Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-28
Price Four Cents.
Their leading exports ara eoffe. sna.

Price Four Cents.
Their leading exports are coffee, sugar.
mahogany, cabinet woods, ebony, nuts,
hides and skins. Mexican exports are su-
gar. coffee, cochineal Skins cabinet woods,
| gold and silver bars, hides and mahogany
| The United States of Colombia have a popu-
lation of $500, 900. The exports and i'm
ports of this government, as reported, apply to
the United States, England and France ex
clusively in their trade with Colombia.
Colombta-Exports 81, ,313 600
vsnezuela-' s7s, popuiation i,s5o.ooO i'''''000
| Exports .$14 600
British Guiana-1s7s population 100000. -'''''OOV
E1ports s--..--------.. $24S7s, 600
Dutch Guiana-1s7s population 5000. -''''O'''
F4iorts-. s-.-.--..-..----..- S,52 1000
French Guiana-1s79. population 10000 '''''
| Exports s.'..-.--.---. 81 ,265 600
The exports of Colombia are principally
I cocoa, sugar, coffee ginger, hides peanuts,
| ivory, nuts, molasses, opium, rubber, deer
skins, sarsaparilla, sea beans I'd vanilla.
The exports of the European colonies Brit
| ish, French and Dutch Guiana) consist of
cocoa, hides, isinglass, coffee, rum, cloves.
palsam, cabinet woods and fruits.
Brazil-1s79 Population Il, 100000.
Imnopts .'.'''-..'.---. So, GOO ,
uruguay-ls7s, population $4,000 ''''1''OO0
IE'PoFts PORTS .s17,as2. Geo
Argentine Repubc-1s7s reputation 25Go 90 V'1''OO0
ETp rts............. $50, 800, 900
ohili-ls79, population 21CO,OOO.
Efnports' EFT, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .sso 5000
Peru-1s7s. population 25oo,ooo 1'E'1'0O'
LTnports. Tports -'---.-.'-.-.-.... s44 500 900
EcuadOr-ls7s, popuiation i,i5o,oGO ''''''''00
Imports ports. ''-..------' ss'4s7 d ~
The statistics of Bolivia and Paraguay are
so meagre and unsatisfactory that / have
omitted them, though both are open for
trade, and by no means behind many of the
other prominent States of the southern part
of the continent. Bolivia has population
OF 100000 Paraguay claims population
of l, 100000. Patagonia has no commercial
Importance. 1t has savage population of
$4,000. Chill has military post and a
small settlement at Sandy Point. nearly mid
way on the Patagonia side of the Straits of
Mag. llan.
brazil-The leading exports of Brazil, the
most extensive in territory are coffee, sugar,
cabinet woods, vanilla, rubber, dye woods
and diamonds Her tropical products may
reach, under favorable circumstances, an
enormous development under a most favora-
BILE climate and rich soil It is country of
its primevafstate.
Uruguay-Its exports are mostly agricul-
tural products hides, goat and sheepskins,
wool, tallow. jerked beef, wheat and -four
Montevideo is the great coaling center for all
the European mail steamers traversin9 the
coasts of South America.
Argentine Republic The exports of this
extensive country, next to Brazil in terri
tory, are very much the same as those of
Uruguay (though the country is more pro-
gressive and better developed hides, wool,
goat and sheepskins, cattle, horses, wheat,
horIa o,,lQ Q,,, L.
ton of the natives of the interior is stock
raising on those vast woodless plains covered
with verdure and admirably adapted to this
business They cover these plains with
large herds of cattle, sheep, horses and goats.
Chii-The exports of this State are wool,
hides, sheep and goat skins, wheat, barley,
flour, silver and copper ores and bars, nitre,
and some guano from her northern coast.
Peru-Th1s State exports sugar, some cof-
fee and fruits. Two-thirds of the rev.
enue is derived from guano. Nitre is also
largely exported The revenue from the two
last articles, well handled, would pay all the
current expenses of their rather extravagant
government.
Ecuador-The exports are all the produc-
tions of tropical countries. 1t has a moist,
sultry climate most of the year. The fruits
are of fine quality. The exports are Panama
hats, cabinet woods, cocoa rubber, ivory nuts,
sarsaparilia, coffee and sugar.
The aggregate exports and imports of the
South and Centr Americas foot up $685.
$50, 7O7. This estimate is without doubt be-
low the actual trade of these countries to-
day. new impetus to trade has been given
within two years.
We give list of European mail steam lines
for South America.
Southampton, east coast line, 10 steamers, 3
trips monthly.
Liverpool P s. N. Co., west coast, Is
steamers, 2 trips monthly.
Lampert q Hollis Transport line, 80 steam
,rs.
Three French lines, 20 steamers, 2 trips
Two italian lines, steamers, 1 trip
monthly.
Germany, Is steamers, 2 trips monthly.
Spain and Portugal, each l trip monthly.
For east and west ports LOG steamers.
The English have numerous mail steamers
md steamer lines for Central America and
he West India Islands, connecting at st.
Thomas with the Southampton mail steam
RS. These lines are well patronized and
prosperous, and are increasing their steamers
With all recent improvements. They
literally subsidized by their governments, and
t pays.
The foregoing statistics demonstrate the
ar reaching commercial policy of European
capitalists and governments in their success
ul efforts for the South American trade.
3road in their views, liberal even to prodi-
is with our narrow ideas) to secure present
md future pecuniary returns and compensa-
ion. The idea advocated by many that we
iced our capital and enterprise at home GER
ainly looks untenable in the face of our sur
,lus agricultural and manufacturing pro-
lucts Must these industries be limited to
lome demand, and all social and CONNER
ial relations with our neighboring nations,
md those of other continents closed land shall
We retire in our shell, or to Chinese exclusive
=. i AI-1- -1HM
dcCulloch's views in your article on our for
ign shipping. wish they we're the views
# our statesmen and understood by our
,eople, and especially by our business men.
believe capable of meeting all the
required for successful COM
nercial enterprise at home or abroad. The
hill are strictly agricultural, and
t no distant day will meet
he demand for these products by their trop-
,al neighbors and the numerous islands of
be Pacific south of the Equator. The char
cteristics of the country and people will al
rays limit their exports to agricultural pro
ucts. Tropical countries will always de-
end on imports for their agri-
ultural and manufactured supplies.
We require their tropical exports, many of
hem valuable materials for our manufac-
ories. The energetic and enterprising char
cter of our people, with our fertile country.
Is vast resources yet undeveloped, give US
ivantages no other nation possesses, if we
rove true to our professions and principles.
country and people admirably suited to
ttain the highest position among the ma
ons, we can by our own agricultural and
manufacturing industries secure prosperity
enduring and permanent as eternal truth
nd justice. DE GRAFT.
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF ELIZA.
There q man in Washington,
He was wondrous wise,