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59th  congress    ;    :    1st  SESSION 

DECEMBER   4,   1905-JUNE    30,   1906 


OUSE  DOCUMENTS 


Vol,  87 


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CONTENTS 


No. 

406,  pt.  4.  Monthly  bulletin  of  American  Republics  Bureau,  v.  22,  no.  4,  Apr.  1906. 

406,  pt.  5.       same,  no.  5,  May,  1906. 

406,  pt.  6.       same,  no.  6,  June,  1906. 

3 


59th  Congress,  )  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES,  j  Doc.  No.  406, 
1st  Session.      )  \       Part  4. 


"Whole  No.  IBl. 


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Vol.  XXII.      No.  4. 


International  Bureau 


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kTEMATIONAL  ÜMON  OF  AlERiCAN  REPUBLICS. 


Wliile  the  utmost  care  is  taken  to  insure  accuracy  in  the  publications; 
of  the  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics,  no  responsibility 
is  assumed  on  account  of  errors  or  inaccuracies  -which  may  occur  therein... 


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GENERAL    INDEX.  m 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


Editorial  contents: 


rage. 
'  Spanish iv 

English '       V 

Portuguese vi 

.  French 'vu 

List  of  Honorar)'  Correspondents viii 

Latin- American  Representatives  in  the  United  States ix 

united  States  Representatives  in  the  Latin- American  Republics x 

Rates  of  Postage  from  the  united  States  to  La  tin- American  Countries xi 

Foreign  Mails — Postage  Rates  from  Latin- American  Countries xii 

Parcels-Post  Regulations xiii 

united  States  Consulates  in  Latin  America xiv 

Consulates  of  the  Latm-American  Republics  in  the  United  States xv 

Weights  and  Measures xviii 

Metric  Weights  and  Measures ^ xix 

Publications  of  the  Bureau xx 

Value  of  Latin- American  Coins. - „ =  ....» „ xxiii 


IV  INDICE. 


Página. 

I.— Tercera  Conferencia  Internacional  de  los  Estados  Americanos 891 

II.— La  Unidad  Pan- Americana 902 

III.— Republic  A  Argentina 903 

Ley  de  aduana,  1905-1906 — Exportaciones  en  el  mes  de  enero  de  1906— Entrada  de 
buques  en  el  puerto  de  Buenos  Aires  en  enero  de  1906 — Importaciones  de  oro  en 
barras  en  1905— Patentes  concedidas  y  marcas  do  fábrica  registradas  en  1905 — La 
zafra  en  Tucumán  en  1905 — Censo  de  población  y  de  ganado  de  todas  clases  del 
territorio  de  Chubut — Comercio  argentino  con  la  Gran  Bretaña  en  1905 — La  libre 
entrada  de  quebracho  á  Alemania — Movimiento  de  los  puertos,  1905— Estadística 
de  Buenos  Aires. 

IV._Bolivia 930 

Impuesto  sobre  bebidas  alcohólicas,  etc. — Derechos  de  exportación  sobre  el  estaño — 
Comercio  con  los  Estados  Unidos— Industria  minera. 

V.— Brasil 937 

Moditicaciones  del  arancel — Ley  relativa  al  café — Convenio  sobre  garantía  de  mar- 
cas de  fábrica  entre  el  Brasil  y  la  República  Argentina — Prohibición  de  entrada 
de  mercancías  que  ostenten  rótulos  falsos  de  su  origen. 

VI. — Colombia 915 

Impuesto  suplementario  sobre  la  harina  extranjera — Modificación  del  arancel  de 
febrero  1906 — Decreto  sobre  la  protocolización  y  deberes  de  sociedades  ó  com- 
pañías extranjeras — Modificaciones  al  contrato  para  la  construcción  de  un 
ferrocarril — Profilaxis  contra  la  fiebre  amarilla— Prolongación  del  Ferrocarril 
de  Girardot— Concesión  para  efectuar  la  explotación  de  asfalto — El  Ferrocarril 
del  Cauca — Estanco  del  tabaco  en  rama. 

VIL— Costa  Rica 952 

Renta  de  aduanas  en  el  .segundo  semestre  de  1905. 

VIH.— Cuba 953 

Comercio  con  los  Estados  Unidos  en  1905 — El  valor  imponible  de  los  tabacos 
cubanos — Exportación  de  azúcar  de  1903  à  1904 — Industria  azucarera. 

IX.— Chile 957 

Entradas  de  aduanas  en  enero  1906 — Ley  de  presupuestos,  1906 — Fin  de  la  combi- 
nación acerca  del  nitrato — La  ley  salitrera — Ley  que  autoriza  el  cambio  de 
derechos  sobre  el  azúcar — La  industria  fabril  en  la  República— El  Ferrocarril 
Transandino. 

X. — Repiíblica  Dominicana 962 

Comercio  exterior,  último  trimestre  de  1905. 

XL— Ecuador 965 

Tratado  de  arbitraje  con  Colombia — Contrato  ferrocarrilero — Contrato  adicional 
de  la  Compañía  Telegráfica  Central  y  Sudamericana. 

XII.— Estados  Unidos 969 

Comercio  con  la  América  Latina — Importaciones  y  exportaciones  en  febrero  de 
1906 — El  henequén  en  el  mercado  de  hilo  de  acarreto — Exportaciones  de  artícu- 
los de  goma  en  el  segundo  semestre  de  1905 — Comerciocon  las  Islas  Filipinas  en 
1905 — Relación  financiera  correspondiente  al  mes  de  marzo  de  1906 — Estadísticas 
financieras— Estadística  sobre  el  tabaco — Exportaciones  de  cobre  en  1905 — 
Comercio  de  café  en  febrero  de  1906 — Importación  de  cinc — La  cosecha  de 
algodón  de  1905 — Exportación  de  máquinas  de  coser  en  1905. 

XIIL— Guatemala : 981 

Mensaje  del  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera — Informe  del  Cón.sul-General  relativo  á 
los  adelantos  de  la  ciudad  de  Nueva  York — El  porvenir  de  la  República. 

XIV.— Haití 987 

Exportaciones  en  el  primer  trimestre  de  1905  á  1906. 

XV.— Honduras 988 

Memoria  del  Ministro  de  Relaciones  Exteriores — Una  nueva  aduana  en  la  costa 
del  Atlántico. 

XVI.— México 989 

Comercio  exterior  en  el  mes  de  noviembre  de  1905 — Producción  de  azúcar  y  mieles 
en  1905 — Servicio  postal  en  enero  de  1906 — El  puerto  de  Mazatlán  en  1905 — Expor- 
taciones de  henequén  de  enero  á  octubre  de  1905 — Producto  de  los  almacenes  de 
depósito  de  México  y  Veracruz — Informes  consulares. 

XVII.— Nicaragua 996 

Supresión  del  derecho  de  exportación  sobre  la  pilata  acuñada — Informes  consulares. 

XVIII.— Perú 997 

Importación  por  los  jjuertos  de  Salaverry  y  Huanchaco,  primer  semestre  de  1905 — 
Código  de  minas. 

XIX.— Salvador 1007 

Mensaje  del  Presidente  Escalón — Exportaciones,  nueve  primeros  meses  de  1905 — 
Renta  de  licores,  1905. 

'  XX.— Uruguay 1011 

Banco  de  la  República. 

XXL— Venezuela 1012 

El  Comercio  de  Puerto  Cabello — Importaciones  por  el  puerto  de  Ciudad  Bolívar  en 
el  segundo  semestre  de  1904 — Exportaciones  de  Nueva  York  á  Venezuela  en 
agosto  de  1905  y  de  1904. 

XXII.— El  Comercio  del  Mundo  en  1905 , 1013 

XXIII. — Producción  de  oro  del  Mundo  en  1905 1014 

XXIV.— Producción  de  Plata  del  Mundo  en  1905 1015 

XXV.— Producción  de  Cobre  en  1905 1016 


INDEX. 


Page. 

I.— Third  Pan-American  Conference 1017 

It. — Pan-American  Unity 1028 

III.— Argentine  Republic lOSó 

Customs  tariff,  1905-1906 — New  Cabinet — Commercial  record  for  1905 — Free  impor- 
tation of  quebracho  wood  desired  in  Germany — Tlie  frozen-meat  trade  in  1905 — 
■  Imports  of  bags  and  sackings — Port  movements,  1905— Imports  of  bullion  during 
1905— Anglo-Argentine  commerce  in  1905 — Movement  of  the  port  of  Buenos 
Ayres,  January,  1906 — Argentine  patents,  1905 — Live  stock  census  of  Chubut — 
Sugar  crop  in  Tucuman,  1905 — Municipal  statistics  of  Buenos  Ayres,  1904— Out- 
put of  the  national  hat  factory  in  1905. 

IV.— Bolivia 1057 

Stamp  taxes  on  alcoholic  liquors — Export  duties  on  tin — Mining  industry. 

v.— Brazil '. 1063 

New  President — Coffee  movement,  January,  1906— Convention  with  the  Argentine 
Republic  for  the  protection  of  trade-marks — Exports  from  Pernambuco,  January, 
1906 — Prohibition  of  goods  bearing  false  indications  of  origin — New  rubber  com- 
pany— Importation  of  rubber  goods,  1903  and  1904 — Qualities  of  native  coal. 

VI.— Chile.  . .' 1066 

Customs  receipts,  January,  1906 — Budget  of  expenses,  1906 — Modification  of  sugar 
duties — End  of  the  nitrate  combination — The  nitrate  law— Transandine  Rail- 
road— Manufacturing  industry  in  the  Republic. 

Vlf.— Colombia 1071 

Surtax  on  flour  imports — Tariff  modifications,  February,  1906— ■Sanitation  meas- 
ures in  the  Republic — Extension  of  the  Girardot  Railway — Concession  for  the 
exploitation  of  asphalt — The  Cauca  Railway — Tobacco-leaf  monopoly. 

VIII.— Costa  Rica 1075 

Customs  receipts,  second  half  of  1906 — Reduction  of  duty  on  carbon  dioxide — 
Development  of  the  interoceanic  route. 

IX.— Cuba 1077 

Reelection  of  President  Palma — Commerce  with  the  United  States,  1905 — Trade  of 
Cienfuegos  in  1905— Sugar  industry  and  exports — Dutiable  value  of  Cuban  cigars. 

X. — Dominican  Republic 1081 

Foreign  commerce,  last  quarter  of  1905. 

XL— Ecuador 1084 

Arbitration  of  boundary  question  with  Colombia — Reformation  of  contract  of  the 
Central  and  South  American  Telegraph  Company — Contract  for  railway  from 
the  coast  to  Quito. 

XII.— Guatemala 1088 

Message  of  President  Estrada  Cabrera — Timber  lands  in  the  Republic — Banana  cul- 
ture— The  future  of  the  Republic. 

XIII.— Haiti 1094 

Export  movement,  first  quarter  of  1905-1906. 

XIV.— Honduras 1095 

New  port  of  entry — New  custom-house  on  the  Atlantic  Coast. 

XV.— Mexico 1095 

Message  of  President  Diaz — Foreign  commerce  in  November,  1905 — Customs  reve- 
iiues,  January,  1906— Exports  of  henequén,  January-October,  1905 — Henequén 
exports  through  Progreso,  January,  1906 — Production  of  sugar  and  molasses, 
1905 — New  west  coast  steamer.s — International  Railway  report,  1905 — Report  of 
the  National  Railroad,  1905 — Operations  of  the  mail  service,  January,  1906 — The 
Port  of  Mazatlan  in  1905 — Earnings  of  bonded  warehouses  of  Mexico  and  Vera- 
cruz— Relations  of  mining  and  smelting  between  Mexico  and  the  United 
States — Manufacturing  industries  in  Jalisco,  1905-1906— Rules  governing  the 
practice  of  medical  professions. 

XVI.— Nicaragua 1115 

Rescinding  of  export  duty  on  coined  silver — Banana  shipments  to  the  United 
States — Valuable  concessions  granted. 

XVIL— Paraguay 1117 

Census  statistics. 

XVIIL— Peru -• 1113 

Foreign  commerce  in  1905 — Imports  through  Salaverry  and  Huanchaco,  first  half 
of  1905 — Imports  of  live  stock — Mining  code. 

XIX.— Salvador 1130 

Message  of  President  Escalón — Receipts  and  expenditures  in  1905 — Export  move- 
ment, first  nine  months  of  1905. 

XX. — United  States llSá 

Trade  with  Latin  America — Consular  trade  reports— Foreign  commerce,  February, 
1906— Coffee  movement,  February,  1906 — Sisal  grass  in  the  twine  market— Finan- 
cial statement,  March,  1906— Philippine  commerce  in  1905— Export  of  rubber 
goods,  second  half  year  1905— Exports  of  copper  in  1905— Exports  of  sewing 
machines,  1905 — Importation  of  zinc— Tobacco  statistics— Cotton  crop  of  1905. 

XXL— Uruguay 1152 

Conversion  of  the  public  debt — Trade  conditions. 

XXIL— Venezuela 1155 

Commerce  of  Puerto  Cabello— Imports  at  Ciudad  Bolivar,  July-December,  1904—  . 
Imports  at  Carúpano  July-December,  1904— Maritime  movement,  1805. 

XXIIL— The  World's  Trade  in  1905 1157 

XXIV.— '.ÎOLD  Production  of  the  World  in  1905 1157 

XXV.— Silver  Production  of  the  World  in  1905 1159 

XXVI.— Copper  Production,  1905 1159 

XXVII.— Trade  Opportunities  in  Latin  America 1160 

XXVIIL— Book  Notes 1164 

XXIX.— Library  Accessions  and  Files 1167 


VI  INDICE. 


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Pagina. 
I.— Terceira  Conferencia  Pan-Americana , 1119 

II.— A  Concordia  Pan-americana 1190 

III.— Republica  Argentina 1191 

MoTÍmento  da  exportação  em  Janeiro  de  1906 — Exportação  de  carnes  congeladas 
em  1905 — Importação  de  saceos  e  aniagem — Movimento  dos  portos  em  1905 — 
Estatística  municipal  para  1904 — Importações  de  ouro  e  prata  em  1905. 

lY.— Bolívia 1195 

Direitos  de  exportação  sobre  o  estanho. 

V.— Brazil 1196 

Convenio  celebrado  com  a  Republica  Argentina  para  a  protecção  da  propriedade 
de  marcas  de  fabrica  e  de  commercio — A  importação  de  mercadorias  com  falsa 
indicação  de  procedencia  prohibida. 

VI.— Chile 1198 

Terminação  do  convenio  sobre  o  salitre. — Rendas  aduaneiras  em  Janeiro  1906.— 
Modificação  dos  direitos  de  importação  sobre  o  assucar. 

VII.— Cuba 1200 

Valor  dos  charutos  Havanos  para  a  cobrança  dos  direitos  de  importação. 

Vm.— Estados  Unidos 1200 

Commercio  com  os  paizes  Latino- Americanos — Commercio  exterior  em  Fevereiro 
1906. — Movimento  do  café  em  Fevereiro  de  1906 — Importações  de  zinco. — Expor- 
tação de  machinas  de  coser  em  1905. 

IX.— Mexico 1203 

Producçâo  de  assucar  e  melaço  em  1905— Exportação  de  heniiequen  pelo  porto  de 
Progreso  em  Janeiro  1906— Exportação  de  hennequen,  de  Janeiro  a  Outubro,  de 
1905 — Movimento  do  serviço  postal — Movimento  do  porto  de  IMazatlan  em  1905 — 
Rendimento  dos  armazéns  alfandegados  de  Mexico  e  Veracruz. 

X.-Peeu 1207 

Importação  pelos  portos  de  Salaverrj-  e  Huanchaco,  primeiro  semestre  de  1905. 

XI.— SALVADOR «« 1208 

Renda  proveniente  do  imposto  sobre  bebidas  espirituosas. 


TABLE    DES    MATIEEES.  VII 


T-A^IBLIE    IDEIS    IVT  A  T-TTTTR.-Fi^g 


Page. 

I.— Union  Pan-Améeicaine 1209 

II. — RÉPITBI-IQrE  Aegentine 1210 

Loi  douanière  du  11  décembre  1905 — Statistiques  sur  le  commerce — Mouvement 
des  exportations  en  janvier  1906 — Mouvement  du  port  de  Buenos  Ayres,  janvier 
1906 — Commerce  des  viandes  frigorifiées  en  190-5 — Mouvement  maritime  en  1905— 
Importations  de  sacs  et  de  toile  à  sacs — Importation  d'or  et  d'argent  en  lingots 
pendant  l'année  1905 — Statistiques  municipales,  1904 — Commerce  Anglo- Argen- 
tine eu  1905 — Récolte  sucrière  dans  la  provenee  de  Tueuman  en  1905— Brevets 
d'invention  en  1905 — Recensement  du  bétail. 

III.— Bolivia 1239 

Industrie  minière. 

IV.— Brésil ; 1240 

Règlement  de  la  production  caféière— Modifications  des  droits  de  douane — Pro- 
hibition de  l'importation  de  marchandises  portant  une  fausse  indication 
d'origine. 

V.— Chili ;. 1248 

Conditions  de  l'industrie  nitratière — Modifications  apportées  aux  droits  de  douane 
sur  le  sucre. 

VI. — Colombie 1249 

Droit  additionnel  .sur  la  farine  de  blé — Tabac  en  feuilles. 

VII.— Etats-Unis 1249 

Commerce  avec  l'Amérique  Latine — Commerce  extérieur,  février  l'JOti — Importa- 
tions de  zinc — Exportations  de  machines  à  coudre,  190.5 — Statistiques  sur  le  tabac. 

VIII.— Honduras 12-53 

Message  du  Président. 

IX.— Mexique 1254 

Recettes  des  entrepôts  de  Mexico  et  de  la  Veracruz— Le  port  de  Mazatlan  en 
1905 — Le  cuivré  au  Mexique, 

X.— PÉROU 1257 

Importations  de  Salaverrj'  et  de  Huanchaco,  premier  semestre  de  1905. 

XI.— San  Salvador 1257 

Mouvement  d'exportation  pendant  les  neuf  premiers  m.ois  de  l'année  1905 — Impôts 
sur  les  liqueurs,  1905. 


VIII 


HONOEAKY    COREESPONDHSTG    MEMBERS. 


HO].TORAEY  OOEKESPONDING  MEMBEES  OF  THE  INTESÍTATIONAL 
UNION  or  AMEEIOAN  EEPUBLIOS. 


Countries. 

Names. 

Residence. 

ArgentineRepublic. . 
Bolivia 

Señor  Dr.  Don  Estanislao  S.  Zeballos 

Señor  Don  Manuel  V.  Ballivián''' 

Buenos  Ayres. 
La  Paz. 

Brazil 

Dezembarç^ador  Antonio  Bezerra 

Pará. 

Chile.. 

Firmino  da  Silva 

Señor  Don  Moisés  Vargas .¡.. 

Florianópolis. 
Santiago. 
Bogotá. 
San  José. 

Colombia 

Señor  Don  Rufino  Gutiérrez 

Costa  Rica 

Señor  Don  2ilanuel  Aragón 

Cuba 

Señor  Don  Antonio  S.  de  Bustamante 

Señor  Don  Lincoln  de  Zayas 

Hava,na. 

Havana. 

Dominican  Republic. 

Ecuador 

Guatemala 

Señor  Don  José  Gabriel  García  ^ 

Señor  Don  Francisco  Andrade  Marín 

Señor  Don  Antonio  Batres  Jáuregui 

Señor  Don  Rafael  ]Montúfar 

Santo  Domingo. 
Quito. 

Guatemala  City. 
(xuatemala  Citj^ 
Port  au  Prince. 
Tegucigalpa. 
City^of  Mexico. 
Citv  of  Mexico. 

Haiti 

Honduj'as 

¡Monsieur  Georges  Sylvain 

Señor  Don  E.  Constantino  Fiallos 

Señor  Don  Francisco  L.  de  la  Barra 

Señor  Don  Antonio  García  Cubas 

Mexico 

Nicaraçua 

Señor  Don  Fernando  Ferrari  Pérez 

Señor  Don  José  D.  Gámez 

City  of  Mexico. 
Managua. 

Paraguay 

Panama 

Señor  Don  José  S.  Découd 

Asunción. 

Señor  Don  Samuel  Lewis 

Panama. 

Señor  Don  Ramón  2\l.  Valdês 

Panama. 

Peru 

Señor  Don  Alejandro  Garland 

Lima. 

Señor  Dr.  Don  Salvador  Galle<^os 

San  Salvador. 

Uruguaj'^ 

Señor  Don  José  I.  Schiffiano 

Señor     General    Don     Manuel     Landaeta 
Rosales. 

Señor  Don  Francisco  de  Paula  Alamo 

jMontevideo. 

Venezuela 

Caracas. 

Caracas. 

a  Honorary  corresponding  member  of  the  Royal  Geographical  Society  of  Great  Britain. 
6  Corresponding  member  of  the  Academia  Nacional  de  la  Historia  de  Venezuela 


LATIN- AMERICAN    E.EPRESIÍNTATIVES.  IX 


LATIN-AMERIOAN  EEPEESEMTATIYES    IN    THE    UNITED 

STATES. 


AMBASSADORS   EXTRAORDINARY   AND    PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Brazil Mr.  Joaquim  Nabuco. 

Office  of  Embassy,  1710  H  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Mexico Señor  Don  Joaquín  D.  Casasup, 

Office  of  Embassy,  1415  I  sjtreet,  Washington,  D.  C. 

ENVOYS   EXTRAORDINARY  AND   MINISTERS   PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Argentine  Republic Señor  Don  Epifânio  Portela, 

210S  Sixteentli  street,  Wasliington,  D.  C. 

Bolivia - Señor  Don  Ignacio  Calderón, 

1300  Seventeenth  street,  Wasliington,  D.  C. 

Chile Señor  Don  Joaquín  Walker  Martínez, 

Office  of  Legation,  1715  Massachusetts  avenue,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Colombia Señor  Don  Diego  Mendoza. 

"The  Rochambeau,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

Costa  Rica ,  Señor  Don  Joaquin  Bernardo  Calvo, 

13129  Eighteenth  street  NW.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Cuba Señor  Don  Gonzalo  de  Quesada, 

1006  Sixteentli  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Ecuador General  L.  Plaza,  G. , 

Absent. 

Guatemala .Señor  Don  Jorge  Muñoz, 

"  The  Highlands,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

Haiti Mr.  J.  N.  Léger, 

1429  Rhode  Island  avenue,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Nicaragua Señor  Don  Luis  F.  Corea, 

Office  of  Legation,  2003  O  street,  AVashington,  D.  C. 

Panama Señor  Don  J.  Domingo  de  Obaldía, 

Absent. 

Paraguay Señor  Don  Cecelio  Baez, 

Absent. 

Peru Señor  Don  Felipe  Pardo, 

Office  of  the  Legation  "The  Rochambeau." 
Salvador Señor  Dr.  Don  Rafael  S.  Lopez, 

Absent. 
Uruguay Señor  Dr.  Don  Eduardo  Acevedo  Diaz, 

Absent. 

MINISTER    RESIDENT. 

Dominican  Republic .Señor  Don  Emilio  C.  Joubert, 

Office  of  Legation,    "  The  Shoreham,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

CHARGÉS   D'AFFAIRES. 

Ecuadoi Señor  Dr.  Don  Serafín  S.  Wither, 

11  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Panama Mr.  C.  C.  Arosemena, 

Office  of  Legation,  "The  Highlands,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

Uruguay Señor  Don  Pedro  Requena  Bermxjdez, 

Office  of  Legation,  1143  Connecticut  avenue,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Venezuela Señor  Dr.  Rafael  Garriras  Guzman, 

Office  of-Legation,  2007  O  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

CONSULS-GENERAL. 

Honduras Señor  Dr.  Don  Salvador  Córdova. 

4  Stone  street,  New  York. 


DIRECTOR   OF  THE   INTERNATIONAL   BUREAU   OF  THE   AMERICAN    REPUBLICS, 

WILLIAMS  C.    FOX, 


UNITED    STATES    EEPfíESENTATIVES. 


UNITED  STATES  EEPEESENTATIVES  IN  THE  LATIN. 
AMEEIOAN  EEPUBLICS. 

(Corrected  to  February  5,  1906.) 


AMBASSADORS   EXTRAORDINARY  AND   PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Brazil Lloyd  C.  Griscom,  Rio  cle  Janeiro, 

Mexico David  E.  Thompson,  Mexico. 

ENVOYS    EXTRAORDINARY  AND   MINISTERS    PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Argentine  Republic A.  M.  Beaupré,  Buenos  Ayres. 

Bolivia William  B.  Sorsby,  La  Paz. 

Chile John  Hicks,  Santiago. 

Colombia John  Barrett,  Bogotá. 

Costa  Rica William  L.  Merry,  San  José. 

Cuba Edwin  Y.  Morgan,  Havana. 

Ecuador Joseph  Yf .  J.  Lee,  Quito. 

Guatemala Leslie  Combs,  Guatemala  City. 

Haiti Henry  W.  Furniss,  Port  au  Prince. 

Honduras (See  Guatemala. ) 

Nicaragua (See  Costa  Rica. ) 

Panama Charles  E.  Magoon,  Panama. 

Paraguay (See  Uruguay.) 

Peru Irving  B.  Dudley,  Lima. 

Salvador (See  Costa  Rica.) 

Uruguay ". Edward  C.  O'Brien,  Montevideo. 

Venezuela W.  ^y.  Russell,  Caracas. 

MINISTER   RESIDENT  AND  CONSUL-GENERAL. 

Dominican  Republic Thomas  C.  Dawson,  Santo  Domingo. 


BATES    OF    POSTAGE.  XI 


EATES  OF  POSTAQE  FEOM  THE  UNITED  STATES  TO  LATIN- 
AMEEIOAN  OOUNTEIES. 


The  rates  of  postage  from  the  United  States  to  all  foreign  countries  and  colonies  (except  Canada, 
Mexico,  and  Cuba)  are  as  follows: 

Cents. 

Letters,  per  15  grams  (i  ounce) 5 

Single  postal  cards,  each 2 

Double  postal  cards,  each 4 

Newspapers  and  other  printed  matter,  per  2  ounces 1 

[Packets  not  in  excess  of  10  ounces 5 

Commercial  papers <  Packets  in  excess  of  10  ounces,  for  each  2  ounces  or  fraction 

I    thereof 1 

{Packets  not  in  excess  of  4  ounces 2 
Packets  in  excess  of  4  ounces,  for  each  2  ounces  or  fraction 

thereof 1 

Registrjition  fee  on  letters  and  other  articles 8 

Ordinary  letters  for  any  foreign  country  (except  Canada,  Mexico,  and  Cuba)  must  be  forwarded, 
whether  anj'  postage  is  prepaid  on  them  or  not.  All  other  mailable  matter  must  be  prepaid,  at  least 
partially. 

Matter  mailed  in  the  United  States  addressed  to  Mexico  is  subject  to  the  same  postage  rates  and  con- 
ditions as  it  would  be  if  it  were  addressed  for  delivery  in  the  united  States,  except  that  articles  of 
miscellaneous  merchandise  (fourth-class  matter)  not  sent  as  bona  fide  trade  samples  should  be  sent  by 
"  Parcels  Post;"  and  that  the  following  articles  are  absolutely  excluded  from  the  mails  without  regard 
to  the  amount  of  postage  prepaid  or  the  manner  in  which  they  are  wrapped: 

All  sealed  packages,  other  than  letters  in  their  usual  and  ordinary  form;  all  packages  (including 
packages  of  second-class  matter)  which  weigh  more  than  4  pounds  6  ounces,  except  such  as  are  sent 
by  "Parcels  Post;"  publications  which  violate  any  copyright  law  of  Mexico. 

Single  volum.es  of  printed  books  in  unsealed  •packages  are  transmissible  to  Mexico  in  the  regular  mails 
without  limit  as  to  weight. 

Unsealed  packages  of  mailable  merchandise  may  be  sent  by  "Parcels  Post"  to  Bolivia,  British 
Guiana,  British  Honduras,  Chile,  Colombia,  Costa  Rica,  Guatemala,  Honduras,  Mexico,  Nicaragua, 
Salvador,  and  Venezuela,  at  the  rates  named  on  page  xv. 

PROHIBITED  ARTICLES  TO  ALL  FOEEIGK  CODNTEIES. 

Poisons,  explosives,  and  inflammable  articles,  live  or  dead  animals,  insects  (especially  the  Colorado 
beetle),  reptiles,  fruits  or  vegetable  matter  liable  to  decomposition,  and  substances -exhaling  a  bad 
odor,  excluded  from  transmission  in  domestic  mails  as  being  in  themselves,  either  from  their  form 
or  nature,  liable  to  destroy,  deface,  or  otherwise  injure  the  contents  of  the  mail  bags,  or  the  persons 
of  those  engaged  in  the  postal  service;  also  obscene,  lewd,  or  lascivious  books,  pamphlets,  etc.,  and 
letters  and  circulars  concerning  lotteries,  so-called  gift  concerts,  etc.  (also  excluded  from  domestic 
mails);  postal  cards  or  letters  addressed  to  go  around  the  world;  letters  or  packages  (except  those  to 
Mexico)  containing  gold  or  silver  substances,  jewelry  or  precious  articles;  any  packet  whatever  con- 
taining articles  liable  to  customs  duties  in  the  countries  addressed  (except  Cuba  and  Mexico);  arti- 
cles other  than  letters  which  are  not  prepaid  at  least  partly;  articles  other  than  letters  or  postal  cards 
containing  ■writing  in  the  nature  of  personal  correspondence,  unless  fully  prepaid  at  the  rate  of  letter 
postage;  articles  of  a  nature  likely  to  soil  or  injure  the  correspondence;  packets  of  commercial  papers 
and  prints  of  all  kinds,  the  weight  of  which  exceeds  2  kilograms  (4  pounds  6  ounces),  or  the  size  18 
inches  in  any  direction,  except  rolls  of  prints,  which  may  measure  30  inches  in  length  by  4  inches  in 
diameter;  postal  cards  not  of  United  States  origin,  and  United  States  postal  cards  of  the  largest  ("C") 
size  (except  as  letters),  and  except  also  the  reply  halves  of  double  postal  cards  received  from  foreign 
countries. 

There  is,  moreover,  reserved  to  the  Government  of  every  country  of  the  Postal  Union  the  right  to 
refuse  to  convej'  over  its  territory,  or  to  deliver,  as  well,  articles  liable  to  the  reduced  rate  in  regard 
to  which  the  laws,  ordinances,  or  decrees  which  regulate  the  conditions  of  their  publication  or  of 
their  circulation  in  that  country  have  not  been  complied  with. 

4®=  Full  and  complete  information  relative  to  all  regulations  can  be  obtained  from  the  United 
States  Postal  Guide. 


XII 


FOREIGN   MAILS. 


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XIII 


PAEOELS-POST  REGULATIONS. 


Table  Showing  the  Latin-American  Counteies  to  Which  Parcels  may  be  Sent 
PROM  THE  United  States;  the  Dimensions,  Weight,  and  Rates  op  Postage  Appli- 
cable TO  Parcels,  and  the  Exchange  Post-Opfices  which  may  Dispatch  and 
Receive  Parcels-Post  Mails. 


ALLOWABLE     D  I  M  E  N  - 
SIGNS    AND     WEIGHTS 
OF  PARCELS. 

POSTAGE. 

EXCHANGE  POST-OFFICES. 

COUNTRIES. 

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LATIN  AMERICA. 

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11 

11 

11 
11 
11 

11 
11 

11 
11 
11 

11 
11 

Cents. 
20 

20 

12 
12 
12 

12 
12 

12 
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12 

12 
12 

Cents. 
20 

20 

12 
12 
12 

12 
12 

12 
12 
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12 
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New  York  and  San 
Francisco. 

New  York  and  San 
Francisco. 

Chile 

Valparaiso. 

Colombia 

Costa  Rica 

1  All  offices  authorizea  to   excnange  mails 
1      between  the  two  countries. 

Guatemala 

Guiana,  British 

Honduras 

New  York,  New  Or- 
leans,   and      San 
Francisco. 

All  offices  authorized 

New  York,  New  Or- 
leans,    and     San 
Francisco. 

New  Orleans 

Guatemala        City, 
Retalhuleu,    arid 
Puerto  Barrios. 

to  exchange  mails. 

Tegucigalpa,  Puerto 
Cortez,    Amapala, 
and  Trujillo. 

Belize, 
to  exchange  mails. 

Honduras,  British  . 
Mexico 

Salvador 

leans,    and      San 
Francisco. 

New  York  and  San 
Francisco. 

del     Norte      and 
Corinto. 

Venezuela 

XIV 


UNITED  STATES  CONSULATES. 


UNITED  STATES  CONSULATES  IN  LATIN  AMEKIOA. 


Frequent  application  is  made  to  the  Bureau  for  the  address  of 
United  States  Consuls  in  the  South  and  Central  American  liepublics. 
Those  desiring  to  correspond  with  anj^  Consul  can  do  so  hj  address- 
ing "The  United  States  Consulate''  at  the  point  named.  Letters  thus 
addressed  must  be  delivered  to  the  proper  person.  It  must  be  under- 
stood, however,  that  it  is  not  the  dut}^  of  Consuls  to  devote  their  time 
to  private  business,  and  that  all  such  letters  ma}^  properl}"  be  treated 
as  personal,  and  an}^  labor  involved  may  be  subject  to  charge  therefor. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  United  States  Consulates  in  the  different 
Republics  (consular  agencies  are  given  in  italics): 


Argentine  Republic — 

Bahia  Blanca. 

Buenos  Ayres. 

Cordoba. 

Rosario. 
Brazil— 

Aracaju. 

Bahia. 

Ceara. 

Maceió. 

lia  naos. 

Maranhão. 

Natal. 

Para. 

Pernambuco. 

Rio  de  Janeiro. 

Rio  Grande  do  Sul. 

Santos. 

Mctoria. 
Chile — 

Antofag-asta. 

Arica. 

Caldera. 

Coquimbo. 

Coronel. 

Iqnique. 

Punia  Arenas. 

Talrahuano. 

Valdivia. 

Valparaiso. 
Colombia — 

Barranquilla. 

Bogotá. 

Bucaramanga. 

Cali. 

Cartagena. 

Cacuta. 

Honda. 

Santa  Marta. 

Quibdo. 
Costa  Rica — 

Puerto  Limon. 

Punta  Aren<i^. 

San  José. 
Cuba— 

Banes. 

Baracoa. 

Caibarien. 

Cardenas. 

Cienfuegos. 

Guantanamo. 

Habana. 

Manzanillo. 

Matanzas. 

Nuevitas. 

Satjua  la  Grande. 

Santa  Clara. 

Santiago. 
Dominican  Republic— 

Azua. 

Macoris. 

Monte  Christi. 

Puerto  Plata. 


Dominican  Republic— Cont'd. 

Samana. 

Sanchez. 

Santo  Domingo. 
Ecuador— 

Bahia  de  Cavaques. 

Esmeraldas. 

Guaj'aquil. 

Manta. 
Guatemala — 

Cliamperico. 

Guatemala. 

Livingston. 

Ocos. 

San  José  de  Guatemala. 
Haiti— 

Aux  Cayes. 

Cape  Haïtien, 

Gonaives. 

Jacmel. 

Jeremie. 

Miragoane. 

Petit  Goáve. 

Port  au  Prince. 

Port  de  Paix. 

St.  Marc. 
Honduras — 

Amapala. 

Bonacca. 

Ceiba, 

Puerto  Cortes. 

Sail  Juancito. 

San  Pedro  Sida. 

Tegucigalpa. 

Tela. 

Truxillo. 

Ruatan. 

Utilla. 
Mexico — 

Acapulco. 

Aguascalientes. 

Adamos. 

•Campeche. 

Cananea. 

Chihuahua. 

Ciudad  Juarez. 

Ciudad  Porfirio  Diaz. 

Coatzacoalcos. 

Durango. 

Ensenada. 

Frontera. 

Guadalajara, 

Guanajuato. 

Guaymas. 

Hermosillo. 

Jalapa. 

Laguna  de  Términos. 

La  Paz. 

Manzanillo. 

Matamoras. 

Mazatlan. 

Mexico. 

Monterey. 


Mexico— Continued. 

Nogales. 

Nuevo  Laredo. 

Oaxaca. 

Parral. 

Progreso. 

Puebla. 

Saltillo. 

San  Luis  Potosi. 

Sierra  Mojada. 

Tampico. 

Tlacotalpan. 

Topolobampo. 

Torreón. 

Tuxpan. 

Veracruz. 

Victoria. 

Zacatecas. 
Nicaragua— 

Bhieflelds. 

Cape    Gracias  á  Dios   (Port 
Deitrick) . 

Corinto. 

Managua. 

Matagalpa. 

San  Juan  del  Norte. 

Sají  Juan  del  Sur. 
Panama — 

Bocas  del  Toro. 

Colon. 

David: 

Paniíma. 

Santiago. 
Paraguay — 

Asunción. 
Peru— 

Callao. 

Chimbóte. 

Eten. 

Moliendo. 

Paita. 

Salaverry. 
Salvador— 

Acajú  tía. 

La  Libertad. 

La  Unión. 

San  Salvador. 
Uruguay — 

Colonia. 

Montevideo. 
Venezuela— 

Barcelona. 

Caracas. 

Carupano. 

Ciudad  Bolivar. 

Coro. 

La  Guayra. 

Maracaibo. 

Puerto  Cabello. 

Tov&r. 

Valencia. 

Valera. 


LATIîT-AMEIlICAlSr    CONSULATES. 


XV 


OOIÍSULATES  or  THE   LATIIT-AMEEIOAîr   EEPUBLIÜS   lîT  THE 
UNITED   STATES. 


ABGEKTINE  BEPUBLii;. 


Alabama.. 
California. 
Florida  . . . 


Georgia . 


Illinois 

Louisiana . 
Maine 


Maryland 

Massachusetts 
Mississippi 


Missouri  .. 
New  York. 


North  Carolina. 
Pennsylvania.. 
Virginia 


BOJilTIA. 


California. 


Illinois 

Maryland 

Missouri- 

New  York 

Pennsylvania . 


BRAZIL, 


Alabama.. 
California. 


Florida  . 
Georgia . 


Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 
Mississippi 


Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsj'lvania . 

Porto  Rico 

Virginia 


CHILE. 

California 

Canal  Zone 

Georgia 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

New  York 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands . 

Porto  Rico 

Washington 


COLOMBIA. 


Alabama 

California 

Connecticut... 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Missouri 

New  Y'ork 

Pennsylvania . 

Porto  Rico 

Virginia 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Apalachicola. 

Fernandina. 

Pensacola. 

Brunswick 

Savannah, 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Bangor. 

Portland. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Gulf     Port     and 

Ship  Island. 
Pascagoula. 
St.  Louis. 
Buflalo. 
New  Y'ork  City. 
Wilmington. 
Philadelphia. 
Norfolk. 


San  Piego. 
San  Francisco. 
Chicago. 
Baltimore. 
Kansas  City. 
New  York  City. 
Philadelphia. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Fernandina. 

Pensacola. 

Brunswick. 

Savannah. 

New  Orleans. 

Calais. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Gulfport. 

Pascagoula. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Norfolk. 

Richmond. 

San  Francisco. 

Panama. 

Savannah. 

Honolulu. 

Chicago. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

San  Juan. 

Port  Townsend. 

Tacoma. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

New  Haven. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Detroit. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Norfolk. 


COSTA  KICA. 


Alabama  . . . 
California  . . 
Canal  Zone. 


Colorado 
Illinois . 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Colon. 

Panama. 

Denver. 

Chicago. 


Louisiana '  New  Orleans. 


Maryland 

Massachusetts . 

Missouri 

New  Y'ork 

Ohio 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania  . 

Texas  

Virginia 


CUBA. 


Alabama  . 
Florida.., 


Georgia 


Illinois 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts . 

Michigan 

Mississippi 

Missouri' 

New  York 

Pennsylvania  . 
Porto  Rico 


Texas  ... 
Virginia . 


DOMIMCAN  KEPUBLIC. 


Illinois 

Maryland 

Massachusetts . . 

New  York 

North  Carolina . 
Pennsylvania  . . 
Porto  Rico 


ECLADOR. 


California  . 


Illinois 

I  Louisiana , 

i  Massachusetts 

¡  New  York , 

Ohio 

j  Pennsylvania 

1  Philippine  Islands 

South  Carolina 

Virginia 


GUATEMALA. 


Alabama  .. 
California  . 

Florida 

Illinois 

Kan.'ias 

Kentucky . 
Louisiana  . 


Baltimore. 

Boston. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

Galveston. 

Norfolk. 


Mobile. 

Fernandina. 

Jacksonville. 

Key  West. 

Pensacola. 

Tampa. 

Brunswick. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Portland. 

Baltimore. . 

Boston. 

Detroit. 

Gulfport. 

St.  Louis. 

New  Y'ork  City. 

Philadelphia. 

-Arecibo. 

Mayaguez. 

San  Juan, 

Galveston. 

Newport  News. 

Norfolk. 


Chicago. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Wilmington. 

Philadelphia. 

Aguadilla. 

Arecibo. 

Humacao. 

ISIayaguez. 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Vieques. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Francisco. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

Charleston. 

Norfolk. 


Mobile. 
San  Diego. 
San  Francisco. 
Pensacola.. 
Chicago. 
Kansas  City. 
Louisville. 
New  Orleans. 


XVI 


LATIN-AMERICAlSr    CONSULATES. 


OOIÍSULATES  OF  THE  LATIÍÍ-AMEEIOAIT  EEPUBLIOS-Oontinued. 


GlI  ATEMA  LA— Continued. 
Maryland . 


Massachusetts Boston. 

Missouri St.  Louis. 


New  York 
Pennsylvania . 

Porto  Rico 

Texas 

Washington... 


HAITI. 


Alabama 

Georgia 

Illinois 

Maine 

Massachusetts  . 

New  York 

North  Carolina 
Porto  Rico 


HONDURAS. 


Alabama. . 
California 


Illinois 

Kansas ... 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maryland.     .. 

Michigan 

Missouri , 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania  . 

Texas , 

Washington . . 


MEXICO. 


Alabama . 
Arizona  . . 


California. 


Canal  Zone 

Colorado 

Florida 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts. 

Mississippi 

Missouri 


New  York 

Ohio 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania , 

Philippine  Islands  . 
Porto  Rico 


Texas . 


Baltimore. 


Virginia 

Washington. 


New  York  City. 
Philadelphia. 
San  Juan. 
Galveston. 
Seattle. 


Mobile. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

Bangor. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Wilmington. 

Mayaguez. 

San  Juan. 


Mobile. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Chicago. 

Kansas  City. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Detroit. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Galveston. 

Seattle. 


Mobile. 

Bisbee  and  Naco. 

Douglas. 

Nogales. 

Phoenix. 

Solomonsville. 

Tucson. 

Yuma. 

Calexico. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Ancon. 

Denver. 

Pensacola. 

Honolulu. 

Chicago. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Pascagoula. 

Kansas  City. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

Mayaguez. 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Brownsville. 

Eagle  Pass. 

El  Paso. 

Galveston. 

Laredo. 

Port  Arthur. 

Rio  Grande  City. 

Sabine  Pass. 

San  Antonio. 

Solomonsville. 

Norfolk. 

Tocoma. 


NICARAGUA. 


Alabama  . . 
California . 


Illinois 

Kansas 

Kentucky , 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands 
Porto  Rico 


Texas 

Virginia 

Washington 


Alabama 

California 

Georgia 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts . 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania  . 

Porto  Rico 

Tennessee 

Texas 


Washington  . 


PARAGUAY. 

Alabama 

Delaware 

District  of  Columbia. 

Georgia 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Maryland 

Michigan 

Missouri 


New  Jersey . 
New  York . . 


Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Porto  Rico 

Virginia 


PERU. 


California 


Canal  Zone 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachiisetts . 

New  York 

Oregon  

Pennsylvania  . 

Porto  Rico 

Washington  . . . 


SALVADOR. 
California 


Louisiana 


Mobile. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Chicago. 

Kansas  City. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Detroit. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Galveston. 

Norfolk. 

Newport  News. 

Seattle. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Atlanta. 

Hilo. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Chattanooga. 

Galveston. 

Port  Arthur. 

Puget  Sound. 


Mobile. 

Wilmington. 

Washington. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

Indianapolis. 

Baltimore. 

Detroit. 

Kansas  City. 

St.  Louis. 

Newark. 

Trenton. 

Buffalo. 

New  York  City. 

Rochester. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Norfolk. 

Richmond. 


San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Panana. 

Honolulu. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Port  Townsend. 


San  Diego. 
San  Francisco. 
New  Orleans. 


LATIN-AMEJRICAN    CONSULATES. 


XYÏL 


OOÎTSULATES  OF  THE  LATIN-AMESIOAN  EEPUBLIOS-Ooutinued. 


SALVADOR— Continued. 

Massachusetts 

Missouri 

Ne\y  York 

UllUtlUAT. 

Alabama 

California 

Florida 


Georgia 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands 


Boston. 
St.  Louis. 
New  Y'ork  City. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Apalachicola. 

Fernandina. 

Jacksonville. 

Pensacola. 

St.  Augustine. 

Brunswick. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Bangor. 

Calais. 

Portland. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Pascagoula. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 


UB  U  GUAT— Continued . 

South  Carolina 

Texas  

Virginia 

VENEZUELA. 

California , 

Florida 

Illinois 

Iowa 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

New  Jersey 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands 

Porto  Kico , 

Texas 

Virginia 


Charleston. 

Galveston. 

Port   Arthur  'an<i_ 

Sabine  Pass. 
Norfolk. 
Richmond. 


San  Francisco. 

Pensacola. 

Chicago. 

Des  Moines. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Detroit. 

St.  Paul. 

Jersey  City. 

New  York  City„ 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Cebu. 

Arecibo. 

Mayaguez. 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Galveston. 

Norfolk. 


Bull.  No. 


-06- 


XVIII 


V^EIGHTS    AND    MEASURES. 


WEIGHTS  AND  MEASUEES. 

The  following  table  gives  the  chief  weights  and  measures  in  commercial  use  in 
Mexico  and  the  Republics  of  Central  and  South  America,  and  their  equivalents  in 
the  United  States: 


Denomination. 

Where  used. 

United  States  equivalents. 

Are 

Metric 

0.02471  acre. 

Arobe 

Paraguav 

25  pounds. 

Arroba  (drv) 

Do.. -I 

Argentine  Republic 

25.3171  pounds. 
32.38  pounds. 
25.3664  pounds. 
25.4024  pounds. 
4.263  gallons. 

Brazil 

Do 

Cuba          

Do 

Venezuela 

Arroba  ( liquid) 

Barril 

Cuba  and  Venezuela 

Argentine  Republic  and  Mexico.. . 
Mexico  and  Salvador 

20.0787  gallons. 
300  pounds. 
4.2631  gallons. 
4.2  acres. 

Carsa  

Centaro  

Central  America 

Cuadra .. 

Argentine  Republic . 

Do 

Paraguay  

78.9  yards. 
8.077  square  feet. 
2  acres  (nearly). 
35.3  cubic  feet. 

Do 

Paraguaj^  (square) 

Do 

Uruguav .. 

Cubic  meter 

Metric .'     

Do....' 

Central  America 

1.5745  bushels. 

Chile 

2.575  bushels. 

Do 

Cuba 

1.599  bushels. 

Do 

Mexico  .   .   .   .. 

1.54728  bushels. 

Do 

Uruguay  (double) 

7.776  bushels. 

Do 

Uruguav  (  single  ) 

3.888  bushels. 

Do 

Venezuela 

1.599  bushels. 

Frasco 

Argentine  Rej)ublic 

2.5096  quarts. 
2.5  quarts. 
15.432  grains. 
2.471  acres. 

Do 

Mexico - 

Gram 

Metric 

Hectare 

do 

Hectoliter  (  dry  )  . . .  . 
Hectoliter  (hq'uid)  .. 

Kilogram  (kilo ) 

Kilometer 

.:..  do 

2.838  bushels. 

do... 

26.417  gallons. 
2.2046  pounds. 
0.621376  mile. 

do... 

do... 

League  (land) 

Libra 

Paraguav  

4.633  acres. 

Argentine  Republic 

1.0127  pounds. 
1.043  poundg. 
1.014  pounds. 
1.0161  pounds. 
1.01465  pounds. 
1.0143  pounds. 
1.0143  pounds. 
1.0161  pounds. 
1.0567  quarts. 
1.0791  pounds. 
1.5-6  acres. 

Do 

Central  America .. 

Do 

Chile 

Do 

Cuba 

Do 

Mexico 

Do 

Peru 

Do 

XTruguay ^ 

Do 

Venezuela 

Liter 

Metric 

Livre 

Guiana 

Manzana 

Costa  Rica  . 

Marc 

Bolivia 

0.507  pound. 
39.37  inches. 
0.9478  foot. 

Meter 

Pie.... 

INIetric 

Argentine  Republic. 

Quintal 

do. . 

101.42  pounds. 

130.06  pounds. 

101.61  pounds. 

100  pounds. 

220.46  pounds. 

2,700  cuadras.     {See  Cn- 

adra.) 
34.1208  inches. 

Do 

Brazil  

Do 

Chile,  Mexico,  and  Peru 

Paraguay  

Do 

Quintal  (metric) 

Metric 

Suerte 

Uruguay 

Vara 

Argentine  Republic 

Do 

Central  America 

33  874  inches. 

Do 

Chile  and  Peru 

33.367  inches. 

Do 

Cuba 

33.384  inches. 

Do 

Do 

Mexico 

Paraguav 

33  inches. 

34  inches. 

Do 

Venezuela 

33.384  inches. 

METRIC    WEIGHTS    AND    MEASURES.  XIX 


METEIO  WEIGHTS  AND  MEASUEES. 


METRIC  WEIGHTS. 


Milligram  (1/1000  gram)  equals  0.0154  grain. 

Centigram  (1/100  gram)  equals  0.1543  grain. 

Decigram  (1/10  gram)  equals  1.5432  grains. 

Gram  equals  15.432  grains. 

Decagram  (10  grams)  equals  0.3527  ounce. 

Hectogram  (100  grams)  equals  3.5274  ounces. 

Kilogram  (1,000  grams)  equals  2.2046  pounds. 

Myriagram  (10,000  grams)  equals  22.046  pounds. 

Quintal  (100,000  grams)  equals  220.46  pounds. 

Millier  or  tonneau — ton  (1,000,000  grams)  equals  2,204.6  pounds, 

METRIC   DRY   MEASURE. 

Milliliter  (1/1000  liter)  equals  0.061  cubic  inch. 
Centiliter  (1/100  liter)  equals  0.6102  cubic  inch. 
Deciliter  (1/10  liter)  equals  6.1022  cubic  inches. 
Liter  equals  0.908  quart. 
Decaliter  (10  liters)  equals  9.08  quarts. 
Hectoliter  (100  liters)  equals  2.838  bushels. 
Kiloliter  (1,000  liters)  ecjuals  1.308  cubic  yards. 

METRIC  LIQUID  MEASURE, 

Millihter  (1/10Ó0  liter)  equals  0.27  fluid  dram.        '' 

Centiliter  (1/100  liter)  equals  0.338  fluid  ounce. 

Deciliter  (1/10  liter)  equals  0.845  gill. 

Liter  equals  1.0567  quarts. 

Decaliter  (10  liters)  equals  2.6417  gallons. 

Hectoliter  (100  liters)  equals  26.417  gallons. 

Kilohter  (1,000  liters)  equals  264.17  gallons. 

METRIC   MEASURES   OF   LENGTH. 

Millimeter  (1/1000  meter)  equals  0.0394  inch. 

Centimeter  (1/100  meter)  equals  0.3937  inch. 

Decimeter  (1/10  meter)  equals  3.937  inches. 

Meter  equals  39.37  inches. 

Decameter  (10  meters)  equals  393.7  inches. 

Hectometer  (100  meters)  equals  328  feet  1  inch. 

Kilometer  (1,000  meters)  equals  0.62137  mile  -(3,280  feet  10  inches) . 

Myriameter  (10,000  meters)  equals  6.2137  miles. 

METRIC  SUR'^ACE  MEASURE. 

Centare  (1  square  meter)  equals  1,550  square  inches. 
Are  (100  square  meters)  equals  119.6  square  yards. 
Hectare  (10,000  square  meters)  equals  2.471  acres. 

The  metric  system  has  been  adopted  by  the  following-named  American  countries: 
A^rgentine  Republic,  Bolivia,  Brazil,  Chile,  Colombia,  Costa  Rica,  Ecuador,  Hon- 
duras, Mexico,  Paraguay,  United  States  of  America^ and  Venezuela. 


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States  of  America,  of  Mexico,  of  the  Argentine  Republic,  of  Brazil,  and  of  Venezuela,  and 
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conditions,  actual  development,  and  prospects  of  future  growth.  AVashing- 
ton,  1903.     28  illustrations,  3  maps,  366  pages,  8° 1.  00 

Bolivia.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  conditions, 
actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904.  Illus- 
trated, 214  pages,  8° 1.  00 

Brazil.  Geographical  sketch,  with  special  reference  to  economic  conditions 
and  prospects  of  future  development.     1901.     233  pages,  8° 75 

Cuba.  A  short  sketch  of  physical  and  economic  conditions,  government,  laws, 
industries,  finances,  customs  tariff,  etc.,  prepared  by  Señor  Gonzalo  de 
Quesada,  minister  from  Cuba,  with  bibliography  and  cartography  of  198 
pages.   Washington,  November,  1905.    Map  and  42  illustrations,  541  pages,  8° .     1.  00 

Guatemala.     1897.     (2d  edition  revised.  )     Illustrated,  119  pages,  8° 25 

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tions, actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904. 
Illustrated,  economic  and  telegraphic  maps,  252  pages,  8° 1.  00 

Mexico.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  conditions, 
actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904.  Illus- 
trated, 454  pages,  8° 1.  00 

Paraguay.  Second  edition,  revised  and  enlarged,  with  a  chapter  on  the  native 
races.     1902.     Illustrated,  map,  187  pages,  8°.     Bibliography,  page  141 75 

Venezuela.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  condi- 
tions, actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  AVashington,  1904. 
Illustrated,  railway  map,  608  pages,  8° 1.00 

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Brazil.     A  list  of  books,  magazine  articles,  and  maps  relating  to  Brazil.     1800- 

1900.     Washington,  1901.     145  pages,  8° 1.00 

Central  America.  A  list  of  books,  magazine  articles,  and  maps  relating  to 
Central  America,  including  the  Republics  of  Costa  Rica,  Guatemala,  Hondu- 
ras, Nicaragua,  and  Salvador.     1800-1900.    Washington,  1902.    109  pages,  8° .       .50 


XXII  PUBLICATIONS. 

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Chile.  A  list  of  books,  magazine  articles,  and  maps  relating  to  Chile.  Wash- 
ington, 1903.     llOpages,  8° $1.00 

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53  pages,  8°.     Washington,  1904 1.00 

MAPS. 

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1  inch  (1:792,000)..  In  2  sheets,  each  sheet  71  x  76  cm.  No.  1.  General 
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to  1  inch.  In  2  sheets,  each  sheet  108  x  80  cm.  No.  1.  General  map. 
No.  2.  Agricultural  areas 1.  00 

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1  inch  (1:192,000).  In  2  sheets,  each  sheet  80  x  80  cm.  No.  1.  General 
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el  Presidente  Constitucional  General  José  Manuel  Pando.  Scale  1 : 2,000,000. 
La  Paz,  1901.  (Reprint  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics, 
1904) 1.00 

Costa  Rica.  From  official  and  other  sources.  1903.  Scale  of  12.5  miles  to  1 
inch  (792,000) 50 

List  of  Books  and  Maps  in  Course  of  Preparation, 
la'w  manuals. 

Leyes  Comerciales  de  América  Latina:  Código  de  Comercio  de  España  comparado 

con  los  Códigos  y  Leyes  Comerciales  de  Pan  América. 
Land  and  Immigration  Laws  of  American  Republics.   (  To  replace  edition  of  1893.) 

HANDBOOKS. 

Chile. 

Dominican  Republic. 

MAPS. 

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Salvador. 

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delegates  of  the  United  States  to  the  Second  International  Conference  of  American 
States,  held  at  the  City  of  Mexico  from  October  22,  1901,  to  January  22,  1902. 
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national Congress  for  the  study  of  the  production  and  consumption  of  coffee,  etc. 
Washington,  1903.  312  pages.  8°  (paper).  (57th  Congress,  2d  session.  Senate 
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Message  from  the  President  of  the  united  States,  transmitting  a  report  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  State,  with  accompanying  papers,  relative  to  the  proceedings  of  the  First 
Customs  Congress  of  the  American  Eepublics,  held  at  New  York  in  January,  1903. 
Washington,  1903.  195  pages.  8°  (paper).  (57th  Congress,  2d  session,  Senate 
Doc.  No.  180.) 

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Republics,  held  at  AVashington,  December  2,  3,  and  4,  1902,  under  the  auspices  of 
the  Governing  Board  of  the  International  Union  of  the  American  Republics. 
Washington,  1903.  (57th  Congress,  2d  session,  Senate  Doc.  No.  169.)  (In  Span- 
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Brazil  at  St.  Louis  Exposition.     St.  Louis,  1904.    160  pages.     8°  (paper). 

Chile — A  short  description  of  the  Republic  according  to  official  data.     Leipzig,  1901. 

106  pages.     Map  and  37  illustrations.     8°  (cloth). 
Chile— Breve  descripción  de  la  República  escrita  según  datos   oficiales.     Leipzig, 

1901.     106  páginas.     Mapa  y  36  grabados.     8°  (en  tela). 
Chile  at  Pan-American  Exposition.     Buffalo,  1901.     252  pages  (paper). 
Costa  Rica — The  laud,  its  resources  and  its  people.     By  Richard  Yillafranca.     New 

York,  1895.     139  pages.     8°  (paper). 
Guatemala — The   Country   of  the   future.     By   Charles   M.  Pepper.     Washington, 

1906.     80  pages.     8°  (paper). 

Venezuela — Esbozo  geográfico,  recursos  naturales,  legislación,  condiciones  econó- 
micas, desarrollo  alcanzado,  prospecto  de  futuro  desenvolvimiento.  Editado  y 
compilado  para  la  Oficina  International  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas  por  N. 
Veloz  Goiticoa,  Secretario  de  la  Oficina.  Traducción  castellana  y  publicación 
ordenadas  por  el  General  Cipriano  Castro,  Presidente  de  la  República.  Caracas, 
1905.     695  páginas.      8°  (á  la  rústica). 


2.XIV  VALUE    OF    LATIN-AMEEICAN    COINS. 

VALUE  OF  LATIN-AMEEIOAK  COINS. 


The  following  table  shows  the  value,  in  United  States  gold,  of  coins  representing 
the  monetary  units  of  the  Central  and  South  American  Republics  and  Mexico,  esti- 
mated quarterly  by  the  Director  of  the  United  States  Mint,  in  pursuance  of  act  of 
Congress: 

ESTIMATE  APRIL  1,  1906. 


Akg  ENTINE  Republic.    Gold 


standard. 


Bolivia 


Brazil 


Central    American 
States — 

Costa  Rica 


British  Honduras 

Guatemala 

Honduras 

Nicaragua 

Salvador 


Chile 


Colombia  . 

EcuADoa  . 
Haiti 


Mexico. 


Panama  . 

Peru 

Uruguay 


Venezuela 


Silver  . . 
Gold... 

Gold... 
Gold  . . . 

Silver  . . 

Gold.... 

Gold  . . . , 

Gold  .... 
Gold  . . . . 

Gold.... 

Gold  . . . . 

Gold  .... 
Gold..'.. 

Gold.... 


Unit. 

Value 

in  U.  S. 

gold 

or 

silver. 

Peso 

$0.  965| 

Boliviano 

.478 

Milreis  . . 

.546{ 

Colon 

.46Õ. 

Dollar... 

1.000 

Peso 

.478 

Peso . 

.365] 

Dollar... 

1.  oooj 

Sucre 

.487/ 

Gourde . . 

.965/ 

Peso  «... 

.  498J 

Balboa  .. 

1.  ooo] 

Libra  ... 

4.  866^/ 

Peso 

1.034/ 

Bolivar . . 

. 193]  1 

i 

Gold— Argentine  ($4.824)  and 

2^  Argentine. 
Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Silver — Boliviano  and  divi- 
sions. 

Gold — 5,  10,  and  20  milreis. 
Silver — J,  1,  and  2  milreis. 

Gold— 2,  5,  10,  and  20  colons 
($9.307). 

Silver— 5,  10,  25,  and  50  cén- 
timos. 


Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Gold— Escudo  ($1.825),  doub- 
loon ($3.650),  and  condor 
($7.300). 

Silver— Peso  and  divisions. 

Gold— Condor    ($9.647)     and 

double  condor. 
Silver — Peso. 

Gold— 10  sucres  ($4.8665) . 
Silver — Sucre  and  divisions. 

Gold — 1,  2,  5,  and  10  gourdes. 
Silver — Gourde  and  divisions. 

Gold — 5  and  10  pesos. 
Silver — Dollar'''  (or  peso)  and 
divisions. 

Gold— 1,    2 J,    5,    10,    and    20 

balboas. 
Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Gold — J  and  1  libra. 
Silver — Sol  and  divisions. 

Gold — Peso. 

Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 


Gold— 5,  10,  20,  50, 

bolivars. 
Silver — 5  bolivars. 


and   100 


a  7Õ  centigrams  fine  gold. 


b  Value  in  Mexico,  0.498. 


Paraguay  has  no  gold  or  silver  coins  of  its  own  stamping.     The  silver  peso  of  other 
South  American  Republics  circulates  there,  and  has  the  same  value  as  in  the.  coun-\, 
tries  that  issue  it. 


Boletín  Mensual 

]-)E   LA 

Oficina  Internacional  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas, 

Unión  Internacional  de  Repúblicas  Americanas. 


Vol.  XXII.  ABRIL  de  1906.  No.  é. 


TERCENA  CONFERENCIA  INTERNACIONAL   DE 
LOS  ESTADOS  AMERICANOS. 

ACTA  DE  LA  SESIÓN  ORDINARIA  DEL  4  DE  ABRIL  DE  1906, 
CELEBRADA  POR  EL  CONSEJO  DIRECTIVO  DE  LA  T7NIÒN 
INTERNATIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

En  la  Ciudad  de  Washington,  á  las  tres  de  la  tarde  del  día  cuatro  de 
abril  de  1906,  se  reunieron  en  el  Salón  de  Recepciones  Diplomáticas 
del  Departamento  de  Estado,  bajo  la  presidencia  del  honorable  Rob- 
EET  Bacon,  Subsecretario  de  Estado,  ios  siguientes  miembros  del 
Consejo  Directivo:  S.  E.  Don  Joaquim  Nabuco,  Embajador  del 
Brasil;  S.  E.  Don  Joaquín  ds  Casasús,  Embajador  de  México;  Sr. 
J.  N.  Léger,  Ministro  de  Haití;  Sr.  Don  Joaquín  Baenardo  Calvo, 
Ministro  de  Costa  Rica,  que  también  representó  á  Honduras;  Sr.  Don 
Luis  F.  Corea,  Ministro  de  Nicaragua;  Sr.  Don  Joaquín  Walker- 
Martínez,  Ministro  de  Chile,  que  también  representó  al  Ecuador;  Sr. 
Don  Gonzalo  de  Quesada,  Ministro  de  Cuba;  Sr.  Don  Ignacio  Cal- 
derón, Ministro  de  Bolivia;  Sr.  Don  Jorge  Muñoz,  Ministro  de 
Guatemala;  Sr.  Don  Epifânio  Portela,  Ministro  de  la  República 
Argentina;  Sr.  Don  Diego  Mendoza,  Ministro  de  Colombia;  Sr.  Don 
Felipe  Pardo,  Ministro  del  Perú;  Sr.  Don  Pedro  Requena  Ber- 
MÚDEZ,  Encargado  de  Negocios  del  Uruguay  y  Sr.  Don  C.  C.  Arose- 
MENA,  Encargado  de  Negocios  de  Panamá.  También  estuvieron  pre- 
sentes los  Señores  Williams  C.  Fox,  Director,  y  Francisco  J.  Yánes, 
Secretario  de  la  Oficina  Internacional  de  las  >  Repúblicas  Americanas. 

891 


892       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

A  moción  del  Ministro  de  Cuba,  apoyada  por  el  Ministro  de  Nicara- 
gua, se  suspendió  la  lectura  del  acta  de  la  sesión  anterior,  que  fué 
unánimemente  aprobada  en  la  forma  en  que  circuló  impresa. 

Acto  continuo  el  Ministro  de  Costa  Rica,  Presidente  de  la  Comisión 
de  Régimen  Interior  de  la  Oücina,  presentó  una  resolución,  que  fué 
leída  por  el  Secretario;  3^  teniendo  en  cuenta  la  importancia  del  pro- 
grama para  la  Tercera  Conferencia  Internacional  que  iba  á  ser  some- 
tido al  estudio  del  Consejo,  el  Señor  Calvo  propuso  voluntariamente 
dejar  para  otra  junta  la  consideración  de  la  materia. 

El  Secretario  dio  cuenta  de  una  comunicación  del  Encargado  de 
Negocios  del  Ecuador  dirigida  al  Ministro  de  Chile,  en  la  cual  le  desig- 
naba para  que  le  representase  tanto  en  esta  sesión  como  en  la  de  la 
Comisión  de  Proj^ecto  de  Reglamento  para  la  Tercera  Conferencia. 
En  seguida  el  Secretario  anunció  que  la  Comisión  de  Programa  para 
la  Tercera  Conferencia  Pan-Americana,  compuesta  del  Secretario  de 
Estado,  Presidente;  el  Embajador  del  Brasil,  Vice-presidente;  el 
Embajador  de  México,  y  los  Ministros  de  Costa  Rica,  Chile,  Cuba, 
Secretario  de  la  Comisión,  y  Argentina  deseaba  someter  al  Consejo  el 
programa  cuya  redacción  se  le  había  encomendado. 

El  Presidente.  Según  entiendo  á  cada  uno  de  los  miembros  del 
Consejo  se  lo  ha  enviado  un  ejemplar  del  programa,  y  supongo  que 
todos  conocen  dicho  documento.  Sólo  diré  que  el  programa  tiene  la 
sanción  unánime  de  los  miembros  de  la  Comisión  respectiva,  de  modo 
que  no  creo  que  haj'a  más  que  añadir. 

El  Ministro  de  Cuba.  El  sábado  pasado  se  envió  el  programa  á 
los  miembros  del  Consejo  Directivo.  Pido  que  se  dé  lectura  al  pro- 
grama por  Secretaría. 

El  Secretario  dio  lectura  al  programa. 

El  Ministro  de  Bolivia.  Señor  Presidente:  Deseo  hacer  una 
declaración.  No  es  mi  ánimo  provocar  una  discusión  sobre  esta 
materia;  3^  aun  cuando  mucho  respeto  la  opinión  de  los  distinguidos 
diplomáticos  miembros  de  la  Comisión  de  Programa,  siento  no  ver 
incluida  en  él  la  proposición  de  la  libre  navegación  fluvial  como  materia 
de  estudio  para  la  Conferencia  de  Rio  de  Janeiro.  Ruego  al  Señor 
Presidente,  se  sirva  disponer  que  se  haga  constar  en  el  acta  la  siguiente 
declaración,  para  que  se  conozcan  las  razones  que  ha  tenido  mi  Gobierno 
para  pedir  la  inclusión  en  el  programa  del  tema  de  la  libre  navegación 
fluvial.  Si  el  Consejo  lo  permite,  pido  al  Secretario  que  dé  lectura  á 
la  manifestación  que  hago. 

El  Secretario  le3^ó  entonces  la  siguiente  manifestación  del  Ministro 
de  Bolivia: 

"Mi  Gobierno  comprende  que  si  las  Conferencias  Pan- Americanas 
están  llamadas  á  cimentar  la  armonía  de  relaciones,  la  paz  3^  el  ensanche 
de  los  vínculos,  así  políticos  como  económicos  de  nuestros  respectivos 
países,  hay  que  empezar  por  establecer  las  bases  que  hagan  posible  el 


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libre  desarrollo  de  todos  sus  recursos  y  aseguren  su  crecimiento,  bajo 
reglas  de  justicia  que  eviten  toda  causa  de  contiendas,  y  si  por  desgracia 
ellas  surgiesen,  buscar  los  medios  de  zanjarlas,  por  arbitrajes  pacíficos. 

"Todos  los  acuerdos  que  se  refieran  á  uniformar  los  sistemas  mone- 
tarios, las  leyes  sobre  patentes  de  invención,  propiedad  literaria  y  tantas 
otras  cuestiones  de  carácter  internacional,  vienen  á  ocupar  un  lugar 
secundario  con  relación  á  las  que  afectan  la  soberanía  y  la  paz  de  las 
Repúblicas. 

"Vano  sería  entrar  en  estipulaciones  que  reglamenten  la  manera  de 
facilitar  las  comunicaciones,  si  previamente  no  reconocemos  el  principio 
escencial  del  libre  uso  de  todos  aquellos  elementos  naturales  que  sirven 
á  ese  fin.  ■ 

"Cuando  la  conquista  ó  el  predomino  de  unas  naciones  sobre  otras 
era,  diré  así,  la  política  establecida,  los  más  fuertes  pretendieron  el 
dominio  exclusivo  sobre  los  estrechos,  los  ríos  y  hasta  los  mares. 

"El  progreso  de  las  ideas  y  de  la  civilización  ha  condenado  esos 
propósitos  j  mostrado  que  las  restricciones  al  libre  y  universal  apro- 
vechamiento de  los  medios  naturales  de  comunicación,  es  no  sólo  con- 
trario á  la  le}'  del  progreso,  sino  aún  á  las  conveniencias  egoístas. 

"Todos  los  descubrimientos  modernos  tienden  á  abreviar  las  distan- 
cias, aproximar  los  países  unos  á  otros,  y  por  el  rápido  y  creciente 
contacto  de  sus  habitantes,  formar  al  fin  esa  hermandad  humana, 
predicada  por  todos  los  grandes  pensadores. 

"El  desarrollo  de  las  doctrinas  y  tendencias  democráticas,  que 
arraigan  más  y  más  la  universalidad  de  los  principios  de  libre  commu- 
nicación,  sin  otras  restricciones  que  las  policiarias  y  de  protección 
contra  enfermedades  contagiosas  ó  la  internación  de  criminales,  ha 
dado  fin  á  los  pasaportes  y  á  las  gabelas  creadas  bajo  la  forma  de 
impuestos  ó  derechos  de  tránsito. 

"A  estas  consideraciones  generales  se  agrega  la  de  que  ha  sido- 
reconocido  par  las  naciones  más  adelantadas  el  principio  del  libre 
tránsito  y  la  libre  navegación  de  mares,  estrechos  y  ríos  que  por  su 
naturaleza  son  vías  abiertas  al  tráfico  universal. 

"El  sistema  de  los  ríos  de  la  América  del  Sur  es  tal,  que  si  no  se 
reconociera  su  libre  navegación,  quedaría  planteado  para  lo  futuro  el 
germen  de  profundas  y  serias  disenciones,  que  perturbarán  la  paz  y  la 
armonía  do  las  Eepúblicas  y  que  por  ser  una  absoluta  necesidad  y  un 
derecho  natural  incuestionable,  tendría  al  fin  que  ser  aceptada. 

"Su  adopción  ahora,  será  no  sólo  un  homenaje  á  un  principio  funda- 
mental de  justicia,  sino  una  previsión  para  asegurar  la  paz  y  un  estí- 
mulo al  desarrollo  de  las  buenas  relaciones  entre  los  países  americanos. 

"Por  fortuna  no  hay  en  América  ninguna  República  que  se  oponga 
ó  desconozca  la  verdad  y  la  necesidad  de  los  principios  que  tengo 
enunciados;  así  que  no  ha}'  obstáculo  ni  razón  atendible  para  no  incluir 
en  el  programa  de  materias   la   declaración  de  que  en  América  se 


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reconoce  3"  acepta  como  principio  general  de  derecho  internacional  el 
de  la  libre  navegación  de  los  ríos,  que  naciendo  en  el  territorio  de  una 
República  tienen  su  desembocadura  en  el  de  otra — esto  es,  que  toda 
nación  situada  en  la  parte  superior  de  un  río  navegable  tiene  derecho 
al  paso  libre  hasta  su  desembocadura,  así  como  los  buques  mercantes 
de  cualquiera  nacionalidad  pueden  navegarlos,  sin  más  restricciones 
que  las  establecidas  por  las  prácticas  marítimas. 

"Si  se  piensa  en  la  importancia  que  tienen  en  el  comercio  universal 
las  grandes  arterias  que  la  naturaleza  ha  puesto  á  disposición  del 
género  humano  en  el  continente  Sur  Americano;  si  se  recuerda  que  el 
Amazonas  es  un  verdadero  mar  interior  que  recibe  poderosos  afluentes, 
que  nacen  del  territorio  de  casi  todas  las  Repúblicas,  se  comprenderá 
fácilmente  la  necesidad  y  la  justicia  de  tal  declaración. 

"  Ella  está  consagrada  y  en  muchos  documentos  oficiales,  solemnes 
y  obligatorios. 

"La  Republica  Argentina  tiene  tratados  estipulando  la  libre  nave- 
gación de  sus  ríos;  el  Uruguay  y  el  Paraguay,  Bolivia,  el  Perú  y  el 
Brasil  han  reconocido  el  mismo  principio.  Su  confirmación  por  la 
Conferencia  Pan  Americana  importaría  consolidar  los  vínculos  de 
libre  y  amistosa  comunicación  establecida  entre  todas  las  Repúblicas,  y 
su  deseo  de  hacer  que  desaparezcan  las  desconfianzas  y  i'estricciones 
tan  contrarias  al  espíritu  de  libertad  y  ensanche  de  comunicaciones, 
que  deben  ser  la  norma  de  la  política  de  pueblos  que  no  tienen  otro 
interés  que  el  de  su  mayor  bienestar  y  armonía. 

"Así  como  en  las  comunicaciones  terrestres  no  hay  pueblo  civili- 
zado que  oponga  trabas,  ni  prohiba  el  tránsito  por  su  territorio  de  pro- 
ductos ó  artículos  de  comercio  lícito  destinados  á  países  vecinos,  el 
hecho  de  verificarse  ese  transporte  por  las  vías  fluviales  que  la  natura- 
leza ha  creado,  no  puede  alterar  la  verdad  y  la  justicia  del  principio 
de  libre  comunicación,  que  es  hoy  la  base,  el  corolario  obligado  de 
todos  los  progresos  y  perfeccionamientos  alcanzados  por  la  aplicación 
del  vapor  3^  la  electricidad  á  las  vías  de  comunicación  de  que  se  sirve  el 
comercio  del  mundo. 

"Elevar  al  rango  de  una  de  los  principios  fundamentales  de  derecho 
internacional  el  reconocimiento  de  la  libre  navegación  de  los  ríos,  es 
consagrar  jina  de  las  grandes  doctrinas  de  acercamiento  pacífico  de  las 
naciones,  y  un  asunto  de  interés  universal,  por  que  no  sólo  aprovecha 
á  los  países  ribereños  sino  á  todas  en  general,  haciendo  desaparecer  tal 
vez  el  último  estorbo  al  comercio  universal  y  al  más  amplio  inter- 
cambio de  relaciones  de  todo  género  entre  las  naciones  del  globo." 

El  Presidente:  Si  no  hay  objección  se  extenderá  en  el  acta  el 
luminoso  informe  del  Ministro  de  Bolivia. 

El  Ministro  del  Perú:  Señor  Presidente,  desearía  que  la  siguiente 
declaración  se  extendiera  en  el  acta  de  hoy: 

He  conocido  con  interés  el  informe  de  la  Comisión  encargada  de 


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redactar  el  Programa  de  la  Tercera  Conferencia,  y  creo  que  el  pro- 
grama comprende  temas  que  son  de  verdadera  importancia  para 
fomentar  el  acercamiento  de  las  naciones  americanas. 

Comprenda  desde  luego,  aunque  no  en  la  forma  que  más  hubiera 
agradado  á  mi  Gobierno,  el  tema  del  arbitraje  que  es  un  punto  al  que 
da  el  Perú  importancia  capital  ;  por  que  juzga,  como  siempre  ha  juzgado, 
que  el  día  que  se  realice  y  se  generalice  su  aplicación  en  América,  la 
paz  Sud- Americana  quedará  consolidada  y  las  naciones  de  América 
podrán  dedicarse  á  su  natural  engrandecimiento  sin  cuidados  ni  temores. 

Si  el  Congreso  de  liío  Janeiro  consigue  llevar  á  la  práctica  este  pro- 
grama, realizará  una  obra  que  hará  honor  á  la  América  y  que  marcará 
una  época  en  la  historia  del  derecho  internacional,  cuyos  preceptos  van 
de  día  en  día  interpretándose  y  acatándose  mejor  á  medida  que  se  ge- 
neralizan en  el  mundo  las  nociones  de  derecho  y  de  solidaridad,  y  á 
medida  que  se  siente  más  y  más  la  necesidad  de  un  intercambio  inte- 
lectual, social  y  comercial,  activo  y  estrecho  entre  todas  las  naciones» 

En  cumplimiento  de  mis  instrucciones  transmitiré  á  mi  Gobierno  el 
programa  que  ho}^  aprobemos  ;  pero  desde  luego  declaro  que,  si  como 
es  probable  el  Perú  se  hace  representar  en  el  Congreso  de  E,ío  Janeiro, 
sus  delegados  discutirán  allí  los  diferentes  temas  de  este  programa  con 
la  amplitud  que  sea  necesaria  y  con  la  convicción  de  que  las  materias  que 
contiene  este  programa  no  van  expresadas  en  fórmulas  que  deberán 
aceptarse  ó  rechazarse,  sino  recomendadas  como  temas  de  discusión  en 
la  Tercera  Conferencia. 

Declaro  también,  para  concluir,  que  los  delegados  del  Perú  co- 
operarán con  los  delegados  de  los  Estados  Unidos  y  de  todas  las  Pepú- 
blicas  en  los  trabajos  de  la  Conferencia,  interpretando  el  sentimiento 
peruano  de  apoyo  entusiasta  á  todo  acuerdo  que  procure  el  acerca- 
miento entre  las  Repúblicas  y  la  paz  del  Continente. 

El  Presidente.  Como  lo  desea  el  Ministro  del  Perú  la  declaración 
que  acaba  de  leer  se  extenderá  en  el  acta,  si  no  hay  objeción. 

El  Ministro  de  Colombia.  Señor  Presidente:  Hago  las  dos  sigui- 
entes declaraciones  y  ruego  que  consten  en  el  acta  de  esta  sesión: 

Primera  declaración.  Que  siento  que  no  se  haya  incluido  en  el 
Programa  de  la  Tercera  Conferencia  Pan- Americana  el  muy  importante 
asunto  de  la  libre  navegación  de  los  ríos,  á  fin  de  que  se  adoptaran 
acuerdos  ó  resoluciones  en  armonía  con  la  doctrina  destinada  á  preva- 
lecer, que  reconoce  como  perfecto  é  imprescriptible  el  derecho  de  los 
ribereños  de  la  pp.rte  alta  de  un  río  ó  de  sus  afluentes  á  navegarlo  en 
toda  su  extensión  hasta  el  mar,  sin  ningún  género  de  compensación,  ni 
más  gravamen  que  el  que  se  imponga  á  las  mercaderías  de  tránsito  en 
lo  que  equitativamente  se  considere  necesario  para  el  arreglo  y  mante- 
nimiento de  la  vía  fluvial. 

Segunda  declaración.  Que  al  aceptar  el  Programa  tal  como  ha 
sido  formulado  por  la  Comisión  respectiya  considero  que  las  propo- 


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siciones  que  lo  componen  son  únicamente  temas  posibles  de  discusión 
en  la  Tercera  Conferencia  Pan- Americana  j  no  fórmulas  destinadas 
á  ser  aprobadas  ó  negadas  por  los  delegados  de  las  naciones  represen- 
tadas en  ella;  que  reservo  el  derecho  de  Colombia  á  ampliar  y  desa- 
rrollar las  proposiciones  del  programa  j  á  presentar  á  la  Conferencia, 
si  lo  creyere  conveniente,  asuntos  propuestos  y  no  incluidos  en  el  Pro- 
grama, ó  nuevos  puntos  que  juzgue  conducentes  al  bienestar  de  las 
naciones  americanas. 

El  Presidente.  Si  no  hay  objeción  se  hará  constar  en  el  acta  la 
declaración  de  Ministro  de  Colombia. 

El  Ministro  de  Bolivia:  Me  permito  indicar  que  se  apruebe  el 
programa  con  las  reservas  hechas  por  los  Ministros  del  Perú  y  de  Co- 
lombia, pues  las  Diaterias  c^ue  contiene  son  simples  recomendaciones 
que  el  consejo  hace  á  la  Conferencia,  que  de  ninguna  manera  obligan 
á  la  Conferencia,  ni  impiden  que  ésta  haga  cambios  en  el  programa. 
En  este  criterio,  propongo  que  el  consejo  apruebe  el  programa. 

El  Ministro  de  Guatemala:  Apoj^o  la  proposición. 

El  Embajador  de  México:  Debo  declarar  que  no  participo  de  la 
opinión  del  Ministro  de  Colombia,  aceptada  por  el  Ministro  de  Bolivia. 
Hemos  redactado  el  programa  en  la  creencia  de  que  la  Conferencia  lo 
aceptaría  con  la  misma  volunta,d  con  que  hemos  trabajado  en  él.  Si  la 
Conferencia  tiene  el  derecho  de  incorporar  nuevas  materias  ó  de  apre- 
ciar otras  con  un  criterio  contradictorio,  entonces  ha  sidiO  inútil  redac- 
tar el  programa  j  someterlo  al  Consejo  Directivo  de  la  Oficina  Inter- 
nacional, Deseo  que  esta  declaración  se  haga  constar  en  el  acta  de 
este  día. 

El  Presidente:  El  Secretario  se  servirá  extender  en  el  acta  de  hoy 
la  declaración  del  Embajador  de  México, 

El  Ministro  de  Chile:  Señor  Presidente:  Pido  el  favor  de  que  se 
inserte  en  las  minutas  la  misma  declaración  que  hice  en  la  Comisión  de 
Programa.  Todo  diplomático  sabe  muy  bien  lo  que  es  hacer  el  pro- 
grama de  una  conferencia  de  diplomáticos.  No  vamos  á  celebrar  la 
primera  conferencia  del  nmndo.  En  la  Ha^^a,  como  en  toda  confe- 
rencia internacional  sujeta  á  un  programa,  una  vez  aceptado  éste  se  le 
respeta  fiel  y  estrictamente.  La  Comisión  ha  redactado  este  programa 
y  lo  somete  para  ser  aprobado  ahora.  La  discusión  está  abierta  Mis 
honorables  colegas  tienen  el  derecho  de  proponer  enmiendas,  pero 
desde  el  momento  en  que  se  apruebe  el  programa,  este  debe  ser  consi- 
derado como  la  base  fundamental  de  la  Tercera  Conferencia  Pan- 
Americana. 

El  Ministro  de  Bolivia,  Tenemos  instrucciones  de  nuestros  gobier- 
nos de  presentar  determinadas  materias  para  que  sean  objeto  de  dis- 
cusión en  la  Conferencia,  y  algunas  de  estas  materias  han  sido  excluidas 
del  programa.  Yo  dejaría  enteramente  de  cumplir  con  mi  deber  si 
aprobara  el  programa  dé  là  Comisión  tal  y  como  está.     No  podemos 


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sin  tener  instrucciones,  obligar  á  nuestros  Gobiernos  á  aceptar  este 
programa.  Es  por  eso  que  considero  de  la  maj^or  importancia  que 
aprobemos  el  programa  de  la  Comisión,  sin  obligar  á  nuestros  Gobier- 
nos en  asuntos  que  no  estamos  autorizados  para  aceptar.  Estamos  en 
el  deber  imprescindible  de  enviar  el  programa  á  nuestros  Gobiernos, 
que  nos  darán  las  instrucciones  del  caso. 

El  Ministro  de  la  Argentina.  Señor  Presidente:  Pido  que  se  lea 
por  Secretaría  3^  luego  se  incorpore  en  el  acta  de  hoj"  la  declaración 
qne  hice  ante  la  Comisión. 

Acto  continuo  el  Secretario  lej^ó  la  declaración  que  sigue: 

"Señor  Presidente:  El  memorandum  presentado  por  el  Señor  Mi- 
nistro de  Chile  en  la  sesión  del  viernes  28,  relacionado  con  el  principio 
del  arbitraje,  consignado  en  diversa  forma  en  las  proposiciones  de 
diferentes  Gobiernos,  me  obliga  á  hacer,  á  mi  turno,  algunas  declara- 
ciones para  fijar  mi  posición  frente  á  ese  y  todos  los  asuntos  consigna- 
dos en  el  Proyecto  de  Programa  de  la  Tercera  Conferencia. 

"  El  Señor  Ministro  de  Chile,  á  mi  juicio,  ha  anticipado  una  discusión 
que  3"o  entiendo  debe  serle  exclusivamente  reservada  á  la  Conferencia 
y,  con  esta  persuación,  no  le  seguiré  en  ella.  Sólo  deseo  dejar  bien 
establecido  que  mi  intervención  en  la  Comisión  del  Programa,  con  las 
reservas  consignadas  en  mi  memorandum  de  2  de  marzo,  ha  tenido  por 
primordial  objeto  contribuir  á  facilitar  los  trabajos  ^preparatorios  de  la 
Tercera  Conferencia,  3'  con  el  mismo  espíritu  continuaré  poniendo  al 
servicio  de  éstos  mi  mejor  voluntad;  pero  no  he  entendido  ni  entiendo 
que  al  prestar  mi  colaboración  en  el  programa,  he  trazado  un  límite 
al  pensamiento  3'  acción  be  mi  Gobierno,  respecto  de  los  tópicos  que 
en  aquél  se  expresan,  lo  cual  habría  estado  completamente  arriba  de 
mis  atribuciones.  Consecuente  con  esta  declaración,  necesito  hacer 
constar  que  si  mi  Gobierno  decidiese  concurrir  á  la  Conferencia  de  Río, 
lo  hará  en  el  concepto  de  que  tendrá  absoluta  libertad  para  discutir  los 
temas  de  la  Conferencia,  3^  proponer  las  soluciones  que  correspnden 
con  sujeción  á  su  solo  criterio." 

El  Presidente.  Si  no  ha3^  objeción  se  incorporará  en  el  acta  la 
declaración  del  Ministro  de  la  Argentina. 

Sometida  á  votación  la  aprobación  del  Programa,  éste  fué  aprobado 
por  unanimidad. 

El  Ministro  de  Bolivia.  Pido  que  se  vote  la  siguiente  proposición: 
que  la  aprobación  del  programa  no  obliga  á  nuestros  respectivos 
gobiernos,  sino  que  está  sujeta  á  su  aceptación  pudiendo  dar  otras 
instrucciones  á  sus  delegados. 

El  Presidente.  Entiendo  que  eso  es  lo  que  3"a  ha  hecho  constar 
usted  en  su  declaración.  No  cree  usted  que  basta  con  haber  declarado 
que  su  voto  esta  sujeta  á  esa  reserva? 

El  Ministro  de  Bolivia.     Creo  que  sí.     Está  bien. 

El  Encargado  de  Negocios  del  Uruguay.  En  lo  que  respecta  al 


898     OFICINA  ustternaciojStal  de  las  repúblicas  americanas. 

Uruguay,  cúmpleme  declarar,  Señor  Presidente,  que — aun  cuando 
reconozco  que  en  el  pro3"ecto  de  prog-rama  preparado  por  los  distin- 
guidos miembros  de  la  Comisión  respectiva,  se  ha  tratado  de  conciliar 
las  aspiraciones  é  intereses  de  todos  los  países  de  América — las  instruc- 
ciones que  he  recibido  de  mi  Gobierno  establecen  expresamente  el 
deseo  de  que  el  arbitraje  sea  incluido  en  aquél,  en  el  bien  entendido 
de  que  sería  tratado  por  el  Congreso  de  Río  de  Janeiro. 

Ahora  bien:  el  proA^ecto  inclu3'e  esa  cuestión  primordial  de  transcen- 
dental importancia  para  nuestros  países,  como  "una  resolución  afir- 
mando la  adherencia  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas  al  ''principio''  del 
Arbitraje,"  remitiéndolo,  luego,  á  la  Segunda  Conferencia  de  La  Haya 
para  ser  legislado,  lo  que  me  mueve  á  participar  de  las  declaraciones 
de  los  señores  Ministros  de  la  República  Argentina,  Perú,  Colombia  y 
Bolivia,  en  cuanto  por  ellas  se  hace  constar  la  aceptación  del  pro3'^ecto 
con  las  salvedades  de  cada  caso  especial.  En  consecuencia,  pido  que 
también  se  haga  constar  en  el  acta  que,  al  aceptarlo  por  mi  parte,  me 
reservo  el  dar  cuenta  á  mi  Gobierno. 

El  Presidente.  Hágase  constar  en  el  acta  la  declaración  del  Encar- 
gado de  Negocios  del  Uruguay. 

El  Ministro  de  Haití.  Entonces  no  ha3^  programa.  Quiero  saberlo 
para  informar  á  mi  Gobierno. 

El  Presidente.  Yo  lo  entiendo  muy  de  otro  manera.  Los  miem- 
bros de  este  Consejo  aceptaron  la  invitación  á  la  Conferencia  ^  some- 
tieron la  cuestión  de  programa  á  una  Comisión  de  Programa.  Esta 
Comisión  ha  presentado  unánimemente  un  informe,  que  ha  sido  apro- 
bado por  unanimidad.  Reconozco  que  el  delegado  de  un  país  tiene 
perfecto  derecho  de  interpretar  á  su  manera  la  aceptación  del  pro- 
grama. Personalmente,  si  me  permitís,  opino  con  el  Embajador  de 
México,  que  semejante  interpretación  destruiría  en  gran  parte  el  buen 
efecto  de  la  aprobación  del  programa,  y  con  el  Ministro  de  Chile, 
comprendo  que  el  alcance  del  programa  de  una  conferencia  de  esta 
naturaleza  ha  de  conocerse  tan  bien  por  tradición,  que  el  programa 
que  nos  ocupa  debería  aceptarse  como  el  de  la  Conferencia  de  Río. 
Veo  con  sentimiento  la  imposibilidad  en  que  se  hallan  los  señores  que 
han  hecho  uso  de  la  palabra  de  aceptar  el  programa  sin  reservas;  pero 
comprendo  la  situación  tan  bien  descrita  por  el  Ministro  de  Bolivia,  y 
la  incapacidad  en  que  se  encuentra  de  aceptar  este  programa  3"  de 
obligar  á  su  Gobierno  sin  reservas  de  una  manera  absoluta.  Claro 
es  que  si  la  Conferencia  se  ha  de  celebrar  3^  el  programa  que  ha  sido 
aprobado  sin  reservas  por  ana  gran  ma3"oría  de  los  representantes  ha  de 
regir,  el  representante  ó  delegado  de  cualquiera  de  los  países  tiene  la 
facultad  de  no  aceptar  la  invitación  á  la  Conferencia.  Convengo  en 
que  cada  uno  tiene  el  derecho  de  hacerlo  así  si  le  place.  Pero  después 
de  haber  dado  todos  los  pasos  necesarios  para  preparar  el  programa, 


CONFEEENOIA  HSTTERNACIONAL  DE  LOS  ESTADOS  AMERICANOS.      899* 

que  lia  sido  redactado  de  buena  fe  por  una  comisión  que  vosotros; 
mismos  liabéis  elegido,  creo  que  la  Conferencia  está  obligada  á  aceptar- 
dicho  programa.  Naturalmente,  cualquiera  de  los  Gobiernos  puede 
dejar  de  asistir  á  última  hora. 

Contestando  al  Ministro  de  Haití,  me  parece  que  sí  hay  programa,, 
y  que  éste  ha  sido  aprobado  definitivamente  por  el  Consejo  Directivo;; 
y  entiendo  además  que  las  objeciones  ó  reservas,  tan  bien  expresadas:, 
por  el  Ministro  de  Bolivia,  no  están  en  pugna  con  los  términos  de  est& 
programa,  ni  tampoco  lo  desvirtúan.  La  actitud  de  los  otros  señores-- 
que  han  hablado  es  prácticamente  la  misma  del  Ministro  de  Bolivia,  es'- 
decir,  que  procederían  ultra  vires  si  obligaran  á  sus  Gobiernos  respec- 
tivos de  una  manera  definitiva  en  este  asunto. 

El  Ministro  de  Bolivia.  Deseo  hacer  constar  que  mis  objeciones" 
no  se  refieren  á  la  reunión  de  la  Conferencia;  pero  también  deseo  que- 
se  entienda  que  todos  los  puntos  de  que  consta  el  programa  no  han  de 
ser  aceptados  así,  sino  que  están  sujetos  á  discusión.  Si  no  hacemos; 
este  salvedad,  los  delegados  pueden  decidir  que  el  arbitraje  no  se  somete 
á  La  Haya  y  aun  puede  haber  también  quién  argu3^a  que  la  Comisión 
de  Programa  no  está  autorizada  para  resolver  este  punto.  Quiero- 
que  se  sepa  que  no  yo  estoy  hostilizando  á  la  Conferencia;  por  el  con- 
trario, todos  tenemos,  y  yo  entre  ellos,  el  mayor  deseo  de  que  alcance 
un  éxito  brillante.  Pero  creo  que  es  mejor  que  se  sepa  de  antemano- 
cual  es  nuestra  actitud.  Repito  que  al  hacer  las  reservas  del  caso  no- 
hostilizo  á  la  Conferencia.  Me  inclino  ante  la  decisión  de  la  Comisión,, 
pero  no  Qsioj  autorizado  por  rni  Gobierno  para  aceptar  el  programa 
sin  reservas. 

El  Ministro  de  Costa  Rica.  Ya  que  se  ha  aprobado  unánime- 
mente el  programa  de  la  Tercera  Conferencia,  antes  de  suspender  la 
sesión,  ruego  me  sea  permitido  aprovechar  esta  oportunidad  para  hacer 
una  manifestación  que  deseo  se  inserte  en  el  acta,  la  cual,  sino  de 
carácter  general,  sí  de  interés  para  los  países  productores  de  café  eni 
América,  que  acaso  desearen  aprovechar  la  reunión  de  la  Conferencia, 
de  Río  de  Janeiro  para  tratar  entre  ellos  de  mejorar  la  situación  actual 
del  mercado  de  dicho  fruto. 

Mi  Gobierno  habría  deseado  tomar  alguna  iniciativa  á  este  respecto,, 
pero  creyó  debido  no  hacerlo  en  consideración  á  que  siendo  el  Brasil 
el  productor  más  grande  de  café,  y  siendo  en  su  Capital  donde  la  Con- 
ferencia tendrá  lugar,  al  Gobierno  de  aquella  República  correspon- 
día presentarla. 

El  Gobierno  de  Guatemala,  por  medio  de  su  Ministro  en  Washing^ 
ton,  hizo  entre  otras  indicación  de  está  materia  como  asunto  del 
progama;  y  aunque  no  de  manera  oficial,  el  Doctor  Pacas,  Ministro  de 
Gobernación  del  Salvador,  en  carta  fecha  9  de  febrero  próximo  pasado,, 
me  indicó,  entre  otros  puntos  que  están  incluidos  en  los  del  programa^ 
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900       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

el  asunto  del  café,  considerando  su  resolución  de  necesidad  y  trans- 
cendencia para  los  países  productores  del  fruto,  é  indicando  que  podría 
acordarse  alguna  medida  siquiera  fuera  recomendando  la  protección  á 
esta  industria  por  medio  del  fomento  decidido  del  consumo;  la  aboli- 
ción de  impuestos  sobre  el  mismo  fruto  donde  quiera  que  los  hubiera, 
y  la  ma^'or  baratura  posible  de  los  trasportes. 

Yo,  en  nombre  de  los  productores  de  mi  país,  y  haciéndome  eco  de 
las  recomedaciones  á  que  me  he  referido,  me  permito  hacer  un  llama- 
miento á  aquellos  de  mis  colegas  que  lo  tengan  á  bien,  para  que  estudien 
la  materia  y  la  recomienden  á  sus  respectivos  Gobiernos,  de  manera  que 
puedan  llegar  á  algún  acuerdo  capaz  de  producir  resultados  prácticos, 
ya  en  el  sentido  amplio  que  sugiere  el  distinguido  salvadoreño,  que  con- 
sulta igualmente  los  intereses  del  productor  y  del  consumidor;  ya  en 
cualquiera  otra  forma  que  pueda  mejorar  la  condición  actual  de  tantos 
millones  de  dueños  de  plantaciones  y  de  otras  personas  que  viven  de 
esta  industria  en  que  está  invertida  fabulosa  suma  de  capitales. 

El  Presidente  dispuso  que  se  hiciere  constar  en  el  acta  la  manifesta- 
ción del  Ministro  de  Costa  Eica,  y  no  habiendo  otra  materia  de  que 
tratar  se  levantó  la  sesión. 

Á  CONTINUACIÓN  SE  INSERTA  EL  PROGRAMA  DE  LA  TERCERA  CONFE- 
RENCIA INTERNACIONAL  DE  LOS  ESTADOS  AMERICANOS  QUE  SE  HA 
DE    CELEBRAR    EN    RÍO    DE    JANEIRO:    PROGRAMA. 

Oficina  Internacional  de  las  Repriblicas  Americanas. 

I.  (a)  Reorganización  de  la  Oficina  Internacional  de  las  Repúblicas 
Americanas  sobre  una  base  más  permanente; 

(b)  Ampliar  y  mejorar  el  plan  y  eficiencia  de  la  Institución. 

II.  Un  acuerdo  afirmando  la  adhesión  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas 
al  principio  de  arbitraje  para  el  arreglo  de  las  cuestiones  que  entre 
ellas  puedan  suscitarse,  expresando  la  esperanza  que  abrigan  las  Repú- 
blicas que  toman  parte  en  la  Conferencia  de  que  la  próxima  Con- 
ferencia, que  se  ha  de  reunir  en  La  Haya,  celebrará  una  Convención 
General  de  Arbitraje  que  pueda  ser  aprobada  y  puesta  en  vigor  por 
todos  los  países. 

III.  Un  acuerdo  recomendando  á  las  diferentes  Repúblicas  la  pró- 
rroga por  un  período  de  cinco  años  del  "Tratado  de  Arbitraje  sobre 
Reclamaciones  Pecuniarias"  celebrado  entre  las  diferentes  Repúblicas 
en  la  Conferencia  de  México. 

IV.  Un  acuerdo  recomendando  que  la  Segunda  Conferencia  de  la 
Paz  de  la  Haya  sea  invitada  á  considerar  si  es  admisible  el  uso  de  la 
fuerza  para  el  cobro  de  las  deudas  públicas,  y  si  es  admisible,  hasta  qué 
punto. 

Codificación  del  Derecho  Internacional  Público  y  Privado. 

V.  Un  convenio  que  establezca  la  creación  de  una  Comisión  de 
Jurisconsultos  que  prepare,  para  someterlo  á  la  siguiente  Conferencia, 


CONFERENCIA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LOS  ESTADOS  AMERICANOS.      901 

un  proyecto  de  Código  de  Derecho  Internacional  Público  y  Privado  j 
que  asimismo  determine  la  manera  de  pagar  los  gastos  que.  exija  la 
obra;  recomendando  especialmente  á  la  consideración  de  dicha  Comi- 
sión de  Jurisconsultos  los  Tratados  celebrados  en  el  Congreso  de  Mon- 
tevideo en  1889  de  Leyes  civiles,  comerciales,  criminales  j  procesales. 

Naturalización .  ^ 

VI.  La  conveniencia  de  celebrar  un  convenio  que  comprenda  el 
principio  de  que  el  ciudadano  naturalizado  en  uno  de  los  países  con- 
tratantes y  que  se  radique  nuevamente  en  su  país  de  origen,  sin  la 
intención  de  regresar  á  aquel  donde  se  naturalizó,  sea  considerado 
como  que  ha  renunciado  a  su  naturalización  en  dicho  país,  presumién- 
dose que  existe  el  intento  de  no  regresar  cuando  la  persona  naturalizada 
resida  más  de  dos  años  en  su  país  de  origen. 

Desarrollo  de  las  relaciones  comerciales  entre  las  Repúhlicas  Americanas. 

VIL  Adopción  de  los  acuerdos  que  la  Conferencia  considere  con- 
ducentes á  asegurar: 

(a)  La  más  rápida  comunicación  entre  las  diversas  naciones. 

(b)  La  celebración  de  tratados  comerciales. 

(c)  La  maj'or  diseminación  posible  de  datos  estadísticos  y  comerciales. 

(d)  Medidas  llamadas  á  dar  por  resultado  el  desarrollo  y  ampliación 
de  las  relaciones  comerciales  entre  las  Repúblicas  que  formen  la 
Conferencia. 

Leyes  aduaneras  y  consulares. 

VIII.  Simplificación  y  unificación  de  las  leyes  aduaneras  y  consu- 
lares que  se  refieran  á  la  entrada  y  despacho  dé  los  buques  y  mercancías. 

Patentes  y  marcas  de  comercio. 

IX.  Estudio  de  los  tratados  de  Montevideo  y  México  que  se  refieren 
á  este  asunto,  jujnto  con  : 

(a)  Recomendaciones  que  tiendan  á  la  uniformidad  de  las  leyes  de 
patentes  y  de  procedimientos  á  que  den  lugar. 

(b)  Creación  de  una  Oficina  Internacional  para  el  registro  de  marcas 
de  comercio. 

Policía  sanitaria  y  cuarentena. 

X.  Estudio  de  la  Convención  Sanitaria  firmada  ad  referendum  en 
Washington  y  de  la  que  se  celebró  en  Río  Janeiro  y  de  aquellas  reco- 
mendaciones adicionales  en  materia  de  salud  pública,  que  más  eficaz- 
mente permitan  á  cada  una  de  las  Repúblicas  ayudar  á  las  otras  á  pre- 
venir las  epidemias  y  á  reducir  la  mortalidad  debida  á  enfermedades 
contagiosas. 


902       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Ferrocarril  Pan- Americano. 

XI.  Estudio  del  informe  de  la  Comisión  Permanente  del  Ferro- 
carril Pan-Americano  que  ha  de  presentarse  en  la  Conferencia,  y  de 
las  recomendaciones  á  las  diferentes  Repúblicas  que  á  él  se  refieran, 
reafirmando  al  mismo  tiempo  el  interés  de  todas  ellas  en  el  éxito  de 
este  proj^ecto, 

Projyiedad  literaria. 

XII.  Estudio  de  los  tratados  de  Montevideo  y  de  México  que  se 
refieren  á  la  propiedad  literaria  3^  de  la  legislación  acerca  de  la  materia 
en  las  Repúblicas  Americanas. 

Ejercicio  de  las  profesiones  lihercdes. 

XIII.  Medidas  que  se  estimen  necesarias  para  llevar  á  efecto  la  idea 
comprendida  en  el  tratado  celebrado  en  la  Segunda  Conferencia  Pan- 
Americana  con  relación  á  esta  materia. 

XIV.  Futuras  conferencias. 


LA  UNIDAD  PANAMERICANA. 

El  Senador  John  W.  Daniel,  de  Virginia,  en  el  discurso  que  pro- 
nunció en  el  Senado  de  los  Estados  Unidos  abogando  porque  se  le 
prestase  generoso  apoyo  á  la  Tercera  Conferencia  Internacional  que 
se  ha  de  celebrar  en  Río  de  Janeiro,  citó  la  opinión  que  el  Honorable 
Elihu  Root,  Secretario  de  Estado  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  emitió  ante 
una  Comisión  del  Congreso,  en  apü3^o  del  pronto  adelantamiento  de  las 
relaciones  comerciales  interamericanas.  Las  siguientes  son  algunas 
de  las  observaciones  que  el  Secretario  Root  hizo  sobre  el  asunto, 
según  las  ha  publicado  el  "Diario  del  Congreso"  (Congressional 
Record)  : 

"Creo  que  la  obra'de  la  Oficina  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas,  la 
existencia  de  la  Unión  Internacional  y  la  celebración  de  estas  Confe- 
rencias, ofrecen,  en  conjunto,  el  mejor  medio  de  romper  el  relativo 
aislamiento  de  este  país  respecto  de  los  otros  países  de  América,  y  de 
establecer  relaciones  entre  nosotros  y  ellos,  en  vez  de  las  relaciones 
un  tanto  exclusivas  que  hasta  ahora  han  existido  entre  ellos  y  Europa. 

"Nuestras  relaciones  con  dichos  países  han  sido  mayormente  de 
índole  política,  en  tanto  que,  por  otra  parte,  sus  vínculos  de  raza, 
idioma,  costumbres  y  usos  heredados — que  son  resultado  de  la  inversión 
de  grandes  capitales  europeos  en  sus  países,  que  á  su  vez  proviene  de 
las  numerosas  y  convenientes  líneas  de  comunicación  establecidas  entre 
ellos  y  Europa — han  hecho  que  el  comercio  sudamericano  y  las  rela- 
ciones así  sociales  como  personales,  se  inclinen  hacia  Europa  más  bien 


/  REPÚBLICA    AKGENTIlSrA.  903 

que  hacia  los  Estados  Unidos.  Así  es  que,  al  asumir  nuestra  actitud 
política,  que  tiene  por  objeto  advertirle  á  Europa,  con  arreglo  á  la 
Doctrina  de  Monroe,  que  se  aparte  del  territorio  de  Centro  y  Sur 
América,  aparecemos  como  relativamente  extraños  para  dichas  Repú- 
blicas, en  tanto  que  Europa  tiene  con  ellas  relaciones  directas. 

"Ahora  bien,  creo  que  existe  un  deseo  vehemente  y  genuino  por 
parte  de  los  estadistas  sudamericanos — y  cuenta  que  de  éstos  hay 
muchos  y  muy  hábiles — de  estimular  á  sus  pueblos  á  que  adquieran 
mayor  conocimiento  del  pueblo  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  á  la  vez  que 
por  parte  de  nuestro  pueblo  existe  el  deseo  de  conocer  mejor  las  Repú- 
blicas del  Sur  y  de  tener  maj^ores  relaciones  con  ellas.  Es  evidente 
que  en  la  actualidad  el  gran  aumento  de  capital  en  los  Estados 
Unidos  está  á  punto  de  buscar  inversión  en  el  extranjero.  Estamos 
casi  á  la  terminación  de  un  período  durante  el  cual  todo  nuestro  capital 
y  toda  nuestra  energía  se  habían  concentrado  exclusivamente  en 
nuestras  empresas  domésticas;  }'  por  los  datos  que  el  Departamento  de 
Estado  me  proporciona,  me  es  dable  ver  un  aumento  enorme  de 
relaciones  mercantiles  entre  los  americanos  y  otras  naciones.  Ellos  se 
proponen  invertir  sus  capitales  en  construcciones  y  están  abriéndose 
paso  por  medio  de  transacciones  bancarias,  siendo  así  que  el  capital 
americano  está  listo  para  extenderse  por  toda  la  América  Central  y 
del  Sur.  Entiendo  que  la  debida  función  del  Gobierno  es  contribuir 
á  crear  situaciones  de  relaciones  amistosas  y  de  buena  inteligencia  que 
hagan  posible  que  el  capital  extranjero  vaya  á  esos  países. 

"Me  parece  que  no  podría  yo  hacer  una  obra  más  útil  al  país,  á  fin 
de  fomentar  los  intereses  del  comercio  americano  y  al  mismo  tiempo 
estimular  estas  relaciones  que  propenden  á  mantener  la  paz  y  la  armo- 
nía, que  alentar  y  hacer  que  progrese  esta  tendencia  que  encuentra 
su  expresión  más  genuina  en  hr  unión  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas  y 
en  estas  Conferencias  sucesivas.''' 


EEPÚBLICA  ARGENTINA. 

LEY  DE  ADUANA,    1905-6. 

[Monedas,  pesas  y  medidas. — La  unidad  monetaria  es  el  peso,  que  vale  nominalmente  5  pesetas  y  se 
divide  en  100  centavos.    Con  respecto  á  pesas  y  medidas,  este  país  tía  adoptado  el  sistema  métrico.] 

Ley  de  Aduanas^  no.  1¡,933.^  de  W  de  diciemhre  de  1905. 

["  Bolclin  oficial  "  de  23  de  diciembre  de  1905,  no.  3650.] 

Artículo  1.  La  introducción  de  mercaderías  de  procedencia  extran- 
jera y  la  extracción  de  artículos  que  no  sean  libres  pagarán,  respectiva- 
mente, los  derechos  de  importación  y  exportación  que  en  seguida  se 
establecen: 


904:       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Capítulo  I. — Dereclws  de  iwjwrtación. 

Art.  2.  Pagarán  un  derecho  de  tanto  por  ciento  aã  valorem^  las 
mercaderías  siguientes:  ^ 

Sección  1. — 25  por  ciento  ad  valorem. 

Todas  las  mercaderías  que  en  esta  ley  no  figuren  con  un  derecho  esi^ecial,  y  las  que 
no  estén  exoneradas  de  derechos. 

Seccióx  2. — 50  por  ciento  ad  valorem. 

Armas,  accesorios  y  sus  adherencias. 

Arneses  y  arreos  en  general,  completos  é  incompletos. 

Bastones  con  estoque. 

Carruajes  concluidos  ó  sin  concluir,  y  trenes  y  varas  en  bruto  para  los  mismos. 

Cartuchos  para  armas. 

Cohetes. 

Municiones. 

Perfumería  en  general. 

Pólvora  en  general. 

Sección  3.: — 40  por  ciento  ad  valorem. 

Artículos  de  cualquier  tela  ó  tejido,  confeccionados  ó  en  principio  de  confección. 

Baúles  y  valijas. 

Bolsitas  de  cuero,  de  más  de  25  centímetros,  con  útiles  ó  sin  ellos. 

Bolsas  de  lienzo  ó  de  otros  géneros  de  algodón. 

Botas  y  vejigas  para  vino,  confeccionadas  ó  en  principio  de  confección. 

Bórax. 

Cajas  de  hierro  y  de  acero  en  general. 

Cajas  vacías  para  fósforos. 

Calzado  en  general,  concluido  ó  en  piezas. 

Cromos,  oleografías  é  impresos  en  general,  en  colores,  sobre  cartulina,  ó  papel. 

Cueros  y  pieles  curtidos. 

Encajes  finos  de  seda  ó  mezcla. 

Encajes  finos  de  hilo. 

Etiquetas  en  tintas  ó  colores,  ó  cromos  sobi-e  papel  ó  cartulina  para  cigarros,  cajas 
de  fósforos,  bebidas,  perfumería,  productos  químicos  ú  otros  análogos  y  de  cualquier 
otro  uso. 

Etiquetas,  con  ó  sin  goma,  con  ó  siiir  inscripción  y  en  cartón  para  colgar. 

Hebillajes  para  arreos  ó  arneses  en  general. 

Impresos  comerciales,  letras  de  cambio,  cheques,  pólizas,  acciones,  estampillas, 
cartas  de  crédito,  facturas,  memorandums,  guías  y  demás  análogos,  y  j^apeles  ó  sobres 
impresos  ó  con  membrete  y  sobres  en  blanco. 

Los  mlsmíos,  en  litografía,  timbrados  en  cobre  ó  acero. 

Impresos  sobre  cartón  ó  cartulina,  en  tintas  ó  en  colores,  ó  cromos  para  avisos  ú 
otros  usos,  inclusive  los  boletos  de  toda  clase  y  los  calendarios,  con  ó  sin  block. 

Medias  de  toda  clase. 

Mosaico. 

Muebles  concluidos  ó  en  piezas. 

Pasamanería  y  cordones  de  seda  ó  mezcla,  con  ó  sin  hilo  metálico. 

Papel  de  lija. 

Sombreros  ó  gorras  no  gra. vados  con  derechos  específicos. 

Tarjetas  impresas  en  general,  grabadas  ó  litografiadas. 


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Sección  4. — 3õ  por  ciento  ad  valorem. 

Carbones  para  lámparas  de  arco  voltaico. 

Estuches  para  alhajas. 

Frazadas  de  lana  ó  mezcla,  con  urdimbre  de  algodón,  dobladilladas  ó  ribeteadas. 

Tejidos  de  punto. 

Tornillos,  bulones  y  tuercas  de  hierro. 

Sección'  5. — 30  por  ciento  ad  valorem. 

Tejidos  de  lana  en  general,  con  ó  sin  mezcla. 

Sección  6. — 30  x>or  ciento  ad  valorem. 

Acero  en  barras,  planchas  y  planchuelas. 
Telas  de  algodón  crudo,  llamadas  lienzos. 

Sección  7. — 15  x>or  ciento  ad  valorem. 

Roble,  cedro,  i^ino,  spruce,  blanco  y  de  tea,  sin  cepillar. 
Tejidos  de  seda,  especial  para  cernidores. 

Sección  8. — 10  por  ciento  ad  valorem. 

Albayalde. 

Ácidos  tartárico  y  cítrico. 

Amoníaco  anhidro  en  cilindros. 

Antimonio  metálico. 

Arena  y  piedra  que  conduzcan  los  buques  como  lastre  necesario. 

Automóvilts  completos  en  general,  y  repuestos  ó  piezas  para  los  mismos  que  vengan 
por  separado  de  los  carruajes  á  que  se  destinan. 

Barita  pulverizada  ó  sulfuro  impuro  de  barita. 

Bleck  ó  alquitrán  de  hulla.. 

Brea  mineral. 

Cacao  en  grano. 

Carros  especiales  i^ara  el  transporte  de  cereales. 

Cocos  llamados  del  Brasil  ó  Paraguay. 

Embarcaciones  menores  en  general,  armadas  ó  desarmadas. 

Estaño  en  Ijarras  ó  lingotes. 

Grasa  de  Grass. 

Malt. 

Pábilo,  trenzado  ó  no,  para  velas. 

Pita,  yute  ó  cáñamo  hilado,  para  hacer  trenzas. 

Sesquisulfuro  de  fósforo  y  demás  substancias  que  substituyan  al  fósforo  blanco  para 
la  fabricación  de  los  mismos. 

Sulfato  de  cal. 

Sulfato  de  cobre. 

Tela  especial  para  encuadernadores. 

Sección  9. — Por  ciento  ad  valorem. 

Aceites  pesados  de  alquitrán. 

Alambre  de  acero  ó  hierro  con  dúas,  para  cercos. 

Alambre  de  hierro  ó  acero,  galvanizado  ó  no,  hasta  el  número  14,  inclusive. 

Alambre  de  cobre  puro,  de  menos  de  cinco  milímetros  de  espesor. 

Alcornoque  en  cuadritos  ó  con  principio  de  elaboración. 

Alhajas. 

Agujas  para  máquinas  de  coser. 

Aparatos  contra  el  granizo. 


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Alambre  ó  cables  de  más  de  cinco  milímetros  de  diámetro,  para  la  electricidad,  y 
los  implementos  para  la  instalación  de  cables  subterráneos. 

Arados  y  piezas  de  repuesto. 

Arena  de  Fontainebleau.  ^ 

Azafrán. 

Azogue. 

Azufre  bruto,  en  piedra. 

Algodón  en  rama,  con  ó  sin  pepita,  é  hilado  para  telares. 

Asfalto  de  Trinidad  y  roca  asfáltica  natural. 

Bisufito  de  sodio  impuro. 

Cascarilla  de  cacao. 

Carozos  de  Guayaquil. 

Caucho  nativo. 

Corteza  de  quillay. 

Extractos  de  tanino  ordinarios  para  curtiembre,  de  veinticinco  á  treinta  grados 
Beaumé,  con  excepción  del  extracto  de  quebracho  y  de  cebil. 

Esterilla  en  fibra. 

Fibra  ó  pasta  de  ma,dera  para  fabricación  de  papel. 

Filatura  para  fósforos. 

Gelatina  para  la  fabricación  de  carnes  conservadas. 

Hierro  dulce  en  barras,  flejes  ó  planchas,  sin  trabajar. 

Hierro  en  lingotes  para  fundición. 

Hilo  para  máquinas  de  segar. 

Hojalata  sin  trabajar,  cortada  ó  no. 

Kaolin. 

Ladrillos  de  fuego,  infusibles  ó  refractarios. 

Lana  hilada  ó  estambre  para  el  telar. 

Lino  hilado  para  el  telar. 

Lúpulo. 

Máquinas  en  general,  y  piezas  de  repuesto  para  las  mismas. 

Máquinas  de  coser  y  repuestos  para  las  mismas. 

Máquinas  de  esquillar,  con  ó  sin  motor,  y  piezas  de  repuesto. 

Máquinas,  con  ó  sin  motor  para  la  agricultura,  y  piezas  de  repuesto. 

Máquinas  de  escribir,  de  contar  y  registradoras. 

Máquinas  sistema  Champion  y  otras,  para  abovedar  caminos,  y  piezas  de  repuesto. 

Máquinas  y  caños  maestros  para  instalaciones  públicas  de  alumbrado  á  gas  ó 
electricidad,  aguas  corrientes  y  cloacas. 

Motores  ó  locomóviles  sueltos,  tractores,  triciclos,  y  piezas  de  repuesto. 

Nitrato  de  potasio  bruto. 

Papel  blanco  natural  en  discos  de  1  hasta  2  centímetros  de  ancho,  destinado  exclu- 
3Ívamente  á  fabricación  de  fósforos  de  papel. 

Pelo  de  conejo. 

Pez  de  resina. 

Piedras  preciosas. 

Pita,  yute  ó  cáñamo  en  rama,  sin  peinar  ó  hilar. 

Plomo  en  planchas,  lingotes  ó  barras. 

Prensas  para  enfardar  pasto. 

Postes  de  palma  del  Paraguay  para  alambrados. 

Rastras,  rejas  de  hierro  para  arados  y  rastrillos  de  caballos. 

Eelojes  de  bolsillo,  de  orro,  plata,  plaqué  ó  enchapados,  en  oro  y  de  metales 
comunes. 

Soda,  carbonato,  ceniza,  silicato  industrial,  nitrato  y  sulfato  impuro  de  soda,  y  soda 
c/.ustica. 

Sulfato  impuro  de  aluminio. 


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Tramos  de  hierro  para  puentes  y  alcantarillas. 

Tierra  refractaria.  ■  

Utensilios  de  oro  ó  plata.  

Zinc  en  lingotes  y  barras. 

Zinc  liso,  hasta  el  número  cuatro,  cortado  para  envases. 

Art.  3".   Las  mercaderías  que  á  continuación  se  detallan,  pagarán 
los  siguientes  derechos  específicos. 

Sección  1. — Comestibles. 

Pesos. 

Aceites  vegetales  en  general kilogramo. .  0. 10 

Aceite  de  linaza,  crudo  ó  cocido id. . . .  .10 

Aceite  de  coco  ó  palma id .03 

Aceitunas  en  aceite,  rellenas  ó  no,  inclusive  el  envase .id ... .  .08 

Aceitunas  en  salmuera id .05 

Aceitunas  aprensadas  ó  no id .03 

Aji  en  rama id .05 

Ajos  en  general.. id .01 

Alcaparras  en  envases  de  vidrio id .08 

Alcaparras  en  envases  de  madera id .06 

Almendras  sin  cascara id .10 

Almendras  con  cascara id .05 

Almidón  en  general id .08 

Alpiste id ... .  .01 

Altramuces  en  grano id .01 

Altramuces  pelados 1 id .02 

An-is  en  grano id .06 

Arvejas  en  grano ...  id .01 

rirenques  ahumados,  en  cuñetes id ... .  .05 

Arenques  en  cajas id....  .08 

Arroz id .02 

Arroz  con  cascara id .  005 

Avellanas  con  cascara id .03 

Avellanas  peladas id .05 

Avena  en  grano : id .015 

Azúcar  refinado  ó  de  (96  grados)  noventa  y  seis  grados  y  más  de  polariza- 
ción   kilogramo. .  .  09 

Azúcar  no  refinado,  ó  de  menos  de  (96  grados)  noventa  y  seis  grados  de  pola- 
rización  kilogramo. .  .  07 

Bacalao  y  otros  pescados  análogos .'. .id .04 

Bacalao  cortado id 06 

Bizcochos  y  galletitas  en  general id .15 

Cacao  con  avena  y  sus  similares id .25 

Cafe  en  grano -^ id .03 

Café  molido id 06 

Café  de  achicoria  en  paquetes id .03 

Café  de  achicoria,  suelto id .  025 

Café  de  cebada  ó  malta id 08 

Camarones  secos id .  125 

Canelón  en  rama id .05 

Carburo  de  calcio id .03 

Carne  salada,  en  cascos id .25 

Castañas  peladas id .05 

Castañas  con  cascara .id .  005 


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Pesos. 

Caviar kilogramo. .     0. 40 

Cebada  pelada id 025 

Cebada  con  cascara , id 0075 

Cebollas  en  general id 01 

Centeno  en  general 1 id 01 

Chocolate  en  pasta id 30 

Chocolate  en  jaolvo id 35 

Chícharos  en  grano id 01 

Chícharos  pelados id 02 

Clavos  de  olor  y  flor  de  clavo  y  cogollos id 06 

Ciruelas id 08 

Cocos  llamados  de  Chile id 03 

Cominos id 05 

Confites,  bombones  y  pastillas  sueltas id 25 

Conservas  de  legumbres  en  frascos,  latas  ó  botellas id 12 

Conservas  en  cualíjuier  clase  de  preparación,  de  pescados,  mariscos  y  hongos, 

con  exclusión  de  las  sardinas kilogramo . .       .  20 

Conservas  de  carne,  con  ó  sin  trufas,  menos  la  salada id 20 

Dátiles  en  envases  hasta  2  kilogramos id .10 

Dátiles  en  envases  mayores id .06 

Descarozados  de  durazno id 05 

Dulces  y  turrones id 25 

Embutidos  de  carne,  comprendida  la  mortadela id 30 

Encurtidos  en  frascos „ -id 10 

Encurtidos  en  todo  otro  envase id 07 

Especias  molidas  de  todas  clases id 12 

Fariña id Ò05 

Fideos - id 04 

Frutas  al  jugo,  compota  ó  en  almibar id 25 

Frutas  al  natural  ó  conservadas  en  agua  ó  en  aguardiente id .15 

Galleta  común id 02 

Garbanzos  en  general id 04 

Habas  secas ~ id 01 

Harina  comestible,  en  general,  en  paquetes  ó  latas,  con  excejación  de  las  de 

trigo  ó  maíz kilogramo..       .  05 

Harina  en  cajones  ó  bolsas  ó  cualquier  otro  envase id 04 

Higos  secos  en  envases  hasta  2  kilogramos id 05 

Higos  en  envases  mayores id 03 

Huevos  en  general id 02 

Jamón id 25 

Leche  condensada id 07 

Lenguas  de  bacalao id 10 

Lentejas id 01 

Mani id 0125 

Manteca  de  vaca id 10 

Manteca  de  puerco id 08 

Manzanas,  peras  ó  guindas  secas,  inclusive  el  envase id 05 

Maquí id 50 

Mazacote  (azúcar  de) id 02 

Miel  en  general id 03 

Mostaza,  llamada  inglesa  ó  francesa id 10 

Mijo id 03 

tíueces id 03 


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Pesos. 

Ostras .- ,. ..kilogramo..       0.04 

Pasas  ele  uva,  en  envases  hasta  2  kilogramos .id 15 

Pasas  en  envases  mayores , , id....         .  10 

Pasas  como  la  anterior,  de  Corinto id 05 

Pasta  de  anchoas id 30 

Pasta  de  tomate id 05 

Pejepalo  en  fardos id 02 

Pescados  en  salmuera  ó  aprensados _. id .04 

Pimentón id 03 

Pimientos  al  natural id 04 

Piñones id 06 

Pimienta  en  grano id .04 

Pistachos id 10 

Porotos id 1 25 

Queso  en  general id .20 

Sal  gruesa hectolitro..         .  20 

Sal  fina,  en  barricas  6  bolsas kilogramo . .         .01 

Sal  en  frascos id 02 

Salsa  inglesa id 15 

Sardinas  en  aceite  ó  salsa id 05 

Sémola \ .' id 02 

Sopa  preparada _ id .10 

Té  en  general id 20 

Ticholos id 15 

Tocino  - id 20 

Trufas  al  natural id 75 

Yerba  elaborada,  en  general id .04 

Yerba  canchada  ó  en  rama id 015 

Seccióx   2. — Bebidas. 

Aguardiente  en  casco  ó  damajuanas,  r^ue  no  exceda  de  79  grados  centesi- 
males  litro..         .  06 

Aguardiente  embotellado,  que  no  exceda  de  79  grados  centesimales,  en  bo- 
tellas de  101  mililitros  á  un  litro,  botella 25 

Ajenjo  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas,  de  no  más  de  68  grados litro. .         .  29 

Anís,  arrac,  coñac,  kirsch,  rhum  y  otros  semejantes,  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas, 

de  no  más  de  50  grados  centesimales litro. .         .  28 

Ajenjo  embotellado,  que  no  esceda  de  68  grados  centesimales,  en  botellas  de 

501  mililitros  á  un  litro. botella. .         .  34 

Anis,  arrac,  coñac,  rhum  y  otros  semejantes,  embotellados,  que  no  excedan 

de  50  grados  centesimales,  en  botellas  de  501  mililitros  á  un  litro. botella. .         .  33 

Birr  y  quinados  á  base  de  vino,  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas litro. .         .  30 

Birr  y  quinados  á  base  de  vino,  embotellados botella. .         .  25 

Bitter  Angostura,  hasta  68  grados  centesimales,  en  botellas  de  501  mililitros 

á  un  litro... botella..         .54 

Bitter  Angostura,  en  medias  botellas,  hasta  68  grados  centesimales. . . id 27 

Bitter  embotellado,  de  otras  marcas id 27 

Bitter  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas,  hasta  78  grados  centesimales litro. .         .  29 

Caña  embotellada botella. .         .  25 

Caña  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas litro..         .  20 

Cerveza  en  cascos id •     .07 

Cerveza  embotellada botella. .         .  10 

Chacoli  embotellado id 08 


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Pesos. 

Chacolí  en  casco  ..'. litro. .  0.  04 

Chicha  embotellada botella ..  .  10 

Chica  en  cascos litro . .  .08 

Ginebra  embotellada,  aromática,  Old  Tom  ó  Snapps,  que  no  exceda  de  50 

grados  centesimales  por  litro botella . .  .33 

Ginebra  Snapps  en  cascos  ó  en  damajuanas,  de  no  más  de  50  grados  centesi- 
males por  litro litro..  .  23 

Ginger docena  de  botella. .  .  50 

Grapa  embotellada bi)tella. .  .  25 

Grapa  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas litro . .  .20 

Jarabes  embotellados. botella..  .  15 

Licores  embotellados,  de  no  más  de  50  grados  centesimales  por  litro id. .  .33 

Licores  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas  de  igual  graduación litro . .  .29 

Ponche  embatellado botella. .  .  10 

Refrescos  con  soda,  embotellados .docena  de  botellas. .  .  50 

Sidra  en  cascos - litro..  .  10 

Sidra  embotellada botella. .  .  15 

Soda  water docena  de  botellas. .  .  40 

Vinos  en  general,  embotellados botella. .  .  25 

Vinos  Oporto,  Jerez,  Madeira,   Rhin,  Château  Margaux,  Lafitte,   Château 

Yquem,  Borgoña  y  demás  finos,  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas litro. .  .  25 

Vinos  Garlón,  Priorato,  SeCo,  Burdeos  ordinario.  Barbera,  Mosela  ordinario 
y  demás  comunes,  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas,  de  no  más  de  15  grados  cente- 
simales de  fuerza  alcohólica  y  35  por  ciento  de  extracto  seco,  libre  de  azúcar 

reductor litro . .  .08 

(Cuando  el  extracto  seco  pase  del  limite  arriba  fijado,  pagará  un  centavo 
por  cada  5  gramos  ó  fracción  de  exceso  por  litro.) 

Nota. — Cuando  los  vinos  y  demás  bebidas  vengan  con  mayor  graduación 
alcohólica  que  la  establecida,  pagarán  un  centavo  por  cada  grado  ó  fracción 
de  exceso,  por  litro. 

Vinos  Moscato,  Marsala,  Nebiolo,  Sauterne,  Mosela  y  los  dulces  y  de  postres 

y  demás  regulares litro . .  .12 

Vinagres  en  cascos  ó  damajuanas id .  015 

Vinagre  embotellado  : botella. .  .  02 

Vermouth  en  casos  ó  damajuanas litro. .  .  15 

Vermouth  embotellado botella. ,  .  16 

Mosto  alcoholizado  ó  concentrado  y  mistela litro. .  1.  00 

Whisky  en«casco3  ó  damajuanas,  que  no  exceda  de  50  grados  centesimales, 

litro 30 

Whisky  embotellado botella.  =  .  30 

Far  i  os  artículos. 

Arpillera  ó  lona  de  pita  cruda kilogramo..  .01 

Bolsas  de  arpillera  ó  lona  de  pita  cruda id 015 

Cuellos  de  algodón  ó  hilo  mezcla  para  hombres  y  niños docena. .  1.  25 

Estearina kilogramo . .  .  08 

Fieltros  adhérentes  (llamados  chemises),  para  sombreros  de  hombre,  cada 

uno 30 

Fieltros  no  adhérentes    (llamados   cloches)   para  sombreros  de  hombre  ó 

señora cada  uno..  .  50 

Fieltros  en  piezas,  especiales  para  sombreros kilogramo. .  3. 00 

Fósforos  de  palo id 40 

Fósforos  de  cera,  estearina  ó  cualquiera  otra  substancia,  sueltos id 1.  60 


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Pesos. 
Fósforos  de  cera,  estearina  ó  cualquiera  otra  substancia,  en  cajas  de  no  más  de 

6  docenas caja..  .  80 

Kerosene litro. .  ' .  03 

Naipes  en  general gruesa. .  10.  00 

Papel  de  color  y  blanco  para  envolver,  de   tapas,  carteles  ó   barriles,  de 

estraza,  estracilla,  paja  y  para  bolsas kilogr . .  .  08 

P^pel  común,  blanco,  llamado  de  diarios,  en  bobinas  ó  resmas id .02 

Papel  blanco  para  obras  y  el  para  escribir,  blanco,  de  toda  clase  y  tamaño, 

inclusive  el  de  color  hasta  formato  oficio kilogr. .  .  04 

Puños  de  algodón  ó  hilo  ó  mezcla docena  de  pares. .  2.  00 

Puntas  de  Paris kilogr. .  .  025 

Sombreros  de  fieltro,  de  lana  en  general,  para  hombres  ó  niños c/u. .  .  35 

ídem  como  los  anteriores,  de  pelo  de  nutria,  castor,  vicuña  ó  conejo.. id L  00 

ídem  de  copa  alta,  barnizados,  para  cocheros id .70 

ídem  de  copa  alta,  en  general id 2.  00 

Tela  esmerilada kilogr. .  .  20 

Velas  de  estearina,  parafina  y  sus  mezclas id .10 

Sección  3. — Tabacos. 

Cigarros  de  tabaca  de  la  Habana,  en  cajitas  de  madera kilogr. .       1.  50 

Cigarros  de   tabaco   de  la  Habana,  sueltos,   ó   envueltos,   ó   en   cajitas  de 

cartón kilogr..       2.  25 

ídem  de  tabaco  común  (no  habano),  en  cajitas  de  madera id .60 

ídem  de  tabaco  (no  habano)  sueltos  ó  envueltos,  en  cajitas  de  cartón,  .id .75 

Cigarrillos  en  general id 1.  00 

Palo  de  tabaco id .15 

Pichúa id 20 

Eapé id 40 

Tabaco  en  hoja  ó  picadura,  habano id 70 

Tabaco  en  hoja  ó  picadura,  de  otras  procedencias,  con  exclusión  del  para- 
guayo  kilogr..         .  22 

Tobaco  en  hoja  ó  picadura,  paraguayo id .12 

Art.  4°.  Queda  autorizado  el  Poder  Ejecutivo  á  permitir  la  entrada 
libre  de  las  bolsas  de  arpillera  para  cereales,  cuando  el  precio  en  el  país 
excediera  de  veintiún  centavos  oro  el  kilo. 

En  caso  de  que  sean  declaradas  libres  de  derecho  las  bolsas,  lo  será 
igualmente  la  arpillera,  por  el  mismo  término; 

Capítulo  IL- — Derechos  de  exportación. 

Akt.  5°.  Es  libre  de  derechos  de  exportación  toda  clase  de  productos, 
frutos  ó  manufacturas  del  país. 

Art.  6°.  El  hierro  viejo  será  sujeto  á  un  derecho  de  cinco  pesos  oro 
los  mil  kilos. 

Art.  7°.  El  ganado  vacuno  que  se  importe  con  destino  á  ser  inver- 
nado y  sacado  más  tarde  del  territorio  de  la  República,  pagará  un 
derecho  de  tres  pesos  oro  por  cabeza.  Queda  facultado  el  Poder  Ejecu- 
tivo para  acordar  la  liberación  de  este  derecho,  cuando  se  trate  de  países 
que  no  graven  la  importación  del  ganado  argentino. 


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i^RT.  8°.  Las  casas  que  ejerzan  el  comercio  de  importación  3'  ex- 
portación de  mercaderías,  haciendas,  frutos  y  productos  de  cualquiera 
clase  que  sean,  j  las  que  se  ocupen  de  operaciones  de  tránsito  para  el 
exterior,  abonarán  im  derecho  de  estadística  de  uno  por  mil  sobre  los 
valores  que  representen  sus  operaciones,  estén  ó  no  sujetas  á  derechos 
de  aduana. 

Las  aduanas  de  la  Kepública  comprenderán  este  impuesto  en  las 
liquidaciones  de  los  documentos  de  los  diversos  ramos  de  la  renta,  y  se 
cobrarán  conjuntam.ente  con  este. 

La  cuenta  de  su  producto  se  llevará  en  la  forma  establecida  para 
cada  uno  de  los  ramos  de  la  renta. 

Capítulo  III. — Libei'ación  de  derechos. 

Art.  9°.  Será  libre  de  derechos  la  importación  de  los  artículos 
siguientes: 

Aceites  de  esquistos  importados  exclusivamente  j^or  las  compañías  de  gas  para  la 
carburación  del  gas  de  alumbrado. 

Alcornoque  en  corteza  ó  planchas. 

Animales  en  general,  previo  lleno  de  los  requisitos  establecidos  por  la  ley  de  Policía 
Sanitaria  Animal. 

Arena  y  piedra  que 'conduzcan  los  buques  como  lastre  necesario,  destinadas  x^ara 
las  municipalidades. 

Aparatos,  instrumentos  y  titiles  importados  por  las  universidades,  con  destino  ú  la 
instrucción  superior,  cuando  vinieran  consignados  al  Decano  de  la  Facultad  á  que  se 
destinan  y  mediante  petición  del  Rector  de  la  Universidad. 

Buques  armados  ó  desarmados. 

Caña  de  azúcar. 

Calderas  para  buques,  importadas  por  los  armadores. 

Carbón  de  piedra  ó  vegetal  para  combustible. 

Cascos  de  madera  ó  de  hierro,  armados  o  desarmados,  para  envases. 
.  Coke.     . 

Cuñas,  rieles  de  hierro  ó  acero,  travesanos  de  hierro  y  eclisas  para  ferrocarriles  ó 
tranvías  á  vapor  ó  á  sangre  ó  á  electricidad,  y  el  material  destinado  á  la  instalación 
de  los  tranvías  eléctricos  y  tracción,  comprendiéndose  en  este  rubro  únicamente  á 
los  motores  para  los  coches,  tren  de  éstos,  cables,  trolley,  alambre,  bobinas,  cajas 
fusibles,  frenos,  llantas,  pararrayos,  resortes,  aisladores,  controller,  ruedas,  rosetas, 
cruces  y  cambios. 

Duelas  para  cascos. 

Dinamita  para  minas  y  pólvora  especial  para  las  mismas. 

Embarcaciones  para  clubs  de  regatas. 

Estufas  de  desinfección. 

Envases,  fundas  ó  bolsas  especiales,  cajones  armados  ó  desarmados,  y  hojalata  cor- 
tada para  tarros,  importados  directamente  por  los  establecimientos  de  conservación 
de  carnes,  con  destino  al  envase  de  éstas. 

Específicos  en  general,  para  curar  la  sama. 

Filtros  para  agua,  sistema  Pasteur  ó  sus  equivalentes. 

Harina  de  trigo  ó  maíz. 

Hierro  y  acero  viejos. 

Legumbres  y  frutas  frescas,  con  excepción  de  la  uva. 


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Leña  de  todas  clases. 

Libros  impresos  en  general,  revistas,  diarios  y  periódicos  científicos  y  literarios  con 
ó  sin  ilustraciones,  mapas,  globos  geográficos  y  cuadernos  con  muestras  para  las 
escuelas. 

Locomotoras  y  piezas  de  repuesto  para  las  mismas. 

Maquinas  de  segar,  engavillar  ó  espigar,  con  ó  motor,  con  ó  sin  plataforma  y  con  ó 
sin  fundas  ó  encerados,  y  piezas  de  rejDuesto  para  las  mismas. 

Máquinas  de  trillar  á  sangre  y  á  vapor,  con  ó  sin  motor  y  con  ó  sin  fundas  ó 
encerados,  y  piezas  de  repuesto  para  las  mismas. 

Máquinas  de  desgranar  ó  deschalar  á  vapor,  con  ó  sin  fundas  ó  eiK'erados,  y  piezas 
de  rei^uesto  para  las  mismas. 

Máquinas  para  la  extracción  de  tanino. 

Máquinas  para  refinerías  de  azúcar. 

Máquinas  para  buques. 

Máquinas  para  la  fabricación  de  manteca,  y  piezas  de  repuesto. 

Máquinas,  accesories  y  materiales  para  la  instalación  de  fábricas  de  hilados  de 
algodón  y  peinados  de  lana. 

Máquinas  para  explotaciones  ó  exploraciones  de  minas. 

Máquinas  desmotadoras  de  algodón. 

Materiales  destmados  á  obras  públicas  de  salubridad  y  aguas  corrientes. 

Materiales  de  guerra  para  la  nación. 

Medicamentos,  drogas  é  instrumentos  para  los  hospitales  de  la  República,  con 
excepción  del  algodón  medicinal. 

Moneda  metálica. 

Muebles  y  herramientas  de  inmigrantes,  que  formen  su  equií^jaje. 

Munición  para  fusil  de  guerra. 

Nafta  ó  petróleo  impuro  y  carburina. 

Naranjas. 

Objetos  exclusivamente  destinados  para  el  culto,  cuando  viniesen  consignados  al 
titular  del  templo  á  que  se  destinan,  y  mediante  petición  del  respectivo  diocesano. 

Oro  en  grano,  pasta  ó  polvo. 

Pescado  fresco. 

Plata  en  barra  ó  pina. 

Plantas  vivas. 

Semillas  para  la  siembra  en  general,  que  no  puedan  tener  otra  aplicación,  con 
excepción  de  las  que  quedan  gravadas  por  esta  ley. 

Serum  para  el  tratamiento  preventivo  ó  curativo  de  enfermedades  infecciosas. 

Trigo,  maíz  y  papas  para  semilla. 

Utiles,  instrumentos  y  materiales  jaara  las  escuelas  y  colegios,  pedidos  por  el 
Ministerio  del  ramo,  por  los  Gobiernos  de  provincia  ó  por  el  Consejo  Nacional  de 
Educación. 

Art.  10.  A  los  exportadores  de  manteca  y  leche  esterilizada,  les 
serán  devueltos  por  la  aduana,  al  hacerse  la  exportación,  los  derechos 
que  hayan  pagado  por  la  introducción  de  cajones  de  madera,  armados 
ó  desarmados,  de  papel  especial  para  envoltura  y  de  envase  de  lata. 

A  los  exportadores  de  harina  se  les  hará  igual  devolución  por  las 
bolsas,  cuando  éstas  pesen  más  de  250  gramos  cada  una. 

Art.  11.  El  Poder  Ejecutivo  no  podrá  acordar  otras  franquicias,  que 
las  establecidas  en  esta  ley  ó  en  leyes  especiales. 


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Capítulo  IV. — Liquidación  y  percepción  de  los  derechos  y  avalúo  de 

las  mercaderias. 

Art.  13.  Los  derechos  de  importación,  se  liquidarán  por  una  tarifa 
de  avalúos  ó  arancel  aduanero,  formada  sobre  la  base  del  precio  de  los 
artículos  en  depósito. 

Los  derechos  de  las  mercaderías  no  incluidas  en  la  tarifa  de  avalúos, 
se  liquidarán  sobre  los  valores  declarados  por  los  despachantes  y  jus- 
tificados con  la  exhibición  de  la  factura  original. 

Art.  13.  Mientras  el  Congreso  no  sancione  la  Tarifia  General  de 
Avalúos,  el  Poder  Ejecutivo  hará  la  designación  y  fijará  á  moneda 
metálica  los  avalúos  de  las  mercaderías  y  productos  que. hayan  que 
incluirse  en  la  tarifa  de  que  habla  el  artículo  anterior. 

En  el  caso  de  artículos  no  tarifados,  la  declaración  del  valor  se  enten- 
derá siempre  como  expresada  en  moneda  metálica. 

La  declaración  de  valor  en  los  muebles  no  tarifados,  incluso  los 
usados  ó  de  uso  particular,  deberá  hacerla  el  propietario  bajo  su  firma 
en  el  manifiesto  del  despacho,  siempre  que  éste  sea  solicitado  por  otra 
firma. 

Art.  11.  Declárase  Ley  de  la.  Nación  la  Tarifa  de  Avalúos,  á  partir 
del  1°  de  enero  de  1906. 

Anualmente  el  Poder  Ejecutivo  remitirá  al  Congreso  la  planilla  de 
reformas  que  esthue  conveniente,  dentro  del  primer  mes  de  sesiones. 

Art.  15.  Las  mercaderías  de  procedencia  extranjera  no  ,enum,eradas 
en  la  tarifa,  pagarán  el  derecho  establecido  en  la  misma  para  las  de 
.su  clase,  sobre  su  valor  en  depósito  declarado  por  el  introductor;  y  si 
no  pertenecen  á  ninguna  de  las  categorías  establecidas  en  el  arancel, 
abonarán  el  derecho  general  de  (25  por  ciento)  veinticinco  por  ciento 
sobre  su  valor  en  depósito  declarado  en  la  misma  forma. 

Art.  16.  Los  derechos  de  importación  serán  satisfechos  al  contado, 
antes  de  la  entrega  de  las  mercaderías. 

Art,  17.  Los  derechos  de  importación,  exportación  ó  estadística, 
así  como  los  aforos  fijados  en  el  arancel  y  los. que  declaren  los  interesa- 
dos, son  expresados,  en  moneda  metálica.  Los  derechos  podrán  ser 
satisfechos  en  monda  de  curso  legal,  por  un  valor  equivalente  de  acuer- 
do con  la  ley  de  conversión  No.  3871. 

Art.  18.  Las  encomiendas  de  cualquier  valor  deberán  abonar  los 
derechos  respectivos,  quedando  derogada  la  franquicia  que  sobre  el 
particular  concede  el  artículo  209  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana. 

Art.  19.  Los  derechos  correspondientes  á  las  encomiendas  postales, 
serán  percibidos  por  la  repartición  del  ramo,  interviniendo  en  ese 
servicio  la  oficina  de  vistas  de  la  aduana  respectiva,  en  la  forma  que  lo 
determine  el  Poder  Ejecutivo. 

Art.  20.  Concédese  á  los  Afinos,  aceites,  aguardientes,  cervezas  y 
licores  en  cascos,  una  merma  de  (5  por  ciento)  cinco  por  ciento,  si  pro- 


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ceden  de  puertos  situados  al  otro  lado  del  Ecuador,  y  (2  por  ciento) 
dos  por  ciento  si  proceden  de  puertos  de  este  lado  del  Ecuador. 

Acuérdase  un  (2  por  ciento)  dos  por  ciento  por  rotura  á  los  mismos 
líquidos,  cuando  vengan  embotellados,  cualquiera  que  sea  su  pro- 
cedencia. 

Art.  21.  El  cobro  de  los  derechos  específicos  se  verificará  sobre  el 
peso  neto,  cuando  se  trate  de  té;  sobre  el  peso  de  la  mercadería,  com- 
prendido su  envase,  siempre  que  se  trate  de  artículos  al  peso  que  tengan 
dos  6  más  envases,  y  previo  descuento  de  la  tara  que  el  Poder  Ejecu- 
tivo crej^ere  conveniente  establecer,  en  el  caso  de  efectos  cuyo  envase 
lo  constituyan  cascos  de  madera. 

Art.  22.  En  los  casos  del  artículo  12,  así  como  en  todos  los  demás 
expresados  en  el  arancel,  en  que  el  derecho  ad  valorem  recae  sobre 
mercaderías  no  aforadas,  el  valor  declarado  comprenderá  el  precio  de 
costo  en  el  puerto  de  procedencia,  justificado  con  las  facturas  origi- 
nales, y  el. aumento  correspondiente  á  los  fletes,  seguros  y  demás  gas- 
tos comunes,  hasta  la  entrada  de  los  artículos  en  los  depósitos  de  la, 
aduana  de  descarga. 

Art.  23.  Las  mercaderías  de  fabricación  nacional  que  se  exporten  y 
retornen  por  cualquiera  "causa  al  país,  abonarán  derechos  de  importa- 
ción, salvo  que  esas  mercaderías  .se  diferencien  sin  lugar  á  dudas,  de 
sus  similares  extranjeras,  y  el  retorno  se  efectúe  dentro  del  término 
de  un  año  á  contar  desde  la  fecha  de  su  salida. 

Art.  21.  Limítase  á  dos  años  el  término  fijado  por  los  artículos  426, 
429  y  433  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana,  para  los  reclamos  ó  cargos 
por  errores  de  cálculo,  liquidación  ó  aforo. 

Capítulo  V. — Del  despacho  aduanero. 

Art.  25.  Las  mercaderías  libres  ó  favorecidas  con  derechos  menores, 
por  razón  de  su  destino  á  la  industria,  á  la  fabricación  especial  ó  á  la 
utilización  común,  serán  despachadas  directamente  por  las  aduanas, 
en  la  forma  ordinaria  y  general,  con  las  precauciones  que  determine  el 
Podor  Ejecutivo  en  la  reglamentación  de  esta  ley. 

Art.  26.  Las  piezas  de  repuesto  de  cualquier  metal  ó  materia  y  de 
cualquiera  forma  y  naturaleza  que  sean,  que  se  manifiesten  como  tales 
y  pueda  probarse  su  aplicación  á  las  máquinas  á  que  se  destinan, 
estén  ó  no  comprendidas  en  la  Tarifa  de  Avalúos,  gozarán  de  los  bene- 
ficios acordados  en  esta  ley  á  la  máquina  entera. 

No  se  considerarán  como  piezas  de  repuesto,  ni  formando  parte 
integrante  de  la  máquina,  las  correas  de  cualquier  material  que  sean, 
las  llaves  fijas  ó  las  llamadas  inglesas,  el  amianto  en  empaquetadura, 
aceiteras  de  mano,  tornillos,  tuercas,  bulones,  pernos,  ganchos,  aran- 
delas, clavijas,  cadenas,  poleas,  canillas,  sierras,  anillos  con  ó  sin  inser- 

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ciones,  de  tela  ó  metal,  balancines  para  caballos,  lanzas  y  fieltros  de 
cualquiera  naturaleza. 

Art.  27.  La  habilitación  que  acuerdan  á  las  receptorías  marítimas 
los  incisos  1,  2  y  3  del  artículo  11  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana  queda 
limitada  á  la  introducción  de  mercaderías  de  producción  de  los  países 
limítrofes,  y  que  sean  conducidas  por  buques  mercantes  procedentes 
directamente  de  los  puertos  de  dichos  países.  Exceptúanse  de  esta  dis- 
posición las  receptorías  de  Viedma,  Río  Gallegos  y  Chubut. 

Art.  28.  Queda  prohibido  el  tránsito  terrestre  de  mercaderías  sujetas 
á  derechos  de  importación,  que  no  los  hubieren  abonado  en  algunas  de 
las  aduanas  de  la  Hepíiblica,  con  las  excepciones  siguientes: 

1°.  Las  que  pasen  de  tránsito  para  puertos  del  Brasil  ó  del  Paragua}^ 
por  las  de  Concordia  y  Monte  Caseros. 

2°.  Las  que  pasen  de  tránsito  para  puertos  del  Brasil,  por  las  de 
Empedrado  y  Paso  de  los  Libres. 

3°.  Las  que  pasen  de  tránsito  de  las  aduanas  de  la  Capital  y  Rosario, 
á  las  de  Mendoza,  San  Juan,  Salta  y  Jujuy,  con  destino  á  Bolivicá  y 
Chile. 

4°.  Las  que  pasen  de  la  Aduana  de  la  Capital  á  La  Plata  y  viceversa, 

5°.  Las  que  pasen  de  Chile  por  la  Aduana  de  Bahía  Blanca  á  la 
Aduana  de  la  Capital. 

Art.  29.  Los  pedidos  de  despacho  á  plaza,  3^a  se  trate  de  mercaderías 
de  despacho  directo  ó  de  depósito,  deberán  finiquitarse,  retirándose  los 
efectos  de  los  almacenes  fiscales,  dentro  de  los  treinta  días  después  del 
desembarco,  en  el  primer  caso,  y  de  los  veinte  días  de  la  presentación 
del  manifiesto  en  el  segundo,  bajo  pena  de  la  multa  de  5  por  ciento 
que  establecen  los  artículos  195  y  359  de  las  Ordenanzas. 

Cuando  á  los  quince  días  del  desembarco  de  las  mercaderías  de 
despacho  directo  y  á  los  diez  día.s  de  formulado  el  pedido  de  despacho 
de  las  de  depósito,  no  haya  concurrido  el  interesado  al  acto  del  aforo, 
los  vistas  procederán  á  efectuar  el  despacho  sin  su  presencia  ni  inter- 
vención, y  sin  que  después  se  admita  reclamo  de  ningún  género. 

Art.  30.  El  reembarco  y  transborbo  de  mercaderías  para  puertos 
nacionales  quedan  sujetos  al  uso  de  tornagmías,  que  se  cancelarán  en 
la  forma  que  lo  reglamente  el  Poder  Ejecutivo. 

Art.  31.  El  Poder  Ejecutivo  podrá  establecer  el  uso  de  tornaguías, 
si  arreglase  convenciones  aduaneras  con  los  países  limítrofes.  No 
existiendo  esas  convenciones,  los  capitanes  de  buques  procedentes  de 
dichos  países  quedan  obligados  á  presentar  en  el  primer  puerto  argen- 
tino que  toquen  el  manifiesto  de  la  carga  que  conduzcan  para  ese 
puerto  ó  puertos  extranjeros,  estableciendo  la  marca,  número,  envase, 
género  de  mercaderías,  clase,  cantidad,  calidad  y  el  volumen  de  cada 
bulto,  con  los  mismos  requisitos  que  establecen  las  Ordenanzas  de 
Aduana  para  el  despacho  á  plaza.  Las  aduanas  podrán  verificar  á  bordo 
ó  al  recibirse  las  mercaderías  en  depósito,  siempre  que  lo  consideren 


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necesario,  la  exactitud  de  lo  manifestado,  y  las  diferencias  que  resulten 
de  clase,  calidad  ó  cantidad,  quedarán  sujetas  á  las  disposiciones  de  los 
artículos  128,  129  j  930  de  las  Ordenanzas. 

Las  enmiendas  en  los  manifiestos  á  que  se  refiere  el  artículo  846  de 
las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana,  sólo  podrán  hacerse  mientras  la  Aduana  no 
se  haya  apercibido  de  la  infracción. 

Aet.  32.  Queda  ampliado  el  término  que  el  inciso  4°  del  artículo  817 
de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana  fija  para  que  los  vapores  con  privilegio 
de  paquete  puedan  salvar  ios  errores  cometidos  en  el  manifiesto  general, 
en  cuarenta  j  ocho  horas  después  de  terminada  la  descarga. 

Aet.  33.  Las  aduanas  no  acordarán  averías  por  deterioro  que  sufran 
los  envases  y  accesorios  de  las  mercaderías,  siempre  que  éstas  se  hallen 
en  buen  estado. 

Aet.  31.  Además  de  los  requisitos  que  se  establecen  en  los  artículos 
20  y  880  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana,  para  los  conocimientos  que 
acrediten  la  propiedad  de  las  mercaderías,  deberá  expresarse  en  ellos 
el  peso  ó  volumen  de  cada  bulto,  según  paguen  el  ñete,  cuando  se  trate 
de  mercaderías  en  bultos  denominados  "haciendo,"'''  y  en  los  demás 
casos,  dicho  peso  y  volumen  englobados. 

Los  Cónsules  argentinos  no  exigirán  en  los  manifiestos  del  buque  y 
conocimientos  que  á  éstos  acompañen,  tal  requisito,  sino  en  el  juego  de 
conocimientos  que  deben  presentar  los  cargadores.  Las  aduanas  de  la 
República  no  despacharán  mercadería  alguna,  si  los  conocimientos 
acompañados  al  respectivo  pedido  de  despacho  no  viniesen  en  las  con- 
diciones de  este  artículo. 

Aet.  35.  Lo  expresado  en  los  manifiestos,  consulares  y  en  los  cono- 
cimientos á  que  se  refiere  el  artículo  anterior  hará  fe  en  juicio  contra 
el  importador,  á  la  par  de  las  copias  de  factura,  manifiesto  de  despacho 
6  cualquier  otro  documento  de  Aduana. 

Aet.  36.  Todo  buque  que  hubiese  verificado  alguna  operación  de 
reembarco  para  puertos  extranjeros  deberá  presentar  en  la  última 
Aduana  argentina  de  su  destino  el  permiso  correspondiente,  á  fin  de 
que  pueda  comprobarse  si  á  su  bordo  se  encuentran  las  mercaderías 
embarcadas. 

Aet.  37.  Los  comerciantes  introductores  que  no  tengan  casa  esta- 
blecida, los  agentes  marítimos  y  los  despachantes  de  aduanas  prestarán 
al  inscribirse  fianza,  á  satisfacción  del  Porder  Ejecutivo,  de  casa  de 
comercio  abonada  en  la  plaza  con  antigüedad  de  cinco  años,  ú  otorga- 
rán una  pecuniaria  fija  de  tres  mil  pesos  oro  en  títulos  nacionales  de 
renta. 

Aet.  38.  En  los  casos  de  los  artículos  1056  y  1057  de  las  Ordenanzas 
de  Aduana,  los  Administradores  de  Rentas  someterán  á  la  aprobación 
del  Ministerio  de  Hacienda  Ixis  resoluciones  absolutorias  que  pro- 
nuncien en  asuntos  cuya  importancia  exceda  ^de  quinientos  pesos 
moneda  nacional  de  curso  legal. 


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Art.  39.  Las  mercaderías  introducidas  con  rótulos"que  les  artibuyan 
calidades  que  influ3'an  en  el  aumento  del  precio,  serán  aforadas  con 
arreglo  á  su  denominación. 

Art.  40.  Las  obras  de  arte  producidas  en  el  extranjero  por  ciudada- 
nos argentinos,  podrán  entrar  en  la  Hepublica  libres  de  derecho  de 
importación,  previo  los  trámites  que  determine  el  Poder  Ejecutivo. 

Art.  41.  En  el  caso  de  ignorar  el  contenido,  previsto  por  los  artí- 
culos 108  Y  280  de  las  Ordenanzas,  el  importador,  consignatario  ó 
despachante,  deberá  formalizar  la  documentación  detallada,  dentro  de 
los  ocho  días  siguientes  al  vencimiento  del  término  acordado  por  el 
artículo  279,  para  la  presentación  de  las  copias  de  factura  á  depósito. 
Vencido  este  término,  la  Aduana  procederá  dentro  de  las  veinticuatro 
horas  subsiguientes,  á  verificar  el  contenido  de  los  bultos,  por  cuenta 
del  interesado,  aplicándole  una  multa  equivalente  al  5  por  ciento  del 
importe  de  los  derechos. 

Art.  42.  Cuando  se  presenten  á  despacho  en  las  Aduanas  de  la 
República,  productos  alimenticios  adulterados  ó  adicionados  con  subs- 
tancias nocivas  para  la  salud,  las  respectivas  administraciones  reque- 
rirán la  opinión  de  las  oficinas  químicas  nacionales;  y  una  vez  compro- 
bado el  hecho,  procederán  á  inutilizar  los  productos  de  que  se  trata, 
salvo  que  el  comerciante  verifique  su  reembarco  dentro  de  los  tres  días 
de  notificado.  En  este  último  caso,  la  Administración  de  Rentas 
respectiva  señalará  los  bultos  con  marcas  especiales,  á  fin  de  que  no 
puedan  volver  á  ser  presentados  á  despacho  en  ninguna  otra  Aduana  de 
la  República. 

Art.  43.  En  los  casos  de  averías,  á  que  se  refieren  los  artículos  140 
y  141  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana,  el  rematador  será  designado  por 
la  respectiva  Administración  de  Rentas. 

Todos  los  remates  producidos  por  orden  de  las  aduanas,  quedan  su- 
bordinados á  la  aprobación  de  sus  Administraciones  respectivas. 

Art.  44.  Todos  los  artículos  de  importación  que  necesiten  las  oficinas 
del  Estado,  deberán  ser  adquiridos  con  derechos  pagos,  quedando,  por 
lo  tanto,' derogados  los  artículos  247  al  249,  inclusive,  de  las  Ordenanzas 
de  Aduana. 

Art.  45.  El  Administrador  suspenderá  el  despacho  á  todos  aquellos 
que  por  cualquier  circunstancia  resultaren  deudores  morosos,  ó  á  sus 
fiadores,  exigiendo  por  escrito  dentro  del  tercero  día,  el  pago,  cual- 
quiera que  sea  la  cantidad  ó  procedencia. 

Art.  46.  Vencidos  los  tres  días  acordados  en  el  artículo  anterior,  el 
Administrador  podrá  embargar  las  mercaderías  que  tengan  dentro  de 
la  jurisdicción  de  la  Aduana  los  deudores  ó  fiadores,  por  valor  suficiente 
á  cubrir  el  importe  de  la  deuda  con  los  intereses,  cu3^a  tasa  será  la  que 
rige  en  el  Banco  de  la  Nación. 

Art.  47.  Para  la  ejecución  del  artículo  45  y  46,  regirá  el  mismo  pro- 
cedimiento que  determinan  los  artículos  170  al  176  de  las  Ordenanzas 
de  Aduana. 


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Art.  48.  Queda  prohibida  la  introducción  de  puñales  triangulares  ó 
estiletos,  hojas  para  los  mismos  y  puños  de  hierro,  con  ó  sin  púas,  así 
como  de  figuras  ú  objetos  obscenos.  Las  armas  ó  municiones  de  guerra, 
no  podrán  introducirse  sin  permiso  del  Ministerio  respectivo. 

Art.  49.  Por  las  operaciones  de  carga  y  descarga  que  los  buques 
en  general  practiquen  de  noche  ó  en  días  de  fiesta,  los  interesados 
abonarán  la  suma  de  diez  pesos  moneda  nacional,  por  cada  noche  ó  día  y 
por  cada  empleado  que  fuere  necesario  ocupar  en  dichas  operaciones. 

Los  Administradores  de  Rentas  y  los  jefes  de  resguardos  respectivos, 
distribuirán  este  servicio  por  turno,  y  entregarán  mensualmente  á  cada 
empleado  las  cuotas  que  les  correspondiesen  por  este  servicio  extraor- 
dinario, y  remitirán  á  la  Inspección  General  de  Aduanas  y  Resguardos, 
trimestralmente,  una  nónima  detallada  de  las  cantidades  pagadas  por 
tal  concepto. 

Art.  50.  Todo  el  que  despache  etiquetas,  clisés  ó  cápsulas  metálicas, 
que  lleven  impresos  ó  grabados  nombres  de  casas  de  comercio,  deberá 
justificar  ante  la  Aduana  respectiva  que  es  el  dueño  ó  el  representante 
legal  de  esas  casas. 

Art.  51.  Derógase  el  artículo  196  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana,  en 
cuanto  prohibe  el  reembarco  de  las  mercaderías  pedidas  á  despacho 
directo. 

Capítulo  VI. — Disposiciones  penales. 

Art,  52.  Los  autores  del  delito  de  contrabando,  definido  por  el 
artículo  1036  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana,  serán  castigados,  además 
de  las  penas  que  aquéllas  establecen,  con  arresto  de  un  mes  hasta 
prisión  de  tres  años. 

Art.  53.  Cuando  el  autor  de  este  delito  fuese  empleado  de  Aduana, 
además  de  las  penas  señaladas  en  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana  vigentes, 
se  le  aplicará  las  de  inhabilitación  de  tres  á  cinco  años. 

Art.  51.  En  los  casos  de  los  dos  artículos  anteriores  y  en  el  de 
transgresión  simultánea  á  las  leyes  de  aduana  y  á  las  comunes,  á 
que  se  refiere  el  artículo  1060  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana,  los  Ad- 
ministradores substanciarán  administrativamente  las  transgresiones, 
aplicando  las  disposiciones  que  correspondan  á  la  infracción,  ya  se 
trate  de  contrabandos  ó  de  defraudaciones,  con  arreglo  á  las  precitadas 
Ordenanzas;  debiendo  en  seguida  pasar  los  antecedentes  á  la  Justicia 
Ordinaria,  para  que  resuelva  sobre  el  delito  común  ó  las  penas  cor- 
porales que  correspondan. 

Art.  55.  A  los  efectos  de  la  aplicación  de  la  pena  de  arresto,  la 
responsabilidad  es  absolutamente  personal  y  no  se  extenderá  á  otras 
personas  que  á  aquellas  á  quienes  el  hecho  de  la  infracción  sea  imputa- 
ble por  acto  propio  ó  individual. 

Estas  penas  no  podrán  ser  substituidas  por  penas  pecuniarias. 

Art.  56.  Serán  aplicables  las  disposiciones  de  las  Ordenanzas  de 
Aduana  sobre   la,s  falsas  manifestaciones,  á  las  mercaderías  que,  no 


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estando  comprendidas  dentro  de  los  artículos  200,  201  y  202  de  dichas 
Ordenanzas,  se  presenten,  sin  embargo,  ante  las  aduanas  como  si 
fuesen  muestras,  encomiendas  ó  equipajes. 

Aet.  57.  Cuando  correspondiere  la  aplicación  de  la  pena  de  comiso 
ó  multa,  igual  al  valor  de  los  bultos  que  se  comprobare  habían  sido 
contrabandeados,  y  no  fuere  posible  conocer  las  mercaderías  que  ellos 
contenían  por  desconocerse  el  género  de  las  con  que  generalmente 
comerciaba  el  consignatario  ó  dueño,  ó  por  no  existir  dato  alguno  en 
documento  ni  libros  de  aduana  ó  comerciales,  los  Administradores  de 
Rentas  aplicarán  la  pena  de  ($500  oro)  quinientos  pesos  oro  por  cada 
bulto,  que  deberá  ser  oblada  por  el  dueño  del  buque  ó  consignatario, 
en  su  caso. 

El  importe  de  esta  pena  se  dividirá  por  mitades  entre  el  Fisco,  en 
concepto  de  los  derechos  defraudados,  y  los  denunciantes  y  aprehensores. 

Aet.  58.  Cuando  se  declaren  caídas  en  comiso  mercaderías  que  deban 
pagar  más  de  un  50  por  ciento  de  derechos,  el  producto  total  de  su 
venta  en  remate,  previo  descuento  de  gastos,  se  adjudicará  por  mitad 
ante  el  Fisco  y  el  denunciante  ó  aprehensor. 

Art.  59.  Si  de  la  verificación  de  cualquier  bulto  resultase  com- 
probado algún  fraude  que  fuese  penado  con  comiso,  se  hará  extensiva 
la  pena  á  todo  el  contenido  del  bulto,  aun  cuando  sólo  se  hubiere  pre- 
tendido defraudar  una  parte,  siempre  que  el  valor  de  la  mercadería  en 
contravención  alcance  á  la  mitad  del  valor  total  del  bulto. 

Aet.  60.  Cuando  en  una  misma  partida  de  mercaderías  se  descu- 
briesen excesos,  que  sobre  no  estar  manifestados,  viniesen  ocultos 
dentro  de  otros  envases  ó  dentro  de  las  piezas  manifestadas,  ó  en  alguna 
otra  forma  análoga  de  clandestinidad,  la  pena  correspondiente  se  hará 
extensiva  á  toda  la  partida. 

Aet.  61.  Para  la  liquidación  de  los  comisos  ó  multas  recaídas  sobre 
mercaderías  que  haj^an  salido  de  la  Aduana,  se  entenderá  por  valor  de 
las  mismas  el  que  tuviesen  en  depósito,  más  los  derechos  fiscales,  en  la 
fecha  de  la  condena. 

Aet.  62.  Los  capitanes  ó  patrones  de  buques  que  arrojen  lastre  al 
río  sufrirán  una  multa  de  200  á  500  pesos,  según  los  casos,  y  la  regla- 
mentación del  Poder  Ejecutivo. 

Los  prácticos  de  los  ríos  que  piloteen  buques  de  ultramar  darán 
cuenta  á  la  autoridad  correspondiente  del  punto  de  destino,  de  todo 
lastre  que  se  hubiera  arrojado  al  río  durante  la  navegación. 

La  falta  de  este  aviso  será  penada  con  la  cesación  de  la  patente  de 
práctico,  y  con  una  multa  de  200  pesos. 

Aet.  63.  Cuando  se  encuentren  á  bordo  de  los  buques  y  en  poder  de 
empleados  de  los  mismos  ó  en  los  compartimientos  que  les  son  reserva- 
dos, mercaderías  no  manifestadas  con  arreglo  á  las  Ordenanzas  de 
Aduana,  además  de  la  pena  de  comiso,  los  Administradores  de  Kenta 
aplicarán  al  buque  una  multa  igual  al  valor  de  dicha  mercadería. 


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Akt.  64.  Los  libros,  figuras  û  objetos  obscenos  y  demás  mercaderías 
á  que  se  refiere  el  artículo  48  sufrirán  una  multa  igual  á  su  valor  que 
será  determinada  por  la  aduana  respectiva,  adjudicable  por  mitades 
entre  el  Fisco  y  el  denunciante,  sin  perjuicio  de  la  inutilizacién  inme- 
diata de  la  mercadería. 

Art.  65.  Los  Administradores  ó  Receptores  de  Kentas,  en  ningún 
caso,  podrán  tener  derecho  á  comisos  ó  multas  que  provengan  de  con- 
trabandos, defraudaciones  ó  contravenciones  aduaneras  de  calquiera 
naturaleza,  ocurridas  dentro  de  su  jurisdicción. 

Cuando  en  el  ejercicio  de  sus  funciones  ó  fuera  de  ellas,  siempre  que 
la  operación  delictuosa  se  realice  en  la  jurisdicción  de  su  aduana, 
hicieren  alguna  aprehensión,  dieren  alguna  orden  ó  formularen  cual- 
quiera denuncia,  los  beneficios  que  le  corresponden  de  acuerdo  con  el 
artículo  1030  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana,  se  adjudicarán  al  Fisco. 

Capítulo  VIL — Recursos  de  apelación. 

Art.  QQ.  Cuando  los  empleados  de  Aduana  consideren  afectados  sus 
derechos  por  las  resoluciones  que  dicten  los  Administradores  de  Rentas, 
en  los  casos  de  los  artículos  1054,  1056  y  1057  de  las  Ordenanzas  de 
Aduana,  podrán  reclamar  al  Ministerio  de  Hacienda,  haciéndolo  así 
constar  al  Administrador  en  el  acto  de  la  notificación  ó  dentro  de  los 
tres  días  hábiles  subsiguientes.  Entablado  el  recurso,  los  jefes  de  las 
aduanas  remitirán  inmediatamente  á  la  Inspección  General  de  Aduanas 
lo  actuado,  para  que  ésta  lo  eleve  con  su  propio  informe  al  Ministerio 
de  Hacienda,  quien  deberá  substanciar  sumariamente  la  causa  con  pre- 
vio dictamen  del  Procurador  del  Tesoro. 

El  empleado  disfrutará  del  plazo  de  cinco  días,  para  alegar  su  recurso 
ante  el  Ministerio  de  Hacienda,  contados  desde  la  fecha  en  que  éste  le 
acuerde  la  vista. 

Art.  67.  De  las  resoluciones  condenatorias  de  los  Administradores 
de  Rentas  podrá  recurrirse  al  Ministerio  de  Hacienda,  en  la  misma 
forma  del  artículo  precedente. 

La  opción  de  los  interesados  por  el  recurso  administrativo  impor- 
tará la  renuncia  del  recurso  judicial,  y  viceversa. 

Art.  68.  Durante  la  substanciación  de  los  sumarios  ó  juicios  por 
infracciones  aduaneras,  las  aduanas  podrán  intimar  á  los  interesados  el 
retiro  de  las  mercaderías  que  por  sus  condiciones  ó  propiedades  ofrez- 
can peligro  inmediato  de  deterioro  ó  disminución  de  valor,  ó  que  haya 
empezado  á  sufrirlo,  consignando  su  valor  á  la  orden  de  la  Aduana, 
previo  pago  de  los  derechos  respectivos;  y  en  caso  de  que  el  interesado 
se  niege  á  hacer  el  retiro  ó  pasados  diez  días  de  la  intimación,  se  ven- 
derán las  mercaderías  en  remate  público,  cualquiera  que  sea  la  juris- 
dicción en  que  se  encuentre  la  causa.  La  suma  depositada  por  el 
interesado  ó  el  producido  del  remate,  en  su  caso,  se  transferirán  por  la 
Aduana  en  la  debida  oportunidad,  al  juez  que  entienda  en  la  causa. 


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Art.  69.  Los  partícipes  en  los  comisos  ó  multas  á  que  se  refiere  el 
artículo  1030  de  las  Ordenanzas  serán  considerados  independiente- 
mente de  la  acción  fiscal,  como  parte  en  los  juicios  de  contrabando, 
defraudaciones  ó  contravenciones,  cuando  así  lo  soliciten. 

Art.  70.  Cuando  en  los  juicios  de  contrabando,  defraudación  ó  con- 
travenciones de  rentas,  sus  autores  fueran  condenados  al  pago  de  costas, 
los  procuradores  fiscales  percibirán  los  honorarios  que  les  fuesen  regu- 
lados con  arreglo  á  la  ley.  En  caso  de  absolución,  las  costas  serán  á 
cargo  del  apelante. 

Art.  71.  Cuando  de  la  verificación  de  los  despachos  resultare  encon- 
trarse una  diferencia  dentro  de  la  tolerancia  acordada  por  las  Orde- 
nanzas, se  adjudicará  al  empleado  descubridor,  cualquiera  que  sea  su 
categoría  (25  por  ciento)  veintecinco  por  ciento  de  las  diferencias 
encontradas. 

Art.  72.  Los  capitanes  de  buques  de  vela  ó  de  vapor,  aun  cuando 
éstos  tengan  privilegios,  están  obligados  á  hacer  la  manifestación  de 
su  rancho  con  arreglo  á  los  artículos  31  y  siguientes  de  las  Ordenanzas 
de  Aduana,  y  de  conformidad  con  los  reglamentos  que  dicte  el  Poder 
Ejecutivo. 

Capítulo  VIII. — Disposiciones  ge^ierales. 

Art.  73.  Toda  denuncia  sobre  infracciones  aduaneras,  defraudaciones 
ó  contrabandos,  hecha  por  personas  ajenas  á  la  Administración  adua- 
nera, debe  ser  formulada  por  escrito  ante  la  Inspección  General  de 
Aduanas  y  Resguardos  ó  ante  el  Administrador  local,  sin  cuyo  requi- 
sito no  surtirá  efecto. 

Art.  74.  Los  derechos  de  importación  fijados  en  esta  ley  constitu37^en 
la  tarifa  mínima  para  las  mercaderías  ó  productos  de  toda  nación  que 
aplique  igual  tarifa  y  que  no  aumente  los  gravámenes  á  las  exporta- 
ciones de  la  República  Argentina,  ni  los  establezca  para  los  que  estén 
exentos  de  derechos,  ni  rebaje  excepcionalmente  el  arancel  actual  á 
artículos  similares  de  otra  procedencia,  ni  tampoco  dificulte  la  importa- 
ción de  frutos  ó  productos  argentinos  con  medidas  restrictivas. 

En  cualquier  caso  contrario,  el  Poder  Ejecutivo  queda  facultado  para 
aplicar  á  las  mercaderías  y  productos  procedentes  de  esa  nación,  la 
tarifa  máxima,  igual  á  un  recargo  de  50  por  ciento  sobre  los  derechos 
establecidos  en  la  misma,  y  de  un  15  por  ciento  sobre  los  artículos 
exceptuados  de  derechos  de  introducción. 

La  aplicación  de  la  tarifa  máxima  se  hará  por  disposición  del  Poder 
Ejecutivo,  estableciéndose  que  en  los  manifiestos  se  exprese  el  país  de 
origen  de  las  mercaderías,  con  exhibición  de  las  facturas  originales, 
conocimientos  y  otros  justificativos,  si  se  juzgase  conveniente,  3^  toda 
ocultación  ó  falsa  manifestación  al  respecto  será  penada  con  arreglo  á 
las  prescripciones  de  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana,  sobre  falsas  mani- 
festaciones. 


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Queda,  igualmente,  facultado  el  Poder  Ejecutivo  para  acordar  una 
disminución  excepcional  no  mayor  de  50  por  ciento  en  los  derechos 
establecidos  en  la  presente  ley,  sobre  algunos  artículos  de  los  países 
que,  á  su  juicio,  ofrezcan  ventajas  equivalentes  y  por  el  término  que 
se  convenga.  Esta  concesión  deberá  acordarse  bajo  la  reserva  por  el 
Gobierno  Argentino,  de  hacer  cesar  sus  efectos,  notificando  esta  inten- 
ción con  seis  meses  de  anterioridad. 

x\iiT.  75.  Las  mercaderías  nacionales  ó  nacionalizadas  que  se  remue- 
van de  un  punto  á  otro  de  la  República,  serán  despachadas  por  los  Res- 
guardos, con  la  simple  presentación  en  su  destino  de  la  respectiva  guía, 
quedando,  por  consiguiente,  suprimidos  todos  los  requisitos  que  para 
su  despacho  establecen  las  Ordenanzas  de  Aduana. 

Art.  76.  Las  mercaderías  nacionalizadas  y  las  de  producción  nacional 
despachadas  para  puertos  de  cabotage,  en  buques  con  privilegio  de 
paquetes,  que  no  pudieran  seguir  en  el  mismo  buque  á  su  destino  por 
causas  de  fuerza  ma^-or  ó  por  no  seguir  viaje  el  vapor  conductor,  podrán 
transbordarse  á  otros  buques  que  tengan  igual  privilegio,  por  medio 
de  las  mismas  guías  y  sin  más  requisito  que  la  declaración  del  patrón  ó 
capitán  del  buque  conductor  en  el  manifiesto  general,  si  la  operación 
del  transbordo  se  efectúa  en  puerto  habilitado,  y  la  anotación  en  las 
guías  ó  permisos  por  parte  del  Resguardo  del  punto,  de  seguir  viaje 
dicha  mercadería  en  el  buque  cjue  deba  conducirla  á  su  destino. 

Cuando  los  vapores  que  hagan  la  carrera  de  los  ríos,  no  puedan  seguir 
á  su  destino  por  falta  de  agua,  podrán  transbordar  su  carga  á  otras 
embarcaciones,  mediante  los  mismos  manifiestos,  guías  y  permisos, 
desempeñando  en  tal  caso,  las  referidas  embarcaciones,  el  rol  de  lanchas 
para  el  desembarco  en  el  punto  de  destino. 

Art,  77.  Queda  derogada  toda  disposición  que  se  oponga  á  la  pre- 
sente ley. 

Art.  78.  El  Poder  Ejecutivo  reglamentará  esta  ley. 

Art.  79.  Comuniqúese  al  Poder  Ejecutivo. 

EXPORTACIONES  EN  EL  MES  DE  ENERO  DE   1906. 

Las  principales  exportaciones  de  la  República  Argentina  en  el  mes  de 
enero  de  1906,  comparadas  con  las  de  1904  y  1905  fueron  las  siguientes: 


Cueros  vacunos: 

Secos número. . 

Salados id 

Cueros  de  caballo: 

Secos id  — 

Salados id 

Pieles  de  carnero pacas.. 

Cerdas id 

Sebo pipas . . 

ídem barriles. . 

ídem bocoyes. . 

Pieles  de  cabra pacas. . 

Lanas id 


1906. 

1905. 

243, 690 

267, 155 

120, 9Õ1 

101, 718 

22,  345 

8,509 

450 

14, 199 

4,002 

6,532 

375 

256 

1,763 

3,562 

5,716 

6,842 

80 

1,203 

658 

334 

61, 965 

99, 849 

160, 284 
31, 854 

100 
2,861 
5,159 

174 

"'2,"4Õ5 

735 

43,906 


924       OFICIISTA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


1906. 

1905. 

1904. 

Trigo 

toneladas.. 

132, 093 
30,  961 
60, 777 
3,698 
11,107 
-3,821 
11, 574 

125, 220 

28,763 

6,061 

29, 971 

133, 391 

164, 543 

62, 912 

10,614 

9,722 

6, 260 

183, 138 

Maiz    ^                                      

id.... 

99, 069 

97, 391 

id.... 

4, 824 

id.... 

3,  504 

0,995 

Tortas  de  semillas  oleaginosas 

id.... 

pacas.. 

2,332 

96,209 
34, 925 
2,591 
33, 189 
10,  272 
340, 131 
129, 187 

19, 987 

Quebracho  

Extracto  do  quebracho 

toneladas.. 

id.... 

cajas.. 

11,264 

20, 499 

toneladas. . 

2,  689 

Carneros  congelados 

mimero. . 

193, 404 
190, 339 

194, 731 
72, 150 

ENTRADA  DE  BUaXTES  EN  EL  PUESTO  DE  BUENOS  AIRES  EN 

ENERO  DE   1906. 

Según  anuncia  el  periódico  denominado  el  "Tiempo"  de  la  República 
Argentina,  en  el  mes  de  enero  de  1906  los  siguientes  buques  entraron 
en  el  puerto  de  Buenos  Aires: 


Kacionalidad. 

Vapores. 

Baques  de  vela. 

Número. 

Toneladas. 

Número. 

Toneladas. 

98 

21 

21 

10 

5 

4 

2 

8 

4 

1 

1 

1 

1 

208, 227 

54, 047 

47, 523 

24, 340 

7,651 

6,730 

5, 920 

4,298 

2, 562 

2,778 

1,886 

1,596 

1,351 

2 

1 
11 

1,792 

747 

11,433 

Í6 
3 
1 

17,  031 

2,341 

160 

1 

1 

884 

363 

Total                                             

177 
152 

336, 909 
326, 585 

36 
26 

34,  751 

25,165 

25 

41,  324 

10 

9,580 

IMPORTACIONES  DE  ORO  EN  BARRAS  EN  1905. 

Según  los  informes  suministrados  por  los  jefes  de  aduanas,  las  im- 
portaciones de  oro  en  barras  hechas  por  la  República  Argentina, 
ascendieron  á  128,902,115.50.  De  esta  cantidad  $16,873,600  vinieron 
de  Inglaterra,  $11,047,800  de  Nueva  York  _y  el  resto  se  importó  de 
varios  países.     Los  bancos  importadores  fueron  los  siguientes: 

London  y  Río  Plata $11,742,691.50 

Banco  de  la  Nación.. 4,828,000.00 

Parapacá  y  Argentina 3,  080,  800.  00 

Alemán  Transatlántico 3,  411,  800.  00 

Británico • 2,865,000.00 

London  y  Brasil 2,023,100.00 

L.  B.  Supervielle 622,500.00 

Bungey  Born 252,000.00 

Otros  bancos 76,264.00 


BEPUBLICA    ARGENTINA. 


925 


PATENTES   CONCEDIDAS  Y  MARCAS   DE    FÁBE,IGA  BEGISTRADAS 

EN  1905. 

En  1905  la  Oficina  de  Patentes  de  la  Republica  Argentina  concedió 
577  patentes  de  invención  contra  285  en  1895,  y  registró  2,214  marcas 
de  fábrica  contra  781  en  1895.  La  renta  que  en  1901  era  de  92,000 
pesos,  en  cuatro  años  ha  ascendido  a  175,000  pesos. 

liA  ZAEItA  EN  TACTJMÁN  EN  1905. 

En  1905  la  zafra  en  la  Provincia  de  Tacumán,  República  Argentina, 
dio  los  siguientes  resultados:  1,595,51:7  toneladas  caña  molida  que  pro- 
dujeron 115',949  toneladas  de  azúcar  ó  sea  un  aumento  de  7,115  tone- 
ladas comparado  con  el  resultado  que  se  obtuvo  en  1901.  El  azúcar 
que  se  exportó  de  dicha  provincia  ascendió  á  106,132  toneladas.  Las 
existencias  ascendieron  á  9,817  toneladas  las  cuales  poseen  15  de  las  27 
fábricas  que  operaron  durante  el  año. 

CENSO    DE    POBIiACIÓN   Y   DE    GANADO    DE    TODAS    GIBASES    DEL 
TERRITORIO  DE  CBiTJBUT. 

El  Gobernador  del  Territorio  de  Chubut  lia  enviado  en  su  informe 
el  censo  formado  en  noviembre  último.  Dícese  que  la  población  as- 
ciende á  12,417.  Las  cifras  relativas  al  ganado  en  pie  son  interesantes 
en  vista  de  la  discusión  que  en  la  actualidad  se  sostiene  acerca  clel 
número  de  ganado  en  pié  que  hay  en  la  Argentina.  Las  cif  i"as  relativas 
á  Chubut  correspondientes  á  1905,  comparadas  con  las  del  censo  nacio- 
nal de  1895,  son  las  siguientes: 


1895. 

1905. 

Carneros 

ofiTnp.y.íí.n .  ^ 

47,  306 

563 

53 

13, 907 

3,186 

1,361,219 

Cerdos 

1,026 

Cabras .   .                      .              . .              .          

11,  ■429 

Caballos 

96, 343 

225, 658 

Total 

64, 015 

1,695,675 

Este  es  el  primer  informe  que  muestra  un  aumento  en  el  ganado 
lanar.  Los  informes  publicados  recientemente  acerca  de  las  Pampas 
y  Entre  Ríos  mostraron  una  disminución,  de  manera  que  el  total 
obtenido  en  Chubut  contribuirá  á  compensar  un  tanto  la  merma. 


COMERCIO  ARGENTINO  CON  LA  GRAN  BRETAÑA  EN  1905. 

El  Cónsul  General  Argentino  en  Londres  ha  enviado  á  la  Oficina 
de  Relaciones  Exteriores  una  relación  de  las  importaciones  que  el 
Reino  Unido  ha  hecho  de  la  República  Argentina,  y  de  las  exporta- 


926       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Clones  á  este  último  país  en  1905.     Estas  importaciones  y  exportaciones 
son  las  siofuieutes: 


Productos. 


IMPORTACIONES. 

Trigo toneladas 

Maíz id . . 

Carne  de  vaca  congelada id.. 

Carnero  congelado Id . . 

Lana id.. 

Linaza id.. 

Sebo i  d . . 

Cueros  salado.s  (incluso  los  del  Uruguay) id.. 

Cueros  de  carnero número 


Total. 


EXPORTACIONES. 

Carbón  de  piedra toneladas. 

Hierro  en  barras id . . . 

Hierro  forjado id... 

Hierro  fundido  y  accesorios id . . . 

Rieles  de  hierroy  acero id... 

Hierro  de  todas  clases id. . . 

Artículos  de  alambre id... 

Láminas  galvanizadas id... 

Tubos  de  hierro id... 

Cuchillería id... 

Artículos  de  hoja  de  lata id... 

Géneros  de  algodón  para  sábanas,  etc metros 

Lienzo  de  lina,  etc id... 

Géneros  de  lano  y  lana,  etc id... 

Alfombras id... 

Hessians ..;: id... 

Géneros  de  lino í d . . . 

Loza  y  cristalería 

Costales docenas. 

Cemento 

Hierro  para  ferrocarriles 


Total. 


Cantidad. 


1,061,820 

947, 730 

129, 000 

73, 122 

14, 125 

311,009 

18, 040 

4,432 

1,  360, 822 


1,783,990 
7, 853 
4,260 
3,718 
103, 913 
7,109 
1,922 
67,  370 
8,381 


2,064 

143, 203,  770 

4, 048,  .540 

3, 572,  280 

428, 580 

8,  895, 060 

2, 341,  530 

17,  364 

587, 089 

17,  688 

18, 863 


£8, 282, 388 

5, 090, 862 

3,751,780 

2, 458, 915 

962,  328 

1,741,773 

474, 527 

253, 755 

205,  713 


23, 220, 041 


1,194,911 

60, 895 

.50,  859 

71,  .549 

494, 191 

94, 130 

31,427 

747,497 

46, 1.52 

29, 360 

89, 633 

2,149,145 

460, 199 

379,  545 

61,047 

140, 620 

111,425 

133, 004 

132, 164 

28, 326 

194, 827 

6, 700, 916 


LA  lilBRE  ENTRADA  DE  aUEBRACHO  EN  ALEMANIA. 

El  Vice-Cónsul  Schlemmer  anuncia  de  Mannheim  que  los  curtidores 
de  aquella  parte  de  Alemania  piden  la  abolición  del  derecho  de  impor- 
tación sobre  el  quebracho  procedente  de  la  Argentina,  fundándose  en 
Cjue  Alemania  no  produce  suficiente  material  de  tenería  para  abastecer 
la  demanda  doméstica. 

Dichos  curtidores  dicen  que  los  precios  del  cuero  y  sus  productos 
han  bajado  á  tal  extremo  á  causa  de  las  importaciones  de  otros  países, 
especialmente  el  calzado  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  que  la  industria  de 
tenería  ya  no  presta  utilidad,  y  á  menos  que  puedan  obtener  un  mate- 
rial barato  mediante  la  supresión  de  este  derecho,  la  mayor  parte  de  los 
curtidores  en  menor  escala  tendrán  que  abandonar  sus  negocios. 


MOVIMIENTO  DE  LOS  PUERTOS,  1905. 

Los  detalles  del  movimiento  de  los  puertos  de  las  República 
Argentina,  durante  el  año  de  1905,  fueron  como  sigue;  siendo  el  total 
de  importación,  ^200,154,420  j  el  de  exportación,  $322,843,841: 


REPUBLICA    ARGENTINA. 


927' 


Importación. 


Exportación. 


Bahía  Blanca 

Buenos  Aires 

Campaña 

Colón 

Concordia 

Gualeguaj'chú 

La  Paz 

La  Plata 

Mendoza 

Paraná , 

Rosario 

Santa  Fé 

San  Juan 

San  Nicolás 

Zarate 

Otros  puertos 

Villa  Constitución  . 

Total , 


S7, 50Õ,  288 

168, 277, 712 

1,671,046 

273, 855 

305, 629 

112,562 

43, 820 

1, 675, 042 

12, 317 

410,607 

21,676,741 

2, 019, 234 

500 

23, 128 

490, 353 

656, 546 


g42, 864, 245 

141, 735, 578 

5, 540, 650 

1,915,438 

3,350,977 

3, 244, 247 

1, 352, 508 

14, 230, 838 

637, 244 

3, 656, 292 

68, 503, 422 

1,889,724 

62, 690 

13, 104, 534 

5,  961, 254 

10, 113, 296 

4, 500, 904 


205, 154, 420 


322,843,841 


estadística  municipal  de  buenos  aires. 

Acaba  de  aparecer  en  un  grueso  volumen  en  4°  de  550  y  clxv,  ó  sea 
más  de  700  páginas  en  total,  el  último  censo  general  de  la  ciudad  de 
Buenos  Aires,  comprendiendo  su  población  é  edificación,  comercio  é 
industria,  compilado  por  el  Director  de  la  estadística  municipal,  D. 
Alberto  B.  Martínez. 

Este  segundo  censo  comunal  de  Buenos  Aires  fué  ordenado  por  el 
intendente  Casares  y  se  comenzó  á  preparar  el  1°  de  junio  de  1904, 
llevándose  á  cabo  en  los  días  11  y  18  de  septiembre.  No  se  toma  en 
cuenta  en  él  sino  la  población  de  "hechos"  y  no  de  "derechos,"  como 
lo  aconsejan  los  líltimos  Congresos  Internacionales  de  Estadística. 

En  dicha  época  se  encontró  que  la  población  de  Buenos  Aires  era  de 
950,891  habitantes  (hoy  pasa  del  millón),  de  los  cuales  320,589  más  ó 
menos  nacidos  en  la  capital.  Comparada  esta  cifra  con  la  de  663,854 
que  arrojó  el  censo  de  1895,  resulta  que  en  el  corto  espacio  de  nueve 
años,  la  población  alcanzó  un  aumento  absoluto  de  287,037  habitantes. 
La  población  en  diciembre  31  de  1905  ascendió  á  1,025,653  híibitantes. 

El  crecimiento  aritmético  anual  de  la  población  fué,  pues,  de  4.63 
por  ciento,  el  geométrico  de  3.92  por  ciento  y  el  intermedio  entre 
ambas  fórmulas  (sistema  Wapaens)  de  3.80  por  ciento. 

La  población  de  Buenos  Aires  puede  duplicarse  en  dieciocho  años, 
más  ó  menos,  lo  que  significa  que  antes  de  1922  tendrá,  probablemente, 
cerca  de  2,000,000  de  habitantes. 

El  crecimiento  de  la  ciudad  de  Buenos  Aires  es  tan  rápido  y  de  tal 
magnitud,  que  sólo  se  encuentra  analogía  en  los  vertiginosos  incre- 
mentos de  las  ciudades  norteamericanas.  Pero  es  necesario  observar 
que  de  las  diecinueve  ciudades  con  más  de  200,000  habitantes,  de  que 
este  progresista  país  se  muestra  orgulloso  (censo  de  1900),  sólo  una — • 
Chicago — sobrepasa  á  Buenos  Aires  en  cuanto  a  rapidez. 

El  período  de  tiempo  que  para  duplicar  su  población  requieren 
varias   ciudades   americanas,    comparadas   con    Buenos   Aires,    es   el 


1)28       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

siguiente:  Buenos  Aires,  18  años;  Chicago,  15;  Cleveland,  18;  Mil- 
waukee, 20;  Detroit,  21;  Búfalo,  21;  Nueva  York,  22;  Newark,  22; 
Pittsburgo,  23;  San  Luis,  28;  Bostón,  30:  Rosario  de  Santa  Fé,  18;  lo 
mismo  que  Buenos  Aires. 

Dos  causas  determinan  este  aumento;  el  crecimiento  vegetativo  ó 
sea  la  diferencia  entre  los  nacidos  y  fallecidos,  v  el  excedente  de  la 
inmigración  sobre  la  emigración. 

En  Buenos  Aires,  merced  á  las  mejoras  sanitarias  oficiales  3^  particu- 
lares, ha  venido  operándose  una  continua  y  notable  disminución  en  las 
defunciones;  el  tipo  de  la  mortalidad  ha  bajado  de  2Ypor  1,000  en  1887 
hasta  22  por  1,000  en  1895,  y  hasta  11.5  en  1901.  A  pesar  de  haber 
sufrido  sensibles  reducciones  de  diez  años  á  esta  parte,  el  coeficiente 
de  la  natalidad  se  mantiene  aún  muy  elevado,  oscilando  alrededor  de 
83  nacidos  por  1,000  habitantes. 

Un  dato  interesante  que  ofrece  el  censo  es  la  densidad  de  la  probla- 
ción  con  la  de  otras  ciudades,  en  cuyo  cuadro  Buenos  Aires  ocupa  un 
lugar  bastante  secundario,  por  lo  extendida  y  poco  densa.  Véase 
Buenos  Aires  tiene  51  habitantes  por  hectárea;  Paris,  310;  Londres, 
115;  Glasgow,  119;  Liverpool,  108;  Manchester,  58;  Birmingham,  99; 
Edinburgo,  83;  Calcuta,  251;  Sidney,  40;  Meiburne,  202;  Nueva  York, 
16;  Chicago,  36;  Filadélfia,  36;  Boston,  19;  San  Luis,  29;  San  Fran- 
cisco, 33;  Berlín,  285;  Hamburgo,  87;  Munich,  59;  Leipzig,  71;  Dres- 
den, 91;  Viena,  89;  Budapest,  32;  Tokio,  119;  San  Petersburgo,  135; 
Varsóvia,  193;  Odesa,  211;  Madrid,  80;  Roma,  32;  Copenhague,  153; 
Bruselas,  204. 

De  la  población  de  Buenos  Aires  en  1904,  el  12.8  por  ciento  estaba 
formado  por  niños  hasta  de  5  años;  el  22.1  por  ciento  de  5  á  15  años; 
el  54.5  por  ciento  de  15  á  50;  el  10.6  de  50  y  más. 

En  la  población  argentina  de  la  capital  hay  mayor  número  de  mujeres 
que  de  varones;  271,670  mujeres  por  251,351  hombres  nativos  del  país. 
En  la  población  extranjera  es  al  revés:  218,488  varones  por  sólo  181,362 
mujeres.  Hay  108  mujeres  argentinas  por  100  varones  5"  109  mujeres 
extranjeras  por  135  varones.  En  toda  la  población  resultan,  pues,  109 
mujeres  por  100  varones. 

La  población  dividida  por  religiones  da  las  siguientes  cifras:  cató- 
licos, 823,926;  protestantes,  24,996;  israelitas,  6,065.  Por  primera 
vez  aparecen  en  un  censo  argentino  13,335  personas  que  se  declaren  no 
afiliadas  á  religión  alguna.  Otra  observación  es  la  de  que  los  israelitas 
deben  ser  más  de  los  que  señala  el  censo;  pero  no  hay  que  culpar  de 
ello  á  quienes  lo  levantaron. 

La  población  con  defectos  físicos  está  representada  por  6,638  per- 
sonas, y  la  que  se  hallaba  enfem^a  cuando  se  levantó  el  censo,  por 
4,648.     Entre  éstos,  los  dementes  eran  2,320. 

Los  solteros  eran  202,823,  los  casados  308,886  y  los  viudos  47,557, 
incluyendo  13,4^6  personas  que  no  declararon  su  estado  civil. 


EEPUBLICA    ARGENTINA.  929 

Por  rara  coincidencia,  según  los  censos  de  1895  y  de  1904,  la  propor- 
cionalidad es  la  misma:  55.7  por  ciento  casados,  36.3  por  ciento  solte- 
ros y  8  por  ciento  viudos. 

De  los  grupos  de  población  extranjera  el  más  importante  era  (y  es) 
el  italiano  con  228,556  personas,  46,863  más  que  en  1895.  Seguían  los 
españoles  con  105,206;  luego  los  orientales  con  28,747.  Estos  últimos 
llegaban  en  1895  sólo  á  8,976.  Los  ingleses  y  franceses  han  dismi- 
nuido desde  1895  en  1,438  y  5,611  personas,  respectivamente,  y  análoga 
disminución  se  observa  en  los  belgas,  suizos  y  portugueses. 

En  1895  sólo  había  715  extranjeros  naturalizados,  mientras  que  en 
1904  hubo  5,133. 

Los  niños  que  no  reciben  instrucción  enti'e  6  y  14  años  son  23,635. 

La  profesión  de  los  habitantes  no  ha  podido  ser  bien  clasificada  esta 
vez,  pero  el  censo  nos  da  los  siguientes  incompletos  informes  respecto 
de  la  ocupación  de  416, &32  habitantes: 

Agricultura  y  ganadería 4,  613 

Industria  y  artes  manuales 125,  214 

Comercio '    90, 114 

Transportes 15,  821 

Personal  del  servicio ." 57,  248 

Propietarios,  muebles  é  inmuebles 10,  729 

Empleados  del  Gobierno,  militares,  clero,  etc 30,  060 

Profesiones  sanitarias 3,  531 

Profesiones  liberales 8,791 

Instrucción  y  educación 13,  556 

Sin  clasificación  determinada 55, 125 

Por  este  último  dato  resulta  que  la  población  clasificada  es  sólo  de 
361,707  personas,  y  no  416,832  como  dice  el  censo. 

Entre  los  clasificados  el  75  por  ciento  corresponde  á  los  hombres  y 
el  25  por  ciento  restante  á  las  mujeres. 

En  las  industrias  y  artes  manuales,  los  extranjeros  (88,607)  superaban 
considerablemente  á  los  argentinos  (38,637). 

En  el  comercio  hay  tres  veces  más  extranjeros  que  argentinos.  Los 
rentistas  están  equilibrados. 

En  la  educación  ha}^  tres  veces  más  argentinos  que  extranjeros. 

El  número  de  los  propietarios  de  bienes  raíces  era  en  1904  de  83,183, 
contra  45,848  en  1895.  Los  propietarios  formaban  en  1904  el  87  por 
1,000  de  la  población. 

Los  vacunados  alcanzan  al  92.2  por  ciento  de  los  habitantes. 

El  número  de  los  ciudadanos  naturales  y  naturalizados  inscritos  en 
1904  alcanzan  á  59,876,  los  que  representan  el  74  por  ciento  de  la 
población  electoral.  •  - 

El  número  de  casas  de  comercio  existentes  para  133  ramos  en  1904 
alcanzaba  á  17,985;  en  1905,  las  casas  que  se  ocupaban  de  49  ramos 
eran  12,831.  En  1904  los  inmuebles  dedicados  al  comercio  represen- 
taban un  capital  de  $40,568,000  y  las  mercaderías  uno  de  $480,138,300. 


930       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  RErtJBLICAS   AMERICANAS. 

En  aquella  época,  el  capital  del  comercio  bonaerense,  en  esos  clos 
puntos  por  lo  menos,  representaba,  pues,  $520,706,300,  ó  sea  $266,- 
559,540  más  que  en  1895. 

El  ramo  de  alimentación  representa  44  millones  de  capital;  los  de 
vestido  j  tocador  32  millones;  el  de  construcción  en  general  12 
millones  j  medio. 

Los  establecimientos  industriales  eran  8,877,  divididos  en  estos 
ramos:  Alimentación,  715;  construcciones,  915;  vestidos  y  tocador, 
3,518;  madera,  muebles  y  anexos,  932;  metales  y  anexos,  1,093;  arte 
y  adornos,  568;  artes  gráficos,  papel  y  anexos,  406;  productos  quími- 
cos y  artículos  sanitarios,  126;  varias  industrias,  604. 

El  capital  de  estos  establecimientos  ascendía  á  $98,975,820  papel, 
contra  143,809,566  de  la  misma  moneda  en  1895,  pero  hay  que  tomar 
en  consideración  el  alza  del  papel;  además  267  establecimientos  no 
declararon  su  capital,  de  modo  que  estas  cifras  deben  ser  mayores. 


BOLIVIA. 

IMPUESTO    SOBRE    BEBIDAS    ALCOHÓLICAS,   ETC. 

El  Presidente  Constitucional  de  la  República  de  Bolivia  ha  acordado 
sobre  las  siguientes  modificaciones  del  impuesto  de  bebidas  alcohólicas, 
tanto  para  su  importación  como  para  su  exportación.  Según  "El 
Estado"  de  8  de  frebrero  1906,  los  detalles  del  acuerdo  son  como 
sigue: 

''Aetículo  1°.  Los  vinos,  licores,  cervezas  y  bebidas  alcohólicas 
que  se  importen  en  la  República  pagarán  un  impuesto  de  timbre  en 
la  proporción  siguiente: 

Cerveza  del  país  por  botella  común,  0.01  boliviano. 

Cerveza  extranjera  por  botella  común,  0.05  boliviano. 

Vino  del  país  por  botella  común,  0.02  boliviano. 

Vino  extranjero  de  mesa  por  botella  común,  0.05  boliviano. 

Vinos  extranjeros  generosos  como  Jerés,  Oporto,  Borgoña,  Madeira,  Málaga,  etc., 
0.10  boliviano. 

Licor  blanco  del  país  (botella)  0.02  boliviano. 

Licor  blanco  extranjero  de  otras  clases,  como  Cognac,  Whisky,  Old-Tom,  Char- 
treuse, etc.,  es  decir,  todos  los  bíteres,  aperitales  y  licores  á  base  de  esencia,  0.20 
boliviano. 

Botella  de  Champaña,  0.50  boliviano. 

"Art.  2°.  Las  bebidas  que  se  contengan  en  otros  envases  pagarán  el 
impuesto  por  unidad  de  litro  con  un  recargo  de  medio  centavo  sobre 
las  del  país,  y  dos  centavos  sobre  las  extranjeras. . 

"Art.  3°.  Los  timbres  deberán  adherirse  abarcando  el  tapón  j  parte 
del  cuello  de  la  botella  de  manera  que  sean  inutilizados  á  tiempo  de 
destaparse,  á  cuyo  fin  ellos  serán  de  forma  rectangular  de  diez  centí- 
metros de  largo  por  uno  de  ancho.  Se  diferenciarán  en  el  color — 
rosado  para  las  bebibas  del  país,  y  celeste  para  las  extranjeras. 


BOLIVIA.  931 

"Art.  4°.  Las  medias,  cuartas,  octavas,  etc.,  de  botella  llevarán  el 
timbre  en  la  proporción  de  lo  que  corresponde  á  las  corrientes.  En 
caso  de  ser  un  centavo  el  que  corresponde  á  éstas,  las  medias  y  demás 
submútiples  llevarán  dicho  timbre  dividido  á  lo  largo  en  proporción  al 
impuesto. 

"Art.  5°.  Todo  tenedor  de  botellas  que  contengan  bebidas  alcohóli- 
cas gravadas  por  este  Reglamento  está  en  la  obligación  de  mantener- 
las con  el  respectivo  timbre  adherido  en  la  forma  indicada:  asimismo, 
todo  tenedor  de  las  expresadas  bebidas  que  se  contengan  en  otros 
envases  está  obligado  á  conservar  en  su  poder,  con  una  señal  que  los 
inutilice  los  timbres  respectivos,  bajo  pena  de  comiso. 

''^Párrafo  2'^. 

"Art.  6°.  Sobre  las  bebidas  importadas  del  exterior,  el  interesado 
ó  importador  deberá  obtener  los  timbres  correspondientes  al  total  de 
la  partida  pedida  á  despacho;  dichos  timbres  los  conservará  junta- 
mente con  las  bebidas  á  las  cuales  corresponda,  siempre  que  las  man- 
tenga encajonadas  ó  empacadas  y  en  su  poder. 

"Art.  7°.  Para  los  efectos  del  artículo  anterior  en  las  Aduanas  de 
la  República  se  pondrá  á  disposición  de  los  funcionarios  encargados  de 
la  percepción  de  este  impuesto  todos  los  documentos  que  sean  solici- 
tados para  tomar  informaciones;  como  son,  manifiestos  por  maj^or  y 
menor,  facturas  consulares,  pólizas,  etc. 

"Art.  8°.  El  Administrador  de  Aduana  franqueará  las  pólizas  para 
que  el  inspector  ó  comisionado  tome  nota  del  despacho  y  proceda  á 
hacer  efectivo  el  impuesto.  Los  timbres  deben  tomarse  de  la  inspec- 
ción separadamente  con  relación  á  cada  partida  de  despacho,  no  pu- 
diendo  presentar  el  interesado,  timbres  comparados  con  antelación  ó 
en  globo  para  varias  partidas  de  internación. 

"Art.  9°.  Tan  luego  como  un  tenedor  de  hedidas  alcohólicas  obra, 
por  cualquier  motivo,  uno  ó  más  cajones  ó  bultos,  sea  que  extraiga  ó 
no  el  contenido,  deberá  adherir  inmediatamente  los  timbres  respec- 
tivos en  cada  botella  ó  envase. 

"Art.  10.  Una  vez  que  cualquiera  cantidad  de  las  existencias  de 
bebidas  de  un  comerciante  al  mayor  ó  importador  pase,  por  razón  de 
venta  ú  otra  causa,  á  segunda  persona,  ó  se  envie  á  cualquier  punto, 
deberá  adherirse  los  respectivos  timbres  en  cada  botella,  esté  ó  no 
encajonada  ó  empacada. 

"Art.  11.  Cuando  las  bebidas  despachadas  se  contengan  en  pipas, 
barricas,  garrafas,  odres,  etc. ,  deberá  obtenerse  3^  conservarse  los  tim- 
bres en  la  proporción  correspondiente  á  la  cantidad  pedida  á  despacho, 
y  con  el  recargo  expresado  por  el  artículo  2°,  observándose  en  este  caso 
lo  prescrito  en  el  artículo  16. 

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932       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

'' Párrafo  3\ 

"Aet.  12.  Los  fabricantes  j  elaboradores  de  vinos,  cervezas,  licores, 
aguardientes  j  demás  bebidas  alcohólicas  con  materias  prima  extranje- 
ras, están  obligados  á  pasar  á  la  Inspección  Departamental,  dentro  de 
los  veinte  días  después  de  instaladas  las  fábricas  de  nueva  creación, 
páralos  efectos  de  su  matrícula,  una  relación  exacta  que  contenga:  el 
nombre  del  industrial  .y  propietario,  ubicación  de  la  fábrica,  bebida 
que  produce,  cantidad  por  año  \  clase  de  envase  en  que  se  extiende. 

"Art.  13.  Igualmente  están  obligados,  tanto  el  fabricante  como  el 
extractor  de  los  productos,  á  adherir  el  timbre  correspondiente  en  la 
forma  prescrita,  tan  luego  como  lleguen  á  embotellarlos. 

'"Art,  11.  En  caso  de  no  efectuar  el  envase  en  botellas,  v  teniendo 
que  hacerlo  en  pipas,  barricas,  garrafas,  odres,  etc.,  deberán  obtener 
j  conservar  los  timbres  en  la  proporción  correspondiente  á  la  cantidad 
para  envasar,  tomando  por  base  la  unidad  del  litro,  3"  él  con  recargo 
previsto  por  el  artículo  2°. 

"Art.  15.  Para  sacar  de  una  fábrica  cualquier  a  cantidad  de  produc- 
tos elaborados  por  razón  de  venta  û  otro  motivo  deberá  el  comprador 
ó  extractor  recojer  los  timbres  correspondientes  á  la  cantidad  que  se 
extrae  de  poder  del  vendedor  ó  fabricante. 

"Art.  16.  Si  el  comprador  ó  extractor  ha  de  hacer  el  expendio  á 
peso,  medida,  etc.,  esto  es,  sin  embotellar,  tendrá  que  guardar  los 
indicados  timbres;  é  inmediíitamente  de  agotada  la  existencia  sin  em- 
botellar, está  en  la  obligación  de  dar  aviso  al  inspector,  subinspector  ó 
comisionado,  y  presentar  los  referidos  timbres  que  ha  debido  mantener 
en  su  poder. 

Art.  17.  Si  dicho  aviso  y  presentación  de  timbres  no  se  hiciere 
hasta  un  término  prudencial,  calculado  á  juicio  de  la  Inspección,  ésta 
tomará  las  medidas  conducentes  á  cerciorarse  de  la  efectividad  de  la 
existencia,  y  resultando  haber  habido  contravención  aplicará  una  multa 
de  20  á  500  bolivianos  á  su  juicio. 

''Párrafo  J/P. 

"Art.  18.  Los  propietarios  y  elaboradores  de  cervezas,  vinos,  licores 
y  demás  bebidas  alcohólicas  con  materia  prima  nacional  están  también 
obligados  á  pasar  la  relación  á  que  se  refiere  el  artículo  12.  Inmedia- 
tamente que  lleguen  á  embotellar  sus  productos  deberán  adherir  los 
timbres  en  la  forma  prescrita. 

"Art.  20.  Todo  comprador  ó  destinatario  tan  luego  como  reciba 
cualquiera  cantidad  de  bebidas  alcohólicas,  con  materia  prima  nacional 
sin  embotellar,  obtendrá  los  timbres  respectivos  para  adherirlos  igual- 
mente en  la  forma  prescrita. 


BOLIVIA.  933 

^''Párrafo  5°. 

"Aet.  21.  Toda  botella  que,  conteniendo  bebidas  alcohólicas  graba- 
das por  este  decreto,  se  encuentre  sin  el  respectivo  timbre  adherido  en 
la  forma  prescrita,  tendrá  la  penalidad  del  comiso.  Siempre  que  la 
cantidad  denunciada  exceda  de  media  docena  de  botellas,  un  50  por 
ciento  del  valor  de  la  pena  corresponde  al  denunciante. 

"Si  la  cantidad  denunciada  fuere  de  media  docena,  será  el  comiso 
integramente  en  favor  del  denunciante,  quien  abonará  el  valor  de  los 
timbres  correspondientes  á  las  botellas  decomisadas. 

"Art.  22.  En  caso  de  hallarse  cualquier  bulto  é  cajón  de  bebidas  en 
poder  de  un  comerciante  al  por  mayor  ó  importador,  que  ofrezca  se- 
ñales de  haber  sido  descubierto  y  se  encuentren  las  botellas  ó  envases 
que  contenga,  sin  el  correspondiente  timbre  adherido,  recaerá  la  pena 
en  la  proporción  indicada  en  el  Artículo  21. 

"Aet.  23.  En  los  demás  casos  expresamente  determinados  por  este 
reglamento  se  aplicará  las  penas  especiales  que  se  indican. 

''Párrafo  6\ 

'  '  Aet.  21:.  Las  bebidas  del  país  que  se  exporten  ai  exterior  serán 
reembolsadas  por  la  Inspección  Departamental  en  el  valor  correspon- 
diente á  los  timbres  con  que  se  hubiera  hecho  efectivo  el  gravamen, 
después  de  haberse  comprobado  plenamente  la  verdad  de  su  exporta- 
ción. 

"Art.  25.  Lî,i  comprobación  á  que  se  refiere  el  artículo  anterior,  se 
verificará  mediante  la  guía  de  tránsito  expedida  por  la  Aduana,  de  la 
que  se  tomará  sucinta  anotación  firmada  por  el  exportador  ó  interesado 
y  últimamente  por  un  certificado  expedido  en  la  plaza  anterior  de 
destino  por  el  Cónsul  boliviano  ó  el  de  una  nación  amiga. 

''Párrafo  7°. 

"Aet.  26.  Las  bebidas  alcohólicas  sujetas  al  estanco,  no  pagarán  el 
impuesto  de  timbres. 

"Aet.  27.  Las  bebidas  alcohólicas  que  se  produzcan  por  transfor- 
mación química  del  alcohol  comprado,  en  el  estanco,  ó  por  desinfec- 
ción, ó  simplemente  por  dilatación  de  volumen  y  relajación  de  grados, 
y  que  ponga  á  la  venta  para  su  consumo  como  tales  bebidas  no  están 
exentas  del  impuesto  de  timbre. 

"PcirrafoS''. 

"Aet.  28.  Habrá  en  cada  capital  de  Departamento,  un  inspector,  y 
en  algunas  capitales  de  provincias  un  subinspector,  y  tantos  comisio- 
nados, cuantos  sean  necesarios. 

"Son  atribuciones  comunes  á  ellos: 

"(a)  Velar  por  el  estricto  cumplimiento  j  la  observación  de  las  dis- 
posiciones del  presente  Decreto  reglamentario. 


934       OFICINA  INTEKNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

''(J)  Expender  los  correspondientes  timbres,  para  lo  cual  el  Tesoro 
Nacional  proveerá  mensualmente  á  las  inspecciones,  previa  cuenta  que 
deben  rendir  en  el  expresado  término.  A  las  subinspecciones  y  comi- 
sionados proveerán  las  respectivas  inspecciones  en  las  mismas  con- 
diciones indicadas. 

"■(c)  Llevarán  los  libros  que  sean  necesarios  á  la  ordenada  y  prolija 
percepción  del  impuesto  como  son:  Libro  de  ventas  de  timbres,  de 
matrículas,  etc. 

"Art.  29.  En  los  cantones  habrán  funcionarios  subalternos  encarga- 
dos de  la  vigilancia  y  expendio  de  timbres. 

"Art.  30.  Siempre  que  de  los  medios  de  control  y  comprobaciones 
que  verifiquen  las  inspecciones  y  subinspecciones,  resultaren  bebidas 
que  han  eludido  el  pago  de  timbres,  recaerá  sobre  el  importador  ó 
propietario,  la  pena  de  una  multa  de  50  á  500  bolivianos,  indepen- 
dientemente del  comiso  de  las  bebidas  encontradas  sin  el  respectivo 
timbre. 

"Art.  31.  Por  toda  remuneración  los  inspectores  llevarán  el  10  por 
ciento  sobre  la  ventas  directas  de  timbres  que  efectúen,  y  el  2  por 
ciento  sobre  las  ventas  de  los  subinspectores  y  comisionados,  y  éstos 
llevarán  el  8  por  ciento. 

"Art.  32.  Los  inspectores  3^  subinspectores  prestarán  una  fianza 
proporcional  á  los  valores  que  manejen. 

"El  señor  Ministro  de  Estado  en  el  Despacho  de  Hacienda  é  Industria, 
queda  encargado  de  la  ejecución  de  este  decreto. 

"Dado  en  el  Palacio  de  Gobierno  da  La  Paz,  á  los  dos  días  del  mes 
de  febrero  de  mil  novecientos  seis." 

DERECHOS  DE  EXPORTACldN  SOBRE  EL  ESTAÑO. 


El  Señor  Sorsbt,  Ministro  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  Bolivia,  en  un 
informe  remitido  al  Departamento  de  Estado,  dice  que  el  29  de  diciem- 
bre último  el  Congreso  Boliviano  aprobó  la  siguiente  ley  que  ha  sido 
sancionada  por  el  Ejecutivo  y  que  en  la  actualidad  está  vigente: 

"Artículo  1.  A  contar  del  1°  de  enero  de  1906,  los  derechos  de 
exportación  sobre  los  metales  y  minerales  de  estaño  se  cobrarán  en 
conformidad  con  el  siguiente  arancel: 


Barilla. 

Barras. 

Barilla. 

Barras. 

Si  las  cotizaciones  del  merca- 
do fuesen  menos — 
De  100  litros  por  quintal.. 
DelOOállO 

Boli- 
vianos. 
0.90 
1.00 
1.15 
L30 
1.45 
1.60 

Boli- 
vianos. 
1.50 
1.60 
1.75 
1.90 
2.10 
2.30 

Si  las  cotizaciones  del  merca- 
do fuesen  menos — 
De  150  á  160 

Boli- 
vianos. 
1.75 
2.00 
2.25 
2.60 
3.00 
3.50 

Boli- 
vianos. 
2.50 

De  160  á  170 

2.80 

De  110  á  120 

De  170  á  180 

3.10 

Del20ál30 

De  180  á  190 

8.40 

De  130ál40 

De  190  á  200 

3.80 

De  140  á  150 

De  200  para  arriba 

4.20 

"Art.  IL  El  Ministro  de  Hacienda  revisará  y  fijará  el  derecho  que 
se  ha  de  cobrar  sobre  la  barrilla  y  las  barras  de  estaño,  con  arreglo  á 


BOLIVIA. 


935 


las  cotizaciones  del  mercado  en  Europa,  y  en  estricta  conformidad  con 
el  arancel  que  antecede,  el  cual  permanecerá  vigente  durante  quince 
días,  sean  cualesfueren  las  fluctuaciones  que  ocurran  en  el  precio  que  el 
estaño  tenga  en  el  mercado. 

"Art.  III.  Las  compañías  que  explotan  las  minas  de  estaño  están 
exentas  del  pago  del  3  por  ciento  sobre  sus  ganancias  netas. 

"Art.  IV.  A  contar  del  1°  de  enero  de  1906  se  cobrarán  los  siguientes 
derechos  de  exportación  sobre  el  bismuto: 

Bolivianos. 

Sobre  lingotes  ó  barras,  por  quintal 10 

Sobre  el  mineral  ó  barrillas,  por  quintal 8 

"Art.  V.  En  lo  sucesivo  el  oro  acuñado  no  se  exportará  más  libre 
de  derecho  y  quedará  sujeto  á  un  derecho  de  exportación  de  un  3  por 
ciento. 

"Art.  VI.  El  Ejecutivo  establecerá  el  reglamento  debido  para  la 
debida  ejecución  de  la  presente  ley. 

COMERCIO  CON  LOS  ESTADOS  UNIDOS. 

Las  cifras  siguientes  demuestran  las  mercaderías  exportadas  de 
Nueva  York  y  San  Francisco  con  destino  á  Bolivia  en  los  meses  de 
enero  y  febrero  de  1906. 

DE  NUEVA  YORK. 


Meses. 

Via— 

Bultos. 

Valor. 

Enero 

Antofagasta 

1,652 

715 

192 

139 

2 

S24,387.15 
16  468  35 

Moliendo 

Rosario .  . 

5, 750. 00 
1  291  00 

Pará 

Arica 

140  00 

Total 

2,700 

48  036  50 

Antofagasta 

FebrerO' , .,. 

1,786 

510 

167 

147 

73 

12 

17  166  01 

Moliendo 

4  863.  .S5 

Arica 

1  123  45 

Pará, 

879  69 

Rosario 

2  155  00 

Montevideo 

422  90 

Total 

2,695 

26  610.40 

DE  SAN  FRANCISCO. 

Enero 

Antofagasta 

19,154 
2,514 

$6, 519. 18 
5,  519.  05 

Moliendo : 

Total 

_  21, 668 

12  038.23 

Moliendo 

Febrero 

17, 669 
530 
113 

21  716  29 

Arica 

890  00 

Antofagasta 

684  00 

Total 

18, 312 

23  290  29 

RESUMEN. 

Meses. 

De- 

Bultos. 

Valor. 

Enero  y  febrero 

Nueva  York 

5,395 
39,980 

S74, 646. 90 
35,328.52 

San  Francisco 

Grand  total 

45,375 

109, 975. 42 

936       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

INDUSTRIA  MINERA. 

El  Señor  Don.M.  V.  Ballivián,  Director  General  de  Estadística  de 
la  República  de  Bolivia,  dice  que  la  industria  minera  de  Bolivia  se  ha 
desarrollado  notablemente,  y  en  la  actualidad  se  considera  como  la 
industria  nacional  par  excellence. 

Las  montarías  j  colinas  de  esta  República  contienen  grandes  venas  de 
minerales  de  alta  ley  que  constituyen  una  variadísima  combinación. 
Sin  embargo,  estos  minerales  no  se  están  explotando  por  completo  á 
causa  de  la  escasez  de  capital  y  principalmente  por  falta  de  medios 
fáciles  de  comunicación.  A  pesar  de  estas  dificultades,  Bolivia  puede 
jactarse  de  poseer  una  industria  que  figura  en  primera  línea  en  el 
progreso  moderno,  y  para  la  debida  explotación  de  su  riqueza  puede 
contar  con  los  mejores  mineros  que  hay  en  Sud  América. 

La  distribución  de  las  vetas  de  mineral  en  el  territorio  de  Bolivia 
es  una  cuestión  que  ha  llamado  poderosamente  la  atención  de  los  geó- 
logos. Un  naturalista  entendido,  al  hablar  de  las  altas  colinas  bolivia- 
nas, las  denomina  "una  mesa  de  plata  apoyada  por  columnas  de  oro." 

No  cabe  duda  de  que  en  toda  la  América  del  Sur  no  existe  ninguna 
región  geológica  más  favorecida  por  la  naturaleza  que  la  de  Bolivia, 
por  cuanto  contiene  en  grandísima  abundancia,  oro,  plata,  estaño,  cobre, 
bismuto,  tungsteno,  etc.,  j  que  entre  sus  sustancias  mineras  no  metá- 
licas pueden  mencionarse  la  borax,  el  carbón  de  piedra,  el  nitrato, 
petróleo  y  otras  muchas. 

En  un  período  de  210  años,  es  decir,  de  1510  á  1750,  las  minas  de  oro 
de  Bolivia  produjeron  la  suma  de  £420,000,  y  desde  este  último  año 
hasta  principios  del  siglo  XIX,  estas  minas  y  los  lavaderos  del  distrito 
de  La  Paz  produjeron  111,000,000.  De  1818  á  1868  dichas  minas 
produjeron  1150,000,000.  Desde  mediados  del  siglo  XVIII  hasta 
fines  del  siglo  XIX,  el  producto  de  las  otras  minas  de  la  nación  se  cal- 
cula en  ¿£25,000,000.  En  la  actualidad  la  producción  anual  de  mineral 
de  oro  se  calcula  en  550,000  kilogramos,  que  representan  un  valor  oficial 
de  275,000  bolivianos. 

Es  harto  sabido  que  Bolivia  durante  largo  tiempo  ha  ocupado  el 
tercer  puesto  entre  los  países  productores  de  plata  del  mundo.  Dentro 
de  los  límites  de  la  República  hay  más  de  10,000  minas  de  plata  aban- 
donadas, no  porque  éstas  dejen  de  contener  mineral,  sino  por  falta  de 
capital  y  de  medios  para  obtener  el  agua  necesaria,  y  por  otros  incon- 
venientes. La  famosa  y  empinada  colina  del  Potosí,  célebre  en  los 
anales  mineros  del  mundo,  en  los  320  años  transcurridos  desde  su 
descubrimiento,  ha  producido  3,631,128,352  pesos  en  plata,  ó  sea  un 
promedio  anual  de  11,284,776  pesos.  En  la  actualidad  no  hay  más 
que  unas  cuantas  compañías  que  se  ocupan  en  explotar  las  minas  de 
plata,  y  la  princi^jal  de  ellas,  desde  1873,  fecha  de  su  organización, 
hasta  1904,  ha  producido  4,600  toneladas  de  plata  pura. 


BRASIL.  937 

La  explotación  del  estaño  es  una  empresa  reciente  en  Bolivia,  pero 
á  pesar  de  este  hecho,  la  producción  anual  de  este  metal  asciende  como 
á  30,000  toneladas.  Diariamente  se  hacen  descubrimientos  de  inmen- 
sos depósitos  de  este  metal  en  diferentes  puntos  de  la  República,  encon- 
trándose los  más  ricos  y  abundantes  en  los  distritos  de  Potosí,  Oruro 
é  Inquisivi. 

En  el  distrito  de  Corocoro  es  donde  se  produce  el  cobre  en  mayores 
cantidades,  siendo  así  que  el  producto  anual  de  este  metal  es  de  3,000  á 
4,000  toneladas.  Las  demás  minas  de  cobre  de  la  República  han  sido 
abandonadas. 

Además  de  los  minerales  que  se  acaban  de  mencionar,  haj^  otros 
muchos  de  gran  valor  que  se  encuentran  en  una  parte  considerable  del 
territorio  boliviano,  pero  se  están  exi)lotando  en  muj^  pequeña  escala  á 
causa  de  las  dificultades  á  que  antes  se  ha  hecho  referencia.  Cuando 
los  proyectos  de  construcción  de  ferrocarriles  se  hayan  realizado,  la 
industria  minera  en  Bolivia  adelantará  de  una  manera  muv  notable. 


BRASIL. 

MODIFICACIONES  DEL  ARANCEL. 

I. — Decreto  nf  56Ji6^  de  22  de  agosto  de  1905^  concediendo  franquicia 
de  derechos  al  material  para  empresas  de  electricidMd^  etc. 

["Diario  Official  "  de  29  de  agosto  de  1905,  n»  201.] 

Artículo  1°.  El  Gobierno  queda  autorizado  para  conceder  fran- 
quicia de  derechos  de  Aduana,  derecho  de  desapropiación  de  terrenos 
y  mejoras,  j  demás  favores  comprendidos  en  el  artículo  23  de  la  ley 
n°  1145,  de  31  de  diciembre  de  1904,  á  las  empresas  de  electricidad 
producida  por  fuerza  hidráulica,  que  se  constituyan  para  fines  de  utili- 
dad ó  conveniencia  pública. 

Párrafo  único.  La  desapropiación  tendrá  por  objeto  los  terrenos  3^ 
mejoras  indispensables  para  las  instalaciones  y  la  ejecución  de  los  ser- 
vicios á  cargo  de  las  referidas  empresas. 

Art.  2.  En  la  concesión  de  tales  favores,  además  de  la  legislación 
federal  que  les  es  aplicable,  se  observarán  las  siguientes  reglas: 

1°.  Los  concesionarios  solicitarán  franquicia  de  derechos  de  Aduana 
por  cada  partida  de  material  que  recibieren  3^  que,  á  juicio  del  Go- 
bernó, fuere  necesario  para  los  trabajos  en  ejecución,  observándose, 
por  lo  demás,  el  procedimiento  establecido  para  tales  casos  en  la 
legislación  vigente. 

2°.  La  desapropiación  de  terrenos  y  mejoras  para  los  fines  indicados 
en  el  artículo  1°,  párrafo  único,  se  hará  por  decreto  especial,  que  se 
expedirá  de  acuerdo  con  los  planos  previamente  aprobados  por  el 
Gobierno. 


938       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

3°.  Los  demás  favores  de  que  trata  el  artículo  23  de  la  ley  n°  1145, 
de  31  de  diciembre  de  1903,  se  concederán  de  conformidad  con  lo  dis- 
puesto en  el  decreto  n°  5-107  de  27  de  diciembre  de  1901. 

Art.  3.  Toda  disposición  en  contrario  queda  derogada. 

'H.—Dec7'eto  n'^  lli25B^  de  28  de  novienibre  de  1905^  estcdñeciendo  reglas 
'para  la  aj)rehensión  de  j^i^odtictos  ó  inerGancias  que  se  importen  con 
falsas  indicaciones  de  procedencia. 

["Diario  Official"  de  S  de  diciembre  de  1905,  n»  284.] 

Artículo  1.  Se  prohibe  la  importación  de  cualquier  producto  ó 
mercancía  con  falsa  indicación  de  procedencia,  en  los  términos  del 
Arreglo  de  Madrid,  de  11  de  abril  de '1891,  ratificado  el  3  de  octubre 
de  1896  y  puesto  en  ejecución  por  el  decreto  n°  2380  de  20  de  noviem- 
bre del  mismo  año. 

Art.  2.  Los  géneros  á  que  se  aplique  lo  dispuesto  en  el  artículo 
anterior  se  aprehenderán  por  las  autoridades  aduaneras,  cuando  no  se 
hayan  entregado  á  los  interesados,  y  de  no  ser  así  por  las  autoridades 
judiciales  federales.  En  ambos  casos,  la  aprehensión  se  efectuará  á 
petición  de  los  interesados  ó  del  Fiscal,  mediante  cumplimiento  de  las 
formalidades  legales. 

Art.  3.  Los  productos  que  se  aprehendan  en  la  zona  fiscal  deberán 
reexportarse  por  los  importadores  dentro  de  los  30  días,  bajo  pena  de 
ser  destruidos.  Si  la  aprehensión  se  efectuare  fuera  de  la  zona  fiscal, 
los  géneros  se  inutilizarán  ó  destruirán. 

Art.  4.  En  cualquiera  de  los  casos  previstos  en  esta  ley,  los  impor- 
tadores incurrirán  en  una  multa  de  50  por  ciento  sobre  el  valor  de  los 
géneros  importados. 

Art.  5.  En  el  proceso  de  aprehensión  se  observará,  en  cuanto  fuere 
aplicable,  lo  dispuesto  en  el  artículo  633  de  la  Recopilación  de  Leyes  de 
Aduanas. 

Art.  6.  Queda  derogada  toda  disposición  on  contrario. 

III. — Extracto  de  la  ley  de  jyfésupuestos  n^  IJf.O'B.,  de  30  de  diciemhre 
de  190Õ,  ])ara  el  ejercicio  de  1906. 

["  Diario  Official  "  de  31  de  diciembre  de  1905,  n»  304.] 

Artículo  1.  1.  Derechos  de  importación  para  consumo,  de  con- 
formidad con  el  arancel  establecido  por  el  decreto  n°  3617,  de  19  de 
marzo  de  1900,  tal  como  ha  sido  alterado  por  las  le3"es  n""  1144  de  30 
de  diciembre  de  1903  y  1313  de  30  de  diciembre  de  1904,  salvo  las 
siguientes  modificaciones: 

El  ganado  mular  que  se  introduzca  por  las  fronteras  del  Río  Grande 
del  Sur  se  sujetará  al  mismo  impuesto  aplicable  al  que  se  importe  por 
otras  fronteras  de  tierra  y  por  vía  marítima. 

Los  derechos  aplicables  á  los  siguientes  artículos  se  elevan  como  á 
continuación  se  expresa:  Tasajo,  180  reis;  arroz,  160  reis,  con  el  tanto 


BRASIL.  939 

por  ciento  de  los  derechos  elevado  de  10  á  15  por  ciento;  heno,  alfalfa, 
paja  de  avena,  etc.,  50  reis;  óxido  de  plomo  compuesto  ó  secante 
blanco,  n°  274  de  la  clase  XI,  400  reis. 

La  clase  IX  se  completará  por  la  adición  de  la  siguiente  partida: 
Jugo  de  uvas  sin  fermentar,  450  reis  por  kilogramo. 

Los  derecho  aplicables  al  pino  quedan  elevados  como  sigue:  En 
troncos,  20  $  por  metro  cúbico;  en  tablas,  planchas  ó  maderas,  25  $ 
por  metro  cúbico. 

La  partida  n°  612  queda  modificada  como  sigue: 

{a)  En  vez  de  "Papel  ordinario  para  embalar,  sin  imprimir,  kil.  150 
reis"  dígase:  "Ordinario  para  embalar,  de  color  natural,  áspero  por 
ambos  lados,  200  reis." 

(ò)  En  vez  de  "pintado  ó  estampado,  teñido  ó  coloreado,  liso,  labra- 
do ó  tafileteado,  para  encuademaciones  y  otros  usos,  400  reis  "  digase: 
"Papel  pintado  ó  estampado,  teñido  ó  coloreado,  liso  por  uno  ó  ambos 
lados,  labrado  ó  tafileteado,  para  encuademación,  aunque  tenga  cual- 
quier dibujo  ó  impresión,  para  embalar,  confetti  y  demás  usos,  en 
hojas,  tiras  ó  rollos,  500  reis." 

Se  eleva  á  20  reis  por  kilogramo  el  impuesto  sobre  el  hierro  fundido 
ó  goas  en  lingotes  ó  pudelado,  para  ser  laminado,  en  bruto;  tanto  por 
ciento,  40. 

La  partida  No.  704  se  entenderá  redactada  como  sigue:  Placas  sen- 
cillas, lisas,  ó  estriadas  en  el  laminador,  de  hierro,  130  reis;  de  acero, 
150  reis;  barras,  varillas,  garfios,  flejes  para  toneles,  pipas  ó  fardos  y, 
en  general,  artículos  laminados  de  cualquiera  forma,  de  hierro,  140  reis; 
de  acero  160  reis. 

Se  eleva  á  140  reis  por  kilogramo  el  derecho  aplicable  al  alambre 
con  púas,  garfios  y  clavos  para  cercas. 

Se  eleva  á  300  reis  por  kilogramo  el  derecho  aplicable  á  los  fogones 
de  hierro  fundido  ó  batido,  hornos  y  hornillos,  accesorios  para  los 
mismos,  hornillos  de  hierro  fundido,  hornillos  cuadrados  3^  redondos, 
marmitas  simples  de  tres  pies  y  otros  artículos  semejantes,  tanto  por 
ciento,  50. 

Se  eleva  á  300  reis  por  kilogramo  el  derecho  aplicable  á  los  artículos 
de  fundición  sencillos  comprendidos  en  la  partida  No.  757  y  á  600  reis 
el  aplicable  á  los  mismos  artículos  pintados. 

Automóviles  (carros  ó  embarcaciones)  para  transporte  de  pasajeros 
ó' de  cargas,  7  por  ciento  ad  valorem;  trucks  de  automóviles,  armados 
ó  desarmados,  juegos  de  rendas  delanteros  ó  traseros  completos,  incluso 
el  motor  y  accesorios,  sin  concluir,  sin  caja,  5  por  ciento  ad  volorem, 
automóviles  por  los  cuales  se  utilice  como  combustible  el  alcohol  puro, 
carburado  ó  desnaturalizado,  5  por  ciento  ad  valorem. 

La  partida  No.  980  se  entenderá  redactada  como  signe:  Alambiques, 
autoclavos,  hornillos,  retortas,  tachos,  calderas,  calderos,  cacerolas, 
teteras,  chocolateras,   sartenes   y  cualesquier  objetos  semejantes  no 


940       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

expresados:  sencillos,  grandes,  para  la  agricultura  ó  para  fábricas,  5 
por  ciento  ad  valorem;  sencillos,  pequeños,  para  laboratorios  químicos 
ó  farmacéuticos  j  para  uso  particular,  kilogramo,  400  reis,  30  por  ciento; 
estañados,  pintados^  ó  esmaltados,  kilogramo,  600  reis. 

En  la  partida  n"  1000,  la  parte  que  se  refiere  á  las  planchas  para  la 
ropa  se  reemplaza  como  signe:  Planchas  para  la  ropa  ó  para  alisar,  de 
hierro  ó  acero,  de  cualquiera  forma,  sencillas  ó  pintadas,  kilogramo 
500  reis,  60  por  ciento. 

Se  eleva  á  1$300  por  kilogramo  el  derecho  aplicable  á  los  palitos  de 
madera  para  fósforos,  aumento  que  entrará  en  vigor  el  1°  de  julio  de 
1906  y  sólo  se  mantendrá  en  cuanto  los  Estados  que  exporten  pino  no 
aumenten  sus  actuales  impuestos  sobre  esta  madera.  Los  importadores 
de  palitos  de  madera  para  f  ósf  orus  no  podrán  despacharlos  en  cantidad 
superior  á  la  que  se  ha3'a  importado  durante  el  último  ejercicio. 

Se  eleva  á  1^300  por  kilogramo  el  derecho  sobre  las  cajitas  de  pino 
propias  exclusivamente  para  contener  fósforos,  armadas  ó  desarmadas, 
última  parte  de  la  partida  n"  1037. 

Se  añade  al  Arancel  la  nueva  partida  siguiente:  Paja  de  centeno,  de 
trigo,  de  avena  j  de  otras  plantas  para  fundas  ó  envoltorios  de  botellas 
ó  damajuanas,  v  empaques  diversos,  50  reis  el  kilogramo,  20  por 
ciento. 

Entre  las  mercancías  expresadas  en  el  artículo  6  del  Arancel  de 
Aduanas  se  comprenderán  todas  las  bebidas  alcohólicas  que  contengan 
ajenjo  ó  cualesquiera  otras  esencias  nocivas. 

2.  Dos  por  ciento  oro  sobre  las  mercancías  expresadas  en  las  parti- 
das n°^  93  y  95  (cebada  en  grano),  96,  97,  98,  100  y  101  de  la  clase  7^^ 
del  Arancel  (cereales),  en  los  términos  del  artículo  1°,  n°  1,  de  la  ley 
n°  1313,  de  30  de  diciembre  de  1904. 

Aet.  2.  El  Presidente  de  la  República  queda  autorizado: 

III.  Para  cobrar  el  impuesto  de  importación  para  consumo,  de  acuer- 
do con  las  leyes  vigentes,  en  la  siguiente  forma: 

(a)  Fifty  por  ciento  en  papel  y  50  por  ciento  en  oro,  sobre  las  mer- 
cancías expresadas  en  las  partidas  n°'^  1,  9,  23,  24  (excepto  las  pieles 
de  armiño,  castor,  nutria  y  semejantes,  tafiletes,  gamuza  y  pieles  de 
adorno),  30,  41,  52,  53,  (excepto  los  jamones,  embutidos,  chorizos,  sal- 
chichones y  mortadelas),  60,  63,  69,  91,  93,  98,  99,  100,  102,  104,  106, 
109,  115,  123  (excepto  el  aceite  de  olivas),  124  (que  pagarán  los  dere- 
chos del  Arancel),  137,  159,  172,  178  (con  respecto  á  los  ácidos  muriá- 
tico,  nítrico  y  sulfúrico  impuros),  179  (excepto  las  aguas  naturales  para 
usos  terapéuticos),  196,  204,  213  (sólo  con  respecto  al  cloruro  de  sodio), 
227,  228,  259,  279,  280,  326,  330,  410  (excepto  las  pajas  de  Chile,  de 
Italia  y  semejantes,  propias  para  sombreros  y  artículos  trenzados  seme- 
jantes), 437,  465,  468,  469  (calzoncillos,  camisas,  cuellos  y  puños  de 
algodón),  470,  472,  473,  474  (excepto  los  velvets^  veludillos,  bombasíes 
y  terciopelos),  448  (excepto  las  alpacas,  damascos,  merinos,  cachemires, 


BRASIL.  ^  941 

gargoranes,  telas  rayadas,  royal^  satén  de  China,  tonquín,  felpas  ó 
terciopelos  de  lana  y  tejidos  semejantes  no  expresados),  517,  534,  538 
(sólo  con  respecto  á  los  brines  y  crehuelas),  547,  562  (calzoncillos, 
camisas,  cuellos  j  puños  de  lino),  563,  612  (excepto  el  papel  para  escribir 
ó  dibujar  de  cualquiera  clase,  blanco  ó  de  color;  papel  para  imprenta  ó 
tipografía;  papel  de  seda,  blanco  ó  de  color,  para  copiar  cartas  y  sin 
cola,  y  el  encerado,  ennegrecido,  oriental,  de  arroz,  de  China,  vegetal 
y  semejantes;  papel  con  hojuela  de  oro  ó  plata  falsos,  para  fabricación 
de  flores:  pasta  de  cualquiera  clase  para  fabricación  de  papel),  613,  620, 
625,  641,  642,  '^03,  732,  749,  751,  757,  805  (coches  para  ferrocarriles  y 
sus  accesorios)  y  1060  del  Arancel  de  Aduanas  á  que  se  refiere  el  decreto 
n°  3617,  de  marzo  de  1900. 

(b)  Sesenta  y  cinco  por  ciento  en  papel  y  35  por  ciento  en  oro,  sobre 
las  demás  mercancías  no  mencionadas  en  la  letra  anterior. 

El  50  por  ciento  en  oro  se  cobrará  en  cuanto  el  cambio  quede  supe- 
rior a  15d.  por  1|,  por  30  días  consecutivos  y,  del  mismo  modo,  sólo 
dejarán  de  percibirse  después  de  que,  durante  el  mismo  plazo,  el  cam- 
bio quede  inferior  á  15d.  Para  los  efectos  de  esta  disposición,  se 
tomará  el  término  medio  del  tipo  del  cambio  durante  dichos  30  días. 

Si  el  cambio  bajare  á  15d.  ó  menos,  los  derechos  de  importación 
aplicables  á  las  mercancías  de  que  trata  la  letra  a  se  cobrarán  á  razón 
de  65  por  ciento  en  papel  y  35  por  ciento  en  oro. 

IV.  Para  cobrar,  en  provecho  del  fondo  destinado  á  las  obras  de 
mejora  de  los  puertos,  que  se  ejecuten  por  cuenta  de  la  Unión: 

1°.  El  derecho  hasta  de  2  por  ciento  en  oro,  sobre  el  valor  oficial  de 
las  importaciones  del  puerto  de  Río  de  Janeiro  y  de  las  Aduanas  de 
Río  Grande  do  Sul,  á  excfepción  de  las  mercancías  de  que  trata  el  n°  2 
del  artículo  1. 

2°.  El  derecho  de  1  á  5  reis  por  kilogramo  do  mercancías  que  se  car- 
guen ó  descarguen,  según  su  valor,  destino  ó  procedencia  de  otros 
puertos. 

Art.  3.  Los  artículos  expresados  á  continuación  sólo  pagarán  5  por 
ciento  ad  valorem  por  derechos  de  entrada,  á  saber  : 

1°,  Locomóviles  agrícolas;  2°,  válvulas  de  caoutchouc  para  bombas 
de  aire  3^  para  otras  máquinas  de  cualquier  forma  ó  clase;  3°,  telas  de 
alambre  de  cobre  ó  latón,  conos  de  cartón  ó  cuero  para  turbinas  y 
piezas  componentes  de  baterías  de  difusión;  4°,  cepillos  de  alambre  de 
hierro  ó  latón,  ó  raspaderas  para  limpiar  tubos;  5°,  manómetros  para 
indicar  la  presión  de  vapor  ó  de  vacío,  indicadores  de  temperatura;  6°, 
tubos  de  cobre,  hierro  ó  latón,  para  calderas  y  para  aparatos  de  con- 
centración y  evaporación;  7°,  molinos  para  quebrar  y  pulverizar 
azúcar;  8°,  cribas  y  sus  soportes,  y  cruces  para  hornazas;  9°,  tachas, 
molinos  j  engranajes  con  sus  accesorios;  10",  aparatos  de  movimiento 
ó  transmisión,  comprendiendo  poleas,  ejes,  mangos  de  eje,  manguitos, 
chabetas,  anillos  y  collares  de  suspensión;  11°,  rails,  con  todos  sus 


942       OFICINA  INTEEN  ACIÓN  AL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

accesorios,  grapas,  placas  de  unión,  tornillos,  cambios  cíe  vía,  contra- 
rails,  cruzamientos  ó  corazones,  agujas  para  cambios  de  vía  y  aparatos 
para  maniobrarlas;  12°,  locomotoras  y  vagones,  con  sus  accesorios; 
13'',  alambiques  y  columnas  destilatorias,  con  sus  accesorios;  14°, 
formas  y  rebenques,  cristalizadoras  para  purificar  3^^  refinar  azúcar,  y 
cal  especial  para  la  fabricación;  15°,  bombas  de  hierro  ú  otro  metal 
para  cualquier  líquido  ó  pulpa,  ó  para  abastecimiento  de  agua  caliente 
ó  fría;  16°,  vidrios  y  tubos  de  vidrio  para  aparatos  de  evaporación  y 
concentración,  para  indicadores  de  nivel  de  agua  ú  otro  líquido  dentro 
de  los  aparatos  ó  calderas;  17°,  alambre  con  púas  y  el  ovalado  de  las 
siguientes  dimensiones:  18  á  16  y  19  á  17,  incluso  las  estacas  de  hierro 
ó  acero  para  cercas,  y  los  respectivos  estiradores;  18°,  desnaturalizantes 
y  carburantes  del  alcohol;  19°,  toneles  de  hierro,  estañados,  para  el 
transporte  del  alcohol,  y  los  aparatos  destinados  á  las  aplicaciones 
industriales  del  alcohol;  20°,  herramientas,  azadas  y  guadañas  para 
labranza. 

Para  gozar  de  este  régimen,  las  máquinas,  aparatos  y  objetos  antes 
expresados  deberán  importarse  por  sindicatos  agrícolas  ó  directamente 
por  los  agricultores,  gerentes  de  empresas  agrícolas,  propietarios  de 
dehesas  de  cría,  así  como  también  por  los  Gobiernos  de  los  Estados  y 
de  los  Municipios. 

Párrafo  único.  Cuando  se  justifique  que  el  sindicato,  preváleciéndose 
del  favor  de  la  le}',  importó  cualquiera  de  los  mencionados  objetos, 
mediante  pago  del  derecho  reducido,  para  venderlo  ó  cederlo  á  una 
persona  extraña  á  la  asociación,  se  impondrá  á  los  importadores  una 
multa  de  13,000,  de  cuj^o  pago  los  asociados  serán  mancomunadamente 
responsables. 

En  caso  de  reincidencia,  la  multa  será  del  doble,  disolviéndose  el 
sindicato  por  acto  de  administración  pública. 

Art.  4.  Quedan  comprendidos  entre  los  productos  químicos  de  que 
se  tratan  en  la  sección  30  del  artículo  2  y  el  artículo  5  de  las  Disposi- 
ciones Preliminares  del  vigente  Arancel  :  los  ácidos  sulfúrico  y  tártrico, 
el  tanino,  el  bisulfito  de  potasa  y  los  fermentos  seleccionados,  cuando 
se  importen  por  sociedades  de  agricultura,  sindicatos  agrícolas  ó 
simples  agricultores. 

Art.  5.  Para  la  concesión  de  las  exenciones  de  derechos  de  importa- 
ción, de  que  trata  la  presente  le}^,  deberá  siempre  observarse  lo  dis- 
puesto en  el  decreto  No.  947-á,  de  4  de  noviembre  de  1890,  applica- 
bles á  los  carruajes  para  ferrocarriles  y  tranvías. 

Las  compañías  ó  empresas  que  no  hubieren  registrado  todavía  sus 
contratos  de  exención  de  derechos,  de  conformidad  con  el  mismo 
decreto,  podrán  hacerlo  dentro  del  plazo  de  tres  meses,  contados  desde 
la  fecha  de  esta  ley. 

Art.  6.  Quedan  exentas  del  impuesto  de  consumo  todas  las  hedidas 
producidas  exclusivamente  por  la  fermentación  de  jugos  de  frutas  ó 
de  plantas  del  país. 


BEASIL.  943 

Aet.  9.  Sólo  se  sujetarán  al  derecho  fijo  de  £2  los  vapores  ó  buques 
de  vela,  sea  cual  fuere  su  tonelaje  ó  cargamento,  que  toquen  en  cual- 
quier puerto  de  la  Unión,  con  el  único  objeto  de  recibir  órdenes  y 
seguir  su  destino,  pudiendo  permanecer  durante  diez  días  bajo  la  vigi- 
lancia de  la  Aduana  para  recibir  provisiones,  agua  y  combustibles. 

Sección  1.  En  el  referido  derecho  se  hallarán  comprendidos  todos 
los  impuestos  aduaneros  y  cualesquiera  otras  tasas,  carta  de  salud  y 
capitanía  de  puerto,  debiendo  observarse  los  reglamentos  de  salud  y 
de  policía  del  puerto. 

Sección  2.  El  Inspector  de  la  Aduana  podrá  prorogar  por  cinco  días 
más  el  plazo  indicado  en  el  presente  artículo,  siempre  que  existan 
motivos  debidamente  justificados. 

Sección  3.  A  la  expiración  de  dicho  plazo  de  quince  días,  el  buque  ó 
vapor  quedará  sujeto  al  mismo  régimen  que  los  que  presenten  su  decla- 
ración completa  á  la  Aduana,  tanto  á  la  entrada  como  á  la  salida. 

Aet.  Itt.  El  impuesto  de  consumo  sobre  el  vino  extranjero,  creado 
por  el  artículo  1°,  No.  56,  de  la  ley  No.  13Í3,  de  30  de  diciembre  de 
1904,  se  ha  fijado  como  á  continuación  se  expresa,  cualquiera  que  sea 
la  forma  del  acondicionamiento: 

Vino  extranjero,  hasta  de  14°  de  alcohol  absoluto:  por  litro,  75  reis; 
por  botella,  50  reis;  por  media  botella,  25  reis. 

Vino  extranjero  no  especificado,  de  más  de  14°  hasta  24°  de  alcohol 
absoluto:  por  litro,  150  reis;  por  botella,  100  reis;  por  media  botella, 
50  reis. 

Vino  extranjero  de  más  de  24°,  champagne  y  demás  vinos  espumosos: 
por  litro,  300  reis;  por  botella,  200  reis;  por  media  botella,  100  reis. 

Párrafo  único.  La  cobranza  del  impuesto  de  que  trata  este  artículo 
se  sujetará  á  las  condiciones  estipuladas  en  el  reglamento  sobre  impues- 
tos de  consumo,  incurriendo  los  infractores  en  las  penalidades  seña- 
ladas en  el  mismo. 

Aet.  15.  Se  crea  un  impuesto  de  consumo,  cu3^a  cobranza  se  hará 
por  medio  de  estampillas,  en  la  forma  prescrita  en  el  reglamento  de  26 
de  marzo  de  1900,  sobre  los  cartuchos  ó  cápsulas  conteniendo  ácido 
carbónico  para  la  preparación,  en  el  momento  del  consumo,  de  aguas 
minerales  gaseosas,  incluso  las  llamadas  Sparklets,  Sodor  }'■  semejantes. 

El  correspondiente  derecho  será  de  200  reis  por  cajita  conteniendo 
una  docena  de  cartuchos,  haciéndose  el  estampillado  en  las  cajitas  de 
manera  que,  al  abrir  éstas,  la  estampilla  quede  inutilizada,  ó  de  cual- 
quier otro  modo  que  determine  el  Gobierno  por  reglamento  al  efecto. 

LEY   RELATIVA   AL   CAFiÉ. 

Con  arreglo  á  la  ley  de  presupuestos  del  30  de  diciembre  de  1905,  al 
Presidente  del  Brasil  se  le  autoriza  para  que  celebre  un  convenio  con 
los  Estados  productores  de  café,  á  fin  de  reglamentar  el  comercio  de 
dicho  producto,  aumentar  su  valor,  organizar  y  mantener  un  servicio 


944       OFICINA  INTEKNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

regTilar  y  permanente  de  propaganda  de  café,  el  cual  ha  de  tener  por 
objeto  que  el  consumo  de  este  producto  asuma  ma3^ores  proporciones. 
Se  prescribe  además  en  dicha  lej  que: 

El  Gobierno  Federal  puede  endosar  las  operaciones  de  crédito  que 
con  el  fin  antes  expresado  hagan  los  Estados  interesados,  mientras  se 
cumplan  las  siguientes  condiciones: 

(a)  Los  Estados  prestarán  á  la  Unión  una  garantía  en  oro  suficiente 
para  el  pago  del  interés  y  amortización  del  empréstito, 

{!))  Esta  guarantía  durará  todo  el  plazo  del  empréstito  y  no  de- 
penderá de  las  contribuciones  anuales  que  las  legislaturas  de  los  Esta- 
dos pueden  revocar  de  año  en  año. 

(e)  El  producto  del  empréstito  sólo  se  aplicará  para  mantener  un 
precio  mínimo  de  café  para  la  exportación  y  no  se  empleará  en  emprés- 
titos de  ninguna  clase  ni  para  hacer  anticipos  á  los  cultivadores, 
comisarios,  exportadores  ni  á  nadie,  ni  los  usarán  los  Estados  con 
ningún  otro  fin  excepto  para  el  cual  están  autorizados. 

(a)  El  monto  del  empréstito  se  depositará  en  el  Tesoro  Nacional 
ó  en  las  sucursales  de  éste,  y  se  entregará  á  medida  que  se  requiera  y 
siempre  que  las  operaciones  se  liquiden  su  producto  líquido  no  se 
depositará  otra  vez. 

{e)  Todas  las  ganancias  netas  que  se  obtengan  en  las  operaciones  de 
valorización  se  destinarán  á  la  amortización  del  empréstito. 

CONVENIO    SOBRE    GARANTÍA  DE    MARCAS   DE  FÁBRICA  ENTRE 
Eli  BRASIL  Y  liA  REPÚBLICA  ARGENTINA. 

[Firmado  en  Río  de  Janeiro  el  31  de  octubre  de  1901,  y  aprobado  por  el  Congreso  Brasileño  el  28  de 

noviembre  de  1905.] 

Los  Presidentes  de  la  República  de  los  Estados  Unidos  del  Brasil  y 
de  la  República  Argentina,  deseando  asegurar  á  los  industriales  y  co- 
merciantes de  los  dos  países  la  protección  de  las  leyes  que  garanten 
la  proprieded  de  las  marcas  de  fábrica  y  de  comercio,  resolvieron 
celebrar  para  ese  fin  un  convenio,  j  nombraron  sus  plenipotenciarios, 
á  saber: 

El  Presidente  de  la  República  de  los  Estados  Unidos  del  Brasil,  al 
Dr.  Oltntho  Máximo  de  Magalhães,  Ministro  de  Relaciones 
Exteriores; 

El  Presidente  de  la  República  Argentina,  al  Dr.  D.  Manuel 
GoROSTiAGA,  Enviado  Extraordinario  j  Ministro  Plenipotenciario  de 
la  misma  República  en  el  Brasil; 

Los  cuales,  cambiados  sus  plenos  poderes,  que  hallaron  en  buena  y 
debida  forma,  convinieron  lo  siguiente: 

"Artículo  1".  Los  industriales  j  comerciantes  de  los  Estados 
Unidos  del  Brasil  5'^  los  industriales  y  comerciantes  de  la  República 
Argentina,  que  tuvieran  registradas  sus  marcas  de  fábrica  ó  de  comer- 
cio de  conformidad  con  las  prescripciones  legales,  podrán  igualmente 


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COLOMBIA.  945 

registrarlas  en  uno  ú  otro  país,  llenando  las  condiciones  estabelecidas 
por  las  leyes  y  reglamentos  de  aquél  donde  se  haga  el  registro. 

"Akt.  2°.  El  presente  convenio,  seguidos  los  trámites  legales,  será 
ratificado  3-  las  ratificaciones  serán  cambiadas  en  la  ciudad  de  Río  de 
Janeiro,  en  el  más  breve  plazo  posible.  Fenecerá  seis  meses  después 
de  la  data  en  que  una  de  las  dos  Altas  Partes  Contratantes  haya  comu- 
nicado á  la  otra  su  resolución  de  ponerle  término. 

"En  fe  de  lo  cual  los  respectivos  plenipotenciarios  firman  3^  sellan 
el  mismo  convenio  en  dos  ejemplares,  siendo  cada  uno  de  ellos  escrito 
en  los  dos  idiomas. 

"Hecho  en  la  ciudad  de  Río  de  Jaijeiro,  á  los  treinta  días  del  mes  de 
octubre  de  1901.-' 

PROHIBICIÓN    DE    ENTRADA    DE    MERCANCÍAS    QUE    OSTENTEN 
RÓTULOS  FALSOS  DE  SU  ORIGEN. 

El  "Diario  Ofíicial"  brasileño,  correspondiente  al  8  de  diciembre  de 
1905,  contiene  el  texto  de  un  decreto  que  prohibe  la  importación  al 
Brasil  de  todas  las  mercancías  que  ostenten  un  rótulo  falso  de  su  origen, 
con  arreglo  á  las  cláusulas  de  la  Convención  de  Madrid  de  1891.  Tales 
mercancías  serán  secuestradas  por  las  autoridades  de  las  aduanas  ó  por 
las  autoridades  judiciales  federales,  si  las  mercancías  han  salido  de  las 
manos  de  las  aduanas.  Las  mercancías  que  se  secuestren  en  la  zona 
fiscal  tienen  que  ser  reexportadas  por  los  importadores  dentro  del 
término  de  treinta  días,  y  si  así  no  lo  hicieren  serán  destruidas.  Las 
mercancías  que  se  secuestren  fuera  de  la  zona  fiscal  se  inutilizarán  ó 
destruirán.  En  uno  ú  otro  caso  los  importadores  incurrirán  en  una 
multa  de  un  50  por  ciento  del  valor  de  las  mercancías  importadas. 


COLOMBIA. 

IMPUESTO    SUPLEMENTARIO    SOBRE  LA  HARINA  EXTRANJERA. 

El  Decreto  No.  166  de  5  de  febrero  1906,  que  establece  un  impuesto 
suplementario  sobre  la  harina  extranjera  importada  en  la  República 
de  Venezuela,  dice  como  sigue: 

"Considerando  que  la  importación  de  harina  extranjera  amenaza 
destruir  la  industria  de  producción  del  trigo  en  el  interior  de  la  Repú- 
blica; y  que  es  deber  del  Gobierno  fomentar  la  industria  nacional,  sin 
perjuicio  de  las  regiones  en  donde  por  no  existir  ciertos  cultivos  es 
necesario  favorecer  la  importación  de  algunos  artículos,  se  decreta: 

"Artículo  1*".  La  harina  extranjera  que  salga  de  los  puertos  del 
Atlántico  para  todos  los  del  Río  Magdalena,  desde  Calamar  inclusive 
para  arriba  j^a  sea  para  el  consumo  local  ó  para  el  de  otras  poblaciones, 
pagará  un  derecho  suplementario  de  ocho  centavos  por  cada  kilogramo. 


946       OFICINA   INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

"Art.  2°.  Este  derecho  deberá  pagarse  en  la  Administración  de 
Aduana  del  puerto  de  donde  se  despache  la  harina  para  el  interior,  y 
al  percibir  el  impuesto  el  Administrador  de  la  Aduama  expedirá  al 
interesado  una  guía  que  debe  extraer  de  un  talón,  en  la  cual  debe 
hacerse  constar  lo  siguiente:  el  nombre  del  remitante,  el  del  destina- 
tario, el  del  puerto  fluvial  donde  ha  de  verificarse  el  desembarco,  el 
número  de  bultos  y  el  peso  total  de  ellos  y  la  circunstancia  de  haberse 
pagado  los  derechos  respectivos. 

''Art.  3°.  Las  compañías  de  vapores  dueñas  de  los  baques  que  hagan 
el  tráfico  del  E,ío  Magdalena  se  abstendrán  de  expedir  los  conocimientos 
de  embarque  para  la  harina  extranjera  que  no  esté  de  provista  en  la 
debida  forma  de  la  guía  de  que  trata  el  artículo  anterior;  3^  si  los  expi- 
dieren sin  habérseles  sido  presentada  ésta,  serán  considerados  como 
contrabandistas  y  se  les  aplicarán,  como  á  tales,  las  disposiciones 
vigentes  sobre  contrabandos. 

"Art.  4°.  La  guía  debe  ser  presentada  al  Administrador  de  Hacienda 
nacional  del  puerto  de  destino  ó  desembarque,  para  que  la  refrenda  y 
conceda  con  la  refrendación  el  derecho  de  paso,  si  la  harina  estuviere 
destinada  á  poblaciones  del  interior. 

'"Art.  5°.  Toda  la  harina  que  se  conduzca  sin  las  formalidades  que 
impone  este  decreto  será  considerada  como  de  contrabando^  y  los  con- 
ductores ó  dueños  serán  castigados  de  conformidad  con  las  disposi- 
ciones vigentes. 

"Art.  6°.  En  los  casos  de  fraude  á  que  se  refiere  el  presente  decreto 
serán  funcionarios  de  instrucción  los  mismos  de  que  trata  el  artículo 
78  del  decreto  No.  339  de  4  de  abril  de  1905,  y  observarán  por  asimi- 
lación las  mismas  disposiciones  de  procedimiento  que  establecen  el 
decreto  citado  y  el  marcado  con  el  número  72  de  16  de  enero  de  1906. 

"Art.  7°.  Este  decreto  se  transmitirá  por  telégrafo  á  las  Aduanas 
del  Atlántico  y  empezará  á  regir  desde  el  día  en  que  fuere  recibido  por 
las  autoridades  de  estos  puertos,  los  cuales  lo  publicarán  por  bando  y 
por  la  prensa  inmediatamente  que  lo  reciban." 

MODIFICACIÓN  DEIi  ARANCEL  DE  FEBRERO   1906. 

El  Decreto  No.  167  de  febrero  5  de  1906,  relativo  á  la  reforma  de  la 
tarifa  de  Aduanas  y  del  artículo  95  del  Código  Fiscal,  dice  como  sigue: 

"Artículo  1°.  Con  el  fin  de  proteger  las  empresas  que  fomentan  el 
adelanto  material  del  país,  inclúyense  en  la  1*"  clase  de  la  tarifa  de 
Aduanas,  libre  del  pago  de  derechos  de  importación,  las  siguientes 
mercaderías: 

"El  hierro  en  rieles  para  vías  férreas,  sean  ó  no  de  uso  público. 

"El  hierro  de  buques  ó  en  piezas  para  ellos. 

"  El  carbón  mineral. 

"El  cemento  romano. 


COLOMBIA.  94T 

"Art.  2°.  Elévase  hasta  sesenta  días  el  plazo  de  cuarenta  que  el 
artículo  95  del  Códiga  Fiscal  concede  á  los  capitanes  de  buques  para 
que  entreguen  la  carga  que  conforme  al  sobordo  se  hsLja  dejado  de 
entregar  al  efectuarse  la  descarga  del  buque. 

"Art.  3°.  El  presente  decreto  regirá  veinte  días  después  de  publi- 
cado en  el  'Diario  Oficial.'  " 

DECRETO    SOBRE    LA   PROTOCOLIZACIÓN    Y    DEBERES    DE    SOCIE- 
DADES (5  COMPAÑÍAS  EXTRANJERAS. 

El  Poder  Ejecutivo  de  la  República  de  Colombia  ha  expedido,  con 
fecha  de  19  de  enero  1906,  el  siguiente  decreto  relativo  á  la  protocoli- 
zación y  los  deberes  de  sociedades  ó  compañías  extranjeras  establecidas 
en  la  República: 

"Artículo  1°.  Las  sociedades  ó  compañías  domiciliadas  fuera  del 
país,  que  tengan  ó  establezcan  empresas  de  carácter  permanente  en  el 
territorio  de  la  República,  protocolizarán,  dentro  de  los  seis  meses 
subsiguientes  á  la  iniciación  de  sus  negocios,  el  documento  de  su  fun- 
dación y  de  sus  estatutos,  en  la  Notaría  de  la  Circunscripción  en  donde 
esté  el  asiento  principal  de  sus  negocios  ó  industrias.  Las  anónimas 
protocolizarán  además  en  la  misma  Notaría  la  prueba  de  la  autoriza- 
ción del  Estado,  en  el  caso  de  que  sea  necesaria  dicha  autorización 
para  su  existencia  legal. 

"Parágrafo.  El  término  será  de  un  año  si  tales  compañías  tuvieren 
ya  negocios  establecidos  en  el  país. 

"Art.  2°.  Dichas  sociedades  deberán  tener  en  Colombia,  en  el  lugar 
en  donde  esté  el  asiento  principal  del  tráfico  de  su  explotación,  un  repre- 
sentante con  facultades  de  mandatario  y  con  igual  personería  que  la 
del  Gerente,  para  las  controversias  judiciales  que  ocurran  y  para  los 
negocios  establecidos  en  el  país. 

"Parágrafo.  Los  poderes  de  los  representantes  de  esas  compañías 
serán  protocolizados  en  la  misma  Notaría  de  que  trata  el  artículo  1°. 

Art.  3".  Los  documentos  de  que  hablan  los  artículos  anteriores  para 
que  produzcan  efecto  en  Colombia  deberán  extenderse  con  las  forma- 
lidades exigidas  en  el  lugar  en  donde  se  otorguen,  y  deberán  además 
venir  autenticados  por  el  empleado  diplomático  ó  consular  de  Colombia 
residente  en  dicho  lugar,  y  á  falta  de  tales  empleados  por  el  Cónsul  ó 
Ministro  de  una  Nación  amiga. 

"Art.  4°.  Además  del  extracto  de  las  escrituras  y  estatutos  de  las 
sociedades  anónimas,  que  debe  registrarse  conforme  á  la  Ley  42  de 
1898,  se  registrará  también  en  el  respectivo  Juzgado  de  Circuito  ó 
Circuitos,  donde  esté  el  asiento  principal  del  tráfico  de  su  explotación, 
el  extracto  de  los  poderes  de  los  representantes  de  las  compañías  extran- 
jeras, certificado  por  el  Notario  ante  el  cual  se  hayan  protocolizado. 
Bull.  No.  4—06 6 


948       OFICINA  INTERNACIOISTÁL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

"Parágrafo.  Los  extractos,  después  de  reg'istrados  en  el  Juzgado, 
se  publicarán  tres  veces  por  lo  menos  en  el  periódico  oficial  del 
respectivo  Departamento. 

"Art.  5°.  Corresponde  al  Poder  Ejecutivo  declarar  cumplidos  por 
parte  de  las  compañías  extranjeras  los  requisitos  de  que  trata  este 
Decreto. 

"Art.  6°.  Son  nulos  los  actos  que  se  ejecuten  ó  contratos  que  se 
celebren  sin  la  observancia  de  las  formalidades  prescrietas  en  este 
Decreto. 

"Art.  7°.  Los  libros  enunciados  en  los  tres  primeros  incisos  del 
artículo  27  del  Código  de  Comercio  serán  rubricados,  en  los  lugares 
donde  haya  Cámaras  de  Comercio,  en  cada  una  de  sus  hojas,  por  el 
Secretario  de  dicha  Cámara,  y  en  la  primera  de  ellas  se  pondrá  una 
nota  fechada  y  firmada  por  el  Presidente  y  el  Secretario  de  la  misma, 
que  indique  el  número  total  de  las  hojas  y  la  persona  á  quien 
pertenecen  los  libros. 

"Art.  8°.  Los  Jueces  de  Circuito  ó  de  Distrito  en  lo  civil  y  sus 
respectivos  Secretarios  gozarán  del  derecho,  por  mitad,  de  medio  cen- 
tavo oro  por  cada  hoja  que  rubriquen  de  los  libros  de  los  comerciantes. 

"Parágrafo.  En  las  Cámaras  de  Comercio  el  derecho  de  medio 
centavo  corresponde  al  Secretario. 

"Art.  9°.  La  rubricación  de  los  libros  de  comercio  hecha  por  los 
Secretarios  de  las  Cámaras,  antes  de  la  vigencia  del  presente  Decreto, 
se  considerará  válida  para  todos  los  efectos  legales. 

"Art.  10.  El  presente  Decreto  principiará  á  regir  treintar-días  des- 
pués de  la  fecha  de  su  publicación  en  el  "Diario  Oficial." 

"  Comuniqúese  y  publíquese. 

"Dado  en  Bogotá,  á  19  de  enero  de  1906. 

"R.  Retes." 

MODIFICACIONES  AL  CONTRATA)  PARA  LA  CONSTRUCCIÓN  DE  UN 

FERROCAIIRIL. 

El  "Diario  Oficial"  de  21  de  enero  1906  publicó  las  siguientes 
modificaciones  al  contrato  para  la  construcción  de  un  ferrocarril  desde 
Honda  ó  sus  inmediaciones  hasta  Flandes  ó  Girardot,  entre  Tomás 
Germán  Ribón  y  el  Ministro  de  Obras  Públicas  de  la  República  de 
Colombia: 

1°.  Del  artículo  10,  inciso  2°,  se  suprime  el  parágrafo  f,  que  se 
declara  nulo  y  sin  ningún  valor; 

2°.  El  inciso  9°  del  mismo  artículo  10  quedará  así: 

"Artículo  10,  inciso  9°:  Excensión  para  la  expresa  de  todo  derecho 
de  importación  y  de  peaje  fluviales  ó  terrestres  ú  otros  impuestos  de 
cualquier  género  que  sean,  ya  establecidos  ó  que  en  adelante  se  esta- 
blezcan,  para  todos  los  materiales,  herramientas,   útiles,   máquinas, 


COLOMBIA.  949 

instrumentos,  aparejos,  toldos  de  campaña,  alambre  para  telégrafos  y 
cercas,  aparatos  telegráficos  3^  telefónicos,  mobiliario  para  las  estaciones 
Y  demás  objetos  que  requieran  la  construcción,  el  buen  servicio,  y  la 
conservación  en  buen  estado  de  la  vía  y  de  sus  accesorios. 

"Durante  la  construcción  del  ferrocarril  á  que  este  contrato  se 
refiere,  y  únicamente  durante  este  tiempo,  los  artículos  medicinales  y 
alimenticios  indispensables  para  el  sostenimiento  de  los  obreros  en 
buenas  condiciones  higiénicas,  gozarán  de  ana  rebaja  de  cincuenta  por 
ciento  (50  por  ciento)  en  los  derechos  de  importación  correspondientes. 

"Las  fianzas  que  los  agentes  de  la  Empresa  en  la  Costa  otorgan  por 
el  valor  de  los  derechos  de  Aduana,  de  los  cuales  está  exenta  la 
empresa,  quedarán  nulas  y  sin  ningún  valor  después  de  tres  meses  de 
su  fecha,  si  antes  de  expirar  estos  tres  meses  no  hubiere  el  Gobierno 
negado  la  franquicia  de  la  respectiva  factura." 

3°.  El  inciso  10°  del  citado  artículo  10  quedará  así: 

"Artículo  10,  inciso  10:  Exención  de  toda  contribución  nacional, 
departamental  ó  municipal,  del  impuesto  fluvial  y  de  empréstitos 
forzosos,  exacciones  y  contribuciones  de  guerra.  Tampoco  podrán  ser 
gravados  los  efectos  y  pasajeros  que  transmiten  por  el  ferrocarril  con 
contribuciones  ó  impuestos  especiales  durante  el  tránsito  por  la  vía." 

4°.  El  inciso  12  del  propio  artículo  10  quedará  así: 

"Artículo  10,  inciso  12:  La  exención  de  derechos  de  registro  ó 
cualquier  otro  que  los  sustituj^a  para  las  escrituras  ó  documentos  que 
se  otorguen  á  virtud  de  este  contrato,  bien  sea  por  darle  el  carácter  de 
instrumento  público,  bien  sea  para  cederle  ó  para  traspasarlo,  ó  bien 
sea  para  hipotecarlo  ó  gravar  en  su  totalidad  ó  en  parte  dicho  ferro- 
carril y  sus  accesorios." 

5°.  El  inciso  16  del  tantas  veces  citado  artículo  10  quedará  así: 

"Artículo  10,  inciso  16:  Derecho  de  preferencia,  en  igualdad  de 
circunstancias,  para  la  construcción  de  ramales  que  se  desprendan  de 
la  línea  principal  en  una  zona  de  cinco  miriámetros  (50  kilómetros)  á 
cada  lado  de  la  vía." 

6°.  Este  contrato  sólo  requiere  para  su  validez  la  aprobación  del 
Consejo  de  Ministros  y  la  del  Excmo.  Sr.  Presidente  de  la  República; 
y  una  vez  obtenida  se  elevará  á  escritura  pública. 

En  fé  de  lo  cual  se  firman  dos  ejemplares  de  un  tenor  en  Bogotá,  á 
veintisiete  de  noviembre  de  mil  novecientos  cinco. 

PHOFILAXIS  CONTBA  LA  FIEBEE  AMARILLA. 

Con  el  fin  de  resguardarse  de  la  fiebre  amarilla  y  otras  epidemias,  el 
Gobierno  de  la  República  de  Colombia  ha  dictado  un  reglamento 
severo,  por  conducto  de  su  Junta  Central  Sanitaria,  para  poner  en  con- 
diciones higiénicas  tanto  las  residencias  y  edificios  públicos  como  los 
puertos  del  país. 


950       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

El  ""Diario  Oficial  ''  correspondiente  al  7  de  febrero  de  1906,  publica 
el  reglamento  de  que  se  trata,  el  cual  se  refiere  á  las  medidas  profilác- 
ticas en  los  puertos  marítimos,  como  sigue: 

Todo  buque  que  provenga  de  algún  puerto  en  que  haya  fiebre  ama- 
rilla, ó  que  en  curso  de  la  travesía  haya  tocado  puertos  ó  parajes  en 
que  haya  fiebre  amarilla,  ó  á  cuyo  bordo  hay  ó  ha  habido  algún  caso 
de  fiebre  amarilla,  se  considera  con  patente  bruta,  cualquiera  que  sea 
la  patente  de  que  esté  provisto. 

Todo  buque  con  patente  bruta  de  fiebre  amarilla  se  someterá  á  las 
prescripciones  de  que  tratan  los  artículos  siguientes. 

El  médico  de  sanidad  del  puerto  practicará  una  visita  de  inspección 
rigurosa  de  los  pasajeros  y  de  la  tripulación.  Si  hubiere  á  bordo 
algún  enfermo  de  fiebre  amarilla  ó  que  sea  sospechoso,  se  colocará 
bajo  un  nuevo  mosquitero  ó  toldillo  bien  cerrado,  y  solamente  así 
podrá  desembarcar.  Se  le  trasladará  á  un  pabellón  ó  local  destinado 
para  este  objeto  y  donde  se  le  mantendrá  bajo  el  mosquitero. 

Este  local  debe  tener  las  ventanas  y  puertas  protegidas  por  telas  de 
alambre  ó  cortinas  que  impidan  el  acceso  de  mosquitos  ó  zancudos,  y 
debe  hacerse  fumigar  previamente. 

Los  pasajeros  sanos  podrán  desembarcar  cambiando  antes  sus  vesti- 
dos por  otros  que  ha}' an  sido  sometidos  á  la  estufa  de  desinfección  ó  al 
aparato  de  Clayton.  Si  no  hubiere  ninguno  de  estos  aparatos  los 
vestidos  se  someterán  á  fumigaciones,  en  un  camarote  cerrado,  con 
polvo  de  pietro,  de  azufre  ó  con  tabaco,  como  queda  indicado  en  el 
artículo  1°  ó  á  vapores  de  formol. 

De  la  misma  manera  se  procederá  con  los  equipajes  de  los  pasajeros. 

Desembarcados  los  pasajeros  y  los  ecj[uipajes  y  antes  de  descargar 
el  buque,  se  someterá  la  carga  á  la  fumigación  con  el  aparato  Clayton, 
y  si  no  lo  hubiere,  con  tabaco,  pietro  ó  azufre,  ó  con  formol  en  las 
bodegas  bien  cerradas  durante  ocho  horas. 

La  fumigación  durará  más  tiempo  en  las  bodegas  de  los  buques  que 
traigan  frutas  ó  azúcar. 

Se  incinererián  todos  los  mosquitos  y  zancudos  que  se  encuentren  en 
los  pisos,  paredes  y  techos  después  de  la  fumigación. 

Los  pasajeros  sanos  que  desembarquen  de  un  buque  con  patente 
bruta  de  fiebre  amarilla  quedarán  sometidos  á  la  observación  del  médico 
de  sanidad  durante  deis  días,  á  contar  desde  el  día  de  la  llegada  del 
buque.  Se  les  tomará  la  temperatura  dos  veces  al  día,  y  desde  el 
momento  en  que  en  alguno  de  ellos  se  observe  aumento  de  la  tempera- 
tura, se  le  confinará  á  su  habitación  y  se  le  colocará  bajo  un  toldillo 
bien  cerrado,  hasta  que  ha5'^a  desaparecido  toda  manifestación  febril. 

Los  pasajeros  sanos,  que  deben  someterse  á  la  vigilancia  del  médico 
en  puerto  Colombia,  podrán  trasladarse  á  Barranquilla  con  permiso  del 
médico  de  sanidad,  quien  dará  inmediatamente  aviso  á  las  autoridades 
de  esa  ciudad  para  que  continúe  allí  la  vigilancia  como  lo  disponga  la 
Junta  Departamental  de  Higiene  del  Atlántico. 


COLOMBIA.  951 

Si  en  el  buque  hubiere  ocurrido  algún  caso  de  fiebre  amarilla  durante 
la  travesía,  se  fumigarán  todos  los  camarotes  y  bodegas,  como  queda 
indicado  en  el  artículo  17,  cuidando  de  hacer  fumigar  bien  los  rincones, 
vidrieras  y  demás  puntos  en  que  con  más  frecuencia  se  hallan  los 
mosquitos  y  zancudos. 

Se  harán  vaciar  los  depósitos  de  agua  potable,  se  lavarán  y  someterán 
á  la  fumigación  con  azufre  ó  formol  y  se  ordenará  que  esos  depósitos 
se  mantengan  cubiertos  con  una  red  metálica  ó  una  tela  de  algodón. 

La  detención  de  los  buques  ocasionada  por  las  medidas  anteriores 
no  podrá  exceder: 

(A)  Para  la  visita  de  inspección,  de  doce  horas,  contadas  desde  el 
momento  de  la  llegada.  Si  el  buque  llegare  después  de  la  puesta  del 
sol,  se  contarán  las  doce  horas  desde  la  salida  del  sol  al  día  siguiente. 

(B)  Para  la  desinfección  no  podrá  exceder  veinticuatro  horas,  después 
de  la  inspección  de  los  pasajeros  j  tripulantes. 

Cuando  en  algún  puerto  se  presente  la  ñebre  amarilla,  se  pondrán  en 
práctica  las  disposiciones  del  presente  Acuerdo. 

Las  Juntas  departamentales  de  Higiene  dictarán  los  acuerdos  y  reso- 
luciones que  estimen  convenientes  para  el  mejor  cumplimiento  de  este 
Acuerdo. 

PROLONGACIÓN  DEL  FERROCARRIL  DE  GIRARDOT. 

El  "Diario  Oficial"  de  Bogotá  correspondiente  al  12  de  enero  de 
1906,  publica  un  contrato  celebrado  por  el  Gobierno  colombiano  con 
los  Señores  Odell  y  Bowles,  con  arreglo  al  cual  el  Gobierno  de  Colom- 
bia se  obliga  á  construir  tres  kilómetros  del  Ferrocarril  de  Girardot, 
por  la  suma  de  $12,000  oro.  Por  otra  parte,  la  expresada  Compañía  se 
obliga  á  suministrarle  al  Gobierno  todas  las  herramientas,  rieles,  etc., 
que  se  necesiten  para  efectuar  la  construcción  de  los  referidos  tres 
kilómetros.  A  fin  de  acelerar  dicha  construcción,  la  Compañía  le 
ofrece  al  Gobierno  una  prima  de  $1,500  y  $1,000,  si  la  construcción  de 
los  expresados  kilómetros  se  termina  dentro  de  50  y  65  días,  respec- 
tivamente, á  contar  de  la  fecha  en  que  se  firme  el  contrato. 

CONCESIÓN    PARA    EFECTUAR    LA    EXPLOTACIÓN    DE    ASFALTO. 

[Del  "Diario  Oficial"  de  Bogotá  correspondiente  al  13  de  enero  de  1906.] 

El  Gobierno  ha  hecho  una  importante  concesión  al  Señor  Lorenzo 
Pareja  R.,  para  la  explotación  del  asfalto,  con  arreglo  á  la  cual  se  le 
permite  explotar,  durante  un  período  de  diez  años,  cinco  depósitos  de 
asfalto  situados  en  el  Departamento  de  Santander.  El  concesionario 
garantiza  un  producto  que  no  ha  de  ser  menor  de  1,000  toneladas  de 
asfalto  cada  dos  años,  3^  se  obliga  á  pagar  al  Gobierno  dos  pesos  oro 
por  cada  tonelada  que  exporte.  Dicho  contrato  puede  traspasarse  á 
una  tercera  persona  ó  compañía,  que  el  Gobierno  acepte,  pero  no  podrá 
traspasarse  á  una  nación  ó  Gobierno  extranjero. 


952       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS   AMERICANAS. 

Eli  FEBROCARRII.  DEL  CATJCA. 

El  "Diario  Oficiar'  de  Bogotá,  con  fecha  18  de  enero  de  1906,  pu- 
blica el  texto  íntegro  del  contrato  celebrado  por  el  Gobierno  con  el 
Señor  Ignacio  Muñoz  C,  por  virtud  del  cual  se  rescinden  los  ante- 
riores contratos  relativos  á  la  construcción,  reparación  y  buena  con- 
servación del  Ferrocarril  del  Cauca.  Rescindido  el  expresado  con- 
trato por  el  mutuo  acuerdo  de  los  interesados,  el  Gobierno  celebró 
inmediatamente  otro  contrato  con  los  Señores  A.  B.  y  E.  H.  Mason, 
con  arreglo  al  cual,  los  expr^ados  Señores  se  obligan  á  reparar  el 
Ferrocarril  del  Cauca  desde  Buenaventura  hasta  el  kilómetro  12,  inclu- 
sive, y  á  construir  y  equipar  el  ferrocarril  desde  el  kilómetro  12  hasta 
Falmira.  Se  ha  concedido  el  término  de  un  año  para  efectuar  la  re- 
paración de  la  línea,  y  cinco  años  para  la  construcción  y  equipo  de  la 
nueva  parte  ó  prolongación  del  ferrocarril. 

ESTANCO  DEL  TABACO  EN  RAMA. 

La  venta  y  exportación  del  tabaco  en  rama  en  la  República  de  Colom- 
bia se  ha  declarado  un  monopolio  del  Gobierno  por  virtud  de  un  re- 
ciente decreto  expedido  por  el  Presidente  de  dicha  República.  Desde 
el  1  de  septiembre  de  1906,  el  tabaco  producido  en  Colombia  no  podrá 
exportarse  ni  venderse  por  cuenta  de  particulares.  Desde  la  expre- 
sada fecha  se  prohibe  también  la  importación  á  dicho  país  del  tabaco  y 
los  cigarrillos  en  cualquiera  forma,  pero  esta  prohibición  no  ha  de  com- 
prender otros  artículos  que  sean  necesarios  para  la  fabricación  y  envase 
de  cigarrillos.     El  ultimo  párrafo  de  dicho  decreto  dice  lo  siguiente: 

"El  cultivo  del  tabaco  es  absolutamente  libre  en  Colombia,  como  lo 
es  también  la  introducción  de  semillas  para  su  mejora.  Sin  embargo, 
los  cultivadores  han  de  observar  el  reglamento  que  en  lo  sucesivo  se 
adopte  con  el  fin  de  impedir  que  se  cometan  fraudes  que  perjudiquen 
el  Tesoro  Nacional." 

COSTA  EICA. 


RENTA  DE  ADUANAS  EN  EL  SEGUNDO  SEMESTRE  DE   1905. 

La  renta  de  aduanas  de  la  República  de  Costa  Rica  en  el  segundo 
semestre  del  año  de  1905  fué  la  siguiente: 


San  José. 

Limón. 

Puntaremas. 

De  otras 
aduanas. 

S145,  095. 45 
163, 416. 58 
197, 009.  67 
245, 182. 53 
221,672.08 
176, 161. 13 

Î593,  577. 53 
86,411.09 
96, 596. 51 
84, 909.  75 
94, 152. 64 

110, 302.  69 

S13, 480. 04 
13, 785. 09 
22,  662.  61 
24,  0'20. 17 
52,  493. 33 
43,541.40 

S6,  966. 54 

9, 063. 20 

•8,  276. 87 

15, 148.  04 

10, 804. 03 

11,484.13 

Total      '. 

1, 148, 537. 44 

565, 950.  21 

169,  982.  64 

61,742.81 

Total  general,  $1,  946,  213. 10. 


CUBA.  953 

Las  siguientes  cifras  muestran  el  total  de  renta  de  aduanas  recau- 
dada en  todos  los  puertos  de  la  República  en  cada  uno  de  los  seis  meses: 

Julio $259, 119.  56 

Agosto '- 272,  675.  96 

Septiembre 324,  545.  66 

Octubre 369,  260.  49 

Noviembre 379, 122.  08 

Diciembre 341,489.35 

Total 1,946,213.10 


CUBA. 

COMERCIO  CON  LOS  ESTADOS  UNIDOS  EN  1905. 

En  el  año  común  de  1905  el  valor  de  las  mercancías  importadas  á  los 
Estados  Unidos  procedentes  de  Cuba,  según  las  cifras  que  ha  preparado 
el  Departamento  de  Comercio  y  Trabajo  por  conducto  de  su  Oficina  de 
Estadística,  ascendió  á  ^95,858,856  contra  $57,228,291  en  1903,  $31,- 
747,229  en  1900  y  $16,233,156  en  1897,  año  en  que  las  importaciones 
que  los  Estados  Unidos  hicieron  de  Cuba  llegaron  á  un  grado  mínimo 
en  la  última  mitad  del  siglo  XIX.  En  el  año  común  de  1905,  las 
exportaciones  de  los  Estados  Unidos  á  Cuba  se  valuaron  en  $44,569,812, 
contra  $23,504,417  en  1903,  126,934,524  en  1900  y  $7,296,613  en  1896, 
año  en  que  las  exportaciones  fueron  menores  que  en  cualquier  año 
anterior  en  la  última  mitad  del  siglo  pasado.  Tanto  en  las  importa- 
ciones como  en  las  exportaciones  de  1905  las  cifras  son  mayores  que 
las  de  cualquier  año  anterior  en  nuestro  comercio  con  Cuba, 

El  azúcar,  las  mieles,  el  tabaco,  los  puros  ó  cigarros  y  las  frutas,  han 
constituido  los  artículos  principales  de  las  importaciones  que  los 
Estados  Unidos  han  hecho  de  Cuba.  El  azúcar  es  con  mucho,  el  mayor 
y  más  importante  de  estos  productos,  siendo  así  que  la  importación 
total  de  este  producto  en  1905  se  valuó  en  $72,649,818  y  representaba 
un  70  por  ciento  del  azúcar  introducido  en  los  Estados  Unidos  de  países 
extranjeros,  y  un  48  por  ciento  del  azúcar  importado  de  todos  los 
países  del  mundo.  Este  desarrollo  se  debe,  sin  duda,  también  hasta 
cierto  punto,  al  gran  aumento  en  la  producción  de  azúcar  en  la  expre- 
sada Isla  en  1904  y  1905,  comparado  con  los  años  en  que  la  producción 
de  esta  dulce  disminuj^o  á  causa  del  año  que  se  les  hizo  á  los  ingenios 
de  azúcar  durante  el  período  de  hostilidades  que  existió  en  dicha  Isla. 

En  1905  el  valor  de  las  importaciones,  según  ya  se  ha  indicado,  fué 
de  más  de  $72,000,000,  en  tanto  que  el  valor  de  las  importaciones  en 
1903  fué  de  $37,000,000  y  $30,000,000  en  1902.  En  1905  las  importa- 
ciones de  mieles  de  Cuba  se  valuaron  en  $1,097,153  contra  $1,108,289  en 
1903,  j  $770,893  en  1902.    En  1905  las  importaciones  de  tabaco  en  rama 


954       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

se  valuaron  en  $11,879,938  contra  110,157,975  en  1903  y  $9,736,526  en 
1902.  En  1905  el  valor  de  las  importaciones  de  tabaco  elaborado 
ascendió  á  $3,855,820  contra  $2,977,924  en  1903  y  $2,522,089  en  1902. 
Las  importaciones  de  frutas  que  se  hicieron  en  1905  se  valuaron  en 
$1,236,028,  de  los  cuales  casi  todo  excepto  $5,803  representaban  impor- 
taciones de  plátano.  El  mineral  de  hierro  constituj^e  otro  artículo  de 
considerable  importancia  en  las  importaciones  que  se  hicieron  de  Cuba, 
y  en  1905  el  valor  de  las  importaciones  de  este  mineral  representó 
$1,537,890  contra $1,501,480  en  1903  y  $1,576,617  en  1902.  Los  otros 
productos,  cu3^a  importancia  justificaba  que  la  Oñcina  de  Estadística 
hiciese  una  relación  separada  de  ellos  en  1905,  fueron  los  siguientes: 
Cobre  por  valor  de  $55,689;  caoba,  $89,204,  al  paso  que  bajo  la  deno- 
minación general  de  "otros  artículos,"  se  incluyeron  mercancías  que 
representaban  un  valor  de  $3,456,316. 

Las  exportaciones  de  los  Estados  Unidos  á  Cuba  comprenden  un 
número  mucho  mayor  de  artículos  que  los  que  se  importan  de  la  expre- 
sada isla.  En  1905  el  artículo  del  cual  se  exportó  más  fué  la  harina, 
que  representó  un  valor  de  $3,443,048  contra  |2,068,083  en  1903,  y 
$2,059,886  en  1902;  ganado  vacuno  por  valor  de  $1,983,152  contra 
$1,393,295  en  1903  y  $1,243,166  en  1902;  carbón  de  piedra  por  valor 
de  $1,487,776,  contra  $1,277,471  en  1903;  algodón  $1,212,319  contra 
$271,582  en  1903  y  $208,039  en  1902,  siendo  así  que  en  1905  la  cantidad 
de  este  producto  ascendió  á  24,247,573  yardas  contra  3,861,295  yardas 
en  1903,  y  3,530,775  en  1902.  En  1905  las  exportaciones  de  calzado  de 
todas  clases  á  la  Isla,  se  valuaron  en  $1,586,790,  contra  $744,119  en  1903 
y  $485,073  en  1902;  las  exportaciones  de  manteca  representaron  un 
valor  de  $2,231,650  contra  $1,408,673  en  1903  y  $2,198,238  en  1902,;  el 
valor  de  los  compuestos  de  manteca  ascendió  á  $1,005,215,  contra 
$1,515,757  en  1903  y  $773,211  en  1902;  tocino  por  valor  de  $412,672 
contra  $322,383  en  J903;  jamones  por  valor  de  $468,842,  contra 
$576,673  en  1903;  carne  de  puerco  por  valor  de  $480,938,  contra  $273,838 
en  1903;  leche  por  valor  de  $647,926,  contra  $277,745  en  1903. 

La  madera  también  constituj^^e  un  artículo  importante,  siendo  así 
que  en  1905  las  exportaciones  de  madera  á  Cuba  se  valuaron  en 
$2,001,214,  contra  $1,011,628  en  1903.  Las  legumbres  también  re- 
visten una  importancia  considerable  en  las  exportaciones  de  los  Estados 
Unidos  á  Cuba,  y  en  1905  el  valor  de  éstas  ascendió  á  $885,997.  En 
el  expresado  año  las  exportaciones  de  muebles  á  la  isla  representaron 
un  valor  de  $696,579;  las  de  aceite  mineral  crudo  representaron  un 
valor  de  $412,867;  las  de  aceite  mineral  refinado,  $351,120;  las  de 
papel  y  sus  productos  $406,400,  y  las  de  arroz  $845,049.  Las  exporta- 
ciones de  arroz  de  los  Estados  Unidos  á  Cuba  constituj^en  enteramente 
una  innovación  en  el  comercio  de  exportación  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  y 
el  valor  total  del  arroz  que  en  1904  se  envió  á  dicha  isla  ascendió  nada 


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más  que  á  $172,707,  y  en  1903  sólo  ascendió  á  $15,  en  tanto  que,  según 
antes  se  ha  indicado,  el  valor  total  de  las  exportaciones  de  este  pro- 
ducto en  1905  ascendió  a  $845,049. 

Los  artefactos  de  hierro  y  acero  constituyen,  con  mucho,  el  grupo 
de  artículos  más  grande  de  las  exportaciones  que  los  Estados  Unidos 
hacen  á  Cuba,  siendo  así  que  el  valor  total  de  dichas  exportaciones  en 
1905,  ascendió  á  $8,484,267  contra  $3,461,937  en  1903  y  $4,325,304  en 
1902.  Bajo  esta  denominación  el  artículo  más  importante  lo  constitu- 
yen las  locomotoras  para  ferrocarriles  de  las  cuales  en  1905  se  exporta- 
ron por  valor  de  $628,831  contra  $127,845  en  1903.  En  1905  el  valor 
de  los  materiales  de  construcción,  incluso  sierras  3^  otras  herramientas, 
ascendió  á  $628,809  contra  $366,325  en  1903;  en  1905  el  valor  de  las 
máquinas  de  coser  que  se  exportaron  ascendió  á  $370,356;  el  valor  de 
la  maquinaria  eléctrica  ascendió  á  $190,337  y  el  de  las  máquinas  de 
escribir  ascendió  á  $69,881. 

En  el  año  económico  de  1905  el  comercio  total  de  los  Estados  Unidos 
con  los  principales  países  de  América  fué  como  sigue:  Con  el  Canadá 
$203,000,000;  con  Cuba  $125,000,000;  con  el  Brasil  $111,000,000;  con 
México,  $92,000,000  y  con  la  República  Argentina  $39,000,000.  Por 
consiguiente,  Cuba  ocupa  el  segundo  lugar  en  la  srelaciones  comercia- 
les de  los  Estados  Unidos  con  los  países  americanos. 

EL  VALOR  IMPONIBLE  DE  LOS  TABACOS  CUBANOS. 

La  Junta  General  de  Tasadores  de  los  Estados  Unidos  ha  euíitido 
su  opinión  acerca  del  valor  imponible  de  los  tabacos  cubanos  cuando 
se  importan,  y  los  siguientes  son  los  puntos  principales  de  dicha 
decisión: 

Cuando  los  tasadores  fijan  el  valor  en  plaza  de  mercancías  exportadas 
de  un  país  extranjero  con  arreglo  á  las  prescripciones  de  la  sección  19 
de  la  ley  administrativa  de  aduanas,  dicho  valor  se  regula  por  el  precio 
al  cual  las  mercancías  se  compraron  y  vendieron  en  las  cantidades  al 
pormenor  usuales  para  el  consumo  doméstico  en  el  momento  de  la 
exportación,  y  no  por  el  precio  de  exportación  de  dichas  mercancías, 
cuando  los  dos  valores  se  diferencian. 

Cuando  á  ciertos  tobacos  exportados  de  Cuba  se  les  impone  un  derecho 
interior  de  $2  por  millar,  y  se  ha  determinado  que  el  valor  en  plaza  de 
dichas  mercancías  en  Cuba  es  el  valor  en  factura  menos  la  contribución 
de  renta  interna,  dicha  contribución  queda  exenta  de  derechos,  por 
cuanto  no  forma  parte  de  dicho  valor,  á  menos  que  el  importador 
la  incluya  voluntariamente  como  tal  al  hacer  su  asiento. 

Cuando  los  importadores  de  dichos  tabacos  prometen  hacer  un  asiento 
de  dicha  mercancía  de  manera  que  el  valor  de  ésta  no  incluya  la 
contribución  interna,  y  en  caso  de  que  el  recaudador  rehusase  dicho 


956       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

ofrecimiento  por  el  hecho  de  que  ha  exigido  como  mía  condicióu  previa 
para  aceptar  el  asiento,  la  adición  de  dicha  contribución,  dicho  asiento 
se  considera  haberse  hecho  bajo  compulsión  y  no  obliga  al  importador. 

EXPORTACIÓN   DE    AZÚCAR   DE    1903    Á    1904. 

La  cantidad  j  el  valor  total  del  azúcar  exportado  de  la  República  de 
Cuba  á  varios  países  durante  el  año  de  1903  á  1904,  comparados  con  el 
año  anterior,  fueron  los  siguientes: 


Países. 


Toneladas.       Valor. 


Toneladas.       Valor, 


Estados  Unidos  . 

Inglaterra 

Colombia 

Antillas  Inglesas 

España 

México 

Uruguay  

Islas  Canarias... 
Alemania ... 

Total 


1, 030, 752 
17,  299 
147 
87 
45 
30 
8 
2 
2 


41, 315, 549 

758, 767 

4,346 

3,864 

3,503 

1,220 

760 

299 

295 


1, 249, 875 
4,978 


42, 088,  603 


57,536,513 

191,508 

40 

2,234 

3,766 

150 

400 

3,223 

12 


57,737,846 


La  producción  de  azúcar  en  la  República  de  Cuba  en  los  51  últimos 
años,  es  decir,  de  1850  á  1901,  fué  como  sigue: 


Años. 

Toneladas. 

Años. 

Toneladas. 

Años. 

Toneladas. 

1850 

223, 145 
263,999 
251, 609 
322, 000 
374,  000 
392, 000 
348, 000 
355,  000 
385,  000 
536, 000 
447, 000 
446,000 
525,  000 
507, 000 
575, 000 
620, 000 
612, 000 
597, 000 
749,000 

1869 

726,000 
726,000 
547,  000 
690, 000 
775, 000 
681, 000 
718, 000 
590, 000 
520, 000 
533,000 
670, 000 
530, 000 
493, 000 
595, 000 
460, 397 
558, 932 
631, 000 
731, 723 
646, 578 

1888 

656, 71t' 

1851 

1870 

1889 

560, 333 

1852 

1871.                    .     . 

1890. . 

63'^  368 

1853 

1872 

1891 

816, 980 
976, 000 

1854 

1873 

1892 

1855  .. 

1874 

1893 

815,894 
1,054,214 

18.56 

1875 

1894 

1857 

1876 

1895 

1, 004, 264 

18ÕS 

1877 

1878 

1896 

225, 221 

1859 

1897.. 

212, 051 
305,  543 
335  668 

1680 

1879 

1898 

1861 

1880 

1899 

1862 

1881 

1882 

1883 

1900 

283  651 

1863 

1901 

612, 775 

1864 

1902 

863, 792 

1855  . 

1884                     .   . 

1903 

1,003,873 
1, 052, 273 

1866 

1885.                

1904            

1867 

1886 

1887 

1868 

INDUSTRIA  AZUCARERA. 


Durante  la  zafra  correspondiente  á  1904  han  molido  en  la  Isla  171 
ingenios  contra  171  en  el  año  precedente. 

La  producción  total  de  azúcar  fué  de  1,052,273  toneladas,  habiéndose 
molido  10,583,151  toneladas  de  caña,  lo  que  da  un  promedio  de  rendi- 
miento de  9.88  por  ciento. 

a  miel  obtenida  y  utilizada  ascendió  á  31,278,738  galones. 


CHILE.  957 

Para  juzgar  comparativamente  del  progreso  en  la  producción  azuca- 
rera basta  copiar  el  siguiente  cuadro: 

1900 283,651     1903 1,003,873, 

1901 612,775     1904 1,052,273* 

1902 863,  792 

Con  esta  última  cifra  casi  alcanza  Cuba  su  producción  máxima  de 
medio  siglo  acá,  salvo  el  año  1894,  inmediatamente  anterior  á  la  última 
guerra  de  independencia,  en  que  se  produjeron  1,054,214:  toneladas. 

Esta  zafra  da  origen  inmediata  y  directamente  á  un  comercio  de 
importación  permanente,  el  de  sacos  para  azúcar,  y  á  otro  variable, 
pero  no  menos  necesario,  el  de  maquinaria  para  la  elaboración. 

En  la  zafra  correspondiente  á  1904  se  han  importado  10,025,087 
sacos,  con  un  valor  declarado  de  $1,000,127.  En  esas  importaciones 
figura  hasta  ahora  en  el  primer  lugar  Inglaterra,  con  un  valor  para  sí 
de  $746,490,  á  los  que  hay  que  agregar  $59,047  procedentes  de  la  India 
inglesa.  Viene  después  Alemania  con  un  valor  de  $124,020,  é  inmedia- 
tamente los  Estados  Unidos,  que  representan  $67,962. 

Por  lo  que  toca  á  la  maquinaria,  cuyas  importaciones  en  ese  período 
alcanzaron  un  total  de  $616,413,  van  los  Estados  Unidos  á  la  cabeza  de 
la  escala.  La  maquinaria  de  allí  recibida  representa  un  valor  declarado 
de  $388,334. 

El  comercio  de  exportación  de  los  productos  de  dicha  zafra  está 
representado,  en  cuanto  al  azúcar,  por  un  total  de  1,255,013  toneladas, 
lo  cual  demuestra  que  se  exportaron  en  ese  período  restos  importantes 
de  la  cosecha  anterior.  De  esa  exportación  corresponden  á  los  Estados 
Unidos  1,249,875  toneladas. 

La  exportación  de  miel  de  purga  y  melado  estuvo  representada  por 
25.519.367  galones  con  un  valor  de  $885,850. 


CHILE. 

ENTRADAS  DE  ADUANAS  EN  ENERO  1906. 

Las  Aduanas  de  la  República  de  Chile  han  recaudado  en  el  mes  de 
enero  de  1906,  6,051,923  pesos  por  derechos  de  exportación  y  3,139,430 
pesos  por  derechos  de  importación,  formando  un  total  de  9,191,353 
pesos. 

En  el  mismo  mes  del  año  1905  los  derechos  de  exportación  ascen- 
dieron á  5,563,484  pesos  y  los  de  importación  á  2,441,010  pesos,  ó  sea 
un  total  de  8,004,494  pesos. 

Ha  habido,  pues,  en  el  último  mes,  comparado  con  el  correspon- 
diente de  1905,  un  aumento  de  entradas  que  ascendieron  á  1,186,859 
pesos,  de  los  cuales  corresponden  á  la  exportación  488,439  pesos  y  á  la 
importación  698,420  pesos. 


958       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

El  siguiente  cuadro  indica  el  detalle  de  la  renta  por  aduanas  en  el 
mes  de  enero: 


Pisagua 

Iqiiique 

Tocopilla 

Antofagasta. 
Taltal 


Total. 


Aduanas. 


Derechos  de  exportacióyi. 


Derechos  ele  importación. 


Arica 

Pisagua 

Iquique 

Tocopilla 

Antofagasta 

Taltal 

Caldera 

Carrizal  Bajo 

Coquimbo 

Valparaiso 

Talcahuano 

Coronel 

Valdivia 

Puerto  Montt 

Ancud  

Resguardo  de  Fronteras. 

Total 


1905. 


$1,047,348 

3, 017, 388 

688, 519 

485, 400 

324, 829 


5, 563, 484 


4,982 

11, 022 

203, 220 

21, 379 

67, 398 

8,432 

8,029 

288 

37, 079 

,  568,  096 

276,  314 

23,  906 

40, 224 

1,370 


11,297,388 

3, 190, 683 

733,  986 

219,  748 

610, 118 


6, 051, 923 


22,  604 

13, 369 
263, 981 

19, 026 
188, 814 

38, 162 
8,427 


38,  521 

2, 039, 722 

357, 169 

21,565 

61, 145 

5,852 


169, 271 


2,441,010 


Total  general 8,004,494 


61,093 


3, 139, 430 


9,191,353 


LEY   DE   PRESUPUESTOS,   1906. 

El  "Diario  Oficial"  chileno  del  13  de  febrero  de  1906,  publicó  la  si- 
guiente ley: 

"No.  1854.  El  Congreso  Nacional  ha  prestado  su  aprobación  al 
proyecto  de  ley  de  presupuesto  de  gastos  de  la  Adminstración  Pública 
para  el  año  de  1906,  en  la  forma  siguiente: 


Ministerios. 

Moneda  co- 
rriente. 

Oro. 

S18, 846, 752. 47 
707, 833. 05 

1,3.58,432.00 

1,. 510, 720. 00 
17,645,008.04 

6,401,843.78 
10, 7.55, 314. 43 
14, 277,  950. 18 

9, 510, 126. 13 
12, 867, 877. 63 

4, 893, 499.  82 
35, 087, 895. 20 

11,291,810.66 
1, 321, 736. 15 

Culto 

Colonización..   ..    ■                                                               ....... 

Instrucción  Pública 

178, 333. 33 

20, 910, 322. 97 

Guerra .  .                          . .          .                      

80,  877.  26 

Marina 

6, 644, 079. 27 

Industria '. 

100, 433.  33 

Obras  Públicas                                                                        

Ferrocarriles 

540, 600. 00 

Total ...                      

123,863,254.73 

31,068,192.96 

TIN  DE  LA  COMBINACIÓN  ACERCA  DEL  NITRATO. 

El  Señor  Hicks,  Ministro  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  Chile,  anuncia 
que  el  secretario  de  la  combinación  de  productores  de  salitre,  después 
de  hacer  inútiles  esfuerzos  por  renovar  el  acuerdo  por  un  término  de 


CHILE.  959 

años,  ó  siquiera  por  un  año  más,  ha  expedido  una  circular  anunciando 
su  fracaso  y  manifestando  que  los  directores  han  acordado  unánime- 
mente abandonar  la  tentativa  de  renovar  dicha  combinación.  Es  digno 
de  tenerse  en  cuenta  que  en  toda  la  enorme  producción  de  nitrato  de 
sosa  en  la  parte  norte  de  Chile,  no  está  interesado  ningún  capitalista 
americano,  á  pesar  del  hecho  de  que  las  exportaciones  de  este  producto 
á  los  Estados  Unidos  aumentan  diariamente. 

Como  un  ejemplo  de  las  ganancias  que  se  obtienen  de  la  producción 
de  nitrato,  el  informe  anual  de  la  "London  Nitrate  Company  (Lim- 
ited)," hecho  en  31  de  octubre,  muestra  que  la  expresada  compañía  se 
organizó  en  1887  con  un  capital  de  ^800,000.  En  dieciocho  años  dicha 
compañía  había  pagado  dividendos  que  ascendieron  á  $1,170,000,  y 
había  devuelto  á  sus  accionistas  $400,000  de  su  capital  original,  lo  cual 
hace  un  total  de  $1,570,000  en  efectivo.  Además  de  lo  que  queda 
dicho,  la  Compañía  había  establecido  nuevas  plantas  con  un  costo  de 
$4:00,000,  y  había  empezado  á  establecer  un  fondo  de  amortización 
adicional  de  |100,000,  que  se  ha  invertido  en  bonos  ingleses.  Esto 
demuestra  que  las  ganancias  totales  en  efectivo  de  la  Compañía  en 
dieciocho  años  había  ascendido  á  la  enorme  suma  de  $2,100,000. 
Todavía  tiene  en  existencia  un  capital  social  de  $400,000,  y  un  haber 
que  calculado  de  una  manera  moderada  representa  $355,000. 

La  industria  del  salitre  en  Chile  es  importantísima,  por  cuanto  el 
Gobierno  percibe  anualmente  cerca  de  $25,000,000  en  oro  procedentes 
del  derecho  de  exportación  que  se  le  impone  al  nitrato.  Las  transac- 
ciones anuales  en  este  producto,  es  decir,  el  valor  en  bruto  del  que  se 
exporta,  ascenderá  á  centenares  de  millones,  y  millares  de  chilenos  y 
europeos  ya  han  acumulado  una  fortuna  con  este  producto. 

LA  LEY  SALITRERA. 

El  Congreso  ha  sancionado  ya  el  proyecto  de  ley  sobre  la  constitu- 
ción definitiva  de  la  propiedad  salitrera.  Según  los  términos  de  dicha 
ley,  las  personas  que  se  crean  con  derecho  á  pertenencias  salitreras  en 
terrenos  eriales  del  Estado  ó  de  las  municipalidades,  deberán  presen- 
tarse ante  el  juzgado  correspondiente,  haciendo  valer  los  títulos  en  que 
fundan  su  derecho,  dentro  del  plazo  de  cuatro  meses,  contados  desde 
la  vigencia  de  dicho  estatuto,  sin  que  por  eso  recobren  derechos  que 
haj^an  caducado  en  conformidad  con  las  prescripciones  que  rigen  la 
materia. 

Las  mediciones  de  las  pertenencias  cuyos  derechos-  hayan  sido  ó  sean 
declarados  por  los  tribunales  ordinarios,  deberán  practicarse  dentro 
del  plazo  de  seis  meses,  á  contar  de  la  fecha  de  la  expresada  ley  ó  de  la 
sentencia  de  término  respectiva.  El  ingeniero  designado  por  los 
interesados  practicará  las  mediciones,  y  si  no  lo  hubiere  en  el  Depar- 
tamento, las  efectuará  el  perito  nombrado  por  el  juez,  debiendo  los 


960       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

ingenieros  que  designe  la  Delegación  Fiscal  de  Salitreras  tomar  parte 
en  dicha  operación.  Las  mediciones  siempre  se  sometarán  á  la  apro- 
bación judicial,  la  cual  se  concederá  sólo  en  caso  de  que  del  examen 
comparativo  de  dichas  mediciones  j  de  la  solicitud  resultare  que  la 
pertenencia  se  ha  ubicado  en  el  lugar  que  realmente  le  corresponde. 

La  promulgación  de  la  ley  sobre  la  constitución  definitiva  de  la 
propiedad  salitrera  será  un  acontecimiento  digno  de  alabanza  por  los 
que  se  interesan  verdaderamente  en  la  conservación  de  los  bienes  del 
Estado. 

Por  otra  parte,  dicha  lev  también  determina  los  plazos  en  que  deben 
hacerse  las  mediciones  correspondientes  á  los  derechos  reconocidos, 
resguardando  los  intereses  del  Estado  por  medio  de  acertadas  dis- 
posiciones. 

Las  atinadas  disposiciones  de^  esta  nueva  ley  consultan  el  reconoci- 
miento de  todos  los  derechos  legítimamente  adquiridos  y  ponen  tér- 
mino al  despojo  fiscal, 

LEY  QUE  AUTORIZA  EL  CAMBIO  DE  DEBECHOS  SOBRE  ÉL 

AZÚCAR. 

El  periódico  intitulado  "The  Board  of  Trade  Journal,"  correspon- 
diente al  8  de  marzo  de  1906,  anuncia  que  se  ha  aprobado  definitiva- 
mente una  ley  chilena  autorizando  la  rebaja  de  1  chelin  6  peniques 
por  cada  100  kilogramos  del  derecho  de  importación  sobre  el  azúcar 
refinado,  y  el  aumento  de  la  misma  cantidad  en  el  derecho  de  importa- 
ción sobre  el  azúcar  sin  purgar. 

LA  INDUSTRIA  FABRIL  EN  LA  REPÚBLICA. 

El  Ministro  de  los  Estados  unidos  en  Chile  anuncia  que  en  cuanto 
atañe  á  las  fábricas  de  todas  clases,  Chile  siempre  ha  dependido  en 
gran  manera  de  las  importaciones  para  el  abastecimiento  de  casi  todos 
los  artículos  de  primera  necesidad,  y  la  obra  de  fomentar  sus  propios 
talleres  ha  progresado  con  mucha  lentitud.  Sin  embargo,  la  exposición 
nacional  que  se  llevó  á  cabo  recientemente  en  Talca,  muestra  que  ya 
se  ha  principiado  tan  importante  obra,  y  no  ha  de  transcurrir  mucho 
tiempo  sin  que  el  mercado  doméstico  lo  abastezcan  por  lo  menos 
parcialmente  los  fabricantes  chilenos.  Los  vinos  y  la  cerveza  se  fabri- 
can en  gran  escala  en  Chile,  y  en  estos  dos  ramos  la  exposición  fué 
mu}^  buena.  Los  vinos  chilenos  son  tan  excelentes  y  es  tan  grande  la 
producción  de  ellos  que,  como  hay  un  arancel  proteccionista,  el  consumo 
de  los  vinos  franceses  se  ha  limitado  prácticamente  á  la  clase  muy 
acomodada.  El  pueblo  en  toda  la  extensión  de  la  República  bebe  casi 
exclusivamente  los  vinos  domésticos,  y,  como  todo  pueblo  de  raza  latina, 
consume  una  cantidad  tan  considerable,  que  el  negocio  de  vinos  resulta 
muy  lucrativo. 


CHILE.  961 

Eu  Chile  se  fabrican  fósforos  excelentes,  siendo  así  que  sólo  en  Talca 
hay  tres  fábricas  grandes  de  fósforos.  Dícese  que  cada  una  de  estas 
fábricas  obtiene  un  producto  líquido  por  lo  menos  de  un  12  por  ciento 
sobre  el  capital  social,  j  sus  productos  se  venden  en  seguida  en  el 
mercado.  El  fósforo  que  comúnmente  se  usa  en  la  América  del  Sur  es 
el  que  se  denomina  fósforo  de  seguridad,  que  se  envasa  ó  coloca  en  cajas 
de  madera  muy  pequeñas  y  que  se  fabrica  en  Suécia.  Los  sudameri- 
canos están  tan  encariñados  con  esta  clase  de  fósforos  que  no  quieren 
usar  otros.  Las  fábricas  de  Talca  hacen  un  fósforo  cuya  apariencia  es 
idéntica  al  importado, y  es  tan  bueno  como  éste.  La  "Diamond  Match 
Company  "  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  hace  algunos  años  estableció  una 
fábrica  en  Valparaíso,  pero  se  vio  obligada  á  suspender  sus  operaciones 
porque  no  producía  la  clase  de  fósforo  que  el  pueblo  necesitaba. 

En  el  departamento  de  maquinaria  de  dicha  exposición  había  un 
telar  de  fábrica  alemana  tejiendo  lienzo  de  lana.  Dicho  telar  fué  traído 
de  una  fábrica  chilena  que  hay  en  Tome  que  produce  una  gran  variedad 
de  lienzos  de  lana  y  de  la  lana  de  alpaca  y  vicuña,  pero  dícese  que  la 
calidad  de  dichos  tejidos  es  inferior,  j  que  el  procedimiento  de  fabri- 
cación no  es  más  que  parcial,  porque  la  lana  del  país,  tanto  la  de  oveja 
como  la  de  vicuña  y  alpaca,  se  envía  á  Europa,  donde  se  peina  j  se  hace 
hilo.  Entonces  este  hilo  se  vuelve  á  traer  á  Chile  y  con  él  se  tejen  los 
lienzos.  También  había  alambiques  para  la  fabricación  de  alcohol; 
artículos  de  cuero,  hechos  en  el  país,  de  cueros  de  ganado  vacuno  chi- 
leno; botellas  y  frascos  de  vidrio  fabricados  en  Chile;  muebles,  tanto 
de  madera  como  de  mimbre,  y,  en  cuanto  á  las  camas,  también  las  había 
de  hierro  esmaltadas  con  bronce  hecho  en  Chile  ;  harina  hecha  en  Talca 
por  medio  del  procedimiento  de  rodillo  mejorado  y  de  trigo  chileno,  y 
otros  artículos. 

La  pequeña  ciudad  de  Curico  tiene  en  sus  escuelas  un  departamento 
de  enseñanza  manual,  y  las  muestras  de  los  trabajos  que  se  han  exhibido 
hechos  por  sus  alumnos  honrarían  á  los  mejores  alumnos  de  las 
escuelas  americanas.  Se  ha  desplegado  mucha  habilidad  y  conoci- 
miento de  las  herramientas,  sobre  todo  en  los  artículos  hechos  de  madera. 
Entre  las  escuelas  representadas  en  la  exposición,  debe  citarse  la  escuela 
de  artes  y  oficios  de  Santiago,  que  en  1819  empezó  su  enseñanza  á  24 
alumnos.  En  la  actualidad  dicha  escuela  cuenta  con  un  gran  número 
de  edificios  que  pueden  alojar  300  alumnos.  En  el  país  hay  un 
gran  consumo  de  mercancías,  3"  una  vez  que  se  estableciese  el  comercio 
sería  lucrativo.  En  todas  partes  de  la  República  hay  una  gran  demanda 
de  brazos,  el  valor  de  los  bienes  raíces  aumenta  constantemente,  los 
bancos  tienen  dinero  suficiente,  se  inician  diariamente  nuevas  empresas, 
y  la  gran  actividad  que  se  advierte  en  todos  los  negocios  sólo  es  com- 
parable con  la  que  hace  tiempo  se  advierte  en  los  Estados  Unidos. 

Por  último,  se  ve  claramente  que  un  país  semejante  antes  de  mucho 
tiempo  ha  de  ser  un  aliado  comercial  importantísimo. 


962       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 
EL  FERROCARRIL    TRANSANDINO, 

La  sección  del  Ferrocarril  Transandino  que  se  inauguró  el  12  de 
febrero  1906,  consta  de  una  parte  antigua  3"  una  parte  nueva:  La  anti- 
gua, desde  Los  Andes  hasta  el  Salto  del  Soldado,  fué  construida  por 
los  primeros  empresarios,  Señores  Clark  &  Cía.,  y  la  nueva,  del  Salto 
alJuncal,  fué  hecha  recientemente  por  los  actuales  empresarios,  Señores 
Grace  &  Cm,     Mide  esa  sección  õ-í  kilómetros. 

Desde  el  Juncal  á  la  Cumbre,  por  donde  pasa  la  línea  divisoria  de  las 
aguas,  queda  una  distancia  de  15  kilómetros,  y  sube  la  línea  de  2,222 
metros  á  3,189.  Allí  es  donde  se  están  abriendo  los  grandes  túneles 
por  los  cuales  irá  á  empalmar  la  sección  chilena  con  la  argentina. 

No  está  demás  recordar  que  los  trabajos  de  este  ferrocarril  trans- 
andino se  iniciaron  el  5  de  abril  de  1889,  y  que  la  sección  de  Los 
Andes  al  Salto  del  Soldado  quedó  construida  en  agosto  de  1893. 


KEPUBLICA  DOMINICANA. 

COMERCIO  EXTERIOR,   ÚLTIMO  TRIMESTRE  DE  1905. 

El  resumen  del  comercio  exterior  de  la  República  Dominicana  del 
último  trimestre  que  comprende  los  meses  de  mayo,  junio  y  julio  de 
190Õ,  indica  que  durante  ese  período  las  recaudaciones  de  la  República 
ascendieron  á  $527,260.73,  que  tomadas  como  base  para  formar  cómputo, 
arrojarían  un  total  de  recaudación  anual  de  $2,109,012.92,  aunque  el 
trimestre  principió  en  mayo  con  importaciones  mu}^  reducidas,  segui- 
das de  una  reducción  todavía  mayor  en  junio,  debido  sin  duda  á  la  cir- 
cunstancia de  que  las  importaciones  recibidas  durante  marzo  y  abril 
habían  sido  pedidas  en  exceso  de  las  exigencias  del  consumo. 

El  costo  de  la  recaudación  durante  el  trimestre,  incluyendo  todos 
los  gastos  de  la  Receptoría,  fué  de  $22,973.25,  ó  sea  un  4.36  por  ciento 
de  las  recaudaciones  en  bruto. 

El  valor  total  del  comercio  extranjero  durante  ese  trimestre  ascen- 
dió en  mayo  á  1913,694,  en  junio  á  $952,068,  y  en  julio  á  $755,604,  lo 
cual  arroja  un  total  de  $2,621,366,  que  indica  que  el  tráfico  anual  con 
el  extranjero  debe  ascender  á  mucho  más  de  diez  y  medio  millones  de 
pesos  oro  americano. 

De  esta  cantidad  de  comercio  extranjero  durante  el  trimestre,  las  im- 
portaciones se  valuaron  en  $620,470  y  las  importaciones  en  $2,000,896, 
lo  que  deja  un  saldo  de  exportaciones  á  favor  de  la  República  de 
$1,380,426,  ó  sea  un  promedio  de  aumento  mensual  en  la  venta  de 
productos  del  país  sobre  el  valor  de  la  compra  de  mercaderías  extran 
jeras  de  $160,142.  No  se  incluye  en  estos  totales  el  valor  del  oro  y 
plata  americanos  que  se  importa  en  monedas  ó  en  billetes  de  banco,  ó 
que  se  exporta  en  la  misma  forma,  siendo  las  sumas  importadas  como 


EEPUBLICA    DOMINICANA.  963^- 

$300,000  mayor  que  los  embarques,  lo  que  demuestra  que  el  saldo  de- 
tráfico á  favor  de  la  República  resulta,  hasta  cierto  grado,  al  menos,. 
una  transacción  al  contado. 

Importaciones  por  valor  de  $481,980  han  pagado  derechos  que  ascien- 
den á  $356,175.47,  ó  sea  aproximadamente  un  75  por  ciento  del  valor 
de  factura,  en  tanto  que  mercaderías  avaluadas  en  $138,490  entraron 
completamente  libres. 

Productos  del  paí  savaluados  en  $1,083,857  pagaron  por  derechos- 
de  exportación  una  suma  de  $144,272.70,  ó  sea  un  13  por  ciento  dfr 
su  valor  calculado,  y  el  valor  de  lo  exportado  que  no  paga  derechos, 
asciende  á  $917,039. 

Durante  todo  dicho  trimestre  de  los  Estados  Unidos  se  importó  más 
que  de  otros  países,  ocupando  el  Reino  Unido  el  segundo  lugar,  3^  Ale- 
mania el  tercero  durante  uvàyo  y  junio;  pero  estos  dos  últimos  países 
cambiaron  sus  respectivos  puestos  en  julio,  en  cuanto  al  orden  relativo- 
del  valor  de  sus  negocios.  Durante  este  período  se  avaluaron  las  mer- 
caderías recibidas  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  $321,213,  ó  sea  un  52  por 
ciento  del  total  de  importaciones,  al  paso  que  la  Gran  Bretaña  y  Ale- 
mania lucharon  en  competencia  por  el  segundo  puesto,  importándose 
del  primero  de  estos  dos  países  $125,633,  que  es  un  20  por  ciento,  y  de 
Alemania  un  valor  que  representa  $118,534,  ó  sea  un  19  por  ciento.' 
Los  otros  países  que  contribuyeron  al  negocio  de  importación  con 
menores  cantidades  fueron  Francia,  Puerto  Rico,  las  Antillas  Holande- 
sas é  Italia. 

El  hierro  y  acero  manufacturados  de  todas  clases,  de  los  cuales  los- 
Estados  Unidos  han  suministrado  un  valor  de  $66,764,  el  Reino  Unido 
$37,761,  y  Alemania  $11,921,  constituyen  la  cuantía  mayor  de  una  sola 
clase  de  importaciones. 

Las  manufacturas  de  algodón  recibidas  de  la  Gran  Bretaña  tienen- 
un  valor  de  factura  de  $38,081,  la  de  los  Estados  Unidos  representan 
$33,785,  mientras  que  las  de  Alemania  y  Francia  ascienden  á  $12,683- 
y  $7,051,  respectivamente. 

Casi  toda  la  harina  traída  al  mercado  dominicano,  durante  esos  tres- 
meses — ocho  mil  barriles — procedieron  de  los  Estados  Unidos  y  se  ava- 
luaron, según  factura  consular,  en  $43,343.  El  arroz,  que  es  uno  de: 
los  artículos  principales  de  alimentación  del  país,  se  ha  importado  en. 
una  cantidad  de  cerca  de  tres  millones  y  medio  de  libras,  cujo  valor^ 
según  factura,  es  de  $66,410;  1,834,367 libras  importadas.de  Alemania^ 
1,120,552  libras  de  la  Gran  Bretaña  y  249,090  de  los  Estados  Unidos.. 

Todo  producto  de  la  pesca  ha  sido  prácticamente  importado  de  los 
Estados  Unidos,  siendo  su  valor  $22,694;  la  mayor  parte  bacalao  7 
arenques. 

Las  demás  provisiones  recibidas  son  principalmente  efectos  de  late- 
ría, tanto  en  carnes  como  de  lechería,  siendo  los  mayores  proveedores. 
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964       OFICINA  IJSrTERNACIOlsrAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Alemania  y  x\mérica,  que  representan  un  valor  de  llY.TOO  y  $14,854:, 
respectivamente.  La  importación  principal  de  Alemania,  de  esta 
clase,  fué  queso,  103,077  libras,  mientras  que  las  carnes  j  otras  pro- 
visiones fueron  de  origen  americano. 

La  mercadería  de  lana  se  calcula  en  alg-o  más  de  cuatro  mil  pesos 
y  fué  suministrada  por  Alemania  é  Inglaterra.  Los  Estados  Unidos 
provej^eron  manufacturas  en  madera  por  un  valor  de  $21,349.  El 
resto  de  las  importaciones,  que  consiste  en  una  miscelánea  de  mercan- 
cías, en  general  procede  de  España,  Italia  y  las  Antillas. 

De  lo  exportado  durante  el  trimestre,  los  Estados  Unidos  recibieron 
la  maj'or  proporción,  habiendo  importado  en  productos  dominicanos 
lan  valor  de  $872,383,  ó  sea  un  44  por  ciento  de  todas  las  importaciones; 
Alemania  ocupa  el  segundo  lugar,  con  un  valor  de  $662,593,  ó  sea  un 
33  por  ciento;  Francia  recibió  un  valor  de  $381,998,  ó  sea  un  19  por 
ciento,  y  el  resto  se  distribuyó  principalmente  entre  la  Gran  Bretaña, 
Cuba  y  Puerto  Eico.  En  el  curso  de  ese  período,  los  embarques  de 
la  última  zafra  se  habían  terminado,  y  esta  exportación  asciende  á 
17,744,938  libras,  valuadas  en  $510,302,  de  la  cual  la  mayor  parte  fué 
para  los  Estados  Unidos,  es  decir,  16,600,859  libras,  embarcándose  el 
resto  para  Inglaterra  y  Alemania;  1,112,880  libras  para  la  primera  y 
solamente  31,199  para  la  última  de  estas  naciones. 

La  almendra  de  cacao  (de  la  cual  se  hace  chocolate)  representa  la 
exportación  más  importante  y  provechosa  del  expresado  trimestre, 
pues  ascendió  á  un  total  de  embarques  de  14,041,051  libras,  valuadas 
en  $984,715,  de  las  cuales  7,349,968  fueron  para  Alemania,  4,329,349 
para  Francia,  2,309,332  para  los  Estados  Unidos  y  53,002  para  la  Gran 
Bretaña. 

El  tabaco  en  rama  exportado  ascendió  á  un  total  de  4,860,960  libras, 
valuado  en  $198,312;  de  esta  cantidad  se  embarcaron  para  Alemania 
3,954,011  libras,  para  Francia  662,200  libras  y  para  los  Estados  Unidos 
244,749  libras.  Se  exporta  poco  tabaco  manufacturado,  y  aunque  las 
condiciones  climatológicas  favorecen  el  cultivo  de  este  importante  pro- 
ducto, no  se  ha  consegrado  aún  bastante  atención  ni  á  su  cultivo  ni  á  la 
extensión  de  dicha  industria.  El  mejor  producto  se  emplea  en  las 
manufacturas  para  el  consumo  local  y  la  clase  inferior  se  exporta  en 
rama. 

Se  exportaron  pieles  de  vaca  y  de  cabra  por  un  valor  de  $31,874 
distribuidas  así:  Estados  Unidos,  $17,008;  Alemania,  $10,564,  y  Fran- 
cia $3,800;  el  resto  se  repartió  en  los  mercados  de  las  Antillas. 

A  los  Estados  Unidos,  Alemania  y  Francia  se  exportaron  107,835 
libras  de  cera,  que  representaban  un  valor  de  $25,528.  Los  embarques 
de  este  producto  se  distribuyeron  de  la  manera  siguiente,  35,067  libras 
á  los  Estados  Unidos,  45,557  Libras  á  Alemania  y  31,387  libras  á 
Francia. 


ECLTADOR.  965 

El  tonelaje  total  que  entró  en  la  República  en  el  expresado  trimestre 
ascendió  á  448,658  toneladas  de  registro,  representadas  por  381  entra- 
das y  salidas  de  buques  extranjeros,  en  tanto  que  el  total  de  tonelaje 
de  cabotaje  por  los  mismos  puertos  ascendió  á  2é,270  toneladas,  repre- 
sentadas por  1,622  entradas  y  salidas  de  buques  dedicados  exclusiva- 
mente al  comercio  local. 

El  total  de  importaciones,  incluso  la  moneda  de  oro  y  plata,  se  lia 
valuado  en  $608,952,  ó  sea  un  6Q  por  ciento  de  todas  las  importaciones 
en  buques  americanos;  $179,082,  ó  sea  un  19  por  ciento  en  buques 
alemanes;  y  $69,785,  ó  sea  un  7  por  ciento  en  buques  ingleses. 

La  mayor  proporción  de  las  exportaciones  la  representaron  los  buques 
alemanes,  y  todos  los  cargamentos  representan  $765,265,  ó  sea  un  38 
por  ciento  del  valor  total  de  las  exportaciones.  Los  buques  ingleses 
ocupan  el  segundo  lugar  y  sus  cargamentos  representan  un  valor  de 
$133,612,  ó  sea  un  22  por  ciento,  y  los  buques  americanos,  que  ocupan 
el  tercer  lugar,  condujeron  mercancías  cuyo  valor  total  ascendió  á 
$385,132,  ó  sea  un  19  por  ciento. 

También  se  dedican  al  comercio  extranjero  con  la  República  los 
buques  dominicanos,  cubanos,  holandeses,  daneses,  italianos  y  noruegos, 
siendo  estos  últimos  los  que  condujeron  mercancías  que  representaban 
un  valor  mayor,  y  es  grato  hacer  mención  del  hecho  de  que  en  el 
comercio  de  travesía  los  buques  que  ostentan  la  bandera  dominicana 
estaban  bien  representados. 


ECUADOR. 

TRATADO  DE  ARBITRAJE  CON  COIiOlVIBIA. 

El  Tratado  de  Arbitraje  firmado  en  Bogotá  el  5  de  no^dembre  de 
1901,  entre  los  Plenipotenciarios  del  Ecuador  y  Colombia,  fué  aprobado 
por  el  Congreso  del  Ecuador  el  4  de  octubre  de  1905,  y  por  el  Presi- 
dente de  la  República  el  6  de  octubre  de  1905. 

Artículo  I.  Los  Gobiernos  del  Ecuador  y  de  Colombia  someten  á 
la  decisión,  absolutamente  inapelable,  de  Su  Majestad  el  Emperador 
de  Alemania  y  Rey  de  Prusia,  la  cuestión  de  límites  pendientes  entre 
las  dos  Repúblicas. 

Art.  II.  Ambos  Gobiernos  solicitarán,  por  medio  de  Plenipotencia 
rios,  la  aceptación  de  Su  Majestad  Imperial,  inmediatamente  después 
del  canje  de  las  ratificaciones  de  este  Tratado. 

Art.  III.  Dentro  de  quince  meses  contados  desde  la  fecha  en  que  el 
Augusto  Arbitro  notifique  á  las  Partes  su  aceptación,  los  Plenipoten- 
ciarios de  éstas  le  presentarán  las  Memorias  en  que  consten  las  preten- 
siones de  sus  respectivos  Gobiernos  y  los  documentos  que  las  apoyen. 

Art.  IV.  Cumplido  este  término   de  quince  meses,  las  Partes  no 


966       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

podrán  presentar  otras  exposiciones  ni  producir  otros  documentos  que 
los  que  el  Augusto  Arbitro  juzgare  necesarios  para  esclarecer  plena- 
mente los  puntos  controvertidos. 

Art.  V.  Los  dos  Gobiernos  convienen  desde  luego  en  que  se  prac- 
tique la  inspección  ocular  de  los  territorios  en  litigio,  si  el  Augusto 
Árbitro  estimare  necesario  este  medio  de  prueba. 

Art.  VI.  El  Ecuador  y  Colombia  reconocen  que  las  bases  princi- 
pales para   la   deducción  de  sus  derechos    en  este  arbitraje  son  las 

siguientes: 

(A)  La  Ley  Colombiana  de  25   de  junio  de  1824,  sobre  división 

territorial; 

(B)  El  Tratado  de  Paz  de  22  de  septiembre  de  1820,  entre  la  antigua 
República  de  Colombia  y  el  Perú;  y 

(C)  El  Tratado  de  9  de  julio  de  1856,  en  la  parte  que  está  vigente, 
entre  la  República  de  íJueva  Granada  (hoy  Colombia)  y  el  Ecuador; 
sin  excluir  los  demás  antecedentes  histórico-jurídicos  que  las  Partes 
juzguen  oportuno  alegar  y  que  no  sean  contrarios  á  las  tres  bases 
susodichas. 

Art.  VIL  Para  los  efectos  de  este  arbitraje,  el  Ecuador  hace  cons- 
tar que  los  territorios  de  la  Región  Oriental,  desde  el  curso  del  río 
Ñapo  hasta  el  del  Caqueta  ó  Yupurá,  no  están  comprendidos  en  el 
arbitraje  que  el  Ecuador  y  el  Perd  sometieron  á  Su  Majestad  el  Rey 
de  España,  conforme  al  Tratado  de  1°  de  agosto  de  1887. 

Art.  VIII.  Antes  de  dictarse  el  laudo  arbitral,  podrán  ambas  partes 
arreglar,  por  medio  de  negociaciones  directas,  todos  ó  algunos  de  los 
puntos  comprendidos  en  este  litigio;  y  si  se  realizaren  dichos  arreglos 
en  la  forma  debida,  para  que  tengan  validez  de  tratados  públicos,  así 
se  pondrán  en  conocimiento  del  Augusto  Arbitraje  y  se  dará  por  con- 
cluido el  arbitraje,  ó  bien  se  limitará  éste  á  los  puntos  no  acordados. 

Art.  IX.  Para  el  caso  inesperado  de  que  Su  Majestad  el  Emperador 
de  Alemania  no  aceptare  la  designación  hecha  en  su  Augusta  Persona, 
se  elige  para  el  mismo  cargo  á  Su  Excelencia  el  Sr.  Presidente  de  los 
Estados  Unidos  Mexicanos,  y  subsistirán  en  todo  lo  demás  los  tér- 
minos de  esta  Convención. 

Art.  X.  Los  Gobiernos  del  Ecuador  y  de  Colombia  sufragarán  por 
iguales  partes  los  gastos  del  proceso  arbitral. 

CONTRATO    FERROCARmiiEïlO. 

El  contrato  celebrado  ad  referendum  el  7  de  noviembre  de  1904,  por 
el  Señor  Ministro  de  Obras  Públicas  y  el  Señor  Barón  Bandouin  Van 
Demen,  por  su  propio  derecho  y  como  representante  de  un  sindicato 
franco-ecuatoriano,  fué  aprobado  por  un  decreto  del  Congreso  el  19 
de  octubre  1905,  y  firmado  por  el  Presidente  de  la  República  el  28  de 
octubre  1905.  A  continuación  publicamos  un  resumen  de  las  cláusulas 
principales: 


ECUADOE.  967 

El  ferrocarril  partirá  de  un  punto  cualquiera  de  la  costa  de  Esme- 
raldas, que  se  designará  previo  acuerdo  del  Ejecutivo,  y  terminará  en 
la  capital  de  la  Republica,  pasando  por  Ibarra. 

Este  ferrocarril  será  de  tracción  eléctrica  ó  á  vapor,  y  su  línea  tendrá 
una  anchura  mínima  de  42  pulgadas  inglesas,  ó  sea  1  metro  65  milí- 
metros. La  compañía  construirá  en  el  puerto  designado,  diques, 
muelles,  y  más  obras  complementarias,  de  manera  que  en  alta  marea 
puedan  abordar,  cómodamente,  y  sin  dificultad  alguna,  buques  y  vapo- 
res de  capacidad  maj^or  que  la  de  mil  quinientas  toneladas. 

Construirá  también  la  compañía  dos  faros  de  una  potencia  de  dos  mil 
bujías  cada  uno,  á  ñn  de  favorecer  el  movimiento  de  las  embarcaciones. 

La  empresa  establecerá  una  línea  telegráfica  de  dos  hilos  para  el 
servicio  público,  como  también  las  estaciones  necesarias  y  las  oficinas 
que  á  éstos  correspondan. 

La  gradiente  de  la  línea  no  será  mayor  que  la  del  cuatro  por  ciento, 
y  las  curvas  tendrán  un  radio  mínimo  de  sesenta  metros.  Los  rieles 
serán  del  peso  de  cincuenta  y  cinco  libras  por  j^arda. 

La  correspondencia  oficial  y  la  de  servicio  público  serán  transpor- 
tadas gratuitamente,  y  lo  serán  igualmente  los  empleados  que  la  cus- 
todien. 

La  empresa  hará  la  rebaja  del  cincuenta  por  ciento,  del  valor  de  los 
pasajes,  á  los  empleados  de  gobierno  que  viajaren  en  comisión  del 
servicio,  a  los  militares,  marineros  y  agentes  de  Policía  que  en  cuerpo 
ó  individualmente,  tuvieren  el  respectivo  pasaporte. 

La  misma  rebaja  hará  para  la  conducción  de  acémilas,  materiales  de 
guerra,  mercaderías  y  cargas  pertenecientes  al  Estado  ó  á  las  munici- 
palidades, como  también  para  el  transporte  de  presos.  La  empresa 
concederá  gratis  trenes  expresos  para  el  Presidente  y  Vicepresidente 
de  la  República  y  para  los  ministros  de  Estado.  Los  Senadores  y 
Diputados,  sub-secretarios  de  Estado,  gobernadores  de  provincia 
dentro  del  territorio  de  su  jurisdicción,  agentes  diplomáticos,  consu- 
lares y  viceconsulares  nacionales  y  extranjeros  tendrán  pasaje  libre,  y 
por  los  equipajes  de  éstos  se  abonará  la  mitad  del  valor  que  fije  la 
tarifa.  La  tercera  parte,  cuando  menos,  de  los  empleados  de  la 
empresa,  serán  ecuatorianos. 

Los  trabajos  deberán  comenzar  dentro  de  un  año,  de  otra  suerte  el 
Gobierno  podrá  declarar  caducado  dicho  contrato,  y  la  obra  deberá 
estar   concluida  dentro  del  término  de  ocho  años. 

El  Estado  concede  á  la  empresa: 

La  libre  explotación  de  los  diques,  muelles  y  más  obras  complemen- 
tarias construidas  en  el  puerto,  como  también  la  de  la  línea  férrea  en 
toda  su  extensión. 

La  exoneración  del  servicio  militar  para  los  empleados  de  la  em- 
presa y  la  prohibición  de  requisar  las  acémilas  que  se  empleen  en  los 
trabajos,  salvo  el  caso  de  guerra  internacional. 


968       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL   DE   LAS    REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS.  í 

Fíjase  el  valor  del  ferrocarril  y  el  de  los  muelles,  diques  y  más  obras 
complementarias  del  puerto,  en  la  suma  de  diez  millones  de  sucres 
plata,  5'^  el  Gobierno  garantiza  con  los  productos  disponibles  de  las  adua- 
nas de  Manabí,  Tulcán  j  Esmeraldas,  inclusive  la  que  ha  de  consti- 
tuirse en  el  nuevo  puerto,  el  interés  del  cuatro  por  ciento  anual  sobre 
esa  suma,  por  el  término  de  trienta  y  tres  años. 

La  línea  férrea,  en  toda  su  extensión,  con  sus  ramales  y  dependen- 
cias, y  los  diques  y  muelles  pasarán  á  ser  de  propiedad  del  Estado  a 
los  setenta  y  cinco  años  de  explotación  por  cuenta  de  la  empresa. 
Sólo  se  excepcionarán  los  ramales  especialmente  destinados  para  la 
explotación  de  minas,  que  pertenezcan  á  la  empresa. 

CONTRATO   ADICIONAIi    DE    LA    COMPAÑÍA    TELEGRÁITICA    CEN- 
TRAL Y  SUDAMERICANA. 

En  Guayaquil,  el  8  de  octubre  de  1905,  el  Sr.  Don  Frederico 
Galdos,  gobernador  de  la  provincia,  en  nombre  y  representación  del 
supremo  gobierno  y  el  Sr.  Don  JTorge  Ashton  en  nombre  y  representa- 
ción de  La  Compañía  Teleg-ráfica  Central  y  Sudamericana,  celebraron 
un  contrato  adicional  al  que  se  otorgó  en  Quito  en  17  de  septiembre  de 
1881 ,  entre  la  misma  Compañía  3^  el  supremo  gobierno.  Por  el  presente 
contrato  se  reforman  los  artículos  1,  3,  8  3"  11  de  la  citada  escritura 
de  1881,  en  las  términos  siguientes: 

I.  El  Gobierno  del  Ecuador  concede  á  la  Compañía  Telegráfica  Cen- 
tral y  Sudamericana  facultad  de  extender  cables  telegráficos  y  esta- 
blecer otros  medios  de  comunicación  telegráfica  al  Norte  y  Sur  de  la 
República  para  cualquier  punto  de  América. 

3.  El  Gobierno  del  Ecuador  se  compromete  á  no  establecer  ni  per- 
mitir que  se  establezcan  durante  el  tiempo  de  la  estipulación  undécima 
cables  submarinos  en  las  costas  ecuatorianos  ;  y  caso  de  que  se  presen- 
taran propuestas  para  establecer  de  cualquier  otro  sistema,  será  pre- 
ferida la  Compañía  Telegráfica  Central  y  Sudamericana  en  igualdad  de 
condiciones.  En  cambio  la  compañía  se  compromete  á  establecer 
dentro  de  seis  meses  contados  desde  la  fecha  de  firmada  esta  escritura, 
comunicación  telegráfica  ó  cablegráfica  entre  Guaj^aquil  y  la  capital  de 
la  provincia  de  Esmeraldas.  El  plazo  á  que  se  refiere  esta  cláusula  es 
obligatorio  para  la  compañía,  siempre  que  le  fuere  posible  realizar  las 
obras  en  dicho  tiempo,  ó  no  lo  impidieren  fuerzas  ma3^ores  ó  caso  for- 
tuito; pero  en  todo  caso  el  cable  quedará  instalado  dentro  de  los  seis 
meses  subsiguientes. 

8.  La  Compañía  se  compromete  á  recibir,  trasmitir  y  entregar  los 
partes  telegráficos  del  Gobierno  por  cinco  centavos  plata  cada  palabra, 
ó  sea  por  la  mitad  del  valor  de  la  tarifa  señalada  para  el  público  que 
no  podrá  pasar  de  diez  centavos  plata  por  cada  palabra  entre  Gua3^a- 
quil  y  Esmeraldas,  ó  vice  versa.  Entre  éstos  y  aquellos,  preferirá  los 
que  hag-a  el  Gobierno  del  Ecuador  3"  sus  agentes  en  provincia  ó  en  el 
extranjero. 

II.  El  privilegio  concedido  á  la  compañía  en  17  de  septiembre  de 
1881  caduca  el  17  de  septiembre  de  1955. 


OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS.       969 

ESTADOS  UNIDOS. 

COMERCIO  CON  LA  AMÉRICA  LATINA. 
IMPORTACIONES   Y   EXPOETACIOXE8. 

En  la  página  113i  aparece  la  última  relación  del  comercio  entre  los 
Estados  Unidos  y  la  América  latina,  tomada  de  la  compilación  hecha 
por  la  Oficina  de  Estadística  del  Departamento  de  Comercio  y  Trabajo 
de  los  Estados  Unidos.  Estos  datos  se  refieren  al  valor  del  comercio 
arriba  mencionado.  La  estadística  corresponde  al  mes  de  febrero  de 
1906,  comparada  con  la  del  mes  correspondiente  del  año  anterior,  y 
también  comprende  los  datos  referentes  á  los  ocho  meses  que  termina- 
ron en  febrero  de  1906,  comparados  con  igual  período  de  1905.  Debe 
explicarse  que  las  estadísticas  de  las  importaciones  y  exportaciones  de 
las  diversas  aduanas  referentes  á  un  mes  cualquiera  no  se  reciben  en 
el  Departamento  de  Comercio  y  Trabajo  hasta  el  20  del  mes  siguiente, 
necesitándose  algún  tiempo  para  su  compilación  é  impresión;  de  suerte 
que  los  datos  estadísticos  correspondientes  al  mes  de  febrero,  por 
ejemplo,  no  se  publican  hasta  abril. 

IMPORTACIONES  T  EXPORTACIONES  EN  FEBRERO  DE  1906. 

En  el  mes  de  febrero  de  1906  el  valor  de  las  exportaciones  de  los 
Estados  Unidos  excedió  en  ^16,000,000  al  valor  de  las  del  mismo 
período  de  tiempo  en  cualquier  otro  año  anterior,  en  tanto  que  el  valor 
de  las  importaciones  excedió  en  más  de  81,000,000  al  valor  de  las  del 
mes  de  febrero  de  cualquier  otro  año  anterior.  El  valor  total  de  las 
exportaciones  en  el  expresado  mes  de  febrero  de  1906  ascendió  á 
$11:1,772,971:,  y  el  de  las  importaciones  ascendió  á  $104,199,197. 

Hubo  un  aumento  en  las  importaciones  de  mercancías  sujetas  á 
derechos  durante  el  mes  de  que  se  trata,  comparadas  con  las  del  año 
anterior,  pero,  por  otra  parte,  hubo  una  disminución  en  las  mercan- 
cías que  se  importaron  libres  de  derechos.  El  valor  total  de  las  mer- 
cancías que  pagaron  derechos  importadas  en  el  mes  de  febrero  de  1906, 
fué  de  $57,814,073,  y  154,778,999  durante  el  mismo  mes  del  año 
anterior,  al  paso  que  el  valor  de  las  mercancías  que  se  importaron 
libres  de  derechos  ascendió  á  146,385,124  y  $48,305,414,  respectiva- 
mente. 

El  valor  total  de  las  mercancías  sujetas  á  derechos  importadas  en  los 
ocho  meses  que  terminaron  en  febrero  de  1906,  fué  de  $439,293,181, 
comparado  con  $382,912,888,  en  el  mismo  período  del  año  anterior,  y 
las  importaciones  de  mercancías  que  entraron  libres  de  derechos  se 
valuaron  en  $360,630,657,  y  en  $346,086,038,  lo  cual  hace  un  total 
de  $799,923,839  en  1906,  y  de  $728,998,926  en  1905,  de  mercancías 
importadas  que  pagan  derechos,  durante  los  expresados  períodos. 


970       Oi^ICINA  INTERNACIONAL    DE    LAS    REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

El  valor  total  de  las  mercancias  que  entran  libres  de  derechos  y  que 
están  sujetas  á  ellos,  importadas  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  los  ocho 
meses  que  terminaron  en  febrei'o  de  1906,  ascendió  á  $1,198,399,799, 
comparadas  con  ^1,008,060,808  en  el  mismo  período  en  1905. 

A  continuación  aparece  un  resumen  de  las  importaciones  y  expor- 
taciones hechas  en  los  períodos  á  que  se  ha  hecho  referencia: 


Grupos. 


Febrero. 


1906. 


Marzo. 


1905. 


1906. 


IMPOKTACIOXES. 

Libres  de  derechos. 


Comestibles  y  animales 

Materia  prima  que  entra  en  los  varios  proce- 
dimientos de  la  industria  doméstica 

Artículos  entera  ó  parcialmente  manufac- 
turados que  se  usan  como  materiales  en  la 
fabricación  y  en  las  artes  mecánicas 

Artículos  manufacturados  listos  para  el  con- 
sumo  

Artículos  de  lujo,  etc 


^11,756,471 
27,  042,  352 

7, 026, 063 

908, 717 
971, 811 


S9, 113, 752 
27, 018, 153 

7, 696, 031 

1, 265, 492 
1,291,696 


JF94,891,828 
187, 008, 444 

44,151,428 

11,205,521 

8, 828, 817 


Total  de  mercancías  que  entran  libres 
de  derechos 


Mercancías  que  pagan  derechos. 


Comestibles  y  animales 

Materia  prima  que  entra  en  los  varios  proce- 
dimientos de  la  industria  doméstica 

Artículos  entera  6  parcialmente  manufac- 
turados que  se  usan  como  materiales  en  la 
fabricación  y  artes  mecánicas 

Artículos  fabricados  listos  para  el  consumo. . . 

Artículos  de  lujo,  etc 


Total  de   mercancías  que  pagan  de- 
rechos   


Mercancias  que  entran  libres  de  derechos  y  que 
están  sujetas  á  ellas. 


Comestibles  y  animales 

Materia  prima  que  entra  en  los  varios  pro- 
cedimientos de  la  industria  doméstica 

Artículos  entera  ó  parcialmente  manufac- 
turados que  se  usan  como  materiales  en 
la  fabricación  y  en  las  artes  mecánicas 

Artículos  manufacturados  ya  listos  para  el 
consumo 

Artículos  de  lujo,  etc : 


46, 385, 124 


16, 062, 695 
9, 460, 584 


5, 108, 019 
12, 568, 509 
11,  .579, 192 


10,  611,  254 
11, 697, 745 


6, 388, 471 
15, 008, 300 
14, 108, 303 


54,  778, 999 


27, 819, 166 
37, 102,  936 

12,134,082 

13,477,226 
12, 551, 003 


Total  de  mercancías  importadas i    103, 084, 413 


Derechos  recaudados  en  las  aduanas 

Existencia  en  los  almacenes  á  fin  de  mes. 


21, 582, 646 
52, 192, 463 


EXPORTACIOXES. 

Productos  domésticos. 


Agrícolas  .. 

Fabriles 

De  minas... 
Forestales.. 
De  la  pesca. 
Diversos  ... 


Total  de  productos  domésticos. 
Extranjeros. 


Libres  de  derechos. 
Sujetos  á  derechos . 


57,  756, 436 
39, 386, 084 
2, 669, 422 
3,  991, 771 
338,  357 
881, 402 


105,  023, 472 


954, 945 
892, 365 


1, 847, 310 


Total  de  productos  extranjeros 

Total  de  exportaciones I    106, 870,  782 


57, 814, 073 


19,  725, 006 
38, 715, 898 

14, 084, 502 

16, 273,  792 
15,  399,  999 


104, 199, 197 


23, 832, 524 
57, 017, 261 


80, 887, 213 

46,586  585 

4, 091 ;  619 

6,  244,  060 

464, 722 

1,  497, 524 


139,  771, 723 


1,  009, 143 
944,108 


2, 003, 251 


141,774,974 


346, 086, 038 


89,821,300 
56,524,831 


48, 248, 137 
97,621,739 
90, 696, 881 


382,  912, 888 


184, 713, 128 
243, 533, 275 

92, 39.9, 565 

108, 827, 260 
99, 525, 698 


728, 998, 926 


567, 768, 905 

342, 157,  793 

31, 845, 874 

40, 670, 370 

5,931,597 

3,942,132 


8^83, 142, 797 
199, 762, 895 

55,459,244 

13,533,440 
8, 732, 281 


360, 630, 657 


87, 969, 618 
64, 542, 240 


66,  925,  721 
122, 333, 169 
107, 522, 433 


439, 293, 181 


171,112,415 
364, 305, 135 

112, 384, 965 

135, 866, 609 
116, 254, 714 


799, 923, 838 


200,591,117 


700,  695, 260 

387,315,531 

34,081,325 

47,770,426 

6, 309, 937 

5,  353, 877 


992, 316, 671 


1,181,526,176 


8, 355, 520 
7,388,617 


8,334,353 
8, 539, 270 


15, 744, 137 


16, 873, 623 


1, 008, 060, 808 


1, 198, 399, 799 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS.  971 

EL  HENEaUÉN  EN  EL  MERCADO  DE  HILO  DE  ACARIIETO. 

El  productor  de  fibra  en  relación  con  el  hilo  de  acarreto  se  refiere 
necesariamente  al  cultivador  de  henequén,  por  cuanto  la  ma3^or  parte 
de  dicho  hilo  se  fabrica  de  dicha  fibra. 

Hubo  un  tiempo  en  que  se  usaba  más  el  abacá  que  el  henequén  para 
fabricar  hilo  de  acarreto,  pero  en  los  quince  últimos  años  el  uso  del 
henequén  ha  aumentado  constantemente  y  el  del  abacá  ha  disminuido 
hasta  que,  en  la  actualidad,  según  el  cálculo  que  se  ha  hecho,  un  90 
por  ciento  del  hilo  de  acarreto  se  hace  de  henequén. 

En  la  cosecha  de  1905  los  agricultores  de  los  Estados  Unidos  pagaron 
aproximadamente  121,000,000  por  el  hilo  de  acarreto  que  usaron. 

En  los  años  de  1901  y  1905,  la  cantidad  y  el  valor  del  henequén  y 
abacá  que  se  importaron  de  México  y  de  las  Islas  Filipinas,  respectiva- 
mente, á  los  Estados  Unidos,  fueron  los  siguientes:  101,163  toneladas 
de  henequén,  importadas  en  1901,  cuyo  valor  total  fué  $15,091,173,  y 
en  1905  se  importaron  99,587  toneladas,  valuadas  en  $15,678,935;  en 
1901  se  importaron  48,679  toneladas  de  abacá  valuadas  en  $9,327,137, 
y  en  1905  se  importaron  69,280  toneladas  valuadas  en  $13,271,076. 

Según  una  relación  hecha  por  el  Director  del  Censo,  correspondiente 
al  año  de  1901,  un  cuadro  estadístico  relativo  á  los  productos  de  lino, 
henequén  y  yute  en  los  Estados  Unidos,  muestra  que  ha  habido  un 
aumento  de  $16,000,000  en  el  valor  de  la  producción  desde  1900. 

Los  productos  principales  de  esa  industria  son  el  cordage,  la  jarcia 
y  el  hilo  de  acarreto,  por  valor  de  $18,000,000;  jmte  y  artículos  fabri- 
cados de  esta  fibra  por  valor  de  $9,000,000,  y  artículos  de  lino  por 
valor  de  $6,000,000. 

Según  el  "Heraldo  de  Mindanao,"  la  Oficina  de  Agricultura  de  los 
Estados  Unidos  está  haciendo  todos  los  esfuerzos  posibles  por  estimu- 
lar el  cultivo  del  maguey  ó  henequén  en  las  Islas  Filipinas,  por  ser 
esta  fibra  acaso  la  que  más  se  usa  en  el  mundo  en  la  industria  de  cor- 
delería, siendo  así  que,  según  se  anuncia,  sólo  Yucatán  produce  anual- 
mente henequén  que  representa  un  valor  de  $20,000,000. 

Como  queda  dicho,  dicha  fibra  se  usa  mayormente  en  la  fabricación 
de  hilo  de  acarreto.  En  los  mercados  del  mundo  al  maguey  de  Fili- 
pinas se  le  denomina  "cáñamo  de  áloe  de  Manila,"  pero  la  planta  no  es 
un  áloe.  Se  le  ha  clasificado  así  a  causa  de  los  métodos  que  se  emplean 
para  limpiarrlo  y  prepararlo  para  el  mercado.  Se  ha  determinado  de 
una  manera  definitiva  que  el  maguey  de  las  Filipinas  es  el  verdadero 
henequén  de  Yucatán,  que  produce  una  fibra  que  en  todos  sus  detalles 
resulta  igual  al  henequén  de  Yucatán,  que  tanto  se  usa  en  las  industrias 
del  mundo.  El  año  pasado  la  Oficina  de  Agricultura  distribuyó  50,000 
plantas  traídas  de  las  Islas  Hawai,  del  grupo  procedente  de  las  Bahamas, 
que  no  tiene  espinas  en  los  bordes  de  las  hojas.  Recientemente  se  ha 
recibido  una  máquina  de  México  para  limpiar  las  hojas  de  dicha  planta 


972       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL    DE    LAS    REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


textil  y  se  han  enviado  excelentes  muestras  de  la  fibra  ja  limpia  á 
Nueva  York  y  Londres,  para  cotizar  su  precio  en  el  mercado.  No  cabe 
duda  de  que  dicha  fibra  obtendrá  el  mismo  precio  en  el  mercado  que 
obtiene  Va  fibra  de  yucatán,  la  de  las  Bahamas  ó  las  de  las  Islas  Hawai. 

Hubo  asimismo  un  tiempo  en  que  el  precio  del  henequén  se  regulaba 
por  el  del  abacá.  Se  mantuv^o  cierta  diferencia  en  dichos  precios, 
siendo  así  que  el  del  henequén  variaba  desde  un  25  hasta  un  30  por 
ciento  menos  que  el  del  abacá,  sobre  el  cual  se  basaban  los  precios.  A 
medida  que  la  demanda  del  henequén  se  aumentaba,  los  cultivadores 
de  esta  planta  textil  se  mostraban  menos  dispuestos  á  reconocer  la 
influencia  del  abacá,  por  cnanto  tenían  poderosas  razones  porque  los 
cultivadores  de  los  Estados  Unidos  y  el  Canadá  estaban  obligando 
gradualmente  á  los  fabricantes  de  hilo  de  acarreto  á  producir  más  hilo 
de  acarreto  de  henequén  que  de  abacá.  El  henequén  parece  estar 
destinado  á  convertirse  en  un  producto  de  mayor  importancia  que  el 
abacá.  Por  más  que  la  demanda  de  henequén  aumentó  constantemente 
durante  varios  años  antes  de  la  guerra  con  España,  hasta  después  de 
la  expresada  guerra  no  se  demostró  ningún  deseo  de  cobrarle  demasiado 
al  consumidor.  Los  precios  habían  sido  demasiado  bajos,  tan  bajos, 
que  no  era  posible  que  los  cultivadores  obtuviesen  una  ganancia 
razonable.  Habíanse  efectuado  varias  alzas  y  el  precio  había  llegado 
justamente  á  una  altura  en  la  cual  se  había  declarado  con  frecuencia 
que  el  cultivo  de  dicha  fibra  prestaba  utilidad. 

l^a  guerra  con  España  amenazó  la  producción  y  abastecimiento  de 
abacá  y,  por  consecuencia,  tanto  los  precios  del  abacá  como  los  del 
henequén  subieron  con  rapidez.  Por  ejemplo,  el  precio  del  henequén 
de  3i  centavos  que  antes  era,  subió  de  repente  á  10  centavos.  El 
hecho  de  que  á  esta  alza  en  el  precio  no  sucedió  una  disminución  en  la 
demanda,  fué,  sin  duda,  una  verdadera  revelación  para  los  cultivadores 
del  henequén,  y  les  sugirió  posibilidades  muy  halagüeñas.  La  siguiente 
tabla  expresa  de  una  manera  elocuente  cómo  los  cultivadores  aprove- 
charon su  oportunidad,  mostrándose  además  el  curso  que  siguieron  los 
precios  desde  1897: 

Precios  del  henequén  de  1897  à  1905. 


i-                     Precio 
^^°^-                 bajo. 

Precio 
alto. 

Promedio 

de 

precio. 

Años. 

Precio 
bajo. 

Precio 
alto. 

Proraedio 

de 

precio. 

1897 

2Î 
3è 

51 
5i 
5è 

Si- 
lo" 
9í 
9| 
9 

3i 
6i 

Vi 
Vi 
7 

1902 

8i 

V 
6J 

lOi                    94- 

1898 

1903 

9 

81 
8 

Vi 

1899 

1901          

71 

1900         .           .   . 

1905 

Vi 

1901 

La  tabla  que  antecede  muestra  cómo  los  cultivadores  de  henequén 
desde  la  guerra  con  España  han  obtenido  precios  que  representan  un 
100  por  ciento  ó  más  que  antes  de  dicha  guerra. 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS.  973 

En  1902,  no  estando  los  cultivadores  de  dicha  planta  textil  satisfechos 
con  los  millones  de  pesos  de  ganancia  que  ya  habían  obtenido,  subieron 
los  precios  hasta  que  el  tipo  máximo  excedió  el  punto  más  alto  á  que 
se  había  llegado  durante  la  excitación  consiguiente  á  la  precitada 
guerra,  y  á  la  casi  completa  paralización  del  comercio  del  abacá. 
Cuando  se  llegó  á  este  extremo,  los  fabricantes  se  sublevaron  é  hicieron 
grandes  esfuerzos  por  aumentar  las  ventas  del  abacá,  y  mezclas  de 
henequén  y  la  fibra  de  Nueva  Zelandia.  También  se  apeló  al  henequén 
y  yute  americano,  con  el  fin  de  disminuir  la  demanda  del  henequén  de 
Yucatán.  Temiendo  los  cultivadores  de  henequén  de  Yucatán  haber 
traspasado  los  límites  razonables,  permitieron  fijar  el  precio  á  una 
altura  á  la  cual  podían  competir  con  éxito  con  el  precio  de  las  fibras 
blandas,  como  lo  habían  hecho  antes  de  1902.  Por  consiguiente,  en 
los  tres  últimos  años  hubo  menos  ñuctuaciones  en  el  precio,  pero  el 
promedio  de  éste,  si  bien  es  más  bajo  que  en  1902,  sin  embargo,  todavía 
es  el  doble  del  precio  que  predominaba  antes  de  la  guerra. 

El  año  pasado  los  cultivadores  en  mayor  escala  constituyeron  una 
sociedad  cuyo  objeto  era  regular  los  precios  con  mayor  eficacia  de  lo 
que  hasta  ahora  habían  podido  hacerlo.  Debido  al  hecho  de  que  el 
área  del  territorio  donde  se  cultiva  el  henequén  es  pequeña,  y  también 
á  la  circunstancia  de  que  el  mayor  número  de  cultivadores  cultivan 
dicha  planta  en  menor  escala,  no  cabe  duda  de  que  dicha  sociedad  podrá 
obtener  el  fin  que  desea,  mientras  continúe  la  enorme  demanda  que  en 
la  actualidad  hay  de  henequén. 

El  hilo  de  acarreto  de  henequén  es  popular  porque  opera  satisfacto- 
riamente tanto  en  los  aparatos  auudadores  nuevos  como  en  los  viejos, 
y  además  porque  se  vende  á  un  precio  más  bajo  por  libra  que  el  hilo 
de  acarreto  hecho  de  abacá.  Con  frecuencia  ha  estado  el  hilo  de  acarreto 
de  henequén  más  caro  que  el  de  abacá,  por  el  hecho  de  que  tiene  una  lon- 
gitud menor  por  libra,  circunstancia  que  no  tienen  en  cuenta  muchos 
de  los  consumidores. 

Es  dudoso  que  un  aumento  en  el  uso  del  abacá  haga  bajar  el  prome- 
dio del  precio  de  hilo  de  acarreto,  puesto  que  semejante  aumento  de 
consumo  reforzaría  el  mercado  del  abacá.  Apenas  es  posible  que  el 
precio  del  henequén  pudiese  hacerse  bajar  mediante  semejante  proce- 
dimiento, pero  lo  que  realmente  se  necesita  es  una  fibra  de  la  cual 
pueda  hacerse  hilo  de  acarreto  que  tenga  la  longitud,  resistencia  y 
condiciones  de  uso  iguales  al  henequén  de  Yucatán  y  que  se  venda  á 
un  precio  más  bajo  que  el  hilo  de  acarreto  hecho  de  henequén  de 
Yucatán. 

El  henequén  y  yute  americano  han  sido  un  buen  sustituto  del  hilo 
de  acarreto  hecho  de  henequén  de  Yucatán  y  de  abacá.  Dichos  pro- 
ductos americanos  se  han  vendido  intermitentemente,  hasta  cierto 
punto,  durante  veinte  años,  pero  ninguno  de  los  dos  ha  dado  tan  buen 
resultado  como  el  que  se  ha  obtenido  del  uso  del  henequén  de  Yucatán, 


9  í  4       OFICINA  INT  ERlSr  ACIÓN  AL    DE    LAS    REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

y  la  diferencia  de  precio  rara  vez  ha  podido  compensar  la  diferencia 
de  la  calidad  de  los  hilos  de  acarreto,  según  la  opinión  del  agricultor. 

Hanse  probado  otros  sustitutos,  pero  no  han  dado  resultados  satis- 
factorios. Uno  de  éstos  fué  el  hilo  de  acarreto  hecho  de  papel,  con  el 
cual  hace  algunos  años  que  la  Deering  Harvester  Compan}^  hizo  muchos 
experimentos.  Jamás  se  ha  hecho  un  hilo  de  acarreto  más  uniforme 
ni  de  mejor  apariencia  que  éste,  pero  como  tenía  una  superificie  lisa,  se 
resbalaba  ó  deslizaba  en  el  aparato  anudador.  El  tiempo  seco  afec- 
taba su  resistencia,  haciendo  que  resultase  tan  quebradizo  que  era 
imposible  utilizarlo.  Los  químicos  peritos  en  la  materia  trataron  en 
vano  de  vencer  esta  dificultad,  y  al  efectuarlo  descubrieron  que  al 
parecer  la  única  sustancia  que  podía  conservar  su  suavidad  y  resisten- 
cia era  la  glicerina,  pero  esta  hacía  todavía  más  resbaloso  el  hilo  y  lo 
exponía  á  los  estragos  de  los  insectos.  En  dichos  experimentos  se 
gastó  una  fortuna. 

Hízose  otra  tentativa  para  producir  un  sustituto  fabricando  el  hilo 
de  acarreto  de  pocl  comj)ressa,  que  crece  en  las  ciénegas  de  Minnesota  y 
Wisconsin.  Este  hilo  de  acarreto  era  dos  veces  tan  grande  como  el  de 
henequén  j  necesitaba  un  anudador  especial  y  una  caja  de  acarreto 
especial.  Los  fabricantes  de  hilo  de  atadura  ó  ligazón  no  tenían  nin- 
guna confianza  en  él,  y  se  negaron  á  producir  máquinas  que  tuviesen 
las  partes  especiales  que  se  requerían.  Se  organizó  una  compañía 
para  construir  una  máquina  adecuada,  pero  samejante  empresa  no 
tuvo  éxito.  La  industria  de  este  hilo  de  acarreto  no  prometía  desarro- 
llarse en  gran  escala  porque  el  abastecimiento  de  materia  prima  era 
muy  limitado.  Además,  es  seguro  que  el  abastecimiento  de  dicha  fibra, 
que  jamás  excedió  de  12,000  toneladas  por  año,  se  ha  de  disminuir  por 
virtud  del  drenaje  y  cultivo  de  las  ciénegas  donde  crece  dicha  planta. 
El  tiempo  seco  también  hacía  que  este  hilo  de  acarreto  resultase 
demasiado  quebradizo  para  el  uso  á  que  se  le  había  de  destinar.  Si 
se  conservaba  húmedo  daba  buen  resultado. 

Los  muchos  experimentos  que  se  han  hecho  han  demostrado  de  una 
manera  clarividente  que  del  lino  americano  puede  hacerse  un  hilo  de 
acarreto  que  reúne  todas  las  condiciones  que  su  uso  requiere.  Todos 
cuantos  elogios  pueden  hacerse  del  hilo  de  acarreto  hecho  de  henequén 
pueden  hacerse  con  igual  justicia  del  hilo  de  acarreto  de  lino. 

Por  otra  p^rte,  el  hilo  de  acarreto  que  se  hace  de  lino  posee  ciertas 
calidades  superiores  y,  lo  que  es  aún  más,  la  gran  cantidad  de  hilo  de 
acarreto  de  lino  que  se  fabrica  no  sólo  hará  que  el  agricultor  americano 
produzca  su  propio  hilo  de  atadura,  sino  que  le  proporcionará  un 
mercado  para  ima  paja  que  hasta  ahora  se  ha  desperdiciado. 

Desde  el  punto  de  vista  del  agricultor,  las  varias  empresas  de  hilo 
de  acarreto  de  lino  que  se  proyectan  tienen  grandísima  importancia, 
y  una  de  estas  empresas  ha  pasado  del  estado  de  embrión  y  se  ha 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS. 


975 


convertido  en  una  realidad;  es  decir,  una  instalación  donde  se  han  de 
producir  varios  millares  de  toneladas  de  hilo  de  acarreto  de  lino  para 
la  cosecha  de  1906. 

EXPORTACIONES  DE  ARTÍCULOS   DE    GOMA   EN   Eli   SEGUNDO 
SEMESTRE    DE    1905. 

En  el  segundo  semestre  de  1905,  es  decir,  de  julio  á  diciembre,  el 
valor  respectivo  de  las  exportaciones  de  artículos  de  goma  elástica  y 
guta-percha  de  los  Estados  Unidos  fué  el  siguiente: 

Correaje,  empaquetadura  y  niangueras $648,  498 

Calzado  de  todas  clases 1,  043, 180 

Todos  los  demás  artículos  de  goma „ 1,  398,  042 

Total ..-.-. 3,089,720 

COMERCIO  CON  LAS  ISLAS  FILIPINAS  EN  1905. 

El  comercio  filipino  con  los  Estados  Unidos  en  el  año  común  de  1905 
fué  como  sis'ne: 


Aumento 
sobre  1904. 


Exportaciones  á  los  Estados  Unidos  . . 
Importaciones  de  los  Estados  Unidos  . 


S15,  567, 000 
5, 739, 000 


5,342,000 
697, 000 


El  libre  cambio  entre  las  Filipinas  y  los  Estados  Unidos  aumentaría 
grandemente  las  cifras  que  anteceden,  en  beneficio  de  ambos  países. 

El  comercio  filipino  con  todo  el  mundo  en  el  año  económico  que  ter- 
minó el  30  de  junio  de  1905,  sin  incluir  el  oro  y  la  plata  y  las  provi- 
siones del  Gobierno,  fué  como  sigue: 

Exportaciones $32,  352,  615 

Importaciones 30,  876,  350 

Total , 63,228,965 

El  valor  de  ]&s  exportaciones  muestra  un  aumento  de  12,101,988  com- 
parado con  el  de  las  de  1904,  y  el  valor  de  las  importaciones  muestra 
una  disminución  de  $2,344,4:11,  quedando  así  un  saldo  de  $4,446,399  á 
favor  de  la  Islas. 

Las  exportaciones  filipinas  en  el  año  económico  de  1905  consis- 
tieron de: 


Exportaciones. 


Á  los  Estados 
Unidos. 


Abacá 

Azúcar 

Tabaco 

Copra 

otros  productos 


S22, 146, 241 
4, 977, 026 
1,999,193 
2, 095,  355 
1, 134,  800 


S12, 951, 515 

2, 618, 487 

6,820 

14, 425 

73,  679 


976       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

En  el  año  económico  de  1905,  la  renta  de  aduana  filipina  fué  la  si- 
guiente: 

Derechos  de  importación $6,  664,  431 

Derechos  de  exportación 1,  300,  666 

Total 7,965,097 

El  comercio  filipino  en  el  año  económico  de  1905,  por  países  fué  como 
sigue: 


Países. 


Exportaciones. 


Importaciones. 


América  del  Norte . 
Europa 


Qceania , 

Africa 

América  del  Sur 


$15, 698,  736 

11, 584, 351 

4, 585,  469 

449,  233 

22, 126 


85, 782, 982 

10,521,282 

13, 202, 879 

1, 365,  662 

3,540 

12, 710 


La  Gran  Bretaña  compró  mercancías  por  valor  de  $8,291,000  y 
suministró  mercancías  por  valor  de  $1,818,000,  y  Holanda  compró 
$2,359,000  y  vendió  $2,102,000.  Después  de  los  expresados  países,  los 
mejores  parroquianos  extranjeros  de  las  Islas  Filipinas  son  los  siguien- 
tes: Francia,  España,  China,  Antillas  Orientales  Británicas,  Japón  y 
Australasia.  De  todo  este  comercio  los  buques  americanos  sólo  condu- 
jeron importaciones  por  valor  de  $3,154,000  y  $3,606,000  de  las  expor- 
taciones, ó  sea  un  total  de  $6,760,000  del  total  de  $63,228,000,  ó  sea  un 
poco  más  de  un  10  por  ciento. 


BEIiACldN  FINANCIEUA  COBRE SPONDIENTE  AL   MES  DE  MABZO 

DE  1906. 

La  relación  mensual  de  los  ingresos  y  egresos  del  Gobierno  muestra 
que  en  el  mes  de  marzo  de  1906,  el  total  de  ingresos  fué  de  $50,631,169, 
y  el  de  egresos  fué  de  $15,769,669,  quedando  así  un  superá^nt  de 
$4,861,500. 

Los  ingresos  procedentes  de  varias  fuentes  se  expresan  de  la  manera 
siguiente: 


De  aduanas 

De  la  renta  interna 
De  diversas, fuentes 


Ingresos.       Aumento 


$27, 147, 556 

20, 477, 689 

3, 005, 923 


$3, 144, 000 

1, 000, 000 

242, 000 


Los  egresos  del  Departamento  de  Guerra  muestran  una  baja  de 
$1,291,000,  y  los  del  Departamento  de  Marina  muestran  un  aumento  de 
$888,000.  Las  obras  públicas  muestran  un  aumento  de  cerca  de 
$3,000,000,  debido  principalmente  á  la  construcción  del  Canal  de  Pan- 
amá. En  los  nueve  meses  del  presente  año  económico,  los  ingresos 
excedieron  á  los  egresos  como  en  $6,000,000. 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS.  &77 

ESTADÍSTICAS  FIíTANCIEIlAS. 

La  siguiente  es  una  relación  de  la  deuda  publica  y  del  effective  Exis- 
tente en  el  Tesoro  de  los  Estados  Unidos  el  31  de  marzo  de  1906: 

Clasificación  de  la  detida. 

Deuda  que  devenga  intereses $895, 159, 170.  00 

Deuda  que  no  paga  interés  desde  su  vencimiento 1, 139,  425.  26 

Deuda  que  no  devenga  interés 395, 184, 165.  58 

Total  de  la  deuda  que  devenga  y  que  no  devenga  interés. . .  1,  291,  482,  760.  84 
Certificados  y  billetes  del  Tesoro,  compensados  por  una  cantidad 
igual  de  efectivo  en  el  Tesoro  (véase  la  tabla  que  sigue) 1,  022,  269,  869;  00 

Total  de  la  deuda,  incluyendo  loa  certificados  y  billetes  del 
Tesoro „ 2,313,752,629.84 

Efectivo  en  el  Tesoro. 

Fondo  de  reserva,  moneda  de  oro  y  oro  en  barras .     $150,  000,  000.  00 

Fondos  de  garantía  (que  compensan  los  certifica- 
dos y  billetes  del  Tesoro  mencionados  en  la  clasi- 
ficación de  la  deuda  que  antecede)  : 

Moneda  de  oro $542,  746,  869.  00 

Pesos,  plata 469,  729,  000.  00 

Pesos  plata,  de  1890 „ 7,794,000.00 

1,  022,  269, 869.  00 

Fondo  general: 

Oro  acuñado  y  en  barras 75,  462,  034.  07 

Certificados  en  oro 54,  916,  250.  00 

Certificados  en  plata 4,618,305.00 

Pesos,  plata 8,  994,  429.  00 

Plata  en  barras 1,  672,  350.  33 

Billetes  de  los  Estados  Unidos 9, 156,  935.  00 

Billetes  del  Tesoro  de  1890 25,905.00 

Billetes  de  bancos  nacionales 13,  589,  751.  00- 

Moneda  de  plata  fraccionaria 7,  274,  242.  97 

Papel  moneda  fraccionaria 102.  98 

Moneda  de  cobre  y  níquel 855, 027.  86 

Bonos  é  interés  pagados  que  se  han  de  reenx- 

bolsar -..,.„ 31 ,  265.  42 

— ■ ■ 180,  596,  598.  63 

En  depósitos  de  bancos  nacionales: 

Á  favor  del  Tesorero  de  los  Estados  Unidos. .       67, 118,  791.  66 
Á  favor  de  los   habilitados    de  los  Estados 

Unidos 9,  231,  931.  05 

—        76,  350,  722,  71 

En  el  Tesoro  de  las  Islas  Filipinas  : 

Á  favor  del  Tesorero  de  los  Estados  Unidos. .         2,  805,  367. 20 
Á  favor  de  los  habilitados   de  los   Estados 

Unidos  2,116,388.19 

4,  921,  755.  39 

1, 434, 138,  945.  73 


978       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBUCAS  AMEBIC  ANAS. 

ESTADÍSTICA  SOBRE  EX.  TABACO. 

La  siguiente  tabla  publicada  por  la  Oficina  de  Estadística  del  Departa- 
mento de  Agricultura  de  los  Estados  Unidos  muestra  la  cantidad,  valor 
y  promedio  de  valor,  por  libra,  de  las  importaciones  de  tabaco  que  se 
hicieron  en  el  año  económico  que  terminó  el  30  de  junio  de  1905: 


Países  de  origin. 


Peso  en 
libras. 


Valor  en    :  Promedio 
oro.        I  por  libra. 


Tabaco  en  rama  (capa): 

Países  Bajos 

Canadá 

Cuba 

-   Alemania 

Reino  Unido 

Turquía  (  Europa  ) 

México 

Otros  países 

Totales 

Otras  clases  de  tobaco: 

Cuba 

Turquía  (Europa) 

Alemania 

Turquía  (asiática) 

Canadá 

Reino  Unido 

México 

Austria-Hungría 

Grecia 

Hongkong 

Bélgica 

Africa  del  Sur,  Inglesa 

Egipto 

Francia 

Países  Bajos 

Antillas  Inglesas 

Brasil 

Otros  países 

Totales 


6,  764, 801 
146, 093 
43, 166 
87, 852 
61,876 
2, 297 
2, 272 
2,178 


5, 023, 434 

113, 382 

78, 185 

35, 372 

8,986 

7,941 

1,897 

835 


7, 109, 595 


5, 270, 032 


21, 430, 283 

1,. 576, 349 

1,188,910 

776,  917 

706, 115 

113, 634 

105, 385 

69, 317 

45, 362 

61,378 

36, 940 

14, 031 

4,672 

11,475 

10, 247 

2,243 

9,048 

16,477 


10, 747,  778 

758, 602 

■544,  396 

277, 964 

276,  752 

61,092 

32, 987 

28, 425 

11,577 

10, 673 

4,946 

2,787 

2,052 

1,864 

1,471 

1,402 

1,100 

2,777 


26, 178,  783 


12, 768, 645 


Centavos. 
74.3 
73.1 

181.1 
40.3 
14.5 

345.7 
83.5 
38.3 


74.1 


50.2 
48.1 
4.5.8 
35.8 
39.2 
53.8 
31.3 
41.0 
25.5 
17.4 
13.4 
19.9 
43.9 
16.2 
14.3 
62.5 
12.2 
16.9 


48.8 


Es  evidente  que  la  gran  cantidad  de  tabaco  importado  de  los  Países 
Bajos  no  se  lia  cultivado  en  dichos  países,  sino  en  las  Antillas  Holan- 
desas, y  principalmente  en  Sumatra.  Una  gran  cantidad  del  otro 
tabaco  que  se  importa.no  viene  directamente  del  país  donde  se  cosechó, 
como  el  tabaco  de  Egipto,  Hongkong,  el  Reino  Unido  y  Alemania,  por 
ejemplo.  La  ley  exige  que  el  valor  del  tabaco  importado  ha  de  repre- 
sentar el  valor  real  que  tenga  en  el  mercado,  al  por  mayor,  tal  como  el 
tabaco  se  compraba  y  vendía  en  las  cantidades  al  por  mayor  de  costum- 
bre en  el  momento  de  la  exportación  á  los  Estados  Unidos,  en  los  prin- 
cipales mercados  del  país  del  cual  se  exportó,  incluso  el  costo  que 
ocasiona  poner  el  tabaco  en  condiciones  para  efectuar  su  embarque  á 
los  Estados  Unidos. 

Por  las  tablas  que  anteceden  se  verá  que  el  mejor  tabaco  para  capas 
viene  de  Cuba,  que  una  cantidad  menor  viene  de  turquía,  y  que  el 
mejor  tabaco  de  tripa  y  otra  clase  de  tabaco  en  rama  vienen  de  Cuba, 
Turquía  Europea  y  las  Antillas  Inglesas.  El  valor  del  tabaco,  por  libra, 
que  se  recibió  de  Puerto  Rico  durante  el  año  económico  que  terminó 
el  30  de  junio  de  1904,  ascendió  á  $0.193;  el  que  se  recibió  de  Filipinas 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS. 


979 


durante  el^año  de  1905  fué  de  $0.329,  para  capa,  y  el  valor  de  la  tripa 
fué  $0.179;  el  tabaco  de  capa  de  Sumatra,  durante  el  año  de  1905,  valía 
á  razón  de  $0.143,  y  el  de  tripa  $0.143.  Se  ha  a\feriguado  que  cuando 
el  precio  más  alto  al  por  mayor  del  tabaco  de  capa  de  Sumatra  era 
como  $4.50  por  libra  en  Nueva  York,  incluj^endo  los  derechos,  el  precio 
de  un  tabaco  cubano  semejante  era  de  $8. 

Este  informe  del  Departamento  de  Agricultura  termina  expresando 
que  el  precio  al  por  maj'or  del  mejor  tabaco  que  se  importa  de  Cuba 
en  este  país  es  $900  por  millar  de  tabacos,  ó  sea  á  razón  de  90  centavos 
cada  uno,  precio  por  mayor.  Este  precio  incluye  el  derecho  y  cual- 
quiera comisión  que  corresponda  al  importador  y  al  que  lo  venda  al 
por  mayor. 

EXPORTACIONES  DE  COBEE  EN  1905. 

Las  exportaciones  de  cobre  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  1905  ascendie- 
ron á  239,063  toneladas  comparadas  con  247,735  en  1904  y  168,767  en 
1903.     La  siguiente  tabla  muestra  las  cifras  por  meses: 


Enero 

Febrero 

Marzo 

Abril 

Mayo 

Junio 

Julio 

Agosto 

Septiembre . . 

Octubre 

Noviembre  .. 
Diciembre . . . 

Totales 


19,  694 
17,  508 

21,  073 
22, 264 
23,  758 
22, 096 
17,213 

22,  692 
17, 780 
17, 784 
13, 195 
17, 358 


239, 063 


29, 085 
17, 073 
22, 852 
13, 983 
14, 672 
16,  279 
19, 490 
24,  9C6 
20, 569 
26, 585 
22, 294 
19, 087 


247, 735 


1903. 


11, 141 
16, 108 
20, 097 
16, 424 
16, 283 
14, 027 
11, 733 
12, 429 
13, 183 
12, 515 
10, 915 
10, 032 


168, 767 


COMERCIO  DE  CAFJÉ  EN  FEBRERO  DE  1906. 


En  febrero  las  importaciones  á  los  Estados  Unidos  consistieron  de 
463,836  sacos  de  café  brasileño  y  120,144  sacos  de  otros  países.  El 
Brasil  suministró  como  un  80  por  ciento  de  la  cantidad  total. 

El  total  de  entregas  de  café  hechas  en  los  ocho  primeros  meses  de 
1905,  excedió  en  183,675  sacos  del  total  entregado  en  un  período  corres- 
pondiente del  año  anterior,  pero  dicho  total  representaba  una  merma 
de  318,745  sacos  comparado  con  el  total  de  1903  á  1904. 

El  primero  de  marzo  de  1906,  la  existencia  de  café  en  el  mundo 
ascendía  á  11,324,581  sacos,  contra  12,647,595  sacos  el  primero  de  enero 
de  1906,  3^  13,271,741  sacos  el  primero  de  marzo  de  1905. 

La  existencia  de  café  en  Río  de  Janeiro  en  febrero  de  1906,  ascendió 
á  89,000  sacos  contra  167,000  durante  el  mismo  mes  en  1905;  la  exis- 
tencia en  Santos  ascendió  á  227,000  sacos,  contra  268,000  en  febrero  de 
1905.  La  existencia  total  en  Río  de  Janeiro  y  Santos  en  los  ocho 
Bull.  No.  4—06 8 


980       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

primeros  meses  del  año  comercial  de  1905  á  1906,  era  de  8,525,000  sacos 
contra  8,750,000  sacos  en  1901  á  1905;  9,060,000  sacos  en  1903  á  1901, 
9,691,000  sacos  en  1902  á  1903,  3^  12,355,000  sacos  en  1901  á  1902. 

Durante  los  ocho  primeros  meses  del  año  comercial  de  1906,  se  ha 
recibido  un  promedio  de  un  81.3  por  ciento  de  la  cosecha  total,  y 
basando  el  cálculo  en  ésta,  en  el  presente  año,  debemos  esperar  una 
existencia  total  de  10,100,000  sacos  en  primero  de  julio  de  1906,  la  cual, 
agregada  á  las  cosechas  medianas  de  4,500,000  á  5,000,000,  arroja  un 
abastecimiento  total  de  11,500,000  á  15,000,000  de  sacos  contra  una 
demanda  anual  de  16,500,000  á  16,750,000  sacos.  La  existencia  actual 
constituye  un  baluarte  contra  cualquiera  gran  alza  en  el  precio,  hasta 
que  haya  una  merma  mayor  eu  la  producción  que  la  que  ahora  se  espera. 

La  bolsa  de  café  en  el  mes  de  febrero  vendió  2,220,750  sacos,  contra 
1,123,750  en  enero;  en  siete  meses  vendió  13,617,750  sacos,  y  en  el  año 
de  1905  el  total  de  ventas  ascendió  á  21,212,250  sacos  contra  25,487,500 
sacos  en  1904. 

IMPORTACIÓN  DE  CINC. 

Debido  á  la  gran  demanda  de  cinc  que  haj^  en  los  Estados  Unidos,  la 
cual  hizo  que  el  precio  de  este  metal  subiera  de  una  manera  completa- 
mente extraordinaria,  en  1905  se  embarcaron  grandes  cantidades  de 
este  mineral  y  de  cinc  en  sus  varias  combinaciones,  de  las  minas  de 
México,  dando  esto  por  resultado  que  en  México  se  estimulara  la 
explotación  de  dicho  metal.  Muchas  minas  que  antes  no  se  habían 
explotado,  en  la  actualidad  se  han  pueso  en  condiciones  que  producen 
cantidades  considerables. 

La  medida  que  el  Departamento  del  Tesoro  de  los  Estados  Unidos 
tomó  recientemente  j  que  tuvo  por  objeto  aumentar  los  derechos  de 
aduana  sobre  los  minerales  de  cinc  importados  de  México  y  del  Canadá, 
ha  dado  por  resultado  que  se  presente  una  protesta  formal  á  la  Junta 
de  Tasadores  Generales  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  protesta  que  se  cree 
que  finalmente  hará  que  el  asunto  se  someta  á  los  tribunales  federales. 

LA  COSECHA  DE  ALGODÓN  DE  1905. 

La  relación  que  publica  el  Boletín  de  la  Oficina  del  Censo  de  los 
Estados  Unidos,  muestra  que  en  1905  la  cosecha  de  algodón,  incluyendo 
las  pacas  de  hilas  y  contando  las  pacas  redondas  como  medias  pacas, 
ascendió  á  10,697,013  pacas,  comparadas  con  13,697,310  que  se  cose- 
charon en  1904,  y  10,051,721  pacas  en  1903.  Se  ha  mostrado  que  en 
esta  estación  el  promedio  de  peso  bruto  de  las  pacas  ha  sido  503.8  libras, 
y  que  hubo  10,777,510  pacas  de  500.  Las  partidas  de  que  consiste  la 
cosecha  total  de  1905,  ascienden  á  10,214,059  pacas  cuadradas,  279,836 
pacas  redondas,  112,539  pacas  de  algodón  de  Sea  Island  y  230,497 
pacas  de  hilas.  Los  desmotadores  calculan  que  quedan  por  desmotar 
40,112  pacas  que  ya  se  han  incluido  en  dicho  informe.» 


GUATEMALA. 


981 


EXPORT ACldN  DE  MÁQUINAS  DE  COSEU  EN  1905. 

El  valor  de  las  exportaciones  de  máquinas  de  coser  de  los  Estados 
Unidos  á  los  diferentes  países  latino-americanos  en  1905,  fué  el 
siguiente: 


México $586,  907 

América  Central 98,  586 

Cuba 370,356 

Eepública  Dorhinicana  y  otras 
Antillas 49, 007 


Repúlilica  Argentina $657,  705 

Brasil 174,875 

Colombia 59,  093 

Otros  países  suramericanos 347,  222 


GUATEMALA. 


MENSAJE    DEL   PRESIDENTE    ESTRADA    CABRERA. 

El  1°  de  marzo  del  corriente  año,  el  Presidente  Esteada  Cabrera 
leyó  un  interesante  mensaje  á  la  Asamblea  Nacional  Legislativa. 
Entre  otras  cosas,  el  Presidente  dijo  que  la  política  exterior  se  acentúa 
cada  día  más  en  el  sentido  de  hacer  más  estrechas  y  fecundas  las  rela- 
ciones internacionales,  y  que  le  era  grato  manifestar  que  en  el  término 
de  un  año  no  había  ocurrido  nada  que  pudiera  ponerlas  en  peligro. 

