New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-23
STATISTICS OF TRADE.

ern coast Of South America. the special publication
OF the Bureau Of Statistics relative to the COM
lowing: 'a' VIC ''''
western coast of South America. about equals IN
size the States OF California. oregon and Wash.
population 5.4s.352 or about two-thlrds that OF
New England; Lying largely within the temperate
tries, and with greater success. than It's negh5of,
lying nearer to the equator. About one-hslt OF it's
product alone being about 100000 bushels. other
c c,de amounting to about $4,000 bushels be-
largely raised and wool. hides and leather form the
n 6 eab6ys OF The
OF which is rapidly Increasing.
The i M s in 1871 are given at sss52 Of
ssols2so from Germany asais from rom the Tnad
States siS4 i2s from Spain and S.Gi.es from other
has less than per cent Of the imports OF Chilli
The 'Statesmans Year Book" gives the value OF
Great Britain. %, $50 s43 from Germany and ss7lss
from the United los states value OF peso Ss cents
$50 pesos coal 4i2sls: cotton and cotton al good:
c sasks empty ssoa H!s nj OIL
vanized iron. I2s2i7s pesos -''''-'' anu gar
Chill was the first State of South America in the
Of her lines open for traffic was 26sl miles OF
which l2Ss belong to the State. The trans Andas
the Atlantic from Valparaiso, Chill to Bu s,Sa
Ayres. Argentina. lacks but forty-six miles OF com.
required for hs SUPPOSE oSe the
land transportation thus given between the Pacific
and the Atlantic at this point.
COMMERCE WITH PERU AND ECUADOR
Peru. which stretches northwardly from Chilli
has also an area equivalent to that of California
Oregon and Washington combined. being ,stss ~
that of the State Of Texas being 2sa COO The
im So Of Peru ~ IN 1897 are given at &s Of
United Kingdom. from Germany T and md
cotton coffee. and sugar. Cinchona, india rubber.
dyes and medicinal plants also features OF tbs
products. The foreign commerce, which is chiefly
with Great Britain and Germany. is carried on from,
snS MoenS s q shh m n Hns Sss cas
o0ioS soils value CT sol 434 cents) the chief exports
are sugar, silver ore copper ore. coffee. wool,
of the imports into Peru are from Great Britain.
one-sixth from Germany and one-ninth from
to Peru in 1897 were woolens cottons. iron wrought
and unwrousht. and machinery.
an area Of 10000 square miles about equal 10 that
OF Ohio. Indiana and Illinois combined and a
snss s h 70 @ Of rs ss
chemicals and minerals are Its chief products and
tissues provisions manufacturers Of iron and steel.
clothing and mineral OIL Fronting as IT does only
Eastern part Of the United States is very great,
and as consequence It's purchases are largely from
States to Ecuador have never reached $4,000 an
nually. the nearest approach being IN 1891 when
the total 3.l5s. though that OF 1888
was ss55.ls3 According TO the message OF the
President OF Ecuador delivered in 1895 the i'm.
ports OF 1897 amounted 10 ls0o404s sucres value OF
sucre in 1887. 4T4 cents; present value. i3i eents
British exports 10. Ecuador in 1897 amounted TO
100000 the chief articles being cotton goods,
$lS5oooo woollens, 10000 and iron. wrought and
unwrought, $4,000.
ESTIMATED FIGURES FOR BOLIVIA
Bolivia being entirely interior country ana
having no seaport. the ofeial statistics are rag
mentary and largely estimates. Imports and ex-
ports pass chiefly through Antofagasta. africa and
Mollendo. on the Pacific coast. and In smaller
quantities through the eastern river ports, Porto
suraz and Villa Bella: The total imports In i|,,
are estimated at a. 457 100 boivianos (value OF
boliviano, 4S4 cents). The chief imports are pro-
visions hardware. spirits, cottons. woollens SILKS
and clothing. and the chief exports, silver TN
copper. coffee and rubber. Bolivia has an area OF
So 1850 square miles. or considerably greater man
that OF the entire group OF Southern states east
of the Mississippi River, with a poDulaton OF
20ls.549 nor considerably less than that OF North
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