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
