 | — | — | | Porto Rico | — | — | 51,070 | | Portugal | — | 101,784 | 133,170 | | Prussia | 18,911 | — | 100,002 | | Barbadoes | 816 | 330 | 1,570 | | Canary Islands | 14,234 | 5,971 | 2,475 | | Falkland Islands | 3,739 | 1,483 | 511 | | Trinidad | 2,051 | 3,794 | 1,541 | | South Africa | 2,760 | — | 12,195 | | Provisions for vessels | 164,400 | 293,502 | 291,150 | | ——— | ——— | ——— | | Total | $31,555,422 | $34,912,072 | $40,296,347 |
VALUES OF GOODS HANDLED BY THE VARIOUS PORTS DURING 1909
| Imports. | Exports. | | ——— | ——— | | Montevideo | $34,251,069 | $32,685,267 | | PaysandÚ | 924,112 | 2,933,884 | | Salto | 571,371 | 2,000,038 | | Fray Bentos | 272,535 | 2,538,870 | | Colonia | 513,684 | 2,770,862 | | Mercedes | 226,789 | 1,547,081 | | Maldonado | 21,404 | — | | Rocha | 45,800 | — | | Cerro Largo | 155,000 | 780,000 | | Various | 175,000 | 533,700 | | —— | —— | | Total | $37,156,764 | $45,789,703 |
PROPORTION OF CULTIVATED SOIL COMPARED WITH THE AREA OF DEPARTMENTS
| Area in | Cultivated | Cultivated | | Departments. | Kilometres. | Area | Area to | | | Hectares. | the whole. | | | Montevideo | 664 | 1,074 | 1·61 | | Artigas | 11,378 | 1,321 | 0·11 | | Canelones | 4,751 | 139,721 | 29·40 | | Cerro Largo | 14,928 | 11,129 | 0·74 | | Colonia | 5,681 | 107,815 | 18·98 | | Durazno | 14,314 | 5,100 | 0·35 | | Flores | 4,518 | 3,842 | 0·85 | | Florida | 12,107 | 33,382 | 2·75 | | Maldonado | 4,111 | 11,530 | 2·80 | | Minas | 12,484 | 31,079 | 2·49 | | PaysandÚ | 13,252 | 5,707 | 0·43 | | Rio Negro | 8,470 | 1,727 | 0·20 | | Rivera | 9,828 | 3,986 | 0·40 | | Rocha | 11,088 | 7,662 | 0·69 | | Salto | 12,603 | 2,202 | 0·17 | | San JosÉ | 6,962 | 102,866 | 14·77 | | Soriano | 9,223 | 21,487 | 2·33 | | TacuarembÓ | 21,015 | 2,385 | 0·11 | | Treinta y Tres | 9,539 | 6,329 | 0·66 | | —— | —— | —— | | Total | 186,929 | 500,347 | 2·67 |
LIVE STOCK CENSUS OF THE REPUBLIC IN 1900, SHOWING THE AMOUNTS OWNED BY URUGUAYAN AND FOREIGN PROPRIETORS
| Cattle. | Horses. | Sheep. | Mules. | Goats. | Pigs. | Total. | | | Uruguayans | 3,135,152 | 304,381 | 10,782,057 | 8,952 | 15,059 | 54,877 | 14,301,378 | | Argentines | 126,796 | 10,963 | 347,271 | 168 | 219 | 508 | 485,925 | | Brazilians | 1,968,188 | 131,733 | 2,370,920 | 7,812 | 2,522 | 10,755 | 4,492,230 | | Paraguayans | 609 | 112 | 4,887 | — | 4 | 54 | 5,656 | | Chilians | 11,338 | 140 | 3,550 | — | — | 13 | 16,041 | | Mexicans | 65 | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | 80 | | North | | Americans | 6,990 | 337 | 5,989 | — | 2 | 27 | 13,345 | | Spaniards | 823,226 | 58,905 | 2,769,364 | 4,080 | 1,276 | 15,351 | 8,672,242 | | Portuguese | 23,122 | 1,434 | 36,848 | 43 | 6 | 159 | 16,612 | | French | 240,494 | 17,223 | 1,141,881 | 564 | 382 | 2,339 | 1,402,883 | | English | 275,183 | 15,055 | 514,835 | 410 | 119 | 257 | 806,859 | | German | 39,544 | 3,488 | 121,747 | 90 | 54 | 297 | 165,220 | | Swiss | 15,033 | 1,146 | 23,181 | 12 | 12 | 555 | 39,939 | | Italians | 158,310 | 16,226 | 479,122 | 836 | 771 | 8,631 | 663,896 | | Austrians | 1,955 | 203 | 4,445 | 21 | — | 89 | 6,713 | | Dutch | 25 | 13 | 550 | — | — | — | 586 | | Danes | 15 | 12 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 37 | | Belgians | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | | Norwegians | 25 | 8 | 180 | — | — | — | 213 | | Russians | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | | Arabs | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 11 | | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | | Total | 6,827,428 | 561,408 | 18,618,717 | 22,992 | 20,428 | 93,923 | 26,134,896 |
THE DISTRIBUTION OF LIVE STOCK IN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
PRINCIPAL ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM URUGUAY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IN 1909
| £ | | Meat (chilled, frozen, extracts), &c. | 732,125 | | Wool | 173,738 | | Hides and skins (including sealskins, £8,440) | 62,703 | | Bones | 10,089 | | Tallow | 76,688 | | Wheat | 20,054 | | Maize | 7,160 | | Flax seed | 26,721 |
PRINCIPAL ARTICLES EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO URUGUAY IN 1909
| £ | | Coal | 699,260 | | Coke | 11,339 | | Woollens, Manchester and Bradford goods | 712,067 | | Galvanised iron | 141,184 | | Drugs, &c. | 70,460 | | Machinery | 337,304 | | Hardware | 26,614 | | Glass and china | 39,105 | | Jute goods | 63,209 | | Cement | 16,000 | | Stationery | 14,000 | | Paints, &c. | 19,140 | | Metals (excluding iron and steel) | 23,675 | | Hats and millinery | 11,335 | | Woollen articles | 29,737 |
URUGUAY'S BUDGET. DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURE AMONG THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS
| Budget of | | | Budget of | | 1908-9. | | | 1910-11. | | | Dollars | Cents | £ | Dollars | Cents | £ | | Legislature | 541,476 | 61 | 115,208 | 558,864 | 33 | 118,907 | | Presidency of the Republic | 77,938 | 21 | 16,582 | 76,471 | 40 | 16,270 | | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | 473,280 | 50 | 100,698 | 534,898 | 37 | 113,808 | | Ministry of Interior | 2,997,013 | 36 | 637,662 | 3,412,250 | 88 | 726,011 | | Ministry of Finance | 1,371,455 | 84 | 291,799 | 1,523,842 | 57 | 324,222 | | Industry, labour, and public construction | 1,572,257 | 46 | 334,523 | 2,308,793 | 75 | 491,232 | | Ministry of Public Works | 283,887 | 20 | 60,401 | 374,321 | 91 | 79,643 | | Ministry of War and Marine | 3,057,377 | 67 | 650,506 | 3,580,739 | 89 | 761,859 | | Administration of justice | 445,286 | 54 | 94,742 | 323,353 | 80 | 68,800 | | National obligations | 10,255,357 | 35 | 2,181,991 | 10,639,723 | 80 | 2,263,771 | | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | | Total | 21,075,330 | 74 | 4,484,113 | 23,333,260 | 70 | 4,964,523 |
SERVICES PROVIDED FOR BY SPECIAL REVENUES