Agregó  el  Presidente,  que  para  seguir  ensanchando  dichas  relaciones 
con  la  América  del  Sur,  había  establecido  una  legación  de  primera 
clase  ante  el  G.obierno  del  Brasil,  que  ha  de  ser  muy  útil  con  motivo 
de  la  Tercera  Conferencia  Panamericana  que  se  efectuará  el  próximo 
julio,  la  cual,  así  como  las  anteriores,  ha  de  propender  á  reforzar 
todavía  más  los  vínculos  de  unión  de  las  naciones  de  este  continente. 

Dijo  que  se  proponía  enviar  á  la  Asamblea  Nacional  Legislativa  tres 
convenios  celebrados  este  año,  á  saber:  uno  con  España,  por  virtud 
del  cual  se  establece  que  los  documentos  procedentes  de  cada  una  de  las 
partes  contratantes,  para  hacer  fe  en  cuanto  en  derecho  corresponda,  no 
necesitan  en  la  otra  nación  contratante  de  la  legalización  de  firmas, 
bastando  que  sean  enviados  por  los  conductos  diplomáticos  debidos;  el 
segundo,  que  se  firmó  en  Washington,  se  celebró  con  Costa  Rica,  Cuba, 
Chile,  la  República  Dominicana,  Ecuador,  los  Estados  Unidos  de 
América,  México,  Nicaragua,  Perú  y  Venezuela,  á  fin  de  codificar  todas 
las  medidas  de  higiene  pública  contra  la  invasión  y  propagación  de  la 
fiebre  amarilla,  la  peste  bubónica  y  el  cólera  morbo,  y  finalmente,  el 
convenio  consular  con  Italia  relativo  á  los  derechos  recíprocos  de  los 
representantes  y  empleados  consulares.  También  está  á  punto  de 
firmarse  con  Chile  un  tratado  de  propiedad  literaria  y  artística. 

Durante  el  año  económico  anterior,  las  rentas  públicas  ascendieron  á 
$34,058,169.39,  lo  cual  muestra  un  aumento  de  cerca  de  $14,000,000 
sobre  el  presupuesto  hecho  por  la  Asamblea  Legislativa. 


982       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS   AMERICANAS; 

Los  egresos  de  los  diversos  ramos  administratÍA^os  ascendieron  á 
120,421,383.65,  y  además  se  han  destinado  $24,970,999.82  á  las  aten- 
ciones del  ramo  especial  del  crédito  público,  ascendiendo  así  el  total 
de  lo  que  se  ha  pagado  en  1905  á  $45,392,383.47. 

^  La  comisión  encargada  de  hacer  el  mapa  general  de  la  Kepública  ha 
hecho  todo  lo  posible  para  corregir  las  inexactitudes  que  aparecen  en 
los  trabajos  anteriores  de  esta  índole,  y  se  ha  esforzado  por  cambiar  la 
redacción  de  la  escala,  á  fin  de  que  no  se  omita  ningún  detalle  de 
importancia.  Dicha  reducción  se  ha  comenzado  á  la  escala  de  1,300,000 
y,  por  tanto,  dicho  mapa  tendrá  dos  metros  en  cuadro. 

La  assistência  á  las  escuelas  primarias  de  la  República  ha  aumentado 
un  40  por  ciento  este  año,  lo  cual  demuestra  que  las  autoridades  esti- 
mulan con  constancia  la  instrucción  pública. 

INFORME  DEL  CÓNSUL  GENERAL  RELATIVO  Á   LOS  ADELANTOS 
DE  LA  CIUDAD  DE  NUEVA  YORK. 

El  Señor  Dr.  Joaquín  Yela,  Cónsul  General  de  Guatemala  en 
Nueva  York  y  Secretario  de  la  Legación  Guatemalteca  en  Washing- 
ton, en  su  informe  consular  dirigido  al  Ministro  de  Estado  y  publi- 
cado en  el  Guatemalteco  de  7  de  febrero  de  1906,  dice  así: 

La  ciudad  de  Nueva  York,  la  Gran  Metrópoli  del  Nuevo  Mundo, 
este  año  quizá  con  más  empeño  que  los  anteriores,  ha  procedido  en  su 
afán  de  construcciones  gigantescas,  hoteles  cada  vez  más  espléndidos 
y  confortables,  hopitales  asépticos  y  de  un  todo  ceñidos  á  los  adelantos 
de  la  ciencia,  edificios  de  gran  número  de  pisos  todos  de  piedra  y 
armazón  de  hierro,  para  oficinas,  y  magníficas  casas  de-  mampostería 
para  habitaciones  de  familia. 

La  población  se  extiende  hacia  el  norte,  enumerándose  ya  doscientas 
cincuenta  calles,  y  en  la  parte  vieja  se  derriban  los  edificios  antiguos 
para  sustituirlos  por  modernos.  La  nueva  Aduana,  edificio  de  bella 
arquitectura  todo  de  piedra,  presupuestado  en  cuatro  millones  de 
pesos,  está  para  terminarse,  encontrándose  situado  al  final  dé  la  Calle 
Broad waj^  y  frente  á  la  "  Batería." 

Los  dos  espléndidos  y  grandiosos  puentes  que  unen  Nueva  York  á 
Brooklyn  no  son  ya  bastantes  para  contener  el  número  de  transeuntes, 
por  lo  que  se  está  constru3^endo  una  vía  subterránea  en  el  Río  del 
Este,  cuyos  trabajos  van  ya  terminados  hasta  la  mitad. 

EL  PORVENIR  DE  LA  REPÚBLICA. 

"Capítulo  III. 

"la    riqueza    de    su   SUELO. 
(Continuación.) 

"El  suelo  de  Guatemala  se  distingue  mucho  por  el  hecho  de  que  en 
él  se  cultiva  una  gran  cantidad  y  variedad  de  dos  clases  de  productos 
que  no  son  comunes  en  los  mismos  grados  de  latitud,  es  decir,  rinde  en 


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gran  abundancia  tanto  los  productos  tropicales  como  los  de  la  zona 
templada.  En  su  suelo  se  cultivan  el  café,  la  caña  de  azúcar,  el  cacao, 
plátano,  tabaco,  algodón,  goma,  vainilla,  zarzaparrilla  y  un  sinnúmero 
de  plantas  medicinales,  siendo  así  que,  además,  produce  cereales,  tales 
como  el  trigo  y  maíz,  que  sólo  se  cultivan  en  las  zonas  templadas,  reco- 
giéndose dos  y  en  algunos  lugares  tres  cosechas  anuales  de  estos  pro- 
ductos. También  se  encuentran  en  sus  bosques  una  gran  variedad  de 
maderas  preciosas,  tales  como  la  caoba,  el  palo  de  rosa,  el  ébano,  cedro  y 
otras  semejantes,  que  son  características  de  los  trópicos,  y  además  en  las 
regiones  montañosas  del  interior  abundan  el  pino  y  el  roble.  Además 
de  todos  estos  productos,  los  pastos  de  sus  praderas  se  adaptan  especial- 
mente á  la  crianza  y  ceba  de  ganado,  y  por  eso  la  industria  pecuaria  y 
la  de  vaquería  son  mu}^  lucrativas  en  dicho  país. 

"El  Cónsul  General  Inglés,  en  un  informe  oficial  enviado  á  la 
Oficina  de  lielaciones  Exteriores  de  Londres,  dijo  lo  siguiente  acerca  de 
la  riqueza  del  suelo  de  Guatemala: 

'"La  índole  tropical  del  país,  la  proximidad  de  todos  los  puntos  de 
la  República  al  mar,  por  ambas  costas,  la  diversidad  de  altitudes  y,  por 
consecuencia,  de  temperatura,  hacen  que  los  terrenos  de  Guatemala 
sean  tan  ricos  desde  el  punto  de  vista  agrícola  como  los  de  cualquier 
otra  nación  del  mundo.  En  ellos  pueden  cultivarse  desde  los  pro- 
ductos característicos  de  las  regiones  costeras  tropicales  hasta  los  de 
las  altas  y  frías  planicies,  cuj'o  clima  corresponde  al  del  norte  de 
Europa  en  el  verano.  Hay  algunos  distritos  en  que  pueden  recogerse 
hasta  cuatro  cosechas  de  maíz  en  un  año.  Por  lo  común,  allí  el  abono 
es  innecesario,  puesto  que  las  copiosas  lluvias  arrastran  hacia  abajo  los 
ricos  terrenos  de  las  costaneras  de  las  montañas  y  fertilizan  los  llanos. 
Por  consiguiente,  el  gran  secreto  del  agricultor  es  saber  adaptar  su 
cultivo  á  la  índole  del  terreno  y  del  clima,  y  no  cabe  duda  de  que  el 
cambio  razonable  de  cosechas  en  los  terrenos  redundaría  en  beneficio 
del  agricultor.' 

"Un  corresponsal  de  la  'Washington  Star,' hizo  la  siguiente  gráfica 
descripción  del  suelo  de  Guatemala: 

'"En  vez  de  consignar  mis  propias  impresiones  acerca  del  país, 
preferiría  expresar  las  de  un  hombre  de  negocios  de  la  Carolina  del 
Norte.  Este  caballero  viajaba  por  mar,  en  busca  de  salud,  hasta  San 
Francisco,  y  cambió  su  intinerario,  haciendo  un  viaje  de  una  semana, 
por  tierra.  Viajamos  juntos  hasta  la  capital,  y  también  fuimos  al 
puerto  de  Champerico  por  la  prolongación  del  ferrocarril  que  ha  abierto 
un  territorio  nuevo  y  virgen.  Era  esta  la  primera  vez  que  contem- 
plabla  un  país  tropical  excepto  lo  que  había  visto  desde  la  cubierta  del 
buque. 

"  'Al  desembarcar  en  San  José,  el  hijo  de  la  Carolina  del  Norte  con- 
templaba, embargado  por  una  especie  de  pavor  y  admiración,  como 
suele  acontecerle  á  todo  viajero,  los  empinados  volcanes  denominados 


984      OFICINA  INTEEN  ACIÓN  AL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

el  Fuego  y  el  Agua.  Pero  por  más  que  no  cesaba  de  admirar  la 
riqueza  del  paisaje,  en  aquel  instante  le  dominó  el  sentido  práctico,  j 
á  cada  informe  que  se  le  proporcionaba  acerca  del  clima,  el  terreno  y 
los  productos,  hizo  observaciones  muy  agudas.  El  confesó  que  creía 
que  en  el  buque  estaban  tratando  de  engañarle  cuando  le  dijeron 
que  los  postes  de  las  cercas  de  alambres  de  púas,  en  seguida  que  se 
fijan  ó  clavan  crecen,  pero  cuando  vio  muchas  millas  de  hileías  rectas 
formadas  de  árboles  por  cuyos  troncos  se  extendían  los  alambres, 
hizo  el  debido  elogio  tanto  del  clima  como  del  terreno.  El  comprendía 
que  los  árboles  no  crecen  naturalmente  en  hileras  rectas,  y  desde  luego 
se  explicó  la  causa  de  dicho  fenómeno.  Los  postes  son  varas  que  se 
cortan  de  las  ramas  de  los  árboles  que,  cuando  se  clavan  en  la  tierra, 
retoñan  con  tanta  rapidez  que  pronto  se  convierten  en  árboles. 

"  '  El  viajero  de  la  Carolina  del  Norte  jamás  se  cansó  de  admirar  el 
suelo  guatemalteco.  Las  excavaciones  efectuadas  en  la  línea  le  pro- 
porcionaron la  oportunidad  de  ver  que  la  riqueza  del  terreno  no  se 
limitaba  á  la  superficie,  y  así  lo  comprendió  desde  luego.  La  vegeta- 
ción, como  es  natural,  crece  á  cierta  altura,  luego  languidece,  se  pudre 
y  constituye  nuevos  lechos  de  abono.  Este  procedimiento  que  se  ha 
repetido  durante  siglos,  ha  hecho  que  la  feracidad  del  terreno  resulte 
inagotable. 

"  'Para  él  la  utilidad  de  las  erupciones  volcánicas  era  desconocida, 
pero  se  convenció  de  ella  en  su  viaje  á  Champerico,  que  es  la  gran 
región  productora  de  café  que  está  comprendida  en  el  radio  del  volcán^ 
denominado  Santa  María.  Cuando  este  volcán  estaba  rociando  tanto 
el  mar  como  la  tierra  con  piedras  y  cenizas,  en  muchas  de  las  fincasquedó 
justamente  la  lava  suficiente,  después  que  las  lluvias  cayeron  y  arras- 
traron la  superfice  del  depósito  de  lava  y  cenizas,  para  renovar  la 
feracidad  del  terreno.' 

"Puede  también  obtenerse  una  idea  de  la  grand  variedad  de  pro- 
ductos agrícolas  por  ana  relación  que  se  hace  de  una  finca  modelo  en 
los  informes  consulares  británicos.  Esta  consistía  de  3,000  acres,  y  en 
un  año  dado  produjo  1,200,000  libras  de  café,  300,000  libras  de  azúcar, 
300,000  botellas  de  un  segundo  producto  denominado  aguardiente,  j 
22,000  galones  de  leche.  En  esta  finca  se  criaron  2,000  cabezas  de 
ganado  vacuno  y  se  empleaban  de  900  á  1,300  obreros. 

"el   café    de    GUATEMALA    GOZA    DE    FAMA    UNIVERSAL. 

"  Como  es  ya  harto  sabido,  el  café  es  el  producto  agrícola  más  valioso 
de  Guatemala,  habiendo  llegado  á  tener  una  fama  universal  y  á  obtener 
los  precios  más  altos.  El  promedio  de  producción  anual  es  como  de 
70,500,000  libras,  por  más  que  en  uno  de  estos  últimos  años  la  pro- 
ducción excedió  de  80,000,000  de  libras.  Las  regiones  que  más  café 
producen  están  situadas  en  los  departamentos  de  Guatemala,  Amatitlán, 


GUATEMALA.  985 

Sacatepequez,  Solóla,  Retalhuleu,  Quezal tenago,  San  Marcos,  Alta 
Verapaz,  Baja  Verapaz,  Chimaltenango,  Santa  Rosa  y  Escuintla. 

"El  café  se  cultiva  con  éxito  en  terrenos  cujñ  altura  varía  desde 
1,500  hasta  5,000  pies  sobre  el  nivel  del  mar,  según  la  localidad  j 
calidad  del  terreno.  La  temperatura  á  la  cual  se  obtiene  la  ma3'^or 
producción  varía  desde  60  grados  Fahrenheit  hasta  90  grados.  En  los 
terrenos  bajos  es  necesario  cubrir  los  cafetos  á  fin  de  impedir  que  el 
calor  queme  las  hojas,  y  hay  una  gran  abundancia  de  áríjoles  nativos 
que  se  prestan  para  este  fin.  De  cuando  en  cuando,  los  plátanos 
también  se  cultivan  junto  con  el  café,  por  cuanto  sus  anchas  hojas 
proporcionan  una  sombra  excelente. 

"En  los  distritos  en  que  la  altura  media  es  de  4,500  pies,  es  nece- 
sario emplear  otra  clase  de  protección  contra  el  viento  del  norte  que 
sopla  durante  los  meses  de  diciembre,  enero  y  febrero.  En  estas 
alturas  las  sierras  de  las  colinas  constituyen  la  mejor  protección  natural. 
El  café  requiere  de  cinco  á  siete  años  para  llegar  al  estado  completo 
de  producción,  por  más  que  á  los  dos  años  el  cafeto  produce  como  dos 
libras  de  grano  anuales.  Los  cafetos  se  cultivan  en  semileros  y  después 
se  trasplantan  en  cafetales. 

"La  estación  crítica  de  la  cosecha  es  el  período  de  florescencia.  Una 
lluvia  copiosa  mientras  los  cafetos  están  en  flor,  los  daña  gravemente, 
porque  la  lluvia  arrastra  ó  se  lleva  el  polen  é  impide  así  que  los  cafetos 
fructifiquen.  Este  período  dura  de  tres  á  cuatro  días,  y  entonces  las 
flores  ó  botones  caen  y  empiezan  á  verse  los  granos  de  café,  los  cuales 
no  se  maduran  hasta  octubre,  época  en  que  están  ya  listos  para 
recogerlos  y  quitarles  la  cascara  y  pulpa.  Terminado  este  procedi- 
miento, el  grano  se  lava  y  se  coloca  en  un  lugar  adecuado  para  secarse, 
en  el  cual  se  extiende  en  secaderos  que  tienen  un  buen  piso  de 
ladrillo,  3^  allí  se  pone  al  sol.  Una  vez  que  se  le  quita  la  cascara  roja, 
al  grano  de  café  se  le  denomina  pergamino,  en  tanto  que  conserva  su 
corteza  interior  de  un  color  blanco  ó  amarillo.  Desqués  que  se  le 
quita  este  pergamino  ó  corteza  interior,  al  grano  se  le  denomina  oro,  es 
decir,  café  limpio,  que  es  el  término  que  se  emplea  en  el  comercio. 

"Son  tantos  los  elementos  que  entran  en  el  cultivo  y  asistencia  de 
un  cafetal  hasta  ponerlo  en  estado  de  producción,  que  resulta  difícil 
calcular  los  gastos  necesarios  para  obtener  una  ganancia  determinada. 
Los  cultivadores  de  experiencia  se  guían  mayormente  en  cada  caso  por 
el  conocimiento  que  tienen  de  las  condiciones  y  exigencias  locales. 
Sin  embargo,  al  principio  se  necesita  una  cantidad  de  capital  conside- 
rable, y  por  eso  muchos  capitalistas  prefieren  comprar  cafetales  que  ya 
se  hallan  en  estado  de  producción. 

"El  Grobierno  de  Guatemala  impone  la  contribución  de  exportación 
de  1  peso  oro  por  quintal.  Alemania  compra  la  mayor  parte  del  café 
que  produce  Guatemala,  por  más  que  la  Gran  Bretaña  también  es  un 


986       OFICINA  INTERNACIOISrAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

comprador  en  gran  escala,  y  los  Estados  Unidos  compran  ma3'Ores  can- 
tidades de  año  en  año.  Es  de  suponer  que  con  el  aumento  de  medios 
de  transporte,  á  los  comerciantes  en  este  ramo  se  les  presentaría  una 
buena  oportunidad  para  dedicarse  con  especialidad  á  la  venta  del  café 
de  Guatemala  en  los  Estados  Unidos,  por  cuanto  no  cabe  duda  de  que 
tan  luego  como  dicho  producto  se  introdujese  su  demanda  se  aumen- 
taría cada  vez  más. 

"el   azúcar   y    otros   productos    VALIOSOS. 

"En  1890  Guatemala  apenas  produjo  azúcar  suficiente  para  el  con- 
sumo doméstico,  y  en  1904  exportó  6,000,000  de  libras  á  los  Estados 
Unidos.  Nueva  Orleans  es  el  mercado  más  próximo,  por  más  que 
también  pueden  hacerse  embarques  á  Brookl3^n.  El  producto  consiste 
de  panes  de  azúcar  blanca  y  panela  de  la  cual  se  hace  el  aguardiente, 
la  miel  j  el  mascabado,  ó  sean  las  clases  de  azúcar  inferiores.  La  caña 
de  azúcar  que  allí  se  produce  es  excelente  y  da  un  buen  rendimiento, 
sobre  todo  en  los  distritos  cálidos  de  la  costa.  Los  departamentos  de 
Escuintla,  Amatitlán  y  Baja  Verapaz,  son  en  los  que  más  se  cultiva  la 
caña  de  azúcar.  Por  lo  regular  la  maquinaria  que  se  emplea  en  la  fabri- 
cación del  azúcar  es  anticuada,  siendo  así  que  hasta  ahora  no  se  ha 
introducido  en  gran  escala  la  maquinaria  moderna,  por  más  que  los 
ingenios  mayores  ya  cuentan  con  las  últimas  mejoras  introducidas  en 
esta  clase  de  maquinaria.  No  cabe  duda  de  que  si  la  maquinaria 
moderna  se  introdujese  en  gran  escala  y  se  adoptasen  los  últimos  procedi- 
mientos, la  industria  azucarera  daría  magníficos  resultados. 

"En  Guatemala  se  produce  un  cacao  de  superior  calidad,  el  cual 
obtiene  precios  más  altos  que  el  que  se  produce  en  otros  países  y  se 
importa  a  Guatemala.  Las  tierras  calientes  de  la  costa  son  las  regiones 
que  en  mayor  abundancia  lo  producen.  Los  principales  distritos  pro- 
ductores de  cacao  son  Escuintla,  Suchitepequez,  Solóla  y  Ketalhuleu. 
Donde  con  mayor  éxito  se  cultiva  es  á  una  altura  de  800  á  2,000  pies. 
En  algunos  casos  el  arbusto  produce  1  libra  de  grano  cada  cuatro  meses, 
y  dícese  que  cuando  se  madura  se  mantiene  en  estado  de  producción 
durante  cien  años  sin  interrupción. 

"A  pesar  de  la  superior  calidad  del  cacao  de  Guatemala,  esta  industria 
no  se  ha  explotado  sistemáticamente,  acaso  por  qu-e  se  requieren  de 
cinco  á  seis  años  para  recoger  la  primera  cosecha.  El  año  pasado  el 
producto  total  de  cacao  sólo  ascendió  á  34,000  libras,  pero  la  constante 
demanda  de  este  producto,  así  como  la  certeza  del  buen  precio  que 
obtiene,  justifica  la  inversión  del  capital  que  bien  puede  esperar  cinco 
ó  seis  años  para  obtener  las  primeras  cosechas.  La  recogida  del  cacao 
exige  muy  poca  maquinaria  y  pocog  brazos.  Debe  cuidarse  principal- 
mente de  no  dañar  el  grano  ó  almendra  al  romper  la  vaina  que  lo  con- 
tiene.    Entonces  hay  que  dejarlo  fermentar  un  día,  y  luego  se  pone  al 


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sol  durante  seis  ú  ocho  días,  después  de  lo  cual  queda  listo  para  enviarse 
al  mercado. 

"No  cabe  duda  de  que  una  de  las  industrias  futuras  más  lucrativas 
de  Guatemala  es  el  cultivo  del  plátano.  En  la  costa  del  Atlántico  hay 
vastas  regiones  donde  puede  cultivarse  y  es  seguro  que  se  han  de  cul- 
tivar, puesto  que  la  construcción  del  Ferrocarril  del  Norte  aumenta  la 
importancia  de  dichos  terrenos,  por  cuanto  los  pone  en  comunicación 
con  el  mercado  de  Nueva  Orleans  en  el  tiempo  necesario  para  recoger 
y  embarcar  este  fruto.  En  la  actualidad  la  producción  asciende  como 
á  800,000  racimos,  la  mitad  de  los  cuales  se  consumen  en  el  país  y  el 
resto  se  exporta  á  los  Estados  Unidos.  Se  calcula  que  al  año  de  haberse 
terminado  el  Ferrocarril  del  Norte,  las  exportaciones  de  plátanos  á 
los  Estados  Unidos  han  de  exceder  de  750,000  racimos  por  año,  y  pronto 
ascenderán  á  un  millón  de  racimos. 

"El  tabaco  se  produce  en  varios  distritos,  y  hay  una  gran  cantidad 
de  terreno  propicio  para  su  cultivo,  pero  hasta  la  fecha  sólo  se  ha  cul- 
tivado para  el  consumo  doméstico.  El  arroz  también  se  cultiva  con 
éxito  en  las  tierras  calientes.  Cultívase,  asimismo,  el  algodón,  y  los 
experimentos  que  se  han  hecho  muestran  que  en  Guatemala  puede 
cultivarse  con  éxito  el  algodón  denominado  de  la  Isla  de  Lobos." 

(Continuará.) 


HAITÍ. 

EXPORTACIONilS  EN  EL  PRIMER  TRIMESTRE  DE  1905  Á  1906. 

El  periódico  denominado  "Le  Moniteur,"  de  Port  au  Prince,  corres- 
pondiente al  3  de  marzo  de  1906,  publica  las  siguientes  cifras  que 
muestran  las  exportaciones  hechas  por  los  varios  distritos  aduaneros 
de  Haití  durante  el  primer  trimestre  del  año  económico  de  1905  á  1906: 


Productos. 


Café 

Palo  de  campeche  . . 

Cacaco 

Guayacán 

Corteza  de  naranjas 

Algodón  

Lino 

Maderas  preciosas. . . 

Caoba  (pies) 

Cueros 

Pieles  de  cabra 

Maíz 

Resina , 

Maderas  diversas 


Cantidades 
en  libras. 


19, 952, 178 

28, 364, 310 

1,282,691 

1, 803, 400 

10, 000 

142,  909 

21, 876 

104, 300 

1,075 

44, 853 

38, 359 

1,790 

3,441 

118, 000 


Productos. 


Miel  de  abeja  (galones) 

Cobre 

Pita 

Carey 

Cuero  curtido 

Semillas  de  algodón  y  de  palmacristi 

Tabacos 

Frutas 

Hierbas  medicinales 

Cocos 

Aceite  de  palma  (galones) 

Cuernos 

Nueces  de  pistacMo 


Cantidades 
en  libras. 


470 

3,051 

208, 639 

325 

1,040 

274, 840 

150 

1,150 

18, 919 

6,100 

8,465 

1,849 

6,027 


Dícese  que  el  valor  total  de  estas  exportaciones  ascendió  á  $3,350,000. 


988       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


HONDURAS. 

MEMOHIA  DEL  MINISTRO  DE  RELACIONES  EXTERIORES. 

El  Doctor  don  Mariano  Vasquez,  Ministro  de  Relaciones  Exterio- 
res, en  su  memoria  presentada  á  la  Asamblea  Nacional  el  8  de  enero 
de  1906,  dice  lo  siguiente: 

"  La  Convención  de  2  de  noviembre  de  1903,  suscrita  en  San  Salvador, 
que  presenté  á  vuestra  consideración  en  las  sesiones  anteriores,  ha 
sido  estrictamente  cumplida  por  los  Gobiernos  signatarios. 

"En  esa  Convención,  que  marca  un  nuevo  rumbo  á  la  política  centro- 
americana, se  establecieron  dos  principios  que  pondrán  término  al  largo 
período  de  nuestras  luchas — la  no  intervención  en  los  asuntos  interiores 
de  otro  Estado,  y  el  arbitraje  obligatorio,  con  sujeción  á  los  principios 
consignados  en  el  Tratado  Pan-Americano,  celebrado  en  México  el  29 
de  enero  de  1902. 

Para  a  fianzar  más  aquel  compromiso  solemne  de  San  Salvador,  los 
Señores  Presidentes  de  El  Salvador,  de  Nicaragua,  de  Honduras  y  el 
de  Guatemala,  representado  por  el  Excelentísimo  Señor  don  Máximo 
Soto  Hall,  se  reunieron  en  el  puerto  de  Corinto,  el  20  de  agosto  de 
1904,  é  hicieron,  á  la  faz  de  Centro  América,  las  declaraciones 
siguientes  : 

Que  el  mantenimiento  de  la  paz  es  el  primordial  objetivo  de  sus 
Gobiernos,  no  sólo  porque  ella  constituj^e  una  necesidad  de  los  pueblos 
que  representan,  sino  también  porque  se  impone  como  un  deber  que 
han  de  cumplir  las  nacionalidades  hispanoamericanas.  Que  en  conse- 
cuencia, están  en  el  propósito  firme  de  vencer  en  la  América  Central 
todo  obstáculo  que  pudiera  alterar  la  paz;  y  aunarán  sus  esfuerzos  para 
frustrar  los  intentos  de  aquellos  que  pretendan  infundir  desconfianza 
y  recelos  entre  ellos,  impulsados  por  el  espíritu  de  ambición,  de  odio, 
ó  de  desorden. 

Que  el  cumplimiento  estricto  de  los  pactos  internacionales  que  los 
liga,  será  la  norma  á  que  sujetarán  sus  actos,  de  manera  que  todo  em- 
peño en  contrario  será  vano  y  estéril,  pues  preciso  es  reconocer  que  la 
generalidad  de  los  trabajos  de  los  enemigos  de  cada  Administración 
no  propenden  á  ningún  fin  laudable,  sino  que  son  la  obra  de  intereses 
egoístas,  de  personales  enemistades  ó  de  aberraciones  de  un  criterio 
extraviado. 

Que  cualquier  obra  disociadora,  empeño  subversivo  ó  sugestión  que 
propenda  á  romper  su  leal  amistad,  no  encontrará  apoyo  en  ellos,  por- 
que la  sinceridad  y  firmeza  de  sus  relaciones  como  representantes  de 
los  pueblos  á  quienes  sirven,  está  y  estará  afianzada  con  este  compro- 
miso solemne  que  a  la  faz  de  la  América  Central  contraen;  compromiso 


MEXICO.  989 

que  sintetiza  los  esfuerzos  que  han  hecho  como  hombres  públicos  en 
ocasiones  diversas. 

Que  esperan  que  los  buenos  ciudadanos  les  darán,  en  el  sentido  que 
indicado  queda,  su  cooperación  patriótica,  inspirándose  en  ideales  de 
paz  y  de  fraternidad,  y  contribuyendo  á  su  resolución  de  poner  tér- 
mino á  la  discordia  que  atizan  los  enemigos  del  público  reposo  y  de  la 
política  liberal  y  progresiva  que  informa  sus  actos. 

UNA  NUEVA  ADUANA  EN  LA  COSTA  DEL  ATLÁNTICO. 

El  Señor  Wood,  Cónsul  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  Ceiba,  anuncia 
que  la  progresista  población  denominada  "Porvenir,"  situada  en  la 
costa  del  Atlántico  en  Honduras,  á  nueve  millas  de  Ceiba,  se  va  á 
declarar  como  puerto  habilitado.  El  expresado  Cónsul  dice  que  ya  se  ha 
comenzado  á  construir  la  aduana  de  Porvenir,  y  este  hecho  ha  de  resul- 
tar interesante  para  los  exportadores  americanos,  puesto  que  en  dicho 
lugar  se  venden  muchos  artículos  americanos.  Hasta  ahora  las  mer- 
cancías que  venían  con  destino  á  Porvenir  tenían  que  entrar  por  Ceiba, 
y  dicho  reembarque,  como  es  natural,  resultaba  costoso  3"  con  frecuen- 
cia causaba  pérdidas  considerables.  La  apertura  del  nuevo  puerto  cons- 
tituye otra  prueba  de  que  la  actual  administración  de  Honduras  no 
desconoce  los  intereses  del  país  y  se  propone  á  hacer  todo  lo  posible  por 
estimular  y  ayudar  el  desarrollo  comercial 


MÉXICO. 

COMERCIO  EXTEBIOB.  EN  EL  MES  DE  NOVIEMBRE  DE  1905. 

La  Secretaría  de  Hacienda  de  la  República  de  México  acaba  de 
publicar  los  datos  relativos  al  comercio  exterior  de  la  República  en 
el  mes  de  noviembre  de  1905,  y  en  los  cinco  primeros  meses  de  19.05-6, 
comparados  con  los  correspondientes  á  los  de  igual  período  de  1904-5. 

Mercancías  extranjeras  por  un  valor  de  $67,153,845.92  plata  fueron 
importadas  durante  los  cinco  primeros  meses  de  1905,  comparadas  con 
$70,296,221.70  plata  importadas  durante  igual  período  del  año  fiscal 
precedente,  lo  cual  muestra  una  disminución  de  $3,142,375.78  en  el  año 
corriente. 

Las  exportaciones  durante  los  cinco  meses  del  año  fiscal  de  1905-6 
fueron  $99,926,557. 99  plata,  ó  sea  una  diferencia  en  favor  del  corriente 
año  fiscal  de  $22,702,508.32  plata. 


990       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 
El  siguiente  cuadro  muestra  el  comercio  de  importación  en  detalle: 

IMPORTACIÓN. 
[Valor  de  factura  en  moneda  mexicana.] 


Noviembre — 

Cinco  primeros  meses — 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

81,370,667.60 

2, 811,  751. 11 

4, 534, 126. 22 

1,  766, 014. 47 

505, 248. 84 

529,  676. 50 
458, 067. 47 
1,487,951.05 
272,  334. 80 
396, 156. 54 
691,016.15 

$1, 290, 423.  66 

3, 266,  935. 55 

3,280,363.04 

2, 009, 146.  61 

561,309.34 

549, 889.  76 
670, 790.  46 
3,323,010.97 
931,037.50 
366.  311. 31 
400,  752.  96 

16, 530, 956. 84 
11,064,923.45 
19, 049, 170. 11 
8,  924,  986. 72 
2, 896, 320. 63 

2, 873, 772. 86 
2, 213,  467.  81 
7, 634, 765. 11 
1,  314, 136.  31 
1,719,702.65 
2,931,643.43 

S6,  684. 395. 52 
10, 54?;  215.  25 
18, 855, 866. 66 

Materias  vegetales 

Tejidos  V  sus  manufacturas.           

10,  682, 302. 21 

Productos  químicos  y  farmacéuticos.. 
Bebidas  espirituosas,  fermentadas  y 

2,614,815.50 
2,  625, 520.  93 

2,280,175.31 

10,343,374.05 

Vehioulos 

1,931,632.16 
2,545,237.16 

Diversos 

2, 185, 786. 95 

Total 

14,823,010.75 

16,  .549, 971. 06 

67, 153, 845.  92 

70,  296, 221.  70 

EXPORTACIÓN. 
[Valor  declarado  en  moneda  mexicana.] 


Metales  preciosos Ç13, 161, 310. 69 

Demás  artículos 7, 649, 022.  29 


Total 20, 809, 332. 79 


86,751,965.71  I  $54,197,393.52 
9,493,485.63  I     45,729,164.47 


16,  245, 451. 34 


3, 926, 557.  99 


$36,499,661.81 
40, 724, 487. 86 


77, 224, 049. 67 


Las  exportaciones  en  detalle  fueron  como  sigue: 


Noviembre — 


Cinco  primeros  meses — 


1905-6. 


1904-5. 


Oro  acuñado  mexicano . 
Oro  acuñado  extranjero 

Oro  en  pasta 

Oro  en  otras  especies 


Total  oro. 


Plata  acuñada  mexicana  . 
Plata  acuñada  extranjera. 

Plata  en  pasta 

Plata  en  otras  especies 


Total  plata. 


$2, 807,  813. 50 
104, 976. 40 


$34, 270.  51 

5,  683. 47 

2, 310, 239. 64 

117, 417. 35 


$4, 588. 98 

13, 994, 593. 07 

709, 248.  32 


2, 912,  789. 90 


2, 467, 610. 97 


14,  708, 430.  37 


5, 567, 906. 00 

6,  636.  00 

4, 310,  727. 44 

353, 251. 16 


17, 087. 25 

6, 652.  75 

3, 380, 239. 44 

880, 375. 30 


7,890,967.00 

47,  508.  62 

28, 504, 287. 43 

3, 046, 210. 10 


10, 238, 620. 60 


4, 284, 364. 74 


39, 488,  963. 15 


Antimonio 

Cobre 

Mármol  en  bruto 

Plombagina 

Plomo 

Zinc 

Demás  productos  minerales 

Café 

Cascalote,  y  cortezas  y  raíces  para 

curtir , 

Caucho 

Chicle 

Frij  ol 

Frutas  frescas 

Garbanzo  

Guayule  

Haba 

Henequén  en  rama 

Ixtle  en  rama 


58, 546. 00 
1,760,613.74 


211, 190. 00 

7. 000. 00 

170, 693. 14 

385, 554. 00 


79, 256. 84 

101,717.06 

64, 553. 00 

54, 108. 50 

137, 938. 00 

3, 886. 00 

216.  00 

2, 438,  774.  00 

331, 592. 00 


720. 00 

2, 828, 794. 22 

21,290.00 

6, 000. 00 

305, 052. 00 

7,275.00 

1,  661. 13 

264,  220. 14 

4,212.00 
36, 753. 34 

163, 500. 59 
52, 082. 00 
75,  789.  50 

185,  929. 00 


2,  732, 942. 12 
414,408.00 


449, 254.  96 

11,965,902.60 

73, 098. 00 

4, 000.  00 

2, 288  816.  67 

83, 072.  99 

319,  669. 25 

2, 363, 912. 60 

20, 147. 00 

378, 160. 52 

329, 240. 56 

325,  763.  82 

162, 596.  90 

1,636,106.00 

18,  272. 00 

104,  540. 00 

12, 587, 436. 00 

1,639,182.88 


$130, 518.  98 

11, 360.  39 

10, 760, 817. 84 

668, 512. 50 


11,571,209.71 


632, 407. 25 

30, 754.  00 

20, 144, 031.  00 

4, 121, 159. 85 


24, 928, 352. 10 


306, 923. 00 

11, 777, 625.  07 

52, 144. 00 

10, 860.  00 

2,442,810.00 

28, 330. 00 

8, 839.  37 

1,084,951.08 

7,377.00 
197, 688. 88 
325, 796.  79 
259, 964. 00 
150, 819. 05 
1, 165, 789. 00 


18.00 

11,080,978.12 
1,669,714.55 


MEXICO. 


991 


Maderas 

Maíz 

Palo  de  moral 

Palo  de  tinte 

Raíz  de  zacatón 

Tabaco  en  rama 

Vainilla 

Demás  productos  vegetales 

Ganados 

Pieles  sin  curtir 

Demás  productos  animales 

Azúcar 

Harina  y  pasta  de  semilla  de  algo- 
dón, y  harinolina 

Henequén  en  jarcia 

Pieles  curtidas 

Sombreros  de  palma 

Tabaco  labrado 

Demás  productos  manufacturados . . . 
Diversos 


Noviembre- 


"S!19S,116.16 

3, 885. 00 

4-302.00 

35, 930. 76 

159, 484. 00 

108,396.00 

13S, 900. 00 

174, 732. 09 

322, 745. 00 

439,490.60 

32, 553. 90 

200. 00 

52, 009.  00 


18, 590.  00 
39, 095. 00 
31,954.00 
29, 509. 00 
63,491.50 


5349, 179.  50 

5, 175. 51 

3, 910.  00 

34, 179, 00 

139, 520.  00 

51, 605. 00 

56, 619.  00 

61,214.04 

245, 529. 00 

473,  670. 65 

34, 375. 42 

690, 6S5. 00 

83, 816. 00 


14, 578.  00 
27,952.00 
30, 935. 00 
51,041.18 
39, 872. 29 


Cinco  primeros  meses- 


S757, 

14, 

21, 

181, 

865, 

493, 

2,221, 

582, 

1,614, 

2, 673, 

193, 

259, 


660.  62 
694. 00 
801. 00 
887.  61 
462. 00 
058. 74 
870. 99 
155. 15 
357. 50 

954. 68 

959. 69 
926.  CO 


167, 973. 00 


96,  SCO. 00 
186, 602.  79 
144,237.75 
207, 320. 10 
296, 770. 20 


1904-5. 


$9.53, 

16, 

14, 

367, 

905, 

G98, 

801, 

285, 

1,262, 

2,209, 

214, 

1,407, 


794. 24 
041. 15 
293. 00 
640.  68 
475. 00 
306. 00 
247. 00 
029.87 
242. 00 
500. 49 
846. 60 
044. 00 


257,017.00 
189. 00 
69,  443.  60 
115,  792.  00 
215,181.55 
207, 932. 23 
262, 944. 54 


Los  países  de  origen  fueron  como  sigue: 


Noviembre — 

Cinco  primeros  meses— 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

$5,608,160.08 
104, 544. 54 
2,  290.  20 
9, 063, 643.  28 
10, 947. 99 
14, 273. 09 
19,151.57 

$6, 737, 595. 47 

109, 266. 90 

848. 28 

9, 643, 446. 83 

2,000.03 

34,917.33 

19, 991. 84 

1,  904. 38 

$28,305,393.00 

508,  766. 70 

13,375.58 

37, 962,  267. 40 

17, 450. 06 

126, 456. 72 

103, 176. 84 

44, 959. 62 

$31, 757, 847. 99 

551,  743. 10 

101,403.22 

37, 475, 166. 08 

47,841.40 

235,714.96 

73, 848. 58 

52, 656.  37 

Total 

14, 823, 010. 75 

16, 549, 971. 06 

67,153,845.92 

70, 296, 221. 70 

Los  países  de  destino  fueron  como  sigue: 


Noviembre— 

Cinco  primeros  meses— 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

Europa 

$3,  754, 866. 44 
16,  .535, 664.  93 

119, 054. 42 
3,035.00 

387,712.00 

83, 389, 065. 04 
12, 379, 222. 38 

188, 473. 92 
8, 180. 00 

280, 510.  00 

$23,961,111.06 

73, 338, 115. 87 

568, 153. 06 

34,  309. 00 

2,024,869.00 

$20, 251, 429. 78 
54, 887, 334. 81 

348, 760. 68 

75, 092. 40 

1,661,432.00 

Totales        

20,800,332.79 

16, 245, 451.  34 

99,926,557.99 

77, 224, 049.  67 

PROBTJCCrÓN  DE  AZTJCAS  Y  MIELES  EN  1905. 


El  informe  anual  sobre  el  azvícar  correspondiente  á  1905  a  1906,  que 
publica  la  "Revista  Azucarera  del  Hacendado  Mexicano,"  dice  que  la 
producción  de  azúcar  en  la  República  de  México  en  el  año  de  1901  á 
1905,  ascendió  á  107,038,785  kilos  (107,000  toneladas),  en  tanto  que  la 
producción  de  1905  á  1906  sólo  se  calcula  en  105,000  toneladas. 


992       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS   AMERICANAS. 

La  siguiente  tabla  muestra  la  producción  de  azúcar  y  mieles,  por 
estados,  en  1905: 


Estados. 


Campeche . . 

Chiapas 

Colima 

Guerrero 

Jalisco 

México , 

Michoacáii  . 

Morelos  

Nuevo  Leóa 
Oaxaca , 


Mieles. 


.   Kilos. 

682, 904 

709, 010 
1,337,000 
1,777,820 
5, 779, 712 

475, 174 

8,  683,  969 

16, 167, 636 

150,  000 
3,257,963 


Azúcar. 


Kilos. 

575, 136 

674, 800 

1, 746,  000 

1, 921,  087 

5, 226, 100 

43, 125 

11,699,844 

26, 207,  259 

375, 000 

1, 542, 320 


Estados. 


Mieles. 


Kilos. 

Puebla 5,937,000 

San  Luis  Potosi '  3, 411 ,  600 

Sinaloa '  3,450,000 

Tabasco !  1, 000, 300 

Tamaulipas i  1, 504, 500 

Tepic '  2,000,000 

Veracruz -  9, 132, 010 

Yucatán 3,  493, 533 


Total 67,950,131 


Azúcar. 


Kilos. 

16, 205, 500 
1,420,000 
7, 783,  523 
1,897,000 
1,429,000 
3, 750, 000 

20, 375, 612 
4, 212, 379 


107,  038,  785 


Á  fin  de  establecer  la  debida  comparación  j  de  dar  una  idea  exacta 
del  desarrollo  de  la  industria  azucarera  en  la  República  de  México  en 
los  seis  últimos  años,  se  inserta  la  siguiente  tabla,  debiendo  advertirse 
que  las  cifras  correspondientes  á  1905-6  representan  meramente  un 
cálculo  : 

Toneladas. 

1889-1900 75,  000 

1900-1901 95,  000 

1901-2 103,000 

1902-3 112,000 

1903-t 107,000 

1904-5 107,000 

1905-6 105,000 

SERVICIO  POSTAIi  EN  ENERO  DE  1906. 

El  Director  General  de  Correos  anuncia  que  el  servicio  postal  en 
enero  de  1906,  que  es  el  séptimo  mes  del  corriente  año  económico  de 
1905  á  1906,  comparado  con  el  de  enero  de  1905,  muestra  un  aumento 
de  130,721.49  en  los  ingresos  en  dicho  mes,  y  de  $171,043.73  en  los 
expresados  siete  meses,  ó  sea  un  8.87  por  ciento. 

Ingresos ])Ostal es  en  enero  de  1905. 


Ventas  de  sellos  de  correo: 

Enero  de  1906 ?!283,  535.  51 

Enero  de  1905 251 ,  577. 29 

Aumento  en  1906 31,  958.  22 

Renta  de  apartados:  ■^ 

Enero  de  1906 22,  578.  00 

Enero  de  1905 • 22,092.00 

Aumento  en  enero  de  1906 486.00 


'                                      MEXICO.  993 

Multas,  etc.: 

Enero  de  1906 ^2,  405. 14 

Enero  de  1905 3,  749.  31 

Disminución  en  enero  de  1906 1,  344. 17 


Premio  sobre  giros  postaies: 
Giros  domésticos — 

Enero  de  1906 24,  996. 15 

Enero  de  1905 25,  497.  93 

Disminución  en  1906 501.  78 

Premio  sobre  giros  internacionales: 

Enero  de  1906 781.  24 

Enero  de  1905 569.  65 

Aumento  en  1906 211.59 

Premio  sobre  giros  postales  de  periodistas: 

Enero  de  1906 2, 127.  64 

Enero  de  1905 2,  216.  01 


Disminución  en  1906. 


5.  óí 


Eesumen  de  los  ingreos  que  anteceden: 

Enero  de  1906 336,  423 .  68 

Enero  de  1905 305,  702. 19 

Aumento  en  enero  de  1906 30,  721.  49 

El  aumento  que  antecede  equivale  á  un  aumento  de  un  10.05  por 
ciento  en  enero  de  1906,  comparado  con  enero  de  1905. 

Los  ingresos  derivados  del  servicio  postal  durante  los  siete  primeros 
meses  del  corriente  año  económico  de  1905  á  1906,  por  meses,  son  los 
siguientes: 

Renta  total  en  siete  meses $2,  099,  740.  42 

En  los  mismos  meses  en  el  año  de  1904  á  1905 1,928,696.69 

Aumento  en  los  siete  meses  de  1905  á  1906,  contra  siete  meses 

de  1904  á  1905 171,  043.  73 

Las  cifras  que  anteceden  muestran  el  constante  progreso  que  está 
efectuando  la  República  de  México. 

EL  PUERTO  DE  MAZATLAN  EN  1905. 

Puede  uno  formarse  una  idea  de  la  importancia  del  puerto  de 
Mazatlan,  echando  una  ojeada  á  la  siguiente  estadística  de  las  expor- 
taciones é  importaciones  por  aquel  puerto  en  1904-5;  importando  las 
primeras  ^4,248,569,  j  subiendo  las  segundas  á  $1,498,290.     En  ambos 


994       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

casos  lo3  Estados  Unidos  recibieron  y  proporcionaron  la  gran  mayoría 
de  tas  exportaciones  é  importaciones: 

Exportaciones,  1904-5. 


Kilogramos. 

Valor. 

Resumen  por  clasificación: 

71,522,928 

1,083,186 

295, 891 

41,  643 

28, 030 

»3, 960,  332 
92  242 

177  572 

Productos  manufacturados     ..       ..        

10  501 

Exportaciones  varias 

7,922 

Total 

72, 971, 678 

4  248  569 

Eesumen  por  destinos: 

655 

892 

63,  551 

72,491,481 

96 

366,  830 

4,736 

43, 437 

850 

500 

G  170 

Estados  Unidos                        

4  214,199 

Francia 

63 

23,  332 

955 

Panamá 

2, 500 

Total 

72, 971, 678 

4, 248, 569 

Import  aciertes,  1904-5. 


Clasificación. 


Productos  animales 

Productos  agrícolas 

Productos  minerales 

Artículos  manufacturados 

Productos  químicos 

Licores,  etc 

Papel  y  manufacturas 

Maquinaria,  etc 

Vehículos 

Armas  y  explosivos 

Varios 


Total 1,498,290 


Valor. 


S109, 

186, 

436, 

285, 

125, 

72, 

52, 

125, 

7, 

40, 

55, 


Procedencias. 


Alemania 

Austria 

Bélgica 

China 

Dinamarca 

Estados  Unidos 

E.spaña 

Ecuador 

Egipto 

Francia 

Guatemala 

Holanda 

Inglaterra 

Italia 

Japón  

Noruega 

Portugal 

Perú... 

Suiza 

Suécia 

Turquia 

Total 


Valor. 


$277, 410 

10,  841 

16,  969 

5.215 

1,657 

695,  757 

4'.,  025 

13,  283 

35 

112,  879 

141 

9,253 

279, 141 

13,  656 

5,940 

6,803 

1,389 

375 

2,296 

4,063 

162 


1, 498, 290 


EXPORTACIONES  DS  HENEQUÉN  DE  ENERO  Á  OCTUBRE  DE   1905. 


Según  los  dato.s  estadísticos  completos  que  se  acaban  de  publicar,  en 
los  diez  meses  transcurridos  de  enero  á  octubre  inclusive,  de  1905,  el 
total  de  exportaciones  de  henequén  de  Yucatán  por  el  puerto  de  Pro- 
greso fué  de  78,370,442  kilogramos  de  fibra,  ó  como  172,728,454  libras,  ó 
sean  485,686  pacas. 


MEXICO.  995 

Las  exportaciones  hechas  durante  los  diez  meses  correspondientes^ 
de  los  cuatro  años  anteriores  muestran  un  aumento  constante,  coa 
excepción  de  1902,  de  la  manera  sig-uiente: 

De  enero  á  octubre. 

Kilogramos. 

1901 71,  926,  66? 

1902 70,  835,' 502- 

1903 73,  037,  482' 

1904 77,  984,  06&. 

1905 78,  370,  442; 

PRODUCTO    DE    LOS    ALMACENES    DE    DEPÓSITO    DE    MÉXICO    Y 

VERACRUZ. 

Los  almacenes  de  depósito  de  México  y  Veracruz  anuncian  un  pro- 
ducto en  bruto  de  $218,574.61,  de  los  cuales,  después  de  efectuarse  los 
varios  pagos  de  costumbre,  quedó  una  ganancia  líquida  de  $120,000 
para  distribuirse  como  dividendo  entre  los  accionistas. 

En  1905  el  número  de  bultos  recibidos  ascendió  á  491,652  que  pesaron 
33,794,100  kilogramos,  valuados  en  $10,331,779.  En  1905  se  entre- 
garon 309,296  bultos  que  pesaban  21,005,000  kilogramos,  valuados  en- 
$6,074,166. 

El  capital  de  dicha  empresa  es  de  $2,000,000,  j  hace  anticipos  de- 
dinero sobre  la  mercancía  depositada  en  dichos  almacenes.  En  1905- 
los  anticipos  que  se  hicieron  ascendieron  á  $3,270,866,  sobre  una  mer- 
cancía valuada  en  $5,649,465.  La  cantidad  que  los  importadores 
reintegraron  sobre  dicha  transacción  ascendió  á  $1,723,629,  sobre  una. 
mercancía  cuyo  valor  en  factura  ascendió  $3,135,700. 

INFORMES  CONSULARES. 

El  Cónsul  General  de  México  en  San  Francisco,  Estado  de  Cali- 
fornia, anuncia  que  las  importaciones  de  productos  mexicanos  hechas 
por  el  puerto  de  San  Francisco  durante  el  mes  de  marzo  de  1906  repre- 
sentaron un  valor  de  $423,690,  compuestas  de  los  siguientes  productos: 

Mineral  de  plata §109,  620' 

Oro  en  pasta 88,  407 

Plata  en  pasta 170,  362; 

Mercancías  varias 55,  201 

Total 423,  590^ 

Las  exportaciones  de  San  Francisco,  Estado  de  California,  á  México,, 
durante  el  mismo  período,  se  valuaron  en  $133,551,  de  la  cual  suma 
$3,952  representaban  el  valor  de  mercancías  extranjeras  reexportadas. 
Las  exportaciones  de  pesos  mexicanos  á  Hongkong  durante  el  mes  d& 
marzo  de  1906,  ascendieron  á  2,630. 
Bull.  No.  4—06 9 


990       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

El  Cónsul  General  de  México  en  Nueva  York  anuncia  que  durante 
el  mes  de  febrero  de  1906,  13  buques  procedentes  de  puertos  mexicanos 
entraron  en  el  puerto  de  la  Ciudad  de  Nueva  York,  conduciendo  á 
bordo  72,181  bultos  de  mercancías.  Durante  el  mismo  mes,  los  bu- 
ques que  salieron  del  puerto  de  Nueva  York  ascendieron  á  11,  que  con- 
ducían 235,849  bultos  de  mercancías  consignadas  á  puertos  mexicanos. 
Las  importaciones  detalladas  de  México  á  Nueva  York  en  el  mes  de 
febrero  de  1906  fueron  las  siguientes: 


Artículos. 


Henequén tercios. 

Café sacos- 

Cuecos tercios. 

Id sueltos. 

Ixtle pacas. 

Pieles  de  cabra tercios. 

Pieles  de  venado id . . . 

Hule id... 

Tabaco  en  rama id . . . 

Puros cajas. 

Azúcar sacos. 

Zacatón tercios. 

Chicle id. . . 

Chile sacos. 

Pelo pacas . 


Cantidad. 


20, 799 

6,957 

5,067 

2,860 

3,332 

1,  351 

409 

439 

296 

44 

400 

120 

3,017 

405 

47 


Artículos. 


Barras  de  plomo número. 

Metales cajas. 

Minerales bultos. 

Zarzaparrilla tercios. 

Vainilla cajas. 

Pieles  de  cocodrilo número. 

Plumas  de  garza cajas. 

Huesos bultos. 

Miel  de  abeja barriles. 

Cedro  trozos. 

Caoba id . . . 

Purga  de  jalapa sacos. 

Cobre , barras. 

Naranjas cajas. 

Pesos  mexicanos i  d . 


Cantidad. 


15, 594 

1,813 

3,900 

113 

44 

9 

2 

151 

702 

101 

276 

71 

3,402 

20 

435 


E]  Cónsul  Mexicano  en  Filadélfia  anuncia  que  los  embarques  hechos 
de  dicho  puerto  á  Veracruz  j  Tampico,  durante  el  mes  de  febrero  de 
1906,  consistieron  de  cargamentos  de  carbón  de  piedra,  petróleo  j  varias 
mercancías  cj^ue  representan  un  valor  total  de  $95,906.32. 


NICARAGUA. 

SUPSESldN  DEL  DERECHO  DE    EXPOUTACIÓN    SOBRE   LA   PLATA 

ACUÑADA. 

El  Señor  Rydee,  Cónsul  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  San  Juan  del 
Norte,  jSíicaragua,  anuncia  que  el  20  de  febrero  se  proclamó  en  dicho 
puerto  el  siguiente  decreto,  por  virtud  del  cual  se  suprimen  todos  los 
derechos  de  exportación  sobre  la  plata  acuñada. 

El  Presidente  de  la  República,  teniendo  en  cuenta  que  la  situación 
financiera  del  país  exige  completa  libertad  de  comercio  internacional, 
ha  decretado  que  la  exportación  de  toda  plata  acuñada  quede  exenta 
de  derechos.  Este  decreto  comenzará  á  regir  desde  la  fecha  de  su 
publicación,  y  por  la  presente  se  revoca  el  artículo  2  del  decreto  de  14 
de  diciembre  de  1904. 

Dicho  decreto  de  1904  imponía  un  derecho  de  exportación  de  5  cen- 
tavos sobre  el  valor  en  oro  de  la  plata. 

INFORMES  CONSULARES. 

El  Cónsul  General  de  Nicaragua  en  San  Francisco,  Estado  de  Cali- 
fornia, anuncia  que  el  valor  de  las  exportaciones  del  puerto  de  San 
Francisco  á  los  puertos  nicaragüenses  de  Corinto  y  San  Juan  del  Sur, 


PEEU. 


997 


durante  los  meses  de  febrero  y  marzo  de  1906,  ascendió  á  ^74,866.20, 
según  se  muestra  en  las  siguientes  tablas: 


Artículos. 

Corinto. 

San  Juan  del  Sur. 

Febrero  1906. 

Kilos. 

6,038 

20, 348 

69, 468 

561 

496 

54 

24,137 

7,  323 

Valor. 

8774. 20 

10, 403. 21 

3, 499. 18 

1, 814.  90 

260.00 

62.00 

2, 510. 98 

405. 00 

Kilos. 
2,173 
14,  884 

Valor. 
§382  00 

Harina 

920  70 

Aceites 

Sedas  

Explosivos 

Maquinaria 

Sebo 

Varios • 

Totales 

314, 425 

19,  729.  47 

17,057 

1  30'^  70 

3Iarzo  1906. 

65, 819 

194,639 

304,  021 

7,368 

17, 798 

748 

287 

8Õ9 

9,059 

44,  977 

20, 066 

8, 287. 27 

12, 584. 44 

16,021.50 

638.  55 

3, 975. 45 

2, 341. 97 

50.55 

168.  78 

950. 69 

4, 873. 80 

2, 363.  72 

1,577 

180  00 

Harina 

23,552 

1  397  31 

Cerveza 

Géneros  de  algodón 

Sedas 

Socos  para  café 

Maquinaria 

Madera 

Varios 

Totales 

665, 643 

52, 2.56.  72 

24, 829 

1  577  31 

PERÚ. 


IMPOKTACION  POR    I.OS   PUERTOS  DE  SALAVERRY  Y  HTJAN- 
CHACO,   EN  EL  PRIMER  SEMESTRE  DE   1905. 

Los  detalles  de  la  importación  por  los  puertos  de  Salaverry  y  Huan- 
chaco  en  la  República  del  Perú,  durante  el  primer  semestre  de  1905, 
fueron  como  sigue: 


^ 

Salaverrj-. 

Huanchaco. 

Bultos. 

Kilos. 

Bultos. 

Kilos. 

Azúcar 

8,879 
174 
720 

771,  760 

19,  .508 

58,480 

1, 172, 298 

126, 700 

3.51, 198 

3,804,513 

122,  787 

Arroz 

1,934 

40 

4,771 

539 

800 

8,121 

169  78'' 

Cerveza 

3  360 

Carbón 

402, 900 
29  990 

Ferretería 

1,862 
7,114 
38, 149 
3,361 

Harina 

14  009 

Huano 

840,921 

Kero.sene 

Géneros 

32 

850 

18 

74 

8,712 

30 

257 

102 

108 

15 

S  530 

Madera 

41, 378 

839,  610 

7  406 

Muebles 

1,244 

■       21, 418 

Sil,  504 

1,468 

26, 675 

11,433 

'     39, 533 

860 

Maquinaria 

97 

57, 162 

Material  F.  C 

Plata,  1105,500 1 

Mercaderías  diversas 

24,774  1     2,295,305 
jL99            iq  mi 

Menestras 

Sacos  vacíos 

587 

207, 817 

Vinos 

Trigo 

6,864 
23 

733, 085 
5,061 

Aguardiente 

50 
60 

13  976 

Semilla  de  algodón 

7  800 

Ladrillos 

50, 630 
620 
516 
124 
119 

152,  320 
111, 600 

47, 472 
7,577 

14, 178 

Cemento 

Sal 

Aserrín 

Estearina 

Total 

186,220 

10,918,428 

26, 013 

1,937,802 

998       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

CÓDIGO  DE  MINAS. 
(Continuación.) 

Título  XI.  —  Concesiones  de  Haciendas  de  Beneficio^  de  Terrenos  para 
construirlas  y  de  Aguas. 

Art.  136.  Las  haciendas  de  beneficio  abandonadas,  los  sitios  donde 
existieron  antiguas  haciendas  de  beneficio,  y  las  áreas  necesarias  para 
construir  nuevas,  en  terrenos  de  propiedad  pública,  son  denunciables, 
j  se  adjudicarán,  observándose,  en  cuanto  sea  aplicable^  lo  prescrito 
para  las  minas. 

Al  concederse  terrenos  para  nuevas  construcciones,  se  limitará  la 
extensión  de  éstos  al  área  indispensable  para  el  objeto  á  que  se  destinan. 

Art.  137.  Al  tiempo  de  hacerse  la  concesión,  la  Diputación  fijará  el 
plazo,  durante  el  cual  .deba  quedar  expedita  la  oficina,  el  que  no  será 
menor  de  dos  años,  ni  mayor  de  cuatro,  á  partir  de  la  posesión. 

Art.  138.  Se  reputa  abandonado  un  sitio  ó  una  hacienda  de  beneficio, 
si  faltan  los  techos,  máquinas  y  maderas  servibles,  aún  cuando  subsistan 
las  paredes  y  otras  construcciones. 

Art.  139.  Cuando  el  denuncio  verse  sobre  terrenos  para  establecer 
una  nueva  hacienda  mineral,  una  vez  practicadas  las  diligencias  á  que 
se  refiere  el  artículo  136,  procederá  la  Diputación  á  dar  posesión  al 
concesionario,  sin  gravamen,  si  el  terreno  es  baldío  ó  erial,  ya  sea  del 
Estado,  de  concejos  ó  de  comunidades.  En  el  caso  de  ser  terreno 
cultivado  ó  cercado,  se  adjudicará  al  peticionario  el  área  que  fuese 
necesaria,  previa  indemnización. 

Art.  140.  Si  dentro  de  los  cincuenta  metros  desde  los  cercos  de  una 
hacienda  mineral,  se  denunciara  alguna  mina  por  un  tercero,  el  dueño 
de  la  hacienda  tendrá  derecho  preferente  para  obtener  la  adjudicación 
de  dicha  mina,  con  arreglo  á  este  Código,  durante  treinta  días  contados 
desde  la  fecha  en  que  se  le  notifique  el  denuncio. 

Art.  141.  El  aprovechamiento  de  las  aguas  de  dominio  público  pro- 
venientes de  los  ríos,  lagunas,  manantiales,  corrientes  y  caldas,  puede 
adquirirse  por  denuncio,  para  emplear  las  en  la  explotación  de  esco- 
riales, relaves  y  desmontes;  en  el  trabajo  de  las  minas  y  haciendas  de 
beneficio,  como  fuerza  motriz  en  el  lavado  ó  beneficio  de  los  minórales, 
ó  en  cualquier  otro  servicio  de  la  minería. 

Art.  142.  Estos  denuncios  se  admitirán  y  sustanciarán  por  las 
Diputaciones  observándose,  en  todo  lo  que  sea  aplicable,  lo  prescrito 
para  las  minas. 

Art.  113.  En  toda  concesión  de  aprovechamiento  de  aguas  públicas, 
se  fijará  la  cantidad  que  se  concede,  otorgándose  todo  el  caudal  que  el 
interesado  solicite,  siempre  que  no  sea  exageradamente  mayor  que  el 


■    PERÚ,  999 

necesario,  para  el  objeto  á  que  se  destina,  en  cuyo  caso  se  concederá 
tan  sólo  la  dotación  suficiente,  á  juicio  de  la  Diputación,  y  previo  dic- 
tamen pericial. 

Art.  144.  Las  concesiones  de  aprovechamiento  do  aguas  para  la 
minería  se  otrogarán,  expresando  en  el  decreto  respectivo  el  objeto 
con  que  se  hacen,  y  que  puede  ser  uno  de  los  siguientes: 

1".  El  empleo  del  agua  en  el  lavado  y  beneficio  general  de  los  mine- 
rales 3"  como  fuerza  motriz,  sin  contaminarla  con  sustancias  nocivas 
á  la  salubridad  ó  la  vegetación;  no  siendo  responsable  el  concesionario 
de  la  merma  natural  proveniente  de  su  uso,  en  el  objeto  para  que  fué 
concedida. 

2°.  Su  empleo  en  procedimientos  que  las  contaminen  con  sustancias 
nocivas  á  la  salubridad  ó  la  vegetación. 

Además  se  expresará  si  las  aguas  han  de  devolverse,  ó  no,  al  cauce 
comiín,  j  en  este  caso,  el  modo  como  serán  desviadas  las  que  quedaren 
contaminadas.  , 

Art.  145.  En  la  solicitud  de  denuncio  y  en  los  carteles  }''  avisos 
respectivos,  se  expresará  la  naturaleza  de  la  concesión  que  se  solicite, 
conforme  al  artículo  anterior. 

Art.  146.  Tienen  la  facultad  de  oponerse  á  la  concesión: 

1°.  Los  c^ue  tengan  derecho  adquirido  al  agua  que  se  solicita,  en 
virtud  de  concesión  anterior  ú  otro  título  justo; 

2°.  Los  que  haj^an  denunciado  con  anterioridad  las  mismas  aguas,  y 
cuj^os  títulos  estén  en  tramitación; 

3°.  Las  poblaciones,  los  agricultores,  industriales  y  demás  particu- 
lares que  se  hallen  en  actual  uso  del  agua  y  que  sean  perjudicados  por 
la  concesión. 

Art.  147.  Mientras  las  aguas  concedidas  á  una  empresa  minera  no 
hayan  salido  de  los  terrenos  de  propiedad  de  ésta,  puede  el  concesio- 
nario aprovecharlas  libremente,  bajo  las  condiciones  expresadas  en  su 
concesión. 

En  cuanto  las  aguas  salgan  de  dichos  terrenos,  ya  son  públicas  para 
los  efectos  de  la  presente  ley;  y  pueden  ser  aprovechadas  por  cualquier 
propietario  inferior,  siempre  que  esto  no  irrogue  perjuicio  al  anterior. 

Pero  si  la  concesión  se  hubiese  otorgado  con  la  calidad  expresada  en 
el  inciso  segundo  del  artículo  144  y  sin  cargo  de  restituir  el  agua  al 
cauce  común,  el  concesionario  puede  hacer  uso  de  su  derecho  sobre 
dichas  aguas,  no  obstante  cualquier  aprovechamiento,  que  del  todo  ó 
parte  de  ellas  hayan  disfrutado  eventualmente  otros  propietarios 
inferiores. 

Art.  148.  En  las  concesiones  de  aguas  se  podrá  comprender  la  de 
los  terrenos  eriales  pertenecientes  al  Estado,  municipalidades  ó  comuni- 
dades que  sean  necesarios  para  la  construcción  de  tomas,  canales,  ace- 
quias u  obras  análogas,  y  que  señalará  el  decreto  respectivo. 


1000    OFICINA  INTERISrACIONAL    DE    LAS    REPUBLIOAS   AMEEICANAS. 

Respecto  de  los  terrenos  cercados  ó  cultivados  de  propiedad  fiscal, 
municipal  ó  comunal,  se  procederá  á  indemnizar  al  dueño  por  la  exten- 
sión adjudicada. 

Art.  149.  Caduca  la  concesión  de  aguas  destinadas  á  usos  mineros, 
al  figurar  la  mina  como  denunciable  en  el  Padrón,  ó  encontrarse  la 
hacienda  de  beneficio  en  el  estado  de  abandono  especificado  en  el  artículo 
138;  ó  al  espirar  el  plazo  concedido  por  la  Diputación  para  rehabilitar 
ó  construir  la  hacienda  de  beneficio  según  el  artículo  137. 

Art.  150.  Los  concesionarios  de  pertenencias  mineras  y  socavones 
generales  tienen  la  propiedad  de  las  aguas  halladas  en  sus  labores, 
en  toda  la  extensión  de  las  pertenencias,  mientras  conserven  la  de 
sus  minas  respectivas. 

Art.  loi.  Los  expedientes  de  las  concesiones,  á  que  se  refiere  este 
Título,  serán  elevados  al  Ministerio  de  Fomento  para  su  aprobación  y 
registro,  otorgándose  al  interesado  una  copia  certificada. 

Título'  XII. — De  Jas  jServidumòres. 

Art.  152.  Toda  servidumbre  se  constituirá  sólo  en  la  medida  nece- 
saria para  su  objeto. 

Art.  153.  Las  servidumbres  de  paso,  acueducto  y  demás,  que  fueren 
precisas  para  la  explotación,  se  constituirán  gratuitamente  sobre  te- 
rrenos públicos.  Si  los  terrenos  fuesen  de  particulares,  se  indemnizará 
el  valor  del  terreno  que  se  ocupe,  y  los  perjuicios  comprobados  que 
irrogase  la  servidumbre,  procediéndose  conforme  á  lo  dispuesto  en  el 
título  IT.  ~ 

Art.  151.  El  minero  tiene  derecho  de  aprovechar  gratuitamente  de 
la  madera  de  los  bosques  vecinos  á  sus  pertenencias,  y  asimismo  de  los 
pastos  naturales,  para  las  necesidades  de  la  explotación  y  el  manteni- 
miento de  los  animales  que  en  ella  emplee,  siempre  que  esos  bosques  j 
pastos  sean  de  propiedad  pública;  pero  si  pertenecieran  á  algún  par- 
ticular, éste  podrá  exigir  el  previo  pago  de  su  justo  precio,  el  cual,  á 
falta  de  avenimiento  entre  las  partes,  se  fijará  por  la  Diputación. 

Art.  155.  El  tránsito  de  personas  y  animales  para  el  servicio  de  las 
minas,  por  fundos  que  no  estén  cercados,  no  causándose  daños  á  éstos, 
no  puede  rehusarse  por  los  dueños  ni  sujetarse  á  derecho  de  peaje.  En 
caso  de  pernoctar  las  acémilas  en  dichos  fundos,  el  propietario  puede 
exijir  el  pago  del  pasto  consumido,  según  su  justo  precio.  Si  no  hubie- 
se acuerdo,  sólo  podrá  reclamar  la  cuota  establecida  en  el  Keglamento 
que  al  efecto  formulará  cada  Diputación,  con  la  aprobación  del  Minis- 
terio de  Fomento,  oyendo  al  Consejo  Superior  de  Minería. 

Título  XIII. —  Gompamas  mineras. 

Art.  156.  Las  compañías  mineras,  sea  que  se  dediquen  á  la  explo^'a- 
ción  ó  cateo,  á  la  explotación  de  las  minas,  ó  al  beneficio  de  los  mino- 
rales,  quedan  sujetas  á  las  leyes  civiles,  con  las  restricciones  contenidas 


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en  este  Código  j  salvo  las  estipulaciones  del  contrato  social,  que  son  de 
preferente  observancia. 

Con  las  mismas  restricciones,  las  compañías  comanditarias  y  anóni- 
mas se  regirán  por  las  disposiciones  del  Código  de  Comercio  relativas 
á  esta  clase  de  sociedades. 

Art.  157.  En  toda  compañía  minera  los  socios  están  obligados  á  con- 
tribuir á  los  gastos  de  explotación  y  al  pago  del  impuesto,  en  propor- 
ción á  su  liaber  en  la  empresa.  Igual  obligación  de  hacer  este  último 
pago  y  el  de  los  gastos  de  conservación  tienen  los  condóminos  de  mina 
común. 

Akt.  168.  Sí  un  socio  dejase  de  pagar  la  parte  proporcional,  que  le 
corresponde,  ha}^  derecho  de  recurrir  al  juez  del  domicilio  de  la  socie- 
dad; quien  requerirá  al  socio  moroso  para  el  pago,  fijándole  un  plazo 
de  quince  á  treinta  días.  Cuando  no  hay  sociedad  sino  comunidad,  se 
ocurrirá  al  juez  del  lugar  de  la  mina  ó  del  domicilio  del  demandado. 

Art.  159.  El  socio  requerido  para  el  pago,  puede  oponerse,  dentro 
del  término  de  los  quince  días  posteriores  á  la  citación,  exponiende  lo 
que  convenga  á  su  derecho. 

Art.  160.  Sólo  procede  la  oposición,  cuando  esté  fundada  en  causa 
legítima,  recibiéndose  á  prueba,  si  fuere  necesario,  por  el  término  de 
diez  días  perentorios. 

Art.  161.  Declarada  infundada  la  oposición,  ó  caso  de  no  haberla, 
se  procederá  al  remate  del  haber  del  socio  moroso,  sirviendo  de  base 
la  suma  mandada  pagar. 

Art.  162.  El  socio  moroso  podrá  pagar  lo  qvie  adeude  hasta  la  vís- 
pera del  remate,  debiendo  abonar  una  multa  de  50  por  ciento,  si  el 
dago  se  hiciera  pasados  treinta  días  después  de  la  fecha  de  la  citación 
con  demanda. 

Art.  163.  Las  compañías  mineras  no  se  disuelven  por  la  muerte  de 
uno  de  los  socios;  pero  sus  herederos  tienen  el  derecho  de  enagenar  su 
cuota,  procediendo  éstos  de  común  acuerdo. 

Título  XIV. — Hipoteca  y  otros  contratos. 

Art.  164.  Las  minas  pueden  hipotecarse,  en  la  misma  forma  esta- 
blecida para  la  propiedad  inmueble,  quedando  sujeto  el  contrato  á  las 
leyes  vigentes  sobre  hipoteca,  y  debiéndose  tener  en  cuenta  la  indivi- 
sibilidad de  las  pertenencias. 

Art.  165.  El  acreedor  hipotecario  de  una  mina  tiene  el  derecho  de 
pagar  el  impuesto  de  que  trata  el  artículo  25  de  esta  ley,  y  el  crédito 
por  este  pago  adquiere  preferencia  sobre  todo  otro  crédito,  aún  sobre 
los  hipotecarios. 

Art.  166.  El  crédito  hipotecario  sobre  propiedad  minera  puede 
fraccionarse  en  bonos  hipotecarios,  sean  nominativos,  á  la  orden  ó  al 
portador;  3'a  en  virtud  del  mismo  título  constitutivo  de  la  deuda,  ya 
por  acto  posterior,  debidamente  otorgado. 


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Art.  167.  Si  no  se  hubiera  pactado  la  forma  en  que  los  tenedores  de 
bonos  hipotecarios  han  de  ejercitar  sus  derechos  contra  el  deudor, 
dueño  de  la  propiedad  hipotecada,  lo  harán  por  medio  de  un  repre- 
sentante común,  nombrado  por  ma3^oría  de  votos;  cuyos  actos,  en  lo 
que  se  refiera  á  estos  derechos,  son  obligatorios  para  la  totalidad  de 
los  tenedores,  correspondiendo  un  voto  á  cada  bono. 

Art.  168.  En  cada  uno  de  los  bonos  hipotecarios  constarán  impresos, 
so  pena  de  nulidad:  el  monto  de  la  deuda,  las  condiciones  de  ésta  y  de 
la  garantía,  y  en  su  caso,  las  prevenciones  establecidas  para  organizar 
la  representación  común  de  los  tenedores  de  estas  obligaciones,  de  que 
trata  el  artículo  anterior. 

Art.  169.  Las  deudas  y  gravámenes  de  la  mina  se  extinguen  con  el 
abandono  de  ésta;  quedando  la  acción  personal  contra  el  deudor,  salvo 
pacto  en  contrario.  Los  acreedores  no  tienen  acción  alguna  contra  el 
que  adquiera  la  mina  por  denuncio  posterior. 

Art.  170.  Las  oficinas  de  beneficios  y  construcciones  anexas,  quedan 
sujetas  á  las  leyes  comunes  y  á  las  disposiciones  de  este  Código,  en  lo 
que  les  sean  aplicables. 

Art.  171.  Los  contratos  de  arrendamiento  sobre  las  propiedades 
mineras  están  sujetos  á  las  leyes  comunes  de  la  locación;  pero  el  arren- 
datario sólo  puede  subarrendar  el  todo  ó  parte  de  la  cosa,  con  el  per- 
miso expreso  del  propietario. 

Art.  172.  Para  los  actos  á  que  este  Código  se  refiere,  puede  otor- 
garse el  mandato,  fuera  de  registro,  con  legalización  de  la  firma  por  un 
notario. 

Para  los  expedientes  que  giren  ante  las  Diputaciones,  el  poder  puede 
otorgarse  en  igual  forma,  ó  bien  con  legalización  de  la  firma  por  el 
Secretario  de  aquella. 

Título  XV. — De  los  funcionarios  técnicos. 

Art.  173.  El  Supremo  Gobierno  podrá  adscribir,  para  cada  Diputa- 
ción, uno  ó  más  peritos  mineros,  que  asistan  á  las  autoridades  locales 
del  ramo,  en  todos  los  actos  que  exijan  conocimientos  profesionales,  é 
intervengan  en  las  diligencias  periciales  determinadas  por  esta  ley. 

Art.  174.  Para  ser  nombrado  perito  minero  adscrito  á  una  Diputa- 
ción es  necesario  ser  ingeniero  ó  agrimensor  de  minas;  ó  en  su  defecto 
ing-eniero  ó  agrimensor  civil. 

Art.  175.  Cuando  estuviere  impedido  el  perito  oficial,  ó  no  lo 
hubiere,  la  Diputación  empleará  accidentalmente,  para  desempeñar 
las  funciones  de  tal,  á  prácticas  residentes  en  el  lugarj  en  defecto  de 
titulados. 

Art.  176.  Los  ingenieros  y  peritos  adscritos  pueden  ejercer  su 
profesión,  prestando  servicios  á  la  industria  privada,  con  tal  de  que 
ello  no  perjudique,  á  juicio  de  la  Diputación,  el  cumplimiento  de  sus 
deberes;  pero  no  podrán  intervenir  con  carácter  oficial,  en  los  juicios 


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en  que  estén  interesados  los  mineros  á  quienes  hayan  prestado  sus 
servicios  privados,  salvo  el  caso  de  que  hubieran  trascurrido,  por  lo 
menos,  seis  meses,  desde  la  fecha  en  que  terminó  la  prestación  de 
aquellos  servicios. 

Título  XVI. — Jiúcios  de  minería. 

Art.  177.  Para  el  conocimiento  de  los  juicios,  los  diputados  se 
alternarán  por  meses.  El  que  esté  de  turno  conoce  de  las  causas 
iniciadas  y  de  los  expedientes  que  se  hagan  contenciosos  en  el  mes 
respectivo;  pasará  la  causa  al  otro  diputado,  si  aquel  estuviera 
impedido. 

Art.  178.  Cada  parte  puede  recusar  sin  causa  á  uno  de  los  diputados. 
Cualquiera  de  los  interesados  está  facultado  para  obtener,  que  el 
diputado  que  conoce  del  juicio,  se  acompañe  con  el  otro  diputado  expe- 
dito, ó  con  quien  deba  reemplazarlo.  En  otros  casos,  la  recusación  se 
fundará  en  causa  legal;  3''  quien  conozca  de  ella  es  irrecusable  en  este 
incidente,  3^  seguirá  conociendo  de  lo  principal. 

Art.  179.  El  Secretario,  los  ingenieros  y  peritos  pueden  ser  recusa- 
dos con  causa  legal. 

Art.  180.  En  los  juicios,  de  que  conocen  las  Diputaciones  de 
Minería,  los  escritos  no  necesiten  de  la  firma  de  letrado,  y  sólo  son 
indispensables  los  de  demanda  3^  de  contestación.  La  última  subsana 
la  falta  de  citación  con  la  demanda. 

Art.  181.  Todo  artículo  ó  excepción  se  sustanciará  por  cuerda  sepa- 
rada; y  se  resolverá  antes  ó  al  mismo  tiempo  que  la  causa.  Unica- 
mente la  excepción  de  jurisdicción  es  previa.  Sobre  las  tachas  de  los 
testigos  se  decide  en  la  sentencia. 

Art.  182.  Los  artículos  é  incidentes,  que  requieran  esclarecimiento 
de  los  hechos,  se  recibirán  á  prueba  por  diez  días,  debiendo  ofrecerse 
la  prueba  durante  la  primera  mitad  de  ese  término. 

Art.  183.  En  cualquier  estado  del  juicio,  y  sin  que  se  paralice  el 
séquito  de  éste,  se  intentará  la  conciliación  entre  los  litigantes,  cuando 
la  Diputación  lo  crea  oportuno.  Si  resultare  avenimiento,  el  acta  en 
que  conste  la  diligencia  pondrá  término  al  juicio. 

Art.  181:.  Sin  más  trámite  que  la  contestación  ó  declaratoria  de  con- 
tumacia, se  fallará  la  causa,  cuando  ésta  fuere  de  puro  derecho,  cuando 
los  interesados  estén  conformes  respecto  á  los  hechos,  ó  cuando  consten 
éstos  de  los  documentos  exhibidos  con  conocimiento  de  las  partes  3^  no 
contradichos  por  ellas.  Para  fallar  tiene  la  Diputación  el  plazo  de 
diez  días. 

Art.  185.  No  siendo  aplicable  el  artículo  precedente,  se  recibirá  la 
causa  á  prueba  por  el  término  de  veinte  días  improrrogables.  La 
prueba  ofrecida  durante  este  plazo  podrá  actuarse  aún  en  los  veinte 
días  posteriores.  Los  documentos  pueden  exhibirse  en  cualquier 
estado  del  juicio,  hasta  el  fallo  de  2"  Instancia. 


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Art.  1S6.  Sobre  lo  principal  no  pueden  presentarse  más  de  siete 
testig'os,  ni  menos  de  cuatro  en  los  artículos  é  incidentes. 

Art.  187.  Los  recursos  maniñestamente  ilegales  se  rechazarán  de 
plano. 

Art.  188.  Vencido  el  término  de  prueba  de  la  causa,  se  pronunciará 
sentencia,  sin  más  trámite,  dentro  del  plazo  de  diez  días, 

Art.  189.  No  son  admisibles  los  recursos  de  ampliación,  modifica- 
ción ó  aclaratoria  de  las  resoluciones  de  1""  Instancia. 

Art.  190.  Son  apelables  en  ambos  efectos  las  sentencias  }'  los  autos 
interlocutórios  que  causen  gravamen  irreparable. 

Toda  otra  resolución  es  apelable  en  un  solo  efecto;  j  entonces  la 
Diputación  elevará  á  la  Corte  Superior  copia  certificada  de  las  piezas 
que  en  el  plazo  de  dos  días  pidan  los  interesados. 

Los  decretos  de  mera  sustanciación  no  son  apelables. 

Art.  191.  El  término  para  apelar  de  la  sentencia  es  de  cinco  días, 
contados  desde  la  notificación  al  apelante;  y  de  tres  días,  para  apelar 
de  los  autos  interlocutórios. 

Art.  192.  En  la  apelación  de  autos,  se  resolverá  con  sólo  el  mérito 
del  expediente.  En  la  de  sentencias  se  pedirá  autos  en  relación, 
poniéndose  la  causa  en  tabla  sin  más  trámite,  y  siendo  potestativo 
de  las  partes  presentar  escritos  ó  hacer  informes. 

Art.  193.  La  Sala  de  apelación  se  constituiré  con  dos  vocales  de  la 
sala  respectiva  de  la  Corte  Superior,  y  de  un  conjuez  minero  llamado 
por  dicha  Sala  si  lo  hubiera  en  el  lugar,  en  reemplazo  del  otro  vocal. 

Art.  191.  En  las  cuestiones  de  ma3ror  cuantía  sólo  hay  lugar  al 
recurso  de  nulidad,  contra  las  sentencias  y  autos  definitivos  y  contra 
los  autos  que  decidan,  si  la  causa  es  de  minería  ó  del  fuero  común,  ó 
que  resuelvan,  si  el  expediente  es  contencioso  ó  administrativo;  así 
como  contra  los  autos  sobre  cuestiones  promovidas  en  2'''  Instancia. 

Art.  195.  La  falta  de  notificación  del  auto  de  prueba  ó  de  la  senten- 
cia no  anula  lo  actuado,  cuando  no  obstante  esa  falta  se  proceda  á  fallar 
á  favor  del  interesado  no  citado;  3^  tampoco,  cuando  esa  omisión  pueda 
subsanarse  por  medio  de  una  diligencia,  que  crea  suficiente  la  Diputa- 
ción ó  Corte  Superior,  para  mejor  sentenciar. 

Art.  196.  El  embargo  de  una  mina  ó  de  parte  de  ella,  j  su  remate, 
mientras  no  sea  éste  aprobado,  no  interrumpirá,  de  un  modo  forzoso, 
las  labores  de  aquella. 

Art.  197.  La  ejecución  del  embargo,  de  medida  precautoria  ó  de 
diligencia  de  posesión  de  una  mina  se  encomendará  á  la  Diputación, 
aunque  de  la  causa  conozca  el  juez  de  derecho. 

Art.  198.  La  tasación  de  las  minas,  aguas  j  haciendas  mineras 
ordenada  por  la  Diputación  para  el  efecto  del  remate  ú  otros  fines,  se 
hará  por  el  perito  adscrito  á  dicha  Diputación  y  con  aprobación  de 
ésta,  tomándose  por  base  el  valor  de  las  obras  3'  construcciones  hechas 
en  los  bienes  tasados.     En  defecto  de  tales  obras,  la  base  será  el  costo 


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aproximado  do  los  gastos  hechos,  hasta  obtener  la  posesión  de  los 
mismos  bienes. 

Art.  199.  Para  todo  remate  que  mande  la  Diputación  se  fijarán 
avisos,  por  veinte  días,  en  la  puerta  del  local  de  la  Diputación;  y  por 
tres  veces  semanales  en  el  periódico  del  lugar  ó  en  el  de  la  población 
más  próxima  del  departamento,  si  lo  hubiere.  Caso  de  alcanzar  el 
tiempo,  se  hará  una  publicación  en  el  periódico  de  avisos  mineros. 
En  el  caso  del  artículo  201,  el  plazo  será  de  diez  días  para  los  avisos, 
3^  la  publicación  en  periódicos  se  hará  una  sola  vez. 

Art.  200.  En  el  remate,  la  oferta  no  bajará  de  las  dos  terceras 
partes  de  la  tasación.  Si  no  hubiere  posturas,  se  procederá  á  nuevo 
remate,  dentro  del  plazo  de  diez  días;  debiendo  publicarse  al  menos 
una  vez -el  aviso  en  el  periódico  de  la  localidad  ó  del  lugar  más  pró- 
ximo del  Departamento,  si  lo  hubiere;  3=^  entonces  el  remate  se  hará  por 
la  suma  que  se  ofrezca. 

Art.  201.  Cuando  el  valor  de  la  cosa  disputada  ó  demandada  no 
exceda  de  500  soles  se  procederá  con  la  exposición  verbal  de  los 
interesados,  de  que  se  sentará  acta,  3^  con  prueba  durante  diez  días 
perentorios,  que  podrá  actuarse  aún  en  los  diez  días  posteriores,  en 
las  cuestiones  de  hecho;  3"  el  fallo  se  pronunciará  en  el  plazo  de 
cinco  días. 

La  apelación  se  interpondrá  dentro  de  tres  días,  3'  contra  lo  que 
resuelva  el  Tribunal  Superior  no  hay  otro  recurso. 

Art.  202.  En  las  causas  cu3"o  interés  no  exceda  de  50  soles  el  fallo 
se  expedirá  por  ambos  Diputados,  3"  será  inapelable. 

Art.  203.  En  todo  lo  que  no  se  halle  expresamente  establecido  en 
este  Código,  se  observará  lo  prescrito  en  las  le3"es  comunes  del  proce- 
dimiento, respecto  de  los  juicios  escritos  3"  de  los  verbales. 

Art.  20-1.  Todos  los  términos  establecidos  en  este  Código  se  entien- 
den de  días  naturales. 

Título  XVII. — Eœprojnaciôn  ó  indemnización. 

Art.  205.  Cuando,  á  falta  de  avenencia  entre  las  partes,  proceda  la 
expropiación  de  terrenos,  en  los  casos  expresamente  determinados  en 
esta  \Qy.  la  Diputación  recibirá  la  oposición  á  prueba  j)or  diez  días 
perentorios  3"  con  todos  cargos,  pudiéndose  actuar  la  prueba  aun  en 
los  diez  días  posteriores.  Vencidos  éstos,  y  en  vista  de  lo  alegado  3^ 
probado  por  las  partes,  3^  de  los  esclarecimientos  que  de  oficio  puede 
ordenar,  expedirá  su  resolución  dentro  de  tercero  día. 

Art.  206.  La  resolución  de  la  Diputación  es  apelable  en  ambos 
efectos. 

Art.  207.  Consentido  ó  ejecutoriado  el  auto  de  expropiación,  se 
procederá  á  la  tasación  del  terreno  objeto  de  ella,  por  peritos  tasadores, 
nombrados  por  los  interesados,  3''  tercero  dirimente  para  el  caso  de 
discordia,  designado  por  la  Diputación. 


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Art.  208.  Los  peritos  presentaran  sus  tasaciones  dentro  de  los  ocho 
días  de  su  nombramiento,  salvo  que  por  circunstancias  especiales  la 
Diputación  prorrogará  este  plazo. 

Aet.  209.  En  caso  de  no  cumplir  el  interesado  con  nombrar  el  perito 
ó  no  presentar  éste  la  operación,  para  darlo  por  conformado  con  el 
perito  de  la  otra  parte,  ó  con  la  operación  de  éste,  bastará  un  requeri- 
miento hecho  al  interesado,  y  que  trascurra  el  término  que  le  designe 
la  Diputación. 

Art.  210.  La  resolución  de  la  Diputación  sobro  el  valor  de  la  cosa 
expropiada  es  apelable  en  ambos  efectos. 

Art.  211.  De  las  resoluciones  de  la  Corte  Superior  no  se  puede 
interponer  recurso  de  nulidad,  si  no  se  disputa  un  valor  superior  á 
1,000  soles. 

Art.  212.  En  caso  de  que  se  compruebe  no  ser  conocido  el  dueño 
del  terreno,  el  perito  que  éste  debe  nombrar  será  designado  por  la 
Diputación;  el  precio  se  consignará  en  depósito,  por  cinco  años,  en  la 
Tesorería  General  á  órdenes  del  Ministerio  de  Fomento,  publicándose 
avisos  por  treinta  dias  en  un  periódico  de  la  localidad  ó  en  el  del  lugar 
más  próximo,  si  lo  hubiere,  j  además  en  el  de  avisos  mineros  de  la 
capital  de  la  República. 

Título  XVIII. — Disjjosiciones  transitorias. 

Art.  213.  Los  expedientes  referentes  á  la  propiedad  minera,  que  se 
encuentren  en  tramitación  en  la  fecha  señalada  para  que  comience  á 
regir  este  Código,  continuarán. sustanciándose  conforme  á  él. 

Art.  211.  Los  contratos  de  avío  celebrados  con  anterioridad  á  la 
fecha  de  la  vigencia  de  este  Código  deberán  hacerse  constar  en  escri- 
tura pública,  y  hacerse  su  registro  dentro  del  plazo  de  dos  meses 
después  de  dicha  fecha. 

El  último  habilitador  quedará  en  la  condición  de  acreedor  con  pri- 
mera hipoteca,  según  las  leyes  comunes,  siempre  que  lo  haga  dentro 
del  plazo  indicado. 

Art.  215.  Las  concesiones  de  minas  actualmente  existentes  podrán 
continuar  con  los  límites  que  al  presente  tienen;  ó  bien  podrá  el  inte- 
resado pedir,  habiendo  terreno  franco,  que  se  rectifiquen  las  medidas 
respectivas,  con  arreglo  á  lo  dispuesto  en  este  Código. 

Art.  216.  Los  mineros  que  actualmente  disfruten  de  aguas  que  no 
han  sido  objeto  de  concesión  anterior  ú  otro  título  justo  requerido  al 
efecto,  deberán  sanear  su  título  dentro  del  plazo  de  un  año,  á  contar 
desde  que  comience  á  regir  esta  ley,  pidiendo  la  concesión  de  dichas 
aguas  conforme  á  los  artículos  111  y  siguientes.  Expirado  ese  plazo, 
sin  cumplirse  tal  obligación,  aquellos  poseedores  no  podrán  oponerse, 
apoyados  sólo  en  ese  disfrute,  á  la  concesión  que  de  las  mismas  aguas 
solicitara  otra  empresa  minera. 


SALVADOR.  1007 

Art.  217.  El  Ministerio  de  Fomento  dictará  las  disposiciones  con- 
venientes, para  que  el  Consejo  Superior  de  Minería  se  instale  á  la 
mayor  brevedad,  y  pueda  preparar  la  aplicación  de  las  disposiciones 
de  este  Código. 

Art.  218.  El  primer  nomóramiento  de  Diputados  que  haga  el 
Gobierno  comprenderá  á  los  dos  de  la  correspondiente  Diputación. 
Para  la  primera  renovación  anual,  el  Consejo  Superior  de  Minería 
hará  el  sorteo  del  que  deba  ser  reemplazado. 

Art.  219.  Para  los  gastos  que  ocasione  el  Consejo  Superior  de  Mine- 
ría se  fija  la  cantidad  de  32  libras  al  nies  y  de  10  libras  para  la  renta  del 
Secretario,  mientras  una  ley  especial  no  determine  sumas  diferentes. 

Art.  220.  El  presente  Código  comenzará  á  regir  el  día  1°  de  enero 
de  1901,  salvo  lo  dispuesto  en  el  artículo  217. 

Desde  esa  fecha  quedarán  derogadas  todas  las  ordenanzas,  leyes, 
reglamentos  y  disposiciones  anteriores,  referentes  á  minas,  exceptuán- 
dose, en  lo  que  no  se  opongan  al  presente  Código,  la  ley  de  5  de 
diciembre  de  1879  sobre  organización  de  la  Escuela  de  Ingenieros,  la 
de  22  de  diciembre  de  1888  sobre  guano,  la  de  22  de  diciembre  de  1888 
sobre  la  propiedad  salitrera,  la  de  8  de  noviembre  de  1890  sobre 
impuestos  á  la  propiedad  minera,  la  de  11  de  enero  de  189B,  referente 
al  estanco  de  la  sal  y  los  aranceles  actuales,  que  continuarán  rigiendo, 
mientras  no  se  les  modifique  ó  se  dicten  otros  nuevos. 

IjIma^  julio  6  de  1900. 


SALTADOR. 

MENSAJE  DEIi  PRESIDENTE  ESCALÓN. 

[Del  "  Diario  del  Salvador,"  correspondiente  al  20  de  febrero  de  1906.] 

El  19  de  febrero  de  1906,  el  Presidente  Escalón  leyó  un  interesante 
mensaje  á  la  Asamblea  Nacional,  del  cual  se  hace  el  siguiente  extracto: 
*  *  *  *  *  *  * 

En  cuanto  al  servicio  de  salubridad,  si  sus  condiciones  no  han  sido 
del  todo  halagüeñas,  el  país  se  ha  librado  de  los  amagos  de  invasión  de 
la  peste  bubónica  y  de  la  fiebre  amarilla;  epidemias  que  han  causado 
no  pocas  víctimas  en  varias  nacionalidades  del  Continente  Americano. 
El  Gobierno,  sin  embargo,  en  previsión  de  lo  que  pudiese  sobrevenir 
inesperadamente,  tomó,  por  el  órgano  del  Consejo  Superior  de  Salu- 
bridad, las  medidas  más  acertadas  contra  esas  terribles  enfermedades, 
habiendo  hecho  un  pedido  al  extranjero,  en  cantidad  suficiente,  de 
ñuido  antipestoso  para  combatir  la  primera,  y  establecido  cordones 
sanitarios  en  las  fronteras  de  Honduras  y  Guatemala,  con  el  designio 
de  evitar,  en  lo  posible,  la  invasión   de  la   fiebre   amarilla   que   tan 


1008    OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL    DE    LAS    REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

lamentables  estragos  ocasionó  en  la  Ciudad  de  Zaeapa,  de  la  vecina 
República. 

******* 

El  Departamento  de  Telégrafos  y  Teléfonos  ha  sido  asimismo  objeto 
de  especial  interés;  cuenta  con  nn  personal  idóneo  y  con  los  útiles  y 
enseres  más  precisos  y  de  moderna  aplicación,  lo  cual  ha  traido  como 
inmediata  consecuencia  una  notable  mejoría  en  el  servicio. 

-;:-  *  *  *  *  *  * 

La  agricultura,  ramo  de  vital  importancia  para  el  país,  ha  recibido 
del  Supremo  Gobierno  una  protección  constante  y  decidida. 

Las  relaciones  de  unión  y  amistad  que  felizmente  existen  entre  nues- 
tros pueblos  hermanos,  ha  seguido  cultivándose  con  ansioso  es  mero, 
cual  cumple  á  nacionalidades  animadas  de  las  mismas  aspiraciones, 
hacia  la  realización  de  elevados  ideales.  Consecuentes  con  estos  gene- 
rosos propósitos,  los  Gobiernos  respectivos  han  sabido  dar  aliento  y 
mantener  palpitante  el  espíritu  de  confraternidad,  siendo  El  Salvador 
el  más  firme  y  constante  sostén  de  esa  sábia  política  internacional. 

Con  la  mira  de  afianzar,  estrechándolas,  nuestras  relaciones  con  la 
vecina  República  de  Guatemala,  se  estableció  una  Legación  en  el  mes 
de  marzo,  acreditada  ante  aquel  Gobierno. 

En  cuanto  á  las  antiguas  relaciones  con  los  demás  países  extranjeros, 
se  han  mantenido  siempre  amistosas  é  inalterables. 

Desde  el  mes  de  septiembre  se  estableció  otra  Legación  ante  la 
República  francesa,  cuvas  benéficas  gestiones  han  sido  coronadas  con 
plausible  éxito. 

Su  Majestad  el  Rey  de  Italia  invitó  cortesmente  á  El  Salvador  para 
que  concurriese  por  medio  de  delegados  al  Congreso  que  tuvo  lugar 
en  Roma,  con  el  fin  de  cooperar  á  la  fundación  de  un  Instituto  Interna- 
cional, encaminado  á  estudiar  el  verdadero  estado  de  la  agricultura  en 
todos  los  países  interesados  en  ello.  Habiéndose  aceptado  tan  simpática 
invitación,  se  nombró  al  delegado  respectivo,  cuyas  luminosas  observa- 
ciones serán  de  notable  utilidad. 

También  ha  merecido  la  atención  de  mi  Gobierno  el  Congreso  Inter- 
nacional de  Tuberculosis,  reunida  en  París  en  octubre  último;  el  Con- 
greso Internacional  sobre  la  educación  física  de  la  juventud,  reunido 
en  Lieja  en  el  mes  de  agosto;  y  finalmente  la  segunda  Conferencia  de 
la  Paz,  que  próximamente  se  reunirá  en  La  Haya. 

En  el  mes  de  junio  se  le  concedieron  autorizaciones  al  señor  don 
Joaquín  Bernardo  Calvo,  Ministro  Plenipotenciario  de  Costa  Rica  en 
Washington,  para  que,  á  nombre  de  El  Salvador,  gestionase  ante  el 
Gobierno  de  Estados  Unidos,  á  fin  de  poner  coto  á  los  abusos  que 
cometen  con  grave  detrimento  del  comercio  universal,  los  capitanes 


SALVADOR.  1009 

de  los  vapores  pertenecientes  á  la  "Pacific  Mail."     El  resultado  ele 
dichas  gestiones  remediará,  á  no  dudarlo,  de  modo  eficaz  semejantes 

abusos. 

******* 

En  el  ramo  de  Instrucción  Pública,  cuya  trascendental  importancia 
de  muy  pocos  es  hoy  desconocida,  se  han  emprendido  últimamente 
laboriosos  trabajos  dirigidos  á  reorganizar  los  centros  docentes  de  edu- 
cación é  instrucción  popular,  adoptando  á  la  medida  de  los  recursos 
del  país  y  de  las  necesidades  de  la  época,  los  métodos  modernos  más 
perfeccionados  y  que  han  producido  fecundos  resultados  prácticos  en 
otras  Naciones. 


Movimiento  rentístico. 
Ingresos. 

Existencia  en  Caja  el  1»  de  enero  de  1905 $286,998.79 

Eenta  de  Aduanas,  importación  y  exportación 5,  581,  007.  53 

Eentas  de  licores 1,924,911.07 

Rentas  menores  y  servicios 1,  030,  524.  47 

Producto  de  contratas  y  negociaciones 1,  800, 156.  83 

Suma 10,  623,  598.  69 

Deduciendo  de  esto: 

Existencia  en  Caja  el  1°  de  enero  de  1905 $286,  998.  79 

Producto  de  contratas  y  negociaciones 1,  800, 156.  83 

2,087,155.62 

Queda  como  producto  líquido  de  las  rentas 8,  536, 443.  07 

EGRESOS. 

Asamblea  Nacional $39,  883. 17 

Presidencia  de  la  República 57,  960.  00 

Cartera  de  Gobernación 1,  419,  829.  95 

Cartera  de  Fomento 540,  557.  44 

Cartera  de  Instrucción  Pública 630,  595.  53 

Cartera  de  Relaciones  Exteriores 74,  433. 11 

Cartera  de  Justicia 638,  428.  09 

Cartera  de  Hacienda 562,  037.  31 

Cartera  de  Beneficencia 166,  239.  21 

Cartera  de  Guerra  y  Marina 1 ,  796,  514.  56 

Cartera  de  Crédito  Público 3,  598,  828.  85 

Depósitos,  devoluciones,  etc 616,  273.  05 

Suma 10, 141,  580.  27 

Deduciendo  de  esta  suma  la  partida  de  depósitos,  devoluciones,  etc., 

que  no  constituye  un  gasto  efectivo 616, 273.  05 

Queda  la  partida  de  gastos  de  la  Administración  Pública  en 9,  525,  307,  22 

******* 


1010    OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL    DE    LAS    KEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Deuda  pública. 

BOXOS    DE    EL    SALVADOR. 

Existencia  el  1°  de  enero  de  1905,  principal $4, 158,  908.  58 

Intereses  hasta  esa  fecha 787,  757.  07 

4,  946,  665.  65 
Puestos  en  circulación  á  cambio  de  liquidaciones  anteriores 73. 00 

4,  946,  738.  65 

Amortizados  en  el  año,  principal $774, 440.  00 

Amortizados  en  el  año,  intereses - 169,  759.  00 

944,  199.  00 

Saldo 4, 002,  539.  65 

Intereses  devengados  por  el  saldo  durante  el  año 76,  674. 10 

Total  al  31  de  diciembre  de  1905 4,  079,  213.  75 

EXPOBTACIONES,   EN  LOS  NUEVE  PRIMEROS  MESES  DE  1905. 

Los  valores  de  los  diversos  artículos  exportados  por  la  República 
del  Salvador  á  los  diferentes  países,  durante  los  nueve  primeros  meses 
de  1905,  ascendieron  á  12,573,207.31  colones,  y  fueron,  detalladamente, 
como  sigue: 

PAÍSES. 


Alemania 

América  inglesa 
Austria-Hungria 

Bélgica 

Costa  Rica 

Chile 

Dinamarca 

Ecuador  

España  

Estados  Unidos  . 
Francia 


Colones. 


2, 240, 063. 24 

47,210.00 

302, 260.  45 

145.  00 

58, 938. 00 

2, 465. 00 

2, 740.  35 

6, 510. 54 

127, 974.  57 

2, 228, 696.  68 

4, 006, 637. 82 


Inglaterra  . 
Guatemala 
Honduras  . 

Italia  

México 

Nicaragua . 
Noruega . . . 
Panamá  . . . 
Perú 

Total 


Colones. 


1, 960, 119. 88 

3, 808. 52 

47, 339. 38 

1,359,067.26 

3, 340.  00 

3, 944. 25 

22,  052.  80 

115,  393;  60 

34, 500.  00 


12, 573,  207.  34 


artículos. 


Artículos. 


Colones. 


Afrecho 

Algodón  en  tejidos 

Almidón 

Añil 

Artículos  diversos 

Arroz 

Azúcar 

Bálsamo 

Brozas  minerales  (oro  y  plata) 

Café  en  oro 

Café  en  pergamino 

Calzado 

Cerda 

Cuernos  de  res 

Cueros  de  lagarto 

Cueros  de  res 

Cueros  de  venado 

Especias 

Fósforos 

Hule 

Jabón 

Jarcia 

Loza 

Madera  (caoba  y  cedro) 


40.00 

45.00 

251. 00 

133,695.20 

19,059.27 

720. 00 

290, 388. 20 

150, 045. 10 

752, 941.  00 

9, 604, 594.  84 

739,  671. 21 

2, 195.  00 

102. 00 

1, 731. 52 

771.  03 

76, 682. 19 

17, 7.'">6.  82 

10.00 

150.00 

46, 097. 09 

150. 00 

6, 403. 00 

200. 00 

8, 865.  00 


Artículos. 


Maíz 

Manteca  de  cerdo  . . 

Maquinaria 

Mármol 

Mezcal 

Miel  y  melaza 

Oro  en  bruto 

Panela 

Papel 

Petates 

Plata  acuñada 

Plata  aurífera 

Queso 

Rebozos  de  algodón 

Rebozos  de  seda 

Ropa  hecha 

Sombreros  de  palma 

Suela 

Tabaco  elaborado  . . 

Tabaco  en  rama 

Velas  esteáricas 

Zarzaparrilla 

Total 


Colones. 


1,  692. 00 

103.  00 

103. 00 

230.  00 

11.00 

241.50 

512, 845. 00 

290. 00 

1, 448.  CO 

516.00 

499.  62 

68, 530. 00 

91.00 

116. 00 

890. 00 

35.00 

3, 377. 00 

993. 50 

2, 722. 25 

71, 300. 00 

.599.  00 

10.00 


12, 573, 207. 34 


URUGUAY. 


1011 


Los  artículos  exportados  á  los  Estados  Unidos  ascendieron  en  valor 
á  2,228,696.68  colones,  y  su  distribución  fué  como  sigue: 


Artículos. 

Colones. 

Artículos. 

Colones. 

Añil 

13, 800. 00 

9,673.87 

3,  760.  00 

33,  395. 10 

35, 594. 00 

1, 630,  l>37. 26 

45,  029.  52 

771.03 

18,  209. 25 

Cueros  de  venado 

12,  704. Off' 

Hule 

25  217.40 

3,270.00 

Miel 

51. 2&- 

Brozas  minerales  (oro  y  plata) 

Oro  en  bruto 

384,289.0» 
12,  095.  OO' 

Total 

2,228,696.68. 

Cueros  de  res 

RENTA  DE  LICORES,  1905. 

Los  productos  de  la  renta  de  licores  de  la  República  de  El  Salvador^, 
durante  el  año  1905,  comparados  con  los  de  igual  período  el  año  ante- 
rior, fueron  como  sigue: 


San  Salvador  . 
La  Libertad... 

Sonsonate 

Ahuaehapán.. 

Santa  Ana 

Chalatenango. 

Cuscatlán 

La  Paz 

San  Vicente  .  . 

Cabanas  

Usulután 

San  Miguel  . . . 

Morazíín 

La  Unión 


Colones. 
360, 253. 85 
160, 802. 73 
226,753.49 
152,  782. 40 
264,  656. 78 

57, 393.  78 
113, 974.  73 
123, 226. 24 
116, 394. 23 

41,494.67 
218,781.43 
156,050.01 

67, 636. 38 

82, 006. 76 


Colones. 

300, 596. 43 

137, 308. 29 

197,191.66 

128, 388.  43 

231, 032. 76 

58, 111.  95 

94, 892. 01 

118, 378. 87 

105, 815. 40 

37,440.18 

218, 516. 69 

159, 816. 04 

60, 660. 26 

76, 172. 44 


Alza. 


Colones. 


3, 811. 03 


Total 2, 142, 207. 48     1, 924, 366. 41  ¡      4, 529. 20 


Baja. 


Colonies. 
59,  657. 42: 
23, 494. 44- 
29,561.83. 
24, 393.  97' 
33,624.02;. 


19, 082. 72; 

4, 847. 37 
10, 578. 83- 

4, 054. 49- 
264.  74. 


6, 976. 12- 
5, 834. 32; 


222, 370. 27' 


UEUGUAY. 

BANCO  DE  liA  REPÚBLICA. 

Las  ganancias  obtenidas  por  el  Banco  de  la  República  del  uruguaya 
en  1905,  ascendieron  á  1165,078.67,  lo  cual  da  un  dividendo  de  8.881r 
por  ciento  sobre  un  capital  de  $5,235,118.49.  El  empréstito  de  $7,050,- 
000  que  se  levantó  un  1896  para  establecer  el  banco,  devenga  un  interés 
de  un  5  por  ciento  j  un  1  por  ciento  para  el  fondo  de  amortización^ 
siendo  así  que  el  total  de  dicho  fondo  ascendió  á  $423,000  en  el  expre- 
sado año. 


Bull.  No.  4—06- 


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1012    OFICINA  USTTERlSrACIOlSrAL    DE    LAS    EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


VENEZUELA. 

EI.  COMERCIO  DE  PUERTO  CABELLO. 

Según  los  informes  que  ha  proporcionado  el  Señor  Veriielst,  vice- 
cónsul de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  Puerto  Cabello,  el  valor  total  de  las 
importaciones  hechas  por  dicho  puerto  durante  los  seis  meses  que  ter- 
minaron el  31  de  diciembre  de  1905,  ascendió  á  |627,000.  De  esta  can- 
tidad los  Estados  Unidos  representan  $167,000  contra  $190,000  durante 
el  mismo  período  en  1901.  La  ma3'^or  cantidad  de  estas  importaciones, 
es  decir,  $187,000,  la  representa  Inglaterra,  en  tanto  que  el  valor  de  las 
importaciones  alemanas  sólo  ascendió  á  $131,000  en  el  último  semestre 
de  1905. 

El  valor  de  las  exportaciones  á  los  Estados  Unidos  ascendió  á  $230,000 
en  el  semestre  que  terminó  el  31  diciembre  de  1905,  ó  sea  un  aumento 
de  $63,000  respecto  del  mismo  período  del  año  anterior.  En  1905, 
durante  el  mismo  período,  se  exportaron  á  Cuba  56,000  cabezas  de 
ganado  vacuno,  cuvopeso  de  38,322,000  libras  fué  valuado  en  $778,000. 

IMPOIiTACIOÍíES   POS   EL    PUERTO   DE   CIUDAD   BOLÍVAR  EN   EL 
SEGUNDO  SEMESTRE  DE  1904. 

En  el  último  semestre  de  1901,  las  importaciones  de  mercancías  de  la 
República  de  Venezuela  por  la  aduana  de  Ciudad  Bolívar,  representaron 
un  valor  de  2,71:8,638.80  bolívares.  La  siguiente  tabla  muestra  la 
procedencia  de  las  mercancías  y  sus  respectivos  valores: 


Países. 

Valor  en 
bolívares. 

1,400,220.00 

1, 015, 229. 90 

63, 188. 90 

Total 

2, 478, 638.  80 

VENEZUELA. 


lOlí 


EXPORTACIONES    DE    NUEVA   YOHK    Á   VENEZUELA    EN    AGOSTO 

DE   1905  ir  DE   1904. 

El  Cónsul  General  de  Venezuela  en  Nueva  York  ha  hecho  el  si- 
guiente resumen  comparativo  de  las  exportaciones  de  mercancías  de 
Nueva  York  á  Venezuela  en  el  mes  de  agosto  de  1905  y  de  lOOi: 

Resumen  comparativo  de  la  exportación  de  Nueva  York  á  Venezuela,  mes  de  agosto  de 

1905-1904. 


Puertos. 

Observaciones. 

1904. 

1905. 

La  Guaira 

Meres 

do 

Kilos. 
1, 944,  996. 30 
382, 866.  70 
421, 480.  39 

24, 040. 00 
100,  .566. 00 

18, 206. 00 
367, 460.  75 

Bolívares. 
660,837.90 
231,6.52.05 
234, 740. 45 

8, 510. 00 
41, 755. 85 

5,  670. 00 
134,575.00 

Kilos. 

1, 494, 052.  00 

362, 809. 00 

351, 856. 00 

6,398.00 

137,  .518.  00 

52, 802.  00 

146,  606. 00 

12,865.00 

Bolívares. 
637  871  05 

Puerto  Cabello 

151  185  10 

do 

204, 019.  75 
3  620  00 

Cumaná 

do 

Carúpano 

.do 

54  248  80 

Guanta 

do 

20  816  65 

Ciudad  Bolivar 

do 

94  766  38 

Caño  Colorado 

do 

7,395.60 

Total 

3, 259, 616. 14 

1,317,741.25 

2, 564,  906.  00 

1,173  923.33 

EL  COMERCIO  DEL  MUNDO  EN  1905. 

En  una  compilación  hecha  por  la  Cámara  de  Comercio  Británica  se 
dice  que  las  siguientes  cifras  representan  las  relaciones  comerciales 
en  1905  entre  los  varios  países  del  mundo  acerca  de  los  cuales  ha  sido 
posible  obtener  datos  estadísticos. 

En  todos  los  casos,  excepción  hecha  de  España,  los  Estados  Unidos 
y  la  India  Inglesa,  las  importaciones  representan  mercancías  sólo  para 
el  consumo  doméstico,  es  decir,  excluyendo  las  reexportaciones.  En 
todos  los  casos  las  exportaciones  representan  artículos  domésticos.  Las 
cifras  relativas  á  Bélgica  j  á  España  representan  únicamente  los  pro- 
ductos principales. 

IMPORTACIONES  ANUALES. 


1903. 


1904. 


1905. 


Keino  Unido 

India  Inglesa 

Canadá 

Estados  Unidos.. 

Alemania 

Bélgica 

Francia 

'Suiza 

España 

Italia 

Austria  Hungría 

Egipto 

Japón , 


£473, 

54, 

40, 

207, 

300, 

101, 

192, 

46, 

33, 

7-1, 

78, 

J7, 

33, 


027, 000 
646,  000 
979, 000 
395, 000 
134,  000 
689,  000 
048,  000 
349,  000 
971,  000 
478, 000 
213,  000 
189, 000 
322, 000 


£480, 

63, 

50, 

215, 

318, 

106, 

180, 

48, 

33, 

76, 

85, 

21, 

37, 


734, 000 
662, 000 
381,000 
814, 000 
206, 000 
888, 000 
003, 000 
326, 000 
367,000 
549, 000 
329, 000 
095, 000 
8.53, 000 


£487, 

66, 

53, 

245, 

336, 

115, 

186, 

52, 

39, 

83, 


481 , 000 
544, 000 
727, 000 
653, 000 
500,  000 
410, 000 
955,  000 
759, 000 
150, 000 
135, 000 
912,  000 
126, 000 
783, 000 


1014    OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL    DE    LAS    REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

EXPORTxiCIONES   ANUALES. 


Países. 


Reino  Unido 

India  Inglesa 

Canadá 

Estados  Unidos.. 

Alemania 

Bélgica 

Francia 

Suiza 

España 

Italia 

Austria  Hungria 

Egipto 

Japón 


£290, 

95, 

43, 

303, 

250, 

79, 

170, 

35, 

33, 

60, 

88, 

20, 

29, 


800, 000 
392, 000 
595, 000 
077, 000 
732, 000 
875,  000 
000, 000 
189, 000 
437, 000 
698,  000 
741,000 
049,  000 
193, 000 


£300, 

104, 

38, 

297, 

261, 

82, 

178, 

35, 

33, 

63, 

87, 

21, 

32, 


711, 000 
949, 000 
780, 000 
023, 000 
132, 000 
960, 000 
038, 000 
253, 000 
683, 000 
889, 000 
028, 000 
353, 000 
231, 000 


£330, 

102, 

43, 

333, 

270, 

87, 

190, 

38, 

35, 

68, 

90, 

20, 

32, 


023,  000 
650, 000 
332, 000 
213, 000 
272, 000 
455, 000 
469, 000 
315, 000 
107, 000 
295, 000 
337, 000 
890, 000 
492, 000 


Las  cifras  que  anteceden  muestran  que  los  Estados  Unidos  ocuparon 
el  primer  puesto  como  exportadores. 


PRODUCCIÓN  DE  ORO  DEL  MUNDO  EN  1905. 


1899 8306, 794, 100 

1900 254,  576, 300 

1901 260, 292,  900 

1903 325, 527, 200 

1904 347, 150,  700 

1905  (calculado) 375, 000, 000 


Total 3,827,291,300 


El  Director  de  la  Casa  de  Moneda  de  los  Estados  Unidos  proporciona 
las  siguientes  cifras  que  representan  la  producción  de  oro  del  mundo 
en  los  16  últimos  años,  habiendo  comenzado  el  notable  aumento  en 
dicha  producción  en  1900: 

1890 $118,848,700 

1891 130,650,000 

1892 146,651,500 

1893 157,494,800 

1894 181,175,600 

1895 199, 304, 100 

1896 202, 956, 000 

1897 237,  501,  800 

1898 286,879,700 

Los  anales  de  la  producción  de  oro,  los  cuales  han  mostrado  un 
aumento  anual  en  los  catorce  últimos  años,  con  excepción  de  la  inte- 
rrupción ocurrida  con  motivo  de  la  guerra  del  Sur  de  África,  muestran 
que  en  1905  ha  aumentado  otra  vez,  y  que  este  aumento  ha  sido  el 
mayor  en  dicho  período.  Dice  la  autoridad  citada  que  en  los  momentos 
en  que  se  consignan  estas  cifras  es  probable  que,  basando  el  cálculo 
en  la  producción  conocida  de  los  países  que  más  oro  producen  hasta  el 
1°  de  noviembre,  la  producción  del  año  ha  de  exceder  en  ^30,000,000  á 
la  de  1904.  Esto  hará  que  la  producción  de  oro  del  mundo  ascienda 
como  á  $375,000,000. 

El  África  del  Sur  y  los  Estados  Unidos  son  los  países  que  aumentan 
más  dicha  producción.  Las  grandes  minas  del  Transvaal  que  cons- 
tituyen el  distrito  aurífero  más  maravilloso  que  hasta  ahora  se  ha 
descubierto,  han  llegado  á  una  producción  maj^or  que  jamás  se  obtuvo 
antes  de  la  guerra,  y  parece  cierto  que  ha  de  pasar  de  $100,000,000  de 
pesos  durante  el  año.     En  1904  dicho  distrito  produjo  $78,000,000. 


LA  PRODUCCIÓN  DE  PLATA. 


1015 


En  la  siguiente  tabla  se  expresa  la  cantidad  de  oro  que  en  1905 
produjeron  los  diferentes  países  del  mundo: 


Países. 

Onzas  finas. 

Valor. 

Países. 

Onzas  finas. 

Valor. 

Norte  América: 

Estados  Unidos 

México         .        

3, 904, 986 

609, 781 

793, 350 

4, 156, 084 

4,245,744 

1,199,857 

102, 423 

3,130 

1,945 

2,128 
1,400 
4,  952 

446 
147 
30,  812 
95,  513 
6,430 
98, 854 
14, 512 

S80, 723, 200 
12, 605, 300 
16,400,000 
85,  913, 900 
87,  767,  ¿00 

24, 893, 200 
2,117,300 
64,  700 
40, 200 
44,000 
29,  000 
102, 490 

9,200 

3,000 

636, 900 

■     1,974,400 

132,  900 

2,043,500 

300, 000 

Sud  América— Continued. 

Guiana  Inglesa 

Guiana  Holandesa  . . . 
Guiana  Francesa 

77, 828 
23, 277 
86, 532 
64, 300 
1,209 
54, 214 

192, 626 
217, 688 
145, 125 
2,508 
556, 097 

67, 375 

32, 046 

SI,  608, 800 
481,200 

1,788,800 
1, 329, 200 

Australasia 

25  000 

Europa: 

Rusia '. 

América  Central 

1, 120, 700 

Asia: 

Austria-Hungría 

3, 984, 000 
4, 500, 000 

Suécia .  . 

Corea       

3, 000, 000 
551, 800 

Italia 

Siam 

11,495,500 

1,392,800 

662, 500 

Gran  Bretaña 

Sud  América: 

Argentina 

Bolivia 

Antillas     Orientales 
Inglesas 

Antillas     Orientales 
Holandesas 

Cantidad    calculada 
producida  en  otros 
países 

Chile 

Colombia 

Ecuador 

27,849,300 

Total 

Venezuela 

375, 000, 000 

1 

LA  PEODUCCIÓN  DE  PLATA  DEL  MUNDO  EN  1905. 

La  siguiente  tabla  muestra  la  producción  calculada  de  plata  en  los 
varios  países  del  mundo  en  1905  : 


Países. 

Onzas 
finas. 

Valor 
comercial. 

Países. 

Onzas 

finas. 

Valor 
comercial. 

Norte  América; 

57, 786, 100 

60, 808, 978 

3, 718,  668 

486, 408 

14,558,892 

172,  912 
1, 987,  797 
5,  799, 133 

260,  210 
23,  702 

757, 777 
4, 876, 076 

895, 172 

564, 685 

«33, 516, 000 
35,269,200 
2,156,800  , 

282, 100 
8,444,200 

100,300 
1,152,900  1 
3,363,500  i 

150,900  ' 
13,  800 

439, 500 
2, 828, 100 

519, 200 

327, 500 

Europa — Continued. 

609,  638 
174,  517 

66, 153 

6, 083, 333 

868,  067 

946, 066 

3, 008,  705 

1,093 

655, 357 

3, 208, 620 
175, 479 

S35â,  600 
101, 200 

México 

Gran  Bretaña 

Sud  América: 

Canadá 

Africa 

38, 400 

Australasia 

Bolivia    

3, 528, 300 

Europa: 

Rusia 

Chile 

503, 500 

548, 700 

Austria-Hungría 

Alemania 

Perú                

1,745,100 
600 

Uruguay    

Noruega 

América  Central 

Asia: 

Japón  

Antillas  Holandesas. 

Total 

380, 100 

Suécia 

1,861,000 

España 

101, 800 

Turquía 

168,493,538 

97,  726, 300 

1016    OFICINA  INTERNÀCIOISrAL    DE    LAS    REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


PBODUCCIÓN  DE  COBRE  EN  1905. 

La  producción  de  cobre  en  1905  fué  la  maj^or  que  se  ha  registrado 
en  la  historia  de  esta  industria,  j  la  creciente  demanda  de  este  metal 
demuestra  que  el  consumo  ha  excedido  á  la  producción. 

La  siguiente  tabla  indica  la  verdadera  producción  de  las  minas  de 
cobre  del  mundo  en  1901  j  la  producción  calculada  correspondiente  á 
1905,  habiéndose  basado  el  cálculo  en  los  datos  que  se  han  obtenido 
durante  el  año. 


Países. 


Estados  Unidos . . . 

México 

España  y  Portugal 

Japón  /. 

Cliüe 

Australia 

Alemania 

Canadá 

Kusia 

Perú 

Colonia  del  Cabo . 
Noruega 


Toneladas 

en  bruto. 

190Õ. 

1904.      j 

421,000 

362.739 

65, 000 

60,945 

49, 000 

47,035 

37,  500 

34,850 

32,  500 

30,110  i 

30, 000 

28,657  '! 

21,000 

21,045  ; 

21,000 

19,183  1 

10, 000 

10,  700 

10, 000 

9,900 

7,500 

7,775 

5,750 

5,415 

Italia 

Terrauova 

Bolivia 

Austria-Hungría 

Turquía 

Cuba 

Gran  Bretaña 

Suécia 

República  Argentina 

Total 


Toneladas  en  bruto. 


1904. 


3,250 

2,750 

2, 250 

1,500 

1.250 

900 

500 

500 

400 


3,335 

2,200 

2,000 

1,450 

950 

490 

500 

390 

155 


723, 550         648, 924 


Monthly  Bulletin 

OF  THE 

lííTERNATlONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS, 

International  Union  of  American  Republics. 
Vol.  XXII.  APRIL,  1906.  No.  4. 

THIED  PAN-AMEMOAIN'  CONFERENCE. 

MINUTES  OF  THE  REGULAR  MEETING,  APRIL  4,  1906,  OF  THE 
GOVERNING  BOARD  OF  THE  INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE 
AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  regular  monthly  meeting  of  the  Governing  Board  of  the  Inter- 
national Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  was  held  on  Wednesday, 
April  4,  1906,  at  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  at  the  Diplomatic  Recep- 
tion Room  of  the  Department  of  State. 

The  meeting-  was  called  to  order  by  the  Hon.  Robert  Bacon,  Assist- 
ant Secretary  of  State. 

The  following  members  were  present:  His  Excellency  Joaquim 
Nabuco,  Ambassador  of  Brazil;  His  Excellency  Joaquín  D.  Casasús, 
Ambassador  of  Mexico;  Mr.  J.  N.  Léger,  Minister  of  Haiti;  Sr.  D. 
Joaquín  Bernardo  Calvo,  Minister  of  Costa  Rica,  also  representing 
Honduras;  Sr.  D.  Luis  F.  Corea,  Minister  of  Nicaragua;  Sr.  D. 
Joaquín  Walker-Martínez,  Minister  of  Chile,  also  representing 
Ecuador;  Sr.  D.  Gonzalo  de  Quesada,  Minister  of  Cuba;  Sr.  D. 
Ignacio  Calderón,  Minister  of  Bolivia;  Sr.  D.  Jorge  Muñoz,  Min- 
ister of  Guatemala;  Sr.  D,  Epifânio  Portela,  Minister  of  the  Argen- 
tine Republic;  Sr.  D.  Diego  Mendoza,  Minister  of  Colombia;  Sr.  D. 
Felipe  Pardo,  Minister  of  Peru;  Sr.  D.  Pedro  Requena  Bermudez, 
Chargé  d'Affaires  of  Uruguay;  Sr.  D.  C.  C.  Arosemena,  Chargé 
d'Affaires  of  Panama.  Mr.  Williams  C.  Fox,  Director  of  the  Bureau, 
and  Mr.  Francisco  J.  Yanes,  Secretar}^,  were  also  present. 

Upon  motion  of  the  Minister  of  Cuba,  seconded  by  the  Minister  of 
Nicaragua,  the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  unanimously  approved 
without  being  read. 

1017 


1018       IKTERTííATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  Minister  of  Costa  Rica,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Internal 
Regulations  of  the  Bureau,  submitted  a  report  which  was  read  by  the 
Secretary,  and  at  the  suggestion  of  the  Minister  himself  the  consider- 
ation of  such  report  was  postponed  for  a  future  meeting,  taking  into 
consideration  the  importance  of  the  programme  for  the  Third  Inter- 
national Conference  which  was  to  be  submitted  to  the  Board. 

The  Secretary  then  read  a  letter  which  had  been  received  by  the 
Minister  of  Chile  from  the  Chargé  d'Affaires  of  Ecuador,  requesting 
the  Minister  to  represent  him  both  at  this  meeting  and  at  the  meeting 
of  the  Committee  on  Preliminar}-  Regulations  for  the  Third  Pan- 
American  Conference. 

The  Secretary  then  stated  that  the  Committee  on  Programme  for  the 
Third  Pan-American  Conference,  consisting  of  the  Honorable  the  Sec- 
.r.etary  of  State,  chairman;  His  Excellency  the  Ambassador  of  Brazil, 
vice-chairman;  His  Excellency  the  Ambassador  of  Mexico,  and  the 
Ministers  of  Costa  Rica,  Chile,  Cuba,  secretar}^  of  the  committee,  and 
Argentine  were  read}^  to  report. 

The  Chairman.  I  believe  a  cop}^  of  this  report  has  been  sent  to  all 
the  members,  and  I  assume  everj^one  will  be  familiar  with  it.  I  have 
to  say  that  the  report  is  made  unanimously,  and  I  do  not  think  there 
is  an3^thing  further  to  be  added. 

The  Minister  of  Cuba.  A  copy  of  the  programme  was  sent  last 
Saturda}"  to  all  the  members  of  the  Governing  Board.  I  would  request 
that  the  Secretary  read  the  programme. 

The  Secretar}^  read  the  programme. 

The  Minister  of  Boliyia.  I  wish  to  make  a  few  remarks,  Mr.  Chair- 
man. I  do  not  propose  to  make  a  question  out  of  this  matter.  I 
respect  the  opinion  of  the  distinguished  diplomats  who  form  the  com- 
mittee, but  I  regret  to  say  that  the  committee  has  failed  to  introduce 
in  the  programme  the  proposition  that  the  question  of  the  free  navi- 
gation of  rivers  be  considered  b}^  the  conference  at  Rio  de  Janeiro.  1 
wish  to  ask  the  chairman  to  have  these  few  remarks  spread  upon  the 
minutes  in  order  to  show  the  reasons  why  my  Government  has  asked 
to  have  the  question  of  the  free  navigation  of  rivers  introduced  in  the 
programme  of  the  Third  International  Conference.  If  the  Board 
wishes  I  will  ask  the  Secretary  to-read  m}^  statement. 

The  Secretary  then  read  the  following  statement  made  b}^  the 
Bolivian  Minister: 

"M}^  Government  understands  that  if  the  Pan-American  Confer- 
ence is  to  cement  the  harmonious  relations,  the  peace,  and  the  increase 
of  the  political  as  well  as  the  economical  relations  of  our  respective 
countries,  it  is  necessary  to  commence  b}'  establishing  the  basis  that 
will  make  possible  the  free  development  of  their  resources  and  that 
may  insure  their  growth,  under  just  rules,  that  will  avoid  all  causes 


THIRD    PA]Sr-AMERICA]S    CONFERENCE.  101^ 

of  disagreement,  and,  if  they  should  unfortunately  arise,  establish  the 
means  of  settling  them  by  arbitration. 

"All  the  agreements  upon  a  uniform  system  of  money,  the  laws 
about  patents,  trade-marks,  copyright,  and  many  other  questions  of 
international  nature,  have  a  secondary  place  when  we  look  to  the 
relations  that  bear  upon  the  sovereignty  and  the  peace  of  the  Republics. 

"  It  would  be  useless  to  enter  into  stipulations  to  facilitate  the  means 
of  communication,  if  previously  we  do  not  acknowledge  the  essential 
principle  of  the  free  use  of  all  those  natural  means  destined  to  such  art 
end. 

"When  conquest  and  the  predominance  of  one  nation  upon  others 
was  the  settled  policy  of  nations,  the  strongest  contended  to  have  the 
exclusive  right  of  the  straits,  the  rivers,  and  even  the  seas. 

"The  progress  of  ideas  and  civilization  has  condemned  such  con- 
tentions, and  proved  that  any  restriction  of  the  free  and  universal  use 
of  the  natural  highwaj^s  is  not  only  contrary  to  progress  but  even  to- 
self-interests.  The  trend  of  all  modern  discoveries  is  to  shorten  the 
distances  by  having  closer  together  the  countries,  and  by  the  rapid 
and  increasing  contact  of  their  inhabitants  to  form  at  least  that  uni- 
versal brotherhood  proclaimed  by  all  the  great  thinkers. 

"The  development  of  democratic  doctrines  and  tendencies  that  aim. 
to  establish  the  well- recognized  principle  of  free  communication,  with- 
out restrictions  other  than  those  affording  protection  against  contagi- 
ous diseases  or  the  admission  of  criminals,  has  put  an  end  to  passports 
and  the  duties  created  under  the  form  of  taxes  or  right  of  transit. 

"To  these  general  considerations  we  may  add  that  the  principle  of 
free  transit  and  free  navigation  of  the  seas,  straits,  and  rivers,  which 
are  wa3's  opened  by  nature  to  universal  commerce,  has  been  recog- 
nized by  all  the  civilized  nations  hj  explicit  declarations. 

"The  system  of  rivers  of  South  America  is  such  that  if  free  naviga- 
tion is  not  recognized  the  germ  for  great  and  serious  dissensions  will 
remain  latent  to  disturb  the  peace  and  harmony  of  the  Republics;  and 
as  it  is  a  natural  and  unquestionable  right  and  an  absolute  necessit}^ 
will  have  to  be  established  sooner  or  later. 

"Its  adoption  now  will  not  only  be  an  acknowledgment  of  one  prin- 
ciple of  justice  but  a  provision  to  insure  peace  and  a  stimulus  toward 
the  development  of  good  relations  between  the  American  countries. 

"  Fortunately  there  is  no  American  Republic  that  is  opposed  or  does 
not  acknowledge  the  truth  and  the  necessity''  of  the  principles  for  which 
Bolivia  contends;  and  there  is  no  cause  or  reason  why  the  programme 
should  not  contain  the  declaration  that  the  free  navigation  of  rivers 
having  their  sources  in  the  territory  of  one  Republic  and  emptying  ia 
that  of  another  is  recognized  in  American  and  accepted  as  a  principle 
of  international  law — that  is  to  say,  that  all  nations  situated  at  the  head- 


1020   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

waters  of  a  navigable  river  have  the  right  of  free  passage  to  its  mouth, 
and  that  the  merchant  vessels  of  any  nationality  may  be  admitted  with- 
out other  restrictions  than  those  established  bj"  maritime  practice. 

"If  the  importance  of  the  great  arteries  for, universal  commerce 
vrhich  nature  has  placed  at  the  disposal  of  mankind  in  the  continent  of 
South  America  is  considered,  if  it  is  remembered  that  the  Amazon  is 
truly  an  inland  sea  which  has  powerful  tributaries  that  rise  in  the  ter- 
ritory of  many  of  the  republics,  the  necessitv  and  the  justice  of  such 
a  declaration  will  be  easil}"  understood. 

"It  is  airead}^  a  part  of  man}"  solemn  and  binding-  documents. 

"The  Republic  of  Argentine  has  treaties  stipulating  the  free  navi- 
gation of  its  rivers.  Uruguay  and  Paraguay,  Bolivia,  Peru,  and  Brazil 
have  recognized  the  same  principle.  Its  confirmation  b}"  the  Pan- 
American  Conference  will  consolidate  the  ties  of  free  and  friendly 
communication  established  between  all  the  republics,  and  their  desire 
to  obliterate  the  jealousies  and  restrictions  so  contrar}'  to  the  spirit  of 
freedom  and  the  increase  of  communications,  which  ought  to  be  the 
political  g'uidc  of  countries  that  have  no  other  interests  than  their  own 
well-being  and  harmony. 

"As  in  the  inland  transportations  no  civilized  people  will  oppose  or 
prohibit  the  passage  through  its  territory  of  lawful  articles  of  com- 
merce destined  to  a  neighboring  country,  the  fact  of  goods  being  car- 
ried by  water  routes  which  nature  has  created,  can  not  alter  the  truth 
and  justice  of  the  principle  of  free  communication  which  is  to-áa.y  the 
necessary  base  and  the  corollary  of  all  progress  and  the  development 
in  the  application  of  steam  and  electricitj"  to  the  commerce  of  the 
world. 

"To  raise  to  the  rank  of  one  of  the  great  principles  of  international 
law,  the  free  navigation  of  the  rivers,  is  to  advocate  the  fundamental 
doctrine  of  peaceful  approach  of  the  nations.  It  is  a  subject  of  gen- 
eral interest,  because  it  is  not  only  profitable  to  the  countries  border- 
ing the  rivers,  but  to  universal  commerce,  and  would  mean  the 
disappearance  of  the  last  vestige  of  the  restrictions  to  the  free  inter- 
change among  civilized  nations." 

The  Chairman.  You  have  heard  the  admirable  statement  of  Mr. 
Calderón,  and  if  there  is  no  objection  it  will  be  spread  upon  the 
minutes  of  the  Board, 

The  Minister  of  Peru.  Permit  me  to  ask,  Mr,  Chairman,  that  the 
following  declaration  be  spread  upon  the  minutes  of  this  meeting- 
It  is  with  interest  that  I  have  become  acquainted  with  the  i-eport  of 
the  Committee  on  the  Programme  for  the  Third  Conference,  believing 
as  I  do  that  the  subjects  in  the  programme  are  of  true  importance  in 
fostering  closer  relations  among  American  Nations, 

Although  not  exacth^  in  accordance  with  my  Government's  wishes, 
arbitration  has  been  included,  a  subject  as  to  which  paramount  impor- 


THIRD    PAN-AMEKICAN    COFFEREWCE.  1021 

tance  is  attached  by  Peru,  because  my  Government  believes,  as  it 
alwa3^s  has  believed,  that  the  day  when  this  principle  will  become 
general  in  its  application  in  America  peace  will  be  consolidated  and 
American  nations  will  be  enabled  to  devote  their  energies,  not  ham- 
pered by  fear  or  apprehensions  of  any  kind,  to  their  natural  aggran- 
dizement. 

Should  the  Congress  at  Rio  succeed  in  carrjâng  into  effect  this  pro- 
gramme, its  achievement  will  reflect  honor  to  America,  marking  an 
epoch  in  the,  histor}^  of  international  law,  whose  principles  are  daih^ 
better  understood  and  followed  as  the  ideas  of  righteousness  and  soli- 
darity become  more  generalized,  also  as  the  necessity  for  active  and 
close  intellectual,  social,  and  commercial  intercourse  increases. 

In  compliance  with  my  instructions,  I  will  transmit  to  uiy  Govern- 
ment the  programme  voted  upon  to-day;  but  I  wish  to  go  on  record 
as  stating  now  that  if,  as  probable,  Peru  is  rej)resented  at  the  Congress 
at  Rio  her  delegates  will  discuss  there  the  several  subjects  with  such 
amplitude  as  may  be  necessary,  and  under  the  conviction  that  the 
matters  the  programme  contains  are  not  formulas  for  acceptance  or 
rejection,  but  mere  recommendations  for  the  Third  Conference  to 
consider  and  discuss. 

I  will  state,  finallj^,  that  the  delegates  of  Peru  shall  cooperate  with 
those  of  the  United  States  and  other  Republics  in  the  labors  of  the» 
Conference,  voicing  the  sentiments  of  Peru  of  enthusiastic  support  of 
everj^thing   tending   to   bring   about   closer   relationship  among  the 
Republics,  and  the  peace  of  the  continent. 

The  Chaikman.  You  have  heard  this  statement  of  the  Peruvian 
Minister.  If  there  is  no  objection,  it  will  also  be  spread  upon  the 
minutes  of  this  meeting*. 

The  Minister  of  Colombia.  I  beg  to  request,  Mr.  Chairman,  that 
the  following  two  statements  be  also  spread  upon  the  minutes: 

First  statement.  The  Colombian  Minister  regrets  to  see  that  the 
most  important  question  of  the  free  navigation  of  rivers  has  not  been 
included  in  the  programme  for  the  Third  Pan-American  Conference, 
with  a  view  to  adopt  resolutions  or  agreements  in  harmony  with  the 
doctrine  which  is  bound  to  prevail,  recognizing  as  perfect  and  inalien- 
able the  right  of  those  living  upon  the  upper  shores  of  a  river  or  its 
affluents  to  navigate  said  river  or  affluents  to  its  fullest  extent  down 
to  the  sea,  without  compensation  of  any  description,  and  free  from  all 
encumbrances  except  those  imposed  upon  merchandise  in  transit  for 
the  proper  maintenance  on  an  equitable  basis  of  the  waterway. 

Second  statement.  That  in  accepting  the  programme  such  as  it  has 
been  submitted  by  the  committee  on  programme  the  Minister  of 
Colombia  believes  that  the  matters  therein  contained  are  only  topics 
submitted  to  the  Third  Pan-American  Conference  for  possible  discus- 
sion, and  not  statements  to  be  approved  or^-ejected  by  the  delegates  of 


1022       INTEllNATIOlsrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN   REPUBLICS, 

the  nations  present  at  the  Conference,  and  that  he  reserves  any  rights 
Colombia  may  have  to  extend  or  discuss  the  topics  of  the  programme, 
and  to  submit  to  the  Conference,  if  it  be  deemed  expedient,  other 
matters  proposed  but  not  included  in  the  programme,  or  new  subjects 
which  may  be  deemed  favorable  to  the  welfare  of  the  American 
nations. 

The  Chairman.  If  there  is  no  objection  the  statement  made  by  the 
Minister  of  Colombia  will  also  be  spread  upon  the  minutes. 

The  Minister  of  Bolivia.  I  would  suggest  the  approval  of  the 
programme  with  the  reservations  of  the  Ministers  of  Peru  and 
Colombia,  as  the  subjects  contained  in  the  programme  are  simply 
recommendations  this  Board  makes  to  the  conference,  and  are  not  in 
any  way  binding  upon  the  conference,  nor  do  they  prevent  the  con- 
ference from  making  any  changes  in  the  programme.  In  this  light  I 
move  that  the  Board  accept  the  programme. 

The  Minister  of  Guatemala.  I  second  the  motion. 

The  Ambassador  of  Mexico.  I  want  to  declare  that  I  do  not  share 
the  opinion  of  the  Minister  of  Colombia  accepted  hj  the  Minister  of 
Bolivia.  We  have  prepared  a  programme  because  our  belief  was  that 
the  conference  would  accept  it  in  the  spirit  in  which  it  was  made.  If 
the  conference  is  to  have  the  right  to  introduce  new  questions  and  to 
look  upon  other  questions  in  a  contraiy  spirit,  it  would  then  be  use- 
less to  prepare  this  programme  and  submit  it  to  the  Governing  Board 
of  the  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Bepublics.  I  would 
like  this  declaration  to  be  spread  upon  the  minutes  of  to-day. 

The  Chairman.  The  Secretary  will  include  the  remarks  of  the 
Ambassador  of  Mexico  in  the  minutes. 

The  Minister  of  Chile.  Mr.  Chairman,  I  ask  the  favor  of  having 
it  stated  in  the  minutes  that  I  make  the  same  declaration  I  made  before 
the  committee  on  programme.  It  is  well  known  to  all  diplomats  what 
it  is  to  make  a  programme  for  a  conference  of  diplomats.-  We  are  not 
going  to  hold  the  first  conference  in  the  world.  At  The  Hague  as  in 
every  international  conference  subject  to  a  programme,  such  pro- 
gramme, once  adopted,  is  strictly  and  faithfully  respected.  The  com- 
mittee has  prepared  this  programme  and  submits  it  for  approval  now. 
The  discussion  is  open.  My  honorable  colleagues  have  the  right  to 
propose  any  amendment,  but  from  the  moment  the  programme  be 
approved  it  will  be  considered  as  the  fundamental  rule  of  the  Third 
Pan-American  Conference. 

The  Minister  of  Bolivia.  We  are  under  instructions  from  our 
Governments  to  submit  certain  matters  to  be  discussed  at  the  Confer- 
ence, and  some  of  those  topics  have  been  excluded  from  the  pro- 
gramme. I  would  be  completely  failing  to  fulfill  my  duty  if  I  accept 
the  report  of  the  committee  as  it  is.     We  can  not  bind  our  Govern- 


THIED    PAN-AMEEICAIS'    CONFEEENCE.  1023 

ments  to  this  programme  unless  we  have  received  instructions  to  do 
so.  That  is  why  I  consider  it  very  important  that  we  accept  the  pro- 
gramme of  the  committee  without  binding  our  Governments  to  mat- 
ters which  we  have  not  been  instructed  to  accept.  We  are  in  duty 
bound  to  send  this  programme  to  our  Governments  and  then  the}^  will 
instruct  us  how  to  act. 

The  Minister  of  Argentina:  Mr.  Chairman,  I  beg  to  request  that 
the  Secretary  read  the  statement  I  made  before  the  committee  and  that 
it  be  spread  upon  the  minutes. 

The  Secretary  then  read  the  following  statement  from  the  Argentine 
Minister: 

"Mr.  Chairman:  The  memorandum  submitted  by  the  Minister  of 
Chile  at  the  meeting  of  Fridaj^^,  the  28th,  in  reference  to  the  principle 
of  arbitration  as  variously  stated  in  the  suggestions  of  different  gov- 
ernments, leads  me  to  make  a  few  explanations  with  a  view  of  estab- 
lishing my  position  in  regard  to  that  particular  topic  and  all  other 
subjects  contained  in  the  programme  of  the  Conference. 

"The  Chilean  Minister  has,  I  believe,  anticipated  a  discussion  which 
in  my  opinion  should  be  exclusively  reserved  for  the  Conference,  so  I 
will  not  follow  him.  I  only  wish  to  have  it  well  established  that  my 
cooperation  in  the  committee  of  programme  has  been,  with  the  reser- 
vations made  in  my  statement  of  March  2,  mainly  directed  to  aid  in 
facilitating  the  preparatory  work  of  the  Third  Conference,  and  that  I 
shall  continue  to  lend  my  services  to  this  end  as  cheerfully"  as  hereto- 
fore. But  I  have  never  believed  nor  do  I  now  conceive  that  in  giving 
my  cooperation  in  the  preparation  of  the  programme  1  have  impaired 
in  any  wa}^  the  liberty  of  thought  and  action  of  my  Government  as 
regards  the  topics  contained  in  the  programme,  as  such  course  would 
have  been  bej^ond  my  authority.  Consistently  with  that  declaration 
1  must  state  here  that  should  my  Government  decide  to  attend  the 
Conference  of  Rio  it  will  be  with  the  understanding  that  my  Govern- 
ment will  have  absolute  freedom  to  discuss  any  and  all  of  the  subjects 
of  the  Conference  and  to  propose  such  action  thereon  as  my  Govern- 
ment may  deem  expedient  and  of  his  own  free  will." 

The  Chairman.  If  there  is  no  objection  the  statement  of  the  Argen- 
tine Minister  will  be  spread  upon  the  minutes. 

We  shall  now  proceed  to  take  a  vote  on  the  question  of  the  pro- 
gramme. All  in  favor  of  accepting  the  programme  as  reported  by  the 
committee  will  please  signify  by  saying  "Aye;"  contrary,  "No." 
The  motion  is  unanimously  adopted. 

The  Minister  of  Bolivia.  I  would  like  to  have  a  vote  taken  on  the 
following  motion:  That  the  acceptance  of  the  programme  is  not  bind- 
ing to  our  Governments,  but  the  programme  is  subject  to  their  approval 
and  such  further  instructions  as  may  be  given  to  their  delegates. 


1024   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  Chairman.  That,  I  understand,  is  what  3'ou  have  expressed  in 
your  statement.  If  you  have  made  the  statement  that  3^our  vote  is 
subject  to  that  reservation,  will  that  not  be  sufficient? 

The  Minister  of  Bolivia.  I  suppose  so.     1  will  let  it  stand. 

The  Chargé  d'Affaires  of  Uruguay.  As  regards  Uruguaj^,  allow 
me,  Mr.  Chairman,  to  state  that  although  I  recognize  that  in  the  prepa- 
ration of  the  programme  an  endeavor  has  been  made  b}'^  the  committee 
to  reconcile  the  different  aspirations  and  interests  of  all  the  American 
nations,  the  instructions  I  have,  expressl}"  state  that  it  is  the  wish  of 
m}^  Government  that  arbitration  be  included  in  the  programme,  in  the 
belief  that  such  topic  would  be  discussed  at  the  Congress  of  Rio. 

Now,  this  programme  includes  such  an  all  important  question  for 
our  countries  simply  as  "A  resolution  affirming  the  adherence  of  the 
American  Republics  to  the  ^  ■jyrinciple''  of  arbitration,''  tobe  submitted 
to  the  Second  Conference  of  The  Hague  for  determination.  Under 
these  circumstances  I  agree  with  the  declarations  made  b}^  the  Minis- 
ters of  Argentina,  Peru,  Colombia,  and  Bolivia,  inasmuch  as  they 
refer  to  the  acceptance  of  the  programme  with  certain  reservations. 
Consequently  1  beg  to  request  that  the  statemicnt  that  while  accepting 
the  programme  I  reserve  ni}^  right  to  refer  it  to  my  Government,  be 
spread  upon  the  minutes. 

The  Chairman.  If  there  is  no  objection  this  will  also  be  spread  upon 
the  minutes. 

The  Minister  of  Haiti.  There  is  no  programme  then.  I  want  to 
know,  because  I  want  to  report  to  my  Government. 

The  Chairman.  I  understand  very  differently.  The  members  of 
this  board  accepted  the  invitation  to  the  conference  and  referred  the 
matter  of  the  programme  to  a  committee  on  programme.  This  com- 
mittee has  made  a  unanimous  report  which  has  been  unanimously 
accepted.  I  assume  that  it  is  perfectly  competent  for  any  of  the 
delegates  of  any  country  to  interpret  their  acceptance  of  this  pro- 
gramme in  their  particular  way.  Personally,  if  you  allow  me,  I  quite 
agree  with  the  remarks  of  the  Ambassador  of  Mexico,  that  such  con- 
struction would  largely  nullif}^  the  good  effect  of  the  accptance  of  the 
programme;  and,  agreeing  with  the  Minister  of  Chile,  I  feel  that  the 
scope  of  programmes  of  all  conferences  of  this  kind  should  be  so  Avell 
known  by  precedent,  that  this  should  be  accepted  as  the  programme 
of  the  Rio  Conference. 

I  deprecate  the  inability  of  the  gentlemen  who  have  spoken  to  accept 
the  programme  unreservedly,  but  I  quite  appreciate  for  myself  the 
position  which  has  been  so  well  stated  by  the  Minister  of  Bolivia,  and 
his  inability  to  accept  and  to  commit  his  Government  absolutely  to 
this  particular  programme  without  reservation.  Of  course  if  the 
conference  is  to  go  on  and  the  programme  which  has  been  adopted 
unreservedl}"  by  a  large  majority  of  the  representatives  is  to  obtain, 


THTED    PAW-AMERTCAN    CONFEEEÎTCE.  1025 

it  is  competent  for  the  delegate  or  representative  of  any  country  to 
decline  the  invitation  to  the  conference.  1  assume  that  anyone  can 
do  that  if  the}^  like.  But  having  gone  through  the  regular  steps  of 
preparation  of  a  programme,  and  it  having  been  determined  by  a  com- 
mittee of  your  own  selection  in  good  faith,  it  seems  to  me  that  the 
conference  must  be  bound  by  the  acceptance  of  that  programme. 
Natural]}^  it  is  possible  for  any  one  of  the  governments  to  decline  to 
participate  at  the  last  moment. 

In  answer  to  the  question  of  the  Minister  of  Haiti,  it  seems  to  me 
that  there  is  a  programme  which  has  been  definitely  settled  by  the 
Governing  Board,  and  I  understand  that  even  the  objections  or  reser- 
vations, so  well  expressed  by  the  Minister  of  Bolivia,  are  not  in  con- 
tradiction to  the  terms  of  this  programme  or  in  any  waj^  in  contraven- 
tion of  this  programme.  The  position  of  the  other  gentlemen  who 
have  spoken  is  practically  the  same  as  that  of  the  Minister  of  Bolivia — 
that  is,  that  it  would  be  ultra  vires  for  them  to  commit  their  govern- 
ments to  some  positive  action  upon  these  lines. 

The  Minister  of  Bolivia.  I  would  state  that  my  objections  do  not 
refer  to  the  meeting  of  the  conference,  but  we  want  it  well  understood 
that  all  these  points  mentioned  in  the  programme  are  not  to  remain 
just  as  they  are,  but  are  to  be  open  to  discussion.  The  delegates  may 
decide  that  arbitration  will  not  be  submitted  to  The  Hague,  if  we  do 
not  make  that  reservation.  It  may  be  contended  that  you  have  no 
right  to  decide  this  question.  I  want  it  understood  that  I  am  in  no 
way  antagonizing  the  conference,  on  the  contrary,  I  am  and  we  are  all 
very  willing  to  go  and  to  make  it  a  success.  It  is  better,  however,  to 
go  having  a  clear  understanding  of  what  is  to  be  our  position.  While 
we  have  made  these  reservations  we  are  not  opposing  the  conference. 
I  have  bowed  to  the  decision  of  the  committee,  but  I  am  not  author- 
ized by  my  Government  to  accept  the  programme  unreserved!}^. 

The  Minister  of  Costa  Rica.  Now  that  the  programme  for  a  Third 
Conference  has  been  unanimously  accepted,  before  adjourning  I  beg  to 
be  allowed  to  avail  myself  of  this  opportunity  to  make  a  statement 
with  the  request  that  it  be  spread  upon  the  minutes.  Although  the 
suggestion  is  of  no  general  character,  it  is  still  of  interest  to  the  coffee- 
producing  countries  of  America,  which  may  perhaps  desire  to  take 
advantage  of  the  meeting  of  the  Conference  at  Rio  de  Janeiro  to 
endeavor  among  themselves  to  better  the  actual  conditions  of  the  mar- 
ket for  said  berry. 

M}"  Government,  would  have  wished  to  take  some  initiative  in  this 
respect  but  concluded  not  to  do  so  in  deference  to  Brazil,  since  that 
country  is  the  largest  producer  of  coffee  and  since  it  is  at  her  capital 
that  the  Conference  will  take  place. 

The  Government  of  Guatemala,  among  others,  through  its  minister 
at  Washington,  suggested  this  matter  as  a  subject  for  the  programme; 


1026   INTEENATIONAL  BUEEAU  OF  THE  AMEEICAN  EEPUBLICS. 

and  although  not  in  an  official  manner,  Doctor  Pacas,  the  Minister  of 
the  Interior  of  Salvador,  in  a  letter  dated  the  9th  of  February  last, 
suggested  to  me,  among  other  points  included  in  the  programme,  the 
same  subject  of  coffee,  considering  its  solution  to  be  a  transcendent 
necessit}^  to  the  countries  interested,  and  suggesting  that  it  may  be 
advisable  to  agree  upon  some  measure  for  the  protection  of  this 
industrj^,  at  least  by  promoting  the  increase  of  consumption,  either 
by  the  abolition  of  taxes  on  the  berry,  wherever  there  are  any,  or  by 
cheapening  as  much  as  possible  the  cost  of  transportation. 

In  the  name  of  the  coffee  growers  of  my  country  and  echoing  the 
recommendations  to  which  I  have  referred,  I  make  an  appeal  to  those 
of  my  colleagues  who  favor  the  plan,  asking  that  they  study  the  matter 
and  make  such  recommendations  to  their  respective  governments  that 
the}^  may  arrive  at  some  agreement  capable  of  producing  practical 
results  either  in  the  wide  sense  suggested  by  the  distinguished  Salva- 
dorean, which  equally  consults  the  interests  of  both  the  producer  and 
the  consumer,  or  in  an}'^  other  form  that  will  better  the  actual  condi- 
tion of  so  man}^  millions  of  owners  of  plantations  and  of  other  persons 
who  live  by  this  industry  in  which  a  fabulous  amount  of  capital  is 
invested. 

The  Chairman.  If  there  is  no  objection,  Minister  Calvo's  statement 
will  be  spread  upon  the  minutes. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned. 

The  following  is  the  programme  as  adopted  by  the  Board: 

PROGRAMME    OF    THE    THIRD    INTERNATIONAL    CONFERENCE  OF   THE 
AMERICAN   REPUBLICS   AT   RIO  DE  JANEIRO,  JULY  21,  1906. 

International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics. 

I.  (a)  Reorganization  of  the  International  Bureau  of  the  American 
Republics  on  a  more  permanent  basis; 

(b)  Enlarging  and  improving  the  scope  and  efficiency  of  the  Insti- 
tution. 

II.  A  resolution  affirming  the  adherence  of  the  American  Republics 
to  the  principle  of  arbitration  for  the  settlement  of  disputes  arising 
between  them  and  expressing  the  hopes  of  the  Republics  taking  part 
in  the  Conference  that  the  International  Conference  to  be  convened  at 
The  Hague  will  agree  upon  a  general  arbitration  convention  that  can 
be  approved  and  put  in  operation  by  every  country. 

III.  A  resolution  recommending  to  the  different  Republics  the 
extension  for  a  further  period  of  five  years  of  the  "Treat}'  of  Arbi- 
tration for  Pecuniary  Claims,"  agreed  upon  at  the  Mexican  Conference 
between  the  different  Republics. 

IV.  A  resolution  recommending  that  the  Second  Peace  Conference  at 
The  Hague  be  requested  to  consider  whether,  and,  if  at  all,  the  extent 
to  which  the  use  of  force  for  the  collection  of  public  debts  is  admissible. 


THIRD    PAN-AMEEICAN    CONFERENCE.  102T 

Codification  of  puhlio  and lyf'ivate  internoMonal  laxo. 

V.  A  convention  providing  for  the  creation  of  a  committee  of  jurists; 
who  shall  prepare  for  the  consideration  of  the  next  Conference  a  draft, 
of  a  Code  of  Public  International  Law  and  Private  International  Law,, 
providing  for  the  payment  of  the  expenses  incident  to  such  work;, 
especially  recommending  for  the  consideration  of  the  said  committee- 
of  jurists  the  treaties  agreed  upon  at  the  Congress  of  Montevideo  in 
1889  on  "Civil  Law,"  "Commercial  Law,"  "Criminal  Law,"  and- 
'  '  Judicial  Procedure.  " 

Natiiralizatio7i . 

VI.  The  advisability  of  concluding  a  convention  embodying  the-. 
principle  that  a  naturalized  citizen  in  one  of  the  contracting  countries,, 
who  renews  his  residence  in  the  country  of  his  origin,  without  the- 
intention  of  returning  to  the  country  where  he  was  naturalized  be 
considered  to  have  renounced  his  naturalization  in  the  said  country,., 
and  the  intent  not  to  return  shall  be  presumed  to  exist  when  the  natu- 
ralized person  resides  for  over  two  years  in  the  country  of  his  origin.. 

Developnie?it  of  commercial  intercourse  hetween  the  American  JRepublics^ 

VII.  Adoption  of  resolutions  which  the  conference  may  consider 
proper  for: 

(a)  The  more  rapid  communication  between  the  different  nations. 

(b)  The  conclusion  of  commercial  treaties. 

(c)  The  greatest  possible  dissemination  of  statistical  and  commerciaL 
information. 

(d)  Measures  tending  to  develop  and  extend  commercial  intercourse^ 
between  the  Republics  forming  the  conference. 

Custom  and  consular  laws. 

YIII.  The  simplification  and  coordination  of  the  custom  and  consu- 
lar laws  referring  to  the  entry  and  clearance  of  ships  an¿  merchandise 

Patent  and  trade-marhs. 

IX.  Consideration  of  the  treaties  of  Montivideo  and  Mexico  cover- 
ing this  subject,  together  with 

(a)  Recommendations  tending  toward  uniformity  in  patent  laws  and 
procedure. 

(b)  The  creation  of  an  International  Bureau  for  the  registration  of 
trade-marks. 

Bull.  No.  4—06 11 


1028   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERIOAN  REPUBLICS. 

Sanitary  'police  and  quarantviie. 

X.  Consideration  of  the  sanitaiy  convention  signed  ad  referendum 
at  Washington  and  the  one  concluded  at  Rio  Janeiro  and  such  addi- 
tional recommendations  on  matters  of  public  health  as  will  most  effect- 
ivel}-^  enable  each  of  the  Eepublics  to  assist  the  others  in  the  prevention 
of  epidemic  and  in  the  reduction  of  mortality  from  contagious  diseases. 

Pan- Am  erican  Raihvay. 

XI.  Consideration  of  the  report  of  the  Permanent  Committee  of 
The  Pan-American  Railway  and  recommendation,  to  at 
the  Conference,  to  the  different  Republics  with  regard  thereto  and 
reaffirming  the  interest  of  all  the  Republics  in  the  success  of  this 
project. 

Copy  7^  i  g  ht. 

XII.  Consideration  of  the  Treaties  of  Montevideo  and  of  Mexico 
regarding  copyright  and  legislation  bearing  on  the  subject  in  the 
American  Republics. 

Practice  of  the  learoied  j^Tofessio^is. 

XIII.  Measures  which  may  be  deemed  necessary  to  carry  into  effect 
the  idea  embodied  in  the  treaty  agreed  to  in  the  Second  Pan-American 
Conference  with  regard  to  this  subject. 

XIV.  Future  conferences. 


PAN-AMERICAN  UNITY. 

The  opinion  of  the  Hon.  Elihu  Root,  Secretar}'-  of  State  of  the 
United  States,  in  support  of  the  active  furtherance  of  inter-American 
commercial  intercourse  and  expressed  before  a  committee  of  Congress, 
was  quoted  by  the  Hon,  John  W.  Daniel,  of  Virginia,  in  his  speech 
in  the  Senate  of  the  United  States  advocating  a  generous  support  of 
the  Third  International  Conference  at  Rio  de  Janeiro. 

As  reproduced  in  the  "Congressional  Record,"  Secretary  Root's 
remarks  on  the  subject  were,  in  part,  as  follows: 

""  ^  *  I  think  that  the  work  of  the  Bureau  of  American  Repub- 
lics, the  existence  of  the  International  Union,  and  the  holding  of  these 
conferences  afford  altogether  the  best  means  of  breaking  up  the  com- 
parative isolation  of  this  country  from  the  other  countries  of  America 


PAN-AMERICAN    UNIT  Y.  1029 

and  establishing-  relations  between  us  and  them  in  place  of  the  rela- 
tions— the  rather  exclusive  relations — that  have  existed  hitherto  between 
them  and  Europe. 

"Our  relation  with  them  has  been  largely  a  political  relation,  while, 
on  the  other  hand,  their  racial  ties  of  race  and  language  and  inherited 
customs  and  usage — the  relations  which  have  come  from  the  invest- 
ment of  great  amounts  of  European  capital  in  their  country,  which 
have  come  from  the  establishment  of  numerous  and  convenient  lines 
of  communication  between  them  and  Europe — have  made  the  whole 
trend  of  South  American  trade  and  social  relations  and  personal  rela- 
tions subsist  with  Europe  rather  than  with  the  United  States.  So 
that  while  we  occupy  the  political  attitude  of  warning  Europe  off  the 
premises  in  Central  and  South  America  under  the  Monroe  Doctrine, 
we  are  comparative  strangers  to  them,  and  the  Europeans  hold  direct 
relations  with  them. 

"Now,  there  is,  I  think,  a  strong  and  g-enuine  desire  on  the  part  of 
the  South  American  statesmen — and  they  have  ver}-  manj^  able  ones — 
to  promote  a  greater  knowledge  on  the  part  of  their  people  of  the 
people  of  the  United  States,  and  on  the  part  of  our  people  a  greater 
knowledge  of  the  southern  republics,  and  to  promote  greater  inter- 
course. Just  at  this  time,  of  course,  the  great  increase  of  capital  in 
the  United  States  is  on  the  threshold  of  seeking  investment  abroad. 
We  are  about  at  the  close  of  the  period  during  which  all  our  capital 
and  all  our  energy  were  engrossed  at  home,  and  1  can  see  in  the  State 
Department  an  enormous  increase  of  business  relations  between 
Americans  and  other  countries.  They  are  going  into  construction 
work  and  are  pushing  their  waj",  making  banking  transactions,  and  all 
over  Central  and  South  America  capital  is  readj^  to  go.  I  take  it  to 
be  the  proper  function  of  government  to  help  create  situations  of 
friendly  relations  and  good  understanding,  which  will  make  it  possible 
for  capital  to  go. 

tí-:;-  *  -X-  It  seemed  to  me  that  I  could  not  do  any  more  useful 
work  to  the  country  for  the  promotion  of  American  trade  interests 
and  at  the  same  time  for  the  promotion  of  these  relations  which  tend 
to  maintain  peace  and  harmony  than  to  foster  and  advance  this  tendency 
which  ñnds  its  expression  through  the  Union  of  American  Republics 
and  these  successive  conferences." 


1030   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

ARGENTINE  REPUBLIC. 

CUSTOMS  TARIFF,  1905-6. 

[Money,  weights,  and  measures:  The  customs  duties  are  levied  in  the  Argentine  Republic  in  specie. 
(See  art.  17  of  the  present  law.)  The  monetary  unit  is  the  peso=100  centavos.  For  weights  and 
measures  the  metrical  system  has  been  adopted.] 

The  customs  tariff  applicable  in  the  ports  of  the  Argentine  Republic 
from  January  1,  190G,  is  as  follows: 

Cmtoms  ¡mo  Wo.  JiJ)33,  of  December  20,  1905. 

["  Boletín  oficial,"  No.  3650,  of  December  23,  1905.] 

Article  1.  The  importation  of  foreign  goods  and  the  exportation 
of  articles  of  the  country  not  being  duty  free  shall,  respectively,  be 
subject  to  the  import  and  export  duties  hereinafter  stipulated. 

Chapter  I. — Import  duties. 

Art.  2.  The  undermentioned  goods  shall  pay  the  following  per- 
centage duties  on  value: 

Section  1. — 33  per  cent  ad  valorem. 

All  goods  not  special!}'  enumerated  in  the  present  law  or  w  hich  are  not  exempt 
from  duty. 

Section  2. — 50  per  cent  ml  valorem. 

Arms,  accessories  and  their  appurtenances. 

Harness,  and  saddlery  in  general,  complete  or  not. 

Sword  sticks. 

Vehicles,  finished  or  not,  v.-ith  bodies  and  shafts  in  the  rough,  for  the  same. 

Cartridges  for  firearms. 

Fireworks. 

Ammunition. 

Perfumery  in  general. 

Gunpowder  of  all  kinds. 

Section  3. — 40  per  cent  ad  valorem. 

Articles  of  all  kinds  of  tissues,  completely  or  partly  made  up. 

Portmanteaus  and  trunks. 

Bags,  leather,  exceeding  25  centimeters,  with  or  without  their  accessories. 

Sacks  of  canvas  or  other  tissue  of  cotton. 

Flasks  and  leather  bottles,  whether  finished  or  not. 

Borax. 

Iron  or  steel  safes  of  all  kinds. 

Boxes,  empty,  for  matches. 

Footwear  of  all  kinds,  finished  or  in  pieces. 

Chromos,  oleographs,  and  prints  of  all  kinds,  in  colors,  on  cardboard  or  pape»*- 

Hides  and  skins,  tanned. 

Fine  lace,  of  pure  or  mi.^.ed  silk. 

Fine  lace,  of  linen. 


ARGENTINE    EEPUBLIC.  1031 

Colored  labels  or  chromos  on  paper  or  cardboard,  for  cigars,  match  boxes,  bever- 
ages, perfumery,  chemical  products  and  the  like,  and  for  any  other  purpose. 

Labels  gummed  or  not,  with  or  without  printing  thereon,  and  cardboard  posters 
for  suspending. 

Buckles  for  harness  and  saddlery  of  all  kinds.  Printed  commercial  matter,  bills 
of  exchange,  checks,  policies,  bonds,  stamps,  letters  of  credit,  invoices,  memoran- 
dums, passes,  and  other  like  documents,  as  also  printed  or  headed  paper  or  envelopes 
and  plain  envelopes. 

The  same,  lithographed,  engraved  on  copper  or  steel. 

Printed  matter  on  cardboard  or  card,  in  colors  or  chromos  for  advertising  or  other 
purposes,  including  bills  of  all  kinds  and  calendars  with  or  without  block. 

Stockings  of  all  kinds. 

Mosaics. 

Furniture,  finished,  or  parts  of  furniture. 

Trimmings  and  cords,  of  pure  or  mixed  silk,  combined  or  not  with  metallic  threads. 

Polishing  paper. 

Hats  or  caps  not  subject  to  a  specific  duty. 

Cards  of  all  kinds,  printed,  engraved,  or  lithographed. 

Section  4. — 35  per  cent  ad  valorem. 

Carbons  for  arc  lamps. 
Jewelry  cases. 

.Blankets  of  pure  or  mixed  wool,  with  warp  of  cotton,  hemmed  or  bordered. 
Tissues,  knitted. 
Screws,  bolts,  and  nuts,  of  iron. 

Section  5. — 30  per  cent  ad  valorem. 

Tissues  of  wool,  of  any  kind,  pure  or  mixed. 

Section  6. — 30  per  cent  ad  valorem. 

Steel,  in  bars,  plates,  and  sheets. 

Tissues  of  unbleached  cotton,  or  coarse  linen  cloth. 

Section  7. — 15  per  cent  ad  valorem. 

Oak,  cedar,  spruce,  white  pine,  and  resinous  pine  (tea),  unplaned. 
Bolting  cloth  of  silk. 

Section  8. — 10  per  cent  ad  valorem. 
AVhite  lead. 

Tartaric  and  citric  acids. 
Ammonia,  anhydrous,  in  cylinders. 
Antimony,  metallic. 

Sand  and  stone,  imported  on  vessels  as  necessary  ballast. 
Automobiles  of  all  kinds,  complete,  and  spare  parts  imported  separately. 
Baryta,  pulverized,  or  impure  sulphate  of  baryta. 
Coal  tar. 
Pitch,  mineral. 
Cocoa,  in  the  bean. 

Special  carts  for  the  conveyance  of  cereals. 
Cocoanuts  of  Brazil  and  Paraguay. 

Vessels  or  boats  of  all  kinds,  of  small  tonnage,  fitted  together  or  not. 
Tin,  in  bars  or  ingots. 


1032       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Grease. 

Malt. 

Wicks,  plaited  or  not,  for  candles. 

Pita,  jute,  or  hemp,  spun,  for  the  manufacture  of  plaiting. 

Sesquisulphide  of  phosphorus  and  other  substitutes  of  white  phosphorus  for  the 
manufacture  of  matches. 
Sulphate  of  lime. 
Sulphate  of  copper. 
Special  cloth  for  bookbinding. 

Section  9. — 5  per  cent  ad  valorem. 

Heavy  tar  oils. 

Iron  or  steel  barbed  fence  wire. 

Iron  or  steel  wire,  galvanized  or  not,  of  a  diameter  not  exceeding  No.  14. 

Pure  copper  wire  of  less  than  5  millimeters  in  diameter. 

Cork  in  pieces  squared  or  slightly  wrought. 

Jewelry. 

Needles  for  sewing  machines. 

Apparatus  against  hailstorms. 

Metallic  wire  or  cables  exceeding  5  millimeters  in  diameter  for  electricity,  and  all 
accessories  for  the  installation  of  underground  cables. 

Ploughs  and  their  extra  parts. 

Fontainebleau  sand. 

Saffron. 

Mercury. 

Sulphur,  crude,  in  lumps. 

Cotton  (raw),  ginned  or  not,  and  cotton  yarn  for  looms. 

Asphalt,  Trinidad,  and  natural  asi^haltic  rocks. 

Bisulphite  of  sodium,  impure. 

Cocoa  husks. 

Guayaquil  corozo  nut  (vegetable  ivory). 

Caoutchouc  in  natural  state. 

Quillaia  bark. 

Ordinary  tannic  extracts  for  tanning,  from  25°  to  30°  Baume,  except  quebracho 
and  cebir. 

Mats  of  vegetable  fibers. 

Fiber  or  wood  pulp  for  the  manufacture  of  paper. 

Yarn  for  wax  matches. 

Gelatine  for  the  preparation  of  preserved  meats. 

Iron,  soft,  in  bars,  hoops,  or  plates,  unwrought. 

Iron  in  ingots  for  foundries. 

Twine  for  binding  machines. 

Tin  plate  unwrought,  cut  or  not. 

China  clay. 

Refractory  bricks. 

"Wool,  spun,  or  woolen  yarn  for  the  loom. 

Flax  yarn  for  the  loom. 

Hops. 

Machines  of  all  kinds  and  their  spare  parts. 

Sewing  machines,  and  their  spare  jsarts. 

Shearing  machines,  with  or  without  motors,  and  their  spare  parts. 

Machines,  with  or  without  motors,  for  agricultural  i)urposes,  and  their  spare  parts. 

Typewriters,  computing  and  cash-registering  machines. 


ARGENTINE    EEPUBLIC.  1033 

Machines  of  the  Champion  and  other  systems  for  repairing  roads,  and  their  spare 
parts. 

Machines  and  conduits  for  the  installation  of  public  illumination  l)y  gas  or  elec- 
tricity, for  waterworks  and  sewers. 

Motors  or  portable  engines,  imported  separately,  traction  engines,  tricycles,  and 
their  spare  parts. 

Nitrate  of  potash,  crude. 

Paper,  natural  white,  in  discs  of  from  1  to  2  centimeters  in  thickness,  exclusively 
destined  to  the  manufacture  of  paper  matches. 

Kabbit  fur. 

Eesin  j)itch. 

Precious  stones. 

Pita,  jute,  or  hemp,  raw,  neither  combed  nor  spun. 

Lead  in  plates,  ingots,  and  bars. 

Presses,  fodder. 

Stakes  of  Paraguayan  palm,  for  fence  wire. 

Harrows  and  ploughshares  of  iron,  and  horserakes. 

Watches  of  gold,  silver,  plaqué,  or  gold  plated,  and  of  common  metals. 

Carbonate  of  soda,  soda  ashes,  industrial  silicate,  nitrate  and  impure  sulphate  of 
soda,  and  caustic  soda. 

Sulphate  of  aluminium,  impure. 

Iron  framework  for  bridges  and  sewers. 

Fire  clay.  * 

Articles  of  gold  or  silver. 

Zinc  in  ingots  or  bars. 

Zinc  in  plain  sheets  up  to  No.  4,  inclusive,  cut  in  pieces  for  the  manufacture  of 
receptacles. 

Art.  3.  The  under-mentioned  goods  shall  pa}^  the  following-  specific 
duties: 

Section  1. — Comestibles. 

Pesos. 

Oils,  vegetable,  of  all  kinds kilo..      0. 10 

Linseed  oil,  crude  or  boiled do 10 

Oils,  cocoanut  and  palm do 03 

Olives,  preserved  in  oil,  stuffed  or  not,  including  the  weight  of  recepta- 
cles  kilo..         .08 

Olives,  preserved  in  brine do 05 

Olives,  pressed  or  not do 03 

"Aji"  (kind  of  pimento),  raw do .05 

Garlic  of  all  kinds do 01 

Capers,  in  glass  receptacles do 08 

Capers,  in  wooden  receptacles do 06 

Almonds,  shelled , do 10 

Almonds,  in  the  shell do .05 

Starch  of  all  kinds do 08 

Alpiste do 01 

Lupines,  in  the  bean do 01 

Lupines,  shelled do 02 

Aniseed,  in  the  grain do 06 

Vetches,  in  the  bean do 01 

Herrings,  smoked,  in  tubs do 05 

The  same,  in  boxes do 08 


1084   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Section  1 . — Comestibles —  Continued . 

Pesos. 

Eice kilo . .         .02 

Rice,  in  the  husk - do OOJ 

Hazehiuts,  unshelled do 03 

Hazelnuts,  shelled do .05 

Oats,  in  the  grain do .  01  ^ 

Sugar,  refined,  or  polarizing  96°  and  more do .09 

Sugar,  unrefined,  or  polarizing  less  than  96° do 07 

Cod  and  other  similar  fish do 04 

Codfish,  cut  up - do 06 

Biscuits,  fine,  and  other  dry  cakes  of  all  kinds do 15 

Cocoa  mixed  with  oats  and  like  products do 25 

Coffee,  in  the  bean do. . . .         .03 

Coffee,  ground do .  C6 

Chicory,  in  packets do .03 

Chicory,  not  in  packets do 02j 

Cofíee  of  malt  or  barley do 08 

Shrimps  ("  camarones'^),  dried do 122- 

Cinnamon,  in  sticks - do .05 

Carbide  of  calcium do 03 

Meat,  salted,  in  barrels do 02J 

Chestnuts,  shelled do 05 

Chestnuts,  unshelled - do 02J 

Caviare - do 40 

Barley,  husked do a2J 

Barley,  unhusked do 00| 

Onions do 01 

Eye  of  all  kinds do 01 

Chocolate,  in  paste do 30 

Chocolate,  in  powder do 35 

Chick  peas,  in  the  bean do .01 

Chick  peas,  shelled do 02 

Cloves,  mother  cloves  and  clove  stems do 06 

Prunes - do 08 

Chilian  cocoanuts - do .03 

Cumin  seeds do 05 

Fruits,  candied,  bonbons,  and  pastilles,  loose. do 25 

Vegetables,  preserved  in  flasks,  tins,  or  bottles do 12 

Preserves  of  fish,  shellfish,  and  mushrooms,  prepared  in  any  manner,  with 

the  exception  of  sardines kilo. .         .  20 

Preserves  of  meat  other  than  salted  meat,  with  or  without  truffles  . .  .do 20 

Dates,  in  receptacles  weighing  up  to  2  kilograms do 10 

Dates,  in  larger  receptacles do 06 

Peaches,  dried  and  stoned  (  '  '  descarozados  de  duraznos  "  ) 05 

Sweetmeats  and  nougats do 25 

Sausages,  including  Bologna  sausages do 30 

Pickles  (  ' '  encurtidos  "  ) ,  in  bcttl es do 10 

Pickles,  otherwise  put  up do 07 

Spices  of  all  kinds,  ground do 12 

Farina do OOJ 

Vermicelli  and  macaroni do .04 

Fruits  preserved  in  their  juice  or  in  sirup,  and  jams do 25 

Fruits  in  their  natural  state,  or  preserved  in  water  or  brandy do 15 


ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC.  1035 

Section  1. — Comestibles — Continued. 

Pesos. 

Biscuits,  common kilo..         .  02 

Pease  of  all  kinds do 04 

Beans,  dried do .01 

Flour,  comestible,  of  all  kinds,  in  packets  or  tins,  with  the  exception  of 

wheaten  and  maize  flour kilo . .         .05 

The  same,  in  cases,  sacks,  or  any  other  receptacle do Oi 

Figs,  dried,  in  receptacles  weighing  up  to  2  kilograms do .05 

Figs,  dried,  in  larger  receptacles do .03 

Eggs  of  all  kinds do 02 

Ham do 25 

Milk,  condensed do 07 

Codfish  tongues do 10 

Lentils do 01 

Earthnuts do 01|- 

Butter do 10 

Lard do 08 

Apples,  pears,  or  cherries,  dried,  including  the  weight  of  receptacles. do 05 

Ginger  (  '  '  maqui  "  ) do .50 

"  Mazacote"  (a  preserve  made  of  brown  sugar) do 02 

Honey  of  all  kinds do 03 

Mustard,  English  or  French do .10 

Millet do 03 

Walnuts do 03 

Oysters do O-i 

Raisins,  in  receptacles  weighing  up  to  2  kilograms do .15 

Raisins,  in  larger  receptacles do .10 

Currants do 05 

Anchovy  paste do ,30 

Tomato  paste do .05 

Stockfish,  in  bales do 02 

Fish,  in  brine  or  pressed do .04 

Pepper,  red do 03 

Pimentos,  in  natural  state do .04 

Pine  seeds...- do 06 

Pepper,  in  the  grain do .04 

Pistachio  nut{3. do 10 

'^Porotos"  (kind  of  bean) do .  12J 

Cheese  of  all  kinds do .20 

Salt,  common ■ hectoliter. .         .  20 

Salt,  fine,  in  barrels  or  sacks kilo. .         .  01 

Salt,  in  flasks do 02 

English  sauce do .15 

Sardines  in  oil  or  sauce do 05 

Semolina do 02 

Soups,  prepared do 10 

Tea  of  all  kinds do 20 

"TicJwlos" do 15 

Bacon do ■ .  20 

Truffles,  in  natural  state do 75 

Yerba  maté,  of  all  kinds,  prepared do 04 

The  same,  not  prepared  or  crude do 01 J 


1036       INTEENATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Section  2. — Beverages. 

Pesos. 

Brandy,  not  exceeding  79°  C,  in  -svood  or  demijohns liter..  0.06 

The  same,  in  bottles  of  more  than  one-half  liter  up  to  1  liter bottle. .  .  25 

Absinthe,  not  exceeding  68°  C,  in  wood  or  demijohns liter..  .29 

Aniseed  brandy,  arrack,  cognac,  kirsch,  rum,  and  other  similar  liqueurs,  not 

exceeding  50°  C,  in  Avood  or  demijohns liter..  .28 

Absinthe,  not  exceeding  68°  C,  in  bottles  of  more  than  one-half  liter  up  to 

1  liter bottle..  .34 

Aniseed  brandy,  arrack,  cognac,  kirsch,  rum,  and  other  similar  liqueurs,  not 

exceeding  50°  C,  in  bottles  of  more  than  one-half  liter  up  to  1  liter. bottle. .  .  33 

Bj-rrh  and  cinchona  wines,  in  wood  or  demijohns .liter. .  .  30 

The  same,  in  bottles bottle. .  .  25 

Bitters,  Angostura,  not  exceeding  68°  C,  in  bottles  of  more  than  one-half 

liter  up  to  1  liter bottle..  .  54 

The  same  in  half  bottles half  bottle. .  .  27 

Bitters  of  other  trade-marks,  in  bottles bottle. .  .  27 

The  same,  not  exceeding  78°  C,  in  wood  or  demijohns liter. .  .  29 

Brandy,  cane,  in  bottles bottle. .  .  25 

The  same,  in  wood  or  demijohns liter. .  .  20 

Beer,  in  wood do .07 

Beer,  in  bottles ■ bottle. .  .  10 

"  Chacoli,"  in  bottles do 08 

The  same,  in  wood liter. .  .04 

"  Chicha,'^  in  bottles bottle..  .  10 

The  same,  in  wood liter..  .08 

Geneva,  aromatic.  Old  Tom  or  Schnapps,  not  exceeding  50°  C,  in  bottles  of 

one  liter bottle..  .  33 

Geneva  and  Schnapps,  not  exceeding  50°  C,  in  wood  or  demijohns,  .liter. .  .  23 

Ginger  ale,  in  bottles 12  bottles. .  .  50 

"Grappa,"  in  bottles bottle. .  .  25 

The  same,  in  wood  or  demijohns liter. .  .  20 

Sirups,  in  bottles bottle..  .  15 

Liquors,  not  exceeding  50°  C,  in  bottles  of  1  liter do .33 

The  same,  in  wood  or  demijohns .liter. .  .  29 

Punch,  in  bottles bottle. .  .  10 

Drinks,  soda,  in  bottles 12  bottles. .  .  50 

Cider,  in  wood liter. .  .  10 

Cider,  in  bottles bottle. .  .  15 

Soda  water 12  bottles. .  .  40 

Wines  of  all  kinds,  in  bottles bottle. .  .  25 

"Wines,  such  as  port,  sherry,  Madeira,  Hock,  Château-Margaux,  Château- 
Lafitte,   Château- Yquem,  Burgundy,  and  other  fine  wines,  in  wood  or 

demijohns liter. .  .  25 

Wines,  such  as  Carlon,  Priorato,  dry,  common  claret,  Barbera,  common 
Moselle  and  other  similar  common  wines,  in  wood  or  demijohns,  not  ex- 
ceeding 15°  C,  and  not  containing  more  than  35  per  cent  of  dry  extract, 

not  including  the  reducing  sugar liter. .  .  08 

When  the  dry  extract  exceeds  35  per  cent,  the  wine  shall  be  subject  to 
a  surtax  of  1  centavo  per  5  grams  or  fraction  of  5  grams  of  the  excess  and 
per  liter. 

Note. — When  the  wines  and  other  beverages  are  of  a  strength  exceed- 
ing the  limits  established  in  the  foregoing  numbers,  they  shall  be  subject 
to  an  additional  duty  of  1  centavo  per  degree  or  fraction  of  a  degree  in 
excess  and  per  liter. 


ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC.  1037 

Section  2. — Beverages— Continued. 

Wines,  suchas  Muscatel,  Marsala,  "7-iebiolo,"  Barolo,  Sauterne,  Moselle,  and      Pesos. 

sweet,  dessert,  and  other  common  \YÍnes liter. .         .  12 

Vinegar,  in  wood  or  demijohns r do 01^ 

Vinegar,  in  bottles bottle..         .02 

Vermouth,  in  wood  or  demijohns liter. .         .  15 

Vermouth,  in  bottles bottle. .         .  16 

Must,  alcoholized  or  concentrated,  and  Mistelas liter. .       1 .  00 

Whiskjr,  not  exceeding  50°  C,  in  wood  or  demijohns do 30 

The  same,  in  bottles bottle. .         .  30 

Miscellan  eous  art  leles. 

Packing  cloth  of  coarse  pita kilo . .         .01 

Sacks  of  canvas  or  of  unbleached  pita  cloth do .  OlJ 

Collars  for  men  and  boys,  of  cotton  or  linen,  mixed dozen..       1.25 

Stearin kilo. .         .  08 

Felt,  adhesive,  for  men's  hats each..         .  30 

Felt,  not  adhesive  (shapes),  for  men  and  women's  hats do 50 

Felt,  in  pieces,  especially  employed  for  the  manufacture  of  hats kilo. .       3.  00 

Matches,  wood do 40 

Matches,  of  wax,  stearin,  or  any  other  substance,  loose do 1.  60 

Matches,  of  wax,  stearin,  or  any  other  substance,  in  boxes  not  containing 

more  than  6  dozen kilo..         .  80 

Kerosene liter. .         .  03 

Playing  cards  of  all  kinds gross..     10.  00 

Paper,  colored,  of  all  kinds,  white  packing  paper,  bookbinders'  i^aper  (de 
tapas),  paper  for  posters  (carteles  or  barriletes),  blotting  paper,  tissue 

paper,  straw  paper,  and  bag  paper kilo. .         .  08 

Paper,  white,  for  newspapers,  in  rolls  or  in  the  ream do 02 

Paper,  white,  for  books  and  writing  paper,  of  all  kinds  and  of  any  size,  in- 
cluding colored  paper  not  exceeding  the  official  size kilo. .         .  04 

Cuffs  of  cotton  or  linen,  or  of  these  materials  mixed 12  i")airs. .       2.  00 

Tacks,  Parisian kilo. .         .  02-^ 

Hats  of  woolen  felt,  of  all  kinds,  for  men  and  boys each. .         .  35 

Hats  of  otter,  beaver,  vicugna,  or  rabbit  fur,  for  men  and  boys do 1.  00 

Hats,  tall,  varnished,  for  coachmen do 70 

Hats,  tall,  of  all  other  kinds do 2.  00 

Emery  cloth kilo..         .  20 

Candles  of  stéarine,  paraffin,  and  of  these  materials  mixed do 10 

Section  3. — Tobacco. 

Cigars  of  Havana  tobacco,  in  wooden  boxes kilo.. 

The  same,  loose,  in  packets  or  cardboard  boxes do 

Cigars  of  ordinary  tobacco  (other  than  Havana),  in  w^ooden  boxes do 

The  same,  loose,  in  packets  or  cardboard  boxes do 

Cigarettes  of  all  kinds do 

Tobacco  stems do 

"Pichúa" do 

Snuff do 

Tobacco,  in  the  leaf  or  cut,  Havana do 

Tobacco,    in  the  leaf  or  cut,    of  other  origin,  excepting    Paraguayan    to- 
bacco  kilo.. 

guayan  tobacco do 


1, 

.50 

2, 

.25 

.60 

.75 

1, 

.00 

.15 

.20 

.40 

.70 

.22 

.12 

1088   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Art.  -i.  The  Executive  may  authorize  the  free  importation  of  grain 
bags  of  coarse  cloth  wlien  the  price  of  cereals  in  the  country  shall 
exceed  20  centavos  gold  per  kilogram. 

If  exemption  from  duty  is  granted  to  bags,  it  shall  also  apply,  dur- 
ing the  same  period,  to  the  coarse  cloth  used  for  making  the  same. 

Chapter  II. — Export  duties. 

Art.  5.  The  products  of  the  soil  and  industry  of  the  country  shall 
be  exempt  from  export  duties. 

Art.  6.  Scrap  iron  shall  pay  a  duty  of  6  jjesos  gold  per  1,000  kilo- 
grams. 

Art.  7.  Cattle  imported  with  the  object  of  wintering  in  and  being 
subsequently  reexported  from  the  territory  of  the  Republic,  shall  pay 
a  duty  of  3  pesos  in  gold  per  head. 

The  Executive  ma}^  remit  this  duty  in  the  case  of  those  countries 
which  do  not  levy  a  duty  upon  imported  Argentine  cattle. 

Art.  8.  Firms  importing  or  exporting  goods,  articles,  fruits,  an 
products  of  all  kinds,  also  firms  effecting  the  transit  of  goods  to  for- 
eign countries,  shall  be  liable  to  a  statistical  tax  of  1  per  1,000  on  the 
value  of  their  transactions,  irrespective  of  whether  the  goods,  etc.,  are 
or  are  not  subject  to  the  payments  of  customs  duties. 

This  tax  shall  be  entered  in  the  different  clearance  documents  by  the 
customs,  and  be  collected  at  the  same  time  as  the  other  duties. 

The  proceeds  of  this  tax  shall  be  entered  under  receipts  in  the  form 
established  for  each  heading  of  revenue. 

Chapter  III. — Articles  admitted  Jree  of  duty. 

Art.  9.  The  following  articles  shall  be  exempt  from  import  duty: 

Schist  oil  imported  exclusively  by  gas  companies  for  carburating  illuminating  gas. 

Cork  (bark  or  slabs) . 

Animals  of  all  kinds,  on  compliance  with  the  sanitary  regulations  in  regard  to 
animals. 

Sand  and  stone,  imported  on  vessels  as  necessary  ballast  and  destined  to  munici- 
palities. 

Apparatus,  instruments  and  accessories,  imported  by  universities  for  the  upper 
education,  provided  they  are  consigned  to  the  dean  of  the  faculty  to  which  destined, 
on  the  application  oí  the  rector  of  the  university. 

Vessels,  rigged  or  not. 

Sugar  cane. 

Boilers  for  ships,  imported  by  shipowners. 

Coal  and  charcoal,  for  fuel. 

Casks  of  wood  or  iron,  put  together  or  not,  used  as  receptacles. 

Coke. 

Wedges,  rails  of  iron  or  steel,  iron  sleepers,  and  fish  plates  for  railways  or  steam, 
horse,  or  electric  tramways;  also  plant  for  the  installation  and  traction  of  electric 
tramways,  namely,  carriage  motors  and  gears,  cables,  trolleys,  wire,  bobbins,  fuse 


ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC.  1039 

boxes,  brakes,  rims,  lightning  guards,  springs,  insulators,  controllers,  wheels,  rosettes, 
switches,  and  points. 

Staves  for  casks. 

Dynamite  for  mines  and  special  powder  for  the  same  purpose. 

Boats  for  regatta  clubs. 

Disinfecting  ovens. 

Receptacles,  special  bales  or  sacks,  cases,  put  together  or  not,  and  tin  plate  cut  for 
receptacles  imported  directly  by  meat-preserving  establishments  for  packing  their 
products. 

Sheep  dip  of  all  kinds. 

Water  filters  of  the  Pasteur  and  like  systems. 

Flour  of  wheat  or  maize. 

Scrap  iron  and  steel. 

Fruits  and  vegetables,  fresh,  excepting  grapes. 

Firewood  of  all  kinds. 

Books,  printed,  of  all  kinds;  reviews;  journals,  and  scientific  and  literary  publica- 
tions, with  or  without  illustrations;  maps,  geographical  globes,  and  copy  books,  with 
models,  for  schools. 

Locomotives  and  extra  parts  thereof. 

Machines  for  reaping,  binding,  and  gleaning,  with  or  without  motors,  platforms, 
covers,  or  tarpaulins,  and  spare  parts  thereof. 

Thrashing  machines  worked  by  steam  or  animal  power,  with  or  without  motors, 
covers,  or  tarpaulins,  and  spare  parts  thereof. 

Steam  hulling  machines,  with  or  without  motors,  covers,  or  tarpaulins,  and  spare 
parts  thereof. 

Machines  for  extracting  tannin. 

Machines  for  sugar  refineries. 

Machines  for  ships. 

Butter-making  machines  and  their  spare  parts. 

Machines,  accessories,  and  materials  for  the  equipment  of  cotton  spinning  and 
worsted  mills. 

Machines  for  mining  purposes. 

Cotton  carding  machines. 

Materials  destined  to  public  sanitary  works  or  waterworks. 

War  material  for  the  nation. 

Medicines,  drugs,  and  instruments  for  hospitals  of  the  Republic,  except  medicated 
cotton. 

Coins. 

Furniture  and  implements  of  immigrants,  forming  part  of  their  baggage. 

Munitions  for  war  guns. 

Naphtha  and  crude  petroleum,  and  carburine. 

Oranges. 

Objects  exclusively  intended  for  churches,  consigned  to  the  incumbent  of  the 
temple  for  which  required  and  on  the  requisition  of  the  diocese  concerned. 

Gold,  in  nuggets,  ingots,  or  powder. 

Fish,  fresh. 

Silver,  in  bars  or  ingots. 

Plants,  live. 

Seeds,  for  sowing,  of  all  kinds,  with  the  exception  of  those  otherwise  mentioned 
in  this  law. 

Serum  for  the  preventive  and  curative  treatment  of  infectious  diseases. 

Wheat,  maize,  and  potatoes  for  sowing. 

Accessories,  instruments,  and  furniture  for  schools  and  colleges  imported  on  the 
requisition  of  the  Ministry  of  Public  Instruction,  the  provincial  governments,  or 
National  Council  of  Education. 


1040   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Art.  10.  The  customs  will,  on  the  exportation  thereof,  refund  to 
exporters  of  butter  and  sterilized  milk  the  duties  paid  on  the  impor- 
tation of  wooden  cases  mounted  or  not,  special  packing-  paper,  and  tin 
receptacles. 

Exporters  of  flour  will  be  entitled  to  like  drawback  for  sacks  weigh- 
ing more  than  250  g-rammes  each. 

Art.  11.  The  Executive  ma}'^  accord  no  exemptions  other  than  those 
established  in  this  law  or  in  special  laws. 

Chapter  IV. — Liquidation  and  collection  of  duties  and  appraisement 

of  goods. 

ArTo  12.  The  import  duties  shall  be  paid  according  to  an  evaluation 
or  customs  tariff  established  by  taking  for  a  basis  the  price  of  the 
goods  in  deposit. 

The  duties  leviable  on  goods  not  enumerated  in  the  evaluation  tariff 
shall  be  calculated  on  the  value  declared  b}^  the  shippers  and  substan- 
tiated b}"  means  of  the  original  invoice. 

Art.  13.  Until  such  time  as  Congress  shall  have  sanctioned  the 
general  evaluation  tariff*  the  Executive  will  designate  and  fix  the 
specie  value  of  the  goods  and  products  to  be  enumerated  in  the  tariff' 
mentioned  in  the  preceding  article.  For  goods  not  specially  men- 
tioned the  value  declared  shall  alwa^^s  be  considered  as  being  in 
specie. 

As  to  unenumerated  furniture,  including  furniture  which  has  been  in 
use  or  is  destined  for  a  specified  purpose,  the  declaration  of  value  shall 
be  made  by  the  owner  and  verified  by  his  signature  in  the  manifest  when 
the  application  is  made  by  another  person. 

Art.  14.  The  evaluation  tariff  is  rendered  applicable  from  and  after 
January  1,  1906. 

Each  year  the  Executive  shall  submit  to  the  approbation  of  Congress, 
during  the  first  month  of  its  session,  such  draft  reforms  as  he  may 
deem  fit  to  propose. 

Art.  15.  Goods  of  foreign  origin  not  enumerated  in  the  tariff  shall 
pay  the  dut}"  established  therein  for  goods  of  the  same  kind  and 
according  to  the  value  in  deposit  declared  by  the  importer.  Should  it 
be  impossible  to  assimilate  them  to  any  of  the  goods  comprised  in  the 
tariff,  they  shall  be  subject  to  the  general  duty  of  25  per  cent  on  their 
value  in  deposit  declared  in  the  manner  aforesaid. 

Art.  16,  The  import  duties  must  be  paid  in  cash  before  the  with- 
drawal of  the  goods. 

Art.  17.  Import  duties,  export  duties,  and  statistical  fees,  also  the 
evaluations  under  the  tariff  and  those  declared  by  the  interested  per- 
sons, must  be  deemed  to  be  established  in  specie.  Said  duties  and 
fees  may  be  paid  in  coin  of  legal  tender  for  an  equivalent  value, 
according  to  Law  No.  3871. 


ARGENTIIÍE    REPUBLIC.  1041 

Aet.  18.  Small  packages,  whatever  be  their  value,  shall  ])a.y  the 
duties  to  which  they  are  respectively  subject,  the  exemption  from 
payment  of  duty  accorded  by  article  209  of  the  customs  ordinances 
being  repealed. 

Art.  19.  The  duties  leviable  on  postal  parcels  shall  be  collected  b}" 
the  post-office,  with  the  intervention  of  the  examiners  of  the  respective 
custom-houses,  in  the  manner  to  be  prescribed  hy  the  Executive. 

Art.  20.  A  reduction  of  5  per  cent  for  leakage  shall  be  allowed  on 
wines,  oils,  brandies,  beers,  and  liqueurs  in  wood,  proceeding  from 
ports  above  the  equator,  and  of  2  per  cent  when  proceeding  from 
ports  under  the  equator. 

A  reduction  of  2  per  cent  for  breakage  shall  be  granted  on  similar 
liquids  when  imported  in  bottles,  whatever  be  the  port  from  whence 
proceedmg. 

Art,  27.  The  specific  duties  shall  be  collected  in  the  following  man- 
ner, viz:  On  tea  according  to  the  net  weight;  on  all  goods  dutiable  on 
weight  and  packed  in  two  or  more  receptacles,  according  to  the  weight 
of  such  goods,  including  the  immediate  receptacle;  and  on  articles 
imported  in  wooden  casks,  with  such  allowance  for  tare  as  the  Execu- 
tive may  deem  fit  to  grant. 

Art.  22.  In  the  cases  mentioned  in  the  preceding  article  12,  as  well 
as  in  all  others  provided  for  in  the  tariff,  the  declared  value  shall, 
when  the  ad  valorem  dut}^  is  leviable  on  unenumerated  goods,  include 
the  price  in  the  port  of  origin,  justified  by  the  original  invoices,  aug- 
mented by  the  freight  charges,  insurance  premiums,  and  other  ordinary 
expenses  incurred  up  to  the  time  of  the  entry  of  the  goods  in  the 
customs  warehouses  at  the  point  of  discharge. 

Art.  23.  Goods  of  national  manufacture  which  are  exported  and, 
for  some  reason,  returned  to  the  country,  shall  pay  import  duty 
except  in  case  where  said  good  essentiall}^  differ  from  similar  foreign 
goods  and  provided  that  the  return  of  the  goods  be  effected  within  one 
year  from  the  date  of  their  exportation. 

Art.  21.  The  time  allowed  by  articles  426,  429,  and  433  of  the  Cus- 
toms Ordinances  for  lodging  claims  in  respect  of  errors  found  in  the  cal- 
culation, liquidation,  and  collection  of  duties  is  limited  to  two  years. 

Chapter  V.  —  Clearance  of  goods. 

Art.  25.  Goods  exempt  from,  or  enjoying  a  reduction  of,  duty 
owing  to  their  being  destined  to  an  industry,  special  manufactories,  or 
for  public  benefit  shall  be  cleared  direct  by  the  customs  in  the  ordinary 
and  usual  manner  and  by  complying  with  the  reglementary  formalities 
prescribed  by  the  Executive  for  the  application  of  the  present  law. 

Art.  26.  If  spare  parts  of  metal  or  any  other  material,  whatever 
be  their  shape  and  kind,  are  declared  as  such,  and  are  duly  found  to 
apply  to  the  machines  for  which  intended,  they  shall  be  entitled  to  the 


1042       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU   OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

exemption  granted  to  complete  machines  under  the  present  law,  even 
thoug-h  said  spare  parts  should  not  be  specially  enumerated  in  the 
evaluation  tariff. 

Spare  or  integral  parts  of  a  machine  shall  not  include  belting  of  any 
material,  wrenches,  asbestos  packing,  oilers,  screws,  nuts,  bolts,  livets, 
hooks,  washers,  pins,  chains,  pulleys,  cocks,  saws,  rings,  with  or  with- 
out inserted  cloth  or  metal,  whippletrees,  poles,  and  felts  of  all  kinds. 

Art.  27.  The  attributions  assigned  to  the  maritime  customs  in  vir- 
tue of  article  11,  paragraphs  1,  2,  and  3,  of  Customs  Ordinances,  are 
limited  to  imports  of  goods,  the  product  of  contiguous  countries,  trans- 
ported b}^  trading  vessels  arriving  direct  from  ports  in  said  countries. 
The  customs  at  Viedma,  Rio  Gallegos,  and  Chubut  are  excepted  from 
this  provision. 

Art.  28.  The  transit  b^^  land  of  goods  subject  to  import  duty  and 
on  which  dut}^  has  not  been  liquidated  in  one  of  the  custom-houses  of 
the  Republic  shall  be  prohibited,  with  the  following  exceptions: 

(1)  Goods  in  transit  to  ports  of  Brazil  or  Paraguay,  passing  through 
the  ports  of  Concordia  and  Monte  Caseros. 

(2)  Goods  in  transit,  destined  to  ports  in  Brazil,  passing  through 
the  ports  of  Empedrado  and  Paso  de  los  Libres. 

(3)  Goods  shipped  in  transit  through  the  custom-houses  of  the 
capital  and  Rosario  to  those  of  Mendoza,  San  Juan,  Salta,  and  Jujuy 
in  destination  of  Bolivia  or  Chile. 

(4)  Goods  forwarded  through  the  custom-house  of  La  Plata  to  the 
capital,  and  vice  versa. 

(5)  Goods  which  from  Chile  pass  through  the  Bahia  Blanca  custom- 
house to  the  custom-house  of  the  capital. 

Art.  29.  Whenever  goods  in  respect  of  which  an  application  has 
been  made  for  clearance  directly  on  arrival  or  for  removal  from  bond 
are  not  so  cleared  within  thirty  days  after  landing,  or  removed  from 
bond  within  twenty  da3'^s  after  production  of  the  manifest,  a  fine  of  5 
per  cent,  provided  for  in  articles  195  and  359  of  the  ordinances,  shall 
be  imposed. 

If  within  a  fortnight  from  the  landing  of  goods  imported  direct, 
and  within  ten  days  after  production  of  the  application  for  clearance 
in  regard  to  goods  removed  from  bond,  the  interested  party  has  not 
completed  the  customs  formalities,  the  examiners  will  proceed  to  clear 
the  goods  in  his  absence  and  without  his  concurrence,  and  no  further 
claim  will  be  admitted  on  that  account. 

Art.  30.  The  reshipment  and  transshipment  of  goods  in  destination 
of  national  ports  shall  be  subject  to  the  formality  of  passes  ("torna- 
guias")  which  must  be  discharged  in  the  form  determined  by  the 
Executive. 

Art.  31.  The  Executive  may  establish  the  use  of  passes  should  cus- 
toms conventions  be  concluded  with  contiguous  countries.     Should  no 


ARGENTINE    EEPUBLIC.  104S 

convention  exist,  masters  of  vessels  and  carriers  of  goods  proceeding- 
from  sucli  countries  shall  be  required  to  present,  at  the  first  Argentine 
port  of  arrival,  the  manifest  of  the  cargo  destined  to  that  port  or  to 
foreign  ports,  stating  the  mark,  number,  receptacle,  and  nature  of  the 
goods,  and  the  class,  quantity,  and  nature  of  the  goods  contained  in 
each  package,  conformably  to  the  customs  ordinances  relative  to  the 
clearance  of  goods  at  the  place  of  destination.  The  customs  may^ 
when  they  deem  proper,  examine  the  goods  on  board  or  on  their  entry 
into  the  warehouse,  in  order  to  ascertain  whether  they  tally  with  the 
manifest,  and  in  case  of  discrepancy  as  to  the  kind,  quality,  quantity, 
etc,  of  the  goods,  the  interested  party  shall  be  subject  to  the  disposi- 
tions established  in  articles  128,  129,  and  9oO  of  the  customs  ordinances. 

Corrections  in  the  manifests  mentioned  in  article  816  of  the  customs 
ordinances  can  no  longer  be  made  once  the  customs  have  detected  the 
error. 

Aet.  32.  The  time  limit  assigned  to  mail  steamers  by  section  1  of 
article  817  of  the  customs  ordinances  for  correcting  errors  made  in 
the  general  manifest  is  fixed  at  forty-eight  hours  after  completion  of 
their  discharge. 

Art.  33.  The  customs  shall  make  no  allowance  for  damage  which 
containers  of  goods  and  accessories  are  found  to  have  suffered  if  the 
goods  prove  to  be  in  a  good  condition. 

Art.  31.  In  addition  to  the  formalities  stipulated  in  articles  20  and 
880  of  the  customs  ordinances  applicable  to  bills  of  lading  which  prove 
the  ownership  of  goods,  these  documents  must  state  the  weight  or 
volume  of  every  package,  according  as  the  freight  is  paid  when  relat- 
ing to"  cfe  Ilacienãa^^  pachsiges,  and  in  other  cases  both  the  weight 
and  volume. 

Argentine  consuls  shall  not  exact  the  above  particulars  in  the  ships'" 
manifests  and  accompanying  bill  of  lading,  but  shall  insist  upon  the 
charterer  inserting  same  in  the  series  of  bills  of  lading  required  to  be 
produced.  The  customs  of  the  Republic  shall  not  allow  the  clearance  of 
any  goods  unless  the  bills  of  lading  accompanying  the  customs  decla- 
ration be  drawn  up  conformably  to  the  stipulations  of  this  article. 

Art.  35.  The  indications  mentioned  in  the  preceding  article  entered, 
in  consular  manifests  and  bills  of  lading  shall,  as  against  the  importer,, 
constitute  the  same  legal  proof  as  copies  of  invoices,  shipping  mani- 
fests, or  any  other  customs  document. 

Art.  36.  For  every  vessel  which  has  shipped  goods  for  a  foreign 
port,  the  reglementary  permit  must  be  presented  at  the  custom-house 
of  the  last  Argentine  port  of  call,  in  order  to  ascertain  whether  the 
goods  shipped  are  still  on  board. 

Art.  37.  Import  merchants  who  have  no  commercial  house  in  the 
country  and  shipping  and  custom-house  agents  must,  at  the  time  of 
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1044   INTEKNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

their  registration,  furnish  a  bond  guaranteed  by  a  house  of  business 
of  five  years  standing,  approved  by  the  customs,  or  deposit  a  cash 
security  fixed  at  3,000  pesos  in  gold  or  in  national  debt  stock. 

Art.  38.  In  the  cases  stipulated  in  articles  1056  and  1057  of  the  cus- 
toms ordinances,  the  '''' Administradores  de  Renta^''  must  submit  to  the 
approval  of  the  ministry  of  finance  the  absolutory  decisions  which 
have  been  pronounced  when  the}^  relate  to  amounts  exceeding  500 
pesos  of  legal  national  currency. 

Art.  39.  Imported  goods  bearing  labels  attributing  qualities  tend- 
ing to  augment  their  value  shall  be  dutiable  according  to  the  denomi- 
nation given  on  the  labels. 

Art.  40.  Works  of  art,  executed  abroad  b}^  Argentine  subjects,  ma}'^ 
l.e  admitted  free  of  dut}^  on  compliance  with  the  formalities  to  be  pre- 
scribed bj^  the  Executive. 

Art.  41.  Should  the  contents  of  packages  be  ignored,  the  importer, 
consignee,  or  shipper  shall  be  required,  conformably  to  the  provisions 
of  articles  108  and  280  of  the  ordinances,  to  produce  the  detailed  docu- 
ments within  eight  days  following  the  time  granted  by  article  219  for 
the  presentation  and  the  deposit  of  copies  of  invoices.  At  the  expira- 
tion of  this  time,  and  within  twenty -four  hours  thereafter,  the  customs 
shall  proceed  to  examine  the  contents  of  the  packages  at  the  expense 
of  the  interested  party  who,  in  addition,  shall  be  liable  to  the  payment 
of  5  per  cent  of  the  duties  by  way  of  fine. 

Art.  42.  Should  alimentary  products,  adulterated  or  mixed  with 
substances  noxious  to  health,  be  presented  for  customs  clearance,  the 
customs  shall  request  the  advice  of  the  National  Chemical  Laboratories, 
and  should  the  fact  be  established,  the  products  in  question  shall  be 
destro3"ed,  unless  the  merchant  reships  the  same  within  three  days 
after  notice.  In  the  latter  case,  the  competent  "Administración  de 
lientas-'  shall  affix  special  marks  to  the  packages  in  such  manner  that 
they  can  not  be  presented  in  any  other  custom-house  of  the  Republic. 

Art.  43.  In  cases  of  damage  provided  in  articles  140  and  141  of 
the  customs  ordinances,  the  officer  charged  with  the  auction  shall  be 
designated  by  the  competent  customs  administrations. 

All  sales  b}^  auction  effected  by  order  of  the  customs  shall  be  subject 
to  the  approbation  of  their  corresponding  administrations. 

Art.  44.  Bj^  abrogation  of  articles  247  and  249  of  the  customs 
ordinances,  all  articles  of  foreign  origin  necessary  to  state  administra- 
tions shall  be  purchased  inclusive  of  the  duties  paid  thereon. 

Art.  45.  The  administrator  shall  refuse  clearance  to  any  j)erson  or 
bondsmen  who,  from  any  reason  whatsoever,  shall  be  in  arrear  with 
the  payment  of  the  sums  due  to  the  treasury,  and  he  shall  exact  in 
writing  the  payment  of  the  sum  due  within  three  days,  whatever  be 
amount  or  origui  of  the  goods. 


ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC.  1045 

Art.  46.  After  the  expiration  of  the  three  days  referred  to  in  the 
foregoing  article,  the  administrator  shall  be  entitled  to  seize  the  goods 
belonging  to  the  debtors  or  bondsmen  and  being  at  the  custom-house, 
to  the  amount  of  the  debt  and  interest,  at  the  rate  established  b}^  the 
national  bank. 

Art.  47.  For  the  application  of  articles  45  and  46,  the  regulations 
established  in  articles  170  to  176  of  the  customs  ordinances  shall  be 
observed. 

Art.  48.  The  importation  of  triangular  daggers  or  stillettos  or  their 
blades,  iron  knuckles  with  or  without  points,  as  well  as  of  obscene 
figures  or  articles  is  prohibited. 

Arms  and  munitions  of  war  can  onh^  be  imported  with  the  sanction 
of  the  competent  ministry. 

Art.  49.  In  exceptional  cases,  when  the  shipment  of  national  goods 
is  authorized  during  the  night  or  on  holidays,  the  interested  parties 
shall  be  required  to  pay  10  pesos  in  national  currenc}^  per  night  or 
da}"  and  per  employee  required  to  attend  the  shipment. 

The  ''^Administradores  de  Mentas  '■  and  heads  of  the  respective  depart- 
ments concerned  will  charge  with  this  attendance  every  employee  in 
his  turn,  remitting  montMj^  to  each  of  them  the  amounts  due  to  him 
for  this  extra  service,  and  will  transmit  to  the  '"''Dirección  geneixd  de 
Rentas  "  a  detailed  statement  of  the  sums  collected  on  this  account. 

Art.  50,  Importers  of  labels,  dyes,  or  metallic  capsules,  with  names 
of  commercial  houses  or  firms  printed  or  engraved  thereon,  shall  be 
required  to  prove  to  the  customs  authorities  that  they  are  the  proprie- 
tors or  duly  authorized  representatives  of  such  firms. 

Art.  51.  Article  196  of  the  customs  ordinances,  prohibiting  the 
reshipment  of  merchandise  for  which  an  application  for  direct  clear- 
ance has  been  made,  is  hereb}"  repealed. 

Chapter  VI. — Penal  provisions. 

Art.  52.  Whosoever  commits  the  offense  of  contraband  as  defined 
in  article  1036  of  the  customs  ordinances  is  liable,  in  addition  to  the 
penalties  established  by  said  ordinances,  to  an  imprisonment  of  from 
one  month  to  three  years. 

Art.  53.  Should  the  person  committing  said  offense  be  a  customs 
emplo5"ee  he  shall  be  suspended  from  service  for  a  period  of  from 
three  to  five  j^ears,  without  prejudice  to  the  penalties  prescribed  by 
the  ordinances  in  force. 

Art.  54.  In  the  cases  provided  for  in  the  two  foregoing  articles, 
and  should  both  the  customs  law  and  common  law  referred  to  in  arti- 
cle 1060  of  the  customs  ordinances  have  been  transgressed,  the  admin- 
istrators shall  investigate  the  infractions  direct  by  applying, 
conformably  to  said  ordinances,  the  provisions  affecting  each  offense, 
be   it  contraband  or  fraud,  and   they   shall  immediatel}^  afterwards 


104:6       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

transmit  the  papers  to  the  ordinaiy  judge,  in  order  that  he  may  adju- 
dicate upon  the  common-law  offense  and  applj^  any  corporal  penalties 
incurred. 

Art.  55.  As  to  the  application  of  the  penalty  of  imprisonment,  the 
responsibility  of  the  offender  shall  be  absolutely  personal  and  can  not 
be  extended  to  persons  other  than  those  to  whom  the  offense  is  directly 
imputable. 

Pecuniary  penalties  can  not  be  substituted  for  corporal  punishment. 

Art.  56.  The  provisions  of  the  customs  ordinances  concerning  false 
declarations  shall  appl}^  to  goods  which,  although  not  included  in  arti- 
cles 200,  201,  and  202  of  the  aforesaid  ordinances,  may  nevertheless 
be  presented  to  the  customs  as  samples,  small  parcels,  or  luggage. 

Art.  57.  Should  the  penalty  incurred  be  the  seizure  of  the  fraudu- 
lently imported  packages  or  a  fine  equal  to  the  value  thereof,  and  if  it 
be  impossible  to  ascertain  the  kind  of  goods  contained  in  such  package, 
by  reason  of  the  consignee's  or  owner's  class  of  trade  not  being  known, 
or  because  no  information  can  be  gathered  from  the  customs  or  com- 
mercial documents  or  books,  the  ''^Aãiiiinistr  ador  es  de  Rentas^-  shall 
inflict  a  fine  of  500  pesos  gold  for  every  package,  and  this  amount  must 
be  paid  by  the  owner  of  the  vessel  or,  in  his  place  and  stead,  by  the 
consignee.  The  amount  of  ever}^  fine  shall  be  divided  into  two  equal 
parts,  one  of  which  shall  be  attributed  to  the  treasury  for  the  preju- 
dice caused,  and  the  other  to  the  denunciator  or  to  those  who  detained 
the  goods. 

Art.  58.  Should  goods  dutiable  at  a  rate  exceeding  50  jDer  cent  be 
confiscated,  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  at  public  auction,  after  deducting 
expenses,  shall  be  divided  into  two  shares,  one  of  which  shall  be  attrib- 
uted to  the  treasury,  and  the  other  shall  go  to  the  denunciator  or  to 
those  who  effected  the  seizure. 

Art.  59.  Should,  at  the  time  of  examination  of  a  package,  a  fraud 
entailing  seizure  be  detected,  this  penalty  shall  apply  to  the  entire 
contents  of  the  package,  even  when  attempt  was  made  to  defraud  but 
a  part  of  the  package,  provided  that  the  value  of  such  part  amounts  to 
one-half  of  the  total  value  of  said  package. 

Art.  60.  If  in  one  same  lot  of  goods  there  should  be  found  in  excess 
and  not  manifested  imported  articles  concealed  in  other  receptacles  or 
in  manifested  articles,  or  hidden  in  any  other  manner  whatsoever, 
the  penalty  incurred  shall  extend  to  the  other  lot. 

Art.  61.  For  the  purposes  of  liquidation  of  confiscations  or  fines,  in 
respect  of  goods  already  cleared  through  the  customs,  the  value  of  the 
goods  shall  be  the  amount  for  which  they  were  entered  at  the  customs, 
plus  the  duties  pa^^able  thereon  on  the  date  of  the  condemnation. 

Art.  62.  Captains  or  masters  of  vessels  who  throw  ballast  into  the 
river  shall,  according  to  the  case  and  the  regulations  adopted  by  the 
executive,  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  from  200  to  500  pesos. 


ARGENTURE    REPUBLIC.  1047 

River  pilots  on  board  of  vessels  coming  from  the  higii  seas  must 
inform  the  competent  authorities  at  the  port  of  arrival  when  a.nj  bal- 
last has  been  thrown  out  during  the  trip. 

Should  they  not  complv  with  these  instructions  they  shall  forfeit 
their  licenses  as  pilots  and  be  punished  by  a  fine  of  200  pesos. 

Art.  63.  Should  goods  not  set  forth  in  the  manifest  according  to 
customs  ordinances  be  discovered  on  board  the  ships  and  in  posses- 
sion of  persons  employed  on  board  or  in  the  cabins  reserved  to  them, 
the  ''''  Administraãores  de  Hentas^''  ni'^y  seize  the  same,  and,  moreover, 
inflict  on  the  vessel  a  fine  equivalent  to  the  value  of  such  goods. 

Art.  64.  The  importation  of  books,  pictures,  or  figures  of  an 
obscene  character,  and  other  goods  referred  to  in  article  46,  shall  be 
punished  by  a  fine  equivalent  to  the  value  thereof,  to  be  determined 
hy  the  competent  customs,  and  the  same  shall  be  attributed  share  and 
share  alike  to  the  treasur}^  and  to  the  informant,  without  prejudice  to 
the  immediate  destruction  of  the  goods. 

Art.  65.  The  administrators  or  collectors  of  revenue  can,  in  no  case, 
have  an}^  lien  upon  the  amount  of  seizures  or  fines  for  ofienses  of  con- 
traband, frauds,  or  customs  contraventions  whatsoever  committed 
within  their  jurisdiction. 

When,  in  the  performance  of  their  duties  or  acting  nonofiicially  but 
within  their  district,  tbe}^  shall  have  efi^ected  seizure  of  any  kind, 
taken  any  measures  or  reported  any  oiFense  whatsoever,  the  advan- 
tages secured  by  article  1030  of  the  customs  ordinances  shall  accrue  to 
the  treasury. 

Chapter  VII. — Means  of  aj)pecd. 

Art.  ^^.  Should  the  customs  employees  consider  the  decisions 
issued  by  the  '"'' Administradores  de  Rentas,''''  in  the  cases  mentioned  in 
articles  1054,  1056,  and  1057  of  the  ordinances,  prejudicial  to  their 
prerogatives,  they  may  appeal  in  writing  to  the  Minister  of  Finance, 
subject  to  giving  the  administrator  notice  to  that  effect  either  at  the 
time  of  the  appeal  or  within  three  days  thereafter.  Immediately 
afterwards,  the  heads  of  the  customs  shall  hand  the  papers  to  the 
Inspector-General  of  Customs  so  that  he  may  transmit  same,  together 
with  his  opinion  in  the  matter,  to  the  Minister  of  Finance,  who  will 
examine  the  case  summarily  after  taking  the  opinion  of  the  "procura- 
dor" of  the  treasury. 

*  *  *  *       .  *  4Í-  * 

Art.  67.  Appeal  from  the  condemnatory  resolutions  pronounced  by 
the  '"''Administradores  de  Rentas''''  may  be  made  to  the  Minister  of 
Finance  in  the  form  laid  down  in  the  foregoing  article. 

The  fact  that  the  interested  parties  have  chosen  to  appeal  to  the 
administration  shall  entail  renunciation  to  judicial  appeal,  and  vice 
versa. 


1048   INTERNATIONAL  BUEE  AU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Art.  G8.  Pending  inquiries  into  customs  contraventions,  the  customs 
may  require  the  interested  parties  to  withdraw  goods  which,  owing  to 
their  nature  or  property,  have  commenced  to,  or  might,  deteriorate  or 
decrease  in  value.  In  this  case  the  value  of  the  goods,  including  the 
customs  duties  leviable  thereon,  shall  be  deposited  to  the  order  of  the 
customs.  Should  the  interested  party  refuse  to  withdraw  the  goods, 
or  should  ten  days  from  the  date  of  notification  elapse,  the  goods  shall, 
whatever  be  the  jurisdiction  deciding  the  contravention,  be  sold  at 
public  auction.  The  sum  deposited  b}'  the  interested  part}",  or  the 
proceeds  of  the  sale,  as  the  case  may  be,  shall  be  duly  remitted  to  the 
nidge  hearing  the  case. 

Art.  69.  Those  who  took  part  in  confiscations  or  in  the  infliction  of 
fines  referred  to  in  article  130  of  ordinances  shall,  if  they  so  desire  and 
independently  of  fiscal  action,  be  considered  as  parties  in  the  proceed- 
ings for  contraband,  fraud,  or  transgressions. 

Art.  70.  Should,  in  the  sentence  for  contraband,  fraud,  or  trans- 
gressions, the  offender  be  condemned  to  the  payment  of  the  expenses, 
the  fiscal  ''^Procuradores^''  shall  receive  the  emoluments  granted  them 
conformabl}"  to  the  provisions  of  the  law.  In  case  of  acauittal  the 
costs  shall  be  borne  b}'  appellant. 

Art.  71.  Should,  on  examination  of  shipments,  a  difference  other 
than  that  tolerated  b}"  the  ordinances  be  detected,  25  per  cent  of  the 
ascertained  difference  shall  be  attributed  to  the  emploj^ee  who  detected 
the  error,  whatever  be  his  grade. 

Art.  72.  Masters  of  sailing  or  steam  vessels,  even  when  enjoying  a 
privilege  of  whatever  kind,  shall  be  required  to  enter  in  the  manifest 
their  ship's  provisions  conformably  to  articles  31  and  following  of  the 
customs  ordinances  and  the  regulations  to  be  established  b}'^  the 
Executive. 

Chapter  VIII. —  General  j)Tovisions. 

Art.  73.  Every  denunciation  respecting  customs  infringements, 
frauds,  or  contraband  made  by  persons  not  connected  with  the  cus- 
toms administration  must  be  formulated  in  writing  and  addressed  to 
the  general  inspector  of  customs  or  to  the  local  administrator,  failing 
which  it  will  not  be  taken  into  consideration. 

Art.  71.  The  import  duties  established  by  the  present  law  shall  be 
deemed  to  be  the  minimum  tariff  and  shall  be  applicable  to  products 
and  goods  of  all  countries  which  apply  their  minimum  tariff  to  exports 
from  the  Argentine  Republic,  which  do  not  increase  the  present  duties 
on  such  exports,  which  do  not  establish  a  dut}"  on  exempted  articles, 
which  do  not  exceptionally  reduce  their  present  tariff  for  similar  goods 
of  any  other  origin,  and  which  do  not  impede  by  restrictive  measures 
the  importation  of  Argentine  products. 


ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC.  1049 

For  any  country  not  coming  within  these  conditions,  the  Executive 
is  authorized  to  levy  on  goods  and  products  proceeding-  from  such 
countries  a  maximum  tariff  equivalent  to  a  surtax  of  50  per  cent  on 
the  minimum  tariff,  when,  relating  to  dutiable  goods,  and  to  impose  a 
rate  of  15  per  cent  in  the  case  of  goods  dutj^  free  on  importation. 

The  application  of  the  maximum  tariff  shall  be  effected  by  order  of 
the  Executive  by  exacting  that  the  countries  of  origin  of  the  goods  be 
entered  in  the  manifests,  justified  by  original  invoices  and  bills  of 
lading,  and,  whenevei-  deemed  necessary,  the  presentation  of  any 
other  document  may  be  insisted  upon;  any  attempt  to  conceal  or  erro- 
neouslj^  enter  goods  shall  be  punished  conformably  to  the  prescrip- 
tions of  the  customs  ordinances  relating  to  fraudulent  declarations. 
'  The  Executive  is  likewise  authorized  to  allow  during  a  specified 
period  exceptional  reductions,  which  may  not  exceed  50  per  cent  of 
the  duties  established  by  the  present  law,  to  certain  articles  proceed- 
ing from  countries  which,  in  its  opinion,  grant  equivalent  privileges. 

This  privileged  treatment  shall  be  granted  hy  the  Argentine  Gov- 
ernment subject  to  the  right  of  terminating  same  upon  giving  six 
months'  previous  notice. 

Art.  75.  National  or  nationalized  goods,  removed  from  one  place 
to  another  in  the  Eepublic,  shall  be  cleared  at  the  custom-houses 
merely  on  production,  at  the  place  of  destination,  of  the  accompan}^- 
ing-  pass,  the  various  clearance  formalities  required  by  the  customs 
ordinances  being  accordingly  abolished. 

Art.  76.  If  goods  nationalized  or  of  national  production  shipped  to 
coasting-trade  ports  on  mail  steamers  can  not  proceed  on  the  same 
vessel  to  their  place  of  destination,  either  for  some  uncontrollable 
reason  or  because  the  conveying*  ship  does  not  continue  its  voyage, 
they  may  be  transshipped  on  other  vessels  enjoying  the  same  privileges 
without  fresh  passes  or  an}^  other  f ormalit}^  beyond  a  declaration  made 
by  the  master  or  captain  of  the  conveying  ship  on  the  general  mani- 
fest, if  the  transshipment  took  place  in  an  open  port,  and  a  note  made 
by  the  officials  of  the  customs  post  on  the  passes  or  permits,  showing- 
that  the  goods  are  proceeding  on  their  voyage  in  the  ship  which  is  to 
take  them  to  destination. 

Steamers  navigating  on  rivers  and  unable  to  continue  their  voyage 
for  want  of  water  may  transship  their  cargo  on  other  craft  without 
fresh  manifests,  passes,  or  permits,  such  craft  taking  in  that  case  the 
place  of  lighters  used  in  unloading  the  merchandise  at  the  place  of 
destination. 

Art.  T7.  All  dispositions  contrar}^  to  the  present  law  are  repealed. 

Art.  78.  The  Executive  is  intrusted  with  the  execution  of  the  pres- 
ent law. 

Art.  79.  The  present  law  shall  be  communicated  to  the  Executive. 

Palace  of  Congress,  Buenos  Ayres,  11th  December,  1905. 


1050       INTEENATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

NEW  CABINET. 

The  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  has  been 
informed  b}^  the  Department  of  State  of  the  United  States,  under  date 
of  March  20,  1906,  that  Señor  Dr.  Don  José  Figueroa  Alcorta, 
President  of  the  Arg-entine  Republic,  has  appointed  the  following- 
Cabinet: 

Dr.  Manuel  Augusto  Montes  de  Oca,  Minister  of  Foreign 
Relations. 

Dr.  Norberto  Quirno  Costa,  Minister  of  the  Interior. 

Dr.  Norberto  Pinero,  Minister  of  the  Treasury. 

Dr.  Federico  Pinedo,  Minister  of  Justice  and  Public  Instruction. 

Lieut.  Gen.  Luis  Marís  Campos,  Minister  of  War. 

Rear-Admiral  Onofre  Betbeder,  Minister  of  Marine. 

Señor  Ezequiel  Ramos  Mexía,  Minister  of  Agriculture. 

Engineer  Miguel  Tedin,  Minister  of  Public  Works. 

COMMERCIAL  HECORD  FOR  1905. 

The  total  value  of  exports  from  the  Argentine  Republic  for  the  year 
1905  was  ^322,813,811,  a  gain  of  ^58,686,316  over  1901.  The  amounts 
sent  to  the  principal  countries  were  as  follows: 


Country. 


Exports. 


Increase. 


Germany 

Belgium 

Spain  .... 

United  States 
France....... 

Italy 

Great  Britain 


137, 0Õ8, 221 
20, 780, 850 

2, 334, 802 
15,717,458 
37, 594,  281 

6,468,941 
44, 826,  670 


«7, 536, 109 
3, 214, 816 
410,910 
5, 502,  469 
6,  997, 722 
2, 123, 989 
8, 331, 531 


The  total  value  of  imports  of  merchandise  into  the  country  for  the 
year  1905  was  ^205,151,120,  a  gain  over  the  year  1901  of  $17,818,151. 

The  following  table  shows  the  value  of  imports  from  the  principal 
countries,  the  respective  amounts,  and  percentages  of  gains: 


Country. 

Imports. 

Gain. 

Per  cent 
of  gain. 

S29, 083, 027 
8,727,076 
5, 726, 872 
28, 920, 443 
21, 248,  202 
20,284,673 
68,  391, 043 

$4,156,749 
342,  047 
928,  876 
4, 446, 566 
4, 138, 486 
1, 156, 771 
3. 873, 040 

0.23 

.01 

.05 

United  States                                   

.25 

.23 

Ital  y 

.06 

.21 

Classification  of  art'cles  shows  that  the  increase  has  been  general  on 
all  classes  of  merchandise,  with  extraordinaiy  gains  in  but  few  special 
cases,  notably  in  locomotives,  railroad  and  tramway  cars,  steel  rails, 
and  other  materials  for  railroad  construction,  in  which  the  gain  was 


ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC.  1051 

$10,529,730.  This  includes  automobiles,  with  a  gain  of  $218,666.  In 
manufactures  of  iron  and  steel  the  gain  was  11,192,165;  in  manufac- 
tures of  other  metals,  fancy  goods,  including  watches  and  clocks,  a 
gain  of  $1,265,682;  in  coal,  a  gain  of  $174:, 495;  in  hydraulic  cement, 
a  gain  of  $190,531;  in  electrical  apparatus  and  supplies,  a  gain  of 
$708,229.  With  the  exception  of  a  few  articles,  there  has  been  less 
agricultural  machinery  imported  than  in  1904,  the  total  gain  being 
$369,782,  while  the  gain  on  thrashing  machines  was  $533,940. 

FaEE    IMPORTATION    OF    dUEBRACHO     WOOD    DESIRED    IN 

GERMANY. 

United  States  Vice-Consul  Schlemmer  reports  from  Mannheim  that 
tanners  in  that  part  of  Germany  are  asking  for  the  abolishment  of 
import  duty  on  quebracho  wood  from  Argentina  on  the  ground  that 
Germany  does  not  produce  enough  tanning  material  to  suppl}^  the 
home  demand. 

They  claim  that  prices  on  leather  and  leather  products  have  been 
depressed  to  such  an  extent  by  importation  from  abroad,  particularly^ 
shoes  from  the  United  States,  that  the  tanning  business  has  ceased  to 
be  profitable,  and  unless  they  are  enabled  to  obtain  cheap  material  by 
the  removal  of  this  duty  most  of  the  small  tanners  will  have  to  go  out 
of  business. 

THE  FROZEN-MEAT  TRADE  IN  1905. 

The  value  of  the  frozen  mutton  exported  from  the  Argentine 
Republic  in  1905  is  officially  quoted  as  $6,268,059,  and  of  frozen  beef 
$15,285,693,  while  frozen  meats,  various,  figure  for  $356,299.  In 
1894,  or  eleven  yesLVS  previous,  the  articles  in  reference  showed 
export  valuations  to  the  amount  of  $1,864,110,  $12,400,  and  $59,645, 
respectively. 

In  1900  the  ports  of  the  United  Kingdom,  until  that  time  the 
principal  outlet  for  the  Argentine  stock  industr}^,  were  closed  to 
imports  of  cattle  and  sheep  from  the  Argentine  Republic,  and  ship- 
ments thither  dropped  from  312,150  cattle  and  543,462  sheep  in  1899 
to  150,550  cattle  and  198,102  sheep  in  1900.  Shortl}^  after  this  decline 
in  the  exports  of  live  stock,  the  frozen-meat  industry  began  to  improve 
and  has  continued  to  advance.  The  cattle  exports  up  to  and  includ- 
ing 1904  did  not  regain  their  former  importance,  but  in  1905  live 
cattle  shipments  from  the  Republic  were  valued  at  $5,160,4:83  and 
live  sheep  at  $364,209. 

The  '"''  Revista  Mensual  de  la  Cámara  Mercantil^''^  of  Buenos  Ayres, 
No.  65,  states  that  the  Argentine  Republic  exported  in  1905  nearly 
2,000,000  quarters  of  refrigerated  beef,  or  about  500,000  head  of  choice 
beef  cattle,  the  immediate  effect  of  such  large  shipments  being  an 
unprecedented   scarcity  of   this  article  of   consumption.     The  same 


1052   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

authoritj^  fixes  the  number  of  frozen  wethers  exported  from  the 
Republic  in  1905  at  3,468,032,  a  slight  decline  being  noted  as  com- 
pared with  the  preceding  3-ear. 

In  the  British  reports  on  the  subject  of  frozen  meats,  the  Argentine 
Republic  and  Uruguay  are  credited  with  supplying  1,168,133  quarters 
of  frozen  beef  in  1905,  an  increase  of  379,021  quarters  over  the  pre- 
ceding year.  From  the  same  source  frozen  mutton  and  lamb  carcasses 
were  received  to  the  number  of  3,203,210.  It  is  also  stated  that  a 
further  increase  is  anticipated  in  1906,  as  the  demand  is  alwa3^s  advanc- 
ing, the  output  capacit}^  of  the  freezing  establishments  being  greater 
and  the  sheep  farming  in  the  far  South  having  been  considerabl}'' 
developed.  Latest  estimates  place  the  number  of  sheep  on  Argentine 
ranches  at  59,000,000  and  46,000,000  lambs. 

A  general  review  of  conditions  affecting  this  particular  branch  of 
trade  would  indicate  that  South  America  had  succeeded  in  wresting 
from  North  America  a  considerable  proportion  of  the  chilled-meat 
trade  with  the  United  Kingdom,  the  former  source  showing  an  increase 
of  15,328  tons  as  against  a  shrinkage  from  the  latter  of  8,372  tons  in 
1905.  The  valuations  given  by  British  official  reports  to  receipts  of 
fresh  beef  from  the  Argentine  Republic  in  1905  are  £3,751,780  as  com- 
pared with  £2,182,701  in  1901,  while  the  figures  of  receipts  from  the 
United  States  are  £1,811,611  and  £5,130,286,  respectively.  In  fresh 
mutton,  receipts  from  the  Argentine  Republic  are  valued  at  £2,458,915 
in  1905  and  £2,491,210  in  1901,  no  quotations  being  furnished  with 
regard  to  the  United  States. 

IMPOBTS  OF  BAGS  AND  SACKINGS. 

The  imports  of  sacks  and  hessians  by  the  Argentine  Republic,  for 
the  shipment  of  its  large  grain  exports,  continue  to  increase.  In  1905 
the  value  of  cotton  bags  imported,  principally  for  flour,  amounted  to 
$801,776  gold,  an  increase  of  ^206,408  over  1904.  The  weight  of 
these  was  l,603i  tons,  an  increase  of  412i  tons.  Of  these  bags,  those 
subject  to  duty  were  valued  at  1393,620  and  those  admitted  duty  free 
at  $108,156.  The  import  of  tarred  bags  comprised  93^  tons,  valued 
at  123,360,  an  increase  of  $14,865.  Of  the  last  named,  a  value  of 
122,359  were  subject  to  duty  and  ^1,001  were  duty  free.  The  amount 
of  thread  for  sewing  bags  was  574  tons,  a  decrease  of  235  tons.  This 
was  valued  at  $172,258,  a  decrease  of  $70,555.  The  value  of  the  spun 
jute  imported  was  $171,183,  an  increase  of  $10,591,  the  weight  being 
2,121f  tons,  an  increase  of  503f  tons.  The  imports  of  bags  for  grain 
comprised  3,606  tons,  a  decrease  of  2,858  tons,  valued  at  $576,972  and 
admitted  free  of  duty.  The  value  of  the  hessians  was  $6,119,021,  a 
decrease  of  $2,535,096,  and  the  weight  was  40,793i  tons,  all  of  which 
was  admitted  free  of  duty.  The  weight  of  the  binding  twine  for  reap- 
ers was  7,276  tons,  a  decrease  of  1,761  tons,  and  valued  at  $1,455,228. 


ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC. 
PORT  MOVEMENTS,   1905. 


1053 


The  following  table  shows  the  port  movements  of  the  Argentine 
Republic  during  the  year  1905,  the  total  values  of  which  amounted  to 
1205,151,420  gold  for  importation  and  1322,813,811  gold  for  expor- 
tation : 


Imports. 


Bahia  Blanca :      S7, 505 

Buenos  Ayres : j    168, 277, 

I        1,671, 


Campaña 

Colon , 

Concordia 

Gualeguaychu 

La  Paz 

La  Plata 

Mendoza 

Parana 

Rosario 

Santa  Fe , 

San  Juan 

San  Nicolas 

Zarate 

Other  ports 

Villa  Constitución  . 


Total. 


273, 
S0Õ, 
112; 

43; 

1.  675, 

12: 

410, 

21,676, 

2, 019, 

23 
490 
656 


288 
712 
046 
855 
629 
552 
820 
042 
317 
607 
741 
234 
500 
128 
353 
546 


205, 154, 420 


Exports. 


$42, 
141, 


864, 245 
735, 578 
540, 650 
915, 438 
350, 977 
244,247 
352, 508 
230, 838 
637, 244 
656, 292 
503, 422 
889, 724 
62, 690 
104, 534 
901,254 
113, 296 
500, 904 


322, 843, 841 


IMPOSTS  OP  BULLION  DUBING  1905. 

The  imports  of  bullion  by  the  Argentine  Republic  in  1905,  according 
to  the  returns  of  the  customs  authorities,  amounted  to  $28,902,115.50. 
Of  this  amount  ^16,873,600  came  from  England  and  111,017,800  from 
New  York,  the  remainder  being  from  various  countries.  The  banks 
importing  were: 


Amount. 

Amount. 

London  and  River  Plate 

Sn,  742,  691. 50 
4,828,000.00 
3,080,800.00 
3,411,800.00 
2, 865,  000. 00 

$2,023  100  00 

Banco  de  la  Nación 

L.  B.  Superveille 

C''*'  500  00 

Parapacá  and  Argentina 

Bunge  and  Born . . 

252  000  00 

Alemán  Transatlántico 

Various , 

76,  264  00 

British 

ANGLO-ARGENTINE  COMMERCE  IN  1905. 

The  Argentine  Consul-General  in  London  has  forwarded  to  the  For- 
eign Office  a  statement  of  the  imports  into  the  United  Kingdom  from 
the  Argentine  Republic  and  the  exports  to  said  countr v  during  1905. 
These  are  as  follows: 

IMPORTS  INTO  THE  UNITED   KINGDOM. 


Tons. 

Value. 

Tons. 

Value. 

Wheat 

1,061,820 

947, 730 

129, 000 

73, 122 

14, 125 

311, 009 

£8,282,388 
5,090,862 
3, 751,  780 
2,458  915 

Tallow 

18, 040 

4, 432 
1,360,822 

£474  5''7 

Maize 

Salt  hides  (including 

Beef,  frozen 

253, 755 

205, 713 

Wool 

Pô'-*  3''8    ' 

Linseed  

1,741,773 

!            Total  

23,220,041 

1 

1054:   INTEENÀTIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

EXPORTS  TO  THE  ARGENTINE  REPUBLIC. 


Tons. 

Value. 

Tons. 

Value. 

Coal 

1,  783,  996 
7,853 
4,260 
3,718 
103,913 
7,109 
1,922 
67, 370 
8,381 

£1,194,911 
60, 895 
50, 859 
71, 549 

494, 191 
'94,130 
31, 427 

747, 497 
46, 152 
29, 360 
89,  633 

2, 149, 145 

Woolen     cloth,     etc.. 

4, 048, 540 

3, 572, 280 

428, 580 

8, 895. 060 

2, 341  ;  530 

17, 364 

587,089 

17, 688 

18, 863 

£460  199 

Linen  and  wool,  etc.. 

379,545 

61,047 

140,  620 

Rail,  iron  and  steel 

Iron  aliciasses 

Carpets meters. . 

Hessians do 

Flaxen  goods do 

Pottery  and  glass 

Bags,  hessians . .  dozen . . 
Cement 

111,425 

Galvanized  sheets 

133, 004 
132, 164 

Cutlery.   .                

28, 326 

2,064 
143, 203, 770 

194, 827 

Cotton,  sheeting,  etc.. 

Total 

6,  700, 916 

MOVEMENT   OF   THE   PORT  OF   BUENOS   AYRES,  JANUARY,   1906. 

According  to  the  "Times,"  of  the  Argentine  Republic,  the  arrivals 
of  sea-going  vessels  at  the  port  of  Buenos  Ayres  during  the  month 
of  January  were  as  follows: 


Steamers. 

Sailers. 

Number. 

Tons. 

Number. 

Tons. 

British     

98 

21 

21 

10 

5 

4 

2 

8 

4 

1 

1 

1 

1 

206, 227 

54, 047 

47, 523 

24, 340 

7,651 

6,730 

5,920 

4,298 

2,562 

2,778 

1,886 

1,596 

1,351 

2 

1 
11 

1  792 

747 

Italian 

11, 433 

16 
3 
1 

17, 031 

2  341 

Dutch.   .  ..               

160 

Argentine 

1 

1 

884 

363 

Total 

177 
152 

336,  909 
326, 585 

36 
26 

34,751 

Total  in  December,  1905 

25, 165 

25 

41, 324 

10 

9,586 

ARGENTINE  PATENTS,    1905. 

During  the  year  1905  the  Argentine  patent  office  granted  5T7  patents, 
as  against  285  in  1895,  and  registered  2,211  trade-marks,  as  against 
781  in  1895.  The  revenue  amounted  to  $175,000,  as  against  $92,000  in 
1901. 

LIVE    STOCK    CENSUS    OF    CHUBUT. 


The  Governor  of  the  Chubut  Territory  has  sent  in  his  report  of  a 
census  taken  in  November,  1905.  The  population  is  given  as  12,417. 
The  live  stock  figures  are  interesting  in  view  of  the  discussion  now 
going  on  in  reference  to  the  number  of  live  stock  in  the  Argentine 


ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC.  1055 

Republic.     The  Chubiit  ligures  for  1905,  compared  with  those  of  the 
National  census  of  1895,  are: 


Sheep . . 
Pig-s.... 
Goats  .. 
Horses  . 
Cattle . . 


Total - 


1895. 


1905. 


47,  306 

563 

53 

13, 907 

3,186 


64,015 


1,361,219 

1,026 

11,429 

96, 343 

225, 658 


1,695,675 


This  is  the  first  report  showing  an  increase  in  sheep.  Those  recently 
published  of  the  Pampa  and  Entre  Rios  were  all  the  other  way,  so  that 
the  Chubut  total  will  help  to  make  up  a  little  of  the  lost  ground. 

SUGAR  CROP  IN  TTJCUMAN,    1905. 

The  sugar  crop  in  the  Province  of  Tucuman,  Argentine  Republic,  in 
1905,  was  as  follows:  Cane  crushed,  1,595,517  tons,  yielding  115,919 
tons  of  sugar,  being  an  increase  of  7,115  tons  when  compared  with 
1901.  The  sugar  exported  from  the  Province  was  106,132  tons,  so 
that  the  stock  is  9,817  tons,  held  by  15  of  the  mills.  Twenty-seven 
mills  worked  during  the  year. 

MUNICIPAL  STATISTICS  OF  BUENOS  AYRES,    1904. 

A  large  volume  has  recently  been  published  in  the  Argentine 
Republic  comprising  all  statistical  data  taken  from  the  last  census  of 
September,  1904,  relative  to  the  population,  education,  construction  of 
buildings,  commerce  and  industry  of  the  city  of  Buenos  Ayres. 

Buenos  Ayres  has  at  present  over  a  million  inhabitants  (1,025,653), 
while  on  the  18th  of  September,  1904,  its  population  was  950,891,  of 
which  523,041  were  Argentine  and  427,850  foreign.  About  320,589 
Argentine  citizens  were  born  in  the  capital,  197,319  in  other  parts  of 
the  Republic,  and  5,133  were  naturalized.  The  population  of  the 
capital  of  Buenos  Ayres  in  1895  was  only  663,854  inhabitants. 

The  number  of  school  children  from  6  to  15  years  of  age  is  188,271, 
of  which  23,635  can  read.  Of  these,  126,989  children  received  their 
education  in  public  schools,  617  in  factories  and  other  workshops,  and 
9,503  at  home  or  at  other  places.  Besides,  4,362  left  school  before 
completing  their  studies,  although  capable  of  reading.  Therefore  the 
total  of  the  population  of  children  from  6  to  14  capable  of  reading  is 
160,977. 

According  to  the  census  of  1895,  the  percentage  of  the  inhabitants 
able  to  read  was  75.9  per  cent;  in  1904  it  was  86.8  per  cent,  which 
clearly  shows  that  Buenos  Ayres  has  progressed  greatly  from  an  edu- 
cational point  of  view.  The  percentage  of  foreigners  capable  of  read- 
ing is  given  as  69.1  per  cent. 


1056   INTERNATIONAL^  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  census  gives  the  following  data  with  reference  to  number  of 
inhabitants  having  professional  emplojaiients  : 


Number. 


Agriculture  and  cattle  raising 
Industry  and  manual  labor  . . 

Commerce 

Transportation 

Domestics 

Keal  estate  agents 

Government  employees,  etc. . 

Sanitary  professions 

Liberal  professions 

Educational  professions 

Unclassified 

Total 


4,C13 

127, 244 

90, 114 

15, 281 

57, 248 

10, 729 

30, 060 

3,531 

8,791 

13, 556 

55,125 


416,832 


The  above  table  refers  to  the  number  of  persons  having  professions 
and  who  are  over  l-i  j^ears  of  age. 

The  number  of  persons  owning  real  propert}^  in  Buenos  Aja'es  in 
1887  was  onh-  34,039,  while  in  1904  the  number  was  raised  to  78,300. 

Great  development  is  apparent  in  the  investment  of  capital  in  that 
cit}^,  w^hen  it  is  considered  that  in  1895  it  amounted  to  ^254,146,755 
worth  of  goods  and  in  1904  it  more  than  doubled — that  is,  in  nine 
5'ears  it  rose  to  ^520,706,300. 

Commerce  has  also  developed  rapidl3^  Onl_y  3,139  commercial  estab- 
lishments existed  in  Buenos  Ayres  in  1855,  while  in  1895  there  were 
12,831,  and  in  1904,  17,985. 

The  following  figures  will  clearly  show  the  industrial  development 
of  the  Argentine  capital:  6,128  industrial  establishments  existed  in 
1887,  and  in  1904  there  were  8,877;  the  amount  of  insurance  funds 
was  ^19,000,000  in  1887  and  $60,000,000  in  1904;  the  total  horse- 
power of  the  motors  was  6,277  in  1887  and  19,858  in  1904;  the  total 
value  of  raw  materials  amounted  to  $47,754,500  in  1887,  while  in  1904 
it  reached  the  enormous  sum  of  $183,500,000. 

OUTPUT  OF  THE  NATIOÎTAL  HAT  FACTOBY  IN  1905. 
[From  "La  Revista  Industrial  y  Comercial,"  of  Buenos  Ayres,  No.  96.] 

In  1905  the  national  hat  factor}^  manufactured  hats  in  the  follow^ing 
quantities:  In  the  first  nine  months,  57,116  woolen  and  51,327  felt 
hats,  or  a  total  of  108,443.  Exact  figures  of  the  hats  manufactured 
during  the  third  quarter  of  1905  are  not  at  hand,  but  a  conservative 
estimate  is  19,000  woolen  and  17,000  felt  hats.  On  this  basis  the 
production  in  1905  was  76,000  woolen  and  68,000  felt  hats,  or  a  total, 
in  round  numbers,  of  144,000, 

In  the  manufacture  of  the  76,000  woolen  hats  30,400  kilograms  of 
wool  were  used,  or  an  average  of  400  grams  per  hat.  During  the  first 
nine  months  of  1905  the  factory  sold  51,700  felt  hats  and  43,187 
woolen  hats,  or  a  total  of  94,887. 


BOLIVIA,  1057 

The  foregoing  figures  show  that  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  this 
article  were  of  great  importance.  Nevertheless,  this  industry  has  not 
3^et  reached  its  full  development  when  it  is  borne  in  mind  that  a  large 
quantity  of  modern  machiner}^  has  recently  been  installed,  hj  the  use 
of  which  the  national  hat  factory  can  easil}^  make  100  dozen  hats  daily, 
or  a  total  of  400,000  per  year. 


BOLIYIA. 

STAMP  TAXES  ON  AliCOHOLIC  LIQUORS. 

[Decree  of  February  2,  190G.] 

Chapter  I. —  Taxes  and  classification. 

Article  1.  Wines,  liquors,  beers,  and  alcoholic  beverages,  which 
may  be  imported  or  sold  in  the  Republic,  shall  pay  a  stamp  tax  as 
herein  indicated: 

Jjolivianos. 

Beer,  domestic,  per  ordinary  bottle 0.  01 

Beer,  foreign,  per  ordinarj-  bottle 05 

Wine,  domestic,  per  ordinary  bottle _ 02 

Wine,  foreign  table,  per  ordinary  bottle 05 

Wine,  foreign  fine,  as  sherry,  port,  burgundy,  madeira,  málaga,  etc 10 

Spirits,  domestic,  per  bottle .02 

Spirits,  foreign  and  of  different  kinds,  as  cognac,  whisky.  Old  Tom,  chartreuse, 

etc. — that  is  to  say,  all  kinds  of  bitters,  aperients,  and  cologne  spirits 20 

Champagne,  per  bottle 50 

Art.  2.  Liquors  otherwise  contained  than  in  bottles  shall  pay  upon 
the  unit  of  the  liter,  one-half  centavo  for  domestic  and  3  centavos  for 
foreign  over  the  rates  above  set  out. 

Art.  3.  The  stamps  must  adhere,  covering  the  stopper  and  part  of 
the  neck  of  the  bottle  in  such  a  manner  as  to  be  rendered  unservice- 
able upon  opening  the  bottle;  and  to  this  end  they  shall  be  rectangular 
in  shape,  10  centimeters  in  length  and  1  centimeter  in  width.  The}^ 
shall  be  differentiated  in  color,  rose  colored  for  domestic  and  sky  blue 
for  foreign  liquors. 

Art.  4.  Halves,  quarters,  eighths,  etc.,  of  a  bottle  shall  bear  the 
proportionate  part  of  the  stamp  of  the  proper  rate.  In  the  case  of  a 
rate  of  1  centavo  per  bottle,  the  halves  and  other  subdivisions  shall 
bear  the  stamp  divided  lengthwise  in  proportion  to  the  tax. 

Art.  5.  Every  keeper  of  alcoholic  liquors  in  bottles  subject  to  this 
law  shall  be  required  to  keep  the  same  with  the  proper  stamp  adhering 
in  the  form  above  set  out;  also  every  keeper  of  the  said  liquors  other- 
wise contained  than  in  bottles  shall  be  obliged,  under  penalty  of 
confiscation,  to  keep  in  his  possession  stamps  corresponding  to  the 
quantity  thereof,  so  defaced  as  to  be  rendered  unserviceable. 


1058   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Chapter  II. — Imported  alcoholic  liquors. 

Art.  6.  In  the.  case  of  imported  liquors  the  importer  or  person 
interested  shall  obtain  stamps  corresponding  to  the  total  amount  of  the 
custom-house  clearance  certiücate,  and  shall  preserve  these  stamps 
with  the  liquors,  so  long  as  he  shall  keep  the  same  in  his  possession 
boxed  up  or  packed. 

Art.  1.  For  the  purposes  of  the  preceding  article,  in  the  custom- 
houses of  the  Republic  there  shall  be  placed  at  the  service  of  the 
officials  charged  with  the  supervision  of  this  impost,  all  documents 
which  may  be  requested,  in  order  to  furnish  information,  such  as 
manifest,  in  gross  or  in  detail,  consular  invoices,  permits,  etc. 

Art,  8.  The  administrator  of  the  custom-house  shall  remit  to  the 
inspector  or  commissioner  the  permit,  in  order  that  he  may  take  note  of 
the  entry  and  may  proceed  to  make  effective  the  impost.  Stamps  shall 
be  obtained  from  the  inspector's  office  separatel}^  with  relation  to  each 
clearance  certificate,  the  person  interested  not  being  allowed  to  pre- 
sent stamps  purchased  in  anticipation  or  in  bulk  for  several  importa- 
tion entries. 

Art.  9.  Just  as  soon  as  a  keeper  of  alcoholic  liquors  shall  open  for 
whatever  motive  one  or  more  of  the  boxes  or  packages,  whether  or 
not  he  takes  therefrom  its  contents,  he  shall  cause  to  be  fixed  immedi- 
ately to  each  bottle  or  vessel  the  proper  stamps. 

Art.  10.  Once  that  any  portion  of  the  stock  on  hand  in  liquors  of 
any  wholesale  merchant  or  importer  passes,  by  reason  of  sale  or  other 
cause,  to  a  second  person  or  is  sent  to  another  point,  there  shall  be 
attached  to  each  bottle  its  proper  stamp,  whether  the  bottles  are 
encased  or  packed  or  riot. 

Art.  11.  When  liquors  contained  in  pipes,  casks,  decanters,  skins, 
etc.,  are  cleared,  there  must  be  obtained  and  preserved  stamps  of  an 
amount  corresponding  to  the  quantity  noted  in  the  clearance  certifi- 
cate, and  in  addition  the  surcharge  set  out  in  article  2,  observing  in 
this  case  the  provisions  of  article  16. 

Chapter  III. — Domestic  alcoholic  liquors  of  foreign  rata  material. 

Art.  12.  Manufacturers  and  rectifiers  of  wines,  beers,  liquors, 
spirits,  and  other  alcoholic  drinks  of  foreign  raw  material  shall  be 
obliged  to  submit  to  the  departmental  inspector's  office,  within  twenty 
days  after  the  installation  of  newly-built  manufactories,  a  report  for 
the  purpose  of  registration,  which  shall  contain:  The  name  of  the 
manufacturer  and  proprietor;  the  situation  of  the  manufactory;  the 
kind  of  liquor  to  be  produced;  the  quantity  per  year,  and  the  kind  of 
vessel  in  which  shipped. 


BOLIVIA.  1059 

Aet  13.  Likewise  the  manufacturer  as  well  as  the  shipper  of  the 
products  shall  be  obliged  to  affix  the  proper  stamps  in  the  prescribed 
form  as  soon  as  the  product  is  bottled. 

Art.  11.  In  case  the  sauie  shall  not  be  bottled,  but  put  into  pipes, 
casks,  decanters,  skins,  etc.,  there  must  be  obtained  and  preserved 
stamps  corresponding  to  the  quanti t}"  therein,  taking  as  a  base  the 
unit  of  the  liter  with  the  surcharge  provided  for  in  article  2. 

Art.  16.  In  order  to  remove  from  any  manufactory  any  quantity  of 
finished  products  for  the  purpose  of  sale  or  otherwise,  the  purchaser 
or  person  so  removing  must  secure  the  stamps  appertaining  to  the 
quantit}^  of  liquor  removed  from  the  possession  of  the  seller  or  manu- 
facturer. 

Art.  16.  If  the  purchaser  or  remover  has  bought  b}^  weight,  meas- 
ure, etc. — that  is,  unbottled — he  must  preserve  the  specified  stamps 
and  immediately  on  drawing  off  the  liquor  without  bottling  is  under 
the  obligation  of  advising  the  inspector,  subinspector,  or  commissioner 
thereof  and  of  presenting  the  said  stamps,  which  he  must  keep  in  his 
possession,  in  order  that  they  be  canceled. 

Art.  17.  If  this  information  is  not  given  and  the  stamps  presented 
within  a  reasonable  time  in  the  judgment  of  the  inspecting  ofiice,  said 
ofiice  shall  take  steps  to  ascertain  the  facts  of  the  case,  and  on  finding 
that  there  has  been  a  violation  of  the  law,  shall  assess  a  fine  in  its  judg- 
ment of  from  20  to  500  bolivianos. 

Chapter  IV. — Domestic  alcoholic  liquors  produced  from  domestic  ratü 

material. 

Art.  18.  Manufacturers  and  rectifiers  of  beers,  wines,  liquors,  and 
other  alcoholic  beverages  from  domestic  raw  material  are  likewise 
obliged  to  make  the  report  referred  to  in  article  12. 

Art.  19.  Immediately  on  bottling  their  products  they  must  affix 
thereto  the  stamps  in  the  prescribed  form. 

Art.  20.  Every  purchaser  or  consignee,  as  soon  as  he  shall  receive 
diwj  amount  of  not  bottled  alcoholic  liquors  made  from  domestic  raw 
material,  shall  obtain  the  proper  stamps  in  order  also  to  afiix  them  in 
the  prescribed  form. 

Chapter  V. —  Of  Penalties. 

Art.  21.  Every  bottle  containing  alcoholic  liquors,  subject  to  this 
decree,  found  without  the  proper  stamps  affixed  in  the  prescribed  form 
shall  be  confiscated.  When  the  quantity  attached  shall  exceed  a  half 
dozen  bottles,  one-half  the  amount  of  the  fine  shall  go  to  the  informer. 
If  the  amount  attached  be  less  than  one-half  dozen,  the  confiscated 
liquor  shall  go  to  the  informer,  who  shall  be  responsible  for  the  value 
of  the  proper  stamps  on  the  confiscated  bottles. 
Bull.  No.  4—06 13 


1060   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Art.  22.  In  the  event  that  any  package  or  case  of  liquors  is  found 
in  the  possession  of  a  wholesale  merchant  or  importer  which  shows 
sio-ns  of  having'  been  opened  and  the  bottles  or  vessels  contained 
therein  are  found  without  the  proper  stamps  affixed  thereto,  then  the 
penalty  shall  attach  thereto  in  the  proportion  set  out  in  article  21. 

Art.  23.  In  other  cases  expressh^  provided  for  in  this  law  there 
shall  be  applied  the  special  penalties  herein  set  out. 

Chapter  VI, — Eocjwrts. 

Art.  24.  There  shall  be  refunded  on  domestic  liquors  which  are 
exported,  the  amount  corresponding  to  the  Avalué  of  the  stamps  to  which 
the}"  have  been  subject  by  the  impost,  after  complete  verification  of  the 
fact  of  their  exportation. 

Art.  25.  The  verification  referred  to  in  the  preceding  article  shall 
be  made  on  the  export  permit  issued  by  the  custom-house  by  means  of 
a  brief  annotation  signed  b}^  the  exporter  or  person  interested,  and 
finally  by  a  certificate  issued  at  the  place  of  destination  by  the  Bolivian 
consul  or  a  consul  of  a  f riendl}-  country. 

Chapter  VII. —  General  Provisions. 

Art.  26.  Alcoholic  liquors  subject  to  the  monopol}^  will  not  pay  the 
stamp  tax. 

Art.  27.  AlcohoHc  liquors  produced  by  chemical  change  of  the 
alcohol  bought  of  the  monopoly,  or  for  disinfection,  or  simply  to  be 
watered  or  reduced  in  grade,  and  put  upon  sale  as  such,  are  not 
exempt  from  the  stamp  tax. 

Chapter  VIII. — Inspectc/rs  and  suhinspectors. 

Art.  28.  There  shall  be  an  inspector  in  each  department  capital,  a 
subinspector  in  some  provincial  capitals,  and  as  man}^  commissioners 
as  may  be  necessary.  Their  duties  shall  be:  {a)  To  look  after  the 
strict  compliance  with  and  observance  of  the  provisions  of  this  law. 
Qj)  To  issue  the  proper  stamps,  which  the  national  treasury  shall  pro- 
vide monthly  to  the  inspectors,  prior  account  whereof  must  be  ren- 
dered in  the  manner  set  out.  The  inspectors  shall  suppl}"  the  suhin- 
spectors and  commissioners  on  the  same  conditions,  ie)  They  shall 
keep  books  necessary  to  the  methodical  and  careful  accounting  of  the 
impost,  such  as  sales  book  of  stamps,  book  of  registry,  etc. 

Art.  29.  In  the  cantons  there  shall  be  subordinate  officials  charged 
with  looking  after  and  issuing  stamps. 

Art.  30.  When  in  spite  of  the  means  of  control  and  verifications 
made  by  the  inspectors  and  suhinspectors  it  happens  that  liquors  escape 
the  payment  of  the  stamp  tax,  a  fine  of  from  50  to  500  bolivianos  shall 


BOLIVIA.  1061 

be  imposed  upon  the  importer  or  owner  independently  of  the  confis- 
cation of  the  liquors  found  unstamped. 

Art.  31.  In  full  remuneration  for  services  the  inspectors  shall  have 
10  per  cent  upon  the  sale  of  stamps  made  directl}^  hj  them,  and  2  per 
cent  upon  sales  by  subinspectors,  which  latter  shall  have  the  8  per  cent 
on  their  sales. 

Art.  32,  Inspectors  and  subinspectors  shall  furnish  bonds  propor- 
tional to  the  amounts  handled  hj  them. 

EXPORT  DUTIES  ON  TIN. 

United  States  Minister  Sorsbt,  in  a  report  from  Bolivia,  says  that 
the  Bolivian  Congress  passed  on  December  29  last  the  following  law, 
which  has  been  approved  b}^  the  Executive  and  is  now  in  operation: 

"Artici^e  I.  From  January  1,  1906,  duties  of  exportation  on  tin 
mietals  and  minerals  will  be  collected  in  conformity  with  the  following 
tariff: 

For  barrilla  (concentrates). 

Bolivianos. 

If  the  market  quotation  for  straights  is  less  than  100  liters  per  quintal 0.  90 

From  100  to  110 1. 00 

From  110  to  120 1.15 

From  120  to  130 1.  30 

From  130  to  140 1.45 

From  140  to  150 1.  60 

From  150  to  160 1.  75 

From  160  to  170 2.00 

From  170  to  180 ". 2.25 

From  180  to  190 2.60 

From  190  to  200 3.  00 

From  200  and  above 3. 50 

For  bars. 

If  the  market  quotation  for  straights  is  less  than  100  liters  per  quintal 1. 50 

From  100  to  110 1.  60 

From  110  to  120 ^ 1.  75 

From  120  to  130 1.  90 

From  130  to  140 : 2. 10 

From  140  to  150 2.  30 

From  150  to  160 2.  50 

From  160  to  170 : 2.  80 

From  170  to  180 3.10 

From  180  to  190 3.40 

From  190  to  200 3.  80 

From  200  and  above 4.  20 

"Art.  II.  The  Minister  of  Hacienda  will  revise  and  fix  the  áxxtj  to  be 
collected  on  tin  barrilla  and  bars  according  to  the  market  quotations 
(in  Europe)  and  in  strict  conformity  with  the  foregoing  tariff,  which 
shall  remain  in  force  and  effect  for  fifteen  days,  regardless  of  the  fluc- 
tuation in  the  market  value  of  tin. 


1062   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

"Akt.  III.  The  companies  which  exploit  tin  mines  are  exempted 
from  the  payment  of  the  3  per  cent  upon  their  net  earnings. 

"Art.  IV.  From  January  1, 1906,  there  shall  be  collected  on  bismuth 
the  following-  duties  of  exportation: 

Bolivianos. 

On  lingotes  or  bars,  per  quintal 10 

On  mineral  or  barrilla,  per  quintal 8 

"Art.  Y.  The  export  of  coined  gold  mone}^  shall  no  longer  be  free, 
and  shall  be  subject  to  an  export  duty  of  3  per  cent. 

"Art.  VI.  The  Executive  shall  establish  the  rules  and  regulations 
for  the  execution  of  the  present  law." 

MINING  INDUSTRY. 

Señor  M.  V.  Ballivian,  Director-General  of  Statistics  of  the  Repub- 
lic of  Bolivia,  states  that  the  mining  industrj^  in  Bolivia  has  reached 
a  notable  degree  of  development  and  has  come  to  be  regarded  as  the 
national  industrj^  par  excellence. 

The  mountains  and  heights  of  this  Republic  inclose  great  A'^eins  of 
rich  ores,  forming  the  most  varied  combination.  They  are  not,  how- 
ever, being  worked  to  their  full  capacity  on  account  of  the  scarcity 
of  capital  and  chiefly  because  of  the  lack  of  easy  means  of  communi- 
cation. In  spite  of  this  Bolivia  can  boast  of  possessing  an  industry  m 
the  front  rank  of  modern  progress  and  can  rel}^  for  the  exploitation 
of  its  riches  on  the  best  miners  in  South  America. 

The  distribution  of  the  veins  of  ore  in  the  territory  of  Bolivia  is  a 
matter  which  has  attracted  the  attention  of  the'  geologist.  A  clever 
naturalist,  speaking  of  the  Bolivian  highlands,  called  them  "a  table  of 
silver,  supported  by  columns  of  gold." 

There  is  certainl}^  not  in  all  South  America  a  geologic  region  more 
favored  than  that  of  Bolivia.  It  contains  in  marvelous  abundance 
gold,  silver,  tin,  copper,  bismuth,  wolfram,  etc.,  and  among  its  min- 
eral substances  not  metallic  may  be  named  borax,  coal,  saltpeter, 
petroleum,  and  many  others. 

The  gold  mines  of  Bolivia  during  a  period  of  two  hundred  and  ten 
years,  from  1540  to  1750,  produced  the  sum  of  ¿£420,000,  and  from  the 
last-named  year  to  the  J^eginning  of  the  nineteenth  centur}'-  the  mines 
and  wash-hutches  of  the  district  of  La  Paz  alone  produced  $14,000,000 
gold.  From  1818  to  1868  they  produced  1150,000,000.  The  product 
of  the  other  mines  of  the  nation  from  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth 
centur}^  to  the  closing  years  of  the  nineteenth  is  estimated  at  £25,000,000. 
At  present  the  annual  production  of  gold  is  estimated  at  550,000  kilo- 
grams, with  an  official  value  of  275,000  bolivianos. 

It  is  well  known  that  Bolivia  has  for  a  long  time  occupied  the  third 
place  among  the  silver-producing  countries  of  the  world.  Within  the 
limits  of  the  Republic  there  are  more  than  10,000  abandoned  silver 
mines,  idle  not  for  lack  of  ore  but  for  want  of  capital,  application  of 


BBAZIL. 


1063 


water  power,  and  other  obstacles.  The  hill  of  Potosí,  celebrated  in  the 
mining-  annals  of  the  world,  has  produced,  in  the  three  hundred  and 
twenty  3^ ears  since  its  discov^ery,  3,631,128,352  silver  dollars,  or  an 
average  of  11,281,776  per  year.  At  the  present  time  there  are  but 
few  companies  engaged  in  the  working  of  the  silver  mines,  and  among 
the  few  the  first  place  is  given  to  the  Huanchaca  Company  of  Bolivia, 
whose  production  from  the  year  1873,  the  date  of  its  organization,  up 
to  1901  has  been  1,600  tons  of  pure  silver. 

The  exploitation  of  tin  is  a  recent  enterprise  in  Bolivia,  Never- 
theless, its  annual  production  reaches  about  30,000  tons.  Each  day 
brings  discoveries  of  immense  deposits  of  this  metal  in  different  points 
of  the  Republic,  the  richest  and  most  abundant  being  found  in  the 
districts  of  Potosi,  Oruro,  and  Inquisivi. 

Copper  is  produced  in  the  largest  quantities  in  the  district  of  Coro- 
coro,  where  the  annual  output  is  from  3,000  to  4,000  tons.  The  other 
copper  mines  in  the  Republic  have  been  abandoned. 

In  addition  to  the  minerals  which  have  been  mentioned  there  are 
many  others  of  great  value,  occupying  a  considerable  portion  of  the 
Bolivian  territory,  but  they  are  being  exploited  on  a  very  small  scale 
on  account  of  the  difficulties  referred  to  above.  Mining  in  Bolivia 
will  make  wonderful  advances  very  shortly  when  the  project  for  rail- 
way communication  has  been  realized. 


BRAZIL. 

NEW  PKESIDENT. 

The    International  Bureau  of   the  American    Republics    has    been 

informed  b}^  the  Department  of  State  of  the  United  States,  under  date 

of  March  29,  1906,  that  on  March  1,  1906,  Dr.  Affonso  Penna  was 

elected  President  of  the  Republic  of  Brazil,  and  Dr.  Nilo  Peçanha, 

Vice-President,  for  a  term  of  four  j^ears,  beginning  on  November  15, 

1906. 

COFFEE  MOVEMENT,   JANUARY,    1906. 

The  coffee  movement  at  the  ports  of  Rio  de  Janeiro  and  Santos  for 
the  month  of  January,  1906,  compared  with  that  of  the  same  month 
of  the  previous  year,  was  as  follows: 


Rio  de  Janeiro. 


1906. 


Santos. 


1905. 


Entries .' 

Shipments 

Sales 

Daily  average  of  entries  . . . 
Daily  average  of  shipments 

Entries  from  July  1 

Shipments  from  July  1 

Stock  on  hand  January  31 . 


Bags. 

117, 676 

201,520 

123,000 

3,793 

8,089 

2, 278, 323 

2, 373, 525 

212, 523 


Bags. 

196, 439 

189, 420 

154, 000 

6,336 

7,413 

1, 926,  696 

2, 058, 236 

434,  691 


Bags. 

280, 532 

554, 218 

231, 681 

9,049 

17,878 

5, 833,  956 

5, 546, 143 

1,059,671 


Bags. 

374, 509 

600, 765 

397, 430 

12, 081 

19, 379 

6,  322, 881 

5, 302, 118 

1, 570, 164 


1064      INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

CONVENTION  WITH   THE    ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC  FOR  THE    PRO- 
TECTION OF  TRADE-MARKS. 

The  convention  concluded  between  Brazil  and  the  Argentine  Repub- 
lic for  the  protection  of  commercial  and  industrial  trade-marks  was 
approved  b}"  the  Brazilian  Congress  on  November  28,  1905,  and  the 
respective  ratifications  were  exchanged  in  the  same  citj"  on  the  10th 
of  January,  1906.     The  text  of  the  convention  is  as  follows: 

"The  Presidents  of  the  Republic  of  the  United  States  of  Brazil  and 
of  the  Argentine  Republic,  desiring  to  secure  for  their  respective  man- 
ufacturers and  merchants  the  reciprocal  protection  of  their  industrial 
and  commercial  trade-marks,  have  decided  to  conclude  a  convention 
for  this  purpose  and  have  named  their  plenipotentiaries,  to  wit: 

"The  President  of  the  Republic  of  the  United  States  of  Brazil,  Dr. 
Oltntho  Maximo  de  Magalhães,  Minister  of  Foreign  Relations; 

"The  President  of  the  Argentine  Republic,  Dr.  Manuel  Goeostiaga, 
Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipotentiar}^  of  the  Argentine 
Republic  in  Brazil; 

"Who,  after  having  exchanged  their  respective  full  powers,  which 
were  found  in  good  and  due  form,  have  agreed  on  the  following: 

«  "Art  1". 

"Manufacturers  and  merchants  of  the  United  States  of  Brazil  and 
manufacturers  and  merchants  of  the  Argentine  Republic  who  have 
registered  their  industrial  or  commercial  trade-marks  in  accordance 
with  the  laws  of  their  respective  countries  shall  also  have  the  right  to 
register  the  same  in  the  other  country,  provided  they  compl}'  with  the 
conditions  established  by  the  laws  and  regulations  of  the  country  where 
the  registry  is  made. 

"Art  2°. 

"The  present  convention  shall  be  ratified,  and  the  exchange  of  the 
ratifications  shall  take  place  in  the  cit}"  of  Rio  de  Janeiro  as  soon  as 
possible.  It  shall  cease  to  be  in  force  at  the  expiration  of  six  months, 
counted  from  the  date  on  which  notice  is  given  by  either  of  the  high 
contracting  parties  of  its  intention  to  terminate  the  arrangement. 

"In  testimony  whereof  the  respective  plenipotentiaries  have  affixed 
their  signatures  and  seals  to  the  present  convention  in  duplicate,  each 
copy  being  written  in  both  languages. 

"Done  at  the  city  of  Rio  de  Janeiro  on  the  30th  da}'  of  October, 
1901. 

"[l.  s.]  Oltntho  Maximo  de  Magalhães. 

"[l.  s.]  Manuel  Goeostiaga." 


BKAZIL. 


1065 


EXPORTS   FROM   PERNAMBUCO,  JANUARY,   1906. 

The  '"'' Boletim,  MensaV  oi  the  Commercial  Association  of  Pernam 
buco  publishes  the  following  statistics  of  the  export  movement  at  that 
port  for  the  month  of  January,  1906: 


Sugar kilos..  24,580,529 

Cotton do 1,669,946 

Brandy pipes..  742 

Alcohol do 985 

Hides number..  5,  212 

Cotton  seed . .  '. bags . .  8,  299 

Carnauba  wax do 1, 1 77 

Mandioca  flour do 14,380 

Eubber barrels..  3 


Rubber bales. .  2, 128 

Textiles do 322 

Corn bags..  27,372 

Skins bales. .  171 

Castor-oil  seed bags . .  11 ,  397 

Coffee do ... .  4,  699 

Soap boxes. .  6,  239 

Oil do....  570 

Do barrels..  136 


PROHIBITION  OF  GOODS  BEARING  FAIiSE  INDICATIONS  OF 

ORIGIN. 

The  Bra,zilian  "  Diario  Official ■-  for  December  8,  190.5,  contains  the 
text  of  a  decree  prohibiting  the  importation  into  Brazil  of  all  goods 
bearing  a  false  indication  of  origin,  under  the  terms  of  the  Madrid 
Convention  of  1891.  Such  goods  wiW  be  seized  b}^  the  customs  author- 
ities, or  by  the  Federal  judiciary  authorities  if  the  goods  have  passed 
out  of  the  hands  of  the  customs.  Goods  seized  in  the  fiscal  zone  must 
be  reexported  by  the  importers  within  thirty  days;  failing  which  the}^ 
will  be  destroj^ed.  Goods  seized  outside  the  fiscal  zone  will  be  ren- 
dered useless  or  destroyed.  In  either  case,  importers  will  incur  a  fine 
of  50  per  cent  of  the  value  of  the  imported  goods. 

NEW    RUBBER    COMPANY. 

The  Santa  Eosa  Rubber  Prospecting  S3mdicate  is  the  title  of  a 
company  recently  incorporated  in  London  for  the  purpose  of  acquiring 
land  in  the  State  of  Para  and  other  points  of  Brazil  for  the  cultivation 
of  rubber.     The  companj"  has  a  capital  of  =£50,000. 

IMPORTATION  OF  RUBBER  GOODS,  1903  AND   1904. 

An  official  statement  published  in  The  "India  Rubber  World  "  of  April 
1, 1906,  gives  the  total  valuation  of  rubber  manufactures  imported  into 
the  Republic  of  Brazil  during  the  3^ ear  1904  at  2,280,762  ■milreis^  as 
compared  with  2,371,823  milreis  for  the  previous  3'ear.  The  detailed 
statement  of  their  origin  and  destination  is  as  follows: 


ORIGIN. 

1903. 

1904. 

Germany 

Milreis. 
873,  259 
150,  T76 
289,  371 
767,  308 
189, 872 
104, 237 

Milreis. 
797, 664 

United  States 

156, 639 

France 

275,  602 

Great  Britain 

714,016 

Italy .                  

218, 164 

All  other 

118,677 

Total 

2,  374, 823 

2,280,762 

1066   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAK  REPUBLICS. 

DESTINATION. 


1903. 


1904. 


Manaos  . 
Para 


Pernambuco . 
Bahia . 


Rio  de  Janeiro. 

Santos 

Porto  Alegre... 
Other  ports 


Milreis. 

77, 640 
155,  725 
135, 703 

89, 728 
244, 261 
377, 203 
104, 168 
190, 395 


Total 2, 374, 823 


Milreis. 

84,  950 

145, 900 

92,  757 

90,  329 

1, 025, 847 

585, 292 

97,  537 

158, 150 


2, 280, 762 


QUALITIES  OF  NATIVE  COAL. 

From  the  findings  of  Doctor  White,  State  g-eologist  of  West  Vir- 
ginia, in  regard  to  Brazilian  coal,  it  appears  that  the  samples  recently 
sent  to  Germany  for  anal}" sis  were  not  in  an}^  way  picked,  but  were 
slices  cut  containing  sulphur,  slate,  and  even  clay.  When  these  samples 
were  made  into  briquettes  the}^  contained  only  from  10  per  cent  to  13 
per  cent  of  ash,  which  is  a  less  proportion  than  that  contained  by  coal 
used  by  many  of  the  shipping  lines.  Of  sulphur,  the  briquettes  con- 
tain onl}"^  six-tenths  of  1  per  cent.  Doctor  White  does  not  maintain 
that  Brazilian  coal  is  of  first  qualit}",  or  anything  like  it,  but  what  he 
does  maintain  is  that  all  that  is  needed  to  make  it  serviceable  for 
briquettes  of  good  quality  is  power  and  water.  These  can  be  obtained 
on  the  spot. 

The  reason  the  coal  has  not  been  used  on  the  Donna  Thereza  Chris- 
tina Kailway  is  that  before  purification  it  is  not  fit  for  use,  but  as  soon 
as  the  plant  is  erected  the  briquettes  will  be  used,  and  no  other  coal. 
Doctor  White  points  out  that  since  the  English  company  closed  down, 
immense  strides  have  been  made  in  the  scientific  methods  of  washing 
coal.  The  Government  has,  it  appears,  decided  to  run  the  railway  to 
the  mouth  of  the  mine,  and  a  plant  will  also  be  erected  for  the  manu- 
facture of  sulphuric  acid  from  the  residue  left  by  the  washed  coal. 
These  facts  go  to  show  that  native  coal  may  become  of  great  use  and 
that  the  result  will  be  highly  beneficial  to  trade. 


CHILE. 

CUSTOMS  RECEIPTS,  JANTJAîlY,   1906. 

The  customs  receipts  of  the  Eepublic  of  Chile  for  the  month  of  Jan- 
uary, 1906,  amounted  to  $6,051,923  for  export  and  $3,139,430  for 
import  duties,  forming  a  total  revenue  of  $9,191,353. 

The  receipts  during  the  same  month  of  1905  were,  respectively^ 
$5,563,184  and  $2,441,010,  giving  a  total  of  $8,004,494,  consequently 


CHILE. 


1067 


January,  1906,  shows  an  increase  in  receipts  of  $1,186,859  compared 
with  those  of  1905,  of  which  increase  $188,4:39  correspond  to  export 
and  $698,120  to  import  duties. 

The  following  statement  gives  the  particulars  of  the  receipts  of  the 
different  ports  during  the  before-mentioned  months  of  both  j^-ears: 


1905. 

1906. 

1905. 

1906. 

EXPORT  DUTIES. 

SI,  047, 248 

3, 017,  388 

688, 519 

485, 400 

324, 829 

! 

$1,297,388 

3, 190,  683 

733,  986 

219,748  I 

610,118 

IMPORT   DUTIES— cont'd. 

Taltal 

S8,432 

8,029 

288 

37, 079 

1,  568, 096 

276, 314 

23, 906 

40, 224 

1,370 

169,  271 

$38, 152 
8,427 

Caldera 

Tocopilla 

Carrizal  Bajo 

38, 521 

2, 039,  722 

247, 169 

21  555 

Taltal 

Valparaiso 

Total  

5,563,484 

6, 051, 923 

Coronel 

61,145 

6,852 
61, 093 

IMPORT   DUTIES. 

4,982 

11,022 

203, 220 

21,  379 

67,  398 

22, 604 
13, 369 

263, 981 
19,026  1 

188,814 

Frontier  customs-houses 
Total 

Pisagua 

2,441,010 

3  139  430 

Iqiiique 

Tocopilla 

Antof  agasta 

Grand  total 

8,004,494 

9, 191, 353 

BUDGET  OF  EXPENSES,  1906. 

The  Chilean  ''Diario  Oficiar'  for  February  13,  1906,  published  the 
following  decree: 

"No.  1851.  The  National  Congress  has  approved  the  budget  of 
expenses  as  estimated  for  the  public  administration  of  the  Republic 
for  the  3"ear  1906,  as  follows: 


Interior  Department 

State  Department 

Worship 

Colonization 

Department  of  Public  Instruction 

Department  of  Justice 

Treasury  Department 

War  Department 

Navy  Department 

Department  of  Industry 

Department  of  Public  Works 

Railroads 

Total 


National  cur- 
rency. 


118, 


752. 47 
835. 05 
432. 00 
720. 00 
008. 04 
843.  78 
314.  43 
950. 18 
126,13- 
877. 63 
499. 82 
895. 20 


123,863,251.73 


Gold. 


$1,291,810.66 
1,321,736.15 


178, 333. 33 


20, 910, 322. 97 

80, 877. 26 

6,644,079.27 

100, 433.  33 


540, 600. 00 


31,068,192.! 


MODIFICATIOlSr  OF  SUGAR  DUTIES. 


"The  Board  of  Trade  Journal"  for  March  8,  1906,  states  that  a 
Chilean  law  authorizing  the  reduction  of  the  import  duty  on  refined 
sugar  b}^  Is.  6d.  per  100  kilograms,  and  the  increase  of  the  import 
duty  on  raw  sugar  b}'^  the  same  amount  has  been  finally  approved. 

END  OF  THE  NITRATE  COMBINATION. 

United  States  Minister  Hicks  reports  from  Chile  that  the  secretar}^ 
of  the  nitrate  producers'  combination,  after  vain  efforts  to  renew  the 


1068        INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN"    EEPUBLICS. 

agreement  for  a  term  of  years,  or  even  for  another  year,  has  issued  a 
circular  announcing"  his  failure,  and  stating  that  the  directors  have 
unanimously  resolved  to  abandon  the  attempt  to  renew  the  combina- 
tion. It  is  woj'thy  of  notice  that  in  all  the  enormous  output  of  nitrate 
of  soda  in  northern  Chile  there  is  no  American  capital  interested, 
although  shipments  to  the  United  States  are  increasing.  The  com- 
panies are  mostly  English,  with  a  few  Chilean  and  German, 

As  an  example  of  the  profits  in  the  production  of  nitrates,  the  annual 
report  of  the  London  Nitrate  Company,  Limited,  on  October  31, 
showed  that  the  company  was  organized  in  1887  with  a  capital  of 
$800,000,  In  the  eighteen  years  the  company  had  paid  in  dividends 
$1,170,000  and  had  returned  to  its  stockholders  $100,000  of  its  original 
capita],  making  a  total  of  §1,570,000  cash.  Besides  this,  the  company 
had  established  new  plants  at  a  cost  of  $400,000  and  had  begun  a  sink- 
ing fund  invested  in  English  securities  of  $100,000  more.  This  showed 
that  the  total  cash  earnings  of  the  company  in  eighteen  years  had 
reached  the  enormous  sum  of  $2,100,000.  It  still  has  on  hand  a  cap- 
ital stock  of  $100,000  and  assets  worth,  at  low  valuation,  $355,000. 

The  nitrate  industry  in  Chile  is  of  the  greatest  importance,  because 
the  Government  receives  something  like  $25,000,000  in  gold  annually 
from  an  export  dut}^  on  the  nitrates.  The  annual  transactions  in 
nitrate — that  is,  the  gross  value  of  the  product  shipped  out  of  the 
country — will  extend  into  the  hundreds  of  millions,  and  thousands  of 
men  in  Chile  and  Europe  have  been  made  wealth}^  by  it. 

THE  NITRATE  LAW. 

Congress  has  passed  the  proposed  law  concerning  the  final  titles  to 
nitrate  properties.  Under  the  terms  of  this  law,  persons  who  con- 
sider themselves  entitled  to  nitrate  claims  on  uncultivated  Govern- 
ment or  municipal  lands  shall  appear  before  the  proper  court,  setting 
forth  the  grounds  on  which  the}^  base  their  claim,  within  the  term  of 
four  months  from  the  date  on  which  this  law  becomes  eiïective,  with- 
out, however,  recovering  any  rights  that  may  have  been  forfeited  in 
conformity  with  the  provisions  relating  to  this  matter. 

The  surveys  of  the  claims  whose  titles  have  been  or  may  be  recog- 
nized by  the  courts  shall  be  made  within  the  term  of  six  months  from 
the  date  of  the  aforesaid  law  or  from  the  date  of  the  decision  of  the 
court.  The  engineer  appointed  by  the  parties  in  interest  shall  make 
the  survey,  and  if  there  is  no  such  engineer  in  the  Department  said 
surve}^  shall  be  made  by  the  expert  appointed  by  the  judge,  and  the 
engineers  appointed  by  the  Government's  nitrate  agency  shall  coop- 
erate in  said  operation.  The  surveys  shall  always  be  submitted  to  the 
approval  of  the  courts,  and  said  approval  shall  only  be  granted  when, 
from  the  verified  examination  of  the  surveys  and  of  the  application,  it 
shall  appear  that  the  nitrate  claim  is  situated  at  the  proper  place. 


CHILE.  1069 

The  promulgation  of  the  law  concerning  the  final  titles  to  nitrate 
properties  is  an  act  deserving  of  the  praise  of  all  those  really  interested 
in  the  preservation  of  the  propert}^  of  the  Government.  On  the  other 
hand,  said  law  also  fixes  the  terms  in  which  the  surve}^  corresponding 
to  the  recognized  title  shall  be  made,  protecting  the  interests  of  the 
State  by  wise  provisions. 

The  efiicient  provisions  of  this  new  law  show  due  regard  for  all 
rights  legally  acquired  and  prevent  the  spoliation  of  Government 
nitrate  property. 

TRANSANDINE  BAIIiROAD. 

The  section  of  the  Transandine  Railroad  that  was  inaugurated  on 
February  12,  1906,  consists  of  an  old  portion  of  the  road  and  a  new 
one;  the  former  extends  from  Los  Andes  to  Salto  del  Soldado,  being 
finished  by  the  first  contractors,  Messrs.  Clark  &  Co.,  and  the  latter, 
extending  from  Salto  to  Juncal,  was  recenth^  finished  by  Messrs. 
Grace  &  Co.,  who  have  now  the  contract  for  the  termination  of  the 
railroad.     The  section  referred  to  is  51  kilometers  in  length. 

From  Juncal  to  Cumbre,  which  is  a  distance  of  11  kilometers,  lies 
the  watershed,  and  from  this  point  the  road  descends  on  either  side 
from  2,322  to  3,189  meters.  Large  tunnels  are  being  built  at  this 
point  so  that  the  Chilean  and  Argentine  sections  shall  join  each  other. 

The  works  on  the  Transandine  Railroad  were  begun  on  April  5, 1889, 
and  the  section  between  Los  Andes  and  Salto  del  Soldado  was  finished 
in  August,  1S93. 

MANUFACTURING  INDUSTRY  IN  THE  REPUBLIC. 

The  Minister  of  the  United  States  to  Chile  reports  that  so  far  as 
manufactures  are  concerned,  Chile  has  always  depended  to  a  great 
extent  upon  importations  for  the  supply  of  almost  all  articles  used  in 
everyday  life,  and  the  work  of  building  up  her  own  factories  has  pro- 
gressed but  slowl}".  A  national  exposition  recently  held  at  Talca 
shows,  however,  that  a  beginning  has  been  made,  and  it  will  not  be 
long  before  the  home  market  will  be  at  least  partially  supplied  by 
Chilean  manufacturers.  Wines  and  beer  are  manufactured  to  a 
very  large  extent.  There  was  a  very  large  showing  in  both  lines. 
The  wines  of  Chile  are  so  excellent  and  the  production  so  extensive 
that  as  there  is  a  strong  protective  tariff  the  consumption  of  French 
wines  is  practically  limited  to  the  wealthy  class.  Throughout  the 
Republic  people  drink  the  native  wines  almost  exclusively  and,  like 
all  the  Latin  races,  they  consume  such  a  vast  amount  that  the  wine 
business  is  very  profitable. 

There  were  excellent  exhibitions  of  matches  made  in  Chile.  Three 
large  match  factories  are  located  in  Talca  alone.     Each  factory  is  said 


1070   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

to  be  clearing  at  least  12  per  cent  on  its  capital  stock,  and  there  is 
a  ready  market  for  all  its  production.  The  match  commonly ^used  in 
South  America  is  the  "safet}^"  kind,  put  up  in  very  small  wooden 
boxes  and  made  in  Sweden.  So  wedded  are  the  South  Americans  to 
this  kind  of  match  that  they  will  use  no  other.  The  factories  in  Talca 
make  a  match  identical  in  appearance  with  the  imported  match  and 
equall}"  as  g'ood.  The  Diamond  jSIatch  Company  of  the  United  States 
established  a  factory  at  Valparaiso  several  j'^ears  since,  but  it  was 
forced  to  suspend  operations  because  it  did  not  produce  the  kind  of 
match  wanted  bv  the  people. 

In  the  machinery  department,  a  German-made  loom  was  at  work 
weaving-  woolen  cloth.  It  was  brought  from  a  Chilean  factor}^  at 
Tome,  which  turns  out  a  great  variety  of  cloths  made  from  wool  and 
from  the  wool  of  the  alpaca  and  vicuña,  but  the  work  is  of  a  secondarj'' 
nature,  and  the  manufacturing  process  is  only  partial,  because  the 
native  wool,  both  from  sheep  and  vicuña  and  alpaca,  is  shipped  to 
Europe,  where  it  is  carded  and  made  into  yarn.  The  yarn  is  then 
brought  back  to  Chile  and  woven  into  cloth.  There  were  stills  for 
the  distillation  of  alcohol;  leather  goods  made  in  the  country  from 
hides  of  Chilean  cattle;  glass  bottles  and  jugs  made  in  Chile;  furniture, 
both  of  wood  and,  in  the  case  of  bedsteads,  of  enameled  iron  and  brass 
made  in  Chile;  flour  made  in  Talca  by  the  improved  roller  process  and 
from  Chilean  wheat,  and  a  few  others. 

The  little  city  of  Curico  has  a  manual  training  department  in  its 
schools,  and  the  specimens  of  work  sent  out  by  its  scholars  would  do 
credit  to  the  best  pupils  in  American  schools.  In  articles  made  of 
wood,  especially,  great  skill  and  knowledge  of  tools  were  exhibited. 
Among  other  schools  represented  at  the  Exposition  was  the  School  of 
Arts  and  Trades,  Santiago,  which  started  in  1849  with  24  pupils.  It 
now  occupies  an  immense  set  of  buildings,  with  accommodations  for 
300  scholars. 

Ther consumption  of  manufactured  goods  in  the  country  is  very  large, 
and  a  trade  once  established  would  be  worth  something.  In  every 
part  of  the  Kepublic  there  is  a  great  demand  for  labor,  real  estate  is 
steadily  advancing  in  price,  banks  have  an  abundance  of  money,  new 
business  enterprises  are  being  started  constantly,  and  the  "boom"  can 
be  compared  to  nothing  but  the  similar  movement  which  has  been  in 
progress  in  "the  States."  It  is  very  plainly  to  be  seen  that  such  a 
countr}'  will  soon  be  a  most  important  commercial  ally. 


COLOMBIA.  1071 

COLOMBIA. 

SURTAX  ON  FLOUR  IMPORTS. 

Decree  No.  166,  of  February  5,  1906,  establishing  a  surtax  on  the 
importation  of  foreign  flour  into  the  Republic  of  Colouabia,  is  as 
follows: 

"Considering  that  the  importation  of  foreign  flour  is  prejudicial  to 
the  development  of  the  production  of  wheat  in  the  Republic,  and  that 
it  is  the  dut}^  of  the  Government  to  stimulate  this  national  industry  so 
far  as  it  will  not  be  injurious  to  those  regions  wherein  certain  indus- 
tries do  not  exist,  and  therefore  it  becomes  important  to  favor  the 
importation  of  said  articles,  it  has  enacted: 

"Art.  1.  Foreign  flour  exported  from  the  ports  on  the  Atlantic 
Ocean  to  all  those  of  Magdalena  River,  including  Calamar,  shall  pay  a 
surtax  of  8  centavos  per  kilogram. 

"Aet.  2.  This  duty  shall  be  paid  at  the  custom-house  of  the  port 
from  whence  the  flour  is  sent  to  the  interior  of  the  Republic.  The 
custom-house  inspector,  upon  payment  of  said  duty,  shall  issue  a  per- 
mit wherein  the  following  requisites  will  be  enumerated:  The  name  of 
the  consignor,  that  of  the  consignee,  that  of  the  port  wherein  the  goods 
were  received,  the  number  of  bags,  the  total  weight,  and  the  fact  that 
the  duties  have  been  paid. 

"Aet.  3.  The  steamship  companies  whose  ships  navigate  the  Magda- 
lena River  are  prohibited  from  accepting  any  flour  whatsoever  that  is 
not  accompanied  by  a  permit  complying  with  the  above-mentioned 
requisites.  If  these  steamship  companies  accept  said  goods  in  viola- 
tion of  the  above  thej^  shall  be  deemed  contraband  and  will  be  liable 
as  such  to  the  penalties  imposed  by  law. 

"Art.  1.  The  permit  must  be  presented  to  the  inspector  of  the 
National  Treasurj^  of  the  port  of  destination  in  order  that  he  may  legal- 
ize and  grant,  with  such  legalization,  the  right  to  disembark  the  flour 
if  its  subsequent  destination  is  some  town  in  the  interior  of  the 
Republic. 

"Art.  5.  Flour  which  is  transported  without  the  due  formalities 
required  b}^  this  decree  shall  be  regarded  as  a  contraband,  and  the 
owner  or  carrier  will  be  punished  according  to  law. 

"Art.  6.  In  the  cases  of  fraud  to  which  this  decree  refers,  the  ofli- 
cials  taking  cognizance  shall  be  those  to  which  article  78  of  the  decree 
No.  339  of  April  1,  1905,  refers,  and  they  shall  conform  to  such  disposi- 
■tion  and  procedure  established  by  said  decree  and  decree  No.  72  of 
January  16,  1906. 

"Art.  7.  This  decree  shall  be  transmitted  to  the  customs-houses  on 
the  Atlantic  and  will  take  effect  on  the  day  in  which  said  authorities 


1072       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

receive  it,  and  it  shall  be  published  by  proclamation  and  by  the  press 
immediately  upon  its  receipt." 

TAHIFF  MODIFICATIONS,  FEBRUARY,  1906. 

Decree  No.  167  of  February  5,  1906,  relative  to  the  modification  of 
the  customs  law  and  of  article  95  of  the  Fiscal  Code,  is  as  follows: 

Art.  1.  In  order  to  protect  those  enterprises  which  make  up  the 
development  and  progress  of  the  Republic  the  following  articles  will 
be  included  under  Class  I  of  the  customs  law,  which  provides  that 
they  shall  be  free  from  importation  duties: 

Iron  rails  Ear  railroads,  whether  for  public  use  or  otherwise. 
Iron  of  ships  or  parts  of  same  for  them. 
Minei'al  coal. 
Roman  cement. 

Art.  2.  The  period  of  forty  days  granted  by  article  95  of  the  Fiscal 
Code  to  captains  of  ships  as  the  time  within  which  they  shall  be  at 
liberty  to  disembark  such  cargo  that  may  not  have  been  landed  since 
the  delivery  of  its  bill  of  lading  is  hereby  raised  to  sixty  days. 

Art.  3.  The  present  decree  shall  take  effect  twenty  days  subsequent 
to  its  publication  in  the  ''^Diario  Oficial.'''' 

SANITATION  MEASURES  IN  THE  REPUBLIC. 

With  the  purpose  of  affording-  protection  against  yellow  fever  and 
other  epidemics,  the  Government  of  the  Republic  of  Colombia  has 
enacted  stringent  regulations,  through  its  Central  Board  of  Health,  for 
the  sanitation  of  dwellings  and  public  buildings  as  well  as  the  harbors 
of  the  country. 

The  ''Diario  Oficiar^  for  February  7, 1906,  publishes  the  regulations 
in  reference,  from  which  the  following,  covering  port-sanitation  meas- 
nres,  is  taken  substantially: 

Every  vessel  coming  from  a  port  infected  with  yellow  fever,  or  that 
during  its  voyage  has  touched  ports  or  places  infected  with  j^ellow 
fever,  or  on  board  of  which  there  is  or  has  been  any  case  of  yellow 
fever  shall  be  considered  as  having  a  foul  bill  of  health,  regardless  of 
the  bill  of  health  with  which  she  is  provided. 

Every  vessel  carrying  a  foul  bill  of  Kealth  of  yellow  fever  shall  be 
subjected  to  the  following  regulations: 

The  officer  of  the  Board  of  Health  of  the  port  shall  make  a  visit  for 
the  purpose  of  thoroughly  inspecting  the  passengers  and  crew.  If 
there  is  on  board  a  case  of  yellow  fever  or  a  suspicions  case,  the. 
patient  shall  be  placed  under  a  new  mosquito  net  or  covering,  entirely 
closed,  and  only  in  this  condition  shall  he  be  allowed  to  land.  The 
l^atient  shall  be  carried  to  a  pavilion  or  place  destined  for  this  purpose, 
where  he  shall  be  kept  under  a  mosquito  net. 


COLOMBIA.  1073 

The  windows  and  doors  of  such  place  shall  be  protected  by  wire 
screens  or  curtains  which  shall  prevent  the  entrance  of  mosquitoes, 
large  or  small,  and  shall  be  previous^  fumigated. 

Passengers  in  good  health  may  land,  exchanging  their  clothes  for 
others  which  have  previously  been  disinfected  by  the  Clayton  disin- 
fecting stove  or  apparatus.  In  the  absence  of  said  apparatus  such 
clothes  shall  be  subjected  to  fumigation  in  a  closed  berth  with  pj^-etic 
powder,  sulphur,  tobacco,  or  formyl  vapors. 

Passengers'  baggage  shall  be  subjected  to  the  same  treatment. 

After  the  landing  of  the  passengers  and  baggage  and  before  the 
unloading  of  the  vessel  the  cargo  shall  be  subjected  to  fumigation  by 
means  of  the  Cla^^ton  apparatus,  and  in  the  absence  of  the  latter  it 
shall  be  fumigated  with  tobacco,  pyretics,  sulphur,  or  formyl  in  the 
holds  of  the  ships,  hermetically  closed  for  a  period  of  eight  hours. 

The  fumigation  shall  be  longer  in  vessels  carrying  fruits  or  sugar 
in  their  holds.  Mosquitoes  of  all  kinds  encountered  oji  the  floors,  walls, 
and  ceilings,  after  the  fumigation,  shall  be  burned. 

Passengers  in  good  health  who  land  from  a  vessel  bearing  a  foul 
bill  of  health  of  j^ellow  fever,  shall  be  subjected  to  the  inspection  of 
the  ph3^sician  of  the  Board  of  Health  for  six  days  from  the  date  of  the 
arrival  of  the  vessel.  The  physician  shall  take  the  temperature  of 
said  passengers  twice  a  da}",  and  as  soon  as  he  detects  any  increase  of 
temperature  in  an}"  of  them  he  shall  confine  him  to  his  room  and  place 
him  under  a  well-closed  covering  until  all  symptoms  of  fever  have 
disappeared. 

Passengers  in  good  health,  who  shall  have  to  subject  themselves  to 
the  inspection  of  the  physician  at  Puerto  Colombia,  may  go  to  Bar- 
ranquilla,  with  the  consent  of  the  physician  of  the  Board  of  Health, 
and  the  latter  shall  immediately  notify  the  authorities  of  said  city,  in 
order  to  continue  there  such  vigilance  as  the  departmental  board  of 
health  of  the  Atlantic  may  see  ñt  to  direct. 

If,  during  the  voyage,  there  has  been  a  case  of  yellow  fever  on  board, 
all  the  berths  and  halls  shall  be  fumigated  as  aforesaid,  care  being 
taken  to  thoroughly  fumigate  all  the  corners,  windowpanes,  and  other 
places  where  mosquitoes  are  frequently  found. 

The  potable  water  deposits  shall  be  emptied,  washed  out,  and  sub- 
jected to  fumigation  with  sulphur  or  formyl,  and  said  deposits  shall 
be  kept  covered  with  metallic  gauze  or  cotton  cloth. 

The  detention  of  vessels  on  account  of  the  foregoing  regulations 
shall  not  exceed: 

(a)  For  the  visit  of  inspection,  twelve  hours,  counting  from  the  time 
of  arrival.  If  the  vessel  arrives  after  sunset,  the  twelve  hours  shall 
be  counted  from  sunrise  on  the  following  day. 

(5)  The  disinfecting  shall  not  exceed  twenty-four  hours  after  the 
inspection  of  the  passengers  and  crew. 


1074   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Whenever  yellow  fever  appears  in  anj^  port  the  foregoing  regula- 
tions shall  be  put  in  force. 

The  departmental  boards  of  health  may  issue  such  orders  and  rules 
as  thej^  deem  convenient  for  the  better  compliance  of  these  regulations. 

EXTENSION  OF  THE  GIRARDOT  RAILWAY. 

The  '•'■Diario  Oficial ^^^  of  Bogota,  of  January  12,  1906,  publishes  a 
contract  made  by  the  Colombian  Government  with  Messrs,  Odell  & 
Bowles,  under  the  terms  of  which  the  Government  of  Colombia  agrees 
to  construct  3  kilometers  of  the  Girardot  Railway  for  $12,000  gold. 
The  railroad  compan}^  also  agrees  to  furnish  the  Government,  free  of 
charge,  all  the  tools,  rails,  etc.,  that  may  be  needed  in  the  construction 
of  the  3  kilometers  referred  to.  In  order  to  hasten  the  construc- 
tion of  the  work,  the  company  offers  the  Government  an  additional 
sum  of  $1,500  and  $1,000  if  the  construction  is  terminated  within  fifty 
and  sixt3-five  days,  respectively,  from  the  date  of  the  signing  of  the 
contract. 

CONCESSION  FOR  THE  EXPLOITATION  OF  ASPHALT. 

[From  "Diario  Oficial,"  of  Bogota,  of  January  13,  1906.] 

The  Government  has  granted  an  important  asphalt  concession  to 
Lorenzo  Pareja  R,  under  the  terms  of  which  he  is  permitted  to  exploit 
for  a  period  of  ten  j' ears  five  asphalt  deposits  situated  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Santander.  The  concessionary  guarantees  an  output  of  not 
less  than  1,000  tons  of  asphalt  every  two  3^ears  and  agrees  to  pay  to 
the  Government  $2  gold  on  every  ton  exported.  The  contract  may 
be  assigned  to  third  parties,  but  not  to  a  foreign  nation  or  government. 

THE  CAUCA  RAILWAY. 

Under  date  of  January  18,  1906,  tlie  ''^Diario  Oficial,^^  of  Bogota, 
publishes  the  complete  text  of  the  contract  made  by  the  Government 
with  Ignacio  Muñoz  C,  rescinding  the  former  contracts  concerning 
the  construction,  repair,  and  maintenance  in  good  condition  of  the 
Cauca  Railway.  The  contract  referred  to  having  been  rescinded  by 
the  mutual  agreement  of  the  parties  thereto,  the  Government  imme- 
diately entered  into  another  contract  with  A.  B.  and  E.  H.  Mason, 
under  the  terms  of  which  the  gentlemen  referred  to  agree  to  repair  the 
Cauca  Railway  from  Buenaventura  to  kilometer  12,  inclusive,  and  to 
construct  and  equip  the  railway  from  kilometer  12  to  Palmira.  One 
year  is  allowed  for  the  repair  of  the  line,  and  five  years  for  the  con- 
struction and  equipment  of  the  new  part  or  extension  of  the  railway. 

TOBACCO  LEAF  MONOPOLY. 

The  sale  and  exportation  of  tobacco  leaf  in  the  Republic  of  Colom- 
bia has  been  made  a  Government  monopol}^  b}^  a  recent  decree  of  the 


COSTA    RICA. 


1075 


President  of  that  country.  From  September  1,  1906,  no  tobacco  pro- 
duced in  Colombia  can  be  exported  and  sold  on  account  of  private 
persons.  From  that  date  the  importation  into  the  country  of  tobacco 
and  cigarettes  in  any  form  whatsoever  is  also  prohibited,  save  that 
this  prohibition  shall  not  affect  other  articles  necessary  for  manufac- 
turing and  putting-  up  cigarettes.  The  last  section  of  the  decree  reads 
as  follows: 

"The  cultivation  of  tobacco  is  absolutely  free  in  Colombia,  as  is 
also  the  introduction  of  seeds  for  the  improvement  thereof;  growers 
shall,  however,  observe  all  such  regulations  as  may  be  adopted  here- 
after with  a  view  of  preventing  fraud  to  the  prejudice  of  the  treasury." 


COSTA   RICA.      • 

CUSTOMS  RECEIPTS,   SECOND  HALF  OF  1905. 

The  customs  receipts  of  the  Republic  of  Costa  Rica  for  the  second 
half  (July-December)  of  the  year  1905  were  $1,916,213.10,  as  follows: 


July 

August 

September 
October... 
November 
December. 

Total 


San  José. 


S145, 095. 45 
163, 416.  58 
197,009.67 
245, 182. 53 
221. 672. 08 
176;  161. 13 


1, 148, 537.  44 


Limón. 


$93,  577. 53 
86,411.09 
96, 596.  51 
84, 909.  75 
94, 152.  64 

110, 302.  69 


Puntarenas. 


113, 480. 04 
13, 785. 09 
22, 662. 61 
24, 020. 17 
52, 493. 33 
43. 541. 40 


565,950.21  1      169,982.64 


others. 


86,  966. 54 
9, 063. 20 
8, 276. 87 
15, 148. 04 
10, 804. 03 
11,484.13 


61, 742. 81 


The  following  figures  show  the  total  customs  receipts  of  all  the 
ports  of  the  Republic  during  each  one  of  the  six  months: 

July $259, 119.  56 

August 272,  675.  96 

September 324,  545.  66 

October 369,  260.  49 

November 379, 122.  08 

December , 341, 489.  35 

Total 1 ,  946,  213. 10 

REDUCTION  OF  DUTY  ON  CARBON  DIOXIDE. 

United  States  Minister  Merry  reports  the  issuance  of  an  Executive 
decree  by  the  President  of  Costa  Rica  reducing  the  import  duty  on 
carbon  dioxide,  commonly  known  as  liquid  carbonic-acid  gas,  to  15 
cents  per  kilogram  in  Costa  Rican  currency  instead  of  the  prohibitory 
rate  of  1  colon  (16^  cents)  per  kilogram  previously  fixed.  He  was 
Bull.  No.  4—06 14 


1076   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

informed  b}'  the  Minister  of  the  Treasuiy  that  upon  examination  it  was 
ascertained  that  the  liquid  carbonic-acid  gas  made  in  Costa  Kica  was 
prejudicial  to  the  public  health,  and  the  tariff  reduction  was  made  to 
induce  the  importation  of  a  better  article  as  well  as  to  promote  the  sale 
of  soda-water  fountains,  which  use  it. 

DEVELOPMENT  OF  THE  INTEROCEANIC  ROUTE. 

According  to  Mr.  William  L.  Merry,  United  States  Minister  at 
San  Jose,  reporting  under  date  of  December  28,  the  Government  of 
Costa  Rica  purposes  the  immediate  construction  of  the  railway 
between  Santo  Domingo  and  Esparta,  near  the  Pacific  coast,  thus  com- 
pleting the  interoceanic  railwa}^  from  Limon  to  Puntarenas.  Mr. 
Merry  writes: 

"The  law  authorizes  the  arrangement  of  an  interior  loan  of  2,000,000 
colones  (46.5  cents),  with  interest  not  exceeding  8  per  cent  per  annum, 
and  a  commencement  is  to  be  made  with  800,000  colones  borrowed 
from  the  Banco  Anglo-Costarricense.  The  Government  publicly  states 
that  it  has  been  promised  the  additional  funds  by  parties  in  Costa  Rica 
as  needed  for  construction.  The  railway  from  Puntarenas  to  Esparta 
is  about  15  miles  long,  and  thence  to  Santo  Domingo  the  distance  is 
approximately  the  same,  but  the  survey  adopted  makes  the  new  sec- 
tion to  be  constructed  about  25  miles  long,  through  a  country  mostly 
level,  with  only  one  bridge  of  considerable  length.  It  is  a  productive 
countr}",  which  will  aid  in  the  maintenance  of  the  railway.  Native 
engineers  and  labor  are  to  be  almost  exclusivel}"  employed,  and  it  is 
intended  to  do  the  work  under  Government  supervision.  The  total 
cost  will  approximate  about  $1,000,000  United  States  currency,  and  it 
is  hoped  to  complete  the  road  during  the  next  j^ear. 

"Once  completed,  Costa  Rica  can  market  her  coffee  crop  via  the 
Pacific  to  Panama  or  Tehuantepec  unless  reasonable  rates  are  made  to 
carry  it  eastward.  The  Costa  Rica  interoceanic  railway  route  thus 
completed  will  be  about  185  miles  long,  approximately  the  length  of 
the  Tehuantepec  Railway.  But  it  has  to  surmount  an  elevation  of 
5,010  feet  and  has  a  gauge  of  3i  feet,  with  some  heavy  grades  and 
many  short  curves,  while  the  Tehuantepec  road  has  only  a  summit  level 
of  885  feet  and  the  Panama  296  feet.  These  conditions  must  deprive 
the  road  of  any  great  interoceanic  value,  but  it  will  be  an  attractive 
road  for  passengers  through  beautiful  scenery  and  agreeable  climate. 
Even  now  quite  a  number  of  tourists  are  crossing  from  ocean  to  ocean 
in  both  directions  through  Costa  Rica  in  preference  to  taking  the  shorter 
Panama  transit,  especially  when  j^ellow  fever  was  prevalent  there. 

"There  is  a  good  iron  wharf  at  Puntarenas,  but  it  must  be  extended 
to  the  6-fathom  curve  to  permit  its  use  by  ocean  steamships,  and  avoid- 
ing the  present  lighterage.  The  port  is  fairly  well  protected  by  the 
projecting  headland  of  Cape  Blanco,  and  the  water  there  is  very  seldom 


CUBA.  1077 

rough.  It  is  in  fact  a  better  port  than  Limon  or  Colon,  as  it  is  at 
present.  The  anchorage  is  good  and  the  port  has  of  late  been  healthy. 
Inasmuch  as  the  onl}"  funds  to  be  expended  abroad  in  the  construction 
of  this  road  will  be  for  rails  and  rolling  stock,  it  does  not  appear  that 
there  will  be  serious  difficulty  in  arranging  the  finances,  while  the 
public  sentiment  is  strongl}^  in  favor  of  pushing  it  to  completion  at 
the  earliest  date  possible." 


CUBA. 

REELECTION  OF  PRESIDENT  PALMA. 

The  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  has  been 
informed  by  the  Department  of  State  of  the  United  States,  under 
date  of  March  20,  1906,  that  Señor  Don  Tomás  Esteada  Palma,  was 
reelected  on  March  19,  1906,  as  President  of  the  Republic  of  Cuba,  and 
Señor  Don  Domingo  Méndez  Capote  of  Havana  Province,  was  named 
Vice-President,  for  a  term  of  four  3"ears  beginning  on  Ma}"  30,  1906. 

COMMERCE  WITH  THE  UNITED  STATES,   1905. 

The  value  of  merchandise  imported  into  the  United  States  from 
Cuba  in  the  calendar  jesiv  1905,  according  to  figures  prepared  by  the 
Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor,  through  its  Bureau  of  Statistics, 
was  $95,857,856,  against  ^57,228,291  in  1903,  $31,717,229  in  1900,  and 
$16,233,156  in  1897,  in  wdiich  year  United  States  imports  from  Cuba 
touched  the  lowest  point  in  the  last  half  centurj^.  The  exports  from 
the  United  States  to  Cuba  in  the  calendar  year  1905  were  valued  at 
$11,569,812,  against  $23,504,117  in  1903,  $26,931,524  in  1900,  and 
$7,296,613  in  1896,  in  which  year  they  were  smaller  than  in  any  pre- 
ceding yeaT  in  the  last  half  century.  In  both  imports  and  exports  the 
figures  of  the  year  1905  are  larger  than  those  of  any  earlier  3^ear  in 
United  States  trade  with  Cuba. 

Sugar  and  molasses,  tobacco,  cigars,  and  fruits  are  the  principal 
articles  forming  the  imports  into  the  United  States  from  Cuba.  By 
far  the  largest  and  most  important  of  these  articles  is  sugar,  of 
which  the  total  importation  in  1905  was  valued  at  $72,649,818,  and 
formed  70  per  cent  of  the  sugar  brought  into  the  United  States  from 
foreign  countries  and  48  per  cent  of  that  broug-ht  in  from  all  parts  of 
the  world.  The  growth  is  doubtless  due  also  'in  part  to  the  great 
increase  in  production  of  sugar  in  that  island  in  1904  and  1905,  as  com- 
pared with  the  years  in  which  production  was  reduced  by  reason  of 
damage  to  sugar  estates  during  the  period  of  hostilities  which  existed 
in  that  island. 

The  value  of  sugar  imports  in  1905  was,  as  already  indicated,  over 
$72,000,000,  while  that  of  the  calendar  year  1903  was  $37,000,000, 


1078       INTÉMiTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

and  that  of  1902,  $30,000,000.  Imports  of  molasses  from  Cuba  in  1905 
were  valued  at  ^1,097,153,  against  11,108,289  in  1903  and  1770,893  in 
1902.  Leaf -tobacco  imports  in  1905  amounted  to  $11,879,938,  against 
$10,157,975  in  1903  and  $9,736,526  in  1902.  Cigar  imports  in  1905 
amounted  to  $3,855,820,  against  $2,977,924  in  1903  and  $2,522,089  in 
1902.  Fruit  importations  in  1905  amounted  to  $1,236,028,  of  which 
all  but  $5,803  represented  the  value  of  bananas.  Another  item  of 
considerable  importance  in  the  imports  from  Cuba  is  iron  ore,  of 
which  the  value  imported  in  1905  was  $1,537,890,  against  $1,501,480 
in  1903  and  $1,576,617  in  1902.  The  other  items  of  sufficient  impor- 
tance to  justify  a  separate  statement  by  the  Bureau  of  Statistics  were, 
for  the  3^ear  1905,  copper,  $55,689;  mahogany,  $89,204;  while  under 
the  general  group  of  "all  other  articles"  is  included  merchandise  to 
the  value  of  $3,456,316. 

United  States  exports  to  Cuba  include  a  much  larger  number  of 
articles  than  do  the  imports  from  that  island.  The  largest  single 
item  in  1905  was  flour,  valued  at  $3,443,048,  against  $2,068,083  in  1903 
and  $2,059,876  in  1902;  cattle,  $1,983,152,  against  $1,393,295  in  1903 
and  $1,243,166  in  1902;  bituminous  coal,  $1,487,776,  against  $1,277,471 
ill  1903;  cotton  cloth,  $1,212,319,  against  $271,582  in  1903  and  $208,039 
in  1902,  the  quantity  being,  in  1905,  24,247,573  yards,  against  3,861,295 
yards  in  1903  and  3,530,775  in  1902.  Exports  of  boots  and  shoes  to 
the  island  in  1905  amounted  to  $1,586,790,  against  $744,119  in  1903. 
and  $485,073  in  1902;  lard,  $2,231,650,  against  $1,408,673  in  1903  and 
$2,198,238  in  1902;  lard  compounds  at  $1,005,215,  against  $1,515,757 
in  1903  and  $773,211  in  1902;  bacon  at  $412,672,  against  $322,383  in 
1903;  hams,  $468,842,  against  $576,673  in  1903;  pork  at  $480,938, 
against  $273,938,  and  milk  at  $647,926,  against  $277,745  in  1903. 
Lumber  is  also  an  important  item,  the  exports  of  this  article  to  Cuba 
in  1905  being  valued  at  $2,001,214  against  $1,011,628  in  1903.  Vege- 
tables are  also  of  considerable  importance  in  united  States  exports  to 
Cuba,  the  value  exported  to  that  island  in  1905  being  $885,997. 
Exports  of  furniture  to  the  island  in  that  year  amounted  to  $696,579; 
crude  mineral  oil,  $412,867;  refined  mineral  oil,  $351,120;  paper  and 
manufactures  thereof,  $406,400;  and  rice,  $845,049.  The  shipment  of 
rice  to  Cuba  is  an  entirely  new  feature  in  United  States  export  trade, 
the  total  value  of  rice  sent  to  that  island  in  1904  being  but  $172,707, 
and  in  1903  but  $15,  while,  as  above  indicated,  the  total  for  1905  was 
$845,049. 

By  far  the  largest  group  of  articles  in  the  exports  to  Cuba  from 
the  United  States  is  that  of  iron  and  steel  manufactures,  of  which  the 
total  in  1905  was  $8,484,267,  against  $3,461,937  in  1903  and  $4,325,304 
in  1902.  The  largest  single  item  under  this  head  is  locomotives  for 
railways,  $628,831  in  1905,  against  $127,845  in  1903.  Builders'  hard- 
ware, including  saws  and  tools,  amounted  to  $628,809  in  1905,  against 


CUBA. 


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$366,325   in    1903;    sewing    machines,    $370,356   in   1905;    electrical 
machineiy,  $190,337,  and  t3-pewriters,  $69,881. 

The  total  trade  of  the  united  States  with  the  principal  countries 
of  America  in  the  fiscal  j^ear  1905  was:  With  Canada,  1203,000,000; 
with  Cuba,  $125,000,000;  with  Brazil,  $111,000,000;  with  Mexico, 
$92,000,000,  and  with  the  Argentine  Republic,  $39,000,000.  Cuba, 
therefore,  ranks  second  in  importance  in  the  trade  relations  of  the 
united  States  with  other  American  countries. 


TRADE  OF  CIENFUEGOS  IN  1905. 

The  total  foreign  trade  of  Cienfuegos  for  the  fiscal  year  1905 
amounted  to  $19,269,252,  yiz:  Imports,  $6,888,734;  exports,  $12,- 
479,097.  The  imports  from  the  principal  countries  were  as  follows: 
United  States,  $2,870,955;  United  Kingdom,  $996,537;  Spain,  $633,911; 
Uruguay,  $490,672;  Colombia,  $481,105,  and  Germany,  $354,272.  The 
principal  articles  of  injport  from  the  United  States  were  machiner}^, 
$498,802;  breadstuffs,  $380,357;  provisions,  $360,224;  rice,  $168,804; 
lumber  and  furniture,  $139,364;  wire  and  cable,  $133,563;  animals, 
$138,082;  boots  and  shoes,  $51,363;  oil,  $80,170,  and  manufactures  of 
cotton,  $82,014.  The  imports  of  cotton  goods  from  the  United  King- 
dom were  valued  at  $302,032;  machinery,  $31,923,  and  rice,  $173,421. 
Cienfuegos  imported  from  Spain  cotton  goods  valued  at  $116,628; 
boots  and  shoes,  $53,769;  olive  oil,  $48,132.  The  principal  imports 
from  Germany  consisted  of  rice,  valued  at  $145,330;  beans,  $24,841; 
paper,  $20,134;  manufactures  of  cotton,  $17,913;  and  glassware, 
$15,798.  The  principal  articles  of  export  to  the  United  States  were 
sugar,  valued  at  $12,077,616,  and  tobacco,  $245,413. 

United  States  Consul  Baehe,  of  Cienfuegos,  states  that  the  exports 
valued  at  $12,479,097  from  that  port  during  the  last  fiscal  year  all  v/ent 
to  the  United  States,  excepting  $98,181  worth,  while  of  the  imports 
only  a  little  over  one-third  came  from  the  United  States. 


SUGAR  INDUSTRY  AND  EXPORTS. 

The  totals  of  the  quantities  and  valuations  of  sugar  exported  by  the 
Republic  of  Cuba  to  the  various  countries  during  the  year  1903-4,  as 
compared  with  the  previous  year,  were  as  follows: 


United  States  .. 

England 

Colombia 

British  Antilles 

Spain 

Mexico 

Uruguay 

Canary  Islands. 
Germany 

Total 


Tons. 


1,030,752 
17, 299 
147 
87 
45 
30 
8 
2 
2 


1,048,377 


Value. 


841, 815, 549 

758,  767 

4,846 

8  864 

3,503 

1, 220 

760 

..      299 

295 


42, 088, 603 


1903-4. 


Tons. 


1,  249, 875 
4,978 


1,255,013 


Value. 


«^57, 536, 518 

191,508 

40 

2,234 

3,766 

150 

400 

3,228 

12 


57, 737, 846 


1080   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  production  of  sugar  in  the  Republic  for  the  last  hf  t3"-f our  years, 
1850  to  1901,  was  as  follows: 


Year. 

Tons. 

1850 

223,145 
263, 999 
251,609 
322, 000 
374, 000 
392, 000 
348, 000 
355,000 
385,000 
536, 000 
447, 000 
446,  000 
525,000  1 
507, 000 
575, 000 
620, 000 
612, 000 
597, 000 
749,000 

1851 

1852        

1853 

1854 

1855  

1856 

1857 

1858 

1859 

1860 - 

1861            

1862 

1863 

1864 

1865 

1866 

1867 

1868 

Year. 


1869 
1870 
1871 
1872 
1873 
1874 
1875 
1876 
1877 
1878 
1879 
1880 
1881 
1882 
1883 
1884 
1885 
1886 


726, 000 
726, 000 
547, 000 
690, 000 
775,  000 
681, 000 
718, 000 
590, 000 
520, 000 
533,000 
670, 000 
530, 000 
493, 000 
595,  000 
460. 397 
558, 932 
631, 000 
731,  723 


Year. 


1887, 
1888 
1889 
1890 
1891 
1892 
1893 
1894 
1895 
1896 
1897 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1908 
1904 


Tons. 


646, 578 

656, 719 

560, 333 

632, 368 

816, 980 

976, 000 

815,894 

1,054,214 

1,004,264 

225,  221 

212, 051 

305,  543 

335,  668 

283, 651 

612, 775 

863, 792 

1,003,873 

1,052,273 


In  the  sugar  crop  for  1901  throughout  the  island  ITl  sugar  planta- 
tions operated.  The  total  production  of  sugar  amounted  to  1,052,273 
tons,  there  having  been  ground  10,583,151  tons  of  sugar  cane,  which 
giTes  an  average  yield  of  9.88  per  cent. 

The  molasses  produced  and  utilized  amounted  to  31,278,738  gallons. 
In  order  to  appreciate  the  increase  in  the  sugar  production  it  will  be 
sufficient  to  refer  to  the  following  table: 


Year. 

Tons. 

Year. 

Tons. 

1900 

283, 651 
612,775 
863,792 

1903 

1, 003, 873 

1901 

1904 

1,052,273 

1902 

This  latter  production  represents  almost  the  greatest  production 
that  Cuba  has  had  in  the  last  fifty  years,  except  in  1891,  immediately 
before  the  last  war  of  independence,  in  which  the  production  amounted 
to  1,051,211  pounds. 

The  crop  of  1901  will  result  in  the  development  of  a  steady  import 
business,  namely,  bags  to  be  used  for  holding  sugar,  and  in  another 
line  of  business  more  variable  but  nol  less  necessary;  that  is  to  say, 
machinery  for  the  manufacture  of  sugar. 

In  the  crop  for  1901,  10,025,087  bags  were  imported,  valued  at 
$1,000,127.  England  occupies  the  first  place  in  such  imports,  with  a 
value  of  1716,190,  to  which  should  be  added  $59,017  proceeding  from 
British  India.  German}^  occupies  the  second  place,  the  value  of  whose 
importations  amounted  to  $121,020,  and  the  third  place  belongs  to  the 
united  States,  which  represents  imports  valued  at  $67,962. 

So  far  as  machinery  is  concerned,  the  imports  of  which  during  the 
period  referred  to  amounted  to  $616,113,  the  United  States  occupied 


DOMINICAN  EEPUBLIC.  1081 

the  first  place.     The  machinery  received  from  the  latter  country  repre- 
sents a  value  of  $388,334. 

So  far  as  su^ar  is  concerned,  the  export  trade  of  the  product  of  said 
crop  represents  a  total  of  1,255,013  tons,  which  shows  that  during  said 
period  important  remnants  of  the  previous  crop  were  exported.  Of 
those  exports  1,249,875  tons  belong  to  the  United  States.  The  exports 
of  molasses  and  sirup  represented  25,519,367  gallons,  valued  at 
$885,850. 

DUTIABLE  VALUE  OF  CUBAN  CIGARS. 

The  United  States  Board  of  General  Appraisers  has  rendered  an 
opinion  in  the  matter  of  the  dutiable  value  of  Cuban  cigars  when 
imported,  the  main  points  of  which  were  as  follows: 

When  appraisers  ascertain  the  market  value  of  goods  exported  from 
a  foreign  country  under  the  provisions  of  section  19  of  the  customs 
administrative  act,  such  value  is  regulated  by  the  price  at  which  such 
goods  are  bought  and  sold  in  usual  wholesale  quantities  for  home  con- 
sumption at  the  time  of  exportation,  and  not  by  the  export  price  of 
such  goods,  where  the  two  values  differ. 

Where  certain  cigars  exported  from  Cuba  are  subject  to  an  internal- 
revenue  tax  of  $2  per  thousand,  and  the  market  value  of  such  goods 
in  Cuba  is  ascertained  to  be  the  invoice  value  less  the  internal-revenue 
tax,  such  tax  is  a  nondutiable  item,  forming  no  part  of  such  value, 
unless  it  is  voluntarily  included  by  the  importer  as  such  in  making 
his  entry. 

Where  the  importers  of  such  cigars  offered  to  make  entry  of  the 
merchandise  so  as  to  exclude  from  the  value  this  internal-revenue  tax, 
and  this  offer  was  refused  by  the  collector,  the  addition  of  such  tax 
being  made  a  condition  precedent  to  the  acceptance  of  the  entry  b}^ 
the  collector,  such  entry  held  to  be  made  under  duress  and  is  not  bind- 
ing on  the  importer. 


DOMINICAN  EEPUBLIC. 

FOREIGN  COMMERCE,   LAST  QUARTER  OF  1905. 

The  Quarterl}^  Summary  of  Commerce  of  the  Dominican  Eepublic, 
covering  the  months  May,  June,  and  July,  1905,  shows  that  during 
the  period  in  reference  the  gross  customs  receipts  of  the  Republic 
were  $527,260.73,  which,  taken  as  a  basis  for  an  estimate,  indicate  an 
annual  rate  of  collection  of  $2,109,042.92,  although  the  quarter  began 
with  greatly  reduced  importations  in  May,  which  was  followed  by  a 
still  further  reduction  in  June,  probablj^  due  to  the  fact  that  consign- 
ments received  during  March  and  April  had  been  ordered  in  excess 


1082   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

of  the  requirements  of  consumption.  The  cost  of  collection  during 
the  quarter,  including  all  expenses  of  the  receivership,  was  $22,973.25, 
or  4.36  per  cent  of  the  gross  receipts. 

The  aggregate  value  of  foreign  trade  during  the  three  months  was, 
for  May,  1913,694;  June,  1952,068,  and  eTuly,  $755,601,  a  total  of 
$2,621,366,  which  indicates  that  the  annual  foreign  trade  of  the  Repub- 
lic should  amount  to  considerable  more  than  ten  and  a  half  million 
dollars.  Of  the  foreign  trade  during  the  quarter  $620,170  represents 
the  value  of  imports  and  $2,000,896  of  exports,  leaving  a  balance  of 
trade  in  favor  of  the  Republic  of  $1,380,126,  or  an  excess  of  sales  of 
native  products  over  purchase  merchandise,  averaging  $160,112  per 
month.  Not  included  in  these  totals  is  the  value  of  the  gold  and  silver 
coins  and  American  paper  currenc}^  imported  and  exported,  the  receipts 
of  which  exceeded  the  shipments  by  more  than  $300,000,  indicating 
that  the  balance  of  trade  in  favor  of  the  Republic  resulted,  to  some 
extent  at  least,  in  cash  settlements. 

Imports  to  the  value  of  $181,980  paid  duties  amounting  to  $356,175.17, 
or  approximately  75  per  cent  of  the  invoice  value,  while  merchandise 
valued  at  $138,190  was  entered  free.  Native  products  valued  at 
$1,083,857  paid  export  duties  amounting  to  $111,272.70,  or  13  per  cent 
of  their  appraised  value,  and  exportations  to  the  value  of  $917,039 
were  made  without  payment  of  export  dues. 

Of  the  import  trade,  the  United  States  controlled  the  larger  part 
during  the  entire  quarter;  the  United  Kingdom  ranked  second  and 
Germany  third  in  May  and  June,  but  changed  places  with  each  other 
in  the  order  of  relative  trade  values  in  July.  During  this  period 
goods  received  from  the  United  States  were  valued  at  $321,213,  or  52 
per  cent  of  the  total  value  of  imports,  while  Great  Britain  and  Ger- 
many were  close  competitors  for  second  place,  the  former  furnishing 
goods  to  the  value  of  $125,633,  or  20  per  cent,  and  Germany  $118,531, 
or  19  per  cent.  Other  countries  which  contributed  to  the  import 
trade  in  lesser  amounts  were  France,  Porto  Rico,  Dutch  Indies,  and 
Italy. 

Manufactures  of  iron  and  steel  of  all  kinds,  of  which  the  United 
States  furnished  values  to  the  amount  of  $66,761,  the  United  Kingdom 
$37,761,  and  Germany  $11,921,  constituting  the  largest  single  class  of 
merchandise  imported. 

Cotton  manufactures  invoiced  at  $38,081  were  received  from  Great 
Britain,  $33,785  from  the  United  States,  while  Germany  and  France 
furnished  $12,683  and  $7,051,  respectively. 

Nearly  all  the  flour  placed  on  the  Dominican  market  during  the 
three  months — 8,000  barrels — came  from  the  United  States,  and  was 
valued,  according  to  consular  invoices,  at  $13,313. 

Of  rice,  one  of  the  staple  food  supplies  of  the  country,  nearly 
3,500,000  pounds,  invoiced  at  $66,110,  were  received,  1,831,367  pounds 


DOMIÎTICAlSr    REPUBLIC.  1083 

coming  from  Germany,  1,120,552  from  Great  Britain,  and  249,090 
from  the  United  States. 

Practically  all  the  fish  products  came  to  the  United  States,  and  were 
valued  at  $22,694,  most  of  which  were  cod  and  other  dried  and  smoked 
fish. 

Other  provisions  received  consisted  principall}^  of  canned  and  dried 
meats  and  dairy  products,  of  which  Germany  and  America  were  the 
largest  providers,  having  furnished  $17,790  and  $14,854  worth, 
respectively.  The  chief  import  from  Germany  in  this  class  was 
cheese,  to  the  extent  of  103,077  pounds,  while  most  of  the  meats  and 
other  provisions  were  of  American  origin. 

The  receipts  of  woolen  goods  were  valued  at  a  little  over  $4,000,  and 
were  furnished  almost  exclusively  bj^  Germany  and  Great  Britain. 

The  United  States  furnished  manufactures  of  wood  to  the  value  of 
$21,349.  The  remainder  of  the  imports  consisted  of  miscellaneous 
lots  of  general  merchandise  received  from  Spain,  Italy,  and  the  West 
Indies. 

Of  exports  during  the  quarter  the  united  States  received  the  largest 
percentage,  having  imported  Dominican  products  to  the  value  of 
$872,383,  or  44  per  cent  of  all  exports;  German}^  was  the  next  largest 
importer,  taking  products  valued  at  $662,593,  or  33  per  cent.  France 
received  values  to  the  extent  of  $381,998,  or  19  per  cent,  and  the 
remainder  was  distributed  principally  among  Great  Britain,  Cuba,  and 
Porto  Rico. 

During  this  period  the  shipments  of  last  season's  sugar  crop  were 
about  completed,  with  exportations  of  17,744,938  pounds,  invoiced  at 
$510,302,  of  which  the  greater  part,  16,600,859  pounds,  went  to  the 
United  States,  and  the  remainder  was  divided  between  Great  Britain 
and  German}^  the  former  receiving  1,112,880  pounds,  while  the  latter 
received  but  31,199. 

Cacao  beans  (from  which  chocolate  is  made)  were  the  most  impor- 
tant and  profitable  export  of  the  quarter,  representing  shipments  aggre- 
gating 14,041,051  pounds,  invoiced  at  $984,715,  of  which  7,349,368 
pounds  went  to  Germany,  4,329,249  to  France,  2,309,332  to  the  United 
States,  and  53,002  to  England. 

Tobacco-leaf  exports  in  the  aggregate  amounted  to  4,860,960  pounds, 
valued  at  $198,312,  3,954,011  pounds  having  been  received  by  Ger- 
many, 662,200  by  France,  and  244,749  by  the  United  States.  Very 
little  manufactured  tobacco  is  exported;  and  although  the  climatic 
conditions  favor  the  cultivation  of  this  important  product,  careful 
attention  has  not  yet  been  given  to  its  culture  and  the  extension  of  the 
industry.  The  best  of  the  production  is  °  consumed  in  manufactured 
form  at  home,  while  the  inferior  grades  are  shipped  in  the  leaf  to 
foreign  markets. 


1084   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Cattle  hides  and  goatskins  valued  at  $31,874  were  exported,  repre- 
senting values  received  bv  the  United  States  to  the  extent  of  $17,008; 
Germany,  110,561,  and  France,  $3,800,  the  remainder  being  disposed 
of  in  West  Indian  markets. 

The  amount  of  107,835  pounds  of  beeswax,  valued  at  $25,528,  were 
exported  to  the  United  States,  Germany,  and  France,  the  shipments 
being  divided,  respectively,  as  follows:  25,067,  18,557,  and  31,387 
pounds. 

Upon  comparison  of  the  import  values  with  those  of  the  exports,  it 
is  interesting  to  note  that  while  the  balance  of  trade  with  the  United 
States,  Germany,  and  France  is  strongly  in  favor  of  the  Dominican 
Republic,  the  value  of  British  merchandise  shipped  to  that  country's 
markets  is  three  times  the  value  of  products  sent  from  the  Eepublic 
to  Great  Britain. 

The  total  tonnage  of  the  several  entry  ports  of  the  Republic 
during  this  quarter  was  118,653  (registered  tons),  representing  381 
entrances  and  clearances  by  foreign  vessels,  while  the  aggregate  coast- 
wise tonnage  at  the  same  ports  was  21,270  tons,  representing  1,622 
entrances  and  clearances  by  vessels  engaged  exclusively  in  local 
commerce. 

Of  the  total  imports,  including  gold  and  silver  coin,  cargoes  valued 
at  $608,952,  or  6Q  per  cent  of  all  importations,  were  ,brouglit  in  Amer- 
ican bottoms.  Cargoes  valued  at  $179,082,  or  19  per  cent,  were  brought 
in  German,  and  cargoes  valued  at  $69,785,  or  7  per  cent,  in  British 
vessels. 

In  the  export  trade  German  vessels  carried  the  largest  proportion, 
receiving  cargoes  valued  at  $765,265,  or  38  per  cent  of  the  total  value 
of  exports;  British  vessels  were  second,  with  consignments  invoiced 
at  $133,612,  or  22  per  cent,  and  American  vessels  third,  with  carg'oes 
aggregating  in  value  $385,132,  or  19  per  cent.  Dominican,  Cuban, 
Dutch,  Danish,  Italian,  and  Norwegian  vessels — the  latter  being  at  the 
head  of  this  group  in  point  of  values  carried — were  also  engag-ed  in 
carrying  on  the  foreign  commerce  of  the  Republic,  and  it  is  a  source 
of  special  gratification  to  note  that  not  the  smallest  part  of  the  ocean 
trade  was  effected  b}^  means  of  vessels  flying  the  Dominican  flag. 


ECUADOR. 

ARBITRATION  OF  BOUNDARY  QUESTION  WITH  COLOMBIA. 

The  treaty  providing  for  the  settlement  of  the  boundary  question 
between  Ecuador  and  Colombia  signed  ad  Teferendum  by  the  plenipo- 
tentiaries of  the  two  Republics  in  Bogota  on  November  5,  1901,  was 
ratified  by  the  Congress  of  Ecuador  October  1,  1905,  and  approved  by 
President  Garcia  two  days  later. 


ECUADGB.  1085 

The  treaty  provides  as  follows: 

Aetigle  I.  The  Governments  of  Ecuador  and  of  Colombia  submit  to 
the  decision  absolutely  without  appeal  of  His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of 
Germany  and  King  of  Prussia  the  question  of  boundaries  pending 
between  the  two  Republics. 

Art.  II.  Both  Governments,  immediately  after  the  exchange  of  rati- 
fications of  this  treat}^,  will,  throug-h  the  medium  of  plenipotentiaries, 
solicit  His  Majesty's  acceptance  of  the  same. 

Art.  III.  Within  five  months,  counting  from  the  date  on  which  the 
august  arbitrator  shall  notify  the  parties  of  his  acceptance,  the  pleni- 
potentiaries of  the  two  Republics  shall  present  the  memorials  in  which 
they  set  out  tlie  claims  of  their  respective  Governments  and  the  docu- 
ments in  support  thereof. 

Aet.  IY.  The  period  of  five  months  having  ended  the  parties  shall 
not  present  an}^  other  statements  nor  produce  any  other  documents 
except  such  as  the  august  arbitrator  may  deem  necessar}^  to  fully 
make  clear  the  controverted  points. 

Art.  Y.  The  two  Governments  agree  immediately  on  an  ocular 
inspection  of  the  territories  in  litigation  if  the  august  arbitrator  may 
deem  such  means  of  proof  necessary. 

Art.  YI.  Ecuador  and  Colombia  recognize  that  the  principal  bases 
for  the  determination  of  their  rights  in  this  arbitration  are  the 
following: 

(a)  The  Colombian  law  of  June  25,  182i,  concerning  territorial 
division. 

{I})  The  treaty  of  peace  of  September  22,  1829,  between  the  old 
Republic  of  Colombia  and  Peru. 

(c)  The  treaty  of  Jul}^  9, 1856,  in  the  part  which  is  in  force  between 
the  Republic  of  New  Granada  (now  Colombia)  and  Ecuador;  without 
excluding  other  historico-judicial  antecedents  which  the  parties  may 
judge  opportune  to  adduce  and  which  may  not  be  contrary  to  the 
above-mentioned  bases. 

Art.  YII.  For  the  purposes  of  this  arbitration  Ecuador  sets  out 
clearly  that  tbe  Eastern  Country  {la  Región  Oriental)^  from  tbe  line 
of  the  river  Napo  to  that  of  the  river  Caqueta  or  Yupura,  is  not 
included  in  the  arbitration  submitted  by  Ecuador  and  Peru  to  His 
Majesty  the  King  of  Spain  under  the  treaty  of  August  1,  1887. 

Art.  YHI.  Prior  to  the  final  judgment  of  the  arbitrator  the  two 
parties  may  agree,  by  means  of  direct  negotiations,  upon  all  of  the 
points  included  in  this  litigation;  and  if  they  should  arrive  at  an 
agreement  in  proper  form,  having  the  force  of  a  public  treaty,  and 
bring  the  same  to  the  knowledge  of  the  august  arbitrator,  the  arbitra- 
ment shall  come  to  an  end,  or  at  least  shall  be  confined  to  those  points 
not  agreed  upon. 


1086       INTEENÁTIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Art.  IX.  In  the  unexpected  event  that  His  Majesty  the  Emperor  of 
Germany  shall  not  accept  the  designation  made  of  his  august  person, 
there  is  chosen  for  the  same  position  His  Excellenc}^  the  President  of 
the  United  States  of  Mexico,  and  all  the  other  provisions  of  this  con- 
vention shall  remain  in  effect. 

Art.  X.  The  Governments  of  Ecuador  and  of  Colombia  will  defray 
in  equal  shares  the  expenses  of  the  arbitrament. 

REFORMATION  OF   CONTRACT    OF  THE  CENTRAL  AND    SOUTH 
AMERICAN  TELEGRAPH  COMPANY. 

An  agreement  was  entered  into  at  Gua3^aquil  on  October  8,  1905, 
between  the  Governor  of  the  Province,  Señor  Don  Federico  Galdos 
as  representative  of  the  National  Government,  and  Mr.  George 
AsHTON,  attorney  for  the  Central  and  South  American  Telegraph 
Company,  for  the  reformation  of  certain  articles  of  the  contract  of 
September  17,  1881. 

The  articles  revised  are  Nos.  1.  3,  8,  and  11.  and  in  their  new  form 
will  read  as  follows: 

I.  The  Government  of  Ecuador  grants  to  the  Central  and  South 
American  Telegraph  Company  authority  to  construct  telegraphic 
cables,  and  to  establish  other  means  of  communication  by  telegraph, 
to  the  north  and  to  the  south  of  Ecuador,  to  any  point  in  America. 

3.  The  Government  of  Ecuador  agrees  not  to  establish  nor  permit 
the  establishment,  during  the  time  stipulated  in  Article  11,  of  subma- 
rine cables  on  the  coast  of  Ecuador;  and  in  the  event  that  proposals 
are  presented  for  the  establishment  of  some  other  system  the  Central 
and  South  American  Company  shall  be  preferred  on  equal  conditions. 
In  exchange  the  company  agrees  to  establish  within  six  months, 
counting  from  the  date  of  the  signing  of  this  agreement,  telegraph  or 
cable  communication  between  Guayaquil  and  the  capital  of  the  province 
of  Esmeraldas.  The  term  set  out  in  this  article  is  obligatory  upon 
the  compan}",  provided,  always,  that  it  be  possible  to  perform  the 
work  within  the  given  time,  or  that  it  is  not  impeded  by  superior 
force  or  unforeseen  casualt}^,  but  in  any  event  the  cable  shall  be 
installed  within  six  months  thereafter. 

8.  The  company  agrees  to  receive,  transmit,  and  deliver  Govern- 
ment telegrams  for  five  centavos  silver  per  word;  that  is,  for  one- 
half  the  published  schedule  of  rates  for  the  public,  which  shall  not  be 
above  ten  centavos  silver  per  word  between  Guayaquil  and  Esmeraldas, 
or  vice  versa.  As  between  Government  and  private  messages.  Gov- 
ernment messages  and  messages  of  Government  agents  shall  be  given 
the  preference,  within  the  Province,  or  outside  thereof. 

II.  The  franchise  granted  to  the  company  on  September  17,  1881, 
shall  lapse  on  September  17,  1955. 


ECUADOR.  1087 

CONTRACT  FOR  RAILWAY  FROM  THE  COAST  TO  QUITO. 

President  Gaecia  on  October  28,  1905,  approved,  with  the  prior 
consent  of  Congress  given  on  October  19,  1905,  the  contract  signed 
ad  referendum  of  November  7,  1904,  between  the  Minister  of  Public 
Works,  G.  S.  CÓEDOYA,  and  Baron  Baudouin  Vandemen,  representing 
a  French  syndicate,  for  the  construction  of  a  railway  from  the  coast  to 
Quito.     The  following  are  the  principal  provisions  of  the  contract: 

The  railway  shall  begin  at  some  point  on  the  coast  of  Esmeraldas, 
which  may  be  chosen  with  the  consent  of  the  President,  and  shall  ter- 
minate at  Quito,  the  capital  of  the  Republic,  passing  through  Ibarra. 
The  motive  power  may  be  either  electricity  or  steam,  and  the  gauge  of 
the  road  shall  be  42  English  inches,  or  1  meter  65  millimeters. 

Surveys  shall  begin  within  thirt}^  days  after  the  plans  have  been 
approved  by  the  Government. 

The  company  shall  construct  at  the  port  designated  docks,  wharves, 
and  like  works  capable  of  being  used  at  high  tide  b}^  ships  of  more 
than  1,500  tons  burden.  It  shall  likewise  construct  two  light-houses 
having  lights  of  2,000  candlepower  each. 

The  railway  may  build  such  telegraphic  and  telephonic  lines  along 
its  way  as  it  may  deem  expedient,  but  shall  maintain  for  the  use  of 
the  public  a  telegraph  line  of  two  wires. 

The  grade  shall  not  be  more  than  4  per  cent,  the  curves  shall  have  a 
radius  of  60  meters  at  least,  and  the  rails  be  of  a  weight  of  55  pounds 
per  yard. 

Official  and  Government  correspondence  shall  be  carried  free,  as  also 
those  in  charge  thereof.  A  rebate  of  50  per  cent  shall  be  allowed  on 
the  transportation  of  Government  emploj^ees  on  Government  service, 
of  soldiers,  of  sailors,  and  of  political  agents,  in  bodies  or  singly,  pro- 
vided with  the  proper  passports.  The  same  rebate  shall  be  allowed 
for  the  carriage  of  beasts  of  burden,  war  material,  merchandise,  and 
goods  belonging  to  the  State  or  to  municipalities,  as  also  for  the  trans- 
port of  prisoners  by  order  of  the  Government  or  of  the  courts. 

Special  free  trains  shall  be  provided  for  the  President  and  Vice- 
President  of  the  Republic  and  for  the  ministers  of  state.  Senators  and 
Deputies,  under  secretaries  of  state,  governors  of  provinces  within 
the  territory  of  their  jurisdiction,  diplomatic  agents,  consuls  and  vice- 
consuls,  both  national  and  foreign,  shall  have  free  passage  and  shall 
be  given  one-half  rates  for  their  luggage.  One-third  at  least  of  the 
employees  of  the  company  shall  be  Ecuadorians.  Work  shall  begin 
within  one  year  after  the  contract  goes  into  effect,  otherwise  the  Gov- 
ernment may  declare  the  contract  forfeited,  and  the  work  shall  be 
concluded  within  eight  j^ears. 

The  Government  grants,  in  aid  of  the  work,  free  importation  of 
all  necessary  material  for  the  construction  of  the  railroad,  port,  and 


1088       INTEENATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERlCAISr    EEPUBLICS. 

other  works;  exemption  from  military  service  for  the  employees  of 
-the  company,  and  prohibits  requisition  for  military  purposes  of  the 
companj^'s  beasts  of  burden.  Tha  Government  guarantees  for  thirty- 
three  years  4  per  cent  interest  to  the  company  on  the  amount  of  its 
investment  up  to  ten  millions  of  sureres  silver,  and  pledges  in  this 
behalf  the  custom-house  revenues  of  the  ports  of  Manabi,  Tulcan,  and 
of  Esmeraldas,  including  the  new  port  to  be  constructed. 

The  port  works,  the  railway,  with  all  branch  lines  and  extensions, 
except  such  extensions  as  maj"  be  constructed  for  the  special  use  of 
mines,  shall  after  seventy-five  years  revert  to  the  ownership  of  the 
Government. 


GUATEMALA. 

MESSAGE  OE  PRESIDENT  ESTRADA  CABRERA. 

On  March  1,  1906,  President  Estrada  Cabrera  read  an  interesting 
message  to  the  National  Legislative  Assembly.  Among  other  things, 
the  President  said  that  the  foreign  relations  of  the  Government  con- 
tinue to  be  closer  and  more  cordial  day  by  day,  and  that  he  was 
pleased  to  state  that  during  the  past  year  nothing  had  occurred  to 
endanger  said  relations. 

The  President  added  that  in  order  to  continue  to  develop  more 
friendly  relations  with  South  America  a  legation  of  the  first  class 
had  been  established  in  Brazil,  which  will  doubtless  be  of  great  use 
during  the  Third  Pan-American  Conference,  to  be  held  in  July  next 
at  Rio  de  Janeiro,  and  which  conference,  like  the  previous  ones,  will 
tend  to  strengthen  still  more  the  ties  of  union  of  the  nations  of  this 
continent. 

The  President  stated  that  there  would  soon  be  sent  to  the  National 
Legislative  Assembly  for  consideration,  three  conventions  made  dur- 
ing the  last  twelve  months,  namely,  one  with  Spain,  by  virtue  of  which 
all  documents  coming  from  each  of  the  countries  to  the  compact  are 
accepted  as  proofs  in  accordance  with  the  law,  the  legalization  of  signa- 
tures not  being  required,  it  being  sufiicient  that  the  documents  be  sent 
through  the  proper  diplomatic  channels;  the  second  convention,  signed 
at  Washington,  was  made  with  Costa  Rica,  Cuba,  Chile,  Dominican 
Republic,  Ecuador,  United  States  of  America,  Mexico,  Nicaragua, 
Peru,  and  Venezuela,  its  object  being  to  secure  the  codification  of  all 
measures  relating  to  public  sanitation  against  the  invasion  and  spread 
of  yellow  fever,  the  bubonic  plague,  and  cholera  morbus,  and  the  third 
convention  relates  to  the  consular  service  with  Italj"  and  treats  of  the 
reciprocal  rights  of  consular  agents  and  emploj^ees  of  the  two  coun- 
tries in  interest.  A  convention  with  Chile  is  also  about  to  be  signed 
concerning  the  protection  of  copyrights. 


GUATEMALA.  1089 

In  the  previous  fiscal  year  the  public  revenue  collected  amounted  to 
,058,169.39,  showing  an  increase  of  nearly  $14,000,000  over  the 
estimated  budget  of  the  Legislative  Assembly. 

The  expenditures  of  the  different  administrative  branches  of  the 
Government  amounted  to^20,421,383. 65,  and  in  addition  124,970,999.82 
were  applied  to  the  payment  of  the  public  debt,  making  the  total 
expenditure  in  1905  $45,392,383.47. 

The  commission  appointed  to  make  a  general  map  of  the  Republic 
used  everj^  means  possible  to  correct  the  inaccuracies  appearing  in 
previous  works  of  this  character,  and  has  changed  the  scale  of  the 
map  so  as  not  to  omit  any  important  detail  in  this  important  work, 
the  present  map  being  formed  on  the  scale  of  1: 300,000,  making  a  map 
2  meters  square. 

The  attendance  of  the  public  schools  of  the  Republic  increased  40 
per  cent  this  j^ear,  which  shows  that  public  instruction  is  constantl}^ 
encouraged  by  the  authorities. 

TIMBER  LANDS  IN  THE  REPUBLIC. 

Reporting  from  Guatemala  Cit}^,  the  United  States  Consul-General 
states  that  nearly  all  of  the  northern  and  eastern  part  of  the  Republic 
is  covered  with  a  dense  tropical  forest,  consisting  of  mahogany,  dif- 
ferent kinds  of  cedar,  chicle,  and  other  hard  woods.  Along  streams 
down  which  logs  can  be  floated  much  of  the  mahogany  has  been  cut, 
but  as  yet  very  little  of  the  other  woods  have  been  marketed.  This 
is  especially  true  of  the  departments  of  Peten,  Alta  Verapaz,  and 
Izabal. 

Most  of  the  forests  still  belong  to  the  Government,  and  the  usual 
method  of  securing  the  timber  is  by  concession,  by  which  a  certain 
number  of  trees  are  cut  at  a  given  price  per  tree,  or  a  stipulated  sum 
is  paid  for  the  timber  on  a  given  tract.  It  is  not  an  easy  matter  to 
get  titles  to  large  tracts  of  land  in  Guatemala,  as  it  is  discouraged  by 
the  Government.  These  concessions  are  not  usually  granted  for  a 
longer  period  than  five  j^ears.  Sometimes  it  is  stipulated  that  if  a  cer- 
tain number  of  trees  are  cut  during  that  time  they  must  be  renewed. 
The  pine  forests  are  limited,  being  in  the  mountainous  country  prin- 
cipally and  inaccessible.  Most  of  the  lumber  used  comes  from  the 
United  States,  principally  from  California.  The  forests  of  this  coun- 
try are  generally  so  inaccessible  that  the  railroad  companies  import 
nearly  all  their  ties,  and  even  import  coal,  because  it  is  difficult  for 
them  to  get  enough  firewood. 

BANANA  CULTURE. 

Extensive  banana  plantations  are  to  be  put  under  cultivation  in  the 
near  future  along  the  Guatemala  Railway  within  100  miles  of  Puerto 
Barrios.     One  company  is  under  contract  to  furnish  1,200,000  bunches 


1090       INTEENATIONAL    BUEEAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    EEPUBLICS. 

of  bananas  for  shipment  each  year,  and  is  soon  to  begin  planting. 
The  climate  and  soil  is  well  adapted  to  this  industry,  and  it  is  expected 
that  many  private  persons  will  take  up  the  cultivation  of  bananas,  and 
that  the  2,000,000  mark  will  be  reached  from  Puerto  Barrios  shortly 
after  the  Guatemala  Railway  is  finished,  which  will-  be  at  the  close  of 
1906.  This  field  will  be  within  three  days  of  New  Orleans.  There 
are  now  about  500,000  bunches  shipped  yearly  to  the  United  States 
from  the  Atlantic  coast  of  Guatemala. 

THE  FUTURE  OF  THE  REPUBLIC.  « 

(Continued.) 

"the  soil  and  its  riches. 

"The  soil  of  Guatemala  is  remarkable  in  the  vast  extent  and  great 
variety  of  two  classes  of  products  which  are  unusual  within  the  same 
degrees  of  latitude;  that  is,  it  produces  both  tropical  and  temperate 
staples  of  agriculture  in  great  profusion.  The  soil  grows  coffee, 
sugar  cane,  cacao,  bananas,  tobacco,  cotton,  india  rubber,  vanilla,  sar- 
saparilla,  and  a  long  list  of  medicinal  plants,  while  it  likewise  produces 
the  cereals,  wheat  and  Indian  corn,  which  are  only  found  in  temperate 
regions,  giving  two  and  in  some  places  three  crops  of  these  annually. 
There  are  also  endless  kinds  of  valuable  hard  wood,  mahogany,  rose- 
wood, ebony,  cedar,  and  the  like,  which  are  especially  tropical  timber, 
and  at  the  same  time  pine  and  oak  exist  in  the  mountain  regions  of 
the  interior.  Besides  all  this  the  grasses  grown  are  especially  adapted 
to  live  stock,  and  cattle  raising  and  dairying  are  very  profitable  indus- 
tries. 

"The  British  Consul-General  in  an  ofiîcial  report  to  the  Foreign 
Oifice  in  London  had  this  to  say  about  the  capabilities  of  the  soil: 

"'The  tropical  situation  of  the  country,  the  proximity  of  every 
portion  to  the  sea  on  both  coasts,  the  diversity  of  altitude  and  conse- 
quently of  temperature  combine  to  make  the  agricultural  capabilities 
of  Guatemala  equal  to  any  in  the  world.  Every  kind  of  crop  from 
those  of  the  tropical  coast  regions  to  those  of  the  cold  highlands  (the 
latter  having  a  clmiate  corresponding  with  that  of  northern  Europe  in 
summer)  may  be  raised.  There  are  districts  where  even  four  crops  of 
maize  (Indian  corn)  are  obtained  in  one  year.  It  is  a  common  theory 
that  the  manures  are  unnecessary,  as  the  heavy  rains  wash  down  the 
rich  soils  from  the  sides  of  the  mountains  and  fertilize  the  plains. 
The  great  secret  is  therefore  for  the  agriculturist  to  adapt  his  cultiva- 
tion to  the  nature  of  the  soil  and  climate,  and  his  interest  would  be 
advanced  by  a  judicious  rotation  of  crops.' 

«  By  Mr.  Charles  M.  Pepper. 


GUATEMALA.  1091 

"A  breezy  description,  thoug'h  an  accurate  one,  was  given  of  the 
soil  of  Guatemala  by  a  correspondent  of  the  'Washington  Star.' 
Wrote  this  correspondent: 

"'Instead  of  my  own  impressions  of  the  country  I  would  rather 
give  those  of  a  North  Carolina  business  man.  He  was  taking  the  rest 
cure  by  means  of  a  sea  voyage  to  San  Francisco,  and  deflected  his 
itinerary  for  a  week's  land  journey.  We  traveled  together  to  the 
capital,  and  also  made  a  trip  to  the  port  of  Champerico  over  the  rail- 
road extension  which  has  opened  up  new  and  untouched  territory. 
It  was  his  first  view  of  tropical  lands  except  from  the  ship's  deck. 

"  'On  landing  at  San  José  the  North  Carolina  man  looked  with  awe 
and  admiration,  as  every  tourist  is  bound  to  do,  on  the  dominating" 
volcano  peaks  Fuego  and  Agua — fire  and  water.  But  while  he  never 
ceased  to  wonder  at  the  richness  of  the  scenery,  his  practical  instincts 
asserted  themselves,  and  he  punctuated  the  information  given  him 
about  climate,  soil,  and  products  with  keen  observations.  He  con- 
fessed that  on  the  vessel  he  thought  they  were  "stringing"  him  when 
the}'  told  him  that  the  posts  for  the  bar  bed- wire  fences  just  grew,  but 
when  he  saw  countless  miles  of  trees  in  straight  rows  with  the  wire 
stretched  along  the  trunks  he  paid  his  tribute  also  to  climate  and  soil. 
He  knew  that  naturally  trees  don't  grow  in  straight  rows,  and  he  found 
the  explanation.  The  posts  are  poles  cut  from  the  trees'  branches, 
and  when  stuck  in  the  ground  they  shoot  up  so  rapidly  that  they  soon 
are  trees. 

"'The  North  Carolina  observer  never  got  over  his  wonder  at  the 
soil.  The  railroad  cuts  gave  him  a  chance  to  see  that  it  was  not  surface 
richness,  and  he  easily  grasped  the  explanation.  The  vegetation  grows 
to  a  certain  height,  then  dies  away,  rots,  and  forms  fresh  layers  of 
richness.  This  process  going  on  for  centuries  has  made  the  fertility 
of  the  land  inexhaustible. 

"  'The  utility  of  volcanic  eruptions  was  new  to  him  and  was  explained 
on  the  trip  to  Champerico.  This  is  the  great  coffee  region.  It  conies 
within  the  sphere  of  influence  of  the  volcano  Santa  Maria.  When 
Santa  Maria  was  sprinkling  both  the  sea  and  land  with  pumice  stone 
and  ashes,  on  many  of  the  fincas  (plantations)  there  was  just  enough 
of  this  lava  soil  after  the  rains  had  come  and  washed  away  the  surface 
of  the  deposit  to  renew  the  productiveness.' 

"In  another  way  an  idea  of  the  varied  products  of  agricultural 
industry  can  be  had  from  an  account  given  in  the  British  consular 
reports  of  a  model  plantation.  This  plantation  consisted  of  3,000 
acres.  In  a  given  3^ear  it  produced  1,200,000  pounds  of  coffee,  300,000 
pounds  of  sugar,  300,000  bottles  of  the  by-product  of  sugar  known  as 
aguardiente  or  cane  rum,  22,000  gallons  of  milk.  Two  thousand 
Bull.  No.  4—06 15 


1092   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OE  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

head  of  cattle  were  raised.     On  this   plantation  from  900  to  1,300 
laborers  were  employed. 

"coffee  of  world-wide  fame. 

"As  is  well  known,  Guatemala's  most  valuable  agricultural  product 
is  coffee.  The  fame  of  Guatemala  coffee  is  world-wide  and  it  com- 
mands the  highest  prices.  The  production  in  average  years  is  about 
70,500,000.  pounds,  though  in  a  recent  year  it  exceeded  80,000,000 
pounds.  The  most  productive  regions  are  in  the  departments  of  Gua- 
temala, Amatitlan,  Sacatepequez,  Solóla,  Retalhuleu,  Quezaltenango, 
San  Marcos,  Alta  Verapaz,  Baja  Verapaz,  Chimaltenango,  Santa  Rosa, 
and  Escuintla. 

"The  altitudes  at  which  the  coffee  plant  is  most  successfully  culti- 
vated are  between  1,500  feet  and  5,000  feet  above  sea  level,  according 
to  the  localit}"  and  quality  of  the  soil.  The  temperature  at  which  the 
greatest  productiveness  is  obtained  varies  from  a  minimum  of  60^ 
Fahrenheit  to  a  maximum  of  90°.  In  the  lowlands  the  trees  have  to 
be  shaded  in  order  to  prevent  the  leaves  from  being  scorched  b}^  the 
heat.  There  is  an  abundance  of  native  trees  which  answers  this  pur- 
pose. Occasionall}",  too,  bananas  are  raised  in  conjunction  with  coffee, 
since  their  broad  leaves  furnish  an  excellent  protection. 

"In  districts  where  the  mean  altitude  is  1,500  feet  a  different  sort 
of  protection  is  necessar}"  in  order  to  shelter  the  coffee  leaves  from 
the  northern  winds  which  blow  during  the  months  of  December,  Jan- 
uary, and  Februar3\  In  these  high  altitudes  the  ranges  of  hills  form 
the  best  natural  protection.  To  bring  the  coffee  plant  to  full  produc- 
tion from  five  to  seven  years  are  required,  though  after  two  years  the 
bush  will  produce  about  2  pounds  of  the  berr}"  annuall}".  The  coffee 
plants  are  raised  in  nurseries  and  afterwards  transplanted  to  the  cafe- 
tales  or  coffee  plantations.  The  critical  season  for  the  crop  i.s  the 
blooming  period.  A  heavy  rainfall  while  the  trees  are  in  flower  will 
seriously  damage  the  plants  bj^  washing  away  the  pollen  and  thus  pre- 
venting fructification.  This  period  lasts  three  or  four  daj^s,  when  the 
blossoms  fall  and  the  cheriy  or  berry  begins  to  appear.  The  cherry 
reaches  maturit}'  in  October  and  is  ready  for  gathering  and  pulping; 
that  is,  for  the  removal  of  the  outer  shell  and  pulp.  After  this  process 
it  is  washed  and  carried  to  dry,  spread  out  in  brick  paved  yards 
exposed  to  the  sun.  The  grain  is  known  as  pergamino,  or  shell  coffee, 
after  the  removal  of  the  red  pulp,  while  it  retains  the  inner  white  or 
yellow  parchment  covering.  After  this  parchment  is  removed  it  is 
known  as  oro,  clean  coffee,  and  this  is  the  common  commercial  term. 

"  So  many  elements  enter  into  the  cost  of  planting  and  bringing  to 
maturity  a  coffee  plantation  that  it  is  difficult  to  estimate  the  expendi- 
ture necessary  to  insure  a  given  profit.  Experienced  coffee  growers 
are  guided  largely  by  their  knowledge  of  the  local  conditions  and 


GUATEMALA.  1093 

requirements.  However,  a  reasonable  amount  of  capital  in  the  begin- 
ning is  necessary,  and  many  investors  possessing  the  capital  prefer  to 
buy  fincas  or  plantations  that  are  already  producing. 

"The  Government  of  Guatemala  lays  an  export  tax  of  |1  in  gold. 
Germany  takes  the  bulk  of  the  Guatemala  product,  though  Great 
Britain  is  a  large  bu3''er  and  the  United  States  is  receiving  larger 
quantities  from  year  to  yeav.  With  the  increased  facilities  for  trans- 
portation there  would  appear  to  be  an  excellent  opportunity  for 
dealers  to  make  a  specialty  of  Guatemala  coffee  in  the  United  States, 
for  the  article  once  introduced  would  be  sure  to  have  an  increased 
consumption. 

"sugar  and  other  profitable  products. 

"In  1890  Guatemala  was  producing  barely  enough  sugar  for  its  own 
consumption.  In  1904  it  exported  6,000,000  pounds  to  the  United 
States.  New  Orleans  is  the  nearest  market,  though  shipments  also 
may  be  made  to  Brooklj^n.  The  product  consists  of  white  loaf  sugar, 
panela  or  coarse  brown  cakes,  from  which  the  cane  rum  is  made,  miel 
or  molasses,  and  mascabado,  or  inferior  grades.  The  sugar  cane  is  of 
excellent  quality  and  the  production  is  abundant,  especiall}^  along  the 
hot  coast  districts.  The  departments  of  Escuintla,  Amatitlan,  and 
Baja  Verapaz  are  the  districts  in  which  the  largest  areas  are  under 
cultivation.  As  a  rule  the  small  sugar  mills  are  crude  and  modern 
machinery  has  not  been  introduced  to  a  great  extent,  although  the 
largest  plantations  are  already  supplied  with  the  latest  improvements. 
With  the  introduction  on  a  larger  scale  of  modern  machinery  and  the 
latest  processes  the  sugar  industry  would  be  certain  to  afford  satis- 
factory^ profits. 

"Cacao  of  a  very  high  quality  is  produced  in  Guatemala  and  the 
native  article  commands  much  higher  prices  than  that  produced  in 
other  countries  and  brought  to  Guatemala  for  sale.  The  productive 
regions  are  the  tierras  calientes  or  hot  coast  lands.  The  principal 
cacao-producing  districts  are  Escuintla,  Suchitepequez,  Solóla,  and 
Ketalhuleu.  The  bean  is  most  productive  at  an  altitude  of  8  0  to 
2,000  feet.  In  some  cases  the  shrub  produces  a  pound  of  beans  every 
four  months,  and  after  reaching  maturity  it  is  said  to  produce  without 
interruption  for  one  hundred  years. 

Notwithstanding  the  superior  quality  of  the  Guatemala  cacao  the 
industry  has  not  been  carried  on  sj^stematically,  possibly  because  five 
or  six  years  are  required  to  secure  the  first  crop.  In  the  last  j-ear  the 
total  output  was  only  34,000  pounds,  but  the  steady  demand  for  cacao 
and  the  certainty  of  good  prices  justifies  the  investment  of  capital 
which  can  await  five  or  six  years  for  the  first  returns.  The  gathering 
of  the  cacao  beans  requires  very  little  machinery  and  few  laborers. 


1094       INTEEISTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Chiefl}^  care  must  be  taken  not  to  hurt  the  bean  or  almond  when  break- 
ing the  fruit  wherein  they  are  contained.  One  day  of  fermentation 
must  then  be  given  to  them,  after  which  they  remain  exposed  to  the 
sun  for  six  or  eight  days,  when  tliey  are  ready  to  be  sent  to  the  market. 

"One  of  the  most  profitable  of  future  industries  in  Guatemala 
undoubtedly  is  that  of  banana  culture.  There  are  vast  productive 
regions  on  the  Atlantic  slope;  and  these  are  certain  to  be  cultivated, 
since  the  building  of  the  Northern  Railway  insures  opening  up  the 
lands  by  giving  access  to  the  New  Orleans  market  within  the  time  that 
is  necessary  for  gathering  and  shipping  the  fruit.  The  annual  produc- 
tion is  now  about  800,000  bunches,  of  which  one-half  are  consumed  at 
home  and  the  balance  shipped  to  the  United  8tates.  It  is  estimated 
that  within  a  3'ear  after  the  Northern  Railway  is  completed  the  ship- 
ments to  the  United  States  will  exceed  750,000  bunches  per  annum  and 
will  soon  amount  to  1,000,000  bunches. 

"Tobacco  is  produced  in  a  number  of  districts  and  there  is  much 
suitable  soil  for  it,  but  up  to  this  time  it  has  been  raised  onlj-  for  local 
consumption.  Rice  is  also  produced  in  the  hot  coast  lands.  Cotton  is 
grown,  and  experiments  have  shown  that  the  Sea  Island  cotton  thrives 
in  Guatemala." 


HAITI. 

EXPORT  MOVEMENT,   FIRST  QUARTER  OF  1905-6. 

'"'' Le  Moniteur''''  of  Port- Au  Prince  for  the  week  ending  March  3, 
1906,  publishes  the  following  figures  as  showing  the  export  movement 
from  the  various  customs  districts  of  Haiti  during  the  first  three 
months  of  the  fiscal  year  1905-6. 


Articles. 


Cofiee 

Campeche  wood 

Cacao 

Guaiacum  wood 

Orange  peel 

Cotton 

Wax 

Cabinet  woods . : 

Mahogany feet 

Hides 

Goatskins 

Mr.ize 

Gum 

Woods,  A'arious 


Quantities. 


I'ounds. 

19, 952, 178 

28, 364, 310 

1, 282, 691 

1, 803, 400 

10,  000 

142, 909 

21, 876 

104, 300 

1,075 

44,853 

38,  359 

1,790 

3,441 

118,000 


Articles. 


Honey gallons 

Copper  

Pitte 

Tortoise  shell 

Leather,  tanned 

Cotton  seed  and  castor-oil  beans  . . . 

Cigars 

Fruits 

Medicinal  herbs 

Cocoanuts 

Palm  oil gallons 

Horns 

Pistachio  nuts 


Quantities. 


Pounds. 

470 

3,051 

208,  539 

325 

1,040 

274, 840 

150 

1,150 

18,  919 

6,100 

8,465 

1,849 

6,027 


The  total  value  of  these  shipments  is  stated  to  have  been  $3,350,000o 


HONDURAS MEXICO.  1095 

HONDURAS. 

NEW  POBT  OF  ENTRY. 

United  States  Consul  Johnson  reports  that  by  a  decree  of  the 
President  of  Honduras  the  port  of  entry  for  the  district  of  Puerto 
Cortes  will,  on  and  after  May  i,  be  San  Pedro,  and  Puerto  Cortes 
will  then  become  a  subport  of  entr}^.  The  reason  for  changing  the 
port  of  entry  to  San  Pedro  is  that  it  is  a  larger  city,  and  two-thirds 
of  the  goods  coming  into  Puerto  Cortes  are  for  merchants  in  San 
Pedro.  He  further  writes  that  hereafter  passengers  arriving  from 
Mobile  will  have  to  procure  a  certificate  from  the  Honduras  consul  at 
that  city  showing  that  they  have  been  in  Mobile  seven  or  more  days. 

NEW  CUSTOM-HOUSE  ON  THE  ATLANTIC  COAST. 

United  States  Consul  Wood,  of  Ceiba,  reports  that  the  thriving 
town  of  Porvenir,  on  the  Atlantic  coast  of  Honduras  and  9  miles  from 
Ceiba,  is  to  be  declared  a  port  of  entry.  He  states  that  the  construc- 
tion of  a  custom-house  at  Porvenir  has  been  commenced.  This  will 
be  of  interest  to  American  exporters,  as  considerable  quantities  of 
American  goods  are  sold  there.  Heretofore  it  has  been  necessary  to 
enter  goods  destined  for  Porvenir  at  Ceiba.  The  reshipment  of  mer- 
chandise was  expensive  and  often  caused  losses.  The  opening  of  the 
new  port  of  entry  is  another  evidence  that  the  present  administration 
of  Honduras  is  alive  to  the  interests  of  the  country  and  intends  to  do 
everything  possible  to  aid  and  assist  the  commercial  development. 


MEXICO. 

MESSAGE    OF   PRESIDENT   DIAZ. 

The  President  of  the  Pepublic  of  Mexico,  General  Porfirio  Diaz, 
delivered  his  usual  annual  message  to  Congress  on  April  1, 1906.  The 
most  important  parts  of  the  Message  ran  as  follows: 

"In  the  first  place,  I  have  the  pleasure  of  stating  to  you  that  our 
relations  with  other  nations  continue  satisfactory,  and  it  may  be 
affirmed  that  the  relations  which  we  cultivate  with  the  governments  of 
the  neighboring  nations  are  most  cordial. 

"In  the  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  established 
at  Washington  there  arose  the  idea  of  holding  shortly  another  Pan- 
American  Conference  with  a  view  to  continuing  the  work  undertaken 
by  the  two  previous  conferences,  which  met  successively  at  Washing- 
ton and  at  this  Capital.     This  idea  having  been  well  received  by  the 


1096       INTERííATIONAL    BUEEAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

majorit}"  of  the  governments  of  America,  their  representatives  and 
the  Secretary  of  State  of  the  united  States  have  reached  an  agreement 
to  the  effect  that  this  third  conference  shall  take  place,  and  in  conse- 
quence of  [a  courteous  offer  made  b}?-  the  Government  of  Brazil  the 
city  of  Rio  de  Janeiro  has  been  chosen  as  the  place  of  the  meeting, 
which  will  be  held  in  July  next.  Though  as  yet  no  invitation  has  been 
received  from  the  Government  of  Brazil,  the  Executive  is  making 
preparations  for  the  appointment  of  delegates  and  for  facilitating  the 
holding  of  so  important  an  assembl}",  which  is  bound  to  produce  many 
of  the  favorable  results  expected  from  it,  in  view  of  the  experience 
acquired  at  the  two  previous  conferences  and  the  good  will  of  the  par- 
ticipating nations.  In  order  to  cooperate  toward  the  ends  had  in  view, 
the  Executive  has  given  instructions  to  the  Ambassador  of  Mexico  at 
Washington,  who,  by  reason  of  the  important  part  which  he  took  in 
the  last  conference,  will  know  how  to  make  suitable  use  of  them. 

"The  Mexican  Government  having  been  invited  to  become  a  party 
to  the  convention  arranged  at  Geneva  in  1864,  in  regard  to  the  neutral- 
ity in  time  of  war  of  ambulance  and  military  hospitals,  the  Department 
of  Foreign  Relations  referred  all  the  papers  bearing  on  the  matter  to 
the  Senate  for  its  examination  and  decision.  As  was  to  be  expected, 
the  Senate  approved  Mexico'sacceptance  of  that  International  Conven- 
tion, taking  into  consideration,  no  doubt,  its  noble  objects.  The, 
Executive  immediatel}"  proceeded  to  ratify  and  promulgate  this  act, 
thus  confirming,  in  so  far  as  we  are  concerned,  the  humane  principles 
contained  in  the  protocols  concluded  at  The  Hague  in  1899,  at  the 
initiative  of  the  Emperor  of  Russia. 

'  'A  memorandum  was  received  through  the  representative  of  Russia 
at  this  Capital  containing  the  text  of  a  communication  which  the  Rus- 
sian Government  had  sent  to  the  governments  of  other  nations  invit- 
ing them  to  a  second  Peace  Conference  at  The  Hague.  Mexico  at 
once  answered  that  she  would  accept  the  invitation,  and  that  she  was 
prepared  when  the  time  should  come  to  appoint  delegates  to  the  Second 
Conference,  who  would  receive  suitable  instructions. 

"The  Second  International  Sanitary  Convention  of  American  Repub- 
lics met  at  Washington  in  October  last  and  the  delegates  whom  we 
sent  thereto  arranged  with  the  representatives  of  ten  other  nations  a 
convention  ad  referendum  in  regard  to  quarantines,  which  has  been 
approved  by  the  Executive  and  will  be  submitted  to  the  Senate  for 
constitutional  purposes. 

"The  sanitary  measures  taken  against  yellow  fever  on  the  Gulf 
littoral  and  on  the  Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec  are  continually  being 
applied  with  energy.  From  September  to  Febniar}^  last,  132  cases 
occurred  and  the  malady  reappeared  at  Veracruz  and  Merida,  besides 
invading  Tuxtepec  and  Cordoba,  where  it  is  not  endemic;  but  the 
efforts  to  prevent  its  propagation  were  successful.     Since  December 


MEXICO.  1097 

the  number  of  cases  has  been  very  considerably  reduced,  and  m  Feb- 
ruary only  three  occurred. 

"On  February  11,  last,  the  sanitary  station  at  Veracruz  was  inaugu- 
rated, its  construction  having  cost  f  504,000.  It  has  all  the  departments 
necessary  for  its  object  and  is  equipped  with  the  best  apparatus  and 
appliances  for  disinfection,  being  also  supplied  with  baths,  a  bacterio- 
logical laboratory,  and  a  furnace  for  cremation  purposes.  The  great 
importance  of  the  port  in  question  called  for  an  establishment  of  this 
nature  which  should  be  first-class,  and  this  desideratum  has  been 
satisfied. 

"The  sanitation  works  at  the  capital  have  been  prosecuted  without 
interruption,  and  since  September  2,100  lineal  meters  of  main  sewers, 
more  than  10,000  meters  of  lateral  sewers,  and  more  than  2,600  meters 
of  drains,  with  all  accessories,  have  been  laid.  The  electric  motor  plant 
has  been  ordered  for  the  operation  of  the  drainage  pumps  at  San 
Lazaro. 

"The  total  volume  of  transactions  entered  at  the  ofiices  of  the  Public 
Registry  of  Propert}^  and  Commerce  during  the  last  year  was 
$452,363,135,  which  is  more  than  $100,000,000  in  excess  of  the  trans- 
actions entered  in  an}^  previous  jenv,  showing  the  considerable  increase 
to  dealings  in  property  and  of  commercial  nature  in  the  City  of  Mexico 
alone. 

"The  total  number  of  primary  schools  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
Federation  aggregates  at  present  544. 

"In  order  to  obtain  competent  teachers  for  the  two  new  infant 
schools  test  examinations  were  previously  held  among  the  graduates 
of  the  Girls'  Normal  College  who  applied  for  the  posts,  and  for  the 
purpose  of  improving  this  department  of  education  two  female  teach- 
ers were  detailed  to  visit  the  model  establishments  of  this  nature  in  the 
United  States  during  the  closing  months  of  the  last  scholastic  year  and 
the  first  month  of  the  present  year. 

"Inasmuch  as  during  the  course  of  last  year  175  new  professors  for 
the  national  primary  schools  were  appointed,  the  present  number 
thereof  is  2,148. 

"  Improvements  have  recently  been  introduced  in  the  courses  at  the 
normal  schools  for  teachers,  the  premises  occupied  by  said  schools 
having  been  enlarged  and  new  courses  of  great  importance,  as  well  as 
a  system  of  lectures  on  methodology,  having  been  created. 

"It  was  arranged  that  the  course  followed  at  the  Military  College 
of  Practical  Medicine  should  be  recognized  by  the  National  College  of 
Medicme,  just  as  if  it  had  been  gone  through  in  its  halls,  provided  that 
said  course  conformed  strictly  to  the  programme  approved  by  the 
National  College  of  Medicine. 

"  The  Eepublic  was  represented  at  the  Third  Latin- American  Scien- 
tific Congress  which  met  at  Rio  de  Janeiro  in  September  last;  at  the 


1098   INTEKNATIONAL  BUEEAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

i 

CongTess  of  Ecoiioinic  Expansion  held  at  Mons,  also  in  the  mouth  of 
September  last,  and  at  the  Congress  on  tuberculosis  which  assembled 
at  Paris  in  October,  1905. 

"  In  order  to  encourage  colonization,  a  concession  has  been  granted 
for  the  settlement  of  European  colonists  on  national  land  in  the  State 
of  Chihuahua,  and  two  other  concessions  have  been  granted,  respec- 
tivel}",  for  the  parcelling  out  of  national  land  into  lots  and  for  coloni- 
zation in  the  State  of  Sonora. 

'"The  work  of  the  Geographical  Exploration  Commission  has  been 
pushed,  and  it  is  now  conducting  its  field  operations  in  the  States  of 
Chihuahua,  Sonora,  Coahuila,  Nuevo  Leon,  Tamaulipas,  Plidalgo, 
Veracruz,  Puebla,  and  Tlaxcala,  and  it  has  surve3"ed  in  the  last  half 
year  Õ,1G1  kilometers  of  roads  and  208  kilometers  of  river. 

"The  astronomical  sections  calculated  and  determined  various  geo- 
g'raphical  positions,  and  the  sections  of  drafting  and  maps  prepared, 
respectively,  for  publication  13  new  sheets  of  the  General  Map  of  the 
Republic  to  the  scale  of  1  to  100,000  and  have  published  IT  sheets  of 
the  same  map. 

"The  geodetic  commission  has  carried  its  surveys  and  the  laying  out 
of  a  meridian  chain — a  work  which  it  is  conducting  under  an  interna- 
tional convention — beyond  Ciudad  Victoria,  and  has  undertaken  the 
studies  of  explorations  necessary  for  the  establishment  of  a  ground 
base  in  Tamaulipas  in  order  to  connect  its  system  of  triangulations 
with  those  of  the  American  commissions. 

"During  the  first  half  of  the  current  fiscal  year  there  were  issued 
1,526  title  deeds  to  mines,  embracing  an  area  of  25,217  hectares. 

"During  the  same  period  of  time  13  concessions  were  granted  for 
the  exploration  and  exploitation  of  mining  zones  in  various  States  of 
the  Republic. 

"Agriculture  continues  to  prosper,  aided  by  the  use  of  water  for 
irrigation  purposes. 

"Our  manufacturing  industries  are  also  being  powerfully  aided  by 
the  utilization  of  water  for  power  purposes. 

"During  the  period  of  time  covered  by  this  message  concessions 
were  granted  carrying  the  right  to  the  use  of  more  than  21,000  liters 
of  water  per  month,  from  rivers  subject  to  Federal  jurisdiction,  for 
motive-power  purposes. 

"During the  same  period  of  time  title  deed's  were  issued  guarantee- 
ing the  rights  of  the  actual  beneficiaries  of  water  course,  5,251  liters 
per  second  being  for  irrigation  and  558  liters  per  second  for  power 
purposes. 

"  With  a  view  to  turning  to  account  the  product  of  our  soil  contracts 
have  been  entered  into  for  the  exploitation  of  guayule  on  lands 
situated  in   the  States  of  San  Luis  Potosi,  Durango,  Zacatecas,  and 


MEXICO.  1099 

Chihuahua,  and  an  area  of  65,000  hectares  of  Chihuahua  and  Vera- 
cruz has  been  leased  out  for  the  same  purpose. 

"The  agricultural  experimental  stations  at  El  Dorado,  Sinaloa,  and 
Ciudad  Juarez,  Chihuahua,  have  started  operations  in  accordance  with 
contracts  entered  into. 

"During  the  period  comprised  between  July  1  and  December  31, 
1905,  498  patents  of  invention  and  16  patents  for  models  and  indus- 
trial designs  were  granted,  387  trade-marks  and  32  commercial  names 
and  advertisements  were  registered,  and  the  registration  of  16  marks 
was  renewed  in  accordance  with  the  law  in  force. 

"The  sanitation  works  of  the  city  of  ïampico  were  completed  and 
turned  over  to  the  municipal  council  of  that  port  on  October  17  of 
last  year,  the  only  details  lacking  being  the  grading  of  some  of  the 
low-lying  portions  of  the  city  and  a  small  portion  of  the  straining 
reservoir  for  the  water  supply. 

"The  dredging  alongside  the  lateral  wharves  at  Tampico  and  the 
renovation  of  the  floor  of  the  fiscal  wharf  have  been  completed. 

"The  canal  between  Tuxpam  and  Tampico  has  been  completed  for 
a  distance  of  23  kilometers. 

"At  Veracruz,  the  surface  of  the  land  of  the  western  half  of  the  land 
reclaimed  from  the  sea  is  almost  completed. 

"At  Coatzacoalcos,  the  western  jett}'^  has  been  built  out  to  a  total 
length  of  1,066  meters,  the  depth  of  water  at  its  present  extremity 
being  8  meters.  The  eastern  jett}^  has  been  carried  out  to  a  length  of 
1,050  meters  and  to  a  depth  of  6.  The  construction  of  the  fifth  wharf 
and  of  sheds  1:  and  5  has  been  completed.  At  the  terminal  station 
work  on  laying  the  permanent  tracks  has  been  continued;  a  round- 
house for  8  engines,  2  weighing  scales  for  cars,  and  a  car-repair  shop 
have  been  completed. 

"At  Manzanillo,  the  revetment  on  the  breakwater  has  been  almost 
completed. 

"At  Salina  Cruz,  920  linear  meters  of  the  eastern  breakwater  have 
been  completed  to  a  height  of  3  meters  above  mean  tide,  and  in  a  depth 
of  17  meters,  and  only  80  linear  meters  are  lacking  for  its  completion. 
Work  has  been  prosecuted  on  the  construction  "of  the  monolith  wall  of 
the  inner  port,  and  the  construction  of  3  sheds  has  been  begun. 
The  volume  of  dredging  so  far  done  in  the  port  is  1,300,000  cubic 
meters.  The  extraction  of  earth  and  rock  in  the  excavation  destined 
for  the  dry  dock  aggregates  117,000  cubic  meters,  and  work  is  proceed- 
ing on  the  construction  of  the  coping  and  concentration  bottom.  At 
the  terminal  station  an  area  of  82,000  square  meters  has  been  graded 
to  an  average  height  of  3  meters,  and  13  kilometers  of  permanent 
track  have  been  laid.  In  sanitation  and  water  supplj^  a  beginning 
has  been  made  in  the  establishment  of  connections  with  private  houses. 


1100   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICA.N  REPUBLICS. 

''The  building  destined  for  the  general  Light-House  Bureau  at  Vera 
Cruz  has  been  completed.  The  lights  at  Tecolutla,  Nautla,  and  the 
provisional  beacon  at  Punta  Delgada,  as  well  as  the  high  house  at  Sisal, 
have  been  inaugurated,  and  the  sj^stem  of  buoj^s  at  Altata,  Agia- 
banipo,  and  Topolobampo  have  been  improved. 

"The  new  railwají- construction  totals  304  kilometers,  contributed  by 
the  Kansas  City,  Mexico  and  Orient,  the  Pan-American,  the  Cananea, 
Rio  Yaqui  and  Pacific,  the  Linares-San  José,  and  the  Zitacuaro- 
Joconusco  railways.  The  Federal  railway  system  at  present  aggre- 
gates 17,170  kilometers.  On  the  Central's  Pacific  extension,  between 
Tuxpam  and  Colima,  a  tunnel  of  150  meters  in  length  and  a  bridge  of 
90  meters  span  have  been  completed. 

'"The  following  work  has  been  done  on  the  Tehuantepec  Railwaj^: 
Twenty-eight  kilogram  rails  have  been  replaced  by  rails  of  39i  kilo- 
grams on  50i  kilometers  of  the  road,  and  the  earthworks,  ballasting,  and 
renovation  of  ties  have  been  effected  for  the  same  length.  Provisional 
bridge  work  of  an  aggregate  length  of  151  meters  has  been  replaced  by 
permanent  bridge  work,  with  the  customarj^  masonrv  abutments;  37' 
new  freight  cars  have  been  put  into  service. 

"Twelve  new  local  post-offices,  55  agencies,  and  1  ambulatory  offices 
have  been  established,  and,  including  these,  the  total  number  of  post- 
offices  of  all  kinds  is  2,535.  The  volume  of  mail  matter  carried  dur- 
ing the  first  half  of  the  present  fiscal  year  was  81,000,000  pieces, 
against  81,000,000  pieces  during  the  same  period  of  the  previous  year. 
Interior  postal  drafts  aggregating  $23,000,000  were  issued.  The 
interchange  of  drafts  with  the  United  States  increased  by  71-80  per 
cent  over  the  amount  issued  in  the  first  half  of  the  previous  fiscal 
year,  the  total  being  $1,115,000  Mexican  currency.  In  the  service 
of  postal  drafts  between  this  country  and  the  United  Kingdom  of 
Great  Britain  and  Ireland  Mexico  drew  $33,300  Mexican  currency 
and  England  drew  against  Mexico  17,300,  also  Mexican  currency. 
The  general  earnings  of  the  post-offices  amounted  to  $1,763,000  in  the 
half  year  under  review  as  against  $1,616,000  in  the  corresponding 
period. 

"  Delegates  were  appointed  to  represent  Mexico  at  the  fourth  Con- 
gress of  the  Universal  Postal  Union  to  be  held  at  Rome. 

"During  the  half  year,  from  July  to  December  last,  500  Idlometers 
of  new  federal  telegraph  lines  were  strung,  and  the  total  length  of  the 
federal  telegraph  system  in  the  latter  month  was  55,586  kilometers. 
Work  has  been  begun  in  the  erection  of  a  line  on  iron  posts  between 
this  city  and  Puebla  with  a  view  to  communicating  with  the  east  and 
southeast  of  the  Republic  on  the  stringing  of  a  line  between  Santa 
Rosalia  and  Mulege,  Lower  California. 


MEXICO.  1101 

"In  the  period  covered  by  this  report,  9  new  telegraph  offices  and  5 
telephone  offices  have  been  opened,  and  communication  by  wireless 
telegraphy  has  been  established  between  Cape  Haro  and  Santa  Rosalia. 

"The  lines  strung  in  the  territory  of  Quintana  Roo  have  been  opened 
to  public  service. 

"The  increase  in  the  mimber  of  messages  transmitted  was  9  per  cent 
in  the  interior  service  and  20  per  cent  in  the  international  service. 

"The  increase  in  the  cash  earnings  of  the  telegraph  lines  was  8  per 
cent. 

