COMMERCE — SHIPPING AND COMMUNICATIONS
1365
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
i
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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