| $ | | Municipal Budget} | 1,520,000 | | Montevideo} | | Interior | 930,000 | | National Commission of Charity | 1,850,000 | | University, application of special revenue | 140,000 | | Port works, application of additional duty | 1,400,000 | | National Council of Hygiene | 33,000 | | Miscellaneous | 1,200,000 | | ————— | | Total | 7,073,000 |
PRINCIPAL SOURCES FROM WHICH THE REVENUES ARE DERIVED
| | $ | £ | | | Customs Revenue | 13,620,000 | 2,897,872 | | Property tax— | | Montevideo | 1,090,000 | 231,915 | | Provinces | 1,720,000 | 365,957 | | Licensing taxes— | | Montevideo | 783,000 | 166,595 | | Provinces | 571,000 | 121,489 | | Profits of the Bank of the Republic | 770,000 | 163,829 | | Internal taxes on home manufactures—i.e., alcohol, | | matches, beer, artificial wines, tobacco, &c. | 1,408,000 | 299,574 | | Stamps and stamped paper | 830,000 | 176,596 | | Post and telegraphs | 570,000 | 121,276 | | Consumption tax on imported produce | 380,000 | 80,851 | | Consular fees | 233,000 | 47,449 | | Lighthouse dues | 85,000 | 18,085 |
TABLE SHOWING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE BANK DURING THE YEARS 1897-1909
| | Notes | | | | | Reserve | | Year. | Cash. | in | Deposits. | Advances. | Capital. | Fund. | Dividend. | | | Circulation. | | | $ | | $ | $ | $ | $ | | 1897 | 1,659,098 | 892,430 | 524,982 | 2,849,586 | 5,000,000 | —— | 2·649 | | 1898 | 3,095,343 | 2,691,652 | 834,339 | 3,418,435 | 5,020,303 | 20,303 | 2·762 | | 1899 | 4,431,313 | 4,551,419 | 1,604,669 | 4,527,312 | 5,037,633 | 37,633 | 3·273 | | 1900 | 4,739.788 | 5,010,388 | 2,427,891 | 5,936,920 | 5,058,243 | 58,243 | 4·030 | | 1901 | 4,633,957 | 5,223,569 | 2,704,441 | 6,353,506 | 5,083,713 | 80,713 | 5·504 | | 1902 | 6,541,015 | 6,008,603 | 3,345,939 | 7,012,434 | 5,118,692 | 118,692 | 5·410 | | 1903 | 7,616,593 | 6,862,538 | 4,111,762 | 7,352,943 | 5,153,302 | 153,302 | 5·596 | | 1904 | 6,120,185 | 5,256,811 | 2,472,016 | 5,460,727 | 5,223,118 | 223,118 | 7·044 | | 1905 | 9,382,287 | 8,195,477 | 4,109,257 | 6,608,587 | 5,255,118 | 255,118 | 7·107 | | 1906 | 10,339,651 | 10,396,740 | 4,730,672 | 8,971,758 | 5,281,626 | 281,626 | 6·736 | | 1907 | 11,362,879 | 12,323,869 | 5,032,657 | 12,483,812 | 6,326,600 | 326,600 | 9·209 | | 1908 | 13,080,825 | 13,773,633 | 5,455,804 | 15,345,513 | 6,399,425 | 399,425 | 12·754 | | 1909 | 17,598,920 | 15,936,961 | 8,001,301 | 16,223,624 | 6,857,901 | 501,446 | 11·217 | Note.—Rate of Exchange: $4.70 = £1. The following is the balance-sheet of December 31, 1909:
Assets.
| $ | | Cash | 20,036,564 | | Advances | 18,921,606 | | Foreign correspondents | 2,927,139 | | Capital not realised | 5,045,947 | | Sundry stocks and discounts | 940,007 | | National savings bank | 400,000 | | Stocks, &c., for guarantees of judicial and administrative deposits | 842,671 | | Properties | 540,596 | | Branches | 4,657,167 | | Stocks and shares deposited | 22,798,736 | | ————— | | Total | 77,110,433 | | | £ | | Equivalent in sterling | 16,406,475 | | ————— |
Liabilities.