"The  collection  for  custom-house  revenue  increased  in  a  striking 
manner  during  the  last  half  jear.  The  increase  in  those  collections  in 
Julj^  and  August,  1905,  might  have  been  explained  by  the  efforts  to 
rush  the  importation  of  goods  on  which  the  import  duties  were 
increased  by  the  tariff  which  came  into  force  at  the  beginning  of 
September  last;  but  instead  of  a  reaction,  which  might  have  been  feared 
as  the  result  of  change  in  tariff  rates,  the  collections  increased  during 
the  succeeding  months  and  have  continued  to  increase  up  to  the  present 
time,  so  much  so  that  import  duties  during  the  half  j'ear  from  Julj^  to 
December  last  yielded  nearly  13,000,000  more  than  during  the  cor- 
responding period  of  the  previous  year.  Said  increase  is  also  an 
unequivocal  proof  that  the  numerous  changes  made  in  the  tariff  rates 
have  not  caused  any  inconvenience  to  the  import  trade. 

"The  various  forms  of  income  constituting  the  stamp  revenue  also 
show  satisfactory  returns.  It  might  have  been  expected  that  the  sup- 
pression and  jeduction  of  taxes  on  mining  would  have  affected  the 
total  of  stamps  sold.  Fortunately  this  has  not  been  the  case,  and  the 
increased  jdeld  of  the  other  forms  of  this  revenue  not  onl}'  compen- 
sated the  diminution  in  the  yield  of  the  mining  taxes,  but  occasioned 
an  increase  in  collections  in  the  half  year  under  review  of  1500,000  as 
compared  with  the  corresponding  half  j^ear  in  1904. 

"The* era  of  prosperity  which  the  Republic  is  enjoying  is  due  in  a 
large  measure  to  the  monetary  reform  which,  among  other  gratifying 
results,  has  given  a  powerful  stimulus  to  the  investment  of  foreign 
capital  in  this  country.  It  may  be  affirmed  that  the  fixit}^  in  value  of 
our  currency  is  now  an  accomplished  fact,  and,  thanks  to  that  fact,  it 
will  be  possible  to  exploit  tlie  great  wealth  of  our  soil  which  has 
remained  unproductive  owing  to  the  insufficient  resources  available  to 
the  nation.  The  recent  rise  in  the  value  of  bar  silver  will  tend  to  con- 
solidate the  results  obtained  through  the  monetary  laws  and  enactments, 
because  it  has  afforded  the  opportunit}^  to  put  in  circulation  during 
the  brief  period  of  four  months  gold  coins  or  bars  to  the  value  of  more 
than  $12,000,000,  a  thing  that  would  have  been  impossible  in  all  prob- 
ability, except  after  the  lapse  of  several  years,  if  the  price  of  the  white 


1102   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

metal  had  not  risen  to  parit}'  with  gold  at  the  rate  established  in  our 
new  currency  legislation. 

^'Availing  itself  of  the  invitation  of  the  United  States  Government 
to  designate  some  officers  of  the  Mexican  iirmj  to  complete  their  mil- 
itary education  in  the  special  establishments  of  the  neighboring  nation, 
our  Government  decided  to  send  thither  for  the  purpose  in  question 
two  officers  of  infantry,  two  officers  of  cavalry,  and  two  officers  of 
practical  artillery,  all  possessing  a  fair  knowledge  of  English. 

FOREIGN  COMMERCE  IN  NOVEMBER,   1905. 

According  to  figures  issued  by  the  Statistical  Division  of  the  Treas- 
ury Department  of  the  Republic  of  Mexico,  the  foreign  commerce  of 
the  Republic  for  November,  1905,  and  for  the  first  five  months  of  the 
current  fiscal  year  1905-6  was  represented  by  the  following  valuations, 
the  figures  for  the  corresponding  periods  of  the  preceding  jeav  being 
also  given  for  purposes  of  comparison: 

The  total  vahie  of  importations  during  the  five  months  vmder  re- 
yiew  was  $67,153,845.92  in  silver  currency,  as^declared  in  the  custom- 
houses, showing  a  decrease  of  $3,142,375.78,  as  compared  with  the 
corresponding  period  of  the  preceding  year. 

The  exports  for  the  five  months  were  valued  at  $99,926,557.99, 
showing  an  increase  of  $22,702,508.32,  as  compared  with  the  same 
period  of  1904-5. 

The  detailed  imports  were  as  follows: 

IMPORTS. 
[Silver  valuation.] 


November — 


First  five  months — 


1905-6. 


1904-5. 


Animal  substances 

Vegetable  substances 

Mineral  substances 

Dry  goods 

Chemical  aud  pharmaceutical  sub 

stances 

Beverages 

Paper  and  its  applications , 

Machinery  and  apparatus 

Vehicles  ." 

Arms  and  explosives 

Miscellaneous 

Total 


$1, 370,  667.  60 
2,811,751.11 
4, 534, 126. 22 
1,  766, 014. 47 
505,  248. 84 

529,  676. 50 
458, 067. 47 
1,487,951.05 
272, 334. 80 
396, 156. 54 
691, 016. 15 


SI,  290, 423.  66 

3,  266,  935. 55 

3, 280, 363. 04 

2, 009, 146.  51 

561, 309.  34 

549, 889.  76 
570,  790. 46 
3, 323, 010. 97 
931,037.50 
366,311.31 
400,  752.  96 


86,  530, 956. 84 
11, 064, 923. 45 
19,049,170.11 
8,  924,  986.  72 
2, 896, 320. 63 

2,  873,  772. 86 
2,213,467.81 
7, 634. 765. 11 
1,314,136.31 
1,719,702.65 
2,931,643.43 


14, 823, 010.  75 


16, 549, 971. 06 


67, 153,  845.  92 


$5, 684, 395. 52 
10,  547, 215. 25 
18, 855,  866.  66 
10, 682, 302. 21 
2, 614, 815.  50 

2,  625, 520. 93 
2, 280, 175.  31 
10, 343,  374. 05 
1,931,532.16 
2, 545, 237. 16 
2, 185,  786.  95 


70,296,221.70 


EXPORTS. 
[Silver  valuation.] 

Precious  metals 

113,151,310.50 
7, 649, 022. 29 

S6,  751,  965. 71 
9, 493, 485.  63 

S54, 197, 393. 52 
45,  729, 164. 47 

136,499,561.81 

40,724,487.86 

Total , 

20,800,332.79 

16,245,451.34 

99,926,557.99 

77,224,049.67 

MEXICO. 


1103 


The  details  of  the  export  trade  for  the  periods  under  comparison 
show  the  following  classification  and  figures: 


Mexican  gold  coin.. 
Foreign  gold  coin. . . 

Gold  in  bars 

Gold  in  other  forms. 

Total  gold 


Mexican  silver  coin . . . 

Foreign  silver  coin 

Silver  in  bars 

Silver  in  other  forms. 


Total  silver . 


Antimony 

Copper .-. 

Marble,  rough 

Plumbago 

Lead 

Zinc 

Other  mineral  products 

Coiïee 

Barks  and  roots,  raw 

Rubber  

Chicle 

Beans 

Fruits,  fresh 

Chick-peas 

Guayule 

other  beans - 

Heniquen,  in  fiber 

Ixtle,  in  fiber 

Woods 

Corn 

Mulberry  wood 

Dyewoods 

Grass 

Tobacco,  leaf 

Vanilla 

other  vegetable  products 

Cattle 

Raw  hides 

other  animal  products 

Sugar 

Flour,  and  cotton-seed  paste. . . 

Heniquen,  cordage 

Hides,  manufactured 

Straw  hats 

Tobacco,  manufactured 

Other  manufactured  products  . 
Miscellaneous 


1905. 


$'2, 807, 813.  50 
104, 976. 40 


834, 270. 51 

5,  683. 47 

2, 310, 239.  64 

117,  417. 35 


2,912,789.90  |      2,467,610.97 


5, 567, 906. 00 

6, 636. 00 

4, 310, 727. 44 

353, 251. 16 


10, 238, 520. 60 


58, 546. 00 
750,  613. 74 


211,190.00 

7, 000. 00 

170, 693. 14 

385,  .554.  00 


79, 256. 84 

101,717.06 

64,  .553. 00 

54, 108.  50 

137, 988.  00 

3, 886. 00 

216. 00 

,  438, 774.  00 

331,592.00 

198,116.16 

3, 885. 00 

4, 302.  00 

35, 930.  76 

159, 484. 00 

108,  396.  00 

138, 900. 00 

174,  732. 09 

322,74.5.00 

439, 490.  60 

32, 553.  90 

200.  00 

52,009.00 


18,  .590.  00 
39, 095. 00 
31,954.00 
29, 509.  00 
63, 491.  50 


17, 087. 25 

6.  652. 75 

3,  380;239.  44 

880, 375.  30 


First  five  months- 


1905-6. 


$4,  588. 98 

13, 994,  .593. 07 

709, 248. 32 


14, 708, 430. 37 


4, 284, 3.54.  74 


720. 00 

, 828, 794. 22 

21,290.00 

6, 000. 00 

305, 052. 00 

7,275.00 

1,661.13 

264, 220. 14 

4, 212. 00 

35, 753. 34 

163,500.59 

52, 082. 00 

75, 789.  50 

185, 929. 00 


2, 732, 942. 12 

414,408.00 

349, 179.  50 

5, 175. 51 

3,  910. 00 

34, 179.  00 

139,  520.  00 

51, 605. 00 

56,619.00 

61,214.04 

245,  .529.  00 

473, 670.  65 

34,  375.  42 

690, 685.  00 

83, 816.  00 


14,  578. 00 
27, 952. 00 
30, 935.  00 
51,041.18 
39, 872.  29 


7, 890, 957. 00 

47,508.62 

28,504,287.43 

3,046,210.10 


39, 488,  963. 15 


449, 

11,965, 

73, 

4, 

2, 288, 

83, 

319, 

2,  363, 

20, 

378, 

329, 

325, 

162, 

1,636, 

18, 

104, 

12, 587, 

1,639, 

757, 

14, 

21, 

181, 

865, 

493, 

2,  221, 

582, 

1,614, 

2,673, 

193, 

259, 

167, 


254. 96 

902. 60 
098. 00 
000. 00 
816. 67 
072. 99 
669. 25 
912.50 
147. 00 
160. 52 
240. 56 
763.  82 
596.  90 
106.  00 
272.  00 
540. 00 
486. 00 
182. 88 
660.  62 
694. 00 
801.  00 

887. 61 
462. 00 
058. 74 
870. 99 
1.55. 15 
3.57. 50 
954.  68 
9.59. 69 
926.  00 
978. 00 


96, 300. 00 
186, 602.  79 
144, 237. 75 
207, 320. 10 
296, 770. 20 


1904-5. 


8130, 518. 98 

11,360.39 

10, 760, 817. 84 

668,  512. 50 


11,571,209.71 


632, 407. 25 

30,754.00 

20, 144, 031. 00 

4,121,159.85 


24, 928, 3.52. 10 


306, 923. 00 

11,777,525.07 

52, 144. 00 

10,860.00 

2, 442, 810. 00 

28, 330. 00 

8, 839. 37 

1, 084,  951.  08 

7, 377.  00 

197, 688. 88 

325, 796.  79 

259, 964.  00 

1.50, 819. 05 

1, 165, 789. 00 


11,080, 

1, 559, 

953, 

16: 

14i 

367. 

905: 

698, 

801, 

285: 

1, 262: 

2, 209 

214, 

1, 407, 

257: 

69 
115 
215 

207, 
262 


18.00 
978. 12 
714. 55 
794.  24 
041. 15 
293. 00 
640.  68 
475. 00 
806. 00 
247. 00 
029. 87 
242. 00 
500. 49 
846.60 
044. 00 
017.  00 
189.  00 
443. 60 
792.  00 
181.55 
932. 23 
944.54 


Following  is  a  resume  of  the  valuations  of  Mexican  imports  during 
the  periods  under  comparison  with  reference  to  their  countries  of 
origin: 


Country. 

November— 

First  five  months— 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

85,608,160.08 
104, 544. 54 
2, 290. 20 
9, 063, 643. 28 
10, 947. 99 
14, 273.  09 
19,151.57 

86, 737, 595. 47 

109, 266. 90 

848.  28 

9, 643,  446.  83 

2,000.03 

34, 917. 33 

19, 991. 84 

1, 904.  38 

828, 305,  393. 00 

508, 766. 70 

13, 375. 58 

37,962,267.40 

17, 450.  06 

126, 456. 72 

103, 176. 84 

44,  959. 62 

831, 757, 847. 90 

551,  743. 10 

Africa     

101,403.22 

North  America 

37, 475, 166. 08 

47, 841. 40 

South  America ..  . 

235, 714.  96 

West  Indies 

73,  848. 58 

Oceania 

52,  656.  37 

Total 

14, 823, 010. 75 

16, 519,  971.  06 

67, 153, 845.  92 

70, 296,  221. 70 

1104   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Following  is  a  resume  of  the  valuations  of  Mexican  exports  during 
the  periods  under  comparison  with  reference  to  their  countries  of 
destination  : 


Country. 

Kovember — 

First  five  months— 

1905. 

1904. 

•  1905-6. 

1904-5. 

53,754,866.44 
16, 535, 664. 93 

119, 054. 42 
3, 035. 00 

387, 712. 00 

$3,389,065.04 
12, 379, 222. 38 

188, 473.  92 
8, 180. 00 

280, 510. 00 

823,961,111.06 

73,  338, 115. 87 

568, 153. 06 

34,309.00 

2, 024, 869. 00 

820,251,429.78 

54, 887, 334. 81 

348, 760. 68 

75, 092. 40 

West  Indies 

1,661,432.00 

Total 

20, 800, 332. 79 

16,245,451.34 

99, 926, 557. 99 

77, 224, 049.  67 

CUSTOMS  REVENUES,  JANUARY,  1906. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of  the  customs  revenues  of  the  Republic 
of  Mexico  during  the  month  of  January,  1906: 


Custom-house. 


Ordinary  im- 
port duties. 


Acapulco  

Agua  Prieta 

Alta  ta 

Camargo 

Campeche 

Ciudad  Juarez 

Ciudad  Porfirio  Diaz  . . 

Coatzaeoalcos 

Chetumal 

Ensenada 

Frontera 

Guaymas 

Guerrero 

Isla  del  Carmen 

La  Ascension 

La  Morita 

La  Paz  

Laredo  de  Tamaulipas 

Las  Vacas 

Manzanillo 

Matamoros 

Mazatlan 

Mexicali 

Mexico.. 


•815, 
27, 


20, 

252, 

139, 

24, 

2, 

5, 

29, 

33, 


75, 

2, 

476, 

5, 
5, 

190, 
2; 

210 


226. 43 
177.  91 
863. 70 
266.76 
569. 90 
830.  70 

351. 17 
808. 78 
616.  85 
033.  66 
852. 76 

870. 98 
5.52.  28 
107. 23 

59.01 
622. 40 
444. 62 

767. 99 
273. 73 
575.  73 
832. 68 

773. 18 
8.58.  .56 
605.  66 


Custom-house. 


Mier 

Nogales 

Progreso 

Puerto  A-ugel 

Salina  Cruz 

San  Blas 

Santa  Rosalia 

Soconusco 

Tampico 

Tij  uaná 

Tonalá 

Topolobampo 

Tuxpam 

Veracruz 

Zapalu  ta 

Total  ordinary  import  duties 
Total  extra  import  duties  . . . 

Total  exportation  duties 

Total  port  dues 

Total  arrears 

Grand  total 


Ordinary  im- 
port duties. 


S67. 74 

81,285.93 

313, 449. 64 

106.  84 

4, 864. 07 

3, 700.  66 

4,  026. 31 

12,267.06 

820, 187.  59 

891.67 

1,851.07 

2, 069. 87 

777. 43 

,  362, 232. 28 

83.31 


4, 142, 712. 68 

3, 217. 64 

93, 835. 07 

82, 183. 95 

811.49 


4,322,760.73 


EXPORTS  OF  HENEQUÉN,   JANUARY-OCTOBER,   1905. 

During  the  ten  months  from  January  to  October,  1905,  according  to 
the  complete  statistics  just  issued,  the  total  exports  of  henequén  from 
Yucatan  through  the  port  of  Progreso  were  78,370,112  kilograms  of 
fiber,  or,  172,728,151  pounds,  packed  in  185,686  bales. 

The  exports  during  the  corresponding  ten  months  of  the  preceding 
four  3'ears  show  a  steady  increase,  excepting  in  1902,  as  follows: 

Januanj  to  October. 

Kilos. 

1901 71,926,663 

1902 70,835,502 

1903 73,  037,  482 

1904 77, 984,  068 

1905 78,370,442 


MEXICO. 


1105 


HENEatJEN  EXPORTS  THROUGH  PROGRESO,  JANUARY,   1906. 

The  henequén,  or  sisal  hemp,  exported  through  the  port  of  Pro- 
greso, Yucatan,  in  the  month  of  January,  1906,  amounted  to  33, Tie 
bales,  of  which  33,139  bales  went  to  the  United  States  and  the  remain- 
ing 605  to  Cuba,  During  the  same  month  of  the  year  1905,  38,011 
bales  were  exported  from  that  port  to  the  United  States,  and  in  1901 
the  number  of  bales  amounted  to  52,781. 

PRODUCTION  OF  SUGAR  AND  MOLASSES,    1905. 

The  '"''Revista  Azucarera'''  of  the  Hacendado  Mexicano's  Yearly 
Sugar  Report  for  1905-6  states  that  the  production  of  sugar 
in  the  Republic  of  Mexico  during  the  j^ear  1904-5  amounted  to 
107,038,785  kilos  (107,000  tons),  while  the  production  for  1905-6  is 
estimated  at  only  105,000  tons. 

The  details  of  the  production  of  sugar  and  molasses  per  State 
durinp-  1905  were  as  follows: 


Campeche . . 

Chiapas 

Colima 

Guerrero  . . . 

Jalisco 

Mexico 

Michoacan  . 

Morelos 

Nuevo  Leon 
Oaxaea 


Molasses. 

Sugar. 

Kilos. 

Kilos. 

68-2, 904 

575, 136 

709, 010 

674, 800 

1,  337, 000 

1,746,000 

1, 777, 820 

1,921,087 

5,779,712 

5,  226, 100 

475, 174 

43,125 

8,  683, 969 

11,699,844 

16, 167, 636 

26,207,259 

150, 000 

375, 000 

3,257,963 

1,542,320 

Puebla 

San  Luis  Potosi 

Sinaloa 

Tabasco 

Taniaulipas 

Tepie 

Veracruz 

Yucatan 

Total 


Molasses.         Sugar. 


Kilos. 
5, 937, 000 
3,411,600 
3, 450, 000 
1, 000,  300 
1, 504,  500 
2, 000, 000 
9,132,010 
3, 493,  533 

67,  950, 131 


Has. 
205, 500 
420,  000 
783, 523 
897, 000 
429, 000 
750, 000 
375, 612 
212, 379 


107, 038, 785 


In  order  to  form  an  idea  of  the  development  of  the  sugar  industry 
in  the  Republic  of  Mexico  during  the  last  six  j^ears  the  following 
figures  are  given  for  comparison: 


Tons. 

1903-i 107,  000 

1904-5 107,000 

1905-6 105,000 


1899-1900 75,  000 

1900-1901 95,  000 

1901-2 103,  000 

1902-3 1 12,  000 

The  figures  for  1905-6  are  merel}'  estimated. 

NEW  WEST  COAST  STEAMERS. 

United  States  Consul  Kaiser  reports  that  Mazatlan,  on  the  west 
coast  of  Mexico,  and  San  Francisco  will  soon  have  two  new  steamship 
lines  making  regular  calls  for  passenger  and  freight  trafiic. 

It  is  announced  that  a  Swedish  steamship  company,  has  decided 
to  extend  its  line  of  steamers  now  operating  between  Swedish  ports 
and  Montevideo  and  Buenos  Ayres  to  the  west  coast,  touching  at  Val- 
paraiso, Callao,  Panama,  Manzanillo,  Mazatlan,  and  San  Francisco. 


1106   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Articles  of  incorporation  also  have  been  issued  to  tlie  new  German 
Roland  Line,  which  will  immediately  institute  service  between  Ham- 
burg- and  all  points  on  the  west  coasts  of  South  and  Central  America 
and  Mexico.  The  companj?^  is  capitalized  at  $1,90J:,000,  and  will  have 
a  fleet  of  six  steamers,  each  of  3,000  tons.  They  will  compete  with 
the  Kosmos  Line,  now  doino-  the  same  sort  of  trade  and  touching-  at 
several  Mexican  ports. 

The  Pacific  Mail  Steamship  Company  advertises  that  hereafter  two 
boats  each  month  to  and  from  San  Francisco  will  stop  at  Salina  Cruz, 
the  Pacific  terminus  of  the  Tehuantepec  Railroad. 

INTERNATIONAL  RAILWAY  REPORT,  1905. 

The  annual  report  of  the  Mexican  International  Railroad  for  the 
fiscal  year  ending  December  31  reflects  a  falling  off  in  commercial 
tonnage  attributable  to  ore  shipments.  Gross  receipts  in  Mexican 
money  decreased  1372,035  and  net  revenue  $80,257.  The  surplus  in 
United  States  currency  over  fixed  charges  was  $604,861,  a  loss  of 
$207,851  for  the  year. 

The  report  states  in  part:  "  The  falling-  off  in  shipments  of  ore  over 
the  line  more  than  accounts  for  the  diminished  tonnage.  Other  com- 
modities in  general  show  more  or  less  satisfactory  increases.  In  the 
latter  months  of  the  jeãv  and  in  the  first  two  months  of  1906  a  marked 
improvement  is  observed.  The  development  of  the  coal  region  adja- 
cent to  the  line  received  substantial  impetus,  and  several  new  com- 
panies were  formed  for  the  purpose  of  exploiting-  new  mines.  In 
addition  thereto  considerable  development  work  has  been  undertaken 
by  the  older  companies,  and  it  is  confidently  to  be  expected  that  the 
line  will  be  materially  benefited  by  the  creation  of  these  additional 
sources  of  revenue.  The  vigorous  prosecution  of  the  work  in  the 
erection  of  the  Veiardena  smelter  and  its  contemplated  early  comple- 
tion should  also  aid  in  increasing-  the  earnings  of  the  property.  Vari- 
ous other  new  industries  have  been  located,  and  altogether  the  out- 
look for  increased  business  of  the  compan}^  in  the  future  is  encouraging. 

REPORT  OF  THE  NATIONAL  RAILROAD,    1905. 

For  the  fiscal  year  ending  December  31  the  National  Railroad  of 
Mexico  makes  a  good  showing-,  gross  earnings  (Mexican  currencj^) 
increasing-  $1,186,475  and  net  $606,491.  After  providing  for  all  fixed 
charges  the  surplus  in  American  gold  was  $412,259,  a  gain  for  the 
year  of  $340,639.     The  comparative  income  account  follows: 


1905. 


1904. 


Increase. 


Gros.s  earnings 

Operating  expenses 

Net  earnings  . 


112, 7.55,  722 
8, 284,  655 


$11,569,247 
7, 704, 671 


, 186, 475 
579, 984 


4,471,067 


3, 864, 576 


606, 491 


MEXICO. 


nor 


Reducing  the  net  earnings  to  a  gold  basis  on  an  average  price  for 
the  Mexican  dollar  of  49.63  cents,  as  compared  with  46.239  cents  ia 
the  previous  j^ear,  the  gold  equivalent  would  be  as  follows: 


1904. 


Increase. 


Total  income. 
Total  charges. 


$2, 770, 413 
2, 358, 1Õ4 


f2, 445, 211 
2, 373, 591 


^325, 202: 
a  15, 441 


Surplus 

Previous  surplus 


412, 259 
213, 294 


71,620 
141,674 


340, 639 
71, 620- 


Total  surplus . 


625, 553 


213, 294 


412, 259- 


n  Decrease. 


The  stead}'-  growth  in  the  freight  receipts  from  commercial  sources 
which  had  obtained  in  previous  years  was  more  than  maintained  la 
1905,  the  territory  contiguous  to  the  lines  received  its  full  share  of 
the  general  prosperous  condition  of  the  Republic,  additional  areas  of 
lands  having  been  placed  under  cultivation,  additional  mines  opened 
for  the  production  of  ores,  and  man}^  new  industries  located  at  various 
places.  Special  attention  is  called  to  the  new  smelter  plants  being  con- 
structed at  Saltillo,  Matehuala,  and  Las  Trojes,  all  of  which  are- 
expected  to  be  in  operation  by  June  30,  1906,  and  to  the  prosperity 
of  El  Oro  and  Tlalpujahua  mining  districts,  with  large  increased  mill- 
ing capacity  at  several  of  the  mines  loca_ted  thereat.  The  increase  in 
the  price  of  silver,  copper,  lead,  zinc,  antimony,  and  other  metals^ 
togetherwith  the  additional  treating  plants,  has  given  a  decided  impe- 
tus to  the  further  development  of  the  mines  located  at  points  on  the 
system. 

OPERATIONS  OF  THE  MAIL  SERVICE,   JANUARY,  1906. 

The  operations  of  the  Mexican  mail  service  for  Januar}^,  the  seventh 
month  of  the  current  fiscal  year,  1905,  are  thus  reported  bj"  the  chief 
of  the  postal  bureau  in  the  Department  of  Public  Communications, 
and  Works,  and  compared  with  January,  1905,  showing  an  increase  in 
receipts  of  $30,721.49  in  the  month,  and  of  1171,043.73  in  the  seven 
months,  equal  to  8.87  per  cent. 
Bull.  No.  4—06 16 


1108   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF    THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

I'ost-office  receipts,  January,  1905. 

Sales  of  postage  stamps: 

January,  1906 $283,  535.  51 

January,  1905 251,  577.  29 

Increase  in  1906 31 ,  958.  22 

Rental  of  post-office  boxes: 

January,  1906 22,  578.  00 

January,  1905 22,  092.  00 

Increase  in  1906 486.00 

Fines,  etc.: 

January,  1906 2,  405. 14 

January,  1905 3,  749.  31 

Decrease  in  1906 1,344.17 

Premiums  on  postal  money  orders: 

Interior,  January,  1906 24,  996. 15 

Interior,  January,  1905 25,  497.  93 

Decrease  in  1906 501.  78 

Premiums  on  other  money  orders: 

International,  January,  1906 781.  24 

International,  January,  1905 569.  65 

Increase  in  1906 211.  59 

Premiums  on  editors'  money  orders: 

January,  1906 2, 127.  64 

January,  1905 2, 216.  01 

Decrease  in  1906 88.  37 

Summary  of  foregoing  receipts: 

January,  1906 336,  423.  68 

January,  1905 305,702.19 

Increase  in  January,  1906 30,  721.  94 

This  is  equal  to  10.05  per  cent  increase  in  Januaiy,  1906,  as  com- 
pared witii  January,  1905. 

The  revenues  derived  from  the  mail  service  during  tlie  first  seven 
months  of  the  current  fiscal  year  1905-6  are  per  month  as  follows: 

July,  1905 $302,584.84 

August 282,  611.  65 

September 268,  288. 49 

October 310,  799.  73 

November  ^ 286,  979. 1 7 

December 312,  053.  66 

January,  1906 336,  423.  68 

Increase  in  seven  months  1905-6,  as  against  seven  months  of  1904-5 171,  043.  73 

These  are  among  the  figures  that  show  Mexico's  steady  progress. 


MEXICO. 


1109 


THE   PORT  OF  MAZATLAN  IN  1905. 


Some  idea  of  the  importance  of  the  port  of  Mazatlan  may  be  gained 
from  the  following-  statistics  of  exports  and  imports  for  1904^5  via 
that  port,  the  former  aggregating  $4,248,569  and  the  latter  $1,498,290, 
in  both  cases  the  United  States  receiving-  and  furnishing  respectively 
the  bulk  of  exports  and  imports: 

Exports,  1904-5. 


Kilograms. 

Value. 

71,522,928 

1,08S,186 

295, 891 

V>,  960, 332 
92,  242 
177,  572 

41, 643 

10,501 

28, 030 

7, 922 

72, 971,  678 

4,  248,  569 

655 

850 

892 

500 

63, 551 

6,170 

72,491,481 
96 

4,214,199 
63 

3S6,  830 
4,736 

23, 332 

955 

43, 437 

2, 500 

72,  971, 678 

4, 248, 569 

Résume  hy  classifications. 

Mineral  products 

Agricultural  products 

Animal  products 

Manufactured  products 

Sundry  products 

Total 

Résuvié  bij  destinations. 

Germany 

China 

Spain 

United  States 

France 

Guatemala 

England 

Panama 

Total 


Imports,  1904-Õ. 


Classification. 


Animal  products 

Agricultural  products  . . . 

Mineral  products 

Manufactured  fabrics 

Chemical  products 

Liquors,  etc 

Paper  and  manufactures 

Machinery,  etc 

Vehicles 

Arms  and  explosives 

Sundries 


Total. 


Value. 


SI 09, 2S0 

186,  652 

436,  758 

285, 488 

125, 630 

72, 442 

52, 934 

125, 804 

7,822 

40, 148 

55, 282 


1, 498, 290 


Destination. 


Germany 

Austria 

Belgium 

China 

Denmark 

United  States 

Spain 

Ecuador 

Egypt  

France , 

Guatemala  . . 

Holland 

England 

Italy 

Japan 

Norway 

Portugal 

Peru 

Switzerland  . 

Sweden 

Turkey  

Total . . . 


Value. 


8277, 410 

10,  841 

16,  969 

5,215 

1,657 

695, 757 

41,025 

13,283 

35 

112,879 

141 

9,253 

279, 141 

13, 656 

5,940 

6,803 

1,389 

375 

2,296 

4,063 

162 


1,498,290 


EARNINGS    OF    BONDED    WAREHOUSES    OF    MEXICO    AND 

VERACRUZ. 


The  bonded  warehouses  of  Mexico  and  Veracruz  reported  gross 
earnings  in  the  year  1905  of  $218,571.61,  which,  after  several  custom- 
ary payments,  left  $120,000  for  the  shareholders. 


1110   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

During  the  year  1905  the  entries  and  packages  received  were  491,652, 
weight  33,791,100  kilograms,  value  $10,331,779.  During  1905  the 
packages  delivered  were  309,296,  weight  21,005,000  kilograms,  value 
$6,074,166. 

The  companv's  capital  is  $2,000,000,  and  it  advances  mone}"  on  mer- 
chandise stored  in  the  warehouses.  The  amount  advanced  in  1905  was 
$3,270,866  on  merchandise  valued  at  15,649,465.  The  amount  repaid 
by  importers  on  this  was  $1,723,629  on  merchandise  invoiced  at 
$3,135,700. 

BSLATIOHS  OF  MINING  AND  SMELTING  BETWEEN  MEXICO  AND 
THE  UNITED  STATES. 

In  a  paper  read  before  the  Mining  Congress,  November,  1905,  by 
Mr.  James  W.  Malcolmson,  and  reproduced  in  the  '"Mines  and 
Minerals"  journal  for  March,  1906,  it  is  stated  that  twenty  years  ago 
practicall}"  all  the  gold  and  silver  ores  of  Mexico  were  treated  on  the 
spot  where  the}'  were  mined  by  various  local  methods  of  treatment; 
amalgamation  and  leaching  processes  being  vevy  commonly  employed. 

Since  1885,  a  great  change  has  taken  place;  most  of  the  ore  now 
mined  is  transported  over  the  railroads  to  central  smelting  plants  and 
the  precious  metals  contained  reduced  to  bullion  with  the  aid  of  lead 
or  copper. 

An  enormous  and  prosperous  smelting  industry  has  thus  developed 
to  the  mutual  advantage  of  the  mine  operators  and  the  railroads. 

To-day  the  miner  operating  near  the  railroad  finds  himself  able  to 
turn  his  ore  into  cash  immediately  by  shipping  it  to  any  of  these 
smelters.  He  usually  receives  an  amount  which  yields  him  as  great 
or  greater  profits  than  he  could  obtain  from  local  processes,  and  this, 
too,  without  any  investment  beyond  the  actual  cost  of  mining  the  ore. 
The  miner  of  refractory  ores  also  finds  himself  almost  as  well  off  as  the 
favored  producer  of  free-milling  ores  owning  his  own  reduction  plant, 
and  it  is  only  in  those  districts  far  removed  from  the  railroads  that  the 
former  cumbrous  methods  of  local  treatment  are  emploj^ed. 

In  order  to  form  some  idea  of  the  importance  of  this  change,  it  has 
been  estimated  that  before  1885  90  per  cent  of  all  the  silver  and  gold 
ore  mined  in  Mexico  was  treated  locally  where  it  was  produced,  but 
to-day  over  75  per  cent  of  all  the  ore  mined  is  shipped  over  the  rail- 
roads to  the  various  smelters  of  the  country,  where  it  is  reduced  to 
bullion  with  either  lead  or  copper. 

Until  1890  lead  ores  were  very  generally  emploj'ed  for  this  purpose, 
and  Mexican  gold  and  silver  ores  were  shipped  to  Denver,  Pueblo, 
Omaha,  Kansas  Cit}^,  and  San  Francisco,  where  lead  smelters  were  in 
operation.  Extensive  smelting  works  in  the  cMy  of  El  Paso  were 
also  erected  at  this  period  to  handle  ores  from  Mexico,  which  were 
actuall}'  crowding  the  ore  markets  of  the  United  States. 


MEXICO.  1111 

After  the  discovery  and  development  of  the  lead  mines  at  Sierra 
Madre  and  Nuevo  Leon  in  northern  Mexico  the  lead  ore  mines  of 
Colorado,  in  1892,  fearing  that  the  introduction  of  Mexican  lead  ores 
into  the  United  States  would  destroy  their  control  of  the  lead  ore 
market,  succeeded  in  having  a  prohibitive  duty  imposed  on  this  metal. 
The  control  of  fluxing  ores  by  the  lead  miners  of  Colorado  at  that  time 
enabled  them  to  dictate  such  terms  to  the  smelters  that  smelting 
charges  on  lead  ore  were  abolished  entirely  for  a  time,  the  smelters 
being  compelled  to  pay  more  for  the  lead  contents  of  the  ore  than  its 
market  value  to  them.  The  result  of  the  imposition  of  this  duty  was 
that  gold  and  silver  miners  of  the  United  States  were  still  left  at  the 
mercy  of  lead  ore  miners,  whose  demands  made  it  necessary  for  the 
smelters  to  obtain  their  margins  from  the  miners  of  silicious  ores,  who 
were  thus  compelled  to  submit  to  higher  treatment  charges,  while  sev- 
eral millions  of  dollars  of  United  States  capital  were  invested  in 
Mexico  in  the  erection  of  custom  smelters  at  Montere}^,  San  Luis 
Potosi,  Aguas  Calientes,  and  other  points. 

During  the  past  few  years  it  has  become  evident,  however,  on  account 
of  the  enormous  increase  in  gold  and  silver  production  in  Mexico,  that 
the  capacity  of  those  lead  smelters  is  insuificient  and  that  enough  lead 
can  not  be  obtained  to  take  care  of  the  increasing  production  of  gold 
and  silver.  One  large  smelter  in  the  central  part  of  the  Republic  has 
already  replaced  its  lead  base  with  copper,  although  more  than  one-half 
of  the  copper  emploj^ed  is  shipped  south  from  the  L^nited  States 
through  El  Paso,  and  on  account  of  this  unsatisfactory  condition  of 
the  lead  resources  of  Mexico,  it  is  inevitable  that  others  of  the  princi- 
pal smelting  plants  will  soon  be  partly  altered  from  a  lead  to  a  copper 
basis. 

The  greater  part  of  the  gold  and  silver  produced  in  Mexico  is  found 
in  silicious  ores,  and  the  problem  of  the  metallurgist  is  to  get  rid  of 
this  silica  as  slag  in  the  cheapest  possible  way,  leaving  the  precious 
metals  alloyed  with  the  lead  or  copper  used  as  a  collector. 

In  a  lead  furnace  the  charge  can  not  carry  more  than  one-third  of 
its  weight  as  silica,  and  owing  to  the  relatively  low  temperature  at 
which  lead  smelting  is  carried  on,  the  speed  of  operations  is  not  great. 
In  a  copper  furnace,  owing  to  the  high  temperatures  emploj^ed,  the 
charge  may  carry  as  high  as  one-half  of  its  weight  as  silica,  and  twice 
the  amount  of  charge  can  be  smelted  as  in  a  lead  furnace  of  similar 
dimensions.  In  other  words,  a  copper  furnace  will  smelt  three  times  as 
much  silicious  silver  ore  as  a  lead  furnace  of  the  same  size  in  the  same 
time. 

Copper,  as  collector,  oiïers  other  points  of  superiority  to  lead.  It 
can  be  enriched  to  much  greater  extent  with  gold  and  silver.  A  cop- 
per furna(>e  smelting  gold  and  silver  ores  is  often  operated  success- 
fully with  less  than  1  per  cent  of  copper  in  the  charge,  the  volume  of 


1112        INTEENATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN   REPUBLICS. 

matter  produced  being  made  up  by  the  use  of  iron  sulphide  ores, 
while  a  lead  furnace  can  not  as  successf ull}"  be  operated  with  less  than 
7  per  cent  lead. 

There  is,  therefore,  yerj  little  reason  to  doubt  that  the  bulk  of  the 
silver  and  gold  ore  smelting  in  Mexico  will  be  reduced  in  copper 
instead  of  lead  furnaces  in  the  future,  and  the  question  arises:  Where 
will  the  copper  come  from  ? 

The  silver  and  gold  output  of  Mexico  is  large  and  increasing  very 
rapidly.  The  silver  production  in  1904  was  71,880,000  ounces,  or 
18,000,000  ounces  greater  than  that  of  the  United  States,  Mexico 
being  the  greatest  silver-producing  country  in  the  world.  The  value 
of  the  gold  produced  during  1901  was  '$12,530,000  United  States 
currenc}". 

The  greater  part  of  the  gold  and  silver  is  found  in  the  central 
plateau  of  the  Republic  and  along  the  lines  of  the  main  railroads,  the 
principal  districts  being  Pachuca,  Guanajuato,  El  Oro,  Zacatecas, 
Mapimi,  Parral,  Santa  Eulalia,  Catorce,  and  Matehuala. 

The  production  of  copper  in  Mexico  has  increased  from  900  tons  in 
1891  to  57,500  tons  in  1901,  largely  owing  to  the  opening  of  the  great 
mine  at  Cananea.  The  bulk  of  this  metal  is  mined  from  northern 
Sonora  and  Lower  California  and  a  considerable  distance  west  of  the 
gold  and  silver  mining  districts  before  mentioned.  The  adjacent  Ter- 
ritor}^  of  Arizona  also  supplies  a  large  and  steadily  increasing  output 
of  copper,  the  output  during  1901  being  approximately  70,000  tons. 

At  the  same  time  it  is  interesting  to  notice  that  the  copper  ores  of 
Sonora  and  Arizona  usuallj^  carry  low  values  in  g'old  and  silver.  At 
present  they  are  smelted  locally,  the  copper  produced  being  shipped 
to  New  Jerse}^  and  other  points  on  the  Atlantic  shore  for  refining. 

There  exists,  therefore,  to-day  a  temporary  and  abnormal  condi- 
tion of  affairs  which  when  remedied  will  have  a  profound  influence  on 
the  development  of  mining  and  metallurgical  enterprise,  both  in  the 
United  States  and  Mexico. 

On  the  one  hand,  there  is  in  Mexico  a  steadily  increasing  output  of 
siliceous  ores,  rich  in  gold  and  silver,  with  a  stationary  or  decreasing 
production  of  lead  ores  suitable  for  smelting  purposes.  The  result  is 
that  gold  and  silver  mining  operations  throughout  central  Mexico  are 
handicapped  b}^  excessive  treatment  rates,  and  many  gold  and  silver 
mines  are  now  shut  down  which  were  formerly  operated  with  profit. 

On  the  other  hand,  there  is  in  Arizona  and  northern  Sonora  a  large 
and  steadily  increasing  production  of  copper  eminently  adapted  to  the 
requirements  of  customs  smelting,  but  which  is  not  yet  utilized  for 
that  purpose. 

After  the  attention  of  the  great  copper  producers  of  Sonora  and 
Arizona  is  directed  to  the  possibilities  of  smelting  the  gold  and  silver 
ores  in  Mexico,  together  with  copper  ores  of  the  West,  there  is  no  rea- 


MEXICO.  1113 

son  to  doubt  that  very  much  greater  profits  will  be  made  than  is  now 
the  case. 

Copper  will  be  shipped  to  the  refineries  rich  in  gold  and  silver  con- 
tents instead  of  as  at  present  without  precious  metal  values  of  import- 
ance, and  profits  will  be  made  by  the  combination  that  will  benefit  the 
miners  and  the  railroads  quite  as  much  as  the  smelters  themselves. 

When  this  copper  smelting  industry,  now  in  its  infanc}^,  is  devel- 
oped along  these  lines,  there  can  be  little  doubt  that  El  Paso,  Texas, 
lying  as  it  does  on  the  lines  of  communication  between  the  copper 
mines  of  Arizona  and  Sonora  and  the  gold  and  silver  mines  of  Mexico, 
will  become  a  copper  smelting  center  of  great  importance  and  a  mes- 
senger of  prosperity  to  the  manj^  gold  and  silver  mines  of  northern 
Mexico. 

MANUFACTTJBING  INDUSTRIES  IN  JALISCO,  1905-6. 

The  revenue  of  the  State  of  Jalisco  from  the  manufacturing  indus- 
tries during  the  year  1905-6  was  approximate!}'  $6,000  less  than  that 
secured  in  the  fiscal  jea,Y  1901-5.  The  taxes  paid  to  said  State  by 
manufacturers  in  the  latter  year  amounted  to  $220,516.37,  while  in 
1905-6  they  aggregated  only  $211,260.13.  In  the  fiscal  year  1901-5 
the  alcohol  factories  paid  $39,830.61  in  taxes,  while  in  the  succeeding 
year  they  paid  $30, 129. 50,  the  output  being  in  the  former  period  500,000 
gallons  and  in  the  latter  one  only  386,000  gallons;  that  is  to  say,  a 
decrease  of  111,000  gallons.  An  explanation  of  this  decrease  in  the 
production  of  alcohol  is  found  in  the  scarcity  of  corn  and  the  conse- 
quent high  price  of  that  product.  The  greater  part  of  the  alcohol  now 
being  manufactured  in  the  State  of  Jalisco  is  the  product  of  sugar 
cane.  ' 

The  production  of  feqidla,  the  native  alcoholic  liquor,  was  about  the 
same  in  1905-6  as  in  the  preceding  year;  that  is  to  say,  800,000  gallons, 
approximatel3^  The  budget  shows,  however,  an  increase  in  taxes, 
for,  while  in  1905  the  tequila  manufacturers  paid  but  $79,188.71,  in 
1906  they  paid  $81,153.11.  Out  of  167  tequila  factories  in  the  State 
of  Jalisco  nearly  one-half  are  idle. 

The  production  of  refined  sugar  in  Jalisco,  during  the  fiscal  year 
1905-1906,  was  estimated  at  6,206  tons,  an  increase  of  nearly  1,000 
tons  compared  with  the  previous  year.  The  taxes  assessed  amounted 
to  $36,783.35  in  1906,  as  compared  with  $31,030.53  in  1905.  The  pro- 
duction of  panocha^  or  unrefined  sugar,  was  estimated  at  2,806  tons, 
and  the  revenue  at  $15,286.83,  an  increase  of  more  than  $1,000  over 
the  preceding  year. 

Manufacturers  of  flour  contributed  $11,866.15,  and  the  output  was 
estimated  at  6,632  tons.  The  production  of  cotton  goods  amounted  to 
1,406  tons,  and  the  revenue  to  $17,890.50.  About  1,395  tons  of  soap 
were  produced  in  1906,  which  brought  a  revenue  of  $6,103.13,  approxi- 
mately.    The  tobacco  used  in  the  manufacture  of  cigarettes  reached 


111-i   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

19i  tons,  or  a  value  of  $4,4:80  revenue,  more  or  less.  Manufacturers  of 
oil  contributed  to  the  revenue  of  the  State  of  Jalisco  |1,195.68, 
approximatel3^ 

RULES  GOVERNING  THE  PRACTICE    OF    MEDICAL   PROFESSIONS. 

In  Mexico,  as  in  all  other  countries,  no  person  is  allowed  to  practice 
medicine  or  an}"  medical  profession  without  proof  that  he  is  a  graduate 
of  an  authorfzed  college  or  universit3^  The  studies,  when  made  in 
Mexico,  have  to  be  made,  respectivelj',  as  the  case  may  be,  in  the 
National  School  of  Medicine,  the  hospitals  of  mental  diseases,  the 
Charity  Central  Warehouse,  the  National  Institute  of  Dental  Instruc- 
tion, the  National  Medical  Institute,  or  the  Pathological  Institute. 

When  made  in  foreign  countries  the  studies  may  be  validated  in 
Mexico  upon  application  to  the  Secretary  of  Justice  and  Public 
Instruction,  and  the  proof,  by  the  proper  certificate,  that  they  have 
been  made  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  the  Mexican  law. 
Validation  thus  granted  exempts  the  candidate  from  the  necessitj^  of 
being  examined. 

The  medical  professions,  as  classified  by  the  decree  of  January  11, 
1902,  providing  for  a  "Plan  of  studies -for  the  National  School  of 
Medicine  "are  four,  as  follows:  (1)  Medicine  and  surger}^;  (2)  phar- 
macy; (3)  obstetrics;  and  (4)  dental  surgery. 

The  course  of  medicine,  covering  a  period  of  six  years,  embraces 
descriptive  anatomy ,  with  practical  dissection  exercises;  general  and  his- 
tological anatomy,  theoretical  and  practical,  with  the  proper  practical 
exercises;  topographic  anatomy,  with  practical  exercises,  and  patholog- 
ical anatomy;  physiology,  with  experimental  demonstrations;  biolog- 
ical chemistr}^;  galenic  pharmacy;  bacteriology,  pathology,  medical, 
surgical,  and  general;  therapeutics,  medical  and  surgical;  theoretical 
obstetrics;  clinics,  internal,  external,  propedeutical,  and  surgical;  med- 
ical pediátrica!  clinic;  surgical  gynecological  clinics;  clinic  of  ophthal- 
mology; clinic  of  psychiatrics;  legal  medicine,  and  deontology. 

The  course  in  pharmacy,  covering  a  period  of  three  years,  embraces 
pharmacy,  posolog}^,  pharmaceutical  economy,  legal  pharmacy,  deon- 
tology, chemical  and  pharmaceutical  manipulations;  practical  manage- 
ment of  the  physical  and  chemical  instruments  and  apparatuses  used 
in  pharmacy;  natural  history  of  the  simple  drugs  used  in  Mexico; 
chemical  analj^sis,  general  and  applied  to  medicine;  toxicology,  and 
the  examination  of  food  and  beverages  and  of  the  principal  physio- 
logical and  pathological  products. 

Practice  in  the  Charity  Central  Warehouse,  or  in  the  drug  store  of 
the  Government  hospital,  shall  also  be  recjuired  as  a  condition  for 
graduation. 

The  course  in  obstetrics,  covering  a  period  of  two  years,  embraces: 
Anatomy  and  physiology  of  the  feminine  sexual  apparatus,  including 


NICARAGUA.  "      1115 

the  study  of  the  pelvis;  elements  of  embryoiogy  and  fetal  anatomy; 
pregnancy,  labor,  and  puerperal  conditions,  physiologicalh''  consid- 
ered; care  required  by  the  mother  of  the  newly  born  child;  obstetrical 
antisepsia,  obstetrical  hygienics;  obstetrical  therapeutics,  obstetrical 
operations,  with  exercises  on  the  manikin;  and  clinic,  obstetrical  and 
propedéutica!. 

The  course  in  dental  surgery,-  covering  a  period  of  three  years, 
embraces:  Descriptive  anatomy,  with  dissection  exercises;  topograph- 
ical anatomy  of  the  head  and  especially  of  the  mouth;  histology  with 
special  reference  to  the  elements  constituting  the  mouth;  physiology; 
dental  pathology;  morbous  processes  in  general;  dental  therapeutics; 
dental  materia  medica;  dental  surgerj^;  dental  operations;  dental 
prosthesis;  dental  metallurgy;  bacterioscopy. 

Article  22  of  the  decree  provides  that  the  studies  above  described, 
whether  purely  preparatory  or  professional,  made  in  a  foreign  coun- 
try, ma}^  be  validated  by  the  Secretary  of  Justice  and  Public  Instruc- 
tion, upon  such  conditions  as  he  ma}^  require. 

Article  28  provides  that  all  persons  holding  diplomas  from  official 
schools  of  the  Republic  different  from  those  designated  b}'^  this  decree, 
or  from  foreign  universities,  who  maj^  desire  to  obtain  the  same  from 
the  schools  and  institutions  named  in  article  1  of  this  decree,  for  the 
practice  of  anj'^  of  the  medical  professions  established  by  this  plan, 
shall  subject  themselves  to  examination  in  the  National  Preparatory 
School  or  in  the  National  School  of  Medicine,  in  every  one  of  the 
matters  or  branches  above  described  for  each  profession;  and,  if 
approved,  the}''  shall  have  to  pass  also  the  respective  professional 
examination.  But  if  the  candidate  should  prove  by  a  competent  cer- 
tificate to  have  studied  some  matters  in  conformit}^  with  the  provisions 
of  the  Mexican  plan,  the  said  studies  shall  be  validated  and  he  shall 
be  exempted  from  examination  in  the  same.  It  shall  not  be  necessar}^ 
to  take  up  the  different  subjects  of  examination  in  the  regular  order. 


NICAEAGUA. 

SESCINDING  OF  EXPORT  DUTY  ON  COINED  SIL  VER. 

United  States  Consul  Ryder,  of  San  Juan  del  Norte,  Nicaragua, 
reports  that  on  February  20  the  following  decree  was  proclaimed  at 
that  port,  which  rescinds  all  export  duties  on  coined  silver: 

"The  President  of  the  Republic,  considering  that  the  financial  situa- 
tion of  the  country  demands  complete  liberty  of  international  com- 
merce, decrees  that 

"The  exportation  of  all  coined  silver  shall  be  free  of  duties.  This 
decree  will  be  effective  from  the  date  of  publication,  and  article  2  of 
the  decree  of  December  11,  1901,  is  hereby  repealed." 


1116       INTEKNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMEBIC  A.N    REPUBLICS. 

The  decree  of  190-1:  imposed  an  export  dut}^  of  5  per  cent  on  the 
gold  value  of  silver. 

BANANA  SHIPMENTS  TO  THE  UNITED  STATES. 

United  States  Consul  Ryder,  of  San  Juan  del  Norte,  submits  a 
statement  showing  the  banana  shipments  from  the  Bluefields  district 
to  the  United  States,  as  follows: 

"The  total  number  of  bunches  of  bananas  going  forward  to  Amer- 
ican ports  in  1905  amounted  to  1,975,000,  valued  at  ^607,631.  The 
record  for  1901:  was  1,780,533  bunches,  worth  $776,177.  These  values 
include  freight,  stevedoring,  consular  fees,  and  insurance,  which  for 
1905  totaled  |252,880.  The  freight  cost  on  a  15,000-bunch  cargo  is 
$1,260,  on  25,000  bunches,  $2,100.  In  the  months  of  Februar}-, 
March,  April,  and  May  the  fruit  is  larger,  and  9-hand  bunches  bring 
60  cents  and  7-hand  25  cents  each.  The  remaining  eight  months' 
prices  are  50  cents  for  9-hand,  35  cents  for  8-hand,  and  20  cents  for 
7-hand  bunches.  All  these  prices  are  on  the  pesos  basis,  a  peso  being 
worth  12  cents  in  United  States  currenc3^" 

VALUABLE  CONCESSIONS  GRANTED. 

Among  the  important  concessions  granted  by  the  Nicaraguan  Con- 
gress, adjourned  on  February  16,  1906,  were  the  following: 

Dr.  Lenox  S.  Anderson,  of  Mosspoint,  Miss.,  was  granted  the 
exclusive  right  for  fifty  years  (previous  rights  to  be  respected)  to  dis- 
pose of  all  pine  timbers,  specified  diameter  of  trees  7  inches  and  above, 
throughout  the  Atlantic  littoral  of  Nicaragua  on  uncultivated  national 
lands,  compi'ising  the  following  lines:  From  the  boundary  of  Hon- 
duras to  13'  35"  latitude  north,  and  to  81'  52"  longitude  west  for 
exportation  or  other  uses.  He  is  also  allowed  to  use  streams  and 
build  roads  for  transportation,  erect  sawmills,  extract  turpentine  for 
export,  and  may  import,  free  of  duty,  all  kinds  of  machiner}^  tools, 
provisions,  etc. ,  needed.  Doctor  Anderson  is  to  pay  for  the  conces- 
sion $500,000  in  gold,  in  installments,  beginning  with  $5,000  a  year. 
He  has  the  right  to  transfer  his  concession,  but  no  cause  for  an  inter- 
national claim  is  to  be  considered  and  possible  difiiculties  must  be 
settled  by  arbitration. 

The  Weinberger  contract  in  representation  of  the  Bluefields  Steam- 
ship Company  is  renewed  with  limitations.  This  concession  continues 
the  company  in  the  exclusive  right  of  navigation  of  the  Escondido 
River  and  its  affluents,  comprising  a  terri  torj^  wholly  taken  up  for  the 
cultivation  of  bananas.  The  new  concession  protects  the  planters  in 
that  the  steamship  company  must  pay  fines  for  losses  by  failure  to 
take  fruit,  minimum  prices  are  fixed,  freight  rates  are  regulated,  and 


PÁEAGUAYc 


1117 


arbitration  is  provided  for._  The  planters  must  also  be  notified  in 
advance  to  get  their  fruit  ready,  and  the}^  may  sell  their  fruit  to  whom 
they  please. 

Congress  postponed  the  time  for  the  delivery  of  the  wharf  at  the 
port  of  Corinto,  now  under  construction  b}^  the  Central  American 
Commercial  Compan}'^,  to  September  1,  1906. 


PAKAGUAY. 


CENSUS  STATISTICS. 


The  Minister  of  the  Interior  of  the  Republic  of  Paraguay  published, 
in  the  year  1902,  a  report  of  the  Office  of  Statistics,  together  with  the 
general  census  of  the  Republic  taken  during  the  j^ear  1899  and  fin- 
ished, so  far  as  the  capital  is  concerned,  in  1900.  Said  work  consists 
of  256  pages,  printed  on  quarto  paper,  22  pages  of  which  are  dedi- 
cated to  a  brief  of  the  census  and  the  remaining  ones  to  tables  giving 
full  data  of  everything  concerning  each  individual  department  of  the 
Republic. 

According  to  the  authority  noted,  out  of  a  population  of  490,719 
inhabitants,  172,133  are  native-born  citizens  and  18,286  foreigners, 
which  is  only  3.7  per  cent  of  the  total  of  natives. 

The  following  figures  show  the  number  of  foreign  inhabitants 
according  to  their  nationality: 


Nationality. 


Argentine  Republic 

Italian 

Brazilian 

German 

Spanish 

French 

Uruguayan 

English 

Swiss 


Number. 

Per  cent. 

9,306 

51 

2,220 

12 

1,334 

7 

902 

5 

756 

4 

635 

3 

561 

3 

401 

2 

173 

1 

Nationality. 


Austrian . . 
Portuguese 
Belgian  . . . 

Chinese 

Dutch 

American, 
other  

Total 


159 
122 


40 

36 

1,478 


Per  cent. 


The  number  of  inhabitants  over  the  age  of  6  years  was  411,131,  of 
which  1.56,960  were  capable  of  reading,  while  254,171  were  not. 

The  various  kinds  of  cattle  in  the  Rej)ublic  were  distributed  as 
follows: 


Horned  cattle 2,  283,  000 

Sheep 214, 000 

Horses 187,  000 


Goats 

Hogs 

Mules  and  asses 


32, 000 

24, 000 

8,000 


The  number  of  commercial  houses  established  outside  of  the  capital 
amounted  to  1,728  and  in  the  capital  to  674,  making  a  total  of  2,402. 


1118       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    EEPUBLICS. 

The  total  capital  of  the  commercial  establishments  of  Asuncion 
amounted  to  113,000,000  and  those  outside  of  it  to  127,000,000,  making 
a  grand  total  of  §70,000,000,  The  above  figures  undoubtedl}^  refer  to 
paper  currency,  which  is  worth  about  10  cents  gold  per  dollar  paper. 
Therefore  the  total  value  in  gold  would  be  about  17,000,000,  or  an 
average  of  $11  per  capita. 

The  number  of  industrial  establishments  in  the  capital  amounted  to 
318,  and  811  in  the  countrj- — that  is  to  say,  1,189  in  all — with  a  total 
capital  of  $139,000,000  paper  currency,  or  113,900,000  gold.  Of  this 
total  $121,000,000  paper  currency  belonged  to  those  establishments 
existing  in  Asuncion  and  the  remaining  115,000,000  paper  currency  to 
those  outside  of  it. 

There  are  in  the  Republic  of  Paraguay  over  300,000  cotton  plants  in 
process  of  cultivation,  200,000  of  coffee,  and  about  300,000  of  SDurge. 


PERU. 


FOREIGN  COMMEBCE  IN  1905. 

According  to  a  report  furnished  by  United  States  Consul-General 
GoTTSCHALK,  at  Iquitos,  Peruvian  imports  during  the  first  half  j^ear 
of  1905  amounted  to  $9,896,000  gold.  Imports  not  only  increased,  but 
exports  increased  from  a  previous  half-year! 3^  average  of  $8,500,000  to 
$12,282,000  for  the  first  half  of  1905. 

Iquitos,  situated  at  the  headwaters  of  the  giant  waterwa}^  of  the 
Continent,  the  Amazon  River,  close  to  the  Brazilian  frontier,  is  the 
source  of  import  suppl}--  not  only  for  its  own  department  (loreto),  but 
for  an  even  vaster  region  of  almost  virgin  trans-Andean  countrj^,  trav- 
ersed b}^  innumerable  rivers  and  rich  in  rubber,  precious  woods,  and 
minerals,  the  last  named  as  yet  being  only  very  partially  exploited. 

Between  this  region,  locall}^  known  as  the  Montaña,  and  the  cis- 
Andean  Peru  of  the  Pacific  coast,  rises  the  great  natural  barrier  of  the 
Andes.  As  a  natural  consequence,  the  trade  of  Iquitos  and  the  Mon- 
tana region  has  followed  the  natural  water  wa}^,  the  Amazon,  and  has 
been  carried  on  directly  wáth  Europe  and  the  United  States  through 
Brazilian  ports  on  the  Atlantic  side.  Thus  it  is  that  a  large  portion 
of  the  highly  prized  Para  rubber,  known  on  the  foreign  markets  as 
coming  from  Para  or  Manaos,  is  really  a  Peruvian  product.  It  is 
hoped  within  a  few  years  to  direct  this  trade  to  the  Pacific  ports  of 
Peru  by  the  building  of  a  railroad  either  to  the  Marañon  or  the  Ucayali. 
Exports  through  Iquitos  during  the  first  six  months  of  1905  amounted 
to  $1,510,000  and  imports  to  $1,326,000,  the  trade  having  about  doubled 
since  1903. 


PERU. 


1119 


IMPOBTS  THROUGH  SAIiAVERRY  AND  HXJANCHACO,  FIRST  HALF 

OF  1905. 

The  importations  of  the  various  articles  enumerated  below,  coming 
through  the  ports  of  Salaverry  and  Huanchaco,  of  the  Republic  of 
Peru,  during  the  first  half  of  1905,  were  as  follows: 


Salaverry. 


Huanchaco. 


Cases. 


Kilos. 


Cases.    !    Kilos. 


Sugar 

Rice _. , 

Beer 

Coal 

Hardware 

Flour 

Guano 

Kerosene 

Textiles , 

Wood , 

Furniture , 

Machinery 

Railroad  material  .. 

Silver  (5105,500) 

other  merchandise . 

Pottage 

Empty  bags 

Wines 

Wheat , 

Aguardiente , 

Cotton  seeds 

Bricks 

Cement 

Salt 

Sawdust 

Stearin  


8,879 
174 
720 


1,802 

7,114 

38, 149 

3,361 


771, 760 

19,508 

58, 480 

1, 172, 298 

126, 700 

351,198 

3, 804, 513 

122, 787 


41,378 


839, 610 


57, 162 


24, 774 
199 
587 


2, 295, 305 

19,  997 

207, 817 


I ,-   6, 864 
23 


Total 


733, 085 
5, 061 


50, 630 
620 
516 
124 
149 


1Õ2, 320 
111,600 

47,472 
7, 577 

14,178 


186, 220 


1,934 
40 

4,771 
539 
300 

8,121 


32 

850 

18 

74 

,712 

30 

257 

102 

108 

15 


169, 782 
3,  36') 

402,  900 
29,  990 
14,009 

840,  921 


3, 530 

7,406 

1,244 

21, 418 

341, 504 

1,468 

26,  675 

11,433 

39,  533 

860 


13,  976 
7,800 


26,013  I  1,937,802 


IMPORTS  OF  LIVE  STOCK. 

The  Consul-General  of  Peru  in  Valparaiso,  Chile,  recentl}^  received 
orders  from  his  Government  to  send  by  every  freight  steamer  coming 
from  that  port  to  the  Republic  of  Peru,  50  live  cattle.  It  is  estimated 
that  about  500  live  cattle  will  be  received  each  month.  A  decrease  in 
the  price  of  meat  has  already  been  felt  b}^  the  arrival  of  the  first  ship- 
ment. The  Consul,  besides,  has  sent  large  quantities  of  beans,  pease, 
and  potatoes. 

A  commission  has  also  been  named  by  the  Government  of  Peru  to 
go  to  the  Argentine  Republic  and  select  200  animals  for  the  purpose 
of  improving  the  Peruvian  breed  of  cattle. 

MINING  CODE. 

(Continued.) 

Title  XI. —  Concerning  concessions  of  reduction  lucmts^  lands  ujjon 
vjJiich  to  construct  the  same,  and  water  rights. 

Art.  136.  Abandoned  reduction  works,  the  sites  where  old  reduction 
works  were  located,  and  the  areas  necessary  for  the  construction  of 
new  works  on  public  lands  are  denounceable,  and  shall  be  adjudicated 


1120   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

wherever  practicable,  observing  the  provisions  prescribed  for  the 
denouncement  of  mines. 

On  granting  lands  for  new  constructions,  the  extent  of  the  latter 
shall  be  limited  to  the  area  necessar}^  for  the  object  for  which  the^^  are 
intended. 

Art.  137.  At  the  time  of  granting  the  concession  the  mining  agency 
shall  fix  the  term  in  which  the  provisions  of  the  concession  shall  be 
complied  with,  which  shall  not  be  less  than  two  ^^^ears  nor  more  than 
four,  counting  from  the  date  of  entry  into  possession. 

Art.  138.  A  reduction  site  or  works  shall  be  considered  abandoned 
if  the  roofs  are  lacking  and  the  machinery  and  timbering  unservice- 
able, even  though  the  walls  and  other  constructions  are  intact. 

Art.  139.  When  the  denouncement  concerns  land  for  the  establish- 
ment of  new  reduction  works,  after  the  provisions  of  article  136  have 
been  complied  with  the  mining  agency  shall  proceed  to  give  posses- 
sion to  the  concessionarv,  without  any  incumbrance,  if  the  land  is 
public  or  uncultivated  land,  whether  belonging  to  the  State,  councils, 
or  communities.  In  the  case  of  cultivated  or  fenced  lands,  the  neces- 
sary area  shall  be  delivered  to  the  petitioner  after  the  payment  of  an 

indemnity. 

Art.  110.  If  a  mine  should  be  denounced  by  a  third  party  within  50 
meters  of  the  fences  of  a  reduction  works,  the  owner  of  the  reduction 
works  shall  have  the  preference  in  obtaining  the  adjudication  of  said 
mine,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  code,  for  a  period  of 
thirty  days  from  the  date  on  which  he  is  notified  of  the  denouncement. 

Art.  111.  The  use  of  public  waters  proceeding  from  rivers,  lakes, 
springs,  rapids,  and  falls  may  be  acquired  by  denouncement  for  the 
purpose  of  employing  them  in  the  exploitation  of  slag  beds,  rewash- 
ings,  and  tailings;  in  the  work  of  the  mines  and  reduction  works  as 
motive  power  in  the  washing  or  treatment  of  ores,  or  for  any  other 
use  in  mining. 

Art,  112.  The  denouncements  shall  be  admitted  and  verified  by  the 
mining  agencies,  observing,  wherever  applicable,  the  provisions  for 
the  denouncement  of  mines. 

Art.  113.  In  every  concession  for  the  use  of  public  waters  the 
quantity  granted  shall  be  fixed,  granting  all  of  the  stream  that  the 
party  in  interest  may  solicit,  provided  it  is  not  greatly  in  excess  of 
what  may  be  necessary  for  the  purpose  for  which  it  is  intended,  in 
which  case  only  so  much  shall  be  granted  as  the  mining  agency  shall 
deem  suflicient  after  hearing  the  report  of  an  expert. 

Art.  111.  Concessions  for  the  use  of  mining  waters  shall  be  granted, 
stating  in  the  respective  decree  the  object  of  said  grant,  which  can  be 
one  of  the  following: 

1.  The  employment  of  water  in  the  washing  and  general  treatment 
of  ores  and  as  motive  power,  without  contaminating  it  with  substances 


PERU.  1121 

harmful  to  health  or  vegetation,  the  concessionary  not  being-  respon- 
sible for  the  natural  waste  incident  to  the  use  thereof,  for  the  purpose 
for  which  it  was  granted. 

2.  Its  emplo3mient  in  processes  that  ma}"  contaminate  it  with  sub- 
stances injurious  to  public  health  and  vegetation. 

Furthermore,  said  decree  shall  state  whether  the  waters  are  to  be 
returned  or  not  to  their  natural  channel,  and  in  the  latter  case  how 
shall  the  contaminated  waters  be  deviated  from  their  natural  bed. 

Art.  145.  In  the  denouncement  application,  as  well  as  on  the  bulle- 
tin boards  and  respective  notices,  the  character  of  the  concession 
applied  for  shall  be  stated  in  conformity  with  the  foregoing  article. 

Art.  146.  The  following  persons  have  the  right  to  object  to  the 
concession: 

1.  Those  who  have  acquired  a  right  to  the  water  applied  for  by 
virtue  of  a  previous  concession  or  other  just  title. 

2.  Those  who  have  denounced  the  same  water  previouslv  and  whose 
titles  are  pending  approval. 

3.  Towns,  agriculturists,  merchants,  arid  other  private  persons  who 
are  actually  using  the  water  and  who  may  be  injured  by  the  concession. 

Art.  147.  So  long  as  the  water  granted  to  a  mining  company  is  not 
carried  out  of  the  lands  belonging  to  said  company  the  concessionary 
may  freely  use  it  under  the  conditions  prescribed  in  the  concession. 

As  soon  as  the  waters  leave  said  lands  they  become  public  property 
so  far  as  the  present  law  is  concerned,  and  any  landowner  convenientl}'^ 
situated  may  use  them,  provided  said  use  does  not  injure  the  interests 
of  the  previous  user. 

But  if  the  concession  has  been  granted  under  the  condition  stated  in 
the  second  section  of  article  144,  and  without  obligation  to  return  the 
water  to  its  natural  bed,  the  concessionary  may  exercise  his  right  over 
said  waters,  notwithstanding  an}?^  other  complete  or  partial  use  of  the 
same  made  eventually  by  landowners  located  farther  down. 

Art.  148.  Water  concessions  may  include  the  concession  of  unculti- 
vated lands  belonging  to  the  State,  municipalities,  or  communities  that 
may  be  necessary  for  the  construction  of  intakes,  canals,  ditches,  or 
other  similar  works,  all  of  which  shall  be  specified  in  the  respective 
decree. 

With  respect  to  fenced  or  cultivated  lands  belonging  to  the  State, 
municipalit}^,  or  community,  the  owner  shall  be  paid  for  the  extent  or 
area  of  land  adjudicated. 

Art.  149.  The  concession  of  water  for  mining  purposes  expires  as 
soon  as  the  mine  appears  as  denounceable  in  the  ofiicial  list  of  mines, 
or  when  the  mine  is  in  the  state  of  abandonment  referred  to  in  article 
138,  or  upon  the  expiration  of  the  term  granted  by  the  mining  agency 
for  the  renewal  or  construction  of  the  reduction  works  according  to 
article  137. 


1122   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Art.  150.  The  concessionaries  of  mining-  claims  and  excavations  in 
general  are  the  owners  oi  the  waters  found  in  their  works  throughout 
the  mining  claims,  so  long  as  thej'  own  their  respective  mines. 

Art.  151.  The  dockets  (expedientes)  relating  to  the  concessions,  and 
to  which  reference  is  made  in  this  title,  shall  be  forwarded  to  the 
Department  of  Fomento  for  approval  and  registration,  and  a  certified 
copy  thereof  shall  be  issued  to  the  interested  party. 

Title  Xll. —  Concerning  easements. 

Art.  152.  Ever}^  easement  shall  be  established  onh^  to  the  extent 
that  ma}'  be  necessary  for  the  object  intended. 

Art.  153.  Whatever  rights  of  way,  aqueducts,  and  other  easements 
vimj  be  necessary  for  the  exploitation  shall  be  gratuitously^  granted  on 
public  lands.  In  the  case  of  lands  belonging  to  private  parties  the 
latter  shall  be  paid  for  the  value  of  the  land  occupied  as  well  as  any 
damages  proved  to  have  been  caused  b}"  said  easements,  in  accordance 
with  the  provisions  of  article  IT. 

Art.  151.  The  miner  has  the  right  to  utilize  without  compensation 
the  timber  of  the  neighboring  forests,  and  he  shall  likewise  have  the 
right  to  natural  pastures  for  the  purposes  of  the  exploitation  and  the 
maintenance  of  the  animals  employed  thereon,  provided  said  forests 
and  pastures  be  public  property;  but  should  they  belong  to  private 
parties,  the  latter  shall  have  the  right  to  demand  payment  at  a  just 
price;  and  should  they  fail  to  agree  as  to  the  amount  of  the  latter,  the 
mining  agency  shall  fix  the  same. 

Art.  155.  The  transit  of  persons  and  animals  for  the  service  of  the 
mines  across  unfenced  lands  when  no  damage  is  done  to  the  latter 
can  not  be  refused  by  the  owners,  nor  shall  said  transit  be  subject  to 
toll.  Should  the  beasts  of  burden  remain  overnight  on  said  lands, 
the  owner  of  the  same  can  demand  pa3"ment  for  the  forage  consumed, 
charging  a  just  price  for  the  same.  Should  they  fail  to  agree  on  the 
price  of  said  forage,  the  owner  shall  only  have  the  right  to  demand 
the  payment  of  the  amount  fixed  in  the  rules  and  regulations  formu- 
lated for  that  purpose  by  each  mining  agency,  with  the  approval  of 
the  Department  of  Fomento,  after  hearing  the  Supreme  Council  of 
Mines. 

Title  XIIL — Mining  companies. 

Art.  156.  Mining  companies,  whether  they  engage  in  the  explora- 
tion or  investigation,  in  the  exploitation  of  the  mines,  or  the  treat- 
ment of  the  ores,  are  subject  to  the  civil  laws  of  the  countiy,  wich 
the  limitations  contained  in  this  code,  except  the  stipulations  of  the 
partnership  contract,  which  shall  have  the  preference  in  so  far  as  the 
observance  is  concerned. 


PERU.  11 2í^ 

Limited  and  commercial  companies  shall  be  governed,  with  the  same- 
limitations,  by  the  provisions  of  the  Commercial  Code  relating  to  this- 
kind  of  organization. 

Art.  157.  In  everj^  mining  compan}^  the  partners  are  bound  to  con- 
tribute to  the  expenses  of  exploitation  and  to  the  payment  of  the  tax 
in  proportion  to  their  interest  in  the  company.  Joint  owners  of  the 
mine  are  likewise  bound  to  make  this  latter  paym.ent  and  that  of  the- 
expenses  for  the  conservation  of  the  mine. 

Art.  158.  Should  any  partner  of  the  company  fail  to  pay  his  part, 
of  the  expenses,  the  company  has  the  right  to  appeal  to  the  judge  of 
the  domicile  of  the  compan}?^,  and  said  judge  shall  notify  the  negligent, 
partner  to  make  the  payment,  fixing  a  term  of  from  fifteen  to  thirty 
days  within  which  to  make  the  same.  When  there  is  no  organized 
company,  but  only  a  partnership,  an  appeal  shall  be  made  to  the  judge 
of  the  domicile  of  the  mine  or  that  of  the  domicile  of  the  defendant. 

Art.  159.  The  partner  notified  to  make  the  pa3niient  may  object, 
within^the  term  of  fifteen  days  after  the  summon,  alleging  whatever 
he  may  deem  convenient  to  his  rights. 

Art.  160.  The  defendant  shall  only  have  the  right  to  object  when- 
the  same  is  based  on  a  legitimate  reason,  allowing  him  a  period  of  text 
days  in  which  to  make  good  his  claims. 

Art.  161.  After  the  oppo.sition  has  been  declared  unfounded,  or- 
when  there  is  no  opposition,  the  share  of  the  delinquent  partner  shalL 
be  sold  at  auction,  taking  as  a  basis  the  amount  ordered  to  be  paid. 

Art.  162.  The  delinquent  partner  may  make  the  payment  of  the 
amount  due  up  to  the  evening  of  the  day  before  the  auction,  and  he- 
shall  pay  a  fine  of  50  per  cent  if  he  makes  the  payment  thirtj^  days- 
after  the  date  of  the  summons  demanding  pajanent. 

Art.  163.  Mining  companies  are  not  dissolved  by  the  death  of  one 
of  the  partners,  but  the  heirs  of  the  decedent  have  the  right  to  sell 
their  share  when  they  do  so  by  mutual  agreement. 

TiTTiE  XIV. —  Concerning  mortgages  and  other  contracts. 

Art.  164.  Mines  can  be  mortgaged  in  the  same  manner  as  real  prop- 
erty can  be  mortgaged,  the  contract  being  subject  to  the  laws  now  in. 
force  governing  mortgages,  bearing  in  mind  the  indivisibility  of  min-- 
ing  claims. 

Art.  165.  The  mortgagee  of  a  mine  has  the  right  to  pay  the  taxes 
referred  to  in  article  25  of  this  law,  and  the  payment  of  this  credit  has . 
the  preference  over  any  other  debt,  even  over  that  of  the  mortgagor 
himself. 

Art.  166.  The  mortgage  on  mining  property  may  be  divided  up 
into  mortgage  bonds,  either  registered,  to  order,  or  to  bearer,  either 
by  virtue  of  the  original  mortgage  or  by  a  subsequent  act  duly 
authorized. 

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1124       IK"TEENATIO]SrAL    BLTKEAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    EEPUBLICS. 

Art.  167.  Should  there  be  no  agreement  as  to  the  manner  in  which 
the  holders  of  mortgage  bonds  are  to  make  good  their  rights  against 
the  debtor  or  owner  of  the  mortgaged  propcrt}'^,  they  shall  do  so 
through  a  common  representative  selected  b}^  a  majority  vote,  and  his 
acts,  in  everything  relating  to  these  rights,  are  binding  on  all  the  share 
or  bond  holders,  one  vote  being'  allowed  for  each  bond. 

Art.  168.  There  shall  be  printed  in  each  one  of  the  mortgage  bonds, 
under  penalty  of  voiding  the  bonds  if  it  is  not  done,  the  following: 
Amount  of  the  debt,  conditions  of  the  same  and  the  guarant}"  in  each 
case,  the  requirements  established  in  order  to  organize  the  joint  repre- 
sentation of  the  holders  of  these  obligations  and  to  which  reference  is 
made  in  the  foregoing  article. 

Art.  169.  The  debts  and  incumbrances  of  the  mine  shall  cease  upon 
the  abandonment  of  the  same,  the  right  to  sue  the  debtor  remaining 
unless  otherwise  agreed.  The  creditors  have  no  right  whatever 
against  an}"  person  acquiring  the  mine  by  means  of  a  subsequent 
denouncement.  , 

Art.  170.  Seduction  worlds  and  annexed  buildings  shall  remain  sub- 
ject to  the  general  laws  of  the  countr}"  and  to  the  provisions  of  this 
Code  in  so  far  as  they  may  be  applicable  to  them. 

Art.  171.  Leases  on  mining  properties  shall  be  subject  to  the  gen- 
eral laws  of  the  locality,  but  the  lessee  shall  onh'  have  the  right  to 
sublet  the  whole  or  a  part  of  the  property,  with  the  express  consent  of 
the  owner. 

Art.  172.  In  all  cases  to  which  this  code  refers  the  order  may  be 
issued  without  registration,  provided  the  signature  be  legalized  by  a 
notary  public. 

When  dockets  are  acted  u-pon  at  the  mining  agencies  the  power  of 
attorne}'  may  be  issued  in  a  similar  form,  or  by  the  secretary  of  said 
agency  legalizing  the  signature. 

Title  XV. —  Concerning  expert  officials. 

Art.  173.  The  Federal  Government  may  appoint  for  each  mining 
agency  one  or  more  expert  miners  to  assist  the  local  mining  authori- 
ties in  eveiy thing  demanding  professional  or  technical  knowledge  and 
to  take  part  in  the  expert  reports  prescribed  by  this  law. 

Art.  171.  In  order  to  be  appointed  an  expert  miner  attached  to  the 
mining  agency  it  is  necessary  to  be  a  mining  engineer  or  surveyor  of 
mines,  or  else  he  must  be  a  civil  engineer  or  surveyor. 

Art.  175.  Whenever  the  expert  official  is  incapacitated,  or  in  the 
absence  of  an  expert,  the  mining  agency  shall  temporarily  emplo}"  to 
fulfill  such  duties  x^ractical  experts  residing  at  the  place,  in  the  absence 
of  the  professional  ones. 

Art.  176.  The  engineers  and  experts  appointed  may  practice  their 
profession  by  rendering  services  to  private  parties,  provided  that  in 


PEKU.  1125 

so  doing-  they  do  not,  in  the  opinion  of  the  mining  agency,  neglect  the 
fulfillment  of  their  duties;  but  they  shall  not  intervene  in  an  official 
capacity  in  the  lawsuits  in  which  the  miners  to  whom  they  have  ren- 
dered private  services  are  interested,  except  when  at  least  six  months 
have  elapsed  from  the  date  in  which  said  services  were  rendered. 

Title  XVI. — Suits  concerning  mines. 

Art.  177.  To  take  cognizance  of  lawsuits,  mining  agents  shall  alter 
nate  by  months.     The  mhiing  agent  in  charge  at  the  time,  and  who 
takes  cognizance  of  the  lawsuits  commenced  and  of  the  dockets  which 
become  litigious  in  the  respective  month,  shall  forward  the  proceeds 
to  the  other  mining  agent  if  the  former  is  unable  to  act. 

Art.  178.  Each  interested  party  ma}'-  challenge,  without  stating  his 
reasons,  one  of  the  mining  argents.  Either  of  the  parties  in  interest 
has  the  right  to  request  that  the  mining  agent  who  takes  cognizance 
of  the  lawsuit  be  assisted  by  another  available  mining  agent  or  by 
the  one  that  should  replace  him.  In  other  cases  the  challenge  shall  be 
based  on  a  legal  cause,  and  whoever  takes  cognizance  of  it  can  not  be 
challenged  in  this  particular,  and  shall  continue  to  take  cognizance  of 
the  principal  matter. 

Art.  179.  The  secretary,  the  engineers,  and  experts  may  be  chal- 
lenged for  legalcause. 

Art.  180.  In  the  suits  in  which  the  mining  agencies  take  cognizance 
it  is  not  necessar}^  that  the  briefs  be  signed  by  an  attorney,  and  the 
onl}'"  essential  briefs  are  those  bringing  suit  and  requiring  answer. 
The  latter  corrects  the  lack  of  summons  in  the  case  of  a  suit. 

Art.  181.  Ever}"  article  or  exception  shall  be  discussed  and  acted 
upon  separately,  and  shall  be  decided  before  or  at  the  same  time  as 
the  suit.  Only  the  exception  as  to  jurisdiction  shall  be  decided  pre- 
viously.    The  objection  to  witnesses  shall  be  decided  in  the  decision. 

Art.  182.  The  articles  and  allegations  or  other  questions  arising 
therefrom  requiring  an  explanation  of  the  facts  shall  be  admitted  for 
a  period  of  ten  days,  and  the  evidence  concerning  the  same  shall  be 
presented  during  the  first  half  of  said  term. 

Art.  183.  At  any  stage  of  the  action,  and  without  stopping  the 
progress  of  the  same,  a  settlement  among  the  litigants  shall  be 
attempted  whenever  the  mining  agency  may  deem  proper.  Should 
an  agreement  be  reached  the  record  of  the  proceedings  setting  forth 
said  decision  shall  terminate  the  lawsuit. 

Art.  181.  Without  further  proceedings  than  the  answer  or  declara- 
tion of  contempt  of  court,  the  suit  shall  be  decided,  when  the  same  is 
pure  and  simple  point  of  law,  if  the  parties  in  interest  agree  regarding 
the  facts,  or  when  the  latter  are  proved  in  the  papers  furnished  and  of 
which  the  parties  in  interest  have  cognizance  and  have  not  contradicted 
them.     The  mining  agency  shall  decide  the  case  within  ten  days. 


1126       lis  TEEN  ATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMEKICAN    EEPUBLICS. 

Art.  185.  When  the  foregoing  article  is  not  applicable  the  action 
shall  be  taken  on  trial  for  a  term  of  twent}^  days,  which  term  shall  not 
be  extended.  The  evidence  furnished  during  this  term  may  be  acted 
upon  even  as  late  as  twenty  days  thereafter.  The  docket  can  be  seen 
at  any  stage  of  the  suit  up  to  the  decision  of  the  court  of  second 
instance. 

Art.  186.  Concerning  the  main  points  of  the  case  no  more  than 
seven  witnesses  can  testify,  and  not  less  than  four  concerning  the 
articles  and  minor  points. 

Art.  187.  All  manifestly  illegal  appeals  shall  be  absolutel}^  rejected. 

Art.  188.  On  the  expiration  of  the  term  fixed  for  the  trial  of  the 
cause  a  decision  shall  be  given  without  further  proceedings  within 
the  term  of  ten  daj^s. 

Art.  189.  Appeals  for  the  extension,  modification,  or  explanation 
of  the  decisions  of  the  court  of  first  instance  shall  not  be  allowed. 

Art.  190.  The  decisions  and  interlocutory  decrees  causing  irrepara- 
ble damages  may  be  appealed  from  in  order  to  obtain  the  suspension 
of  the  final  approval  of  the  same. 

Ever}^  other  decision  can  be  appealed  from  only  concerning  one 
single  point,  and  then  the  mining  agency  shall  forward  to  the  superior 
court  a  certified  copy  of  the  documents  in  the  case  which  the  interested 
parties  may  ask  for  within  the  term  of  two  daj^s. 

Mere  trial  decrees  can  not  be  appealed  from. 

Art.  191.  The  term  in  which  a  decision  can  be  appealed  from  is 
five  da3'S5  counting  from  the  date  of  the  notification  of  the  appellant, 
and  three  days  in  the  case  of  interlocutor}^  decrees. 

Art.  192.  In  the  case  of  appeals  from  decrees,  the  decision  shall 
solely  be  reached  on  the  merits  of  the  proceedings.  In  the  appeal 
from  decisions,  decrees  accompanied  by  a  statement  shall  be  requested, 
and  the  lawsuit  shall  be  laid  on  the  table  without  further  proceedings 
and  the  parties  in  interest  shall  have  the  right  to  file  briefs  or  make 
reports. 

Art.  193.  The  court  of  appeals  is  composed  of  two  members  of  the 
respective  section  of  the  supreme  court,  and  of  an  associate  judge 
learned  in  mining  matters  appointed  by  said  court,  if  such  associate 
judge  should  be  in  the  place,  as  a  substitute  of  the  other  member. 

Art.  194.  In  lawsuits  for  large  amounts  the  only  appeal  admissible 
is  that  of  annulment  of  the  decisions  and  final  decrees,  and  against  the 
decrees  of  a  decisive  chOiracter,  if  the  lawsuit  relates  to  mines  or  con- 
cerns the  general  law,  or  if  they  decide,  in  the  case  of  a  litigious  or 
an  administrative  docket,  as  well  as  against  the  decrees  relating  to 
questions  raised  in  the  court  of  second  instance. 

Art.  195.  The  failure  to  give  notice  of  the  trial  decree  or  of  the 
decision  does  not  annul  the  proceedings,  when,  notwithstanding  said 


PERU.  1127 

failure,  a  decision  is  given  in  favor  of  the  party  in  interest  who  has 
not  been  notified,  iieither  can  they  be  annulled  when  said  omission  may 
be  cured  by  means  of  a  decree  the  mining-  agency  or  the  supreme 
court  may  deem  suificient  in  order  to  be  able  to  render  a  better  decision. 

Art.  196.  The  attachment  of  a  mine  or  a  portion  thereof  and  its 
sale  at  auction  shall  not  necessarily  interrupt — until  the  auction  is 
approved — the  working  of  the  mine. 

Art.  197.  The  execution  of  an  attachment,  precautionary  measures, 
or  decree  of  possession  of  a  mine  shall  be  intrusted  to  the  mining 
agency,  even  though  the  judge  having  jurisdiction  takes  cognizance  of 
the  case. 

Art.  198.  The  appraisement  of  the  mines,  water,  and  reduction 
works,  ordered  by  the  mining  agency  for  the  purposes  of  the  public 
auction  or  other  purposes,  shall  be  carried  out  by  the  expert  attached 
to  said  mining  agency  and  with  the  approval  of  the  latter,  taking  as  a 
basis  the  value  of  tlie  works  and  constructions  already  done  in  the 
properties  appraised.  In  the  absence  of  such  works,  the  basis  shall  be 
the  approximate  cost  of  the  expenditures  incurred  up  to  the  date  of 
obtaining  possession  of  the  property. 

Art.  199.  In  order  to  carry  out  any  auction  sale  ordered  by  the 
mining  agency,  notices  during  twenty  da3^s  shall  be  posted  on  the 
door  of  the  building  occupied  by  the  mining  agency,  and  shall  be  pub- 
lished triweekly  in  the  newspaper  of  the  locality  or  in  that  of  the 
nearest  town  of  the  Department,  if  there  is  any  such  paper.  In  case 
the  term  granted  allows  it,  said  announcement  shall  appear  in  the 
newspaper  publishing  mining  notices.  In  the  case  referred  to  in 
article  201,  the  term  shall  be  ten  days  for  the  notices,  and  said  notices 
shall  be  published  in  the  newspapers  only  once. 

Art.  200.  At  the  auction  sale  the  bids  shall  not  be  less  than  two- 
thirds  of  the  amount  of  the  appraisement.  In  the  absence  of  bids  a  new 
auction  sale  shall  be  ordered  within  the  term  of  ten  days,  and  the  notice 
thereof  shall  be  published  at  least  once  in  the  newspaper  of  the  locality 
or  that  of  the  nearest  place  in  the  Department,  if  there  should  be  any 
newspaper  therein,  and  then  the  auction  sale  shall  be  concluded  for 
any  bid  that  may  be  made. 

Art.  201.  When  the  value  of  the  property  in  dispute  or  in  litiga- 
tion does  not  exceed  500  soles,  the  trial  shall  continue  by  taking  the 
verbal  statement  of  the  interested  parties,  a  record  of  which  shall  be 
made,  and  the  evidence  may  be  submitted  for  a  period  of  ten  days, 
which  term  shall  not  be  extended,  action  on  which  may  be  taken 
within  ten  days  after  in  questions  relating  to  facts,  and  the  decision 
shall  be  pronounced  within  the  term  of  five  days. 

The  appeal  shall  be  made  within  three  days  and  there  shall  be  no 
appeal  from  the  decision  of  the  superior  court. 


1128   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OP  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Art.  202.  In  cases  in  which  the  amount  involved  does  not  exceed 
50  soles,  the  decision  shall  be  made  b}"  both  mining  agents  and  there 
shall  be  no  appeal  from  the  same. 

Art.  203.  In  all  matters  not  speciñcall}-  established  in  this  code,  the 
provisions  contained  in  the  general  laws  of  procedure  concerning  written 
and  oral  trials  shall  be  followed. 

Art.  201.  It  shall  be  understood  that  all  the  terms  established  in 
this  code  refer  to  solar  days. 

Title  XVII. —  Concerning  evpropriation  and  indemnity. 

Art.  205.  When  due  to  the  fact  that  the  interested  parties  can  not 
reach  an  agreement,  the  expropriation  of  lands  should  become  neces- 
sary in  the  cases  expressly  stated  in.  this  law,  the  mining  agency  shall 
hear  for  ten  days,  which  shall  not  be  extended,  all  the  evidence  and 
claims  or  charges  of  the  opponent,  and  said  evidence  may  be  acted 
upon  during  the  ten  daj^s  that  immediately  follow.  On  the  expiration 
of  thsse  terms  and  in  view  of  the  allegations  and  proofs  of  the  parties 
and  of  the  explanations  that  the  mining  agency  ma}"  order  in  its  offi- 
cial capacity,  it  shall  render  its  decision  within  three  days. 

Art.  2<)6.  The  decision  of  the  mining  agence"  can  be  appealed  from 
in  accordance  with  the  law. 

Art.  207.  After  the  decree  of  expropriation  nas  been  accepted  or 
executed  the  appraisement  of  the  land  subject  of  said  appropriation 
shall  be  made  by  expert  appraisers  appointed  bj'  the  interested  parties 
and  an  umpire,  in  case  of  disagreement,  who  shall  be  appointed  by 
the  mining  agency. 

Art.  208.  The  experts  shall  submit  their  appraisements  within  eight 
days  after  their  appointment,  unless  the  mining  agency  should  extend 
this  term  owing  to  special  circumstances. 

Art.  209.  In  case  the  interested  party  should  fail  to  appoint  the 
expert  or  should  the  latter  fail  to  submit  his  appraisement,  in  order  to 
make  it  agree  with  the  appraisement  of  the  other  part}^  it  will  be  suf- 
ficient to  duly  summon  the  interested  part}"  and  to  let  the  term  fixed 
by  the  mining  agency  transpire. 

Art.  210.  The  decision  of  the  mining-  agency  concerning  the  thing 
expropriated  can  be  appealed  from  as  prescribed  by  law. 

Art.  211.  No  appeal  of  nullity  can  be  made  from  the  decisions  of 
the  supreme  court  unless  the  amount  in  dispute  exceeds  1,000  soles. 

Art.  212.  If  it  is  proved  that  the  owner  of  the  land  is  unknown  the 
expert  that  said  owner  should  appoint  shall  be  designated  b}"  the  min- 
ing agency.  The  amount  shall  be  held  on  deposit  for  five  years  in  the 
Federal  Treasury,  subject  to  the  orders  of  the  Department  of  Fomento, 
publishing  notices  for  thirty  days  in  a  newspaper  of  the  locality  or  in 


PESU.  1129 

the  newspaper  of  the  nearest  place,  if  there  should  be  such  newspaper, 
and  besides  in  the  newspaper  which  publishes  the  mining  notices  in  the 
capital  of  the  Kepublic. 

Title  XVIII.  —  Concerning  transitory  ■provisions. 

Art.  213.  The  dockets  relating  to  mining  properties  that  are  being 
put  through  their  proper  course  on  the  date  in  which  this  code  becomes 
effective  shall  continue  their  course  in  conformity  therewith. 

Art.  214.  Contracts  concerning  mone}"  advanced  for  working  mines 
entered  into  before  the  date  on  which  this  code  became  operative  shall 
be  stated  in  a  public  instrument  and  registered  within  the  term  of  two 
months  after  said  date. 

The  last  lender  shall  be  considered  as  a  creditor  holding  a  first  mort- 
gage, in  accordance  with  the  general  laws,  provided  he  has  made  said 
registration  within  the  aforesaid  term. 

Art.  215.  The  existing  mining  concessions  shall  continue  in  force 
with  the  limitations  they  now  have,  or  the  interested  party  may 
request,  when  there  is  unoccupied  land,  that  the  respective  measure- 
ments be  rectified  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  code. 

Art.  216.  Miners  who  now  enjoy  the  use  of  waters  that  have  not 
been  the  subject-matter  of  a  concession  previously"  or  other  just  title 
required  by  law  shall  perfect  their  title  within  the  term  of  one  year 
from  the  date  on  which  this  law  becomes  operative,  requesting  the 
concession  of  said  waters  in  conformity  with  articles  111  et  séquentiel. 
If  the  term  expires  without  said  requisite  having  been  complied  with, 
said  miners  or  possessors  shall  have  no  right  to  make  any  objections 
based  onl}"  on  said  use  or  enjoyment  to  the  concession  of  the  same 
waters  solicited  b}'  other  mining  companies. 

Art.  217.  The  Department  of  Fomento  shall  issue  the  proper  regu- 
lations in  order  that  the  Supreme  Mining  Council  may  be  installed  as 
soon  as  possible  and  to  enable  it  to  prepare  the  application  of  the  pro- 
visions of  this  code. 

Art.  218.  The  first  appointment  of  mining  agents  made  b}^  the  Gov- 
ernment shall  comprise  two  of  the  proper  mining  agenc3^  The  Supe- 
rior Mining  Council  shall  select  bj^  lot  the  mining  agent  who  shall  take 
the  place  of  the  j^early  outgoing  agent. 

Art.  219.  Thirty-two  pounds  sterling  monthly  shall  be  allowed  for 
the  expenses  of  the  Superior  Mining  Council  and  £10  monthly  as 
the  salary  of  the  secretary,  until  otherwise  provided  by  a  special  law. 

Art.  220.  The  present  code  shall  become  operative  on  January  1, 
1901,  except  as  provided  in  article  21T. 

From  the  aforesaid  date  all  previous  rules,  laws,  and  regulations 
relating  to  mines  are  hereby  repealed,  except  so  far  as  the}'  are  in 


1130       INTERNATIONAL    BUEEAU    OF    THE    AMERICAIsr    REPUBLICS. 

conflict  with  the  present  code;  the  law  of  December  5,  ISTD,  relating 
to  the  organization  of  the  School  of  Engineers;  that  of  December  22, 
1888,  relating-  to  guano;  that  of  December  22,  1888,  relating  to  nitrate 
deposits;  that  of  November  S,  1890,  concerning  taxes  on  mining  prop- 
erty; that  of  Januar}^  11,  1896,  concerning  the  Government  salt 
monopol}',  and  the  tariffs  now  in  force,  which  shall  continue  in  force 
until  amended  or  until  new  ones  are  issued. 
Lima,  July  6,  1900. 


SALYADOE. 

MESSAGE  OF  PBESIDEISTT  ESCALÓÜT. 

[From  the  "Diario  del  Salvador"  of  February  20,  1906.] 

On  February  19,  1906,  President  Escalón  read  an  interesting  mes- 
sage to  the  National  Assembly,  extracts  of  which  follow: 

*  -»  %  *  •S'  *  -.> 

"As  to  the  sanitary  service,  though  the  results  obtained  have  not, 
perhaps,  been  as  satisfactory  as  might  be  desired,  yet  the  country  has 
escaped  the  invasion  of  the  bubonic  plague  and  the  yellow  fevei" — two 
epidemics  that  have  caused  man}'  deaths  in  several  countries  of  the 
American  Continent.  The  Government,  however,  in  order  to  prevent 
any  sudden  invasion  of  the  aforesaid  epidemics,  did,  through  the 
superior  board  of  health,  take  the  most  efficient  measures  against  these 
terrible  diseases,  having  ordered  from  abroad  a  sufficient  supply  of 
disinfectants,  in  order  to  fight  the  first  of  these  epidemics,  and  estab- 
lished sanitary  lines  on  the  frontiers  of  Honduras  and  Guatemala  in 
order  to  avoid,  as  far  as  possible,  the  invasion  of  yellow  fever,  which 
did  such  havoc  in  the  city  of  Zacapa  in  the  neighboring  Republic. 

«  -::•  if  *  •;:•  -::-  * 

"Special  attention  has  been  given  to  the  Government  telegraph  and 
telephone  lines,  which  have  been  equipped  with  a  competent  personnel 
and  all  the  necessary  and  modern  appliances  for  their  operation,  the 
result  being  a  great  improvement  in  the  service. 

"Agriculture,  which  is  an  industry  of  vital  importance  to  the  coun- 
try, has  received  constant  and  earnest  protection  at  the  hands  of  the 
Government. 

"  I  am  pleased  to  inform  you  of  the  arrival  in  this  country  of  for- 
eign capitalists  whose  object  is  to  survey  and  construct  the  Eastern 
Railroad.     To  this  end  instructions  were  given  to  the  inspector  of  the 


SALVADOR.  1131 

Eastern  Zone  and  to  the  Governor  of  that  Department  in  order  that 
the}^  may  help  and  cooperate  mth  said  ^^entlemen  and  furnish  them 
such  information  and  data  as  they  may  deem  necessary  to  carry  out  so 
important  a  work. 

í¡.  *****  * 

"  Our  foreign  relations  continue  to  be  cordial  and  amicable,  and  will 
doubtless  continue  unchanged  in  view  of  the  f  riendl}^  attitude  of  other 
governments  toward  us  and  of  our  earnest  desire  to  be  at  peace  with 
all  the  world. 

-V-  •:;-  *  *  *  -x-  * 

"For  the  purpose  of  strengthening  our  relations  with  the  neighbor- 
ing Kepublic  of  Guatemala  a  legation  was  established  last  March  at  the 
capital  of  said  flepublic. 

"In  September  last  a  legation  was  established  in  the  Kepublic  of 
France,  the  work  of  which  has  so  far  been  ver}'^  successful. 

"His  Majesty  the  King  of  Ital}^  invited  Salvador  to  send  a  delegate 
to  the  Congress  held  at  Rome  to  cooperate  in  the  founding  of  an  inter- 
national institute  to  study  the  actual  condition  of  agriculture  in  all 
the  countries  interested  in  the  subject.  Said  invitation  was  accepted 
and  a  delegate  Avas  appointed,  whose  report  will  doubtless  be  of  the 
greatest  interest  and  usefulness. 

"This  Government  has  also  become  interested  in  the  International 
Congress  on  Tuberculosis,  held  in  Paris  last  October,  the  International 
Congress  on  the  Physical  Education  of  Young  Men,  assembled  at 
Liege  last  August,  and  finally  in  the  Peace  Conference  that  will  shortly 
be  held  at  The  Hague. 

"Last  June  this  Government  authorized  Señor  Don  Joaquín  Ber- 
nardo Calvo,  Envoy  Extraordinar}^  and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  of 
Costa  Rica  at  Washington,  that,  in  representation  of  San  Salvador,  he 
should  take  proper  steps  before  the  Government  of  the  United  States 
to  put  an  end  to  the  abuses  committed  by  the  captains  of  the  Pacific 
Mail  steamers,  which  are  causing  great  damage  to  the  commerce  of  all 
nations.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  result  of  Minister  Calvo's  repre- 
sentations will  remed}^  such  abuses. 

-x-  w  «■  ■;:■  *  -x-  * 

"Great  efforts  have  lately  been  made  in  the  Department  of  Public 
Instruction  for  the  purpose  of  reorganizing  all  educational  establish- 
ments by  adopting,  so  far  as  possible,  the  most  improved  modern, 
methods  which  have  o-iven  the  best  results  in  other  nations. 


1132       INTERNATIOISrAL    BUEE  AU    OF    THE    AMEEICAN    EEPUBLICS. 


RECEIPTS  AND  EXPENDITTJKES  IN  1905. 

RECEIPTS. 

Pesos. 

Cash  in  National  Treasury  January  1,  1905 286,  998.  79 

Customs  receipts,  imports  and  exports 5,  581,  007.  53 

Tax  on  liquors 1,  924,  911.  07 

Minor  revenues,  all  sources 1,  030,  524.  47 

Contracts  and  other  transactions 1,  800, 156.  83 

Total 10,  623,  598.  69 

Less  cash  in  National  Treasury  January  1,  1905 286,  998.  79 

Less  receipts  from  contracts  and  other  transactions 1,  800, 156.  83 

2, 087, 155. 62 

Net  receipts  in  1905 8,  536,  443.  07 

EXPENDITURES. 

National  Assembly _ . . .  39,  883. 17 

Executive 57,  960.  00 

Department  of  the  Interior. 1,  419,  829.  95 

Department-of  Fomento , 540,  557.  44 

Department  of  Public  Instruction 630,  595.  53 

Department  of  Foreign  Relations 74,  433. 11 

Departm.ent  of  Justice 638, 428.  09 

Department  of  the  Treasury. , 562,  037.  31 

Department  of  Charities 166,  239.  21 

Department  of  War  and  Navy 1,  796,  514.  56 

Department  of  Public  Credit 3, 598,  828.  85 

Deposits,  reimbursements,  etc 616,  273.  05 

Total 10, 141,  580.  27 

Less  the  item  of  deposits,  reimbursements,  etc.,  which  do  not  consti- 
tute a  real  expense 616,  273.  05 

Total  Government  expenses 9,  525,  307.  22 

Public  debt. 

SALVADORIAN    BONDS. 

Pesos. 

On  hand  January  1,  1905,  principal 4, 158,  908.  58 

Interest  to  said  date 787,  757.  07 

4,  946,  665.  65 
Put  in  circulation  in  exchange  of  former  settlements 73.  00 

4,  946,  738.  65 

Principal  i^aid  during  the  yes-T 774,  440.  00 

Interest  paid  during  the  year 169,  759.  00 

^ 944, 199. 00 

Balance 4,  002,  539.  65 

Accrued  interest  on  balance  during  the  year 76,  674. 10 

Total,  December  31,  1905 4,  079,  213.  75 


SALVADOR. 


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EXPOÜT   MOVEMENT,  FIUST   NIKE   MONTHS    OF    1905. 

The  valuations  of  the  various  articles  exported  by  the  Republic  of 
Salvador  to  the  different  countries  during  the  first  nine  months  of  the 
3^ear  1905  amounted  to  12,573,207.34  colones  and  were  distributed  as 
follows: 

BY  COUNTKIES. 


Country. 


Value. 


Colones. 

Germany I  2,240,063.24 

British  America !  47,210.00 

Austria-Hungary !  802, 260.  45 

Belgium '. I  145.00 

Costa  Rica I  58,  938.  CO 

Chile I  2,  465.  00 

Denmark I  2,  740.  35 

Ecuador !  6, 510.  54 

Spain t  127, 974.  57 

united  States '  2, 22.S,  GS6.  68 

France i  4, 000.  637.  82 


Country. 


England . . . 
Guatemala 
Honduras  . 

Italy  

Mexico 

Nicaragua . 
Norway  ... 
Panama  ... 
Peru 

Total 


Value. 


Colones. 

1,  960. 119.  88 

3,  80S.  52 

47,339.38 

1,359,067.26 

3,340.00 

3,944.25 

22,  0-52. 80 

115,393.60 

34, 500. 00 


12,  573, 207. 84 


BY  ARTICLES. 


articles. 


Bran 

Cotton  textures 

starch 

Indigo 

Various  articles 

Rice 

Sugc-ir 

Balsam 

Mineral  residues  (gold  and  silver 

Cleaned  c  ofl'ee  . . .' 

Cofïee  in  the  husk 

Shoes 

Horsehair 

Horns 

Lizard  skins 

Skins 

Deerskins 

Specie 

Matches 

Rubber 

Soap 

Tackle 

Chinaware 

Wood 


Value. 


Colones. 

40.0) 

45.00 

251. 00 

133,  695.  20 

19, 059.  27 

720.  00 

290. 388. 20 
150,045.10 
752,941.00 

9, 604, 594. 84 

789. 671. 21 
2, 195.  00 

102. 00 

1,  731. 52 

771.  03 

76, 682. 19 

17, 756. 82 

10.00 

150. 00 

46, 097.  09 

1.50. 00 

6, 403. 00 

200.00 

8, 865.  00 


Articles. 


Maize 

Lard 

Machinery 

Marble 

Mescal 

Honey  and  molasses 

Gold." 

Brown  sugar 

Paper 

Mats 

Coined  silyer 

Auriferous  silver 

Cheese 

Cotton  shawls 

Silk  shawls 

Clotliing 

Hats  made  of  palm 

Sole  leather 

Manufactured  tobacco 

Unmanufactured  tobacco 

Candles 

Sarsaparilla 

Total 


Colonics. 

1, 692. 00 

103.00 

103. 00 

230. 00 

11.00 

241.  .50 

512, 845. 00 

290. 00 

1, 448. 00 

516. 00 

499.  62 

68, 530. 00 

91.00 

116.00 

890.  00 

85. 00 

3, 377. 00 

993. 50 

2, 722. 25 

71,300.00 

599.00 

10.00 


12, 573,  207. 34 


The  exportations  to  the  United  States  amounted  to   the  sum  of 
2,228,696.68  colones,  and  their  distribution  was  as  follows: 


Article. 

Value. 

Article. 

Value. 

Añil 

Colones. 

13,800.00 

9,673.87 

3, 760. 00 

83, 395. 10 

35, 594. 00 

1,030,837.26 

45, 029. 52 

771.  03 

18, 209. 25 

Colones. 
V  704  00 

Various  articles 

25  '^n  40 

Sugar  

AVood 

3  ''70  00 

Bal.sam 

51  ''5 

Mineral  re.sidues  (gold  and  silver) . 

Gold 

384,289.00 

Cleaned  coffee 

1'7  095  CO 

Coffee  in  the  husk 

Total 

Lizard  skins 

2, 228, 696. 68 

Skins 

113-i       INTERNATIONAL    BUKEAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

UNITED  STATES. 

TRADS  Y7ITH  LATIN  AMERICA. 

STATEMENT    OF    IMPORTS    AND    EXPORTS. 

FoUowino-  is  the  latest  statement,  from  figures  compiled  by  the 
Bureau  of  Statistics,  United  States  Department  of  Commerce  and 
Labor,  showing  the  value  of  the  trade  between  the  United  States  and 
Latin-American  countries.  The  report  is  for  the  month  of  February, 
1906,  with  a  comparative  statement  for  the  corresponding  month  of  the 
previous  year;  also  for  the  eight  months  ending  Februar}^,  1906,  as 
compared  with  the  same  period  of  the  preceding  jeav.  It  should  be 
explained  that  the  figures  from  the  various  custom-houses,  showing- 
imports  and  exports  for  any  one  month,  are  not  received  at  the  Treas- 
ur}^  Department  until  about  the  20th  of  the  following  month,  and  some 
time  is  necessarily  consumed  in  compilation  and  printing,  so  that  the 
returns  for  February,  for  example,  are  not  published  until  some  time 
in  April. 

IMPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE. 


Articles  and  countries. 


Februarj- — 


1906. 


Eight  months  ending 
February — 


1905. 


1906. 


Cliemic.ils,  etc.  : 
Logwood  (Palo  campeche;  Pão  de  campeche;  Campeche): 

Central  America 

Mexico 


Cocoa  [Cacao;  Coco  ow  cacao  cvú;  Cacao): 

Central  America 

Brazil 

other  South  America 


Coffee  (C«/é;  Café;  Café): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Brazil 

Other  South  America . . . 


Copper  {Cobre;  Cobre;  Cuivre): 

Mexico 

South  America 


Fibers: 

Cotton,  unmanufactured  {Algodón  en  rama;  Algodão 
em  rama;  Coton,  non  manufacturé): 

South  America ■ 

&isal  grass  {Henequén;  Henequén;  Hennequen): 

Mexico ■ 


Fruits: 
Bananas  {Plátanos;  Bananas;  Bananes): 

Central  America 

Cuba 

South  America 

Oranges  {yaranjas;  Laranjas;  Oranges): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 


50 
73, 527 
55, 3i6 


394, 868 

198,577 

6, 720, 164 

654, 264 


1,358,895 
168 


46, 996 
963,  772 


134,  757 

42, 034 

386 

10 

756 
403 


Dollars. 
472' 


6,227 
211, 526 
212, 005 


1, 041, 944 

313, 335 

3,293,018 

1,064,541 


1,538,109 
90, 335 


43, 461 
714,  686 


379,  958 

33 

26, 101 


780 
650 


Dollars. 
6,525 


41,756 

944, 003 

1,024,876 


2, 184,  842 

659, 376 

50, 824, 046 

6, 575,  810 


10, 175, 202 
15, 173 


338, 599 
9, 652, 655 


2,  663, 955 
492,  232 
324, 392 

3,763 

41,117 

3,165 


Fur  skins  (Pieks/)ias;  Pelles;  Fourrures): 
South  America". 


Dollars. 
25, 120 
8,356 


11,773 
1,013.673 
1,239,174 


3,003,439 

1,355,717 

38,  677, 739 

6,  637,  308 


11,  746, 430 
368, 760 


260, 229 
9, 854,  272 


2,  666,  301 
270, 109 
235, 106 

476 
46, 281 


426, 893 


UNITED    STATES.' 
IMPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


1135 


Articles  and  countries. 


February — 


1905. 


1906. 


Eight  months  ending- 
February — 


Hides  and  skins  (  Cueros  y  pieles;  Couros  e  pelles;  Cuirs 
et  peaux): 

Central  America '. 

Mexico 

South  America 


India  rubber,  crude  {Goma  elástica;  Borracha  crua  ; 
Caoutchouc):  . 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Brazil 

Other  South  America 


Lead,  in  pigs,  bars,  etc.  {Plomo  en  galápagos,  barras, 
etc.;  Chumbo  em  linguados,  barrcLS,  etc.;  Plomb  en 
saumons,  en  barres,  etc.): 

Mexico  

South  America 


Sugar,  not  above  No.  16  Dutch  standard  {Azúcar,  no 
superior  de  la  escala  holandesa;  A.ssucar.  não  su- 
perior ao  Xo.  16  de  padrão  hollandez;  Sucre,  i^as 
au-dessus  du  type  hollandais  Js^o.  16): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Other  South  America 


Tobacco,  leaf  (  Tabaco  en 
Tabac  en  feuilles)  : 

Mexico 

Cuba 


rama;    Tabaco  cm  folha; 


Wood,  mahogany  {Caoba;  Mogno;  Acajou): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

South  America 


Dollars. 
29, 2-11 
346, 176 
720,  509 


72, 278 

8,561 

4, 439, 661 

80, 527 


251, 001 
8,609 


1,637 

172,819 

11, 950,  522 

62,  700 

103,  370 


1,342 
1,189,740 


419 
28, 660 
23, 759 


Wool  {Lana;  Lá;  Laine): 
South  America — 

Class  1  (clothing) 

Class  2  (combing) 

Class  3  (carpet) 


1,300,628 
17, 083 
21, 729 


Dollars. 
37, 100 
464, 172 
1,706,672 


82, 094 

40, 530 

3,563,700 

109, 317 


326, 447 
80 


564 

6, 458, 008 

161,  002 

134, 450 


299 
785, 557 


55,  943 
26, 164 
11, 338 


2, 245, 036 
3,"  485' 


Dollars. 

465, 669 
2, 128, 222 
7,  m,  395 


518, 867 

71, 888 

18, 565, 536 

882, 628 


2, 286, 030 
5,191 


82, 820 

264, 270 

29, 848, 042 

270,  629 

2, 484, 034 


28, 160 
7,187,476 


445, 874 

197, 354 

78, 289 

36, 467 


2, 837, 934 
359, 226 
343, 241 


Dollars. 

365, 245 
2, 739, 474 
9, 743, 795 


514, 296 

280, 580 

15, 898, 637 

878, 812 


2, 328, 265 
56, 375 


3,107 

27, 006 

29, 490, 151 

398, 140 

1, 671, 800 


3,022 
, 160, 246 


356,  069 

278,  045 

76, 838 

19, 931 


4, 701, 848 
160, 562 
477, 640 


EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE. 


Agriculturalimplements  (Jfts^rMînewios  cíe  aÊrriCíí?íMí'a; 
Lnstrumentosde  agricultura;  Machines  agricoles): 

Central  America 

Mexico : 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


Animais: 
CsitÜe  {Ganado  vctcuno;  Gado;  Bitail): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

South  America 

Hogs  {Cerdos;  Porcos;  Porcs): 

Mexico 

South  America 

HoTses  {Caballos;  Caballo.s;  Chevaux): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  America 


Dollars. 

1,247 

18, 484 

8,485 

352, 340 

9,820 

37 

302 

80 

12, 009 


265 

24, 908 

17, 994 

1,760 

9,838 
25 


14, 753 
553 


Dollars. 

719 

43, 236 

10,  235 

255, 191 

3,154 

5, 536 

137 

618 

24, 546 


150 
31,548 
30,  783 


11,179 


18, 960 


Dollars. 

11, 220 

214,  323 

95, 786 

3,776,305 

112, 534 

215, 233 

2,944 

1,488 

99,  921 


2,  855 

254, 405 

1, 396, 536 

60, 219 

38, 307 
477 

5,391 

143,893 

4,753 


Dollars. 

8,538 

308  064 

135,  399 

4, 660,  386 

62,  279 

274,  041 

2, 1.32 

1, 689 

223, 258 


8,841 

414,128 

1,331,794 

77, 273 

107, 116 
1,320 

5,065 

169, 390 

3,775 


1136       INTEHJSTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

EXPORTS  OF  MERCnANDISE— Continued. 


Articles  and  countries. 


Brcadstuffs: 
Corn  (Maiz;  Milho;  Mais): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

South  America 

Wheat  (Trifjo;  Trigo;  Blé): 

Central  America  " 

Mexico 

South  America 

Wheat  ñour  { Harina  de  trigo;  Farinha  detriqo;  Farine 
de  ble): 

Central  America 

Mexico 


Cuba. 


Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America. 


Carriages,  etc.; 
Automobiles  (Auiomóriles;  Automóviles;  Automobile): 

Mexico , 

South  America 

Carriages,  cars,  etc.,  and  parts  of  {Can-uajes,  carros  y 
sus  accesorios;  Carruagens,  carros  e  partes  de  car- 
ros;  Voitures,  wagons  et  leurs  jiarties): 

Central  America , 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


Coal  (Carbón): 

Mexico 

South  America 

Copper  { Cobre;  Cobre;  Cuivre)  : 

Mexico 


Cotton: 
Cotton,   unmanufactured  (Algodón  non  manufactu- 
rado;   Algodão   nao  manufacturado;    Coton,  non 
manufacturé): 

Mexico 

South  America 

Cotton  cloths  (Tejidos  de  algodón;  Fazendas  de  algo- 
dão; Coton,  manufacturé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Wearing  apparel  (Ropa  de  algodón;  Roupa  de  algo- 
dão;   Vêtements  en  coton)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic , 

Brazil 

Chile , 

Colombia 

Venezuela , 

Other  South  America 

Electric  and  scientihc  apparatus  (Aparatos  eléctricos 
y  científicos;  Apparelhos  eléctricos  e  seientificos; 
Appareils  électriques  et  scientifiques): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


February- 


Doctors. 

'    23,113 

44, 434 

81, 046 

5,783 

2,862 
3,167 


142,  749 
24, 624 

228,  545 
59, 785 
31,310 

186, 335 


8,723 

63,  960 

92, 666 

127, 826 

16,887 

1,433 

1,387 

353 

9,828 


253, 411 
99, 526 


77,  968 


402, 875 


105,  713 
15,  524 
42, 222 
83, 159 
71,133 
23, 464 
81, 708 
35, 098 
45, 251 


44,754 

44, 999 

16, 520 

20,  441 

3,068 

417 

4,633 

2,545 

3,251 


9,268 
92, 027 

9,068 
60, 794 

2,514 

9,039 
11,516 


Dollars. 

8,996 
78, 818 
86, 612 

2,  893 


235, 338 
2,892 


108, 678 
7, 918 

298,618 

117, 066 
5,919 

128, 217 


21,331 
7,551 


153, 804 

136, 809 

136, 751 

109, 486 

31,  513 

26, 703 

2,869 

383 

56, 322 


265, 616 
144, 295 


93, 229 


117,311 
14, 077 
50, 336 
11, 956 
47, 281 
39, 911 
52,508 
22, 472 
35, 167 


43, 045 

29, 972 

32, 139 

12,  5C6 

1, 832 

1,954 

4,149 

1,688 

3,404 


14, 044 
131, 264 
49,287 
79, 484 
15, 641 
6,330 
14, 047 


Eight  months  ending 
February — 


Dollars. 

172, 167 

116, 993 

629, 173 

34, 755 

12, 101 

14,  766 

218 


1, 038, 186 
127, 310 

2, 004,  301 
829, 268 
314, 450 

1,256,571 


49, 708 

753, 369 

352, 420 

523, 782 

48, 172 

44, 691 

22,  S67 

8,115 

114, 543 


1,714,450 
968, 193 


Dollars. 

81,357 
598, 196 
869, 628 

15, 684 

35, 124 

1,255,930 
386,  536 


1,203,200 
130, 231 

2, 186, 622 
854, 566 
476, 589 

1, 640, 479 


16G, 510 
49, 041 


736, 291 

1,086,181 

847, 142 

919, 923 

140, 921 

418, 833 

38, 755 

6,645 

206,  920 


1,9.53,704 
1,236,347 


746, 296 

873, 281 

2, 875, 245 
25, 926 

968, 454 

1,477,212 

1, 026, 829 

163, 231 
487, 365 

192, 805 
795,  705 

242,  016 

226,  051 

490,  643 

409, 518 

446, 963 

710, 628 

684, 644 

365,  911 

270, 203 
272, 241 

229, 214 
818,353 

455, 433 
365, 545 

445, 885 
351,026 

248, 216 

192, 004 

47, 121 

12, 748 

306, 064 

134, 816 

30,288 

16, 589 

65, 508 
14,  632 

29,  331 

21, 599 

34, 167 

42, 26] 

75, 182 

129, 217 

545, 655 
156, 006 

600, 650 
221,  943 

233, 346 

407, 676 

61, 153 

122,116 

63, 229 

52, 216 

121, 668 

231,399 

UNITED    STATES. 
EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


1137 


Articles  and  countries. 


Electrical  machinery  {Maquinaria  eléctrica;  Machinas 
eléctricas;  Machines  éléctriq^œs)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Iron  and  steel,  manufiictures  of: 
Steel  rails  [Carriles  ele  acero;  TriUios  de  aço;  Hails 
d'acier): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  America 

Builders'  hardware,  and  saws  and  tools  (Materiales 
de  meted  para  construcción,  sierras  y  herramientas; 
Ferrae/ens,  serras  e  ferramentas;  Matériaux  de  con- 
struction en  fer  et  acier,  scies  et  outils): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Sewing  machines,  and  parts  of  {3Iúq ulnas  de  coser 
y  accesorios;  Machinas  de  coser  e  accesai'ios; 
Machines  à  coudre  et  leurs  parties): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  RcDublic 

Brazil '. 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Steam  engines,  and  parts  of  (Locomotoras  y  accesorios; 
Locomotivas  c  accesorios;  Locomotifs  et  leurs  par- 
ties) : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Typewriting  machines,  and  parts  of  (Máquinas  de 
escribir  y  accesorios;  3Iachinas  de  escribir  e 
accesorios;  Moxhines  à  écrire  et  leurs  parties): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Leather,  other  than  sole  (Overo  distinto  del  de  siíelo; 
Couro  não  para  solas;  Cuirs,  autres  que  pour 
semelles): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Boots  and  shoes  (C'afeafío;  Calçado;  Chaussures): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


February- 


Dollars. 

436 

135,509 

2,962 

82, 327 

27, 426 

45 

1,400 


68, 334 

34, 705 

186, 810 


14, 593 
79, 107 
50, 252 
52, 956 
27, 996 

391 
2,785 

851 
14, 634 


6,301 
31, 765 
28,610 
21,753 
6,  836 
6,374 
16,  573 


45,  797 

4,500 

48, 910 


3,343 
30, 084 
5,726 
2,  532 
3,700 
712 
5,259 


10, 875 

7,662 

11,292 

2,  783 

5, 059 

620 

224 

2, 125 

3,721 

15,  367 
93, 272 
4,703 
5,352 


Dollars. 

2,125 

72, 528 

135,218 

4,891 

11, 301 


8,733 


11,395 
88,415 
398, 725 


24, 360 

104, 508 

42, 215 

60, 253 

35, 655 

14, 758 

4, 456 

3,879 

22, 401 


10, 949 
42, 364 
24, 243 
67, 828 
9, 757 
5,359 
37, 605 


86, 300 
13, 716 
17, 331 
142, 165 
18, 300 


Eight  months  ending 
February— 


2,523 
17,  587 
7,218 
7,467 
6,  395 
944 
6,172 


21, 136 
2,594 

27,  983 
33, 313 
11,  620 
5,227 
2,463 
3,693 
7,057 

34, 595 

124, 579 

3,767 

17, 743 


Dollars. 

26, 563 

496, 667 

35, 502 

147, 459 

78, 182 

5,440 

161, 731 


191, 886 
317,  593 
773, 244 


143, 104 
481, 667 
306, 147 
368, 759 
200, 182 
90, 014 
55,  946 
25, 120 
125, 7Q3 


68, 949 
342,407 
191, 312 
295, 240 
90, 278 
73,500 
181, 658 


41,710 
310,  275 
184,  690 
48, 930 
29, 186 
19, 330 
44, 283 


21, 162 
150, 818 
45,  453 
45, 331 
23, 434 
4,727 
68,  385 


92, 257 
45, 100 
134, 824 
138,  922 
56, 181 
20,  650 
18,  324 
38, 558 
33, 425 

184, 865 

677, 905 

92,  261 

126, 129 


Dollars. 

13, 059 

603, 679 

379, 751 

79, 455 

117,313 

263 

113, 848 


248, 523 
1,120,613 
2, 510,  307 


234, 437 
770, 445 
439, 301 
461,461 
264, 002  . 
151, 952 
40,  357 
28, 067 
164,  067 


76, 696 
400,  880 
210, 478 
503,015 
132,311 

43, 520 
239, 131 


367, 638 
189, 000 
645,  521 
189, 651 
120,  508 
11,803 
71, 171 


36, 693 
201, 480 
48, 336 
62, 634 
35, 880 
7, 964 
89, 510 


120, 741 
62, 547 
197, 750 
238, 945 
91,554 
38,  944 
38, 183 
85,  821 
59, 773 

272, 321 

1,034,088 

31, 679 

194, 688 


1138       INTEENATIONAL    BUEEAU    OF    THE    AMEKICAN    REPUBLICS. 


EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


February- 


Articles  and  countries. 


XiXTiil  stores: 
Rosin,  tar,  etc.  {Sesina  y  alquitrán;  Ucsina  c  alcatrão; 
Sésine  et  goudron): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America , 

Turpentine  (.Aguarrás;  Agua-raz;  Térébenthine): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic , 

Brazil , 

Chile 

Colombia 

V^enezuela 

Other  South  America 

Oils,  mineral,  crude  {Aceites  minerales,  crudos;  Óleos 
mineraes,  crûs;  Huiles  minérales,  brutes): 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Oils,  mineral,  refined  or  manufactured  {Aceites 
minerales,  refinados  ó  manufacturados;  Oleas  mi- 
neraes, refinados  ou  manufacturados;  Huiles  miné- 
rales, raffinées  ou  manufacturées)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico- 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela :... 

Other  South  America 

Oils,  vegetable  (Aceites vegetales;  Oleas  vegetaes;  Huiles 
vegetales)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Other  South  America 

Paper  {Fapcl;  Papil;  Papier): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela ; 

Other  South  America 


Provisions,  eomprising  meat  and  dairy  products: 
Beef,  canned  (Carne  de  vaca  en  latas;  Carne  devacca 
em  latas;  Bœuf  conservé)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Beef,  salted  or  pickled  (  Carne  de  vaca,  salada  ó  en 
salmuera;  Carne  de  vacca,  salgada  ou  cm  sal- 
moura; Bœuf  salé  ou  en  saumure): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Dollars. 

1,043 

760 

6,411 

31,  005 

28,  65-1 


441 
3,064 
5, 721 

1,  C98 

760 

5,  591 

19, 929 

3,112 


874 

483 

2,441 


93, 402 
28, 191 


25,  737 
16, 949 
34,243 
67, 410 
197,  835 
190 
10, 559 
14, 458 
35, 873 


2,672 
63, 555 
8,158 
1,106 
14, 533 


7,724 

11, 308 
30, 820 
31, 546 
8,  616 
3,0S8 
442 
4,  360 
1,320 
■  6, 142 


1,218 

10,  837 

1, 438 

86 

991 

30 

1, 021 


3,960 
192 
139 
125 


808 
9, 457 


190G. 


Dollars. 

1,878 

2,474 

8, 233 

59, 4CG 

15, 767 

715 

912 

2,111 

552 

4,311 

1,030 

5,875 

33,  881 

11,137 

5, 116 

378 

243 

7,701 


89,229 
36, 759 


33, 780 
31,  745 
28,847 
91,671 
259,  908 
47, 563 
5,807 
7,248 
55,  586 


1,879 
50,  533 
14,691 

1,700 

37, 570 

455 

16, 027 

14, 431 
41, 674 
34, 662 
5, 520 
8,661 
6,152 
1,732 
1,289 
6,377 


4,819 
2, 165 
2, 092 


829 


8,469 

3,172 

1,326 

56 


338 
15,  548 


Eight  months  ending 
February — 


Dollars. 

11,993 

11, 194 

40, 986 

193, 748 

166, 571 

11,349 

11,335 

19, 983 

126, 902 

16, 225 
5,476 

49,  748 
143, 421 

54, 593 

37, 433 
4,443 
5, 255 

35, 529 


512, 199 
311,528 


193, 049 

126, 656 

258, 945 

1,683,771 

1,696,442 

445, 933 

89, 835 

98, 145 

443, 404 


19,554 
442, 377 
41,286 
29, 947 
116, 083 
28, 643 
78, 886 

SO,  286 

341, 826 

95, 376 

142,  392 

40,  506 

136,  975 

26, 187 

24,611 

76,415 


12,748 

32,  767 

6,670 

316 

5,332 

2, 968 

13, 694 


47, 896 
1,189 
2,179 
780 
4,408 
7,  465 

88, 328 


Dollars. 
18.  223 
15, 031 
63, 073 
341.109 
368;  560 
64, 838 
19, 588 
25, 095 
86,  601 

36,137 
4,416 

45, 060 
155, 866 

70,  975 

55, 357 
3,744 
4,559 

32, 468 


468, 534 
235, 711 


220,  702 

209, 749 

216,036 

1, 420, 276 

1,864,622 

556, 802 

62, 929 

88,057 

G59, 279 


20, 037 
606, 208 

99, 374 

13,  960 
129, 182 

12, 565 
100, 196 

152, 690 

376, 697 
84,  629 

192, 304 
00, 180 

166, 501 
18,  667 
25. 927 
76,  505 


24, 998 

19,  715 

18,  789 

679 

3,496 

1,240 

24, 447 


65, 005 
7,720 
3,693 
1,953 
5,174 
4,716 
1S5, 873 


UNITED    STxiTES. 
EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


113^ 


Articles  and  countries. 


February- 


1905. 


Eight  months  ending 
February — 


Proiisions,  etc. — Continued. 
Tallow  {Sebo;  Sebo;  Suif): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba , 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Other  South  Anlerica 

Bacon  (Tocino;  Toucinhu;  Lard  fumé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

'Raías  {Jamones;  Presunto;  Jambons): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Poik  {Carne  de  jJuerco;  Carne  de  porco;  Porc): 

Central  America 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Lard  (i1/a?i¿eca;  Banha;  Saindoux): 

Central  AraeriQ,a 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America  .: 

Butter  {Mantequilla;  Manteiga;  Beurre): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Cheese  [Q.ueso;  Queijo;  Fromage): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Dollars. 
5,167 
1,369 


4, 204 

390 
4,805 
32,136 
3, 820 
17 
2,329 

3,442 
11,751 
36, 011 


Tobacco,  unmanufactured  {Tabaco  no  manujaclu- 
rado;  Tabaco  não  manufacturado;  Tabac  non 
manufacturé): 

Centrai  America 

Mexico 

Argentine  Republic 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Tobacco,  manufactures  oí  {Manufacturas  de  tabaco; 
Manufacturas  de  tabaco;   Tabac fabric/ué): 

Central  America , 

Mexico , 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic , 

Colombia 

Other  South  America , 

Wood,  and  manufactures  of: 
Wood,  unmanufactured  {Madera  no  manufacturada; 

Madeira  não  manufacturada;  Boisbriii): 

Central  America , 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic , 

Brazil 

Chile 

Bull.  No.  4—06 18 


874 
1,107 
1,742 

8,107 
28,  S36 

6,592 

781 

21,905 

13, 696 

33, 398 

157, 499 

564 

11, 355 

393 

7,411 

11,637 

10, 969 

6, 312 

12, 922 

2,195 

11,195 

822 

3,396 

162 

3,769 

2,730 

1,175 

410 

17 


2,996 
5,328 
2,610 
945 
6,276 


8,079 

3,476 

11, 349 

40 

302 

3,391 


37,  538 

54,  071 

14,  901 

8,  229 


Dollars. 
10,4£i 


4,813 
8,342 
1,210 
1,213 
5,995 


12, 739 

1,240 

11,503 


20, 930 
75, 220 
5,611 
26, 643 


Dollars. 
71,924 
518 
700 
285 
212 
462 
784 


300 

1, 

5, 

29, 

22 


214 

42 

6 

117; 

134, 

238: 

1,053, 

1 

152, 

33, 

63: 

165, 

260: 

.50 
77, 
16 
66, 
10 
45, 
10; 

28, 
26: 


33, 767 
119, 125 
82, 183 
19,432 
51,292 


72,  798 
9,664 

79, 879 
5,577 

11,195 

37, 575 


302,  780 
363, 444 
31,801 
27, 158 
8, 277 
14, 588 


Dollars. 
113, 494 
75, 97& 
7, 84& 


36 
12 
25 

12, 

31 

275: 

116 


56, 
89, 
330: 

2 
35 

.    47: 

122 

386 

1 


285, 

422: 

1,693, 

2, 

80: 
51: 

280, 
268, 
372 

76 
80, 
27, 
102 
5 
73 
18 

43 

27: 
8 
1 
1 


704 
104 
194 

922; 
06T 
827 
235- 
328- 
253- 

711 
525- 
347 
170' 
956- 
139' 
Oil 

344 


461 
225. 

778-- 
212; 
33S 
411 
695- 
368- 
770- 
803; 
556- 

348. 
524 
605' 
259- 
121 
.50Î 
734 

128- 
868. 
126. 
326. 

294 


52, 336'- 
63, 418- 
43, 508- 
7, 485- 
53, 594 


95,  594 
14, 703- 
77,879 
11, 377 
748- 
33,218: 


310, 120> 
594,  946- 
115,  590 
123,  099- 
3,060 
12, 664 


1140   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


Articles  and  countries. 


1905. 


Eiglit  montlis  ending 
February — 


1906. 


Wood,  and  manufactures  of— Continued. 
Wood,  unmanufactured,  etc. — Continued. 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Lumber  {Maderas;  Madeiras;  Bois  de  construction)  : 

Central  America 

M  exico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chili 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Furniture  {Muebles;  3Iobilia;  Meubles): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America , 


Dollars. 
540 
4,525 

¡51,221 

107,  759 

115, 1S9 

200, 923 

86,  294 

65, 106 

2,853 


99, 181 

15, 514 
41,  698 
38, 242 
12, 781 

1,913 
90 

3,372 
.     432 

2,839 


Dollars. 
800"' 

68, 853 

139,910 

226, 576 

426, 765 

5, 797 

61, 095 


45 
59, 543 

18,  978 

60,  740 

58, 510 

24, 381 

2, 464 

2,118 

1,344 

466 

14, 230 


Dollars. 
6,535 
32, 120 

268, 082 

1, 333, 655 

986, 632 

1, 530, 854 

453,311 

191, 847 

32, 608 

10,  607 

351, 920 

101, 303 

397, 758 
343, 964 
117, 465 
19, 127 
17, 4,33 
31,  317 
12,  674 
44, 404 


Dollars. 
7,069 
83, 631 

394,453 

1, 066,  026 

1, 506,  907 

2,337,944 

248, 208 

390,  933 

16,  339 

14, 119 

455, 239 

201, 174 

495,  799 

515,  717 

224, 018 

31,  560 

48,  283 

14,  620 

27, 333 

57, 436 


C02iSn3:.AB,  TKADE  BEPOKTS. 

The  followino'  reports  are  furnished  the  International  Bureau  of 
the  American  Republics  hj  the  various  Latin-American  consular  offi- 
cers at  the  ports  mentioned: 

The  following  tables  show  the  exports  from  New  York  and  San 
Francisco  to  Bolivia  in  January  and  February,  1906. 

FROM  NEW  YORK. 


Month. 

Via- 

Packages. 

Value. 

An  tofagasta 

1,652 

715 

192 

139 

2 

$24,387.15 

16,468.35 

5, 750. 00 

1, 291. 00 

Moliendo 

Rosario 

Para 

Arica 

140.00 

Total 

2,700 

48, 036.  50 

1,786 

510 

167 

147. 

73 

12 

17,166.01 
4, 863. 35 

Moliendo 

Arica 

1, 123. 45 

879. 09 

Rosario 

2, 155. 00 

Montevideo ^ 

422.  90 

Total 

2,695 

26, 610. 40 

FROM  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


January 

Antofagasta     

19, 154 
2,514 

-     56,519.18 
5, 519. 05 

Moliendo 

Total 

21, 668 

12, 038. 23 

Moliendo 

February 

17, 669 
530 
113 

21,716  29 

Arica 

890.00 

Antofagasta 

684.  00 

Total 

18, 312 

23, 290. 29 

III^ÍITED    STATES. 
RECAPITULATION. 


1141 


Month. 

From— 

Packages. 

Value. 

5,  39,5 
39,980 

Sp74  646  90 

ruary. 

35, 328.  .52 

Grand  total 

45,  375 

109  975  42 

The  Mexican  Consul  at  Philadelphia  advises  that  the  shipments 
from  said  port  to  Veracruz  and  Tampico  during  the  month  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1906,  consisted  of  cargoes  of  coal,  petroleum,  and  sundry 
merchandise,  aggregating  an  invoice  value  of  $95,906.32. 

.  The  Consul-General  of  Mexico  at  New  York  reports  that  during  the 
month  of  February,  1906,  12  vessels  proceeding  from  Mexican  ports 
entered,  the  harbor  of  New  York  City,  bringing  72,181  packages  of 
merchandise.  During  the  same  month  the  vessels  clearing  from  the 
port  of  New  York  numbered  11,  canning  235,819  packages  of  mer- 
chandise consigned  to  Mexican  ports.  The  imports  in  detail  from 
Mexico  to  New  York  in  February,  1906,  were  as  follows: 


Henequén bales.. 

Coffee .';aeks.. 

Hides bales. . 

Do loose. . 

Ixtle bales . . 

Goatskins do 

Deer.skins do 

Rubber do 

Leaf  tobacco do 

Cigar.9 boxes. . 

Sugar V sacks. . 

Broom  root bales.. 

Chicle do 

Hair do 

Lead  bullion bars. . 


Quantity. 


20, 799 

6,957 

5,067 

2,860 

3,  .332 

1,3.51 

409 

439 

296 

44 

409 

120 

3,017 

47 

15,594 


Metals boxes . . 

Ores sacks.. 

Sar.saparilla packages. . 

Vanilla boxes.. 

Alligator  skins do 

Heron  plumes do 

Bones packages.. 

Honey barrels. . 

Cedar logs.. 

Mahogany do 

Jalap sacks . . 

Copper bars. . 

Oranges ,. boxes.. 

ChUe sacks. . 

Mexican  dollars boxes . . 


Quantity. 


1,813 

3, 900 

118 

44 

9 

2 

151 

702 

101 

276 

71 

3,402 

20 

405 

435 


The  Consul-General  of  Mexico  at  San  Francisco,  California,  advises 
that  the  imports  of  Mexican  products  through  the  port  of  San  Fran- 
cisco during  the  month  of  March,  1906,  aggregated  an  invoice  value 
of  $123,690,  made  up  of  the  following  articles: 

Silver  ores ?109,  620 

Gold  bullion 88,  407 

Silver  bullion 170,  362 

Sundry  merchandise 55,  201 

Total 423,590 

The  exports  from  San  Francisco  to  Mexico  during  the  same  period 
amounted  to  §133,551,  of  which  sum  |3,952  was  the  value  of  foreign 
merchandise  reexported.  The  exports  of  Mexican  pesos  to  Hongkong 
during  the  month  of  March,  1906,  numbered  2,630. 

The  Consul-General  of  Nicaragua  at  San  Francisco,  California, 
announces  that  the  exports  from  the  port  of  San  Francisco  to  the 


1142   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Kicaraguan  ports  of  Corinto  and  San  Juan  del  Sur  during  the  months 
of  Februar}^  and  March,  1906,  aggregated  $74,866.20,  as  shown  in  the 
following  tables: 

FEBRUARY. 


Articles. 


Corinto. 


Kilos. 


Value. 


San  Juan  del  Sur. 


Kilos. 


Value. 


Groceries 

Flour 

Oils 

Silks 

Explosives 

Machinery 

Tallow..." 

Miscellaneous. 


Total . 


6,038 

206, 348 

69, 468 

561 

496 

54 

24,137 

7,323 


1774. 20 

10,  403. 21 

3, 499. 18 

1,814.90 

260.  00 

62.00 

2, 510. 98 

405. 00 


314, 425 


19, 729. 47 


2,173 
14,884 


17,057 


S3S2. 00 
920. 70 


1,  302. 70 


MARCH. 


Groceries 

Oils 

Flour 

Beer 

Cotton  goods.. 

Silks 

Coffee  bags 

Machinery. ... 

Lumber 

Tallow 

Miscellaneous. 


Total. 


65,  819 

194, 639 

304, 021 

7,368 

17, 798 

748 

287 

859 

9,059 

44, 977 

20, 066 


665, 643 


287.  27 

584. 44 
021.  50 
638.  55 

975. 45 
341. 97 

50.  55 
168.  78 
950.  69 
873.  80 
363.  72 


52, 256.  72 


23, 552 


8180. 00 


1,  397. 31 


The  Consul-Genera]  of  Venezuela  at  New  York  has  made  the  follow- 
ing comparative  summary  of  the  exports  of  merchandise  from  New 
York  to  Venezuela  during  the  months  of  August,  1904  and  1905: 


August,  1904. 


Kilos. 


Value  in 
bolivars. 


August,  1905. 


Kilos. 


Value  in 
bolivars. 


La  Guaira 

Puerto  Cabello . 

Maracaibo 

Cumana 

Campano 

Guanta 

Ciudad  Bolivar 
Caño  Colorado . 


1, 944, 
382, 
421, 

24, 
100, 

18, 
367, 


996.  30 
866.  70 
480.  39 
040. 00 
566. 00 
206. 00 
460. 75 


660, 837. 90 

231, 652. 05 

234, 740. 45 

8, 510. 00 

41, 755. 85 

5, 670.  00 

134, 575. 00 


1, 494,  052 

362, 809 

■  351,  856 

6,398 

137,  518 

52, 802 

146,  606 

12,  865 


637. 871.  05 

15i;  185. 10 

204,019.75 

3,  620.  00 

54,  248. 80 

20, 816. 65 

94, 766.  38 

7, 395.  60 


Total. 


3, 259, 616. 14 


1, 317,  741. 25 


2,. 564, 906 


1, 173, 923. 33 


FOKEIGN  COMMERCE,   FEBRUABY,    1906. 

A  statement  issued  by  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor  of 
the  United  States,  through  its  Bureau  of  Statistics,  shows  a  growth  in 
exports  of  ^190,000,000,  for  the  eight  months'  period  (ending  Febru- 
ary, 1906),  of  the  fiscal  year  1905-6,  manufactures  being  §45,000,000 
in  excess  and  agricultural  products  1133,000,000  in  excess  of  the  total 
for  the  corresponding  period  of  last  year.  The  large  increase  in 
ex^oorts  of  agricultural  products  occurs  chiefly  in  wheat,  wheat  flour, 
corn,  oats,  and  provisions. 


UKxTED    STATES.  1143 

Of  wheat  and  wheat  flour,  the  exports  in  the  eight  months  ending 
with  February,  1906,  were  in  round  terms  ^61,000,000  in  value  against 
$30,000,000  in  the  corresponding  months  of  the  preceding  year.  The 
exports  of  corn  during  the  eight  months  were  nearly  $20,000,000  in 
excess  of  those  of  the  same  months  of  last  year,  while  oats  showed  an 
increase  of  over  $10,000,000  and  provisions  an  increase  of  ^33,000,000 
over  same  exports  last  year. 

Exports  in  each  of  the  great  groups — products  of  agriculture,  manu- 
factures, the  mines,  the  forests,  the  fisheries,  and  miscellaneous  arti- 
cles— show  an  increase  over  the  exports  of  the  same  months  of  last 
year.  The  import  figures  for  the  eight  months  ending  with  Februar}^, 
1906,  are  §71,000,000  greater  than  those  of  the  corresponding  period 
last  3^ ear. 

On  the  import  side  all  groups  show  an  increase  except  articles  of 
food,  which  in  the  eight  months  ending  with  February,  1906,  amounted 
to  but  ^171,000,000  against  1184,000,000  in  the  corresponding  months 
of  last  j^ear,  the  decrease  occurring  chiefly  in  coffee,  tea,  and  sugar. 
Coffee  shows  a  fall  of  nearly  |12,a00,000;  sugar,  $5,000,000,  and  tea 
about  12,000,000,  the  decrease  in  these  three  items  being  nearly 
120,000,000,  while  in  other  articles  of  this  class  the  increase  is  suffi- 
cient to  make  the  net  reduction  in  the  entire  group  about  $13,000,000. 

The  most  remarkable  increase  in  the  imports  occurs  in  manu- 
facturers' materials.  The  class  "articles  in  a  crude  condition  which 
enter  into  the  various  processes  of  domestic  industry  "  shows  for  the 
eight  months  ending  with  February,  1906,  a  total  of  $264,000,000, 
against  $243,000,000  in  the  same  months  of  last  year;  while  the  class 
'  '  articles  wholly  or  partially  manufactured  for  use  as  materials  in  the 
manufactures  and  mechanic  arts"  shows  a  total  of  $112,000,000, 
against  $92,000,000  in  the  same  months  of  last  j^ear. 

Thus  manufacturers'  materials  show  a  total  gain  of  over  $40,000,000 
in  the  eight  months  ending  with  February,  1906,  compared  with  the 
corresponding  months  of  the  preceding  year,  and  seem  likely  to  make 
by  far  the  largest  total  of  such  imports  in  the  record  of  our  foreign 
commerce.  The  increase  in  the  partially  manufactured  materials 
occurs  chiefly  in  tin,  copper,  iron  and  steel,  and  chemicals.  The 
increase  in  raw  materials  occurs  chiefl}''  in  fibers,  hides  and  skins,  leaf 
tobacco,  and  raw  silk. 

The  increase  in  exports  of  manufactures,  aggregating  $45,000,000, 
occurs  chiefly  in  cotton  goods,  which  show  an  increase  of  about 
$8,000,000;  iron  and  steel  manufactures,  an  increase  of  $16,000,000; 
cars  and  carriages,  an  increase  of  $5,000,000,  and  manufactures  of 
wood,  mineral  oils,  and  leather  and  manufactures  thereof,  each  show 
an  increase  of  about  $2,000,000,  as  compared  with  the  same  months  of 
last  year. 


1144       INTEENATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

COFFEE  MOVEMENT,  FEBRUARY,    1906. 

The  February  coffee  deliveries  in  the  United  States  consisted  of 
463,836  bag's  of  Brazilian  coffee  and  120,144  bags  of  all  other  kinds. 
Brazil  supplied  about  80  per  cent  of  the  total. 

The  total  deliveries  of  coffee  for  the  first  eight  months  of  the  trade 
year  1905  exceeded  the  same  time  in  the  previous  year  by  183,675 
bags,  but  they  were  318,745  bags  behind  the  record  for  1903-4. 

The  vrorld's  yisible  supply  March  1,  1906,  was  11,324,581  bags, 
against  12,647,595  bags  Jammrj^  1,  1906,  and  13,271,745  bags  March 
1,  1905. 

Receipts  at  Rio  in  Februar}^,  1906,  were  89,000  bags,  against  167,000 
the  same  month  in  1905;  at  Santos,  227,000  bags,  against  268,000  bags 
February,  1905.  Total  receipts  at  Rio  and  Santos  for  the  first  eight 
months  of  the  trade  year  1905-6  were  8,525,000  bags,  against  8,750,000 
bags  in  1904-5,  9,060,000  bags  in  1903-4,  9,694,000  bags  in  1902-3, 
and  12,355,000  bags  in  1901-2. 

During  the  previous  first  eight  months  of  the  trade  jqhv  to  1906  an 
average  of  84ij  per  cent  of  the  total  crop  has  been  received,  on  which 
basis  for  the  present  year  we  may  look  for  total  receipts  to  July  1, 
1906,  of  10,100,000  bags,  which,  added  to  mild  crops  of  4,500,000  to 
5,000,000  bags,  gives  total  supply  of  14,600,000  to  15,000,000  bags, 
against  annual  requirements  of  16,500,000  to  16,750,000  bags.  The 
visible  supply  is  the  bulwark  against  any  big  advance  until  there  is  a 
greater  deficiency  in  yield  than  is  now  in  sight. 

During  February  the  sales  on  the  Coffee  Exchange  were  2,220,750 
bags,  against  1,423,750  bags  in  January;  for  seven  months,  13,647,750 
bags;  for  the  jeav  1905  total  sales  were  21,242,250  bags,  against 
25,487,500  bags  in  1904. 

SISAL  GRASS  IK"  THE  TWINE  MARKET. 

A  fiber  producer,  in  connection  with  binder  twine,  necessarily  refers 
chiefly  to  the  grower  of  sisal  grass,  for  of  this  fiber  the  great  bulk  of 
binder  twine  is  made.  There  was  a  time  when  Manila  hemp  was  used 
more  extensively  than  sisal  grass  in  the  manufacture  of  harvest  twine, 
but  during  the  past  fifteen  years  the  use  of  sisal  grass  has  constantly 
increased  and  Manila  hemp  decreased,  until  now,  according  to  esti- 
mates, 90  per  cent  of  the  twine  product  is  made  of  sisal  grass.  For 
the  binder  twine  used  in  the  harvest  of  1905,  United  States  farmers 
paid  approximately  $24,000,000. 

The  quantities  and  values  of  sisal  and  Manila  fiber  imported  from 
Mexico  and  the  Philippine  Islands,  respectively,  into  the  United  States 
in  the  years  1904  and  1905  were  as  follows:  101,163  tons  of  sisal  grass, 
with  a  total  value  of  $15,094,473,  were  imported  in  1904,  and  99,587 
tons,  valued  at  115,678,935,  in  1905;  and  48,679  tons  of  Manila  hemp, 


UNITED   STATES.  1145 

with  a  valuation  of  $9,397,137,  were  imported  in  1904,  and  69,280  tons, 
to  the  value  of  113,274,076,  in  1905. 

A  tabulation  of  the  statistics  on  flax,  hemp,  and  jute  products  in  the 
United  States  for  the  jeav  1904,  according  to  a  statement  of  the 
Director  of  the  Census,  shows  that  there  has  been  an  increase  of 
$16,000,000  in  the  value  of  the  output  since  1900.  The  principal  prod- 
ucts of  the  industrv  are  cordage  and  twine,  $48,000,000;  jute  and  jute 
goods,  $9,000,000,  and  linen  goods,  $6,000,000. 

According  to  the  "Mindanao  Herald,"  the  United  States  Bureau  of 
Agriculture  is  making  an  effort  to  encourage  the  growing  of  maguey, 
or  sisal  hemp,  in  the  Philippine  Islands.  This  is  perhaps  the  most 
extensivelj^  used  cordage  fiber  in  the  world,  Yucatan  alone  being  credited 
with  growing  some  $30,000,000  worth  annually.  On  the  markets  of  the 
world,  Philippine  maguey  is  called  Manila  aloe  fiber,  but  the  plant  is 
not  an  aloe  at  all.  It  classes  with  aloe  fiber  because  of  poor  methods 
of  cleaning  and  preparing  for  market.  It  has  been  determined  defi- 
nitely that  the  maguey  of  the  Philippines  is  really  the  true  Yucatan 
fiber  plant  and  will  turn  out  a  fiber  in  every  respect  equal  to  the 
Yucatan  fiber  so  largely  used  in  the  world's  industries.  The  Bureau 
of  Agriculture  last  5'^ear  distributed  50,000  plants  from  Hawaii  of  the 
subvariet}"  coming  from  the  Bahama  Islands  that  has  no  spines  on 
the  edges  of  the  leaves.  Lately  a  machine  has  been  received  from 
Mexico  for  cleaning  the  leaves,  and  some  excellent  specimens  of  the 
cleaned  fiber  have  been  forwarded  to  New  York  and  London  for  the 
quotations  as  to  market  values.  There  is  little  doubt  that  the  fiber  will 
have  the  same  market  value  as  Yucatan,  Bahama,  or  Hawaii  fiber. 

There  was  a  time  when  the  price  of  sisal  fiber  was  regulated  by  the 
price  of  manila  hemp.  A  certain  difierence  was  maintained,  the  price 
of  sisal  grass  being  from  25  to  30  per  cent  lower  than  the  price  of  the 
grade  of  manila  hemp  on  which  the  market  prices  were  based.  As  the 
demand  for  sisal  grass  increased  the  sisal-grass  growers  evinced  less 
disposition  to  recognize  the  influence  of  manila  hemp.  They  had 
ever}^  evidence  that  the  farmers  of  the  United  States  and  Canada  were 
gradually  forcing  the  twine  manufacturers  to  produce  more  sisal  grass 
and  less  manila  twine.  Sisal  grass  seemed  destined  to  become  a  more 
important  commodity  than  manila  hemp. 

Although  the  demand  for  sisal  grass  had  been  steadily  increasing  for 
several  3^ ears  prior  to  the  war  with  Spain,  no  disposition  to  "squeeze" 
the  consumer  was  shown  until  after  that  event.  Prices  had  been 
very  low — too  low  to  afford  the  planters  a  reasonable  profit.  Several 
advances  had  taken  place,  and  the  price  had  just  about  reached  a  figure 
that  had  frequentl}"  been  declared  to  be  profitable.  The  war  with 
Spain  threatened  the  supply  of  manila  hemp.  Prices  advanced  rap- 
idl}^,  sisal  grass  following.  From  3i  cents  sisa,l  grass  jumped  to  10 
cents.    The  fact  that  no  abatement  of  the  demand  followed  was  doubt- 


1146   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 


less  a  revelation  to  the  sisal-grass  growers  and  suggested  attractive 
possibilities.  How  they  improved  their  opportunity  is  told  bj^  the 
following  table,  showing  the  course  of  prices  since  1897: 

Sisal  fiber  2)rices,  1897-1905. 


1897 
1898 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1901 
1905 


Low 

High 

price. 

price. 

Cents. 

Cents. 

21 

3è 

3è 

10 

5i 

9î 

5i 

9è 

5è 

9 

8i 

lOi 

6s 

9 

7 

8i 

6s 

8 

Average 
price. 


Cents. 


The  table  shows  how  since  the  war  with  Spain  the  sisal-grass  grow- 
ers have  obtained  prices  100  per  cent  or  more  higher  than  before  that 
event. 

In  1902,  the  sisal-grass  growers,  not  satisfied  with  the  millions  of 
dollars  of  excessive  profit  already  obtained,  advanced  the  price  until 
the  maximum  figure  exceeded  the  highest  point  touched  during  the 
excitement  attending  the  war  referred  to  and  the  cessation  of  manila-  ■ 
hemp  trafile.  At  this  point  the  manufacturers  revolted.  Efibrts 
were  made  to  increase  the  sales  of  manila  hemp  and  mixtures  of  sisal 
grass  and  New  Zealand  fiber.  American  hemp  and  jute  were  also 
drawn  on  for  the  purpose  of  decreasing  the  demand  for  sisal  grass. 
The  sisal-grass  growers,  fearing  they  had  carried  the  game  too  far, 
allowed  the  price  to  settle  back  to  a  position  where  the  attacks  of  soft 
fibers  could  be  successfully  resisted,  as  the}^  had  prior  to  1902.  Hence, 
for  the  past  three  years  there  has  been  less  fiuctuation,  but  the  aver- 
age, though  lower  than  it  was  in  1902,  is  still  double  the  antebellum 
figure. 

During  the  past  year  the  larger  fiber  growers  formed  an  association 
with  the  object  of  controlling  prices  more  effectually  than  ever  before. 
On  account  of  the  small  area  of  the  sisal-grass  growing  territory  and 
the  fact  that  most  of  the  planters  operate  on  a  small  scale  the  associa- 
tion will,  without  doubt,  be  able  to  accomplish  its  pui'pose  as  long  as 
the  present  enormous  demand  for  sisal  grass  continues. 

Sisal  twine  is  popular  because  it  works  satisfactorily  in  old  as  well 
as  new  knotters  and  is  sold  at  a  lower  price  per  pound  than  manila 
hemp.  Not  infrequently  it  has  been  dearer  than  manila  hemp  because 
of  its  shorter  length  per  pound,  a  fact  strangely  overlooked  hj  many 
users.  It  is  to  be  doubted  that  an  increase  in  the  use  of  manila  hemp 
would  lower  the  average  of  twine  prices,  since  such  increase  would 
strengthen  the  manila-hemp  market.  It  is  barely  possible  that  the 
price  of  sisal  fiber  could  be  forced  down  by  the  process;  but  the  real 


UNITED    STATES.  1147 

need  is  ã  fiber  from  which  twine  of  length  and  strength  and  workino- 
qualities  equal  to  sisal  grass  can  be  made  and  sold  at  a  lower  price  than 
sisal  twine. 

/  As  substitutes  for  sisal  and  manila  twines,  American  hemp  and  jute 
have  been  successful.  These  have  sold  to  some  extent  intermittently 
for  twenty  3'ears,  but  neither  has  given  satisfaction  equal  to  that 
derived  from  the  use  of  sisal  grass,  and  the  difference  in  prices  has 
rarely  been  sufficient  to  offset  the  difference  in  the  qualit}^  of  the 
twines  as  viewed  b}^  the  farmer. 

Other  substitutes  have  been  tried  and  failed.  One  of  these  was 
paper  twine,  with  which  the  Deering  Harvester  Company  experi- 
mented extensively  some  years  ago.  No  evener  or  better  looking 
twine  than  this  was  ever  produced,  but  because  of  its  smooth  surface 
it  slipped  in  the  knotter.  Dry  weather  affected  its  strength,  causing- 
a  brittleness  that  rendered  it  worthless.  Expert  chemists  tried  in 
vain  to  overcome  the  difficulty.  Glycerine  was  apparently  the  only 
substance  that  would  preserve  the  softness  and  strength,  but  it  made 
the  twine  still  more  slipjjery  and  very  attractive  to  insects.  A  for- 
tune was  spent  in  these  experiments. 

A  more  recent  attempt  to  produce  a  substitute  was  the  manufacture 
of  twine  from  wire  grass  which  grows  in  the  marshes  of  Minnesota 
and  Wisconsin.  This  twine  was  twice  as  large  as  sisal,  necessitating  a 
special  knotter  and  twine  box.  Binder  manufacturers  had  no  faith  in  it 
and  declined  to  produce  machines  with  the  required  special  parts.  A 
company  was  organized  to  manufacture  a  suitable  machine,  but  the 
enterprise  was  not  successful.  The  grass-twine  industry  gave  no 
promise  of  large  development  because  of  the  limited  supply  of  raw 
material.  Moreover,  it  is  only  a  question  of  time  until  the  supply  of 
grass,  which  never  exceeded  12,000  tons  per  annum,  will  be  dimin- 
ished by  the  reclamation  of  marshes  in  which  the  grass  grows.  Dry 
weather  also  made  this  twine  too  brittle  for  the  work  required  of  it. 
If  kept  damp  it  worked  well. 

Extensive  experiments  have  demonstrated  beyond  question  that 
twine  which  meets  all  the  requirements  can  be  made  from  American 
ñax.  There  is  nothing  to  be  said  in  favor  of  sisal  twine  that  can  not 
be  truly  said  of  flax  twine.  On  the  other  hand,  flax  twine  has  some 
superior  qualities,  but,  Avhat  is  more  to  the  point,  the  extensive  manu- 
facture of  flax  twine'will  not  only  make  the  American  farmer  the  pro- 
ducer of  his  own  binder-twine  material,  but  give  him  a  market  for  a 
straw  that  has  hitherto  gone  to  waste. 

From  the  farmer's  point  of  view  the  greatest  importance  attaches  to 
the  several  projected  flax-twine  enterprises,  one  of  which  has  already 
passed  from  the  projective  state  into  an  actuality — a  plant  where  sev- 
eral thousand  tons  of  flax  twine  will  be  produced  for  the  harvest  of 
1906. 


1148       INTERNATIONAL    BUESAU    Oí'    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

FINANCIAL    STATEMENT,   MARCH,    1906. 

The  monthlj"  statement  of  United  States  Government  receipts  and 
expenditures  shows  that  for  the  month  of  March,  1906,  the  total  receipts 
were  $50,631,169  and  the  expenditures  $15,769,669,  leaving  a  surplus 
of  .$1,861,500. 

The  receipts  from  the  several  sources  are  given  as  follows:  Cus- 
toms, 137,117,556;  increase,  $3,111,000.  Internal  revenue,  $20,177,689; 
increase,  nearh^  $1,000,000.  Miscellaneous,  $3,005,923;  increase, 
$212,000. 

The  expenditures  on  account  of  the  War  Department  show  a 
decrease  of  $1,291,000  and  on  account  of  the  Navy  Department  an 
increase  of  $888,000.  Public  works  show  an  increase  of  nearl}^ 
$3,000,000,  largely  on  account  of  the  Panama  Canal.  For  the  nine 
months  of  the  present  fiscal  year  the  receipts  exceed  the  expenditures 
by  about  $6,000,000. 

PHILIPPINE  COMMEBCE  IN  1905. 

Philippine  commerce  with  the  United  States  in  the  calendar  j^ear 
1905  was: 


190Õ. 


Increase  over 
1904. 


Exported  to  United  States  .. . 
Imported  from  United  States 


$10,  567, 000 
5, 739, 000 


«Õ,  342, 000 
699,000 


Free  trade  between  the  Philippines  and  the  United  States  would 
increase  those  totals  largely,  to  our  mutual  benefit. 

Philippine  commerce  with  all  the  world  in  the  fiscal  year  ended  June 
30,  1905,  exclusive  of  gold  and  silver  and  Government  supplies,  was: 

Exports ----  $32,352,615 

Imports 30,  876,  350 

Total 63,228,965 

Compared  with  1901  the  exports  show  an  increase  of  $2,101,988  and 
the  imports  a  decrease  of  $2,311,111,  a  total  difference  in  favor  of  the 
islands  of  $1,116,399. 

Philippine  exports  in  the  fiscal  year  1905  consisted  of: 


Exported. 


Taken  by 
United  States. 


Hemp I  522,146,241 

Sugar !  4,977,026 

Tobacco ''  1,999,193 

Copra I  2,095,355 

Another 1,134,800 


812,954,515 

2, 618, 487 

6,820 

14, 425 

73, 779 


UNITED    STATES. 


1149 


Philippine  customs  collections  in  the  fiscal  yeav  1905  Tiere: 

Import  duties $6,  664,  431 

Export  duties 1,  300,  666 

Total 7,965,097 

By  world  divisions  Philippine  commerce  for  the  fiscal  year  1905  was: 


Exports. 

Imports. 

North  America 

$15, 698,  736 

11,584,351 

4, 585, 469 

449, 2S3 

22,126 

Europe 

10  5''1  282 

Asia ...                   .   . 

13  20''  879 

Oceania 

1  365  662 

Africa 

3  540 

South  America 

12  710 

Great  Britain  took  $8,291,000  of  the  exports  and  supplied  $1,818,000 
of  the  imports,  followed  by  Hono^kong  with  $2,359,000  and  $2,102,000, 
respectivel}^  The  next  best  foreign  customers  of  the  islands  were,  in 
the  order  named,  France,  Spain,  China,  British  East  Indies,  Japan,  and 
Australasia. 

Of  all  this  commerce  American  vessels  carried  only  $3,151,000  of 
the  imports  and  $3,606,000  of  the  exports,  in  all  only  $6,760,000  of 
the  $63,228,000,  or  only  a  trifle  more  than  10  per  cent. 

EXPOB.T  0:F^S,UBBEIL  goods,   SÜCOSTD  half  "FEAR  1905. 

The  exports  of  manufactures  of  india-rubber  and  gutta-percha  goods 
of  the  United  States  during  the  second  half  year  (Juh^-December),  1905, 
amounted  to  $618,198  worth  of  belting,  packing,  and  hose;  $1,013,180 
of  boots  and  shoes,  and  all  other  rubber  goods  to  the  value  of  $1,398,012, 
making  a  total  of  $3,089,720  worth  of  rubber  goods  exported  from  the 
United  States  during  the  period  mentioned. 

EXPOBTS  OF  COPPER  IN  1805. 

Exports  of  copper  from  the  United  States  during  the  j-ear  1905 
amounted  to  239,063  tons,  compared  with  21-7,735  in  1901  and  168,767 
in  1903.     The  following  table  shows  the  figures  month  by  month: 


19C3. 


January . . . 
February . . 

Marcli 

April 

May 

June 

July 

August 

September. 

October 

November . 
December  . 

Total 


19, 694 

29, 085 

11,141 

17, 508 

17, 073 

16, 108 

21, 073 

22, 852 

20,097 

22,264 

13,  983 

16, 424 

23, 758 

14,  772 

16, 283 

22, 096 

16,279 

14, 027 

17,213 

19, 490 

11,733 

22,  692 

24,  906 

12, 429 

17, 780 

20, 569 

13, 183 

17,784 

26,  585 

12, 515 

13, 195 

22,  29-4 

10,915 

17, 358 

19, 087 

10, 032 

239,063  I     247,735 


168,  767 


1150       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 
EXPOKTS  OF  SEWING  MACHINES,  1905. 

The  exports  of  sewing  machines  from  the  United  States  to  the 
various  Latin  American  countries  during  the  year  1905  were  as  follows: 

Mexico §586,  907 

Central  America 98, 586 

Cuba 370,  356 

Dominican  Republic  and  other  West  Indies 49,  007 

Argentine  Republic 657,  705 

Brazil 174,875 

Colombia 59,  093 

Other  South  America 347,  222 

IMPORTATION  OF  ZINC. 

During  the  year  1905,  owing  to  the  exceedingly  heavy  demand  for 
zinc  in  the  United  States,  which  forced  the  price  of  ore  to  an  unpre- 
cedented figure,  large  amounts  of  zinc  ore  and  zinc  in  its  various  com- 
binations were  shipped  from  Mexican  mines,  and  as  a  result  the  mining 
of  zinc  was  encouraged  in  Mexico.  Many  mines  which  had  not  pre- 
viously been  operated  were  opened  up  and  placed  on  heavy  producing 
footings. 

The  recent  action  of  the  Treasury  Department  of  the  United  States 
in  raising  the  customs  duty  on  zinc  ores  imported  from  Mexico  and 
Canada  has  resulted  in  a  formal  protest  being  tiled  with  the  Board  of 
United  States  General  Appraisers,  which  will  ultimately,  it  is  believed, 
have  the  effect  of  bringing  the  matter  into  the  Federal  courts. 

TOBACCO  STATISTICS. 

The  following  table,  issued  b}^  the  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture  of  the  United  States,  shows  the  quantity,  value, 
and  average  value  per  pound  of  the  importations  of  tobacco  during 
the  fiscal  jeâv  ending  June  30,  1905: 


Countries  of  origin. 


Quantity. 

Value. 

Average 
per  pound. 

Pounds. 

Cents. 

6,  764, 861 

^b,  023, 434 

74.3 

145,  093 

113, 382 

73.1 

•    43,166 

78, 185 

181.1 

87, 852 

35, 372 

40.3 

61, 876 

8,986 

14.5 

2,297 

7,941 

345.7 

2,272 

1,897 

83.5 

2,178 

835 

38.3 

7, 109, 595 

5,270,032 

74.1 

Leaf  for  wrappers, 

Netherlands , 

Canada 

Cuba 

Germany 

United  Kingdom 

Turkey,  European 

Mexico 

other  countries 

Total 


UNITED    STATES. 


1151 


Countries  of  oria-in. 


Quantity. 


Value. 


Average 
per  pound. 


All  other. 

Cuba 

Turkey,  European 

Germany 

Turkey,  Asiatic 

Canada 

United  Kingdom 

Mexico 

Austria-Hungary 

Greece 

Hongkong 

Belgium 

British  South  Africa 

Egypt 

France  

Netherlands 

British  West  Indies 

Brazil 

Other  countries 

Total 


Pounds. 

21, 430, 283 

1,576,349 

1,188,910 

776, 917 

706, 115 

113, 634 

105,  3S5 

69, 317 

45, 362 

61,378 

36,  910 

14, 031 

4,672 

11,475 

10,247 

2,243 

9,048 

16, 477 


S^IO 


747, 778 

758, 602 

544, 396 

277, 964 

276, 752 

61,092 

32, 987 

28, 425 

11, 577 

10, 673 

4,946 

2,787 

2,052 

1,864 

1,471 

1,402 

1,100 

2,777 


Cents. 
50.2 
48.1 
45.8 
35.8 
39.2 
53.8 
31.3 
41.0 
25.5 
17.4 
13.4 
19.9 
43.9 
16.2 
14.3 
62.5 
12.2 
16.9 


26, 178, 783     12, 768, 645 


48.8 


The  large  amount  of  tobacco  consigned  from  the  Netherlands  is  of 
course  not  raised  in  that  country,  but  is  grown  in  the  Dutch  Indies, 
principally  in  Sumatra.  Much  of  the  other  imported  tobacco  is  not 
consigned  directly  from  the  origin,  as,  for  instance,  the  tobacco  from 
Egypt,  Hongkong,  the  united  Kingdom,  and  Germanjr.  It  is  required 
by  law  that  the  valuation  of  imported  tobacco  shall  be  the  actual  mar- 
ket value  of  wholesale  price  of  the  tobacco  as  bought  and  sold  in  usual 
wholesale  quantities  at  the  time  of  exportation  to  the  United  States  in 
the  principal  markets  of  the  country  whence  exported,  including  the 
costs  of  placing  the  tobacco  in  condition  ready  for  shipment  to  the 
United  States. 

It  will  be  seen  from  the  foregoing  tables  that  the  tobacco  wrappers 
of  the  higher  values  come  from  Cuba,  with  a  subordinate  quantity 
from  Turkey,  and  that  those  of  higher  values  in  the  class  of  filler  and 
other  leaf  tobacco  come  from  Cuba,  European  Turkey,  and  British 
We.st  Indies.  The  value  per  pound  of  tobacco  received  from  Porto 
Eico  during  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30,  1904,  was  10.193;  the 
Philippines,  during  1905, 10.329  for  wrapper  and  $0,179  for  filler,  and 
the  Netherlands  (Sumatra  tobacco),  during  1905,  was  $0,743  for 
wrapper  and  $0,143  for  filler.  It  has  been  ascertained  that  when  the 
highest  wholesale  price  of  Sumatra  wrapper  tobacco  was  about  $4.50 
per  pound  in  New  York,  including  duty,  the  price  for  the  similar  sort 
of  Cuban  tobacco  was  $8. 

This  report  of  the  Agricultural  Department  concludes  with  the 
statement  that  the  highest  grade  of  imported  (yuban  cigars  has  a 
wholesale  price  in  this  country  of  $900  per  thousand,  or  at  the  rate  of 
90  cents  apiece,  wholesale.  This  includes  the  duty  and  whatever  goes 
to  the  importer  and  wholesaler. 

COTTON  CE-OP  OF  1905. 

A  bulletin  issued  by  the  Census  Bureau  of  the  United  States  shows 
the  cotton  crop  for  1905,  including  linters  and  counting  round  bales 


1152       lííTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

as  half  bales,  to  be  10,697,013,  compared  with  13,097,810  for  1901, 
and  10,051,721  for  1903.  The  average  gross  weight  of  the  bales  this 
season  is  shown  to  have  been  503,8  pounds,  and  the  equivalent  500- 
pouud  bales  to  have  been  10,777,510.  The  items  entering  into  the  total 
for  the  crop  of  1905  are  10,214,059  square  bales,  279,836  round  bales, 
112,589  Sea  Island  bales,  and  280,197  linters.  The  number  of  bales 
estimated  by  the  ginners  as  remaining  to  be  ginned  and  included  in  the 
report  is  10,112. 

URUGUAY. 

GOÎTVEÎISION  OF  THE  PUBLIC  DEBT. 

The  following  is  the  substance  of  the  decree  for  the  conversion  or 
redemption  of  the  6  per  cent  debts  of  Uruguay  in  conformit}'^  with  the 
law  as  amended  b}^  the  Congress  of  the  Republic  and  signed  by  Presi- 
dent Ordonez  Batlle: 

,  Article  1:  The  6  per  cent  public  debt  shall  be  withdrawn  from  cir- 
culation by  conversion  into  5  per  cent  bonds  or  by  redemption  in 
cask,  in  conformity  with  article  1  of  the  act  of  January  28,  1906, 
namely,  the  extraordinary  loan,  second,  third,  and  fourth  series,  the 
treasury  certificates  debt,  and  the  Montevideo  port  obligations. 

Article  2:  Holders  of  these  debts  who  desire  their  bonds  to  be 
redeemed  in  cash  must  deposit  them  in  the  Office  of  Public  Credit, 
receiving  in  exchange  a  certificate  or  receipt  for  the  nominal  value  of 
the  bonds  deposited. 

Article  8:  These  certificates  shall  be  counterf oiled  and  numbered, 
and  shall  be  signed  b}^  the  Minister  of  Finance,  the  National  Accountaut- 
General,  and  the  Director  of  the  Office  of  Public  Credit. 

Article  1:  For  the  application  for  payment  in  cash,  the  Office  of 
Public  Credit  shall  supply  applicants  with  printed  forms  on  which 
shall  be  stated  the  name  of  the  debt,  number,  value,  and  series  of  the 
bonds,  and  their  total  value.  These  forms  shall  be  filled  in  by  the  appli- 
cant on  depositing  the  bonds,  and  shall  be  retained  by  the  Office  of 
Public  Credit  without  being  canceled  until  pajnnent  of  the  certificates 
representing  the  said  bonds. 

Article  5:  From  the  18th  to  the  20th  of  the  current  month  is  fixed 
as  an  improrogueable  term  for  application  for  redemption  in  cash. 

Article  6:  Bondholders  who  do  not  apply  for  cash  redemption  within 
the  above  term  will  be  regarded  as  accepting  the  conversion  of  their 
bonds  into  bonds  of  the  new  5  per  cent  debt  under  the  conditions  of 
clause  A  of  the  act  of  January  23. 

Article  7:  Pajmient  in  cash  of  the  certificates  issued  will  be  effected 
on  the  following  dates:  April  11,  April  28,  and  May  11.  At  the  same 
time  there  will  be  paid  the  interest  of  6  per  cent  accrued  until  the  date 
of  the  caU  to  payment  of  the  said  certificates,  the  Executive  reserving 


URUGUAY.  1153 

the  right  to  anticipate  these  payments.  The  interests  of  the  debts, 
the  coupons  of  which  mature  previous  to  these  dates,  will  be  paid 
when  falling-  due,  the  payment  being  noted  on  the  certificates. 

Article  8:  Interest  on  the  6  per  cent  bonds  not  presented  for  cash 
redemption  will  cease  as  from  Februar}^  1. 

The  conversion  of  these  bonds  will  be  effected,  their  holders  receiv- 
ing as  follows: 

{a)  A  cash  bonus  of  3  per  cent  on  the  nominal  value  of  the  bonds 
converted. 

(h)  The  interest  at  6  per  cent  accruiug  until  January  31. 

{c)  Bonds  of  the  new  5  per  cent  conversion  loan  at  their  face  A'alue 
and  with  interest,  as  from  February  1. 

Article  9:  The  said  bonus  of  3  per  cent  and  the  interests  to  January 
31  vfill  be  paid  on  March  1.  Qn  making  the  payment  the  Office  of 
Public  Credit  shall  stamp  the  bonds  whose  holders  have  not  applied 
for  redemption  with  a  special  indorsement  as  proof  of  their  having 
accepted  conversion,  receiving  the  3  per  cent  bonus  and  interests  to 
Januar}^  31. 

Article  10:  Bonds  presented  for  conversion  or  canceling  should 
bear  all  the  coupons  not  matured.  Those  missing  will  be  deducted 
from  the  amount  of  conversion  or  redemption. 

Article  11:  In  accordance  with  article  11,  of  the  act  of  January  33, 
the  Executive  shall  duly  determine,  should  it  prove  necessary,  the 
debts  redemption  of  which  is  obligatory. 

Article  12:  The  exchange  of  the  G  per  cent  bonds  for  the  provisional 
bonds  of  the  5  per  cent  conversion  loan  and  of  the  latter  for  the  defi- 
nite bonds  shall  take  place  on  dates  to  be  fixed  by  the  Executive. 

Article  13:  The  service  of  mterests  of  the  5  per  cent  conversion  loan 
shall  be  efltected  quarterly'',  abroad  by  the  Banque  de  Paris  et  des  Pays 
Bas,  and  in  Montevideo  b}^  the  Office  of  Public  Credit,  on  1st  of  Jan- 
uary, April,  Jul}",  and  October  of  each  year,  and  the  amortization  shall 
be  half-yearly,  taking  place  on  the  1st  of  January  and  Julj". 

Article  1-1:  The  bonds  of  the  conversion  loan  shall  be  of  the  value 
of  193.25  (500  francs),  1466.25  (2,500  francs),  and  $932.50  (5,000 francs). 

Article  15:  The  Office  of  Public  Credit  is  hereby  authorized  to  print 
fractional  bonds  in  order  to  pay  the  differences  arising  between  the 
value  of  the  new  and  the  old  bonds.  These  shall  bear  5  per  cent  inter- 
est, which  will  bo  paid  when  they  are  presented  in  sufficient  quantity 
to  make  up  the  value  of  a  complete  bond. 

Article  16:  The  same  office  is  also  authorized  to  print  the  certificates 
referred  to  in  articles  2  and  3. 

Article  17:  The  exchange  of  war  indemnity  credit  certificates  shall 
be  regulated  in  due  opportunity,  when  will  be  fixed  the  date  for  the 
payment  of  interest  and  of  the  corresponding  cash  bonus;  that  is  to 
saj,  taking  for  the  certificates  recognized  previous  to  the  first  fortnight 


1154   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

following  the  issue  of  the  conversion  loan  the  difference  between  the 
nominal  value  of  the  bonds  and  their  average  quotation  on  the  Paris 
Bourse  during  that  fortnight,  and  for  those  recognized  subsequent  to 
the  date,  the  average  quotation  during  the  fortnight  previous  to  the 
date  of  their  recognition,  the  difference  in  no  case  exceeding  3  per 
cent.  In  both  cases  the  quotations  on  the  Montevideo  Stock  Exchange 
shall  avail  as  soon  as  the  conversion  loan  is  quoted  officially  on  the 
same. 

TRADE  CONDITIONS. 

The  surplus  products  which  Uruguaj^  has  for  export  are  pastoral 
products,  hides,  wool,  jerked  beef,  meat  extract,  and  meat.  These 
articles  form  more  than  90  per  cent  of  the  total  exports  of  the  country, 
and  the  output  has  shown  a  moderate  increase  in  the  last  twelve  years. 
From  1891  to  1897  the  total  exports  averaged  qj29,482,500  a  year,  and 
from  1898  to  1901  they  were  $33,338,700  a  year.  During  the  same 
period  the  imports  increased  in  about  equal  proportion,  from  $21,611,900 
to  $23,992,200  a  year. 

Among  the  chief  sources  of  supply  of  these  imports  the  United 
States  holds  the  fourth  place,  being  surpassed  by  England,  Germany, 
and  France.  The  increase  in  United  States  brade  with  Uruguay  dur- 
ing the  last  few  3"ears,  however,  has  been  fairly  satisfactory,  and  the 
indications  are  that  that  country  may  soon  pass  France  in  the  race  and 
take  third  place.  In  1903  England  sent  to  Uruguay  goods  valued  at 
$7,400,000,  Germany  sent  goods  worth  $2,895,000;  France,  $2,115,000, 
and  the  United  States,  $1,500,000.  The  percentages  of  increase  were: 
Germany,  42.6  per  cent;  United  States,  31.6;  England,  17.4,  and 
France,  3.7.  These  figures  show  that  the  trade  of  the  United  States 
is  increasing  far  more  rapidly  than  that  of  any  nation  except  Germany 
and  that  it  is  well  on  the  road  to  recover  a  position  which  will  make 
the  German  traders  look  to  their  laurels. 

The  increase  in  German  exports  has  been  mainly  in  textiles,  iron 
and  steel,  jewelr}^,  and  certain  foodstuffs  and  beverages;  that  of  Eng- 
land in  the  single  item  of  coal,  though  sales  of  iron  and  steel  have  also 
advanced  considerabl}^,  while  the  American  trade  which  shows  the 
greatest  development  wa,s  in  iron  and  steel,  agricultural  implements 
and  machinery,  wood  and  cordage  and  twines.  Of  the  foodstuffs,  the 
United  States  furnishes  practically  none.  These  articles  come  mainly 
from  the  Latin  countries  of  southern  Europe.  In  leather  manufac- 
tures, also,  American  sales  are  relatively  small.  The  principal  item  is 
boots  and  shoes. 

There  are  indications  that  the  example  of  the  Argentine  Republic 
will  be  followed  in  Uruguay  in  the  introduction  of  modern  machine 
methods  and  the  manufacture  of  boots  and  shoes  at  home.  If  this  is 
done  it  is  difficult  to  see  how  the  market  for  the  American  article  can 


VENEZUELA.  1155 

be  maintained,  but  the  machinery,  if  introduced,  will  undoubtedly  be 
of  American  make,  so  that  what  is  lost  in  the  boot  and  shoe  market 
will  probably  be  more  than  regained  by  the  trade  in  machiner3\ 

In  the  export  of  iron  and  steel  to  Uruguay  the  United  States  really 
holds  third  place,  being  surpassed  only  by  England  and  Germany. 
This  American  trade  shows  an  increase  far  more  rapid  than  that  of 
either  of  the  other  countries,  and  the  outlook  is  decidedly  favorable 
for  the  future.  The  principal  item  in  the  American  trade  in  iron  and 
steel  is  machiner}",  which  is  about  two-thirds  of  the  total,  and  in  these 
goods  United  States  trade  has  shown  a  marked  advance,  while  that  of 
both  England  and  Germany  has  decreased.  The  chief  rival  in  these 
items  is  England,  but  while  her  sales  have  declined  nearly  65  per  cent 
those  of  the  United  States  have  increased  38  per  cent.  A  similar 
development  is  shown  in  sewing  machines,  the  next  largest  item  of 
machiner}^.  American  sales  have  increased  75  per  cent  while  those  of 
Germany  have  fallen  off  nearly  35  per  cent. 

These  facts  and  figures  emphasize  the  point  that  the  immediate  future 
of  American  trade  in  Uruguay  will  depend  primarily  on  the  cultivation 
of  the  market  for  iron  and  steel  goods.  The  present  growth  indicates, 
that  United  States  goods  are  becoming  known;  that  their  excellence 
is  recognized,  and  that  their  prices  are  sufficiently  low  to  meet  stiff 
competition.  But  the  trade  is,  in  a  peculiar  sense,  one  that  can  grow 
healthily  only  as  the  result  of  distinct  effort  to  introduce  the  American 
goods.  In  the  Argentine  Republic  there  is  a  rapidlj^  growing  demand 
for  import  goods,  but  in  Uruguay  there  is  a  comparatively  stationary 
market,  already  supplied  almost  up  to  the  limit  of  its  capacity.  Among- 
the  difficulties  which  obstruct  American  trade  are  the  obstacles  which 
prevent  vessels  from  obtaining  a  return  cargo  after  delivering  American 
goods,  the  natural  tendency  of  the  people  to  turn  toward  Europe 
rather  than  toward  the  United  States,  and  the  absence  of  xlmerican. 
resident  firms  whose  prime  interest  it  is  to  push  the  sale  of  American 
merchandise. 


VENEZUELA. 

COMMERCE  OF  PUESTO  CABELLO. 

According  to  information  furnished  by  United  States  Vice-Consul 
Verhelst,  of  Puerto  Cabello,  the  total  value  of  imports  at  that  port 
for  the  six  months  ended  December  31,  1905,  amounted  to  1627,000. 
The  United  States  furnished  of  this  1167,000,  against  8190,000  for  the 
same  period  in  1904.  England  furnished  the  largest  amount  of 
imports,  or  $187,000  in  value,  while  Germany's  sales  were  1134,000  in. 
this  last  half  of  1905. 

The  exports  to  the  United  States  amounted  to  1230,000  for  the  six 
months  ended  December  31,  1905,  an  increase  over  the  same  period  of 
Bull.  No.  4—06 19 


1156       INTERNATIOlSrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

1904  of  ^63,000.     During-  the  same  1905  period  5G,000  cattle  were 
exported  to  Cuba,  weio-liing  38,322,000  pounds  and  valued  at  |'77S,000. 

IMPORTS  AT  CIUDAD,  BOLÎVAK,  JULY-DECEMBEH,  1904. 

The  importation  of  merchandise  of  the  Eepublic  of  Venezuela 
through  the  custom-house  at  Ciudad,  Bolivar,  during  the  last  half  of 
the  3'ear  1901,  amounted  to  2,178,638.80  'bolívares.  The  countries  of 
origin  and  their  respective  valuations  were  as  folloW'S: 

Bolívares. 

Germany 1 ,  400,  220.  00 

United  States - 1,  015,  229.  90 

United  Kingdom 63, 188.  90 

Total 2,  478,  638.  80 

ÏMPOUÏSAT  CARIJPANO,   JULY-DECEMEER,    1904. 

The  imports  of  the  Republic  of  Venezuela  received  at  the  port  of 
Carupano  during  the  second  half  of  the  3'car  1901  amounted  to 
790,680.60  bolívares.  Their  distribution  according  to  the  countries 
of  origin  was  as  follows: 

Bolívares. 

Germany 116,  510.  45 

Spain 106,  330.  00 

United  States , 194,  450.  95 

France 175,  832.  25 

Holland 52,  879. 95 

United  Kingdom 120,  647.  00 

Italy 24,  030.  00 

.    Total 790,  680.  60 

MARITIME  MOVEMENT,    1905. 

The  arrivals  and  departures  of  ships  of  the  various  ports  of  the 
Republic  of  Venezuela,  during  the  first  half  of  the  3"ear  1905,  from 
and  to  the  dine  rent  countries,  were  as  follows: 


Arrivals. 


Germany 

Spain 

France 

Holland  

England 

Italy 

Portugal 

Cuba 

Jamaiea 

Porto  Rico 

Dominican  Republic 

Curazao 

Trinidad 

other  Antille.3 

Colombia 

United  States 

Mexico 

Central  America 

Other  countries  in  America 

Canary  Islands 

Other  continents 

Total 


Number 
of  ships. 


17 

56 

131 

10 

17 

97 

10 

68 

62 

4Õ 

50 

747 

Ü29 

73 

219 

39 

12 

101 

110 

22 

1 


Departures. 


Germany 

Spain 

France 

Holland 

England 

Italy 

Switzerl.Hud 

Other  European  countries.. 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Santo  Domingo 

Curazao 

Trinidad 

Other  Antilles 

Colombia 

United  states 

Mexico 

Central  America 

Other  countries  in  America 
Canary  Islands 

■     Total 


K  umber 
of  ships. 


29 

79 

110 

2 

11 

183 

1 

2 

29 

31 

17 

740 

641 

30 

200 

115 

1 

199 

116 

65 


2,604 


GOLD    PRODUCTION    OF    THE    WOKLD    IN    1905. 


1157 


THE  WORLD'S  TRADE  IN  1905. 


A  coînpilation  made  by  the  British  Board  of  Trade  gives  the  fol- 
lowing figures  as  representing  the  commercial  intercourse,  in  1905,  of 
the  various  countries  of  the  world  for  which  statistics  were  obtainable. 

In  all  cases  except  those  of  Spain,  the  United  States,  and  British 
India,  the  imports  are  intended  to  represent  goods  for  home  consump- 
tion onl}^ — that  is,  excluding  reexports.  In  every  instance  the  exports 
are  meant  to  represent  articles  of  domestic  produce.  The  Belgian  and 
Spanish  figures  are  for  principal  articles  onlj'-: 


IJIPOETS. 

United  Kingdom 

British  India 

Canada 

United  States 

Germany 

Belgium 

France 

Switzerland 

Spain 

Italy 

Austria-Hungary 

Egypt 

Japan  

EXPORTS 

United  Kingdom 

British  India 

Canada 

United  States 

Germany 

Belgium 

France 

Switzerland 

Spain 

Italy 

Austria-Hungary 

Egypt  

Japan  


£473, 

51, 

40, 

207, 

300, 

101, 

192, 

46, 

33, 

7^, 

78, 

17, 

32, 


290, 
96: 
43: 

303, 

250, 
79: 

170, 
35, 
33: 
60: 
88: 
20: 
29: 


027,  000 
646, 000 
979, 000 
395, 000 
134,  000 
689, 000 
048, 000 
349, 000 
971,000 
478, 000 
213, 000 
189, 000 
322, 000 


800, 000 
392, 000 
595, 000 
677, 000 
732, 000 
875, 000 
090, 000 
189, 000 
437, 000 
698, 000 
741, 000 
049, 000 
193, 000 


£480, 

63, 

50, 

215, 

318, 

106, 

'180, 

48, 

33, 

76, 

85, 

21, 

37, 


734, 000 
662, 000 
381,000 
814, 000 
200, 000 
888,  000 
093, 000 
326, 000 
367, 000 
549, 000 
329, 000 
095, 000 
853, 000 


£487, 

66, 

53, 

245, 

336, 

115, 

186, 

52, 

39, 

S3, 

89, 

22 

49! 


481, 000 
544, 000 
727, 000 
653,  000 
500, 000 
410, 000 
95Õ,  000 
759, 000 
150, 000 
135, 000 
912, 000 
126,000 
783, 000 


300, 711, 000 

104, 949, 000 

38, 780,  000 

297, 023, 000 

261,132,000 

82, 960,  000 

178, 038, 000 

35, 253, 000 

33, 683, 000 

63, 889, 000 

87, 028, 000 

21,353,000 

32, 231,  000 


330,  023, 000 

102,  650,  000 

43, 332, 000 

333. 213,  000 

279, 272, 000 

87,455,000 

190,469,000 

38,  315, 000 

35, 107, 000 

68,295,000 

90, 337,  000 

20, 890,  000 

32, 492,  000 


The  foregoing  figures  show  that,  as  an  exporter,  the  United  States 
takes  first  rank  in  1905. 


GOLD  PRODUCTION  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  1905. 


The  Director  of  the  united  States  Mint  gives  the  following  figures 
as  the  gold  production  of  the  world  for  the  past  sixteen  years,  the 
notable  increase  in  the  supply  beginning  in  1900: 


1890 1118, 848,  700 

1891 130,650,000 

1892 146,651,500 

1893 157,494,800 

1894 181, 175, 600 

1895  .  : 199,  304, 100 

1896 202, 956,  000 

1897 237, 504,  800 

1898 286, 879,  700 


1899 $306,794,100 

1900 254,576,300 

1901 260,  992,  900 

1902 296,  048,  800 

1903 325,  527,  200 

1904 347, 150,  700 

1905  (estimated) 375,  000,  000 


Total 3,  827,  291 ,  200 


1158       INTESNATIOISTAL    BUREAU    OF   THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Records  of  the  output  of  gold,  which  have  shown  an  increase  in 
eveiy  year  of  the  last  fourteen,  except  when  interrupted  b}^  the  South 
African  war,  show  that  it  has  taken  another  leap  in  1905,  %nd  the 
longest  one  of  the  period.  At  this  writing  it  seems  probable,  sa3^s 
the  authorit}^  quoted,  basing  the  estimate  upon  the  known  production 
of  the  largest  fields  to  November  1,  that  the  year's  yield  will  exceed 
that  of  1904  by  $30,000,000.  This  will  carry' the  world's  production 
up  to  about  $375,000,000. 

South  Africa  and  the  United  States  are  the  regions  making  the  prin- 
cipal gains.  The  great  Transvaal  fields,  the  most  w^onderful  gold  dis- 
trict ever  discovered,  has  passed  the  highest  record  made  before  the 
war  and  seems  certain  to  go  over  the  $100,000,000  mark  for  the  year. 
Its  output  for  1901  was  $78,000,000. 

The  amount  of  gold  produced  b}"  the  various  countries  of  the  world 
in  1905  is  given  in  the  followino-  table: 


Country. 


Ounces,  fine. 


Value. 


North  America: 

United  States 

Mexico 

Canada 

Africa 

Australasia , 

Europe: 

Russia 

Austria-Hungary 

Germany , 

Sweden  

Italy 

Turkey 

Great  Britain 

South  America: 

Argentine  Republic 

Bolivia 

Chile 

Colombia 

Ecuador  

Brazil 

Venezuela 

British  Guiana 

Dutch  Guiana 

French  Guiana 

Peru 

Uruguay  

Central  America 

Asia: 

Japan  

China 

Korea 

Siam 

India  

British  East  Indies 

Dutch  East  Indies 

Estimated  amount  produced  in  other  countries  . 

Total 


3,904,986 

609,  781 

793,  3.50 

4, 156,  084 

4, 245,  744 

1,199,857 
102, 423 
3,130 
1,945 
2,128 
1,400 
4,952 

446 

147 

30, 812 

95, 513 

6,430 
98, 854 
14,  512 
77, 828 
23,  277 
86,  532 
04,  300 

1,209 
54, 214 

192, 726 

217, 688 

145, 125 

2,508 

556, 097 

67, 375 

32, 046 


$80,  723, 200 
12, 605,  300 
16,400,000 
85,  913, 900 
87, 767,  300 

24, 893, 200 
2, 117, 300 
64, 700 
40, 2Ü0 
44,  000 
29,  000 
102, 400 

9,200 

3,000 

636,  900 

1,974,400 

132, 900 

2, 043, 500 

300, 000 

1,  608, 800 

481,200 

1,788,800 

1, 329, 200 

25, 000 

1, 120, 700 

8, 984, 000 

4, 500, 000 

3, 000, 000 

51, 800 

11, 495, 50O 

1, 392, 800 

062, 500 

27, 849, 300 


375, 000,  COO 


COPPES    PR0DÜCTI0Î^^,   1905. 


1159 


SILVER  PRODUCTION  OF  THE  WORLD  IN  1905. 

Following  is  the  estimated  production  of  silver  in  the  various  coun- 
tries of  the  world  during  1905: 


Country. 


Ounces,  fine. 


Commercial 
value. 


North  America: 

United  States 

Mexico 

Canada 

Africa 

Australasia 

Europe: 

Russia 

Austria-Hungary  . . 

Germany 

Norway 

Sweden 

Italy 

Spain 

Greece 

Turkey  

France 

Great  Britain 

South  America: 

Argentine  Republic 

Bolivia 

Chile 

Colombia 

Peru 

Uruguay 

Central  America... 
Asia: 

Japan  

Dutch  East  Indies  . 

Total 


57, 786, 

60, 808 

3, 718 

486 

14, 558; 

172 

1,987 

5,  799, 

260, 

23: 

757, 

4, 876, 

895: 

564, 

609 

174 

66 

6, 083, 

868: 

946, 

3, 008, 

1 

655. 

3, 208, 
175, 


100 


S33, 516, 000 

35, 269, 200 

2, 156, 800 

282, 100 

8,444,200 

100, 300 
-1,152,900 

3,363,500 

150, 900 

13, 800 

439, 500 

2, 828, 100 
519, 200 
327, 500 
353,600 
101, 200 

38, 400 

3, 528, 300 

503, 500 

518, 700 

1,745,100 

600 

380, 100 

1,  861, 000 
101, 800 


168, 493,  538 


97, 726, 300 


COPPER  PRODUCTION,  1905. 

The  output  of  copper  in  1905  was  the  greatest  production  in  the 
history  of  the  industiy,  and  the  increased  demand  proves  that  con- 
sumption has  more  than  kept  pace  with  production. 

The  following  table  indicates  the  actual  production  of  the  copper 
mines  of  the  world  for  1904:  and  the  estimated  figures  for  1905,  based 
on  data  obtained  during  the  year: 


Country. 


United  States , 

Mexico , 

Spain  and  Portugal 

Japan  

Chile 

Australia 

Germany 

Canada 

Russia 

Peru 

Cape  Colony 

Norway 


1905. 

1904. 

Gross  tons. 

Gross  tons. 

421, 000 

362, 739 

65,  OOO 

60, 945 

49, 000 

47,035 

37, 500 

34,850  ¡ 

32, 500 

30,110  1 

30, 000 

28,657  1 

21,000 

21,045  ! 

21,000 

19,183  ' 

lU,  000 

10,700 

10, 000 

9,000 

7,500 

7,775 

5,750 

5-,  415 

1 

Country. 


Italy 

Newfoundland 

Bolivia 

Austria-Hungary  .. 

Turlcey 

Cuba 

Great  Britain 

Sweden  

Argentine  Republic 

Total 


Gr 


ass  tons. 

3,250 

2, 750 

2,250 

1,500 

1,250 

930 

500 

500 

400 


1904. 


Gros 


!  to?!  S. 

3,335 

2,200 

2,000 

1,450 

950 

490 

600 

390 

165 


648, 924 


1160       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 


TRADE   OPPORTUNITIES    IN    LATIN   AMERICA. 

The  United  States  minister  to  Chile,  reporting  on  the  Chilean  expo- 
sition, states:  "In  looking- through  the  different  departments  of  this 
exposition  I  was  constantly  watching  for  American  goods,  American 
machinery,  and  American  ideas,  but  you  can  imagine  my  disappoint- 
ment when  I  report  that  the  only  things  anywhere  to  be  seen  that 
came  from  the  United  States  were  a  small  filing  cabinet  from  Roches- 
ter, N.  Y. ,  an  American  typewriter,  and  some  school  charts  illustrat- 
ing American  plants  and  fishes.  An  old-fashioned  English  portable 
engine,  designed  probabl}^  about  a  centurj^  since,  furnished  the  power 
for  all  the  machinery.  There  were  German  and  French  machines  quite 
numerous,  but  nothing  that  was  American.  Even  a  separator  at  work 
cleaning  wheat  and  depositing  the  weeds,  dirt,  and  wheat  in  different 
receptacles  was  made  in  France.  Yet  one  of  the  exhibitors,  a  manu- 
facturer of  flour,  told  me  that  the  Americans  made  the  best  machinery 
of  that  kind  in  the  world.  In  fact,  it  seems  that  to  a  majority  of  the 
Chilean  people  the  United  States  commerciallj^  is  almost  as  far  off  and 
as  little  known  as  the  planet  Mars.  They  have  heard  of  the  countrj^, 
and  some  of  their  people  have  even  visited  it  and  returned  only  to 
praise  it  in  the  highest  terms;  but  to  the  great  mass  of  Chileans  it  is 
an  unknown  land.  It  is  unquestionably  true  that  of  machiner}'  and 
manufactured  articles  shown  at  this  exposition  the  American  duplicate 
is  far  the  best,  and  if  it  were  available  and  could  be  purchased  when 
needed  the  people  would  use  it.  But  the  American  article  is  not  only 
not  used,  but  it  seems  to  be  practically  unknown.  On  the  contrary", 
the  English  and  German  article,  whether  it  is  machinery  or  manu- 
factured goods,  is  not  only  always  in  evidence,  but  it  is  presented  in 
the  most  plausible  and  forcible  manner  by  skilled  and  shrewd  sales- 
men, thoroughly  trained  to  the  business,  and  as  a  consequence  the 
American  article  is  scarcely  heard  of." 

The  " Consular  Trade  Report"  for  March  14,  1906,  states  that  the 
conditions  of  population  and  the  development  of  industries  in  Chile 
are  such  as  to  demand  increasing  purchases  of  iron  and  steel  and  their 
manufactures  rather  than  of  other  classes  of  goods.  The  population 
is  not  growing  rapidly,  as  in  Argentina,  for  instance,  and  we  can  not, 
therefore,  expect  to  see  any  very  great  increase  in  the  imports  of  those 
classes  of  goods  with  which  the  people  are  fed  and  clothed.  Most  of 
the  necessary  food  stuffs  can  be,  and  to  a  considerable  extent  are,  being 
raised  at  home;  and  the  purchases  of  clothing  materials  can  not  be 
much  increased  beyond  the  present  amount  until  there  are  more  people 
to  be  clothed,  except,  of  course,  the  increasing  quantities  of  the  more 
costly  classes  of  clothing  which  are  demanded  through  the  increasing 


TRADE    OPPORTUNITIES    IN    LATIN    AMERICA.  1161 

wealth  of  the  richer  strata  of  society.  The  demand  of  the  future  will 
be  for  goods  which  are  to  be  used  in  the  development  of  the  national 
industries.  The  industries  of  the  country  are  such  as  to  require  in- 
creasing quantities  of  iron  and  steel  goods,  especially  machiner3\ 
Chile  is  essentially  a  mining  countrj^;  nearly  88  per  cent  of  her  exports 
to-day  are  of  mineral  products;  nearly  every  important  mineral  of 
commerce  is  to  be  found  somewhere  within  her  borders,  and  there  are 
signs  of  increasing  activity  in  the  extraction  of  every  one  of  them. 
Mining  operations  until  recently  have  in  the  main  been  of  the  simplest 
kind,  requiring  relatively  little  modern  machinery  and  appliances; 
but  a  very  noticeable  change  is  going  on;  the  richer  and  more  acces- 
sible deposits  have  been  partly  worked  out,  and  owners  are  learning 
the  necessity  of  effecting  economies  by  introducing  new  processes. 
These  new  processes  must  demand  foreign  purchases  of  machinery  or 
the  materials  from  which  machinerj^  is  made. 

United  States  Consul  Martin,  at  Ciudad  Porfirio  Diaz,  states  that 
of  all  manufactured  imports  coming  into  that  district  the  American 
shoe  is  most  popular  and  dominates  the  market.  That  port  received 
in  1905  $129,153  worth  of  those  shoes,  also  $5,201  of  American  har- 
ness, bridles,  and  saddles,  and  $11,765  other  leather  goods.  The 
leather  goods  from  Germany  amounted  to  $1,229,  and  from  England 
$679,  For  the  better  class  of  Mexicans  the  yjatent  leather  is  popular, 
also  vici,  cordovan,  calf,  and  colt  skin.  For  boj's  handsome  shoes  in 
red,  blue,  and  bronze  are  popular.  The  Mexican  women,  with  their 
small  and  shapely  feet,  purchase  the  best  shoe  thej^  can  afford.  The 
American  shoe  trade  there  is  capable  of  further  expansion.  Very 
little  effort  has  been  made  for  the  trade  already  attained.  Commercial 
men  visit  onl}^  the  large  establishments.  If  the}^  would  sell  to  the 
little  dealers  they  would  put  more  American  shoes  in  the  reach  of  the 
common  people.  The  shoe  trade  of  Mexico  is  capable  of  being  doubled 
by  the  proper  methods. 

United  States  Minister  Beaupré  reports  from  Buenos  Ajares  that 
Executive  decrees  of  Argentina  authorize  the  Dhección  General  de 
Ylas  de  Comunicación  to  solicit  bids  for  the  construction  of  three  iron 
bridges  in  the  department  of  Mendoza,  for  which  $92,598  money  was 
appropriated  by  Congress;  for  a  bridge  across  the  fíiver  Atuel,  in 
Mendoza,  for  which  $21,31-6  was  appropriated,  and  for  a  swinging 
bridge  over  the  River  Corrientes,  for  which  $510,000  was  appropri- 
ated. The  director-general  is  especiall}^  instructed  to  present  the  ques- 
tion of  the  last-mentioned  bridge  to  manufacturers  in  the  United 
States,  which  of  course  he  will  do,  but  in  the  meantime  should  anyone 
care  to  write  for  information  they  can  address  La  Dirección  General 
de  Vias  de  Comunicación,  Ministerio  de  Obras  Públicas,  Buenos  Ayres, 
Argentine  Republic. 


1162   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  incorporation  of  the  GuatemaUi  Tramway,  Light  and  Power 
Company  this  week  under  the  laws  of  IS'ew  Jersey  is  taken  to  mean 
that  the  project  of  equipping  the  cit}^  of  Guatemala  with  a  modern 
sj^stem  of  electric  railwa3^s,  telephone  lines,  electric  light,  and  gas 
plants  has  been  turned  over  to  a  large  engineering  concern  of  this 
city,  which  makes  a  specialty  of  that  class  of  work.  Several  months 
ago  a  representative  of  the  concessionaries  of  the  project  visited  New 
York  to  get  estimates  on  the  construction  work  and  material.  He 
intimated  at  that  time  that  the  contracts  would  probably  be  placed 
here,  but  stated  that  British  contractors  would  also  be  asked  to  bid  on 
the  work.  The  new  company  is  capitalized  at  ^-1,000,000  and  the  incor- 
porators of  record  are  Rodney  D.  Chipp,  Kenneth  K.  McLaren, 
and  Horace  S.  Gould,  all  of  Jersey  Cit}^ 

United  States  Minister  Beaupré  reports  from  the  Argentine  Repub- 
lic that  the  great  port  of  Buenos  Ajares,  containing  a  wharfage  of  32,000 
linear  feet,  and  which  cost  f  50, 000, 000,  can  no  longer  properl}^  accom- 
modate the  enormously  increased  business  that  comes  to  it.  The  other 
ports  of  the  Republic  are  in  the  same  condition.  While  there  is  a 
lack  of  cranes  and  apparatus  in  some  places,  j^et  were  these  things 
rectified  the  congestion  would  still  continue,  though,  perhaps,  in  a 
modified  degree.  The  Government  engineers  are  preparing  plans  and 
details  for  the  construction  of  new  ports.  That  at  Bahia  Blanca  will 
be  commenced  this  year,  and  $10,000,000  gold  will  be  expended  there. 

The  Uruguayan  Government  has  offered  a  special  inducement  to 
importers  of  automobiles  by  reducing  the  rate  of  duty  to  8i  per  cent 
on  the  valuation  of  the  machines,  which  is  usually  placed  very  much 
below  the  actual  value.  It  is  said,  however,  that  this  rate  may  be 
slightly  increased,  but  owing  to  the  great  popularity  of  motor  vehicles 
it  is  not  thought  that  the  rate  will  exceed  12  per  cent.  There  are  a 
great  number  of  people  in  this  countr}"  who  have  ample  means  with 
which  to  purchase  machines,  and  the  fact  that  they  are  rapidl}^  grow- 
ing in  favor  is~  sure  to  open  to  American  machines  a  good  market,  if 
the  manufacturers  and  exporters  will  make  the  effort  to  avail  them- 
selves of  it. 

The  shipments  of  barrel  staves  and  hoops  from  the  United  States  to 
the  Argentine  Republic  have  grown  so  large  of  late  that  several  United 
States  manufacturers  have  combined  together  and  chartered  a  large  sail- 
ing vessel  to  sail  from  Galveston  next  month  with  a  full  cargo  of  this 
material.  These  staves  are  used  for  making  wine  and  beer  barrels, 
and  are  made  of  wood  grown  in  Texas  and  Arkansas.  Shipments  have 
heretofore  been  made  from  New  York  by  the  regular  steamship  lines, 
and  this  is  the  first  attempt  at  exporting  the  goods  direct  from  Gulf 
ports. 


TEADE    OFPORTUWITIES    IN    LÂTIIí    AMERICA.  1163 

The  present  prosperous  state  of  trade  in  Honduras  has  caused  an 
increased  demand  for  phonographs  and  talking  machines  of  various 
kinds.  Many  of  the  small  country  stores  are  purchasing  phonographs 
for  the  amusement  of  their  patrons.  Now  that  talking  machines  are 
becoming  so  well  known  and  liked,  the  demand  for  first-class  high-priced 
instruments  is  increasing.  Many  persons  are  selling  the  cheaper  ma- 
chines originally  purchased  to  bu}^  those  of  a  better  grade.  No  preju- 
dice exists  against  trade-marks  of  any  kind  in  these  instruments. 

The  large  sugar  plantations  surrounding  Cienf  uegos  have  made  heavy 
purchases  of  machinery,  and  there  has  been  a  great  demand  for  plows 
and  other  agricultural  implements.  A  new  enterprise  in  the  sugar- 
producing  industry  is  the  establishing  of  a  sugar  mill  between  Sancti 
Spiritus  and  Ciego  de  Avila  bj^  an  American  company.  The  comple- 
tion of  a  new  railroad  from  Cardenas  has  greatl}^  increased  the  ship- 
ments of  sugar  from  the  interior  to  Cienfuegos. 

It  is  said  that  over  $150,000  has  been  subscribed  by  the  leading 
business  men  of  Torreón  for  the  formation  of  a  new  company,  which 
proposes  to  ere^^t  in  that  city  one  of  the  most  complete  electric  plants 
to  be  found  in  northern  Mexico,  according  to  the  plans,  which  were 
made  some  time  ago,  all  of  the  machiner}^  to  be  installed  in  the  new 
plant  will  come  directly  from  the  United  States  and  will  represent 
some  of  the  best  electrical  machiner}^  ever  brought  into  Mexico. 

Chile  is  to  have  a  new  electric  railroad.  At  present  there  are  but 
two  electric  systems  in  the  Republic.  One  at  Santiago,  the  capital, 
and  the  other  at  Valparaiso.  Both  were  installed  by  German  concerns. 
The  Government  has  granted  a  concession  for  an  electric  railroad 
between  Concepción  and  Talcahauno.  The  entire  equipment,  it  is 
said,  will  be  brought  from  the  United  States,  and  the  system  will  be 
installed  by  an  American  compan}^. 

Honduras  promises  a  splendid  market  for  all  American  goods,  and 
I  trust  that  the  American  floating  exposition  will  visit  these  Central 
American  ports,  notifying  the  consuls  several  weeks  in  advance  of 
their  itinerary  so  that  the  merchants  of  the  interior  can  be  advised. 

United  States  Consul  Johnson  advises  from  Puerto  Cortes  that  in 
order  to  promote  the  growing  of  fruit,  especiall}^  bananas,  the  Hon- 
duran  Government  has  granted  to  planters  the  free  importation  (fl 
such  articles  as  may  be  needed  on  their  plantations. 

The  Compania  Herinera  de  Mollinos  de  la  Colmena  has  been  organ- 
ized in  Saltillo,  Mexico,  with  a  subscribed  capital  of  $100,000,  to  erect 
mills  with  a  capacit}^  for  producing  about  100  barrels  of  wheat  flour 
daily. 


1164       INTEENATIONÁL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 


BOOK  NOTES. 

Books  and  pamphlets  sent  to  the  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics,  and 
containing  subject-matter  bearing  upon  the  countries  of  the  Interna- 
tional Union  of  American  Republics,  will  be  treated  under  this  caption 
in  the  Monthly  Bulletin. 

In  his  book  "From  Panama  to  Patagonia,"  published  b}^  A.  C. 
McClurg  &  Co.,  Chicago,  1906,  Mr.  Charles  M.  Pepper  d-edicates 
a  veiy  facile  pen  to  a  consideration  of  the  benefits  accruing  to 
the  west  coast  of  South  America  through  the  construction  of  the 
Panama  Canah  As  preliminary  to  a  satisfactory  treatment  of  the 
subject,  Mr.  Pepper  made  a  tour  of  investigation  over  the  regions 
described.  Starting  from  the  Pacific  end  of  the  Canal  Zone,  a  sea 
voyage  to  the  southern  extremity  of  the  Western  Continent  was  made, 
the  various  ports  and  coast  towns  of  Ecuador,  Bolivia,  and  Chile  being 
visited.  Returning  overland,  the  interior  districts  of  the  same  coun- 
tries were  visited,  with  supplementary  excursions  to  the  inland  towns 
of  Bolivia  and  the  Argentine  Republic.  Speaking  of  the  future 
development  of  Panama,  the  writer  predicts  the  most  rapid  progress 
in  the  territory  Ij^ng  principally  west  of  the  Canal  Zone  and  extend- 
ing to  the  limits  of  Costa  Rica.  This  growth  along  the  lines  of  agri- 
cultural and  pastoral  industries  will  inevitably  follow  the  adequate 
building  of  roadways,  for  which  provision  was  made  by  the  Panama 
Government  out  of  its  first  revenues.  For  the  present,  however,  this 
section  will  depend  more  on  international  commerce  than  on  its  internal 
resources.  Guayaquil,  the  shipping  point  for  nearly  one-third  of  the 
world's  supply  of  cacao  or  chocolate,  forms  also  the  outlet  for  the 
rubber,  cofi^ee,  vegetable  ivor}^  and  hides  of  the  interior  of  Ecuador, 
all  of  which  products  would  be  directly  tributary  to  canal  traffic. 
The  Guayaquil  to  Quito  railway  renders  transport  to  the  coast  feasible, 
while  communication  with  Cuenca,  an  important  industrial  and  com- 
mercial center  of  southern  Ecuador  is  a  link  in  the  ultimate  Pan- 
American  Railway  trunk  line.  The  Peruvian  shore  town  of  Paita, 
with  its  splendid  sheltered  bay,  its  facilities  for  docks  and  wharves, 
with  sea  room  for  fleets  of  all  nations,  is  described  as  the  future 
emporium  of  northern  Peru  and  the  Pacific  gateway  to  the  Panama 
Canal  for  the  Amazon  country.  All  the  commerce  of  central  Peru 
passes  through  Callao,  with  which  enterprising  Chinese  merchants 
have  established  a  direct  line  to  Hongkong,  via  Panama,  With 
the  exception  of  Valparaiso,  the  maritime  movement  at  Callao  is 
the  greatest  of  all  ports  south  of  Panama,  but  with  the  completion 
of  the  canal  its  commercial  importance  will  be  immensely  enhanced. 


BOOK    NOTES.  1165 

The  coastwise  traffic  in  which  foreign  vessels  are  permitted  to  engage 
centers  at  this  port.  Moliendo,  ranking  next  to  Callao  in  commercial 
importance,  is  handicapped  as  a  shipping  center  by  inadequate  harbor 
facilities  and  will  in  the  future  be  the  point  of  division  for  Panama 
shipments  and  those  around  Cape  Horn.  The  cotton,  sugar,  and  rice 
plantations  of  interior  Peru  are  all  considered  with  reference  to  future 
shipment  by  the  Panama  route,  and  a  high  tribute  is  paid  to  the  irri- 
gation marvels  accomplished  by  the  Incas.  Southward  from  Arica, 
which  is  denominated  '  '  the  emerald  gem  of  the  west  coast,"  Mr.  Pepper 
estimates  that  bulky  freight  will  continue  to  reach  European  ports  via 
Cape  Horn,  while  shipments  to  and  from  New  York  and  New  Orleans  will 
pay  canal  tolls  and  still  have  cheaper  ocean  transport  than  by  the  south- 
ern route.  Punta  Arenas,  the  most  southerh' town  on  any  continent,  is 
now  an  important  coaling  station,  vfhich  ma}"  be  probabl}"  deprived  of  its 
importance  in  this  regard  through  the  completion  of  the  Panama  Canal, 
but  as  the  center  of  the  sheep  industry  of  Tierra  del  Fuego  and  of  the 
Chilean  mainland  its  future  stability  is  assured.  An  interesting  sec- 
tion of  the  traveler's  explorations  is  the  Bolivian  plateau,  whose  native 
population  with  their  crude  manner  of  life  and  customs  seems  strangely 
at  variance  with  the  incalculable  wealth  of  minerals  l3'ing  close  at 
hand.  Gold,  silver,  copper,  tin,  and  coal  mines  cover  immense  reaches 
of  territory,  and  in  the  production  of  bismuth,  Bolivia  claims  to  lead 
the  world.  The  product  is  taken  by  the  King  of  Saxony  with  a  view 
to  protecting  his  own  monopoly.  Incidentally  to  his  geographical 
and  topographical  studies,  Mr,  Pepper  details  in  a  graphic  manner  the 
social  life  and  characteristics  of  the  various  population  centers  visited 
and  adds  a  chapter  on  the  new  basis  of  the  Monroe  Doctrine. 

An  interesting  article  is  published  in  the  Review  of  Reviews  for 
April,  1906,  concerning  the  ''Volcanoes  and  Earthquakes  in  the  Carib- 
bean Regions."  The  general  volcanic  formation  of  southern  Mexico 
extends  southward  along  the  Pacific  where  conditions  of  incessant 
danger  are  developed.  In  Guatemala  the  tw^o  peaks  known  as  Water 
and  Fire,  respectively,  rise  abruptlj^  from  alluvial  plains  along  the 
Pacific.  Near  them  the  former  capital  of  the  Republic  was  situated, 
its  subsequent  destruction  necessitating  the  removal  of  the  seat  of  gov- 
ernment. The  vicinit}^  of  the  old  city,  Antigua,  is  of  remarkable 
beauty  and  fertilit}^,  and  though  still  considered  dangerous,  new  plan- 
tations a.nd  dwellings  have  been  established.  San  Salvador  is  the 
center  of  the  greatest  volcanic  activity  of  this  region,  though  the 
statement  is  made  that  the  natives  are  so  accustomed  to  seismic  dis- 
turbances as  to  give  no  heed  to  them.  In  Honduras  there  are  no 
volcanoes,  though  evidences  of  volcanic  formation  are  distinct!}^  visi- 
ble.    In  Nicarasrua  the  volcanic  chain  bends  toward  the  southeast  and 


IIGG   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

one  spur  enters  Costa  Rica  where,  however,  the  volcanoes  are  quiet. 
Active  manifestations  of  volcanic  nature  do  not  extend  south  of  Costa 
Rica  in  Central  America,  the  Isthmus  of  Panama  being  free  from  such 
disturbances.  The  seismic  manifestations  along  the  coast  of  northern 
South  America  might  be  accounted  for  bj^  the  gradual  subsidence  of 
that  region,  which  is  proceeding  in  relative  accord  with  the  gradual 
forcing  upward  of  Central  America  and  the  West  Indies. 

Special  Agent  Hutchinson,  of  the  united  States  Department  of 
Commerce  and  Labor,  has  made  an  investigation  of  trade  conditions 
in  Bolivia,  "the  high  plateau  region  of  South  America,"  and  gives  the 
results  of  his  observations  under  date  of  February  20,  published  in 
Daily  Consular  and  Trade  Report,  No.  2533.  Owing  to  conditions 
explained  by  Mr.  Hutchinson,  Bolivia  does  not  at  this  time  present 
an  inviting  field  for  the  sale  of  American  products,  but  with  the 
development  of  its  mines  and  forests,  which  will  follow  the  completion 
of  railways  under  construction  and  those  contemplated,  an  increased 
demand  for  manufactured  products  will  arise  that  will  largely  promote 
imports.  It  is  shown  that  statistics  of  the  several  importing  countries 
are  inaccurate,  and  that  a  considerable  portion  of  products  received 
from  the  United  States  pass  in  transit  through  Chile  and  Peru  and  are 
credited  to  those  countries. 

The  Columbus  Memorial  Library  has  received  from  Señor  Ramón 
Valdês,  the  author,  a  geography  of  the  Republic  of  Panama  consist- 
ing of  155  pages,  18  engravings,  and  a  map  of  said  country  printed  in 
Spanish  and  entitled  '  '  Geografía  del  Istmo  de  Panamá  ;"  also  a  pam- 
phlet in  the  same  language  entitled  "Z«  Independencia  de  Panama. — 
Sus  amteceãentes^  sus  causas  y  su  justificación.,'^''  which  work  has  been 
translated  into  English  and  French  by  the  Government  of  that  Repub- 
lic. The  first-mentioned  book  has  been  ofliciall}^  adopted  to  serve  as  a 
text-book  in  the  schools  of  the  Republic  of  Panama. 

United  States  Daily  Consular  Report  Eo.  2518  contains  a  paper  from 
the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor,  concerning  the  construction 
of  the  Tehuantepec  Railway  in  its  possible  relation  to  the  Panama 
Canal.  The  influence  of  the  Tehuantepec  line  on  the  Mexican  national 
development  is  an  unquestionable  one.  Intimations  are  given  that 
Mexico  will  now  enter  upon  a  series  of  trade  treaties  v\^ith  Chile  and 
other  Pacific  coast  countries  of  South  America  with  a  view  to  securing 
not  only  a  portion  of  their  traffic  for  international  transit,  but  also  with 
the  purpose  of  extending*  Mexican  commerce.  These  trade  arrange- 
ments have  been  negotiated  in  the  past,  but  the  lack  of  harbor  facilities 
at  Salina  Cruz  rendered  them  nugatory. 


LIBEÁKY    ADDITIOJïiS.  1167 

The  Journal  of  Tropical  Ag-riculture  {Journal  d? Agriculture  Tropi- 
cale) for  February  28,  1906,  publishes  a  paper  on  viticulture  and  vine- 
yards in  the  tropics  with  special  reference  to  Paraguay.  In  spite  of 
several  abortive  efforts  to  produce  a  grape  of  marketable  value,  the 
writer,  Dr.  Moïses  S.  Bertoni,  is  hopeful  that  others  may  prove 
more  successful  than  himself. 


ADDITIONS    TO    THE    C0LUMBÜ8    MEMOEIAL 
LIBEAEY  DURING  MARCH,  1906., 

Bolivia. 

Bolivia.  Ministerio  de  colonización  y  agricultura:  Anexos  á  la  memoria  dei 
Ministro  de  colonización  y  agricultura  presentado  al  Congreso  ordinario 
de  1905.  Segunda  parte.  (Detalles  de  la  estadística  comercial  de  1904.) 
La  Paz,  J.  M.  Gamarra,  1905.     260  (1)  p.     4°. 

Ministerio   de  relaciones  exteriores  y  culto:  Memoria   que  presenta  el 

Ministro  de  relaciones  exteriores  y  culto  ...  al  Congreso  ordinario  de 

1905.  La  Paz,  "Los  Debates,"  1905.     69,  215  (1)  p.     4°. 

Brazil. 

Moore,  John  Bassett:  Brazil  and  Peru  boundary  question.  By  John  Bassett  Moore. 
New  York,  The  Knickerbrocker  Press,  [1904].     32  p.  Maps.     8°. 

Chile. 

Instituto  comercial  de  Santiago:  Anuario  del  instituto  comercial  de  Santiago. 
Años  1904  á  1905.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  "  El  Globo,"  1905.  (2), 
152  p.     8. 

Colombia. 

Arango,  Leocadio  María:  Catálogo  del  museo  del  Sr.  Leocadio  María  Arango  de 
Medellín,  capital  del  Departamento  de  Antioquia,  en  la  República  de 
Colombia.     Medellín,  Imprenta  Oficial,  1905.     200  p.     illus.     8°. 

Colombia  Gold  Placer  Company.  .  .  .  [Prospectus.]  [New  York,  1906.]  31 
p.     Map.     illus.     8°. 

Cuba. 

CÁMARA  DE  Comercio,  Industria  y  Navegación:  Reglamento  de  la  Cámara  de  comer- 
cio, industria  y  navegación  de  la  Isla  de  Cuba,  aprobado  en  la  Asamblea 
general  extraordinaria  celebrada  en  la  Habana  el  día  3  de  enero  de  1906. 
Habana,  Imp.  Avisador  Comercial,  1906.     30  p.     16°. 

Carrera  y  Justiz,  F.  :  Introducción  á  la  historia  de  las  instituciones  locales  de  Cuba. 
Habana,  Imp.  "La  Moderna  Poesía,"  1905.     2  v.     8°. 

Cuba.  Junta  Superior  de  Sanidad:  Fiebre  amarilla.  Instrucciones  populares  para 
evitar  su  contagio  y  propagación  .  .  .  Habana,  1906.  Cover-title. 
8  p.     8°.- 

Same.     Reglamentos  Para  el  Régimen  Interior  de  la  Comisión  especial 

para  la  extinción  del  muermo  y  la  tuberculosis  en  el  ganado  y  para  el 
estado  de  observación  sanitaria.     Aprobado     .     .     .     de  17  de  febrero  de 

1906.  Habana,  Rambla  y  Bouza,  1906.     26  p.     8°. 


1168   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Cuba.  Sección  de  estadística  g enekal:  Industria  azucarera  y  sus  derivadas.  Zafra 
de  1903-1904.  Preparado  por  la  Sección  de  estadistica  general.  Habana, 
Imprenta  Mercantil,  1906.     41  (1)  p.     4°. 

Instituto  de  Seguxda  enseñaxza  de  Matanzas:  Memoria  anual  corresj)ondiente 
al  curso  académico  de  1904  :1  1905.  Matanzas,  Imprenta  "La  Pluma  de 
Oro,"  1906.     94  p.  tables.     i:ius.     8°. 

Sedaño  y  Agramonte,  José  Raul:  El  libro  del  ciudadano  Cubano.  Derecho 
político.  Recopilado  por  José  Eaul  Sedaño  y  Agramente.  Primera 
parte  .  .   .     Habana,  Imp.  P.  Fernández  y  Ca.,  1901.     142  p.     8°. 

Honduras. 

Banco  de  Honduras.  Movimiento  semestral  31  de  diciembre  de  1905  .  .  .  Tegu- 
cigalpa, Tip.  Nacional,  1906.     13  p.     4°. 

Honduras.  Ministerio  de  Relaciones  Exteriores:  Memoria  presentada  á  la  Asam- 
blea nacional  constituyente  por  el  .  .  .  Ministro  de  relaciones  exteriores. 
1903-1905.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  1906.     43  p.     4°. 

México. 

Casa  de   moneda  y  apartado  de  México.     [Album.]     13   photographs,     obi.  4°. 
Great  Britain.     Foreign   office.      Report  for  the  year  1905-6  on  the  Mexican 

budget.     London,  Harrison  and  Sons,   1906.     7  p.     8°.     (Dip.  and  con. 

repts.,  ann.  ser.  no.  3531.) 
"El    Hacendado    Mexicano:"    Revista   azucarera.     .  .  .  1905-6.     México,    Imp. 

Lacaud,  [1906].     Cover-title.     100  p.     8°. 
Yincent,   Ralph  Waterman:   Mexico  to-day  and  to-morrow.     An  outline  of  the 

present  earning  power  and  future  possibilities  of  her  railroad  sj^stems. 

Facts,  figures,  and  suggestions  regarding  the  principal  traffic  producing 

centers.     By  Ralph  AYaterman  Yincent,  of  the  staff  of  the  New  York 

News  Bureau.     1906.     No  imprint.     85  p.     illus.     8°. 

Nicaragua. 

Nicaragua.  Ministerio  de  hacienda  y  crédito  público:  Estadísticas  económicas 
de  Nicaragua.  Publicaciones  periódicas  del  Ministerio  de  hacienda  y 
crédito  piíblico.  Opúsculo  número  1°.  Resultados  del  año  de  1904. 
Managua,  Tip.  Nacional,  1904.     xv,  139  p.     4°. 

Paraguay. 

Carrasco,  Gabriel:  La  población  del  Paraguay  antes  y  después  de  la  guerra.  Rec- 
tificación de  opiniones  generalmente  aceptadas  .  .  .  Asunción,  H.  Kraus, 
1905.     26  p.     8°. 

(At  head  of  title:  Gabriel  Carasco.    Articulos  publicados  en  ''La  Nación"  de  Buenos 
Aires.  ) 

Paraguay.  Dirección  General  de  Inmigración  y  Colonización:  Informe  de  la 
dirección  general  de  inmigración  y  colonización  presentado  al  Ministerio 
de  relaciones  exteriores  con  anexos  sobre  varios  proyectos  relativos  á  la 
colonización  y  propaganda.     Asunsión,  H.  Kraus,  1906.     82  (1)  p.     4°. 

Perú. 

Dancuaet,  P.  Emilio:  Anales  de  la  hacienda  pública  del  Perú.  Historia  y  legisla- 
ción fiscal  de  la  República  por  P.  Emilio  Dancuart  .  .  .  Tomo  7.  Lima, 
Imprenta  Gü,  1905.     279  p.    4°. 


LIBRARY    ADDITIOlSrS.  1169 

Garland,  Alejandro:  Ferrocarril  del  Norte  por  Alejandro  Garland.  Lima,  Lit. 
Tip.  Nacional  de  Badiola  y  Berrio,  1905.     54  p.     Map.     8°. 

Same.  Keseña  industrial  del  Perú  por  Alejandro  Garland.  Lima.  Im- 
prenta La  Industria,  1905.     159  (1)  p.     illus.    "dia^r.     8°. 

Philippine  Islands. 

Blair,  Emma  Helen,  and  Robertson,  James  Alexander:  The  Philippine  Islands, 
1493-1898.  .  .  .  V.  33&34.  1519-1605.  Cleveland,  The  Arthur  H.  Clark 
Company,  1906.     2  v.     8°. 

United  States. 

Ames,  John  G.  :  Comprehensive  index  to  the  publications  of  the  United  States  Gov- 
ernment, 1881-1893.  By  John  G.  Ames  .  .  .  Washington,  Government 
Printing  Office,  1905.     2  v.     Continuous  paging.     4°. 

V.].     804  p. 

v.  2.     805-1590  p. 

Audubon,  John  W.  :  Audubon's  western  journal:  1849-1850.  Being  the  MS.  record 
of  a  trip  from  New  York  to  Texas,  and  an  overland  journey  through 
Mexico  and  Arizona  to  the  gold  fields  of  California  by  John  W.  Audubon. 
With  biographical  memoir  by  his  daughter  Maria  R.  Audubon.  Intro- 
duction, notes,  and  index  by  Frank  Heywood  Hodder  .  .  .  Cleveland, 
The  Arthur  H.  Clark  Company,  1906.  249  p.  Map.  front,  (port.) 
illus.     8°. 

Field  Columbian  Museum:  Annual  report  of  the  director  of  the  board  of  trustees 
for  the  year  1904-1905.     Chicago,  1905.     pp.  333-435.     illus.     8°. 

Gannett,  Henry  {coriip.  )  :  A  dictionary  of  altitudes  in  the  United  States.  (4th  ed.  ). 
Compiled  by  Henry  Gannett.  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office, 
1906.     1072  (2)  p.     8°.     (Bull.  274,  U.  S.  Geological  Survey.) 

Geographical  Society  of  Philadelphia:  First  annual  report  of  the  librarian. 
March,  1906.    Philadelphia,  Franklin  Printing  Company,  1906.    22  p.     8°. 

Public  School  Library,  Columbus:  Twenty-ninth  annual  report  of  the  Public 
School  Library.  Columbus,  Ohio,  September  1,  1904,  to  August  31,  1905. 
No  imprint.     32  p.     8°. 

Salem  Public  Library:  Seventeenth  report  of  the  trustees  of  the  Salem  Public 
Library.  Salem,  Massachusetts,  December,  1905.  Salem,  Newcomb  & 
Gauss,  1906.     29  p.     8°. 

Syracuse  Public  Library:  Annual  report  of  the  Syracuse  public  library  for  the 
year  ending  December  31, 1905.     Syracuse,  Lyman  Press,  1906.     31  p.     8°. 

United  States  Board  of  Consulting  Engineers  for  the  Panama  Canal:  Report 
of  the  Board  of  Consulting  Engineers  for  the  I'anama  Canal.  Washing- 
ton, Government  Printing  Office,  1906.  xxi,  426  p.  diagrs.  Case  of  31 
maps.     4°. 

Bureau  of  Statistics:  Annual  review  of  the  foreign  commerce  of  the  U.  S. 

and  summary  tablea  of  commerce  for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1905. 
Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.  pp.  17-69.  4°.  (From 
the  anil.  rept.  on  commerce  and  navigation  of  the  U.  S.  for  1905.) 

Same.     Exports  of  domestic  merchandise  from  the  U.  S.  by  articles  and 

countries  during  the  years  ending  íune  30,  1901-1905.  Washington, 
Government  Printing  Office,  1906.  pp.  443-766.  4°.  (From  the  aun. 
rept.  of  commerce  and  navigation  for  1905.  ) 

Same.     Exports  of  domestic  merchandise  from  the  U.  S.  during  the  year 

ending  June  30,  1905  .  .  .  By  articles  and  customs  districts  [and]  sum- 
mary of  exports  of  domestic  merchandise  by  articles.  Washington,  Gov- 
ernment Printing  Office,  1906.  pp.  767-834.  4°.  (From  the  ami.  rept- 
of  commerce  and  navigation  for  1905.  ) 


1170   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

United  States  Board  of  Consulting  Engineers  for  the  Panama  Canal:  Bureau  of 
Statistics:  Imported  merchandise  entered  por  consumption  in  the  U.  S. 
and  duties  collected  thereon,  1905  .  .  .  Washington,  Government  Printing 
Office,  1906.  112  p.  4°.  (From  ann.  rept.  of  commerce  and  navigation 
for  1905. ) 

Same.     Imports  of  merchandise  into  the  U.  S.  during  the  year  ending  June 

30,  1905  ...  By  articles  and  customs  districts,  1905  [and]  by  articles, 
1903-1905  .  .  .  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.  pp. 
333-441.     4°.     (From  ann.  rept.  of  commerce  and  navigation  for  1905.  ) 

United  States.  Department  of  Agriculture:  Meat  in  foreign  markets,  tariffs  of 
fourteen  importing  nations,  and  countries  of  surplus.  Washington,  Gov- 
ernment Printing  Office,  1905.     95  p.     8°. 

Department  of  State:  A  list  of  books,  pamphlets,  and  maps  received  at  the 

Library  .  .  .  during  the  period  from  July  1,  1905,  to  December  31,  1905, 
■with  reference  to  articles  in  periodicals  relating  to  the  law  of  nations, 
diplomacy,  history,  and  political  science;  supplemented  by  a  list  of  peri- 
odicals and  newspapers  received.  [Washington,  Government  Printing 
Office,  1906.]     57  p.     12°. 

Venezuela. 

[Ceballos,  B.  Lopez  de]  :  In  the  Federal  Court  of  Venezuela.  Brief  presented  on 
behalf  of  the  South  American  Company  (Philadelphia)  by  its  counsel, 
B.  Lopez  de  Ceballos,  and  of  Messrs.  Guzman  by  their  counsel,  Fernando 
Cadenas  Delgado.  Philadelphia,  Geo.  H.  Buchanan  Company,  1905.  34  p. 
8°.     Cover-title. 

La  Empresa  del  Gran  Ferrocarril  del  Tachira  acoge  complacida  el  presente  tra- 
bajo, salido  de  la  pluma  de  un  apreciable  escritor  zuliano;  y  al  darle  esta 
formr.  de  publicidad,  quiere  tributar  en  ello  un  homeaje  más  á  la  distinguida 
señora  que  tantos  merece,  y  ofrecer  un  motivo  de  grata  satisfacción  á  su 
ilustre  esposo,  el  General  Cipriano  Castro,  .  .  .  Maracaibo,  Benito  H. 
Rubio,  1906.     46  p.     nar.  12°. 

Landaeta  Rosales,  Manuel:  Anales  delas  cárceles  de  Caracas  desde  1799  hasta  1905 
por  ]\Ianuel  Landaeta  Rosales.  Caracas,  Tip.  Herrera  Irigoyen  &  Ca., 
1906.     40  p.     8°. 

Same.  Monedas  de  Venezuela.  Guía  para  los  coleccionistas  de  ellas.  Cara- 
cas, Tip.  Universal,  1906.     15  p.  8°. 

Venezuela  [Ministerio  de  relaciones  interiores].  Venezuela,  Francia  y  cable 
Frances.  Editoriales  de  "El  Constitucional."  Proceso  diplomático. 
Piezas  del  proceso  jurídico.  [Caracas]  Imprenta  Nacional,  1906.  72  p. 
t.  p.  Ixxviii,  t.  p.  Ixxx,  (4)  p.  50  fac-simi.  4°.  (Text  in  Spanish,  French, 
and  English). 

Venezuela  y  la  compañía  francesa  de  cables  telegráficos.  Ruidoso  proceso. 
Documentos  publicados  en  "El  Constitucional."  Caracas  Imprenta 
Nacional,  1905.  ix,  136  (1),  t.  p.  clix.  (1).  T.  p.  153  (2)  p.  8°.  (Text 
in  Spanish,  French,  and  German). 

GENERAL  AVORKS,  REFERENCE  BOOKS,  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 

Boyd's  Directory  op  the  District  of  Columbia,  1906.     .     .     .     Chicago,  Franklin 

CO.,  [1906].     1290  p.     8°. 
Bkiceño   Valero,  Américo:    Factores   étnicos   de   la    raza  Hispano- Americana   por 

Américo  Briceño  Valero.     Valera,  Tip.  del  Centro  Industrial,  1905.     39  p. 

16°. 


LIBKAEY    ADDITIONS.  1171 

Field  Columbian  Museuji:  Contributions .  to  a  flora  of  the  Bahamian  archipelago. 

By  C.  F.  Millspaugh.     Chicago,  1906.     pp.  137-184.     8°.     (Bot.  ser.fv. 

2,  No.  3). 
International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics:  Monthly  Bulletin.     February^ 

1906.     Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.     pp.  289-598.     8°. 

CONTEXTS. 

The  Pan-American  Conference. 

Pan-American  Literary  Competition. 

Argentine  Republic.  Shipment  of  cereals  in  1905;  immigration  in  1905;  the  jerked- 
t)3ef  industry;  export  movement  at  La  Plata,  1905;  exports  for  first  eleven  months- 
of  1905;  ratio  of  trade  values;  port  and  dock  dues:  railway  statistics,  1905;  cultiva- 
tion of  alfalfa;  sugar  production;  Argentine  industries. 

Bolivia.  Bids  asked  forproposed  railways;  law  concerning  the  stamp  tax  on  tobaceoj 
coal  deposits  of  the  Republic. 

Brazil.  Budget  law  and  custom  smodifications  for  190G;  exports  first  nine  months  of 
1905;  decree  regulating  traffic  on  the  Madeira  River;  rubber  exports  from  Manaos. 
and  Para,  first  eleven  months,  19U5;  coffee  movement,  October,  1905;  coffee  move- 
ment, November,  1905;  customs  receipts  for  October,  1905;  customs  revenue,  Novem- 
ber, 1905;  railway  development;  exports  of  minerals;  entries  of  sugar  and  cotton  at. 
Pernambuco;  prizes  for  rubber  cultivation;  issue  of  silver  currency. 

Chile.    Nitrate  consumption  of  the  world;  protection  of  the  Chinchilla. 

Colombia.    Tariff  modifications;  mining  tax;  treaties  with  Peru. 

Costa  Rica.    Prolongation  of  the  Pacific  Railway;  restriction  of  immigration. 

Cuba.    Postal  receipts. 

Dominican  Republic.    Exports  during  the  third  quarter  of  1905. 

Ecuador.    New  customs  laws;  foreign  commerce  in  1904. 

Guatemala.    The  future  of  the  Republic. 

Honduras.  Message  of  President  Bonilla;  statistical  data  for  1903  and  1904;  natural 
and  industrial  products;  contract  for  the  extraction  of  resins  and  distillation  of  tur- 
pentine; market  for  sugar. 

Mexico.  Foreign  commerce  in  September,  1905;  regulation  of  rebate  to  metallurgical 
establishments;  exportation  of  sugar;  gold  imports  from  the  United  States;  exchange 
comparisons;  silver  coinage;  decree  concerning  the  issue  of  certificates  in  cxchange 
for  gold  in  bars  or  in  foreign  coin;  gold  coinage  in  Mexico;  tariff  modifications, 
exploitation  of  the  guayule  plant;  horticultural  training  school;  kilogram  of  silver 
as  basis  for  stamp  tax,  February,  1906;  operations  of  the  mail  service,  November 
1905;  customs  revenue,  November,  1905;  customs  revenues  for  eleven  years;  increased 
scale  of  consular  fees;  regulations  for  commercial  bookkeeping;  economic  condi- 
tions in  Sonora;  the  smelting  industry;  data  concerning  Minatitlan;  bromelia  fiber.. 

Nicaragua.    Message  of  President  Zelaya. 

Paraguay.  Appointment  of  provisional  president  and  cabinet;  foreign  commerce,, 
first  half  of  1905;  areas  under  cultivation. 

Peru.  Wireless  telegraphy  between  Lima  and  Iquitos;  cotton  growing  and  manufac- 
ture; discovery  of  mica;  mining  code. 

Salvador.    Imports  during  third  quarter  of  1905;  coffee  exports. 

United  States.  Trade  with  Latin  America  in  1905;  foreign  commerce  in  1905;  financial' 
statement,  December,  1905;  gold  and  silver  production  in  1905;  the  sugar  trade  in. 
1905;  construction  of  an  oil  pipe  line  in  the  Canal  Zone;  the  cattle  market  and  kin- 
dred industries;  competition  with  Germany  for  electrical  market;  coffee  market^ 
July-December,  1905;  free  and  dutiable  imports  from.  Latin  America;  con.sular  trade- 
reports. 

Uruguay.  The  conversion  of  the  national  debt;  report  of  the  Central  Uruguay  Rail- 
way; railway  earnings;  customs  revenues;  exports  in  1904  and  1905;  custom-house; 
receipts,  November,  1905;  wireless  telegraphy  established. 

Trade  of  America  and  Great  Britain,  1905. 

Transportation  Enterprises  in  South  America. 

The  World's  Coal  Production. 

Trade  Opportunities  in  Latin  America. 

Book  Notes. 

Library  Accessions  and  Files. 

Bull.  No.  4—06 20 


1172   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

MoNTÚFAR,  Haxuel:  Memoiias  para  la  historia  de  la  revolución  de  Centro  América 
por  Manuel  Montúfar.  Tomo  3.  San  Salvador,  Tip.  "La  Unión,"  1906, 
80  p.     12°. 

Same.     Tomo  4.     San  Salvador,  Tip.  "La  Unión,"  1906.     64  p.     12°. 

Pepper,  Charles  M.:  Panama  to  Patagonia.  The  Isthmian  canal  and  the  west 
coast  countries  of  South  America  b}'  Charles  M.  Pepper.  .  .  .  Chicago, 
A.  C.  McClurg  and  Co.,  1906.     398  p.     front.,  illus.  maps.     8°. 

MAPS    AND    ATLASES. 

Stielers  hand  ATLAS.  100  kartcn  in  Kupferstich  mit  162  nebenkarten.  Herausge- 
geben  von  Justus  Perthes,  geographischer  anstalt  in  Gotha.  .  .  .  Gotha, 
Justus  Perthes,  1905.     1  atlas. 

BOUND  PERIODICALS  ADDED  TO  THE  SHELVES  DURING  MARCH,  1906. 

Anales  de  la  Universidad  de  Chile.     Santiago  de  Chile,  julio  á  diciembre  de  1904. 

Board  of  Trade  Journal.     London.     April,  1903,  to  December,  1905.     11  v. 

Boletín  Judicial,  Costa  Rica.     Julio-diciembre  de  1905. 

Boletín  Legislativo.     Cuba.     1904  [pts.  1-5].     5  v. 

Boletín  de  la  Baja  California.     La  Paz,  México,  1903,  1904  &  1905.     3  v. 

The  Bookman.     New  York,  March-August,  1905. 

Bulletin  of  the  Free  Museum  of  Science  and  Art.  University  of  Penna.  Philadel- 
phia, January  1901-May,  1903.     1  v. 

Diario  Oficial.     Salvador.     Julio-septiembre  de  1905. 

El  Economista  Mexicano.     México.     Octubre  de  1904  á  marzo  de  1905. 

Same.     Abril  á  septiembre  de  1905. 

La  Gaceta.     Costa  Rica.     Julio-diciembre  de  1905. 

Caceta  Oficial.     Cuba.     Septiembre-octubre  de  1905. 

Same.     Noviembre  á  diciembre  de  1905. 

Geographical  Journal.     London.     July-Dicembre,  1905. 

Memorias  y  revistas  de  la  sociedad  científica  "Antonio  Álzate."  México.  Tomo 
13,  1899. 

Same.     Tomos  18  y  19.     1902  y  1903. 

Same.     Tomos  20  y  21.     1903  y  1904. 

Mines  and  minerals.     Scranton,  Penn.     August,  1904,  to  July,  1905. 

Periódico  Oficial  ...  de  Michoacán  de  Campo.     Morelia,  Mexico,  1905. 

Relatórios  consulares.     Brasil.     1900  and  1901.     2  v. 

Review  of  the  River  Plate.     Argentine  Republic.     Januarj'-June,  1904. 

Same.     July-December,  1904. 

Same.     January-June,  1905. 

U.  S.  Monthly  consular  reports.     Washington.     January  to  March,  1905. 

Same.     April  to  June,  1905. 

October  to  December,  1905. 

World's  Work.     New  York.     November,  1904  to  April,  1905. 

■ Same.     May  to  October,  1905. 


PERMANENT  LIBRARY  FILES. 

Those  publications  marked  with  an  asterisk  have  no  recent  numbers 
on  file. 


Persons  interested  in  the  commercial  and  general  news  of  foreign 
countries  will  find  the  following  among  the  official  and  periodical  pub- 
lications on  the  permanent  files  in  the  Columbus  Memorial  Library, 
International  Bureau  of  the  American  Bepublics: 

ARGENTINE    EEPCBLIC. 

Boletín  de  la  Cámara  Mercantil.     Barracas  al  Sud.     "Weekly. 

Boletín  Consular.     (Ministerio  de  relaciones  exteriores. )    Buenos  Ayres.     Irregular. 

Boletín  de  la  Unión  Industrial  Argentina.     Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 

*  Boletín  del  Instituto  Geográfico  Argentino.     Buenos  Ajares. 

*  Boletín  Demográfico  Argentino.     Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 

*  Boletín  Oficial  de  la  República  Argentina.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily. 

Bollettino  Mensile  della  Camera  Italiana  di  Commercio  ed  Arti  in  Buenos  Aires. 

Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 
Buenos  Aires  Handels-Zeitung.     Buenos  Ayres.     Weekly. 
Buenos  Aires  Herald.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily  and  weekly. 
*E1  Comercio  Exterior  Argentino.     Buenos  Ayres. 
Monthly  Bulletin  of  Munieii^al  Statistics  of  the  City  of  Buenos  Ayres.     Buenos  Ayres. 

Monthly. 
La  Nación.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily. 
La  Prensa.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily. 
Review  of  the  River  Plate.     Buenos  Ayres.     Weekly. 
Revista  Mensual  de  la  Cámara  Mercantil.     Barracas  al  Sud.     Monthly. 
Revista  Nacional.     Buenos  Ajares.     Monthly. 
The  Standard.     Buenos  Ayres.     Mail  supplement. 


Boletín  de  la  Oficina  Nacional  (Te  Inmigración,  Estadística  y  Pi'oj)aganda  Geográfica. 

La  Paz.     Quarterly. 
Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Geográfica  de  la  Paz.     La  Paz.     Irregular. 
El  Comercio.     La  Paz.     Daily. 
El  Estado.     La  Paz.     Daily.     (Diario  Oficial. ) 
Revista  Comercial  é  Industrial  de  la  República  de  Bolivia.     La  Paz.     Monthlj'. 


Boletim  da  Agricultura.     Secretario  da  Agricultura,  Commercio  e  Obras  Publicas  do 

Estado  de  São  Paulo.     São  Paulo,  Brazil.     Monthh\ 

Boletim  da  Secretaria  de  Agricultura,  Viação,  Industria  e  Obras  Publicas  do  Estado 

da  Bahia.     Bahia.     Monthly. 

1173 


1174   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

*  Boletim  de  Serviço  da  Estatística  Commercial  da  Repuljlica  dos  Estados  Unidos  do 
Brazil.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Irregular. 

*  Brazilian  Mining  Review.     Ouro  Preto.     Irregular. 

*  Brazilian  Review.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Weekly. 
Diario  da  Bahia.     Bahia.     Daily. 

Diario  Oficial.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Daily. 

*  Gazeta  Commercial  e  Financeira.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Weekly. 

*  Jornal  do  Commercio.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Daily. 
Jornal  do  Recife.     Pernambuco.     Dail3^ 

Jornal  dos  Agricultores.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Semimonthly. 
Provinda  (A)  do  Pará.     Belém.     Daily. 
Revista  Agrícola.     São  Paulo.     ]Monthly. 

*  Revista  Brazileira.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     ^Monthly. 

*  Revista  Industrial  e  Mercantil.     Pernambuco.     Monthly. 
Revista  Marítima  Brazileira.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Monthly. 


Boletín  del  Ministerio  de  relaciones  esteriores.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Agrícola  del  Sur.     Concepción.     Semimonthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  de  Fomento  Fabril.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Agricultura.     Santiago.     Weekly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Minería.     Santiago.     ^Monthly. 

Chilian  Times.     Valparaiso.     Semíweekly. 

Diario  Oficial  de  la  República  de  Chile.     Santiago.     Daily. 

El  Mercurio.     Valparaiso.     Daily. 

El  Noticiero  Comercial.     Santiago  de  Chile.     Monthly. 

El  Pensamiento.     Santiago.     INFonthly. 

*  Revista  Comercial  é  Industrial  de  Minas.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

COLOMBI.\. 

Diario  OficiaL    Bogotá.     Daily. 

*  Revista  de  la  Instrucción  Pública  de  Colombia.     Bogotá.     Monthly. 

COSTA    RICA. 

Boletín  Judicial.     San  José.     Daily. 

La  Gaceta.     (Diario  Oficial.  )     San  José.     Daily. 

Limon  Weekly  News.     Port  Limon.     Weekly. 


Boletín  Oficial  de  la  Cámara  de  Comercio,  Industria  y  Navigación  de  la  Isla  de  Cuba. 

Habana.     ^Monthly. 
La  Gaceta  Económica.     Habana.     Semimonthly. 
Gaceta  Oficial  de  la  República  de  Cuba.     Habana.     Daily. 

DOMINICAN    REPUBLIC. 

Gaceta  Oficial.     Santo  Domingo.     Weekly. 

ECUADOR. 

Anales  de  la  Universidad  Centi-al  del  Ecuador.     Quito.     Monthly. 

Gaceta  Municipal.     Guayaquil.     Weekly. 

Registro  Oficial  de  la  República  del  Ecuador.     Quito.     Daily. 


PERMAISTENT    LIBRARY    FILES.  1175 


Les  Annales  Diplomatiques  et  Consulaires.     Paris.     Monthly. 

Bulletin  de  la  Chambre  de  Commerce  de  Paris.     Paris.     Weekly. 

Bulletin  de  la  Société  de  Géographie  Commerciale  de  Paris.     Paris.     Irregular. 

La  Géographie.     Bulletin  de  la  Société  de  Géographie.     Paris.     Semimonthly. 

Journal  d'Agriculture  Tropicale.     Paris.     Monthly. 

Moniteur  Officiel  du  Commerce.     Paris.     Weekly. 

Le  Nouveau  Monde.     Paris.     Weekly. 

La  Revue.     Paris.     Semimonthly. 

*  Revue  du  Commerce  Extérieur.     Paris.     Semimonthly. 

GERMANY. 

*  Deutsche  Kolonialzeitung.     Berlin.     Weekly. 
Petermann's  Mitteilungen.     Gotha.     Monthly. 
Südamerikanische  Rundschau.     Berlin.     Monthly. 
Der  Tropenpflanzer.     Berlin.     Monthly. 

Zeitschrift  der  Gesellschaft  fur  Erdkunde  zu  Berlin.     Berlin.     Monthly. 

GREAT    BRITAIN. 

Board  of  Trade  Journal.     London.     Weekly. 

British  Trade  Journal.     London.     Monthly. 

Commercial  Intelligence.     London.     Weekly. 

Diplomatic  and  Consular  Reports.     London. 

Geographical  Journal.     London.     Monthljr. 

Mining  (The)  Journal,  Railway  and  Commercial  Gazette.     London.     Weekly. 

The  Scottish  Geographical  Magazine.     Edinburgh.     Monthly. 

South  American  Journal.     London.     Weekly. 

Times  (The).     London.     Daily.     ( Filed  for  one  year. ) 

GUATEMALA. 

Boletín  de  Agricultura.     Guatemala.     Irregular. 

El  Guatemalteco.     Guatemala.     Daily.     (Diario  Oficial. ) 

*La  República.     Guatemala.     Daily. 


*Bulletin  Officiel  de  l'Agriculture  et  de  l'Industrie.     Port  au  Prince.     Monthly. 

*  Le  Moment.     (Journal  politique.)     Port  au  Prince,  Haiti.     Weekly. 

Le  Moniteur.     (Journal  officiel  de  ia  République  d'Haïti.)     Port  au  Prince,  Haiti. 

Biweekly. 
Revue  de  la  Société  de  Législation.     Port  au  Prince,  Haiti.     Monthly. 

HONDURAS. 

Boletín  Legislativo.     Tegucigalpa.     Daily. 
El  Estado.     Tegucigalpa.      (3  nos.  per  week.) 
La  Gaceta.     Tegucigalpa.     Daily.     (Diario  Oficial.) 
Gaceta  Judicial.     Tegucigalpa.     Semiweekly. 

*  El  Pabellón  de  Honduras.     Tegucigalpa.     Weekly. 

*  El  Republicano  (semi-official).     Tegucigalpa.     Three  times  a  week. 

Revista  del  Archivo  y  Biblioteca  Nacional  de  Honduras.     Tegucigalpa,  Honduras. 
Monthly. 


1176   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

ITALY. 

Bollettino  del  Ministro  degli  Afíari  Esteri.     Roma.     Irregular. 

MEXICO. 

El  Agricultor  Mexicano.     Ciudad  Juarez.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  Estadística.     Mérida.     Semimonthly. 

Boletín  del  Instituto  Científico  y  Literario.     Toluca.     Monthly. 

Diario  Oficial.     México.     Daily. 

El  Economista  Mexicano.     México.     Weekly. 

El  Estado  de  Colima.     Colima.     Weekly. 

El  Hacendado  Mexicano.     México.     Monthly. 

Mexican  Herald.     México.     Daily.     (Filed  for  one  year.) 

Mexican  Investor.     México.     Weekly. 

Mexican  Journal  of  Commerce.     Mexico  City.     Monthly. 

Periódico    Oficial   del  Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Guerrero.      Chilpancingo,  México. 

Weekly. 
Periódico   Oficial    del    Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Michoacán  de  Ocampo.     Morelia, 

México.     Semiweekiy. 
*  Periódico  Oficial  del  Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Oaxaca.     Oaxaca  de  Juarez,  México. 

Semiweekiy. 
Periódico  Oficial  del  Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Tabasco.     San  Juan  Bautista,  México. 

Semiweekly. 
El  Republicano,     xiguascalientes.     Weekly. 
Semana  Mercantil.     México.     Weekly. 


NICARAGUA. 


The  American.     Bluefields.     Weekly. 

El  Comercio.     Managua.     Daily. 

Diario  Oficial.     Managua.     Daily. 

La  Estrella.     Granada.     Daily. 

El  Independente.     León.     Daily. 

La  Tarde.     Managua.     Daily. 

La  Voz  del  Pueblo.     León.     Daily. 


*La  Estrella  de  Panamá.     Panamá.     Weekly, 
Star  and  Herald.     Panamá.     Weekly. 
La  República.     Panamá.     Weekly. 

PARAGUAY. 

Boletín  Quincenal  de  la  Cámara  de  Comercio  de  la  Asunción.     Asunción.     Semi- 
monthly. 

*  Diario  Oficial.     Asunción.     Daily. 
Paraguay  Rundschau.     Asunción.     Weekly. 

Revista  del  Instituto  Paraguayo.     Asunción.     Monthly. 

*  Revue  Commerciale.     Assomption,  Paraguay.     Semimonthly. 


Auxiliar  del  Comercio.     Callao.     Biweekly. 

Boletín  de  Minas,  Industrias  y  Construcciones.     Lima.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Geográfica  de  Lima.     Lima.     Quarterly. 


PEEMANENT    LIBEAEY    FILES.  1177 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Agricultura.     Lima.     Monthly. 
Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Minería.     Lima.     Monthly. 
*E1  Comercio.     Cuzco.     Biweekly. 

*  El  Economista.     Lima.     Weekly. 

*  El  Peruano.  (Diario  Oficial.)  Lima.  Daily. 
Padrón  General  de  Minas.  Lima.  Semiannual. 
Revista  de  Ciencias.     Lima.     Monthly. 

*  Revista  Pan-Americana.     Lima.     Monthly. 

PHILIPPINE    ISLANDS. 

Boletín  de  la  Cámara  de  Comercio  Filipina.     Manila.     Monthly. 

El  Mercantil.     Manila.     Daily. 

Far  Eastern  Review,  Manila.     Monthly. 

Official  Gazette,  Manila.     Weekly.     (Also  issued  in  Spanish.  ) 

POETO    RICO. 

La  Correspondencia  de  Puerto  Rico.     San  Juan.     Daily. 

EL   SALVADOR. 

Anales  del  Museo  Nacional.     San  Salvador.     Monthly, 
Boletín  de  Agricultura.     San  Salvador.     Semimonthly. 
Diario  del  Salvador.     San  Salvador.     Daily. 
Diario  Oficial.     San  Salvador.     Daily. 

*  Revista  de  Derecho  y  Jurisprudencia.     San  Salvador.     Monthly. 

SWITZERLAND. 

La  Propriété  Industrielle.     Berne.     Monthly. 

UNITED    STATES. 

American  Druggist.     New  York.     Semimonthly. 

American  Historical  Review.     New  York.     Quarterly. 

American  Review  of  Reviews.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Bookman  (The).     New  York.     Monthly. 

Bulletin  of  the  American  Geographical  Society.     New  York. 

Bulletin  of  Books  added  to  the  Public  Library  of  the  City  of  Boston.  Boston.  Monthly. 

Bulletin  of  the  Geographical  Society  of  Philadelphia.     Philadelphia.     Monthly. 

Bulletin  of  the  New  York  Public  Library.     Monthly. 

Century  Magazine.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Current  Literature.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Dun's  Review.     New  York.     Weekly. 

Dun's  Review.     International  edition.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Engineering  Magazine.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Engineering  and  Mining  Journal.     New  York.     Weekly. 

Engineering  News.     New  York.     Weekly. 

Export  Implement  Age.     Philadelphia.     Monthly. 

Field  Columbian  Museum  Publications.     Chicago. 

Forum  (The) .     New  York.     Quarterly. 

Independent  (The) .     New  York.     Weekly. 

India  Rubber  World.     New  York.     Monthly.    • 

Journal  of  Geography.     New  York.     Monthly. 


1178   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Library  Journal.     New  York.     ^Monthly. 
Literary  Digest.     Xew  York.     Weekly. 

*  Mexican  Industrial  Review.     Chicago.     ]\Ionthly. 
Mining  World.     Chicago.     Weekly. 

Modern  Mexico.     St.  Louis.     Monthly. 

Monthly  Consular  and  Trade  Reports.      (Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor.) 

Washington.     INIonthly. 
National  Geographic  ]Magazine.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Noi'th  American  Review.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Novedades  (Las).     New  York.     Weekly. 
Outlook  (The).     New  York.     Weekly. 
Patent  and  Trade  Mark  Review.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Records  of  the  Past.     Washington,  D.  C.     Monthly. 
Scientific  American.     New  York.     Weekly. 
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Boletim  Mensal 

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Secretaria  Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas, 

União  Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas. 
Vol.  XXII.  ABRIL  DE  1906.  No.  é. 


TERCEIEA  CONFERENCIA  PAN -AMERICANA. 

ACTA  DA  SESSÃO  OKDINARIA  DE  4  DE  ABRIIi  DE  1906,  CELE- 
BRADA PEIiO  CONSELHO  DIRECTIVO  DA  UNIÃO  INTERNACIONAL 
DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

A  reunião  mensal  ordinaria  do  Conselho  Directivo  da  Secretaria 
Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas  teve  lu^ar  no  dia  4  de  Abril 
de  1906,  ás  tres  da  tarde,  no  Salão  de  Recepção  Diplomática  do  Depar- 
tamento de  Estado,  em  Washington,  sob  a  presidencia  do  honrado  Rob- 
ert Bacon,  Subsecretario  de  Estado,  estando  presentes  os  seguintes 
membros:  Sua  Excellencia,  Sr.  Joaquim  Nabuco,  Embaixador  do 
Brazil;  Sua  Excellencia,  Dom  Joaquín  D.  Casasús,  Embaixador  do 
Mexico;  Sr.  J.  N.  Léger,  Ministro  de  Haiti;  Sr.  Dom  Joaquín  Ber- 
nardo Calvo,  Ministro  de  Costa  Rica,  que  também  representou  a  Hon- 
duras; Sr.  Dom  Luís  F.  Corea,  Ministro  de  Nicaragua;  Sr.  Dom 
Joaquín  Walker-Martínez,  Ministro  de  Chile,  que  também  repre- 
sentou o  Equador;  Sr.  Dom  Gonzalo  de  Quesada,  Ministro  de  Cuba; 
Sr.  Dom  Ignacio  Calderón,  Ministro  de  Bolivia;  Sr.  Dom  Jorge 
Muñoz,  Ministro  de  Guatemala;  Sr.  Dom  Epifânio  Portela,  Ministro 
da  Republica  Argentina;  Sr.  Dom  Diego  Mendoza,  Ministro  de  Co- 
lombia; Sr.  Dom  Pedro  Requena  Bermúdez,  Encarregado  de  Nego- 
cios do  Uruguay  e  Sr.  Dom  C.  C.  Arosemena,  Encarregado  de 
Negocios  de  Panamá.  Também  estiveram  presentes  Sr.  Williams  C. 
Fox,  Director,  e  Dom  Francisco  J.  Yánes,  Secretario  da  Secretaria 
Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas. 

Á  moção  do  Sr.  Ministro  de  Cuba,  apoiado  pelo  Ministro  de  Nica- 
ragua, foi  suspendida  a  leitura  da^acta  da  sessão  anterior,  que  foi 
unanimemente  approvada. 

Em  seguida  o  Ministro  de  Costa  Rica,  Presidente  da  Commissão  de 
Regimen  Interno  da  Secretaria,  apresentou  uma  resolução  que  foi  lida 

1179 


1180      SECKETAEIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

pelo  Secretario;  e  tendo  em  conta  a  importancia  do  Programma  da 
Terceira  Conferencia  Pan-Americana  que  ia  ser  submettido  ao  estudo 
do  Conselho,  o  Senhor  Galyo  propoz  voluntariamente  deixar  pai'a 
outra  reunião  a  consideração  da  materia. 

O  Secretario  deu  conta  de  uma  communicação  que  o  Encarregado 
de  Negocios  do  Equador  dirigiu  ao  Ministro  do  Chile,  na  qual  o  desi- 
gnava para  que  o  representasse  tanto  nesta  sessão  como  na  da  Commissão 
de  projecto  de  Regulamento  para  a  Terceira  Conferencia.  Em  seguida 
o  Secretario  annunciou  que  a  Commissão  de  Programma  para  a  Ter- 
ceira Conferencia  Pan- Americana,  composta  do  Secretario  de  Estado, 
Presidente;  o  Embaixador  do  Brazil,  Vice-presidente;  o  Embaixador 
do  Mexico,  e  os  Ministros  de  Costa  Rica,  Chile,  Cuba,  Secretario  da 
Commissão,  e  Argentina  desejava  submetter  ao  Conselho  o  Programma, 
cuja  redacção  se  lhe  havia  encommendado. 

O  Presidente.  Segundo  entendo,  a  cada  um  dos  membros  do  Con- 
selho se  tem  enviado  um  exemplar  do  Programma,  e  supponho  que 
todos  conhecem  este  documento.  Apenas  direi  que  o  programma  tem 
a  sancção  unanime  dos  membros  da  Commissão  respectiva,  de  modo 
que  não  creio  que  haja  mais  que  accrescentar. 

O  Ministro  de  Cuba.  O  sabbado  passado  o  programma  foi  enviado 
aos  membros  do  Conselho  Directivo.  Peço  que  se  dê  leitura  ao  pro- 
gramma. 

O  Secretario  leu  o  programma. 

O  Ministro  de  Bolívia.  Senhor  Presidente:  Desejo  fazer  uma 
declaração.  Não  é  meu  intuito  provocar  uma  discussão  sobre  esta 
materia;  e  não  obstante  que  respeito  muito  a  opinião  dos  distinctos 
diplomatas  membros  da  Commissão  de  Programma,  sinto  não  ver  com- 
prehendida  nelle  a  proposição  da  livre  navegação  fluvial  como  materia 
de  estudo  para  a  Conferencia  do  Rio  de  Janeiro.  Rogo  ao  Senhor 
Presidente  que  se  digne  fazer  consignar  na  acta  a-  seguinte  declaração, 
para  que  se  conheçam  as  razões  que  tem  o  meu  Governo  para  pedir  a 
inclusão  no  Programma  do  assumpto  da  livre  navegação  fluvial.  Si  o 
Conselho  o  permitta,  peço  ao  Secretario  que  dê  leitura  á  manifestação 
que  faço. 

O  Secretario  leu  então  a  seguinte  manifestação  do  Ministro  de 
Bolivia: 

"Meu  Governo  entende  que  as  Conferencias  Pan- Americanas  estão 
convocadas  para  promover  a  harmonia  e  a  paz  e  estreitar  as  relações 
assim  politicas  como  económicas  de  nossos  respectivos  paizes,  e  para 
obter  este  resultado  devem  começar  por  estabelecer  as  bases  que  façam 
possível  o  livre  desenvolvimento  de  todos  seus  recursos  e  assegurem 
seu  desenvolvimento,  sob  regras  de  justiça  que  evitem  toda  causa  de 
contendas  e  si  por  desgraça  ellas  surgissem,  buscar  os  meios  de 
resolvel-as  por  arbitramento. 


TERCEIEA    CONFERENCIA    PAN-AMERICANA.  1181 

"Todos  os  accordüs  que  se  referam  á  uniformização  dos  systemas 
monetarios,  das  leis  sobre  patentes  de  invenção,  propriedade  litteraria 
e  tantas  outras  questões  de  caracter  internacional,  vêem  a  occupar  um 
lugar  secundario  com  relação  ás  oue  affectam  a  soberania  e  a  paz  das 
Uepublicas. 

"Inutil  será  entrar  em  estipulações c^ue  regulamentem  a  maneira  de 
facilitar  as  communicações,  si  previamente  não  reconhecemos  o  princi- 
pio essencial  do  livre  uso  de  todos  aquelles  elementos  naturaes  que 
servem  a  esse  fim. 

"Quando  a  conquista  ou  o  predominio  de  umas  nações  sobre  outras 
era  a  politica  estabelecida,  os  mais  fortes  pretenderam  o  dominio 
exclusivo  sobre  os  estreitos,  os  rios  e  até  os  mares. 

"O  progresso  das  ideas  e  da  civilização  tem  condemnado  esses  pro- 
pósitos e  mostrado  que  as  restricções  ao  livre  e  universal  aproveita- 
mento dos  meios  naturaes  de  communicação,  é  não  só  contrario  á  lei 
do  progresso,  mas  ainda  ás  conveniencias  egoístas. 

"Todotí  os  descobrimentos  modernos  tendem  a  abbreviar  as  distan- 
cias, approximar  os  paizes  uns  a  outros  e  pelo  rápido  e  crescente  con- 
tacto de  seus  habitantes,  formar  afinal  essa  irmandade  humana,  predi- 
cada por  todos  os  grandes  pensadores. 

"  O  desenvolvimento  das  doutrinas  e  tendencias  democráticas,  que 
arraigam  mais  e  mais  a  universalidade  dos  principios  de  livre  commu- 
nicação, sem  outras  restricções  que  as  policiarias  e  de  protecção 
contra  molestias  contagiosas  ou  a  internação  de  criminosos,  tem  dado 
fim  aos  passaportes  e  ^s  contribuições  creadas  sob  a  forma  de  impostos 
ou  direitos  de  transito. 

"A  estas  considerações  se  accrescenta  a  de  que  tem  sido  reconhecido 
pelas  nações  mais  adeantadas  o  principio  do  livre  transito  e  a  livre 
navegação  de  mares,  estreitos  e  rios  cue  por  sua  natureza  são  vias 
abertas  ao  trafico  universal. 

"Osystema  dos  rios  da  America  do  Sul  é  tal,  que  si  não  se  reconhe- 
cesse sua  livre  navegação,  ficaria  plantado  para  o  futuro  o  germen  de 
profundas  e  serias  dissensões,  que  perturbarão  a  paz  e  a  harmonia  das 
Eepublicas  e  que  por  ser  uma  absoluta  necessidade  e  um  direito  natural 
inquestionável,  teria  afinal  que  ser  acceita. 

"Sua  adopção  agora  será  não  só  uma  homenagem  a  um  principio 
fundamental  de  justiça,  mas  uma  previsão  para  assegurar  a  paz  e  um 
estimulo  ao  desenvolvimento  das  boas  relações  entre  os  paizes 
Americanos. 

"Por  fortuna,  não  ha  em  America  nenhuma  Republica  que  se 
opponha,  ou  desconheça  a  verdade  e  a  necessidade  dos  principios  que 
tenho  annunciado;  assim  que  não  ha  obstáculo  nem  razão  digna  de 
attenção  para  não  incluir  no  Programma  a  declaração  de  que  em 
America  se  reconhece  e  acceita  como  principio  geral  de  direito  inter- 


1182      SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS, 

nacional  o  da  liv^-e  navegação  dos  rios  que,  nascendo  no  territorio  de 
urna  republica  teem  sua  desemboccadura  no  de  outra;  isto  é,  que  toda 
naaão  situada  na  parte  superior  de  uní  rio  navegável  tem  direito  a 
navegal-o  livremente  até  sua  desemboccadura,  assim  como  os  navios 
mercantes  de  qualquer  nacionalidade,  sem  mais  restricções  que  as 
estabelecidas  pelos  práticos  marítimos. 

"Sise  pensa  na  importancia  que  teem  no  commercio  universal  as 
grandes  arterias  que  a  Natureza  tem  posto  á  disposição  do  genero 
humano  no  Continente  Sul  Americano;  si  se  lembra  que  o  Amazonas 
é  um  verdadeiro  mar  int&rior  que  recebe  poderosos  afíluentes  que 
nascem  do  territorio  de  quasi  todas  as  republicas,  se  comprehenderá 
facilmente  a  necessidade  e  a  justiça  de  tal  declaração. 

"Ella  está  consagrada  jáem  muitos  documentos  officiaes,  solemnes  e 
obrigatórios. 

"A  Republica  Argentina  tem  tratados  estipulando  a  livre  navegação 
de  seus  rios;  o  Uruguay  e  o  Paraguay,  Bolivia,  o  Peru  e  o  Brazil  teem 
reconhecido  o  mesmo  principio.  Sua  confirmação  pela  Conferencia 
Pan-Americana  importaria  consolidar  os  vínculos  de  livre  e  amistosa 
communicação  estabelecida  entre  todas  as  Republicas,  e  seu  desejo  de 
fazer  que  desappareçam  as  desconfianças  e  restricções  tão  contrarias 
ao  espirito  de  liberdade  e  ampliação  de  communicãções,  que  devem  ser 
a  norma  da  politica  de  povos  que  não  teem  outro  interesse  que  o  de  seu 
maior  bemestar  e  harmonia. 

"Assim  como  nas  communicãções  terrestres  não  ha  povo  civilizado 
que  opponha  obstáculos  nem  prohiba  o  transito  por  seu  territorio  de 
productos  ou  artigos  de  commercio  licito  destinados  a  paizes  vizinhos, 
o  facto  de  verificar-se  esse  transporte  pelas  vias  fluviaes  que  a  natureza 
tem  creado,  não  pode  alterar  a  verdade  e  a  justiça  do  principio  de  livre 
communicação,  que  é  hoje  a  base,  o  coi'ollario  obrigado  de  todos  os  pro- 
gressos e  aperfeiçoamentos  alcançados  pela  applicação  do  vapor  e  a 
electricidade  ás  vias  de  communicação  de  que  se  serve  o  commercio 
do  mundo. 

"Pôr  no  numero  dos  principios  fundamentaes  de  direito  interna- 
cional o  reconhecimento  da  livre  navegação  dos  rios  é  consagrar  uma 
das  grandes  doutrinas  da  approximação  das  nações,  e  um  assumpto  de 
interesse  universal,  porque  não  só  aproveita  aos  paizes  ribeirinhos, 
mas  a  todos  em  geral,  fazendo  desapperecer  talvez  o  ultimo  estorvo  ao 
commercio  universal  e  ao  mais  amplo  intercambio  de  relações  de  todo 
genero  entre  as  nações  do  globo." 

O  Presidente.  Si  não  ha  objecção,  se  inserirá  na  acta  o  luminoso 
informe  do  Ministro  de  Bolivia. 

O  Ministro  do  Peru.  Senhor  Presidente:  Desejaria  que  a  seguinte 
declaração  se  inserisse  na  acta  de  hoje: 

Li  com  interesse  o  relatório  da  Commissão  encarregada  de  redactar 
o  programma  da  Terceira  Conferencia,  e  creio  que  o  programma  com- 


TEECEIEA    CONFERETSrCIA   PAIST-AMERICAKA.  1183 

prebende  assumptos  que  são  de  verdadeira  importancia  para  promover 
a  approximação  das  nações  americanas. 

Comprehende  desde  logo,  ainda  que  não  na  forma  que  mais  teria  agra- 
dado meu  Governo,  o  thema  do  arbitramento  que  é  um  ponto  ao  que 
dá  o  Peru  importancia  capital;  porque  julga,  como  sempre  tem  julgado, 
que  o  dia  que  se  realizar  e  se  generalizar  sua  applicação  na  America,  a 
paz  Sul-Americana  ficará  consolidada  e  as  nações  de  America  poderão 
dedicar-se  a  seu  natural  engrandecimento  sem  cuidados  nem  temores. 

Si  o  Congresso  do  Rio  de  Janeiro  conseguir  levar  á  pratica  este  pro- 
gramma, realizará  uma  obra  que  fará  honra  á  America  e  que  marcará 
uma  epocba  na  historia  do  direito  internacional,  cujos  preceitos  vão 
do  dia  em  dia  interpretando-se  e  acatando- se  melhor  á  medida  que  se 
generalizam  no  mundo  as  noções  de  direito  e  de  solidariedade,  e  á  medida 
que  se  sente  mais  e  mais  a  necessidade  de  um  intercambio  intellectual, 
social  e  commercial,  activo  e  estreito  entre  todas  as  nações. 

Em  cumprimento  de  minhas  instrucções  transmittirei  ao  meu  Go- 
verno o  programma  que  hoje  approvemos;  mas  desde  logo  declaro  que, 
si,  como  é  provável,  o  Peru  se  faz  representar  no  Congresso  do  Rio  de 
Janeiro,  seus  Delegados  discutirão  alli  os  différentes  assumptos  deste 
programma  com  a  amplitude  que  seja  necessária  e  com  a  convicção  de 
que  as  materias  que  contem  este  programma  não  vão  expressadas  em 
formulas  que  deverão  acceitar-se  ou  recusar-se,  mas  recommendadas 
como  assumptos  de  discussão  na  Terceira  Conferencia. 

Declaro  também,  para  concluir,  que  os  Delegados  do  Perú  coope- 
rarão com  os  Delegados  dos  Estados  unidos  e  de  todas  as  Republicas 
nos  trabalhos  da  Conferencia,  interpretando  o  sentimento  peruano  de 
apoio  enthusiastico  a  todo  accordo  que  procure  a  approximação  entre 
as  Republicas  e  a  paz  do  Continente. 

O  Presidente:  Como  o  deseja  o  Ministro  do  Peru,  a  declaração 
que  acaba  de  1er  será  inserida  na  acta,  si  não  ha  objecção. 

O  Ministro  de  Colombia:  Senhor  Presidente:  Faço  as  duas  se- 
guintes declarações  e  rogo  que  constem  na  acta  desta  sessão. 

Primeira  Declaração:  Que  sente  que  não  se  tenha  incluido  no  Pro- 
gramma de  Terceira  Conferencia  Pan-Araericana  o  importantíssimo 
assumpto  da  livre  navegação  dos  rios,  afim  de  que  se  adoptarem 
accordos  ou  resoluções  em  harmonia  com  a  doutrina  destinada  a  pre- 
valecer, que  reconhece  como  perfeito  e  imprescriptivel  o  direito  dos 
ribeirinhos  da  parte  superior  do  um  rio  ou  de  seus  affluentes  a  navegal-o 
em  toda  sua  extensão  até  o  mar,  sem  compensação  alguma,  nem  mais 
gravame  que  o  que  se  imponha  ás  mercadorias  de  transito  no  que  equi- 
tativamente se  considere  necessário  para  o  arranjo  e  manutenção  da 
via  fluvial. 

Segunda  declaração.  Que  ao  acceitar  o  programma  tal  como  tem 
sido  formulado  pela  Comoissão  respectiva  considera  que  as  proposi- 
ções que  o  compõem  são  unicamente  themas  possíveis  de  discussão  na 


1184      SECEETAEIA  INTEENACIOlSrAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Terceira  Conferencia  Pan-Americana  e  não  formulas  destinadas  a  ser 
appro vadas  ou  negadas  pelos  Delegados  das  nações  representadas  uella; 
que  reserva  o  direito  de  Colombia  a  ampliar  e  desenvolver  as  propo- 
sições do  programma  e  a  apresentar  á  Conferencia,  si  o  julgar  conve- 
niente, assumptos  propostos  e  não  comprehendidos  no  programma, 
ou  novos  pontos  que  julgar  conduzentes  ao  bemestar  das  nações 
Americanas. 

O  Presidente.  Si  não  ha  objecção  se  fará  constar  na  acta  a  decla- 
ração do  Ministro  de  Colombia. 

O  Ministro  da  Bolívia.  Proponho  que  se  approve  o  programma 
com  as  reservas  feitas  pelos  Ministros  do  Peru  e  de  Colombia,  pois  as 
materias  que  contem  são  simples  recommendações  que  o  Conselho  faz 
á  Conferencia,  que  de  maneira  alguma  obrigam  á  Conferencia,  nem 
impedem  que  esta  faça  alterações  no  programma.  Neste  criterio, 
recommendo  que  o  Conselho  approve  o  programma. 

O  Ministro  de  Guatemala.  Apoio  a  proposição. 

O  Embaixador  do  Mexico.  Devo  declarar  que  não  participo  da 
opinião  do  Ministro  de  Colombia,  acceita  pelo  Ministro  de  Bolivia. 
Temos  redactado  o  programma  na  crença  de  que  a  Conferencia  o  accei- 
taria  com  a  mesma  vontade  com  que  temos  trabalhado  nelle.  Si  a 
Conferencia  tem  o  direito  de  incorporar  novas  materias,  ou  de  appreciar 
outras  com  um  juizo  contrario,  então  tem  sido  inutil  redactar  o  pro- 
gramma e  submettel-o  ao  Conselho  Directivo  da  Secretaria  Interna- 
cional.    Desejo  que  esta  declaração  se  faça  constar  na  acta  deste  dia, 

O  Presidente.  O  Secretario  se  servirá  inserir  na  acta  de  hoje  a 
declaração  do  Embaixador  de  Mexico. 

O  Ministro  do  Chile.  Senhor  Presidente:  Peço-lhe  o  favor  de 
mandar  fazer  inserir  na  acta  a  mesma  declaração  que  fiz  na  Commissão 
de  Programma.  Todo  diplomata  sabe  muito  bem  o-  que  é  fazer  o  pro- 
gramma de  uma  conferencia  de  diplomatas.  Não  vamos  celebrar  a 
primeira  conferencia  do  mundo.  Na  Haj^a,  como  em  toda  conferencia 
internacional  sujeita  a  um  programma,  uma ^ vez  acceito  este,  se  lhe 
respeita  fiel  e  estrictamente.  A  Commissão  tem  redactado  este  pro- 
gramma e  o  submette  para  ser  approvado  agora.  A  discussão  está 
aberta.  Meus  honrados  collegas  teem  o  direito  de  propor  emendas; 
mas  desde  o  momento  em  que  se  approve  o  programma,  este  deve  ser 
considerado  como  a  base  fundamental  da  Terceira  Conferencia  Pan- 
Americana. 

O  Ministro  de  Bolívia.  Temos  instrucções  de  nossos  Governos  de 
apresentar  determina,das  materias  para  que  sejam  objecto  de  discussão 
na  Conferencia,  e  algumas  destas  materias  teem  sido  excluidas  do  pro- 
gramma. Eu  deixaria  inteiramente  de  cumprir  com  meu  dever  si 
approvasse  o  programma  da  Commissão  tal  e  como  está.  Não  podemos, 
sem  ter  instrucções,  obrigar  a  nossos  Governos  a  acceitar  este  pro- 
gramma.    E  por  isso  que  considero  da  maior  importancia  que  appro- 


TEECETRA    COISTFERENCIA    PAIST-AMERICANA.  1185 

vemos  o  programma  da  Commissão  sem  obrigar  a  nossos  Governos  em 
assmiiptos  que  não  estamos  aucto rizados  para  acceitar.     Estamos  no^ 
dever  imprescindível  de  enviar  o  programma  a  nossos  Governos,  que 
nós  darão  as  instrucções  que  convém  ao  caso. 

O  Ministro  da  Republica  Argentina.  Senhor  Presidente:  Peço 
que  se  leia  pelo  Secretario  e  logo  se  incorpore  na  acta  de  hoje  a  decla- 
ração que  fiz  perante  a  Commissão. 

Em  seguida  o  Secretario  leu  a  seguinte  declaração: 

Senhor  Presidente:  O  memorandum  apresentado  pelo  Senhor  Minis- 
tro de  Chile  na  sessão  de  sexta-feira,  do  dia  28,  referente  ao  principio 
do  arbitramento,  consignado  em  diversa  forma  nas  proposições  de  dif- 
férentes Governos,  me  obriga  a  fazer,  a  meu  turno,  algumas  decla- 
rações para  fixar  minha  posição  com  relação  a  este  e  todos  os  assumptos 
consignados  no  Projecto  de  Programma  da  Terceira  Conferencia. 

O  Senhor  Ministro  do  Chile,  a  meu  juizo,  tem  antecipado  uma  dis- 
cussão que  eu  entendo  deve  ser  exclusivamente  reservada  á  Conferen- 
cia e  por  conseguinte  não  o  seguirei  nella.  Só  desejo  deixar  bem 
estabelecido  que  minha  intervenção  na  Commissão  do  Programma, 
com  as  reservas  consignadas  em  meu  memorandum  de  2  de  Março,  tem 
tido  por  objecto  principal  contribuir  para  facilitar  os  trabalhos  pre- 
paratorios da  Terceira  Conferencia,  e  com  o  mesmo  espirito  continua- 
rei pondo  ao  serviço  destes  minha  melhor  vontade;  mas  não  tenho 
entendido,  nem  entendo  que  ao  prestar  minha  coUaboração  no  pro- 
gramma, tenho  limitado  o  pensamento  e  acção  do  meu  Governo  res- 
peito dos  tópicos  nelle  comprehendidos,  o  qual  teria  estado  fora  de 
minhas  attribuições.  Em  harmonia  com  esta  declaração,  quero  dizer 
aqui,  que  si  meu  Governo  decidir  fazer-se  representar  na  Conferencia 
do  Rio,  o  fará  com  a  condição  de  que  terá  absoluta  liberdade  para 
discutir  os  assumptos  da  Conferencia,  e  propor  as  soluções  que  lhe 
parecerem  convenientes." 

O  Presidente.  Si  não  ha  objecção  será  incorporada  na  acta  a  decla- 
ração do  Ministro  da  Argentina. 

Submettida  á  votação  a  appro vação  do  programma,  este  foi  appro- 
vado  por  unanimidade. 

O  Ministro  da  Bolívia.  Peço  que  se  vote  a  seguinte  proposição: 
que  a  approvação  do  programma  não  obriga  a  nossos  respectivos 
Governos,  mas  que  está  sujeito  a  sua  acceitação,  podendo  dar  outras 
instrucções  a  seus  delegados. 

O  Presidente.  Entendo  que  isto  ê  o  que  já  tendes  feito  constar  em 
vossa  declaração.  A  declaração  por  vos  feita  de  que  vosso  voto  está 
sujeito  a  essa  reserva  não  basta? 

O  Ministro  da  Bolívia.  Creio  que  sim.     Está  bem. 

O  Encarregado  de  Negocios  do  Uruguay.  No  que  toca  ao  Uru- 
guay, cumpre-me  declarar,  Senhor  Presidente,  que  ainda  quando 
reconheço  que  no  projecto  do  programma  preparado  pelos  distinctes 


1186      SECRETARIA  IIs'TERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

mi3mbro.s  da  Commissíio  respectiva,  se  tem  tratado  de  conciliar  as  aspi^ 
rações  e  interesses  de  todos  os  paizes  da  America,  as  instrucções  que 
tenho  recebido  do  meu  Governo  estabelecem  expressamente  o  desejo 
de  que  o  arbitramento  seja  incluido  nelle. 

Ag-ora  bem:  o  programma  comprehende  essa  questão  de  transcen- 
dental importancia  para  nossos  paizes,  como  "  uma  resolução  affirmando 
a  adhesíio  das  Eepublicas  Americanas  ao  principio  do  arbitramento," 
para  ser  submettido  á  Segunda  Conferencia  da  Haj^a  para  sua  decisão. 
Nestas  circumstancias  concordo  com  as  declarações  dos  Senhores  Mi- 
nistros da  Republica  Argentina,  Peru,  Colombia  e  Bolivia  relativamente 
á  acceitação  do  programma  com  certas  reservas.  Por  conseguinte, 
peço  C[ue  também  se  faça  consignar  na  acta  que,  ao  acceital-apor  minha 
parte,  reservo  o  direito  de  dar  conta  delle  ao  meu  Governo. 

O  Presidente.  Si  não  ha  objecção  esta  declaração  será  também  inse- 
rida na  acta. 

O  Ministro  de  Haiti.  Então  não  ha  programma.  Quero  saber  para 
informar  ao  meu  Governo. 

O  Presidente  :  Eu  o  entendo  de  outra  maneira.  Os  membros  deste 
Conselho  acceitaram  o  convite  á  Conferencia  e  nomearam  uma  Com- 
misão  para  redactar  o  programma.  Esta  Commissão  apresentou  por 
unanimidade  um  relatório,  que  foi  approvado  por  unanimidade.  Re- 
conheço que  o  delegado  de  um  paiz  tem  perfeito  direito  de  interpretar 
a  sua  maneira  a  acceitação  do  programma.  Pessoalmente,  opino  com 
o  Embaixador  do  Mexico,  que  semelhante  interpretação  destruiria  em 
grande  parte  o  bom  effeito  da  approvação  do  programma,  e  com  o 
Ministro  do  Chile,  comprehendo  que  o  alcance  do  programma  de  uma 
conferencia  desta  natureza  deve  conhecer-se  tão  bem  por  tradição,  que 
o  programma  que  nos  occupa  deveria  acceitar-se  como  o  da  Confe- 
rencia do  Rio.  Deploro  a  impossibilidade  em  que  se  acham  os  Senhores 
c|ue  teem  feito  uso  da  palavra  de  acceitar  o  programma  sem- reservas, 
mas  comprehendo  a  situação  tão  bem  descripta  pelo  Ministro  da  Boli- 
via, e  a  incapacidade  em  que  se  encontra  de  acceitar  este  programma  e 
de  obrigar  ao  seu  Governo  sem  reservas  de  uma  maneira  absoluta. 
Claro  é  que  si  a  Conferencia  ha  de  celebrar-se  e  o  programma  que  foi 
approvado  sem  reservas  por  uma  grande  maioria  dos  representantes 
ha  de  reger,  o  representante  ou  delegado  de  qualquer  dos  paizes  tem 
a  faculdade  de  não  acceitar  o  convite  á  Conferencia.  Entendo  que 
cada  um  tem  o  direito  de  fazel-o  assim.  Mas,  depois  de  haver  dado 
todos  os  passos  necessários  para  preparar  o  programma  que  tem  sido 
redactado  de  boa  fê  por  uma  Commissão  que  vós  mesmos  elegestes, 
creio  que  a  Conferencia  está  obrigada  a  acceitar  o  dito  programma. 
Naturalmente,  qualquer  dos  Governos  pode  deixar  de  assistir  á  ultima 
hora. 

Contestando  ao  Ministro  de  Haiti,  me  parece  que  ha  um  programma 
que  tem  sido  approvado  definitivamente  pelo  Conselho  Directivo,  e 


TERCEIRA    CONFEREISICIA    PAN -AMERICANA.  1187* 

entendo  ademais  que  as  objecções  ou  reservas,  tão  bem  expressadas 
pelo  Ministro  da  Bolivia,  não  estão  em  contravenção  dos  termos  destfr 
programma.  A  attitude  dos  outros  Senhores  que  teem  fallado  é  vir- 
tualmente a  mesma  do  Ministro  da  Bolivia,  é  dizer,  que  procederiant 
ultra  vires ^  si  obrigassem  a  seus  Governos  respectivos  de  uma  maneira, 
definitiva  neste  assumpto. 

O  Ministro  da  Bolívia:  Desejo  manifestar  que  minhas  objecções-, 
não  se  referem  á  reunião  da  Conferencia,  mas  também  desejo  que  se- 
reconheça  que  todos  os  pontos  de  que  consta  o  programma  não  hão  de-- 
ser  acceitos  assim,  mas  que  estão  sujeitos  á  discussão.  Si  não  fazemos-- 
esta  reserva,  os  delegados  podem  decidir  que  o  arbitramento  não  se 
submetta  á  Conferencia  da  Haya,  e  pode  haver  também  quem  con- 
tenda que  a  Commissão  de  programma  não  está  autorizada  para  resolver 
este  ponto.  Quero  que  se  comprehenda  bem  que  não  estou  hostili- 
zando a  Conferencia;  pelo  contrario,  todos  temos  o  maior  desejo  de 
que  alcance  um  êxito  brilhante.  Creio,  porém,  que  é  melhor  que  se- 
saiba  de  antemão  qual  é  a  nossa  attitude.  Tenho  cedido  "á  decisão  da. 
Commissão  mas  não  estou  autorizado  por  meu  Governo  para  acceitar  o» 
programma  sem  reservas. 

O  Ministro  de  Costa  Rica:  Já  que  se  tem  approvado  unanime- 
mente o  programma  da  Terceira  Conferencia,  antes  de  levantar  a. 
sessão  rogo  que  me  seja  permittido  aproveitar  esta  opportunidade  para» 
fazer  algumas  observações  que  desejo  qvie  se  inseram  na  acta,  as  quaes 
são  de  interesse  aos  paizes  productores  de  café  em  America,  que  acaso- 
desejarão  aproveitar  a  reunião  da  Conferencia  do  Rio  de  Janeiro  para. 
tratar  entre  si  dos  meios  de  melhorar  a  situação  actual  do  mercado  do 
café. 

O  meu  Governo  desejava  tomar  alguma  iniciativa  a  este  respeito,, 
mas  resolveu  não  fazel-o  em  consideração  a  que  sendo  o  Brazil  o  pro- 
ductor mais  grande  de  café,  e  sendo  em  sua  capital  onde  a  Conferencia 
terá  lugar,  ao  Governo  daquella  Republica  correspondia  apresental-a. 

O  Governo  de  Guatemala  por  intermedio  de  seu  Ministro  em  Wash- 
ington, fez  indicação  desta  materia  como  assumpto  do  programma; 
e  o  Doutor  Pacas,  Ministro  de  Estado  das  Relações  Interiores  de  Sal- 
vador, em  carta  ofiiciosa  de  9  de  Fevereiro  proximo  passado,  me  indicou 
entre  outros  pontos  que  estão  comprehendidos  no  programma,  o 
assumpto  do  café,  considerando  sua  solução  de  necessidade  urgente 
para  os  paizes  productores,  e  indicando  a  conveniencia  de  chegar-se  a 
um  accordo  sobre  medidas  para  a  protecção  e  desenvolvimento  desta 
industria. 

Eu,  em  nome  dos  productores  de  meu  paiz,  e  fazendo-me  echo  das 
recommendações  a  que  me  referi,  peço  áquelles  de  meus  collegas  que 
o  tenham  por  bem,  que  estudem  a  materia  e  a  recommendem  a  seus 
respectivos  Governos,  de  forma  que  possam  chegar  a  algum  accordo 

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1188      SECRETAEIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

capaz  de  produzir  resultados  práticos,  já  no  sentido  amplo  que  sug- 
gère o  distincto  Salvadorense,  que  consulta  egualmente  os  interesses 
do  productor  e  do  consumidor,  já  em  qualquer  outra  forma  que  possa 
melhorar  a  condição  actual  de  tantos  milhões  de  donos  de  plantações  e 
de  outras  pessoas  que  vivem  desta  industria  em  que  está  empregada 
fabulosa  somma  de  capitães. 

O  Presidente  mandou  que  se  fizesse  constar  na  acta  a  declaração  do 
Ministro  de  Costa  Rica,  e  não  havendo  outra  materia  de  que  tratar  se 
levantou  a  sessão. 

DAMOS  A  SEGUIR  O  PROGRAMMA  DA    TERCEIRA  CONFERENCIA   PAN-AMERI- 
CANA    QUE    HA    DE    REUNIR-SE    NO    RIO    DE    JANEIRO — PROGRAMMA. 

I.  Secretaria  Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas. 

(«)  Reorganização  da  Secretaria  Internacional  das  Republicas  Ameri- 
canas sobre  uma  base  mais  permanente; 

(ò)  Ampliar  e  melhorar  o  plano  e  eficiencia  da  Instituição, 

II.  Um  accordo  declarando  a  adhesão  das  Republicas  Americanas  ao 
principio  de  Arbitramento  para  a  solução  das  questões  que  surgirem 
entre  ellas,  expressando  a  esperança  que  abrigam  as  Republicas  que 
tomam  parte  na  Conferencia  de  que  a  próxima  Conferencia  a  reunir-se 
na  Haya  celebrará  um  Convenio  Geral  de  Arbitramento  que  possa  ser 
approvado  e  posto  em  vigor  por  todos  os  paizes. 

III.  Um  accordo  recommendando  ás  différentes  Republicas  a  proro- 
gação  por  um  periodo  de  cinco  annos  do  "Tratado  de  Arbitramento 
sobre  Reclamações  Pecuniarias""  celebrado  entre  as  différentes  Repub- 
licas na  Conferencia  do  Mexico. 

lY.  Um  accordo  recommendando  que  a  Segunda  Conferencia  da  Paz 
da  Haja  seja  convidada  a  considerar  si  é  admissível  o  emprego  da 
força  para  a  cobrança  de  dividas  publicas,  e  si  é  admissível,  até  que 
ponto. 

Codijicação  do  Direito  Internacional  PuMico  e  Privado. 

V.  Um  convenio  estabelecendo  a  creação  de  uma  Commissão  de 
Jurisconsultos,  que  prepare,  para  submettel-o  a  seguinte  Conferencia, 
um  Projecto  de  Código  de  Direito  Internacional  Publico  e  Privado  e  que 
determine  a  maneira  de  pagar  as  despezas  que  se  incorrerem  com  essa 
obra;  recommendando  especialmente  á  consideração  da  dita  Commissão 
de  Jurisconsultos  os  Tratados  celebrados  no  Congresso  de  Montevideo 
em  1889  de  Leis  Civis,  Coumierciaes,  Criminaos  e  Processaes. 

Naturalização. 

VI.  A  conveniencia  de  celebrar  um  Convenio  que  comprehenda  o 
principio  de  que  o  cidadão  naturalizado  em  um  dos  paizes  contractantes 
que  estabelecer  de  novo  sua  residencia  em  seu  paiz  de  origem,  sem  a 
intenção  de  regressar  áquelle  onde  se  naturalizou,  seja  considerado 


TERCEIEA    CONFERENCIA    PAN-AMERICANO.  1189 

como  que  tem  renunciado  a  sua  naturalização  em  dito  paiz,  presu- 
mindo-se  que  existe  a  intenção  de  não  regressar  quando  a  pessoa 
naturalizada  residir  mais  de  dous  annos  em  seu  paiz  de  origem. 

Desenvolvimento  das  Relações    Cointnei'ciaes  entre  as  Republicas 

Americanas. 

VII.  Adopção  dos  accordos  que  a  Conferencia  considerar  conduzentes 
a  assegurar: 

{a)  A  mais  rápida  communicação  entre  as  diversas  nações. 

(5)  A  celebração  de  Tratados  Commerciaes. 

(c)  A  maior  disseminação  possivel  de  dados  estatísticos  e  com- 
merciaes. 

{d)  O  desenvolvimento  e  ampliação  das  relações  commerciaes  entre 
as  Republicas  que  formem  a  Conferencia. 

Leis  Aduaneiras  e  Consulares. 

VIII.  Simplificação  e  consolidação  das  Leis  Aduaneiras  e  Consulares 
que  se  referem  á  entrada  e  sabida  de  embarcações  e  mercadorias. 

Patentes  e  Marcas  de  Commercio. 

IX.  Estudo  dos  Tratados  de  Montevideo  e  Mexico  que  se  referem  a 
este  assumpto,  junto  com — 

{a)  Recommendações  que  tendam  á  uniformidade  das  Leis  de  Paten- 
tes e  de  processos  a  que  deem  lugar. 

(J))  Creação  de  uma  Repartição  Internacional  para  o  registro  de 
marcas  de  commercio. 

Policia  Sanitaria  e  QuaTeyxtena. 

X.  Estudo  da  Convenção  Sanitaria  firmada  ad  referendum  em  Wash- 
ington e  da  que  se  celebrou  no  Rio  de  Janeiro  e  daquellas  recommenda- 
ções addicionaes  em  materia  de  saúde  publica  que  mais  eíEcazmente 
permittam  a  cada  uma  das  Republicas  ajudar  ás  outras  a  prevenir  as 
epidemias  e  a  reduzir  a  mortalidade  devida  a  molestias  contagiosas. 

Estrada  de  Ferro  Pan- Americana. 

XI.  Estudo  do  relatório  da  Commissão  Permanente  da  Estrada  de 
Ferro  Pan-Americana  que  ha  de  apresentar-se  na  Conferencia  e  das 
recommendações  ás  différentes  Republicas  que  a  elle  se  referam, 
reafíirmando  ao  mesmo  tempo  o  interesse  de  todas  ellas  no  êxito  deste 
projecto. 

Propriedade  Utteraria. 

XII.  Estudo  dos  Tratados  de  Monteviedo  e  de  Mexico  sobre  a  pro- 
priedade litteraria  e  da  legislação  acerca  da  materia  nas  Republicas 
Americanas. 


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E-xeTcicio  das  profissões  liber aes. 

XIII.  Medidas  que  se  julgarem  necessárias  para  levar  a  effeito  a 
idea  compreliendida  no  Tratado  celebrado  na  Segunda  Conferencia 
Pan-Americana  com  relação  a  esta  materia. 

XIV.  Futuras  Conferencias. 


A  CONCOBDIA  PAN-AMEEICANA. 

O  Honrado  John  W.  Daniel,  Senador  pelo  Estado  de  Virginia,  no 
discurso  que  pronunciou  no  Senado,  advogando  pela  votação  de 
importante  credito  para  as  despezas  com  a  Terceira  Conferencia  Pan- 
Americana  a  reunir-se  no  Rio  de  Janeiro,  citou  as  observações  que  fez 
o  Honrado  Elihu  Root,  Secretario  de  Estado  dos  Estados  Unidos, 
perante  uma  Commissão  do  Congresso,  salientando  a  necessidade  que 
têm  os  Estados  Unidos  de  estreitar  suas  relações  commerciaes  com  as 
Republicas  Americanas.  As  observações  do  Secretario  Root,  como 
vem  publicados  no  '*  Congressional  Record,"  foram,  em  parte,  as 
seguintes  : 

"*  ""  *  Julgo  que  os  trabalhos  da  Secretaria  das  Republicas 
Americanas,  a  existencia  da  União  Internacional,  e  a  reunião  destas 
Conferencias  offerecem  o  melhor  meio  de  impedir  a  relativa  isolação 
deste  paiz  dos  outros  paizes  da  America,  e  de  estabelecer  relações  entre 
elles  e  nós,  em  vez  das  relações  um  tanto  exclusivas  que  até  agora  teem 
existido  entre  elles  e  Europa. 

"As  relações  que  temos  mantido  com  estes  paizes  teem  sido  em  sua 
maior  parte  de  natureza  politica,  ao  passo  que,  por  outro  lado,  seus 
laços  de  raça,  língua,  costumes  e  usos  herdados — as  relações  resultantes 
do  emprego  de  grandes  capitães  europeos  em  seus  paizes  e  do  estabe- 
lecimento de  numerosas  e  rápidas  linhas  de  communicação  entre  elles 
e  a  Europa,  teem  feito  que  o  commercio  e  as  relações  pessoaes  dos  paizes 
sul-americanos  inclinem  mais  para  a  Europa  que  para  os  Estados 
Unidos.  Assim  é  que,  ao  passo  que  assumimos  a  attitude  politica  de 
advertir  a  Europa  que  se  afaste  do  territorio  da  America  Central  e  do 
Sul,  estamos  relativamente  estranhos  a  elles,  emquanto  que  a  Europa 
tem  com  elles  relações  directas. 

"Creio  que  existe  agora  um  desejo  forte  e  genuino  por  parte  dos 
estadistas  sul-americanos — e  destes  ha  muitos  e  muito  hábeis — de  esti- 
mular seus  povos  para  que  adquiram  maior  conhecimento  do  povo  dos 
Estados  Unidos,  ao  passo  que  por  parte  de  nosso  povo  existe  o  desejo 
de  conhecer  melhor  as  Republicas  do  Sul  e  de  ter  maiores  relações  com 
ellas.  E  justamente  neste  momento  que  o  grande  augmento  de  capital 
nos  Estados  Unidos  está  a  ponto  de  buscar  emprego  no  estrangeiro. 
Estamos  quasi  ao  termo  de  um  periodo  durante  o  qual  todo  nosso  capi- 
tal e  toda  nossa  energia  se  haviam  concentrado  exclusivamente  em 


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emprezas  nacionaes,  e  pelos  dados  que  o  Departamento  de  Estado  me 
proporciona,  me  é  dado  ver  um  augmento  enorme  de  relações  commer- 
ciaes  ep.tre  os  norte-americanos  e  outras  nações. 

"Elles  vão  empregando  seus  capitães  em  construcções  e  estão 
abrindo-se  passo  por  meio  de  transacções  bancarias,  sendo  assim  que  o 
capital  norte-americano  está  prompto  para  estender-se  por  toda  a 
America  Central  e  do  Sul.  Entendo  que  é  a  devida  funcção  do  Go- 
verno contribuir  para  estabelecer  relações  de.  amizade  e  de  boa  intelli- 
gencia  que  façam  possível  que  o  capital  va  a  esses  paizes. 

Parece-me  que  não  poderia  eu  fazer  uma  obra  mais  util  ao  paiz,  afim 
de  promover  o  desenvolvimento  do  commercio  norte-americano,  e  ao 
mesmo  tempo  estimular  estas  relações  que  tendem  a  manter  a  paz  e  a 
harmonia,  que  estimular  e  promover  esta  tendencia  que  se  manifesta 
na  união  das  Republicas  Americanas  e  nestas  Conferencias  successivas." 


EEPUBLICA  ARGENTINA. 

MOVIMENTO  DA  EXPORTAÇÃO  EM  JANEIRO  DE   1906. 

Os  principaes  géneros  exportados  pela  Republica  Argentina  no  mez 
de  Janeiro  de  1906,  comparados  com  os  despachados  em  egual  mez  dos 
annos  de  1905  e  1901,  foram  os  sesfuintes: 


Couros  de  boi  seceos numero. 

Couros  de  boi  salgados id . . . 

Couros  de  cavallo  salgados id... 

Pelles  de  carneiro fardos. 

Crina id... 

Sebo pipas . 

Id cascos. 

Id toneis. 

Pelles  de  cabra fardos . 

Lã id... 

Trigo toneladas. 

Milho id . . . 

Linliaça id . . . 

Farinha  de  trigo id... 

Farelo id . . . 

Farelo  grosso saceos. 

Massa  de  linhaça id. .. 

Feno fardos. 

Quebracho toneladas. 

Extracto  de  quebracho id . . . 

Manteiga caixas. 

Assucar toneladas. 

Carneiros  gelados numero. 

Carne  de  vacca quartos. 


243, 690 

120, 951 

22,345 

450 

4,002 

375 

1,763 

5,716 

80 

658 

61,965 

132, 093 

30, 961 

60, 777 

3,698 

11,107 

3,821 

11,574 

125,  220 

28,  763 
5,061 

29,  971 


193, 404 
190, 339 


267, 155 

101,718 

8,509 

14, 199 

6,532 

256 

3, 562 

6,842 

1,203 

334 

99, 849 

133, 391 

164, 543 

62,  912 

10, 614 

9,722 

6,260 


96, 209 

34, 925 

2,591 

33. 189 

10,272 

340, 131 

129, 187 


160,  284 

31,854 

100 

2,861 

5,159 

174 


2,405 


735 

43, 996 

183. 138 

99,069 

97, 391 

4,824 

3,504 

6,995 

2,332 

19, 987 

11,264 


20, 499 

2,689 

194,  731 

72, 150 


EXPORTAÇÃO  DE  CARNES  CONGELADAS  EM  1905. 

Segundo  dados  officiaes,  a  Republica  Argentina  exportou  durante  o 
anno  de  1905  carneiros  congelados  no  valor  de  $6,268,059,  carne  de 
vacca  congelada  no  valor  de  $15,285,693,  e  carnes  diversas,  por  valor 
de  $356,299.  A  exportação  destes  artigos  em  1891,  ou  onze  annos 
antes,  foi  pelo  valor  de  $1,864,110,  $12,400  e  $59,645,  respectivamente. 


1192      SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Em  1900,  OS  portos  do  Reino  Unido  que  até  aquelle  anno  consti- 
tuiam  os  principaes  portos  importadores  de  carnes  argentinas,  foram 
declarados  encerrados  á  importação  de  gados  e  carneiros  argentinos,  e 
por  conseguinte  as  exportações  para  esses  portos  diminuiram  de  312,150 
gado  vaccum  e  513,162  carneiros  em  1899,  a  150,550  gado  vaccum  e 
198,102  carneiros  em  1900.  Desde  este  anno  até  1905,  as  exportações 
de  gado  continuaram  a  mostrar  diminuição,  mas  em  1905  as  exporta- 
ções de  gado  foram  avaliadas  em  $5,160,183,  e  as  de  carneiros,  em 
^361,209. 

A  "Revista  Mensual  de  la  Cámara  Mercantil,"  n.  65,  diz  que  a 
Republica  Argentina  exportou  em  1905  cerca  de  2,000,000  quartos  de 
carnes  frigorificas,  o  que  deu  em  resultado  uma  grande  escassez  deste 
artigo  de  consumo.  A  mesma  revista  calcula  o  numero  dos  carneiros 
congelados  que  se  exportaram  durante  o  anno  de  1905  em  3,468,032,  o 
que  mostra  uma  ligeira  diminuição  comparado  com  o  do  anno  anterior. 

Segundo  os  dados  oíficiaes  do  Reino  Unido,  a  Republica  Argentina 
e  o  Uruguay  exportaram  para  este  paiz  durante  o  anno  de  1905 
1,168,133  quartos  de  carnes  congeladas,  ou  379,021  quartos  mais  que  no 
anno  anterior,  e  3,203,210  carneiros  e  ovelhas  congelados.  Acredita-se 
que  em  1906  as  exportações  mostrarão  maior  augmento  ainda,  pois  o  con- 
sumo vai  desenvolvendo-se,  e  a  capacidade  dos  estabelecimentos  frigorí- 
ficos augmenta  constantemente,  e  a  industria  de  criação  de  carneiros  tem 
desenvolvido  consideravelmente  no  extremo  sul.  As  estimativas  mais 
recentes  calculam  o  numero  dos  carneiros  existentes  nas  estancias 
Argentinas  em  59,000,000  e  o  das  ovelhas,  em  46,000,000. 

Uma  revista  geral  das  condições  affectando  este  ramo  do  commercio 
mostra  que  a  America  do  Sul  tem  conseguido  arrancar  á  America  do 
Norte  uma  porção  considerável  do  commercio  de  carnes  frigorificas 
com  o  Reino  Unido,  pois  que  as  importações  provenientes  da  America 
do  Sul  mostram  um  augmento  de  15,328  toneladas,  e  as  procedentes  da 
America  do  Norte,  uma  diminuição  de  8,372  toneladas,  comparadas 
respectivamente  com  as  do  anno  anterior.  Segundo  estatísticas  officiaes, 
as  importações  no  Reino  Unido  de  carnes  argentinas  para  o  anno  de 
1905,  foram  no  valor  de  £3,751,780,  contra  £2,482,704  em  1904,  ao 
passo  que  as  importações  desses  productos  procedentes  dos  Estados 
Unidos  foram  por  valor  de  £4,814,611  em  1905,  contra  £5,130,286  em 
1904.  As  importações  de  carneiros  congelados  procedentes  da  Repub- 
lia Argentina  foram  por  valor  de  £2,458,915  em  1905,  contra  £2,491,210 
em  1904.  Não  ha  estatisticas  sobre  as  importações  deste  genero  de 
procedencia  norte-americana. 

IMPORTAÇÃO  DE  SACÓOS  E  ANIAGEM. 

As  importações  de  saceos  e  aniagem  pela  Republica  Argentina  para 
as  exportações  de  cereaes,  vão  em  augmento.  O  valor  dos  saceos  de 
algodão  importados  em  1905,  principalmente  para  farinha  de  trigo, 


EEPUBLICA    ARGENTINA. 


1193 


foi  de  $801,776,  ouro,  ou  $206,408  mais  que  em  1904.  O  peso  desses 
saceos  foi  de  l,603i  toneladas,  ou  mais  412^  toneladas  que  em  1904. 
Desses  saceos,  os  que  pagaram  direitos  foram  por  valor  de  $393,620,  e 
os  que  entraram  livres  de  direitos  foram  por  valor  de  $408,156. 
Foram  importados  durante  o  anno  saceos  alcatroados,  com  o  peso  de 
93i  toneladas  e  o  valor  de  $23,360,  ou  mais  $14,865  que  no  anno  ante- 
rior. Destes,  os  sujeitos  a  direitos  foram  por  valor  de  $22,359,  e  os 
que  entraram  livres  de  direitos  foram  por  valor  de  $1,001. 

Foram  importados  durante  o  anno  574  toneladas  de  fios  para  coser 
saceos,  ou  menos  235  toneladas  que  em  1904.  Esses  fios  foram  por 
valor  de  $172,258,  ou  menos  $70,555  que  em  1904.  O  valor  das 
importações  de  fio  de  juta  foi  de  $174,483,  ou  $40,591  mais  que  no  anno 
anterior,  pesando  2,121f  toneladas,  ou  seja  503f  toneladas  mais  que  no 
anno  anterior.  As  importações  de  saceos  para  cereaes  foram  por  valor 
de  $576,972,  pesando  3,606  toneladas,  ou  menos  2,858  toneladas  que  no 
anno  anterior.  As  importações  de  aniagem  foram  por  valor  de 
$6,119,021,  ou  menos  $2,535,096  que  no  anno  anterior,  e  com  o  peso 
de  40,793i  toneladas,  todas  sendo  isentas  de  direitos  de  importação. 
As  importações  de  barbante  de  engavelar  foram  por  valor  de  $1,455,228, 
pesando  7,276  toneladas,  ou  menos  1,764  toneladas  que  no  anno  anterior. 

MOVIMENTO  DOS  PORTOS  EM  1905. 

O  seguinte  quadro  mostra  o  movimento  commercial  dos  portos  da 
Republica  Argentina  durante  o  anno  de  1905.  A  importação  foi  por 
valor  de  $205,154,420,  ouro,  e  a  exportação,  por  valor  de  $322,843,841, 
ouro. 


Importação. 


Exportarão. 


Bahia  Blanca 

Buenos  Ayres 

Campaña 

Colón 

Concordia , 

Gualeguay  chú . 

La  Paz 

La  Plata 

Mendoza 

Paraná , 

Kosario 

Santa  Fé 

San  Juan 

SanNicñolás 

Zarate 

Outros  portos 

Villa  Constitución 

Total 


f  7, 50.5, 288 

168, 277, 712 

1,671,046 

273, 855 

305, 629 

112, 552 

43,  820 

1, 675, 042 

12,317 

410,  607 

21,676,741 

2, 019, 234 

500 

23, 128 

490,  353 

656, 546 


S42, 864, 245 

141,  735, 578 

5, 540, 650 

1,915,438 

3, 350, 977 

3, 244, 247 

1,352,508 

14, 230, 838 

637,244 

3, 6-56. 292 

68, 503; 422 

1, 889, 724 

62, 690 

13, 104, 534 

5,961,254 

10,113,296 

4, 500,  904 


205, 154, 420 


322,  843, 841 


estatística  municipal.  PAHA  1904. 


Acaba  de  ser  publicado  na  Republica  Argentina  um  livro  volumoso 
comprehendendo  dados  estatisticos  sobre  a  população,  instrucção 
publica,  construcção  de  edificios,  commercio  e  industria  da  cidade  de 


1194      SECEETAKIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMEEICANAS. 

Buenos  Aires,  organizados  de  accordo  com  o  recenseamento  de  18  de 
Setembro  de  1904. 

Na  actualidade  a  cidade  de  Buenos  Aires  tem  mais  de  1,025,653  habi- 
tantes ao  passo  que  em  Setembro  de  1904,  a  população  era  de  950,891, 
dos  quaes  523,011  eram  argentinos  e  427,850  estrangeiros.  Do  numero 
dos  cidadãos  argentinos,  cerca  de  320,589  foram  nascidos  na  capital, 
197,319  em  outras  partes  da  Kepublica,  e  5,133  foram  naturalizados. 

A  população  da  cidade  de  Buenos  Aires  em  1895  era  apenas  de 
663,854  habitantes,  o  que  mostra  um  augmento  para  os  últimos  nove 
annos  de  287,037  habitantes. 

O  numero  dos  alumnos  de  6  até  15  annos  de  edade  é  de  188,271,  dos 
quaes  23,635  sabem  1er.  Deste  numero,  126,989  meninos  receberam 
sua  instrucção  nas  escolas  publicas,  617  em  fabricas  e  officinas  de  tra- 
balho, e  9,503  em  casa  ou  em  outros  logares.  Demais,  4,362  alumnos 
que  se  matricularam,  não  concluíram  seus  cursos,  mas  sabiam  1er.  Por 
conseguinte,  o  numero  total  dos  meninos  de  6  até  14  annos  de  edade 
que  sabem  1er  é  de  160,977. 

Conforme  o  recenseamento  de  4895,  a  porcentagem  dos  habitantes 
que  sabiam  1er  foi  de  75.9;  em  1904,  foi  de  86.8,  o  que  demonstra  á 
evidencia  que  a  cidade  de  Buenos  Aires  tem  feito  grande  progresso 
sob  o  ponto  de  vista  de  instrucção.  A  porcentagem  dos  estrangeiros 
que  sabem  1er  é  calculada  em  69.1. 

Os  habitantes  classificados  por  profissões  são: 


Numero. 


Industria  agrícola  e  pastoril 

Industria  manufactureira 

Commercio 

Transporte 

Serviço  domestico 

Agentes  de  bens  de  raiz 

Empregados  no  serviço  governamental . 

Pronssões  sanitarias 

Profissões  liberaes 

Instrucção 

Outras  profissões  não  classificadas 

Total 


-  4,613 

127,  244 

90, 114 

15,  281 

57, 248 

10,  729 

30,  060 

8,531 

8,791 

13,  555 

55, 125 


416, 832 


O  quadro  supra  refere-se  ao  numero  das  pessoas  de  mais  de  14  annos 
de  edade  que  estão  empregadas  nas  profissões. 

O  numero  das  pessoas  que  em  1887  possuíam  bens  de  raiz  na  cidade 
de  Buenos  Aires  era  de  só  34,039,  tendo  subido  a  78,300  em  1904. 

A  importancia  dos  capitães  empregados  na  cidade  clesenvolveu-se 
enormemente  desde  1895,  quando  era  de  $254,146,755,  tendo  mais  que 
duplicada  em  nove  annos,  pois  em  1904  ascendeu  a  ^520,706,300. 

O  numero  dos  estabelecimentos  commerciaes  existentes  na  cidade  de 
Buenos  Aires  em  1855  era  de  só  3,139,  ao  passo  que  em  1895  havia 
12,831,  e  em  1904,  17,985  estabelecimentos. 

Os  seguintes  algarismos  demonstrarão  á  evidencia  o  desenvolvimento 
industrial  da  Republica  Argentina:  O  numero  dos  estabelecimentos 


BOLIVIA.  1195 

industriaes  existentes  no  paiz  em  1887  era  de  6,128,  contra  8,877  em 
190-1;  a  importancia  dos  fundos  empregados  em  seguros  em  1887  eram 
de  $19,000,000,  contra  160,000,000  em  1901;  existiam  em  1887  motores 
de  6,277  cavallos,  contra  os  de  19,858  cavallos  em  1904;  as  materias 
primas  da  Eepublica  em  1887  eram  por  valor  de  $17,751,500,  contra  a 
enorme  somma  de  1183,500,000  em  1901. 

IMPORTAÇÕES  DE  OURO  E  PRATA  EM  1905. 

Conforme  a  estatistica  organizada  pelas  autoridades  aduaneiras,  as 
importações  de  ouro  e  de  prata  realizadas  pela  Eepublica  Argentina 
durante  o  anno  de  1905,  foram  na  importancia  de  $28,902,115.50. 
Desta  somma,  $16,873,600  vieram  da  Inglaterra,  $11,047,800  de  Nova 
York,  e  o  restante  de  outros  paizes.  Os  bancos  importadores  foram 
os  seguintes: 

London  and  Eiver  Plate ?11,  742,  691.  50 

Banco  de  la  Nación 4,  828,  000.  00 

Parapacií  e  Argentina 3,  080,  800.  00 

Alemán  Transatlântico 3,  411,  800.  00 

British 2,865,000.00 

London  and  Brazil 2,  023, 100.  00 

L.  B.  Supervielle 622,  500.  00 

Bunge  and  Born 252,  000.  00 

Diversos 76,  264.  00 


BOLIVIA. 

DIREITOS  DE  EXPORTAÇÃO   SOBRE  O  ESTANHO. 

O  Sr.  SoESBY,  Ministro  dos  Estados  Unidos  na  Republica  da  Bolivia, 
em  um  relatório  dirigido  ao  seu  Governo  diz  que  o  Gongresso  Boli- 
viano no  dia  29  de  Dezembro  ultimo  decretou  e  o  Executivo  approvoú. 
a  seguinte  lei: 

"Artigo  I.  A  contar  do  dia  1°  de  Janeiro  de  1906,  os  direitos  de 
exportação  sobre  metaes  e  mineraes  de  estanho  serão  cobrados  de  con- 
formidade com  a  seguinte  tarifa: 

Estanho  em  barrilla. 

Bolivianos. 

De  menos  de  100  litros  por  quintal 0.  90 

De  100  até  110 ; 1.  00 

De  110  até  120 1. 15 

De  120  até  130 1.  30 

De  130  até  140 ■ 1. 45 

De  140  até  150 1 .  60 

De  150  até  160 1.  75 

De  160  até  170 2.  00 

De  170  até  180 2.  25 

De  180  até  190 2.  60 

De  190  até  200 .' 3.  00 

Acima  de  200 3.  50 


1196      SECEETARIÁ  INTEBNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMEEICANAS.  ' 

Estanho  em  hurra. 

Bolivianos. 

De  menos  de  100  litros  por  quintal 1.  50 

De  100  até  110 1.60 

De  110  até  120 1 .  75 

De  120  até  130 - 1.90 

De  130  até  140 2. 10 

De  140  até  150 2.  30 

De  150  até  160 2.  50 

De  160  até  170 2.  80 

De  170  até  180 3.10 

De  ISO  até  190 3.  40 

De  190  até  200 3.80 

Acima  de  200 4.20 

"Art.  II.  O  Ministro  da  Fazenda  estabelecerá  os  direitos  de 
exportação  sobre  o  estanho  em  barrilla  e  em  barras  segundo  as  cota- 
ções de  estanho  nos  mercados  da  Europa,  e  de  conformidade  com  a 
tarifa  supra,  a  qual  ficará  em  vigor  por  um  periodo  de  quinze  dias, 
quaesquer  que  sejam  as  fluctuações  no  preço  do  estanho. 

"Art.  III.  As  companhias  que  exploram  minas  de  estanho  ficam 
isentas  do  pagamento  de  3  por  cento  dos  seus  lucros  líquidos. 

"Art.  IV.  A  contar  de  1°  de  Janeiro  de  1906,  serão  arrecadados  os 
seguintes  direitos  sobre  as  exportações  de  bismutho: 

Linguados  ou  barras,  y)Ot  quintal 10 

Mineral  ou  barrilla,  por  quintal 8 

"Art.  V.  As  exportações  de  ouro  amoedado  serão  sujeitas  a  um 
direito  de  exportação  de  3  por  cento. 

"Art.  VI.  O  Executivo  estabelecerá  o  regulamento  para  a  execução 
da  presente  lei. 


BKAZIL. 


CONVENIO  CELEBBADO  COM  A  REPXJBIilCA  ARGENTINA  PARA  A 
PROTECÇÃO  DA  PROPRIEDADE  DE  MARCAS  DE  FABRICA  E  DE 
COMMERCIO. 

O  Congresso  Nacional  appro  vou  no  dia  28  de  Novembro  de  1905  o 
convenio  para  a  protecção  da  propriedade  de  marcas  de  fabrica  e  de 
commercio,  concluido  no  Rio  de  Janeiro  em  30  de  Outubro  de  1901, 
entre  as  Kepublicas  dos  Estados  Unidos  do  Brazil  e  Argentina.  O 
texto  do  convenio  é  o  seguinte: 

"Os  Presidentes  da  Eepublica  dos  Estados  Unidos  do  Brazil  e  da 
Republica  Argentina,  desejando  assegurar  aos  industriaes  e  commer- 
ciantes  dos  dous  paizes  a  protecção  das  leis  que  garantem  a  propriedade 


BEAZIL.  1197 

das  marcas  de  fabrica  e  de  commercio,  resolveram  celebrar  para  esse 
fim  um  convenio  e  nomearam  seus  plenipotenciarios,  a  saber: 

"O  Presidente  da  Republica  dos  Estados  Unidos  do  Brazil,  o  Dr. 
Olyntho  Maximo  de  Magalhães,  Ministro  de  Estado  das  Kelações 
Exteriores; 

"O  Presidente  da  Kepublica  Argentina,  o  Dr,  D.  Manoel  Goros- 
TiAGA,  Enviado  Extraordinario  e  Ministro  Plenipotenciario  da  mesma 
Republica  no  Brazil; 

"Os  quaes,  trocados  os  seus  plenos  poderes,  que  acharam  em  boa  e 
devida  forma,  convieram  no  seguinte  : 

"Art.  1°. 

"Os  industriaes  e  commerciantes  nos  Estados  Unidos  do  Brazil  e  os 
industriaes  e  commerciantes  na  Republica  Argentina,  que  tiveram  re- 
gistrado as  suas  marcas  de  fabrica  ou  de  commercio  de  conformidade 
com  as  prescripções  legaes,  poderão  egualmente  registral-as  em  um  e  ou- 
tro paiz,  preenchendo  as  condições  estabelecidas  pelas  leis  e  regulamen- 
tos daquelle  onde  se  faça  o  registro. 

"Art.  2°. 

"O  presente  convenio,  seguidos  os  tramites  legaes,  será  ratificado  e 
as  ratificações  serão  trocadas  na  cidade  do  Rio  de  Janeiro,  no  mais 
breve  prazo  possível.  Cessará  seis  mezes  depois  da  data  em  que  uma 
das  duas  Altas  Partes  Contractantes  communicar  á  outra  a  sua  resolu- 
ção de  pôr-lhe  termo. 

"Em  fé  do  que  os  respectivos  plenipotenciarios  firmam  e  sellam  o 
mesmo  convenio  em  dous  exemplares,  sendo  cada  um  délies  escripto 
nas  duas  linguas. 

"  Eeito  na  cidade  do  Rio  de  Janeiro,  aos  trinta  dias  do  mez  de  Outu- 
bro de  1901." 

A   IMPORTAÇÃO    DE   MEKCADORIAS    COM    FALSA   lííDÍCAÇÃO  DE 
PROCEDENCIA  PROHIBIDA. 

O  "Diario  Ofíicial"  de  8  de  Dezembro  de  1905,  publica  o  texto  da 
lei  ultimamente  approvada,  que  estabelece  regras  para  a  apprehensão 
de  productos  importados  com  falsas  indicações  de  procedencia.  O 
texto  da  lei  é  o  seguinte: 

"Art.  1°.  E  prohibida  a  importação  de  qualquer  producto  ou 
mercadoria  com  falsa  indicação  de  procedencia,  nos  termos  do  Ajuste 
de  Madrid,  de  14  de  Abril  de  1891,  ratificado  a  8  de  Outubro  de  1896 
e  posto  em  execução  pelo  decreto  n.  2,380,  de  20  de  Novembro  do 
mesmo  anno. 

"Art.  2°.  Os  géneros  incursos  nas  disposições  do  artigo  anterior 
serão    apprehendidos    pelas    autoridades    aduaneiras,    emquanto   não 


1198      SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

houverem  sido  entregues  aos  interessados;  e  fóra  desse  caso,  pelas 
autoridades  judiciarias  federaes.  Em  ambas  as  hypotheses,  á  requeri- 
mento dos  interessados  ou  do  Ministerio  Publico,  guardadas  as  solemni- 
dades legaes. 

"Art.  3°.  Os  productos  apprehendidos  na  zona  fiscal  serão  reexpor- 
tados pelos  importadores  dentro  de  30  dias,  sendo  destruidos  caso  não 
se  verifique  a  reexportação.  Si  a  apprehensão  se  realizar  fóra  da  zona 
fiscal,  os  géneros  serão  inutilizados  ou  destruidos. 

"Art.  1°.  Em  qualquer  das  hypotheses  previstas  nesta  lei  os  impor- 
tadores'incorrerão  na  multa  de  50  por  cento  sobre  o  valor  dos  géneros 
importados. 

"Art.  5°.  Seguir-se-ha  no  processo  de  apprehensão,  no  que  for 
applicavel,  o  disposto  no  art.  633  da  Consolidação  das  Leis  das 
Alfandegas. 

"Art.  6°.  Revogam-se  as  disposições  em  contrario." 


CHILE. 

TERMINAÇÃO  DO  CONVENIO  SOBRE  O  SALITRE. 

O  Sr.  HicKS,  Ministro  dos  Estados  Unidos  junto  ao  Governo  do 
Chile,  communica  ao  seu  Governo  que  o  Secretario  da  Associação 
Salitreira  publicou  uma  circular  annunciando  o  máo  éxito  dos  esforços 
por  elle  feitos  para  renovar  o  convenio  salitreiro,  ou  para  prorogar 
seu  prazo,  pelo  menos,  por  mais  um  anno,  e  dizendo  que  os  directores 
resolveram  por  unanimidade,  abandonar  a  idea  de  renovar  o  convenio. 
E  digno  de  nota  que  em  toda  esta  enorme  producção  de  nitrato  de  soda 
na  parte  septentrional  do  Chile,  não  está  empregado  nenhum  capital 
norte-americano,  ainda  que  as  exportações  para  os  Estados  Unidos 
augmentam  constantemente.  A  maioria  das  companhias  interessadas 
nesta  industria  são  inglezas,  sendo  algumas  chilenas  e  allemães. 

Como  exemplo  dos  lucros  que  se  obtêm  na  extracção  do  nitrato,  o 
relatório  annual  da  London  Nitrate  Companj^,  Limited,  de  31  de  Outu- 
bro ultimo,  diz  que  a  companhia  foi  incorporada  em  1887,  com  o 
capital  de  $800,000,  e  que  durante  os  dezoito  annos  tinha  pago  em 
dividendos  a  quantia  de  $1,170,000,  e  em  amortização  do  capital  a 
somma  de  ^100,000,  perfazendo  $1,570,000.  Além  disto  a  companhia 
tinha  construido  novos  estabelecimentos  ao  custo  de  $100,000,  e  tinha 
constituido  um  fundo  de  amortização  com  $100,000,  empregados  em 
titulos  inglezes.  Isto  demonstra  que  o  total  das  receitas  da  companhia 
em  dezoito  annos  attingiu  a  enorme  somma  de  $2,100,000.  O  capital 
actual  da  companhia  é  de  $100,000,  e  sua  divida  activa  é  calculada,  no 
minimo,  em  $355,000. 


CHILE. 


1199 


A  industria  do  nitrato  no  Chile  é  da  maior  importancia,  pois  as 
rendas  do  Governo  provenientes  dos  direitos  de  exportação  sobre  o 
nitrato,  montam  a  $25,000,000  annualmente.  As  exportações  de 
nitrato  chileno  attingem  a  centenas  de  milhões  de  dollars  por  anno,  e 
milhares  de  homens  no  Chile  e  na  Europa  tornaram-se  ricos  como 
resultado  desta  industria. 

RENDAS  ABTJAKtelIlAS  EM  JANEIRO   1906. 

As  rendas  arrecadadas  pelas  Alfandegas  da  Republica  do  Chile 
durante  o  mez  de  Janeiro  de  1906  foram  na  importancia  de  $9,191,353, 
sendo  $6,051,923  o  producto  dos  direitos  de  exportação  e  $3,139,130  o 
dos  direitos  de  importação. 

As  rendas  em  egual  mez  do  anno  anterior  foram  na  importancia  de 
$8,001,491,  correspondendo  $5,^66,181  aos  direitos  de  exportação  e 
$2,411,010  aos  direitos  de  importação,  o  que  mostra  um  augmento  a 
favor  de  Janeiro  de  1906  de  $1,186,859.  Deste  augmento,  a  quantia 
de  $488,439  foi  realizada  nos  direitos  de  exportação,  e  a  de  $698,420 
nos  direitos  de  importação. 

As  rendas,  discriminadas  por  alfandegas,  foram  as  seguintes: 

Direitos  de  exportação  e  imjMrtação,  1905-6. 


1905. 

1906. 

1905. 

1906. 

DIREITOS  DE  EXPORTAÇÃO. 

1,  047, 248 

3,017,388 

688, 519 

486, 400 

324, 829 

1, 297, 388 

3, 190,  683 

733, 986 

219, 748 

610, 118 

DIREITOS    DE    IMPORTA- 
ÇÃO— continua. 

Taltal 

8,432 

8, 029 

288 

37, 079 

1,  568, 096 

276,  314 

23,  906 

40,  224 

1,370 

169, 271 

Iquiqne 

38  152 

Tocopilla 

8, 427 

Antofagasta 

Carrizal  Bajo 

Taltal 

38  521 

2, 039,  722 
247  169 

Total 

5,563,484 

6, 051,  923 

21,555 
61  145 

DIREITOS  DE  IMPORTAÇÃO. 

14,  982 
11, 022 
203,  220 
21,  379 
67, 398 

S22, 604 
13, 369 

263, 981 
19, 026 

188, 814 

Valdivia 

Puerto  Montt 

5  852 

Alfandegas  da  fronteira. . 
Total 

61  ;  093 

Iquique 

2, 441, 010 

Tocopilla  . 

Antof  agasta . .' 

8,004,494 

9  191  353 

MODIFICAÇÃO  DOS  DIREITOS  DE  IMPOBTAÇÂO  SOBUE  O  ASSUCAR. 

O  "Board  of  Trade  Journal"  de  6  de  Março  de  1906,  diz  que  o  Go- 
verno do  Chile  approvou  uma  lei  auctorizando  uma  reducção  nos  direitos 
de  importação  sobre  o  assucar  refinado  de  Is.  6d.  por  100  kilogrammas, 
e  um  augmento  nos  direitos  sobre  o  assucar  não  refinado  de  Is.  6d.  por 
100  kilogrammas. 


1200     SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

CUBA. 

VALOa   DOS    CHARUTOS   HA  VANOS    PARA    A    COBRANÇA    DOS 
DIREITOS  DE  IMPORTAÇÃO. 

A  Junta  de  Avaliadores  Geraes  dos  Estados  Unidos  proferiu  uma 
decisão  quanto  ao  valor  em  que  devem  ser  estimados  os  charutos 
Havanos  para  a  cobrança  dos  direitos  de  importação.  O  teor  desta 
decisão  é  como  segue: 

Os  avaliadores,  ao  calcularem  o  valor  de  mercadorias  importadas  de 
paizes  estrangeiros  para  cobrança  dos  direitos  de  importação,  tomarão 
por  base  o  preço  por  atacado  das  mesmas  mercadorias  nos  mercados 
do  paiz  exportador  na  data  da  exportação,  e  não  o  preço  de  exportação 
de  taes  mercadorias,  caso  que  houver  differença  entre  estes  dous  valores. 

Quando  charutos  de  certas  classes  exportados  de  Cuba  estiverem 
sujeitos  a  um  imposto  de  consumo  de  $2  por  milheiro,  e  se  verificar 
que  o  valor  destes  nos  mercados  de  Cuba  é  o  valor  declarado  na  fac- 
tura menos  esse  imposto,  não  devem  ser  cobrados  os  direitos  sobre 
esse  imposto,  pois  não  faz  parte  deste  valor,  a  menos  que  o  importador 
o  incluir  voluntariamente  em  sua  nota  de  despacho. 

Quando  os  importadores  destes  charutos  apresentarem  notas  de  des- 
pacho em  que  for  excluido  o  valor  desse  imposto,  e  o  inspector  recu- 
sar acceital-as,  declarando  a  addição  deste  valor  como  condição  da 
acceitação  da  nota,  esta  será  considerada  como  feita  sob  compulsão  e 
o  importador  não  será  obrigado  a  cumpril-a. 


ESTADOS  UNIDOS. 

COMSIERCIO  COM  OS  PAIZES  LATINO-AMERICANOS. 

RELAÇÃO   MENSAL    DAS    IMPORTAÇÕES    E    EXPORTAÇÕES. 

O  quadro  dado  na  pagina  113i  é  extrahido  da  relação  compilada  pelo 
chefe  da  Repartição  de  Estatística  do  Departamento  do  Commercio  e 
Trabalho,  mostrando  o  commercio  entre  os  Estados  Unidos  e  os  paizes 
latino-americanos.  A  relação  corresponde  ao  mez  de  Fevereiro  de  1906, 
com  uma  relação  comparativa  para  o  mez  correspondente  do  anno 
anterior,  assim  como  para  os  oito  mezes  findos  em  Fevereiro  de  1906, 
comparados  com  o  periodo  correspondente  do  anno  anterior.  Deve-se 
explicar  que  os  algarismos  das  varias  alfandegas,  mostrando  as  impor- 
tações e  exportações  de  um  só  mez,  são  recebidos  no  Ministerio  da 
Fazenda  até  quasi  o  dia  20  do  mez  seguinte,  e  perde-se  algum  tempo 
necessariamente  em  sua  compilação  e  impressão.  Por  conseguinte,  as 
estatísticas  para  o  mez  de  Fevereiro,  por  exemplo,  não  são  publicadas 
até  os  primeiros  dias  de  Abril. 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS.  1201 

COMMEErCIO  EXTERIOR  EM  FEVEREIRO,   1906. 

Segundo  os  algarismos  publicados  pela  Repartição  de  Estatística  do 
Departamento  do  Commercio  e  do  Trabalho  dos  Estados  Unidos,  as 
exportações  realizadas  durante  os  oito  mezes  do  exercido  de  1905-6, 
comparadas  com  as  de  egual  periodo  de  1901-5,  mostram  um  augmento 
de  $190,000,000,  correspondendo  $45,000,000,  aos  productos  manufac- 
turados, e  $133,000,000  aos  productos  agrícolas.  O  aug'mento  havido 
na  exportação  de  productos  agrícolas  foi  realizado  principalmente  em 
trig-o,  farinha  de  trigo,  milho,  aveia  e  productos  alimenticios. 

Foram  exportados  durante  os  oito  mezes  findos  em  Fevereiro  de  1906 
trigo  e  farinha  de  trigo,  por  valor  de  161,000,000,  contra  $30,000,000 
no  periodo  correspondente  do  anno  anterior.  As  exportações  de  milho 
realizadas  durante  os  oito  mezes  mostram  um  augmento  de  cerca  de 
$20,000,000,  comparadas  com  as  do  mesmo  periodo  do  anno  anterior, 
ao  passo  que  as  exportações  de  aveia  accusam  um  augmento  de  mais  de 
$10,000,000,  e  as  de  productos  alimenticios,  um  augmento  de  mais  de 
$33,000,000.  Houve  um  augmento  em  cada  uma  das  grandes  classes 
em  que  é  dividida  a  exportação — productos  agrícolas,  manufacturados, 
mineiros,  florestaes,  de  pesca,  e  productos  diversos. 

As  importações  realizadas  durante  os  oito  mezes  findos  em  Fevereiro 
de  1906  foram  mais  $71,000,000  que  no  periodo  correspondente  do 
anno  anterior.  Em  todas  as  classes  da  importação  houve  augmento, 
excepto  em  productos  alimenticios,  os  quaes  foram  importados  nesse 
periodo  por  valor  de  só  $171,111,000,  contra  $184,000,000  no  periodo 
correspondente  do  anno  anterior,  sendo  esta  diminuição  realizada 
principalmente  em  café,  chá  e  assucar.  As  importações  de  café  mos- 
tram uma  diminuição  de  cerca  de  $12,000,000,  as  de  assucar,  uma 
diminuição  de  $5,000,000,  e  as  de  chá,  um  decréscimo  de  cerca  de 
$2,000,000,  ou  seja  uma  diminuição  total  de  cerca  de  $20,000,000. 
Essa  diminuição,  porem,  foi  contrabalançada  pelo  augmento  verificado 
em  outros  artigos  desta  classe,  de  modo  que  a  diminuição  total  foi  de 
só  $13,000,000. 

O  augmento  mais  notável  foi  realizado  em  materia  prima  para  usar- 
se nas  manufacturas.  A  classe  "materia  prima  para  uso  nas  indus- 
trias manufactureiras  "  mostra  um  valor  total  para  os  oito  mezes  findos 
em  Fevereiro  de  1906,  de  $264,000,000,  contra  $243,000,000  em  egual 
periodo  do  anno  anterior,  ao  passo  que  a  importação  de  artigos  em 
parte  ou  inteiramente  manufacturados  para  uso  nas  industrias  manu- 
factureiras foi  por  valor  de  $112,000,000,  contra  $92,000,000  em  egual 
periodo  do  anno  anterior. 

As  importações  de  materias  primas  para  manufacturas  realizadas  du- 
rante os  oito  mezes  findos  em  Fevereiro  de  1906,  mostram  um  augmento 
de  mais  de  $40,000,000,  comparadas  com  as  dos  correspondentes  mezes 
do  anno  anterior,  e  parece  que  attingirão  durante  o  anno  a  maior  cifra 


1202     SECEETAEIA  INTEENACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

jamais  registrada  na  historia  do  nosso  commercio  exterior..  O  aug- 
mento havido  na  importação  de  artigos  em  parte  manufacturados  foi 
realizado  principahiiente  em  estanho,  cobre,  ferro  e  aço  e  productos 
chimicos.  O  augmento  havido  em  materias  primas  foi  realizado  prin- 
cipalmente em  fibras,  couros  e  pelles,  fumo  em  folha  e  seda  em  rama. 
As  exportações  de  manufacturas  augmentaran!  de  $45,000,000,  dos 
quaes  $8,000,000  correspondem  ao  augmento  havido  em  tecidos  de 
algodão;  as  manufacturas  de  ferro  e  aço  mostram  um  augmento  de 
f  16, 000, 000;  carros  e  carruagens,  um  augmento  de  $5,000,000;  e  man- 
ufacturas de  madeira,  óleos  mineraes,  couro  e  manufacturas  de  couro, 
mostram  cada  um  um  augmento  de  cerca  de  $2,000,000,  comparadas 
com  as  exportações  destes  géneros  em  egaal  periodo  do  anno  anterior. 

MOVIMENTO    DO    CAFÉ    EM   FEVEREIRO    DE    1906. 

As  entregas  de  café  nos  Estados  Unidos  durante  o  mez  de  Fevereiro 
eram  de  468,836  saccas  procedentes  do  Brazil,  e  120,144  saccas  de  ou- 
tras procedencias.  O  Brazil  concorreu  para  este  total  com  cerca  de  80 
por  cento. 

As  entregas  de  café  nos  Estados  Unidos  feitas  durante  os  primeiros 
oito  mezes  do  anno  commercial  de  1904-5,  excederam  as  de  egual 
periodo  do  anno  anterior  em  183,675  saccas,  ao  passo  que  foram  infe- 
riores ás  do  anno  de  1903-4,  por  318,745  saccas. 

O  supprimento  visivel  de  café  no  mundo  em  1"  de  Março  de  1906 
era  de  11,324,581  saccas,  contra  12,647,595  saccas  em  1°  de  Janeiro  de 
1906,  e  13,271,745  saccas  em  1°  de  Março  de  1905. 

As  entradas  de  café  no  Rio  de  Janeiro  em  Fevereiro  de  1906,  eram 
de  89,000  saccas,  contra  167,000  saccas  em  egual  mez  de  ^1905;  as 
entradas  em'  Santos  eram  de  227,000  saccas,  contra  268,000  saccas  em 
Fevereiro  de  1905.  As  entradas  de  café  no  Rio  de  Janeiro  e  em 
Santos  para  os  primeiros  oito  mezes  de  1905-6,  eram  de  8,525,000 
saccas,  contra  8,750,000  saccas  em  1904-5,  9,060,000  saccas  em  1903-4, 
9,694,000  saccas  em  1902-3,  e  12,355,000  saccas  em  1901-2. 

As  entradas  no  Rio  e  Santos  effectuadas  durante  os  primeiros  oito 
mezes  do  anno  cafeeiro  de  1906  constituem  o  84i  por  cento  da  colheita 
total,  e  si  continuem  a  fazer-se  na  mesma  proporção,  podemos  esperar 
que  as  entradas  totaes  até  Julho  1°  de  1906  attinjam  a  10,000,000  sac- 
cas, as  quaes  accrescentadas  ás  4,500,000  ou  5,000,000  saccas  prove- 
nientes de  outros  paizes,  perfazerão  um  supprimento  total  de  14,500,000 
a  15,000,000  saccas,  ao  passo  que  o  consumo  do  mundo  é  calculado  em 
16,500,000  saccas  até  16,750,000  saccas  por  anno.  O  supprimento  visi- 
vel de  café  constitue  uma  garantia  contra  uma  sensível  alta  nos  preços, 
pelo  menos  emquanto  não  for  verificada  maior  diminuição  na  producção. 

As  vendas  na  Bolsa  de  Café  durante  o  mez  de  Fevereiro  foram  de 
2,220,750  saccas,  contra  1,423,750  saccas  em  Janeiro;  as  vendas  feitas 
durante  os  primeiros  sete  mezes  do  anno  cafeeiro  de  1906,  foram  de 


MEXICO.  1203 

13,647,750  saccas;  as  vendas  totaes  para  o  anno  de  1905,  foram  de 
21,242,250  saccas,  contra  25,487,500  saccas  em  1904. 

IMPORTAÇÕES  DE  ZINCO. 

Devido  á  grande  procura  pelo  zinco  nos  Estados  unidos  e  ao  alto 
preço  obtido  pelo  producto,  foram  importadas  durante  o  anno  de  1905 
g-randes  quantidades  de  minério  de  zinco  e  de  zinco  em  suas  diversas 
combinações  provenientes  de  Mexico.  Por  conseguinte  a  industria  da 
exploração  de  zinco  neste  paiz  tomou  grande  desenvolvimento. 

O  recente  acto  do  Departamento  do  Thesouro  dos  Estados  Unidos, 
augmentando  os  direitos  de  importação  sobre  os  minérios  de  zinco 
importados  do  Mexico  e  do  Canadá,  tem  dado  em  resultado  uma  recla- 
mação formal  dirigida  á  Junta  de  Avaliadores  dos  Estados  Unidos, 
e  é  provável  que  a  materia  seja  submettida  afinal  aos  tribunaes  federaes 
para  sua  adjudicação. 

EXPORTAÇÃO  DE  MACHÍNAS  DE    COSER  EM  1905. 

O  valor  das  machinas  de  coser  que  os  Estados  Unidos  exportaram 
para  os  diversos  paizes  latino-americanos  durante  o  anno  de  1905,  foi 
o  seguinte: 

Mexico ,  1586,  907 

America  Central 98,  586 

Cuba 370,  356 

As  Antilhas 49,  007 

Republica  Argentina 657,  705 

Brazil 174,  875 

Colombia 59,  093 

Os  demais  paizes  da  America  do  Sul 347,  222 


MEXICO. 

PRODUCÇÂO  DE  ASSTJCAR  E  MELAÇO  EM  1905. 

Segundo  os  dados  publicados  pelo  '  '  Hacendado  Mexicano  "  sobre  a 
industria  assucareira  em  1905,  a  producção  total  de  assucar  na  Repu- 
blica do  Mexico  durante  o  anno  de  1904-5,  attingiu  a  107,038,785  kilos, 
ou  seja  107,000  toneladas,  e  a  producção  para  o  anno  de  1905-6  é  calcu- 
lada em  só  105,000  toneladas. 

A  producção  de  assucar  em  1905  foi  distribuida  assim: 


Campeche.. 

Chiapas 

Colima 

Guerrero  . . . 

Jalisco 

Mexico 

Michoaean  . 

Morelos 

Nuevo  Leon 
Oaxaca 


Mela(;o. 

Assucar. 

Kilos. 

Kilos. 

682,  904 

575, 136 

709, 010 

674, 800 

1, 337, 000 

1, 746,  000 

1,  777, 820 

1,921,087 

5,779,712 

5,226,100  1 

47Õ, 174 

43, 125 

8, 683,  969 

11, 699, 844 

16, 167, 636 

26,207,259 

1Õ0, 000 

375, 000 

3, 257, 963 

1,  542, 320 

Puebla  

San  Luis  Potosi 

Sinaloa 

Tabasco 

Tamaulipas  ... 

Tepic 

Veracruz  ...... 

Yucatan 

Total 


Melaoo. 


Kilos. 
5, 937, 000 
3,411,600 
3, 450, 000 
1, 000, 300 
1,504,500 
2, 000, 000 
9, 132, 010 
3, 493,  533 


67, 950, 131 


Assucar. 


Kilos. 

16,  205,  500 
1,420,000 
7, 783,  523 
1, 897, 000 
1, 429, 000 
3, 750, 000 

20, 375,  612 
4, 212,  379 


107, 038,  785 


Bull.  No.  4—06- 


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1204     SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Os  seguintes  algarismos  mostram  o  deseiiTolvimento  que  tem  tido  a 
industria  de  assucar  no  Mexico  nos  ultimos  seis  annos: 


Toneladas. 

1899-1900 75,000 

1900-1901 95,  000 

1901-2 103,  000 

1902-3 112,  000 


Toneladas. 

1903-1 107,000 

1904-5 107,000 

1905-6 a  105,  000 


EXPORTAÇÃO    DE    HENNE QUEK"  PEI.0    PORTO    DE  PROGRESO   EM 

JANEIRO,  1906. 

Foram  exportados  do  Porto  de  ProgTeso,  Estado  de  Yucatan, 
durante  o  mez  de  Janeiro  de  1906,  33,744  fardos  de  hennequen,  seiado 
33,139  fardos  com  destino  aos  Estados  Unidos,  e  605  fardos  com  des- 
tino á  Cuba.  Em  egual  mez  do  anno  de  1905,  foram  exportados 
daquelle  porto  38,011  fardos  oom  destino  aos  Estados  Unidos,  contra 
52,781  fardos  em  1904. 

EXPORTAÇÃO  DE  HENNEQUEN,  DE  JANEIRO  A  OUTUBRO,  DE  1905. 

Segundo  os  dados  estatisticos  ultimamente  publicados,  as  expor- 
tações de  iennequen  proveniente  de  Yucatan  que  se  realizaram  pelo 
porto  de  Progreso  durante  os  primeiros  dez  mezes  de  1905,  attingiram 
a  485,686  fardos,  ou  seja  78,370,442  kilos. 

As  exportações  verificadas  em  egual  periodo  dos  quatro  annos  ante- 
riores, com  a  excepção  das  de  1902,  mostram  um  constante  augmento. 
Estas  exportações  foram  as  seguintes: 

Janeiro  a  Outubro. 

Kilos. 

1901 71,926,663 

1902 , - 70,  835,  502 

1903 - _  73,  037,  482 

1904 , -  - -  - - 77,  984,  068 

1905.... - - --  78,570,442 


HOVIMENTO  DO  SERVIÇO  POSTAL. 

Segundo  os  dados  fornecidos  pelo  Director  da  Repartição  dos  Corre- 
ios do  Mexico,  as  operações  do  serviço  postal  no  mez  de  Janeiro  de 
1906,  comparadas  com  as  do  mesmo  mez  do  anno  anterior,  mostram 
um  augmento  de  $30,721.49,  ao  passo  que  as  para  os  sete  mezes  do 
corrente  exercício  de  1905-6,  comparadas  com  egual  periodo  do  anno 
anterior,  mostram  um  augmento  de  $171,043.73,  ou  seja  8.87  por  cento. 

«  Os  algarismos  para  1905-^  sãxD  apenas  calculados. 


MEXICO.  1205 

Receita  inoveniente  do  Serviço  Postal,  em  Janeiro,  1905. 

Venda  de  sellos  postaes: 

Janeiro  de  1906 $283,  535.  51 

Janeiro  de  1905 - 251,  577.  29 

Augmento 31,  958.  22 

Aluguel  de  caixas  postaes: 

Janeiro  de  1906 22,  578.  00 

Janeiro  de  1905 22,  092.  00 

Augmento 486.  00 

Multas,  etc.: 

Janeiro  de  1906 2, 405. 14 

Janeiro  de  1905 3,  749.  31 

Diminuição 1,  344. 17 

Premios  sobre  vales  postaes: 

Interior,  Janeiro  de  1906 24,  996. 15 

Interior,  Janeiro  de  1905 25,497.93 

Diminuição 501.  78 

Premios  sobre  vales  internacionaes  : 

Janeiro  de  1906" 781.  24 

Janeiro  de  1905 , 589.  65 

Augmento - 211.  59 

Premios  sobi'e  vales  postaes  de  redactores: 

Janeiro  de  1906 2, 127.  64 

Janeiro  de  1905 : 2,216.01 

Diminuição 88.  37 

Recapitulação  de  receita: 

Janeiro  de  1906 336,  423.  68 

Janeiro  de  1905 305,  702. 19 

Augmento  (ou  seja  10.05  por  cento) 30,  721.  49 

A  receita,  discriminada  por  mezes,  foi  a  seguinte: 

Julho  de  1905 302,  584.  84 

Agosto -..- - 282,611.65 

Setembro 268,  288.  49 

Outubro 310,  799.  73 

Novembro 286,  979. 17 

Dezembro 312,  053.  66 

Janeiro  de  1906 336,  423.  68 

Eeceita  total  nos  sete  mezes , - 2,  099,  740.  42 

Eeceita  em  egual  periodo  de  1904-5 1,  928,  696.  69 

Augmento 171,  043.  73 


1206     BECEETAKIA  INTEENACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMEEICANAS. 
MOVIMENTO    DO    PORTO    DE   MAZATLAN   EM    1905. 

Pode-se  ter  uma  idea  da  importancia  do  Porto  de  Mazatlan  dos 
seguintes  dados  estatísticos  do  movimento  da  exportação  e  importação 
no  anno  de  1904-5.  A  exportação  foi  por  valor  de  $1,218,569  e  a 
importação,  por  valor  de  $1,198,290,  recebendo  os  Estados  Unidos  a 
maior  parte  das  importações. 

Exportação  em  1904-5. 


Productos  mineraes 

Productos  agricolas 

Productos  auimaes 

Productos  manufacturados 

Productos  diversos 

Total 

Exporta<;ão  por  Paizes  de  Destino 

Allemanha 

China 

Hespanha 

Estados  Unidos 

França 

Guatemala 

Inglaterra 

Panama 

Total ; 


Kilogrammas. 

Valor. 

71,522,928 

$'ò,  960,  332 

1, 083, 186 

92,242 

295, 891 

177,  572 

41, 643 

10,  501 

28,030 

7, 922 

72, 971, 678 

4,  248, 569 

655 

850 

892 

500 

63, 551 

6, 170 

72, 491, 481 

4,214,:^9 

96 

63 

366,830 

23, 332 

4,736 

955 

,      43,-137 

2,500 

72, 971, 678 

4, 248, 569 

Importação,  1904-1905. 


Classificação. 


Productos  animaes 

Productos  agricolas 

Productos  mineraes 

Productos  manufacturados 

Productos  chimicos 

Bebidas  espirituosas,  etc... 
Papel  e  suas  manufacturas 

Machinas,  etc 

Vehículos 

Armas  e  munições 

Productos  diversos 


Total. 


Valor. 


S109, 280 

186, 652 

436, 758 

285, 488 

125, 630 

72, 442 

52,  984 

125, 804 

7, 822 

40, 148 

55, 282 


1, 498, 290 


Importação  por  paizes  de  origem. 


Allemanha 

Austria 

Bélgica 

China 

Dinamarca 

Estados  Unidos 

Hespanha 

Equador 

Egypto  

França 

Guatemala 

Hollanda 

Inglaterra 

Italia 

Japão 

ISToruega 

Portugal 

Peru 

Suissa 

Suécia 

Turquia 

Total  .... 


Valor. 


$277, 410 

10,811 

16,  969 

5,215 

1,657 

695, 757 

41,025 

13, 283 

35 

112,879 

141 

9,253 

279, 141 

13, 656 

5,  940 

6, 803 

1,389 

375 

2,296 

4,063 

162 


1,498,290 


PERU. 


1207 


RENDIMENTO    DOS    ABMAZENS   ALFANDEGADOS    DE   MEXICO    E 

VERACRUZ. 


As  receitas  brutas  dos  armazéns  alfandegados  de  Mexico  e  Veracruz 
para  o  anno  de  1905  importaram  em  $218,574.61,  e  depois  de  pagas  as 
despezas  de  costume,  ficou  um  lucro  liquido  de  $120,000  para  ser  dis- 
tribuido entre  os  accionistas. 

Foram  armazenados  durante  o  anno  de  1905,  491,652  volumes,  pe- 
sando 33,794,100  kilos,  no  valor  de  $10,331,779,  e  foram  despachados 
309,296  volumes,  com  21,005,000  kilos,  no  valor  de  $6,074,166. 

Esta  companhia  tem  um  capital  de  $2,000,000  e  faz  adeantamentos 
de  dinheiro  sobre  as  mercadorias  armazenadas.  A  importancia  dos 
adeantamentos  feitos  em  1905,  foi  de  $3,270,866,  sobre  mercadorias 
armazenadas  no  valor  de  $5,649,465.  A  quantia  paga  pelos  importa- 
dores foi  de  $1,723,629,  sobre  mercadorias  no  valor  de  $3,135,700. 


PERU. 


IMPORTAÇÃO  PELOS  PORTOS  DE   SALAVERRY  E  HUANCHACO,   P 

SEMESTRE  DE  1905. 

As  importações  effectuadas  pelos  Portos  de  Salaverrj  e  Huanchaco 
durante  o  primeiro  semestre  de  1905  foram  discriminadas  assim: 


Assucar . 
Arroz 


Cerveja 

Carvão  de  pedra. 

Ferragens 

Farinha  de  trigo. 

Guano  

Kerosene 

Tecidos 

Madeiras 

Moveis 


Machinas 

Material  para  estradas  de  ferro. 
Prata 


Outras  mercadorias. . 

Saceos  vasios 

Vinhos 

Trigo 

Aguswdente 

Sementes  de  algodão 

Tijolos 

Cimento 

Sal 

Serradura 

Estearina 


Total. 


Salaverry. 


Caixas. 


,879 
174 
720 


41, 378 


97 


,973 

587 


Kilos. 


771,  760 
19, 508 
58, 480 
,  172, 298 
126, 700 
351, 198 
, 804, 513 
122, 787 


839, 610 
"57,Í62' 


,  315, 302 
207, 817 


733, 085 
6,061 


152, 820 
111,600 

47,472 
^     7, 577 

14,178 

10, 9Í8, 428 


Huanchaco. 


Caixas. 


1,934 
40 

4,771 
539 
300 

8,121 


32 
850 

18 

74 
,712 

30 
359 
108 

15 


26, 013 


Kilos. 


169,  782 
3,360 

402,  900 
29, 990 
14, 009 

840,  921 


3,530 

7,406 

1,244 

21, 418 

341, 504 

1,468 

38, 108 

39, 533 

860 


13,  976 
7,800 


1,  937, 802 


1208     SECRETAKIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


SALYADOE. 

RENDA  PROVENIENTE   DO  IMPOSTO  SOBRE  BEBIDAS  ESPIRI- 
TUOSAS. 

O  producto  total  do  imposto  sobre  bebidas  espirituosas  na  Repu- 
blica de  San  Salvador  para  o  anno  de  1905  foi  de  11,924,366.41,  contra 
$2,112,207.18  no  anno  anterior.  A  renda  discriminada  pelos  Departa- 
mentos da  Republica  foi  a  seguinte: 


1905. 


San  Salvador 
La  Libertad... 

SoBsonate 

Ahuachapá . . 
Santa  Ana  . . . 
Chalateuango 

Cuscatlán 

La  Paz 

San  Vicente.. 

Cabanas 

Usulután 

San  Miguel  . . 

Morazán 

La  Unión 

Total... 


$360,  253.  m 
160, 802.  73 
226, 753. 49 
152, 782. 40 
264, 656. 78 

57, 393. 78 

113,  974. 73 

.    123,226.24 

116, 296. 23 

41, 494. 67 
218,  781. 43 
150, 050.  01 

67, 636.  38 

82,006.76 


$300, 6%.  43 

137, 308. 29 

197, 191. 66 

128,  388. 43 

231, 032.  76 

58,  111.  95 

94, 892. 01 

118, 378. 87 

105, 816.  40 

37, 440. 18 

218, 516.  69 

159, 816. 04 

60, 660.  26 

76, 172.  44 


2, 142, 207. 48 


1, 924,  366. 41 


Bulletin  Mensuel 

DU 

Bureau  International  des  Républiques  Américaines, 

Union  Internationale  des  Républiques  Américaines. 
Vol.  XXII.  AVRIL  1906.  No.  é. 

UNION  PAN -AMÉRICAINE. 

Dans  le  discours  que  l'Honorable  Mr.  John  W.  Daniel  de  l'Etat 
de  Virginie  a  prononcé  devant  le  Sénat  des  Etats-Unis  pour  demander 
son  appui  en  faveur  de  la  troisième  Conférence  Internationale  à  Rio 
de  Janeiro,  il  a  fait  connaître  l'opinion  de  l'Honorable  Elihu  Root, 
Ministre  des  Affaires  Etrangères  des  Etats-Unis,  opinion  exposée 
devant  un  Comité  du  Congrès  en  faveur  de  l'encouragement  des 
relations  commerciales  entre  les  difílérents  pays  de  l'Amérique. 

Le  discours  de  Mr.  le  Ministre  Root  a  été  reproduit  dans  le  "  Con- 
gressional Record,"  et  en  voici  un  extrait: 

"Je  pense  que  le  travail  du  Bureau  des  Républiques  Américaines, 
que  l'existence  de  l'Union  Internationale  et  que  ces  Conférences  offrent 
ensemble  les  meilleurs  moyens  de  mettre  fin  à  l'isolement  comparatif 
de  notre  pays  par  rapport  aux  autres  pays  de  l'Amérique  et  aussi  pour 
tâcher  d'avoir  notre  part  des  relations,  pour  ainsi  dire  exclusives 
qu'ils  ont  maintenant  avec  l'Europe. 

"Nos  relations  avec  eux  ont  été  politiques  pour  la  plupart,  tandis 
que  de  l'autre  côté  les  liens  de  race,  de  langue,  de  coutumes  hérédi- 
taires ont  fait  naître  des  relations  qui  ont  eu  pour  résultat  des  place- 
ments de  capitaux  européens  très  importants  et  l'établissement  de 
nombreuses  lignes  de  communications  entre  eux  et  l'Europe,  de  sorte 
que  tout  le  commerce  de  l'Amérique  du  Sud  et  les  relations  sociales  et 
personnelles  se  tournent  plutôt  vers  l'Europe  que  vers  les  Etats-Unis. 

'*  C'est  donc  l'Europe  qui  entretient  des  relations  directes  avec  eux  et 
nous  leur  restons  complètement  étrangers  malgré  notre  attitude  poli- 
tique qui,  d'après  la  Doctrine  de  Monroe  les  protège  de  toute  invasion 

européenne  de  leur  territoire. 

1209 


1210        BUREAU  ITíTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMÉRICAINES. 

''Parmi  les  hommes  d'Etat  de  l'Amérique  du  Sud,  dont  plusieurs 
sont  très  en  vue,  il  y  a  un  désir  très  grand  et  très  sincère  d'encourager 
des  relations  réciproques. 

"En  ce  moment  le  capital  aux  Etats-Unis  augmente  sur  une  si  grande 
échelle  qu'on  est  sur  le  point  de  chercher  des  placements  à  l'étranger. 
Nous  arrivons  aussi  pour  ainsi  dire  à  la  fin  de  cette  grande  période 
commerciale  du  pays  qui  a  pris  tous  nos  capitaux  et  toute  notre  énergie 
et  je  puis  voir  au  Ministère  des  Affaires  Etrangères  une  grande  aug- 
mentation dans  les  relations  commerciales  entre  les  Etats-Unis  et  les 
autres  pays.  Nos  citoyens  se  lancent  dans  les  constructions,  dans  les 
opérations  financières  et  il  y  a  un  capital  important  qui  ne  demande 
qu'à  être  emplo3^é  dans  l'Amérique  du  Centre  et  dans  l'Amérique  du 
Sud.  Il  me  semble  que  c'est  le  devoir  du  Gouvernement  d'aider  par 
tous  les  moyens  possibles  à  créer  des  relations  amicales  qui  permettront 
le  placement  sûr  de  ces  capitaux. 

"*  *  *  Je  crois  donc  être  très  utile  aux  intérêts  commerciaux 
des  Etats-Unis  en  encourageant  des  relations  qui  contribueront  à 
maintenir  la  paix  et  la  bonne  entente  entre  tous  les  X)ays  de  l'Amérique. 
Et  c'est  bien  le  but  que  se  propose  l'Union  des  Républiques  Améri- 
caines ainsi  que  ces  Conférences  successives." 


RÉPUBLIQUE  ARGENTINE. 

LOI  DOUANIÈRE  DU  11  DÉCEMBRE   1905. 

[Monnaies,  poids  et  mesures:  Les  droits  de  douane  dans  la  République  Argentine  sont  payables  en 
espèces  métalliques.  (Voir  l'art.  17  de  la  présente  loi.)  L'unité  monétaire  est  le  peso,  qui  se  divise 
en  100  centavos  et  vaut  5  francs  (valeur  nominale) .  Pour  les  poids  et  mesures,  la  République  a 
adopté  le  système  métrique.] 

Art.  V.  A  moins  qu'ils  ne  bénéficient  de  la  franchise,  les  articles 
de  provenance  étrangère  à  leur  entrée  dans  la  République  et  les 
produits  du  pays  à  leur  sortie  seront  respectivement  soumis  aux 
droits  d'importation  et  d'exportation  ci-après  désignés. 

Chapitre  I. — Droits  ã''im'portatio7i. 
Art.  2.  Acquitteront  en  pour  cent  de  la  valeur: 

Section  1. — So  pour  cent  ad  valorem. 

Toutes  les  marchandises  qui  ne  sont  pas  spécialement  taxées  dans  la  présente  loi  ou 
qui  ne  sont  pas  exemptes  de  droits. 

Section  2. — 30  pour  cent  ad  valorem. 

Armes,  leurs  accessoires  et  leurs  parties. 

Harnais  et  articles  de  harnachement  en  général,  complets  ou  non. 

Cannes  à  épée. 


EÉPUBLIQUE    AEGENTIISTE.  1211 

Voitures  achevées  ou  non,  ainsi  que  leurs  trains  et  brancards  à  l'état  brut. 

Cartouches  pour  armes  à  feu. 

Feux  d'artifice. 

Munitions. 

Parfumerie  de  toute  sorte. 

Poudre  à  feu  de  toute  sorte. 

Section  3. — 40  2'>our  cent  ad  valorem. 

Articles  en  tissus  de  toute  sorte,  confectionnés  complètement  ou  non. 

Valises  et  nlalles. 

Sacs  en  cuir  ayant  plus  de  25  centimètres,  avec  ou  sans  leurs  accessoires. 

Sacs  en  toile  ou  tous  autres  tissus  de  coton. 

Gourdes  et  outres  à  vin,  complètement  finies  ou  non. 

Borax. 

Coffres  forts  en  fer  ou  acier,  de  toute  sorte. 

Boîtes  vides  pour  allumettes. 

Chaussures  de  toute  sorte,  finies  ou  en  pièces. 

Chromos,  oléographies  et  impressions  de  toute  sorte,  en  couleur,  sur  carte  ou  papier. 

Cuirs  et  peaux  tannés. 

Dentelles  fines  de  soie  pure  ou  mélangée. 

Dentelles  fines  de  fil. 

Etiquettes  coloriées  ou  chromos  sur  papier  ou  carte,  pour  cigares,  boîtes  d'allu- 
mettes, boissons,  parfumerie,  produits  chimiques  ou  autres  produits  analogues  et  pour 
tout  autre  usage. 

Étiquettes  gommées  ou  non,  avec  ou  sans  inscriptions,  et  annonces  sur  carton,  pour 
suspendre.  ■- 

Boucles  i3our  harnais  ou  articles  de  harnachement  de  toute  sorte. 

Imprimés  commerciaux,  lettres  de  change,  chèques,  polices,  actions,  timbres,  let- 
tres de  crédit,  factures,"  mémorandums,  passavants  et  autres  documents  analogues, 
ainsi  que  papiers  ou  enveloppes  avec  impressions  ou  en-têtes  et  enveloppes  en  blanc. 

Les  mêmes,  lithographies,  gravés  sur  cuivre  ou  acier. 

Imprimés  sur  carton  ou  carte,-  coloriés  ou  chromos  pour  annonces  ou  autres  usages, 
y  compris  les  bulletins  de  toute  sorte  et  les  calendriers  avec  ou  sans  blocs. 

Bas  et  chaussettes  de  toute  sorte. 

Mosaïques. 

Meubles  finis  ou  en  pièces  détachées. 

Passementerie  et  cordons  de  soie  pure  ou  mélangée,  combinés  ou  non  avec  des  fils 
métalliques. 

Papier  à  polir. 

Chapeaux  ou  bonnets  non  soumis  à  un  droit  spécifique. 

Cartes  de  toute  sorte,  imprimées,  gravées  ou  lithographiées. 

Section  4. — 35  pour  cent  ad  valorem. 

Charbons  pour  lampes  à  arc. 

Ecrins  pour  bijoux. 

Couvertures  en  laine  pure  ou  mélangée,  avec  chaîne  en  coton,  ourlées  ou  bordées. 

Tissus  en  tricot. 

Vis,  boulons  et  écrous,  en  fer. 

Section  5. — 30  pour  cent  ad  valorem. 
Tissus  de  laine  de  toute  sorte,  purs  ou  mélangés. 


1212       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

Section  6. — 20  pour  cent  ad  valorem. 

Acier  en  barres,  en  plaques  et  en  tôles. 

Tissus  de  coton  écrus  ou  toiles  grossières  {lienzos). 

Section  7. — 15  pour  cent  ad  valorem. 

Chêne,  cèdre,  pin,  sapin  noir,  sapin  blanc  et  sapin  résineux  {tea),  non  rabotés. 
Tissus  de  soie  pour  blutoii's. 

Section  8. — 10  pour  cent  ad  valorem. 

Céruse.  , 

Acides  tartrique  et  citrique.  '• 

Ammoniaque  anhydre  en  cylindres. 

Antimoine  métallique, 

Sable  et  pierres  importés  par  les  navires  comme  l'est  nécessaire  â  leur  navigation. 

Automobiles  complètes,  de  toute  sorte,  ainsi  que  pièces  de  rechange  et  parties 
détachées  importées  séparément  des  voitures  auxquelles  elles  sont  destinées. 

Baryte  pulvérisée  ou  sulfate  de  baryte  impur. 

Goudron  de  houille. 

Brai  minéral. 

Cacao  en  fèves. 

Charrettes  spéciales  pour  le  transport  des  céréales. 

Cocos  dits  du  Brésil  ou  du  Paraguay. 

Embarcations  de  toute  sorte,  de  petit  tomiage,  montées  ou  non. 

Étain  en  barres  ou  lingots. 

Dégras. 

INIalt. 

Mèches  tressées  ou  non,  pour  bougies. 

Pite,  jute  ou  chanvre  filés,  jjour  tressés. 

Sesquisulfure  de  phosphore  et  autres  substances  pouvant  être  substituées  Ou  phos- 
phore blanc  dans  la  fabrication  des  allumettes. 

Sulfate  de  chaux. 

Sulfate  de  cuivre. 

Toile  spéciale  pour  reliure. 

Section  9. — 5  p)0ur  cent  ad  valorem. 

Huiles  lourdes  de  goudron. 

Fil  de  fer  ou  d'acier  avec  ronces  artificielles,  jjour  clôtures. 
Fil  de  fer  ou  d'acier,  galvanisé  ou  non,  d'un  diamètre  ne  dépassant  pas  le  n°  14. 
Fil  de  cuivre  pur  ayant  moins  de  5  millimètres  de  diamètre. 
Liège  en  morceaux  carrés  ou  ayant  reçu  un  commencement  de  main-d'œuvre. 
Bijoux. 

Aiguilles  pour  machines  à  coudre. 
Appareils  contre  la  grêle. 

Fils  métalliques  ou  câbles  ayant  plus  de  5  millimètres  de  diamètre  pour  l'électricité, 
ainsi  que  tous  articles  pour  l'installation  des  câbles  souterrains. 
Charrues  et  leurs  pièces  de  rechange. 
Sable  de  Fontainebleau. 
Safran. 
Mercure. 

Soufre  brut  en  morceaux. 

Coton  brut,  égrené  ou  non  et  filés  de  coton  pour  métiers. 
Asphalte  de  la  Trinité  et  roche  asphaltique  naturelle. 
Bisulfite  de  sodium  impur. 


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Pellicules  de  cacao. 

Corozo  de  Guayaquil  (ivoire  végétal). 

Caoutchouc  â  l'état  naturel. 

Ecorce  de  quillaya. 

Extraits  de  tanin  ordinaires  pour  tannage,  titrant  de  25  à  30  degrés  Beaurué,  à  l'ex- 
ception de  l'extrait  de  quebracho  et  de  cebir. 

Nattes  en  fibres  végétales. 

Fibre  ou  pâte  de  bois  pour  la  fabrication  du  papier. 

Fils  pour  allumettes. 

Gélatine  pour  la  préparation  des  viandes  en  conserve. 

Fer  doux  en  barres,  feuillards  ou  plaques,  non  ouvré. 

Fer  en  gueuses,  pour  fonderies. 

Fil  pour  lieuses. 

Fer-blanc  non  manufacturé,  coupé  ou  non. 

Kaolin. 

Briques  réfractaires. 

Laine  filée  ou  laine  peignée  pour  métiers. 

Filés  de  lin  pour  métiers. 

Houblon. 

Machines  de  toute  sorte  et  leurs  pièces  de  rechange.  . 

Machines  à  coudre  et  leurs  pièces  de  rechange. 

Machines  à  tondre,  avec  ou  sana  moteur,  et  leurs  pièces  de  rechange. 

Machines  agricoles,  avec  ou  sans  moteur,  et  leurs  piècas  de  rechange. 

Machines  à  écrire,  à  compter  et  à  enregistrer. 

Machines  du  système  Champion  et  autres,  pour  l'entretien  des  routes,  et  leurs 
pièces  de  rechange. 

Machines  et  conduits  principaux  pour  les  installations  publiques  d'éclairage  au  gaz 
ou  â  l'électricité,  pour  les  eaux  et  égouts. 

Moteurs  ou  locomobiles  importés  séparément,  apj)areils  de  traction,  tricycles  et 
leurs  pièces  de  rechange. 

Mtrate  de  potasse  brut. 

Papier  blanc  naturel  en  disques  (discos)  ayant  de  1  à  2  centimètres  de  diamètre, 
exclusivement  destinés  à  la  fabrication  des  allumettes  de  papier. 

Poil  de  lapin. 

Poix-résine. 

Pierres  précieuses. 

Pite,  jute  ou  chanvre  bruts,  ni  peignés  ni  filés. 

Plomb  en  plaques,  saumons  ou  barres. 

Presses  à  fourrage. 

Poteaux  en  palmier  du  Paraguay  pour  clôtures  en  fil  métallique. 

Herses  et  socs  en  fer  pour  charrues  et  râteaux  â  cheval. 

Montres  en  or,  en  argent,  en  plaqué  ou  plaquées  d'or,  et  en  métaux  communs. 

Carbonate  de  soude,  cendres  de  soude,  silicate  industriel,  nitrate  et  sulfate  impur 
de  soude  et  soude  caustique. 

Sulfate  impur  d'aluminium. 

Charpentes  en  fer  pour  ponts  et  égouts. 

Terre  réfractaire. 

Vaisselle  en  or  ou  en  argent. 

Zinc  en  lingots  ou  en  barres. 

Zinc  en  tôles  unies  du  n"  4  inclusivement,  coupé  pour  la  fabrication  des  contenants. 

Art.  3.  Acquitteront  les  droits  spécifiques  établis  ci-après  les  mar- 
chandises suivantes: 


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Section  1. — Comestibles. 

Pour  cent. 
Huile:  végétale  de  toute  espèce kilogramme. .     0. 10 

De  lin  crue  ou  cuite id 1       .  10 

De  coco  ou  de  palme id.^..       .03 

Olives:  conservées  dans  de  l'huile,  farcies  ou  non,  y  compris  le  poids  du  con- 
tenant  kilogramme. .       .  08 

En  saumure id 05 

Pressées  ou  non id 03 

Aji  (espèce  de  piment)  brut id 05 

Ail  de  toute  sorte id 01 

Câi:)res  :  en  contenants  de  verre id 08 

En  contenants  de  bois id 06 

Amandes:  sans  coques id 10 

Avec  coques id 05 

Amidon  de  toute  sorte id 08 

Alpiste id 01 

Lupins  en  grains id 01 

pelés id 02 

Anis  en  grains id 06 

Vesces  en  grains id 01 

Harengs  fumés,  en  baquets id 05 

En  caisses id 08 

Riz id 02 

Non  mondé id 005 

Noisettes:  avec  coques id 03 

Mondées id 05 

Avoine  en  grains id 015 

Sucre:  raffiné  ou  polarisant  96°  et  plus id 09 

Non  raffiné  ou  polarisant  moins  de  96° id 07 

Morue  et  autres  poissons  analogues id 04 

En  morceaux id 06 

Biscuits  fins  et  autres  gâteaux  secs  de  toute  sorte id 15 

Cacao  mélangé  avec  de  l'avoine  et  produits  similaires id 25 

Café  en  fèves id 03 

Moulu id 06 

Chicorée  :  En  paquets - id 03 

En  vrac id 025 

Café  d'orge  ou  de  malt.. id 08 

Ecrevisses  (camarones)  séchées id 125 

Cannelle  en  tuyaux id 05 

Carbure  de  calcium id 03 

Viande  salée  en  barils id 025 

Châtaignes  :  Mondées id 05 

Non  mondées id 005 

Caviar _ id 40 

Orge:  Mondé id 025 

Non  mondé id 0075 

Oignons  de  toute  sorte id 01 

Seigle  de  toute  sorte id 01 

Chocolat  :  En  pâte id 30 

En  poudre id 35 


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Pour  I 


Pois  chiches:  En  grains kilogramme. .     0. 


Pelés 


Clous,  antofles  et  griffes  de  girofle id 


Pruneaux 

Cocos  du  Chili id 


Cumin -■ id 


Confiseries,  bonbons  et  pastilles  en  vrac id 

Légumes  conservés  en  flacons,  boîtes  de  fer-blanc  ou  bouteilles id 

Conserves:  De  poissons,  de  coquillages  et  de  champignons,  préparés  d'une 
façon  quelconque,  à  l'exception  des  sardines kilogramme. . 

De  viande  avec  ou  sans  truffes,  autres  que  la  viande  salée id 

Dattes:  En  contenants  pesant  jusqu'à  2  kilogrammes id 

En  contenants  plus  grands id 

Pêches  séchées  (descarozados  de  duraznos) id 

Sucreries  et  nougats iá 

Saucisses  et  saucissons,  y  compris  la  mortadelle id 

Pickles  (encurtidos)  :  En  flacons id 

En  contenants  autres id ... . 

Epices  de  toute  sorte,  moulues id 

Farine  de  manioc  (fariña) id 

PAtes  alimentaires id 

Fruits:  Dans  le  jus,  en  compote  ou  dans  le  sirop id 

A  l'état  naturel  ou  conservés  dans  de  l'eau  ou  de  l'eau-de-vie id 

Biscuits  ordinaires id 

Pois  de  toute  sorte id 

Fèves  sèches id 

Farines  alimentaires  de  toute  sorte,  en  paquets  ou  boîtes  de  fer-blanc,  à 
l'exception  des  farines  de  froment  ou  de  maïs kilogramme. . 


En  caisses,  sacs  ou  tous  autres  contenants 

Figues  sèches:  En  contenants  pesant  jusqu'à  2  kilogrammes 
En  contenants  plus  grands 


id... 
id... 
id... 


Œufs  de  toute  sorte id 

Jambon • 


Lait  condensé - id . 

Langues  de  morue id. 

Lentilles 

Arachides 

Beurre 


Saindoux 

Pommes,  poires  ou  guignes  séchées,  y  compris  le  poids  du  contenant.. 

Gingembre  (maqui) 

Sucre  brun  (mazacote) 

Miel  de  toute  sorte 

Moutarde  anglaise  ou  française 

Millet 

Noix 


H  uîtres 

Raisins:  Secs,  en  contenants  pesant  jusqu'à  2  kilogrammes 

Secs,  en  contenants  plus  grands 

De  Corinthe 

Beurre  d'anchois 

Conserve  de  tomates 

Stockfisch  en  fardes 


d.... 


id. 


id. 


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Pour  cent. 

Poissons  en  saumure  ou  pressés kilogramme . .     0.  04 

Piment  rouge id 03 

Piments  à  l'état  naturel id 04 

Pignons id 06 

Poivre  en  grains id 04 

Pistaches id 10 

Haricots  (porotos) - id 125 

Fromages  de  toute  sorte id 20 

Sel:  Commun hectolitre. .       .  20 

Fin,  en  barils  ou  sacs kilogramme. .       .  01 

En  flacons id 02 

Sauce  anglaise id IS 

Sardine  à  l'huile  ou  en  sauce id 05 

Semoule id 02 

Potages  préparés id 10 

Thé  de  toute  sorte id 20 

Ticholos id 15 

Lard ^ id 20 

Truffes  à  l'état  naturel id 75 

Herbe  maté:  De  toute  sorte,  préparée id 04 

Brute  ou  non  préparée id 015 

Section  2. — Boissoiis. 

Eau-de-vie  ne  titrant  pas  pkis  de  79°  C.  :  En  cercles  ou  dames-jeannes  .  .litre. .  .  06 

En  bouteilles  de  plus  d'un  demi-litre  jusqvi'àun  litre bouteille..  .  25 

Absinthe  ne  titrant  pas  phis  de  68°  C,  en  cercles  ou  dames-jeannes.. litre..  .  29 
Eau-de-vie  anisée,  arack,  cognac,  kirsch,  rhum  et  autres  liqueurs  analogues, 

ne  titrant  pas  plus  de  50°  C. ,  en  cercles  ou  dames-jeannes litre. .  .  28 

Absinthe  ne  titrant  pas  plus  de  68°  C,  en  bouteilles  de  plus  d'un  demi-litre 

jusqu'à  un  litre bouteille..  .  34 

Eau-de-vie  anisée,  arack,  cognac,  rhum  et  autres  liqueurs  analogues,  ne  titrant 
pas  plus  de  50°  C,  en  bouteilles   de   plus   d'un  demi-litre  jusqu'à   un 

litre bouteille. .  .  33 

Byrrh  et  vins  de  quinquina:  Encercles  ou  dames-jeannes litre. .  .  30 

En  bouteilles bouteille. .  .  25 

Bitter:  Angostura  ne  titrant  pas  plus  de  68°  C,  en  bouteilles  de  plus  d'un 

demi-litre  jusqu'à  un  litre bouteille..  .  54 

Le  même,  en  demi-bouteilles demi-bouteille. .  .  27 

D'autres  marques,  en  bouteilles bouteille..  .  27 

Ne  titrant  pas  plus  de  78°  C,  en  cercles  ou  dames-jeannes litre..  .29 

Eau-de-vie  de  canne:  En  bouteilles lx)uteille. .  .  25 

En  cercles  oxi  dames-jeannes litre. .  .  20 

Bière:  En  cercles id 07 

En  bouteilles bouteille. .  .  10 

Chacoli  (piquette)  :  En  bouteilles id 08 

En  cercles litre. .  .  04 

Chicha:  En  bouteilles bouteille. .  .  10 

En  cercles litre..  .  08 

Genièvre  aromatisé,  Old  Tom  ou  Schnaps,  ne  titrant  pas  plus  de  50°  C,  en 

bouteilles  d'un  litre bouteille. .  .  33 

Genièvre  et  Schnaps,  ne  titrant  pas  plus  de  50°  C,  en  cercles  ou  dames- 
jeannes  , litre. .  .  23 


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Pour  cent. 

Ginger  ale  en  bouteilles 12  bouteilles..  0.50 

Eau-de-vie  de  marc  (grappa)  :  En  bouteilles bouteille. .  .  25 

En  cercles  ou  dames- jeannes litre..  .  20 

Sirops  en  bouteilles bouteille. .  .  15 

Liqueurs  ne  titrant  pas  plus  de  50°  C.  :   En  bouteilles  d'un  litre id .43 

"En  cercles  ou  dames-jeannes ., liter..  .  29 

Punch  en  bouteilles bouteille. .  .10 

Rafraîchissements  au  soda,  en  bouteilles 12  bouteilles . .  .50 

Cidre:  En  cercles litre..  .  10 

En  bouteilles bouteille. .  .  15 

Soda  ^vater 12  bouteilles. .  .  40 

Vins:  De  toute  sorte,  en  bouteilles bouteille..  .  25 

Porto,  Xérès,  Madère,  Ehin,  Ohâteau-Margaux,  Château-Lafitte,  Château- 
Yquem,  Bourgogne  et  autres  vins  fins,  en  cercles  ou  dames- 
jeannes  litre. .  .  25 

Tels  que:  Carlon,  Priorato,  Sec,  Bordeaux  ordinaire,  Barbera,  Moselle 
ordinaire  et  autres  vins  communs,  en  cercles  ou  dames-jeannes,  ne 
titrant  pas  plus  de  15°  C.  et  ne  contenant  pas  plus  de  35  pour  cent 

d'extrait  sec  non  compris  le  sucre  réducteur ..litre..  .  08 

Si  l'extrait  sec  dépasse  35  i^our  cent  le  vin  sera  assujetti  à  une  sur- 
taxe de  1  centavo  par  5  grammes  ou  fraction  de  5  grammes  d'ex- 
cédent et  par  litre. 
Note. — Si  les  vins  et  autres  boissons  ont  une  teneur  alcoolique  supé- 
rieure à  celles  établies  ci-dessus,  ils  acquitteront  1  centavo  par  degré 
ou  fraction  de  degré  d'excédent  et  par  litre. 
Muscat,  Marsala,  Nebiolo,  Barolo,  Sauterne,  Moselle  ainsi  que  vins  doux 

et  de  dessert,  et  autres  vins  demi-fins litre. .  .  12 

Vinaigre:  En  cercles  ou  dames-jeannes id .  015 

En  bouteilles bouteille. .  .  02 

Vermouth:  En  cercles  ou  dames-jeannes litre..  .  15 

En  bouteilles bouteille..  .  16 

Moût  alcoolisé  ou  concentré  et  mistela litre. .  1.  00 

Whisky  ne  titrant  pas  plus  de  50°  C.  :  En  cercles  ou  dames-jeannes  .  .id 30 

En  bouteilles bouteille. .  .  30 

Articles  divers. 

Toile  grossière  en  pite  écrue kilogramme..  .01 

Sacs  en  toile  grossière  ou  en  pite  écrue id 015 

Cols  pour  hommes  et  enfants,  en  coton  ou  en  fil  mélangé. douzaine. .  1.  25 

Stéarine kilogramme..  .08 

Feutres:  Adhésifs  (chemises)  pour  chapeaux  d'hommes pièce. .  .  30 

Non  adhésifs  (cloches)  pour  chapeaux  d'hommes  et  de  femmes.. id 50 

En  pièces  employées  spécialement  à  la  fabrication  des  chapeaux,  kilo- 
gramme   3.00 

Allumettes:  En  bois -. kilogramme. .  .  40 

En  cire,  stéarine  ou  tout  autre  substance,  en  vrac id 1 .  €0 

En  cire,  stéarine  ou  tout  autre  substance,  en  boîtes  ne  contenant  pas 

plus  de  6  douzaines kilogramme..  .80 

Kérosène litre. .  .  03 

Cartes  à  jouer  de  toute  eorte grosse. .  1€.  00 


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Pour  cent. 
Papier  de  couleur  et  papier  blanc  d'emballage,  papier  pour  reliure  (de  tapas), 
papier  pour  affiches  (carteles  ou  barriletes),  papier  brouillard,  papier 

pelure,  papier  de  paille  et  papier  pour  sacs kilogramme..     0.08 

Commun  blanc  pour  journeaux,  en  rouleaux  ou  en  rames id 02 

Blanc  pour  livres  et  papier  blanc  pour  écrire,  de  toute  sorte  et  de  toutes 
dimensions,  y  compris  le  papier  de  couleur,  ne  dépassant  pas  le  format 

administratif kilogramme. .       .  04 

Manchettes  en  coton  ou  en  fil  purs  ou  mélangés 12  paires. .     2.  00 

Pointes  de  Paris kilogramme. .       .  025 

Chapeaux:  En  feutre  de  laine,  de  toute  sorte,  pour  hommes  et  enfants. pièce. .       .  35 

Comme  ci-dessus,  en  poils  de  loutre,  castor,  vigogne  ou  lapin id 1.00 

Hauts  de  forme,  vernis,  pour  cochers id 70 

Hauts  de  forme,  de  toute  sorte id 2.  00 

Toile  d'émeri kilogramme..       .  20 

Bougies  de  stéarine,  de  paraffine  et  de  ces  matières  mélangés id 10 

Section  3. — Tabacs. 

Cigares:  En  tabac  de  la  Havane,  en  boîtes  de  bois id 1.  50 

Les  mêmes,  en  vrac,  en  j)aquets  ou  en  boîtes  de  cortón id 2.  25 

Cigares  en  tabac  ordinaire  (autre  que  de  la  Havane),  en  boîtes  de  bois. id 60 

Les  mêmes,  en  vrac,  en  paquets  ou  en  boîtes  de  carton id 75 

Cigarettes  de  toute  sorte id 1.00 

Côtes  de  tabac  (palo  de  tabaco)  id 15 

Pichua id 20 

Tabac  à  priser id 40 

Tabac  en  feuilles  ou  haché:  De  la  Havane id .70 

D'autre  provenance,  à  l'exception  du  tabac  du  Paraguay id 22 

Du  Paraguay id 12 

Art.  4.  Le  Pouvoir  Exécutif  pourra  autoriser  l'importation  en  fran- 
chise des  sacs  en  toile  grossière,  pour  céréales,  quand  le  prix  de  ces 
produits  dans  le  pays  sera  de  plus,  de  21  centavos  en  or  le  kilogramme. 

Si  l'on  accorde  la  franchise  aux  sacs,  cette  franchise  s'appliquera, 
pendant  le  même  délai,  à  la  toile  grossière  servant  à  leur  fabrication. 

Chapitre  II. — Droits  d? exjyortation. 

Art.  5.  Les  produits  du  sol  et  de  l'industrie  du  pays  sont  exempts 
de  droits  à  l'exportation. 

Art.  6.  Le  fer  vieux  acquittera  un  droit  de  5  pesos  en  or  les  1,000 
kilogrammes. 

Art.  7.  Les  animaux  de  l'espèce  bovine  importés  dans  le  pays  pour 
y  passer  l'hiver  et  en  être  réexportés  ensuite  acquitteront  un  droit  de 
3  pesos  en  or  par  tête. 

Le  Pouvoir  Exécutif  pourra  exempter  de  ce  droit  les  provenances 
des  pays  admettant  en  franchise  les  animaux  de  l'espèce  bovine  pro- 
venant de  la  République. 

Art.  8.  Les  maisons  faisant  le  commerce  d'importation  et  d'expor- 
tation de  marchandises,  articles,  fruits  et  produits  de  toute  sorte,  ainsi 
que  les   maisons  s'occupant  d'opérations  de  transit  pour  l'extérieur, 


REPUBLIQUE    AEGENTUSTE.  1219 

payeront  un  droit  de  statistique  de  1  pour  1000  sur  les  valeurs  que 
représentent  leurs  opérations,  sans  qu'il  y  ait  à  considérer  si  ces  mar- 
chandises, etc. ,  sont  ou  non  soumises  au  payement  des  droits  de  douane. 

Ce  droit  sera  porté  par  les  douanes  sur  les  différents  documents  de 
dédouanement,  et  il  sera  perçu  en  même  temps  que  les  autres  droits. 

Le  produit  de  cet  impôt  sera  porté  en  recette  dans  la  forme  établie 
pour  chaque  chapitre  du  revenu. 

Chapitre  III. — Articles  admis  en  franchise  de  droits. 

Art,  9,   Seront  exempts  de  droits  à  l'importation  les  articles  suivants: 

Huile  de  schiste  importée  exclusivement  par  des  compagnies  de  gaz  pour  la  carbu- 
ration du  gaz  d'éclairage. 

Liège  (écorce  ou  plaques). 

Animaux  de  toute  sorte,  pourvu  que  les  formalités  requises  par  la  loi  de  police 
sanitaire  animale  aient  été  observées. 

Sable' et  pierres,  importés,  par  les  navires  comme  l'est  nécessaire  à  leur  navigation 
et  destinés  aux  municipalités. 

Appareils,  instruments  et  accessoires,  importés  par  les  universités  pour  l'instruction 
supérieure,  purvu  qu'ils  arrivent  à  la  consignation  du  doyen  de  la  faculté  à  laquelle 
ils  sont  destinés  et  à  la  requête  du  recteur  de  l'université. 

Navires  montés  ou  non. 

Canne  â  sucre.   . 

Chaudières  pour  navires  importées  par  les  armateurs. 

Charbon  de  terre  et  charbon  végétal,  employés  comme  combustible. 

Futailles  en  bois  ou  en  fer,  montées  ou  non,  employées  comme  récipients. 

Coke. 

Coussinets,  rails  eu  fer  ou  en  acier,  traverses  en  fer  et  éclisses,  pour  chemins  de  fer 
ou  tramways  à  vapeur,  à  chevaux  ou  électriques,  ainsi  que  matériel  destiné  à  l'instal- 
lation et  à  la  traction  des  tramways  électriques,  c'est-à-dire  moteurs  pour  voitures, 
trains  de  voitures,  câbles,  trolleys,  fil  métallique,  bobines,  boîtes  fusibles,  freins, 
jantes,  paratonnerres,  ressorts,  isolateurs,  appareils  de  contrôle,  roues,  rosettes,  croise- 
ments et  changements  de  voie. 

Douves  pour  futailles. 

Dynamite  pour  mines  et  ¡joudre  spéciale  pour  le  même  usage. 

Embarcations  pour  clubs  de  régates. 

Etuves  pour  la  désinfection. 

Eécipients,  envelopes  ou  sacs  spéciaux,  caisses  montées  ou  non  et  fer-blanc  découpé 
pour  récipients,  importés  directement  par  les  fabriques  de  conserves  de  viande  pour  le 
conditionnement  de  leurs  produits. 

Spécifiques  de  toute  sorte  contre  la  gale. 

Filtres  à  eau  du  système  Pasteur  et  analogues. 

Farines  de  froment  et  de  maïs. 

Fer  et  acier  vieux. 

Légumes  et  fruits  frais,  à  l' exception  du  raisin. 

Bois  â  brûler  de  toute  sorte. 

Livres  imprimés  de  toute  sorte;  revues,  journaux  et  publications  scientifiques  et 
littéraires,  avec  ou  sans  illustrations;  cartes,  globes  géographiques  et  cahiers  avec 
modèles  pour  écoles. 

Locomotives  et  leurs  pièces  de  rechange. 

Faucheuses,  lieuses  ou  moissonneuses,  avec  ou  sans  moteurs,  plateformes,  bâches 
ou  toiles  cirées,  et  leurs  pièces  de  rechange. 

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Batteuses  mues  par  la  vapeur  ou  une  force  animale,  avec  ou  sans  moteurs,  toiled 
cirées  ou  Mches,  et  leurs  pièces  de  rechange. 

Égrenoirs  à  vapeur,  avec  ou  sans  moteurs,  toiles  cii'ées  ou  bâches,  et  leurs  pièces  de 
rechange. 

Machines  j^our  l'extraction  du  tanin. 

Machines  pour  raíñneries  de  sucre. 

Machines  pour  navires. 

Machines  pour  la  fabrication  du  beurre  et  leurs  pièces  de  rechange. 

Machines,  accessoires  et  matériaux  pour  l'installation  des  filatures  de  coton  et  des 
fabriques  de  laine  peignée. 

Machines  pour  l'exploitation  ou  l'exploration  des  mines. 

Machines  à  carder  le  coton. 

Matériaux  destinés  â  des  travaux  de  salubrité  publique  et  à  la  conduite  des  eaux. 

Matériel  de  guerre  pour  la  nation. 

Médicaments,  drogues  et  instruments  i^our  les  hôpitaux  de  la  République,  à  l'ex- 
ception du  coton  médicinal. 

Espèces  métalliques. 

Meubles  et  outils  des  immigi-ants,  faisant  partie  de  leurs  bagages. 

Munitions  ¡Dour  fusils  de  guerre. 

Naphte  ou  pétrole  impur  et  carburine. 

Oranges. 

Objets  exclusivement  destinés  à  l'exercice  du  culte,  importés  à  la  consigiaation  du 
titulaire  du  temple  auquel  ils  sont  destinés  et  à  la  requête  du  chef  du  diocèse. 

Or  en  pépites,  lingots  ou  poudre. 

Poisson  frais. 

Argent  en  barres  ou  en  lingots. 

Plantes  vivantes. 

Graines  pour  semer  de  toute  sorte,  n'ayant  pas  d'autre  application,  à  l'exception 
des  graines  tarifées  dans  la  i^résente  loi. 

Sérum  pour  le  traitement  préventif  ou  curatif  des  maladies  infectieuses. 

Froment,  maïs  et  pommes  de  terre  pour  ensemencer. 

Accessoires,  instruments  et  matériel  pour  écoles  et  collèges  im^jortés  à  la  requête  du 
Ministère  de  l'instruction  publique,  des  gouvernements  provinciaux  ou  du  conseil 
nationat-d'éducation. 

Art.  10.  La  douane  restituera  aux  exportateurs  de  beurre  et  de  lait 
stérilséau  moment  de  la  sortie  les  droits  qu'ils  auront  acquittés  à  l'im- 
portation des  caisses  en  bois  montées  ou  non,  du  papier  spécial  d'embal- 
lage et  des  récipients  en  fer-blanc.  Les  exportateurs  de  farine  béné- 
ficieront de  la  même  restitution  pour  les  sacs  pesant  plus  de  250 
grammes  pièce. 

Art.  11.  Le  Pouvoir  Exécutif  ne  pourra  accorder  d'autres  franchises 
que  celles  établies  en  vertu  de  la  présente  loi  ou  de  lois  spéciales. 

Chapitre  IV. — Liquidation  et  percejption  des  droits  et  évaluation  des 

marchandises. 

Art.  12.  Les  droits  d'importation  seront  liquidés  d'après  un  tableau 
d'évaluation  ou  tarif  douanier  établi  en  prenant  pour  base  le  prix  des 
marchandises  à  l'entrepôt. 

Les  droits  applicables -aux  marchandises  non  dénommées  dans  le  tarif 
d'évaluation  seront  liquidés  d'après  la  valeur  déclarée  par  les  expédi- 
teurs et  justifiée  moyennant  la  production  de  la  facture  originale. 


REPUBLIQUE    ARGENTINE.  1221 

Art.  13.  Tant  que  le  Congrès  n'aura  pas  sanctionné  le  tarif  général 
d'évaluation,  le  Pouvoir  Exécutif  désignera  les  marchandises  et  les 
produits  qui  doivent  être  dénommés  dans  le  tarif  dont  il  est  question 
à  l'article  ci-dessus  et  en  fixera  l'évaluation  en  espèces  métalliques. 
Pour  les  marchandises  non  tarifées,  la  déclaration  de  la  valeur  sera 
toujours  considérée  comme  étant  en  espèces  métalliques. 

Pour  les  meubles  non  tarifés,  y  compris  les  meubles  ayant  servi  ou 
destinés  à  un  usage  particulier,  la  déclaration  de  la  valeur  devra  être 
faite  par  le  propriétaire  et  affirmée  par  sa  signature  dans  le  manifeste, 
lorsque  la  demande  est  faite  par  une  autre  personne. 

Art.  14.  Le  tarif  d'évaluation  est  rendu  applicable  à  partir  du  l*""" 
janvier  1906. 

Chaque  année  le  Pouvoir  Exécutif  soumettra  à  l'approbation  du 
Congrès  dans  le  premier  mois  de  sa  session  le  projet  des  réformes 
qu'il  estimera  devoir  proposer. 

Art.  15.  Les  marchandises  de  provenance  étrangère  non  dénommées 
dans  le  tarif  suivront  le  régime  des  marchandises  de  même  espèce, 
d'après  leur  valeur  à  l'entrepôt  déclarée  par  l'importateur,  et  si  elles 
ne  peuvent  être  rangées  dans  aucune  des  catégories  établies  dans  le 
tarif,  elles  seront  assujetties  au  droit  général  de  25  pour  cent  de  leur 
valeur  à  l'entrepôt  déclarée  comme  ci-dessus. 

Art.  16.  Les  droits  d'importation  seront  acquittés  au  comptant 
avant  la  remise  des  marchandises. 

Art.  17.  Les  droits  d'importation,  d'exportation  et  de  statistique, 
ainsi  que  les  évaluations  établies  dans  le  tarif  et  celles  déclarées  par  les 
intéressés,  devront  être  considérés  comme  établis  en  espèces  métal- 
liques. Les  droits  pourront  être  payés  en  monnaie  ayant  cours  légal, 
pour  une  valeur  équivalente,  conformément  à  la  loi  n°  3871. 

Art.  18.  Les  petits  colis  (encomiendas),  quelle  que  soit  leur  valeur, 
seront  assujetties  aux  droits  qui  leur  sont  applicables,  et  la  franchise 
dont  ils  bénéficiaient  en  vertu  de  l'article  209  des  ordonnances  dou- 
anières est  abrogée. 

Art.  19.  Les  droits  applicables  aux  colis  postaux  seront  perçus  par 
l'administration  des  postes  avec  le  concours  des  vérificateurs  de  la  dou- 
ane respective,  suivant  la  forme  que  prescrira  le  Pouvoir  Exécutif. 

Art.  20.  Une  réfaction  de  5  pour  cent  pour  le  coulage  est  accordée 
aux  vins,  huiles,  eaux-de-vie,  bières  et  liqueurs  en  cercles,  provenant 
des  ports  situés  au-dessus  de  l'Equateur  ;  cette  réfaction  est  de  2  pour 
cent  si  ces  articles  proviennent  de  ports  situés  au-dessous  de  l'Equa- 
teur. 

Il  est  également  accordé  une  réfaction  de  2  pour  cent  pour  bris 
lorsque  ces  mêmes  liquides,  quelle  que  soit  leur  provenance,  sont 
importés  en  bouteilles. 

Am.  21.  Les  droits  spécifiques  seront  perçus  sur  le  poids  net  pour 
le  thé,  sur  le  poids  de  la  marchandise  y  compris  l'emballage  immédiat, 


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lorsqu'il  s'agira  d'articles  taxés  au  poids  et  aj^ant  deux  ou  plusieurs 
emballages,  et  mo^^ennant  déduction  de  la  tare  fixée  par  le  Pouvoir 
Exécutif,  lorsquil  s'agira  d'articles  importés  dans  des  fûts  en  bois. 

Art.  22.  Dans  les  cas  visés  par  l'article  12  ci-dessus,  aussi  bien  que 
dans  tous  les  autres  cas  prévus  dans  le  tarif,  lorsque  le  droit  ad  valorem 
est  applicable  à  des  marchandises  non  évaluées,  la  valeur  déclarée 
comprendra  le  prix  d'achat  dans  le  port  de  provenance,  justifié  par  les 
factures  originales  et  augmenté  du  montant  des  frais  de  transport, 
d'assurance  et  autres,  qui  grèvent  généralement  la  marchandise  jusqu'au 
moment  où  elle  est  déposée  dans  les  magasins  de  la  douane  du  point  de 
débarquement. 

Art.  23.  Les  marchandises  de  fabrication  nationale  qui,  après  avoir 
été  exportées,  reviennent  pour  une  raison  quelconque  dans  le  pa3^s, 
doivent  paj^er  les  droits  d'importation,  sauf  le  cas  où  lesdites  marchan- 
dises diffèrent  d'une  façon  évidente  des  marchandises  similaires  étran- 
gères, et  à  condition  qu'elles  soient  réimportées  dans  le  délai  d'un  an 
à  partir  de  la  date  de  la  sortie. 

Art.  24.  Est  fixé  à  deux  ans  le  délai  accordé  par  les  articles  é26, 
429,  et  433  des  ordonnances  douanières,  pour  les  réclamations  résult- 
ant d'erreurs  trouvées  dans  le  calcul,  dans  la  liquidation  ou  dans  la 
perception  des  droits. 

Chapitre  V. — Dédouanement  des  marchandises. 

Art.  25.  Les  marchandises  exemptes  ou  bénéficiant  de  droits  réduits 
en  raison  de  leur  destination  à  l'industrie,  à  une  fabrication  spéciale 
ou  à  un  but  d'intérêt  public,  seront  dédouanées  directement  par  les 
douanes  dans  la  forme  ordinaire  et  générale  et  moyennant  l'observa- 
tion des  formalités  établies  par  le  Pouvoir  Exécutif  pour  l'application 
de  la  présente  loi. 

Art.  26.  Si  les  pièces  de  rechange  en  métal  ou  matière  quelconque, 
quelles  que  soient  leur  forme  et  leur  espèce,  sont  déclarées  comme 
telles,  et  si  leur  application  aux  machines  auxquelles  elles  sont  desti- 
nées est  dûment  constatée,  elles  jouiront  des  franchises  accordées  en 
vertu  de  la  présente  loi  aux  machines  entières,  alors  même  que  les- 
dites pièces  ne  seraient  pas  spécialement  dénommées  dans  le  tarif 
d'évaluation. 

Ne  seront  pas  considérées  comme  pièces  de  rechange  ni  comme  par- 
ties intégrantes  de  machines  les  courroies  en  matière  quelconque,  les 
clefs  fixes  ou  les  clefs  anglaises,  l'amiante  pour  bourrages,  les  burettes 
à  l'huile,  les  vis,  écrous,  boulons,  rivets,  crochets,  rondelles,  chevilles, 
chaînes,  poulies,  robinets,  scies,  anneaux  avec  ou  sans  insertions  de 
toile  ou  de  métal,  les  volées  pour  chevaux,  les  brancards  et  les  feutres 
de  toute  espèce. 

Art.  27.  Les  attributions  des  douanes  maritimes  déterminées  par 
les  paragraphes  1,  2  et  3  de  l'article  11  des  ordonnances  douanières  ne 


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s'appliquent  qu'à  l'importation  de  marchandises  de  production  des  pays 
limitrophes,  transportées  par  des  navires  marchands  provenant  directe- 
ment des  ports  de  ces  pays.  Sont  exceptés  de  cette  disposition  les 
bureaux  de  Viedma,  Rio  Gallegos  et  Chubut. 

Art.  28.  Est  prohibé  le  transit  par  voie  de  terre  des  marchandises 
assujetties  à  des  droits  d'importation  et  qui  ne  les  auraient  pas  acquittés 
dans  une  douane  quelconque  de  la  République. 

Sont  exceptées: 

1°.  Les  marchandises  en  transit  à  destination  des  ports  du  Brésil  ou 
du  Paragua}^,  passant  par  les  douanes  de  Concordia  et  de  Monte  Caseros. 

2°.  Les  marchandises  en  transit  à  destination  des  ports  du  Brésil, 
passant  par  les  douanes  de  Empedrado  et  Paso  de  los  Libres. 

3°.  Celles  qui,  des  douanes  de  Buenos-Ayres  et  de  Rosario,  sont 
transportées  en  transit  aux  douanes  de  Mendoza,  San  Juan,  Salta  et 
Jujuy,  pour  être  dirigées  vers  la  Bolivie  et  le  Chili. 

4°.  Celles  qui,  de  la  douane  de  La  Plata,  sont  dirigées  vers  la  douane 
de  la  Capitale  et  vice-versa. 

5°.  Celles  qui,  de  Chili,  passent  par  la  douane  de  Bahia  Blanca  à  la 
douane  de  la  Capitale. 

Art.  29.  Sous  peine  d'une  amende  de  5  pour  cent,  aux  termes  des 
articles  195  et  359  des  ordonnances,  les  demandes  de  dédouanement,  au 
point  de  destination,  qu'il  s'agisse  de  marchandises  à  dédouaner  directe- 
ment à  l'arrivée  ou  à  la  sortie  des  entrepôts,  devront  être  liquidées  en 
procédant  au  retrait  des  marchandises  des  magasins  de  la  douane,  dans 
de  délai  de  trente  jours  après  leur  débarquement,  dans  le  premier  cas, 
et  dans  les  vingt  jours  de  la  présentation  du  manifeste,  dans  le  second 
cas. 

Si,  quinze  jours  après  le  débarquement  des  marchandises  à  dédouaner 
directement  à  l'arrivée,  et  dix  jours  après  la  présentation  de  la  demande 
de  dédouanement  pour  les  marchandises  à  la  sortie  des  entrepôts, 
l'intéressé  n'est  pas  intervenu  dans  les  opérations  en  douane,  les  véri- 
ficateurs procéderont  au  dédouanement  de  la  marchandise  en  dehors 
de  sa  présence  et  sans  son  intervention,  et  aucune  réclamation  de  ce 
chef  ne  sera  admise  dans  la  suite. 

Art.  30.  Le  rembarquement  et  le  transbordement  des  marchandises 
à  destination  des  ports  nationaux  seront  assujettis  à  la  formalité  des 
passe-debout  dont  la  décharge  s'effectuera  conformément  à  un  règle- 
ment â  adopter  par  le  Pouvoir  Exécutif. 

Art.  31.  Le  Pouvoir  Exécutif  pourra  établir  la  formalité  des  passe- 
debout,  si  des  conventions  douanières  sont  conclues  avec  les  pa^^s 
limitrophes.  S'il  n'existe  pas  de  conventions,  les  capitaines  de  navires 
venant  des  dits  pays  seront  obligés  de  présenter,  dans  le  premier  port 
argentin  d'arrivée,  le  manifeste  de  leur  chargement  destiné  à  ce  port 
ou  à  des  ports  étrangers,  avec  l'indication  de  la  marque,  du  numéro, 
de  l'espèce  du  contenant  et  du  genre  de  la  marchandise,  de  l'espèce,  de 


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la  quantité,  de  la  qualité  et  du  volume  de  chaque  colis,  conformément 
aux  ordonnances  douanières  relatives  au  dédouanement  des  marchan- 
dises au  point  de  destination.  La  douane  pourra,  quand  elle  le  jugera 
nécessaire,  vérifier  les  marchandises  à  bord  ou  à  leur  entrée  dans  les 
entrepôts,  afin  de  constater  si  elles  sont  conformes  au  manifeste,  et, 
en  cas  d'inexactitude  dans  l'espèce,  la  qualité  ou  la  quantité  des  mar- 
chandises en  appliquera  les  dispositions  des  articles  128,  129  et  930 
des  ordonnances  douanières. 

Les  corrections  sur  les  manifestes  dont  il  est  question  à  l'article  846 
des  ordonnances  douanières  ne  pourront  être  faites  que  tant  que  la 
douane  ne  se  sera  pas  aperçu  de  l'erreur. 

Art.  32.  Le  délai  assigné  aux  paquebots  par  le  §  4  de  l'article  847 
des  ordonnances  des  douanes,  pour  la  correction  des  erreurs  commises 
dans  le  manifeste  général,  est  fixé  à  quarante-huit  heures  après  les 
opérations  de  déchargement. 

Art.  38.  Les  douanes  ne  pourront  accorder  de  réfaction  pour  ava- 
ries constatées  sur  les  contenants  et  accessoires  des  marchandises,  si  la 
marchandise  est  trouvée  en  bon  état. 

Art.  34.  Eu  plus  des  formalités  stipulées  dans  les  articles  20  et  880 
des  ordonnances  douanières,  applicables  aux  connaissements  qui  certi- 
fient la  propriété  des  marchandises,  ces  documents  devront  relater  le 
poids  ou  le  volume  de  chaque  colis  tels  qu'ils  ont  été  établis  pour  le 
payement  du  fret,  lorsqu'il  s'agit  de  colis  dits  "de  hacienda,"  et  dans 
les  autres  cas,  le  poids  et  le  volume  réunis. 

Les  Consuls  argentins  n'exigeront  pas  ces  iudica,tions  dans  les  mani- 
festes du  navire  et  dans  les  connaissements  qui  les  accompagnent,  mais 
ils  les  exigeront  dans  les  connaissements  que  doivent  présenter  les 
chargeurs;  les  douanes  ne  dédouaneront  aucune  marchandise  si  les  con- 
naissements qui  accompagnent  la  demande  de  dédouanement  ne  réunis- 
sent pas  les  conditions  stipulées  dans  le  présent  article. 

Art.  35.  Les  indications  qui  font  l'objet  de  l'article  ci-dessus,  por- 
tées sur  les  manifestes  consulaires  et  sur  les  connaissements,  feront  foi 
en  justice  contre  l'importateur  au  même  titre  que  les  copies  de  factures, 
les  manifestes  d'expédition  ou  tous  autres  documents  douaniers. 

Art.  36.  Pour  tout  navire  qui  aura  effectué  une  opération  de  rem- 
barquement pour  des  ports  étrangers,  on  devra  présenter,  à  la  dernière 
douane  argentine  où  il  relâchera,  le  permis  réglementaire,  afin  de  con- 
stater si  les  marchandises  qu'il  a  embarquées  sont  encore  à  son  bord. 

Art.  37.  Les  négociants  importateurs  qui  n'ont  pas  une  maison  de 
commerce  dans  le  pays,  les  agents  maritimes  et  les  commissionnaires 
en  douane  devront,  au  moment  de  leur  inscription,  fournir  la  caution 
reconnue  solvable  d'une  maison  de  commerce  agréée  en  douane  depuis 
cinq  années,  ou  verser  une  garantie  fixe  de  3,000  pesos  en  or  ou  en 
titres  de  rente  nationale. 


KÉPUBLJQUE  ARGENTINE.  1225 

Art.  38.  Pour  l'application  des  articles  1056  et  1057  des  ordonnances 
douanières,  les  administrateurs  des  rentes  devront  soumettre  à  l'appro- 
bation du  Ministère  des  Finances  toute  décision  accordant  des  remises 
dont  le  montant  dépassera  500  pesos  de  monnaie  nationale  ayant  cours 
légal. 

Art.  39.  Les  marchandises  importées  munies  d'étiquettes  leur  attri- 
buant des  qualités  susceptibles  d'en  augmenter  le  prix  suivront  le 
régime  du  produit  désigné  sur  l'étiquette. 

Art.  40.  Les  œuvres  d'art  exécutées  à  l'étranger  par  des  argentins 
pourront  être  admises  en  franchise  moyennant  l'observation  des  for- 
malités à  établir  par  le  Pouvoir  Exécutif, 

Art.  41.  Si,  conformément  aux  prévisions  des  articles  108  et  280 
des  ordonnances,  on  ignore  le  contenu  des  colis,  l'importateur,  le  con- 
signataire  ou  l'expéditeur  devront  produire  les  documents  détaillés 
dans  les  huit  jours  qui  suivront  le  délai  accordé  par  l'article  279  pour 
la  p]-ésentation  à  l'entrepôt  des  copies  de  factures.  Passé  ce  délai  et 
dans  les  vingt-quatre  heures,  la  douane  procédera  à  la  vérification  du 
contenu  des  colis  aux  frais  de  l'intéressé  qui  sera  en  outre  condamné,  à 
titre  d'amende,  au  pa3^ement  de  5  pour  cent  des  droits. 

Art.  42.  Si  des  produits  alimentaires  falsifiés  ou  additionnés  de  sub- 
stances nuisibles  à  la  santé  sont  présentés  au  dédouanement,  les  douanes 
demanderont  l'avis  des  laboratoires  chimiques  nationaux,  et  si  le  fait 
est  établi,  les  produits  dont  il  s'agit  seront  détruits,  à  moins  que  le 
commerçant  ne  procède  à  leur  rembarquement  dans  le  délai  de  trois 
jours  après  la  notification.  Dans  ce  dernier  cas,  l'administration  des 
rentes  compétente  apposera  sur  les  colis  des  marques  spéciales  pour 
qu'ils  ne  puissent  plus  être  présentés  dans  aucune  autre  douane  de  la 
République. 

Art.  43.  Dans  les  cas  d'avarie  dont  il  est  question  aux  articles  140 
et  141  des  ordonnances  douanières,  la  personne  chargée  de  faire  la 
vente  aux  enchères  sera  désignée  par  l'administration  compétente  des 
douanes. 

Toutes  les  ventes  aux  enchères  effectuées  par  ordre  des  douanes  sont 
subordonnées  à  l'approbation  de  leurs  administrations  correspondantes. 

Art.  44,  Par  abrogation  des  articles  247  et  249  des  ordonnances 
douanières,  tous  articles  de  provenance  étrangère  nécessaires  aux 
administrations  de  l'Etat  devront  être  acquis  droits  payés. 

Art.  45.  L'administrateur  refusera  le  dédouanement  immédiat  à 
toute  personne  qui,  pour  un  motif  quelconque,  sera  en  retard  de  paye- 
ment, ainsi  qu'à  ses  cautions;  il  exigera,  par  écrit,  le  payement  dans 
les  trois  jours  de  toute  somme  quelle  que  soit  la  quantité  ou  la  prove- 
nance de&  marchandises. 

Art.  46.  A  l'expiration  des  trois  jours  accordés  par  l'article  précé- 
dent, les  marchandises  des  débiteurs  ou  de  leurs  cautions,  se  trouvant 


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en  possession  de  la  douane,  pourront  être  saisies  par  l'administrateur 
jusqu'à  concurrence  du  montant  de  la  dette  et  des  intérêts,  dont  le  taux 
sera  celui  adopté  par  la  Banque  Nationale. 

Art.  47.  Pour  Tobservation  des  articles  45  et  46  on  suivra  la  pro- 
cédure établie  aux  articles  170  à  176  des  ordonnances  douanières. 

Art.  48.  Est  interdite  l'importation  des  poignards  triangulaires  ou 
stylets  et  de  leurs  lames,  des  coups  de  poing  en  fer,  avec  ou  sans 
pointes,  et  des  images  ou  objets  obscènes. 

Les  armes  et  munitions  de  guerre  ne  pourront  être  importées  sans 
l'autorisation  du  Ministère  compétent. 

Art.  49.  Dans  les  cas  spéciaux  où  on  permettra  d'embarquer  des 
produits  naturels  du  paj^s  pendant  la  nuit  ou  pendant  des  jours  fériés, 
les  intéressés  payeront  10  pesos  de  monnaie  nationale  par  nuit  ou  par 
jour  et  par  préposé  qui  aura  assisté  aux  opérations. 

L'administration  des  rentes  et  les  chefs  de  service  respectifs  charge- 
ront de  ce  service  chaque  préposé  à  son  tour,  remettront  tous  les  mois 
à  chacun  d'eux  les  sommes  qui  lui  reviennent  pour  ce  service  extraor- 
dinaire et  feront  parvenir  trimestriellement  à  la  direction  générale  des 
rentes  le  relevé  détaillé  des  sommes  perçues  de  ce  chef. 

Art.  50.  Les  importateurs  d'étiquettes,  de  clichés  ou  de  capsules 
métalliques  portant  imprimés  ou  gravés  des  noms  de  maisons  de  com- 
merce devront  établir  la  preuve  par  devant  la  douane  compétente  qu'ils 
sont  les  titulaires  ou  les  représentants  autorisés  desdites  maisons. 

Art.  51.  Est  abrogé  l'article  196  des  Ordonnances  douanières,  pro- 
hibant le  rembarquement  des  marchandises  dont  le  dédouanement 
direct  a  été  demandé. 

Chapitre  VI. — Dispositions  pénales. 

Art.  52.  Les  auteurs  du  délit  de  contrebande  défini  à  l'article  1036 
des  ordonnances  douanières  encourront,  en  plus  des  peines  établies  par 
lesdites  ordonnances,  un  emprisonnement  d'un  mois  à  trois  ans. 

Art.  53.  Si  l'auteur  du  délit  dont  il  s'agit  est  employé  de  la  douane, 
il  sera  mis  en  non  activité  pendantune  période  de  trois  à  cinq  ans,  sans 
préjudice  des  peines  établies  par  les  ordonnances  en  vigueur. 

Art.  54.  Dans  les  cas  prévus  aux  deux  articles  ci-dessus,  et  s'il  a  été 
contrevenu  en  même  temps  aux  lois  de  douane  et  de  droit  commun 
dont  il  est  question  à  l'article  1060  des  ordonnances  douanières,  les 
Administrateurs  instruiront  directement  les  infractions  en  appliquant, 
conformément  aux  dites  ordonnances,  les  dispositions  relatives  à 
chaque  délit,  qu'il  s'agisse  de  contrebande  ou  de  fraude,  et  ils  passe- 
ront immédiatement  le  dossier  à  la  justice  ordinaire  pour  qu'elle  se 
prononce  sur  le  délit  de  droit  commun  et  sur  l'application  des  peines 
corporelles  encourues. 

Art.  55.  Aux  efi'ets  de  l'application  de  la  peine  de  l'emprisonne- 


EÉPÜBLIQUE    ARGENTINE.  122,7 

ment,  la  responsabilité  du  délinquant  sera  absolument  personnelle  et 
ne  pourra  s'appliquer  à  des  individus  autres  que  ceux  auxquels  le  délit 
est  directement  imputable. 

Les  peines  dont  il  s'agit  ne  pourront  être  remplacées  par  des  peines 
pécuniaires. 

Art.  56.  Lorsque  des  marchandises  ne  tombant  pas  sous  l'application 
des  articles  200,  201,  et  202  des  ordonnances  douanières  seront  néan- 
moins présentées  à  la  douane  comme  échantillons,  petits  paquets  ou 
bagages,  il  3^  aura  lieu  d'appliquer  les  dispositions  desdites  ordonnances 
relatives  aux  fausses  déclarations. 

Art.  57.  Si  la  peine  encourue  est  la  confiscation  ou  l'amende  égale  à 
la  valeur  des  colis  que  l'on  a  importés  en  contrebande,  et  s'il  est  impos- 
sible de  connaître  les  marchandises  que  ces  colis  contiennent,  parcequ'on 
ignore  le  genre  de  marchandise  faisant  l'objet  du  commerce  du  consig- 
nataire  ou  du  propriétaire  ou  parcequ'il  n'existe  aucune  donnée  dans 
les  documents  ou  dans  les  livres  de  la  douane  ou  les  livres  de  commerce, 
les  Administrateurs  des  Revenus  appliqueront  une  amende  de  500  pesos 
en  or  pour  chaque  colis,  et  cette  somme  devra  être  payée  par  le  pro- 
priétaire du  navire  ou  par  le  consignataire  selon  le  cas.  Le  montant 
de  cette  amende  se  divisera  en  deux  parts  égales,  dont  l'une  sera  attri- 
buée au  Trésor  pour  le  préjudice  causé  et  l'autre  au  dénonciateur  ou  à 
ceux  qui  ont  appréhendé  la  marchandise. 

Art.  58.  Si  des  marchandises  devant  acquitter  plus  de  50  pour  cent 
de  droits  sont  confisquées,  le  produit  total  de  leur  vente  aux  enchères, 
déduction  faite  des  frais,  sera  partagé  en  deux  parts  dont  l'une  revien- 
dra au  Trésor  et  l'autre  sera  attribuée  au  dénonciateur  ou  à  celui  qui 
aura  procédé  à  la  saisie. 

Art.  59.  Si,  à  l'occasion  de  la  vérification  d'un  colis,  on  relève  quel- 
que fraude,  entraînant  la  confiscation,  cette  peine  s'étendra  â  tout  le 
contenu  du  colis,  alors  même  qu'on  n'aura  tenté  de  frauder  qu'une 
partie  de  la  marchandise,  du  moment  que  la  valeur  de  cette  partie 
atteint  la  moitié  de  la  valeur  totale  du  colis. 

Art.  60.  Si,  dans  un  même  lot  de  marchandises,  on  découvre  des 
articles  en  trop  non  manifestés,  importés  dissimulés  dans  d'autres  con- 
tenants ou  dans  des  articles  manifestée,  ou  d'une  autre  façon  quelconque 
occulte,  la  pénalité  encourue  s'étendra  à  tout  le  lot. 

Art.  61.  Pour  la  liquidation  des  confiscations  ou  amendes  s'appli- 
quant  à  des  marchandises  déjà  sorties  de  la  douane,  la  valeur  de  ces 
marchandises  sera  celle  qu'elles  avaient  à  l'entrepôt  augmentée  des 
droits  dûs  à  la  date  de  la  condamnation. 

Art.  62.  Les  capitaines  ou  patrons  de  navires  qui  jetteront  du  lest 
dans  la  rivière  seront  condamnés  à  une  amende  de  200  à  500  pesos, 
suivant  le  cas  et  conformément  aux  règlements  adoptés  par  le  Pouvoir 
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Les  pilotes  des  rivières  embarqués  sur  les  navires  Amenant  du  large 
informeront  l'autorité  compétente  du  port  d'arrivée  de  la  quantité  de 
lest  qui  aura  été  jeté  pendant  le  trajet. 

S'ils  ne  se  conforment  pas  à  ces  instructions,  ils  perdront  le  droit  à 
leur  brevet  de  pilote  et  seront  condamnés  à  une  amende  de  200  pesos. 

Art.  63.  Lorsqu'on  découvrira  à  bord  des  navires  et  en  possession 
des  employés  de  ces  navires  ou  dans  les  compartiments  qui  leur  sont 
réservés  des  marchandises  non  déclarées  conformément  aux  ordon- 
nances douanières,  ces  marchandises  seront  confisquées  et  les  Adminis- 
trateurs des  Revenus  appliqueront  au  navire  une  amende  égale  à  la 
valeur  de  ces  marchandises. 

Art.  64.  L'importation  des  livres,  images  ou  objets  obscènes  et 
d'autres  marchandises  visés  à  Tarticle  46  sera  punie  d'une  amende  égale 
à  leur  valeur,  qui  sera  fixée  par  la  douane  compétente,  et  qui  sei"a 
attribuée  par  moitié  au  Trésor  et  au  dénonciateur,  sans  préjudice  de  la 
destruction  immédiate  de  la  marchandise. 

Art.  65.  Les  Administrateurs  ou  Receveurs  des  Revenus  ne  pour- 
ront, en  aucun  cas,  avoir  des  droits  sur  les  saisies  ou  amendes  pour  les 
délits  de  contrebande,  les  fraudes  ou  les  contraventions  douanières 
quelconques,  commis  dans  le  ressort  de  leur  juridiction. 

Lorsque,  dans  l'exercice  de  leurs  fonctions  ou  en  dehors  de  leurs 
fonctions,  mais  dans  le  ressort  de  leur  juridiction,  ils  auront  procédé 
à  une  saisie  quelconque,  ils  auront  pris  des  mesures  ou  ils  auront 
dénoncé  un  délit  quelconque,  les  remises  qui  devraient  leur  être 
accordées  aux  termes  de  l'article  1030  des  Ordonnances  des  Douanes, 
seront  attribuées  aux  Trésor. 

Chapitre  Yll.— Voies  ã''a2?2>el. 

Art.  QQ.  Si  les  employés  des  douanes  estiment  que  les  décisions 
émanant  des  Administrateurs  des  Revenus  lèsent  leurs  droits  dans  les 
cas  prévus  aux  articles  1054, 1056,  et  1057  des  Ordonnances  des  Douanes, 
ils  pourront  adresser  une  réclamation  au  Ministère  des  Finances,  en 
faisant  constater  le  fait  à  l'Administrateur  au  moment  même  de  la 
notification  ou  dans  les  trois  jours  utiles  suivants.  Aussitôt  après,  les 
chefs  des  douanes  remettront  à  l'inspection  générale  des  douanes  le 
dossier  de  l'affaire,  pour  que  cette  dernière  le  fasse  parvenir,  avec  son 
avis,  au  Ministère  des  Finances  chargé  d'instruire  sommairement  la 
cause,  accompagné  des  conclusions  du  Procureur  du  Trésor. 

Il  sera  accordé  un  délai  de  cinq  jours  à  l'emplo^^é  qui  veut  en  appeler 
devant  le  Ministère  des  Finances;  ce  délai  courra  à  partir  du  jour  où  le 
Ministère  l'aura  autorisé  à  lui  présenter  sa  requête. 

Art.  67.  Il  pourra  être  interjeté  appel  au  Ministère  des  Finances, 
dans  Za  forme  établie  à  l'article  ci-dessus,  des  condamnations  pronon- 
cées par  des  Administrateurs  des  Rentes. 


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Le  fait  d'avoir  opté  pour  le  recours  auprès  de  l'administration 
entraînera  pour  les  intéressés  le  renoncement  à  l'appel  devant  la  jus- 
tice, et  réciproquement. 

Art.  68.  Pendant  l'enquête  ou  l'instruction  relatives  aux  infractions 
douanières  les  douanes  pourront  sommer  les  intéressés  de  retirer 
celles  de  leurs  marchandises  qui,  par  leur  nature  ou  leurs  propriétés, 
ont  commencé  à  souffrir  ou  qui  courent  un  danger  immédiat  de  dété- 
rioration ou  de  moins  value.  Dans  ce  cas,  la  valeur  de  ces  marchan- 
dises, après  le  payement  préalable  des  droits  des  douanes  qui  leur  sont 
applicables,  devra  être  déposée  à  l'ordre  de  la  douane,  et  si' l'intéressé 
se  refuse  à  les  retirer  ou  s'il  se  passe  dix  jours  sans  qu'il  obéisse  à 
cette  injonction,  elles  seront  vendues  aux  enchères  publiques,  quelle 
que  soit  la  juridiction  saisie  de  la  cause,  et  la  somme  déposée  par 
l'intéressé  ou,  s'il  y  a  lieu,  le  produit  de  la  vente  seront  versés  par  la 
douane  en  temps  et  lieu  entre  les  mains  du  juge  chargé  du  procès. 

Art,  69.  Les  ayants  droit  dans  les  confiscations  ou  amendes  visées 
à  l'article  1030  des  ordonnances  seront  considérés,  indépendamment  de 
l'action  fiscale,  et  s'ils  en  font  la  demande,  comme  parties  dans  les 
procès  de  contrebande  ou  de  fraude  ou  dans  les  contraventions. 

Art.  70.  Lorsque,  dans  les  procès  de  contrebande,  de  fraude  ou  de 
contraventions,  les  auteurs  de  ces  délits  auront  été  condamnés  aux 
frais,  les  procureurs  fiscaux  recevront  les  honoraires  qui  leur  sont 
accordés  conformément  aux  stipulations  de  la  loi.  En  cas  d'acquitte- 
ment, les  frais  seront  à  la  charge  de  la  partie  appelante. 

Art.  71.  Si,  dans  la  vérification  des  expéditions,  on  découvre  une 
différence  autre  que  celle  tolérée  en  vertu  des  ordonnances,  il  sera 
attribué  à  l'employé  qui  aura  constaté  l'erreur,  quel  que  soit  son  grade, 
25  pour  cent  des  différences  constatées. 

Art.  72.  Les  capitaines  des  bâtiments  à  voiles  ou  à  vapeur,  alors 
même  qu'ils  jouiront  d'un  privilège  quelconque,  seront  tenus  de  mani- 
fester leurs  provisions  de  bord  conformément  à  l'article  31  et  suivants 
des  ordonnances  douanières  et  des  règlements  à  établir  par  le  Pouvoir 
Exécutif. 

Chapitre  VIII.  — Dispositions  générales. 

Art.  73.  Aucune  suite  ne  sera  donnée  à  toute  dénonciation  relative 
à  des  infractions  douanières,  à  des  fraudes  ou  à  la  contrebande,  éma- 
nant de  personnes  étrangères  à  l'Administration  des  douanes,  si  la 
dénonciation  n'est  pas  formulée  par  écrit  et  adressée  à  l'inspecteur 
général  ou  à  l'Administrateur  compétant  des  douanes. 

Art.  74.  Les  droits  d'importation  fixés  par  la  présente  loi  seront 
considérés  comme  tarif  minimum  applicable  aux  produits  et  marchan- 
dises de  tout  pays  qui  réservera  un  traitement  égal  aux  exportations 
de  la  République  Argentine,  qui  n'augmentera  pas  pour  ces  exporta- 
tions les  droits  existants,  qui  n'établira  pas  de  droit  pour  les  articles 


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exempts,  qui  ne  réduira  pas  exceptionnellement  son  tarif  actuel  poul- 
ies articles  similaires  d'une  autre  provenance  et  qui  n'entravera  pas 
par  des  mesures  restrictives  l'importation  des  produits  argentins. 

Pour  tout  pays  qui  ne  réunira  pas  ces  conditions,  le  Pouvoir  Exécu- 
tif est  autorisé  à  appliquer  aux  produits  et  aux  marchandises  prove- 
nant de  ce  pays  un  tarif  maximum  équivalent  à  une  surtaxe  de  50  pour 
cent  sur  les  droits  établis  dans  le  présent  tarif  et  à  frapper  d'une  taxe 
de  15  pour  cent  ad  valorem  les  articles  poiH-  lesquels  la  loi  a  stipulé  la 
franchise  de  droit  à  l'entrée. 

L'application  du  tarif  maximum  se  fera  en  vertu  d'une  décision  du 
Pouvoir  Exécutif,  et,  dans  ce  cas,  les  manifestes  devront  désigner  le 
pays  d'origine  des  marchandises,  les  importateurs  devront  produire 
les  factures  originales,  les  connaissements,  et,  s'il  y  a  lieu,  toutes  autres 
pièces  justificatives,  et  toute  manœuvre  frauduleuse  ou  fausse  déclara- 
tion à  ce  sujet  sera  punie  conformément  aux  prescriptions  des  ordon- 
nances douanières  sur  les  fausses  déclarations. 

Le  Pouvoir  Exécutif  est  également  autorisé  à  accorder,  pendant  une 
période  à  déterminer,  une  réduction  exceptionnelle,  qui  ne  pourra  pas 
dépasser  50  pour  cent  des  droits  établis  dans  la  présente  loi,  à  certains 
articles  provenant  de  paj^s  qui  offriront,  â  son  avis,  des  advantages 
équivalents. 

Ce  régime  de  faveur  devra  être  accordé  par  le  Gouvernement  argen- 
tin sous  réserve  d'en  faire  cesser  les  effets  mo^^ennant  notification  pré- 
alable de  six  mois. 

Art.  75.  Les  marchandises  nationales  ou  nationalisées,  transportées 
d'un  point  à  un  autre  point  du  territoire  de  la  République,  seront 
dédouanées  dans  les  bureaux  de  douane  sur  la  simple  présentation,  à 
leur  lieu  de  destination,  du  passavant  qui  les  accompagne.  Sont,  en 
conséquence,  supprimées  toutes  les  formalités  établies  en  pareil  cas  par 
les  ordonnances  des  douanes. 

Art.  Y6.  Si  des  marchandises  nationalisées  ou  de  production  na- 
tionale, expédiées  à  destination  de  ports  au  cabotage  sur  des  navires 
affectés  à  un  service  postal,  ne  pouvaient  poursuivre  leur  voyage  vers 
leur  point  de  destination  sur  le  même  navire  pour  causes  de  force 
majeure  ou  parce  que  le  vapeur  conducteur  ne  poursuit  pas  son  itiné- 
raire, elles  pourront  être  transbordées  sur  d'autres  navires  jouissant 
des  mêmes  privilèges  sans  autres  nouveaux  passavants  et  sans  autre 
formalité  que  la  déclaration  du  patron  ou  capitaine  du  navire  conduc- 
teur sur  le  manifeste  général,  si  l'opération  du  transbordement  s'est 
effectuée  dans  un  port  ouvert,  et  l'annotation  des  employés  du  poste 
de  douane  sur  les  passavants  ou  permis  constatant  que  la  marchandise 
continue  son  voyage  sur  le  navire  qui  doit  la  transporter  à  son  point 
de  destination. 

Si  des  vapeurs,  naviguant  sur  des  rivières,  ne  peuvest  continuer 
leur  voyage  à  cause  du  manque  d'eau,  ils  pourront  transborder  leur 


EÉPUBLIQUE  AEGENTINE.  1231 

cargaison  sur  d'autres  embarcations  sans  avoir  besoin  de  nouveaux 
manifestes,  passavants  et  permis,  lesdites  embarcations  remplissant, 
en  pareil  cas,  le  rôle  des  allèges  employés  au  débarquement  de  la 
marchandise  sur  le  j)oiüt  de  destination. 

A  ET.  77.  Est  abrogée  toute  disposition  contraire  à  la  présente  loi. 

Aet.  78.  Le  Pouvoir  Exécutif  est  chargé  de  la  réglementation  de 
la  présente  loi. 

Art.  79.  La  présente  loi  sera  communiquée  au  Pouvoir  Exécutif. 

Palais  du  congrès  à  Buenos-Aja-es,  le  11  décembre  1905. 

STATISTiaUES  SUR  LE  COMMERCE. 

Le  Directeur  des  Statisticpes  Nationales  a  transmis  au  Ministère  des 
Finances,  les  résultats  généraux  du  commerce  extérieur  de  la  Répu- 
blique Argentine  en  1905.  La  valeur  des  importations  (sans  compter 
l'or)  a  été  de  $205,151,420  en  or  et  celle  des  exportations  de  $322,813,- 
811  or,  ce  qui  fait  ressortir  un  solde  de  $117,689,121  or,  en  faveur  du 

Les  produits  des  industries  pastorales  et  agricoles  ont  été  évalués  en 
1901  et  1905  de  la  manière  suivante: 


Produits  pastoraux 
Produits  agricoles. . 


1105, 364, 624 
150,  328, 529 


1141,042,986 
170, 235, 235 


Les  importations  de  1905  ont  dépassé  de  $17,818,451  or  celles  de 
1901  et  les  exportations  ont  augmenté  aussi  de  $58,588,316  or. 

En  1905,  on  a  importé  de  l'or  pour  une  valeur  de  132,559,510,  soit 
$17,611,589  de  plus  qu  'en  1901.  Les  exportations  de  l'or  accusent 
une  diminution  de  $781,911  sur  l'année  1901. 

Pendant  l'année  1905,  on  a  exporté  12,229  animaux  vivants;  64,275 
moutons,  9,130  chevaux,  18,732  mulets,  3,008  auesses,  3  chèvres  et  127 
porcs. 

Les  animaux  frigorifiés  pour  l'exportation  se  chiffrent  à  519,663 
têtes  de  bestiaux;  3,169,633  moutons  at  251  porcs;  on  a  salé  pour  l'ex- 
portation 333,259  têtes  de  bestiaux  et  3,100  cuirs  de  cheval. 

La  valeur  des  importations  provenant  du  Royaume-TJni  a  été  de 
$68,391,013  (or),  soit  un  excédent  de  $3,873,010  sur  l'année  1901. 

Voici  un  tableau  qui  fait  ressortir  l'augmentation  des  importations 
pour  les  autres  pays: 


Allemagne $4, 156,  748 

Chili ^ 200,145 

Espagne 928,876 

Etats-Unis 4,  446,  566 

France 4,138,486 


Italie $1, 156,  771 

Hollande 281,  356 

Paraguay 47,  794 

Uruguay 161 ,  592 

Bolivie 17,994 


Les  importations  provenant  de  la  Belgique  ont  diminué  d'une  valeur 
de  $704,969,  celles  de  Cuba  de  $66,808  et  celles  de  l'Afrique  de  $91,886. 


1232       BUEEAU    INTEENÁTIOlSrAL  DES    REPUBLIQUES  AMERIOAUSTES. 

Bien  que  les  importations  des  Etats-Unis  accusent  la  plus  grande  aug- 
mentation, la  yaleuv  des  importations  allemandes  les  a  dépassées  de 
$163,584  (or)  et  celles  de  l'Angleterre  de  139,470,000,  mais  les  Etats- 
Unis  occupent  le  troisième  rang,  la  France  vient  en  quatrième  rang 
et  l'Italie  en  cinquième. 

Pour  ce  qui  est  des  exportations  de  la  République  Argentine  l'An- 
gleterre est  encore  le  principal  acheteur,  à  part  des  exportations  sur 
commandes.  La  valeur  des  exportations  dans  les  différents  pays  a 
été  distribuée  de  la  manière  suivante:  Angleterre,  $44,826,670  (or), 
France,  $37,594,281;  Allemagne,  $37,058,211;  Belgique,  $20,780,850; 
États-Unis,  $15,717,458;  Brésil,  $13,X)37,395;  Uruguay,  $6,705,016; 
Italie,  $6,468,941;  Afrique,  $5,524,338;  Hollande,  $3,761,377;  Espagne, 
$2,334,802;  Chili,  $1,510,831;  Bolivie,  $539,574;  Cuba,  $420,525; 
Paraguay,  $330,238;  autres  pays,  $17,200,596,  y  compris  l'Autriche- 
Hongrie,  $1,370,017;  Canada,  $1,087,506;  CÏiine,  $362,955;  autres 
possessions  anglaises,  $5,649,746;  Eussie  $345,522;  Suède  et  Norvège, 
$1,797,292. 

Les  droits  sur  les  importations  se  sont  élevés  à  $43,615,420  or,  l'excé- 
dent sur  Tannée  1904  ayant  été  de  $3,394,234. 

Cette  somme  est  le  produit  des  droits  suivants:  droits  spécifiques 
$14,594,735;  droit  ''ad  valorem'"  de  5  p.  c,  $1,132,666;  10  p.  c, 
$389,193;  12^  p.  c,  $34,191;  15  p.  c,  $1,210,105;  20  p.  c,  $306,018; 
25  p.  c,  $16,372,639;  35  p.  c,  $2,544,871;  40  p.  c,  $1,719,829;  45  p.  c, 
$574,801;  50  p.  c,  $2,208,804  droit  additionnel,  $2,527,574. 

Les  droits  d'exportation  ont  produit  $2,413,406  (or)  et  les  recettes  des 
douanes,  autres  que  celles  des  droits,  se  sont  élevées  à  $4,560,492  or  et 
$1,225,434  monnaie  nationale. 

Les  prévisions  du  budget  n'étant  que  de  $40,995,000,  il  ya  donc  eu 
un  excédent  de  $10,133,154  en  or. 


REPUBLIQUE    ARGENTINE. 


1233 


MOUVEMENT  DES  EXPOUTATIONS  EN  JANVIER  1906. 

Voici  les  principales  exportations  de  la  République  Argentine 
pendant  le  mois  de  janvier  1906,  ainsi  que  les  chiffres  de  comparaison 
pour  le  même  mois  des  années  1904  et  1905: 


1906. 


1905. 


Cuirs  de  bœuf,  secs 

Cuirs  de  bœuf,  salés . . . 
Cuirs  de  cheval,  secs . . 
Cuirs  de  cheval,  salés  . 

Peaux  de  mouton 

Crin 

Suif 

Suif 

Suif 

Peaux  de  chèvre 

Laine 

Blé 

Maïs 

Graine  de  lin 

Farine 

Son 


Son  fin 

Tourteaux  de  graine  oléagineuse  . 

Foin 

Quebracho 

Extrait  de  quebracho 

Beurre 

Sucre 

Carcasses  de  moutons 

Quartiers  de  bœuf 


...nombre.. 

id.... 

id.... 

id.... 

balles.. 

id.... 

pipes.. 

.tonneaux.. 
.  .boucauts.. 

balles.. 

id.... 

tonnes.. 

id.... 

id.... 

id.... 

id.... 

saci.. 

id.... 

balles.. 

tonnes.. 

tonnes.. 

caisses.. 

tonnes.. 

...nombre.. 


243, 690 

120, 9Õ1 

22, 345 

450 

4,002 

375 

1,763 

5,716 

80 

658 

61, 965 

132, 093 

30, 961 

60, 777 

3,698 

11, 107 

3,821 

11,574 

125,  220 

28, 763 

5,061 

29, 971 


193, 404 
190, 389 


267, 155 

101,718 

8,509 

14, 199 

6,632 

256 

3, 562 

6,842 

1,203 

334 

99, 849 

133, 391 

164, 543 

62,  912 

10, 614 

9,722 

6,260 


96, 209 

34,  925 

2,591 

S3, 189 

10, 272 

340, 131 

129, 187 


160, 284 

31,854 

100 

2,861 

5,159 

174 


2,405 


735 

43, 906 

183, 138 

99, 069 

97, 391 

4,824 

3,504 

6,995 

2,332 

19, 987 

11, 264 


20, 499 

2,689 

194, 731 

72, 150 


MOUVEMENT  DU  POBT  DE   BUENOS  AYRES,    JANVIER  1906. 

D'après  le  "Temps"  de  la  République  Argentine  les  arrivées  de 
navires  dans  le  port  de  Buenos-Aj^res  pendant  le  mois  de  janvier  ont 
été  comme  il  suit: 


Vapeurs. 


Nombre.      Tonnes. 


Voiliers. 


Nombre.      Tonnes. 


Anglais 

Allemands 

Italiens 

Français 

Norvégiens 

Suédois - 

Hollandais 

Argentins 

Brésiliens 

Espagnols 

Uruguayens 

Russes 

Danois 

Total 

Total  en  Décembre  1905.. 

Augmentation  en  janvier 


177 
152 


206, 227 

54,047 

47, 523 

24, 340 

7, 651 

6,730 

5,920 

4,298 

2, 562 

2,778 

1,886 

1,596 

1,351 


336,  909 
326, 585 


41,  324 


1, 792 

747 

11, 433 


17,031 

2,341 

160 


884 
363 


34, 751 
25, 165 


9,586 


COMMERCE  DES  VIANDES  ERÎGORÏFÎEES  EN  1905. 


La  valeur  du  mouton  frigorifié  exporté  de  la  République  Argentine 
en  1905  est  cotée  officiellement  à  $6,268,059,  celle  du  bœuf  frigorifié 
à  $15,285,693  et  les  viandes  frigorifiées  diverses  se  chiffrent  à  une 


1234       BUREAU  INTERNATIOÎTAL    DES    REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

valeur  de  |oõG,299.  En  1894,  soit  il  y  a  onze  ans,  les  articles  dont 
il  est  question  accusaient  une  valeur  d'exportation  de  $1,864,110, 
$12,400  et  de  |59,645  respectivement. 

En  1900  les  ports  de  l'Angleterre  qui  avaient  été  jusqu'alors  le  prin- 
cipal débouché  de  Tindustrie  de  l'élevage  de  la  République  Argentine 
ont  été  fermés  à  l'importation  du  bétail  et  des  moutons  provenant  de 
ce  pays  et  les  expéditions  dans  ces  ports  ont  baissé  de  312,150  bœufs 
et  543,462  moutons  en  1899  à  150,550  bœufs  et  198,102  moutons  en 
1900. 

Bientôt  après  cette  baisse  dans  les  exportations  d'animaux  sur  pied, 
Tindustrie  de  la  viande  frigorifiée  s'est  améliorée.  Les  exportations 
de  bétail,  jusqu'en  1904  inclusivement,  n'ont  pas  atteint  l'importance 
d'autrefois,  mais  en  1905  les  expéditions  de  bétail  sur  pied  ont  été 
évaluées  à  $5,160,483  et  celles  de  moutons  à  $364,209. 

La  '"''Revista  Mensual  de  la  Cámara  MercantiV  Wo.  65^  de  Buenos- 
Ayres  fait  savoir  qu'en  1905,  la  République  Argentine  a  exporté 
environ  2,000,000  de  cfuartiers  de  bœuf  frigorifié,  soit  environ  500,000 
têtes  de  bœufs  choisis;  ces  expéditions  importantes  ont  eu  pour  effet 
immédiat  une  rareté  sans  précédent  dans  cet  article  de  consommation. 
La  même  autorité  fixe  à  3,468,032  le  nombre  de  moutons  frigorifiés 
exportés  de  la  République  en  1905,  soit  une  petite  diminution  sur 
l'année  précédente. 

D'après  les  rapports  anglais  au  sujet  des  viandes  frigorifiées  la 
République  Argentine  et  l'Uruguay  ont  fourni  1,168,133  quartiers  de 
bœuf  frigorifié,  soit  une  augmentation  de  379,024  quartiers  sur  l'année 
précédente.  D'après  la  même  source  on  voit  que  l'on  a  reçu  3,203,210 
carcasses  de  mouton  et  d'agneau  frigorifiés.  On  compte  sur  une  aug- 
mentation en  1906;  puisque  la  demande  augmente  constamment,  le 
pouvoir  de  production  des  établissements  frigorifiés  devient  plus  con- 
sidérable et  l'élevage  de  moutons  dans  le  Sud  s'est  beaucoup  développé. 
D'après  les  dernières  statistiques,  il  y  a  dans  la  République  Argentine 
59,000,000  de  moutons  et  46,000,000  d'agneaux. 

Une  revue  générale  des  conditions  qui  affectent  cette  branche  du 
commerce  fait  ressortir  que  l'Amérique  du  Sud  a  réussi  à  détourner 
de  l'Amérique  du  Nord  une  partie  considérable  du  commerce  des 
viandes  frigorifiées  avec  l'Angleterre,  puisque  l'Amérique  du  Sud 
montre  une  augmentation  de  15,328  tonnes  contre  une  diminution  de 
8,372  tonnes  pour  l'Amérique  du  Nord  en  1905.  D'après  les  rapports 
officiels  anglais  les  importations  de  bœuf  frigorifié  provenant  de  la 
République  Argentine  en  1905  se  sont  élevées  à  £3,751,780  contre 
£2,482,704  en  1904,  et  celles  des  États-Unis  sont  de  £4,814,611  et  de 
£5,130,286,  respectivement.  Les  recettes  pour  le  mouton  frigorifié 
venant  de  la  République  Argentine  sont  évaluées  à  £2,458,915  pour 
l'année  1905  et  à  £2,491,210  pour  l'année  1904.  On  ne  donne  pas  de 
chiffres  pour  les  Etats-Unis, 


REPUBLIQUE    ARGENTINE. 


1235 


MOUVEMENT  MARITIME  EN  1905. 

Le  tableau  suivant  fait  ressortir  le  mouvement  maritime  de  la 
République  Argentine  pendant  l'année  1905,  dont  la  valeur  totale 
s'élève  à  .$205,154,420  or  pour  les  importations  et  à  $322,843,81:1  or 
pour  les  exportations. 


Importations. 


Exportations. 


Bahía  Blanca 

Buenos-Ayres 

Campaña 

Colón 

Concordia 

Gualeguaychú 

La  Paz 

La  Plata 

Mendoza 

Paraná 

Rosario 

Santa  Fó 

San  Juan 

San  Nicolás 

Zarate 

Autres  ports 

Villa  Constitución 


Total. 


97, 505, 288 

168, 277, 712 

1,671,046 

273, 855 

305, 629 

112, 552 

43, 820 

1, 675, 042 

12, 317 

410, 607 

21,676,741 

2, 019, 234 

500 

23, 128 

490, 353 

656, 546 


205, 154, 420 


$i2, 864, 245 

141,735,578 

5, 540, 650 

1,915,438 

3, 350, 977 

3, 244, 247 

1, 352,  508 

14, 230, 838 

637, 244 

3,656,292 

68,503,422 

1,889,724 

62, 690 

13, 104,  534 

5,961,254 

10,113,296 

4,500,904 


322, 843, 841 


IMPOUTATIONS  DE  SAOS  ET  DE  TOILE  À  SACS. 

Les  importations  de  sacs  pour  l'expédition  des  grandes  exportations 
de  céréales  continuent  à  augmenter.  En  1905,  la  valeur  des  sacs  de 
coton  importés  principalement  pour  le  blé  s'est  élevée  à  |801,T76  or, 
soit  une  augmentation  de  $206,408  sur  l'année  1904.  Ces  sacs  pesaient 
l,603i  tonnes,  soit  une  augmentation  de  412^  tonnes.  Sur  cette  quan- 
tité de  sacs  ceux  soumis  aux  droits  de  douane  ont  été  évalués  à  $893,620 
et  ceux  admis  en  franchise  à  $408,156.  Les  importations  de  sacs  gou- 
dronnés pesaient  93i  tonnes,  représentant  une  valeur  de  $23,360,  soit 
une  augmentation  de  $14,865. 

Sur  cette  somme  de  $23,360  une  valeur  de  $22,359  a  été  soumise  aux 
droits  de  douane  et  $1,001  ont  été  admis  en  franchise.  On  a  emploj^é 
pour  la  couture  de  ces  sacs  574  tonnes  de  fil,  soit  une  diminution  de 
235  tonnes.  Le  fil  a  été  évalué  à  $172,258,  soit  une  diminution  de 
$70,555.  La  valeur  du  chanvre  filé  importé  a  été  de  $174,483,  soit  une 
augmentation  de  $40,591,  le  poids  étant  de  2,121|  tonnes  ou  une  aug- 
mentation de  503f  tonnes.  Les  importations  de  sacs  pour  céréales 
ont  été  de  3,606  tonnes  évalués  à  $576,972  et  admises  en  franchise. 
Il  y  a  donc  eu  une  diminution  de  2,858  tonnes,  La  valeur  des  sacs  en 
toile  de  Hesse  était  de  $6,119,021  formant  un  poids  de  40,793^  tonnes, 
le  tout  admis  en  franchise.  Il  y  a  en  une  diminution  de  $2,535,096. 
Le  poids  du  fil  à  ficeler  pour  les  moissonneurs  était  de  7,276  tonnes 
évaluées  à  $1,455,228 
tonnes. 


La  diminution  sur  cet  article  a  été  de  1,764 


Bull.  No.  4—06- 


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1236       BUEEAU  INTERNATIONAL    DES    REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

IMPORTATION    D'OR    ET    D'ARGENT    EN    LINGOTS    PENDANT 

L'ANNÉE    1905. 

Les  importations  d'or  ou  d'argent  en  barres  par  la  République 
Argentine  d'  après  les  rapports  des  autorités  de  la  douane  se  sont 
élevées  à  $28,902,115.50.  Sur  cette  somme  l'Angleterre  en  a  fourni 
$16,873,600  et  New  York  $11,017,800,  le  reste  venait  de  divers  pays. 
Voici  les  banques  importatrices: 


Montant. 

Montant. 

Çll,  742, 691. 50 
4, 828,  000. 00 
3, 080, 800. 00 
3,411,800.00 
2,865,000.00 

London  and  Brazil 

$2, 023, 100. 00 

622,  500. 00 

252, 000. 00 

Diverses 

76, 264. 00 

British   

STATISTIQUES  MUNICIPALES,    1904. 

On  vient  de  publier  dans  la  République  Argentine  un  gros  volume 
embrassant  toutes  les  données  statistiques  du  dernier  recensement  de 
septembre  1901,  relatives  à  la  population,  à  l'éducation,  à  la  construc- 
tion de  bâtiments,  au  commerce  et  à  l'industrie  de  la  ville  de  Buenos- 
Ayres. 

Actuellement  Buenos-Ayres  a  une  population  de  plus  d'un  million 
d'habitants  (1,025,653),  tandis  qu'au  18  septembre  1901,  sa  population 
était  de  950,891,  dont  523,041  Argentins  et  427,850  étrangers. 

Environ  320,589  citoj^ens  argentins  sont  nés  dans  la  Capitale,  197,319 
dans  d'autres  parties  de  la  République  et  5,133  ont  été  naturalisés. 

En  1895  la  population  de  la  Capitale  de  Buenos-Ayres  ne  comptait 
que  663,854  habitants,  ce  que  fait  donc  ressortir  une  aug'mentation  de 
287,037  habitants  dans  les  neuf  dernières  années. 

Il  y  a  189,271  écoliers  de  6  à  15  ans  dont  23,635  peuvent  lire.  Sur 
ce  nombre  126,989  enfants  ont  reçu  leur  éducation  dans  les  écoles  pu- 
bliques, 617  dans  les  fabriques  et  autres  usines  et  9,503  chez  eux  ou 
dans  d'autres  endroits.  De  plus  4,362  ont  quitté  l'école  avant  d'ache- 
ver leurs  études  quoiqu'ils  sachent  lire.  Donc,  il  y  a  160,977  enfants 
âgés  de  6  à  14  sachant  lire. 

D'après  le  recensement  de  1895,  le  tant  pour  cent  des  habitants 
sachant  lire  était  de  75.9;  en  1904  de  86.8,  ce  qui  montre  que  Buenos- 
Ayres  a  fait  de  grands  progrès  au  point  de  vue  de  l'éducation.  Le 
tant  pour  cent  des  étrangers  sachant  lire  est  estimé  à  69.1  pour  la 
période  citée. 


REPUBLIQUE    ARGENTINE. 


1237 


Le  recensement  donne  les  données  suivantes  au  sujet  du  nombre 
d'habitants  aj^ant  des  emplois  professionnels: 


Agriculture  et  élevage 

Industrie  et  travail  manuel 

Commerce 

Transport 

Domestiques 

Agents  propriétaires 

Employés  du  Gouvernement,  etc 

ProfessioDs  sanitaires 

Professions  libérales 

Professions  d'éducation 

Non  classifiéea 

Total 


Nombre. 


4,613 
127, 244 
90, 114 
15, 281 
57, 248 
10, 729 
30, 060 
3,531 
8,791 
13, 556 
55, 125 


416, 832 


Le  tableau  ci-dessus  a  trait  au  nombre  de  personnes  ayant  des  pro- 
fessions et  ayant  plus  de  14  ans. 

Le  nombre  de  personnes  possédant  des  biens  immeubles  dans  la  ville 
de  Buenos- Ayres  en  1887  n'était  que  de  31,039,  tandis  qu'en  1901  le 
nombre  s'est  élevé  à  78,300. 

On  voit  un  grand  développement  dans  le  placement  de  capital  dans 
cette  ville  lorsqu'on  considère  c[u'en  1895  il  y  avait  ^251,116,755  et 
qu'en  1901  cette  somme  a  plus  que  doublé,  s'élevant  à  $520,706,300. 

Le  commerce  s'est  beaucoup  développé  aussi;  en  1855  il  ,n'y  avait 
que  3,139  établissements  commerciaux  à  Buenos-Ayres,  tandis  qu'en 
1895  il  y  en  avait  12,831  et  en  1901 17,985. 

Les  chiffres  suivants  font  ressortir  le  développement  industriel  de 
la  capitale:  En  1887  il  y  avait  6,128  établissements  industriels,  et  en 
1901,  8,877;  en  1887,  les  fonds  d'assurance  se  montaient  à  $19,000,000 
et  à  $60,000,000  en  1901;  en  1887,  les  moteurs  avaient  une  puissance 
de  6,277  chevaux  et  de  19,858  en  1901:  la  valeur  totale  des  matières 
premières  s'élevait  à  117,751,500  en  1887  et  en  1901  elle  s'élevait  à 
la  somme  énorme  de  $183,500,000. 

COMIVIEIICE  ANGLO-AEGENTÏNE  EN  1905. 

Le  Consul-Général  à  Londres  a  transmis  au  Ministère  des  Affaires 
Etrangères  un  rapport  sur  les  importations  argentines  dans  le  Roy- 
aume-Uni ainsi  que  les  exportations  dans  la  République  Argentine 
pendant  l'année  1905. 

Les  voici: 

IMPORTATIONS  DANS  LE  ROYAUME-UNI. 


Blé 

Mais 

Bœuf  frigorifié. . . 
Mouton  frigorifié 

Laine 

Graine  de  lin 


Tonnes. 


1,061,820 
947, 730 
129, 000 
73, 122 
14, 125 
311, 009 


Livres 
sterling. 


8, 282, 388 
5,  090, 862 
3,751,780 
2, 4.58, 915 
962, 328 
1,741,773 


Suif 

Cuirs  salés    (y    compris 
r Uruguay)   

Peaux  de  mouton,  nombre 

Valeur  totale 


4,432 
1, 360, 822 


i^ivres 
sterling. 


474,  527 

253,  755 
205,  713 


23, 220, 041 


1238       BUEEAU  INTERNATIONAL    DES    EEPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 


EXPORTATIONS  DANS  LA  RÉPUBLIQUE  ARGENTINE. 


Charbon 

Fer  en  barres 

Fer  travaillé 

Fonte  de  fer 

Rails,  fer  et  acier 

Fer  de  toutes  espèces 

Articles  eu  fil  de  fer 

Plaques  galvanisées 

Tuyaux  en  fer 

Coutellerie 

Articles  enfer-blanc 

Coton    pour   draps, 

etc mètres.. 

Lainages,  etc 


Tonnes. 


,  7.83, 996 
7,853 
4,260 
3,718 
103,913 
7,109 
1,922 
67,  370 
8,381 


2,064 


, 203, 770 
, 048, 540 


Livres 
sterling. 


1,194,911 
60,  895 
50, 8.59 
71,  549 

494, 191 
94, 130 
81,427 

747, 497 
46, 152 
29,  360 
89, 633 

2,149,145 
460, 199 


Toile   de   lin  et    de 

laine mètres. . 

Tapis do 

Tapis  de  Hesse  ....do 

Articles  en  lin do 

Poterie  et  verrerie 

Sacs  en  toile  de  Hesse, 

etc douzaine. . 

Ciment 

Fer  pour  rails  de  chemin 
defer 


Valeur  totale. 


3, 572, 280 

428, 580 

8,  895, 060 

2,  341, 530 

17, 364 

587, 089 
17,  G88 

18, 863 


Livres 
sterling. 


379,  .545 
61, 047 
140, 620 
111,425 
133, 004 

132, 164 
28, 326 

194, 827 


6, 700, 916 


RÉCOLTE    SUCmÈIlE    DANS    LA   PROVINCE    DE    TUCUMAN 

EN    1905. 

La  récolte  sucrière  dans  la  Province  de  Tucuman,  République 
Argentine,  eu  1905  a  été  comme  il  suit:  Canne  broyée,  1,595,517  tonnes, 
produisant  115,919  tonnes  de  sucre,  soit  une  augmentation  de  7,115 
tonnes  sur  l'année  1901.  Les  exportations  de  sucre  de  cette  province 
accusent  106,132  tonnes,  de  sorte  que  le  stock  est  de  9,817  tonnes 
réparties  entre  15  raifineries  sur  les  27  qui  ont  été  en  exploitation  pen- 
dant l'année. 

BREVETS   D'INVENTION   EN    1905. 

Pendant  l'année  1905,  le  Bureau  des  Brevets  de  la  République 
Argentine  a  accordé  577  brevets  contre  285  en  1895  et  elle  a  enregistré 
2,211  marques  de  fabrique  contre  781  en  1895.  Les  recettes  se  sont 
élevées  à  ^175,000  contre  $92,000  en  1901. 

RECENSEMENT    DU    BETAIL. 

Le  Gouverneur  du  Territoire  de  Chubut  a  transmis  les  résultats  d'un 
recensement  fait  en  novembre  dernier.  Les  chiffres  ayant  trait  aux 
animaux  vivants  ont  un  intérêt  tout  spécial  à  cause  de  la  discussion 
actuelle  au  sujet  du  nombre  d'animaux  vivants  dans  la  République 
Argentine. 

Voici  les  chiffres  pour  le  Territoire  de  Chubut  comparés  avec  ceux 
du  recensement  national  de  1895: 


1895. 

1905. 

Moutons 

47, 306 

563 

53 

13,  907 

3,186 

1, 361, 219 

Porcs 

1,026 

Chèvres 

11, 429 

Chevaux 

96, 343 

Bœufs 

225, 658 

Total 

64, 015 

1, 695, 675 

BOLIVIA.  1239 


Ce  rapport  est  le  premier  qui  fasse  ressortir  une  augmentation  dans 
le  nombre  de  moutons.  Les  rapports  publiés  pour  Pampa  et  Entre 
Rios  montrent  une  diminution,  de  sorte  que  le  total  pour  Chubut 
aidera  à  combler  le  déficit. 


BOLIVIA. 

INDUSTRIE    MINIÈKE. 

M.  M.  V.  Ballivian,  Directeur  Général  des  Statistiques  de  la 
Bolivie,  fait  savoir  que  l'industrie  minière  de  ce  pays  s'est  grandement 
développée  et  est  considérée  comme  une  industrie  nationale  par 
excellence. 

Les  montagnes  et  les  collines  renferment  des  filons  de  riches  minerais 
de  toute  espèce;  toutefois  ils  ne  sont  pas  exploités  à  cause  du  manque 
de  capitaux  et  principalement  à  cause  du  manque  de  communications. 
Malgré  ceci  la  Bolivie  peut  dire  qu'elle  possède  une  industrie  occupant 
le  premier  rang  dans  le  progrès  moderne  et  elle  peut  compter,  pour 
l'exploitation  de  cette  richesse,  sur  les  plus  habiles  mineurs  de 
l'Amérique  du  Sud. 

La  distribution  des  filons  de  minerai  dans  le  territoire  de  la  Bolivie 
a  attiré  l'attention  des  géologues.  Un  naturaliste  de  renom  compare 
les  hauts  plateaux  de  la  Bolivie  à  "une  table  d'argent  sur  des  colonnes 
d'or." 

Il  n'y  a  pas  certainement  dans  toute  l'Amérique  du  Sud,  une 
région  géologique  plus  favorisée  que  celle  de  la  Bolivie.  Elle  ren- 
ferme en  grande  quantité  de  l'or,  de  l'argent,  de  l'étain  du  cuivre,  du 
bismuth,  du  wolfram,  etc.,  et  entre  autres  substances  non  métalliques  à 
l'état  de  gisement,  du  borax,  du  charbon,  du  salpêtre,  du  pétrole  et 
beaucoup  d'autres. 

Pendant  une  période  de  210  ans,  depuis  1510  jusqu'en  1750,  les  mines 
d'or  de  Bolivie  ont  produit  la  somme  de  £120,000,  et  à  dater  de  la  der- 
nière année  citée  jusqu'au  commencement  du  XIX''  siècle,  les  mines  du 
district  de  La  Paz  seules  ont  produit  111,000,000  en  or.  De  1818  à  1868, 
elles  ont  produit  $150,000,000.  Les  rendements  des  autres  mines  du 
pays  depuis  le  milieu  du  XVIIP  siècle  jusqu'aux  dernières  années  du 
XIX*^  sont  estimés  à  £25,000,000.  Actuellement  on  estime  à  550,000 
kg.  la  production  d'or  avec  une  valeur  ofiicielle  de  265,000  bolivianos. 

On  sait  que  la  Bolivie  a  longtemps  occupé  le  troisième  rang  parmi 
les  pays  producteurs  d'argent.  Il  y  a,  dans  les-  limites  de  la  Républi- 
que, plus  de  10,000  mines  d'argent  abandonnées,  non  à  cause  du  man- 
que de  minerai  mais  à  cause  du  manque  de  capital  et  de  moyens  pour 
l'épuisement  de  l'eau  et  d'autres  obstacles.  La  colline  de  Potosi, 
renommée  dans  les  annales  minières  du  monde,  a  produit  dans  les  320 


124:0       BUREAU  INTEKISTAOIONAL    DES    REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAUSTES. 

années  qui  se  sont  écoulées  depuis  sa  découverte,  3,631,128,352  dollars 
en  aro-eut,  soit  une  moyenne  de  11,281,776  dollars  i^ar  an.  Actuelle- 
ment, il  y  a  peu  de  compagnies  engagées  dans  l'exploitation  des  mines 
d'argent  et,  parmi  celles-ci,  c'est  la  Compagnie  Huanchaca  de  Bolivie 
qui  occupe  la  première  place  et  sa  production,  depuis  Tannée  1873,  date 
de  son  organisation,  jusqu'en  1901,  a  été  de  1,600  tonnes  d'argent  j)ur. 

L'exploitation  d'étain  est  une  entreprise  récente  en  Bolivie,  néa- 
moins  sa  production  annuelle  atteint  30,000  tonnes  environ.  Chaque 
jour  amène  la  découverte  d'immenses  dépôts  de  ce  métal  dans  différents 
endroits,  les  plus  riches  et  les  plus  abondants  se  trouvant  dans  les 
districts  de  Potosi,  d'Oruro  et  d'inquisivi. 

C'est  dans  le  district  de  Corocoro  qu'on  trouve  les  plus  grandes 
quantités  de  cuivre  où  la  production  annuelle  est  de  trois  à  quatre 
mille  tonnes.     Les  autres  mines  de  cuivre  ont  été  abandonnées. 

En  plus  des  minéraux  cités,  il  y  en  a  beaucoup  d'autres  de  grande 
valeur,  occupant  une  partie  considérable  du  territoire  bolivien  mais  on 
ne  les  exploite  que  sur  une  très  petite  échelle  à  cause  des  difficultés 
déjà  mentionnées.  L'exploitation  minière  dans  la  Bolivie  fera  des  x^ro- 
grès  merveilleux  dès  que  le  projet  pour  la  communication  par  chemin 
de  fer  deviendra  un  fait  accompli. 


BEÉSIL. 

BÉGIiEMENT  DE  LA  PE,ODUCTION  CAF:ÉIÈR.E. 

Sous  la  loi  budgétaire  du  30  décembre  1905,  le  Président  du  Brésil 
est  autorisé  à  entrer  en  négociation  avec  les  Etats  producteurs  de  café 
afin  de  régler  le  commerce  de  cette  denrée,  augmenter  sa  valeur, 
organiser  et  maintenir  un  service  régulier  et  permanent  pour  la 
propagande  du  café,  ayant  pour  objet  d'augmenter  la  consommation. 
Cette  loi  stipule  en  plus  que  le  Gouvernement  fédéral  peut  garantir 
les  opérations  de  crédit  qui  seront  ouvertes  par  les  Etats  intéressés, 
en  vue  de  l'objet  précité,  tant  que  les  conditions  suivantes  seront 
observées: 

{a)  Les  Etats  garantiront  à  l'union  une  somme  en  or  suffisant  au 
service  du  paiement  de  l'intérêt  et  de  l'amortissement  de  l'emprunt; 

{h)  Cette  garantie  couvrira  tous  les  termes  de  l'emprunt  et  ne  dé- 
pendra pas  des  taxes  annuelles  qui  peuvent  être  révoquées  d'une  année 
à  l'autre  par  les  legislatures  des  Etats: 

(c)  Le  produit  de  l'emprunt  ne  doit  être  appliqué  qu'à  maintenir  un 
prix  minimum  du  café  pour  l'exportation  et  ne  doit  pas  être  employé 
pour  des  emprunts  d'aucune  sorte  ni  pour  des  avances  aux  planteurs 
commissaires,  exportateurs  ou  à  qui  que  ce  soit;  ni  emploj^é  par  les 
Etats  pour  tout  autre  objet  que  celui  autorisé. 


BEESIL.  1241 

{d)  Le  total  de  l'emprunt  sera  déposé  dans  le  Trésor  national  on  dans 
ses  ag'ences  fiscales  pour  être  employé  quand  cela  sera  nécessaire;  et 
lorsque  les  opérations  seront  liquidées  leur  produit  net  ne  devra  plus 
être  déposé. 

{e)  Tous  les  bénéfices  réalisés  dans  les  opérations  fiscales  devront 
être  appliqués  à  l'amortissement  de  l'emprunt. 

MODIFICATIOIÍS  DES  DROITS  DE  DOUANE. 

I. — Décffet  n^  56Jf6^  dti  2'2  août  190S,  auto7'issant  F  octroi  de  certains 
avantages  aux  entrejwises  d'' électricité  se  servant  de  la  force  liydraxi- 
lique  et  ayant  pour  objet  des  installations  d' utilité  piMique. 

["  Diario  Official"  du  29  août  1905.] 

Aet.  1''''.  Le  Gouvernement  est  autorisé  à  accorder  l'exemption  des 
droits  de  douane,  le  droit  de  propriété  sur  les  terrains  avec  leurs 
aménagements,  aussi  bien  que  les  avantages  visés  par  l'article  23  de 
la  loi  n°.  1145  du  31  décembre  1901,  aux  entreprises  d'électricité  se 
servant  de  la  force  hydraulique,  lorsque  ces  entreprises  auront  pour 
objet  des  travaux  d'utilité  publique. 

Paragraplie  unique. — La  concession  des  terrains  avec  leurs  aménage- 
ments s'appliquera  à  la  partie  nécessaire  aux  installations  et  â  l'exécu- 
tion des  obligations  incombant  aux  dites  entreprises. 

Art.  2.  A  l'occasion  de  l'octroi  des  concessions  dont  il  s'agit,  et 
sans  préjudice  de  l'observation  des  dispositions  législatives,  les  règles 
suivantes  devront  également  être  observées: 

V.  Une  demande  pour  l'obtention  de  la  franchise  des  droits  de 
douane  devra  être  adressée  pour  chaque  chargement  de  matériel  que 
le  Gouvernement  aura  estimé  nécessaire  à  l'exécution  des  travaux  en 
cours,  en  se  conformant  aux  règles  établies  à  cet  effet  dans  la  législa- 
tion en  vig'iieur. 

2°.  Aux  effets  de  l'article  l'^'",  paragraphe  unique,  la  concession  des 
terrains  avec  leurs  aménagements  devra  être  accordée  par  décret 
spécial  rendu  à  l'appui  des  plans  préalablement  approuvés  par  le 
Gouvernement. 

3°.  Les  autres  avantages,  visés  par  l'article  23  de  la  loi  n°  1145 
sousmentionnée,  seront  accordés  en  se  conformant  aux  dispositions  du 
décret  n°  5407  du  27  décembre  1904. 

Art.  3.  Sont  abrogées  toutes  dispositions  contraires. 

IL — Décret  n^  11^25^  du  ^8  novendjre  1905,  étahlissant  les  règles  pour 
la  saisie  des  produits  ou  marchandises  importés  avec  défausse  indica- 
tions de  provenance. 

["  Diario  Offi.eial"  du  8  décembre  1905.] 

Art.  1'^''.  Est  prohibée  l'importation  de  tout  produit  ou  marchan- 
dise portant  fausse  indication  de  provenance,  aux  termes  de  la  conven- 


1242        BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

tion  de  Madrid  du  14  avril  1891,  ratifiée  le  3  octobre  1896  et  mise  en 
vigueur  par  le  décret  n°  2380  du  20  novembre  de  la  même  année. 

Art.  2.  Les  marchandises  tombant  sous  l'application  de  l'article 
précédent  seront  saisies  par  les  autorités  douanières,  pourvu  qu'elles 
n'aient  pas  été  encore  î-emises  aux  intéressés,  sinon  la  saisie  sera  faite 
par  les  autorités  judiciaires  fédérales.  Dans  les  deux  cas,  elle  aura  à  la 
requête  des  intéressés  ou  du  ministère  public  dans  les  formes  légales. 

Art.  3.  Les  produits  saisis  dans  la  zone  fiscale  réexportés  par  les 
importateurs  dans  les  trente  jours,  si  la  réexportation  n'a  pas  eu  lieu, 
ils  seront  détruits.  Si  la  saisie  s'est  effectuée  en  dehors  de  la  zone 
fiscale,  les  produits  seront  dénaturés  ou  détruits. 

Art.  1.  Quel  que  soit  le  cas  prévu  par  la  présente  loi,  les  importa- 
teurs seront  passibles  d'une  amende  de  50  pour  cent  sur  la  valeur  des 
produits  importés. 

Art.  5.  L'article  633  du  recueil  des  lois  de  douane  sera  observé  en 
tant  qu'il  est  applicable  à  la  procédure  de  saisie. 

Art.  6.  Sont  abrogées  toutes  dispositions  contraires. 

III. — Extrait  de  la  loi  budgétaire  n^  lJfS2^  du  30  décembre  1906  pour 

V  exercice  1906. 

["Diario  Official"  du  31  décembre  1905.] 
IMPORTATION. 

L  Sont  maintenus  les  droits  d'importation  pour  la  consommation, 
fixés  dans  le  tarif  du  19  mars  1900,  amendés  par  les  lois  n°  1141  du  30 
décembre  1903  (voir  9"  suppL,  III)  et  n°  1313  du  30  décembre  1904 
(voir  12^  suppl.),  sauf  les  modifications  suivantes: 

Les  animaux  de  l'espèce  mulassière  introduits  par  les  frontières  du 
Rio  Grande  du  Sud  acquitteront  l'impôt  qui  leur  était  applicable  à  leur 
importation  par  les  autres  frontières  de  terre  ou  de  mer. 

Les  droits  applicables  aux  marchandises  suivantes  sont  portés  à: 
180  reis  le  kilogramme  sur  le  xarque;  160  reis  sur  le  riz,  dont  le  taux 
du  droit  est  élevé  de  10  à  15  pour  cent;  50  reis  sur  le  foin,  la  luzerne, 
la  paille  d'avoine,  etc.  ;  400  reis  le  kilogramme  sur  l'oxyde  de  plomb 
composé  ou  siccatif  blanc,  n°  274  de  la  Classe  XL 

Dans  la  Classe  IX  est  ajoutée  la  nouvelle  rubrique:  "Jus  de  raisin 
non  fermenté,  450  reis  le  kilogramme." 

L'impôt  applicable  au  bois  de  pin  est  majoré  comme  suit:  En  billes, 
20  $  le  mètre  cube;  en  planches,  madriers,  25  $  le  mètre  cube. 

Le  n°  612  est  modifié  comme  suit: 

(a)  La  rubrique,  '  '  papier  ordinaire,  pour  emballer,  sans  impressions, 
kilogramme  150  reis,"  aura  la  teneur  suivante,  "papier  ordinaire,  pour 
emballer,  de  couleur  naturelle,  rugueux  sur  les  deux  côtés,  kilogramme 
200  reis," 


BEESIL.  1243 

(h)  La  rubrique,  "papier  peint  ou  imprimé,  teint  ou  coloré,  uni, 
ouvragé  ou  maroquiné,  pour  reliure  et  autres  usages,  kilogramme  400 
reis,  "  aura  la  teneur  suivante  :  '  '  papier  peint  ou  imprimé,  teint  ou  coloré, 
uni  sur  un  seul  ou  sur  les  deux  côtés,  ouvragé  ou  maroquiné,  pour 
reliure,  même  avec  dessins  ou  impressions  quelconques,  pour  embal- 
lage, confetti  et  autres  usages,  en  feuilles,  bandes  ou  rouleaux,  kilo- 
gramme 500  reis." 

Est  élevé  à  20  reis  le  kilogramme  le  droit  sur  le  fer  fondu  en  gueuses, 
en  saumons  ou  puddle  brut,  destiné  à  être  laminé,  dont  le  taux  du 
droit  sera  de  40  pour  cent. 

Le  n°  704  aura  la  teneur  suivante:  Plaques  simples,  unies  ou  canne- 
lées par  le  laminage — en  fer,  130  reis;  en  acier,  150  reis;  barres,  verges, 
encoignures,  feuillards  pour  tonneaux,  pipes  et  ballots,  et,  en  général, 
articles  laminés  sous  toutes  forme — en  fer,  140  reis;  en  acier,  160  reis. 

Est  porté  à  150  reis  le  kilogramme  le  droit  applicable  au  fil  métalli- 
que barbelé,  aux  clous  et  aux  crochets  pour  clôture. 

Est  élevé  à  300  reis  par  kilogramme  le  droit  applicable  aux  foyers  en 
fer  fondu  ou  battu,  aux  fours  et  fourneaux,  ainsi  qu'à  leurs  accessoires, 
aux  fourneaux  portatifs  en  fer  fondu,  de  forme  carrée  ou  ronde,  aux 
marmites  simples  à  trois  pieds  et  aux  autres  articles  similaires,  dont  le 
taux  du  droit  est  de  50  pour  cent. 

Est  élevé  à  300  reis  par  kilogramme  le  droit  applicable  aux  articles 
rangés  sous  le  n°  757,  s'ils  sont  en  fonte,  simples,  et  à  500  reis  s'ils  sont 
peints. 

Les  automobiles  (voitures  ou  embarcations)  pour  le  transport  des 
voyageurs  ou"  des  marchandises  acquitteront  7  pour  cent  ad  valorem; 
les  châssis  (trucks)  d'automobiles,  montés  ou  non,  les  roues  d'avant  ou 
d'arrière-train  complètes,  y  compris  le  moteur  et  ses  accessoires,  non 
finis,  mais  non  compris  la  carrosserie,  5  pour  cent  ad  valorem;  auto- 
mobiles employant  comme  combustible  l'alcool  pur,  carburé  ou  déna- 
turé, 5  pour  cent  ad  valorem. 

Le  n°  980  aura  la  teneur  suivante:  Alambics,  autoclaves,  fourneaux, 
cornues,  bassines,  chaudières,  chaudrons,  casseroles,  bouilloires,  cho- 
colatières, poêles  a  frire  et  tous  autres  articles  similaires  non  dénom- 
més— simples,  grands,  pour  les  industries  agricoles  et  les  fabriques,  5 
pour  cent  ad  valorem;  simples,  petits,  pour  laboratoires  de  chimie  et 
de  pharmacie  et  pour  usages  domestiques,  kilogramme,  400  reis,  30  pour 
cent;  étamés,  peints  ou  émaillés,  kilogramme,  600  reis. 

Au  n°  1000,  pour  ce  qui  concerne  les  fers  à  repasser,  la  modification 
suivante  a  été  adoptée:  Fers  à  repasser  ou  à  lisser  en  fer  ou  acier,  de 
toute  forme,  simples  ou  peints,  kilogramme,  500  reis,  60  pour  cent. 

Est  élevé  à  1^300  le  kilogramme  le  droit  sur  le  bois  débité  pour  allu- 
mettes. Cette  majoration  du  droit  ne  sera  applicable  qu'à  partir  du 
1®''  juillet  1906,  et  ne  sera  maintenue  qu'en  tant  que  les  pays  qui  expor- 
tent du  bois  de  sapin  n'auront  pas  augmenté  les  impôts  actuellement 


1244       BUREAU  INTEE  NATION  AL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAHiTES. 

applicables  sur  cette  espèce  de  bois.  Les  importateurs  de  bois  débite 
pour  allumettes  ne  pourront  pas  en  dédouaner  des  quantités  supéri- 
eures à  celles  qu'ils  ont  importées  pendant  le  dernier  exercice. 

Est  élevé  à  1$300  par  kilogramme  le  droit  sur  les  boîtes  en  sapin 
exclusivement  destinées  au  conditionnement  des  allumettes,  montées 
ou  non,  dont  il  est  question  dans  la  partie  finale  du  n"  1037. 

Sont  ajoutés  dans  le  tarif  les  articles  suivants:  Paille  de  seigle,  de 
froment,  d'avoine  ou  d'autres  plantes,  pour  garnitures  ou  enveloppes 
de  bouteilles  ou  dames-jeannes  et  emballages  divers,  50  reis  le  kilo- 
gramme, taux  du  droit  20  pour  cent. 

Sont  comprises  parmi  les  marchandises  désignées  à  l'article  6  du 
tarif  des  douanes  toutes  les  boissons  spiritueuses  contenant  de  l'ab- 
sinthe ou  toutes  autres  essences  nuisibles. 

2.  Est  maintenu  le  droit  de  2  pour  cent  en  or  applicable  aux  mar- 
chandises dénommées  sous  les  n°^  93  et  95  (orge  en  grains),  96,  97,  98, 
100,  et  101  de  la  Classe  Vil  du  tarif  (céréales),  ainsi  que  cela  a  été  établi 
dans  l'article  1*""  de  la  loi  1313  du  30  décembre  1901. 

Art.  2.  Le  Président  de  la  République  est  autorisé: 

III.  A  percevoir  comme  suit  le  droit  d'importation  pour  la  consom- 
mation: 

{a)  Cinquante  pour  cent  en  papier  et  50  pour  cent  en  or  sur  les  mar- 
chandises rangées  sous  les  n°^  1,  9,  23,  21  (excepté  les  peaux  d'hermine, 
de  castor,  de  loutre  et  similaires,  les  maroquins,  les  peaux  de  chamois 
et  les  pelisses),  30,  11,  52,  53  (excepté  les  jambons,  les  cervelas,  les 
saucisses,  les  saucissons  et  les  mortadelles),  60,  63,  69,  91,  93,  98,  99, 
100,  102,  104,  106,  109,  115,  123  (excepté  l'huile  d'olive),  121  (qui 
acquitteront  les  taxes  établies  dans  le  tarif),  137,  159,  172,  178  (en  ce 
qui  concerne  les  acides  muriatique,  nitrique  et  sulfurique,  impurs), 
179  (excepté  les  eaux  naturelles  pour  usage  thérapeutique),  196,  201, 
213  (seulement  pour  le  chlorure  de  sodium),  227,  228,  259,  279,  280, 
326,  330,  110  (excepté  les  pailles  du  Chili,  d'Italie,  et  similaires,  pour 
la  fabrication  des  chapeaux  et  des  ouvrages  tressés  analogues),  137, 
465,  468,  169  (caleçons,  chemises,  cols  et  manchettes  de  coton),  470, 
472,  473,  474  (excepté  les  velvets,  velveteens,  bombasins  et  velours), 
488  (excepté  les  alpacas,  damas,  mérinos,  cachemires,  gourgourans, 
royale  rayée,  le  satin  de  Chine,  le  tonquin,  la  peluche  ou  velours  de 
laine,  et  les  tissus  similaires  non  dénommés),  517,  534,  538  (seulement 
pour  la  noyale  et  la  cretonne),  547,  562  (caleçons,  chemises,  cols  et 
manchettes  en  lin),  563,  612  (excepté  le  papier  à  écrire  ou  à  dessin  de 
toute  espèce,  blanc  ou  de  couleur;  le  papier  d'imprimerie  ou  de  typo- 
graphie; le  papier  de  soie,  blanc  ou  de  couleur,  pour  copie  de  lettres 
et  non  collé,  et  le  papier  huilé,  le  papier  noirci,  oriental  de  riz,  de 
Chine,  végétal  et  similaires;  le  papier  lamé  d'or  ou  d'argent  faux,  pour 
fleurs:  la  pâte  de  toute  sorte  pour  la  fabrication  du  papier),  613,  620, 
625,  641,  642,  703,  732,  749,  751,  757,  805  (voitures  pour  chemins  de 


EEESIL.  1245 

fer  et  leurs  accessoires)  et  1060  du  tarif  des  douanes  auquel  se  rapporte 
le  décret  n°  3617  du  19  mars  1900. 

(0)  Soixante-cinq  pour  cent  en  papier  et  35  pour  cent  en  or  sur  toutes 
les  autres  marchandises  non  désignées  sous  la  lettre  (a)  ci-dessus. 

Les  50  pour  cent  en  or  seront  perçus  tant  que  le  change  sera  main- 
tenu au-dessus  de  15  d.  par  $1,  pendant  trente  jours  de  suite;  ils 
cesseront  d'être  perçus  dans  ces  conditions  après  que,  dans  le  même 
délai,  le  change  se  maintiendra  au-dessous  de  15  d.  Aux  effets  de  la 
présente  disposition  on  calculera  la  moyenne  des  taux  du  change 
pendant  trente  jours. 

Si  le  change  descendait  à  15  d,  ou  moins,  le  droit  d'importation  sur 
les  marchandises  visées  à  la  lettre  «,  serait  prélevé  à  raison  de  65  pour 
cent  en  papier  et  35  pour  cent  en  or. 

IV. — A  percevoir  pour  le  fonds  destiné  aux  travaux  d'amélioration 
dans  les  ports,  exécutés  aux  frais  de  l'Union: 

1°  Une  taxe  ne  dépassant  pas  2  pour  cent  en  or  sur  la  valeur  offi- 
cielle des  marchandises  importées  par  le  port  de  Rio  de  Janeiro  et  par 
les  douanes  du  Rio-Grande  du  Sud,  sauf  les  marchandises  dont  il  est 
c[uestion  au  n°  2  de  Tarticle  l*''"; 

2°  La  taxe  de  1  à  5  reis  par  kilogramme  de  marchandises  embarquées 
ou  débarquées,  suivant  leur  valeur,  leur  destination  ou  provenance 
d'autres  ports. 

Art.  3.  Ne  seront  assujetties  qu'au  droit  d'importation  de  5  pour 
cent  ad  valorem  les  marchandises  suivantes:  1°  locomobiles  agricoles; 
2°  soupapes  en  caoutchouc  pour  pompes  à  air  ou  pour  autres  machines 
de  toute  sorte  ou  espèce;  3°  toiles  métalliques  en  cuivre  ou  laiton, 
cônes  en  carton  ou  en  cuir  pour  turbines  et  pièces  accessoires  de  bat- 
teries à  diffusion;  1°  brosses  en  fil  de  fer  ou  laiton  pour  le  nettoyage 
des  tu3'^aux;  5°  m.anomètres  pour  indiquer  la  pression  de  la  vapeur  et  le 
vide  ou  la  température;  6°  tuj^aux  en  cuivre,  fer  ou  laiton  pour  chau- 
dières et  pour  appareils  de  condensation  et  d'évaporation;  7°  moulins 
à  concasser  et  à  pulvériser  le  sucre;  8°  cribles  et  leurs  supports  et  bar- 
reaux pour  foyers;  d°  bassines,  cylindres  et  engrenages  avec  leurs 
accessoires;  10°  appareils  de  transmission  de  mouvement,  y  compris 
les  poulies,  axes,  coudes,  coussinets,  chevilles,  anneaux  ou  colliers  de 
suspension;  11°  rails  avec  tous  leurs  accessoirs  tels  que:  crampons, 
plaques  de  jonction,  tire-fonds,  changements,  contre-rails,  croisements 
ou  aiguilles  pour  changements  de  voie  et  appareils  pour  les  manœu- 
vres; 12°  locomotives  et  wag-ons  avec  leurs  accessoires;  13°  alambics 
et  colonnes  à  distiller  avec  accessoires;  11°  formes  et  passoires,  cris- 
tallisateurs  pour  purifier  et  raffiner  le  sucre  et  chaux  spéciale  pour  sa 
fabrication;  15°  pompes  en  fer  ou  autre  métal  pour  liquides  ou  pulpe 
quelconque  ou  pour  le  débit  de  l'eau  chaude  ou  froide;  16°  verres  et 
tubes  en  verre  pour  appareils  d'évaporation  et  de  condensation,  pour 
niveaux  d'eau  ou  d'autres  liquides  dans  les  appareils  et  les  chaudières; 


12-ii)       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMÉRICAINES. 
i 

17°  fil  métallique  barbelé  ou  rond  mesurant  18  X  16  et  19  X  17,  y 
compris  les  tendeurs  en  fer  ou  acier  pour  clôtures  et  leurs  supports; 
18^  dénaturants  et  carburants  de  l'alcool;  19°  tonneaux  en  fer  étamé 
pour  le  transport  de  l'alcool,  ainsi  que  les  appareils  employés  dans  les 
applications  industrielles  de  l'alcool;  20°  bêches  ou  faux  pour  usage 
agricole. 

Pour  bénéficier  de  ce  régime,  les  machines,  appareils  et  objets  divers 
ci-dessus  dénommés  devront  être  importés  par  des  sj^idicats  agricoles 
ou  directement  par  les  agriculteurs,  des  gérants  d'enterprises  agricoles, 
des  éleveurs  de  bestiaux  ou  par  les  administrations  des  Etats  ou  des 
municipalités. 

Paragraphe  Unique.  S'il  est  établi  qu'un  syndicat,  se  prévalant  des 
concessions  faites  par  la  loi,  a  importé  à  la  taxe  réduite  un  objet  quel- 
conque ci-dessus  dénommé  pour  le  vendre  ou  le  céder  à  une  personne 
quelconque  étrangère  au  syndicat,  une  amende  de  3,000$  sera  infligée 
aux  importeurs,  et  les  membres  du  syndicat  seront  solidairement 
responspvbles  du  payement  de  cette  amende. 

En  cas  de  récidive,  l'amende  sera  portée  au  double  et  le  syndicat 
sera  dissous  par  décision  administrative. 

Art.  4.  Seront  compris  les  produits  chimiques  indiqués  au  §  30  de 
l'article  2  et  à  l'article  5  des  Dispositions  Préliminaires  du  Tarif  en 
vigueur  l'acide  sulfurique,  l'acide  tartrique,  le  tanin,  bisulfite  dépotasse 
et  les  ferments  spécialmente  adaptés,  quand  ces  produits  seront  importés 
par  des  sociétés  et  des  syndicats  agricoles  ou  par  de  simples  agriculteurs. 

Art.  Õ.  A  l'occasion  de  l'octroi  des  franchises  de  droits  accordées 
en  vertu  de  la  présente  loi,  les  dispositions  du  décret  L°  947  A,  du  1 
novembre  1890,  applicables  aux  voitures  pour  chemins  de  fer  et  tram- 
ways, seront  toujours  observées. 

Les  compagnies  ou  entreprises  qui,  aux  termes  dudit  décret  n'au- 
raient pas  encore  fait  enregistrer  leurs  contrats  d'exemption  de  droits, 
pourront  le  faire  dans  le  délai  de  trois  mois,  à  partir  de  la  date  de  la 
présente  loi. 

Art,  6.  Sont  exemptes  de  l'impôt  de  consommation  toutes  les 
boissons  exclusivement  obtenues  par  la  fermentation  des  jus  de  fruits 
ou  de  plantes  indigènes. 

Art.  9.  Ne  seront  assujettis  qu'à  un  droit  fixe  de  £2,  les  vapeurs  ou 
bâtiments  à  voiles,  quel  que  soit  leur  tonnage  ou  leur  chargement,  qui 
ne  se  présenteront  dans  un  des  ports  de  l'Union  que  pour  y  recevoir 
des  ordres  et  continuer  leur  voyage,  avec  faculté  de  pouvoir  y  séjourner, 
sous  le  contrôle  de  la  douane,  pendant  dix  jours  â  l'effet  de  s'y  appro- 
visionner en  vivres,  eau  et  combustible. 

§  1.  La  taxe  dont  il  s'agit  comprend  tous  les  émoluments  dus  à  la 
douane  et  toutes  autres  taxes,  droits  de  patente  sanitaire  et  de  capi- 
tainerie de  port,  mais  il  est  entendu  que  les  règlements  sanitaires  et  de 
police  de  port  seront  observés. 


BEÉSIL.  1247 

§  2.  Le  délai  de  dix  jours  pourra  être  prorogé  de  cinq  jours  par 
l'inspecteur  de  la  douane  en  cas  de  motif  justifié. 

§  3.  Après  le  délai  de  quinze  jours  le  vapeur  ou  le  navire  sera 
soumis  au  régime  commun  applicable  aux  bâtiments  à  l'entrée,  à  la 
sortie  ou  en  relâche. 

Art.  1-lr.  L'impôt  de  consommation  sur  le  vin  étranger,  perçu  en 
vertu  de  l'art,  no  56,  de  la  loi  1313,  du  30  décembre  1904,  sera  établi 
comme  ci-après,  quelle  que  soit  l'espèce  du  contenant:  vins  étrangers 
n'ayant  pas  plus  de  14°  d'alcool  absolu — litre  75  reis,  bouteille  50  reis, 
demi-bouteille  25  reis. 

Vins  étrangers  non  dénommés,  ayant  plus  de  14,  mais  plus  de  24° 
d'alcool  absolu — litre  150  reis,  bouteille  100  reis,  demi-bouteille  50 
reis. 

Vins  étrangers  ayant  plus  de  24°,  champagne  et  autres  mousseux — 
litre  300  reis,  bouteille  200  reis,  demi-bouteille  100  reis. 

Paragraphe  Unique. — La  perception  de  l'impôt  dont  il  s'agit  est 
soumise  aux  conditions  établies  dans  le  règlement  sur  les  impôts  de 
consommation,  et  les  contrevenants  encourront  les  peines  qui  s'y  trou- 
vent comminées. 

Art.  15.  Est  établi  un  impôt  de  consommation,  dont  le  prélève- 
ment s'aiîectuera  au  moyens  de  timbres,  conformément  au  règlement 
du  26  mars  1900,  sur  les  capsules  contenant  de  l'acide  carbonique  pour 
la  préparation,  dans  des  siphones,  au  moment  de  la  consommation, 
d'eaux  artificielles  gazeuses,  y  compris  celles  connues  sous  le  nom  de 
Sparklets,  Sodor  et  analogues. 

La  taxe  à  percevoir  sera  de  200  reis  par  boîte  contenant  une  douzaine 
de  capsules,  et  l'application  des  timbres  sur  les  boîtes  devra  s'effectuer 
de  façon  qu'étant  ouvertes  le  timbre  ne  puisse  plus  servir,  ou  par 
autre  méthode  jugée  préférable  et  adoptée  par  l'administration. 

PROHIBITION  DE  L'IMPORTATION  DE  MARCHANDISES  PORTANT 
UNE  FAUSSE  INDICATION  D'ORIGINE. 

Le  ''^Diario  OfficiaV  du  8  décembre  1905  contient  le  texte  d'un 
décret  interdisant  l'importation  au  Brésil  de  toute  marchandise  portant 
une  fausse  indication  d'origine,  d'après  les  termes  de  la  Convention  de 
Madrid  de  1891.  Ces  marchandises  seront  confisquées  par  les  autorités 
de  la  Douane  ou  par  les  autorités  judiciaires  fédérales  si  les  marchan- 
dises sont  sorties  de  la  douane. 

Les  marchandises  confisquées  dans  la  zone  fiscale  doivent  être  réex- 
portées par  les  importateurs  dans  un  délai  de  trente  jours,  sinon  elles 
seront  détruites.  Les  marchandises  confisquées  eu  dehors  de  la  zone 
fiscale  seront  dénaturées  ou  seront  détruites.  En  tout  cas  les  impor- 
tateurs auront  à  payer  une  amende  de  50  pour  cent  de  la  valeur  des 
marchandises  importées. 


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CHILI. 

CONDITIONS  DE  li'INDUSTRÎE  NITHATIÈRE. 

L'honorable  John  Hicks,  Ministre  des  Etats-Unis  au  Chili,  écrit,  au 
sujet  des  conditions  qui  affectent  l'industrie  nitratière,  que  le  secrétaire 
de  r Association  des  producteurs  de  nitrate,  après  des  efforts  futiles 
pour  renouveler  la  convention  pour  un  terme  d'années  ou  inême  pour 
une  année,  a  publié  une  circulaire  annonçant  son  insuccès  et  disant  que 
les  directeurs  ont  résolu  à  l'unanimité  d'abandonner  tout  effort  pour 
renouveler  l'Association. 

Il  est  à  remarquer  que  dans  toute  l'énorme  production  de  nitrate 
de  soude  du  nord  du  Chili,  il  n'y  a  pas  de  placements  de  capitaux 
américains,  bien  que  les  expéditions  aux  Etats-Unis  augmentent.  Les 
compagnies  sont  anglaises  pour  la  plupart,  avec  quelques-unes  de 
nationalité  chilienne  et  allemande. 

Pour  montrer  quels  sont  les  profits  résultant  de  la  production  des 
nitrates,  le  rapport  annuel  de  la  "London  Nitrate  Compan}^,  Limited," 
montre,  le  31  octobre,  que  la  compagnie  a  été  organisée  en  1887  avec  un 
capital  de  $800,000.  Dans  les  dix-huit  années  la  compagnie  a  payé 
$1,770,000  en  dividendes  et  a  remboursé  à  ses  actionnaires  $100,000 
de  son  capital  primitif,  ce  qui  fait  un  total  de  $1,570,000  en  argent. 

De  plus  la  compagnie  a  établi  de  nouvelles  usines  coûtant  1400,000 
et  a  commencé  un  fonds  d'amortissement  de  $100,000  placé  en  valeurs 
anglaises,  ce  qui  fait  ressortir  que  les  recettes  totales  de  la  compagnie 
se  sont  élevées  dans  les  dix-huit  années  à  la  somme  énorme  de 
$2,100,000  argent.  Elle  a  encore  en  réserve  un  capital  de  $400,000  et 
à  l'actif  une  valeur  de  $355,000. 

L'industrie  nitratière  au  Chili  est  de  la  plus  grande  importance  parce 
que  le  Gouvernement  reçoit  environ  $25,000,000  en  or  par  an  en  droits 
d'exportation  sur  les  nitrates.  Les  transactions  annuelles  en  nitrate — 
c'est-à-direla  valeur  brute  du  produit  exporté  du  pa3^s — se  monteront 
à  des  centaines  de  millions  et  des  milliers  d'hommes  en  Chili  et  en 
Europe  se  sont  enrichis  dans  cette  industrie. 

MODIFICATIONS  APPORTÉES  AUX    DROITS  DE    DOUANE    SUR  LE 

SUCRE. 

Le  ^^ Board  of  Trade  JournaV  fait  savoir  dans  son  numéro  du  8  mars 
1906,  qu'on  vient  d'approuver  la  loi  chilienne  autorisant  la  réduction 
de  Is.  6  pence  par  100  kilogrammes  sur  les  droits  d'importation  du 
sucre  raffiné  et  l'augmentation  dans  la  même  proportion  du  droit 
d'importation  sur  le  sucre  brut. 


ÉTATS-UNIS.  1249 

COLOMBIE. 

DROIT  ADDITIOBTNEL  SUS  LA  FARINE  DE  BLÉ. 

M.  Barrett,  le  Ministre  des  Etats-Unis,  fait  savoir  en  date  du  7 
février  1906  que  le  Gouvernement  Colombien  a  établi  un  droit  addi- 
tionnel de  8  cents  or  par  kilogramme  sur  la  farine  étrangère.  Jusqu'ici 
le  droit  avait  été  de  8  cents  plus  70  p.  c,  soit  un  équivalent  de  $0.136 
par  kilogramme.  Ce  nouvel  arrangement  augmente  le  droit  total  à 
21i  cents  par  kg.,  soit  environ  11  cents  par  livre.  Ce  tarif,  ajoute  le 
Ministre,  est  presque  prohibitif  et  mettra  fin  probablement  à  l'impor- 
tation de  farine  provenant  des  Etats-Unis. 

Dans  un  rapport  subséquent,  daté  du  13  février,  M.  Barrett  revient 
sur  ce  sujet  et  attire  l'attention  sur  le  fait  que  malgré  que  le  droit 
additionnel  ne  soit  imposé  que  sur  la  farine  étrangère  expédiée  dans 
l'intérieur  du  pays  par  les  ports  de  l'Atlantique,  l'effet  est  presque  le 
même  que  si  on  l'imposait  sur  la  farine  étrangère  entrant  dans  ces 
ports,  parce  que  la  quantité  consommée  à  Barranquilla,  Cartagène  et 
autres  endroits  sur  l'Atlantique  est  très  petite  comparée  au  total  con- 
sommé dans  le  pays  entier. 

TABAC  EN  FEUILLE. 

D'après  un  récent  décret  exécutif,  le  Gouvernement  a  établi  un 
monopole  pour  la  vente  et  l'exportation  du  tabac  en  feuille  dans  la 
République  de  Colombie.  A  partir  du  1''''  septembre  1906,  les  parti- 
culiers ne  pourront  ni  exporter  ni  vendre  le  tabac  produit  dans  la 
Colombie.  A  partir  de  cette  date  l'importation  de  tabac  et  de  ciga- 
rettes sous  n'importe  quelle  forme  est  aussi  prohibée,  mais  cette  pro- 
hibition ne  doit  pas  porter  sur  les  autres  articles  nécessaires  à  la 
manufacture  de  cigarettes.  La  dernière  section  de  ce  décret  est  ainsi 
conçue: 

"La  culture  du  tabac  est  absolument  libre  en  Colombie  ainsi  que 
l'introduction  de  semences  pour  son  amélioration.  Toutefois  les  culti- 
vateurs deA^'ont  observer  tous  les  règlements  qui  seront  adoptés  plus 
tard  en  vue  d'empêcher  des  fraudes  au  préjudice  du  Trésor." 


ETATS-UNIS. 

COMMERCE   AVEC  L'AMÉRIQ,TJE  LATINE. 
IMPORTATIONS    ET    EXPORTATIONS. 

On  trouvera  à  la  page  1134  le  dernier  rapport  du  commerce  entre  les 
Etats-Unis  et  l'Amérique  latine,  extrait  de  la  compilation  faite  par  le 
Bureau  des  Statistiques  du  Ministère  du  Commerce  et  du  Travail.     Le 


1250       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

rapporta  trait  au  mois  de  février  1906  et  donne  un  tableau  comparatif 
de  ce  mois  avec  le  mois  correspondant  de  l'année  1905.  Il  donne 
aussi  un  tableau  des  huit  mois  finissant  au  mois  de  février  1906  en  les 
comparant  avec  la  période  correspondante  de  l'année  précédente.  On 
sait  que  les  chiffres  des  différents  bureaux  de  douane  montrant  les 
importations  et  les  exportations  pour  un  mois  quelconque  ne  sont 
reçus  au  Ministère  des  Finances  que  le  20  du  mois  suivant,  et  qu'il 
faut  un  certain  temps  pour  les  compiler  et  les  faire  imprimer,  de  sorte 
que  les  résultats  pour  le  mois  de  février  ne  peuvent  être  publiés 
avant  le  mois  d'avril. 

COMMERCE   EXT:ÉÎIÏEUII,    FaVRIER    1906. 

Le  Sommaire  mensuel  du  commerce  extérieur  des  Etats-Unis,  pré- 
paré par  le  Ministère  du  Commerce  et  du  Travail  donne  dans  le 
tableau  suivant  un  aperçu  des  conditions  pour  le  mois  de  février  1906, 
comparées  à  celles  du  même  mois  de  l'année  précédente: 

IMPORTATIONS. 


Groupes. 

1905. 

1906. 

S27,819,166 
37, 102,  936 
12,134,082 
13, 477, 226 
12,551,003 

119,  725, 006 
38, 785, 898 

Articles  à  l'état  brut  pour  être  manufacturés 

Articles  fabriqués  en  tout  ou  en  partie  pour  l'emploi  dans  la  manufacture. 

14, 084, 502 
16,273,792 

15, 399, 999 

Total  des  importations 

103,084,413 

104,199,197 

EXPORTATIONS  DE  PRODUITS  DU  PAYS. 


1905. 


1906. 


Produits  agricoles 

Produits  fabriqués  . . . 
Produits  des  mines. . . 
Produits  des  forêts . . . 
Produits  de  la  pêche . 
Divers 


$57, 7.56, 436 
39, 386,  084 

2,  669,  422 

3,  991,.771 
338, 357 
881,402 


Total  des  exportations  de  produits  du  pays. 
Marchandises  étrangères  exportées 


105,  023, 472 
1,  847, 310 


Total  des  exportations i    106, 870,  782 


^80, 887, 213 

46, 586, 585 

4,091,619 

6, 244, 060 

464,  722 

1,497,524 


139, 771, 723 
2, 003, 251 


141,774,974 


IMPORTATIONS. 


Huit  mois  finissant  en 
février. 

1905. 

.1906. 

$184, 713, 128 
243,  533, 275 

92, 399, 565 
108, 827, 260 

99,  .525, 698 

$171,112,415 
264  305,136 

Articles  fabriqués  en  tout  ou  en  partiepour  l'emploi  dans  la  manufacture. 

112, 384, 965 
185, 866,  609 

116, 254,  714 

Total  des  importations 

728, 998,  926 

799,923,838 

ETATS-UNIS. 
EXPORTATIONS  DE  PRODUITS  DU  PAYS. 


1251 


1905. 


Produits  agricoles 

Produits  fabriqués 

Produits  des  mines 

Produits  des  forêts 

Produits  de  la  pêche 

Divers 

Total  des  exportations  de  marchandises  du  paj's . . . 
Total  des  exportations  de  marchandises  étrangères 

Total  des  exportations 


1567, 768, 905 

342, 157, 793 

31, 845, 874 

40, 670, 370 

5, 931, 597 

3,942,132 


^700, 695, 260 

387, 315, 531 

34, 081,  325 

47,770,246 

6, 309, 937 

5,353,877 


992,316,671 
15, 744, 137 


1, 181, 526, 176 
16. 873, 623 


1, 008, 060, 808 


1,198,399,799 


IMPORTATIONS  DE  ZINC. 

Pendant  l'année  1905,  par  suite  de  la  demande  considérable  de  zinc 
qui  a  fait  monter  le  prix  du  minerai  à  un  chiffre  sans  précédent,  on  a 
expédié  des  mines  du  Mexique  de  grandes  quantités  de  minerai  de  zinc 
et  de  zinc  sous  différentes  formes  et  par  conséquent  l'exploitation  de 
zinc  s'est  beaucoup  développée  au  Mexique.  Plusieurs  mines  qui 
auparavant  n'avaient  pas  été  exploitées  produisent  maintenant  des 
quantités  considérables  de  zinc. 

L'acte  récent  du  Ministère  des  Finances  des  Etats-Unis  en  augmen- 
tant le  droit  de  douane  sur  les  minerais  de  zinc  importés  du  Mexique  et 
du  Canada  a  soulevé  une  protestation  officielle  qui  a  été  soumise  à 
l'examen  d'experts  en  cette  matière  et  qui  aura  pour  effet  de  soumettre 
le  sujet  devant  les  cours  fédérales. 

EXPORTATIONS   DE   MACHINES    À  COUDRE,    1905. 

Voici  les  exportations  de  machines  à  coudre  dans  les  différents  pays 
de  l'Amérique  latine  pendant  l'année  1905: 

Mexique $586,  907 

Amérique  Centrale 98,  586 

Cuba -  -  370,  356 

République  Dominicaine  et  autres  Iles  dans  les  Antilles 49,  007 

République  Argentine 657,  705 

Brésil --  174,875 

Colombie 59,093 

Autres  pays  de  l'Amérique  du  Sud 347,  222 

STATISTiatJES  SUR  LE  TABAC. 


Le  tableau  suivant  publié  par  le  Bureau  des  Statistiques  du  Minis- 
tère de  l'Agriculture  des  Etats-Unis  donne  la  quantité,  la  valeur  et 

Bull.  No.  4—06 25 


1252       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

la  valeur  moyenne  par  livre  des  importations  de  tabac  pendant  l'année 
fiscale  finissant  le  30  juin  1905: 


Pays  d'origine. 


Tabac  pour  enveloppe. 


Pays-Bays 

Canada 

Cuba 

Allemagne 

Angleterre 

Turquie  d'Europe 

Mexique 

Pays  divers 


Quantité. 

Valeur. 

Livres. 

Dollars. 

6,764,861 

5,023,434 

145, 093 

'  113,  382 

43, 166 

78, 185 

87, 852 

35, 372 

61,  876 

8,986 

2, 297 

7,941 

2, 272 

1,897 

2,178 

835 

Moyenne 
par  livre. 


Cents. 
74.3 
73.1 

181.1 
40.3 
14.5 

345.7 
83.5 
38.3 


Total. 


Tabac  de  toute  autre  espace. 


Cuba 

•Turquie  d'Europe 

Allemagne 

Turquie  d'Asie 

Canada 

Angleterre 

Mexique 

Autriche-Hongrie 

Grèce 

Hongkong 

Belgique 

Afrique  du  Sud  Anglaise. 

Egypte 

France 

Pays-Bas 

Antilles  Anglaises 

Brésil 

Autres  pays 


Total 26, 178, 783 


7,109,595       5,270,032 


74.1 


430,283 

576, 349 

188, 910 

776, 917 

706,115 

113, 634 

105, 385 

69,317 

45, 362 

61, 378 

36, 940 

14, 031 

4,672 

11,475 

10,  247 

2, 243 

9,048 

16, 477 


10,  747,  778 

758, 602 

544, 396 

277,  964 

276, 752 

61, 092 

32,  987 

28; 425 

11, 577 

10, 673 

4,946 

2,787 

2,052 

1,864 

1,471 

1,402 

1,100 

2,777 


12, 768, 645 


50.2 
48.1 
45.8 
35.8 
39.2 
63.8 
31.3 
41.0 
25.5 
17.4 
13.4 
19.9 
43.9 
16.2 
14.3 
62.5 
12.2 
16.9 


La  grande  quantité  de  tabac  venant  des  Pays-Bas  n'est  naturel- 
lement pas  cultivée  dans  ce  pays  mais  provient  des  Indes  Hollandaises, 
principalement  de  Sumatra,  une  grande  quantité  des  autres  tabacs 
importés  n'est  pas  consignée  directement  du  pays  d'origine,  tel  que,  par 
exemple,  le  tabac  d'Egypte,  de  Hongkong,  du  Royaume-Uni  et  d'Al- 
lemagne. La  loi  exige  que  l'évaluation  du  tabac  importé  soit  faite 
d'après  le  prix  de  gros  existant  â  l'époque  de  l'exportation  dans  les 
principaux  marchés  des  Etats-Unis  d'où  il  est  exporté,  y  compris  les 
dépenses  pour  mettre  le  tabac  en  état  d'être  expédié  aux  Etats-Unis. 

On  verra  d'après  les  tableaux  qui  précèdent  que  le  meilleur  tabac 
pour  servir  d'enveloppes  vient  de  Cuba.  Une  petite  quantité  vient 
aussi  de  Turquie.  Quant  au  tabac  de  qualité  supérieure  pour  l'intérieur 
des  cigares  ainsi  que  les  autres  tabacs  en  feuille,  ils  proviennent  de 
Cuba,  de  la  Turquie  d'Europe  et  des  Antilles  anglaises.  La  valeur 
par  livre  du  tabac  reçu  de  Porto  Rico  pendant  l'année  fiscale  finissant 
le  30  juin  1904  a  été  de  10.193;  des  Iles  Philippines,  pendant  1905, 
de  $0.329  pour  l'extérieur  et  de  $0.179  pour  l'intérieur  et  des  Pays- 
Bas  (tabac  de  Sumatra)  pendant  l'année  1905  de  $0.743  pour  enveloppes 
et  de  $0.143  pour  l'intérieur. 

Il  a  été  prouvé  que  lorsque  le  prix  le  plus  élevé  du  tabac  de  Sumatra 
pour  enveloppes  était  de  $4.50  la  livre,  à  New-York,  y  compris  le 
droit,  le  prix  pour  le  tabac  similaire  de  Cuba  était  de  $8. 


HONDURAS.  1253 

Ce  rapport  du  Ministère  de  l'Agriculture  se  termine  en  disant  que 
la  qualité  supérieure  du  tabac  cubain  se  vend  en  gros  dans  ce  pays  à 
^900  par  mille  ou  sur  le  prix  de  90  cents  la  pièce  en  gros,  y  compris  le 
droit  et  le  gain  de  l'importateur  et  du  vendeur  en  gros. 


HONDURAS. 

MESSAGE  DU  PRÉSIDENT. 

A  l'occasion  de  l'ouverture  de  la  session  législative  de  1906,  le  Prési- 
dent Manuel  Bonilla  a  adressé  à  l'Assemblée  nationale  un  message 
dans  lequel  il  retrace  l'œuvre  de  son  administration  pendant  la  période 
comprise  entre  le  l*"""  août  1901:  et  le  31  décembre  1905. 

Dans  ce  remarquable  document  nous  trouvons  les  renseignements 
suivants,  relatifs  aux  divers  départements  ministériels: 

Affaires  étrangères. — Le  Gouvernement  n'a  cessé  d'entretenir  des 
relations  franches  et  cordiales  avec  tous  les  gouvernements  d'Europe 
et  d'Amérique. 

Etats  Unis:  Deux  réclamations  diplomatiques  de  ce  paj's,  s'élevant 
à  $195,231,  ont  été  réglées  par  les  deux  parties  pour  $120,000. 

Nicaragua:  La  délimitation  de  frontières  avec  ce  pays  a  été  conñée 
à  l'arbitrage  du  roi  d'Espagne. 

Salvador,  Costa-Rica,  Guatemala:  Des  conventions  d'ordre  écono- 
mique et  politique  ont  été  signées  avec  ces  Etas,  pour  le  mieux  de  la 
paix  centre-américaine. 

Intérieur. — L'ordre  public  est  complet.  Le  Gouvernement  est  con- 
fiant dans  Topinion  publique  et  continue  son  labeur  pacifique  et 
progressiste. 

Législation. — Une  commission  officielle,  composée  des  avocats  les 
plus  compétents  du  pays,  s'est  occupée  du  remaniement  des  codes  et 
des  lois. 

Œuvres  cP  utilité  publique. — Tous  les  efforts  du  Gouvernement  se  sont 
portés  sur  l'ouverture  de  nouvelles  voies  de  communication  intérieures. 

Une  somme  de  $127,000  a  été  employée  à  l'installation  de  lumière 
électrique  à  Tegucigalpa. 

Concessions  a  des  étrangers. — Des  Nord- Américains,  pour  la  plupart, 
ont  été  autorisés  à  construire  des  voies  ferrées  aux  environs  de  Tela, 
de  la  barre  du  rio  Salavo,  etc.,  .  .  .  pour  traverser  de  riches  planta- 
tions de  bananes,  etc.,  et  des  lignes  de  tramways,  dont  une  entreprise 
par  un  notable  colon  français  de  la  côte  Atlantique. 

Finances  jnMiques. — Les  rentrées  du  Trésor  ont  été  pour  la  période 
économique  officielle  de  1904-5,  de  $3,301,362  et  les  dépenses  de 
$3,341,492.     Des  circonstances  atmosphériques  importantes  et  tout  à 


1254       BUEE  AU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

fait  passagères  n'ont  pas  permis  d'atteindre  de  meilleurs  résultats  cette 
année. 

Dette  intérieure. — Elle  s'élevait  à  $4  millions  04:8,4:72  primitivement, 
mais  elle  a  été,  pendant  le  cours  de  ces  deux  dernières  années,  réduite 
à  11, 436,4:4:3.  Le  Gouvernement  prend  ses  mesures  pour  éteindre  cette 
dette  complètement  et  au  plus  tôt. 

Dettes  extérieures. — Le  Gouvernement  ne  se  décourage  pas  de  l'insuc- 
cès de  la  mission  Ugarte  en  Europe,  en  1903.  Il  est  résolu  de  l'étudier 
prochainement  à  nouveau,  pour  tâcher  d'arriver  à  une  solution  équita- 
ble pour  tous. 

Instruction  puhlique. — A  fait  l'objet  de  la  sollicitude  toute  spéciale 
du  Cabinet  du  général  Bonilla.  De  nouvelles  écoles  primaires  et 
normales  ont  été  créées.  De  grandes  quantités  de  livres  et  de  matériel 
d'enseignement  ont  été  demandées  aux  Etats-Unis.  On  a  perfectionné 
le  cabinet  physique,  le  laboratoire  de  chimie,  le  muséum  d'histoire 
naturelle  de  Tegucigalpa. 

Armée. — On  l'a  organisée  à  nouveau.  On  lui  a  préparé  une  pépi- 
nière de  recrutement  très  sérieuse,  grâce  à  la  création  à  Tegucigalpa 
d'une  école  militaire,  et  à  Amapala  d'une  école  d'artillerie. 

Justice. — Les  Tribunaux  civils  et  militaires  ont  continué  leurs 
travaux  sans  interruption  et  avec  une  entière  indépendance. 

L'impression  d'ensemble'  qui  se  dégage  de  la  lecture  de  ce  message 
est  nettement  favorable.  Le  Honduras,  cela  n'est  pas  douteux,  a  fait 
de  remarquables  progrès  sous  l'administration  actuelle,  ce  qui  n'est 
pas  pour  étonner  ceux  qui  connaissent  la  haute  intelligence  et  la  patri- 
otique énergie  de  Tintègre  citoyen  qui  la  préside  et  qui  a  su  s'entourer 
pour  mener  à  bien  sa  lourde  tâche,  de  collaborateurs  actifs  et  dévoués. 

Les  intérêts  généraux  du  Honduras  sont  présentement  en  bonnes 
mains  et  ceux  qui  en  ont  la  charge  inspirent  toute  confiance  aux  natio- 
naux comme  aux  étrangers. 


MEXIQUE. 

RECETTES  DES  ENTREPÔTS  DE  MEXICO  ET  DE  LA  VERACRUZ. 

Les  recettes  brutes  des  entrepôts  de  Mexico  et  de  La  Veracruz  ont 
été  de  $218,576.61  ce  qui,  après  déduction  de  plusieurs  paiements  ordi- 
naires, a  laissé  $120,000  pour  les  actionnaires. 

Pendant  l'année  1905,  les  entrées  et  colis  reçus  ont  été  de  491,652, 
formant  un  poids  de  33,794,100  kilos  eTalués  à  $10,331,779.  Pendant 
l'année  1905  on  a  livré  309,296  colis,  pesant  21,005,000  kilos  et  éA^alués 
à  $6,074,166. 

Le  capital  de  la  Compagnie  s'élève  à  $2,000,000  et  elle  fait  des 
avances  sur  les  marchandises  emmagasinées  dans  les  entrepôts.     En 


MEXIQUE. 


1255 


1905  on  a  avancé  $3,?70,866  sur  des  marchandises  évaluées  à  $5,649,465. 
Les  importateurs  ont  remboursé  sur  cette  somme  $1,723,629  sur  des 
marchandises  facturées  à  $3,135,700. 

L.E  PORT  DE  MAZATIiAN"  EN  1905. 

Les  statistiques  suivantes  ayant  trait  aux  exportatations  et  importa- 
tions du  port  de  Mazatlan  pour  l'année  1901-5  donnent  une  idée  de 
son  importance:  les  exportations  accusent  une  valeur  de  $1,248,569  et 
les  importations  une  valeur  de  $1,498,290.  Les  Etats-Unis  reçoivent 
et  expédient  le  volume  des  exportations  et  importations. 

Exportations,  1904-5. 


Résume  par  classifications. 

Produits  minéraux 

Produits  agricoles 

Produits  animaux 

Produits  manufacturés 

Produits  séchés  au  soleil 

Total 

Résumé  par  destinations. 

Allemagne 

Chine 

Espagne  

Etats-Unis 

France 

Guatemala 

Angleterre 

Panama 

Total 


Kilogrammes. 

Valeur. 

71, 522,  928 

13,960,332 

1, 083, 186 

92, 242 

295, 891 

177, 572 

41, 643 

10, 501 

28, 030 

7,922 

72, 971, 678 

4, 248, 569 

655 

8Õ0 

892 

500 

63, 551 

6, 170 

72,491,481 

4, 214, 199 

96 

63 

366, 830 

23, 332 

4,736 

955 

43, 437 

2,  500 

72,971,678 

4, 248, 569 

Importations,  1904 — 5. 


Classifications. 


Valeur. 


Produits  animaux 

Produits  agricoles 

Produits  minéraux 

Fabriques  manufacturées. . 

Produits  chimiques 

Liqueurs 

Papier  et  ses  manufacturés 

Machines,  etc 

Vehicles 

Armes  et  explosifs 

Divers. 


Total. 


$109, 280 

186, 6Õ2 

436, 758 

285, 488 

125,  630 

72, 442 

52, 984 

125, 804 

7,822 

40, 148 

55,  282 


1,498,290 


Destinations. 


Allemagne 
Autriche  . . 
Belgique  . . 

Chine 

Danemark. 
Etats-Unis. 
Espagne . . . 
Equateur . . 
Egypte  . . . . 

France 

Guatemala 
Hollande . . 
Angleterre 

Italie 

Japon  

Norvège  . . . 
Portugal . . . 

Pérou 

Suisse 

Suède 

Turquie  . .. 

Total 


.«277, 410 

10, 841 

16,969 

5, 215 

1,657 

695,  757 

41, 025 

13, 283 

85 

112, 879 

141 

9,253 

279, 141 

13, 656 

5,940 

6,803 

1,389 

375 

2, 296 

4, 063 

162 


1,498,290 


1256        BUKEAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  RÉPUBLIQUES   AMÉRICAINES. 


L,E  CTJIVRE  ATI  MEXiaUE. 

La  production  du  cuivre  au  Mexique,  en  1905,  s'est  répartie  entre 
les  principales  mines  et  fonderies  du  pa}- s,  de  la  manière  suivante: 


Green  Copper  Co.,  Cananea,  Sonora 

Compagnie  du  Bodeo,  Basse  Californie 

Montesuma  Copper  Co.,  Nacossari,  Sonora 

Teziutlan  Copper  Co.,  Puebla .■ 

Mazapil  Copper  Co.,  Zacatecas 

Guggenheim  Exploration  Co 

Descubridora  Mining  and  Smelting  Co.,  Chihuahua. 

Democrata  Mining  Co.,  Cananea,  Sonora 

Cia.  del  Tyro  General 

Jimulco  Mining  Co.,  Coahtiila 

Panuco  Copper  Co. ,  Coahuila 

Bufa  iSIining  and  Milling  Co.,  Sonora 

Aguascalientes  Metal  Co 

Cia.  Metalúrgica  de  Torneon 

Fernando  Mining  Co 

Las  Vigas  Mining  Co 

Avino  Mines  of  Mexico,  Durango 

Barranca  del  Cobre,  Sonora 

Monterey  Smelting  and  Refining  Co 

Coahuila  Mining  and  Smelting  Co 

San  Carlos  Copper  Co.,  Tamaulipas 

Los  Ocotes 

Irigoyen  Hermanos  y  Cia 

Quintera  Mining  Co.,  Sonora 


Total : 127,067,000 


Livres. 


014, 000 
517, 000 
632, 000 
786, 000 
108, 000 
000, 000 
964, 000 
747,000 

92&reoo 

693, 000 
466, 000 
200, 000 
000,000 
984, 000 
554, 000 
250, 000 
221, 000 
218, 000 
215, 000 
170, 000 
125, 000 
121,000 
107, 000 
50,000 


Soit  57,755  tonnes  métriques. 

Bien  entendu  toutes  les  mines  produisant  du  cuivre  ne  figurent  pas 
au  tableau.  Quelques-unes  de  celles  mentionnées  sont  dans  la  période 
de  développement  et  d'installation;  par  exemple  Panuco  (Coahuila), 
Democrata  (Cananea),  et  surtout  San  Carlos  (Tamaulipas),  où  la  Com- 
pagnie attend,  pour  attaquer  à  fond  le  g'îte,  l'achèvement  du  chemin  de 
fer  qui  le  reliera  à  la  ligne  Monterey  Tampico. 

D'autres  mines  n'ont  pas  encore  produit,  qui  figureront  avant  long- 
temps, au  premier  rang  du  tableau,  entre  les  amas  de  pyrites  cuivreu- 
ses (Michoacan)  et  les  amas  voisins,  Porfirio  Diaz  et  Las  Balsas;  la 
Dicha  qu'on  relie  par  une  voie  ferrée  à  la  baie  voisine  d' Acapulco; 
Agua  Blanca.  Carriso  et  les  autres  gîtes  de  la  Sierra  de  Cacoma 
(Jalisco). 


BÜEEAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES.       1257 

PÉROU. 

IMPORTATIONS    DE    SALAVERRY  ET   DE    HTJANCHACO,   PREMIER 

SEMESTRE  DE  1905. 

Voici  les  importations  des  articles  mentionnés  ci-dessous  par  les 
ports  de  Salaverry  et  de  Huanchaco  pendant  le  premier  semestre  de 
l'armée  1905: 


Salaverrj-. 

Huanchaco. 

Caisses. 

Kilos. 

Caisses. 

Kilos. 

Sucre 

8,879 
174 
720 

771,760 

19, 508 

58,480 

1,172,298 

126, 700 

351, 198 

3, 304, 513 

122,  787 

Eiz 

1,934 
40 

4,771 
539 
300 

8,121 

169  782 

Bière 

3  360 

Charbon  

402  900 

Quincaille  rie 

Î,862 

7,114 

38, 149 

3,361 

99  990 

Farine 

14, 009 
840,  921 

Guana  

Huile  de  pétrole 

Tissus 

32 
850 

18 

74 
8,712 

30 
257 
102 
108 

15 

3,530 

Bois 

41, 378 

839, 410 

7  406 

Meubles 

1,244 

Machines 

97 

57, 162 

21  Ils 

Articles  pour  chemins  de  fer 

341, 504 

Argent  (SlOõ,  500) 

1  468 

Marchandises  diverses 

24,  774 
199 
587 

2, 295,  305 

19, 997 

207, 817 

26,  675 
11  433 

Potage 

Sacs  vides 

39, 533 

Vins 

860 

Blé 

6,864 
23 

733, 085 
5,061 

Aguardiente 

50 
60 

13,  976 

Semences  de  coton 

7,800 

Brique 

50, 630 
620 
516 
124 
149 

152, 820 
111, 600 

47, 472 
7,577 

14,178 

Cément 

Sel 

Sciure .        .   . 

Stéarine 

Totaux 

186,220 

10,918,428 

26,013 

1,937,802 

SAN  SALVADOR. 

MOUVEMENT    D'EXPORTATION    PENDANT    LES  NEUF  PREMIERS 
MOIS  DE  L'ANNÉE   1905. 

Les  évaluations  des  divers  articles  exportés  par  la  République  de  San 
Salvador  pendant  les  neuf  premiers  mois  de  l'année  1905,  se  sont  élevées 
à  12,573,207.34  colones.  Ces  exportations  ont  été  réparties  de  la 
manière  suivante: 

POUR  LES  PAYS. 


Value. 


Allemagne !      2, 240, 063. 24 

47,210.00 

302, 260. 45 

145.  00 

58, 938. 00 

2, 465.  00 

2, 740. 35 

6, 510. 54 

127, 974. 57 

2, 228, 696.  68 


Canada 
Autriche-Hongrie 

Belgique 

Costa  Rica 

Chili 

Danemark 

Equateur 

Espagne  

Etats-Unis 


France 4, 006,  637. 82 


Angleterre 
Guatemala 
Honduras  . 

Italie  

Mexique  .. 
Nicaragua . 
Norvège . . . 
Panama  . . . 
Pérou 

Total 


Value. 


Colones. 

1, 960, 119. 88 

3, 808. 52 

47, 339.  38 

1,  359, 067. 26 

3, 340. 00 

3, 944. 25 

22, 052. 80 

115, 393.  60 

34,  500.  00 


12, 573, 207. 34 


1258       BUEEAU  INTEENATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

POUR  ARTICLES. 


Son 

Tissus  de  coton 

Amidon 

Indigo - . 

Articles  divers 

Eiz 

Sucre 

Baume 

Résidus  de  minéraux  (or  et  argent) 

Café  nettoyé 

Café  en  cosse 

Chaussures 

Crin  

Cornes 

Peaux  de  lézards 

Peaux  

Peaux  de  daim 

Espèce 

Allumettes 

Caoutchouc 

Sa%'on 

Mouflons 

Porcelaine 

Bois 


Colonies. 

40.00 
45.00 
•251.00 
133,695.20 
19,0.59.27 
720.00 
290,388.20 
150,045.10 
752,941.00  ; 
9,604,594.84  i 
739,671.21  i 
2,195.00  ¡ 

102.00 

1,731.52 

771.03 

76,682.19 

17,756.82 

10.00 

150.00 

46,097.09 

150.00 

6,403.00 

200.00  i 
8,865.00 


Value. 


Maïs 

Saindoux 

Machines 

Marbre 

Mezcal 

Miel  et  mélasse 

Or 

Casonnade 

Papier 

Tapis 

Argent  monnayé 

Argent  aurifère 

Fromage 

Châles  de  coton 

Châles  de  soie 

Vêtements 

Chapeaux  de  palmier  . . , 

Cuir  de  semelle 

Tabac  manufacturé 

Tabac  non  manufacturé 

Bougies 

Salsepareille 

Total ; 


Colones. 

1, 692. 00 

103. 00 

103. 00 

230.00 

11.00 

241.50 

512, 845.  00 

290.  00 

1,448.00 

516.00 

499. 62 

68,  530. 00 

91.00 

116. 00 

890. 00 

35.00 

3, 377.  00 

993. 50 

2, 722. 25 

71, 300. 00 

599. 00 

10.00 


12, 578, 207. 34 


Les    exportations   aux  Etats-Unis  se  sont  élevées  à  la  somme  de 
2,228,696.68  colones  et  ont  été  distribuées  de  la  manière  suivante  : 


Anil 

Articles  divers 

Sucre 

Baume 

Résidus  de  minéraux  (or  et  ar- 
gent)  

Café  nettoyé 

Café  en  cosse 

Peaux  de  lézards 


Colones. 

13, 800. 00 
9, 673. 87 
3, 760.  00 

33,  396. 10 

35, 594. 00 

1,630,8.37.26 

45, 029.  52 

771. 03 


Value. 


Peaux  

Peaux  de  daim 

Caoutchouc  

Bois 

Miel 

Or 

Argent  aurifère 

Total 


Colones. 
18, 209. 25 
12,  704.  00 
25, 217. 40 
3, 270. 00 
51.25 
384, 289. 00 
12, 095. 00 


2, 228, 696. 68 


IMPOTS    SUR   LES    liiaUEURS,    1905. 

Les  recettes  totales,  provenant  de  l'impôt  sur  les  boissons  spiri- 
tueuses  pendant  l'année  1905  se  sont  élevées_  à  $1,921,366.11  contre 
$2,112,207.18  dans  l'année  précédente.  Voici  les  recettes  en  détail  des 
divers  départements  de  la  République: 


San  Salvador  . 
La  Libertad... 

Sonsonate 

Ahuachapân . . 

Santa  Ana 

Chalatenango. 

Cuscatlán 

La  Paz 

San- Vicente  .. 

Cabanas  

Usulután 

San  Miguel  . . . 

Morazán 

La  Unión 


Total 2,142,207 


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1st  Session.       \  \       Part  5. 


Whole  No.  1S2.  Vol.  XXII.      No.  S. 

Monthly  Bulletin 

OF   THE 

International  Bureau 

OF   THE 

American  Republics. 


International  Union  of  American  Republics. 


While  tlie  utmost  care  is  taken  to  insure  accuracy  in  the  publications 
of  the  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics,  no  responsibility 
is  assumed  on  account  of  errors  or  inaccuracies  w^hich  may  occur  therein. 


DVCA.^",    iQoe. 


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GOVERNMENT   PRINTING   OFFICE. 
1906. 


GEÍTEEAL    IIÍDEX.  Ill 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


Editorial  contents: 


Page. 

'  Spanish iv 

English V 

Portuguese vi 

-  Frenda vu 

List  of  Honorary  Correspondents .•- - .  viii 

Latin-American  Representatives  in  the  united  States ix 

united  States  Representatives  in  the  Latin-American  Republics z 

Rates  of  Postage  from  the  united  States  to  Latin- American  Countries xi 

Foreign  Mails — Postage  Rates  from  Latin- American  Countries xii 

Parcels-Post  Regulations xiii 

United  States  Consulates  in  Latin  America xiv 

Consulates  of  the  Latin- American  Republics  in  the  United  States xv 

Weights  and  Measures xviii 

Metric  Weights  and  Measures xix 

Publications  of  the  Bureau _. xx 

Value  of  Latin-American  Coins xxiii 


IV  INDICE. 


ÍDSriDIOE!_ 


Página, 

I.— República  Argentina 1259 

La  cosecha  de  trigo  y  lino  de  1905  á  1906 — La  zafra  de  1905 — Las  exportaciones  en 
los  dos  primeros  meses  de  1906— Revalidación  de  patentes  extranjeras. 

II.— Brasil 1260 

Renta  de  aduanas  en  el  mes  de  febrero  de  1906. 

III.— Bolivia 1261 

Presupuesto  general  para  1906 — Cuadro  de  las  importaciones  generales  en  1904 — 
Importaciones  de  Nueva  York  y  San  Francisco,  marzo  y  abril  de  1906. 

IV.— Colombia 1263 

Delegados  al  Congreso  Panamericano — Concesión  para  la  construcción  de  un 
ferrocarril. 

V.— Cuba 1265 

Mensaje  del  Presidente  Palma — Comercio  de  1904-5 — Producción  y  exportación 
de  tabaco  en  1905. 

VI.— Chile ' .• 1276 

Renta  de  aduanas  en  febrero  de  1906 — Tratado  de  arbitraje  con  Brasil — Impuesto 
sobre  azúcar — Importaciones  de  hierro  y  acero — Obras  públicas. 

VIL — República  Dominicana 1279 

Comercio  de  la  República  durante  el  año  de  1905. 

VIII.— Ecuador 1288 

Gastos  administrativos,  1905. 

IX.— Estados  Unidos 1288 

Comercio  con  la  América  Latina — Comercio  exterior,  marzo,  1906 — Exportaciones 
de  carbón  de  piedra  y  coke  en  1905— Las  industrias  de  ganado  vacuno,  lanar  y  de 
cerda. 

X.— Guatemala 1294 

El  porvenir  de  la  República. 

XI.— MÉXICO 1309 

Comercio  exterior  en  el  mes  de  diciembre  de  1905 — Renta  de  aduanas  en  marzo  de 
1906— Comercio  por  ferrocarril  entre  México  y  los  Estados  Unidos,  de  1900  á  1905, 
inclusive — Exportaciones  de  henequén  en  el  mes  de  marzo  de  1903 — Informe  de 
la  fundición  de  acero  de  Monterey— Estadística  de  minas— Renta  postal  de  julio 
á  febrero  en  1905  y  1906 — Informes  consulares. 

XIL— Perú 1319 

Importación  y  exportación  en  1905 — Movimiento  de  bugues  en  el  Callao  en  1905 — 
Modificaciones  en  el  arancel  en  el  departamento  de  Loreto. 

XIII.— Salvador 1320 

Movimiento  de  los  puertos,  diciembre  de  1905— Exportación  en  octubre  de  1905— 
Importación  en  agosto  de  1905. 

xrV".— Venezuela 1321 

Decreto  reglamentario  de  la  ley  de  minas— Comercio  en  1904 — Concesión  para  la 
explotación  del  asfalto  y  el  petróleo. 

XV.— Comercio  de  la  Gran  Bretaña  con  América  en  el  Primer  Trimestre  de  1906..  1327 

XVI.— Existencia  de  Café  en  el  Mundo 1330 

XVII.— Nota  Bibliográfica  Acerca  del  Ferrocarril  Panamericano 1331 


INDEX. 


iisrnDEs:. 


Page. 
I.— Argentine  Republic 1333 

Ratification  of  foreign  patents — Railroad  exposition  in  Buenos  Ayres — Government 
inspection  of  butter  factories— Crop  estimates,  1905-1906 — Exports,  first  two 
months,  1906 — Sugar-cane  harvest  in  1905. 

II.— Bolivia 1336 

Budget  estimate  for  1906— Commerce  with  the  United  States— Imports  in  1904. 

III.— Brazil 1339 

Exports  of  rubber— Customs  revenue,  February,  1906 — Exports  from  Santos,  eleven 
months  of  1905 — Exports  from  Pernambuco,  February,  1906— Export  tax  on  coffee. 

IV.— Chile 1340 

New  cabinet — Work  on  the  Transandine  Railroad — Import  tax  and  bounty  on 
sugar— Commerce  and  industries— Treaty  of  arbitration  with  Brazil. 

v.— Colombia 1349 

Delegates  to  the  Third  International  Conference  of  American  States— New  mone- 
tary law— Duty  on  hides— Railroad  concession— Tariff  changes— Exports  from 
Ciudad  Bolivar,  1905. 

VI.— Costa  Rica 1352 

New  President  and  cabinet — Customs  modifications. 

VII.— Cuba 1353 

Message  of  President  Palma— Commerce  in  1904-190.5— Production  and  export  of 
tobacco,  1905. 

VIII. — Dominican  Republic 1360 

Foreign  commerce  in  1905. 

IX. — Ecuador 1368 

Treasury  report,  1905. 

X.— Guatemala 1369 

The  future  of  the  Republic. 

XL— Mexico 1375 

Foreign  commerce  in  December,  1905 — Mining  statistics— Railway  traffic  with  the 
United  States,  1900-1901  to  1904-1905— Report  of  the  Monterey  steel  foundry— 
Henequén  exports,  March,  1906— Customs  receipts,  March,  1906— New  railroad 
for  west  coast — Postal  receipts,  July-February,  1905-1906. 

XII. — Nicaragua 1387 

Coffee  crop,  1905-1906 — Soap  industry  and  imports — Amended  steamship  contract. 

XIII.— Panama  1391 

Trade  conditions  at  Colon. 

XIV.— Paraguay 1392 

Customs  modifications. 

XV.— Peru 1395 

Imports  and  exports,  1905— Callao  port  movements,  1905 — Tariff  modifications  in 
the  Department  of  Loreto 

XVI.— Salvador 1397 

Port  movements,  December,  1905— Exports  during  October,  1905 — Imports  during 
August,  1905. 

XVII.— United  States 1397 

Trade  with  Latin  America — Foreign  commerce,  March,  1906 — Live  stock  industries, 
March,  1906 — Exports  of  coal  and  coke  in  1905— Consular  trade  reports. 

XVIIL- Uruguay 1411 

Construction  of  the  Zabala  Canal — Particulars  of  the  recent  loan — Bank  reports. 

XIX.— Venezuela 1413 

Rules  and  regulations  of  the  mining  law — Asphalt  and  petroleum  concession — 
Imports  of  foreign  merchandise  through  Puerto  Cabello,  July  to  December, 
1904— Commerce  in  1904. 

XX. — Trade  op  America  and  Great  Britain,  First  Quarter  of  1906 1419 

XXL— The  World's  Visible  Coffee  Supply 1422 

XXIL— Comparison  of  Trade  Routes 1423 

XXIII. — Trade  Opportunities  in  Latin  America 1423 

XXIV.— Book  Notes 1426 

XXV. — Library  Accessions  and  Files 1429 


VI  INDICE. 


I^STHDIOE. 


Pagina. 

I.— Republica  Argentina 1443 

Colheita  de  trigo,  1905-6 — Colheita  de  canna  de  assucar  em  1905 — Exportafáo  nos  pri- 
meiros dous  mezes  de  1906. 

II.— ChIXE 1444 

Rendas  aduaneiras  em  fevereiro  de  1906 — Obras  publicas. 

III.— Colombia '. 1446 

Concessão  para  a  construcç-ao  de  uma  estrada  de  ferro. 

IV.— Cuba 1447 

Producção  e  exportação  de  fumo  em  1905. 

V. — Republica  Dominicana 1447 

Commercio  exterior  em  1905. 

VI.— Equador 14.55 

Despeza  em  1905. 

VII.— Estados  Unidos 1456 

Commercio  com  os  paizes  latino-amerieanos. 

VIII.— Mexico 14.56 

Rendas  aduaneiras  em  Março  de  1906 — Commercio  com  os  Estados  Unidos  pela  vias 
férreas  da  fronteira,  1900-1905 — Receitas  postaes  nos  primeiros  oito  mezes  do  exercício 
de  1906. 

IX.-Peru 1458 

Importação  e  exportação  em  1905.  Movimento  marítimo  do  porto  de  Callao,  1905 — 
Modificações  da  tarifa  no  Departamento  de  Loreto. 

X.— Salvador 1460 

Movimento  dos  portos  em  Dezembro  de  1905. 

XI. — Venezuela 1460 

Concessão  para  a  exploração  do  asphalto  e  o  petróleo. 
XII.— SuppRiMENTo  Visível  do  Café  do  Mundo 1460 


TABLE    BES    MATIERES.  VII 


T^^^IBUIE    I3E1S    3VC..¿^TIE¡I?,ES. 


I.— RÉPUBLIQUE  Argentine 1463 

Inspection  des  fabriques  de  beurre— Récolte  de  la  canne  à  sucre  en  1935— Recettes 
douanières — Le  budget  de  1906 — Impôts  intérieurs. 

II.— Brésil 1465 

Convention  avec  la  République  Argentine  pour  la  prrotection  des  marques  de  fabrique — 
Production  du  maté  dans  l'Etat  de  Parana — Droit  d'exportation  sur  le  café — Recettes 
douanières,  février  1906. 

III.— Chili 1466 

Recettes  douanières  en  février  1906 — Traité  d'arbitrage  avec  le  Pérou. 

IV.— Colombie 1468 

Concession  de  chemins  de  fer — Décret  relatif  à  l'enregistrement  des  statuts  et  des 
actes  de  fondation  des  sociétés  et  compagnies  étrangères — Droits  sur  les  cuirs. 

V.— Cuba 1470 

Production  et  exportation  du  tabac  en  1905 — Règlements  sanitaires. 

VI.— République  Dominicaine 1471 

Commerce  extérieur  en  1905 — Message  présidentiel. 

VII.— Equateur 1474 

Budget  pour  l'année  1905. 

VIII.— Etats-Unis 1475 

Commerce  avec  l'Amérique  Latine. 

IX.— Guatemala 1475 

Message  pEésidentiel. 

X.— Mexique 1478 

Mouvement  des  chemins  de  fer  entre  le  Mexique  et  les  Etats-Unis,  1900-1901  et  1904-5— 
Recettes  postales  de  juillet  1905  à  février  1906,  inclusivement— Tarif  des  terrains. 

XL— Pérou 1480 

Importations  et  exportations. 

XII.— Salvador 1480 

Message  présidentiel — Mouvement  maritime  en  décembre  1905 — Importations  pendant 
le  mois  d'août  1905 — Exportations  pendant  le  mois  d'octobre. 

XIIL— Uruguay 1482 

Solde  des  banques. 

XIV.— VENEZUELA 1483 

Adjudication  pour  l'exploitation  de  l'asphalte  et  du  pétrole — Commerce  de  Puerto 
Cabello — Mouvement  maritime  en  1905. 

XV.— La  Quantité  Disponible  de  Café  dans  le  Monde  entier 1485 

XVI.— Comparaison  des  Routes   Commerciales    des    Etats-Unis    et  de  l'Europe    aux 

Ports  du  Pacifique 1485 


VIII 


HONOEARY    CORRESPONDING    MEMBERS. 


HOÎÎOEAET  OOEEESPOÎTDIÎTG  MEMBEES  01  THE  IITTEENATIOITAL 
UNIOir  or  AMEEIOAïi  EEPÏÏBLIOS. 


Countries. 

Names. 

Residence. 

Argentine  Republic. . 
Bolivia 

Señor  Dr.  Don  Estanislao  S.  Zeballos 

Señor  Don  Manuel  V.  Ballivián« 

Buenos*  Ayres. 
La  Paz. 

Brazil 

Dezembargador  Antonio  Bezerra 

Pará. 

Firmino  da  Silva 

Florianópolis. 
Santiago. 
Bogotá. 
San  José. 

Chile 

Señor  Don  Moisés  A'^argas 

Colombia 

Señor  Don  Rufino  Gutiérrez 

Costa  Rica . 

Señor  Don  Manuel  Aragón 

Cuba 

Señor  Don  Antonio  S.  de  Bustamante 

Señor  Don  Lincoln  de  Zayas - 

Havana. 

Havana. 

Dominican  Republic. 
Ecuador 

Señor  Don  José  Gabriel  García  ^ 

Santo  Domingo. 
Quito. 

Señor  Don  Francisco  Andrade  Marín 

Señor  Don  Antonio  Batres  Jáuregui 

Señor  Don  Rafael  Montúfar 

Guatemala 

Guatemala  City. 
Guatemala  City. 
Port  au  Prince. 

Haiti 

Monsieur  Georges  Sylvain 

Señor  Don  E.  Constantino  Fiallos 

Honduras 

Tegucigalpa. 
City  of  Mexico. 

Mexico 

Señor  Don  Francisco  L.  de  la  Barra 

Señor  Don  Antonio  García  Cubas 

Citv  of  Mexico. 

Nicaragua  

Señor  Don  Fernando  Ferrari  Pérez 

Señor  Don  José  D.  Gámez 

City  of  Mexico. 

Managua. 

Asunción. 

Paraguay 

Señor  Don  José  S.  Découd 

Panama  . . 

Señor  Don  Samuel  Lewis 

Panama. 

Señor  Don  Ramón  M.  Valdês 

Panama. 

Peru  . 

Señor  Don  Alejandro  Garland 

Lima. 

Salvador 

Señor  Dr.  Don  Salvador  Gallegos 

Señor  Don  José  I.  Schiífiano 

San  Salvador. 

Uruffuav 

Montevideo. 

Venezuela 

Señor     General    Don     Manuel     Landaeta 
Rosales. 

Señor  Don  Francisco  de  Paula  Alamo 

Caracas. 

Caracas. 

a  Honorary  corresponding  member  of  the  Royal  Geographical  Society  of  Great  Britain. 
6  Corresponding  member  of  the  Academia  Nacional  de  la  Historia  de  "Venezuela. 


LATIN- AMEEICAlsr   EEPEESEJSITATIVES.  12 


LATIN-AMEEIOAN  EEPEESENTATIYES   IN   THE   UNITED 

STATES. 


AMBASSADORS    EXTRAORDINARY   AND    PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Brazil Mr.  Joaquim  Nabuco. 

Office  of  Embassy,  1710  H  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Mexico Señor  Don  Joaquin  D.  Casasus, 

Office  of  Embassy,  1415  I  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

ENVOYS   EXTRAORDINARY  AND   MINISTERS   PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Argentine  Republic Señor  Don  Epifânio  Portela, 

2108  Sixteenth  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Bolivia Señor  Don  Ignacio  CALnERÓN, 

1300  Seventeenth  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Chile Señor  Don  Joaquín  Walker  Martínez, 

Absent. 

Colombia Señor  Don  Diego  Mendoza. 

"The  Eochambeau,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

Costa  Rica Señor  Don  Joaquín  Bernardo  Calvo, 

1329  Eighteenth  street.NW.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Cuba Señor  Don  Gonzalo  de  Quesada, 

1006  Sixteenth  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Ecuador Señor  Don  Luis  Felipe  Carbo, 

Office  of  Legation,  "  The  Arlington." 

Guatemala Señor  Don  Jorge  Muñoz, 

"  The  Highlands,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

Haiti Mr.  J.  N.  Léger, 

1429  Rhode  Island  avenue,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Nicaragua Señor  Don  Luis  F.  Corea, 

Office  of  Legation,  2003  O  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Panama _. Señor  Don  J.  Domingo  de  Obaldía, 

Office  of  Legation,  "The  Highlands,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

Paraguay Señor  Don  Cecelio  Baez, 

Absent.    Office  of  Legation,  600-632  Bond  Bmlding. 

Peru Señor  Don  Felipe  Pardo, 

Office  of  the  Legation  "The  Rochambeau." 

Uruguay Señor  Dr.  Don  Eduardo  Acevedo  Diaz, 

Absent. 

MINISTER    RESIDENT. 

Dominican  Republic Señor  Don  Emilio  C.  Joubeet, 

Office  of  Legation,    "  The  Shoreham,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

CHARGÉS   d'affaires. 

Chile Señor  Don  Manuel  J.  Vega, 

Office  of  Legation,  1034  Connecticut  avenue,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Uruguay Señor  Don  Pedro  Requena  Bermúdez, 

Office  of  Legation,  1143  Connecticut  avenue,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Venezuela Señor  Dr.  Rafael  Gaebiras  Guzman, 

Office  of  Legation,  2007  O  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

CONSULS-GENERAL. 

Honduras Señor  Dr.  Don  Salvador  Córdova,, 

4  Stone  street.  New  York. 


DIRECTOR  OF  THE   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN   REPUBLICS. 
WILLIAMS  C.   FOX. 


UNITED    STATES    REPRESENTATIVES. 


UNITED  STATES  REPRESENTATIVES  IN  THE  LATIN - 
AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

(Corrected  to  February  5,  1906.) 


AMBASSADORS   EXTRAORDINARY  AND   PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Brazil Lloyd  C.  Geiscom,  Rio  de  Janeiro. 

Mexico David  E.  Thompsox,  Mexico. 

ENVOYS   EXTRAORDINARY  AND    MINISTERS   PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Argentine  Republic A.  ]\I.  Beaupré,  Buenos  Ayres. 

Bolivia William  B.  Sorsby,  La  Paz. 

Chile John  Hicks,  Santiago. 

Colombia John  Barrett,  Bogotá. 

Costa  Rica AVilliam  L.  Merry,  San  José. 

Cuba .Edwin  Y.  Morgan,  Havana. 

Ecuador Joseph  "W.  J.  Lee,  Quito. 

Guatemala Leslie  Combs,  Guatemala  City. 

Haiti Henry  W.  Furniss,  Port  au  Prince. 

Honduras (See  Guatemala.  ) 

Nicaragua (See  Costa  Rica.  ) 

Panama Charles  E.  Magoon,  Panama. 

Paraguay (See  Uruguay.) 

Peru Irving  B.  Dudley,  Lima. 

Salvador (  See  Costa  Rica.  ) 

Uruguay Edward  C.  0'  Beien,  Montevideo. 

Venezuela W.  W.  Russell,  Caracas. 

MINISTER   RESIDENT  AND  CONSUL-GENERAL. 

Dominican  Republic Thomas  C.  Dawson,  Santo  Domingo. 


BATES    OF    POSTAGE.  XI 


BATES  OF  POSTAGE  FEOM  THE  UNITED  STATES  TO  LATIN- 
AMEEIOAIÍ  OOUNTEIES. 


The  rates  of  postage  from  the  United  States  to  all  foreign  countries  and  colonies  (except  Canada, 
Mexico,  and  Cuba)  are  as  follows: 

Cents. 

Letters,  per  15  grams  (4  ounce) • 5 

Single  postal  cards,  each _ 2 

Double  postal  cards,  each 4 

Newspapers  and  other  printed  matter,  per  2  ounces 1 

{Packets  not  in  excess  of  10  ounces 5 
Packets  in  excess  of  10  ounces,  for  each  2  ounces  or  fraction 

thereof 1 

{Packets  not  in  excess  of  4  ounces 2 
Packets  in  excess  of  4  ounces,  for  each  2  ounces  or  fraction 

thereof 1 

Registration  fee  on  letters  and  other  articles - 8 

Ordinary  letters  for  any  foreign  country  (except  Canada,  Mexico,  and  Cuba)  must  be  forwarded, 
whether  any  postage  is  prepaid  on  them  or  not.  All  other  mailable  matter  must  be  prepaid,  at  least 
partially. 

Matter  mailed  in  the  United  States  addressed  to  Mexico  is  subject  to  the  same  postage  rates  and  con- 
ditions as  it  would  be  if  it  were  addressed  for  delivery  in  the  United  States,  except  that  articles  of 
miscellaneous  merchandise  (fourth-class  matter)  not  sent  as  bona  fide  trade  samples  should  be  sent  by 
"Parcels  Post; "  and  that  the  following  articles  are  absolutely  excluded  from  the  mails  without  regard 
to  the  amount  of  postage  prepaid  or  the  manner  in  which  they  are  wrapped: 

All  sealed  packages,  other  than  letters  in  their  usual  and  ordinary  form;  all  packages  (including 
packages  of  second-class  matter)  which  weigh  more  than  4  pounds  6  ounces,  except  such  as  are  sent 
by  "Parcels  Post; "  publications  which  violate  any  copyright  law  of  Mexico. 

Single  volumes  of  printed  books  m  unsealed  packages  are  transmissiblfi  to  Mexico  in  the  regular  mails 
without  limit  as  to  weight. 

Unsealed  packages  of  mailable  merchandise  may  be  sent  by  ^'Parcels  Post"  to  Bolivia,  British 
Guiana,  British  Honduras,  Chile,  Colombia,  Costa  Rica,  Guatemala,  Honduras,  Mexico,  Nicaragua, 
Salvador,  and  Venezuela,  at  the  rates  named  on  page  xv. 

PROHIBITED   ARTICLES  TO   ALL  FOREIGN   COUNTRIES. 

Poisons,  explosives,  and  inflammable  articles,  live  or  dead  animals,  insects  (especially  the  Colorado 
beetle),  reptiles,  fruit-;  or  vegetable  matter  liable  to  decomposition,  and  substances  exhaling  a  bad 
odor,  excluded  from  transmission  in  domestic  mails  as  being  in  themselves,  either  from  their  form 
or  nature,  liable  to  destroy,  deface,  or  otherwise  injure  the  contents  of  the  mail  bags,  or  the  persons 
of  those  engaged  in  the  postal  service:  also  obscene,  lewd,  or  lascivious  books,  pamphlets,  etc.,  and 
letters  and  circulars  concerning  lotteries,  so-called  gift  concerts,  etc.  (also  excluded  from  domestic 
mails);  postal  cards  or  letters  addressed  to  go  around  th«  world;  letters  or  packages  (except  those  to 
Mexico)  containing  gold  or  silver  substances,  jewelry  or  precious  articles;  any  packet  whatever  con- 
taining articles  liable  to  customs  duties  in  the  countries  addressed  (except  Cuba  and  Mexico);  arti- 
cles other  than  letters  which  are  not  prepaid  at  least  partly;  articles  other  than  letters  or  postal  cards 
containing  writing  in  the  nature  of  personal  correspondence,  unless  fully  prepaid  at  the  rate  of  letter 
postage;  articles  of  a  nature  likely  to  soil  or  injure  the  correspondence;  packets  of  commercial  papers 
and  prints  of  all  kinds,  the  weight  of  which  exceeds  2  kilograms  (4  pounds  6  ounces),  or  the  size  18 
inches  in  any  direction,  except  rolls  of  prints,  which  may  measure  30  inches  in  length  by  4  inches  in 
diameter;  postal  cards  not  of  United  States  origin,  and  United  States  postal  cardsof  the  largest  ("C") 
size  (except  as  letters),  and  except  also  the  reply  halves  of  double  postal  cards  received  from  foreign 
countries. 

There  is,  moreover,  reserved  to  the  Government  of  every  country  of  the  Postal  Union  the  right  to 
refuse  to  convey  over  its  territory,  or  to  deliver,  as  well,  articles  liable  to  the  reduced  rate  in  regard 
to  which  the  laws,  ordinances,  or  decrees  which  regulate  the  conditions  of  their  publication  or  of 
their  circulation  in  that  country  have  not  been  complied  with. 

4®=  Full  and  complete  information  relative  to  all  regulations  can  be  obtained  from  the  United 
States  Postal  Guide. 


XII 


FOEEIGN   MAILS. 


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XIII 


PAEOELS-POST  EEGULATIONS. 


Table  Showing  the  Latin-American  Countries  to  Which  Parcels  may  be  Sent 
PROM  THE  United  States;  the  Dimensions,  Weight,  and  Rates  of  Postage  Appli- 
cable TO  Parcels,  and  the  Exchange  Post-Offices  which  may  Dispatch  and 
Receive  Parcels-Post  Mails. 


ALLOWABLE     D  I  M  E  N  - 
SIGNS    AND    WEIGHTS 
OP  PARCELS. 

POSTAGE. 

EXCHANGE  POST-OFFICES. 

COUNTRIES. 

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LATIN  AMEEICA. 

Bolivia 

Ft.  in. 
3    6 

3    6 

2    0 

2  0 

3  6 

3    6 
3    6 

3    6 

2  0 

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New  York  and  San 
Francisco. 

New  York  and  San 
Francisco. 

Chile 

Valparaiso. 

Colombia 

Costa  Rica 

1  AU  offices  authorizea  to  excnange  mails 
1      between  the  two  countries. 

Guatemala 

Guiana,  British 

Honduras 

New  York,  New  Or- 
leans,   and      San 
Francisco. 

All  offices  authorized 

Guatemala       City, 
Retalhuleu,    and 
Puerto  Barrios. 

to  exchange  mails. 

Tegucigalpa,  Puerto 
Cortez,    Amapala, 
and  Trujillo. 

Belize, 
to  exchange  mails. 

Honduras,  British  . 
Mexico 

leans,     and     San 
Francisco. 

New  Orleans 

Salvador 

leans,    and      San 
Francisco. 

New  York  and  San 
Francisco. 

del     Norte      and 
Corinto. 

Venezuela 

to  exchange  mails. 

XIV 


UNITED    STATES    COîiSULATES. 


UNITED  STATES  CONSULATES  IN  LATIN  AMEEIOA. 


Frequent  application  is  made  to  the  Bureau  for  the  address  of 
United  States  Consuls  in  the  South  and  Central  American  Republics. 
Those  desiring  to  correspond  with  an}"  Consul  can  do  so  by  address- 
ing "The  United  States  Consulate"  at  the  point  named.  Letters  thus 
addressed  must  be  delivered  to  the  proper  person.  It  must  be  under- 
stood, however,  that  it  is  not  the  duty  of  Consuls  to  devote  their  time 
to  private  business,  and  that  all  such  letters  may  properly  be  treated 
as  personal,  and  any  labor  involved  may  be  subject  to  charge  therefor. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  United  States  Consulates  in  the  different 
Republics  (consular  agencies  are  given  in  italics)  : 


Argentine  Republic— 

Bahia  Manca. 

Buenos  Ayres. 

Cordoba. 

Rosario. 
Brazil— 

Aracaju. 

Bahia. 

Ceara. 

Maceió. 

Man  aos. 

Maranhão. 

Natal. 

Para. 

Pernambuco. 

Rio  de  Janeiro. 

Jíio  Grande  do  Sul. 

Santos. 

Victoria. 
Chile— 

Antofagasta. 

Arica. 

Caldera. 

Coquimbo. 

Coronel. 

Iquique. 

Punta  Are7ms. 

Talcahuano. 

Valdivia. 

Valparaiso. 
Colombia — 

Barranquilla. 

Bogotá. 

Bucaramanga. 

Cali. 

Cartagena. 

Cucuta. 

Honda. 

Santa  Marta. 

Quibdo. 
Costa  Rica— 

Puerto  Limon. 

Punta  Arenas. 

San  José. 
Cuba- 

Baltes. 

Baracoa. 

Caibarien. 

Cardenas. 

Cienîuegos. 

Guantanamo. 

Habana. 

Manzanillo. 

Matanzas. 

Nuevitas. 

Sagua  la  Grande. 

Sayita  Clara. 

Santiago. 
Dominican  Republic— 

Azua. 

Macoris. 

Monte  Christi. 

Puerto  Plata. 


Dominican  Republic— Cont'd. 

Samana. 

Sanchez. 

Santo  Domingo. 
Ecuador— 

Bahia  de  Cavaques. 

Esmeraldas. 

Guayaquil. 

Manta. 
Guatemala— 

Ckaniperico. 

Guatemala. 

Livingston. 

Ocos. 

San  José  de  Guatemala. 
Haiti— 

Aux  Cayes. 

Cape  Haïtien, 

Gonaives. 

Jacmel. 

Jeremie. 

Miragoane. 

Petit  Goâve. 

Port  au  Prince. 

Port  de  Paix. 

St.  Marc. 
Honduras- 

Amapola. 

Bonacca. 

Ceiba, 

Puerto  Cortes. 

San  Juancito. 

San  Pedro  Sula. 

Tegncigalpa. 

Tela. 

Truxillo. 

Euatan. 

Utilla. 
Mexico— 

Acapulco. 

Aguasealientes. 

Alamos. 

Campeche. 

Cananea. 

Chihuahua. 

Ciudad  Juarez. 

Ciudad  Porfirio  Diaz. 

Coatzacoalcos. 

Durango. 

Ensenada. 

Frontera. 

Guadalajara. 

Guanajuato. 

Guaymas. 

Hermosillo. 

Jalapa. 

Laguna  de  Términos. 

La  Paz. 

Manzanillo. 

Matamoras. 

Mazatlan. 

Mexico. 

Monterey. 


Mexico— Continued. 

Nogales. 

NncTO  Laredo. 

Oaxaca. 

Parral. 

Progreso. 

Puebla. 

Saltillo. 

San  Luis  Potosí. 

Sierra  Mojada. 

Tampico. 

Macotalpan. 

Topolohampo. 

Torreón. 

Tu X pan. 

Veracruz. 

Victoria. 

Zacatecas. 
Nicaragua — 

Bluefields. 

Cape    Gracias  á  Dios   (Port 
Deitrick) . 

Corinto. 

Managua. 

Matagalpa. 

San  Juan  del  Norte. 

San  Juan  del  Sur. 
Panama— 

Bocas  del  Toro. 

Colon. 

David. 

Panama. 

Santiago. 
Paeaguay— 

Asunción. 
Peru— 

Callao. 

Chimbóte. 

Eten. 

Moliendo. 

Paita. 

Salaverry. 
Salvador — 

Acajntla. 

La  Libertad. 

La  Unión. 

San  SalvadOJ. 
Uruguay- 

Colonia. 

Montevideo. 
Venezuela— 

Barcelona. 

Caracas. 

Campano. 

Ciudad-  Bolivar. 

Coro. 

La  Guayra. 

Maracaibo. 

Puerto  Cabello. 

Tovar. 

^  ''alenda. 

Valera. 


LATIlsr-AMEBICAlSr    CONSULATES. 


XV 


OOírSÜLATES  OP  THE   LATIN-AMEEIOAíí  EEPTJBLIGS   IS  THE 
ITNITED   STATES. 


ABGEKTINE  líEPlBLUÍ. 


Alabama. . 
California. 
Florida  . . . 


Georgia . 


Illinois 

Louisiana . 
Maine 


Marj'land 

Massachusetts 
Mississippi 


Missouri  . . 
New  York. 


North  Carolina 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands . 
Virginia 


BOIjITIA. 


California. 


Illinoi 

Maryland 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania . 


BKAZIL. 


Alabama.. 
California. 


Florida  . 
Georgia  . 


Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 
Mississippi 


Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania . 

Porto  Rico 

Virginia 


IHÍLE. 


California San  Francisco. 

Canal  Zone Panama. 

Georgia Savannah. 

Hawaii Honolulu. 

Illinois Chicago. 

Maryland Baltimore. 

Massachusetts Boston. 

New  York New  York  City. 

Oregon Portland. 

Pennsylvania Philadelphia. 

Philippine  Islands Manila. 

Porto  Rico !  San  Juan. 

Washington I  Port  Townsend. 

Tacoma. 
COLOMBIA. 


Mobile. 
San  Francisco. 
Apalachicola. 
Fernandina. 
Pensacola. 
Brunswick 
Savannah- 
Chicago. 
New  Orleans. 
Bangor. 
Portland. 
Baltimore. 
Boston. 
Gulf     Port     and 

Ship  Island. 
Paseagoula. 
St.  Louis. 
Buffalo. 
New  Y'ork  City. 
Wilmington. 
Philadelphia. 
Manila. 
Norfolk. 


San  Diego. 
San  Francisco. 
Chicago. 
Baltimore. 
Kansas  City. 
New  York  City. 
Philadelphia. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Fernandina. 

Pensacola. 

Brunswick. 

Savannah. 

New  Orleans. 

Calais. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Gulfport. 

Paseagoula. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Norfolk. 

Richmond. 


Alabama 

California 

Connecticut 

Illinois 

Louisiana , 

Maryland , 

Massachusetts 

Michigan ; 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsj'lvania. 

Porto  Rico 

Virginia 


Mobile. 

.San  Francisco. 

New  Haven. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston . 

Detroit. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Norfolk. 


COSTA  BICA. 

Alabama 

California 

Canal  Zone 

Colorado 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Missouri 

New  York 

Ohio 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Texas  

Virginia 

CUBA. 

Alabama , 

Florida 


Georgia  -. 

Illinois ._ 

Kentucky  

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania 

Porto  Rico 

Texas  

Virginia 

DOMIMCAX  KEPUBLIC 

Illinois 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

New  York 

North  Carolina 

Pennsylvania 

Porto  Rico 


ECUADOK. 
California 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Massachusetts 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands  . . . 

South  Carolina 

Virginia  

GUATEMALA. 

Alabama 

California 

Florida 

Illinois 

Kansas 

Kentucky  

Louisiana 


Mobile. 

San  Francisca 

Colon. 

Panama. 

Denver. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

Galveston. 

Norfolk. 


Mobile. 

Fernandina. 

Jacksonville. 

Key  West. 

Pensacola. 

Tampa. 

Brunswick. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Portland. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Detroit. 

Gulfport. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

Aquadilla. 

.4recibo. 

Mayaguez. 

San  Juan. 

Galveston. 

Newport  News. 

Norfolk. 


Chicago. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Wilmington. 

Philadelphia. 

Aguadilla. 

A  recibo. 

Humacao. 

Mayaguez. 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Vieques. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Francisco. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Boston. 

New  Y^ork  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

Charleston. 

isorfolk. 


Mobile. 
San  Diego. 
San  Francisco. 
Pensacola. 
Chicago. 
Kansas  City. 
Louisville. 
New  Orleans. 


XVI 


LATIN-AMEEICAK    COÎTSULATES. 


OONSÏÏLATES  01  THE  LATIU-AMEEIOAíT  EEPUBLIOS-Oontimied. 


GUATEMALA— Continued. 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania 

Porto  Rico 

Texas 

Washington 

HAITI. 

Alabama 

Georgia 

Illinois 

Maine 

Massachusetts 

New  York 

North  Carolina 

Porto  Rico 

HONDURAS. 

Alabama 

California 

Illinois 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Michigan 

Missouri 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Texas 

Washington 

MEXICO. 

Alabama 

Arizona 


California. 


Canal  Zone 

Colorado 

Florida 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts. 

Mississippi 

Missouri 


New  York 

Ohio 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands  . 
Porto  Rico 


Texas , 


Virginia 

Washington . 


Baltimore. 
Boston. 
St.  Louis. 
New  York  City. 
Philadelphia. 
San  Juan. 
Galveston. 
Seattle. 


Mobile. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

Bangor. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Wilmington. 

Mayaguez. 

San  Juan. 


Mobile. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Chicago. 

Kansas  City. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Detroit. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Galveston. 

Seattle. 


Mobile. 

Bisbee  and  Naco. 

Douglas. 

Nogales. 

Phoenix. 

Solomonsville. 

Tucson. 

Yuma. 

Calexico. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Ancon. 

Denver. 

Pensacola. 

Honolulu. 

Chicago. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Pascagoula. 

Kansas  City. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

Mayaguez. 

Police. 

San  Juan. 

Brownsville. 

Eagle  Pass. 

El  Paso. 

Galveston. 

Laredo. 

Port  Arthur. 

Rio  Grande  City. 

Sabine  Pass. 

San  Antonio. 

Solomonsville. 

Norfolk. 

Tocoma. 


îfICARAGUA. 


Alabama  .. 
California . 


Illinois 

Kansas 

Kentucky , 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands 
Porto  Rico 


Texas.  .. 
Virginia. 


Washington  . 


PANAMA. 


Alabama 

California 

Georgia 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts . 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania  . 

Porto  Rico 

Tennessee 

Texas 


Washington  , 


PARAGUAY. 

Alabama 

Delaware 

District  of  Columbia. 

Georgia 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Maryland 

Michigan 

Missouri 


New  Jersey . 
New  York . . 


Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Porto  Rico 

Virginia 


California 


Canal  Zone 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts . 

New  York 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania  . 

Porto  Rico 

Washingrton  . . . 


SALTADOR. 
California 

Louisiana 


Mobile. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Chicago. 

Kansas  City. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Detroit. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Galveston. 

Norfolk. 

Newport  News. 

Seattle. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Atlanta. 

Hilo. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Chattanooga. 

Galveston. 

Port  Arthur. 

Puget  Sound, 


Mobile. 

Wilmington. 

Washington. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

Indianapolis. 

Baltimore. 

Detroit. 

Kansas  City. 

St.  Louis. 

Newark. 

Trenton. 

Buffalo. 

New  York  City. 

Rochester. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Norfolk. 

Richmond. 


San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Panana. 

Honolulu. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Port  Townsend. 


San  Diego. 
San  Francisco. 
New  Orleans. 


LATlN-AMEfllCAlSr    CONSULATES. 


XVII 


OONSULATES  OF  THE  LATIN-AMEEIOAÏÏ  EEPUBLIOS-Oontinued. 


SALVADOR— Continued. 

Massachusetts 

Missouri 

New  York 

URUGUAY. 

Alabama 

California 

Florida 


Georgia 

Illinois '. 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands 


Boston. 
St.  Louis. 
New  York  City. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Apalachicola, 

Fernandina. 

Jacksonville. 

Pensacola. 

St.  Augustine. 

Brunswick. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Bangor. 

Calais. 

Portland. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Pascagoula. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 


URUGUAY— Continued. 

South  Carolina 

Texas  

Virginia 

TENEZUELA. 

California 

Florida 

Illinois 

Iowa 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

New  Jersey 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania  '. 

Philippine  Islands 

Porto  Rico 

Texas 

Virginia 


Charleston. 
Galveston. 
Port    Arthur   and 

Sabine  Pass. 
Norfolk. 
Richmond. 


San  Francisco. 

Pensacola. 

Chicago. 

Des  Moines. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Detroit. 

St.  Paul. 

Jersey  City. 

New  York  City. . 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Cebu. 

Arecibo. 

Mayaguez.    , 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Galveston. 

Norfolk. 


Bull.  No.  5—06 2 


XVIII 


WEIGHTS    AND    MEASUEES. 


WEIGHTS  AND  MEASUEES. 

The  following  table  gives  the  chief  weights  and  measures  in  commercial  use  in 
Mexico  and  the  Republics  of  Central  and  South  America,  and  their  equivalents  in 
the  United  States: 


Denomination. 


Where  used. 


United  States  equivalents. 


Are 

Arobe 

Arroba  (drv) 

Do...: 

Do 

Do 

Arroba  (liquid)  ... 

Barril 

Carga 

Centaro  

Cuadra 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Cubic  meter 

Fanega  (drv)  

Do.-..' 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Frasco 

Do 

Gram 

Hectare 

Hectoliter  (dry)  .. 
Hectoliter  (liquid) 
Kilogram  (  kilo  ) . . . 

Kilometer 

League  (land) 

Libra  

Do 


Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Liter 

Livre 

Manzana 

Marc 

Meter 

Pie 

Quintal 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Quintal  (metric) 
Suerte 


Vara  . . 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 


Metric 

Paraguay  

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Cuba 

Venezuela 

Cuba  and  Venezuela 

Argentine  Republic  and  IMexico. 

Mexico  and  Salvador 

Central  America 

Argentine  Republic 

Paraguay  

Paraguay  (square) 

Uruguay 

Metric 

Central  America 

Chile 
Cuba 
Mexico 

Uruguay  (double) 
LTruguaj'  (single) 
Venezuela 
Argentine  Republic. 
Mexico 
Metric . 
do. 

do 

do... 

do... 

do 

Paraguay  

Argentine  Republic 

Central  America 

Chile..... 

Cuba -. 

Mexico 

Peru 

LTruguay 

Venezuela 

Metric 

Guiana 

Costa  Rica  . .  ^ 

Bolivia 

Metric 

Argentine  Republic 

do 

Brazil 

Chile,  Mexico,  and  Peru. 

Paraguay  

Metric 

Uruguay 


Argentine  Republic. 

Central  America 

Chile  and  Peru 

Cuba 

Mexico 

Paraguay 

Venezuela 


0.02471  acre. 
25  pounds. 
25.3171  pounds. 
32.38  pounds. 
25.3664  pounds. 
25.4024  pounds. 
4.263  gallons. 
20.0787  gallons. 
300  pounds.    . 
4.2631  gallons. 
4.2  acres. 
78.9  yards. 
8.077  square  feet. 
2  acres  (nearly). 
35.3  cubic  feet. 
1.5745  bushels. 
2.575  bushels. 
1.599  bushels. 
1.54728  bushels. 
7.776  bushels. 
3.888  bushels. 
1.599  bushels. 
2.5096  quarts. 
2.5  quarts. 
15.432  grains. 
2.471  acres. 
2.838  bushels. 
26.417  gallons. 
2.2046  pounds. 
0.621376  mile. 
4.633  acres. 
1.0127  pounds. 
1.043  pounds. 
1.014  pounds. 
1.0161  pounds. 
1.01465  pounds. 
1.0143  pounds. 
1.0143  pounds. 
1.0161  pounds. 
1.0567  quarts. 
1.0791  pounds. 
1.5-6  acres. 
0.507  pound. 
39.37  inches. 
0.9478  foot. 
101.42  pounds. 
130.06  pounds. 
101.61  pounds. 
100  pounds. 
220.46  pounds. 
2,700  cuadras.     (&e  Cu- 
adra.) 
34.1208  inches. 
33.874  inches. 
33.367  inches. 
33.384  inches. 

33  inches. 

34  inches. 
33.384  inches. 


METRIC    WEIGHTS    AND    MEASUEES.  XIX 


METEIO  WEI&HTS  AND  MEASUEES. 


METRIC  WEIGHTS. 


Milligram  (1/1000  gram)  equals  0.0154  grain. 

Centigram  (1/100  gram)  equals  0.1543  grain. 

Decigram  (1/1Õ  gram)  equals  1.5432  grains. 

Gram  equals  15.432  grains. 

Decagram  (lOgi-ams)  equals  0.3527  ounce. 

Hectogram  (100  grams)  equals. 3. 5274  ounces.  " 

Kilogram  (1,000  grams)  equals  2.2046  pounds. 

Myriagram  (10,000  grams)  equals  22.046  pounds. 

Quintal  (100,000  grams)  equals  220.46  pounds. 

Millier  or  tonneau — ton  (1,000,000  grams)  equals  2,204.6  pounds. 

METRIC   DRY   MEASURE. 

Milliliter  (1/1000  liter)  equals  0.O61  cubic  inch. 
Centiliter  (1/100  liter)  equals  0.6102  cubic  inch. 
Deciliter  (1/10  liter)  equals  6.1022  cubic  inches. 
Liter  equals  0.908  quart. 
Decaliter  (10  liters)  equals  9.08  quarts. 
Hectoliter  (100  liters)  equals  2.838  bushels. 
Kilohter  (1,000  liters)  equals  1.308  cubic  yards. 

METRIC  LIQUID  MEASURE, 

Milliliter  (1/1(300  liter)  equals  0.27  fluid  dram. 

Centiliter  (1/100  liter)  equals  0.338  fluid  ounce. 

Deciliter  (1/10  liter)  equals  0.845  gill. 

Liter  equals  1.0567  quarts. 

Decaliter  (10  liters)  equals  2.6417  gallons. 

liectoliter  (100  liters)  equals  26.417  gallons. 

Kiloliter  (1,000  liters)  equals  264.17  gallons. 

METRIC   MEASURE:S   OF   LENiSTH, 

Millimeter  (1/1000  meter)  equals  0,0394  inch. 

Centimeter  (1/100  meter)  equals  0.3937  inch. 

Decimeter  (1/10  meter)  equals  3.937  inches. 

Meter  equals  39.37  inches. 

Decameter  (10  meters)  equals  393.7  inches. 

Hectometer  (100  meters)  equals  328  feet  1  inch. 

Kilometer  (1,000  meters)  equals  0.62137  mile  (3,280  feet  10  inches). 

Myriameter  (10,000  meters)  equals  6.2137  miles. 

w 

METRIC  SURFACE  MEASURE. 

Centare  (1  square  meter)  equals  1,550  BqTtare  inches. 
Are  (100  square  meters)  equals  119.6  square  yards. 
Hectare  (10,000  sqiiare  meters)  equals  2.471  acres. 

The  metric  system  has  been  ad-opted  by  the  following-named  American  countries: 
Argentine  Eepublic,  Bolivia,  Brazil,  CMle,  Colombia,  Costa  Rica,  Ecuador,  Hon- 
duras, Mexico,  Paraguay,  United  States  of  America,  and  Venezuela. 


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Atlantic  and  the  Pacific  Oceans. 

Code  of  Commercial  Nomenclature,  1897.  (Spanish,  English,  and  Portuguese.  ) 
645  pages,  4°,  cloth , 2.  50 

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640pages,  4°,  cloth 2.50 

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agosto  de  1904.    Washington,  1904.    415  pages,  8° 1.00 

Patent  and  trade-mark  laws  of  the  Spanish  American  Republics,  Brazil,  and 

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Worthington's  Commercial  Report,  1899.     (Argentine  Republic,  Brazil,  Chile, 

and  Uruguay.)     178  pages,  8° 35 

(A  reprint  of  reports  1  to  6  received  from  a  special  commissioner  appointed  by 
the  British  Board  of  Trade  to  report  upon  trade  in  certain  South  American 
countries.) 
Money,  Weights,  and  Measures  of  the  American  Republics,  1891.    12  pages,  8°.       .05 
Report  on  Coffee,  with  special  reference  to  the  Costa  Rican  product,  etc. 
Washington,  1901,     15  pages,  8° 10 


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Pbice. 
El  café.     Su  historia,  cultivo,  beneficio,  variedades,  producción,  exportación, 

importación,  consumo,  etc.    Datos  extensos  presentados  al  Congreso  relativo 

al  café  que  se  reunirá  en  Nueva  York  el  1"  de  octubre  de  1902.     167  páginas, 

8° $0.50 

Coffee.     Extensive  information  and  statistics.     (English  edition  of  the  above.  ) 

108  pages,  8° 50 

Reports  of  the  International  American  Conference  of  1890.  Reports  of  com- 
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HANDBOOKS  (GENERAL    DESCRIPTION    AND    STATISTICS). 

Argentine  Republic.  A  geographical  sketch,  with  special  reference  to  economic 
conditions,  actual  development,  and  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washing- 
ton, 1903.     28  illustrations,  3  maps,  366  pages,  8° 1.  00 

Bolivia.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  conditions, 
actual  devolopment,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904.  Illus- 
trated, 214  pages,  8° 1.00 

Brazil.  Geographical  sketch,  with  special  reference  to  economic  conditions 
and  prospects  of  future  development.     1901.     233  pages,  8° 75 

Cuba.  A  short  sketch  of  physical  and  economic  conditions,  government,  laws, 
industries,  finances,  customs  tariff,  etc.,  prepared  by  Señor  Gonzalo  de 
Quesada,  minister  from  Cuba,  with  bibliography  and  cartography  of  198 
pages.  Washington,  November,  1905.    Map  and  42  illustrations,  541  pages,  8° .     1.  00 

Guatemala.     1897.     (2d  edition  revised.  )     Illustrated,  119  pages,  8° 25 

Honduras.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  condi- 
tions, actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904. 
Illustrated,  economic  and  telegraphic  maps,  252  pages,  8° 1.  00 

Mexico.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  conditions, 
actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904.  Illus- 
trated, 454  pages,  8° 1.00 

Paraguay.  Second  edition,  revised  and  enlarged,  with  a  chapter  on  the  native 
races.     1902.     Illustrated,  map,  187  pages,  8°.     Bibliography,  page  141 75 

Venezuela.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  condi- 
tions, actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904. 
Illustrated,  railway  map,  608  pages,  8° 1.  00 

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL   BULLETINS. 

Brazil.  A  list  of  books,  magazine  articles,  and  maps  relating  to  Brazil.  1800- 
1900.     Washington,  1901.     145  pages,  8° 1.00 

Central  America.  A  list  of  books,  magazine  articles,  and  maps  relating  to 
Central  America,  including  the  Republics  of  Costa  Rica,  Guatemala,  Hondu- 
ras, Nicaragua,  and  Salvador.     1800-1900.    Washington,  1902.    109  pages,  8°.       .50 


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53  pages,  S°.     Washington,  1904 1.  00 

MAPS. 

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to  1  inch.  In  2  sheets,  each  sheet  108  x  SO  cm.  No.  1.  General  map. 
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1  inch  (1:192,000).  In  2  sheets,  each  sheet  80  x  80  em.  No.  1.  General 
map.     No.  2.  Agricultural 1.00 

Bolivia.  Mapa  de  la  república  de  Bolivia,  mandado  organizar  y  publicar  por 
el  Presidente  Constitucional  General  José  Manuel  Pando.  Scale  1:2,000,000. 
La  Paz,  1901.  (Reprint  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Hepublics, 
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Leyes  Comerciales  de  América  Latina:  Código  de  Comercio  de  España  comparado 

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Land  and  Immigration  Laws  of  American  Republics.   (  To  replace  edition  of  1893.  ) 

HANDBOOKS. 

Chile. 

Dominican  Republic. 

MAPS. 

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delegates  of  the  United  States  to  the  Second  International  Conference  of  American 
States,  held  at  the  City  of  Mexico  from  October  22,  1901,  to  January  22,  1902. 
Washington,  1902.  243  pages.  8°.  (57th  Congress,  1st  session.  Senate  Doc.  No. 
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XXIV 


VALUE    OF    LATIN-AMERICAN    COINS. 

VALUE  OF  LATIN-AMEEIOAN  COINS. 


The  following  table  shows  the  value,  in  United  States  gold,  of  coins  representing 
the  monetary  units  of  the  Central  and  South  American  Republics  and  Mexico,  esti- 
mated quarterly  by  the  Director  of  the  United  States  Mint,  in  pursuance  of  act  of 
Congress  : 

ESTIMATE  APRIL  1,  1906. 


Countries. 

Standard. 

Unit. 

Value 

in  U.  S. 

gold 

or 
silver. 

Coins. 

ArgentineRepublic  . 
Bolivia 

Gold.... 

Silver  . . . 

Gold.... 

Gold.... 
Gold.... 

|-Silver 

Gold.... 

Gold.... 

Gold.... 
Gold.... 

Gold  .... 

Gold.... 

Gold.... 
Gold.... 

Gold.... 

Peso 

Boliviano 

Milreis  . . 

Colon 

Dollar... 

Peso 

Peso 

Dollar... 

Sucre 

Gourde.. 

Peso  «... 

Balboa  .. 

Libra  ... 
Peso 

Bolivar . . 

$0. 965J 
.478 

.546/ 

.465- 
1.000 

.478 

.365 

1.  oooJ 

.487/ 
.965/ 

.498| 

1.  oooJ 

4. 866^1 
1.  034/ 

.193] 

Gold— Argentine  ($4,824)  and 

^  Argentine. 
Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Silver — Boliviano     and     divi- 

Brazil  

sions. 
Gold— 5,  10,  and  20  milreis. 

Central    American 
States — 

Costa  Rica 

British  Honduras 

Guatemala 

Honduras 

Nicaragua 

Salvador 

Chile 

Silver — 5,  1,  and  2  milreis. 

Gold— 2,  5,  10,  and  20  colons 
($9,307). 

Silver — 5,  10,  25,  and  50  cén- 
timos. 

Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Gold- Escudo  ($1.825),  doub- 
loon   ($3.650),   and   condor 

Colombia 

($7.300). 
Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Gold— Condor    ($9.647)     and 

Ecuador  

Silver — Peso. 

Gold— 10  sucres  ($4.8665) . 

Haiti 

Silver — Sucre  and  divisions. 
Gold— 1,  2,  5,  and  10  gourdes. 

Mexico 

Silver — Gourde  and  divisions. 

Gold — 5  and  10  pesos. 
Silver^Dollar  i»  (or  peso)  and 
divisions. 

Gold— 1,    2è,    5,    10,    and    20 

Panama  

Peru 

Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 
Gold — J  and  1  libra. 

Uruguay 

Silver — Sol  and  divisions. 
Gold— Peso. 

Venezuela  

Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 
Gold— 5,  10,   20,  50,   and   100 

Silver — 5  bolivars. 

a  75  centigrams  fine  gold. 


b  Value  in  Mexico,  0.498. 


Paraguay  has  no  gold  or  silver  coins  of  its  own  stamping.  The  silver  peso  of  other 
South  American  Republics  circulates  there,  and  has  the  same  value  as  in  thecoun- 
tries  that  issue  it. 


Boletín  Mensual 


Oficina  Internacional  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas, 

Unión  Internacional  de  Repúblicas  Americanas. 


Vol.  XXII. 


MAYO  DE  1906. 


No.  5. 


REPUBLICA  ARGENTINA. 

LA  COSECHA  DE  TRIGO  Y  LINO  DE   1905  Â  1906. 

Según  el  cálculo  publicado  por  el  Ministro  de  Agricultura  de  la 
República  Argentina,  las  cosechas  de  trigo  y  lino  correspondientes  al 
año  de  1905  á  1906,  ascienden  á  3,881,739  toneladas  de  trigo,  y  640,038 
toneladas  de  lino.  El  área  cultivada  y  el  rendimiento  por  provincias 
es  corno  sigue: 


Provincia. 

Trigo. 

Lino. 

Hectares. 

Toneladas. 

Hectares. 

Toneladas. 

Buenos  Ayres 

2, 409, 056 

1,  542, 500 

1,236,415 

314,320 

173, 002 

2, 078, 922 
819, 065 
663, 104 
1Ô8, 650 
162, 000 

263, 248 
498, 800 
118, 156 
135, 010 

7, 568 

224,  994 

Santa  Fé 

284, 395 

Córdoba 

29,  687 

Entre  Klos 

94, 662 

Varios 

6,300 

Total 

5, 675,  293 

3,881,739 

1,  022,  782 

640, 038 

El  rendimiento  de  los 

años  anteriores  fué  e 

1  siguien 

te: 

Trigo. 

Lino. 

1904-1905. 

1903-1904. 

1904-1905. 

1903-1904. 

Área  cultivada ..     .                    

4,  903, 124 

4, 102, 600 

365,  300 

710, UOO 

2, 868,  281 

4,  320, 000 

3, 529, 100 

330, 000 

700, 000 

2, 304,  724 

1,082,890 
740,000 

1,  487,  000 

Producción 

937, 601 

Semilla  de  trigo                                                              

Consumo  doméstico 

Exportado 

6.54,  792 

880, 541 

1259 


1260       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


LA  ZAFRA  DE   1905. 

Eli  1905  el  peso  de  la  caña  de  azúcar  cosechada  en  la  Hepública 
Argentina  ascendió  á  1,595,546,910  kilos,  que  produjeron  un  total  de 
116,975,172  kilos  de  azúcar. 


LAS  EXPORTACIONES  EN  LOS  DOS  PRIMEROS  MESES  DE   1906. 

Las  exportaciones  principales  de  la  República  Argentina  en  los  dos 
primeros  meses  de  1906,  comparadas  con  las  de  1905,  fueron  las 
sio'uientes: 


Cueros  vacunos  secos 

Cueros  vacunos  salados 

Cueros  potros  secos 

Cueros  potros  salados 

Cueros  de  carneros  (pacas) .. 

Pelo  (pacas) 

Sebo  (pipas) 

Sebo  (barriletes) 

Sebo  (  bocoyes) 

Cueros  de  cabra  (pacas; 

Lana  (pacas) 

Trigo  (toneladas) 

Maíz  (toneladas) 

Linaza  (toneladas) 


1900. 

1 
1905. 

414, 387 
193,  OH 

498, 046 
208, 342 

25, 041 
1,050 

20, 453 
16,  565 

6,874 
614 

12, 195 
463 

2,276 

6,  513 

12, 351 

16, 056 

400 

2,602 

2,218 

4,689 

110,  624 

167,  316 

471, 255 

498,  823 

60, 277 
150, 033 

198, 882 
170, 065 

Harina  (toneladas) 

Salvado  (toneladas)  .: 

Afrecho  (sacos) 

Tortas  de  aceite  de  linaza 
(sacos) 

Heno  (pacas) 

Quebracho  (toneladas) 

Extractode  quebracho  (tone- 
ladas)   

Mantequilla  (cajas) 

Azúcar  (toneladas) 

Carneros  congelados 

Cuartos  vacunos  congelados. 


13,  780 
22, 901 
8,756 

15,  901 

218, 383 

63,  257 

8,940 
56, 271 


213,413 
165,  685 


22, 309 
17, 981 
43,  348 

30, 719 

144, 861 

49,  214 

1,983 
49,  888 

1, 965 
555,  626 
256, 008 


REVALIDACIÓN  DE  PATENTES  EXTRANJERAS. 

El  Presidente  de  la  República  Argentina,  con  fecha  6  de  Marzo  de 
1906,  expedió  el  siguiente  decreto: 

"Artículo  1.  Desde  la  fecha  del  presente  decreto  los  solicitantes 
-de  patentes  de  invención  deberán  manifestar  si  está  patentado  ó  no  el 
invento  en  el  extranjero,  mencionando,  en  caso  afirmativo,  el  país, 
número  de  orden,  fecha  j  duración  de  la  patente  acordada,  no  siendo 
obligatoria  la  presentación  de  la  traducción  y  l&galización  de  los  docu- 
mentos concernientes  á  la  patente  que  se  trata  de  revalidar. 

"Art.  2.  Previa  reposición  de  sellos,  vuelva  á  sus  efectos  á  la 
Dirección  de  Patentes  y  Marcas.  " 


BRASIL. 

RENTA  DE  ADUANAS  EN  EL  MES  DE  FEBRERO  DE   1906. 

En  el  mes  de  febrero  de  1906  la  renta  de  aduana  del  Puerto  de  Río 
de  Janeiro  ascendió  á  un  total  de  5,509,699  milreis  contra  6,365,140 
milreis  en  el  mismo  período  del  año  pasado,  ó  sea  una  disminución 
de  855,750  milreis. 


OFICINA  INTEKNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS.        1261 


BOLIVIA. 

PRESUPUESTO  GENERAL  PARA  1906. 

SERVICIO   NACIONAL. 


Bolivianos. 

Bolivianos.    '/ 

10  406  233  00 

Gastos: 

260, 6.56.  00 
1,117,298.20 
3,083,8.58.79 
1, 090, 224. 99 
2,037,872.70 
2, 384, 244. 90 
1,114,401.00 

Servicio  de  Kelaciones  Exteriores  y  Culto 

Servicio  de  Gobierno  y  Fomento 

Servicio  de  Hacienda  é  Indu.^tria 

Servicio  de  Justicia  é  Instrucción  Pública 

Servicio  de  Guerra 

Servicio  de  Colonización  y  Agricultura 

Déficit 

1  282  3'>3  58 

Total 

11, 688, 556. 58 

11  688  550  58 

SERVICIOS  DAPARTAMENÏALES. 


Ciiuquisaca  .. 

Déficit 

La  Paz 

Superávit 

Cochabamba . 

Potosí 

Oruro 

Superávit 

Santa  Cruz... 

Déficit 

Tarija 

Déficit 

Beni 

Superávit 


Bolivianos. 
172,504.90. 
97.10 
703,  300.  00 


313. 729.  76 
320,406.80 
160,598.46 


Total . 


180, 100. 00 

100.00 

110,710.00 

6,  000. 00 

125, 956.  60 


2, 093, 503. 62 


Gastos. 


Bolivianos. 
172, 602. 00 


699, 900. 00 
3, 400. Õ0 
313,  729. 26 
320,406.80 
157, 598. 46 
3, 000. 00 
180,  200. 00 


116,710.00 


125, 356. 60 
600.09 


2, 093, 503. 62 


CUADRO  DE  LAS  IMPORTACIONES  GENERALES  EN  1904. 


Gravadas. 

Liberadas. 

Totales. 

Aduanas. 

Kilogra- 
mos. 

Valores. 

Kilogramos. 

Valores. 

Kilogramos. 

Valores. 

Antof  agasta 

La  Paz 

14, 398, 145 
8,  203,  688 

Bolivianos. 

7,275,111.22 

3, 683, 265. 20 

282,349.81 

880, 953. 32 

704, 670. 85 

486, 025. 45 

431,276.38 

315,981.03 

38, 274. 76 

27, 560. 86 

3, 160, 092 
14, 570, 946 
22, 907,  310 

Bolivianos. 

625,867.41 

3,322,925.92 

1, 551, 243.  40 

17,  .558, 237 

22,  774,  634 

24, 032, 510 

2, 220,  766 

533, 977 

448, 620 

031,  323 

631,  800 

1,699,454 

62,  .514 

Bolivianos. 
7, 800, 978.  es 
7  006  191  1'' 

Uyuni 

Arica 

Tupiza 

Tarija 

Puerto  Suárez 

Villa-Bella 

1, 125, 200 
2, 220, 766 
151, 434 
425, 652 
625, 399 
631,800 
9''>3  601 

1, 833,  593. 21 
880,  953. 32 

402, 543 

22,968 

5,924 

112, 793. 60 
8,387.45 
1, 944. 47 

814,467.45 
494, 412.  90 
433, 220. 85 
315,931.03 

91^   1RS   99 

Oruro  

775, 853 

174, 863. 46 

Pelechuco 

62,  514 

27,  .560. 86 



Total 

28,768  199    u  i'^.'i  ■i^fl.  rs 

41,845,636 

5, 598, 025. 71 

70, 613, 835 

19,  823, 444. 59 

1262        OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Procedencias  de  las  mismas  importaciones  con  distinción  de  las  aue 
han  pagado  derechos  j  de  las  liberadas. 


Gravadas. 

Liberadas. 

Totales. 

Por 

ciento 

total 

de  los 

valores. 

Procedencias. 

Kilogra- 
mos. 

Valores. 

Kilogra- 
mos. 

Valores. 

Kilogra- 
mos. 

Valores. 

Alemania 

Inglaterra 

6, 286, 828 

5,917,114 

1, 816, 968 

3,517,719 

2,463,616 

334, 328 

1,377,542 

833, 763 

812,835 

671, 776 

372,  727 

65, 111 

44, 627 

23, 034 

139 

5,494 

939 

1,861 

360 

4,221,438 

Bolivianos. 

3,575,094.63 

3,574,224.66 

1,221,198.90 

390,755.13 

843, 305.  76 

843,880.02 

636,354.37 

631,329.84 

626, 003. 86 

340, 504. 34 

209, 484. 73 

14,521.45 

10, 492. 80 

8,861.73 

4, 883. 76 

2,377.68 

2, 347.  50 

572.34 

201. 60 

1, 189, 023. 78 

646, 059 

1,167,516 

9, 034, 197 

8,107,029 

3,  743, 936 

317, 769 

283, 577 

35, 540 

69, 651 

1,995 

31,068 

Bolivianos. 

365, 652. 32 

227, 285. 86 

2, 169, 613. 62 

989, 331. 62 

477,328.25 

87,203.68 

24, 097. 85 

12,549.57 

9,223.06 

511.26 

14,424.43 

6, 932, 887 

7, 084, 630 

10, 851, 155 

11,624,748 

6, 207, 552 

652, 097 

1,661,119 

869, 303 

882,  486 

673, 771 

403, 795 

65, 111 

44, 627 

23, 408 

139 

.5, 494 

939 

1,861 

360 

22, 618, 353 

Bolivianos. 

3, 940, 746.  95 

3, 801, 510. 52 

3, 390, 812. 52 

1,  380, 086. 75 

1, 320, 604. 01 

931,083.70 

660, 452. 22 

643, 879. 41 

635, 226. 92 

341,015.60 

223, 909. 16 

14,521.45 

10, 492. 80 

9, 026.  83 

4, 883.  76 

2,377.68 

2, 347. 50 

19.88 
19.18 
17.11 

Chile 

6.97 

Estados  Unidos. 
Argentina...... 

6.67 
4.70 
3.34 

Francia 

Italia 

3.25 
3.20 

Brasil 

1.72 

1.12 

Uruguay  

.50 
.70 

Paraguay 

374 

165. 10 

.04 
.02 

Cuba 

.01 

1 

572.34  i^        .01 

201.60  'J 

Procedencia  ig- 
norada   

18, 396, 915 

1,320,639.09 

2, 509, 662. 87         12.  06 

Total 

28, 768, 199 

14,125,418.88 

41, 845, 636 

5, 698, 025. 71 

70, 613, 835 

19,823,444.59 

100.00 

MEUCADERÍAS  EXPORTADAS  DE  NUEVA  YORK  Y  SAN  FRAN- 
CISCO CON  DESTINO  A  BOLIVIA  EN  LOS  MESES  DE  MARZO  Y 
ABRID  DE  1906. 

NUEVA  YORK. 


Via— 

Marzo. 

Abril. 

Bultos. 

Valor. 

Bultos. 

Valor. 

960 

452 

33 

$9, 766.  74 
8, 312. 67 
1, 122. 80 

1,988 

1,037 

481 

15 

80 

819, 049. 89 

Moliendo .              

11, 484. 05 

16,316.00 

806. 25 

Pará                                               

894 

8,587.21 

1, 053. 20 

Total  - 

2,339 

27, 789. 42 

3,601 

48,709.39 

SAN  FRANCISCO. 


Antofagasta 
Moliendo  .. 

Total 


24, 411 
5,814 


30, 225 


S7, 000.  92 
11,311.15 


18, 312.  07 


RESUMEN. 


Valor. 


Total,  consulado  de  Nueva  York,  marzo  y  abril 
Total,  consulado  de  San  Francisco,  marzo 

Grand  total 


5,940 
30, 225 


36, 165 


Î76,  498. 81 
18, 312. 07 


94,810.88 


OFICIIsrA  INTEEN  ACIÓN  AL  DE  LAS  EEPTJBLICAS  AMERICAJSTAS.       1263 

COLOMBIA. 

DELEGADOS  AL  CONGRESO  PAN- AMERICANO. 

Según  informes  recibidos  del  Ministro  americano  en  Bogotá,  Colom- 
bia, el  Poder  Ejecutivo  ha  nombrado  á  los  Señoros  Miguel,  A.  Caro 
y  General  Joaquín  F.  Vélez,  Delegados  de  Colombia  al  Congreso 
Pan-americano  que  se  raunirá  en  Río  Janeiro. 

También  asistirá  á  dicho  Congreso,  en  su  carácter  de  Enviado  Extra- 
ordinario y  Ministro  Plenipotenciario  de  Colombia  ante  el  Gobierno 
del  Brasil,  el  Señor  General  Rafael  Uribe  Uribe. 

Tales  nombramientos  serán  recibidos  con  entusiasmo  por  todos  los 
colombianos.  Sin  acordarse  de  denominaciones  políticas,  que  nada 
valen  ante  los  grandes  intereses  de  la  Patria,  el  Señor  Presidente  de  la 
República  y  su  ilustrado  Ministro  de  Relaciones  Exteriores,  al  hacer 
esas  designaciones,  no  han  tenido  en  cuenta  sino  el  buen  nombre  de 
Colombia  y  las  cuestiones  de  alta  trascendencia  para  la  América  que  se 
van  á  discutir  en  esa  augusta  Corporación. 

El  General  Vélez  llevará  al  Congreso  de  Río  Janeiro  acopio  de 
luces,  su  larga  práctica  en  la  diplomacia,  la  experiencia  que  dan  los 
años  y  su  versación  en  asuntos  internacionales. 

El  General  Uribe  Uribe  lleva  su  ilustración,  su  facilidad  de  palabra, 
sus  conocimientos  en  diversos  ramos  y  el  estudio  concienzudo  que,  de 
visu,  ha  hecho  he  casi  todas  las  Repúblicas  hispano-americanas. 

Del  Señor  Caro  huelga  todo  lo  que  digamos.  Su  nombre  será  ban- 
dera de  triunfo  dondequiera  que  llegue.  Si  por  plebiscito  nacional  se 
hubiera  hecho  la  designación,  el  nombre  de  Miguel  Antonio  Caro 
habría  sido  aclamado  por  el  país.  Poder  del  talento  que  esclaviza  á 
las  multitudes.  El,  y  Root,  como  personificación  de  dos  razas,  serán 
las  figuras  culminantes  de  la  Conferencia  de  Río  Janeiro. 

Colombia  tiene  derecho  á  exigir  que  la  voz  del  Señor  Caro  ilustre  y 
convenza  en  el  augusto  areópago  que  dentro  de  poco  tiempo  tendrá 
por  auditorio  al  mundo  civilizado.  El  país  se  lo  exige,  no  sólo  para 
gloria  nuestra,  sino  también  para  orgullo  de  la  América  latina,  que  ve 
en  él  una  de  sus  personalidades  más  altas  y  puras. 

Como  Secretario  de  la  Delegación  de  Colombia  ha  sido  designado  el 
Señor  Doctor  Julio  H.  Palacio,  quien  de  un  año  á  esta  parte  se  ha 
hecho  conocer  ventajosamente  como  inteligente  escritor  político  y 
como  diarista  de  escuela  moderna. 

Su  concurso  será  eficaz  porque  es  espíritu  cultivado,  á  lo  que  se 
agrega  que  no  es  novicio  en  los  asuntos  que  se  rozan  con  el  Derecho 
Internacional.  Y  tiene  también  la  ventaja,  loable  en  un  diplomático, 
de  que  sabe  de  usos  y  costumbres  del  gran  mundo,  lo  que  hará  de  él 
una  buena  figura  decorativa. 


1261        OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

CONCESIÓN  PARA  LA   CONSTHUCCIÓN  DE   TIN  FERROCAIIIIIL. 

El  Ministro  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  Colombia  anuncia  que  se  ha 
hecho  una  importante  concesión  j)ara  la  construcción  de  un  Ferrocarril 
al  Señor  Alfred  Bishop  Masox,  de  Nueva  York,  3'  al  Señor  Edward 
H.  Mason,  de  Chicago,  personas  muy  conocidas  en  México,  siendo  así 
que  el  jjrimero  de  ellos  construyó  el  ferrocarril  de  Veracruz  al  Pacífico. 

Dicha  concesión  comprende  un  ferrocarril  que  se  ha  de  extender 
desde  Buenaventura,  que  es  el  puerto  principal  del  Pacífico,  hasta 
Palmira,  en  el  rico  Estado  de  Cauca,  3^^  á  voluntad  de  los  concesionarios, 
otro  ferrocarril  desde  Palmira  hasta  la  capital  de  Colombia  ó  hasta  el 
Río  Magdalena.  La  línea  de  Buenaventura  y  Palmira  tiene  como  110 
millas  de  longitud.  Aún  no  se  ha  fijado  el  local  preciso  de  la  parte  de 
esta,  línea  que  se  extiende  65  millas  hacia  el  este,  pero  ya  están  en 
operación  12  millas  que  hay  de  Buenaventura  á  Córdoba.  Ya  se  han 
construido  18  millas  más  desde  Córdoba  hasta  Delfino,  pero  no  pueden 
funcionar  los  trenes  á  causa  de  la  destrucción  de  los  puentes  ocasionada 
por  las  inundaciones,  etc. 

Los  Señores  Mason  se  obligan  á  reparar  bien  30  millas;  concluir  el 
camino  hasta  Palmira  para  el  1°  de  diciembre  de  1910;  hacer  los  reco- 
nocimientos, dentro  de  20  meses,  de  la  ruta  de  Palmira  á  Bogotá  ó  Pal- 
mira  al  Río  Magdalena,  y  decidir  dentro  de  tres  meses  después  de 
dicha  fecha,  si  construyen  esta  última  línea  bajo  las  condiciones  ofreci- 
das por  el  Gobierno.  El  Gobierno  de  Colombia  se  obliga  á  pagarles 
á  dichos  señores  el  15  de  cada  mes,  comenzando  el  15  de  febrero  de 
1906,  la  mitad  de  los  ingresos  en  bruto  de  las  aduanas  del  Pacífico, 
correspondientes  al  mes  anterior,  hasta  que  perciban  como  5,400,000 
pesos  en  oro.  Si  los  fondos  que  tienen  en  su  poder  en  cualquier  tiempo 
excediesen  de  1100,000  oro  del  valor  del  trabajo  hecho,  entonces  se 
suspenderán  los  pagos  que  á  dichos  señores  se  les  hagan  hasta  que  los 
anticipos  netos  sean  menores  de  100,000  pesos.  A  medida  que  cada 
kilómetro  se  construj'a,  los  Señores  Mason  tendrán  derecho  á  cobrar 
una  cantidad  que  varía  desde  $38,000  y  $10,000  hasta  $65,333  oro, 
según  la  situación  geográfica  del  kilómetro.  Si  la  mitad  del  producto 
de  las  aduanas  del  Pacífico  no  llegase  á  ser  suficiente  para  efectuar 
cualquier  pago,  el  Gobierno  les  pagará  un  8  por  ciento  de  interés  sobre 
la  suma  que  adeude.  Mientras  la  construcción  esté  pendiente  de  ter- 
minación, la  mitad  del  producto  ó  ganancia  neta  de  la  línea  será 
entregada  á  los  expresados  señores,  y  la  otra  mitad  se  les  pagará  á 
cuenta  de  la  construcción.  Una  vez  que  se  les  haya  pagado  el  total 
de  $5,400,000,  los  expresados  señores  tendrán  á  su  cargo  la  operación 
de  la  línea  por  un  término  de  50  años,  pagándole  al  Gobierno  la  mitad 
de  las  ganadas  netas.  A  la  terminación  de  este  plazo  de  50  años,  la 
línea  viene  á  ser  propiedad  del  Gobierno. 


OFICINA  I]SrTERÍíACI0íí"AL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS.        1265 

CUBA. 

MENSAJE  DEIi  PRESIDENTE  PAIíMA. 

Los  siguientes  párrafos  demuestran  parte  del  mensaje  que  el  Presi- 
dente de  la  República  de  Cuba,  Sr.  D.  E.  Estrada  Palma,  presentó 
al  Congreso  Nacional  el  21  de  abril  de  1906,  al  concluir  su  primer 
período  presidencial. 

La  Legislatura  que  comienza  en  esta  fecha,  es  la  última  de  las  que 
corresponden  al  período  presidencial  inaugurado  el  20  de  mayo  de 
1902.  Es,  por  tanto,  la  novena  vez  que  cumplo  con  el  precepto  de 
que  trata  en  su  párrafo  cuarto  el  Artículo  68  de  nuestra  Ley  funda- 
mental. 

El  primero  de  diciembre,  como  se  deja  indicado  en  las  líneas  que 
preceden,  se  verificaron  las  elecciones  generales  para  Representantes, 
Compromisarios  senatoriales,  Gobernadores,  Consejeros  j  Compro- 
misarios presidenciales.  En  todas  partes  reinó  orden  completo.  El 
10  de  febrero  se  reunieron  en  las  Capitales  de  Provincia  los  Compro- 
misarios senatoriales  j  presidenciales,  verificando  los  primeros  el  día 
16  la  correspondiente  elección  de  Senadores,  j  los  segundos,  el  19,  la 
de  Presidente  y  Vice-Presidente  de  la  República;  todo  de  acuerdo  con 
la  Ley  electoral,  cuyos  preceptos  han  quedado  hasta  aquí  plenamente 
cumplidos. 

Con  objeto  de  asistir  á  la  inauguración  antes  mencionada,  fué  á  San- 
tiago de  Cuba  una  numerosa  comisión  de  Jefes  y  Oficiales  del  Ejército 
americano,  presidida  por  el  General  S.  B.  M.  Young.  Para  recibirla 
y  atenderla  dignamente,  se  designó  una  Comisión  de  Generales  del 
Ejército  libertador,  de  los  que  tomaron  parte  en  la  campaña  de  Oriente, 
y  se  confió  la  representación  del  Gobierno  de  la  República  al  Secretario 
de  Gobernación,  quien  se  trasladó  á  dicha  ciudad  acompañado  de  los 
Jefes  de  los  Cuerpos  armados  de  la  República. 

La  Comisión  americana  fué  recibida  con  grande  entusiasmo  por 
el  pueblo  de  Santiago  de  Cuba,  siendo,  además,  particularmente  aten- 
dida y  festejada  por  los  Representantes  del  Gobierno,  las  Autoridades 
locales  y  Asociaciones. 

Fuerzas  de  la  Guardia  Rural  y  del  Cuerpo  de  Artillería  enviadas 
desde  aquí,  contribu^^eron  á  dar  ma^^or  lucimiento  á  las  fiestas  de 
inauguración. 

El  Servicio  de  comiunicaciones  se  hace  más  extenso  cada  día,  de  tal 
manera,  que  sólo  á  costa  de  gTandes  esfuerzos  es  posible  al  personal 
con  que  cuentan  los  Departamentos  de  Correos  y  Telégrafos  realizar  el 
trabajo  extraordinario  que  tiene  á  su  cargo.  Se  impone,  por  tanto,  la 
necesidad  de  proveer  á  ambas  Departamentos  del  número  de  empleados 
que  demandan  la  importancia  y  extensión  de  los  servicios  que  prestan. 


1266       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

El  día  dos  de  marzo  se  inauguraron  las  dos  estaciones  de  telegrafía 
sin  hilos,  sistema  Telefunken,  establecidas  la  una  en  El  Mariel  y  la 
otra  en  Nueva  Gerona,  Isla  de  Pinos.  Están  servidas  por  telegrafistas 
cubanos,  y  funcionan  satisfactoriamente,  habiéndose  logrado  de  esta 
manera  que  estemos  unidos  telegráficamente  con  la  expresada  Isla. 
Los  aparatos  de  ambas  estaciones  fueron  cedidos  é  instalados  grátis  por 
la  Casa  ''''  Gesellscliaft  für  DratJdose  Télégraphie.''^ 

El  Ejecutivo,  en  vista  del  buen  resultado  que  da  el  sistema,  se  pro- 
pone adquirir  otros  aparatos  de  la  misma  clase  para  instalar  estaciones 
en  Baracoa  y  Guantánamo,  cuya  comunicación  telegráfica  se  interrumpe 
con  frecuencia  por  atravesar  los  alambres  eléctricos  una  grande  exten- 
sión de  terreno  montañoso.  Más  adelante  podrán  establecerse  otras 
estaciones  en  una  serie  de  lugares  á  lo  largo  de  la  Isla,  quedando  de 
este  modo  asegurada  la  comunicación  por  medio  de  la  telegrafía  sin 
hilos,  de  un  extremo  á  otro  de  la  República. 

El  numero  de  telegramas  trasmitidos  desde  julio  del  año  próximo 
pasado  hasta  el  28  de  febrero  último,  da  una  idea  clara  del  notable 
incremento  que  adquiere  este  importante  Servicio  de  comunicaciones. 
Reuniendo  los  despachos  oficiales  y  los  privados,  su  número  se  eleva 
á  602,510,  cuyo  rendimento  es  de  $113,316.49. 

Fué  la  intención  de  la  Junta  de  Sanidad  Marítima  de  los  Estados 
Unidos,  sujetar  á  medidas  cuarentenarias  en  los  puertos  del  Sur,  desde 
el  15  de  marzo,  á  los  buques  procedentes  de  Cuba.  Las  gestiones 
activamente  hechas  cerca  del  Jefe  Superior  de  Sanidad  y  del  Gobierno 
por  conducto  de  nuestro  representante  Diplomático  en  Washington, 
Señor  Gonzalo  de  Quesada,  han  sido  atendidas,  suspendiéndose  la 
resolución  sobre  cuarentena,  mientras  no  la  justifique  algún  nuevo  caso 
de  la  terrible  enfermedad. 

Cumpliendo  lo  dispuesto  en  la  sección  primera.  Artículo  60  de 
la  Orden  Militar  No.  159,  de  1902,  el  Ejecutivo  ha  promulgado  las 
"Ordenanzas  sanitarias,"  redactadas  de  acuerdo  con  la  Junta  Supe- 
rior de  Sanidad.  A  falta  de  una  Legislación  sanitaria,  en  consonancia 
con  los  progresos  de  la  ciencia,  estas  Ordenanzas,  con  sus  reglas  de 
carácter  general  sobre  todos  los  casos  en  que  pueda  afectarse  la  higiene 
publica,  han  de  allanar  las  dificultades  que  á  diario  se  suscitaban  por 
•la  falta  de  Reglamento  sobre  la  materia. 

Aceptando  la  atenta  invitación  dirigida  por  el  Presidente  del 
Decimoquinto  Congreso  Internacional  de  Medicina,  que  habrá  de 
reunirse  en  Lisboa  el  19  del  corriente  mes  de  abril  y  celebrar  sesiones 
hasta  el  26,  el  Ejecutivo  ha  nombrado  para  que  representen  á  Cuba  en 
dicho  Congreso  á  los  Dres.  Aristides  Agramonte  y  Pedro  J. 
Albarrán. 

La  Estadística  Demográfica,  desde  noviembre  del  año  anterior  hasta 
febrero  último,  acusa  8,629  defunciones,  que  dan  un  promedio  de  15.81 


CUBA.  '  1267 

por  mil,  calculando  la  población  en  1,656,776.  Como  los  nacimientos 
en  el  mismo  período  de  tiempo  arrojan  la  cifra  de  22,252,  resulta  un 
aumento  de  población  de  13,623. 

El  pacto  de  unión  que  existía  entre  Noruega  y  Suesia  desde  1811, 
quedó  disuelto  en  junio  del  año  pasado.  Los  Gobiernos  de  ambos 
países  participaron  al  nuestro  el  hecho  de  la  disolución,  habiendo  sido, 
en  consecuencia,  reconocida  por  nosotros,  Noruega,  como  Estado  Inde- 
pendiente j  Soberano. 

De  noviembre  á  la  fecha  han  presentado  sus  credenciales  y  se  les  ha 
recibido  con  el  ceremonial  de  costumbre,  el  Señor  Charles  Renoz; 
como  Ministro  Residente  de  Bélgica,  categoría  á  que  ha  sido  elevado 
últimamente  por  su  Gobierno;  los  Señores  José  F.  Godoy,  Edwin 
V.  Morgan  y  Luis  F.  Corea,  como  Enviados  Extraordinarios  y  Mi- 
nistros Plenipotenciarios  de  México,  los  Estados  Unidos  y  Nicaragua, 
respectivamente. 

La  circunstancia  de  haber  acreditado  la  República  de  Nicaragua  su 
Representante  Diplomático  cerca  del  Gobierno  de  Cuba,  es  una  razón 
más  para  que  insista  en  poner  de  manifiesto  la  necesidad  imprescindible 
de  enviar  á  los  países  de  Centro  y  Sur  América  un  Encargado  Especial, 
que  ha  de  servir  no  sólo  para  corresponder  á  la  cortesía  de  los  Gobier- 
nos que  nos  han  favorecido  con  su  representación,  sino  también  para 
establecer  con  todos  las  cordiales  relaciones  que  deben  existir  entre 
pueblos  hermanos  de  la  América  latina. 

En  julio  próximo  ha  de  celebrarse  en  Río  de  Janeiro  la  Tercera  Con- 
ferencia Pan-Americana,  á  la  cual  deben  concurrir  también  delegados 
de  Cuba.  Muj  conveniente  sería  que  el  enviado  especial  á  que  vengo 
refiriéndome — para  cuyos  gastos  de  representación  pido  un  crédito  de 
$15,000 — comenzara  el  desempeño  de  su  encargo  por  el  Brasil,  y  que 
ya  estuviese  allí  cuando  llegaran  los  delegados  cubanos,  para  presen- 
tarlos al  Gobierno  Brasileño. 

El  Cuerpo  Consular  de  la  República  consta  hoy  de  36  Cónsules  de 
carrera  y  105  honorarios,  hallándose  pendiente  de  la  aprobación  del 
Senado  el  nombramiento  de  nueve  Agentes  más  de  segunda  clase.  El 
número  de  Representantes  Consulares  de  otras  Naciones,  acreditados 
en  Cuba,  llega  en  la  actualidad  á  131. 

El  Tratado  sobre  la  Isla  de  Pinos,  que  la  declara  del  dominio  de 
Cuba,  se  halla  en  discusión  ante  el  Senado  de  los  Estados  Unidos. 

El  día  20  de  marzo  se  canjearon  las  ratificaciones  del  Convenio  con 
Alemania  sobre  cambio  de  bultos  postales.  La  República  se  ha 
adherido,  previa  la  aprobación  del  Senado,  al  Convenio  relativo  al 
canje  de  publicaciones  oficiales  y  al  Tratado  sobre  protección  de  la 
propiedad  industrial,  suscritos  por  los  delegados  de  las  Repúblicas 
Americanas  durante  la  Segunda  Conferencia  celebrada  en  México  el 
año  de  1902. 

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1268     OFiciisrA  ikteen  ación  al  de  las  repúblicas  americanas. 

Además  de  las  invitaciones  de  que  he  dado  cuenta  en  anteriores 
mensajes,  el  Gobierno  ha  recibido  otras  para  los  siguientes  congresos, 
que  se  verificarán  en  distintos  países:  Geológico  Internacional  de 
México,  en  el  mes  de  septiembre;  Médico  Latino- Americano  en  Mon- 
tevideo, del  13  al  20  de  Enero  de  1907;  Internacional  de  Medicina  en 
Lisboa,  del  19  al  26  del  corriente. 

Existiendo  aún  las  razones  que  aconsejan  la  adhesión  de  Cuba  á  la 
Convención  Azucarera  de  Bruselas  y  la  modificación  de  las  Partidas 
293  3"  291  de  los  Aranceles  de  Aduanas,  me  permito  recordar  las  indi- 
caciones hechas  á  ese  respecto  en  anteriores  mensajes.  Igualmente  me 
permito  recordar  el  mensaje  especial  que  tuve  el  honor  de  dirigir  el 
1  de  enero  de  1901  sobre  la  modificación  del  Art.  21  de  la  Ley  Aran- 
celaria Consular,  á  fin  de  que  queden  comprendidas  las  facturas  meno- 
res de  cincuenta  pesos  y  no  sigan  perjudicándose  los  ingresos  del 
Tesoro. 

Siendo  la  industria  azucarera  y  el  cultivo  del  tabaco  las  ricas  fuentes 
de  donde  brotan  los  múltiples  millones  que  entran  todos  los  años  en  la 
circulación  del  país,  para  alimentar  bajo  diferentes  formas  la  vida  eco- 
nómica de  la  Nación,  racional  es  que  el  Estado  les  preste  cuanta  ayuda 
sea  compatible  con  otros  intereses  públicos,  que  tampoco  pueden 
ser  descuidados.  Una  de  las  medidas  indicadas  como  auxiliares  de  la 
Agricultura,  es  la  promulgación,  sin  demora,  de  una  Ley  de  Inmigra- 
ción que,  por  una  parte,  promueva  la  entrada  de  braceros  en  número 
proporcional  á  las  necesidades  del  país,  y  que  por  otra,  estimule  el 
aumento  de  la  población  rural  por  medio  de  familias  extranjeras,  á 
quienes  se  ofrezcan  facilidades  y  ventajas  suficientes  para  que  se  deci- 
dan á  establecerse  entre  nosotros  y  hacer  de  Cuba  una  patria  adoptiva. 
Cualquiera  cantidad  que  se  aplique  de  los  sobrantes  del  Tesoro  á  con- 
seguir ambos  objetos,  particularmente  el  último,  será  su  inversión 
ampliamente  reproductiva.  Con  la  aj^uda  que  por  la  Ley  se  preste, 
no  hay  duda  alguna  de  que  la  ayuda  que  podrá  asegurarse  una  co- 
rriente continua  de  inmigración  de  la  clase  trabajadora,  si  se  tiene  en 
cuenta  que  el  año  próximo  pasado  entraron  en  la  Isla  por  su  propia 
iniciativa  51,219,  sin  otro  estímulo  que  la  certeza  de  encontrar  trabajo 
y  buenos  jornales. 

Otra  ley  que  debe  ser  objeto  de  estudio  inmediato,  es  la  de  un 
banco  hipotecario  que  facilite  dinero  á  largo  plazo,  con  módico  inte- 
rés y  amortización  gradual.  Una  institución  de  esta  clase,  no  sólo 
haría  mejorar  la  penosa  condición  económica  de  un  gran  número  de 
nuestros  hacendados  é  imprimiría  gran  impulso  al  desarrollo  de  las 
industrias  agrícolas,  sino  que  pondría  término  al  hecho  doloroso  que 
se  repite  cada  día,  de  pasar  la  propiedad  territorial  á  manos  extranje- 
ras, por  no  tener  sus  actuales,  poseedores  los  medios  de  hacerla 
productiva. 


CUBA.  1269 

GASTOS    DE    LA    NACIÓN. 

Durante  el  primer  semestre  de  este  ejercicio,  las  órdenes  de  adelanto 
de  fondos  libradas  á  los  pagadores  para  satisfacer  obligaciones  recono- 
cidas, ascendieron  á  las  siguientes  sumas: 

Poder  legislativo $214:,  175.  82 

Empréstito  é  impuestos 613, 419.  02 

Poder  Ejecutivo 35,  706.  34 

Secretaría  de  Estado  y  Justicia 192,  999.  22 

Gobernación 3,  029,  326.  65 

Hacienda 1,  758, 407.  62 

Instrucción  pública 1,  878,  455.  81 

Obras  públicas 2,  261,  219.  83 

Agricultura,  industria  y  comercio 98,  979.  04 

Poder  Judicial 572,378.  31 

Total 10,655,067.66 

que  se  descomponen  en  la  forma  siguiente: 

Presupuesto  fijo |821,  448.  92 

Presupuesto  anual 7,  774,  224.  47 

Leyes  esi^eciales 1,  773, 148.  85 

Resultas  del  ejercicio  cerrado 286,  245.  72 

Total 10,655,067.66 

INGRESOS. 

Durante  el  mismo  semestre  ingresaron  en  la  Tesorería  General  de  la 
República  las  siguientes  simas: 

Eenta  de  aduanas $13,  262,  662.  08 

Rentas  interiores 405,  025.  04 

Propiedades  y  derechos  del  Estado 87,  929,  01 

Productos  diversos 183,  334.  26 

Derechos  consulares 162,  784.  00 

Comunicaciones 345,  739.  93 

Impuestos  del  empréstito 1,  935,  656.  95 

Total 16,383,131.27 

RECAUDACIÓN    DE    ADUANAS. 

Se  advierte  un  aumento  considerable  en  la  recaudación  de  todas  las 
rentas.  Durante  el  semestre  de  julio  á  diciembre  de  1905,  la  recau- 
dación de  aduanas  fué  como  sigue: 

Importación |12,  665,  742.  75 

Tonelaje 227,921.11 

Muelles  y  almacenes 16,  395.  43 

Mejoras  del  puerto  . .  i 212,  771.  61 

Pasajeros 34,  003.  00 

Certificados 2,  263.  50 

Inspección  de  ganado 29,  006.  37 


1270       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Inspección  de  buques $3,  262. 19 

Cuarta  parte  practicaje 22, 162.  58 

Multas  y  comisos 11,  246.  43 

Miscelánea 36, 185.  48 

Derechos  oficiales  de  cónsules 1,  566.  38 

Derechos  honorarios  de  cónsules 27.  6o 

Productos  diversos 1,  .674.  03 

Total 13,  264,  228.  46 

La  recaudación  por  aduanas  fué  la  siguiente,  con  expresión  del  tanto  por  ciento  del  servicio 

en  cada  una. 


Recaudación. 

Tanto 

por 
ciento. 

Recaudación. 

Tanto 
por 

ciento. 

$9, 275, 723. 94 
431, 819. 34 
351,112.47 
234, 491. 22 
190, 265. 76 
145,  493. 80 
108, 476. 14 
58,482.18 
14, 962. 98 
221, 609. 41 
1, 015, 573. 12 

2.42 

3.50 

3.53 

3.58 

3.83 

5.34 

11.32 

10.80 

24.86 

2.51 

2.77 

$169, 188. 55 

2, 318. 21 

15,  706.  83 

3,  739.  57 

940, 935.^1 

2,171.41 

3,496.07 

78, 662. 16 

4.46 

Matanzas 

Santa  Cruz  del  Sur 

Tunas  de  Zaza 

60.82 

13.43 

Sagua  la  Grande 

77.81 

3.36 

Bata  bañó 

96.71 

Nueva  Gerona 

34.00 

6.01 

Total 

13,264,228.46 

Santiago  de  Cuba 

RECAUDACIÓN    DE    RENTAS    INTERIORES. 

La  recaudación  de  rentas  interiores  en  el  mismo  semestre  fué,  por 
conceptos  y  zonas,  como  sigue: 

Contribución  á  bancos  y  sociedades  |49,  795.  28 

Derechos  reales 355,229.76 

Venta  de  terrenos  y  fincas 27,  992.  04 

Eedención  de  censos -  -  8,  950.  47 

"Réditos  de  censos 12,  501. 14 

Alquileres  de  fincas 17,  671.  50 

Aprovechamientos  forestales 537.  50 

Productos  de  establecimientos  penales 144.  50 

Marcas  y  patentes 5,  308.  38 

Intereses  de  demora 7, 938.  00 

Recargos  á  morosos 1,  638.  96 

Marcas  de  ganado 4,  692.  52 

Concesiones  mineras 654.  00 

Productos  diversos  . , 1 83,  334.  26 

Total 676.  288.  31 

Zonas  : 

Habana 378,  826.  33 

Pinar  del  Río 25,176.19 

Matanzas 58,  972. 12 

Santa  Clara 72,  078. 14 

Camagüey 1  42,093.99 

Santiago  de  Cuba. 81, 130. 49 

Holguín 18,  011.  05 

Total 676,288.31 


CUBA.  1271 

Durante  el  año  natural  de  1905,  el  comercio  de  importación  de  la 
República  alcanzó  la  suma  de  $91,806,665  contra  $77,028,311  en  el  de 
1901,  acusando  un  aumento  de  $17,778,351.  No  está  comprendido  el 
dinero  importado,  que  ascendió  á  $8,219,167  contra  $5,807,337  en 
1901. 

La  importación,  por  países,  fué  la  siguiente  en  1905: 

Estados  Unidos |42,  981,  888 

Alemania 5,  784,  784 

España 10,  356,  469 

Francia 5,  243,  263 

Eeino  Unido  de  la  Gran  Bretaña 13,  424,  650 

Países  de  América 12,  522,  620 

Diversos  países  de  Europa 3,  602, 493 

Todos  los  demás  países 890, 498 

COMERCIO    DE    EXPORTACIÓN. 

El  total  de  las  exportaciones  en  el  mismo  año  de  1905  fué  de 
$110,167,181,  contra  $89,012,756  en  1901,  resultando  una  diferencia  a 
favor  de  1905  de  $21,151,728,  excluyendo  también  la  moneda  que 
ascendió  á  $2,112,510,  pontra  $965,385  en  1901. 

La  exportación  por  países  fué  la  siguiente: 

Estados  Unidos $95,  330, 475.  00 

Alemania 3,  905,  471.  00 

España 786,  344.  00 

Francia 1,198,652.00 

Reino  Unido  de  la  Gran  Bretaña 5,  795,  350.  00 

Diversos  países  de  América 1,  747,  568.  00 

Diversos  países  de  Europa 770,  358.  00 

Tad  os  los  demás  países 633,  266.  00 

SITUACIÓN    DEL    TESORO. 

La  situación  del  Tesoro  en  30  de  Marzo  del  año  actual  era  la 
siguiente: 

Existencia  en  Tesorería: 

Efectivo $21,  467,  295.  53 

Bonos 1,  062,  500.  00 

$22,  529,  795. 53 

Depósito  en  cuenta  de  Banco  de  Canadá 2,  385,  583.  57 

Speyer  y  Cía,  saldo  de  su  cuenta 11,  528.  95 

24,  926,  908.  05 
A  deducir: 

Para  pago  2°  de  50  por  ciento  al  Ejército ,  .  $11,  815,  498.  99 

Para  pago  de  giros  postales , 247,557.24 

Para  pago  de  cheques  pendientes  de  pago 8,  442.  07 

Derechos  de  cónsules  honorarios 292. 17 

Saldo  del  1°  pago  de  50  por  ciento  al  Ejército. . .      .1,  541,  774.  55 

Leyes  especiales 4,877,601.63 

Impuesto  del  empréstito 681,  000.  38 

— : 19,  172,  167.  02 

Líquido  disponible 5,  754,  741.  03 


1272        OFICINA  INTEKNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 
MOVIMIENTO    DE    PASAJEROS    É    INMIGKANTES. 

Durante  el  segundo  semestre  del  año  1905  han  llegado  al  Puerto  de 
la  Habana  11,888  passajeros,  de  los  cuales  29,319  eran  inmigrantes. 
En  este  mismo  período  del  año  anterior  llegaron  31,210  pasajeros,  de 
los  que  18,723  eran  de  la  última  clase  mencionada;  acusando  dicho 
movimiento  un  exceso  en  1905  de  10,628  pasajeros  y  10,595  in- 
migrantes. 

COMERCIO  DE  1904-5. 

i?¿  estado  oficial  por  grupos  y  p)aises  del  valor  total  en  moneda  Americana  de  las  mercancías 
exportadas  de  la  República  de  Cuba  dura.nte  el  año  fiscal  de  1904-3. 


Grupos. 


Animales  y  sus  despojos: 

Animales 

Cueros  y  pieles 

Despojos 

Azúcar  y  sus  productos: 

Azúcar,  crudo  y  refinado 

Mieles 

Confituras 

Frutas  y  granos: 

Frutas 

Granos 

Pesquería: 

Conchas  de  carey 

Esponjas 

Productos  mineros: 

Asfalto 

Mineral  de  hierro  y  cobre 

Metales  viejos 

Productos  forestales: 

Fibras  vegetales 

'  Maderas 

Tintóreos  y  curtientes  . . . 
Tabaco: 

Sin  manufacturar 

Manufacturado 

Miscelánea: 

Productos  apícolas 

Destilaciones 

Otros  artículos 

Reexportaciones 

Moneda 

Total 


Estados 
Unidos. 


S13,  508 
55,397 
84, 943 

, 494, 000 

677, 356 

20, 103 

, 756, 829 
445, 269 

10,161 
175, 848 

116, 569 

,  688, 440 

77,  400 

24,  710 

598, 527 

2,868 

,  112,  751 
,  889, 741 

174, 955 
22, 822 
102,  683 
172,  495 
,  151,  541 


85,  868,  916 


otros 
países  de 
América. 


n,  508 


370 
4,863 
2,371 

545 
23,582 

400 
1,260 


6, 959 

12, 178 

165 

171, 359 
1, 260, 108 


119,  254 
26, 556 
24,  509 


1,  656,  059 


Alemania. 


Î153, 739 
8,413 


18 


83 
51,824 

11, 105 
18,  260 

16, 610 
375 


42, 536 

354, 164 

2,175 

922, 641 
1,687,373 

495, 006 
5,353 
7,386 
5,385 


3, 782, 849 


España. 


8150 
'Í,'Í42 
2,161 


2, 248 


4,999 
85,  557 


11,041 


322 
23, 136 


185, 500 
336, 701 


13, 663 

13, 041 

2,601 

463,028 


1, 145, 682 


Grupos. 


Animales  y  sus  despojos: 

Animales 

Cueros  y  piel  esc 

Despojos 

Azúcar  y  sus  productos: 

Azúcar,  crudo  y  refinado . . 

Mieles -■ 

Confituras 

Frutas  y  granos: 

Frutas 

Granos 

Pesquería: 

Conchas  de  carey 

Jisponjas 

Productos  mineros: 

Asfalto 

Mineral  de  hierro  y  cobre. 

Metales  viejos 

Productos  forestales: 

Fibras  vegetales 

Maderas 

Tintóreos  y  curtientes 


Francia. 


188,900 
2,940 


1,121 


525 
24, 66'4 


16,  697 
89, 030 


6,654 
55, 594 


Reino 
Unido. 


1600 


600 

123,  200 

628 


17,  772 


300 
5,660 


1,050 


1,250 

178, 520 

1,440 


Países  de 
Europa. 


$27, 996 
40 


21 
21, 034 


1,180 
340 


30 


20, 344 

106,  922 

12,  460 


Los 
demás 
países. 


$200 

'2,'5ÒÕ' 

216 


713 
"Í,"73Ó' 


25 


21 
763 


Total. 


§15, 366 

298, 636 

99,  938 

62, 497, 365 
833, 415 
27, 627 

2, 763, 002 
671, 432 

39, 843 
301,464 

133, 209 

1,689,865 

78, 120 

102,  796 

1,  329, 804 

19, 185 


CUBA. 


1273 


El  estado  oficial  por  grupos  y  j)aíses  del  valor  total  en  moneda  Americana  de  las  mercancías 
exportadas  de  la  República  de  Cuba  durante  el  año  fiscal  de  1904-5 — Continúa. 


Grupos. 

Francia. 

Reino 
Unido. 

Paisesde 
Europa. 

Los 
demás 
países. 

Total. 

Tabaco: 

Sin  manufacturar 

888,638 
433, 653 

86, 023 
12, 324 
11,196 

4,281 
388, 964 

850, 299 
5,753,712 

409 

47, 237 

6,577 

548 

892,872 
326, 130 

17,008 

28 

260 

37 

826, 707 
420,051 

3,228 

124, 786 

2,850 

723 

$12, 650, 667 
14,107,469 

776, 661 
345,467 
170  549 

Miscelánea: 

Destilaciones 

Otros  articules 

210,  579 
2, 003, 533 

Moneda 

Total 

1,  311, 469 

6, 189, 802 

626, 702 

584, 513 

101, 165, 992 

Estado  comparativo  de  las  importaciones  de  la  República  de  Cuba,  durante  los  años  fiscales 

que  se  expresan. 


Grupos. 


Piedras,  tierras  y  productos 
cerámicos: 

Piedras  y  tierras 

Esquistos,  betunes,  etc.. 

Vidrio  y  cristal 

Barro,  loza  y  porcelana. 
Metales  y  sus  manufacturas: 

Oro,  plata  y  platino 

Hierro  y  acero 

Cobre  y  sus  aleaciones . . 

Los  demás  metales 

Sustancias,  empleadas  en  la 
farmacia  é  industrias  quí- 
micas, perfumería,  etc.: 

Productos  simples 

Colores,  tintes  y  barnices 

Productos  químicos 

Aceites,  grasas,  etc 

Tejidos  y  sus  manufacturas: 

Algodón  y  sus  manufac- 
turas   

Fibras  vegetales 

Lana,  cerdas,  pelos  y 
crines 

Seda  y  sus  manufacturas. 
Papel  y  sus  aplicaciones: 

Papel  y  cartón 

Libros  é  impresos 

Maderas  y  otras  materias 
vegetales: 

Madera  y  sus  manufac- 
turas   

Otras  materias  vegetales. 
Animales  y  sus  despojos: 

Animales 

Cueros  y  pieles 

Manufacturas 

Instrumentos,  maquinarias 
y  aparatos: 

Instrumentos 

Maquinarias 

Aparatos 

Carnes 

Pescado 

Cereales 

Sustancias  alimenticias: 

Frutas 

Vegetales  y  legumbres.. 

Aceites  y  bebidas 

Productos  de  leche 

Varios 

Miscelánea 

Artículos  libres: 

Moneda 

Los  demás  artículos 

Total 


1899-1900. 


$361, 557 
290, 017 
527, 928 
761, 533 

207, 081 

1,771,644 

499, 318 

587, 936 


282, 121 

319, 849 

912, 188 

1,264,177 


7, 078, 023 
3, 261, 882 

865, 622 
■  491, 384 

776, 821 
247, 485 


1, 093, 359 
96, 161 

11,  629, 078 

180, 242 

2, 572,  676 


179, 196 
1, 932,  839 

722, 268 
7, 808, 046 

861,117 
6, 508,  311 

373, 759 
2, 183, 267 
4, 179, 631 
1, 097, 622 
2, 839, 252 
2, 739, 876 

5, 188,  626 
4,177,921 


1900-1901. 


8314, 417 
634, 341 
586,  698 
562, 120 

201, 964 

3, 187, 091 

285, 677 

224, 153 


221, 357 

294, 323 

972, 216 

1, 353, 889 


6, 067, 939 
1,869,486 


695, 358 
526, 316 


862, 522 
235, 498 


1, 368, 864 
94, 449 

8, 336, 689 

196, 516 

1, 805, 696 


252,  242 
1,  689, 394 
1,015,851 
7, 443,  666 
1,263,687 
6, 687, 383 

421,  369 
2, 105, 261 
3, 675, 660 
1,151,400 
3, 028, 855 
2, 147, 626 

1, 157, 486 
3, 417, 233 


1901-2. 


S293, 401 
651, 656 
671, 087 
619, 877 

275, 504 

3, 871, 240 

257, 891 

366, 014 


233, 323 

284,  780 
1,019,495 
1, 230, 643 


5,  660, 656 
2, 071, 587 


655, 805 
575, 033 


914,  576 
304, 816 


1,281,209 
113, 431 

8, 172, 595 

165, 079 

2,004,077 


230,  933 
2, 806, 951 

792, 660 
7, 128, 198 
1, 106, 470 
6, 830, 551 

388, 762 
2, 646, 392 
3, 277, 292 
1,068,835 
2, 230, 184 
1,657,033 

859, 911 
3, 644, 909 


1902-3. 


66, 062, 856 


$304, 547 
650, 968 
589, 967 
442, 057 

307, 132 

2, 228, 072 

302, 994 

163, 234 


289, 365 

326, 264 

1,001,541 

1, 455, 525 


5,436,058 
2, 415, 266 


626, 074 
573, 524 


984, 608 
326, 778 


1, 220, 496 
163, 327 

5, 370, 206 

231, 894 

2, 164, 581 


174, 219 
2,272,119 

741, 472 
6, 664,  728 
1, 111, 154 
6, 285,  709 

283,  782 
2, 239, 066 
2,  966, 648 

977, 229 
1,840,823 
1, 709, 016 

8, 794, 223 
4, 085, 714 


1903-4. 


62,  620, 279 


$337, 542 
760, 417 
706, 521 
674, 419 

686, 374 

3, 162,  631 

^  440, 909 

205,  692 


310, 033 

355, 481 

1, 062, 769 

1, 255, 227 


7,  243, 817 
3, 100,  614 


714,096 
831, 395 


895, 047 
342, 110 


1, 574, 319 
212, 932 

7, 407, 596 

361,749 

2, 992,  914 


300, 842 
2,957,664 
1, 170, 462 
6,118,111 
1,076,588 
7, 574, 717 

302, 407 
2, 281, 033 
2,  716, 372 
1, 060, 802 
1,787,838 
2, 406, 924 

4, 336, 130 
4, 879,  286 


1904-5. 


$453, 112 
777, 630 
976, 348 
706, 802 

949, 135 

3, 804, 620 

469,  889 

240, 170 


311, 188 

378,  382 

1,232,738 

1,446,164 


8,  914,  727 
2, 843, 048 

1, 007, 994 
859, 360 

1,  023, 673 
656, 916 


1, 920. 008 
260, 812 

7, 183, 951 

468, 987 

3, 382,  565 


413, 127 
4, 279, 958 
1, 563,  892 
6,  990, 309 
1, 206, 931 
9, 157, 721 

384,139 

2, 676,  785 
3, 220,  079 
1, 396, 938 
3, 004, 477 
3, 270, 387 

9, 114, 026 
6, 013, 081 


92, 957, 057 


1274       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Estado  comparativo  del  valor  en  moneda  americana  de  las  mercancías  exportadas  de  la 
República  de  Cuba  en  los  años  fiscales  que  á  continuación  se  expresan. 


Grupos. 


Animales  y  sus  despojos: 

Animales 

Cueros  y  pieles 

Despojos 

Azúcar  y  sus  productos: 

Azúcar  crudo  y  refinado 

Mieles '. 

Confituras 

Frutas  y  granos: 

Frutas 

Granos  y  legumbres 

Pesquería: 

Conchas  de  carey 

Esponjas 

Productos  mineros: 

Asfalto 

Mineral  de  hierro  y  cobre 

Metales  viejos 

Productos  forestales: 

Fibras  vegetales 

Maderas 

Tintóreos  y  curtientes.. 
Tabaco: 

Sin  manufacturar 

Manufacturado 

Miscelánea: 

Productos  agrícolas 

Destilaciones 

Otros  artículos 

Reexportaciones 

Moneda 

Total 


$4,665 

234, 753 

52, 840 

17,  965,  693 

596, 418 

16,  943 

510, 122 

356. 958 

34, 615 
388, 321 

20, 623 

637, 846 

33, 130 

114, 773 

699. 959 
42, 885 

9, 720, 446 
11, 992, 209 

313,167 
259, 156 
700, 413 
449, 830 
4, 253, 106 


49, 398,  871 


12, 664 

202, 267 

59, 063 

27, 036, 421 

1, 143, 080 

17, 857 

1,015,464 
564, 317 

50,  926 
521, 378 

34, 175 
733,  745 
20, 963 

138, 928 

1,204,577 

37, 631 

16, 055, 295 
12,852,759 

498,  701 

231,099 

90,  237 

593,  621 

1, 112, 936 


64,218,104 


lio, 909 

308,  996 

82,  624 

18, 895, 854 

690, 200 

15,  837 

1,187,832 
103, 315 

50, 748 
431,842 

45, 729 

1,217,401 

117, 076 

178, 534 

1,292,402 

71, 388 

11, 556, 342 
13,  090, 707 

516, 727 

212, 817 

90,  609 

505, 900 

3,172,938 


54, 246, 727 


1902-3. 


$42, 696 

339,241 

64, 167 

42, 088, 603 

1,160,741 

15, 399 

1, 733, 256 
716, 217 

54, 592 
395, 104 

69, 932 

1, 707, 780 

440, 426 

342, 671 

1, 714, 684 

76,229 

12, 655, 135 
12, 820, 635 

824, 434 
180, 845 
200, 445 
205,  461 
533,949 


$33, 169 

280, 057 

71, 351 

57,  737, 846 

885, 850 

24, 875 

2, 831, 312 
725, 912 

52, 296 
433, 308 

68, 330 

1,447,032 

140, 613 

108, 957 

2, 226, 963 

48, 462 

12, 088, 225 
12,  717, 848 

702, 266 
211, 747 
150, 545 
135, 388 
1, 276, 472 


78, 382, 642  94,  398, 824 


1904-5. 


$15,  366 
298, 636 
99, 938 

62, 497, 365 

833, 415 

27, 627 

2,  763, 002 
671, 432 

39,  843 
301, 464 

133, 209 

1, 689, 865 

78, 120 

102, 796 

1, 329, 804 

19, 185 

12, 650, 667 
14, 107, 469 

776, 661 
345,  467 
170,  549 
210, 579 
2, 003, 533 


101,165,992 


Estado  por  grupos  y  países,  del  valor  de  las  mercancías  importadas  en  la  República  de 
Cuba,  durante  el  año  fisccd  de  1904-5. 


Grupos. 


Piedras,  tierras  y  productos  cerámicos: 

Piedras  y  tierras 

Vidrio  y  cristal 

Esquistos,  betunes,  etc 

Barro,  loza  y  porcelana 

Metales  y  sus  manufacturas: 

Oro,  plata  y  platino 

Hierro  y  acero 

Cobre  y  sus  aplicación 

Los  demás  metales 

Sustancias  empleadas  en  la  farmacia  é  undustria 
"  químicas,  perfumería,  etc.: 

Productos  simples 

Colores,  tintes  y  barnices 

Productos  químicos 

Aceites,  grasas,  etc 

Tejidos  y  sus  manufacturas: 

Algodón  y  sus  manufacturas 

Fibras  vegetables 

Lana,  cerdas,  pelos  y  crines 

Seda  y  sus  manufacturas 

Papel  y  sus  aplicaciones: 

Papel  y  cartón 

Libros  é  impresos 

Maderas  y  otras  materias  vegetales: 

Maderas  y  sus  manufacturas 

Otras  materias  vegetales , 

Animales  y  sus  despojos: 

Animales 

Cueros  y  pieles 

Manufacturas , 

Instrumentos  maquinarias  y  aparatos: 

Instrumen  tos 

Maquinarias 

Aparatos 


Estados 
Unidos. 


$298,  697 

228, 674 

773, 582 

62, 622 

123, 474 

1,977,510 

231,007 

61, 633 


157, 575 
198,  946 
626, 479 
539, 674 

1, 179, 329 
111, 739 
47, 102 
l;58, 467 

292, 643 
391,508 

1,277,129 
104, 426 

2, 504, 029 

287, 975 

1, 545, 856 

135, 860 
3, 340, 021 
1, 067, 328 


Otros 
países  de 
América. 


12, 432 

443 

3 

442 

32,  508 

4,614 

204 

57 


1,741 

47 

8,667 

24, 747 

735 

12,812 

70 

570 


28, 392 
20,  316 

4, 678, 942 

904 

8,510 

6 
1,235 
6,570 


Alemania. 


$12, 384 

351, 786 

1,285 

204, 413 

259, 029 

389, 598 

114,  478 

62, 208 


36, 446 
21,254 
54, 911 
37, 596 

482, 110 
88, 617 
61, 940 
82, 853 

227, 692 
113, 180 

91, 236 
8,  218 

4 
1,398 
43,553 

146, 708 
361, 625 
70, 096 


España. 


$16, 006 
107, 294 


143, 339 

17, 237 

83, 744 

4,392 

30,  567 


38, 606 

8,903 

46, 469 

381, 953 

1, 678,  957 

280, 706 

22, 750 

31, 778 

309, 247 
62, 414 

309, 169 
46, 428 

642 

145, 979 

1,640,759 

22, 430 

10, 718 

2,335 


CUBA. 


1275 


Estado  por  grupos  y  países,  del  valor  de  las  mercanías  importadas  en  la  República  de 
Cuba,  durante  el  año  fiscal  de  1904-5 — Continúa. 


Grupos. 


Estados 
Unidos. 


Otros 
países  de 
América. 


Alemania. 


España. 


Sustancias  alimenticias: 

Carnes 

Pescados 

Cereales 

Frutas  

Vegetales  y  legumbres 

Aceites  y  bebidas 

Productos  de  leche... 

Varios 

Miscelánea 

Artículos  libres: 

Moneda 

Los  demás  artículos  . . 

Totales 


U,  237, 994 

109, 867 

5,437,218 

142, 226 

884, 354 

245,  785 

684, 271 

1,226,697 

1,841,584 

139, 054 
5, 170, 117 


,  581, 940 

433, 660 

112, 395 

834 

837, 434 

3,787 

3,036 

,  590, 945 

184, 680 


302, 226 


37, 825, 352 


10, 887, 101 


13, 418 

17,349 

1,260,032 

1,501 

143, 906 

51,  607 

28, 139 

9,762 

224,  329 


43, 128 


5, 107, 789 


Ç146, 723 

236, 665 

75, 955 

220, 206 

700, 423 

2, 383, 476 

43, 004 

138, 981 

260, 740 

675, 381 
68, 874 


10, 413, 250 


Estado,  po^  giupos  y  países,  del  valor  de  las  mercancías  importadas  en  la  República  de 
Cuba,  durante  el  año  fiscal  de  1904-5. 


Grupos. 


Reino 
Unido. 


Países 

de 
Europa. 


Los 
demás 
países. 


Piedra,  tierras  y  productos  cerámicos: 

Piedras  y  tierras 

Vidrio  y  cristal 

Esquistos,  betunes,  etc 

Barro,  loza  y  porcelana 

Metales  y  sus  manufacturas: 

Oro,  plata  y  platino 

Hierro  y  acero 

Cobre  y  sus  aplicaciones 

Los  d emás  metales 

Sustancias  empleadas  en  la  farmacia  é  in- 
dustrias químicas,  perfumería,  etc.: 

Productos  simples 

Colores,  tintes  y  barnices 

Productos  químicos 

Aceites  gasas,  etc 

Tejidos  y  sus  manufacturas: 

Algodón  y  sus  manufacturas 

Fibras  vegetales 

Lana,  cerdas,  pelos  y  crines 

Seda  y  sus  manufacturas 

Papel  y  sus  aplicaciones: 

Papel  y  cartón 

Libros  é  impresos 

Maderas  y  otras  materias  vegetales: 

Maderas  y  sus  manufacturas 

Otras  materias  vegetales 

Animales  y  sus  despojos: 

Animales 

Cueros  y  pieles 

Manufacturas 

Instrumentos  maquinarias  y  aparatos: 

Instrumentos 

Maquinarías ^. 

Aparatos 

Sustancias  alimenticias: 

Arnés 

Pescados 

Cereales 

Fruitas 

Vegetales  y  legumbres 

Aceites  y  beDidas 

Productos  de  leche 

Varios 

Miscelánea 

Artículos  libres: 

Moneda 

Los  demás  artículos 


Totales  . 


«30,  237 

138, 340 

295 

96, 745 

390, 216 

165, 103 

41,516 

18, 217 


9,895 

25,100 

359, 082 

321, 570 

773, 929 

81,256 

310,  917 

416,  697 

154, 549 
50, 987 

76, 106 
18, 085 

72 
27, 138 
87, 661 

83,713 
91,904 
46,  613 

15,175 

8,702 

5,622 

9,031 

30,380 

172, 697 

14,548 

16, 071 

362, 163 

8, 299, 591 
169, 629 

12, 919, 552 


114, 630 

41, 379 

2,162 

153, 132 

6,605 

989, 823 

70, 009 

38, 320 


11, 099 
116, 228 
113,315 
102, 224 

4,  504,  597 

2, 173, 996 

541,301 

46, 487 

14,  661 
9,307 

83, 002 
24, 405 

139 

5, 115 

86, 759 

749 
289, 381 
322, 140 

2,210 

118, 975 

1, 807, 179 

5,983 

53, 114 

333, 149 

102, 128 

6, 905 

109, 482 


878, 726 

108, 828 

808 

41, 208 

120,  052 

194, 218 

5, 247 

29,016 


53, 679 

7,860 

22, 575 

36, 112 

293,  745 
35,  035 
23, 447 
23, 746 

23, 837 
7,646 

46, 834 
35, 806 

123 

478 

14, 325 

23,641 
185, 074 
48, 810 

1,769 

285, 866 

6,398 

1,281 

24, 655 

29, 524 

520, 708 

13, 074 

248, 106 


8104 


3,901 

14 

10 

36 

152 


2, 145 

44 

1,240 

2,288 

1,325 

58, 887 

467 

118,762 

946 

275 

8,140 
3,128 


5,132 
20 


1,080 

847 

4.52, 927 

3,577 

1,519 

54 

109 

8,142 

39, 304 


256, 094 
12, 500, 184 


2,990 
2,  594, 231 


23 
709,  598 


84, 453, 112 
976, 348 
777, 630 
705,  802 

949, 115 

3, 804, 620 

469, 889 

240,170 


811, 186 

378, 332 

1, 282, 738 

1,446,164 

8,914,727 

2,843,048 

1,007,994 

899, 360 

1, 028, 673 
656,916 

1,  920,  008 
260, 812 

7,183,951 

468, 987 

3, 382, 555 

313,127 
4, 279,  958 
1, 563, 892 

6,  990, 309 
1, 206, 931 
9,157,721 
384, 139 
2, 675, 786 
3, 220, 079 
1, 395, 938 
3,004,477 
3, 270, 887 

9,114,026 
6, 013,  081 

92,957,057 


1276        OFICINA  INTERIÍACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

PRODUCCIÓN  Y  EXPORTACIÓN  DE  TABACO  EN  1905. 

La  siguiente  tabla  publicada  por  el  Departamento  de  Agricultura  de 
los  Estados  Unidos  muestra  la  exportación  de  tabaco  de  la  República 
de  Cuba  j  la  producción  de  tabaco  en  rama  por  localidades,  en  el  año 
común  de  1905,  comparada  con  la  del  año  anterior: 


EXPORTACIÓN  DE  TABACO  EN  RAMA. 

Tercios. 

1904 - 250, 638  = 

1905 315,087  = 


Libras. 

27, 570, 180 
34, 879, 570 

7,  309, 399 

Número. 

1904 217,645,082 

1905 227,028,521 


Aumento  en  1905 66, 449  = 

Tabacos  ó  puros  elaborados: 


Aumento  en  1905 9,383,439 

Cigarrillos  6  cigarros:  Cajetillas. 

1904  18, 456, 877 

1095 - 11,829,076 


Disminución  en  1905 6,627,801 

Picadura. 


1904 


Libras. 
253,073 


1905  263, 093 


Aumento  en  1905 10, 020 

PRODUCCIÓN. 


Localidad. 


Aumento 
en  1905. 


Disminu- 
ción en 
1905. 


Vuelta  abajo  de  Consolación  del  Sur  á  Remates  de  Guane, 

Pinar  del  Rio 

Semi-Yuelta  de  Candelaria  á  Herradura 

Matanzas 

Partido  de  la  Habana  á  Artemisa 

Remedios  ó  Villas 

Puerto  Principe 

Santiago  de  Cuba 


Pacas. 

244, 909 

22, 402 

334 

62, 077 

84,616 

896 

657 


415, 891 


Pacas. 

269, 661 

25,  704 

363 

52, 727 

119,998 

67 

5,097 


473, 617 


24, 752 

3,302 

29 


35, 382 
"4,'44Ò' 


57, 726 


9,350 
'"'¿29 


CHILE, 


RENTA  DE  ADUANAS  EN  FEBRERO  DE   1906. 

Las  aduanas  de  la  República  de  Chile  recaudaron  en  el  mes  de 
febrero  de  1906,  13,295,526  por  derechos  de  exportación  y  $2,810,661 
por  derechos  de  internación,  formando  un  total  de  $6,136,190. 

En  el  mismo  mes  del  ano  1905,  los  derechos  de  exportación  ascen- 
dieron á  $1,521,008  j  los  de  internación  a  $2,679,851,  ó  sea  un  total  de 
$7,200,859. 

Comparadas  las  entradas  de  febrero  de  1906  con  las  del  mismo  mes 
del  año  anterior,  demuestran  un  aumento  de  $160,813  en  la  internación, 
y  11,225,182  de  diminución  en  la  exportación.  En  resumen,  ha  habido 
una  disminución  total  de  $1,061,669. 


CHILE. 


1277 


La  disminución  de  la  renta  de  exportación  proviene  principalmente 
de  falta  de  naves  para  el  desembarque  de  salitre,  de  bravezas  de  mar 
habidas  en  la  costa.de  Tarapacá,  y  también,  en  parte,  de  la  huelga  de 
trabajadores  de  Antofagasta. 

El  siguiente  cuadro  indica  el  detalle  de  la  renta  por  aduanas  en  el  mes 
de  febrero: 


Aduanas. 


DERECHOS  DE  EXPORTA 
CIÓN. 

Pisagua 

Iquique 

Tocopilla 

Antofagasta 

Taltal 

Total 

DERECHOS  DE  INTERNA- 
CIÓN. 

Arica 

Pisagua -. . . 

Iquique  

Tocopilla 

Antofagasta 


1905. 


1592, 912 

2, 166, 572 

817, 804 

307, 850 

636, 370 


4,521,008 


6,095 

19,  080 

167,116 

10, 136 

38,183 


S483, 247 

1,341,039 

342, 678 

675, 693 

452,  969 


3,295,526 


38, 182 
10, 459 

283, 804 
26, 338 

181, 450 


Aduanas. 


DERECHOS  DE  INTERNA- 
CIÓN— continued. 


Taltal 

Caldera 

Carrizal  Bajo 

Coquimbo 

Valparaiso 

Talcahuano 

Coronel 

Valdivia 

Puerto  Montt 

Ancud 

Resguardo  de  Fronteras 


Total. 


Total  general  , 


20, 688 
14, 053 


54,  953 

1, 763,  791 

396,  528 

25, 406 

36, 852 

7,452 


119, 518 


26, 136 

4,440 

743 

56, 049 

,  713,  654 

358, 740 

22, 197 

37, 793 

759 


80, 020 


2,679,851         2,840,664 


7,200,859         6,136,190 


TRATADO  DE  ARBITUAJE  CON  BRASIL. 

A  las  2i  de  la  tarde  del  día  7  de  marzo,  1906,  se  encontraban  reuni- 
dos en  el  Ministerio  de  Relaciones  Exteriores  de  la  República  de  Chile, 
el  Señor  Ministro  de  ese  Departamento  y  el  subsecretario  respectivo 
con  el  Excmo.  Ministro  del  Brasil,  Señor  Ribeyro  de  Lisboa  y  su 
secretario. 

En  esa  reunión  se  firmó  y  canjeó  con  las  solemnidades  de  estilo,  el 
tratado  de  arbitraje  entre  ambas  repúblicas. 


IMPUESTO  SOBRE  AZÚCAR. 

Según  noticias  recibidas  de  Chile,  se  sabe  que  el  30  de  enero  próximo 
pasado  el  honorable  Senado  de  ese  país  aprobó  el  proyecto  de  impuesto- 
3^  prima  sobre  los  azúcares,  en  la  forma  que  á  continuación  se  expresa: 

Artículo  1.  Los  azúcares  pagarán  á  su  internación  en  Chile  los  si- 
guientes derechos  específicos:  Azúcar  refinada,  entera  ó  molida,  húmeda 
ó  seca,  trece  pesos  treinta  y  cinco  centavos  por  cada  cien  kilogramos; 
azúcar  blanca,  granulada  ó  seca  como  la  Rosa  Emilia,  diez  pesos  cua- 
renta centavos  por  cada  100  kilogramos;  azúcar  granulada,  de  primer 
producto  ó  moscobada,  húmeda  ó  seca,  siete  pesos  cincuenta  centavos 
por  cada  100  kilogramos;  azúcares  impuros  (chancaca  ó  concreto) 
húmedos  ó  secos,  seis  pesos  sesenta  centavos  por  cada  100  kilogramos. 

Art.  2.  El  Estado  pagará  desde  el  1°  de  enero  de  1907  hasta  el  1°  de 
enero  de  1915,  á  las  fábricas  nacionales  de  azúcar  de  betarraga,  una 
prima  de  ochenta  centavos  por  cada  cien  kilos  de  betarraga  sacarina 
elaborados  por  ellas.     Dejarán  de  pagarse  las  primas  si  después  de 


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trascurridos  cuatro  años  desde  que  comiencen  á  regir  no  se  instalare 
ninguna  fábrica  fuera  de  la  del  Parral. 

Art.  3.  El  Presidente  de  la  República  reglamentará  la  ejecución  de 
está  ley  y  podrá  nombrar  inspectores  que  vigilen  la  contabilidad  de  las 
fábricas  de  azúcar  de  betarraga. 

IMPORTACIONES  DE  HIERRO  Y  ACERO. 

El  Señor  Hutchinson,  agente  especial  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  en 
un  informe  que  ha  hecho  sobre  el  comercio  de  acero  y  de  hierro  chi- 
leno, dice  que  el  hierro  y  el  acero  en  bruto,  tales  como  el  hierro  en 
lingotes,  barras,  fajas  y  láminas  de  hierro,  etc.,  se  importan  en  canti- 
dades considerables  para  usarse  en  los  talleres  locales  protegidos. 
El  valor  del  total  de  las  compras  que  se  hicieron  en  1904  ascendió  á 
$1,981,000.  Los  Estados  Unidos  solos  suministraron  una  cantidad 
insignificante,  es  decir,  la  mitad  de  un  1  por  ciento. 

Los  Estados  Unidos  suministraron  un  18  por  ciento  del  valor  total  del 
alambre,  que  ascendió  á  $693,000.  Alemania  envió  un  44  por  ciento  é 
Inglaterra  un  62  por  ciento.  Sin  embargo,  las  ventas  de  los  Estados 
Unidos  aumentan  rápidamente,  siendo  así  que,  según  opinión  de 
algunos  importadores  prominentes,  esto  se  debe  al  hecho  de  que  los 
fabricantes  de  los  Estados  Unidos  han  empezado  á  consagrar  la  debida 
atención  á  las  instrucciones  é  indicaciones  que  se  les  han  hecho  acerca 
de  los  detalles  del  envase,  peso,  etc.,  de  las  mercancías. 

En  la  ferretería  en  general,  como,  por  ejemplo,  en  clavos,  tuercas, 
tornillos,  pernos,  etc. ,  el  comercio  de  los  Estados  Unidos  se  aumenta 
á  pesar  de  los  subidos  precios  de  muchos  artículos  de  ferretería  gene- 
ral, siendo  así  que  dicho  país  en  1904  suministró  un  13  por  ciento 
de  la  cantidad  total  de  $97,000,  y  un  28  por  ciento  de  la  cantidad  total 
de  $527,000,  valor  de  clavos,  tuercas,  tornillos,  pernos,  etc.  Se  han 
recibido  quejas  especiales  relativas  al  envase  de  dichas  mercancías  y 
por  las  pérdidas  causadas  por  la  rotura  de  las  cajas.  La  venta  de  la 
cuchillería  americana  también  está  aumentando,  siendo  así  que  en  1904 
llegó  á  representar  un  31  per  ciento  de  la  cantidad  total  de  $64,000.  Las 
ollas,  pucheros,  etc.,  vienen  enteramente  de  Inglaterra  y  Alemania, 
porque  los  artículos  americanos  no  üueden  hacerle  compentencia  en 
el  precio. 

Las  armas  de  fuego  se  importan  principalmente  de  los  Estados 
Unidos.  En  1904  los  Estados  Unidos  suministraron  un  44  por  ciento 
del  importe  total  de  $57,000;  Inglaterra  suministró  menos  de  un  2  por 
ciento  y  Alemania  suministró  un  31  por  ciento.  Todos  los  negocios 
que  se  hacen  de  buena  fe  están  sufriendo  algo  en  Chile,  así  como  en 
otros  países  sudamericanos,  á  causa  de  la  introducción  de  imitaciones 
españolas  baratas  que  se  venden  a  menos  de  la  mitad  del  precio  que 
obtienen  las  mejores  mercancías  americanas. 


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OBRAS  PÚBLICAS. 


Una  ley  reciente  del  Congreso  de  la  República  de  Chile  autoriza  al 
Ejecutivo  por  un  término  de  cinco  años,  para  invertir  £1,500,000 
para  poner  en  práctica  el  proyecto  de  protección  de  Valparaíso  de  las 
inundaciones  causadas  por  las  lluvias;  en  la  construcción  de  sistemas 
de  drenaje  en  Talca  y  Concepción,  en  suministrar  un  abastecimiento 
de  agua  á  un  número  considerable  de  poblaciones,  y  en  el  mejoramiento 
del  abastecimiento  de  agua  de  otras  poblaciones. 

Por  virtud  de  esta  ley,  á  la  Inspección  General  de  Agua  Potable  y 
Saneamiento  se  le  han  dado  instrucciones  para  que  pida  propuestas 
tan  luego  como  los  planos  y  descripciones  se  completen,  en  relación 
con  un  sistema  de  abastecimiento  de  agua  para  las  siguientes  pobla- 
ciones: Tacna,  Arica,  Pisagua,  Iquique,  Tocopilla,  Cobija,  Meji- 
llones, Calama,  Taltal,  Chañaral,  Copiapó,  Caldera,  Huasco,  Vallenar, 
Freirina,  Serena,  Coquimbo,  Ovalle,  Vicuna,  Combarbalá,  lllapel, 
Salamanca,  Petorca,  Chicoleo,  Ligua,  San  Felipe,  Vilos,  Cabilde, 
Quilpue,  Limache,  San  Francisco  de  Limache,  Casablanca,  Quillota, 
Calera,  Liai  Liai,  San  Bernardo,  Melipilla,  Talagante,  Barrancas, 
Renca,  Cartajena,  San  Antonio,  Rancagua,  Buin,  Peumo,  San  Fer- 
nando, Pichilemu,  Curicó,  Santa  Cruz,  Vichuquen,  Molina,  Talca, 
Curepto,  Linares,  San  Javier,  Parral,  Cauquenes,  Quirihue,  Chanco, 
Constitución,  Ninhue,  Buchupureo,  Cobquecura,  Sauzal,  Chillan, 
Yungai,  Búlnes,  San  Carlos,  Pemuco,  Concepción  Coronel,  Talca- 
huano,  Yumbel,  Coelemu,  Tomé,  Penco,  Hualqui,  Arauco,  Lebu, 
Cañete,  Los  Angeles,  Nacimiento,  Mulchen,  Santa  Bárbara,  Angol, 
Traiguén,  Victoria,  Unión,  Puerto  Montt,  Corrall,  Osorno,  Puerto 
Octai,  Ancud,  Castro,  Achao  y  Florida. 


REPUBLICA  DOMIIsriCANA. 

COMERCIO  DE  LA  REPÚBLICA  DURANTE  EL  AÑO  DE   1905. 

El  valor  agregado  del  comercio  extranjero  de  la  República,  durante 
el  año  1905,  asciende  aproximadamente  á  $10,000,000  siendo  la 
suma  exacta,  según  arrojan    los    documentos  aduaneros,  $9,992,331. 

El  valor  de  las  importaciones,  sin  contar  la  moneda  acuñada,  llegó 
á  $2,736,828,  contra  el  valor  exportado  de  $6,880,890,  lo  que  demuestra 
que  los  productos  del  país,  vendidos  en  mercados  extranjeros,  alcanza- 
ron á  un  guarismo  más  del  doble  de  la  mercadería  comprada  en  el 
extranjero,  y  que  las  transacciones  de  ese  año  han  resultado  arrojando 
un  balance  de  relativa  magnitud  á  favor  de  la  República  de  $1,141,062. 

En  el  valor  total  del  comercio,  pero  nó  en  el  valor  de  importaciones 
y  exportaciones,  están  incluidos  $359,135  oro,  plata  y  billetes  de  banco 


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importados  de  los  Estados  Unidos  y  $15,208  exportados  para  el  mismo 
país. 

Deduciendo  de  estos  datos,  el  comercio  del  año  parece  satisfactorio, 
j  demuestra  que  mientras  se  ha  depositado  real  y  efectivamente  la 
suma  de  $1,000,000  en  el  extranjero,  durante  el  año,  para  aplicarlo 
á  la  amortización  de  la  deuda  publica,  dicha  suma  se  ha  pagado  por 
medio  del  cambio  que  resulta  de  la  venta  del  sobrante  de  los  pro- 
ductos del  país;  no  se  ha  necesitado  hacer  remesa  de  efectivo  para" 
completar  esa  suma,  j  aún  sobra  al  crédito  del  país  como  dos  millones 
y  medio. 

Esta  última  conclusión,  sin  embargo,  debe  modificarse  un  tanto  en 
vista  de  la  circunstancia  de  que  la  industria  azucarera  de  la  Repú- 
blica, que  representa  casi  la  mitad  de  los  valores  exportados,  tiene  sus 
dueños  en  gran  parte  fuera  del  país  y  que  allí  se  manejan  sus  valores. 

El  negocio  con  el  extranjero  se  efectuó,  principalmente,  con  los 
Estados  Unidos,  Alemania,  Francia,  y  la  Gran  Bretaña,  en  el  orden 
siguiente,  según  su  importancia  relativa: 

Con  los  Estados  Unidos  suma  el  negocio  $6,415,346,  ó  sea  65  por 
ciento  del  total,  representados  por  importaciones  ascendientes  á 
$1,961,075,  y  por  productos  exportados  que  llegan  según  facturas  á 
$4,484,2Yl;  de  modo  que  los  Estados  Unidos  compraron  65  por 
ciento  de  los  productos  que  exportó  el  país,  y  suministraron  59  por 
ciento  de  la  mercadería  importada  durante  el  año.  A  Alemania  fueron 
17  por  ciento,  á  Francia  11  por  ciento,  y  á  la  Gran  Bretaña  45.10, 
siendo  este  último  país  el  único  cujeas  ventas  á  la  República  excedieron 
á  la  compra  de  sus  productos. 

El  restante  del  comercio  se  dividió  en  proporciones  menores,  entre 
España,  Italia,  Bélgica,  Cuba,  Puerto  Rico,  y  otros  países,  según 
consta  en  las  tablas  estadísticas. 

Ochenta  por  ciento  de  los  valores  importados  están  representados, 
en  el  mismo  orden,  por  manufacturas  de  algodón,  hierro  y  acero, 
arroz,  aceites,  provisiones,  pescado  conservado,  manufacturas  de 
madera,  de  cuero,  de  fibras  vegetales,  sombreros  y  gorras,  productos 
químicos  y  drogas,  cerveza,  é  implementos  para  agricultura,  y  el  res  to 
está  distribuido  en  variedad  de  artículos,  según  consta  en  las  tablas 
bajo  el  título  de  otros  artículos. 

Manufacturas  de  algodón  facturadas  en  $218  100,  se  recibieron  de 
los  Estados  Unidos,  y  $190,074  de  la  Gran  Bretaña  ;  mientras  que 
Alemania,  Francia,  España  é  Italia  proveyeron  $69,450,  $36,707, 
$19,742  y  $14,591  respectivamente. 

Setenta  y  uno  por  ciento  del  hierro  y  acero,  valuado  en  $287,381, 
fueron  importados  de  los  Estados  Unidos;  el  resto,  de  la  Gran  Bretaña, 
Alemania,  Francia  y  Bélgica,  según  el  orden  establecido. 

De  los  productos,  harina  y  derivados  que  se  ha  importado  y  que 
ascienden  á  $232,049,  99.9  por  ciento  vinieron  de  los  Estados  Unidos 


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y  consiste  priBcipalmente  en  harina  de  trig-o,  de  la  cual  entraron  41,113 
barriles  facturados  en  ^209.823.  Se  recibieron  10,000,000  delibras 
dé  arroz,  de  las  cuales  5,913,124  vinieron  de  Alemania,  2,203,707  de  la 
Gran  Bretaña,  1,532,319  de  los  Estados  Unidos  3^  271,517  de  Francia. 

Importóse,  en  aceite,  un  valor  de  $155,934,  del  cual  los  Estados 
Unidos  suministraron  95  por  ciento,  mientras  que  otras  provisiones, 
incluyendo  carnes,  y  los  productos  de  lechería  se  dividieron  igualmente 
entre  aquel  país  y  Alemania,  siendo  suministradas  las  carnes  por  el 
primero  y  los  productos  de  lechería  por  el  segundo.  Todo  el  pescado 
ordinario  seco,  principalmente  bacalao,  que  monta  á  $109,455,  ha  sido 
realmente  importado  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  mientras  que  de  Europa 
sólo  han  llegado  pequeñas  cantidades  de  las  clases  finas  con  un  valor  de 
14,679. 

También  han  suministrado  los  Estados  Unidos  la  mayor  proporción 
de  productos  químicos  y  drogas,  jabón,  material  para  jabón,  azúcar 
refinado  y  confitería,  legumbres,  vehículos,  manufacturas  de  madera, 
cuero  y  papel j  mientras  que  implementos  de  agricultura,  llegaron  en 
igual  proporción  de  ese  país  j  de  Alemania. 

Francia  ha  suministrado  una  proporción  considerable  de  los  productos 
químicos  y  drogas,  y  sobrepuja  á  todos  los  demás  en  el  valor  de  vinos, 
licores  j  alcohólicos  destilados  que  han  sido  importados. 

La  Gran  Bretaña  ha  sunjinistrado  el  maj^or  valor  en  manufacturas 
de  fibras  vegetales  é  Italia  en  sombreros  y  gorras.  Fueron  los  prin- 
cipales artículos  de  exportación,  los  que  á  continuación  se  enuncian  en 
el  orden  expresado  por  su  relativo  valor;  azúcar,  cacao,  tabaco  en  rama, 
guineos,  café,  maderas,  cueros  y  pieles  3^  cera. 

Los  embarques  de  azúcar  de  105,972,400  libras,  con  un  valor 
de  $3,292,470,  representando  en  realidad  la  zafra  de  1905,  excepto 
1,359,799  libras  distribuidas  principalmente  entre  Alemania  3"  la  Gran 
Bretaña,  fueron  para  los  Estados  Unidos,  Este  producto,  que  se 
vendió  provechosamente  para  el  productor,  constituiré  casi  la  mitad 
del  valor  exportado  ese  año. 

Los  embarques  de  cacao  en  grano  en  su  totalidad,  representando 
28,836,364  libras,  facturadas  en  $2,211,875,  también  resultaron  pro- 
vechosa zafra  3"  se  consignaron  como  sigue: 

Libras. 

Alemania .* 11 ,  840,  612 

Francia 8,981,591 

Estados  Unidos 7,816,441 

Gran  Bretaña : 197,  720 

Tabaco  en  rama,  cómputo  11,510,762  libras,  evaluado  en  $480,487, 
de  lo  cual  fué: 

Libras. 

Alemania 5,  890,  665 

Estados  Unidos 3,  719,  458 

Francia , 1,  900,  639 


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La  cera  que  produjo  la  República  sumó  á  470,922  libras,  con  un  valor 
de  $94,669,  de  la  cual  cantidad  compraron: 

Libras. 

Alemania 182,783 

Francia .^ 152,550 

Estados  Unidos 111,462 

El  total  de  los  cueros  de  res  y  pieles  de  chivos  llegan  á  $111,075, 
siendo  los  embarques  páralos  Estados  Unidos  facturados  en  $63,714,  á 
Alemania  en  $24,278  y  á  Francia  |21,591. 

Los  guineos,  que  alcanzaron  á  514,000  racimos,  evaluadas  en  $257,000, 
fueron  embarcados  todos  para  los  Estados  Unidos. 

Café:  Este  grano  formó  un  agregado  de  2,149,188  libras  evaluadas  en 
$156,963,  y  se  embarcó  principalmente  para  Alemania,  Francia,  y  los 
Estados  Unidos;  y  varias  clases  de  maderas  de  construcción  y  ebaniste- 
ría, en  las  que  figuran  caoba,  guayacán  y  espinillo,  que  constituyen 
además  otros  productos  de  exportación,  de  importancia,  sumaron  á  un 
valor  de  $135,154. 

Cocos,  copra,  materias  de  tinte,  gomas,  resinas  y  fibras  vegetales, 
son  también  productos  naturales  del  país;  pero  por  falta  de  dedicarse 
á  ellos  sólo  se  embarcan  en  pequeñas  cantidades. 

El  tonelaje,  en  conjunto  de  los  ocho  puertos  habilitados  de  la  Repú- 
blica, fué  de  1,751,172  toneladas  de  registro,  representando  la  entrada  y 
salida  de  1,544  buques. 

De  la  totalidad  de  lo  importado,  cargamentos  evaluados  en  $1,952,352, 
ó  sea  63  por  ciento  del  valor  de  todas  las  importaciones  fué  conducido 
en  buques  americanos,  mientras  que  la  carga  entregada  por  buques 
alemanes  ascendió  á  $700,382;  por  buques  franceses  á  $208,990;  por 
buques  ingleses  á  $93,945;  por  buques  noruegos  á  $88,621,  y  á  $51,975 
por  todos  los  demás. 

En  el  tráfico  de  exportación  los  noruegos  encabezan  la  lista,  sumando 
el  valor  de  los  cargamentos  exportados  por  ellos  á  $1,827,426,  ó  sea 
26.5  por  ciento  de  la  totalidad;  después  vienen  los  buques  americanos, 
que  condujeron  un  valor  de  $1,692,741,  ó  sea  24.5  por  ciento;  seguido 
de  los  alemanes  con  $1,574,134,  ó  sea  22.8  por  ciento;  de  los  ingleses 
que  llevaron  $1,124,838.09,  ó  sea  16.3  por  ciento,  y  los  franceses  con 
valores  de  $367,072. 

Buques  italianos,  dominicano^",  holandeses,  cubanos  y  otros  en  el 
orden  establecido  respecto  del  valor  relativo  de  los  cargamentos  que 
llevan,  también  toman  parte  en  el  comercio  extranjero  de  la  República. 


KEPUBLICA    DOMINICANA. 


1283 


Exportaciones  de  la  República  Dominicana  en  1905  que  muestran  los  principales  países 

de  destino. 


Artículos. 


Ganado  en  pie. 

Cuba 

Otros  países 


Totales 


Estados  Unidos.,  racimos - 
Otros  países do 


Totales  , 


Cacao. 

Estados  Unidos libras. 

Gran  Bretaña do 

Alemania do 

Francia do 

Totales , 


Materia  prima  para  sus- 
tancias químicas,  drogas 
y  tintes. 

Estados  Unidos , 

Gran  Bretaña , 

Alemania 

Francia  

Cuba , 

Otros  países 


Totales  , 


Coco. 

Estados  Unidos libras. 

Alemania do. . 


Totales 

...do.... 

Café. 

Estados  Unidos . . 

Alemania 

Francia 

Cuba 

..libras.. 
...do.... 
...do.... 
...do 

Otros  países 

...do.... 

Totales 

Copra. 

Alemania  . . . 

..libras.. 

Gomas  y  Resinas. 

Estados  Unidos libras. 

Gran  Bretaña do . . . 

Otros  países do . . . 

Totales 


Cueros  y  Pieles. 

Pieles  de  cabra: 

Estadosünidos  -libras . 
Otros  países do . . . 

Totales 


Cueros  de  ganado  vacuno; 
EstadosUnidos. libras. 

Alemania do 

Francia do. . . 

Otros  países do . . . 

Totales 


Cantidad. 


514, 000 
33 


514, 033 


7,816,441 

197,  720 

11,840,612 

8,  981,  591 


28, 836, 364 


15,  984 
360, 392 


376, 876 


458,  591 
770, 691 
681,  958 
102, 587 
135, 361 


2, 149, 188 


128, 595 


14,  957 
2,  565 
15, 237 


32, 759 


168, 594 
4, 852 


173, 446 


167, 567 

248, 056 

167,  247 

5,111 


587,981 


Valor. 


841, 937 
160 


142, 097 


257,  OOO 
17 


257, 017 


587, 812 

19, 343 

859, 653 

745, 065 


,  211, 873 


2,784 

5,410 

18, 061 

222 

228 

5,093 


31, 798 


133 
3,400 


3,533 


39,  992 
47, 856 
51, 131 
10, 434 
7,550 


156,  963 


2,249 

50 

903 


46, 149 

981 


47, 130 


17, 565 

24, 278 

21, 591 

511 


63, 945 


Artículos. 


Cantidad. 


Miel  de  abeja. 


Estados  Unidos . 

Gran  Bretaña do . 

Alemania do . 

Francia do . 

Otros  países do . 


Totales 

Cuero. 


Estados  Unidos. 

Alemania 

Francia 

Cuba 

Otros  países 


Totales  , 


Henequén    y    otras    fibras 
vegetales. 

Estados  Unidos libras. . 

Francia do 

Cuba do 

Otros  países do 

Totales 


Azúcar  sin  purgar. 

Estados  Unidos libras. 

Gran  Bretaña do... 

Alemania do... 

Otros  países do. . . 

Totales 


Tabaco  en  rama. 

Estados  Unidos libras . 

Alemania do. . . 

Francia do. . . 


Totales  . . . , 
Cera. 


Estados  Unidos libras 

Gran  Bretaña do.. 

Alemania do,. 

Francia do.. 

Otros  países do . . 

Totales 


Maderas. 
Caoba: 

Estados  Unidos.. pies. 
Gran  Bretaña . . .  do . . . 

Alemania do... 

Francia do. . . 

Otros  países do . . . 

Totales 


Lignum  Vitœ: 

Estados  Unidos.. tone- 
ladas   

Gran  Bretaña  ...tone- 
ladas   

Alemania .  toneladas. 

Francia do 

Otros  países do... 

Totales 


$111, 018 
680 

1,030 
945 

9,330 


123, 003 


77, 515 

5,950 

62,  722 

33, 000 


179, 187 


104, 612, 601 

1, 186,  700 

127, 199 

45,  900 


105, 972, 400 


3, 719, 458 
5, 890,  665 
1,  900, 639 


11, 510, 762 


111, 462 

14,  406 

182,  783 

152,  550 

9,721 


470, 922 


186,  519 
202,  031 
27, 228 
58, 111 
62, 739 


536, 628 


1,942 
270 


115 
604 


3,020 


Valor. 


5f9, 756 

68 

213 

160 

1,759 


11,  956 


4,545 

9,001 

540 

531 

437 


15, 054 


9,393 

425 

11, 509 

450 


21, 777 


3, 243, 437 
43, 886 

4,221 
926 


3, 292, 470 


143, 951 

244, 147 

92, 389 


480, 487 


25, 164 
1,055 
42, 614 
23, 850 
1,986 


94,  669 


6,936 
7,086 
1,609 
4,653 
1,951 


22, 235 


61, 674 

2,564 

815 

2,108 

12, 821 


69,  982 


Bull.  No.  5—06- 


1284       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  KEPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Exportaciones  de  la  República  Dominicana  en  1905  que  muestran  los  principales  2:)aises 

de  destino — Continúa. 


Artículos. 

Cantidad. 

Valor. 

Artículos. 

Cantidad. 

Valor. 

Maderas— Continúa.. 

Palo  de  lanza: 

Estados  Unidos 

SIO 
56 
55 
57 

«150 
825 
827 
303 

Iladeras — Continúa. 

Todos  las  demás  productos 
exportados: 

117,209 
59 

Francia do 

Alemania 

217 

Otros  paises do 

Francia 

394 

Cuba 

*>  328 

Totales 

178 

2,105 

Otros  paises 

4  742 

Totales 

Todas  las  demás  clases  de 

18, 372 
3,279 
2,072 
9,710 
100 
7,299 

24,  949 

maderas: 



Cuba 

Otros  paises 

Totales 

40,  832 

RESUMEN. 


Países. 

Valor. 

Paises. 

Valor. 

84,484,-271 

82, 800 

1,261,006 

953, 065 

Cuba 

$67, 067 

Gran  Bretaña 

Otros  paises 

47, 889 

Total 

6, 896, 098 

Nota. — El  valor  total  de  las  importaciones  de  los  Estados  Unidos  comprende  moneda  de  oro  y  de 
plata  ascendente  á  S15,208. 

Número  y  tonelaje  de  buques  mediante  los  cuales  se  hizo  el  comercio  extranjero  en  1905. 


Número. 

Tonelaje. 

ENTRADAS. 

233 
539 

29, 798 

845, 788 

Total 

772 

875, 586 

SALIDAS. 

233 
539 

29, 798 

845,  799 

Total 

772 

875, 586 

Total  gen  eral 

1,544 

1,751,172 

Valor  de  las  importacioms  conducidas  en  buques  en  el  comercio  extranjero  en  1905. 


Nacionalidad  de  los  buques. 

Valor. 

Nacionalidad  de  los  buques. 

Valor. 

Americano 

SI,  952,  352 

700, 382 

208, 990 

93, 945 

88, 621 

14,548 

Holandés 

S12, 265 

Alemán 

Dominicano 

11,419 

Francés 

Otros  países 

13, 741 

Total 

3, 096,  263 

Cubano 

EEPUBLICA  DOMINICANA.  1285 

Valor  de  las  exportaciones  conducidas  en  hiiques  en  el  comercio  extranjero  en  1905. 


Nacionalidad  de  los  buques. 


Noruego  .. 
Americano 
Alemán . . . 

Inglés 

Francés . . . 
Italiano . . . 


Valor. 


SI,  827, 426 

1, 692, 741 

1, 574, 134 

1, 123, 838 

367, 072 

65,300 


Nacionalidad  de  los  buques. 


Dominicano 
Holandés.. . 

Cubano 

Otros  paises 

Total . . 


Valor. 


134, 712 
30, 268 
28, 249 

152, 358 


6, 896, 098 


Importaciones  de  la  República  Dominicana  en  1905  que  muestran  los  piriyicipales  países  de 

origen. 


Artículos. 


Utensílios  agrícolas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 

Animales. 

Ganado  caballar  y  mular: 

Estados  Unidos 

Cuba 

Puerto  Rico 

Total 

Ganado  vacuno: 

Estados  Unidos 

Puerto  Rico 

Total 

Demás  productos: 

Estados  Unidos 

Alemnia 

Total 

Libros,  mapas  y  otros  impresos. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

España  

Cuba 

Total 

Sustancias  alimenticias. 

Harina  de  trigo: 

Estados  Unidos 

Puerto  Rico. . . ; 

Otros  países 

Total 

Demás  productos: 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

España  

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 


Valor. 


$15, 394 

2,427 

19, 230 

321 

97 

1,  S62 


38, 831 


7,529 

400 

1,344 


9,273 

365 

4,075 

4,440 

96 
82 

128 

2,563 

5 

1, 542 

1,445 

30 

463 

388 


6,436 


208, 968 

50 

805 


209, 823 


20,  508 

70 

74 

433 

820 

305 

4 

12 


22, 226 


Artículos. 

Valor. 

Sustancias  quimi 

Estados  Unidos. 
Gran  Bretaña  . . . 

'^as,  drogas  y  tinturas. 

Í39,023 
4,460 
2  989 

A-lemania 

Francia 

10  856 

Italia 

375 

España  

85 

Cuba 

113 

Puerto  Rico 

74 

Otros  paises 

275 

Total - 

58,250 

C 

Estados  Unidos . . 
Gran  Bretaña  . . . 

orbón. 

12  803 

8  582 

Puerto  Rico 

20 

Otros  paises 

2  485 

Total _ 

23  890 

Tejidos 

Estados  Unidos . . 
Gran  Bretaña... 

de  algodón. 

918  100 

190  074 

Alemania 

69  450 

Francia 

36  707 

Italia 

14  .591 

España  

19  7^2 

Béglica 

90 

Puerto  Rico 

1  038 

Otros  paises 

2  982 

Total - .  - 

552  774 

,  piedra  y  china. 

Loza  de  barre 
Estados  Unidos  . . 

589 

Gran  Bretaña 

1,915 

Allemania 

13  144 

Francia 

1  001 

Esnafla  

14 

-Bélgica 

73 

Total 

16  736 

y  sus  manufacturas. 

Fibras  vegetales 
Estados  Unidos  . . 

29, 770 

Gran  Bretaña 

3'^  409 

Alemania 

943 

Francia 

18  466 

Italia 

471 

España ■ 

766 

Otros  paises 

2  896 

Total 

85  721 

y  otros  productos  de 
pesca. 

Pescado  en  latas 
la 

Estados  Unidos  . . 

109,4.55 
10 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

933 

1286       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS   AMERICANASo 

Importaciones  de  la  üepública  Dominicana  en  1905  que  muestran  los  i^rincipales  países  de 

origen — Continúa. 


Artículos. 

Valor. 

Pescado  en  latas  y  otros  productos  de 
la  ¿jesca— Continúa. 

11, 590 
522 

España 

1,264 

140 

Otros  países 

220 

Total 

114, 134 

Frutas  y  nueces. 
Estados  Unidos 

3,240 
15 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

99 

Francia 

1,464 

Italia  

108 

1,487 

Cuba : 

105 

Otros  países 

49 

Total 

6,567 

Vidrios  y  Cristalería. 
Estados  Unidos 

5,  605 

Gran  Bretaña 

209 

3,099 

Francia . 

441 

Italia 

176 

España 

3 

7 

Puerto  Rico 

23 

Total 

9,563 

JIo7iedas  de  oro  y  plata. 
Estados  Unidos 

359, 435 

Grasa  y  deshechos  de  grasa  para  la  fabri- 
cación de  jabón. 

Estados  Unidos 

37,856 
503 

8 

España  

150 

Puerto  Rico 

5, 005 

Total 

43, 522 

Estados  Unidos 

13, 583 

60 

7 

Francia 

12 

Total 

13, 662 

Sombreros  y  gorros. 

9,070 

Gran  Bretaña 

553 

Alemania 

2,292 

4,626 

Italia 

47, 364 

España           

744 

Puerto  Rico 

652 

Otros  países 

829 

Total 

65, 530 

Hierro  y  acero  y  sus  mamifacturas. 
Estados  Unidos 

287, 381 

Gran  Bretaña 

63, 568 

37, 022 

10, 438 

709 

España  .  . .          

262 

Bélgica •. 

3,752 

Hierro  y  acero  y  sus  manufacturas — 
Continúa. 

Cuba 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 

Joyería  de  toda  clase  incluso  relojesde 
pared. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia ' 

Italia 

Puerto  Rico 

Total 

Cuero  y  artículos  de  cuero. 

Estodos  Unidos 

Gran  Breteña 

Alemania 

Francia 

España 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 

Cervezas  de  todas  clases. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

España 

Otros  países 

Total 

Mátales  y  manufacturas  no  especificados 
en  otro  lugar. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña , 

Alemania 

Francia , 

Italia 

España 

Cuba 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 

Aceites. 

Esta  tos  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia , 

Italia 

España 

Bélgica 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 

Pinturas,  tintes  y  colores. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

España 

Otros  países 

Total 


EEPUBLICA    DOMINICANA. 


1287 


Importaciones  de  la  República  Dominicana  en  1905  que  muestran  los  principales  países  de 

origen — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Papel  y  sus  manufacturas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

España 

Cuba 

Otros  países 

Total 

Perfumería  y  cosméticos. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

España 

Otros  países 

Total 

Provisiones  incluso  carnes  y  productos 
de  lechería. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

España 

Cuba 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 

Arroz. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

Españ  a 

Otros  países 

Total 

Goma  elástica  y  sus  manufacturas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

España  

Total 

Jabón. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Cuba 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 


Valor. 


$13, iva 

299 
7,945 
3,053 

760 
2,837 

182 
3' 


28, 249 


3,078 

200 

1,082 

10, 822 

221 

130 

19 


15, 552 


72, 834 

1,216 

56, 101 

4,870 

653 

526 

1,241 

648 

106 


138, 195 


31,613 

35, 334 

127, 704 

4,868 

29 

124 

1,  657 


201, 329 


4,286 
822 

1,300 

466 

12 


6,886 


22, 382 

29 

14 

116 

64 

8 

309 


Artículos. 


Azúcar  y  confites. 

Estados  Unidos , 

Gran  Bretaña , 

Alemania , 

Francia , 

Italia 

España 

Total , 

Tabaco  elabordo. 

Estados  Unidos 

Alemania 

Cuba 

Total 

Par-aguas  y  bastones. 

Esta  dos  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

España 

Otros  países ...  * 

Total 

Legumbres, 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

España 

Cuba 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 

Vehículos. 

Estados  Unidos 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 

Vinos,  licores  y  bebidas  espirituosas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

España 

Otros  países 

Total 

Madera  y  sus  manufacturas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

Cuba 

Otros  países 

Total 


1288       OFICINA  ITTTERlSrACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMEEICANASo 


Importaciones  de  la  República  Dominicana  en  1903  que  muestran  los  lirincipales  países  de 

origen — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Lana  y  sus  manufacturas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 

Alemania 

Francia , 

Italia 

España , 

Bélgica 

Otros  paises 

Total 

Todos  los  demás  artículos  no  especifi 
cados: 

Estados  Unidos 

Gran  Bretaña 


Valor. 


89S9 

5,105 

6,461 

2,667 

549 

535 

89 

17 


16, 412 


55,  568 
4,568 


Artículos. 


Lana  y  sus  manufacturas — Continúa. 

Todos  los  demás  artículos  no  específl 
cados — Continúa. 

Alemania 

Francia 

Italia 

España , 

Bélgica 

Cuba , 

Puerto  Rico 

Otros  países 

Total 


Valor. 


$25, 394 

18, 655 

952 

1,144 

410 

56 

1,139 

4,627 


112,  513 


RESUMEN. 


Países. 


Valor. 


Estados  Unidos 
Gran  Bretaña.. 

Alemania , 

Francia 

Italia  

España  


1,961,075 

366,  686 

429,  699 

•162,  413 

80,  873 

43,  002 


Paises. 


Bélgica 

Cuba 

Puerto  Rico 
Otros  países 

Total . . 


Valor. 


S4, 443 
10, 167 
16, 123 
21,782 


3, 096,  263 


Nota.— El  valor  total  de  las  importaciones  de  los  Estados  Unidos  comprende  moneda  de  oro  y  de 
plata  ascendente  á  §359,435. 

ECUADOR. 

GASTOS  ADMIKTSTBATIVOS. 

El  Señor  Juan  F.  Game,  Ministro  de  Hacienda  de  la  Eepública  del 
Ecuador,  presentó  á  la  Cámara  la  voluminosa  Memoria  que  ha  redac- 
tado acerca  de  su  gestión  en  1905. 

Para  todos  los  gastos  había  presupuestado  112,319,14:6,  j  como  no  se 
han  gastado  más  que  $10,526,218.26,  quedan  §1,782,997.71. 

De  ferrocarriles  y  plata  solamente  han  ingresado  $1,600,000  3" 
106,302  sucres. 

De  los  gastos  administrativos  que  había  consignado  §6,011,651.80 
el  año  anterior,  se  han  gastado  $4,028,889.16  en  éste,  quedando  un 
superávit  sobre  el  anterior  de  $111,882.50 


ESTADOS  UNIDOS. 


COMEBCIO  GON  LA  AMERICA  LATINA. 


IMPORTACIONES    T    EXPORTACIONES. 


En  la  página  1397  aparece  la  última  relación  del  comercio  entre  los 
Estados  Unidos  y  la  América  latina,  tomada  de  la  compilación  hecha 
por  la  Oficina  de  Estadística  del  Departamento  de  Comercio  y  Trabajo 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS. 


1289 


de  los  Estados  Unidos.  Estos  datos  se  refieren  al  valor  del  comercio 
arriba  mencionado.  La  estadística  corresponde  al  mes  de  inarzo  de 
1906,  comparada  con  la  del  mes  correspondiente  del  año  anterior,  y 
también  comprende  los  datos  referentes  á  los  nueve  meses  que  termina- 
ron en  marzo  de  1906,  comparados  con  igual  período  de  1905.  Debe 
explicarse  que  las  estadísticas  de  las  importaciones  y  exportaciones  de 
las  diversas  aduanas  referentes  á  un  mes  cualquiera  no  se  reciben  en 
el  Departamento  de  Comercio  y  Trabajo  hasta  el  20  del  mes  siguiente, 
necesitándosie  algún  tiempo  para  su  compilación  é  impresión;  de  suerte 
que  los  datos  estadísticos  correspondientes  al  mes  de  marzo,  por 
ejemplo,  no  se  publican  hasta  mayo. 


COMERCIO    EXTERIOR,  MARZO,  1906. 

La  Oficina  de  Estadística  del  Departmento  de  Comercio  y  Trabajo  de 
los  Estados  Unidos  en  su  última  relación  mensual  del  comercio  exterior 
de  los  Estados  Unidos,  demuestra  que  el  comercio  de  la  República  en 
el  mes  de  marzo  de  1905  y  1906,  y  en  los  nueve  meses  que  terminaron 
en  marzo  de  dichos  años,  fué  como  sigue: 

IMPORTACIONES. 


Marzo. 

Nueve  meses  que  termina- 
ron en  marzo. 

1905. 

1906. 

1905. 

1906. 

Comestibles  V  animales 

Si29,743,325 
40,211,747 

12, 368, 0§9 

15,187,058 
12, 920, 969 

822, 542, 501 
40, 894, 022 

15, 083,  748 

19, 229, 800 
15, 848, 166 

1214, 462, 566 
283,756,674 

104, 748, 877 

124, 015, 362 
122, 446, 635 

1193, 655, 218 
305, 229, 158 

127,468,814 

155, 099, 463 
132, 105  1 04 

Materia  prima  que  entra  en  los  varios  pro- 
cedimientos de  la  industria  doméstica 

Artículos  entera  ó  parcialmente  manufac- 
turados que  se  usan  como  materiales  en 
la  fabricación  y  en  las  artes  mecánicas 

Artículos  manufacturados  ya  listos  para  el 
consumo 

Artículos  de  lujo,  etc 

Total  de  mercaderías  importadas 

110,431,188 

113,598,237 

839, 430, 114 

913, 557,  757 

EXPOKTACIONES. 


PRODUCTOS  DOMÉSTICOS. 


Agrícolas  .. 

Fabriles 

De  minas... 
Forestales.. 
De  la  pesca. 
Diversos  ... 


Total  de  productos  domésticos. 
Productos  extran j  eros 


Total  de  exportaciones 


S72, 573, 324 

50,422,713 

3, 986,  597 

5, 211, 339 

335, 347 

1, 441, 227 


133, 970, 547 
3, 007, 882 


136, 978, 429 


S75, 381, 646 

54,  929,  336 

4, 639, 804 

6, 555, 820 

586, 592 

1, 270, 800 


143, 362, 998 
2, 149, 740 


1640, 340, 206 

392, 594, 675 

35, 822, 473 

45, 881, 709 

6, 266, 228 

5,381,927 


1, 126, 287, 218 
18, 752, 019 


1, 145, 039, 237 


$776, 076, 905 

441,682,982 

39, 274,  598 

54, 326, 066 

0, 895, 529 

6,  624,  678 


1, 324, 880, 758 
19,023,363 


1,343,904,121 


El  total  de  las  exportaciones  de  cereales,  ganado  y  puercos,  pro- 
visiones, algodón  3^  aceite  mineral,  fué  mayor  en  marzo  de  1906  que 
en  el  período  correspondiente  de  1901  y  1905.  La  exportación  durante 
los  nueve  meses  que  terminaron  en  marzo  de  1906,  excedió  á  cualquiera 
exportación  del  comercio  de  los  Estados  Unidos  durante  igual  período 
en  cualquier  otro  año. 


1290       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

El  valor  total  de  las  exportaciones  de  granos  3^  harina  durante  el 
mes  de  marzo  de  1906,  fue  de  $15,532,832,  comparado  con  112,631,491 
en  el  mismo  mes  del  año  anterior.  Los  detalles  de  la  exportación  de 
cereales  en  el  mes  de  niarzo  de  1906,  fueron  como  sigue;  Cebada, 
$889,787;  maíz,  $6,317,982;  maíz  molido,  $110,115;  avena,  $1,972,072; 
harina  de  avena,  $87,611;  centeno,  $95,299;  trigo,  $2,033,309;  harina 
de  trigo,  $3,996,627. 

Las  exportaciones  de  ganado  y  puercos  en  el  mes  de  marzo  ascen- 
dieron á  un  valor  de  $3,805,055;  las  provisiones  á  $15,662,361;  el 
algodón  á  $26,833,031;  y  aceite  mineral  á  $7,917,995. 

El  total  general  de  estas  exportaciones  durante  el  mes  de  marzo  de 
1906,  fué  de  $69,751,274,  comparado  con  $67,494,451  en  el  mismo  mes 
del  año  anterior.  El  total  de  las  exportaciones  en  los  nueve  meses  del 
año  fiscal  fué  de  $715,000,033,  comparado  con  $581,962,200  en  el 
período  correspondiente  del  año  fiscal  de  1905. 

EXPORTACIONES  DE  CARBÓN  DE  PIEDRA  Y  COKE  EN  1905. 

En  el  año  común  de  1905  el  valor  de  las  exportaciones  de  carbón  de 
piedra  y  coque  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  ascendió  á  más  de  $13,000,000  con- 
tra un  poco  más  de  $11,000,000  en  1895,  ó  sea  en  la  década  anterior.  En 
la  actualidad  los  Estados  Unidos  ocupan  el  tercer  lugar  entre  las 
naciones  del  mundo  como  nación  exportadora  de  carbón  de  piedra, 
por  más  que  ocupa  el  primer  lugar  como  productora  de  dicho  artículo. 
El  Reino  Unido  y  Alemania  exportan  más  carbón  que  los  Estados 
Unidos  de  Norte  América,  pero  el  aumento  en  las  exportaciones  de 
carbón  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  estos  últimos  años  en  proporción  ha 
sido  mucho  más  rápido  que  el  de  otras  naciones  y  sugiere  todavía  la 
posibilidad  de  que  lo  exporte  y  surta  á  otras  partes  del  mundo,  siendo 
así  que  los  Estados  Unidos  producen  mucho  más  carbón  de  piedra  que 
cualquier  otro  país  europeo,  ó  acaso  que  cualquier  otro  país  del 
mundo,  con  excepción  de  China,  cuyas  minas  de  carbón  de  piedra  aún 
no  se  han  explotado. 

En  1904  las  exportaciones  de  carbón  de  piedra  sin  incluir  el  coque 
del  Reino  Unido,  ascendieron  á  46,000,000  de  toneladas,  contra  un  poco 
menos  de  32,000,000  en  1894,  y  las  exportaciones  de  Alemania  en  1904 
ascendieron  como  á  18,000,000  de  toneladas,  contra  10,000,000  de  tone- 
ladas, aproximadamente,  en  1894.  Como  antes  se  ha  indicado,  en  1905 
los  Estados  Unidos  ocupan  el  tercer  puesto  con  9,000,000  de  toneladas, 
contra  un  poco  menos  de  4,000,000  de  toneladas  en  1895.  El  cuarto 
lugar  lo  ocupa  Bélgica,  que  en  1904  exportó  5,000,000  de  toneladas, 
contra  un  poco  menos  de  4,500,000  de  toneladas  en  1894.  El  Japón  sigue 
á  Bélgica  como  país  exportador  de  carbón  de  piedra,  y  en  1904  exportó 
un  poco  menos  de  3,000,000  de  toneladas  contra  1,250,000  toneladas  en 
1894.     En  1904  las  exportaciones  de  carbón  de  piedra  de  Australia 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS.  1291 

asciendieron  á  un  poco  más  de  1,500,000  toneladas,  las  del  Canadá 
ascendieron  como  á  1,500,000  toneladas,  las  de  Francia  en  el  mismo 
año  ascendieron  á  1,000,000  de  toneladas  y  las  de  Austria-Hungría 
ascendieron  á  menos  de  1,000,000  de  toneladas. 

Sin  embargo,  por  más  que  muchos  de  estos  países  exportan  ciertas 
cantidades  de  carbón  de  piedra,  también  es  cierto  que  importan  una 
g'ran  cantidad  de  dicho  artículo.  Alemania,  por  ejemplo,  si  bien  exporta 
como  18,000,000  de  toneladas,  en  1901  importó  como  8,000,000  de 
toneladas,  al  paso  que  las  importaciones  de  carbón  de  piedra  que  Bél- 
gica hace  representan  más  de  la  mitad  de  sus  exportaciones  de  dicho 
artículo.  En  años  normales  el  Japón  importa  pequeñas  cantidades, 
por  más  que  sus  importaciones  de  carbón  en  estos  últimos  años  han 
sido  mu}^  considerables,  sobre  todo  para  el  consumo  de  su  Armada. 

El  carbón  de  piedra  exportado  de  los  Etados  Unidos  va  principal- 
mente á  los  países  cercanos,  pero  ya  comienza  á  exportarse  á  otros 
países  del  mundo.  De  los  $31,315,628,  valor  de  carbón  de  piedra  y 
coque  que  se  exportaron  de  los  Estados  Unidos  en  1905,  según  lo 
demuestran  los  datos  estadísticos  de  la  Oficina  de  Estadísca  del  Depar- 
tamento de  Comercio  y  Trabajo,  el  carbón  bituminoso  representaba 
un  valor  de  $17,867,961;  el  carbón  antracita  representaba  $11,104,651, 
y  el  coque  $2,213,010.  De  los  118,000,000  valor  del  carbón  bitumi- 
noso que  se  exportó  el  año  pasado  á  la  América  del  Norte  Británica  se 
le  envió  carbón  por  valor  de  $11,500,000,  y  carbón  antracita  por  valor 
de  $11,000,000  se  envió  á  dicho  país,  siendo  así  que  el  valor  del  carbón 
que  se  exportó  á  otras  partes  del  mundo  no  llegó  á  $200,000. 

La  República  de  México,  después  de  las  naciones  mencionadas,  es 
la  que  importa  más  carbón  de  piedra  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  siendo 
así  que  el  valor  del  carbón  de  piedra  exportado  de  México  en  1905 
ascendió  á  un  poco  menos  de  $3,000,000,  consistiendo  casi  todo  de  car- 
bón bituminoso,  y  sólo  se  exportó  á  dicho  país  carbón  antracita  por 
valor  de  $8,498.  Después  de  México  el  país  que  más  carbón  importa 
de  los  Estados  Unidos  es  Cuba,  siendo  así  que  en  1905  las  exportaciones 
de  carbón  de  piedra  á  dicha  Isla  se  valuaron  en  carbón  bituminoso, 
$1,487,776  y  carbón  antracita  $121,117.  Algunas  de  las  otras  Antillas 
importaron  carbón  de  piedra  americano  por  valor  de  un  poco  más  de 
$800,000,  y  casi  todo  fué  carbón  bituminoso. 

En  1905  las  exportaciones  á  Europa  representaron  un  valor  de 
$308,424,  distribuidos  de  la  manera  siguiente: 

Italia .". $187,339 

Francia 12,700 

Alemania 9,  483 

Bélgica 4,  926 

Otros  países  europeos 94, 176 

Al  comparar  las  condiciones  reinantes  en  1905  con  las  de  1895,  puede 
decirse  que  las  exportaciones  de  los  Estados  Unidos  á  la  América  del 


1292        OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Norte  Británica  de  carbón  bituminoso  y  antracita  en  conjunto,  en  1905, 
sólo  ascendieron  á  3,000,000  de  toneladas,  contra  casi  7,000,000  en 
1905.  A  México  se  exportaron  101,000  toneladas,  contra  927,170  en 
1905,  y  á  Cuba  en  1905  se  exportaron  318,000  toneladas,  contra  571,385 
toneladas  en  1905.  En  1895  las  exportaciones  á  Puerto  Rico  ascen- 
dieron á  31,000  toneladas,  y  en  1905  ascendieron  á  63,133  toneladas. 

El  área  relativamente  limitada  de  distribución  de  carbón  de  piedra 
americano  exportado,  siendo  así  que  se  ha  enviado  casi  exclusivamente 
á  países  adyacentes,  como  Canadá,  México  y  Cuba,  hace  que  se  pre- 
gunte acerca  del  área  de  distribución  de  grandes  cantidades  de  carbón 
de  piedra  exportados  del  Reino  Unido,  cantidad  que  es  como  cinco 
veces  mayor  que  la  que  se  exportan  de  los  Estados  Unidos  3^  cu^^o  valor 
asciende  á  $120,000,000. 

En  1905,  de  las  47,000,000  de  toneladas  de  carbón  de  piedra  expor- 
tadas de  los  Estados  Unidos,  sin  incluir  el  carbón  suministrado  á  los 
vapores  que  hacen  el  comercio  extranjero,  7,500,000  de  toneladas,  en 
números  redondos,  se  exportaron  á  Alemania,  6,500,000  á  Francia, 
una  cantidad  casi  igual  se  exportó  á  Italia,  un  poco  más  de  3,000,000  á 
Suécia,  2,500,000  á  Rusia,  cerca  de  2,500,000  á  España,  2,250,000  tone- 
ladas á  Egipto,  un  poco  menos  de  2,000,000  á  los  Países  Bajos,  1,750,000 
á  la  República  Argentina,  1,000,000  al  Brasil,  500,000  á  Chile  y  330,000 
toneladas  al  Uruguay, 

Cumple  añadir  que  las  cifras  que  anteceden  relativas  á  las  exporta- 
ciones de  carbón  de  piedra  no  incluyen  la  cantidad  de  este  artículo  que 
se  ha  suministrado  á  los  buques  que  se  emplean  en  el  comercio  extran- 
jero, cantidad  que,  en  el  caso  del  Reino  Unido,  en  1905,  ascendió  á  más 
de  17,000,000  de  toneladas,  y  en  cuanto  á  los  Estados  Unidos  ascendió 
como  á  5,000,000  de  toneladas. 

LAS  INDUSTRIAS  DE  GANADO  VACUNO,  LANAR  Y  DE  CERDA. 

A  continuación  se  citan  las  exportaciones  de  animales  cuyas  carnes 
se  utilizan  y  de  comestibles  en  el  mes  de  marzo  de  1906,  en  los  nueve 
meses  del  año  económico  hasta  el  31  de  marzo,  comparadas  con  las 
cifoas  del  mismo  período  del  año  anterior,  según  las  ha  compilado 
la  Oficina  de  Estadística  del  Departamento  de  Comercio  y  Trabajo. 
Estas  cifras  no  incluyen  los  productos  ó  segundos  productos  de  los 
establecimientos  donde  se  embarrilan  conservas  alimenticias,  los  cuales 
se  han  de  incluir  en  una  relación  posterior.  Dichas  cifras  son  las 
siguientes: 

Ganado  vacuno,  11,336  cabezas,  valuadas  en  $3,''701,717,  en  marzo 
de  1905;  11,767  cabezas,  valuadas  en  13,682,110,  en  marzo  de  1906. 
En  los  nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  365,396  cabe- 
zas, valuadas  en  129,183,090.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906,  374,372 
cabezas  valuadas  en  §29,315,129. 

Cerdos,  751  cabezas  valuadas  en  $7,763  en  marzo  de  1905;  1,729  cabe- 
zas valuadas  en  118,012  en  marzo  de  1906.     En  los  nueve  meses  de  1905, 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS.  1293 

que  terminaron  en  marzo,  3^556  cabezas  valuadas  en  $43,079.  En  el 
mismo  período  de  1906,  14,4:81  cabezas  valuadas  en  $159,649. 

Carneros,  23,395  cabezas  valuadas  en  $159,992  en  marzo  de  1905; 
16,515  cabezas  valuadas  en  $104,933  en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los  nueve 
meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  198,312  cabezas  valuadas  en 
$1,264,420.  En  el  mismo  período  en  1906,  83,301  cabezas  valuadas  en 
$412,402. 

Carne  de  vaca  en  latas,  10,766,259  libras  valuadas  en  $1,017,491  en 
marzo  de  1905;  4,628,723  libras  valuadas  en  1473,596  en  marzo  de  1906. 
En  los  nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  48,675,059 
libras  valuadas  en  $4,840,757.  En  el  mismo  período  en  1906, 
52,609,873  libras  valuadas  en  $5,267,030. 

Carne  de  vaca  fresca,  22,986,556  libras  valuadas  en  $2,042,115  en 
marzo  de  1905;  23,912,675  libras  valuadas  en  $2,199,461  en  marzo  de 
1906.  En  los  nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo, 
173,669,030  valuadas  en  $16,136,479.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906, 
197,990,348  libras,  valuadas  en  $17,967,878. 

Carne  de  vaca  salada,  en  adobo,  etc.,  6,625,495  libras  valuadas  en 
$386,899  en  marzo  de  1905;  5,255,105  libras  valuadas  en  $295,471 
en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los  nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en 
marzo,  41,611,709  libras  valuadas  en  $2,261,651.  En  el  mismo  período 
de  1906,  64,337,644  libras  valuadas  en  $3,622,841. 

Sebo,  3,877,529  libras  valuadas  en  $193,350  en  marzo  de  1905; 
4,929,343  libras  valuadas  en  $261,747  en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los  nueve 
meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  42,444,766  libras  valuadas 
en  $2,039,623.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906,  70,848,051  libras  valua- 
das en  $3,425,426. 

Tocino,  23,940,608  libras  valuadas  en  $2,217,116  en  marzo  de  1905; 
31,922,368  libras  valuadas  en  $3,212,224  en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los 
nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  190,153,753  libras 
valuadas  en  $18,728,871.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906,  267,732,699 
libras  valuadas  en  $22,100,482. 

Jamones,  16,403,097  libras  valuadas  en  $1,735,011  en  marzo  de  1905; 
13,390,252  libras  valuadas  en  $1,363,979  en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los 
nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  143,247,405  libras 
valuadas  en  $15,430,950.  En  el  mismo  periodo  de  1906,  142,896,895 
libras  valuadas  en  $14,575,019. 

Carne  de  puerco,  fresca,  salada  ó  en  adobo,  14,163,369  libras  valua- 
das en  $1,110,971  en  marzo  de  1905;  12,980,450  libras  valuadas  en 
$1,056,686  en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los  nueve  meses  en  1905,  que  termi- 
naron en  marzo,  92,552,953  libras  valuadas  en  $7,338,742.  En  el 
mismo  período  de  1906,  117,871,560  libras  valuadas  en  $9,711,315. 

Manteca,  65,941,882  libras  valuadas  en  $5,079,242  en  marzo  de  1905; 
58,813,858  libras  valuadas  en  $4,828,503  en  marzo  de  1906.     En  los 


1294     OFiciisrA  internacional  de  las  eepúblicas  americanas. 

nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  449,560,303  libras 
valuadas  en  134,783,424.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906,  568,912,392 
libras  valuadas  en  $45,673,674. 

Aceite,  12,863,425  libras  valuadas  en  $883,281  en  marzo  de  1905; 
14,664,169  libras  valuadas  en  $1,246,185  en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los 
nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  100,375,203  libras 
valuadas  en  $7,868,076.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906,  145,982,152 
libras  valuadas  en  $12,133,000, 

Oleomaro-arina  811,717  libras  valuadas  en  |69,010  en  marzo  de  1905; 
521,117  libras  valuadas  en  $48,940  en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los  nueve 
meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  5,796,117  libras  valuadas  en 
$524,734.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906,  7,654,949  libras  valuadas  en 
$670,522. 

Mantequilla,  479,744  libras  valuadas  en  $94,547  en  marzo  de  1905; 
2,253,821  libras  valuadas  en  $419,119  en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los  nueve 
meses  de  1905  que  terminaron  en  marzo,  8,254,576  libras  valaudas  en 
$1,285,943.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906,  23,410,492  libras  valuadas 
en  $4,237,988.  Total  de  ganado  vacuno,  cerdos  y  carneros,  con  un 
valor  de  $18,857,788  en  marzo  de  1905  y  por  valor  de  $19,467,416  en 
marzo  de  1906.  En  los  nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  terminaron  en  marzo, 
se  valuaron  en  $142,843,753.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906  se  valuaron 
en  $174,212,699. 

Total  del  valor  de  comestibles,  $14,985,316  en  marzo  de  1905  y 
$15,662,361  en  marzo  de  1906.  En  los  nueve  meses  de  1905,  que  ter- 
minaron en  marzo,  $112,054,164.  En  el  mismo  período  de  1906, 
$144,325,444. 


GUATEMALA. 

EL  PORVENIR  DE  LA  REPÚBLICA. 
LA   IMPORTANCIA    DEL    CULTIVO    DE   LA    GOMA. 

(Continuación). 

"  No  puede  haber  un  campo  más  amplio  y  propicio  para  la  inversión 
del  capital  que  desea  obtener  pingües  ganancias  que  el  cultivo  del  árbol 
de  la  goma  elástica  que  en  Guatemala  crece  silvestre.  La  demanda  de 
goma  y  los  precios  de  ésta  se  aumentan  año  tras  año.  Las  regiones 
de  la  costa  donde  florecen  los  árboles  silvestres  se  prestan  admirable- 
mente al  cultivo  de  esta  planta.  El  Gobierno  de  Guatemala  ha  consa- 
grado especial  atención  á  este  asunto  y  ha  hecho  que  los  hombres  de 
ciencia  que  conocen  á  fondo  la  agricultura,  del  país  efectuasen  una 
investigación  sobre  la  materia,  y  el  resultado  de  estas  investigaciones 
se  ha  publicado  de  tiempo  en  tiempo. 

"El  árbol  de  la  goma  salvaje  es  alto  y  tiene  una  corteza  lisa  y  de  un 
color  blanco  verdoso.     La  leche,  que  constituye  el  producto  mercantil 


GUATEMALA.  1295 

que  es  tan  valioso,  la  contienen  principalmente  las  fibras  que  se  adhie- 
i'en  á  la  parte  leñosa  del  árbol  entre  éste  y  la  corteza,  y  la  expresada 
leche  contiene  como  un  60  por  ciento  de  agua  y  de  otras  sustancias,  al 
paso  que  el  áO  por  ciento  restante  representa  el  producto  vendible. 
El  clima  más  propicio  para  el  cultivo  del  árbol  de  la  goma  es  el  caliente 
de  las  costas  á  una  altura  que  no  excede  de  1,500  pies.  El  rendimien- 
to de  los  árboles  de  goma  cultivados  se  ha  calculado  hasta  en  3  libras 
por  año,  después  del  sexto  año,  pero  las  mejores  autoridades  en  lá 
materia  no  creen  que  deben  hacerse  incisiones  en  el  árbol  hasta  el 
noveno  año,  y  entonces  el  cultivador  debe  contentarse  con  un  rendi- 
miento anual  de  2i  á  3  libras  de  leche  que  producen  una  libra  de  goma. 

"  El  Señor  Horta,  que  es  una  de  las  principales  autoridades  en  la 
materia,  calcula  que  el  costo  y  rendimiento  probable  de  una  finca  que 
tenga  100,000  árboles  de  goma,  (la  cual  requeriría  diez  caballerías  de 
tierra,  ó  sean  como  de  1,100  á  1,200  acres,)  después  del  décimo  año 
sería  á  razón  de  $1  por  árbol.  Este  costo  podría  cubrirse  parcial- 
mente efectuando  otros  cultivos  en  el  mismo  terreno.  Según  el 
expresado  cálculo,  después  de  diez  años  una  cosecha  debe  producir  el 
duplo  de  la  cantidad  que  se  ha  gastado  en  dicho  período. 

'  '  El  Gobierno  está  estimulando  el  cultivo  del  árbol  de  la  goma,  y  con 
tal  fin  publicó  un  decreto  en  1899,  que  prescribe  que  por  cada  20,000 
árboles  de  goma  de  cuatro  años  de  edad  sembrados  después  de  la  fecha 
del  decreto,  el  cultivador  ó  dueño  percibiría  una  caballería  de  tierra 
(112  acres)  de  terreno  inculto  del  Gobierno.  Sin  embargo,  el  Gobierno 
no  aprueba  ni  recomienda  el  fomento  de  fincas  de  goma  por  medio  de 
compañías  por  acciones,  cuyo  fin  principal  es  vender  las  acciones  entre 
personas  que  sólo  pueden  hacer  inversiones  en  pequeña  escala  en  los 
Estados  Unidos.  Todos  estos  proyectos  de  compañías  por  acciones 
deben  investigarse  escrupulosamente  antes  de  comprar  dichas  acciones, 
debiendo  tenerse  en  cuenta,  principalmente,  los  hechos  más  importantes 
respecto  de  la  produccción  de  goma,  incluso  la  necesidad  de  que  ha  de 
transcurrir  un  período  j)or  lo  menos  de  diez  años  para  que  una  finca 
llegue  á  estar  en  verdadero  estado  de  producción. 

"la  pkima  por  el  cultivo  de  henequén. 

"  Según  la  opinión  de  peritos  el  suelo  de  Guatemala  se  presta  espe- 
cialmente al  cultivo  de  las  plantas  fibrosas  de  las  cuales  la  más  valiosa  es 
el  henequén.  El  maguey  ó  henequén  silvestre  crece  en  varias  locali- 
dades y  sobre  todo  en  los  distritos  orientales  donde  hay  un  área  extensa 
que  se  cree  que  puede  cultivarse  con  provecho  para  los  fines  del  comer- 
cio. El  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera,  á  fin  de  estimular  el  cultivo  del 
henequén,  ha  dispuesto  que  se  pague  una  prima  á  los  cultivadores  de 
la  expresada  planta,  debiendo  graduarse  la  escala  del  pago  según  la 
extensión  de  la  finca.     Como  quiera  que  la  planta  del  henequén  requiere 


1296       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

de  cuatro  á  cinco  años  para  desarrollarse  por  completo,  á  los  cultiva- 
dores se  les  permite  percibir  la  mitad  de  dicha  prima  dos  años  des- 
pués de  haberse  sembrado  el  henequén,  y  el  resto  lo  perciben  á  la  ter- 
minación de  los  cuatro  años.  También  se  ha  de  pagar  una  prima  por 
la  exportación  de  cada  cien  libras  de  henequén,  y  la  maquinaria  que  sea 
necesaria  en  cada  finca  se  ha  de  importar  libre  de  derechos.  Este 
experimento  en  el  cultivo  del  henequén  reviste  especial  importancia 
en  vista  del  hecho  de  que  el  terreno  que  no  es  propicio  para  el  cultivo 
del  café,  la  caña  de  azúcar  ó  el  cacao,  se  cree  que  se  adapta  admirable- 
mente al  cultivo  del  henequén. 

"En  Guatemala  crecen  un  gran  número  de  plantas  medicinales, 
siendo  así  que  se  sabe  de  un  hombre  de  ciencia  que  ha  hecho  una  lista 
de  339,  en  la  cual  se  incluyen  muchas  plantas  que  producen  bálsamos 
y  que  son  aromáticas,  tales  como  la  zarzaparrilla  y  la  vainilla.  Las 
condiciones  del  cultivo  de  la  vainilla  son  semejantes  á  las  que  prevalecen 
en  México.  Al  cabo  de  cinco  años  la  vid  está  en  completo  estado  de 
producción  y  produce  efectivamente  de  quince  á  cuarenta  vainas.  Se 
calcula  que  una  finca  de  cinco  acres  de  vainilla  produce  una  renta 
suficiente  para  proporcionarle  un  modo  de  vivir  independiente  al  dueño, 
pero  este  resultado  sólo  se  obtiene  mediante  el  maj^or  esmero  y  aten- 
ción en  el  cultivo  de  dicha  planta. 

''LA   ABUNDANCIA   Y    VARIEDAD    DE    MADERAS    PRECIOSAS. 

"Dícese  que  en  Guatemala  ha}^  150  clases  de  maderas  que  son  valio- 
sas desde  el  punto  de  vista  comercial,  j  el  número  de  los  grupos  de 
estas  maderas  excede  de  cuatrocientos.  El  área  donde  abundan  las 
maderas  comprende  los  bosques  de  las  costas  en  una  angosta  faja  que 
hay  á  lo  largo  de  las  costas  del  Pacífico  y  del  Atlántico;  los  bosques 
húmedos  entrelazados  con  las  praderas  que  abrazan  los  llanos  que  se 
extienden  desde  el  pie  de  las  Cordilleras  andinas  hasta  el  Pacífico;  los 
húmedos  bosques  de  la  zona  tórrida  y  de  la  zona  templada  que  se 
encuentran  á  lo  largo  de  las  faldas  de  la  cadena  volcánica  y  en  la  parte 
oriental  del  país;  los  húmedos  bosques  de  la  zona  fría;  los  bosques  de 
pinos  y  robles  en  los  altos  llanos;  las  sabanas  y  chaparrales  que  consisten 
de  pequeños  árboles  y  arbustos;  las  sabanas  de  pinos  que  se  encuentran 
á  lo  largo  de  la  costa  del  Atlántico  y  las  sabanas  de  la  zona  fría  en  las 
más  altas  planicies  ó  mesetas  de  las  montañas. 

"El  Teniente  Hill,  en  el  informe  relativo  al  reconocimiento  hecho 
para  la  construcción  del  Ferrocarril  Intercontinental,  proporciona  una 
lista  de  árboles  que  se  encontraron  al  sureste  de  Guatemala,  la  cual 
lista  constituye  otra  prueba  de  la  inmensa  variedad  de  maderas  que 
contiene  el  país.     Dicha  lista  es  la  siguiente: 

"Aconacaste,  conacaste,  guanacaste,  madera  de  un  color  moreno 
claro,  un  tanto  blanda  y  que  se  asemeja  al  nogal  de  clase  inferior.  El 
amarillo  es  un  árbol  cuya  madera  es  dura,  abunda  mucho  en  Guatemala, 


GUATEMALA.  1297 

es  muy  fuerte,  dura  mucho  en  el  ag-ua  ó  en  el  suelo,  j  se  usa  para  pilares 
y  vigas  ó  soleras  en  las  casas  de  los  nativos. 

*'E1  cedro,  de  color  rojizo,  fácil  de  labrar,  que  se  usa  mucho  para 
tablas,  no  es  muy  fuerte  y  se  tuerce  con  facilidad. 

"La  caoba. 

"El  chichipate,  que  es  duro,  de  hilo  ó  grano  compacto  j  que  se  usa 
en  la  construcción  de  vagones. 

"El  chiche,  de  grano  recto  y  que  dura  bastante  en  el  aire. 

"El  chico,  de  grano  recto  y  que  se  presta  á  que  se  le  dé  un  alto 
grado  de  pulimento. 

"El  granadino,  de  color  moreno  oscuro,  muy  fuerte,  bueno  para 
construcciones  y  que  abunda  mucho. 

"El  guachipilín,  bueno  para  las  construcciones. 

^^E\  guapinol,  que  es  recio,  y  cuya  textura  se  asemeja  a  la  del  roble. 

"El  jícaro,  que  produce  una  fruta  semejante  á  la  calabaza,  que 
abunda  mucho  en  los  llanos  y  que  se  usa  en  la  fabricación  de  fustes. 

"El  laurel,  que  se  asemeja  al  castaño  y  que  se  usa  para  la  fabricación 
de  muebles. 

"La  madera  denominada  'madre  cacaco,'  que  es  dura,  puede  pulirse 
perfectamente  y  sirve  para  jDostes. 

'  '  El  mario  ó  palo  colorado,  madera  preciosa  un  tanto  parecida  á  la 
caoba. 

"El  matilishuate,  que  crece  hasta  una  gran  altura,  es  recto  3^  se  usa 
para  la  fabricación  de  camas  de  vagones. 

'  '  La  mora  que  es  un  palo  de  tinte. 

"El  cogote  de  fraile,  que  es  una  madera  muy  hermosa  y  susceptible 
un  alto  grado  de  pulimento. 

"El  ronron,  que  es  una  madera  preciosa,  dura  y  susceptible  de  un 
alto  grado  de  pulimento. 

"El  tempisque,  de  color  rojizo,  que  se  asemeja  á  la  caoba,  tanto  en 
el  peso  como  en  la  4;extura. 

"El  volador  es  madera  fina  cuyo  árbol  crece  hasta  una  gran  altura, 
tiene  un  tronco  recto  y  se  usa  en  la  consti'ucción  de  puentes  j  techos. 

"Con  tan  vasta  riqueza  de  madera  podrá  tenerse  una  idea  dela 
importancia  de  los  proyectos  de  construcción  de  ferrocarril  que  vienen 
á  poner  las  regiones  de  bosques  en  comunicación  con  los  mercados  de 
los  Estados  Unidos  y  Europa, 

"fomento  de  la  industria  de  ganado  de  todas-  clases. 

"Las  industrias  de  crianza  de  ganado  y  lechería  se  consideran  entre 
las  más  lucrativas  de  Guatemala,  en  tanto  que  la  crianza  de  caballos, 
por  lo  general,  también  da  buena  utilidad.  El  caballo  nativo  de  Guate- 
mala es  pequeño  pero  de  mucha  resistencia  é  incansable.  Los  caballos 
de  carrera  y  otros  que  se  obtienen  mediante  el  cruzamiento  de  razas 


1298        OFICINA  INTEKNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

importadas  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  de  España,  Inglaterra  y  América 
del  Sur,  han  dado  muy  buenos  resultados. 

"Las  lecherías  rinden  pingües  ganancias,  sobre  todo  en  las  cercanías 
de  las  grandes  ciudades.  El  ganado  vacuno  es  de  raza  cruzada,  es 
decir,  tiene  de  una  mitad  á  tres  cuartas  partes  de  la  raza  nativa  y  el 
resto  de  las  razas  de  Holstein  y  Durham.  Lavaca  de  raza  nativa  pura 
da  una  leche  mucha  más  nutritiva  que  la  vaca  importada,  pero  la  vaca 
del  país  da  una  cantidad  de  leche  muy  pequeña.  La  leche  de  la  vaca 
de  pura  raza  importada  es  muy  delgada,  debido  probablemente  á  la 
índole  inadecuada  del  forraje,  y  así  pues  resulta  que  las  vacas  de  raza 
cruzada  son  las  que  prestan  más  utilidad. 

"Los  terrenos  altos  del  interior  proporcionan  buen  pasto  para  el 
ganado  vacuno  durante  todo  el  año.  En  dicha  región  el  clima  es 
benigno  y  uniforme  y  el  ganado  puede  permanecer  pastando  desde  el 
mes  de  enero  hasta  el  de  diciembre,  sin  que  ocurran  pérdidas  á  causa 
de  la  inclemencia  del  tiempo  en  el  invierno.  En  la  mayor  parte  del 
país  abunda  el  agua. 

"  Los  mulos  del  país  son  superiores  á  los  caballos  para  hacer  viajes 
largos  ó  para  las  cargas  pesadas,  y  por  lo  general  se  venden  á  precios 
más  altos.  Los  cerdos  se  crían  con  poca  dificultad  y  se  venden  á 
subidos  precios,  por  cuanto  la  carne  de  puerco  constituye  uno  de  los 
alimentos  favoritos  en  muchas  de  las  fincas  y  en  las  aldeas  habitadas 
por  indios.  A  los  cerdos  se  les  permite  andar  sueltos  y  alimentarse 
de  raíces  nutritivas,  bellotas  y  maíz.  La  industria  de  ganado  lanar 
podría  desarrollarse  si  en  ella  emprendiesen  criadores  de  experiencia. 
Hay  muchos  rebaños,  y  tanto  la  calidad  de  la  carne  de  carnero  como 
su  lana  es  susceptible  de  mejoramiento. 

"las   MINAS   Y    su    EXPLOTACIÓN. 

"Por  más  que  la  riqueza  minera  de  Guatemala  es  desconocida,  bien 
puede  decirse  que  aún  no  se  ha  explotado.  Debido  á  las  varias  for- 
maciones geológicas,  tanto  los  geólogos  como  los  mineros  prácticos 
creen  que  las  minas  prometen  un  campo  muy  propicio  para  su  desarro- 
llo. Los  minerales  que  en  ellas  se  encuentran  son  el  cuarzo  aurífero, 
galena  argentífera,  cobre,  carbón  de  piedra  y  lignita,  manganeso, 
asbesto,  grafita,  caolín,  ópalos,  pizarra,  alumbre,  mármol,  plata,  mica, 
hierro,  azufre  y  plomo. 

"  Los  anales  mineros  de  la  época  colonial  muestran  que  entre  los 
años  de  1627  y  1820,  se  descubrieron  y  explotaron  más  de  1,300  minas 
de  oro,  plata,  plomo,  cobre,  estaño,  hierro  y  una  de  azogue,  y  dichas 
minas  constituyeron  una  fuente  de  abundante  renta  tanto  para  la 
Iglesia  como  para  el  Estado.  La  historia  registra  que  durante  la 
primitiva  ocupación  española  se  recogieron  cantidades  enormes  de  oro 
y  plata  en  dichas  minas,  y  hubo  una  ocasión  en  que  se  explotaban  en 
Guatemala  más  de  150  minas  riquísimas.     Sólo  de  un  grupo  de  minas 


GUATEMALA.  129& 

la  casa  de  moneda  de  Guatemala  acuñó  plata  por  valoi-  de  $43,000,000, 
además  de  la  que  se  embarcó  directamente  para  Europa. 

"Estas  relaciones  aparecen  en  un  informe  oficial  hecho  por  el 
Director  del  laboratorio  químico  al  Secretario  de  Hacienda,  y  dicho 
informe  está  basado  en  muestras  que  habían  sido  presentadas  para 
analizarse  y  cuya  mayor  parte  se  obtuvo  en  la  región  oriental  del 
país. 

"  'En  estas  regiones  abundan  el  cinc,  cobre,  plomo  y  la  plata,  y  por 
lo  general  se  encuentran  en  blendas  y  galenas  argentíferas,  y  algunas 
veces  se  encuentran  ambos  metales  junto  con  carbonatos  de  cobre.  En 
las  galenas  la  proporción  de  plomo  varía  desde  un  20  hasta  un  25  por 
ciento,  en  tanto  que  las  blendas  contienen  de  un  15  á  un  40  por  ciento 
de  cinc. 

"  '  La  proporción  de  plata  varía  desde  200  gramos  hasta  Y  kilogramos 
(17  libras),  3^  por  tanto  puede  calcularse  un  promedio  que  varía  desde  2 
hasta  3  kilogramos.  Los  depósitos  se  extienden  hasta  las  mesetas 
sobre  las  cuales  está  situada  la  capital,  y  llegan  hasta  el  Departamento 
de  Jalapa,  donde  el  plomo  algunas  veces  desaparece  por  completo  y  se 
encuentra  la  plata  sola.  Las  venas  se  extienden  hasta  el  valle  de 
Motagua,  y  á  trechos  desaparecen  sobre  la  ribera  izquierda  del  río  y 
reaparecen  hacia  el  norte  de  Solamá  en  una  línea  recta  hasta  Huehue- 
tenango,  por  más  que  la  cantidad  de  plata  en  esta  región  es  menor  que 
la  que  se  encuentra  en  el  sureste  de  la  República. 

"  'El  cobre,  que  es  uno  de  los  metales  que  más  abunda  en  el  país,  se 
encuentra  por  lo  general  en  oxicarbonatos  en  depósitos  de  sedimento. 
También  se  encuentra  en  las  cercanías  de  la  capital  y  en  otros  puntos. 
Estos  depósitos  se  extienden  hasta  la  frontera  mexicana  por  las  riberas 
del  Río  Salega  y  alrededor  del  pueblo  de  Cuilco,  pero  la  índole  de  dicho 
metal  cambia  poco  á  poco,  y  de  carbonato  se  convierte  en  oxisulfato 
mezclado  con  hierro,  y  luego  el  cobre  desaparece  por  completo.  En 
la  región  oriental  se  encuentran  abundantes  depósitos  de  los  carbonatos 
de  cobre,  sobre  todo  en  el  Departamento  de  Chiquimula,  mezclados  en 
muchos  casos  con  otros  metales,  como  el  cinc,  plomo  y  la  plata,  por 
ejemplo. 

"  '  Cerca  de  la  costa  del  Atlántico  se  encuentran  depósitos  de  lignita 
de  excelente  calidad,  y  este  hecho  reviste  mucha  importancia  para  el 
desarrollo  de  las  industrias  mineras. 

"  '  El  Capitán  Rae,  del  Ejército  de  los  EstadosUnidos,  que  permaneció 
varios  años  en  Guatemala  y  escribió  con  pleno  conocimiento  de  causa 
acerca  de  los  recursos  minerales  del  país,  ha  dicho  que  cerca  de  la 
frontera  del  noroeste  encontró  grandes  cantidades  de  minerales  de  sul- 
furo de  oro  de  baja  ley,  así  como  minerales  que  contenían  una  gran 
proporción  de  plomo  y  una  pequeña  proporción  de  plata,  y  además 
algunos  carbonatos  de  cobre  valiosos.  Dicho  escritor  dice  que  los 
minerals  de  plomo  eran  de  los  mejores  carbonatos  limpios  que  podían 
Bull,  No.  5—06 5 


1300       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICAISTAS. 

fundirse  fácilmente  sólo  con  combustible,  y  que  habían  sido  explota- 
dos de  una  manera  primitiva,  sobre  todo  para  extraer  el  plomo  que 
contenían.  Estas  minas  de  plomo  aurífero  y  de  plata  de  baja  ley 
estaban  situadas  en  las  cercanías  de  Cliiantla,  y  según  dicho  escritor  la 
faja  se  extendía  hacia  el  noroeste,  interrumpiéndose  otra  vez  en  abun- 
dantes depósitos  que  contenían  plata  en  una  proporción  que  variaba 
desde  $12  á  §10  por  tonelada  y  un  80  por  ciento  de  plomo.' 

"El  expresado  escritor  además  proporciona  los  siguientes  detalles: 

'"Todavía  más  hacia  el  este,  en  el  condado  de  Lacodor,  se  encuen- 
tran inmensos  depósitos  de  la  misma  índole  de  mineral,  que  parecen 
yacer  cual  si  estuviesen  arrojados  hacia  arriba  en  solevantamientos 
volcánicos.  En  algunos  lugares  el  plomo  se  encuentra  enteramente 
puro  en  pepitas  pequeñas.  Existen  grandes  depósitos  de  plomo  ó 
plumbago  negro,  tanto  al  norte  como  al  sur  de  Huehuetenango,  de 
buena  clase  y  ya  listo  para  introducirse  en  el  mercado,  tanto  al  norte 
como  al  sur  de  Huehuetenango. 

''  'En  diferentes  puntos  del  Río  Grande,  en  el  Departemento  de  Baja 
Verapaz,  se  encuentran  depósitos  de  cascajo  aurífero  que  constituyen 
un  indicio  casi  seguro  de  que  debe  encontrarse  oro.  La  explotación 
de  estos  depósitos  se  limita  á  las  riberas  inmediatas  al  río,  y  los  nativos 
la  llevan  á  cabo  de  una  manera  muy  primitiva,  es  decir,  sacan  mera- 
mente las  partes  escogidas  de  casco  aurífero  y  las  lavan  en  bateas  de 
madera.  Estos  depósitos  parecen  estar  bien  marcados  y  se  extienden 
hacia  atrás  por  los  llanos  hasta  las  colinas. 

"  'También  se  encuentran  algunas  formaciones  de  oro  á  lo  largo  de 
los  ríos  Plátanos  y  Yacas,  que  son  dos  afluentes  del  Río  Grande  que 
desembocan  en  él  desde  el  lado  sud  y  casi  frente  á  uno  de  estos  depósitos 
de  cascajo  aurífero.  Más  abajo  del  río  en  la  sierra  del  norte  se  en- 
cuentra el  asbesto  en  varios  puntos,  y  á  juzgar  por  lo  que  revela  la 
superficie  del  terreno,  la  textura  de  esta  fibra  es  de  buena  clase  y 
está  exenta  de  toda  sustancia  extraña,  variando  en  color  desde  un  gris 
oscuro  hasta  un  blanco  niveo,  siendo  así  que  las  fibras  llegan  á  medir 
seis  pulgadas  de  longitud. 

'  '  '  En  el  Departamento  de  Izabal  en  la  costa  del  Atlántico  ó  del  Golfo, 
en  la  parte  baja  de  los  ríos  Motagua  y  Polichis,  existen  ricos  y  extensos 
depósitos  de  placeres  de  oro  que  se  han  estado  explotando  durante 
varios  años  de  una  manera  primitiva,  y  que  á  pesar  de  este  hecho,  han 
producido  una  gran  cantidad  de  polvo  aurífero. 

"  'En  las  faldas  de  las  colinas  de  Livingston  se  ha  encontrado  carbón 
de  piedra  del  grupo  del  lignito,  y  dícese  que  es  un  buen  combustible. 
En  el  lado  opuesto  del  Golfo  Dulce,  desde  los  depósitos  de  carbón  de 
piedra  se  extienden  grandes  depósitos  de  minerales  de  hierro  magnético 
que  contienen  desde  un  60  hasta  un  70  por  ciento  de  hierro.  Estos 
depósitos  están  situados  nada  más  que  á  unas  cuantas  leguas  del  Golfo 
y  también  están  cerca  del  Ferrocarril  del  Norte.' 


GUATEMALA.  1301 

"  The  Bristol  Board  of  Trade  Journal  ha  hecho  la  siguiente  descrip- 
ción de  los  varios  distritos  mineros: 

"  'Los  principales  distritos  mineros  conocidos  de  Guatemala  están 
situados  en  la  línea  limítrofe  oriental,  tanto  hacia  el  norte  como  hacia 
el  sur,  en  los  Departamentos  de  Chiquimula  é  Izabal,  adyacentes  á  la 
República  de  Honduras  y  á  la  del  Salvador.  Estos  distritos  son  mon- 
tañosos, y  debido  al  hecho  de  estar  completamente  aislados  y  á  la  falta 
de  comunicación  con  las  otras  partes  de  la  República,  así  como  á  la  dificul- 
tad de  obtener  provisiones,  (por  cuanto  en  la  actualidad  hay  muy  pocos 
caminos  transitables)  esta  parte  del  país  no  se  conoce  generalmente  en 
el  exterior. 

"  'En  la  línea  divisoria  occidental  del  Departamento  de  Huehuete- 
nango,  ^  cerca  de  Chiantla,  dícese  que  hay  minas  de  cobre  muy  ricas 
semejantes  á  las  de  Chiapas  de  México.  Las  precitadas  minas  se  están 
'  explotando  en  la  actualidad,  pero  hasta  la  fecha  no  se  ha  encontrado 
ningún  cobre,  por  más  que  en  dicho  distrito  abunda  el  plomo  y 
una  pequeña  proporción  de  plata.  Los  ensayes  que  se  han  recibido 
muestran  un  56  por  ciento  de  plomo  y  40  onzas  de  plata  por  tonelada. 
En  muchas  otras  partes  de  la  República  se  han  descubierto  minas 
y  se  han  obtenido  concesiones  para  explotarlas,  como,  por  ejemplo, 
en  San  Cristóbal  y  Aguil,  en  el  Departamento  de  Alta  Verapaz;  en 
San  Pedro,  en  el  Departamento  de  Guatemala,  y  también  en  Mata- 
quescuintla,  en  las  minas  de  Algeria  y  Rosario,  en  el  Departamento  de 
Santa  Rosa;  en  Zalcuapa  y  Joyabaj,  en  el  Río  Grande,  en  el  Departa- 
mento de  El  Quiche;  pero  la  únicas  minas  que  se  han  explotado  reciente- 
mente 3^  que  han  dado  ^  continúan  dando  buenos  resultados,  son  las  de 
Quebradas  de  Oro,  situadas  en  el  Río  Bobos,  en  el  Departamento  de 
Izabal,  donde  se  ha  lavado  el  oro  en  cantidades  que  dan  buena  utilidad. 

"■'El  distrito  en  el  cual  se  han  denunciado  minas  y  en  donde  en 
algunos  casos  se  han  explotado,  está  situado  entre  el  Río  de  Concep- 
ción, hacia  el  norte,  y  el  Río  de  las  Minas,  hacia  el  sur,  estando  el  pre- 
citado distrito  minero  casi  al  este  de  Los  Sillones,  en  la  finca  de  San 
José.  Esta  propiedad  está  en  el  Departamento  de  Chiquimula  }'■  se 
organizó  una  compañía  bajo  la  razón  social  de  Société  Horta  y  Cía.,' 
que  obtuvo  una  concesión  minera  del  Gobierno  por  el  término  de 
quince  años,  con  el  derecho  de  importar  libres  de  derechos  todo  el 
material,  maquinaria  y  herramientas  necesarios.  Pero  hasta  ahora 
muy  poco  es  lo  que  se  ha  hecho  á  causa  de  la  posición  aislada  de  estas 
minas  y  de  la  dificultad  de  establecer  comunicación,  y  por  más  que  se  ha 
tomado  en  consideración  la  conveniencia  de  construir  una  pequeña 
línea  que  pudiera  conectar  el  Ferrocarril  de  Guatemala  ó  el  Norte  en 
Chiquimula,  á  lo  que  parece  no  ha  habido  fondos  suficientes  para  llevar 
á  cabo  este  proyecto.  Si  se  construyese  dicha  línea,  desaparecerían  las 
dificultades  que  hoy  se  presentan  para  efectuar  el  transporte.' 

"No  hay  ninguna  dificultad  para  explotar  las  minas  de  Guatemala, 
puesto  que  el  clima  en  las  regiones  mineras  es  templado  y  saludable. 


1302       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

"CAPÍTULO  IV. 

"el    comercio    y    los    MERCADOS. 

"Debido  á  la  proximidad  á  que  se  halla  situada,  Guatemala  se  con- 
sidera un  mercado  mu}^  conveniente  para  los  productos  de  los  Estados 
Unidos.  Con  el  aumento  de  medios  de  transporte  que  ha  de  dar  por 
resultado  la  construcción  de  ferrocarriles  3^  otras  empresas  de  trans- 
porte que  han  de  acrecentar  los  medios  de  transporte  marítimo,  los 
negocios  debieran  aumentarse  grandemente,  si  tanto  los  comerciantes 
como  los  fabricantes  de  los  Estados  Unidos  quisieran  utilizarlos. 

"Los  informes  de  los  cónsules  americanos  en  Guatemala  vienen  á 
apoj-ar  oficialmente  esta  opinión.  El  Cónsul  General  Winslow  con 
frecuencia  ha  llamado  la  atención  hacia  las  ventajas  que  pueden 
obtenerse.  En  uno  de  sus  informes  manifestó  que  de  los  Estados 
Unidos  venían  grandes  cantidades  de  víveres,  harina,  papas,  calzado, 
géneros  y  ropa,  pero  que  Alemania  é  Inglaterra  enviaban  más  maqui- 
naria y  artículos  de  ferretería.  No  cabe  duda  de  que  estos  últimos 
ramos  proporcionan  una  buena  oportunidad  a  los  exportadores  de  los 
Estados  Unidos,  pero  es  preciso  que  ellos  mismos  se  pongan  en  con-, 
diciones  de  introducir  sus  mercancías,  que  concedan  plazos  más  largos 
y  que  se  esmeren  más  en  el  envase  de  dichas  mercancías.  En  conjunto, 
puede  decirse,  sin  exageración,  que  en  Guatemala  hay  invertido  un 
capital  americano  de  $8,000,000,  y  hay  oportunidad  para  invertir  mucho 
más,  si  dicha  inversión  se  hace  con  inteligencia  y  en  debida  forma. 

"Mr.  Harvey,  cónsul  inglés,  en  un  informe  remitido  á  la  Oficina 
de  Relaciones  Exteriores  Inglesa  en  1905,  dijo  que  en  cuanto  á  la  can- 
tidad actual  de  negocios,  según  lo  demostraban  las  importaciones  y 
exportaciones,  se  advertía  una  mejora  muy  marcada  en  el  comercio 
general  del  país  comparado  con  el  de  los  años  anteriores.  Las 
importaciones  habían  sido  las  mayores  que  se  hicieron  en  los  siete 
últimos  años.  La  renta  del  Gobierno  mostró  un  gran  aumento  por 
todos  conceptos,  siendo  así  que  representaba  casi  el  doble  de  la  de 
1903,  mostrándose  los  mayores  aumentos  en  los  derechos  de  importa- 
ción y  exportación,  siendo  así  que  los  primeros  se  aumentaron  debido 
al  cobro  de  un  50  por  ciento  de  su  importe  total  pagadero  en  oro,  y  los 
segundos  por  el  hecho  de  haberse  recaudado  una  contribución  de  $1  en 
oro  por  quintal  que  se  ha  cobrado  durante  todo  el  año. 

"Según  dicho  informe,  las  probabilidades  de  éxito  en  el  porvenir 
eran  más  favorables  de  lo  que  habían  sido  durante  algunos  años.  La 
terminación  del  Ferrocarril  del  Norte  de  Guatemala  acortaría  la 
distancia  entre  Europa  y  los  Estados  Unidos  y  estimularía  el  comercio. 
Los  vapores  alemanes  é  ingleses  ya  entraban  en  Puerto  Barrios, 
además  de  los  vapores  de  la  United  Fruit  Company.  Por  otra  parte, 
la  mayor  fijeza  en  el  tipo  de  cambio  y  la  baja  en  el  premio  del  oro, 
constituían  otros  factores  de  importancia  para  que  se  restableciese  la 


GUATEMALA.  1303 

confianza  en  los  negocios.  La  continuación  de  la  paz  y  con  ella  la 
esperanza  de  un  aumento  de  brazos,  de  manera  que  la  riqueza  agrícola 
y  mineral  que  se  había  de  obtener  del  suelo  pudiese  desarrollarse  y 
fructificar  por  completo,  era  lógico  esperar  que  Guatemala  iba  á 
entrar  en  una  nueva  era  de  prosperidad. 

"las  importaciones  principales. 

"La  siguiente  es  una  relación  general  de  las  mercancías  que  Gua- 
temala compra  en  el  extranjero  j  que,  por  tanto,  conviene  que  los 
exportadores  conozcan: 

"Las  importaciones  principales  consisten  de  géneros,  en  su  mayoría 
tejidos  de  algodón,  que  se  importan  de  la  Gran  Bretaña,  los  Estados 
Unidos  y  Alemania.  En  este  ramo  puede  decirse  que  los  géneros 
ingleses  tienen  la  preferencia  en  el  mercado,  siendo  así  que  las  impor- 
taciones hechas  de  los  Estados  Unidos  y  Alemania  son  relativamente 
pequeñas.  Los  artículos  de  mayor  importancia  son  géneros  de  color 
gris,  telas  blancas  para  camisas,  estamapadoc,  lienzos  de  fantasía,  driles 
gris,  blancos  y  azules,  driles  de  color,  pañuelos,  hilo  gris  y  de  colores, 
hilo  rojo  turco,  hilo  de  algodón  de  máquina,  adornos,  frazadas  de  algo- 
dón, etc.  Como  un  75  por  cíente  de  estos  géneros  se  importan  de 
Inglaterra,  un  15  por  ciento  de  los  Estados  Unidos  de  América  j  un 
10  por  ciento  de  Alemania.  Los  fabricantes  americanos  hacen  la  com- 
petencia principalmente  en  driles,  géneros  para  zahones,  frazadas, 
estampados,  géneros  de  color  gris,  y  telas  blancas  para  camisas,  al  paso 
que  los  géneros  que  se  importan  de  Alemania  consisten  maj^ormente 
de  driles,  estampados,  hilos  fojos  turcos,  frazadas  y  adornos. 

"  No  hay  gran  demanda  de  telas  de  lana,  y  los  artículos  que  tienen 
más  aceptación  son  las  frazadas,  mantas  ó  rebozos,  galones,  sombreros, 
lana  de  Berlín  y  algunos  géneros  en  cortes. 

"  Los  sombreros  se  importan  principalmente  de  los  Estados  Unidos 
y  Alemania  y  una  cantidad  insignificante  del  Reino  Unido;  las  mantas 
ó  rebozos  se  importan  mayormente  de  Alemania,  los  géneros  en  cortes 
también  de  Alemania,  de  Francia  y  del  Reino  Unido. 

"Los  géneros  de  seda  no  tienen  demanda,  excepto  la  seda  floja 
importada  de  China,  las  cintas  de  Suiza,  Francia  y  Alemania.  En 
cuanto  á  la  ferretería  en  general,  como  un  50  por  ciento  se  importa  de 
Alemania,  un  30  por  ciento  de  los  Estados  Unidos  y  un  20  por  ciento 
del  Reino  Unido. 

"Las  principales  importaciones  de  los  Estados  Unidos  consisten  de 
machetes,  hachas  j  azadones,  y  también  herramientas  en  general  de 
ciase  superior,  molinos  de  maíz,  arados,  máquinas  de  coser,  utensilios 
para  construcción  de  edificios,  sierras,  alambre  de  púas  para  cercas, 
limas,  tornillos,  cuchillería,  cordelería,  cepillos  de  todas  clases,  artícu- 
los esmaltados,  pinturas,  varnices  3^  cereales. 

"Las  importaciones  del  Reino  Unido  consisten  mayormente  de  lámi- 
nas de  hierro  galvanizado,  artículos  de  hierro  galvanizado,  maquinaria 


1304:       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

para  la  industria  del  café,  láminas  de  cobre,  artículos  de  hoja  de  lata, 
machetes,  azadones,  hoces,  picos,  zapapicos,  salitre,  tachos,  láminas  de 
hierro,  sierras,  candados,  cuchillería,  artículos  de  talabartería,  bocados, 
espuelas,  válvulas  y  llaves  ó  espitas  de  bronce,  loza  de  barro,  cartuchos, 
así  como  conservas  y  galletas. 

"De  Alemania  se  importan  toda  clase  de  herramientas  baratas, 
maquinaria,  máquinas  de  coser,  cuchillería,  machetes,  hierro  en  barras, 
artículos  esmaltados,  loza  de  barro,  cerraduras,  tornillos,  clavos,  vidrie- 
ras, cepillos,  papel,  fósforos,  estearina  y  cerasina,  siendo  así  que  una 
parte  de  estos  artículos  se  importa  también  de  Bélgica  y  de  los  Países 
Bajos,  al  paso  que  Francia  envía  herramientas  para  zapateros  y  tala- 
barteros. 

"  Los  artículos  que  Guatemala  compra  en  cambio  por  su  café,  azúcar, 
frutas,  maderas  y  otros  productos  en  la  clasificación  que  se  efectúa  en 
las  aduanas  se  dividen  en  tres  grupos,  á  saber:  Artículos  de  primera 
necesidad,  artículos  de  lujo  y  artículos  para  las  industrias. 

'  '  De  estos  grupos  el  primero  y  más  importante  comprende  los  géneros 
de  algodón  j  de  lana,  la  harina  de  trigo,  el  arroz,  maíz,  papas,  sal, 
velas  de  cera  y  de  estearina,  fósforos,  jabón,  petróleo,  cristalería  y 
artículos  de  barro,  y  baterías  de  cocina. 

"El  segundo  grupo  comprende  géneros  de  superior  clase  de  lana, 
sedas,  aguas  minerales,  licores,  conservas  en  latería,  tabaco  elaboi*ado, 
cristalería,  porcelana,  juguetes,  instrumentos  de  música,  perfume- 
ría, etc. 

"El  tercer  grupo  consiste  de  carbón  de  piedra,  maquinaria  para 
labrar  madera,  cueros  curtidos,  algodón  en  bruto,  sacos,  aceites  lubri- 
cantes, instrumentos  agrícolas  y  una  gran  variedad  de  maquinaria. 

"las  importaciones  de  los  estados  unidos. 

"Teniendo  á  la  vista  un  resumen  de  las  mercancías  que  se  consignan 
en  una  factura  consular  y  que  se  envían  de  los  varios  puertos,  puede 
tenerse  una  idea  de  las  exportaciones  que  hasta  la  fef^ha  han  hecho  los 
Estados  Unidos  á  Guatemala.  La  siguiente  es  una  lista  de  las  exporta- 
ciones hechas  por  el  puerto  de  Nueva  Orleans  en  uno  de  estos  últimos  años  : 


Artículos. 


Aceite  de  linaza , 

Petróleo,  etc 

Alquitrán  , 

Animales  vivos , 

Arroz 

Barriles  vacíos 

Carbón  de  piedra 

Cemento 

Materiales  para  aljibes. 

Dinamita 

Drogas 

Ferretería 

Géneros  de  algodón 

Barras  de  hierro 

Harina  de  trigo 

Instrumentos  de  cirugía 
Lcomotoras 


Valor. 


2,534 

255 

5,4-17 

974 

116 

185 

422 

648 

249 

1,972 

19, 468 

45,733 

338 

15, 817 

281 

7,465 


Artículos. 


Loza  de  barro 

Maderas  elaboradas,   durmientes   de 

ferrocarril,  etc 

Maíz 

Malta 

Cables 

Artículos  para  caballeros 

Motores  de  gasolina •. 

Muebles 

Paraguas ; 

Provisiones  en  general 

Materiales  para  puentes 

Sal 

Sombreros 

Whisky 

Calzado  de  todas  clases 


Valor. 


n,  122 

55, 772 

16, 335 

474 

1,874 

2,724 

285 

657 

444 

23,127 

18,  794 

2,136 

452 

978 

15, 531 


GUATEMALA.  1305 

"Las  exportaciones  del  puerto  de  Mobila  fueron  las  siguientes: 


Artículos. 


Harina  de  trigo 

Géneros  de  algodón 

Carne  en  latas 

Harina  de  Dial z 

Ferretería 

Conservas  alimenticias 

Mantequilla 

Cerveza  en  botellas 

Petróleo 

Legumbres 

Carbón  de  piedra 

Heno 


Valor. 


$10, 196 

9,916 

2,108 

1,316 

804 

777 

676 

572 

523 

507 

420 

405 


Artículos. 


Pescado  salado 

Calzado 

Velas  de  estearina... 

Fósforos 

Leche  condensada  .. 

Jabón  

Manteca 

Frutas  en  almíbar. . . 

Queso 

Arroz 

Comestibles  diversos 


Valor. 


1376 
362 
317 
300 
238 
228 
206 
204 
173 
168 
1,700 


"Las  exportaciones  del  puerto  de  Nueva  York,  que  representaban 
un  promedio  de  $75,000  por  mes,  se  componían  principalmente  de  los 
siguientes  artículos:  Alambre  galvanizado,  comestibles,  betún,  aceite 
lubricante,  equipos  eléctricos,  tubos  de  hierro,  cristalería,  cerveza, 
material  fotográfico,  géneros  de  algodón,  jabón,  loza  de  barro,  mate- 
rial para  ferrocarriles,  máquinas  de  escribir,  artículos  enchapados, 
papel,  relojes,  sombreros,  géneros  estampados,  cueros  curtidos,  dro- 
gas, ferretería,  instrumentos  agrícolas,  jo3^ería,  máquinas  de  coser, 
medicinas,  maquinaria  diversa,  perfumería,  petróleo,  balanzas,  whisky, 
artículos  de  cuero. 

"El  valor  de  las  exportaciones  anuales  que  se  hicieron  del  Puerto 
de  San  Francisco  ascendió  aproximadamente  á  ^1,000,000.  Dichas 
exportaciones  consistieron  principalmente  de  harina,  trigo,  lúpulo, 
maíz,  cebada,  avena,  algodón,  muebles,  maquinaria,  cerveza,  vinos  y 
whisky.  Los  artículos  que  San  Francisco  importa  consisten  princi- 
palmente de  café,  azúcar,  cacao,  goma  elástica,  cueros  y  maderas. 

"división  del  comercio. 

"Por  más  que  el  comercio  que  los  Estados  Unidos  hacen  con  Guate- 
mala representa  una  proporción  regular,  ésta  no  es  tan  grande  como 
debiera  serlo  si  se  hiciesen  esfuerzos  sistemáticos  por  aumentar  dicha 
proporción.  Según  los  datos  estadísticos  del  último  año  que  ha  sido 
posible  conseguir,  el  comercio  extranjero  de  Guatemala  ascendió  á  la 
suma  de  112,593,000  de  los  cuales  $5,011,000  representarban  impor- 
taciones y  $7,552,000  exportaciones.  Alemania,  que  es  el  país  mayor 
consumidor,  compra  la  mayor  parte  de  la  cosecha  de  café.  En  el 
año  citado  dicho  país  compró  un  53.79  por  ciento  del  total  de  expor- 
taciones de  Guatemala;  la  América  del  Norte  (principalmente  los 
Estados  Unidos)  un  25.86  por  ciento;  Inglaterra  un  15.37  por  ciento  y 
Francia  un  2.1  por  ciento. 


1306       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


"La  proporción  de  las  exportaciones  de  varios  países  á  Guatemala 
fué  la  siguiente: 


Estados  Unidos  . 

Inglaterra 

Alemania 

Francia 

América  del  Sur 
América  Central 


Propor- 
ción. 


Por  ciento. 
36.59 
22.62 
19.97 
9.21 
2.82 
1.83 


México 

España 

Italia 

Bélgica  y  Holanda 
otros  paisas 


Propor- 
ción. 


Por  ciento. 
1.69 
1.54 
1.32 
1.27 
1.14 


"El  valor  detallado  de  las  importaciones  de  mercancías  hechas  por 
Guatemala  en  el  referido  año  fué  el  siguiente: 


Paises. 

Valor. 

Paises. 

Valor. 

$1,019,000 
1, 442, 000 
1, 038, 000 

Francia  

$175, 000 

114, 000 

Inglaterra 

"Ningún  otro  país,  con  excepción  de  los  precitados,  exportó  á 
Guatemala  mercancías  cuyo  valor  excediese  de  $100,000.  Como  antes 
se  ha  indicado,  de  las  exportaciones  de  Guatemala,  que  consistieron 
mayormente  de  café,  Alemania  cdmpró  $3,508,000;  los  Estados  Unidos 
$2,292,000,  é  Inglaterra  $1,282,000. 

"En  su  mensaje  anual  el  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera  hizo  comen- 
tarios acerca  del  saldo  que  resultaba  á  favor  de  Guatemala  y  manifestó 
que  albrigaba  esperanzas  en  cuanto  á  las  medidas  para  obtener  el  desa- 
rrollo interior  del  país  que  podrían  llevarse  á  cabo  mientras  las  condi- 
ciones del  comercio  extranjero  continuasen  siendo  tan  satisfactorias. 

"Como  quiera  que  una  parte  de  la  renta  de  Guatemala  se  obtiene 
del  derecho  de  exportación  sobre  el  café,  resulta  posible  mantener  un 
arancel  muy  moderado  del  derecho  de  importación,  y  así  se  ha  hecho. 
El  promedio  del  derecho  que  se  impone  al  grupo  de  los  artículos 
descritos  ó  comprendidos  bajo  la  denominación  de  artículos  de  pri- 
mera necesidad,  es  de  un  23. 67  per  cento  ad  valorem;  al  segundo  grupo 
se  le  impone  un  derecho  de  un  30.84  per  ciento,  y  al  tercer  grupo 
un  7.60  por  ciento.  Los  derechos  se  distribuyen  de  una  manera  equi- 
tativa, á  fin  de  que  afecten  levemente  todos  los  artículos  que  entran 
en  la  construcción  ó  el  fomento  industrial  del  país.  Además,  algunas 
veces  se  hacen  concesiones  especiales  al  material  para  construcción 
de  ferrocarriles  y  otras  empresas  que  forman  parte  del  desarrollo 
nacional. 

"Las  reglas  generales  relativas  á  la  aplicación  del  arancel  son  muy 
precisas,  y  se  han  dictado  con  el  fin  de  evitarles  molestias  á  los  expor- 
tadores, y  dichas  reglas  son  tan  terminantes  que  evitan  toda  duda  ó 
errónea  interpretación.  Los  derechos  de  importación  no  son  altos, 
y  la  lista  de  los  artículos  cuj^a  importación  está  prohibida  es  corta. 


GUATEMALA.  1307 

"Los  derechos  que  se  cobran  por  facturas  de  embarques  á  Guate- 
mala son  los  siguientes:  Por  cada  manifiesto  de  buque,  $10;  legalización 
de  facturas  de  |1  á  $100,  $T;  legalización  de  facturas  de  IlOO  á  $500, 
$10;  legalización  de  facturas  de  |501  á  $1,000,  $14;  legalización  de 
facturas  de  $1,001  á  $3,000,  $16;  legalización  de  facturas  de  $3,001  á 
$6,000,  $20. 

"Por  cada  $1,000  adicionales  los  cónsules  cobran  $2. 

"Los  funcionarios  del  Gobierno  de  Guatemala  y  los  comerciantes 
apoyaron  calurosamente  el  proyecto  de  un  buque  de  exposición  ó  expo- 
sición flotante  que  se  emprendió  en  la  costa  del  Pacífico,  con  el  fin  de 
mostrar  los  productos  y  artículos  manufacturados  americanos  y  al 
mismo  tiempo  hacerles  conocer  á  los  comerciantes  americanos  los  pro- 
ductos de  otros  países. 

"el  tipo  de  cambio  y  los  bancos. 

'  '  Los  comerciantes  de  Guatemala  al  llevar  á  cabo  el  comercio  extran- 
jero requieren  plazos  bastante  largos,  pero  siempre  bajo  condiciones 
fijas.  Cuando  la  cosecha  de  café  se  exporta,  los  giros  sobre  Europa  y 
sobre  Nueva  York  pueden  obtenerse  á  un  tipo  de  cambio  razonable  y 
los  pagos  pueden  efectuarse  de  esta  manera.  Como  quiera  que  el  saldo 
que  resulta  del  comercio  es  á  favor  de  Guatemala,  siempre  hay  segu- 
ridad de  obtener  fondos  para  efectuar  el  cambio. 

"Bajo  la  administración  del  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera,  los  bancos 
del  país  están  sujetos  a  un  reglamento  un  tanto  semejante  á  los  bancos 
nacionales  de  los  Estados  Unidos.  Hanse  expedido  varios  decretos 
que  regulan  la  emisión  de  billetes  de  banco.  Los  últimos  decretos 
prescriben  un  proyecto  de  examen  especial  de  bancos  y  exigen  que 
todas  las  instituciones  financieras  rindan  cuenta  de  su  estado  y  de  sus 
operaciones  á  este  Departmento. 

"Los  siguientes  datos  estadísticos  relativos  á  los  bancos  de  Guate- 
mala se  han  compilado  de  los  últimos  informes  que  se  han  obtenido: 

Banco  de  Guatemala  (Carlos  Gallusser,  director)  : 

Capital  suscrito  y  pagado  enteraruente S2,  500,  000.  00 

Fondo  de  reserva 655,  000.  00 

Fondo  eventual 292,  208.  67 

Fondo  disponible  para  dividendos .' 200,  000.  00 

Banco  de  Occidente  (Rufino  Ibarguen,  director)  : 

Capital  autorizado 2,  000,  000.  00 

Capital  pagado 1,  650,  000.  00 

Fondo  'de  reserva 1,  200,  000.  00 

Fondo  eventual I,  200,  000.  00 

Banco  Internacional  (Carlos  B.  Pullín,  director): 

Capital  suscrito  y  pagado  totalmente 2,  000,  000.  00 

Fondo  de  reserva 1,  507,  000.  00 

Fondo  eventual 281,918.  76 


1308       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Banco  Colombiano  [F.  L.  de  Villa,  director): 

Capital  pagado |1,  776,  000.  00 

Fondo  de  reserva 797,  747.  94 

Fondo  de  amortización 454, 189.  84 

Fondo  disponible  para  dividendos 69,  227.  74 

Banco  Americano  (A.  Beckford,  director)  : 

Capital  autorizado '. . .     1,  200,  000. 00 

Banco  Agrícola  Hipotecario  (A.  Prentice,  director): 

Capital  autorizado 12,  000,  000.  00 

"Todos  estos  son  bancos  de  emisión  y  de  descuento  que  tienen  sus 
oficinas  principales  en  la  ciudad  de  Guatemala  y  sucursales  en  las  otras 
ciudades  principales  de  los  Departamentos.  Hasta  cierto  punto  tam- 
bién hacen  las  veces  de  agencias  mercantiles  y  dan  informes  acerca  de 
la  reputación  ó  crédito  financiero  de  los  individuos,  razones  sociales  y 
compañías,  cuando  se  soliciten. 

"Sábese  que  el  gran  ideal  del  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera  es  colo- 
car el  estado  financiero  de  Guatemala  sobre  una  base  sólida  durante  su 
presente  término  presidencial.  Con  la  estabilidad  que  ahora  se  pro- 
porciona y  las  condiciones  industriales  y  comerciales  mejoradas  exis- 
tentes, el  tipo  de  cambio  ha  venido  bajando  constantemente. 

"Una  indicación  final  relativa  á  las  oportunidades  que  el  capitalista 
americano  tiene  en  Guatemala  resulta  convincente  cuando  procede  de 
fuentes  oficiales.  El  Cónsul  General  Winslow,  en  uno  de  sus  informes, 
dice  lo  siguiente: 

"  'En  los  últimos  meses  los  exportadores  de  los  Estados  Unidos  han 
estado  haciendo  un  trabajo  muy  eficaz  en  esta  República,  pues  nos  han 
visitado  varios  agentes  viajeros  que  han  estudiado  las  condiciones 
mercantiles  del  país  y  han  tomado  órdenes  de  ensayo.  Otros  muchos 
han  estado  pidiendo  informes  en  el  Consulado  General  que  ha  podido 
proporcionarles  algunos  muy  valiosos.  Si  se  hace  una  buena  propa- 
ganda en  este  campo  y  se  conceden  plazos  suficientemente  largos  en  los 
mercados  de  Guatemala,  no  se  encontrarían  más  que  artículos  ameri- 
canos, porque  todo  el  mundo  reconoce  que  son  los  mejores.  No  cabe 
duda  de  que  vale  la  pena  de  obtener  este  mercado,  porque  muy  grande 
ha  de  ser  el  desarrollo  que  se  ha  de  efectuar  en  este  país  en  los  próxi- 
mos anos.  La  apertura  del  nuevo  ferrocarril  que  se  extiende  hasta 
la  costa  del  Atlántico  y  Puerto  Barrios,  ha  de  efectuar  verdaderas 
maravillas  en  el  país,  y  por  otra  parte  es  digno  de  mención  que  se  está 
consagrando  más  atención  al  envase  de  mercancías  que  se  envían  á  este 
país,  detalle  que  reviste  bastante  importancia  y  que  á  los  exportadores 
les  conviene  tener  en  cuenta.  Los  envases  deben  clavarse  con  mucha 
seguridad  y  atarse  con  precintas  ó  bandas  de  hierro,  á  fin  de  que 
resulte  difícil  abrirlos,  porque  se  dan  muchas  quejas  acerca  de  que  se 
roban  las  mercancías  de  las  cajas  durante  el  tránsito  de  éstas.  Los 
oficiales  de  aduanas  han  elogiado  varias  veces  en  estos  últimos  meses 
la  manera  cómo  las  mercancías  americanas  han  sido  envasadas,  y,  por 


MÉXICO.  1309 

tanto,  redundaría  en  beneficio  de  los  exportadores  envasar  con  mucho 
cuidado  todo  lo  que  embarcan.  El  dinero  que  se  gasta  en  dichos 
envases  dará  centenares  de  pesos  de  ganancia,  sobre  todo  cuando  se 
exporten  las  mercancías  para  puertos  de  Centro  América.' 

"Un  informe  del  Vice-Cónsul  General  Owen,  en  el  cual  se  hicieron 
estas  observaciones,  viene  á  ser  un  suplemento  del  que  antecede. 
Dicho  informe  es  como  sigue: 

"  'Los  siguientes  géneros  americanos  se  están  haciendo  muj  popu- 
lares aquí:  Los  driles  de  algodón  de  todas  clases,  los  géneros  denomi- 
nados de  Lindale,  hasta  6  onzas  de  peso,  las  telas  de  algodón  común 
delgadas,  los  lienzos  anchos,  las  guingas,  los  cheviots  de  todas  clases, 
los  percales  y  olanes  de  fantasí  a  y  telas  de  algodón  de  todas  clases  y 
colores.  Las  piezas  de  24  j^ardas  son  las  más  populares,  por  más  que 
los  cheviots  y  guingas  de  algodón,  etc.,  pueden  ponerse  en  piezas 
mayores.  También  se  importan  muchos  cortes  de  vestidos  de  olán 
y  de  percal. 

'"Debe  tenerse  presente  que  la  ma3"or  parte  de  los  importadores  en 
esta  República  son  alemanes  y  que,  por  consiguiente,  la  tendencia  es  á 
hacer  negocios  con  la  madre  patria.  También  prefieren  á  Inglaterra 
antes  que  á  los  Estados  Unidos,  acaso  por  el  hecho  de  que  los  comer- 
ciantes de  Guatemala  pueden  hacerse  identificar  con  mayor  facilidad 
en  Inglaterra  y  obtienen  mejores  plazos.  Por  tanto,  los  géneros 
americanos  sólo  se  importan  cuando  su  calidad  es  tan  superior  á  la  de 
los  géneros  europeos,  que  el  comerciante  se  ve  casi  obligado  á  tenerlos 
en  su  establecimiento.  Los  fabricantes  americanos  debieran  conocer 
mejor  este  comercio,  averiguar  cuáles  son  las  casas  que  merecen  que 
se  les  concedan  plazos,  y  concederlos.  Las  largas  travesías  j  la  demora 
consiguiente  en  los  viajes,  obligan  á  los  importadores  á  pedir  largos 
plazos.  Algunas  veces  las  mercancías  que  vienen  con  destino  á  esta 
ciudad  no  pueden  introducirse  en  el  mercado  basta  tres  meses  después 
de  haber  salido  de  la  fábrica.  Los  derechos  de  aduana  que  se  impo- 
nen á  casi  todos  los  géneros  de  algodón  se  cobran  sobre  el  peso  bruto 
del  envase.  Debe  tenerse  mucho  cuidado  al  hacer  las  facturas  para 
las  aduanas,  cuidándose  además  de  describir  las  mercancías  en  el 
lenguaje  exacto  que  se  emplea  en  el  arancel  de  aduanas  de  Guatemala.'  " 


MÉXICO. 

COMERCIO  EXTERIOR  EN  EL  MES  DE  DICIEMBRE  DE   1905. 

La  Secretaría  de  Hacienda  de  la  República  de  México  acaba  de 
publicar  los  datos  relativos  al  comercio  exterior  de  la  República  en 
el  mes  de  diciembre  de  1905,  y  en  los  seis  primeros  meses  de  1905-6, 
comparados  con  los  correspondientes  á  los  de  igual  período  de  1904-5. 


1310       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


Mercancías  extranjeras  por  un  valor  de  $86,796,214.71  plata  fueron 
importadas  durante  los  seis  primeros  meses  de  1905,  comparadas  con 
$88,590,966.70  plata  importadas  durante  igual  período  del  año  fiscal 
precedente,  lo  cual  muestra  una  diminución  de  $1,794,751.99  en  el  año 
corriente. 

Las  exportaciones  durante  los  seis  meses  del  año  fiscal  de  1905-6 
fueron  1131,864,507. 96  plata,  ó  sea  una  diferencia  en  favor  del  corriente 
año  fiscal  de  $37,035,283.55  plata. 

IMPORTACIÓN. 

[Valor  de  factura  en  moneda  mexicana.] 


Clasificación  según  la  tarifa  de 

Diciembre. 

Seis  primeros  meses. 

importación. 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

Peííos. 
1,  355, 326. 47 
3, 098,  828. 57 
8,  770, 957.  68 
1,  613, 280.  73 

598, 669. 15 

619, 107. 81 
476,  722. 02 
1, 757, 544.  74 
400,  368. 56 
285,  058. 88 
666,  504. 18 

Pesos. 
1,  394, 326. 84 
3, 563, 601.  44 
6,819,901.11 
1,904,369.32 

601,  528.  69 

631,560.51 
544, 061. 18 
1,  795, 546.  76 
319, 373. 35 
250,  770.  59 
469,  705. 21 

Pesos. 

7, 886, 283.  31 
14, 163,  752.  02 
27, 820, 127. 79 
10,538,267.45 

3,494,989.78 

3,492,880.67 
2, 690, 189.  83 
9, 392, 309.  85 
1, 714,  504. 87 
2, 004, 761.  53 
3, 598, 147. 61 

Pesos. 

7, 078, 722. 36 
14, 110, 816.  69 
25, 675, 767. 77 
12, 586, 671. 53 

3, 216, 344. 19 

3, 257, 081.  44 

Productos  químicos  y  farmacéuticos.. 
Bebidas  espirituosas,  fermentadas  y 

Papel  y  sus  aplicaciones 

2, 824, 236. 49 

Máquinas  y  aparatos 

12, 138,  920.  81 

2, 250,  905.  51 

Armas  y  explosivos 

2, 796, 007. 75 

Diversos 

2, 655,  492. 16 

Total.               

19, 642, 368.  79 

18, 294,  745. 00 

86, 796, 214.  71 

88, 590, 966. 70 

EXPORTACIÓN. 


Metales  preciosos 
Demás  artículos  . 

Total 


Pe^os. 
21, 306,  866. 12 
10, 761, 303.  89 


32, 068, 170. 01 


Pesos. 
7, 487, 126. 56 
10, 118, 048. 18 


17,  605, 174.  74 


Pesos. 
75,  504, 259. 64 
56, 360,  248. 32 


131, 864,  507. 


Pesos. 
43, 986,  688.  37 
50, 842, 536. 04 


94, 829, 224. 41 


Las  exportaciones  fueron  como  sigue: 


Clasificación  según  la  tarifa  de 

Diciembre. 

Seis  primeros  meses. 

exportación. 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-6. 

Productos  minerales: 

Pesos. 

Pesos. 

Pesos. 