| $ | | Authorised capital | 12,000,000 | | Judicial and administrative deposits | 703,641 | | Notes in circulation | 16,692,413 | | Deposit certificates and silver cheque "conformes" | 1,633,000 | | Reserve Fund | 597,599 | | Deposits | 11,000,423 | | Supreme Government | 6,047,270 | | Dividends (payable to State) | 769,221 | | Branches | 4,807,854 | | Sundries | 60,276 | | Depositors of stocks and shares | 22,798,736 | | ————— | | Total | 77,110,433 | | | £ | | Equivalent in sterling | 16,406,475 | | ————— |
CEREAL PRODUCTION IN TONS
| Year. | Wheat. | Linseed. | Oats. | Barley. | Birdseed. | Maize. | | | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | | | 1900 | 187,553 | 1,009 | 33 | 424 | 518 | 77,093 | | 1901 | 99,719 | 2,313 | 68 | 438 | 709 | 141,647 | | 1902 | 206,936 | 8,757 | 115 | 1,016 | 1,103 | 128,539 | | 1903 | 142,611 | 20,767 | 149 | 658 | 323 | 134,335 | | 1905 | 205,888 | 14,046 | 525 | 588 | 1,745 | 121,862 | | 1906 | 124,344 | 10,782 | 543 | 786 | 1,908 | 81,956 | | 1907 | 186,884 | 21,930 | 1,752 | 1,576 | 1,638 | 13,613 | | 1908 | 202,208 | 18,372 | 3,467 | 1,889 | 223 | ——— | | 1909 | 233,910 | 13,259 | 6,710 | 3,072 | 119 | 169,464 |
CEREAL HARVEST FOR THE YEAR 1908-9
| Amount Sown. | Area | Total Yield. | | | Cultivated. | | | Kilos. | Hectares. | Kilos. | | Wheat | 18,915,529 | 276,787 | 233,910,034 | | Linseed | 592,959 | 18,341 | 13,259,821 | | Oats | 458,156 | 6,891 | 6,710,645 | | Barley | 238,089 | 3,487 | 3,072,202 | | Canary seed | 5,319 | 141 | 119,130 | | Maize | 2,534,739 | 203,268 | 169,464,099 |
CABLE, TELEGRAPH, AND TELEPHONE SYSTEMS IN URUGUAY
Cables. | Miles. | | Western Telegraph Company | 470 | | River Plate Telegraph Company | 180 | | Telegraph and Telephone Company of the River Plate | 205 | | National Government cable | 10 | | —— | | Total | 865 | Telegraphs. | Miles. | | National Government Telegraphs | 1,740 | | Oriental Telegraph Company | 1,030 | | River Plate Telegraph Company | 328 | | Telegraph and Telephone Company of the River Plate | 300 | | ——— | | Total | 3,398 | Telegraphs (Railway System). | Miles. | | Central Uruguay Railway Company | 2,138 | | Midland Railway Company | 198 | | Northern Railway Company | 71 | | North Western Railway Company | 112 | | Eastern Railway Company | 32 | | Local companies | 39 | | ——— | | Total | 2,590 |
Telephones.
| Miles. | | Montevideo Telephone Company (British) | 10,845 | | The Co-operative Telephone Company (Uruguayan) | 4,375 | | National Government lines for police service | 2,188 | | ——— | | Total | 17,408 |
SUMMARY
| Miles. | | Cables (Telegraphs) | 865 | | Public service | 3,398 | | Railway service | 2,590 | | Telephones | 17,408 | | ——— | | Total | 24,261 |
POSTAL SERVICE
The Revenue from the Postal Services for the year 1909 amounts to £132,307, and the expenditure as authorised by the Government £106,085. URUGUAY
London: T. Fisher Unwin
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