Pesos. 
130, 518.  98 

Oro  acuñado  extranjero 

16, 995.  96 

2, 101, 370. 03 

334,270.64 

4,  .588.  98 

16, 546,  .578.  02 

904, 638.  72 

28, 356.  35 

2, 551,  984.  95 
195, 390. 40 

12,  862, 187. 87 

1.002,783.14 

Total  oro              

2, 747, 375. 35 

2, 452, 636. 63 

17, 455, 805. 72 

14, 023, 846. 34 

11, 093, 996.  00 

3, 325. 00 

6, 233, 419. 12 

1, 228,  750.  65 

18,984,953.00 

50, 833. 62 

34, 737,  706. 55 

4, 274,  960. 75 

632, 407. 25 

15, 190. 00 

4, 042,  902. 39 

976,  397. 54 

45, 944. 00 

24, 186, 933.  39 

5, 097, 557. 39 

Total  plata 

18, 559, 490.  77 

5, 034, 489.  93 

58, 048, 453. 92 

29, 962,  842. 03 

144, 224. 00 
3, 890, 833. 69 

96, 233. 00 

2, 624, 052.  84 

1, 342.  00 

13, 300. 00 

338, 238. 00 

3, 000. 00 

2, 433. 90 

370,  972.  80 

13, 270. 00 

593,478.96 

15, 856,  736. 29 

73, 098. 00 

32, 991. 20 

2,867,335.37 

111,132.99 

188, 078. 59 

2,  736, 178. 20 

20, 147. 00 

403, 156. 00 

Cobre 

14, 401, 577. 91 

Mármol  en  bruto 

53, 486. 00 

20, 787.  20 
578, 513.  70 
18, 100. 00 
16,716.48 
372, 265. 70 

24, 160.  00 

2,781,048.00 

Zinc     . .                                                .   . 

31,330.00 

Demás  productos  minerales 

11,273.27 

Café 

1, 455,  923. 88 

Cascalote,  y  cortezas  yraí  ees  para  curtir 

20, 647. 00 

MEXICO. 


1311 


Clasificación  según  la  tarifa  de 
exportación. 


Diciembre. 


1905. 


1904. 


Seis  primeros  meses. 


1905-6. 


1904-5. 


Caucho  

Chicle 

Prij  ol 

Frutas  frescas 

Garbanzo  

Guayule 

Haba 

Henequén  en  rama 

Ixtle  en  rama 

Maderas 

Maíz 

Palo  de  moral 

Palo  de  tinte 

Eaiz  de  zacatón 

Tabaco  en  rama 

Vainillau 

Demás  productos  vegetales 

Ganados  

Pieles  sin  curtir 

Demás  productos  animales 

Azúcar 

Harina  y  pasta  de  semilla  de  algodón, 

y  harinolina 

Henequén  en  jarcia 

Pieles  curtidas 

Sombreros  de  palma 

Tabaco  labrado 

Demás  productos  manufacturados. . . 

Diversos 


Pesos. 

118, 172. 50 

115, 300. 80 

74, 020. 00 

33, 442. 00 

73, 958. 00 

7, 282.  00 

5,  750.  00 

2, 880, 000. 00 

306,  727. 00 

220, 377. 30 

11, 526. 00 

7, 559. 00 

7, 613.  84 

147, 295. 00 

14, 198.  00 

95,  585. 00 

168, 544.  37 

238, 908.  00 

832, 212. 49 

54, 506. 40 

466.  00 

72, 004. 00 


Pesos. 
48, 486. 00 

156, 109. 00 
73, 746. 00 
19, 197. 30 
66, 530. 00 


3, 496, 

348, 

268, 

5, 

2, 

85, 
165, 

27, 
113, 

73, 
217, 
882, 

45, 
330, 


285. 00 
144. 00 
118. 40 
336. 60 
022. 00 
360. 00 
982. 00 
676.00 
143. 00 
146.  73 

082. 50 

658. 51 
961. 30 
450. 00 


76, 199. 00 


Pesos. 
496, 333. 02 
444, 541. 36 
405,  583. 82 
190,038.90 

1, 710, 064. 00 

25, 554.  00 

110, 290. 00 

15, 467,  436.  00 

1, 945, 909. 88 

978, 037. 86 

26, 220. 00 

29,360.00 

189, 501. 45 

1, 012,  757. 00 
507, 256.  74 

2, 317, 455.  99 
744, 912. 18 

1, 853, 265. 50 

3, 506, 167. 17 
248, 465. 59 
260,  392. 00 

239, 977.  00 


13,617.00 
76, 724.  50 
28, 359. 80 
61, 500. 12 


17,  350. 00 
20, 707. 00 
43,  663. 00 
39, 687. 80 


110,002.00 
263, 327. 29 
172, 597. 55 
268, 890.  22 


54, 209. 00 


42, 165. 50 


350, 735. 20 


Pesos. 
246, 174. 88 
481,  905. 79 
333,  710. 00 
170, 016.  35 
1, 232,  319. 00 


14,  577, 

1, 897, 

1,221, 

21, 

16, 

453, 

1,071, 

725, 

914, 

358, 

1,479, 

3, 092, 

260, 

1,737, 


18.00 
263. 10 
858. 55 
912.  64 
376. 75 
315. 00 
000. 68 
457. 00 
982. 00 
390. 00 
176.  60 
324. 50 
159. 00 
807. 90 
494. 00 


333, 216. 00 
189. 00 
86,  793.  60 
136,499.00 
258,  844. 55 
247,  620.  03 


305, 110. 04 


Los  países  de  origen  fueron  como  sigue: 


Diciembre. 

Seis  primeros  meses. 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

Europa 

Pesos. 

5, 959, 345. 89 

121, 337. 29 

257. 00 

13, 514,  621. 53 

1, 161.  97 

27, 875. 22 

15,423.89 

2, 346. 00 

Pesos. 

6, 305, 226. 92 

123, 945. 48 

2,442.20 

11,761,770.32 

6, 800. 13 

59, 679. 59 

34, 340.  81 

539. 55 

Pesos. 

34,264,738.89 

702, 103. 99 

13,632.58 

51,476,888.93 

18, 612. 03 

154,  331. 94 

118, 600.  73 

47, 305. 62 

Pesos. 
38, 063, 074.  91 

Africa 

103  845  42 

América  del  Norte 

49, 236, 936. 40 

América  Central 

54  641  53 

América  del  Sur 

295  394  55 

Antillas 

108, 189. 39 

Oceania 

53  195  92 

Total 

19, 642, 368. 79 

18,294,745.00 

86,796,214.71 

88, 590, 966. 70 

Los  países  de  destino  fueron  como  sigue: 


Diciembre. 

Seis  primeros  meses. 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

Europa                                                

Pesos. 
14,185,668.47 

Pesos. 

2, 798, 772. 12 

500. 00 

14, 445, 059. 32 

87, 650. 30 

3, 480. 00 

269, 713. 00 

Pesos. 
38, 146, 336. 82 

Pesos. 
23  052  201  90 

Asia 

500.  00 

América  del  Norte 

17,513,635.10 

80,924.44 

3, 154. 00 

284, 788. 00 

9Õ,  721, 976.  Í4 

649, 075. 00 

37,463.00 

2,  309, 657. 00 

69, 332, 394. 13 
436, 410.  98 

América  Central 

América  del  Sur 

78,  572. 40 

Antillas 

1, 931 ,  145. 00 

Total 

32, 068, 170. 01 

17, 605, 174. 74 

131,864,507.96 

94, 829, 224. 41 

1312       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMEEICANAS. 


RENTA  DE  ADUANAS  EN  MARZO  DE  1906. 

La  siguiente  relación  muestra  la  renta  de  aduanas  de  la  República 
de  México  en  el  mes  de  marzo  de  1906  por  aduanas: 


Aduanas. 


Acapulco 

Agua  Prieta 

Altata 

Camargo 

Campeche 

Ciudad  Juárez 

Ciudad  Porfirio  Díaz. . . 

Coatzacoalcos 

Clietumal 

Ensenada 

Frontera 

Guaymas 

Guerrero 

Isla  del  Carmen 

La  Norita 

La  Paz 

Laredo  de  Tamaulipas 

Las  Vacas 

Manzanillo 

Matamoros 

Mazatlán 

Mexicali 

México 

Mier 

Nogales 


Renta  de 
aduanas. 


517, 

28, 

3, 

19, 

330, 

158, 

41, 

2, 

4, 

28, 

154, 

5, 

91, 

2 

467! 

9, 

6, 

61, 

4, 

275, 

85, 


448. 21 
669. 87 
939. 86 
143. 81 
•Í37. 10 
449. 39 
295.  09 
974. 14 
170.  60 

128. 93 
097. 24 
849. 21 
226.  75 
181.89 

987. 94 
810. 64 
484. 01 
294.60 
862. 00 
676.  59 
809. 42 
968. 20 
459. 18 
469. 23 
521. 16 


Aduanas. 


Progreso 

Puerto  Ángel , 

Salina  Cruz 

San  Blas 

Santa  Rosalía 

Soconusco 

Tampico 

Tijuana 

Tonala 

Topolobampo 

Tuxpam  

Veracruz 

Zapaluta 

Total  de  derechos  de  impor- 
tación ordinarios 

Total  de  derechos  de  impor- 
tación extraordinarios 

Total  de  derechos  de  expor- 
tación  

Total  de  derechos  de  puerto 

Total  de  pagos  atrazados 

Total 


Renta  de 
aduanas. 


S314, 987. 90 

581.  74 

5,115.69 

3, 787. 51 

4, 294. 37 

9,309.61 

671,369.58 

1,291.75 

3, 098. 05 

3, 946. 12 

2, 061.  67 

1,5J3,575.40 

1.77 


4,  335, 776. 12 

2,  608. 15 

79,  536.  67 

96, 927. 28 

6, 536. 56 


4, 521,  384. 78  ] 


COMERCIO    POR   FERROCARRIL    ENTRE    MÉXICO  Y  LOS    ESTADOS 
UNIDOS,  DE  1900  A  1905,  INCLUSIVE. 

Las  sig'uientes  cifras  publicadas  por  la  Oficina  de  Estadística  del 
Departamento  de  Hacienda  de  México,  muestran  el  número  de  carros 
de  carga  y  toneladas  de  mercancías  que  han  cruzado  la  frontera  del 
Río  Grande  de  los  Estados  Unidos  á  México  en  los  cinco  años  econó- 
micos comprendidos  de  1900  á  1905,  inclusive,  es  decir,  del  1°.  de  julio 
1900  al  30  de  junio  de  1905. 

Carros  j  carga  que  entraron  en  México  en  los  siguientes  años: 


1900-1901. 

1901-2. 

1902-3. 

1903-4. 

1904r-5. 

Aduanas. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Ciudad  Jáurez. 
Ciudad  Porfi- 
rio Díaz 

Laredo 

Nogales 

8,945 

10, 643 

16,  627 

2,414 

143, 096 

139, 870 

224, 880 

27,  794 

7,729 

9,182 
18, 138 
2,258 

123, 664 

138, 371 

228, 800 

26, 914 

9,770 

9,348 
16,097 
2,164 

156, 220 

154, 880 

371,821 

22,037 

11, 581 

9,  305 

17, 508 

4,174 

170, 286 

186,  072 

466, 489 

67,857 

7,570 

9,469 

19, 770 

2,808 

122,867 

198, 907 

542, 803 

39, 871 

Total.... 

38,629 

535, 640 

87,307 

517, 749 

37, 379 

704, 958 

42,568 

890,704 

39,644 

904, 448 

La  tabla  que  antecede  muestra  que  en  los  cinco  años  que  terminaron 
el  30  de  junio  de  1905,  el  número  de  carros  de  carga  que  entraron  en 
México  procedentes  de  los  Estados  Unidos  ascendió  á  195,527,  los  cuales 
condujeron  3,518,499  toneladas  de  carga  de  diferentes  clases.  El  mayor 
número  de  carros  y  de  toneladas  de  carga  que  cruzaron  la  frontera  en 
un  año  fué  por  Laredo,  en  1901  á  1905.      Tales  como  la  Oficina  de 


MEXICO. 


1313 


Estadística  las  presenta,  estas  cifras  muestran  claramente  el  comercio 
relativo  de  los  cuatro  ferrocarriles  que  entran  en  México  procedentes 
de  los  Estados  Unidos. 

Dicha  Oficina  también  proporciona  la  estadística  de  carros  j  del 
número  de  toneladas  que  fueron  de  México  á  los  Estados  Unidos  en 
estos  mismos  cinco  años  económicos,  habiendo  basado  su  cálculo  en  los 
datos  facilitados  por  las  aduanas,  de  la  manera  siguiente: 

Carros  y  carga  que  fueron  de  México  á  los  Estados  Unidos  en  los 
siguientes  anos: 


1900-1901. 

1901-2. 

1902-3. 

1903-4. 

1904-5. 

Aduanas. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Carros. 

Tonela- 
das. 

Ciudad  Juárez 
Ciudad  Porfi- 
rio Díaz 

Laredo 

Nogales 

8,129 

9,230 
1, 358 
1,651 

130,064 

50, 773 
15, 528 
27, 355 

2,506 

8,386 
1,304 
1,934 

40,276 

23,  236 
15, 749 
30, 015 

8,333 

7,109 
1,652 
1,643 

133,328 

31,012 
18,  201 
21, 973 

7,077 

6,617 
1,866 
1,629 

113,232 

10, 840 
20,  987 
20, 702 

7,398 

6,017 
1,779 
2,279 

111, 716 

12, 011 
20, 141 
22,260 

Total.... 

20,368 

223, 702 

14, 130 

109, 276 

18, 737 

207, 514 

17, 189 

165, 761 

17, 473 

166, 128 

Las  cifras  anteriores  muestran  cpie  el  total  de  carros  enviados  a  los 
Estados  Unidos  ascendió  á  67,397,  que  condujeron  772,399  toneladas 
de  carga.  Por  dichas  cifras  se  colige  que  en  los  cinco  años  transcu- 
rridos del  1°  de  julio  de  1900  al  30  de  junio  de  1905,  el  movimiento  de 
carros  y  carga  á  través  de  la  frontera  del  Río  Grande,  en  ambas 
direcciones,  fué  como  sigue: 

Carros  que  entraron  en  México  procedentes  de  los  Estados  Unidos 195,  527 

Carros  ciue  vinieron  de  México  á  los  Estados  Unidos 67,  897 

Carros  que  permanecieron  en  México 127,  630 

Toneladas  de  carga  que  entraron  en  México  procedentes  de  los  Estados 

Unidos - 3,  548,  499 

Toneladas  de  carga  procedentes  de  México  que  entraron  en  los  Estados 

Unidos - 872,399 

Saldo  de  toneladas  á  favor  de  los  Estados  Unidos 2,  676, 100 

El  estudio  de  esta  estadística  de  comercio  por  ferrocarril  entre 
México  3'  los  Estados  Unidos  resulta  interesante  y  jjroporciona  la 
ocasión  para  establecer  comparaciones  las  cuales  el  público  en  general 
no  tiene  en  cuenta. 


EXPORTACIONES  DE  HENEaiTÉN  EN  EL  MES  DE  MARZO  DE  1906. 

En  el  mes  de  marzo  de  1906,  las  exportaciones  de  henequén  del 
Estado  de  Yucatán,  hechas  por  el  puerto  de  Progreso,  consistieron  de 
41,269  pacas,  que  representaban  aproximadamente  un  valor  de$500,000. 


131-1       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

INFORME  DE  X.A  FUNDICIÓN  DE  ACERO  DE  MONTEREY. 

El  informe  del  consejo  de  administración  de  los  accionistas  de  la 
Fundición  de  Hierro  y  Acero  de  Monterey  dice  que  en  el  año  de  1905, 
entre  otros  productos,  dicha  fundición  hizo  20,125  toneladas  de  hierro 
y  acero,  á  saber: 

Toneladas. 

Hierro  para  construcciones 8,  239 

Hierro  del  comercio 9,  445 

Rieles  de  acero 1,  944 

Planchas  de  unión  de  acero  para  rieles 497 

Una  gran  parte  del  hierro  y  el  acero  elaborado  se  destinó  á  la 
construcción  y  ensanche  de  la  planta. 

La  compañía  está  extrayendo  minerales  de  hierro  de  sus  propias 
minas,  las  cuales  el  año  pasado  rindieron  8,978  toneladas.  Durante  el 
expresado  año  las  minas  de  carbón  de  piedra  que  dicha  compañía  tiene 
en  San  Filipe  produjeron  69,007,  de  las  cuales  31,466  toneladas  se  han 
usado  en  la  fundición  y  se  han  vendido  31,511  toneladas. 

El  31  de  diciembre  de  1905  la  compañía  tenía  existencias  proce- 
dentes de  sus  propias  minas  de  carbón  de  piedra  y  de  hierro,  así  como 
artículos  fabricados  en  la  fundición  y  de  venta,  las  cuales  existencias 
en  conjunto  representan  un  valor  de  ^3,091,661. 

El  Consejo  anuncia  que  los  negocios  de  la  compañía  se  aumentan 
diariamente  y  que  las  órdenes  con  frecuencia  son  tan  grandes  que  ha 
sido  imposible  ejecutarlas  dentro  del  plazo  fijado  por  los  compradores. 

ESTADÍSTICA  DE   MINAS. 

La  estadística  tomada  del  "  Boletín  de  Estadística  Fiscal  "  que  publica 
el  Ministerio  de  Finanzas  y  Crédito  Público  de  la  República  de  México, 
muestra  que  las  propiedades  mineras  sobre  las  cuales  se  han  impuesto 
las  contribuciones  denominadas  de  "título  "y  de  "  propiedad  minera," 
con  arreglo  á  la  ley  de  9  de  junio  de  1892,  mostrándose  también  las 
propiedades  mineras  que  existían  el  31  de  ma3^o  de  1905,  como  sigue: 


Descripción. 


Oro 

Oro  y  plata 

Plata 

Oro,  plata  y  cobre  . . . 
Oro,  plata  y  plomo  . . 

Oro  y  cobre 

Plata  y  cobre 

Plata,  cobre  y  plomo 

Plata  y  plomb 

Plata  y  manganeso  . . 

Plata  y  mercurio 

Antimonio 

Azufre 

Bismuto 

Cobre 


Minas. 

Hectáreas. 

1,488 

21, 598.  82 

5,463 

55,412.95 

5. 221 

45, 479. 43 

948 

18,  764. 94 

971 

12, 862. 57 

242 

3,  623.  71 

679 

10,918.63 

2Õ9 

4,428.47 

3, 034 

32, 385. 20 

3 

47.00 

5 

59.58 

41 

1,451.18 

105 

3,917.93 

1 

24.  00 

796 

19,853.64 

Descripción. 


Cobre  é  hierro 

Cobre  y  plomo 

Estaño 

Granate,  turmalina 

Hierro 

Manganeso 

Mercurio 

Niquel  y  cobalto... 

Ópalo 

Plomo 

Sal  gema 

Turquesa 

Zinc 

Total 


Minas. 


177 

21 

38 

4 

347 

15 

152 

1 

20 

71 

4 

1 

4 


Hectáreas. 


3,  954.  77 

532.  30 

710. 00 

10.00 

13,817.17 

192. 00 

4, 729.  57 

3.00 

96.75 

1, 152.  75 

104. 00 

3.00 

110. 00 


20, 111       256, 243. 36 


MEXICO. 

RESUMEN  POR  ESTADOS. 


1315: 


Estados. 


Aguascalientes 

Durango 

Guanajuato  ... 

Hidalgo 

México 

Puebla 

Morelos 

Qu  eré  taro 

San  Luís  Potosí 

Tlaxcala 

Zacatecas 

Coahuila 

Chihuahua 

Nuevo  León . . . 


Minas. 

Hectáreas. 

196 

1,059.14 

2,986 

26, 729. 11 

786 

10, 147. 32 

700 

6, 709.  08 

■lU 

5, 748.  26 

150 

2, 815. 73 

52 

651. 34 

130 

1,536.09 

377 

8, 197. 05 

2 

18.00 

1,545 

14, 610.  76 

440 

8,036.86 

3,447 

43,  336. 89 

495 

9, 841. 95 

Estados. 


Sonora 

Tamaulipas 

Vera  Cruz 

Baja  California  .. 

Colima 

Chiapas 

Guerrero 

Jalisco 

Michoacan 

Oaxaca  

Sínaloa 

Tepic  (Territorio) 

Total 


Minas. 


2,847 

99 

60 

641 

22 

21 

650 

1,096 

446 

1,296 

905 

248 


20, 111 


Hectáreas., 


48, 635.  61 

2, 587. 76 

1, 106.  60 

5, 528. 56 

324. 56 

323. 00- 

14, 608.  81 
8, 985.  69' 

12,  797. 82- 

11, 690. 59- 
8, 146. 84 
2, 070.  54: 


256, 243. 36. 


Por  la  tabla  que  antecede  se  verá  que  el  31  de  mayo  de  1905,  en  la. 
República  había  20,111  propiedades  mineras  esparcidas  por  la  ma3'or 
parte  del  territorio  nacional,  siendo  así  que,  excepción  hecha  de  Cam- 
peche, Tabasco  y  Yucatán,  todos  los  demás  Estados  de  la  Confedera- 
ción Mexicana  poseen  minas.  Este  gran  número  de  propiedades 
mineras  ocupa  la  enorme  superficie  de  256,213  hectáreas,  ó  sean  633,213 
acres  de  terreno  mineral,  debiendo  agregarse  que  9/10  partes  del  terri- 
torio nacional  no  se  ha  explotado  aún.  La  siguiente  tabla  muestra  el 
progreso  que  México  ha  hecho  en  su  industria  minera  durante  estos 
últimos  años: 

Títulos  de  minas  existentes  el  SI  de  mayo  de  1905. 


Año. 

Minas. 

Hectáreas. 

Año. 

Minas.      Hectáreas. 

1900 

10, 234 
11, 624 
14, 270 

109,426.13 
122,  629. 81 
168, 637. 44 

1903 

17, 116       208, 914.  69 

1901 

1904 

19,  382       248, 885. 66 

1902 

1905 

20, 111       256, 243. 33- 

La  producción  de  metales  en  la  República  también  ha  aumentado  de 
una  manera  muy  notable,  por  cuanto  en  el  año  económico  de  1877  á 
1878,  la  producción  de  plata  sólo  ascendió  á  $23,836,903,  valor  en  plata;^ 
el  valor  de  la  producción  del  oro  ascendió  á  $713,630,  en  tanto  que  en 
el  año  económico  de  1903  á  1901,  el  valor  de  la  producción  de  plata 
ascendió  á  $82,317,716  y  la  de  oro  ascendió  á  $11,177,754,  sin  incluir 
el  premio  que  este  último  metal  tiene  sobre  la  plata.  La  producción 
de  cobre  durante  el  mismo  año  ascendió  á  $23,234,216. 

Las  exportaciones  de  metales  en  el  año  económico  de  1904  á  1905, 
valuadas  en  oro  fueron  las  siguientes: 

Oro $13,696,146 

Plata 65,  523,  645 

Las  cifras  relativas  á  la  plata  aparecen  tan  bajas  porque  las  exporta- 
ciones de  pesos  de  plata  fueron  casi  insignificantes,  y  debido  á  la 
reforma  monetaria,  en  el  país  se  quedó  la  suma  de  $16,000,000  para 
los  fines  de  la  acuñación  de  modeda. 


Cobre $29,  803,  423 

Plomo 5,  504,  669 


Bull.  No.  5—06 6 


1316       OFICm  A  INTEKN ACTONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

La  producción  total  de  metales  en  Mexico  desde  que  los  Españoles 
descubrieron  y  explotaron  las  primeras  minas  hasta  la  época  actual,  ha 
sido  enorme,  por  cuanto  sólo  el  distrito  de  Guanajuato  ha  producido 
metales  por  valor  de  más  de  $1,000,000,000.  Sin  mencionar  más  que 
la  plata,  y  á  fin  de  dar  una  idea  de  la  cantidad  de  metales  extraídos  de 
las  minas  de  México,  bastará  manifestar  que  desde  1537  (fecha  de  la 
fundación  de  la  Casa  de  Moneda  de  la  ciudad  de  México,  que  fué  la 
primera  que  se  estableció)  hasta  1903,  las  minas  de  la  República 
produjeron  la  enorme  suma  de  |3,681:,018,624,  de  la  cual  cantidad 
$3,546,393,617  eran  de  plata,  para  los  fines  de  la  acuñación. 

KENTA  POSTAIi  DE  JULIO  Á   FEBKEIIO  EN  1905  Y  1906. 

La  renta  procedente  del  servicio  postal  de  la  República  de  México 
en  los  ocho  meses  transcurridos  de  julio  á  febrero  de  1905,  y  durante 
el  mismo  período  de  1906,  por  meses,  fué  la  siguiente: 

Julio $302,584.04 

Agosto 282,611.65 

Septiembre 268,288.49 

Octubre 310,799.73 

Noviembrie 286,979.17 

Diciembre 312,053.66 

Enero 336,423.68 

Febrero 280,374.74 


Eenta  total  en  8  meses 2,  380, 115. 16 

En  los  mismos  meses  de  1905 2,185,007.42 


Aumento  en  1906 195, 107.  74 

INFORMES  CONSULiARES. 

La  siguiente  es  una  relación  de  las  mercancías  importadas  de  los 
Estados  Unidos  á  México  por  el  puerto  de  Nogales  en  los  meses  de 
enero  y  febrero  de  1906: 


Valor. 

Productos. 

Valor. 

Enero. 

Febrero. 

Enero. 

Febrero. 

Materias  animales 

Materias  vegetales 

Materias  minerales 

Tejidos  y  sus  mauufae- 

$18, 873.  21 
76, 561.  43 
77, 236. 56 

25,618.73 

21, 081. 77 

1,459.26 

UQ,  522.  21 

61,589.75 

462, 930.  63 

23,552.24 
17,  741.  78 
3,296.50 

Papel  y  su.s  aplicaciones  . 

Máquinas  y  aparatos 

Vehículos 

Armas  y  explosivos 

Diversos 

S3, 943.  52 
82, 025.  69 
11, 135. 35 
15, 593. 08 
22, 197. 47 

m,  884. 17 
92, 266. 94 
4,  679. 28 
11,807.15 
16,  383.  78 

Productos  químicos 

Bebidas  espirituosas 

Suma 

355,  726.  07 

714,654.43 

"^  Países  de  donde 

proceden  las  mercancías: 

Valor. 

Valor. 

Enero. 

Febrero. 

Enero. 

Febrero. 

1326,594.64 

18, 124. 17 

2,  321.  55 

8, 514. 86 

90.45 

$680, 030. 17 

18, 688.  98 

703. 50 

14, 427.  78 

Italia 

$80.40 

1804. 00 

Total 

355, 726. 07 
81, 285.  93 

714, 654;  43 

Alemania 

Derechos  arancelarios  re- 
caudados   

73, 025. 12 

MEXICO. 


1817 


La  importación  de  mercancías  extranjeras  por  la  Aduana  de  Nogales, 
México,  al  Estado  de  Sonora  en  el  mes  de  marzo  próximo  pasado,  fué 
como  sigue: 


Valor. 

Valor. 

$22,482.55 

_ 

$42,277.54 

44,388.16 

Vehículos 

13, 079. 07 

297, 938.  22 

20,945.15 

12,578.89 

4, 646. 12 

5, 603. 07 

10, 821. 34 

Tejidos  y  sus  manufacturas 

Diversos 

18, 771. 58 

Suma 

493,531  69 

países  de  donde  proceden  las  mercancías. 


De  Estados  Unidos  de  América 

De  Ing-laterra 

De  Francia 

De  Alemania 


Valor. 


$461, 000. 09 

14, 809.  68 

5, 320. 47 

10, 176. 38- 


De  Suiza... 
De  Austria. 

Total 


Valor. 


$1, 608. 00 
617. 07 


493,531.69 


Derechos  arancelarios  recaudados,  $85,521.16. 

Nota. — En  materias  minerales  figuran  $100,000  am,ericanos,  que  equivalen  á  $201,000  mexicanos, 
que  no  causaron  derechos  consulares. 

La  exportación  por  Nogales  de  -mercancías  procedentes  del  Estado  de  Sonora,  introducidas 
por  la  aduana  americana  de  Nogales,  Arizona. 

ENERO,  1906. 


Productos. 


Aves  de  corral 

Alhajas  de  metal 

Aguardiente  mezcal 

Artefactos  de  papel 

Cemento  Portlan 

Cueros  de  res  al  pelo 

Conchas  

Dulces 

Desperdicios  de  hierro  y  acero 

Encajes  y  bordados 

Frutas  en  conserva 

Ideem  frescas 

Fibras  vegetales 

Frijoles  y  chícharos 

Ganado  vacuno,  cabezas 

Limones  frescos 

Leche 


Valor. 


$22. 00 

3.00 

128. 00 

18.00 

60.00 

,  823. 00 

12.00 

3.00 

280.00 

3.00 

3.00 

9.00 

117. 00 

42. 00 

,  630. 00 

8.00 

8.00 


Productos. 


Legumbres  frescos 

Loza  decorada 

Maiz  

Naranjas 

Pescado  fresco 

Queso 

Ropa  hecha 

Sombreros 

Sal  común 

Tabaco  labrado  en  puros 

Ydem  sin  labrar 

Metales  sin  beneficiar 

Oro  en  pasta  y  en  polvo  . . 
Plata  pasta 


Valor. 


1, 
102, 
293: 


$42. 00 

22.00 

2.00 

144. 00 

39.00 

1.00 

4.00 

2.00 

5.00 

451.  CO 

150. 00 

018. 72 

024.  00 

531.00 


415,604.72 


FEBRERO,  1906. 


Aves  de  corral 

Aguardiente  mezcal 

Azúcar  de  caña 

Bandas  de  cuero 

Cemento  Portlan 

Cueros  de  resal  pelo 

Carnes  frescas 

Dulces 

Encages  y  bordados 

Especies  no  especificadas 

Frijoles  y  chícharos 

Frutas  en  conserva 

Limones 


$1.00 

13.00 

8.00 

79.00 

3.00 

7, 672. 00 

45.00 

2.00 

5.00 

8.00 

1,061.00 

113. 00 

1.00 


Maíz 

Naranj  as 

Oro  en  pasta  y  en  polvo  . . 

Plata  pasta 

Plumas  naturales  de  aves 

Papas - 

Queso 

Pescado  fresco 

Sal  común 

Tabaco  en  rama 


94, 
196, 


$2.00 

387. 00 

015. 00 

936.00 

60.00 

10.00 

10.00 

27.00 

3.00 

97.00 


8.00 


1318       OFICINA  INTEEÍTACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


La  exportación  por  este  puerto,  de  mercancías  procedentes  del 
Estado  de  Sonora  introducidas  por  la  Aduana  Americana  de  Nogales, 
Arizona,  en  el  mes  de  marzo  próximo  pasado,  fué  como  sigue: 


Productos. 


Aves  de  corral 

Artefactos  de  papel . . . 

Aguardiente  mezcal  .gal . . 
Azúcar  de  caña. .  .libras. . 

Cueros  deres do 

Cuadros  litografiados 

Carne  fresca 

Dulces 

Encajes 

Encurtidos 

Fibras  vegetales 

Frutas  en  conserva 

Leche  

Limones libras. . 

Loza  de  porcelana 

Metales    sin    beneficiar, 
libras 


Cantidad. 


111.00 

26. 00 

93, 700.  00 


290. 00 
33, 1Õ8.  00 


Valor. 


11.00 

155. 00 

99.00 

1.00 

10,  336.  00 

258. 00 

6.00 

37.00 

2.00 

31.00 

6.00 

1.00 

6.00 

4.00 

125. 00 

995. 00 


Productos. 


Naranjas libras. . 

Oro  en  pasta  y  en  polvo, 

onzas 

Plata  pasta onzas. . 

Pescado  fresco 

Plumas  de  ave  naturales. 

Papas bushels. . 

Pastas  alimenticias 

Queso  fresco libras. . 

Ropa  hecha 

Sombreros  de  paj  a,  libras. 

Sal  común libras.. 

Tabaco  sin  labrar 

Trigo bushels . . 


Cantidad. 


38, 850. 00 


88, 038. 08 


6.00 

'to.'óó' 


56, 900. 00 

1,716.00 

3.25 


Valor. 


§508. 00 

138, 386. 00 

81, 792. 00 

22.00 

101. 00 

8.00 

333.00 

4.00 

2.00 

83.00 

232. 00 

614. 00 

4.00 


234, 155. 00 


El  Cónsul  General  de  México  en  Nueva  York,  anuncia  que  durante 
el  mes  de  marzo  de  1906,  11  buques  procedentes  de  puertos  mexicanos 
entraron  en  el  puerto  de  la  Ciudad  de  Nueva  York,  conduciendo  á 
bordo  96,260  bultos  de  mei'cancías.  Durante  el  mismo  mes  los  buques 
que  salieron  del  puerto  de  Nueva  York  ascendieron  á  13,  que  conducían 
257,182  bultos  de  mercancías  consignadas  á  puertos  mexicanos.  Las 
importaciones  detalladas  de  México  á  Nueva  York  en  el  mes  de  Marzo 
de  1906,  fueron  las  siguientes: 


Artículos. 


Henequén tercios. . 

Café sacos. . 

Cueros tercios. . 

Cueros sueltos. . 

Ixtle pacas. . 

Pieles  de  cabra tercios.. 

Pieles  de  venado do 

Hule do 

Tabaco  en  rama do 

Puros cajas. . 

Azúcar sacos. . 

Chicle tercios. . 

Fustete trozos. . 


Cantidad. 


9,819 
8,554 
6,196 
4,793 
6, 920 
1,775 
326 
1, 150 
1,162 
27 
1,0.50 
3,277 
9,184 


Artículos. 


Tecali trozos. 

Pelo pacas. 

Barras  de  plomo número. 

Metales cajas. 

Minerales bultos. 

Zarzaparrilla tercios. 

Vainilla cajas. 

Pieles  de  cocodrilo número. 

Plumas  de  garza cajas. 

Huesos bultos. 

Miel  de  abeja barriles. 

Purga  de  jalapa .sacos. 

Cobre barras. 


33 

67 

34, 956 

572 

2,548 

242 

82 

36 

1 

168 

295 

327 

2,700 


CONSULADO    DE    MEXICO    EN    FILADÉLFIA, 

Derechos  cobrados  por  certificación  de  facturas  consulares,  según  el 
Artículo  78,  Fracción  III,  de  la  Ordenanza  General  de  Aduanas,  durante 
el  mes  de  abril  de  1906: 


Fechas. 

Nos. 

""Zque^^'       Destino. 

Valor  de  la  factura. 

Derechos. 

Observa- 

Mex. 

Amer. 

Mex. 

Amer. 

ciones. 

Abril  20. 
Abril  28. 

60 
61 

Genesee  . . .    Tampico . . . 
Ottawa Veracruz  . . 

S142, 476. 17 
123,260.60 

$70,  954.  27 
61, 384.  76 

$363.  00 
316. 50 

1180. 77 
157. 12 

Petróleo. 
Id. 

Sumas  . 

265, 736. 77 

132, 339.  03 

678.  50 
.02 

337. 89 

decimales  no  cobradas. 

Quedan 

678. 48 

337.89 

OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS.        1319 


PERU. 

IMPORTACldlSr  Y  EXPORTACIÓN  EN  1905. 

El  Ministro  de  Hacienda  del  Perú  Señor  A.  B,  Leguia,  ha  pre- 
sentado al  Honorable  Congreso  Nacional  un  valioso  informe  de  su 
gestión  durante  el  año  de  1905.  La  Adunana  del  Callao  recaudó 
£593,592.505;  Moliendo,  £131,317.525;  Paita,  £37,366.957;  Etén, 
£36,684.187;  Salaverry,  £32,515.995;  Pireo,  £23,851.737;  Pecamayo, 
£15,206.111;  lio,  £1,381.815;  Pimentel,  £101.633;  Tumbe,  179.158  y 
Compañía  Nacional  de  Recaudación,  £7,561.170. 

Total  £882,692.116,  más  £128,887.318  de  la  fluvia  de  Iquitos, 
£1,011,579.164. 

De  rentas  Consulares  ingresó,  £41,960.316;  de  alcoholes, 
£371,668.562;  tabacos,  £147,318.030;  de  sal,  £414,676.772;  y  de  rentas 
generales,  £1,990,568.232. 

La  importación  comercial  fué  de  £4,298,000.385,  y  la  exportación, 
£4,066,639.527. 

MOVIMIENTO  DE  BTJaUES  EN  EL  CALLAO  EN  1905. 

La  estadística  de  entradas  y  salidas  de  buques  del  puerto  del  Callao 
de  la  Republica  del  Perú,  durante  el  último  trimestre  de  1905,  según 
el  informe  del  Cónsul  General  chileno  en  dicho  puerto,  es  la  siguiente: 


Entradas  de  vapores. 

Salidas  de  vapores. 

Número. 

Toneladas. 

Número. 

Toneladas. 

61 

23 

3 

14 
2 

1 
1 

123, 060 
37,089 
2,830 
34, 579 
1,585 
2,530 
2,116 

59 

24 
2 

13 
2 
1 
1 

125, 346 
38,  312 

Chilenos 

Peruanos 

1, 620 

36,  081 

1,486 

Daneses   .                  

2,520 

2,117 

Total 

104  1         203.290 

102 

207, 492 

Entradas  de  buques 
de  vela. 

Salidas  de  buques 
de  vela. 

Número. 

Toneladas. 

Número. 

Toneladas. 

18 
7 
1 
1 
1 
1 

5,  690 
10, 087 
1.074 
1,118 
1,386 
1,423 

12 

8 

4,117 

122, 272 

1 
3 
2 

1,116 

Noruegos                                        '      .        

4,361 

Alemanes 

2,643 

Total 

29 

21,778 

26 

24, 464 

1320       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERIOANAS. 

MODIFICACIONES    EN  El.   ARANCEL    EN    EL  DEPARTAMENTO  DE 

LORETO. 

Una  ley  peruana,  que  lleva  la  fecha  27  de  enero  de  1906,  modifica  el 
Arancel  de  Aduanas  del  Departamento  de  Loreto.  Dicha  le}^,  que  se 
ha  de  declarar  vigente  ciento  veinte  días  después  de  su  promulgación, 
en  substancia  prescribe  lo  siguiente: 

Artícutlo  1.  En  las  aduanas  del  Departamento  de  Loreto  las  mer- 
cancías comprendidas  en  la  sección  7  del  Arancel  de  Aduanas,  pagarán 
un  derecho  de  importación  de  un  15  i:)or  ciento  sobre  el  valor  expresado 
en  dicha  sección,  en  vez  de  un  10  por  ciento  que  pagaban  anteriormente. 

Art.  2.  Los  siguientes  artículos  entrarán  libres  de  derechos:  Ganado 
en  pie;  buques  de  vapor  ó  de  otra  clase  armados  ó  no,  y  provisiones 
navales;  carbón  de  piedra;  herramientas  y  maquinaria  de  todas  clases 
para  la  agricultura  y  las  industrias;  rieles  y  sus  accesorios,  y  toda 
clase  de  material  rodante  para  ferrocarriles,  así  como  oro  acuñado, 
libros  y  utensilios  de  escuela;  hornos  para  usos  industriales;  alambiques 
de  cobre  para  efectuar  rectificaciones;  tachos  de  hierro  ó  de  cobre  que 
pesen  más  de  16  kilogramos;  cubos  ó  calderos  y  otros  utensilios  que  se 
usan  exclusivamente  para  recoger  la  goma. 

Art.  3.  Todas  las  demás  mercancías  que  se  importen  pagarán  un  30 
por  ciento  sobre  el  valor  expresado  en  el  arancel,  con  excepción  de  la. 
joyería  de  oro  y  plata  montada  con  piedras  preciosas,  así  como  las 
piedras  preciosas  sin  montar  que  pagarán  un  3  por  ciento;  los  artícu- 
los manufacturados  de  oro  y  de  plata  que  pagarán  un  10  por  ciento,  y 
los  fósforos  de  palito  de  madera  que  pagarán  los  derechos  de  importa- 
ción y  consumo  especiales  que  se  expresan  en  el  arancel. 

Art.  4.  La  goma  elástica  que  se  exporte  por  las  mismas  aduanas, 
sea  cual  fuere  su  clase  ó  calidad,  pagará  un  derecho  de  20  centavos  por 
kilogramo  (peso  bruto),  ó  21  centavos  (peso  neto)  cuando  no  se  coloca 
en  cajas. 

SALYADOE. 

MOVIMIENTO  DE  LOS  PUERTOS,  DICIEMBRE  DE   1905. 

Durante  el  mes  de  diciembre  de  1905,  el  movimiento  de  buques  en 
los  puertos  de  la  República  del  Salvador  fué  como  sigue:  Entraron  36 
vapores  y  33  veleros,  con  2,073  tripulantes,  3,523  toneladas  de  carga, 
con  42,221  bultos,  334  pasajeros  y  64  cajas,  617  sacos  y  58  paquetes  de 
correspondencia. 

Salieron  los  mismos  llevando  31,231  bultos,  249  pasajeros  y  26  cajas, 
135  sacos  y  90  paquetes  de  correspondencia. 


VENEZUELA.  1321 

EXPORTACIÓN  EN  OCTUBRE  DE  1905. 

En  el  mes  de  Octubre  de  1905,  la  República  del  Salvador  exportó 
por  sus  puertos  5,843  bultos,  con  peso  de  700,391  libras  netas  y  valor 
de  259,624.12  colones. 

Esta  exportación  rindió  las  cajas  fiscales  la  suma  de  $630.25  en  oro  y 
la  de  ^6,133.90  en  plata. 

IMPORTACIÓN  EN  AGOSTO  DE  1905. 

En  el  mes  de  agosto  del  año  pasado  el  movimiento  de  importación 
por  las  Aduanas  de  la  República  de  Salvador  fué  come  sigue:  Se  intro- 
dujeron 29,640  bultos,  con  peso  de  2,113,226  kilogramos  y  valor  en  oro 
de  $422,846.90. 

Los  países más  favorecidos  fueron  Inglaterra,  con  $137,266;  Estados 
Unidos,  con  1130,203.55,  y  Alemania,  con  $43,443.24. 


VENEZUELA. 

DECRETO  REGLAMENTARIO  DE  LA  LEY  DE  MINAS. 

General  Cipriano  Castro,  Presidente  de  los  Estados  unidos  de 
Venezuela  y  restaurador  de  Venezuela,  decreto: 

En  cumplimiento  del  artículo  10  de  la  Ley  de  Minas  decretada  por 
el  Congreso  Nacional  el  3  de  agosto  de  1905,  se  reglamenta  dicha  ley 
en  la  forma  siguiente: 

Sección  I. —  Clasificación. 

ArtícuLiO  1°.  De  conformidad  con  el  artículo  1°  de  la  Ley  de  Minas, 
los  yacimientos  de  minerales  se  clasifican  así: 

Minas  de  oro,  plata,  cobre,  platino,  plomo,  estaño,  zinc,  mercurio, 
antimonio,  cromo,  cobalto,  níkel,  arsénico,  hierro,  manganeso,  bario, 
estroncio,  cadmio,  molibdeno,  azufre,  grafito,  uranio,  vanadio,  tungs- 
teno, asbesto,  kaolín,  alumbres,  sulfatos  alcalinos,  colombina,  sales 
de  potasio,  fosfatos,  apatita,  fosforita,  nitratos,  coprolitas,  huanos  y 
demás  fertilizantes;  de:  hulla,  antracita,  lignito,  succino  ó  ámbar 
amarillo,  copal  fósil,  ozokerita  ó  cera  mineral,  nafta,  petróleo,  betún, 
asfalto,  brea  y  demás  combustibles  fósiles,  y  de  piedras  que  se  usen 
en  joj^ería. 

PÁRRAFO  V.  Para  que  tales  yacimientos  se  consideren  minas,  3^a  se 
trate  de  vetas,  filones,  aluviones,  mantos,  etc.,  se  requiere  que  pueden 
ser  explotados  industrial  y  comercialmente. 

Párrafo  2°.  Las  pizarras,  puzolanas,  mármol,  granito,  yeso,  calcáreos, 
turbas,  ocres,  margas,  arenas,  arcillas,  y  en  general,  las  piedras  y  sus- 
tancias terrosas  de  cualquiera  especie  de  las  no  comprendidas  en  las 


1322       OFICINA  INTERN  ACIÓN  AL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

arriba  señaladas,  pertenecen  al  propietario  del  suelo  y  son  de  libre 
explotación;  pero  están  sometidas  á  las  disposiciones  de  este  Regla- 
mento sobre  Laboreo  3^  Policía  de  las  Minas,  siempre  que  su  explota- 
ción requiera  trabajos  que  puedan  poner  en  peligro  la  vida  de  los 
operarios,  la  seguridad  de  las  labores  3"  la  estabilidad  del  terreno. 

Sección  II. — De  la  propiedad  minera. 

Art.  2°.  No  podrán  explotarse  las  minas  ni  aún  por  el  propietario 
del  suelo,  sin  que  preceda  una  concesión  del  Ejecutivo  Federal. 

Art.  3°.  En  toda  zona  ó  circunscripción  lia3"  suelo  3^  subsuelo;  el 
primero  principia  en  la  superficie  3^  se  extiende  en  línea  vertical  hasta 
la  profundidad  de  3  metros,  y  el  segundo  comienza  á  los  3  metros 
3^  se  extiende  hasta  una  profundidad  indefinida. 

Art.  ■^.  El  derecho  de  todo  dueño  de  pertenencia  minera  termina  en 
los  límites  de  su  pertenencia;  sin  embargo,  el  que  trabajando  su  veta  ó 
criadero,  sea  de  filones  ó  de  placeres  de  aluvión,  tocare  terrenos  no 
concedidos  ó  comprendidos  en  una  pertenencia  que  hubiere  caducado, 
tiene  derecho  preferente  á  pedir  otra  en  el  terreno  ad3'acente. 

Pcirrfo  único.  Si  un  individuo  ó  compañía,  en  el  curso  de  la  explota- 
ción, tocare  con  una  pertenencia  ajena,  suspenderá  sus  operaciones 
inmediatamente  que  lo  note,  ó  que  se  le  reconvenga  por  el  dueño, 
debiendo  dividir  de  por  mitad  el  valor  neto  del  mineral  que  hubiere 
extraído  de  buena  fe;  pero  si  maliciosamente  invadiese  portenencia 
ajena,  no  tendrá  derecho  alguno  sobre  la  cantidad  de  mineral  extraído, 
y  pagará  el  dueño  de  la  pertenencia  el  doble  del  valor  de  dicho 
mineral,  á  quien  toca  probar  la  mala  fe  en  juicio  contradictorio. 

Art.  õ°.  Todos  los  minerales  que  se  encuentren  dentro  de  los  lími- 
tes de  las  pertenencias  mineras  de  veta  ó  filón,  excepción  hecha  de 
aquellas  sustancias  á  que  se  refieren  las  Secciones  XIV  3^  XV  de 
este  Reglamento,  pertenecen  al  dueño,  quien  podrá  explotarlos  libre- 
mente sin  necesidad  de  nuevo  acto  de  concesión.  En  las  pertenen- 
cias de  minas  de  oro  corrido  de  aluvión  tendrán  los  dueños  la  pre- 
ferencias, durante  treinta  días,  para  el  denuncio  j  adquisición,  según 
las  prescripciones  de  este  Reglamento,  de  todos  los  filones  ó  vetas 
que  en  ellas  se  encuentren. 

Art.  6°.  Cuando  entre  dos  ó  más  pertenencias  resulten  alfaretas  ó 
aïfar'jetas,  ó  sean  pequeños  espacios  francos,  se  concederán  á  aquel 
de  los  dueños  de  las  concesiones  limítrofes  que  primero  las  solicite,  3^ 
por  renuncia  de  éstos  á  cualquier  particular  que  las  pida. 

Art.  7°  El  título  de  cada  pertenencia  será  expedido  por  el  Presi- 
dente de  la  República,  sellado  con  el  sello  del  Ejecutivo  Federal,  3^ 
refrendado  por  el  Ministro  de  Fomento,  en  la  forma  siguiente:  "El 
Presidente  de  la  República,  por  cuanto  aparece  que  el  (ó  los)  ciudada- 
nos (ó  señores),  (compañía)  ó  (la  razón  social)  ha  pedido  adjudicación 
al  Gobierno  de  una  pertenencia  de  minas  de  (tal  clase)  denominada 


VENEZUELA.  1323 

.  .  .  de  (tanta  extensión),  situada  en  (tal  municipio  del  distrito  tal), 
del  Estado,  Territorio  ó  del  Distrito  Federal,  cuyos  linderos,  según  el 
plano  respectivo,  levantado  por  el  ingeniero  ó  agrimensor  (fulano  de 
tal)  son  los  siguientes  .  .  .;  j  resultando  que  se  han  llenado  todos  los 
requisitos  determinados  en  la  Ley  de  Minas  y  sus  Reglamentos,  viene 
en  declarar  en  favor  de  (fulano  de  tal)  sus  herederos  ó  causahabientes, 
la  pertenencia  minera  de  (tanta  extensión)  situada  en  (tal  municipio  de 
tal  distrito)  del  Estado  ó  Territorio  (tal)  ó  del  Distrito  Federal,  á  que 
se  refiere  el  expediente  número  (tal).  Tanto  en  el  caso  de  que  el  adqui- 
rente ó  cesionarios  de  esta  pertenencia  minera  sean  extranjeros,  como 
algunos  ó  todos  los  miembros  de  las  compañías  que  se  organicen  para 
su  explotación,  serán  siempre  considerados  como  venezolanos  y  estarán 
sujetos  á  las  leyes  de  la  República  y  á  la  jurisdicción  de  sus  tribunales, 
para  todos  los  negocios  relacionados  con  la  pertenencia  y  su  explota- . 
ción,  sin  que  en  ningún  caso  ni  por  ningún  motivo  den  lugar  á  acción 
diplomática  ni  á  reclamación  internacional;  y  deberán  tener  necesaria- 
mente su  domicilio  en  la  República,  sin  perjuicio  de  que  pueden  tam- 
bién domiciliarse  fuera  de  ella;  y  por  lo  que  respecta  especialmente  á 
las  compañías  explotadoras,  éstas  se  constituirán  siempre  en  el  terri- 
torio de  la  Nación,  y  de  acuerdo  con  sus  leyes.  El  presente  título  será 
protocolizado  en  la  Oficina  de  Registro  correspondiente  al  lugar  en  que 
está  situada  la  pertenencia  y  dá  derecho  al  concesionario  y  sus  suceso- 
res por  (tal  número  de  años)  al  uso  y  goce  de  dicha  pertenencia  minera, 
en  tanto  que  cumplan  las  prescripciones  determinadas  en  la  Ley  de 
Minas  vigente  y  sus  Reglamentos." 

Art.  8°  La  pertenencia  nueva  otorgada  en  terrenos  baldíos  ó  egidos, 
comprende  tanto  la  propiedad  de  la  superficie  cuanto  la  propiedad 
minera,  pudiendo  el  dueño  usar  libremente,  en  beneficio  de  la  explota- 
ción de  su  pertenencia,  de  los  bosques,  aguas  y  demás  materiales  que 
ella  contenga,  para  el  laboreo  de  las  minas,  con  la  única  obligación  de 
cumplir  estrictamente  las  prescripciones  legales  sobre  la  materia. 

Art.  9°  Cuando  el  dueño  tuviere  necesidad  de  superficie  de  propie- 
dad particular  para  el  laboreo  de  su  mina,  se  entenderá  amigablemente 
con  el  dueño  de  esa  superficie;  pero  si  no  pudieren  avenirse,  y  estando 
suficientemente  comprobada  aquella  necesidad,  se  procederá  á  la  expro- 
piación y  se  ocurrirá  al  juicio  de  peritos,  todo  conforme  á  lo  prescrito 
por  las  leyes,  para  valorar  la  parte  del  terreno  que  fuere  necesario 
tomar,  y  los  daños  y  perjuicios  que  se  ocasionaren  al  dueño. 

Cuando  en  la  superficie  hubiere  plantaciones  de  frutos  mayores  ó 
maderas  preciosas,  el  dueño  de  minas  no  podrá  aspirar  sino  á  la  parte 
que  estrictamente  necesite  para  la  instalación  de  casas,  edificios,  maqui- 
narias, laboreo  de  minas,  caminos  y  otras  obras  indispensables. 

Art.  10.  En  los  distritos  esencialmente  mineros,  los  dueños  de 
minas  y  los  guadaminas  tienen  el  deber  de  cuidar  los  bosques  y  evitar 
que  sean  destruidos  con  perjucio  de  las  minas. 


1324       OFICINA  IISTTERFACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS   AMERICANAS. 

Sección  III. — De  los  requisitos  necesarios  para  adquirir  y  exj^lotar  las 

pertenencias  mineras. 

Aet.  11.  Las  minas  de  carbón,  asfalto,  nafta,  petróleo,  betún  y 
ozokerita  ó  cera  mineral,  no  podrán  adquirirse  ni  explotarse  sino  en  la 
forma  que  establecen  las  Secciones  XIV  y  XV  de  este  Reglamento. 

Akt.  12.  Se  prohibe  adquirir  j  tener  parte  ó  intereses  en  las  perte- 
nencias mineras: 

X  los  ingenieros  de  minas  que  ejerzan  funciones  administrativas  en 
el  ramo  de  minería,  y  á  los  guardaminas,  dentro  de  la  circunscripción 
donde  ejerzan  dichas  funciones; 

A  los  presidentes  de  Estado,  gobernadores  de  Territorios  y  del 
Distrito  Federal  é  intendentes  de  Hacienda  de  las  circunscripciones 
mineras  respectivas  ; 

Á  los  jueces  á  quienes  está  sometida  la  administración  de  justicia 
en  asuntos  de  minería. 

Estas  prohibiciones  no  comprenden  minas  adquiridas  antes  del  nom- 
bramiento para  los  expresados  cargos,  ni  las  que  durante  su  ejercicio 
adquieran  dichos  funcionarios  por  herencia  ó  legado. 

Art.  13.  La  persona  que  desee  hacer  exploraciones  para  descubrir 
y  adquirir  minas  procederá  de  conformidad  con  las  prescripciones  de 
la  ley  de  minas  y  de  este  reglamento,  so  pena  de  nulidad  de  sus 
actos,  además  de  las  indemnizaciones  por  daños  y  perjuicios  á  que 
hubiere  lugar. 

Art.  11.  Toda  persona  capaz  de  adquirir  minas  podrá  practicar 
libremente  exploraciones  mineras  en  los  terrenos  baldíos,  en  los  de 
egidos  y  en  los  incultos  de  propiedad  particular  que  no  esté  cercados. 

Párrafo  único. — No  podrán  hacerse  exploraciones  en  los  patios, 
jardines  huertas,  solares  cercados  de  las  casas  situadas  en  poblaciones  y 
campos,  sino  por  sus  respectivos  dueños  ó  por  personas  autorizadas  por 
ellos. 

Art.  15.  Si  las  exploraciones  han  de  hacerse  en  terrenos  de  propiedad 
particular  cultivados  ó  cercados,  el  interesado  solicitará  el  permiso 
correspondiente  del  dueño  ó  de  su  representante,  quienes,  en  caso  de 
otorgarlo,  darán  por  escrito  al  explorador  la  respectiva  constancia, 
expresando  en  ella  los  límites  del  terreno  en  que  ha  de  verificarse  la 
exploración.  Si  el  dueño  ó  su  representante  negaren  el  permiso,  el 
interesado  lo  solicitará  del  Presidente  del  Estado,  Gobernador  del  Te- 
rritorio ó  del  Distrito  Federal,  por  órgano  de  la  primera  autoridad  civil 
de  la  localidad,  manifestando  en  su  petición  la  clase  de  fianza  que  da 
por  los  daños  y  perjuicios  que  pueda  causar  en  las  exploraciones  que 
practique.  También  expresará  el  peticionario  su  nombre,  nacionalidad 
y  domicilio,  y  la  situación  y  condiciones  del  terreno  para  el  cual 
solicita  el  permiso. 

Art.  16.  El  Presidente  de  Estado,  Gobernador  de  Territorio  ó  del 
Distrito  Federal  darán  cuenta  de  la  solicitud  al  dueño  del  terreno  ó  á 


VENEZLTELA.  1325 

SU  representante,  quienes,  durante  los  quince  días  siguientes  á  esa 
notificación,  aducirán  las  razones  que  tengan  para  negar  el  permiso. 
Las  referidas  autoridades,  en  vista  de  lo  expuesto  por  las  partes,  j 
previo  el  informe  de  tres  peritos,  si  el  caso  lo  requiere,  concederán  ó 
no  el  permiso  de  exploración.  Los  tres  peritos  citados  serán  nom- 
brados uno  por  cada  interesado  y  el  otro  por  el  Presidente  de  Estado, 
Gobernador  de  Territorio  ó  del  Distrito  Federal.  Si  transcurren  los 
quince  días  expresados  y  el  dueño  del  terreno  ó  su  representante  no 
comparacen  ante  la  autoridad  respectiva,  ésta  concederá  al  explora- 
dor el  permiso  que  solicita  por  el  término  de  tres  meses,  haciendo 
constar  en  él  los  límites  del  terreno  en  que  ha  de  llevarse  á  cabo  la 
exploración.  El  citado  permiso  dai^á  al  que  lo  obtenga  derecho  exclu- 
sivo para  practicar  exploraciones  por  los  referidos  tres  meses,  los 
cuales  podrán  ser  prorrogados  por  tres  más  á  juicio  de  la  autoridad 
competente. 

Art.  17.  En  las  pertenencias  mineras,  estén  ó  no  en  explotación,  no 
pueden  hacerse  trabajos  para  descubrir  minas,  salvo  permiso  especial 
del  concesionario. 

Párrafo  único.  La  prohibición  establecida  en  este  artículo  no  com- 
prende el,  derecho  á  los  caminos  ó  servidumbre  de  paso  que  otra  mina  ó 
barranco,  en  explotación  ó  no,  tenga  derecho  á  establecer  ó  que  existan 
en  las  pertenencias  para  facilitar  la  explotación. 

Art.  18.  No  podrán  abrirse  trabajos  de  calicata  ni  otras  labores 
mineras  á  menor  distancia  que  la  de  veinte  metros  de  un  edificio,  camino 
de  hierro,  lugar  cercado  de  muros,  carretera,  canal,  puente,  abrevadero 
ú  otra  servidumbre  pública  ó  privada,  ni  á  menos  de  dos  mil  metros 
de  los  puntos  fortificados,  sin  previo  permiso  de  la  autoridad  respectiva 
ó  del  dueño. 

Art.  19.  En  cuanto  á  las  poblaciones  formadas  cerca  de  las  minas 
en  explotación,  la  primera  autoridad  civil  de  la  localidad  otorgará  los 
permisos  necesarios  para  efectuar  los  trabajos  á  que  se  contrae  el 
artículo  anterior,  siempre  que  de  ellos  no  resulte  perjuicio  para  la 
población. 

Art.  20.  La  persona  que  quiera  efectuar,  con  exclusión  de  toda 
otra,  exploraciones  en  terrenos  baldíos  é  incultos,  solicitará  un  per- 
miso del  Ministro  de  Fomento,  quien  podrá  concederlo  por  el  tiempo 
que  en  él  se  exprese,  derechos  de  preferencia  al  que  lo  obtenga  para 
acusar  y  adquirir  las  minas  que  se  encuentren  en  el  terreno  concedido. 

(Continuará.) 

COMERCIO  EN  1904. 

El  siguiente  es  un  resumen  de  la  importación  de  mercaderías 
extranjeras  por  las  Aduanas  de  la  República  en  el  semestre  de  julio  á 
diciembre  de  1904. 


1326       OFICINA  INTERNACIOISrAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


Aduanas. 


Número 
de  bultos. 


Kilogramos. 


Valor 
comercial. 


Derechos. 


La  Guaira 

Puerto  Cabello 

Maraeaibo 

Ciudad  Bolivar 

Carúpano 

Cristóbal  Colón 

Guanta 

Puerto  Sucre 

Guiña 

Porlamar 

La  Vela 

Total 

Procedencia. 

Alemania 

Austria  Hungria 

Bélgica 

Cuba 

Ecuador  

España 

Estados  Unidos  de  Norte  América 

Francia 

Holanda  y  sus  colonias 

Inglaterra  y  sus  colonias 

Itklia 


275, 503 

105, 799 

104, 659 

91, 296 

29, 869 

7, 2S8 

6,234 

2,926 

3,036 

1,423 

72 


21,973,943,458 

5, 998, 493, 770 

5,228,224,545 

3,466,221,970 

1,422,747,530 

328, 312, 000 

265, 849, 000 

160, 735, 350 

152,  728, 500 

223, 115, 063 

7, 426, 000 


Bolívares. 

12, 092, 524.  75 

4,881,872.03 

5,  608, 532. 64 

2,  478, 638. 80 

790, 680.  60 

56, 880. 00 

146, 468. 15 

82,  517. 80 

31, 798. 00 

97, 065. 00 

5,261.00 


628, 105 


39, 227, 797, 186 


26, 272, 288. 77 


Bolívares. 

5, 405, 764. 35 

2, 012, 539. 98 

2, 467, 006. 10 

1,025,211.80 

321,  900. 07 

27, 913. 80 

74, 123. 03 

43, 332.  03 

9,  953.  80 

1, 765.  71 

2, 186. 00 


11, 391, 696. 67 


Número 
de  bultos. 


214, 339 

1, 1.57 

793 

7 

5 

35, 358 

260, 855 

19, 076 

26, 018 

60, 207 

10, 290 


Kilogramos. 


9, 399, 224, 655 

53, 452, 600 

54, 513, 000 

182,250 

253, 000 

1, 174, 855, 600 

14,617,080,185 

1, 036, 750, 958 

2,446,611,375 

9, 822, 400, 203 

622, 473, 360 


628, 105 


39, 227, 797, 186 


Valor 
comercial. 


Bolívares. 

6, 746, 438. 40 

33,  504. 00 

68, 831. 00 

2, 931. 60 

12, 700. 00 

1, 293, 637. 95 

7. 187, 290. 64 

2, 375, 541. 45 

1,246,441.63 

6,397,719.05 

907, 203. 05 


26, 272, 238. 77 


Derechos. 


Bolívares. 

2, 553, 414. 87 

10, 062. 92 

23, 657. 45 

1, 560. 25 

632. 50 

498, 632. 46 

3,  936,  677, 42 

916,  589. 13 

452, 042.  62 

2, 659, 746. 54 

338,  680.  52 


11,  391,  696. 67 


CONCESldN  PARA  LA  EXPLOTACIÓN  DEL  ASFALTO  Y  EL 

PETHÓLEO. 

Un  contrato  celebrado  recientemente  por  el  Gobierno  de  Venezuela 
con  el  Doctor  V.  B.  Aeamburu,  en  conformidad  con  el  decreto  de  21 
de  junio  de  1901,  concede  á  este  último  el  derecho  de  explotar  y  expor- 
tar asfalto  petróleo,  betún,  brea  bituminosa  y  otras  sustancias  seme- 
jantes que  se  encuentren  en  la  parte  de  la  Delta  del  Orinoco  que  yace 
entre  los  siguientes  límites. 

Desde  la  boca  *del  caño  del  Varge  hasta  la  boca  del  caño  Cocuina, 
ambos  situados  en  el  Golfo  de  Paria,  y  desde  allí  por  una-extensión  de 
territorio  circundado  por  una  línea  de  dos  leguas  hacia  tierra  adentro 
y  paralela  á  la  costa  del  Golfo. 

El  Señor  Aramburu  sólo  pagará  al  Gobierno  de  Venezuela  una  con- 
tribución de  un  25  por  ciento  sobre  las  ganancias  líquidas  de  su 
explotación. 

El  contrato  se  ha  hecho  por  quince  años,  pudiendo  prorrogarse  este 
plazo  por  otros  quince  años  por  mutuo  acuerdo. 

Al  Doctor  Aramburu  se  le  concede  el  derecho,  sólo  una  vez,  de 
importar,  libre  de  derechos,  maquinaria,  las  embarcaciones,  provisiones 
y  materiales  que  sean  necesarios  para  llevar  á  cabo  la  explotación  y 
exportación  de  los  mencionados  productos. 


OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS.        1327 

COMERCIO   DE  LA  ORAN  BRETAÑA  CON  AMÉ- 
RICA EN  EL  PRIMER  TRIMESTRE  DE  1906. 

Los  "Informes  relativos  al  tráfico  y  navegación  del  Reino  Unido," 
publicados  en  marzo  de  1906,  contienen  los  siguientes  datos  refe- 
rentes al  comercio  de  dicho  Reino  con  las  naciones  de  América  en  el 
primer  triniestre  de  1906.     Todos  estos  datos  están  comparados  con 

los  de  1904  y  de  1905. 

-    IMPORTACIONES. 


Artículos  y  países. 


Valor. 


1906. 


Animales  vivos. 
Ganado  vacuno: 

Estados  Unidos 

Ganado  lanar: 

Estados  Unidos 

Comestibles  y  bebidas. 
Trigo: 

República  Argentina 

Chile 

Estados  Unidos 

Harina  de  trigo: 

Estados  Unidos 

Cebada: 

Estados  Unidos 

Avena: 

Estados  Unidos 

Maíz: 

República  Argentina 

Estados  Unidos 

Carne  de  vaca,  fresca: 

República  Argentina 

Estados  Unidos 

Carne  de  carnero,  fresca: 

República  Argentina 

Carne  de  puerco,  fresca: 

Estados  Unidos 

Tocino: 

Estados  Unidos 

Carne  de  vaca,  salada: 

Estados  Unidos 

Jamones: 

Estados  Unidos 

Queso: 

Estados  Unidos 

Café: 

Brasil 

Centro  América 

Azúcar  sin  refinar: 

Brasil 

Perú 

Tabaco  en  rama: 

Estados  Unidos 

Tabaco  elaborado: 

Estados  Unidos 

Metales  y  artículos  de  victal. 
Cobre: 

Chile 

Estados  Unidos 

Régulo  V  precipitado: 

Chile 

Perú 

Estados  Unidos 

Hierro  forjado  y  no  forjado: 

Chile 

Estados  Unidos 

Hierro  en  lingotes: 

Estados  Unidos 

Plomo  en  lingotes  y  láminas: 

Estados  Unidos 


£1,952,003 
164, 037 


1,  319, 517 

45, 640 
1,316,284 

2, 010, 615 

604, 663 

11, 928 

833,517 
1, 092, 107 

481, 970 
1,474,130 

519, 690 

94, 951 

1, 972, 519 

53, 165 

622, 768 

154, 191 

89, 006 
248, 037 

26, 891 
98, 156 

582,  511 

334, 020 


61,888 
30 

49, 802 
31, 179 
53, 085 

283, 959 
832, 100 

27, 697 

96, 040 


£2, 024, 735 
114,739 


1, 487, 774 
45, 006 
561, 800 

540, 799 

280, 252 

3,096 

504, 968 
1, 960, 255 

709, 286 
1, 223, 974 

571, 208 

100, 538 

1,773,918 

42, 470 

582, 681 

154, 589 

42,  368 
218, 273 

15, 607 
333, 171 

423, 654 

331,915 


115,847 
1,202 

60, 409 
48, 588 
31,  795 

286, 148 
633, 422 


£1,955,505 
32, 186 

1,124,173 

285 

1,885,472 

7,  522, 456 

466, 157 

468, 865 

295, 110 
3, 034, 648 

1,073,795 
1,319,438 

538, 177 

132, 279 

2, 079, 817 

54, 220 

671, 892 

143,355 

33, 393 
164, 131 

213, 296 
90,  520 

504, 306 

304, 692 

75, 568 


27, 475 
44,475 
41,513 

239, 500 
401, 063 


67, 719 


1S2S       OFICINA  IIíTERlNTACIOlSrAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

IMPORTACIONES— Continúa. 


Artículos  y  países. 


Valor. 


Metales  y  artículos  de  ?)ieía?— Continúa. 


Aparatos  científicos: 
Estados  Unidos. 

Relojes  de  pared: 
Estados  Unidos . 


Materias  primas  2)ara  fábricas  de  tejidos. 


Algodón  en  rama: 

Brasil 

Estados  Unidos 

Lana  de  carnero: 

República  Argentina 

Sud  América 

Uruguay 

Lana  de  alpaca,  llama  y  vicuña: 

Chile '. 

Perú 


Materias  primas  23ara  varias  industrias. 


Cueros  crudos: 

Repúblicas  Argentina  y  Uruguay  . 

Brasil - 

Cueros  lanares: 

República  Argentina 

Sebo  y  estearina: 

República  Argentina 

Estados  Unidos 


Papel: 

Estados  Unidos. 
Cuero: 

Estados  Unidos. 


Articidos  manufacturados. 


Miscelánea. 
Caballos: 

Estados  Unidos 

Linaza  y  semilla  de  linaza: 

República  Argentina... 

Estados  Unidos 


Barras  y  numerario. 
Oro  y  plata: 

Brasil 

México,  Centro  y  Sud  America , 

Estados  Unidos 


£67, 033 
15, 655 


339, 510 
10,965,614 

173, 339 
159, 383 
50,  692 

31, 691 
84,919 


£98, 753 
16, 573 


55, 089 
9, 485, 198 

500, 635 

239, 928 

55, 319 

24, 209 
20, 080 


23, 384 


23,280 


70,450 
97, 756 


V»,  .i»» 
837, 672 

24, 205 

560, 562 
705 


107, 456 

292, 230 

2, 661, 400 


59, 950 


68,781 
108, 481 


71, 939 
708, 244 


19, 466 
300, 176 


101,  371 

310, 539 

2, 453, 653 


£106, 069 
14,416 


618, 950 
12,539,210 

558, 489 

270, G93 

67, 041 

23, 479 
86,  339 


52, 031 


35, 196 

70, 914 
81, 601 


704, 252 
817, 930 


212, 606 
9,825 


72, 223 

212, 472 

5,244,196 


EXPORTACIONES. 


Sustancias  alimenticias  y  bebidas. 

Aguas  gaseosas: 

£61, 448 

13,646 

103, 641 

206,  706 

180,  825 

37, 968 

25, 327 

87, 923 

191, 958 

198,144 

400, 537 
378,468 
109, 318 

£69,979 
12,585 
94, 471 

270, 575 
159, 840 
86, 962 
14, 907 
57,  519 

217, 572 

214, 230 

397,  316 
385, 583 
110,  708 

£74, 004 

Sal,  gema  y  cristalizada: 

18, 499 

Espíritus: 

101,847 

Materias  primas. 
Carbón  de  piedra,  coke,  etc.: 

397, 067 

Brasil .          

219, 189 

Chile 

49, 071 

8,986 

Uruguay 

10, 233 

Lana  de  carnero: 

251, 606 

Cueros  y  pieles,  crudos; 

Estados  Unidos 

297, 089 

Artículos  manufacturados  en  todo  ó  en  parte. 

Artículos  de  algodón  de  todas  clases: 

República  Argentina                                        

562,  836 

290, 775 

Centro  América 

115,  426 

COMERCIO    DE    LA    GRAN    BRETAÑA. 

EXPORTACIONES— Continúa. 


1329 


Artículos  y  países. 


Valor. 


1903. 


Artículos  manufacturados  en  todo  ó  en  parte — Continúa. 

Artículos  de  algodón  de  todas  clases — Continúa. 

Chile 

Colombia 

México  ^ 

Perú 

Estados  Unidos 

Uruguay 

Venezuela 

Hilaza  de  jute: 

Brasil 

Estados  Unidos 

Artículos  de  jute: 

República  Argentina 

Brasil 

Estados  Unidos 

Hüaza  de  lino: 

Estados  Unidos 

Géneros  de  hilo  en  piezas: 

República  Argentina 

Brasil 

Colombia 

Méxi  co 

Estados  Unidos 

Tejidos  de  lana: 

República  Argentina 

Brasil 

Chile 

México 

Perú 

Estados  Unidos 

Uruguay 

Tejidos  de  estambre: 

República  Argentina 

Brasil 

Chile 

México 

Perú 

Estados  Unidos 

U  ruguay 


Alfombras: 

República  Argentina . 

Chile 

Estados  Unidos 

Talabartería  j'  arnés: 

Centro  América 

Estados  Unidos 


flétales  y  artículos  de  metal. 
Cuchillería: 

República  Argentina 

Brasil 

Chile __ 

Cuba 

Estados  Unidos 

Ferretería,  no  enumerada: 

República  Argentina 

Brasil 

Chile 

Estados  Unidos 

Hierro  en  lingotes: 

Estados  Unidos 

Hierro  en  barras,  varillas,  etc.: 

República  Argentina 

Brasil 

Chile 

Estados  Unidos 

Hierro  para  ferrocarriles: 

República  Argén  tina 

Chile 

Hierro  colado  ó  forjado: 

República  Argentina 

Brasil 

Alambre  de  hierro  ó  acero: 

Repviblica  Argentina 

Brasil 

Estados  Unidos 

Hierro  galvanizado  en  hojas: 

República  Argentina 

Centro  América 


£198, 475 
111, 073 
96, 574 
92,  429 
464, 991 
100,  2.59 
149, 733 

48, 818 
8,870 

61, 296 

1, 253 

233, 362 

16, 359 

15, 932 
15, 143 
5, 3S0 

8, 472 
636,  737 

97, 446 
37, 793 
56,  920 
13,  427 
22, 688 
108, 747 
22, 665 

70, 454 
21, 837 
23,  271 
21,316 
6,756 
295, 220 
17, 867 


22, 902 
13,090 
11,  559 

9,502 
9,679 


5,  509 
7,324 
5,223 
1,384 
18,  784 

10,  064 

18,  620 

6, 692 

8,337 

59, 561 

7,171 

6,180 

5,598 

17, 720 

99, 649 
4,227 

34, 661 
9,064 

18,555 

1,844 

19, 375 

164, 355 
5,437 


£196,  786 
88,  .537 
72,  829 
108, 180 
474, 598 
110,  091 
52, 637 

66, 807 
5,440 

21, 582 

1,240 

239,  445 

14,475 

20,  065 

17, 368 

7,462 

6,745 

691,830 

115,  967 
41, 131 
59, 964 
16, 525 
20,  537 

117, 415 
19, 467 

93, 899 
27, 936 
22, 923 
14, 331 
5,520 
413, 424 
13, 393 


44,  252 

10, 931 

9,404 

14,  367 
12, 628 


7,317 

8,937 

2, 528 

858 

19,814 

20, 670 
30, 063 
7,936 
6,690 

142, 613 

12, 180 
8,161 
5,934 

14,712 

104,600 
28, 079 

24, 933 
9,515 

24, 425 
4,312 
19,  709 

192, 824 
9,078 


£276, 084 
129,  585 

97, 533 
101, 758 
680, 528 
146, 350 

89, 011 

88, 548 
4,034 

15,  673 
1,071 

370, 545 

17, 302 

31,913 
19,  915 
7,216 
7,692 
792, 651 

150, 185 
40,  095 
75, 697 
24, 195 
21, 947 

132,  908 
37, 927 

68, 667 
16, 444 
26, 499 
17,  796 
6,859 
380, 215 

16,  380 


53, 253 
23,  536 
38, 568 

22,019 
16, 044 


8,528 
8,613 
3,567 
1,752 
19, 482 

41,  201 

27,  002 

10, 254 

8,453 

284, 307 

17, 028 
9,741 
7,104 

22,  681 

306,  633 
31,429 

29, 026 
8, 996 

51, 903 

3,981 

21, 063 

302, 903 
9,855 


1330       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


EXPORTACIONES— Continúa. 


Artículos  y  países. 


Valor. 


1905. 


^fetales  y  artículos  de  metal — Continúa 

Hierro  galvanizado  en  hojas — Continúa. 

Chile 

Cuba 

México 

Uruguay 

Hoja  de  lata: 

Estados  Unidos , 

MaquÍ7iaria. 
Locomotoras: 

Sud  América 

Estados  Unidos 

Maquinaria  agrícola: 

Sud  América , 

Estados  Unidos , 

Maquinaria  de  las  demás  clases: 

Sud  América 

Estados  Unidos , 

Instrumentos  de  agricultura: 

Sud  América 

Estados  Unidos -. 

Máquinas  de  coser: 

Sud  América 

Maquinaria  de  minas: 

Sud  América 

Estados  Unidos , 

Maquinaria  textil: 

Sud  América 

Estados  Unidos 

Jliscelánea. 
Cimiento: 

Repú  blica  Argentina 

Brasil 

Estados  Unidos 

Loza: 

República  Argentina , 

Brasil 

Estados  Unidos 

Aceite  de  semilla: 

Brasil 

Barras  y  numerario. 
Oro  y  plata: 

Brasil , 

Mexico,  Centro  y  Sud  América , 

Estados  Unidos 


£19, 056 

6,588 

28,483 

10, 921 

187, 222 


82, 267 
25 

9,014 
1,883 

64, 673 

4,434 

25,  451 
110- 


8,925 
362 


56, 566 
90, 173 


3,713 
1,579 
1,657 

24, 079 

24, 102 

154, 698 

13, 268 


383, 950 

3, 540,  708 

663, 650 


£28, 287 
8,169 
24,845 
22, 728 

238, 086 


53,  985 
205 

16, 130 


77, 406 
4,319 


27,548 
18 


13, 510 


6,325 
672 


39, 127 
93,234 


6,625 

3,958 

669 

35, 703 

23, 798 

145,  436 

10, 844 


602, 650 

1, 399, 444 

69,  000 


£48, 744 

7,808 

16,  961 

26,  916 

137, 916 


360, 608 
401 

38,  506 
2,788 

97, 079 
1,309 

48, 543 
632 

18,818 


52, 442 
136, 346 


12, 517 
8,730 
3,611 

49, 077 

27, 288 

139,  367 

14, 998 


468, 200 

2, 104, 864 

290, 500 


EXISTENCIA  DE  CAFE  EN  EL  MUNDO. 


El  1?  de  abril  de  1906  la  existencia  de  café  del  mundo  ascendía  á 
10,717,916  sacos,  contra  12,967,140  sacos  el  1?  de  abril  de  1905,  ó  sea 
una  disminución  de  2,219,251  sacos. 

Las  remesas  en  Río  de  Janeiro  en  el  mes  de  marzo  ascendieron  á 
139,000  sacos,  contra  127,000  sacos  en  el  mismo  mes  en  1905;  en 
Santos  ascendieron  á  288,000  sacos,  contra  287,000  sacos  en  el  mes  de 
marzo  de  1905.  El  total  de  remesas  en  Río  de  Janeiro  y  en  Santos  en 
los  nueve  meses  del  año  comercial  de  1905  á  1906,  ascendieron  á 
8,902,000  sacos,  contra  9,165,000  sacos  en  1901  á  1905;  9,436,000  sacos 
en  1903  á  1904;  10,495,000  sacos  en  1902  á  1903,  y  13,104,000  sacos  en 
1901  á  1902. 

En  los  nueve  meses  de  los  cinco  años  de  cosecha  anteriores  á  1905, 
en  Río  de  Janeiro  y  Santos  se  recibieron  un  promedio  de  8i  por  ciento 
de  la  cosecha  total,  y  basando  el  cálculo  en  esa  base,  este  año  podemos 


COMERCIO  DE  LA  GE  AN  BRETAÑA.  1331 

esperar  una  existencia  total  de  10,173,712  sacos  hasta  el  1°  de  julio  de 
1906,  que,  agregados  á  las  cosechas  medianas  de  1,500,000  á  5,000,000 
de  sacos,  arrojan  un  abastecimiento  total  de  14,573,712  á  15,000,000  de 
sacos,  contra  una  demanda  anual  de  16,500,000  á  16,750,000  sacos. 

Las  entregas  que  se  hicieron  en  los  Estados  Unidos  en  el  mes  de 
marzo  consistieron  de  536,127  sacos  del  Brasil;  153,254  sacos  de  todos 
los  demás  países,  siendo  así  que  el  Brasil  suministró  como  un  77.7  por 
ciento  del  total. 


NOTA   BIBLIOGRÁFICA   ACERCA  DEL   FERRO- 
CARRIL PANAMERICANA. 

El  argumento  fundamental  expuesto  por  el  Honorable  Henrt  G. 
Davis,  en  su  artículo  intitulado  '  '  El  Ferrocarril  Panamericano  desde 
el  Punto  de  Vista  del  Negocio,"  publicado  en  la  Revista  Norteameri- 
cana (North  American  Review)  correspondiente  al  mes  de  mayo  de 
1906,  es  que  los  ferrocarriles  se  construyen  con  el  objeto  de  que  den 
dividendos.  En  cuanto  atañe  á  las  naciones,  estos  dividendos  consti- 
tuyen el  desarrollo  de  los  recursos  locales,  el  mayor  número  de 
mercados  que  se  obtienen  para  los  productos  del  país,  el  aumento  de 
población  por  medio  de  la  inmigración  y,  en  una  palabra,  el  acrecen- 
timiento  de  la  riqueza  de  la  nación.  Se  obtienen  otros  dividendos  me- 
diante el  aumento  de  los  conocimientos  acerca  de  las  diferentes  secciones 
del  país  que  el  ferrocarril  atraviesa,  en  tanto  que  puede  decirse  que  los 
dividendos  internacionales'  consisten  no  sólo  de  pesos  y  centavos,  sino 
también  de  la  paz  que  se  deriva  del  mutuo  conocimiento  que  resulta 
del  contacto  frecuente  y  amistoso  entre  las  diferentes  naciones. 

Sin  embargo,  al  tratar  de  este  asunto,  el  Señor  Davis  no  admite  que 
las  ventajas  morales  superen  a  los  beneficios  comerciales,  que  consti- 
tuyen el  objetivo  de  la  construcción  de  todo  ferrocarril.  Se  ha  demos- 
trado que  la  prosperidad  comercial,  tanto  de  México  como  de  la 
República  Argentina,  ha  adelantado  en  razón  directa  de  su  rapidez  en 
proporcionar  medios  de  transporte.  Por  ejemplo,  el  valor  total  del 
comercio  extranjero  de  la  República  Argentina,  que  en  1880  sólo  tenía 
1,562  millas  de  ferrocarril,  ascendió  á  más  de  $100,000,000,en  tanto  que 
en  1905,  cuando  el  número  de  millas  de  ferrocarril  había  ascendido  á 
12,000,  el  comercio  extranjero  de  dicho  país  representó  un  valor  de 
$500,000,000. 

En  1875  Mexico  sólo  tenía  360  millas  de  ferrocarril,  y  el  valor  total 
de  su  comercio  extranjero  ascendió  á  $46,319,000,  en  tanto  que  en  el  año 
de  1905,  cuando  el  país  tenía  ya  10,300  millas  de  ferrocarril,  las  transac- 
ciones comerciales  ascendieron  á  $387,000,000  en  moneda  nacional. 
Estos  cambios  notables  no  podían  efectuarse  racionalmente  por  medio 
Bull.  No.  5—06 7 


1332       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  KEPIJBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

del  transporte  por  vapores,  puesto  que  dicho  transporte  beneficia  mu}" 
poco  á  los  distritos  del  interior.  Las  rutas  Panamericanas,  tales  como 
se  han  trazado,  quedan  paralelas  á  la  costa  del  Pacífico  á  lo  largo  de 
los  Andes,  pero  también  se  han  provisto  medios  para  la  construcción 
de  líneas  ramales  que  han  de  satisfacer  las  exigencias  tanto  de  la  costa 
del  Pacífico  como  de  la  del  Atlántico.  Se  calcula  que  la  construcción 
de  10,000  á  10,400  millas  de  línea  de  ferrocarril  de  Nueva  York  á  Bue- 
nos Aires  completará  la  connexion.  Sólo  quedan  por  construir  3,700 
millas  del  número  que  se  acaba  de  expresar.  El  Señor  Davis  calcula 
que  esta  construcción  suplementaria  ha  de  exigir  un  desembolso  de 
§185,000,000,  cantidad  que,  á  su  juicio,  pueden  facilitar  los  doce  ó  quince 
países  que  están  interesados  en  dicha  empresa. 


I 


Monthly  Bulletin 

OF   THE 

International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics, 

Internatioiial  Union  of  American  Repnljlics. 
Vol..  XXII.  MAY,  1906.  No.  5. 

AEGENTINE  EEPUBLIC. 

RATIFICATION  OF   FOREIGN  PATENTS. 

On  March  6,  1906,  the  President  of  the  Argentine  Republic  issued 
the  following  decree: 

"Article  1.  On  and  after  the  date  of  the  present  decree  applicants 
for  patents  of  invention  shall  state  whether  the  invention  has  or  has 
not  been  patented  abroad,  stating,  if  in  the  affirmative,  the  country,  the 
serial  number,  date  and  duration  of  the  patent  granted;  the  presenta- 
tion of  the  translation  and  legalization  of  the  documents  relating  to  the 
patent  sought  to  be  ratified  being  no  longer  obligatory. 

"Art.  2.  After  affixing  the  proper  stamps  to  the  document,  let  the 
same  be  returned  to  the  Patent  and  Trade-mark  Office  to  be  acted 
upon." 

RAIIjBOAD  EXPOSITION  IN  BTJENOS  ATRES. 

Translation  of  an  Executive  decree  of  March  1,  1906,  published  in 
the  Official  Bulletin  of  March  3,  1906,  providing  for  a  railroad  exposi- 
tion to  be  held  in  Buenos  Ayres  on  August  30,  1907,  in  commemora- 
tion of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  completion  of  the  first  railroad 
in  the  Argentine  Republic,  has  been  received  by  the  International 
Bureau  of  the  American  Eepublics,  through  the  Department  of  State 
of  the  United  States,  as  follows: 

"Buenos  Ayres,  March  1,  1906. 

"  Whereas,  on  August  30,  1907,  fift}"  3^ ears  will  have  transpired 
since  the  first  railway  of  the  Republic  was  opened  for  public  service; 

"It  is  becoming  to  celebrate  the  anniversary  of  one  of  the  events 
most  important  to  the  country,  in  that  it  marks  the  initiation  of  works 
that  have  contributed  most  fertilely  to  its  progress; 

1333 


133-i        INTEllNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICATÍT    REPUBLICS, 

"At  the  same  time  the  acts  with  which  said  anniversary  is  ceiebrated 
oug-ht  to  serve  to  emphasize  the  progress  realized  in  the  railway 
service; 

"The  best  manner  in  which  to  arrive  at  this  result  is,  as  has  been 
done  in  other  countries  with  the  same  aim  and  for  the  same  reason,  to 
organize  a  special  exposition; 

"Further,  this  exposition  may  be  considered  as  preparatory  in  this 
respect  to  the  national  exposition  on  the  centennial  of  its  independence, 
if  such  is  determined  upon; 

"The  Vice-President  of  the  Republic,  in  the  exercise  of  the  Execu- 
tive power,  decrees: 

"Article  I.  On  August  30,  1907,  there  shall  be  held  in  the  capital 
a  railway  exposition,  in  celebration  of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the 
delivery  to  public  service  of  the  first  railway  of  the  Republic. 

"Art.  II.  The  exposition  shall  be  in  charge  of  an  honorable  com- 
mission and  of  an  executive  commission. 

"Art.  III.  Members  of  the  former  shall  be: 

"  {a)  Citizens  that  have  filled  the  ofiice  of  President  of  the  Republic; 

'  '  {Ò)  Those  that  have  filled  the  ofiice  of  Minister  of  the  Interior, 
previous  to  the  enforcing  of  law  No.  éT14,  or  that  of  the  Minister  of 
Public  Works; 

"  (c)  The  members  of  the  committee  of  the  interior  of  the  Senate 
and  of  that  of  Public  Works  of  the  Chamber  of  Deputies; 

"  (d)  A  representative  of  the  Government  of  each  Province; 

'  '  (e)  The  ex-governors  of  the  Provinces  during  whose  period  of 
office  existing  railway  lines  were  authorized; 

"(/")  The  Director-General  of  Ways  of  Communication  and  the 
Inspector-General  of  Railways; 

"  (g)  The  administrators  of  the  railways  of  the  nation; 

"  (A)  The  persons  who  have  filled  the  office  of  the  president  of 
former  railway  directorates; 

'  '  {{)  The  presidents  of  the  directorate  and  the  managers  of  the 
Western  Railway  during  the  administration  of  the  Province  of  Buenos 
Ayres; 

"  (j)  The  legal  representatives  and  the  members  of  the  local  direct- 
orates of  the  railways  of  the  country,  their  present  managers,  and 
the  former  managers  that  still  reside  in  the  countrj^. 

"Art.  IV.  The  second  commission  shall  consist  of  the  persons  of 
the  former  who  may  be  designated  by  it,  in  sufficient  number  and  with 
the  organization  to  carry  out  the  work,  in  which  shall  be  comprised 
the  celebration  of  a  congress  of  South  American  railways. 

"Art.  V.  Both  commissions  shall  be  presided  over  by  the  Minister 
of  Public  Works,  who  is  authorized  to  dispose  of  the  personnel  and 
resources  of  the  department,  so  long  as  the  commission  mentioned  in 
Article  II  are  not  constituted  and  the  funds  not  voted  by  Congress. 


AEGENTINE    EEPUBLIC. 


1335 


''Aet.  VI.  In  due  time  and  in  accordance  with  the  advice  of  the 
executive  committee  the  locality,  duration,  and  other  circumstances  of 
the  exposition  shall  be  determined. 

"Art.  VII.  Notice  of  this  decree  shall  be  given  to  Congress  during 
the  first  days  of  the  next  session,  and  the  funds  necessary  for  its  reali- 
zation shall  be  requested. 

"Art,  VIII.  Let  it  be  communicated,  published,  and  given  to  the 
National  Register. 

"FlGUEROA   AlCORTA. 

"A.  F.  Orma." 

GOVERNMENT  INSPECTION  OF  BUTTER  FACTORIES. 

An  executive  decree  was  issued  in  the  Argentine  Republic  November 
20,  1905,  providing  for  the  inspection  of  butter  factories.  It  is  based 
upon  the  animal  sanitary  police  law,  which  authorized  the  Executive 
to  establish  regulations  for  all  factories  of  products  of  animal  origin. 
The  resultant  purity  of  the  exports  of  butter  will  no  doubt  increase 
foreign  demand,  according  to  the  following  statement  of  United 
States  Minister  Beaupré,  at  Buenos  Ayres:  This  decree  has  special 
application  to  butter  manufactured  for  export  and  is  intended  to  pre- 
vent the  further  shipments  of  impure  products,  as  to  which  there  have 
been  some  complaints.  The  industry  is  a  growing  one,  and  considering 
the  enormous  productive  capacity  of  the  country  and  that  nearl}^  all 
the  steamers  of  lines  now  in  operation  with  European  destinations  have 
freezing  chambers,  in  which  butter  as  well  as  meat  can  be  shipped, 
butter  making  is  certain  to  be  a  source  of  national  wealth.  During 
1901  the  exportations  reached  5,291  tons,  valued  at  $2,117,161,  while 
during  the  first  six  months  of  1905  3,222  tons  were  sent  abroad,  mostly 
to  Great  Britain  and  Africa. 

CROP  ESTIMATES,  1905-6. 

Estimates  of  the  wheat  and  linseed  crops  for  the  year  1905-6,  pub- 
lished by  the  Minister  of  Agriculture  of  the  Argentine  Republic, 
place  the  wheat  crop  at  3,881,739  tons,  and  the  linseed  crop  at  610,038 
tons.     The  area  sown  and  the  yield  per  province  is  as  follows: 


Province. 

Wheat. 

Linseed. 

Area. 

Yield. 

Area. 

Yield. 

Buenos  Ayres 

Hectares. 
2, 409, 056 
1, 542, 500 
1,236,415 
314, 320 
173, 002 

Tons. 
2, 078, 922 
819, 065 
663, 104 
158, 650 
162, 000 

Hectares. 
263, 248 
498, 800 
118,156 
135, 010 
7,568 

Tons. 
224, 994 

Santa  Fe  

284, 395 

Cordoba 

Entre  Rios 

29,  687 
94, 662 

Various 

6,300 

Total 

5,  675, 293 

3,881,739 

1,022,782 

640,038 

1336       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 
The  yield  for  two  previous  years  was  as  follows: 


Wheat. 


1904-5. 


1903-4. 


Linseed. 


1904-5. 


1903-4. 


Area  sown 

Yield 

Seed 

Home  consumption 
Exported 


4, 903, 124 

4, 102, 600 

365,  300 

710, 000 

2, 868, 281 


4,320,000 

3,529,100 
330,  000 
700, 000 

2, 304, 724 


1, 082, 890 

740, 000 


654,  792 


1,487,000 
937,  601 


880, 541 


EXPOSTS,  FIBST  TWO  MONTHS,   1906. 

The  principal  exports  from  the  Argentine  Republic  for  the  first  two 
months  of  1906,  with  comparisons,  were  as  follows: 


1906. 

1905. 

1906. 

1905. 

Oxhides: 

Maize 

tons.. 

60,277 

198,882 

Dry 

number.. 

414, 3S7 

498, 046 

Linseed 

do.... 

150, 033 

170, 065 

Salt 

do.... 

193,  Oil 

208, 342 

Flour 

do.... 

13,  780 

22, 309 

Horsehides: 

Bran 

do.... 

22,901 

17,981 

Drv 

do.... 

25,041 

20, 453 

Pollards 

, bags.. 

8,756 

43,  348 

Salt 

do.... 

1,050 

16, 565 

Oilseed  cake.. 

do.... 

15,  901 

30, 719 

Sheepskins... 

bales.. 

6,874 

12, 195 

Hay 

bales.. 

218, 383 

144,  861 

Hair 

do.... 

614 

463 

Quebracho 

tons.. 

63,  257 

49,214 

Tallow 

nipes.. 

2,276 

6,  513 

Quebracho, 

extract. do 

8,940 

1,983 

Do 

casks.. 

12, 351 

16,056 

Butter 

cases.. 

56,271 

49,888 

Do 

...hogsheads.. 
bales.. 

400 
2,218 

2,602 
^,689 

Sugar 

Carcasses     (re 

tons.. 

1,965 

Goatskins 

utton)    num- 

Wool 

do.... 

tons.. 

110,  624 
471,255 

167,316 
4«8, 823 

213,413 
165,685 

555, 626 
256,008 

Wheat 

Beef 

quarters.. 

SUGAR-CANE  HARVEST  IN  1905. 

The  sugar-cane  harvest  in  the  Argentine  Republic  during  the  year 
1905  amounted  to  1,595,54:6,940  kilograms,  producing  a  total  of 
116,975,472  kilograms  of  sugar. 


BOLIYIA. 

BUDGET  ESTIMATE  FOR  1906. 

The  estimate  of  expenses  {Presujniesto  General)  made  by  the  Bolivian 
Government  for  the  j'ear  1906  shows  expenditures  to  the  amount  of 
$4,000,000  United  States  currency.  The  receipts  are  estimated  in  a  like 
sum,  formed  by  the  customs  receipts,  which  make  up  70  per  cent  of  the 
whole — $2,580,000  being  import  duties  and  $580,000  export  duties. 
The  remaining  30  per  cent  is  made  up  of  the  following:  Product  of 
the  alcohol  monopoly,  consular  invoices,  mining  rights,  stamped  paper, 
postage  stamps.  State  railways,  grants  of  rubber  forests,  sale  of  lands, 
tax  on  companies,  mortgage  bonds,  and  five  or  six  minor  items. 
The  commission  estimates  that  the  lack  of  facilities  for  handling  the 


BOLIVIA.  1337 

traffic  in  Chilian  ports,  through  which  foreign  commerce  to  Bolivia 
must  pass,  resulted  in  a  loss  of  20  per  cent  of  the  business  consigned 
to  the  Republic  during  the  last  six  months  of  the  past  year. 

An  increase  of  25  per  cent  on  the  customs  receipts  is  estimated  on 
the  enforcement  of  a  new  tariff  law,  and  the  commission  has  increased 
this  probabilit}"  by  making  several  modifications  in  the  project  which 
have  met  with  the  Government's  approval.  Three  of  these  modifica- 
tions, which  are  estimated  to  increase  receipts  b}"  over  $120,000,  are  as 
follows: 

ÏO  increase  by  $2.40  per  217  i:)ounds  the  tax  on  refined  sugar. 

To  classify  the  tax  on  wood  in  such  -way  that  the  kind  used  for 
building  will  pay  more  than  that  used  for  mining  purposes. 

To  place  a  tax  of  $3.20  per  100  pounds  on  brown  sugar  and  such 
other  sugars  as  are  used  in  the  manufacture  of  alcohol. 

To  these  factors  in  the  increase  of  the  State  income  should  be  added 
the  orderly  and  methodical  collection  of  the  income  under  a  new  tarifi'. 
The  proposed  tax  on  brown  and  other  sugars  is  defended  b}^  the  com- 
mission on  the  ground  that  although  a  total  of  1,200  to  1,500  tons  of 
brown  sugar  was  imported  from  Peru  during  the  year  1905,  and  such 
sugar  is  used  onl}"  in  the  manufacture  of  alcohol  and  produces  100  per 
cent  of  alcohol  of  19°,  the  State  received  onlj^  the  sum  of  16,000  as  the 
product  of  the  tax  of  $3.20  paid  by  alcohols  manufactured  in  the  coun- 
try with  foreign  prime  material.  The  commission  proposes  to  substi- 
tute direct  taxation  by  a  customs  tax  on  the  prime  material  and  expects 
to  obtain  by  this  means  an  annual  increase  of  $60,000  to  $70,000. 
Chilean  and  Peruvian  imports  are  estimated  to  produce  $336,000,  the 
estimate  being  based  on  importation  statistics  for  1905. 

The  treaty  recently  signed  in  Lima  fixes  July  1,  1906,  as  the  begin- 
ning of  the  new  commercial  era  between  Peru  and  Bolivia.  Until  that 
time  the  present  arrangement  will  hold  good,  which  means  a  deduction 
of  about  $100,000  from  the  estimated  income. 

The  Government  estimates  that  export  duties  will  yield  $581,000, 
made  up  as  follows:  Silver,  $16,000;  tin,  $320,000;  copper,  $18,000; 
bismuth,  $12,000;  rubber,  $188,000.  There  are  several  projects  await- 
ing consideration  of  Congress  which  tend  to  increase  export  duties  on 
minerals,  and  which,  if  approved  with  respect  to  tin  and  bismuth, 
will  yield  an  increase  of  $110,000  on  estimated  receipts. 

COMMERCE  WITH  THE  UNITED  STATES. 

The  following  figures  furnished  by  the  Bolivian  Consuls  at  the 
respective  ports  show  the  value  of  the  trade  between  the  United 
States  and  Bolivia  during  the  first  four  months  of  the  calendar  year 

1906,  so  far  as  exports  proceeding  from  New  York  and  San  Francisco 
are  concerned: 


1338       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 


FROM  NEW  YORK. 


January. 

February. 

March. 

April. 

Pack- 
ages. 

A'alue. 

Pack- 
ages. 

Value. 

Pack- 
ages. 

Value. 

Pack- 
ages. 

Value. 

1,652 

715 

2 

139 

192 

$24, 387. 15 

16, 468. 35 

140. 00 

1,291.00 

5,  750. 00 

1,786 

510 

167 

147 

73 

12 

117, 166. 01 
4, 863.  35 
1, 123. 45 

879.  69 
2, 155.  00 

422.  90 

960 

452 

$9,  766.  74 
8,  312. 67 

1,988 

1,037 

16 

80 

481 

$19, 049. 89 

11,484.05 

806.25 

Pará 

894 
33 

8, 587. 21 
1, 122. 80 

1, 053. 20 

16,316.00 

Total 

2,700 

48, 036. 50 

2,695 

26,610.40 

2,339 

27,789.42 

3,601 

48, 709. 39 

FROM  SAN  FRANCISCO. 


19, 154 
2,514 

$6, 519. 18 
5,519.05 

113 

17, 669 

530 

1684. 00 

21, 716. 29 

890. 00 

24, 411 

5,814 

$7, 000. 92 
11,311.15 

Total 

21,668 

12, 038. 23 

18, 312 

23, 290. 29 

30, 225 

18, 312. 07 

RECAPITULATION. 


New  York  in  January  and  February 

San  Francisco  in  January  and  February 

New  York  in  March  and  April 

San  Francisco  in  March 

Total 


204, 786. 30 


IMPORTS  IN  1904. 


Custom-house. 


Dutiable. 


Weight. 


Value. 


Free. 


Weight. 


Value. 


Total. 


Weight. 


Value. 


Antof  agasta . . 

La  Paz 

Uyuni 

Arica 

Tupiza 

Tarija 

Puerto  Suarez 
Villa  Bella... 

Oruro  

Pelechucho . . 

Total... 


Kilos. 

14, 398, 145 

8, 203,  688 

1, 125, 200 

2, 220,  766 

151, 434 

425,  652 

625, 399 

631, 800 

923, 601 

62, 514 


Bolivianos. 

7, 275,  111.  22 

3, 683, 265. 20 

282,  349. 81 

880, 953. 32 

704, 670. 85 

486, 025. 45 

431, 276.  38 

315, 931. 03 

38, 274. 76 

27, 560. 86 


Kilos. 

3, 160, 092 

14,  570,  946 

22, 907, 310 


Bolivianos. 

525, 867. 41 

3, 322, 925. 92 

1, 551, 243. 40 


402,  543 

22,  968 

5,  924 


112, 793.  60 
8,387.45 
1, 944. 47 


775, 853 


Kilos. 

17,558,237 

22, 774, 634 

24, 032,  510 

2, 220, 766 

533, 977 

448, 620 

631,323 

631,  800 

1, 699, 454 

62, 514 


Bolivianos. 

7, 800,  978. 63 

7, 006, 191. 12 

1, 833, 593. 21 

880, 953. 32 

814, 467. 45 

494, 412.  90 

433, 220.  85 

315, 931. 03 

213, 138. 22 

27, 560. 86 


28,  768, 199    14, 125, 418.  Í 


41, 845, 636 


5,  5,98, 025. 71 


70, 613, 835 


19, 823, 444.  59 


Origin. 

Dutiable. 

Free. 

Total. 

Percent- 
age of 
values. 

Weight. 

Value. 

Weight.          Value. 

Weight. 

Value. 

Germany 

England 

Peru 

Chile 

United  States... 

Argentine 

Belgium 

Kilos. 

6,286,828 

5, 917, 114 

1, 816, 958 

3, 517, 719 

2, 463,  616 

334, 328 

1, 377,  .542 

833, 763 

812, 835 

671, 776 

372,  727 

65,  111 

44,  627 

23,034 

139 

5,494 

939 

1,861 

360 

Bolivianos. 

3, 575, 094. 63 

3, 574, 224. 66 

1,221,198.90 

390, 755. 13 

843, 305. 76 

843, 880. 02 

636, 354. 37 

631, 329. 84 

626,003.86 

340, 504.  34 

209, 484. 73 

14,521.45 

10, 492. 80 

8, 861. 73 

4, 883. 76 

2, 377. 68 

2, 347.  50 

572. 34 

201.  60 

1, 189, 023.  78 

Kilos. 

646, 059 

1,167,516 

9, 034, 197 

8, 107, 029 

3, 743, 936 

317,769 

283,  577 

35, 540 

69, 651 

1,995 

31,068 

Bolivianos. 

365,652.32 

227, 285. 86 

2, 169, 613. 62 

989,  331.  62 

477, 328. 25 

87, 203.  68 

24,097.85 

12, 549.  57 

9, 223. 06 

511.  26 

14,  424. 43 

Kilos. 

6, 932, 887 

7, 084,  630 

10, 851, 155 

11,624,748 

6, 207, 552 

652, 097 

1,661,119 

869, 303 

882, 486 

673, 771 

403,  795 

65, 111 

44, 627 

23,408 

139 

5,494 

939 

1,861 

360 

22, 618, 353 

Bolivianos. 

3,  940, 746. 95 

3,801,510.52 

3,390,812.52 

1,380,086.75 

1,320,604.01 

931,083.70 

660, 452. 22 

643, 879. 41 

635, 226. 92 

341, 015. 60 

223, 909. 16 

14, 521. 45 

10, 492. 80 

9, 026.  83 

4, 883.  76 

2, 377.  68 

2,  347.  50 

572.  34 

201.  60 

2, 509,  662.  87 

19.88 
19.18 
17.11 
6.97 
6.67 
4.70 
3.34 
3.25 

Italy 

3.20 

1.72 

1.12 

Uruguay  

Portuga'l 

Paraguay 

.50 
.70 

374 

165. 10 

.04 
.02 

Cuba  . 

.01 

\            .01 

Unknown  

Total . . .  . 

4,221,438 

18, 396, 915 

1, 320,  639. 09 

12.66 

28,768,199 

14,125,418.88 

41, 845,  636 

5, 698, 025. 71 

70, 613, 835 

19,823,444.59 

100.  00 

INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMEEIOAN  REPUBLICS. 


1339 


BRAZIL. 

EXPORTS  OF  RUBBER. 

According  to  figures  furnished  by  the  Bureau  of  Commercial  Sta- 
tistics of  Rio  de  Janeiro,  the  exports  of  rubber  from  the  Amazon 
region  during  the  period  1901-1905  were  as  follows: 


Manáos. 

Pará. 

1901 

Kilos. 
15, 694, 041 
13,711,061 
16, 509,  677 
15, 334, 044 
15,253,029 

Kilos. 
13, 467, 403 
13, 406, 639 
12, 559, 057 
13,171  212 

1902 

1903 

1904 

1905 

16, 221, 766 

Total 

76,501,852 

68, 826, 077 

CUSTOMS  REVENUE,   FEBRUARY,    1906. 

The  customs  revenue  at  the  port  of  Kio  de  Janeiro  for  the  month  of 
Februar}^,  1906,  amounted  in  all  to  5,509,699|750,  as  against 
6,365,140él05  for  the  same  month  last  year,  a  decrease  of  855,750$105. 

EXPORTS  FROM  SANTOS,  ELEVEN  MONTHS  OF  1905. 

According  to  statistics  published  by  the  Bureau  of  Commercial  Sta- 
tistics of  Rio  de  Janeiro  the  export  movement  of  the  port  of  Santos 
during  the  eleven  months  of  1905,  compared  with  the  same  period  of 
1901,  was  as  follows: 


Articles. 

January  to  November — 

1905. 

1904. 

Coffee 

6, 787, 321 

385, 818 

91, 103 

6,  626,  770 

71,015 

128,475 

209, 333 

5, 908, 414 
654  482 

Salted  hides 

Rubber 

do 

114  975 

Bran 

do. 

3  827'  100 

Pineapples 

do. 

90  680 

Bananas 

117  73'^ 

Other  merchandise 

milreis.. 

245, 902 

EXPORTS  FROM  PERNAMBUCO,  FEBRUARY,    1906. 

The  ^^  Boletim  MensaV^  of  the  Commercial  Association  of  Pernam- 
buco publishes  the  following  statistics  of  the  export  movement  at  that 
port  for  the  month  of  February: 

Sugar kilos..  24,020,186 

Cotton do 1,426,865 

Brandy pipes..  804 

Alcohol do 973 

Honey do....  5 

Hides number..  290 

Cotton  seed bags..  29,967 

Carnauba  wax do 1, 472 

Mandioca  flour do 10,582 

Rubber barrels..  5 


Eubber bales..  52 

Textiles do 206 

Corn bags..  13,534 

Skins bales..  Ill 

Castor-oil  beans bags..  5, 115 

Coffee do 2,883 

Soap boxes..  17,514 

Oil do 1,  404 

Oil barrels..  330 


13 -i  o       INTERN  ATIOIí  AL    BUEE  AU    OE    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 
EXPORT  TAX  ON  COFFEE. 

•  United  States  Consul-General  Seeger  in  Rio  de  Janeiro,  Brazil, 
states  that  the  presidents  of  Sao  Paulo,  Rio,  and  Minas,  the  three 
principal  eoii'ee  States,  have  signed  the  coffee-valorization  plan,  by 
which  a  surtax  of  58  cents,  g'old,  per  bag  will  be  imposed  on  coffee 
exports.  A  foreign  loan  of  $73,000,000,  at  6  per  cent,  is  to  be  secured 
for  the  coffee  planters  to  counteract  their  losses  through  the  recent 
rise  in  Brazilian  exchange.  The  surtax  of  58  cents  per  bag,  it  is  esti- 
mated, will  pay  the  interest  on  the  big  loan  and  leave  a  surplus  revenue 
of  $2,695,500  for  expenses  and  propaganda.  The  agreement  will  come 
into  force  as  soon  approved  bj^  the  President  of  Brazih 


CHILE. 

NEW  CABINET. 

The  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  has  been 
informed  under  date  of  May  1,  1906,  by  the  State  Department  of  the 
United  States  that  the  personnel  of  the  new  Chilean  Ministry,  formed 
under  the  leadership  of  Señor  Don  José  Ramón  Gutiérrez,  is  as 
follows: 

Don  José  Ramón  Gutiérrez,  Minister  of  the  Interior, 

Don  Manuel  Salas  Lavaqui,  Minister  of  Justice  and  Instruction. 

Don  Ramón  Santelices,  Minister  of  Hacienda. 

Don  Manuel  A.  Cavarrubias,  Minister  of  War  and  the  Navy. 

Don  Ramón  Antonio  Vergara  Donoso,  Minister  of  Industrj-^  and 
Public  Works. 

Don  Federico  Puga  Borne  retains  the  Ministry  of  Foreign 
Relations. 

•  WOBK  ON  THE  TRANSANDINE  RAILWAY. 

The  Department  of  State  of  the  United  States  recently  forwarded 
to  the  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  the  following 
paper,  furnished  by  the  united  States  Minister  in  Santiago,  Mr.  John 
Hicks,  covering  the  opening  of  the  Transandine  Railwaj"  from  Salto  to 
Juncal,  and  the  importance  of  the  enterprise  in  regard  to  interoceanic 
travel: 

"A  few  days  since,  a  section  of  the  Transandine  Railwa}",  from  Salto 
del  Soldado  to  Juncal,  was  opened  to  trailic,  and  the  event  was  pub- 
licly celebrated.  The  President  of  the  Republic,  Don  Jerman  Riesgo, 
with  a  number  of  his  Ministers  and  other  public  officials,  was  present, 
and  the  speeches  delivered  made  it  a  memorable  occasion. 

"It  will  be  Temembered  that  this  is  the  railroad  over  the  Andes 
connecting  the  Pacific  coast  with  the  Atlantic,  and  the  final  completion 


CHILE.  1341 

of  it,  now  a  matter  of  a  f ev  months,  will  mark  an  era  in  the  develop- 
ment of  this  part  of  South  America.  I  believe  it  is  the  only  trans- 
continental road  south  of  the  one  at  Panama  connecting  the  two 
oceans,  and  it  is  being  constructed  jointly  b}"  the  Republic  of  Chile 
and  the  Argentine  Republic. 

"  On  the  Chilean  side,  the  road  was  completed  from  the  seashore  b}^ 
way  of  Santiago  and  Mendoza  to  Salto  del  Soldado  in  August,  1893, 
and  since  then  the  Chilean  Government,  by  contract,  lias  extended  the 
line  from  Salto  del  Soldado  to  Juncal,  a  distance  of  2T  kilometers,  or 
15  miles.  Salto  del  Soldado  is  at  a  height  of  1,262  meters,  or  4,110 
feet,  above  sea  level,  and  Juncal  is  2,222  meters,  or  7,290  feet,  above 
the  sea.  JFrom  Juncal,  the  point  reached,  to  the  boundary  line 
between  Chile  and  the  Argentine  Republic,  the  remaining'  distance  is 
only  15  kilometers,  or  about  9  miles,  and  to  reach  the  border  the  road 
will  rise  to  a  height  of  3,189  meters,  or  10,460  feet. 

"Work  at  such  an  elevation  is  carried  on  with  great  difficulty. 
There  are  man}"  tunnels  and  bridges,  and  the  engineering  difficulties 
were  very  great.  In  addition,  it  has  been  impossible  to  do  much 
work  during  the  winter  season,  as  the  region  is  then  covered  with 
deep  snow.  Great  avalanches  slide  down  the  sides  of  the  mountains, 
sweeping  everything  before  them,  and  so  the  work  has  to  be  sus- 
pended during  several  months  of  the  year. 

^' As  early  as  1888,  when  the  two  ends  of  this  great  railroad  were  75 
miles  apart,  travel  began  over  the  route.  Passengers,  mails,  and  a 
limited  amout  of  freight  were  sent  to  Los  Andes  by  train,  and  from 
there  to  the  end  of  the  road  on  the  Argentine  side  were  transported 
on  mule  back.  From  the  Argentine  end  to  the  city  of  Buenos  Ayres 
the  track  is  in  fairly  good  condition,  and  Pullman  cars  go  through  in 
about  twenty-four  hours. 

"Yet  transit  over  the  route  is  only  possible  in  the  summer  season. 
Beginning  in  December,  trains  run  to  the  end  of  the  line  in  January 
and  February,  bat  in  March  it  begins  to  be  difficult  to  get  through 
and  by  the  end  of  the  month  traffic  is  usuall}"  suspended.  Thus  the 
road,  so  far,  has  been  available  for  business  onl}"  a  sumU  part  of  the 
3'ear,  and  considering  the  difficulties  and  expense  of  construction  and 
operation  it  seems  doubtful  if  it  will  ever  be  self-sustaining. 

"While  similar  difficulties  were  met  with  and  successful! }"  overcome 
by  the  Union  and  Central  Pacific  in  crossing  the  Rocky  Mountains,  the 
conditions  in  South  America  appear  to  be  much  more  formidable. 
Snow  accumulates  in  the  mountains  in  immense  quantities  and  it  fre- 
quentl}"  descends  to  the  lower  levels  in  the  form  of  avalanches  and 
even  glaciers  so  large  and  powerful  that  they  sweep  everj^thing  before 
them.  The  track  for  miles  will  be  completely  covered  with  huge 
masses  of  snow  and  ice  so  solid  and  impenetrable  that  all  trains  are 
necessarily  suspended  for  months.     The  ordinary  '  snowshed  '  of  the 


1342   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Rocky  Mountains  would  be  absolutely  worthless  here,  and  the  con- 
struction of  tunnels  or  some  artificial  protection  strong  enough  to 
protect  the  road  so  that  trains  can  pass  over  it  in  the  winter  time  is 
one  of  the  engineering  problems  not  yet  satisfactorily  solved. 

"The  section  of  the  road  that  is  so  elevated  as  to  come  within  the 
snow  limit  is  ver}^  short  and  it  is  altogether  likely  that  after  the  line 
is  completed  it  will  be  possible  to  build  protection  sheds  or  tunnels 
so  that  trains  can  run  throughout  the  year.  By  rail  the  trip  from 
Valparaiso  on  the  Pacific  to  Buenos  Ayres  on  the  Atlantic  can  be  made 
in  less  than  four  da3^s,  while  by  steamer  around  the  straits  the  best 
time  is  twelve  days.  The  completion  of  the  road,  therefore,  and  its 
improvement  so  as  to  admit  of  service  the  year  around  will  prove  of 
the  greatest  benefit  to  both  Chile  and  the  Argentine  Republic. 

"The  portion  of  the  line  uncompleted  is  only  about  10  miles  in 
length,  but  it  includes  a  long  tunnel  through  the  summit  of  the  Andes, 
and  it  is  estimated  that  it  will  take  at  least  three  years  to  complete  it. 
In  the  meantime  trafiic  will  be  carried  on  during  the  summer  months 
by  transporting  mail,  passengers,  and  a  limited  amount  of  freight  over 
the  uncompleted  gap  bj^  means  of  mules. 

IMPORT  TAX  AND  BOUNTY  ON  SUGAR. 

The  Chilean  Government  passed  a  law  on  January  30,  1906,  for  the 
taxing  of  sugar  imported  into  the  country,  and  also  paying  a  bounty 
on  beet  sugar  produced  in  Chile.  Following  is  the  decree  as  passed 
by  the  Congress: 

"Article  1.  Sugar  shall  pay  an  import  tax  when  entering  Chile,  as 
per  the  following  tarifl':  Refined  sugar,  whole  or  powdered,  damp  or 
drjT^,  13.35  pesos  per  each  100  kilograms.  White  sugar,  granulated  or 
powdered,  damp  or  dry,  of  the  same  grade  as  'Rosa  Emilia,'  10.40 
pesos  per  each  100  kilograms.  Granulated  brown  sugar  or  raw  sugar, 
dry  or  damp,  7.50  pesos  per  each  100  kilograms.  Unrefined  sugar, 
pan  sugar,  dry  or  damp,  6.60  pesos  per  each  100  kilograms. 

Art.  2.  The  Government  will  pay,  beginning  with  January,  1907, 
and  continuing  to  January  1915,  a  bounty  of  80  cents  per  each  100 
kilograms  of  sugar  beet  worked  by  the  national  beet  sugar  factories. 
The  bounty  will  be  discontinued  after  the  lapse  of  4  years,  counted 
from  date,  provided  no  other  factory  for  this  purpose  is  established 
other  than  that  of  Parral. 

"Art.  3.  The  President  will  order  the  execution  of  this  law  and  may 
appoint  inspectors  to  inspect  the  books  of  the  beet  sugar  producing 
factories." 

COMMERCE  AND  INDUSTRIES. 

A  series  of  reports  made  by  Special  Agent  Hutchinson,  of  the 
United  States  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor,  deals  exhaustively 
with  the  status  of  Chilean  commerce  and  industries.     The  statement 


CHILE. 


1343 


is  made  that  the  foreign  purchases  of  Chile  have  increased  most 
markedly  in  the  past  few  years,  the  total  in  1904,  according  to  Chilean 
official  figures,  exceeding  those  of  1903  by  about  10  per  cent.  The  full 
returns  for  1905  are  not  yet  in,  but  every  indication  points  toward  an 
equal  or  even  greater  increase  for  that  year.  The  total  population  of 
the  country  is  estimated  at  something  over  3,000,000,  and  the  per 
capita  importation  is  therefore  low  ($19),  compared  with  that  of  the 
other  temperate  climate  countries  of  South  America.  In  both  the 
Argentine  Republic  and  Uruguay  the  per  capita  imports  amount  to 
about  $25. 

The  share  of  the  United  States  in  the  total  trade  of  Chile  is  compara- 
tively small,  but  it  is  increasing  far  more  rapidl}^  than  that  of  any 
other  country,  with  the  single  exception  of  Italy.  From  fourth  place 
the  United  States  has  risen  in  the  past  ten  years  to  third  place,  having 
passed  France  b}^  a  considerable  margin.  Italy's  large  increase  has 
been  due  mainly  to  cheap  cotton  goods  and  wines,  her  share  in  other 
trade  being  relatively  small. 

The  following  tables  are  compiled  from  the  official  export  statistics 
of  the  United  States,  England,  Germany,  France,  Belgium,  and  Italy. 
They  show  the  average  annual  exports  of  domestic  merchandise  to 
Chile  for  the  periods  stated.  The  values  are  given  in  thousands  of 
United  States  dollars. 


Country. 

1894-1898. 

1899-1903. 

Per  cent 
increase  or 
decrease. 

1904. 

United  States 

2,680 
11, 934 
7,444 
3,016 
1,356 
452 

3, 680 
14,579 
8, 883 
2,860 
1,304 
1,056 

+  37.3 

+  22.3 
+  19.3 

-  4.9 

-  3.8 
+  133.6 

4,798 

«16,200 

«11,620 

a^  fino 

England 

Germany 

France 

Belgium 

«2,250 

Italy --.   . 

All  six 

26, 882 

32, 862 

+  20.4 

«Partly  estim 

ited. 

The  two  chief  items  of  Chilean  import  are  textiles  (mostly  cotton 
goods)  and  iron  and  steel  and  manufactures  thereof.  A  comparison 
of  American  sales  of  cotton  goods  to  Chile  with  those  of  the  principal 
competitors  shows  the  following  (values  in  thousands  of  United  States 
dollars)  : 


Country. 

1894-1898. 

1899-1903. 

Percentage 
of  increase 
or  decrease. 

United  States 

582 

4,059 

1,500 

716 

100 

527 

4,460 

1,758 

524 

364 

9  4 

England 

+    9.9 
+  17.2 
-  26.8 
+264.0 

Germany 

France  

Italy '. 

Allfive 

6,957 

7,633 

+     9.7 

1344       INTERNATIOiSrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

As  in  other  South  American  countries,  the  United  States  shows  a 
decline  in  sales  of  cotton  goods  as  a  whole.  England,  Germany,  and 
Italy  are  gaining  a  more  complete  monopoh^,  the  most  marked  devel- 
opment being  that  of  the  last-mentioned  countr3^  But  there  is  one 
class  of  these  goods  in  which  the  united  States  is  meeting  with  con- 
siderable success — colored  cotton  cloths.  The  share  of  the  United 
States  in  the  total  trade  in  this  article  is  still  small,  but  it  is  growing 
with  a  rapidit}^  which  demonsti-ates  ability  to  compete  with  Europe. 
A  considerable  part  of  these  colored  goods  seems  to  be  prints. 

The  annexed  table  shows  the  annual  average  value  of  imports  of  iron 
and  steel  from  the  countries  named  for  the  four-year  period  189Y-1900 
and  the  three-year  period  1901-1903  (values  in  thousands  of  dollars): 


Country. 


1901-1903. 


Per  cent  of 
increase. 


United  States 

England 

Germany 


1,248 
3,555 
1,910 


1^0.9 
43.6 
120 


England  leads  by  a  good  margin,  but  her  supremacy"  is  being  threat- 
ened. For  the  first  jDcriod  her  sales  were  nearlj^  three  times  as  large 
as  Germany's;  in  the  second  period  considerably  less  than  twice  as 
large.  The  United  States  and  Germany  both  show  a  phenomenal 
increase,  but  American  trade  has  grown  the  more  rapidl}^  of  the  two. 
The  importation  of  agricultural  implements  and  machinery  has  shown 
a  very  considerable  increase  in  the  past  few  years.  In  general  Ameri- 
can goods  are  preferred,  and  the  total  trade  in  these  articles  shows 
most  satisfactory:^  increase,  but  in  mowers  and  reapers  United  States 
trade  declined  from  §39,000  per  annum  for  the  five  3^ears  1894-1898  to 
112,000  for  the  years  1899-1908,  with  a  rise  again  in  1904  to  $22,000. 

There  seem  to  be  several  causes  for  this  decline.  The  older  farms 
got  them.selves  well  stocked  with  these  machines  a  few  years  ago,  and 
are  not,  therefore,  in  need  of  new  supplies,  and  the  newer  places,  con- 
sisting mainly  of  small  patches  of  clearing  in  the  forest  region  of  the 
south,  have  not  yet  reached  a  stage  where  the  employing  of  such  ma- 
chines is  profitable.  The  purchases  as  a  whole  have  therefore  declined, 
and  this  accounts  in  part  for  the  decline  of  American  sales.  There  is, 
however,  another  cause — the  substitution  of  a  Canadian  machine  for 
the  American.  There  is  much  complaint  that  the  American  machines 
are  too  light  and  not  sufíicientl}^  able  to  stand  the  rough  handling 
given  them  by  the  unskilled  Chilean  laborer.  The  harvesting  sea- 
son is  rainless  in  Chile,  and  there  is  no  such  need  of  ha.ste  in  getting 
the  crop  in  as  there  is  in  Argentina,  and  the  heavier,  more  durable 
machines  are  therefore  preferred. 

It  is  only  in  je^rs  of  bad  harvest  that  Chile  is  now  obliged  to  import 
any  considerable  quantitj^  of  cereals;  she  produces  her  own  supply. 


CHILE.  1345 

The  same  is  true  of  most  food  stuffs,  but  there  are  certain  lines  of 
finer-grade  goods  in  which  American  trade  is  growing  and  may  be 
expected  to  increase.  Various  breakfast  foods  and  cereal  preparations 
are  among  these,  and  a  larger  trade  could  be  done,  in  spite  of  the  25 
per  cent  import  dut}^,  if  greater  care  were  exercised  in  packing  in  the 
long  journe}"  through  the  moist  tropics. 

Lard  is  imported  to  the  value  of  about  $180,000  per  annum.  It 
comes  mainly  from  Uruguay,  which  supplies  over  60  per  cent  of  the 
total,  while  the  United  States  supplies  only  about  22  per  cent. 

Canned  salmon  is  rapidly  becoming  an  article  of  large  consumption, 
the  total  imports  in  1901  being  valued  at  $129,000.  The  United  States 
has  been  most  successful  in  this  trade,  supplying  about  91  per  cent  of 
the  total,  or  $122,000  worth. 

Chile's  only  foreign  purchases  of  leather  and  leather  goods  which 
reach  any  considerable  importance  are  tanned  and  prepared  leather  and 
boots  and  shoes.  The  total  imports  of  the  former  in  1901  were 
$511,000,  of  whicb  the  United  States  furnished  6.6  per  cent,  and  of 
the  latter,  1100,000,  of  which  the  United  States  supplied  10.3  per 
cent.  American  sales  have  been  on  the  increase  for  some  time,  and 
maj"  continue  to  grow  moderatel}^,  but  no  ver}^  large  business  is  to  be 
expected  so  long  as  Chilean  home  industry  continues  to  be  protected 
to  such  an  extent  as  at  present.  Sheep,  calf,  and  goat  skins,  for 
example,  are  subject  to  a  duty  of  25  per  cent  on  a  valuation  of  $1.63 
per  pound;  chagres  and  its  imitations  to  25  per  cent  on  a  valuation  of 
82  cents  per  pound,  and  enameled  leather,  unspecified,  25  per  cent  on 
a  valuation  of  $1.30  per  pound.  On  most  classes  of  boots  and  shoes 
the  dut}"  is  60  per  cent  on  a  valuation  which  varies  from  $5.10  per 
dozen  pairs  on  leather  slippers  for  household  use  to  $51.85  per  dozen 
pairs  for  men's  shoes  containing  silk. 

Under  this  protection  a  considera,ble  industr}^  has  already  been  built 
up  and  is  growing.  All  but  the  best  grades  of  boots  and  shoes  are 
being  made  in  large  quantities  to  supply  the  home  market,  and  at  least 
one  of  the  factories  is  contemplating  entering  neighboring  markets. 
The  native-tanned  leather  is  not  yet  satisfactor}^  and  the  native-made 
boots  and  shoes,  though  made  with  American  machinery  and  in 
American  st3des,  lack  durability.  American  shoes,  such  as  retail  at 
home  at  from  $3,50  to  $5  a  pair,  are  sold  in  the  Valparaiso  and  Santiago 
shops  at  from  $7.50  to  $8.50.  The  dut}"  and  freights  can  not  account 
for  so  great  a  difference.  There  is  also  a  widespread  impression  that 
American  manufacturers  do  not  send  their  best  goods,  made  of  the 
best  materials,  to  these  markets.  It  is  certain  that  the  American 
shoes  bought  here  do  not  last  as  long  as  those  ¡îurchased  at  home. 
Shoes  made  in  Chilean  factories  with  American  machiner}^  and  of 
American  leather  retail  at  $1  a  pair. 

Such  carriages  as  are  imported  are  chiefly  French  and  American 


1346       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF   THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

(about  18,500  of  the  former  and  $6,500  of  the  latter  in  1904),  while 
wagons  are  mainl}^  American  ($3,100  in  1904).  There  is  a  large  local 
manufacture,  the  protective  duty  varying  from  15  to  60  per  cent  ad 
valorem,  the  value  bping  appraised  at  the  custom-house.  Cycles  are 
imported  to  only  a  very  limited  amount  ($5,000  in  1904),  chiefly  from 
the  United  States,  though  Germany  also  furnishes  a  considerable 
number. 

Of  the  imported  coal,  75  per  cent  comes  from  England  and  22  per 
cent  from  Australia.  The  United  States,  in  1904,  furnished  only  15,000 
tons  out  of  a  total  of  822,000  tons.  The  local  coal  is  of  an  inferior, 
quick-burning  qualit}",  but  its  cheapness  is  gaining  for  it  rapidly 
increasing  sales.     There  is  no  import  duty  on  coal. 

Petroleum,  refined  and  crude,  is  imported  to  the  value  of  about 
$950,000  per  annum.  Crude  oil  is  admitted  free  of  duty,  and  comes 
almost  wholly  from  Peru,  though  it  is  said  that  a  contract  has  recently 
been  made  for  supplementing  the  Peruvian  supply  by  shipments  from 
California.  There  should  be  a  good  opening  for  this  oil  for  fuel  pur- 
poses in  the  mining  districts  of  both  Chile  and  Bolivia,  for  native  fuel 
in  these  regions  is  almost  unknown. 

Eefined  oil  for  illuminating  purposes  comes,  of  course,  almost  wholly 
from  the  United  States.  Its  use  is  likely  to  grow  with  the  population 
throughout  all  northern  Chile,  for  there  being  no  water  power  and  no 
cheap  supplies  of  gas  coal  lighting  must  continue  to  be  done  by  kero- 
sene. The  duty  is  25  per  cent  on  a  valuation  of  1.64  cents  per  pound 
gross  weight. 

Lubricating  oils  imported  are  almost  wholly  petroleum  oils,  the 
total  value  in  1904  reaching  $158,000.  Of  this  amount  the  United 
States  supplied  77  per  cent,  most  of  the  remainder  being  furnished 
by  England  (14  per  cent)  and  Germany  (8  per  cent).  The  duty  is  25 
per  cent  on  a  valuation  of  6.55  cents  per  pound  gross  weight. 

Some  of  the  nitrate  and  borax  establishments  of  the  interior  of 
northern  Chile  are  at  present  using  a  very  inferior  native  fuel. 

In  1904,  Chile  imported  building  lumber  to  the  value  of  $655,000, 
and  wooden  furniture  to  the  value  of  $134,000.  These  were  the  two 
chief  items  of  wood  import,  all  other  articles  together  reaching  a  value 
of  only  $200,000.  Virtually  all  the  building  lumber  is  Oregon  pine, 
the  amount  of  United  States  trade  being  limited  only  by  the  varia- 
tions of  Chilean  demand.  The  only  question,  therefore,  which  arises 
as  to  the  future,  is  connected  with  the  possibility  of  development  of 
Chilean  home  supplies.  Southern  Chile,  from  about  Temuco  south- 
ward, abounds  in  dense  forests  which  have  only  in  recent  years  begun 
to  be  exploited  to  any  considerable  extent,  and  the  entire  central 
section  of  the  country  raises  great  quantities  of  alamo  (poplar),  which, 
it  is  said,  was  introduced  by  the  early  Spaniards.  The  alamo  and 
several  of  the  native  woods  of  the  south  are  fairly  well  adapted  for 


CHILE.  1347 

many  building  purposes,  and  are  already  being  used  to  the  injury  of 
the  import  trade  in  those  sections.  Nearly  75  per  cent  of  the  lumber 
imports  in  1904  went  to  ports  from  Coquimbo  northward. 

Of  furniture  the  United  States  furnishes  comparatively  little.  The 
largest  amount  is  credited  to  Germany,  though  most  of  it  is  probably 
of  Austrian  origin.  It  constitutes  44  per  cent  of  the  total,  while 
France's  share  is  24. 6  per  cent,  England's  14. 6  per  cent,  and  the  United 
States'  10.8  per  cent.  There  is  evidence,  however,  that  American 
trade  is  growing,  the  chief  items  being  office  furniture  and  ordinary 
upholstered  household  goods.  The  largest  demand  is  for  Austrian 
bent-wood  furniture.  The  import  trade  is  hampered  by  a  high 
import  dut}^  in  the  interests  of  numerous  local  factories.  It  is  60 
per  cent  on  a  valuation  which  varies  from  4.9  cents  per  pound  on 
chairs,  benches,  sofas,  etc.,  with  wooden  seats  and  backs,  to  32.7  cents 
per  pound  on  fine  upholstered  goods. 

England  supplies  nearly  70  per  cent  of  the  total  imports  of  about 
^190,000  per  annum;  the  United  States  11  per  cent,  consisting  largely 
of  binders'  twine.  The  importation  of  all  but  the  best  grades  of 
cordage  and  twines  is  being  reduced  considerabl}"  b}^  the  growth  of  a 
successful  local  industry  using  native-grown  flax  as  its  raw  material. 
This  industry  is.  protected  by  a  duty  which  ranges  from  25  to  35  per 
cent  on  valuations  which  vary  from  8.2  to  16.4  cents  per  pound. 

Clocks  are  imported  to  the  extent  of  about  $30,000  per  annum, 
Germany  furnishing  about  three-fifths  and  the  United  States  one-third. 
Cheap  American  alarm  clocks  seem  to  be  in  particular  demand,  and 
there  is  evidence  that  sales  of  other  grades  are  increasing  as  well. 
The  imports  of  watches  are  about  three  times  as  large  as  of  clocks. 
Gold  and  silver  watches  are  credited  chiefly  to  France,  but  it  is  prob- 
able that  many  of  them  are  of  Swiss  origin.  Switzerland  stands 
second,  selling  about  half  as  man}^  as  France,  while  the  share  of  the 
United  States  is  small — 10  per  cent  of  the  total.  In  watches  of  "other 
metals,"  h'owever,,the  United  States  leads  with  42  per  cent  of  the  total 
of  $32,000  worth  in  1904.  France  and  Switzerland  together  send 
about  the  same  amount  as  the  United  States.  The  strength  of  the 
United  States,  therefore,  seems  to  lie  in  the  demand  for  the  more  inex- 
pensive grades  of  both  clocks  and  watches,  good  movements  in  cheap 
cases,  and  a  larger  trade  could  probably  be  done  by  catering  to  this 
demand.  The  duty  on  clocks  varies  from  25  to  35  per  cent;  on  watches, 
15  per  cent  on  a  valuation  which  for  gold  watches  varies  from  $12.60 
to  118  each,  for  silver  watches  from  13.25  to  $7.20,  and  for  those  of 
"other  metals"  from  $1.08  to  $4.32. 

Common  prepared  paints  in  tins,  etc.,  are  imported  to  the  extent  of 
about  $176,000  per  annum.  They  come  mostly  from  England  and 
Germany,  the  United  States  furnishing  less  than  4  per  cent  in  1904. 
Bull.  No.  5—06 8 


1348   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

In  finer  prepared  paints  and  enamels,  in  small  tins,  tubes,  etc.,  the 
United  States  makes  a  better  showing,  though  the  total  imports  are 
small.  In  1904  they  reached  $18,000,  the  United  States  furnishing  28 
per  cent,  England  25  per  cent,  and  Germany  36  per  cent. 

Dr}'"  paints  are  very  largely  German,  the  nearest  competitor  being 
England,  whose  sales,  however,  are  only  about  one-fourth  as  large  as 
German}^.  The  United  States  furnishes  only  an  insignificant  quan- 
tity. The  total  imports  of  this  class  of  goods  in  1901  were  valued  at 
$118,000. 

There  is  a  growing  demand  for  American  varnishes,  though  our 
trade  is  as  yet  relatively  small.  The  total  imports  in  1901  were 
$35,000,  of  which  the  United  States  supplied  17  per  cent,  England  35.5 
per  cent,  and  Germany  39  per  cent. 

American  shoe  blacking  and  polishes  are  also  in  growing  demand. 
Of  the  total  imports  in  1901  of  $33,000,  the  United  States  furnished 
20  per  cent,  England  and  Germany  each  31  per  cent,  and  France  12 
per  cent. 

The  import  duties  are:  On  mixed  paints,  25  per  cent  on  valuations 
var3dng  from  3.93  cents  per  pound  on  common  paints  mixed  with  oil 
to  32. T  cents  per  pound  on  fine  black  leather  paints.  On  dry  paints, 
25  per  cent  on  valuations  from  3.27  cents  per  pound  on  white  and  red 
lead  to  98.2  cents  per  pound  on  indigo.  On  varnishes  25  per  cent  on 
valuations  from  1.9  cents  per  pound  on  common  varnishes  to  21.3 
cents  on  copal.  On  shoe  polish,  35  per  cent  on  valuations  from  3.93 
cents  to  32,7  cents  per  pound. 

In  1901,  Chile  imported  cottons  to  the  value  of  $8,756,000;  woolens, 
$3,993,000;  silks,  $995,000,  and  linens,  $287,000.  The  United  States 
supplied  so  insignificant  a  quantity  of  the  woolens,  silks,  and  linens 
that  we  can  not  be  said  to  compete  at  all  in  these  goods.  In  cottons, 
as  pointed  out  in  the  last  report,  our  trade  is  also  relativelj^  small,  yet 
there  are  certain  encouraging  features  of  the  case,  especially  the  fact 
that  our  sales  of  colored  cottons  have  been  increasing  considerably. 

In  1901,  Chile  imported  iron  and  steel  goods  to  the  value  of 
$11,110,000.  The  share  of  the  United  States  in  this  trade,  though 
smaller  than  that  of  either  England  or  Germany,  is  growing  rapidl}^, 
and  gives  good  promise  for  the  future. 

Unmanufactured  iron  and  steel,  suchas  pig,  bar,  hoop,  band,  scroll, 
and  sheet  iron,  etc.,  are  imported  in  considerable  quantities  for  the 
use  of  the  protected  local  factories.  The  total  purchases  in  1901 
amounted  to  $1,981,000.  The  United  States  supplied  but  an  insig- 
nificant quantity — one-half  of  1  per  cent. 

In  wire  the  Uniled  States  furnished  18  per  cent  of  the  total  of 
$693,000.  Germany  sent  11  per  cent,  and  England  62  per  cent.  The 
sales  of  the  United  States  are  increasing  rapidl}^,  however,  the  reason 
being,  as  alleged  by  prominent  importers,  that  the  United  States  man- 


COLOMBIA.  1349 

ufacturers  are  beg-inning  to  give  close  heed  to  instructions  and  sug- 
gestions as  to  details  of  packing-,  weight,  etc.  In  general  hardware, 
nails,  nuts,  screws,  bolts,  etc.,  the  United  States  trade  is  growing  in 
spite  of  alleged  higher  prices  in  many  lines  of  g-eneral  hardware,  for 
said  country  furnished  in  1904  13  per  cent  of  the  total  of  197,000;  of 
nails,  nuts,  screws,  bolts,  etc. ,  28  per  cent  of  a  total  of  $527,000.  There 
is  particular  complaint  as  to  the  placing  of  such  goods  and  loss  through 
the  breaking  of  cases.  Sales  of  American  cutlery  are  also  increasing-, 
reaching,  in  1904,  31  per  cent  of  a  total  of  $64,000.  Hollow  ware  is 
almost  wholly  English  and  German,  American  goods  not  being  able  to 
compete  in  price. 

Firearms  are  mainly  American.  In  1904  the  United  States  supplied 
44  per  cent  of  the  total  of  $57,000,  England's  share  being  less  than  2 
per  cent,  and  Germany  31  per  cent.  The  more  legitimate  trade  is 
suffering  somewhat  in  Chile,  as  in  other  South  American  countries,  by 
the  introduction  of  cheap  Spanish  imitations,  which  sell  at  less  than 
half  the  price  of  the  best  American  makes. 

TREATY  OF  ARBITRATION  WITH  BRAZIX.. 

The  general  arbitration  treatj^  between  Chile  and  Brazil,  signed  in 
the  city  of  Eio  de  Janeiro  on  May  18,  1895,  by  Señor  Don  Anjel 
Custodio  Vicuña,  Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipotentiarj^ 
on  behalf  of  Chile,  and  Senhor  Dr.  Oltnto  Maximo  de  Magalhães, 
Minister  of  State  and  Foreign  Eclations  on  behalf  of  Brazil,  and 
which  has  been  ratified  by  the  Congresses  and  Executives  of  the  two 
Republics,  which  ratifications  were  exclianged  in  the  city  of  Santiago 
on  March  7,  1906,  was  promulgated  on  the  same  day  by  the  Govern- 
ment of  Chile.     The  treat}^  is  effective  for  a  period  of  ten  years. 


COLOMBIA. 

DELEGATES    TO    THE    THIRD    INTERNATIONAIi  CONFERENCE  OF 

AMERICAN  STATES. 

The  United  States  Minister  at  Bogota  reports  to  the  International 
Bureau  of  American  Republics  that  the  Colombian  delegation  to  the 
Third  International  Conference  of  American  States  consists  of 
Ex-President  Miguel  Antonio  Caro,  Gen.  Joaquin  F.  Velez,  Gen. 
Rafael  Uribe  Uribe,  and  Dr.  Julio  H.  Palacio,  as  secretary. 
Minister  Barrett  states  that  Colombia  could  not  have  named  more 
distinguished,  prominent,  and  able  men  for  its  delegation  than  these, 
and  their  nomination  is  evidence  not  only  of  Colombia's  desire  to 
cooperate  to  make  the  conference  a  success  but  of   her  purpose  to 


1350   INTEENATIONAL  BUEE  AU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  KEPUBLICB. 

take  a  leading  part  in  its  deliberations.  The  designation  of  such  men 
can  also  be  construed  as  a  direct  compliment  to  the  United  States  and 
to  Brazil.  Mr.  Caro  served  a  full  term  as  President,  and  is  the  most 
respected  man  in  the  country  after  President  Reyes.  He  is  one  of 
the  ablest  international  lawyers  in  Latin  America  and  a  brilliant 
scholar  in  man}''  directions.  He  is  also  a  powerful  orator  and  debater 
and  has  a  distinguished  appearance.  General  Velez  is  almost  as 
prominent  as  Ex-President  Caro.  He  was  the  leading  candidate  for 
President  against  General  Petes  in  the  last  election.  He  has  been  a 
Cabinet  Minister  and  a  diplomatic  representative  to  foreign  countries. 
He  is  also  a  man  of  impressive  personality  and  dignified  bearing. 
General  Uribie  Uribie  is  now  the  Minister  of  Colombia  to  Brazil, 
the  Argentine  Republic,  and  Chile.  He  was  the  Commander  in  Chief 
of  the  revolutionary  forces  in  the  last  Colombian  civil  war  and  is  the 
acknowledged  leader  of  the  liberal  part3\  He  is  likewise  an  eminent 
lawyer  and  a  brilliant  debater.  Dr.  Julio  H.  Palacio,  the  secretary 
of  the  delegation,  is  the  editor  and  proprietor  of  the  ''''Correo 
Nacional^''''  one  of  the  principal  newspapers  of  Bogota.  He  is  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  cleverest  writers  of  South  America  on  political  and 
international  subjects. 

NEW  MONETARY  LAW. 

The  new  monetary  law,  enacted  by  the  Colombian  Congress,  came 
into  operation  on  January  1,  1906.  It  provides  for  the  conversion  of 
the  existing  paper  currency  into  gold.  In  accordance  with  the  pro- 
visions of  this  law,  President  Reyes  has  signed  a  decree  authorizing 
the  appropriation  of  25  per  cent  of  the  new  revenues  for  this  purpose. 
The  decree  states  that  it  has  been  judged  advisable  that  measures 
should  be  adopted  for  the  deposit  in  foreign  banks  of  sufficient  funds 
in  gold  to  cover  the  establishment  of  a  metal  currency  before  January 
1,  1906. 

DUTY  ON  HIDES. 

A  duty  on  hides  was  imposed  in  the  Republic  of  Colombia,  dating 
from  July  1,  1905.  The  Central  Bank,  under  the  authority  of  the 
Minister  of  Finance,  has  organized  this  in  such  a  way  as  to  secure  the 
highest  possible  return  from  the  duty,  as  well  as  the  sale  of  the  hides 
abroad. 

The  product  of  the  revenue  from  hides  is  estimated  at  25  per  cent 
of  the  new  source  of  revenue  created  and  destined  for  the  currency 
conversion  during  the  first  year,  and  at  50  per  cent  thereafter.  If  the 
receipts  should  not  amount  to  the  25  and  50  per  cent,  respectively,  of 
the  new  duties,  the  deficit  will  be  made  good  from  the  emerald  mines 
revenue. 


COLOMBIA.        ;  .      1351 


RAILROAD  CONCESSION. 


The  United  States  Minister  to  the  Republic  of  Colombia  reports 
that  an  important  railroad  concession  has  been  granted  to  Alfred 
Bishop  Mason,  of  New  York,  and  Edward  H.  Mason,  of  Chicago. 

The  concession  covers  a  railroad  from  Buenaventura,  the  principal 
port  of  the  Pacific,  to  Palmira,  in  the  rich  State  of  Cauca,  and,  at 
their  option,  another  railroad  from  Palmira  to  the  capital  of  Colombia, 
or  to  the  Magdalena  River.  The  Buenaventura-Palmira  line  is  about 
110  miles  long.  Its  precise  location  for  the  eastern  65  miles  has  not 
been  determined,  but  12  miles,  from  Buenaventura  to  Cardova,  are 
in  operation.  Eighteen  miles  more,  from  Cordova  to  a  point  near 
Defina,  have  been  constructed,  but  can  not  be  operated  on  account  of 
loss  of  bridges  by  ñoods,  etc. 

The  concessionnaires  agree  to  put  30  miles  in  good  repair,  to  finish 
the  road  to  Palmira  by  December  1,  1910,  to  survey  within  twenty 
months  the  Palmira-Bogota  or  Palmira-Magdalena  River  route,  and 
to  decide  within  three  months  thereafter  whether  they  will  build  this 
last  line  on  the  terms  offered  by  the  Government.  The  Colombian 
Government  agrees  to  pay  them  on  the  15th  of  each  month,  beginning 
February  15, 1906,  half  the  gross  receipts  of  the  Pacific  customs-houses 
for  the  preceding  month,  until  they  have  received  about  $5,100,000 
gold.  If  the  funds  in  their  hands  exceed  at  any  time  more  than 
$100,000  gold,  the  value  of  the  work  done,  then  the  paj^ments  to  them 
are  to  be  suspended  until  the  net  advance  falls  below  $100,000.  As 
each  kilometer  is  constructed  the  concessionnaires  become  entitled  to  a 
sum  varying  from  $38,000  and  $10,000  to  $65,333  gold,  according  to 
the  geographical  situation  of  the  kilometer.  If  the  half  of  the  Pacific 
customs-house  receipts  fall  short  of  meeting  an}^  payment,  the  Govern- 
ment pays  them  8  per  cent  interest  on  the  balance  due.  Pending  con- 
struction, half  the  earnings  of  the  road  to  go  to  them  and  half  is  paid 
to  them  on  construction  account.  When  the  whole  $5,400,000  has 
been  paid  them,  they  are  to  operate  the  road  for  fifty  years,  paying 
the  Government  half  of  the  net  proceeds.  At  the  end  of  these  fifty 
years  the  road  becomes  the  property  of  the  Government. 

TARIFF  CHANGES. 

The  President  of  Colombia  on  March  2  issued  a  decree  relative  to 
duties  on  cattle,  ivory  nuts,  wines,  and  timber.  Following  is  a  trans- 
lation of  the  decree: 

"Article  1.  The  tariff  of  $2  gold  per  head  by  which  exports  of  male 
cattle  are  encumbered  is  hereby  abolished.  Henceforth  only  the  tariff 
of  6  pesos  gold,  which  is  levied  on  female  cattle,  will  be  collected. 

"Art.  2.  The  tariff  on  ivory  nuts  or  vegetable  ivory  is  abolished  in 
all  the  custom-houses  of  the  Republic. 


1352   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

"Aet.  3.  Foreign  wines  that  now  pay  duties  as  follows:  Red  and 
white  wines,  in  bottles,  will  pay  the  tariff  set  forth  in  the  schedules; 
if  in  pipes,  they  will  pay  according  to  class  4  of  the  tariff  schedules;  if 
in  barrels  or  demijohns,  they  will  continue  to  pay  under  class  3,  as  at 
present.  Sweet  and  dry  wines  and  all  those  not  scheduled  in  the  fore- 
g-oing  classification,  regardless  of  the  receptacle  containing  them  or 
their  percentage  of  alcohol,  will  pay  according  to  class  8. 

"It  is  understood  that  all  these  wines  must  pay  the  new  charge  or 
duty  of  70  per  cent. 

"Art.  4.  Timber  exported  will  pa}"  at  the  rate  of  $1  gold  per  ton, 
regardless  of  the  weight  or  length  of  the  logs. 

"Art.  5.  The  present  decree  will  go  into  effect  immediately  upon 
publication  in  the  '''"Diario  Oficial.^''  but  wines  on  the  water  destined  for 
Colombian  ports  will  pay  only  the  duties  now  in  force." 

EXPORTS  FROM  CIUDAD  BOLIVAR,    1905. 

The  declared  exports  of  Ciudad  Bolivar  for  the  3"ear  1905  amounted  to 
nearly  $2,500,000  gold.  The  principal  items  were,  in  United  States  cur- 
rency: Balata  rubber,  $800,000;  caoutchouc,  $21,000;  hides,  $550,000; 
gold,  $175,000;  heron  feathers,  $170,000;  sernamby,  $110,000;  living 
cattle,  $170,000. 

The  steamers  of  the  Orinoco  Steamship  Company  run  between  the 
port  of  Ciudad  Bolivar  and  Orocue  during  eight  months  of  the  year, 
and  proposals  are  being  made  to  the  Venezuelan  and  Colombian  Gov- 
ernments that  a  wagon  road  be  made  from  Bogota,  the  capital  of 
Colombia,  to  aplace  on  the  Meta  River  above  Orocue,  called  Barrigón. 

United  States  Consul  Ellsworth  supplies  from  Cartagena  the 
export  figures  of  that  Colombian  port  for  the  year  ending  December 
31,  1905.  The  value  of  shipments  to  the  United  States  was  $1,076,954, 
the  most  important  article  being  $691,603  of  coffee.  The  other  promi- 
nent items  were  $172,927  of  hides,  $62,216  of  rubber,  and  $34,524  of 
cedar  and  mahogany. 


COSTA  RICA. 

NEW  PRESIDENT  AND  CABINET. 

Information  received  at  the  Costa  Rica  Legation  is  to  the  effect  that 
Señor  Don  Cleto  Gonzalez  Viquez,  who  was  elected  President  of 
the  Republic  on  April  1,  was  inaugurated  Monday,  May  7. 

Members  of  his  Cabinet  were  announced  as  follows:  Señor  Don 
Luis  Anderson,  Secretary  of  State  for  Foreign  Relations;  Señor  Don 
P.  J.  Valverde,  Secretary  of  the  Interior;  Señor  Don  Oscar  Rohr- 
MOSER,  Secretary  of  the  Treasury;  and  Señor  Don  Vidal  Quiros,  Sec- 
retar}^ of  War. 


CUBA.  1353 

CUSTOMS  CHANGES. 

United  States  Consul  Caldwell,  of  San  Jose,  reports,  under  date 
of  March  26,  the  following  customs  changes  on  articles  imported  into 
Costa  Rica: 

School  satchels,  per  kilogram  (2^  pounds),  $0.05+. 

Letter  files,  per  kilogram,  $0,074, 

Folding  blotters  for  desks,  to  contain  papers,  etc.,  sometimes  called 
blotting  carpets,  per  kilogram,  $0.20. 

To  all  duties  must  be  added  $0,007  per  kilogram  wharfage  and 
special  tax.     These  articles  formerly  paid  $0,376  per  kilogram. 


CUBA. 

MESSAGE  OF  PRESIDENT  PALMA. 

The  message  delivered  by  President  T.  Esteada  Palma  at  the  open- 
ing of  the  Cuban  National  Assembly  on  April  21,  1906,  marked  the 
closing  session  under  the  period  assigned  for  his  first  Presidential 
term,  his  occupation  for  a  second  time  of  the  Executive  office  of  the 
Cuban  Republic  dating  from  May  20,  1906. 

The  following  excerpts  from  the  Presidential  message  are  translated 
•from  the  ''^Gaceta  OficiaV  for  April  4,  1906: 

On  December  1, 1905,  the  gen-eral  elections  for  representatives,  sen- 
ators, governors,  counselors,  and  President  were  held,  these  elections 
being  subsequently  verified  in  accordance  with  the  electoral  law  of 
the  Republic. 

Referring  to  the  ceremonies  attendant  upon  the  unveiling  of  the 
commemorative  monument  erected  on  the  site  of  the  fort  of  "El 
Viso,"  on  February  14,  1906,  President  Palma  notes  the  enthusiastic 
welcome  accorded  to  the  United  States  official  participants,  under  the 
leadership  of  Gen.  S.  B.  M.  Young, 

Communication  service  throughout  the  Republic  has  been  advanced 
to  an  extraordinar}^  degree,  and  in  March  two  wireless-telegraph  sta- 
tions were  established  in  El  Mariel  and  on  the  Isle  of  Pines,  respec- 
tivel}^.  Further  development  along  these  lines  is  in  prospect.  The 
number  of  telegrams  transmitted  from  Jul}',  1905,  to  FeÍDruarj^  28, 
1906,  was  602,510,  at  a  cost  of  $413,316.49. 

Sanitary  measures  have  received  adequate  attention,  with  the  conse- 
quent practical  extirpation  of  yellow  fever.  Owing  to  the  active  meas- 
ures taken  by  the  Minister  of  Cuba  in  Washington,  Señor  Gonzalo 
DE  Quesada,  a  projected  quarantine  of  southern  ports  of  the  United 
States  against  vessels  arriving  from  Cuba  was  averted,  as  no  justifica- 
tion for  such  action  was  afi^orded  by  sanitary  conditions  in  the  island. 


1354   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Representatives  have  been  named  for  the  Fifteenth  International 
Medical  Cong-ress  assembling-  in  Lisbon  between  April  19  and  26. 

Demographic  statistics  show  deaths  numbering  8,629  from  Novem- 
ber of  last  3^ear  until  February  last,  or  an  average  of  15.81  per  cent, 
calculating  the  entire  population  at  1,656,776.  As  births  in  the  same 
period  number  22,252,  an  increase  in  population  of  13,623  is  indicated. 

The  foreign  relations  of  the  country  are  covered  as  follows:  The 
separation  of  the  Government  of  the  Kingdoms  of  Norway  and  Sweden 
having  been  communicated  to  the  Cuban  Government,  suitable  action 
was  taken  in  recognition  of  their  commen  independence.  In  Novem- 
ber, Mr.  Charles  Renoz  was  received  as  Minister  Resident  for  Belgium, 
the  Cuban  representative  in  Brussels  also  taking  a  corresponding  rank, 
Señores  José  F.  Godoy,  Edwin  V.  Morgan,  and  Luís  F.  Corea  being 
subsequently  received  as  Envoj^s  Extraordinar}^  and  Ministers  Pleni- 
potentiary from  Mexico,  the  United  States,  and  Nicaragua,  respectivel}^ 

The  mission  of  the  Nicaraguan  Minister  is  adduced  as  an  urgent 
cause  for  thé  assignment  of  special  envoys  to  the  various  countries  of 
Central  and  South  America,  for  the  establisment  of  cordial  relations 
between  the  sister  Republics  of  Latin  America.  President  Palma 
further  urges  the  appointment  of  a  minister  to  Brazil,  that  he  may 
receive  and  present  the  delegates  to  the  Brazilian  Government  on  the 
occasion  of  the  assembling  in  Rio  de  Janeiro  of  the  Third  Interna- 
tional Conference  of  American  States.  Cuban  diplomatic  representa- 
tives to  Spain  and  France  have  been  named  and  received  by  the  Goven- 
ments  in  reference,  and  another  will  shortly  be  assigned  to  the  Kingdom 
of  Italy.  The  consular  body  of  the  Republic  consists  at  present  of  36 
consuls  and  105  honorary  members,  while  the  number  of  consular 
representatives  accredited  by  other  nations  to  Cuba  number  131. 

At  the  date  of  the  delivery  of  the  message,  the  Isle  of  Pines  treaty 
with  the  United  States  was  under  discussion  in  the  Senate  of  that 
country. 

Ratifications  of  a  parcels-post  treat}^  between  Cuba  and  Germany 
were  exchanged  on  March  20,  1906,  b}^  the  representatives  of  the  two 
countries,  and  the  Republic  agreed,  subject  to  the  approbation  of  the 
Senate,  to  the  convention  relative  to  the  exchange  of .  oflicial  publica- 
tions and  to  the  treaty  concerning  protection  of  industrial  trade-marks, 
as  subscribed  to  by  the  delegates  to  the  Second  International  Conference 
of  American  States  in  Mexico  in  1902.  Various  invitations  on  the  part 
of  foreign  governments  for  the  participation  of  Cuban  representatives 
in  scientific  and  economic  conferences  are  noted  in  the  message. 

The  necessity  for  the  immediate  promulgation  of  an  immigration 
law  and  the  establishment  of  a  ''^ Banco  Hipotecario''''  is  indicated  in 
urgent  terms. 

For  the  first  half  of  the  fiscal  year  1905-6  national  expenses  are 
placed  at  $10,655,067.66,  while  receipts  for  the  same  period  are  given 


CUBA. 


1355 


as  $16,383,131.27.  Customs  receipts  for  the  six-months  period  aggre- 
gated 113,264,228,46,  and  internal  revenues  figure  for  1676,288.31. 

For  the  calendar  year  1905  imports  are  valued  at  $94,806,665,  as 
compared  with  $77,028,314  in  the  preceding  twelve  months,  an 
increase  of  $17,778,351  being  thus  shown.  These  figures  do  not 
include  coin  imports,  which  amounted  to  $8,249,467,  in  comparison 
with  $5,807,337  in  1904. 

By  countries,  the  source  of  imports  was  as  follows: 

United  States $42,  981,  888 

Germany 5,784,784 

Spain 10,356,469 

France 5,243,263 


United  Kingdom $13, 424,  650 

Other  countries  of  America.  12,  522,  620 

Other  European  countries. .  3,  602,  493 

All  others 890,498 


Total  exports  during  the  same  year  figure  for  $110,167,484,  as  com- 
pared with  $89,012,756  in  1904,  an  increase  for  1905  of  $21,154,728 
being  indicated,  exclusive  of  coin  exports,  which  are  valued  at 
$2,112,540  in  1905  and  $965,385  in  1904. 

The  countries  of  destination  for  the  exports  were  the  following: 


United  States $95,  330,  475 

Germany 3,905,471 

Spain 786,344 

France 1,198,652 


United  Kingdom $5,  795,  850 

Other  countries  of  America..  1,  747,  568 

Other  European  countries 770,  358 

All  others 633,266 


During  the  second  half  of  the  calendar  year  1905  there  arrived  in 
the  port  of  Havana  41,838  individuals,  of  whom  29,319  were  immi- 
grants, as  compared  with  31,210  passengers,  including  immigrants  to 
the  number  of  18,723,  in  the  same  period  of  the  preceding  year.  Of 
the  incoming  travelers  in  the  latter  half  of  1905,  3,510  were  detained 
at  quarantine,  in  accordance  with  regulation  providing  for  such  deten- 
tion in  the  case  of  passengers  from  the  ports  of  the  southern  United 
States. 

Educational  measures  are  dealt  with  in  a  spirit  of  liberality  by  the 
Cuban  Government,  and  the  President  urges  the  present  Congress  to 
renewed  legislation  in  their  behalf. 

COMMERCE  IN  1904-5. 

The  following  is  an  ofiicial  statement  showing  the  total  value  of 
Cuban  commerce  during  the  fiscal  year  1904-5.  Exports  according  to 
the  countries  of  destination,  were: 


Classified  articles. 


United 

States. 

other 
countries 
in  Amer- 
ica. 

Germany. 

Spain. 

$13,508 

11, 508 

$150 

55, 397 
84, 943 

$153, 739 
8,413 

18 

1,142 

62, 494, 000 

677,356 

20, 103 

370 
4,863 
2,371 

2,161 

403 

2,248 

Cattle,  and  residue  of  same: 

Live  cattle 

Hides  of  same 

Residue  of  same 

Sugar,  and  products  of: 

Refined  and  crude  sugar 

Molasses,  etc , 

Sweetmeats 


1356   INTERNATIONAL  BUEE  AU  OE  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 


Classified  articles. 


United 
States. 


Other 
countries 
in  Amer- 
ica. 


Germany. 


Spain. 


Fruits  and  grain: 

Fruits _ 

Grain  and  vegetables 

Fishery: 

Tortoise  shell 

Sponges 

Mineral  products: 

Asphalt 

Iron  and  copper  minerals 

Old  metal 

Forestry: 

Vegetable  fibers 

Wood 

Dyes,  etc 

Tobacco: 

Unmanufactured 

Manufactured 

Various: 

Bee  supplies 

Filtering  stones 

Other  articles 

Reexportations 

Coin 

Total 


12, 7Õ6, 829 
445, 269 

10, 161 

175,8-18 

116, 569 

1, 688, 440 

77, 400 

24, 710 

598, 527 

2,868 

11, 112, 751 
3, 889, 741 

174, 955 
22,822 
102, 683 
172, 495 
1,151,541 


$5^15 
23, 582 


400 
1,260 


51, 824 

11,105 
18, 260 

16, 610 
376 


6,959 

12, 178 

165 

171,359 
1, 260, 108 

32 
119, 2.54 
26, 556 
24, 509 


42,536 

354,164 

2,175 

922, 641 
1,687,373 

495, 006 
5,353 
7,386 
5,385 


85, 868, 916 


1, 656, 059 


3,782,849 


$4, 999 
85, 557 


322 
23,136 

72 

185,500 
336, 701 


13, 663 

13, 041 

2,601 

463, 028 


1, 145,  ( 


Classified  articles. 


France. 


United 
Kingdom. 


Other 
Euro- 
pean 
coun- 
tries. 


All  other 
coun- 
tries. 


Total. 


Cattle,  and  residue  of  same: 

Live  cattle 

Hides  of  same 

Residue  of  same 

Sugar,  and  products  of: 

Refined  and  crude  sugar . 

Molasses,  etc 

Sweetmeats 

Fruits  and  grain: 

Fruits 

Grain  and  vegetables 

Fishery: 

Tortoise  shell 

Sponges  

Mineral  products: 

Asphalt 

Iron  and  copper  minerals 

Old  metal 

Forestry: 

Vegetable  fibers 

Wood 

Dyes,  etc 

Tobacco: 

Unmanufactured 

Manufactured 

Various: 

Bee  supplies 

Filtering  stones 

Other  articles 

Reexportations 

Coin 


888, 900 
2,940 


1,121 


525 
24, 664 


16, 697 
89, 030 


600 

123,200 

628 


17, 772 


300 
5,660 


$27, 996 
40 


21 
21, 034 


1,180 
340 


30 


2,500 
216 


713 


1,730 
""25 


1,050 


6,654 

55, 594 

5 

88, 538 
433, 653 

86,  023 
12, 324 
11, 196 

4,281 
388, 964 


1,250 

178, 520 

1,440 

50,299 
6,  753, 712 

409 

47, 287 

6,577 

548 


20,344 

106, 922 

12, 460 

92,872 
326, 130 

17, 008 

28 

260 

37 


21 

763 


26, 707 
420, 051 

3,228 

124, 786 

2,850 

723 


$15, 366 

298, 636 

99,  938 

62, 497, 365 

833, 415 

27, 627 

2, 763, 002 
671,432 

39, 843 
301, 464 

133,209 

1,689,865 

78, 120 

102, 796 

1, 329, 804 

19, 185 

12, 650, 667 
14, 107, 469 

776, 661 
345, 467 
170, 549 
210, 579 
2, 003, 533 


Total , 


1,  311, 469 


6, 189, 802 


101, 165, 992 


Table  showing  the  value  of  imports  that  arrived  at  the  Republic  of  Cuba  during  the  fiscal 

year  1904-5. 


Classified  articles. 


United 
States. 


Other  coun 
tries  in 
America. 


Germany. 


Spain. 


Stones,  earthenware,  and  like  products: 

Stones,  etc 

Glass  and  crystals 

Crystalline  rock,  cement,  etc 

Earthenware,  chinaware,  and  porcelain 


$298, 697 
228, 674 
773,  582 
62, 622 


,432 

443 

3 

442 


$12, 384 

351,786 

1,285 

204, 413 


$16, 006 
107, 294 


143,  339 


CUBA. 


1357 


Table  showing  the  value  of  imports  that  arrived  at  the  Republic  of  Cuba  cluring'the  fiscal 

y  Mr  1904-5 — Continued. 


Classified  articles. 


United 
States. 


Other  coun- 
tries in 
America. 


Germany. 


Spain. 


Metals  and  manufactures  of: 

Gold,  silver,  and  platinum 

Iron  and  steel 

Copper,  etc 

Other  metals 

Pharmaceutical  substances  and  chemical  industries 
perfumery,  etc.: 

Unmixed  products 

Rouges,  dyes,  and  varnishes 

Chemical  products 

Oils,  grease,  etc 

Textile  manufactures: 

Cotton  and  manufactures  of 

Vegetable  fibers 

Wool,  horsehair,  etc 

Silk  and  manufactures  of 

Paper  and  manufactures  of: 

Paper  and  cardboard 

Books  and  other  printed  matter 

Wood  and  other  vegetable  matter: 

Wood  and  manufactures  of 

Other  vegetable  matter 

Cattle  and  residue  of  same  : 

Live  cattle 

Hides  of  same 

Other  substances  of  same 

Machinery,  instruments,  and  other  apparatus: 

Instruments 

Machinery 

Other  apparatus 

Food  products: 

Meat 

Fish 

Cereals 

Fruits 

Vegetables,  etc 

Oils  and  drinks 

Milk,  etc 

Other 

Unclassified 

Goods  free  of  duty: 

Coin 

Other  goods 

Total 


$123, 474 

1, 977, 510 

234, 007 

61, 633 


157, 575 
198, 946 
626, 479 
539,  674 

1, 179, 329 

111, 739 

47, 102 

138, 467 

292,  643 
391,508 

1, 277, 129 
104, 426 

2, 504, 029 

287, 975 

1, 545, 856 

135, 860 
3,  310, 021 
1, 067, 328 

4, 237, 994 
109,  867 

5,437,218 
142, 226 
884, 354 
245,  785 
684, 271 

1, 226, 597 

1, 841, 584 

139, 054 

5,170,117 


32, 508 

4,614 

204 

57 


1,741 

47 

8,667 

24,  747 

735 

12, 812 

70 

570 


1,599 

28,392 
20, 31Ó 

4, 678, 942 

904 

8,510 

6 
1,235 
6,570 

2, 581, 940 

438,  660 

112,395 

334 

837, 434 

3,787 

3,036 

1,  590, 945 

184,680 


S259, 029 

389, 598 

114, 478 

62,208 


36, 446 
21,254 
54, 911 
37,596 

-  482,110 
88,  617 
61,940 
82, 853 

227, 692 
113, 180 

91,236 
8,218 

4 

1,398 

43, 553 

146, 708 

361, 625 

70, 096 

3,418 

17, 349 

1, 260, 0S2 

1,501 

143, 906 

.51,607 

28, 139 

9,762 

224,  329 


302, 226 


43,128 


37,825,352  :  10,887,101 


5, 107, 789 


W!,  237 

83, 744 

4,392 

30, 567 


38,606 

8,903 

46, 469 

381, 953 

1,678,957 

280, 706 

22, 750 

31, 778 

309, 247 
62, 414 

309, 169 
46, 428 

642 

145, 979 

1, 640, 759 

22, 430 

10,  718 

2,335 

146, 723 
236, 665 

75,955 

220,  206 

700, 423 

2, 383,  476 

43, 004 
138, 981 
260,  740 

675, 381 
68, 874 


10, 413, 250 


Classified  articles. 


France. 


United 
Kingdom. 


Other 
European 
coun- 
tries. 


All 
other 
coun- 
tries. 


Total. 


Stones,  earthenware,  and  like  products: 

Stones,  etc ; 

Glass  and  crystals 

Crystalline  rock,  cement,  etc 

Earthenware,  chinaware,  and  porcelain 
Metals  and  manufactures  of; 

Gold,  silver,  and  platinum 

Iron  and  steel 

Copper,  etc '. 

Other  metals 

Pharmaceutical  substances  and  chemical 
industries,  perfumery,  etc.: 

Unmixed  products 

Rouges,  dyes,  and  varnLshes 

Chemical  products 

Oils,  grease,  etc 

Textile  manufactures: 

Cotton  and  man  uf actures  of 

Vegetable  fibers 

Wool,  horsehair,  etc 

Silk  and  manufactures  of 

Paper  and  manufactures  of: 

Paper  and  cardboard 

Books  and  other  printed  matter 


S30, 237 

138, 340 

295 

96, 745 

390,  216 
165, 103 
41, 518 
18, 217 


9,  895 
25, 100 
359,  082 
321, 570 

773, 929 

81,256 

310,  917 

416, 697 

154,  549 
50,  987 


«14,  630 

41,379 

2,162 

153, 132 

6,605 

989, 823 

70,009 

38,  320 


11, 099 
116, 228 
113,315 
102, 224 

4,  504,  597 

2, 173,  996 

541,  301 

46, 487 

14, 661 
9,307 


S78, 726 

108, 328 

303 

41,208 

120, 052 

194, 218 

5,217 

29, 016 


53, 679 

7,860 

22, 575 

36, 112 

293,  745 
35, 035 
23, 447 
23, 746 

23, 837 
7,646 


«104 


3,901 

14 

10 

36 

152 


2,145 

44 

1,240 

2,288 

1,325 

58,  887 

467 

118,  762 

946 
275 


$4, 453, 112 
976, 348 
777,  630 
705,  802 

949, 115 

3, 804, 620 

469, 889 

240, 170 


311,186 

378,  332 

1, 232, 738 

1, 446, 164 

8,  914,  727 

2, 843,  048 

1, 007, 994 

859, 360 

1, 023, 673 
658, 916 


1358   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Table  showing  the  value  of  imports  that  arrived  at  the  Republic  of  Cuba  during  the  fiscal 

year  1904-5 — Continued. 


Classified  articles. 


Wood  and  other  vegetable  matter: 

Wood  and  manufactures  of 

Other  vegetable  matter 

Cattle  and  residue  of  same: 

Live  cattle 

Hides  of  same 

Other  substances  of  same 

Machinery,  instruments,  and  other  apparatus 

Instruments 

Machinery 

Other  apparatus 

Food  products: 

Meat 

Fish 

Cereals 

Fruits 

Vegetables,  etc 

Oils  and  drinks 

Milk,  etc 

Other 

Unclassified 

Goods  free  of  duty: 

Coin 

Other  goods 

Total 


Ç76, 106 
18, 085 

72 
27, 138 
87, 661 

83, 713 
91, 904 
46, 613 

15, 175 

8, 702 

5,622 

9,031 

30, 380 

172, 697 

14, 548 

16, 071 

362, 163 

8, 299, 591 
169, 629 


12, 919, 552 


United 
Kingdom. 


S83, 002 
24, 405 

139 

5,115 

36, 759 

749 
289, 381 
322, 140 

2,210 

113,975 

1,807,179 

5,983 

53, 114 

333, 149 

102, 128 

5, 905 

109, 482 


256, 094 


Other 
European 
coun- 
tries. 


846, 834 
35, 806 

123 

478 

14, 325 

23, 641 

185, 074 

48, 810 

1,769 

285, 866 

6,393 

1,281 

24, 655 

29,  524 

520, 703 

13, 074 

248, 105 


2,990 


12,500,184  12,594,231 


All 
other 
coun- 
tries. 


$8,140 
3,128 


5,132 
20 


1,080 

847 

452,927 

3, 577, 

1,519 

54 

109 

8,142 

39, 304 


23 


709, 598 


Total. 


$1,920,008 
260, 812 

7,183,951 

468,  987 

3, 382,  555 

313, 127 
4, 279,  958 
1,  563, 892 

6, 990,  309 
1, 206, 931 
9, 157, 721 
384, 139 
2, 675,  785 
8, 220, 079 
1,  395, 938 
3, 004, 477 
3, 270, 387 

9, 114, 026 
6, 013,  081 


92,  957, 057 


Table  showing  value,  in  United  States  currency,  of  the  exports  of  the  Republic  of  Cuba, 
during  the  fiscal  years  mentioned  below. 


Classified  articles. 


1900-1901. 


1901-2. 


1903-4. 


1904-5. 


Cattle  and  residue  of  same: 

Live  cattle 

Hides  of  same 

Residue  of  same 

Sugar  and  products  of: 

Refined  and  crude  sugar. 

Molasses,  etc 

Sweetmeats 

Fruits  and  grain: 

Fruits 

Grain  and  vegetables 

Fishery: 

Tortoise  shell 

Sponges 

Mineral  products: 

Asphalt 

Iron  and  copper  minerals 

Old  metal 

Forestry: 

Vegetable  fibers 

Wood 

Dyes,  etc 

Tobacco: 

Unmanufactured 

Manufactured 

Various; 

Bee  supplies 

Filtering  stones 

Other  articles 

Reexportations 

Money 

Total , 


U,  665 

234,  753 

52, 840 

17, 965, 693 

596, 418 

16, 943 

510, 122 

356. 958 

34, 615 

388, 321 

20, 623 

637, 846 

33, 130 

114, 773 

699. 959 

42,885 

9,  720, 446 
11,992,209 

313, 167 
2.59,156 
700, 413 
449, 830 
4,253,106 


$2, 664 

202, 267 

59,  063 

27, 036, 421 
1, 143,  080 

17,857 

1, 015, 464 
564, 317 

50, 926 
521, 378 

34, 175 
733, 745 
20,  963 

138, 928 

1, 204, 577 

37, 631 

16, 055, 295 
12, 852,  759 

498, 701 
231,099 
90, 237 
593, 621 
1,112,936 


810, 909 
308, 996 
82, 624 

18, 895, 854 

690,  200 

15, 837 

1, 187, 832 
103, 315 

50, 748 
431, 842 

45,  729 

1,217,401 

117,076 

178, 534 

1, 292, 402 

71,388 

11,556,342 
13, 090, 707 

516, 727 

212, 817 

90,  609 

505,  900 

3,172,938 


142, 696 

339,  241 

64,167 

42, 088, 603 

1, 160,  741 

15, 399 

1, 733, 256 
716, 217 

54, 592 
395, 104 

69, 932 

1,  707, 780 
440, 426 

342, 671 

1, 714, 684 

76, 229 

12, 655, 135 
12, 820, 635 

824, 434 
180, 845 
200, 445 
205, 461 
633, 949 


S33, 169 

280, 057 

71, 351 

57, 737, 846 

885, 850 

24, 875 

2,831,312 
725, 912 

52, 296 
433, 308 

68, 330 

1,447,032 

140, 613 

108, 957 

2, 226, 963 

48, 462 

12, 088, 225 
12, 717, 848 

702, 266 
211,747 
150, 545 
135,  388 
1, 276, 472 


815, 366 

298,  636 

99,938 

62,497,365 
833, 415 
27, 627 

2, 763, 002 
671, 432 

39,  843 
301, 464 

133, 209 

1, 689, 865 

78, 120 

102, 796 

1, 329, 804 

19, 185 

12, 650,  667 
14,107,469 

776, 661 
345, 467 
170, 549 
210, 579 
2, 003, 533 


49, 398, 871 


64, 218, 104 


54, 246, 727 


78, 882, 642 


94,398,824 


101, 165, 992 


CUBA.  1359 

Table  shoiving  the  imports  of  the  Republic  of  Cuba  during  the  fiscal  years  mentioned  beloiv. 


Classified  articles. 


1899-1900.      1900-1901.         1901-2.  1902-3.  1908-4 


1904-5. 


Stones,  earthenware,  and  like 
products: 

Stones,  etc 

Crystallinerock,  cement, 

etc 

Glass  and  crystals 

Eart  henwar  è ,  chinaware, 

and  porcelain 

Metals  and  manufactures  of: 
Gold,  silver,   and  plati- 
num   '. 

Iron  and  steel 

Copper,  etc 

Other  metals 

Pharmaceutical  substances 
and  chemical  industries, 
perfumery,  etc.: 

Unmixed  products 

Rouge,  dyes,    and   var- 
nishes  

Chemical  products 

Oils,  grease,  etc 

Textile  manufactures: 

Cotton     and    manufac- 
tures of 

Vegetable  fibers 

Wool,  horsehair,  etc 

Silk  and  manufactures  of . 
Paper  and  manufactures  of: 

Paper  and  cardboard 

Books  and  other  printed 

matter 

Wood  and  other  vegetable 
matter: 
Wood  and  manufactures 

of 

Other  vegetable  matter.. 
Cattle  and  residue  of  same: 

Live  cattle 

Hides  of  same 

Other  substances  of  same. 
Machinery,  instruments,  and 
other  apparatus: 

Instruments 

Machinery 

Other  apparatus 

Food  products: 

Meat 

Fish 

Cereals 

Fruits 

Vegetables,  etc 

Oils  and  drinks 

Milk,  etc 

Others 

Unclassified  articles 

Goods  free  of  duty: 

Coin 

Other  goods 

Total 


S361, 557 

290, 017 

527, 928 

761, 533 


207, 081 

1,  771,  644 

499, 318 

587, 936 


282, 121 

319,  849 

912, 188 

1,264,177 


7, 078,  023 

3, 261, 882 

865, 622 

491, 384 

776, 821 

247, 485 


1, 093, 359 
96, 161 

11, 629, 078 

180, 242 

2,  572, 676 


179, 196 
1, 932, 839 

722, 268 

7, 808,  046 
861, 117 
6,  508,  311 
373,  759 
2, 183,  267 
4, 179,  631 
1, 097, 622 
2, 839, 252 
2, 739,  876 

5, 188, 626 
4, 177,  921 


1314, 417 


534, 341 
586, 698 


562, 120 


201, 964 

3, 187, 091 

285, 677 

224, 153 


221,  357 

294, 323 
972, 216 
,353,889 


6, 067, 939 

1,  869, 486 

695,  358 

526, 316 

862, 522 

235, 498 


1, 368, 864 
94, 449 

8,  336, 689 

196, 516 

1, 805,  696 


252, 242 
1, 689, 394 
1,  015, 851 

7, 443, 666 
1, 263, 687 
6, 687, 383 
421,369 
2, 105, 261 
3, 675,  660 
1,151,400 
3, 028, 855 
2, 147, 626 

1, 157, 486 
3, 417, 233 


76, 869,  813 


66, 254,  692 


S293, 401 

551, 656 
571, 087 


275, 504 

3, 871, 240 

257, 891 

366, 014 


284, 780 
1, 019, 495 
1, 230,  643 


6,  660,  656 

2, 071,  687 

655, 805 

575, 033 

914, 576 


1,281,209 
113, 481 

8, 172, 595 

165,  079 

2, 004,  077 


230,  933 

2, 806,  951 

792, 660 

7, 128, 198 
1, 106, 470 
6, 830,  551 
388,  762 
2,  646, 392 
3, 277, 292 
1, 068,  835 
2,  230, 184 
1, 657, 003 

859, 911 
3, 644,  909 


66, 062, 856 


S304, 547 

550, 968 
589, 967 


807, 132 

2, 228, 072 

302, 994 

163, 234 


289, 365 

326, 264 
1,001,541 
1, 455,  525 


5,  436, 058 

2, 415, 266 

626, 074 

578, 524 

984, 608 

326, 778 


1, 220, 496 
163,  327 

5,  370,  206 

231,  894 

2, 164, 581 


174, 219 

2, 272, 119 

741,472 

6, 664,  728 
1,  111, 154 
6, 285,  709 

283,  782 
2, 239, 065 
2, 966,  548 

977, 229 
1, 840, 828 
1, 709, 016 

3,  794, 223 
4, 086, 714 


62,  620, 279 


S337, 542 

760, 417 
705,521 

574, 419 


686, 374 

8, 152, 631 

440, 909 

205, 692 


310, 033 

355, 481 
1, 062, 769 
1,  255, 227 


7,243,817 

3, 100,  614 

714, 096 

831,  395 

895, 047 

342, 110 


1, 574, 319 
212, 982 

7, 407, 596 

361,  749 

2,  992, 914 


300, 842 
2, 957, 664 
1, 170, 452 

6, 118,  111 
1,076,588 
7, 574,  717 
302, 407 
2, 281,  038 
2, 716,  372 
1, 060, 802 
1, 787, 838 
2, 405, 924 

4, 336, 130 
4, 879, 286 


$453, 112 


777, 630 
976, 348 


705, 802 


949, 135 

8, 804,  620 

469, 889 

240, 170 


311, 186 

378, 382 
1, 232, 738 
1, 446, 164 


8,  914, 727 

2,  843, 048 

1, 007,  994 

859, 360 

1, 023, 673 

656,  916 


1, 920, 008 
260, 812 

7, 183, 951 

468, 987 

3, 382, 555 


413,127 
4, 279, 958 
1, 563, 892 

6,  990, 309 
1, 206, 931 
9, 157, 721 
384, 139 
2, 675, 785 
3, 220,  079 
1,395,938 
3, 004,  477 
3, 270, 387 

9, 114, 026 
6, 013, 081 


74, 491, 770 


92, 957, 057 


PRODUCTION  AND  EXPORT  OF  TOBACCO,  1905. 

The  following  figures,  published  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture 
of  the  United  States,  show  the  exportation  of  tobacco  from  the  Kepub- 
lic  of  Cuba,  and  the  production  of  leaf  tobacco  by  localities,  for  the 
calendar  year  1905,  as  compared  with  the  previous  one: 

EXPORTATION. 

Leaf  Tobacco. 

Bales.         Pounds. 

1904 250,638  =  27,570,180 

1905 315,087  =  34,879,570 

Increase  in  1905 66,449  =    7,309,390 


1360       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 


Manufactueed  Tobacco. 


Cigars: 
1904. 
1905 


Increase  in  1905. 


Cigarettes: 

1904  ... 

1905  ... 


1904 
1905 


Number. 

217,645,082 

227, 028, 521 

■      9,383,439 

Packages. 

18,450,877 

11,829,076 

Decrease  in  1905 rT. 6,627,801 

Cut  Tobacco. 

Pounds. 

: 253,073 

263,093 

Increase  in  1905 10,020 

PRODUCTION. 


Locality  of  production. 


Increase    Decrease 
in  1905.      in  1905. 


Vuelta  Abajo,  or  from  Concolación  del  Sur  to  Remates  de 

Guana  (Pinar  del  Pão) 

Semi  Vuelta,  from  Candelaria  to  Herradura 

Matanzas 

Partidos  from  Havana  to  Artemesia 

Remedios  or  Villas 

Puerto  Principe 

Santiago  de  Cuba 

Total ." 


Bales. 

244, 909 

22,402 

334 

62, 077 

84,  616 

896 

657 


Bales. 

269, 661 

'  25, 704 

363 

52, 727 

119, 998 

67 

5,097 


Bales. 

24,752 

3,302 

29 


35, 382 
""4,'44Ó' 


473, 617 


57,  726 


9,350 


829 


DOMINICAN  EEPUBLIC. 


FOREIGN  COMMEBCE  IN  1905. 


The  aggregate  value  of  the  foreign  trade  of  the  Dominican  Republic 
during  the  calendar  year  1905  amounted  approximately  to  $10,000,000, 
the  exact  sum,  as  shown  by  customs  documents,  being  $9,992,361. 
The  value  of  imports,  not  including  currenc}^,  was  $2,736,828,  against 
exports  valued  at  $6,880,890,  showing  that  the  value  of  native  prod- 
ucts sold  to  foreign  countries  had  been  more  than  double  that  of  the 
merchandise  purchased  abroad,  and  that  the  year's  operations  had 
resulted  in  the  relatively  large  balance  of  trade  in  favor  of  the  Repub- 
lic of  $1,111,062.  Included  in  the  total  value  of  trade,  but  not  in  the 
value  of  imports  and  exports,  are  $359,135  of  gold,  silver,  and  paper 
currency  imported  from  the  United  States,  and  $15,208  exported  to 
the  same  country. 

The  deductions  from  these  facts  regarding  the  year's  business  appear 
most  satisfactory,  indicating  that,  while  practically  $1,000,000  had 
been  deposited  abroad  during  the  year  for  use  in  the  amortization  of 
the  public  debt,  the  amount  had  been  paid  through  the  exchange 
resulting  from  sales  of  the  country's  surplus  products — no  currency 
shipments  had  been  required  on  that  account  and  a  foreign  credit 
exceeding-  two  millions  and  a  half  still  remained.  This  latter  inference 
must,   however,  be  qualified  to  some  extent  in  consideration  of  the 


DOMIWICATí    REPUBLIC.  1361 

fact  that  the  sugar  industiy  of  the  Dominican  Republic,  furnishing  as 
it  does  approximately  one-half  the  value  of  exports,  is  largely  owned 
and  financed  from  abroad. 

The  foreign  trade  was  carried  on  principally  with  the  united  States, 
Germany,  France,  and  Great  Britain,  in  the  order  named  as  to  relative 
importance.  The  trade  with  the  United  States  amounted  to  $6,415,346, 
or  65  per  cent  of  the  whole,  representing  imports  received  from  that 
country  valued  at  $1,961,075,  and  exports  to  it  invoiced  at  $1,181,271. 
Thus  the  United  States  purchased  65  per  cent  of  all  the  native  prod- 
ucts exported,  and  furnished  59  per  cent  of  the  merchandise  imported 
during  the  year. 

Seventeen  per  cent  of  the  trade  went  to  Germany,  11  per  cent  to 
France,  and  1.5  per  cent  to  Great  Britain,  the  latter  being  the  only 
country  mentioned  whose  sales  to  the  Republic  were  greater  than  its 
purchases  from  it.  The  remainder  of  the  trade,  in  minor  proportions, 
was  divided  between  Italy,  Spain,  Belgium,  Cuba,  Porto  Rico,  and 
"all  other  countries,"  as  shown  by  the  accompanying  statistical  tables. 
.  Eighty  per  cent  of  the  import  values  were  furnished  in  the  order 
named  by  manufactures  of  cotton,  manufactures  of  iron  and  steel, 
rice,  oils,  provisions,  preserved  fish,  manufactures  of  wood,  manufac- 
tures of  leather,  manufactures  of  vegetable  fibers,  hats  and  caps, 
chemicals  and  drugs,  malt  liquors,  and  agricultural  implements,  while 
the  remainder  consisted  of  widely  diversified  products  as  itemized  or 
shown  under  the  heading  of  "all  other  articles"  in  the  following 
schedules  : 

Cotton  manufactures  invoiced  at  $218,100  were  received  from  the 
United  States,  and  $190,071  from  Great  Britain,  while  German}^, 
France,  Spain,  and  Italy  furnished  $69,150,  $36,707,  $19,712,  and  $11,- 
591,  respectively. 

Seventj-one  per  cent  of  the  iron  and  steel,  valued  at  $287,381,  came 
from  the  United  States,  the  remainder  being  furnished  principally  in 
the  order  named,  by  Great  Britain,  Germany,  France,  and  Belgium. 

Of  the  breadstuflfs  imported  to  the  value  of  $232,019,  99.9  per  cent 
came  from  the  United  States,  and  consisted  chiefly  of  wheat  flour,  of 
which  11,113  barrels  were  received,  invoiced  at  $209,823. 

Ten  million  pounds  of  rice,  valued  at  $201,329,  were  received, 
5,913,121  pounds  coming  from  Germany,  2,203,707  pounds  from  Great 
Britain,  1,532,319  from  the  United  States,  and  271,517  pounds  from 
France. 

Oil  to  the  value  of  $155,931  were  imported,  of  which  the  United 
States  furnished  95  per  cent,  while  provisions,  including  meats  and 
dairy  products,  were  divided  about  equally  between  that  country  and 
Germany,  the  former  supplying  the  meats  and  the  latter  the  dairy 
products.  Practically  all  of  the  ordinary  dried  fish,  consisting  chiefly 
of  cod  and  valued  at  $109,155,  was  imported  from  the  United  States, 


1362   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

while  European  countries  furnished  small  quantities  of  the  delicates- 
sen class  to  a  total  value  of  $4,679. 

The  United  States  furnished  much  the  largest  proportion  of  chem- 
icals and  drugs,  soap,  soap  stock,  refined  sugar  and  confections, 
vegetables,  vehicles,  manufactures  of  wood,  leather,  and  paper,  while 
agricultural  implements  were  furnished  in  about  equal  proportions  by 
that  country  and  Geriiianj".  France  furnished  a  considerable  propor- 
tion of  the  chemicals  and  drugs,  and  exceeded  all  others  in  the  value 
of  wines,  liquors,  and  distilled  spirits  supplied.  Great  Britain  fur- 
nished the  greatest  values  in  manufactures  of  vegetable  fibers,  and 
Italy  in  hats  and  caps. 

The  principal  exports,  of  relative  value  in  the  order  named,  were 
sugar,  cacao  bean,  tobacco  leaf,  bananas,  coffee,  hard  woods,  hides 
and  skins,  and  beeswax. 

The  sugar  shipments  of  105,972,400  pounds,  valued  at  13,292,170, 
represented  substantially  the  1905  crop,  and,  with  the  exception  of 
1,359,799  pounds,  which  were  distributed  principally  between  Ger- 
many and  Great  Britain,  went  entirely  to  the  United  States.  The 
product,  which  was  sold  at  a  good  profit  to  the  producer,  furnished 
nearly  half  the  total  value  of  the  j^ear's  exports. 

The  total  shipments  of  cacao  beans,  which  were  also  a  profitable  crop, 
amounted  to  28,836,361  pounds,  invoiced  at  12,211,873,  being  con- 
signed as  follows:  To  Germany,  11,810,612  pounds;  France,  8,981,591; 
the  United  States,  7,816,111,  and  to  the  United  Kingdom,  197,720. 

Tobacco  leaf,  aggregating  11,510,762  pounds,  valued  at  $840,187, 
was  exported,  Germany  taking  5,890,665  pounds,  the  United  States 
3,719,458,  and  France  1,900,639. 

Beeswax  produced  in  the  Republic  amounted  to  470,922  pounds, 
valued  at  $94,669,  of  which  Germany  purchased  182,783  pounds, 
France  152,550,  and  111,462  were  sent  to  the  United  States. 

The  aggregate  value  of  cattle  hides  and  goat  skins  exported  was 
placed  at  $111,075,  shipments  to  the  United  States  being  invoiced  at 
$63,714,  to  Germany  $24,278,  and  to  France  $21,591. 

Bananas,  of  which  514,000  bunches,  valued  at  $257,000,  were  shipped 
to  the  United  States;  coffee  to  the  extent  of  2,149,188  pounds,  with  a 
value  of  $156,963,  shipped  principally  to  Germany,  France,  and  the 
United  States;  and  various  kinds  of  tropical  hard  woods,  including 
mahogany,  lignum-vitœ,  and  satin  wood,  with  a  total  value  of  $135,154, 
are  among  the  other  important  exports. 

Cocoanuts,  copra,  dyestuffs,  honey,  gums,  resins,  and  vegetable 
fibers  are  also  natural  products  of  the  country,  but  owing  to  lack  of 
attention  they  are  at  present  exported  only  in  small  quantities. 

The  aggregate  foreign  tonnage  of  the  eight  entry  ports  of  the  Re- 
public was  1,751,172  (registered  tons),  representing  1,544  entrances 
and  clearances  by  foreign  vessels.     Of  the  total  imports,  cargoes  val- 


DOMINICAN  REPUBLIC. 


1363 


ued  at  $1,952,352,  or  63  per  cent  of  the  value  of  all  importations,  were 
brought  in  American  bottoms,  while  import  values  to  the  extent  of 
1700,382  were  delivered  by  German,  $208,990  by  French,  $93,915  by 
British,  $88,621  by  Norwegian,  and  $51,975  by  "all  other"  vessels. 

In  the  export  trade  Norwegian  vessels  head  the  list  of  carriers,  hav- 
ing received  cargoes  valued  at  $1,827,426,  or  26.5  per  cent  of  the 
whole;  American  vessels  were  next,  with  consignments  invoiced  at 
$1,692,711,  or  21.5  per  cent;  followed  by  German  vessels,  with 
$1,574,131,  or  22.8  per  cent;  British  vessels,  with  $1,123,838,  or  16.3 
per  cent;  and  French  vessels,  with  cargoes  valued  at  $367,072. 

Italian,  Dominican,  Dutch,  Cuban,  and  other  vessels,  in  the  order 
named  as  to  relative  value  of  cargoes  carried,  were  also  engaged  in 
the  foreign  trade  of  the  Dominican  Eepublic. 

Imports  of  the  Dominican  Republic,  1905,  slioiving  the  principal  countries  of  origin. 


Articles. 


Agricultural  implements. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Porto  Rico 

other  countries 

Total 

Animals. 

Horses  and  mules: 

United  States 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Total 

Cattle: 

United  States 

Porto  Rico 

Total 

All  other: 

United  States 

Germany  

Total 

Books,  maps,  and  other  printed  matter. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

Prance 

Italy 

Spain 

Cuba 

Total 

Breadstuffs. 

Wheat  flour: 

United  States 

Porto  Rico 

Other  counties 

Total 


Value. 


«15, 394 

2,427 

19, 230 

321 

97 

1,362 


38, 831 


7,529 

400 

1,344 


9,273 


365 
4,075 


4,440 


2,563 

5 

1,542 

1,445 

30 

463 


6,436 


208, 968 
50 
805 


Articles. 


Breadstuffs — Continued . 

All  other: 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total 

Chemicals,  drugs,  and  dyes. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total 

Coal. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total 

Cotton,  manufactures  of. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Belgium 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total 


Value. 


S20, 508 

70 

74 

433 

820 

305 

4 

12 


22, 226 


39, 023 

4,460 

2,989 

10, 856 

375 

85 

113 

74 

275 


58, 250 


12, 803 

8,582 

20 

2,485 


23, 890 


218, 100 

190,  074 

69, 450 

36, 707 

14, 591 

19, 742 

90 

1,038 

2,982 


552, 774 


Bull.  No.  5—06- 


1364   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMEEICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Imports  of  the  Dominican  Republic;  1905,  slwiuing  the  principal  countries  of  origin — Cont'd. 


Articles. 


Earthen,  stone,  and  china  ware. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Spain 

Belgium 


Total 


Fibers,  vegetable,  manufactures  of. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Other  countries.. 


Total . 


Fish  preserved  and  fish  products. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries.. 


Total. 


Fi-uits  and  nuts. 

United  States , 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France. 

Italy 

Spain 

Cuba 

Other  countries 


Total. 


Glass  and  glassware. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy  

Spain 

Belgium 

Porto  Rico 


Total. 


Gold  and  silver  currency. 
United  States 


Grease  and  grease  scraps  for  soap  stock. 


United  States. 

Germany 

France 

Spain 

Porto  Rico  . . . 


Total . 


Gums  and  resins. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 


Total. 


Value. 


1,915 
13, 144 

1,001 
14 
73 


16,  736 


29, 770 

32, 409 

943 

18,  466 

471 

766 

2,896 


85,  721 


109, 455 
10 
933 
1,590 
.S22 
1,264 
140 
220 


114, 134 


3,240 

15 

99 

1,464 

108 

1,487 

105 

49 


6,567 


5,605 

209 

3,099 

441 

176 

3 

7 

23 


9,563 


359, 435 


37,856 
503 


150 
5,005 


43, 522 


13,583 

60 

7 

12 


13,  662 


Articles. 


Hats  and  caps. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total 

Iron  and  steel,  manufactures  of. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Belgium 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total 

Jewelry,  including  watches  anã  clocks. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Porto  Rico 

Total  

Leatlier  and  manufactures  of. 

United  States ' 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Spain 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total  

Malt  liquors,  beer  in  bottles. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Spain 

Other  countries 

Total  

Metals  and  manufactures  of  {not  else- 
where specified). 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy  

Spain 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total 

Oils. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy ■ 

Spain 


Value. 


S9, 070 

553 

2,292 

4,626 

47, 364 

144 

C52 

829 


65, 530 


287, 381 

63,568 

S7, 022 

10,438 

709 

262 

3,752 

93 

581 

353 


404, 159 


1,532 

111 

846 

3,588 

1,141 

81 


7,299 


59, 455 
3,860 
3,188 
4,988 
1,312 
89 
72 


5,240 

690 

30, 572 

2,601 

15 

34 


39, 152 


7,939 

1,016 

2,375 

217 

40 

126 

85 

97 

81 


11,976 


147. 309 
1,057 
1,609 
1,653 
465 
2,013 


DOMINICAN    REPUBLIC.  1365 

Imports  of  the  Dominican  Republic,  1905,  showing  the  principal  countries  of  origin — Cont'd. 


Articles. 


Oils — Continued. 


Belgium 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries. 

Total 


Paints,  pigments,  and  colors. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany , 

France 

Spain 

Other  countries... 


Total. 


Paper  and  manufactures  of. 


united  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy.... 

Spain 

Cuba , 

Other  countries... 


Total. 


Perfwmery  and  cosmetics. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Other  countries'. . 


Total. 


Provisions,  comprising  meats  and 
dairy  products. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France .  ". 

Italy 

Spain 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries... 


Total. 


Rice. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France.". 

Italy 

Spain 

'Other  countries  . . 


Total. 


.  Rubber,  manifactures  of. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Spain 


Total. 


Value. 


19 

1,787 


155, 934 


9,117 

2,577 

2,507 

41 

82 

41 


14, 365 


13,170 

299 

7,946 

3,053 

760 

2,837 

182 

3 


28, 249 


3,078 

200 

1,082 

10, 822 

221 

130 

19 


15, 552 


72, 834 

1,216 

56, 101 

4,870 

653 

526 

1,241 

648 

106 


138,195 


31, 613 

35,  334 

127, 704 

4,868 

29 

124 

1,657 


201,329 


4,  286 
822 

1,300 

466 

12 

6,  886 


Articles. 


Soap. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries.. 


Total 

Sugar  and  confectionery. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 


Total 

Tobacco,  manufactured. 


United  States  . 

Germany 

Cuba 


Umbrellas  and  canes. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Other  countries... 


Total. 


Vegetables 


United  States 

United  Kingdom . 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Cuba 

Puerto  Rico 

Other  countries  . . 


Total. 


United  States... 

Puerto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total 


Wines,  liquors  and  distilled  spirits. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom. 

Germany 

France 

Italy  

Spain 

Other  countries. . 


Total. 


Value. 


,382 

29 

14 

116 

64 


22,  922 


22, 320 

411 

1,773 

1,233 

246 

614 


26, 597 


368 

61 

2,365 


2,794 


960 
1,366 
1 ,  319 
1,730 
8,017 

799 
88 


14,229 


16, 620 

271 

882 

2,149 

362 

3,654 

4,937 

8S9 

85 


29,  349 


14,914 

50 

400 


2,693 
325 

2,988 
10,2y0 
2,142 
4,394 

68 

22,  900 


1366       INTER-NATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Imports  of  the  Dominican  Republic,  1905,  shoiving  the  principal  countries  of  origin — Cont'd. 


Articles. 


Wood  and  7nannfactures  of. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Cuba 

Other  countries 

Total 

Wool  and  manufactures  of. 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 


Value. 


Ç87, 355 
3,072 
4,719 
598 
130 
138 
170 


5,182 


5,105 

6,461 

2,667 

549 

535 


Articles. 


Wool  and  manufactures  o/— Continued. 

Belgium 

Other  countires 

Total 

All  other  articles  not  otherwise  specified: 

United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 

Belguim 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total , 


Value. 


55, 568 

4,568 

25, 394 

18, 655 

952 

1,144 

410 

56 

1,139 

4,627 


112, 513 


RECAPITULATION. 


United  States  .... 
United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 

Italy 

Spain 


Value. 


SI,  961, 075 

866, 686 

429, 699 

162, 413 

80, 873 

48,  002 


Countries; 


Belgium 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Other  countries 

Total 


Value. 


84,443 
10, 167 
16, 123 
21, 782 


8, 096, 268 


Note. — The  total  value  of  imports  from  the  United  States  includes  gold  and  silver  currency 
amounting  to  8359,435. 

Exports  of  the  Dominican  Republic,  1905,  showing  the  principal  countries  of  destination. 


Articles. 

Quantity. 

Value. 

Articles. 

Quantity. 

Value. 

Animals,  live  stock. 

141,937 
160 

Cocoanuts. 

United  States pounds. . 

Germany do 

Total do.... 

Coffee. 

United  States pounds. . 

Germany do 

France do 

Cuba do 

Other  countries do 

Total do.... 

Copra. 
Germany pounds. . 

Gums  and  resins. 

United  States pounds. . 

United  Kingdom do 

Other  countries do 

Total 

15, 984 
860, 392 

133 

8,400 

Total     

42, 097 

376, 376 

3,533 

Bananas. 

United  States . .  .bunches. . 
Other  countries do 

514, 000 
83 

257, 000 
17 

458, 591 
770, 691 
681, 958 
102,  587 
135, 361 

89, 992 
47,856 
51, 131 

Total        

514, 033 

257,017 

10,  434 
7,550 

Cacao. 

7, 816, 441 

197, 720 

11, 840, 612 

8,981,591 

587, 812 
19,343 
859, 653 
745, 065 

2, 149, 188 

156,  968 

United  States pounds. . 

United  Kingdom  ...do 

Germany do 

France do 

128, 595 

2,024 

14, 957 

2, 565 

15, 287 

Total do.... 

28  836,364 

2, 211, 873 

2,249 

Chemicals,  drugs,  and  dyes, 
raw  material  for. 

2,784 

5,410 

18, 061 

222 

228 

5,098 

50 
908 

32, 759 

3,202 

United  States 

Sides  and  skins. 

Goatskins: 

UnitedStates. pounds. . 
Other  countries. do 

Total do.... 

United  Kingdom 

168, 594 
4,852 

Germany 

Cuba     

46,149 

Other  countries 

981 

Total 

81,798 

173, 446 

47, 130 

DOMINICAS    EEPUBLIO. 


1367 


Exports  of  the  Dominican  Republic,  1905,  shouñng  the  principal  countries  of  destination — 

Continued. 


Articles. 

Quantity. 

Value. 

Articles, 

Quantity. 

Value. 

Hides  and  si:ins— Cont'd. 

Hides  of  cattle: 

United  States. pounds. . 

Germany do 

France do 

Other  countries. do  — 

167, 567 

248, 056 

167, 247 

5,111 

S17, 565 

24, 278 

21, 591 

511 

TUaa;— Continued. 

Germany pounds . . 

France do 

Other  countries do 

Total  do 

Wood. 

Mahogany: 

United  States f ee  t . . 

United  Kingdom .  do . . . 

Germany do... 

France do... 

Other  countries.. do... 

Total  do... 

Lignum-vitse: 

United  States  ...tons.. 
Uni  ted  Kingdom. do... 

Germany do... 

France do... 

Other  countries . .  do . . . 

Total  do... 

Lancewood  spars: 

United  States do . . . 

Germany    do... 

France do... 

Other  countries . .  do . . . 

Total do... 

All  other: 

182,783 

152,  550 

9,721 

842, 614 

23,850 

1,986 

470, 922 

94, 669 

Total do 

587, 981 

63,  945 

186, 519 
202, 031 
27,  228 
58, 111 
62,739 

Honey. 

United  States gallons. . 

United  Kingdom  ...  do 

Germany do  — 

France do 

Other  countries do  — 

111,018 
680 

1,080 
945 

9,330 

9,756 

68 

213 

160 

1,759 

6,936 
7,086 
1,609 
4,653 
1,951 

123, 003 

11,956 

Total do 

536, 628 

22,235 

Leather. 
United  States 

4,545 

9,001 

540 

531 

487 

1,942 

270 

89 

115 

604 

51, 674 

Germany 

2,564 

815 

2,108 

Other  countries 

12, 821 

Total 

15, 054 

3,020 

69, 982 

Sisal  and  other  vegetable 
fibers. 

United  States pounds. . 

France do 

Cuba do 

77, 515 

6,950 

62, 722 

33,  000 

9,393 

425 

11, 509 

450 

10 

56 
55 
57 

150 
825 
827 
303 

Other  countries do 

178 

2,105 

Total.... do.... 

179, 187 

21,777 

104,  612,  601 

1, 186, 700 

127, 199 

45,  900 

3,  243, 437 

43, 886 

4,221 

926 

18,372 
3,279 

Sugar,  raiv. 

LTnited  Kingdom 

United  States pounds.. 

United  Kingdom do 

Germany do 

Germany 

2,072 

France 

9,710 
100 

Cuba 

Other  countries 

7,299 

Total 

Total                  do 

105,972,400 

8,292,470 

40, 832 

All  other  exports. 
United  States 

Tobacco,  leaf. 

United  States pounds. . 

Germany do 

3,719,458 
5, 890, 665 
1,  900,  639 

143, 951 

244, 147 

92, 389 

17, 209 

France do 

United  Kingdom 

59 

11,  510,  762 

480,487 

217 

Total do 

France  

394 

111, 462 
14,  406 

25, 164 
1,055 

2,328 

Wax. 

4,742 

United  States pounds . . 

United  Kingdom  ...do 

Total 

24, 949 

RECAPITULATION. 


Country. 


United  States 

United  Kingdom 

Germany 

France 


Value. 


84,484,271 

82, 800 

1,261,006 

953, 065 


Country. 


Cuba 

Other  countries 


Total  , 


Value. 


$67, 067 
47, 889 


6, 896, 098 


Note.— The  total  value  of  exports  to  the  United  States  includes  gold  and  silver  currency  amqunting 
to  115,208. 


1868       INTERNATIONAL    BUEEAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Xumber  and  tonnage  of  vessels  engaged  in  the  foreign  trade,  1905. 


Number. 

Tonnage. 

ENTERED. 

233 
539 

29, 798 

Steam 

845, 788 

Total 

772 

875, 586 

CLEABED. 

233 
539 

29, 798 

845, 799 

Total                  

772 

875, 586 

1,544 

1,751,172 

Value  of  inqwrts  carried  in  vessels  in  the  foreign  trade,  by  nationalities,  1905. 


Nationality  of  vessel. 


American . . 

German 

French 

Britisli 

Norwegian. 
Cuban  


Value. 


,  952,  352 

700, 382 

208, 990 

93,  945 

88, 621 

14,  548 


Nationalitj'  of  vessel. 


Dutch , 

Dominican 
All  other  . . 


Total 


Value. 


812, 265 
11,  419 
13, 741 


3,096,263 


Value  of  exports  carried  in  vessels  in  the  foreign  tirade  by  nationalties,  1905. 


Nationality  of  vessel. 


Norwegian . 
American . . 

German 

British 

French  

Italian 


Value. 


81, 827, 426 

1, 692, 741 

1, 574, 134 

1, 123,  838 

367,  072 

65,  300 


Nationality  of  vessel. 


Dominican . 

Dutch 

Cuban 

All  other  . . . 


Total 


Value. 


$34, 712 
30, 268 
28, 249 

152,  358 


6, 896,  098 


ECUADOR. 

TREASURY  REPORT,   1905. 

The  Minister  of  the  Treasury  of  tlie  Republic  of  Ecuador  presented 
to  Congress  a  larg-e  and  detailed  report  of  all  business  relative  to  his 
department  during  the  year  1905.  The  proposed  expenses  for  the 
year  1905  amounted  to  $12,319,116,  but  only  $10,526,248.26  were 
expended  during  that  period,  so  that  the  balance  in  favor  of  the 
Treasury  amounted  to  $1,600,000  and  106,302  sucres. 


INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS.       1369 

GUATEMALA. 

THE  FUTURE  OF  THE  REPUBLIC.  « 

(Continued.) 

"rubber  cultitation"  an  inviting  fielt>. 

"For  investments  of  capital  that  is  willing  to  wait  returns  there  is 
no  more  inviting-  field  than  the  cultivation  of  india  rubber,  which  grows 
wild  in  Guatemala.  Each  year  the  demand  for  rubber  increases  and 
the  price  rises.  The  coast  regions  where  the  wild  tree  flourishes  are 
especially  adapted  to  the  cultivation  of  the  product.  The  subject  has 
been  given  very  careful  attention  by  the  Guatemalan  Government, 
which  caused  investigation  to  be  made  by  scientists  who  were  familiar 
with  the  native  agriculture.  The  result  of  these  investigations  has 
been  published  from  time  to  time. 

"  The  wild  gum  tree  is  tall  with  smooth  greenish  white  bark.  The 
milk  which  is  the  mercantile  product  is  contained  principally  in  the 
fibers  which  are  attached  to  the  woody  portion  of  the  tree  between  it 
and  the  bark.  The  milk  contains  about  60  per  cent  of  water  and  other 
substances,  while  the  remaining  40  per  cent  represents  the  salable 
product.  The  climate  most  appropriate  for  the  growth  of  the  rubber 
tree  is  that  of  the  hot  coast  lands  at  an  altitude  not  exceeding  1,500 
feet.  The  yield  of  the  cultivated  rubber  trees  has  been  estimated  as 
high  as  three  pounds  yearl}^  from  the  sixth  year,  but  the  best  authori- 
ties do  not  think  that  the  trees  should  be  tapped  before  the  ninth  year 
and  then  the  grower  should  be  satisfied  with  an  annual  yield  of  two 
and  a  half  to  three  pounds  of  milk,  which  will  insure  one  pound  of 
rubber. 

"An  estimate  of  the  cost  and  probable  3neld  of  a  rubber  plantation 
as  made  by  Señor  Horta,  a  leading  authority",  was  that  a  plantation 
of  100,000  trees  would  require  ten  caballerías  (about  1,100  to  1,200 
acres),  and  would  have  cost  after  ten  years  about  one  dollar  per  tree. 
This  expense  could  in  part  be  met  by  secondary  cultivation.  Accord- 
ing to  the  calculations  one  crop  after  ten  j^ears  should  produce  double 
the  amount  expended  in  that  time. 

"The  Government  encourages  the  cultivation  of  rubber,  a  decree 
having  been  issued  in  1899  which  provided  that  for  every  20,000  rub- 
ber plants  of  four  j^ears  of  age  and  planted  after  the  date  of  the  decree 
the  owner  should  receive  one  caballería  (112  acres)  of  uncultivated 
national  land.  The  Government,  however,  does  not  endorse  nor  recom- 
mend the  promotion  of  rubber  plantations  b}^  stock  companies  which 

«  By  Mr.  Charles  M.  Pepper. 


1370       HATEEN ATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

seek  chiefl}"  to  sell  the  stock  among-  small  investors  in  the  United 
States.  All  such  schemes  should  be  carefully  investigated  before  the 
shares  are  bought  and  the  leading  facts  in  regard  to  rubber  production, 
including-  the  necessit}"  of  a  period  of  at  least  ten  years  for  the  success- 
ful development  of  a  plantation,  should  be  kept  in  mind. 

'  ' BOUNTY    FOR    HENNEQUEN. 

"The  soil  of  Guatemala,  in  the  opinion  of  experts,  is  especially 
adapted  to  the  cultivation  of  fiber  plants,  of  which  the  most  valuable 
is  henuequen  or  hemp.  Maguey  or  wild  hennequen  grows  in  various 
localities,  particularly  in  the  eastern  districts,  where  there  is  a  large 
area  which  it  is  believed  can  be  brought  under  profitable  cultivation- 
for  commercial  purposes.  President  Estrada  Cabrera,  in  order  to 
encourage  the  cultivation  of  hennequen,  has  provided  that  a  bounty 
shall  be  paid  to  the  cultivators  of  the  plant,  the  scale  of  payment  being 
graduated  according  to  the  size  of  the  plantation.  Since  it  takes  from 
four  to  five  years  for  the  plant  to  mature  the  cultivators  are  allowed 
to  receive  one-half  the  bounty  two  years  after  the  hennequen  is  planted 
and  the  balance  at  the  end  of  the  four  years.  A  bounty  is  also  to  be 
paid  for  the  exportation  of  each  100  pounds  of  hennequen,  and  the 
machinery  necessary  on  the  plantation  is  to  be  imported  free  of  duty. 
As  a  further  inducement  to  engage  in  the  cultivation  of  the  fiber 
the  natives  who  produce  hennequen  are  to  be  exempted  from  military 
service  in  a  proportion  fixed  relativel}^  to  the  number  of  acres  under 
cultivation.  This  experiment  with  hennequen  is  especially  important 
in  view  of  the  fact  that  soil  which  is  not  suitable  for  coffee,  sugar  cane, 
or  cocao  is  thought  to  be  especially  well  adapted  to  this  plant. 

"The  number  of  medicinal  plants  produced  in  Guatemala  is  infinite. 
One  scientist  gives  a  list  of  339,  which  includes  many  balsams  and  the 
aromatic  plants,  such  a  sarsaparilla  and  vanilla.  The  conditions  of 
vanilla  cultivation  are  similar  to  those  in  Mexico.  The  vine  after  five 
years  is  in  full  bearing  and  will  produce  from  15  to  10  beans.  It  is 
estimated  that  a  five-acre  vanilla  plantation  will  yield  sufficient  income 
to  render  its  owner  independent,  but  this  is  only  by  the  most  careful 
attention  in  cultivation. 

"many   varieties    OÎ'   VALUABLE    WOOD. 

"There  are  said  to  be  150  kinds  of  Guatemala  wood  which  are  com- 
mercially valuable,  and  the  number  of  species  exceeds  400.  The  tim- 
ber area  includes  the  littoral  forests  in  a  narrow  belt  along  the  Pacific 
and  Atlantic  coasts;  the  humid  forests  mixed  with  the  prairie  fields 
which  cover  the  plains  from  the  foot  of  the  Andean  Cordilleras  to  the 
Pacific;  the  moist  forests  of  the  hot  zone  and  the  temperate  zone  found 
along  the  foothills  of  the  valcanic  chain  and  in  the  northern  and  east- 


GUATEMALA.  1371 

ern  parts  of  the  country;  the  humid  forests  of  the  cold  zone;  the  pine 
and  oak  forests  in  the  upland  plains;  the  savannas  and  chaparral  con- 
sisting of  small  trees  and  bushes;  the  savannas  with  pines  along  the 
Atlantic  coast,  and  the  savannas  of  the  cold  zone  on  the  highest  table- 
lands of  the  mountain. 

"  In  the  report  of  the  Intercontinental  Railway  Survey  Lieutenant 
Hill  gives  a  list  of  trees  found  in  southeastern  Guatemala,  which  is 
another  illustration  of  the  varied  timber  resources  of  the  country. 
The  list  is  as  follows: 

Aconacaste,  conacaste,  guanacaste — a  light-brown  wood  rather  soft  and  resembling 
inferior  walnut. 

Amarillo — yellowish,  hard,  plentiful,  strong;  lasts  well  in  water  or  ground;  used 
for  pillars  and  girders  in  native  houses. 

Cedro — reddish,  easily  worked;  used  much  for  boards,  not  very  strong,  warps 
easily. 

Caoba — mahogany. 

Chichipate — hard,  fine  grained;  used  in  wagon  making. 

Chiche — straight  grained;  lasts  well  above  ground. 

Chico — straight  grained;  takes  high  polish. 

Granadillo — dark  brown,  strong,  plentiful;  good  for  construction. 

Guachipilin — good  for  construction. 

Guapinol — hard,  resembles  oak  in  texture. 

Jicaro — bears  gourd-like  fruit;  plentiful  on  llanos;  used  in  making  saddletrees. 

Laurel^resembles  chestnut;  used  for  furniture. 

Madre  cacao — hard,  takes  fine  polish;  good  for  posts. 

Mario  or  Palo  Colorado — a  fine  Avood,  somewhat  like  mahogany. 

Matilishuate — grows  large  and  straight;  used  for  wagon  boxes. 

Mora — dyewood. 

Jocote  de  Fraile — handsome  wood,  takes  high  polish. 

Ronron — fine,  hard  wood,  takes  high  polish. 

Tempisque — reddish,  resembles  mahogany  in  weight  and  texture. 

Volador — fine  tree,  tall,  straight  trunk;  good  for  bridges  and  roofs. 

"With  such  a  vast  wealth  of  timber  the  importance  of  the  railway 
projects,  which  open  up  the  forest  regions  and  make  the  markets  of 
the  United  States  and  Europe  accessible,  will  be  appreciated. 

"encouragement  to  live-stock  industries. 

"Cattle  raising  and  dairy  farming  are  among  the  most  profitable 
agricultural  industries  of  Guatemala,  while  horse  breeding  also  can  be 
made  to  pay  unusually  well.  The  native  horse  is  small,  but  very 
strong,  and  is  tireless.  The  race  horses  and  others  obtained  through 
the  crossing  with  foreign  breeds  imported  from  the  United  States  and 
from  Spain,  England,  and  South  America  have  given  most  satisfactory 
results. 

"  Dairy  farming,  especially  in  the  vicinity  of  the  cities,  yields  large 
dividends.  The  cattle  are  largely  three-quarters  or  half-bred  natives 
and  Holsteius  and  Durhams.  The  pure  native  cows  give  much  richer 
milk  than  the  imported  stock,  but  they  yield  a  very  small  quantity. 
The  milk  of  the  thoroughbred  imported  cows  is  thin,  owing,  probably, 


1372       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMEETCAN    REPUBLICS. 

to  the  unsuitable  nature  of  the  fodder,  and  thus  the  half-bred  cows  are 
the  most  profitable. 

"The  highlands  of  the  interior  afford  ver}' fair  grazing  for  cattle 
throughout  the  year.  The  climate  is  mild  and  equable  and  the  stock 
can  remain  in  the  pastures  from  January  till  December,  while  no  losses 
are  suffered  from  severe  weather  in  winter.  Most  of  the  country  is 
well  watered.  The  native  mules  are  superior  to  the  horses  for  long 
journeys  or  heavy  loads,  and  as  a  rule  they  command  higher  prices. 
Pigs  are  raised  with  little  difficult}'  and  fetch  a  high  price,  since  pork 
is  one  of  the  favorite  foods  on  many  of  the  plantations  and  in  the  vil- 
lages inhabited  by  Indians.  The  hogs  are  allowed  to  run  loose  and  feed 
on  nourishing  roots,  acorns,  and  maize.  The  sheep  industry  is  capable 
of  development  at  the  hands  of  experienced  sheep  raisers.  There  are 
many  flocks,  and  the  quality  of  both  the  mutton  and  the  wool  is  capable 
of  improvement. 

"mines    AND    MINING. 

"The  mineral  riches  of  Guatemala,  while  not  unknown,  may  be  said 
to  be  unexploited.  Owing  to  the  varied  geological  formations,  the 
belief  both  of  geologists  and  of  practical  miners  is  that  they  offer  a 
promising  field  for  development.  The  minerals  include  quartz  and 
gold,  silver  and  galenas,  copper,  coal  and  lignite,  manganese,  asbestos, 
graphite,  kaolin,  opals,  slate,  alum,  marble,  silver,  mica,  iron,  sulphur, 
lead. 

"The  mining  archives  of  colonial  days  show  that  between  the  years 
1627  and  1820  more  than  1,300  mines  of  gold,  silver,  lead,  copper,  tin, 
iron,  and  one  of  quicksilver  were  discovered  and  worked,  and  were  a 
source  of  great  revenue  both  to  the  church  and  the  state.  History 
records  that  during  the  earliest  Spanish  occupancy  of  that  country 
enormous  quantities  of  gold  and  silver  were  taken  from  those  mines. 
At  one  time  more  than  150  very  rich  mines  were  worked  there. 
From  one  group  the  mint  of  Guatemala  coined  silver  to  the  amount 
of  $13,000,000,  besides  what  was  shipped  directly  to  Europe. 

"  In  an  official  report  made  by  the  director  of  the  chemical  labora- 
tory to  the  Minister  of  Finance  these  statements  are  made,  based  on 
samples  that  had  been  submitted  for  analysis  and  which  were  obtained 
for  the  most  part  in  the  eastern  region  of  the  country: 

"  'Zinc,  copper,  lead,  and  silver  predominate  in  these  regions,  being 
generally  found  in  argentiferous  blends  and  galenas,  and  sometimes 
both  metals  in  conjunction  with  carbonates  of  copper.  The  propor- 
tion of  the  lead  varies  from  20  to  25  per  cent  in  the  galenas  and  the 
blends  contain  from  15  to  10  per  cent  of  zinc. 

'  '  '  The  proportion  of  silver  varies  from  200  grams  to  7  kilograms 
(17  pounds),  allowing-  one  to  calculate  on  an  average  of  from  2  to  3 
kilograms.  The  beds  extend  to  the  table-lands  on  which  the  capital 
is  situated,  stretching  as  far  as  the  Department  of  Jalapa,  where  the 
lead  disappears  sometimes  completely,  the  silver  being  found  alone. 


GUATEMALA.  1373 

The  veins  stretch  to  the  valle}^  of  the  Motagua,  disappearing  for  some 
time  on  the  left  bank  of  that  river  and  reappearing  again  to  the  north 
of  Solama,  following  a  straight  line  to  Huehuetenango,  although  the 
quantitj^  of  silver  in  this  region  is  less  than  in  the  beds  in  the  southeast 
of  the  Republic. 

"  'Copper, one  of  the  metals  which  is  most  abundant  in  the  country, 
is  generally  found  in  oxicarbonate  in  beds  of  sediment.  It  appears 
in  the  neighborhood  of  the  capital  and  various  other  points.  These 
beds  continue  up  to  the  Mexican  frontier,  along  the  banks  of  the  river 
Salega,  and  round  the  town  of  Cuilco;  but  the  nature  of  the  metal 
changes  little  by  little,  passing  from  the  carbonates  to  oxisulphates 
mixed  with  iron,  and  soon  the  copper  disappears  altogether.  In  tlie 
eastern  region  abundant  deposits  of  carbonates  of  copper  are  found, 
principallj^  in  the  Department  of  Chiquimula,  mixed  in  many  cases 
with  other  metals,  such  as  zinc,  lead,  and  silver. 

"  'Lignite  of  excellent  qualit}^  is  found  in  beds  near  the  Atlantic 
coast — a  very  great  consideration  in  the  development  of  mineral 
industries.  ' 

"Captain  R,ae,  of  the  United  States,  who  spent  several  years  in 
Guatemala  and  who  wrote  authoritatively  concerning  the  mineral 
resources  of  the  countrj',  said  that  he  had  found  near  the  north- 
western frontier  large  quanties  of  low-grade  gold  sulphuret  ores,  and 
also  rich  lead  ores  carrying  a  small  percentage  of  silver,  as  well  as 
some  good  copper  carbonates.  He  said  that  the  lead  ores  were  of  the 
best  clean  carbonates,  easily  smelted  by  fuel  alone,  and  had  been 
rudelj"  exploited  principall}^  for  the  lead  they  contained.  These  silver 
lead  mines  of  low  grades  of  silver  were  in  the  vicinity  of  Chiantla,  and 
the  belt  extended,  he  said,  northwest,  breaking  out  again  in  heavy 
deposits,  bearing  silver  from  $12  to  %-iO  a  ton  and  lead  80  per  cent. 

"Captain  Rae  gave  the  following  further  details: 

'"Still  farther  east  in  the  Lacodor  country  are  found  immense 
deposits  of  the  same  character  of  ore,  which  seemed  to  lie  as  if  thrown 
up  in  volcanic  upheavals.  In  some  places  the  lead  is  found  in  small 
nuggets  entirely  pure.  Large  deposits  of  black  lead  or  plumbago 
exist  both  north  and  south  of  Huehuetenango  of  a  g-ood  class  and  ready 
for  commerce. 

"'Auriferous  gravel  beds  are  found  at  different  points  on  the  Rio 
Grande,  in  the  Department  of  Baja  Verapaz,  which  prospect  well  for 
heavy,  coarse  gold.  The  working  of  these  beds  is  confined  to  the 
immediate  river  banks,  done  by  the  natives  in  a  very  rude  manner, 
merely  scooping  out  the  choicest  streaks  of  gold-bearing  gravel  and 
washing  it  in  wooden  bowls.  These  beds  seem  to  be  well  defined  and 
extend  back  through  the  flats  to  the  hills. 

"  'Also  some  gold  formation  is  found  along  the  Rio  Plátanos  and 
Vacas,  two  affluents  of  the  Rio  Grande  that  flow  into  it  from  the  south 
side  and  nearl}^  opposite  to  one  of  these  gold-bearing  gravel  beds. 


1374   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Farther  down  the  river,  on  the  north  mountain  range,  there  exists 
asbestos  in  several  places,  and  from  a  surface  prospect  the  texture  is 
of  a  good  variety  and  free  from  all  foreign  substances,  varying  in  color 
from  deep  gray  to  snow}^  white,  the  fibers  measuring  as  much  as  6 
inches  in  length. 

"  'In  the  Department  of  Izabal,  lying  on  the  Atlantic  or  Gulf  coast, 
on  the  lower  waters  of  the  Motagua  and  Polichie  rivers,  there  exist 
rich  and  extensive  beds  of  gold  placers,  which  have  been  worked  for 
several  years  in  a  primitive  way  and  have  yielded  a  large  amount  of 
gold  dust. 

"  'In  the  foothills  of  Livingston  stone  coal  has  been  found  of  the 
lignite  variet}'^,  and  said  to  make  good  combustible.  On  the  opposite 
side  of  the  Gulf  of  Dulce  from  the  coal  deposits  are  large  deposits  of 
magnetic  iron  ores,  ranging  from  60  to  TO  per  cent  of  iron.  These 
deposits  lie  only  a  few  leagues  from  water  communication  on  the  Gulf 
and  also  close  to  the  Northern  Railway.' 

"The  following  description  of  the  various  mineral  districts  is  from 
the  Bristol  "Board  of  Trade  Journal:" 

"  'The  principal  known  mining  districts  of  Guatemala  are  situated 
on  the  eastern  boundar}'',  both  to  the  north  and  also  to  the  south,  in 
the  Departments  of  Chiquimula  and  Izabal,  adjoining  the  Republic  of 
Honduras  and  that  of  Salvador.  These  districts  are  mountainous, 
and  owing  to  their  complete  isolation  and  lack  of  communication  with 
the  other  parts  of  the  Republic  and  the  difficulty  of  procuring  sup- 
plies, there  being  at  the  moment  very  few  roads,  this  part  is  not  gen- 
erally known  to  the  outer  world. 

"  'On  the  western  boundary,  in  the  Department  of  Huehuetenango 
and  near  to  Chiantla,  there  are  said  to  be  very  rich  copper  mines,  simi- 
lar to  those  of  Chiapas,  in  Mexico.  These  are  now  being  explored,  but 
so  far  no  copper  has  been  found,  though  the  district  is  rich  in  lead  and 
a  small  percentage  of  silver.  The  assays  that  have  cometo  hand  show 
56  per  cent  of  lead  and  40  ounces  per  ton  of  silver.  In  many  other 
parts  of  the  Republic  mines  have  been  discovered  and  mining  rights 
secured,  such  as  at  San  Cristobal  and  Aguil,  in  the  Department  of 
Alta  Verapaz;  near  Rabinal  and  Pichec,  in  Baja  Verapaz;  at  San 
Pedro,  in  the  Department  of  Guatemala;  also  at  Mataquescuintla,  in 
the  mines  of  Algeria  and  Rosario,  in  the  Department  of  Santa  Rosa; 
at  Zalcuapa  and  Joyabaj,  on  the  Rio  Grande,  in  the  Department  of  El 
Quiche,  but  the  only  mines  that  have  recently  been  worked,  and  which 
have  given  and  are  giving  fair  results,  are  those  of  Quebradas  de  Oro, 
on  the  River  Bobos,  in  the  Department  of  Izabal,  where  gold  has  been 
washed  in  pajdng  quantities. 

"  'The  district  where  mines  have  been  denounced  (preempted)  and  in 
some  instances  worked,  lies  between  the  Rio  de  Concepción  to  the 
north  and  the  Rio  de  las  Minas  to  the  south;  the  mining  district  alluded 
to  is  nearly  due  east  of  Los  Sillones,  on  the  finca  of  San  José. .    This 


MEXICO. 


1375 


estate  is  in  the  Department  of  Chiquimula,  and  a  society  was  formed 
under  the  name  of  Société  Horta  y  Cia. ,  which  obtained  mining  rights 
from  the  Government  for  a  term  of  fifteen  years  with  the  right  to 
import  free  of  duty  all  material,  machinery,  and  necessary  appliances. 
But  until  the  present  time  ver}^  little  has  been  done,  owing  to  the  iso- 
lated position  of  these  mines  and  the  difiiculty  of  establishing  commu- 
nication, though  the  constructian  of  a  small  line,  which  might  connect 
with  the  Guatemala  or  Northern  Railway  at  Chiquimula,  has  been 
under  consideration,  but  the  funds  for  the  carrying  out  of  this  project 
have,  it  is  understood,  been  lacking.  This,  if  built,  would  do  away 
with  the  transportation  difficulty.' 

"There  is  no  difficulty  in  the  work  of  mining  in  Guatemala,  since 
the  climate  in  the  mining  regions  is  temperate  and  healthful." 

(To  be  continued.) 


MEXICO. 


FOREIGN  COMMERCE  IN  DECEMBER,   1905. 

According  to  figures  issued  b}^  the  Statistical  Division  of  the  Treas- 
ury Department  of  the  Republic  of  Mexico,  the  foreign  commerce  of 
the  Republic  for  December,  1905,  and  for  the  first  six  months  of  the 
current  fiscal  year  1905-6  was  represented  by  the  following  valuations, 
the  figures  for  the  corresponding  periods  of  the  preceding  year  being 
also  given  for  purposes  of  comparison: 

The  total  value  of  importations  during  the  six  months  under  review 
was  $86,796,214.71  in  silver  currency,  as  declared  in  the  custom-houses, 
showing  a  decrease  of  $1,794,751.99,  as  compared  with  the  corre- 
sponding period  of  the  preceding  year. 

The  exports  for  the  six  months  were  valued  at  $131,864,507.96, 
showing  an  increase  of  $37,035,283.55,  as  compared  with  the  same 
period  of  1904-5. 

The  detailed  imports  were  as  follows: 

IMPORTS. 
[Silver  valuation.] 


First  six  months. 


1904-5. 


Animal  substances 

Vegetable  substances 

Mineral  substances 

Dry  goods 

Chemical  and  pharmaceutical  sub- 
stances   

Beverages 

Paper  and  its  applications 

Machinery  and  apparatus 

Vehicles 

Arms  and  explosives 

Miscellaneous 

Total 


U,  355, 326. 47 
3, 098, 828. 57 
8, 770,  957. 68 

1. 613. 280. 73 

598, 669. 15 
619, 107. 81 
476,  722. 02 

1. 757. 544. 74 
400, 368. 56 
285, 058.  88 
666,  504. 18 


U,  394, 326. 84 
3,563,601.44 
6,  819, 901. 11 
1,  904, 369. 32 

601,  528.  69 
631,  560. 51 
644, 061. 18 
1, 795, 546. 76 
319,  373. 35 
250, 770.  59 
469,705.21 


87, 886, 283. 31 
14, 163,  752. 02 
27, 820, 127. 79 
10, 538, 267.  45 

3, 494, 989.  78 
3, 492,  880.  67 
2, 690, 189. 83 
9, 392,  309. 85 
1, 714,  504.  87 
2, 004,  761. 53 
3,  598, 147.  61 


Ç7,  078, 722.  36 
14, 110, 816.  69 
25, 675,  767. 77 
12, 586, 671. 53 

3, 216,  344. 19 
3, 257, 081. 44 
2, 824, 236. 49 
12, 138,  920.  81 
2,  250,  905.  51 
2,796,007.75 
2, 655,  492. 16 


19, 642,  368.  79 


18, 294,  745. 00 


3,  796, 214.  71 


88,  590,  966.  70 


1376       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 


EXPORTS. 


December. 

Firet  six  months. 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

Precious  metals 

S!21, 306, 866. 12 
10. 761, 303. 89 

17, 487, 126.  56 
10,118,048.13 

S75, 504, 259.64 
56,  360,  248.  32 

S43, 986, 688. 37 
.50.  842  ,5Sfi  M 

Total 

32, 068, 170. 01 

17, 605, 174.  74 

131,864,507.96 

94,829,224.41 

The  details  of  the  export  trade  for  the  periods  under  comparison 
show  the  following  classification  and  figures: 


December. 


First  six  months. 


1905-6. 


Mexican  gold  coin.. 
Foreign  gold  coin. . . 

Gold  in  bars 

Gold  in  other  forms. 

Total  gold 


Mexican  silver  coin. . 
Foreign  silver  coin  . . 

Silver  in  bars 

Silver  in  other  forms. 

Total  silver 


Antimony , 

Copper 

Marble,  rough , 

Plumbago , 

Lead 

Zinc 

other  mineral  products , 

Coffee 

Barks  and  roots,  raw 

Rubber 

Chicle 

Beans , 

Fruits,  fresh , 

Chick-peas , 

Guayule 

other  beans 

Heniquen,  in  fiber , 

Ixtle,  in  fiber 

Woods 

Corn 

Mulberry  wood 

Dyewoods 

Grass 

Tobacco,  leaf 

Vanilla 

other  vegetable  products 

Cattle 

Raw  hides 

other  animal  products 

Sugar 

Flour,  and  cotton-seed  paste. . . 

Heniquen  rope 

Hides,  manufactured •. . . 

Straw  hats 

Tobacco,  manufactured 

Other  manufactured  products  . 
Miscellaneous 


$2, 551 
195: 


6,2.33 

1,228: 


114 
3,890 


20 

578 
18, 
16 


118, 
115 

74 


5 

2, 880, 

306 

220, 

11 


147 
14 
95 
168 
238, 
832 
54 


984.  95 
390.  40 


375.  35 


996. 00 
325. 00 
419. 12 
750. 65 


490.  77 


224.00 
833.69 


787. 20 
518. 70 
100.00 
716. 48 
265.  70 


172.50 
300.80 
020. 00 
442.00 
90S.  00 
282.00 
750.00 
000.00 
727. 00 
377.30 
526. 00 
.5-59.  00 
613.84 
295.  00 
198.00 
585.00 
544. 37 
908.00 
212.  49 
506.  40 
466.  00 
004.00 


$16, 995. 96 

2, 101, 370. 03 

334, 270.  64 


$4, 588. 98 

16,  .546, 578. 02 

904, 638. 72 


2, 452,  036.  63 


17, 455,  805. 72 


15, 190.  00 

4, 042, 902.  39 

976, 397.  54 


18, 984,  953.  00 

50, 833. 62 

34,737,706.55 

4, 274, 960.  75 


5, 034, 489.  93 


58,048,4.53.92 


96,  233.  00 

2, 624, 052.  84 

1,342.00 

13, 300.  00 

338. 238. 00 

3, 000. 00 

2, 433.  90 

370, 972. 80 

13, 270.  00 

48, 486. 00 

156,109.00 

73,  746.  00 

19,197.80 

66, 530. 00 


3, 496, 
338, 
268, 

5, 
2, 

85, 
165, 

27, 
113, 

73, 
217, 
882, 

45, 
330, 

76, 


285. 00 
144.  00 
118. 40 
335.  60 
022.  00 
360.  00 
982.  00 
676. 00 
143. 00 
146. 73 

082. 50 

658. 51 
961 . 30 
4.50. 00 
199. 00 


593, 

15,  856, 

73, 

32, 

2,  867, 
HI, 
188, 

2, 736, 

20, 

496, 

414, 

405, 

196. 

1,710; 

25, 

110, 

15,467, 

1,945, 

978, 

26, 

29, 

189, 

1,012, 

507, 

2,317, 

744, 

1,853, 

3,  506, 
248, 
260, 
239, 


478.  96 
736. 29 
098. 00 
991. 20 
335.37 
132. 99 
078.  59 
178.  20 
147.  00 
333.  02 
541.36 
583. 82 
038.  90 
064.  00 
554. 00 
290. 00 
436. 00 
909.88 
037. 86 
220.00 
360.00 
501.45 
757. 00 
256. 74 
455.99 
912. 18 
265. 50 
167. 17 
465. 59 
392. 00 
977. 00 


617.  00 
724. 50 
359. 80 
500.12 
209.00 


17, 3.50. 00 
20, 707. 00 
43, 663. 00 
39, 687.  80 
42, 166.  50 


110,002.00 
263,  327. 29 
172, 597. 55 
268, 890. 22 
350, 735. 20 


8130, 518. 98 

28, 356.  35 

12, 862, 187.  87 

1, 002,  783. 14 


14, 023, 846. 34 


632, 407. 25 

45, 944. 00 

24, 186, 933. 39 

5,  097, 557.  39 


29, 962, 842. 03 


403, 

14,  401, 

53, 

24, 

2,781, 

31, 

11- 

1, 455, 

20, 

246, 

481, 

333, 

170, 

1, 232. 


1.56.  00 
577.  91 
486. 00 
160.  00 
048, 00 
330.00 
273.27 
923.88 
647.00 
174. 88 
905.79 
710.  00 
016.35 
319. 00 


14,  .577 

1,897 

1,221 

21 

16 

453 

1,071 

725 

914 

358 

1,479 

3,092 

260 

1, 737 

333: 

86 
136 

258: 
247, 
305, 


18.00 
263. 12 
858. 55 
912.  64 
376.  75 
315. 00 
000. 68 
457.00 
982. 00 
390.00 
176.  60 
324.  50 
159.  00 
807. 90 
494. 00 
216.  00 
189. 00 
793. 60 
499.  00 
844.  5Õ 
620. 03 
110.  04 


MEXICO. 


1377 


Following-  is  a  resume  of  the  valuations  of  Mexican  imports  during- 
the  periods  under  comparison  with  reference  to  their  countries  of 
origin: 


Country. 

December. 

First  six 

m.onths. 

1905. 

1904. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

$5,959,34.5.89 

121,337.29 

257. 00 

13, 514, 621. 53 

1,161.97 

27, 875.  22 

15, 423. 89 

2,  346. 00 

$6,305,226.92 

123,  945. 48 

2, 442. 20 

11,761,770.32 

6, 800. 13 

59, 679. 59 

34,  340. 81 

539.  55 

S34,  264,  738. 89 

702,103.99 

13, 632.  58 

51, 476, 888.  93 

18, 612. 03 

154, 331. 94 

118,  600. 73 

47, 305.  62 

S38, 063, 074.  91 
675  688  58 

Asia 

Africa , 

103  845  4'' 

North  America 

49,236,936.40 
54  641  53 

South  America 

295  394  55 

West  Indies 

108  189  39 

53, 19.5. 92- 

Total 

19, 642, 368.  79 

18, 294, 74&.  00 

86, 79S,  214.  71 

88, 590, 966.  70 

Following  is  a  resume  of  the  valuations  of  Mexican  exports  during 
the  periods  under  comparison  with  reference  to  their  countries  of 
destination: 


Country. 

December. 

First  sLs 

months. 

1905. 

1904. 

1906-6. 

1904-5. 

Europe 

$U,  185, 668. 47 

$2, 798, 772. 12 

500.  00 

14,445,059.32 

87, 650. 30 

3,  480. 00 

269, 713.  00 

838, 146, 336. 82 

$:23,0õ0,201.90 
500  00 

Asia 

North  America 

17,  513, 635. 10 

80, 924. 44 

3, 154.  00 

284,  788. 00 

90,721,976.14 

649,075.00 

37, 463. 00 

2, 309,  657. 00 

69  33'^  394  13 

Central  America 

436  410  98 

South  America 

78'  57'^  40 

1,  931, 145.  00 

Total 

32, 068, 170. 01 

17,605,174.74 

131,864,507.96 

94  8'^9  ''"'4  41 

MINING  STATISTICS. 

Statistics  taken  from  the  ^'-  Boletín  de  Estadística  Fiscal,''''  issued  by 
the  Ministry  of  Finance  and  Public  Credit  of  the  Republic  of  Mexico, 
show  the  mining  properties  upon  which  the  "title"  and  "mining 
property  "  taxes  have  been  levied,  in  accordance  with  the  law  of  June 
9,  1892;  also  the  mining  properties  in  existence  on  May  31,  1905: 


Description. 


Number. 


Gold... 

Gold  and  silver 

Silver 

Gold,  silver,  and  copper 

Gold,  silver,  and  lead 

Gold  and  copper 

Silver  and  copper 

Silver,  copper,  and  lead 

Silver  and  lead 

Silver  and  manganese 

Silver  and  mercury 

Antimony 

Sulphur 

Bismuth 

Copper 


1,488 

5,463 

5,221 

948 

971 

242 

679 

259 

3, 034 

3 

5 

41 

105 

1 

796 


Surface  of 
claims. 


Hectares. 
21, 598. 82 
55, 412. 95 
45,  479. 43 
18, 764.  94 
12, 862. 57 

3, 623.  71 
10, 918. 63 

4, 428.  47 

32, 385. 20 

47. 00 

59.58 

1, 451. 18 

3, 917.  93 

24.00 

19, 8.53.  64 


Description. 


Copper  and  iron 

Copper  and  lead 

Tin , 

Garnet  and  turmalin 

Iron 

Manganese 

Mercury 

Nickel  and  cobalt — 

Opal 

Lead , 

Kock  salt 

Turquoise , 

Zinc , 

Total , 


4 
347 
15 
152 
1 
20 
71 
4 
1 
4 


20, 111 


Surface  of 
claims. 


Hectares. 

3,  954.  77 

532. 30 

710.  00 

10.00 

13,817.17 

192. 00 

4, 729. 57 

3.00 

96.75 

1,152.75 

104.  00 

3.00 

110.00 


256, 243. 36 


11378       INTEENATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 


RESUME  BY  STATES. 


State. 


Aguas  Calientes 

Durango 

Guanajuato 

Hidalgo 

Mexico 

Puebla 

Morelos 

Queretaro 

San  Luis  Potosi. 

Tlaxcala 

Zacatecas 

Coahuila 

Chihuahua 

Nuevo  Leon 


Number. 

Surface  of 
claims. 

Hectares. 

196 

1, 059. 14 

2,986 

26, 729. 11 

786 

10, 147. 32 

760 

6, 709. 08 

414 

5, 748.  26 

150 

2,815.73 

52 

651.  34 

130 

1,536.09 

377 

8, 197.  05 

2 

18.00 

1,545 

14, 610. 76 

440 

8, 036. 86 

3,447 

43,836.89 

495 

9, 841.  95 

Sonora 

Tamaulipas 

Vera  Cruz 

Lower  California 

Colima 

Chiapas 

Guerrero 

Jalisco 

Michoacan 

Oaxaca  

Sinaloa 

Tepic  (Territory) 

Total 


Number. 


20, 111 


Surface  of 
claims. 


Hectares. 

2,847 

48, 635. 61 

99 

2, 587.  76 

60 

1, 106.  60 

641 

5,528.56 

22 

324. 56 

21 

323. 00 

650 

14, 608. 81 

1,096 

8, 985.  69 

446 

12, 797. 82 

1,296 

11, 690.  59 

905 

8,145.84 

248 

2,070.54 

256, 243. 36 


From  the  latter  table  it  will  be  seen  that  on  May  31,  1905,  there 
were  in  the  Republic  20,111  mining  properties  spread  over  the  greater 
part  of  the  national  territory;  for,  with  the  exception  of  Campeche, 
Tabasco,  and  Yucatan,  all  the  other  States  of  the  Mexican  confede- 
ation  possess  mines.  This  great  number  of  mining  properties  occupy 
the  enormous  surface  of  256,213  hectares,  or,  say,  633,213  acres  of 
mineral  land,  and  it  should  be  stated  in  addition  that  nine-tenths  of 
the  national  territory  is  still  unexploited.  The  following  table  shows 
the  progress  that  Mexico  has  made  in  its  mining  branch  during  the 

last  few  years: 

Mining  titles  in  existence  on  May  31,  1905. 


Year. 

Mining 
proper- 
ties. 

Pertenen- 
cias. 

Y'ear. 

Mining 
proper- 
ties. 

Pertenen- 
cias. 

1900 

10,234 
11, 624 
14,  270 

109, 426. 13 
122, 629. 81 
168, 637. 44 

1903 

17, 116 
19, 382 
20,  111 

208, 914. 69 

1901 

1904 

248, 885. 66 

1902 

1905 

256, 243. 36 

As  regards  the  production  of  metals  in  the  Republic,  this  has  also 
increased  in  a  very  notable  manner;  for  in  the  fiscal  year  1877-8  the 
production  of  silver  was  only  $21,836,903  silver  value,  that  of  gold 
$716,630  gold  value,  whilst  in  1903-1  the  production  of  silver  was 
182,317,716  and  gold  $11,177,751  (not  including  the  premium  that  this 
metal  has  over  silver).  The  production  of  copper  during  the  same 
year  was  $23,231,216. 

The  exports  of  metals  during  the  fiscal  year  1901-5  were  as  follows, 
calculated  in  gold: 

Gold 113,696,146  j  Copper 129,803,423 

Silver 65,523,645  |  Lead 5,504,669 

The  reason  whj^  the  figures  relating  to  silver  appear  so  low  is  that 
the  exports  of  silver  dollars  were  almost  insignificant,  and,  owing  to 
the  monetary  reform,  a  sum  of  $16,000,000  remained  in  the  country 
for  coinage  purposes. 

The  total  production  of  metals  in  Mexico  from  the  discovery  and 
exploitation  of  the  first  mines  by  the  Spaniards  to  the  present  time 


MEXICO. 


1379 


has  been  enormous,  for  the  Guanajuato  district  alone  has  produced 
metals  of  a  value  of  more  than  $1,000,000,000.  To  mention  only 
silver,  and  to  give  an  idea  of  the  amount  extracted  from  the  mines  of 
Mexico,  it  is  onl}^  necessary  to  state  that  the  mines  of  the  Republic 
coined,  from  1537  (date  of  the  founding  of  the  City  of  Mexico  mint, 
which  was  the  first  one  established)  to  1903,  the  enormous  sum  of 
13,681,018,621,  of  which  amount  $3,516,393,617  was  in  silver. 

President  Diaz  has  revoked  the  order  of  December  30,  1905,  b}^ 
which  foreigners  were  prohibited  from  filing  mining  claims  in  the 
State  of  Sonora  and  the  Territory  of  Lower  California. 

■RAILWAY    TRAFFIC    WITH    THE    UNITED    STATES,  1900-1901    TO 

1904-5. 

The  number  of  freight  cars  and  tons  of  merchandise  which  have 
crossed  the  Rio  Grande  frontier  from  the  United  States  into  Mexico 
during  the  five  fiscal  years  from  1900-1901  to  1904-5 — that  is,  from 
July  1,  1900,  to  June  30,  1905 — is  shown  by  the  following  figures 
issued   by  the   Statistical   Bureau   of   the   Treasury   Department   of 

Mexico. 

Cars  and  freight  entering  Mexico. 


Customs- 

1900-1901. 

1901-2. 

1902-3. 

1903-4. 

1904-5. 

house. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Ciudad  Juarez. 
Ciudad  Porfi- 
rio Diaz 

Laredo 

Nogales 

8,945 

10,  643 
16, 627 
2,414 

Tons. 
143, 096 

139, 870 

224, 880 

27, 794 

7,729 

9,182 

18, 138 

2,258 

Tons. 
123, 664 

138, 371 

228, 800 

26, 914 

9,770 

9,348 
16,097 
2,164 

Tons. 
156, 220 

154, 880 
371,821 
22,  037 

11, 581 

9, 305 

17, 508 
4,174 

Tons. 
170, 286 

186, 072 

466, 489 

67, 857 

7,570 

9,469 
19,  770 
2,808 

Tons. 
122, 867 

198,  907 

542,803 

39,871 

Total.... 

38, 629 

535, 640 

37, 307 

517, 749 

37, 379 

704,  958 

42, 568 

890, 704 

39,  644 

904,448 

This  shows  that  during  the  five  years  ending  June  30, 1905,  the  num- 
ber of  freight  cars  that  entered  Mexico  from  the  United  States  was 
195,527,  with  3,518,499  tons  of  freight,  one  kind  or  another.  The 
largest  number  of  cars  and  amount  of  tonnage  that  came  over  in  one 
year  was  through  Laredo,  in  1904-5.  These  figures,  as  thus  formulated 
by  the  Bureau  of  Statistics,  clearly  show  the  comparative  trafiic  of  the 
four  railways  entering  Mexico  from  the  United  States. 

The  Bureau  also  gives  the  statistics  of  the  cars  and  the  tonnage  from 
Mexico  into  the  United  States  during  these  same  five  fiscal  years,  based 
on  the  data  furnished  by  the  custom-houses,  as  follows: 

Cars  and  freight  from  Mexico  to  the  United  States. 


Customs- 

1900-1901. 

1901-2. 

1902-3. 

1903-4. 

1904-5. 

house. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Cars. 

Freight. 

Ciudad  Juarez 
Ciudad   Porfi- 
rio Diaz 

Laredo 

Nogales 

8,129 

9,230 
1,358 
1,651 

Tons. 
130,064 

50, 773 
15, 528 
27, 3-55 

2,506 

8,386 
1,304 
1,934 

Tons. 
40, 276 

23, 236 
15,  749 
30, 015 

8,333 

7,109 
1,652 
1,643 

Tons. 
133, 328 

31, 012 
18, 201 
24, 973 

7,077 

6,617 

1,866 
1,  629 

Tons. 
113, 232 

10,840 
20, 987 
20,  702 

7,398 

6,017 
1,779 
2,279 

Tons. 
Ill, 716 

12,011 
20, 141 
22,  260 

Total.... 

20,368 

223, 702 

14, 130 

109, 276 

18,  737 

207, 514 

17,189 

165, 761 

17,473 

166, 128 

Bull.  No.  5—06- 


-10 


1380       INTEEJS-ATIONAL    BUEEAU    OF    THE    AMEBIC  AX    EEPUBLICS. 

This  shows  that  the  total  of  cars  sent  to  the  United  States  was  67,897, 
with  S72,399  tons  of  freight.  The  general  deduction  from  these  figures 
is  as  follows: 

During  the  five  years  froro  Jul}'  1,  1900,  to  June  30,  1905,  the 
movement  of  the  cars  and  freight  across  the  Kio  Grande  frontier  both 
ways  was: 

Cars  entering  Mexico  from  tlie  United  States 195,  527 

Cars  from  Mexico  to  the  United  States 67,897 

Surplus  remaining  in  ÎMexico 127,  630 

Tonnage  of  freight: 

Into  ]Mexico  from  the  United  States 3,  548, 499 

From  Mexico  into  the  United  States 872,  399 

Surplus  of  tonnage  in  favor  of  the  United  States 2,  676, 100 

The  study. of  these  railway-trafiic  statistics  between  Mexico  and 
the  United  States  is  interesting  and  offers  many  comparisons  little 
imagined  by  the  public  generally. 

REPOST  OF  THE  MOKTESEY  STEEL  FOTJÎiDRY. 

The  report  of  the  council  of  administration  of  the  shareholders  of 
the  Iron  and  Steel  Foundry  of  ^Monterey  states  that  among  other 
products  during  the  year  1905  the  works  produced  20,125  tons  of 
steel  and  iron,  as  follows: 

Tons. 

Structural  iron 8, 239 

Commercial  iron 9.  445 

Steel  rails 1,944 

Steel  union  plants  for  rails 497 

]Much  of  the  iron  and  steel  manufactured  was  applied  to  the  con- 
struction and  expansion  of  the  plant. 

The  company  is  extracting  iron  ores  from  its  own  mines,  which 
gave  last  year  8,978  tons.  The  companj^'s  coal  mines  at  San  Felipe 
produced  during  the  year  69,007  tons,  of  which  31:,  166  tons  have  been 
used  in  the  foundry  and  31,511  tons  have  been  sold. 

The  company  has  at  hand  products  from  its  own  coal  and  iron  mines 
and  articles  manufactured  at  the  foundry  and  on  sale,  which  tog-ether 
represented  a  value  of  §3.091,661  on  December  31,  1905. 

The  council  reports  that  the  company's  business  is  growing  every 
day.  and  the  orders  are  often  so  large  that  it  has  been  impossible  to 
execute  them  within  the  time  desired  by  the  purchasers. 

HENEQUÉN"  EXPORTS,   MARCH,    1906. 

During  the  month  of  Marcli,  1906,  the  exports  of  henequén  or  sisal 
fiber  from  the  State  of  Yucatan,  through  the  port  of  Progreso,  con- 
sisted of  1:1,269  bales,  representing  a  value  of  $l,500,000approximately. 


MEXICO. 


1381 


CUSTOMS   RECEIPTS,   MARCH,    1906. 

The  following*  statement  shows  the  customs  receipts  of  the  Republic 
of  Mexico,  according  to  the  various  custom-houses  during  the  month 
of  March,  1906: 


Custom-house. 


Acapulco 

Agua  Prieta 

Altata 

Camargo 

Campeche 

Ciudad  Juarez 

Ciudad  Porfirio  Diaz  . . . 

Coatzacoalcos 

Chetumal 

Ensenada 

Frontera 

Guaymas 

Guerrero 

Isla  del  Carmen 

La  Ascención 

La  Morita 

La  Paz  

Laredo  de  Tamaulipas. 

Las  Vacas 

Manzanillo 

Matamoros 

Mazatlan 

Mexican 

Mexico 


Ordinary  im- 
port duties. 


S17, 
28, 


19, 
330, 
158, 
41, 
2, 
4, 
28, 
154, 


448. 21 
669. 87 
939. 86 
143. 81 
437. 10 
449.  39 
295. 09 
974. 14 
170.  60 
128.  93 
097. 24 
849. 21 
226.  75 
181.89 


91, 

2, 

467, 

9, 

6, 

6], 

4, 
275, 


987. 94 
810.  64 
484.  01 
294.  50 
862. 00 
676.  59 
809.  42 
968.  20 
469. 18 


Custom-house. 


Mier 

Nogales 

Progreso 

Puerto  Angel 

Salina  Cruz 

San  Bias 

Santa  Rosalia 

Soconusco 

Tampico 

Tijuana 

Tonala '. 

Topolobampo 

Tuxpam 

Veracruz 

Zapaluta 

Total  ordinary  import  dutie: 
Total  extra  import  duties  . . 

Total  export  duties 

Total  port  dues 

Total  arrears 

Grand  total 


Ordinary  im- 
port duties. 


S469. 23 

85, 521. 16 

314, 987. 90 

581. 74 

5, 115.  69 

3, 787. 51 

4,294.37 

9, 309. 61 

671,369.58 

1,291.75 

3, 098.  05 

3,  946. 12 

2, 061.  67 

1,  513, 575.  40 

1.77 


4,  335,  776. 12 

2, 608. 15 

79, 536.  67 

96, 927. 28 

6,  536. 56 


4,521,384.78 


NSW  RAILROAD  FOR  WEST  COAST. 

A  concession  for  a  railroad  from  Guaymas,  Sonora,  to  Guadalajara, 
Jalisco,  has  been  granted  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  and 
recently  this  was  ratified  hj  the  Federal  Congress.  This  road  will  be 
the  last  link  in  the  north-and-south  sj'stems  of  the  Mexican  railways, 
north  of  the  City  of  Mexico. 

The  concession  makes  Guadalajara  one  of  the  terminals;  but  as  the 
Mexican  Central  has  built  to  that  city  and  has  this  branch  well  advanced 
toward  the  Pacific  coast,  it  is  probable  that  it  will  now  finish  it  to  the 
port  of  San  Bias  without  delay,  in  which  case  the  natural  terminus  of 
the  new  line  will  be  the  city  of  Tepic,  or  some  more  convenient 
point  near  it. 

So  far  this  line  is  spoken  of  as  "the  railroad  from  Guaymas  to 
Tepic,"  but  the  logical  name  for  this  road  would  be  "The  Sonora, 
Sinaloa  and  Tepic  Railroad." 

Twenty-five  j^ears  ago  the  Sonora  Railroad  was  built  from  Nogales 
to  Guaymas,  across  over  200  miles  of  desert  country,  and  stopping  at 
the  entrance  to  a  sparsel}^  settled  region,  but  a  country  of  great 
resources.  "Why  the  Sonora  road  was  not  continued  down  the  coast  is 
a  mj^stery. 

In  1888  and  1889  a  company  (formed  under  the  Huiler  concession 
and  called  the  "Sonora,  Sinaloa  and  Chihuahua  Railroad  Company") 


1382       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN   REPUBLICS. 

made  surveys  as  far  south  as  the  Fuerte  Eiver;  but  before  an}'^  con- 
struction was  done  the  company  failed. 

The  present  concession  could  not  have  fallen  into  better  hands,  as 
the  Southern  Pacific  has  taken  hold  with  its  customary  energy  and 
ample  funds;  survey  parties  are  now  in  the  field  along  the  entire 
length  of  the  proposed  line. 

The  whole  country  to  be  traversed  is  essentially  an  agricultural, 
cattle,  and  mining  country;  all  the  large  towns  will  be  supply  points 
for  one  or  more  mining  districts  back  in  the  mountains;  while  Guay- 
mas,  Topolobampo  and  Mazatlan  will  supply  the  whole  country. 

The  total  distance  of  line  to  be  built  will  be  over  600  miles.  This 
country  has  now  about  500,000  population,  but  is  capable  of  support- 
ing 25,000,000  with  ease. 

From  a  point  on  the  Sonora  road,  between  Guaymas  and  Balmoral, 
the  new  road  will  run  nearly  east — 60  miles  to  Torin,  a  large  town, 
and  the  military  headquarters  on  the  right  bank  of  the  Yaqui  River. 

En  route  it  will  touch  several  ranches,  and  the  military  forts  of  La 
Guacima  and  Pitahaya. 

The  country  traversed  is  the  typical  coast  country;  excepting  one 
or  two  estuaries  there  will  be  no  streams  to  cross.  The  rise  to  Torin 
will  hardly  exceed  200  feet  in  the  600  miles. 

From  Torin  the  line  will  probably  follow  up  the  bank  of  the  Yaqui 
River,  about  -i  miles  to  Ghunampaco,  a  military  post  on  the  left  side  of 
the  river.  At  this  place  the  river  narrows,  affording  an  excellent  loca- 
tion for  a  bridge.  From  this  crossing  a  line  can  be  laid  about  S.  20° 
E.  to  the  Mayo  River,  on  a  tangent  for  53  miles,  and  over  virtually  a 
level  country.  This  tangent  would  hit  the  Mayo  River  at  a  little 
Indian  town  called  "Cohuirimpo,"  a  place  where  there  is  onl}^  good 
crossing  to  be  found  for  miles.  At  Cohuirimpo  a  town  would  spring 
up,  unless  the  important  town  Navojoa,  5  miles  up  the  river,  should 
prove  strong  enough  to  kill  it. 

From  this  point  probably  the  line  will  split — the  main  line  continu- 
ing southeast  between  the  coast  and  the  Alamos  Range  of  mountains, 
and  a  branch  running  to  Alamos,  50  miles  via  Navojoa  and  Las  Lomas. 

The  Mayo  River  station  would  be  the  distributing  point  for  the 
important  mining  town  of  Alamos,  and  would  supply  a  large  section 
of  the  mountain  mining  towns,  such  as  Chinipas,  San  Augustin,  Baro- 
yeca,  and  even  Jesus  Maria,  besides  an}^  new  camps  that  would  spring 
up;  for  the  country  to  the  east  of  the  proposed  line,  up  to  Yaqui  and 
Mayo  rivers,  is  a  well-mineralized  section. 

Should  the  importance  of  Alamos  force  the  main  line  through  that 
point,  it  would  naturally  seek  its  outlet  via  Fuerte,  striking  the  coast 
country  again  about  Ocoroni.  To  take  this  route  would  mean  grades 
three  times  as  steep,  200  per  cent  more  curvature,  and  nearly  three 


MEXICO.  1383 

times  more  for  cost  of  construction,  and  this  for  the  entire  distance 
of  160  miles. 

The  line  from  Cohúirimpo  to  Alamos  would  be  50  miles  long,  and  in 
that  distance  the  rise  would  be  nearly  1,200  feet,  6  per  cent  of  which 
would  be  made  in  the  last  20  miles.  From  Alamos  to  Fuerte,  65  miles, 
the  drop  is  900  feet  over  a  rolling,  broken,  foothill  country.  From 
Fuerte  out  to  open  country  again  at  Ocoroni  would  be  45  miles  more 
through  rather  a  rough  region,  unless  the  line  ran  down  the  river  to 
San  Bias.  In  view  of  these  diíEculties  it  is  probable  that  a  branch  will 
be  built  to  Alamos  and  the  main  line  be  continued  down  the  compara- 
tively level  coast  country. 

The  region  between  Guaymas  and  the  Yaqui  River  is  a  ranch 
country.  The  soil  is  of  good  quality,  but  water  is  lacking.  Up  and 
down  the  Yaqui  River  from  Torin  are  thousands  of  acres  of  prime 
land,  much  of  which  can  be  irrigated,  especially  on  the  south  side  of 
the  river  from  Cocorit  to  the  coast.  One  large  ditch  has  already  been 
taken  from  the  river  above  Cocorit,  and  there  is  room  for  more. 
This  countr}^  is  destined  to  be  a  good  wheat,  corn,  and  fruit  country. 
The  land  on  the  Mayo  River  is  good  for  farming,  and  the  section 
around  Navojoa  and  down  the  river  will  prosper  under  irrigation. 

Leaving  the  Mayo  River,  should  the  railroad  follow  the  line  of  least 
resistance,  it  will  keep  its  southeasterly  course,  running  across  a  roll- 
ing, brush-covered  country  (nowhere  exceeding  400  feet  above  sea 
level)  to  the  Fuerte  River,  90  miles.  It  will  run  close  to  the  small 
ranch  town  of  Masiaca,  passing  within  5  miles  of  the  port  of  Agia- 
bampo;  thence,  via  the  ranches  of  Carriago  and  Metate,  it  will  cross 
the  Fuerte  River  just  below  the  ranch  of  San  Bias,  where  it  will  also 
cross  the  Kansas  Cit}^,  Mexico  and  Orient  Railroad,  the  new  line  from 
the  port  of  Topolobampo  across  the  Sierras,  which  has  a  track  laid 
beyond  Fuerte.  This  crossing  of  the  river  is  one  of  only  two  good 
ones  to  be  found  between  Fuerte  and  the  mouth  of  the  river,  a  distance 
of  75  miles.  The  other  is  at  San  Miguel,  25  miles  below  San  Bias. 
The  elevation  at  the  Fuerte  River  is  about  120  feet  above  the  sea  level. 

The  Fuerte,  above  San  Bias  to  above  the  town  of  Fuerte,  runs  between 
low  ranges  of  isolated  foothills  of  volcanic  origin,  the  valley  varying 
from  one  to  three  miles  wide.  The  hills  stop  just  below  San  Bias  on 
the  south  side  of  the  river.  A  level  stretch  of  fertile  land  extends 
southwest  to  the  bay  of  Topolobampo,  30  miles  away,  and  down  the 
river  for  45  miles  westward. 

The  Fuerte  River  is  the  largest  of  all  the  rivers  crossing  the  State 
of  Sinaloa.  It  takes  its  source  beyond  the  summit  of  the  Sierra  Madre, 
cutting  well  into  the  central  plateau,  which,  in  reality,  is  the  continental 
divide.  This  river  never  goes  dry  ;  at  San  Bias  it  is  a  stream  varying 
from  2  feet  deep  by  250  feet  wide,  with  a  speed  of  li  miles  per  hour 


1384   INTEKNATIONAL  BUEE  AU  OF  THE  AMEBIC  AN  REPUBLICS. 

at  the  extreme  low  stage  to  a  mile  wide,  25  feet  deep,  and  flowing  from 
7  to  10  miles  per  hour  during-  floods. 

The  crossing  of  the  Fuerte,  wherever  made,  should  be  the  supply 
point  for  a  large  mining  region,  which  would  start  at  the  station  itself, 
as  the  Fuerte  district  has  mineral  ledges  almost  from  the  coast  to  its 
east  boundry.  From  the  start  the  present  camps  of  Lluvia  de  Oro, 
Batopilas,  Urique,  Guazaparez,  Morelos,  and  the  mining  country 
around  Choix  would  become  tributary  to  the  road.  From  the  Fuerte 
River  the  line  will  run  southeast  to  the  Ocoroni  arroyo,  about  36 
miles,  over  a  rolling  but  not  a  difficult  country,  used  for  cattle  raising 
entirely. 

The  line  will  cross  the  Ocoroni  somewhere  below  the  town  of  this 
name,  and  continue  on  20  miles  farther  to  the  Sinaloa  River,  which  it 
will  cross  about  2  miles  below  the  town  of  Sinaloa.  This  crossing  will 
be  the  supply  point  for  the  mining  camps  of  Bacubirito,  San  José  de 
Gracia,  Calabacillas,  San  Juan,  and  many  others  that  will  spring  up 
within  a  very  few  years  after  the  line  is  fi^nished.  The  agricultural 
resources  of  Sinaloa  are  promising. 

From  Sinaloa  the  line  will  continue  southeast,  its  general  course,-f  or 
11  miles  to  or  near  Mocorito,  passing  through  a  ranch  countrj^  (cattle) 
all  the  way.  Mocorito  will  be  the  supply  point  for  a  large  mining 
section,  including  the  camps  of  Palmarito,  Guadalupe  y  Calvo,  Baso- 
nopa,  and  the  Badiraguato  district.  Agriculture  in  this  district  will 
be  limited,  due  to  lack  of  water,  although  there  is  much  good  land. 

From  Morocito  the  line  will  run  to  Culiacan.  The  distance  is  60 
miles,  and  en  route  the  road  will  run -near  Pericos,  the  great  mescal 
liquor  and  fiber  section  of  the  State.  Culiacan  is  a  clean,  live  town, 
of  about  12,000  inhabitants;  it  is  destined  to  be  the  most  flourishing 
town  in  the  State  of  Sinaloa.  It  should  be  the  water-supply  point  for 
a  large  mining  section,  the  present  camps  of  Copalquin,  San  Fernando, 
San  Andres  de  la  Sierra,  Canelas,  Sianori,  and  Topia  being  tributary 
to  it. 

The  country  south  of  Culiacan,  along  the  line  of  the  railroad,  is 
rolling,  often  hilly,  but  not  mountainous;  the  elevation  never  going 
over  400  feet  above  sea  level.  The  work  will  nowhere  be  exceedingly 
heav}"  ;  the  curvature  will  be  light,  6°  perhaps,  and  the  grades  should 
not  exceed  0.6  per  cent. 

From  Culiacan  the  line  will  run  to  Mazatlan,  130  miles,  passing  no 
town  of  any  size,  and  although  the  region  is  fertile,  scarcity  of  water 
accounts  for  the  sparse  settlement.  The  principal  industry  along  the 
coast  is  cattle  raising.  At  25  miles  from  Culiacan  the  line  will  cross 
the  San  Lorenzo  River,  near  the  small  town  of  Quila.  Forty  miles 
farther  southeast  the  line  will  cross  the  Elota  River,  probablj^  below 
the  town  of  Elota.     This  place  should  make  a  good  supply  point  for 


MEXICO.  1385 

the  important  mining  camp  of  Guadalupe  de  los  Reyes  and  others  that 
will  spring  up  in  the  districts  of  Cósala  and  San  Ignacio. 

About  10  miles  southeast  of  Elota  the  line  will  cross  the  Piaxtla 
River  at  or  near  Piaxtla  ranch.  About  26  miles  farther  southeast  it 
will  cross  the  Quelite  River,  near  the  small  town  of  that  name. 
Quelite  will,  in  time,  become  an  important  supply  point  for  the  mining 
region  100  miles  to  the  east  that  will  become  active  when  the  road  is 
completed. 

From  Quelite  the  line  will  run  nearly  due  south  30  miles,  to  Mazat- 
lan.  On  the  accompanjdng  sketch  map  the  line  is  drawn  through  La 
Noria;  but  this  place  will  be  left  10  miles  to  the  east. 

It  is  hardl}^  probable  that  the  line  will  run  into  the  town  of  Mazat- 
lan  itself,  on  account  of  the  estuaries,  but  it  will  come  within  2  to  5 
miles  of  it. 

Mazatlan  is  the  largest  and  most  important  place  on  the  coast.  It 
has  about  20,000  inhabitants,  and  is  the  supply  port  for  the  entire 
West  Coast  between  latitude  22°  and  29°  and  for  200  miles  inland. 

The  railroad  will  be  of  great  benefit  to  the  port.  From  Mazatlan 
the  line  will  run  about  due  east  15  miles  to  Villa  Union,  where  it 
will  cross  the  Mazatlan  River;  from  this  place  it  will  again  take  its 
southeasterly  course  to  the  Rosario  River,  20  miles  farther  on,  cross- 
ing this  at  or  below  the  important  town  of  Rosario.  This  place 
should  develop  into  a  flourishing  business  center,  as  it  has  a  larg-e 
undeveloped  mining  section  back  of  it. 

Ten  miles  southeast  of  Rosario  the  line  will  pass  the  small  town  of 
Escuinapa,  and  25  miles  farther  southeast  the  boundary  line  between 
Sinaloa  and  the  Territory  of  Tepic,  The  boundary  is  a  small  river 
emptjàng  into  the  Teacapan  Bav;  the  railroad  will  cross  this  stream 
near  the  small  town  of  Concepción. 

From  Concepción  the  line  will  continue  southeast  for  35  miles  to 
the  Mesquital  River,  a  small  stream  it  will  cross  near  the  town  of 
Tuxpam.  From  Tuxpam  the  line  will  run  nearly  south  to  the  San- 
tiago River,  a  distance  of  20  miles.  This  large  stream  will  be  crossed 
near  Santiago,  perhaps  above  the  town. 

The,  line  from  Mazatlan  to  the  Santiago  River  will  traverse  practi- 
cally the  coast  line,  never  getting  over  30  miles  from  it,  nor  over  200 
feet  above  the  sea  level.  This  section,  although  capable  of  agricul- 
tural development,  will  remain  dormant  in  that  line  for  many  years, 
due  to  the  scarcity  of  water.  However,  its  mineral  resources  com- 
pare favorably  with  most  parts  of  the  coast.  Mining  camps  will  spring 
up  in  many  directions  to  the  east. 

From  the  crossing  of  the  Santiago  River  it  is  probable  a  branch  will 
be  built  to  the  port  of  San  Bias,  a  distance  of  about  30  miles,  over  a 
low  level  country.     From  the  river  the  main  line  will  continue  its 


1386       INTERNATIOlSrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

general  southeasterly  course  for  about  30  miles  to,  or  near  to,  the  large 
and  important  town  of  Tepic,  the  capital  of  the  Territory  of  that  name. 
As  Tepic  is  about  1,000  feet  above  the  sea  level,  from  the  Santiago 
River  south,  heavy  grades  and  more  costly  construction  work  will  be 
the  order.  As  already  stated,  it  is  probable  that  Tepic  will  be  the 
terminus  of  the  road,  especially  should  the  Mexican  Central  continue 
its  line  from  San  Marco,  its  present  terminal,  northwest  to  San  Bias, 
via  Tepic. 

Should  the  terms  of  the  concession  demand  the  construction  of  the 
road  to  Guadalupe,  it  would  have  to  follow  about  the  line  of  the 
Mexican  Central;  it  would  be  almost  impossible  to  follow  up  the 
Santiago  River,  due  to  the  wild  and  broken  nature  of  the  country  for 
50  miles  up  its  course,  the  river  running  in  a  deep  canyon  for  many 
miles. 

Following  the  natural  line,  the  road  will  take  a  southeasterly  course 
for  about  70  miles  to  San  Marco,  through  a  rolling  mountainous 
country;  and  from  San  Marco  it  will  run  on  a  general  easterly  course 
for  about  70  miles  more  to  Guadalajara. 

Although  the  road  will  run  through  a  mountain  countr}^,  climbing 
6,000  feet  in  140  miles,  the  agricultural  and  mining  resources  of  the 
district  are  good. 

Active  work  has  begun,  numerous  engineering  parties  are  in  the 
field  all  along  the  line,  actual  construction  has  started  from  Guaymas 
south,  and  the  Rio  Yaqui  country  should  in  a  few  months  be  connected 
with  the  outside  world. 

From  present  operations  it  looks  as  though  the  construction  of  the 
road  would  be  pushed  from  Guaymas  south  and  from  Mazatlan  north 
and  south,  but  should  the  company  care  to  complete  the  whole  line  in 
the  shortest  time  possible,  it  could  also  be  built  both  ways  from  the 
Fuerte  River  and  both  ways  from  Culiacan.  Material  for  the  Fuerte 
division  would  be  handled  at  the  port  of  Topolobampo  and  run  up  to 
its  destination  on  the  Kansas  City,  Mexico  and  Orient  road,  while  that 
for  the  Culiacan  division  could  be  landed  at  Altata  and  run  up  to  Culi- 
acan on  the  railroad  connecting  these  two  places. 

From  time  immemorial  this  section  of  Mexico  has  lain  dormant,  due 
to  a  lack  of  transportation.  It  has  had  an  outlet  on  the  coast  side,  but 
that  benefits  to  only  a  limited  extent.  In  the  last  twenty  years  busi- 
ness has  increased  from  two  steamers  to  a  dozen  or  more,  and  the 
sugar  industry  has  advanced  from  one  factory  to  eight. 

POSTAL  RECEIPTS,  JULY-FEBRUARY,  1905-6. 

The  revenues  derived  from  the  mail  service  of  the  Republic" of 
Mexico  during  the  eight  months,  July-February,  1905-6,  were,  per 
month,  as  follows: 


NICARAGUA.  1387 

July $302,584.04 

August 282,611.65 

September 268,288.49 

October 310,799.73 

November 286,979.17 

December 312,053.66 

January 336,423.68 

February 280,374.74 

Total  revenue  in  eight  months 2,  380, 115. 16 

Same  months  in  '  1905 2, 185,  007.  42 

Increase  in  1906 195,107.74 


NICARAGUA. 

COFFEE   CROP,    1905-6. 

United  States  Vice-Consul  Wallace  reports  from  Managua  that  the 
coffee  crop  of  Nicaragua  for  the  season  1905-6  will  be  about  150,000 
hundredweight,  or  slightly  less  than  two-thirds  of  a  crop.  Drought 
and  eruptions  from  the  volcano  "El  Santiago"  curtailed  'the  yield. 
The  low-country  coffee  is  small  and  inferior,  but  the  Matagalpa  product 
is  large  and  well  formed,  owing  to  cooler  climate  and  ample  mois- 
ture. The  coming  crop  so  far  is  very  promising,  and  excellent  results 
may  be  expected  if  the  rainy  season  sets  in  at  the  proper  time  and 
continues  normally. 

SOAP  INDTTSTRY  AND  IMPORTS. 

By  Presidential  decree,  proclaimed  February  20,  1906,  on  and  after 
that  date,  laundry  soap  and  all  unperfumed  soaps  are  admitted  into 
Nicaragua  free  of  duty. 

Such  soaps,  under  the  amended  tariff  of  1899,  paid  a  duty  of  5^ 
cents  per  pound,  Nicaraguan  currency.  At  that  time  soap  was  not 
made  in  Nicaragua,  but  the  new  tariff  was  the  means  of  establishing 
three  fairly-well  equipped  factories  in  the  interior,  which  soon  sup- 
plied the  home  market  on  the  west  coast,  and  later  another  was  manu- 
facturing in  Bluefields  to  supply  the  Atlantic  side.  Previous  to  1899 
the  product  of  an  English  manufacturer  supplied  the  interior,  but  the 
imposition  of  the  tariff,  added  to  expensive  freights,  etc.,  soon  secured 
a  market  for  the  domestic  product,  and  little  aside  from  toilet  soaps 
has  been  imported  for  the  past  five  years^in  fact,  the  local  output 
exceeded  the  demand,  and  a  considerable  quantity  has  been  exported 
to  neighboring  Republics  for  the  past  two  years. 

Laundry  soap  is  retailing  in  San  Juan  del  Norte  for  $21  Nicaraguan 
currency  per  box  containing  60  pounds,  which  is  equal  to  $4  United 
States  currency. 


1388       INTEEITATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS, 

AMENDED  STEAMSHIP  CONTRACT. 

An  amended  contract,  approved  by  President  Zelata  on  July  12, 
1905,  and  ordered  published  on  February  19,  1906,  between  the  Gov- 
ernment of  Nicaragua  and  Charles  Weinberger,  representing  the 
Bluefields  Steamship  Company,  contains  the  following  provisions: 

I. 

Í 

The  company  obligates  itself  to  transport  at  least  every  ten  days 
the  bananas  which  the  planters  or  purchasers,  who,  in  the  course  of 
this  contract,  shall  be  known  as  "The  New  Company,"  may  desire  to 
purchase  or  export  from  the  plantations  situated  throughout  the 
Escondido  River  and  its  tributaries,  among  which  the  principal  ones 
are  Malopec,  Cama,  Mahogany  Creek,  Rama  and  its  tributaries,  and 
Siquia  and  its  tributaries,  and  to  deliver  them  at  the  Bluff  alongside 
the  ships  which  the  said  New  Company  may  send  to  the  Bay  of  Blue- 
fields.  The  fruit  shall  be  placed  by  the  planters  at  the  accustomed 
places  of  loading  on  the  banks  of  the  mentioned  rivers,  and  the  com- 
pany shall  collect  for  this  service  8  cents  gold  for  each  stem  of 
bananas,  which  price  may  be  raised  to  as  high  as  12  cents  gold,  by  so 
agreeing  with  the  Government  when  the  Company  presents  proof 
that  the  transportation  does  not  give  them  a  fair  margin  of  profit. 

II. 

The  agent  or  agents  of  the  New  Company  are  obligated  to  indicate 
the  day  on  and  the  rivers  to  which  the  company  shall  send  its  tugs  to 
bring  the  fruit;  and  the  written  advice  containing  such  designation 
shall  be  delivered  to  the  representative  of  the  compan}^  in  Bluefields 
one  hundred  and  thirty-two  hours  in  advance,  within  which  time  the 
tugs  which  are  to  do  the  transportation  shall  leave.  Aside  from  this 
time  the  company  contracts  the  obligation  of  giving  the  planters  a 
cutting  notice  and  to  concede  to  them  at  least  fort3^-eight  hours  in 
which  to  do  the  cutting  of  the  fruit  and  placing  it  at  the  points  of 
loading;  having  the  right  to  give  this  notice  through  the  agents  or 
representatives  of  the  new  companies  who  should  go  aboard  the  tugs, 
if  such  an  arrangement  should  be  agreeable  to  them. 

The  company  shall  be  responsible  for  the  value  of  the  bananas  which, 
through  the  noncompliance  of  the  stipulations  of  this  contract,  may 
not  be  taken  b}'-  the  New  Company,  or  by  itself,  as  the  case  may  be, 
and  shall  pay  for  the  same  at  the  prices  fixed  in  Clause  Vílí  of  this 
additional  modification. 

HI. 

The  company  shall  be  obliged  to  transport  all  the  bananas  from  the 
places  which  may  be  indicated  by  the  agents  of  the  New  Company, 


isricAEÁGUA.  1389 

either  from  a  single  river  or  from  various,  it  being  understood  that 
the  tugs  shall  navigate  up  to  the  places  where  they  may  have  arrived 
in  the  two  seasons  of  the  3^ear,  but  making  one  trip  every  ten  days  in 
the  different' rivers  or  tributaries.  The  New  Company  shall  have  the 
right  to  place  on  board  of  each  tug  a  representative  to  receive  the 
fruit. 

IV. 

For  the  purpose  of  an  exact  compliance  with  these  stipulations,  the 
company  obligates  itself  to  maintain  a  sufficient  number  of  tugs, 
launches,  boats,  etc. ,  and  shall  deliver  the  fruit  to  the  New  Companj'- 
at  the  Bluff  at  least  every  ten  days  in  accordance  with  Article  1  of 
this  additional  contract.  If  so  requested  by  the  New  Company,  the 
transfer  of  the  fruit  from  the  tugs  to  the  ships  at  the  Bluff  shall 
be  done  b}"  the  company  for  the  account  of  the  New  Company  and  at 
cost  price. 

V. 

The  New  Companj'^,  which  may  take  advantage  of  this  service,  shall 
guarantee  to  the  company  a  minimum  cargo  of  14,000  stems  of  bananas 
for  each  steamer;  and  at  the  time  of  making  the  respective  order  for 
the  sending  of  the  tugs,  it  shall  deposit  a  sum  corresponding  to  the 
valuation  of  the  transportation  of  the  mentioned  number  of  stems  and 
at  the  price  fixed  in  Article  1  of  this  additional  modification. 

VI. 

The  company  shall  not  be  responsible  for  the  losses  which  ma}^  result 
from  delays  in  the  loading  occasioned  by  the  breaking  of  the  machinery 
of  the  Avesseis,  strikes,  or  any .  unf orseen  and  unavoidable  accid^ents 
bej^ond  its  control. 

VII. 

The  Government  shall  have  a  right  to  place  a  representative  on 
board  each  tug  to  see  to  the  exact  compliance  with  this  contract. 

VIII. 

In  case  there  should  be  no  exporter,  the  company  shall  at  all  times 
be  obliged  to  purchase  the  fruit  and  to  give  notice  to  the  planters,  the 
same  forty-eight  hours  notice  in  advance  and  the  due  instructions  for 
cutting,  and  paying  for  it  at  the  following  prices:  Fifty  cents  silver 
for  bunches  of  nine  hands  and  over,  35  cents  silver  for  bunches  of 
eight  hands,  and  20  cents  silver  for  bunches  of  seven  hands;  which 
prices,  during  the  months  of  March,  April,  May,  and  June  shall  be  60, 
40,  and  25  cents  silver,  respectivel3^     If  the  company  should  send  more 


1390       INTEKISTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

than  one  ship  a  week  to  receive  fruit,  then  the  notice  referred  to  in 
this  clause  shall  be  g'iven  twenty-four  hours  in  advance  of  each  ship, 
in  place  of  fortj-eig-ht. 

IX. 

If  between  the  company  and  the  planters  there  should  arise  any  dif- 
ficulties relative  to  the  purchase  and  transportation  of  the  bananas, 
then  the  complaining  planter  shall  proceed  immediately  to  treat  with 
the  manager  of  the  company,,  or  shall  send  a  representative  duly 
authorized  for  the  purpose  to  arrange  those  difficulties,  and  in  case 
of  not  being  able  to  reach  an  understanding  in  a  friendly  manner,  the 
plaintiff  shall  proceed  to  name  an  arbitrator  before  the  civil  judge  of 
Bluefields,  and  his  appointment  being  made  known  to  the  company  it 
shall  proceed  to  name  its  arbitrator  within  a  period  of  fifteen  days  in 
order  that  both,  in  view  of  the  proof  given  by  both  parties,  may 
decide  within  thirty  days  and  without  further  procedure,  whether 
the  company  should  or  should  not  pay  for  the  quantity  of  fruit  in 
question  at  the  prices  established  in  this  contract,  plus  10  per  cent  for 
expenses  incurred,  which  shall  be  calculated  on  the  amount  of  the 
claim  in  favor  of  the  winning  side.  In  case  the  arbitrators  should  not 
reach  an  agreement,  the  judge  shall  send  a  telegram  to  the  President 
of  the  Republic,  making  the  disagreement  known  to  him  in  order  that 
he  may  name  a  third  arbitrator,  who  shall  decide  the  difference,  accept- 
ing or  not  any  of  the  opinions  of  the  other  two.  This  decision  shall 
be  final  and  without  appeal,  and  shall  be  executed  in  a  manner  in 
which  executory  judgments  are  carried  out.  For  the  objects  of  this 
article  it  shall  be  known  that  the  company  is  at  all  times  obligated  to 
maintain  a  representative  in  Bluefields  with  ample  facilities,  and  if 
this  is  not  done,  or  if  the  company,  being  notified,  should  not  name 
an  arbitrator  within  the  fifteen  days,  the  judge  shall  have  the  right  to 
do  so. 

X. 

These  present  stipulations  shall  begin  to  have  effect  from  the  date 
of  their  approbation  by  the  Executive  Power. 

XI. 

The  contract  of  the  30th  of  April,  1904,  continues  in  all  of  its  vigor 
and  effect  in  so  far  as  it  is  not  modified  by  the  present,  as  it  is  not  the 
intention  of  the  contracting  parties  to  change  its  other  stipulations. 
It  is  also  mutually  understood  and  agreed  that  if  the  honorable  assem- 
bly should  not  ratify  the  present,  then  the  above-mentioned  contract 
of  the  20th  of  April,  1904,  shall  continue  in  effect. 


INTEKÍTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS.       1391 

PANAMA. 

TRADE    CONDITIONS    AT   COLON. 

Imports  from  the  United  States  to  the  west  coast  of  Panama,  accord- 
ing to  information  furnished  by  United  States  Consul  Kellogg,  at  Colon, 
consist  of  shoes,  straw  hats,  rubber  articles,  lard,  canned  goods,  flour, 
wheat,  beans,  carts,  trucks,  cement,  petroleum,  phonographs,  sewing 
machines,  typewriters,  machinery,  turpentine,  rosin,  furniture  and 
lumber. 

From  Germany  the  Panama  people  are  buying  china  ware,  fancy 
goods,  cutlery,  enameled  ware,  hardware,  ironmonger}^,  drugs,  mer- 
cury, clothing,  cotton  suitings,  woolen  goods,  fancy  goods,  and  furni- 
ture. From  China  and  Japan  they  buy  silks,  screens,  fans,  curtains, 
pictures  and  oriental  goods;  From  France  clothing,  fine  cotton  goods, 
haberdashery,  hosiery,  millinery,  straw  hats,  wines,  liquors,  cutlery, 
and  furniture.  Great  Britain  sells  here  canned  meats  and  sausages, 
preserves,  liquors,  tobacco  in  tins,  shoes,  felt  hats,  cotton  and  woolen 
goods,  rope,  hardware,  and  cutlery.  Great  Britain  formerly  monopo- 
lized the  trade  in  rope,  but  now  only  a  very  small  share  is  divided 
between  Great  Britain  and  Germany,  the  bulk  coming  from  the  United 
States.  Fifteen  per  cent  of  the  total  imports  come  from  various  other 
countries,  some  of  which  are  coal  from  Australia,  sugar  from  Salvador, 
coffee  from  Central  and  South  America,  and  various  merchandise  from 
Italy,  Spain,  and  Belgium. 

The  duties  imposed  are:  Per  kilogram  (2.2046  pounds)  on  tobacco, 
$1;  cigarettes,  $1.50;  per  liter  (9.08  quarts)  on  rum,  brandy,  gin,  and 
whisky,  $0.75;  champagne,  chartreuss,  etc.,  $1;  alcohol  of  42  grade, 
10.50;  above  42,  $0.75;  bitters,  $0.30;  sweetanddry  wines,  $0.10;  white 
wines,  $0.05;  beer,  $0.10;  condensed  liquids,  $7.50.  Imported  liquors 
can  be  exported  within  six  months  free  of  duty  and  import  duty 
refunded.  Mineral  and  gaseous  waters  pay  12^  per  cent,  salt  pays  $1 
per  quintal  (220  pounds),  cows  $10,  and  bulls  $7.50  per  head. 

The  following  articles  are  admitted  free  of  duty:  Animals  for  breed- 
ing purposes,  ice,  guano,  plants,  seeds,  shoots,  sprigs  of  vines,  machines 
whose  weight  does  not  exceed  1,000  kilograms,  machines  for  making 
roads,  cars  and  material  for  railroads,  telegraph  machinery,  minerals, 
coal,  boilers,  iron  bridges,  boats  intended  for  navigation  in  the  waters 
of  the  Republic  of  Panama  and  materials  for  their  construction,  print- 
ing, bookbinding,  and  lithographing  materials. 

On  all  articles  not  mentioned  above  the  import  duty  is  10  per  cent 
ad  valorem.  Traveling  salesmen  must  take  out  a  license  at  a  cost  of 
$12,50  before  they  can  do  business  here.  Fifteen  such  permits  were 
granted  in  1904. 


1392       INTERíTATIOIíAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  chief  exports  of  this  district  are  bananas,  cocoanuts,  ivorj  nuts, 
turtle-shells,  woods  (mahogany,  lignum- vitas,  etc.),  crude  drugs,  crude 
rubber,  and  hides.  The  greater  part  of  these  articles  are  shipped  to 
the  United  States.  There  is  an  export  tax  on  precious  metals  of  2  per 
cent.  There  are  four  lines  of  steamers  plying  between  the  Atlantic 
ports  of  Panama  and  the  ports  of  the  United  States.  They  are  the 
Royal  Mail  Steamship  Company,  the  Hamburg- American  Steamship 
Compan}",  the  Panama  Railroad  Steamship  Company,  and  the  united 
Fruit  Company. 


PAEAGUAY. 

CUSTOMS  CHANGES. 

Changes  made  in  the  customs  law  of  Paraguay  went  into  effect 
March  1.5,  1906.  The  rating  of  values  of  1905  continues  and  the  per- 
centage of  duty  to  be  paid  remains  as  fixed  by  the  law  of  September 
21,  1S99.     The  following  is  a  synopsis  of  the  modified  rates. 

"Article  1.  First.  Thirty-five  per  cent  ad  valorem:  All  merchan- 
dise which  is  not  mentioned  in  this  law  as  paying  a  special  duty  and 
all  that  is  not  exonerated  from  duty. 

"Art.  2.  Second.  Two  per  cent  ad  valorem:  Iron  in  bars  and  plates; 
copper  in  bars,  plates,  and  linget;  steel  in  bars,  plates,  and  lingets; 
precious  stones  and  pearls  in  loose  state. 

"Third.  Five  per  cent  ad  valorem:  Gold  and  silver  jewelry,  with  or 
without  stones  or  pearls;  sewing-machine  needles;  scientific  instru- 
ments, with  or  without  handles  adorned  with  gold,  silver,  or  platinum; 
sewing  machines,  spades,  picks,  Portland  cement;  gold  and  silver 
watches,  with  or  without  stones  or  pearls;  sewing  and  embroidery 
silk,  wheat,  utensils  of  gold  or  silver. 

"Fourth.  Fifteen  per  cent  ad  valorem:  Tarpaulin,  cast  iron  in  bars 
or  lingets,  fiber  mats,  fire  bricks,  plain  zinc  in  plates  up  to  No.  4  cut 
for  can  making,  zinc  in  bars  or  lingets,  and  common  salt. 

"Fifth.  Twenty  per  cent  ad  valorem:  Balls,  ammunition  for  hunt- 
ing, galvanized  or  plain  iron,  galvanized  for  roofing;  flour;  marble, 
unpolished,  for  furniture  and  buildings,  and  ordinary  powder. 

"Sixth.  Twentj^-five  per  cent  ad  valorem:  Ordinary  firearms  for 
hunting,  bramant  linen,  cotton  blankets  up  to  medium,  cotton  goods 
for  clothing  and  shirts,  cotton  shawls  and  ponchos,  cotton  jersej^s, 
prints,  fine  powder,  jute,  ordinary  hats,  stuffing,  woolen  junk,  woolen 
caps,  and  oilcloths  of  all  numbers,  and  crude  texture  called  lienzos. 

"Seventh.  Forty  per  cent  ad  valorem:  Vegetable,  animal,  and  min- 
eral oil,  with  the  exception  of  petroleum;  cotton  and  jute  bags,  crystals 
in  general;  printed  books  that  ma}'^  have  covers  of  tortoise  shell,  mother- 
of-pearl,  ivory,  or  imitation  pearl,  or  those  which  ma}^  bear  coverings 


PARAGUAY.  1893 

or  embossings  of  gold  or  silver,  or  plated  or  adorned  fine  leather; 
billiard-table  covers,  porcelain,  hats  other  than  the  classes  mentioned 
in  this  law  ;  textiles  and  all  articles  of  animal  and  vegetable  silk,  or 
mixed  in  g-eneral,  excepting  those  speciijed  in  this  law;  bridal  veils, 
common  wines  in  caskets,  and  felt  hats. 

"  Eighth.  Fiftj-five  per  cent  ad  valorem:  Alfalfa,  firearms,  loose  bar- 
rels for  same,  excepting  the  classes  mentioned  in  this  law;  red  pepper 
in  pod  or  ground,  garlic,  canary  seed,  rice,  and  harness  in  general, 
complete  or  not;  shelled  rice,  articles  of  anj-  cloth  or  textile  made  up 
or  cut  out  to  pattern;  valises,  trunks,  portmanteaus,  traveling  bags; 
vetches,  and  other  dry  vegetables;  sword  walking  sticks;  coffee, 
ground  and  in  berries;  shoes,  made  up  or  in  pieces;  onions,  beer  in 
any  form,  cigars  and  cigarettes  of  all  classes,  fire  rockets,  articles  of 
artificial  fireworks,  tanned  hides  and  skins,  alcoholic  drinks  packed  in 
all  forms,  carriages  made  up  and  knocked  down  (in  regard  to  carriages, 
a  special  law  was  made  admitting  them  free  of  dut}",  which  terminates 
next  May,  but  probably  will  be  prorogued)  ;  sweets,  all  classes  of  con- 
fectioneries; comfits,  not  medicinal;  brooms,  knickkuacks  and  biscuits, 
corn  in  grain  and  on  ear,  peanuts,  butter,  lard,  billiard  tables  and  their 
accessories,  saddlecloths,  bellj'bands,  saddle  bands,  and  all  articles  of 
saddlery  made  up  or  cut  out,  furniture,  made  up  or  in  pieces,  potatoes, 
bridle  rings,  cords  of  silk  or  mixed,  with  or  without  metallic  thread; 
perfumery  in  g-eneral,  cheese,  readj^-made  clothing,  tobacco  in  leaf  or 
prepared,  black  or  natural;  wines  in  bottles  and  fine  wines  in  caskets, 
as  Oporto,  Jerez,  Madeira,  Moscatell,  Nebiolo,  Manzanilla,  and  spar- 
kling; matches  of  all  classes  and  commercial  blank  books. 

""Ninth.  Eighty  per  cent  ad  valorem:  Alcohol  up  to  79  centestimals, 
packed  in  whatever  form;  rum,  packed  in  an}"  form;  and  pla34ng 
cards." 

The  articles  which  were  put  on  the  free  list  by  the  law  of  September 
21,  1899,  still  remain  unafiected,  and  are  as  follows: 

Telegraph  wire,  animals  of  pedigree,  and  cattle  for  breeding  pur- 
poses, plows,  hose,  drills  for  mining,  bicarbonate  of  impure  soda,  fire 
extinguishers  and  accessories,  common  empty  bottles  of  at  least  a  pint 
capacit}",  railroad  switches,  iron  tubes  unpainted  and  ungalvanized  for 
gas  or  waterworks,  which  have  at  least  To  millimeters  in  diameter 
(about  3  inches),  as  also  for  the  making  of  iron  beds,  which  must  have 
from  35  millimeters  in  diameter  up  (1^  inches  up),  coal,  carburet  of  cal- 
cium, ungrained  barley,  soda  ash,  railwaj"  wedges,  empty  demijohns, 
staves,  specifics  for  curing  cattle  exclusively  and  which  are  not  similar 
to  those  manufactured  in  the  country,  fruits  and  fresh  vegetables, 
terraqueous  globes,  wire  staples,  scj^thes,  implements  and  furniture 
of  immigrants  of  little  value,  scientific  instruments,  with  the  exception 
of  those  that  have  handles  adorned  with  precious  metal,  printed  books, 
with  the  exceptions   indicated,   locomotives,   cutlasses   or  machetes. 


1394   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

machines  and  their  repair  parts  for  industrial  and  agricultural  estab- 
lishments and  for  steamboats,  materials  and  accessories  exclusively 
for  printing  and  lithographing,  turntables,  printed  music,  impure 
naphtha  for  combustion,  windmills,  objects  for  religious  services  hav- 
ing come  directly  for  the  curates,  fresh  fish,  plants,  and  branches  of 
same  to  be  cultivated,  sealed  gold  and  silver  (gold  and  silver  money), 
and  gold  in  grain  form,  in  paste  or  powder,  special  powder  for  mining, 
resin  for  the  manufacture  of  soap,  wheels,  with  or  without  axles,  for 
trains  and  trams  and  those  for  trucks  of  industrial  and  agricultural 
establishments,  steel  and  iron  rails,  seeds  which  are  not  destined  to  be 
consumed,  silicates  of  soda,  liquid  or  dry,  for  art  purposes,  sulphite 
of  crude  copper  for  agriculture,  rock  salt  for  ranches  (cattle),  Roman 
cement,  liquid  pitch,  wire  stretchers,  steel  and  iron  wire,  galvanized 
or  not,  up  to  No.  14,  inclusive,  for  fencing  purposes,  barbed  steel  and 
iron  wire  for  the  same  purpose. 

Jewelry. — Cases  in  which  jewelry,  etc.,  come  are  to  be  manifested 
apart  from  their  contents. 

Delft,  glass.,  and  porcelain.,  which  come  with  other  articles  will  be 
weighed  apart,  adding  25  per  cent  tare  for  brute  weight  to  the  delft 
and  glassware,  and  30  per  cent  ditto  for  porcelain  and  crystals. 

Drinks. — For  those  which  come  in  bottles  the  duty  will  be  applied 
on  each  bottle  of  501  milliliters  (135  fluid  drams)  to  one  liter  (2.113 
American  pints),  considering  as  half  bottles  those  which  contain  more 
than  270  to  500  milliliters  (62  to  135  drams),  and  quarter  bottles  which 
contain  from  200  to  250  milliliters  (54  to  67  drams),  also  those  of  less 
capacity,  will  be  computed  according  to  contents.  It  is  understood 
that  the  capacity  of  the  bottles  will  be  taken  from  the  lower  part  of 
the  necks  of  same. 

Ready-made  articles  and  clothing. — These  Avill  be  weighed  together 
with  all  the  material  with  which  they  are  packed  and  rated  accordingly. 

Leather  and  tanned  shins. — These,  too,  will  be  weighed  with  pack- 
ing and  rated  accordingly. 

Drugs.,  paints.,  and  chemical  ^products  will  be  weighed  with  their 
respective  packings,  as  barrels,  tins,  boxes,  etc.,  with  the  exception 
of  those  in  which  the  manner  of  packing  is  expressly  determined,  in 
which  case  it  will  be  necessary  to  weigh  only  the  first  package.  In 
respect  to  chemical  compositions  not  specified,  expressed,  or  men- 
tioned, they  will  be  rated  according  to  the  principal  element  of  their 
contents. 

Electric  and  other  articles  of  illumination  which  come  in  bales,  bags, 
or  rolls  will  be  weighed  as  brute  weight;  those  coming  in  any  other 
condition  will  be  weighed  together  with  the  paper,  packing,  cardboard 
boxes,  cardboard,  etc. ,  except  those  in  which  the  manner  of  weighing 
is  expressly  determined.  Lamps,  although  they  have  plate  or  base  of 
iron,  will  be  considered  of  bronze,  nickel,  or  nickel-plated. 


PERU.  1395 

Hardware^  naval  articles^  wood^  and  machinery,  which  come  in  bales, 
frames,  bags,  or  rolls,  will  be  weighed  as  brute  weight;  those  coming- 
in  any  other  condition  will  be  weighed  with  the  paper,  packing,  card- 
board boxes,  cardboard,  etc.,  excepting  those  whose  mode  of  weight 
is  specially  determined.     The  nmneration  of  wire  will  be  English. 

Musical  instruments  will  be  taxed  according  to  their  weight,  includ- 
ing paper,  boxes,  and  packing,  and  the  duty  will  equallj^  apply  to 
instruments  finished  or  not. 

Stationery  and  articles  of  hasaar  will  he  weighed  together  with  their 
cardboard  boxes,  bales,  cardboard,  paper,  and  packing,  although  these 
may  come  separated  from  the  articles,  being  always  in  the  same  pack- 
age, excepting  those  whose  mode  of  weighing  is  expressly  determined. 
For  applying  the  duties  to  this  section,  imitations  worked  with  animal 
fibers  and  artificial  fibers  will  be  considered  as  silk. 

Furniture. — All  furniture,  without  exception,  should  be  detailed, 
declaring  the  quantity  by  units  or  dozen,  according  to  each  correspond- 
ing class  of  value.  The  duties  will  be  paid  equally  on  furniture  fin- 
ished as  unfinished.  Fine  and  extra  fine  furniture  whose  value  exceeds 
the  corresponding  duties  established  in  this  section,  due  toits  richness, 
quantit}^,  or  quality  of  adornments  which  it  has,  be  they  sculptures, 
bronze,  gold  embossments,  or  paint  denominated  as  Vernis-Martin, 
lacquered  or  others,  and  those  not  specified,  will  have  their  values 
declared. 

Hats,  where  duty  is  levied  according  to  weight,  will  include  paper, 
boxes,  and  packing. 

Saddlery,  where  dutied  according  to  weight,  will  include  the  pack- 
ing also. .    Same  applies  to  textiles,  when  in  bales,  brute  weight. 

Clotli  will  be  considered  mixed  which  contains  up  to  YO  per  cent  of 
the  fiber  of  greater  value. 

Shoes  are  considered  infants'  up  to  6f  inches,  children's  to  8f  inches, 
men  and  women's  above  this. 


PERU. 

IMPOBTS  AND  EXPORTS,    1905. 

The  Minister  of  the  Treasury  of  the  Republic  of  Peru,  Señor  A.  B. 
Leguia,  has  presented  to  the  National  Congress  a  valuable  report 
covering  all  business  of  his  Department  during  the  year  1905.  It 
states  that  the  customs  receipts  at  Callao  were  £593,592.505;  Mol- 
iendo, £131,317.525;  Paita,  £37,366.957;  Etén,  £36,684.187;  Sala- 
verry,  £32,545.995;  Pireo,  £23,854.737;  Pecamayo,  £15,206.114;  llo, 
£1,381.845;  Pimentel,  £101,633;  Tumbe,  £79,158,  and  Compañía  Nacio- 
nal de  Recaudación,  £7,561.170,  making  a  total  of  £882,692.116,  plus 
£128,887.348  from  Iquitos,  or  in  all  a  grand  total  of  £1,011,579.464. 
Bull.  No.  5—06 11 


1896       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Consular  receipts  amounted  to  £41,960.316;  those  from  alcoholic 
drinks,  etc.,  to  £371,668.562;  tobacco,  £147,318.030;  salt,  £111,- 
676.772,  and  receipts  in  general  to  £1,990,568.232. 

The  imports  of  merchandise  amounted  to  £1,298,000.385  and  the 
exports  to  £4,066,639.527. 

CALLAO  PORT  MOVEMENTS,   1905. 

The  sliipping-  statistics  of  the  port  of  Callao,  of  the  Republic  of  Peru, 
during*  the  last  quarter  of  1905,  as  per  a  report  of  the  Chilean  consul- 
general  at  that  port,  were  as  follows: 

STEAM  VESSELS. 


Arrivals. 

Departures. 

Number. 

Tons. 

Number. 

Tons. 

British 

61 
23 
3 
14 
2 
1 
1 

123, 060 
37, 089 
2,430 
34, 579 
1,586 
2,530 
2,116 

59 

24 

2 

13 
2 
1 
1 

125,346 

38, 312 

1,620 

36, 081 

1,486 

2,520 

2,117 

Total                                      

104 

203, 290 

102 

207, 492 

SAILING  VESSELS. 


Arrivals. 


Departures. 


Number.!       Tons. 


British 

Peruvian  . . 

German 

Danish 

Norwegian. 
Italian 

Total. 


10, 087 
5,690 
1,423 
1,118 
1,386 
1,074 


21, 778 


122, 272 
4,117 
2.643 
i;il6 
4,361 


TAHÍFF  MODIFICATIONS  IN"  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  LORETO. 

A  Peruvian  law,  dated  January  27,  1906,  modifies  the  customs  tariff 
for  the  Department  of  Lorcto,  the  substance  of  said  law,  which  is  to 
come  into  force  one  hundred  and  twenty  days  after  promulgation,  being 
as  follows: 

Article  1.  In  the  custom-houses  of  the  Department  of  Loreto  the 
articles  comprised  in  section  7  of  the  customs  tariff  are  to  pay  an 
import  duty  of  15  per  cent  on  the  valuations  stated  therein  (instead  of 
10  per  cent,  as  previously). 

Art.  2.  The  following  are  to  be  admitted  free  of  duty:  Live  cattle; 
vessels,  steam  or  other,  put  together  or  not,  and  naval  stores;  coal; 
tools  and  machinery  of  all  kinds  for  agriculture  and  industry;  rails 
and  accessories,  and  all  rolling  stock  for  railways;  coined  gold;  books 
and  school  requisites;  furnaces  for  industrial  use;  copper  stills  for 


UNITED    STATES.  1397 

rectifying;  pans  of  iron  or  copper  weighting  more  than  46  kilograms; 
cups  and  other  appliances  used  exclusivelj^  for  the  collection  of  rubber. 

Art.  3.  All  other  merchandise  imported  shall  pay  30  per  cent  on 
the  valuation  stated  in  the  tariff,  except  gold  and  silver  jewelry  set 
with  precious  stones,  and  unset  precious  stones,  which  shall  pay  3  per 
cent;  gold  and  silver  manufactures,  which  shall  pay  10  per  cent,  and 
wooden  matches,  which  shall  pay  the  specific  im.port  and  consumption 
duties  fixed  by  the  tariff. 

Art.  4.  All  rubber  exported  through  the  same  custom-houses, 
whatever  its  class  or  quality,  shall  pay  a  duty  of  20  centavos  per  kilo- 
gram (gross  weight),  or  21  centavos  (net  weight)  when  not  packed  in 
cases. 


SALVADOR. 

PORT  MOVEMENTS,   DECEMBEB,    1905. 

The  port  movements  of  the  Republic  of  Salvador  during  the  month 
of  December,  1905,. were  as  follows:  36  steamers  and  33  sailing  ves- 
sels arrived,  transporting  2,0Y3  seamen,  3,523  tons  of  cargo,  42,221 
packages,  334  passengers,  64  cases,  61'7  bags,  and  58  bags  of  corre- 
spondence. These  same  ships  and  vessels  left  the  ports  of  the  Repub- 
lic taking  31,231  packages,  249  passengers,  26  cases,  135  bags,  and  90 
bags  of  correspondence. 

EXPORTS  DITRING  OCTOBER,    1905. 

The  Republic  of  Salvador  exported  during  the  month  of  October, 
1905,  5,843  cases,  weighing  700,391  pounds,  and  possessing  a  total  value 
of  259,624.12  colones.  The  customs  receipts  obtained  from  the  total 
exports  amounted  to  $630.25  gold  and  $6,433.90  silver. 

IMPORTS  DURING  AUGUST,    1905. 

The  imports  of  the  Republic  of  Salvador  during  August,  1905,  were 
as  follows:  29,640  cases  were  received,  weighing  2,113,226  kilograms, 
and  valued  at  $422,846.90.  The  principal  countries  of  origin  were 
England,  United  States,  and  Germany,  and  the  value  of  the  goods  cred- 
ited to  each  was  $137,266,  $130,203.55,  and  $43,443.24,  respectively. 


UNITED  STATES. 

TRADE  WITH  LATIN  AMERICA. 
STATEMENT   OF    IMPORTS    AND    EXPORTS. 

Following  is  the  latest  statement,  from  figures  compiled  by  the 
Bureau  of  Statistics,  United  States  Department  of  Commerce  and 
Labor,  showing  the  value  of  the  trade  between  the  United  States  and 


1398   INTERNATIONAL  BUEE  AU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Latin-American  countries.  The  report  is  for  the  month  of  March, 
1906,  with  a  comparative  statement  for  the  corresponding  month  of  the 
previous  year;  also  for  the  nine  months  ending  March,  1906,  as  com- 
pared with  the  same  period  of  the  preceding  year.  It  should  be 
explained  that  the  figures  from  the  various  custom-houses,  showing 
imports  and  exports  for  any  one  month,  are  not  received  at  the  Treas- 
ury Department  until  about  the  20th  of  the  following  month,  and  some 
time  is  necessarily  consumed  in  compilation  and  printing,  so  that  the 
returns  for  March,  for  example,  are  not  published  until  some  time  in 
May. 

IMPORTS  OF  MEKCHANDISE. 


Articles  and  countries. 


March- 


1905. 


Nine  months  ending 
March — 


1905. 


1906. 


Chemicals,  etc.  : 
Logwood  {Palo  campeche;  Pão  de  campeche;  Campeche): 

Central  America 

Mexico 


Cocoa  {Cacao;  Coco  ou  cacao  crû;  Cacao): 

Central  America 

Brazil 

Other  South  America 


Coffee  (Ca/é;  Café;  Café): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Brazil 

Other  South  America . . . 


Copper  (  Cobre;  Cobre;  Cuivre)  : 

Cuba 

Mexico 

South  Am.erica 


Fibers: 
Cotton,  unmanufactured  {Algodón  en  rama;  Algodão 
em,  rama;  Coton,  non  manufacturé): 

South  America 

Sisal  grass  {Henequén;  Henequén;  Hennequen): 
Mexico 


Fruits  : 
Bananas  {Plátanos;  Bananas;  Bananes): 

Central  America 

Cuba 

South  America 

Oranges  {Naranjas;  Laranjas;  Oranges): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 


Fur  skins  {Pieles  finas;  Pelles;  Fourrures): 

South  America 

Hides  and  skins  (  Cueros  y  pieles;  Couros  e  pelles;  Cuirs 
et  peaux)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  America 


India  rubber,  crude  (  Goma  elástica;  Borracha  crua  ; 
Caoutchouc): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Brazil 

Other  South  America 


Lead,  in  pigs,  bars,  etc.  {Plomo  en  galápagos,  barras, 
etc.;  Chumbo  em  linguados,  barras,  etc.;  Plomb  en 
saumons,  en  barres,  etc.  )  : 

Mexico 

South  America ■ 


Dollars. 
15, 680 


6,480 

87, 967 

102, 606 


1, 598,  735 
398, 645 

3,781,830 
439, 759 


5,685 

1,828,363 

234 


74, 634 
1,894,515 


397, 990 

112, 518 

68,  Ü43 

22 
258 
330 


7,382 


44, 524 

394,  721 

1,361,930 


15, 126 

4, 879, 321 

92, 626 


355, 471 
4,697 


Dollars. 
2,"Í87' 


75, 898 
40,  557 
125, 403 


1, 470,  243 
345, 134 

4,  928, 121 
878, 905 


5,068 

1,860,771 

41,  279 


40, 637 
763, 746 


463, 412 
93, 810 
53, 317 


990 
1,879 


9,997 


51,597 

435, 777 

1,154,218 


70, 087 

115, 766 

2, 846, 885 

92,  799 


220, 916 
205 


Dollars. 
22, 205 


48, 236 
1, 031, 970 
1,127,482 


3,  783, 577 

1,058,021 

54, 605, 876 

7,015,569 


29, 225 

11, 503, 565 

15,407 


413, 233 
11,547,170 


3, 061, 945 
604, 750 
392, 435 

3,785 
41, 375 
3,495 


187, 724 


510, 193 
2, 522, 943 
9, 262, 325 


605,  763 

87, 014 

23, 444, 857 

975, 254 


2, 641, 501 
9,888 


Dollars. 
25,120 
3,532 


87, 671 
1, 054, 230 
1, 364, 577 


4, 473,  682 

1, 700, 851 

43, 605, 860 

7, 516, 213 


57, 038 

13, 555, 811 

410, 039 


300, 866 
10, 666, 963 


3, 129,  713 
363, 919 
288, 423 

476 

47, 271 

7,778 


436, 890 


416, 842 

3, 175, 251 

10, 898, 013 


584, 383 

396, 346 

18, 745, 522 

971,611 


2,549,180 
56,581 


UNITED    STATES. 
IMPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


1399 


Articles  and  countries. 


March- 


1905. 


Nine  months  ending 
March- 


Sugar,  not  above  No.  16  Dutcli  standard  (Azi'icar,  no 
superior  de  la  escala  holandesa;  Assucar,  não  su- 
perior ao  Ko.  16  de  padrão  hollandez;  Sucre,  pas 
au-dessîis  du  type  hollandais  JS^o.  16): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Other  South  America ~. 

Tobacco,  leaf  (  Tabaco  en  rama;  Tabaco  em  folha; 
Tabac  eii  feuilles)  : 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Wood,  mahogany  (  Caoba;  Mogno;  Acajou)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

South  America 

Wool  (Lana;  Lá;  Laine): 
South  America — 

Class  1  (clothing) - 

Class  2  (combing) 

Class  3  (carpet) , 


Dollars. 

3,582 

49, 320 

14, 587, 36Õ 

408, 308 

77, 981 


1,122 
1, 149, 456 


74,144 

13,167 

8,900 

5, 217 


1, 461, 612 
70, 937 
79, 752 


Dollars. 


1,601 
7, 274, 331 


283, 818 


1,046 
, 454, 333 


53,  782 

516 

2,545 

2,000 


757, 528 
29,975 
61, 463 


Dollars. 

86, 402 

313, 590 

44, 435, 407 

678, 837 

2, 562, 015 


29, 282 
8, 336,  932 


520, 018 

210, 521 

87, 189 

41,684 


4, 299,  546 
430, 163 
422, 993 


Dollars. 

3,107 

28,  607 

36,764,482 

878, 140 

1,965,618 


4,068 
10, 614, 579 


409, 851 

278,  561 

79,  383 

21, 931 


5, 459, 376 
190, 537 
539, 103 


EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE. 


Agxicnltnra\iriiplejnents{  Instrumentos  de  agricultura; 
Instru-mentos de  agricultura;  Machines  agricoles): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela ; 

Other  South  America 


Breadstuffs: 
Corn  {Maíz;  Milho;  Mais): 
■    Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

South  America 

yvhent  {Trigo;   Trigo;  Blé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  Am.erica 

Wheat  flour  (Harina  de  trigo;  Farinha  de  trigo;  Farine 
de  blé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Animals  : 
Csdue  {Oanado  vacuno;  Gado;  Bitail): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

South  America 

Hogs  {Cerdos;  Forças;  Fores): 

Mexico 

South  America 

Horses  {Caballos;  Caballos;  Chevaux): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  America. . , 


1,929 

41,951 

32, 358 

166, 547 

6,838 

10, 205 

66 

170 

16, 834 


51, 194 
97, 986 
89, 658 
14, 690 

992 
30 


148, 094 
41, 447 

443, 532 

102, 248 
30, 882 

209, 778 


1,110 
47,  651 
39, 527 

5,055 

5,114 
35 

575 
32, 081 


3,685 

62, 882 

8,145 

161, 368 

6,073 

8,  652 

569 

190 

21, 279 


10, 891 

100, 336 

84, 203 

1,074 

155 

316, 738 

46 


160, 251 

7,649 

285, 061 

88, 815 

6,472 

129, 353 


412 

39, 533 

80, 005 

9,872 

10, 393 


4,995 
55, 158 


13, 149 

256, 274 

128, 144 

3, 942, 852 

119,  372 

225, 438 

3,010 

1, 658 

116, 755 


223, 361 

214, 979 

718, 831 

49, 445 

13, 093 

14, 796 

218 


1, 186, 280 
168, 757 

2, 447, 833 
931, 516 
345,332 

1,466,349 


3,965 

302, 056 

1, 436, 063 

65, 274 

43,421 
512 

5, 966 

175, 974 

4,753 


12,  223 

370, 946 

143, 544 

4, 821,  754 

68,  352 

282, 693 

2,701 

1,879 

244, 537 


92,  248 
698, 532 
953,  831 

16, 758 

35, 279 

1, 572, 668 

386, 582 


1,363,451 
137, 880 

2, 471, 683 
943, 381 
483, 061 

1,769,832 


4,253 

453,  661 

1,411,799 

87, 145 

117,  509 
1,320 

10, 060 

224, 548 

3.775 


1400   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


Articles  and  countries. 


March- 


1906. 


Nine  months  ending 
March — 


(.'arrlages,  etc.: 
Automobiles  {Automóviles;  Automóviles;  Automobile): 

Mexico 

South  America 

Carriages,  cars,  etc.,  and  parts  of  {Carruajes,  carros  y 
sus  accesorios;  Carriiagens,  carros  e  partes  de  car- 
ros;  Voitures,  wagons  et  lews  parties)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


Dollars. 


Cosa,  {Carbón  de  piedra;  Carvão;  Charbon) 

Mexico 

Cuba 


Copper  (Co6rf;   Cobre;  Cuivre): 
Mexico 


Cotton  : 
Cotton,   unmanufactured  {Algodón  non  manufactu- 
rado;   Algodão  Ji&o  manufacturado;    Coton,  non 
manufacturé): 

Mexico 

South  America 

Cotton  cloths  (  Tejidos  de  algodón;  Fazendas  de  algo- 
dão; Coton,  manufacture): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Wearing  apparel  (Ropa  de  algodón;  Eoujja  de  algo- 
dão;  Vêtements  en  coton)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


Electric  and  scientific  apparatus  {Aparatos  eléctricos 
y  cientijicos;  Apparelhos  eléctricos  e  scientiflcos; 
Appareils  électriques  et  scientifiques)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Electrical  machinery  {Maquinaria  eléctrica;  Ilachinas 
eléctricas;  Machines  électriques)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Iron  and  steel,  manufactures  of: 
Steel  rails  {Carriles  de  acero;   Trilhos  de  aço;  Hails 
d'acier): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  America 


2, 814 

108, 911 

71,486 

160,101 

1,663 

2,278 

2, 157 

407 

20, 243 


290,  960 
239, 368 


154, 715 


390, 7C8 


117, 825 
25, 870 
93,232 
42,  854 
47, 420 
96, 196 
26, 261 
53, 856 
53, 656 


58, 090 

70, 184 

38, 199 

48, 959 

6,866 

799 

2,  ,590 

1, 623 

3, 762 


12, 238 
81,651 
26, 568 
32, 138 
4,758 
11, 711 
16, 546 


1,676 
69,472 
2,648 
5,536 
4,411 
200 
20, 419 


17, 804 

154, 330 

68, 333 


Dollars. 
34,611 
3,991 


342, 801 

139, 721 

130, 417 

149, 687 

5,486 

4,406 

312 

208 

16,466 


304, 906 
271, 783 


97, 799 


76, 418 


149, 604 
16, 291 
70, 896 
6,376 
61,450 
15, 612 
75,402 
44,  971 
31,927 


70, 177 

56, 738 

31,232 

11, 660 

6,306 

839 

2,624 

1,637 

2,531 


23, 120 

113, 752 

28,169 

78, 120 

8,264 

3,072 

13, 221 


3,779 
111, 627 
22, 791 

5,200 
31,914 


7,619 


260, 070 

16, 309 

342,  450 


52, 552 

862, 310 

423,  906 

683, 883 

49,840 

46,969 

24, 524 

8, 522 

134, 786 


2, 005, 410 
1, 207, 561 


901,011 


3, 265,  953 
25, 926 


1,086,279 
189, 101 
580, 597 
284. 870 
538, 063 
543, 159 
710, 905 
324, 05i> 
325, 897 


513, 523 

435, 729 

286, 415 

240, 963 

53, 987 

13, 547 

68, 098 

16, 255 

37, 929 


87, 420 
627, 306 
182, 574 
265, 484 
65,911 
74, 940 
138, 209 


28, 239 
566, 169 

38, 150 
152, 995 

82, 593 

5,660 

182, 150 


209, 806 
471, 923 
841, 577 


Dollars. 
201,121- 
52, 032 


1,079,092 

1, 225, 902 

977, 559 

1, 069, 610 

146,407 

423, 239 

39, 067 

6,853 

223, 386 


2, 258, 610 
1, 508, 130 


971,  080 


1,553,630 


1,176,433 
209, 096 
866, 601 
232, 427 
470, 968 
726, 240 
441,313 
274, 185 
350, 280 


515,562 

407,  764 

337, 296 

146, 476 

36,594 

17, 428 

31, 955 

23, 236 

44,792 


152,  337 
714, 402 
250, 112 
485, 796 
130, 380 
55, 288 
244, 620 


16, 838 
715, 306 
402, 542 

84,655 

149, 227 

263 

121, 467 


508,  .593 
1,136,922 
2, 852, 757 


UNITED    STATES. 


1401 


EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


Articles  and  countries. 


Kine  months  ending 
March. — 


1905.  1906, 


1905. 


1906. 


Builders'  hardware,  and  saws  and  tools  {Materiales 
de  metal  para  construcción,  sierras  y  herramientas; 
Ferragens,  serras  e  ferramentas;  Matériaux,  de  con- 
struction en  fer  et  acier.,  scies  et  outils)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Sewing  machines,  and  parts  of  {Máquinas  de  coser 
y  accesorios;  Machinas  de  coser  e  accessorios; 
Machines  à  coudre  et  leurs  parties): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Steam  engines,  and  parts  of  (Locomotoras  y  accesorios; 
Locomotivas  e  accessorios;  Locomotifs  et  leurs  jiar- 
ties) : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Typewriting  machines,  and  parts  of  {Máqiánas  de 
escribir  y  accesorios;  Machinas  de  escribir  e 
accesorios;  Machines  à  écrire  et  leurs  parties)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Dollars. 

20, 535 

73,  bl-i 

44, 895 

52, 227 

29, 824 

7,748 

5,791 

4,445 

18, 119 


10,123 
54, 980 
34,865 
26, 286 
6,860 
4,638 
26, 122 


3,000 
25, 386 
18,447 
158, 538 
75, 000 


Leather,  other  than  sole  {Cuero  distinto  del  de  suelo; 
Couro  não  para  solas;  Cuirs,  aidres  que  pour 
semelles): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Boots  and  shoes  ( Cateado;  Calçado;  Chaussures): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Naval  stores  : 
Rosin,  tar,  etc.  {Resina  y  alquitrán;  Resina  e  alcatrão; 
Résine  et  goudron)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cub  a 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Turpentine  {Aguarrás;  Agua-raz;  Téréhenthine): 

Central  America : 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 


23,300 


4, 449 
27, 373 
7,080 
8,351 
2,460 
1,282 
27, 728 


14, 566 

8,412 

35, 200 

21,567 

10, 761 

2,687 

1,338 

3,474 

2,126 

23,127 

120, 917 

6,632 

17, 456 


1,161 
1,412 
6,010 
16, 209 
22, 891 
1,754 
1,899 
3,543 
10, 562 

1,737 
484 

2,400 
14,785 
15, 790 


Dollars. 

30, 152 

116,  926 

46,  744 

63,515 

41,911 

19, 315 

6,236 

2,142 

24, 053 


12, 124 
72, 509 
17, 951 

75, 279 

19, 256 

5, 580 

42,548 


109, 600 
4,900 


131, 200 

"Í77,'3Õ2' 


4,567 
34,640 

7,618 

13,940 

10,281 

963 

17, 063 


20,927 
6,861 
17, 341 
22, 794 
9,795 
7,048 
7,141 
5,028 
8,498 

32, 460 

111,  363 

3, 855 

32, 915 


1,370 
2,540 
4,248 


88, 128 
4,391 
3,685 
4,203 

48,311 

2,103 
609 

7, 522 
10,116 
13, 735 


Dollars. 

163, 639 

555, 541 

351,042 

420, 986 

230, 006 

97, 762 

61, 737 

29, 565 

143, 822 


79, 072 
397, 387 
226, 177 
321,526 
97, 138 
78, 138 
207, 780 


44,  710 
335,  661 
208, 141 
207,448 
104, 185 
19,330 
67,583 


25,  611 
178, 191 
52, 533 
53, 682 
25, 894 
6,009 
96,113 


106, 823 
53, 512 
170, 024 
160, 489 
66,  942 
23, 337 
19, 662 
42, 032 
35, 551 

207, 992 

798, 822 

97, 893 

143,  585 


13, 154 

12, 606 

46, 996 

209, 957 

189, 462 

13, 103 

13, 234 

23, 526 

137, 464 

17,  962 
5,960 
52, 148 
158,  206 
70, 383 


Dollars. 
264, 589 
887,371 
486, 045 
524, 976 
305, 913 
171,267 
46, 593 
30, 209 
188, 120 


88, 820 
473, 389 
228, 439 
578, 294 
151,567 

49, 106 
281,679 


367, 638 
298, 600 
650, 421 
189,  651 
251,  708 
11,803 
248, 563 


41,260 

236, 120- 

56,254 

76, 574 

46, 161 

8,927 

106, 573 


141, 668 

69, 408 

215, 091 

261, 739 

101, 349 

45,  992 

45, 324 

40, 849 

6S, 271 

304, 781 

1, 145, 451 

35, 534 

227, 603 


19, 593 

17, 571 

67, 321 

341, 109 

456, 688 

69, 229 

23, 273 

29,298 

134, 912 

38, 240 

5,025 

52, 582 

165, 982 

84, 710 


1402       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 


EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDIZE— Continued. 


A'aral  stores — Continued. 
Rosin,  tar,  etc. — Continued. 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


Oils,  mineral,  crude  (^Ice/íes  minerales,  crudos;  Óleos 
mineraes,  crûs;  Huiles  minérales,  brutes)  : 

Mexico 

Cuba , 

Cils,  minerai,  refined  or  manufactured  (Aceites 
minerales,  rejiiiados  ó  manufacturados;  Óleos  mi- 
neraes, refinados  ou  manufacturados;  Huiles  miné- 
rales,  raffinées  ou  manufacturées): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America , 

Oils,  Yegeti\hie(  Aceites  vegetales;  Óleos  vegetaes;  Huües 
végétales)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Other  South  America 

Paper  (Papel;  Papel;  Papier): 

Central  Am.erica 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


Provisions,  comprising'  meat  and  dairy  products: 
Beef,  canned  (Came  de  vaca  en  latas;  Carne  de  vacca 
em  latas;  Bœuf  conservé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America : . 

Beef,  salted  or  pickled  (Carne  de  vaca,  salada  ó  en 
salmuera;  Carne  de  vacca,  salgada  oil  cm  sal- 
moura; Bœuf  salé  ou  en  saumure): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Tallow  (Sebo;  Sebo;  Suif): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Bacon  (Tocino;  Toucinho;  Lard  fumé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Dollars. 
5,218 
341 
305 

4,850 


92, 763 
503 


28,  667 

41, 575 

80,  668 

105, 479 

163, 146 

118, 177 

3,428 

13, 324 

74, 134 


3,568 
93, 268 
17, 657 

2,971 
19,  669 

4,  962 
17, 767 

19, 148 

43,428 

35, 924 

12, 876 

2,990 

37, 514 

2, 224 

3, 655 

9,176 


1,491 

1,870 

403 

9 

232 

485 

2,655 


8,531 
297 
363 


425 

890 

15, 702 

7,629 

3,405 

30 


548 
7,462 

765 

3,316 

35, 313 

7,015 

52 

1,400 


Dollars. 

5, 307 
711 
368 

1,061 


16, 931 
80, 623 


41,  756 
50, 687 
47, 687 
261, 343 
209, 559 
54,388 
10, 275 
13, 347 
76, 504 


2,518 
19,  594 
28,  693 

4,310 


2,732 
18, 358 

19, 601 
51, 662 
47, 539 
67, 138 
8,165 
19, 091 
2,167 
4,056 
12, 666 


7,036 
7,344 
2,004 


32 

55 

3,851 


12, 671 
684 
572 
485 
246 
37 

15, 431 

11, 090 

2,027 

36 


857 
2,830 

4,510 

3,141 

40, 922 

12, 355 

52 

1,325 


Dollars. 

42, 651 
4,784 
5,560 

40, 379 


604,  962 
312, 031 


221,716 

168, 231 

339,  613 

1,789,250 

1,859,588 

564, 110 

93, 263 

111,469 

517, 538 


23, 122 
535,  645 
58, 943 
32, 918 
135, 752 
33, 605 
96, 653 

99, 434 
385, 254 
272, 672 
155, 268 
43, 496 
174, 489 
28, 411 
28, 266 
85, 591 


14,239 
34, 637 
7,073 
325 
5, 564 
3,453 
16, 349 


56, 427 
1,480 
2,542 
780 
4,833 
8,355 
104, 030 

79, 553 
22, 923 
8,730 
1,285 
3,212 
6,010 
40, 246 

14, 256 

32, 324 

335, 589 

53, 890 

776 

8,039 


Dollars. 

60,  664 

4,455 

4,927 

33, 52S 


485, 465 
316, 334 


268, 458 

260, 436 

263, 723 

1,681,619 

2, 074, 181  • 

611, 190 

73, 204 

101,404 

785, 783 


22, 555 
625, 800 
128,  067 

18, 270 
129, 182 

16,  297 
118,  554 

172, 491 

428,  359 

325, 003 

259,442 

68, 345 

185, 592 

20, 834 

29, 983 

89, 171 


32. Oil 

21, 082 

20,  793 

679 

3,528 

1, 295 


77,  676 
8,404 
4,265 
2.438 
5, 420 
4, 753 
181, 304 

124,  584 
78, 005 
7,884 
1,092 
46, 704 
12, 961 
28, 024 

17, 432 

34, 208 

316,  749 

128, 590 

380 

10, 588 


UNITED    STATES. 

EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


1403 


Articles  and  countries. 


Provisions,  etc. — Continued. 
B.a,Tas  {Jamones;  Presunto;  Jambons): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

PoTk  {Canie  de  puerco;  Carne  de  porco;  Porc): 

Central  America 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Lard  (Manteca;  Banha;  Saindoux): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Arg-entine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America , 

Butter  (Mantequilla;  Manteiga;  Beurre): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Venezuela , 

Other  South  America 

Cheese  {Queso;  Queijo;  Fromage): 

Central  America 

,    Mexico 

Cuba 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Sugar  {Azúcar;  Assucar;  Sucre): 

Central  America 

Mexico  

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Tobacco,  unmanufactured  (  Tabaco  no  maUufactíi- 
rado;  Tabaco  nao  manufacturado;  Tabac  non 
manufacturé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Argentine  Republic 

Colombia , 

Other  South  America , 

Tobacco,  manufactures  oí  {Manufacturas  de  tabaco; 
Manufacturas  de  tabaco;   Tabac  fabriqué)  : 

Central  America , 

Mexico 

Cuba , 

Argentine  Republic , 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Wood,  and  manuf.ictures  of: 
Wood,  unmanufactured  {Madera  no  manufacturada; 
Madeira  não  manufacturada;  'Bois  brut)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Lumber  {Maderas;  Madeiras;  Bois  de  construction)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 


Marcht — 


1905. 


Dollars. 

4, 509 

12,  723 

38, 278 

65 

451 

1,766 

1, 846 

12, 709 
36, 836 
3,359 
1,007 
20,  915 

16, 939 

29, 554 

148, 395 

397 

15, 700 

5, 284 

10, 845 

29, 131 

21, 514 

8,135 
15, 077 
2,072 
5, 842 
749 
3,830 
1,362' 

5,419 

6,418 

1,550 

339 

96 


9,838 
4,453 
1,464 


7,608 
8,530 
1, 600 
1 
5,397 


10,  777 

1,384 

11,091 

106 

201 

Õ,  142 


24,  426 

53, 589 

8,128 

606 


150 

10, 892 

195 

27, 329 
175, 853 
188, 458 
201, 147 

33, 618 


1906. 


Dollars. 

11, 607 

8,356 

40,  943 

150 

294 

2, 265 

5,118 

18, 398 
68, 641 


14, 156 

59, 545 

42,  572 

255,  821 

232 

48,  439 

6,165 

7,152 

19, 449 

46, 972 

14,181 
12,  749 
6,  725 
4,733 
794 
9,701 
3,555 

7,770 

5, 523 

1.760 

73 

195 


14,  838 

7,110 

456 

4,691 


6,802 
7,803 


4,320 


12,  952 

2,572 

9,270 

204 

195 

5,175 


48, 623 

120, 358 

10, 618 

5,302 


10, 196 
7,236 

76, 482 
223,  320 
327, 474 
312, 080 

22, 014 


Nine  months  ending 
March — 


1905. 


Dollars. 
40, 442 
93,  202 
338, 491 
1,318 
6,083 
•31, 503 
24,  733 

111,  697 

251, 193 

46, 028 

7, 094 

138, 595 

151, 890 

268,  409 

1,201,934 

2, 351 

168, 680 

38, 700 

74, 301 

194, 751 

282, 116 

58,  967 
92,  315 
18, 762 
72, 715 
11,267 
49, 577 
12, 124 

34,355 

33, 186 

9,971 

2,601 

443 


48, 538 

20, 163 

9,589 

2,520 


41 , 375 
127, 655 
83, 783 
19, 433 
56,  689 


83, 575 
11, 048 
90, 970 
5,683 
11,396 
42, 717 


327,  206 
417, 033 
34, 929 
27, 764 
8,277 
14, 738 
17, 427 
32, 315 

295, 411 
1 ,  509, 508 
1, 175, 090 
1,732,001 

486, 929 


Dollars. 

68, 318 

97,881 

371,290 

320 

3,250 

37, 404 

52, 129 

140, 739 

455, 523 

1,098 

2,461 

175, 381 

345, 323 

464, 784 

1,  949, 156 

2,  643 

129, 134 

57,  533 

287, 922 

288,  252 

419,  .528 

90,  529 
93, 273 
34, 330 
106,  992 
5,  915 
83,  204 
22, 289 

50, 898 

33, 385 

9, 892 

1,399 

1,489 


88, 736 

154, 760 

21,234 

10,  698 


59,138 
71,221 
43, 508 
7,485 
57, 914 


108, 546 
17,  275 
87, 149 
11,  581 
943 
38, 393 


358, 743 

715, 304 

126, 208 

128,  401 

3,050 

12,  664 

17, 265 

90, 867 

470, 935 
1, 289, 346 
1,834,381 
2, 650, 024 

270, 222 


1404   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continuea. 


Articles  and  countries. 


Marcli- 


1905. 


Nine  months  ending 
March — 


1905. 


1906. 


Wood  and  manufactures  of— Continued 
Wood,  unmanufactured,  etc.— Continued. 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela ■- 

Other  South  America 

Furniture  {Muebles;  Mobilia;  Meubles): 

Central  Ajnerica 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


Dollars. 
36, 019 
1,135 
136 

28, 957 

17,366 

74, 167 

56, 262 

19, 988 

1,787 

4,685 

4,359 

1,666 

13, 560 


Dollars. 
67, 239 
3,531 


65, 837 

27, 364 

99,631 

58, 470 

20,  693 

4,285 

3,879 

979 

1,180 

4,368 


Dollars. 

227, 866 

33, 743 

10, 743 

379, 977 

118,669 

471,925 

400, 226 

137,453 

20, 914 

22, 118 

35, 676 

14, 340 

57,964 


Dollars. 

458, 172 
19, 873 
14,119 

521, 076 

228, 538 

595, 430 

574, 187 

244,  711 

35, 845 

52, 162 

15, 599 

28, 513 

61,804 


FOSEIGN  COMMERCE,  MARCH,    1906. 

The  monthl}"  statement  of  the  foreign  commerce  of  the  United 
States  as  compiled  b}"  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor  through 
its  Bureau  of  Statistics  gives  the  following  outline  of  the  commerce 
of  the  country  for  March,  1905  and  1906,  and  for  the  nine  months' 
period  ending  with  March  in  both  years: 

IMPORTS. 


Groups — 

Articles  of  food  and  live  animals 

Articles  in  a  crude  condition,  for  use  in 
manufacturing 

Articles  wholly  or  partially  manufac- 
tured, for  use  in  manufacturing 

Articles  manufactured,  ready  for  con- 
sumption   

Articles  of  voluntary  use,  luxuries,  etc.. 

Total  imports 


Month  of  March 
1905. 


S29,  743, 325 

40,211,747 

12,  368,  089 

15, 187, 058 
12, 920, 969 


1906. 


$22,  542, 501 

40,  894, 022 

15, 083, 748 

19,  229, 800 
15,848,166 


110,431,188  I     113,598,237 


Nine  months  ending  March. 


1905. 


5214, 462, 5C6 

283, 756, 674 

104, 748, 877 

124,015,362 
112,446,635 


839, 430, 114 


1906. 


$193,655,218 

305, 229, 158 

127, 468, 814 

155,  099, 463 
132, 105, 104 


913, 557, 757 


DOMESTIC  EXPORTS. 


Products  of — 

Agriculture 

Manufactures 

Mining 

Forest 

Fisheries 

Miscellaneous 

Total  domestic  exports 

Foreign  merchandise  exported 

Total  exports 


S72, 573,  324 

50,  422, 713 

3, 986,  597 

5,211,339 

335, 347 

1, 441, 227 


133,  970,  547 
3, 007,  882 


136, 978, 429 


S75, 381, 646 

54, 929, 336 

4, 639, 804 

6,  .555, 820 

585, 592 

1,270,800 


143, 362, 998 
2, 149, 740 


145, 512, 738 


5640, 340, 206 

392, 594, 675 

35, 822, 473 

45, 881,  709 

6,  266, 228 

6, 381, 927 


1,126,287,218 
18,.752, 019 


S776,  076, 905 

441, 682, 982 

39, 274, 598 

54, 326, 066 

C,  895, 629 

6, 624, 678 


1,324,880,758 
19, 023, 363 


1,145,039,237     1,843,904,121 


The  combined  exports  of  breadstuffs,  cattle  and  hogs,  provisions, 
cotton,  and  mineral  oils  were  larger  in  March  than  in  any  correspond- 
ing month  since  1903;  and  the  shipments  in  the  first  nine  months  of 
the  fiscal  year  were  larger  than  in  any  similar  period  in  the  history  of 
American  commerce. 


UNITED    STATES.  1405 

The  g-ain  in  March  was  principallj"  in  breadstuffs.  The  total  exports 
of  grain  and  flour  last  month  were  valued  at  $15,532,832,  as  against 
112,631,194  in  the  same  month  of  1905.  The  exports  of  principal 
breadstuffs  in  March  were  as  follows:  Barley,  $889,787;  corn,  $6,317,- 
982;  corn  meal,  $140,145;  oats,  $1,972,072;  oatmeal,  $87,611;  rye, 
$95,299;  wheat,  $2,033,309;  wheat  flour,  $3,996,627. 

The  March  shipments  of  cattle  and  hogs  were  $3,805,055;  provisions, 
$15,662,361;  cotton,  $26,833,031;  mineral  oils,  $7,917,995. 

The  total  of  all  these  shipments  in  March  was  $69,751,274,  as  against 
$67,494,451  in  the  same  month  of  last  year.  The  shipments  in  the  first 
nine  months  of  the  fiscal  year  amounted  to  $715,000,033,  as  against 
$581,962,200  in  the  corresponding  period  of  the  fiscal  year  1905. 

LIVE-STOCK  INDUSTRIES,  MARCH,   1906. 

Exports  of  meat  animals  and  provisions  for  the  month  of  March, 
1906,  and  for  the  nine  months  of  the  fiscal  year  to  March  31,  com- 
pared with  the  figures  for  the  same  period  of  the  preceding  year,  as 
compiled  by  the  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  the  Department  of  Commerce 
and  Labor,  are  given  herewith.  These  figures  do  not  include  all 
packing-house  products  or  bj^-products,  which  will  be  included  in  a 
later  statement.     The  figures  are  as  follows: 

Cattle.—lsifxvch,  1905,  41,336  head,  value  $3,704,717;  March,  1906, 
41,767  head,  value  $3,682,110.  For  nine  months  ending  March,  1905, 
375,396  head,  value  $29,483,090;  same  period,  1906,  374,372  head, 
value  $29,315,199. 

IIogs.—MQ.vch,  1905,  754  head,  value  $7,763;  March,  1906,  1,729 
head,  value  $18,012.  For  nine  months  ending  March,  1905,  3,556 
head,  value  $43,079;  same  period,  1906,  14,484  head,  value  $159,649. 

Sheep.— -M^Ych,  1905,  23,695  head,  value  $159,992;  March,  1906, 
16,515  head,  value  $104,933.  For  nine  months  ending  March,  1905, 
198,312  head,  value  $1,264,420;  same  period,  1906,  83,301  head,  value 
$412,402. 

Canned  Se^/.— March,  1905,  10,760,259  pounds,  value  $1,016,491; 
March,  1906,  4,628,723  pounds,  value  $473,596.  For  nine  months 
ending  March,  1905,48,675,059  pounds,  value  $4,840,757;  same  period, 
1906,  52,609,873  pounds,  value  $5,267,013. 

Fresh  Jéé/!— March,  1905,  22,986,556  pounds,  value  $2,042,115; 
March,  1906,  23,912,675  pounds,  value  $2,199,461.  For  nine  months 
ending  March,  1905,  173,669,030  pounds,  value  $16,136,479;  same 
period,  1906,  197,990,348  pounds,  value  $17,967,878. 

Salted,  inckled^  and  other  curedheef. — March,  1905,  6,625,495  pounds, 
value  $386,899;  March,  1906,  5,255,105  pounds,  value  $295,471.  For 
nine  months  ending  March,  1905,  41,711,709  pounds,  value  $2,271,651; 
same  period,  1906,  64,337,644  pounds,  value  $3,722,841. 


1406   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Tallow.— March,  1905,  3,877,529  pounds,  value  $193,350;  March, 
1906,  4,929,343  pounds,  value  1261,747.  For  nine  months  ending 
March,  1905,  42,444,766  pounds,  value  ^2,039,623;  same  period,  1906, 
70,848,051  pounds,  value  $3,425,426. 

jBaco7i.— March,  1905,  23,940,608  pounds,  value  $2,217,116;  March, 
1906,  31,992,368  pounds,  value  $3,222,224.  For  nine  months  ending 
March,  1905,  190,153,753  pounds,  value  $18,728,871;  same  period, 
1906,  267,732,699  pounds,  value  $26,100,482. 

IIa?ns.— March,  1905,  16,403,097  pounds,  value  $1,735,011;  March, 
1906,  13,390,252  pounds,  value  $1,363,979.  For  nine  months  ending 
March,  1905,  143,247,405  pounds,  value  $15,430,950;  same  period, 
1906,  142,896,895  pounds,  value  $14,575,019. 

Fresh,  salted,  or  lyiclded  porh. — March,  1905,  14,163,369  pounds, 
value  $1,110,971;  March,  1906,  12,980,450  pounds,  value  $1,056,686. 
For  nine  months  ending  March,  1905,  92,552,953  pounds,  value 
$7,338,742;  same  period,  1906,  117,871,560  pounds,  value  $9,711,315. 

ZanZ.— March,  1905,  65,941,882  pounds,  value  $5,079,246;  March, 
1906,  58,813,858  pounds,  value  $4,828,503.  For  nine  months  ending 
March,  1905,  449,560,303  pounds,  value  $34,786,424;  same  period, 
1906,  568,912,392  pounds,  value  $45,673,674. 

Oleo  oil.— March,  1905,  12,863,425  pounds,  value  $983,281;  March, 
1906,  14,664,169  pounds,  value  $1,246,185.  For  nine  months  ending 
March,  1905, 100,375,203  pounds,  value  $7,868,076;  same  period,  1906, 
145,982,152  pounds,  value  $12,133,000. 

Oleomargarine. — March,  1905,  811,717  pounds,  value  $69,010; 
March,  1906,  521,117  pounds,  value  $48,940.  For  nine  months  end- 
ing March,  1905,  5,796,317  pounds,  value  $524,734;  same  period,  1906, 
7,654,949  pounds,  value  $670,522. 

Butter.— March,  1905,  479,744  pounds,  value  $94,547;  March,  1906, 
2,253,821  pounds,  value  $419,129.  For  nine  months  ending  March, 
1905, 8,254,576  pounds,  value  $1,285,943;  same  period,  1906, 23,410,492 
pounds,  value  $4,237,988. 

Total  cattle,  hogs,  and  sheep. — March,  1905,  value  $18,857,788; 
March,  1906,  value  $19,467,416.  For  nine  months  ending  March, 
1905,  value  $142,844,753;  same  period,  1906,  value  $174,212,699. 

Total  promslons.— March,  1905,  value  $14,985,316;  March,  1906, 
value  $15,662,361.  For  nine  months  ending  March,  1905,  value 
$112,054,164;  same  period,  1906,  value  $144,325,449. 

EXPORTS  OF  COAL  AND  COKE  IN   1905. 

Exports  of  coal  and  coke  from  the  United  States  in  the  calendar 
year  1905  aggregated  more  than  $31,000,000  in  value  against  a  little 
more  than  11,000,000  in  1895,  a  decade  earlier.  The  united  States  now 
holds  third  rank  among  the  nations  as  an  exporter  of  coal,  although 
she  holds  first  rank  as  a  producer  of  that  article.     The  United  King- 


UNITED    STATES.  1407 

dom  and  German}^  are  larger  exporters  of  coal  than  the  United  States, 
but  the  growth  in  united  States  coal  exports  in  recent  years  has  been 
more  rapid  proportionately  than  that  of  other  countries  and  suggests 
still  further  possibilities  in  the  distribution  to  other  parts  of  the  world 
of  native  supplies  of  this  article,  which  far  exceed  those  of  any  Euro- 
pean countr}^,  or  probably  any  country  of  the  world,  except  China, 
whose  coal  fields  are  as  yet  undeveloped. 

Exports  of  coal  exclusive  of  coke  from  the  United  Kingdom  in  1904: 
were  46,000,000  tons,  against  a  little  less  than  32,000,000  tons  in  1894, 
and  from  Germany  in  1904  were  about  18,000,000  tons,  against  approxi- 
mately 10,000,000  tons  in  1894.  The  United  States,  as  above  indicated, 
ranks  next  with  9,000,000  tons  in  1905,  against  a  little  less  than  4,000,000 
in  1895.  Belgium  ranks  next  as  a  coal  exporter  with  5,000,000  tons  in 
1904,  against  a  little  less  than  4,500,000  tons  in  1894.  Japan  follows 
Belgium  in  rank  as  a  coal-exporting  country  with  a  little  less  than 
3,000,000  tons  in  1904,  against  1,250,000  in  1894.  From  the  Australian 
commonwealth  the  exports  of  coal  in  1904  were  a  little  over  1,500,000 
tons,  from  Canada,  about  1,500,000  tons;  from  France,  in  the  same 
year,  1,000,000  tons,  and  from  Austria-Hungary  less  than  1,000,000 
tons. 

Many  of  these  countries,  however,  while  the}^  export  certain  quanti- 
ties of  coal,  are  large  importers  of  that  article.  German}^,  for  exam- 
ple, while  exporting  about  18,000,000  tons,  imported,  in  1904,  about 
■8,000,000  tons,  while  Belgium's  imports  of  coal  are  over  one-half  as 
great  as  her  exports  of  that  article.  Japan  in  normal  years  imports 
but  small  quantities,  though  her  imports  of  coal  during  recent  years 
have  been  very  large,  being  especially  for  the  use  of  her  war  vessels. 

The  coal  exported  from  the  united  States  goes  chiefly  to  the  near-by 
countries,  but  is  beginning  to  find  its  way  to  other  parts  of  the  world. 
Of  the  $31,315,628  value  of  coal  and  coke  exported  from  the  United 
States  in  1905,  as  shown  by  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor 
through  its  Bureau  of  Statistics,  $17,867,964  was  bituminous  coal, 
$11,104,654  anthracite  coal,  and  $2,243,010  coke.  Of  the  $18,000,000 
worth  of  bituminous  coal  exported  last  year,  $11,500,000  value  went 
to  British  North  America,  and  of  the  $11,000,000  worth  of  anthracite 
coal  exported  nearly  all  went  to  British  North  America,  the  total  to 
other  parts  of  the  world  being  less  than  $200,000. 

Mexico  is  the  next  largest  customer  for  American  coal,  the  value 
of  coal  exported  to  that  country  in  1905  being  a  little  less  than 
$3,000,000,  and  practically  all  of  it  bituminous,  the  value  of  anthracite 
being  but  $8,498.  Cuba  is  next  in  importance  as  a  consumer  of 
American  coal,  the  value  exported  to  that  island  in  1905  being,  of 
bituminous,  $1,487,776,  and  of  anthracite,  $121,117.  Other  West 
Indian  islands  took  a  little  over  $800,000  worth,  almost  exclusively 
bituminous. 


1408   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  shipments  to  Europe  in  1905  were  $308,624  in  value,  distributed 
as  follows:  To  Italy,  §187,339;  to  France,  $12,700;  to  Germany,  |9,483; 
to  Belgium,  $4,926;  and  to  other  Europe,  $94,176.  Comparing-  con- 
ditions in  1905  with  those  of  1895,  it  maj'  be  said  that  the  exports 
from  the  United  States  to  British  North  America  of  bituminous  and 
anthracite  coal  combined  were,  in  1895,  but  3,000,000  tons,  against 
nearly  7,000,000  in  1905;  to  Mexico,  104,000  tons,  against  927,170  in 
1905;  and  to  Cuba,  in  1895,  348,000  tons,  against  564,385  tons  in  1905. 
To  Porto  Kico  the  shipments  in  1895  were  34,000  tons  and  in  1905 
63,133  tons. 

The  comparatively  limited  area  of  distribution  of  American  coal 
exported,  confined  as  it  is  almost  exclusively  to  the  adjacent  countries 
of  Canada,  Mexico,  and  Cuba,  suggests  an  inquiry  as  to  the  area  of 
distribution  of  the  large  quantities  of  coal  exported  from  the  United 
Kingdom,  a  quantity  about  five  times  as  great  as  that  exported  from 
the  United  States  and  valued  at  $120,000,000.  Of  the  47,000,000  tons 
of  coal  exported  from  the  United  Kingdom  in  1905,  aside  from  that 
furnished  to  steamers  engaged  in  the  foreign  trade,  7,500,000,  speaking 
in  round  terms,  went  to  Germany,  6,500,000  to  France,  about  an  equal 
quantity  to  Italy,  a  little  more  than  3,000,000  to  Sweden,  2,500,000  to 
Russia,  nearly  2,500,000  to  Spain,  2,250,000  to  Egypt,  a  little  less  than 
2,000,000  to  Netherlands,  1,750,000  to  Argentina,  1,000,000  to  Brazil, 
500,000  to  Chile,  and  330,000  tons  to  Uruguay 

It  is  proper  to  add  that  the  above  figures  relating  to  coal  exports  do 
not  include  coal  supplied  to  vessels  engag'ed  in  the  foreign  trade,  which 
in  the  case  of  the  United  Kingdom  amounted  in  1905  to  more  than 
17,000,000  tons,  and  in  the  case  of  the  United  States  to  about  5,000,000 
tons. 

CONSUIiAH  TRADE  REPORTS. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of  the  exports  of  merchandise  from 
the  United  States  into  Mexico,  through  the  port  of  Nogales,  Mexico, 
in  January  and  Februarj^,  1906: 

ARTICLES. 


January. 


February. 


January. 


February. 


Animal  substances , 

Vegetable  substances 

Mineral  substances , 

Textiles,   and    manufac- 
tures thereof , 

Chemical  products 

Spirituous  beverages 

United  States  of  America 

England 

France  

Germany 

Spain 


818, 873. 21 
76,  .561. 43 
77, 236. 56 

25, 618. 73 

21,081.77 

1, 459. 26 


$16, 522. 21 

61, 589. 75 

462, 930. 63 

23, 552. 24 
17, 741.  78 
3, 296.  50 


Paper  and  paper  products 
Machinery  and  apparatus 

Vehicles 

Arms  and  explosives 

Miscellaneous 


S3, 943. 52 
82, 025. 69 
11, 135. 35 
15, 593. 08 
22, 197. 47 


Total. 


355, 726. 07 


m,  884. 17 
92, 266. 94 
4, 679.  28 
11,807.15 
16, 383. 78 


714, 654. 43 


COUNTRIES  OF  ORIGIN. 


$326,  594. 64 

^680,030.17 

18, 124. 17 

18, 688. 98 

2, 321.  55 

703. 50 

8, 514. 86 

14,427.78 

90.45 

Italy 

Total 

Customs  duties  collected. 


S80. 40 


355, 720. 07 
81, 285. 93 


$804.  00 


714,6.54.43 
73, 025. 12 


UNITED    STATES. 


1409 


The  exportation  of  foreign  merchandise  from  the  custom-house  in 
Nogales,  Ariz,,  to  the  State  of  Sonora,  Mexico,  during  the  month  of 
March  ultimo  is  as  follows: 

MERCHANDISE. 


Value. 


Animal  products $22, 482. 55 

Vegetables ■    44, 388. 16 

Minerals 297,  938. 22 

Textiles  and  their  manufactures '    20, 945. 15 

Chemical  products i    12,  578. 89 

Spirituous  liquors 4, 646. 12 

Paper  and  its  derivatives '      5, 603. 07 


Article. 


Machinery  and  apparatus 

Vehicles 

Firearms  and  explosives  . 
Miscellaneous 

Total 


Value. 


542.  277."54 
13, 079. 07 
10,  821. 34 
18, 771. 58 


4^,  531. 69 


COÜXTRIES  OF  ORIGIX. 


Value. 

Value. 

United  States  of  America 'S461. 000.  00 

Switzerland 

SI,  608.  00 
617  07 

England 

14, 809.  68 

5,  320. 47 

10, 176. 38 

France 

Total 

G  ermany 

iVó  531  69 

Customs  duties  collected,  .Ç85,521.16. 

X.  B.— In  the  item  of  "Minerals"  there  are  8100,000  united  States  currency,  equivalent  to  §201,000 
Mexican,  on  which  no  consular  fees  were  imposed  on  account  of  not  being  dutiable. 

The  exportation  of  merchandise  from  the  State  of  Sonora,  Mexico, 
entered  through  the  custom-house  in  Nogales,  Ariz.,  during  the  month 
of  March  ultimo  was  as  follows: 


Products. 


Quantity.'       Value. 


Poultry 

Paper  products 

Pulque  brandy. .  .gallons. . 

Cane  sugar pounds.. 

Hides do 

Lithographed  pictures 

Fresh  meat 

Candies 

Laces 

Pickles 

Vegetable  fibers 

Preserved  fruits 

Milk 

Lemons pounds. . 

Porcelain  ware 

U  n  w  r  o  u  g  h  t    metals 
Dounds.. 


33, 158 


SI.  00 

155.  00 

99.00 

1.00 

10, 336.  00 

258.  00 

6.00 

37.00 

2.00 

34.00 

6.00 

1.00 

6.00 

4.00 

125. 00 

995. 00 


Products. 


Oranges pounds.. 

Gold    bullion    and    dust 

ounces.. 

Silver  bullion do 

Fresh  fish 

Natural  feathers 

Potatoes bushels. . 

Soup  pastes 

Pot  cheese pounds. . 

Ready-made  clothing 

Straw  hats 

Salt pounds.. 

Leaf  tobacco do 

Wheat bushels. . 

Total 


Quantity. 


38, 850 


4, 899.  98 
88, 228. 08 


56, 900 

1,716 

3Í 


Value. 


S508. CO 

138, 386. 00 

81,  792.  CO 

22. 00 

101. 00 

8.00 

333.00 

4.00 

2.00 

83.00 

232. 00 

614.  00 

4.00 


The  exports  from  Mexico  into  the  United  States  in  Januaiy 
amounted  to  1415, 604. 72,  and  consisted  of  the  following  items: 


)06, 


Articles. 


Fowls , 

Jewelry , 

Mescal 

Paper  products , 

Portland  cement 

Rawhides , 

Shells 

Candies 

Scrap  iron  and  steel  . . . 
Laces  and  fancy  work  , 

Preserved  fruits 

Fresh  fruits 

Vegetable  fibers 

Beans  and  peas 

Cattle , 

Lemons 

Milk 


Value. 


122.  CO 

3.00 

128. 00 

18.00 

60.00 

, 823. 00 

12.00 

3.00 

280. 00 

3.00 

3.00 

9.00 

117. 00 

42.00 

,  630.  00 

8.00 

8.00 


Articles. 


Vegetables 

Painted  china v,'are 

Corn 

Oranges 

Fresh  fish 

Cheese 

Beady-made  clothing 

Hats 

Salt 

Cigars 

Tobacco  (unmanufactured) 

Ores 

Gold  dust 

Silver  bullion 

Total 


Value. 


1, 
102, 
293, 


S42. 00 

22. 00 

2.00 

144. 00 

39.  GO 

l.CO 

4.00 

2.00 

5.00 

451.  CO 

150. 00 

018.  72 

024. 00 

531. 00 


415, 604.  72 


1410   INTERNATIONAL  BUEEAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  exports  from  Mexico  into  the  United  States  in  February,  1906, 
ao-greg'ated  $300,558,  as  follows: 


Fowls 

Mescal 

Siigar-caue 

Leather  bands 

Portland  cement 

Rawhides 

Fresh  meats 

Candies 

Laces  and  fancy  work 

Spices 

Beans  and  peas 

Preserved  fruits 

Lemons 


Value. 


13. 

8. 

79. 

3. 

7,672. 

45. 

2. 

b. 

8. 

1, 061. 

113. 

1. 


Articles. 


Corn 

Oranges 

Gold  bullion  and  dust 

Silver  bullion 

Feathers 

Potatoes 

Cheese  

Fresh  flsh 

Salt 

Leaf  tobacco  

Total 


Value. 


94, 
196: 


$2.00 

387.  00 

015. 00 

936.  00 

60.00 

10.00 

10.00 

27.00 

3.00 

97.00 


300, 558. 00 


The  Consul- General  of  Mexico  at  New  York  reports  that  during 
the  month  of  March,  1906, 11  vessels,  proceeding  from  Mexican  ports, 
entered  the  harbor  of  New  York  City,  bringing  96,260  packages  of 
merchandise.  During  the  same  month  the  vessels  clearing  from  the 
port  of  New  York  numbered  13,  carrying  257,482  packages  of  mer- 
chandise, consigned  to  Mexican  ports.  The  imports  in  detail  from 
Mexico  to  New  York  in  March,  1906,  were  as  follows: 


Articles. 

Quantity. 

Articles. 

Quantity. 

Henequén  

bales.. 

9,819 

Tecali 

slabs.. 

33 

Coffee 

bags.. 

8,554 

Hair 

bales.. 

67 

Hides 

bales.. 

6,196 

Lead  bullion 

number.. 

34,956 

Hides 

number.. 

4,793 

Metals 

boxes.. 

572 

Ixtle 

bales.. 

6,920 

Ores 

sacks.. 

2,548 

Goatskins 

do.... 

1,775 

Sarsaparilla 

bales.. 

242 

Deerskins 

do.... 

326 

Vanilla 

boxes.. 

82 

Rubber 

do.... 

1,150 

Alligator  skins 

number.. 

36 

Leaf  tobacco 

do.... 

1,162 

Heron  plumes 

boxes.. 

1 

Cigars 

boxes.. 

27 

Bones 

..packages.. 

168 

Sugar 

bags.. 

1,050 

Honev 

barrels.. 

295 

Chicle  gum  . .  

bales.. 

3,277 

Jalap 

sacks.. 

327 

Fustic 

logs.. 

9,184 

Copper  bullion 

bars.. 

2,700 

The  Mexican  consulate  in  Philadelphia  reports  as  follows  concern- 
ing fees  collected  in  the  certification  of  consular  invoices  in  accordance 
with  the  provisions  of  paragraph  3  of  section  78  of  the  general  customs 
ordinance  during  the  month  of  April,  1906: 


Date. 


No. 


Name  of 
vessel. 


Destination. 


Value  of  invoice. 


Mexican 
currency. 


United 
States  cur- 
rency. 


Duties. 


Mexican 
currency. 


United 

states 

currency. 


Remarks. 


Apr.  20     60     Genesee ..    Tampico 

Apr.  28     61     Otawa 'Veracruz... 


Total 

Difference  on  account  of  uncollected 
small  decimal  fractions 


$142,476.17 
123, 260.  00 


$70, 954. 27 
61, 384.  76 


$363. 00 
315.  50 


$180. 77 
157. 12 


Petroleum. 
Do. 


265, 736.  77 


132,  339. 03 


678.  50 
.02 


Balance . 


INTEENATIOÍTAL    BUEEAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    EEPUBLICS.       1411 

URUGUAY. 

CONSTRUCTION    OF    THE    ZABALA    CANAL. 

With  regard  to  the  remarkable  strides  of  progress  in  Uruguay,  real- 
ized through  the  indefatigable  efforts  of  her  present  Government,  Mr. 
Pedro  Requeña  Bermudez,  Chargé  d'Affaires  of  Uruguaj^^  in  the 
United  States,  reports  as  follows: 

"One  of  the  governmental  works  of  greatest  and  far-reaching  import 
undertaken  lately  by  Uruguay  is  a  waterway  known  as  the  Zabala 
Canal,  which  is  part  of  an  extensive  plan  to  solve  the  irrigation  prob- 
lem of  our  country  as  the  main  factor  in  the  fostering  and  developing 
of  our  agriculture.  Survey  and  study  upon  the  ground  has  already 
commenced,  preparatory"  to  the  actual  digging  work.  The  projected 
canal  will  run  from  Santa  Lucia  River,  at  a  point  17  kilometers  from 
the  town  of  San  Ramon  to  the  Bay  of  Montevideo,  extending  approx- 
imately 100  kilometers.  The  land  traversed  is  of  the  richest  in  the 
territorial  departments  of  Canelones  and  Montevideo,  and  the  circum- 
stance that  the  little  unevenness  of  its  configuration  can  be  remedied 
by  a  very  few  dams,  brings  the  estimated  cost  down  to  a  relatively 
low  figure  considering  the  canal's  importance — not  far  above  $2,000,000. 

"The  value  of  such  a  waterway  for  irrigation  purposes  is  evinced 
by  the  immense  amount  of  water  afforded  by  the  river,  made  available 
here  and  there  b}'^  preserving  it  in  reservoirs  and  tanks,  wherefrom 
water  will  be  carried  over  the  lands  far  and  near  the  canal,  with  all 
the  subsequent  industrial  advantages  in  motive  power  obtained  from 
the  dams  and  waterfalls.  Its  utility  from  the  standpoint  of  navigation 
is  too  self-evident  to  need  explanation,  while  the  principal  source  of 
human  sustenance — agriculture,  cattle  raising,  and  other  allied  field 
pursuits — will  receive  thereby"  an  impetus  the  transcendence  of  which 
can  hardly  be  overestimated." 

PARTICTJIiARS  OF  THE  RECENT  LOAN. 

Señor  Don  Pedro  Requeña  Bermudez,  Chargé  d'Affaires  of  the 
Republic  of  Urugua}^  in  the  United  States,  has  furnished  the  Inter- 
national Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  the  following  information 
in  regard  to  the  financial  operations  of  his  Government: 

"The  late  important  operation  in  finance  for  the  conversion  of  the 
Uruguayan  debts  at  6  per  cent,  carried  through  with  Parisian  and 
Dutch  banking  firms,  and  of  which  statements  were  published  at  the 
beginning  of  February  last,  has  been  effected  with  the  most  flattering 
success.  Its  reception  in  the  Paris  market  was  exceptionally  gratifj'- 
ing,  for  it  was  covered  seven  times  over,  while  the  first  test  of  the 

Bull.  No.  5—06 12 


1412   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

credit  of  Urugua}^  at  that  market,  which  had  been  heretofore  closed 
to  that  countr}^,  could  not  be  more  laudable  nor  more  definitel}^  demon- 
strative of  the  g'ood  name  it  has  attained  in  Europe. 

"The  fact  of  the  loan  having  been  subscribed  to  seven  times  over, 
reckoning  as  the  sum  required  at  $6,000,000,  would  imply  that  there 
were  offered  |12, 000,000  to  the  financial  trustworthiness  of  Uruguay. 
This  fact  clearly  shows  the  excellent  reputation  abroad  enjoyed  by 
the  present  administration,  presided  over  by  Señor  José  Batlle  y 
Oedoñez,  and  how  the  rectitude  and  relevant  financial  ability  of  its 
Minister  of  the  Treasury,  Ingeistieeo  José  Serrato,  the  author  of 
the  plan  for  the  conversion,  and  one  of  the  jonngest  but  best  pre- 
pared of  statesmen  of  Uruguay,  are  appreciated  by  foreign  financiers." 

BANK  REPOKTS. 

The  balances  of  the  Italian  Bank  and  the  Bank  of  the  Eepublic  of 
Urugua}"  for  the  month  of  Februar}^  1906,  were  as  follows: 


Issu-e. 

Metallic 
reserve. 

Bank  of  the  Republic 

«9,720,415 
2, 707, 300 

$9,  636, 908 
3, 974, 198 

Italian  Bank ^ 

-    Total 

12, 427, 775 

1?,  611, 106 

In  the  issue  of  the  Bank  of  the  Republic  are  included  $2,582,405  in 
notes  of  $5  or  less.  In  December,  1888,  a  year  of  great  speculation 
and  movement,  the  issue  and  metallic  reserve  of  the  five  banks  then 
possessing  the  privilege  of  note  issue  showed  the  following  on  their 
balance  sheets: 


Issue. 

Metallic 
reserve. 

$6, 994, 147 
2,018,470 
2,869,940 
1,162,460 
1, 055, 420 

$5, 144, 074 

English 

3, 157, 188 

London 

4, 889,  970 

1, 265, 847 

Spanish 

1, 005, 373 

Total 

14, 100, 437 

15, 462, 452 

The  only  banks  now  to  issue  notes  are  the  Italian  Bank  and  tlie  Bank 
of  the  Eepublic,  and  the  term  for  note  issue  still  remaining  to  the  former 
will  soon  terminate,  so  that  the  Bank  of  the  Republic  will  be  the  sole 
bank  possessing  that  privilege. 


USTTEEIÍATIOKAL    BUEEAü    OF    THE    AMERICAN   EEPTJELICS.       1-1  IB 


VENEZUELA. 

RTJIiES  AND  REGULATIOlSrS  OF  THE  MIÍíING  LAW. 

[From  the  "  Gaceta  Oficial"  of  March  6,  1906.] 

Gen.  Cipriano  Castro,  President  of  the  United  States  of  Venezuela 
and  Bestorer  of  Venezuela,  decrees: 

In  compliance  with  article  10  of  the  mining  law  decreed  by  the 
National  Congress  on  August  3,  1905,  said  law  is  subject  to  the  follow- 
ing rules  and  regulations: 

"Section  I. —  Classification. 

' 'Article  1.  In  conformity  with  article  1  of  the  mining  law,  the 
mineral  beds  or  deposits  are  classified  as  follows: 

"Mines  of  gold,  silver,  copper,  platinum,  lead,  tin,  zinc,  mercury, 
antimony,  chrome,  cobalt,  nickel,  arsenic,  iron,  manganese,  barium., 
strontium,  cadmium,  molybdenum,  sulphur,  graphite,  uranium,  vana- 
dium, tungsten,  asbestos,  kaolin,  alum,  alkaline  sulphates,  columbine, 
potassium  salts,  phosphates,  apatite,  phosphorite,  nitrates,  coprolite, 
guano  and  other  fertilizers;  mines  of  coal,  anthracite,  lignite,  succiiium 
or  yellow  amber,  mineral  resin,  oxokerite  or  mineral  wax,  naphtha, 
petroleum,  bitumin,  asphalt,  tar,  and  other  fossil  fuels,  and  mines  of 
precious  stones  used  in  jewelry. 

'  '  Section  1 .  In  order  that  such  beds  or  deposits  may  be  considered 
mines,  whether  thej^  be  veins,  lodes,  alluvions,  pockets,  etc.,  it  is  nee- 
■essai-y  that  they  be  susceptible  of  being  industrially  and  commercially 
worked, 

"Sec.  2.  Slates,  puzzolanas, marbles,  granite,  chalk,  limestone,  turfs, 
Gchers,  marls,  sands,  clays,  and  g-enerally  earth}^  and  ston}^  substances 
of  whatever  kind  not  comprised  in  those  specified  above,  belonging  to 
the  owner  of  the  land,  and  may  be  freely  exploited  or  worked;  but 
thej^  are  subject  to  the  provisions  of  these  rules  and  regulations  con- 
cerning- the  working  and  inspection  of  mines  whenever  the  exploita- 
tion thereof  requires  works  that  may  endanger  the  lives  of  the  miners, 
the  safety  of  the  works  themselves,  and  the  stability  of  the  groimd. 

"Section  II. —  Concerning  mining 2^ii"operty.. 

"Art.  2.  Mines  shall  not  be  exploited,  not  even  Ijy  the  owner  of 
the  land,  without  a  previous  concession  made  therefor  b}^  the  Federal 
Executive. 

"Art.  3.  There  is  a  surface  and  subsurface  in  every  zone  or  dis- 
trict, the  former  commencing  at  the  surface  and  extending  in  a  verti- 
cal line  to  a  depth  of  3  meters,  and  the  latter  starting  at  a  depth  of  3 
jneters  and  extending  to  an  indefinite  depth. 


1414       INTEEKATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

""Art.  4.  The  right  of  every  owner  of  a  mining  claim  terminates 
with  the  limits  of  his  mining  claim.  Nevertheless,  he  who,  while 
working  his  vein  or  deposit,  whether  they  be  lodes  or  alluvion  placers, 
should  invade  lands  not  granted  or  comprised  in  a  mining  claim,  the 
concession  of  which  has  already  been  forfeited,  has  the  preferred 
right  to  appl}^  for  another  mining  claim  in  the  adjacent  ground. 

""  Sole  paragrapli. — If,  in  the  course  of  exploitation,  an  individual  or 
companj^  should  invade  the  mining  claim  of  another,  he  shall  discon- 
tinue his  operations  immediately  on  becoming  aware  of  it,  or  as  soon 
as  he  is  warned  or  notified  by  the  owner,  and  shall  divide  by  halves  the 
net  value  of  the  ore  extracted  in  good  faith,  but  should  he  maliciously 
invade  the  mining  claim  of  another,  he  shall  have  no  right  whatever 
to  the  ore  extracted,  and  shall  pa}^  to  the  owner  of  the  mining  claim 
an  amount  double  the  value  of  said  ore,  and  the  owner  of  the  claim 
shall  be  bound  to  prove  bad  faith  in  an  opposing  judicial  action. 

"Art.  5.  All  ores  found  within  the  limits  of  vein  or  lode  mining 
claims,  except  those  substances  referred  to  in  Sections  XIV  and  XV 
of  these  rules  and  regulations,  belong  to  the  owner  of  the  mining  claim, 
who  may  freely  work  the  same  without  a  new  concession.  In  mining 
claims  covering  alluvion  gold  the  owners  shall  have  the  preference, 
for  thirty  days,  to  make  the  denouncement  and  acquisition  of  all  the 
lodes  and  veins  found  therein,  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of 
these  rules  and  regulations. 

"Art.  6.  "Whenever  there  exists  between  two  or  more  mining  claims 
small  unoccupied  pieces  of  ground,  they  shall  be  granted  to  that  owner 
of  the  bordering  concession  who  first  applies  for  the  same,  and  if  the 
owners  of  the  bordering  concessions  renounce  them,  they  shall  be 
granted  to  anyone  appl^nng  for  them. 

"Art.  7.  The  title  of  each  mining  claim  shall  be  issued  by  the  Pres- 
ident of  the  Republic,  sealed  with  the  seal  of  the  Federal  Executive, 
and  countersigned  by  the  Minister  of  Fomento  in  the  following  manner: 

'  The  President  of  the  Republic,  inasmuch  as  it  appears  that  the 

citizens  (persons  or  firm)  has  applied  to  the  Government  for 


the  adjudication  of  a  mining  claim  of class,  called ,  of 

extent,  located  at  ,  State  (territory  or  district)  of  ,  the 

boundar}^  lines  of  which,  in  accordance  with  the  respective  plans  drawn 

b}^  the  engineer  or  surveyor .^  are  as  follows:  ; 

and,  inasmuch  as  all  the  requisites  prescribed  by  the  mining  law  and  its 
rules  and  regulations  have  been  complied  with,  has  seen  fit  to  declare 

in  favor  of ,  his  heirs  or  assigns,  the  mining  claim  of 

■ extent,  located  in  the  municipality  of district,  of 

State  or  Territory  or  of  the  federal  district,  to  which  reference  is  made 

in  docket  No.  .      In  case  that  both  the  grantee   or  grantors  of 

.the  mining  claims  are  foreigners,  as  well  as  some  or  all  the  members 
of  the  companies  that  ma}^  be.  organized  for  the  exploitation  thereof, 


VENEZUELA.  1415 

they  shall  always  be  considered  as  Venezuelans  and  shall  be  subject  to 
the  laws  of  the  Republic  and  to  the  jurisdiction  of  its  courts  in  all 
business  relating  to  the  mining  claim  and  its  exploitation,  and  in  no 
case  and  for  no  cause  whatever  shall  there  be  room  for  diplomatic 
action  or  international  claim,  and  such  members  shall  necessarilj^  have 
their  domicile  in  the  Republic,  without  prejudicing  their  domicile  out 
of  the  Republic,  and,  so  far  as  the  exploiting  company  is  especially 
concerned,  they  shall  alwa3^s  continue  in  the  territory  of  the  nation 
and  in  accordance  with  its  laws.  The  present  title  shall  be  recorded 
at  the  proper  register  office  corresponding  to  the  place  in  which  the 
mining  claim  is  located,  and  entitles  the  grantee  and  his  successors 

for years  to  the  use  and  enjoyment  of  said  mining  claim  as  long 

as  they  compl}^  with  the  provisions  specified  in  the  mining  law  and 
rules  and  its  regulations  now  in  force.' 

"Aet.  8.  The  new  mining  claim  granted  on  public  or  common  lands 
includes  both  the  surface  and  mining  property,  and  the  owner  may 
freely  use  in  its  exploitation  the  forests,  waters,  and  other  materials 
contained  therein  in  the  working  of  the  mines,  being  bound  only  to 
strictl}^  comply  with  the  legal  provisions  relating  to  the  matter. 

"Art.  9.  Whenever  the  owner  needs  the  surface  belonging  to  a  pri- 
vate party  in  the  exploitation  of  his  mine,  he  shall  have  a  friendly 
understanding  with  the  owner  of  said  surface,  but  if  they  can  not 
agree,  and  the  necessity  for  the  use  of  the  land  being  sufficiently 
proved,  he  shall  proceed  to  expropriate  said  surface,  submitting  the 
question  to  experts,  in  conformity  with  the  provisions  of  the  laws,  in 
order  to  appraise  such  portion  of  the  land  as  may  be  necessary  to  take 
as  well  as  the  losses  and  damages  caused  to  the  owner. 

"When  there  are  on  the  surf  ace  important  crops  or  precious  woods, 
the  owner  of  the  mine  shall  onl}^  be  entitled  to  such  portion  as  he  may 
absolutely  need  for  the  installation  of  the  houses,  buildings,  machinery, 
working  of  mines,  roads,  and  other  essential  works. 

"Art.  10.  In  the  purely  mining  districts  «the  owners  of  mines  and 
the  mine  inspectors  or  guards  are  bound  to  take  care  of  the  forests 
and  to  avoid  their  destruction  to  the  detriment  of  the  mines. 

"  Section  III. —  Concerning  the  necessary  requisites  for  acquiring  and 
worhing  raining  claims. 

"Art.  11.  Coal,  asphalt,  naphtha,  petroleum,  bitumen,  oxokerite 
or  mineral  wax  mines  shall  not  be  acquired  nor  worked  except  as  pre- 
scribed in  Sections  XIV  and  XV  of  these  rules  and  regulations. 

"Art.  12.  The  following  are  prohibited  from  acquiring  or  having 
any  part  or  interest  in  mining  claims: 

"  Mining  engineers  employed  in  the  department  of  mines,  and  mining 
inspectors  or  guards  within  the  zone  in  which  they  render  services  as 
such. 


1416   INTEENATIONAL  BUEE  AU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

^'The  presidents  of  states,  governors  of  territories  and  of  the 
Federal  District,  and  treasureïs  of  the  respective  mining  zone. 

'■Judges  charged  with  the  administration  of  justice  in  mining 
matters. 

"These  prohibitions  do  not  apply  to  mines  acquired  before  the 
^appointment  to  the  aforesaid  offices,  nor  to  tliose  which,  during  their 
term  of  serWce,  said  officials  mhj  acquire  by  inheritance  or  will. 

'"Art.  13.  Any  persons  desiring  to  make  explorations  for  discover- 
ing and  acquiring  mines,  shall  act  in  conformity  with  the  provisions 
of  the  mining  law  and  of  these  rules  and  regulations,  at  the  risk  of 
rendering  their  acts  void  in  addition  to  such  indemnity  for  losses  and 
damages  as  may  be  caused  thereb}". 

"Aet,  11.  Any  person  competent  to  acquire  mines  ma}"  freely  make 
mining  explorations  on  Government,  common,  and  on  uncultivated 
lands  belonging  to  private  parties  and  which  are  unf  enced. 

'"'' Sole  T>ciragra_p]i. — No  explorations  shall  be  made  in  the  yards,  gar- 
dens, vegetable  gardens,  fenced  lots  of  houses  located  in  toAvns  or 
fields,  except  by  their  respective  owners  or  other  persons  authorized 
bv  them. 

"Art.  15.  When  explorations  are  to  be  made  on  cultivated  or  fenced 
lands  belonging  to  private  parties,  the  interested  party  shall  apply  for 
the  proper  permit  of  the  owner  or  of  his  representative,  who,  in  case 
they  grant  it,  shall  issue  In  writing  to  the  explorer  the  proper  permit, 
stating  therein  the  boundaries  of  the  land  wherein  tlie  exploration 
shall  be  made.  If  the  owner  or  his  representative  should  refuse  to  give 
said  permit,  the  interested  party  shall  request  the  same  from  the  pres- 
ident of  the  slate,  governor  of  the  territory  or  federal  district,  through 
the  first  civil  authority  of  the  locality,  stating  in  his  petition  the  kind 
of  bond  he  is  willing  to  give  for  such  losses  and  damages  as  may  be 
caused  bj"  malring  such  explorations.  The  applicant  shall  likewise 
state  his  name,  nationality,  and  domicile,  as  well  as  the  location  and 
conditions  of  the  land  fot  which  he  requests  the  permit. 

"Art.  16.  The  president  of  the  state,  governor  of  the  territor}"  or 
of  the  federal  district,  shall  report  to  the  owner  of  the  land  or  his  rep- 
resentative concerning  the  application,  and  either  of  them  shall,  within 
the  fifteen  da^^s  following  said  notification,  set  forth  the  reasons  the}^ 
may  have  for  denying  the  permit.  In  view  of  the  statement  of  the 
interested  parties  and  after  the  report  of  the  three  experts  has  been 
made,  if  the  case  should  warrant  it,  the  aforesaid  authorities  shall 
grant  or  refuse  the  exploration  permit.  Tiie  three  experts  referred 
to  shall  be  appointed  as  follows.:  One  by  each  of  the  interested  parties 
and  the  other  b}"  the  president  of  the  state,  governor  of  the  territory 
or  of  the  iederal  district.  If  after  the  expiration  of  the  aforesaid  fif- 
teen days.,  the  owner  of  the  land  ot  his  representative  should  fail  to 
appear  before  the  proper  authority",  the  latter  shall  grant  the  explorer 


VENEZUELA.  1417 

the  permit  applied  for  for  the  term  of  three  months,  stating-  therein 
the  limits  of  the  land  wherein  the  exploration  is  to  be  made.  Said 
permit  shall  entitle  the  holder  thereof  to  the  exclusive  right  to  make 
explorations  during  the  three  months  referred  to,  which  term  may  be 
extended  an  additional  three  months  at  the  discretion  of  the  proper 
authority. 

"Art.  17.  On  mining  claims,  whether  thej^  are  being  exploited  or 
not,  no  prospecting  for  mines  can  be  carried  on  except  with  the  special 
permit  of  the  grantee. 

'''' Sole 2yo.ragrapli.  The  inhibition  prescribed  in  this  article  does  not 
include  the  right  to  roads  or  rights  of  way  that  another  mine  or  mining- 
prospect,  whether  it  is  being  exploited  or  not,  maj^  be  entitled  to 
establish  or  which  already  exist  in  the  mining-  claims  in  order  to  facil- 
itate the  exploitation  thereof. 

"Art.  18.  A  prospect  pit  or  other  mining  works  shall  not  be  made 
within  a  shorter  distance  than  20  meters  from  a  building-,  railroad,  a 
walled  inclosure,  wagon  road,  canal,  bridge,  watering-  place  or  an}^ 
other  public  or  private  easement,  nor  less  than  2,000  meters  from  forti- 
fied places,  without  the  previous  permission  of  the  proper  authorities 
or  of  the  owner. 

"Art.  19.  With  reference  to  towns  built  near  mines  in  exploitation, 
the  first  civil  authority  of  the  locality  shall  issue  the  necessary  permit 
to  execute  the  works  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  article,  provided  no 
damages  result  therefrom  to  the  town. 

"Art.  20.  An}^  person  who,  excluding  all  others,  desires  to  make 
explorations  in  Government  or  uncultivated  lands,  shall  appl}''  to  the 
Secretary  of  Fomento  for  a  permit,  who  is  able  to  grant  it  for  the  term 
and  extent  of  land  that  he  ma}^  deem  proper.  Said  permit  shall  entitle 
the  person  to  whom  it  is  issued,  for  the  term  stated  therein,  the  right 
of  preference  to  denounce  and  acquire  such  mines  as  may  be  found  on 
the  land  granted. 

(To  be  continued.) 

ASPHALT  AND  PETKOLEUM  CONCESSION". 

A  contract  recently  concluded  by  the  Venezuelan  Government  with 
Dr.  V.  B.  Aramburú,  in  accordance  with  the  decree  of  June  21,  1904, 
grants  him  the  right  to  work  and  export  asphalt,  petroleum,  bitumen, 
bituminous  pitch,  and  other  similar  substances  that  may  be  found  in 
that  portion  of  the  Delta  of  the  Orinoco  which  lies  between  the  fol- 
lowing- boundaries: 

From  the  mouth  of  the  Caño  (stream)  of  the  Vagre  to  the  mouth  of 
the  Caño  Cocuina  (both  in  the  Gulf  of  Paria),  and  thence  over  an  extent 
of  territory  bounded  by  a  line  2  leagues  inland  and  parallel  with  the 
coast  of  the  gulf. 


ItJclS       INTEEISTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAIST    REPUBLICS. 

The  only  tax  which  Señor  Aramburú  will  pay  to  the  Venezuelan 
Government  will  be  a  sum  of  25  per  cent  on  the  net  profits  of  his  work. 

The  duration  of  the  contract  will  be  for  fifteen  years,  a  period  which 
ma}^  be  extended  for  another  fifteen  j^ears  by  mutual  agreement. 

Doctor  Aramburú  is  granted  the  right,  once  onl}^,  to  import,  free 
of  duty,  machinery,  boats,  stores,  and  materials  as  are  necessar}^  for 
the  exploitation  and  export  of  the  products  mentioned. 

IMPOÎITS     OF     FOSEIGN     MEBCHANDISE     THROUGH     PUERTO 
CABELLO,  JULY  TO  DECEMBER,  1904. 


Germany 

Belgium 

Cuba 

Spain 

United  States 

France 

Holland  and  colonies 
England  and  colonies 
Italy  

Total 


Number 
of  pack- 


105, 799 


Kilos. 


1, 278, 
3, 

268, 
2, 073, 

155, 

310, 
1,771, 

186, 


3, 624, 136. 580 


Value  in 
boliyares. 


990, 733.  50 

17, 970.  00 

2,  228. 00 

299,071.00 

1, 162, 536.  73 

410, 502.  40 

287,  687.  00 

1, 509, 265. 90 

201,877.50 


2, 472, 539. 23 


Duties  in 
bolívares. 


361, 269.  88 

4, 717. 50 

832.  50 

119,  426.  73 

604,521.46 

156, 880.  93 

106, 187. 25 

583,  934. 18 

74,  769. 55 


1, 090, 768. 07 


COMMERCE  IN  1904. 


Following  is  a  recapitulation  of  imports  through  the  custom-houses 
of  the  Republic  from  Jul}^  to  December,  inclusive,  1904: 


CUSTOJI-HOrSES. 


La  Guaira 

Puerto  Cabello. 

Maracaibo 

Ciudad  Bolivar  , 

Carupano  

Cristobal  Colon . 

Guanta 

Puerto  Sucre 

Guiria 

Porlamar 

La  Vela 


Total. 


COUXTEIES. 

Germany 

Austria-Hungary 

Belgium 

Cuba 

Ecuador  

Spain 

United  States  of  America 

France 

Holland  and  colonies 

England  and  colonies 

Italy  


Total 628,105  !  39,227,797.186 


Number 
of  pack- 
ages. 


275, 503 

105,  799 

104,  659 

91, 296 

29, 869 

7,288 

6,234 

2,926 

3,036 

1,423 

72 


628, 105 


214,  339 

1,157 

793 

7 

5 

35, 358 

260, 855 

19,  076 

26, 018 

60, 207 

10, 290 


Kilos. 


21, 973, 943. 458 

5, 998,  493. 770 

5, 288,  224.  545 

3, 466, 221.  970 

1, 422, 747. 530 

328, 312. 000 

265, 849. 000 

160, 735.  350 

1.52, 728.  500 

223, 115. 063 

7,  426.  000 


39, 227, 797. 186 


9, 399, 224.  655 

53, 462. 600 

54, 513. 000 

182. 250 

253.  000 

1, 174, 855.  600 

14, 617, 080. 185 

1,036,750.958 

2, 446,  611.  375 

9, 822, 400. 203 

622, 473. 360 


Value  in 
bolívares. 


12, 092, 524.  75 

4, 881, 872. 03 

5, 608, 532. 64 

2, 478, 638. 80 

790,  680. 60 

56, 880. 00 

146,468.15 

82, 517.  80 

31, 798. 00 

97, 065. 00 

5, 261. 00 


26,272,238.77 


6, 746, 438. 40 

33, 504. 00 

68,831.00 

2, 931.  60 

12,  700. 00 

1,293,637.95 

7, 187, 290. 64 

2,375,541.45 

1, 246,  441. 63 

6,  397,  719. 05 

907, 203. 05 


26, 272, 238. 77 


Duties  in 
bolívares. 


6, 405,  764.  35 

2,012,539.98 

2, 467, 006. 10 

1,025,211.80 

321, 900.  07 

27, 913. 80 

74, 123. 03 

43, 323. 03 

9,  953. 80 

1,  765. 71 

2, 186. 00 


11, 391, 696. 67 


2,  5.53, 414. 87 

10, 662. 92 

23, 657.  45 

1, 560.  25 

632. 50 

498, 632. 45 

3, 936, 677. 42 

916, 589. 13 

452, 042. 62 

2, 659, 746. 54 

338, 680.  52 


11,391,696.67 


INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS.   1419 


TEADE  OF  AMERICA  AND  GREAT  BRITAIN, 
FIRST  QUARTER  OF  1906. 

The  "Accounts  Relating  to  Trade  and  Navigation  of  the  United 
Kingdom,"  published  in  March,  1906,  contain  a  detailed  statement  of 
the  commercial  intercourse  between  Great  Britain  and  the  various 
countries  of  America  during  the  first  quarter  of  1906,  as  compared 
with  the  corresponding  periods  of  the  two  preceding  3^ears. 

The  classification  of  imports  is  as  follows: 


Articles  and  countries. 


Animals,  living  (for fond). 
Cattle: 

United  States 

Sheep  and  lambs: 

United  States 

Articles  of  food  and  drink. 
Wheat: 

Argentine  Republic 

,    Chile 

United  States 

Wheat  flour: 

United  States 

Barley: 

United  States 

Oats: 

United  States ^ 

Maize: 

Argentine  Republic 

United  States 

Beef,  fresh: 

Argentine  Republic 

United  States 

Mutton,  fresh: 

Argentine  Republic 

Pork,  fresh: 

United  States 

Bacon: 

United  States 

Beef,  salted: 

United  States 

Hams: 

United  States 

Cheese: 

United  States 

Coffee: 

Brazil 

Central  America 

Sugar,  unrefined: 

Brazil 

Peru 

Tobacco,  unmanufactured: 

United  States 

Tobacco,  manufactured: 

United  States 

Metals  and  articles  manufactured  therefrom 
Copper: 

Chile 

united  States 

Regulus  and  precipitate: 

Chile 

Peru 

United  States 

Wrought  and  unwrought: 

Chile 

Uni  ted  States 

Iron,  pig: 

United  States 

Lead,  pig  and  sheet: 

United  States 


£1,  9Õ2,  C03 
164, 037 


1,  319,  517 

45,  640 

1, 316,  284 

2, 010, 615 

604, 663 

11, 928 

833, 517 
1,092,107 

481,  970 
1, 474, 130 

519, 690 

94,  951 

1, 972, 519 

53, 165 

622, 768 

154,191 

89, 006 
248, 037 

26, 891 
98, 156 

682, 511 

334, 020 


61,888 
30 

49, 802 
31, 179 
53, 085 

288, 959 
832, 100 

27, 697 

96, 040 


£2, 024,  735 
114, 739 


1, 487, 774 
45, 006 
561, 800 

510,  7S9 

280, 252 

3,096 

504, 968 
1,960,255 

709, 286 
1, 223, 974 

571,  208 

100, 538 

1,  773, 918 

42, 470 

.582,681 

154, 589 

42,  368 
218, 273 

15, 607 
333, 171 

423, 654 

331,  915 


115, 847 
1,202 

60, 409 
48, 588 
31, 795 

286, 148 
633, 422 


£1, 955, 505 
32, 186 


1, 124, 173 

285 

1,885,472 

1,  522,  456 

466, 157 

468, 865 

295, 110 
3,031,648 

1, 073, 795 
1,319,438 

536, 177 

132,  279 

2, 079, 817 

54,  220 

671,892 

143,  355 

33, 393 
164, 131 

213, 296 
90,  520 

504, 306 

304, 692 


27, 475 
44, 475 
41,  513 

239, 500 
401, 063 


62,  640 


67,  719 


1420   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMEEICAN  REPUBLICS. 


Articles  and  countries. 


Metals  and  articles  manufactured  therefrom — Continued. 

Scientific  apparatus: 

United  States 

Clocks: 

United  States 


Jiaiv  materials  for  textile  manufactures. 


Cotton,  raw: 

Brazil , 

United  States 

Wool,  sheep  or  lambs': 

Argentine  Republic 

South  America 

Uruguay  

Alpaca,  vicuña,  and  llama: 

Chile 

Peru 


Raiv  materiais  for  sundry  industries. 
Hides,  wet: 

Argentine  Republic  and  Uruguay 

Brazil 

Sheepskins: 

Argentine  Republic 

Tallow  and  stearin: 

Argentine  Republic 

United  States 


Paper: 

United  States. 
Leather: 

United  States. 


3Iamifactu7-ed  articles. 


Miscellaneous  articles. 
Horses: 

United  States 

Flax  or  linseed: 

Argentine  Republic 

United  States 


Bullion  and  specie. 
Gold  and  silver: 

Brazil 

Mexico,  Central  and  South  America. 
United  States 


£67, 033 
15, 655 


339, 510 
,  965,  614 

173, 339 

159, 383 

50,  692 

31, 691 
84, 919 


23, 280 


70, 450 
97, 756 


78, 288 
837, 672 


24, 205 


560, 562 
705 


107, 456 
292, 230 
,  661, 400 


£98, 753 
16, 573 


55, 089 
9, 485, 198 

500, 635 

239,  928 

55,  319 

24,  209 
20,'080 


23, 384 


59, 950 


68,  781 
108, 481 


71,  939 
708, 244 


19, 466 
300, 176 


101, 371 

310, 539 

2, 453, 653 


£106, 069 
14, 416 


618,  950 
12, 539, 210 

558, 489 

270, 693 

67,  641 

23, 479 
8G,  339 


62, 031 


35, 196 


70, 914 
81,  601 


104, 252 
817,  930 


7,696 


212,  606 
9,825 


72, 223 

212, 472 

5, 244, 196 


The  classification  of  exports  is  as  follows: 


Articles  and  countries. 


Articles  of  food  and  drink. 
Aerated  waters: 

United  States 

Salt,  rock  and  white: 

United  States 

Spirits: 

United  States 

JRaiv  materials. 
Coal,  coke,  etc.: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

United  States 

Uruguay  

Wool,  sheep  and  lambs': 

United  States 

Skins  and  furs,  undressed 

United  States : 

Articles  manufactured  ivholly  or  in  part. 

Cotton  manufactures,  all  classes. 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Central  America 

Chile 

Colombia 


£61, 448 

13,  646 

103, 641 


206,  706 
180, 825 
37, 968 
25, 327 
87,  923 

191, 958 

198, 144 


406, 537 
378, 468 
109, 318 
198, 475 
111,073 


£69, 979 
12,585 
94, 471 


270, 575 

159, 840 

86,  962 

14, 907 

57, 519 

217, 572 

214,  230 


397,  316 
385,  583 
110,  708 
196, 786 
88  537 


£74,  004 

18, 429 

101,847 


397, 067 
219, 189 

49, 071 
8,986 

90, 233 

251, 606 

297, 089 


562, 836 
290, 775 
115, 426 
270, 084 
129, 583 


TEADE    OF    AMEEIGA    AND    GREAT    BRITAIÎT. 


1421 


Articles  and  countries. 


Articles  manufactured  ivholly  or  in  part — Continued. 

Cotton  manufactures,  all  classes— Continued. 

Mexico 

Peru 

United  States 

Uruguay  

Venezuela 

Jute  yarn: 

Brazil 

United  States 

Jute  manufactures; 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

United  States 

Linen  yarn: 

United  States ,. 

Linen  piece  goods: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil ..' 

Colombia 

Mexico 

United  States , 

Woolen  tissues: 

Argentine  Republic , 

Brazil  

Chile 

Mexico 

ieru 

United  States 

Uruguay 

Worsted  tissues: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Mexico 

Peru 

United  States - 

Uruguay 

Carpets: 

Argentine  Republic 

Chile 

LTnited  States _. 

Saddlery  and  harness: 

Central  and  South  America 

United  States 

3Ietals  and  articles  manufactured  therefrom. 
Cutlery: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil  

Chile 

Cuba 

Tfnited  States 

HaTdware,  unenumerated: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil' . 

Chile 

United  States 

Iron,  pig: 

United  States — 

Iron,  bar,  angle,  bolt,  and  rod: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil  

Chile 

United  States 

Railroad  iron: 

Argentine  Republic 

Chile 

"Wrought  and  cast  iron: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil  

Wire  of  iron  or  steel: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil  ..^ ..-. 

United  States 

Galvanized  sheets: 

Argentine  Republic 

Central  America 

Cuba 

Chile 

Mexico 

Uruguay 

Tin  plates  and  sheets: 

United  States 


£96, 
92 
464, 
100, 
149 


61 
1 

233 


15, 

15: 

5: 

8, 
636 


87 

56: 
13: 

22 

108, 
22: 

70 
21 
23 
21 
6 
295, 
17 

22 
13 
11 

9 
9, 


171 
180 
598 
720 

649 
227 

661 
064 

555 
844 
375 

355 
487 
056 
588 
483 
921 


£72, 
108: 
474: 
110: 
52: 

66 

5, 

21 
.1 

23«t: 


•Î0, 

17 

7 

6 

691 

115 
41 
59 
16 
20, 

117 
19 

93 

27 
22 
14 
5, 
413 
13 

44 
10 
9 

14 
12 


7,317 

8,937 

2,528 

858 

19, 814 

20, 670 

30, 063 

7, 936 

6,690 

142, 613 

12,180 
8,161 
5, 934 

14,712 

104,600 
28, 079 

24,933 
9,  515 

24, 425 

4,312 

19,709 

192, 824 
,9, 078 
28,  287 
8,169 
24, 845 
22,  728 

238, 086 


£97, 533 
101, 758 
680, 528 
146,  850 
89,011 

S8, 548 
4,034 

15,  673 
1,071 

310, 545 

17, 302 

31, 913 

19, 916 

7,216 

7,692 

792, 651 

150, 185 
40, 095 
75,  697 
24, 195 

21,  941 
131, 908 

37, 927 

68,  667 
16,444 
.26, 499 
17,  796 
6,859 
380,  215 
16, 380 

53,  253 
23,  536 
38, 568 

22,  019 

16,  044 


8,528 
8,613 
3,567 
1,752 
19, 482 

41, 201 

27, 002 

10, 254 

8,  453 

284, 307 

17, 028 
9,741 
7,104 

22, 681 

306, 633 
31,429 

29, 026 
8,996 

51, 903 

3,  981 

21,063 

302, 903 
9,855 
48, 744 
7,808 
16, 961 
26, 916 

137, 916 


1422   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 


Articles  and  countries. 


Machinery  and  miUwork 
Locomotives: 

Soutli  America 

United  States 

Agricultural  machinery  (engines)  : 

Soutli  America 

United  States 

Machinery,  various: 

South  America 

United  States 

Agricultural  implements: 

South  America 

United  States 

Sewing  machines: 

South  America 

Mining  machinery: 

South  America 

United  States 

Textile  machinery: 

South  America 

United  States 

Miscellaneous. 
Cement: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

United  States 

Earthen  and  china  ware: 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

United  States 

Seed  oil: 

Brazil 

Bullion  and  specie. 
Gold  and  silver: 

Brazil 

Mexico,  Central  and  South  America... 
United  States 


£82, 267 
25 


9,014 
1,883 


64, S73 
4,434 


25, 451 
110 


13, 589 


8,925 
362 


56,  566 
90, 173 


3,713 
1,579 
1,657 

24, 079 
24, 102 
154, 698 

13, 268 


383, 950 

3, 540, 708 

663,  650 


£53,985 
205 


16, 130 


77, 406 
4,319 


27, 548 
IS 


6,325 
672 


39, 127 
93, 234 


6,625 

3, 958 

669 

35,  703 

23, 798 

145, 436 

10, 344 


602,  650 

1, 399, 444 

69, 000 


£260, 603 
401 

38,506 
2,788 

97, 879 
1,309 

48, 543 
632 

18,818 

8,988 
77 

52, 442 
136, 346 


12, 517 
8,730 
3,611 

49, 077 

27, 288 

139, 367 

14, 998 


468, 200 

2, 104, 864 

296, 500 


THE  WORLD'S  VISIBLE  COFFEE  SUPPLY. 


The  world's  visible  coffee  supply  on  April  1,  1906,  was  10,747,916 
bags,  against  12,967,140  bags  April  1,  1905,  a  decrease  of  2,219,254 
'bags. 

Receipts  at  Rio  de  Janeiro  in  March  were  139,000  bags,  against 
127,000  bags  the  same  month  in  1905;  at  Santos,  238,000  bags,  against 
287,000  bags  in  March,  1905.  Total  receipts  at  Rio  de  Janeiro  and 
Santos  for  the  nine  months  of  the  trading  year  1905-6  were  8,902,000 
bags,  against  9,165,000  bags  in  1904-5,  9,436,000  bags  in  1903-4, 
10,495,000  bags  in  1902-3,  and  13,104,000  bags  in  1901-2. 

During  the  nine  months  of  the  five  preceding  crop  years  to  1905  an 
average  of  87i  per  cent  of  the  total  crop  was  received  at  Rio  de 
Janeiro  and  Santos,  on  which  basis  for  the  present  year  we  may  look 
for  total  receipts  to  July  1,  1906,  of  10,173,712  bags,  which,  added  to 
mild  crops  of  4,500,000  to  5,000,000  bags,  gives  a  total  supply  of 
14,573,712  to  15,000,000  bags,  against  annual  requirements  of 
16,500,000  to  16,750,000  bags. 

The  March  deliveries  in  the  United  States  consisted  of  536,427  bags 
of  Brazil,  and  153,254  bags  of  all  other  kinds.  Brazil  supplied  about 
77.7  per  cent  of  the  total. 


USTTEKNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMEEICAN    EEPUBLICS.        1423 


COMPARISON  OF  TRADE  ROUTES. 

The  comparative  distances  of  the  various  routes  from  the  principal 
ports  of  the  United  States  and  Europe  to  Pacific  ports  via  Cape  Horn, 
Cape  of  Good  Hope,  Suez  Canal,  Panama  Railroad,  and  the  Isthmus 
of  Tehuantepec  are  as  follows: 


From  New  York  to  Hong- 
kong via — 

Cape  Horn 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Suez  Canal 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
New  York  to  Yokohama  via — 

Cape  Horn 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Suez  Canal 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
New  York  to  Aukland,  New 
Zealand,  via — 

Suez  Canal 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Cape  Horn  

Panama  Railroad 

Isth  mus  of  Tehuantepec . 
New  Y'ork  to  Melbourne  via — 

Cape  Horn 

Suez  Canal 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
New  York  to  Honolulu  via — 

Cape  Horn 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
New  York  to  San  Francisco 
via — 

Cape  Horn 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
Liverpool  to  Hongkong  via — 

Cape  Horn 

Panama  Railroad 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec - 
Liverpool  to  Yokohama  via — 

Cape  Horn  

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
Liverpool  to  Auckland,  New 
Zealand,  via — 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Suez  Canal 


Total 
distance. 


Miles. 
20, 379 
16, 94Õ 
13, 596 
12, 953 
11, 602 

19,  802 
18,  085 
15,  527 
11, 256 
10,  006 


16, 871 
16, 719 
13, 890 
10, 305 
9,424 

15, 215 
15, 171 
15, 019 
11,  065 

15, 826 
7,939 
6,663 


15,  687 
6,063 
4,890 

20, 606 

16,  471 
15, 722 
15, 253 

19, 400 

17,  653 
14, 540 
13, 455 


16, 221 
14, 645 


Excess 
over  Te- 
huante- 
pec route. 


Miles. 
8,777 
5,343 
1,994 
1,351 


9,796 
8,079 
1,250 
1,250 


7,447 

7,295 

4,466 

881 


4,150 
4,106 
3,954 


9,163 

1,276 


10, 797 
1,173 


5, 353 

1,218 

469 


5,945 
4,198 
1,085 


3,412 
1,836 


Liverpool  to  Auckland, New 
Zealand,  via — Continued. 

Cape  Horn 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
Liverpool  to  San    Francis- 
co via — 

Cape  Horn 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
New  Orleans  to  Hongkong 
via — 

Cape  Horn 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Suez  Canal 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
New  Orleans  to  Yokohama 
via — 

Cape  Horn 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Suez  Canal 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
New  Orleans  to  Auckland, 
New  Zealand,  via — 

Suez  Canal 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Cape  Horn 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec . 
New  Orleans  to  Melbourne 
via — 

Suez  Canal 

Cape  Horn 

Cape  of  Good  Hope 

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
New  Orleans  to  Honolulu 
via — 

Cape  Horn  

Panama  Railroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 
New  Orleans  to  San  Fran- 
cisco, via — 

Cape  Horn  

Panama  iiailroad 

Isthmus  of  Tehuantepec. 


Total 
distance. 


Excess 
over  Te- 
huante- 
pec route. 


Miles. 
13, 897 
13, 312 
12, 809 


16, 552 
8,885 
8,276 


20, 804 
17, 846 
15, 108 
12, 308 
10, 273 


20, 227 
18,625 
17, 039 
10, 611 
8,637 


18, 381 

17, 259 

14, 314 

9,659 

8,095 


16, 683 
15,  640 
15, 560 
11, 181 
9,736 


16, 251 
7,294 
5,334 


16, 112 
5,418 
3,561 


Miles. 
1, 


503 


8,250 
609 


10,  531 
7,212 


2,035 


11,590 
9,988 
8,402 
1,974 


10, 286 
9,164 
6,219 
1,564 


6,947 
5,904 
5,824 
1,445 


10,917 
1,960 


12, 551 
1,857 


TRADE  OPPORTUNITIES  IIST  LATIN  AMERICA. 


United  States  Consul  Demers,  reporting  from  Barranquilla,  says 
that  the  sand-lime  brick  industry  is  being  developed  in  that  Colombian 
city  by  a  European  concern,  which  has  imported  its  machinery  from 
Germany.  The  present  capacity  of  the  plant  is  6,000,000  bricks  per 
annum,  and  the  selling  price  $6  per  1,000.  Under  a  twenty-year  con- 
cession they  operate  on  150  acres  of  inexhaustible  limestone  and  sand 


142  J:       INTEE-JSTATIOîirAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMEBIC  AN   EEPUBLTOS. 

deposits  which  they  purchased.  The  mixture  of  sand  and  lime  is 
kneaded  together  under  steam  pressure  in  a  powerful  mixer,  compressed 
into  shape,  run  on  cars  into  hardening-  cTÏinders,  where  the  bricks  are 
kept  for  ten  hours  under  130  pounds  steam  pressure.  The  bricks  are 
the  standard  European  size,  10  by  5  hy  2^  inches.  The  company  enjoys 
fine  shipping  facilities,  the  Barranquilla  Railroad  runs  through  their 
property,  and  tlie  rate  of  freight  to  the  port  of  Puerto  Colombia  (Sava- 
nilla),  IS  miles  distant,  is  80  cents  per  ton.  The  proximit}^  of  this 
port  to  the  Isthmus  of  Panama  offers  great  facilities  for  obtaining 
these  bricks  on  the  Canal  Zone  at,  as  the.  proprietors  believe,  a  lower 
;price  than  if  imported  from  any  other  part  of  the  world.  Small  crafts 
not  drawing-  more  than  10  feet  of  water  can,  at  certain  times  of  the 
year,  enter  the  Magdalena  Hiver  and  load  bricks  direct  at  the  brick- 
yard, which  has  extensive  water  front.  Barranquilla  offers  wonder- 
ful facilities  for  the  manufacture  of  lime-sand  bricks,  as  the  geological 
formation  of  the  country  for  miles  around  the  city  limits  is  of  coral 
limestone  covered  with  a  stratum  of  sand  to  the  depth  of  about  6  feet. 
Puel  is  abundant,  hard  wood  costing  in  big  lots  $1  per  ton,  and  plenti- 
ful and  efficient  labor,  seemingl}^  far  superior  to  the  Jamaican  labor, 
is  to  be  obtained  at  an  avera,ge  of  60  cents  per  day. 

The  firm  above  referred  to,  also  manufactures  an  extensive  line  of 
cement  roofing  tiles  and  flooring  mosaics  in  fancy-colored  patterns  and 
imitation  granite.  The  standard  of  this  work  seems  to  fairly  rival 
foreign  products.  Besides,  it  produces  about  20,000  tons  of  lime  per 
annum,  of  which  a  large  proportion  is  used  in  the  manufacture  of 
their  bricks,  the  balance  being  sold  here  at  $4.50  per  ton,  and  extracts 
from  its  quarries  about  9,000  tons  per  annum  of  foundation  stones, 
sold  at  $1.20  per  ton.  Their  cement,  of  which  they  are  now  using 
5,000  barrels  per  annum,  is  imported  from  Germany  and  France,  and 
costs  them  $1  per  barrel  of  400  pounds  placed  here.  Roman  cement 
has  been  placed  on  the  free  list  by  a  recent  Government  decree.  The 
cement  used  b}^  the  factory  is  ¡of  a  special  quick-setting  quality,  which 
is  somewhat  different  from  the  average  run  of  American  hydraulic 
cement.  It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  American  mxanufacturers  do  not 
cater  for  this  trade,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  a  large  quantit}"  of 
American  cement  could  be  placed  v/ith  them  to  advantage,  not  men- 
tioning the  amount  that  could  be  placed  also  with  other  large  cement 
importers  of  Colombia  and  the  Canal  Zone.  There  are  about  11  small 
cliij  brick  yards  in  Barranquilla  and  vicinity,  with  an  aggregate  pro- 
duction of  about  20,000  bricks  per  day. 

In  the  United  States  Daily  Consular  Reports  for  April  19  was  pub- 
lished a  report  of  Special  Agent  Hutchesísoís^  on  trade  conditions  in 
Peru,  to  which  the  following,  written  from  Payta,  is  supplemental: 
"In  my  report  from  Lima  brief  mention  was  made  of  the  growing' 
importance  of  Iquitos  as  a  trading  center,  caused  by  the  increase  of 


TEADE    OPPOETÜÍíITrES    IN    LATIK    AMERICA.  1425 

the  rubber  industr}^  on  the  upper  tributaries  of  the  Amazon.  The 
development  seems  to  have  attracted  little  attention  as  yet,  but  it  is  a 
factor  which  may  readily  rise  to  considerable  importance  in  the  trade 
of  Peru.  Iquitos  is  situated  close  to  the  junction  of  the  four  large 
rivers  which  unite  to  form  the  upper  Amazon — the  Ucayali,  Marañon, 
Tigre,  and  Ñapo.  It  is  thus  the  port  of  outlet  and  inlet  for  the  prod- 
ucts and  purchases  of  the  valle5"s  of  these  rivers  and  their  tributaries, 
but  in  addition  it  does  much  of  the  trading  of  some  of  the  more  access- 
ible neighboring  river  valleys,  such  as  the  Putumayo  and  the  Yavari." 

An  act  of  Congress  of  the  Republic  of  Chile  of  recent  date  empowers 
the  Executive,  for  a  term  of  five  years,  to  expend  £1,500,000  in  carry- 
ing out  the  scheme  for  the  defense  of  Valparaiso  from  inundations  bv 
rain,  in  the  construction  of  drainage  systems  in  Talca  and  Concepción, 
and  in  providing  a  water  suppl}"  to  a  considerable  number  of  towns  and 
in  improving  tliat  of  others.  By  virtue  of  this  act  the  '"''Inspección 
General  de  Agua  Potable  y  Saneamiento''''  has  been  instructed  to  call 
for  tenders  as  fast  as  plans  and  specifications  are  completed,  in  con- 
nection with  a  water  supply  for  the  following  towns:  Tacna,  Arica, 
Pisagua,  Iquique,  Tocopilla,  Cobija,  Mejillones,  Calama,  Taltal, 
Chañaral,  Copiapó,  Caldera,  Huasco,  Vallenar,  Freirina,  Serena, 
Coquimbo^  Ovalle,  Vicuña,  Combarbalá,  Ulapel,  Salamanca,  Petorca, 
Chicoleo,  Ligua,  San  Felipe,  Vilos,  Cabildo,  Quilpué,  Limache,  San 
Francisco  de  Limache,  Casablanca,  Qaillota,  Calera,  Liai  Liai,  San 
Bernardo,  Melipilla,  Talagante,  Barrancas,  Renca,  Cartajena,  San  Anto- 
nio, Rancagua,  Buin,  Peumo,  San  Fernando,  Pichilemu,  Curicó,  Santa 
Cruz,  Vichuquen,  Molina,  Talca,  Curepto,  Linares,  San  Javier,  Parral, 
Cauquenes.,  Quirihue,  Chanco,  Constitución,  Ninhue,  Buchupureo, 
Cobquecura,  Sauzal,  Chillan,  Yungai,  Búlnes,  San  Carlos,  Pemuco, 
Concepción  Coronel,  Talcahuano,  Yumbel,  Coelemu,  Tomé,  Penco, 
Hualqui,  Araueo,  Lebu,  Cañete,  Los  Angeles,  Nacimiento,  Mulchen, 
Santa  Barbara,  Angol,  Traiguén,  Victoria,  Union,  Puerto  ISIontt,  Cor- 
ral, O&orno,  Puerto  Octai,  Ancud,  Castro,  Achao,  and  Florida. 

United  States  Minister  Hicks  writes  from  Santiago  that  in  order  to 
secure  better  steamship  connection  with  the  United  States  there  has 
been  inserted  in  the  Chilean  budget  for  the  current  year  an  item  of 
250,000  pesos  ($95,000)  for  the  subvention  of  a  line  of  fast  steamers 
between  Valparaiso  and  Panama.  The  line  will  make  bimonthly  trips, 
and  steamers  will  make  onl}"  one  or  two  stops  between  Chile  and  the 
Isthmus.  Chile  is  already  pajdng  a  large  annual  subsidy  to  the  South 
American  Steamship  Compan}^  (Chilean)  and  the  Pacific  Steam  Navi- 
gation Company  (British),  and  this  new  step  indicates  an  earnest 
desire  to  secure  better  communication  Avith  the  United  States. 

United  States  Consul  Kaiser,  writing  from  Mazatlan,  says  that 
I.  C.  Thompson,  W.  M.  Rotlance,  Adolfo  Fenochio,  and  William 


1426   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Thompson  have  made  application  to  the  Secretar}^  of  Fomento  (Encour- 
agement) to  establish  a  factory  there  for  the  manufacture  of  sugar 
from  beets,  agreeing  to  invest  a  capital  of  $3,000,000  in  gold  in  the 
business.  The  consul  further  saj^s  that  from  all  reports  it  seems  that 
the  climate  and  soil  are  in  their  favor,  as  a  continuous  crop  can  be 
grown  there,  and  no  dela}^  need  be  caused  by  the  changing  of  the 
seasons. 

United  States  Vice-Consul  Wallace,  of  Managua,  reports  that  the 
Government  of  Nicaragua  has  granted  a  concession  to  a  California 
svndicate  for  the  introduction  free  of  custom-house  duties  of  crude  oil 
(petrolo),  with  a  view  of  establishing  refineries  at  or  near  the  port  of 
Corinto,  Nicaragua,  Pacific  coast.  The  proposal  is  to  bring  the  raw 
material  in  tank  steamers  to  the  above-mentioned  port.  The  importa- 
tion of  refined  oil,  principally  110°  test,  in  cases  of  10  gallons  each, 
amounted  to  about  $59,000  United  States  currency  in  this  consular 
district  during  the  fiscal  year  1901-5. 


BOOK  NOTES. 

Books  and  pamphlets  sent  to  the  Bureau  of  the  American  Eepublics,  and 
containing  subject-matter  bearing  upon  the  countries  of  the  Interna- 
tional Union  of  American  Eepublics,  will  be  treated  under  this  caption 
in  the  Monthly  Bulletin. 

Statistics  of  the  commerce  of  the  United  States  for  the  fiscal  year 
ending  June  30,  1905,  compiled  by  the  Department  of  Commerce  and 
Labor,  through  its  Bureau  of  Statistics,  have  just  been  issued  to  the 
public.  These  are  contained  in  two  volumes,  one  of  which,  the  "  Statis- 
tical Abstract  of  the  United  States,  1905,"  contains  something  over  600 
pages,  and  the  other,  entitled  "Commerce  and  Navigation  of  the 
United  States,  1905,"  contains  about  1,200  pages.  The  publications 
of  the  Bureau  of  Statistics  which  present  the  record  of  commerce  from 
month  to  month  aggregate  about  3,000  pages  during  the  3^éar,  but  the 
summarization  and  analysis  of  the  full  year's  commerce  are  contained 
in  the  two  volumes  named.  Those  who  want  to  know  about  the 
growth  and  general  development  of  production,  transportation,  rail- 
ways, lake  traffic,  manufactures,  foreign  commerce,  or  the  figures 
which  measure  United  States  prosperitj^ — such  as  population,  wealth, 
money  in  circulation,  bank  deposits,  manufactures,  imports  and 
exports,  education  and  educational  facilities,  post-office  and  postal 
facilities,  and  the  growth  in  production  of  iron,  steel,  gold,  silver, 
copper,  coal,  wheat,  corn,  cotton,  fruits,  and  the  numerous  other 
elements  which  measure  industrial  activity  will  find  ample  informa- 


BOOK    NOTES.  142T 

tion  of  value  and  interest  in  the  volumes  in  reference.  It  is  inter- 
esting, for  example,  to  learn  that  the  United  States,  with  its  varying- 
climate  and  diversified  soils  and  facilities  of  production,  sent  more 
than  $145,000,000  out  of  the  countrj^  last  jesiY  to  buy  sugar;  that 
practically  165,000,000  of  this  went  to  Cuba,'  $36,000,000  to  the 
Philippine  Islands,  $15,000,000  to  the  Dutch  island  on  the  other  side 
of  the  globe  (Java),  and  $12,000,000  to  Porto  Rico.  It  is  also  inter- 
esting to  learn  that  $85,000,000  were  sent  out  of  the  country  in 
1905  to  purchase  coifee,  of  which  $61:,000,000  were  for  coffee  pro- 
duced in  Brazil.  For  india  rubber  to  be  used  in  manufacturing, 
$50,000,000  were  sent  out  last  year,  and  of  this  over  $28,000,000  went 
to  Brazil.  Another  interesting  fact  is  the  very  large  importation  of 
diamonds  and  other  precious  stones,  amounting  to  over  $33,000,000 
in  the  last  fiscal  3"ear,  against  $8,000,000  a  decade  ago. 

That  railroads  are  built  to  earn  dividends  is  the  fundamental  propo- 
sition laid  down  by  Hon.  Henry  G.  Davis  in  his  paper  on  "The 
Pan-American  Railway:  Its  Business  Side,"  published  in  the  North 
American  Review  for  Ma}^,  1906.  For  nations,  these  dividends  are  the 
development  of  the  local  resources,  the  wider  markets  obtained  for 
the  products  of  the  countr}-,  the  increase  of  population  by  means  of 
immigration,  and,  in  a  word,  the  addition  to  the  wealth  of  the  nation. 
Further  dividends  are  obtained  through  the  increase  of  knowledge 
concerning  the  various  sections  of  countr}^  traversed,  while  interna- 
tional dividends  maj^  be  said  to  be  composed  not  only  of  dollars  and 
cents  but  also  of  the  peace  which  grows  out  of  the  mutual  knowledge 
resulting  from  frequent  friendl}^  intercourse.  The  ethical  advantages 
are  not,  however,  allowed  by  Mr.  Davis,  in  his  consideration  of  the 
subject,  to  overbalance  the  commercial  benefits  which  are  at  the  root 
of  all  railway  building.  The  trade  prosperity  of  both  Mexico  and 
the  Argentine  Republic  are  shown  to  have  advanced  in  direct  ratio 
with  their  activity  in  providing  means  of  trafiic  transfer.  Thus,  in 
1880,  the  Argentine  Republic  with  1,562  miles  of  railway,  had 
a  total  foreign  commerce  of  something  more  than  $100,000,000, 
while  in  1905,  having  increased  its  mileage  to  12,000,  the  foreign  com- 
merce of  the  country  is  shown  to  have  increased  to  a  valuation  of 
$500,000,000.  In  1875  Mexico's  railroad  mileage  was  360  and  the 
total  foreign  trade  amounted  to  $46,319,000;  whereas  during  the  jenv 
1905,  having  increased  the  railway  system  of  the  country  to  10,300 
miles,  the  commercial  transactions  advanced  to  $387,000,000,  national 
currencj^  These  noteworthy  changes  can  not,  in  the  nature  of  things, 
be  accomplished  through  the  medium  of  steamship  transportation,  as 
this  latter  is  of  little  benefit  in  regard  to  the  interior  districts.  The 
Pan-American  routes,  as  surveyed,  parallel  the  Pacific  coast  along  the 

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1428   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

trend  of  the  Andes,  but  provision  is  also-  made  for  feeders  which  shall 
meet  the  requirements  of  the  Atlantic  as  well  as  the  Pacific  slope. 
From  New  York  to  Buenos  Ayres  an  estimate  of  from  10,000  to  10,400 
miles  of  line  will  make  complete  connection.  Of  this  amount  only 
3,700  miles  are,  as  yet,  specifically  unprovided  for.  Mr.  Davis  calcu- 
lates that  this  supplementary  construction  will  mean  an  outlay  of 
$185,000,000,  which  he  considers  as  entirely  within  the  resources  of  the 
twelve  or  fifteen  countries  interested. 

The  status  of  German  emigration  to  Brazil  is  thoughtfully  consid- 
ered and  dealt  with  by  the  German  Ambassador  to  the  United  States 
in  the  May  issue  of  the  "North  American  Review."  The  idea  of  the 
Germanization  of  the  Brazilian  liepublic  is  not  only  denied  but  statis- 
tics are  adduced  to  show  that  German  emigration  to  South  America  is 
practically  nil  as  compared  with  a  similar  movement  toward  the  United 
States.  It  is  true  that  many  Germans  have  settled  in  South  Brazil, 
the  Argentine  Republic,  and  Chile,  but  the  offspring  of  the  early  set- 
tlers in  South  America  have  almost  invariably  renounced  or  lost  their 
German  citizenship.  Furthermore  it  is  a  statistical  fact  that  of  its 
entire  emigration  Germany,  in  the  average,  sends  over  96  per  cent  to 
the  United  States.  Thus  in  1904  the  United  States  received  26,000 
immigrants  of  German  origin,  while  350  went  to  Brazil  and  316  to  the 
rest  of  South  America.  Ambassador  Sternberg  pays  a  high  tribute 
to  the  character  of  German  colonists  in  their  bearing  upon  the  economic 
development  of  their  chosen  place  of  residence  and,  quoting  the  experi- 
ence of  the  United  States,  sees  nothing-  inimical  to  local  interests  in  an 
increase  of  Germanic  blood  in  the  various  unsettled  tracts  of  the 
Western  Hemisphere. 

"•  Gold  Dredging  in  Ecuador"  is  the  subject-matter  of  a  paper  pub- 
lished in  the  Mining  Magazine  for  May,  1906,  the  writer  being 
Leonard  L.  Wetmore.  As  a  consequence  of  the  international  activity 
growing  out  of  the  Panama  Canal  construction,  interest  is  being  stimu- 
lated in  all  countries  within  its  vicinitj^  It  is  this  condition  that  adds 
to  the  timeliness  of  the  article  in  reference,  it  being  stated  that  during 
the  past  few  j^ears  large  gold-yielding  properties  have  been  taken  over 
by  prospecting  companies  in  the  territory  drained  by  the  Santiago,  the 
Cachavi,  the  Uimbi,  and  the  Begota  rivers.  These  properties  are  largely 
in  the  hands  of  United  States  investors,  which  until  their  acquirement 
by  the  new  owners  were  worked  in  the  most  primitive  manner.  Some 
idea  of  the  difference  between  the  modern  methods  of  gold  dredging 
for  working  placer  mines  and  the  crude  methods  formerly  in  vogue 
may  be  gathered  from  the  fact  that  it  took  from  100  to  200  bateas  to 
wash  a  cubic  yard  of  gravel  by  the  old  method,  or,  in  other  words,  it 
took  all  day  for  a  couple  of  men  to  wash  out  1  yard  of  gravel.     A 


LIBRARY    ADDITIONS.  1429 

modern  gold  dredge  will  do  the  work  of  5,000  negroes,  as  it  pumps 
up  2,500  to  3,000  gallons  of  water  every  minute  and  lifts  2,000  tons  of 
sand  -and  gravel  every  twenty-four  hours. 

Under  the  title  "The  New  Era  in  Colombia,"  Mr.  Francis  P. 
Savinien  writes  from  Yeguas,  near  Bogota,  an  appreciation  of  the 
work  of  President  Rafael  Reyes,  published  in  the  "Reviev/  of 
Reviews"  for  May,  1906.  The  peace  and  progress  characteristic  of  the 
new  régime  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  "the  Colombian  arni}^  has 
become  a  body  of  laborers."  Native  energies  are  bent  toward  a 
development  of  native  resources,  and  road  building,  agricultural  enter- 
prises, and  other  industrial  schemes  are  receiving  merited  attention. 
In  these  various  ventures  cooperation  on  the  part  of  citizens  of  the 
united  States  is  accepted,  and  numerous  concessions  have  been  granted 
them.  It  is  anticipated  that  within  a  short  period  Colombia  will  rank 
next  to  Brazil  as  a  coffee  producer,  the  crop  of  the  present  year  being 
valued  at  more  than  ^10,000,000.  New  and  extensive  plantations  are 
under  cultivation,  while  mining,  cacao  culture,  tobacco  growing,  and 
other  valuable  resources  of  native  wealth  are  in  a  flourishing  condition. 
The  country's  finances  are  in  process  of  change,  and  the  Executive's 
efforts  in  this  direction  are  receiving  the  enthusiastic  support  of  the 
people. 


ADDITIONS  TO  THE  COLUMBUS  MEMORIAL 
LIBRARY  DURINO  APRIL,  1906. 

Bolivia. 

Bolivia.  Presupuesto  general  sancionado  por  el  H.  Congreso  Nacional  para  el 
año  económico  de  1906.  La  Paz,  Imprenta  de  "El  Comercio  de  Bolivia," 
1906.     192  (1)  p.     4°. 

Brazil. 

Brazil.  Serviço  de  estatística  commercial:  Importaç-ão  e  exportação.  Movimento 
maritimo,  cambial  e  do  café  da  Kepublica  dos  Estados  Unidos  do  Brazil 
em  1904.    Rio  de  Janeiro,  Imprensa  Nacional,  1906.    ix,  247  p.    tables.    4°. 

Senna,  Nelson  Coei.ho  de:  Bacia  do  Rio  Doce,  Minas  Geraes.  Descripção  dos 
municipios  do  Peçanha  e  Caratinga.  Bello  Horizonte,  Imprensa  Official 
do  Estado  de  Minas  Geraes,  190Õ.  14  p.  8°.  (Ext.  da  " Revista  Agrí- 
cola," V.  2,  fase.  7,  de  30  de  junio  de  1905.) 

O  Estado  de  Minas  Geraes  na  Exposição  universal  de  S.  Luiz  .  .  .  pavilhão 

do  Brazil.  Notas  estatísticas  organizadas  pelo  Dr.  Nelson  Coelho  de  Senna 
.  .  .  Bello  Horizonte,  Imprensa  Official  do  Estado  de  Minas  Geraes,  1904. 
59  p.     8°. 

Serranos  illustres.     Esboços  biographicos.     Bello  Horizonte,  Imprensa  Offi- 

cial do  Estado  de  Minas  Geraes,  1905.     Cover-title.     37  p.     8°. 


1430       INTEENATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Colombia. 

Banco  Central:  Informes  del  gerente  y  revisor  del  banco  y  del  gerente  de  las 
nuevas  rentas.     Bogota,  Imp.  Eléctrica,  1906.     24  p.     8°. 

The  Modern  Traveller.  A  popular  description,  geographical,  historical,  and  topo- 
graphical, of  the  various  countries  of  the  globe.  Colombia.  London, 
James  Duncan,  1825.     iv,  356  p.     map.     illus.     16°. 

Costa  Rica. 

Costa  Eica.  Dirección  general  de  estadística:  Sección  comercial.  Importa- 
ciones y  exportaciones.  Año  de  1905.  San  José,  Tip.  Nacional,  1906. 
[16]  p.     4°. 

Cuba. 

Cuba.  Departamento  de  sanidad  de  la  Habana:  Manual  de  práctica  sanitaria 
para  uso  de  jefes  é  inspectores  de  sanidad,  médicos,  funcionarios,  etc.,  de 
la  República  de  Cuba  .  .  .  Dirigido  y  anotado  por  el  Dr.  Enrique  B. 
Barnet  .  .  .  Habana,  1905.  1114,  x  (4)  p.  8°. 
Junta  superior  de  sanidad:  Informe  anual  sanitario  y  demográfico  de  la 
República  de  Cuba.    Año  1904.     Habana,  1906.     x,  76,  viii  p.     4°. 

Clark,  William  J.:  Commercial  Cuba.  A  book  for  business  men.  By  William  J. 
Clark.  W^ith  an  introduction  by  E.  Sherman  Gould  .  .  .  London,  Chap- 
man and  tiall,  1899.     xvii,  514  p.     illus.     maps.     8°. 

Hazard,  Samuel:  Cuba  with  pen  and  pencil.  By  Samuel  Hazard  .  .  .  Hartford, 
Conn.,  Hartford  publishing  co.,  New  York,  Meeks  brothers,  [etc.,  etc.], 
1871.     xvi,  [17]-584  p.     front.,  illus.,  pi.     8°. 

Quesada,  Gonzalo  de:  The  war  in  Cuba:  being  a  full  account  of  her  great  struggle 
for  freedom.  Containing  a  complete  record  of  Spanish  tyranny  and 
oppi'ession;  scenes  of  violence  and  bloodshed;  .  .  .  Resources,  products 
and  scenery  of  the  "Queen  of  the  Antilles,"  manners  and  customs  of  the 
people,  etc.,  etc.  By  Señor  Gonzalo  de  Queijada  .  .  .  and  Henry  Daven- 
port Northrop  ...  To  which  is  added  a  full  account  of  the  destruction 
of  the  battleship  "Maine"  and  the  report  of  the  naval  board;  .  .  .  [1898]. 
No  imprint.     656  p.     8°.     illus. 

Ecuador. 

Guayaquil  and  Quito  Railway  Company:  Reports  and  accounts  .  .  .  1904.  Lon- 
don, Whitehead,  Morris  and  company,  1905.     31  p.     4°.     (half-title.) 

Haiti. 

Edwards,  Bryan:  An  historical  survey  of  the  French  colony  in  the  island  of  St. 
Domingo:  comprehending  a  short  account  of  its  ancient  government, 
political  state,  population,  productions,  and  exports;  a  narrative  of  the 
calamities  which  have  desolated  the  country  ever  since  the  year  1789  '.  .  . 
and  a  detail  of  the  military  transactions  of  the  British  army  in  the  island 
to  the  end  of  1794.  By  Bryan  Edwards  .  .  .  London,  For  J.  Stockdale, 
1897.     3p.  1.,  xxii,  [1],  247p.     map.     4°. 

Honduras. 

Honduras.     Código  civil.     1906.    Tgucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].    iv,  347(1)  p. 

4°. 
Código  de  procedimientos  [civiles  y  criminal].     1906.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip. 

Nacional,  [1906].     (3)  246  (1)  p.     4°. 


LIBEARY    ADDITIONS.  1431 

Honduras.     Código  militar.     1906.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.   Nacional,  [1906].     iv,  (1) 

150  p.     4°. 
•     Código  penal.     1906.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1S06].     (2)   1-12  (1)  p. 

4°. 

Constitución  POLÍTICA.    1906.    Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].    25  (1)  p. 

4°. 

Ley   de  amparo.     1906.     Tegucigalpa,    Tip.    Nacional,    [1906].     iv,    (1)    9 

(l)p.     4°. 

—     Ley  de  elecciones.     1906.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].     21  (1)  p. 

4°. 

Ley  de  policía.     1906.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].     95  (1)  p.    4°. 

Ley  de  Notariado.     1906.     Tegulcigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906]     30  (1)  p. 

■4°. 

Ley  municipal.     1906.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].     36  p.     4°. 

Meye,  Heinrich:  The  stone  sculptures  of  Copan  and  Quiriguá,  drawn  by  Heinrich 

Meye;  historical  and  descriptive  text  by  Dr.  Julius  Schmidt;  tr.  from  the 
German  by  A.  D.  Savage  .  .  .  London,  Asher  &  company,  [1883].  2p.  1., 
[12]  p.,  20  1.,     20  pi.,  plan.     4°. 

Mexico. 

Tellez  Pizarro.  Mariano:  Breves  apuntes  históricos  sobre  los  ferrocarriles  de  la 
República  Mexicana;  algunos  comentarios  relativos  al  ancho  de  las  vías  fé- 
rreas y  noticia  de  los  ferrocarriles  de  los  Estados  Unidos  de  Norte  América 
y  el  Canadá  por  ...  Tellez  Pizarro  .  .  .  México,  Tip.  de  la  Dirección 
general  de  Telégrafos,  1906.     66  p.     map.     8°. 

Nicaragua. 

BovALLius,  Carl:  Nicaraguan  antic^uities  by  Carl  Bovallius.  Stockholm,  Ivongl. 
boktryckeriet,  P.  A.  Norstedt  &  soner,  1886.  2  p.  1.,  50  p.,  1  1.,  41  pl.  2 
maps.     4°. 

Panama. 

Valdês,  Ramón  M.  :  Geografía  del  istmo  de  Panamá  por  Ramón  M.  Valdês.  Texto 
adoptado  oficialmente  para  la  enseñanza  en  las  escuelas  de  la  nación. 
Segunda  edición.  Notablemente  corregida  y  aumentada  .  .  New  York, 
D.  Appleton  y  compañía,  1905.     xii,  155  p.     map.     illus.     12°. 

Same.  La  independencia  del  istmo  de  Panamá.    Sus  antecedentes,  sus  causas  y 

justificación.  Panamá,  Imprenta  "Star  and  Herald,"  1903.  21  p.  8°.  su 
Cover-title. 

Peru. 

Sedgwick,  Thomas  F.:  Relating  to  the  sugar  industry  in  Peru.  (With  special  men- 
tion of  Hacienda  Cartavio.)  By  Thomas  F.  Sedgv/ick.  Trujillo,  Imp. 
Haya,  Verjel  and  cia.,  1905.     78  p.     illus.     8°. 

Salvador. 

Salvador.  Mensaje  del  señor  Presidente  .  .  .  leido  en  el  acto  de  la  solemne 
apertura  de  las  sesiones  ordinarias  de  la  Asamblea  Nacional  el  día  18  de 
febrero  de  1905.     San  Salvador,  Imprenta  Nacional,  [1905].        16  p.     4°. 


1432       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS.      - 

United  States. 

Chicago  Public  Library:  A  handbook.     Chicago,  1905.     32  p.     illus.     12°. 
Same.     Thirty-third  annual  report  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Chicago 

Public  Library.     June,  1905.     Chicago,  1905.     62  p.     8°. 
Flack,  Horace  Edgar:  Spanish- American  diplomatic  relations  preceding  the  war 

of  1898,  by  Horace  Edgar  Flack     .     .     .     Baltimore,  The  Johns  Hopkins 

press.,  1906.     95  p.     8". 
(Johns   Hopkins  university  studies  in   historiciil   and   political   science     .     .     . 
Series  xxiv,  nos.  1-2). 
Idaho.     Bureau  op  immigration,  labor,  and  statistics:  The  state  of  Idaho     .     .     . 

An  official  publication  containing  reliable  information  concerning  the 

institutions,   industries,  and  resources  of  the  state.      [Boise],   Bureau  of 

immigration,   labor,   and   statistics,   1904.     1  p.  1.,  199  p.     front.,  illus., 

plates.     8°. 
Newberry  Library:  Report  of  the  trustees  of  the  Newberry  Library  for  the  j-ear 

1905.  Chicago,  1906.     30  p.     front.     8°. 

New  York  Produce  Exchange:  Annual  statistical  report  of  the  New^  York  Produce 
exchange  for  the  year  1905  with  comparisons  with  preceding  years.  Pre- 
pared by  the  Statistical  department  of  the  exchange.  New  York,  John 
Polhemus  printing  company,  [1906].     147  p.     8°. 

Spanish  Treaty  Claims  Commission:  Progress  and  condition  of  the  business  of  the 
Spanish  treaty  ¡claims  commission.  Message  from  the  President  .  .  . 
[Washington,  Government  Printing  Office],  1906.  39  p.  8°.  (U.  S., 
59th  cong.,  1st  sess.,  doc.  no.  308.) 

Taft,  William  H.:  Statement  of  Hon.  William  H.  Taft,  Secretary  of  War,  before 
the  committee  on  interoceanic  canals  of  the  United  States  Senate,  [1906]. 
Caption  title.     190  p.     8". 

1'nited  States.  Bureau  of  Manufactures:  Foreign  commerce  and  navigation  of  the 
United  States  for  the  year  ending  June  30, 1905.  Washington,  Government 
Printing  Office,  1906.     1180  p.     4°. 

Congress:  Reorganization  of  the  consular  service.     Report  from   the  com- 

mittee on  foreign  relations.     [Washington,  Government  Printing  Office, 
1906.]     52  p.     8".     (59th  cong.,  1st  sess.,  rep.  no.  112.) 

Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor:   Statistical  abstract   of  the   United 

States.     1905.     .     .     .     Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906. 
678  p.     8°. 
■ ■  Public  Health  and  Marine-Hospital  Service:  Annual  report  of  the  Surgeon- 
General  of  the  Public  health  and  marine-hospital  service  of  the  United 
States  for  the  fiscal  year  1905.     Washington,  Government  Printing  Office, 

1906.  s,  458  p.     8». 

War  Department:  Annual  reports  of  the  War  Department  for  the  fiscal  year 

ended  June  30,  1905.      Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1905. 
4  V.     8°. 

Venezuela. 

[Landaeta  Rosales,  Manuel]:  Los  cementerios  de  Caracas  desde  1567  hasta  1906. 

Caracas,  Tip.  Herrara  Irigoyen  &  ca.,  1906.     34  (2)  p.     8°. 
Tello  Mendoza,  R.  :  Complemento.     Caracas,   Tip.  Herrera  Irigoyen  &  ca.,  1903. 

326  (3)  p.  8°. 
Venezuela.     Ministerio    de    instrucción   pública:    La  instrucción    en    el   estado 

Tachira.     Diciembre  de   1905.      San    Cristóbal,    Imprenta    del    Estado. 

48  p.     8». 


LIBRARY    ADDITIONS.  1433 

GENEEAL  WORKS,  REFERENCE  BOOKS,  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 

Annual  American  Catalog.  1905.  Containing  a  record,  under  author,  title, 
subject,  and  series;  also,  the  full  titles,  with  descriptive  notes,  of  all  books 
recorded  in  the  Publishers'  Weekly,  1905,  directory  of  publishers,  etc. 
New  York,  office  of  the  Publishers'  Weekly,  1906.     xxxvi,  375,  329  p.     8°. 

Argentine  Republic.  Ministerio  de  relaciones  exteriores  y  culto:  Catalogo  de  la 
biblioteca,  mapoteca  y  archivo  del  Ministerio  de  relaciones  exteriores  y 
culto.  Buenos  Aires,  Tall,  de  la  Penitenciaría  Nacional,  1905.  vi,  [6], 
6-555  p.     4°. 

Breen,  Henry  H.:  St.  Lucia;  historical,  statistical,  and  descriptive.  By  Henry  H. 
Breen  .  .  .  London.  Longman,  Brown,  Green,  and  Longmans,  1844. 
xvi,  423  p.     map.     8°. 

[Chaloner,  Edward]:  The  Ma:hogany  tree;  its  botanical  characters,  qualities,  and 
uses,  with  practical  suggestions  for  selecting  and  cutting  it  in  the  regions 
of  its  growth,  in  the  West  Indies  and  Central  America,  Avith  notices  of  the 
projected  interoceanic  communication  of  Panama,  Nicaragua,  andTehuan- 
tepec,  in  relation  to  their  productions,  and  the  supply  of  fine  timber  for 
shipbuilding,  and  all  other  purposes;  with  ...  an  appendix  .  .  .  Lon- 
don, Rockliff  and  son,  [1850].     ix,  117  p.     illus.     map. 

Chicago  Public  Library:  Accessions  to  the  Chicago  Public  Library  from  May  1  to 
September  1,  1905.     No  imprint.     16  p.     8°. 

Same.     September  1  to  December  1,  1905.     No  imprint.     16  p.     8°. 

Same.     December  1,  1905,  to  February  1,  1906.     No  imprint.     16  p.     8°. 

Books  for  Boys.     Chicago,  The  Library,  January,  1906.     31  p.     8°. 

[Coleridge,  Henry  Nelson]:  Six  months  in  the  West  Indies  in  1825.  Second 
edition,  with  additions.  London,  John  INiurray,  1826.  (1)  328  p.  map. 
8°. 

Dewey,  Melvil:  Abridged  decimal  classification  and  relative  index  for  libraries, 
clippings,  notes,  etc.,  by  Melvil  Dewey  .  .  .  Boston,  Library  Bureau, 
n.d.     192  p.     8°. 

Field  Columbian  Museum:  The  ponca  sun  dance  by  George  A.  Dorsey  .  ,  . 
Chicago,  December,  1905.  pp.  65-88.  25  pis.  8°.  (Anthropological 
series,  v.  7,  no.  2.) 

Fletcher,  W.  I.  and  Haines,  H.  E.  :  The  annual  library  index.  1905.  Including 
periodicals,  American  and  English,  essays,  book-chapters,  etc.,  bibli- 
ographies, necrology,  and  index  to  dates  of  principal  events.  Edited  with 
the  cooperation  of  members  of  the  American  Library  Association  by 
W.  I.  Fletcher  and  H.  E.  Haines.  New  York,  office  of  the  Publishers' 
AVeekly,  1906.     ix,  415  p.     4°. 

Funk  and  Wagnalls  Company  (publishers):  A  standard  dictionary  of  the  English 
language  upon  original  plans  .  .  .  New  edition,  revised  and  enlarged.  .  .  . 
New  York  and  London,  Funk  and  Wagnalls  company,  1906.  xx, 
2441  p.     4°. 

Gardner,  AY.  J.  :  A  history  of  Jamaica  from  its  discovery  by  Christopher  Columbus 
to  the  present  time;  including  an  account  of  its  trade  and  agriculture; 
sketches  of  the  manners,  habits,  and  customs  of  all  classes  of  its  inhabit- 
ants, and  a  narative  of  the  progress  of  religion  and  education  in  the  island. 
By  W.  J.  Gardner.     London,  Elliot  Stock,  1873.     viii,  512  p.     map.     8°. 

Great  Britain.  Correspondence  relating  to  disturbances  in  British  Guiana.  Pre- 
sented to  both  houses  of  Parliament  by  command  of  his  majesty.  March, 
1906.     London,  Darling  and  son,  1906.     63  p.     4°. 


1434   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics.  Monthly  Bulletin.  March, 
1906.  Vol.  22,  No.  3.  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906. 
pp.  599-890.     8°. 

CONTENTS. 

Death  of  the  President  of  the  Argentine  Republic. 

Delegates  to  the  Third  International  Conference  of  American  States. 

Significance  of  the  Pan-American  Conference  at  Rio  de  Janeiro. 

Argentine  Republic.    Foreign  commerce  in  1905;  crop  acreage  and  shipments;  budget 

for  1906;  internal  revenue  in  1906;  customs  revenue;  port  movement  of  Buenos  Ayres, 

1905;  movement  of  the  port  of  Rosario  in  1905;  improvements  at  Bahia  Blanca;  rules 

governing  the  practice  of  medical  professions. 
Bolivia.    Commercial  treaty  with  Peru;   tin  exportation  in  1904  and  1905;  origin  of 

imports,  1904;  rubber  in  1904. 
Brazil.    Growing  Para  rubber  in  Ceylon;  manganese  ores;  reduction  of  import  duty 

on  sugar;  coffee  movement,  December,  1905;  exports  from  Pernambuco,  November, 

1905;  exports  from  Pernambuco,  December,  1905. 
Chile.    Customs  receipts  in  1905. 
Colombia.    Revenues  from  new  duties. 
Costa  Rica.    Customs  classification  of  earthenware  and  porcelains;  salubrity  of  climate 

at  San  Jose;  extension  of  free  admission  for  corn  and  beans. 
Cuba.    Sanitary  regulations;  taxes  on  foreign  shipping;  tobacco  cultivation;  copper 

mines;  manganese  mining. 
Dominican  Republic.    Gold  mining  in  the  Republic. 
Ecuador.    Customs  tariff',  1906. 
Guatemala.    The  future  of  the  Republic. 
Honduras.    Sanitation  of  the  ports  of  the  Republic. 
Mexico.    Customs  tariff,  1906;  foreign  commerce  in  October,  1905;  customs  receipts  in 

December,  1905;   price  of  public  lands;  tobacco  crop;   law  governing  stock  issues; 

operations  of  the  mail  service,  December,  1905;  copper  mining  in  the  Republic; 

mercury  deposits;  sulphur  and  pj'rite  mining;  the  zapote  tree  and  chicle  gum. 
Nicaragua.    Statistical  data  for  1904;   exports  of  bananas  from  Bluefields,  1905;  eco- 
nomic conditions. 
Panama.    Trade  conditions  at  Colon;  the  mining  industry;   exportation  of  bananas. 
Peru.    Commercial  statistics  for  1902-1905;  oil  fields  in  the  Republic;  transportation 

projects;  mining  code;  mining  notes. 
Salvador.    Mining  notes;  customs  receipts,  December,  1905;  customs  receipts,  first  nine 

months,  1905;  postal  operations  in  1905;  internal  revenue  receipts. 
United  States.    Trade  with  Latin  America;  consular  trade  reports;  foreign  commerce, 

January,  1906;  leather  exports  in  1905;  coffee  in  1905. 
Uruguay.    Public  revenues,  1894-1905;   trade  conditions  in  the  Republic;   new  British 

line  to  South  America. 
Venezuela.    Tax  registration  in  1904  and  1905;  rescinding  of  customs  duties;  importa- 
tions, July-December,  1904;  commerce  with  New  York. 
Ocean  lines  to  South  America.    Steamship  connections  with  European  countries. 
World's  cocoa  crops  and  consumption,  1901-1903. 
The  cochineal  insect. 
Trade  opportunities  in  Latin  America. 
Book  notes. 
Library  accessions  and  files. 

John  Crerar  Library:  Supplement  to  the  list  of  serials  in  public  libraries  in  Chi- 
cago and  Evanston.  Second  edition,  corrected  to  November,  1905,  with  a 
bibliography  of  union  lists  of  serials.     Chicago,  1906.     x,  220,  28  p.     8°. 

Library  of  Congress:  List  of  works  on  the  tariffs  of  foreign  countries  .  .  .  Com- 
piled under  the  direction  of  Appleton  Prentiss  Clark  Griffin,  Chief  Bibli- 
ographer.    Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.     42  p.     4°. 

Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company:  Tour  tendered  by  the  Government  of  the 
United  States  to  the  International  American  Congress,  October  3d  to  No- 
vember 13th,  1889,  under  the  personally-conducted  tourist  system  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company.  [Philadelphia,  printed  by  Allen,  Lane 
&  Scott,  1889?]     19  p.     map.    8°. 

Pigafetta,  Antonio:  Magellan's  voyage  around  the  world,  by  Antonio  Pigafetta. 
The  original  text  of  the  Ambrosian  MS.,  with  English  translation,  notes, 
biography,  and  index,  by  James  Alexander  Robertson.  Cleveland.  The 
Arthur  H,  Clark  Company,  1906.     3  v.     8°. 


LIBKAEY    ADDITIONS.  1435 

BOUND  PERIODICALS  ADDED  TO  THE  SHELA^ES  DURING  APRIL,  1906. 

Anales  of  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science.  Philadelphia. 
January  to  June,  1905. 

Same.     July-December,  1905. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Agrícola  Mexicana.     México,  México.     Tomo  29,  1905. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  de  Fomento  Fabril.     Santiago  de  Chile.     Tomo  21,  1904. 

Same.     Tomo  22,  1905. 

Bulletin  of  the  American  Geographical  Society.     New  York.     Volume  37.     1905. 

Century  Magazine.     New  York.     April-November,  1904. 

:  Same.     May-October,  1905. 

Diario  Oficial.     Chile.     2  de  mayo-^SO  de  junio  de  1904. 

Diario  Oficial.     México.     1  de  enero-28  de  febrero  de  1906. 

Diario  Oficial.     Salvador.     2  de  octubre-30  de  diciembre  de  1905. 

Gaceta  Oficial.     Cuba.     2  de  enero-28  de  febrero  de  1906. 

Gaceta  Oficial.     Dominican  Republic.     2  de  enero-30  de  diciembre  de  1905. 

Gaceta  Oficial.     Venezuela.     4  de  julio-30  áe  diciembre  de  1905. 

La  Géographie.     Paris.     Tome  10,  2°  sem.  1904. 

Same.     Tome  11.     1  sem.  1905. 

El  Guatemalteco.     Guatemala.     11  de  junio  de  1904-22  de  febrero  de  1905. 

India  Rubber  World.     New  York.     October  1,  1904,  to  September  1,  1905. 

Monthly  Consular  and  Trade  Reports.  Washington.  Nos.  298-300.  July-Sep- 
tember, 1905. 

National  Geographic  Magazine.     Washington,  D.  C.     Volume  16,  1905. 

Periódico  Oficial  .  .  .  del  Estado  de  Guerrero.  Chilpancingo,  Mexico.  2  de  enero- 
25  de  diciembre  de  1903. 

Same.     4  de  enero-30  de  diciembre  de  1905. 

Periódico  oficial  .  .  .  del  Estado  de  Michoacán  de  Ocampo.  Morelia,  México.  1 
de  enero-30  de  diciembre  de  1903. 

Periódico  Oficial  .  .  .  del  Estado  de  Tabasco.  San  Juan  Bautista,  México.  4  de 
enero-28  de  junio  de  1902. 

Same.     4  de  julio-29  de  diciembre  de  1900. 

Same.     1  de  julio-30  de  diciembre  de  1903. 

Same.     2  de  enero-29  de  junio  de  1904. 

Same.     2  de  julio-31  de  diciembre  de  1904. 

Same.     1  de  julio-30  de  diciembre  de  1905. 

Records  of  the  Past.     Washington,  D.  C.     Volume  4,  1905. 

Registro  Oficial.     Ecuador.     1  de  junio-21  de  agosto  de  1905. 

Scottish  Geographical  Magazine.     Edinburgh.     Volume  21,  1905. 

World  To-Day.     Chicago.     January-June,  1905. 

Same.     July-December,  1905. 

ADDITIONS  TO  THE  PERMANENT  FILE  LIST  DURING  APRIL,  1906. 

American  Exporter.     New  York.     Semimonthly.      (Alternate  Spanish  and  English 

editions.  ) 
El  Boletín  Comercial.     St.  Louis.     Monthly. 
International  Buyer.     New  York.     Semimonthly.     (Alternate  Spanish  and  English 

editions.  ) 
Mining  Magazine.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Mines  and  Minerals.     Scranton,  Penna.     Monthly. 
Pan-American  Review.     New  York.     Monthly. 


PERMANENT  LIBRARY  FILES. 

Those  publications  marked  with  an  asterisk  have  no  recent  numbers 
on  file. 


Persons  interested  in  the  commercial  and  general  news  of  foreign 
countries  will  find  the  following  among  the  ofiicial  and  periodical  pub- 
lications on  the  permanent  files  in  the  Columbus  Memorial  Librar}^, 
International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics: 

ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC. 

Boletín  de  la  Cámara  Mercantil.     Barracas  al  Sud.     Weekly. 

Boletín  Consular.     (Ministerio  de  relaciones  exteriores.  )    Buenos  Ayres.     Irregular. 

Boletín  de  la  Unión  Industrial  Argentina.     Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 

*  Boletín  del  Instituto  Geográfico  Argentino.     Buenos  Ayres. 

*  Boletín  Demográfico  Argentino.     Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 

*  Boletín  Oficial  de  la  República  Argentina.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily. 

BoUettino  Mensile  della  Camera  Italiana  di  Commercio  ed  Arti  in  Buenos  Aires 

Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 
Buenos  Aires  Handels-Zeitung.     Buenos  Ayres.     Weekly. 
Buenos  Aires  Herald.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily  and  weekly. 
*E1  Comercio  Exterior  Argentino.     Buenos  Ayres, 
Monthly  Bulletin  of  Municipal  Statistics  of  the  City  of  Buenos  Ayres.     Buenos  Ayres. 

Monthly. 
La  Nación.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily. 
La  Prensa.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily. 
Review  of  the  River  Plate.     Buenos  Ayres.     Weekly. 
Revista  Mensual  de  la  Cámara  Mercantil.     Barracas  al  Sud.     Monthly. 
Revista  Nacional.     Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 
The  Standard.     Buenos  Ayres.     Mail  supplement. 


Boletín  de  la  Oficina  Nacional  de  Inmigración,  Estadística  y  Propaganda  Geográfica. 

La  Paz.     Quarterly. 
Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Geográfica  de  la  Paz.     La  Paz.     Irregular. 
El  Comercio.     La  Paz.     Daily. 
El  Estado.     La  Paz.     Daily.     (Diario  Oficial. ) 
Revista  Comercial  é  Industrial  de  la  República  de  Bolivia.     La  Paz.     Monthly. 


Boletim  da  Agricultura.     Secretario  da  Agricultura,  Commercio  e  Obras  Publicas  do 

Estado  de  São  Paulo.     São  Paulo,  Brazil.     Monthly. 
Boletim  da  Secretaria  de  Agricultura,  Viação,  Industria  e  Obras  Publicas  do  Estado 

da  Bahia.     Bahia.     Monthly. 

1436 


PERMANENT    LIBRARY    FILES.  1437 

*  Boletini  de  Serviço  da  Estatística  Commercial  da  Republica  dos  Estados  Unid,os  do 

Brazil.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Irregular. 

*  Brazilian  Mining  Review.     Ouro  Preto.     Irregular. 

*  Brazilian  Review.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Weekly. 
Diario  da  Bahia.     Bahia.     Daily. 

Diario  Oficial.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Daily. 

*  Gazeta  Commercial  e  Financeira.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Weekly. 

*  Jornal  do  Commercio.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Daily. 
Jornal  do  Recife.     Pernambuco.     Daily. 

Jornal  dos  Agricultores.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Semimonthly. 
Provincia  (A)  do  Pará.     Belém.     Daily. 
Revista  Agrícola.  •  São  Paulo.     Monthly. 

*  Revista  Brazileira.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Monthly. 

*  Revista  Industrial  e  Mercantil.     Pernambuco.     Monthly. 
Revista  Marítima  Brazileira.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Monthly. 


Boletín  del  Ministerio  de  relaciones  esteriores.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Agrícola  del  Sur.     Concepción.     Semimonthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  de  Fomento  Fabril.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Agricultura.     Santiago.     Weekly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Minería.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

Chilian  Times.     Valparaiso.     Semiweekly. 

Diario  Oficial  de  la  República  de  Chile.     Santiago.     Daily. 

El  Mercurio.     Valparaiso.     Daily. 

El  Noticiero  Comercial.     Santiago  de  Chile.     Monthly. 

El  Pensamiento.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

*  Revista  Comercial  é  Industrial  de  Minas.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

COLOMBIA. 

Diario  Oficial.     Bogotá.     Daily. 

*  Revista  de  la  Instrucción  Pública  de  Colombia.     Bogotá.     Monthly. 

COSTA    RICA. 

Boletín  Judicial.     San  José.     Daily. 

La  Gaceta.     (  Diario  Oficial.  )     San  José.     Daily. 

Limon  W^eekly  News.     Port  Limon.     Weekly. 


Boletín  Oficial  de  la  Cámara  de  Comercio,  Industria  y  Navigación  de  la  Isla  de  Cuba. 

Habana.     Monthly. 
La  Gaceta  Económica.     Habana.     Semimonthly. 
Gaceta  Oficial  de  la  República  de  Cuba.     Habana.     Daily. 

DOMINICAN    REPUBLIC. 

Gaceta  Oficial.     Santo  Domingo.     Weekly. 

ECUADOR. 

Anales  de  la  Universidad  Central  del  Ecuador.     Quito.     Monthly. 

Gaceta  Municipal.     Guayaquil.     Weekly. 

Registro  Oficial  de  la  República  del  Ecuador.     Quito.     Daily. 


1438   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 


Les  Annales  Diplomatiques  et  Consulaires.     Paris.     Monthly. 

Bulletin  de  la  Chambre  de  Commerce  de  Paris.     Paris.     Weekly. 

Bulletin  de  la  Société  de  Géographie  Commerciale  de  Paris.     Paris.     Irregular. 

La  Géographie.     Bulletin  de  la  Société  de  Géographie.     Paris.     Semimonthly. 

Journal  d'Agriculture  Tropicale.     Paris.     Monthly. 

Moniteur  Officiel  du  Commerce.     Paris.     Weekly. 

Le  Nouveau  Monde.     Paris.     Weekly. 

La  Revue.     Paris.     Semimonthly. 

*  Revue  du  Commerce  Extérieur.     Paris.     Semimonthly.  ^ 

GERMANY. 

*  Deutsche  Kolonialzeitung.     Berlin.     AYeekly. 
Petermann's  IMitteilungen.     Gotha.     Monthly, 
Südamerikanische  Rundschau.     Berlin.     Monthly. 
Der  Tropenpflanzer.     Berlin.     Monthl3^ 

Zeitschrift  der  Gesellschaft  fur  Erdkunde  zu  Berlin.     Berlin.     Monthly. 

GREAT    BRITAIN. 

Board  of  Trade  Journal.     London.     Weekly. 

British  Trade  Journal.     London.     Monthly. 

Commercial  Intelligence.     London.     Weekly. 

Diplomatic  and  Consular  Reports.     London. 

Geographical  Journal.     London.     Monthly. 

Mining  (The)  Journal,  Railway  and  Commercial  Gazette.     London.     Weekly. 

The  Scottish  Geographical  Magazine.     Edinburgh.     Monthly. 

South.  American  Journal.     London.     Weekly. 

Times  (The).     London.     Dail}\     (Filed  for  one  year.  ) 

GUATEMALA. 

Boletín  de  Agricultura.     Guatemala.     Irregular. 

El  Guatemalteco.     Guatemala.     Daily.     (Diario  Oficial.) 

*La  República.     Guatemala.     Daily. 


^Bulletin  Officiel  de  l'Agriculture  et  de  l'Industrie.     Port  au  Prince.     Monthly. 

*  Le  Moment.     (Journal  politique.)     Port  au  Prince,  Haiti.     Weekly. 

Le  Moniteur.     (Journal  officiel  de  la  République  d'Haïti.)     Port  au  Prince,  Haiti. 

Biweekly. 
Revue  de  la  Société  de  Législation.     Port  au  Prince,  Haiti.     Monthly. 

HONDURAS. 

Boletín  Legislativo.     Tegucigalpa.     Dailj'. 
El  Estado.     Tegucigalpa.      (3  nos.  per  week.) 
La  Gaceta.     Tegucigalpa.     Daily.     (Official  paper.) 
Gaceta  Judicial.     Tegucigalpa.     Semiweekly. 

*  El  Pabellón  de  Honduras.     Tegucigalpa.     Weekly. 

*  El  Republicano.     (Semi-official).     Tegucigalpa.     Three  times  a  week. 

Revista  del  Archivo  y  Biblioteca  Nacional  de  Honduras.     Tegucigalpa,  Honduras. 
Monthly. 


PEEMANENT    LIBRARY    FILES.  1439 

ITALY. 

Bollettino  del  Ministro  degli  Affari  Esteri.     Roma.     Irregular. 

MEXICO. 

El  Agricultor  Mexicano.     Ciudad  Juarez.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  Estadística.     Mérida.     Semimonthly. 

Boletín  del  Instituto  Científico  y  Literario.     Toluca.     Monthly. 

Diario  Oficial.     México.     Daily. 

El  Economista  Mexicano.     México.     Weekly. 

El  Estado  de  Colima.     Colima.     Weekly. 

El  Hacendado  Mexicano.     México.     Monthly. 

Mexican  Herald.     México.     Daily.     (Filed  for  one  year.) 

Mexican  Investor.     México.     Weekly. 

Mexican  Journal  of  Commerce.     Mexico  City.     Monthly. 

Periódico    Oficial   del  Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Guerrero.      Chilpancingo,  Mexico. 

Weekly. 
Periódico    Oficial    del    Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Michoacán  de  Ocampo.     ]\Iorelia, 

México.     Semiweekl}'. 

*  Periódico  Oficial  del  Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Oaxaca.     Oaxaca  de  Juarez,  México. 

Semiweekly. 
Periódico  Oficial  del  Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Tabasco.     San  Juan  Bautista,  México. 

Semiweekh^ 
El  Republicano.     Aguascalientes.     Weekly. 
Semana  Mercantil.     ]México.     Weekly. 

NICARAGUA. 

The  American.     Bluefields.     Weekly. 

El  Comercio.     Managua.     Dail}^ 

Diario  Oficial.     Managua.     Dail3^ 

La  Estrella.     Granada.     Daily. 

El  Independente.     León.     Daily. 

La  Tarde.     Managua.     Daily. 

La  Voz  del  Pueblo.     León.     Daily. 

PANAMA. 

*La  Estrella  de  Panamá.     Panamá.     Weekly. 
Star  and  Herald.     Panamá.      Weekly. 
Iva  República.     Panamá.     Weekly. 

PARAGUAY. 

Boletín  Quincenal  de  la  Cámara  de  Comercio  de  la  Asunción.     Asunción.     Semi- 
monthly. 

*  Diario  Oficial.     Asunción.     Daily. 
Paraguay  Rundschau.     Asunción.     \Yeekly. 

Revista  del  Instituto  Paraguayo.     Asunción.     Monthly. 

*  Revue  Commerciale.     Assomption,  Paraguay.     Semimonthly. 


Auxiliar  del  Comercio.     Callao.     Biweekly. 

Boletín  de  Minas,  Industrias  y  Construcciones.     Lima.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Geográfica  de  Lima.     Lima.     Quarterly. 


1-4 4 o       INTERISTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Boletín  cie  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Agricultura.     Lima.     Monthly. 
Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Minería.     Lima.     Monthly. 
*E1  Comercio.     Cuzco.     Biweekly. 

*  El  Economista.     Lima.     Weekly. 

*  El  Peruano.  (Diario  Oficial.  )  Lima.  Daily. 
Padrón  General  de  Minas.  Lima.  Semiannual. 
Revista  de  Ciencias.     Lima.     Monthly. 

""  Revista  Pan- Americana.     Lima.     Monthly. 

PHILIPPINE    ISLANDS. 

Boletín  de  la  Cámara  de  Comercio  Filipina.     Manila.     Monthly.' 

El  Mercantil.     Manila.     Daily. 

Far  Eastern  Review,  Manila.     Monthly. 

üflB.cial  Gazette,  Manila.     Weekly.     (Also  issued  in  Spanish.  ) 

PORTO    RICO. 

La  Correspondencia  de  Puerto  Rico.     San  Juan.     Daily. 

EL    SALVADOR. 

Anales  del  Museo  Nacional.     San  Salvador.     Monthly. 
Boletín  de  Agricultura.     San  Salvador.     Semimonthly. 
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*  Revista  de  Derecho  y  Jurisprudencia.     San  Salvador.     Monthly, 

SWITZERLAND. 

La  Propriété  Industrielle.     Berne.     Monthly. 

UNITED    STATES. 

American  Druggist.     Ncav  York.     Semimonthly. 

American  Historical  Review.     New  York.     Quarterly. 

American  Review  of  Reviews.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Bookman  (The).     New  York.     Monthly. 

Bulletin  of  the  American  Geographical  Society.     New  York. 

Bulletin  of  Books  added  to  the  Public  Library  of  the  City  of  Boston.  Boston.  Monthly. 

Bulletin  of  the  Geographical  Society  of  Philadelphia.     Philadelphia.     Monthly. 

Bulletin  of  the  New  York  Public  Library.     Monthly. 

Century  Magazine.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Current  Literature.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Dun's  Review.     New  York.     Weekly. 

Dun's  Review.     International  edition.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Engineering  Magazine.     Nevv'  York.     Monthly. 

Engineering  and  Mining  Journal.     New  York.     Weekly. 

Engineering  News.     New  York.     Weekly.  * 

Export  Implement  Age.     Philadelphia.     Monthly. 

Field  Columbian  Museum  Publications.     Chicago. 

Forum  (The) .     New  York.     Quarterly. 

Independent  (The) .     New  York.     V/eekly. 

India  Rubber  World.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Journal  of  Geography.     New  York.     Monthly. 


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Library  Journal.     New  York.     Monthly. 

Literary  Digest.     New  York.     Weekly. 

*  Mexican  Industrial  Review.     Chicago.     Monthly, 

Mining  World.     Chicago.     Weekly. 

Modern  Mexico.     St.  Louis.     Monthly. 

Monthly  Consular  and  Trade  Reports.       (Dei^artment  of  Commerce  and   Labor.) 

Washington.     Monthly. 
National  Geographic  Magazine.     New  York.     Monthly. 
North  American  Review.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Novedades  (Laë).     New  York.     Weekly. 
Outlook  (The).     New  York.     Weekly. 
Patent  and  Trade  Mark  Review.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Records  of  the  Past.     Washington,  D.  C.     Monthly. 
Scientific  American.     New  York.     Weekly. 
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Sister  Republics.     Denver,  Colo.     Monthly. 
The  Technical  World.     Chicago.     Monthly. 
World  To-day  (The).     Chicago.     Monthly. 
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Anales  del  Departamento  de  Ganadería  y  Agricultura.     Montevideo.     Monthly. 
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El  Fonógrafo.     Maracaibo.     Daily. 
Gaceta  Oficial.     Caracas.     Daily. 
La  Industria.     Caracas.     Monthly. 
*  Venezuelan  Herald.     Caracas. 


Boletim  Mensal 

DA 

Secretaria  Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas, 

União  Internacioual  das  Republicas  Americanas. 


Vol.  XXII. 


MAIO  DE  1906. 


No.  5. 


REPUBLICA  ARGENTINA. 

COLHEITA  DE  TRIGO,  1905-6. 

As  colheitas  de  trigo  e  de  linho  da  Republica  Argentina  para  o  anno 
de  1905-6,  são  calculadas  em  3,881,739  toneladas  e  6-10,038  toneladas, 
respectivamente.  A  area  semeada  e  a  producção,  por  províncias,  é 
como  seguem: 


Provincia. 

Area. 

Producçáo. 

Buenos  Avres 

TRIGO. 

Hectares. 
2, 409, 056 
1, 542,  500 
1, 236,  415 
314, 320 
173, 002 

Toneladas, 
2  078  922 

Santa  Fé 

819, 065 

Cordoba 

663, 104 
158, 650 

Entre  Rios 

As  demais  provincias -  -  - 

162, 000 

Total 

5,  675,  293 

3,881,739 

LIXHO. 

Buenos  Ayres 

263, 248 
498, 800 
118, 156 
135, 010 
7,568 

224, 994 

284, 396 

29, 687 

Santa  Fé 

Cordoba 

Entre  Rios 

94,  662 

Outras  provincias -  - 

6,300 

Total          .... 

1, 022, 782 

640,  038 

A  producção 

nos 

dous 

annos 

anterior 

es 

foi  a 

seguiu 

te: 

1904-1905. 

1903-1904. 

TRIGO. 

4,  903, 124 

4, 102,  600 

365,  300 

710, 000 

2,868,281 

1,082,890 
740,000 
654,  792 

4, 320, 000 

3, 529, 100 

330, 000 

700, OOO 

2,304,724 

LINHO. 

1,487,00» 

937, 601 

880, 541 

1443 


1444     SEORETAEIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

COLHEITA  DE  CAîiNA  DE  ASSUCAK  EM  1905. 

A  praducçào  de  canna  de  assucar  na  Republica  Argentina  durante  o 
anno  de  1905  foi  de  1,595,546,940  kilog-raTiimas,  produzindo  116,975,472 
kilogrammas  de  assucar. 

EXPORTAÇÃO  NOS  PRIMEIROS  DOTJS  MEZES  DE  1906. 

Os  principaes  géneros  exportados  pela  Eepublica  Argentina  durante 
os  primeiros  dous  mezes  de  1906,  comparados  com  os  exportados  em 
egual  periodo  do  anno  anterior,  foram  os  seguintes: 


Couros  de  boi  seceos numero. 

Couros  de  boi  salgados id 

Couros  de  cavallo  seceos id 

Couros  de  cavallo  salgados id 

Pelles  de  carneiro fardos. 

Crina s id 


Sebo pipas. 

Id cascos. 

Id toneis. 

Pelles  de  cabra fardos. 

Lã id 

Trigo toneladas . 

Milho id 


Linho- id . 

Farinha  de  trigo id . 

Farelo id 

Farelo  grosso saceos. 

Massa  de  linhaça id 

Feno fardos. 

Quebracho toneladas . 

Extracto  de  quebracho id 

Manteiga caixas. 

Assucar toneladas. 

Carneiros  gelados numero. 

Quartos  de  vacca 


1906. 


414,387 

193, 011 

kõ, 041 

1,050 

6,874 

614 

2,276 

12, 351 

400 

2,218 

110,  624 

471, 255 

60, 277 

150, 033 

13, 780 

22, 901 

8,756 

15, 901 

218, 383 

63, 257 

8,940 

56,  271 


213,413 
165,  685 


498, 046 

208,  342 

20, 453 

16,5Gõ 

12, 195 

463 

6, 513 

16, 056 

2,602 

4,689 

167,  316 

498, 823 

198, 882 

170, 065 

22,309 

17, 981 

43, 348 

30,719 

144, 861 

49, 214 

1,983 

49, 888 

1,  965 

555,  626 

256, 008 


CHILE. 


RENDAS  ADUANEIRAS  EM  FEVEREIRO  DE    1906. 

As  rendas  arrecadadas  pela  Republica  do  Chile  durante  o  mez  de 
Fevereiro  de  1906,  foram  na  importancia  total  de  16,136,190,  dos  quaes 
13,295,526  correspondem  aos  direitos  de  exportação  e  $2,8i0,664  aos 
direitos  de  importação.  As  rendas  no  mesmo  mez  do  anno  anterior 
foram  na  importancia  total  de  '17,200,859,  sendo  de  ^4,521,008  o  pro- 
ducto dos  direitos  de  exportação,  e  $2,679,851  o  producto  dos  direitos 
de  importação. 

As  rendas  para  o  mez  de  Fevereiro  de  1906,  comparadas  com  as  de 
egual  mez  do  anno  anterior,  mostram  um  augmento  de  $160,813  nos 
direitos  de  importação,  e  uma  diminuição  de  $1,225,482  nos  direitos  de 
exportação,  ou  seja  uma  diminuição  total  de  $1,064,669. 

Esta  enorme  diminuição  que  se  nota  nos  direitos  de  exportação,  foi 
devida  em  grande  parte  ao  facto  de  não  terem  podido  os  navios  de  vela 
desembarcar  grandes  quantidades  de  salitre,  por  ser  muito  agitado  o 
mar  ao  longo  da  costa  deTarapacá,  e  devido  á  parede  dos  trabalhadores 
em  Antof agasta. 


CHILE.  1445 

o  seguinte  quadro  mostra  as  rendas  discriminadas  por  alfandegas: 


DIEEITOS   DE   EXPORTAÇÃO. 


Pisagna 

Iquique 

Tocopilla  ... 
An  to  f  agasta. 
Taltal 


Total. 


DIREITOS  DE  UIPORTAÇÃO. 


Arica , 

Pisagua , 

Iquique , 

Tocopilla — 

Antofagasta , 

Taltal.. , 

Caldera 

Carrizal  Bajo 

Coquimbo 

Valparaiso 

Talcahuano 

Coronel - 

Valdivia 

Puerto  Montt 

Ancud 

Eesguardo  de  Fronteras  , 


1905. 


35592, 912 

2. 166,  572 

■  817, 304 

307, 850 

636, 370 


4,  .521, 008 


6, 095 
19, 080 
167, 116 
10, 136 
38, 183 
20, 688 
14, 053 


54, 953 

,  763,  791 

396, 528 

25, 406 

36, 852 

7,452 


1906. 


$483, 247 

1,341,039 

342, 678 

675, 593 

452, 969 


3, 295, 526 


38, 182 

10, 459 

283, 804 

26, 338 

181,450 

26, 136 

4,440 

743 

56, 049 

1, 713, 554 

358,  740 

22, 197 

37, 793 

759 


119, 518 


80, 020 


Total. 


2, 679, 851 


2, 840, 664 


Grande  total. 


7, 200,  859 


6,136,190 


OBBAS  PUBUiCAS, 

üma  lei  ultimamente  approvada  pelo  Congresso  da  Republica  do 
Chile  dá  auctorização  ao  Poder  Executivo  para  despender,  dentro  do 
prazo  de  cinco  annos,  a  somma  de  1,500,000  de  libras  esterlinas  com  a 
construcyão  das  obras  necessárias  para  proteger  a  cidade  de  Valparaiso 
das  inmidações  occasionadas  pelas  grandes  chuvas,  e  para  installar 
serviços  de  abastecimento  de  agua  e  rede  de  esgotos  de  diversas  ci- 
dades, e  melhorar  o  actual  serviço  de  outras.  Em  virtude  desta  lei  a 
"Inspección  General  de  Agua  Potable  y  Saneamiento  "  recebeu  ins- 
trucções  para  solicitar  propostas,  logo  que  forem  concluidos  os  planos 
e  especificações,  para  o  serviço  do  abastecimento  de  agua  das  seguintes 
cidades:  Tacna,  Arica,  Pisagua,  Iquique,  Tocopilla,  Cobija,  Mejil- 
lones, Calama,  Taltal,  Chañaral,  Copiapó,  Caldera,  Huasco,  Vallenar, 
Freirina,  Serena,  Coquimbo,  Ovalle,  Vicuña,  Combarbalá,  Illapol, 
Salamanca,  Petorca,  Chicoleo,  Ligua,  San  Felipe,  Vilos,  Cabilde, 
Quilpué,  Limache,  San  Francisco  de  Limache,  Casablanca,  Quillota, 
Calera,  Liai  Liai,  San  Bernardo,  Meiipilla,  Talagante,  Barrancas, 
Eenca,  Cartajena,  San  Antonio,  Rancagua,  Buin,  Peumo,  San  Fer- 
nando, Pichilemu,  Curico,  Santa  Cruz,  Vichuquen,  Molina,  Talca, 
Curepto,  Linares,  San  Javier,  Parral,  Cauquenes,  Quirihue,  Chanco, 
Constitución,  Ninhue,  Buchupureo,  Cobquecura,  Sauzal,  Chillan,  Yun- 
gai,  Bulnes,  San  Carlos,  Pemuco,  Concepción  Coronel,  Talcahuano, 
Yumbel,  Coelemu,  Tomé,  Penco,  Hualqui,  Araucó,  Lebu,  Cañete, 
Los  Angeles,  Nacimiento,  Mulchen,  Santa  Barbara,  Angol,  Traiguén, 
Victoria,  Union,  Puerto  Montt,  Corral,  Osorno,  Puerto  Octai,  Ancud, 
Castro,  Achao  e  Florida. 


1446      SECEETAEIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

COLOMBIA. 

CONCESSÃO  PARA  A  CONSTRUCÇÂO  DE  UMA  ESTRADA  DE  FERRO. 

O  Ministro  dos  Estados  Unidos  junto  ao  Governo  da  Colombia  com- 
munica  que  se  tem  feito  uma  importante  concessão  para  a  construcção 
de  uma  estrada  de  ferro  ao  Sr,  Alfred  Bishop  Mason,  de  Nova  York, 
e  ao  Sr.  Edward  H.  Mason,  de  Chicago,  pessoas  muito  conhecidas  no 
Mexico,  pois  o  primeiro  délies  construiu  a  estrada  de  ferro  de  Vera- 
cruz ao  Pacifico. 

Esta  concessão  comprehende  a  construcção  de  uma  estrada  de  ferro 
desde  Buenaventura,  que  é  o  porto  principal  do  Pacifico,  até  Palmira 
no  rico  Estado  de  Cauca,  e  á  vontade  dos  concessionários  outra 
estrada  de  ferro  desde  Palmira  até  a  capital  de  Colombia  ou  até  o  rio 
Magdalena.  A  linha  de  Buenaventura  e  Palmira  tem  como  110  milhas 
de  extensão.  Ainda  não  foi  feito  o  traçado  da  parte  desta  linha  que 
se  estende  65  milhas  a  leste,  mas  a  parte  da  linha  que  se  estende  de 
Buenaventura  a  Cordoba,  de  12  milhas  de  extensão,  já  está  em  trafego. 
A  linha  desde  Cordoba  até  Delfino,  de  18  milhas  de  extensão,  já  está 
terminada,  mas  não  podem  funccionar  os  trens  por  causa  da  destrui- 
ção das  pontes  occasionada  pelas  inundações,  etc. 

Os  Senhores  Mason  obrigam-se  a  reformar  30  milhas  da  linha;  con- 
cluir o  caminho  até  Palmira  para  o  1°  de  Dezembro  de  1910;  fazer  os 
reconhecimentos,  dentro  de  20  mezes,  da  linha  desde  Palmira  até  Bo- 
gotá ou  Palmira  ao  Rio  Magdalena,  e  decidir  dentro  de  tres  meses 
depois  de  dita  data  si  construirão  ou  não  esta  ultima  linha  sob  as  condi- 
ções offerecidas  pelo  Governo.  O  Governo  de  Colombia  compromette- 
se  a  pagar  aos  ditos  Senhores  no  dia  15  de  cada  mez,  começando  o  15 
de  Fevereiro  de  1906,  a  metade  das  rendas  brutas  das  alfandegas  do 
Pacifico  correspondentes  ao  mez  anterior,  até  que  perceberem  como 
5,400,000  pesos  em  ouro.  Si  os  fundos  que  teem  em  seu  poder  em 
qualquer  tempo  excedessem  de  $100,000  ouro,  do  valor  do  trabalho 
feito,  então  serão  suspendidos  os  pagamentos  até  que  este  fundo  seja 
menor  de  100,000  pesos.  A  medida  que  cada  kilómetro  se  constróe, 
os  Senhores  Mason  terão  direito  a  cobrar  uma  quantia  que  varia  de 
$38,000  e  $40,000  até  $65,333  ouro,  segundo  a  situação  geographica  do 
kilómetro.  Si  a  metade  do  producto  das  alfandegas  do  Pacifico  não 
chegar  a  ser  sufiiciente  para  effectuar  qualquer  pagamento,  o  Governo 
lhes  pagará  um  8  por  cento  de  juro  sobre  a  somma  que  deva.  Em- 
quanto  não  for  terminada  a  linha,  a  metade  das  receitas  liquidas  da 
linha  lhes  será  entregue,  e  a  outra  metade  lhes  será  paga  á  conta  da 
construcção.  Quando  lhes  for  pago  o  total  de  $5,400,000,  os  ditos 
Senhores  terão  o  direito  de  explorar  a  linha  pelo  prazo  de  50  annos, 
pagando  ao  Governo  a  metade  das  receitas  liquidas.  Terminado  este 
prazo,  a  linha  vem  a  ser  propriedade  do  Governo. 


SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS.      1447 


CUBA. 

PRODTJCÇÃO  E  EXPORTAÇÃO  DE  FUMO  EM  1905. 

Os  seguintes  dados  estatísticos  publicados  pelo  Departamento  da 
Agricultura  dos  Estados  Unidos  mostram  a  producção  e  exportação 
de  fumo  cubano  em  1905,  comparadas  com  as  do  anno  anterior: 

EXPORTAÇÃO. 

FUMO   EM   FOLHA. 

Anno.  Fardos.        Libras. 

190-i 250, 638  =  27, .570, 180 

1905 315, 087  =  34, 879, 570 

Augmento 66,449  =    7,309,390 

FUMO   MANUFACTURADO. 

Charutos:  Numero. 

1904 217,645,082 

1905 227,028,521 

Augmento 9,883,439 

Cigarros:  Volumes. 

1904  18, 456, 877 

1905 11,829,076 

Diminuição 6, 627, 801 

FUMO   PICADO. 

Libras. 

1904 2.53,073 

1905 263,093 

Augmento 10, 020 

IR0DUCÇÃ0. 


Localidade. 


1904. 


1905. 


Differença — 


Para 
mais. 


Para 
menos. 


Vuelta  Abajo,  ou  de  Concolación  del  Sur  até  Remates  de 

Guana  (  Pinar  del  Rio) 

Semi  Vuelta,  de  Candelaria  até  Herradura 

Matanzas 

Partidos  de  Habana  até  Artemesia 

Remedios  ou  Villas 

Puerto  Principe 

Santiago  de  Cuba 

Total 


244, 909 

22, 402 

334 

62, 077 

84, 616 

896 

657 


415, 891 


269, 661 

25,  704 

363 

52, 727 

119, 998 

67 

5,097 


24,  752 

3, 302 

29 


35, 382 
"4,'44Ó' 


473, 617 


57, 726 


9,350 


REPUBLICA    DOMINICANA. 


COMMERCIO    EXTERIOR   EM    1905. 


Segundo  as  estatísticas  organizadas  pelas  alfandegas  da  Republica 
Dominicana,  o  valor  total  do  commercio  exterior  em  1905  foi  de 
$9,992,361.  O  valor  das  importações,  exclusive  as  moedas,  foi  de 
^2,736,828,  contra  $6,880,890  que  representa  o  valor  das  exportações, 
o  que  mostra  um  balanço  a  favor  da  Republica  de  $4,144,062.  O  valor 
das  moedas  de  ouro  e  de  prata  que  se  importaram  dos  Estados  Unidos 


1448      SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

durante  o  auno  foi  de  1359,435,  e  o  das  exportadas  para  este  paiz  foi 
de  $15,208. 

O  commercio  exterior  da  Republica  foi  effectuado  principalmente 
com  os  Estados  Unidos,  Allemanha,  França  e  Grã  Bretanha,  na  ordem 
dada.  O  commercio  com  os  Estados  Unidos  foi  na  importancia  de 
$6,445,346,  ou  seja  65  por  cento  do  total,  sendo  de  $1,961,6Y5  o  valor 
das  importações,  e  de  $4,484,271  o  das  exportações.  Assim  se  vê  que 
os  Estados  Unidos  compraram  o  65  por  cento  dos  productos  exportados, 
e  contribuiram  com  59  por  cento  para  as  importações  totaes. 

O  17  por  cento  do  commercio  total  foi  realizado  com  a  Allemanha, 
11  por  cento  com  a  França,  o  45.10  porcento  com  a  Grã  Bretanha,  sendo 
este  paiz  o  único  dos  mencionados  que  exportou  para  aquella  Republica 
maior  quantidade  de  artigos  que  importou.  O  resto  do  commercio  foi 
dividido  entre  Italia,  Hespanha,  Bélgica,  Cuba,  Porto  Rico  e  "diversos 
paizes." 

O  80  por  cento  das  importações  consistiam  de  manufacturas  de 
algodão,  manufacturas  de  ferro  e  de  aço,  arroz,  óleos,  productos 
alimenticios,  peixes  em  conserva,  manufacturas  de  madeira,  manu- 
facturas de  couro,  manufacturas  de  fibras  vegetaes,  chapeos  e  gorros, 
productos  chimicos  e  drogas,  bebidas  alcoólicas  e  instrumentos  agrí- 
colas, e  o  restante  consistia  de  productos  diversos. 

As  manufacturas  de  algodão  que  se  importaram  durante  o  anno 
foram  assim  discriminadas  por  procedencias:  Estados  Unidos,  $218,100; 
Grã  Bretanha,  $190,074;  Allemanha,  $69,450;  França,  $36,707;  Hes- 
panha, $19,742;  Italia,  $14,591. 

O  71  por  cento  das  importações  de  ferro  e  de  aço,  no  valor  de 
$287,381,  foram  recebidas  dos  Estados  Unidos,  o  restante  sendo  for- 
necido principalmente  pela  Grã  Bretanha,  Allemanha,  França  e  Bél- 
gica na  ordem  dada. 

Importaram-se  cereaes  no  valor  de  $232,049,  sendo  o  99.9  por  cento 
dessas  importações  provenientes  dos  Estados  Unidos,  consistindo  prin- 
cipalmente de  farinha  de  trigo;  foram  importados  41,413  barris  de 
farinha  de  trigo  no  valor  de  $209,823. 

Iraportaram-se  10,000,000  libras  de  arroz,  no  valor  de  $201,329, 
sendo  5,913,424  libras  provenientes  da  Allemanha,  2,203,707  libras  da 
Grã  Bretanha,  1,532,319  libras  dos  Estados  Unidos,  e  271,517  libras 
da  França. 

O  valor  das  importações  de  oleo  foi  de  $155,934,  sendo  fornecido  o 
95  por  cento  do  total  pelos  Estados  Unidos.  Os  productos  alimenticios, 
comprehendendo  carnes  e  productos  de  leite,  foram  recebidos  princi- 
palmente dos  Estados  Unidos  e  Allemanha.  As  importações  de  peixes 
seceos,  consistindo  principalmente  de  bacalhau  e  no  valor  de  $109,455, 
foram  recebidas  quasi  todas  dos  Estados  unidos,  sendo  fornecida  pelos 
paizes  europeos  uma  pequena  quantidade  de  peixe  em  salmoura  no 
valor  total  de  $4,679. 


REPUBLICA    DOMINICANA,  1449 

Os  Estados  Unidos  forneceram  a  maior  parte  dos  productos  chimicos 
e  drogas,  sabão,  materias  para  sabão,  assucar  refinado  e  doces,  legu- 
mes, vehiculos,  manufacturas  de  madeira,  couro  e  de  papel,  ao  passo 
que  os  instrumentos  agrícolas  foram  recebidos  daquelle  paiz  e  da  Alie 
manha.  A  França  forneceu  uma  porção  considerável  dos  productos 
chimicos  e  drogas,  e  excedeu  a  todos  os  outros  paizes  no  valor  dos 
vinhos  e  bebidas  alcoólicas  que  forneceu.  A  Grã  Bretanha  forneceu 
a  maior  parte  das  manufacturas  de  fibras  vegetaes,  e  a  Italia  a  maior 
parte  dos  chapeos  e  gorros. 

Os  principaes  artigos  exportados  foram  assucar,  cacao,  fumo  em 
folha,  bananas,  café,  madeiras  duras-,  couros  e  pelles  e  cera. 

Foram  exportadas  105,972,400  libras  de  assucar,  no  valor  de 
$3,292,470,  e  representando  a  colheita  de  1905;  com  a  excepção  de 
1,359,799  libras,  que  foram  distribuidas  principalmente  entre  a  Aíle- 
manha  e  Grã  Bretanha,  a  exportação  toda  deste  genero  foi  com  destino 
aos  Estados  Unidos.  As  exportações  de  assucar  representam  a  metade 
do  valor  total  das  exportações. 

A  exportação  total  de  cacao  foi  de  28,836,364  libras,  no  valor  de 
^2,211,873,  sendo  com  os  seguintes  destinos:  Allemanha,  11,840,612 
libras;  França,  8,981,591  libras;  Estados  Unidos,  7,816,441  libras; 
Reino  Unido,  197,720  libras. 

Fumo  em  folha:  Exportaram-se  11,510,762  libras,  no  valor  de 
$840,487,  sendo  5,890,665  libras  para  a  Allemanha;  3,719,458  libras 
para  os  Estados  Unidos,  e  1,900,639  libras  para  a  França. 

Cera:  A  producção  foi  de  470,922  libras,  no  valor  de  $94,669,  rece- 
bendo a  Allemanha,  182,783  libras;  França,  152,550  libras;  e  os  Estados 
Unidos,  121,462  libras. 

O  valor  total  dos  couros  de  gado  e  de  pelles  de  cabra  que  se  exporta- 
ram durante  o  anno  de  1905  foi  de  $lll,075,  sendo  de  $63,714  com 
destino  aos  Estados  Unidos,  $24,278  á  Allemanha,  e  $21,591  com  des- 
tino á  França. 

Foram  exportados  com  destino  aos  Estados  Unidos  514,000  cachos 
de  bananas  no  valor  de  $257,000;  2,149,188  libras  de  café  no  valor  de 
$156,963  com  destino  á  França  eos  Estados  Unidos;  e  madeiras  duras 
de  différentes  qualidades  no  valor  total  de  $135,153. 

Cocos,  materias  de  tinturaria,  mel,  gommas,  resinas  e  fibras  vegetaes, 
são  outros  productos  naturaes  do  paiz,  mas  devido  á  falta  de  explora- 
ção tem  sido  exportados  apenas  em  limitada  quantidade. 

O  numero  dos  navios  que  entraram  e  sahiram  dos  portos  da  Repu- 
blica durante  o  anno  de  1905  foi  de  1,544,  com  1,751,172  toneladas. 
Das  importações  totaes  $1,952,352,  ou  seja  63  por  cento,  representam 
o  valor  das  mercadorias  transportadas  em  navios  americanos;  $700,382, 
o  valor  das  levadas  por  navios  allemaes;  $208,990,  por  navios,  francezes; 
$93,945,  navios  inglezes;  $88,621,  navios  norueguezes,  $51,975,  por 
navios  de  diversas  nacionalidades. 


1450     SECKETAEIA  INTERISrACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMEEICANAS. 

No  commercio  de  exportação,  os  navios  norueguezes  occupam  o 
primeiro  lugar,  tendo  recebido  cargas  no  valor  de  ^1,827,426,  ou  seja 
26.5  porcento  do  total;  seguiram-se  navios  americanos  com  $1,692,741, 
ou  seja  24.5  por  cento;  navios  allemaes  com  $1,574,134,  ou  22.8  por 
cento;  inglezes  com  $1,123,838,  ou  16.3  por  cento;  navios  francezes 
com  cargas  no  valor  de  $367,072. 

Outras  bandeiras  representadas  no  commercio  exterior  da  Republica 
Dominicana  foram  a  italiana,  dominicana,  hollandeza,  cubana,  e  diversas 

outras. 

Importarão  em  1905  j^or  paizes  de  origem. 


l7istrumentos'  agrícolas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total ■ 

Animaes: 

Cavallos  e  mulos  : 

Estados  Unidos 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Total 

Gado: 

Estados  Unidos 

Porto  Rico 

Total 

Outros  animaes  : 

Estados  Unidos 

Allemanha 

Total 

Livros,  mappas  e  outros  impressos. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Cuba 

Total 

Producios  alimenticios. 

Farinha  de  trigo: 

Estados  Unidos 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Outros  artigos. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes. 

Total 


Valor. 


115,  394 

2, 427 

19, 230 

321 

97 

1,362 


38, 831 


7,529 

400 

1,344 


9,273 


365 
4,075 


4,440 


2,563 

5 

1, 542 

1,445 

30 

463 


6.436 


208, 968 

50 

805 


209, 823 


20, 508 

70 

74 

433 

820 

305 

4 

12 


22,  226 


Productos  chimicos  e  pJiarmaceuticos  e 
materias  de  tinturaria. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Carvão  de  pedra. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes  

Total 

Algodão  e  suas  manufacturas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha ' 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Bélgica 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Obras  de  barro  e  de  louça. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Hespanha 

Bélgica 

Total 

Fibras  e  suas  manufacturas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Peixes  em  conserva,  e  productos  de 
peixe. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 


Valor. 


139, 023 

4,460 

2,989 

10, 856 

375 

85 

113 

74 

275 


58, 260 


12, 803 

8,682 

20 

2,486 


23, 890 


218, 100 

190, 074 

69, 450 

36, 707 

14.  591 

19,  742 

90 

1,038 

2,982 


552, 774 


589 

1, 915 

13, 144 

1,001 

14 

73 


16, 736 


29, 770 

32, 409 

943 

18, 466 

471 

766 

2,896 


85, 721 


109, 455 
10 


KEPUBLICA    DOMINICANA. 


1451 


Importação  em  1905  por  paizes  de  origem — Continúa. 


Géneros. 


Peixes  em  conserva,  e  produetos  de 
peixe — Continúa. 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Porto  Rico , 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Fructas  e  nozes. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespana 

Cuba 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Vidro  e  obras  de  vidro. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Bélgica 

Porto  Rico 

Total 

iloedas  de  ouro  e  de  jírata. 

Eatados  Unidos 

Total  

Oraxa  e  materias  oleosas  para  sabão. 

Estados  Unidos 

Allemanha 

França 

Hespanha 

Porto  Rico 

Total  

Gommas  e  resinas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Total  

Chapeos  e  gorros. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia  

Hespanha ■ 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes. . . .'. 

Total 

Ferro  e  aço  e  suas  maniif achiras. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 


Valor. 


S933 
1,590 
522 
1,264 
140 
220 


114, 134 


3,240 

15 

99 

1,464 

108 

1,487 

105 

49 


6,567 


5,605 

209 

3,099 

441 

176 

3 

7 

23 


9,563 


359, 435 


359, 435 


37, 856 
503 


150 
5,005 


43, 522 


13, 583 
60 
7 
12 


13, 662 


9,070 

553 

2,292 

4,626 

47,  364 

144 

652 

829 


65, 530 


287, 381 

63, 568 

37, 022 

10, 438 

709 


Géneros. 


Ferro  e  aço  e  suas  manufacturas- 
Continúa. 


Hespanha 

Bélgica 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes . 


Total 

Jóias,  relógios  de  algibeira  e  de  parede. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Porto  Rico 


Total 

Couro  e  suas  manufacturas. 


Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha. .... 

França 

Hespanha 

Porto  Rico 

Outros  paizes  . . 


Total. 


Bebidas  fermentadas'  cerveja  em  gar- 
rafas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Hespanha 

Os  demais  paizes 


Total. 


Metaes  e  suas  manufacturas  {não 
especificados). 


Estados  Unidos  . . 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha „ 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes. 


Total. 


Óleos. 


Estado  Unidos . . . 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia  

Hespanha 

Bélgica 

Porto  Bico 

Os  demais  paizes. 


Total. 


Tintas  e  materias  corantes. 


Estados  Unidos. . . 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Hespanha 

Os  demais  paizes. 


Valor. 


Total. 


S262 

3, 752 

93 

581 

353 

404, 159 


1, 532 

111 

846 

3,588 

1,141 

81 

7,299 


59, 455 
3,860 
3,188 
4,988 
1,312 
89 


72, 964 


5,240 

690 

30, 572 

2,601 

16 

84 

39, 152 


7,939 

1,016 

2,375 

217 

40 

126 

83 

97 

81 

11, 976 


147,  309 

1, 057 

1,609 

1,653 

465 

2,013 

22 

19 

1,  787 

155, 934 


9,117 

2,577 

2,507 

41 

82 

41 

14, 365 


1452     SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

T.nportação  em  1905  iwr  paizes  de  origem — Continúa. 


Géneros. 


Papel  e  Sitas  manufacturas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanlia 

Franca 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Cuba 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Perfumarias    e    outros    objectos  seme- 
lhantes: 

Estados  Unidos 

Eeino  Unido 

Allemanha  

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Productos  alimenticios,  comprehendendo 
carnes  e  piroductos  lacticinios: 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Arroz. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Borracha  e  suas  manufacturas. 

Estados  Unidos , 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Hespanha 

Total 

Sabão: 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Assucar  e 

Estados  Unidos , 

Reino  Unido 


Valor. 


S13, 170 

299 

7,945 

3, 053 

760 

2,837 

182 

3 


28, 249 


3,078 
200 
1,082 
10, 822 
221 
130 
19 


15, 552 


72, 834 

1,216 

56, 101 

4,870 

653 

526 

1,241 

648 

106 


138, 195 


31,613 

35,  334 

127, 704 

4,868 

29 

124 

1,657 


201,329 


4,286 
822 

1,300 

466 

12 


22, 382 
29 
14 
116 
64 
8 
309 


22,  922 


22, 320 
411 


Géneros. 


Assucar  e  doces— Continua. 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia , 

Hespanha , 

Total , 

Fuino  preparado: 

Estados  Unidos , 

Allemanha 

Cuba 

Total 

Chapeos  de  chuva  e  bengalas: 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Legujnes. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Os  damais  paizes 

Total 

Véhiculas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Vinhos  e  bebidas  alcoolizas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 

Madeiras  e  suas  manufacturas. 

Estados  Unidos 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha t... 

França 

Italia , 

Cuba 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 


EEPUfîLICA    DOMIlSriCAlSrA. 

Importação  em  1903  por  paizes  de  origem — Continua. 


1453 


Lã  e  suas  manufactitras. 

Estados  Unidos 

Keino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Bélgica 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 


Valor. 


5,105 
6,461 
2,667 
549 
535 
89 
17 


16, 412 


Generas. 


Outros  artigos  não  especificados, 

Estados  Unid<?s 

Reino  Unido 

Allemanha 

França 

Italia 

Hespanha 

Bélgica 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 


Valor. 


S55, 568 

4,568 

25, 394 

18,  655 

952 

1,144 

410 

56 

1,139 

4,627 


112, 513 


RECAPITULAÇÃO. 


Paizes. 

Valor. 

Paizes. 

Valor. 

31,961,075 

366,  686 

429, 699 

162, 413 

80, 873 

43, 002 

S4, 443 
10  167 

Reino  Unido .        . 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Allemanha 

16, 123 

21,  782 

Italia         

Total 

3, 096,  263 

Nota. — No  volor  total  das  importações  provenientes  dos  Estados  Unidos  estão  comprehendidas  as 
importações  de  moedas  de  ouro  e  de  prata  no  valor  de  S3õ9,485.  ■* 

Exportação  em  1905  por  paizes  de  destino. 


Artigos. 

Quantidade. 

Valor. 

Artigos. 

Quantidade. 

Valor. 

Animaes  vivos. 
Cuba 

Ul,  937 
160 

Café. 

Estados  Unidos  . .  .libras. . 

Allemanha id 

França id 

Cuba id 

Os  demais  paizes  ...  id 

Total 

458, 591 
770,  691 
681, 958 
102, 587 
135, 361 

$39,  992 

47, 856 

Total 

42, 097 

51, 131 

10, 434 

Bananas. 

514, 000 
33 

257, 000 
17 

7,550 

Estados  Unidos. .cachos.. 

2, 149, 18S 

156,  963 

Amêndoas  de  coco: 

Allemanha  ...libras.. 

Total 

Os  demais  paizes  ...  id 

128, 595 

Total 

514, 033 

2Õ7, 017 

2,024 

7, 816,  441 

197, 720 

11,840,612 

8, 981, 591 

587, 812 

19, 343 

859, 653 

745, 065 

128,  595 

2, 024 

Gommas  de  r€sinas. 

Estados  Unidos . .  .libras. . 

Reino  Unido id 

Outros  paizes id 

Estados  Unidos. . .libras. . 

Reino  Unido id 

Allemanha id 

França id 

14, 957 

2, 565 

15,  237 

2,249 
50 
903 

Total 

28, 836, 364 

2,211,873 

32, 759 

3  '^C 

Productos  cMmicos,  drogas 
e  materias  de  tinturaria. 

Estados  Unidos 

2,784 

5,410 

18, 061 

222 

228 

5,093 

Couros  e  pelles. 

Keino  Unido 

Pelles  de  cabra—                | 
Estados    Unidos,    11-  \ 

A]  lemanha 

bras       

ib»,  oy4 
4, 852 

Os  demais  paizes,  li- 
bras   

Cuba 

Total           

173,  446 

31, 798 

47, 130 

Couros  de  gado- 
Estados     Unidos,    li- 
bras   

Allemanha  ...libras.. 

França id 

Os   demais   paizes, 
libras 

Cocos. 
Estados  Unidos... libras 

167,  567 
248, 056 
167, 247 

5,111 

17,  565 

Allemanha id 

24, 278 

França id 

21,591 

Cuba id 

Os  demais  paizes  ...id 

15, 984 
360, 392 

133 
3,400 

511 

Total 

Total 

376, 376 

3,533 

587, 981 

63, 945 

1454     SECEETÁKIA  INTEENACIONAL  DAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Exportação  em  1905  por  paizes  de  destino — Continua. 


Artigos. 

Quantidade. 

Valor. 

Artigos. 

Quantidade. 

Valor. 

Mel. 

Estados  Unidos.. gallóos.. 

Reino  Unido id 

AUemanha id 

França id 

Os  demais  paizes. ..id 

llf,  018 
G80 

1,030 
945 

9,330 

íf9, 756 

68 

213 

160 

1,759 

3Tadeiras. 

Mogno: 

Estados  Unidos ..  pés . . 

Reino  Unido... id 

AUemanha pés.. 

França idem 

Os     demais     paizes, 
pés 

186, 519 

202, 031 

27,  228 

58, 111 

62, 739 

16, 936 
7,086 
1,609 
4,653 

123,003 

11,  956 

1,951 

Total 

4, 545 

9,001 

540 

531 

437 

536, 628 

22, 235 

Couro: 

Páu  Santo: 

Estados  Unidos,  tone- 

1,  942 

270 

89 
115 

604 

Reino    Unido,    tone- 
ladas   

Total 

15, 054 

AUemanha,     tonela- 
das   

815 

Hennequen  e  outras  fibras 
vegetaes. 

77,  515 

5,950 

62, 722 

33, 000 

9,393 

425 

11, 509 

450 

França  . .  .toneladas. . 
Os     demais     paizes, 

2,108 
12, 821 

Total 

Estados  Unidos... libras.. 

3,020 

69, 982 

Franya id 

Mastros  de  páu  de  lança: 
Estados  Unidos,  tone- 
ladas  

Cuba  ., id 

Os  demais  paizes  . .  .id 

10 
56 
55 

57 

179, 187 

21, 777 

150 

Total 

AUemanha,  tonel  adas 

França  ...toneladas.. 

Os     demais     paizes, 

toneladas 

825 

Assucar  em  bruto. 

104, 612, 601 

1, 186,  700 

127, 199 

45,  900 

3, 243, 437 

43, 886 

4,221 

926 

827 
303 

Reino  Unido .id 

Total 

178 

2,105 

Os  demais  paizes  ...  id 

Outras  Madeiras: 

Total 

105, 972, 400 

3, 292, 470 

18,  372 

3,279 
2,072 

Fumo  em  folha. 

3,  719, 458 
5,  890,  665 
1,  900,  639 

143, 951 
244, 147 
92,  389 

França  

9,710 

Estados  Unidos . .  .libras. . 

Cuba 

100 

AUemanha id 

7,299 

França id 

Total 

11,510,762 

480, 487 

40,  832 

Total 

Outros    Artigos    não    es- 
pecificados: 

Sebo. 

111,462 

14,406 

182,  783 

152,  550 

9,721 

25, 164 

1,055 

42, 614 

23,  850 

1,985 

17, 209 
59 

AUemanha 

217 

394 

2,328 

Os  demais  paizes id 

Os  demais  paizes 

4,742 

Total 

Total 

470, 922 

94,  669 

24,  949 

RECAPITULAÇAO. 


Paizes. 


Estados  Unidos 
Reino  Unido... 

AUemanha 

França  


Valor  total 

da  ex- 
portação. 


54, 484, 271 

82, 800 

1, 261, 006 

953, 065 


Cuba 

Os  demais  paizes 

Total 


Valor  total 

da  ex- 
portação. 


$67, 067 
47, 889 


Nota.— No  valor  total  das  exportações  com  destino  aos  Estados  Unidos,  estão  comprehendidas  as 
exportações  de  ouro  e  de  prata  no  valor  de  115,208.     . 


EQUADOK. 

Movimento  mañtimo  em  1905. 


1455 


Numero. 

Tonelagem. 

Navios  de  vela 

ENTRADAS. 

233 
539 

29,  708 

845, 788 

Total 

772 

875, 586 

SAHIDAS. 

Navios  de  vela 

233 
539 

29, 798 

845, 799 

Total 

772- 

875, 586 

Total  geral 

1,544 

1, 751, 172 

Movimento  da  importação  e  exportação,  2Mr  nacionalidades  dos  navios. 
IMPORTAÇÃO. 


Entradas. 

Valor. 

Entradas. 

Valor. 

Norte- Americanos 

$1, 952, 352 

700, 382 

208,  990 

93,  945 

88, 621 

14,  548 

HoUandezes     

Ç12, 265 

11,419 

13,  741 

Total 

3, 096, 263 

EXPORTAÇÃO. 


Sabidas. 

Valor. 

Sahidas. 

Valor. 

$1,  827, 426 

1, 692, 741 

1,  574, 134 

1, 123, 838 

367, 072 

65, 300 

S34, 712 

Norte-americanos 

HoUandezes 

80, 268 

28, 249 
152, 358 

Total 

6, 896, 098 

EQUADOR. 

DESPEZA  EM  1905. 

O  Ministro  da  Fazenda  da  Kepublica  do  Equador  apresentou  ao 
Congresso  um  relatório  minucioso  dos  negocios  do  Departamento  ao  seu 
cargo  para  o  anno  de  1905.  Por  este  relatório  se  vê  que  as  despezas 
para  o  anno  de  1905  foram  fixadas  em  ^12,319,146,  ao  passo  que  as 
verificadas  foram  de  só  110,526,248.26,  o  que  deixa  um  saldo  a  favor 
do  Thesouro  de  $1,600,000  e  106,302  sucres. 


1-Í56     SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

ESTADOS  UNIDOS. 

GOISEMERCIO  COM  OS  PAIZE3  LATINO-AMERICANOS. 
RELAÇÃO    MENSAL   DAS    IMPORTAÇÕES   E    EXPORTAÇÕES. 

O  quadro  dado  na  pagina  1397  é  extraliido  da  relação  compilada  pelo 
Chefe  da  Repartictlo  de  Estatística  do  Departíimento  do  Commercio  e 
Trabalho,  mostrando  o  commercio  entre  os  Estados  Unidos  e  os  paizes 
latino-americanos.  A  relação  corresponde  ao  mez  de  Março  de  1906, 
com  uma  relação  comparativa  para  o  mez  correspondente  do  anno 
anterior,  assim  como  para  os  nove  mezes  findos  em  Março  de  1906, 
comparados  com  o  periodo  correspondente  do  anno  anterior.  Deve-se 
explicar  que  os  algarismos  das  varias  alfandegas,  mostrando  as  impor- 
tações e  exportações  de  um  só  mez,  são  recebidos  no  Ministerio  da 
Fazenda  até  quasi  o  dia  20  do  mez  seguinte,  e  perde-se  algum  tempo 
necessariamente  em  sua  compilação  e  impressão.  Por  conseguinte,  as 
estatísticas  para  o  mez  de  Março,  por  exemplo,  não  são  publicadas 
até  os  primeiros  dias  de  Maio. 


MEXICO. 


RENDAS    ADUANEIRAS   EM   MARÇO    DE    1906. 


O  seguinte  quadro  demonstra  as 
alfandegas  da  Republica  durante  o 


Acapulco $17, 

Agua  Prieta 28, 

Altata 3, 

Camargo 

Campeche 19, 

Ciudad  Juarez 330, 

Ciudad  Porfirio  Diaz 158, 

Coatzacoalcos 41, 

Chetumal 2, 

Ensenada 4, 

Frontera 28, 

Guaymas 154, 

Guerrero 

Isla  del  Carmen 5, 

LaMorita 91, 

La  Paz 2, 

Laredo  de  Tamaulipas 467, 

Las  Vacas 

Manzanillo 9, 

Matamoros 6, 

Mazatlan 61, 

Mexicali 4, 

Mexico 275, 

Mier 

JSTogales .* 85, 


448. 21 
669.  87 
939.  86 
143.  81 
437. 10 
449.  39 
295.  09 
974. 14 
170.  60 
128. 93 
097. 24 
849. 21 
226. 75 
181.  89 
987.  94 
810.  64 
484.  01 
294. 50 
862.  00 
676.  59 
809.  42 
968. 20 
459. 18 
469. 23 
521. 16 


rendas  arrecadadas  pelas  diversas 
mez  de  Março  de  1906: 

Pi'ogreso $314,  987.  90 

Puerto  Ángel 581.  74 

Salina  Cruz 5, 115.  69 

San  Blas 3,787.51 

Santa  Eosalia 4,  294.  37 

Soconusco 9,  309.  61 

Tampico 671,  369.  58 

Tijuana 1,  291.  75 

Tonala 3,  098.  05 

Topolobampo 3,  946. 12 

Tuxpam 2,  061.  67 

Veracruz 1,  513,  575.  40 

Zapaluta 1.77 


Total  dos  direitos  de 

importação 4,  335,  776.  12 

Total  dos  direitos  ad- 
dicionaes  de  im- 
portação    2,  608. 15 

Total  dos  direitos  de 

exportação 79,  536.  67 

Total  dos  direitos  de 

doca 96,927.28 

Direitos  atrazados  . .  6,  536.  56 


Total 4,521,384.78 


MEXICO. 


1457 


COMMESCIO  COM  OS  ESTADOS  UNIDOS  PELAS  VIAS  FERHEAS  DA 
FKONTEIB-A,    1900-1905. 

Segundo  os  dados  organizados  pelo  Serviço  de  Estatistica  do  Depar- 
tamento do  Thesouro  do  Mexico,  o  nunaero  de  wagons  com  carga  que 
entraram  no  Mexico  provenientes  dos  Estados  Unidos  durante  os  cinco 
exercicios  de  1900-1905,  foi  o  seguinte. 

Wagons  com  carga  que  entraram  1900-1905: 


1900-1901. 

1901-2. 

1902-3. 

1903-1. 

1904-5. 

Alfandegas. 

Wa- 
gons. 

Merca- 
dorias. 

Wa- 
gons. 

Merca- 
dorias. 

Wa- 
gons. 

Merca- 
dorias. 

Wa- 
gons. 

Merca- 
dorias. 

Wa- 
gons. 

Merca- 
dorias. 

No. 

8,  945 
10, 643 
16, 627 

2, 414 

Tonela- 
das. 
142, 096 
139, 870 
224, 880 
27, 794 

No. 
7,729 
9,182 
18, 138 
2, 258 

Tonela- 
das. 
123, 664 
138, 371 
228, 800 
23,  914 

No. 
9,770 
9,348 
16,097 
2,164 

Tonela- 
das. 
1.56, 220 
154, 880 
371,821 
22, 037 

No. 
11,  .581 

9,305 
17, 508 

4.174 

Tenela- 

das. 

170, 286 

186, 072 

466, 439 

97,857 

No. 
5,579 
9,469 
19, 770 
3,808 

Tonela- 
das. 
122, 867 

CiudadPorflrioDiaz 

198, 907 
512, 803 

39, 871 

Total 

38,629 

533, 640 

37,307 

517, 749 

37, 379 

704, 958 

42,568 

890, 704 

39, 644 

904, 448 

Por  estes  algarismos  se  vê  que  durante  os  cinco  annos  findos  em  30 
de  Junho  de  1905,  entraram  no  Mexico  pelas  vias  férreas  da  fronteira 
195,527  wagons  com  3,518,199  toneladas  de  carga.  O  maior  movi- 
mento foi  o  da  alfandega  de  Laredo  no  anno  de  1901-5. 

Segundo  os  da,dos  fornecidos  pelas  alfandegas,  o  movimento  de 
sabida  foi  o  seguinte: 

Wagons  com  carga  que  sahiram  pela  fronteira  de  Mexico. 


1900-1901. 

1901-2. 

1902-3. 

1903-1. 

1904-5. 

Alfandegas. 

Wa- 
gons. 

Merca- 
dorias. 

Wa- 
gons. 

Merca- 
dorias. 

Wa- 
gons. 

Merca- 
dorias. 

Wa- 
gons. 

Merca- 
dorias. 

Wa- 
gons. 

M  erca- 
dorias. 

Ciudad  Juarez 

Ciudad  Porfirio  Diaz 
Laredo 

No. 
8,129 
9,230 
1, 358 
1,651 

Tonela- 
das. 

130, 064 
50, 773  ■ 
15, 528 
27, 355 

No. 
2,508 
8,386 
1,304 
1,934 

Tonela- 
das. 
40, 276 
23, 236 
15, 749 
30,018 

No. 
8,333 
7,109 
1,  652 
1,643 

Tonela- 
das. 
133, 328 
31,012 
18, 201 
24, 973 

No. 

6,617 
1, 866 
1, 629 

Tonela- 
das. 

113,222 
10, 840 
20,  987 
20,  702 

No. 
7,398 
6,017 
1,779 

Tonela- 
das. 

Ill, 716 
12, Oil 

20  141 

2, 279       '>2, 260 

Total 

20, 368 

223,702 

13, 130 

109,276 

18, 737  ■ 

207, 514 

17, 189 

165,  761 

17,473     166.128 

Destes  algarismos  se  vê  que  sahiram  coui  destino  aos  Estados  unidos 
67,397  wagons,  com  872,399  toneladas  de  carga. 

Durante  os  cinco  annos  de  1°  de  Julho  de  1900  a  30  de  Junho  de. 
1905,  o  movimento  de  wagons  e  carga  pelas  vias  férreas  da  fronteira 
foi  o  seguinte: 


Wagons. 

Mercado- 
rias. 

No. 

195, 527 

67, 897 

Toneladas. 
3, 548, 499 

Sahiram .              

872,  399 

1458     SECRETÁRIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

RECEITAS  POSTAES  NOS  PRIMEIROS  OITO  MEZES   DO  EXERCÍCIO 

DE   1906. 

A  receita  proveniente  do  Serviço  Postal  da  Republica  do  Mexico 
durante  os  primeiros  oito  mezes  de  1905-6  foi  a  seguinte: 

Julho $302,584.04 

Agosto 282,611.65 

Setembro 268,  288.  49 

Outubro 310,  799.  73 

Novembro 286,  979. 1 7 

Dezembro 312,  053.  00 

Janeiro 336,  423.  68 

Fevereiro 280,  374.  74 

Total 2,380,115.16 

Receita  em  egual  periodo  de  1905 2, 185,007.42 

Augmento  em  1906 195,107.74 


PERU. 

IMPORTAÇÃO  E  EXPORTAÇÃO  EM  1905. 

O  Ministro  da  Fazenda  da  Republica  do  Peru  apresentou  ao  Con- 
gresso Nacional  minucioso  relatório  sobre  os  negocios  do  Departamento 
ao  seu  cargo  para  o  anno  de  1905.  Segundo  este  relatório  as  rendas 
arrecadadas  pelas  alfandegas  da  Republica  durante  o  anno  de  1905 
foram  na  importancia  de  £1,011,579.464,  sendo  divididas  assim:  Callao, 
£593,592.505;  Moliendo,  £134,317.525;  Paita,  £37,366.957;  Etén, 
£36,684.187;  Salaverr}-,  £32,545.915;  Pireo,  £23,854.737;  Pecamayo, 
£15,206.114;  lio,  £1,381.845;  Pimentel,  £101.633;  Tumbe,  £79,158; 
Compañía  Nacional  de  Recaudación,  £7,561.170;  Iquitos,  £128,887.348. 

As  receitas  provenientes  do  imposto  consular  foram  de  £41,960.316; 
as  provenientes  de  bebidas  alcoólicas,  £371,668.562;  fumo,  £147,318.030; 
sal,  £414,676.772;  receitas  geraes,  £1,990,568.232. 

As  importações  effectuadas  durante  o  anno  foram  por  valor  de 
£4,298,000.385,  e  às  exportações,  por  valor  de  £4,066,639.527. 

MOVIMENTO  MARÍTIMO  DO  PORTO  DE  CALLAO,  1905. 

Segundo  o  relatório  do  Consul  Geral  do  Chile  no  Porto  de  Callao,  o 
movimento  marítimo  daquelle  porte  no  ultimo  trimestre  de  1905  foi  o 
seguinte: 


PERU. 


1459 


t. 

Numero. 

Tonelagem. 

Numero. 

Tonelagem. 

NAVIOS  A  VAPOR. 

Entradas: 

61 
23 
3 

14 
2 
1 
1 

123, 060 
37,089 
2,330 
34,  579 
1, 586 
2,530 
2,116 

NAVIOS  A  TELA. 

Entradas: 

Peruanos  

18 

6,690 
10, 087 

Italianos 

1,074 

Dinamarquezes 

1,118 

1,386 

Dinamarquezes 

1,423 

29 

21  778 

104 

203, 290 

Sabidas: 

Inglezes 

8 
12 
2 
3 
1 

59 
24 
2 
13 
1 
1 
2 

125, 346 
38, 312 
1,620 
36, 081 
2, 520 
2,117 
1,486 

122, 272 
4,117 

Peruanos  

2,643 

4,361 

Dinamarquezes 

Total  

1,116 

Dinamarquezes 

26 

24,  464 

Norte- americanos 

Total            

102 

207, 492 

MODIFICAÇÕES  DA  TARIFA  NO  DEPARTAMENTO  DE  LORETO. 

Uma  lei  peruana  promulgada  no  dia  2T  de  eJaneiro  de  1906,  modifica 
a  Tarifa  das  Alfandegas  do  Departamento  de  Loreto.  Esta  lei  que 
deverá  entrar  em  vigor  120  dias  depois  de  sua  promulgação,  em  sub- 
stancia prescreve  o  seguinte: 

Artigo  1.  Nas  alfandegas  do  Departamento  de  Loreto  as  mercado- 
rias comprehendidas  na  secção  7  da  Tarifa  de  Alfandegas,  pagarão  um 
direito  de  importaãço  de  15  por  cento  sobre  o  valor  expressado  em 
dita  secção,  em  vez  de  10  por  cento  que  pagavam  anteriormente. 

Art.  2.  Os  seguintes  artigos  entrarão  livres  de  direitos:  Gado  em 
pé;  navios  de  vapor  ou  de  outra  classe,  armados  ou  não,  e  provisões 
navaes;  carvão  de  pedra;  ferramentas  e  machinas  de  todas  as  classes 
para  a  agricultura  e  as  industrias;  trilhos  e  seus  accessorios,  e  toda 
classe  de  material  rodante  para  estradas  de  ferro,  assim  como  ouro 
cunhado,  livros  e  utensilios  de  escola;  fornos  para  usos  industriaes; 
alambiques  de  cobre  para  eífectuar  rectificações;  tachos  de  ferro  ou  de 
cobre  que  pesem  mais  de  46  kilogrammas;  cubas  ou  caldeiras  e  outros 
utensilios  que  se  empregam  exclusivamente  para  recolher  a  gomma. 

Art.  3.  Todas  as  demais  mercadorias  que  se  importarem  pagarão  30 
por  cento  sobre  seu  valor  ofíicial,  com  excepção  das  jóias  de  ouro  e  de 
prata  montadas  com  pedras  preciosas,  assim  como  as  pedras  preciosas 
se*m  montar  que  pagarão  3  por  cento;  os  artigos  manufacturados  de 
ouro  e  de  prata  que  pagarão  10  por  cento,  e  os  phosphores  de  madeira 
que  pagarão  os  direitos  de  importação  e  consumo  especiaes  que  se  con- 
signam na  tarifa. 

Art.  4.  A  gomma  elástica  que  se  exportar  pelas  mesmas  alfandegas, 
seja  qual  for  sua  classe  ou  qualidade,  pagará  um  direito  de  20  centavos 
por  kilogramma  (peso  bruto),  ou  24  centavos  (peso  liquido)  quando 
não  seja  acondicionada  em  caixas. 

Buli.  No.  5—06 15 


1460     SECRETABIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

SALVADOR. 

MOVIMENTO  DOS  PORTOS  EM  DEZEMBRO  DE    1905. 

O  movimento  da  navegação  dos  portos  da  Republica  de  Salvador  no 
mez  de  Dezembro  de  1905,  foi  o  seguinte:  Entraram  36  navios  a  vapor 
e  33  navios  a  vela,  com  2,073  tripulantes,  3,523  toneladas  de  carga, 
42,221  volumes,  334  passageiros,  64  caixas,  617  saceos,  e  58  malas  de 
correio.  Estes  mesmos  navios  sahiram  dos  portos  da  Eepublica 
levando  31,231  volumes,  249  passageiros,  26  caixas,  135  saccas  e  90 
malas  com  correspondencias. 


VENEZUELA. 

CONCESSÃO  PARA  A  EXPLORAÇÃO  DO  ASPHALTO  E  O  PETRÓLEO. 

Um  contracto  recentemente  concluido  entre  o  Governo  de  Venezuela 
e  o  Dr.  Y.  B.  Aeamburú,  de  conformidade  com  o  decreto  de  21  de 
Junho  de  1904,  concede  a  este  ultimo  o  direito  de  explorar  e  exportar 
asphalto,  petróleo,  betume,  pez  betuminoso  e  outras  substancias 
semelhantes  que  se  encontrem  na  parte  do  Delta  do  Orinoco  que  fica 
entre  os  seguintes  limites: 

Desde  a  bocea  do  Caño  do  VagTe  até  a  bocea  do  Caño  Cocuina, 
ambos  situados  no  Golpho  de  Paria,  e  desde  alli  por  uma  extensão  de 
territorio  limitado  por  uma  linha  distante  duas  leguas  da  costa  do 
Golpho  e  parallela  á  esta. 

O  Sr.  Akamburtj  só  pagará  ao  Governo  de  Venezuela  uma  contri- 
buição de  um  25  por  cento  sobre  os  lucros  líquidos  de  sua  exploração. 

O  contracto  durará  por  quinze  annos,  podendo  ser  prorogado  este 
prazo  por  outros  quinze  annos  por  mutuo  accordo. 

O  Dr.  Arambürú  tem  o  direito  de  importar,  livre  de  direitos  e  por 
uma  só  vez,  as  machinas,  embarcações,  provisões  de  bocea  e  materiaes 
que  forem  necessários  para  levar  a  cabo  a  exploração  e  exportação  dos 
mencionados  productos. 


SUPPEIMENTO  visível   DO   CAFÉ   DO  MUNDO. 

O  supprimento  visivel  de  café  em  1°  de  Abril  de  1906  era  de 
10,747,916  saccas,  contra  12,967,140  saccas  em  1°  de  Abril  de  1905,  o 
que  mostra  uma  diminuição  de  2,219,254  saccas. 

As  entradas  no  Rio  de  Janeiro  no  mez  de  Março  foram  de  139,000 
saccas,  contra  127,000  saccas  em  egual  mez  de  1905;  em  Santos,  238,000 
saccas,  contra  287,000  saccas  em  egual  mez  de  1905.  As  entradas 
totaes  no  Rio  de  Janeiro  e  Santos  verificadas  durante  os  nove  mezes 


SUPPEIMENTO    visível    DO    CAFE    DO    MUNDO.  1461 

do  anno  cafeeiro  de  1905-6,  foram  de  8,902,000  saceas,  contra  9,165,000 
saccas  en  1901-5,  9,436,000  saceas  em  1903-4,  10,495,000  saceas  em 
1902-3,  e  contra  13,104,000  saccas  em  1901-2. 

As  entradas  no  Rio  de  Janeiro  e  em  Santos  realizadas  durante  os 
nove  mezes  dos  cinco  annos  anteriores,  foram,  na  média,  de  67i  por 
cento  da  colheita  total,  e  tomando  este  por  base  calcula-se  que  as 
entradas  totaes  até  1°  de  Julho  de  1906  attingirão  a  10,173,712  saccas, 
as  quaes,  ascrescentadas  as  4,500,000  ou  5,000,000  saccas  de  cafés  bran- 
dos, perfazem  o  total  de  14,573,712  a  15,000,000  saccas,  em  confronto 
com  um  consumo  annual  de  16,500,000  a  16,750,000  saccas. 

As  entradas  de  café  nos  Estados  Unidos  durante  o  mez  de  Março 
foram  de  536,427  saccas  provenientes  do  Brazil,  e  153,254  saccas  de 
outras  procedencias. 


Bulletin  Mensuel 

DU 

Bureau  International  des  Républiques  Américaines, 

Union  Internationale  des  Républiques  Américaines. 
Vol.  XXII.  MAI  1906.  No.  5. 

RÉPUBLIQUE  ARGENTINE. 

INSPECTION   DES  FABRiaUES  DE  BEURIIE. 

Le  2  novembre  1905  la  République  Argentine  a  promulgué  un 
décret  exécutif  établissant  l'inspection  des  fabriques  de  beurre.  Ce 
décret  est  basé  sur  la  loi  de  la  police  sanitaire  animale  qui  autorise  le 
Pouvoir  Exécutif  à  établir  des  règlements  pour  toutes  les  fabriques 
de  produits  d'origine  animale.  On  compte  que  cette  mesure  aura  pour 
eiïet  d'augmenter  l'exportation  du  beurre.  M.  Beaupré,  Ministre  des 
Etats-Unis  â  Buenos- Ayres,  s'exprime  ainsi  à  ce  sujet: 

"  Ce  décret  s'applique  spécialement  au  beurre  manufacturé  pour  l'ex- 
portation, et  il  est  fait  dans  l'intention  d'empêcher  d'autres  expéditions 
de  produits  impurs,  au  sujet  desquels  on  a  déposé  quelques  plaintes. 
L'industrie  augmente,  et  en  tenant  compte  de  l'énorme  capacité  pro- 
ductrice du  pays  ainsi  que  de  l'installation  d'appareils  frigorifiques  sur 
presque  tous  les  vapeurs  des  lignes  en  exploitation  et  à  destination  de 
l'Europe  dans  lesquels  on  peut  expédier  le  beurre  ainsi  que  la  viande, 
la  fabrique  du  beurre  deviendra  certainement  une  source  de  richesse 
nationale.  Pendant  l'année  1904,  les  exportations  ont  atteint  le  chiffre 
de  5,294:  tonnes,  évaluées  à  $12,117,461,  et  pendant  les  six  premiers 
mois  de  l'année  1905  on  a  expédié  3,222  tonnes  à  l'étranger,  princi- 
palement en  Angleterre  et  en  Afrique." 

RÉCOLTE  DE  LA  CANNE  À  SUCRE  EN  1905. 

La  récolte  de  la  canne  à  sucre  dans  la  République  Argentine  pen- 
dant l'année  1905  s'est  élevée  à  1,595,546,940  kilogrammes,  produisant 
un  total  de  116,975,472  kilogrammes  de  sucre. 

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RECETTES  DOXJANIÈIIES. 

Les  douanes  de  la  capitale  de  la  République  Argentine  ont  produit 
en  1905,  $45,992,887  or,  et  comme  ces  recettes  représentent  environ 
90  pour  cent  des  recettes  totales  des  douanes,  le  montant  reçu  a  été  de 
$51,000,000  environ,  soit  $41,300,000  de  plus  que  les  recettes  de 
Tannée  1904  et  $10,000,000  de  plus  que  les  estimations  du  budget. 
Les  différences  auraient  été  plus  considérables  si  les  commerçants  ne 
s'étaient  pas  décidés  dernièrement  à  réduire  le  plus  possible,  le  chiffre 
de  leurs  exportations  en  vue  des  diminutions  des  droits  qui  ont  eu  lieu 
le  4  février  1906.  Ils  ont  aussi  retardé  les  exportations  de  laines,  cuirs 
et  peaux  à  cause  de  la  suppression  des  droits  d'exportation  qui  étaient 
de  4  pour  cent. 

LE  BUDGET  DE   1906. 

D'après  la  "Review  of  the  River  Plate"  du  12  janvier  1906,  le  bud- 
get de  la  République  Argentine  pour  l'année  1906,  tel  qu'il  a  été 
publié  officiellement,  est  résumé  comme  il  suit: 

Dépenses  ordinaires:  Piastres  or  24,118,258,  piastres  papier  125,- 
127,043. 

Recettes  ordinaires:  Piastres  or  47,340,458,  piastres  papier  72,222. 

En  réduisant  ces  totaux  en  papier  nous  obtenons  un  déficit  de 
$116,000  sur  le  compte  ordinaire. 

Le  Ministère  des  Finances  dans  son  rapport  soumis  au  Congrès  au 
mois  de  mai  dernier,  avait  demandé  comme  dépense  ordinaire  la 
somme  de  $23,945,678  or  et  $116,142,978  papier,  de  sorte  que  le  Con- 
grès a  augmenté  les  allocations  de  $202,880  or  et  de  $8,984,065  papier. 

IMPÔTS  INTÉRIEURS. 

Les  recettes  provenant  des  impôts  mtérieurs  dans  la  République 
Argentine  pendant  1905,  se  sont  élevées  à  $39,053,435  en  monnaie  na- 
tionale et  à  $71,443  en  or.  En  déduisant  de  cette  première  somme  les 
impôts  sur  le  sucre  et  les  vins  naturels,  qui  ont  été  supprimés,  le 
montant  reçu  en  papier-monnaie  pour  les  impôts  existants  a  été  de 
$36,365,592,  et  les  recettes  provenant  des  mêmes  impôts  en  1904 
montrent  une  différence  en  moins  de  $1,884,543  monnaie  nationale,  et 
de  $13,379  or.  Les  recettes  provenant  de  cette  source  ont  été  estimées 
par  le  Ministre  des  Finances  pour  l'année  prochaine  à  plus  de  $3,500,000 
en  moins  de  ce  qu'on  a  reçu  actuellement,  et  son  estimation  des  droits 
de  douane  est  de  $8,500,000  en  or  de  moins  que  la  somme  reçue. 

Les  recettes  provenant  des  bureaux  de  poste  et  de  télégraphe  se  sont 
élevées  à  $7,842,000  en  monnaie  nationale,  soit  $1,600,000  au  dessous 
des  estimations,  mais  les  recettes  du  Ministère  n'ont  rapporté  qu'un 
surplus  peu  considérable,  les  dépenses  s'étant  élevées  à  $7,781,000. 


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BEÉSIL. 

CONVENTION  AVEC  L,A  RÉPUBLiaUE  ARGENTINE  POUR  LA  PRO- 
TECTION DES  MARGUES  BE  FABRIQUE. 

La  convention  conclue  entre  le  Brésil  et  la  République  Argentine 
pour  la  protection  des  marques  de  fabrique  et  de  commerce  a  été 
approuvée  par  le  Congrès  brésilien  le  28  novembre  1905  et  les  ratifica- 
tion respectives  ont  été  échangées  dans  la  même  ville  le  10  janvier 
1906.     Voici  le  texte  de  la  convention: 

Les  présidents  de  la  République  Argentine  et  des  Etats-Unis  du 
Brésil,  animés  du  désir  d'assurer  aux  industriels  et  aux  commerçants 
des  deux  pays  la  protection  des  lois  qui  garantissent  la  propriété  des 
marques  de  fabrique  et  de  commerce,  ont  décidé  de  conclure  une  con- 
vention à  cet  effet  et  ont  nommé  pour  leurs  plénipotentiaires,  savoir: 
Le  Président  de  la  République  des  Etats-Unis  du  Brésil,  le  Docteur 
Olyntho  Maximo  de  Magalhães,  Ministre  des  Affaires  Etrangères; 
le  Président  de  la  République  Argentine,  le  Docteur  Manuel 
GoROSTiAGA,  Envoyé  Extraordinaire  et  Ministre  Plénipotentiaire  de  la 
République  Argentine  au  Brésil,  lesquels,  après  avoir  échangé  leurs 
pleins-pouvoirs,  qu'ils  ont  trouvé  en  bonne  et  due  forme,  sont  convenus 
de  ce  qui  suit: 

Article  premier.  Les  industriels  et  commerçants  de  la  République 
Argentine  et  les  industriels  et  commerçants  des  Etats-Unis  du  Brésil 
dont  les  marques  de  fabrique  ou  de  commerce  ont  été  enregistrées 
conformément  aux  prescriptions  légales,  pourront  également  les  faire 
enregistrer  dans  l'un  ou  l'autre  des  pays  ci -dessus,  en  remplissant  les 
conditions  établies  par  les  lois  et  règlements  du  pays  où  Tènregistre- 
ment  devra  se  faire. 

Aft.  2.  Après  l'accomplissement  des  formalités  légales,  la  présente 
convention  sera  ratifiée  et  les  ratifications  seront  échangées  à  Rio  de 
Janeiro  dans  le  plus  bref  délai  possible.  Elle  prendra  fin  six  mois 
après  la  date  à  laquelle  l'une  des  deux  Hautes  Parties  contractantes 
aura  notifié  à  l'autre  son  intention  d'}^  mettre  un  terme. . 

En  foi  de  quoi,  les  plénipotentiaires  respectifs  ont  signé  et  muni  de 
lenr  sceau  la  présente  convention  en  deux  exemplaires,  dont  chacun 
est  rédigé  dans  les  deux  langues. 

Fait  à  Rio-de-Janeiro  le  31  octobre  1901. 

[l.  s.]  Manuel  Gorostiaga. 

[l.  s.]  Oltntho  Maximo  de  Magalhães. 

production  du  maté  dans  l'état  de  parana. 

On  lit  dans  un  journal  de  commerce  de  date  récente  que  la  récolte 
du  maté  de  l'Etat  est  estimée,  pour  l'année  en  cours,  à  28,000,000  de 
kilogrammes,  alors  que  Tannée  dernière  elle  avait  atteint  33,000,000 


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de  kiloo-rammes.  Cette  diminution  dans  la  production,  à  laquelle  la 
hausse  du  change  n'a  pas  peu  contribué,  n'est  que  momentanée;  l'ex- 
portation de  cette  herbe  ne  peut,  en  effet,  qu'augmenter  progressive- 
ment pour  peu  que  Ton  fasse  quelques  efforts  pour  la  rendre  plus 
connue. 

Actuellement,  presque  toute  la  production  est  exportée  dans  la 
République  Argentine,  où  il  se  fait  une  grande  consommation  de  ce  thé. 

La  plante  n'est  pas  cultivée;  elle  pousse  au  Parana  à  l'état  sauvage; 
elle  est  récoltée  par  les  habitants  qui  lui  font  subir  une  préparation 
spéciale  d'après  les  indications  du  consul  anglais  à  Curityba,  M.  Henry 
GoMM,  à  qui  l'Etat  à  accordé  une  concession  pour  la  récolte  du  maté. 
Ce  consul  est  très  compétent  dans  la  matière,  aj^ant  déjà  préparé  cette 
herbe  au  Paraguay;  c'est  lui  qui,  introduisant  les  méthodes  usitées  au 
Paraguay,  a  permis  d'améliorer  considérablement  la  qualité  du  maté 
du  Parana,  qui  est  à  peu  près  le  même  que  celui  du  Paraguay  et  de 
Matto  Grosso. 

Ce  dernier  Etat  exporte  environ  5,000,000  de  kilos,  et  les  Etats  de 
Rio  Grande  du  Sul  et  de  Santa  Catharina  environ  1,500,000  de  kilo- 
grammes chacun. 

DROIT  D'EXPORTATION  SUR  LE  CAFÉ. 

M.  Seeger,  Consul-général  des  Etats-Unis  à  Rio  de  Janeiro,  fait 
savoir  que  les  présidents  de  São  Paulo,  de  Rio  et  de  Minas,  les  trois 
principaux  Etats  producteurs  de  café,  ont  signé  le  projet  de  la  valo- 
risation du  café,  par  lequel  une  surtaxe  de  58  cents  en  or  par  sac 
sera  imposée  sur  les  exportations  de  café.  On  contractera  un  emprunt 
extérieur  de  $73,000,000  à  6  pour  cent  qui  dédommagei;a  les  planteurs 
de  café  de  leurs  pertes  par  la  hausse  récente  du  change  brésilien. 

On  estime  que  la  surtaxe  de  58  cents  par  sac  paiera  l'intérêt  sur 
l'emprunt  et  laissera  un  surplus  de  $2,695,500  pour  les  dépenses  de 
la  réclame.  Cette  convention  entrera  en  vigueur  aussitôt  qu'elle  aura 
été  approuvée  par  le  Président  du  Brésil. 

RECETTES  DOUANIÈRES,  FÉVRIER  1906. 

Les  recettes  douanières  du  port  de  Rio  de  Janeiro  pour  le  mois  de 
février  1906  se  sont  élevées  à  15,509,699,750,  contre  $6,365,110,405 
pour  le  même  mois  de  l'année  précédente,  soit  une  diminution  de 

$855,750,105. 


CHILI. 

RECETTES  DOUANIÈRES  EN  FÉVRIER  1906. 

Les  recettes  douanières  de  la  République  du  Chili  pendant  le  mois 
de  février  1906  se  sont  élevées  à  $3,295,526  pour  l'exportation  et  à 
$2,840,661  pour  l'importation,  soit  un  total  de  $6,136,190. 


CHILI. 


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Pendant  le  même  mois  de  l'année  précédente  les  droits  d'exportation 
se  sont  élevées  à  $4,521,008  et  les  droits  d'importation  à  $2,679,851, 
soit  un  total  de  $7,200,859. 

Les  recettes  pour  le  mois  de  février  1906  comparées  â  celles  du  même 
mois  de  l'année  précédente  accusent  une  augmentation  de  $160,813 
pour  les  importations  et  une  diminution  de  $1,225,482  pour  les  expor- 
tations, ce  qui  fait  une  diminution  totale  de  $1,064.66. 

Cette  diminution  considérable  dans  les  droits  d'exportation  est  due 
en  grande  partie  à  l'impossibilité  dans  laquelle  se  trouve  les  voiliers 
pour  débarquer  de  grandes  quantités  de  salpêtre  à  cause  de  la  grosse 
mer  le  long  de  la  côte  de  Tarapacá  et  de  plus,  â  la  grève  récente  des 
mineurs  à  A ntof agasta. 

Les  chiffres  suivants  montrent  en  détail  les  recettes  douanières 
d'après  les  différents  bureaux  des  douanes  du  paj^s: 


1905. 


Pisagua 

Iquique 

Tocopilla  . . . 
Antof agasta. 
Taltal 


Total. 


DROITS   D'EXPORTATION. 


DROITS   D'IMPORTATION. 


Arica 

Pisagua 

Iquique 

Tocopilla 

Antofagasta 

Taltal 

Caldera 

Carrizal  Bajo 

Coquimbo 

Valparaiso 

Talcahuano 

Coronel , 

Valdivia 

Puerto  Blontt 

Ancud 

Resguardo  de  Fronteras 

Total 


S592, 912 

2, 166, 572 

817,  304 

307, 850 

636, 370 


4, 521, 008 


6,095 
19, 080 
167, 116 
10, 136 
38, 183 
20,  688 
14, 053 


54, 953 

1, 763,  791 

396,  528 

25, 406 

36, 852 

7,452 


1483, 247 
1,341,039 
342, 678 
675, 593 
452, 969 


3, 295, 526 


38, 182 

10, 459 

283, 804 

26, 338 

181, 450 

26, 136 

4,440 

743 

56, 049 

,  713, 554 

358, 740 

22, 197 

37,  793 

759 


Total  général 


119,  518 


2,679,851 


7, 200, 859 


80, 020 


2, 840, 664 


6, 136, 190 


TRAITÉ  D'ARBITRAGE  AVEC  LE  PÉROU. 


Le  7  mars  1905  une  réunion  a  eu  lieu  au  Ministère  des  Affaires 
Etrangères  de  la  République  du  Chili  entre  le  Ministre  dudit  Minis- 
tère et  le  Ministre  du  Brésil,  Señor  Ribeyro  de  Lisboa.  Il  n'y  avait 
que  leurs  secrétaires  particuliers  qui  assistaient  à  cette  réunion.  On 
y  a  signé  le  traité  d'arbitrage  entre  le  Chili  et  le  Brésil  en  se  confor- 
mant aux  formalités  nécessaires. 


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COLOMBIE. 

CONCESSION  DE  CHEMINS  DE   FEB. 

Le  Ministre  des  Etats-Unis  en  Colombie  fait  savoir  qu'on  vient 
d'accorder  une  importante  concession  de  chemins  de  fer  à  Alfred 
Bishop  Mason  de  New  York  et  à  Edward  H.  Mason  de  Chicago  qui 
sont  très  connus  au  Mexique,  l'un  d'eux  surtout,  M.  Alfred  B.  Mason, 
ayant  construit  lé  chemin  de  fer  de  la  Veracruz  au  Pacifique. 

La  concession  est  pour  une  ligne  de  chemins  de  fer  allant  de  Buena- 
ventura, port  principal  de  Pacifique  à  Palmira  dans  le  riche  Etat  de 
Cauca,  et  une  autre  ligne  allant  de  Palmira  à  la  capitale  de  Colombie 
ou  à  la  rivière  Magdalene,  à  leur  choix. 

La  ligne  Buenaventura-Palmira  a  environ  110  milles  de  longueur. 
On  n'a  pas  encore  déterminé  le  tracé  pour  les  soixante-cinq  milles  qui 
se  dirigent  vers  l'est,  mais  les  douze  milles  de  Buenaventura  à  Cordova 
sont  eu  exploitation. 

On  a  construit  huit  milles  de  Cordova  à  un  point  près  de  Defina, 
mais  ils  ne  sont  pas  en  exploitation  à  cause  de  la  destruction  des  ponts 
par  les  innondations. 

Ces  Messrs.  JMason  s'engagent  à  mettre  la  ligne  eu  état  sur  une 
longueur  de  trente  milles,  à  achever  la  ligne  de  chemin  de  fer  allant  à 
Palmira  avant  le  1"'"  décembre  1910,  à  faire  des  arpentages  du  tracé 
Palmira-Bogota  ou  de  Palmira  à  la  rivière  Magdalene  dans  un  délai  de 
vingt  mois  et  de  décider  dans  l'espace  de  trois  mois  s'ils  construiront 
cette  dernière  ligne  d'après  les  conditions  .offertes  par  le  gouvernement. 
Le  gouvernement  de  Colombie  s'engage  à  leur  payer  le  15  de  chaque 
mois,  à  partir  du  15  février  1906,  la  moitié  des  recettes  des  douanes  du 
Pacifique  pour  le  mois  précédent  jusqu'à  concurrence  de  $5,400,000  en 
or.  Si  les  fonds  entre  leurs  mains  dépassent  de  plus  de  $100,000  en  or 
la  valeur  de  travail  fait,  alors  les  paiements  seront  suspendus  jusqu'à  ce 
que  l'avance  nette  tombe  au-dessous  de  $100,000.  A  mesure  que  chaque 
kilomètre  sera  construit  les  concessionnaires  auront  droit  à  une  somme 
variant  de  $38,000  et  $10,000  à  $65,000  en  or,  d'après  la  situation 
géographique  du  kilomètre. 

Si  la  moitié  des  l'ecettes  de  la  Douane  du  Pacifique  n'est  pas  suflî- 
sante  pour  faire  face  aux  paiements,  le  gouvernement  leur  paiera  8 
pour  cent  d'intérêt  sur  la  balance  due.  Pendant  la  construction  la 
moitié  des  recettes  de  la  ligne  leur  reviendra  et  la  moitié  leur  sera 
paj^ée  en  compte.  Quand  ils  auront  reçu  les  $5,400,000  en  entier,  ils 
devront  exploiter  la  ligne  pendant  cinquante  ans  et  paj^'er  au  gouverne- 
ment la  moitié  des  recettes  nettes.  A  la  fin  de  ces  cinquante  années 
la  ligne  reviendra  au  gouvernement. 


COLOMBIE.  1469 

DÉCRET  RELATIF  À  L'ENREGISTREMENT  DES  STATUTS  ET 
DES  ACTES  DE  FONDATION  DES  SOCIÉTÉS  ET  COMPAGNIES 
ÉTRANGÈRES. 

Les  sociétés  ou  compagnies  dont  le  siège  est  à  l'étranger  ou  qui 
possèdent  sur  le  territoire  de  la  République  des  établissements  de 
caractère  permanent  devront,  dans  les  six  mois  à  dater  des  débuts  de 
l'entreprise,  faire  enregistrer  leur  acte  constitutif  de  société  et  leurs 
statuts  au  notariat  de  la  circonscription  où  se  trouve  leur  principal  éta- 
blissement. Les  sociétés  anonymes  devront,  en  outre,  fournir  par 
devant  le  même  notaire,  la  preuve  de  l'autorisation  de  l'Etat,  toutes 
les  fois  que  cette  autorisation  sera  nécessaire  à  leur  existence  légale. 

Paragraphe.  Le  délai  sera  d'une  année  pour  les  compagnies  possé- 
dant déjà  des  établissements  dans  le  pays. 

Art.  2.  Lesdit«s  sociétés  devront  avoir  en  Colombie,  au  lieu  de  leur 
principal  établissement,  un  fondé  de  pouvoirs  ayant  qualité  de  g'érant, 
pour  les  représenter  dans  les  débats  judiciaires  ou  pour  s"'occuper  de 
leurs  établissements  dans  le  pa^^s. 

Paragraphe.  Les  pouvoirs  des  représentants  des  compagnies  devront 
être  enregistrés  par  devant  notaire  de  la  façon  dont  il  est  traité  à 
Particle  V. 

Art.  3.  Les  documents  dont  il  est  question  ci-dessus  devront,  pour 
être  effectifs  en  Colombie,  être  dressés  dans  la  forme  exigée  par  les 
lois  du  pays  où  ils  ont  été  délivrés;  ils  devront,  en  outre,  être  légalisés 
par  l'agent  diplomatique  ou  consulaire  colombien  dudit  pays,  ou,  à  son 
défaut,  par  le  consul  ou  le  ministre  d'une  nation  amie. 

Art.  4.  En  outre  de  l'extrait  de  l'acte  de  société  et  des  statuts  des 
sociétés  anonymes,  qui  doit  être  enregistré  conformément  à  la  loi  de 
1898,  lesdites  sociétés  devront  faire  enregistrer  de  même  devant  le 
juge  du  ou  des  circuits  où  se  trouvera  leur  exploitation  principale, 
un  extrait  des  pouvoirs  de  leurs  représentants,  légalisé  par  le  notaire 
qui  les  aura  dressés. 

Paragraphe.  Lesdits  extraits  devront,  après  leur  enregistrement, 
être  publiés  trois  fois  au  moins  dans  le  Journal  officiel  du  départe- 
ment. 

Art.  5.  Il  appartiendra  au  pouvoir  exécutif  de  décider  si  les  com- 
pagnies sont  en  règle  avec  le  présent  décret. 

Art.  6.  Les  actes  ou  contrats  passés  sans  l'observation  des  formali- 
tés qui  y  sont  prescrites  seront  entachés  de  nullité. 

Art.  Î.  Les  livres  énoncés  dans  les  trois  premiers  paragraphes  de 
l'article  27  du  Code  de  commerce  seront,  dans  les  lieux  où  il  existe  des 
Chambres  de  commerce,  paraphés  à  chaque  feuillet  par  le  secrétaire 
de  ladite  Chambre,  et  le  premier  feuillet  portera  une  mention,  datée 
et  signée  par  le  président  et  le  secrétaire,  indiquant  le  nombre  de 
feuillets  et  le  nom  du  propriétaire  des  livres. 


1470       BUREAU  INTEENATIOWAL  DES  EEPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

Art.  8.  Les  juges  de  circuit  pour  le  civil  et  leurs  secrétaires  perce- 
vront, par  moitié,  un  droit  d'un  demi-centavo  or  par  feuillet  paraphé. 

Paragraphe.  Dans  les  Chambres  de  commerce,  ce  droit  reviendra  au 
secrétaire. 

Art.  9.  Les  livres  de  commerce  paraphés  par  les  secrétaires  des 
Chambres  avant  la  mise  en  vigueur  du  présent  décret  seront  consi- 
dérés comme  valides  par  tous  les  effets  légaux. 

Art.  10.  Le  présent  décret  entrera  en  vigueur  trente  jours  après  la 
date  de  sa  publication  au  ''''Journal  officiel^ 

Bogota,  le  19  janvier  1906. 

DROITS  SUR  LES  CUIRS. 

Ou  a  imposé  un  droit  sur  les  cuirs  dans  la  République  de  Colombie  à 
partir  du  1er  juillet  1905.  La  Banque  Centrale,  sous  la  direction  du 
Ministre  des  Finances,  s'est  arrangée  de  manière  à  se  procurer  les 
meilleurs  résultats  en  établissant  ce  droit  et  en  vendant  les  cuirs 
verts  à  l'étranger. 

On  estime  à  25  pour  cent  la  première  année,  et  à  50  pour  cent  ensuite, 
le  produit  des  recettes  provenant  de  cette  nouvelle  source  de  revenue 
qui  a  été  instituée  pour  la  conversion  de  la  monnaie.  Si  les  recettes 
ne  s'élèvent  pas  à  25  et  à  50  pour  cent  respectivement  des  nouveaux 
droits,  on  prendra  sur  les  recettes  des  mines  d'émeraudes  pour  combler 
le  déficit. 

CUBA. 

PRODUCTION  ET  EXPORTATION  DU  TABAC  EN  1905. 

Le  tableau  suivant  publié  par  le  Ministère  de  l'Agriculture  des 
Etats-Unis  montre  l'exportation  du  tabac  provenant  de  la  République 
de  Cuba,  ainsi  que  la  production  du  tabac  en  feuilles,  par  localités,  pour 
l'année  1905  comparées  à  l'année  précédente: 

EXPORTATION. 

Tabac  en  Feuilles. 

Balles.  Livres. 

1904 250,638  27,570,180 

1905 315, 087  34, 879, 570 

Augmentation  en  1905 66,449  7,309,390 

Tabac  Manufacturé. 

Cigars:  Nombre. 

1904 217, 645, 082 

1905 227, 028, 521 

Augmentation  en  1905 9, 383, 439 

Cigarettes:  Paquets. 

1904 18,456,877 

1905 11,829,076 

Diminution  en  1905 6, 627, 801 

Tabac  Coupé. 

Livres. 

1904 253,073 

1905 263,093 

Augmentation  en  1905 10, 020 


EEBUBLTQUB    DOMINIO AIIÍE. 


1471 


PRODUCTION. 


Lieux  de  production. 

1904. 

1905. 

Augmenta- 
tion en 
1905. 

Diminu- 
tion en 
1905. 

Vuelta  Abajo,  ou  de  Consolación  del  Sur  à  Remates 
de  Guana  (Pinar  del  Rio) 

Salles. 

244,909 

22, 402 

334 

62, 077 

84,616 

896 

657 

Bailes. 

269,  661 

25, 7U4 

363 

52,  727 

119, 998 

67 

5, 097 . 

Bailes. 

24, 752 

3,302 

29 

35,' 382' 

Bailes. 

Semi  Vuelta,  de  Candelaria  à  Herradura 

Partidos  de  la  Havana  à  Artemesia 

9  350 

Remedios  ou  Villas 

829 

Santiago  de  Cuba 

4,440 

Total             

415, 891 

473, 617 

67, 905 

RÈGLEMENTS  SANITAIÎIES. 

La  "Gaceta  Oficial"  de  Cuba  publie  un  décret  promulguant  les 
nouveaux  règlements  sanitaires  qui  ont  été  mis  en  vigueur  le  1'^'"  février. 
Le  Chapitre  V,  qui  traite  des  aliments  et  boissons,  contient  des  restric- 
tions contre  les  falsifications  et  l'emploi  de  substances  colorantes  nui- 
sibles, etc.  Des  règlements  sont  établis  pour  la  composition  du  papier 
argenté  avec  lequel  on  enveloppe  les  fruits,  les  bonbons  et  autres  co- 
mestibles. On  s'est  aussi  occupé  des  ustensiles  dans  lesquels  on  pré- 
pare les  produits  alimentaires.  On  traite  en  détail  des  vins  et  autres 
boissons  alcooliques,  de  la  farine,  du  beurre,  de  l'huile  comestible  et 
du  lait  frais  et  condensé. 

Le  Chapitre  XVIII  régie  la  vente  de  la  viande  et,  entre  autres 
choses,  défend  l'introduction  de  tout  animal  souffrant  d'une  maladie 
pouvant  se  transmettre  aux  êtres  humains  ou  qui  a  été  en  contact  avec 
des  animaux  atteints  d'une  maladie  de  ce  genre. 


RÉPUBLIQUE   DOMINICAINE. 

COMMERCE   EXT:ÉRIETJR   EN  1905. 

La  valeur  totale  du  commerce  extérieur  de  la  République  Domini- 
caine pendant  l'année  1905  s'est  élevée  à  environ  dix  millions  de  dol- 
lars, la  somme  exacte,  d'après  les  documents  de  la  Douane,  étant  de 
$9,992,361.  La  valeur  des  importations,  sans  compter  les  espèces,  a 
été  de  12,736,828  contre  16,880,890  pour  les  exportations,  ce  qui  montre 
que  la  valeur  des  produits  du  pa3^s  vendus  aux  pays  étrangers  a  été 
plus  de  deux  fois  supérieure  à  la  valeur  des  marchandises  achetées  à 
l'étranger  et  que  les  opérations  de  l'année  ont  eu  pour  résultat  une 
balance  relativement  considérable  de  $4,114,062  en  faveur  du  pays. 
On  comprend  dans  la  valeur  totale  du  commerce,  mais  non  dans  la 
valeur  des  importations  et  exportations,  la  somme  de  $359,435  d'or, 
d'argent  et  de  papier-monnaie  importés  des  Etats-Unis  et  la  somme  de 
,208  exportés  dans  le  même  pays. 


1472       BUREAU  INTERISTATTONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

Le  commerce  extérieur  se  fait  principalemeut  avec  les  Etats-Unis, 
l'Allemagne,  la  France  et  T Angleterre  dans  Tordre  ci-dessus,  d'après 
leur  importance.  Le  commerce  avec  les  Etats-Unis  s'est  élevé  à 
$6,^5,346,  soit  65  pour  cent  du  total  représentant  les  importations 
reçues  de  ces  paj's  évaluées  à  $1,961,075  et  les  exportations  dans 
ce  Y>a,js,  évaluées  dans  les  factures  consulaires  à  $l,481:,â7l.  Donc 
les  Etats-Unis  ont  acheté  65  pour  cent  de  toutes  les  marchan- 
dises exportées  pendant  l'année.  Viennent  ensuite  l'Allemagne  avec 
le  chiffre  de  17  pour  cent,  la  France  avec  le  chiffre  de  11  pour  cent  et 
l'Angleterre  avec  le  chiffre  de  4.5  pour  cent.  Ce  dernier  pays  est  le 
seul  dont  les  ventes  sont  supérieures  aux  achats.  Le  reste  du  com- 
merce en  petites  quantités  se  répartit  entre  l'Italie,  l'Espagne,  la  Bel- 
gique, Cuba,  Porto  Eico  et  "tous  les  autres  pays,"  ainsi  que  le  mon- 
trent les  tableaux  statistiques  suivants  : 

Quatre-vingts  pour  cent  de  la  valeur  des  importations  proviennent 
des  articles  ci-dessous,  dans  Tordre  suivant:  Articles  de  coton,  de  fer  et 
d'acier,  riz,  huile,  provisions,  poisson  en  conserve,  articles  de  bois,  de 
cuir  et  de  fibres  végétales,  chapeaux  et  casquettes,  produits  chimiques 
et  drogues,  bière,  instruments  agricoles;  le  reste  se  compose  de  produits 
divers  désignés  sous  le  nom  de  "autres  articles  "  dans  les  listes  suivantes: 

Voici  la  valeur  des  tissus  de  coton  envoyés  par  les  différents  pays: 
Etats-Unis,  §218,100;  Angleterre,  $190,074;  Allemagne,  $63,4'50; 
France,  36,707;  Espagne,  $19,742;  Italie,  $14,591. 

Les  Etats-Unis  ont  expédié  71  pour  cent  du  fer  et  de  l'acier  évalués 
à  $287,381.  A^iennent  ensuite  par  ordre  d'importance  l'Angleterre, 
TAllemagne,  la  France  et  la  Belgique  qui  ont  expédié  la  plus  grande 
partie  du  reste. 

On  a  importé  des  céréales  pour  une  valeur  de  $232,049.99.  Sur 
cette  quantité  les  Etats-Unis  en  ont  fourni  9  pour  cent  et  se  composan 
principalement  de  farine  de  blé,  dont  41,413  barils  ont  été  facturés 
pour  une  valeur  de  $209,823. 

On  a  reçu  10,000,000  de  livres  de  riz  évaluées  à  $201,329,  provenant 
des  pays  suivants:  Allemagne,  5,913,424  livres;  Angleterre,  2,203,707 
livres;  Etats-Unis,  1,531,319  livres;  France,  271,517  livres. 

On  a  importé  des  huiles  pour  une  valeur  de  $155,934,  dont  95  pour 
cent  ont  été  fournis  par  les  Etats-Unis.  Quant  aux  provision,  y  com- 
pris les  viandes  et  les  produits  des  laiteries,  elles  ont  été  expédiées  en 
parties  à  peu  près  égales  par  les  Etats-LTnis  et  TAllemagne;  les  Etats- 
Unis  fournissent  les  viandes  et  TAllemagne  les  produits  des  laiteries. 

On  a  iniporté  des  Etats-Unis  presque  tout  le  poisson  séché  ordinaire, 
se  composant  principalement  de  morue  et  évalué  à  $109,  455;  d'un 
autre  côté  les  pays  européens  en  ont  fourni  de  petites  quantités  d'une 
espèce  plus  recherchée  pour  une  valeur  totale  de  $4,679. 

Les  Etats-Unis  ont  fourni  de  beaucoup  la  plus  grande  partie  des 
produits  chimiques  et  pharmaceutiques,  du  savon,  de  la  matière  pre- 


RÉPUBLIQUE    DOMINICAINE.  1473 

mière  pour  le  savon,  du  sucre  raffiné  et  des  conserves,  des  légumes,  des 
voitures,  des  articles  en  fer,  en  cuir  et  en  papier;  c'est  ce  pays  et  F  Al- 
lemagne qui  ont  fourni  les  instruments  agricoles  en  proportions  à  peu 
près  égales.  La  France  a  fourni  une  partie  considérable  des  produits 
chimiques  et  pharmaceutiques  et  a  dépassé  tous  les  autres  pays  dans 
l'expédition  des  vins.  L'Angleterre  a  fourni  la  plus  grande  partie 
des  articles  de  fibres  végétales  et  l'Italie  vient  la  première  pour  l'ex-. 
pédition  de  chapeaux  et  de  casquettes. 

Les  principales  exportations  d'articles  secondaires  dans  l'ordre  d'im- 
portance ont  été  le  sucre,  le  cacao  en  fèves,  le  tabac  en  feuilles,  les 
bananes,  le  café,  les  bois  durs,  les  cuirs  et  peaux  et  la  cire. 

Les  expéditions  de  sucre  se  montant  à  105,972,400  livres  évaluées  à 
$3,292,470,  représentant  pour  ainsi  dire  la  récolte  de  1905,  ont  été 
envoyées  aux  Etats-Unis  à  l'exception  de  1,359,799  livres  qui  ont  été 
expédiées  principalement  en  Allemagne  et  en  Angleterre.  Cette  mar- 
chandise qui  a  rapporté  un  bon  bénéfice  au  producteur  a  fourni  presque 
la  moitié  de  la  valeur  totale  des  importations  de  l'année. 

Les  expéditions  de  cacao  en  fèves,  qui  se  sont  élevées  à  28,836,364 
livres  évaluées  à  $2,211,873  dans  les  factures  consulaires,  ont  été 
distribuées  comme  il  suit:  Allemange,  5,890,665  livres;  Etats-Unis, 
3,719,458,  et  France  1,900,639  livres. 

La  production  de  la  cire  s'est  élevée  à  470,922  livres  évaluées  à 
$94,669.  L'Allemagne  en  a  acheté  182,783  livres,  la  France  152,550 
livres,  et  les  Etats-Unis  114,462  livres. 

On  estime  à  $110,075  la  valeur  totale  des  cuirs  de  bestiaux  et  des 
peaux  de  chèvre  exportés,  les  exportations  aux  Etats-Unis  étant  de 
$63,714,  en  Allemagne  de  $24,278,  et  en  France  de  $21,591. 

On  a  expédié  aux  Etats-Unis  514,000  régimes  de  bananes  évalués  à 
$257,000;  2,149,188  livres  de  café  d'une  valeur  de  $156,963  ont  été 
expédiées  principalement  en  Allemagne,  en  France  et  aux  Etats-Unis, 
de  même  que  diverses  espèces  de  bois  durs  des  tropiques,  y  compris 
l'acajou,  le  lignum-vitae  et  le  bois  de  satin,  représentant  une  valeur 
totale  de  $135,153,  sont  parmi  les  exportations  importantes. 

Parmi  les  produits  naturels  du  pays  se  trouvent  les  noix  de  coco,  les 
matières  tinctoriales,  le  miel,  les  gommes,  les  résines  et  les  fibres  végé- 
tales, mais  à  cause  du  manque  d'attention  ils  ne  sont  exportés  qu'en 
petites  quantités. 

Le  total  du  tonnage  aux  huits  ports  d'entrée  a  été  de  1,751,172, 
représentant  1,544  entrées  et  sorties  de  navires  étrangers.  Sur  les 
importations  totales  des  marchandises  évaluées  â  $1,952,352,  63  pour 
cent  de  la  valeur  de  toutes  les  importations  ont  été  importés  par  des 
navires  américains  et  des  marchandises  représentant  une  valeur  de 
$700,382  ont  été  importées  par  des  navires  allemands,  $208,990  par  des 
navires  français,  $93,945  par  des  navires  anglais,  $88,621  par  des 
navires  norvégiens  et  $51,975  par  des  navires  d'autres  nationalités» 


1474       BUREAU  IISTTEEISTATIONAL  DES  EEPUBXIQTJES  AMEEICAIÎTES. 

Dans  le  commerce  d'exportation  les  navires  norvégiens  occupent  le 
premier  rang,  ayant  reçu  des  cargaisons  pour  une  valeur  de  $1,827,426, 
soit  26. Õ  pour  cent  du  total.  Les  navires  américains  viennent  en- 
suite avec  des  marchandises  évaluées  dans  les  factures  consulaires  à 
$1,692,741,  soit  24.5  pour  cent.  Viennent  ensuite  les  navires  allemands 
avec  $1,574,134,  soit  22.8  pour  cent;  les  navires  anglais  avec  $1,123,838, 
soit  16.3  pour  cent  et  les  navires  français  avec  $367,072. 

D'autres  navires  faisant  le  commerce  extérieur  de  la  République 
dominicaine  sont,  par  ordre  d'importance,  de  nationalité  italienne, 
dominicaine,  hollandaise,  cubaine  et  autres. 

MESSAGE  PRÉSIDENTIEL. 

Le  27  février  dernier,  à  l'ouverture  de  la  session  législative  de  1906, 
M.  R.  Cáceres,  Président  de  la  République,  a  adi-essé  au  Congrès 
national  un  court  message  dans  lequel  le  chef  du  Pouvoir  Exécutif 
fait  appel  à  l'harmonie  et  à  la  concorde  de  tous  les  bons  cito3"ens,  en 
vue  de  réaliser  les  réformes  conseillées  par  l'expérience  pour  la  bonne 
marche  de  l'administration  publique. 

En  premier  lieu,  le  Président  indique  la  réforme  de  la  Constitution 
en  vigueur  comme  l'œuvre  la  plus  urgente  à  accomplir.  De  cette 
réforme,  dit  le  message,  dépendra  la  santé  morale  et  matérielle  de  la 
République,  agitée  depuis  de  si  longues  années  par  les  dissensions 
intestines. 

Le  message  recommende  tout  particulièrement  la  création  de  nou- 
veaux corps  de  police  rurale,  l'élaboration  de  nouvelles  lois  relatives 
à  l'enseignement  public,  la  création  d'écoles  d'arts  et  métiers  et  d'agri- 
culture, la  construction  de  voies  ferrées  et  de  ports,  l'adoption  de 
mesures  propres  à  déterminer  vers  la  République  un  courant  d'immi- 
gration étrangère,  et  une  réforme  du  tarif  douanier. 

Le  message  du  Président  R.  Cáceres  constate,  en  outre,  que  la  plus 
sincère  cordialité  préside  aux  relations  internationales  de  la  Répu- 
blique, et  que  celle-ci  fait  face  à  ses  engagements  financiers.  Il  rappelle 
que  la  ratification  de  la  convention  signée  le  7  février  1905  avec  les 
Etats-Unis  est  toujours  pendante  devant  le  Congrès  dominicain  et  le 
Sénat  de  Washington. 


EQUATEUR. 

BUDGET  POUR  L'ANNÉE  1905. 

Le  Ministre  des  Finances  de  la  République  de  l'Equateur  a  soumis 
au  Congrès  un  rapport  détaillé  sur  les  affaires  de  son  Ministère  pendant 
l'année  1905.  Sur  la  somme  de  $12,319,146  représentant  les  prévisions 
des  dépenses  pour  l'année  1905  on  n'en  a  dépensé  que  $10,526,248.26 
pendant  cette  période,  ce  qui  donne  une  balance  de  $1,600,000  et 
106,302  sucres  en  faveur  du  Trésor. 


GUATEMALA.  1475 

ÉTATS-UNIS. 

COMMERCE  AVEC  L'AMÉHiaUE  LATIHE. 
IMPORTATIONS   ET    EXPORTATIONS. 

On  trouvera  à  la  page  1397  le  dernier  rapport  du  commerce  entre 
les  Etats-Unis  et  l'Amérique  latine,  extrait  de  la  compilation  faite  par 
le  Bureau  des  Statistiques  du  Ministère  du  Commerce  et  du  Travail. 
Le  rapport  a  trait  au  mois  de  mars  1906  et  donne  un  tableau  compara- 
tif de  ce  mois  avec  le  mois  correspondant  de  l'année  1905.  Il  donne 
aussi  un  tableau  des  neuf  mois  finissant  au  mois  de  mars  1906  en  les 
comparant  avec  la  période  correspondante  de  l'année  précédente.  On 
sait  que  les  chiffres  des  différents  bureaux  de  douane  montrant  les 
importations  et  les  exportations  pour  un  mois  quelconque  ne  sont 
reçus  au  Ministère  des  Finances  que  le  20  du  mois  suivant,  et  qu'il 
faut  un  certain  temps  pour  les  compiler  et  les  faire  imprimer,  de  sorte 
que  les  résultats  pour  le  mois  de  mars  ne  peuvent  être  publiés  avant 
le  mois  de  mai. 


GUATEMALA. 

MESSAGE  PRÈSIDENTIEIi. 

M.  Manuel  Estrada  Cabrera,  Président  de  la  République  du 
Guatemala,  a  adressé  à  l'Assemblée  législative  le  message  suivant,  à 
l'ouverture  de  la  session  ordinaire  de  1906: 

"Une  nouvelle  année  de  vie  constitutionnelle  de  paix  inaltérable,  de 
travail  constant  et  de  progrès  réalisé  grâce  aux  efforts  nécessaires  et 
aux  éléments  disponibles,  me  procure  la  satisfaction,  au  moment  oii 
j'ai  l'honneur  de  saluer  la  Représentation  Nationale,  de  pouvoir  l'assu- 
rer que  le  Guatemala  continue  à  avancer  vers  l'avenir,  en  suivant  la 
large  voie  que  constitue  son  évolution  progressive. 

"La  tranquillité  la  plus  complète  n'a  cessé  de  régner  à  l'intérieur  du 
pays  et  les  élections  ont  eu  lieu  dans  le  plus  grand  calme.  11  en  est  de 
même  des  relations  extérieures. 

"Notre  politique  extérieure,  dit  le  Président,  tend  de  plus  en  j)lus 
à  rendre  plus  étroites  et  plus  fécondes  les  relations  internationales,  et 
ce  m'est  un  plaisir  de  pouvoir  vous  annoncer  qu'il  ne  s'est  produit,  au 
cours  de  cette  année,  aucune  affaire  grave  susceptible  de  les  compro- 
mettre. 

"Pour  resserrer  nos  relations  avec  l'Amérique  du  Sud,  j'ai  accrédité 
auprès  du  Gouvernement  du  Brésil  une  légation  de  première  classe, 

Bull.  No.  5—06 16 


1476       BUREAU  IISTTEKlíATIOlMAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

qui  sera  en  même  temps  fort  utile  pour  la  reunion  de  la  troisième  Con- 
férence panaméricaine,  eu  juillet  prochain.  Cette  conférence,  comme 
les  précédentes,  contribuera  à  rapprocher  les  unes  des  autres  les  nations 
de  notre  continent. 

"Le  Gouvernement  du  Salvador  a  établi  chez  nous  une  mission 
diplomatique,  et  nous  avons  fait  de  même  pour  cette  république 
voisine  et  sœur.  Nous  avons  discuté  et  sommes  sur  le  point  de  signer 
avec  le  représentant  du  Salvador  un  traité  d'extradition  des  criminels 
qui  mettra  fin  aux  contestations  s'élevant  entre  les  deux  pays  a  la 
frontière. 

"Nous  avons  exprimé  au  Gouvernement  mexicain  nos  sympathies 
à  l'occasion  de  l'inondation  du  Guanajuato  et  lui  avons  remis  une 
somme  pour  les  victimes. 

"  La  cordialité  et  la  déférence  qui  caractérisent  nos  relations  avec 
les  Eta.ts-Unis  se  sont  manifestées  par  la  visite  de  sympathie  du  MaT- 
hleJiead  et  par  Toffre  qui  nous  a  été  faite  d'admettre  plusieurs  de  nos 
nationaux  dans  les  Ecoles  militaires  des  Etats-Unis. 

"Mon  gouvernement  a  accepté,  en  l'appréciant  pleinement,  l'invita- 
tion qui  lui  a  été  adressée  par  les  Etats-Unis  de  prendre  part  à  la 
célébration  internationale  de  l'aniversaire  de  la  première  colonie  aux 
Etats-Unis,  c'est-à-dire,  à  Jamestown,  le  13  mai  1907. 

"J'ai  reçu,  en  l'appréciant  pleinement,  la  visite  de  courtoisie  que  le 
commandant  et  les  officiers  du  Faïke^  de  la  marine  allemande,  m'ont 
faite  au  nom  de  leur  souvei'ain  et  mon  gouvernement  s'est  fait  repré- 
senter spécialement  à  la  cour  de  Berlin,  à  l'occasion  du  mariage  de 
S.  A.  le  Prince  héritier  comme  preuve  de  l'excellente  amitié  qu'il 
entretient  avec  sa  Majesté  impériale. 

"Mon  gouvernement  a  pris  une  part  profonde  au  deuil  causé  par  la 
m.ort  de  comte  de  Flandre,  frère  du  roi  des  Belges. 

"Il  a  fait  rendre  les  honneurs  civils  et  militaires  à  M.  Harrison, 
ministre  de  la  Grande-Bretagne,  dont  nous  avons  eu  à  regretter  la 
mort  prématurée.  Ces  honneurs  répondent  à  la  bonne  intelligence 
qui  existe  avec  la  Grande-Bretagne  et  aux  eminentes  qualités  du  défunt. 

"Je  dois  mentionner  aussi  la  visite  cordiale  que  nous  a  faite  le  per- 
sonnel du  navire  de  guerre  italien  Umljria  et  la  décoration  de  la 
Croix-Rouge  espagnole  qui  m'a  été  conférée;  deux  faits  qui  prouvent 
encore  l'estime  dans  laquelle  les  autres  nations  tiennent  notre  patrie. 

"En  apprenant  officiellement  l'élection  de  S.  E.  M.  Fallieres 
comme  président  de  la  République  Française,  nous  lui  avons  adressé, 
ainsi  qu'il  convenait,  nos  félicitations,  convaincu  que  nos  relations 
continueraient  à  être  aussi  étroites  qu'avec  son  digne  prédécesseur. 

"L'Assemblée  législative  nationale  sera  saisie  de  trois  conventions 
conclues  pendant  l'année  :  l'une  avec  l'Espagne,  établissant  que  les 
documents  provenant  de  l'un  ou  de  l'autre  des  deux  pays  n'auront  pas 
besoin,  pour  faire  foi  en  justice,  de  la  légalisation  des  signatures  et 


GUATEMALA.  1477 

qu'il  suffira  qu'elles  passent  par  les  intermédiaires  diplomatiques 
ordinaires. 

"L'autre,  signée  à  Washington  avec  Costa-Rica,  Cuba,  Saint' 
Domingue,  l'Equateur,  les  Etats-Unis  d'Amérique,  le  Mexique,  le 
Nicaragua,  le  Pérou  et  le  Venezuela,  en  vue  de  codifier  les  mesures  de 
salubrité  publique  contre  l'invasion  et  la  propagation  de  la  fièvre  jaune, 
de  la  peste  bubonique  et  du  choléra-morbus, 

"La  troisième  est  une  convention  consulaire  avec  Tltalie,  augmen- 
tant les  droits  et  les  obligations  des  fonctionnaires  consulaires  de  cha- 
cun des  deux  pays  dans  l'autre. 

"Enfin  un  traité  relatif  à  la  propriété  artistique  et  littéraire  est  sur 
le  point  d'être  signé  avec  le  Chili. 

"Notre  République  a  été  représentée  au  Congrès  scientifique  latino- 
américain  de  Rio  de  Janeiro,  à  celui  de  l'Expansion  économique  mon- 
diale, de  Mons;  à  la  plupart  des  Congrès  tenus  pendant  l'exposition  de 
Liège;  au  Congrès  de  la  tuberculose,  à  Paris;  à  ceux  d'Agriculture  et 
d'Agronomie,  à  Paris;  à  celui  d'Agriculture,  de  Rome. 

"Le  Guatemala  adopte  les  conclusions  des  Congrès  auxquels  il 
envoie  des  délégués,  à  condition — condition  toujours  remplie — qu'elles 
répondent  à  ses  intérêts  et  lui  ofl'rent  les  formules  les  plus,  récentes 
j)our  les  diverses  questions  traitées. 

Après  avoir  fait  ressortir  les  mesures  très  complètes  prises  pour 
combattre  les  diverses  épidémies  qui  ont  menacé  le  pa3^s,  le  Président 
fait  un  exposé  de  la  situation  financière. 

Les  recettes  ont  été,  pendant  l'exercice  1905,  de  3-l:,058,169  pesos, 
soit  un  excédent  de  14  millions  de  pesos  environ  sur  les  prévisions 
budgétaires. 

Les  dépenses  se  sont  élevées  à  20,421,383  pesos  et  les  nécessités 
du  crédit  public  ont  exigé  une  somme  de  24,970,999  pesos,  ce  qui  porte 
le  total  des  dépenses  à  45,392,382  pesos. 

L'augmentation  des  recettes  est  particulièrement  appréciable,  sur- 
tout si  l'on  tient  compte  des  pertes  que  les  épidémies  ont  infligées  au 
pays. 

L'augmentation  des  dépenses  provient  du  paiement,  en  1905,  des 
crédits  antérieurs  à  1898,  crédits  dont  plusieurs  devaient  être  paj^és  en 
or.  On  a  dû  amortir  aussi,  en  grande  partie  en  or,  les  sommes  dues 
pour  le  contrat  signé  avec  le  syndicat  américain. 

L'armée,  l'agriculture,  les  chemins  de  fer,  la  navigation,  les  ser- 
vices postaux,  ont  été  constamment  l'objet  de  l'attention  du  gouverne- 
ment. Une  commission  a  dressé  une  carte  minutieuse  de  la  République 
au  1/300,000'';  l'enseignement  continue  â  progresser  rapidement. 

Le  Président  exprime,  en  terminant,  le  vœux  que  les  travaux  de 
l'Assemblée  contribuent  â  la  prospérité  de  la  Patrie." 


1478       BUEEAU  IISTTEENATIONAL  DES  EEPUBLIQUES  AMEBICAINES. 


MEXIQUE. 

MOUVEMENT  DES  CHEMINS  DE  FER  ENTRE  LE  MEXIQUE  ET  LSS 
ETATS-UNIS,  1900-1901   ET   1904-5. 

Les  chiffres  suivants  publiés  par  le  Bureau  des  Statistiques  du  Minis- 
tère des  Finances  du  Mexique  donnent  le  nombre  de  wagons  et  tonnes 
de  marchandises  qui  ont  traversé  la  frontière  Rio  Grande  venant  des 
Etats-Unis  pendant  les  cinq  années  fiscales  de  1900-1901  à  1904-5, 
c'est-à-dire,  depuis  le  1*"''  juillet  jusqu'au  30  juin  1905. 

Wagons  et  marchandises  entrés  au  Mexique: 


1900-1901. 

1901-2. 

1902-3. 

1903-4. 

1904-5. 

Douanes. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
chandis. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
ehandis. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
chandis. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
chandis. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
chandis 

Ciudad  Juarez 

Ciudad     Porfirio 

No. 
8,945 

10,643 
16,  627 
2,414 

Tonnes'. 
143, 096 

139, 870 

224, 880 

27, 794 

No. 
7,729 

9,182 
18, 138 
2,258 

Tonnes. 
123, 664 

138, 371 

228, 800 

26, 914 

No. 
9,770 

9,  348 
16, 097 
2,164 

Tonnes. 
156, 220 

154,880 
371, 821 
,22,037 

No. 
11, 581 

9,305 

17, 508 

4,174 

Tonnes. 
170, 286 

186, 072 
466, 489 
67, 857 

No. 
7,570 

9,469 
19, 770 
2,808 

Tonnes. 
122, 867 

198, 907 

Laredo 

542,  803 
39, 871 

Total 

38, 629 

535,  640 

37, 307 

517, 749 

37, 379 

704, 958 

42, 568 

890, 704 

39, 644 

904, 448 

Ces  chiffres  montrent  que  pendant  les  cinq  années  finissant  le  30 
juin  1905j  il  est  entré  au  Mexique  venant  des  Etats-Unis,  195,527 
wagons  contenant  3,548,499  tonnes  de  marchandises.  Le  plus  grand 
nombre  de  wagons  sont  entrés  à  Laredo  en  1904-5.  Ces  chiffres  pré- 
parés par  le  Bureau  des  Statistiques  font  ressortir  le  mouvement  des 
quatre  lignes  de  chemins  de  fer  qui  entrent  au  Mexique  venant  des 
Etats-Unis. 

Le  Bureau  donne  aussi  les  statistiques  sur  les  wagons  et  marchan- 
dises venant  du  Mexique  aux  Etats-Unis  pendant  le  même  espace  de 
temps.  Ces  statistiques  sont  basées  sur  les  données  ci-dessous  fournies 
par  Tadministration  des  douanes. 

Wagons  et  marchandises  venant  du  Mexique  ci  destination  des  Etats-  Unis. 


1900-1901. 

1901-2. 

1902-3. 

1903-4. 

1904-5. 

Douanes. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
chan- 
dise. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
chan- 
dise. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
chan- 
dise. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
chan- 
dise. 

Wag- 
ons. 

Mar- 
chan- 
dise. 

Ciudad  Juarez 

Ciudad    Porfirio 
Diaz 

No. 
8,129 

9,230 
1,358 
1,651 

Tonnes. 
130, 064 

50, 773 

15, 528 
27,355 

No. 
2,506 

8,386 
1,304 
1,934 

Tonnes. 
40,276 

23,236 
15, 749 
30,015 

No. 
8,333 

7,109 
1,652 
1,643 

Tonnes. 
133,328 

31,012 
18, 201 
24, 973 

No. 
7,077 

6,617 
1,866 
1,629 

Tonnes. 
113, 232 

10,840 
20, 987 
20,702 

No. 
7,398 

6,017 
1,779 
2,279 

Tonnes. 
Ill, 716 

12, Oil 

20, 141 

22, 260 

Total 

20, 368 

223, 702 

14,130 

109, 276 

18,737 

207,514 

17, 189 

165, 761 

17, 473 

166, 128 

Ce  tableau  montre  que  67,397  wagons  transportant  871,399  tonnes  de 
marchandises   sont   entrés   aux   Etats-Unis.     D'après  ces  chiffres  on 


MEXIQUE. 


1479 


établit  que  le  mouvement  des  chemins  de  fer  aller  et  retour  pendant 
les  cinq  années  depuis  le  1^'"  juillet  1900  jusqu'au  20  juin  1905  a  été 
comme  il  suit: 

Wagons  entrant  au  Mexique  venant  des  Etats-Unis 195,  527 

Wagons  venant  des  Etats-Unis  à  destination  du  Mexique 67,  897 

Surplus  restant  au  Mexique 127,  630 

Tonnage  des  marchandises: 

Entrant  au  Mexique  venant  des  Etats-Unis 3,  548,  499 

Venant  du  Mexique  à  destination  des  Etats-Unis 872,  399 

Surplus  du  tonnage  en  faveur  des  Etats-Unis 2,  676, 100 

L'étude  de  ces  statistiques  sur  le  mouvement  des  chemins  de  fer  est 
très  intéressante  et  offre  des  comparaisons  que  le  public  semble  géné- 
ralement ignorer, 

RECETTES     POSTALES    DE    JUILLET     1905     À    FÉVRIER     1906 

INCLUSIVEMENT. 

Voici,  par  mois,  les  recettes  provenant  du  service  des  postes  de  la. 
République  du  Mexique  pour  les  huit  mois  de  juillet  1905  à  février  1906 
inclusivement: 

Juillet .?302,  584.  04 

Août 282,  611.  65 

Septembre 268, 288.  49 

Octobre 310,  799.  73 

Novembre 286,  979. 17 

Décembre  312, 053.  00 

Janvier 336, 423.  68 

Février 280,  374.  74 

Recettes  totales  dans  les  huit  mois 2,  380, 115. 16 

Mêmes  mois  en  1905 2,185,007.42 

Augmentation  en  1906 195,107.  74 

TARIF   DES    TERRAINS. 

Le  Ministère  de  Fomento  a  établi  le  tarif  suivant  pour  les  terrains 
vagues  et  sans  titre,  pendant  l'année  fiscale  1906-7,  dans  les  Etats 
et  Territoires  de  la  Fédération: 


Etats. 


Aguacalientes 

Campeche 

.  Chiapas 

Chihuahua... 

Coahuila 

Colima 

Durango  

Guanajuato  .. 

Guerrero 

Hidalgo 

Jalisco 

Mexico 

Michoacan  . . . 

Morelos 

Nuevo  Leon.. 
Oaxaca 


Prix  par 
hectare. 


$2.50 
2.25 
3.00 
1.20 
1.10 
1.19 
1.20 
2.20 
1.20 
2.50 
2.20 
2. 75 
3.00 
4.40 
1.10 
2.20 


Puebla 

Queretaro 

San  Luis  Potosí 

Sinaloa 

Sonora 

Tabasco 

Tamaulipas 

Tlaxcala 

Veracruz 

Yucatan 

Zacatecas 

District  Fédéral 

Territoire  de  Tepic 

Territoire  de  la  Basse  Californie 
Territoire  de  Quintana  Roo 


Prix  par 
hectare. 


13.30 
2.20 
2.60 
1.30 
1.44 
3.60 
1.20 
2.20 
2.75 
2.30 
2.20 
6.10 
2.30 
.70 
.30 


1-A80       BUREAU  INTEENATIOISrAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

PÉROU. 

IMPORTATIONS  ET  EXPORTATIONS. 

M.  A.  B.  Leguiga,  Ministre  des  Finances  de  la  République  du  Pérou, 
a  présenté  devant  le  Congrès  un  rapport  ayant  trait  aux  affaires  de  son 
Ministère  pendant  l'année  1905.  Voici  d'après  ce  rapport,  les  recettes 
douanières  du  pays:  Callao,  £593,592,505;  Moliendo,  £134,317,525; 
Paita,  £37,366,957^;  Etén,  £36,681,187;  Salaverry,  £32,515,995;  Pirco, 
£23,851,737;  Pecamayo,  £15,206,111;  lio,  £1,381,815;  Pimentel, 
£101,633;  Tumbe,  £79,158,  et  Compañía  Nacional  de  Kecaudación, 
£7,551,170,  ce  qui  fait  un  total  de  £882,692,116,  et  en  y  ajoutant 
la  somme  de  £128,887,318  pour  Iquitos  on  a  un  total  général  de 
£1,011,579,161. 

Les  recettes  consulaires  se  sont  évaluées  à  £11,960,316,  celles  prove- 
nant de  boissons  alcooliques,  etc.,  à  £371,668,562;  celles  de  tabac  à 
£117,318,030;  celles  du  sel  à  £111,676,772,  et  les  recettes  en  général 
se  sont  élevées  à  £1,298,000,385  et  les  exportations  à  £1,066,639,527. 


SALTADOR. 

MESSAGE  PRÉSIDENTIEL. 

Yoici  le  message  que  le  Président  de  la  République  du  Salvador, 
M.  Pédro-José  Esgalóx,  a  adressé  à  l'assemblée  nationale  salvado- 
rienne,  le  20  février  dernier,  â  l'occasion  de  l'ouverture  solennelle  de 
la  session  législative  ordinaire  de  l'année  1906. 

Ce  document,  comme  le  dit  l'honorable  chef  d'Etat,  est  un  exposé 
succinct  des  actes  gouvernementaux  accomplis  en  1905.  Il  passe  en 
revue  la  situation  présente  des  différentes  branches  de  l'administration 
publique,  en  signalant  les  améliorations  obtenues  et  celles  que  l'exécutif 
recommande  pour  l'avenir,  à  la  sollicitude  des  représentants  de  la 
nation. 

En  voici  une  brève  analyse: 

Intérieur. — Ce  département  ministériel  a  témoigné  au  cours  de  l'exer- 
cice écoulé  d'une  activité  soutenue,  grâce  au  zèle  intelligent  des  fonc- 
tionnaires qui  Tadministrent,  aussi  les  affaires  qui  en  dépendent  ont- 
elles  toutes  reçu  une  solution  favorable.  Encore  que  l'ordre  public 
n'ait  pas  été  troublé  un  seul  instant,  le  Gouvernement  a  établi  des 
corps  de  police  dans  tous  les  lieux  qui  en  étaient  dépourvus,  dotant  les 
dits  corps  de  tous  les  éléments  propres  à  assurer  le  respect  des  lois  et 
la  protection  pleine  et  entière  des  garanties  individuelles  dans  toute  la 
République. 

Les  élections  des  autorités  locales  et  des  représentants  à  l'assemblée 
législative  se  sont  de  la  sorte  effectuées  en  complète  liberté,   et  le 


SALVADOR.  1481 

pouvoir  municipal  réorganisé  sur  des  bases  solides  a  joui  en  toute  indé- 
pendance de  la  plénitude  des  attributions  que  lui  a  reconnues  la 
Constitution. 

Le  service  d'hygiène  a  fonctionné  d'une  manière  satisfaisante  en 
dépit  de  l'isuffisance  de  son  organisation  actuelle.  Grâce  à  ce  service 
et  aux  eminentes  personnalités  qui  le  dirigent,  le  pays  a  été  préservé 
de  l'invasion  de  la  peste  bubonique  et  de  la  fièvre  jaune,  épidémies 
qui  ont  causé  tant  de  maux  dans  diverses  régions  centre-américaines. 
Des  cordons  sanitaires  ont  été  établis  sur  les  frontières  de  Honduras 
et  de  Guatemala,  pays  où  les  fléaux  ont  plus  particulièrement  sévi. 

Les  services  des  postes,  télégraphes  et  téléphones  ont  été  étendus 
et  améliorés.     Leur  personnel  mérite  les  plus  grands  éloges. 

L'agriculture,  branche  d'une  importance  vitale  pour  le  pajs,  a  été 
l'objet  de  la  part  des  pouvoirs  publics,  d'une  protection  soutenue. 
La  fondation  d'une  Ecole  modèle  d'agronomie  a  été  décidée  et  cet 
établissement  sera  prochainement  un  fait  accompli.  La  construction 
du  Palais  national  est  activement  poussée,  ainsi  que  celle  d'autres 
édifices  publics,  pour  Fédification  desquels  des  fonds  spéciaux  ont  été 
réunis. 

Affaires  étrangères. — La  République  continue  à  cultiver  les  meil- 
leures relations  avec  les  autres  puissances,  et  plus  particulièrement  avec 
les  nations  sœurs  de  l'Amérique  centrale.  Une  légation  a  été  accrédi- 
tée au  Guatemala,  à  l'effet  de  resserrer  encore  plus  les  liens  d'amitié 
et  de  confraternité  qui  unissent  si  heureusement  le  Salvador  à  cette 
République.  Une  autre  légation  a  été  également  établie  par  le  gou- 
vernement de  la  République  française,  légation  dont  la  gestion  a  été 
couronnée  de  succès. 

Le  Salvador  a  accepté  l'invitation  qu'il  avait  reçue  de  Sa  Majesté  le 
roi  d'Italie,  de  coopérer  â  la  fondation  d'un  Institut  international  d'agri- 
culture à  Rome.  Il  a  accordé  la  plus  grande  attention  aux  travaux  du 
Congrès  international  de  tuberculose  réuni  â  Paris  en  octobre  dernier; 
à  ceux  du  Congrès  international  sur  Téducation  physique  tenu  en  août 
1906  à  Liège,  et  suivra  avec  intérêt  les  discussions  de  la  seconde  Con- 
férence de  la  paix  qui  se  réunira  prochainement  à  La  Ha3'e.    - 

Finances. — Au  cours  du  dernier  exercice  (1905-6),  les  recettes  géné- 
rales de  la  République  se  sont  élevées  à  110,623,598.69  et  les  dépenses 
à  $10,141,580.27,  laissant  un  excédent  en  caisse  de  $483,018.42.  Com- 
parés aux  recettes-dépenses  de  l'année  1904-5  ces  chiffres  offrent  pour 
les  entrées  une  différence  de  $475,754.02  en  faveur  de  1905-6,  et  pour 
les  dépenses  une  différence  de  $1,331,559.21  en  faveur  de  1904-5. 

Au  31  décembre  1905,  la  dette  publique  salvadorienne  s'élevait  à 
$4,097,213.75  en  bons  du  Salvador,  et  à  ^308,010.75  en  bons  dits  d'immi- 
gation  nationale  (réclamation  Barreil)  et  à  15,556,150.63  en  bons  de 
diverses  classes  et  dénominations. 


1482       BÜEEAÜ  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

Jjistruction  publique. — Dans  ce  département  qui  mérite  la  sollicitude 
particulière  des  dirigeants,  d'importantes  modifications  ont  été  appor- 
tées en  vue  d'une  meilleure  organisation  des  services  d'enseignement, 
A  l'heure  actuelle  la  République  est,  sous  ce  rapport,  dotée  de  tous  les 
éléments  que  réclame  l'instruction  à  tous  les  degrés  dans  un  pays  de 
liberté  et  de  progrès  scientifique. 

Guerre. — Les  efforts  tentés  par  le  Gouvernement  en  vue  d'élever  les 
divers  organes  de  Tarmée  nationale  à  la  hauteur  des  devoirs  qui  incom- 
bent à  cette  institution  ont  été  couronnés  de  succès.  L'armée  salva- 
dorienne,  sous  le  rapport  de  l'instruction,  de  la  discipline  et  de  l'ar- 
mement, ne  laisse  rien  aujourd'hui  à  désirer. 

MOUVEMENT  MARITIME  EN  DiÉCEMBRE   1905. 

Voici  le  mouvement  maritime  de  la  République  du  Salvador  pen- 
dant le  mois  de  décembre  1905:  36  vapeurs  et  33  voiliers  sont  entrés 
dans  les  ports  aj^ant  à  bord  2,073  matelots,  3,523  tonnes  de  cargaison, 
42,221  colis,  331  voyageurs,  61  caisses,  617  sacs  et  58  sacs  de  dépêches. 
Ces  mêmes  navires  ont  quitté  les  ports  de  la  République  emportant 
31,231  colis,  249  voyageurs,  26  caisses,  135  sacs  et  90  sacs  de  dépêches. 

IMPORTATIONS    PENDANT   LE   MOIS   D'AOÛT    1905. 

Les  importations  de  la  République  du  Salvador  pendant  le  mois 
d'août  1905  ont  été  de  29,640  caisses  pesant  2,113,226  kilogrammes, 
évaluées  à  $422,846.90.  Les  principaux  pays  d'origine  sont  l'Angle- 
terre, les  Etats-Unis  et  l'Allemagne  qui  ont  fourni  des  marchandises 
pour  une  valeur  de  $137,266,  $130,203.55  et  de  $43,443.24,  respective- 
ment. 

EXPORTATIONS   PENDANT    LE    MOIS    D'OCTOBRE. 

La  République  du  Salvador  a  exporté  pendant  le  mois  d'octobre 
1905,  5,843  caisses,  pesant  700,391  livres,  formant  une  valeur  totale  de 
259,624.12  colones.  Les  recettes  douanières  sur  les  exportations 
totales  se  sont  élevées  à  $630.25  en  or  et  à  $7,433.90  en  argent. 

URUGUAY. 

SOLDE  DES  BANQUES. 

Voici  les  soldes  de  la  Banque  Italienne  et  de  la  Banque  de  la  République  de  V  Uruguay 

pour  le  mois  de  février  1906: 


Emission. 


Réserve 
métallique. 


Banque  de  la  République 
Banque  Italienne 

Total 


m,  720, 415 
2,  707, 300 


$9, 636, 908 
3, 974, 198 


12,427,775 


13,  611, 106 


V^Êiq-ÉZUÉLA.  1483 

L'émission  de  la  Banque  de  la  République  comprend  $2,582.40  en 
billets  de  §5  ou  moins.  En  décembre  1888,  une  année  de  grande 
spéculation  et  de  mouvement,  l'émission  et  la  réserve  métallique  des 
cinq  banques  ayant  le  privilège  d'émettre  des  billets  ont  montré: 


Banque. 

Emission. 

Réserve 
métallique. 

Nationale 

se,  994, 147 
2, 018, 470 
2, 869, 940 
1, 162, 460 
1,055,420 

$5, 144, 074 
8, 157, 188 
4, 889, 970 
1,265  847 

London           

1, 005, 373 

Total.. 

14,100,437 

15,462,452 

La  Banque  Italienne  et  la  Banque  de  la  République  sont  les  seules 
qui  aient  maintenant  l'autorisation  d'émettre  des  billets.  Cette  auto- 
risation doit  bientôt  cesser  d'exister  pour  la  Banque  Italienne,  de  sorte 
que  la  Banque  de  la  République  sera  la  seule  à  posséder  le  droit 
d'émission. 


VENEZUELA. 

ADJUDICATION    POUR    L'EXPLOITATION   DE    L'ASPHALTE    ET 

DU  PÉTROLE. 

D'après  le  décret  du  21  juin  1904  le  Gouvernement  Vénézuélien  a 
fait  un  arrangement  avec  Mr.  V.  B.  Aramburú,  lui  donnant  l'autori- 
sation d'exploiter  et  d'exporter  Fasphalte,  le  pétrole,  le  bitume,  la  poix 
bitumineuse  et  les  autres  substances  similaires  qu'il  pourra  trouver 
dans  la  partie  du  delta  de  l'Orénoque  s'étendant  entre  les  frontières 
suivantes:  Depuis  l'embouchure  du  "Caño"  du  Vagre  jusqu'à  l'em- 
bouchure du  Caño  Cocuina,  cours  d'eau  situés  dans  le  Golfe  de  Paria, 
et  de  là  sur  une  étendue  de  territoire  borné  par  une  ligne  de  démarca- 
tion à  deux  lieues  à  l'intérieur  des  terres  et  parallèle  à  la  côte  du  Golfe. 

M.  Aramburú  ne  paiera  au  Gouvernement  vénézuélien  qu'un  seul 
impôt  de  25  pour  cent  sur  les  bénéfices  de  son  exploitation. 

L'arrangement  sera  fait  pour  une  durée  de  quinze  ans  avec  faculté 
de  le  renouveler  pour  le  même  nombre  d'années  par  un  mutuel  accord 
si  les  deux  parties  le  désirent. 

Mr.  Aramburú  aura  le  droit  d'importer  en  franchise  pour  une  fois 
seulement,  les  machines,  bateaux,  provisions  et  matériaux  nécessaires 
à  l'exploitation  et  à  l'exportation  des  produits  mentionnés  ci-dessus. 

COMMERCE  DE  PUERTO  CABELLO. 

D'après  un  rapport  préparé  par  Mr.  Verhelst,  Vice-Consul  des 
Etats-Unis  à  Puerto  Cabello,  la  valeur  totale  des  importations  de  ce 
port  pour  l'es  six  mois  finissant  le  31  décembre  1905,  s'est  élevée  à 
1627,000.     Sur  cette  somme  les  Etats-Unis  en  ont  fourni  $167,000 


1484       BUEEAÜ  IKTEENATIOÎTAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

contre  $190,000  pour  la  même  période  en  1904,  L'Angleterre  a  fourni 
la  plus  grande  partie  des  importations,  soit  une  valeur  de  $187,000, 
l'Allemagne  en  a  fourni  pour  une  valeur  de  $134,000. 

Les  exportations  dans  les  Etats-Unis  se  sont  élevées  à  $230,000  pour 
les  six  mois  finissant  le  31  décembre  1905,  soit  une  augmentation  de 
$63,000  sar  la  même  période  de  1904.  Pendant  le  même  semestre  en 
1905  on  a  exporté  dans  l'île  de  Cuba  56,000  bestiaux  formant  un 
poids  de  38,322,000  livres  évaluées  à  $778,000. 

MOUVEMENT  MARITIME  EN  1905. 

Voici  les  navires  étrangers  entrés  et  sortis  dans  les  ports  de  la  Répub- 
lique du  Venezuela  pendant  le  premier  semestre  de  l'année  1905. 


Entrés. 


Allemagne 

Espagne  

France 

Hollande 

Angleterre 

Italie  

Portugal 

Cuba 

Jamaïque 

Porto  Rico 

République  Dominicaine  . . . 

Curaçao.-. 

Ile  de  La  Trinité 

Autres  îles  dans  les  Antilles 

Colombie 

Etats-Unis 

Mexique 

Amérique  Centrale 

Autres  pays  d'Amérique 

Iles  Canaries 

Autres  continents 

Total 


Nombre 
de 

navires. 


17 

56 

131 

10 

17 

97 

10 

68 

62 

45 

50 

747 

629 

73 

219 

39 

12 

101 

110 


Sortis. 


2,516 


Allemagne 

Espagne 

France  

Hollande 

Angleterre 

Italie  

Suisse 

Autres  pays  d'Europe 

Cuba 

Porto  Rico 

Saint  Domingue 

Curaçao 

Ile  des  La  Trinité 

Autres  îles  dans  les  Antilles 

Colombie 

Etats-Unis 

Mexique 

Amérique  Centrale 

Autres  pays  d'Amérique  . . . 
Iles  Canaries 

Total 


Nombre 

de 
navires. 


29 

79 

110 

2 

11 

183 

1 

2 

29 

34 

17 

740 

641 

30. 

200 

115 

1 

199 

116 

65 


2,604 


LA  QUANTITÉ  DISPONIBLE  DE  CAFÉ  DANS  LE 
MONDE  ENTIER. 

La  quantité  disponible  de  café  ju,squ'au  1^'  avril  1906  a  été  de 
10,747,916  sacs  contre  12,967,140  sacs  le  l''"  avril  1905,  soit  une  dimi- 
nution de  2,219,2.54  sacs.  ' 

Les  recettes  â  Rio  de  Janeiro  pour  le  mois  de  mars  ont  été  de 
139,000  sacs  contre  127,000  pour  le  même  mois  en  1905;  à  Santos  de 
238,000  sacs  contre  287,000  sacs  en  mars  1905.  Les  recettes  totales  à 
Rio  de  Janeiro  et  à  Santos  pour  les  neuf  mois  de  l'année  commerciale 
1905-6  ont  été  de  8,902,000  sacs  contre  9,165,000  sacs  en  1904-5, 
9,436,000  sacs  en  1903-4,  10,495,000  sacs  en  1902-3  et  13,104,000  sacs 
en  1901-2. 

Pendant  les  neuf  premiers  mois  des  cinq  années  qui  ont  précédé 
l'année  1905,  on  a  reçu  à  Rio  de  eXaneiro  et  à  Santos  une  movenne  de 
87i  pour  cent  de  la  récolte  totale,  et  selon  cette  base  on  peut  compter 


COMPARAISOIsr    DES    ROUTES    COMMERCIALES. 


1485 


pour  l'année  actuelle  sur  des  recettes  totales  jusqu'au  Õ  juillet  1906  de 
10,173,712  sacs  qui,  ajoutés  aux  récoltes  de  café  doux  de  1,500,000  à 
5,000,000  de  sacs,  donnent  un  total  de  11,573,712  à  15,000,000  de  sacs 
contre  une   demande  annuelle  de  16,500,000  à  16,750,000  sacs. 

Les  livraisons  du  mois  de  mars  aux  Etats-Unis  consistent  de  536,427 
sacs  du  Brésil  et  153,254  sacs  d'autres  provenances.  Le  Brésil  a 
fourni  environ  77.7  pour  cent  du  total  général. 


COMPAEAISON    DES    ROUTES 
DES     ÉTATS-UNIS     ET     DE 
PORTS  DU  PACIFIQUE. 


COMMERCIALES 
L'EUROPE     AUX 


Les  distances  comparatives  des  diverses  routes  des  principaux  ports 
des  Etats-Unis  et  de  l'Europe  aux  ports  du  Pacifique  via  le  Cap  Horn, 
le  Cap  Bonne  Espérance,  le  Canal  de  Suez,  le  chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 
et  l'Isthme  de  Tehuantepec  sont  les  suivantes: 


Nonibre  de 

totale.        ^g  Tehuau- 
tepec. 


L)e  New  York  à  Hongkong: 

Via  le  Cap  Horn 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Canal  de  Suez 

Chemin  de  fer  dé  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

New  York  à  Yokohama: 

Cap  Horn 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Canal  de  Suez '. 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

New  York  à  Auckland,  Nouvelle  Zélande 

Canal  de  Suez 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Cap  Horn 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

New  York  à  Melbourne: 

Cap  Horn 

Canal  deSuez 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

New  York  à  Honolulu: 

Cap  Horn 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panarûa 

Istlime  de  Tehuantepec 

New  York  à  San  Francisco: 

Cap  Horn  

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

Liverpool  à  Hongkong: 

Cap  Horn 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

Liverpool  à  Yokohama: 

Cap  Horn 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

Liverpool  à  Auckland,  Nouvelle  Zélande 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Canal  de  Suez 

Cap  Horn 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 


Milles. 
20, 379 
16,  945 
13, 596 
12,  953 
11, 602 

19,  802 
18, 085 
15, 527 
11,256 
10,  006 

16, 871 
16,719 
13, 890 
10, 305 
9,424 

15,215 
15, 171 
15,019 
11, 065 

15,826 
7,939 
6,663 

15,687 
6,063 
4,890 

20, 606 
16, 471 
15,722 
15,253 

19,400 
17,653 
14,540 
13, 455 

16,221 
14,615 
13,897 
13,312 
12, 809 


Miïïes. 

8,777 
5,343 
1,994 
1,351 


9,796 
8,079 
1,250 
1,250 


7,447 
7,295 
4,466 


4,150 
4,106 
3,954 


9,163 
1,276 


10, 797 
1,173 


5f353 

1,218 

469 


5,945 
4,198 
1,085 


3,412 

1,836 

1,088 

503 


1486       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 


Distance 
totale. 


Nombre  de 

milles  en  plus 

par  la  route 

de  Teh«an- 

tepec. 


Liverpool  à  San  Francisco: 

Cap  Horn 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehnantepec 

Nouvelle  Orléans  à  Hongkong: 

Cap  Horn 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Canal  de  Suez 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

Nouvelle  Orléans  à  Yokohama: 

Cap  Horn 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Canal  de  Suez 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

Nouvelle  Orléans  à  Auckland,  Nouvelle  Zélande 

Canal  de  Suez 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Cap  Horn 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

Nouvelle  Orléans  à  Melbourne; 

Canal  de  Suez 

Cap  Horn 

Cap  de  Bonne  Espérance 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

Nouvelle  Orléans  à  Honolulu: 

Cap  Horn 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 

Nouvelle  Orléans  à  San  Francisco: 

Cap  Horn 

Chemin  de  fer  de  Panama 

Isthme  de  Tehuantepec 


Milles. 

16, 552 

8,885 

8,276 

20,  804 

17,  845 
15, 108 
12,  308 
10, 273 

20, 227 
18, 625 
17, 039 
10,611 
8,  637 

18,  381 
17, 259 
14, 314 

9,659 
8,095 

16, 683 
15, 640 

15,  560 
11,181 

9,736 

16,  251 
7,294 
5,334 

16,112 

5,418 
3,561 


Milles. 
8, 2E0 
609 


10, 531 
7,212 
4,835 
2, 035 


11,590 
9,9«8 
8,402 
1,974 


10, 286 
9,164 
6,219 
1,564 


6,947 
5,904 
5, 824 
1,445 


10,917 
1,900 


12, 551 
1,857 


O 


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International  union  of  American  Republics. 


While  the  utmost  care  is  taken  to  insure  accuracy  in  the  publications 
of  the  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics,  no  responsibility 
is  assumed  on  account  of  errors  or  inaccuracies  which  may  occur  therein. 


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GOVERNMENT   PRINTING   OFFICE. 
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GENERAL   INDEX.  HI 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


Editorial  contents: 


Page. 

'  Spanish ., iv 

English „ V 

Portuguese - vi 

French ., vil 

List  of  Honorary  Correspondents viii 

Latin- American  Representatives  in  the  United  States ix 

United  States  Representatives  in  the  Latin-American  Republics x 

Rates  of  Postage  from  the  United  States  to  Latin-American  Countries xi 

Foreign  Mails — Postage  Rates  from  Latin- American  Countries xii 

Parcels-Post  Regulations xiii 

United  States  Consulates  in  Latin  America xiv 

Consulates  of  the  Latin-American  Republics  in  the  United  States xv 

Weights  and  Measures xviii 

Metric  Weights  and  Measures .'.  xix 

Publications  of  the  Bureau xx 

Value  of  Latin- American  Coins xxiii 


IV  INDICE. 


Página. 
I.— Ratificación  de  la  Convención  Sanitaeia 1487 

II. — Recepción  Oficial  bel  Ministro  Caebo  pob  el  Presidente  Roosevelt 1487 

III.— República  Argentina 1490 

Comercio  exterior  en  1905 — Registro  de  la  propiedad. 

IV.— Bolivia 1492 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Balance  de  comprobación — Detalles  de  importación,  1904. 

V.— Colombia 1558 

Informes  sobre  los  ferrocarriles  del  país — Renta  de  pesquería  de  perlas — Tráfico 
del  Ferrocarril  del  Sur,  1904-5. 

VI.— Costa  Rica 1567 

Renta  de  aduanas. 

VII.— Cuba 1568 

Comercio  en  1905 — La  inmigración  en  1904-5. 

VIII.— Chile 1568 

Renta  de  la  aduana  de  Valparaíso  en  1905. 

IX.— Estados  Unidos 1569 

Comercio  con  la  América  Latina — Comercio  extranjero  en  abril  de  1906. 

X.— Guatemala  1571 

Datos  estadísticos  del  mensaje  del  Presidente  Cabrera — El  porvenir  de  la  Re- 
pública. 

XI.— MÉXICO 1590 

Comercio  exterior  en  el  mes  de  enero  de  1906— Peso  mexicano  y  las  equivalen- 
cias— Exportación  del  puerto  de  Progreso  en  1905 — Informes  consulares. 

XII.— Panamá 1594 

La  minería  en  1905. 

XIII.— Salvador 1594 

Estadística  postal  en  1905 — Rentas  de  aduanas,  1905. 

XIV.— Venezuela 1595 

Importación  por  La  Guaira,  primer  semestre  de  1905 — Importación  por  Puerto  Ca- 
bello, primer  semestre  de  1905 — Importación  por  Maracaibo,  primer  semestre  de 
1905— Movimiento  migratorio  de  la  República. 


INDEX. 


iDsrnDEix:. 


Page. 

I. — Ratification  of  the  Sanitaky  Convention 1597 

II.— United  States  Delegation  to  the  Third  International  Conference  of  Ameri- 
can States ' 1597 

III.— Argentine  Republic 1598 

Message  of  President  Alcorta — Destination  of  exports,  first  quarter  of  1906— Immi- 
grp-tion  statistics,  1905 — Railway  equipment — Customs  receipts,  first  quarter, 
1906 — Mulberry  culture — Registration  of  real  estate  in  1905 — Foreign  commerce 
in  1905. 

IV.— Bolivia 1 1605 

Customs  tariff,  1905 — Exports  of  tin,  first  half  of  1905— Statement  of  the  national 
treasury. 

v.— Brazil 1680 

Message  of  President  Rodrigues  Alves — Removal  of  countervailing  duties  on 
Brazilian  sugars — Estimate  of  the  coffee  crop — Railway  statistics — Commerce  of 
Santos,  first  quarter  of  1906 — Rubber  receipts  at  Para— Report  of  the  Central 
Railway — Concession  for  the  improvement  of  Belem — Exports  from  Pernam- 
buco, March,  1906— New  mining  law  of  the  State  of  Bahia — Character  of  exports, 
1905— Coal  fields  of  the  Republic — New  steamship  service  with  the  Argentine 
Republic — Exports  from  Bahia,  March,  1906 — Rubber  exports  from  Manaos  and 
Para— Crop  entries  at  Pernambuco. 

VI.— Chile 1701 

Customs  receipts,  March,  1906 — Customs  receipts  at  Valparaiso,  1905 — Continuation 
of  the  nitrate  combination — Commerce  and  industries  at  Coquimbo. 

VII.— Colombia 1704 

Lease  of  the  pearl  fisheries — Customs  modifications — Cotton  growing  in  the  Repub- 
lic— Railways  of  the  Republic — TraflSc  of  the  Southern.  Railway  in  1904  and  1905. 

VIII.— Costa  Rica 1715 

New  President — Customs  revenues — Trade  conditions  in  1905 — Importation  of  cer- 
tain articles  prohibited. 

IX.— Cuba 1718 

Sugar  crop,  1905-6 — Immigration  in  1904  and  1905. 

X.— Ecuador 1719 

Reception  of  Minister  Carbo  by  President  Roosevelt. 

XL— Guatemala 1721 

Public  revenues,  1905 — The  future  of  the  Republic. 

XII.— Honduras 1745 

Foreign  trade,  1905. 

XIIL— Mexico 1747 

Foreign  commerce,  January,  1906 — Exports  at  Progreso,  1905 — Foreign  equivalents 
of  the  Mexican  peso — Mining  properties,  1905 — Consular  trade  reports. 

XIV.— Nicaragua _ 1751 

Exports  of  gold  in  1905. 

XV.— Panama 1751 

Mining  titles  in  1905 — Commerce  at  Bocas  del  Toro — Tobacco  concession. 

XVI.— Paraguay 1752 

Message  of  President  Baez. 

XVIL— Peru  1754 

Economic  conditions,  1905. 

XVIIL— Salvador 1759 

Postal  statistics  in  1905— Customs  receipts,  1905 — Price  of  coffee  in  Italy — Tele- 
graph and  telephones  in  1906. 

XIX.— United  States 1761 

Trade  with  Latin  America — Foreign  commerce,  April,  1906 — Commerce  with  South 
America. 

XX.— Uruguay 1770 

Customs  receipts,  March,  1906. 

XXL— Venezuela 1771 

Imports  through  La  Guaira,  January-June,  1905 — Imports  at  Maracaibo,  1905— Im- 
ports a,t  Puerto  Cabello,  1905 — Commerce  of  Ciudad  Bolivar,  1905. 

XXII.— Trade  Opportunities  in  Latin  America 1775 

XXIIL— Book  Notes 1777 

XXIV.— Library  Accessions  and  Files 1780 


VI  INDICE. 


IIsTIDICE. 


Pagina. 

I.— RaTIFICAÇÍO  da  CONVENÇiO  SANITARIA 1787 

H. — Republica  Akgextina 1787 

Exportação  no  primeiro  quartel  de  1906. 
III.— Brazil 1800 

Mensagem  do  Presidente  da  Republica — Lei  de  minas  do  Estado  da  Bahia — Exporta- 
pao  da  Bahia,  Março,  1906 — Novo  serviço  de  navegação  a  vapor  com  a  Republica 
Argentina — Exportação  em  1906. 

IV.— Colômbia 1818 

Modificações  da  tarifa  das  alfandegas. 

V.— Costa  Rica 1819 

Importação  de  certos  artigos  prohibida. 

VI.— Estados  Unidos 1820 

Commercio  exterior  em  Abril  de  1906 — Com.m.ercio  com  os  paizes  da  America  do  Sul. 

VII.— Nicaragua 1824 

Concessão  par.,  a  extracção  do  chicle. 


TABLE    DES   MATIERES.  VII 


T^^IBLE!    HDEIS    DyL^A^TIE]i?,E]S. 


I.— Ratification  de  la  Convention  Sanitaire 1825 

II. — RÉPUBLIQUE  Argentine ; 1825 

Message  présidentiel — Le  commerce  extérieur  en  1905— Nouveaux  quais  de  Rosario — 
Développement  de  la  sericulture — Recettes  douanières. 

III.— Brésil 1829 

Gisements  carbonifères — Exportations  de  caoutchouc  de  Manáos  et  de  Para — Exporta- 
tions en  1905 — Entrées  de  coton  et  de  sucre  à  Pernambuco — Commerce  extérieur  en 
1905 — Recettes  douanières — Production  de  caoutchouc. 

IV.— Chili 1832 

Travaux  publics— Droits  d'entrées  sur  les  sucres  étrangers. 

V.— Colombie 1834 

Modifications  douanières — Culture  du  coton — Suppression  de  droits  d'exportation — 
Droits  d'importation  des  vins  étrangers— Tarif  d'importation  des  produits  étrangers 
introduits  par  la  frontière  vénézuélienne. 

VI.— Costa  Rica 1844 

Nouveau  régime  douanier — Importation  d'articles  prohibés — Diminution  des  droits 
de  douanes  sur  les  fournitures  scolaires — Régime  douanier  à  l'importation  de  l'acide 
carbonique  liquéfié. 

VII.— Cuba 1846 

Message  présidentiel— Récolte  sucrière  de  1905-6— Découverte  de  nouvelles  mines. 

VIII.— États-Unis 1848 

Commerce  avec  l'Amérique  Latine — Commerce  avec  l'Amérique  du  Sud. 

IX.— Mexique 1850 

Message  présidentiel — Propriétés  minières — Tarif  de  terrains. 

X.— Nicaragua  1853 

Concession  pour  l'extraction  de  la  gomme  chicle. 

XI.— Panama 1853 

Cominerce  à  Bocas  del  Toro. 

XII. — L^RUGUA  Y 1854 

Recensement  du  bétail. 

XIII.— VENEZUELA 1854 

Commerce  de  Ciudad  Bolivar  pendant  l'année  1905. 
XIV.— Bibliographie  1867 


VIII 


HONOEARY    CORRESPONDING    MEMBERS. 


HONOEAET  OOKEESPOÎÎDIÎTG  MEMBEES  OF  THE  INTEENATIOITAL 
UITIOir  or  AMEEIOAÎT  EEPUBLIOS. 


Countries. 

Names. 

Residence. 

Argentine  Kepublic . . 
Bolivia 

Señor  Dr.  Don  Estanislao  S.  lieballos 

Señor  Don  Manuel  V.  Ballivianist 

Buenos  Ayres. 
La  Paz. 

Brazil 

Dezeinbargador  Antonio  Bezerra 

Pará. 

Firmino  da  Silva 

Florianópolis. 
Santiago. 
Bogotá. 
San  José. 

Chile 

Señor  Don  Moisés  Vargas 

Colombia 

Señor  Don  Rufino  Gutiérrez 

Costa  Rica 

Señor  Don  ]\Ianuel  Aragón                  . 

Cuba 

Señor  Don  Antonio  S.  de  Bustamante 

Señor  Don  Lincoln  de  Zayas 

Havana. 

Havana. 

Dominican  Republic . 
Ecuador 

Señor  Don  José  Gabriel  García  '^ 

Santo  Domingo. 
Quito. 

Señor  Don  Francisco  Andrade  Marín 

Señor  Don  Luis  Alberto  Carbo 

Guayaquil. 
Guatemala  City. 
Guatemala  City. 
Port  au  Prince. 

Guatemala 

Señor  Don  Antonio  Batres  Jáuregui 

Señor  Don  Rafael  Montúfar 

Haiti 

Monsieur  Georges  Sylvain 

Honduras 

Señor  Don  E.  Constantino  Fiallos . 

Tegucigalpa. 
City  of  Mexico. 
City  of  Mexico. 
City  of  Mexico. 
Managua. 
Asunción. 

Mexico 

Señor  Don  Francisco  L.  de  la  Barra 

Señor  Don  Antonio  García  Cubas 

Nicaragua 

Señor  Don  Fernando  Ferrari  Pérez 

Señor  Don  José  D.  Gámez 

Paraguay 

Señor  Don  José  S.  Découd 

Panama 

Señor  Don  Samuel  Lewis 

Panama. 

Señor  Don  Ramón  M.  Valdês 

Panama. 

Peru 

Señor  Don  Alejandro  Garland 

Lima. 

Salvador 

Señor  Dr.  Don  Salvador  Gallegos 

Señor  Don  José  I.  Schiífiano 

San  Salvador. 

Uruguav. 

Montevideo. 

Venezuela 

Señor     General    Don     Manuel     Landaeta 
Rosales. 

Señor  Don  Francisco  de  Paula  Alamo 

Caracas. 

Caracas. 

a  Honorary  corresponding  member  of  the  Royal  Geographical  Society  of  Great  Britain. 
6  Corresponding  member  of  the  Academia  Nacional  de  la  Historia  de  Venezuela 


LATIN-AMEEICAN   EEPRESEJSTATIVES.  IX 


LATIN-AMEEIOAN  EEPEESENTATIYES   IN    THE    UNITED 

STATES. 


AMBASSADORS   EXTRAORDJ  N  ARY   AND    PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Brazil Mr.  Joaquim  jSTabuco. 

Office  of  Embassy,  1710  H  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Mexico Señor  Don  Joaquin  D.  Casasus, 

Office  of  Kmbassy,  l-llõ  I  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

ENVOYS   EXTRAORDINARY  AND   MINISTERS   PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Argentine  Republic Señor  Don  Epifânio  Portela, 

2108  Sîxteentli  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Bolivia Señor  Don  Ignacio  Calderón, 

1300  Seventeenth  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Chile Señor  Don  Joaquín  Walker  Martínez, 

Absent. 

Colombia Señor  Don  Diego  Mendoza. 

"The  Rochambeau,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

Costa  Rica Señor  Don  Joaquín  Bernardo  Calvo, 

1329  Eighteenth  street  NW.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Cuba Señor  Don  Gonzalo  de  Quês ada, 

1006  Sixteenth  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Ecuador Señor  Don  Luis  Felipe  Carbo, 

10  Brighton  avenue,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

Guatemala ^ .Señor  Don  Jorge  Muñoz, 

"The  Highlands,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

Haiti Mr.  J.  N.  Léger, 

1429  Rhode  Island  avenue,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Nicaragua Señor  Don  Luis  F.  Corea, 

Office  of  Legation,  2003  O  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Panama , Señor  Don  J.  Domingo  de  Obaldía, 

Office  of  Legation,  "The  Highlands,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

Paraguay Señor  Don  Cecelio  Baez, 

Absent.    Office  of  Legation,  600-632  Bond  Building,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Peru Señor  Don  Felipe  Pardo, 

Office  of  the  Legation  "The  Rochambeau.' 

Uruguay Señor  Dr.  Don  Eduardo  Acevedo  Diaz, 

Absent. 

MINISTER    RESIDENT, 

Dominican  Republic Señor  Don  Emilio  C.  Joubert, 

Office  of  Legation,    "  The  Shoreham,"  Washington,  D.  C. 

CHARGÉS  D'AFFAIRES. 

Chile Señor  Don  Manuel  J.  Vega, 

Office  of  Legation,  1034  Connecticut  avenue,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Uruguay Señor  Don  Pedro  Requena  Bermudez, 

Office  of  Legation,  1752  M  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Venezuela Señor  Dr.  Rafael  Garriras  Guzman, 

Office  of  Legation,  2007  O  street,  Washington,  D.  C. 

CONSULS-GENERAL. 

Honduras Señor  Dr.  Don  Salvador  Córdova,. 

4  Stone  street.  New  York. 


DIRECTOR  OF  THE  INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN   REPUBLICS. 

WILLIAMS  C.   FOX. 


UNITED    STATES    EEPBE8ENTATIVES. 


UNITED  STATES  REPEESEÍÍTATIVES  IN  TSE  LATIN - 
AMEEIGAN  EEPÜBLIOS. 


AMBASSADORS  EXTRAORDINARY  AND   PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Brazil Lloyd  C.  Geiscom,  Eio  de  Janeiro. 

Mexico .,.  = David  E.  Thompson,  Mexico 

ENVOYS   EXTRAORDINARY  AND   MINISTERS   PLENIPOTENTIARY. 

Argentine  Republic A.  M.  Beaupré,  Buenos  Ayrea. 

Bolivia William  B.  Sorsby,  La  Paz. 

Chile - -- John  Hicks,  Santiago. 

Colombia John  Barrett,  Bogota. 

Costa  Rica William  L.  Merry,  San  José. 

Cuba Edwin  V.  Morgan,  Havana. 

Ecuador Joseph  W.  J.  Lee,  Quito. 

Guatemala Leslie  Combs,  Guatemala  City. 

Haiti Henry  W.  Fueniss,  Port  au  Prince. 

Honduras (See  Guatemala. ) 

Nicaragua (See  Costa  Rica. ) 

Panama Charles  E.-  Magoon,  Panama. 

Paraguay (See  Uruguay.) 

Peru Irving  B.  Dudley,  Lima. 

Salvador (See  Costa  Rica.  ) 

Uruguay Edward  C.  O'  Brien,  Montevideo. 

Venezuela W.  W.  Russell,  Caracas. 

MINISTER   RESIDENT  AND   CONSUL-GENERAL. 

Dominican  Republic Thomas  C.  Dawson,  Santo  Domingo. 


BATES    OF    POSTAGE.  XI 


EATES  OF  POSTAGE  FEOM  THE  UNITED  STATES  TO  LATIN- 
AMEEIOAN  OOUNTEIES. 


The  rates  of  postage  from  the  United  States  to  all  foreign  countries  and  colonies  (except  Canada, 

Mexico,  and  Cuba)  are  as  follows: 

Cents. 

Letters,  per  15  grams  {i  ounce) 5 

Single  postal  cards,  each 2 

Double  postal  cards,  each 4 

Newspapers  and  other  printed  matter,  per  2  ounces 1 

[Packets  not  in  excess  of  10  ounces 5 

Commercial  papers <  Packets  in  excess  of  10  ounces,  for  each  2  ounces  or  fraction 

I    thereof - . .  1 

{Packets  not  in  excess  of  4  ounces 2 
Packets  in  excess  of  4  ounces,  for  each  2  ounces  or  fraction 

thereof 1 

Registration  fee  on  letters  and  other  articles 8 

Ordinarj''  letters  for  any  foreign  country  (except  Canada,  Mexico,  and  Cuba)  must  be  forwarded, 
whether  any  postage  is  prepaid  on  them  or  not.  All  other  mailable  matter  must  be  prepaid,  at  least 
partially. 

.  Matter  mailed  in  the  United  States  addressed  to  Mexico  is  subject  to  the  same  postage  rates  and  con- 
ditions as  it  would  be  if  it  were  addressed  for  delivery  in  the  United  States,  except  that  articles  of 
miscellaneous  merchandise  (fourth-class  matter)  not  sent  as  bona  fide  trade  samples  should  be  sent  by 
"Parcels  Post;"  and  that  the  following  articles  are  absolutely  excluded  from  the  mails  without  regard 
to  the  amount  of  postage  prepaid  or  the  manner  in  which  they  are  wrapped: 

All  sealed  packages,  other  than  letters  in  their  usual  and  ordinary  form;  ad  packages  (including 
packages  of  second-class  matter)  which  weigh  more  than  4  pounds  6  ounces,  except  such  as  are  sent 
by  "  Parcels  Post;  "  publications  which  violate  any  copyright  law  of  Mexico. 

Single  volumes  of  printed  books  in  unsealed  packages  are  transmissible  to  Mexico  in  the  regular  mails 
without  limit  as  to  weight. 

Unsealed  packages  of  mailable  merchandise  may  be  sent  by  "Parcels  Post"  to  Bolivia,  British 
Guiana,  British  Honduras,  Chile,  Colombia,  Costa  Rica,  Guatemala,  Honduras,  Mexico,  Nicaragua, 
Salvador,  and  Venezuela,  at  the  rates  named  on  page  xv. 

PROHIBITED  ARTICLES  TO  ALL  FOREIGN  COUNTRIES. 

Poisons,  explosives,  and  inflammable  articles,  live  or  dead  animals,  insects  (especially  the  Colorado 
beetle),  reptiles,  fruits  or  vegetable  matter  liable  to  decomposition,  and  substances  exhaling  a  bad 
odor,  excluded  from  transmission  in  domestic  mails  as  being  in  themselves,  either  from  their  iorm 
or  nature,  liable  to  destroy,  deface,  or  otherwise  injure  the  contents  of  the  mail  bags,  or  the  persons 
of  those  engaged  in  the  postal  service;  also  obscene,  lewd,  or  lascivious  books,  pamphlets,  etc.,  and 
letters  and  circulars  concerning  lotteries,  so-called  gift  concerts,  etc.  (also  excluded  from  domestic 
mails);  postal  cards  or  letters  addressed  to  go  around  the  world;  letters  or  packages  (except  those  to 
Mexico)  containing  gold  or  silver  substances,  jewelry  or  precious  articles;  any  packet  whatever  con- 
taining articles  liable  to  customs  duties  in  the  countries  addressed  (except  Cuba  and  Mexico);  arti- 
cles other  than  letters  which  are  not  prepaid  at  least  partly;  articles  other  than  letters  or  postal  cards 
containing  writing  in  the  nature  of  personal  correspondence,  unless  fully  prepaid  at  the  rate  of  letter 
postage;  articles  of  a  nature  likely  to  soil  or  injure  the  correspondence;  packets  of  commercial  papers 
and  prints  of  all  kinds,  the  weight  of  which  exceeds  2  kilograms  (4  pounds  6  ounces),  or  the  size  18 
inches  in  any  direction,  except  rolls  of  prints,  which  may  measure  30  inches  in  length  by  4  inches  in 
diameter;  postal  cards  not  of  United  States  origin,  and  United  States  postal  cards  of  the  largest  ("C) 
size  (except  as  letters),  and  except  also  the  reply  halves  of  double  postal  cards  received  from  foreign 
countries. 

There  is,  moreover,  reserved  to  the  Government  of  every  country  of  the  Postal  Union  the  right  to 
refuse  to  convey  over  its  territory,  or  to  deliver,  as  well,  articles  liable  to  the  reduced  rate  in  regard 
to  which  the  laws,  ordinances,  or  decrees  which  regulate  the  conditions  of  their  publication  or  of 
their  circulation  in  that  country  have  not  been  complied  with. 

J8®=  Full  and  complete  information  relative  to  all  regulations  can  be  obtained  from  the  United 
States  Postal  Guide. 


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PAECELS-POST    EEGULATIONS. 


XIII 


PAEOELS-POST  EEGULATIONS. 


Table  Showing  the  Latin-American  Countkies  to  Which  Paecels  may  be  Sent 
FROM  the  United  States;  the  Dimensions,  Weight,  and  Rates  op  Postage  Appli- 
cable TO  Parcels,  and  the  Exchange  Post-Offices  which  may  Dispatch  and 
Receive  Parcels-Post  Mails. 


ALLOWABLE      DIMEN- 
SIONS   AND     WEIGHTS 
or  PARCELS. 

POSTAGE. 

EXCHANGE  POST-OFFICES. 

COUNTRIES. 
1 

bo 

a 

CP 

o 

•d 

<p 

■B  S 
■5)3 

li 

o 

ai 

■^ 
<u 

O 

0) 

Ï 
C5 

'3 

<p 
1 

o 

G 
■'3 

O) 

a> 

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fi  o 

1 
p. 

o 

■tí 
a  . 

Il 

u  o 

UNITED  STATES. 

LATIN  AMERICA. 

Bolivia 

Ft.in. 
3    6 

3    6 

2    0 

2  0 

3  6 

3    6 
3    6 

3    6 

2  0 

3  6 

3    6 
3    6 

Ft. 
6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 

6 
6 

Ft. 

4 

4 

4 

Lbs. 
11 

11 

11 
11 
11 

11 
11 

11 
11 
11 

11 

11 

Cents. 
20 

20 

12 
12 
12 

12 
12 

12 
12 
12 

12 
12 

Cents. 
20 

20 

12 
12 
12 

12 
12 

12 
12 
12 

12 

12 

New  York  and  San 
Francisco. 

New  York  and  San 
Francisco. 

La  Paz 

Chile 

Valparaiso. 

Colombia.          .  . 

Costa  Rica 

1  AU  offices  authorized  to  exchange  mails 
1      between  the  two  countries. 

Guatemala 

Guiana,  British 

Honduras 

New  York,  New  Or- 
leans,   and      San 
Francisco. 

All  offices  authorized 

Guatemala        Citj', 
Retalhuleu,    and 
Puerto  Barrios. 

to  exchange  mails. 

Tegucigalpa,  Puerto 
Cortez,    Amapala, 
and  Trujillo. 

Belize. 

Honduras,  British  . 
Mexico 

leans,     and     San 
Francisco. 

New  Orleans 

All  offices  authorized 

Nicaragua 

Salvador 

leans,    and      San 
Francisco. 

New  York  and  San 
Francisco. 

del     Norte      and 
Corinto. 

Venezuela 

to  exchange  mails. 

XIV 


UNITED    STATES    CONSULATES. 


UNITED  STATES  CONSULATES  IN  LATIN  AMEEIOA. 


Frequent  application  is  made  to  the  Bureau  for  the  address  of 
United  States  Consuls  in  the  South  and  Central  American  Republics. 
Those  desiring-  to  correspond  with  an}^  Consul  can  do  so  b}^  address- 
ing "The  United  States  Consulate''  at  the  point  named.  Letters  thus 
addressed  must  be  delivered  to  the  proper  person.  It  must  be  under- 
stood, however,  that  it  is  not  the  dut}^  of  Consuls  to  devote  their  time 
to  private  business,  and  that  all  such  letters  may  properly  be  treated 
as  personal,  and  any  labor  involved  may  be  subject  to  charge  therefor. 

The  following"  is  a  list  of  United  States  Consulates  in  the  different 
Republics  (consular  ag'encies  are  given  in  italics): 


Argentine  Republic— 

Bahia  Blanca. 

Buenos  Ayres. 

Cordoba.  ' 

Rosario. 
Brazil— 

Aracaju. 

Bahia. 

Ceara. 

Maceió. 

Ma  naos. 

Maranhão. 

Katal. 

Para. 

Pernambuco. 

Rio  de  Janeiro. 

Sio  Grande  do  Sul.  \ 

Santas.  '' 

Mctoria. 
Chile— 

Antofagasta. 

Arica. 

Caldera. 

Coquimbo.  ' 

Coronel. 

Iquique. 

Punta  Arenas. 

Talcahuano. 

Valdivia. 

Valparaiso. 
Colombia — 

Barranquilla. 

Bogotá. 

Bucaramanga. 

Cali. 

Cartagena. 

Cucuta. 

ilonda. 

Santa  Maria. 

Quibdo. 
Costa  Rica — 

Puerto  Limon. 

Patita  Arenas. 

San  José. 
Cuba— 

Banes. 

Baracoa. 

Caibarien. 

Cardenas. 

Cienfiiegos. 

Guanianamo. 

Habana. 

Manzanúlo. 

Matanzas. 

Nuevilas. 

Sagua  la  Grande. 

Santa  Clara. 

Santiago. 
Dominican  Republic— 

Azua. 

Macoris. 

Monte  Chrisii. 

Puerto  Plata. 


Dominican  Republic— Cont'd. 

Samana. 

Sanchez. 

Santo  Domingo. 
Ecuador— 

Bahia  de  Caraquez, 

Esmeraldas. 

Guayaquil. 

Manta. 
Guatemala — 

Champerico. 

Guatemala. 

Livingston. 

Ocos. 

San.  José  de  Guatemala, 
Haiti — 

Aux  Cayes. 

Cape  Haïtien, 

Gonaivcs. 

Jacmel. 

Jeretnie. 

Miragoane. 

Petit  Godve. 

Port  au  Prince. 

Port  de  Paix. 

St.  Marc. 
Honduras — 

Ainapala. 

Bonacca. 

Ceiba, 

Puerto  Cortes. 

Sail  Juan  cito. 

San  Pedro  Sula, 

Tegucigalpa. 

Tela. 

Truxillo. 

Puedan. 

Utiila. 
Mexico— 

Acapulco. 

Aguascalientes. 

Alamos. 

Campeche. 

Cananea. 

Chihuahua. 

Ciudad  Juarez.  ^ 

Ciudad  Porfirio  Diaz, 

Coatzacoalcos. 

Durango. 

Ensenada. 

Frontera.  ~ 

Guadalajara. 

Guanajuato. 

Guaymas. 

Hermosillo. 

Jalapa. 

Laguna  de  Términos. 

La  Paz. 

Manzanillo. 

Matamoras. 

Mazatlan. 

Mexico. 

Monterey. 


Mexico — Continued. 

Nogales. 

Kuevo  Laredo. 

Oaxaca. 

Parral. 

Progreso. 

Puebla. 

Saltillo. 

San  Luis  Potosí. 

Sierra  Mojada. 

Tampico. 

Tlacotalpan. 

Tupolobampo. 

Torreón. 

Tuxpan. 

Veracruz. 

Victoria. 

Zaccdecas. 
Nicaragua— 

Bluefields. 

Cape    Gracias  á  Dios   (Port 
Deitrick). 

Corinto. 

Managua. 

Matagalpa. 

San  Juan  del  Norte. 

San  Juan  del  Sur. 
Pana. M  A — 

Bocas  del  Toro. 

Colon. 

David. 

Panama. 

Santiago. 
Paraguay — 

Asunción. 
Peru— 

Callao. 

Chimbóte. 

Bien. 

Moliendo. 

Paita. 

Salaverry. 
Salvador — 

Acajutla. 

La  'Libertad. 

La  CniOn. 

Sau  Salvador. 
Uruguay— 

Colonia. 

Montevideo. 
Venezuela — 

Barcelona. 

Caracas. 

Campano. 

Ciudad  Bolívar. 

Coro. 

La  Guayra. 

Maracaibo. 

Puerto  Cabello. 

Tovur. 

^'aíencia. 

]'aicra. 


LATIN-AMEEICAíT    CONSULATES. 


XY 


CONSULATES  OP  THE  LATIU-AMEEIOAU  EEPUBLIOS  IN  THE 
imiTED  STATES. 


ARGENTINE  REPUBLIC. 


Alabama.. 
California. 
Florida  ... 


Illinois 

Louisiana. 
Maine 


Marjiand 

Massachusetts 
Mississippi 


Missouri  .. 
New  York. 


North  Carolina 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands . 
Virginia 


BOLIVIA. 


California. 


Illinoi 

Marj-Jand 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsj'lvania. 


Aîabama.. 
California. 


Florida  . 
Georgia . 


Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 
Mississippi 


Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania. 

Porto  JRico 

Virginia 


CHILE. 

California 

Canal  Zone 

Georgia 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

New  Y'ork 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands  . 

Porto  Rico 

Washington  


COLOMBIA. 


Alabama 

Caliiornia 

Connecticut... 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan . 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania . 

Porto  Rico 

Virginia 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Apalachicola. 

Fernandina. 

Pensacola. 

Brunswick 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Bangor. 

Portland. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Gulf     Port     and 

Ship  Island. 
Pascjigoula. 
St.  Louis. 
Buffalo. 

New  York  City. 
Wilmington. 
Philadelphia. 
Manila. 
Norfolk. 


San  Piego. 
San  Francisco. 
Chicago. 
Baltimore. 
Kansas  City. 
New  Y'ork  City. 
Philadelphia. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Fernandina. 

Pensacola. 

Brunswick. 

Savannah. 

New  Orleans. 

Calais. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Guliport. 

Pascagoula. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Norfolk. 

Richmond. 

San  Francisco. 

Panama. 

Savannah. 

Honolulu. 

Chicago. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

San  .luan. 

Port  Townsend. 

Tacoma. 

Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

New  Haven. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Detroit. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Norfolk. 


COSTA  RICA. 

Alabama 

California 

Canal  Zone 

Colorado 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Missouri 

New  York 

Ohio 

Oregon 

Pennsylvania 

Texas  

Virginia  

CUBA. 

Alabama 

Florida 


Georgia 

Illinois 

Kentucky  

Louisiana 

Maine , 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania 

Porto  Rico 

Texas  

Virginia 

DOMIMCAN  REPUBLIC 

Illinois 

IMaryland 

Ma'ssachusetts 

New  York 

North  Carolina 

Pennsylvania 

Porto  Rico 


ECUADOR. 
California 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Massachusetts 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands  .. 

South  Carolina 

Virginia 

«U ATEM ALA 

Alabama 

California 

Florida 

Illinois 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Colon. 

Panama. 

Denver. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

Galveston. 

Norfolk. 


Mobile. 

Fernandina. 

Jacksonville. 

Key  West. 

Pensacola. 

Tampa. 

Brunswick. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. . 

Portland. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Detroit. 

Gulfport. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

AquadiUa. 

Arecibo. 

Mayaguez. 

Sari  Juan. 

Galveston. 

Newport  News. 

Norfolk. 


Chicago. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Wilmington. 

Philadelphia. 

Aguadilla. 

Arecibo. 

Humacao. 

Mayaguez. 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Vieques. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Francisco. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

Charleston. 

Norfolk. 


Mobile. 
San  Diego. 
San  Francisco. 
Pensacola. 
Chicago. 
Kansas  City. 
Louisville. 
New  Orleans. 


XVI 


LATIN-AMERICAN    CONSULATES. 


OOITSULATES  OF  THE  LATIN-AMEEIOAÎT  EEPUBLIOS— Continued. 


Gl'ATEMALA— Continued. 


Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania. 

Porto  Rico 

Texas 

Wasliington... 


Alabama 

Georgia 

Illinois 

Maine 

Massachusetts  . 

New  York 

North  Carolina 
Porto  Rico 


HOADL'KAS. 


Alabama.. 
California. 


Illinois 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Michigan 

Missouri 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania . 

Texas 

Washington . . 


MEXICO. 


Alabama . 
Arizona . . 


California. 


Canal  Zone 

Colorado 

Florida 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts. 

Mississippi 

Missouri 


New  Y'ork 

Ohio 

Oregon , 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands  . 
Porto  Rico 


Texas , 


Virginia 

Washington. 


Baltimore. 
Boston. 
St.  Louis. 
New  York  City. 
Philadelphia. 
San  Juan. 
Galveston. 
Seattle. 


Mobile. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

Bangor. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Wilmington. 

Mayaguez. 

San  Juan. 


Mobile. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Chicago. 

Kansas  City. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Detroit. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Galveston. 

Seattle. 


Mobile. 

Bisbee  and  Naco. 

Douglas. 

Nogales. 

Phoeni.x. 

Solomonsville. 

Tucson. 

Yuma. 

Calexico. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Ancon. 

Denver. 

Pensacola. 

Honolulu. 

Chicago. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Pascagoula. 

Kansas  City. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

Mayaguez. 

Police. 

San  Juan. 

Brownsville. 

Eagle  Pass. 

El  Paso. 

Galveston. 

Laredo. 

Port  Arthur. 

Rio  Grande  City. 

Sabine  Pass. 

San  Antonio. 

Solomonsville. 

Norfolk. 

Tocoma. 


NICAKAULA. 


Alabama  .. 
California . 


Illinois 

Kansas 

Kentucky 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Michigan 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands 
Porto  Rico 


Texas.  .. 
Virginia. 


Washington  , 


PANAMA. 


Alabama 

California 

Georgia 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts . 

Missouri 

New  York 

Pennsylvania  . 

Porto  Rico 

Tennessee 

Texas 


Washington  . 


PARAGUAY. 


Alabama 

Delaware 

District  of  Columbia. 

Georgia 

Illinois 

Indiana 

Maryland 

Michigan 

Missouri 


New  Jersey 
New  York . 


Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Porto  Rico 

Virginia 


PERU. 


California 


SALVADOR. 
California 

Louisiana 


Mobile. 

Los  Angeles. 

San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Chicago. 

Kansas  City. 

Louisville. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Detroit. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

Manila. 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Galveston. 

Norfolk. 

Newport  News. 

Seattle. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Atlanta. 

Hilo. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan.  ' 

Chattanooga. 

Galveston. 

Port  Arthur. 

Puget  Sound. 


Mobile. 

Wilmington. 

Washington. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

Indianapolis. 

Baltimore. 

Detroit. 

Kansas  City. 

St.  Louis. 

Newark. 

Trenton. 

Buffalo. 

New  York  City. 

Rochester. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

San  Juan. 

Norfolk. 

Richmond. 


Canal  Zone 

Hawaii 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

New  York 

Oregon 

Pennsvl  vania 

Porto  Rico San  Juan. 

Washington Port  Townsend. 


San  Diego. 

San  Francisco. 

Panana. 

Honolulu. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

New  York  City. 

Portland. 

Philadelphia. 


San  Diego. 
San  Francisco. 
New  Orleans. 


LATlN-AMEJElICAlSr    CONSULATES. 


xvir 


OOÎTSULATES  OP  THE  LATIN-AMEEIOÁÍI  EEPÏÏBLIOS-Oontinued. 


SAL  VADOK— Continued. 

Massachusetts 

Missouri 

New  York 

UKlJtíUAY. 

Alabama 

California ; 

Florida 


Georgia 

Illinois 

Louisiana 

Maine 

Maryland 

Massachusetts 

Mississippi 

Missouri 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Philippine  Islands 


Boston. 
St.  Louis. 
New  York  City. 


Mobile. 

San  Francisco. 

Apalachicola. 

Fernandina. 

Jacksonville. 

Pensacola. 

St.  Augustine. 

Brunswick. 

Savannah. 

Chicago. 

New  Orleans. 

Bangor. 

Calais. 

Portland. 

Baltimore. 

Boston. 

Pascagoula. 

St.  Louis. 

New  York  City. 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia, 

Manila. 


UKUtíUAY— Continued. 

South  Carolina , 

Texas , 

Virginia , 

VENEZUELA. 

California 

Florida 

Illinois 

Iowa 

Louisiana 

Maryland 

Michigan 

Minnesota 

New  Jersey 

New  York 

Ohio 

Pennsylvania 

Phil  ippine  Islands 

Porto  Rico 

Texas 

Virginia 


Charleston. 
Galveston. 
Port   Arthur   and: 

Sabine  Pass. 
Norfolk. 
Richmond. 


San  Francisco.. 

Pensacola. 

Chicago. 

Des  Moines. 

New  Orleans. 

Baltimore. 

Detroit. 

St.  Paul. 

Jersey  City. 

New  York  City^ 

Cincinnati. 

Philadelphia. 

Cebu. 

Arecibo. 

Mayaguez. 

Ponce. 

San  Juan. 

Galveston. 

Norfolk. 


Bull.  No.  6— Oe 


XVIII 


WEIGHTS    AND    MEÂSUBES. 


WEIGHTS  AND  MEASÜEES. 

The  following  table  gives  the  chief  weights  and  measures  in  commercial  use  in 
Mexico  and  the  Republics  of  Central  and  South  America,  and  their  equivalents  in 
the  United  States: 


Denomination. 


Where  used. 


United  States  equivalents. 


Are 

Arobe 

Arroba  (drv)  .. 

Do. ..:.--- 

Do.- 

Do.., 

Arroba  (liquid) 

Barril 

Carga 

Centaro , . 

Cuadra 

Do 

Do 

Do. ..---. - 

Cubic  meter 

Fanega  (drv)  -- 

Do...;.... 


Do -. 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Frasco 

Do 

Gram 

Hectare , 

Hectoliter  (dry)  ., 
Hectoliter  (liquid) 
Kilogram  (  kilo  ) . . , 

Kilometer 

League  (land)  

Libra  

Do 


Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Liter 

Livre 

Manzana 

Marc 

Meter 

Pie 

Quintal 

Do 

Do 

Do 

Quintal  (metric) 
Suerte 


Vara  . . 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 
Do 


Metric , 

Paraguay  

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Cuba 

Venezuela , 

Cuba  and  Venezuela 

Argentine  Republic  and  Mexico. 

Mexico  and  Salvador . 

Central  America 

Argentine  Republic 

Paraguay  

Paraguay  (square) 

Uruguay 

Metric 

Central  America 

Chile 

Cuba 

Mexico 

Uruguay  /double) 

Uruguay  (single) 

Venezuela 

Argentine  Republic 

Mexico 

Metric 

do 

do.... 

do 

do 

do 

Paraguay  

Argentine  Republic 

Central  America 

Chile 

Cuba 

Mexico 

Peru 

Uruguay 

Venezuela 

Metric 

Guiana 

Costa  Rica 

Bolivia 

Metric 

Argentine  Republic 

do 

Brazil  

Chile,  Mexico,  and  Peru 

Paraguay  

Metric 

Uruguay 


Argentine  Republic. 

Central  America 

Chile  and  Peru 

Cuba 

Mexico 

Paraguay 

Venezuela 


0.02471  acre. 
25  pounds. 
25.3171  pounds. 
32.38  pounds. 
25.3664  pounds. 
25.4024  pounds. 
4.263  gallons. 
20.0787  gallons. 
300  pounds. 
4.2631  gallons. 
4.2  acres. 
78.9  yards. 
8.077  square  feet. 
2  acres  (nearly). 
35.3  cubic  feet. 
1.5745  bushels. 
2.575  bushels. 
1.599  bushels. 
1.54728  bushels. 
7.776  bushels. 
3.888  bushels. 
1.599  bushels. 
2.5096  quarts. 
2.5  quarts. 
15.432  grains. 
2.471  acres. 
2.838  bushels. 
26.417  gallons. 
2.2046  pounds. 
0.621376  mile. 
4.633  acres. 
1.0127  pounds. 
1.043  pounds. 
1.014  pounds. 
1.0161  pounds. 
1.01465  pounds. 
1.0143  pounds. 
1.0143  pounds. 
1.0161  pounds. 
1.0567  quarts. 
1.0791  pounds. 
1.5-6  acres. 
0.507  pound. 
39.37  inches. 
0.9478  foot. 
101.42  pounds. 
130.06  pounds. 
101.61  pounds. 
100  pounds. 
220.46  pounds. 
2,700  cuadras,     (¿'ee  Cu- 
adra.) 
34.1208  inches. 
33.874  inches. 
33.367  inches. 
33.384  inches. 

33  inches. 

34  inches. 
33.384  inches. 


METRIC    WEIGHTS    AND    MEASURES.  XIX 


METEIC  WEIGHTS  AND  MEASUEES. 


METRIC  WEIGHTS. 


Milligram  (1/1000  gram)  equals  0.0154  grain. 

Centigram  (1/100  gram)  equals  0.1543  grain. 

Decigram  (1/10  gram)  equals  1.5432  grains. 

Gram  equals  15.432  grains. 

Decagram  (10  grams)  equals  0.3527  ounce. 

Hectogram  (100  grame)  equals  3.5274  ounces. 

Kilogram  (1,000  grams)  equals  2.2046  pounds. 

Myriagram  (10,000  grams)  equals  22.046  pounds. 

Quintal  (100,000  grams)  equals  220.46  pounds. 

Millier  or  tonneau — ton  (1,000,000  grams)  equals  2,204.6  pounds. 

METRIC  DRY   MEASURE, 

Milliliter  (1/1000  liter)  equals  0.061  cubic  inch. 
Centiliter  (1/100  liter)  equals  0.6102  cubic  inch. 
Deciliter  (1/10  liter)  equals  6.1022  cubic  inches. 
Liter  equals  0. 908  quart. 
Decaliter  (10  liters)  equals  9.08  quarts. 
Hectoliter  (100  liters)  equals  2.838  bushels. 
Kiloliter  (1,000  liters)  equals  1.308  cubic  yards. 

METRIC  LIQUID  MEASURE, 

Milliliter  (1/1000  liter)  equals  0.27  fluid  dram. 

Centiliter  (1/100  liter)  equals  0.338  fluid  ounce. 

Deciliter  (1/10  liter)  equals  0.845  gill. 

Liter  equals  1.0567  quarts. 

Decaliter  (10  liters)  equals  2.6417  gallons. 

Hectoliter  (100  liters)  equals  26.417  gallons. 

Kiloliter  (1,000  liters)  equals  264.17  gallons. 

METRIC   MEASURES   OF   LENGTH. 

Millimeter  (1/1000  meter)  equals  0.0394  inch. 

Centimeter  (1/100  meter)  equals  0.3937  inch. 

Decimeter  (1/10  meter)  equals  3.937  inches. 

Meter  equals  39.37  inches. 

Decameter  (10  meters)  equals  393.7  inches. 

Hectometer  (100  meters)  equals  328  feet  1  inch. 

Kilometer  (1,000  meters)  equals  0.62137  mile  (3,280  feet  10  inches), 

Myriameter  (10,000  meters)  equals  6.2137  miles. 

METRIC  SURFACE  MEASURE. 

Centare  (1  square  meter)  equals  1,550  square  inches. 
Are  (100  square  meters)  equals  119.6  square  yards. 
Hectare  (10,000  square  meters)  equals  2.471  acres. 

The  metric  system  has  been  adopted  by  the  following-named  American  countries: 
Argentine  Republic,  Bolivia,  Brazil,  Chile,  Colombia,  Costa  Rica,  Ecuador,  Hon- 
duras, Mexico,  Paraguay,  United  States  of  America,  and  Venezuela. 


XX  PUBLICATIONS. 


PEIOE^LIST  OF  PUBLICATIONS. 


Prick. 
Annual  Reports  of  the  Director  of  the  Bureau,  1891-1904.     (Sent  upon  request.) 

Bulletin  of  the  Bureau,  published  monthly  since  October,  1893,  in  English, 
Spanish,  Portuguese,  and  French.     Average  225  pages,  2  volumes  a  year. 
Yearly  subscription  (in  countries  of  the  International  Union  of  American 

Eepublics  and  in  Canada) §2.  00 

Yearly  subscription  (other  countries) 2.  50 

Single  copies 25 

Orders  for  the  Bulletin  should  be  addressed  to  the  Chief  Clerk  of  the 
Bureau. 
American  Constitutions.     A  compilation  of  the  political  constitutions  of  the 
independent  States  of  America,  in  the  original  text,  -with  English  and  Span- 
ish translations.     Washington,  1906.     3  vols.,  8°. 

Paper each . .     1.  00 

Bound  in  cloth do 1.  50 

Bound  in  sheep do 2.  00 

Vol.  I,  now  ready,  contains  the  constitutions  of  the  Federal  Republics  of  the  United 
States  of  America,  of  Mexico,  of  the  Argentine  Republic,  of  Brazil,  and  of  Venezuela,  and 
of  the  Republics  of  Central  America,  Guatemala,  Honduras,  El  Salvador,  Nicaragua,  Costa 
Rica,  and  Panama.    Vols.  II  and  III  will  be  ready  shortly. 

Vol.  II  will  contain  the  constitutions  of  the  Dominican  Republic,  Haiti,  Cuba,  Uruguay, 
Chile,  Peru,  Ecuador,  Colombia,  Paraguay,  and  Bolivia. 

Vol.  Ill  will  contain  Articles  of  Confederation  of  the  United  States,  First  Constitution 
of  Venezuela  1811,  Fundamental  Law  of  Republic  of  Colombia  1819,  Ditto  of  1821,  Consti- 
tution of  Colombia  of  1821,  Constitution  of  Central  American  Confederation  of  1824,  Con- 
stitution of  the  Grenadian  Confederation  of  1858,  Constitution  of  the  United  States  of 
Colombia  of  1863,  Pro  Constitution  of  Guatemala  of  1876,  Convention  between  United 
States  and  Republic  of  Panama  for  construction  of  ship  canal  to  connect  the  waters  of  the 
Atlantic  and  the  Pacific  Oceans. 

Code  of  Commercial  Nomenclature,  1897.     (Spanish,  English,  and  Portuguese.  ) 

645  pages,  4°,  cloth 2.50 

Code  of  Commercial  Nomenclature,  1897.  (Portuguese,  Spanish,  and  English.  ) 
640  pages,  4°,  cloth 2.50 

Note. — Designates  in  alphabetical  order,  in  equivalent  terms  in  the  three  languages, 
the. commodities  of  American  nations  on  which  import  duties  are  levied.  The  English, 
Spanish,  and  Portuguese  edition  is  entirely  exhausted. 

Leyes  y  reglamentos  sobre  privilegios  de  invención  y  marcas  de  fábrica  en  los 
países  hispano-americanos,  el  Brasil  y  la  República  de  Haití.  Revisado  hasta 
agosto  de  1904.    Washington,  1904.    415  pages,  8° 1.00 

Patent  and  trade-mark  laws  of  the  Spanish  American  Republics,  Brazil,  and 

the  Republic  of  Haiti.     Revised  to  Aug.,  1904,  Washington,  1904 1.  00 

The  above  two  works  bound  together  in  sheep 3.  00 

SPECIAL    BULLETINS. 

Money,  Weights,  and  Measures  of  the  American  Republics,  1891.    12  pages,  8°.       .05 
Report  on  Coffee,  with  special  reference  to  the  Costa  Rican  product,  etc. 

Washington,  1901.     15  pages,  8° 10 

El  café.  Su  historia,  cultivo,  beneficio,  variedades,  producción,  exportación, 
importación,  consumo,  etc.  Datos  extensos  presentados  al  Congreso  relativo 
al  café  que  se  reunirá  en  Nueva  York  el  1°  de  octubre  de  1902.  167  páginas, 
8° 50 


PUBLICATIONS.  XXI 

Pbice. 
Coffee.     Extensive  information  and  statistics.     (English  edition  of  the  above.  ) 

108  pages,  8° ?0.  50 

International  American  Conference  Reports  and  Recommendations,  1890. 
Includes  reports  of  the  Plan  of  Arbitration,  Reciprocity  Treaties,  Intercon- 
tinental Railway,  Steamship  Communication,  Sanitary  Regulations,  Common 
Silver  Coin,  Patents  and  Trade-marks,  Weights  and  Measures,  Port  Dues, 
International  Law,  Extradition  Treaties,  International  Bank,  Memorial 
Tablet,  Columbian  Exposition.     Octavo,  bound  in  paper 25 

Intercontinental  Railway  Reports.  Report  of  the  Intercontinental  Railway 
Commission.     Washington,  1898.     7  vols.  4°,  three  of  maps 25.  00 

HANDBOOKS  (CíENERAL   DESCRIPTION    AND    STATISTICS). 

Argentine  Republic.  A  geographical  sketch,  with  special  reference  to  economic 
conditions,  actual  development,  and  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washing- 
ton, 1903.     28  illustrations,  3  maps,  366  pages,  8° 1.  00 

Bolivia.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  conditions, 
actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904.  Illus- 
trated, 214  pages,  8° 1.00 

Brazil.     Geographical  sketch,  with  special  reference  to  economic  conditions 

and  prospects  of  future  development.     1901.     233  pages,  8° 75 

Cuba.  A  short  sketch  of  physical  and  economic  conditions,  government,  laws, 
industries,  finances,  customs  tariff,  etc.,  prepared  by  Señor  Gonzalo  de 
Quesada,  minister  from  Cuba,  with  bibliography  and  cartography  of  198 
pages.   Washington,  November,  1905.    Map  and  42  illustrations,  541  pages,  8° .     1.  00 

Guatemala.     1897.     (  2d  edition  revised.  )     Illustrated,  119  pages,  8° 25 

Honduras.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  condi- 
tions, actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904. 
Illustrated,  economic  and  telegraphic  maps,  252  pages,  8° 1.  00 

Mexico.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  conditions, 
actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904.  Illus- 
trated, 454  pages,  8° '. 1.00 

Paraguay.  Second  edition,  revised  and  enlarged,  with  a  chapter  on  the  native 
races.     1902.     Illustrated,  map,  187  pages,  8°.     Bibliography,  page  141 75 

Venezuela.  Geographical  sketch,  natural  resources,  laws,  economic  condi- 
tions, actual  development,  prospects  of  future  growth.  Washington,  1904. 
Illustrated,  railway  map,  608  pages,  8° 1.  00 

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL   BULLETINS. 

Brazil.  A  list  of  books,  magazine  articles,  and  maps  relating  to  Brazil.  1800- 
1900.     Washington,  1901.     145  pages,  8° 1.00 

Chile.  A  list  of  books,  magazine  articles,  and  maps  relating  to  Chile.  Wash- 
ington, 1903.     llOpages,  8° 1.00 

Paraguay.  A  list  of  books,  magazine  articles  and  maps  relating  to  Paragua}^. 
53  pages,  8".     Washington,  1904 1.00 

MAPS. 

Guatemala.  From  official  and  other  sources.  1902.  Scale  of  12.5  miles  to 
1  inch  (1:792,000).  In  2  sheets,  each  sheet  71  x  76  cm.  No.  1.  General 
features.     No.  2.  Agricultural 1.  00 

Mexico.     From  official  Mexican  and  other  sources.     1900.     Scale  of  50  miles 
to  1  inch.     In  2  sheets,  each  sheet  108  x  80  cm.     No.  1.  General  map.  ' 
No.  2.  Agricultural  areas 1.00 


XXII  PUBLIOÁTIOlSrS. 

Price. 
Nicaragua.     From  official  and  other  sources.     1904.  /Scale  of  12.5  miles  to 
.     1  inch  (1:192,000).     In  2  sheets,  each  sheet  80  x  80  cm.     No.  1.  General 

map.     No.  2.  Agricultural $1.00 

Bolivia.     Mapa  de  la  república  de  Bolivia,  mandado  organizar  y  publicar  por 
■  '  el  Presidente  Constitucional  General  José  Manuel  Pando.     Scale  1:2,000,000. 

La  Paz,  1901.     (Reprint  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics, 

1904) - 1.00 

Costa  Rica.     From  official  and  other  sources.     1903.     Scale  of  12.5  miles  to  1 

inch  (792,000) 50 

Brazil.     From  official  and  other  sources.     1905.     Scale  of  75  miles  to  1  inch 

(1:4,752,000) 1.00 

List  of  Books  and  Maps  in  Course  of  Preparation, 
law  manuals. 

Leyes  Comerciales  de  America  Latina:  Código  de  Comercio  de  España  comparado 

con  los  Códigos  y  Leyes  Comerciales  de  Pan  América. 
Land  and  Immigration  Laws  of  American  Republics.   (  To  replace  edition  of  1893.  ) 

HAXDBOOKS. 

Chile. 

Dominican  Republic. 

>■-     fc       .  MAPS. 

Maps  are  in  course  of  preparation  of  the  Republics  of  Honduras  and  Salvador. 

Payment  is  required  to  be  made  in  cash,  money  orders,  or  by  bank  drafts  on  banks 
in  New  York  City  or  Washington,  D.  C,  paj^able  to  the  order  of  the  International 
Bureau  of  the  American  Republics.  Individual  checks  on  banks  outside  of  New 
York  or  Washington,  or  postage  stamps,  can  not  be  accepted, 

FOE    FREE   DISTRIBUTION. 

i-;  The  Bureau  has  for  distribution  a  limited  supply  of  the  following,  which  will  be 

sent,  free,  upon  written  application: 

Message  from  the  President  of  the  United  States,  transmitting  a  communication  from 

-,  the  Secretary  of  State  submitting  the  report,  with  accompanying  papers,  of  the 
delegates  of  the  United  States  to  the  Second  International  Conference  of  American 
States,  held  at  the  City  of  Mexico  from  October  22,  1901,  to  January  22,  1902. 
Washington,  1902.  243  pages.  8°.  (57th  Congress,  1st  session.  Senate  Doc.  No. 
330.) 

Message  from  the  President  of  the  United  States,  transmitting  a  report  from  the  Sec- 
retary of  State,  with  accompanying  papers,  relative  to  the  proceedings  of  the  Inter- 
national Congress  for  the  study  of  the  production  and  consumption  of  coffee,  etc. 
Washington,  1903.  312  pages.  8°  (paper).  (57th  Congress,  2d  session,  Senate 
Doc.  No.  35.  ) 

Message  from  the  President  of  the  United  States,  transmitting  a  report  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  State,  wãth  accompanying  papers,  relative  to  the  proceedings  of  the  First 
Customs  Congress  of  the  American  Republics,  held  at  New  York  in  January,  1903. 
Washington,  1903.  195  pages.  8°  (paper).  (57th  Congress,  2d  session.  Senate 
Doc.  No.  180.) 

Note. — Senate  documents,  listed  above,  containing  reports  of  the  various  International  American 
Congresses,  may  also  be  obtained  through  members  of  the  United  States  Senate  and  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives. 

Brazil  at  St.  Louis  Exposition.     St.  Louis,  1904.    160  pages.     8°  (paper). 
Chile — A  short  description  of  the  Rej^ublic  according  to  official  data.     Leipzig,  1901. 
106  pages.     Map  and  37  illustrations.     8°  (cloth). 


PUBLICATIONS.  XZÎII 

Chile — Breve  descripción  de  la  República  escrita  según  datos  oficiales.  Leipzig, 
1901.     106  páginas.     Mapa  y  36  grabados.     8°  (entela). 

Chile  at  Pan-American  Exposition.     Buffalo,  1901.     252  pages  (paper). 

Guatemala — The  Country  of  the  future.  By  Charles  M.  Pepper.  Washington, 
1906.     80  pages.     8°  (paper). 

Venezuela — Esbozo  geográfico,  recursos  naturales,  legislación,  condiciones  econó- 
micas, desarrollo  alcanzado,  prospecto  de  futuro  desenvolvimiento.  Editado  y 
compilado  para  la  Oficina  International  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas  por  N. 
Veloz  Goiticoa,  Secretario  de  la  Oficina.  Traducción  castellana  y  publicación 
ordenadas  por  el  General  Cipriano  Castro,  Presidente  de  la  República.  Caracas 
190^.     695  páginas.      8°  (á  la  rústica). 


XXIV 


VALUE    OF    LATIN-AMERICAN    COINS. 


VALUE  OF  LATIN-AMEEIGAN  COINS. 


The  following  table  shows  the  value,  in  United  States  gold,  of  coins  representing 
the  monetary  units  of  the  Central  and  South  American  Republics  and  Mexico,  esti- 
mated quarterly  by  the  Director  of  the  United  States  JMint,  in  pursuance  of  act  of 
Congress  : 

ESTIMATE  APRIL  1,  1906. 


Countries. 

standard. 

Unit. 

Value 

in  U.  S. 

gold 

or 
silver. 

Coins. 

AegextineRepublic. 

Gold.... 

Peso 

$0. 965^ 

Gold— Argentine  ($4.824)  and 

í  Argentine. 
Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Bolivia 

Silver... 

Boliviano 

.478 

Silver — Boliviano     and     divi- 

sions. 

Brazil 

Gold.... 

Gold.... 
Gold.... 

Milreis  . . 

Colon  . . . 
Dollar... 

.546Í 

.465 
1.000 

Gold — 5,  10,  and  20  milreis. 

Cextkal    American 
States — 

Costa  Eica 

British  Honduras 

Silver — J,  1,  and  2  milreis. 

Gold— 2,  5,  10,  and  20  colons 
($9.307). 

Silver — 5,  10,  25,  and  50  cén- 
timos. 

Guatemala 

Silver . . . 
Gold 

Honduras 

Nicaragua 

Salvador 

Chile ...... 

Peso 

Peso 

.478 
.36õ| 

Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Gold— Escudo  ($1.825),  doub- 
loon   ($3.650),   and   condor 

($7.300). 
Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Colombia 

Gold.... 

Dollar... 

1.  000 

Gold— Condor    (§9.647)     and 
double  condor. 

Silver — Peso. 

Ecuador  .. 

Gold.... 

Sucre 

.487/ 

Gold— 10  sucres  ($4.8665) . 

Silver — Sucre  and  divisions. 

Haiti 

Gold  .... 

Gourde. - 

.96õ| 

Gold — 1,  2,  5,  and  10  gourdes. 

Silver — Gourde  and  divisions. 

Mexico 

Gold.... 

Peso  «... 

.498] 

Gold — 5  and  10  pesos. 
Silver — Dollar  &  (or  peso)  and 
divisions. 

Panama 

Gold.... 

Balboa  . . 

1.  oooJ 

Gold— 1,    2h    5,    10,    and    20 

balboas. 
Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Peru ...... 

Gold.... 

Libra  ... 

4.  866j| 

Gold — J  and  1  libra. 

Silver — Sol  and  divisions. 

Uruguay 

Gold.... 

Peso 

1.  034{ 

Gold— Peso. 

Silver — Peso  and  divisions. 

Venezuela 

Gold--.- 

Bolivar . . 

.193 

Gold— 5,  10,  20,  50,   and   100 
bolivars. 

Silver — 5  bolivars. 

a  75  centigrams  fine  gold. 


b  Value  in  Mexico,  0.498. 


Paraguay  has  no  gold  or  silver  coins  of  its  own  stamping.  The  silver  peso  of  other 
South  American  Republics  circulates  there,  and  has  the  same  value  as  in  thecoua- 
triea  that  issue  it. 


Boletín  Mensual 

DE   LA 

Oficina  Internacional  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas, 

Unión  Internacional  de  Repúblicas  Americanas- 
Vol.  XXII.  JUNIO  1906.  No.  6. 


EATIFIC ACIÓN   DE  LA  CONYENCIÓN  SANI- 

TAEIA. 

Con  fecha  6  de  junio  de  1906  el  Departamento  de  Estado  de  los  Esta- 
dos Unidos  comunicó  á  la  Oficina  Internacional  de  las  Repúblicas  Ame- 
ricanas que  el  29  de  mayo  de  1906  el  Presidente  de  los  Estados  Unidos, 
con  la  autorización  j  consentimiento  del  Senado,  ratificó  la  Convención 
Sanitaria  que  el  14  de  octubre  de  1905  fué  firmada  aã  referendum  en 
Washington  por  los  delegados  de  los  Estados  Unidos  de  América,  Chile, 
Costa  Rica,  Cuba,  Ecuador,  Guatemala,  México,  Nicaragua,  Perú,  la 
República  Dominicana  y  Venezuela. 

Con  fecha  12  de  junio  de  1906  se  le  comunicó  á  la  Oficina  Interna- 
cional de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas  que  en  los  archivos  del  Departa- 
mento de  Estado  de  los  Estados  Unidos  se  ha  depositado  una  copia, 
auténtica  del  decreto  del  Jefe  Ejecutivo  del  Ecuador,  fechado  el  30  de 
abril  de  1906,  que  ratifica  y  pone  en  vigor  la  Convención  Sanitaria 
Panamericana  que  fué  firmada  ad  referendum  en  Washington  el  14  de 
octubre  de  1905. 


EECEPCIÓN    OFICIAL    DEL    MINISTEO    CAEBÓ 
POE  EL  PEESIDENTE  EOOSEYELT. 

El  día  28  de»  mayo  de  19(»6  el  Señor  Don  Luis  Felipe  Cakbó  fué 
recibido  oficialmente  por  el  Presidente  Roosevelt  como  Enviado 
Extraordinario  y  Ministro  Plenipotenciario  de  la  República  del  Ecua- 
dor cerca  del  Gobierno  de  los  Estados  Unidos. 

El  Señor  Don  Luis  Felipe  Careó  ha  sido  por  dos  veces  Secretario 
de  Relaciones  Exteriores  y  Presidente  del  Consejo  de  Ministros.     Ha 

1487 


1488       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

desempeñado  también  las  Carteras  de  lo  Interior  é  Instrucción  Pública. 
En  1895  fué  accreditado  como  Enviado  Extraordinario  y  Ministro 
Plenipotenciario  en  los  Estados  Unidos  y  México,  y  en  1899  en  Colom- 
bia. Ha  representado  al  Ecuador  en  el  Segundo  Congreso  Pan-Ame- 
ricano y  en  varias  otras  Conferencias  Internacionales.  Después  de 
ocupar  su  puesto  en  el  Senado,  ha  vuelto  á  ser  nombrado  Plenipoten- 
ciario en  Washington. 

Al  presentar  sus  credenciales  como  Ministro  del  Ecuador,  el  Señor 
Caebó  dijo  lo  siguiente: 

"ExcMO.  Señor:  La  República  del  Ecuador,  deseosa  de  cultivar,  con 
solícito  empeño,  las  buenas  relaciones  políticas  y  comerciales  que  ha 
mantenido  siempre  con  la  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  me  ha  confiado  de 
nuevo  su  representación  diplomática  ante  el  Gobierno  Americano. 

"Al  tener  la  honra  de  entregar,  por  segunda  vez,  en  manos  del  Presi- 
dente de  los  Estados  Unidos  la  Carta  Autógrafa  que  me  acredita  como 
Enviado  Extraordinario  y  Ministro  Plenipotenciario  del  Ecuador, 
abrigo  la  esperanza  de  que  el  Gobierno  de  V.  E.  y  el  pueblo  ameri- 
cano me  facilitarán  el  desempeño  de  mi  elevada  misión,  como  que  les 
son  conocidos  mis  constantes  esfuerzos  por  estrechar  los  vínculos  que 
unen  a  las  dos  Repúblicas. 

"Aumentadas  considerablemente  nuestras  relaciones  comerciales  en 
los  últimos  tiempos,  la  Estadística  Aduanera  de  Guayaquil  coloca  hoy 
á  los  Estados  Unidos  en  primera  línea  entre  las  Naciones  que  nos 
envían  sus  valiosos  productos;  y  como  este  país  ha  comenzado  á  ser 
buen  consumidor  de  nuestro  principal  artículo  de  exportación,  el 
rápido  crecimiento  de  los  negocios  entre  los  dos  Estados  irá  siendo 
más  palpable  cada  día,  hasta  llegar  á  su  ma3^or  ensanche  con  la  anhe- 
lada apertura  del  Canal  de  Panamá. 

"En  vista  de  tan  halagadoras  perspectivas,  el  antiguo  Presidente  de 
la  República,  Señor  General  Don  Eloy  Alfaro,  que  ha  vuelto  á  regir 
los  destinos  de  la  Nación,  me  ha  dado  instrucciones  para  expresar  á 
V.  E.  que  el  Ecuador,  en  su  tenaz  empeño  por  el  progreso,  en  sus  mani- 
festaciones múltiples,  dará  la  bienvenida  al  concurso  de  aptitudes  y 
capitales  americanos  para  el  desarrollo  de  sus  inmensas  riquezas. 

'  '  Próximo  á  reunirse  en  Rio  Janeiro  el  Congreso  que  ha  de  ocuparse 
en  los  comunes  intereses  de  la  América,  mi  Patria  que  formará  parte 
de  esa  Asamblea,  llevará  á  ella  el  contingente  de  sus  mejores  deseos  en 
favor  de  la  unión,  concordia  y  armonía  entre  los  Estados  del  Nuevo 
Mundo.  A  tan  noble  fin  contribuirá,  mu}^  eficazmente,  la  visita  de 
vuestro  distinguido  Secretario  de  Estado  á  las  Repúblicas  del  Sur,  en 
las  que  encontrará  la  más  favorable  acogido  para  establecer  relaciones 
de  perfecta  inteligencia  y  bien  entendido  provecho. 

"Cuando  en  1903  entregué  á  V.  E.  mis  Cartas  de  Retiro,  me  fué 
grato  decirle  que  se  me  presentaría  de  nuevo  la  ocasión  de  manifestar 


RECEPCIÓN"    OFFICIAL    DEL    MINISTRO    CAREO,  1489 

la  buena  voluntad  y  simpatías  del  Ecuador  por  los  Estados  Unidos. 
Hoy  que  tengo  el  placer  de  encontrar  á  V.  E.  dirigiendo,  por  segunda 
vez  y  con  el  brillo  de  siempre,  los  destinos  de  este  gran  país,  confío 
en  que  V.  E. ,  por  mis  palabras  de  antiguo  conocido,  podrá  apreciar  la 
sinceridad  con  que  el  Gobierno  y  pueblo  ecuatorianos  hacen  votos  por 
la  felicidad  de  V.  E.  y  por  la  ventura  de  la  Nación  que  gobierna." 

En  contestación  al  Señor  Carbó  el  Presidente  Roosevelt  dijo  lo 
siguiente  : 

"Recordando  con  placer  las  agradables  relaciones  que  subsistieron 
entre  el  Gobierno  Americano  y  V.  E.  durante  su  primera  y  larga  resi- 
dencia en  esta  Capital,  como  Enviado  Extraordinario  y  Ministro  Pleni- 
potenciario del  Ecuador,  es  con  sincera  satisfacción  que  recibo  de  sus 
manos  la  Carta  Autógrafa  con  que  el  Gobierno  de  V.  E.  le  acredita  de 
nuevo  en  la  misma  capacidad  oficial. 

"  Será  para  mí,  Señor  Ministro,  un  verdadero  placer  al  mismo  tiempo 
que  una  obligación  á  la  que  me  siento  ligado,  el  dar  á  V.  E.  mi  decidida 
cooperación  en  su  firme  propósito  de  promover  las  mejores  y  más 
estrechas  relaciones  entre  nuestros  respectivos  países;  y  no  dudo  que 
sus  esfuerzos,  encaminados  hacia  tan  beneficioso  fin,  serán  caracteriza- 
dos por  el  mismo  solícito  empeño  con  que  se  distinguió  su  primera 
misión  cerca  de  este  Gobierno. 

"Agradeceré  á  V.  E.  se  sirva  tener  la  bondad  de  asegurar  á  su  Go- 
bierno mi  alta  apreciación  por  la  amigable  acogida  que  ofrece  al  talento 
y  capital  americanos  para  el  desarrollo  de  las  riquezas  de  su  país. 
Halagador  como  ha  sido  el  permanente  crecimiento  de  las  mutuas  y 
ventajosas  relaciones  comerciales  entre  los  Estados  Unidos  y  el  Ecua- 
dor, veo  en  esa  oferta  la  fundada  posibilidad  de  un  progreso  todavía 
maj^or  en  esa  dirección. 

"  Ruego  á  V.  E.  se  digne  trasmitir  al  Excmo.  Señor  General  Alfaro 
mis  cordiales  votos  por  su  ventura  personal  y  por  la  paz  j  prosperidad 
del  pueblo  ecuatoriano." 


1490       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPTJBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

EEPÚBLICA  ARGENTINA. 

COMERCIO  EXTERIOR  EN  1905. 

IMPORTACIÓN. 

Oro. 

I.  Animales  vivos $1,  307,  808 

II.  Substancias    alimenticias — Substancia     alimenticias 

animales ^2, 442,  346 

Substancias  alimenticias  vegetales: 

1.  Frutas 960,383 

2.  Especias  y  otros  condimentos 866,132 

3.  Legumbres  y  cereales 2,  556,  378 

4.  Substancias    para    infusiones    y  bedidas    ca- 

lientes      6,  093,  479 

5.  Harinas,  '  pastas,    féculas   y   otros    productos 

alimenticios 820,  932 

13, 739, 650 

III.  Tabaco  y  sus  aplicaciones 4,  455,  408 

IV.  Bebidas: 

Vinos 6,596,589 

Aguardientes  y  licores 2, 159,  448 

Démas  bebidas 411,  805 

9,167,842 

V.  Materias  textiles  y  sus  artefactos: 

Seda 2,602,558 

Lana 10,967,262 

Algodón 27,  066,  742 

Demás  fibras  textiles 5,582,389 

46,218,951 

VI.  Aceites  fijos,  minerales,  volátiles  y  medicinales 5,  556,  067 

VIL  Substancias  y  productos  químicos  y  farmacéuticos 6,  275,  786 

VIH.  Colores  y  tintes 1,441,726 

IX.  Maderas,  otras  substancias  leñosas  y  sus  artefactos: 

Materias  primas  y  relativamente  primas 11,799,220 

Artefactos 2,368,943 

14, 168, 163 

X.  Papel  y  sus  artefactos: 

Papel  y  cartones 2,272,041 

Artefactos 1,861,801 

4, 133,  842 

XI.  Cueros  y  sus  artefactos 1,  796,  844 

XIÍ.  Hierro  y  sus  artefactos: 

Materias  primas  y  relativamente  primas. 14,  814,  571 

Artefactos  de  hierro  y  acero 11,  357,  714 

26, 172,  285 

XIII.  Agricultura — Materiales  y  elementos  para  la  agricultura 16,  532,  552 

XIV.  Locomoción — Materiales  y  elementos  para  locomoción 23,  362,  431 

XV.  Demás  metales  y  sus  artefactos: 

Materias  primas  y  relativamente  primas |1,  896,  056 

Artefactos 3,998,600 

5, 894,  656 

XVI.  Piedras,  tierras,  cristalería  y  productos  cerámicos: 

Materias  primas  y  relativamente  primas 14,  355,  213 

Artefactos 3,111,690 

17,466,903 


REPUBLICA    ARGENTINA.  1491 

IMPORTACIÓN — Continúa. 

Oro. 

XVII.  Electricidad — Materials  y  elementos  para  electricidad 2,  034,  674 

XVIII.  Artículos  y  manufacturas  diversas 5,  428,  832 

Total 205,154,420 

EXPORTACIÓN, 

I.  Productos  de  la  ganadería: 

Animales  vivos |7, 189,  254 

Despojos  animales 122,  062,  917 

Materias  animales  elaboradas 10,148,381 

Residuos  animales 1,  642,  434 

$141,  042,  986 

II.  Productos  de  la  agricultura: 

Materias  primas 161, 188,  255 

Materias  vegetales  elaboradas 5,  584,  308 

Residuos  A'egetales 3,  462,  672 

170,  235,  235 

II.  Productos  forestales 7, 125,  332 

IV.  Productos  de  la  minería 261,  516 

V.  Productos  de  la  caza 790,  734 

VI.  Productos  y  artículos  varios 3,388,038 

Total 322,843,841 

TOTAL  DE  LA  IMPORTACIÓN  Y  EXPORTACIÓN. 

Importación $205, 154, 420 

Exportación 322,  843,  841 

Total 527,  998,  261 

REGISTRO  DE  IíA  PROPIEDAD. 

[Del  periódico  "La  Nación  "  correspondiente  al  27  de  abril  de  1906.J 

En  1904  se  hicieron  25,659  inscripciones,  se  anotaron  21,045  fincas 
que  representaban  un  valor  de  1143,564,800,  y  en  1905  se  hicieron 
32,491  inscripciones  y  se  anotaron  33,160  fincas  que  representaban  un 
valor  de  1345,349,000. 

Resulta,  pues,  un  aumento  de  un  150  por  ciento  en  1905,  comparado 
con  las  transacciones  de  1904. 

En  1904  se  expidieron  53,422  certificados,  y  en  1905  se  expidieron 
74,089.  En  1904  se  registraron  embargos  que  representaron  un  valor 
de  1690,399.76,  y  en  1905  esta  cifra  se  redujo  á  $207,522.10. 

En  1904  se  recaudaron  1528,694.30,  y  en  1905  se  recaudaron 
$732,237. 


1492       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  KEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

BOLIVIA. 

TARIFA  DE  AVALÚOS. 

Ismael   Montes,   Presidente  Constitucional  de  la  República,  por 
cuanto  el  Congreso  Nacional  ha  sancionado  la  siguiente  le}": 
El  Congreso  Nacional  decreta: 

Artículo  único.  Apruébase  la  Tarifa  de  Avalúos  presentada  por  el 
Poder  Ejectivo,  con  las  siguientes  modificaciones.^ 

Comuniqúese  al  Poder  Ejectivo  para  los  fines  constitucionales. 
Sala  de  Sesiones  del  Congreso  Nacional.     La  Paz,  28  de  diciembre 
de  1905. 

Eliodoro  Villazón. 
Benjamín  Calderón. 
José  Carrasco, 

S.  Secretario. 
Nicolás  Burgoa, 

D.  S.  Accidental. 
Aurelio  Camarra  G., 

D.  S.  Accidental, 
Por  tanto,  la  promulgo  para  que  se  tenga  y  cumpla  como  ley  de  la 
República. 

Palacio  del  Supremo  Gobierno  en  La  Paz,  31  de  diciembre  de  1905. 

Ismael  Montes. 
D.  DEL  Castillo. 
Es  conforme: 

A.  S.  Saavedra, 
Oficial  Mayor  de  Hacienda  é  Industria. 

Ley  de  31  de  diciernbre  de  1905. 
reglas  para  la  aplicación  de  la  tarifa  de  avalúos. 

Articulo  15.  El  precio  del  depósito  de  mercaderías,  en  almacenes  fiscales,  será  de 
30  centavos  por  cada  10  kilos  ó  fracción. 

Desde  la  fecha  en  que  se  presente  la  póliza  cesa  de  correr  el  derecho  de  almacenaje, 
aun  cuando  no  se  hubiese  efectuado  el  despacho. 

Art.  16.  Los  artículos  sujetos  á  vista  ó  los  no  especificados  en  la  tarifa,  se  ava- 
luarán al  precio  por  mayor  que  tengan  en  plaza.  Para  este  cálculo  servirá  de  base  la 
respectiva  factura  consular  cuyo  valor  se  aumentará  con  un  20  por  ciento  por  fletes  y 
gastos  desde  el  mercado  de  origen,  siempre  que  en  las  mismas  facturas  no  estuviesen 
incluidos  dichos  gastos. 

Si  no  se  presentase  la  factura  consular  ó  hubiese  indicios  de  no  ser  ella  real,  el 
cálculo  se  hará  tomando  por  base  el  precio  por  mayor  del  artículo  en  plaza,  con 
deducción  de  un  30  por  ciento. 

«  Estas  modificaciones  han  sido  incorporadas  en  el  cuerpo  de  la  tarifa. 


BOLIVIA.  1493 

Si  el  precio  expresado  en  la  factura  consular  fuese  ostensiblemente  inferior  al  valor 
real  de  la  mercadería,  el  fisco  podrá  adquirir  dicha  mercadería  por  su  cuenta,  por  el 
valor  declarado,  pagando  inmediatamente  su  importe  debiendo  rematarse  aquélla. 

Art.  17.  Para  la  aplicación  de  la  tarifa  de  avalúos  regirán  las  reglas  siguientes: 

I''.  Siempre  que  el  avalúo  de  cualquier  tejido  se  practique  por  el  número  de  hilos, 
se  contarán  éstos  en  un  cuadrado  de  6  milímetros  por  lado,  usando  el  anteojo 
llamado  cuenta-hilos. 

2".  Por  peso  bruto  se  entiende  el  peso  del  bulto  tal  como  ha  sido  embalado  para  su 
trasporte.  En,  esta  regla  se  hallan  también  comprendidas  las  mercaderías  que  ordi- 
nariamente se  trasportan  sin  embalaje,  á  granel  ó  en  atados. 

S''.  Por  peso  "  con  envuelta  "  se  entenderá  el  peso  de  la  mercadería  con  todos  los 
envases  y  empaques  que  la  contengan  y  envuelvan,  excluyendo  el  barril,  barrica, 
cajón  de  madera,  de  lata  ó  latón  llamado  de  fierro,  con  sus  cuñas  y  cubiertas  de  tela, 
que  ha  servido  de  embalaje  exterior  para  el  trasporte.  Se  exceptúan  de  esta  regla 
las  mercaderías  cuyo  modo  de  tomar  el  j)eso  esté  expresamente  indicado  en  esta  tarifa. 

Cuando  el  peso  deba  tomarse  con  envuelta  y  la  mercadería  venga  suelta  á  granel  ó 
en  atados,  se  la  avaluará  sobre  el  peso  neto. 

4"^.  Por  x^eso  "  incluso  envase  "  se  entenderá  el  peso  de  la  mercadería  con  el  envase 
inmediato  que  la  contiene  y  está  adherido  á  ella,  aun  cuando  haya  servido  para  su 
trasporte. 

5  ^.  El  peso  se  entenderá  neto,  siempre  que  no  se  exprese  lo  contrario  en  esta  tarifa. 

6".  Cuando  una  mercadería  deba  avaluarse  por  peso  bruto  y  venga  en  un  mismo 
bulto  con  otras  de  diversos  avalúos  ó  derechos,  se  aumentará  en  un  30  por  ciento  el 
peso  de  dicha  mercadería  con  todos  sus  envases  y  empaques  interiores  si  vienen  en 
cajón,  y  en  6  por  ciento  cuando  venga  en  fardo,  excluyendo  en  ambos  casos  el  envase 
exterior  á  que  se  refiere  la  regla  tercera. 

7\  Las  fracciones  de  centavos  que  alcancen  á  50,  se  considerarán  como  centavos 
completos;  las  que  no  alcancen  á  ese  valor  no  se  considerarán. 

8".  En  todo  grupo  de  dos  ó  más  partidas  regidas  por  un  mismo  encabezamiento, 
debe  considerarse  éste  repetido  en  cada  una  de  ellas. 

9  ^.  Se  entenderá  por  sombreros  sin  armar  y  sin  adornar  los  que  no  tengan  ni 
forros,  ni  cintas,  ni  ribetes,  aun  cuando  estén  planchados,  incluyéndose  en  esta 
categoría  los  sombreros  que  vengan  con  una  coronilla  de  gaza  ó  papel  y  que  sólo 
sirve  para  resguardar  los  deterioros. 

10 ^  Cuando  la  tarifa  dice  "metal  ordinario,"  se  entenderá  que  se  refiere  á  cual- 
quiera que  no  sea  oro,  i^lata  ó  platino. 

11".  Las  fibras  ó  materias  de  que  están  formados  los  tejidos  serán  considerados  de 
valor  superior  ó  inferior,  según  el  orden  siguiente: 

1.  Seda  animal  ó  vegetal. 

2.  Lana  ó  pelo. 

3.  Lino. 

4.  Algodón  ó  ramio. 

5.  Cáñamo,  yute  ú  otras  fibras  vegetales. 

12^.  Se  entenderá  por  urdimbre  el  conjunto  de  hilos  ó  hebras  que  forman  la  longi- 
tud del  tejido;  y  por  trama  el  de  los  hilos  ó  hebras  que  pasan  por  la  urdimbre 
transversalmente. 

La  materia  de  que  está  formada  la  urdimbre  es  la  que  determina  la  clasificación  en 
que  debe  hacerse  el  avalúo  de  los  tejidos. 

13''.  Se  entenderá  por  mezcla  en  los  tejidos  con  tal  ó  cual  materia,  cuando  ésta 
entre  en  porción  menor  con  la  principal  en  la  composición  de  los  hilos  que  consti- 
ttiyen  el  tejido. 


1-494       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

14-''.  Para  la  conversión  de  monedas  extranjeras,  regirán  los  siguientes  tii:)OS  de 

cambio: 

Bolivianos. 

Un  marco  alemán  igual  á 0.  62  J 

Un  franco  igual  á 50 

Una  lira  italiana  igual  á 50 

Una  peseta  española  igual  á - 50 

Un  dollar  americano  igual  á 2.  50 

Una  libra  esterlina  igual  á 12.  50 

Abreviaturas  nsadas  en  esta  tarifa:   Peso  bruto,  p.  b.;  peso  incluso 
envase,  p.  i.  e.  ;  con  envuelta,  c.  e, 

TARIFA  DE  AVALÚOS. 


No. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Abalorios,  canutillos,  cuentas,  chaquiras  y  mostacilla  de  cristal,  vidrio  ó 

composición;  ce kilo.. 

De  metal  ordinario;  ce id 

Abanicos,  de  palma  ó  de  viruta docena.. 

De  madera  ordinaria,  hueso  6  metal  sin  país id 

De  madera  ordinaria,  país  de  papel,  cartón  ógénero  de  algodón. .id 

Los  mismos  con  país  de  seda,  con  6  sin  mezcla id 

Los  mismos  con  país  de  plumas id 

De  hueso,  sándalo,  coco,  jacarandá  ó  ébano  ú  otros  semejantes,  pals 

de  papel  ó  género  de  algodón docena.. 

Los  mismos  con  faz  ó  adornos  de  seda id 

Id.,  dorados,  calados  ó  con  lentejuelas  ó  bordados id 

Id.,  de  seda id 

Id.,  de  plumas id 

De  careí,  marfil,  ó  nácar,  sin  país  ó  país  de  papel  ó  género  de  algodón, 

docena  

Los  mismos  con  país  de  seda docena.. 

Id.,  con  país  de  plumas id 

De  celuloide  ó  imitaciones,  de  careí,  marfil  ó  nácar  sin  país  ó  país  de 

papel  ó  algodón docena. . 

Id.,  con  país  de  seda id 

Id.,  con  país  de  plumas id 

De  otras  clases vista. . 

Abrazaderas  de  metal  para  cortinas.     Véase  Ganchos. 
Id.,  de  género.     (  Véase  Pasamanería.) 

Abridores  para  guantes.     (  Véase  En.sanchadores.  ) 

Ó  corta-latas  para  abrir  cajas  de  conservas,  c.  e kilo.. 

Abrochadores  6  abotonadores  de  todas  clases;  c  e id 

Acanaladores.    (  Véase  Cepillos.) 

Aceite,  p.  b.,  como  sigue; 

De  ballena  6  lobo  crudo id 

Los  mismos,  purificados id 

De  esperma,  colza,  linaza,  nabo,  manteca,  pino,  maní,  patas  ó  pepitas 

de  algodón kilo.. 

En  pomos  de  vidrio  para  máquinas  de  coser,  relojes,  etc id 

Los  mismos  en  otros  envases id 

Para  máquinas,  animal,  vejetal,  6  mineral,  impuro id 

De  coco  ó  palma id 

De  nuez .^ id 

De  gasolina,  nafta,  parafina,  petróleo  6  kerosene id 

De  olivo  ú  otras  sustancias,  para  comer,  en  envase  de  vidrio id 

El  mismo  en  otros  envases id 

De  olor.     (  Féase  Perfumería.) 

Aceiteras  de  todas  ciases  para  máquinas,  c.  e ". / id 

Aceitunas,  peso  bruto,  como  sigue: 

En  aceite id  — 

Rellenas id  — 

En  salmuera  6  sin  ella,  en  envase  de  vidrio id  — 

Las  mismas  en  envase  de  barro,  lata  ó  madera Id... 

Acero,  sin  labrar,  peso  bruto,  como  sigue: 

En  barras  6  planchas id  — 

En  planchas  para  resortes  de  carruajes id... 

En  planchas  agujereado id . . . 

O  fierro  forrado  para  armado  de  vestidos  ó  para  abrochar  corsés.. id... 
Manufacturado  en  piezas  no  especificadas.     (  Véase  Artículos  no  desi- 
gnados en  esta  tarifa.) 

Aciones  de  cuero  para  estribos,  c.  e kilo. 

Achicoria  molida,  p.  b id... 

Achiote  especia,  en  pasta  ó  polvo;  p.  b ^ id... 

Id. ,  ] íquido;  p,  b id. . . 


Bolivianos. 

2.00 
7.00 
1.00 

18.00 
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8.00 

20.00 

20.00 
30.00 
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80.00 
100. 00 

120. 00 
180. 00 
240. 00 

80.00 
120. 00 
180. 00 


1.20 
1.50 


.20 
.40 

.30 
1.00 
.60 
.12 
.30 
.50 
.08 
.40 
.30 

.40 

.60 

1.50 

.25 

.25 

.17 

.35 

.70 

1.60 


6.00 
.40 

2.00 
.60 


BOLIVIA. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


1495 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Adornos  de  metal  6  vidrio  para  sombreros;  c.  e kilo.. 

Id.,  id.,  de  nácar;  ce id 

De  madera,  composición,  pasta  de  aserrín,  pasta  de  papel  6  de  cartón 

para  muebles  ó  edificios;  p.  b kilo.. 

Los  mismos  con  dorados  ô  plateados;  p.  b id 

Los  mismos  con  piezas  de  metal;  p.  b id 

De  zinc  para  editíeios;  p.  b id 

De  metal,  para  ataúdes  ú  otros  usos,  dorados  ó  plateados;  p.  b  ...id 

Los  mismos  de  metal  amarillo;  p.  b id 

Los  mismos  de  lata  ó  fierro,  cono  sin  pintura;  p.  b id 

Id.,  de  pápelo  cartón  barnizado,  plateado  ó  dorado  con  envoltura. id 

De  otras  clases vista. . 

Afilones  ó  chairas  para  afilar  cuchillos,  con  cabos  de  miadera,  hueso,  asta 

ó  composición kilo . . 

Finos  con  mango  de  metal  plateado,  plaqué,  marfil,  nácar,  etc  ..id 

Afrecho,  peso  bruto id 

Agarradores  ó  grapas  de  madera,  para  lavanderas,  con  6  sin  resorte; 

ce kilo . . 

Id.,  para  papeles,  de  acero,  hierro,  latón;  c.  e id...'. 

Aguamaniles.     (  lease  Pilas.) 

Aguarrás  ó  espíritu  de  trementina,  sin  rectificar;  p.  b id 

Aguas  minerales.    (  lease  Bebidas. ) 
De  bronce  ó  cobre.     (  Téase  Betún.) 

De  olor  llamadas  de  Colonia  en  írasquitos  largos  comunes,  de  bomba, 
de  lavanda  ordinaria,  de  Florida  ó  verbena  americana  6  su  imita- 
ción, de  Kananga,  celestial,  divina,  duquesa,  magnolia  y  rocío  del 

Perú  ;  p.  b kilo. . 

Agujas  papa  coser,  sin  distinción  de  calidad;  c.  e id 

Para  enfardelar,  curuas  6  rectas;  ce id 

Para  colchoneros  ó  tapiceros,  para  coser  velas  ú  otros  semejantes; 

ce kilo . . 

Para  máquinas  de  coser;  ce .id 

De  fierro  ó  hueso,  para  tejer,  con  6  sin  mango ...id  .. . 

Ó  brújulas  de  bolsillo  ó  compases  de  bitácora vista.. 

Agujeteros,  de  madera,  metal,  ordinario,  pasta  de  papel,  cauchu  ó  com- 
posición   kilo . . 

De  careí,  marfil  ó  nácar id 

De  otras  clases vista. . 

Aisladores  para  telégrafos  y  teléfonos;  p.  b kilo.. 

De  cristal  6  vidrio  para  pianos;  p.  b kilo.. 

Aji,  molido;  p.  ta id 

Entero;  p.  b id 

A jon j olí ,  pe-so  bruto id 

Aj  nares,  para  criaturas vista . . 

Para   novias,   compuestos   de   corona,    pulseras,    flores  y    velos   de 

seda id 

Alamares.     (  Tease  Pasamanería.) 

Alambiques,  ó  alquitaras  de  bronce  6  cobre,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otro 

metal  inferior;  p.  b kilo.. 

Alambre,  como  sigue: 

De   fierro,    acero,  bronce  ó    cobre    para   instrumentos   de   música; 

c  e kilo 

De  fierro  ó  acero,  forrado  con  papel  ó  algodón  para  armar  gorras,  som- 
breros, etc.,  para  modistas  ó  floristas;  c.  e kilo.. 

El  mismo,  forrado  en  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla;  ce id 

De  bronce  ó  cobre  para  todo  uso,  con  excepción  del  para  instrumentos 

de  música;  c  e kilo . . 

De  fierro  galvanizado,  bronce  ó  cobre;  ce id 

De  plomo;  ce id 

De  metal  blanco  ó  níquel;  ce id 

Para  trasmisión  de  corrientes  eléctricas;  p.  b id 

De  fierro  estañado,  galvanizado  ó  nó,  para  telégrafos,  cercos,  viñedos, 

etc.,  con  púas  6  espinas  ó  sin  ellas,  y  el  para  liar  pasto;  p.  b kilo. . 

De  fierro  estañado,  galvanizado  ó  nó,  para  tapar  botellas,  en  rollos  ó 

recortado  ;  p.  b kilo . . 

En  carretes  de  madera  ó  fierro,  ó  rollos  para  encuadernacióon  ú 

otros  usos;  p.  b kilo.. 

El  mismo,  de  cobre  ó  bronce;  p.  b id 

Con  cepillo  para  limpiar  pipas  ó  mamaderas;  c  e id 

De  acero  de  todo  grueso;  p.  b id 

Tejido.     (  Véase  Tejido  de  Alambre.) 

Alas  de  género  encolado  para  formar  sombreros;  c  e id 

Los  mismos  de  cartón;  c.  e id 

Albas  para  eclesiásticos vista.. 

Albums  para  retratos,  tarjetas  postales,  estampillas  y  los  en  blanco  para 
escribir;  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

Con  tapas  de  cartón  ó  papel kilo.. 

De  cuero  ordinario  ó  género  de  algodón id 

De  pasta  imitando  madera,  carei  ó  marfil id 

Bull.  No.  6—06 3 


Bolivianos. 
12.00 

50.00 

1.80 
2.20 
2.40 
.80 
8.00 
2.50 
1.00 
3.50 


2.40 

10.00 

.05 

1.20 
4.00 


.80 

5.60 

.70 

1.50 

12. 00 

6.00 


3.00 
30.00 


.60 
.60 
.42 
.30 
.24 


.60 

1.00 

2.00 

1.60 

.50 

2.00 
.50 


2.40 
3.60 
4.50 


80 
30 

30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
25 
25 
30 

25 

25 

Libre. 

25 
25 


30 
30 
30 
Libre. 
25 
25 
15 
25 
40 

40 


3.20 

25 

5.00 

25 

.80 

25 

.40 

25 

.60 

25 

3.00 

25 

2.00 

Libre. 

Libre. 

25 

25 

25 

25 

Libre. 

35 

35 
40 


1496       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

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Albums  para  retratos — Continúa. 

De  género  de  seda  ó  con  mezcla,  enchapados  ó  nó kilo . . 

De  cuero  llamado  de  Rusia  ó  su  imitación id 

De  carei,  marfil  6  nácar id 

Como  los  anteriores  con  atril vista.. 

Con  música  ú  otras  clases id 

Alcuzas.     (  Véase  Talleres.) 

.alfeñique  se  avaluará  com.o  azúcar. 

Alfileres  comunes  ó  de  gancho  y  los  con  remate  de  vidrio  para  la  cabeza; 

c.  e kilo.. 

De  otras  clases vista. . 

Para  prender  el  cabello.     (  Véase  Horquillas.) 
Para  sombreros.    (  Véase  Joyería.) 
Alfombras,  peso  bruto,  como  sigue: 

De  lana  con  fondo  de  lana kilo.. 

Ó  tripes  con  fondo  de  cáñamo,  yute,  ú  otra  materia  vejetal: 

De  algodón  rizado; id  — 

El  mismo  afelpado id 

De  paño  burdo id 

De  lana  rizado  de  todas  clases id 

El  mismo  llamado  do  Bruselas :...id... .. 

El  mismo  afelpado,  astracán,  terciopelo  de  lana,  con  ó  sin  mez- 
cla  kilo.. 

De  cáñamo  ó  yute  llamado  coco id 

De  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  vejetal id 

Almanaques  de  papel  llamados  exfoliadores,  sueltos  ó  pegados  en  cartón; 
ce .' kilo  -  - 


Bolivianos. 
6.00 
10.00 
20.00 


2.00 


Almas  y  casquetes  de  esterilla,  crin  ó  linón  de  algodón,  con  ó  sin  armados 
de  alambre  para  sombreros  de  mujer  ó  niños;  c.  e kilo.. 

De  corcho  con  género  de  algodón  ó  seda  pegado  para  souibreros  de 
hombre;  c.  e kilo.. 

De  cartón   encolado   para   formar   keples,  morriones  ó  sombreros; 
ce kilo . . 

De  pasta  de  lana  ó  borra  de  lana  para  formar  som.breros;  e.  e id 

Almendras  amargas  ó  dulces;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Con  cascara id 

Sin  cascara id 

Almidón  de  toda  clase;  p.  b id 

Almireces  ó  morteros;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro  ó  acero  estén  6  nó  estañados,  ó  galvanizados id 

De  bronce  6  cobre 13. 

De  vidrio,  cristal,  granito,  loza,  composición,  madera  ó  mármol.. id 

Almohadas,  almohadones  y  cojines;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Forrados  en  género  de  algodón  ó  lino,  rellenos  de  lana  6  crin id 

Los  mismos  rellenos  de  plumas id 

Los  mismos  forrados  en  seda,  con  6  sin  mezcla id 

De  viruta id 

De  jebe id 

Almohadillas  para  doradores,  c.  e.  [herramienta] id 

Almohazas  ó  rasquetas  para  caballos;  ce id 

Alpiste  y  cáñamo;  p.  b id... 

Alquitrán  común  ó  brea;  p.  b id 

Ampolletas  de  todas  clases  y  tamaños;  ce id 

Anafes,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  metal,  loza,  porcelana  ó  madera;  como  sigue: 

De  lata  ó  latón kilo. 

Los  mismos  niquelados id . . . 

De  bronce  ó  cobre id 

Los  mismos  niquelados  ó  plateados id . . . 

Ó  cocinas  de  fierro,  pequeñas  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  lata,  latón  ó  fierro 
para  usarlas  con  parafina  6  aceite;  p.  b kilo. 

Los  mismos,  niquelados  ó  plateados;  p.  b id... 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Anclas  y  anclotes  de  fierro  ó  acero;  p.  b kilo. 

Analina.  (  T'éase  Pintura.) 

Anillos  para-servilletas:  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  huesto,  asta,  madera,  metal  ordinario  ó  pasta id. . . 

Los  mismos  de  marfil id.. . 

Los  mismos  de  metal  británico,  peltre, plomo,  zinc, bronce  ó  cobre. id. . . 

Los  mismos  plateados  ó  niquelados id... 

De  metal  blanco,  niquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otros  semejantes id . . . 

Los  mismos  plateados  ó  niquelados id . . . 

De  plata  con  ó  sin  dorados id... 

De  goma  elástica  ó  cauchu id... 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Con  ó  sin  piezas  de  goma  para  niños  de  pecho;  c.  c,  como  sigue: 

De  goma  elástica,  eauchú  ó  hueso kilo. 

De  marfil id. . . 

Y  otros  accesorios  para  paraguas;  ce id... 

Los  mismos  de  bronce  ó  plateados;  c  e id... 

Animales  vivos vista. 

Disecados id . . . 


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1.00 
1.20 
1.20 
1.50 
2.80 

4.00 

.60 

1.60 

2.09 

5.  CO 


1.00 
10.00 

.40 
.60 
.20 

.50 

1.50 

.50 

1.20 

10.00 

16.00 

.10 

4.00 

3.00 
.80 
.20 
.06 

1.30 

3.00 
5.00 
6.00 
8.00 

1.50 
3.00 


4.00 

56.00 

3.00 

.5.00 

7.00 

14.00 

100.  00 

5.00 


5.  00 
56. 00 
1.00 
4.00 


BOLIVIA. 


1497 


Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Anís  común;  p.  b kilo.. 

Estrellado;  ce id 

Anteojos  ordinarios  sin  gafas  ni  remates docena.. 

Con  gafas  de  acero,  asta,  fierro  ó  búfalo,  sueltos  ó  en  estuches iu 

Con  gafas  de  plata  vi  oro,  con  ó  sin  estuche id 

Con  gafas  plateadas,  doradas  6  de  carel,  con  ó  sin  estuche id 

De  alambrillo  para  camino,  con  ó  sin  gafas  ó  estuche id 

Sin  gafas,   con  remates  de  acero,  fierro,  asta,  ó  búfalo,  con  ó  sin 

estuche id 

Sin  gafas,  de  metal  plateado,  dorado  6  de  carel,  con  ó  sin  estuches  y 

los  niquelados docena.. 

Sin  gafas,  con  remate  de  oro  ó  plata,  con  ó  sin  estuche id.. 

Ó  monóculos  y  los  con  mango  llamados  impertinentes vista. . 

Para  teatro,  marina  6  campaña  llamados  Gemelos,  con  ó  sm  mango, 
como  sigue: 
Con  armadura  de  latón,  con  6  sin  niquelado,  pintado  ó  esmal- 
tado  uno . . 

Forrados   con    cuero  ordinario,  barnizado  en  esmalte  ó  porce- 
lana  uno.. 

Los  mismos  forrados  en  cuero  de  Rusia  ó  su  imitación id 

Los  mismos  en  carei,  nácar,  marfil  6  aluminio,  con  mango  de  plata 

ú  oro uno.. 

De  larga  vista  hasta  25  cm.  de  largo id  — 

De  larga  vista  mayores id 

De  otras  clases vista.. 

Nota. — Las  monturas  y  guarniciones  de  anteojos,  se  avaluarán  con 
el  7Õ  por  ciento  de  los  avalúos  señalados  á  las  clases  respectivas. 

Anzuelos  de  todo  tamaño;  p.  b kilo. . 

Añil.     (  Véase  Pintura.) 

Apagadores  para  bugias,  con  ó  sin  resorte id 

Aparatos   eléctricos    para  iluminación   ú  otros   fines  y  sus    accesorios; 

p.  b vista. . 

De  doblar  para  hojalateros uno.. 

De  alambrar  para  hojalateros id. . 

Mecánicos  para  levantar  pesos;  p.  b kUo.. 

y  útiles  para  telégrafos  y  teléfonos %'ista. . 

Arados  de  todas  clases  y  las  piezas  sueltas  de  los  mismos;  p.  b kilo . . 

Arcos  para  violines,  ets.     (  Véase  Instrumentos  de  música.  ) 
Areómetros.     (  Véase  Pesalíquidos.) 

Arenilla  para  pulir  mármol;  p.  b id 

De  toda  materia,  para  todo  uso;  ce id 

Aretes.     (  T'éoíe  Joyería  6  Joyas.) 
Argollas;  c.  e.  como  sigue: 

Para  llaves,  de  fierro  ó  acero,  con  6  sin  cadena  del  mismo  metal.. Id 

Las  mismas  niqueladas id 

De  madera  para  cortinas id 

De  fierro  con  ó  sin  bronce  para  cortinas id 

Las  mismas  de  bronce  6  cobre id 

Las  mismas  de  metal  niquelado Id 

Para  otros  usos,  de  fierro,  estén  ó  nó  bronceadas,  esteñadas  ó  galvani- 
zadas   id 

De  fierro  con  tornillo  fijo  ó  suelto  para  candados  pequeños id 

Las  mismas  de  bronce  ó  cobre id 

Para  riendas  6  cabezadas,  de  fierro  estañado id 

Las  mismas  de  metal  plateado  o  niquelado id 

De  peltre  ó  metal  británico id 

Arneses  para  carretas uno.. 

Para  coches vista. . 

Arroz  en  grano;  p.  b kilo.. 

Molido;  p.  b id 

Artículos  no  designados  en  esta  tarifa,  como  sigue: 

De  acero;  p.  b id 

De  alabastro;  p.b vista.. 

De  alambre  de  fierro  6  acero  estañado,  niquelado  6  bañado  de  cobre  ó 

bronce:  p.  b kilo.. 

De  alambre  de  bronce  ó  cobre;  p.b id 

De  aluminio;  ce id 

De  bronce.    (  T''éa-?e  Bronce  manufacturado.) 

De  carey;  ce id  — 

De  cartón;  p.b id — 

De  celuloide  vi  otra  composición;  ce id 

De  estaño;  p.b id... 

De  fierro.     (  Véase  Fierro  manufacturado.) 

De  gutapercha;  p.b id... 

De  hojalata  ú  hoja  de  fierro  estampado,  con  ó  sin  estaño  ó  pintura; 

p.b kilo. 

Los  mismos  enlozados;  p.  b - id. . . 

De  hueso;  p.  b id... 

De  jebe  6  cauchu;  p.b id... 

De  latón  llamados  de  fierro id... 

De  latón  de  cobre.    (  Véase  Bronce  manfacturado.) 


Bolivianos. 
0.60 
1.00 
3.00 
6.00 
60.00 
20.00 
4.00 

6.00 

18.00 
60.00 


10.00 
15. 00 

50.00 
15. 00 
30.00 


2.00 
4.00 


25.00 

18.00 

.50 


1.40 
4.00 
8.00 
2.00 
1.00 
2.40 

4.80 

.50 

1.00 

2.40 

.70 

4.00 

2.00 

20.00 


.80 
1.00 
2.40 

70.00 

.80 

3.00 

1.50 

6.00 

2.00 
.90 
6.00 
4.00 
2.00 


Tanto 

por 

ciento. 


Libre. 
25 

10 
Libre. 
Libre. 
Id. 

10 


Libre. 
30 


25 


25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
35 
40 
10 
25 

25 
30 

25 
25 
25 

30 
30 
30 
25 


1498       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Artículos  no  designados  en  esta  tarifa — Continúa. 

De  madera  barnizada  ó  pintada;  p.  b kilo. . 

De  madera  sin  barnizar  ni  pintar;  p.  b id 

De  marfil;  ce id 

De  mármol;  p.  b vista. . 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana,  plaqué,  metal  británico, 
peltre,  estén  6  no  niquelados,  dorados  ó  plateados,  se  avaluarán 
como  los  azucareros  en  su  clase  correspondiente. 

De  nácar kilo. . 

De  oro gramo . . 

De  papel;  p.  b kilo.. 

De  pasta  de  papel  (papier  mâciic) id  — 

De  plata id.... 

De  plomo id  — 

De  zinc - id  — 

Arvejas  secas;  p.  b id  — 

Aseguradores  ó  grapas  para  asegurar  alambre,  de  hierro  ó  acero  de  alambre 
de  lo  mismo,  estén  ó  no  galvanizadas,  estañadas  6  pintadas;  p.  b  ..kilo.. 

Asentadores  para  navajas  de  barba;  c.  e id 

Asientos  para  fuentes,  botellas  y  otros  usos;  e.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  pasta  de  papel,  composición  ó  madera,  charolados  ó  pintados,  con 

6  sin  dorado kilo . . 

De  lata  ó  el  llamado  latón  de  fierro  sin  charolado,  pintado  ni  do- 
rado   kilo . . 

Los  mismos  niquelados,  charolados  6  pintados,  con  ó  sin  dorados,  .id 

De  cobre  6  bronce id  — 

Los  mismos  niquelados id 

Los  mismos  plateados id... 

De  metal  británico  ó  peltre id . . . 

Los  mismos  niquelados id . . . 

Los  mismos  plateados id... 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otros  semejantes id... 

Los  mismos  plateados id... 

De  plata,  con  ó  sin  dorada id... 

De  esterilla  de  paja  ó  junco id 

De  hule .id. . 

De  madera,  con  6  sin  doblez id . . 

De  alumino id.. 

De  otras  clases vista 

Asta  de  ciervo,  calcinada  ó  en  raspadura;  ce.     (  Véase  Droguería.) 

Atapellones  ó  sobrecinchas;  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón  ó  con  mezcla  de  cualquier  otra  fibra  vegetal id 

Los  mismos  de  lana id 

Los  mismos  de  cáñamOj  yute,  lino,  ó  cerda id  — 

Los  mismos  de  cuero id 

Ataúdes  de  toda  clase id  — 

Automóviles.     (  Téase  Carruajes.) 

Avellanas;  p. b kilo.. 

Avena  en  grano;  p.b ....id 

Majada  ó  cortada;  p.b id 

Avisos  y  catálogo,  de  fábrica;  p.b.,  como  sigue: 

En  cartón,  lata  ó  latón kilo. . 

En  papel,  sueltos  ó  en  cuadernos  ó  libros,  con  6  sin  pasta id 

Como  los  de  las  dos  partidas  anteriores,  con  estampas  de  colores.,  id 

Como  los  de  las  tres  partidas  anteriores,  con  marcos  de  madera  ó  car- 
tón estén  ó  no  pintados,  barnizados  ó  bronceados kilo  - . 

Azadas  y  azadones  de  todos  tamaños,  con  ó  sin  mango  y  sus  repuestos; 
p.  b kilo.. 

Azafates;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  madera id 

De  pasta  de  papel id  — 

De  fierro  ó  lata  charolado id 

De  peltre,  latón  6  con  baño  de  metal  blanco id 

De  plaqué  ó  metal  plateado,  con  ó  sin  parte  dorada id 

De  metal  blanco,  plata  alemana  ó  níquel id 

Los  mismos  plateados  ó  dorados id 

De  plata  con  6  sin  dorado id  — 

De  aluminio id 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Azafrán  de  Castilla  en  aceite,  seco,  en  polvo,  tabla  6  tablitas  6  su  imita- 
ción; con  envase kilo. . 

Azarcón.    (  Véase  Pintura.) 

Azogue  6  mercurio  liquido;  p.  b id 

Azúcar  candi ifl 

Refinada,  derecho  específico  sobre  100  kilos,  derecho  especifico. . .id  — 

Chancacas,  marquetas  y  demás  melazas;  derecho  específico  sobre  el 

quintal  métrico  ó  100  kilos,  derecho  específico kilo.. 

Azucareros;  ce.,  como  sigue: 

De  aluminio kil  o . . 

De  bronce  6  cobre í^ 

Los  mismos  niquelados iQ  — 


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ciento. 


Azucareros — Continúa. 

De  metal  británico,  peltre  ó  fierro  bruñido,  tengan  ó  no  piezas  de  otra 

materia kilo. 

Los  mismos  niquelados id... 

Los  mismos  plateados  6  dorados id. . . 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana,  plaqué  ú  otros  semejantes, 

tengan  ó  no  piezas  de  otra  materia kilo. 

Los  mismos  plateados  6  dorados id 

De  plata  con  6  sin  dorados id 

Nota. — Para  el  avalúo  de  los  azucareros  de  cristal  ó  vidrio,  véase 
cristalería;  de  los  de  porcelana,  loza,  ó  fierro  enlozado,  véase  porce- 
lana, loza  6  fierro  enlozado,  respectivamente. 

De  otras  clases  no  determinadas vista.. 

Azuelas  con  6  sin  mango;  p.  b kilo., 

Azul.     (Véase  Pintura.) 

Azufre  entero  ó  molido;  p.  b id 

B. 

Babadores;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  jebe  6  hule id 

De  lana  de  todas  clases id 

De  lino  de  todas  clases id 

De  seda  de  todas  clases id 

Bacalao.     (  lease  Pescado. ) 

Bacinicas,  de  peltre  con  ó  sin  tapa;  p.  b id 

Las  mismas  chatas  para  enfermos;  p.  b id 

De  hojalata:  p.  b '. id 

Plateadas  ó  de  plaqué;  c.  e id 

De  loza  ó  porcelana.     (  T'éase  Loza  ó  porcelana.  ) 

De  fierro.     (  Véase  Fierro  manufacturado.  ) 

De  jebe.     (  Véase  Artículos  de  jebe  no  designados.) 

De  alaminio;  c.  e id 

Badanas.     (  Véase  Cueros.  ) 

Badilejos,  ó  planas  para  albañiles;  p.  b id 

Bajadores,  de  cuero  para  caballos;  c.  e id 

Losmismos  de  algodón,  lana  ó  crin;  c.  e id 

Balanzas,  pequeñas  para  pesar  oro  en  cajas  de  madera,  con  tazas  ó  plati- 
llos de  7  á  15  centímetros  de  diámetro una.. 

Peso  bruto,  como  sigue: 

De  colgar,  con  balancín  de  fierro  y  tazas  de  latón  ó  fierro kilo. . 

Las  mismas  con  taza  de  bronce  6  cobre id 

Llamadas  de  resorte  y  las  de  bronce  con  ó  sin  platillo  de  fierro 

para  colgar kilo.. 

De  bronce,  forma  esfera  de  reloj  y  las  romanas  de  resorte  en  forma 

cañuto  ó  reloj kilo.. 

Las  mismas  sobre  un  aparato  de  fierro,  con  una  taza  de  latón, 

bronce,  cobre 6  fierro kilo.. 

De  fierro  para  mostrador,  con  ó  sin  romana,  con  una  sola  taza  de 
latón  ó  fierro  y  las  llamadas  Unión  con  una  taza  y  plataforma 

para  pesar  hasta  125  kilos kilo.. 

Romanas  de  plataforma  en  cajas  de  madera  ó  fierro id 

Para  pesar  cartas Vista.. 

Para  operaciones  quim.icas  ó  ensayes id 

Con  cajas  de  madera  ú  otra  materia  y  tapa  de  mármol,  hasta  6 

kilos  de  fuerza una.. 

Con  cajas  de  madera  ú  otra  materia  y  tapa  de  mármol,  hasta  30 

kilos .' una.. 

Con    cajas   de   madera    ú    otra    materia    y    tapa    de    mármol, 

mayores una. . 

Para  boticas,  de  columna  de  metal,  cristal  6  porcelana  dorada  ó 

pintada,  hasta  60  centímetros  de  alto una. . 

Ce  más  de  60  centímetros  de  alto id 

O  romanas  antiguas  llamadas  de  pilón  '. kilo.. 

Baldes  y  bateas;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro.     (  T'éase  Fierro  manufacturado.) 

De  lata  pintada id 

De  madera  con  zunchos  de  fierro  y  los  de  cedro  con  aro  de  metal. id 

De  fierro  ó  zinc  pintado,  estañado  ó  galvanizado  y  los  bañados  con 

porcelana.     I'éase  Fierro  manufacturado,  en  sus  respectivas  clases. 
De  bronce  ó  cobre.     (  Féose  Bronce  manufacturado.) 

De  cartón  ó  pasta  de  papel,  con  ó  sin  asas kilo.. 

De  cuero  y  lona  para  bomberos  y  mineros id 

Baldosas.     (  Féase  Ladrillos.) 

Baleros.     (  Véase  Fierro  manufacturado.) 

Bancos,  para  carpinteros uno . . 

Bandas.     (  Véase  Fajas.) 

Banderas,  de  todas  clases vista.. 

Banderitas,  hechas  de  papel  ó  de  género  de  algodón,  para  adornos  de 

dulces  ó  viandas;  c.  e kilo.. 

Las  mismas  de  seda id 


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Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Báñeos,  de  mármol kilo. . 

De  lluvia  ó  ducha,  de  lata,  latón  ó  zinc,  estén  ó  no  pintados,  estañados 
ó  galvanizados,  compuestos  de  varias  piezas;  p.  b kilo. . 

Los  mismos  de  jebe  para  viajes,  con  sus  accesorios  6  sin  ellos id 

Ó  tinas,  y  los  de  asiento  ó  de  pies,  de  lata,  latón  ó  zinc,  estén  6  nó  pin- 
tados, estañados  ó  galvanizados;  p.  b kilo. . 

Baquetas,  para  armas  de  fuego,  con  6  sin  sacatrapos;  c.  e id 

Barajas.     (  Tease  Juegos.) 

Barbas,  de  ballena,  en  bruto id 

Labradas  6  su  imitación,  forradas  ó  no id 

Barniz  ordinario  en  barriles;  p.  b id 

Copal  y  el  para  carruaj  eso  muebles,  en  botellasó  latas;  con  envase,  .id 

El  mismo  en  frasquitos,  id.  id id 

De  ámbar,  para  fotografia,  id.  id id 

Ó  preparación  para  barnizar  interiormente  barriles id 

Negro  para  fierro,  en  latas  ó  botellas;  p.  b id 

Barrenos  de  fierro  ó  acero  para  minas  ;  p.  b id 

Para  artesanos,  de  todas  clases,  con  6  sin  mango  ;  c.  e id 

Barretas  de  fierro  ó  acero,  de  todo  tamaño,  para  agricultura  ó  minería,  id 

Barriles,  cuarterolas,  pipas  y  toneles,  anclotes  y  barrilitos  de  madera,  arma- 
dos ó  desarmados;  p.  b kilo.. 

De  peltre  6  metal  blanco;  ce id 

Bastidores  de  mano  para  bordar,  con  ó  sin  pies uno. . 

De  todos  tamaños,  para  asentar  en  el  suelo id 

De  madera  con  tela  preparada  para  pintar id 

Bastones  en  bruto  ó  cañas,  sin  puño  ni  regatón docena.. 

Todo  de  madera  ó  de  fierro  forrado  en  cuero,  con  regatón id 

Los  mismos  con  adornos  de  metal  ordinario id 

Los  mismos  con  puño  de  hueso,  asta,  piedra,  metal  ú  otros  seme- 
jantes y  los  de  composición docena.. 

Con  puño  de  marfil,  carei  ó  nácar id 

De  ballena id 

De  goma,  cauchu,  ó  composición id 

Con  estoque  ó  cualquier  arma  blanca,  se  avaluarán  conforme  á  las  an- 
teriores, en  su  clase  correspondiente,  con  el  aumento  del  40  per  cien  to. 

Con  arma  de  fuego  (sólo  con  permiso  del  Supremo  Gobierno) uno.. 

De  carei,  marfil,  y  los  con  puño  de  oro,  plata  ó  piedras  finas vista.. 

Para  niños,  se  avaluarán  como  los  anteriores  en  su  clase  correspon- 
diente, con  el  50  per  ciento  de  rebaja. 
Bates  para  hombre,  colchadas  6  nó,  de  algodón uno.. 

De  laña  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id 

De  las  clases  anteriores  con  forro  de  seda,  etc.,  se  aumentará  el  50  per 
ciento  sobre  su  respectivo  avalúo. 

De  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla,  colchadas  ó  nó una.. 

De   género   afelpado   de  algodón   para   baño,   llanas  ó    adornadas: 
ce kilo.. 

De  otras  clases  para  criaturas vista. . 

Para  mujeres  y  niñas.     (  Véase  Vestidos.) 
Bateas.     (  T  case  Baldes.) 
Baticolas  de  cuero;  c.  e kilo.. 

Para  violines.     (  'í'éase  Instrumentos  de  música.) 
Baúles  y  maletas,  como  signe: 

De  madera  de  alcanfor,  ó  su  imitación id... 

De  madera  ordinaria  con  forro  de  cartón,  zinc  ó  lata id. . . 

Forrados  en  cuero,  hule  ó  lona id 

Delata,  acero  ó  fierro,  pintados  6  nó,  con  ó  sin  listones  de  madera.,  id... 

Ó  maletas  de  cartón,  forradas  en  lona  6  hule id... 

Id.,  forradas  en  cuero id... 

De  cuero  de  todas  clases id... 

Con  estuches  y  de  otras  clases vista. 

Bejuco  preparado  para  muebles  ú  otros  usos;  p.  b kilo. 

Bellotas  para  polvos  de  tocador;  ce id. . . 

Berbiques  con  ó  sin  mechas  de  madera  ordinaria;  c.  e id . . . 

De  madera  de  boj,  nogal  ú  otras  semejantes;  c.  e id... 

Bermellón.     (  T case  Pintura.) 

Betún  para  calzado,  en  pa.sta,  en  cajitas  de  lato  ó  madera;  p.  b id... 

Id.,  liquido  en  tarros  de  barro:  p.  b id . . . 

El  mismo  en  frasquitos  de  vidrio,  ó  barniz  para  calzado;  p.  b id... 

Ó  crema  en  cajas  6  en  frascos,  blanca  6  de  color;  ce id... 

Ó  agua  de  cobre  ó  bronce  para  carruajes  ó  arneses;  p.  b id... 

Liblioraphtes.    (  Véase  Libros.  ) 

Bicicletas  vista. 

Bicheros  con  ó  sin  mango,  p.  b  kilo. 

Bidets  ó  lavatorios  higiénicos,  como  sigue: 

De  madera  blanca uno . 

De  jacarandá,  caoba,  nogal  ú  otros  semejantes id . . . 

De  hojalata  gruesa  llamada  latón  de  fierro,  con  6  sin  piezas  de  fierro; 

p.  b uno. 

Bigoteras  ó  bandas  para  bigotes;  ce kilo. 

Billares  con  sus  útiles  y  repuestos vista. 

Billeteras.    (  T'ease  Carteras.  ) 


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Billetes  para  baneo,  bonos,  cédulas,  letras  hipotecarias,  sueltos  ó  empa.s- 

tado  y  Jos  timbres,  ó  estampillas;  p.  b kilo.. 

Biombos  de  todas  clases vista. . 

Bitoques  para  geringas,   de  hueso,  goma,  cauchu,  gutapercha  ó  meta!, 

ce kilo . . 

Bizcochos.     (  Véase  Galletas.) 

Blondas.     (  T  ease  Encajes.) 

Blusas  para  hombres.     (  Véase  Sacos.  ) 

Boas  de  pieles,  hasta  50  cm docena.. 

Las  mismas  de  más  de  50  cm id 

De  plumas  hasta  50  cm id 

De  más  de  50  cm id 

De  tul  de  seda  6  de  seda  con  algodón:  c.  e kilo.. 

Bocados  ó  frenos  de  fierro,   pulidos  ó  niq;uelados,  con  tapas  ó  piezas  de 
metal  plateado  ó  de  latón;  c.  e kilo.. 

De  fierro  plateado,  dorado  ó  con  incrustaciones  de  otro  metal id  — 

De  fierro  fundido  ó  forjado id 

Los  mismos  pulidos  ó  niquelados id  — 

Los  mismos  con  tapas  ó  piezas  de  metal  amarillo id  — 

Bocallaves,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cobre  ó  bronce id  — 

Las  mismas  niqueladas id  — 

De  carel,  marfil  ó  nácar id 

De  madera,  cauehú,  pasta  ó  composición,  hueso,  suela,  cuerno,  cartíin, 

zinc,  fierro,  lata  ó  latón,  con  ó  sin  pintura  ó  niquelado kilo. 

Bocinas,  para  buques vista. 

De  fierro  ó  acero  para  carretas  6  carruajes;  p.  b kilo. 

Bolas,  para  billares,  de  marfil  ó  su  imitación;  ce id... 

Bolitas  de  piedra,  loza,  mármol,  poreelana,vidrio  ó  composición;  p.b.  .id. . . 

Bolsas,  para  empaquetar,  con  ó  sin  impresión;  ce id... 

■    Las  mismas  de  papel  llamado  pergamino id 

Bolsones  para  niños,  de  colegio.    (  Véase  Sacos.) 
Bombas: 

De  madera  para  barriles una.. 

De  lata  ó  latón  llamado  de  fierro,  para  id docena.. 

De  bronce  ó  cobre  para  id id 

Comunes  para  pozos,  de  fierro  6  acero,  con  ó  sin  útiles uno. 

De  incendio,  los  para  usos  de  minas  ó  agricultura vista. 

Y  bombines  para  regar  plantas una. 

Bombillas  de  para  ó  de  viruta  de  madera kilo. 

De  lata id 

De  metal  plateado id... 

De  plata id... 

De  oro vista. 

Boquillas  para  cigarros  ó  cigarrillos;  como  sigue: 

De  madera,  cauehú,  goma  ó  composición,  con  ó  sin  parte  de  vidrio, 
tengan  ó  nó  piezas  de  metal  ordinario;  ce - kilo.. 

De  espuma  de  mar  ó  su  imitación,  con  ó  sin  ámbar,  con  ó  sin  adornos 
de  oro  ó  plata:  con  e.stuches kilo. 

De  ámbar  ó  su  imitación,  con  ó  sin  aclomos  de  oro  ó  plata;  con 
estuche kilo. 

De  otras  clases vistas. 

Ó  quemadores  para  lámparas,  de  cobre  ó  bronce;  c.  e kilo. 

Las  mismas  niqueladns;  ce id... 

Bordados  de  lana  principiados  ó  concluidos,  sobre  esterilla;  c  e id... 

Botellas  de  vidrio  ordinario  para  envase  de  licores;  p.  b id... 

De  vidrio  ordinario  para  otros  usos.     (  Véase  Cristalería.) 

De  peltre  para  agua  y  las  forradas  en  mimbre  para  viaje id... 

Forradas  en  cuero.     (Véase  portabotellas.) 

De  barro  fino  para  agua,  con  platillo  ó  vaso  ó  sin  ellos;  p.  b id. . . 

Botones,  con  pié  ó  sin  él,  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  loza,  porcelana  6  vidrio  para  camisas,  camisetas,  calzoncillos,  etc., 
y  los  de  madera  blanca,  sin  forrar kilo. 

Los  mismos  para  calzado;  chalecos,  levitasó  adornos  de  vestidos,  id... 

De  cartón  ó  papel  comprimido  (papier  mâché),  barba  de  ballena,  con- 
cha, hueso,  cuerno,  tierra  cocido  ó  metal;  para  pantalones,  levitas, 
chalecos,  y  calzoncillos kilo. 

De  coroso  ó  madera  barnizada,  para  chalecos,  levitas  ó  adornos  de 
vestidos kilo. 

De  marfil  6  nácar,  sin  distinción  de  calidades id... 

Los  mismos  para  chalecos,  levitas  ó  adornos  de  vestidos id. . . 

Forrados  en  género  de  algodón  ó  lino;  para  camisas  y  calzoncillos  y 
los  forrados  en  algodón  ó  lana  para  vestido .kilo." 

Los  mismos  forrados  en  seda id... 

Los  mismos  para  muebles,  forrados  en  género  ó  cuero id . . . 

De  composición,  fierro  barnizado  ó  pulimentado Id... 

De  acero,  hueso,  cuerno  ó  metal  ordinario  para  chalecos,  levitas  ó 
adornos  de  vestidos kilo. 


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Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Botones — Continúa. 

De  metal  blanco  ó  amarillo,  lisos  6  con  relieves  ó  sobrepuestos,  con 

dorados  ó  plateados  para  militares kilo. 

Id.,  de  acero,  hueso,  fierro  pulimentado,  latón  blanco  ó  amarillo,  sin 

dorado  ni  plateado,  para  militares kilo. 

Los  llamados  colleras  para  cuellos,  pecheras  ó  puños  de  camisas,  c.  e., 
como  sigue: 
De  loza,  porcelana,  vidrio,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  metal  ordinario. -kilo. 

De  fierro  6  acero id . . . 

De  cauchu  coroso,  cuerno,  hueso,  6  metal  ordinario,  con  6  sin 

plateado  ó  dorado,  tengan  6  nó  piezas  de  otra  materia kilo. 

De  carel,  marfil  ó  nácar,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia  ordi- 
naria   kilo . 

De  otras  clases vista . 

Con  pié  de  remache,  de  todas  clases kilo. 

Para  campanillas  eléctricas id . . . 

Bozales,  bozalillos  y  filetes,  de  fierro  ú  otro  metal  ordinario  para  caballos; 

ce kilo. 

Bragueros  para  enfermos id . . . 

Braceritosde  bronce,  para  zahumar;  c.  e id... 

De  metal  blanco  ó  plateado .id... 

Braceros,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  bronce  ó  cobre id... 

De  fierro  colado,  con  ó  sin  pies id... 

De  fierro  ó  acero  batido id... 

Brea  liquida.     (  lease  Alquitrán.) 
Brea  seca.     (  Véase  Galipot.) 

Briscado,  canutillo,  escarchado,  hilado,  hojuela,  lentejuela,  etc.,  de  plata, 

con  6  sin  dorado,  incluso  los  papeles  ó  carretes  que  los  contengan.. kilo. 

Los  mismos  de  bronce  ó  cobre,  plateado  ó  dorado, id., id., id., id.. id... 

Los  mismos  con  alma  de  seda id... 

Brocas  para  carpinteros.     (  Tease  Mechas.) 

Para  zapateros.    (  T 'éose  Clavos.) 
Brochas,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Con  mango  de  marfil  para  jabonar  la  barba docena 

Con  mango  de  búfalo,  hueso  ó  metal  ordinario id.. 

Con  mango  de  madera,  con  ó  sin  boquilla  de  fierro id.. 

De  todas  clases  para  artesanos;  p.  b kilo 

Para  prensas  de  cartas;  ce id.. 

Broches  y  cantoneras  de  metal,  con  ó  sin  dorado,  para  libros  ú  otros  usos  y 

los  para  corbatas;  ce ■ kilo. 

Para  papeles.     (  Véase  Corchetes.  ) 
Bronce  en  polvo.     (  Véase  Purpurina.) 

Manufacturado,  en  artículos  no  especificados,  tengan  ó  nó  piezas  de 
otra  materia,  como  son:  Aldabas,  armellas,  bisagras,  cadenas  para 
lámparas,  argollas,  ganchos,  golpeadores,  picaportes,  resortes,  rolda- 
nas, ruedecitas,  etc.,  p.  b kilo. 

Los  mismos  niquelados;  p.  b id... 

Los  mismos  dorados  ó  plateados;  p.  b id... 

Nota.— En  las  tres  partidas  precedentes,  se  entenderán  compren- 
didos otros  artículos  de  bronce  manufacturado,  que  no  estén  con- 
signados en  esta  Tarifa. 

En  hojas  6  planchas id . . . 

Brújulas.     (  Tease  Agujas.) 

Bruñidores  de  acero  ó  ágata docena. 

Bruzas  para  caballos.     (  Véase  Cepillos.) 
Bufandas.     (  T'ease  Tejidos. ) 
Bujías.     T"?ase  Velas.) 

Buriles  para  grabadores;  c.  e kilo. 

Bustos.    (  T "éose  Efigies.) 


.id. 


Caballetes  para  pintores;  p.  b 

Cabello,  pelo  humano,  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

Sin  preparación í*í "  '  ' 

Con  preparación id . . . 

Cabezadas  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

Llanas,  con  solo  hebillas  con  ó  sin  riendas id... 

De  cuero  con  chapas  de  metal id... 

De  metal  blanco  plateado  con  pequeña  parte  de  cuero  en  las  extre- 
midades   ^i^o  -  - 

De  otras  clases vista 

Cabillas  para  embarcaciones vista 

Cable  de  alambre;  p.  b ^^ 

De  asbesto.     (Féase  Empaquetadura.) 

Cabos  de  alabastro  para  bujías vi 

Cacao  en  tero  ;  p.  b ^'a'" 

En  polvo;  p.  b id . . . 


Bolivianos. 

15.00 

4.50 


2.50 
2.80 


8.00 
16.00 


4.00 
6.00 

2.00 
9.00 
1.80 
4.00 

l.SO 
.16 
.45 


J.20. 00 
20.00 
30.00 


12.00 
4.00 
3.00 
3.50 
5.00 

9.00 


2.00 
3.00 
5.00 


.80 
3.00 


3.00 


.60 


85.00 
80.00 


6.00 
15.00 


8.00 


.50 

1.00 

.70 

1.00 


BOLIVIA. 

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1503 


Artículos. 


Cacerolas:  ollas,  pailas,  peroles  y  sartenes;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  íierro  ó  acero  colado,  con  ó  sin  pies  ó  tapas,  estén  ó  nó  estañados  ó 

galvanizados kilo. 

Los  mismos  con  loza  ó  porcelana id... 

De  fierro  ó  acero  batido,  lata  ó  latón  llamado  de  fierro,  estén  ó  nó  gal- 
vanizadas, cono  sin  esmalte  de  loza  ó  porcelana.  (  T'éase  Fierro  manu- 
facturado, en  sus  respectivas  clases.) 
De  bronce  ó  cobre.    (  Véase  Bronce  manufacturado.) 
Cadenas  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  latón,  cobre  ó  bronce  para  balanzas,  picaportes,  lámparas,  para  atar 

animales,  asegurar  puertas  ú  otros  usos kilo. 

Las  mismas  de  fierro  ó  acero id... 

Las  mismas  estañadas  6  galvanizadas id 

Las  mismas  niqueladas  y  las  para  llaves id 

Para  relojes.     (  Véase  Joyería  ó  Joyas.) 
Café  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

En  grano kilo., 

molido id 

Cafeteras  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  bronce  ó  cobre,  tengan  ó  nó  piezas  de  otra  materia kilo.. 

Las  mismas  niqueladas id 

Las  mismas  con  plateado  ó  dorado id 

De  metal  británico,  peltre  6  plomo,  tengan  6  nó  piezas  de  otra  materia 

Las  mismas  plateadas kilo.. 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otros  semejantes id.... 

Las  mismas  plateadas  ó  doradas id 

De  plata  con  ó  sin  dorado id 

De  lata  ó  latón  llamado  de  fierro,  estén  ó  nó  pintadas,  esmaltadas  ó  bron- 
ceadas, tengan  ó  nó  piezas  de  otra  materia;  p.  b kilo.. 

Las  mismas  niqueladas,  p.  b id 

Las  mismas  con  dorados  ó  plateados,  p.  b id.... 

De  loza  ó  porcelana.    (  Téase  Loza  ó  Porcelana,  respectivamente.) 
De  fierro  con  loza  ó  porcelana.    (  Véase  fierro  con  esmalte  de  Loza  ó 
Porcelana.) 

De  barro  cocido kilo. . 

Cajas  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Con  herramientas  para  artesanos id 

De  fierro  para  guardar  dinero id 

De  fierro  ó  acero,  manuales  para  guardar  monedas id 

De  madera  de  la  China,  pasta  de  papel,  barnizadas  ó  doradas  para  té, 

mantas  ú  otros  u.sos kilo.. 

De  cartón,  armadas  ó  desarmadas id 

De  cartón,  doradas,  bronceadas  ó  plateadas id 

De  cartón  vacías,  cartuchos  con  ó  sin  adornos  para  guardar  ó  envolver 
confites,  y  las  que  contengan  vestidos  de  papel,  con  ó  sin  cohe- 

tillos kilo. . 

Bolsones  ó  canastillos  y  otros  objetos  análogos  de  fantasía,  vacíos,  de 
cartón  ó  madera,  forrados  en  género  ó  adornados  de  cualquier  otra 

manera,  para  confites  ó  perfumería kilo.. 

De  madera  llamadas  Cajetas,  con  ó  sin  dorado,  en  juegos  de  varios 

tamaños;  ce kilo. . 

De  madera,  cartón,  asta  ó  composición  para  rapé  ó  tabaco,  con  6  sin 

incrustaciones  de  nácar;  c.  e kilo.. 

Las  mismas  de   metal  ordinario,  estén   ó  nó  plateadas,  doradas    ó 

niqueladas;  ce kilo. . 

Las  mismas  de  careí,  marfil  ó  nácar id 

Las  mismas  de  plata,  estén  ó  nó  doradas;  c  e id 

De  madera  de  cualquier  tamaño,  barnizadas  ó  nó  para  mercaderías; 

p.  b kilo. . 

De  madera,  armadas  ó  desarmadas  para  cigarros;  p.  b id 

De  madera  para  armas  de  fuego vista.. 

Ó  cajones  de  madera,  con  llave,  con  ó  sin  resorte  para  guardar  dinero 

6  alhajas;  p.  b kilo.. 

De  cartón,  madera,  metal  ordinario,  asta  ó  pasta  de  papel,  con  ó  sin 

bellota  para  tocador;  ce kilo.. 

De  loza,  porcelana,  vidrio  ó  cristal,  con  ó  sin  bellotas  para  tocador; 

c  e ..kilo.. 

Las  mismas  de  otras  clases vista.. 

De  madera,  cristal  ú  otra  materia,  con  ó  sin  adornos  ó  incrustaciones 

de  metal  para  guantes,  pañuelos,  etc vista.. 

Sombrereras,  como  sigue: 

De  cartón  ó  de  género  forrado  en  cuero docena.. 

De  cuero id 

Las  mismas  para  dos  sombreros id 

Las  mismas  para  más  de  dos  sombreros id 

De  lata,  latón  llamado  de  fierro  ó  acero,  estén  ó  nó  pintadas,  esmalta- 
das ó  bronceadas;  p.  b docena.. 

Con  útiles  de  pintura vista. . 

Las  mismas  para  colegios;  c  e kilo.. 

Para  instrumentos  de  música.     (  Véase  Instrumentos.) 


Avalúo. 


Bolivianos. 


0.25 
.50 


2.00 

25 

.40 

25 

.50 

25 

.70 

25 

.70 

40 

.90 

40 

2.00 

25 

3.00 

25 

5.00 

25 

4.00 

25 

7.00 

25 

7.00 

25 

14.00 

25 

100. 00 

25 

2.00 

30 

8.00 

30 

4.00 

30 

.30 


2.00 
1.40 
3.50 


5.00 

16.00 

5.00 

5.00 

8.00 

40.00 

100. 00 

.40 

.50 


.80 
2.20 
3.00 


36.00 

60.00 

80.00 

100. 00 

2.00 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


30 

Libre. 
30 
30 

30 
30 
30 


40 

30 

40 

40 
40 
40 

30 
40 
30 

30 

35 

35 
40 


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Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Sombrereras — Continúa. 
De  lata — Continúa. 

Chinas,  caladas  ó  llanas,  desándalo,  etc docena. 

Con  almohadillas,  para  entintar  sellos,   de  madera  ó  de    lata; 

ce kilo. 

De  otras  clases vista . 

Cajitas  para  botica,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  cartón : kilo . 

Las  uaismas  doradas,  bronceadas  6  plateadas id. . . 

Id.  de  madera  blanca  torneada id... 

Id.  de  viruta id... 

Id.  de  madera  de  boj,  con  bote  de  loza  ó  porcelana id... 

De  madera  tina  barnizada id 

De  hojalat-a  pintada  ó  nó id 

Cajones  de  madera  blanca,  para  envase  de  licores  ú  otros  usos,  armados  ó 

desarmados;  p.  b kilo. 

Cal  común,  viva  ó  apagada pp.  m. 

Calcetines  y  medias,  <;.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  con  ó  sin  costura,  para  hombres,  mujeres  y  niños... kilo. 

Los  mismos  con  rayas  ó  dibujos  de  seda id 

De  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id... 

De  lana  con  listas  ó  dibujos  de  seda id... 

De  lino,  hilo  de  Escocia  ó  sus  imitaciones id... 

Las  mismas  con  listas  ó  dibujos  de  seda id... 

De  seda id 

Id,  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

De  algodón  crudo,  largas,  ordinarias,  para  camipo id... 

Calcomanías  ce id... 

Calderas  para  máquinas  á  vapor;  p.  b id... 

Calderitas.    (  T'<f ase  Teteras.) 

Calentadores  estañados,  galvanizados  ó  nó;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  cobre  ó  bronce id... 

De  lata  ó  latón  llamado  de  fierro id... 

Con  depósito  de  alcohol.     (  Véase  Anafes.) 

De  zinc  ó  lata,  para  los  pies id... 

De  otras  clases ,, vista. 

Calzado  por  docenas  de  pares,  como  sigue: 

Botas  de  cuero  llamadas  de  munición,  ordinarias,  hasta  40  cm.  en  caña, 

para  hombre D.  de  p. 

De  mayor  a  1  to id . . . 

Id.,  de  cuero  sin  charolar,  hasta  40  cm.  en  la  caña id... 

Id.,  de  mayor  alto id... 

Id.,  de  cuero  charolado,  hasta  40  cm.  en  la  caña id. . . 

Id.,  de  mayor  alto id... 

Id.,  de  jebe,  impermeables id... 

Botas  y  medias  botas,  de  más  de  15  cm.  en  la  caña,  para  señoras  y  ni- 
ñas, como  sigue: 

"  De  género  de  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla id... 

De  cuero  de  todas  clases id... 

Botines  para  hombres,  como  sigue: 

De  cuero  de  todas  clases,  charolado  ó  nó id . . . 

De  algodón  ó  lino -• id... 

Botines  para  señoras  y  niñas,  como  sigue: 

De  género  de  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla,  hasta  15  cm.  en  la  caña.id 

De  cuero  de  todas  clases,  hasta  1-5  cm.  en  la  caña id 

Sandalias,  alpargatas,  cabalgas  ú  ojotas id 

Zapatos  y  zapatillas  para  hombres  y  mujeres,  como  sigue: 

De  seda  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia id 

De  cuero  de  todas  clases % id... 

De  paño,  tripe,  felpa  ó  fieltro id... 

De  algodón  ó  paja id... 

Zapatos  para  hombres,  como  sigue: 

De  cuero  de  todas  clases  charolado  ó  nó id. . . 

De  género  de  algodón  6  lino,  con  ó  sin  cuero  y  los  llamados  de 

munición D.  de  p. 

Zapatos  para  mujeres  y  niños,  como  sigue: 

De  género  de  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla id... 

Los  mismos  bordados,  se  avaluarán  con  el  40  por  ciento  de  aumento, 
De  cuero  de  todas  clasesó  cualquier  tejido  que  no  sea  seda.D.  de  p. 
Zapatos,  zuecos,  botines  de  goma,  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

Con  ó  sin  forro  interior  para  la  lluvia kilo... 

Los  mismos  con  forro  exterior  de  lana  ú  otra  materia,  tengan  ónó 

forro  interior kilo... 

Con  ruedas  para  patinar  y  los  con  plantilla  de  jebe  para  jue- 
gos   kilo. 

Con  planta  de  metal  ó  jebe  para  baño D.  de  p. 

^      Los  mismos  con  planta  de  jarcia  ó  cáñamo id... 

De  seda  Chinos id . . . 

Zapatones  de  becerro,  con  ó  sm  género  ó  forro,  con  elástico,  he- 
billa ó  correa,  para  hombres  ó  mujeres D.  de  p. 

Zuecos  de  todas  clases,  con  plantilla  de  madera id . . . 


Bolivianos. 
25.  00 


6.00 


2.50 
6.00 
.80 
1.50 
6.00 
5.00 
1.20 


1.  00 

3.00 

6.00 

7.00 

10.00 

12.50 

20.00 

70.00 

56.00 

1.50 

5.00 

.40 


1.40 
.80 


48.00 

84.00 

84.00 

144.00 

144.  00 

240.00 

36.00 


120. 00 
100. 00 

120. 00 
60.00 

120.00 
72.  CO 
24.00 

72. 00 

48.00 

24.00 

9.60 

84.00 

36.00 

72.00 

48.00 

3.20 

5.00 

6.00 
12. 00 

6.00 
48.00 

60.00 
14.40 


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Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Nota. — Todo  el  calzado  detallado  en  los  números  precedentes,  se 
entenderá  de  más  de  20  em.  en  la  plantilla.  Los  que  midan  más  de 
15  cm.  hasta  20  cm.  inclusive,  se  avaluarán  con  el  50  por  ciento  de 
rebaja:  los  que  midan  hasta  15  cm.  inclusive,  con  una  rebaja  de  75 
por  ciento. 
Calzadores,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cuerno  ó  hueso kilo. 

De  metal  ordinario id. . . 

De  carey  ó  su  imitación id... 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Calzoncillos  como  sigue: 

De  punto  ó  franela  de  lana docena. 

De  lana  con  mezcla  de  seda id... 

Id.,   con  mezcla   de  algodón   y   los  de   borra   de  lana,   con  ó  sin 

mezcla docena . 

De  lino,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón  y  los  de  hilo  de  Escocia  ó  su  imi- 
tación, ce kilo. 

De  género  de  lino docena. 

Llanos,  de  algodón  ó  punto  de  algodón,  con  ó  sin  frisa id... 

Llanos  azargados  con  ó  sin  frisa id. . . 

Id.,  con  mezcla  de  lana : id... 

Id.,  con  mezcla  de  seda id... 

De  lana  de  vicuña id . . . 

De  seda kilo. 

Id.,  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id . . . 

De  algodón  para  baño,  ce id 

Los  mismos  de  hilo  de  Escocia  ó  su  imitación;  c.  e id 

Los  mismos  de  punto  de  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla id 

Calzones  para  mujeres,  como  sigue: 

De  género  de  algodón docena. 

Los  mismos  bordados,  calados  6  adornados  de  cualquier  manera,  .id. . . 

De  lino  llanos id 

Id.,  bordados  ó  adornados  de  cualquiera  manera. id... 

Id.,  de  género  de  lana  con  ó  sin  bordados  ó  adornos  de  cualquier 

clase docena . 

De  seda,  c.  e kilo. 

Camarones,  secos,  p.  b , id 

En  agua  ó  salmuera.     (  Véase  langostas.  ) 
Camisas,  para  hombre,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  blancas  ó  de  colores,  con  puños  y  cuellos  prendidos  ó  sin 

ellos docena. 

De  listado  ó  rayadillo,  llamadas  Italianas;  p.  b kilo. 

De  algodón  con  pecheras  de  lino,  llanas,  labradas  6  bordadas,  con 

cuellos  y  puños  de  lino  prendidos  ó  sin  ellos docena. 

Las  mismas  de  más  de  50  hilos  contados  en  la  pechera id. . . 

De  lino  lisas  ó  bordadas,  blancas  ó  de  colores,  con  ó  sin  cuellos  y  pu- 
ños prendidos,  hasta  50  hilos  de  trama  y  urdimbre  en  lã  pe- 
chera   docena. 

Las  mismas  de  más  de  50  hilos id... 

De  punto  ó  franela  de  lana id... 

Las  mismas  bordadas  con  seda  en  la  pechera id 

Id.,   con   mezcla    de    algodón  y  las  de  borra   de    lana   con   ó  sin 

mezcla docena . 

Las  mismas  bordadas  con  seda  en  la  pechera id 

Nota. — Las  camisas  con  listas  de  seda,  se  avaluarán  con  el  au- 
mento del  50  por  ciento,  en  sus  respectivos  avalúos. 

De  seda  para  hombres,  mujeres  y  niños;  c.  e kilo. 

Id.,  con  mezcla  de  algodón,  id.  id.,  c  e id 

De  punto  de  algodón,  con  ó  sin  frisa docena.. 

Nota. — A  las  camisas  avaluadas  por  docenas,  que  tengan  cordón 
de  seda,  se  les  aumentará  Bs.  2.50  en  cada  docena. 
Para  mujer,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón  llanas docena. 

Id.,  id.,  adornados,  bordadas  ó  con   sobrequesto   de  cualquier 

clase docena . 

De  lino  llanas id 

De  lino  adornadas  ó  bordadas id... 

Con  encajes ; vista. 

Camisetas  con  ó  sin  cuello,  como  sigue: 

De  punto  ó  franela  de  lana docena. 

Id.,  con  mezcla  de  seda id... 

Id.,  con   mezcla   de  algodón  y  las  de   borra   de    lana,   con  6  sin 

mezcla docena. 

De  lino  con  ó  sm  mezcla  de  algodón  y  las  de  hilo  de  Escocia  6  su  imi- 
tación, ce kilo. 

De  género  de  lino docena. 

Llanas  de  algodón  ó  de  punto  de  algodón  con  ó  sin  frisa id . . . 

Id.,  azargadas,  con  ó  sin  frisa id... 

Id.,  con  mezcla  de  lana id... 

Id.,  con  mezcla  de  seda id... 

De  lana  de  vicuña id... 


Bolivianos, 

3.00 

2.50 

12.00 


36.00 
60.00 

24.00 

8.00 

36.00 

12.  00 

18.00 

20.  00 

48.  CO 

72. 00 

70.00 

56.00 

3.00 

8.00 

6.00 

12.00 
24.00 
86.00 
48.00 

36.00 

70.00 

.80 


20.00 
2.00 


30.00 
55. 00 


84.00 
96.00 
36.00 
48.00 

24.00 
30.00 


70.00 
60.00 
12.00 


20.00 

40.00 
60.00 
84.00 


36.00 
60.00 

24.00 

8.00 
38.  CO 
12.00 
18.00 
20.00 
48.00 
72.00 


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Artículos. 


Camisetas  con  ó  sin  cuello — Continúa. 

De  seda kilo . . 

Id.,  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id 

Nota. — Las  camisetas  y  calzoncillos  unidos,  se  avaluarán  en  sus 

,  respectivas  clases,  como  si  estuvieran  sueltos. 

Ó  camisas  de  punto  de  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia,  para 
ciclistas kilo . . 

Las  mismas  de  algodón docena.  . 

Nota. — A  los  calzoncillos,  camisetas  y  camisas  que  se  aforen  por 
docenas,  se  les  rebajará  el  40  por  ciento  si  son  para  niños  y  el  75  por 
ciento  si  son  para  párvulos. 

Camisolas vista . . 

Campanas,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  metal,  de  composición,  bronce  ó  cobre kilo.. 

De  acero  ó  fierro  batido id 

De  fierro  colado id 

Campanillas,  de  metal  con  badajos,  hasta  9  cm.  de  diámetro,  para  sobre- 
mesas; ce id 

Con  resorte,  con  ó  sin  útiles,  para  colgar  en  el  interior  de  las  casas; 
ce id  — 

De  metal  llamadas  cencerros  para  bestias;  p.  b ,..id 

Id.,  de  fierro;  p.  b id 

Eléctricas vista. . 

De  resorte  ó  de  botón,  de  metal  blanco  ó  amarillo  y  las  niqueladas, 
llamadas  timbres;  c.  e kilo.. 

Id . ,  de  pl aqué id 

Canales.     (  lease  oañeria.) 
Canastos,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  junquillo  para  ropa kilo.. 

De  mimbre,  paja,  junco  ú  otros  semejantes,  sin  adornos,  para  colegios 
ú  otros  usos,  los  de  mimbre  forrados  6  nó  como  portacubiertos,  por- 
taplatos,  portavasos,  portaviandas  ó  para  costura  y  los  de  mimbre 

para  botellas id  — 

Canastillos,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  metal  dorado  ó  plaqué,  para  pan,  fruta,  etc id 

De  alambre  de  hierro  estañado  ó  nó,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia, 
para  macetas,  flores,  esponjas  ú  otros  usos kilo.. 

De  alambre  de  bronce  6  cobre,  niquelado  ó  nó id 

Candados,  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

Pequeños  ordinarios,  de  latón  ó  fierro,  de  resorte,  con  llave,  para  co- 
llares de  perros kilo.. 

De  fierro  de  la  clase  más  ordinaria,  hasta  7  cm.  en  la  parte  más  ancha, 
con  ó  sin  boquilla  de  latón kilo. 

Id. ,  finos id . . . 

De  latón  amarillo,  hasta  i  cm.  en  su  mayor  ancho id... 

Id.,  hasta  8  cm id... 

De  fierro  ó  latón  finos  y  los  alfabéticos id... 

De  fierro  llamados  de  pilón,  hasta  5  cm.  de  ancho id... 

Los  mismos  de  mayor  ancho id . . . 

De  fierro  ordinarios,  con  cerrojo,  barnizados  ó  nó id. . . 

Los  mismos  finos,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otro  metal id... 

Con  campanillas id . . . 

Nota. — Lrs  candado.s  detallados  anteriormente,  siempre  que  estén 
niquelados,  se  avaluarán  en  sus  respectivas  clases,  con  un  recargo 
del  50  por  ciento. 
Candelabros,  candeleros  y  palmatorias,  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  bronce,  cobre  6  latón  amarillo - kilo.. 

Los  mismos  niquelados,  dorados,  plateados  6  barnizados id  — 

De  aluminio id  — 

De  metal  británico,  peltre  ó  plomo,  tengan  6  nó  piezas  de  otra  mate- 
ria  id.... 

Los  mismos  niquelados id  — 

Los  mismos  dorados  ó  plateados id  — 

De  metal  blanco,  niquel,  plata  alemana,  tengan  ó  nó  piezas  de  otra 
materia - id — 

Los  mismos  dorados  ó  plateados id  — 

De  plaqueó  los  montados  en  plata vista.. 

De  fierro  ó  acero,  estén  ó  nó  barnizados,  pintados,  estañados  6  galvani- 
zados   kilo . , 

Los  mismos  niquelados id  — 

De  plata  con  ó  sin  dorado ■ id  — 

Los  llamados  fotofosas id  — 

De  otras  clases  y  los  de  luz  eléctrica vista., 

Candeleros.     (  Véase  candelabros.) 
Canela  y  canelón,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Entera kilo. 

En  polvo id — 

En  placas id  — 

Cantoneras.     (  Féase  broches.) 
Canutos.    (  Véase  agueteros.  ) 


Avalúo. 


Bolivianos, 
70.00 
66.00 


12.  CO 
12.00 


1.50 
.50 
.30 


2.  .50 

2.00 

.50 


5.00 
10.00 


3.00 
10.00 


1.00 
2.00 


1.00 

1.50 
3.00 
1.50 
3.00 
9.00 
6.00 
4.00 
2.00 
4.00 
5.00 


2.40 
4.00 
2.40 
4.20 

5.00 
7.00 

7.00 
14.00 


1.00 

100. 00 

2.40 


1.20 
1.60 
3.20 


BOLIVIA. 

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1507 


Artículos. 


Cáñamo  6  yute  en  rama,  p.  b kilo. 

En  grano.     (  lea.se  alpiste.) 

Cañas,  para  clarinete.     (  Véase  instrumentos  músicos.) 

Cañerías  ó  cañones,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro  batido,  para  chimeneas  y  otros  usos kilo.. 

De  fierro  6  acero  con  galvanismo  ó  sin  él id 

De  plomo  ó  composición,  para  acueductos id 

De  íaarro  para  id , id 

Ó  canales  de  fierro  colado  con  galvanismo  ó  sin  él id 

De  fierro,  bronce  ó  cobre,  para  calderos id 

De  bronce  ó  cobre  solo  ó  sobre  fierro  para  catres id 

Cañones  para  chimeneas.    (  Véase  Cañerías.) 

Sueltos,  para  escopetas  ú  otras  armas vista.. 

Cañutillos.     (  Véase  Abalorios  y  Briscados.) 

Capas  de  paño  para  hombres.... vista.. 

Cápsulas  de  metal,  de  todas  clases,  para  tapas  de  botellas;  p.  b kilo.. 

Carabinas.     (  Tease  Rifles.) 

Caramelo  liquido  ó  en  pasta  para  dar  color  á  bebidas;  p.  b kilo.. 

Carbón,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  madera kilo.. 

De  piedra id 

.  De  coque id 

Carboncilio  para  dibujo;  ce id 

Carboneras  portátiles  de  cobre  ó  bronce  para  estufas;  p.  b id.... 

Las  mismas  de  fierro  ó  acero,  estén  ó  nó  galvanizadas  ó  pintadas; 
p.  b kilo.. 

Cardas  de  todo  tamaño  para  frisar id 

Carey  en  hojas,  sin  labrar  ó  su  imitación;  ce id  — 

Carne  salada,  de  vaca,  puerco  ó  carnero;  p.b id 

Fresca  conservada,  id.  id id 

Caronas  de  paño  ó  casimir,  sin  franja  de  oro docena.. 

De  chabraes  con  ó  sin  f ran j  as  de  oro,  para  militares vista . . 

De  otros  tejidos,  de  lana,  algodón  ó  fieltro docena.. 

De  cuero,  caladas  ó  llanas id 

Carpas.    (  Féase  Toldos.) 

Carpetas.    (  lease  Cartapacios.) 

Carretas  y  carretones vista . . 

Carretes  para  colocar  hilo  sobre  mostradores uno.. 

Carretillas  de  madera  6  fierro  de  toda  forma,  de  1,  2  ó  4  ruedas vista. . 

Las  de  plataforma,  para  trasladar  bultos id.. 

De  mimbre.     (  Tlsuse  Cunas.  ) 

Con  toldilla,  para  niños.     (  Tëa^e  Carruajes.) 

Carrilleras,  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cuero  para  gorras kilo.. 

De  latón  id.  id id 

De  metal  dorado  ó  plateado id — 

Carros  para  ferrocarriles vista. . 

Carruajes  de  todas  clases,  tirados   por  caballos  y  los   de  mano   para 
niños vista.. 

Cartapacios  de  cuero,  tela,  ó  hule,  con  6  sin  alma  de  cartón  para  escri- 
torios; ce kilo 

De  papel  secante,  con  6  sin  cartón,  id id 

Como  Jas  dos  partidas  anteriores,  con  útiles  de  escritorio,  se  avaluarán 

con  el  100  por  ciento  de  aumento. 
De  otras  cla.ses -. vista.. 

Castas  y  planos  geográficos  y  topograáficos id 

Carteras  y  billeteras,  hasta  15  cm.  de  largo,  con  forro  de  cuero  ó  género 
labrado,  pintado  ó  llano  y  las  de  hule,  composición  y  de  imitación  cuero, 

sean  de  papel  ó  cartón,  sin  útiles docena.. 

Las  mismas  con  útiles id 

Las  mismas  hasta  22  cm.,  sin  útiles id 

Las  mismas  con  útiles id 

De  cuero  fino  ó  las  cuero  de  Rusia  ó  su  imitación,  hasta  15  cm.  de  largo, 

sin  útiles decena . . 

Las  mismas  con  útiles id 

Nota. — A  las  clases  anteriores  de  más  de  22  cm.,  se  aumentará  el 
10  por  ciento. 
Con  tapas  de  carey,  marfil  ó  nácar  ó  sus  imitaciones,  sin  útiles,  con  ó 

sin  incrustaciones  de  metal docena. . 

Las  mismas  con  útiles , id 

Carton,  p.  c,  como  sigue: 

Ordinario  de  paja  ó  pulpa  de  madera  en  hojas  ó  recortado  y  el  grueso 

para  fondos  de  cuadros  ú  otros  usos kilo.. 

Blanco  ó  de  color  ordinario  que  no  sea  transparente  para  boletos  ó 

tarjetas  ordinarias id 

Llamado  de  Bristol  ó  de  marfil,  para  tarjetas  de  visita  ó  fotografía. id 

Fino,  esmaltado  de  un  solo  color,  de  fantasia,  llamado  de  porce- 
lana   id 

Perforado  para  bordar;  c  e id 

Preparado  con  alquitrán,  para  techos;  p.  b id 

De  colores,  en  hojas  ó  recortes;  p.  b id 


Bolivianos. 
0.08 


.30 
.20 
.20 
.05 
.20 
.40 
1.75 


1.00 

.15 

.07 

.10 

1.50 

1.80 

.60 

5.00 

.  10. 00 

.16 

.10 

24.00 

'¿Ó.'ÓO' 
30.00 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


2.50 
1.20 
4.00 


2..=í0 
1.00 


2.40 
4.00 
4.80 
8.00 

36.00 
60.00 


60.00 
72.00 


25 

15 
15 
30 
15 
15 
25 

50 

40 
Libre. 

30 

Libre. 

Libre. 

Libre. 

30 

25 

25 
Libre. 
30 
25 
Libre. 
40 
40 
40 
40 


Libre. 

25 

Libre. 


35 
25 

25 
Libre. 


30 
Libre. 


.35 

30 

.80 

30 

.90 

30 

1.40 

30 

.10 

30 

1.00 

30 

1508       OFICINA  INTEENACIOÎTAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Carton — Continúa. 

Aceitado  y  el  de  género  de  goma  para  copiar  en  prensa;  ce kilo. 

De  asbesto  para  techos,  p.  b id... 

Cartucheras,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cuero kilo. 

De  lata id . . . 

Cartuchos  de  cartón,  Tacios,  con  ó  sin  tacos,  para  escopetas;  ce id . . . 

Los  mismos  cargados;  p.  b id... 

Metálicos,  vacíos;  ce id... 

Los  mismos  cargados,  de  todas  clases id . . . 

Casas  de  hierro  ó  madera vista. 

Cascabeles  de  latón;  c  e kilo. 

De  bronce  ó  cobre  6  niquelados;  ce id . . . 

Cascara  de  cacao;  p.  b id... 

Castañas  con  ó  sin  cascaras;  p.  b id... 

Casquetes  para  sombreros.     (  Véase  Almas.) 

Catres  y  cunas,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro id.. 

Con  perillas  ó  adornos  de  latón id.. 

Con  cabeceras  de  latón .'. id . . 

De  fierro  niquelado .id.. 

De  bronce  ó  latón,  con  piezas  de  otra  materia  id id. . 

De  doblar,  de  fierro  y  lona,  para  viaje,  id.  id uno 

Los  mismos  de  madera  y  lona id. . 

ÍÍOTA. — Los  con  colchones  de  alambre  (sommiers),  se  avaluarán 
en  sus  respectivas  clases,  con  un  recargo  del  25  per  ciento. 
Accesorios  de  bronce  ó  latón,  como  perillas,  varillas,  etc.,  para  ca- 
tres; p.  b ...kilo.. 

De  madera.    (  T'éase  Muebles.  ) 

Catricofres  se  avaluarán  como  catres  en  sus  respectivas  clases. 

Cauteles  para  soldar;  p.  b kilo.. 

Caviar  ó  huevos  de  pescado  en  cualquier  envase id 

Cazos  ú  ollas  de  fierro  colado,  cozpuestos  de  dos  piezas,  para  cocer  cola, 
estén  6  nó  estañados  ó  galvanizados;  p.  b kilo.. 

Cebada  con  cascara;  p.  b id 

Tostada  ó  germinada;  p.  b id 

Perlada;  p.  b id 

Cecina.    (  Véase  Charqui.) 

Cebollas,  p.  b kilo. . 

Cedazos  de  crin  ó  de  cualquier  otra  tela;  c  e .■ id  — 

De  tejido  de  seda;  ce id 

De  alambre,  con  ó  sin  mango;  c  e id 

De  alambre  de  de  bronce  6  cobre;  e.  e id 

De  alambre  de  fierro  ó  acero;  c  e id 

Pequeños  para  uso  de  te;  c  e id 

Los  mismos  plateados  6  dorados;  ce id 

Celesías.     (  Véase  Persianas.) 

Ceniza  de  madera;  p.  b kilo.. 

Centeno;  p.  b id 

Ceñidores.    (  Féase  Fajas.) 

Cepillos  de  junquillo  ú  otra  fibra  vejetal;  p.  b kilo.. 

Con  tapas  de  madera,  cauchu   ó  composición,  para  la  mesa,  cabeza, 

sombrero  ó  ropa;  p.  b kilo.. 

Con  tapa  de  carey,  marfil  ó  nácar vista.. 

Para  dientes,  uñas  6  peines;  c  e kilo.. 

Para  calzado;  p.  b id 

De  cerda  ó  crin,  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia  vejetal,  con  tapas  de 

madera  ó  composición;  p.  b kilo.. 

Para  pisos,  puertas,  ventanas  y  techos;  p.  b id  — 

Ó  bruzas  para  caballos:  p.  b id 

De  alambre,  crin,  cerda  ú  otra  materia  para  botellas,  tubos  y  para 

cañones  de  armas  de  fuego;  p.  b kilo.. 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Herramientas  para  artesanos;  ce kilo. . 

Cera  animal,  con  ó  sin  mezcla;  p.  b id 

Mineral  ó  vejetal,  con  ó  sin  mescla;  p.  b id 

Labrada,  excepto  flores;  ce id  — 

Cerda  en  mazos  ó  cajitas,  para  zapateros;  p.  b id 

Cerote  para  zapateros;  p.  b id 

Cerraduras  de  fierro,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  bronce,  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

Con  campanilla,  para  baúles,  cajas,  cajones  y  maletas kilo.. 

Con  aldaba,  para  colocarse  afuera,  para  baúles,  cajas,  etc id 

Para  cajas,  cajones  ó  vidrieras id  — 

Ordinarias  para  puertas,  como  las  que  se  fabrican  en  el"  país  y  las  de 

fierro  sin  cerrojo id 

De  pestillo  de  resorte;  sin  llaves,  con  botón,  para  puertas  y  mam- 
paras   id  — 

Las  mismas  con  llave,  sin  pestillo id 

Sin  pestillo  de  resorte,  ni  botón,  para  id id 

Con  picaporte,  pestillo,  botón  y  llave  para  id id 


Avalúo. 


Bolivianos. 

2.40 

.40 

5.00 
2.40 
2.00 
.60 
3.50 
2.00 


3.00 

4.00 

.10 

.20 


.14 
.50 
.50 
.70 
.90 
10.00 
8.00 


6.00 


.50 
1.50 

.20 
.03 
.08 
.20 

.10 
2.50 
10.00 
1.50 
1.60 
1.00 
2.00 
4.00 

.07 
.05 


3.00 


8.00 
.60 


4.00 
.70 
.60 


.80 


1.50 
1.50 

.60 
5.00 
3.00 

.60 

5.00 
1.25 
2.00 

1.00 

1.20 
1.60 
1.60 
4.00 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


BOLIVIA. 


1509 


Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por. 
ciento. 


Con  campanilla — Continúa. 

Con  picaporte  de  resorte  y  pestillo  manejado  todo  solo  con  llave. kilo. 
De  todas  clases,  de  bronce  ó  cobre,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otro  metal  ordi- 
nario, exceptuando  las  de  campanilla id... 

Las  mismas  con  campanillas id 

Nota.— Las  niqueladas  se  avaluarán  en  sus  respectivas  clases,  con 
un  recargo  del  50  por  ciento. 

De  otras  clases  no  designadas vista. 

Cerrojos.     (  Véase  Fierro  manufacturado.) 

Cigarreras  ordinarias  de  pita,  caja,  pasta,  cartón  barnizado,  cauchu  ó  com- 
posición ú  otra  materia  ordinaria  para  cigarrillos docena. 

Las  mismas  para  puros id... 

De  cuero  ordinario  para  cigarrillos id... 

Las  mismas  para  puros id . . . 

De  paja  fina id... 

De  cuero  fino  ó  de  Rusia  ó  su  imitación,  lisas,  para  cigarrillos id. . . 

Id.,  id.  con  figuras id  — 

Id.,  id.  llanas  para  puros id... 

Id.,  id.  con  figuras id... 

De  carey,  nácar,  marfil  6  sus  imitaciones id... 

De  plata kilo . 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Cigarrillos  de  papel,  e.  e.,  derecho  específico kilo. 

Cigarros  puros,  peso  incluso  cajas,  id id. . . 

Cilindros  para  órganos.     (  Tease  Instrumentos  músicos.)  , 

Cimento  romano  de  Portland  y  otros  semejantes  para  estucar;  p.  b.  .id. . . 

De  cola  para  pegas;  ce id... 

Líquido  de  jebe;  c.  e id... 

De  asbesto,  para  tubos  de  vapor,  id .  id id . . . 

Cinceles  de  hierro  ó  acero;  p.  b id... 

Cinchas  se  avaluarán  como  atapellones,  en  sus  respectivas  clases. 

Cinematógrafos  con  sus  accesorios vista. 

Cintas  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  llanas  ó  asargadas  ó  de  tejido  cruzado  para  presillas  de 
calzado,  sobrecinchas  ú  otros  usos  y  las  llamadas  hileras;  llanas  ó 

asargadas,  blancas  ó  de  colores kilo. 

Labradas  con  metal id . . . 

Trenzas  y  cordones  tejidos  con  goma  elá.stica id . . . 

Con  mezcla  de  seda,  llamadas  toquillas  y  ribetes  para  sombreros. id... 

De  urdimbre,  de  algodón  con  trama  de  seda  de  todas.clases id... 

De  terciopelo  de  algodón id 

De  terciopelo  de  algodón  con  mezclado  seda id... 

Con  letras  para  marcar  ropa id... 

Con  inscripciones,  tengan  ó  nó  mezcla  de  seda id 

De  lana,  como  sigue: 

Con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id... 

Con  mezcla  de  seda id. . . 

Trenzas  y  cordones  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón,  tejidos  con  goma 

elástica kilo. 

De  lino,  como  sigue: 

Con  mezcla  de  cualquier  otra  fibra  vejetal,  para  resortes  de  mue- 
bles   kilo. . 

Las  mismas  azargadas  ó  nó,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón,  para 

presillas  de  calzado  ú  otros  usos kilo. 

De  seda,  como  sigue: 

De  terciopelo  de  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  cualquier  otra  materia  y 

las  con  listas  ó  venas  de  las  mismas  materias kilo. 

De  crespón,  gasa,  tul,  velillo  ú  otros  tejidos  transparentes,  borda- 
das 6  nó kilo. 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

De  gró,  moaré,  raso  y  tafetán  de  todas  clases,  con  ó  sin  cordones  ó 

adornos  de  algodón kilo. 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  otro  materia id . . . 

De  rásete,  trama  y  figura  y  las  llamadas  papelillos  y  listonería.id. . . 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

De  seda  con  goma  elástica id. . . 

Llamadas  ribetes  y  toquillas  para  sombreros id... 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

Con  oro  ó  plata  fina id... 

Las  mismas  con  metal id... 

De  otras  clases '^asta. 

Cinturones  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  con  ó  sin  elástico,  con  ó  sin  hebillas  y  los  adornados  ó  nó 

con  cuentas  de  brillo kilo. 

Id.  con  mezla  de  seda id... 

Id.  con  adornos  de  cuero id... 

De  cuero  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  metal,  con  ó  sin  redículos id... 

De  tejidos  de  metal,  con  ó  sin  alma  de  algodón  ú  otra  fibra  vejetal,  y 

los  porta  abanicos  de  todas  clases kilo. 

Los  mismos,  en  forma  de  cordón,  de  terciopelo  de  algodón  vi  otro  tejido 
de  la  misma  materia kilo. 


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De  lana  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia  que  no  sea  seda kilo. 

Ó  lazos  de  seda,  con  ó  sin  forro  de  otra  materia,  en  forma  de  cíngulo, 

adornados,  bordados,  6  llanos,  con  ó  sin  chapas  ó  hebillas kilo. 

Les  mismos  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

De  seda  con  mezcla  ó  alma  de  otra  materia  para  militares id . . . 

Id.,  de  lana id... 

Id.  de  cuero,  charolados  ó  nó,  con  ó  sin  adornos  y  guarniciones  de 

meta  1 kilo. 

llanos  de  cuero  charolado  ó  nó  para  niños id... 

De  cuero  con  vaina  para  cuchillos  y  los  de  cartón  ordinarios id... 

De  otras  clases vista . 

Ciruelas  y  dátiles  en  envase  de  madera  6  vidrio,  p.  b kilo. 

Clavijas.     (  Véase  Instrumentos  músicos.) 

Clavo  de  olor,  entero,  p.  b id... 

Id.,  molido,  p.  b id... 

Clavos  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  alambre  de  fierro  de  todos  tamaños,  los  de  fierro  galvanizados  y  los 

esquinados  que  no  pasan  de  25  cm.  de  largo kilo.. 

De  hierro  ó  acero  ó  alambre  de  fierro  con  cabeza  de  bronce  ó  cobre  para 

tapiceros ..kilo.. 

Id.  niquelados id 

De  hierro  ó  acero,  alambre  de  fierro  con  cabeza  de  bronce  6  cobre 

para  otros  usos kilo . 

De  cobre  ó  composición  para  forro  de  buquos id . . . 

De  zinc id . . . 

De  hierro  para  herraduras id... 

De  hierro  llamados  estopéroles,  estén  ó  nó  e.3tañados  ó  galvanizados, 

para  remaches kilo. 

De  bronce,  cobre  ó  composición,  llamados  estopéroles  ó  remaches. id 

De  fierro  con  cabeza  de  porcelana id... 

Id.  para  ga rroclias id". . . 

Con  cabeza  de  latón  dorado id . . . 

De  hierro  para  calzado,  los  llamados  brocas  para  zapateros  y  puntillas 

para  molduras kilo. 

Ó  tachuelas,  hasta  25  cm.,  estén  ó  nó  galvanizados id... 

Los  mismos  de  cobre,  bronce  ó  composición,  las  puntillas  de  bronce  ó 

cobre  y  los  de  bronce  con  alma  de  hierro kilo. 

Cobre  ó  bronce  en  hojas  ó  planchas;  p.  b id... 

Id. ,  perforado,  p.  b id . . . 

Manufacturado  en  piezas  no  especificadas,  se  avaluará  como  bronce 
manufacturado,  en  sus  respectivas  partidas. 
Cocinas  económicas,  de  fierro  ó  acero,  tengan  ó  nó  piezas  de  bronce  6 

cobre,  con  ó  sin  útiles  correspondientes,  p.  b kilo. 

Pequeñas.    (  Téctse  Anafes.  ) 

Coca 


Cocoa.     (  Tease  chocolate.) 

Cocos  enteros;  p.  b kilo. . 

Molidos;  p.  b id 

Cochinilla;  p.  b id.... 

Cookteleras  de  metal  ordinario vista.. 

De  plata kilo. . 

Cohetes  de  la  China  y  fuegos  artificiales;  p.  b id 

Cojines.     (  Véase  Alniohadas.) 

Cola:  común;  p.  b id 

De  boca;  ce id 

Para  clarificar  vinos;  ce id 

Líquida;  p.  b id 

De  pescado  ó  colapez  (ictiocola),  ce id 

Coladeras  para  té.     (  Véase  Cedazos.) 
Colcótar.     (  réase  Pintura.) 
Colchas.     (  T'éase  Sobrecamas.) 
Colchones  p.b;  como  sigue: 

De  crin  ó  lana,  forrados  en  algodón,  lana  ó  lino id..., 

Forrados  en  seda id 

De  resorte  forrados,  los  de  alambre  sin  forro  y  los  de  madera  con 

esqueleto kilo. 

Coleros.     (T '¿ase  Cazos.) 

Collares  de  cuero  charolados  para  caballos. uno. 

De  cuero  sin  charolar  para  id id. 

De  cuero  ordinario  para  mulas .id. 

De  metal  ordinario  para  perros kilo. 

De  cuero  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  metal  para  id id. 

Y  gargantillas  de  vidrio,  con  ó  sin  cruces vista. 

De  ámbar  ó  su  imitación kilo. 

Electromagnéticos vista.. 

Combas,  de  fierro  ó  acero;  p.b kilo. 

Cominos,  p.b id — 


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BOLIVIA. 

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Artículos. 


Compaces,  de  bitácora.    (  Féase  Agujas.) 

Con  ó  sin  piezas  de  metal  ordinario,  para  artesanos;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  hierro  ó  acero kilo . 

De  bronce  ó  cobre id . . . 

De  madera id . . . 

Comunes,  6  urinarios  de  fierro  colado,  con  recipiente  del  mismo  metal  6 
de  loza  ó  porcelana,  con  ó  sin  émbolo,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  madera, 

bronce  ó  cobre uno . 

De  madera  con  ó  sin  émbolo,  con  recipiente  de  otra  materia id... 

Confecciones:  Loa  artículos  costurados  llamados  asi,  no  especificados  en 
otros  números  de  esta  Tarifa,  para  hombres,  mujeres,  niños  y  criaturas, 
vista 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Conformadores,  para  sombreros  ó  aparatos  para  tomar  la  medida  de  la 

cabeza uno.. 

Conservas,  de  pescados,  mariscos,  hongos,  legumbres  ú  hortalizas  (excep- 
tuando sardinas),  p.  b kilo.. 

De  carne;  p.  b id 

De  fruta  en  almíbar,  agua,  aguardiente  ó  en  su  jugo;  p.  b id 

Copas,  de  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otras  semejantes,  tengan 

ó  nó  piezas  de  otra  materia;  ce kilo.. 

Las  mismas  plateadas  6  doradas  y  las  de  plaque;  id id 

D e  plata id 

De  otras  clases vista.. 

Copelas  para  ensayes;  p.b kilo.. 

Coral  sin  labrar;  p.b id 

Labrado vi.sta. . 

Corbatas  para  hombres,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón  de  todas  formas  y  calidades kilo.. 

De  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id 

De  lino  con  ó  sin  mezcla  inferior id 

De  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla  con  armado  interior id 

De  seda  sin  armado  ni  piezas  de  otra  materia id 

Deseda  con  mezcla  sin  armadura  ni  piezas  de  otra  materia id 

Para  señoras,  como  sigue: 

De  felpa  de  algodón docena.. 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  seda id 

De  encaje  de  algodón id 

De  seda,  con  encajes  y  cintas id 

De  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón;  ce kilo.. 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  seda;  ce ; 

Corbatines  de  charol  para  militares docena.. 

Corchetes  e.  e.,  como  sigue: 

de  latón  de  todas  clases kilo.. 

de  fierro id 

Ó  broches  de  metal  para  papeles id 

Cosidos  sobre  género  de  algodón id 

Como  los  anteriores  cosidos  sobre  género  üe  seda id , . . . 

Corcho,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

En  planchas kilo. . 

En  tapones  de  todos  tamaños  para  botellas  y  frascos id 

Cortado  ó  labrado  eu  plantillas,  para  calzado  ú  otros  usos id 

Con  piezas  de  metal  ordinario,  loza,  porcelana,  madera  6  vidrio. id 

Con  piezas  de  metal  dorado,  plateado  ó  de  metal  blanco id 

Cordones, para  calzado  ó  corsés.     (  Véase  Pasadores.) 
Para  ligas,  tirantes,  etc.     Cintas.     (Véase.) 

De  algodón,  con  ó  sin  alma  de  cáñamo,  para  celosías,  c  e id 

Id.,  de  lino,  ce id 

Y  cordoncillos  de  otras  clases,     (  Véase  Pasamanería.) 

Corní.sas,  de  bronce  para  ventanas;  ce kilo.. 

De  madera;  ce id 

De  fierro  galvanizado  ó  estañado,  para  edificios;  p.  b id 

De  zinc,  p.  b id 

De  otras  clases vista.. 

Coronas,  cruces  ú  otros  adornos  fúnebres,  de  abalorios,  cuentas,  canuti- 
llos, chaquiras  ó  mostacilla  de  cristal,  vidrio  ó  metal  engarzado  en  alam- 
bre; ce kiio . . 

De  flores  de  porcelana  ú  otros  adornos  de  cristal,  vidrio  ó  metal  esmal- 
tado   kilo . . 

De  hojas  ó  flores  artificiales,  id id 

De  azahares  para  novias  y  de  otras  clases vista.. 

Coroso.     (  Véase  Tagua.  ) 

Corpinos,  con  ó  sin  barbas,  que  se  abrochen  por  un  solo  lado  para  niños, 
se  avaluarán  como  los  corsés,  según  su  clase,  con  una  rebaja  del  60  por 
ciento. 

Correas  de  cuero  charoladas  6  nó,  ce kilo.. 

Con  adornos  metálico,  ó  de  otras  clases vista.. 

De   cuero   con   asa  del  mismo   material  ó  metal  niquelado  ó  nó; 

ce kilo. . 

De  trasmisión  para  ruedas  de  maquinarias,  de  todas  clases id 

Bull.  No.  6—06 é 


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Corsés  de  algodón  de  todos  tamaños docena.. 

Id.,  con  bordados  ó  encajes  de  seda id 

De  lino  de  todo  ..amaño id 

Id.,  con  bordados  y  encajes  de  seda id 

De  seda,  de  todas  clases  y  tamaños,  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia 

inferior docena . , 

Cortalápices  de  todas  clases;  ce ; kilo., 

Cortalatas.     (  Véase  Abridores.) 

Cortapapeles  de  madera,  hueso,  composición  ó  metal  ordinario;  ce. id 

De  carey,  marfil,  nácar  ó  sus  imitaciones;  c  e id 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Cortaplumas  ordinarios,  de  una  ó  dos  hojas docena. 

Los  mismos  entrefinos id . . . 

Los  mismos  finos id 

De  tres  á  cinco  hojas,  ordinarios id 

Entrefinos id 

Finos id 

De  más  de  cinco  hojas Vista. 

Nota. — Se  considerarán  como  cortaplumas  ordinarios,  los  de  hojas 
der  fierro  con  mango  de  asta,  madera,  lata,  fierro,  composición  ó 
hueso;  como  entrefinos,  los  de  hoja  de  fierro  imitando  acero,  con 
mango  de  nácar,  carey,  marfil  ú  otra  materia  fina;  como  finos  los  de 
hoja  de  acero  templado,  con  mango  de  cualquiera  materia;  se  consi- 
derará como  hojas,  las  tijeras,  limas,  tirabuzones,  pinzas  ú  otras  piezas 
que  se  doblen  y  guarden  dentro  del  mango. 

Cortavidrios  de  fierro  con  ruedecillas  de  acero kilo... 

Cortes  de  género  de  algodón,  bordados  para  gorras  de  párvulos id... 

De  algodón,  con  ó  sin  guardas  estampadas,  hasta  75  cm.  de  largo  para 

chalecos kilo. 

Los  mismos  bordados,  con  6  sin  seda id... 

De  algodón  con  mezcla  de  seda id 

De  género  de  lana  con  guarniciones  ó  guardas  bordadas,  estampadas 

ó  labradas,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón kilo. 

Id.  con  mezcla  de  seda id . . . 

De  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id . . . 

Para  calzado,  estén  6  nó  aparadados;  c.  e.,  como  sigue; 

De  cuero  de  todas  clases,  charolados  ó  nó id... 

De  género  de  algodón,  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia  que  no  sea  lana 

ó  seda kilo. , 

De  lana  ó  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia  que  no  sea  seda id 

De  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia id 

Sueltos  para  vestidos  no  co-sturados  con  guardillas  ú  adornos,  se 
avaluarán  incluso  cajas,  con  el  género  á  que  pertenecen,  con  el 
aumento  del  10  por  ciento. 
Nota  — Los  cortes  para  vestidos  que  tuvieren  bordados,  se  avalua- 
rán con  un  aumento  de  25  por  ciento  á  más  del  10  por  ciento  á 
que  se  refiere  la  partida  anterior. 

Cortezas  para  tintes  ó  curtimbre;  p.  b kilo.. 

De  frutas  no  designadas,  p.  b id  — 

Cortinas  c.  e.,  como  sigue; 

De  cáñamo  ó  yute,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id  — 

De  algodón  en  corte,  como  gasas,  cambrai,  muselina  ó  linón,  llanas  ó 

labradas kilo. 

Con  plumillas  bordadas,  estén  ó  nó  recortadas  y  las  de  guipure  ..id... 

Las  mismas  bordadas  de  cadeneta  6  de  otra  materia id 

De  terciopelo  de  algodón id  — 

De  otros  géneros  tupidos  de  algodón  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  lana  . .  .id 

De  algodón  con  mezcla  de  seda id 

De  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia  inferior id... 

Id.  con  mezcla  de  seda id  — 

De  seda  ó  terciopelo,  llanas,  labradas  ó  bordadas vista... 

Coscojo  para  bocados  de  caballos,  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  metal  blanco,  con  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otras  semejantes,  ten- 
gan ó  nó  piezas  de  otra  materia kilo. 

Los  mismos  plateados id . . . 

Costureros  de  todas  clases vista . 

Crin  animal  en  rama kilo. 

Vejetal,  para  tapizar  muebles  ú  otros  usos id... 

Tejida  para  forro  de  muebles  li  otros  usos id  — 

Como  la  anterior,  con  mezcla  de  algodón  ú  otra  materia  vejetal  .id. . . 

Crisoles  de  todas  clases id  — 

Cristalería  no  especificada,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Blanca  6  de  colores,  con  ó  sin  grabados  ó  dorados  ordinarios,  de  vidrio 

vaciado  ordinario kilo... 

Las  mismas  con  remates  de  metal id... 

Entrefina  y  fina,  con  ó  sin  surtimento  de  la  ordinaria id... 

La  misma  con  remates  de  metal  ordinario id... 

La  misma  con  remates  de  plaqué id... 

Cromos.     {Véase  Estampas.) 


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Cruces  y  medallas  para  rosarios  ú  otros  usos,  de  latón  blanco  ó  amari- 
llo; c.  e kilo. 

De  latón,  con  crucifijo,  con  ó  sin  pileta,  para  colgar  ó  parar;  p.b.-id... 

De  carey,  marfil  ó  nácar,  con  ó  sin  crucifijo id... 

De  vidrio id . . . 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Cuadros  de  pintura id... 

Cuajo  con  envase,  como  sigue: 

En  polvo kilo . . 

Ilíquido  en  barriles,  frascos  ó  botellas id 

Ó  estómagos  salados id 

Cubiertos  de  tenedor  y  cuchara  para  ensalada,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  madera  de  boj id 

De  ébano  ó  asta  de  búfalo id 

De  marfil id 

De  metal  ordinario  para  servir  pescado,  tengan  ó  nó  parte  dorada 

parej  a . . 

Cucuruchos,  cajetas,  bolsas,  etc.,  para  confites  y  perfumes.     (  Véase  Cajas.) 
Cucharas,  cucharitas  y  cucharones,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro  estañado  ó  latón kilo.. 

De  peltre  6  plomo,  con  ó  sin  alma  de  acero,  fierro  6  metal  ordinario 

kilo. 

Las  mismas  plateadas  ó  niqueladas id... 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otros  semejantes id... 

Las  mismas  plateadas  ó  doradas id... 

De  madera id . . . 

De  hueso  ó  cuerno id... 

De  carey,  marfil  ó  nácar id... 

De  lata  ó  latón  llamado  de  fierro,  con  ó  sin  loza  ó  porcelana,  estén 

ó  nó  pintadas  6  esmaltadas kilo 

Ordinarias  de  metal  amarillo ; id.. 

Grandes  de  fierro  para  derretir  plomo  ó  brea id.. 

Id.  para  elaborar  azúcar id.. 

Cuchillos,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  todo  tamaño,  para  carniceros,  los  llamados  Flamencos  y  todo 

cuchillo  de  punta  con  mango  de  fierro,  acero  6  madera kilo.. 

Los  mismos  finos  con  cabo  de  ébano  ú  otros  semejantes id 

Para  artes  ú  oficios id 

Para  mesa,  con  tenedor  ó  sin  él,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  tamaño  comvín  ó  para  postre,  con  cabo  de  hueso,  asta,  cauchu, 

madera  ó  metal  ordinario kilo.. 

Los  mismos  con  mango  de  madera  fina,  celuloide,  metal  blanco  y 

los  niquelados kilo. . 

Los  mismos  con  mango  plateado  ó  de  marfil,  sin  cajas id 

Los  mismos  con  mango  de  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú 

otros  semejantes kilo. . 

Los  mismos  con  mango  de  nácar id 

Id.,  con  mango  de  plaqué id 

Id.,  con  mango  de  plata id 

Plateados  para  pescados  ó  para  mantequilla  ó  queso,  tengan  ó  nó 

parte  dorada kilo.. 

Los  mismos  con  mango  de  nácar id 

Trinchantes  con  tenedor,  cabo  de  plaqué  con  ó  sin  parte  dorada 

pareja.. 

Los  mismos  con  mango  de  marfil  ó  nácar  con  6  sin  parte  dorada 

parej  a . . 

Los  mismos  con  mango  de  hueso,  metal,  madera  6  asta  de  ciervo 

pareja.. 

Los  mismos  con  mango  de  metal  blanco,  níquel  6  plata  alemana 

pareja . . 

Con  tenedor  y  cuchara,  para  bolsillo docena.. 

Cuellos  y  puños  para  camisas  de  hombre,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  papel,  con  ó  sin  género  de  algodón-. kilo . . 

De  algodón id 

De  lino,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  aldodón id 

De  jebe  6  composición id 

De  piel  para  capas vista.. 

Para  mujeres,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  encajes  de  algodón kilo.. 

De  algodón  sin  adornos id 

Los  mismos  adornados id 

De  lino  sin  adornos id 

Los  mismos  adornados id 

De  seda  con  ó  sin  adornos docena . . 

Id.,  con  adornos  de  píelo  piel  sola vista.. 

De  plumas docena . . 

Y  puños  de  cambrai,  gasa  ó  tul,  bordados  ó  labrados  en  colores  ó 
al  telar.  (  Véase  Encajes  6  Recortes  en  su  clase  correspon- 
diente.) 


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Cuentagotas,  de  vidrio  con  jebe docena. 

Cuentas.     (  T  tase  Abalorios.) 

Cuentahilos  de  todas  clases kilo. 

Cuerdas  de  tripa  y  entorchados  para  instrumentos  de  música,  c.  e id... 

Cuerno  de  ciervo.     (  Véase  Droguería.  ) 

Cueros  de  resal  pelo id... 

Curtidos,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  becerro,  charolados  ónó,  y  de  carnero id... 

De  chancho  ó  su  imitación id... 

De  ante  para  calzado id. . . 

De  ante  para  limpiar  metales id... 

De  chagrí  ó  sus  imitaciones id... 

De  cabritilla  6  sus  imitaciones l id... 

De  tafilete  ó  marroquí  ó  sus  imitaciones id... 

Llamados  badanas  (piel  de  oveja) id... 

De  otras  clases,  al  pelo  para  poner  en  coches  descubiertos,  para 

sobrecamas  ú  otros  usos vista. 

En  tiras  angostas  para  adornos  ú  otros  usos  y  toda  clase  de  cueros 

y  pieles  no  denominados vista. 

De  caballo  ó  de  vaca,  enteros,  charolados  6  teñidos kilo . 

Los  mismos  sin  teñir,  llamados  baquetas id. . . 

De  becerro,  blancos  ó  teñidos,  perfumados id... 

Y  medios  cueros  sin  teñir,  llamados  suela id . . . 

De  pergamino id... 

Cunas  y  carretillas  de  mimbre  6  junquillo  con  ó  sin  toldilla,  para  párvu- 
los y  los  para  aprender  á  andar kilo. 

De  otras  clases.     (  lease  Catres.) 
Con  ruedas.    (  Véase  Carruajes.) 
Chairas.     (  Tease  Afilones.) 
Chalecos  De  paño,  casimir  ú  otros  géneros  semejantes  de  lana  con  ó  sin 

mezcla  de  algodón,  llanos,  labrados  ó  estampados docena. 

De  terciopelo  ó  de  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla id 

De  algodón  ó  lino,  de  todas  clases id . . . 

Chales  de  punto  de  lana kilo. 

Id.,  id.  de  algodón id... 

Y  chalones.     T'éase  Pañolones. 

Chancaca  De  todas  clases,  se  evaluará  como  azúcar. 

Chapas  de  porcelana  ó  A'idrio,  se  avaluarán  como  porcelana  ó  cristalería: 

De  latón  dorado  para  morriones:  c.  e kilo. 

Las  mismas  sin  dorar;  ce id  — 

Para  puertas  ó  muebles.    (  Véase  Cerraduras.) 
Chaquetas  llamadas  Jerseys,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  punto  de  algodón,  con  ó  sin  frisa id... 

De  punto  de  lana  ó  con  mezcla,  llanas  ó  adornados,  ordinarias,  .id. . . 

Las  mismas  finas id  — 

De  seda id . . . 

De  seda  con  meczla,  con  ó  sin  adornos id . . . 

Y  chaquetones  de  paño,  casimir,  felpa  y  los  im.pernieables uno. 

De  otros  tejidos vista. 

De  punto  de  borra  de  lana,  para  hombres  y  mujeres kilo. 

De  punta  de  lana id — 

Con  mangas  de  seda,  tengan  ó  no  encajes  6  tiras  bordadas id . . . 

De  punto  de  algodón,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  lana  para  hombres id... 

De  encerado  ordinarias,  para  mineros id  — 

De  paño  burdo  6  bayetón docena. 

De  algodón,  lino  6  lana,  para  criaturas id... 

Chaquiras.     (  Féase  Abalorios.) 

Charque  ó  cecina;  p.  b id. . . 

Charreteras  de  hilado  de  cobre,  dorado  ó  plateado par. 

De  hilado  de  plata  con  ó  sin  dorado id... 

Cheques  de  bancos  ó  casas  bancarias;  c.  e kilo. 

Chicotillos  ordino  con  mango  largo  para  carreteros docena. 

Para  cocheros id . . . 

Para  jinetes id . . . 

En  forma  de  bastones id... 

Con  mango  fino .vista- 
Chicharras  para  taladrar  fierro;  p.  b kilo. 

Chimeneas-ó  fogones  para  armas  de  fuego;  c.  e id... 

Ó  estufas vista . 

Chinches  de  fierro  6  acero;  ce kilo. 

De  bronce  ó  cobre;  c.  e id... 

Chisguetes  vacíos  ó  con  agua  perfumada,  para  carnaval;  p.  b id... 

Chocolate  en  pasta  ó  polvo  y  el  llamado  cocoa;  p.b id... 

El  anterior  en  leche;  p.  b id... 

Chocolateras  se  avaluarán  como  las  cafeteras  en  su  clase  correspondiente. 

Chumaceras  de   fierro  ó  acero,  estén  ó  no  estañadas  ó  galvanizadas; 

p.b kilo. 

De  bronce  ó  cobre;  p.b id . . . 

Chuño  de  papas;  p.b id... 

Õ  mandioca;  p.  b id... 


'  Avalúo. 


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D. 
Dados.     (  Véasie  Juegos.) 

Damajuanas  de  vidrio,  de  todo  tamaño;  p.  b 

Dátiles.     (  lease  Ciruelas.) 

Dedales  de  hueso,  hierro,  acero,  latón  ó  metal  blanco id. . . 

Niquelados  ó  plateados id. . . 

De  dubló  6  plaqué id... 

De  marfil,  carey,  nácar  6  sus  imitaciones id... 

De  metal  ordinario id . . . 

Delantales.     (  Véase  Mandiles.) 

Depósitos  de  la  pintada  con  ó  sin  porcelana  para  copiadores;  p.  b id. . . 

Descantillones  para  artesanos;  p.  b id... 

Descarozados  ú  orejones  de  durazno;  p.  b id... 

Despabiladeras  de  hierro  ó  acero;  c.  e id... 

De  bronce  ó  cobre;  c.  e id... 

De  metal  plateado  ó  niquelado;  p.  b id... 

Destiladeras.    (  Tease  Filtros.) 

Destornilladores;  p.  b id . . . 

Desviradores  para  zapateros;  p.  b id... 

Diamantes  para  cortar  vidrios .- uno. 

Negros  para  barrenar  rocas vista. 

Dibujos  modelos  ó  diseños  para  bordar  ó  calar  madera,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

En  papel kilo. 

En  cartón id . . . 

Modelos  6  diseños  para  bordar,  pintados  en  papel  ó  cartón id . . . 

Figurines,  moldes  ó  patrones,  en  papel  para  modelos  de  trajes... id... 
Dientes  y  muelas  artificial  es  de  todas  clases,  sin  encías,  c.  e id . . . 

Las  mismas  con  encías,  c.  e id... 

Dinamita.     (  Pease  Pólvora.) 

Diseños.     (  T'éase  Dibujos.) 

Dominós.     (  Tease  Juegos.) 

Dragonas  de  cuero  6  charol,  con  6  sin  seda,  para  militares id... 

I)e  seda  con  hilo  de  metal  ordinario  plateado  6  dorado ...id... 

De  seda  con  hilo  de  plata id... 

Duchas  ó  irrigadores  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  cristal  ó  vidrio,  tengan  ó  no  tubos, 
bitoques  6  mangueras  de  goma;  c.  e.,  com.o  sigue: 

De  lata  6  latón  llamado  de  hierro kilo. 

De  goma  6  género  engomado id . . . 

De  hierro  niquelado id . . . 

Dulceras.     (  Tease  Cristalería.) 

Dulces  en  almíbar  y  jaleas;  p.  b id... 

Confitados,pastas  y  pastillas,  con  excepción  delas  medicinales;  p. b. id . . . 

Los  mismos  en  cajas  de  fantasía;  p.  b id. . . 

Durmientes  de  madera id... 

De  fierro  ó  acero id... 

E. 

Efigies,  bustos  y  estatuas  de  madera,  mármol,  piedra  ó  pasta,  con  ó  sin  pe- 
destal ;  p.  b  kilo . 

Id.,  id.  de  metal;  p.  b id... 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Ejes  de  fierro  ó  acero,  con  ó  sin  bocinas  para  carretillas,  carretas,  carros  y 

carruaj es;  p.  b kilo. 

Elástico  para  calzado,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón id... 

De  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla id... 

De  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla id... 

Para  papeles,  billetes,  etc id 

Embarcaciones  de  todas  clases  y  tamaños vista. 

Embudos  se  avaluarán  en  sus  respectivas  clases,  según  la  materia  de  que 
están  manufacturados. 

Embutidores  de  latón;  ce .' kilo. 

Empaquetadura  para  máquinas;  p.  b id 

Enaguas,  hechas  ó  en  cortes;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  género  de  algodón,  llana  ó  adornadas  con  encajes  ó  recortes  que  no 
sean  de  seda küo . 

Con  bordados id 

De  género  de  lino  ó  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia,  llanas  ó  adornadas, 
con  encajes  ó  recortes kilo. 

Las  mismas  bordadas id... 

Y  refajos  de  género  de  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia  que  no 
sea  seda,  llanas  ó  adornadas kilo. 

Das  mismas  bordadas id... 

De  punto  de  algodón  6  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia  vegetal id... 

De  punto  de  lana  ó  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia  que  no  sea  seda.. id... 

De  punto  de  lana  con  mezcla  de  seda id... 

De  seda  llanas  ó  adornadas id... 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id. . . 


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Encajes  y  blondas;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón  de  todas  clases kilo. 

De  algodón  con  mezcla  de  seda id... 

De  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id . . . 

Los  mismos  con  abalorios id . . . 

Ordinarios  de  lino  6  con  mezcla  de  cualquier  otra  fibra  vegetal . .  .id . . . 

Finos id. . . 

Blondas  y  los  llamados  guipures,  como  sigue: 

De  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

Id.  con  abalorios id 

Encarrujados;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  con  ó  sin  encajes  de  algodón id 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  de  seda id 

De  lino  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id... 

De  seda  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

De  seda id 

Encerado;  p.b.,  como  sigue: 

Para  pisos id . . . 

Ó  hule  sencillo  para  sobremesas,  carruajes  y  otros  usos id... 

Ó  tela  alquitranada  para  embalajes  y  uso  de  techos .id. . . 

Para  forros  de  sombreros  ú  otros  usos,  transparente,  impermeable,  en 

tela  de  algodón kilo. 

El  mismo  en  telado  seda id... 

Encurtidos,  escabeches  y  salsas  en  envase  de  lata,  loza  6  vidrio;  p.  b.  .id. . . 

Los  mismos  en  barriles;  p.b id... 

Ó  salsas  chinas  en  latas;  p.b id... 

Enchapados  de  caoba,  jacarandá  ú  otra  madera,  para  ebanistas;  p.  b.  .id. . . 

Delgados  sobre  papel,  de  las  mismas  maderas;  p.b id... 

Ensanchadores  para  guantes,  como  sigue: 

De  madera  barnizada docena. 

De  hueso  ó  madera  fina id... 

De  otras  clases vista . 

Entenallas  con  envuelta kilo. 

Entorchados.     (  Tease  Cuerdas.) 

Escaleras.     (  T'éase  Muebles.) 

Escarcelas.     (  T'éase  Sacos.) 

Escarchado.     (Véase  Briscado.) 

Escobas  de  rama,  con  noiango docena. 

Id.  sin  mango id... 

Mecánicas vista. 

Escobitas  de  bejuco  de  la  China  y  las  de  otras  clases  y  procedencias,  sin 
mango docena. 

De  esparto id . . . 

Escopetas  (con  permiso  del  Supremo  Gobierno),  como  sigue: 

De  chimenea  de  un  cañón,  con  ó  sin  recámara,  ordinarios  ó  regulares, 
una 

Las  mismas  de  dos  cañones una. 

Las  mismas  de  un  cañón,  finas id . . . 

Las  mismas  de  dos  cañones * id... 

De  retrocarga  de  un  cañón;  ordinarias  y  regulares id... 

Las  mismas  de  dos  cañones id... 

Finas  de  uno  ó  dos  con  on  es,  y  de  otras  classes vista. 

Escoplos,  con  ó  sin  mango;  c.  e kilo. 

Escuadras  de  fierro  6  acero;  p.  b id... 

De  madera;  p.  b id... 

Con  hojas  de  fierro  ó  acero,  mango  de  madera,  tengan  6  nó  filetes  de 

metal  ordinario  ó  nivel;  p.  b - kilo. 

Escupideras;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  hoja  de  lata  ó  fierro,  barnizadas  ó  pintadas id... 

De  latón  amarillo  6  blanco id... 

De  fierro  enlozado.     (  T'éase  Fierro  manufacturado.) 

De  metal  blanco 

De  cristal,  loza  ó  porcelan.     (Véase  Cristelería,  Loza  6  Porcelana.) 
Esferas,  esmaltadas  para  reloj  es  de  bolsillo docena. 

Ordinarias  sin  esmalte  para  relojes  de  mesa  ó  de  colgar id . . . 

Finas  y  de  las  demás  clases id... 

Esfuminos,  de  cartón,  madera,  etc.,  para  dibujar  y  sombrear;  c.  e  ...kilo. 
Esmalte,  ú  oropel;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

En  láminas  niuy  delgadas id... 

Recortado  para  flores  ú  otros  objetos id... 

Adornado  con  piedras  falsas  ú  otros  obj  etos  de  brillo id . . . 

En  mazos  6  rollos.     (  T'éase  Briscado.) 
Esmeril;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

En  polvo  para  pulimentar  acero id... 

Sobre  género id . . . 

Sobre  papel id... 

Espadas  y  sables,  como  sigue: 

De  hierro  6  acero,  con  guarnición  del  mismo  metal,  para  tropa  (con 
permiso  del  Supremo  Gobierno) una. 

De  hierro  ó  acero,  con  guarnición  de  metal  ordinario,  para  oficiales, 
estén  6  nó  plateadas,  doradas  ó  niqueladas una. 

De  otras  clases vista . 


Avalúo. 


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20.00 
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80.00 

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30.00 
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.35 

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2.40 

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20.00 


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.60 
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Artículos. 


Ayalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Espátulas;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro  ó  acero,  para  artesanos kilo. 

De  fierro  ó  acero,  con  mango  de  madera  6  hueso  para  boticas id . . . 

De  madera  de  boj id 

Espauses  para  artesanos;  ce id... 

Específicos  para  limpiar  calderos;  p.  b id 

Espejos;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Ordinarios  con  marco  de  cartón id 

Los  mismos  con  marco  de  lata,  latón  llamados  de  fierro,  zinc  ó  estaño, 
estén  ó  nó  pintados  ó  bronceados,  con  ó  sin  avisos  ó  estampas  .  .kilo. 

Con  marco  de  latón,  bronce  ó  cobre id... 

Con  marco  de  pasta  de  papel  ó  madera,  estén  ó  nó  bronceados,  barni- 
zados ó  pintados kilo. 

De  m^ejor  clase  con  marco  de  madera,  pasta  de  papel,  etc.,  dorados, 
plateados,  barnizados,  pintados  6  bronceados,  de  forma  cuadrilátera, 

elíptica  ú  ovalada kilo.. 

De  fantasía,  de  dos  ó  tres  lunas  y  de  otras  clases  no  designadas,  .vista. , 

Espeques  de  madera,  de  toda  forma  y  tamaño;  p.  b kilo.. 

Esperma  de  ballena id 

Espolines  y  espuelas  con  ó  sin  sus  correas  de  cuero;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  hierro  ó  acero id 

Los  mismos  niquelados id 

De  bronce  ó  cobre id 

Los  mismos  niquelados,  dorados  ó  plateados id 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otros  semejantes id 

Los  mismos  plateados  ó  dorados id 

Esponjas  ordinarias id 

Entrefinas  y  finas id 

Espumaderas  se  avaluarán  como  las  cucharas  en  sus  respectivas  clases. 

Estampas:  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Grabadas  ó  litografiadas,  en  papel,  cartón  6  papel  acartonado kilo.. 

Cromos  y  oleografías  impresas  en  colores  en  papel,  género,  cartón  ó 

papel  acartonado;  ordinarias kilo.. 

Regulares  y  finas , id 

Todas  las  anteriores,  con  marco vista.. 

Estampillas.     (  Véase  Billetes.) 

Estantes  para  botellas,  de  fierro,  de  cualquier  clase;  p.  b kilo.. 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Estaño  en  barras  ó  planchas;  p.  b kilo.. 

Laminado,  en  hojas  para  tapas  de  botellas  ú  otros  usos;  p.  b id 

Estaquillas  de  madera  para  calzado;  p.  b id 

Estatuas.     (  Féase  Efigies.) 

Estearina  en  pasta;  p.  b _ id 

Estera  de  la  China  ó  sus  imitaciones  para  pisos;  p.  b id 

Estereoscopios  de  mano,  de  cartón,  con  12  vistas  ó  sin  ellas docena.. 

De  madera,  con  12  vistas  6  sin  ellas uno.. 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Estérula  para  per.iianas,  de  tejido  de  madera  pintada;  c.  e kilo.. 

Para  bordar,  de  algodón,  cáñamo  ó  yute;  ce id 

De  lino  6  con  mezcla  de  otra  fibra  véjetal;  ce id 

La  misma  de  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla id 

Estinguidores  ó  matafuegos  para  incendio;  p.  b id 

Estolas  para  sacerdotes.    (  Véase  Ornamentos.) 

Para  señoras  de  todas  clases vista.. 

Estómagos  salados.     (  Véase  Cuajo.) 

Estopa  para  muebles;  p.  b kilo.. 

Para  calafatear;  p.  b id 

Estoperoles.     (  Véase  Clavos.  ) 

Estribos;  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

De    hierro  ó  acero,  estén  ó   nó  estañados  ó  galvanizados,   sin    re- 
sorte   kilo . . 

Los  mismos  con  resorte id 

Los  mismos  niquelados  ó  plateados id 

De  bronce  6  cobre id 

Los  mismos  niquelados  ó  plateados ..id 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otros  semejantes id 

Los  mismos  plateados id 

De  madera  sin  tallados id 

Los  mismos  tallados id 

Los  con  forro  de  cuero  llamados  baúles id 

De  cuero  ó  terciopelo  en  forma  de  zapatillas,  para  mujer id 

De  otras  clases vista. . 

Estuches;  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

Vacíos  para  alhajas,  boquillas,  cubiertos  y  otros  usos,  forrados  en  cuero 

6  género  de  seda,  con  6  sin  mezcla kilo.. 

Eorrados  en  papel,  hule,  ó  género  que  no  contenga  seda id 

De  madera  ó  cartón  para  anteojos id 

Para  viajes  conteniendo  cucharas,  tenedores,  cuchillos,  vasos,  etc. 

(  Véase  Necesarios). 
De  otras  clases ." vista. . 

Estufas.    (  Véase  Chimeneas.) 


Bolivianos. 

3.00 

4.00 

6.00 

.40 

.12 

.60 

.70 
1.40 


.40 
1.60 

1.20 
1.80 
3.00 
6.00 
7.00 

14.00 
6.00 

36.00 


7.00 


6.00 
16.00 


.42 

1.50 

.12 

.30 

.50 

18.00 

6.00 


.50 

2.00 

3.00 

42.00 

.14 


.10 
.14 


.80 
2.40 
3.20 
2.60 
5.00 
7.00 
14.00 
.50 
1.40 
2.50 
5.00 


24.00 
12.00 
2.40 


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25 
25 
25 
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30 
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30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
Libre. 

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Artículos. 


Avaklo. 


Etiquetas  de  metal  para  botellas.    (  Véase  Tarjetas.) 

Impresas  para  botellas,  con  6  sin  lustre;  c.  e kilo.. 

Las  mismas'con  dorado,  plateado  6  bronceado;  c.  e id 

Rótulos  ó  viñetas  de  papel  para  paquetes  de  té,  cajas  de  cigarros, 
cajetillas  de  cigarrillos,  para  boticas  ú  otros  usos,  con  6  sin  lustre; 

ce kilo. . 

Las  mismas  doradas,  bronceadas  6  plateadas;  c.  e id 

En  blanco  de  cartón,  papel  acartonado  ó  composición,  para  marcar 

precios;  ce kilo.. 

Exprimidores.    {  Véase  Prensitas.) 

Extracto  de  carne;  p.  b id 

De  campeche;  p.  b id 

De  malta;  p.  b id 

Extractores.    (  lease  Pezoneras. ) 

F. 
Fajas;  ce,  como  sigue: 

Bandas  ó  ceñidores  de  algodón,  cáñamo,  lino  ó  yute kilo. 

De  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id... 

De  seda id. . . 

De  seda  con  pasadores  de  madera  6  de  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de 

cualquiera  otra  meteria kilo. 

Abdominales,  elásticas  ó  nó,  de  algodón,  lino  6  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla 

de  otra  materia  que  no  sea  seda kilo. 

Las  mismas  de  seda  6  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

Las  mismas  de  goma id... 

Fanales  de  vidrio  ó  cristal,  con  6  sin  pisos  de  madera;  p.  b id... 

Faroles  ganchos,  brazos,  codos  ú  otras  piezas  análogas  para  gas  ó  luz  eléc- 
trica; p.  b kilo. 

De  papel  llamados  chinescos;  p.  b id... 

De  gnéero  ó  tul,  adornados  con  encajes,  cuentas,  etc docena. 

De  vidrio  de  colores;  p.  b kilo. 

Y  linteranas  de  mano,  comunes,  de  lata  ó  latón  llamado  de  fierro, 
esteno  nó  pintadas,  esmaltadas,  6  barnizadas;  o.  e kilo. 

Y  linterans  de  mica;  ce id  — 

Para  carruajes  y  de  otras  clases vista. 

Felpa  alquitranada  para  techos  ú  otros  usos;  p.  b kilo. 

De  pelo  para  calderos,  sin  alquitranar;  p.  b id 

Felpudos  de  esparto,  coco,  cáñamo,  yute,  ó  con  mezcla  de  cualquier  otra 

materia  vejetal,  sin  guarda  de  lana;  p.  b kilo. 

Los  mismos  con  guarda  de  lana;  p.  b id 

De  lana  de  todas  clases;  p.  b id 

De  goma;  p.  b id . . . 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Fibras  de  manila,  cáñamo,  yute  ú  otros  vejetales,  en  bruto  para  la  fabrica- 
ción de  jarcias  y  tejidos  de  sacos;  p.  b kilo. 

Fichas  para  juegos;  c  e.  como  sigue: 

De  caucliú  ó  composición id . . . 

De  hueso id — 

De  marfil id 

De  nácar id — 

Fideos;  p.  b id — 

Fieltro  de  lana  para  martinetes  de  piano;  p.  b id... 

Para  caronas  y  otros  usos;  p.  b id 

Ó  pañetes  de  colores  estampados  para  alfombras  ú  otros  usos;  p.  b.id 

Para  vestidos.     (  Fea.se  Géneros). 
Fierro;  p.  b.,como  sigue: 

Sin  labrar  en  sus  diversas  formas id  — 

En  lingotes id . . . 

En  planchas,  acanaladas  ó  lisas  sin  pintado,  estañado  ni  galvani- 
zado   kilo . 

Como  el  anterior,  estañado,  pintado  6  galvanizado id. . . 

En  planchas,  perforado id . . . 

Manufacturado  en  piezas  no  especificadas,  esté  ó  nó  pintado,  estaña- 
do, ó  galvanizado,  barnizado  ó  bronceado kilo. 

Manufacturado  en  piezas  no  especificadas,  niquelado id. . . 

Manufacturado  en  piezas  no  especificadas,  con  esmalte  de  loza  ó  por- 
celana, tenga  ó  no  piezas  de  otro  metal  ordinario kilo . 

Manufacturado  en  codos,  cruces  6  cadenas  con  excepción  de  las  desi- 
gnadas; parrillas  para  calderos  de  vapor,  boyas,  hornos  para  panes  de 
azúcar,  pailas  de  más  de  46  kilos  para  minas,  rieles,  ruedas  y  piezas 

de  maquinarias  para  la  minería,  artes  industrias,  etc kilo. 

Forjadov.     Véase  Acero. 

Fierros  de  puntera  y  de  enfranje  para  zapateros;  ce id... 

Figuras  de  fantasia  para  adornos  de  sobremesa;  de  loza,  porcelana,  cristal 

vidrio  ú  otras  materias vista. 

De  terracota;  p.  b kilo. 

De  mármol;  p. b id... 

Figurines.     (  Féase  Dibujos.  ) 

Fllástica  de  cáñamo  ó  yute;  p.  b id 


Bolivianos. 

6.00 

10.00 


7.00 
14.00 


2.00 

1.40 
2.00 
LOO 


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9.00 

50.00 

28.00 

22.00 
50.00 
25.00 


2.00 

.80 

8.00 


2.00 
2.40 


.30 
1.00 

.70 
1.60 
2.00 
4.00 


.20 

12. 00 

8.00 

60.00 

60.00 

.07 

6.00 

2.40 

1.50 


.20 
.70 

.12 
.15 

.42 

.50 
LOO 


.30 
2.00 


2.00 
1.00 


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Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Filetes  de  lata  ó  de  latón  dorado  ó  plateado,  para  cajas,  carruajes  ú  otros 
usos;  p. b ..kilo. 

Ó  bozalillos.     (  Véase  Bozalillos.) 
Filtros  para  agua  con  caja  de  hierro,  piedra,  madera  ó  metal uno. 

En  forma  de  garrafa  con  embudo  de  cristal docena . 

De  género  de  todas  clases;  ce kilo. 

De  Toza,  barro  ó  lata una. 

De  tubo  para  el  bolsillo docena. 

Ó  repuestos  de  carbón  para  botellas  de  mesa id... 

De  destiladeras  comunes,  de  loza,  piedra  ó  composición;  p.  b kilo. 

Flejes  ó  zunchos  de  madera  6  fierro;  p.  b id... 

Floreros;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  vidrio,  cristal,  loza  ó  porcelana,  blancos  ó  de  colores,  con  ó  sin 
dorados  ó  plateados kilo. 

Los  mismos  con  remates  de  metal id . . . 

De  terracota id... 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Flores  y  plantas  artificiales,  sueltas  y  en  ramos,  con  envuelta,  como  sigue: 

De  género  de  papel  ó  algodón,  ordinarios kilo. 

De  género  de  algodón,  finos id... 

De  porcelana  6  composición  con  ó  sin  hojas  de  género id... 

De  seda  ó  su  imitación,  con  ó  sin  hojas  de  género id... 

De  género  de  seda,  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

De  seda  y  los  de  género  de  algodón,  finos  si  vienen  surtidos  en  la 
misma  caj a kilo. 

Y  plantas  naturales,  secas,  en  ramos  ó  teñidas id. . . 

Floretes  para  esgrima par. 

Los  mismos  en  cajas id... 

Fogones.     (  Tease  Chimeneas). 

Folgos  ó  abrigos  para  los  pies vista. 

Fonógrafos  ó  gramófonos  con  sus  accesorios id... 

Formones  ó  gubias,  con  ó  sin  mango;  p.  b kilo. 

Fosforeras  se  avaluarán  como  las  cigarreras  en  sus  respectivas  clases. 
Fósforos;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  cera kilo . 

De  madera id... 

De  madera  con  luces  de  Bengala id . . . 

De  papel  y  los  de  madera  para  viento id . . . 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Fotografias;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

En  tarjetas kilo. 

Para  esteroscopios id... 

De  porcelana. . .  ; id. . . 

Fraguas  portátiles;  p.  b id... 

Fraques  de  paño  6  casimir uno. 

Frascos-.     (  Véase  Cristalería.  ) 

Frasquitos  6  tubitos  de  vidrio  para  homeopatia,  con  ó  sin  tapones  de 

corcho kilo. . 

Frazadas;  p.  b.,  como  gigue: 

De  algodón,  con  ó  sin  rebeles  de  algodón  ó  seda id 

De  algodón,  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  borra  de  seda id 

De  algodón,  con  listas  ó  venas  ó  seda ....id 

De  borra  de  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón id 

De  lana  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón id 

De  lana  pura id 

De  lana  de  vicuña,  piel,  paño,  casimir,  de  pelo  ó  astracán  y  de  otras 

clases vista. . 

Frej oles;  p.  b kilo . . 

Frenos.    (  Véase  Bocados.  ) 

Frutas  frescas vista. . 

Secas,  á  granel,  no  especificadas;  p.  b kilo.. 

Confitadas id 

Fruteros  se  avaluarán  como  los  azucareros  en  sus  respectivas  clases. 

Fuegos  artificiales.     (  Véase  Cohetes.) 

Fuelles  para  herreros,  plateros,  hojalateros,  etc.;  p.  b id 

Para  viñas id 

De  mano  para  uso  doméstico;  p.  b id 

Fuentes  de  hojalata  inclusive  las  latas  para  hornos id 

De  otras  clases,  se  avaluarán  como  los  azucareros  en  su  clase  corres- 
pondiente. 
Fulminantes  para  armas  de  fuego;  c.  e kilo.. 

Para  minas;  p.  b id 

Fuminos.     (  Véase  Esfuminos) gruesa. . 

Fundas,  como  sigue: 

De  paño  ó  franela  de  lana  para  pianos una.. 

De  género  de  lino  ó  algodón id 

Para  muebles,  se  avaluarán  por  el  tejido  de  que  estén  hechas. 

Para  almohadas  ó  almohadones;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  lino,  bordadas,  con  6  sin  encajes kilo.. 

Id. ,  llanas id 


Bolivianos. 

1.75 

8.00 

18.00 

4.00 

6.00 

8.00 

3.00 

.50 

.10 


.GO 

.80 

1.60 


6.00 
10.00 

3.00 
16.00 
15.00 

12. 50 
1.20 
5.00 

10.00 


.80 

.32 

1.00 

1.20 


10.00 
16.00 
8.00 
.60 
60.00 


1.20 

.90 
1.50 
3.00 
1.00 
2.00 
4.00 


.20 
1.50 


.40 

1.00 

.80 

.60 


5.00 
6.00 
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Fundas — Continu  a. 

De  algodón,  bordadas,  con  ó  sin  encajes kilo.. 

Id.,  llanas id 

De  paja  para  botellas,  p.  b id 

Para  armas  de  fuego,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cuero,  con  ó  sin  cinturón id 

De  lona,  con  ó  sin  cuero id 

Para  baúles: 

De  lona,  con  ó  sin  cuero id 

De  papel  para  sombreros;  c.  e id 

Para  cubrir  teteras vista 

Fustes  de  madera  para  formar  monturas docena.. 

Id.,  forrados id  ... 

Id.,  de  fierro,  con  6  sin  resorte id 

G. 

Galipot  ó  brea  seca;  p.  b kilo.. 

Galletas  y  bizcochos;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Sin  dulce  ni  manteca id 

De  otras  clases,  en  barricas  ó  cajas  de  lata ...id 

En  cajas  de  fantasía id 

Ganchos,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  todas  clases,  para  colgar  papeles id 

Para  cortinas,  de  metal  ordinario,  con  ó  sin  adornos  de  madera,  vidrio, 

cristal,  loza,  porcelana  6  composición kilo.. 

Los  mismos  niquelados,  dorados  ó  plateados id 

Para  perchas,  tengan  ó  no  cabezas  6  perillas  de  madera,  bronce,  loza, 
porcelana  6  composición;  estén  ó  no  estañados,  pintados,  bronceados 
6  galvanizados;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  hierro  ó  acero kilo. . 

Los  mismos  niquelados id 

De  bronce  ó  cobre id  — 

Los  mismos  niquelados id 

Garbanzo,  p.  b id. . . . 

Garlopas  y  garlopines.     (Véase  Cepillos.) 

Gasógenos  para  preparar  bebidas  gaseosas;  de  vidrio,  loza,  ó  porcelana, 

estén  6  no  forrados  en  mimbre  ó  alambre;  p.  b kilo.. 

Gasolina.    (Véase  Aceites) id 

Gelatina  en  hojas,  trasparente;  c.  e id 

En  pasta;  p.  b id 

Liquipa  y  en  polvo;  p.  b id 

Géneros  de  algodón,  peso  bruto,  como  sigue  : 

Preparados  para  pintar  al  oleo  6  para  mapas  ó  planos id 

Bramantes  ó  creas  blancas,  lisas  6  asargadas  para  sábanas  ú  otros 
usos;  driles,  diablofuertes  lisos,  asargados,  colchados  ó  frisados; 
casinetes  asargados,  colchados  ó  frisados;  piel  para  trajes  de  hom- 
bres y  niños;  género  blanco  liso,  grueso  6  delgado;  cotí,  esté  ó  no 
adamascado;  listado,  mezclilla,  rayadillo,  Oxford,  quimones,  perca- 
las, zarazas,  franela  blanca  ó  de  colores,  llana  ó  asargada;  platillas, 
orlandillas,  choletas,  tartanes  y  percalinas  llanas,  labradas  ó  asar- 
gadas  kilo. . 

Brillantinas,  llanas  6  asargadas,  con  ó  sin  venas,  labradas  ó  adamas- 
cadas, blancas  6  de  color;  guingamp;  vichj';  zéphyr;  piqué  con  ó 
sin  frisa;  batista,  siciliana;  cachemira  y  otros  géneros  similares  no 
especificados,  llanos,  labrados,  asargados  ó  bordados,  para  vestidos 

de  mujer kilo.. 

Los  mismos  con  dibujos  ó  listas  de  lana id 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  id id 

Los  mismos  con  dibujos  ó  listas  de  seda  ó  felpa id 

Con  mezcla  de  seda  en  el  tejido  y  los  rasos,  Luis  Felipe  y  demás  géne- 
ros satinados,  con  urdimbre  de  algodón,  trama  de  seda kilo.. 

Lona,  loneta  y  osnaburgos  especiales  para  sacos id 

Tocuj'os  crudos,  lisos  6  asargados id 

Casinetes  con  mezcla  de  lana id 

De  tejido  crespo  para  sábanas  de  baño  y  toallas id  — 

Borlón  engomado  con  mezcla  de  crin,  para  enaguas  u  otros  usos  .  .id 

Aprensados  ó  labrados  para  encuadernar id 

Satin  para  calzado,  raso  Luis  Felipe  y  demás  géneros  satinados. .  .id 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  de  lana id  — 

PlatUlas;  olandillas;  choletas;  tartanes;  driles  y  percalinas  con  listas 

de  seda kilo. . 

Alemanisco;  damasco  j  demás  géneros  labrados,  blancos  ó  de  color, 
para  manteles,  servilletas,  toallas,  fundas  de  muebles,  etc.;  oían  6 
batista  blanco  ó  de  colores  para  cortinillas  y  el  imitación  de  lanilla 

para  banderas kilo.. 

Para  ponchos.     (  Véase  Ponchos.  ) 

Damasco  de  colores  para  sobrecamas,  6  sobremesas  con  6  sin  mezcla 

de  cáñamo;  cotonías;  marsellas  ó  piqué  para  chalecos kilo.. 

Impermeables  con  goma  para  ponchos  ú  otros  usos id 

Afranelados,  con  bordados  de  seda id — 


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BOLIVIA. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


1521 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Géneros  de  algodón — Continúa. 

Diáfanos  como  cambray;  balsarina,  muselina,  tarlatana,  organdí,  oían, 
granadina,  brillantina  calada,  gasas  con  6  sin  venas,  labradas  ó 
adamascadas,  blancas,  ó  de  colores;  espumilla  ó  velillo  para  manto- 
nes y  otros  análogos,  llanos,  labrados  ó  pintados  y  géneros  para  cor- 
tinas,   kilo . . 

Los  mismos  con  dibujos  ó  listas  de  lana id 

Los  mismos  con  dibujos  ó  listas  de  seda id 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda id 

Con  dibujos  ó  adornos  de  metal id 

Felpa,   terciopelo  ó  panilla,   llana,  labrada  6   estampada  de  todas 

clases kilo.. 

Reps,  cretona  y  otros  géneros  para  cortinas  ó  para  tapizar  muebles, 

con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  yute  ó  cáñamo kilo.. 

Los  mismos  con  dibujóse  listas  de  seda id 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda id 

Renguillo  y  linón  especial  para  forros id 

Linón  fino,  obispo  y  otros  semejantes i:l 

Tul  y  género  para  velos,  con  ó  sin  abalorios;  c.  e id 

Id.,  con  mezcla  de  seda;  ce id 

Lam.as  y  lamillas,  labradas  con  metal  ordinario,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de 

seda;  ce kilo.. 

Las  mismas  labradas  con  oro  ó  plata, con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  seda;  c.  e .  -id 

De  algodón  con  crin  ú  otras  clases  no  especificadas vista . . 

A  los  géneros  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda,  se  las  aumentará  el  2.5  por 

ciento  sobre  sus  respectivos  avalúos,  si  no  los  tuvieran  señalados. 
">e  lino,  cáñamo  6  yute  como  sigue: 

Arpillera  de  cáñamo  ó  yute,  lisa  6  asargada  para  sacos;  p.  b.kilo.. 
Lona  y  loneta  de  cáñarño,  yute  6  lino  para  toldos,  velas  de  buque 

y  otros  usos;  p.  b kilo.. 

Yute  estampado  para  cortinas;  p.  b id 

Brines  ó  driles,  cotí,  crehuelos,  osnaburgo  y  géneros  blancos  ó  de 

colores,  para  vestidos;  p.  b kilo.. 

Los  mismos  con  dibujos  ó  listas  de  seda;  c.  e id 

Para  cortinajes  ó  tapiz  de  muebles,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón; 

ce kilo.. 

El  mismo  con  listas  6  dibujos  de  seda;  c.  e id 

Terciopelo  para  tapiz  de  muebles;  c.  e id 

Bramantes  6  creas  blancas  ó  crudas  para  sábanas  ú  otros  usos; 

ce kilo.. 

Crudos  para  vestidos  y  entretelas;  c.  e id 

Para  ropa  interior,  como  bretañas  y  otros  similares,  con  ó  sin 

mezcla  de  algodón;  c  e kilo.. 

Choleta  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de^algodón;  para  forros  de  ropa;  c.  e..id 

Alemanisco  ó  damasco,  blanco  ó  de  colores,  para  manteles,  servi- 
lletas y  toallas;  p.  b kilo.. 

Id.,  id.,  crudo  para  los  mismos  usos;  p.  b id 

Id.,  id.,  para  pi.sos  y  sobre  alfombras;  p.  b id 

Géneros  labrados  ó  calados  para  vestidos;  c  e id 

Los  mismos  con  listas  ó  dibujos  de  seda;  ce id 

Los  mismos  calados  ó  bordados,  para  confecciones  y  otros  usos;  c  e.id 

Clarín  y  gasas,  batista,  cambray  y  oían;  c.  e id 

De  hilado  de  metal  de  cobre  plateado  ó  dorado,  con  alma  de  algo- 
dón ;  c  e kilo . . 

No  especificados vista. . 

Nota. — Los  géneros  de  lino,  mezclados  con  algodón,  que  no  tengan 
avalúo  señalado,  se  avaluarán  como  de  lino  puro. 

Nota. — A  los  géneros  con  mezcla  6  trama  de  seda  se  les  aumentará 
el  25  por  ciento  sobre  sus  respectivos  avalúos,  si  no  los  tuvieran 
señalados. 
Nota. — Los  artículos  de  ramio  se  avaluarán  como  los  de  algodón 
en  sus  partidas  respectivas,  con  un  aumento  del  25  por  ciento. 
Calados  de  crin  con  6  sin  paja  6  metal  para  adornos  de  vestidos;  c  e.kilo. . 

De  metal,  para  adornos  de  sombreros  ú  otros  usos id 

De  lana  peso  bruto  como  sigue: 

Bayeta  llamada  pellón,  fajuela  6  bayetilla  de  cien  hilos  ó  dos 

frisas kilo.. 

La  misma  con  mezcla  6  trama  de  algodón id 

Bayeta  llamada  de  la  tierra,  blanca  ó  de  colores id  — 

Casimires,  c  e,.  como  sigue: 

De  borra  de  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón;  de  lana 
con  trama  de  algodón;  el  llamado  piloto,  estrella,  montera  y  el 

bayetón  con  ó  sm  mezcla kilo., 

Casimir  de  lana  con  mezcla  de  algodón id 

Id.,  de  lana id 

Id.,  de  lana  con  seda id 

Damascos  para  sobremesas,  sobrecamas  ú  otros  usos,  con  6  sin 

mezcla  de  algodón;  ce kilo. 

Los  mismos  con  trama  de  seda;  ce id 

Reps  y  damasco  para  tapizar  muebles,  llanos,  labrados  ó  aborlo- 
nados;  ce kilo. 


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6.00 
3.00 

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.90 


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1522        OFICINA  INTEKN  ACIÓN  AL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS    àMERICANAS. 

Tarifa  de  avahíos — Continúa. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Géneros  de  algodón — Continúa. 
Casimires — Continúa. 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón;  ce kilo.. 

Los  reps  y  damascos  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda,  se  avaluarán  con 
un  aurñento  del  50  por  ciento. 

franela  de  todas  clases;  c.  e kilo.. 

Id.,  con  mezcla  6  trama  de  algodón;  c.  e id 

Gergas  para  caronas,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón  ó  lino;  p.  b., 

kilo 

Para  forros  de  vestidos,  como  manió r,  satin,  sarga,  Luis  Felipe  y 

demás  géneros  satinados  y  el  satin  para  calzado;  c.  e kilo. . 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón;  ce id 

Los  mismos  con  mszcla,  dibujos  6  listas  de  seda;  c.  e id 

Lanilla  ó  estameña  para  banderas;  c  e id 

Para  ponchos.     (  Téose  Ponelios.) 

Añascóte,  cúbica,  sarga  afranelada  y  otros  géneros  similares  para 
vestidos  de  baño  ú  otros  usos,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  6  trama  de  al- 
godón, ce kilo. . 

Para  trajes,  llanos,  labrados,  estampados  ó  asargados  y  el  llamado 
Paño  de  Damas,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón;  c  e..kilo.. 

Los  mismos  con  listas  ó  dibujos  de  seda;  c  e id 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda;  ce id 

Con  mezcla  de  metal  y  seda;  ce id  — 

Terciopelo  llano,  labrado  6  estampado,  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  al- 
godón para  tapiz  de  muebles  y  los  géneros  crespos  y  astracanes 

y  sus  imitaciones,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón;  c  e kilo.. 

Cachemiras  y  merinos;  c  e id 

Id.,  id.,  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón;  c  e id 

Espumillas  y  todo  género  diáfano  ó  calado,  con  ó  sin  guardas, 

para  matinées,  mantas  y  otros  usos;  c  e ■. kilo.. 

Id.,  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda;  ce id 

Pañete  para  alfombras  con  dibujo  de  colores  estampados  y  fieltro 

para  vestido;  p.  b kilo. 

Paño  llano  6  estampado  para  sobremesas;  p.  b id 

Paño  preparado  para  bordar;  ce id... 

Id.,  para  mesas  de  billar;  ce id... 

Paños  para  vestidos  de  hombre  ó  mujer,  se  avaluarán  como  Casi- 
mires en  su  clase  correspondiente. 

No  especificados vista . . 

Nota. — A  los  géneros  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda  se  les  aumen- 
tará el  25  por  ciento  sobre  sus  respectivos  avalúos  si  no  los  tuvieran 
señalados. 
De  seda,  c,  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  todas  clases,  lisos,  adamascados  ó  labrados,  dobles,  sencillos  no 
especificados;  raso,  pique,  sarga  y  otros  géneros  análogos,  para 

vestidos  y  forros  de  ropa kilo . . 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  é  trama  de  algodón,  lana  ó  lino id 

Brocatel,  damasco,   lampas,  raso,  reps  ú  otros  semejantes  para 

muebles  ú  otros  usos kilo.. 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id 

Felpa  ó  terciopelo  liso  ó  labrado  para  adornos,  trajes  ó  tapiz  de 

muebles kilo. . 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id 

Crudos  llamados  fulares id 

Con  listas,  venas  6  dibujos  de  felpa  de  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla.. id 

Felpa  negra,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón  para  sombreros id 

Felpilla  para  bordar  ú  otros  usos,  con  ó  sin  alma  de  metal... id 

Clarín,  espumilla,  crespón,  tul,  velo,  velillo,  ú  otros  tejidos  trans- 
parentes ó  calados,  lisos  6  labrados kilo. . 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia  ó  con  abalorios,  paja, 

metal,  cera  ú  otros  adornos  semejantes kilo.. 

Id.,  id.,  labrados  ó  bordados  con  metal  ordinario  se  aumentará  el 

60  porciento  sobre  sus  respectivos  avalúos kilo. . 

Brocados,  lamas,  lamillas,  tisúes  con  oro  ó  plata id 

Los  mismos  con  metal  ordinario  dorado  6  plateado id 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón id 

De  hilado  de  metal  de  cobre  plateado  6  dorado,  alma  de  seda,  .id 

Para  poncho.     (  Véase  Ponchos.) 

De  otras  clases  no  especificadas ■. vista.. 

Nota. — La  seda  artificial,  en  todas  los  artículos  en  que  entre,  será 
considerada  como  seda  animal,  para  los  efectos  del  avalúo. 
Gergón  de  lana  con  6  sin  mezcla  vejetal.     (  Véase  Alfombras.) 
Globitos  de  goma,  para  inflar.     (  T'éase  Juguetes.) 

Globos  geográficos,  terrestres  y  celestes vista.. 

Y  pantallas  para  lámparas,  de  vidrio  6  cristal.    (  Véase  Cristalería.) 
De  porcelana.     (  Véase  Porcelana.) 

Glucosa  sólida  ó  liquida,  para  la  industria;  p.  b kilo.. 

Pura;  p.  b id 

Golas  plateadas  ó  doradas  para  militares lO. — 

Golillas  para  señoras.    (  Véase  Corbatas.) 


Bolivianos . 
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3.00 


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5.60 
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8.00 

10.00 

12.  00 


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5.00 
4.50 

8.00 
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4.00 
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40.00 
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60.00 

45.00 


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48.00 


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30 

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30 

3.00 

26 

3.00 

30 

BOLIVIA. 


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Goma  elástica  en  bruto;  p.  b kilo.. 

Id.,  preparada  en  caños,  planchas  ú  otras  piezas  semejantes,  con  ô  sin 

género  ó  metal  ordinario;  p.  b kilo.. 

Id.,  preparada  para  dibujo  ó  escritorio;  c.  e id 

La  anterior  embutida  en  madera  ó  metal  ordinario;  c.  e id 

Para  dentistas;  c.  e id.... 

Laca;  ce id 

Líquida  en  frascos,  con  é  sin  brochita;  p.  b id 

Elástica  para  papeles,  billetes,  etc.     (  Véase  Elástico.) 
Gorras  y  gorros  para  hombres,  como  sigue: 

De  paño,  con  visera docena.. 

Id.  de  lana,  algodén  é  lino,  con  visera id 

De  terciopelo   ú  otro   género  de  seda  llanas,  bordadas  ó  adornadas, 

con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia docena.. 

Las  mismas  bordadas  con  oro  ó  plata id 

Ó  gorros  griegos,  de  género  de  lana,  con  6  sin  m.ezcla  de  algodón  .id 

De  paño  con  franjas  de  oro  ó  plata,  con  ó  sin  visera  y  kepis  para  mi- 
litares  docena. . 

Los  mismos  sin  franja,  para  tropa id 

Para  mujeres  y  niños,  como  sigue: 

De  paja  ó  crin,  sin  adornos id 

De  castor  ó  seda  sin  adornos id 

Las  mismas  con  adornos  y  los  sombreros-gorras  adornados,  con  ó 

sin  cintas  para  sujetarlos vista. . 

Para  criaturas,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón  ó  lino,  llanas  ó  adornadas,  sin  seda docena.. 

Las  mismas,  con  seda id 

De  algodón,  lino,  lana  ó  seda;  armadas id 

De  punto  de  algodón,  y  las  para  dormir,  de  la  misma  materia; 

c.  e kilo.. 

Las  mismas  de  punto  de  lana;  ce id 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  seda;  ce id  — 

De  punto  de  seda;  ce id 

Para  niños,  de  terciopelo  ó  seda,  bordadas  ó  llanas,  con  ó  sin 

f  ran  j  a docena . . 

Id.,  de  hule id 

De  las  demás  clases,  sin  franjas,  de  oro  ó  plata id — 

Graduadores.    (  Véase  Pesalíquidos.) 

Gramiles  de  todas  clases,  para  artesanos;  p.  b kilo.. 

Gramófonos.     (  Véase  Fonógrafos.) 

Gransa.    De  trigo  mezclada  con  paja  ó  semillas;  p.  b id 

Grapas.    Para  asegurar  alambre.     (  Féase  Aseguradores.) 
Grasa;  p.  b.  como  sigue: 

De  pino  y  demás  vegetales id. . . . 

Animal  con  mezcla  de  otra  sustancia  para  lubrificar id. . . . 

Saponificada id 

De  vaca,  para  comer .^ id 

Impura id 

Guadañas  ú  hoces,  con  ó  sin  mango  para  segar;  p.  b id 

Guano  de  todas  clases vista.. 

Guantes  y  medios  guantes;  c  e.  como  sigue: 

De  punto  de  algodón,  tejido  grueso  ordinario kilo.. 

De  punto  fino  de  algodón,  con  y  sin  bordado  y  los  de  lino,  hilo  de 

Escocia  ó  su  imitación kilo.. 

De  punto  de  algodón  con  mezcla  de  seda id — 

De  punto  de  lana,  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  otra  m.ateria  que  no  sea 

seda kilo.. 

De  paño  ó  de  otros  géneros  de  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia 

que  no  sea  seda kilo.. 

De  punto  de  seda,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia id 

De  seda  con  mezcla  de  algodón id 

De  piel  de  todas  clases id — 

Los  mismos  con  forro  de  algodón,  lana  ó  seda  y  los  con  puno  de  car- 
tón   kilo. . 

De  piel  para  esgrima  ó  bo.x id 

De  crin,  cáñamo  ó  yute  para  frotar id 

Guardabrisas,  de  cristal,  de  toda  forma  y  tamaño;  p.  b id 

Guardamanos,  ó  manguitos  para  abrigos  de  señoras  y  criaturas,  de  todas 

clases vista.. 

Guardapelos.     (  Féase  Joyería.) 

Guardapolvos  para  viaje,  de  todas  clases id  — 

Guarniciones  para  forro  interior  de  sombreros  ó  gorras,  de  seda,  con  ó  sin 

meczla;  ce kilo.. 

Para  tiros  de  espadas;  c  e id — 

Las  mismas  plateadas  ó  doradas;  ce id  — 

Para  anteojos,  se  avaluarán  como  anteojos  en  su  clase  respectiva,  con 
la  rebaja  del  60  por  ciento. 
Gurbias.     (  Féase  Formones.) 

Guías  de  pólvora  para  minas;  p.  b - kilo.. 

Guindas.    (Féase  Frutas  secas.) 


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1524        OFICINA  INTEEN  ACIÓN  AL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS   AMERICANAS. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Gutapercha  en  estado  natural;  p.  b kilo.. 

En  planchas;  p.  b 

Para  dentistas.     (  Véase  Goma.) 

H. 

Hachas  ó  hachitas  de  fierro  ó  acero,  de  todas  clases,  con  6  sin  mango; 

p.  b '. kilo . . 

Hamacas  de  cáñamo,  yute,  pita  6  algodón,  con  6  sin  saco;  c.  e id 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Harina  de  trigo,  avena,  centeno,  castañas,  maiz  ú  otras;  p.  b kilo.. 

Harneros.     (  Tease  Cedazos.) 
Hebillas  con  envuelta,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro  ó  acero,  estén  6  no  estañadas,  galvanizadas,  pintadas,  barni- 
zadas; bronceadas  ó  forradas,  para  ropa kilo. 

Las  mismas  niqueladas id... 

Las  mismas  para  talabarteros id... 

Las  mismas  niqueladas id... 

De  bronce  ó  cobre,  para  ropa id... 

Las  mismas  niqueladas  ó  plateadas id . . . 

Las  mismas  para  talabarteros id... 

Las  mismas  niqueladas  ó  plateadas id... 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otras  semejantes  para  tala- 
barteros, y  para  espuelas kilo. 

Las  mism.as  plateadas  ó  doradas id... 

De  nácar,  marfil  ó  carey,  para  cinturones,  sombreros,  calzados  ó 
adornos kilo. 

Las  mismas  de  cristal  ó  vidrio id... 

Las  mismas  de  metal  ordinario,  estén  ó  no  niqueladas,  doradas  6  pla- 
teadas   kilo. 

Heladeras  de  lata  ó  latón  llamado  de  ñerro,  tengan  ó  no  piezas  de  metal 

ordinario,  con  ó  sin  balde  de  madera;  p.  b kilo. 

Herraduras  para  caballos  ó  mulas;  p. b id... 

Herramientas  para  relojeros  y  plateros;  ce vista. 

No  especificadas,  para  artes  y  oficios id... 

Y  útiles  no  denominados  que  no  tengan  más  aplicación  que  para  la 

agricultura  y  la  minería vista. 

Higos  secos  en  envase  de  vidrio  ó  madera;  p.  b kilo. 

Hilachas  ó  borra  de  algodón  ó  lana  para  limpiar  máquinas  ú  otros  usos; 

p.  b ; kilo . 

Hilado.     (  Véase  Briscado.) 

Hileras  de  lana  llamadas  de  alpaca;  ce 

Hilo  de  algodón  para  coser,  bordar,  marcar,  tejer  6  zurciren  rollos  ó  made- 
jas; c  e  kilo. 

Id.  en  carretes  6  devanadores  (920  mtr.) 1,000  yardas. 

Para  fabricar  telas;  p.  b kilo. 

De  lana  para  tejidos  de  todas  clases;  ce id... 

Como  el  anterior  con  seda  ó  hilado  falso;  c.  e '. id... 

Id.,  de  pelo  de  cabra  ó  su  imitación;  ce id. . . 

El  mismo  con  seda  ó  hilado  falso;  ce id... 

De  lana  y  seda  con  ó  sin  brillo  para  bordar;  c.  e id... 

Para  fabricar  telas;  p.  b id... 

De  lino  en  carretes  (920  mtr.) 1,000  yardas. 

En  madejas  ú  ovillos  para  coser;  ce kilo. 

Id. ,  en  carretes;  ce id . . . 

Id.,  ordinario  para  zapateros;  p.  b id... 

De  lino,  algodón,  cáñamo,  yute,  esparto  ú  otras  fibras  vegetales  para 
coser  sacos  ó  empaquetar,  y  todo  hilo  de  cáñamo  no  denominado,  en 
madejas  ú  ovillos;  p.  b kilo. 

De  seda  para  bordar,  coser,  marcar,  tejer  ó  zurcir,  en  madejas  ú  ovillos, 
incluso  el  papel  de  la  envoltura kilo. 

Id.,  en  devanadores  6  rodillos  de  cartón,  incluso  las  cajas  de  car- 
tón   kilo . 

Id.,  en  carretes;  ce id... 

Hoces.     (  Véase  Guadañas.  ) 

Hojalata  ú  hojas  de  lata  común;  p.  b id... 

Pintada  ó  esmaltada;  p.  b id... 

Hojas  de  fierro  ó  acero  para  cepillos  de  artesanos;  p.  b id. . . 

Id.,  para  sierras  y  serruchos;  p.  b id... 

De  papel  para  fioristas;  ce id... 

De  género  de  todas  clases,  para  id.,  exceptuando  las  de  seda,  ce.. id... 

De  género  encerado,  para  id.;  ce id... 

De  género  de  seda;  ce id... 

De  ñoretes;  ce id . . . 

Hongos  secos,  de  todas  clases;  p.  b id... 

Hormas  de  madera,  con  6  sin  piezas  de  metal,  para  paluqueros,  sombrere- 
ros y  zapateros;  p.  b kilo. 

Hormas  para  tomar  medidas  de  la  cabeza.     (  Véase  Conformadores.  ) 

Hormillas.     (  T'éase  Botones.  ) 

Hornillos  para  tostar  café  y  para  asar  carne.     (  Véase  Tostadores.  ) 


Bolivianos. 
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6.00 


.40 
3.00 


1.00 
1.40 
.40 
.80 
1.80 
2.50 
1.40 
2.80 

7.00 
14.00 

42.00 
20.00 


.30 


1.30 

.10 

.40 

1.80 

6.50 

6.00 

7.00 

14.00 

1.00 

.30 

3.50 

1.40 

.84 


14.00 
10.00 

.20 

.56 

.60 

2.00 

4.00 

8.00 

7.00- 

15.00 

8.00 

1.00 

1.00 


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Hornos  para  ensayes;  p.b kilo. 

Horquetas  con  ó  sin  mango,  para  la  agricultura;  p.  b id. . . 

Horquillas  c.  e.  como  sigue: 

JDe  alambre  de  fierro  ó  acero,  para  el  cabello id... 

De  alambre  de  bronce  6  cobre id... 

I,d.  doradas id... 

Ó  flechas  de  cauchu,  cuerno,  hueso  ó  composición id . . . 

De  carey,  con  ó  sin  incrustaciones id . . . 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Hueveras  se  avaluarán  como  los  azucareros,  en  sus  respectivas  clases. 

Huevos kilo. 

Hule.     (Féase  Encerado.  ) 
Humo  de  pez.     (  Véase  Pintura.) 

I. 

Imán  en  piezas  pequeñas  para  limpiar  oro;  c.  e kilo. 

Imprentas  y  sus  útiles vista. 

Indicadores  ó  manómetros  para  máquinas á  vapor id... 

Inhaladores  se  avaluarán  como  los  pulverizadores  en  su  clase  correspon- 
diente. 

Instrumentos  de  cirujia,  física,  matemáticas  y  demás  ciencias,  con  excep- 
ción de  los  especificados  en  esta  tarifa vista. 

De  música,  sus  útiles  y  repuestos,  como  sigue: 

Acordeones  ó  armónicos  de  fuelle  ordinarios,  de  cartón  ó  madera, 

hasta  20  centímetros  de  largo  en  lacaja docena. 

Id. ,  hasta  30  centímetros id . . . 

Id.,  de  madera  fina,  hasta  20  centímetros id... 

Id.,  hasta  30  centímetros id... 

Id. ,  mayores id . . . 

Otras  clases  y  concertinas vista. 

Arcos  ordinarios  para  violines docena. 

Id .,  finos    id . . . 

Id. ,  con  guarniciones  de  oro,  plata  ó  platino vista . 

Arcos  ordinarios  para,  violoncelos docena. 

Id.,  finos id... 

Id. ,  con  guarniciones  de  oro,  plata  ó  platino vista . 

Armónicas  de  boca,  de  madera,  metal,  con  ó  sin  campanillas,  ten- 
gan ó  no  estuche;  ce kilo. 

Armoniflautas una. 

Id.,  de  doble  pedal id 

Armonios  y  clavicordios vista.. 

Bandurrias.     (  Véase  Guitarras.) 

Baticolas  para  violines docena. , 

Bombardones,  contrabajos  de  boca uno. . 

Bombos  de  madera  ó  metal,  con  ó  sin  útiles id 

Cajas  de  música,  de  lata,  con  manubrio,  hasta  7  centímetros  de 

largo  ó  diámetro docena . . 

Id. ,  mayores id 

Otras  clases,  hasta  15  centímetros  de  largo una. . 

Id. ,  hasta  25  id.  id id ... , 

Id.,  hasta  35  id.  id id 

Id.,  hasta  45  id.  id id 

Id.,  hasta  55  id.  id id 

Mayores  y  las  con  figuras  ú  objetos  de  movimientos vista. . 

Cajas  de  guerra una. . 

Cajas  de  madera  ó  de  cartón  para  violines  ó  guitarras id 

Id.,  para  violoncelos id 

Id., de  otras  clases vista.. 

Cañas  para  clarinete ciento. . 

Cilindros  para  órganos,  de  todas  clases uno. . 

Cítaras  de  todas  clases vista.. 

Clarines  y  cornetas  de  guerra uno . . 

Id.,  de  armonía,  pistón  ó  cilindros id 

■    Clarinetes  y  requintos  de  boj  ó  su  imitación id 

Id.,  de  ébano  ó  granadilloó  su  imitación id 

Id.,  finos  con  llaves  de  plata id 

Clavijas  para  instrumentos,  de  madera  con  ó  sin  incrustaciones; 

c.  e kilo . . 

Las  mismas  de  metal,  con  ó  sin  mango  de  marfil;  c.  e id 

Contrabajos  de  cuerda .^ uno.. 

Cornabasetes  y  pistones id 

Chinescos  para  bandas id 

Figles id 

Flayolets id 

Flautas  y  flautines  de  una  ó  dos  llaves id 

Id. ,  hasta  cinco  llaves id 

Id.,  de  más  de  cinco  llaves id 

Id.;  del  sistema  Boehm  ú  otras  semejantes id 

Guitarras,  guitarrillas,  bandurrias  y  mandolinas,  de  madera  blan- 
ca   uno.. 


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.50 

1.00 

1.60 

2.50 

12.00 

80.00 


1.00 


12.00 
24.00 
24.00 
48.00 
72.00 


6.00 
12.00 


18.00 
36.00 


1.60 
40.00 
80.00 


3.60 
30.00 
24.00 

8.00 
16.00 

4.00 
16.00 
30.00 
50.00 
70.00 


14.00 

2.40 

12.00 


5.00 
20.00 


5.00 
20.00 
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18.00 
48.00 

10.00 
15.  00 
48.00 
16.00 
26.00 
24.00 
18.00 
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5.00 


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1526       OFICINA  IISTTEEN  ACTON  AL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 

ciento. 


Instrumentos  de  cirujia — Continúa. 
De  música — Continúa. 

Las  mismas  de  madera  de  ebanista,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  madera 

blanca uno. . 

Las  mismas  con  incrustaciones,  y  otras  clases vista. . 

Harpas id 

Melodiums id 

Metrónomos  para  medir  el  compás uno.. 

Ocarinas  de  barro docena . . 

Ocarinas  de  metal id 

Órganos  ú  organillos  portátiles  de  manubrio kilo.. 

ürganos  de  todas  clases  y  los  para  iglesia id  — 

Panderetas  y  panderos uno. . 

Parches  y  pieles  para  cubrir  tambores  y  bombos kilo. . 

Pianos  de  toda  clase  con  ó  sin  asientos  ó  fundas vista. . 

Id. ,  llamados  mecánicos  y  los  llamados  pianolas,  con  ó  sin  asiento  ó 

accesorios id 

Pistones.     (  Tease  Clavicordios.) 

Pitos  de  metal,  madera  6  hueso kilo.. 

Id.,  de  marfil .id 

Platillos  de  metal  para  bandas  militares par. . 

Saxofones uno . . 

Sopranos  de  pistones  ó  cilindros id 

Sordinas  para  violines docena. . 

Trastes  para  id id 

Triángulos  para  bandas id 

Trombones,  barítonos  y  bajos uno. . 

Trompas  de  caza id 

Trompas  de  pistones  ó  cilindros id 

Violines  ordinarios,  con  6  sin  arco id 

Los  mismos  finos,  con  6  sin  arco ». id 

Violoncelos id 

No  designados vista. . 

Nota. — Las  cajas,  fundas  ó  sacas  que  vengan  con  sus  respectivos 
instrumentos,  se  considerarán  incluidos  en  el  avalúo  de  éstos. 


Jabón     común,   sin  perfume  para   labar,   en    pames,  barras    ó    pasta; 

p.  b kilo. . 

En  polvo;  ce id 

En  pas*^a  ó  polvo  para  limpiar  objetos  de  metal;  c.  e id 

De  olor,  fino.     (  T'éose  Perfumería.) 

Y  jaboncillo  de  olor,  ordinario;  c.  e id 

Jaboneras  se  avaluarán  como  los  azucareros,  en  su  clase  correspondiente. 

Jamones  crudos;  p.  b kilo.. 

Cocidos;  p.  b id 

Jáquimas  de  cuero,  con  6  sin  cabestro;  ce id  — 

De  lana;  id id 

Jarabes  y  sorbetes  no  medicinales;  p.  b id  — 

Jarcia  bianra  ó  alquitranada,  de  cáñamo,  esparto,  fibra  de  coco  ó  de  yute 
y  la  de  Manila  y  sisal,   de  más  de  21  milímetros  de  circunferencia; 

p.  b kilo. . 

Hasta  21  milímetros  de  circunferencia.     (  Véase  Piola.  ) 
Jardineras  y  macetas,  se  avaluarán  como  los  azucareros  en  sus  respectivas 

clases. 
Jarras,  jarros  y  jarrones,  peso  bruto,  como  sigue: 

De  mármol,  alabastro  ó  jaspe kilo.. 

De  lata,  latón  6  fierro  pintado id 

De  pasta  de  papel  (papier-maché) id  — 

De  caucho,  ebonita  ó  composición kilo.. 

De  otras  materias,  se  avaluarán  como  azucareros  en  sus  respectivas 
clases. 
Jaulas  para  pájaros,  como  sigue: 

De  alambre  de  hierro  ó  acero,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia,  estén 
6  no  pintadas,  barnizadas,  estañadas,  bronceadas  ó  galvanizadas; 

ce kilo.. 

De  alambre  de  bronce  ó  cobre,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia,  estén 

ó  no  niqueladas,  doradas  ó  plateadas;  c.  e kilo.. 

De  enrejado  de  alambre,  tengan  ó  no  piezas  de  otra  materia,  para 

guardar  carne  ú  otros  comestibles;  p.  b kilo.. 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Jeringas  con  envuelta,  como  sigue: 

De  vidrio  ó  cristal,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia,  para  inyecciones 

6  lavatorios kilo . . 

De  estaño id  — 

De  goma,  con  ó  sin  piezas  ó  bitoques  de  otra  materia id  — 

De  caucho  ó  gutapercha id 

De  bronce,  de  bomba,  en  cajas docena.. 

De  estaño  y  bronce,  de  bomba  Eguiser id — 

Para  inyecciones  hipodérmicas id  — 

De  otras  clases vista . . 


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Joyas  no  especificadas,  de  oro  ó  plata  y  alhajas  en  general vista.. 

Joyería  falsa,  no  especificada id 

Juegos  de  ajedrez,  de  todas  ciases id 

De  bagatela,  en  mesa,  con  ó  sin  útiles uno. . 

Barajas  de  todas  clases,  con  ó  sin  estuches;  c.  e kilo.. 

Dados  de  hueso;  ce id 

Id.,  de  nácar  ó  marfil;  ce id 

Damas  y  dameros  de  m.adera  blanca,  estén  ó  no  pintados  ó  barniza- 
dos; ce id 

Id.,  de  madera  de  ebanista;  ce id 

Dominos,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  hueso,  de  madera,  6  de  hueso  y  madera id 

De  marfil  ó  nácar id 

De  marfil  y  hueso id 

Loterías  de  todas  clases,  en  cajas  de  cartón  ó  madera;  c.  e.-.id 

De  otras  clases vista. . 

De  herramientas  y  útiles,  como  sigue: 

Pequeñas  para  cultivar  jardines,  etc.,  compuestos  de  3  ó  4  piezas, 

con  ó  sin  mango kilo.. 

De  fierro  para  estufas.     (  Véase  Fierro  manufacturado.) 
De  bronce  6  cobre.     (  Véase  Bronce  manufacturado.  ) 
Jugos  de  lima,  limón,  fresas,  frambuesas,  guindas  ú  otros  semejantes,  sin 

dulce,  en  frascas  ó  botellas;  p.  b kilo.. 

En  otros  envases;  p.  b id 

Juguetes  pelotas  y  muñecas  de  jebe,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  m.ateria  y  los 

globitos  para  inflar,  con  ó  sin  inscripciones;  ce kilo. . 

De  madera  y  de  pasta  de  cartón  ó  composición,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de 

otra  materia;  p.  b kilo . . 

De  lata,  hierro  batido  ó  acero,  sin  mecanismo  ni  resorte;  p.  b id 

Los  mismos,  con  resortes  ó  mecanismo;  p.  b id 

De  plomo;  p.  b id 

Junquillo.     (  T  tose  Bejuco.) 

K. 

Kaolin kilo . . 

Kerosene.     (  Véase  Aceite.) 


Laca  carminada  ó  de  cualquier  otro  color;  p.  b kilo. 

Lacre  en  barritas  para  cartas;  ce id... 

Para  botellas  6  para  empaquetar;  c  e id... 

Ladrillos  refractarios  para  hornos  de  fundición id... 

Ordinarios  para  edificios id . . . 

P.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Para  limpiar  cuchillos id . . . 

Ó  baldosas  de  arcilla,  tierra  cocida  ó  cemento,  para  jjavimentos  ú 

otros  usos kilo. 

Los  mismos  pulimentados id. . . 

Los  mismos  con  mosaico  6  pintura id... 

Ó  azulejos,  vidriados,  blancos  6  de  colores  y  los  de  vidrio  con  ó 

sin  alma kilo. 

De  jaspe  ó  mármol,  estén  ó  no  pulimentados  y  los  de  barro  enlo- 

zadoó  barnizado kilo. 

De  composición id. . . 

De  escoria,  lisos  ó   acanalados  ó  con  molduras  para  caballeriza, 

patios  ó  aceras kilo. 

Lamparas  y  arañas,  tengan  6  no  tubos,  globos,  pantallas  y  reflectores,  p.  b., 
como  sigue: 

De  bronce,  cobre  ó  latón;  de  colgar  con  contrapesos. kilo. 

Las  mismas  sin  contrapesos id... 

De  hierro  6  acero,  de  colgar,  con  contrapesos id... 

Las  mismas  sin  contrapesos id . . . 

Con  depósito  de  metal  ordinario  ó  vidrio  cortado  ó  liso,  con  pié  de 

bronce  ó  cobre,  de  mano  6  de  sobremesa kilo 

Las  mismas  con  pie  de  hierro,  zinc,  mármol,  loza,  etc.,  de  mano  ó  so- 
bremesa  id . . . 

Las  mismas  niqueladas,  doradas  ó  plateadas id — 

De  vidrio,  lata  ó  hierro  batido,  para  colocar  en  la  pared,  tengan  ó  no 

piezas  de  otra  materia id . . . 

De  solo  vidrio,  de  mano  ó  de  sobremesa id... 

Lamparillas  de  mano  para  minas;  p.b id 

Lam.pas.     (  T'case  Palas.) 
Lana;  p.b.,  como  sigue: 

De  ove j  a id . . . 

Id.  lavada id . . . 

De  alpaca,  yicTiña  ó  guanaco id... 

Vegetal id... 

Preparada  para  tejer  ó  bordar.     (  Véase  Hilo.) 

Bull.  No.  6—06 5 


Avalúo. 


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5.  CO 
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60.00 

1.00 
2.00 

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30.00 

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.50 

4.00 

.50 
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30 
30 
30 
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25 


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10 

.02 

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30 

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30 

.20 

36 

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30 

.70 

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30 

.60 

30 

.60 

30 

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.30 

30 

.20 

30 

1.00 

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Id. 

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Id. 

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Id. 

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Lancetas docena. . 

Langostos,  camarones  y  ostras,  en  agua  6  salmuera;  p.b kilo.. 

Lapiceros  y  mangos,  como  sigue: 

De  latón  llamados  portalápices  y  los  de  latón  6  metal  blanco,  nique- 
lado ó  bañado,  con  ó  sin  lápiz;  ce kilo. . 

Los  mismos  plateados  6  dorados docena.. 

De  oro  sin  pluma uno. . 

Id.  con  pluma  de  oro id 

De  plata,  sin  pluma docena. . 

Id.  con  pluma  de  oro Id 

De  nácar  ó  marfil;  ce kilo.. 

Los  mismos  labrados  6  calados;  c.  e id 

Ordinaries  de  madera  ó  metal;  ce id 

Los  mismos  finos;  ce id 

De  hueso,  puerco-espin,  goma,  caucho  6  composición,  lisos;  c.  e  ..id 

Id.  labrados  ó  calados;  ce id 

Con  depósito  de  tinta  y  de  otras  clases vista.. 

Lápices  embutidos  en  madera;  c  e.  como  sigue: 

Especiales  para  artisanos kilo. . 

Ordinarios  para  dibujo  ó  para  escribir ....id 

Los  mismos  finos id 

Ordinarios  de  colores,  para  dibuj  o  ó  para  escribir id 

Los  mismos  finos id 

Con  canutos  de  metal  ordinario id 

Para  pizarras,  embutidos  en  m^adera  6  nó id 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Sin  embutir  en  m.aàera,  llamados  m.inas,  sin  distinción  de  colores, 

para  escribir  ó  dibujar kilo. . 

Kota. — Los  con  jebe,  embutidos  ó  no,  se  avaluarán  en  su  cliu;e  con  el 
50  por  ciento  de  recargo. 

Lavatorios  c,  e.  como  sigue: 

De  zinc,  lata  6  latón  llamado  de  fierro,  con  ó  sin  útiles  de  las  mismas 
materias,  estén  ó  no  piulados,  esmaltados,  barnizados  ó  broncea- 
dos   kilo. . 

Los  misEQOs  de  fierro  ó  acero id 

Para  pared.     (  Véase  Pilas.  ) 
Higiénicos.     (  Ff ase  Bidets.) 
De  madera.    (  Téase  Muebles.) 

Lazos  de  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla  para  adornos  de  calzado,  con  ó  sin  hebillas, 
y  los  para  la  cabeza  y  para  el  pecho:  ce kilo.. 

Leche  conservada,  condensada,  esterilizada  ó  en  polvo;  p.b..... id 

Lecheras  se  avaluarán  como  los  azucareros  en  su  clase  correspondiente. 

Lejia  común  ;  p.  b küo. . 

Legumbres  frescas vista . . 

Secas  ó  saladas  en  salmuera;  p.b kilo.. 

Conservadas.     (  T'éase  Conservas.) 

Lenguas  secas  ó  en  salm.uera;  p.  b id  — 

Lentej  as;  p.  b id 

Lentejuelas.     (  Féase  Briscado.) 

Letras.y  números  para  marear;  c.  e.  como  sigue: 

De  "cartón  ó  papel  estén  ó  no  dorados,  plateados,  pintados  6  barniza- 
dos   kilo. . 

Calados,  de  lata,  latón  ó  zinc id  — 

De  acero  ó  fierro  para  marcar  sobre  metal,  madera  ó  cuero id  — 

De  iDronce.     (  Víase  Bronce  manufacturado.  ) 

En  bulto  para  inscripciones;  de  madera  estén  ó  no  dorados,  plateados 
ó  pintados kilo. . 

Levadura  liquida  ó  en  pasta  para  cerveceros;  p.  b id  — 

En  polvo  para  panaderos;  p.  b id 

Levitas  y  jaquettes  de  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla uno.. 

De  cualquier  otro  género  de  algodón  6  lino id  — 

Leznas  con  mango  par  artesanos;  ce kilo. . 

Sin  mango;  ce id — 

Libritos  de  memorias  sin  cartera  con  6  sin  lápiz  ó  lapicero,  con  tapa  de  car- 
tón, hule  ó  cartón  de  hule;  p.  b kilo.. 

Los  mismos  de  otras  clases vista.. 

De  metal  ordinario  para  darar  ó  platear;  c  e kilo.. 

De  oro  ó  plata;  ce id  — 

Para  marcar  y  los  albums  para  crochets;  c.  e id 

Libros  impresos,  revistas,  folletos  y  periódicos  á  la  rústica,  6  con  pasta  de 

papel,  cartón  ó  género  de  lino  ó  algodón;  p.  b kilo. . 

Id.  con  empaste  de  nácar,  marfil,  carey,  cuero  de  Busia  ó  su  imita- 
ción, terciopelo,  metal,  madera  ó  papier  maché;  con  6  sin  broches, 
6  incrustaciones  y  sobrepuestos  de  oro,  plata  ó  metal  dorado  ó  pla- 
teado   vista . . 

Libretas,  agendas  ó  cuadernos  en  blanco  ó  rayados  con  impresión  6 

sin  ella,  ordinarios;  p.  b kilo.. 

Los  mismos  finos;  p.  b ...id  — 

Especiales  para  copiar  en  prensa;  c.  e — id — 


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3.00 

.30 


6.00 

18.00 

12.  00 

15.00 

36. 00 

60. 03 

50.00 

70.00 

2.00 

5.00 

5.60 

7.00 


2.00 
2.40 
6.00 
4.80 
9.60 
8.00 
1.00 


1.40 
.80 


40.00 
.30 


.35 


6.00 
2.  .50 
1.00 


3.00 

.30 

.60 

40.00 

10.00 

2.00 

6.00 

1.40 


12.00 

100.00 

.60 


2.00 
3.  .50 
1.60 


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Tanto 

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Libros  impresos — Continúa. 

Arcliivadores  ó  tapas  de  cartón,  con  ó  sin  tela  ó  cuero,  para  facturas, 
cartas,  etc.,  con  resorte  de  fíerro,  cobre  ó  bronce  y  los  llamados  bi- 

blioraphtes;  p.  b kilo. 

Los  mismos  sin  resorte;  p.  b id... 

Licoreras  con  ó  sin  frasco  de  cristal,  vidrio,  loza  ó  porcelana;  c.  e.,  como 
sigue:    ■ 

De  metal  británico,  peltre,  plomo,  zinc,  bronce  ó  cobre kilo. 

Las  mismas  niqueladas  ó  plateadas id... 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana,  plaqué,  alpaca  ú  otros  seme- 
jantes   kilo. 

Las  mismas  doradas  ó  plateadas id... 

De  aluminio id... 

De  alambre  de  fierro  ó  acero,  estén  ó  nó  galvanizadas  ó  estañadas. id. . . 
De  hierro,  madera,  pasta  de  papel  ó  composición,  tengan  ó  nó  piezas 

de  metal kilo . 

De  otras  clases vista . 

De  vidrio  ó  cristal.     (  Véase  Cristalería.) 
Ligas  con  ó  sin  goma  elástica  ó  alambre;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón  ú  otra  materia  vejetal kilo. 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  ó  bordados  de  seda id. . . 

De  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla id... 

De  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla id... 

De  metal  ó  cuero id. . . 

Lija  sobre  género;  p.  b id... 

Sobre  papel  ;  p.  b id . . . 

De  esmeril  sobre  género  ó  papel.     (  Véase  Esmeril.) 

Limas  de  todas  clases  para  artesanos;  p.  b id... 

Para  uñas vista. 

Limpiadientes  c.  e.;  como  sigue: 

De  pluma  de  ave kilo. 

De  madera id... 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Limpiaoidos  de  todas  clases id... 

Limpiaplumas  de  todas  clases,  c.  e kilo. 

Limpiatubos.    (  lease  Cepillos.) 

Linternas.     (  Tease  Faroles.) 

Loza  manufacturada  en  piezas  no  especificadas;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  barro  ordinario,  sin  vidrio id... 

Blanca  ó  de  colores,  ordinaria id... 

La  misma  fina  con  ó  sin  dorados,  y  la  llamada  inglesa id . . . 

Con  tapas  ó  remates  de  metal id... 

Lunas  de  aumento  para  cosmoramasú  otros  usos,  con  ó  sin  mango;  c.  e.id... 

De  vidrio  azogado  ó  barnizado,  con  ó  sin  bisel;  p.  b id... 

Lúpulo  para  beneficiar  cerveza;  p.  b id... 

Lutos  de  género  de  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla,  con  ó    sin  jebe  para  som- 
breros; ce id... 

De  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla,  con  ó  sin  jebe;  c.  e id... 

Llaves  para  relojes,  c.  e.;  como  sigue: 

Ordinarias,   de  acero,  fierro   ó   bronce,   con   ó    sm   piezas    de  otro 

metal kilo. 

Las  mismas  niqueladas,  plateadas  ó  doradas id . . . 

'ara  barriles,  pipas,  etc.;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  madera  blanca id . . . 

Id.  barnizadas,  tengan  ó  nó  piezas  de  metal  ordinario id... 

De  fierro,  estaño  ó  peltre,  con  ó  sin  níquel id... 

Id.  de  cobre  ó  bronce id... 

Las  mismas  niqueladas id . . . 

Para  candados  ó  cerraduras,  sin  concluir  ó  concluidas;  p.  b.,  como 
sigue: 
De  fierro  6  acero,  estén  ó  nó  estañadas,  bronceadas  ó  galvaniza- 
das  kilo 

Las  mismas  niqueladas '. id . . 

De  bronce  ó  cobre id.. 

Las  mismas  niqueladas id.. 

De  fierro  ó  acero  para  tuercas,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  madera  ...id.. 

M. 

Macetas  se  avaluarán  como  los  azucareros,  en  su  clase  correspondiente. 

Machetes  podaderas  y  podones,  para  uso  de  la  agricultura;  p.  b kilo.. 

Maderas;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Finas  para  ebanistería , id 

Sin  cepillar,   como  pino,  roble,   etc. ,  en  tablas,  vigas  de  grueso  no 
Inferior  á  6x6  pulgadas,  tablones  únicamente  de  10x12x3  para 

arriba,  en  gruesos  ó  anchos kilo . . 

Sin  cepillar,  como  pino,  roble,  etc.,  en  vigas,  tablas,  tablones,  cuartones 
ú  otras  piezas  semejantes,  de  gruesos  no  comprendidos  en  la  categoría 

anterior kilo.. 

Las  mismas,  cepilladas  ó  machihembreadas id 

Tintóreas,  en  forma  natural,  en  astillas,  aserrín  ó  en  polvo id 

Maíz;  p.  b id 


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5.00 

7.00 

14.00 

3.20 

1.50 

.60 


6.00 

12.00 

7.00 

32.00 

7.00 

.50 

.20 

.40 


6.00 
.60 


.10 
.20 

.40 

.50 

4.00 

1.40 

1.00 

8.00 
50.00 


6.00 
20.00 

.80 
1.20 
1.60 
2.00 
3.00 


1.20 
2.00 
2.40 
4.00- 
.80 


1.00 
.02 


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40 
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30 

Libre. 
30 

30 
30 
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30 
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30 
30 
SO 
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Libre. 


Libre. 
30 


.03 

15 

.03 

15 

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30 

.06 

25 

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Maletas  y  capoteras,  para  monturas,  se  avaluarán  como  alforjas  y  bav'iles. 

(  VéttiJcBaúles. } 
Mamaderas  de  vidrio.     (  Véase  Cristalería.  ) 

Con  piezas  de  goma,  madera,  loza,  porcelana,  etc.;  p.  b kilo.. 

Mandiles  ó  delantales,  hechos  ó  en  corte;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  lana,  algodón  6  lino ...id 

Los  mismos,  adornados  ó  bordados id 

Impermeables,  con  ó  sin  jebe id 

De  seda id 

Lo.s  mismos,  con  mezcla id 

A  los  bordados  de  las  clases  anteriores,  se  les  aumentará  el  25  por 
ciento. 

De  otras  clases vista 

Ó  caronas.     (  Véase  Caronas.) 
Mandioca.     (  I'éase  Chuño.) 

Maneas  de  cuero  para  bestias,  se  avaluarán  como  baticolas. 
Man_gos  para  plumas  de  escribir.     (  T  case  Lapiceros.) 

Õ  cabos  huecos  para  artesanos;  p.  b kilo.. 

Para  paraguas,  parasoles  y  bastones,  de  madera  ordinaria;  c.  e  ..id 

Los  mismos,  con  piezas  de  cuerno,  hueso  ó  metal  ordinario;  ce. .id 

Otras  clases vista.  . 

De  madera  para  herramientas,  como  sigue: 

Para  azadones,  azuelas,  combas,  guadañas,  hachas,  lampas,  mazos, 

picos,  rastrillos  i'i  otras  herramientas  semejantes;  p.  b kilo.. 

Para  escoplos,  formones,  garlopas,  garlopines,  gubias,  limas,  leznas, 
martillos,  serruchos,  ú  otras  herramientas  semejantes;  p.  b.kilo.. 

De  madera  para  escobas  6  escobillones,  estén  ó  nó  pintados;  p.  b  .id 

De  madera  para  sellos,  con  ó  sm  piezas  de  metal:  c.  e id... 

Mangueras  de  jebe  ó  goma,  con  ó  sin  género  6  metal  ordinario;  p.  b.  .id. . . 

De  cuero  6  suela,  con  6  sin  piezas  de  metal  ordinario;  p.  b id... 

De  lona,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  metal  ordinario;  p.  b id... 

Ó    tubos    de    goma    para    irrigadores,   duchas    nazales,    jeringas, 

etc.;  c.  e kilo.. 

Manguillos  de  algodón,  de  todos  tamaños docena  de  pares.. 

Id.  con  puños  de  lino id 

Los  mismos,  con  blondas id 

Manguitos.    (  Véase  Guardamanos.) 

Maní  ;  p.  b kilo . . 

Maniquíes  con  cabeza,  para  modistas  ó  sastres;  p.  b id 

Los  mismos,  sin  cabeza;  p.  b id 

Manómetros.     (  Véase  Indicadores.) 

Mantas  y  mantones,  con  envuelta,  como  sigue: 

De  rãerino,  cachemira,  raso  de  lana,  etc.,  llanos  ó  adornados,  con 
pasamanería,  guarniciones,  blondas  6  flecos,  llamados  Veróni- 
cas   kilo . . 

Los  mismos,  bordados  6  con  guardas  de  seda id 

Los  mismos,  de  crespón  6  espumilla  de  lana  y  los  llamados  Velo  de 

Monja kilo.. 

Los  mismos,  con  guarda  de  seda id  — 

Los  mismos,  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda id  — 

Los  mismos,  de  espumilla  de  algodón id  — 

De  espumilla  de  seda,  llanos,  eliminando  eajas id  — 

Los  mismos,  bordados,  eliminando  cajas id 

De  seda  con  trama  de  lana  ó  algodón id  — 

Para  caballos,  como  sigue: 

De  lino  ó  algodón;  ce id  — 

De  lana;  ce id  — 

Manteca,  de  puerco;  p.  b id  — 

Manteles,  y  servilletas:  c.  e,,  como  sigue: 

De  género  de  algodón id  — 

De  género  de  lino,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  materia  inferior id... 

De  género  crudo  de  lino id  — 

Y  senderos  de  papel id  — 

Los  con  bordados,  serán  recargados  con  el  25  por  ciento  en  sus  respec- 
tivos avalúos. 
Manteletas.    (  Véase  Pañolones.) 

IMantequilla;  p.  b kilo. 

Mantequilleras,  se  avaluarán  como  los  azucareros,    en  sus  respectivas 

clases.    Las  de  vidro.     (  Téase  Cristalería.) 
Mantillas.     (  Tt'cise  Pañolones.) 

Maqui;  p.  b kilo 

Máquinas,  como  sigue: 

Las  no  especificadas,  con  sus  accesorios,  para  las  industrias,  artes  y 
ciencias,  vengan  ó  nó  en  piezas  sueltas  incluso  las  para  lavar,  coser 

y  escribir;  p.  b kilo . 

Para  picar  carne,  moler  ó   tostar  café,   hacer  mantequilla  y  pelar 

cereales  y  fruta,  enlozadas  Ó  no;  ce kilo. 

De  fotografía,  con  6  sin  útiles vista. 

Para  tapar  botellas.     (  Véase  Fierro  manufacturado.) 

Las  mismas,  pequeñas,  de  madera docena. 


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Fara  acomodar  ojetillos  y  perforar  papel;  p.  b kilo. 

Para  otros  usos  no  designados vista. 

Marcos  de  todas  clases,  para  retratos  y  cuadros id... 

De  todas  clases,  para  espejos;  p.  b kilo. 

Marfil  en  bruto  6  su  imitación;  ce id... 

Mariposas  para  lamparillas  de  dormitorio;  c.  e id... 

Mármoles  alabastro  y  jaspe;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

En  bloques id... 

En  tablas  sin  pulir id... 

Id.  pulidos id . . . 

Labrados,  para  pilas,  mausoleos  ú  otros  usos vista. 

Martillos  de  fierro  ó  acero,  con  ó  sin  mango;  p.  b kilo. 

Máscaras  caretas  6  antifaces;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  alambre id... 

De  cartón id . . . 

De  cera  ó  composición , id . . . 

De  género  de  algodón id... 

De  genero  de  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla ^ id... 

De  alambre,  especiales  para  esgrima id . . . 

Masilla  preparada  para  vidrios;  p.  b id... 

Matafuegos.     (  Véase  Estinguidores.  ) 
Mazos  para  artesanos;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro  6  acero id . . . 

De  madera id... 

Mechas,  de  algodón  para  lámparas,  faroles,  anafes  y  mecheros;  c.  e. .  -id. . . 

Ensebadas  para  gasfiteros;  p.  h id... 

azufradas,  llamadas  azufrines,  para  desinfectar  envases  de  vinos  y 
licores;  p.  b kilo. 

Taladros  y  brocas  de  fierro  ó  acero  para  berbiquíes;  p.  b id 

Mecheros,  de  bolsillo,  con  ó  sin  accesorios;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  metal  ordinario id 

Niquelados,  dorados  ó  plateados id... 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Medallas.     (  T  case  Cruces.) 
Medallones.     (  Véase  Joyería.) 
Medias.    (  Véase  Calcetines.  ) 

Elásticas,  de  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla,  para  enfermos;  c.  e kilo. 

Las  mismas,  de  algodón  6  lino;  c.  e id. .. 

Medidas,  para  bolsillo,   en  cajitas  de  madera,  cuero  ó  metal  ordinario; 
,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cinta  de  género kilo. 

De  cinta  metálica id 

De  género  barnizado id... 

De  doblar,  como  sigue: 

De  metal  ordinario id . . . 

De  madera  de  boj,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  bronce id... 

De  madera,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  bronce id... 

De  cuerno,  hueso  caucho  ó  goma id... 

De  barba  de  ballena id... 

De  marfil id . . . 

De  resorte,  para  la  cabeza.     (  Véase  Conformadores.) 

Graduadas  para  líquidos;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 
De  cristal  ó  vidrio.     (  Véase  Cristalería.) 

De  fierro,  acero  ú  otro  metal  ordinario id... 

De  madera id . . . 

Medidores  de  gas  ó  agua;  ce id... 

Menestras  en  grano,  no  especificadas;  p.  b id... 

Metal  amarillo.     (  Véase  Cobre.) 

Blanco  ó  níquel,  en  hojas;  p.  b id... 

Metrónomos.     (  Véase  Instrumentos  de  música.) 

Miel  de  abejas,  de  caña  ó  de  palma;  p.  b id... 

Minas  para  lápices.     (  Véase  Lápices.) 

Miñaques.    (  íea«e  Encajes.) 

Mixtion  para  dorar.     (  Véase  Purpurina.  ) 

Modelos  para  bordar,  calar  y  para  trajes.     (  Véase  Dibujos.) 

Para  escribir  y  para  la  enseñanza  del  dibujo;  c  e id... 

Moldes  de  papel  para  trajes.     (  Véase  Dibujos.) 

De  madera;  ce id. . . 

De  lata,  latón  llamado  de  fierro  ó  zinc,  estén  ó  no  estañados,  galvani- 
zados, pintados  ó  esmaltados,  con  loza  ó  porcelana;  c.  e kilo. 

Id.  de  Estaño;  ce id... 

Id.  de  bronce,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otro  metal  ordinario;  c.  e id... 

De  yeso  para  hacer  molduras,  relieves,  etc.;  p.  b id... 

De  madera  para  fabricar  cigarros  puros;  c  e id... 

Molduras;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  madera,  estén  ó  no  barnizadas,  pintadas,  bronceadas,  plateadas,  6 
doradas kilo . 

Id.  preparadas  con  yeso,  sin  dorar id... 

Las  mismas  doradas id... 

De  pasta  de  papel,  cartón  ó  aserrín,  con  ó  sin  enchapado  de  madera, 
sin  dorar kilo. 

Id.  pintadas,  barnizadas,  plateadas  ó  doradas id. . . 


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Molinillos,  ó  batidores  de  todas  clases;  c.  e kilo. . 

Monillos  de  todas  clases vista.. 

Morrales,  para  cazadores,  etc.     (  Véase  Alforjas. 

De  lona  con  ó  sin  cuero,  para  bestias;  c.  e kilo.. 

Morteros.     (  lease  Almireces.) 

Mosaico,  de  madera  para  pavimentos;  p.  b id 

De  otras  clases,  véase  Ladrillos. 
Mostacilla.    (  Véase  Abalorios.) 

Mostaza,  en  polvo;  p.  b id 

Preparada;  p.  b id 

Motores,  para  máquinas vista 

Muebles;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  todas  clases,  de  madera  ordinaria,  con  ó  sin  mármoles  ó  espejos, 
con  ó  sin  piezas  de  fierro,  armados  ó  desarmados,  con  ó  sin  barniz 

ó  pintura kilo.. 

Los  mismos  de  madera  fina,  como  caoba,  cedro,  jacarandá,  nogal,  rosa, 
sándalo,  y  otras  maderas  de  ebanistería,  y  los  de  madera  ordinaria 
enchapados  con  las  indicadas  maderas,  con  6  sin  espejos  ó  mármo- 
les y  sus  accesorios,  estén  ó  no  charolados,  armados,  ó  desarmados, 
inclusive  las  ta,pizados  en  blanco;  ó  los  con  forro  exterior  de  algo- 
dón, ó  cáñamo krlo.. 

De  madera  ordinaria, con  forro  exterior  de  algodón  6  cáñamo id 

Los  mismos  con  asiento  ó  respaldo  de  tripe  ó  lona  y  los  con  chapa  de 

madera  calada  ó  fierro kilo . . 

Los  mismos  de  nogal  americano,  con  ó  sin  charol  ó  barniz  y  los  de 
madera  barnizada,  con  asiento  ó  respaldo  de  esterilla  ó  junquil- 
lo  kilo.. 

Llamados  de  ' '  Viena  " id 

De  todas  clases  tapizados  ó  forrados  con  cualquier  género  de  lana,  seda 

6  pieles,  con  6  sin  fundas kilo.. 

De  madera  de  toda  clase,  dorados  ó  incrustados  de  nácar  metal,  marfil 
6  carey,  con  ó  sin  adornos  de  metal,  con  6  sin  espejos  y  mármoles  y 
sus  acesorios,  estén  ó  tapizados  ó  con  asientos  de  esterilla,  armados  ó 

en  piezas  sueltas kilo . . 

De  madera  de  la  China  y  de  papier  maché id 

De  fierro  no  designados,  con  ó  sin  asiento  ó  respaldo  de  madera,  .id 

De  fierro,  dorados id 

Los  de  fantasia,  niquelados  ú  otras  clases  no  designadas vista. . 

Silas  y  sillones  mecánicos,  para  dentistas  y  peluqueros id 

Sillas  giratorias  para  escritorio kilo. . 

Muelles  para  relojes  de  bolsillo;  ce id 

Para  relojes  de  pared  ó  mesa;  ce id 

Muflas.     (Tease  Retortas.) 

Munición  para  caza,;  p.  b id 

Municioneros  de  cuero,  género  ó  metal  ordinario  y  polvorines  sencillos  y 

dobles  para  caza;  c.  e .kilo.. 

Muñecas  c  c,  como  sigue: 

Sin  vestir,  forradas  en  badana  ó  género,  de  todo  tamaño,  con  cara  de 

cartón,  loza  6  porcelana  y  las  de  madera kilo.. 

Id.  con  cara  de  cera id 

Vestidas,  con  cara  de  cartón,  loza  ó  porcelana id 

Las  mismas  con  cara  de  cera id 

De  jebe.     Tease  Juguetes. 

Los  con  mecanismo  y  de  otras  clases vista.. 

Nota. — Se  considerarán  m.uñecas  sin  vestir,  las  que  solamente  estén 
on  camisa. 

Musgo  suelto  ó  en  paquetes,  para  adornos  y  para  floristas;  c.  e :kilo.. 

Música;  c.  c,  como  sigue: 

Impresa  ó  manuscrita id  — 

Perforada  en  papol  ó  cartón,  para  instrumentos  músicos  y  las  placas 

y  cilindros  para  fonógrafos kilo . . 

La  misma  en  metal  para  fonógrafos id  — 

N. 
Naples.    (Tease  Juegos.  ) 
Navajas  de  afeitar,  con  ó  sin  estuche,  con  mango  de  madera,  hueso  ó 

asta docena.. 

Las  mismas  con  repuestos,  hasta  seis  hojas id  — 

Id.  con  mango  de  marfil,  carey  6  nácar id 

Id.  en  cajitas,  con  útiles vista.. 

Las  llamadas  mecánicas,  con  ó  sin  repuestos,  hasta  dos  hojas  .  .docena. . 

Hojas  de  repuesto  para  toda  clase  de  navajas id  — 

Las  llamadas  de  marinero,  ordinarias,  con  ó  sin  resorte id — 

Las  mismas  finas  con  ó  sin  resorte .'..id  — 

Necesarios  de  todas  clases vista . . 

Niveles  de  todas  clases,  para  artesanos kilo.. 

Nueces;  p.  b id 

Nuez  moscada,  con  6  sin  cascaras id  — 

Id.  en  polvo id 


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Artículos. 


O. 
Obleas;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  harina  para  pegar kilo. . 

De  goma  para  id id 

Oce.     (  7éase  Pintura.) 
Odol.     (  Féase  Perfumería.) 

Ordres  y  botas  de  cuero id 

OJetillos  y  sus  ganchos,  de  metal,  para  ropa,  calzados  y  otros  usos;  c.  e.id 

Ojosartiliciales vista.. 

De  vidrio  para  animales:  e.  e »kilo.. 

Oleografías.     (  Tixtse  Estampas.  ) 
Ollas.     (  T  «ose  Cazos.) 

Orchilla  líquida,  en  pasta  ó  en  polvo;  p.  b id 

Orégano;  p.  b id 

Orejones.     (  Véase  Descarozados.  ) 

Ornamentos  de  todas  clases  para  eclesiásticos  y  cualquiera  pieza  para  uso  de 

iglesia vista.. 

Oro  laminado  para  dentistas gramo... 

En  hojas  para  dorar.     (  Véase  Libritos.) 
Oropel.    (  Véase  Esmalte.) 
Ostras.    (Féase  Langostas.) 

P. 

Pábilo  de  algodón,  sin  trenzar;  p.  b kilo.. 

Id.  trenzado  y  el  de  color  para  fabricar  velas;  p.  b id 

Philas.     (  Véase  Cacerolos.  ) 

De  fierro  6  cobre  para  minas.    {  T'éase  Fierro  6  Bronce  manufacturado.) 

Paja  para  escobas  y  otros  usos;  p.  b id 

Palas  ó  lámparas  de  fierro  6  acero  con  ó  sin  mango  para  agricultura; 
p.  b id 


Avalúo. 


De  madera,  con  6  sin  mango,  para  granos;  p.  b id 

Paletas  de  madera,  para  pintores;  ce id 

Palillo  para  condimentar;  p.  b id 

Palitos  de  madera  ó  hueso  para  tejer  ú  otros  usos;  c.  e id 

Palmatorias.     (  T  ease  Candelabros.) 
Pantalones,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón  ó  lino docena. . 

De  paño,  casimir  ú  otros  géneros  análogos,  de  lana id 

Id.  con  mezcla  de  algodón id 

De  paño  burdo  ó  bayetón id 

Los  que  no  pasen  de  .35  centímetros  de  ancho  en  la  cintura,  se  avalua- 
rán con  el  50  per  cento  de  rebaja. 
Pan  tillas  con  ó  sin  armazón,  con  ó  sin  adornos,  para  lámparas  y  bujías;  ce., 
como  sigue:  De  cartón,  género  de  algodón  ó  papel kilo.. 

De  vidrio,  loza  ó  porcelana.     (  Véanse  Cristalería,  loza  ó  porcelana.  ) 

De  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla,  y  otras  clases  no  designadas \i.sta. 

Pañales,  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  con  ó  sin  bordados kilo. 

De  piqué  ó  lana,  con  ó  sin  bordados id 

De  lino,  con  ó  sin  bordados id... 

Pañoleras  y  guarda  guantes \'ista. 

Pañoletas.     (  T'éase  Pañolones.) 

Pañolones,  chalones,  pañoletas  y  mantas;  c  c,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  con  ó  sin  fleco  de  lana kilo. 

De  punto  de  red,  de  algodón  ó  crochet,  con  ó  sin  fleco  de  lana. .  .id. . . 

De  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón id 

De  lana  de  vicuña  y  los  de  merino  6  cachemira,  pintados  ó  estam- 
pados   kilo . 

Los  de  las  dos  partidas  anteriores,  con  listas,  dibujos  ó  entredós  de 
seda kilo . 

Los  mi.smos  con  trama  6  bordados  de  seda id... 

Los  mismos  con  entredós  de  algodón id . . . 

Be  punto  de  lana id... 

Id.,  con  listas  de  seda  ó  adornos  de  felpa id... 

Id.,  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda id... 

Pañoletas,  mantillas  y  puntas  de  tul,  punto  de  aguja  ó  red,  de  algo- 
dón   id... 

Los  mismos  bordados  con  lana  ó  algodón id... 

Id.,  bordados  ó  adornados  con  seda id... 

De  pelo  de  cabra id . . . 

Y  mantillas  de  tul  de  lino,  llanas  ó  bordadas id... 

Y  chales,  pañoletas,  puntas,  etc.,  de  gró,  pekin,  sarga  ó  tafetán  de 
seda,  llanas  ó  bordadas kilo. 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  de  cualquiera  otra  materia  inferior id 

Los  mismos  y  velos,  etc.,  de  tejidos  de  seda  claros  y  transparentes  [ex- 
ceptuando los  de  tul,  encajes  y  blondas],  lisos,  calados,  labrados  al 
telar,  con  flecos  ó  sin  ellos kilo. 

Mantillas,  manteletas,  puntas  ú  otras  prendas  de  ropa  análogas,  de 
tejido  de  tul,  encaje  ó  blonda  de  seda  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón 
ó  lino kilo. 

De  otras  clases.    (  Féase  Tejidos.) 


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Paños  de  mano  ó  toallas;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  tejido  crespo  de  algodón kilo. 

De  otros  tejidos  de  algodón id... 

De  tejido  crespo  de  lino id... 

De  otros  tejidos  de  lino id... 

De  lino,  bordados  6  calados  para  cualquier  uso id... 

Ó  trapos  de  algodón,  para  limpiar  muebles  ú  otros  usos id. . . 

Los  mismos  de  lino,  llanos  ó  labrados  para  limpiar  servicios  y  otros 

usos kilo. 

Pañuelos  para  la  mano,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  bastillados  ó  no,  sin  encajes  ni  bordados id... 

Imitación  fulares  de  seda id... 

Con  letras  ó  palabras  bordadas id... 

De  gasa,  bordados  y  los  de  imitación  cambray id... 

Guarnecidos  de  blondas  6  encajes  de  algodón id... 

Los  mismos  con  blondas  de  lino id... 

De  lino,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón,  bordados  ó  no id... 

De  tul  de  lino,  bordados  6  no id... 

De  olán  ó  batista  de  lino,  bordados  6  no id . . . 

Las  tres  partidas  anteriores  con  mezcla,  listas,  blondas  6  bordados  de 
seda  se  avaluarán  con  un  aumento  de  30  por  ciento  sobre  sus  respec- 
tivos avalúos. 

De  seda,  fulares  para  la  mano  ó  para  el  cuello,  sin  bordados kilo. 

Los  mismos  bordados id — 

Id.,  de  borra  de  seda id  — 

De  seda  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id — 

Los  mismos  bordados id — 

De  lana,  para  el  cuello,  con  6  sin  listas  6  dibujos  de  seda id — 

Papel,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Para  cigarrillos,  marca  "Campana,"  "Venado,"  etc id  — 

El  mismo  cortado,  en  bobinas,  tubos  ó  libritos id  — 

Recortado  y  grabado  para  formar  cajetillas  de  cigarrillos,  sin  do- 
rado   kilo . 

El  Díismo  con  dorado id  — 

En  tiras  para  telégrafos  y  el  para  periódicos,  sin  satinar id  — 

De  hilo,  satinado  ó  no  y  el  de  algodón  satinado,  para  impresiones  ú 
obras kilo . 

De  estraza  para  envolver - id . . . 

Blanco  ó  de  colores,  sin  barniz,  para  cometas  y  carteles  y  el  para 
envolver kilo . 

El  mismo  con  inscripciones id... 

Dorado  ó  plateado  para  los  mismos  usos,  con  6  sin  inscripciones,  -id. . . 

De  colores,  barnizado,  para  encuadernar  y  para  tapas  de  libros  ..id... 

Dorado,  plateado  ó  labrado,  para  los  mismos  usos id... 

Trasparente  imitación  pergamino  para  envolver id... 

Para  floristas,  recortado  ó  no,  sin  dorar  ni  platear id... 

El  mismo  dorado  ó  plateado id... 

Albuminado  y  el  negro  ó  de  colores  para  fotografia id . . . 

Secante,  con  ó  sin  anuncios id... 

Rayado  para  música id . . . 

De  seda  en  hojas  sueltas  para  copiar  en  prensa id . . . 

Llamado  de  carbón  para  reproducir  copias id . . . 

Llamado  químico  para  reproducir  copias  á  prensa id . . . 

En  blanco  con  6  singénero  para  dibujos  ó  planos,  y  el  preparado  para 
pintar  al  óleo kilo . 

El  mismo  cuadriculado,  con  6  sin  género  y  el  de  ferroprusiato  para 
,  reproducir  planos  por  medio  de  la  luz kilo . 

Ó  tela  trasparente  para  calcar id . . . 

Engomado  para  impresiones  litográficas id... 

Para  tarjetas,  barnizado  ó  no  y  el  imitación  pergamino id. . . 

De  marquilla  ó  cartulina id... 

Calado,  para  tortas,  y  adornos  de  cajas  ó  confites,  el  para  ramilletes  en 
hojas  6  en  forma  de  cucuruchos  y  el  encarrujado  para  pantallas, 
figuras  ú  otros  usos kilo . 

De  algodón  llamado  florete  6  medio  florete id... 

De  algodón  ó  lino  para  esquelas,  cartas  ú  oficios  y  el  que  venga  en 
cajas,  con  sobres kilo. 

El  mismo  con  monogramas  y  el  de  fantasía,  con  ó  sin  sobres,  inclu- 
sive el  timbrado,  calado,  estampado  ó  labrado kilo. 

Raj-ado  para  facturas,  cuentas,  etc id... 

Impresos  para  facturas,  letras  de  cambio,  cuentas,  recibos,  memo- 
randa ú  otros  análogos kilo. 

Picado  ó  en  tiras  para  juego  de  carnaval,  como  serpentinas,  confetti, 
etc kilo. 

Especial  para  letrinas id... 

Ó  cartón  para  filtros id... 

Para  matar  moscas id . . . 

Alaska  especial  para  forro  de  ropa id . . . 

Para  tapicería,  como  sigue: 

Sin  dibujo  ni  pintado,  llamado  "Camisa,"  para  forro  de  empapela- 
dos  l£Ílo. 


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Papel — Continúa. 

Pintado  ordinario,  sin  lustre kilo. 

Id.  con   lustre,  barnizado,  charolado,  bronceado,  plateado  6  dorado 

ordinario kilo . 

Dorado  ó  plateado  á  fuego,  blanco  6  pintado,  con  6  sin  lustre id. . . 

Apañado  ó  con  dibujos  apañados,  con  ó  sin  bronceado,  plateado  ó  do- 
rado ordinario ."■ kilo. 

El  mismo,  dorado  ó  plateado  ó  fuego ..id... 

Transparente,  llamado  glacier,  para  decorar  vidrios id... 

Con  decoraciones  ú  otras  clases  superiores  á  los  expresados vista. 

Parañna  en  pasta;  p.  b kilo. 

Paraguas  de  género  de  algodón docena. 

De  lana  ó  con  mezcla  inferior id... 

De  seda id . . . 

De  seda,  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id... 

Los  forros  hechos  para  repuestos  de  paraguas  6  sombrillas,  se  ava- 
luarán con  la  rebaja  del  60  por  ciento  sobre  sus  respectivos  avalúos. 
Parasoles:  Quitasoles  ó  sombrillas,  de  40  hasta  55  cm.  de  largo,  medidos 
en  las  varillas,  como  sigue: 

De  género  de  algodón docena 

Los  mismos,  adornados  ó  bordados,  con  lana  6  algodón id . . 

De  lino  de  todas  clases id.. 

Id.  bordados id . . 

De  lana  ó  con  mezcla  inferior id.. 

Id.  con  adornos  de  seda id.. 

De  seda,  sin  encajes  id.. 

De  seda,  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia .id.. 

De  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla,  con  encajes  ó  bordadocs  de  seda  6  con  ara- 
bas condiciones docena. 

Nota. — Los  parasoles  que  pasen  de  55  cm.  de  largo  en  las  varillas, 
se  avaluarán  como  paraguas  en  su  clase  correspondiente;  los  que 
no  lleguen  á  40  cm.  se  avaluarán  con  la  rabaja  del  30  por  ciento. 
Con  mango  de  oro,  plata,  nácar,  marfil  6  carey  y  los  de  papel  de  la 

China vista. 

Parches  para  tambores.     (  Tease  instrumentos.) 
Parrillas.     (  T  ease  Fierro  manufacturado.) 
Pasadores  c.  e.,como  sigue: 

Con  puntilla  de  metal  para  calzado  ó  corsés,  de  algodón,  lino,  lana, 

crin  ó  cuero .- kilog . 

De  seda,  con  o  sin  mezcla id... 

De  bronce  6  cobre,  plateados  6  no,  para  correas  de  estribos id... 

Los  mismos  de  metal  blanco,  níquel  ú  otros  semejantes id... 

Como  los  anteriores,  plateados  6  dorados i..id... 

Pasamanería,  abrazaderas,  adorntis,  alamares,  borlas,  cordones,  cordonci- 
llos, flecos,  franjas,  galones,  galoncillos,  grecas,  muletillas,  presillas,  tren- 
cillas, trenzas  ú  otros  artículos  semejantes  para  tapicería,  ropa,  calzado, 
etc.,  con  ó  sin  almn,  de  otra  materia,  tengan  6  no  adornos  de  cristal,  ma- 
dera, cera,  paja,  metal  ordinario,  vidrio  ú  otros  análogos;  c.  e.,  como 
sigue: 
De  algodón,   con  6  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia  que  no  sea  lana  6 

seda kilo . 

Id.  cou  mezcla  de  lana id... 

Id.  con  mezcla  de  seda,  ó  lana  y  seda id... 

De  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia  inferior id... 

La  misma,  con  mezcla  de  seda id . . . 

De  cáñamo  ó  yute id... 

De  lino,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia  vegetal id. . . 

De  seda,  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia  inferior id. . . 

De  seda id . . . 

De  metal  ordinario,  dorado  ó  plateado,  con  alma  de  lino  ó  algodón  ú 

otra  materia  que  no  sea  seda kilo. 

Como  la  anterior,  con  alm.a  que  contenga  seda id. . . 

De  plata,  con  ó  sin  dorado id . . . 

De  pieles  de  armiño id... 

De  otras  pieles id... 

De  paja  ó  adornos  de  plumas id... 

De  viruta  de  madera id... 

Pasas  de  uva  de  todas  clases;  p.  b id 

Pastas,  alimenticias  de  habas,  fréjoles,  arroz,  etc.,  p.b id 

Para  asentar  navajas;  ce .id... 

Para  pegar  y  para  limpiar  objetos  de  metal id... 

No  designadas,  para  teñir id... 

Pastillas,  y  pastas  dulces, -no  medicinales.     (  Véase  Dulces.) 

Para  sahumar;  ce id. . . 

Pasto  seco;  p.b id. . . 

Patrones.    (  Véase  Dibujos. ) 

Patines vista. 

Pecheras;  c  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón,  para  camisas kilo. 

Las  mismas  bordadas id... 

De  lino,  llanas  ó  bordadas,  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id 


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Pecheras — Continúa. 

De  lana kilo . . 

De  seda id 

De  seda,  con  mezcla  de  algodón id 

Peines  y  escarpidores;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  madera kilo.. 

De  goma ,  caucho,  cuerno ,  hueso  ó  composición id 

De  hueso,  imitación  martíl id 

De  marfil  ó  carey id  — 

De  metal  ordinario,  estén  6  no  niquelados .* . . , id 

De  cuerno,  bronce,  hierro  ó  acero,  para  caballos id 

De  cuero,  bronce,  hierro  ó  acero  para  pintores id 

Peinetas  de  cuerno,  hueso,  caucho,  goma,  pasta  6  composición,  li.sas, 
caladas  6  labradas,  con  ó  sin  piezas  ó  adornos  de  otra  materia  para 

el  cabello,  incluso  las  circulares  para  niños;  c.  e kilo.. 

Las  mismas  de  metal  ordinario,  estén  ó  no  niqueladas;  c.  e. id 

De  marfil  ó  carey id 

Pelo  humano.     (  I  cose  Cabello.) 

De  animales,  para  hacer  sombreros,  etc.;  o.  e id 

Pelotas  de  jebe.     (  Féase  Juguetes. ) 

De  cuero  para  football  ú  otros  juegos;  ce i.íã — 

Pelucas.     ( lease  Cabello  preparado. ) 

Pellones  y  sobre  pellones,  de  cuero  de  carnero  ó  chivo;  c.  e id 

De  perico  ligero;  ce id — 

De  lana  suelta  ó  torcida;  ce id 

Penachos  de  todas  clases id.. .. 

Pepitas  de  algodón  ó  de  palma;  p.  b kilo.. 

Perchas,  ó  armazones  de  alambre  para  colgar  vestidos,  pequeñas  para  col- 
gar gorras  ó  grandes  con  busto  para  maniquíes  de  modistas  ó  sastres; 

p.  b kilo 

Las  mismas,  de  metal  plateado  ó  niquelado;  p.  b id 

De  pared,  de  madera  ordinaria,  estén  6  no  pintadas  6  barnizadas,  ten- 
gan ó  no  piezas  de  metal  ordinario,  loza  ó  porcelana;  p.  b kilo 

De  madera  fina;  p.  b id 

De  fierro  ó  bronce.    (  Véase  Fierro  ó  Bronce  manufacturado.) 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Perfumería,  surtida  no  designada,  con  ó  sin  estuches  6  cofres  de  fantasia, 
comprendiéndose  jabones,  esencias,  aguas  de  tocador,  polvos  para 
los  dientes,  elixires,  pomadas,  pa.sta,  cremas,  tinturas,  coloretes 
blanquetes,  carmines,  polvo  para  pulir  las  uñas,  cosméticos,  bri- 
llantina, bandolina,  etc vista.. 

Pergaminos,  para  tapas  de  libros  ú  otros  usos kilo.. 

Perillas,  de  loza  ó  porcelana  para  catres,  tengan  ó  no  piezas  de  metal  ordi- 
nario   kilo. . 

De  cobre  ó  bronce.     (  T 'étise  Catres.) 

Perlas,  finas ....vista.. 

De  vidrio  ó  composición;  ce kilo.. 

Peroles.     (  Féase  Cacerolas.) 

Persianas  con  ó  sin  utUes;  p.  b.;  como  sigue: 

De  estera  dela  China id 

De  seda _. id 

Las  mismas,  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id 

De  género  de  algodón  pintado id 

Las  mismas,  bordadas  con  algodón id 

Las  mism.as,  bordadas  con  lana id 

Las  jnismas,  bordadas  con  seda id  — 

D'e  madera  ó  esterilla,  pintadas,  con  dibujos  de  colores  ó  sin  ellos,  .id 

De  cuentas  de  vidrios  y  otras  clases , vista.. 

Pesaliquidos  y  areómetros docena.. 

Pesarlos  de  goma,  con  ó  sin  tubo  de  metal;  c.  e kilo  — 

Pesas  para  balanzas;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro  ó  acero id  — 

De  bronce  ó  cobre id — 

Las  mismas,  niqueladas  ó  blanqueadas id 

Las  mismas,  doradas  ó  plateadas id  — 

Pescado  seco,  ahumado  ó  en  salmuera id  — 

Ko  especificado.     (  T  ease  Conservas  de  pescado.) 

Petates  ó  esteras  de  toda  clase;  p.  b id  — 

Pez  deBorgoña  ó  blanca;  p.  b id  — 

Griega  ó  colofonia;  p.  b id  — 

Pezones  de  goma  ó  de  vaca  para  mamaderas,  con  ó  sin  repuestos;  ce. kilo.. 

Pezoneras  ó  extractores  de  leche,  de  todas  clases;  c  e id — 

Picos  de  fierro  ó  acero  para  labranza,  con  ó  sin  mangos;  p.  b..- id  — 

Piedras  de  mano,  finas,  para  asentar  navajas id  — 

Ordinarias,  para  afilar  herramientas;  p.  b id — 

De  esmeril;  p.  b id  — 

Pomes;  p.  b id  — 

Para  molinos  y  trapiches  y  las  de  amolar,  montadas  y  sin  montar; 

p.  b kilo. . 

Para  licografia;  p.  b id  — 

De  chispa;  p.  b id  — 


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Piedras  de  mano — Continúa. 

Para  enlosar  (exceptuando  las  de  mármol);  p.  b kilo. 

Para  mesas  de  billar;  p.  b id 

Preciosas  no  especificadas vista. 

Imitación  de  las  anteriores,  llamadas  piedras  falsas;  c.  e kilo. 

Pieles  de  todas  clases.     (  Véase  Cueros.) 

Pilas,  eléctricas vista. 

Ó  aguamaniles  de  latón,  zinc  ó  lata,  para  pared,  con  ó  sin  pintura  ó 

barniz;  ce kilo. 

Las  mismas  de  loza  ó  porcelana,  se  avaluarán  como  loza  ó  porcelana, 
respectivamente. 

De  otras  clases vista . 

Ó  fuentes  de  mármol,  fierro  ó  bronce,  se  avaluarán  como  mármol,  fierro 
6  bronce  manufacturados,  respectivamente. 

Pimienta  entera  6  molida;  p.  b kilo. 

Pinceles  para  artesanos;  p.  b id... 

Para  dibujo  y  pintura;  p.  b id... 

Pintura  fina,  preparada  en  pomitos  de  estaño  ó  plomo  y  el  bermellón  de  la 

China,  en  paquetitos;  c.  e -. kilo. 

Carmin  fino  en  panecitos  ó  en  polvo;  c.  e id... 

P.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Común,  preparada  con  aceite, sin  distinción  de  clases id... 

De  cobre  para  buques  ú  otros  usos id... 

Albayalde  seco,  si,  en  pasta  ó  en  polvo,  azarcón  ó  minio,  humo  de 
pez  colcótar,  tierra  sombra  ó  tierra  natural  ó  calcinada,  y  en 

general  toda  pintura  ordinaria  seca,  no  especificada kilo 

Almagre,  ocre,  melaza  y  tiza  ordinaria id.. 

Amarilla  de  rey,  áncora  amarilla  ó  masicot id . . 

Anilina,  fuccina,  alizarina  y  sus  imitaciones id.. 

Añjl'ó  índigo id . . 

Azul  de  Prusia  ó  mineral  y  ocre  quemado id.. 

Azul  ultramarino,  en  bolitas  ó  en  polvo id.. 

Azul  fino  llamado  de  Berlín id. . 

Bermellón  ó  cinabrio  ordinario,  y  blanco  de  plata  ó  zinc id.. 

Carmín  ó  laca  carminada  y   eí  liquido  para  confiteros  y  otros 

usos '. kilo 

Sangre  de  drago id. . 

Finas  no  designadas '. vista 

Ordinarias  sobre  cartones  para  colegios;  c.  e kilo 

Cajas  con  pinturas  para  colegios.     {Véase  Cajas.) 

Para  muebles,  llamado  esmalte;  ce id.. 

Pinzas;  ce id.. 

Piñones  y  pistachos;  p.  b id.. 

Piola  y  piolilla,  cordel,  meollar,  hilos  y  pitas,  desde  9  hasta  21  milímetros 

de  circunferencia,  con  ó  sin  alquitrán;  p.  b kilo. 

Los  anteriores  que  bajen  de  9  milímetros  de  circunferencia,  se  avalua- 
rán como  hilo  en  su  clase  correspondiente. 
Pipas  6  cachimbas  para  fumar,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  yeso  ó  tierra  cocida kilo. 

De  loza  ó  porcelana,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  madera,  goma  6  caucho,  con 

6  sin  piezas  de  metal  ordinario kilo. 

De  madera,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  metal  ordinario id... 

Con  boquilla  de  vidrio,  ámbar  ó  composición id... 

De  espuma  de  mar  ó  su  imitación,  lisas  ó  con  figuras,  con  ó  sin  ador- 
nos de  metal,  plata  ú  oro,  con  estuche kilo. 

Las  mismas,  sin  estuche id . . . 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Pisapapeles  de  todas  clases id. . . 

Pistolas  (sólo  con  perniiso  del  Supremo  Gobierno),  como  sigue: 

Con  chimenea,  con  culata  de  madera,  de  un  cañón una. 

Con  chimenea,  con  culata  de  madera  de  dos  cañones Id... 

Con  chimenea,  con  caserina id... 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Llamadas  de  salón una. 

Chicas  de  bolsillo id . . . 

Llamadas  revólveres  de  todo  tamaño  y  calibre,  con  culata  de  ma- 
dera   id... 

Llamadas  revólveres  de  todo  tamaño  y  calibre,  con  culata  de  caucho, 

goma,  marfilma,  ebonita  ó  metal  ordinario .id... 

Con  culata  de  nácar,  marfil  ó  metal  plateado id... 

Con  piezas  ó  incrustaciones,  monogramas  ú  otros  adornos  do  oro,  plata 

6  platino vista. 

Pistoleras  para  sillas  de  montar  y  de  otras  clases par. 

Pitones  para  armas  de  fuego.     (  1  case  Chimeneas.) 
Pizarras  con  marco  ó  sin  él,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  piedra,  para  enseñanza  de  escuelas kilo. 

De  cartón id... 

De  loza,  porcelana  ó  mármol id... 

Para  mesas  de  billar.     (  Véase  Piedras.) 

Planchas  de  fierro  6  acero  para  planchar;  p.  b id... 

Las  mismas,  con  chimeneas;  p.  b , kilo. 

Llamadas  eclisas,  para  enrielar.    (  Véase  Fierro  manufacturado.) 


Bolivianos. 

0.04 

.18 


1.40 


.50 
2.40 
8.00 

4.00 
24.00 

.14 
.80 


.20 

.05 

.60 

2.40 

2.80 

.10 

.35 

2.40 

.50 

2.40 
3.00 


1.00 

6.00 

.60 


6.00 
12.00 
25.00 

100. 00 
160. 00 


8.00 
10.00 
30.00 


8.00 
3.00 


5.00 


12.00 
20.00 


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.40 

1.20 

.30 

.40 


25 


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Libre. 
Libre. 

30 
30 

30 
30 


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Planos,  geográficos.     (  Véase  Cartas.) 

Plantas,  exóticas  y  sus  semillas vista.. 

Artiñciales.     (  lease  Flores.) 

Plantillas,  para  calzado,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  yute  ó  cáñamo kilo.- 

De  corcho - - id 

De  gutapercha ifl 

Plata,  en  barra id 

Sellada  (prohibida). 

Platos,  y  platillos  de  fierro.     (  Véase  Fierro  manufacturado.) 

Plombajina,  para  limpar  6  lustrar;  p.b id 

Plomo,  en  hojas,  barras  ó  planchas;  p.b id 

Laminado  en  hojas  finas  para  tapas  de  botellas;  p.b id 

Plumas,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Ordinarias  para  adornos  de  sombreros  de  indígenas id 

Sueltos  6  en  penachos,  estén  6  no  unidas  ó  amarradas  con  alambre  6 
arregladas  de  cualquiera  otra  manera,  tengan  ó  no  piezas  de  otra 

materia kilo. 

Ó  pompones  para  morriones  y  sombreros  de  militares vista. 

De  cisne  ú  otras  aves,  para  almohadones,  sobrecamas  ú  otros  usos.  .kilo. 

De  asvestruz,  para  hacer  plumeros id. 

De  avestruz,  para  adornos id... 

De  ave,  tajadas  6  no,  para  escribir id... 

De  metal  ordinario, para  escribir jy  las  en  cañuto  ordinario id... 

De  oro,  para  escribir,  sin  mango id... 

Plumeros  y  plumeritos  de  todas  clases,  para  limpiar;  ce kilo. 

Podaderas" y  podones.     (  I  ease  Machetes.) 

Polainas  bdtapolainas  y  botines-polainas,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cuero id 

De  género  ó  de  loua id 

De  punto  de  lana.    (  Féase  Tejidos.) 

De  género  de  algodón id 

De  género  impermeable,  con  ó  sin  goma id 

Polígrafos,  para  escribir  6  para  sacar  copias vista.. 

Pólvoro,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Para  minas .- kilo.. 

Para  minas,  "Dinamita"  y  la  " Dinamita  Gelatina  Gigante" id 

Fina  de  caza,  en  tarros » id 

La  misma,  en  barriles id 

La  sin  humo id 

Polvorines.     (  Tease  Municioneros.) 

Polvos  de  estaño,  para  espejos;  ce id  — 

Para  matar  insectos;  ce id 

Para  clarificar  vinos  y  licores  y  los  conocidos  con  el  nombre  de  Filo- 

tanino  y  Cola  rápida;  ce kilo 

Para  dar  colora  los  mismos  y  otros  líquidos;  ce id.... 

Secantes,  llamados  de  Paria  6  de  Venecia,  para  pintores;  c  e id 

Para  limpiar  objetos  de  metal;  ce id 

Para  la  cara,  con  ó  sin  mistura,  en  cajas,  paquetes  6  tarros,  con  ó  sin 

bellotas,  incluso  los  llamados  velutina;  c  e kilo.. 

De  curry,  especia  picante;  p.b id 

De  carne;  p.  b id.... 

Para  levadura.     (  T'éose  Levadura.) 

Pompones,  para  militares.     (  Féase  Plumas.) 

Ponchos,  hechos  6  en  piezas;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón '. id 

Los  mismos,  con  listas  de  lana  6  seda id 

De  algodón,  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  lana id 

De  lino id 

De  lana id 

De  lana,  con  mezcla  de  algodón id 

Los  de  las  cuatro  partidas  anteriores,  con  listas  de  seda,  se  avaluarán 
con  el  25  por  ciento  de  aumento. 

De  lana  de  vicuña,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  inferior kilo.. 

Los  mismos,  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  seda Id 

De  paño,  forrados  en  bayeta,  con  ó  sin  cuello  de  terciopelo id 

Capas,  capotes  ó  sobretodos  impermeables  de  todas  clases id 

Los  mismos,  que  contengan  seda id 

De  seda;  ce id 

De  seda,  con  mezcla  6  trama  de  otra  materia;  ce id 

Porcelana,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Blanca  de  todas  clases id 

Pintada,  esmaltada,  dorada  6  decorada  y  la  con  monogramas id 

Con  remates  de  latón,  metal  blanco,  níquel  ó  plaqué id 

Portabotellas  de  cuero,  con  ó  sin  botella - docena.. 

Portaf razadas,  portalibros  y  portasábanas.     (  Véase  Correas.) 

Portamonedas  ordinarios  de  todas  clases,  sin  útiles,  de  menos  de  4  cm.  en 

su  mayor  lado docena. . 

Los  mismos,  de  mayores  dimensiones Id  — 

Los  mismos,  con  útiles ....id 

De  cuero  fino  y  de  cuero  de  Rusia,  con  6  sin  útiles id 


Avalúo. 


Bolivianos. 


0.80 

l.CO 

6.00 

46.00 


.20 

.20 

1.00 


30.00 


6.00 
4.00 
100. 00 
6.00 
3.00 
2.50 
2.50 


7.00 
8.00 


3.00 
5.00 


.24 
1.40 
1.40 
1.00 
3.00 

5.00 


5.00 
.50 
.60 

5.00 
.65 

.85 


2.00 
3.50 
4.00 
3.00 
6.00 
4.50 


12.00 
30.00 
5.00 
8.00 
12.00 
50.00 
40.00 

.30 

.60 

1.20 

12.00 


3.60 

4.80 

7.20 

24. 00 


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Portamonedas  ordinarios  de  todas  clases — Continúa. 

De  carej',  marfil  ó  nácar  ó  sus  imitaciones docena., 

De  otras  clases „ vista. 

Prendedores  de  todas  clases.     (  Véase  Joyas  y  Joyería  falsa.) 
Prensas,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  hierro  ó  acero  6  sin  piezas  de  otro  metal  ordinario  para  tinturas,  para 
aprensar  corchos  ó  para  uso  doméstico  y  las  con  volante  para  tim- 
brar   kilo . , 

De  hierro  6  acero,  de  tornillo  para  copiar  cartas,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de 
bronce  ó  cobre  y  las  sin  tornillo  de  la  mi.sma  materia  llamadas  de 

vi  a  j  e kilo . 

De  copiar,  de  madera,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia id... 

Tipográficas,  lithográficas,  las  para  pasto,  algodón,  lana,  uvas  ú  otros 

usos  agrícolas kilo. 

De  madera,  hierro  6  acero  para  artesanos id... 

Para  timbrar  al  puño,  con  su  sello  grabado  sobre  metal,  con  ó  sin  ca- 
jas  kilo . 

Para  perforar  letras  6  números vista. 

Prensitas  de  mano,  de  todas  clases,  para  extraer  jugos  de  carne  ó  de  frutas; 

,  ce kilo. 

Ó  exprimidores  para  ropa,  con  cilindros  de  cualquiera  ma  teria.. id... 
Puertas  y  ventanas,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  madera  ordinaria,  armadas  6  no id... 

De  madera  de  ebanista,  armadas  ó  no id 

De  fierro id 

Pujavantes  para  herrar  bestias id 

Pulidores  de  fierro  6  acero  para  artesanos;  p.  b id 

De  madera  ó  hueso;  p.  b id 

Pulseras  de  todas  clases.     (Véase  Joyas  ó  joyería.) 

Pulverizadores  rociadores  é  inhaladores  de  metal  ordinario,  estén  ó  no 
niquelados  ó  plateados  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia,  para  usos 

medicinales  y  agua  de  olor;  c.  e kilo. 

De  cristal  6  vidrio,  con  6  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia,  para  aguas  de 

olor kilo. 

Puntas  de  fierro  6  acero  para  arados;  p.  b id 

De  suela  para  tacos  de  billar;  ce id 

De  gró,  pekín,  etc.     {Véase  Pañolones.) 

Punzones  sin  mango,  para  artesanos;  p.  b id 

Con  mango;  id.  id id 

Puñales  (sólo  con  permiso  del  Supremo  Gobierno),  con  6  sin  vaina,  c  e., 
como  sigue: 
Con   mango   de   cuerno,   hueso,   caucho,  madera   ó    metal   ordina- 
rio  kilo.. 

Con  mango  de  asta  de  ciervo  ó  búfalo,  de  composición  llamada  marfi- 

lína,  de  metal  blanco  ó  bronce  niquelado kilo. 

Con  mango  de  marfil,  carey,  nácar  6  sus  imitaciones id 

Con  mango  de  metal  plateado  ó  dorado id 

Puños.     (  T'éa.se Cuellos.) 

Para  bastones,  sombrillas  ú  otros  usos vista. 

Purpurina  ó  bronce  en  polvo,  de  toda  clase  y  color,  c.  e.,  y  líquida  ó  pre- 
para broncear;  p.  i.  e kilo. 


.kilo. 


Quemadores  para  lámparas.     (  Véase  Boquillas.) 

Queso  de  toda  clase;  p.  b 

Quitasoles.     (  Véase  Parasoles.) 

R. 

Raquetas  para  juego  de  pelotas,  c.  c,  como  sigue: 

De  madera kilo.. 

Las  mismas,  con  cuerdas,  hilos  6  pergamino id 

Raspadores,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro  ó  acero  para  artesanos id 

Para  escritorio,  con  mango  de  madera,  hueso  ó  composición id 

Id.,  con  mango  de  carey,  marfil  ó  nácar id 

Rasqtietas  de  fierro  ó  acero,  con  ó  sin  mango,  para  buques id 

Rayos  de  madera,  para  ruedas  de  carruajes,  carretas  ó  carretillas;  p.  b.id 

Recortes,  c  e.,  como  pigue: 

De  cualquier  cuero  para  guarnición  interior  de  gorras  ó  sombreros. id 

De  encerado  ó  hule  para  el  mismo  uso id 

De  papel  6  cartón  para  id id 

Y  tiras  bordadas  al  telar,  bordados  con  hilo  que  no  sea  de  seda,  en  gén- 
ero de  algodón kilo.. 

Los  mismos,  bordados  con  hilo  de  seda  ó  que  contenga  seda,  en  género 

de  algodón kilo. . 

Los  mi.smos,  cuyos  bordados  sean  con  hilo  de  lana  ó  de  vegetal  en 

género  de  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla  inferior kilo.. 

Los  mismos,  cuyos  bordados  sean  con  hilo  de  seda  en  género  de  lana, 

con  ó  sin  mezcla  inferior kilo.. 

Los  mismos,  cuyos  bordados  sean  con  hilo  que  no  sea  de  seda  en  género 
de  lino kilo. . 


Avalúo. 


Bolivianos. 
48.00 


.50 
.80 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


.60 

25 

.60 

Libre. 

.40 

50 

.90 

50 

.50 

50 

.10 

Libre. 

.00 

Libre. 

.60 

Libre. 

5.00 

.20 

10.00 

5.00 
1.00 


6.00 
24.  OD 
30.00 


2.50 


Libre. 
Libre. 


25 


30 

Libre. 

30 

Libre. 
Libre. 


3.00 
8.00 

30 
30 

1.00 

6.00 

30.00 

1.00 

.40 

Libre. 
30 
30 

Libre. 
15 

8.00 
3.00 
2.00 

35 
35 
35 

12.00 

35 

20.00 

35 

14.00 

35 

26.00 

35 

14.00 

35 

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Recortes — Continúa. 

Los  mismos,  cuyos  bordados  sean  con  hilo  de  seda  ó  que  contenga 
seda,  en  género  de  lino kilo.. 

Los  mismos,  cuyos  bordados  sean  con  hilo  de  algodón,  lana,  seda, 
metal  6  cualquier   otra   materia,   en  género  de  seda,   con  ó  sin 

mezcla kilo.. 

Redes  para  pescar;  p.  b id 

Redículos  de  todas  clases vista.. 

Refajos.     (  Véase  Enaguas.) 

Regaderas  de  zinc,  lata  ó  latón  llamado  de  fierro,  estén  ó  no  estañadas, 

esmaltadas  ó  pintadas,  barnizadas  ó  bronceadas;  p.  b Tiilo.. 

Regatones  para  puntas  de  bastones,  paraguas,  etc.,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  metal  ordinario id 

Niquelados  ó  plateados id 

De  cuerno  ó  hueso id  — 

Reglas  de  todií  forma,  de  metal  ordinario,  madera,  caucho  ó  composición, 
con  ó  sin  piezas  ó  filetes  de  metal;  c.  e kilo.. 

De  otras  clases vista.. 

Rejas;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Rej  as  para  arados kilo . . 

De  fierro  colado  para  balcones,  ventanas  ó  jardines,  estén  6  no- pin- 
tadas, barnizadas  ó  bronceadas kilo.. 

Relojeras  de  todas  clases Vista. . 

Relojes  de  bolsillo,  de  todas  clases id 

Para  colgar  ó  parar id 

Remaches.     (  Véane  Clavos.  ) 

Remos  para  embarcaciones uno . . 

Rempujos  de  todas  clases  para  artesano  s;  c.  e kilo. . 

Resina  de  pino.     (  Tea«e  Galipot.) 
Resortes;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  fierro  ó  acero,  para  asientos  de  muebles,  estén  ó  nó  pintados,  esta- 
ñados 6  cobrizados kilo.. 

De  bronce  6  cobre,  id.  id id  — 

De  fierro  ó  acero  para  puertas,  niquelados  ó  no,  tengan  ó  no  pequeña 
parte  de  bronce  ó  cobre kilo.. 

Los  mismos  de  bronce  ó  cobre id 

De  fierro  ó  acero  para  carruajes id — 

Retortas  y  muflas  de  todas  clases  para  fundición  y  ensayes;  p.  b id 

Revólveres.     {  Véase  Pistolas  y  rifles.) 

Riendas  de  cuero,  se  avaluarán  como  Cabezadas. 

Las  mismas,   en  juego  completo,  compuesto  de  cabezada,  bocado, 
bajador,  jáquima,  etc.,  con  ó  sin  anillos  de  metal kilo.. 

De  otras  clases vista.. 

Riñes  (sólo  con  permiso  del  Supremo  Gobierno),  como  sigue: 

Ó  carabinas  de  salón uno.. 

Id. ,  en  caj as id  — 

De  un  solo  tiro id — 

Del  sistema  Winchester  ú  otros  semejantes  y  los  con  caserina uno.. 

Revólveres  con  culata  de  madera id 

De  otras  clases vista . , 

Rociadores.     { Véase  Pulverizadores.) 

Rodajas  de  todas  clases,  para  pies  de  muebles;  c.  e kilo.. 

Rodillos  para  papel  secante  ú  otros  usos,  ce -. id  — 

Romanas.     (  Tease  Balanzas.) 
Rosarios;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  madera  sin  labrar  ó  de  vidrio id... 

De  madera  labrada,  coco,  corozo,  hueso  ú  utros  semejantes id... 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Ruedas  de  madera  para  carruajes,  carretas  y  carretillas;  p.  b kilo. 

Las  mismas,  con  goma;  p.  b id... 

De  fierro  ó  acero  para  carretillas id . . . 

Ruletas  para  artesanos id . . . 

S. 

Sábanas;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  tejido  crespo  para  baño.    Véase  Paños  en  su  clase  correspondiente. 

De  algodón  blanco,  liso  ó  asargado,  para  cama,  sin  bardado;  c.  e..kilo- 

Con  bordados,  recortes  6  encajes,  ce id... 

De  lino,  blanco  6  crudo,  ó  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia  vejetal,  para 
cama,  sin  bordado;  ce kilo. 

Id.,  con  bordados,  recortes  ó  encajes;  ce id... 

Sables.    {  Véase  Espadas.  ) 

Sacabocados;  c  e. ,  para  artesanos id . . . 

Sacaclavos;  ce id . . . 

Sacatrapos  para  armas  de  fuego;  c.  e id... 

Sacos,  blusas  y  cualquier  otro  vestido  semejante  para  hombres,  como  sigue: 

De  casimir,  cheviote,  paño,  sarga,  franela  ú  otros  géneros  análogos,  de 
lana uno . 

Los  mismos  con  mezcla  de  algodón id... 

De  género  de  lana,  como  alpaca  ú  otros  semejantes id... 


Bolivianos. 
24.00 


45.00 
1.50 


Avalúo. 


3.00 
4.00 
6.00 

2.50 


2.00 
4.00 


.20 
1.00 

.40 

L20 

.60 

.20 


12.00 
15. 00 
20.00 
40.00 
80.00 


2.40 
4.00 


1.00 
S.OO 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


.70 
2.00 

.40 
3.00 


2.40 
3.00 

5.00 
7.00 

2.00 
1.00 
1.60 


25.00 
18.00 
8.00 


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Tanto 

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ciento. 


Sacos — Continúa. 

De  género  de  lino  ó  algodón uno.. 

De  cuero,  con  ó  sin  forro id 

De  género  c_rudo  de  seda  ó  con  mezcla kilo.. 

Los  que  midan  menos  de  33  cm.  en  la  espalda,  exceptuando  los  de  se- 
da, se  avaluarán  con  el  50  per  ciento  de  rebaja. 
Vacíos  para  envasar;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  tocuvo  ú  osnaburgo kilo. . 

De  lona id 

De  los  demás  géneros  de  cáñamo,  pita  ó  esparto id 

Metaleros  de  todas  clases id 

De  mano  para  viaje;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cuero  de  todas  clases id 

De  tripe id 

De  gergón,  hule  ó  lana id 

Para  dinero  ó  alhajas,  en  forma  de  redlculos  llamados  escarcelas;  c.  e., 
como  sigue: 

De  cuero  ó  lana kilo.. 

De  cartón  imitando  cuero  ó  hule id 

Ó  bolsones  de  cartón,  para  niños  de  colegio id 

Los  mismos  de  cuero  6  hule id 

De  mimbre.     (  Idéase  Canastas.) 

Para  instrumentos  de  banda  militar,  de  gamuza  ú  otra  piel  delgada, 

kilo.. 

Sagú  ó  tapioca,  p.  b id 

Sal  ordinaria,  molida,  en  grano  6  en  piedra;  p.  b ■. id 

Refinada;  p.  i.  e id 

Salchichas  salchichones  y  toda  clase  de  enchuchados;  p.  b id 

Salitre  ordinario  para  la  industria;  p.  b id 

Purificado.     Véase  Nitrato  de  soda  6  nitrato  de  potasa  (drogas). 
Salsas.     (Tea.?^  Encurtidos.) 

Salvavidas  de  jebe  y  género  impermeable id 

De  corcho id 

Sándalo  blanco  ó  cetrino,  entero  6  en  polvo;  c.  e id 

Rojo;  p.  b id 

Sangre,  cristalizada  para  beneficiar  azúcar;  p.  b kilo.. 

Sangui  j  uelas 100. . 

Sardinas,  en  aceite,  en  latas;  p.  b kilo.. 

Sartenes.     (  Véase  Cacerolas.) 

Sebo,  de  todas  clases,  en  rama  ó  colado;  p.b id 

Sellos,  de  jebe  para  tinta,  con  ó  sin  cajita docena.. 

Id.,  id.,  fechadores id 

De  metal  para  id.,  id.,  id id 

Id.,  para  lacre  ú  obleas,  con  mango  de  madera  ó  hueso id 

Id.,  id.,  con  mango  de  marfil  ó  nácar id 

De  id.,  fechadores  concluidos,  ó  no id 

Los  mismos  automáticos  y  los  numeradores uno. . 

Semillas.    (  l'éase  Plantas.) 

Sémola,  p.  b '. kilo.. 

Serruchos,  y  sierras  de  toda  forma  y  tamaño,  para  artesanos id 

Servilletas.     (  Véase  Manteles.  ) 

Sifones,  de  vidrio  con  boquilla  de  metal,  para  envase  de  bebidas  gaseosas; 

p.  b kilo.. 

Los  mismos  con  tejido  de  mimbre  6  alambre  para  composición  de 

bebidas  gaseosas;  con  doce  cápsulas;  p.  b kilo.. 

Sillas,  de  montar,  con  ó  sin  accesorios,  de  cuero  de  chancho  ó  su  imitación, 

tengan  ó  no  parte  ó  piezas  de  otros  cueros una.. 

Las  mismas  de  suela  ó  de  otro  cuero  que  no  sea  de  chancho id 

Las  mismas  forradas  en  esqueleto id 

Llamadas  Aperos id 

Las  mismas  con  chapas  de  plata id 

Nota. — Por  accesorios  se  entenderán  solamente,  las  cinchas,  es- 
tribos y  aciones. 
Sobaqueras  de  goma  ó  de  goma  con  género  de  lana,  algodón  6  lino  para 

vestidos;  ce kilo. . 

Las  mismas  sin  goma;  c.  e id 

De  goma  con  género  de  seda,  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  cualquiera  otra  ma- 
teria; ce kilo.. 

Las  mismas,  sin  goma id 

Sobrecamas  y  sobremesas,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cáñamo  ó  yute,  con  6  sin  metal id 

De  algodón id 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  lana,  con  ó  sin  metal id 

De  lana  con  mezcla  ó  trama  de  algodón id 

Las  mismas  con  dibujos  ó  listas  de  seda id 

De  lana id 

De  lana  con  mezcla  de  seda id 

Las  mismas  con  dibujos  ó  listas  de  seda id 

De  terciopelo  de  lana  ó  tripe  afelpado id 

De  terciopelo  do  algodón  ú  otra  fibra  vejetal id 

De  lino id 

De  seda  de  todas  clases id 


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.80 
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.06 

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30.00 
36.00 
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1542       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


por 
ciento. 


Sobrecamas  y  sobremesas — Continúa. 

Las  mismas  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia kilo.. 

De  seda  llanas  con  forro  de  otra  materia  que  no  sea  seda id 

Las  mismas  colchadas id 

De  pieles  ó  plumas,  las  llamadas  Edredones  y  otras  clases  no  disigna- 
das   ,- vista.. 

Nota. — A  las  de  seda,  bordadas,  se  les  aumentará  el  60  por  ciento. 
Sobrecinchas.    (Véase  Cinchas.) 
Sobrecorsés,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  género  de  algodón kilo. . 

De  género  de  lino id 

Los  de  seda  con  6  sin  mezcla  y  de  punto  de  algodón  ó  lana,  se  avalua- 
rán como  camisetas,  en  sus  respectivas  clases. 

Nota. — Los  bordados  6  adornados,  se  avaluarán  con  el  recargo  de 
2.5  por  ciento  y  los  adornados  con  tul  de  seda,  con  un  recargo  de  50 
por  ciento. 

Sobremesas  de  hule  ó  jebe,  con  6  sin  frisa;  c.  e kilo.. 

De  otras  clases.     (  Véa&e  Sobrecamas.  ) 
Sobres  de  papel  con  6  6in  género,  timbrados  6  no,  con  monograma  6  sin 

él;  p.  b kilo . . 

Sobretodos,  y  abrigos  de  todas  clases,  para  hombres  y  niños vista.. 

Soldadura,  para  hojalateros  ó  bronceros kilo.. 

Sombrereras.     (  Tettse  Cajas.) 
Sombreros-gorras.     (  T  fase  Gorras.) 
Sombreros  para  señoras  y  niñas,  como  sigue: 

De  viruta,  palma,  crin,  paja,  paño,  fieltro,  terciopelo  ó  cualquier  otro 

género,  adornados  con  encajes,  plumas,  flores  ó  seda vis  .a.. 

Los  mismos  sin  adornos  llamados  hormas,  de  crin,  paja,  palma  6 

viruta .* docena . . 

Los  mismos  de  borra  de  lana,  fieltro  de  lana id 

Los  mismos  de  fieltro  de  pelo  (lana  apañada  6  paño) id 

Los  mismos  de  felpa  ó  terciopelo  de  seda id 

De  paja,  palma  6  viruta,  ordinarios  para  baños id 

De  paño,  fieltro  de  pelo  ó  felpa  de  seda,  armados  ó  no,  para  eclesiásti- 
cos  docena.. 

Armados  6  no  para  militares vista.. 

Para  hombres  y  niños,  como  sigue: 

De  copa,  alta,  paño  castor  6  su  imitación,  de  felpa  de  seda,  y  los  con 

resorte,  con  6  sin  cajas  de  cartón docena.. 

De  falda,  encolada  ó  falda  y  copa  encolada,  de  castor,  fieltro  ó  gé- 
nero de  lana,  copa  baja docena.. 

De  paja,  palma  6  viruta vista.. 

De  crin docena.. 

De  castor  6  fieltro,  lana  apañada,  horma  suelta,  para  hombres, 

mujeres  y  niños docena.. 

Ordinarios  de  lana,  de  borra  de  lana,  de  hule,  de  género  de  lino 

ó  de  algodón  para  hombres,  mujeres  y  niños docena. . 

De  otras  clases vista.. 

Nota. — Las  cajas  de  cuero  para  los  combreros  se  aforarán  po'- 
separado. 
Sombrillas.    (  Idéase  Parasoles.) 
Sondas  ó  algalias,  o.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  goma kilo.. 

De  metal  ordinario  cono  sin  niquelado  ó  plateado id 

De  plata id  — 

Soperas  se  avaluarán  en  sus  respectivas  secciones,  según  la  materia  de  que 
hayan  sido  hechas. 

Sopletes  de  todas  cla.ses  para  artesanos kilo.. 

Sordinas  para  violines.     (  Téose  Instrumentos.) 

Sortijas.     (  T  ease  Joyería.)  -_ 

Sotanas  para  eclesiásticos vista . . 

Suelas  para  tacos  de  billar.     (Véase  Puntas.) 

Suspensores  de  lino  6  algodón,  con  ó  sin  goma;  c.  e kilo. . 

De  seda,  con  ó  sin  mezcla;  ce id 

T. 

Tabaco  en  hojas  6  picado  (derecho  especifico) id... 

Para  mascar  y  rapé  id.  (derecho  especflco) id... 

Tacos  para  armas  de  fuego;  ce id... 

Para  billar,  de  madera  ordinaria id . . . 

Finos  con  incrustaciones id . . . 

Tachos  de  bronce,  cobre,  etc.,  se  avaluarán  en  sus  respectivas  secciones. 
Tachuelas.     (  T 'ease  Clavos.) 

Tafiletes  para  sombreros.     (  T  ease  Recortes.  ) 

Tagua  ó  coroso;  p.  b kilog. 

Taladros  de  todas  cla.ses  con  6  sin  brocas  para  artesanos id... 

Talco  de  Venecia,  entero  ó  en  polvo  para  jaboneros;  p.  b id... 

El  mismo  fino  en  envase  de  loza  ó  vidrio;  p.  b id... 

Metálico  en  láminas  muy  delgadas  de  uno  ó  más  colores;  c  e id... 


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36.00 
10.00 


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60.00 


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1.20 
2.00 
1.40 
3.00 


.10 

2.50 

.05 

.20 

6.00 


BOLIVIA. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


1543 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Talleres  ó  alcuzas,  con  ó  sin  pomos,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  madera,  cartón  ó  composición kilog. . 

De  flerro,  peltre,  metal  británico,  plomo,  bronce,  cobre  6  alambre  de 
metal  amarillo,  tengan  ó  no  piezas  de  otro  metal  ordinario,  estén  6 

no  niquelados kilo. . 

Los  mismos  dorados  ó  plateados id 

De    metal    blanco,    niquel,    plata  alemana,    plaqué    ú    otros   seme- 
jantes   kilo. . 

Los  mismos  dorados  ó  plateados id 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Tapas  para  tuentes,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  enrejado  de  alambre,  con  ó  sin  piezas  de  otra  materia kilo.. 

Id.  de  latón  con  6  sin  adornos id 

De  metal  blanco  ó  plaqué id 

De  otras  clases vista . . 

Tapioca.     (T'éase   Sagú.) 

Tapones  de  madera,  con  6  sin  espiches  para  barriles kilo.. 

Tarjetas,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cartón  para  retratos,  con  ó  sin  dorado id 

De  todas  clases  para  visitas  ó  esquelas id 

De  felicitación,  postales,  las  llamadas  de  sorpresa,  con  relieves,  las  de 
celuloid  y  las  para  bautizos,  matrimonio,  etc.,  con  ó  sin  adornos  de 

seda kilo . . 

De  metal  ordinario,  con  ó  sin  cadenitas  para  botellas id 

Las  mismas  niqueladas,  plateadas  6  doradas id 

Tarjeteros.     (  Féase  Carteras.) 

De  metal  ú  otras  clases  no  designadas vista.. 

Tazas,  palanganas  ó  aljofainas,  se  avaluarán  en  sus  respectivas  secciones, 
según  la  materia  de  que  estén  mianufacturadas. 

Te  de  todas  clases  con  excepción  del  medicinal,  c.  e kilo.. 

Tejidos  de  punto  no  especificados;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  algodón id 

Id.  con  mezcla  de  lana id 

Id.  con  mezcla  de  seda  . , id 

De  lana  con  ó  sin  mezcla  de  algodón id 

Id.  con  listas  6  dibujos  de  seda id 

Con  mezcla  de  seda id 

De  pelo  de  cabra id 

Id.  con  mezcla  de  seda id 

De  lino  con  6  sin  mezcla  de  otra  materia  que  no  sea  de  seda id 

Id.  con  mezcla  de  seda id 

De  seda  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia  inferior id 

De  seda id 

Tela  metálica  de  alambre  de  hierro,  esté  ó  no  pintada,  estañada  ó  galva- 
nizada; p.  b kilo.. 

De  alambre,  de  bronce  6  cobre;  p.  b id 

Alquitranada.    (  Féase  Encerado.) 

Teléfonos uno. . 

Tenazas  paia  azúcar,  para  quebrar  nueces,  etc.,  se  avaluarán  como  los 
azucareros  en  su  clase  correspondiente. 

De  hierro  ó  acero  para  artesanos kilo.. 

De  hierro,  mad«ra  ó  acero  para  ondularei  cabello  6  la  barba id 

Tenedores  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  hierro  ó  acero  estañados id 

De  peltre  6  plomo,  con  ó  sin  alma  de  acero  6  flerro id 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otros  semejantes id 

De  plaqué  con  ó  sin  dorado id 

Con  cabo  de  nácar  ó  marfil id 

Con  baño  superficial  de  plata  6  de  otras  clases vista 

Clínicos docena. . 

Para  baños,  sobre  madera  ó  metal  ordinario id 

De  otras  clases vista 

Terrajas  de  flerro,  acero  ó  madera  para  artesanos;  p. b kilo.. 

Teteras,  se  avaluarán  como  los  azucareros  en  su  clase  correspondiente. 

Tijeras  y  alicates  para  uñas;  ce.. kilo.. 

Para  lámparas;  ce id 

Para  atuzar,  esquilar  ó  podar id 

Para  costura,  hojalateros,  peluqueros,  sastres,  etc id 

Tinas.     (  Véase  Baños.) 

Tinta;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

Para  imprenta,  litografía,  sellos,  y  la  para  máquinas  de  escribir,  en 

cintas  6  rodillos kilo . . 

De  todo  color  para  escribir,  líquida  ó  en  hojas id 

Para  marcar  ropa id 

De  la  China  en  pasta;  ce id 

La  misma  liquida;  c  e id 

Bull.  No.  6—06 6 


Bolivianos. 
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2.00 
4.00 


7.00 
14.00 


1.80 
2.00 
7.00 


1.20 
2.00 


4.00 

7.00 

14.00 


4.00 

4.50 

6.00 

8.00 

10.00 

16.00 

14.00 

20.00 

12.00 

15.00 

45.00 

60.00 

.70 
3.00 

30.00 


1.00 
5.00 
2.00 

3.00 

7.00 

14.00 

20.00 


1.00 

7.00 
2.00 
2.00 
3.00 


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.20 

1.50 

5.00 

3.00 


30 


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25 
25 

25 
25 
25 
25 
25 

Libre. 
25 
25 

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25 
25 

Libre. 

Libre. 


Libre. 
30 
30 
30 
30 


1544    OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL    DE    LAS    REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tinteros  de  vidrio,  loza,  ó  porcelana,  se  avaluarán  como  cristalería,  loza, 
ó  porcelana,  en  su  clase  correspondiente.  Los  de  plomo,  peltre,  hoja- 
lata, bronce,  ó  latón,  se  avaluarán  igualmente  en  sus  respectivas  sec- 
ciones. 

De  fantasía vista. 

Tipos  para  imprenta;  p.  b kilo. 

Tirabuzones  ó  sacacorchos,  de  tornillo  ó  de  resorte  y  los  grandes,  especiales 

para  colocar  á  firme,  etc.,c.  e kilo. 

Id.  id.  no  especificados id . . . 

Tiradores;  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Para  muebles  6  cajones  de  madera,  con  ó  sin  tornillo id... 

De  loza, porcelana,  cristal, composición  ó  vidrio,  con  ó  sin  tornillo. id 

De  madera  ó  pastade  papel, con  fierroó  bronce, llamados  delágrima. id 

De  hierro  ó  con  piezas  de  otra  materia,  estén  ó  no  niquelados id. .. 

De  bronce  ó  cobre id... 

Los  mismos  niquelados  ó  plateados id . . . 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otros  semejantes,  tengan  ó 

no  piezas  de  otra  materia,  estén  ó  no  plateados  ó  dorados kilo. 

Para  cerraduras  de  puertas,  de  hierro  ó  composición,  barnizados  ó  no 

kilo. 

De  bronceó  bronce  y  fierro.   id... 

Id.  id.  niquelados id . . . 

De  metal  blanco,  níquel,  plata  alemana  ú  otros  semejantes id. . . 

Los  mismos  dorados  ó  plateados id... 

De  bronce  y  medio  cristal  forma  de  aza  de  baúl,  con  plancha  de 

cristal kilo. 

Tirantes  y  suspensores,  se  avaluarán  como  ligas  en  sus  respectivas  clases. 

Tiras  bordadas.     (  Véase  Recortes.  ) 

Tiros  para  espadas.     (  Véase  Cinturones.  ) 

Tiza  ordinaria.     (  T'éase  Pintura. ) 

Tiza  preparada  en  panecitos  para    sastres,  tacos    de  billar  y  colegios; 

ce kilo . 

Toallas.     (  Féase  Paños.) 

Tocino;  p.  b id... 

Toldos  ó  carpas  de  lona,  género  de  algodón,  cáñamo,  yute  ú  otros  seme- 
jantes, embreados,  alquitranados  6  no kilo. 

Tornillos  de  fierro  ó  acero  de  todas  clases,  con  ó  sin  tuercas id... 

Los  mismos  broceados  ó  niquelados id... 

De  bronce  ó  cobre id . . . 

De  madera,  hierro  ó  acero  para  ajustar  y  para  bancos  de  artesanos,  de 
fierro  ó  acero,  grandes,  con  ó  sin  pie  y  los  pequeños  de  mano  para 

herreros  y  plateros kilo. 

De  fierro  ó  acero  para  aprensar  cecina  ú  otros  usos id 

Tornos  para  tornear.     (  Véase  Máquinas.) 

Trabadores  de  fiero  ó  acero  con  ó  sin  mango,  para  serruchos  ó  sierras,  sin 

tenazas kilo. 

Los  mismos  con  tenazas id . . . 

Trajes  de  dos  ó  tres  piezas  para  niños,  con  pantalones  cortos,  de  casimir, 

paño  ó  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla una. 

De  punto  de  lana,  con  ó  sin  mezcla id... 

De  punto  de  algodón id . . . 

De  brin  de  lino  con  ó  sin  mezcla  y  los  de  género  de  algodón id... 

Trampas  de  todas  clases  para  ratas  y  ratones;  p.  b id. . . 

De  todas  clases  para  moscas;  p.  b ". id . . . 

Trastes  para  violines.     (  Véase  Instrumentos.  ) 

Trementina  ordinaria  ú  opaca id... 

Trigo;  p.b id... 

Tripe.     (  Féose  Alfombras.) 

Trípoli  ;  p.  b id . . . 

Trompos.    (  Véase  Juguetes.  ) 

Trufas;  p.  b id... 

Tubos  de  goma.    (  Féase  Mangueras.  ) 

De  vidrio  ó  cristal  para  lámparas,  linternas,  máquinas  ú  otros  usos. 

Véase  Cristalería. 
Y  cañería.     (  Véase  Cañería.) 

V. 

Vainas  de  cuero,  sueltas  para  espadas docena. 

De  todas  clases  para  cuchillos  y  puñales,  con  ó  sin  correas id . . . 

De  metal  para  espadas id . . . 

De  otras  clases vista. 

Vainilla;  p.  i .  e kilo. 

Valvolina.     (  Véase  Aceite  para  máquinas.) 

Válvulas  de  todas  clases  para  máquinas id... 

Varas  ó  lanzas  de  madera  para  carruajes id... 

Id. id. para  carretas  y  carretillas id... 


Bolivianos. 


2.00 


3.00 
2.00 


1.40 
2.60 
2.00 
2.60 
4.00 

6.00 

.70 
1.75 
3.00 
4.00 
6.00 

6.00 


.60 

.40 

1.40 

.25 

1.20 

2.00 


.65 
3.00 

8.00 
6.00 
4.00 
3.00 
.60 
1.60 

.40 
.07 

.25 

2.50 


36.00 

4.00 

48.00 


1.20 
.30 
.20 


BOLIVIA. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 


1545 


Artículos. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


Varillas  de  fierro  ó  acero  para  paraguas  y  sombrillas kilo . 

Vaselina  blanca  ó  amarilla;  p. i.  e id... 

Vasos   de  todas  clases  se  avaluarán  en  sus  respectivas  secciones,  según 

el  material  de  que  estén  manufacturados. 
Velas,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  estearina,  esperma,  parafina  6  composición,  blancas  6  de 
colores kilo 

Las  mismas  con  adornos , id . . 

Las  mismas  con  dorado id . . 

De  cera  ó  con  mezcla  de  otra  materia id.. 

Las  mismas  con  dorado  y  las  con  adorno id . . 

Velocípedos  de  tres  ruedas vista 

Velos.    (  T'éase  Pañolones.) 

Veneno  para  ratas kilo. 

Ventanas.    (  Véase  Puertas.  ) 
Verónicas.    (  Véase  Mantones.  ) 

Vestidos  para  muj  eres,  criaturas  y  los  de  fantasía  de  todas  clases vista. 

Vidrios  planos,  no  de  colores,  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  cualquier  tamaño  que  no  pasen  de  4  mm.  de  espesor  sin 
bisel kilo . 

Los  mismos  que  pasen  de  4  mm.  de  espesor  y  no  excedan  de  80 
cm.  en  su  mayor  largo,  sin  bisel kilo . 

Los  mismos  que  excedan  de  4  mm.  de  espesor  y  de  más  de  ochenta 
cm.  en  su  mayor  largo,  sin  bisel kilo. 

Como  las  tres  partidas  anteriores,  con  bisel id . . . 

Planos  de  cualquiera  forma  y  tamaño,  de  colores,  incluyendo  los  em- 
pañados, los  con  dibujas  ó  pinturas,  los  acanalados,  los  de  muselina 
ó  grabados    kilo . 

Cóncavos  ó  convexos id 

Para  relojes  ú  anteojos;  c.  e id 

Preparados  para  fotografía,  y  películas;  c.  e id... 

Vigas  pilares,  tijerales  ú  otras,  piezas  análogas,  uniones  de  hierro  ó  acero 

elaborados  especialmente  para  construcciones kilo. 

Vinagre,  concentrado;  p.  i.  e id 

Común  en  envase  de  vidrio;  p.  b.  (derecho  específico) docena. 

En  otros  envases;  p.  b kilo. 

Viñetas.     (  T'éase  Etiquetas.) 
Viseras,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  cartón ,  barnizadas  ó  de  hule  con  alma  de  cartón id . . . 

De  cuero id... 

De  hueso,  goma,  caucho  ó  composición id... 

De  carey  marfil  ó  nácar id... 

Y. 

Yerba,  mate;  p.  b kilo 

Yeso,  ordinario  impuro,  en  piedra  ó  polvo;  p.  b id.. 

Puro  para  dentistas;  ce id.. 

Yunques  de  fierro  ó  acero  para  artesanos;  p.  b id.. 

Yute  en  rama;  p.  b id.. 

Z. 

Zinc  en  barras  ó  lingotes id 

En  hojas  ó  planchas id 

Zumaque  para  curtir  ó  teñir,  p.  b id 


Bolivianos. 
0.30 
1.20 


.70 
1.80 
3.00 
1.80 
3.60 


2.00 


25 


3.00 

5.00 

4.00 

80.00 


.40 
.04 
.30 
.20 
.10 


.20 

.20 
.14 


25 
30 
30 
Libre. 
30 


Libre. 
25 
30 


BEBIDAS. 


2794 
2795 


Aguardientes,  como  anisado  seco,  cognac,  ginebra,  kirsch,  ron,  gin,  whis- 
ky y  todos  los  demás  alcohólicos  no  dulces,  en  botellas  comunes  (dere- 
cho específico) docena.. 

En  otros  envases  (derecho  específico) litro.. 

De  caña  y  de  uva  que  no  pasen  de  20"  en  cualquier  envase  (sujetos  á 
monopolio  del  Estado.) 

Como  ajenjo  (derecho  específico) docena.. 

Aguas  minerales,  naturales  ó  artificiales,  llamadas  Apollinaris,  Yura,  Seltz, 
Vichy,  etc.,  y  las  gaseosas  de  soda,  limonada,  gengibre,  ó  ginger  ale  ú 
otras  semejantes  á  las  expresadas,  en  botellas  ó  frascos;   p.  b.  (derecho 

específico) kilo. . 

Alcohol  de  todas  clases,  de  más  de  20»  (suj  eto  á  monopolio  del  Estado.  ) 
Amargo  ó  bitter  en  envase  de  barro,  loza  ó  vidrio;  p.  b.  (derecho  es- 
pecífico)   kilo. . 

Cerveza,  cidra  ó  chicha  en  botellas  comunes  (derecho  específico).. docena.. 
Cidra  ó  chicha  en  otros  envases  (derecho  específico) litro. . 


1.00 

7.00 

.56 


20.00 


.75 

4.05 

.20 


1546       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  ^^MERICANAS. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 
BEBIDAS— Continúa. 


No. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Tanto 

por 
ciento. 


2796 

2797 
2798 
2799 


2800 
2801 


2802 
2803 


2804 


Licores  dulces,  cassis  y  mistelas,  como  chartreuse,  curaçao,  cacao,  béné- 
dictine y  otros  semejantes  en  botellas  comunes  (derecho  especí- 
fico)  docena.. 

En  otros  envases  de  cristal  ó  fantasía vista. . 

Vinas  como  sigue: 

Champagne  y  demás  espumantes,  incluso  el  de  Asti,  en  botellas  co- 
munes (derecho  especifico) docena. . 

Generosos  ó  sus  imitaciones  como  Borgoña,  tinto  y  blanco,  Chipre, 
Jerez,  Madera,  Oporto,  Frontignan,  Pajarete,  Málaga,  Malvasia,  Mos- 
catel, Pedro  Jimenez,  Peralta,  etc.,  en  botellas  comunes  (derecho 

especifico) docena. . 

Los  mismos  en  otros  envases  (derecho  específico) litro.. 

Blancos  como  Barsac,  Marsala,  del  Rhin,  Graves,  Sauternes,  Vermouth 
y  otros  no  denominados  y  sus  imitaciones,  en  botellas  comunes  (de- 
recha específicol docena.. 

Los  mismos  en  otros  envases  (derecha  especifico) litro. . 

Tintos  de  todas  clases,  como  Burdeos,  etc.,  en  botellas  comunes  (de- 
recho específico) docena. . 

Los  mismos  en  otros  envases  (derecho  especifico) litro. . 


Bolivianos. 
24.00 

50.00 


24.00 
2.00 


24.00 
2.00 


18.00 
1.50 


10.00 
50.00 


15.00 


7.20 
.60 


7.20 
.60 


6.00 
.50 


Nota. — Cuando  los  aguardientes,  cerveza,  licores,  vino,  etc.,  vengan  en  medias,  cuartas  ú  octavas 
botellas,  se  avaluarán  éstas  en  proporción  según  su  clase,  entendiéndose  por  botella  común  aquella 
que -por  su  forma  y  capacidad  ha  adoptado  el  uso  mercantil  como  corriente  para  envase  de  las  dife- 
rentes clases  de  líquidos,  según  lo  indica  la  escala  siguiente: 

Ajenjo,  vermouth,  licores  dulces — desde  75  hasta  100  centilitros. 
■  Aguardiente,  vinos,  cerveza — desde  60  hasta  75  centilitros. 

DROGAS  Y  PRODUCTOS  QUÍMICOS. 


No. 


Artículos. 


Avahio. 


2805 
2806 
2807 
2808 
2809 
2810 
2811 
2812 
2813 
2814 
2815 
2816 
2817 
2818 
2819 
2820 
2821 
2822 
2823 
2821 
2825 
2826 
2827 
2828 
2829 
2830 
2831 
2832 
2833 
2834 
2835 
2836 
2837 
2838 
2839 
2840 
2841 
2842 
2843 

2844 
2845 
2846 
2847 


Aceites;  p.  b.,  como  sigue: 

De  almendras kilo. 

De  amapolas id... 

De  bacalao id . . . 

De  bacalao,  compuesto  con  hierro  ú  otra  sustancia id. . . 

De  cade  6  enebro id... 

De  cáñamo id . . . 

De  castor  ó  palmacristi id . . . 

De  clavel  6  sésamo id... 

De  crotón  tiglio id... 

De  helécho  macho,  eterizado id . . . 

De  laurel id . . . 

De  vaselina id. . . 

Medicinales  no  denominados id. . . 

Ó  manteca  de  nuez  moscada id... 

Acetanilido;  p.  i.  e id... 

Acetona;  p.  i.  e id... 

Acetophenon id. . . 

Acíbar  ó  aloes;-p.  i.  e id . . . 

Acido  acético  ordinario,  el  cristalizable  y  vinagre  radical;  p.  b id. . . 

Arsenioso  ó  arsénico  blanco;  p.  i.  e id... 

Bórico  cristalizado  ó  en  polvo;  p.  i.  e id... 

Carbólico  ó  fénico,  cristalizado;  p.i.  e id... 

Carbólico  ó  fénico,  crudo,  líquido;  p.  b id . . . 

Carbónico  en  cápsulas;  ce id 

Cítrico;  p.  i.  e id... 

Clorhídrico,  crudo  ó  puro;  p.b id... 

Fluorhídrico  ó  fluórico;  p.i.e id... 

Fosfórico  líquido;  p.i.  e id... 

Muriático,  crudo  6  puro;  p.b id... 

Nítrico,  crudo,  puro;  p.b id... 

No  especificados;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Oleico,  impuro;  ce id... 

Oxálico,  impuro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Piroleñoso  ó  vinagre  de  madera,  crudo;  p.  b id. . . 

Tánico  ó  tanino  puro;  p.i.e id... 

Tartárico  ó  tártrico;  p.i.e - id 

Salicílico;  p.i.e id . . . 

Sulfúrico  en  botellas  ó  frascos;  p.  b id 

Sulfúrico  en  envase  de  greda,  hierro  ó  vidrio,  de  mayor  capacidad  que  las 
botellas  ó  frascos;  p.  b kilo. 

Sulfuroso;  p.b id . . . 

Aconitina  y  sus  sales id . . . 

Actol id . . . 

Agar-agar;  p.  i.  e id. . . 


Bolivianos. 

0.80 
.80 
.50 

2.00 
.80 


3.20 

6.40 

.80 

1.00 

2.60 

5.30 

1.30 

1.20 

82.00 

1.30 

.24 

.50 

.40 

1.30 

.10 

2.00 

1.60 

.12 

2.40 

.80 

.12 

.30 

4.00 

.30 

.30 

.08 

1.20 

1.60 

2.40 

.30 

.06 

.20 

60.00 

60.00 

1.60 


BOLIVIA. 


1547 


Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continua. 
DROGAS  Y  PRODUCTOS  QUÍMICOS— Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Agárico  6  yesca;  p.  i.  e kilo . 

Agaricina id . . . 

Aguas: 

De  brea,  ó  elatina;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

De  las  carmelitas;  p. i. e id... 

Medicinales  en  cualquier  envase,  de  azahar,  rosa,  tilo  6  de  otras  flores  y  hojas 
medicinales;  p.  i.  e ".  .kilo. 

Airol id. . . 

Albumina;  p. i.e ■. id... 

Aftuminatos  secos  6  líquidos  y  los  extractos  de  la  sang.re;  ce id . . . 

Secos  no  especificados  como  hemalbumina,  etc.;  ce id... 

De  ictiol.     (  Féase  Ictalbina.) 

Alcaloides  no  especificados  y  sus  sales id . . . 

Alcanfor  bromuro;  p.í.  e id... 

En  pasta;  p. i.  e id... 

Alcoholatos  de  frambuesa,  chartreuse  y  otros  semejantes;  ce id... 

Y  alcoholaturas  medicinales  no  especificadas;  b.p id... 

De  otras  clases  no  especificadas;  p.  b id... 

Aldehide  benzoico;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Algodón  para  heridas,  sin  preparación  medicinal;  ce id.. . 

Para  heridas,  con  preparación  medicinal;  ce id... 

Alimentos  para  criaturas,  de  Liebig,  Nestle  y  otras  semejantes;  p. b id... 

Alizarina;  ce id... 

Almizcle;  ce id . . . 

Aloes;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Aloesina  ó  aloina;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Alquitrán  liquido  de  Guyot  ú  otros  fabricantes,  en  fraseos,  vegetal,  común;  c  e., 

•. küo. 

Vegetal  purificado  para  la  medicina,  en  envase  de  lata  ó  vidrio;  ce id 

Alterativo  del  Doctor  Jayne;  ce id 

Alumbre  de  cromo;  p.  i.  é id... 

Ó  sulfato  de  alumina  y  potasa,  entero;  p.  b id 

Ó  sulfato  de  alumina  y  potasa,  en  polvo;  p.  b id 

De  todas  clases,  no  especificados;  p.  b id 

Alumina  sulfato  puro;  p.  i.  e... id 

Aluminio  acetato;  p.  i.  e id 

Aceto-tartrato;  p.  i.  e id 

Metálico;  p.  i.  e id 

Óxido;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Sus  sales  no  especificadas;  p.  i.  e id 

Alumnol id 

Amapolas  se  avaluarán  como  semillas  medicinales. 

Ámbar  amarillo;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Gris gramo . 

Amidol kilo . 

Amilenhidrato  6  hidrato  amilen;  p.  i.  e id 

Amilo  acetato;  p.  i.e id 

Nitrato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Amoniaco  benzoato;  p.  i.  e id 

Bromuro;  p.  i.  e id 

Carbonato;  p.  b id 

Clorhidrato,  p.  b id 

Fluoruro;  p.  i.  e id 

Fosfato;  p.  i.  e id 

Fosfato  impuro  para  Ja  industria;  p.b id 

Hidroclorato;  p.  b id 

Líquido,  álcali  volátil;  p.  i.  e id 

Nitrato  impuro;  p.i.  e .' id 

Nitrato  purificado;  p.  i.  e id 

Oxalato;  p.  i.  e id 

Sal  amoniaco;  p.b id 

Sulfocianuro;  p.  i.  e id 

Sus  sales  no  especificadas;  p.  i.  e id 

Analguesina id 

Antifebrina;  p.  i.  e id 

Antimonio,  p.  i.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Cloruro  concreto id  — 

Metálico,  régulo  de  antimonio id 

Oxido  blanco,  nieve  de  antimonio id 

Oxido  sulfurado  rojo,  kermes  mineral id 

Sulfuro  negro id 

Sus  sales  no  especificadas '. id 

Antipirina id 

Aparatos,  para  hacer  obleas  medicinales uno. 

Soxhlet,  para  la  alimentación  de  niños id 

Apiol kilo. 

Apiolina id . . . 

Apomorfina id 

Argentamina id 

Argonina id 

Aristal id 


Avalúo. 


Bolivianos. 

1.60 

60.00 


1548       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 
DROGAS  Y  PRODUCTOS  QUÍMICOS— Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Arsénico  amarillo,  oro-pimente;  p.  i.  e kilo. 

Metálico;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Rojo:  p.  i.  e id... 

Asaprol id . . . 

Aspirina id . . . 

Asta  de  ciervo.     (  Véase  Cuernos.) 

Azúcar  candi  ;  c.  e id . . . 

De  leche;  p.  b id... 

Azufre  dorado  ó  sulfuro  amarillo  de  antimonio;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Sublimado;  p.  b '. id... 

Precipitado  6  leche  de  azufre;  p.  i.  e id... 

Yoduro;  p.i.  e id... 

B. 
Bálsamos,  p.  i.  e.,  como  sigue: 

De  Canadá kilo . 

De  copaiba  y  de  tolú id... 

De  la  Meca id. . . 

Del  Peni id... 

De  otras  clases id 

Barita  acetato;  p.  i.  e id 

Carbonato  natural  ;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Id.,  purificado;  p. i.  e id... 

Cáustica  ordinaria;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Clorato;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Cloruro;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Hidrato;  p.b id... 

Nitrato  impuro  para  la  industria;  p.  b id... 

Çuriflcado;  p. i.  e id... 

Óxido  ó  sea  barita  pura;  p. i.  e id... 

Sulfato  purificado;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Id.,  ó  espato  pesado;  p.b id  ... 

Y'oduro id . . . 

Bencina,  ordinaria;  ce id... 

Rectificada  ;  c.  e id . . . 

Benjui,  se  avaluará  como  gomas  y  resinas  no  especificadas. 

Benzonaftol;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Benzosol id . . . 

Betol;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Bismuto  metálico  y  sus  sales  no  especificadas;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Bol  de  armenia;  p.  i.  e id... 

Bolas  de  Marte,  Melshein  ó  Nancy  (tartrato  de  potasa  y  hierro),  p.  i.  e id... 

Bolo  de  armenia  del  doctor  Albert;  ce id . . . 

Botiquines  homeopáticos  de  medicamentos,  en  frasquitos  ó  tubitos  pequeños  de 
vidrio,  desde  30  hasta  70  milímetros  de  alto  y  de  8  hasta  22  milímetros  de  diá- 
metro, medidos  en  el  exterior,  en  cajitas,  estuches  6  carteras: 

Hasta  24  medicamentos uno. 

Hasta  40  medicamentos id... 

Hasta  72  medicamentos id... 

Hasta  100  medicamentos id. . . 

Hasta  180  medicamentos id... 

Con  medicamentos  alopáticos  para  uso  doméstico vista  . 

Borax.     (  Véase  Soda  borato.) 

Bromalina kilo. 

Bromo;  p.  i.  e id... 

Bromoformo;  p.  i.  e id... 

Bromopirina id. . . 

Bujías  Reynold  ú  otras  semejantes;  c  e id... 

Butilcloral id . . . 

C. 

Cadmio  metálico  y  sus  sales;  p.  i.  e kilo. 

Cafeína  y  sus  salea;  p.i. e id... 

Cal  cloruro  ó  hípoclorito  de  cal;  p.  b id... 

Sódico;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Calcio  bisulfito  sólido  ó  líquido;  p.  b id... 

Carbonato  ó  creta  preparada  ó  precipitada;  p.  b id... 

Clorhidrofosf ato;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Cloruro  ordinario  para  la  industria;  p.b id... 

Cloruro  puro,  cristalizado  ó  calcinado;  p. i.e id... 

Fosfato:  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Glicerefosfato;  p.i. e id... 

Hipofosflto;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Lac  ta  to;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Lactofosfato  cristalizado;  p.  1.  e id. . . 

Óxido  ó  cal  viva  pura;  p. i.e id... 

Permanganato;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Sulfuro;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Sus  sales  no  especificadas;  p. i. e id... 

Yoduro;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Calomelano.     (  Véase  Mercurio  bicloruro.  ) 

Cantáridas  enteras  ó  en  polvo;  ce id... 


Bolivianos. 

0.50 

.55 


BOLIVIA. 


1549 


Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 
DROGAS  Y  PRODUCTOS  QUÍMICOS— Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Cañafistula,  p.i.e kilo^ . 

Cápsulas  de  gelatina  vacías  para  medicamentos;  ce id 

Para  bebidas  gaseosas  y  perlas  medicinales  en  cajítas  ó  frasquitos;  c.  e.,  como 

sigue: 

De  sulfato  do  quinina kilo. 

Id.  de  otros  alcaloides id... 

Las  anteriores  en  latas  6  frascos,  para  vender  al  peso id . . . 

Medicinales  no  especificadas,  en  cajas  6  frascos id... 

Las  mismas  en  fras  eos  ó  latas,  para  vender  al  peso  y  las  de  gelatina,  vacías 

para  medicamentos kilo. 

Para  preparación  de  bebidas  gaseosas id . . . 

Carbono  sulfuro;  p.i.e id. . . 

Carburo  de  calcio;  p.  b id . . . 

Cardamomo  en  polvo;  p.  i.  e id... 

Entero;  p.  i.  e id... 

Cardenillo.     (  Véase  Cobre  acetato.) 

Carminativo;  ce ; id... 

Castóreo  seco  ó  en  polvo id... 

Cataplasmas  medicinales;  ce id... 

Catecu  aromático  ú  otras  pastillas  semej antes  para  la  boca;  c.  e id . . . 

Catgut  ó  tripas  de  gato  para  coser  heridas;  ce id... 

Cebadilla  ó  eléboro  blanco,  en  polvo;  p.  b id... 

Ceniza  de  soda.    (  Véase  Soda  carbonato  calcinado.) 

Cerio  oxalate;  p.i.e id . . . 

Cinc  acetato;  p.i.e id . . . 

Bromuro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Carbonato  puro;  p.i.  e id... 

Id., impuro;  p.  b id... 

Cianuro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Cloruro  fundido  ó  cristalizado;  p.  i.  e id... 

De  granalla;  p.i.e id . . . 

Fosfato;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

fosfuro;  p.  i.  e id... 

O.xido  impuro;  p.  b id... 

Id.,  purificada;  p.  i.  e id... 

Permanganato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Puro  destilado;  p.  i.  e id... 

Salicilato;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Sulfato  ;  p .  b id . . . 

Sulfocarbolato:  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Sus  sales  no  especificadas;  p.  i.  e id... 

Tanato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Valerianate;  p.  i.  e id... 

Cloral  hidratado;  p.i.e id . . . 

Clorolosa  ó  glicocloral id . . . 

Clorodina  en  frasquitos;  ce id... 

CloroHlo  seco  ó  liquido;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Cloroformo,  p.  i.  e id... 

Cloruro  de  sódio  en  botellas,  desinfectante  ó  licor  de  Labarraque;  p.  b id... 

Cobalto  acetato  cristalizado;  p.  i.  e id... 

Cloruro  cristalizado;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Nitrato,  p.  i.  e id... 

Óxido  negro  ó  gris;  p.i.  e id... 

Sulfato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Cobre  acetato  cardenillo;  p.  i.  e id... 

Id.,  cristalizado  puro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Arsenito;  p.i.e id . . . 

Carbonato;  p.i.e id . . . 

Cloruro  puro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Oxicloruro;  p.  i.  e id... 

8'xido  negro;  p.  i.  e id... 
xido  puro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Sulfato  amoniacal;  p.  i.  e id... 

Sulfato  puro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Sulfato  sin  refinar,  piedra  lipes;  p.  b id... 

Sulfuro,  p.  i.  e id... 

Sus  sales  no  especificadas;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Cocaína  y  sus  sales id . . . 

Codeína  y  sus  sales id . . . 

Colodión  medicinal  y  para  fotografía;  p.  i.  e id... 

Coloquintidas  enteras id... 

En  polvo id. . . 

Comprimidos  medicínales.     (  Véase  Pastillas.) 
Conservas  medicinales.     (  Véase  Electuaríos.  ) 

Contrairritante  de  Jayne  ú  otros  semejantes;  p.  b id... 

Copaibato  de  soda.    (Féase  Soda  copai  bato.) 

Copas  de  madera  de  cansía id... 

Coralina.    (  Véase  en  Musgo  de  Córcega.) 

Cornezuelo  de  centeno;  p.  i.  e id... 

Cortezas  medicinales  no  especificadas,  en  polvo;  p.  b id... 

Medicinales  no  especificadas,  enteras,  p.  b id... 

Crémor  soluble.    (  Véase  Potasa  arseniato  puro,  etc.) 
Tártaro.    { Véase  Potasa  bitartrato.) 


Bolivianos. 
0.30 
6.40 


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Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Creolina  ;  p.i.e kilo . 

Creosota  carbonato  ó  creosotal;  p. i.  e id... 

Vegetal  ó  mineral;  p.i.e id . . . 

Creta  mineral  6  mercurio  con  cal;  p.i.e id... 

Preparada  ó  precipitada.    (  Véase  Calcio  carbonato.  ) 

Cristal  de  soda;  p.  b id . . . 

Crotoncloral  ó  butilcloral;  p.  i.  e id... 

Cuasina id . . . 

Cuerno  de  ciervo,  calcinado;  ce id... 

De  ciervo,  en  raspadura;  ce id... 

Cumarini ;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Curcuma,  raiz  en  polvo;  p.  b id... 

Raiz  entera;  p.  b id . . . 

D. 

Depilatorios;  ce kilo. 

Dermatol id... 

Digitalina id... 

Dimetiloxiquinocina id... 

Diuretina id . . . 

Duboisina  y  sus  sales id . . . 

E. 

Eikonógeno kilo. . 

Elaterio id 

Elatina  ó  agua  de  brea;  p.i.  e id 

Eléboro.     (  Féase  Cebadilla.) 

Electuarios  ó  conservas  y  jaleas  medicinarles;  ce id 

Elíxires  medicinales;  p.  b id 

Emético.     (  T'éase  Potasa  y  Antimonio.  ) 

Emétina  id 

Emplastos  medicinales  ó  parches  sobre  género.papel  6  cuero.conosinforros;  ce. id 

Emulsión  de  aceite  de  bacalao,  se  avaluará  como  aceite  de  bacalao  compuesto. 

Ergotina  de  Bonjean;  p.  i.  e id 

Dializada id 

Ergoti  nina id 

Escamonea  en  polvo;  p.  i.  e id 

Entera;  p.  i.  e id 

Esencias  de  jenjo;  pie id 

De  almendras id 

Angélica id 

Anis;  p.  i.  e id 

Azahar  ó  neroli id 

Cálamo:  p.i.e id 

Cardamomo id 

Cidra,  p.  i.  e id 

Coriandre;  p.i.e id 

De  frutas,  no  especificadas  y  éteres  de  fruta  para  helados,  para  la  cocina  y  para 

aguas  gaseosas,  p.i.e kilo.. 

Gaultena,  p.  i.  e id 

Geranio,  p.  i.  e id 

Heliotropo id 

Hisopo id 

Jazmín id 

Laurel  cerezo id 

Lavandula;  p.i.e id 

Manzanilla id 

Matico id 

Mayorana id 

Menta;  p.  i.  e id  — 

Mirbano  ó  nitroaencma;  p.  i.  e id 

Mostaza;  p.  i.  e id 

De  olor  para  el  tocador.     (  T'éase  Perfumería.  ) 

Orégano:  p.i.e id 

Patchouly id 

Palmorosa;  p.  i.  e id 

Peregii id 

Resedá id.... 

Rosa id 

Ruda  :  p.i.e id 

Salvia  ;  p.  i.  e id 

Sándalo;  p.  i  e id 

Tomillo;  p.i.e id 

Valeriana;  p.i.e id 

Violeta  id 

Y  extracto  para  componer  ó  dar  aroma  6  color  á  los  vinos;  p.  i.  e id  — 

Maravillosa  en  franquitos;  ce id 

Medicinales  no  especificadas;  p.i,  e id  — 

Eserina .^ id 

Espalo  fluórico;  p.  b id 

Pesado.    (  Véase  Barita  hidrato,  etc.  ) 
Espíritu  de  nitro  dalce.    (  Véase  Éter  nítrico.) 


Bolivianos. 
0.65 
20.00 
1.60 
2.40 


BOLIVIA. 


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Articules. 


Estaño  cloruro;  p.  i.  e kilo. 

Sulfuro;  p.  i.  e id . . 

Estoraque  liquido,  calamita;  p. i. e id.. 

Estricnina  y  sus  sales - id.. 

Estronciana,  p.  i.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Bromuro id. . 

Carbonato id . . 

Clorato id . . 

Lactato id... 

Nitrato id. . 

Oxalato id . . 

Sulfato id . . 

Yoduro id... 

Éter,  p.  i.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Acético id . . 

Butirico id.., 

Clórico  ó  hidroclórico id . . , 

Enántico id . . , 

Nítrico  ó  espíritu  de  nitro  dulce id... 

Sulfúrico id . . . 

Etilo,  p.  i.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Bromuro id . . . 

Cloruro id . . . 

Yoduro id . . . 

Etiope  marcial.     {Véase  Hierro,  cloruro.) 

Eucaina id... 

Eucaliptol ;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Euf  orina id . . . 

Euquinina id . . . 

Eurof  en id . . . 

Evonimina id . . . 

Exalgina  id . . . 

Expectorante  de  Jayne  ú  otros;  p.  b id. .. 

Extracto  de  ipecacuana,  espeso;  p. i. e id... 

Extractos  de  la  sangre,  secos;  ce id . . . 

De  opio  y  de  Kava-kava,  espeso;  p. i.  e id... 

Regaliz  ú  orozuz,  concretos;  ce id... 

Líquidos  ó   zarzaparrilla  de  Bristol  ú  otros  fabricantes,  en  frascos  ó  bote- 
llas; p.  b kilo . 

No  especificados,  concretos;  p. i. e id... 

Id.,  id.,  líquidos;  p.b id... 

F. 

Fenilaeetamido ;  p.i.e kilo . 

Fenacetina;  p.  i.  e id... 

Fenazon  ;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Fenocolo  y  sus  sales id. . . 

Eenol  Bobeuf,  en  frascos;  ce id... 

Fenolf  taleina id . . . 

Ferratina.     (  lease  Albuminates.) 

Ferriperina  y  ferroperina id . . . 

Festinol;  p.i.e id. . . 

Fieltro  para  cataplasmas  ó  spongiopilina;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Formalina;  p.i.e id... 

Formina;  p.i.e id . . . 

Fosfato  líquido  de  hierro  Leras,  en  frascos;  ce id. . . 

Fósforo  rojo,  amorfo  y  el  yívo  en  barras;  ce id. . . 

Fruta  Julien;  ce id . . . 

G. 

Gasa  para  heridas  sea  ó  no  anticéptica,  tenga  ó  no  preparación  medicinal,  c  e.  .kilo. 

Glicerina  creosotada,  en  frascos,  ce id... 

Glicina , id... 

Glicocloral.     (  Féase  Clorolosa.) 

Glóbulos  homeopáticos,  con  ó  sin  medicamentos,  ce id... 

Gomas  y  reciñas  medicinales,  c.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Arábiga,  en  polvo id... 

Id.  entera id... 

Catecú,  en  polvo id... 

Id.  entera id... 

Jalapa id . . . 

No  especificadas,  en  polvo ■. id... 

Id.  id.  entera id . . . 

Gotas  de  cacodilato  de  soda  ó  solución,  p.i.e id... 

Japonesas  en  frasquitos,  ce id . . . 

Guaraná  ó  paulinia,  p.  i.  e .'... id... 

Guayacol  cristalizado,  p. i. e - id... 

Líquido,  p.i.  e id... 

No  especificado id . . . 


Avalúo. 


Bolivianos. 

1.00 

9.60 

.80 

60.00 

3.20 
.65 

6.40 

4.80 
.30 

3.20 

.65 

12.80 


1.60 
12. 80 
32.00 


3.20 
20.00 
16.00 

60.00 

3.20 
25. 00 
60.00 
60.00 
32.00 
60.00 

1.30 
48.00 

4.80 
24.00 

1.60 


9.ü0 
1.30 


1.30 
4.80 
9.60 

60.00 
1.30 

16.00 

60.00 

1.30 

7.20 

.80 

16.00 
2.40 
3.20 
3.20 


2.00 

1.60 

48.00 

3.20 

2.00 
1  20 
.80 
.40 
9.60 
2.40 
1.60 

32.00 
9.60 
3.20 

24.00 
9.60 

60.00 


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Artículos. 


H. 

Habas  de  Calabar  ó  Tonka,  enteras  ó  en  polvo;  p.  i.  e kilo. . 

De  San  Ignacio,  enteras  ó  en  polvo;  p.  i.  e id 

Heliotropina;  ce id 

Hamalbumina;  ce id 

Hemagolol;  p.  i.  e id 

Hemoglobina;  p.  i.  e id 

Hemol;  p.  i.  e id 

Heroina;  p.  i.  e id 

Hidrastina  é  hidrastinina  y  sus  sales id 

Hidrato  amilen  ó  amilenhidrato id 

Hidroclorito  de  cal;  p.  b id 

Hidronaftol;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Hidroquinona;  p.  i.  e id 

Hidroxilamina  hidroclórico;  p.  i.  e id... 

Hierro,  p.  i.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Arsenito id . . . 

Bromuro  ó  sesquibromuro id  — 

Carbonato id . . . 

Citrato  y  citrato  de  hierro  amoniacal id... 

Cloruro  ó  percloruro id... 

En  polvo  Ô  reducido  por  el  hidrógeno id . . . 

Fosíato id . . . 

Glicerofosfato id . . . 

Hipof  osflto id . . . 

Y  extricnina,  citrato id... 

Y  quinina,  citrato id. .. 

Y  soda  fosfato  y  pirof osf ato id . . . 

Lactato id . . . 

Lactofosfato id... 

Liquido  de  Bravais id... 

Oxlaato id... 

Oxido  negro  ó  etiope  marcial id . . . 

Oxido  magnético  ó  piedra  imán id... 

Peptonato id... 

Pirolignito,  p.b id... 

Sacarato,  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Succinato,  p. i. e id... 

Sulfato  amoniacal,  p.  i.  e id... 

Sulfato  comercial,  impuro  alcaparosa,  p.b id... 

Sulfato  purificado,  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Sulfuro,  p.i. e id... 

Sus  sales  no  especificadas,  p. i. e id... 

Tanato,  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Yoduro,  p.i.  e id... 

Hilas  antisépticas  ó  con  preparación  medicinal  para  heridas,  ce id... 

Antisépticas  sin  preparación  medicinal  para  heridas,  ce ...id... 

Hilo  de  seda  para  coser  heridas,  ce id... 

Hiosciamina  v  sus  sales id... 

Hipnal ." id . . . 

Hipnona  ó  acetophenon id . . . 

Hipofosfito  de  cal,  p. i.e id... 

Hojas  medicinales  no  especificadas,  enteras,  p.  b id... 

Medicinales  no  especificadas,  en  polvo,  p.  b id... 

Hule  para  heridas,  con  6  sin  seda;  ce id... 

Hormigicida id... 

I. 
Ictalbina  6  albuminato  de  ictiol;  p.  i.  e kilo. 


Avalúo. 


Bolivianos. 

4.00 

1.40 
20.00 

4.80 
25.00 
12.80 
12.80 
60.00 
60.00 
16.00 
.05 
24.00 

8.00 
20.00 


.id. 


Ictiol;  p.  i.  e 

Incienso;  p.  b id... 

Igna  de  la  India  en  polvo,  en  cajitas;  c  e id... 

Inglubina id... 

Inyecciones  medicinales,  con  exclusión  de  las  hipodérmieas;  p.  b id . . . 

Itrol , id... 

J. 

Jabón  curativo  de  Renter;  c  e kilo. 

Medicinal  de  ácido  carbólico,  azufre,  etc.,  con  ó  sin  perfumes;  c  e id... 

Jaleas  medicinales.     (  T'éose  Electuarios.  ) 

Jarabes  medicinales  en  frascos  ó  botellas;  b.  p id... 

Jugo  seco  de  papaya.     (  Véase  Papayotina.  ) 

K. 

Kamala;  p.  i.  e kilo. 

Keratina id . . . 

Kermes  mineral.     (  Véase  Antimonio,  óxido,  sulfuro  rojo.) 

Kouí^so;  ce id. . . 


BOLIVIA. 


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L. 

Lactof enina;  p.  i.  e kilo . 

Lactopeptina;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Lactuario  ó  tridacio  entero  ó  en  polvo;  p. i.  e id... 

Lanolina;  ce id... 

Lápices  de  mentol;  ce id... 

Lemtandrina;  p.  i.  e id... 

Licopodio;  ce id. .. 

Licor  de  Labarraque.    (  Féase  Cloruro  de  sodio.) 

Licores  alcohólicos  medicinales,  en  botellas  comunes  (derecho  especifico).. docena. 

Id.,  id.,  en  otros  envases litro. 

Linimento  Geneau  y  otros  semejantes,  en  frascos  ó  botellas;  p.  b kilo. 

Liquen;  p.  b id. . . 

Lisol;  p.  i.  e id... 

Liiina  y  sus  sales;  p.  i.  e id... 

Lupulina;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Langosticida 

M. 

Masis  ó  anillos  de  nuez  moscada;  p.  i.  e kilo. 

Magnesia  benzoato id... 

Calcinada;  ce id... 

Carbonato;  p.  b id . . . 

Citrato  ;  c  e id . . . 

Cloruro  purificado;  p.  i.  e id... 

Id.  para  la  industria;  p.  b id . . . 

De  Henry  y  sus  imitaciones,  en  frasquitos;  p.  i.  e id... 

Fosfato;  jp.'i.  e id . . . 

Glicerofo.sfato;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Liquida  en  frasquitos;  p.  i.  e id... 

Salicilato;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Sulfato,  sal  de  Inglaterra;  p.  b id. . . 

Sus  sales  no  especificadas;  p.  i.  e id... 

Valerianato;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Magnesio  metálico  en  hilos,  bandas  ó  polvo;  p.  i.  e id. ., 

Mal  tina  diasta.sa;  p.  i.  e id... 

Maná  dej^urado  ó  en  lágrimas;  ce id... 

En  suerte;  ce id... 

Manganeso  acetato;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Borato;  p.  i.  e id.., 

Carbonato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Peróxido;  p.  b id... 

Sulfato  del  comercio  para  la  industria;  p.  b id... 

Manita;  ce id... 

Manteca  de  cacao;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

De  nuez  moscada;  p.  i.  e id... 

Masa  azul  ó  mercurio  para  pildoras;  p.i. o id... 

Cinoglosa,  en  pasta  ó  polvo;  p.  i.  e id... 

Matadolores  de  David:  ce id... 

Medicamentos  granulados,  en  cajitas  ó  frasquitos,  con  ó  sin  azúcar,  no  eferves 
centes,  como  Neurosina,  Kola  Astier,  etc.  ;  ce kilo . 

Granulados,  para  vender  al  peso;  c  e id... 

Mentol;  p.  i.  e id... 

Mercurio,  p.  i.  e.,  como  sigue: 

Bicloruro,  ó  sublimado  corrosivo id... 

Cloruro  ó  calomelano id . . . 

Con  cal id . . , 

Nitrato  cristalizado id . . . 

Óxido  amarillo id . . . 

Id. ,  roj o id . . . 

Para  pildoras.     {  Féase  Masa  azul.) 

Precipitado  blanco id... 

Salicilato id... 

Suceinamido id . . . 

Sulfato  y  sulfato  negro id... 

Sus  sales  no  especificadas id... 

Tanato id. . . 

Merengues  de  azúcar  con  san  tonina;  ce id... 

Metileno  para  desnaturalizar  alcoholes;  p.  b id... 

Metilo  salicilato id . . . 

Metol id... 

Migrenina ■ id... 

Mirtol id . . . 

Morfina  y  sus  sales id... 

Moscas  de  Milán;  ce id . . . 

Musgo  de  Córcega  ó  coralina;  p.  i.  e  id... 

N. 

Naftalina  comercial  en  polvo,  escamas  ó  bolas;  p.  b kilo. 

Químicamente  pura;  p.  b id... 

Naf toi;  p.  i.  e id. . . 


Bolivianos. 

28.00 

22. 00 

16.00 

2.40 

9.60 

32.  00 

1.60 

16.00 

1.50 

1.30 

.15 

1.30 

16.00 

3.20 

Libre. 


2.40 
8.00 

.65 

.25 
1.30 

.30 

.10 

4.80 

4.80 

16.00 

.80 
16.00 

.03 
2.40 
16.00 
32.00 
28.00 
2.40 

.80 
4.80 

.50 
3.20 

.10 
■  .30 
2.40 
1.60 
5.20 
3.80 
16.00 
2.40 

4.80 
3.20 
9.60 

3.80 
3.80 
2.40 
4.80 
3.80 
3.80 

3.80 
16.00 
32.00 

3.80 
11.20 

9.60 

1.00 
.30 
16.00 
32.00 
60.00 
22.00 
60.00 

3.20 
.55 


.16 

.80 

1.30 


1554       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

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No. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


3339 
3340 
3341 

3342 
3343 
3344 
3845 
3346 
3347 
3348 
3349 
3350 
3351 


3352 
3353 
3354 
3355 
3356 
3357 
3358 
3359 
3360 
3361 


3362 
3363 
3364 


3365 
3366 
3367 
3368 
3369 
3370 
3371 

3372 
3373 
3374 
3375 
3376 
3377 

3378 
3379 
3380 
3381 
3382 
3383 
3384 
3385 
3386 


3387 
338S 
3389 
3390 
3391 
3392 
3393 
3394 
3395 
3396 
3397 
3398 
3399 
3400 
3401 
3402 
3403 
3404 
3405 
3406 
3407 


Naf tolato  de  bismuta;  p.  i.  e kilo 

Narceina id.. 

Nicotina id.. 

Nieve  de  antimonio.  (  Véase  Antimonio  óxido  blanco.  ) 

Niquel  acetato  cristalizado;  p.  i.  e id . . 

Cloruro  crisUilizado;  p.  i.  e id.. 

Sulfato;  p.  i.  e id . . 

Sulfato  amoniacal;  p.  i^e ■- id.. 

Nirvanina .id.. 

Nitrato  de  plata  fundido  ó  cristalizado,  piedra  infernal;  p.  i.e id.. 

Nuez  de  agallas,  entera;  ce id.. 

Id.  id.  en  polvo  ó  molida;  c.  e id.. 

Vómica,  entera;  ce id. . 

Id.  en  polvo;  ce id.. 

Nutrosa.     (  Véase  Albuminates.) 

O. 

Obleas  para  medicamentos  ó  con  medicamentos;  ce kilo.. 

Opio  en  pasta id 

En  polvo id 

Opodeldoc;  ce id . . . 

Orchilla  liquida  ó  en  pasta;  ce id... 

En  polvo;  p.  i.  e id 

Orexina  y  sus  sales id . . . 

Orf  ol id . . . 

Oro  cloruro  puro gramo. 

Y  sodio  cloruro ..id. .. 

Oropimente.     (  Tease  Arsénico  amarillo.) 
Orozuz.     (  Tease  Extractor.) 

Ortoformo kilo. 

Oxido  de  cerio id . . . 

Oxigeno  en  cilindros  de  acero;  p.  b id... 

P. 

Pagliano,  en  f  rasquitos;  ce id... 

Pancreatina;  p.  i.  e id... 

Panquimagogo;  ce id . . . 

Papaina id  — 

Papayotiua  ó  jugo  seco  de  papaj'a id. . . 

Paraldeheide;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Pastas  de  altea,  liquen,  goma,  yuyuba  ú  otras  semejantes  y  cuya  venta  se  efectúa 
al  peso;  ce *. kilo. 

Medicinales  en  cijitas  ó  frascos;  ce id... 

Pastillas  aromáticas  para  la  coca;  ce id... 

Medicinales  para  vender  al  peso;  ce id... 

Ó  pebetes  para  zahumar;  ce id... 

Para  inyecciones  hipodérmicas;  c  e id... 

Tabletas  y  comprimidos  medicinales  no  espificados,  en  cajitas  6  frasquitos; 

c  e "- kilo. 

Paulinia.     (  Véase  Guaraná.  ) 

Pectoral  de  anacahuita  y  otros;  p.  b id... 

Pepsina  cristalizada,  granulada  ó  en  escamas id... 

En  polvo,  mezclada  con  almidón  ó  uzúcar  de  leche;  p.  i.  e Id... 

Peptona  y  peptonatos  líquidos;  p.  i.  e id... 

Secos  ó  en  pasta;  p.  i.  e id... 

De  hierro  Robin  en  frascos;  c  e id... 

Peróxido  de  hidrógeno  ó  agua  oxigenada;  p.  b id... 

Phenilacetamido;  p.  i.  e id... 

Piedra  imán.     (  Véaiie  Hierro,  óxido  magnético.) 

Infernal.     (  Tease  Nitrato  de  plata.) 

Lípez.     (  Tease  Cobre,  sulfato,  sin  refinar.) 
Pildoras  grajeas  y  granulos  medicinales,  en  cajitas  6  frasquitos;  c  e id... 

Grajeas,  granulos  medicinales  para  vender  al  peso;  ce id... 

Pildoreros  con  cortador  de  bronce  ó  hierro  y  planchas  de  madera  6  mármol,  .uno. 

Pilocarpina  y  sus  sales kilo. 

Pí peracina  cristalizada id . . . 

Piperonal  ó  heliotropina id... 

Plridina;  p.  i.  e - id... 

Pirosolína;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Platino  y  sus  sales  no  especificadas gramo. 

Plomo  acetato,  azúcar  de  plomo;  p.  b - kilo... 

Acetato  puro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Carbonato  impuro;  p.  b id... 

Carbonato  puro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Cloruro id . . . 

Nitrato;  p.i.  e id... 

Tanato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Yoduro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Podofilina;  p.i.  e id... 

Polvos,  disinfectantes,  carbólicos  ó  de  creolina  ;  c.  e id . . . 

Para  matar  insectos;  p.  i.  e id... 

Peptonizante;  p. i.  e id... 


Bolivianos. 
20.00 
60.00 
60.00 


BOLIVIA. 


1555 


Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 
DROGAS  Y  PRODUCTOS  QUÍMICOS— Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Pomadas  de  la  viuda  Farnier  páralos  ojos,  p. i. e kilo 

Y  ungüentos  medicinales  no  especificados;  ce id.. 

Potasa  acetato;  p.  i.  e id-  - 

Arseniato  y  biarseniato  para  las  artes;  p.  i.  e id . . 

Arsen  iato  puro  ;  p.  i.  e id  - . 

Arsenito  purificado;  p.i.e : id.. 

Bicarbonato;  p.i.e Id.- 

Bicromato  ;  p.  i.  e id  •  - 

Bisulfito  ;  p,  i.  e ^d . . 

Bitartrato  ó  crémor  tártaro;  p.i.e id  -  - 

Borotartrato  ó  crémor  soluble;  p.  i.  e id . . 

Brrmuro;  p. i.  e id-- 

Carbonato  impuro  ó  perlasa;  p. b id.- 

Carbonato  puro,  p.i.e id . - 

Cáustica  purificada;  p.i.e id . - 

Cianura;  p.i.  e id-. 

Citrato;    ce .id. - 

Clorato  puro  ó  impuro;  p.  b id . . 

Cloroplatinato:  p.  i.  e id  -  - 

Cloruro  impuro  para  acono;  p.  b id.. 

Puro;  p.  i.  e id.. 

Cromato;  p.i.e íd.. 

Ferricianuro  y  ferrocianuro;  p.  i.  e id.. 

Fluoruro;  p.  i.  e id-- 

Fosfato;  p.i.e id- - 

Glicerofosfato;  p.  i.  e id.- 

Hipofosfito;  p.i.e id  -  - 

Y  antimonio,  tartrato  ó  emético;  p.  i.  e id.  - 

Manganato;  p.i.e id 

Nitrato  ordinario  para  la  industria;  p.  b id 

Nitrato  purificado  ó  sal  de  Prunela  ó  cristal  mineral;  p.  i.  e 

Nitrito;  p.  i.  e 

Oxalato,  ácido  ó  sal  de  acedera;  p.  i.  e 

Oxalato  neutro  ó  puro;  p.  i.  e 

Permanganato;  p.  i.  e id-- 

Silicato  líquido;  p.  b id  - . 

Silicato  sólido;  p.  b id.- 

Sulfato;  p.  i.  e ^d.. 

Sulfoeianuro;  p.  i.  e id-- 

Sulfnro:  p.  i.  e ." id. . 

Tartrato  de  potasa  y  soda  ó  sal  de  Seignet;  p.  i.  e id. . 

Tartrato  neutro;  p.  i.  e id. . 

Valeríanato;  p.  i.  e id-  ■ 

Yoduro;  p.  i.  e id-- 

Potasio  metálico id- - 

Pronto-alivio  de  Radway;  c,  e id.. 

Propil amina  ó  trimetilamina;   p.  i.  e id.. 

Protargol id  -  - 

Q- 
Quermes.    (  Tease  Kermes.) 

Quinina  y  sus  sales;  p.  i.  e - kilo.. 

Quinolina  y  sus  sales;  p.  i.  e id-- 

Quinosol  en  polvo;  p.  i.  e id.- 

R. 

Raíces  de  hipecacuana,  enteras;  c  e kilo.. 

Id.    en  polvo;  p.  i.  e id 

De  polígala  6  senega  entera,  c  e id  — 

Id.    id.    en  polvo,  c  e id  — 

Medicinales  no  especificadas,  enteras,  p.  b id  — 

Medicinales  no  especificadas,  en  polvo,  p.  b id 

Regaliz.     (  TtYíse  Pastas.) 

Régulo  de  antimonio.     (  T'éase  Antimonio  metálico. ) 

Resguardacallos:  ce id 

Resorcina;  p.  i.  e id 


id... 
id... 
id... 
id... 


Avalúo. 


Bolivianos. 

9.60 

2.80 

.80 

.45 

2.00 

1.60 

.40 

.75 

.55 

1.00 

2.00 

2.20 

.25 

2.40 

1.30 

2.00 

1.30 

.40 

.65 

.12 

1.00 

1.60 

2.00 

9.60 

2.40 

12.80 

4.80 

1.60 

2.40 

.12 

.65 

2.40 

1.00 

.55 


Sacarina;  p.i.e kilo. 

Sal  amoniaco.     (  Véase  amoniaco  clorhidrato.) 

De  acedera.     (  Véase  potasa  bitartrato.  ) 

De  Inglaterra,     f  Véase  magnesia  sulfato.) 

De  prunela.     (Véase  potasa  nitrato  purificado.) 

Seignet.     (  Fiase  potasa  tartrato.  ) 

Salep  entero  ó  en  polvo;  p.i.e id... 

Sales  de  aguas  minerales,  naturales  6  artificíales,  para  baños  y  uso  interno;  c  e  .id . . . 

Efervescentes  de  magnesia,  potasa,  litina  y  otras  no  especificadas;  ce id... 

Salicina;  p. i.  e id. . . 

Sal ipirina;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Salofen id... 

Salol:  p.i.e id... 

Sándalo  blanco  ó  cetrino,  entero  ó  en  polvo;  p.i.e id... 


1556       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPIJBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 
DROGAS  Y  PRODUCTOS  QUÍMICOS— Continúa. 


Artículos. 


Avalúo. 


Sangre  de  Drago;  p.  i.  e kilo. 

Sanoformo;  p.  i.  e id... 

Santonina;  p.  i.  e '. id . . . 

Sécale  cornuto  ó  cornezuelo  de  centeno;  p.i.  e id... 

Semillas  medicinales  no  especificadas,  enteras;  p.  b id... 

Medicinales  no  especificadas,  en  polvo;  p. b id... 

Serum,  suero  antidiftérico,  artipestoso  ú  otros;  ce id... 

Sidonol id . . . 

Sinapismos;  ce id . . . 

Soda,  acetato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Arseniato;  .p.  i.  e id. .. 

Arsenito;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Benzoato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Bicarbonato  comercial  ó  para  la  industria;  p.  b id... 

Bicarbonato  puro;  p.  i.  e id... 

Bicromato,  p.  i.  e id... 

Bisulfato,  p.  i.  e id... 

Bisulfito,  p.  i.  e id.. . 

Borato  calcinado,  p.  i.  e id... 

Borato  ordinario,  borax  en  polvo,  p.  b id . . . 

Id.    id.    entero,  p.  b id... 

Id.    refinado,  fundido  puro,  p.  i.  e id... 

Bromuro,  p.  i.  e id... 

Cacodilato id. . . 

Carbolato,  p.  i.  e ; id . . . 

Carbonato  calcinado  (ceniza  de  soda),  carbonato  cristalizado  (cristal  de  soda), 
p.  b kilo. 

Carbonato  puro,  p.  i.  e id... 

Cáustica  ordinaria,  impura,  p.  b id... 

Cáustica  purificada,  p.  i.  e id... 

Cianuro,  p.  i .  e id . . . 

Cinamilato,  p.  i.  e id... 

Clorato,  p.  i.  e id... 

Cloruro  cristalizado  puro,  p.  i.  e id... 

Copaibato;  p. i.  e id. . . 

Floururo;  p.  i.  e id... 

Fosfato;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Glicerofosfato;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Hipofosfito;  p. i.  e id. . . 

Hiposulflto;  p.  i.  e ., id . . . 

Lactato;  p. i. e .' id. . . 

Nitrato  purificado;  p.  i.  e id. . . 

Kitrito;  p.  i.  e í^ id. . . 

Oxalato;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Permanganato;  p.i.  e id... 

Purgante  ó  refrescante;  ce id... 

Salicilato;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Silicato  liquido;  p.  b id . . . 

Id.  puro;  p.  i.  e id 

Id.  sólido  en  polvo;  p.  b id... 

Sulfato  ó  sal  de  Glauber;  p.  b id... 

Sulfato  puro;  p.i.e id... 

Sulfito;  p.i.e id... 

Sulfocarbolato;  p. i.  e id... 

Sulfovinato;  p.i.  e id... 

Sulfuricinato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Sulfuro  impuro;  p.  b id... 

Id.  puro;  p.i.e id... 

Tartrato;  p.  i.  e id... 

Yoduro;  p.  i.  e. id. . . 

Sodio  metálico;  p. i.  e id... 

Solución  de  cacodilato  de  soda.     (Véase  gotas.) 

De  cornezuelo  de  centeno,  en  frasquitos;  c  e id... 

Nitroglicerina  ó  trinitina;  p.i.e id... 

Medicinal  en  agua;  p.  b id. . . 

Sotomosa.     (  Féase  albuminatos.) 

Sozoyodol  y  sus  preparaciones id. . . 

Spongiopilina.     (  Véase  Fieltro  para  cataplasmas.) 
Sublimado  corrosivo.     (  Véase  Mercurio  bicloruro.) 

Sulfonal;  p.  i.  e id... 

Supositorios  medicinales;  ce id... 

Sulfato  de  soda  y  en  general  las  sales  destinadas  á  la  metalurgia id. . . 


Tafetán  para  heridas  y  el  de  tela  ó  gutapercha;  c.  e kilo. 

Talina  y  sus  sales id . . . 

Tanalbina  6  tanato  de  albúmina id... 

Tamar  indiano;  ce id... 

Tamarindos;  p.  b id... 

Tanates  de  albúmina id . . . 

Tanino  puro.     (  Féase  Ácido  tánico.) 


Bolivianos. 

3.20 

48.00 

9.60 

1.30 

.50 

.70 

4.80 

60.00 

3.20 

.30 

.45 

1.60 

2.40 


BOLIVIA. 


1557 


Tarifa  de  avalúos — Continúa. 
DROGAS  Y  PRODUCTOS  QUÍMICOS— Continúa. 


No. 


Artículos. 


Avaliúo. 


3548 
3549 
3550 
3551 
3552 
3553 
3554 
3555 
3556 
3557 
3558 
3559 
3560 
3561 
3562 
3563 


3564 


3565 
3666 
3567 
3568 


356!) 
3570 
3571 
3572 
3573 
3574 
3575 

3576 

3577 

3578 


3579 
3580 

3581 
3582 
3583 
3584 
3585 


35S6 
3587 


Tanigeno kilo. 

Tanoformo;  p.  i.  e id... 

Té  medicinal ;c.e id... 

Tela  aceitada;  ce id... 

Emplástica;  ce id... 

Teobromina id... 

Terpina  hidrato;  ce id... 

Terpinol ;  p.  i.  e id . . . 

Tierra  de  Fuller;  ce id. . . 

Timol;  p.  i.  e id... 

Tinturas  medicinales;  p.  b id . . . 

Tonga  especificado  antineurálgico;  ce id... 

Tónico  vermífugo  de  Jayne  ú  otros;  ce id... 

Tornasol;  ce id... 

Trementina  de  Venecia, diáfana;  p. b id... 

Triaca;  ce id... 

Tridacio.     (T'éase  Lactuarios.) 
Trimetilamma.     (  Véase  Propilamina.  ) 

Trienal id . . . 

Tripas  de  gato, para  coser  heridas.     (  Véase  Catgut.) 

U. 

Unguentos  medicinales.    {  Véase  Pomadas.) 

Urano  acetato kilo . 

Nitrato id . . . 

Urea id . . . 

Uretano id . . . 

V. 

Vainillina kilo , 

Validol •- id . . 

Vasogeno  con  sustancias  medicinales;  ce id. . 

Puro;  ce id.. 

Vendas  de  género  para  heridas:  c.  e id.. 

De  metal  ó  tafilete  para  fuentes;  ce id.. 

Veratrina id.. 

Vermífugo  de  Jayne.    (  Véase  Tónico.) 

Vinos  medicinales  no  especificados,  en  botellas  comunes  (derecho   especifico), 
docena 


Bolivianos. 

32.00 
8.00 
1.30 
9.60 
3.20 

60.00 

2.00 

2.60 

.35 

12. 80 
1.30 

25.00 

1.30 

1.00 

.65 

6.40 


32.00 

9.60 

25.00 

20.00 


Medicinales  no  especificados, en  otros  envases  (derecho  especifico),  litro  Bs. 

1.30 

Vomitivos  Leroy;  ce kilo . 

Y. 

Yesca  agárico  ;  c.  e , kilo 

Yodo  puro id.. 

Tricloruro id. . 

Yodoformo id . . 

Yodol id . . 

Yodalbucid id . . 

Yodopirina id . . 

Z. 

Zeroíormo;  p.  i.  e kilo . 

Zilol;  p.  i.  e id... 


60.00 
60.00 
4.80 
2.40 
2.00 
6.40 
60.00 


1.00 
2.40 


1.60 
15.00 
12.00 
16.00 
60.00 
38.00 
38.00 


16.00 
.65 


Nota. — Todos  los  artículos  contenidos  en  la  presente  sección,  no  sujetos  á  derecho  específico, 
pagarán  el  30  por  ciento  sobre  sus  respectivos  avalúos,  con  excepción  de  los  siguientes  que  pagarán 
el  10  por  ciento: 

Acido  carbólico  ó  fénico,  crudo,  líquido;  cloruro  ó  hipoclorito  de  cal;  cápsulas  de  sulfato  de  quinina; 
hidroclorito  de  cal;  bicromato  de  potasa;  quinina  y  sus  sales;  nitrito  de  soda. 

BALANCE  DE  COMPROB ACIÓN. 


El  balance  de  comprobación  de  las  cuentas  del  Tesoro  Nacional  de 
Bolivia,  hecho  el  31  de  diciembre  de  1905,  muestra  el  siguiente  resul- 
tado en  bolivianos: 


Debe ■. 117,865,145.38 

Haber 117,  865, 145.  38 


Activo 29,  526,  905.  80 

Pasivo 29.  526,  905.  80 


1558       OFICINA  INTEETSTACIONAL  DE  LAS  BEPUBLICAS  AMEBICAKAS. 

EXPORTACIÓN  DE  ESTAÑO  EN  EL  PRIMER  SEMESTRE  DEL  AÑO  1905. 


Aduanas. 


Küos. 


Valor. 


La  Paz 

Uyiini 

Oruro 

Tupiza 

Recaudadora  de  Colquechaea 
Recaudadora  de  Potosí... 


402, 822 
1,121,747 
7,819,114 
1,114,189 

516, 698 
2, 878, 000 


Bolivianos. 
322, 257. 60 
897, 397. 60 

6, 255, 315. 20 
891,351.20 
413, 358. 40 

2, 302, 400. 00 


13, 852, 570 


11, 082, 080. 00 


DETALLES  DE    LAS    IMPORTACIONES    ORDENADOS  POR  PROCE- 
DENCIAS, Y  ÉSTAS  POR  ADUANAS,  1904. 


Mercaderías  en  generaL 


Kilos. 


Valores. 


Bebidas. 


Kilos. 


Valores. 


Drogas. 


Kilos. 


Valores. 


Alemania 

Inglaterra 

Perú 

Chile 

Estados  Unidos 

Argentina 

Bélgica 

Francia 

Italia  

Brasil 

España  

Uruguay 

Portugal 

Paraguay  

Suiza 

Cuba 

Centro  América 

Ecuador  

China 

Procendencia  ignorada. 


6,  697, 314 

6, 689, 736 

9,207,430 

10, 739, 198 

6, 181,  212 

637, 925 

1,579,514 

504, 011 

846, 785 

660, 847 

225, 869 

56, 912 

41,574 

20, 512 

139 

5,494 

939 

1,861 

360 

22, 878, 789 


3, 641, 

2, 782: 

1, 046, 

1, 266, 

923: 

624: 

465, 

609: 

325, 

65, 

10 

8 

7 

4 


2,415 


991. 12 
619. 01 
818. 47 
514. 44 
859. 19 
510. 80 

941. 59 
925. 24 
708. 65 
468. 30 
598.  73 
779.29 
570. 80 
917.  33 
883.  76 
377.  68 
347.  50 
572.  34 

201. 60 
818.  80 


197, 334 

360,  747 

,  635, 407 

820, 415 

4,484 

12, 373 

75, 126 

344, 522 

32, 454 

11,876 

175, 181 

8,153 

3, 053 


S86, 351. 22 

123, 312. 25 

606,  962. 89 

321,698.91 

2, 455. 32 

6, 244. 46 

23, 252. 40 

137, 889. 98 

20, 413.  58 

4, 299. 10 

153,292.43 

3, 718. 73 

1, 922. 00 

1, 109.  .59 


38, 239 

44, 047 

8,381 

65,125 

21, 856 

1,799 

6,479 

20,  708 

3,247 

1,048 

2,745 

46 


855, 404.  61 
36, 579. 26 

1,031.16 
11,873.40 
51, 319. 50 

1, 328. 44 
12,  258. 23 
40, 064. 19 

5, 104. 69 
11,248.20 

5, 018. 00 

2, 343. 00 


205, 638 


67,925.87 


33, 926 


25, 918. 20 


66,476,521 


18, 005, 424.  64 


3, 889, 659 


1, 560, 848.  64 


247, 655 


257, 171. 31 


RESUMEN  POR  ADUANAS  Y  GRUPOS. 


Mercaderías  en 
general. 

Bebidas. 

Drogas. 

Totales. 

Kilos. 

Valores. 

Kilos. 

Valores. 

Kilos. 

Valores. 

Kilos. 

Valores. 

Antofagasta... 

La  Paz 

Tarija     

2, 613, 397 

3, 487, 724 

51, 125 

19,434 

9,532 

^627,992.02 

578, 275. 09 

43, 983. 22 

15, 655. 66 

953.20 

2,146 

1,628 

$815. 86 
734. 66 

14, 661 

6,595 

204 

3 

393 

$31,686.29 

17, 133. 40 

1,086.84 

28.47 

1 .  384.  50 

2, 630, 204 

3,  495, 947 

51,  329 

20, 147 

9,925 

$660,494.17 

596, 143. 15 

45, 070. 06 

Pueto  Suárez.. 

710 

904.80 

16, 588. 93 
2, 337. 70 

6,181,212 

1,266,859.19 

4,484 

2,455.32 

21,856 

51,319.50 

6, 207, 552 

1, 320, 634. 01 

COLOMBIA, 

INFORME  SOBRE  LOS  FERROCARRILES  DEL  PAÍS. 

Al  Ministerio  de  Obras  Públicas  y  Fomento. 

Sr,  Ministro:  El  Sr.  Ministro  de  Colombia  en  los  EE.  UU.  ha  soli- 
citado un  informe  sobre  vías  férreas  de  nuestro  país,  con  el  fin  de  trans- 
cribirlo al  "Permanent  Pan  American  Railway  Committee."  Y  en 
tal  virtad,  en  cumplimiento  de  lo  dispuesto  por  Vd.,  tengo  el  honor  de 
informar  lo  siguiente: 


COLOMBIA.  1559 

Antes  de  la  actual  Administración  del  Gobierno  Nacional  no  se  había 
manifestado  en  Colombia  el  marcado  interés  de  miificar  por  diversas 
concesiones  los  distintos  ramales  férreos  que  están  construidos  sin  plan 
alguno  y  por  satisfacer  necesidades  de  tranco  local  solamente. 

En  los  momentos  actuales  en  que  se  está  desarrollando  el  plan  de 
reconstrucción  del  país,  organizado  por  el  Excelentísimo  General 
Reyes,  es  satisfactorio  dejar  constancia  de  la  confianza  que  hoy 
inspira  Colombia  en  las  naciones  extranjeras  de  las  cuales  han  venido 
destinados  á  las  empresas  ferrocarrileras,  capitales  pertenecientes  á 
compañías  que  tienen  hoy  vinculados  sus  intereses  en  este  país  y  están 
de  consiguiente  interesadas  en  el  progreso  férreo  de  la  Nación. 

Estudiando  en  la  carta  geográfica  de  Colombia  el  desarollo  de  las 
concesiones  acordadas  últimamente  se  observa  la  tendencia  á  comuni- 
car la  Capital  de  la  República  con  los  dos  océanos  por  una  red  férrea 
determinada  de  la  manera  que  vamos  á  exponer: 

FERROCARRIL    DEL    PACÍFICO. 

Con  fecha  11  de  enero  del  presente  año  quedó  firmado  el  contrato 
celebrado  por  el  Gobierno  Nacional  y  los  Sres.  Alfred  B.  Mason  y 
Edward  H.  Mason  para  la  reparación  de  la  parte  construida  del  Ferro- 
carril del  Cauca  y  terminación  de  la  vía  hasta  Palmira. 

El  tráfico  de  este  ferrocarril  en  el  mes  de  marzo  pasado  fue  de  327 
pasajeros,  866,675  kilogramos,  que  produjeron  un  ingreso  bruto  de 
$1,568.68  oro. 

Por  el  Art.  17  del  contrato  indicado  contraen  los  concesionarios  la 
obligación  de  hacer  por  su  cuenta  el  estudio  del  Ferrocarril  de  Palmira 
al  río  Magdalena  ó  á  Bogotá.  La  comisión  de  ingenieros  colombianos, 
encargada  de  hacer  este  estudio,  partirá  próximamente  de  la  Capital 
para  comenzar  sus  exploraciones  el  día  11  de  junio  próximo. 

El  trazo  que  se  estudie  vendrá  á  buscar  los  ramales  férreos  de  la 
línea  que  parte  de  Bogotá  hacia  el  Pacífico.     Estos  son: 

El  de  la  Sábana  que  mide  10  kilómetros  y  une  á  Bogotá  con 
Facatativa. 

Este  ferrocarril  tiene  un  tráfico  mensual  de  37,511  pasajeros,  520 
toneladas  y  da  un  producido  bruto  de  $16,762  oro.  Esta  línea  per- 
tenece á  una  compañía  nacional  en  la  cual  el  Gobierno  tiene  11,990 
acciones  y  el  Señor  Lorenzo  Cuellar  las  diez  restantes. 

El  de  Girardot,  cuyos  trabajos  de  prolongación  avanzan  con  rapidez 
hacia  la  sábana,  de  acuerdo  con  los  contratos  celebrados  con  una  com- 
pañía inglesa  denominada  The  Colombian  National  Railwaj^  Company, 
Limited. 

La  parte  en  explotación  mide  75  kilómetros  á  partir  de  Girardot 
sobre  la  banda  oriental  del  río  Magdalena. 

Bull.  No.  6—06 7 


1560    OFICINA  I]S"TEK]SrACIONAL    DE    LAS    EEPUBLICAS  AMEEICANAS. 

El  trauco  mensual  de  este  ferrocarril  es  más  ó  menos  el  si^^'uiente: 
4,825  pasajeros,  855,260  kilogramos  de  carga  3^  da  un  producido  de 
fletes  y  pasajeros  de  $6,486  oro. 

El  del  Tolima,  que  parte  de  la  banda  occidental  del  río  Magdalena 
frente  á  Girardot  y  respecto  del  cual  es  concesionario  de  la  empresa 
el  Señor  Don  Carlos  Tanco  de  acuerdo  con  el  contrato  de  fecha  6  de 
marzo  de  1897. 

Los  trabajos  de  construcción  avanzan  hacia  El  Chicoral. 

La  carrilera  en  la  parte  que  está  al  servicio  público  mide  21 
kilómetros. 

La  suma  de  estos  ramales  da  un  total  de  181  kilómetros,  incluj^endo 
en  ellos  la  longitud  de  la  carrilera  del  Ferrocarril  del  Cauca  y  repre- 
sentan aproximadamente  una  cuarta  parte  de  la  distancia  de  Bogotá  á 
Buenaventura. 

FERROCARRIL    DE    BOGOTÁ    AL   ATLÁNTICO. 

Para  unir  la  capital  de  la  República  con  el  océano  Atlántico  se  han 
celebrado  las  concesiones  que  en  seguida  se  indican: 

La  concesión  determinada  por  el  contrato  de  fecha  22  de  septiembre 
de  1905,  celebrado  con  The  Colombian  Northern  Railway  Company, 
Limited,  para  la  prolongación  del  Ferrocarril  del  Norte  que  va  de 
Bogotá  á  Zipaquirá. 

La  línea  mide  50  kilómetros  3^  el  tráfico  como  promedio  mensual  en 
el  trimestre  pasado  fué  el  siguiente: 

Número  de  pasajeros  transportados 25,  832 

ÎV  limero  de  animales 794 

Producto  de  pasajes  y  fletes  (oro) §6,  974.  05 

Número  de  carga  en  bultos - 27,  220 

Producto  de  la  carga  (oro) §>õ,  114 

Los  trabajos  de  prolongación  avanzan  rápidamente  hacia  Nemocón, 
y  están  bajo  la  dirección  de  los  Señores  Alejo  Morales  y  Luís  L. 
Guerrero,  ingenieros  colombianos. 

La  concesión  de  fecha  18  de  abril  de  1905  determinada  en  el  con- 
trato celebrado  con  el  Señor  Don  Enrique  Cortes  como  representante 
del  Señor  Julio  Patino  3^  del  Baron  Fernando  Raoul  de  Schmatzer 
para  la  construcción  del  Gran  Ferrocarril  Central  del  Norte. 

Para  los  efectos  de  este  contrato  se  clasifica  esta  línea  en  tres 
grupos  así: 

Primer  grupo,  de  Bucaramanga  á  la  frontera  de  Boyacá;  segundo 
grupo,  del  río  Magdalena  á  Bucaramanga,  y  tercer  grupo,  de  Bo3^acá  á 
esta  Ciudad. 

Actualmente  está  en  Bucaramanga  el  ingeniero  belga,  Mr.  Castian, 
encargado  de  practicar  los  estudios  de  este  ferrorcarril  en  el  terreno. 

La  concesión  de  fecha  28  de  marzo  de  1905,  otorgada  al  Señor  Mau- 
ricio Brechet,  apoderado  del  Señor  André  Lefebure  para  la  cons- 
trucción de  tres  vías  férreas  así: 


COLOMBIA.  1561 

Una  que  parte  de  Bucaramanga  hasta  la  Sierra  Nevada  de  Santa 
Marta;  otra,  que  parte  del  puerto  sobre  el  Atlántico  de  Bahía  Honda, 
en  la  Goagira,  y  va  hasta  la  frontera  con  Venezuela,  y  otra,  que  parte 
de  un  puerto  adecuado  del  ferrocarril  anterior  j  llegue  hasta  la  Sierra 
Nevada  de  Santa  Marta. 

Con  fecha  1°  de  marzo  del  corriente  año,  comunica  de  París  el 
Señor  General  Jorge  Holguín  que  de  conformidad  con  el  cable  en 
que  se  le  autoriza  para  conceder  una  prórroga  a  la  compañía  organi- 
zada para  la  construcción  y  explotación  de  los  ferrocarriles  determi- 
nados en  la  concesión  anterior,  ha  dado  á  dicha  compañía  un  plazo  de 
seis  meses  para  hacer  los  estudios  sobre  el  terreno. 

Mientras  se  lleva  á  cabo  lo  ejecución  de  estos  ferrocarriles  cuya 
longitud  total  de  Bogotá  al  Atlántico  mide  aproximadamente  151 
leguas,  se  desarrollará  otra  línea  férrea  para  comunicar  á  Bogotá  con 
el  Golfo  del  Darién  y  que  está  determinada  por  las  concesiones 
siguientes: 

La  concesión  de  fecha  27  de  febrero  de  1905  otorgada  al  Señor 
Henry  G.  Granger  para  la  construcción  y  explotación  de  una  línea 
de  ferrocarril  del  Golfo  de  Urabá  ó  Darién  á  la  ciudad  de  Medellín. 

El  concesionario  está  organizando  actualmente  una  compañía  con 
el  fin  de  dar  principio  á  los  estudios  de  este  ferrocarril. 

Por  el  artículo  50  de  esta  concesión  el  Señor  Granger,  ó  quien  sus 
derechos  represente,  tiene  privilegio  para  prolongar  hasta  el  sur  de 
Antioquia  este  ferrocarril.  Construida  esta  nueva  sección,  tiene  opción 
para  prolongar  la  vía  hasta  la  frontera  sur  del  Departamento  del  Cauca. 

La  concesión  otorgada  al  Señor  James  F.  Ford,  con  fecha  2  de  mayo 
de  1905,  para  la  construcción  y  explotación  en  sociedad  con  el  Gobierno 
de  Colombia  de  un  ferrocarril  desde  Medellín  hasta  La  Maria  clasi- 
ficado en  tres  porciones  así: 

Línea  A. — De  La  Maria  donde  termina  hoy  el  ferrocarril  de  La 
Dorada  por  la  ribera  izquierda  del  río  Magdalena  río  abajo  hasta 
enlazar  con  el  ferrocarril  de  Puerto  Berrio. 

Línea  L. — Desde  el  extremo  occidental  del  ferrocarril  de  Puerto 
Berrio  hasta  Medellín. 

Línea  O. — Desde  Puerto  Berrio  hasta  la  boca  del  río  Carare  ó  hasta 
2  kilómetros  más  abajo. 

Por  el  artículo  70  de  este  contrato  se  estipula  que  tan  pronto  como 
el  contratista  acepte  en  firme  las  bases  de  la  negociación  relativas  á  la 
línea  B,  deberá  comprar  el  ferrocarril  de  Puerto  Berrio  con  todas  sus 
estaciones,  material  fijo  j  rodante  y  demás  anexidades  de  la  línea,  al 
precio  de  ^30,000  oro  por  kilómetro. 

Este  ferrocarril  tiene  una  longitud  de  85  kilómetros  medidos  de 
Puerto  Berrio  sobre  el  río  Magdalena  á  la  estación  de  Providencia  en 
dirección  á  Medellín,  ciudad  á  donde  se  dirijen  los  trabajos  de  prolon- 


1562        OFICINA  INTEKN  ACIÓN  AL  DE  LAS  EEPÚBLICAS   áiMEEICANAS. 

g-ación,  que  están  a  cargo  de  los  ingenieros  colombianos  Señores  Arturo 
AcEVEDO,  Alejandro  López  y  Jorge  Paez. 

El  contratista  está  en  Londres  organizando  con  la  casa  Pearson  la 
construcción  de  este  ferrocarril. 

El  tráfico  del  ferrocarril  á  Puerto  Bex'rio  como  promedio  mensual  de 
un  semestre  fué  el  siguiente: 

Número  de  pasajeros  transportados 1, 195 

Número  de  bultos 19,  861 

Producto  de  fletes  y  pasajeros oro..  $9,  704.  80 

Gastos  de  explotación 7,  250.  00 

La  línea  férrea  concedida  al  Señor  Ford  vendrá  á  empalmar  en  La 
María  con  el  ferrocarril  de  La  Dorada,  que  mide  33  kilómetros  hasta 
Honda. 

El  día  26  de  julio  de  1905  fué  aprobado  el  contrato  celebrado  con  el 
Señor  Tomás  Germán  Ribón  para  la  construcción  del  ferrocarril  de 
Honda  hasta  Flandes  ó  Girardot. 

El  concesionario  está  en  posesión  de  80  kilómetros  de  zona  entre- 
gados por  el  Gobierno  y  en  los  cuales  están  establecidos  los  trabajos  á 
cargo  de  la  casa  inglesa  Pearson. 

El  tráfico  del  ferrocarril  de  La  Dorada  como  promedio  mensual  en 
un  año  fué  el  siguiente: 

Número  de  pasajeros  transportados "        5, 166 

Número  de  carga  local  de  importación  y  exportación  en  toneladas 3,  444 

Producto  total oro. .  $18,  555.  81 

Gastos  de  la  empresa do 10,  785.  24 

Saldo  á  favor  dela  empresa do 7,  770.  57 

La  línea  férrea  de  Bogotá  al  Atlántico  determinada  de  la  manera 
que  hemos  indicado  enlazará  233  kilómetros  de  carrilera  construida  en 
los  ferrocarriles  siguientes:  La  Sabana,  Girardot,  La  Dorada  y  Puerto 
Berrio. 

Existen  en  Colombia,  además  de  los  ferrocarriles  ya  indicados,  los 
siguientes:  El  ferrocarril  de  Bolívar,  que  une  á  Barranquilla  con 
Puerto  Colombia  y  mide  28  kilómetros. 

Depende  de  una  compañía  inglesa  domiciliada  en  Londres  cuj^a  razón 
social  es  "The  Barranquilla  Railway  and  Pier  Company,  Limited." 
El  tráfico  mensual  de  este  ferrocarril  es  el  siguiente: 

Número  de  pasajeros  transportados 10,  000 

Número  de  toneladas  de  carga  local 83 

Número  de  toneladas  de  carga  de  importación 3,  600 

Número  de  toneladas  de  carga  de  exportación 2,  800 

Producto  de  fletes  y  pasajes $20, 086 

El  ferrocarril  de  Cartagena  á  Calamar  que  depende  de  una  compañía 
denominada  "Cartagena  Terminal  and  Improvement  Compan}",  Lim- 
ited," de  la  cual  es  Director-General  el  Señor  James  F.  Ford.  La 
carrilera  mide  105  kilómetros,  y  el  tráfico  mensual  es  el  siguiente  : 


COLOMBIA.  1563 

Número  de  pasajeros  transportados 2, 152 

Número  de  toneladas  de  carga  local 2,  660 

Número  de  toneladas  de  importación  y  exportación 650 

Producto  de  fletes  y  pasajes $1,  965 

El  ferrocarril  de  Cúcuta  á  Puerto  Villamizar  sobre  el  río  Zulia 

depende  de  una  compañía  nacional  cuyo  presidente  es  el  Señor  José 

Agustín  Bertí.  La  línea  mide  55  kilómetros,  y  el  tráfico  mensual  es 
el  siguiente; 

Número  de  pasajeros  transportados 2,  902 

Número  de  animales  transportados 186 

Carga  en  kilogramos 27, 432 

Valor  en  plata  de  0.835 $23,  750 

Ferrocarril  de  Cuenta  á  la  frontera  de  Venezuela. — Este  ferrocarril 
depende  de  la  empresa  anterior.  La  línea  mide  16  kilómetros  200 
metros,  y  el  promedio  mensual  de  tráfico  produjo  $1,651,  pesos  mo- 
neda de  plata  de  0.835. 

F errocarríl  del  Sur. — Este  ferrocarril  fué  construido  por  el  Señor 
Guillermo  Torres  de  acuerdo  con  el  contrato  de  13  de  julio  de  1895, 
celebrado  con  el  Gobierno  Nacional  para  la  construcción,  equipo  y  ex- 
plota,ción  de  la  vía  férrea  que  va  de  Bogotá  al  municipio  de  Soacha,  al 
punto  que  mejor  convenga  para  su  prolongación  hacia  el  sur,  si  fuere 
necesario.  La  carrilera  mide  29^  kilómetros  hasta  Sibaté.  En  la 
estación  de  Tequendama,  en  el  kilómetro  23,  existe  un  switch  para 
llevar  una  ramificación  del  ferrocarril  al  Salto  de  Tequendama,  El 
tráfico  de  la  línea  en  el  mes  de  agosto  de  1905  fué: 

Número  de  pasajeros  transportados :..  11,  955 

Número  de  bestias 315 

Carga  de  primera  clase,  en  toneladas 435 

Carga  de  segunda  clase,  en  toneladas 663 

Producto  de  fletes  y  pasajes $3,004.89 

Ferrocarril  de  Santa  Marta. — Este  ferrocarril  depende  de  una 
compañía  inglesa  domiciliada  en  Londres,  cuya  razón  social  es  The 
Santa  Marta  Railway  Compeny,  Limited,  y  es  gerente  el  Señor  T.  H. 
Marshal. 

La  línea  principal  desde  el  puerto  de  Santa  Marta  hasta  el  río  Sevilla, 
mide  67  kilómetros,  los  ramales  de  esta  miden  13  kilómetros,  la  parte 
en  construcción  desde  Sevilla  hasta  el  río  de  la  Fundación  mide  31 
kilómetros  y  la  línea  trazada  desde  la  Fundación  hasta  el  río  Plato 
sobre  la  ribera  oriental  del  río  Magdalena,  cuya  concesión  fué  otor- 
gada por  la  ley  61  de  1903  mide  140  kilómetros.  Estos  diversos  tra- 
yectos dan  un  total  de  251  kilómetros. 

Ferrocarril  de  Riohaclia. — Con  fecha  20  de  febrero  de  1906  se 
celebró  un  contrato  con  el  Señor  José  Manuel  Goenaga,  adicional  á 
los  de  16  de  abril  de  1904  y  9  de  junio  de  1905,  para  la  construcción 
de  un  ferrocarril  desde  Riohacha  hasta  Valle  Dupar  ó  hasta  el  río 
Magdalena. 


1564        OFICINA  ITÍ^TEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

El  concesionario  partirá  próximamente  para  los  Estados  Unidos  á 
organizar  la  compañía  que  debe  dar  principio  á  los  trabajos  de  acuerdo 
con  los  planos  presentados  á  la  aprobación  del  Gobierno  el  día  10  de 
abril  del  presente  año. 

El  ferrocarril  de  Pasto  al  Pacífico,  contratado  con  el  Señor  José 
Maeía  Bucheli  el  día  10  de  agosto  de  1905  y  que  fué  aceptado  en 
firme  el  día  9  de  febrero  de  1906. 

El  total  de  las  líneas  ferrocarrileras  que  se  hallan  hasta  la  fecha 
construidas  en  Colombia,  sin  incluir  el  ferrocarril  de  Panamá,  asciende 
á-C65  kilómetros.  De  modo  que  su  valor,  á  razón  de  $30,000  oro  cada 
kilómetro,  representa  una  riqueza  nacional  de  $19,950,000. 

Me  suscribo  del  Señor  Ministro  muy  atento  y  seguro  servidor. 

El  Jefe  de  la  Sección  2^"  del  Ministerio  de  Obras  Públicas  y  Fomento, 

Alfredo  Ortega. 

Bogotá,  abril  2S  de  1906. 


LICITACIÓN  PABA  EL  ARRENDAMIENTO  DE  LA  RENTA  DE 
PESQUERÍA  DE  PERLAS  EN  LAS  COSTAS  MARÍTIMAS  DE  LA 
REPÚBLICA. 

El  Banco  Central,  haciendo  uso  de  la  facultad  que  le  confiere  y  se 
halla  contenida  en  ^1  contrato  celebrado  con  el  Gobierno  Nacional, 
sobre  administración  j  manejo  de  ciertos  bienes  de  su  pertenencia, 
contrato  que  tiene  fecha  30  de  junio  de  1905,  y  fué  elevado  á  escritura 
pública  con  fecha  19  de  julio  siguiente,  llama  a  licitación  para  celebrar 
el  contrato  de  arrendamiento  del  derecho  de  pescar  perlas,  corales, 
esponjas  y  algas  marinas  en  las  costas  colombianas  de  los  mares  Atlán- 
tico y  Pacífico. 

I"".  El  arrendamiento  durará  cinco  años,  contados  del  1°  de  agosto 
de  1906  en  adelante,  día  en  que  entrará  en  posesión  de  la  renta  el 
rematador. 

2*'.  La  licitación  para  el  remate  se  abrirá  á  la  1  p.  m.  del  día  2  de 
julio  de  1906,  en  el  local  que  se  designe  al  efecto,  ante  la  Junta  Direc- 
tiva del  Banco  Central,  presidida  por  el  Ministro  de  Hacienda  y  Tesoro, 
y  durará  el  tiempo  necesario  para  oír  las  pujas  y  decidir  lo  que  más 
convenga  á  los  intereses  del  Fisco. 

3°.  La  Junta  procederá  en  la  licitación  de  conformidad  con  lo'  que 
establece  el  decreto  número  339  de  4  de  abril  de  1905. 

4°.  Es  potestativo  de  la  Junta  suspender  el  remate  en  cualquier 
momento,  y  señalar  en  isleña  sesión  nuevo  día  para  verificarlo,  cuando 
lo  creyere  conveniente  para  los  intereses  del  Fisco. 

5°.  Para  ser  admitido  como  licitador,  se  requiere: 

{a)  Poder  obligarse  legalmente  por  sí  mismo. 

(b)  Hal>er  presentado  la  respectiva  propuesta  en  pliego  cerrado  y 
sellado  y  en  el  papel  correspondiente  ante  el  secretario  de  la  Junta 
Directiva  del  Banco  Central,  antes  de  las  tres  de  la  tarde  del  día  ante- 
rior al  en  que  debe  principiar  la  licitación. 


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(c)  Acompañar  á  la  propuesta  un  certificado  dei  cajero  del  Banco 
Central,  en  que  conste  que  el  proponente  ha  consignado  en  la  caja  de 
este  banco,  á  la  orden  del  gerente  de  rentas,  en  moneda  legal  y 
corriente,  una  cantidad  que  cubra  el  10  por  ciento  del  aforo  de  la 
Renta  en  todo  el  período  del  arrendamiento. 

{d)  Acompañar  al  certificado  de  depósito  un  documento  de  fianza  en 
la  forma  legal  y  con  fiadores  mancomunados  3^  solidarios  para  responder 
por  el  valor  del  remate,  mientras  se  otorga  la  escritura  definitiva  hipo- 
tecaria. 

(e)  Hacer  constar  en  la  propuesta  que  se  aceptan,  sin  variación 
alguna,  las  estipulaciones  consignadas  en  el  adjunto  pliego  de  cargos. 

(jO  Pueden  ser  admitidos  como  licitadores,  los  que  no  habiendo 
hecho  la  propuesta  en  el  día  y  horas  señalados,  se  presenten  en  cualquier 
momento  del  remate  y  la  hagan  acompañando  á  ella  un  certificado  de 
haber  consignado  en  la  caja  del  Banco  Central,  en  moneda  legal  y 
corriente,  una  cantidad  que  cubra  el  20  por  ciento  del  aforo  de  la 
renta  en  todo  el  período. 

6°.  Las  pujas  versarán  únicamente  sobre  la  suma  que  se  ofrezca 
como  canon  del  arrendamiento  mensual,  y  no  podrán  ser  menores  de 
diez  pesos  en  oro.  Ese  canon  es  la  suma  de  $300  oro  mensuales,  en 
los  clos  primeros  años;  $350  en  el  tercero,  y  $4:00,  también  por  cada 
mes,  para  los  dos  años  subsiguientes. 

PLIEGO    DE    CARGOS. 

1°.  Los  infrascritos,  á  saber:  N.  N. ,  gerente  de  rentas  del  Banco 
Central,  en  representación  de  la  Junta  Directiva  del  mismo  banco, 
da  á  N.  N.,  y  éste  recibe,  en  arrendamiento  por  el  término  de  cinco  años 
arriba  espresado,  el  derecho  exclusivo  de  pescar  perlas,  corales,  espon- 
jas y  algas  marinas  en  las  costas  marítimas  de  Colombia,  tal  como  está 
establecido  por  el  Decreto  legislativo  número  702,  de  29  de  marzo  de 
1900  (Diario  Oficial  número  11256,  de  Abril  de  1900),  por  la  suma  de 
% oro  mensuales. 

2°.  N.  N.  podrá  establecer  dentro  de  la  misma  región  todos  los 
criaderos  de  ostras  que  estime  conveniente  3" -explotarlos  á  su  costa, 
dentro  del  período  del  arrendamiento,  siendo  entendido  que  este 
derecho  es  también  exclusivo  del  concesionario. 

3°.  El  Gobierno  dispondrá  que,  en  cuanto  sea  posible,  las  respectivas 
autoridades  del  Departamento  protejan  al  concesionario  en  los  casos 
que  éste  tenga  necesidad  de  perseguir  á  los  que  intenten  hacer  la  pesca 
clandestinamente. 

1°.  El  término  de  la  duración  de  este  arrendamiento  empezará  á 
contarse  el  día  1°  de  Agosto  de  1906. 

5°.  Son  obligaciones  del  concesionario: 

I.  Pagar  por  mensualidades  anticipadas  en  la  Caja  del  Banco  Cen- 
tral, en  moneda  legal  y  corriente,  la  expresada  suma  de  % en 

oro  ó  su  equivalente  al  tipo  oficial  del  cambio  en  el  día  del  pago. 


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II.  Pagar  en  todo  caso  el  precio  del  arrendamiento  aquí  estipulado. 

III.  Pagar,  en  caso  demora  en  la  consignación  de  las  cuotas  de  que 
trata  el  punto  I  de  este  pliego  de  cargos,  un  interés  del  2  por  100 
mensual  sobre  la  suma  que  deje  de  pagar  en  oportunidad.  Tales 
intereses  deben  ser  consignados  igualmente  en  la  caja  del  expresado 
banco,  j  si  esta  demora  pasare  de  un  mes,  la  Junta  Directiva  queda 
con  el  derecho  de  declarar  rescindido  el  contrato  en  todas  sus  partes, 
sin  perjuicio  de  perseguir  la  hipoteca  por  los  perjuicios  que  por  la 
demora  se  ocasionaren  al  Fisco. 

IV.  No  emplear  en  la  pesca  de  la  concha  madre  perla,  el  sistema  de 
dragas  sino  el  de  escafandros  ú  otros  aparatos  de  uso  moderno,  de 
manera  que  no  se  destruyan  los  criaderos  de  las  ostras. 

V.  No  impedir  la  pesca  que  ha  venido  efectuándose  libremente  por 
los  buzos  llamados  de  cabeza,  ó  sea  sin  usar  aparatos  auxiliares. 

VI.  Asegurar  el  cumplimiento  de  las  obligaciones  contenidas  en 
este  pliego  de  cargos,  constitu3^endo  á  favor  del  Tesoro  de  la  Nación, 
dentro  de  los  treinta  días  siguientes  al  en  que  se  adjudicó  el  remate, 
una  fianza  sobre  primera  hipoteca  de  finca  raíz,  cuyo  valor  alcance  á 
cubrir  el  valor  del  remate  en  la  cuarta  parte  del  período  del  arrenda- 
miento. 

Vil.  El  rematador  podrá  ceder  los  derechos  y  acciones  que  adquiera 
por  virtud  de  la  adjudicación  que  se  le  hiciere,  previa  la  aprobación 
de  la  Junta  Directiva  y  el  Ministro  de  Hacienda  y  Tesoro.  En  caso 
de  cesión,  los  nuevos  propietarios  no  podrán  pretender  otros  derechos 
que  los  expresamente  estipulados  aquí  ;  pero  sí  quedan  sujetos  á  todas 
las  obligaciones  contraídas  por  el  primitivo  rematador.  Para  aceptar 
la  cesión,  los  cesionarios  deben  otorgar  previamente  un  nuevo  aseguro 
á  satisfacción  de  la  Junta  Directiva  del  Banco  y  del  Ministro  de 
Hacienda  y  Tesoro  ;  bien  entendido  que  el  aseguro  del  cedente  no 
caducará  mientras  los  cesionarios  no  hayan  otorgado  el  que  les 
corresponde. 

VIH.  La  escritura  de  aseguro  del  remate  quedará  firmada  dentro 
de  los  treinta  días  siguientes  al  en  que  se  verifique  el  remate;  y  si  el 
rematador  no  cumpliere,  por  su  culpa,  con  esta  obligación,  la  suma 
depositada  como  fianza  de  quiebra  quedará  de  propiedad  de  la  Nación, 
sin  perjuicio  de  pagar  también  la  quiebra  que  resulte  al  rematar 
nuevamente  la  renta,  en  los  términos  del  documento  de  fianza  de  que 
hablan  los  ordinales  ã  j  jf  del  artículo  6°,  del  Llamamiento  á  licitación, 
y  la  Junta  Directiva  llamará  á  nuevo  remate  con  este  mismo  pliego  de 
cargos,  para  el  vigésimo  día,  contado  desde  aquel  en  el  cual  se  venza 
el  término  señalado  para  otorgar  la  escritura  de  fianza.  Si  este  día 
fuere  feriado,  el  remate  tendrá  lugar  en  el  inmediato  siguiente. 

IX.  Siempre  que  en  la  licitación  intervinieren  individuos  extran- 
jeros, compañías  de  extranjeros  ó  mixtas  de  nacionales  y  extranjeros, 
el  individuo  representante  de  esas  sociedades  debe   someterse  á  los 


COSTA    EICA. 


1567 


Tribunales  de  la  República  y  renunciar  á  la  vía  diplomática  en  sus 
reclamos  concernientes  al  contrato  de  arrendamiento.  Este  hecho  se 
hará  constar  en  la  diligencia  de  adjudicación. 

§,  Cuando  la  cesión  de  un  remate  se  hiciere  á  alguna  compañía 
extranjera  ó  mixta  de  nacionales  y  extranjeros,  el  cesionario  queda 
sometido  á  lo  dispuesto  en  este  artículo. 

Bogotá,  25  de  Febrero  de  1906. 


Rufino  Gutierrez. 


El  Administrator  general  de  las  Rentas, 

El  Subsecretario  del  Banco  Central, 

Jesús  Navas. 
Aprobado — El  Ministro  de  Hacienda  y  Tesoro, 

Felix  Salazar,  J. 

TRÁFICO  DEL  FERROCAIlRrL  DEL  SUR  EN  1904  Y  1905. 

[Del  "Diario  Oficial"  del  6  de  marzo  de  1906.1 

En  190-i  el  Ferrocarril  del  Sur  transportó  29,102  pasajeros  de 
primera  clase  y  8,961  de  segunda,  ascendiendo  los  productos  de  la 
renta  de  billetes  respectivamente  á  1186,891.30  y  $953,685.  En 
1905  se  transportaron  29,695  pasajeros  de  primera  clase  y  97,051  de 
segunda,  habiendo  ascendido  el  producto  de  ambas  clases  á  $627,-352.10 
y  $1,450,165.50,  respectivamente.  Los  animales  vivos  conducidos  por 
este  ferrocarril  en  1901  ascendieron  á  3,958  cabezas,  por  los  cuales  se 
cobró  un  flete  que  ascendió  á  $81,351,  comparado  con  3,286  cabezas 
en  1905  que  pagaron  un  flete  de  1108,118.  El  número  total  de 
toneladas  de  carga  transportadas  en  1901  ascendió  á  10,189, ^VoVj  com- 
paradas con  13,516,í''-oVõ  (lue  se  condujeron  en  1905,  ascendiendo  el 
flete  respectivamente  á  $823,790.40  3^  $1,349,415.  Además  de  las  par- 
tidas mencionadas,  los  fletes  que  se  cobraron  por  la  carga  diversa  en  1904 
y  1905  ascendieron  á  $8,533  j  $9,050,  respectivamente.  Por  las  cifras 
que  anteceden  se  verá  que  el  producto  total  de  la  línea  en  1904  y  1905 
ascendió  á  $2,354,256.70  y  $3,589,900.90  respectivamente. 


COSTA  EICA. 


RENTA  DE  ADUANAS. 

Resumen  de  los  doce  meses  deahñl  de  1905  á  marzo  de  1906. 
[De  "  La  Gaceta  "  del  27  de  abril  de  1906.] 


Aduana 
principal. 


Aduana  de     Aduana  de    Varias  adua- 
Limón.        Puntarenas.  nas. 


Total. 


Producto 

Presupuesto 

Diferencia  de  más  con  presu- 
puesto  

Diferencia  de  menos  con  pre- 
supuesto  


Colones. 
2, 295, 309.  61 
2, 137, 500. 00 

157, 809. 61 


Colones. 
1,205,426.70 
1, 169, 000. 00 

36,  426. 70 


Colones. 
405,  558. 26 
498, 500. 00 


Colones. 
109,  087.  66 
95, 000.  00 

14, 087. 66 


92, 941. 74 


Colones. 
4,  015,  382. 23 
3, 900, 000. 00 


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CUBA. 

COMEUCIO  EK  1905. 

El  siguiente  es  el  estado  comparativo,  por  países,  del  valor  total  en 
moneda  americana,  de  mercancías  3^  monedas  importadas  y  exportadas 
en  el  año  fiscal  de  190-i  á  1905: 


Estados  Unidos 

España  

Francia 

Alemania 

Reino  Unido 

otros  países  de  América 
Otros  países  de  Europa  . 
Todos  los  demás  países. . 

Total 


92, 957, 057 


Importación, 

Exportación, 

1904  à  1905. 

1904  :i  1905. 

$37, 825,  352 

S:86,  868,916 

10, 413,  250 

1, 145, 682 

12,919,552 

1,311,469 

5, 107, 789 

3, 782, 849 

12, 500, 184 

6,189,802 

10, 887, 101 

1,  656, 059 

2,  594, 231 

626, 702 

709, 598 

584, 513 

101, 165, 992 


LA  lUMIGa ACIÓN    EN    1904  Y  1905. 

En  1904  el  número  total  de  inmigrantes  que  llegó  á  la  República  de 
Cuba  ascendió  á  28,467,  en  tanto  que  en  1905  el  número  de  inmigrantes 
ascendió  á  un  total  de  54,219.  El  mayor  número  de  un  sólo  país  en 
1904  ascendió  á  23,759,  procedentes  de  España,  número  que  en  1905 
llegó  á  47,902.  Después  de  España,  siguen  los  Estados  Unidos,  de 
donde  vinieron  á  Cuba  1,549  inmigrantes  en  1904  y  1,861  en  1905. 


CHILE. 

RENTA  DE  LA  ADUANA  DE  VALPARAÍSO  EN  1905. 

En  1905  los  derechos  de  aduana  que  se  recaudaron  en  la  aduana  de 
Valparaíso  ascendieron  á  $23,237  773.79,  consistente  de  las  siguientes 
partidas: 

Derechos  pagados  en  papel  moneda $760,  939.  45 

Derechos  pagado  en  oro 19,  771,  500.  00 

Un  recargo  de  un  13.683  por  ciento  sobre  los  derechos  que  se  pagan 

en  oro 2,  705,  334.  34 

23,  237,  773.  79 

En  1905  el  total  de  gastos  ocasionados  por  la  aduana  de  Valparaíso 
ascendió  á  $1,042,597.86,  de  los  cuales  $618,659.20  representaban  sueldos 
pagados  á  los  empleados  3^  $312,509.43  representaban  gastos  diversos. 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS.  1569 

ESTADOS  UNIDOS. 

<    COMEUGIO  CON  LA  AMÉBICA  LATINA. 

IMPORTACIONES   Y    EXPORTACIONES. 

En  la  página  1761  aparece  la  última  relación  del  comercio  entre  los 
Estados  Unidos  y  la  América  latina,  tomada  de  la  compilación  hecha 
por  la  Oficina  de  Estadística  del  Departamento  de  Comercio  3^  Trabajo 
de  los  Estados  Unidos.  Estos  datos  se  refieren  al  valor  del  comercio 
arriba  mencionado.  La  estadística  corresponde  al  mes  de  april  de 
1906,  comparada  con  la  del  mes  correspondiente  del  año  anterior,  y 
también  comprende  los  datos  referentes  á  los  diez  meses  que  termina- 
ron en  a,bril  de  1906,  comparados  con  igual  período  de  1905.  Debe 
explicarse  que  las  estadísticas  de  las  importaciones  y  exportaciones  de 
las  diversas  aduanas  referentes  a  un  mes  cualquiera  no  se  reciben  en 
el  Departamento  de  Comercio  y  Trabajo  hasta  el  20  del  mes  siguiente, 
necesitándose  algún  tiempo  para  su  compilación  é  impresión;  de  suerte 
que  los  datos  estadísticos  correspondientes  al  mes  de  abril,  por  ejemplo, 
no  se  publican  hasta  junio. 

COMERCIO  EXTBANJEEO  EN  ABRIL  DE   1906. 

En  abril  de  1906  el  comerico  extranjero  de  los  Estados  Unidos  fué 
mayor  que  el  del  mes  correspondiente  del  año  anterior  que  consistió  de 
$107,000,000  de  importaciones  y  $144,000,000  de  exportaciones,  lo  cual 
arroja  un  total  de  $251,000,000,  ó  sea  más  de  un  cuarto  de  un  billón  en 
un  sólo  mes.  En  la  historia  de  nuestro  comercio  de  exportación  no  ha 
habido  más  que  un  sólo  mes  de  abril  en  el  cual  el  valor  total  de  las 
importaciones  y  exportaciones  ascendiese  á  $200,000,000.  En  los  diez 
meses  que  terminaron  en  abril,  los  resultados  obtenidos  son  también 
muy  sorprendentes,  por  cuanto  muestran  las  siguientes  cifras:  Valor  de 
las  importaciones,  11,021,000,000;  de  las  exportaciones,  $1,488,000,000, 
ó  sea  un  total  de  $2,509,000,000.  En  ningún  período  semejante  de 
ningún  año  anterior  llegó  el  valor  de  las  importaciones  á  un  billón,  ni  á 
$1,300,000,000  en  las  exportaciones.  En  los  diez  meses  que  terminaron 
en  el  mes  de  abril,  el  valor  total  del  comercio  de  los  Estados  Unidos 
representa  así  más  de  $2,500,000,000,  y  si  el  promedio  mensual  del  mes 
de  mayo  y  junio  resulta  igual  al  de  los  diez  meses  que  acaban  de 
citarse,  el  importe  total  del  año  económico  de  1906  ha  de  exceder  de 
$3,000,000,000. 

En  las  importaciones  el  aumento  ocurre  en  la  materia  prima  para 
toda  clase  de  fábricas  y  en  los  artículos  enteramente  manufacturados, 
en  tanto  que  en  las  exportaciones  dicho  aumento  se  advierte  en  los 
productos  agrícolas  3^  artículos  manufacturados.  En  los  diez  meses 
que  terminaron  an  abril,  el  aumento  del  valor  de  las  importaciones  as- 
ciende como  á   $86,000,000,  y  se  distribuye  casi  por  igual  entre  la 


1570       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

materia  prima  para  fábricas  y  los  artículos  manufacturados,  siendo 
así  que  las  cifras  correspondientes  á  los  nueve  meses,  cuyo  análisis  ha 
efectuado  el  Departamento  de  Comercio  j  Trabajo  por  conducto  do  su 
Oficina  de  Estadística,  indican  un  aumento  como  de  $44,000,000  en  la 
materia  prima  que  se  usa  en  las  fábricas,  y  $51,000,000  en  las  dos 
clases,  es  decir,  artículos  manufacturados  y  artículos  de  lujo,  en  tanto 
que  hay  una  disminución  como  de  $20,000,000  en  comestibles.  En  los 
expresados  diez  meses,  en  las  exportaciones  resulta  un  aumento  de 
$215,000,000,  y  en  las  cifras  que  representan  nueve  meses  y  que  ^'■a  se 
han  completado,  muestran  un  aumento  como  de  $136,000,000  en  los 
productos  agrícolas,  y  como  de  $50,000,000  en  los  artículos  manufac- 
turados. 

En  los  expresados  diez  meses  las  exportaciones  de  algodón  repre- 
sentan $36,000,000  más  que  durante  los  mismos  meses  del  año  pasado, 
y  es  muy  probable  que  hagan  que  el  valor  total  de  las  exportaciones 
de  algodón  durante  todo  el  año  fiscal  excedan  de  $400,000,000,  que 
será  la  cifra  más  alta  que  jamás  se  ha  registrado  en  la  historia  del 
comercio  de  exportación  de  algodón,  y  sin  duda  anuncian  un  valor 
total  ma3'or  de  las  exportaciones  de  algodón  en  1906  que  en  cualquier 
otro  año  anterior.  El  valor  del  algodón  en  bruto  exportado  jamás 
había  ascendido  á  $300,000,000  hasta  1901,  pero  parece  que  en  1906  ha 
de  exceder,  como  queda  dicho,  de  $400,000,000.  El  valor  de  los  artí- 
culos' de  algodón  exportados,  que  nunca  había  llegado  á  $20,000,000 
hasta  1897,  en  1902  excedió  de  $30,000,000,  en  1905  ascendió  á  $40,000,- 
000,  y  es  probable  que  en  1906  exceda  con  mucho  de  $50,000,000. 

La  siguiente  tabla  constituye  un  resumen  de  la  relación  á  que  se  ha 
hecho  referencia: 

IMPORTACIONES  EN  EL  MES  DE  ABRIL. 


Clase  de  artículo. 


1906. 


Comestibles  de  animales  vivos 

Materia  prima  para  usarse  en  las  fábricas 

Articules  entera  ó  parcialmente  manufacturados  que  se  usan  en  las  fábri- 
cas   

Artículos  manufacturados  listos  para  el  consumo 

Artículos  de  lujo,  etc 

Total  de  importaciones 


S23, 121,  503 
se, 082, 278 

12,  583, 450 
13, 139, 925 
11,183,132 


95, 110, 288 


120, 915, 153 
39,  608, 621 

15, 123, 088 
16, 657,  955 
15,  013, 166 


107, 317, 983 


•EXPORTACIONES  DE  ARTÍCULOS  DOMÉSTICOS. 


Productos. 


1905. 


Agrícolas 

De  las  manufacturas 

De  las  minas 

De  los  bosques 

De  la  pesca , 

Diversos , 

Total  de  exportaciones  de  artículos  domésticos 
Mercancías  extranjeras  exportadas 

Total  de  exportaciones 


862, 523, 578 

«77,673,687 

52, 515, 776 

53,096,223 

4, 526. 164 

3, 869, 295 

4,  886, 553 

6,331,752 

371,163 

462,  99-1 

537, 764 

600, 854 

125,  360, 998 

142,034,805 

3, 214, 376 

2,433,657 

128, 575, 374 

144,468,462 

GUATEMALA.  ,         1571 

IMPORTACIONES  EN  LOS  DIEZ  MESES  QUE  TERMINARON  EN  ABRIL. 


Clase  de  artículo. 


Comestibles  y  animales  vivos 

Materia  prima  para  usarse  en  las  fábricas 

Artículos  entera  ó  parcialmente  manufacturados  que  se  usan  en  las  fábri- 
cas   - . . 

Artículos  manufacturados  listos  para  el  consumo 

Artículos  de  lujo,  etc 

Total  de  importaciones 


1905. 


8236, 584, 105 
319, 838, 858 

117, 332, 056 
137, 155, 665 
123, 629, 718 


934, 540, 402 


1906. 


f214,  570, 407 
344, 845, 451 

142, 229, 855 
172,108,444 
147, 118, 623 


1,020,872,780 


EXPORTACIONES  DE  ARTÍCULOS  DOMÉSTICOS. 


Productos. 


1905. 


Agrícolas 

De  las  fábricas 

De  las  minas 

De  los  bosques 

De  la  pesca 

Diversos 

Total  de  exportaciones  de  artículos  domésticos 
Mercancias  extranjeras  exportadas 

Total  de  exportaciones 


$702, 861, 114 

445, 114, 876 

40,  346, 474 

50, 768,  611 

6,637,411 

5,  919, 730 


$853, 752, 961 
494,774,806 
43, 143, 893 
60,  657, 818 
7, 358,  523 
7, 225, 531 


1,251,648,216 
21,966,395 


1,466,913,532 
21,457,020 


1,273,614,611 


1, 488, 370, 552 


GUATEMALA. 

DATOS  TOMADOS  DE  LA  CONTESTACIÓN  AL  MENSAJE  QUE  EL 
PRESIDENTE  ENVIÓ  Á  LA  ASAMBLEA  NACIONAL  LEGISLATIVA 
EN  1906. 

Durante  el  ejercicio  anual  las  rentas  públicas  produjeron  más  de 
$34,000,000,  cantidad  considerable,  si  se  tiene  en  cuenta  que  hubo  un 
aumento  de  $14,000,000  y  que  los  gastos  en  los  diversos  ramos  admi- 
nistrativos ascendieron  á  $20,421,383,  habiéndose  destinado  además 
$24,970,383  para  hacer  frente  al  crédito  público,  resultando  así  un 
total  de  145,392,383  pagado  en  el  año  de  1905  por  cuenta  de  créditos 
anteriores  al  año  de  1898,  algunos  en  moneda  de  oro  y  otros  en  la 
misma  especie  referentes  al  contrato  con  el  sindicato  americano,  sin 
contar  varias  sumas  en  moneda  nacional. 

También  es  digno  de  mención  el  mejoramiento  é  impulso  que  se  ha 
dado  á  las  líneas  telegráficas  y  telefónicas  nacionales,  siendo  así  que  ha 
habido  un  aumento  de  247  kilómetros  en  la  primera  y  501  en  la  segunda. 

EL  PORVENIR  DE  LA  REPÚBLICA. 

(continuación.) 

'el  clima  y  la  inmigración. 

"  Según  el  censo  general  de  la  Eepáblica,  tomado  a  principios  de 
1904,  Guatemala  tiene  1,843,000  habitantes.  Esta  fué  la  verdadera 
enumeración,  mas  como  quiera  que  hubo  muchos  casos  en  que  no  fué 


1572       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

posible  efectuar  una  cuenta  completa,  es  probable  que  el  número  de 
habitantes  ascienda  á  2,000,000.  De  los  que  se  enumeraron  por  razas, 
750,615  habitantes  eran  ladinos  y  1,091,519  pertenecían  á  la  raza  in- 
dígena. Los  ladinos  descienden  de  la  raza  blanca  y  de  una  mezcla 
de  europeo  é  indio.  La  población  india  se  ocupa  mayormente  en  las 
faenas  agríbolas  y  en  el  comercio  en  pequeña  escala  en  el  interior  de 
la  República.  Los  ladinos  son  los  más  enérgicos,  y  los  naturales  de 
las  regiones  altas  y  frías  son  los  más  vigorosos. 

"  Hace  muchos  años  que  el  Gobierno  de  Guatemala  se  propone  atraer 
la  inmigración  extranjera.  La  administración  del  Presidente  Estkada 
Cabrera  ha  tomado  medidas  sistemáticas  con  este  fin,  y  se  ha  estable- 
cido ya  la  política  de  estimular  y  ofrecer  alicientes  á  los  inmigrantes  y 
colonos,  sobre  todo  de  los  Estados  Unidos.  La  mitad  prácticamente 
de  los  terrenos  feraces  de  la  República  está  aún  sin  cultivar  por  falta 
de  arrendatarios  ó  colonos,  y  cuenta  que  hay  muchas  industrias 
agrícolas  que  requieren  muy  poco  capital,  y  que,  no  obstante,  dan  buena 
utilidad  á  los  que  emprenden  en  ellas. 

"La  primera  pregunta  que  hacen  es  si  los  naturales  de  las  zonas 
templadas,  es  decir,  los  europeos  y  los  norteamericanos  pueden 
vivir  y  trabajar  en  un  clima  como  el  de  Guatemala,  á  lo  cual  se 
contesta  que  hay  extensos  territorios  donde  dichos  inmigrantes  pueden 
ocuparse  en  el  cultivo  del  café,  las  lecherías,  la  crianza  de  ganado 
vacuno  y  otras  industrias  semejantes. 

"Los  distritos  conocidos  por  'Los  Altos'  están  situados  á  una  ele- 
vación como  de  5,000  pies,  y  comprenden  algunas  de  las  regiones  más 
interesantes  de  Guatemala.  Las  tierras  altas  comprenden  á  Quezalte- 
nango,  Solóla,  Quiche,  Huehuetenango,  Totonicapam  y  San  Marcos. 

"las  tres  zonas. 

"Al  describir  el  país  por  lo  regular  se  le  divide  en  tres  zonas,  á 
saber:  La  tierra  caliente,  que  comprende  la  costa  del  Océano  Atlántico 
y  del  Pacífico;  la  tierra  templada,  que  comprende  los  llanos  centrales 
cuya  elevación  varía  desde  2,000  hasta  5,000  pies  sobre  el  nivel  del  mar, 
j  la  tierra  fría,  que,  como  queda  dicho,  comprende  los  terrenos  altos. 

"  El  año  se  divide  en  dos  estaciones,  á  saber:  el  invierno  ó  estación 
de  las  lluvias,  que  dura  de  mayo  á  octubre,  y  la  estación  seca.  Marzo 
y  abril  son  los  meses  más  calientes,  y  diciembre  y  enero  son  los  más 
fríos.  Excepto  en  la  costa,  la  temperatura  todo  el  año  es  como  de 
72°  Fahrenheit,  pero  en  la  costa  el  clima  se  hace  soportable  por  las 
refrescantes  brisas  del  mar  que  ^soplan  varias  horas  todos  los  días. 
Muchos  de  los  habitantes  de  las  tierras  altas  pasan  unas  cuantas  sema- 
nas en  la  costa  cada  estación,  en  busca  de  recreo  y  salud.  El  clima 
sería  muy  caliente  y  húmedo  á  no  ser  por  los  frecuentes  cambios  que 
ocasionan  la  cadena  de  montañas  que  se  oponen  no  sólo  á  los  vientos 


GUATEMALA.  1573 

reinantes,  sino  también  al  aire  liúmedo  cuando  caen  copiosas  lluvias. 
Los  vientos  soplan  del  este  j  del  norte,  aunque  en  ciertas  épocas  del 
año,  en  la  costa  del  Pacífico,  sopla  el  viento  del  sur  y  del  sudoeste. 
En  cuanto  á  los  aguaceros  que  caen,  la  regla  general  es  que  en  las 
regiones  donde  se  tiene  que  hacer  frente  á  los  embates  de  los  vientos 
húmedos  procedentes  del  océano,  la  precipitación  es  abundante,  al  paso 
que  las  regiones  que  están  resguadadas  de  los  vientos  del  océano  por 
las  sierras  ó  cadena  de  montañas,  son  secas. 

"Considerando  el  país  en  conjunto,  el  clima  as  nm}"  saludable.  Las 
fiebres  no  son  comunes,  y  cuando  las  hay  se  limitan  á  las  calientes  y 
húmedas  regiones  de  la  costa.  En  Guatemala  no  existe  ninguna 
enfermedad  peculiar  del  clima  y  el  país  rara  vez  sufre  á  causa  de  epi- 
demias, debido  principalmente  á  las  severas  medidas  sanitarias  que  el 
Gobierno  hace  cumplir. 

"Una  conocida  autoridad  en  la  materia  ha  hecho  la  siguiente  rela- 
ción acerca  del  clima: 

"  '  El  territorio  de  la  República  pertenece  á  la  zona  tórrida  compren- 
dido en  los  países  intertropicales  que  están  exentos  de  los  rigurosos 
inviertos  de  los  países  europeos,  de  los  de  la  América  del  Norte  y  del 
Sur  del  remoto  Oriente.  La  vegetación,  que  decae  en  la  estación 
seca,  se  ostenta  con  exuberante  y  maravillosa  lozanía  en  la  estación 
lluviosa,  y  entonces  por  dondequiera  se  le  contempla  con  el  magnífico 
ropaje  que  natura  le  prodiga.  No  cabe  duda  de  que  en  esta  estación 
del  año  los  países  tropicales  vienen  á  ser  la  patria  de  todas  las  plantas 
que  se  cultivan  en  el  mundo  cuando  (como  acontece  en  nuestra  Bepú- 
blica)  hay  zonas  calientes,  templadas  y  frías  en  las  cuales  la  vegetación 
es  perpetua  y  florece  en  las  regiones  que  poseen  perennes  manantiales 
de  agua  corriente  que  humedecen  los  terrenos  cultivados  en  la  estación 
de  las  sequías. 

"  'Al  agricultor  le  importa  mucho  conocer  los  diferentes  climas,  por 
cuanto  este  conocimiento  le  sirve  de  guía  para  hacer  experimentos  en 
la  aclimatación  de  las  plantas  exóticas  que  procura  introducir  en  sus 
fincas. 

"  'El  clima  de  una  localidad  varía  á  causa  del  fondo  de  las  montañas, 
por  su  escarpada  dirección,  por  su  proximidad  al  mar,  á  los  lagos,  y  á 
las  selvas,  3^  también  por  virtud  de  la  dirección  y  fuerza  de  los  vientos 
reinantes. 

'"Partiendo  de  los  terrenos  bajos  de  la  costa  y  subiendo  hasta  las 
regiones  de  los  altos,  el  naturalista  experto  admira  sucesivamente  la 
vegetación  exuberante  de  los  trópicos  y  la  de  los  países  fríos. 

"  'A  causa  de  la  topografía  del  territorio,  en  las  diferentes  zonas 
de  la  República  tenemos  diferentes  climas  caracterizados  por  nuestras 
dos  estaciones,  á  saber:  la  lluviosa,  que  es  nuestro  verano,  las  cuales 
estaciones  se  caracterizan  también  por  la  intensidad  del  calor  en  las 


1574       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

zouas  bajas  de  las  costas  y  por  el  frío  penetrante  en  las  altas  mesesas 
de  nuestras  montañas,  por  la  fuerza  y  duración  de  los  vientos  periódicos 
del  noroeste  que  en  algunas  regiones  de  la  República  soplan  con  una 
violencia  tal  que  daña  la  agricultura. 

"  'En  las  zonas  bajas  la  temperatura  fluctúa  entre  26*-^  y  35°  centí- 
grados, ó  sea  un  promedio  de  28°.  En  las  zonas  que  están  situadas 
desde  3,000  hasta  5,000  f)ies  sobre  el  nivel  del  mar,  la  temperatura 
fluctúa  entre  16°  y  24°,  ó  sea  un  promedio  que  varía  de  20°  á  22°  cen- 
tíg-rados.  En  los  altos  ó  terrenos  fríos  la  temperatura  varía  desde  8° 
hasta  15°,  resultando  un  promedio  de  12°  á  13°.  En  estas  zonas  desde 
diciembre  hasta  fines  de  marzo  la  temperatura  baja  durante  la  noche 
hasta  1°  centígrado  y  otras  veces  baja  hasta  3°  ó  1°. 

"  '  Las  lluvias  comienzan  en  mayo  ó  junio  y  continúan  hasta  mediados 
de  noviembre,  siendo  muy  violentas  y  copiosas  de  julio  á  octubre.  En 
los  meses  de  septiembre  á  octubre  algunas  veces  ocurren  tempestades 
y  lluvias  muy  copiosas  que  duran  casi  continuamente  de  una  á  dos 
semanas. 

'"El  rocío  es  muy  denso  y  copioso  en  el  verano  en  las  zonas  que 
quedan  próximas  al  mar,  los  lagos  y  las  grandes  ciénegas,  así  como  en 
las  zonas  altas,  á  causa  de  la  condensación  de  los  vapores  que  absorben 
los  rayos  del  sol,  y  se  condensan  más  al  llegar  á  las  regiones  más  frías 
de  la  atmósfera. 

"  'Los  vientos  del  noreste  son  periódicos  y  soplan  casi  sin  interrup- 
ción durante  todo  el  verano  y  con  gran  violencia  en  la  costa  del  norte 
y  en  la  parte  oriental  del  país.  Los  vientos  en  la  costa  sur  son  más 
suaves,  y  los  de  las  secciones  occidentales  son  insignificantes. 

"  '  Bajo  la  acción  secadora  la  vegetación  se  marchita  y  decae  en  las 
zonas  calientes  y  secas,  y  donde  más  florece  es  en  los  distritos  que 
poseen  perennes  manantiales  de  agua  corriente  para  los  fines  del  riego. 

"'En  la  estación  de  las  lluvias  occurren  fuertes  huracanes  de  los 
vientos  del  sur  que  dañan  la  agricultura,  pero  afortunadamente  estos 
vientos  no  son  muy  frecuentes. 

"  'Por  la  descripción  que  se  ha  hecho  de  los  diferentes  climas  de  la 
República,  se  verá  que  se  adaptan  al  cultivo  de  las  más  ricas  plantas 
tropicales  y  á  todos  los  productos  agrícolas  é  industriales  que  se  culti- 
van en  las  zonas  frías  y  templadas  del  mundo. 

"'Además,  allí  el  cultivo  puede  efectuarse  todo  el  año,  y  en  las 
fincas  de  labor  que  cuentan  con  agua  para  la  irrigación  de  los  terrenos 
cultivados,  pueden  recogerse  tres  cosechas  al  año  en  las  zonas  calientes, 
así  como  en  las  regiones  templadas,  y  dos  cosechas  de  cereales,  trigo 
y  maíz,  en  las  regiones  frías,  es  decir,  con  los  productos  de  dichos 
terrenos  pueden  alimentarse  30,000,000  de  habitantes,  habiendo  además 
frutas  para  efectuar  exportaciones  considerables.' 


GUATEMALA.  1575 

"fomento  de  la  ageicultura. 

'  '  En  un  país  tan  eminentemente  agrícola  como  Guatemala,  las  medidas 
que  propenden  á  estimularla  pueden  considerarse  como  un  medio  de 
juzgar  acerca  del  interés  que  el  Gobierno  demuestra  en  el  asunto. 
Sobre  este  punto  el  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera  en  un  reciente  men- 
saje dijo  lo  que  sigue: 

"'La  agricultura,  que  constituye  el  primer  factor  de  nuestra 
riqueza,  ha  sido  objeto  de  especial  atención  durante  los  siete  últimos 
años  de  mi  administración,  A  fin  de  ensancharla  y  mejorarla,  hanse 
establecido  en  la  capital  el  Departamento  General  de  Agricultura  y 
Juntas  con  idéntico  fin  en  los  diferentes  distritos  y  municipalidades. 
Se  ha  autorizado  á  este  Departamento  para  que  publique  "El  Boletín 
de  Agricultura"  que  se  consagra  exclusivamente  á  los  importantes 
estudios  que  se  relacionan  con  la  agricultura.  Hanse  traído  semillas 
y  plantas  de  otros  países,  las  cuales  se  han  distribuido  entre  nuestros 
agricultores  con  el  fin  de  establecer  nuevas  fuentes  de  producción. 
Hanse  expedido  órdenes  estrictas  para  obtenir  el  cultivo  delas  mayores 
extensiones  de  terreno  posibles,  así  como  para  establecer  semilleros 
comunes.  También  se  han  dictado  reglamentos  para  efectuar  la  explo- 
tación de  la  goma,  y  se  ha  facilitado  por  todos  los  medios  posibles  la 
importación  de  instrumentos  y  maquinaria  agrícola.  Se  han  efectuado 
contratos  para  llevar  á  cabo  la  explotación  de  maderas  en  los  bosques  ó 
selvas  del  norte.  Hanse  creado  escuelas  de  agricultura  con  el  fin  de 
estimular  el  estudio  de  este  ramo  mediante  la  publicación  de  boletines 
especiales  bajóla  dirección  del  Departamento  de  Agricultura.' 

"rasgos  principales  de  la  ley  de  inmigración. 

'  '  Hace  algunos  años  se  dictó  una  ley  general  de  inmigración  la  cual 
ha  sido  aumentada  mediante  otras  leyes  desde  la  expresada  fecha.  La 
ley  prohibe  principalmente  la  celebración  de  contratos  para  efectuar 
la  inmigración  china,  porque  no  se  aceptan  esta  clase  de  inmigrantes. 
Esta  prohibición  tiene  por  objeto  obtener  la  inmigración  blanca  é 
impedir  que  el  trabajo  barato  de  los  chinos,  de  índole  más  ó  menos 
temporal,  interrumpa  á  los  colonos  que  deseen  establecerse  perma- 
nentemente en  el  país.  Por  inmigrantes  se  entienden  los  extranjeros 
que  tienen  ó  no  alguna  profesión  ú  oficio,  ya  sean  jornaleros,  artesanos, 
obreros  en  fábricas,  agricultores  ó  profesores,  que  abandonan  sus 
hogares  ó  países  y  se  establecen  en  Guatemala,  aceptando  que  el 
Gobierno  de  Guatemala  ó  una  compañía  de  inmigración  les  pague  el 
transporte.  La  ropa  de  uso,  muebles,  herramientas,  animales  domés- 
ticos y  otros  bienes  de  los  inmigrantes  pasan  por  la  aduana  libres  de 
derechos. 

"  Una  cláusula  importante  autoriza  al  Gobierno  para  que  conceda 
gratuitamente  á  los  inmigrantes  ciertas  cantidades  de  terrenos  baldíos, 
Bull.  No.  6—06- — 8 


1576       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

en  determinados  distritos,  con  tal  que  los  inmigrantes  se  obliguen  á 
cultivar  dentro  de  dos  años,  la  tercera  parte  del  terreno  concedido. 
Con  este  fin  se  han  separado  zonas  de  terrenos  cultivables  en  los  men- 
cionados distritos. 

"Los  inmigrantes  están  exentos,  por  un  período  de  cuarto  años 
después  de  su  llegada,  de  prestar  servicios  en  la  construcción  ó  repa- 
ración de  los  caminos  públicos,  así  como  del  pago  de  contribuciones 
municipales.  También  están  exentos  del  servicio  militar,  salvo  en 
caso  de  una  guerra  con  una  nación  extranjera,  y  gozan  de  todos  los 
derechos  y  privilegios  que  la  ley  concede  a  los  ciudadanos  guatemal- 
tecos. 

"  TÉRSENOS  BALDÍOS  PARA  COLONOS. 

"Con  arreglo  á  una  ley  general  se  organizó  un  cuerpo  de  ingenieros 
oficiales  para  que  efectuasen  la  medición  y  distribución  de  terrenos 
baldíos  y  fijasen  el  precio  de  los  mismos.  El  precio  de  éstos  varía 
según  la  índole  del  terreno,  ya  sea  para  apacentar,  para  el  cultivo  de 
cereales,  para  el  cultivo  de  la  caña  de  azúcar,  los  bananos,  el  café, 
algodón  ó  que  contengan  bosques.  También  pueden  darse  gratuita- 
mente terrenos  baldíos  á  los  inmigrantes,  y  los  interesados  pueden 
obtener  informes  sobre  este  particular,  poniéndose  en  comunicación  por 
correspondencia  con  la  Dirección  General  de  Agricultura,  en  la  ciudad 
de  Guatemala. 

"La  política  del  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera  respecto  de  los  terre- 
nos baldíos,  ha  tenido  por  objeto  especialmente  impedir  que  grandes 
extensiones  de  terreno  permanezcan  sin  cultivarse,  y  con  tal  motivo 
ha  dictado  muchas  medidas  para  fraccionar  las  grandes  fincas  que  con 
frecuencia  dejan  de  cultivarse  por  falta  de  capital,  y  hacer  que  subdi- 
viéndolas  de  la  manera  indicada,  resulten  productivas,  estimulando  á 
los  capitalistas  ó  agricultores  en  menor  escala  para  que  los  exploten. 

"  Con  este  fin  se  ha  ideado  el  sistema  general  de  caminos  reales  j 
carreteros,  así  como  el  de  ferrocarriles. 

"En  cuanto  á  la  colonización  é  inmigración,  en  la  correspondencia 
sostenida  con  varias  compañías  é  individuos  se  ha  indicado  la  política 
para  obtener  los  beneficios  que  ofrecen  los  terrenos  fértiles  á  los  colo- 
nos. La  Dirección  Generel  de  Agricultura,  en  un  informe  ha  decla- 
rado que  la  inmigración  procedente  de  la  América  del  Norte  sería  muy 
satisfactoria  para  Guatemala,  por  cuanto  reforzaría  las  cordiales  rela- 
ciones existentes  entre  ambos  países,  y  dicha  dirección  agrega  que  los 
expresados  inmigrantes  serían  bien  recibidos.  El  sentido  práctico  de 
los  inmigrantes  norteamericanos  resultaría  muy  valioso  para  desarro- 
llar las  grandes  fuentes  de  riqueza  del  país.  Sin  embargo,  la  expre- 
sada dirección  llama  la  atención  hacia  el  hecho  de  q^ue  en  muchos  lu- 
gares del  país  las  condiciones  geológicas  no  eran  semejantes  á  las  de 
las  praderas  de  los  Estados  Unidos,  donde  al  principio  puede  hacerse 


GUATEMALA.  1577 

mucho  en  mayor  escala  empleando  la  debida  maquinaria.  En  muchos 
de  los  distritos  donde  puede  efectuarse  la  colonización  en  Guatemala, 
una  gran  cantidad  del  trabajo  de  desmonte  tendría  que  hacerse  á 
mano,  j  por  esta  razón  se  prefieren  los  colonos  independientes  en  vez 
de  las  compañías. 

"A  fin  de  ampliar  3^  reforzar  la  presente  ley  de  inmigración,  la 
Dirección  General  de  Agricultura  ha  recomendado  que  ciertos  terrenos 
se  declaren  susceptibles  de  colonización  bajo  las  siguientes  condiciones: 

"1.  Trazará  el  plano  para  cada  colonia  y  dividirá  los  terrenos  en 
porciones  de  una  caballería,  ó  sean  112  acres. 

"2.  El  colono  tomará  posesión  inmediato  de  la  cantidad  de  terreno 
que  se  le  conceda. 

"3.  El  Gobierno  aj^udará  á  que  los  colonos  se  muden  del  lugar  donde 
actualmente  residen  al  punto  donde  intenten  establecerse,  debiendo 
prestarse  esta  ayuda  de  manera  que  al  colono  le  sea  posible  reembol- 
sarla. 

"1.  Al  tomar  posesión  del  terreno  que  se  les  conceda  los  colonos  se 
obligarán  á  empezar  á  cultivar  algunos  de  los  siguientes  productos: 
Arroz,  maíz,  frijoles,  café,  cacao,  vanilla,  goma  elástica,  algodón, 
henequén,  etc. 

"5.  El  Gobierno  designará  entre  los  colonos  á  uno  que  ha  de  dar 
las  instrucciones  generales  necesarias  acerca  del  cultivo  de  los  dife- 
rentes productos. 

Capítulo  VI. — Rdaciones  internacionales. 

"  Uno  de  los  puntos  principales  de  la  política  del  Presidente  Estrada 
Cabrera  es  cultivar  relaciones  amistosas  con  todos  los  países,  tanto 
con  los  adyacentes  como  con  los  demás  países  del  mundo.  Las  rela- 
ciones de  Guatemala  con  los  Estados  Unidos  de  América  son  especial- 
mente íntimas  y  cordiales.  El  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera  en  su 
mensaje  anual,  dijo  lo  siguiente: 

" 'Es  bien  sabido  que  la  Gran  República  Norteamericana  siempre 
ha  mostrado  la  consideración  más  simpática  por  nuestro  país  y  ha  sido  el 
sincero  empeño  de  mi  Gobierno  reforzar  los  lazos  de  amistad  que  unen 
á  ambas  naciones.  Al  predominar  estos  sentimientos  desde  1898  se 
han  obtenido  resultados  sumamente  satisfactorios,  de  manera  que 
puede  decirse  con  toda  confianza  que  jamás  habían  sido  más  cordiales 
que  en  la  actualidad  las  relaciones  entre  Guatemala  y  los  Estados 
Unidos,  y  puede  asimismo  decirse  que  nunca  ha  habido  menos  causa  de 
discordia  entre  los  dos  Gobiernos  que  la  que  hay  en  la  actualidad.  La 
muerte  del  ilustre  Presidente  McKinley,  que  tan  profundamente  se 
lamentó  en  Guatamala,  y  el  advenimiento  á  la  Presidencia  del  Señor 
Roosevelt,  no  han  interrumpido  en  manera  alguna  el  progreso  de  los 
asuntos  con  nuestra  República,  y  los  que  estaban  pendientes  de  resolu- 
ción continúan  su  curso  tranquilo  hacia  un  arreglo  satisfactorio.' 


1578    OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL    DE    LAS    REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

"El  Secretario  de  Relaciones  Exteriores,  en  su  informe  correspon- 
diente al  año  de  1905,  dijo  lo  que  sigue: 

"  'Motivos  análogos  á  los  que  en  el  seno  de  los  Gobiernos  extranje- 
ros han  producido  beneplácito  por  la  reelección  del  Señor  Estrada 
Cabrera,  han  hecho  que  el  Gobierno  de  la  República,  á  su  vez,  tenga 
que  congratularse  también  por  haber  sido  reelectos,  en  los  Estados 
Unidos  de  América  y  Mexico,  respectivamente,  los  Excelentísimos 
Señores  Roosevelt  y  Díaz,  dos  eminentes  estadistas  cuj^a  política  con- 
ciliadora es  bien  conocida,  tanto  como  su  simpatía  por  Guatemala.  La 
continuación  en  el  poder  de  tan  ilustres  personajes  es  considerada 
por  este  Gobierno  como  una  garantía  del  creciente  ensanche  de  las 
relaciones  de  Guatemala  con  los  países  que  dichos  ilustres  estadistas 
representan,  y  ha  procurado  por  lo  mismo  poner  en  evidencia,  con 
toda  sinceridad,  la  satisfacción  que  le  ha  producido  el  haber  sido 
reelectos  en  sus  respectivos  países.' 

"  Estas  manifestaciones  pueden  considerarse  exactas,  por  cuanto  el 
sentimiento  de  profunda  simpatía  y  admiración  que  el  Presidente 
Estrada  Cabrera  y  todo  el  pueblo  de  Guatemala  demuestran  por  el  Pre- 
sidente Roosevelt  y  por  el  pueblo  americano  es  muy  marcado,  y  sobre 
todo  por  el  Presidente  Roosevelt,  á  causa  de  sus  grandes  rasgos  de 
carácter,  de  intelecto  y  de  corazón,  así  como  por  el  espíritu  de  humani- 
tarismo, justicia  y  rectitud  que  hace  que  resulte  el  Jefe  Ejecutivo  más 
conspicuo,  respetado,  popular  y  querido  de  la  época,  y  también  por  el 
pueblo  americano  á  causa  de  su  inteligencia,  su  espíritu  de  empresa  é 
incesantes  esfuerzos  en  pro  del  progreso,  que  le  han  ganado  un  puesto 
prominente  entre  todas  las  naciones  de  la  tierra  como  uno  de  los  pueblos 
más  grandes,  progresistas  y  poderosos. 

"adhesión  á  los  principios  de  paz  del  tribunal  de  la  haya. 

"Estas  citas  indican  los  sentimientos  que  Guatemala  abriga  hacia  los 
dos  países  con  los  cuales  está  geográfica  y  moralmente  más  íntimamente 
ligada.  Otra  prueba  de  la  amistad  hacia  los  Estados  Unidos  y  del  deseo 
de  mantener  su  política  de  paz  internacional,  la  proporciona  la  prontitud 
con  que  fué  aceptada  la  indicación  del  Presidente  Roosevelt  acerca  de 
una  Segunda  Conferencia  de  Paz  en  La  Haya.  Respecto  de  los  Estados 
Unidos  el  Secretario  de  Relaciones  Exteriores  dijo  lo  siguiente: 

"'Conociendo  la  importancia  de  nuestras  relaciones  con  la  Gran 
Nación  Americana,  fué  un  deber  muy  grato  enviar  un  comisionado 
especial  con  el  solo  objeto  de  felicitar  al  Presidente  Roosevelt.  Para 
desempañar  esta  función  se  escogió  al  Señor  Don  Jorge  Muñoz,  que 
la  ha  desempeñado  efectivamente  á  entera  satisfacción  del  Gobierno. 
Cumplida  esta  misión,  el  expresado  Señor  Muñoz  fué  acreditado  per- 
manentemente como  Enviado  Extraordinario  y  Ministro  Plenipoten- 
ciario cerca  del  Gobierno  de  Washington. 


GUATEMALA.  1579 

"'Como  quiera  que  no  era  una  de  las  antiguas  naciones  de  Europa, 
sino  una  joven  y  viril  República — la  más  prepotente  de  América — la 
que,  por  conducto  de  su  distinguido  Presidente  inició  el  proyecto  de 
una  Segunda  Conferencia  en  La  Haya  con  el  fin  de  perfeccionar  y 
completar  los  trabajos  de  la  primera  Conferencia  en  pro  de  la  paz  uni- 
versal, es  de  esperar  que  este  esfuerzo  sea  secundado  por  todos  los 
países  del  mundo  civilizado,  y  que  en  fecha  no  lejana,  cuando  la  experien- 
cia haya  demostrado  las  deficiencias  de  los  fallos  adoptados  por  los 
congresos  anteriores,  los  que  se  adopten  en  la  próxima  conferencia  han 
de  ser  más  eficaces  para  el  éxito  del  fin  humanitario  y  loable  que  los 
Estados  Unidos  se  proponen  alcanzar." 

"  'Guatemala  se  había  adherido  previamente  al  principio  de  arbitra- 
mento promulgado  con  arreglo  á  la  Convención  de  La  Haya.  El 
Gobierno  de  Guatemala  estuvo  representado  en  la  Segunda  Conferen- 
cia Internacional  Americana  que  se  celebró  en  México  en  1901  á  1902, 
y  aprobó  ó  ratificó  los  varios  tratados  y  recomendaciones  hechos  por 
dicha  Conferencia,  como  sucedió  con  los  demás  gobiernos  signatarios. 
La  resolución  tomada  por  el  Gobierno  de  Guatemala  acerca  de  las 
respectivas  convenciones  y  recomendaciones,  le  fué  oficialmente  comu- 
nicada al  Señor  Mariscal,  Secretario  de  Relaciones  Exteriores  de 
México,  en  conformidad  con  la  resolución  de  la  expresada  Conferencia. 

"arbitraje  para  el  arreglo  de  reclamaciones  pecuniarias. 

"Entre  los  tratados  promulgados  por  la  Conferencia  Panamericana 
que  se  celebró  en  México,  había  uno  relativo  á  las  reclamaciones  pecu- 
niarias. Este  tratado  requería  la  ratificación  de  cinco  gobiernos  para 
que  esté  vigente.  Guatemala  fué  uno  de  los  primeros  países  que  se 
adhirió  formalmente  á  este  tratado.  Dicho  tratado  fué  ratificado  por 
el  Senado  de  los  Estados  Unidos  y  promulgado  por  el  Departamento 
de  Estado  en  Washington  en  1905,  de  manera  que  los  ciudadanos  de  los 
Estados  Unidos  de  América  pueden  en  la  actualidad  disfrutar  de  sus 
beneficios.  El  tratado  consiste  de  cinco  artículos,  y  con  arreglo  á  las 
cláusulas  del  mismo  las  Altas  Partes  contratantes  convienen  en  some- 
ter á  abitramento  por  conducto  del  Tribunal  de  La  Haya,  todas  las 
reclamaciones  de  pérididas  6  daños  pecuniarios  que  sean  presentadas 
por  sus  respectivos  ciudadanos  y  que  antes  no  haj^an  podido  arre- 
glarse amistosamente  por  la  vía  diplomática,  cuando  la  importancia  de 
dichas  reclamaciones  sea  tal  que  justifique  los  gastos  consiguientes  al 
arbitraje. 

"Por  virtud  del  artículo  26  del  tratado  de  La  Haya,  las  Altas  Partes 
contratantes  convienen  en  someter  á  la  decisión  del  Tribunal  Perma- 
nente de  Arbitraje,  establecido  por  dicho  tratado,  todas  las  controver- 
sias que  son  objeto  del  tratado,  á  menos  que  ambas  partes  prefieran  que 
se  organice  una  jurisdicción  especial  con  arreglo  al  artículo  21. 


1580       OFICINA  INTERNACIOTiTAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMEKICANAS. 

"Si  por  cualquiera  causa  una  ó  más  de  las  partes  contratantes  no 
pudiesen  apelar  al  Tribunal  Permanente  de  La  Ha3^a,  dichas  partes  se 
obligan  á  estipular  en  un  tratado  especial  las  reglas  bajo  las  cuales  se 
ha  de  establecer  el  Tribunal,  así  como  el  procedimiento  que  ha  de 
adoptar. 

"  En  1902  la  administración  del  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera  nego- 
ció, y  la  Asamblea  Nacional  ratificó,  un  convenio  con  Alemania,  Bél- 
gica, Francia,  Inglaterra  é  Italia,  por  virtud  del  cual  se  arreglaron 
varios  asuntos  que  habían  sido  objeto  de  contraversias. 

"  España,  los  Estados  Unidos  j  México  no  entraron  en  este  acuerdo 
porque  prefirieron  aplazar  las  reclamaciones  de  sus  ciudadanos  para 
cuando  terminase  la  crisis  industrial  y  se  mejorasen  las  condiciones 
financieras.  De  entonces  acá  se  han  arraglado  satisfactoriamente 
varias  reclamaciones.  El  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera,  en  un  reciente 
mensaje  dijo  que  en  la  actualidad  no  había  reclamaciones  que  pesasen 
sobre  el  tesoro  nacional,  3^  agrgeó  que  como  quiera  que  estos  asuntos 
se  habían  arreglado  satisfactoriamente,  no  había  surgido  ninguna  cues- 
tión que  pudiese  alterar  las  amistosas  relaciones  que  Guatemala  sos- 
tenía con  los  países  europeos.  Esta  amistad  se  demostró  por  manera 
elocuente  en  la  manifestación  hecha  por  el  cuerpo  diplomático  el  día 
de  año  nuevo.  Posteriormente  los  Gobiernos  de  Alemania  y  Francia 
han  mostrado  una  deferencia  especial  hacia  el  Presidente  de  Guatemala, 
condecorándole  con  la  Orden  del  Águila  Roja  j  de  la  Legión  de  Honor 
respectivamente. 

"Las  relaciones  de  Guatemala  con  México  han  sido  cordiales  desde 
el  arreglo  de  la  cuestión  de  límites  que  se  efectuó  en  1895.  Las  rela- 
ciones comerciales  á  causa  de  la  construcción  del  Ferrocarril  Panameri- 
cano á  través  del  territorio  Mexicano  hasta  la  frontera  Guatemalteca, 
han  hecho  necesario  el  establecimiento  de  varios  consulados  en  lugares 
importantes  en  México,  y  el  Gobierno  Mexicano  ha  otorgado  las 
autorizaciones  correspondientes. 

"concordia  en  la  AMÉRICA  CENTRAL. 

"  Respecto  de  las  repúblicas  vecinas  de  la  América  Central  la  actitud 
de  Guatemala  ha  sida  franca  y  abierta,  por  cuanto  desea  hacer  desa- 
parecer toda  causa  de  discordia  entre  las  repúblicas  y  mantener  una 
X^erfecta  harmonía  entre  estas  repúblicas.  Guatemala  tomó  parte  en 
la  conferencia  que  se  celebró  en  Corinto,  Nicaragua,  en  agosto  de 
1904,  en  la  cual  el  Salvador,  Honduras  y  Nicaragua  también  estuvie- 
ron representados.  El  Gobierno  del  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera, 
por  conducto  de  su  delegado,  aprobó  las  siguientes  declaraciones: 

"  '1.  El  mantenimiento  de  la  paz  es  el  objetivo  principal  de  nuestro 
Gobierno,  no  sólo  porque  esto  es  necesario  para  los  diferentes  pueblos, 
sino  también  porque  se  impone  un  deber  que  todas  las  nacionalidades 
hispano-americanas   deben  cumplir.     Por  esta  razón  creemos  firme- 


GUATEMALA.  1581 

mente  en  la  conveniencia  de  vencer  todo  obstáculo  que  en  la  America 
Central  impida  el  reino  de  la  paz  y  haremos  los  mayores  esfuerzos 
para  que  fracasen  las  maquinaciones  de  los  que  procuran  sembrar  la 
desconfianza  j  el  recelo  entre  nosotros  impelidos  por  el  espíritu  de 
ambición  ó  de  desorden, 

'"2.  El  estricto  cumplimiento  de  los  pactos  internacionales  que  nos 
obligan,  han  de  constituir  la  prueba  á  que  sometemos  nuestros  actos, 
de  manera  que  todo  esfuerzo  ó  tentativa  en  contrario  resulte  inútil  y 
árida,  por  cuanto  es  necesario  reconocer  que  la  generalidad  de  los  tra- 
bajos de  los  enemigos  de  cada  administración  no  propenden  á  fines 
laudables,  sino  más  bien  son  obra  de  hombres  egoístas,  de  enemistades 
personales  ó  de  la  aberración  de  un  desequilibrado. 

'"3.  Por  tanto,  no  vacilamos  en  declarar  que  sean  cuales  fueren  los 
planes  de  discordia,  las  tentativas  revolucionarias  ó  indicaciones  que 
tengan  por  objeto  quebrantar  nuestra  leal  amistad,  no  tendrán  ningún 
apoj^o  entre  nosotros,  porque  la  sinceridad  y  firmeza  de  nuestras  rela- 
ciones como  representantes  de  los  pueblos  á  quienes  servíamos  siempre 
serán  afirmadas  en  este  solemne  convenio,  que  hacemos  á  ruego  de  la 
América  Central,  convenio  que  es  resultado  de  los  esfuerzos  que  hemos 
hecho  como  hombres  públicos  en  diferentes  ocasiones. 

"Esperamos  que  todos  los  buenos  ciudadanos  cooperarán  con  noso- 
tros en  el  sentido  indicado,  inspirados  en  ideales  de  paz  y  fraternidad,  y 
que  contribuirán  a3"udándonos  en  este  empeño  para  poner  fin  á  la  dis- 
cordia que  los  enemigos  de  la  tranquilidad  pública  ocasionan,  y  aca- 
tando también  la  política  liberal  y  progresista  que  informa  nuestros 
actos.' 

"Capítulo  Vil.— UN   PAÍS  CUYAS   BELLEZAS  É  HISTORIA 
DELEITAN  AL   VIAJERO. 

"  Guatemala  es  un  país  que  encanta  al  viajero.  En  él  los  arqueólogos 
hacen  profundísimas  investigaciones  en  los  majestuosos  monumentos 
de  un  pasado  remotísimo  y  ya  relegado  al  olvido,  buscan  en  los  mitos, 
en  las  tradiciones,  los  templos,  y  las  ruinas,  los  misterios  de  la  civiliza- 
ción prehistórica.  Los  turistas  modernos  que  viajen  como  buenamente 
podrán  hacerlo  en  un  corto  tiempo  por  ferrocarril  de  Nueva  York  ó 
San  Francisco  hasta  el  corazón  de  Guatemala,  se  abismarán  en  la  admi- 
ración del  bellísimo  paisaje  y  de  las  vistas  panorámicas  y  sorprendentes 
que  ofrecen  los  valles,  los  lagos  y  bosques  de  las  montañas  (la  palabra 
Guatemala  en  el  idioma  de  los  indígenas  significa  que  abunda  en 
árboles),  las  cumbres  volcánicas,  bosquejos  gigantescos  y  los  cráteres  á 
los  cuales  las  nubes  sirven  de  ropaje.  Por  donde  quiera  que  el  viajero 
vuelve  la  vista  contempla  esa  variedad  que  constituye  el  atractivo 
principal  de  todo  paisaje  natural,  y  encontrará  asimismo  imperando 
sobre  la  civilización  india  prehistórica  el  encanto  de  la  arquitectura, 
las  costumbres,  el  carácter  y  las  instituciones  españolas. 


1582       OFICINA  INTEKNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

"Los  hombres  del  temple  del  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera  que  se 
ocupan  en  la  reconstrucción  material  y  en  el  progreso  político  del  país, 
acaso  prefieran  hablar  de  su  agricultura  y  de  su  comercio,  de  las  opor- 
tunidades que  se  ofrecen  a  los  hombres  enérgicos  y  hábiles  de  las  regiones 
del  norte,  más  bien  que  discutir  sus  pinturescas  ruinas  y  su  interesante 
historia,  pero  á  pesar  de  esto,  esta  clase  de  hombres  no  dejan  de  admirar 
semejantes  detalles.  Por  consecuencia,  tanto  al  viajero  como  al  turista 
siempre  se  les  acoge  con  agrado,  y  ya  sean  investigadores  eruditos  ó 
meras  aves  de  paso  que  sólo  buscan  la  novedad,  es  lo  cierto  que  se  les 
ayuda  por  todos  los  medios  posibles  en  sus  viajes. 

"la  gran  obra  de  la  naturaleza. 

"En  la  exactísima  y  completa  descripción  fisiográfica  de  Guatemala 
contenida  en  el  informe  presentado  por  la  Comisión  de  Reconocimiento 
del  Ferrocarrill  Intercontinental,  se  hace  la  siguiente  descripción  de  la 
gran  cadena  de  conos  y  picos  volcánicos  que  tan  grandemente  contri- 
buyen á  aumentar  el  prominente  paisaje  del  país: 

"Por  lo  general  la  costa  del  Pacífico  se  extiende  del  noroeste  al 
sudeste.  Desde  el  nivel  del  mar  el  terreno  se  eleva  muy  gradualmente 
tierra  adentro  hasta  una  distancia  como  de  25  á  30  millas,  y  entonces  se 
encuentra  un  terreno  quebrado  por  las  colinas  de  lava  de  los  volcanes 
que  se  extienden  de  un  extremo  á  otro  del  país  y  se  destacan  á  la 
manera  de  un  muro  gigantesco  entre  la  costa  y  el  interior  del  país. 
Partiendo  de  la  frontera  mexicana  la  línea  de  volcanes  se  extiende  casi 
paralela  á  la  costa.  Al  fondo  de  ésta  hay  una  meseta  limitada,  por  el 
otro  flanco,  mediante  la  Línea  Divisoria  continental  é  interrumpida 
con  frecuencia  por  riscos  que  unen  los  volcanes  con  la  expresada  línea 
divisoria  y  los  hondos  valles  que  se  extienden  entre  dichos  riscos.  La 
meseta  se  desagua  por  medio  de  ríos  que  desembocan  en  el  mar  por 
los  hondos  cañones  que  hay  entre  los  volcanes.  La  línea  divisoria 
continental  comienza  en  el  volcán  denominado  Tacana,  y  describiendo 
una  curva  semicircular  hacia  el  norte  y  al  este,  se  eleva  otra  vez  en  el 
volcán  llamado  Tajumulco.  Desde  este  punto  su  dirección  es  hacia 
el  este  hasta  Cerro  Tecpán.  Los  volcanes  Tacana  y  Tajumulco  son  los 
puntos  más  altos,  por  cuanto  están  á  13,334  y  13,814  pies  sobre  el 
nivel  del  mar,  respectivamente.  De  Tajumulco  hasta  cerca  de  Toto- 
nicapam  la  altura  general  de  dicha  línea  divisoria  es  como  de  9,000  pies, 
y  los  picos  más  prominentes  son  el  Cerro  Cerchil,  que  tiene  11,830  pies 
y  el  Cerro  Calel  que  tiene  10,813  pies. 

"  De  Totonicapam  á  Cerro  Tecpam  la  elevación  general  de  la  ex- 
presada línea  es  como  de  10,500  pies,  habiendo  un  pico,  el  denominado 
Cerro  Quiche,  que  tiene  11,160  pies.  De  Cerro  Tecpam,  que  tiene  una 
elevación  de  10,050  pies,  la  susodicha  línea  se  desvía  hacia  el  sudeste  y 


GUATEMALA.  1583 

desciende  á  una  elevación  general  como  de  7,000  pies,  atravesando  la 
meseta  y  elevándose  otra  vez  en  el  cerro  denominado  Santa  María 
Cauqué.  Siguiendo  las  colinas  de  México,  atraviesa  el  llano  que  ha}^ 
cerca  de  la  Ciudad  de  Guatemala,  estando  el  suburbio  denominado 
Guarda  Viejo,  que  tienne  5,060  pies  de  elevación,  situado  en  la  línea 
divisoria." 

La  siguiente  tabla  indica  las  elevaciones  de  los  principales  volcanes: 

Pies. 

Acatenango 13,  012 

Fuego 12,  821 

Agua 12,  300 

Atitlán 1 1 ,  849 

Santa  Maria 10,  535 

Quezaltenaugo 9,  358 

Pacaya 7,  675 

Ipala - 6,  801 

Chingo 6,  019 

"variedad  en  la  estructura  geológica. 

"En  la  estructura  geológica  del  país  se  muestra  una  extraordinaria 
variedad.  La  formación  cuaternaria  comprende  la  maj'^or  parte  de 
la  costa  del  Pacífico  desde  el  pie  de  las  montañas  hasta  el  mar. 
Obsérvase  la  misma  formación  en  las  cercanías  de  la  Ciudad  de  Guate- 
mala, el  valle  del  Río  Pasión,  Puerto  Barrios  y  otras  localidades  en  la 
costa  del  Atlántico. 

"  La  formación  terciaria,  y  especialmente  la  piedra  caliza,  comprende 
todo  el  Departamento  de  Peten.  Además,  se  encuentran  las  piedras 
calizas  y  las  dolomitas  de  la  época  cretácea  superior  desde  La  Libertad 
hacia  el  Río  Usumacinta  y  hacia  Belice.  En  las  localidades  de  San 
Luis  y  Santa  Bárbara  se  encuentran  las  piedras  calizas  y  areniscas 
terciarias  de  las  eras  eocenas  y  miocenas. 

"Las  piedras  calizas  y  dolomitas  de  la  época  cretácea  superior  se 
encuentran  también  en  varias  localidades  mezcladas  con  piedras  calizas 
y  gredas,  así  como  conglomerados,  dolomitas  y  piedras  calizas  de  la 
era  cretácea  inferior.  En  otras  regiones  se  encuentran  mezcladas  con 
pizarra,  greda  y  pudinga.  Esta  última  formación  se  encuentra  en 
otras  secciones  ó  partes  del  país  con  piedra  caliza  precarbonífera,  y 
también  con  piedra  caliza  cristalina  de  la  época  azoica. 

"A  la  formación  terciaria  sigue  una  formación  azoica  de  gneis, 
pizarra  de  mica  y  pizarra  de  barro,  con  grandes  incrustaciones  de 
granito.  En  algunas  partes  de  Izabal  se  ha  encontrado  una  especie  de 
pizarra  de  hornablenda. 

"Las  formaciones  eruptivas  en  el  norte  y  en  el  noroeste  se  com- 
ponen de  porfirio,  y  en  otras  secciones  se  componen  de  diorita,  obsi- 
diana, riolita,  dacita,  traquita,  junto  con  basalto,  riolita,  obsidiana  y 
granito.  Además,  en  Pacaya  y  en  otros  volcanes  las  formaciones  erup- 
tivas se  componen  de  basalto,  y  en  el  resto  de  las  cordilleras  y  en  los 
altos  se  componen  mayormente  de  ambesita. 


1584       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

"Nada  puede  ser  más  interesante  para  el  viajero  moderno  que  está 
interesado  en  el  estudio  de  los  terremotos  y  sus  efectos  y  en  las  ruinas 
de  la  architectura  esi^añola,  que  hacer  una  visita  á  'La  Antigfua,' 
adonde  puede  irse  de  la  ciudad  de  Guatemala  en  unas  cuantas  horas  en 
coche  ó  á  caballo.  La  Antig-ua  se  extiende  por  el  hermoso  y  fértil 
valle  que  en  el  idioma  indio  significa  'lago  seco,'  porque  existe  la  tra- 
dición de  que  en  los  tiempos  prehistóricos  había  un  hermoso  lago  que 
cubría  la  tierra.  El  panorama  con  que  la  vista  se  deleita  desde  cual- 
quier lugar  elevado  de  La  Antigua,  es  verdaderamente  grandioso. 
Los  tres  volcanes  de  Acatenango,  Ag'ua  y  Fuego,  tienen  crestas  majes- 
tuosas que  se  pierden  de  vista  en  las  nubes.  En  todas  direcciones  se 
dilatan  fértiles  campos  cubiertos  de  innúmeros  cafetales  é  ingenios  de 
cíiña  de  azúcar  en  diferentes  estados  de  producción.  Dos  pintorescos 
ríos,  á  saber,  el  Pensativo  y  el  Portal,  bañan  los  límites  de  la  ciudad, 
y  en  las  cercanías  hay  baños  higiénicos  de  agua  pura  y  cristalina. 

"las  euinas  pkehistóeicas  t  el  afamado  lago  de  atitlán. 

Se  han  escrito  muchos  tomos  acerca  de  las  ruinas  prehistóricas  de 
Guatemala  y  especialmente  de  Copan.  Una  de  las  obras  más  recientes 
y  que  contiene  magníficos  grabados,  es  la  de  Anne  Cart  Maudslat 
y  Alfred  Percival  Maudslat,  intitulada  '  Una  Ojeada  á  Guatemala,' 
publicada  en  Londres.  En  dicho  libro  el  Professor  Maudslat  hace 
la  siguiente  descrípción  de  una  visita  que  hizo  á  Quiriguá: 

"  'Las  ruinas  que  se  ocultan  por  completo  en  un  espeso  bosque  tropi- 
cal se  hallan  como  á  tres  cuartos  de  milla  de  la  ribera  izquierda  del 
río  Motagua,  y  como  á  cinco  millas  de  la  pobre  y  pequeña  aldea  de 
Quiriguá,  cuj^o  nombre  llevan.  Dichas  ruinas  consisten  de  numerosos 
terrenos  y  terrados  cuadrados  ú  oblong-os,  cuya  altura  varía  desde  seis 
hasta  cuarenta  pies,  algunos  de  los  cuales  están  aislados  y  otros  amon- 
tonados en  grupos  irregulares.  La  mayor  parte  de  estos  terrenos 
tienen  un  fachada  de  piedra  labrada  y  se  subían  por  tramos  de  escaleras 
de  piedra. 

"'El  centro  de  atracción  lo  constituyen  los  treze  grandes  monolitos 
tallados,  dispuestos  con  irregularidad  alrededor  de  lasque  en  un  tiempo 
fueron  probablemente  las  plazas  más  importantes.  Seis  de  estos 
monumentos  consisten  de  piedras  altas  que  miden  desde  tres  hasta 
cinco  pies  en  cuadro,  y  se  destacan  á  una  altura  que  varía  desde  Itt 
hasta  20  pies  sobre  el  suelo.  Las  otras  cinco  son  bloques  de  piedra 
oblongos  ó  redondeados,  á  los  cuales  se  les  ha  dado  una  forma  tal  que 
representan  enormes  tortugas,  armadillos  ú  otros  animales  semejantes. 
Todos  estos  monumentos  están  cubiertos  de  talladuras  ingeniosas. 
Por  lo  general,  tanto  por  la  parte  posterior  como  por  la  anterior  de 
los  altos  monolitos,  hay  una  enorme  figura  humana  tallada  que  se 
destaca  de  frente  y  en  una  actitud  rígida  tradicional.     Los  lados  de  los 


GUATEMALA.  1585 

monumentos  están  cubiertos  de  tablas  que  contienen  jerog'líficos,  la 
ma3"or  parte  le  los  cuáleiá  están  bastante  bien  conservados.  Además 
de  estas  tablas  de  jeroglíficos,  tienen  series  de  cuadros  ó  cartelas  de 
algo  así  como  una  escritura  por  medio  de  jeroglíficos,  midiendo  cada 
división  como  dieciocho  pulgadas  cuadradas,  y  por  lo  general  tienen 
dos  ó  tres  figuras  grotescas  de  hombres  y  animales.  El  diseño  de  esta 
escritura  de  jeroglíficos  muestra  mucha  variedad  y  libertad  en  el 
tratamiento,  comparado  con  el  de  las  figuras  humanas  de  gran  tamaño, 
en  cu3'a  ejecución  parece  que  el  artista  ha  tenido  que  limitarse  á  ciertas 
reglas  convencionales. 

"  'El  más  grande  de  los  animales  de  piedra  es  acaso  el  más  notable 
de  todos  los  monumentos;  mide  aproximadamente  un  cubo  de  ocho 
pies;  debe  pesar  cerca  de  veinte  toneladas  y  descansa  sobre  tres  grandes 
losas  de  piedra.  Tiene  la  forma  de  una  tortuga  y  está  cubierto  de  un 
adorno  muy  ingenioso  y  raro  y  de  tablas  que  contienen  jeroglíficos  y 
cartelas  de  escritura  de  jeroglíficos.  La  maj'^or  parte  del  adorno  en 
todas  estas  talladuras  se  forma  de  representaciones  grotescas  del  rostro 
humano,  ó  de  los  de  animales,  estando  con  frecuencia  las  facciones  tan 
sumamente  exageradas  que  resulta  difícil  reconocerlas,  pero  al  exami- 
narse detenidamente  puede  uno  casi  siempre  descubrir  en  este  origen 
facial  lo  que  á  primera  vista  parece  ser  meramemte  un  rasgo  conven- 
cional. Se  ha  prescindido  por  completo  de  las  representaciones  deri- 
vadas de  las  hojas  ó  flores.  De  cuando  en  cuando  se  emplea  una  cinta 
trenzada  y  se  usan  con  profusión  los  penachos  que  con  frecuencia  se 
disponen  con  mucha  elegancia  y  se  tallan  con  mucho  arte.  Los  quince 
monuments  se  dividen  en  dos  grupos,  á  saber,  en  uno  de  ellos  todas 
las  figuras  son  de  hombres  y  en  el  otro  de  mujeres.' 

''Los  mismos  autores  hacen  la  siguiente  gráfica  descripción  del 
famoso  lago  Atitlán  : 

"  'Nuestra  tiend^,  de  campaña  estaba  instalada  tan  cerca  del  precipi- 
cio, que  hasta  de  mi  cama  podía  contemplar  muy  bien  el  lago  y  obsevar 
las  negras  masas  de  los  volcanes  que  se  destacaban  distinta  y  solemne- 
miente  á  la  pálida  luz  de  la  luna,  ó  en  sus  cambios  de  un  color  oscuro  á 
uno  gris  en  las  primeras  horas  de  la  aurora,  y  entonces  aparecía  un 
fulgor  color  de  rosa  en  la  cima  del  Atitlán,  3^  los  rayos  de  luz  descen- 
dían por  sus  costados,  revelando  durante  un  breve  tiempo,  todos  los 
detalles  del  cerro  de  escoria  y  el  abismo  en  sus  corrugadas  y  heridas 
faldas,  hasta  que,  con  súbita  efusión  de  gloriosa  luz,  salió  el  sol  sobre 
las  colinas  orientales  para  chocar,  por  decirlo  así,  con  la  superficie  que 
semeja  un  espejo  del  lago  é  inundar  al  mundo  con  su  luz  ardiente  y 
deslumbrante. 

"  'Entonces  podían  contemplarse  claramente  todas  las  cimas  y  sierras 
de  las  montañas  que  hacían  de  fondo  al  cielo  matutino,  y  únicamente 
en  la  sombi*a  de  las  colinas  se  divisaba  una  niebla  aborregada  sobre  la 
superficie  del  lago,  á  una  gran  distancia  debajo  de  nosotros.     Entonces 


1586       OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

casi  antes  de  que  el  sol  pudiese  apurar  heces  de  la  noche  del  profundo 
YSLCÍo  6  abismo  que  haj^  entre  las  colinas  hacia  el  sur,  algo  que  seme- 
jaba un  dedo  de  nube  blanco  que  ascendía  desde  la  falda  de  la  ribera, 
se  cernía  alrededor  de  la  cima  ó  pico  del  Atitlán  nada  más  que  para  ser 
disipado  en  breve  en  aire  más  frío;  pero  estos  dedos  de  nubes  blancos 
que  se  sucedían  y  la  mano  misteriosa  jamás  perdieron  su  arraigo  hasta 
que,  á  eso  del  mediodía,  enormes  nubes  encrespadas  se  amontonaban  á 
través  del  abismo,  j  la  avanzada  fué  capturada  casi  por  completo,  por 
más  que  el  propio  cráter  con  frecuencia  descollaba  sobre  la  nublada  faja. 

'"Sin  embargo,  el  verdadero  ataque  no  comenzó  hasta  que  febo 
comenzó  á  perder  su  poder  y  hasta  que  la  segunda  columna  se  des- 
plegó por  el  abismo  sobre  el  flanco  austral  de  San  Pedro,  y  entonces 
desde  las  cinco  de  la  tarde  hasta  el  anochecer,  se  presentó  una  escena 
á  nuestra  contemplación  que  ninguna  pluma  ni  ningún  pincel  podía 
describir  cumplidamente.  Tal  parece  que  las  mismas  nubes  estaban 
embelesadas,  por  cuanto  en  su  terrible  majestad  descendían  sobre 
nosotros  en  masas  alternativamente  negras  é  Humanadas  por  el  sol, 
luego  se  deslizaban  hacia  un  lado  para  mostrarnos  toda  la  belleza 
del  cielo  en  una  puesta  del  sol,  es  decir,  tintes  de  violeta  que  se  con- 
vertían en  tintes  de  rosa,  y  tintes  de  rosa  que  se  convertían  en  un  azul 
clarísimo,  en  tanto  que  más  allá  de  la  montaña,  hacia  el  mar,  rodaban 
vastas  masas  encrespadas,  ahora  rojas  y  amarillas,  y  luego  rosadas, 
que  degeneraban  en  el  verde  más  tierno.  Una  y  otra  vez  se  deslizaban 
hacia  abajo  las  nubes  sobre  nosotros,  y  tan  densa  era  á  las  veces  la 
niebla,  que  no  podíamos  ver  nada  más  allá  de  unos  cien  metros,  y 
entonces  se  disipaba  con  la  misma  rapidez  y  nos  revelaba  una  pers- 
pectiva completamente  nueva  de  esta  escena  de  belleza  que  variaba 
perenemente. 

"  'Al  abismarse  febo  detrás  de  San  Pedro,  todo  asumió  otra  vez  un 
color  púrpura  oscuro  y  subido,  con  contrastes  y  reflexiones  semejantes 
al  lustre  de  una  seda  tornasolada.  Las  nieblas  se  disiparon  lentamente 
á  los  últimos  rayos  del  día,  y  Venus  se  divisaba  en  la  bóveda  celeste  á 
la  manera  de  espléndida  joya  pendiente  en  el  aire,  y  volvieron  las  mon- 
tañas á  tomar  la  forma  de  masas  sombrías  que  se  dibujaban  en  un  cielo 
semejante  al  cristal,' 

"una   historia    INTERESANTÍSIMA    Á    TRAVES    DE   LOS    SIGLOS. 

•'Desde  el  punto  de  vista  nistorico,  Guatemala  es  un  país  muy  intere- 
sante. Por  lo  general,  la  historia  del  país  se  divide  en  cuatro  épocas, 
á  saber  :  la  primitiva,  la  de  la  conquista  española,  la  de  la  independen- 
cia y  la  del  gobierno  liberal. 

"El  curso  de  la  historia  puede  trazarse  á  través  de  los  siglos.  Un 
libro  escrito  en  el  siglo  XVI  por  uno  de  los  indígenas  de  la  época  de 
la  conquista,  é  intitulado  'Popol-Vuh'  ó  'Libro  del  Pueblo,'  habla  de 


GUATEMALA.  1587 

los  Quiches,  los  vigorosos  é  intrépidos  naturales  del  país,  precusores 
del  pueblo  Guatemalteco,  que  á  la  sazón  habían  alcanzado  un  grado  de 
adelanto  que  los  distinguía  entre  los  demás  habitantes  primitivos  de 
América. 

"Su  religión  consistía  en  realidad  de  una  especie  de  culto  animal 
cuyos  dioses  los  personificaban  la  zorra,  el  coyote  y  el  salvaje  jabalí, 
que  pronto  habían  de  ser  empleados  mediante  la  evolución  natural,  por 
las  fuerzas  de  la  naturaleza  como  el  cielo,  la  tierra  y  el  mar.  Como 
pruebas  de  su  culto  dejaron  una  infinidad  de  monumentos  cuyas  impo- 
nentes ruinas  se  conservan  en  la  actualidad.  Dejaron  pirámides  que 
parecen  mostrar  huellas  de  Egipto,  y  caracteres  que  indican  un  origen 
asiático  muy  remoto;  templos,  como  el  Templo  del  Sol,  cuya  arqui- 
tectura es  grandiosa;  'El  Palacio,'  morada  del  rey,  un  ser  sagrado  y 
Supremo  Árbitro. 

"  Este  último  palacio  es  una  de  las  mái  notables  reliquias  americanas 
y  causa  verdadera  admiración,  en  virtud  de  la  pirámide  escalonada, 
constituyendo  la  bóveda  triangular  y  el  arco  un  conjunto  armónico. 
La  civilización  Quiche  había  adelantado  mucho,  y  su  gobierno  era  una 
teocracia  en  la  cual  el  Sumo  Pontífice  hacía  de  Gobernador  Supremo 
y  además  heredaba  el  nombre  del  primitivo  dios  Votan.  Esta  teocra- 
cia se  componía  de  los  guerreros,  en  tanto  que  el  pueblo,  sometido  á 
una  completa  servidumbre,  cultivaba  los  campos,  á  fin  de  sostener  el 
culto,  erigir  grandes  monumentos  y  construir  numerosas  ciudades  en 
las  riberas  de  los  lagos  y  ríos. 

"  La  agricultura  había  adelantado  bastante.  El  cacao  se  cultivaba 
con  grandes  ceremonias  y  el  maíz,  que  se  cuidaba  con  profunda  venera- 
ción porque,  según  la  antigua  tradición,  el  hombre  se  formaba  de  este 
grano.  Cultivábase  también  el  algodón  y  con  él  se  tejíano  vistosas 
prendas  de  vestir  que  se  teñían  con  la  cochinilla  y  pigmentos  formados 
de  varias  plantas.  Se  cultivaba  el  tabaco,  la  yuca,  los  frijoles,  las 
papas,  etc.,  y  se  fabricaban  varios  tejidos  de  superior  calidad,  y  muchos 
de  los  palacios  y  templos  ostentaban  colgaduras  de  estos  tapices. 

"  Fabricábanse  artículos  de  alfarería  y  varias  clases  de  loza  de  barro, 
tanto  para  el  uso  doméstico  como  para  los  fines  de  la  ornamentación,  y 
las  ciencias  y  las  artes  habían  alcanzado  cierto  desarrollo.  La  fama 
del  calendario  Quiche  dura  todavía.  Los  indígenas  también  sabían 
algo  de  pintura,  escultura  y  música,  y  hacían  penachos  y  capas  de  las 
plumas  de  los  pájaros  y  escribían  en  un  papel  que  hacían  de  la  planta 
denominada  'Amatl.'  Su  idioma  era  líquido  y  tenía  pocas  inflexiones, 
pero  era  el  más  perfecto  de  los  seiscientos  ó  más  dialectos  que  los  espa- 
nolos  encontraron  en  el  Istmo  de  la  América  Central.  Tenían  una 
literatura  propia  de  la  cual  se  han  salvado  fragmentos,  entre  los 
cuales  merece  especial  mención  el  drama  intitulado  'Rabinal  Achi.' 


1588       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  KEPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 
"la    conquista    ESPAÑOLA   T    LOS    ACONTECIMIENTOS    POSTERIORES. 

"  Guatemala  fué  conquistada  por  Pedro  de  Alv arado,  famoso  lugar- 
teniente de  CoRTEZ.  En  abril  de  152-4:  coronó  su  serie  de  victorias  sobre 
los  Quiches  derrotándolos  en  los  llanos  de  Urbina,  capturando  y  con- 
denando á  la  horca  á  los  dos  últimos  reyes  de  la  monarquía  más  pode- 
rosa de  la  América  Central,  á  saber:  Oxib-Queh  y  Beleheb-Tzt.  En 
julio  del  mismo  año  fundó  la  ciudad  de  Guatemala,  aunque  ésta  no  se 
estableció  definitivamente  hasta  el  mes  de  noviembre  de  1527. 

"A  los  pocos  años  todas  las  regiones  de  la  América  Central  se  habían 
sometido  á  la  corona  española  y  formaron  el  Reino  de  Guatemala,  á 
QXLjü.  capital  se  trasladó,  en  1519,  la  Real  Audiencia.  Guatemala 
durante  dos  siglos  y  medio  fue  el  centro  del  poder  español  en  la  Amé- 
rica Central,  y  se  denominaba  Capitanía  General  Española. 

"Durante  los  doscientos  cincuenta  años  después  de  la  conqídsta,  el 
país  tuvo  alternativamente  tres  capitales,  todas  las  cuales  se  denomi- 
naron Ciudad  de  Guatemala.  La  primera  de  éstas,  fundada  por  Alva- 
RA.DO,  estaba  situada  en  el  mismo  sitio  donde  libró  el  combate  que  lo 
convirtió  en  un  conquistador.  Cuando  los  reyes  ó  caciques  indios  del 
Sur  tuvieron  conocimiento  de  las  proezas  de  Cortez  en  México,  le 
enviaron  una  delegación  que  Cortez  recibió  con  deferencia.  Enton- 
ces él  hizo  que  Alvarado,  que  era  su  lugarteniente  favorito,  volviese 
á  Guatemala  para  tomar  posesión  del  mando.  Alvarado  y  sus  tres- 
cientos soldados  españoles  se  demoraron  cerca  de  un  año  para  hacer  el 
viaje  á  través  de  los  bosques.  Cuando  los  indios  le  hicieron  oposición, 
él  los  combatió  sin  tregua,  y  finalmente  los  conquistó,  destruj'ó  su 
capitid,  demolió  completamente  el  templo  de  sus  ídolos,  y  en  ese  mismo 
lugar  construyó  una  iglesia. 

"Durante  diecisiete  años  Alvarado  hizo  que  los  indios  trabajasen  en 
la  construcción  de  una  nueva  capital  en  el  sitio  donde  estaba  la  antigua. 
Entonces  ocurrió  el  temblor  de  tierra  que  destruyó  el  lugar  y  enterró 
bajo  sus  ruinas  á  nueve  décimas  partes  de  los  habitantes.  Encontróse 
un  nuevo  sitio,  pero  en  1773,  también  debido  á  la  irrupción  del  volcán 
de  Santa  María,  la  capital  fué  destruida.  Este  es  el  grupo  de  intere- 
santes ruinas  que  en  Guatemala  se  conoce  por  'La  Antigua.'  Des- 
pués de  la  destrucción  de  esta  capital  se  efectuó  un  tercer  j  último 
traslado  al  espléndido  local  del  Valle  del  Ermitaño,  y  allí  se  estableció 
la  nueva  capital  que  en  la  actualidad  es  la  Ciudad  de  Guatemala. 

"  Después  de  largos  años  de  lucha  contra  el  dominio  español,  lucha 
que  comenzó  en  1811,  Guatemala  obtuvo  su  independencia,  que  fué 
proclamada  el  15  de  septiembre  de  1821,  época  en  que  en  vez  del  Reino 
de  Guatemala  se  estableció  'una  nación  libre  é  independiente  de  todas 
las  demás  naciones.'  La  historia  de  los  años  posteriores  está  entre- 
mezclada con  acontecimientos  de  otros  países  de  la  América  Central. 
Tras  muchas  evoluciones  y  desórdenes,  así  como  de  cambios  révolu- 


GUATEMALA.  1589 

cionarios  de  Gobierno,  en  1871  comenzó  afortunadamente  la  nueva  era 
conocida  por  el  período  de  reforma  y  restablecimiento  de  las  libertades 
del  país. 

"capítulos  de  historia  reciente. 

"No  es  necesario  enumerar  aquí  los  acontecimientos  que  dieron  lugar 
á  la  adopción  de  la  Constitución  liberal  de  1879,  que  en  la  actualidad 
está  vigente.  El  General  Justo  Rufino  Barrios,  que  había  sido  el 
caudillo  y  alma  de  la  revolución  liberal,  era  un  decidido  partidario  de 
la  unión  de  todos  los  Estados  de  la  América  Central  en  una  sola  Re- 
pública federal,  y  se  empeñó  en  llevarlo  á  cabo  contra  la  oposición  del 
Salvador,  habiendo  sido  muerto  en  el  combate  que  se  efectuó  en  Chal- 
chuapa  en  1885.  Le  sucedió  el  General  Manuel  Lisandro  Varillas, 
que  gobernó  la  República  desde  1887  hasta  1892.  Después  de  este 
último  subió  al  poder  el  General  JosÁ  María  Retna  Barrios,  que 
durante  los  cuatro  primeros  años  de  su  adminstración  había  gobernado 
con  acierto  y  trabajó  mucho  en  pro  de  la  prosperidad  de  su  país. 

"Sin  embargo,  en  los  dos  últimos  años  de  su  administración,  debido 
á  los  malos  consejos  de  politicastros  egoístas,  ajenos  á  su  administra- 
ción, procuró  prolongar  el  término  de  su  autoridad,  pero  fué  recha- 
zado por  revoluciones  sucesivas.  El  Señor  Barrios  fué  asesinado  en 
febrero  de  1898  por  un  enemigo  personal  de  nacionalidad  europea,  y 
entonces  Guatemala  quedó  sumida  en  un  estado  sumamente  desastroso 
tanto  desde  el  punto  de  vista  industrial  como  político. 

"Entonces  fué  cuando  el  abogado  Manuel  Estrada  Cabrera  subió 
al  poder  y  comenzó  á  introducir  una  serie  de  reformas  y  medidas  admi- 
nistrativas con  el  fin  de  obtener  el  desarrollo  material  del  país,  las  cuales 
reformas  y  medidas  han  mejorado  grandemente  el  estado  del  pueblo, 
han  restablecido  el  crédito  y  ofrecido  garantías  de  la  continuación  del 
progreso  mediante  la  continuación  de  la  paz  j  de  la  tranquilidad. 
Estas  medidas  benéficas  han  hecho  que  al  Presidente  Estrada  Cabrera 
se  le  considere  como  el  jefe  de  la  moderna  emancipación  de  Guatemala 
en  cuanto  á  su  política,  su  adelanto  intelectual  y  moral,  y  su  actual 
progreso.  Durante  su  administración  ha  reinado  el  orden,  el  respeto 
á  los  derechos  de  todos  los  ciudadanos,  el  desarrollo  material  en  múlti- 
ples formas,  el  mejoramiento  general  de  las  condiciones  del  pueblo, 
habiendo  prevalecido  la  más  perfecta  armonía  y  equidad  en  las  rela- 
ciones internacionales.  El  éxito  de  esta  política  que  en  la  actualidad 
predomina,  es  lo  que  hace  que  Guatemala  resulte  evidentemente  el  país 
del  porvenir,  3^  coloca  á  Estrada  Cabrera  al  nivel  de  los  jefes  de 
Estado  más  distinguidos  de  la  época. 


1590       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

MÉXICO. 

COMERCIO  EXTERIOR  EN  EL  MES  DE  ENERO  DE  1906. 

La  Secretaría  de  Hacienda  de  la  República  de  México  acaba  de 
publicar  los  datos  relativos  al  comercio  exterior  de  la  Republica  en  el 
mes  de  enero  de  1906,  y  en  los  siete  primeros  meses  de  190Õ-6,  compa- 
rados con  los  correspondientes  á  los  de  i^ual  período  de  1901-5: 

Mercancías  extranjeras  con  un  valor  de  $112,538,296.03,  moneda 
nacional,  fueron  importadas,  comparadas  con  $101,483,950.40,  impor- 
tadas durante  el  igual  período  del  año  fiscal  precedente,  un  aumento 
de  $8,054,345.63  en  favor  del  corriente  año  fiscal. 

Las  exportaciones  durante  los  siete  meses  del  año  fiscal  de  1905-6 
fueron  $156,972,919.04,  plata,  una  diferencia  en  favor  de  1905-6  de 
$44,452,722.59,  plata. 

El  siguiente  cuadro  muestra  el  comercio  de  importaciones  en  detalle: 

IMPORTACIÓN. 

[Valor  en  plata.] 


Clasificación  según  la  tarifa  de  im- 
portación. 

Enero. 

Siete  primeros  meses  del  año 
fiscal. 

1906. 

1905. 

1905-6. 

1904^5. 

SI,  373, 206.  77 
3,580,014.56 

14, 245, 970.  33 

1, 572,  658. 57 

758, 971. 71 

678, 504. 58 
446, 322.  £0 
1,594,856.01 
545, 745. 45 
326, 794. 35 
619, 036.  09 

51,168,284.50 

2,980,472.55 

5,  79S,  477. 48 

1,  702, 516. 41 

550, 844. 35 

637,  359. 86 
461,867.72 
1,475,998.21 
227, 474. 26 
468, 383.  63 
421, 304.  73 

$9,259,490.08 
17,  743,  766.  58 
42, 066, 098. 12 
12, 110, 926. 02 
4,253,961.49 

4, 171, 385. 25 
3, 136, 512. 73 
10,987,165.86 
2, 260, 250. 32 
2,331,555.88 
4,217,183.70 

18,247,006.86 
17,091,289.24 

31, 474, 245. 25 

Tej  idos  y  sus  manufacturas 

14,289,187.94 
3, 767, 188. 54 

3, 894, 441. 30 

Productos  químicos  y  farmacéuticos  . 
Bebidas  espirituosas,  fermentadas  y 

Papel  y  sus  aplicaciones 

3, 286, 104. 21 

Máquinas  y  aparatos 

13, 614,  919. 02 

2, 478, 379. 77 

3,264,391.38 

Diversos 

3, 076,  796. 89 

Tntal  importa  pión 

25, 742, 081. 32 

15, 892, 983.  70 

112,538,296.03 

104, 483, 950. 40 

EXPORTACIÓN. 
[Valor  en  plata.] 


Enero. 

Ciete  meses. 

1905. 

1904. 

1904-5. 

1903-4. 

Metales  preciosos 

$17, 382, 629. 12 
7, 725, 781. 96 

$8, 800,  9S2.  36 
8, 889, 989. 68 

$92, 886, 888. 76 
64,086,030.28 

$52, 787, 670. 73 

59,  732,  525. 72 

Total 

25, 108, 411. 08 

17, 690, 972. 04 

156,972,919.04 

112, 520, 196. 45 

MEXICO. 
Las  exportaciones  en  detalle  fueron  como  sigue: 


1591 


Enero— 

Siete  meses — 

1905. 

1904. 

1904-5. 

1903-4. 

Productos  minerales: 

150, 517. 50 

13,179.01 

2, 504, 161. 59 

152,099.05 

$181, 036. 48 
41, 535. 36 

Oro  acuñado  extranj  ero 

S247.00 

1,428,736.58 

493,380.38 

$4,835.98 

17,975,314.60 

1, 400, 019. 10 

15,366,349.46 
1, 154, 882. 19 

1,924,363.96 

2, 719, 957. 15 

19, 380, 169. 68 

16, 743, 803. 49 

10, 712, 875. 00 

25, 336. 00 

3, 705, 806.  66 

1,014,247.50 

1,000.00 

2, 600. 00 

4, 948, 322. 63 

1,129,102.58 

29, 697, 828. 00 

76, 169. 62 

38, 443, 513. 21 

5,  289, 208. 25 

633,  407. 25 

Plata  acuñada  extranjera 

48, 544. 00 

29,135,256.02 

6,226,659  97 

Plata  en  otras  especies 

15, 458, 265. 16 

6, 081, 025. 21 

73, 506, 719. 08 

36,043,867.24 

17, 382, 629. 12 

2, 071. 00 

1, 118. 0%.  44 

8, 800, 982. 36 

120, 357. 00 

1, 950, 548. 67 

10.00 

12, 200. 00 

734, 650. 00 

92,886,888.76 

595, 549. 96 

16,974,832.73 

7:3,098.00 

51,421.51 

3,075,652.54 

142,827.99 

223, 559. 84 

52, 787, 670.  73 

523, 513. 00 

16, 352, 126. 68 

53, 496. 00 

Cobre 

Mármol  en  bruto 

18,430.31 

208,317.17 

31, 695. 00 

35,481.25 

36,360  00 

Plomo 

3, 515, 698. 00 

Zinc 

31, 330. 00 

Demás  productos  minerales 

6,474.75 

17, 748. 02 

18,796,720.29 

11,625,222.78 

114,023,831.33 

73, 317, 942. 33 

Productos  vegetales: 

Café 

652, 194. 30 

571, 764. 27 

6, 500.  00 

47,651.11 

130,388.80 

14,758.00 

7,472.13 
73,763.00 

3, 388, 372. 50 

20, 147. 00 

694, 807. 02 

668, 307. 46 

463,280.82 

210, 688. 90 

1, 784, 200. 75 

31,341.00 

110,  .540. 00 

18, 202, 448. 00 

2, 176, 163. 88 

1, 238, 993. 86 

33,986.00 

36, 980. 00 

230,083.70 

1, 134, 443. 00 

543, 590. 74 

2, 505, 820. 99 

845, 788. 48 

2, 027, 688. 15 

27,147.00 
293, 825. 99 
612, 294. 59 
348  468  00 

Cascalote,  y  cortezas  y  raíces  para 
curtir 

198, 474. 00 

223,766.10 

57, 697. 00 

14,650.00 

74, 136. 75 

5, 787. 00 

250. 00 

2,  735, 012. 00 

230, 254. 00 

260,956.00 

7, 706. 00 

7, 620. 00 

40,582.25 

121,686.00 

86, 334. 00 

188,365.00 

100,876.30 

Chicle 

Frijol 

177, 588. 48 

1,306  082  00 

Guayule 

18.00 

2,6Í6,ÕÓÓ.ÕÕ 

364, 536. 00 

180,286.00 

14,928.00 

4,484.00 

35, 705.  00 

147,399.00 

14, 176. 00 

29, 900. 00 

79,457.70 

17,193,263.12 
2, 262, 394. 55 
1, 402, 198. 64 

Ixtle  en  rama.-! 

Maíz         

36,304.75 
20, 799. 00 

488, 705.  68 

1,218,856.00 

740,158  00 

Raíz  de  zacatón 

Tabaco  en  rama 

944,  290. 00 

Demás  productos  vegetales 

437, 634. 30 

4, 956, 406. 70 

4, 339, 269. 01 

34,319,984.10 

29, 537, 716. 25 

Productos  animales: 

Ganados 

134, 683. 00 

891,939.08 

44, 395. 34 

145,547.00 
782, 083. 65 
46, 705.  60 

1,987,948.50 

4, 398, 106. 25 

292, 860.  93 

1,624  871  50 

Pieles  sin  curtir 

3, 874,  242.  65 

Demás  productos  animales 

307, 513. 50 

1, 071, 017. 42 

974, 336. 25 

6,  678, 915. 68 

5, 806, 627.  65 

Productos  manufacturados: 

Azúcar 

240. 00 
36, 385.  00 

479,862.00 
63,  708. 00 

260, 632. 00 
276,362.00 

2, 217, 356. 00 

Harina  y  pasta  de  semilla  de  algo- 
dón ,  y  harinolina 

396  924  00 

189.  00 

Pieles  curtidas 

16, 703. 00 
34, 732. 00 
26,232.00 
79, 948. 17 

31,2.58.00 
16,  .532. 00 
24,261.00 
63,892.50 

126,  705. 00 
298, 059. 29 
198, 829. 55 
348. 838. 39 

118,0.51.60 
153, 031. 00 
283, 105. 55 

Sombreros  d  e  palma 

Tabaco  labrado 

Demás  productos  manufacturados 

311, 512. 53 

Diversos 

194,  240. 17 
90,026.50 

679,  .513. 50 
72, 630. 50 

1, 509, 426. 23 
.   440,761.70 

3,  480, 169.  68 
377, 740.  54 

Bull.  No.  6—06- 


1592       OFICINA   INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPÚBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 
Las  países  de  procedencia  fueron  como  sigue: 


Enero. 

Siete  meses. 

1906. 

1905. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

86, 160, 885. 42 

136,  322. 81 

2, 131. 00 

19, 410, 659. 94 

896. 30 

9,  -547. 00 

21,638.85 

17,496,537.82 

139, 983.  99 

169. 74 

8, 180, 354. 91 

3, 418. 86 

43, 212. 67 

28, 115. 52 

1,190.19 

$40, 425, 624. 31 

838, 426.  80 

15,763.58 

70,887,548.87 

19,508.33 

163,878.94 

140, 239. 58 

47, 305. 62 

S45, 559, 612. 73 
815, 672.  67 
104, 015. 16 
57,417,291.31 
58, 060. 39 
338,607.22 
136, 304.  91 
54, 386. 11 

América  del  Norte 

Antil  las 

Total 

25, 742,  081.  32 

15,  892, 983. 70 

112, 538, 296. 03 

104, 483,  950. 40 

Los  países  de  destino  de  las  mercancías  exportadas  fueron  como 
sisrue: 


Enero. 

Siete  meses. 

1906. 

1905. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

Europa 

S8, 332, 540.  03 

82, 933, 643.  25 

10,000.00 

14, 509, 950. 66 

76, 123. 13 

2,282.00 

158,  973. 00 

846, 478, 876.  85 

825, 988, 846. 16 

10, 500.  00 

América  del  Norte 

16, 490, 8.50.  80 

75, 032. 25 

5, 254. 00 

204, 734.  00 

107, 212, 826.  94 

724, 107. 25 

42,  717. 00 

2,514,391.00 

83, 842, 344.  79 
612, 634. 11 

América  Central 

80,854.40 
2, 090, 118. 00 

Antillas 

Total 

25,108,411.08 

17, 690,  972. 04 

166,972,919.04 

112,520,196.45 

TABLA  DE  EQUIVALENCIAS  ENTRE  EL  PESO  MEXICANO  Y  LAS 
MONEDAS  DE  LOS  PAÍSES  QUE  SE  BIGEN  POR  EL'  PATRÓN  DE 
PLATA. 

[Del  Diario  Oficial  de  mayo  25  de  1906.] 

En  conformidad  con  lo  dispuesto  en  el  artículo  2°  del  decreto  de  24 
de  mayo  de  1905,  el  Presidente  de  la  República  se  ha  servido  acordar, 
para  el  semestre  que  comienza  el  1°  de  julio  del  comente  año,  la 
siguiente  tabla  de  equivalencias  entre  el  peso  mexicano  y  las  monedas 
de  los  países  que  se  rigen  por  el  patrón  de  plata: 

Valor  del  peso  mexicano  en  moneda  extranjei^a. 

Solivia,  1.05  bolivianos. 
Guatemala,  1.05  pesos. 
Salvador,  1.05  pesos. 
Honduras,  1.05  pesos. 
Nicaragua,  1.05  pesos. 
Persia,  5.72  kranes. 
China,  0.6042  tael. 


MEXICO. 


1593 


BESTJMEN   DE   LA    EXPORTACIÓN    EFECTUADA  POR    EL   PUERTO 
DE  PROGRESO  EN  1905. 

[Del  Boletín  de  Estadística  de  Mérida,  Yucatán,  correspondiente  al  21  de  mayo  de  1906.] 


Meses. 


Valor  en 
plata. 


Meses. 


Valor  en 
plata. 


Enero . . 
Febrero 
Marzo.. 
Abril... 
Mayo  .. 
Junio  .. 
Julio  . . . 


m,  057,  658 
2, 434, 002 
2, 979,  259 
2, 207, 290 
2, 086, 132 
1,  996, 383 
2, 346,  325 


Agosto 

Septiembre 
Octubre  ... 
Noviembre 
Diciembre . 

Total 


82, 160, 182 
2,231,590 
3,449,913 
2, 730, 086 
2, 857, 648 


29, 536, 358 


Las  exportaciones  á  que  se  acaba  de  hacer  referencia  representan  los 
siguientes  productos: 

^  Kilos. 

Henequén  en  rama - 96, 157,  882 

Pieles  de  res - 906,092 

Pieles  de  venado 53,  597 

Chicle , - .  - 312,  654 

Palo  de  tinte -.- 2,244,187 

INFORMES  CONSTJLARES. 

La  exportación  de  mercancías  procedentes  del  Estado  de  Sonora, 
México,  por  el  puerto  de  Nogales  é  introducidas  por  la  aduana  ameri- 
cana de  Nogales,  Arizona,  en  el  mes  de  abril  de  1906,  fué  la  siguiente: 


Productos. 


Aguardiente  mezcal,  galo- 
nes   

Azúcar  de  caña libras.. 

Botellas  vacias 

Cueros  de  res  al  pelo,  libras. 

Carna  fresca 

Encajes 

Frutas  encurtidas 

Frijol bushels.. 

Fibras  vegetales 

Ganado  vacuno  cabezas 

Loza  decorada 

Limones libras. . 

Oro  en  pasta  y  en  polvo, 
onzas 


Cantidad, 


6,867 
'7Ô,'3Í3' 


35 
390, 625 


Valor. 


Dollars. 


218 

4 

7,208 

12 

7 

1,167 

1 

10 

75 

33 

1 

111,  483 


Productos. 


Plata  pasta onzas. . 

Papas bushels. . 

Pescado  fresco 

Plumas  de  ave  naturales... 
Piedra  mineral  de  plomo, 

libras 

Ropa  hecha 

Sal  común libras.. 

Tabaco  sin  labrar  . .  .do 

Sombreros  de  paja 

Trigo bushels. . 

Naranjas libras. . 


Cantidad, 


61,824 
1 


7,963 


1,800 
1,327 


3 
45, 203 


Valor. 


Dollars. 
74, 215 
1 

7 
744 

339 
7 
12 

508 
4 
3 

651 


La  importación  de  mercancías  extranjeras  por  la  aduana  de  Nogales, 

México,  al  Estado  de  Sonora,  en  abril  de  1906,  fué  como  sigue: 

Estados-Unidos  : 

Materias  animales $22,  741. 18 

ídem  vegetales 43,  246.  83 

ídem  minerales -  341,  590.  01 

Tejidos  y  sus  manufacturas 38,  729.  29 

Productos  químicos - 27,  021.  57 

Bebidas  espirituosas 6, 152. 11 

Papel  y  sus  aplicaciones 6,  504.  39 

Maquinas  y  aparatos 64,  794.  86 

Vehículos 13,689.11 

Armas  y  explosivos - 14,  041.  67 

Diversos 18,196.73 

596, 707.  75 


1594    OFICINA  INTERNACIONAL    DE    LAS    EEPUBLIOAS  AMERICANAS. 

Países  de  donde  proceden  las  mercancias: 

Estados  Unidos  de  América $293,  420.  80 

Inglaterra 30, 539.  94 

Francia 2,  968.  83 

Alemania 11, 183.  64 

España 253.  541.  40 


Austria. 
Suiza. .. 
Italia... 
Japón . . 
Bélgica. 


456.  27 
522.  60 
402.  00 
231. 15 
3,  441. 12 


596,  707.  75 
Derechos  arancelarios  recaudados  durante  el  mes,  $108,878.20. 

El  cónsul  mexicano  en  Filadeltía  anuncia  que  los  embarques  hechos 
por  el  puerto  de  Filadélfia  á  los  puertos  mexicanos  en  el  mes  de  mayo 
de  1906  consistieron  de  pólvora  con  destino  ó  Tampico,  México,  y 
valuada  en  $7,000  oro  americano. 

PANAMÁ. 

TÍTTJIiOS  DE  MINAS  EXPEDIDOS  DE  JULIO  Á  DICIEMBRE  DE  1905. 

[De  la  Gaceta  Oficial  de  abril  16  de  1906.] 


Nombre  de  la  mina. 

Clase  de  mineral. 

Ubicación. 

Distrito. 

Provincia. 

Mina  de  la  boca  de  Iguí 

El  Basto 

Oro  de  veta 

San  Francisco  de  la 

Montaña. 
id 

Veraguas. 

id 

Id. 

The  Disareli 

id                      

id 

Id. 

Oro  de  aluvión 

SantaFé 

Id. 

id 

id 

Id. 

id.                     ..        .     . 

id 

Id. 

.  .     id 

id 

Id. 

Id. 

id  

id 

Id. 

Sedimento  de  hierro 

Sedimento  de  cobre 

Los  Santos. 

.id 

Id. 

Hipelisa 

id 

Id. 

El  Tigre 

id    

id    

Id. 

.  ...id 

id 

Id. 

id 

Chiriqui  Grande 

San  Francisco 

Bocas  del  Toro. 

Oro  de  veta 

Veraguas. 

SALVADOR. 

ESTADÍSTICA  POSTAL. 

Resumen  del  movimiento  eoderior  de  fardos  postales,  habido  en  la  República  de  El  Salvador, 
durante  el  año  de  mil  novecientos  cinco. 


PEOCEDENCIA. 

Alemania 

Austria 

Chile 

Españ  a 

Francia 

Italia 

Nueva  York , 

San  Francisco 

Suiza 

Inglaterra 

México 

Holanda , 


Número 
de  fardos. 


2,535 

580 

18 

156 

4,210 

351 

1,689 

297 

259 

961 

32 

7 


PROCEDENCIA — continúa, 

Suecia 

Egipto 

Dinamarca 

Jamaica  ..- 

Burdeos 

Bélgica 

Estados  Unidos 

Palestina 


Número 
de  fardos. 


1 
2 

8 
1 
1 

39 

214 
1 


SALVADOE. 


1595 


Resumen  del  movimiento  exterior  de  fardos  postales,  habido  en  la  República  de  El  Salvador, 
durante  el  año  de  mil  novecientos  cinco — Continúa. 


DESTINO 

Alemania 

Austria 

España 

Francia 1 

Italia 

Nueva  York 

San  Francisco 

Suiza 

Inglaterra 


Número 
de  fardos. 


DESTINO — continúa. 

Irlanda 

Nueva  Orleans 

Kentucky  

Bélgica , 

México , 

Estados  Unidos , 


Número 
de  fardos. 


Dirección  de  la  Estadística  Postal  de  la  Dirección  General  de  Correos  : 
San  Salvador,  diciembre  31  de  1905. 

RENTAS  DE  ADTJANAS,  1905. 

I^as  rentas  de  aduanas,  etc.,  en  1905  comparadas  con  las  de  1904 
fueron  como  sigue. 

[Del  Diario  Oficial  correspondiente  al  24  de  marzo  de  1906.] 


Año. 


1905. 


Derechos  de  importación 

Derechos  de  exportación 

Rentas  diversas 

Servicios  (telégrafos,  teléfonos  y  servicio  postal) 
Ingresos  procedentes  de  depósitos,  multas,  etc. . 

Totales 


1, 849, 832. 86 

731,174.67 

65, 360. 33 

2, 501. 23 

8, 593, 33 


6, 657, 462. 42 


$4, 274, 068. 17 

850,  016. 94 

34, 627. 27 

2, 556.  54 

5, 476. 08 


5, 166, 744.  00 


VENEZUELA. 

IMPORTACIÓN  POR  LA  GUAIRA,  ENERO  Á  JUNIO,  1905. 

La  importación  de  mercaderías  por  la  Aduana  de  La  Guaira,  en  el 
semestre  de  enero  á  junio  de  1905,  fué  como  sigue: 


Valor. 


Valor. 


Alemania 

Austria-Hungría 

Cuba 

Ecuador  

España 

Estados  Unidos.. 


Bolívares. 

1,424,573.85 

37, 731. 90 

4, 595. 20 

2,  909.  50 

442, 41g. 45 

3, 560, 909. 15 


Francia 

Holanda  y  sus  colonias.. 
Inglaterra  y  sus  colonias 
Italia 

Total 


Bolívares. 
1, 107, 548. 11 

623, 696. 05 
1,820,800.80 

410, 717. 55 


9, 435, 965. 56 


1596       OFICINA  INTEENACIONAL  DE  LAS  EEPUBLICAS  AMEBIC  ANAS. 

IMPORTACIÓN  DE  MERCADERÍAS  EXTRANJERAS  EN  EL  SEMESTRE 
DE  ENERO  Á  JUNIO  DE  1905: 

ADUANA  DE  PUERTO  CABELLO. 


Alemania 

Cuba 

España 

Estados  Unidos  de  Norte  América 

Francia 

Holanda  y  sus  colonias 

Inglaterra  y  sus  colonias 

Italia 

Panamá 


Número 
de  bultos. 


33,856 
2 

8,482 
50,384 
2,319 
5,879 
5, 562 
1,098 
22 


107, 604 


Kilogramos. 


1, 107, 080, 150 

48, 600 

240, 238, 500 

2, 348, 839, 170 

130, 705, 805 

275, 305, 600 

846,711,540 

72, 352,  630 

506, 000 


5,021,787,795 


Valor 
comercial. 


Bolívares: 
561, 374. 65 

1,484.00 
237, 190. 36 
850, 449. 17 
286, 888.  65 
149, 096. 80 
821,  278. 40 
68, 074.  90 

1, 020.  00 


2, 975, 856. 92 


Derechos. 


Bolívares. 

237, 345.  28 

486. 00 

94,  601.  80 

695, 665. 29 

123, 012. 81 

67, 433.  99 

307,  312.  28 

27, 230. 80 

632.  50 


1, 443, 619. 75 


ADUANA  DE  MARACAIBO. 


Alemania 

Austria-Hungría 

Bélgica 

España 

Estados  Unidos  de  Norte  América 

Francia 

Holanda  y  sus  colonias 

Inglaterra  y  sus  colonias 

Italia 


32, 430 

40 

602 

2,412 

42, 620 

2,663 

2,  354 

6,257 

997 


90, 375 


1, 613, 045, 400 

7, 000, 000 

47, 513, 000 

62,661,440 

2, 242, 628, 000 

91,681,585 

143, 862, 000 

493,474,450 

58, 764, 000 


4, 760, 619, 875 


Bolívares. 
1, 498, 449.  60 
3, 000.  00 

56, 623. 00 

98, 407.  00 

1,556,321.06 

224, 127.  50 

32,873.00 
1, 229, 426.  30 

72,  962.  26 


4, 772, 179. 71 


Bolívares. 

686, 137. 33 

700. 00 

20, 286. 26 

37, 640.  25 

794, 869.  67 
81,477.24 
17, 257. 85 

567,041.89 
35, 997. 75 


2,141,408.23 


MOVIMIENTO  MIGRATORIO  DE  LA  REPÚBLICA. 

Movimiento  del  exterior  entradas  y  salidas  de  pasajeros,  clasificadas  por  nacionalidad,  3° 

semestre  de  1905. 


Nacionalidad. 

Entradas 

del 
exterior. 

Salidas 
para  el 
exterior. 

Aumento 

de 
población. 

Disminu- 
ción de 
población. 

109 
2 
2 
3 

71 

38 
2 

3 

i 

3 

10 

61 

2 

248 

123 

207 

226 

246 

19 

63 

3 

1 

3 

1,445 

39 

146 

iò 

65 
4 
200 
129 
187 
210 
389 
2 
113 

4 
2 

48 

6 

20 

16 

143 

17 

50 

3 

1 

12 

1,677 

44 

265 

9 
232 

5 
120 

Total 

3,413 

2,915 

614 

116 

Monthly  Bulletin 

OF  THE 

International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics, 

International  Union  of  American  Republics. 
Vol.  XXII.  JUNE,  1906.  No.  6. 

RATIFICATION    OF  THE    SANITARY  CON- 
VENTION. 

The  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  has  been 
informed  through  the  Department  of  State  of  the  united  States,  under 
date  of  June  6,  1906,  that  on  May  29,  1906,  the  President  of  the 
United  States,  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate,  ratified  the 
Sanitary  Convention  which  was  signed  ad  referendum,  at  Washington 
on  October  14,  1905,  by  delegates  of  the  United  States,  Chile,  Costa 
Rica,  Cuba,  Ecuador,  Guatemala,  Mexico,  Nicaragua,  Peru,  the  Domin- 
ican Republic,  and  Venezuela. 

The  International  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  is  informed 
under  date  of  June  12,  1906,  that  there  has  been  deposited  in  the 
archives  of  the  Department  of  State  of  the  United  States  an  authen- 
ticated copy  of  the  Executive  Decree  of  the  President  of  Ecuador, 
dated  April  30, 1906,  ratifying  and  putting  into  effect  the  Pan-American 
Sanitary  Convention  which  was  signed  at  Washington  ad  referendum 
on  October  14,  1905. 


UNITED   STATES  DELEGATION  TO   THIRD 

INTERNATIONAL  CONFERENCE  OF 

AMERICAN  STATES. 

Some  changes  have  recently  been  made  in  the  personnel  of  the  board 
which  will  represent  the  United  States  at  the  Conference  of  the  Amer- 
ican Republics  July  21  at  Rio  de  Janeiro.     The  board  now  consists  of 

1597 


1598       INTERTiTATTOlSrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

the  following:  W.  L.  Buchanan,  chairman  of  the  Commission; 
Leo  S.  Rowe,  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania;  Mr.  Lareinaga, 
Porto  Rican  Commissioner  in  Congress;  Van  Leer  Polk,  Tennessee; 
ex-Governor  A.  J.  Montague,  of  Virginia;  Paul  S.  Reinsch,  of 
the  University  of  Wisconsin,  vice  James  S.  Harlan,  declined;  and 
Charles  R.  Dean,  of  the  State  Department,  secretary  of  the  Com- 
mission. In  addition  to  these  the  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics 
will  be  represented  by  its  Director,  Williams  C.  Fox.  The  sessions 
are  to  be  private,  onl}^  the  Commissioners,  their  secretaries,  and  the 
Director  of  the  Bureau  of  the  American  Republics  to  be  present. 


ARGENTINE   REPUBLIC. 

MESSAGE  OF  PRESIDENT  ALCORTA. 

On  May  12,  1906,  the  session  of  the  Argentine  Congress  was  for- 
mally opened  by  Dr.  Figueroa  Alcorta. 

The  President,  in  his  message,  after  paying  a  tribute  to  the  memory 
of  the  late  President  Quintana  and  of  General  Mitre,  defined  the 
programme  of  the  Government,  which,  he  stated,  was  based  on  the 
principles  of  order  and  economy.  The  President  announced  that 
the  Government  would  introduce  a  bill  proclaiming  an  amnesty  for 
all  those  sentenced  in  connection  with  the  events  of  February  4,  1905. 
He  particularly  recommended  to  the  attention  of  Congress  the  bill 
dealing  with  the  social  question. 

Doctor  Alcorta  stated  that  the  relations  of  the  Argentine  Republic 
with  all  the  Powers  were  marked  by  sincere  and  unreserved  friendship. 
The  Argentine  Republic  would,  he  said,  support  arbitration  at  the 
forthcoming  Pan-American  Congress  at  Rio  de  Janeiro  and  at  The 
Hague  conference  as  the  sole  means  of  solving  disputes.  At  Rio  de 
Janeiro  the  Argentine  Government  would  do  its  utmost  to  cement  the 
friendship  between  the  American  nations  on  the  most  solid  basis. 

The  conversion  fund,  continued  the  President,  had  now  attained 
14,607,000  pesos,  gold,  the  11,000,000  drawn  in  1901,  owing  to  fears  of 
a  war  with  Chile,  having  all  been  paid  back.  The  conversion  fund 
would  be  increased  by  the  successive  payments  which  the  Government 
would  make,  and  would  enable  it  to  carry  into  effect  in  time  the  con- 
version law  (No.  3871)  and  to  reenforce  the  coinage  law  of  1881. 

Doctor  Alcorta  declared  himself  in  favor  of  the  maintenance  of  the 
gold  peso  as  established  by  the  existing  law  instead  of  creating  a  new 
monetary  unit  with  a  new  denomination. 

On  December  31,  1905,  the  internal  debt  amounted  to  88,000,000 
pesos,  paper,  in  round  figures,  and  16,000,000,  gold.  On  the  same  date 
the  foreign  debt  was  329,000,000  pesos,  gold,  plus  37,000,000  which  had 
been  borrowed  to  redeem  the  loan  of  1891. 


ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC.  1599 

The  message  added  that  advantage  should  be  taken  of  the  present 
prosperit}'  finally  to  fix  the  equilibrium  of  the  budget,  and  to  create  a 
national  reserve  fund  independent  of  the  conversion  fund. 

Continuing,  the  President  declared  that  it  would  be  necessary  to 
purchase  modern  artillery  and  to  increase  the  reserve  of  war  material. 
A  draft  naval  programme,  which  it  was  proposed  to  carry  out  in  five 
years,  would  be  laid  before  Parliament.  This  programme  would  pro- 
vide for  additional  defenses  against  a  blockade  of  the  Rio  de  la  Plata 
and  for  the  acquisition  of  warships  to  reenf orce  the  fleet. 

The  message  next  pointed  out  that  it  was  only  after  a  century  that 
the  population  of  the  Republic  had  reached  a  total  of  6,000,000,  or  2 
inhabitants  per  square  kilometer.  It  was  indispensable  to  improve  the 
general  conditions  of  life  in  order  to  attract  immigration.  The  Gov- 
ernment hoped  to  be  able  at  an  early  date  to  lay  a  scheme  before 
Parliament  for  extensions  and  improvements  in  Buenos  Ayres  Harbor. 
The  work  of  improving  the  port  of  La  Plata  was  being  continued. 

The  postal  and  telegraphic  returns  for  the  past  year  show  an  increase 
of  nearly  50,000,000  letters  and  proportionate  increase  in  telegrams. 
The  length  of  the  Government  telegraph  lines  increased  by  622  kilo- 
meters, and  there  was  a  total  extension  of  24,777  kilometers,  which 
added  to  the  provincial  and  railway  lines  makes  an  aggregate  of  54:,  846 
kilometers.  The  health  of  the  country  is  excellent,  as  proved  b}^  the 
exceptionally  low  rate  of  mortalit3^  Referring  to  the  labor  law,  the 
President  stated  that  the  whole  problem  must  be  thoroughly  investi- 
gated, and  urged  Congress  to  give  its  earnest  attention  to  the  matter. 

As  regards  foreign  affairs,  concurrence  was  expressed  with  the  hold- 
ing of  international  congresses  at  Rio  de  Janeiro  and  The  Hague  in 
support  of  the  principle  of  arbitration  as  the  only  means  of  settling 
international  questions  and  of  preserving  the  autonomy  of  all  coun- 
tries concerned.  The  Government  will  participate  in  the  maintenance 
of  the  International  Institute  of  Agriculture  founded  in  Rome. 

The  President  reported  that  the  general  prosperity  of  the  Republic 
continues  l^oth  as  regards  revenue  and  Government  credit,  and  that 
the  National  revenue  for  1905,  which  was  estimated  at  1164,692,000, 
actuall}^  yielded  ^196,237,000.  The  Government  has  convepted 
$72,000,000  Internal  6  per  cent  bonds  into  5  per  cent  internal  bonds, 
and  has  paid  off  £7,500,000  external  6  per  cent  bonds.  It  is  now  pro- 
posed to  create  a  special  reserve  fund  apart  from  the  conversion  fund, 
which  amounts  to  $13,908,000  gold  held  by  the  national  bank  and 
1106,700,000  gold  held  by  the  conversion  bureau.  The  special  reserve 
fund  will  be  built  up  out  of  the  annual  revenue  balances.  The  Gov- 
ernment intends  to  revise  this  legislation  relating  to  limited  companies, 
with  a  view  to  protecting  the  public. 

Dealing  with  the  progress  of  facilities  for  education,  the  message 
stated  that  there  are  now  5,250  Government  public  schools,  with  14,118 


1600   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

teachers  and  543,881  pupils,  as  against  1,909  schools,  13,308  teachers, 
and  385,814  pupils  in  1904,  the  figures  for  1905  being  arrived  at  with- 
out taking  into  account  the  universities  for  superior  education  or  the 
normal  colleges. 

It  is  proposed  to  legislate  in  favor  of  the  working  classes,  ensuring 
protection  and  old  age  pensions.  It  is  further  proposed  to  appoint  a 
a  special  arbitration  committee  to  deal  with  the  labor  questions. 

The  Government  has  2,888  kilometers  of  new  railway  lines  under 
construction,  and  extensions  are  now  contemplated  in  Cordoba,  Santa 
Fé,  Catamarca,  Tucuman,  and  in  the  southern  territories  of  Neuquen 
and  Santa  Cruz.  Sewage  and  waterworks  in  all  provinces  are  also 
being  undertaken. 

DESTIN ATION  OF  EXPORTS,   FUtST  CITJARTEB,  OF  1906. 

The  "Review  of  the  River  Plate"  in  its  issue  for  April  20,  1906, 
publishes  the  figures  showing  the  details  of  exportation  from  the 
Argentine  Republic  during  the  first  quarter  of  1906,  as  compared  with 
the  same  period  of  the  preceding  year,  the  principal  articles  and  the 
points  of  destination  being  furnished.  In  the  statement  in  reference 
the  average  weights  and  measurements  are  as  follows:  One  bale  of 
wool,  400  kilograms;  1  bale  of  sheepskins,  400  kilograms;  1  bale  of 
hair,  400  kilograms;  1  bale  of  goatskins,  370  kilograms;  1  bale  of  hay, 
50  kilograms;  1  pipe  of  tallow,  400  kilograms;  1  hogshead  of  tallow, 
200  kilograms;  1  cask  of  tallow,  160  kilograms;  and  1  case  of  butter, 
25  kilograms. 

The  number  of  dry  oxhides  for  the  first  quarter  of  1906  reported 
as  shipped  abroad  was  587,610,  as  compared  with  567,629  in  the  corre- 
sponding period  of  1905,  with  the  following  destinations:  United 
Kingdom,  3,351;  united  States,  313,220;  France,  5,593;  Germany, 
102,832;  Belgium,  26,731;  Italy,  99,136;  Brazil,  900;  other  countries, 
35,847. 

Salt  oxhides  numbered  364,553  on  the  export  lists  for  the  first 
quarter  of  1906,  as  compared  with  350,775  in  the  corresponding  period 
of  1905,  with  the  following  destinations:  United  Kingdom,  48,430; 
United  States,  24,140;  France,  9,290;  Germany,  186,005;  Belgium, 
95,638;  Italy,  1,150. 

Dry  horsehides  exported  numbered  31,396  in  1906,  as  compared  with 
38,931  in  1905,  destined  as  follows:  United  States,  2,873;  Germany, 
28,523;  while  salt  horsehides  were  exported  to  the  number  of  1,050 
and  91,921  in  the  first  quarters  of  1906  and  1905,  respectively,  of  which 
the  United  States  took  600  and  Germany  450  in  1906. 

Sheepskins  sent  abroad  amounted  to  12,662  and  16,868  bales  in  the 
first  quarters  of  1906  and  1905,  respectively,  destined  as  follows  in 
1906:  United  Kingdom,  674;  United  States,  145;  France,  10,574; 
Germany,  684;  Belgium,  8;  Italy,  547;  Brazil,  30. 


ARGENTINE    EEPUBLIC.  1601 

Hair  to  the  amount  of  830  and  2,456  bales  were  sent  abroad  in  the 
first  quarters  of  1906  and  1905,  respectively,  with  the  following  desti- 
nations in  1906:  united  Kingdom,  37;  United  States,  266;  France,  27; 
Germany,  191;  Belgium,  255;  Italy,  50;  other  countries,  4. 

Shipments  of  tallow  in  the  first  quarter  of  1906  aggregated  4,390 
pipes,  22,039  casks,  and  768  hogsheads,  as  compared  with  10,216 
pipes,  27,384  casks,  and  6,215  hogsheads  in  the  corresponding  period 
of  1905.  The  countries  of  destinations  for  the  first-mentioned  period 
were  as  follows:  United  Kingdom,  935  pipes,  13,046  casks,  and  291 
hogsheads;  France,  200  pipes  and  291  casks;  Germany,  233  pipes  and 
3,513  casks;  Belgium,  158  pipes,  1,402  casks,  and  8  hogsheads;  Italy, 
2,056  pipes,  781  casks,  and  29  hogsheads;  Brazil,  215  pipes  and  690 
casks;  other  countries,  593  pipes,  2,316  casks,  and  440  hogsheads. 

Goatskins  to  the  amount  of  3,993  bales  were  shipped  abroad  in  the 
first  quarter  of  1906,  as  compared  with  4,921  bales  in  the  correspond- 
ing period  of  the  previous  year,  distributed  as  follows:  United  States, 
909;  France,  244;  Germany,  201;  Belgium,  2,639.  Shipments  of 
wool  aggregated  188,958  bales  and  231,749  bales  in  the  first  quarters 
of  1906  and  1905,  respectively,  the  1906  exports  being  distributed  as 
follows:  United  Kingdom,  14,179;  United  States,  12,636;  France, 
66,022;  Germany,  68,413;  Belgium,  23,204;  Italy,  1^932;  other  coun- 
tries, 2,572. 

Frozen  wethers  numbering  648,935  and  800,698  were  shipped  abroad 
in  the  first  quarters  of  1906  and  1905,  respectively,  of  which,  in  1906, 
the  United  Kingdom  took  636,916,  Italy  24,  and  South  Africa  11,995. 

The  shipments  of  wheat  in  1906  and  1905  aggregated  968,159  and 
992,125  tons  for  the  first  quarters,  the  1906  shipments  being  distrib- 
uted as  follpws:  United  Kingdom,  109,578;  France,  17,903;  Germany, 
16,434;  Belgium,  151,942;  Italy,  33,944;  South  Africa,  6,766;  Brazil, 
54,765;  orders,  482,626;  other  countries,  94,201. 

Maize  shipments  aggregated  90,527  tons  and  215,570  tons  in  the 
first  quarters  of  1906  and  1905,  respectively,  the  destinations  for  1906 
being  as  follows:  United  Kingdom,  16,543;  France,  12,288;  Germany, 
2,513;  Belgium,  18,086;  Italy,  6,899;  South  Africa,  606;  Brazil,  587; 
orders,  24,472;  other  countries,  8,533. 

In  the  first  quarter  of  1906  there^were  shipped  abroad  214,407  tons 
of  linseed,  as  compared  with  278,369  tons  in  1905,  the  destinations  being 
as  follows:  United  Kingdom,  7,823;  France,  22,953;  Germany,  41,585; 
Belgium,  22,620;  Italy,  557;  orders,  95,193;  other  countries,  23,598. 

Flour  shipments  in  1906  and  1905  (first  quarter)  amounted  to  27,383 
tons  and  30,789  tons,  respectivel}^,  the  1906  shipments  being  destined 
as  follows:  United  Kingdom,  2,620;  Germany,  364;  South  Africa,  9; 
Brazil,  23,133;  other  countries,  757. 

Bran  shipments  amounted  to  37,603  tons  and  32,830  for  the  first 
quarters  of  1906  and  1905,  respectively,  the  1906  shipments  having 


1602       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN   REPUBLICS. 

the  following  destinations:  United  Kingdom,  1,3Y0;  France,  1,283; 
Germany,  26,350;  Belgium,  5,432;  Brazil,  582;  orders,  300;  other 
countries,  2,286. 

Pollard  shipments  amounted  to  16,648  bags  in  1906  (first  quarter),  as 
compared  with  43,348  bags  in  1905,  the  1906  shipments  being  distrib- 
uted as  follows:  France,  12,456;  Belgium,  4,192. 

Oilseed  shipments  for  the  first  quarter  of  1906  amounted  to  43,102 
bags,  as  compared  with  55,345  bags  in  1905,  and  were  distributed  as 
follows:  United  Kingdom,  9,205;  Germany,  33,257;  Belgium,  640. 

In  the  first  quarter  of  1906  beef  shipments  aggregated  543,931  quar- 
ters, as  compared  with  405,571  quarters  in  the  corresponding  period 
of  1905,  and  were  distributed  as  follows:  United  Kingdom,  466,822; 
Italy,  1,660;  South  Africa,  75,449. 

Hay  was  sent  abroad  to  the  amount  of  358,343  bales  in  the  first 
quarter  of  1906,  as  compared  with  274,358  in  the  same  period  of  1905, 
and  had  the  following  destinations:  South  Africa,  80,971;  Brazil, 
156,765;  other  countries,  120,607. 

Quebracho  shipments  in  the  first  quarter  of  1906  amounted  to  89,278 
tons  as  compared  with  73,584  tons  in  the  same  period  of  1905,  and  were 
distributed  as  follows:  United  Kingdom^  9,713;  United  States,  14,747; 
France,  1,268;  Germany,  12,389;  Belgium,  1,907;  Italy,  6,618;  orders, 
32,485;  other  countries,  10,151. 

Butter  shipments  in  the  first  quarter  of  1906  aggregated  71,209 
cases,  as  compared  with  70,871  in  the  same  period  of  1905,  the  distri- 
bution in  1906  being  as  follows:  United  Kingdom,  42,132;  Germany, 
100;  South  Africa,  28,976,  and  Brazil,  1  case. 

Quebracho  extract  was  shipped  abroad  in  the  first  quarter  of  1906 
to  the  amount  of  17,053  tons,  as  compared  with  7,025  in  the  same 
period  of  the  preceding  year,  distributed  as  follows:  United  Kingdom, 
1,850;  United  States,  5,658;  France,  931;  Germany,  4,668;  Belgium, 
47;  Italy,  1,791;  Brazil,  8,  and  orders,  2,100. 

IlOriGïlATION  STATISTICS,  1905. 

Figures  issued  by  the  immigration  division  of  the  Department  of 
Agriculture  of  the  Argentine  Republic,  show  that  during  the  year 
1905,  there  arrived  in  the  ports  of  the  Republic  221,622  persons,  as  com- 
pared with  161,078  in  the  year  preceding.  Departures  from  the  coun- 
try numbered  82,772  in  1905,  and  66,597  in  1904,  so  that  the  excess  of 
immigrants  over  emigrants  in  1905  was  138,850,  and  94,481  in  1904. 

The  same  publication  shows  the  movement  of  population  within  the 
Republic  for  the  years  1857-1905,  total  arrivals  in  the  first-named 
period  numbering  4,951,  no  departures  being  reported. 


AEGENTINE    KEPUBLIC.  1603 

ARGEITTIlîE  RAIIiWAY  EaUIPMENT. 

On  January  1,  1906,  the  railways  in  Argentina  possessed  1,664 
locomotives;  of  these,  171  belonged  to  the  State  lines  and  1,493  to  the 
private  companies.     According  to  gauges,  there  were: 

Meter  gauge  ., 402 

Narrow-gauge 91 

Broad  gauge 1, 171 

On  January  1,  1905,  the  railways  possessed  1,462  locomotives,  so 
that  there  was  an  increase  of  202  during  the  year.  The  engines  are 
divided  up  as  follows:  Passenger  4Y2,  mixed  6T9,  freight  305,  shunt- 
ing 208.  On  March  29  last  the  Government  ordered  the  companies 
to  increase  their  locomotive  stock  by  the  following:  Andine,  2;  South- 
ern, 106;  Western,  46;  Central  Argentine,  41;  Pacific,  33;  Bahia 
Blanca  northwest,  3;  Central  Cordoba  (north  section,  20;  east  section, 
T),  27;  Cordoba  and  Rosario,  6. 

CUSTOMS  RECEIPTS,  FHIST  QUARTEE,,   1906. 

The  Argentine  customs  returns  for  the  first  quarter  of  the  current 
year  show  that  the  total  value  of  goods  imported  amounted  to 
^51,370,000  gold,  and  the  exports  to  $86,140,000,  leaving  a  balance  of 
$34,770,000  gold  in  favor  of  the  country.  The  bullion  imported 
amounted  to  $7,180,000  gold. 

MULBERIIY  CtTLTTJRE. 

The  '''' BxiUitiin?''  of  the  French  Chamber  of  Commerce  at  Buenos 
Ayres  states  that  an  official  report  has  recently  been  issued  on  mul- 
berry cultivation  in  the  Argentine  Republic.  From  this  it  appears 
that  there  are  now  about  300,000  mulberry  plants  in  the  province  of 
Tucuman,  200,000  in  Santa  Fé,  350,000  in  Cordoba,  and  more  than 
50,000  in  Salta  Jujuy  and  Santiago  del  Estero.  The  climate  of  Tucu- 
man appears  to  be  the  best  adapted  for  mulberry  cultivation  and  silk- 
worm rearing. 

REGISTRATION   OF  REAL   ESTATE   IN    1905. 

[From  "  La  Naaion  "  of  April  27,  1906.] 

In  1904  registrations  to  the  number  of  25,659  were  made,  and 
21,045  farms,  representing  a  value  of  $243,564,800,  and  in  1905  32,491 
registrations  were  made,  and  33,160  farms,  representing  a  value  of 
$345,349,000,  were  recorded.  This  gives  an  increase  of  150  per  cent 
in  1905,  compared  with  the  transactions  of  1904. 

In  1904  53,422  titles  were  issued,  while  in  1905  the  number  was 
74,089.  In  1904  the  mortgages  recorded  represented  a  value  of  $690,- 
399.76,  while  in  1904  this  amount  was  reduced  to  $207,522.10.  In 
1904  taxes  were  collected  to  the  amount  of  $528,694.30,  while  in  1905 
the  collection  of  taxes  amounted  to  $732,237. 


1604       INTEflNATIOlSrAL    BUEEAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    EEPUBLICS. 

FOREIGN  COMMERCE  IN  1905. 

IMPORTS. 
[Values  in  gold.] 


Amount. 


Total. 


I.  Live  cattle 

II.  Alimentary  substances: 

Al  i  mentary  animal  substances 

Alimentary  vegetable  substances: 

1.  Fruits 

2.  Spices  and  other  condiments 

3.  ^  egetables  and  cereals 

4.  Substances  for  infusions  and  hot  drinks 

5.  Flours,  pastes,  féculas,  and  other  alimentary  products. 


III.  Tobacco  and  its  applications . 

IV.  Drinks: 

Wines 

Spirits  ajjd  liquors 

Other  drinks 


V.  Textiles  and  manufactured  products: 

Silk 

Wool 

Cotton 

Other  textile  fibers 


VI.  Fixed,  mineral,  volatile,  and  medicinal  oils 

VII.  Chemical  and  pharmaceutical  substances  and  products 

VIII.  Colors  and  tinctures 

IX.  Woods  and  other  ligneous  substances  and  manufactured  products: 

Raw  materials  and  other  considered  as  such 

Manufactured  products 


X.  Paper  and  its  manufactured  products: 

Papers  and  pasteboards 

Manufactured  products 


XI.  Leather  and  its  manufactured  products 

XII.  Iron  and  its  manufactured  products: 

Raw  materials  and  other  considered  as  such.. 
Manufactured  products  of  iron  and  steel 

XIII.  Agriculture:  Agricultural  implements 

XIV.  Locomotion:  Means  of  conveyance  and  materials. 
XV.  Other  metals  and  manufactured  products: 

Raw  materials  and  other  considered  as  such.. 
Manufactured  products 


XVI.  Stones,  earthenware,  crystals,  and  ceramic  products: 

Raw  materials  and  other  considered  as  such 

Manufactured  products 


XVII.  Electricity:  Electrical  apparatus  and  materials. 
XVIII.  Various  articles  and  manufactured  products 


Total 


S2, 442, 346 

960, 383 

866, 132 

2, 566, 378 

6, 093,  479 

820,  932 


6, 596, 589 

2, 159, 448 

411, 805 


2, 602,  558 
10, 967, 262 
27, 066, 742 

5, 582, 389 


11,799,220 
2, 368, 943 


2, 272, 041 
1, 861, 801 


14, 814, 571 
11,357,714 


1, 896, 056 
3, 998, 600 


14, 355, 213 
3,  111,  690 


$1, 307, 808 


$13, 739, 6.50 
4, 455, 408 


9, 167, 842 


46, 218,  ifòi 
5,556,067 
6,275,786 
1,441,726 


14,168,163 


4, 133, 842 
1, 796, 844 


26, 172, 285 
16, 532, 552 
23, 362, 431 


5, 894, 656 


17,466,903 
2, 034, 674 
5, 428, 832 


205, 154, 420 


EXPORT. 


I.  Products  of  cattle  breeding: 

Live  cattle 

Products  of  animals 

Elaborated  animal  substances  . 
Animal  residues 


II.  Agricultural  products: 

Raw  materials 

Elaborated  vegetable  substances. 
Vegetable  residues 


III.  Products  of  forests 

IV.  Products  of  mines 

V.  Hunting  products 

VI.  Various  products  and  articles. 


Total. 


$7, 189, 254 

122, 062, 917 

10, 148, 381 

1,  642, 434 


161,188,255 
5, 584, 308 
3, 462,  672 


$141, 042, 986 


170, 235, 235 

7,125,332 

261, 516 

790, 734 

3, 388, 038 


322, 843, 841 


TOTAL  OF  IMPORTS  AND  EXPORTS. 


Imports $205,154,420 

Exports 322,843,841 

Total 527,998,261 


BOLIVIA.  1605 

BOLIVIA. 

CUSTOMS  TARIFF  ACT  OF  DECEMBER  31,  1905. 

EULES   FOR   THE    APPLICATION   OF    THE    TARIFF. 
******* 

Art.  15.  The  charge  for  the  deposit  of  goods  in  Governnient  warehouses  shall  be 
30  centavos  per  hundred  kilos  or  fraction  thereof.  From  the  date  of  the  presenta- 
tion of  the  clearance  certificate  warehouse  rent  shall  cease,  even  though  the  goods 
be  not  taken  out. 

Art.  16.  Goods  subject  to  "appraisement"  or  "not  specified  in  the  tariff"  shall 
be  valued  at  their  wholesale  price  at  the  place.  In  order  to  arrive  at  this  appraise- 
ment the  consular  invoice  shall  be  taken  as  a  basis  and  its  amount  be  increased  by 
20  per  cent  for  freight  and  other  charges  from  the  market  of  origin,  provided  these 
expenses  have  not  already  been  included  in  the  invoice. 

In  default  of  the  consular  invoice,  or  in  case  of  doubt  as  to  the  genuineness  thereof, 
the  appraisement  shall  be  made,  taking  for  a  basis  the  wholesale  price  of  the  article 
at  the  place  with  a  deduction  of  30  per  cent. 

If  the  price  set  out  in  the  consular  invoice  is  manifestly  less  than  the  real  value  of 
the  merchandise,  the  Treasury  may  acquire  the  said  merchandise  for  its  account  at 
the  declared  value,  paying  at  once  its  impost,  and  being  obliged  to  auction  off  the 
same. 

Art.  17.  For  the  application  of  the  tariff  the  following  rules  shall  be  in  effect: 

First.  In  every  case  where  the  valuation  of  a  tissue  is  based  on  the  number  of 
threads,  the  latter  shall  be  reckoned,  by  means  of  the  glass  called  "thread  counter," 
in  a  square  of  6  millimeters  the  side. 

Second.  By  "gross  weight"  is  understood  the  weight  of  the  package  as  made  up 
for  transporting  the  goods.  Valuation  by  gross  weight  shall  also  be  adopted  in  the 
case  of  goods  generally  conveyed  loose,  in  bulk,  or  bound  together  in  bundles. 

Third.  The  expression  "including  packages"  applies  to  goods  valued  according  to 
their  actual  weight,  together  with  the  weight  of  containers  and  packages  in  which 
inclosed  or  wrapped,  but  not  including  barrels,  casks;  cases  of  wood,  tin,  or  sheet 
iron,  with  the  cross  pieces  and  outside  packing  cloth  necessary  for  the  transport. 
This  rule  shall  not  be  applicable  to  goods  for  which  the  mode  of  weighing  has  been 
expressly  stipulated  in  the  tariff. 

Should  goods  dutiable  inclusive  of  weight  of  packages  be  imported  loose,  in  bulk, 
or  fastened  together  in  bundles,  they  shall  be  appraised  according  to  net  weight. 

Fourth.  "  Weight  including  receptacles"  means  the  weight  of  the  goods  inclusive 
of  immediate  receptacle  containing  them,  and  adhering  to  the  goods  even  if  used  for 
the  transport. 

Fifth.  Merchandise  for  which  the  tariff  does  not  expressly  stipulate  another  mode 
of  weighing  shall  be  appraised  at  net  weight. 

Sixth.  When  goods  dutiable  at  gross  weight  are  imported  in  the  same  package  with 
other  goods  assessed  or  tariffed  ontsome  other  basis,  the  weight  of  the  goods,  includ- 
ing interior  receptacles  and  packages,  shall  be  increased  by  30  per  cent  if  imported 
in  boxes,  and  by  6  per  cent  if  imported  in  bales;  save  that  in  both  cases  the  exterior 
receptacle  above  referred  to  in  article  5  shall  not  be  taken  into  consideration. 

Seventh.  Fractions  of  a  centavo,  amounting  to  50  centimes  and  above,  shall  be  con- 
sidered as  a  full  centavo,  and  fractions  of  less  than  50  centimes  shall  not  be  taken  in 
consideration. 

Eighth.  The  denomination  appearing  at  the  head  of  each  group,  consisting  of  one 
or  more  subdivisions,  shall  be  deemed  repeated  at  the  commencement  of  each  sub- 
division. 

The  expressions  ' ' the  same, "  or  "as  above, ' '  which  are  frequently  omitted  in  the 


1606       INTEEISrATIOlsrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMEEICAlSr    REPUBLICS. 

different  subdivisions  of  an  item,  shall  be  also  sufficiently  understood  and  indicated 
by  the  denomination  appearing  at  the  head  of  each  group. 

Ninth.  As  "unfinished  and  untrimmed  hats"  shall  be  considered  hats  which  are 
not  provided  with  linings,  ribbons,  or  borders,  notwithstanding  they  may  have  been 
ironed;  this  shall  embrace  hats  furnished  with  a  gauze  or  paper  wrapper  for  the  sole 
purpose  of  protecting  them  from  damage. 

Tenth.  In  the  tariff,  "common  metal"  shall  be  held  to  be  any  metal  except  gold, 
silver,  or  platinum. 

Eleventh.  The  threads  or  materials  of  which  tissues  are  composed  shall  be  con- 
sidered as  of  higher  or  lower  value,  according  to  the  following  order: 

1.  Silk,  animal  or  vegetable. 

2.  Wool  or  hair. 

3.  Linen. 

4.  Cotton  or  ramie. 

5.  Hemp,  jute,  and  other  vegetable  fibers. 

Twelfth.  By  "warp"  must  be  understood  the  joint  number  of  threads  and  fila- 
ments which  form  the  length  of  the  tissue,  and  by  "weft"  or  "woof"  the  joint 
threads  or  filaments  crossing  the  warp. 

The  material  forming  the  warp  determines  the  classification  upon  which  the 
appraisement  of  the  tissues  is  made. 

Thirteenth.  A  tissue  shall  be  understood  as  "'  mixed"  when  some  other  material 
enters  into  the  composition  of  the  threads  of  the  tissue  in  a  less  proportion  than  the 
principal. 

Fourteenth.  For  the  conversion  of  foreign  money  the  following  rates  of  exchange 
shall  be  adopted: 

Bolivianos. 

One  German  mark 0.  62 J 

One  French  franc 50 

One  Italian  lira 50 

One  Spanish  peseta 50 

One  American  dollar 2.  50 

One  pound  sterling 12.  50 

THE  TAEIFF. 

[Money,  weights,  and  measures. — The  monetary  unit  of  Bolivia  is  the  boliviano=100  centavos.    For 
weights  and  measures,  Bolivia  has  adopted  the  m.etricai  system.] 


Nos. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Bugles,  perforated  beads,  cord  pipings,  and  pearls  of  crystal,  glass,  or 
composition,  including  packages kilog. 

Of  common  metal,  including  packages do... 

Fans,  of  palm  or  shaved  wood dozen. 

Of  wood,  bone,  or  metal,  without  covering do... 

Of  common  wood,  with  covering  of  paper,  cardboard,  or  common 
cotton  tissue dozen . 

The  same,  with  silk  covering do... 

The  same,  with  covering  of  feathers t. 

Of  bone,  sandalwood,  cocoanut,  jacarandá,  or  ebony,  or  the  like, 
with  sheet  of  paper  or  cotton  tissue dozen. 

The  same,  with  face  or  ornaments  of  silk do... 

Do. ,  gilt,  open-worked ,  with  spangles  or  embroidered do . . . 

Do.,  with  covering  of  silk do... 

Do.,  of  feathers do... 

Of  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl,  without  covering  with 
a  sheet  of  paper  or  "cotton  tissue dozen . 

The  sanie,  with  covering  of  silk 

Do.,  with  covering  of  feathers 

Of  celluloid  or  imitations,  of  tortoise  shell,  ivory  or  mother-of- 
pearl,  without  covering  or  with  covering  of  paper  or  cotton 

Do.,  with  covering  of  silk 

Do.,  with  covering  of  feathers : 

Other  kinds 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 

2.00 

7.00 

1.00 

18.00 

2.10 

8.00 

20.00 

20.00 
30.00 
60.00 
80.00 
100.  00 

120. 00 
180. 00 
240. 00 

80.00 
120. 00 
180. 00 
(a) 


Per  cent. 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1607 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Clasps  for  curtains,  of  metal. 

Of  cloth.     (See-Passementerie.) 
Glove  stretchers.     (See  Stretchers.)- 

Can  openers,  including  package kilog. 

Button  hooks  of  all  kinds,  including  package do . . . 

Planes,  grooving.     (See  Planes.) 
Oils,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Whale  or  seal,  crude do... 

The  same  purifled 

Sperm,  rape  seed,  linseed,  turnip,  lard,  pine,  peanut,  neat's-foot. 
or  cotton-seed kilog. 

For  sewing  machines,  watches,  etc.,  in  glass  bottles do... 

The  same,  otherwise  packed do. . . 

For  machines— animal,  vegetable,  or  mineral,  impure do... 

Cocoanut  or  palm do... 

Walnut do . . . 

Gasoline,  naphtha,  paraffine,  or  petroleum do... 

Olive  or  other  edible  oil, in  glass  receptacles do... 

The  same,  in  other  receptacles do . . . 

Perfumed.     (See  Perfumery.) 

Oilers  for  machinery  of  all,  kinds,  including  package r do... 

Olives,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

In  oil do . . . 

Stuffed do... 

In  brine  or  not  in  glass  receptacles do... 

Same,  in  receptacles  of  earthenware,  tin,  or  wood do... 

Steel,  unwrought,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

In  bars do . . . 

Plates  for  carriage  springs do. . . 

Plates,  perforated do. . . 

Or  covered  iron  for  stiffening  clothing  or  for  fastening  corsets,  do . . . 

Manufactured  in  shapes  not  specified.  (See  articles  not  designated 
in  this  tariff.) 

Stirrup  straps  of  leather,  including  package kilog. 

Chicory,  ground,  gross  weight do. . . 

Annotto  in  paste  or  powder,  gross  weight do... 

Same,  liquid,  gross  weight : do... 

Ornaments,  for  hats,  metal  or  glass,  including  package do... 

The  same,  of  mother-of-pearl,  Including  package do... 

Of  wood,  composition,  sawdust,  paper  pulp,  or  papier-mâché  for 
furniture  or  buildings,  gross  weight kilog. 

The  same,  with  gilding  or  silvering,  gross  weight do... 

The  .same,  with  metal  pieces,  gross  weight do... 

Of  zinc  for  buildings,  gross  weight do... 

Of  metal  for  coffins  or  other  purposes,  gilt  or  silvered,  gross 
weight kilog. 

The  same,  of  yellow  metal,  gross  weight do... 

The  same,  of  tin  or  iron,  painted  or  not,  gross  weight do... 

The  .same,  of  paper  or  cardboard,  silvered  or  gilt,  including  pack- 
age   kilog . 

Other  kinds do... 

Sharpeners  or  steels  to  sharpen  knives,  with  handles  of  wood,  bone, 
horn,  or  composition kilog. 

Fine,  with  handles  of  plated  metal,  plate,  ivory,  mother-of-pearl, 

etc kilog. 

Bran,  gross  weight do. . . 

Clasps,  wooden  holders  for  sadirons,  with  or  without  springs,  including 
package kilog 

For  papers,  steel,  iron,  brass,  including  package do. . 

Water  jugs. 

Turpentine,  spirits  of,  unrectified,  gross  weight do 

Waters,  mineral: 

Sweet  smelling,  cologne  in  large  or  small  flasks,  lavender  water, 
Florida  water  or  American  verbena  or  imitation  thereof,  ka- 
nanga,    celest,    divine,    magnolia,  and    Peruvian  dew,  gross 

weight kilog. . 

Needles,  sewing  without  regard  to  quality,  including  package,  .do 

Packing,  straight  or  curved,  including  package. 

For  mattress  makers,  upholsterers,  sailmakers,  and  like  kinds, 
kilog 

For  sewing  machines,  including  package kilog.. 

Knitting,  iron  or  bone  with  or  without  handles do 

For  pocket  or  binnacle  compasses 

Crochet,  of  wood,  ordinary  metal,  papier-mache,  rubber,  or  com- 
position       kilog . . 

The  same,  of  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl...  J do 

Other  kinds 

Insulators  for  telegraph  or  telephone,  gross  weight kilog. . 

Of  crystal  or  glass  for  pianos,  gross  weight do 


Bolivianos. 
1.20 
1.50 


.20 
.40 

.30 
1.00 
.60 
.12 
.30 
.50 
.08 
.40 
.30 

.40 

.60 

1.50 

.25 

.25 

.17 

.35 

.70 

1.60 


6.00 

.40 

2.00 

.60 

12.00 

50.00 

1.80 

2.20 

2.40 

.80 

8.00 
2.50 
1.00 


{") 


3.50 


2.40 


10.00 
.05 


1.20 
4.00 


.25 


.80 

5.60 

.70 

1.50 
12.00 
6.00 
(«) 

3.00 
30.00 

.60 
.60 


Per  cent. 


a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bull.  No.  6—06- 


-10 


1608   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  ian^'— Continued. 


96 

97 

98 
99 

100 
101 
102 

103 
104 


105 
106 
107 

108 
109 
110 
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112 


111 


115 

116 
117 
118 
119 
120 
121 
122 
123 
124 
125 


126 

127 

128 

129 

130 
131 
132 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Capsicum,  ground,  gross  weight kilog. . 

Whole,  gross  weight do 

Sesame,  gross  weight do 

Outfits  for  babies 

For  brides,  composed  of  crown,  streaniers,  flowers,  and  silk  veil.. 
Braid  trimming.    {See  Passementerie.) 
Stills  of  bronze  or  copper,  with  or  without  parts  of  inferior  metals, 

gross  weight kilog. . 

Wire: 

Iron,  steel,  bronze  or  copper  for  musical  instruments.  Including 

package kilog. . 

Iron  or  steel,  covered  with  paper  or  cotton,  for  ti'imming  bonnets 

and  hats,  etc.,  for  modistes  or  florists,  including  package.,  kilog.. 

The  same,  covered  with  silk,  with  or  without  mixture,  including 

package kilog. . 

Bronze  or  copper  for  all  purposes  other  than  musical  instruments, 

including  package kilog.. 

Galvanized  iron,  bronze,  or  copper  including  package do 

Lead,  including  package 

White  metal  or  nickel,  including  package 

For  tran-smission  of  electric  currents,  gross  weight 

Iron,  tinned,  galvanized  or  not,  fortelegraphs,  fencing  vineyards, 
etc.,  vith  barbs  or  spines,  or  without,  and  for  tjnng  hay,  gross 

Aveight 

Iron,  tined,  galvanized,  or  not,  to  tie  bottles,  in  rolls  or  clipped, 

gross  weight kilog. . 

On  wooden  or  iron  spools  or  rolls  for  binding  or  other  uses,  gross 

weight kilog. . 

The  same,  of  copper  or  bronze,  gross  weight do 

With  brush  for  cleaning  pipes  or  nursing  bottles,  including  pack- 
age   kilog. . 

Steel  of  any  diameter,  gross  weight do 

Netting.     (See  Wire  netting.) 

Brims  of  gummed  tissue  for  manufacture  of  hats,  including  pack- 
age  kilog.. 

Same  of  cardboard,  including  package do 

Alb  for  eccl esiastics 

Albums.    For  photographs,  postal  cards,  stamps  axid  in  blank  for 
■writing,  including  package,  as  follows: 

With  cardboard  or  paper  cover kilog. . 

Bound  in  ordinary  leather  or  cotton  cloth do 

In  composition,  imitating  wood,  tortoise  shell,  or  ivory do 

In  silk,  pure  or  mixed,  veneered  or  not , do 

In  Russian  leather,  or  imitation  thereof do  — 

In  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl do 

The  above,  with  stands 

With  music  bos  or  other  kinds 

Alphenic.     (Dutiable  as  sugar.) 

Pins,  common  or  safety,  and  glass-headed  hat  pins,  including  pack- 
age   kilog . . 

Other  kinds 

To  hold  the  hair. 
For  hats. 
Carpets,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  wool,  with  wool  body kilog. . 

Or  shag,  with  hemp,  jute,  or  other  vegetable  body do 

Cotton  shag do — 

Cotton  velvet do  — 

Common  cloth kilog. . 

Curled  wool  of  all  kinds do 

The  kind  called  Brussels do 

Plush,  astrakhan,  wool  velvet,  mixed  or  not do 

Hemp  or  jute  called  coco do 

Wool,  with  or  without  vegetable  mixture "...do — 

Calendars,  paper,  loose-leaved,  or  glued  on  cardboard,  including 

package kilog. 

Frames  and  crowns: 

Straw,  horsehair,  or  cotton  lawn  with  or  without  wire  for  women's 

and  children's  hats,  including  package kilog. 

Of  cork,  with   cotton  or  silk  cloth,   for  men's  hats,  including 

package kilog. 

Of  sized  cardboard,  for  képis,  shakos,  or  hats,  including  pack- 
age  kilog. 

Of  felt  or  flock  wool  for  making  hats,  including  package  . .  .do. . . 
Almonds,  bitter  or  sweet,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Unshelled do... 

Shelled do . . . 

Starch,  all  kinds,  gross  weight do... 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
0.42 
.30 
.24 
(a) 

(«) 


1.00 


5.00 
3.20 
6.00 


.40 

.60 

3.00 

2.00 


2.00 
.60 


1.00 
2.00 


1.60 
.50 


2.00 
2.50 


(«) 


2.40 

3.60 

4.50 

6.00 

10.00 

20.00 

(a) 


Amount 
payable. 


2.00 


(a) 


6.00 


1.00 
1.20 
1.20 
1.50 
2.80 
4.00 
.60 
1.60 

2.00 


5.00 

8.00 

1.00 
10.00 

.40 
.60 
.20 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1609 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Mortars,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Iron  or  steel,  tinned,  galvanized,  or  not kilog.. 

Bronze  or  copper do 

Glass,  crystal,  granite,  composition,  wood,  or  marble do 

Pillows,  bolsters,  and  cushions,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Covered  with  cotton  or  linen  cloth  and  stuffed  with  wool  or 

hair kilog. . 

The  same,  stuffed  with  feathers do 

The  same,  covered  with  silk,  mixed  or  not do 

Of  shavings do 

Of  rubber do 

Gilder's  pads  (tools),  including  package do 

Currycombs  for  horses,  including  package dp 

Canary  seed  and  hemp,  gross  weight do 

Tar,  ordinary  or  pitch,  gro.ss  weight do 

Hourglasses  of  all  kinds  and  sizes,  including  package do 

Chafing  dishes,  with  or  without  metal,  earthenware,  porcelain,  or 
wood  parts,  as  follows: 

Of  tin  plate  or  brass kilog.. 

Same,  nickeled do 

Bronze  or  copper do 

Same,  nickeled  or  plated do 

Kitchen  stoves,  iron: 

Small,  to  burn  paraffin  or  oil,  with  parts  of  tin  or  iron  plate,  gross 

weight kilog. . 

Same,  nickeled  or  plated,  gross  weight do 

Other  kinds do 

Anchors  and  grapnels,  iron  or  steel,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Aniline.     (See  Pintura.) 

Napkin  rings,  including  package  as  follows: 

Bone,  horn,  wood,  common  metal  or  composition do 

Ivory do 

Britannia  metal,  pewter,  lead,  zinc,  bronze,  or  copper do 

Same,  nickeled  or  plated do 

Of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver  or  like  kinds do 

The  same  plated  or  nickeled do 

Silver,  gilded  or  not do 

Rubber do 

Other  kinds 

Teething  rings  for  babies,  with  or  -svithout  rubber  parts,  including 
package  as  follows: 

Of  rubber  or  bone kilog.. 

Of  ivory  do 

Rings  and  other  accessories  for  umbrellas,  including  package,  .do 

Same,  of  bronze  or  plated,  including  package do 

Animals: 

Live 

Stuffed 

Aniseed,  ordinary: 

Gross  weight kilog.. 

Star,  including  package do 

Eyeglasses  or  spectacles: 

Ordinary,  without  frames  or  rims dozen.. 

With  frames  of  steel,  horn,  iron,  or  buffalo  horn 

With  or  without  ease dozen. . 

With  gold  or  silver  bows,  with  or  without  case do 

With  bows,  plated,  gilded,  or  of  tortoise  shell,  with  or  without 

case dozen . . 

With  wire  gauze,  or  goggles,  with  or  without  bows  or  cases. -do 

Without  bows,  with  fittings  of  steel,  iron,  buffalo  or  other  horn, 

with  or  without  case dozen.. 

Without  bows,  with  fittings  of  plated  or  gilt  metal  or  of  tortoise 

shell,  with  or  without  cases dozen.. 

Without  bows,  with  mountings  of  gold  or  silver,  with  or  without 

case dozen.. 

Monocles  and  those  with  handles  called  quizzing  glasses 

Opera  glasses,  marine  glasses,  or  field  gla.sses,  with  or  without  handle, 
as  follows: 
With  frames  of  brass,  nickeled  or  not,  painted  or  enameled.. each. 
Covered  with  ordinary  varnished  leather,  with  enamel  or  porce- 
lain   each.. 

Same  covered  in  Russia  leather  or  imitation do 

Same  in  tortoise  shell,  mother-of-pearl,  ivory,  or  aluminum,  with 
handle  of  gold  or  silver each.. 

Telescopes: 

Up  to  25  ceñtimeters  in  length do 

Of  larger  size do 

Other  kinds 

Note. — Mountings  and  trimmings  of  eyeglasses,  opera  glasses, 
and  telescopes  will  be  appraised  at  75  per  cent  of  the  rates  fixed 
for  their  respective  classes. 

Fish  hooks,  all  sizes,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Candle  snuñ'ers,  with  or  without  spring do 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 

0.50 

1.50 

.50 


1.20 

10.00 

16.00 

.10 

4.00 

3.00 
.80 
.20 
.05 

1.30 


3.00 
5.00 
6.00 
8.00 


1.50 
3.00 


(«) 


4.00 

56.00 

3.00 

5.00 

7.00 

14.00 

100.  00 

5.00 

(«) 


5.00 

56.00 

1.00 

4.00 


0.60 
1.00 


6.00 
50.00 


20.00 
4.00 


6.00 
18.00 


60.00 


10.00 
15.00 


15.00 
30.00 


2.00 
4.00 


Per  cent. 


Free.  . 
25 


1610   INTEKNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  ¿arî]^— Continued. 


Apparatus: 

Electric,  for  illumination  and  other  purposes  and  its  accessories, 

gross  weight 

For  tinsmiths  for  bending each. 

For  tinsmiths  for  wire  working do... 

Mechanical  lifting,  gross  weight kilog. 

And  utensils  for  telegraphs  and  telephones. ■. . . 

Plows  of  all  kinds  and  spare  parts  for  same,  gross  weight kilog. 

Violin  bows.     {See  Musical  instruments.) 
Sand: 

For  polishing  marble,  gross  weight kilog. 

Of  all  kinds,  for  other  uses,  including  package.' do... 

Earrings.     (See  Jewelry). 

Kings;  including  package  as  follows: 

For  keys,  steel  or  iron,  with  or  without  chain  of  same  metal .  .kilog . 

Same,  nickeled do... 

Wood,  for  curtains do... 

Iron,  with  or  without  bronze,  for  curtains do... 

Same  of  bronze  or  copper do... 

Same  of  nickeled  metal do . . . 

For  other  uses,  of  iron,  bronzed,  tinned,  galvanized  or  not.. do... 

Iron  with  fixed  or  loose  screw  for  small  padlocks do. . . 

Same  of  bronze  or  copper do... 

For  bridles  or  halters  of  tinned  iron do... 

Same  of  plated  or  nickeled  metal do... 

Of  pewter  or  Britannic  metal do... 

Harness: 

For  carts each . 

For  coaches 

Rice: 

In  the  grain;  gross  weight kilog. 

Ground;  gross  weight do... 

Articles  not  specified  in  this  tariff,  as  follows; 

Of  steel,  gross  weight do... 

Of  alabaster,  gross  weight 

Of  wire,  iron,  or  steel,  nickeled,  bronzed,  coppered,  or  tinned, 
gross  weight kilog. 

Of  wire,  bronze,  or  copper,  gross  weight do... 

Of  aluminum,  including  package do... 

Of  bronze.     {See  Manufactured  bronze.) 

Of  tortoise  shell,  including  package do . . . 

Of  cardboard,  gross  weight do . . . 

Of  celuloid  or  other  composition,  including  package do... 

Of  tin,  gross  weight do . . . 

Of  iron.     (.See  Manufactured  iron.) 

Of  gutta-percha,  gross  weight do. . . 

Of  tin  plate  or  stamped  sheet  iron,  tinned,  painted,  or  not,  gross 
weight kilog- 

The  same,  enameled,  gross  weight do... 

Of  bone,  gross  weight do... 

Of  caoutchouc,  gross  weight do... 

Of  sheet  iron do. . . 

Of  sheet  copper.    (See  Manufactured  brass.  ) 

Of  varnished  or  painted  wood,  gross  weight kilog. 

Of  wood  without  varnish  or  paint,  gross  weight do... 

Of  ivory,  including  package do . . . 

Of  marble,  gross  weight 

Of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver;  plated  ware,  Britannic 
metal;  pewter,  nickeled  or  not,  silvered  or  gilded,  shall  be  ap- 
praised in  the  same  manner  as  sugar  bowls  in  their  correspond- 
ing classes. 

Of  mother-of-pearl kilog. 

Of  gold gram. 

Of  paper,  gross  vs^eight kilog. 

Of  papier  maché do . . . 

Of  silver do . . . 

Of  lead do... 

Of  zinc do. . . 

"Vetches,  dried,  gross  weight do... 

Fasteners,  or  staples  for  wire,  of  iron  or  steel  wire,  galvanized,  tinned, 

painted  or  not,  gross  weight kilog. 

Razor  strops,  including  package do. . . 

Mats  or  hold  ers  for  dishes,  bottles,  and  other  purposes,  including  pack- 
age, as  follows: 

Of  papier  maché,  composition,  or  wood,  varnished  or  painted, 

gilded  or  not kilog. 

Of  tin  plate  or  sheet  iron,  neither  varnished,  painted,  nor  gilded, 
kilog. 

Same,  nickeled,  varnished,  or  painted,  gilded  or  not kilog. 

Of  copper  or  brass do... 

The  same  nickeled do. . . 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
C) 

25.00 

18.00 

.50 

(«) 
.25 


.05 
1.40 


4.00 
8.00 
2.00 
1.00 
2.40 
4.80 
50 
1.00 
2.40 
.70 
4.00 
2.00 

20.00 
(«) 

.14 

.40 


(«) 


1.00 
2.40 

70.00 

.80 

3.00 

1.50 

6.00 

2.00 
.90 
6.00 
4.00 
2,00 

1.50 
1.00 
70.00 
(a) 


70.00 

1.20 

3.00 

4.00 

100.  00 

.40 

1.50 

.50 

.60 
6.00 


3.00 

1.50 
2.20 
2.80 
4.00 


Per  cent. 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1611 


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271 

272 
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275 
276 
277 
278 
279 
280 
281 
282 
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285 


286 
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290 
291 
292 

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306 
307 


Mats  or  holders  for  dishes — Continued. 

The  same  plated kilog 

Of  Britannic  metal  or  pewter do.. 

The  same  nickeled do.. 

The  same  plated do.. 

Of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  or  like  substances.,  .do. . 

The  same  plated do. . 

Of  silver,  gilded  or  not do. . 

Of  straw  or  rush  plait do.. 

Of  oilcloth do . . 

Of  wood,  veneered  or  not do.. 

Of  aluminum do.. 

Other  kinds do. . 

Hartshorn,  calcined  or  in  filings,  including  package.     {See  Drugs.) 
Surcingles,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton,  or  mixed  with  other  vegetable  fiber kilog.. 

Of  wool : do 

Of  hemp,  jute,  linen,  or  horsehair do 

Of  leather do 

Coffins  of  all  kinds : 

Automobiles.     (See  Carriages.) 

Hazelnuts,  gross  weight kilog., 

Oats: 

In  grain,  gross  weight do 

Crushed  or  prepared,  gross  weight do 

Advertisements  and  catalogues  of  goods,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

In  cardboard,  tin,  or  brass - kilog.. 

In  paper,  loose  or  in  pamphlets  or  books,  with  or  without  board 
binding kilog. 

Of  both  the  above  kinds,  with  colored  engravings... do 

Of  the  three  above  kinds,  with  wood  or  cardboard  frames,  painted, 

varnished,  bronzed,  or  not kilog. . 

Hoes  and  spades  of  all  sizes,   with  or  without  handles  and  spare 

parts,  gross  weight kilog. 

Trays,  gross  weight,  as  follows:  ^ 

Of  wood kilog.. 

Of  papier  maché do 

Of  iron  or  tin  plate,  laquered do 

Of  pewter,  brass,  or  covered  with  white  metal do 

Of  plaque  or  plated  metal,  in  part  gilded  or  not do 

Of  white  metal,  German  silver,  or  nickel -. do 

Same,  plated  or  gilded do 

Of  silver,  gilded  or  not do 

Of  aluminum do 

Other  kinds 

Saffron,  castile,  in  oil,  dry,  in  powder,  cakes,  or  tablets,  or  imitation 

thereof,  including  package kilog. 

Minimum.     (See  Paints.) 

Mercury;  gross  weight do 

Sugar  candy do . . . 

Sugar: 

Refined.    Specific  duty  on  the  hundred  kilograms  B.  6.50. 

Raw,  crude,  and  other  unrefined  sugars.     Specific  duty  on  the 
hundred  kilograms  B.  17.40. 
Sugar  bowls,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Of  aluminum kilog. 

Of  bronze  or  copper do... 

Same,  nickeled do. 

Of  Britannia  metal,  pewter,  or  burnished  iron,  having  or  not  parts 
of  other  material kilog. 

Same,  nickeled do... 

Same,  plated  or  gilded do... 

Of  •white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  plaque,  or  like  materials, 
having  or  not  parts  of  other  material kilog. 

Same,  plated  or  gilded do... 

Of  silver,  gilded  or  not ^ do... 

Note. — For  appraisement  of  .sugar  bowls  of  crystal  or  glass,  see 

Glassware;  for  those  of  porcelain,  china  ware,  or  enameled  iron, 

see  Porcelain,  China  Ware,  or  Enameled  Iron,  respectively. 

Other  kinds,  not  specified 

Adzes,  with  or  without  handles:  gross  weight kilog. 

Sulphur,  lump  or  ground,  gross  weight do... 

Bibs,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton,  rubber,  or  oil  cloth do... 

Of  wool,  all  kinds , do... 

Of  linen,  all  kinds do... 

Of  silk,  all  kinds do... 

Codfish.     (.See  Pish.) 
Chamber  pots: 

Of  pewter,  with  or  without  tops,  gross  weight do... 

The  same,  flat,  for  invalids,  gross  weight do. . . 

Of  tin  plate,  gross  weight do... 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
5.40 
4.50 
5.60 
7.00 
7.00 
14.00 

100. 00 
3.00 
2.00 
4.00 
2.40 

(«) 

6.00 
8.00 
4.00 
6.00 


1.00 
1.50 

2.50 

.30 

3.00 
3.00 
2.20 
4.  .50 
7.00 
7.00 
14.00 
ICO. 00 
2.40 


2.00 
.50 


2.40 
2.00 
3.00 

4.00 
5.00 
7.00 

7.00 

14.00 

100. 00 


.56 
.15 

3.00 
5.00 
4.00 
30.00 


4.50 

4.50 

.90 


Per  cent. 


1612       IJSTTEElSrATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMEE-ICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Chamber  pots — Continued. 

Plated  or  Plaqué  ;  including  package  kilog 

Of  chinaware  or  porcelain.     [See  Chinaware  or  Porcelain.) 

Of  iron.     {See  Manufactured  iron.) 

Of  rubber.     {See  Articles  of  rubber  not  designated.  ) 

Of  aluminum;  including  package kilog 

Sheep  skins,  dressed.     (See  Skins.) 

Trowels  for  masons,  gross  weight kilog 

Bridoons,  horse: 

Of  leather;  including  package do.. 

Same  of  cotton,  wool,  or  hair;  including  package do 

Scales,  small,  for  weighing  gold,  in  wooden  boxes,  with  bowls  or  pans 

of  from  7  to  15  centimeters  in  diameter each.. 

Gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Hanging,  with  iron  beam  and  brass  or  iron  pans kilog.. 

Same,  with  pans  of  bronze  or  copper do. . . 

With  spring  and  bronze  hanging  scales  with  or  without  iron 

plate kilog. 

Of  bronze,  watch  shaped  and  Koman  spring  scales  in  cylinder 

or  watch  shape kilog. . 

Same  on  iron  frame  with  pans  of  brass,  bronze,  copper,  or 

iron kilog. . 

Of  iron  for  counters,  with  or  without  steelyard  with  single 
pan  of  brass  or  iron  and  so-called  "Union  scales"  with  pan 

or  platform  to  weight  up  to  125  kilograms kilog.  . 

Platform  steelyards  with  wooden  or  iron  stand do 

For  letter  weighing do 

Chemists'  and  assayers' do 

With  stands  of  wood  or  other  material  and  m.arble  top,  to  weigh 

up  to  6  kilograms each.. 

Same,  to  weigh  to  30  kilograms do 

Larger  sizes do 

Apothecaries',  with  metal,  crystal,  or  porcelain  column,  gilt  or 

painted,  up  to  60  centimeters  of  height each.. 

Same,  of  more  than  60  centimeters  of  height do 

Old  style  steelyards,  called  "troughs" kilog.. 

Pails  and  tubs: 

Of  iron.     {See  Manufactured  iron.) 

Of  painted  tin  plate kilog. . 

Of  wood  with  iron  hoops,  and  cedar  with  metal  hoops do 

Of  iron  or  zinc,  painted,  tinned  or  galvanized,  and  porcelain 

lined.     (See  Manufactured  iron  in  its  several  classes.) 
Of  bronze  or  copper.     (See  Manufactured  bronze.) 
Of  cardboard  or  papier-mache,  with  or  without  handles  ...kilog.. 

Of  leather  and  cloth  for  firemen  and  miners do  — 

Tiles.     (See  Bricks.) 

Ball  molds.     (See  Manufactured  iron.) 

Benches  for  carpenters each.. 

Sashes.     (See  Bands.) 

Flags  of  all  kinds 

Small  flags  of  paper  or  cotton  cloth  for  ornamenting  sweets  and 

dishes  of  food,  including  package kilog. . 

Same,  of  silk do  — 

Baths: 

Of  marble do ... , 

Shower,  of  tin,  brass,  or  zinc,  painted,  tinned,  galvanized  or  not, 

composed  of  several  parts,  gross  weight kilog. , 

Same,  of  rubber  for  travel,  with  or  without  accessories do — 

Seating  or  foot  tubs  of  tin,  brass,  or  zinc,  painted,  tinned,  galvan- 
ized or  not,  gross  weight kilog. 

Ramrods,  with  or  without  wad  extractors,  including  package.. do... 

Playing  cards.    (See  Games.) 

Whalebone: 

In  the  rough kilog . 

Finished  or  imitation,  covered  or  not do. . . 

Varnish: 

Common  in  barrels,  gross  weight kilog. 

Copal,  carriage  or  furniture,  in  bottles  or  tins,  including  pack- 
age   kil  og . 

Same  in  small  flasks,  including  package do... 

Amber,  for  photography,  including  package do... 

Or  preparation  for  varnishing  interior  of  barrels do. . . 

Black,  for  iron,  in  tins  or  bottles;  gross  weight do. . . 

Augers: 

Of  iron  or  steel  for  mining, gross  weight do... 

For  artesans  of  all  kinds,  with  or  without  handle,  including  pack- 
age   kilog. 

Crowbars,  of  iron  or  steel,  of  all  sizes,  for  agricultural  or  mining,  .do. . . 
Barrels,  tierces,  pipes,  casks,  anchor  keys  and  kegs: 

Of  wood,  set  up  or  in  shocks;  gross  weight kilog. 

Of  pewter  or  white  metal;  including  packages do... 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
7.00 


2.40 

1.20 

6.00 
4.00 

8.00 

3.20 
1.80 

2.20 

4.00 

2.00 


1.00 

.50 


Amount 
payable. 


(«) 


12.00 
28. 00 
50.00 

50.  00 

80.00 

.40 


.40 


30.00 


5.00 
30.00 


1.20 
4.00 


.80 
1.50 


1.20 
12.00 

.20 

1.20 
2.50 
3.20 
1.00 
.50 

.20 

2.00 
.20 

.F,0 
7.00 


BOLIVIA. 

Tlu  tariff — Continued. 


1613 


Nos. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


35G 
357 
358 

359 
360 

361 
362 

363 
361 
365 
366 

367 
368 


369 
370 
371 

372 
373 

374 
375 


376 
377 
378 
379 

380 
381 

382 
383 
884 
385 

386 
387 


388 
389 
390 
391 


393 
394 

395 
396 
397 
398 
399 
400 

401 
402 


403 
404 
405 
406 
407 

408 

409 
410 
411 
412 


Frames: 

Hand,  embroidery,  with  or  without  feet each. 

Of  all  sizes,  to  sit  on  floor do... 

Of  wood,  with  prepared  cloth  for  painting do 

Canes  or  walking  sticks: 

In  the  rough,  without  heads  or  ferrules, dozen. 

Wholly  of  wood  or  of   iron  covered  with   leather,  with  fer- 
rules   dozen . , 

Same  with  common  metal  trimmings do 

Same  with  head  of  bone,  horn,  stone,  metal,  composition,  or  like 

substances dozen . . 

With  ivory,  tortoise  shell,  or  mother-of-pearl  head do 

Of  whalebone do 

Of  gum,  rubber,  or  composition do 

Sword.    Shall  be  appraised  as  above  in  their  proper  classes  with 
a  surtax  of  40  per  cent. 

Rifle.     (Only  with  consent  of  the  Government) each.. 

Of  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  and  those  with  head  of  gold,  silver,  or  fine 

stones 

For  children,  shall  be  appraised  as  above  in  their  proper  classes 
with  rebate  of  50  per  cent. 

Dressing  gowns,  for  men: 

Cotton,  padded  or  not each . . 

Of  wool,  mixed  or  not  with  cotton do 

The  above  kind  with  silk  lining,  etc.,  will  be  increased  50  per 
cent  over  their  respective  appraisements. 

Of  silk,  mixed  or  not,  padded  or  not each.. 

Of  Turkish  toweling  for  bath,  plain  or  trimmed;  including  pack- 
age  kilog.. 

Other  kinds,  for  babies,  for  women,  and  girls  (see  Dresses.) 

Cruppers,  leather,  including  package kilog.. 

Violin  tail  pieces.     (See  Musical  instruments.) 

Trunks  and  valises,  as  follows: 

Of  camphor  wood  or  imitation kilog. . 

Of  common  wood,  covered  with  pasteboard,  zinc,  or  tin 

Covered  with  leather,  oilclotli,  or  canvas kilog.. 

Of  tin,  steel,  or  iron,  painted  or  not,  with  or  without  wooden 

laths kilog.. 

Pasteboard  valises,  covered  in  canvas  or  oilcloth do 

Same,  covered  in  leather do 

Of  leather  of  all  kinds do 

With  compartments  and  other  kinds 

Rattan,  prepared  for  furniture  and  other  uses,  gross  weight kilog. . 

Puff  boxes  for  dressing  table,  including  package do 

Braces,  with  or  without  bits: 

Common  vv^ood,  including  package kilog.. 

Of  boxwood,  walnut,  and  like  woods,  including  package. ..do 

Vermilion.     (See  Paints.) 

Blacking,  shoe: 

In  paste,  in  wooden  or  tin  boxes,  gross  weight do 

Liquid,  in  earthenware  jars,  gross  weight do 

Same  in  glass  flasks,  or  shoe  polish;  gross  weight 

Or  cream  in  boxes  or  flasks,  white  or  colored,  including  pack- 
age   kilog- . 

Or  dressing,  copper  or  bronze,  for  carriages  or  harness,  gross 
weight kilog . . 

Bie3'cles do 

Boat  hooks,  with  or  without  handles,  gross  weight do 

Bidets,  as  follows: 

Of  white  wood each. . 

Of  jacarandá,  mahogany,  walnut,  or  like  woods do 

Of  sheet  iron  with  or  without  iron  parts,  gross  weight do 

Mustache  holders  or  bands,  including  package do 

Billiard  tables,  with  utensils  and  parts 

Bank  notes,  bonds,  cédulas,  debentures,  loose  or  pasted  together,  and 
stamps  and  seals,  gross  weight each.. 

Screens  of  all  kinds •. do 

Syringe  stopples,  bone,  gum,  rubber,  gutta-percha,  or  metal,  includ- 
ing iDackage kilog . . 

Boas: 

Fur,  up  to  50  centimeters dozen. . 

Same,  of  more  than  50  centimeters do 

Of  feathers,  up  to  50  centimeters do 

Of  more  than  50  centimeters do 

Of  silk  tulle  or  of  silk  and  cotton,  including  package kilog.. 

Bridle  bits: 

Iron,  polished  or  nickeled,  with  bosses  of  silvered  metal  or  brass, 

including  package kilog.. 

Of  plated  iron,  gilded  or  with  incrustations  of  other  metal,  .do 

Of  wrought  or  forged  iron do 

Same,  polished  or  nickeled do 

Same,  with  bosses  or  parts  of  yellow  metal do 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
1.40 
4.00 
6.00 

6.00 

10.00 
20.00 

82.00 
120. 00 
144.00 

12.00 


30.00 
(«) 


Per  cent. 


12.00 
30.00 


(«) 


.60 
.50 


.50 
1.20 
2.80 
5.00 


(") 


.60 
8.00 


.80 
1.40 


.30 
.20 
.80 

2.00 

.30 


.20 

7.00 

12.00 

.80 

10.00 


30.00 

5.00 

36.00 
72.00 
42.00 
84.00 
50.00 


5.00 
12.00 
1.60 
2.50 
3.60 


1614       USTTEKNATIOlsrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  to?-?^'— Continued. 


Goods. 


Keyhole  guards,  including  package,  as  follo^vs: 

"  Of  copper  or  bronze kilog. , 

Same,  nickeled do  — 

Of  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl do 

Of  wood,  rubber,  composition,  bone,  leather,  horn,  papier-mache, 

zinc,  iron,  tin,  or  brass,  painted,  nickeled,  or  not kilog.. 

Speaking  trumpets  for  vessels 

Axle  boxes,  steel  or  iron,  for  carts  or  carriages kilog.. 

Billiard  balls  of  ivory  or  imitation;  including  package do — 

Marbles,  stone,  china  ware,  marble,  porcelain,  glass,  or  composition; 

gross  weight kilog. . 

Bags: 

Packing,  printed  or  not;  including  package do — 

Same  of  so-called  parchment  paper do — 

For  school  children.    {See  Sacks.) 
Pumps: 

Wooden  for  barrels each . . 

Of  tin  or  sheet  iron  for  barrels dozen . . 

Of  copper  or  bronze  for  barrels do ... . 

Common  for  wells,  of  iron  or  steel,  with  or  without  accessories, 

each 

Fire,  and  for  mining  or  agricultural  use 

For  watering  plants each. 

Maté  tubes: 

Straw  or  shaved  wood kilog.. 

Of  tin  plate do. . . , 

Of  plaled  metal kilog. 

Of  silver do... 

Of  gold 

Cigar  and  cigarette  holders,  as  follows: 

Of  wood,  rubber,  gum,  or  composition,  in  part  or  not  glass,  hav- 
ing parts  of  common  metal  cr  not,  including  package  ...kilog. 
Of  meerschaum  or  imitation,  with  or  without  amber,  trimmed  or 

not  with  silver  or  gold,  with  cases kilog. 

Of  amber  or  imitation,  trimmed  or  not  with  silver  or  gold,  with 

cases kilog. 

Other  kinds ; 

Lamp  burners,  copper  or  bronze,  including  package kilog. 

Same  nickled,  including  package do — 

Embroideries  of  wool,  begun  or  finished  on  canvas,  including  pack- 
age  kilog.. 

Bottles: 

Of  common  glass  for  liquors,  gross  weight do — 

Of  common  glass  for  other  purposes.     (SVe  Glassware.) 
Of  pewter  for  water  and  bottles  covered  in  wickerwork  for  ship- 
ping   kilog . 

Covered  in  leather.    See  Portabotellas  of  fine  earthenware  for 

•water,  with  or  without  tray  and  glass;  gross  weight kilog.. 

Buttons,  with  or  without  shank,  including  pakage,  as  follows: 

Of  chinaware.  porcelain,  or,  glass,  for  shirts,  undershirts,  drawers, 

etc. ,  and  white  uncovered  wood  button  molds kilog. 

Same;ior  shoes,  waistcoats,  coats,  or  forornamentingclothes.  .do. . . 

Of  cardboard  or  papier  maché,  whalebone,  shell,  bone,  horn, 

terra   cotta,    or   metal,    for   trousers,    coats,    waistcoats,    and 

drawers kilog. 

Of  corozo  or  lacquered  wood,  for  waistcoats,  coats,  or  for  orna- 
menting clothes kilog. 

Of  ivorv  or  mother-of-pearl,  without  regard  to  grades do.... 

Same  for  waistcoats,  coats,  or  for  ornamenting  clothes do... 

Covered  with  cotton  or  linen  cloth  for  shirts  or  drawers,  and  cov- 
ered with  cotton  or  wool  for  clothes kilog. 

Same,  covered  in  silk kilog. 

Same,  for  furniture,  covered  in  cloth  or  leather do — 

Of  composition,  lacquered  or  burnished  iron do... 

Of  steel,  bone,  horn,  or  common  metal,  for  waistcoats,  coats,  or 

for  ornamenting  clothes - kilog. 

Of  white  or  yellow  metal,  plain  or  embossed,  or  overlaid  and 

gilded  or  plated,  for  the  military kilog. 

Same  of  steel,  bone,  burnished  iron,  or  white  or  yellow  metal,^not 

gilded  nor  plated,  for  the  military kilog. 

Of  china  ware,  porcelain,  glass,  with  or  without  parts  of  common 

metal kilog. 

Of  iron  or  steel :*i?"'; 

Of  rubber,  corozo,  horn,  bone,  or  common  metal,  with  or  without 

plating  or  gilding,  having  or  not  parts  of  other  material,  -kilog. 

Of  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl,  with  or  without  parts 

of  other  material kilog. 

Other  kinds -  :, 

With  rivets,  all  kinds kilog. 

For  electric  bells do.... 

Muzzles  and  snaffles  of  iron  or  other  common  metal  for  horses;  in- 
cluding package kilog . 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


4.00 

12.00 

8.00 

6.00 
7.50 
3.60 
2.00 

3.00 

15.00 

4.50 

2.50 
2.80 

8.00 

16.00 

4.00 
6.00 

2.00 


Valuation. 

payable. 

Bolivianos. 

2.00 

3.20 

14.00 

Per  cent. 
30 
30 
30 

6.00 

.20 
60.00 

30 
30 

15 
40 

.36 

30 

.50 
1.20 

30 
30 

2.00 
1.60 
3.20 

30 
25 
25 

10.00 
6.00 

Free. 

Free. 

25 

1.60 

1.60 

16.00 

100. 00 

SO 
30 
30 
30 
40 

15.00 

30 

100. 00 

30 

150.00 

(«) 
3.00 
4.00 

30 
30 
25 
25 

7.00 

33 

.05 

Free. 

.10 

30 

.30 

80 

.60 
2.00 

30 
30 

BOLIVIA. 

The  ¿a)-(^— Continued. 


1615 


Trusses  for  ruptured  people kilog. . 

Braziers  (small),  bronze,  for  fumigating;  including  package  ...do 

Same,  of  white  metal  or  plated do 

Gross' weight,  as  follows — 

Of  bronze  or  copper do 

Of  cast  iron,  Avith  or  without  feet do 

Of  hammered  iron  or  steel do 

Trimmings: 

Bugles,  frosting,  thread,  leaf,  spangles,  etc.,  of  silver,  gilded  or 

not,  including  paper  wrappings,  and  spools kilog. . 

Same,  of  bronze  or  copper,  plated  or  gilded,  including  paper 

wrappings  and  spools kilog. . 

Same,  with  silk  body do 

Brushes,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Shaving,  with  ivory  handle dozen.. 

With  buffalo,  bone,  or  common  metal  handle do 

Wooden  handles,  with  or  without  iron  socket do 

All  kinds  for  artisans;  gross  weight kilog.. 

For  letter  copying,  including  package do 

Clasps  and  corner  plates  of  metal,  gilded  or  not,  for  books  and  other 

uses,  and  cravat  clasps,  including  package kilog.. 

Bronze  manufactured: 

Articles  not  specified,  having  or  not  parts  of  other  material,  as 
knockers,   staples,  hinges,  lamp    chains,    rings,   hooks,    door 

latches,  springs,  casters,  wlaeels,  etc.;  gross  weight Kilog.. 

Same,  nickeled;  gross  weight do. . . 

Same,  gilded  or  plated;  gross  weight do... 

Note. — The  three  preceding  paragraphs  shall  be  understood  as 
including  other  manufactured  bronze  articles  which  may  not  be 
set  out  in  this  tariff. 

In  leaf  or  sheets kilog. . 

Burnishers  of  steel  or  agate dozen.. 

Burins  for  engravers kilog. . 

Easels  for  painters,  gross  weight do 

Hair,  human,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Unprepared do 

Prepared do 

Head.stalls,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Plain,  with  buckles,  with  or  without  reins kilog.. 

Of  leather,  with  metal  bosses do 

Of  plated  white  metal,  with  ends  partly  composed  of  leather. do 

Other  kinds 

Belaying  pins  for  boats 

Cable  wire;  gross  weight 

Sockets  of  alabaster  for  candles kilog.. 

Cocoa: 

In  the  bean,  gross  weight do 

Powdered,  gross  weight do 

Stewpans,  pots,  caldrons,  kettles,  and  frying  pans;  gross  weight,  as 
follows: 
Of  cast  iron  or  steel,  with  or  without  feet  or  covers,  tinned,  gal- 
vanized or  not kilog.. 

Same,  porcelain  lined do 

Of  wrought  iron  or  steel,  sheet  iron,  or  tin  plate,  galvanized  or 
not,  enameled  or  not  with  porcelain.     {See  Manufactured  iron 
in  their  proper  classes.) 
Of  bronze  or  copper.     {See  Manufactured  bronze.) 
Chains,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Of  brass,  copper,  or  bronze,  for  scales,  doorbells,  lamps,  to  tie  ani- 
mals, door  chains,  and  other  purposes kilog. . 

Same,  of  iron  or  steel do 

Same,  tinned  or  galvanized do 

Same,  nickeled,  and  key  chains do 

Watch  chanis.     (See  Jewelry.) 
Coffee,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

In  the  bean do 

Ground do 

Coffeepots,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Of   bronze  or  copper,   having  or  not  parts  of    other  material 

kilog. . 

Same,  nickeled do 

Same,  with  plating  or  gilding do 

Of  Britannic  metal,  pewter,  or  lead,  having  or  not  parts  of  other 

material kilog. . 

Same,  plated do 

Of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  and  like  metals do 

Same,  plated  or  gilded do — 

Of  silver,  gilded  or  not do 

Of  tin  plate  or  sheet  iron,  painted,  enameled,  bronzed  or  not; 
having  or  not  parts  of  other  material;  gross  weight kilog.. 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
9.00 
1.80 
4.00 

1.80 
.16 
.45 


120. 00 


20.00 
30.00 

12.00 
4.00 
3.00 
3.50 
5.00 

9.00 


2.00 
3.00 
5.00 


3.00 

3.03 

.60 

35. 00 
80.00 

6.00 

15.00 

8.00 

(«) 
.50 
1.00 

.70 
1.00 


.25 
.50 


2.00 
.40 
.50 
.70 


2.00 
3.00 
5.00 

4.00 

7.00 

7.00 

14.00 

100. 00 

2.00 


Per  cent. 


1616   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

TJie  tariff — Continued. 


515 

516 


518 
519 
520 
521 

522 
523 
524 


625 
526 
527 


529 
530 
531 

532 
533 
534 

535 

536 

537 
538 


539 
540 
541 
542 
543 

544 
645 
546 
547 
548 

549 
550 
5Õ1 
552 
558 
554 
,555 


557 

558 

559 
660 
561 
562 
563 
564 
565 
666 
567 
568 

569 

570 


Coffeepots — Continued. 

Same,  nickeled,  gross  weiglit kilog . . 

Same,  with  gilding  or  plating,  gross  weight do 

Of  china  or  porcelain,     (.^ee  China  or  porcelain.) 

Of  iron  lined  with  china  or  porcelain.  [See  Iron  enameled  with 
china  or  porcelain.) 

Of  cast  iron kilog. . 

Boxes,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

With  tools  for  artisans kilog. . 

Of  iron,  for  keeping  money.' 

Of  iron,  hand,  for  keeping  coin 

For  tea,  shawls  and  other  uses,  of  China  wood,  paper  paste,  lac- 
quered or  gilt kilog. . 

Cardboard ,  ornamented  or  not 

Cardboard,  gilded,  bronzed,  or  silvered 

Cardboard,  empty,  for  French  bonbons,  inclosing  confectionery 
and  fancy  paper  garments,  with  or  without  "  cohetillos"  (snap- 
pers)  

Fancy  boxes,  or  small  baskets  of  cardboard  or  wood,  empty,  lined, 
or  otherwise  ornamented,  for  sweetmeats  or  perfumery 

Wooden,  small,  gilded  or  otherwise,  in  sets  of  various  sizes 
(  ' '  nests "  ) ,  including  packing 

Wooden,  cardboard,  horn,  or  composition,  for  snuff  or  tobacco, 
with  or  without  incrustations  of  mother-of-pearl,  including 
packing 

The  same,  of  ordinary  metal,  silvered,  gilt,  or  nickle  plated,  includ- 
ing packing 

The  same,  of  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl 

The  same,  of  silver,  gilded  or  not,  including  packing 

Wooden,  of  all  sizes,  varnished  or  not,  for  merchandise,  gross 
weight 

Wooden,  ornamented  or  not,  for  cigars,  gross  weight , 

Wooden,  for  firearms 

Boxes  or  cases,  wooden,  with  lock  or  spring,  for  money  or  jewels, 
gross  weight kilog. 

Cardboard,  wooden,  common  metal,  horn,  or  pasteboard,  for 
toilet  powder,  including  packing , 

China,  porcelain,  glass,  or  crystal,  for  toilet  powder,  including 
packing 

All  others , 

Wooden,  crystal,  or  of  other  materials,  witli  or  without  metal 

ornamentation,  for  gloves,  handkerchiefs,  etc 

Hatboxes: 

Cardboard  or  canvas,  leather  lined dozen. 

Leather 

The  same,  for  two  hats 

Same  for  more  than  two  hats , 

Tin,  sheet  iron  or  steel,  painted,  ornamented,  bronzed  or  not,  gro.ss 
weight 

The  same,  with  painting  materials 

The  same,  for  schools,  including  packing kilog . . 

Chinese,  carved  or  plain,  of  sandalwood,  etc doz.. 

With  ink  pads,  wooden  or  tin,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Other  classes 

Small  boxes  for  drugs,  gross  weight,  as  follows; 

Cardboard kilog. . 

The  same,  bronzed,  gilt,  or  silvered 

The  same,  of  whitewood,  turned 

The  same,  of  shavings 

The  same,  of  boxwood,  with  small  porcelain  cups 

The  same,  of  fine  wood,  varnished 

The  same,  of  tin  plate,  painted  or  not 

Cases: 

Of  whitewood,    for   packing  liqueurs  or   other    purposes,    p>ut 

together  or  not gross  weight.. 

Lime,  common,  quick,  or  slacked per  100  kilog.. 

Stockings  and  socks,  including  packing: 

Cotton,  with  or  without  seams,  for  men,  women,  and  chil- 
dren   kilog. . 

The  same,  "clocked"  or  embroidered  with  silk 

Woolen  or  m.ixed  with  cotton , 

The  same,  with  silk  stripes  or  designs 

Thread  or  yarn,  or  imitations  thereof 

The  same,  with  stripes  of  design  with  silk 

Silk 

The  same,  mixed  with  other  materials 

Unbleached  cotton,  long,  common,  for  workmen 

Décalcomanies,  including  packing 

Boilers,  for  steam  engines gross  weight.. 

Heaters,  tin,  galvanized  or  not,  gross  weight: 

Copper  or  bronze 

Tin  or  sheet  iron 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
3.00 
4.00 


.30 


.50 
.80 

2.00 
1,40 
3.50 


5.00 

16.00 

5.00 

6.00 

8.00 
40.00 
100. 00 

a.  40 
.50 


3.00 

(«) 

(a) 

36.00 

60.00 

80. 00 

100.00 

2.00 
(a) 

1.60 
35. 00 

6.00 
(«) 

2.50 
6.00 
.80 
1.50 
6.00 
5.00 
1.20 


.80 
LOO 


3.00 

6. 00 

7.00 

10.00 

12.  50 

20.00 

70.00 

56.00 

1.50 

5.00 

.40 

1.40 


Per  cent. 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tcmff — Continued. 


1617 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Heaters — continued. 

Zinc  or  tin,  for  the  feet 

All  other 

Boots  and  shoes,  per  dozen  pairs: 

Top  boots  for  men,  common,  of  leather,  so-called  military,  up  to 
40  cm.leng-th  of  leg dozen. 

Do.,  longer  leg do. . . 

Do.,  calfskin,  up  to  40  cm.  length  of  leg ,..do... 

Do.,  longer  leg do. . . 

Do.,  patent  leather,  up  to  40  cm.  length  of  leg do... 

Do. ,  longer  leg do... 

Eubber,  waterproof -^ do. .  . 

Boots  and  half  boots,  exceeding  15  cm.  length  of  leg,  for  women  and 
girls,  as  follows: 

Silk  tissue,  pure  or  mixed dozen. 

Leather  of  all  classes do 

Half  boots  for  men,  as  follows: 

Leather  of  all  classes,  polished  or  otherwise do... 

Cotton  or  linen do 

Boots  for  women  and  girls,  as  follows: 

Silk  tissue,  pure  or  mixed,  up  to  15  cm.  length  of  leg do... 

Leather  of  all  classes,  up  to  15  cm.  length  of  leg do... 

Sandals,  bath  shoes,  etc do... 

Slii>pers  for  men  and  women: 

Silk,  pure  or  mixed  do... 

Leather  of  all  classes do... 

Cloth,  shag,  plush,  or  felt do... 

Cotton  or  straw do... 

Shoes  for  men,  as  follows: 

Leather  of  all  classes,  polished  or  otherwise 

Cotton  or  linen  tissue,  with  or  without  leather,  and  shoes  so-called 

military dozen. 

Shoes  for  women  and  children,  as  follows: 

Silk  tissue,  pure  or  mixed ...do... 

The  same,  embroidered,  are  appraised  with  a  surtax  of  40  jjer  cent.: 

Leather,  of  all  classes,  or  any  tissue  except  silk dozen. 

Clogs,  rubber  shoes,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

With  or  without  waterproof  lining kilog. 

With  woolen  or  other  covering,  lined  or  unlined do... 

With    wheels,    for  s  kating,    and    shoes  with  rubber    soles   for 
games dozen . 

Bath  shoes,  with  metal  or  rubber  soles do... 

Do.,  with  cord  or  hemp  sole do... 

Of  Chinese  silk do... 

Calfskins,  common,  lined  or  unlined,  with  elastics,  buckles  or 
straps,  for  men  or  women dozen. 

Clogs  of  all  classes,  with  wooden  soles do... 

Note. — The  preceding  regulations  refer  to  footwear  exceeding 
20  cm.  sole.    From  13  to  20  cm.  sole  is  appraised  with  a  rebate 
of  50  per  cent  up  to  15  cm.,  inclusive,  with  a  rebate  of  75  per 
cent. 
Shoehorns,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Horn  or  bone kilog. 

Common  metal do... 

Tortoise  shell  or  imitation do... 

All  others 

Underwear: 

Knit  or  pure  woolen  flannel dozen. 

Woolen,  mixed  with  silk do... 

Do.,  mixed  with  cotton,  fleece  lined,  pure  or  mi.xed do... 

Linen,  pure  or  mixed  with  cotton,  and  of  Scotch  thread  or  its 
imitations,  including  packing kilog. 

Of  linen  tissues dozen. 

Plain,  cotton  or  knit,  with  or  without  border do... 

Do.,  twilled,  with  or  without  border do... 

Do.,  mixed  with  wool do... 

Do.,  mixed  with  silk do... 

^cuua  wool - do... 

Silk kilog. 

Do.,  mixed  with  other  materials do... 

Cotton,  for  Ixith,  including  packing do... 

Do.,  Scotch  thread  or  its  imitations,  including  packing do... 

Do.,  knitted  wool,  pure  or  mixed kilog. 

Pantaloons,  for  women,  as  follows: 

Cotton  tissue- .dozen. 

Do., embroidered,  trimmed, or  adorned  in  any  manner do... 

Linen , plain do... 

Do.,  trimmed  or  ornamented  in  any  manner do... 

Of  woolen  tissue,  trimmed  or  ornamented,  all  classes do. . . 

Silk,  including  packing kilog. 

Shrimps, dried, gross  weight do... 

Do.,  canned  or  pickled.     {See  Lobsters.) 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
0.80 


48.00 
84.03 
84.00 
144.00 
144.00 
240.00 
Stí.OO 


120. 00 
100.00 

120.  00 
60.00 

120.  00 
72.00 
24.00 

70.00 

48.00 

24.00 

9.60 

84. 00 

S6.00 

72.00 

40.00 

3.20 
5.00 

6.00 
12.00 

6.00 
48.00 

60.00 
14.40 


3.00 
2.50 
12.00 
W 

8(3.00 
60.00 
24.00 

8.00 

36.00 

12.00 

18.00 

20.00 

48.  00 

72.00 

70.00 

56.00 

3.00 

8.00 

6.00 

12.00 
24.00 
36.00 
48.00 
36.00 
70.00 
.80 


Per  cent. 


1618       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


Shirts,  for  men,  as  follows: 

Cotton,  white  or  colored,  with  or  without  collars  or  cuffs  at- 
tached   dozen . 

Striped  or  checked  (called  Italian),  gross  weight kilog. 

Cotton,  linen  bosom,  plain,  figured,  or  embroidered,  with  or  with- 
out linen  collars  and  cuffs  attached dozen. 

Do.,  with  bosom  of  linen  of  more  than  50  threads do... 

Linen,  plain  or  embroidered,  white  or  colored,  with  or  without 
collars  and  cuffs  attached,  up  to  50  threads  warp  and  woof  in 

bosom '. dozen. 

Do.,  with  more  than  50  threads  in  bosom do... 

Knit,  or  of  pure  woolen  flannel do... 

Do.,  with  bosom  silk  embroidered do... 

Do.,  with  admixture  of  cotton,  and  shirts  of  pure  or  mixed  flock 

wool dozen . 

Do.,  with  silk  embroidered  bosom do... 

Note. — Shirts  with  silk  stripes  are  appraised  with  a  surtax 
of  50  per  cent. 
Silk  shirts,  for  men,  women,  and  children,  including  packing, 

kilog 

Do.,  with  silk  admixture  of  cotton,  including  packing kilog. 

Cotton  knit,  with  or  without  border dozen. 

Note. — Shirts  appraised    by  dozens  and  furnished  with  silk 
cord,   shall   be  increased  in  valuation  by  2.50  bolivianos  per 
dozen. 
Chemises  for  women,  as  follows: 

Cot  ton ,  plain dozen . 

Do.,  adorned,  embroidered,  or  ornamented  in  any  manner.,  do 

Linen,  plain do 

Do.,  trimmed  or  embroidered do 

"V\'  it  h  lace do 

Camisoles,  with  or  without  collar  attached,  as  follows: 

Knit,  wool  or  flannel,  per  dozen 

Do.,  mixed  with  silk dozen. 

Do  ,  mixed  with  cotton,  and  those  lined  with  wool,  pure  or 

mixed dozen . 

Linen,  with  or  without  cotton  mixture,  and  those  made  of 
Scotch  thread  or  its  imitation,  including  packing  ...kilog. 

Linen  tissue dozen. 

Plain,  cotton  or  cotton  knit,  with  or  without  border do. . . 

Do.,  twilled,  with  or  without  border do... 

Do.,  mixed  with  wool do... 

Do.,  mixed  with  silk do... 

Vicuña  wool do . . . 

Silk kilog. 

Do.,  with  other  materials do... 

Note. — Union  suits  are  valued  according  to  the  classification 
of  their  respective  parts  as  though  they  were  separate. 
Knit  woolen  shirts,  with  or  without  admixture,  for  cyclists  .kilog. . 

Do.,  cotton dozen.. 

Note. — The  aforesaid  underwear  appraised  by  the  dozen  is 
allowed  a  rebate  of  40  per  cent  if  for  children,  and  of  75  per 
cent  if  for  infants. 

Undershirts 

Bells,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Metal  composition,  bronze  or  copper kilog.. 

Of  hammered  steel  or  iron do 

Cast  iron do  — 

Metal  bells,  up  to  9  cm.  in  diameter,  for  table  use,  including 

packing kilog. . 

Spring,  with  or  without  accessories,  for  suspension  m  houses,  in- 
cluding packing kilog. , 

Cattle,  of  metal,  gross  weight do — 

Do.,  iron,  gross  weight do — 

Electric 

Call  bells,  with  spring  or  knob,  of  white  or  yellow  metal,  and 

those  nickel  plated,  including  packing kilog.. 

Do. ,  of  plaque do — 

Baskets;  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Rattan,  for  clothes do — 

Osia,  straw,  cane,  and  similar  materials,  unadorned,  for  school 
and  other  purposes;  lined  or  not,  and  used  for  table  cutlery, 

dishes,  food,  or  sewing,  and  osia  baskets  for  bottles kilog.. 

Of  .silvered  metal,  or  plaque,  for  bread,- fruit,  etc do  — 

Tinned  or  untinned  wire,  with  or  without  parts  of  other 
materials,  for  flowerpots,  flowers,  sponges,  or  other  pur- 
poses   kilog. , 

Bronze  or  copper  wire,  nickel  plated  or  not 

Padlocks,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Small,  common,  of  brass  or  iron,  with  springs  and  key,  for  dog 
collars 


Valuation. 


Bolivianos. 


20.00 
2.00 


30.00 
55.00 


84.00 
96.00 
36.00 
48.00 

24.00 
30.00 


70.00 
60.00 
12.00 


20.00 
40.00 
60.00 
84.00 
(a) 

36.00 
60.00 

24.00 

8.00 
38.00 
12.00 
18.00 
20.00 
48.00 
72.00 
70.00 
56.00 


12.00 
12.00 


(«) 


1.50 
.50 
.30 


2.50 

2.00 

.50 


(a) 


5.00 
10.00 


1.00 


3.00 
10.00 


1.00 
2.00 


Amount 
payable. 


a  According  to  appraisement. 


BOLIVIA. 

Tlie  tariff — Continued. 


1619 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Padlocks — Continued. 

Iron,  commonest  kind,  up  to  7  cm.  in  the  widest  part,  Avith  or 
without  brass  key  guard 

Do. ,  better  quality. 

Yellow  brass,  up  to  4  cm.  in  its  widest  part 

Do.,  up  to  8  cm 

Iron  or  brass,  fine;  including  combination  locks 

Iron,  self-closing,  up  to  5  cm.  in  width 

Do. ,  broader 

Iron,  common,  with  bolt,  varnished  or  otherwise 

Do.,  flue,  with  or  without  parts  of  other  metals 

With  bells 

Note. — Padlocks,  nickel   plated,  are  appraised  in   their  re- 
spective classes,  with  a  surtax  of  50  per  cent. 
Candelabra  and  candlesticks,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Bronze,  copper,  or  yellow  brass 

Do.,  nickel  plated,  gilded,  silvered,  or  burnished 

Aluminum. 

Britannia  metal,  pewter,  or  lead,  with  or  without  parts  of  other 
materials 

Do.,  nickel  plated 

Do.,  gilt  or  silvered 

White  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  with  or  without  parts  of  other 
materials 

Do.,  gilt  or  silvered 

Plaque  or  silver  mounted,  according  to  appraisement 

Irou  or  steel,  varnished,  painted,  tinned,  galvanized,  or  not.  .kilog. . 

Do. ,  nickel  plated 

Silver,  with  or  without  gilding 

"  Fotofosas  "  (  so  called  ) 

Those  equipped  for  electric  lighting,  and  all  others,  according  to 

appraisement 

Cinnamon,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Unground kilog. . 

Ground 

Bark : : . 

Hemp  or  jute,  raw 

Tubing,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Hammered  iron  for  chimneys  and  other  purposes kilog.. 

Iron  or  steel,  galvanized  or  not 

Lead  or  composition  for  aqueducts 

Earthenware,  for  same  purpose 

Cast-iron  conduits,  galvanized  or  otherwise 

Iron,  bronze,  or  copper  for  boilers 

Bronze  or  copper,  solid  or  with  sheets  of  those  metals  on  iron,  for 

cots 

Barrels,  unfitted,  for  guns  or  other  firearms,  according  to  appraise- 
ment 


Cloaks,  cloth,  for  men 

Caps,  metal,  of  all  classes,  for  bottles,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Caramel,  liquid  or  in  paste,  for  coloring  beverages 

Coal,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Charcoal 

Pit  coal 

Coke 

Charcoal  pencils,  for  drawing,  including  packing 

Coal  scuttles,  of  copper  or  bronze,  gross  weight 

Do.,  iron  or  steel,  galvanized,  painted  or  otherwise,  gross  weight.. 

Cards,  weaving,  of  all  sizes 

Tortoise  shell,  in  sheets,  unwrought,  or  imitations  thereof,  including 

packing 

Meat,  salted,  beef,  pork,  or  sheep,  gross  weight 

Do.,  fresh,  conserved 

Saddle  covers,  of  cloth  or  cashmere,  without  gold  fringing dozen . . 

Shabracks  (so  called)  for  the  military,  with  or  without  gold  fringing, 
according  to  appraisement 

Of  other  tissues,  wool,  cotton,  or  felt dozen . . 

Leather,  wrought  or  plain 

Carts  and  wagons,  according  to  appraisement 

Reels,  for  twine  on  counters each.. 

Carts  or  wheelbarrows,  of  wood  or  iron,  all  sorts,  of  1,  2,  or  4  wheel, 
according  to  appraisement 

With  platforms,  for  transporting  bundles,  according  to  appraise- 
ment   

Chin  straps,  leather  for  caps kilog. . 

Do. ,  of  brass 

Do.,  of  metal,  gilt  or  silvered 

Railway  cars,  according  to  appraisem.ent - 

Carriages,  of  all  classes,  drawn  by  horses,  and  hand  carriages  for 

children 

Pads,  of  leather,  cloth,  or  rubber,  with  or  without  pasteboard  back 
for  writing  desks,  including  packing kilog.. 

Do.,  of  blotting  paper,  with  or  with  cardboard do 

Do.,  with  writing  materials,  have  a  surtax  of  100  per  cent 

All  others,  according  to  appraisement 


Bolivianos. 

1.50 
3.00 
1.50 
3.00 
9.00 
6.00 
4.00 
2.00 
4.00 
5.00 


2.40 
4.00 
2.40 

4.20 
5.00 
7.00 

7.00 
14.00 


1.00 

100. 00 

2.40 


1.20 
l.fiO 
3.20 


.30 
.20 
.20 
.05 
.20 
.40 

1.75 


1.20 
1.00 

.15 

.07 

.10 

1.50 

1.80 

.60 

5.00 

10.00 
.16 
.10 

24.00 


20.00 
30.00 


2.50 
1.20 
4.00 


2.50 
1.00 


Per  cent. 


1620       INTEJEHSTATIONAL    BUEEAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


Charts  and  maps,  geographical  and  topographical,  according  to  ap- 
praisement   

Portfolios  and  card  cases,  np  to  15  cm.  in  leng-th,  covered  with  leather 
or  worked  tissues,  colored  or  plain,  also  of  rubber,  compo.-ition  and 
imitation  leather,  whether  of  paper  or  cardboarJ,  without  acces- 
sories   dozen. . 

Do.,  witVi  accessories 

Do.,  up  to  22  cm.  without  accessories 

Do.,  with  accessories 

Of  fine  leather,  or  Russia  leather,  or  its  imitation,  np  to  15  cm.  in 

lengtli,  without  accessories 

Do. ,  with  accessories 

KoTE. — Articles  above  mentioned  measuring  more  than  2  cm. 
are  appraised  with  a  surtax  of  10  per  cent. 

With  covers  of  tortoise-shell,  ivory,  mother-of-pearl  or  their  imi- 
tation, without  accessories,  with  or  without  metal  ornamenta- 
tion   

Do.,  with  accessories 

Cardboard,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Common,  of  straw  or  wood  pulp,  in  sheets  or  cut,  and  the  com- 
mon variety  for  picture  backings  or  other  uses kilog.. 

^yhite  or  colored,  common,  not  transparent,  for  tickets  or  com- 
mon visiting  cards 

Bristol  board,  so  called,  for  visiting  or  photograph  cards 

Fine,  enameled,  O"  one  color,  fancy,  called  porcelain  paper 

Perforated,  for  embroidering,  including  packing 

Tarred  for  roofing,  gross  weight 

Colored,  in  sheets  or  cut  out,  gross  weight 

For  press  copying,  including  packing 

Asbestos  for  roofing,  gross  weight 

Cartridge  boxes  with  packing,  as  follows: 

Leather 

Tin 


Cartridges,  of  cardboard,  empty,  with  or  without  wads,  for  sporting 
guns,  including  packing 

Do.,  filled,  gross  v.^eight 

Metal,  empty,  gross  weight 

Do.,  filled,  all  sorts 

Houses  of  iron  or  wood,  according  to  appraisement 

Bells,  hawk,  sleigh,  brass,  including  packing kilog. . 

Bronze  or  copper,  or  nickel  plated,  including  packing 

Cacao  pods,  gross  weight 

Chestnuts,  with  or  without  hulls,  gross  weight 

Cots  and  cribs,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Iron 

With  brass  ornaments 

With  brass  mountings 

Iron,  nickel  plated 

Bronze  or  brass,  with  parts  of  other  materials 

Folding  beds,  of  iron  and  canvas,  each 

Do.,  of  wood  and  canvas 

Note. — Those  furnished  with  wire  mattresses  are  appraised 
in  their  respective  classes  with  a  surtax  of  25  per  cent. 

Accessories  of  bronze  or  brass,  such  as  knobs,  bars,  etc.,  for  beds, 

gross  weight kilog. . 

■Wooden  cots.     {See  Furniture.) 

Box  couches  are  appraised  as  cots  in  their  respective  classes. 

Soldering  irons,  gross  weight 

Caviar  or  fish  eggs,  however  packed 

Kettles  or  boilers,  of  cast-iron,  composed  of  two  parts,  for  boiling 

glue,  tinned,  galvanized,  or  otherwise,  gross  weight 

Barley,  unhusked,  gross  weight - 

Roasted  or  sprouted,  gross  weight 

Pearled,  gross  weight 

Onions,  gross  weight 

Sieves  or  strainers,  haircloth  or  other  cloth,  including  packing 

Sil k  tissue 

Wire,  with  or  without  handles,  including  packing 

Of  bron/e  or  copper  wire,  including  packing 

Of  iron  or  steel  wire,  including  packing 

Tea  strainers,  including  packing 

Do. ,  silver-plated  gilt 

Wood  ashes,  gross  weight 

Rye,  gross  weight 

Girdles.     (See  Belts.) 

Brushes,  reed,  or  other  vegetable  fiber,  gross  weight 

W'ith  backs  of  wood,  rubber,  composition,  for  the  table,  hair,  hats, 
or  clothing,  gross  v.- eight 

With  backs  of  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl,  according 
to  appraisement 

For  teeth,  nails,  and  combs,  including  packing kilog.. 

For  shoes,  gross  weight 


Valuation. 


Bolivianos. 


2.40 
4.00 
4.80 
8.00 

36.00 
60.00 


60.00 
72.00 


120. 12 

.35 

.80 

.90 

1.40 

.10 

1.00 

2.40 

.40 

5.00 
2.40 

2.00 

.60 

3.50 

2.00 


3.00 

4.00 

.10 

.20 

.14 
.50 
.50 
.70 
.90 
10.00 
8.00 


.FO 
1.50 

.20 

.03 

.08 

.20 

.10 

2.60 

10.00 

1..50 

1.60 

1.00 

2.00 

4.00 

.07 

.05 

.30 

3.00 


Amount 
payable. 


Per  cent. 
Free. 


BOLIVIA. 
Tlie  íarv/T— Continued. 


1621 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Brush  es — Continued . 

Of  bristles  or  horsehair,  with  or  -without  admixture  of  vegetable 

materials,  with  backs  of  wood  or  composition 

Forflòors,  doors,  windows,  and  roofs,  gross  weight 

Currycombs,  gross  weight 

Of  wire,  horsehair,  bristles,  or  other  m.aterials,  for  cleaning  lx)t- 

tles,  tubing,  and  gun  barrels,  gross  weight 

All  others,  according  to  appraisement 

Planes,  for  carpenters,  including  packing kilog.. 

Wax,  animal,  with  or  without  mixture,  gross  weight 

Mineral  or  vegetable,  with  or  without  mixture,  gross  weight 

Manufactured,  except  in  the  form  of  flowers,  including  packing.. 

Bristles,  in  bundles  or  boxes,  for  shoemakers,  gross  weight 

Pitch,  for  shoemakers,  gross  weight 

Locks,  iron,  with  or  without  parts  of  bronze,  including  packing,  as 
follows: 

With  bells,  for  trunks,  cases,  boxes,  or  valises 

With  hasp,  for  outside  fastening  of  boxes,  trunks,  etc kilog.. 

For  boxes,  c^ses,  or  window  sashes 

Common,  for  doors,  such  as  are  made  in  the  country,  and  iron 

locks,  without  bolts 

With  spring  catch,  without  keys,  with  button,  for  doors  and 

screens 

Do.,  with  key,  without  catch ., 

With  neither  spring  catch  nor  button,  for  same  purpose 

With  bolt,  catch,  button,  and  key,  for  same  purpose 

With  spring  bolt  and  catch,  operated  only  by  key 

All  kinds,  of  bronze  or  copper,  with  or  without  parts  of  other 

kinds  of  metals,  excepting  those  with  bells 

Do.,  with  bells 

Note. — Nickel  plated  locks  are  valued   in  their  respective 
classes  with  a  surtax  of  50  per  cent. 

All  others,  undesignated,  according  to  appraisement 

Bolts.     (See  Manufactured  iron.) 

Cases,  for  cigarettes,  common,  pita,  straw,  paste,  varnished  cardboard, 

rubber,  composition,  or  other  ordinary  materials dozen.. 

Do.,  for  cigars 

Common  leather,  for  cigarettes 

Do.,  for  cigars 

Of  fine  straw 

Of  fine  or  Russia  leather,  or  imitations  thereof,  embroidered,  for 

cigarettes 

Do. ,  figured 

Do.,  plain,  for  cigars 

Do.,  figured 

Of  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  mother-of-pearl,  or  their  imitations 

Silver kilog. . 

All  others,  according  to  appraisement 

Cigarettes,  paper  (specific  duty) kilog. . 

Cigars,  including  boxes  (specific  duty) 

Cylinders,  for  organs.     {See  Miisical  instruments.) 

Cement,  Roman,  Portland,  and  other  similar,  for  stucco  work,  gross 

weight , 

Of  glue,  for  sizing,  including  packing 

Liquid,  rubber,  including  packing 

Of  asbestos,  for  steam  pipes,  including  packing 

Chisels,  of  iron  or  steel,  gross  weight 

Cinematographs,  with  appurtenances;  according  to  appraisement 

Ribbons,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Cotton,  jjlain  or  twilled,  for  shoe  laces,  surcingles,  or  other  uses, 
and    those   known    as   hileras,    plain    or   twilled,    white    or 

colored kilog.. 

Interwoven  with  metal 

Braids  and  cords,  interwoven  with  rubber 

With  silk  mixture,  called  toquillas,  and  strings  for  hats kilog.. 

With  cotton  warp,  and  woof  of  silk,  all  kinds 

Of  cotton  velvet 

Cotton  velvet  mixed  with  silk 

Lettered,  for  marking  clothing 

With  inscriptions,  with  or  without  silk  mixture 

Woolen,  as  follows: 

With  or  without  cotton  mixtures 

Mixed  with  silk 

Braids   and   cords,  with  or  without  cotton  mixtiire,  inter- 
woven with  rubber 

Linen,  as  follows: 

With  mixture  of  other  vegetable  fibers,  for  furniture  springs.. 
Do.,  twilled  or  not,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton,  for 

shoe  laces,  or  other  uses 

Silk: 

Silk  velvet,  with  or  without  mixture  of  other  materials,  and 

with  the  border  or  edge  of  same 

Of  crêpe,  gauze,  tulled,  veiling,  or  other  transparent  textiles, 

bordered,  worked,  or  not 

Do.,  with  mixture  of  other  materials 


Bolivianos. 

4.00 
.70 
.60 

.80 


1. 50 
L50 

.GO 
5.00 
8.00 

.60 


5.00 
1.25 
2.00 

1.00 

1.20 
1.60 
1.00 
4.00 
5.00 

6.00 
8.00 


3.00 
4.00 
6.00 
7.20 
60. 00 

36.00 
42.00 
42.00 
48.00 
72.00 
100.  00 


3.50 
5.00 


.05 
.30 
1.60 
.15 
.80 


3.00 
6.00 
6.50 
7.00 
10.00 
6.00 
8.00 
5.60 
6.00 

4.00 
12.00 

7.50 

.80 

4.00 

.36 

100.00 
70.00 


30 
30 
30 

SO 
30 
Free. 
80 
30 
30 
30 
30 


15 
30 
30 
30 
Free. 
30 


1622   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Nos. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


861 

862 
863 

864 
865 
866 
867 
868 
869 
870 

871 

872 
873 
874 
875 

876 

877 


881 
882 

883 
884 
885 
886 
887 


890 

891 
892 

893 
894 
895 


899 
900 
901 


903 
904 


906 

906b 

907 

908 

909 

910 

911 

912 

913 
914 
915 
916 


917 


Ribbons — Continued. 
Silk — Continued. 

Grosgrain,  moire,  satin,  and  taffetas,  of  all  classes,  with  or 

without  cordings  of  cotton 

Do.,  mixed  with  other  materials 

Satin  lînished  and  ligured,  and  those  called  papelillos  and 

tapes 

Do.,  with  admixture  of  othermaterials 

Of  silk  and  rubber 

Edging  and  bindings  for  hats 

Do.,  with  admixture  of  other  materials 

Mixed  with  gold  and  silver,  fine 

\Yith  admixture  of  metal 

AH  others,  according  to  appraisement 

Belts,  including  packing: 

Cotton,  with  or  without  rubber,  with  or  without  buckles,  and  or- 
namented or  not  with  bead  work kilog . . 

Do.,  mixed  with  silk 

Do.,  with  leather  ornamentations ; 

Leather,  with  or  without  metal  parts,  with  or  without  reticule  ... 
Of  metal  weaves,  with  or  without  foundation  of  cotton  or  other 

vegetable  fiber,  and  fan  holders  of  all  classes 

Do.,  in  form  of  cord,  of  cotton  velvet,  or  other  te.xture  of  the 

same  material 

Of  wool,  with  or  without  admixture  of  materials  other  than  .'■ilk. . 
Of  silk,  with  or  without  lining  of  other  materials,  in  form  of  gir- 
dles, ornamented,    embroidered,    or   plain,   with  or  without 

buckles  or  fasteners 

Do.,  with  admixture  of  other  materials 

Silk,  with  mixture  or  foundation  of  other  materials,  for  military 

use 

Do.,  of  wool 

Do.,  of  leather,  varnished  or  not,  with  or  without  ornaments  or 

trimmings  of  metal 

Plain,  varnished  or  not,  for  children 

Leather,  with  sheath  for  knife,  and  common  ones  of  pasteboard.. 

All  others,  according  to  appraisement 

Prunes  and  dates,  packed  in  wood  or  glass,  gross  weight 

Cloves,  whole,  gross  weight 

Ground 

Nails,  gross  weight: 

Iron  wire,  all  sizes,  galvanized  iron,  and  cornered,  not  exceeding 

25  cm.  in  length 

Of  iron,  steel,  or  iron  wire,  with,  head  of  bronze  or  copper,  for 

upholstery 

Do.,  nickel  plated 

Iron  or  steel,  iron  wire,  with  head  of  bronze  or  copper,  for  other 

uses 

Of  copper  or  composition,  for  sheathing  ships 

Zinc 

Iron,  for  horseshoes 

Iron  scupper  nails  or  rivets,  tinned,  galvanized,  or  otherwise 

Bronze,  copper,  or  composition  scupper  nails  or  rivets 

Iron,  with  porcelain  heads 

Do.,  for  garrochas 

With  gilded  brass  heads 

Iron,  for  shoemakers,  and  pegs  for  same,  also  brads  for  moldings. 

Or  tacks,  up  to  25  cm.  galvanized  or  otherwise 

Do.,  of  copper,  bronze,  or  composition,  brads  of  bronze  or  copper, 

and  those  of  bronze  with  iron  foundations 

Copper,  or  bronze,  in  sheets  or  plates,  gross  weight 

Do. ,  perforated 

Manufactured  into  unenumerated  are  appraised  as  manufactured 
bronze  in  their  respective  classes. 
Cook  stoves,  economical,  of  iron  or  steel,  with  or  without  parts  of 

bronze  or  copper,  with  or  without  accessories,  gross  weight 

Cocoa  {<tee  Chocolate)  : 

Cocoanuts,  whole,  gross  weight kilog. . 

Ground ■ 

Cochineal,  gross  weight ■ 

Cocktail  shakers  of  ordinarv  metal,  according  to  appraisement 

Silver ." kilog.. 

Firecrackers,  Chinese,  and  firev/orks 

Cushions.     {.S'ce  Pillows.) 

Glue,  common,  gross  weight 

Liquid,  including  packing ■ 

Wine  clarifying 

Liquid,  gross  weight • 

FLsh,  or  isingglass,  including  packing '. • 

Bedquilts.     (.See  Counterpane.) 
Mattresses,  gross  weight: 

Of  horsehair  or  wool,  covered  with  cotton,  wool,  or  linen 


Bolivianos. 

62.00 
36.00 

36.00 
20.  00 
20.  00 
52.00 
36.00 
50.00 
20.00 


Per  cent. 


5.00 
18.00 
12. 00 
10.00 

10.00 

8.00 
12. 00 


40.00 
20.00- 

30.00 
12.00 

18.00 
2.40 
2.40 


.70 
1.00 
1.60 


L60 
2.40 

1.00 

1.00 
.50 
.40 
.50 
.80 

2.00 
20.00 

2.60 
.36 
.42 

L20 

.80 

1.00 


.30 

.10 

.50 

1.50 


100. 00 
5.00 

.50 

1.00 

.50 

.30 

10.00 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1623 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Mattresses— Continued. 

Covered  with  silk 

Spring,  covered,  wire  mattresses  uncovered,  and  wooden  skeleton 

mattresses 

For  gluepots  (see  Kettles  or  Boilers,  781). 

Collars,  of  leather,  varnished,  for  horses each.. 

Leather,  unvarnished,  for  same 

Leather,  common,  for  mules 

Metal,  common,  for  dogs kilog.. 

Leather,  with  or  without  metal  parts  for  same 

Necklaces  of  glass,  with  or  without  crosses,  according  to  appraise- 
ment   

Amber  or  imitation  thereof kilog.. 

Electro  magnetic,  according  to  appraisement 

Mallets,  of  iron  or  steel,  gross  weight  (combas) kilog.. 

Cumin,  gross  weight 

Compasses,  for  seamen.    {See  Binnacle.) 

With  or  without  parts  of  ordinary  metal,  for  draftsmen,  as  fol- 
lows, including  packing: 

Of  iron  or  steel 

Of  bronze  or  copper 

Of  wood 

Closets,  or  urinal,  of  wrought  iron,  with  vessel  of  same  metal,  of 
earthenware  or  porcelain,  with  or  without  valve,  with  or  without 

parts  of  wood,  bronze,  or  copper each.. 

Of  wood,  with  or  without  valve,  with  vessel  of  other  materials  ... 
Ready-made  clothing,  sewed  articles,  so  called,  not  otherwise  speci- 
fied* in  the  tariiï,  for  men,  women,  youths,  and  children,  according 

to  appraisement 

Hat  shapers,  or  apparatus  for  taking  measurements  of  head  ...each.. 
Conserves,  of  fish,  shell-fish,  mushrooms,  vegetables,  or  potherbs 

(sardines  excepted)  gross  weight kilog. . 

Meat 

Fruit,  in  sirup,  water,  brandy,  or  juice,  gross  weight 

Cups,  of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver  and  the  like,  with  or 

mthout  parts  of  other  materials ■ 

Do.,  plated  or  gilded,  and  also  of  plaque kilog.. 

Silver 

All  others,  according  to  appraisement 

Cupels,  for  assaying,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Coral,  unwrought;  gross  weight 

Wrought,  according  to  appraisement 

Cravats,  including  packing: 

Cotton,  all  forms  and  qualities kilog. . 

Wool,  with  or  Avithout  cotton  mixture 

Linen,  with  or  without  inferior  admixture 

Silk,  with  or  without  mixture,  lined 

Silk,  unliued,  without  part  of  other  materials 

Silk,  with  mixture,  without  linen,  or  parts  of  other  materials 

For  women — 

Cotton  plush,  per  dozen 

Do.,  mixed  with  silk 

Of  cotton  lace 

Silk,  with  lace  and  ribbons 

Wool,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton,  including  pack- 
ing  kilog.. 

Do.,  mixed  with  silk 

Stocks,  varnished,  for  the  military dozen.. 

Clasps,  including  packing: 

Brass  of  all  kinds kilog. . 

Iron 


Bolivianos. 
2.50 

.50 

6.00 
4.00 
2.00 
4.00 
5.00 


Per  cent. 


Or  fasteners  of  metal,  for  papers 

Attached  to  cotton  clothing  

Do. ,  on  silk  clothing 

Cork,  gross  weight: 

In  sheets 

Stoppers  of  all  sizes,  for  bottles  and  flasks 

Cut,  or  wrought  into  soles,  for  shoes  and  other  purposes 

With  parts  of  common  metal,  earthenware,  porcelain,  wood,  or 
glass,  for  stoppers 

Do. ,  with  parts  of  metal,  gilded,  plated,  or  of  white  metal 

Cords: 

For  shoes  or  corsets,  and 

For  garters,  suspenders,  etc.    {See  Ribbons.) 

Cotton,  with  or  without  hemp   foundation,  for  window  blinds, 
including  packing 

Do.,  of  linen 

For  small  cords  of  all  sorts.  {See  Passementerie.) 
Cornices,  bronze,  for  windows,  including  packing 

Wood 


.25 
.20 


1.60 
2.40 
1.00 


7.00 
12.00 


1.00 
2.80 

7.00 

14.00 

100. 00 


.60 
8.00 


8.00 
12.00 

8.00 
20.00 
60.00 
25.00 

10.00 
14.40 
15.00 
36.00 

8.00 

15.00 

3.00 

2.40 
1.60 
4.00 
4.00 
20.00 

15.00 

.60 

1.50 

2.00 
4.00 


2.50 
4.00 


5.00 
2.00 


35 


40 
40 
40 
25 
25 

25 
30 

Free. 

Free. 
25 


Free. 
Free. 
Free. 


40 
Free. 

25 
25 
25 

25 
25 
25 
25 
10 
30 
30 

40 
40 
40 
40 
40 
40 

40 
40 
40 
40 

40 
40 
35 

25 
25 
25 
25 
25 

25 

Free. 

30 

30 
30 


Bull.  No.  6—06 11 


1624   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


974 
97Õ 
976 


973 


981 


982 
983 


985 

986 

986b 

987 


992 

993 
994 
995 
996 
997 
998 
999 
1000 


1001 
1002 
1003 

1004 
1005 
1006 

1007 
1008 

1009 
1010 
1011 
1012 
1013 


1014 
1015 

1016 
1017 

1018 
1019 
1020 
1021 

1022 


Cornices — Continued. 

Of  galvanized  iron,  for  cornices,  gross  weight , 

Of  zinc 

All  others,  according  to  appraisement. 

Wreaths,  crosses,  and  other  funeral  emblems  of  beads,  bugles,  drops, 
etc.,  of  crystal,  glass,  or  metal,  strung  on  wire,  including  packing, 
kilog  , 


Bolivianos. 

0.20 

.CO 


Of  porcelain  flowers,  or  of  other  ornaments  oí  crystal,  glass,  or 

enameled  metal 

Of  articles  of  wreaths  or  flowers ....Mlog.. 

Of  orange  blossoms  for  brides,  and  other  kinds,  according  to  ap- 
praisement   

Palm  nuts.     (See  No.  2654. ) 

Waists,  with  or  without  bones,  which  fasten  on  one  side,  for  children, 
are  appraised  as  corsets,  according  to  classification,  with  a  rebate 
of  50  per  cent. 
Straps  of  leather,  varnished  or  otherwise,  including  packing.-  .kilog. . 
With  fittings  of  metal,  or  of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraise- 
ment   

Leather,  with  handles  of  same  material,  or  of  metal,  nickel  plated 

or  not,  includingpacking ..kilog.. 

Belting,  for  machinery,  all  kinds kilog.. 

Corsets,  cotton,  all  sizes dozen. - 

Do.,  with  silk  embroidery  oràace do 

Linen,  all  sizes do 

Do.,  with  silk  embroidery  or  lace do 

Silk,  all  kinds  and  sizes,  with  ox  without  mixture  of  cheaper 

material.. - dozen.. 

Pencil  .sharpeners,  all  sorts,  includingpacking kilog„ 

Can  openers.     (See  Abridores.) 

Paper  cutters,  wood,  bone,  composition,  or  common  metal,  including 

packing _..  kilog. . 

Tortoise  shell,  ivory,  mother-of-pearl,  or  their  imitation,  includ- 
ing packing .kilog. . 

All  others do 

Penknives,  with  one  or  two  blades dozen. . 

Do.,  medium  quality do 

Do.,  fine do 

Common,  from  three  to  five  blades do 

Do.,  medium  quality do 

Do. ,  fine - do 

With  more  than  five  blades - 

Note. — For  purposes  of  appraisement,  common  knives  are 
•classified  as  those  with  iron  blades,  and  handle  of  horn,  wood, 
tin,  iron,  composition,  or  bone;  medium,  those  with  iron  blades 
in  imitation  of  steel,  with  handles  of  mother-of-pearl,  tortoise 
shell,  ivory  or  other  fine  material;  fine,  those  with  blades  of 
tempered  steel,  and  handles  of  all  materials;  the  term  blades 
is  applied  to  scissors,  files,  corkscrews,  pinchers,  or  other  parts 
which  fold  back  within  the  handle. 

Glass  cutters,  iron,  with  steel  wheels kilog— 

Patterns,  embroidered,  cotton  tissue,  for  infants'  caps do 

Cotton,  with  or  without  stamped  lapels,  up  to  75  cm.  in  length, 

for  vests — kilog.. 

Do.,  with  or  without  silk do 

Cotton,  mixed  with  silk do 

Woolen,  with  trimmings  of  lapels,  embroidered,  stamped,  or  fig- 
ured, with  or  without  cotton  mixture kilog.. 

Do.,  mixed  with  silk kilog.. 

Silk,  with  or  without  cotton  mixture do 

Shoe  patterns,  sewed  or  otherwise,  including  packing: 

Leather,  all  sorts,  varnished  or  not do 

Of  cotton  cloth,  mixed  with  material  otherthan  silk  orwool. do 

Wool,  or  mixed  with  material  other  than  silk do 

Silk,  with  or  without  admixture  of  other  material do 

Dress  patterns,  unsewed,  with  trimmings  or  lapels,  are  valued,  includ- 
ing boxes,  according  to  the  textile  class  to  which  they  belong,  with 
a  surtax  of  10  per  cent. 

Note. — Dress  patterns  with  borders  are  appraised  with  an  in- 
creased valuation  of  25  per  cent  over  the  surtax  above  referred  to. 

Barks,  for  dyeing  or  tanning,  gross  weight Idlog.. 

Fruit,  peels  or  rinds,  undesignated,  gross  weight do 

Curtains: 

Hemp  or  jute,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton do 

Cotton  in  piece,  as  gauzes,  cambric  or  linen,  muslin  or  linen, 

plain  or  figured kilog.. 

Feafher-stitched,  scalloped,  and  guipure  curtains do 

Do.,  chain-.stitched,  or  other  material do 

Cotton  velvet -. do 

Other  close-weaved  cotton  tissues,  with  or  without  admixture  of 

wool kilog . . 

Cotton,  mixed  with  silk do 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


3.00 
8.00 


6.00 


10.00 
3.00 
15.00 
20.00 
36.00 
60.00 

144. 00 
4.00 


2.50 

30. 00 

(") 
1.60 
3.20 
8. 40 
4.00 
8.00 
20.00 

(a) 


5.50 
4.80 

1:^.00 
24.00 
30.00 

24.'00 
36.00 


20.00 

6.00 

12.00 

72.00 


.10 
.10 

3.00 

6.00 
10.00 
10.00 

6.50 

7.  ro 
12.00 

ÍBOI.IVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1625 


Curtains— Continued. 

Wool,  with  or  without  admixture  of  inferior  material kilog. 

Do.,  mixed  with  silk do 

Silk  or  velvet,  plain,  figured,  or  embroidered .do... 

Horse  bits,  including  packing: 

Of  white  metal,  vnt\\  nickel,  German  silver,  and  the  like,  with  or 
without  parts  of  other  materials kilog. . 

Do.,  silver  plated , 

Sewing  cases,  all  sorts,  according  to  appraisement 

Horsehair,  unwrought kilog. 

Imitation,  vegetable,  for  stuffing  furniture  or  other  purposes  .do. . . 

Woven,  for  furniture  covering  and  other  purposes do 

Like  the  foregoing,  with  admixture  of  cotton,  or  other  vegetable 

materials 

Crucibles,  all  kinds kilog. 

Glassware,  unspecified,  gross  weight: 

White  or  colored,  with  or  without  common  figuring  or  gilding, 
with  or  without  ordinary  hollow  glass kilog. 

Do.,  with  metal  edgings ..do... 

Medium  or  fine,  with  or  without  assortment,  as  common^lass  .do . . . 

Do.,  with  edging  of  common  metal do 

Do. ,  with  edging  of  plaque do . . . 

Chromos.     (See  Estampas.) 

Crosses  and  medals  for  rosaries  and  other  purposes,  of  white  or  yellow 

brass,  including  packing ., ."kilog. 

Brass,  with  crucifix,  with  or  without  font,  for  suspension  or  standing, 
gross  weight kilog. 

Of  tortoise  shell,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl,  with  or  without  cruci- 
fix   , kilog. 

Glass do . . . 

All  others 

Picture  frames 

Rennet,  including  packing: 

Powdered .kilog. 

Liquid,  in  barrels,  flasks,  or  bottles do 

Or  salted  stomachs .do 

Salad  sets,  consisting  of  fork  and  spoon,  including  packing: 

Boxwood do 

Ebony  or  buffalo  horn do... 

Ivory do 

Ordinary  fish  sets,  metal,  with  or  without  gilt  parts.. set. 

Cornucopias  small  cases,  for  conserves  and  perfumes.     (See  Boxes.  ) 
Spoons,  large  and  small,  including  packing: 

Of  galvanized  iron  or  brass kilog. 

Pewter  or  lead,  with  or  without  foundation  of  steel,  iron,  or  com- 
mon metal kilog. 

Do.,  plated  or  nickel do... 

White  metal,  nickel,  German,  and  the  like ^ do... 

Do.,  plated  or  gilded do . . . 

Wooden do . . . 

Bone  or  horn do... 

Tortoise  shell,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl do... 

Tin  or  sheet  iron,  with  or  without  earthenware  or  porcelain, 
enameled,  painted,  or  otherwise kilog. 

Common  yellow  metal do... 

Large,  iron,  for  plumbers  and  ealkers do... 

Do.,  for  sugar  mills do . . . 

Knives,  including  packing: 

All  sizes,  for  iDutchers,  "flamancos,"  so  called,  and  all  pointed 
knives,  with  handle  of  iron,  steel,  or  wood kilog. 

Do.,  fiue,  with  handle  of  ebony  and  the  like do 

For  arts  and  trades do 

Table  knives,  with  or  without  fork,  including  packing: 

Of  ordinary  size,  or  for  dessert,  with  handle  of  bone,  horn,  rubber, 
wood,  or  ordinary  metal kilog. 

Do.,  with  handle,  of  fine  wood,  celluloid,  white  metal,  and  nickel- 
plated  kilog . 

Do.,  with  plated  or  ivory  handle,  with  cases do... 

Do.,  with  handle  of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  and  the 
like kilog. 

Do.,  with  mother-of-pearl do... 

Do. ,  with  plaque  handle do. . . 

Do.,  with  silver  handle do. . . 

Plated,  for  fish,  butter,  or  cheese,  with  or  without  gilding. .do 

Do.,  with  mother-of-pearl do... 

Carving  sets,  with  plaque  handle,  with  or  without  gilding.,  .set. 

Do.,  with  handle  of  ivory  or  mother-of-pearl,  with  or  without 
gilding set.. 

Do.,  with  handle  of  bone,  metal,  wood,  or  stag-horn do. . . 

Do.,  with  handle  of  white  metal,  nickel,  or  German  silver  ...do... 

With  fork  and  spoon,  for  pocket  use per  doz. 

a.  According  to  appraisement. 


Valuation. 


Bolivianos. 
14.00 
24.00 


8.00 
16.00 


.50 

.15 

12.00 

6.00 
.10 


.48 
1.40 
1.60 


8.00 

2.00 

50.00 
2.00 

(°) 
(a) 

6.00 

.90 

2.50 

5.00 
12.00 
50.  CO 

4.00 


.40 

2.00 
3.50 
7.00 

14.00 
1.40 
6.00 

60.00 

1.20 
.80 
.46 
.40 


2.00 
4.00 
3.00 


4.00 
15.00 

7.00 
50.00 
32.00 
100. 00 
24.00 
48.00 

5.00 

10.00 
1.00 
4.00 

12.00 


Amount 
payable. 


Per  cent. 


1626       INTERNATIONAL    BUKEATJ    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1082 
1083 
1084 
1085 
1086 

1087 
1088 
1089 
1090 
1091 
1092 
1093 
1094 
1095 

1096 
1097 
1098 
1099 
1100 

1101 
1102 
1103 
1104 
1105 
1106 
1107 
1108 
1109 

1110 

nil 

1112 
1113 
1114 
1115 
1116 

1117 


1118 

1119 
1120 
1121 
1122 


1123 
1124 

1125 
1126 
1127 

1128 
1129 
1130 

1131 
1132 
1133 
1134 
1135 
1136 
1137 
1138 
1139 
1140 
1141 
1142 
1143 
1144 
1145 
1146 
1147 
1148 
1149 


Collars  and  cuffs,  for  men's  shirts: 

Paper,  with  or  without  cotton  textile per  doz.. 

Cotton do 

Linen,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton do 

Rubber,  or  composition do 

Fur,  for  cloaks 

For  women,  including  packing: 

Of  cotton  lace kilog. . 

Cotton,  untrimmed do 

Cotton,  trimmed do 

Linen,  untrimmed do 

Linen,  trimmed do 

Silk,  trimmed  or  not dozen.. 

Silk  with  fur  trimmings,  or  of  fur  alone 

Feather , dozen . . 

Cambric,  gauze  or  tule,  bordered  or  figured  with  colors  inter- 
woven.    (See  lace  or  trimmings  in  their  corresponding  classes.) 

Medicine  dropper,  glass  combined  with  rubber dozen. . 

Strings  of  beads,  all  sorts kilog . . 

Strings,  catgut,  twisted,  for  musical  instruments,  including  packing. 
Hartshorn.     (See  Drugs.) 

Hides,  ox,  undressed ' kilog.. 

Cured,  including  packing,  as  follows — 

Calf,  tanned  or  not,  and  sheepskins do 

Pigskins,  or  imitations  thereof do 

Buckskin,  for  boots  and  shoes do 

Chamois,  for  cleaning  metals do 

Shagreen,  or  imitations  thereof do 

Kid,  and  imitations  thereof do 

Morocco 

Sheepskins,  called  "badanas"  (basils) kilog.. 

Other  classes,  for  coach  rugs,  bedspreads,  and  other  purposes, 

according  to  appraisement 

In  narrow  strips,  for  trimming  and  other  purposes,  and  all 

classes  of  hides  and  skins  not  elsewhere  specified 

Horse  or  cow,  whole,  tanned  or  colored kilog. , 

Do.,  undyed,  "baquetas,"  so  called do 

Calf,  white  or  dyed,  perfumed do 

Sides,  undyed,  called  sole  leather do 

Parchment do 

Cradles  and  baby  carriages,  of  osier  or  cane,  with  or  without  hood, 

for  infants,  and  walking  stools kilog-. 

All  others.     (See  Cots.) 
Same,  with  wheels.    (See  Carriages.) 
Steels,  knife  sharpening.    (See  "  Files.") 
Vests,  of  cloth,  cashmere,  or  other  woolen  goods,  with  or  without 

admixture  of  cotton,  plain,  worked  or  stamped dozen. 

Velvet  or  silk,  pure  or  mixed do... 

Cotton  or  linen,  all  kinds do 

Shawls,  knit,  woolen kilog. 

Do. ,  cotton do . . . 

Plates,  of  porcelain  or  glass,  are  appraised  under  china  and  glass 
ware. 

Brass  plates,  gilded,  for  helmets,  including  packing kilog. 

Do.,  not  gilt,  including  packing do... 

Jackets,  called  Jerseys,  including  packing: 

Knit,  cotton,  bordered  or  otherwise do . . . 

Knit,  of  wool,  pure  or  mixed,  plain  or  trimmed,  common  .  .do. . . 

Do.,  fine do . . . 

Silk do... 

Silk,  mixed,  trimmed,  or  otherwise do. . . 

Overjackets,    of   cloth,    cashmere,  felt,  and  Avaterproof   mate- 
rial  each. 

Other  textiles 

Knit,  of  flock  wool,  for  men  and  women kilog. 

Knit,  woolen do . . . 

With  silk  sleeves,  wither  without  la  ce,  or  embroidered  strips  .do. . . 

Knit,  cotton,  pure  or  mixed  with  wool,  formen do... 

Oilcloth,  common,  for  miners do  .. 

Of  rough  cloth,  or  frieze dozen . 

Of  cotton,  linen,  or  wool,  for  children do... 

Charqui,  or  jerked  beef,  gross  weight kilog. 

Epaulets,  of  copper  wire,  gilt  or  silvered pair. 

Of  silver  wire,  gilt  or  otherwise do... 

Checks,  for  banks  and  banking  houses,  including  packing kilog. 

Whips,  common,  with  long  handle,  for  carters dozen. 

For  coachmen do . . . 

For  riding do. . . 

Crops do... 

With  fine  handle 

Borers,  for  iron,  gross  weight kilog. 

Nipples,  for  firearms,  including  packing do... 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
6.00 
10.00 
12.00 
8.00 
(") 

14.00 
10.00 
12.00 
12.00 
14.00 
36.00 
(«) 
30.00 


6.00 
15.00 

40.00 

2.00 
2.00 
5.00 
6.00 
6.00 
12.00 
10.00 
8.00 


(a) 
(a) 


3.60 
3.00 
7.00 
1.60 
8.00 

1.20 


60.00 
96.00 
30.00 
8.00 
4.00 


14.00 
J.0.00 

8.00 
10.00 
12.00 
72.  00 
50.00 

10.00 

(«) 

3.00 

4.00 

8.00 

3.00 

1.00 

48.00 

6.00 

.40 

20.00 

60.00 

4.00 

7.00 

30.00 

12. 00 

18.00 

(a) 

3.00 

10.00 


Per  cent. 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1627 


Valuation. 

Amount 
payable. 

Bolivianos. 

Per  cent. 

(a) 

25 

4.00 

25 

8.00 

25 

8.00 

25 

.70 

25 

.80 

25 

.30 

25 

1.60 

25 

.12 

25 

.30 

25 

.15 

30 

3.00 

Free. 

4.00 

25 

5.00 

25 

50.  CO 

25 

2.00 

Free. 

.60 

25 

1.00 

Free. 

.40 

25 

1.00 

25 

8.00 

35 

5.00 

25 

2.00 

Free. 

1.00 

Free. 

4.00 

Free. 

(«) 

Free. 

12.00 

30 

6.00 

30 

7.00 

30 

2.50 

80 

20.00 

80 

82.00 

80 

10.00 

85 

82. 00 

35 

100.  00 

35 

4.00 

30 

8.00 

30 

6.00 

80 

1.40 

25 

8.00 

25 

5.00 

25 

.10 

Free. 

12.00 

Free. 

1.00 

30 

2.00 

30 

(«) 

30 

.15 

25 

3.00 

30 

4.00 

80 

6.00 

30 

8.00 

30 

(«) 

Free. 

2.40 

Free. 

.50 

Free. 

5.00 

40 

10.00 

40 

Stoves  or  heaters 

Thumb  tacks  for  drawing,  iron  or  steel,  including  packing kilog. 

Bronze  or  copper,  including  packing do... 

Sprayers,  empty  or  filled  with  perfumed  water,  gross  weight do... 

Chocolata.,  in  paste  or  powder,  and  cocoa,  gross  weight do. . . 

As  above,  with  milk,  gross  weight do. . . 

Chocolate  pots  are  appraised  as  coffee  pots  in  their  respective  classes. 

Rowlocks,  of  iron  or  steel,  galvanized,  tinned  or  otherwise,  gross 

weight kilog. 

Bronze  or  copper,  gross  weight do... 

Potato  flour,  gross  weight .■ do . . . 

Manioc  flour,  gross  weight do... 

Dice.     {Bee  Toys.)  | 

Demijohns,  of  glass,  of  all  sizes,  gross  weight do... 

Dates.     (See  Prunes.) 

Thimbles,  of  bone,  iron,  steel,  brass,  or  white  metal do . . . 

Nickel  or  silver  plated do... 

Double  plated,  or  plaque do... 

Ivory,  tortoise-shell ,  mother-of-pearl do . . . 

Of  ordinary  metal do. . . 

Aprons.     (See  "Mandiles.") 

Holders,  of  painted  tin,  with  or  without  porcelain  fittings,  for  copy- 
ists, gross  weight kilog. 

Gauges,  for  artisans,  gross  weight do 

Peaches,  stoned,  dried,  gross  weight do... 

Snuffers,  of  iron  or  steel,  including  packing do 

Bronze  or  copper,  including  packing do 

Metal,  silvered  ornickel,  gross  weight do 

Distillers.     (See  Filters.) 

Screw-drivers,  gross  weight do 

Glazing  sticks,  for  shoemakers,  gross  weight do 

Diamonds,  for  glazing each. . 

Black,  for  drilling  rocks 

Drawings,  models,  or  designs,  for  embroidering  or  wood  carving,  in- 
cluding packing: 

In  paper kilog. 

In  cardboard do . . . 

Models  or  designs  for  embroidery,  painted  on  paper  or  cardboard 
kilog. 

Figures,  models,  or  patterns,  in  paper,  for  clothing  models,  .do. . . 
Teeth,  artificial,  all  kinds,  loose,  including  packing do... 

Do.,  with  gums do... 

Dynamite.  (See  Powder.) 
Designs.  (See  Drawings.) 
Dominos.     (See  Toys.) 

Sword  knots,  of  leather,  varnished  or  not,  with  or  without  silk,  for 
the  military kilog. 

Silk,  with  wire  of  ordinary  metal,  plated  or  gilded do... 

Silk,  with  silver  wire do. . . 

Douches  or  irrigators,  with  or  without  parts  of  crystal  or  glass,  with 
or  without  tubing  or  hose  of  rubber,  including  packing: 

Of  tin,  or  brass  called  iron kilog. 

Of  rubber,  or  rubber  cloth do... 

Of  nickel-plated  iron do . . . 

Bon-bon  dishes.     (See  Glassware.) 

Sweetmeats  in  sirup  and  jelly,  gross  weight kilog. 

Comfits, pastes,  and  pastilles,  except  medicinal,  gross  weight  ...do... 

Do.,  in  fancy  boxes,  gross  weight do... 

Rail  way  ties,  wooden do . . . 

Iron  and  steel do 

Images,  busts,  and  statues  of  wood,  marble,  stone,  or  plaster,  with 
or  without  pedestal,  gross  weight kilog. 

Do.,  metal,  gross  weight do 

All  others 

Axles,  iron  or  steel,  with  or  without  boxes,  for  barrows,  carts,  cars, 

and  carriages,  gross  weight kilog. , 

Elastics  for  shoes,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Cotton do 

Wool,  pure  or  mixed do 

Silk,  pure  or  mixed - do 

For  papers,  notes,  etc do 

Bolts,  all  sorts  and  sizes 

Funnels  are  appraised  in  their  respective  classes  according  to  the 
material  of  which  they  are  composed. 

Sausage  fillers,  brass,  including  packing kilog.. 

Packing,  steam,  for  machines,  gross  weight do 

Underskirts,  made  up  or  in  pieces,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Cotton,  plain  or  trimmed    with    lace    or    edgings,   other  than 
silk kilog-. 

Embroidered do 

«According  to  appraisement. 


1628   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Nos. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


1208 
1:208b 

1209 
1210 
1211 

1212 
1213 
1214 

1215 
121G 
1217 
121S 
1219 
1220 

1221 
1222 

1223 
1221 
122Õ 
122G 
1227 

1228 
1229 
1230 
1231 

1232 
1233 

1231 
1235 
1236 

1237 

1238 
1239 
1210 
1241 


1242 
1243 
1244 
1245 

1245b 

1246 
1247 
1248 
1249 
125-3 
1251 
1252 
1253 
1254 
1255 
1256 


1257 
1258 

1253 

1260 
1261 
1262 
1262b 


Underskirts— Continued. 

Linen  or  mixed  witli  other,  materials,  plain  or  trimm.ed  with 

lace  or  edgings kilog. . 

Do.,  embroidered do 

Also  upper  skirts,  of  wool,  with  or  without  mixture  of  material 

other  than  silk,  plain  or  trimmed kilog. . 

Do.,  embroidered do 

Knit,  cotton,  ormixed  with  othervegetable  materials do 

Knit,    of    wool,   or   with    admixture    of   material,  other   than 

silk kilog. . 

Knit,  woolen,  mixed  with  silk do 

Silk,  plain  or  trimmed do 

Do.,  mixed  with  other  materials ..kilog. . 

Lace  and  nets,  including  packing,  asiollows: 

Cotton,  of  all  kinds —  do 

Cotton,  mixed  with  silk do 

■\Vool,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton 

Do.,  beaded kilog. . 

Common,  linen,  ormixed  with  other  vegetable  fibers do 

Fine .do 

Blonde  and  guipure  laces,  as  follows: 

Silk,  with  or  without  mixture do 

Do. ,  beaded , do 

Rucliing,  including  r)acking,  as  follows: 

Cotton,  with  or  without  cotton  laces do 

Do.,  mixed  with  silk do 

Linen,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton do 

Silk,  with  mixture  of  other  materials ...do 

Silk do. . . . 

Oilcloth,  gross  weight: 

For  floors do 

Single,  for  table  covers,  carriages  and  other  purposes do 

Tarred  cloth  for  packing  andiooflng  purposes do 

¡For  hat  coverings  and  other  purposes,  transparent,  waterproof, 

of  cotton  cloth kilog. . 

¡Do.,  in  silk  tissue do — 

Pickles,  souses,  and  sauces,  put  up  in  tin,  earthenware  or  glass,  gross 

weight kilog. . 

Do., In  oarrels,  gross  weight do  — 

Chinese  sauces.  In  cans,  gross  weight do  — 

Veneers,  mahogany,  rosewood  or  other   wood,  for  cabinetmakers, 

gross  weight kilog. . 

Do.,  thin,  on  paper do 

Glove  stretchers: 

Of  wood,  varnish dozen. . 

Bone  or  fine  wood do 

All  others ; 

Vises  or  pincers,  including  packing kilog. . 

Twists  or  strings  of  silver  wire,  iormusicalinstruments.     (  .S'ee  Cords.  ) 

Stepladders.     (See  Furniture.) 

Pouches.     (Sfe  Sacks.) 

Brooms,  twigs,  with  handle dozen.. 

Do. ,  without  handle do 

■Carpet  sweepers 

Whisk  brooms,  of  Chinese  cane,  and  of  other  classes  and  origin, 

without  handle dozen. . 

Esparto do 

Guns  (on  permit  from  the  Government). 

:Single-barreled,  with  or  without  chamber,  common each. . 

Do.,  doulsle-barreled do — 

Single-barreled,  fine do  — 

Fine,  double-barreled do — 

Rejjeaters,  single  barreled,  common do 

Do. ,  double  barreled do — 

Fine,  single  or  double  barreled,  and  all  others 

Chisels,  with  or  without  handles,  including  packing kilog.. 

Squares,  iron  or  steel,  gross  weight do 

Wooden,  gross  weight do 

Iron  or  steel  plate,  wooden  handle,  with  or  without  fillets,  of 
common  metal  or  levels,  gross  weight kilog. . 

Cuspidors,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Tin  or  iron,  varnished  or  painted do 

Brass,  yellow  or  white do 

Iron,  with  porcelain  finish.     {See  Manufactured  iron.) 

With  white  metal do  — 

Of  glass,  earthenware,  or  porcelain.     [See  Glassware,  etc.) 

Dials,  enameled,  for  watches dozen.. 

Common,  unenameled,  for  standing  or  lianging  clocks do 

Fine,  and  all  others -^ dozen . . 

Stumps,  of  paper,  wood,  etc.,  for  drawing  and  shading,  with  crayons, 
including  packing kilog . . 

n  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 

6.00 
11.00 

10.00 

15.  GO 

4.00 

6.00 
12.00 
72.00 
40.00 

8.00 
24.00 
14.00 

8.00 
20.00 
40.00 

100. 00 
80. 00 

22.00 
36.  00 
30.00 
42.00 
72. 00 

.42 
.70 


5.00 
12.00 

.35 
.18 
.35 

1.00 
2.40 

6.60 
12.00 

(«) 
1.80 


Per  cent. 


4.80 
2.40 

1.20 
1.50 

6.00 
12.00 
16.00 
20.00 
18.00 
30.00 

.60 
.60 


4.00 

.-80 
1.20 

7.00 

4.00 
4.50 
7.00 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1629 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Enamel  or  tinsel,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

In  sheets,  very  thin kilog.- 

Cut,  for  flowers  and  other  objects do 

Ornamented  with  imitation  stones  or  other  fancy  objects do 

Emerj',  gross  weight: 

Powdered,  for  polishing  steel do 

On  cloth .do 

On  paper do 

Swords,  and  sabers: 

Iron  or  steel,  with  finishings  of  same,  for  troops.  (Under  permit 
from  the  Government) each... 

Iron  or  steel,  with  finishings  of  ordinary  metal,  for  officers,  sil- 
vered, gilt,  nickel  plated,  or  otherwise kilog.. 

All  others 

Spatulas,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Iron  or  steel  for  artisans  (pallette  or  putty  knife) kilog.. 

Iron  or-steel,  with  wood  or  bone  handle,  for  apothecaries  ..do 

Boxwood do — 

"Espauses."  for  artisans,  including jiacking do..,-. 

Boiler  cleaning  compositions,  gross  weight ..do — 

Mirrors,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Common,  with  cardboard  fram.e do 

Do.,  with  frame  of  tin  plate,  sheet  iron,  zinc,  or  tin,. painted  or 
bronzed,  or  otherwise,  with  or  without  advertisements  or  pic- 
tures   kilog. 

With  frame  of  brass,  bronze,  or  copper do 

^Yith  irame  of  pasteboard  or  wood,  bronzed,  varnished,  painted, 
or  not kilog. 

Better  quality,  with  frame  of  wood,  pa.steboar.d,  etc.,  gilded, 
plated,  varnished,  painted,  or  bronzed,  in  square,  elliptical,  or 
oval  form kuog. 

Fancy,  with  two  or  three  glasses,  and  all  others  not  specified 

Handspikes,  wooden,  all  forms  and  sizes;  .gross  weight. . kilog. 

Spermaeetti do 

Spurs,  with  or  without  leather  straps,  including  pacMng,  as  follows: 

Iron  or  steel kilog.,. 

Do.,  nickel  plated ..do. .. 

Bronze  or  copper do... 

Do.,  nickeled,  silvered,  or  gilt do... 

White  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  and  the  like do... 

Do.,  silvered  or  gilded do 

Sponges,  common do 

Medium  and  fine do.... 

Skimmers  are  appraised  as  spoons  in  their  respective  classes. 
Prints,  engraved  or  lithographed,  on  paper  or  cardboard;  including 
packing kilog. . 

Chromos  and  oleographs,  printed  in  colors,  on  paper,  tissue,  or 
cardboard,  common - kilog .. 

Current  quality,  and  fine do 

The  preceding,  framed 

Stamps,  racks  or  stands  for  bottles,  iron,  of  all  kinds,  gross  weight, 
kilog _ 

All  others do . . . 

Tin,  bar  or  sheet,  gross  weight ..do... 

Eólls,.in  sheets,  for  bottle  tops,  or  otherpurposes,  gross  weight .  do 

Pegs,  wooden,  for  shoes,  gross  weight , do...... 

Statues.    (See  Images.) 

Stéarine,  in  mass,  gross  weigiit do... 

Matting,  Chinese,  and  imitations  thereof,  for  floors,  gross  weight. do. . . 
Stereoscopes,  portable,  cardboard,  with  or  without  12  views... dozen. 

Wooden,  with  or  without  12  views ...each. 

All  others 

Mat  work  or  woven  wood  for  windov,'  shades,  wooden,  painted,  in- 
cluding packing kilog... 

For  embroidering  of  cotton,  Tiemp,  or  jute,  including  pack- 
ing  - kilog. 

Linen,  or  mixed  with  other  vegetable  fibers,  including  packing, 
kilog _ 

Of  silk,  pure  or  mixed kilog. 

Fire  extinguishers,  gross  weight do... 

Stoles  for  priests.     (See  Ornaments.) 

Do.,  for  ladies,  all  kinds 

Tow,  for  furniture,  gross  weight , , kilog. 

Oakum,  gross  weight do . . . 

Scupper  nails.     (See  Nails.) 
Stirrups,  including  packing: 

Iron  or  steel,  tin,  galvanized,  or  not,  without  springs do.. . . 

Do.,  with  springs do .. . 

Do.,  nickel  or  silver  plated ..do... 

Bronze  or  copper . do 

^    Do.,  nickel  or  silver  plated do... . 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
6.00 
12.00 
20.00 

.,80 
.GO 
.35 


18. 00 

3.00 

4.00 

6.00 

.40 

.12 

.60 


.70 
1.40 


1.00 


1.60 

1.20 

l.SO 
3.00 
5.00 
7.00 

14.00 
6.00 

36.00 


6.00 
16. 0.0 

(a) 


(«) 


.42 

.1.50 

.12 

.30 

.00 

16.00 

6.00 

(a) 

.50 

2.00 

3.00 

42.00 

.14 


(«) 


.80 
2.40 
3.20 
2.60 
.5.J3.0 


1630   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Nos. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
paj'able. 


1320 
1321 
1322 
1323 
1324 
132Õ 
1326 

1327 

1328 
1329 


1331 
1332 
1833 


1334 
1335 

1336 
1337 
1338 

1339 
1340 
1341 
1342 

1343 

1344 
1345 
1346 

1347 

1348 
1349 
1350 
1351 

1352 
1353 
1354 
1355 
1356 

1357 
1358 
1359 
1360 
1361 


1362 
1363 
1364 
1365 
1366 
1367 
1368 
1369 


1370 
1371 
1372 

1373 
1374 
1375 

1376 
1377 


Stirrups — Continued. 

White  metal,  nickel,  German  silver  and  the  like kilog.. 

Do.,  silver  plated do 

Wooden,  uncarved do 

Do.,  carved do 

Leather  lined,  known  as  "baúles" .- do 

Leather  or  velvet,  in  form  of  a  slipper,  for  Avomen do 

All  others 

Cases,  including  packing,  as  follows  : 

Empty,  for  jewelrj^,  cigar  holders,  cutlery,  and  other  purposes, 

lined  with  leather,  or  silk  texture,  pure  or  mixed kilog.. 

Lined  withpaper,  oilcloth,  or  tissue,  without  admixture  of  silk. do 

Wood  or  cardboard,  for  spectacles do 

Traveling  cases,  containing  spoons,  forks,  knives,  vases,  etc.  {See  "Ne- 
cesarios.") 

All  others 

Labels,  metal  for  bottles.     {See  Cards.) 

Printed,  for  bottles,  glazed  or  not,  including  packing.. kilog.. 

Do.,  gilded,  silver  plated  or  bronzed,  including  packing . .  .kilog. . 

Signs  or  titles,  of  paper,  for  packages  of  tea,  cigar  boxes,  cigarette 

packages,  apothecaries,  and  others,  glazed  or  not,  including 

packing kilog.. 

Do.,  gilded,  bronzed,  or  silvered,  including  packing do 

Blank,  of  cardboard,  pasteboard,  or  composition,  for  marking 

prices,  including  packing kilog. . 

Extract,  meat,  gross  weight do 

Logwood,  gross  weight do 

Malt,  gross  weight do... 

Bands,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Straps  or  belts  of  cotton,  hemp,  linen,  or  jute do 

AVoolen,  pure  or  mixed  with  cotton do... 

Silk do... 

Silk,  with  slides  of  wood,  or  of  silk,  with  or  without  admixture  of 

other  material kilog. 

Abdominal,  elastic  or  not,  of  cotton,  linen  or  wool,  with  or  with- 
out admixture  of  materials  other  than  silk kilog. 

Do., of  silk,  or  mixed  with  other  materials do... 

Do.,  rubber 

Lanterns,  of  glass  or  crj'stal,  with  or  without  wooden  bottoms,  gross 

weight kilog. 

Hooks,  arms,  or  elbows,  and  other  similar  parts  for  gas  or  electric 

light,  gross  weight kilog. 

Paper,  Chinese,  so  called,  gross  weight do... 

Of  tissueor  tulle,  ornamented  with  lace,  beads,  etc dozen. 

Of  colored  glass,  gross  weight kilog. 

Portable,  common,  of  tin  or  sheet  iron,  painted,  enameled,  var- 
nished, or  not,  including  packing kilog. 

Of  mica,  including  packing do... 

For  carriages,  and  other  classes 

Felt,  tarred,  for  roofing,  or  other  purposes,  gross  weight kilog. 

Woolen,  for  boilers,  not  tarred,  gross  weight do. . . 

Door  mats,  of  "esparto,"  cocoa,  hemp,  jute,  or  mixed  with  other  vege- 
table materials,  without  woolen  border,  gross  weight...  kilog. 

Do.,  with  woolen  border,  gross  weight kilog. 

Wool,  of  all  classes, gross  weight do... 

Rubber,  gross  weight do... 

All  others 

Fibers,  manila,  hemp,  jute,  or  other  vegetable,  raw,  for  the  manufac- 
ture of  ropes,  and  sacking,  gross  weight kilog. 

Markers,  for  games,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Rubber  or  composition do . . . 

Bone do... 

Ivory do . . . 

Mother-of-pearl do . . . 

Vermicelli,  gross  weight do . . . 

Felting,  woolen,  for  piano  hammers;  gross  weight do. . . 

For  saddle  cloths  and  other  purposes,  gross  weight do... 

And  cloths,  printed  in  colors,  for  carpets  and  other  purposes, 

gross  weight kilog. 

Iron,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Unmanufactured,  in  its  various  forms do... 

Ingots do . . . 

Sheet,  channeled  or  plain,  neither  painted,  tinned,  nor  galvan- 
ized   kilog. 

Do.,  tinned,  painted,  or  galvanized do... 

Sheets,  perforated do. . . 

Manufactured,  in  parts,  undesignated,  whether  painted,  tinned, 

galvanized,  varnished,  or  bronzed kilog. 

Manufactured,  in  parts  undesignated,  nickel  plated do... 

Manufactured,  in  parts,  undesignated,  with  facmg  of  earthen- 
ware or  porcelain,  with  or  without  parts  of  other  common 
metal kilog. 

«According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 

7.00 

14.00 

..50 

1.40 

2.  .50 

5.00 

(a) 


24.00 

12.00 

2.40 


(a) 

6.00 
10.00 


7.00 
14.00 

2.00 
1.40 
2.00 
1.00 

5.00 

9.00 

50.00 


22.00 
50.00 
25.00 

.80 

2.00 
.80 

8.00 
.80 


Per  cent. 


2.00 
2.40 


(«) 


.30 
1.00 

.70 
1.60 
2.00 
4.00 


(«) 


.20 


13.00 

8.00 

60.00 

60.00 

.07 

6.00 

2.40 

1.50 

.20 
.70 

.12 

.15 
.42 

..50 
1.00 


BOLIVIA. 

Tlie  tariff — Continued. 


1631 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Iron — Continued. 

Manufactured  into  elbows,  crosses,  unspecified  chains,  grates  for 
steam  boilers,  buoys,  sugar  molds,  pans  for  miners,  weighing 
more  than  46  kilos,  rails,  wheels,  and  parts  of  machinery  for 
mines,  arts,  and  industries,  etc kilog 

Wrought.    (See  Steel.) 
Stiffening  and  shank  irons,  for  shoemakers,  including  packing,  .do. . 
Figures,  fancy,  table  ornaments,  of  earthenware,  porcelain,  crystal 
glass,  and  other  materials  a 

Terra  cotta,  gross  weight kilog 

Marble,  gross  weight do . . 

Figurines.     («See  Drawings.) 

Rope  yarn  of  hemp  or  Jute,  gross  weight do.. 

Rims,  tin  or  brass,  silvered  or  gilt,  for  boxes,  carriages,  or  other  uses 

gross  weight do. . 

Filters,  water,  with  caseof  iron,  stone,  wood,  or  metal each 

In  form  of  carafe,  with  funnel  of  crystal dozen 

Tissue  of  all  classes,  including  packing kilog 

Of  porcelain,  earthenware,  or  tin each 

Tubular,  for  the  pocket dozen 

Or  vessels  of  charcoal,  for  table  bottles do.. 

Common  distillers,  of  earthenware,  stone,  or  composition,  gross 

weight kilog 

Hoops  or  bands,  of  wood  or  iron,  gross  weight do. . 

Flower  vases,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Glass,  crystal,  earthenware,  or  porcelain,  white  or  colored,  with 
or  without  gilding  or  plating kilog. 

Do.,  with  fittings  of  metal do... 

Terra  cotta do. . . 

All  others 

Flowers  and  artificial  plants,  single  or  in  bunches,  including  packing: 

Paper  or  cotton  materials,  ordinary kilog. 

Cotton  textures,  fine do 

Porcelain  or  composition,  with  or  without  textile  leaves do... 

Silk,  or  imitations  thereof,  with  or  without  textile  leaves... do... 

Silk  tissue,  pure  or  mixed  with  other  materials do . . . 

Silk,  and  cotton  tissues,  fine,  when  inclosed  in  the  same  pack- 
age  kilog. 

Also  natural  plants,  dried,  tinted  or  not do... 

Foils,  for  fencing pair. 

Do.,  in  cases do. . . 

Foot  muffs 

Phonographs  or  graphophones,  with  accessories 

Gouges   or    chisels,    carpenters',    with    or   without    handle,    gross 

weight kilog . 

Match  boxes  are  appraised  as  cigarette  cases  in  their  respective 

classes. 
Matches,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Wax kilog. 

Wood do . . . 

Do.,  with  Bengal  lights do... 

Paper,  and  wooden  fusees do . . . 

All  others 

Photographs,  including  packing: 

On  cardboard kilog . 

For  stereoscopes do . . . 

Porcelain do... 

Forges,  portable,  gross  weight do . . . 

Evening  coats,  of  cloth  or  cassimere each. 

Flasks.    (See  Glassware.  ) 

Small  bottles  or  tubes  of  glass,  for  homeopathic  medicine,  with  or 

without  cork  stoppers i kilog. 

Blankets,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Cotton,  with  or  without  binding  of  cotton  or  silk do... 

Do. ,  with  mixture  or  warp  of  gloss  silk do . . . 

Do.,  with  silk  stripes  or  ribs do... 

Flock,  with  or  without  mixture  or  warp  of  cotton do... 

Wool,  mixed  with  cotton do... 

Wool,  pure do. . . 

Vicuna  wool,  fur,  cloth,  cassimere,  hair,  or  astrakhan,  and  all 

others 

Beans,  gross  weight kilog. 

Bridles.     (See  Bits.) 

Fruit,  fresh,  according  to  appraisement do... 

Dry,  in  quantity,  unspecified,  gross  weight do... 

Preserved ...do... 

Fruit  bowls  are  appraised  as  sugar  bowls  in  their  respective  classes. 
Fire,  artificial.     (See  Fireworks.) 

Bellows,    for      blacksmiths,     silversmiths,     tinsmiths,     etc.;    gross 
weight kilog. 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 


0.30 

2.00 

(a) 
2.00 
1.00 

.18 

1.75 
8.00 
18.00 
4.00 
6.00 
8.00 
3.00 

.50 
.10 


.CO 
.80 
1.60 
C) 

6.00 
10.00 

3.00 
16.00 
15.00 

12.50 

1.20 

5.00 

10.00 

(a) 

(a) 

1.00 


.80 

.32 

1.00 

1.20 

(«) 

10.00 

16.00 

8.00 

.60 

60.00 


1.20 

.90 
1.50 
3.00 
1.00 
2.00 
4.00 


(a) 


(«) 


.20 
1.50 


Free. 

Free. 

30 
30 
30 

30 

25 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 

30 
Free. 


30 
30 
30 
30 

30 
30 
30 
30 
30 

SO 
30 
30 
30 
35 
30 

Free. 


30 

30 
30 
30 
30 

30 
30 
30 
Free. 
40 


30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
20 

30 

25 

Free. 
25 
25 


Free, 


1632       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Nos. 


1432 
1433 
1434 


1435 
143(3 
1437 

1438 
1433 


1440 
1441 
1442 
1443 
1444 

1445 
1446 

1447 
1448 
1449 
14Õ0 
1451 
1452 
1453 

J.4.54 
1455 
1456 

1457 
1458 

1459 
1460 


1461 
1462 
1463 

1464 
1465 
1466 


1467 

1468 
1469 
1470 
1471 
1472 


Goods. 


1474 
1475 
1476 
1477 

1478 
1479 
1480 
1481 
1482 


Valuation. 


Bellows— Continued. 

For  vineyards kilog. . 

Hand,  for  domestic  use,  gross  weight do 

Dishes,  tin  plate,  including  oven  pans do 

Other  sorts  are  appraised  as  sugar  bowis  in  their  respective 
classes. 

Caps,  for  firearms,  including  packing kilog.. 

For  mines,  gross  weight do 

Stubs  (sec  Slumps) .gross. . 

Covers: 

Of  cloth  or  woolen  flannel,  for  pianos each. . 

Linen  or  cotton  texture ..do 

For  furniture  they  are  appraised  according  to  the  material  of 
which  they  are  made. 
For  cushions  or  pillows,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Covers  or  pillowcases,  of  linen,  embroidered  ., kilog., 

Do.,  do.,  plain ...do. 

Do.,  of  cotton,  embroidered,  with  or  without  lace do 

Do.,  do.,  plain do. 

Do.,  of  straw,  for  bottles,  gross  weight do 

Covers  fox  firearms,  with  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  leather,  with  or  mfhout  belt do 

Of  canvas,  with  or  without  leather do 

Covers  for  trunks: 

Of  canvas,  with  or  without  leather .do 

Of  paper,  for  hats,  with  packing do 

Covers  for  kettles,  according  to  appraisement 

Saddletrees,  wooden .dozen.. 

Do.,  covered do. 

Do.,  iron,  with  or  without  springs do 

Burgundy  pitch  or  white  rosin,  gross  weight .^ kilog.. 

Biscuits,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Withou t  sweetening  or  lard do . . . 

Other  kinds  in  kegs  or  tins :. .do... 

In  fancy  boxes do... 

Hooks,  including  package,  as  follows: 

Of  all  kinds  for  hanging  papers do.... 

For  curtains,  with  or  without  wood,  glass,  crystal,  earthenware, 

porcelain,  or  other  similar  ornaments  or  composition kilog. 

The  same,  nickel,  gold,  or  silver  plated do 

For  clothes  racks,  with  or  without  wooden,  bronze,  earthenware, 
porcelain  or  other  composition  heads  or  caps,  whether  tinned, 
painted,  bronzed,  or  galvanized,  .gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  iron  or  steel kilog.. 

The  same,  nickel  plated do  — 

Of  bronze  or  copper. do 

The  same,  nickel  plated do 

Chick-peas,  gross  weight do 

Gasogenes  for  preparing  aerated  beverages,  of  glass,  earthenware,  or 
porcelain,  whether  lined  with  wicker  or  wife,  or  not  so  lined,  gross 

weight kilog.. 

Gasoline.     (See  Oils.) 

Gelatin,  in  transparent  sheets,  with  packing do 

In  paste,  gross  weight .do 

Liquid  and  powdered,  gross  weight do 

Cotton  fabrics,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Prepared  for  oil  paintings  or  for  maps  and  plans do 

Brabant  or  crea,  white,  plain,  twilled,  for  sheeting  or  other  pur- 
poses; drills,  diablo  fuerte,  plain  or  twilled,  satined,  quilted,  or 
shagged;  casinetes,  quilted  or  shagged;  thick  tissues  (piel)  for 
men's  and  boys  '  garments;  plain  wJiite  fabric,  heavy  or  ligM 
weight;  tickings,  damask  or  not;  striped  ginghams,  mixed 
cloth,  stripes  and  checks,  oxfords,  chintz,  percales,  printed  cot- 
tons, white  and  colored  flannel,  either  plain  or  twilled;  plain, 
figured,  or  twilled,   brocatel,  Hollands,  choletas,  tartans,  and 

percalines kilog. . 

Lustring  with  figured  ribs,  damasked  or  twilled,  figured,  white  or 
colored;  gingham,  vichy,  zephyr,  piqué,  with  or  without 
border,  cambric,  Sicilian,  cassimeres,  and  other  enumerated 
tissues  fox  dresses,  plain,  figured,  or  twilled  or  embroid- 
ered  kilog. . 

The  same,  witli  woolen  designs  or  stripes do 

The  same,  with  woolen  mixture  or  woof do 

The  same,  with  silk  or  plush  designs  or  stripes  .-_ do 

Woven,  with  admixture  of  silk,  satin,  Louis  Philippe  and  other 

satiny  tissues,  with  cotton  warp  and  silk  woof kilog.. 

Canvas"  of  all  kinds  for  the  xnannfacture  of  bags do. 

Tocuyos,  uribleaehed,  plain,  or  twilled do 

Casinetes,  with  mixture  of  wool ...do 

Plushy  tissue  for  bathing  sheets  and  towels do 

Borlón",  sized  or  with  admixture  of  horsehair  for  skirts  or  other 
purposes ,. . . . , kilog . . 


36.00 

.42.  00 

48. 00 

.12 

.12 
1.00 
1.60 


4.00 
6.00 


.50 

..80 

1. 40 

2.00 

.15 


1.00 

3.00 
2. 00 

.70 

.50 


1.25 


2.20 
3.00 
4.00 
6.00 

10.00 

.80 

1.00 

1.50 

2.00 


Amount 
payable. 


Per  cent. 
Free. 
30 
25 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1633 


Nos. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


1483 
148i 


1485 
1486 


1487 


1488 


1489 


1490 
1491 


1492 
1493 
1494 
1495 
1496 

1497 

1498 
1499 
1500 
1501 
1502 

1503 
1504 

1505 


1507 

1508 

1509 
1510 

1511 
1512 

1513 
1514 
1516 

1516 
1517 

1518 

1519 

1520 
1521 
1522 

1523 
1524 

1525 

1526 


Cotton  fabfies— ^Continued. 

Pressed  or  figured  for  binding kilog.. 

Satin  for  the  manufacture  of  shoes,  Louis  Philippe  satin  and 
other  satiny  tissue kilog.- 

The  same,  with  admixture  of  wool do 

■Brocatel,  Holland,  choletes,  tartans,  drills,  and  percaline,  with 
silk  stripes kilog.  . 

Damask  of  all  kinds,  and  other  figured  tissues,  white  or  colored, 
for  tablecloths,  napians.  towels,  furniture  covers,  etc.,  white  or 
colored  lawn  or  cambric  for  curtains,  and  the  woolen  imitation 
of  these  tissues  used  in  in  the  manufacture  of  flags kilog. . 

Ponchos  (mantles).     (See  Nos.  2435  to  2447,  inclusive.) 

Colored  damask  for  bedspreads  or  table  covers,  with  or  without 
admixture  of  hemp,  cotton  stuffs,  Marseillais,  or  piqué  for  waist- 
coats  kilog. . 

Waterproof  tissues,  with  caoutchouc,  for  ponchos  and  other  pur- 
poses  kilog.. 

Flannel  tissues  with  silk  embroidery do 

Transparent,  such  as  cambric,  balzarine,  muslin,  tarlatan,  or- 
gandy, lawns,  grenadine,  openwoi'k  lustring:  gauze,  with  or 
without  ribs,  figured,  stamped,  white,  or  colored;  tulle  for 
shawls  and  other  similar  goods,  plain,  figured,  or  painted,  and 
goods  for  ciirtains kilog. 

Tke  same,  with  wool  designs  or  stripes do... 

The  same,  with  silk  designs  or  stripes do . . . 

The  same,  with  silk  mixture  or  woof do... 

With  metal  designs  or  ornaments do... 

Plush,  velvet,  or  corduroy,  plain,  ügured,  or  stamped,  of  all 
kinds kilog. 

Reps,  cretonnes,  and  other  tissues  for  curtains  or  upholstering, 
with  or  without  admixture  of  jute  or  hemp kilog. 

The  same,  with  silk  or  designsor  stripes do 

The  same,  with  silk  admixture  or  woof .do... 

Cotton  gauze,  lawn  especially  for  linings do. . . 

Fine  Bishop  and  other  similar  lawns do... 

Tulle  and  tissues  for  veilings,  with  or  without  beads,  with  pack- 
ing  ■ kilog. 

The  same,  with  admixture  of  silk,  with  packing do... 

Cotton  tissues  interwoven  with  common  metal  threads,  with  or 
without  admixture  of  silk,  with  packing kilog. 

The  same,  wrouglit  with  gold  or  silver,  with  orwithout  admixture 
of  silk,  with  packing kilog. 

Cotton,  mixed  with  hair  or  other  kinds  of  mixtures  not  specified, 
appraised.. , 

The  duties  on  tissues,  with  a  silk  mixture  or  woof,  shall  pay  an  ad- 
ditional duty  of  25  per  cent  on  their  respective  appraisem.ents 
unless  otherwise  specified. 
Linen,  hemp,  or  jute  fabrics,  as  follows: 

Hemp  or  jute  burlaps,  plain  or  twilted,  for  the  manufacture  of 
:bags,  gross  weight kilog. 

Canvas  and  duck  of  hemp,  jute,  or  linen,  for  awnings,  sails,  and 
other  purposes,  gross  weight kilog. 

Stamped  jute  cloth  for  curtains,  gross  weight do 

Drills,  ticking,  lining,  osnaburgs,  and  white  or  colored  fabrics  for 
dresses,  gross  weight kilog. 

The  same,  with  silk  designs  or  stripes,  with  packing do. . . 

Fabrics  for  curtains,  furniture  covers,  with  or  without  cotton 
mixture,  with  packing kilog. 

The  same,  with  silk  .stripes  or  designs,  with  packing. do 

Velvet,  for  upholstering,  with  pacliing do... 

Brabant  and  white  or  unbleached  creas,  for  sheets  and  other  pui-- 
poses,  with  packing Idlog . 

The  same,  unbleached,  for  dresses  and  plys,  with  packing  .  .do. . . 

The  same,  for  under-garments,  Brittany  and  the  like,  with  -or 
without  cotton  mixture,  with  packing kilog. 

Nankeen,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton,  for  lining  cloth- 
ing, including  packing kilog. 

White  or  colored  damask,  for  tablecloths,  xiapkins,  and  ti>wels, 
gross  weight kilog. 

The  same,  unbleached,  for  the  same  purposes,  gross  weight. do. . . 

The  same,  for  floors  and  carpet  covers,  gross  weight .do. . . 

Fabrics,  worked  or  openworked,  for  dresses,  with  fabrics,  includ- 
ing packing , kilog. 

The  same,  with  silk  stripes  or  designs,  including  packing. .  .do. .  . 

The  same,  openworked  or  embroidered,  for  millinery  and  other 
purpases,  including  packing kilog. 

Linen  gauze,  batiste,  cambric,  and  Holland,  including  pack- 
ing   _ kilog- 

Brocades  of  copper,  .silver,  or  gold  threads,  with  cotton  core,  in- 
cluding packing . .,. .kilog. 


Bolivianos. 
1.50 


2.50 
3.50 


Per  cent. 


4.00 
4.00 


B.50 
4.00 
6.00 
10.00 
4.00 

5.00 

2.50 
4.00 
6.00 
1.00 
2.40 

7.00 
14.00 


1.20 
1.50 

2.-50 
10.00 

4.00 
8.00 
6.00 

2.80 
1.80 

6.00 

S.-GO 

4.50 
3.50 
L50 

■6.50 
8.50 

10.00 

16.00 

30.00 


1684   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  /cii-i/f'— Continued. 


Nos. 


1528 

1529 
1530 
1531 

1532 
1533 

1534 


1535 
1536 
1537 
1538 

1539 
1540 

1541 


1542 
1543 

1544 

1545 

1546 

1547 

1548 
1549 
1550 

1551 


1552 
1553 
1554 

1555 


1556 
1557 


1558 


1559 
1560 

1561 
1562 
1563 


1565 


Goods. 


Linen — Continued. 

Other  brocades,  not  specified,  appraised 

Note. — Linen  goods,  mixed  with  cotton,  that  have  not  been 
appraised,  shall  be  valued  as  pure  linen. 

Note. — Tissues  mixed  with  silk  or  having  silk  woof  shall  pay 
25  per  cent  on  their  appraised  value,  unless  specially  mentioned 
as  such. 

Note. — Ramie  articles  shall  be  appraised,  like  those  of  cotton, 
in  their  respective  schedules  with  a  surtax  of  25  per  cent. 

Open-Avorked  haircloth,  with  or  without  straw  or  metals,  for  dress 
trimmings,  including  packing kilog. . 

Metal  fabrics  for  trimming  hats  or  other  purposes do — 

Woolen  fabrics,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Baize,  called  "pilón,"  swan  skin  of  100  threads  or  two  bor- 
ders   kilog. . 

The  same,  with  admixture  of  cotton  or  wool do 

Domestic  baize,  white  or  colored do 

Cassimeres,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Cassimere  of  flock  wool,  with  or  without  cotton  admixture  or 
woof;  woolen  with  cotton  woof;  those  called  "pilot,"  "star," 
"montera,"  and  baize  with  or  without  mixture kilog. 

Wool,  cassimere,  with  cotton  mixture do. . . 

The  same,  woolen do . . . 

The  same,  of  wool,  with  silk  mixture do  — 

Damask  for  table  covers,  bed  spreads,  or  other  purposes,  with  or 
without  cotton  mixture,  including  packing kilog. 

The  same,  with  silk  woof, including  packing do... 

Reps  and  damasks  for  upholstery,  plain,  wrought,  or  with  tas- 
sels, including  packing kilog. 

The  same,  with  cotton  admixture  or  woof,  including  pack- 
ing   kilog . 

Reps  and  damasks  with  silk  admixture  or  woof  shall  be  appraised 
with  a  surtax  of  50  per  cent. 

Flannel  of  all  kinds,  including  packing kilog. 

The  same,  with  cotton  admixture  of  woof,  including  pack- 
ing  kilog. 

Coarse  frieze,  for  crowns,  wreathes,  with  or  without  cotton  or  linen 
mixture,  gross  weight kilog. 

Frieze  for  dr^ss  lining,  such  as  Manfor,  satin,  serge,  Louis  Philippe, 
and  other  satin  fabrics,  and  satin  for  the  manufacture  of  shoes, 
including  packing kilog. 

The  same,  with  cotton  admixture  or  woof,  including  pack- 
ing   kilog. 

The  same,  with  silk  mixture,  designs  or  stripes,  including  pack- 
ing  kilog. 

Bunting  for  flags,  including  packing do. . . 

Fabrics  for  mantles.     {See  ponchos.  Nos. 2435  to  2447, inclusive.) 

Añascóte,  cubica,  serge  or  flannel,  etc.,  for  bathing  suits  and 
other  purposes,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton,  includ- 
ing packing  kilog. , 

-Tissues  for  costumes  or  clothing,  plain,  worked,  stamped,  or 
twilled,  and  that  called  ladies'  cloth,  with  or  without  cotton 
mixture,  including  packing kilog.. 

The  same,  with  silk  stripes  or  designs,  including  packing. .do — 

The  same,  with  silk  mixture,  including  packing do  — 

The  same,  with  metal  and  silk  mixtures,  including  pack- 
ing   kilog. 

Velvet,  plain,  worked  or  stamped,  with  or  without  cotton  admix- 
ture, for  upholstering,  plushy  tissues,  and  astrakan,  and  imita- 
tions thereof,  with  or  without  cotton  admixture,  including 
packing kilog. . 

Cashmeres  and  merinos,  including  packing do 

The  same,  with  cotton  admixture  or  woof,  including  pack- 
ing  kilog.. 

Tulles,  and  all  transparent  and  open  work  fabric,  with  or  with- 
out borders,  morning  gowns,  shawls,  and  for  other  purposes, 
including  packing kilog. . 

The  same,  %vith  silk  mixture,  including  packing do 

Light  cloth  for  carpets,  with  figures  of  stamped  colors,  gross 
weight kilog. . 

Plain  or  stamped  cloth,  for  table  covers,  gross  weight do 

Cloth,  prepared  for  embroidering,  including  packing do 

The  same,  for  billiard  tables,  including  packing do 

Cloth  for  gentlemen  or  ladies'  garments  shall  be  appraised  as 
cashmeres  in  their  respective  kinds  or  schedules. 

Cloths  not  specially  mentioned,  appraised 

Note.— Fabrics  mixed  with  silk  shall  pay  a  surtax  of  25  per 
cent  on  their  respective  appraisements,  unless  specially  men- 
tioned as  such. 
Silk  fabrics,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  all  kinds,  plain,  damasked  or  wrought,  double,  single,  not 
especially  mentioned,  satin,  piqué,  serge,  and  the  like,  for 
dresses  and  lining kilog. . 


Valuation. 


Bolivianos. 


Amount 
payable. 


Per  cent. 


12. 00 
16.  CO 


2.60 

1.70 

.90 


1.60 
2.50 
3.50 
4.50 

5.00 
7.50 


4.50 

4.50 
3.00 
1.60 

5.60 

3.50 

8.00 
3.50 


5.00 

8.00 

10.00 

12.00 


6.00 
5.00 


4.50 


8.00 
14.00 

2.00 
4.00 
3.00 
7.00 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1635 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


1566 
1567 

1568 
1569 

1570 
1571 
1572 

1573 
1574 

1575 


1576 


1577 

1578 
1579 
1580 

1581 


1531b 


1582 
1583 
1584 
1585 
1586 
1587 


1588 
1589 

1590 
1591 
1592 

1593 
1594 
1595 

1596 
1597 

1598 

1599 

1600 
1601 
1602 


1603 
1604 
1605 
1606 

1607 
1608 
1609 
1610 

1611 


1613 
1614 


Silk  fabrics— Continued. 

The  same,  with  cotton,  wool,  or  linen  mixture  or  woof  ...kilog.. 
Borcatel,    damask,  "lampas,"    satin,  reps,  and    other    similar 

fabrics,  for  furniture  and  other  purposes kilog.. 

The  same,  with  admixture  of  other  material do 

Plush  or  Yelvet,  plain  or  figured,  for  trimmings,  dresses,  or  up- 
holstering   kilog. . 

The  same  with  admixture  of  other  material do 

Unbleached  tissues,  called  "foulard " do 

Fabrics  with  stripes,  ribs,  or  figures  of  silk  plush,  pure  or  without 

mixture kilog. . 

Black  plush,  with  or  without  cotton  mixture,  for  hats do 

Chenille  for  embroidering  or  other  purposes,  with  or  without 

metal  core kilog.. 

Fabrics  called  "clarin"  or  lawn,  crape,  gauze,  veiling,  tulle, 
and  other  transparent  and  open-worked  fabrics,  whether  plain 

or  figured kilog. 

The  same  with  an  admixture  of  other  materials,  or  with  beads, 

straw,  metal,  wax,  or  other  similar  trimmings kilog. . 

The  same,  worked  or  embroidered  with  common  metal,  shall  pay 

a  surtax  of  50  per  cent  on  their  respective  appraisement. 
Brocades,  gold   and    silver   cloths,  and   fabrics  with    gold   or 

silver kilog . . 

The  same  with  common  gilt  or  silvered  metal do 

The  same  with  admixture  of  cotton do 

Of  silvered  or  gilt  copper  wire,  with  silk  core do 

Mantles.     (See  Ponchos,  Nos.  2435  to  2447,  inclusive.) 

Fabrics  of  other  kinds  not  specially  mentioned,  appraisement 

Note. — All  articles  containing  artificial  silk,  the  silk  used  in 
the  same  shall  be  considered  animal  silk  for  the  purposes  of 
appraisement. 
Caddice,  with  or  without  admixture  of  vegetable  fiber.     {See 

Carpets. 
India-rubber  balloons,  to  be  inflated.    (See  Toys.) 

Geographical  and  astronomical  globes,  appraisement 

Globes  and  lamp  shades,  of  glass  or  crystal.    (See  Glassware.) 
Globes  of  porcelain.     (See  Porcelain,  Nos.  2448  to  2450,  inclusive.) 
Glucose,  solid  or  liquid,  for  industrial  purposes,  gross  weight.. kilog.. 

Glucose,  pure,  gross  weight do 

Gorgets,  for  the  military,  silvered  or  gilt do 

Gorgets  for  ladies.     (See  Cravats.) 

Rubber,  india  rubber,  unwrought,  gross  weight do 

The  same  manufactured  into  tubes,  sheets,  or  the  like,  whether 
combined  or  not  with  tissue  or  common  metal,  gross  weight, 

kilog 

The  same,  india-rubber  erasers,  including  packing kilog . . 

India-rubber  erasers,  with  wooden  or  common  metal  sheath,  in- 
cluding packing '. kilog. . 

The  same,  for  dentists,  including  packing do 

Shellac,  including  packing do 

Mucilage  in  bottles,  with  or  without  brush,  gross  weight do 

Caps,  for  men,  as  follows: 

Of  cloth,  with  eye  shades  or  peaks dozen.. 

Of  wool,  cotton,  or  linen,  with  eye  shades  or  peaks do — 

Of  velvet  or  other  silk  fabric,  plain,  embroidered,  or  trimmed,  with 

or  without  admixture  of  other  material dozen.. 

The  same  embroidered  with  gold  or  silver do 

Greek- caps,  of  woolen  fabrics,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cot- 
ton   dozen . . 

Of  cloth,  with  gold  or  silver  galloons,  with  or  without  peaks,  and 

kepi  for  the  military dozen.. 

The  same  without  galloons,  for  privates do — 

The  same  for  ladies  and  children,  as  follows — 

Of  straw  or  hair,  untrimmed do 

Of  beaver  or  silk,  untrimmed do  — 

The  same,  with  ornaments  and  close  bonnet-hats,  trimmed, 

with  or  without  ribbons  for  holding  same,  appraisement 

For  infants,  as  follows — 

Of  cotton  or  linen,  plain  or  trimmed,  without  silk dozen.. 

The  same  with  silk do. . . . 

Of  cotton,  linen,  wool,  or  silk,  made  up do  — 

Of  knitted  cotton,  and  sleeping  caps  of  the  same  material,  in- 
cluding packing kilog. . 

Of  knitted  wool,  including  packing do — 

The  same  with  silk  admixture,  including  packing do — 

Of  knitted  silk,  including  packing ...do 

For  children,  the  caps  being  of  velvet  or  silk,  embroidered  or 

plain,  with  or  without  galloons dozen.. 

The  same  of  oilcloth do — 

Marking  gauges.    (See  Liquor  gauges.  ) 

Marking  gauges  of  all  kinds,  for  artisans,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Grammaphones.     (See  Phonographs.) 

Siftings  of  wheat,  mixed  with  straw  or  grain,  gross  weight do  — 

Fasteners  or  staples  for  fence  wire.     (See  Fasteners.) 


Bolivianos. 
30.00 

50.00 
35.00 

55. 00 
40.00 
35.00 

50.00 
50.00 

56.00 


60.00 
45.00 


100.  00 
60.00 
36.00 
48.00 


Per  cent. 


.20 
6.00 
3.00 


2.00 
3.50 

7.00 

10.00 

1.50 

1.00 

12.00 
9.00 

36.00 
72.00 

6.00 

60.00 
30.00 

12.00 
18.00 


6.00 
12.00 
18.00 

6.00 
10.00 
15.00 
72.00 

30.00 
■4.80 

.50 

.05 


Free. 


SO 


40 
40 
40 

40 
40 
40 
40 

40 
40 

Free. 

25 


1636   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Grease,  or  gum,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  pine  and  other  vegetables ^.kilog.. 

Animal,  with  mixture  of  other  substance,  for  lubricating... do 

Saponified do 

Beef  suet,  edible do 

iDipure do 

Scythes,  with  or  without  handles,  for  mowing,  gross  weight do 

Fertilizers  of  all  kinds,  appraisement 

Gloves  and  mittens,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Cotton,  knit,  common  texture do.... 

Cotton,  knit,  fine  texture,  with  or  without  embroidery,  and  those 

of  linen,  Scotch  thread  or  imitation  thereof kUog. . 

Cotton  knit,  with  mixture  of  silk do 

Woolen  knit,  with  or  without  mixture  of  other  material  except 

silk kilog. . 

Of  cloth  or  other  woolen  fabric,  with  or  without  admixture  of 

other  material,  except  silk kilog. . 

Silk  knit,  with  or  without  pieces  of  other  material do 

Of  silk,  with  admixture  of  cotton do.... 

Of  skins  of  all  kinds do 

The  same,  with  cotton,  wool  or  silk  lining,  and  those  with  paste- 
board cuffs kilog.. 

Of  skin  for  fencing  or  boxing do 

Of  hair,  hemp,  or  jute,  for  rubbing  the  skin do 

Candle  shades  of  crystal,  of  all  shapes  and  sizes,  gross  weight  ..do 

Muffs  of  fur,  of  all  kinds  for  ladies  and  children,  appraisement 

Lockets,     (ice  Jewelry.) 

Dusters  of  all  kinds  for  traveiing  purposes,  appraisement 

Linings  of  pure  or  mixed  silk  for  hats  or  caps,  including  packing, 
kilog 


Bolivianos. 

0.08 
.10 

1.00 
.40 
.20 
.60 


Trimmings  for  sword  belts,  with  packing kilog 

The  same,  silvered  or  gilt,  with  packing do 

Frames  for  eye  glasses  shall  be  appraised  as  spectacles  according  to 

kind,  with  a  rebate  of  50  per  cent. 
Gouges.    (See  Chisels.) 

Miners'  fuses,  gross  weight ^ kilog.. 

Cherries.     (.See  Dried  fruits. ) 

Gutta-percha  in  natural  stai;e,  gross  weigf lit do 

In  sheets,  gross  weight do 

For  dentists.     (See  Caoutchouc,  No.  1690.) 
Axes  and  hatchets,  all  kinds,  iron  or  steel,  with  or  without  handle, 

gross  weight kilog. . 

Hammocks  of  hemp,  jute,  pita,  or  cotton,  with  or  without  bag,  in- 
cluding packing kilog.. 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement ^ 

Flour — wheat,  oat,  rye,  chestnuts,  corn,  or  other  kinds,  gross  weight, 
kilog  . 


Flour  bolts.    (See  Sieves.) 

Buckles,  with  covers  or  wrappers,  as  follows: 

Of  iron  or  steel,  whether  tinned,  galvanized,  painted,  varnished, 

bronzed,  or  lined,  or  not,  for  clothing kilog. . 

The  same,  nickel  plated do 

The  same,  for  saddle  and  harness  makers do 

The  same,  nickel  plated do  — 

Of  bronze  or  copper,  for  clothing do 

The  same,  nickel  or  silver  plated do  — 

The  same,  for  saddle  makers - do 

The  same,  nickel  or  sil  ver  plated do 

The  same,  of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  or  the  like,  for 

harness  makers  and  for  spurs kilog.. 

The  same,  silver  or  gold  plated do 

The  same,  of  pearl,  ivory,  or  tortoise,  ior  belts,  Jiats,  shoes,  or 

trimmings  or  ornaments kilog.. 

The  same,  of  crystal  or  glass do 

The  same,  of  common  metal,  whether  nickel,  gold,  or  silver 

plated,  or  not kilog. . 

Freezers  of  tin  or  sheet  iron,  with  or  without  pieces  of  common 

metal,  with  or  without  wooden  buckets,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Horseshoes  for  horses  or  mules,  gross  weight do  — 

Tools  for  watchmakers  or  silversmiths,  including  packing,  accord- 
ing to  appraisement 

Tools,  not  .specially  m.entioned,  for  the  arts  and  trades,  according  to 

appraisement 

Appliances  not  specially  mentioned  used  exclusively  in  agriculture 

and  mining,  accordingto  appraisement 

Dry  figs  in  glass  or  wooden  eases,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Yarn  or  waste  of  cotton  or  wool  for  cleaning  machinery  or  other  pur- 

poses,-gross  weight kilog. 

Wool  thread  called  alpaca,  including  packing do — 

Cotton  thread  forsewing,  embroidedng,  marking,  knitting,  or  darning, 

in  rolls  or  hanks,  including  packing kilog. 

The  same  in  spools  of  920  meters per  1,000  yards.. 

The  same  for  the  manufacture  of  îabrics, gross  weight  .....kilog. 


16.00 
.20.00 

12.00 

14.00 
72.00 
42.00 
40. 00 

20. 00 
4.00 
6.00 
1. 00 


•28.00 
5.00 
8.00 


.50 


4.00 
6.00 


.40 
3.00 


.16 


1.00 
l.áO 
.40 
.80 
1.80 
2.  .50 
1.40 
2.  KO 

7.00 

14.25 

42.00 
20.00 

10.00 


.;S0 


..30 
4. -SO 

1.30 
.10 
.40 


Per  cent. 


BOLIVIA. 

The  ¿a?'i^— Continued. 


1637 


Goods. 


Wool  en  thread  for  the  manufacture  of  tissues  of  every  description, 

including  packing kilog. 

The  same  with  silk  or  false  thread,  including  packing do 

The  sameof  goat  hair  or  imitation  thereof, includingpaeking. do 

The  same  with  silk  or  false  thread,  including  packing do  ... 

Woolen  or  silk  thread  with  or  without  tinsel,  for  embroidering,  includ- 
ing packing kilog.. 

The  same  for  the  manufacture  of  fabrics,  gro.ss  weight do 

Linen  in  spools  of  920  meters per  100  yards. . 

In  hanks  or  balls  for  sewing,  includingpaeking kilog.. 

The  same  in  spools,  including  packing do 

The  same,  common,  for  shoemakers,  gross  weight do 

Of  linen,  cotton,  hemp,  jute,  esparto,  or  other  vegetable  fibers  for 
sewing  bags  or  bales,  and  every  hemp  thread  not  especially 

.mentioned,  in  hanks  or  balls,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Thread,  of  silk  for  embroidering,  sewing,  marking,  knitting,  or  darn- 
ing, in  hanks  or  balls,  including  the  paper  of  the  wrapper, 
kilog. 


Valuation. 


The  same  in  spool  or  pasteboard  rolls,  including  the  pasteboard 

boxes kilog. 

The  same  in  spools,  including  packing do 

Sickles.     (See  Scythes.) 

Tin  plate,  common,  in  sheets,  gross  iveight , do 

The  same,  painted  or  enameled,  gross  weight do 

Blades  of  iron  or  steel  for  artisans'  planes,  gross  weight do 

The  same  for  saws,  gross  weight : .do 

Sheets  of  paper,  for  iower  makers,  including  packing do 

Of  fabrics  of  all  kinds,  for  the  same  purpose,  except  those  of  silk, 

with  packing , kilog 

Of  waxed  cloth,  for  flower  makers,  including  packing do 

Of  silk  fabrics,  including  packing do 

Blades  for  fencing  foils,  including  packing do 

Dried  mushrooms,  of  all  kinds,  gross  weight do 

Wooden  lasts  and  blocks,  with  or  without  metal  pieces,  for  wig  makers, 
hatters,  and  shoemakers,  gross  weight do 

Molds,  or  blocks,  for  measuring  the  head.   (¿îeeConformators.) 

Button  molds.     (See  Buttons.) 

Ovens  for  roasting  coiïee  and  meat.    See  Roasters.) 

Assay  furnaces,  gross  w^eight kilog. . 

Forks,  with   or  without   handles,    for  agricultural  purposes,  gross 
weight Jdlog. . 

Hairpins,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  iron  or  steel  wire,  for  the  hair do 

Of  bronze  or  copper  wire do 

The  same,  gilded do 

Arrows,  of  caoutchouc,  horn,  bone,  or  composition do 

Of  tortoise  shell,  with  or  without  incrustations do 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appTaisement 

Egg  cups  shall  be  aprpraised  like  sugar  bowls,  according  to  their  re- 
spective kinds. 


Eggs. 


.kilog. 


Oilcloth.     (See  Waxed  cloth.) 
Lampblack.     (See  Paint.) 

Magnets,  in  small  pieces,  forcleaning gold, includingpaeking do 

Printing  presses  and  their  attachments,  according  to  appraisement.. 
Indicators  or  manometers  for  steam  engines,  according  to  appraise- 
ment. 


Inhalers  shall  be  appraised  like   atomizers,   according  to  their  re- 
spective kind. 
Surgical,  physical,  mathematical,  and  other  scientific  instruments, 

except  those  specified  in  this  tariff 

Musical  instruments,  also  their  spare  and  duplicate  parts,  as  follows: 
Accordéons  or  harmonicas,  common,  with  bellows,  of  pasteboard 

or  wood,  with  box  measuring  up  to  20  cm.  in  length dozen.. 

The  same,  with  box  measuring  up  to  30  cm.  in  length do 

The  same,  of  fine  wood,  up  to  20  cm do 

The  same,  up  to  30  cm do 

The  same,  of  larger  size do 

Of  other  kinds  and  concertinas,  accordingto  appraisement 

Bows,  violin,  common dozen . . 

The  same,  fine  quality do 

The  same,  ornamented  with  gold,  silver,  or  platinum,  according 

to  appraisement 

Ordinary  or  common,  for  violoncellos dozen.. 

The  same,  fine do 

The  same,  ornamented  with  gold,  silver,  or  platinum,  according 

to  appraisement 

MoTith  harmonicas,  of  wood  ormetal,  w^ith  or  without  bells,  and  with 

or  without  cases,  including  packing kilog.. 

Harmoniflutes each. . 

The  same,  double  pedal do 


Bolivianos. 

1.80 
6.50 
6.  CO 
7.00 

14.00 

,       1.00 

.30 

3.50 

1.10 

.84 


14.00 
10.00 

.20 

.56 

.60 

2.00 

4.00 

8.00 
7.00 
15. -00 
8.00 
1.00 

1.00 


.20 

.50 

1.00 

1.60 

2.50 

12.00 

80.00 


Amount 
payable. 


1.00 
2.00 


12.00 
24.00 
24.00 
48.00 
72.00 


6.00 
12.00 


18.00 
36.00 


1.60 
40.00 
80. 00 


Per  cent. 


1638   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  ¿«ri^— Continued. 


Goods. 


Harmoniums  and  clavacordiums,  according  to  appraisement 

Bandurria.     (See  Guitar.) 

Bridges  for  violins dozen . . 

Trombones each . . 

Bass    drums,    wooden    or    metal,    with   or  without  attachments, 
each . . 

Music  boxes  of  tin  plate,  with  crank  up  to  7  cm.  in  length  or  diameter, 

dozen . . 

The  same,  of  larger  sizes do 

Of  other  kinds,  up  to  15  cm.  in  length each.. 

The  same,  up  to  25  cm.  in  length do 

The  same,  up  to  35  cm.  in  length do 

The  same,  up  to  45  cm.  in  length do 

The  same  up  to  55  cm.  in  length do 

Of  larger  sizes,  and  those  having  statuettes  and  moving  figures, 
according  to  appraisement 

Drums each.. 

Cases,  of  wood  or  cardboard,  for  violins  or  guitars do.... 

The  same,  for  violoncellos do 

The  same,  of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Clarinet  reeds per  100. . 

Cylinders  for  organs - each. . 

Citterns,  of  all  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Bugles  and  trumpets  for  the  military each.. 

The  same  of  cornopeans,  piston  or  cylinder do.... 

Clarinets  and  fifes,  of  boxwood  or  imitation  thereof do.... 

The  same,  of  ebony  or  grenadilla,  orimitation  thereof do 

The  same,  fine,  with  silver  keys 

Keys  for  instruments,  of  wood,  inlaid  or  not,  including  packing, 

kilog. . 

The  same,  of  metal,  with  or  without  ivory  handle,  including 
packing kilog . . 

Bass  viols  each. . 

Clavacordium  and  pistons do 

Chinese  bells  for  bands do 

Bassoons do 

Flageolets do 

Flutes  of  one  or  two  keys do 

The  same,  up  to  5  keys do 

The  same,  exceeding  5  keys do 

The  same,  of  Boehm's  system  and  other  similar  ones do 

Guitars,  large  and  small,  mandores,  and  mandolins,  common,  of  white 

wood each . . 

The   same,  cabinet    wood,   with   or   without   pieces   of    white 

wood each . . 

The  same,  inlaid  and  of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement. . . 

Harps,  according  to  appraisement 

Melodeons,  according  to  appraisement 

Metronomes each. . 

Ocainas,  clay doz . . 

Ocarinas,  metal do 

Barrel  or  portable  organs,  with  crank kilog.. 

Organs  of  all  kinds,  including  church  organs do 

Tambourines each . . 

Parchment  or  skins  for  covering  drums  and  big  drums kilog.. 

Pianos  of  all  kinds,  with  or  without  stools  or  covers,  according  to  ap- 
praisement   

Pianos,  mechanical,  and  those  called  pianolas,  with  or  without  stools 
or  attachments,  according  to  appraisement 

Pistons.     (See  Clavicordiums.) 

Metal,  wooden,  or  horn  whistles kilog. . 

The  same,  of  ivory do 

Cymbals,  of  metal,  lor  military  bands pair.. 

Saxophones each. . 

Soprano,  piston  or  cylinder do — 

Mutes,  for  violins doz.. 

Finger  boards,  for  violins do 

Triangles,  for  bands do 

Trombones,  barytones  and  basses each.. 

Hunting  horns do 

Horns,  piston  or  cylinder do — 

Common  violins,  with  or  without  bow do 

The  same,  fine  quality,  with  or  without  bow do  — 

Violoncellos do  — 

Not  specially  mentioned,  according  to  appraisement 

Note.— Boxes,  cases,  and  bags  for  musical  instruments  are 
considered  included  in  the  appraisement  of  the  latter. 

Common  soap,  without  perfume,  for  washing,  in  cakes,  bars,  or  paste, 

gross  weight kilog.. 

Powdered,  Including  packing do — 


Valuation. 


Bolivianos. 


3.60 
30.00 

24.00 

8.00 
16.00 

4.00 
16.00 
30.00 
50.00 
70.00 


14.00 
2.40 
12.00 


5.00 
20.00 


5.00 
20.00 
12. 00 

18.00 
48.00 

10.00 

15.00 
48.00 
16.00 
26.00 
24.00 
18.00 
2.50 
4.00 
18.00 
60.00 

6.00 

20.00 


5.00 
6.00 

10.00 
1.20 
1.20 
3.00 

16.00 


Amount 
payable. 


6.00 
50.00 
12.00 
50.00 
12.00 

3.00 

3.60 
12.00 
18.00 

6.00 
24.00 
10.00 
20.00 
30.00 


Per  cent. 


BOLIVIA. 

The  ¿a?'i^— Continued. 


1639 


Goods. 


Common  soap— Continued. 

In  paste  or  powder,  for  cleaning  metal  articles,  including  pack- 
ing  kilog. , 

Colored,  fine.     (See  Perfumery.) 

Toilet  soap',  scented,  common,  including  packing do 

Soap  dishes  shall  be  appraised  the  same  as  sugar  bowls,  according  to 
their  kinds. 

Hams,  raw,  gross  weight kilog., 

Hams,  cooked,  gross  weight do 

Headstalls,  of  leather,  with  or  without  long  rein,  including  pack- 


ing ■ 


.kilog. 


The  same  of  wool,  with  or  without  long  rein do. 

Sirups  and  sherbets,  nonmedicinal,  gross  weight do... 

Cordage,  white  or  tarred — hemp,  esparto,  coir,  or  jute — and  same  of 
manila  hemp  and  sisal,  exceeding  21  mm.  in  circumference,  gross 

weight kilog. , 

The  same,  up  to  21  mm.  in  circumference.     {See  Housing  or  House 
line.) 
Flowerpots  and  flower  receptacles  shall  be  appraised  the  same  as 

sugar  bowls,  according  to  their  respective  kinds. 
Pitchers  and  large  jars,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  marble,  alabaster,  or  jasper kilog. . 

Of  tin,  brass,  or  painted  iron do — 

Of  paper  paste  (papier  mâché) do 

Of  caoutchouc,  ebonite,  or  composition do 

Of  other  materials,  shall  be  appraised  the  same  as  sugar  bowls, 
according  to  their  respective  kinds. 
Bird  cages,  as  follows: 

Of  iron  or  steel  wire,  with  or  without  pieces  of  other  material, 
whether  painted  or  not,  varnished,  tinned,  bronzed,  or  galvan- 
ized, including  packing kilog. . 

Of  bronze  or  copper  wire,  with  or  without  pieces  of  another  ma- 
terial, whether  nickel  plated,  gilded, -or  silver  plated,  including 

packing kilog. . 

Wire  grating,  with  or  without  pieces  of  another  material,  for  keep- 
ing meat  or  other  edibles,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Syringes,  with  covers,  as  follows: 

Of  glass  or  crystal,  with  or  without  pieces  of  other  material,  for 

applying  injections kilog. . 

Of  tin do.... 

Of  rubber,  with  or  without  pieces  orcanuleof  other  material,  .do — 

Of  hard  rubber  or  gutta-percha do 

Of  bronze,  with  pump,  in  cases dozen.. 

Of  tin  ana  bronze,  Eguisier  type,  with  pump do 

For  hypodermic  injections do 

Of  other  kinds 

Jewelry,  not  specially  mentioned,  of  gold,  silver,  and  jewels  in  gen- 
eral 


Jewelry,  false,  not  specially  mentioned 

Games,  chess  of  all  kinds 

Bagatelle  tables,  with  or  without  attachments each. . 

Playing  cards  of   all  kinds,  with  or  without  cases,  including 

packing kilog . . 

Bone  dice,  including  packing do 

The  same  of  pearl  or  ivory,  including  packing do 

Whitewood  checkers  and  checker  boards,  whether  painted,  var- 
nished, or  not,  including  packing kilog.. 

The  same  of  cabinet  wood,  including  packing do 

Dominos,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  bone,  wood,  or  bone  and  wood do 

Of  ivorj''  or  pearl do 

Of  ivory  and  bone do 

Lotto  of  all  kinds,  in  pasteboard  or  wooden  boxes,  including 

packing kilog. . 

Of  other  kinds 

Sets  of  tools  and  attachments,  as  follows: 

Small,  for  gardens,  etc.,  consisting  of  three  or  four  pieces,  with  or 

without  handles kilog. . 

Of  iron  for  stoves.     {See  Manufactured  iron.) 
Of  bronze  or  copper.    (See  Manufactured  bronze.) 
Juice  of  cedrate,  lemon,  strawberries,  raspberries,  cherries,  or  other 
similar  fruits,  unsweetened,  in  jars  or  bottles,  gross  weight,  kilog. . 

In  other  receptacles,  gross  weight do  — 

Toys,  balls,  dolls  of  rubber,  with  or  without  pieces  of  other  material, 
and  small  balloons  with  or  v/ithout  Inscriptions,  including  pack- 
ing   kilog. . 

Of  wood  and  pasteboard  or  composition,  with  or  without  pieces  of 
other  material,  gross  weight kilog.. 


Valuation. 

Amount 
payable. 

Bolivianos. 

Per  cent. 

0.70 

30 

1.00 

30 

.80 
1.00 

25 
25 

6.00 
8.00 
1.20 

40 
40 
25 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


1.00 
1.00 

.80 
4.00 


3.00 
1.20 


2.  SO 

3.00 

7.00 

6.00 

48.00 

.60 

36.00 

(a) 


(«) 
(a) 
70.00 

5.00 

5.00 

60.00 

1.00 
2.00 

2.00 
60.00 
30.00 


(«) 


.30 
..dO 


4.00 
.50 


Bull.  No.  6—06- 


-12 


1640       nSTTERNATIOlsrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAIsr    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


1S33 
1834 

1S3Õ 

1836 
1837 
1838 
1839 
1840 

1841 
1842 

1843 
1844 
1845 

1846 

1847 
1848 


1849 
18Õ0 

1851 
1852 
1853 

1854 

1855 
1856 

1857 
1858 


1859 
1860 
1861 
1862 

1853 
1864 

1865 


1866 
1867 
1868 
1869 
1870 
1871 
1872 
1873 
1874 
1875 

1876 
1877 

1878 
1879 
1880 

1881 
1882 
1883 
18.84 
1885 
1836 


Toys— Continuecl. 

Of  tin,  cast  iron,  or  steel,  without  mechanism  or  spring,  gross 

weight kilog. . 

The  sam.e  with  spring  or  mechanism,  gross  weight do 

Of  lead,  gross  weight do 

Reeds.     {See  Cane  or  rattan. ) 

Kaolin kilog. . 

Kerosene.    (See  Oil.) 

Gum  lac,  reddened  or  of  any  other  color,  gross  weight do 

Sealing  wax  in  bars  for  letters,  including  packing do 

For  bottles  or  for  parcels,  including  packing do 

Firebricks  for  smelting  furnaces do 

Brick,  common,  for  building  purposes , do 

Gross  weight,  as  follows: 

For  cleaning  knlYes do 

Tiles,  clav,  terra  cotta  or  cem.ent,  for  paving  or  other  purposes, 

tilog.. 

The  same,  polished kilog. . 

The  same,  with  mosaic  work  or  painting , ...do 

Tiles,  blue,  glass,  white  or  colored,  and  those  of  glass  with  or 

without  core kilog. . 

Of  jasper  or  marble,  polished  or  unpolished,  and  those  of  earthen- 

"ware  coated  with  faïence  or  varnisTied - kilog. . 

Of  composition - do — 

Scorise,  smooth,  channeled,  or  with  moldings,  for  stables,  yards, 
,  or  sidewalks kilog. . 

Lamps  or  chandeliers  with  or  without  chimneys,  globes,  shades,  and 
reflectors,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 
Of  bronze,  copper,  or  brass,  forhanging,  with  counterweights. kilog.. 
Hanging  lamps  of  bronze,  copper,   or  brass,   without  couuter- 

"weights - kilog. . 

Hanging  lamps  of  iron  or  steel,  with  counterweights do — 

The  same,  without  counterweights do — 

With  deposit  of  common  metal  or  cut  or  plain  glass,  with  bronze 

or  copper  stand,  hand  or  table  lamp kilog.. 

The  same,  with  iron,   zinc;   marble,  earthenware,  etc.,  stand, 

hand,  or  table . kilog.. 

The  same,  nickel,  gold,  or  silver  plated do — 

Of  glass,  tin  or  wrought  iron,  for  hanging  on  the  wall,  with  or 

without  pieces  of  other  material kilog.. 

Entirely  of  glass,  hand  or  table do 

Small  hand  lamps  for  mines,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Shovels.     (See  Spades.) 

Wool,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  sheep - do 

The  same  washed do — 

Of  alpaca,  vicuña,  or  guanaco do  — 

Vegetabl  e do — 

Prepared  for  knitting  or  embroidering.     {See  Thread.) 

Lancets -  -  -dozen. . 

Lobsters,  shrimps,  and  oysters,  in  water  or  brine,  gross  weight. .do — 

Pen  and  pencil  cases  and  holders,  as  follows: 

Of  brass,  called  "pencil  holders,''  and  those  of  brass  or  white  metal, 
nickel  plated  or  coated,  with  or  v.'ithout  pencil,  including  pack- 
ing  dozen- , 

The  same,  silver  or  gold  plated do — 

Of  gold,  without  pen each-. 

The  same,  with  gold  pen do — 

Of  silver,  with  pen dozen. , 

The  same,  Avith  ¡.old  pen do 

Of  pearl  or  ivory.  Including  packing -  .kilog.. 

The  same,  figured  or  open-worked,  including  packing -do — 

Common,  of  wood  or  metal;  including  packing do — 

The  same,  of  fine  quality,  including  packing do — 

Of  bone,  porcupine,  rubber,  gum,  or  composition,  plain,  including 

packing kilog.. 

The  same,  figured  or  open-worked,  including  packing do . . . 

With  ink  fountain,  and  of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Pencils,  with  wooden  sheath,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Special,  for  artisans kilog-. 

Common,  for  drawing  or  writing do — 

The  same,  of  fine  quality do  — 

Common,  colored,  for  drawing  or  writing do — 

The  same,  fine  quality do  — 

With  tube  of  ordinary  metal do  — 

Slate,  with  or  without  v.'ooden  sheath - do — 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement , 

Without  wooden  sheath,  called  "mines,"  of  any  color  for  writing 

or  drawing kilog-. 

Note. — Those  having  rubber,  with  or  without  sheath,  shall 
be  appraised  according  to  kind,  v/ith  a  surcharge  of  50  per  cent. 


Bolivianos. 

1.00 

2.00 

.70 

.04 

2.40 

2.00 

.60 

.02 

.02 

.04 

.15 
.20 
.30 

.20 

.12 
.04 

.02 


,50 

.70 
.,40 
.60 

.60 

.40 
.50 

.30 

.20 

1.00 


.25 
.45 
.60 
.35 

3.00 
.30 


6.00 
18.00 
12.00 
15.00 
36.00 
60.00 
50.00 
70.00 
2.00 
5.00 

5.60 
7.00 


Per  cent. 


2.00 
2.40 
6.00 
4. -80 
9.60 
8.00 
1.00 


BOLIVIA. 

Tlie  tariff — Continued. 


1641 


Goods. 


Washstand  sets,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  zinc,  tin,  or  brass,  called  "  iron,"  with  or  without  attachm-ents 
of  the  same  material,  whether  painted  or  unpainted,  enameled, 

varnifihed,  or  bronzed kilog. . 

The  same,  of  iron  or  steel do 

Stationary  washstands.     {See  Basins.) 
Hygienics.     {See  Bidets.) 
Of  wood.     {Se  '■  Furniture.) 
Bows,  of  silk,  with  or  without  admixture,  for  trimming  shoes,  with  or 
without  buckle,  and  those  for  the  head  and  chest,  including  pack- 
ing   kilog. . 

Milk,  preserved,  condensed,  sterilized,  or  powdered,  gross  weight, 

kilog.. 

:Milk  bowls  shall  be  appraised  the  same  as  sugar  bowls,  according  to 
their  kind. 

Common  lye,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Vegetables,  according  to  appraisement 

Dry  or  salted  in  hrine,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Preserves.     {See  Gunned  goods.) 

Tongues,  dry  or  in  brine,  gross  weight do — 

Leiitils,  gross  weight do — 

Spangle.     {See  Gold  and  silver  twi.?t  or  thread.) 

Letters  and  figures  for  marking,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  pasteboard  or  paper,  whether  guded,  silvered,  painted,  var- 
nished, or  not kilog.. 

Open-worked,  of  tin,  brass,  or  zinc do 

Of  steel  or  iron,  for  marking  on  metal,  wood,  or  leather do 

Of  bronze.     {See  Manufactured  bronze.  ) 

In  bulk,  for  inscriptions,   of  wood,   v/hether  gilded,   silvered, 

painted,  or  not kilog. 

Yeast,  liquid  or  in  paste,  for  brewers do... 

Powdered,  for  bakers,  gross  weight do... 

Frock  coats  and  jackets,  of  wool,  with  or  without  admi.xture  ..each. 

Of  any  other  cotton  or  linen  fabric do... 

Awls,  with  handles,  for  arti.sans,  including  packing do 

Without  handles,  inel  uding  packing kilog. 

Memorandum  books,  without  pockets,  with  or  without  pencils  or 
pencil  holders,  with  cardboard,  oilcloth,  or  pasteboard  cover,  gross 

w  eigh  t ki  I  og . 

The  same,  of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Books  for  gilding  or  plating,  of  ordinary  or  common  metal,  including 

packing kilog. 

Of  gold  or  silver  leaf,  including  packing do... 

Model  and  crochet  books,  including  packing do 

Books,  printed,  reviews,  pamphlets,  and  newspapers,  bound  in  paper 
or  with  paper  paste,  cardboard  or  linen  or  cotton  fabric,  gross 

weight - kilog. 

The  same  with  cover  of  mother  of  pearl,  ivory,  tortoise  shell, 
leather,  Russian  leather,  or  imitation  thereof,  velvet,  metal, 
wood,  papier  maché,  \nt\i  or  without  clasps,  inlaid  or  coated 
with  gold,  silver,  or  gilded  or  silver  plated  metal,  according  to 

appraisement kilog . 

Copybooks  of  all  kinds,  blank  or  ruled,  printed  or  not,  common  qual- 
ity, gross  weight kilog . 

The  same,  of  fine  quality,  gross  weight do 

Special,  for  copying  in  letter  presses,  including  packing do 

Files,  cardboard,  with  or  without  leather  or  cloth,  for  invoice.^,  let- 
ters, etc.,  with  iron,  copper,  or  bronze  spring,  and  those  called 

"  biblioraphtes,"  gross  weight kilog.. 

The  same  without  springs,  gross  weight do 

Liquor  cases,  with  or  without  crystal,  glass,  earthenware,  or  porcelain 
flasks,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Britannic  metal,  spelter,  lead,  zinc,  bronze,  or  copper kilog. 

The  same  nickeled  or  silver  plated do... 

Of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  plaque,  alpaca,  or  the 

like kilog. 

The  same  gilded  or  silver  plated do... 

Of  aluminum do... 

Of  iron  or  steel  wire,  whether  galvanized,  tinned,  or  not do. . . 

Of  iron,  wood,  paper,  paste,  or  composition,  with  or  viathout metal 

pieces kilog. 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement do... 

Of  glass  or  crystal    {See  Glassware.  ) 
Garters,  with  or  without  elastic  or  wire,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton  or  other  vegetable  material kilog. 

The  same,  with  admixture  of  embroidery  of  silk kilog. 

Of  wool,  with  or  without  admixture do... 

Of  silk,  with  or  without  admixture do... 

Of  metal  or  leather do . . . 

Emery  cloth,  gross  weight do. . . 

Emery  paper,  gross  weight do... 

Of  emery,  on  cloth  or  paper.    (See  Sandpaper.) 


Valuation, 


Bolivianos. 


1.40 
.80 


40.00 
.30 

.09 


.So 
.07 


6.00 
2.50 
1.00 


3.00 

.30 

.60 

40.00 

10.00 

2.00 

6.00 


12.00 

100.00 

.60 


2.00 
3.50 
1.60 


1.20 
1.00 


3.00 
5.00 

7.00 

14.00 

3.20 

1.50 

.60 


6.00 

12.00 

7.00 

32.00 

7.00 

.50 

.20 


Amount 
payable. 


Per  cent. 


1642        INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  ¿ar(zf— Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amour  t 
paj'able. 


Files  of  all  kinds,  for  artisans,  gross  weight kilog. . 

Files  for  finger  nails 

Toothpicks,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  quills kilog . . 

Of  wood do 

Of  other  kinds do 

Earpicks,  of  all  kinds 

Penwipers,  of  all  kinds,  including  packing kilog.. 

Tube  cleaners.    {See  Brushes.  ) 

Lanterns.    (See  Lamps.) 

Faïence,  in  pieces  not  specially  mentioned,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  common  earthenware,  without  glass kilog.. 

White  or  colored,  common do 

The  same,  of  flue  quality,  with  or  without  gilt,  and  that  called 

'  '  English  " kilog. . 

With  cüYers  or  metal  frames do 

Lenses,  for  cosmoramas  and  other  purposes,  with  or  without  handles, 

inel uding  packing kilog. . 

Coated  or  varnished  with  m.ercury,  with  or  without  bevel,  gross 
weight kilog. . 

Hops  for  the  manufacture  of  beer,  gross  weight do 

Mourning  goods,  of  wool,  with  or  without  admixture,  with  or  with- 
out rubber,  for  hats,  including  packing kilog. . 

Of  silk,  with  or  without  admixture,  with  or  without  rubber,  in- 
cluding packing kilog. . 

Keys,  for  watches,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Common,  of  steel,  iron,  or  bronze,  with  or  without  pieces  of  other 

metal kilog . . 

The  same,  nickeled,  silvered,  or  gold  plated do 

Spigots  for  barrels,  casks,  etc.,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

0 f  white  wood do  — 

The  same,  varnished,  with  or  without  pieces  of  common  metal, 

kilog 

Of  iron,  tin,  or  spelter,  nickeled  or  not do 

The  same,  of  copper  or  bronze do — 

The  same,  nickel  plated do — 

Keys,  for  padlocks  or  locks,  finished  or  unfinished,  gross  weight,  as 
follows: 
Of  iron  or  steel,  tinned  or  untinned,  bronzed  or  galvanized.. kilog.. 

The  same,  nickel  plated do  — 

Of  bronze  or  copper do  — 

The  same,  nickel  plated do  — 

Wrenches,  of   iron   or  steel,   for   nuts,   with  or    without   wooden 


pieces . 


.kilog. 


Flower  pots  shall  be  appraised  the  same  as  sugar  bowls,  according  to 

class. 
Machetes   and    pruning    hooks    for    agricultural    purposes,    gross 

weight kilog . 

Woods,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Fine  cabinet  woods do... 

Unplaned,  such  as  pine,  oak,  etc.,  in  boards,  beams,  not  less  than 
6^6  inches  thick,  boards  of  more  than  10  by  12  by  3  inches 

thickness  or  width kilog. 

Unplaned,  such  as  pine,  oak,  etc.,  in  beams,  boards,  joists,  and 
other  pieces  similar  thereto,  the  thickness  of  which  is  not  com- 
prised in  the  foregoing kilog., 

The  same,  planed  or  grooved do 

Dye  woods,  natural  form,  in  shavings,  sawdust,  or  powder do 

Indian  corn,  gross  weight do  — 

Racks  for  saddles  shall  be  appraised  like  saddlebags. 
Trunks  and  valises.     (See  Trunks.) 
Nursing  bottles,  glass  (see  Glassware): 

With  pieces  of  rubber,  wood,  chinaware,  earthenware,  porcelain, 

etc.,  gross  weight kilog. 

Aprons,  made  up  or  in  patterns,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  wool,  cotton,  or  linen kilog 

The  same,  ornamented  or  embroidered do.. 

AVaterproof,  with  or  without  rubber do.. 

Of  silk do.. 

The  same,  with  admixture do . . 

The  embroidered  aprons  already  mentioned  shall  pay  a  surtax 
of  25  per  cent. 

Of  other  kinds  according  to  appraisement 

Leather  hopples,  for  animals,  shall  be  appraised  the  same  as  cruppers 

Handles,  hollow,  for  artisans,  gross  weight kilog. 

For  umbrellas,  parasols,  walking  sticks,  of  common  wood,  includ- 
ing packing kilog. 

The  same  with  pieces  of  horn,  bone,  or  common  m.etal,  including 

packing kilog. 

Other  kinds  according  to  appraisement 


Bolivianos. 
0.40 
(a) 

6.00 
.60 


(«) 


4.00 


4.00 


l.tO 
1.00 


1.00 
50.00 


6.00 
20.00 


1.20 
1.60 
2.00 
3.00 


1.20 
2.00 
2.40 
4.00 

.80 


1.00 
.02 


.03 
.03 
.09 
.06 


1.00 

3.50 

7.00 

5.00 

60.00 

45.00 


3.00 


2.00 


Per  cent. 
Free. 
30 


a  According  to  appraisement. 


BOLIVIA. 

The  íarí'/f'— Continued. 


1643 


Goods. 


Handles— Continued . 

Of  wood  for  tools  as  follows: 

For  spades,  adzes,  hatchets  (combas),  scythes,  axes,  miner's 
lamps,  sledges,  pickaxes,  rakes,  or  other  similar  tools,  gross 

weight kilog. 

For  carving  and  firmer  chisels,  jack  and  try  planes,  gouges, 
files,  awls  hammers,  handsaws,  or  other  similar  tools,  gross 

weight kilog . 

Of  wood,  for  brooms  or  brushes,  painted  or  unpairited do. . . 

Of  wood,  for  seals,  with  or  without  pieces  of  metal,  including 

packing kilog. 

Hose,  of  rubber,  with  or  Avithout  cambric  or  cloth  or  common  metal, 

gross  weight kilog. 

Leather  or  sole  leather,  ^vith  or  without  pieces  of  common  metal, 

gross  weight kilog. 

Of  canvas,   with    or   without   pieces   of    common  metal,  gross 

weight kilog. 

Rubber  tubes  for  injectors,  nasal  douches,  syringes,  etc.,  including 

packing kilog . 

Cotton  sleeves,  of  all  sizes dozen  pair. 

The  same,  with  linen  cuffs do 

The  same,  with  lace do 

Sleeves.    (See  Muffs.) 

Peanuts,  gross  weight kilog. 

Dummies,  with  head,  for  dressmakers  or  tailors,  gross  weight.. do... 

The  same,  without  heads,  gross  weight do... 

Manometers.    (See  Gauges.) 

Shawls  and  wrappers,  including  packing,  às  follows: 

Of  merino,  cassimere,  woolen  satin,  etc.,  plain  or  trimmed  with 
passementerie,  or  lacke  work  trimmed  with    blonde,  called 

'  '  veronicas  " kilog. . 

The  same,  embroidered  or  with  silk  guards do 

The  same,  with  crape  or  woolen  crape,  and  nuns  veiling  ...  do 

The  same,  with  silk  guards do 

The  same,  with  admixture  or  woof  of  silk do 

The  same,  with  cotton  crepe    do 

The  same,  of  silk  crepe,  plain,  not  including  boxes do 

The  same,  embroidered,  without  boxes ..do 

Of  silk,  with  woof  of  wool  or  cotton do 

For  horses,  as  follows: 

Of  linen  or  cotton,  including  packing do 

Of  wool ,  including  packing do 

Lard do 

Table  covers  or  cloths,  and  napkins,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton  fabric kilog.. 

Of  linen  fabric,  with  or  without  admixture  of  an  inferior  mate- 
rial   kilog. . 

Of  unbleached  linen  fabric do 

Paper  napkins do 

Those  embroide'red  shall  pay  a  surtax  of  25  per  cent,  according  to 
their  respective  appraisements. 

Butter,  gross  Aveight kilog. . 

Butter  dishes,  shall  be  appraised  the  same  as  sugar  bowls,  according 

to  their  respective  kinds.    Glass  butter  dishes.     {See  Glassware.) 
Mantillas.     (See  Shawls.) 

"  Maqui,"  gross  weight kilog. . 

Machines,  as  follows: 

Those  not  specially  mentioned,  with  their  attachments,  for  in- 
dustries, arts,  and  sciences,  whether  imported  or  not  in  loose 
pieces,  iucluding  washing   machines   and  typewriters,  gross 

weight kilog. . 

For  mincing  meat,  grinding  or  roasting  coffee,  for  making  butter, 
and  pealing  cereals  and  fruits,  with  or  without  enamel,  includ- 
ing packing kilog . . 

Photographic,  with  or  without  attachments,  according  to  appraise- 
ment   kilog. . 

For  stoppering  bottles.     (See  Wrought  iron.) 

The  same,  small,  of  wood per  dozen.. 

For  eyelet  fixing  and  paper  perforating,  gross  weight kilog. . 

For  other  purposes,  not  specified,  according  to  appraisement 

Frames,  of  all  kinds,  for  photographs  and  pictures 

Of  all  kinds,  for  mirrors,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Ivory,    unmanufactured,  or    Imitation    thereof,     including   pack- 
ing   kilog. . 

Wicks  for  night  lamps,  including  packing ^ do 

Marble,  alabaster  and  jasper,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

In  blocks do 

In  slabs,  unpolished do 

The  same,  polished do 

Wrought,  for  christening  fonts,  mausoleums,  or  other  purposes. .. 

Hammers,  of  iron  or  steel,  with  or  without  handles,  gross  weight, 

kilog 


Valuation. 


.80 
.40 


12. 00 
12.00 
18.00 
48.00 

.20 
2.00 
1.00 


10.00 
15.00 
10.00 
18.00 
40.00 
5.00 
70.00 
90.00 
50.00 

2.00 

3.00 

.30 


5.20 
3.00 
3.00 


6.00 
.30 


(«) 
1.00 

16.00 
2.00 

.05 
.10 
.20 

(«) 


Amount 
payable. 


Per  cent. 


a  According  to  appraisement. 


164:4       INTERN ATIOISr AL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amoimt 
payable. 


Masks,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  wire kilog. . 

Of  pasteboard do 

Of  wax  or  composition do  — 

Of  cotton  fabric do 

Of  silk  fabric,  with  or  without  admixture do 

Of  wire,  special  for  fencing do 

Putty  for  glaziers,  gross  weight do 

Mauls,  for  artisans,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  iron  or  steel do 

Of  wood do  — 

Cotton  wicks  for  lamps,  lanterns,  chafing  dishes,  and  tinder  boxes, 

including  packing kilog.. 

Saturated  with  tallow,  for  gas  fitters,  gross  weight do 

Sulphurized,    for   disinfecting   wine    and    liquor    cases,    gross 

weight kilog.. 

Bits,  iron  or  steel,  for  braces,  gross  weight do 

Pocket  tinder  boxes,  with  or  v/ithout  attachments,  including  pack- 
ing, as  follows: 

Of  common  metal kilog.. 

Nickel,  gold,  or  silver  plated do 

Of  other  kinds 

Medals.     (See  Crosses.) 
Medallions.    [See  Jewelry.) 

Stockings,  silK  elastics,  with  or  without  admixture,  for  invalids,  in- 
eluding  packing kilog. . 

The  same,  of  cotton  or  linen,  including  packing do... 

Measures,  pocket  tapelines,  in  wooden,  loûther,  or  common  metal 
boxes,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  cloth  tape kilog . 

Of  metallic  ribbon do . . . 

Of  varnished  cloth do. . . 

For  folding  or  rolling  up,  as  follows — 

Of  common  metal do — 

Of  boxwood,  with  or  without  pieces  of  bronze do 

Of  wood,  with  or  without  bronze  pieces do... 

Of  leather,  bone,  hard  rubber do... 

Of  whalebone do. . . 

Of  ivory do 

Graduated  measures  for  liquids,  including  packing,  as  follows- 
0£  crystal  or  glass.     (See  Glassware.) 

Of  iron,  steel,  or  other  common  metals kilog. . 

Of  wood do — 

Gas  or  water  meters,  including  packing do 

Pulse,  in  grain,  not  specially  mentioned,  gross  weight do 

Metal,  yellow.    (See  Copper.) 

White  or  nickel,  in  sheets,  gross  weight do 

Metronomes.     (See  Musical  instruments.  ) 

Honey,  and  cane  and  palm,  molasses,  gross  weight do 

Leads  for  pencils.    (See  Pencils.) 

Mixtion,  for  gilding.     {See  Purpurine.) 

Samples,  for  drawings,  open  work  and  garments.     (See  Drawings.) 

For  writing  and  teaching  drawing,  including  packing kilog.. 

Patterns  and  molds: 

Of  wood,  including  packing do 

Of  tin  plate,  sheet  iron,  or  zinc,   whether  tinned,  galvanized, 
painted,  enameled  with  faience  or  porcelain  or  not,  including 

packing kilog.. 

The  same,  of  block  tin,  including  packing do 

Of  bronze,  with  or  rnthout  pieces  of  another  common  metal,  in- 
cluding packing kilog . . 

Of  gypsum,  for  making  moldings  in  relief,  gross  weight do 

Of  wood,  for  the  manufacture  of  cigars,  with  packing do 

Moldings,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  wood,  varnished  or  unvarnished,  painted  or  unpainted,  bronzed 

or  not,  silvered,  gilded  or  not kilog.. 

The  same,  prepared  with  gypsum,  not  gilded do 

The  same,  gilded do 

Paper  pulp,  pasteboard,  sawdust,  veneered  or  not  with  wood,  not 

gilded kilog. . 

The  same,  painted,  varnished,  silvered,  or  gilded do 

Twirling  sticks  or  beaters,  of  all  kinds,  including  packing do 

Bodices  of  all  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Bags,  bunting.     (See  Saddlebags.) 

Of  canvas,  with  or  without  leather,  called  "Nose  bags,"  includ- 
ing packing kilog. . 

Mosaic  of  wood,  for  flooring,  gross  weight do 

Mustard,  in  powder,  gross  weight do 

Prepared  m.ustard,  gross  weight do 

Motors,  for  machines  or  engines,  according  to  appraisement 


Bolivianos. 

6.00 

4.00 

8.00 

20.00 

30.00 

3.00 

.20 

.35 
.30 

1.80 
.10 

.30 
2.00 


Per  cent. 


3.00 
6.25 


(«) 


30.00 
10.00 


5.00 

10.00 

2.00 

1.60 
7.00 
3.00 
5.00 
20.  CO 
50.00 


1.00 

2.00 

1.00 

.07 

1.40 


3.00 
.60 


1.20 
.60 

1.60 

.20 

5.00 


.80 
.30 
.60 

2.40 
3.60 
2.00 


1.50 
.60 
.60 
.;55 


a  According  to  appraisement. 


BOLIVIA- 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1645 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 


Furaiture,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  all  kinds,  of  common  wood,  with  or  without  marble,  mirrors 
or  looking-glasses,  with  or  without  iron  pieces,  set  up  or 
knocked    down,  varnished    or    unvarnished,  painted  or  un- 

pain  ted kilog . . 

The  same  of  pine  wood,  such  as  mahogany,  cedar,  Jacaranda, 
walnut,  rosewood,  sandal,  and  other  cabinet  woods,  and  those 
m.ade  of  common  wood  veneered  with  the  aforesaid  woods,  with 
or  without  looking-glasses  or  mirrors  or  marble  and  their  attach- 
ments, whether  polished,  set  up,  or  knocked  down,  including 
those  upholstered  in  white  or  those  with  an  outside  lining  of 

cotton  or  hemp kilog. . 

Of  common  wood,  with  outside  lining  of  cotton  or  hemp  fab- 
rics  kilog.- 

The  same,  with  seats  or  backs  of  carpeting  of  canvas,  veneer,  or 

perforated  wood  or  iron kilog. . 

The  same,  of  Am.erican  walnut,  with  or  without  polish  or  var- 
nish, and  those  made  of  varnished  wood  with  seat  or  back  of 

cane kilog. . 

Those  called  "Vienna" do 

Of  all  kinds,  upholstered  or  covered  with  any  kind  of  woolen  or 

silk  fabrics,  or  ^vith  furs,  with  or  without  covers kilog.. 

Of  wood  of  all  kinds,  gilded  or  inlaid  with  mother  of  pearl,  metal, 
iron,  or  tortoise  shell,  with  or  without  ornaments  of  metal,  mth 
or  vvitliout  looking  glasses,  and  marble,  and  their  attachments, 
whether  upholstered  or  not,  or  with  cane  seats,  set  up  or  in  loose 

pieces kilog.. 

Of  Chinawood  and  papier  maché do 

Of  iron,  not  especially  mentioned,  with  or  without  wooden  seat 

or  back kilog.  . 

Of  iron ,  gilded do 

Fancy,  nickel  plated,  or  other  kinds  not  especially  mentioned, 

according  to  appraisement 

Dentists'  and  barbers'  chairs,  according  to  appraisement 

Revolving  chairs  for  counting  houses kilog.. 

Watch  springs,  including  packing , do 

Springs  for  clocks,  including  packing do 

Oven  muffles.     (.See  Retorts  No.  2525.) 

Shot,  sporting;  gross  weight do 

Shot  pouches,  of  leather,  cloth,  or  common  metal,and  powder  flasks, 

single  and  double,  for  hunting,  including  packing kilog.. 

Dolls,  including  paclmig,  as  follows: 

undressed,  covered  with  basil  or  tissue,  of  all  sizes,  with  head  of 

cardboard,  faïence,  or  porcelain Mlog. . 

The  same,  with  wax  face do 

Dressed,  with  face  of  pastelward,  faïence,  or  porcelain do 

The  same,  with  wax  face do 

Of  rubber.     (See  Toys.) 

Mechanical  dolls,  and  of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement- 
NoTE. — Those  having  only  chemise  shall  be  considered  un- 
dressed. 
Moss,  loose  or  in  paeliages,  for  trimmings  and  for  florists,  including 

packing kilog.. 

Music,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Printed  or  manuscript do 

Perforated  paper  or  cardboard  for  musical  instruments  and  the 

sheets  and  cylinders  for  phonographs kilog.. 

The  same,  in  metal,  for  same -- do 

Playing  cards.     (See  Games.) 

Razors,  with   or  without   case,  with  wooden,  bone,    or  horn  han- 
dle  dozen.. 

The  same  with  extra  blades  not  exceeding  6 do 

The  same  with  ivory,  tortoise  shell  or  pearl  handle -do 

The  same,  in  boxes,  with  attachments,  according  to  appraisement. 
Safety  razors,  with  or  without  extra  blades  note5ceeding2. dozen.. 

Extra  blades  for  all  kinds  of  razors do 

Knives,  sailors',  common,  with  or  without  spring do 

The  same,  fine,  with  or  without  springs do 

Dressing  cases  of  all  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Levels  of  all  kinds  for  artisans kilog. . 

Kuts,  gross  Av eight do 

Nutmegs,  with  or  without  shells do 

The  same  in  powder. - do.... 

Sealing  wafers,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  flour  for  sealing -. -- do 

The  same  of  rubber,  for  the  same  purpose do 

Ocher.    (See  Paint.) 
Odol.     (See  Perfumery.  ) 

Wine  skins  and  other  leather  bags do 

Eyelets  and  hooks  of  metal  for  clothing,  footwear,  and  other  pur- 
poses, including  packing •. kilog. . 

Eyes,  artificial,  according  to  appraisement 

The  same  of  glass,  for  animals,  including  packing kilog.. 


Bolivianos. 


1.40 
1.00 
1.40 


.40 
.80 


2.  CO 
4.00 


.35 
.50 


1.00 
15.00 
10.00 

.24 

8.00 


1.20 
1.60 
1.60 
2.40 


1.20 
1.40 


4.00 
3.00 


7.00 
14.00 
24.00 


18.00 
6.00 
3.00 
5.00 


1.50 


2.00 
3.00 


2.00 
8.00 


4.00 
'¿."ÕÕ' 


Per  cent. 


164 G        INTERlSrATIOlSrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


"Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Orchil,  liquid,  in  paste  or  powder,  gross  weight kilog. 

Marjoram,  gross  weight do. . . 

Ornaments  of  all  kinds  for  priests  and  all  other  articles  for  church 

use,  according  to  appraisement 

Gold,  in  sheets,  for  dentists gram.. 

In  sheets  for  gilding.     {See  No.  1910.) 
Oysters.    (See  Lobsters.) 

Cotton  wicks,  not  braided,  gross  weight kilog.. 

The  same,  braided  and  colored  for  the  manufacture  of  candles, 

gross  weight kilog. . 

Iron  or  copper  buckets   for  mines.     {See  Manufactures   of  iron  or 
bronze.) 

Straw,  for  brooms  and  other  purposes,  gross  weight kilog. . 

Spades  or  shovels  for  agriculture,  with  or  without  handles,  gross 

weight kilog. . 

The  same  of  wood,  with  or  without  handles  for  cereals  or  grains,  gross 

weight kilog.. 

Painters,  pallets,  wood,  including  packing do.... 

Skewers,  wood,  for  dressing  meats,  gross  weight do 

Needles,  wooden  or  bone,  for  knitting  or  other  purposes,  including 

packing do 

Candlesticks.     (See  Chandeliers.) 
Trousers,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton  or  linen dozen . . 

Of  cloth,  cassimere,  or  other  similar  woolen  fabrics do 

The  same,  with  admixture  of  cotton do 

Of  coarse  cloth  or  coating do 

Those  not  exceeding  35  centimeters  in  width  at  the  waist  shall 
be  appraised  with  a  rebate  of  50  per  cent. 
Shades,  with  or  without  frame  and  with  or  without  ornament?,  for 
lamps  and  candlesticks,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  pasteboard,  cotton  fabric,  or  paper kilog.. 

Of  glass,  earthenware,   or  porcelain.     (See  Glassware,  earthen- 
ware, or  porcelain.) 
Of  silk,  with  or  without  admixture,  and  other  kinds  not  espe- 
cially mentioned,  according  to  appraisement 

Swaddling  clothes,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton,  with  or  without  embroidery kilog.. 

Of  piqué  or  wool,  with  or  without  embroidery do 

Of  linen,  with  or  without  embroidery kilog.. 

Handkerchief  and  glove  casts,  according  to  appraisement 

Square  shawls.     (See  Shawls.) 
Shawls,  of  different  kinds,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton,  with  or  without  woolen  fringes ; kilog. . 

Fichus  of  cotton  netting  and  crochet,  with  or  without  woolen 

fringes kilog . . 

Of  wool,  with  or  without  admixture  or  woof  of  cotton do 

Of  vicuña  wool,  and  those  of  merino  or  cashmere,  figured  or 

stamped kilog . . 

Those  of  the  two  foregoing  numbers,  with  silk  stripes  or  figures 

or  insertions kilog. 

The  same  with  silk  woof  or  embroidery do. . . 

The  same  with  cotton  insertion do... 

Of  knitted  wool do. . . 

The  same  with  silk  stripes  or  felt  trimmings do... 

The  same  with  admixture  or  woof  of  silk do. . . 

Shawls,  mantles  of  tulle  netting,  cotton  netting  or  crochet. do... 

The  same  embroidered  with  wool  or  cotton do... 

The  same  embroidered  or  trimmed  with  silk do... 

Of  goat  hair do . . . 

Mantles  of  linen  tulle,  plain  or  embroidered do... 

Shawls,  kerchiefs,  points,  etc.,  of  gros-grain,  Pekin,  serge,  or  taf- 
feta of  silk,  plain  or  embroidered kilog. . 

The  same  with  admixture  of  any  other  inferior  material . .  .do. . . 
The  same,  veiling,  etc.,  of  clear  and  transparent  silk  netting  or 
fabric  (except  those  of  tulle,  lace  and  blonde),  plain,  open- 
worked,  figured  in  the  loom,  with  or  without  fringes kilog. 

Mantlets,  laces  and  other  like  articles,  of  tulle,  lace  or  silk  blonde, 

with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton  or  linen kilog. 

Of  other  kinds.     (See  Fabrics.) 
Towels,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  tissue  with  cotton .do 

Of  other  cotton  tissues do 

Of  shaggy  texture  with  linen do 

Of  other  linen  fabrics do 

Of  linen,  embroidered  or  open  worked  for  any  purpose do 

Dusters  of  cotton,  for  furniture  and  other  purposes do 

The  same  of  linen,  plain  or  figured,  for  cleaning  dishes  and  for 

other  purposes kilog. . 

Handkerchiefs,  including  packing  as  follows: 

Of  cotton,  hemmed  or  not,  without  lace  or  embroidery do  — 

Imitation  of  silk  foulards do 


Bolivianos. 

0.50 

.10 


.60 
.80 

.09 

.40 

.20 

l.tiO 

.10 

1.50 


18.00 

120. 00 

72.00 

30.00 


2.50 
3.50 
4.00 


4.00 
3.50 

6.00 

8.00 

12.00 

7.00 

8.00 

10.00 

16.00 

6.00 

7.50 

9.00 

12.00 

30.00 

50. 00 
30.00 


100. 00 
150. 00 


2.50 
2.00 
3.50 
5.50 


1.00 
1.40 


2.00 
7.00 


Per  cent. 
30 
25 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1647 


2178 
2179 
2180 
2181 
2182 

2183 
2184 


2185 
2186 
2187 
2188 
2189 
2190 

2191 
2192 
2193 
2194 
2195 
2196 

2197 
2198 

2199 
2200 

2201 
2202 
2203 
2204 
2205 
2206 
2207 
2208 
2209 
2210 
2211 
2212 

2213 


2214 
2215 
2216 
2217 
2218 


2219 
2220 


2222 
2223 

2224 

2225 
2226 
2227 
2228 

2229 

2230 
2231 

2232 
2233 

2234 
2235 
2236 


Handkerchiefs — Continued. 

With  embroidered  initials  or  name kilog.. 

Of  gauze,  embroidered,  and  in  imitation  of  cambric do 

Trimmed  with  cotton  blonde  or  lace do 

The  same  with  linen  blonde do 

Of  linen,  with  or  without  admixture  of  cotton,  embroidered  or 

not kilog . . 

Of  linen  tulle,  embroidered  or  not do 

Linen  batiste,  embroidered  or  not do 

The  three  foregoing  schedules  with  silk  blondes  or  embroid- 
eries, shall  pay  a  surcharge  of  30  per  cent  according  to  their 
respective  values. 
Of  silk,  foulards  for  the  hand  or  neck,  not  embroidered  ...kilog.. 

The  same  embroidered do 

The  same  of  floss  silk do 

Of  silk,  with  admixture  of  other  material do 

The  same  embroidered do 

Of  wool,  for  the  neck,  with  or  without  silk  stripes  or  figures.. do 

Paper,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

For  the  Campana,  Venado,  etc.,  cigarettes do 

The  same  cut,  in  rolls,  tubes,  or  booklets do 

Cut  and  engraved  for  putting  up  cigarettes,  not  gilded do 

The  same  gilded do 

In  ribbons  for  telegraphs  and  for  newspapers,  unglazed do 

Of   linen,    glazed    or   not,    and  of    cotton  glazed  for  printing 

books kilog. . 

Wrapping  paper do 

White  or  colored,  without  varnish,  for  kites  and  posters,  and  for 

wrapping  purposes kilog. . 

The  same  with  inscription do 

Gold  or  silver  plated  for  the  same  purposes,  with  or  without  in- 
scriptions   kilog. . 

Colored,  varnished  for  binding  and  for  book  covers do 

Gilded,  silvered,  or  worked,  for  same  purposes do 

Transparent,  imitation  of  parchment,  for  wrapping do 

For  florists,  cut  or  not,  not  gilded  or  silvered do 

The  same  gilded  or  silvered do 

Albumenized  and  black  or  colored  paper  for  photographers. do 

Blotting  paper,  with  or  without  advertising do 

Ruled  for  music do 

Of  silk  tissue  in  loose  sheets  for  copying  in  copy  presses do 

Carbon  paper  for  making  copies do 

Chemical  paper  for  reproducing  copies  in  the  press do 

Blank  paper,  with  or  without  cloth,  for  drawings  or  plans,  and 

paper  prepared  for  oil  painting kilog. . 

The  same,  ruled  lengthwise  and  crosswise,  with  or  without  fabric, 
and  that  of  Prussian  blue  for  reproducing  plans  bj'  means  of  the 

light kilog. . 

Transparent  cloth  for  tracing do 

Waxed  for  lithographing do 

For  cards,  glazed  ornot,  and  imitation  of  parchment do 

Bristol  or  card  paper do 

Perforated,  for  pies,  ornamenting  boxes  for  confectionery,  and 
paper  for  bouquets  and  sweetmeats,  cornets,  crimped  for  lamp- 
shades, figures,  or  other  purposes kilog.. 

Of  cotton,  called  foil  or  half  foil kilog.. 

Of  cotton  or  linen  for  notes,  letters  or  communications,  and  put 

up  in  boxes  with  envelopes kilog.. 

The  same,  with  monogram  and  fancy  paper,  with  or  without 

envelope,  stamped,  perforated,  embossed,  or  worked kilog.. 

Ruled  for  invoices,  billheads,  etc do 

Printed  invoices,  drafts,  billheads,  receip'ts,  memoranda,  and  the 

like kilog. . 

Cut  up  or  in  strips  for  the  game  called  "Carnival,"  as  serpentine, 

confetti,  etc kilog.. 

Special  for  water-closets do 

Pasteboard  for  filters do 

Fly  paper do 

Alaska  special  paper  for  lining  clothes do 

Wall  paper,  as  follows: 

Without  design  or  colors,  called  "ground  paper,"  for  bor- 
ders   ki)  og. . 

Common,  painted,  without  glaze do 

The  same,  glazed,  varnished,  lacquered,  bronzed,  silvered,  gilded, 

common kilog. . 

Gilded  or  silvered,  v.'hite  or  colored,  glazed  or  unglazed do 

Velvet  or  with  velvet  designs,  whether  bronzed,  sivered,  gilt,  or 

not,  common kilog . . 

The  same,  gilded  or  silvered,  hot do 

Transparent  paper,  called  "glacier,"  for  decorating  glass  ..do 

With  decorations,  or  other  kinds  superior  or  better  than  those 

already  stated,  according  to  appraisement 

Paraffin,  gross  weight kilog. . 


Bolivianos. 

5.00 

8.00 

16.00 

24.00 

6.00 
10.00 
20.00 


50.00 
70.00 
30.00 
25.00 
35.00 
15.00 

1.20 
2.40 
1.60 
2.00 
.50 


.30 
.50 

1.00 

.70 

2.00 

.50 

.70 

6.00 

3.00 

.50 

.60 

1.20 

4.00 

1.50 

1.00 


.80 
2.50 

.40 
3.00 
1.80 


5.00 
.40 


.50 
1.20 


.40 

.80 

1.50 

1.00 


.18 
.42 

.80 
4.00 

3.20 
5.00 
5.00 


Per  cent. 


.25 


1648   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OE  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Tlie  tariff- — Coutinued. 


Goods. 


Umbrellas,  of  fabric  or  cotton dozen. . 

Of  wool  or  with,  an  inferior  mixture do 

Of  silk do 

Of  siLk,  with  admixture  of  another  material do 

Linings  made  for  spare  pieces  of  'um.brellas  or  parasols  shall  be 
appraised  with  a  rebate  of  69  per  cent  on  their  respective 
appraisements. 
Parasols,  sunshades  of  from  40  to  55  centimeters  in  length  measured 
on  the  Tibs,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton  fabric dozen.. 

The  same  trimmed  or  embroidered  with  wool  or  cotton do 

Of  linen  of  all  kinds - ...do... 

The  same  embroidered do... 

Of  wool  or  with  an  inferior  admixture do... 

The  same  with  silk  trimmings do... 

Of  silk  without  laces do 

Of  silk  with  a  mixture  of  another  material do 

Of  silk  with  or  withovit  admixture,  with  laces  or  embroidered 

with  silk  or  both dozen.. 

Note. —  Parasols  exceeding  55  centimeters  In  length  meas- 
ured on  the  ribs,  shall  be  appraised  as  umbrellas  in  their  re- 
spective classes.    Those  less  than  40  centimeters  In  length  shall 
be  appraised  with  a  rebate  of  30  per  cent. 
"With  gold,  silver,  mother  of  pearl,  ivory  or  tortoise  shell  handle, 

and  those  of  China  paper,  according  to  appraisement 

Drumheads.     (See  Instruments.) 
Grates.     (See  Manufactured  iron.) 
Laces,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Laces,  shoe  or  stay,  of  cortón,  linen,  wool,  or  leather,  with  metal 

tips kilog. 

Of  silk,  with  or  without  admixture do... 

Of  bronze  or  copper,  silver  plated  or  not,  for  stirrup  straps.. do... 

The  same,  of  white  metal,  nickel,  or  the  like do... 

Like  foregoing,  silvered  or  gilded do... 

Passementerie  :  Curtain  loops,  trimmings,  frogs,  tassels,  cords,  tapes, 
tufts,  fringes,  galloons,  greques,  ornaments,  gimps,  edgings,  braids, 
or  other  similar  articles  for  upholstering,  clothing,  footwear,  etc., 
with  or  without  core  of  another  materiiil,  with  or  without  glass 
adornments,  wood,  wax,  straw,  common  metal,  crystals,  or  other 
similar  materials,  including  packing,  as  follows: 
Of  cotton,  with  or  without  admixture  of  another  material  than 

wool  or  silk kilog. 

The  same,  wth  woolen  admixture do... 

The  same,  with  a  mixture  of  silk  or  wool  and  silk do 

Of  wool,  with  or  without  admixture  of  another  inferior  mate- 
rial   kilog. 

The  same,  with  silk  mixture do . . . 

Of  hemp  or  jute do 

Of  linen,  with  or  without  admixtuTe  of  another  vegetable  mate- 
rial  kilog.. 

Of  silk,  with  admixture  of  another  inferior  material do... 

Of  sUk do... 

Of  common  metal,  guded  or  süvered,  with,  linen  or  cotton  core  or 

other  material  than  silk kilog.. 

The  same  as  the  foregoing,  with  a  core  containing  silk do 

Of  silver,  gilded  or  not do... 

Of  ermine  skins  or  furs do... 

Of  other  furs do... 

Of  straw  or  feather  trimmings do 

Of  wooden  shavings do. . . 

Raisins  of  all  kinds,  gross  weight : do... 

Paste:  Bean,  rice,  etc.,  gross  weight do. . . 

For  sharpening  razors,  including  packing do... 

For  cementing  and  cleaning  metal  articles do... 

Those  not  specially  mentioned  for  dyeing do. . . 

Caramels  and  tablets,  not  medicinal.     {See  Candies.) 

Pastilles  for  perfuming,  inlcuding  packing do... 

Fodder,  dry,  gross  weight do. . . 

Skates;  according  to  appraisement 

Bosoms,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton  for  shirts  and  shirtwaists kilog. 

The  same  embroidered do... 

Of  linen,  plain  or  embroidered,  Tvith  or  vrtthout  admixture  of 

cotton kilog . 

Of  wool do... 

Of  silk do... 

The  same  with  admixture  of  cotton do. . . 

Combs  of  all  kinds,  with  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  wood -. do... 

Of  rubber,  caoutchouc,  horn,  bone,  or  com.position do... 

Of  bone,  imitation  of  ivory do... 

Of  ivory  or  tortoise  shell do... 


"Valuation. 


Bolivianos. 
K.OO 
24.00 
60.00 
48.00 


6.00 
18.00 
12.00 
24.00 
18.00 
30.00 
4S.  00 
36.00 


72.00 


5.00 

30.00 

3.60 

7.00 

14.00 


3.50 
4.00 
8.00 

6.00 

10.00 

3.00 

6.00 
20.00 
30.00 

8.00 
35.00 
90.00 
15.  CO 
10.00 

8.00 

4.00 

.30 

15. 00 

S.OO 


1.80 
.04 


5.00 
6.00 

10.  CO 
10.00 
70.00 
60.00 

2.30 

6.00 

24.00 

80.00 


Amount 
payable. 


Per  cent. 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1649 


Nos. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Combs  of  all  kinds — Continued. 

Of  common  metal,  whether  nickel  plated  or  not kilog.. 

Of  horn,  bronze,  iron,  or  steel,  for  horses do 

Of  leather,  bronze,  iron,  orsteel,  for  painters do 

Ornamental  combs,  of  horn,  bone,  hard  rubber,  rubber,  paste,  or 
composition,  plain,  open-worked,  or  figured,  with  or  without 
ornaments  of  another  material,  for  the  hair,  including  circular 

ones  for  children,  with  packing kilog.. 

The  same,  of  common  metal,  whether  niekel-plated  or  not,  in- 
cluding packing kilog . . 

The  same,  of  ivory  or  tortoise  shells do 

Hair,  human.     (Sec  Hair,    No.  487.) 

Of  animals,  for  making  hats,  etc.,  including  packing do 

Balls: 

Of  rubber.    (Se  Toys.) 

Of  leather,  for  football  or  other  games,  including  packing. .do 

Wigs.    {See  Prepared  hair.    No.  488.  ) 

Coats  lined  with  sheep  or  goat  skins,  including  packing kilog.. 

With  skins  of  small  parrots,  including  packing do 

With  loose  or  twisted  wool,  including  packing do 

Plumes  of  all  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Cotton  seed  or  palm  seed,  gross  weight kilog. . 

Clothes  racks,  of  wire  frame,  for  h;inging  garments,  small  ones  for 
hanging  small  or  large  caps,  or  large  ones  with  busts  for  dress- 
maker's or  tailor's  dummies,  gross  weight kilog.. 

The  iame,  of  silver  or  nickel-plated  metal,  gross  weight do 

For  walLs,  of  common  wood,  painted  or  Tarnished  or  not,  and  with 
or  without  pieces  of  common  metaJ,  earthenware  or  porclain, 

gross  weight kilog . . 

Of  line  wood,  gross  weight do 

Of  iron  or  bronze.    (See  Manufactured  iron  or  bronze.) 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Perfumery,  assorted,  not  especially  mentioned,  with  or  without  case 
or  fancy  boxes,  including  soaps,  perfumes,  toilet  waters,  powders 
for  the  teeth,  elixirs,  cosmetics,  pastes,  creams,  dyes,  face  paints, 
carmine,  finger-nail  polishing  powders,  pomades,  brilliantine,  ban- 
doline, etc.,  according  to  appraisement 

Parchments  for  book  covers  or  other  purposes kilog.. 

Knobs  of  earthenware  or  porcelain  for  beds,  ^vith  or  without  pieces 

of  common  metal kilog. . 

Of  copper  or  bronze.     {See  Cots.  ) 

Pearls,  fine,  according  to  appraisement.. 

Of  glass  or  composition,  including  packing kilog. . 

Venetian  blinds,  with  or  vsathout  attachments,  gross  weight,  as  fol- 
lows: 

Chinese  matting  .^ kilog. . 

Of  silk do 

The  same,  with  admixture  of  another  material- do 

Painted  on  cotton  cloth do 

The  same,  embroidered  with  cotton do 

The  same,  embroidered  with  wool do 

The  same,  embroidered  with  silk do 

Of  wood  or  spartery,  painted,  with  orwithout  colored  designs. do 

Glass  and  other  beads,  according  to  appraisement — 

Liquor  gauges  and  aerometers dozen.. 

Pessaries  of  rubber,  with  or  without  metal  tubes,  including  packing, 
kilog 


Bolivianos. 
3.00 
3.00 
4.00 


8.00 


Weights  for  scales,  including  jjacking,  as  follows: 

Of  iron  or  steel kilog. 

Of  bronze  or  copper , do... 

The  same,  nickeled  or  whitened do... 

The  same,  gilded  or  silvered do.. . 

Fish,  dried,  smoked,  or  in  brine do... 

Those  mit  specially  mentioned.     (See  Canned  fish.  ) 

Mats  of  all  kinds, gross  weight ..do... 

Pitch,  Burgund}^  or  white,  gross  weight do... 

Greek  or  California,  gross  weight do. . . 

Nipples,  of  rubber  or  cow  teats  for  nursing  bottles,  with  or  without 

spare  pieces,  including  packing kilog. 

Nipples  or  milk  extractors  of  all  kinds,  including  packing do... 

Picks,  iron  or  steel,  for  laborers,  with  or  wdthout   handles,  gross 

weight kilog. 

Stones: 

Fine  whetston  PS  or  hones  for  sharpening  razors do . . . 

Common,  for  sliarpening  to<>ls,  gross  weight do. . . 

Emery,  gross  weight do. . . 

Pumice,  gross  weight do... 

Millstones  and  those  for  crushing  sugar  cane,  and  grindstones, 
mounted  or  not,  gross  weight kilog. 

Lithographic,  gross  weight do... 

Flint,  gross  weight do... 

Paving,  except  marble,  gross  w;eight do... 

For  billiard  tables do... 


8.00 
80.00 


3.00 


2.  .50 
6.00 
4.00 


.2.5 


1.00 
4.00 


.40 
.80 


8.00 
.50 


1..Õ0 

30.00 

16.  CO 

3.00 

3.60 

4.00 

5.00 

.60 


3.00 

6.  CO 

1.00 
2.50 
3.00 
5.00 
.60 

.40 
.fO 
.30 

8.00 
4.00 

.50 

2.00 
.20 
.50 
.10 

.05 
.20 
.80 
.0-1 
.18 


Per  cent. 
30 
30 
Free. 


30 


30 

40 
40 
40 
30 
Free. 


25 
25 
25 
25 
25 

30 
30 
10 

80 
30 

Free. 

30 
Free. 
Free. 

li 

Free. 

Free. 
30 
30 
8g 


1650   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  TgE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Stones — Continued. 

Precious  stones,  not  specially  mentioned,  according  to  appraise- 
ment   

Imitation  of  the  above  called  "false  stones,"  including  packing, 

kilog 

Skins  of  all  kinds.     (See  Hides.) 

Electric  batteries,  according  to  appraisement 

Ewers  or  handbasins  of  brass,  zinc,  or  tin  plate,  for  hanging,  with  or 

without  paint  or  varnish,  including  packing kilog.. 

The  same,  of  earthenware  or  porcelain,  shall  be  appraised  as 
earthenware  or  porcelain,  respectively. 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Marble,  iron,  or  bronze  basins  shall  be  appraised  as  manufactured 
marble,  iron,  or  bronze,  respectively. 

Pepper,  whole  or  ground,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Pencil  brushes  for  artisans,  gross  weight  do 

For  drawing  and  painting,  gross  weight do 

•Paints,  fine,  prepared,  in  small  tin  or  lead  tubes,  and  Chinese  ver- 
milion in  small  packages,  including  packing kilog.. 

Fine  carmine,  in  small  kegs  or  powder,  including  packing do 

Gross  weight,  as  follows — 

Comnion,  prepared  with  oil  of  -whatever  kind do 

Of  copper  for  vessels  or  other  purposes do 

White  lead,  dry,  in  paste,  or  in  powder;  red  lead,  lampblack, 
umber,  or  natural  or  burnt  earth,  and,  in  general,  all  com- 
mon dried  paint  not  specially  mentioned kilog. . 

Almagra  ocher,  "melaza,"  and  common  chalk do 

Koyal  y-ellow,  yellow  arzica  or  masicot do 

Aniline  and  imitations  thereof do 

Indigo do 

Prussian  blue  and  burnt  ocher do 

Ultramarine  blue,  in  balls  or  powder do 

Fine  blue  called  '-Berlin"... do 

Vermilion  or  common  cinnabar  and  silver  or  zinc  white . .  do. . . . 
Carmine  or  red  lake,  and  the  liquid  for  confectionery  and 

other  purposes kilog. . 

Dragon  tree  juice do 

Fine,  not  specially  mentioned,  according  to  appraisement 

Common  paints  on  pasteboard,  for  schools,  including  pack- 
ing   kilog. . 

Paint  boxes  for  schools.    (See  Boxes,  No.  544.) 

For  furniture,  called  enamel,  including  packing do 

Tweezers,  nippers,  pincers,  including  packing do 

Pine  kernels  and  pistachio  nuts,  gross  weight do 

Twine  and  rope  yarn,  spun  yarn,  threads  and  fibers,  from  9  to  21  mil- 
limeters in  circumference"  tarred  or  not,  gross -weight kilog.. 

The  above  of  less  than  9  millimeters  in  circumference  shall  be 
appraised  as  thread  according  to  their  respective  kind. 
Pipes,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  chalk  or  burnt  earth kilog. . 

Of  earthenware  or  porcelain,  with  or  without  wooden  pieces,  as 
hard  rubber,  with  or  without  pieces  of  common  metal. .  .kilog. . 

Of  wood,  with  or  without  common  metal  pieces do 

With  glass,  amber,  or  composition  mouthpiece do 

Meerschaum  or  Imitation  thereof,  plain  or  with  figures,  with  or 

without  metal,  silver,  or  gold  ornaments,  with  case kilog.. 

The  same,  without  cases do 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Paper  weights  of  all  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Pistols  (only  with  the  consent  of  the  Supreme  Government) ,  as  fol- 
lows: 

With  wooden  stock,  single  barreled each . . 

The  same,  double-barreled do. . . 

Same,  with  hunting  bag,  cartridge  box,  or  pouch do... 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Those  called  parlor each. . 

Small,  pocket do. . . 

Revolvers  of  all  sizes  and  calibers,  with  wooden  stock do... 

The  same  of  hard  rubber,  rubber,  ivory,  ebonite,  or  common 

metal each. 

With  mother-of-pearl,  ivory,  or  silver  metal  butt  or  stock... do... 
With  pieces  or  inlaid  monograms  or  other  gold,  silver,  or  platinum 

ornaments,  according  to  appraisement 

Pistol  holsters  for  saddles,  etc pair. 

Slates,  with  or  without  frame;  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  stone,  for  schools each. 

Of  pasteboard ^o... 

Of  earthenware,  porcelain,  ormarble do... 

For  billiard  tables.     (See  Stones.) 

Smoothing  irons  of  iron  or  steel,  net  weight kilog . 

The  same  with  furnace,  gross  weight do. . . 

Splices  or  fish  plates,  railway.    (See  Manufactured  iron.) 


Bolivianos. 


1.40 


.50 
2.40 
8.00 

4.00 
24.00 

.14 
.80 


.20 

.05 

.60 

2.40 

2.80 

.10 

.35 

2.40 

.50 

2.40 
3.00 


1.00 

6.00 

.60 


1.00 

6.00 
12. 00 
25.00 

100.  00 
160. 00 


8.00 
10.00 
30.00 


8.00 
3.00 
5.00 

12.00 
20.00 


.30 

.40 

1.20 

.30 
.40 


Per  cent. 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1651 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


2398 


2399 
2400 
2401 
2402 


2403 
2404 
2405 

2406 
2407 


2410 
2411 
2412 

2413 
2414 
2415 


2416 
2417 

2418 
2419 
2420 


2421 
2422 
2423 
2424 
2425 
2426 
2427 
2428 

2429 
2430 

2431 
2432 


2433 
2434 

2435 
2436 
2437 
2438 
2439 
2440 


2441 
2442 
2443 
2444 
2445 
2446 
2447 


2448 
2449 


2450 
2451 


Exotic  plants  and  their  seeds,  according  to  appraisement 

Artificial  plants.     (See  Flowers.  ) 

Soles,  for  Is.oots  and  shoes,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  jute  or  hemp kilog. . 

Of  cork do 

Of  gutta-percha do 

Silver  bars do 

Stamped  silver,  prohibited. 

Iron  dishes  and  plates,     (fc'ee  Manufactured  iron.) 

Plumbago  for  polishing  or  shining,  gross  weight do.... 

Lead,  sheets,  bars,  or  plates,  gross  weight do 

In  fine  sheets  for  bottle  stoppers,  gross  weight do.... 

Feathers,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Common,  for  trimming  hats  for  the  natives do 

Loose  or  in  bunches  or  tufts,  whether  tied  together  or  not  with 
wire,  or  arranged  in  any  other  way,  with  or  without  pieces  of 

other  material kilog. . 

Tufts  or  plumes  for  helmets  for  military  hats,  according  to  ap- 
praisement   

Of  swan  or  other  birds  for  quilts,  mattresses,  and  for  other  pur- 
poses   kilog . . 

Ostrich  feathers  for  dusters do 

Of  ostrich  for  trimming do 

Quills,  cut  or  uncut,  for  writing do 

Pens: 

Of  common  metal,  for  writing,  and  those  in  common  tubes.,  do 

Of  gold,  for  writing,  without  holders each. . 

Feather  dusters,  small,  of  all  kinds,  for  cleaning  purposes,  including 
packing kilog. . 

Pruning  hooks.     [See  Machetes.) 

Leggings  and  gaiters  of  all  kinds,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  leather kilog. . 

O f  cloth  or  canvas do 

Knitted  wool.     (.S'ee  Fabrics.) 

Of  cotton  cloth do 

Of  waterproof  cloth,  with  or  without  rubber do 

Polygraphs,  for  writing  or  making  copies,  according  to  appraise- 
ment   


Bolivianos. 


Per  cent. 
Free. 


Powder,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Blasting  powder,  for  mines kilog. 

DjTiamite  and  gelatin  dynamite,  called  "  Giant" do... 

Fine,  sporting,  in  cans do... 

The  same,  in  barrels do... 

Smokeless  powder do. . . 

Tin  powders  for  looking-glasses,  including  packing do... 

For  killing  insects,  including  packing do... 

For  clarifying  wines  and  liquors,  and  those  known  by  the  name 

of  Filotinina  and  rapid  coloring,  including  packing kilog. 

Forcoloringthesame  and  other  liquids,  including  packing.. do... 
Those  called  Paris  or  Venice  powders  for  painters,  including 

packing kilog. 

For  cleaning  or  polishing  metal  articles,  including  packing . .  .do . . . 
Face  powder,  with  or  without  mixture,  in  boxes,  packages,  pots, 

etc.,  with  or  without  puffs,  including  those  called  veloutine, 

including  packing kilog 

Curry,  with  sharp  spices do. . 

Meat,  gross  weight do.. 

Ponchos,  made  up  or  in  pieces,  gross  weight, 'as  follows: 

Of  cotton do.. 

The  same,  with  wool  or  silk  stripes do.. 

Of  cotton,  with  admixture  or  woof  of  wool do.. 

Of  linen do. . 

Of  wool do . . 

Of  wool  with  admixture  of  cotton do.. 

Those  of  the  four  previous  schedules  with  silk  stripes  shall  be 
appraised  with  a  surtax  of  25  per  cent. 
Of  vicuña  wool,  with  or  without  an  inferior  admixture  ...kilog. 

The  same  with  admixture  or  woof  of  silk kilog. 

Of  cloth  lined  with  baize,  with  or  without  velvet  collar do... 

Waterproof  coats  of  all  kinds do... 

The  same  containing  silk do... 

Of  silk  including  packing do... 

The  same  with  admixture  or  woof  of  other  material,  including 

packing kilog . 

Porcelain,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

White,  of  all  kinds do... 

Painted,  enameled,  gilded  or  decorated,  and  that  containing 

monograms kilog. 

With  brass,  white  metal,  nickeled,  or  plaqué  ornaments do... 

Bottle  stands,  leather,  with  or  without  bottles dozen. 

Blanket  holders,  bookholders,  and  sheet  holders.    {See  Straps.) 


0.80 

1.00 

6.00 

46.00 


.20 

.20 

1.00 


30.00 


6.00 

4.00 

100. 00 

6.00 

3.00 
2.50 

2.50 


7.00 
8.00 


3.00 
5.00 


.24 
1.40 
1.40 
1.00 
3.00 
5.00 


.80 
5.00 


.50 
.60 


5.00 
.65 
.85 

2.00 
2.50 
4.00 
3.00 
6.00 
4.50 


12.00 
30.00 
5.00 
8.00 
12.00 
50.00 

40.00 


.60 

1.20 

12.00 


1652       INTEENATIOISTAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


Pocketbooks,  or  purses,  common,  of  all  kinds,  without  attachm.ents, 

less  than  4  centimeters  in  its  largest  dimension dozen. . 

The  same  of  larger  dimensions do 

The  same  with  attachments do 

Of  fine  leather  and  Russian  leather,  with  or  without  attach- 
ment   dozen . , 

Of  tortoise   shell,  ivory  or  mother-of-pearl,  or  imitation  there- 
of   - dozen . 

Of  other  kinds 

Breastpins  of  all  kinds.    (See  Gems,  jewels,  and  imitation  jewelry.) 
Presses,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  iron  or  steel,  with  or  without  pieces  of  other  common  metal, 
for  dyeing,  corking,  or  domestic  use,  and  those  with  fly  wheel 

for  stamping kilog. . 

Of  iron  or  steel,  with  screw,  for  copjing  letters,  with  or  without 
bronze  or  copper  pieces,  and  those  without  screw  of  the  same 

material,  called  traveling  presses kilog.. 

Copying  presses  of  wood,  with  or  without  pieces  of  other  ma- 
terial   kilog. . 

Typographic  and  lithographic  and  those  for  baling  hay,  cotton, 

wool,  grapes,  etc kilog.. 

Of  wood,  iron,  or  steel  for  artisans do. . 

For  handstamping,  with  seal  engraved  on  m.etal,  wither  with- 
out boxes kilog. . 

For  perforating  letters  or  figures 

Sniiill  hand  presses  of  all  kinds  for  extracting  juice  of  meat  or 

fruit,  including  packing kilog. . 

Clothes  wringers,  with  cylinders  of  any  material do 

Doors  and  windows,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  common  wood,  set  up  or  knocked  down do 

Of  cabinet  wood,  set  up  or  knocked  down do 

Of  iron do 

Hoof  parers,  for  shoeing  animals do 

Polishers,  iron  or  steel,  for  artisans,  gross  weight do. 

Of  wood  or  bone,  gross  weight do 

Bracelets  of  all  kinds.     [See  Jewels  and  jewelry.) 
Sprayers,  atomizers,  and  inhalers,  of  common  metal,  whether  nick- 
eled, silver  plated  or  not,  with  or  without  parts  of  other  mate- 
rial, for  medicinal  purposes  and  perfume  water,  including  pack- 
ing   kilog. . 

Of  crystal,  glass,  with  or  without  parts  of  other  material,  for  per- 
fume water kilog. , 

Colters,  of  iron  or  steel,  for  plows,  gross  weight do — 

Billiard-cue  tips,  including  packing do. . . 

Brad  awls,  without  handles,  for  artisans do — 

With  handles  for  artisans do — 

Daggers,  only  with  permission  of  the  supreme  government,  -with  or 
without  shield  or  scabbard,  including  packing,  as  follows: 
With    horn,    bone,    hard    rubber,    wood,    or    common    metal 

handl  e kilog. 

With  deer  or  buffalo  horn  handle,  or  of  a  composition  called 

"Marfiline,"  of  white  metal  or  nickel  bronze kilog.. 

With  ivory,  tortoise  shell,  mother-of-pearl,  or  imitation  thereof, 

handle kilog. . 

Of  silvered  metal,  or  gilded  metal,  handle do 

Cuffs.    (See  Collars.) 

Knobs,  or  handles  for  canes,  parasols,  etc.,  according  to  appraisement.. 
Purpurine  or  bronze  powder  of  ail  kinds  and  colors,  including  pack- 
ing, and  also  the  liquid  or  prepared  ones  for  bronzing;  weight,  in- 
cluding packing kilog. . 

Burners  for  lamps.     {See  Lamp  burners.  ) 

Cheese  of  all  kinds,  gross  weight do 

Bats  or  rackets  lor  ball  playing,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  wood  kilog. . 

The  same  with  strings,  threads,  or  parchment do 

Scrapers,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  n'en  or  steel  for  artisans kilog.. 

Ink   erasers   for   desks,    with   wooden,    bone,    or   composition 

hand  le kilog. . 

The    same,    with    tortoise     shell,    ivory,     or    mother-of-pearl 

handle -  kilog. . 

Scrapers,  of  iron  or  steel,  with  or  without  handles,  for  ships  .do 

Spokes,    wooden,    for    carriage,    cart,    and     wheelbarrow,     gross 

weight kilog. . 

Scraps,  linings,  strips,  or  clippings,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  any  kind  of  leather  for  lining  caps  or  hats kilog.. 

Oilcloth,  for  the  same  purpose do 

Of  paper  or  pasteboard  ,  for  the  same  purpose   do 

Embroidered  edgings  or  insertions  of  thread  other   than  silk  on 
cotton  fabrics kilog. . 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


Valuation. 


S.60 
4.80 
7.20 


48.00 


.60 


.80 


.14 
.40 


(«) 


4.00 


.60 
.60 

.40 
,90 
.50 
.50 
1.00 
.GO 


10.00 

5.00 
.20 
10.00 
5.00 
1.00 


3.00 
6.00 


21.00 
30.00 


Amount 
payable. 


2.50 
.30 


3.00 
8.00 


1.00 
6.00 


30.00 
1.00 


8.00 
3.00 
2.00 


BOIiïVIA, 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1653 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Scraps — Gontinued. 

The  same,  embroidered  witli silk  lihread  or  containing  silk  on  cot- 
ton fabrics .. kuog. . 

The  same,  the  embroidery  of  which  is  of  woolen  or  vegetable 
thread  on  woolen  fabric,  with  or  without  an  inferior  admix- 
ture   - kilog.. 

The  same,  the  embroidery  of  which  are  of  silk  thread    on  a 

woolen  fabric,  with  or  without  an  inferior  admixture  ...kilog-.. 

The  same,  the  embroidery  of  which  is  of  thread  other  than  silk 

on  line  fabrics kilog.. 

The  same,  the  embroidery  of  whicTi  Is -of  silk  thTeaâ.'Or  thread 

containing  silk,  on  liiien  fabrics kilog. . 

The  same,  the  embroidery  of  which  is  with  cotton,  wool,  silk, 
metal,  or  any  other  thread,  on  silk  fabrics,  with  or  without  ad- 
mixture  kilog'.. 

Nets,  for  fishing,  gross  weight do 

Satchels  of  all  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Skirts.     (.See  Underskirts.) 

Sprinkling  cans,  of  zinc,  tin  plate,  or  sheet  iron,  tinned  or  untinned, 

enameled  or  painted,  coated  or  bronzed,  gross  weiglit kilog... 

Tips  for  walking  canes,  or  umbrella  tipí3,  etc.,  including  packing,  as 
follo^vs: 

Of  common  metal ...kilog.. 

Nickel  plated  or  silyered do 

Of  horn  or  bone do 

Rulers,  of  all  shapes,  of  common  metal,  wood,  hard  rubber,  or  com- 
position, with  or  without  metal  pieces  or  borders,  including  paek- 


Bolivianos. 
20.00 

14.00 
25. 00 
14.00 
24.00 


45.  GO 
1.Õ0 


I'er  cent. 


mg. 


.küog. 


Of  other  kinds 

Plowshares,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Railing,  cast-iron,  for  balconies,  "windows,   or  gardens,  painted  or 
unpainted,  varnished  or  bronzed  or  not,  gross  weight 

Watch  cases  of  all  kind-s 

Watches  of  all  kinds 

Clocks ., 

Rivets.    (See  Nails.) 

Oars  .  - each .  - 

Palms  (for  the  hands),  of  all  kinds,  for  artisans, including  packing,  of 
pine... kilog.. 

Resins  {See  Pitch.) 

Springs,  gros,3  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  iron  or  steel,  for  furniture  seats,  whether  painted,  tinned,  or 

copper  coated  or  not kilog . . 

Of  bronze  or  copper,  whether  painted,  tinned,  or  copper  coated 

or  not ^ '. ..kilog.. 

Of  iron  or  steel,  for  doors,  v,"hether  nickel  plated  or  not,  and  with 

or  without  small  portion  of  bronze  or  copper kilog. . 

The  same,  of  bronze  or  copper , do 

Of  iron  or  steel,  for  carriages do 

Retorts  and  muffles,  of  all  kinds,  for  smelting  and  assa^mg,  gross 
weight  -, kilog- . 

Revolvers.     {See  Pistols  and  rifles. ) 

Bridles,  leather,  shall  be  appraised  as  headstalls. 

The  same,  in  complete  sets,  composed  of  lieadstall,  bit,  check- 
strap,  halter,  etc.,  with  or  without  metal  rings kilog.. 

Of  other  kinds 

Rifles  (only  with  the  consent  of  the  supreme  Government),  as  follows: 

Rifles  or  parlor  guns each.. 

The  same,  in  boxes do 

Not  repeating do 

Winchesters,  or  like  guns,  and  those  with  hunting  pouches.,  do 

Revolvers  with  wooden  butt do 

Of  other  kinds;  according  to  appraisement 

Sprayers.     (See  Atomizers.) 

Rollers  of  all  kinds  for  legs  of  furniture,  including  packing kilog... 

Cylinders   for   blotting   paper  or  other  purposes,   including  pack- 
ing  küog. . 

Rosaries,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  wood,  unwroug-ht,  or  of  glass do 

Of  wrought  wood,  eoeoanut,  corozo,  bone  or  other  similar  sub- 
stance   - kilog. . 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Wheels,  wooden,  for  carriages,  carts,  and  wagons,  gross  weight,  kilog.. 

The  same,  with  rubber,  gross  weight do 

Of  iron  or  steel  for  wheelbarrows do 

Rollers  for  artisans do 

Turkish  tovi^ela.     {See  Cloth  in  their  correspondiag  schedules.) 

Sheets,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  white  cotton,  plain  or  twilled,  for  beds,  without  embroidery, 

including  jjacking kilog.. 

With  embroidery,  edging,  or  laces,  including  packing ..do 

a  According  to  appraisement. 


S.OO 
4.00 
6.00 


{") 


2.00 
4.00 


.20 

1.00 

.40 

1.20 

.60 


10.00 
(«) 

12.03 
15.00 
20.00 
40.00 
30.00 


2.40 
4.00 
1.00 
3.00 


.70 
2.00 

.40 
3.00 


2.00 
3.00 


25 


30 

30 

Free. 

40 
35 
15 
25 

15 
Free. 


25 
25 

25 

25 
25 

Free. 


30 

30 

30 
30 
15 
15 

Free. 

Free. 


1654   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


2548 


2550 
2551 
2552 

2553 

2554 
2655 

2556 
2557 
2558 


2559 
2560 
2Õ61 
2562 

2563 
2564 
2565 


2566 
2567 
2568 
2569 

2570 
2571 
2572 
2573 

2574 
2575 


2576 
2577 
2578 

2579 
2580 
2581 
2582 

2583 

2584 
2585 
2586 
2587 
2588 
2589 
2590 

2591 
2592 

2593 

2594 

2595 


2596 
2597 
2598 
2599 


2601 
2602 


2603 


Sheets— Continued. 

Of  linen,  white  or  unbleached,  or  with  admixture  of  another 
vegetable  material,  for  beds,  without  embroidery,  including 

packing kilog.. 

The   same,  with   embroidery,  edging,  or    lace,  including   pack- 
ing   kilog. . 

Sabres.    (<S'ee  Swords.) 

Punches,  including  packing,  for  artisans do 

Nail  pullers,  including  packing do 

Wad  extractors  for  firearms,  including  packing do 

Coats,  blouses,  and  any  other  similar  garments  for  men,  as  follows: 
Of  cassimere,  cheviot,  cloth,  serge,  flannel,  or  other  similar  cloth, 

or  fabrics  of  wool each. . 

The  same,  with  cotton  admixture do 

The  same  of  woolen  fabric,  such  as  alpaca,  or  the  like do 

Of  linen  or  cotton  fabric do 

Of  leather,  with  or  without  lining do 

Of  unbleached  silk  fabric  or  with  admixture do 

Those  measuring  less  than  33  centimeters  in  the  back,  except 
those  of  silk,  shall  be  appraised  with  a  rebate  of  60  per  cent. 
Empty  bags,  for  packing,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

Of  tocuyo  or  osnaburg kilog. . 

Of  canvas do 

Of  all  the  other  fabrics  of  hemp,  pita,  or  esparto  tissue do — 

Bags  for  ores  and  minerals  of  all  kinds do 

Hand  bags,  for  traveling,  including  packing,  as  folloM's: 

Of  leather  of  all  kinds do  — 

Of  plush do 

Of  jergón,  oilcloth,  or  wool do 

For  carrying  money  or  jewels,  satchel-shaped,  called  "pouches" 
or  "  holdalls,"  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  leather  or  wool kilog. . 

Of  pasteboard,  imitation  of  leather  or  oilcloth do 

School  bags,  pasteboard,  for  children do.... 

The  same,  of  leather  or  oilcloth do 

Of  rattan.     (See  Baskets.) 

For  military  instruments,  of  chamois  or  other  thin  skins. do. . . . 

Sago  or  tapioca,  gross  weight do 

Salt,  common,  ground,  in  grains  or  stones,  gross  weight do 

Refined  salt,  including  packing do 

Sausages  of  all  kinds,  gross  weight do 

Kitrate,  saltpeter,  common,  for  industrial  purposes,  gross  weight. do 

Purified.    {See  Nitrate  of  potash  or  soda.) 
Sauces.    (See  Pickles.) 

Life-preservers  of  rubber  and  waterproof  fabrics kilog.. 

Of  cork do 

Bergamot,  white  or  cetrine,  whole  or  in  powder,  including  packing, 
kilog 


Per  cent. 


Red,  gross  weight do.... 

Blood,  crystallized,  for  refining  sugar,  gross  weight do — 

Leeches per  100. . 

Sardines,  in  oil,  canned,  gross  weight kilog. . 

Frying  pans.     (.See  Pans.) 

Tallow,  of  all  kinds,  raw  or  rendered,  gross  weight do — 

Stamps,  rubber,  for  ink,  with  or  without  pad dozen.. 

The  same,  for  dating,  for  ink do 

The  same,  of  metal,  for  same  purpose do — 

The  same,  for  sealing  wax,  with  wood  or  bone  handle do — 

The  same,  with  ivory  or  mother-of-pearl  handle do 

The  same,  for  dating,  finished  or  unfinished do — 

The  same,  automatic,  and  those  for  numbering each . . 

Seeds.     (See  Plants.) 

Grits,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Handsaws  and  saws  of  all  shapes  and  sizes,  for  artisans do 

Napkins.    (See  Tablecloths.) 

Siphons   of   glass,  with   metal    neck   for  aerated  beverages,  gross 

weight kilog. , 

The  same,  with  rattan  or  wire  covering  for  the  preparation  of 

aerated  beverages,  with  12  caps,  gross  weight kilog. , 

Saddles,  with  or  without  attachments,  of  leather,  of  pigskins  or  imi- 
tation  thereof,  with  or  without   pieces   or   a   portion  of   other 

leather each. , 

The  same,  of  sole  or  other  leather,  except  pigskin do — 

The  same,  stuflied,  but  uncovered do — 

Called  "aperos,"  trimmings,  etc do — 

The  same,  with  silver  plates do — 

Note. — Only  girths,  stirrups,  and  stirrup  straps  shall  be  con- 
sidered as  attachments. 
Dress  shields,  of  rubber,  with  woolen,  cotton,  or  linen  fabrics,  for 

dresses,  including  packing kilog. 

The  same,  without  rubber,  including  packing do... 

Of  rubber,  with  silk  fabric,  with  or  without  admixture  of  any 

other  material,  including  packing kilog. 

The  same,  without  rubber do... 


5.00 

7.00 

2.00 
1.00 
L60 


25.00 

18.00 

8.00 


20.00 
20.00 


.70 
.80 
.25 
.15 

4.00 
2.50 
1.80 


4.00 

LOO 

.40 

1.00 

4.00 
.20 
.20 
.40 

LOO 
.10 


3.00 
L50 

L40 

.15 

.06 

10.00 

.20 

.20 
20.00 
30.00 
36.00 
12.00 
60.00 
48.00 
25.00 

.20 

.80 


.40 


60.00 
40.00 
30.00 
20.00 
60.00 


6.00 
4.50 


14.00 
10.  OC 


BOLIVIA. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


1655' 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Bedspreads  and  table  covers,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  hemp  or  jute  with  or  without  metal kilog. 

Of  cotton do . . . 

The  same,  with  admixture  of  wool,  with  or  without  metals,  .do... 

Of  wool  with  admixture  of  cotton do... 

The  same  with  figures  or  stripes  of  silk do... 

Of  wool do . . . 

Of  wool  with  silk  admixture do... 

The  same  with  silk  figures  or  stripes do... 

Of  wool,  velvet,  or  felt  plush do... 

Of  cotton  velvet  or  other  vegetable  fiber do... 

Of  linen do... 

Of  silk  of  all  kinds do... 

The  same  with  admixture  of  another  material do  - . . 

Of  silk,  plain,  with  a  lining  of  other  material  than  silk do. . . 

The  same  quilted do. .. 

Fur  or  feather  and  those  called  "Edredones,"  and  other  kinds 

not  especially  mentioned,  according  to  appraisement kilog. 

Note. — Silk  embroidered  shall  pay  a  surcharge  of  50  per  cent. 
Corset  covers,  inchiding  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton  fabric kilog. 

Of  linen  fabric do  . . . 

Those  of  silk,  with  or  without  admixture,  and  knitted  of  cotton 
or  wool,  shall  be  appraised  as  undershirts  according  to  their 
respective  kinds. 
Those  embroidered  or  trimmed  shall  pay  a  surcharge  of  25  per 
cent,  and  those  trimmed  with  silk  tulle  shall  pay  a  surcharge  of 
50  per  cent. 
Table  covers  of  oilcloth  or  rubber,  with  or  without  border,  including 

packing kilog. 

Of  other  kinds.     (See  Bedspreads.) 
Envelopes,  paper,  with  or  without  cloth,  stamped  or  not,  with  or 

without  monogram,  gross  weight kilog. 

Overcoats  and  wraps  of  all  kinds  for  men  and  boys  according  to 

appraisement 

Solder  for  tinsmiths  and  workers  in  bronze kilog. 

Hats  for  ladies  and  girls,  as  follows: 

Of  shavings,  palm,  crin  or  hair,  straw,  cloth,  felt,  velvet,  or  any 
other  material,  trimmed  with  lace,  feathers,  flowers,  or  silk, 

according  to  appraisement 

The  same,  without  trimming,  called  frames,  of  hair,  straw,  palm, 

shavings dozen. 

The  same,  floss  wool,  felt  wool do... 

The  same,  hair  felt,  woolen  cloth  or  cloth do... 

The  same,  of  felt,  or  silk  velvet do... 

Of  straw,  palm,  or  shavings,  common  for  bathing  purposes,  .do. . . 
Of  cloth,  hair  felt  or  silk  felt,  made  up  or  not,  for  the  clergy.. do... 
Finished  or  unfinished,  for  the  militar}^,  according  to  appraise- 
ment   

For  men  and  boys,  as  follows: 

Plug  hats,  beaver  of  imitation,  of  silk  plush,  and  those  having 

a  spring,  with  or  without  pasteboard  boxes dozen . 

Of  sized  brim  or  sized  brim  and  crown,  of  beaver,  felt  or 

woolen  fabric,  low  crown .' dozen. 

Of  straw,  palm,  or  shavings,  according  to  appraisement 

Of  hair dozen . 

Of  beaver  or  felt,  cloth  wool,  loose  frame,  for  men,  women, 

and  children dozen . 

Common,  of  wool,  floss  wool,  rubber,  linen  or  cotton  fabric, 

for  men,  women,  and  children dozen. 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Note. — Hat  cases,  leather,  shall  be  appraised  separately. 
Probes  and  catheters,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  rubber '. . . .  kilog. 

Of  common  metal,  nickel  plated,  silver  plated  or  not do — 

Of  silver do... 

Soup  tureens  shall  be  appraised  in  their  respective  schedules  accord- 
ing to  the  material  of  which  they  are  made. 

Blowpipes  of  all  kinds  for  artisans ■- kilog.. 

Sordines  for  violins.     {See  Instruments.) 
Rings.     (See  Jewelry.) 

Cassocks  for  the  clergy,  according  to  appraisement 

Suspensory  bandages,  linen  or  cotton,  with  or  without  rubber,  In- 
cluding packing kilog. 

Of  silk,  with  or  without  admixture,  including  packing do... 

Tobacco,  leaf  or  cut  (specific  duty) do... 

Chewing  and  snuff  (specific  duty) do... 

Wads  for  firearms,  including  packing do... 


Bolivianos. 

2.50 

3.00 

4.00 

5.00 

6.00 

6.00 

10.00 

8.00 

7.00 

5.00 

4.00 

.50. 00 

40.00 

40.  00 

20.00 


4.00 
6.00 


2.00 
1.00 

"'.'so' 


12.00 
6.00 

20.00 

60.00 
6.00 

72.00 


84.00 
48.00 


18.00 
36.00 
10.00 


8.00 
10.00 
60.00 


5.00 
15.00 
1.20 
1.20 
2.00 


Per  cent. 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
30 
40 
40 
40 
20 

40' 


3o; 


40'' 
Free.- 


Free. 


40' 

30 

30 

3.00 

3.50 

30- 


Bull.  No.  6—06- 


-13 


1656       INTEENATIOISrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Nós. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


2652 
2653 


2654 

2655 
26Õ6 

2657 

2658 


2659 
2660 


2661 
2662 
2663 
2664 

2665 
2666 
2667 
2668 
2669 

2670 
2671 
2672 


2673 


2674 
2675 


2676 

2677 

2678 
2679 
2680 
2681 
2682 
2683 
2684 
2685 

2686 
2687 
2688 
2689 

2690 


2692 
2693 

2694 
2695 
2695 
2697 
2698 
2699 
2700 
2701 
2702 
2703 


Billiard  cues,  common  wood kilog.. 

Fine  qualitj-,  inlaid do 

Kettles  of  bronze,  copper,  etc.,  shall  be  appraised  according  to  tîiéîr; 

respective  schedules. 
Morocco  leather  for  hats.     {See  Linings.) 

Tagua  or  corozo,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Drills  of  all  kinds,  with  or  without  bits,  for  artisans do 

Talc,  Venetian,  in  lumps  or  powder  for  soap  makers,  gross  weight, 

kilo  g 

The  same  of  line  quality  in  earthenware  or  glass  receptacles, 

gross  weight kilog . . 

Tinsel,  metallic,  iñ.  very  thin  sheets,  of  one  or  more  colors,  including 

packing kilog. . 

Casters  or  cruet  stands,  with  or  without  bottles,  including  packing,  " 
as  follows: 

Of  wood,  pasteboard,  or  composition. kilog . . 

Of  iron  or  spelter,  British  metal,  bronze,  copper,  or  yellow  metal 
wire,  with  or  without  pieces  of  other  corhmon  metal,  nickel 

plated  or  not kilog. . 

The  same,  gilded  or  silver  plated do 

Of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  plaque,  or  the  like. .do 

The  same,  gilded  or  silver  plated do 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Covers,  for  dishes,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  wire,  with  or  without  pieces  of  another  material kilog.. 

The  same  of  brass,  with  or  without  ornaments do 

Of  white  metal  or  plaqué do 

Covers  of  all  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Plugs  or  bungs,  with  or  witiiout  spigot,  wooden,  for  barrels kilog.. 

Cards,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  pasteboard,  for  pictures,  gilded  or  not do 

Of  all  kinds,  lor  visiting  or  notes do 

Congratulation,  surprise,  in  relief,  and  those  of  celluloid,  and 
those  for  christening,  marriages,  etc.,  with  or  without  orna- 
ments of  silk kilog. . 

Labels,  of  common  metal,  with  or  without  small  chains,  for  bottles, 

kilog 

The  same,  nickeled,  silvered,  or  gilded kilog.. 

Card  cases,  of  metal  or  other  kinds  not  especially  mentioned,  accord- 
ing to  appraisement 

Cups,  washing  bowJs.  and  basins  shall  be  appraised  in  their  respective 
schedules,  according  to  the  material  of  which  they  are  made. 

Tea  of  all  kinds  except  medicinal,  including  7>ackirig kilog.. 

Knitted  tissue,  not  specially  mentioned,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  cotton " kilog. . 

The  same  with  admixture  of  wool do 

The  same  with  admixture  of  silk do 

The  same  of  wool,  with  or  without  a  cotton  admixture do 

The  same  with  silk  stripes  or  figures do 

"With  silk  mixture do 

Of  goat  hair do 

The  same  with  admixture  of  silk do 

Of  linen,  with  or  without  udmixture  of  another  material  than 

silk kilog. . 

The  same  with  an  admixture  of  silk do 

The  same  with  admixture  of  another  inferior  material do.:.. 

Of  silk do.... 

Wire  gauze,  of  iron  wire,  whether  painted,  tinned,  galvanized  or  not, 

gross  weight kilog.. 

Of  bronze  or  copper  wire,  gross  weight do 

Tarred  cloth.     (See  Oil  cloth.) 

Telephones each.. 

Sugar  tongs,  nutcrackers,  rtc,  shall  be  appraised  the  same  as  sugar 

bowls  No.  289,  according  to  class. 
Pincers: 

Of  iron  or  steel  for  artisans kilog.. 

Of  iron,  wood,  or  steel  for  hair  or  beard  crimping  or  curling.,  do 

Forks,  Including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  iron  or  steel,  tinned do 

Of  spelter  or  lead,  with  or  without  steel  or  iron  core do 

Of  white  metal,  nicKel.  German  silver,  or  the  like do 

Of  plaqué,  gilded  or  not do 

With  mother-of-pearl  or  ivory  handle QO 

With  coating  of  silver  or  of  other  kinds  according  to  appraisement. 

Thermometers,  clinical : dozen.. 

For  bath,  on  wood  or  common  metal do 

01  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Screw  plates,  iron,  steel,  or  wood,  for  artisans, gross  weight kilog.. 

Teapots  shall  be  appraised  as  sugar  bowls  No.  289,  according  to  their 
class. 


Bolivianos. 
1.40 
3.00 


.10 
2.60 


Per  cent. 


.05 

.20 
5.00 

1.00 


2.00 

4.00 

7.00 

14.00 


1.8Ò 
2.00 
7.00 


.40 


1.20 

2.00 


7.00 
14.00 


.50 

4.00 

4.50 

6.00 

8.00 

10.00 

16.00 

14.00 

20.00 

12.00 
15.  00 
45.00 
60.00 

.70 
3.00 

30.00 


1.00 
5.00 

2.00 
3.00 

7.00 
14.00 
20.00 


30.00 
3.00 


1.00 


BOLIVIA. 
The  ínr(^— Continued. 


1657 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Amount 
payable. 


Scissors  and  nail  files,  including  packing kilog. 

Snuffers  for  lamps,  including  packing do... 

For  clipping,  shearing,  or  pruning do... 

Scissors  for  seamstresses,  tinsmiths,  barbers,  tailors,  etc do... 

Inks,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

For  printing  purposes  and  lithographing,  seals,    and  for  type- 
writers, in  ribbons  or  rollers kilog 

Of  all  colors,  for  writing,  liquid  or  in  sheets do.. 

Indeliable  ink do.. 

Chinese  ink,  in  paste,  including  packing do.. 

The  same,  in  liquid  form,  including  packing do.. 

Inkstands,  of  glass,  faience,  or  porcelain,  shall  be  appraised  as  glass- 
ware, earthenware,  or  porcelain,  according  to  kind. 
Inkstands  of  lead,  spelter,  tin,  bronze,  or  brass,  shall  be  appraised  in 
the  same  manner  in  their  respective  schedules. 

Fancy  inkstands,  according  to  appraisement 

Printing  type,  gross  weight kilog.. 

Corkscrews,  with  screw  or  spring,  and  those  of  large  size,  especially 

for  locking  or  grasping  the  stopper  firmly kilog.. 

The  same,  not  especially  mentioned do 

Knobs  or  handles,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

For  furniture  or  wooden  drawers,  with  or  without  screw  ..do 

Faience,  porcelain,  crystal,  composition  or  glass,  with  or  without 

screw ." kilog. . 

Of  wood  or  paper  pulp  with  iron  or  bronze  with  pendants.. do 

Of  iron  or  with  pieces  of  another  material,  whether  nickel  plated 

or  not kilog. . 

Of  bronze  or  copper do 

The  same  nickel  or  silver  plated do 

Of  white  metal,  nickle,  German  silver,  or  the  like,  with  or  with- 
out pieces  of  another  material,  whether  silvered  or  gilded  or 

not kilog. 

For  door  locks  of  iron  or  composition,  coated  or  not do . . . 

Of  bronze  or  bronze  and  iron do . . . 

The  same,  nickel  plated do... 

Of  white  metal,  nickel,  German  silver,  or  the  like do. . . 

The  same,  gilded  or  silver  plated do... 

Of  bronze  or  half  crystal,  in  shape  of  trunk  handles,  with  a  crystal 

plate kilog. . 

Suspenders  and  braces  shall  be  appraised  like  garters,  No.  1927,  ac- 
cording to  their  respective  kinds. 
Scabbards  for  swords.     (See  Belts.) 
Chalk,  prepared  in  small  cakes  for  tailors,  billiard  cues,  and  schools, 

including  packing kilog. . 

Bacon,  gross  weight do 

Awnings  or  shades,  of  canvas,  cotton  fabric,  hemp,  jute,  or  the  like, 

whether  pitched,  tarred,  or  not kilog.. 

Screws  of  iron  or  steel  of  all  kinds,  with  or  without  nuts do 

The  same,  bronzed  or  nickeled kilog.. 

Of  bronze  or  copper do 

Of  wood,  iron,  or  steel,  for  vises,  for  artisans,  large,  with  or  with- 
out stand,  and  small  ones  for  blacksmiths  and  silversmiths, 

kilog 

Of  iron  or  steel  for  pressing  meat  and  for  other  purposes  . .  .kilog. . 
Lathes.     (See  Machines.) 
Saw-sets,  ot  iron  or  steel,  with  or  without  handle,  for  handsaws  or 

saws,  without  nippers kilog. 

The  same  with"nippers do. . . 

Suits,  of  two  or  three  pieces,  for  children,  with  knee  pants,  of  cassi- 

mere,  cloth,  or  wool,  with  or  without  admixture each. 

Do., of  knitted  wool,  with  or  without  admixture do... 

Do., of  knitted  cotton do... 

Do.,  of  linen  brin,  with  or  without  admixture,  and  those  of  cotton 

fabric each. 

Traps  of  all  kinds  for  rats  and  mice,  gross  weight kilog. 

Of  all  kinds  for  flies,  gross  weight do... 

Frets  for  violins.    {See  Instruments.) 

Turpentine,  common  or  dark do... 

Wheat,  gross  weight do . . . 

Tripoli,  gross  weight do. . . 

Tops.     {See  Toys.) 

Truffles,  gross  weight ......  do .. . 

Scabbards,  leather,  loose,  for  swords dozen. 

Of  all  kinds,  for  knives  and  daggers,  with  or  without  straps. do... 

Of  metal,  for  swords do... 

Of  other  kinds,  according  to  appraisement 

Vanilla,  including  all  receptacles kilog. 

Valves,  of  all  kinds,  for  machinery do... 

Shafts  or  poles,  of  wood,  for  carriages do... 

For  carts  and  wagons do... 


Bolivianos. 
7.00 
2.00 
2.00 
3.00 


.60 

.20 

1.5C 

5.00 

3.00 


3.00 
2.00 

.SO 

1.40 
2.60 

2.00 
2.60 
4.00 


6.00 
.70 
1.75 
3.00 
4.00 
6.00 

5.00 


.60 
.40 

1.40 
.25 
1.20 


.10 
.60 


.65 
3.00 

8.00 
6.00 
4.00 

3.00 

.60 

1.60 

.40 
.07 
.25 

2.50 
36.00 

4.00 
48.00 


20.00 

1.20 

.30 

.20 


Per  cent. 
25 
25 

Free. 

Free. 


Free. 
30 
30 
30 
30 


30 
Free. 


Free. 
Free. 


Free. 
Free. 

40 
40 
40 

40 
25 
25 

40 

Free. 

10 

25 
40 
40 
40 
40 
30 
Free. 

Free. 


1658   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 


Nos. 

Goods. 

Valuation. 

Amount 
payable. 

Bolivianos. 

Per  cent. 

2758 

Rods,  of  iron  or  steel,  for  umbrellas  and  parasols kilog.. 

0.30 

25 

2759 

Vaseline,  white  or  yellow,  including  all  receptacles do 

Glasses,  tumblers,  etc.,  of  all  kinds  shall  be  appraised  in  their  re- 
spective schedules  according  to  the  material  of   which  they  are 
made. 
Candles,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

1.20 

80 

2760 

Stearin,  spermaceti,  paraffin,  or  composition,  either  white  or  col- 

ored   kilog . . 

.70 

30 

2761 

The  same,  with  adornments do 

1.80 

30 

2762 

The  same,  gilded do 

3.00 

30 

2763 

The  same,  of  wax  or  admixture  of  another  material do 

1.80 

30 

2764 

The  same,  gilded,  and  those  with  adornments do 

3.60 

30 

2765 

35 

Veils.     (See  Shawls.)  . 

2766 

Poison  for  rats do 

Veronics.     (.See  Shawls.) 

2.00 

30 

2767 

Dresses  for  women  and  children  and  fancy  dresses  of  all  kinds,  ac- 
cording to  appraisement 

40 

Glass,  plain,  not  colored,  gross  weight,  as  follows: 

2768 

Of  any  size  not  exceeding  4  mm.  in  thickness,  without  bevel. kilog.. 

.08 

30 

2769 

The  same,  exceeding  4  mm.  in  thickness-  and  not  exceeding  80 

cm.  in  its  greatest  length,  without  bevel kilog.. 

.25 

30 

2770 

The  same,  exceeding  4  mm.  in  thickness  and  of  more  than  80  cm. 

in  its  greatest  length,  without  bevel kilog. . 

.30 

30 

2771 

The  same  as  the  three  foregoing  schedules,  with  bevel do 

.50 

30 

2772 

Plain,  of  anv  shape  and  size,  colored,  including  dulled,  figured  or 

painted,  grooved,  muslin  or  engraved kilog.. 

.30 

30 

2773 

Glass,  concave  or  convex do 

.80 

30 

2774 

For  watches  or  spectacles,  including  packing do 

8.00 

30 

2775 

Prepared  for  photographs  and  pelicules,  including  packing. do 

.70 

30 

2776 

Beams,  pillars,  joists,  and  other  similar  pieces,  iron  or  steel  unions  or 

couplings  specially  manufactured  for  construction  purposes,  .kilog. . 

.25 

10 

2777 

.80 

25 

Common,  in  glass  receptacles,  gross  weight dozen.. 

.15 

3.00 

In  other  receptacles,  gross  weight kilog. . 

.10 

25 

Visors,  including  packing,  as  follows: 

2778 

3.00 

40 

2779 

Of  leather do 

5.00 

40 

2780 

Of  bone,  rubber,  hard  rubber,  or  composition do 

4.00 

40 

2781 

Of  tortoise  shells,  ivory,  or  mother-of-pearl do 

80.00 

40 

2782 

Paraguayan  tea,  gross  weight do 

.40 

25 

2783 

Gypsum,  common,  impure,  in  lumps  or  powder,  gross  weight  ..do 

.04 

30 

2784 

Gypsum,  pure,  for  dentists,  including  packing do 

.30 

30 

2785 

Anvils,  of  iron  or  steel,  for  artisans,  gross  weight do 

.20 

Free. 

2786 

Jute,  leaf,  gross  weight do 

.10 

30 

2787 

Zinc,  in  bars  or  ingots do 

.20 

Free. 

2788 

.20 

25 

2789 

Sumac,  for  tanning  or  dyeing,  grossweight do 

.14 

30 

BEVERAGES. 


27906 
2790c 


Aguardientes  or  spirits,  such  as  anisette,  cognac,  gin,  kirsch,  rum, 
whisky,  and  all  other  unsweetened  alcoholic  drinks  or  liquors,  in 

common  bottles  (specific  duty) dozen.. 

The  same,  in  other  receptacles  (specific  duty)  liter.. 

Cane  brandy  and  grape  brandy,  not  exceeding  20°,  in  any  kind  of 
receptacle,  subject  to  Government  monopoly,  such  as  absinthe 
(specific  duty) dozen. . 

Waters,  mineral,  natural,  or  artificial,  such  as  Apolinaris,  Yura, 
Seltzer,  Vichy,  and  aerated  waters,  lemonade,  ginger  ale,  or  other 
like,  in  bottles  or  flasks,  gross  weight  kilog.. 

Alcohol  of  all  kinds  of  more  than  20°,  subject  to  Government  mo- 
nopoly. 

Bitters  in  stoneware,  faience,  or  glass  receptacles,  gross  weight  (spe- 
cific duty)  kilog. . 

Beer,  cider,  and  "chicha,"  in  common  bottles  (specific  duty)... do 

Cider  or  "chicha  "  in  other  receptacles liter.. 

Sweet  liquors,  cassis  and  cordials,  such  as  Chartreuse,  Curaçao, 
Cacaco,  Benedictine,  etc.,  in  common  bottles  (specific  duty).. dozen.. 

In  other  receptacles  of  crystal  or  ornamented,  according  to  appraise- 


ment . 


Wines,  as  follows: 

Champagne,  and  other  sparkling  wines,  including  Asti,  in  com- 
mon bottles  (specific  duty)  dozen.. 

Generous  wines,  or  imitations  thereof,  such  as  Burgundy,  claret, 
red  or  white,  Cyprus,  sherry,  Madeira,  port,  Frontignan,  Pa- 
jarete, Malaga,  Malmsey,  Muscatel,  Pedro  Jimenez,  Peralta, 
etc.,  in  common  bottles  ("specific  duty) dozen.. 


BOLIVIA. 


1659 


The  tariff — Continued. 
BEVERAGES— Continued. 


Nos. 

Goods. 

Valuasion. 

Amount 
payable. 

2800 
2801 

2802 
2803 

2804 

Wines— Continued. 

The  same  in  other  receptacles  (specific  duty)  liter.. 

White,  such  as  Barsac,  Marsala,   Rhine,   Grave,   Sauterne,   Ver- 
mouth, and  other  not  specified,  and  imitation  thereof,  in  com- 
mon bottles  (specific  duty) dozen.. 

The  same  in  other  receptacles  (specific  duty) liter. . 

Clarets  of  all  kinds,  such  as  Bordeaux,  etc.,  in  common  bottles 
(specific  duty) dozen.. 

The  same  in  other  receptacles  (specific  duty) liter.. 

Note.— When  aguardientes  or  spirits,  beer,  liquors,  wines, 
etc.,  are  imported  in  half,  quarter,  or  eighth  bottles,  the  bot- 
tles shall  be  appraised  proportionately  according  to  their  kind. 
By  a  common  bottle  is  meant  the  bottle  which  by  its  shape  and 
capacity  has  been  adopted  by  commercial  usage  as  current  or 
standard  for  receptacles  of  the  different  kinds  of  liquors,  as 
indicated  by  the  following  scale:  Absinthe,  Vermouth,  sweet- 
ened liquors,  from  75  up  to  100  centiliters.    Aguardiente,  wines, 
beer,  from  60  up  to  75  centiliters. 

Bolivianos. 
2.  CO 

24.00 
2.00 

18.00 
1.50 

Per  cent. 
60 

7.20 
60 

6.00 
50 

DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL   PRODUCTS. 


Goods. 


Oils,  gross  weight: 

Almond kilog. 

Poppy do. . . 

Cod-liver do. . . 

Cod-liver,  with  iron  or  other  substances do... 

Cade  or  juniper do... 

Hemp do... 

Castor do . . . 

Clove  or  sesame do... 

Crotón  tiglium do . . . 

Fern ,  etherized do . . . 

Laurel do... 

Vaseline do. . . 

Medicinal,  not  specfied do... 

Nutmeg  butter do. . . 

Acetanilid;  weight, including  receptacles do... 

Acetone;  weight, including  receptacles  ..^ do... 

Acetophenone do. . . 

Aloes;  weight,  including  receptacles do. . . 

Acids: 

Acetic,  common;  crystal! izable  and  radical  vinegar,  gross  weight do... 

Arsenious  or  white  arsenic  ;  weight.  Including  receptacles do . . . 

Boric,  crystallized  or  in  powder;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Carbolic  or  phenic,  crystallized;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Carbolic  or  phenic,  crude,  liquid;  gross  weight do... 

Carbonic  in  capsules,  including  package do... 

Citric  ;  weight,  including  receptacles do . . . 

Hydrochloric,  crude  or  pure;  gross  weight do... 

Hydrofluoric  or  fluoric;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Phosphoric,  liquid;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Muriatic,  crude  or  pure;  gross  weight do... 

Nitric,  crude,  or  pure;  gross  weight do... 

Not  specified;  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Oleic,  impure;  including  package do... 

Oxalic,  impure;  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Pyroligneous  or  wood  vinegar,  crude;  gross  weight do... 

Tannic  or  pure  tannin;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Tartaric  or  tartric;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Salicylic;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Sulphuric;  in  bottles  or  flasks,  gross  weight do. . . 

Sulphuric,  in  stone,  iron,  or  glass  receptacles  of  greater  capacity  than  bottles 
and  flasks;  gross  weight - kilog. 

Sulphurous,  gross  weight do... 

Aconite  and  its  salts do . . . 

Ac  toi do . . . 

Agar-agar  (Ceylon  moss);  weight, including  receptacles do... 

Punk  or  tinder,  weight, including  receptacles do... 

Agaricina do . . . 

Waters:  tar  or  elaterite;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Carmelite  flower;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Medicinal,  in  any  kind  of  receptacle;  orange  flower,  rose,  limes,  and  other 
,  medicinal  flowers  and  leaves;  weight,  including  receptacles kilog. 


Bolivianos. 
0.80 


.50 
2.00 


3.20 
6.40 
.80 
1.00 
2.60 
5.30 
1.30 
1.20 
32.00 
1.30 

.24 

.50 

.40 

1.30 

.10 

2.00 

1.60 

.12 

2.40 

.80 

.12 

.30 

4.00 

.30 

.30 

.08 

1.20 

1.60 

2.40 

.30 

.06 

.20 

60.00 

60.00 

1.60 

1.60 

60.00 

.65 

1.30 

.65 


1660       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Tlie  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


Goods. 


Airol •-.....  ^ kilog . . 

Albumen;  -weight,  including  receptacles do 

Albuminates,  dry  or  liquid,  and  extracts  of  blood,  including  package...... do 

Dry,  not  specified  as  hemalbumin,  etc.,  including  package do 

Alkaloids,  not  specified,  and  their  salts do.... 

Camphor,  bromide:  weight,  including  receptacles do.^., 

Paste;  -weight,  including  receptacles do.... 

Alcoiiolates  of  raspberry,  chartreuse,  and  like  kinds;  including  package do.... 

And  medicinal  alcoholatures  not  specified;  gross  weight do 

Other  kinds  not  specified;  gross  weight do 

Aldehyde,  benzoic;  weight  inclndin'g  receptacles do. . . . 

Cotton,  for  wounds,  not  medicated;  including  package do.... 

Same  medicated;  including  package do 

Food  for  infants,  Liebig,  Nestle,  and  like  kinds;  gross  weight do.... 

Alizarin;  including  package do 

Musk;  including  package do 

Aloes;  weight  including  receptacles do 

Aloin;  weight  including  receptacles do 

Tar,  liquid,  Guyot's,  and  other  manufacturer's,  in  flasks;  vegetable,  common; 
including  package kilog.. 

Vegetable,  purified  for  medicine,  packed  in  tin  or  glass;  including  pack- 
age   .  .  .  .  i  a  a  -.  .  i  .  .  .  .  .  k  i  1  Og  .  . 

Alterative,  Dr.  Jayne's;  including  package do 

Alum  of  chromium;  weight  including  receptacles do 

Or  sulphate  of  alumina  and  potash,  whole;  gross  weight do 

Same,  in  powder;  gross  weiglit do 

All  kinds,  not  specified;  gross  weight do 

Alumina,  sulphate,  pure;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Aluminum,  acetate;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Aceto-tartrate;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Metallic;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Oxide;  weight,  including  receptacles do. . . 

Salts,  not  otherwise  specified;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Alumnol do 

Poppy;  assessed  as  medicinal  seeds. 

Amber,  yellow;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Gray gram. 

Amidol kilog. 

Hydrate  of  amylene;  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Amyl,  acetate:  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Nitrite;  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Ammonia: 

Benzoate;  weight  including  receptacles.- do... 

Bromide;  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Carbonate;  gross  weight do . . . 

Hydrochlorate,  gross  weight do. . . 

Fluoride;  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Phosphate;  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Phosphate,  impure  for  industrial  uses;  gross  weight do... 

Hj^drochloric;  gross  weight do... 

Liquid,  volatile  alkali;  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Nitrate,  impure,  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Nitrate,  purified;  weight  including  receptacles do... 

Oxalate do... 

Sal  ammonia;  gross  weight do... 

Sulphocyanate;  weight  including  receptacles do. . . 

Salts  not  specified do... 

Analgesine do... 

Antlfebrine;  weight  including  receptacles , do... 

Antimony;  weight  including  receptacle,  as  follows: 

Concrete  chloride do. . . 

Metallic,  regulus  of  antimony do... 

White  oxide do. . . 

Red  o.xide  sulphide,  kermes  mineral ...do... 

Black  sulphide do. . . 

Salts  not  specified do. a. 

Antipyrine do... 

Apparatus  for  making  medicinal  wafers each. 

Soxhlet,  for  nourishing  children do. 


Apiol . 


.kilog. 


Apioline do . 

Apomorphine do. 

Argentamine do. 

Argonine do. 

Aristol do . 

Arsenic,  yellow  or  orpiment;  weight  including  receptacles do. 

Metallic;  weight  including  receptacles do. 

Red;  weight,  including  receptacles do. 

Asaprol do. 

Aspirine do. 

Rock  candy,  including  package do. 


Valuation. 


Bolivianos. 

25.00 
3.20 
5.00 
5.00 

60.00 
5.60 
1.60 
3.20 
1.80 
2.4Ü 
2.50 
.SO 
2.00 
.65 
3.20 

60.00 
1.30 
4.80 


BOLIVIA. 


1661 


The  íari^^— Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continnea. 


Sugar  of  milk,  gross  weight , kilog. 

Sulphur  auratum  or  yellow  antimonio  sulphide;  weight,  including  recep- 
tacles   kilog. 

Sublimated,  gross  weight do. . . 

Precipitated  or  milk  of  sulphur;  vi^eight,  including  receptacles do... 

Iodide;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Balsams;  weight,  including  receptacles,  as  follows: 

Canada do . . . 

Copaiba  of  Tolu do 

Mecca do. . . 

Peru do . . . 

Other  kinds do... 

Baryta,  acetate;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Carbonate,  natural;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Carbonate,  purified;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Caustic,  common;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Chlorate;  weight,  including  receptacles .do 

Chloride;  weight,  including  receptacles do. . . 

Hydrate;  gross  weight do 

Nitrate,  impure,  for  industrial  uses;  gross  weight do 

Purified;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Oxide  of  barium  or  baryta;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Sulphate,  purified;  weight,  including  receptacles do... 

Sulphate  or  heavy  spar,  barytes;  gross  weight do 

Iodide do 

Benzine,  common,  including  package do. .. 

Rectified,  including  package do 

Benzonaphthol;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Benzosol do 

Betol;  iveight,  including  receptacles do 

Bismuth,  metallic  and  salts  not  specified;  weight,  including  receptacles... do 

Armenian  bole;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Mars,  Molsheim,  or  Nancy  balls  (tartrate  of  potash  and  iron);  weight,  including 

receptacles , kilog. , 

Armenian  bole,  Doctor  Alberts',  including  package do 

Medicine  chests,  homeopathic,  containing  flasks  or  small  tubes  from  30  to  70  mm. 
high  and  from  8  to  32  mm.  diameter,  measured  on  the  outside;  boxes,  cases,  or 
cabinets  containing  up  to — ■ 

24  remedies each., 

40  remedies do 

72  remedies do 

100  remedies do 

180  remedies do 

With  allopathic  remedies  for  domestic  use 

Bromaline kilog. . 

Bromine;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Bromoform;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Bromopyrine do 

Bourgies,  Reynolds's  and  like  kinds,  including  package do 

Butyl-chloral do 

Cadniium,  metallic  and  its  salts;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Caffeine,  and  its  salts;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Cloride  or  hypoclorite  of  lime;  gross  weight do 

Lime,  sodic;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Calcium,  bisulphate,  solid  or  liquid;  gross  weight do 

Carbonate  or  prepared  or  precipitated  chalk;  gross  weight do 

Hydrochlophosphatic;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Cloride,  common  for  industrial  uses do 

Cloride,  pure  crj-stallized  or  calcined;  weight,  including  receptacles.  ..do 

Phosphate;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Glycerophosphate;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Hypophosphate;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Lactate;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Lactophosphate,  crystallized;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Oxide,  or  pure  quicklime;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Permanganate;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Sulphide;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Salts  not  specified;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Iodide;  weight,  including  receptacles do 

Cantharides,  whole  or  powdered;  including  package do 

Cassia  fistula;  weight,  including  receptacles 

Capsules,  gelatin,  empty,  for  medicine;  including  package. 

Capsules  for  aerated  beverages  and  medicinal  purposes,  in  boxes  or  small  flasks, 
including  packing,  as  follows: 

Of  sulphate  of  quinine kilog.. 

The  same  of  other  alkaloids T do 

The  foregoing  in  cans  or  bottles  to  be  sold  by  weight do 

Medicinal,  not  specially  mentioned,  in  boxes  or  bottles do 

1    The  same  in  bottles  or  cans,  to  be  sold  by  weight,  and  those  of  gelatine,  empty 

:  for  holding  medicine kilog.. 

For  preparing  aerated  beverages do 

«  A.ccording  to  appraisement. 


Bolivianos. 
0.55 

2.40 

.08 

.5) 

20.00 

3.80 

1.60 

11.20 

9.60 

4. 89 

3.20 

.20 

l.SO 

.50 

1.00 

.TO 

.10 

.30 

1.60 

2.50 

1.30 

.10 

32.00 

.12 

.80 

4.80 

60.00 

10.00 

9.60 

0.45 

1.30 
20.00 


2.40 
4.80 
8.00 
12.00 
20.00 


(^0 


20.00 

4.80 

4.80 

60.00 

12.00 

12.00 

11.00 

16.00 

.08 

l.M 

.80 

.20 

4.80 

.C8 

.-:o 

1.00 
6.40 
4.00 
3,20 
5.  25 
.60 

25.00 
1.60 
3.20 

20.00 

3.20 

.30 

6.40 


15. 00 

15.  OJ 

25.  00 

4.  SO 

6.40 
3.00 


1662       INTEKJSTATIOjSTAL    bureau    of    the    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 


The  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


Carbon,  sulphide,  including  all  receptacles kilog. . 

Carburet  or  carbide  of  calcium,  gross  weight do 

Cardamom,  in  powder,  including  all  receptacles do 

The  same,  in  lumps,  including  all  receptacles do 

Carminative,  including  packing do 

Castoreum,  dry  or  in  powder do 

Poultices,  including  packing do 

Catechu,  aromatic  or  other  similar  capsules  for  chewing,  including  packing.. do 

Ca tgut  for  sewing  wounds,  including  packing do 

Hellebore,  white,  in  powder,  gross  weight do 

Ash  of  soda;  see  Soda,  carbonate,  calcined  (No.  3501). 

Cerium  oxalate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Zinc,  acetate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Bromide,  including  all  receptacles do 

Pure  carbonate  of,  including  all  receptacles do 

Impure,  gross  weight do 

Cyanide,  including  all  receptacles do 

Chloride,  melted  or  crystallized,  including  all  receptacles do 

Granulated  metal,  including  all  receptacles do 

Phosphates,  including  all  receptacles do 

Phosphide,  including  all  receptacles do 

Oxide,  impure,  gross  weight do 

The  same,  refined,  including  all  receptacles do 

Permanganate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Pure,  distilled,  including  all  receptacles do 

Salicylate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Sulphate,  gross  weight do 

Sulphophenate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Salts,  not  specially  mentioned,  including  all  receptacles do 

Zinc  tannate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Valerianate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Chloral ,  hydrated,  including  all  receptacles do 

Chlorose  or  glichloral do 

Chloridine  in  small  flasks,  including  packing do 

Chlorophyl,  in  a  dry  or  liquid  state,  including  all  receptacles do 

Chloroform,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Chloride    of    sodium,    in    bottles,    disinfecting    or    Labaraque    liquor,    gross 

weight kilog.. 

Cobalt,  crystallized  acetate  of,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Crysta"llized  chloride,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Nitrate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Black  or  gray  oxide,  including  all  receptacles do 

Sulphate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Copper,  acetate  of,  including  all  receptacles do 

The  same,  crystallized,  pure,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Arsenate  of  copper,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Carbonate  of  copper,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Chloride  of  copper,  pure,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Oxichloride  of  copper,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Black  oxide  of  copper,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Pure  oxide  of  copper,  including  all  receptacles do — 

Ammoniacal  sulphate  of  copper,  including  all  receptacles do  — 

Pure  sulphate  of  copper,  including  all  receptacles do — 

unrefined  sulphate  of  copper,  blue  vitriol,  gross  weight do  — 

Copper  sulphide,  including  all  receptacles do  — 

Copper  and  salts  thereof,  not  specially  mentioned,  including  all  recepta- 
cles  kilog-. 

Cocaine  and  cocaine  salts do — 

Codeine  and  its  salts Qo — 

Collodion  for  photographs,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Colocynth,  whole ^°'"' 

Do. ,  in  powder - QO — 

Medicinal  preserves.     (See  Electuaries,  No.  3086.) 

Jayne's  counterirritant,  or  the  like,  gross  weight iq°'" 

Quassia  mugs do . . . 

Corolline.     (See  Corsican  moss.  No.  3335.) 

Ergot  of  rye,  including  all  receptacles ^    "■" 

Medicinal  barks,  not  especially  mentioned,  in  powder,  gross  weight do... 

The  same,  not  especially  mentioned,  whole,  gross  weight do... 

Cream,  soluble.     (See  Pure  arseniate  of  potash,  etc..  No.  3411.) 
Cream  of  tartar.     (See  By  tartrate  of  potash,  No.  3417.) 

Creoline,  including  all  receptacles a'" 

Creosote,  carbonate  of,  or  creosotal,  including  all  receptacles ^°-" 

Vegetable  or  mineral  creosote,  including  all  receptacles ^^■"' 

Chalk,  mineral  or  mercurial,  with  lime,  including  all  receptacles h°'  "  ' 

Soda  crystals,  gross  weight a"' 

Chroton-chloral,  or  butyl  chloral,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Quassine ' do... 

Goats'  horn,  calcinated,  including  packing h    '  " 

Do. ,  in  filings,  including  packing do . . . 


Bolivianos. 

24. 00' 

.32 

4.80' 

3. 20 

4.80 

60.  00 
4.0O 
4.-8Q' 
4.- 80 


BOLIVIA. 


1663 


The  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


Goods. 


"Valuation. 


Couniariii,  including'  all  receptacles kilog. 

Cocuma  root  in  powder,  gross  weight do... 

Do. ,  whole,  gross  weight do 

Depilatories,  including  packing do. . . 

Dermatol do... 

Digataline do. . . 

Dimetiloxiquinocine do. . . 

Diuretine do... 

Duboisine  and  compounds  thereof do 

Eikonogene do . . . 

Elaterium do. . . 

Elatine,  or  tar  water,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Electuaries,  or  medicinal  preserves  and  jellies,  including  packing do... 

Medicinal  elixirs,  gross  weight do . . . 

Emetics.    {See  Potash  and  antimony.) 

Emetine do... 

Plasters,  medicinal,  cloth,  paper,  or  leather,  with  or  without  lining,  including 

packing kilog . . 

Cod-liver  oil  emulsion  shall  be  appraised  as  compound  cod-liver  oil. 

Ergotine,  Bonjean's,  including  all  receptacles do . . . 

The  same  dialyzed do... 

Ergotinine do . . . 

Resins,  in  powder,  including  all  packing do... 

The  same,  whole,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Absinthe,  essence  of,  including  all  receptacles do 

Essence  of  almond do. . . 

Do. ,  angelica do . . . 

Do.,  aniseed,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Do.,  orange  flower do... 

Do.,  camomile,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Do.,  cardamom do... 

Do.,  citron,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Do.,  coriander,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  same  of  fruits,  not  especially  mentioned  and  fruit  ether  for  ice  cream,  for 
cooking,  and  for  aerated  water,  including  all  receptacles kilog.. 

The  same  of  wintergreen,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  .same  of  geranium,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  same  of  heliotrope do . . . 

The  same  of  hyssop .'...do... 

The  same  of  jessamine do... 

The  same  of  cherry  laurel .• do... 

The  same  of  lavender,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  same  of  camomile do... 

The  same  of  matico do... 

The  same  of  marjoram do... 

The  same  of  mint,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  same  of  mirbane  or  nitrobenzine,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  same  of  mustard,  including  all  receptacles 

The  same,  perfumed  for  toilet.     (See  Perfumery.) 

The  same  of  wild  marjoram,  including  all  receptacles 

The  same  of  patchouli 

The  same  of  pa,lm  rose,  including  all  receptacles 

The  same  of  parsley kilog. 

The  same  of  mignonette do... 

The  same  of  rose do... 

Rue,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

The  same  of  sage,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  same  of  sandal,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  same  of  thyme,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  same  of  valerian,  including  all  receptacles do... 

The  same  of  violet do... 

The  same,  with  extract  for  preparing,  flavoring,  or  coloring  wines,  including 
all  receptacles kilog. 

The  same  of  "  marvellous"  in  small  bottles,  including  packing do... 

The   same,   medicinal,    not   specially    mentioned,    including    all    recepta- 
cles   kilog. 

Eserine do . . . 

Fluorine,  gross  weight do . . . 

The  same,  heavy.     {See  Hydrate  of  barlte,  etc.) 

Sweet  spirits  of  niter.    (See  Nitric  ether.) 

Chloride  of  tin,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Sulphide  of  tin,  including  all  receptacles  .'. do... 

Storax,  liquid  (calamite),  including  all  receptacles do... 

Strychnine  and  its  compounds do. . . 

Strontium,  Including  all  receptacles,  as  follows: 

Bromide do . . . 

Carbonate do... 

Chlorate do . . . 

Lactate ! do. . . 

Nitrate do . . . 


Bolivianos. 

32. 00 

.30 

.15 

4.80 

20.00 

60.00 

10.00 

30.00 

60.00 

16.00 

32.00 

.65 

1.30 

L80 

60.00 

9.60 

11.20 
32.00 
60.00 
12.00 
9.60 
12.80 
32.00 
32. 00 
6.40 

104.  00 
12. 80 

104. 00 
12.80 
12. 80 

3.20 
12. 80 
12. 80 
32. 00 
32. 00 
32.00 
32. 00 
12.80 
32.00 
104. 00 
32.00 
12.80 
.65 
12.  SO 

12.80 
32.00 
12.80 
32.  OO 
32.00 
240. 00 
12.80 
12.80 
12,80 
12.80 
12. 80 
32.00 

20.00 
1.60 

6.40 

60.  CO 

.10 


1.00 

9.60 

.80 

60. 00 

3.20 

.65 

6.40 

4.80 

.30 


1664       INTERlSTATIOlSrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — ^Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


3144 
3145 
3146 

3147 
314S 
3149 
3150 
3151 
3152 

3153 
3154 
3155 

8156 
3157 
3158 
3159 
3160 
3161 
ai62 
3163 
3164 
3165 
3166 
3167 
3168 

3169 
3170 
3171 
3172 
3173 
3174 
3175 
3176 

3177 
3178 
3179 
3180 
3181 
3182 
3183 
3184 
3185 

3186 
3187 

3188 

31S9 
3190 
8191 
3192 
3193 
3194 
3195 
3196 
3197 
3198 
3199 
3200 
3201 
3202 
3203 
3204 
3205 
3206 
3207 
3208 
3209 
3210 
-3211 
3212 
3213 
3214 
3215 


Strontium — Continued. 

Oxalate kilog. . 

Sulphate .■.-....■.. do 

Iodine do 

Ether,  including  all  receptacles,  as  follows: 

Acetic . do 

Butyric... do 

Chloric  or  hydrochloric do.... 

.^nantie do 

Nitric  or  sweet  spirits  of  niter do 

Sulphuric do 

Ethyl,  including  all  receptacles,  as  follows: 

Brotnide do 

Chloride do 

Iodide do 

Ethiops.     (&e  Oxide  of  iron.) 

Eucalyn do 

EucalJTJtol,  including  all  receptacles do 

Euphorina ...do 

Euquinine do 

Europhen do 

Evonymine do 

Exalgine do 

E.Kpectorant,  Jayne's  or  other  similar;  gross  weight do 

Extract  of  ipecac,  heavy,  including  all  receptacles do 

E.Ktracts  of  blood,  dry,  with  packing: 

Of  opium  and  of  kava-kava,  heavy,  including  all  receptacles-. do 

Liquorice,  solid,  with  packing do-.... 

Liquids  or  sarsaparilla,  "Bristol"  or  other  marks,  in  flasks  or  bottles;  gross 

weight kilog. . 

Not  specified,  solid,  including  all  receptacles do 

The  same,  liquid;  gross  weight do 

Acetated  fenol,  including  all  receptacles do 

Phenacetine do 

Phenazon do 

Phenocol  and  its  compounds do 

Phenol,  Bobeuf's,  in  flasks,  with  packing do 

Phenophalthalein.. ..- do 

Ferratine.     (.See  Albuminates.) 

Ferriperine  and  ferroperiufr ■ .... ...-..-.. do 

FestiDol,  including  all  receptacles ...-.-...-.-..•.. do 

Felt,  for  plasters  or  Spongiopiline,  including  all  receptacles do 

Formaline,  including  all  receptacles do 

Formine,  Including  all  receptacles ...do 

Phosphate,  iron,  liquid,  called  "  Leras,"  in  bottles,  Including  packing do  — 

Phosphorus,  red,  amphorus,  and  white,  in  sticks,  including  packing do 

Fruit,  Julian's,  with  packing do 

Gauze,  for  wounds,  antiseptic  or  not,  with  or  without  medicinal  preparation,  with 

packing kilog. . 

Creosoted  glycerin,  in  bottles,  with  packing do 

Glicine \ do 

Glichloral.     (.SVe  Chlorine.) 

Globules,  homeopathic,  with  or  without  medicine,  including  packing do.... 

Gums  and  medician  resins,  as  follows,  including  packing: 

Arabic,  powder. do  — 

Id.,  lumps do  — 

Catechu,  powder.. do  — 

Id.,  in  lumps do  — 

Jalap do 

Not  specified,  in  powder do 

Not  specified,  in  lumps do 

Drops  of  cacodilate  of  soda  or  solution,  including  all  receptacles do 

Drops  (Japanese)  in  small  flasks,  including  packing do 

Guaraná  ó  paulinia.  Including  all  receptacles do 

Guayacol,  cry.stallized,  including  all  receptacles do  — 

Id.,  liquid.  Including  all  receptacles do  — 

The  same,  not  especially  mentioned do  — 

Beans,  calabar  or  tonka,  whole  or  in  powder,  including  all  receptacles.. do 

Id.,  of  St.  Ignatius,  whole  or  in  powder,  including  all  receptacles do 

Heliotropine,  including  packing do 

Hemalbumine,  including  packing do 

Hemogalol,  including  all  receptacles. do 

Hémoglobine,  including  all  receptacles do.... 

Hemol,  including  all  receptacles do 

Heroine,  including  all  receptacles.... do 

Hydrastine  and  its  compounds do 

Hydrate  of  amylin,  or  hydrate do 

Hydrochloride  of  lime,  gross  weight ■ do 

Hydronapthol,  including  all  receptacles do.... 

Hydroquinone,  including  all  receptacles do 

Hydroxylamine,  hydrochlorie,  including  all  receptacles. .......do 


Bolivianos. 

3.20 

.65 

12.  80 


BOLIVIA. 


1665 


The  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


Iron,  including  all  receptacles,  as  follows: 

Arsenite kilog. 

Bromide  or  sesquibromide do... 

Carbonate do... 

Citrate  and  ammoniacal  citrate  of  iron do. . . 

Chloride  or  perchloride do . . . 

In  powder  or  reduced  to  hydrogène do... 

Phosphate do . . . 

Glycerophosphate do. .. 

Hypophosphite ^ do. . . 

Iron  and  strychnine  citrate do. . . 

Iron  and  quinine  citrate do. . . 

Soda  and  pyrophosphate do... 

Lactate do. . . 

Lactophosphate do... 

Liquid  of  Bravais do . . . 

Ocalate do . . . 

Black  oxide  of  martial  ethiop do... 

Magnetic  oxide  of  lodestone do... 

Peptonate do... 

Pyrolignite,  gross  weight do. . . 

Sacchrate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Succinate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Ammoniacal  sulphate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Commercial  sulphate,  impure  sulphate  of  iron;  gross  weight do... 

Refined  sulphate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Sulphide,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Its  compounds,  not  specially  mentioned,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Tannate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Iodine,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Lint,  antiseptic,  or  with  medicinal  preparation  for  wounds,   including  pack- 

-kilog. 


ing 

Id.,  antiseptic,  without  medicinal  preparation  for  wounds,  including  pack- 
ing   kilog. 

Thread, of  silk,  for  sewing  wounds,  including  packing do... 

Dubosine do... 

Hypnol do... 

Hypnon,  or  acetate  of  phenol do... 

Hypophosphite  of  lime,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Leaves,  medicinal,  not  especially  mentioned,  whole,  gross  weight do... 

Id. ,  in  powder,  gross  weight  1 do . . . 

Oilcloth  for  wounds,  with  or  without  silk,  including  packing do... 

Antkiller do . . . 

Ichytolbine,  or  albuminate  of  ichtyol,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Ichtyol,  including  all  receptacles do . . . 

Incense,  gross  weight do. . . 

Ink,  Indian,  in  powder,  in  small  boxes,  including  packing do... 

Inglobine do. . . 

Injections,  medicinal,  excluding  hypodermic,  gross  weight do... 

Itrol do . . . 

Jabon,  curative.  Renter,  including  packing do. . . 

Id,,  of  carbolic  acid,   sulphur,   etc.,  with  or  without    perfume,   including 

packing kilog. 

Jellies,  medicinal.     (See  Electuaries.) 

Sirup,  medicinal,  in  flasks  or  bottles,  gross  weight do... 

Juice,  dry,  of  papaya.     {See  Papayatine.) 

Kamala,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Kératine do... 

Kermes,  mineral.     (See  Oxide  of  antimony,  red  sulphate.) 

Kousso,  including  packing do... 

Lactophinine,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Lactopeptine  or  pepsine,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Lactuary  or  thridacium,  whole  or  in  powder,  including  all  receptacles do. .. 

Lanoline,  including  packing do. . . 

Cones,  menthol ,  including  packing do . . . 

Leptandrine,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Licopodium,  including  packing do... 

Liquor  Labaraque.     (See  Chloride  of  sodium.) 

Liquors,  alcoholic,  medicinal,  in  common  bottles;  specific  duty dozen. 

Id.,  in  other  forms  or  packages liter. 

Liniment,  Geneau  and  other  similar  brands,  in  flasksorbottles,  gross  weight,  kilog. 

Lichen,  gross  weight do. . . 

Lysol,  including  all  receptacles do.. . 

Lithium  and  its  salts,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Lupuline,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Grasshopper  killer 

Mace,  or  nutmeg  flower,  including  all  receptacles kilog. 

Magnesia,  bensoate do... 

Calcinated,  including  packing do. . . 

Carbonate,  gro.ss  weight do. . . 

Citrate,  including  packing do . . , 


Bolivianos. 

6.40 

6.40 

.80 

2.00 

1.60 

1.00 

2.00 

20.00 

9.60 

20.00 

9.60 

6.20 

1.30 

4.80 

8.00 

2.00 

1.60 

.65 

11. 2a 

.12 

1.00 

2.00 

.40 

.05 

.40 

.15 

3.20 

3.20 

12.80 


1666   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS, 


The  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


Magnesia — Continued. 

Refined  chloride,  including  all  receptacles kilog. 

Id.,  for  industrial  purposes,  gross  weight do 

Of  Henry,  and  injections  thereof,  in  small  flasks,  including  all  receptacles, 
kilog 

Phosphate,  including  all  receptacles kilog. 

Glycerophosphate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Liquid,  in  small  flasks,  including  all  receptacles do 

Salicylate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Sulphate,  English  salt,  gross  weight do 

Salts  of  magnesia, not  especially  mentioned,  including  all  receptacles.. do 

Valerianate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Magnesium,  metallic,  in  threads,  bauds,  or  powder,  including  all  receptacles, 
kilog 

Maltine  diastase,  including  all  receptacles kilog. 

Manna,  purified  or  in  flakes,  including  packing do. . . 

Id.,  assorted,  including  packing .do. . . 

Manganese,  acetate  of,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Borate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Carbonate,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Peroxide,  gross  weight do. . . 

Commercial  phosphate  for  industrial  purposes,  gross  weight do. . . 

Mannite,  including  packing do... 

Butter,  cocoa,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Id.  of  nutmeg,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Blue  mass  or  mercurial  for  pills,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Id.  cynoglose,  in  paste  or  powder,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Davis's  painkiller,  including  packing do . . . 

Medical  preparations,  granulated,  in  small  boxes  or  flasks,  sugar  coated  or  not, 
not  eServescent,  such  as  neuTosine,  kola  Astier,  etc.,  including  packing. kilog. 

Id.,  granulated,  to  be  sold  by  weight,  including  packing do... 

Menthol,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Mercury,  including  all  receptacles,  as  follows: 

Bichloride  or  corrosive  sublimate do... 

Chloride  or  calomel do. . . 

With  lime do . . . 

Crystallized  nitrate do . . . 

Yellow  oxide do . . . 

Red  oxide do. . . 

Pills.     (See  Blue  mass.) 

White  precipitate do... 

Salicylate do. . . 

Succinamide do . . . 

Sulphate  and  black  sulphate do. . . 

Mercury  salts  not  specially  mentioned do... 

Tannate do. . . 

Meringue  of  sugar  with  san tonine,  including  packing do... 

Methylene  for  deuaturizing  alcohol,  gross  weight do. . . 

Methyl  salicylate -. do. . . 

Methyl do. . . 

Migranine do . . . 

Myrtol do... 

Morphine  and  its  compounds do... 

Flies,  Milan ,  including  packing. -. do . . . 

Moss,  Córcega  or  coralline,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Naphthaline,  commercial,  in  powder,  flakes,  or  balls,  gross  weight do... 

Id.  chemically  pure,  gross  weight do... 

Naphthol ,  including  all  receptacles do . . . 

Naptholate  of  bismuth,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Narceine do.  -. 

Nicotine do. . . 

Snow  of  antimony.     {See  White  oxide  of  antimony.  ) 

Nickel,  crystallized  acetate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Crystallized  chloride,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Sulphate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Ammoniacal  sulphate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Nirvaline do... 

Nitrate  of  silver,  melted  or  crystallized,   caustic   stone,  including  all  recep- 
tacles  ! kilog. 

Gall  nuts,  whole,  inchiding  packing do... 

Id.,  in  powder  or  ground,  including  packing do... 

•Nux  vomica,  whole,  including  packing do.. . 

Id.,  in  powder,  including  packing do... 

Nutrose.     (See  Albuminates.) 

Wafers,  for  medicine  or  containing  medicine,  including  packing do... 

Opium,  in  paste ; do . . . 

Id.,  in  powder '. do... 

Opedeldoc,  including  packing do... 

Archil,  liquid  or  In  paste,  including  packing do... 

Id., in  powder,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Orezina  and  its  compounds do... 

Orphol do... 


Bolivianos. 

0.30 

.10 


BOLIVIA. 


i66r 


The  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


Gold,  pure  chloride  of ._ gram . 

And  chloride  sodium do... 

Orpiment.    (See  Yellow  arsenic.) 
Liquorice.    (See  Extracts.) 

Ortoformo kilog. 

Oxide  of  cerium do. . . 

Oxygen  in  steel  cylinders do. . . 

Pagliano  sirup  in  small  flaslis,  including  pacliing do... 

Pancreatin,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Panquimagogo,  including  packing do... 

Papaine ¿..do... 

Papaiotine,  or  dry  juice  of  papaya do... 

Paraldehyde,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Pastes,  althea,  lichen,  gum,  etc.,  sold  by  weight,  including  pacliing do... 

The  same,  medicinal, in  small  boxes  or  flasks,  including  packing do... 

Pastilles,  aromatic,  for  the  mouth,  including  packing do... 

Id.,  medicinal,  to  be  sold  by  weight,  including  packing do... 

Id.,  or  aromatic  sticks  for  fumigating,  including  packing do... 

Id.,  for  hypodermic  injections,  including  packing do... 

Id.,  tablets  and  compressed  pieces,  for  medical  purposes,  not  especially  men- 
tioned, in  small  boxes  or  flasks,  including  packing kilog. 

Paulinia.    (See  Gurana.) 

Pectoral  of  anacahuita, and  the  like, gross  weight do... 

Pepsin,  crystallized,  granulated  or  in  scales do... 

In  powder,  mixed  with  starch  or  milk  sugar,  including  all  receptacles,  .do. . . 

Peptone  and  liquid  pep  tonales,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Peptones,  dry  or  in  paste,  including  all  receptacles : do . . . 

Id.,  of  Robin  iron,  in  flasks,  including  packing do... 

Peroxide  of  hydrogen  or  oxygenated  water,  gross  weight do... 

Phenilacetamide,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Magnets.    (See  Iron  or  magnetic  oxide.) 

Caustic  stone.    (See  Nitrate  of  silver.) 

Blue  vitriol.     (See  Copper  sulphate,  unrefined.) 

Pills,  medicinal  confites  and  granules,  in  small  bottles  or  flasks,  to  be  sold  by 

weight,  including  packing kilog'. 

Pill  tiles,  with  bronze  or  iron  cutter  and  marble  or  wooden  slabs eacli. 

Pilocarpine  and  its  compounds kilog . 

Piperacine,  crystallized do . . . 

Piperonal  or  heliotropine do... 

Pyridine,  including  all  receptacles do . . . 

Pyrosoline,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Platinum  and  its  compounds,  not  especially  mentioned .  gram . 

Lead,  acetate  of,  lead  sugar,  gross  weight kilog. 

Pure  acetate  of  lead,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Impure  carbonate,  gross  weight do . . . 

Pure  carbonate  of  lead,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Chloride,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Nitrate  of  lead,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Tannate  of  lead,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Iodide,  including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Podofiline,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Powders,  disinfecting,  carbolic  or  crioline,  including  packing do . . . 

For  killing  insects,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Pepsin  powders,including  all  receptacles do. . . 

Pomades,  Farnier's,  for  the  eyes,  including  all  receptacles do 

And  medicinal  ointments,  not  especially  mentioned,  includingpacking.  do... 
Potash,  acetate  of,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Arsenate  and  biarsenate,  used  in  fine  arts,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Pure  arseniate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Refined  avsenite,  including  all  receptacles do 

Bicarbonate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Bieromate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Bisulphide,  including  all  receptacles do 

Bitartrate  of  cream  of  tartar,  including  all  receptacles do 

Borotartrate  of  soluble  cream,  including  ail  receptacles do . . . 

Bromide,  including  all  receptacles do. .. 

Impure  carbonate  or  perlasa,  gross  weight do 

Id.;  pure,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Caustic,  refined,  including  all  receptacles do . . . 

Cyanide,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Citrate,  including  packing do... 

Chlorate,  pure  or  impure,  gross  weight.... do... 

Chloroplatmate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Impure  chlorine  for  fertilizing  purposes,  gross  weight do... 

Id.  ;  pure,  including  all  receptacles do . . . 

Chromate,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Fericyanide  and  ferrocyanide,  including  all  receptacles do 

Fluorine,  including  all  receptacles , do 

Phosphate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Glycerophosphate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Hypophosphite,  including  all  receptacles do... 


Bolivianos. 

0. 80 

.00- 


60.00 

25. 00" 

1.35 

3.20 

9.60 

2.40 

60.00 

60.00 

6.40 

1.60 

2.50 

4.80 

1.60 

1.60 

16. 00' 

2.50' 

1.30 
25. 00- 

6.40 

6.40 
14.  40' 

8.00' 
.30 

1.30. 


16.  Off 

8.00 

60. 00' 

60.00 

20.00 

6.40 

9.60 

1.30 

.30' 

.65 

.15 

1.60' 

.50 

.65 

3.20 

11.20 

20. 00 

.50 

.65 

9.60 

9.60 

2.80 

.80 

.45 

2.00- 

1.60 

.40- 

.75- 

.55 

1.00 

2.0O 

2.20 

.25 

2.40 

1.80 

2.00 

1.30 

.40 

.65^ 

.12 

1.00 

1.60 

2.0» 

9.60 

2.40 

12.80 

4.80 


1668       INTEENATIOISTAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


3435 
3436 
3437 
3438 

3439 
3440 
3441 
3442 
8443 
3444 
3445 
3446 
3447 
3448 
3449 
3450 
3451 
3452 
3453 
3454 
3455 

3456 
3457 
3458 
3459 
3460 
8461 
3462 
3463 
3464 


3465 
3466 
3467 


3468 
3469 

3470 

3471 
3472 
3173 
3474 
3475 
3476 
3477 
3478 
3479 
3480 
3481 
3482 
3483 
3481 
3485 
3486 
3487 
3488 
3489 
3490 
3491 
3492 
3493 
3494 
3495 
3496 
3497 
3498 
3499 
3500 
3501 

3502 
3503 
3504 


Potash — Continued. 

Antimoniuni  tartrate  or  emtic,  including  all  receptacles ..kilog.. 

Manganate,  including  all  receptacles ...»  ^ ...  do ... . 

Common  nitrate  for  industrial  purposes,  gross  weight.. i..^.... do 

Refined  nitrate  or  Prunella  salt  or  mineral  crystal,  Including  all  recep- 
tacles  kilog. . 

Nitrite,  including  all  receptacles do 

Oxalate,  acid,  or  salt,  including  all  receptacles do 

Neuter  or  pure  oxalate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Permanganate,  including  all  receptacles do 

LiçLuid  sili cate,  gross  weight do 

Solid  silicate,  gross  weight do 

Sulphate,  Including  all  receptacles do 

Sulphoc yanide,  including  all  receptacles do 

Sulphide,  including  all  receptacles do 

Tartrate  of  i)0tash  and  Seignet  soda  or  salt,  including  all  receptacles... do 

Neuter  tartrate,  including  all  receptacles do.. 

Valerinate,  including  all  receptacles do.. 

Iodide,  including  all  receptacles do.. 

Potassium,  metallic do.. 

Radway's  Ready  Relief,  including  packing do.. 

Propilamine  or  trimethilamine,  including  all  receptacles do.. 

Protargol do. . 

Quermes.     (.See  Kermes.) 

Quinine  and  compounds  thereof,  including  all  receptacles kilog 

Quinoline  and  its  compounds,  including  all  receptacles do 

Quinasol,  in  powder,  Including  all  receptacles do. 

Roots,  ipecacuanha,  whole,  including  packing do. 

Id.,  powder,  including  all  receptacles ! do 

Milkwort  or  séneca,  whole,  including  packing do... 

Id., In  powder, including  packing... '. do... 

Medicinal,  not  especially  mentioned,  whole,  gross  weight do... 

Id.,  not  especially  mentioned,  in  powder,  gross  weight do... 

Regaliz.     (See  Liquorice.) 

Regulo  antimony'.     (See  Metallic  antimony.) 

Corn  protectors,  including  packing do 

Resorcine,  including  all  receptacles do 

Saccharine,  including  a  11  receptacles do 

Salts,  ammoniacal.     (See  Chlorhydrate  ammoniac.) 
Oxalate.     (See  Bitartrate  of  potash.) 
English.     (.See  Magnesium  sulphate.) 
Prunela.     (See  Refined  nitrate  of  potash.) 
Seignets.    (See  Tartrate  of  potash.  ) 

Salep,  whole  or  in  powder,  including  ail  receptacles kilog.. 

Salts,  of  mineral,  natural,  or  artificial  waters,  for   batliing  and  internal  use, 

including  packing kilog. . 

Effervescent  of  magnesia,  potash,    lithia,   etc.,   not    specially    mentioned, 

including  packing kilog.. 

Salicyne,  including  all  receptacles do 

Salipyrine,  including  all  receptacles do 

Salophene do 

Salol,  including  all  receptacles do 

Sandal,  white  or  yellow,  whole  or  In  powder,  including  all  receptacles do 

Dragon's  blood,  including  all  receptacles do 

Sanoform,  Including  all  receptacles do 

Santonine,  including  all  receptacles do 

Spurred  rye,  including  all  receptacles do 

Seeds,  medicinal,  not  specially  mentioned,  whole  gross  weight do 

Id.,  in  powder,  gross  weight do 

Serum,  antidipthenc,  antiepidemic,  and  the  like,  including  packing do.... 

Sidonol do 

Plasters,  including  packing do 

Soda,  acetate  of,  including  all  receptacles do 

Arseniate,  including  ail  receptacles do 

Arsenite,  including  all  receptacles. do 

Benzoate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Commercial  Dicarbonate  or  for  industrial  purposes,  gross  weight do 

Pure  bicarbonate,  including  all  receptacles do.... 

Bicromate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Blsulphate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Bisulphite,  Including  all  receptacles do 

Calcinated  borate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Common  borate,  borax  in  powder,  gross  weight do 

The  same,  whole  gross  weight ...do 

Idem,  pure,  refined,  malted do 

Bromide,  including  all  receptacles do 

Cacodilate do 

Carbolate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Calcinated  carbonate  (soda  ash)  crystallized  carbonate  (soda  crystal),  gross 

weight kilog. , 

Pure  carbonate,  including  all  receptacles do 

Ordinary  impure  caustic do. . . . 

Refined  caustic,  including  all  receptacles do 


Bolivianos. 

1.60 

2.40 

.12 


330LIVÏA. 


1669 


The  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


Goods. 


Valuation. 


■SõSã— Coñtmüed. 

Cyanide,  including  all  receptacles 

Cynamilate 

Chlorate,  including  all  receptacles 

Crystallized  pure  clioride,  including  all  receptacles 

Copahibate,  including  all  receptacles 

Fluorine,  including  all  receptacles 

Phosphate,  including  all  receptacles 

Glycerophosphate,  including  all  receptacles 

Hypophosphite,  including  all  receptacles 

Hyposulphide,  including  all  receptacles 

Lactate,  including  all  receptacles 

Refined  nitrate,  including  all  receptacles 

Nitrite,  including  all  receptacles 

Oxalate,  including  all  receptacles 

Permanganate,  including  all  receptacles 

Purgative  or  refreshing,  including  packing 

Salicylate,  including  all  receptacles 

Liquid  silicate,  gross  weight 

The  same,  pure,  including  all  receptacles 

The  same  solid,  in  powder,  gross  weight 

Sulphate  or  Glauber  salts,  gross  weight 

Pure  sulphate,  including  all  receptacles 

Sulphide,  including  all  receptacles 

Sulfocarbolate,  including  all  receptacles 

Sulfovinate,  including  all  receptacles 

Sulforesinate,  including  all  receptacles 

Impure  sulphide,  gross  weight 

Id.  pure,  including  all  receptacles 

Tartrate,  including  all  receptacles 

Iodide,  including  all  receptacles 

Sodium,  metallic,  including  all  receptacles 

Solution  of  carcodilate  of  soda.     (.See  Drops.) 

Ergotized  rye,  in  small  Basks,  including  packing 

Nitroglycerin  or  trynatine,  including  all  receptacles 

Id.,  medicinal,  in  water,  gross  weight 

Sotomose.     (.See  Albuminates.) 

Sozoyodol,  and  preparations  thereof 

Spongiopiline.     (See  Felt  for  poultices.) 
Corrosive  sublimate.     (See  Bichloride  of  mereur}*.) 

Sulphonal,  including  all  receptacles 

Suppositories,  medicinal,  including  packing 

Sulphate  of  soda  and,  in  general,  salts  used  in  metallurgy 

Court  plasters  for  wounds,  of  linen  or  gutta  percha,  including  packing  , 

Taline  and  compounds  thereof •.. 

Tanalbine,  or  albuminous  tannate 

Tamar,  Indian,  including  packing 

Tamarinds,  gross  weight 

Tannâtes  of  albumen 

Tannine,  pure.     (See  Tannic  acid.) 

Tanigene 

Tanaf orm,  including  all  receptacles 

Tea,  medicinal,  including  packing 

Oiled  cloth,  including  packing 

Emplastic  or  sparadrap  cloth,  including  packing 

Theobromine. 

Terpine,  hydrate  of,  including  packing 

Terpinol,  including  all  receptacles 

Fuller's  earth,  including  packing 

Thymol,  including  all  receptacles 

Tinctures,  medicinal,  gross  weight 

Tonga,  antineuralgic  specific,  including  packing 

Tonic,  Jayne's  vermifuge,  or  the  like,  including  packing 

Litmus,  including  packing 

Venetian  transparent  turpentine,  gross  weight 

Theriac,  including  packing 

Tridaceum.     {See  Lactuaries.) 
Trimetilamine.     (SeePropalamine.) 

Trion  al 

Catgut  for  sev.'ing  woods.     {See  Catgut.) 
Ointments,  medicinal.     (See  Pomades.) 

Uranium  acetate 

N  itrate  of  uranium - 

Urea 

Uretane .•  - 

Vanillin , 

Validol 

Vasogene,  containing  medicinal  substances,  including  packing , 

Id.,  pure,  including  packing 

Bandages,  cloth,  for  v/ounds,  including  packing. , 

Id.,  of  metal  or  morocco  leather  for  seton,  including  packing 

Veratrine 

Jayne's  vermifuge.    (See  Tonic.) 


-kilog. 
..do... 
..do... 
..do... 
..do... 
..do... 
..do... 
..do... 
..do... 


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..do... 
..do... 
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.do... 
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Bolivianos. 
1.60 
25.60 
.30 
.80 
16.00 
1.60 
.1-2 
12.  SO 
4.80 
Free 
6.40 
.50 
1.60 
2.50 
.65 
1.30 
2.40 
.06 
3.20 
.10 
.03 
.25 
.12 
3.20 
1.00 
.80 
.10 
2.40 
2.00 
12.80 
12.80 


.do. 
.do. 


.kilcj 
..do. 
..do. 
..do. 
..do. 
..do. 


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.do. 
.do. 
.do. 


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.do. 
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.do. 
.do. 
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.do. 
.do. 
.do. 


1670       lîiTEÏlNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


No. 


3577 

3578 
8579 
3580 
3581 
3582 
3583 
3584 
3585 
3586 
3587 


Goods. 


Wines,  medicinal,  not  specially  mentioned,  in  common  bottles  (specific 
duty  ) dozen . 

Id.,    m.edicinal,  not    specially  mentioned,  in    other    receptacles    (specific 

duty) liter. 

Le  Roy's  emetics,  Including  packing kilog. 

Punk,  agaric,  including  packing do... 

Iodine,  pure do. . . 

Id.,  trichloride do. . . 

Iodoform do . . . 

lodol do... 

lodolbucid do. . . 

lodopyrine do. . . 

Zeroform,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Zilol,  including  all  receptacles do... 

Note. — All  articles  included  in  the  present  section  that  are  not  subject  to 
the  payment  of  specific  duties  shall  pay  30  per  cent  on  their  respective  appraise- 
ments, with  the  exception  of  the  following,  which  shall  pay  10  per  cent:  Im- 
pure liquid,  carbolic  or  phenic  acid,  chloride  or  hypochlorate  of  lime,  capsules 
of  sulphate  of  quinine,  hydrochlorate  of  lime,  bicromate  of  potash,  quinine 
and  its  compounds,  and  nitrite  of  soda. 


Valuation. 


Bolivianos. 
16.00 

1.30 

2.40 

1.60 

15.00 

22.00 

16.00 

■  60. 00 

38.00 

38.00 

16.00 

.65 


Index  to  Bolivian  tariff. 
ARTICLES. 


Article. 


Abdominal  belts 

Accordions 

Advertisements 

Adzes 

Agricultural  machinery 

Alabaster 

Albs 

Albums 

Alcohol 

Almonds 

Alpaca  thread 

Alpaca  wool 

Alphenic 

Aluminum 

Anchors 

Animals 

Animals,  stuffed 

Aniseed 

Anisette 

Annotto 

Anvils 

Aprons 

Artists'  paper  stumps  . . . 

Asbestos  cement 

Asbestos,  roofing 

Atomizers 

Augers 

Automobiles 

Awls 

Awnings 

Axes 

Axles 

Axle  boxes 

Baby  carriages 

Bacon 

Bagatelle 

Bags: 

Hand 

Leather 

Bags  for  packing 

Balls 

Balls  forgames 

Bands 

Bank  notes 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


1343 

1706 

270 

299 

1661 

Í    215 

t  202.5 

104 

f    105 

\    112 

2792 

130 

1664 

1861 

112 

218 

153 

168 

169 

170 

2790 

50,51 

27S5 

1971 

1262b 

841 

759 

2475 

851 

266 

;  1905 

\  2479 

2732 

1640 

1196 

418 

1116 

2731 

1816 

2566 

2124 

/     421 

l  2559 

1830 

2298 

1339 

400 


Article. 


Barbers'  chairs 

Barks,  dyeing  and  tan 

ning 

Barley 

Barrels , 

Basins 

Baskets , 

Bassoons 

Bath  shoes , 

Bath  tubs , 

Beads 

Beads,  in  strings , 

Beams 

Bean  paste , 

Beans , 

Beating  sticks 

Bed  accessories 

Beds,  folding 

Bed  knobs 

Bed  spreads 

Bed  ticking 

Beef  extract , 

Beef,  jerked 

Beef  suet 

Beer 

Belaying  pins 

Bellows 

Bells , 

Hawk  or  sleigh 

Musical , 

Belting  for  machinery . 

Belts 

Bergamot , 

Beverages 

Bibs 

Bicycles 

Bidets 

Billiard  balls , 

Billiard  cues 

Billiard  cue  tips 

Billiard  tables 


I    3^ 
I    7 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


2094 


1014 

782 

354 

713 

2348 

2875 

525 

672 

1750 

598 

839 

1 

2322 

1097 

2776 

2274 

1427 

2060 

2075 

778 

776 

2311 

2604 

1472 

1336 

1139 

1616 

2794 

493 

1431 

662 

671 

767 

1749 

985 

871 

1339 

2Õ79 

2790 

301 

893 

395 

419 

2652 

2478 

399 


Bird  cages 

Biscuits , 

Bitters 

Bits  for  braces 

Bits,  horse , 

Blacking: 

Harness 

Shoe , 

Blankets , 

Blood,  crystallized , 

Blouses . ." , 

Blow  pipes , 

Boat  hooks 

Bodices , 

Boiler  cleaning  compos! 

tion 

Boilers,  steam 

Bolsters , 

Bolts 

Bonds 

Bone  manufactures 

Books 

Book  clasps , 

Boots 

Borers,  for  iron 

Bottles 

Bottles,  small 

Bottle  caps 

Bottle  holders 

Bottling  machines 

Bows,  silk 

Box  couches 

Boxes 

Bracelets 

Braces,  tools 

Brad  awls 

Bran 

Brandy 

Brass  dress  trimmings  . . 

Brass  manufactures 

Brass  rims 

Breast  pins 

Brick 

Bridles 

Bridle  bits 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


1801 
1454 
2793 
2042 
Í  408 
1.  1026 

892 
388 
1420 
2580 
2553 
2644 
394 
2076 

1276 
568 
136 

1201 
400 
226 

1912 

479 

f  578 

I  586 

1148 
441 

1419 
716 
244 

2018 

1889 

778 

f  521 

I  538 

2474 
386 

2479 

65 

2790b 

472 

480 

1384 

2458 

1840 

2527 
408 


BOLIVIA. 


1671 


Index  to  Bolivian  tariff — Continued. 
ARTICLES— Continued . 


Article. 


Bridle  rings 

Bridoons 

Bristles 

Bristol  board 

Britannic  metal   manu- 
factures   

Brocades 

Brooms 

Broom  handles 

Broom  straw 

Bronze 

Bronze  manufactures . . . 
Bronze  powder 

Brushes 

Brushes,  paint 

Buckles 

Buckskin  

Bugles 

Building  material 

Bungs  for  barrels 

Bunting 

Bi  irgundy  pitch 

Burins,  engravers' 

Burnishers 

Busts 

Butter 

Butter  churns 

Butter  dishes 

Buttons 

Buttonhooks 

Cable  wire 

Cacao  pods 

Calendars 

Calfskins 

Cameras 

Camisoles 

Candelabra 

Candles 

Candle  shades 

Candle  snuflEers 

Candle  sockets 

Candlesticks 

Candy  

Canary  seed 

Canes  

Cane  handles 

Cane  tips 

Can  openers  

Canvas 

Canvas  for  paintings 

Caps 

Caps,  bottle 

Caps,  firearms 

Cap  linings 

Cap  patterns,  infants' . . . 

Capsicum 

Caramel 

Caramels 

Carbon  paper 

Cardboard 

Cardboa  rd  mauf  acturers 

Card  cases. 

Cards 

Carpenters'  benches 

Carpets 

Carpet  sweepers 

Carriages 

Carriage  lamps 

Carriage  poles  or  shafts . 

Carriage  springs 

Cars,  railway 

Cartridges 

Cartridge  boxes 

Cartridge  shells 

Carts 

Bull.  No.  6—06 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


207 
311 
809 
763 

233 

1526 

12-42 

1984 

2134 

903 

480 

2486 

99 

474 

795 

2351 

1644 

1103 

1740 

57 

2669 

1548 

1453 

485 

484 

1193 

2012 

2016 

2013 

444 

24 

494 

769 

125 

1101 

2017 

647 

■  688 

~701 

"  2760 

1631 

189 

495 

688 

287 

143 

359 

2485 

2508 

23 

1478 

1471 

1593 

715 

1435 

2495 

1002 

81,82 

716 

2277 

2210 

751 

224 

•  745 
2871 

'  2670 
334 

•  115 
124 

'  1244 
738 

1353 

2766 
44 
737 
765 
760 
762 
730  i 

14 


Article. 


Carving  sets. 
Casks 

Cases 


Cases  for  liquors 

Cassimeres 

Castors 

Catalogues 

Catheters 

Caviar 

Cayenne  pepper 

Ceiuloid  manufactures. 

Cement 

Cement,  metal 

Chafing  dishes 

Chains 

Chalk 

Chalk,  prepared 

Chamber  pots 

Chamois  skin 

Chandeliers 

Charcoal 

Charqui 

Charts 

Checks,  banking 

Checkers 

Cheese 

Chemises 


Chess  sets  ..-. 

Chestnuts 

Chick  peas 

Chicory 

Children's  suits  . . 

China  ware 

Chinese  lanterns. 
Chin  straps 


Chisels  , 


Chocolate 

Chromos 

Cider 

Cigars 

Cigar  cases 

Cigar  holders 

Cigar  molds 

Cigarettes 

Cigarette  cases . . . 
Cigarette  holders 
Cigarette  paper . . 
Cinematographs  . 

Cinnamon 

Citterns 

Clarinets 


Clasps 

Cloaks  

Clocks 

Clock  dials 

Clock  springs 

Clogs 

Clothes  hooks 

Clothes  racks 

Clothes  wringers. 
Clothing: 

Childrens'  . . . 

Ready-made  . 

Cloves 

Coach  rugs 

Coal 

Coal  scuttles 

Coats 

Dress 

Frock  

Pur-lined 

Cocoa  


Num- 
ber of 
item 


1077 

354 

f    556 

\  1327 

1919 

1534 

2659 

270 

2441 

780 

81, 82 

221 

838 

2276 

146 

500 

2358 

2730 

305 

1104 

1849 

717 

1139 

743 

1142 

1820 

2487 

f    642 

I    658 

1815 

770 

1465 

49 

2740 

1941 

1348 

734 

Í    842 

1253 

[  1408 

1154 

1294 

2794 

836 

824 

434 

2069 

835 

823 

434 

2191 

843 

r    702 

L    704 

1739 

1742 

66 

960 

714 

1996 

2517 

1261 

2097 

595 

602 

1460 

2304 

2467 

2740 

935 

887 

1109 

718 

721 

2553 

1418 

1903 

2299 

496 


Article. 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


Cocoanuts 

Cocoanut  oil 

Cochineal 

Cocktail  mixers. . 

Coffee : . . . . 

Coffee  mills 

Coffeepots 

Coffee  roasters  . . . 

Cofftns  

Coffin  trimmings. 

Cognac 

Coke 

Collars: 

Dog 

Horse 

Men's 

Women's 

Cologne 

Colters,  plow 

Combs 


Comfits 

Compasses 

Composition      manufac- 
tures  

Conserves 

Copper 

Copper  wire 

Copy  books 

Copyholders 

Copying  machines 

Cordage 

Cord 

Cordials 

Corkscrews 

Cornices 

Corsets 

Corset  covers 

Corset  laces 

Corozo 

Cosmetics , 

Cots , 

Cotton  fabrics 

Cotton  presses 

Cotton  seed  ...  ; 

Cotton-seed  oil 

Covers 

Covers,  dish,  etc , 

Cradles 

Cravats , 

Cravat  clasps , 

Crayons 

Cribs 

Crops,  riding 

Crosses,  religious 

Crow  bars 

Crucifixes 

Cruppers 

Cuffs,  men's 

Cumin 

Cupels 

Cups 

Curling  irons 

Curry 

Currycombs 

Curtains 

Curtain  clasp 

Curtain  hooks 

Curtain  loops 

Curtain  rings 

Cushions 

Cuspidors 

Cymbals 

Daggers 

Damask 


Dates 

Decalcomaines . 


9066 

31 

908 

909 

504 

2016 
506 

2016 

266 

58,51 

2790 
719 

923 

920 

■  1082 

1087 

69 

2477 

f    798 

1.  2287 

1189 

930 

221 

937 

903 

90 

1914 

1166 

2420 

1795 

970 

2796 

2715 

972 

986 

2620 

2252 

2654 

2309 

771 

1470 

2462 

2303 

27 

1438 

2665 

1116 

947 

479 

720 

771 

1146 

1040 

353 

1041 

375 

1082 

929 

944 

■  940 
2875 

"  2693 
2433 

■  142 
802 

1016 

20,21 

1458 

2257 

200 

136 

1257^ 

1772 

2481 

1487 

1542 

886 

567 


1672   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Index  to  Bolivian  tariff — Continued. 
ARTICLES— Continued. 


Article. 


Demijolins 

Dentistry,  artificial  teeth. 

Dentists'  chairs 

Dentist's  rubber 

Desk  pads .". 

Dials,  watch 

Diamonds: 

Glaziers'  

Rock  drilling 

Dice 

Dirk  knives 

Dishes: 

Soap 

Tin 

Dish  covers 

Dividers 

Dog  collars 

Dolls 


Dominos,  game 

Doors 

Door  mats 

Douches 

Drawing  copies 

Drawing  paper 

Dresses 

Dressing  cases 

Dressing  gowns 

Dressmakers'  dummies 

Dress  patterns 

Dress  shields 

Drills 

Drugs 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


Drums 

Drumheads 

Dummies,  dressmakers' . . 

Dusters 

Dye  barks 

Dyewoods 

Dynamite 

Earpicks 

Easels  for  painters 

Eggs ■- 

Egg  cups 

Electric  apparatus 

Electric  bells 

Electric  buttons 

Electric  lamps 

Electric  wires 

Embroideries,  wool 

Embroidery  designs 

Embroidery  frames 

Emery 

Engravings 

Engravers'  burins , 

Envelopes , 

Epaulets 

'  '  Espauses  "  

Eyes,  artificial 

Eye  glasses 

Face  powder 

Faience 

Fans 

Fasteners,  wire 

Faucets 

Feathers 

Feather  collars 

Feather  dusters 

Felting 

Felt,  roofing 

Fencing  foils 

Fertilizers 

Fibers  for  rope  making  . 
Fichus 


1160 
1180 
2091 
1590 
739 
1260 

1174 
1175 
1818 
2481 

1789 
1434 
2665 
930 
923 
1830 
2100 
1822 
2468 
1356 
1185 
2063 
2212 
2767 
2117 
369 
1994 
1013 
2600 
2655 
2805 
3587 
'  1724 
1733 

■  1767 
1994 
1633 
1014 
1967 
2422 
1939 

486 
1701 
1700 
190 
669 
463 

■  701 
1347 

94 

440 

1176 

356 

■  1266 
2338 

'  1293 
485 
2623 
1140 
1275 
2126 
172 
2432 
1941 
2,19 
242 
1952 
2406 
1094 
2415 
1367 
1354 
f  1404 
I.  1690 
1619 
1361 
2151 


Article. 


Field  glasses 

Fifes 

Figs 

Figures 

Files 

Files,  nail 

Filters 

Firearms 

Fire  brick 

Fire  extinguishers . 

Fireworks 

Fish: 

Conserved 

Cured 

Fishhooks 

Fish  plates , 

Fishing  nets , 

Flags 

Flageolets , 

Flannel 


Flannel,  cotton ... 

Florida  water 

Flour 

Flowers,  artificial . 

Flower  pots 


Flutes 

Fly  paper 

Flytraps 

Fodder 

Foot  warmers 

Forges 

Forks  

Forks,  agricultural 

Fountain  pens 

Frames 

Frames: 

Painters' 

Picture 

Freezers 

Frock  coats 

Fruit 

Fruit  conserves 

Fruit,  dried 

Fruit  juices 

Fruit  peels 

Fruit  peelers 

Fruit,  preserved 

Fruit  presses 

Fumigating  braziers 

Funeral  emblems 

Funnels 

Fur  boas 

Fur  collars 

Fur  muffs 

Furniture 

Furniture  stuffing 

Furniture  trimmings  . . . 

Fuses,  miners' 

Gaiters 

Games 

Games,  markers  for 

Gardening  tools 

Garters 

Gas  m.eters 

Gasogens 

Gasoline 

Gauges: 

Artisans' 

Liquor 

Gelatin 

German  silver  manufac- 
tures   

Giant  powder 

Gilders'  pads 

Gin. : 

Ginger  ale 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


Article. 


181 
1742 
1662 
1380 
1934 
2704 
1385 
1246 
1839 
1311 

911 

937 
2329 

188 
2397 
2505 

335 
1751 
1542 
1550 
1472 
69 
1643 
1397 
1393 
1796 
1962 
1752 
2227 
2745 
2279 
1406 
1417 
2694 
1694 
1877 
2021 

358 
1045 
1657 
1903 
1428 

939 
1429 
1828 
1015 
2016 
1430 
2466 

466 

977 
1202 

403 
1086 
1632 
2082 
1031 
54,56 
1637 
2416 
1815 
1862 
1827 
1927 
2059 
1466 
33 

1167 
2323 
1467 

233 

2422 
141 
2790 
2791 


Ginghams 

Glass 

Glasses 

Glasses,  opera,  field,  etc. 

Glass  cutters 

Glass  dress  trimmings. . . 

Glassware 

Globes 

Gloves 

Glove  cases 

Glove  stretchers 


Glue 

Glue  boilers 

Glucose  

Gold,  dentists' 

Gold-leaf  books 

Gold  manufactures  . . . 

Gorgets 

Gouges 

Grape  presses 

Graphophones 

Grapnels 

Grease 

Grindstones 

Grits 

Guanaco  wool 

Guipure  laces 

Gum  lac 

Guns 

Gun  cases 

Gun  wads 

Guitars 

Guitar  cases 

Gutta-percha 

Gutta-percha  articles . 

Gypsum 

Hats: 

Men's , 

Women's 

Hat  bodies , 

Hat  boxes , 


Hat  brims 

Hat  frames 

Hat  linings 

Hat  shapers 

Hat  trimmings. 


Hatchets 

Hair: 

Animal 

Horse 

Human 

Haircloth 

Hairpins 

Hams 

Hammers 

Hammocks 

Handkerchiefs 

Handkerchief  cases. 

Handles 


Handles,  canes,  etc. . 

Handspikes 

Hand  stamps 

Harmonicas 

Harmonicas,  mouth. 

Harmoniflutes 

Harness 

Harness  blacking  ... 

Harness  buckles 

Harps 

Hay 

Hay  presses 

Hazel  nuts 


BOLIVIA. 


1673 


Index  to  Bolivian  tariff — Continued. 
ARTICLES— Continued. 


Article. 


Head  stalls 

Heaters 

Hemp 

Hemp  fabrics 

Hemp  seed 

Hides 

Hoes 

Holders  for  bottles,  etc 

Holsters,  pistol 

Hones 

Honey 

Hooks 

Hooks  and  eyes ".  ^ 

Hooks,  paper  hangers. 

Hoops 

Hops 

Hopples 

Horns,  hunting 

Horse  bits 

Horse  bridoons 

Horse  collars 

Horsehair 

Horsehair,  woven 

Horse  hides 

Horseshoes 

Hose,  rubber 

Hourglasses 

Houses 

Hunting  bags 

Hypodermic  syringes . 

Images 

India  rubber 

Indian  corn 

Indigo 

Infant  cap  pattern 

Infants'  hats 

Inhalers 

Ink 

Ink  erasers: 

Metal 

Rubber 

Insect  powder , 

Instruments: 

Musical , 

Surgical,  etc , 

Insulators , 

Iron: 

Manufactured 

Unmanufactured  ., 
Smoothing 

Isinglass 

Ivory 

Ivory  manufactures 

Ivory  spoons 

Jackets,  j  erseys 

Jars 

Jasper 

Jerked  beef 

Jewelry 

Jewelry  cases 

Jewels , 

Jute 

Jute  fabrics , 

Kaolin 

Kegs 

Kettles 

Kettle  covers 

Keys 

Key  rings 

Keyhole  guards 

Kid  skins 

Knitted  goods 

Knitting  needles 


Num.- 
ber  of 
item. 


1792 

488 

569 

572 

1150 

705 

1507 

143 

1100 

274 

244 

2392 

2336 

2062 

f  1457 

L  1464 

2125 

1457 

1392 

1947 

1977 

1779 

1026 

311 

920 

1030 

1032 

1111 

1658 

1986 

145 

766 

2076 

1811 

1193 

1586 

1968 

2361 

1002 

1603 

r  1704 

I  2475 

2708 

2491 
1589 
2427 

1706 

1705 

79,80 

1376 
1370 
2396 

916 
2023 

231 
1060 
1125 
1796 
2025 
1139 
1813 
1327 
2345 
■  705 
2786 
'  1507 
1835 

354 
2653 
1449 
1957 

19S 

413 

1106 

2676 

74 


Article. 


Knives 

Knives: 

Butchers' 

Pocket ... 

Sailors' .  - . 

Table 

Knobs 

Labels 


Laces 

Laces,  shoe 

Lamps 

Lampblack 

Lamp  burners 

Lamp  shades 

Lamp  wicks 

Lancets 

Lanterns 

Lard 

Lard  oil 

Lasts,  shoemakers',  hat- 
makers'  ,  etc 

Layettes  for  babies 

Lead 

Lead  foil 

Lead  manufactures 

Lead,  white 

Lead  wire 

Leather 

Leather  bags 

Leather  coats 

Leather  scraps 

Leather  straps 

Leeches 

Leggings 

Lemonade 

Lenses 

Lentils 

Letter  files • 

Letterpresses 

Levels 

Life  preservers 

Lifting  apparatus 

Lime 

Linen  fabrics 

Linen  thread 

Linings 

Linseed  oil 

Liquor  cases , 

Lobsters 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


Locks 


Locks,  row 

Logwood  extract. 
Lotto 


Lubricating  oil. 

Machetes 

Machines 


Magnets 

Mahogany  veneer 

Mallets 

Malt  extract 

Mandolins 

Manila  hemp,  for  cordage 

Manioc  flour 

Mantles 

Mantlets 

Maps 

Marble 

Marble  manufactures 

Marbles,  children's 

Marine  glasses 

Marjoram 

Markers  for  games 


1066 

1065 
994 
2115 
1068 
2717 
1331 
2673 
1215 
2252 
1849 
2357 
438 
2144 
2024 
2039 
1863 
1346 
2007 
27 

1692 

84 

2404 

2405 

239 

2357 

92 

1101 

2124 

2557 

2495 

982 

2581 

2416 

2791 

1945 

1893 

1917 

2460 

2118 

2576 

193 

557 

1507 

1674 

2495 

27 

1919 

1864 

677 

687 

811 

1156 

1337 

1825 

28 

29 

30 

1963 

2015 

2020 

1702 

1236 

928 

1338 

1756 

1361 

1159 

1996 

2150 

743 

2025 

232 

420 

181 

2129 

1362 


Article. 


Masks 

Matches 

Match  boxes 

Maté.. 

Maté  tubes 

Mathematical  instru- 
ments   

Mattresses 

Matting,  Chinese 

Mats 

Mats  for  dishes,  etc 

Mauls 

Meat,  salt 

Meat  choppers 

Meat  conserves 

Meat  extract 

Meat  presses 

Meat  powder 

Measures 


Num- 
ber of 

item. 


Medicine  boxes 

Medicine  droppers 

Memorandum  books 

Mercury 

Metal,  white 

Metal  dress  trimmings . . . 

Metronomes,  musical 

IVKlk,  condensed,  etc 

Milk  bowls 

Millstones 

Mineral  waters 

Mining  lamps 

Mining  machinery 

Mirrors ". 

Mittens 

Mixtion 

Molasses 

Molds 

Moldings 

Money  boxes 

Monocles 

Morocco  leather 


Mortars ~. 

Mosaics,  wood 

Moss 

Mother-of-pearl  manu- 
factures   

Mother-of-pearl  spoons. . . 

Motors 

Mourning  goods 

Mucilage 

Muffs,  fur 

Mushrooms,  dried 

Music,  sheet 

Music  boxes 


Music  paper 

Musical-instrument  keys. 

Musical  instruments 

Mustache  holders 

Mustard , 

Muzzles,  horse 

Nails 

Nail  brushes 

Nail  flies 

Nail  pullers 

Napkins 

Napkin  rings 

Naphtha  

Neat'  s-f oot  oil 

Necklaces 

Neckties 

Necktie  clasps 

Needles '. 

Needles,  knitting 

Nets,  fishing 

Netting 

Newspapers 


2030 
1409 

1408 

2782 

429 

1705 

917 
1303 
2330 

244 
2037 

725 
2Ü16 

938 
1386 
2466 
2434 
2048 
Í  549 
1  555 
1096 
1907 

286 
2061 
2 
1761 
1890 
1891 
2340 
2791 
1858 
1661 
1277 
1620 
2062 
2062 
2064 
2070 

519 

180 
f  1107 
I  2653 

133 
2078 
2105 

234 

1060 

2081 

1948 

1592 

1632 

1691 

2106 

(  112 

I.  1725 

2208 

1745 

1706' 

398 

2079 

464 

889 

798 

2704 

2551 

2008 

154 

33 

27 

925 

947 

479 

70,78 

2139 

2505 

1212 

1915 


1674   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 


Index  to  Bolivian  tariff — Continued. 
ARTICLES— Continued. 


Article. 


Nickel 

Nickel  manufiictnres  ... 

Nippers 

Nipples  for  firearms 

Nipples  for  nursing  bot- 
tles  

Nitrate 

Nose  bags 

Nursing  bottles 

Nuts 

Nut  crackers 

Nutmegs 

Oakum 

Oars 

Oats 

Ocarinas 

Ocher 

Odol 

OÜS 

Oilcloth 

Oil  stoves 

Oilers 

Olires 

Olive  oil 

Onions 

Orchil 

Organs 

Organs,  barrel 

Organ  pipes 

Ornaments 

Church 

For  hats 

Funeral 

Table 

Opera  glasses 

Overcoats 

Overshoes 

Ox  hides 

Oysters 

Padlocks 

Pails 

Paints 

Palettes,  painters' 

Palette  knives 

Palms,  artisans' 

Palm  oil 

Palm  seed 

Pamphlets 

Paper 

Paper,  flower  makers'  . . 

Paper  clasps 

Paper  cutters 

Paper  fasteners 

Paper  manufactures 

Paper  weights 

Papier-mache  manufac- 
tures   

Paraffin 

Parasols 

Paraffin  oil 

Paraguayan  tea 

Parchment 

Paris  powder  

Passementerie 

Pasteboard 

Peaches,  dried 

Peas 

Peanuts 

Peanut  oil 

Pearls 

Pegs 

Pegs,  shoe 

Pens 

Penholders 

Penknives  

I  Penwipers 

FencUs 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


2061 

233 

2371 

1149 

2333 
2.Í7Õ 
2077 
1970 
2119 
2691 
2120 
1314 
2518 

268 
1762 
2123 
2123 
25,36 
1228 

150 

37 

38,42 

34,35 

785 
2128 
1765 
1764 
1738 
62 
2130 
52,53 

977 
1380 

181 
2624 

595 

1100 

1864 

r    677 

L    687 

330 
2353 
2137 
1272 
2519 
31 
2303 
1912 
2196 
1686 
67 

991 

962 

236 
2381 

237 

2237 

2242 

33 

2782 

Í  1115 

I,  2310 

2430 

2257 

2226 

1168 

2060 

1993 

27 

2312 

901 

1301 

2413 

1867 

994 

1940 

/     720 

I  1S78 


Article. 


Pencil  holders 

Pencil  sharpeners 

Pepper 

Pepper,  red 

Perfumery 

Pessaries 

Petroleum 

Petticoats 

Pewter  ware 

Photographs 

Phonographs 

Photographers'  paper . . . 

Pianos 

Picks 

Pickles 

Picture  cards  

Picture  frames 

Pig  skins 

Pillars 

Pillows 

Pillow  cases 

Pins 

Pincers 

Pine  kernels 

Pipes 

Pistachio  nuts 

Pistols 

Pistol  holsters 

Pistons,  musical 

Pitch 

Pitch,  Burgandy 

Pitchers 

Planes 

Plants,  exotic 

Plated  ware 

Playing  cards 

Plows 

Plow  points 

Plowshares 

Plumbago 

Plumbers'  spoons 

Plumes 

Pocketbooks 

Polish,  metal 

Polishing  sand 

Polishing    sticks,    shoe- 
makers'   

Pomades 

Ponchos  

Porcelain 

Portfolios 

Potato  flour 

Powder: 

Blasting 

Clarifying , 

Coloring , 

Gun 

Insect 

Polishing 

Tin 

Preserves 

Presses 

Prints , 

Printing  presses 

Probes , 

Prunes 

Pruning-hooks 

Puff  boxes 

Pulse 

Pumice  stone 

Pumps 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


1865 

990 
2350 
81,82 
2309 
2324 
33 
1205 

233 
1414 
1407 
2206 
1769 
2335 
1233 
2670 
1045 
1102 
2776 

136 

1440 

■  113 

114 
1241 
2371 
2692 
2372 

706 

712 
2374 
2372 
2382 
2392 
1748 

144 
2331 
1453 
1796 

805 
2398 

233 
1817 

195 
2477 
2513 
2403 
1063 
2802 
2452 
2276 

196 

1173 
2309 
2435 
1941 
2448 
744 
1158 

2421 
2428 
2429 
2423 
2427 
2431 
2426 
1128 
2459 
1293 
1703 
2462 
2641 

886 
1963 
2415 

885 
2060 
2339 

423 


Article. 


Punches 

Purpurine , 

Purses 

Putty , 

Quill-i 

Quicksilver , 

Racks 

Rackets,  ball  playing  . 

Railing,  iron , 

Railway  cars , 

Railway  ties • 

Raisins 

Ramie  fabrics  (note) . , 

Ramrods 

Rat  poison 

Rat  traps 

Rattan  ...: 

Razors 

Razor  paste 

Razor  strops 

Reels 

Rennet , 

Reps 

Reticules , 

Retorts 

Revolvers 

Ribbons 

Rice 

Rice  paste  

Rifles , 

Riñe  canes 

Rings , 

Rings: 

Napkin 

Teething , 

Umbrella 


Rivets 

Rollers: 

Artisans' 

Furniture 

Roller  skates 

Roofing  felt 

Roofing  paper 

Rope 

Rope  yarn 

Rosaries 

Rosewood  veneer 

Rosin 

Rosin,  white 

Rowlocks 

Rubber 

Rubber  bands 

Rubber  cement 

Rubber  cloth 

Rubber  hose 

Rubber  manufactures 

Rubber  shoes 

Rubber  stamps 

Rubber  tubes 

Ruching 

Rugs,  coach 

Rules 

Rulers , 

Rum .^ , 

Rye 

Sabers 

Saddles 

Saddle  covers 

Saddle  racks 

Saddletrees 

Sadirons 

Sadiron  holders 

Saffron 

Sago , 

Salad  sets 

Salt 


BOLIVIA. 


1675 


Index  to  Bolivian  tariff — Continued. 
ARTICLES— Continued. 


Article. 


Salt  meat  ... 

Saltpeter 

Sand,  polishing . 

Sardines 


Satchels , 

Sauces  

Sausages 

Sausage  fillers 

Saws 

Saw  blades.- 

Saw  sets 

Saxophones 

Scabbards 

Scales 

School  bags 

Scissors ^ 

Scraps 

Scrapers 

Screens  

Screws 

Screw-drivers 

Screw  plates 

Scythes 

Seals 

Sealing  wafers , 

Sealing  wax 

Seed: 

Cotton 

Palm 

Exotic  plants 

Semolina 

Sesame 

Sewing  cases 

Sewing  cotton 

Sewing-machine  needles. 

Shadbacks 

Shades 

Shagreen 

Shakers  for  cocktails 

Shank  irons,  shoemakers. 
Sharpeners 


Shawls . 


Shellac 

Sheepskins 

Sheepskins,  basils. 

Sherberts 

Sheets 


Sheet  iron  goods . 

Sheetings 

Shirts 

Shirt  bosoms 

Shoes  


Shoes,  horse... 
Shoe  blacking. 
Shoe  brushes.. 
Shoe  elastics  . . 

Shoe  horns 


Shoe  laces 

Shoe  patterns 

Shoe  pegs 

Shoe  soles 

Shoemakers'  lasts. 
Shoemakers'  pegs . 
Shoemakers'  wax . 

Shot .•. 

Shot  pouches 

Shovels 

Shrimps 

Sieves 

Silk,  artificial 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


725 
2575 

196 
2582 
2644 
2506 
1233 
2574 
1203 
2592 
1685 
2738 
1773 
2750 

313 
2568 
2704 
2495 
2490 

401 
2733 
1172 
2703 
1618 
2464 
2122 
1837 

2303 

2303 

2398 

2591 

83 

1029 

1665 

73 

727b 

2732 

1105 

909 

1379 

63,64 

■  1121 

1996 

2150 

1591 

1101 

1108 

1794 

2546 

224 

228 

1472 

629 

641 


573 

586 

1658 

388 

799 

1197 

603 

606 

2252 

1009 

1301 

2399 

1692 

901 

810 

2098 

2099 

2135 

628 

1864 

786 

1581 


Article. 


Silk  fabrics 

Silk  fabrics,  flower  mak- 
ers'   

Silver 

Silver  dress  trimmings . . 

Siver  leaf  books 

Silver  manufactures 

Siphons 

Sirups 

Skates 

Skewers 

Skimmers 

Skins  for  trimming 

Skins 

Skirts,  wool 

Slates,  school 

Slate  pencils 

Sleeves,  cotton 

Slippers 

Snaffles,  horse 

Snuff 

Snuffers 

Snuffers,  candle 

Soap 

Soap  dishes 

Soaps,  fancy 

Solder 

Soldering  irons 

Soup  tureens 


Spatulas 

Speaking  trumpets 

Spectacles 

Spectacle  frames 

Sperm  ou 

Spermaceti 

Spigots 

Spirits , 

Spokes 

Sponges 

Spoons 

Spoons,  plumbers' 

Spoons,  sugar  making 

Sprayers , 


Sprinkling  cans 

Springs 

Spurs 

Squares 

Satmps,  rubber,  etc 

Stands 

Staples,  wire 

Starch 

Statues , 

Stays,  children's 

Steam  boilers , 

Steam  indicators , 

Steam  packing 

Stéarine , 

Steel , 

Steels  for  sharpening  cut- 
lery   

Steel  bars 

Steel  blades  for  planes . . . 

Steel  manufactures 

Steel  plates 

Steelyards 

Stencils , 

Stereoscopes 

Stewpans , 

Stills 

Stirrups 

Stirrup  laces 

Stirrup  straps 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


1565 

1689 

2402 

471 

1910 

238 

2593 

1794 

2280 

2138 

1293 

1110 

1100 

1208b 

2393 

1S84 

1990 

Í    587 

I    590 

464 

2650 

1169 

189 

1785 

1789 

2309 

2625 

779 

2643 

f    274 

[  2135 

1273 

417 

172 

1636 

27 

1284 

\  1952 

t  2669 

2790 

2494 

1291 

1053 

1063 

1064 

f  1163 

t  2475 

2507 

2520 

1285 


2584 

1297 

242 

132 

1193 

981 

568 

1704 

1204 

1302 

43,47 

63,64 

43 

1684 

214 

44,45 

Í    320 

L    328 

1897 

1304 

498 

86 

1315 

2254 


Article. 


Stocks,  military 

Stockings,     elastic,     in- 
valids   

Stockings 

Stoles  

Stones 

Stones,  precious 

Stopples  for  syringes 

Stoves 

Stoves,  cook 

Strainers 

Straps 

Straps: 

Chin 

Leather 

Straw 

Structural  iron 

Stubs 

Suet 

Sugar  

Sugar  bowls 

Sugar  candy 

Sugar  tongs 

Sulphur 

Sumac 

Surcingles 

Surgical  instruments 

Suspenders 

Suspensories 

Swaddling  clothes 

Sweetmeats  ifi  sirup 

Swords 

Sword  belt  trimmings 

Sword  canes 

Sword  knots 

Syringes 

Syringe  stopples 

Table  covers 

Tablecloths 

Tableknives 

Table  ornaments. 

Tableware: 

Fish  sets 

Sallad  sets 

Tacks 

Tagua 

Talc 

Tallow 

Tambourines 

Tanning  bark 

Tapelines 

Tapioca 

Tar 

Tarred  cloth 

Tea 

Tea  caddies 

Tea,  Paraguayan 

Teeth,  artificial 

Teething  rings 

Telegraph,  insulators 

Telephone,  insulators 

Telescopes 

Thermometers 

Thimbles 

Thread 

Thumb-tacks  fordrawing 

Ties,  railway 

Tierces 

Tiles 

Tin 

Tin  foil 

Tin  goods 

Tin  rims 

Tinder  boxes 

Tin  plate 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


959 

2046 

(  558 

I  566 

1312 

2336 

2345 

402 

f  150 

1.  1150 

905 

786 

1839 

734 

982 

2134 

2776 
1437 
1616 

288 

289 

287 
2691 

300 
2789 

262 
1705 
2729 
2647 
2146 
1188 
1269 
1635 

366 
1182 
1805 

402 

Í  2604 

L  2652 

2008 

1068 

1380 

1052 
1049 

901 
2654 
2656 
2583 
1766 
1014 
2048 
2571 

144 
2690 
2676 

521 
2782 
1180 

163 
79,80 
79,80 

185 
2700 
1161 
1665  " 
1151 
1191 

354 
1842 
1299 
1263 

221 
1384 
2043 
16^2 


1676   INTEKNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMEEIOAN  EEPUBLICS. 

Index  to  Bolivian  tariff — Continued. 
ARTICLES— Continued. 


Article. 


Num- 
ber of 

item. 


Tin-plate  goods 

Tinsel 

Tinsmiths'  tools 

Tips,  canes,  etc 

Tobacco 

Toilet  waters 

Tongues,  dry  or  salted . . . 

Tools 

Tools,  watchmakers' 

Tool  chests 

Tool  handles 

Toothbrushes 

Toothpicks 

Tortoise  shell 

Tortoise-shell   manufac- 
tures   

Tortoise-shell  spoons 

Tow  for  stufling 

Towels 

Toys 

Toy  carts 

Tracing  paper 

Traps,  rat,  etc 

Trays 

Triangles,  musical 

Trimmings 

Trimmings,  dress 

Tripoli 

Trombones 

Trousseau  for  brides 

Trowels 

Trousers 

Truffles 

Trunk  covers 

Trunks 

Trumpets 

Trumpets,  speaking 

Trusses 

Tubs 

Tubes 

Tubing 

Tulle 

Tumblers 

Turkish  towels 

Turpentine 

Turpentine  spirits 

Tweezers 

Twine 

Type 

Umber 

Umbrellas 

Umbrella  handles 


224 
1263 
26Õ6 
1901 
2508 
2649 
2309 
1895 
1660 
1659 

518 
1982 

798 
1936 

724 

219 
1060 
1313 
1481 
2169 
1827 
1830 

738 
2214 
2744 

275 

1777 

62 

2257 

1,2 

2748 

1723 

1778 

85 

310 
2140 
2749 
1447 

376 
1740 

417 

465 

330 
1989 

706 

712 
1558 
2759 
2545 
2746 
68 
2371 
2373 
2714 
2357 

1979 


Article. 


Umbrella  mountings. . 

Umbrella  rods 

Umbrella  tips 

Undershirts 

Underwear 

Upholsterers'  goods... 

Urinals 

Valises 

Valves 

Vanilla 

Varnish 

Vaseline 

Veils 

Vegetables 

Vegetables,  conserved 

Vegetable  wool 

Velocipedes 

Velvet 

Veneers 

Venice  powder 

Venetian  blinds 

Vermicelli 

Veronies 

Vests 

Vetches 

Vicuña  wool 

Viols 

Violins 

Violin  bows 

Violin  bridges 

Violin  cases 

Violin  finger  boards. .. 

Violin  frets 

Violin  mutes 

Violin  tail  pieces 

Violincellos 

Vinegar 

Vises 

Visors 

Wads,  gun 

Wad  extractors 

Wafers 

Wagons 

Wagon  poles 

Waists,  childrens' 

Walking  sticks 

Wall  paper 

Walnut  oil 

Wash  basins 

Washstands 

Washstand  sets 

Washing  bowls 

Waste,  cotton  or  wool 

Watches 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


166 
2758 
2508 

661 
1205 

607 

627 

642 
2257 

933 

376 
2755 
2754 

345 
2759 
2769 
1893 

937 
1862 
2765 
1555 
1569 
1236 
2430 
2314 
1366 
2766 
1118 

241 
1861 
1747 
1781 
1712 
1722 
1784 
1776 
2745 
1775 

375 
1783 
2777 
1241 
2778 
2651 
2552 
2122 

730 
2757 

981 

359 
2229 
32 
2348 
2349 
1887 
2875 
1063 
2516 


Article. 


Watch  eases 

Watch  dials 

Watch  keys 

Watch  springs 

Waters,  mineral 

Water-closets  

Water  meters 

Waterproof  coats 

Waterproof  cloth 

Wax 

Weaving  cards 

Weighing  machines 

Weights  for  scales 

Whalebone 

Whale  oil 

Wheat 

Wheels 

Wheelbarrows 

Whetstones 

Whips 

Whistles 

Whisk  brooms 

Whisky 

White  lead 

White  metal 

White   metal    manufac- 
tures   

Wicks 

Wicks,  candle 

Wicks,  unbraided 

Wigs 

Windows 

Window  cords 

Window  shades 

Wines 

Wine  skins 

Wire 

Wire  cable 

Wire  fasteners  or  staples 

Wire  gauze 

Wire  grating 

Wire  manufactures 

Wire-working  apparatus 

Woods  

Wood  ashes 

Wood  manufactures 

Wood  patterns 

Wool 

Woolen  fabrics 

Work  boxes,  ladies' 

Wrenches 

Wringers,  clothes' 

Yarn 

Yeast 

Zinc 

Zinc  manufactures 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


2515 

1260 

1950 

2096 

2791 

933 

2059 

2444 

1489 

806 

723 

813 

2325 

343 

25,26 

2747 

2541 

732 

2336 

1143 

1770 

1245 

2790 

2357 

2061 

233 

2040 

2133 

2132 

2298 

2468 

970 

1307 

2798 

2124 

87,100 

494 

242 

2689 

1808 

216 

192 

1964 

793 

229 

2064 

1859 

1530 

1029 

1961 

2467 

2873 

1901 

2787 

240 


DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS. 


Acetanilid 

Acetate  of — 
Aluminum 

Amyl 

Copper 

Zinc 

Acetic  acid 

Acetone 

Acetophenon  . 

Acids 

Aconite 

Actol 

Agar-agar 


2819 

2879 
2889 
3042 
3012 
2823 
2820 
2821 
f  2823 
I  2835 
2845 
2846 
2847 


Agaricina 

Airol 

Albumen 

Albuminates , 

Alcoholates 

Aldehyde,  benzoic 

Alizarin 

Alkaloids 

Alkaloid  salts 

Almond,  essence  of 

Almond  oil 

Aloin 


2849 
2853 
2854 
2855 
2856 
2860 
2861 
2863 
2867 
2857 
2857 
3096 
2805 
2870 


Aloes 

Alterative 

Alum 

Alum  of  chromium 

Aluminum 

Aluminum: 

Acetate 

Aceto-tartrate.. 

Oxide 

Aluminum  salts. . . . 


2822 
2869 
2873 
2875 
2876 
2877 
2878 
2874 
2881 

2879 
2880 
2882 
2883 


BOLIVIA. 


1677 


Index  io  Bolivian  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continuel. 


Article. 


Alumnol 

Amber 

Amidol 

Ammonia 

Ammonia: 

Bromide 

Benzoate 

Carbonate 

Fluoride 

Hydrochlorate 

Hydrochloric 

Nitrate 

Oxalate 

Phosphate  

Salts 

Sulphocyanate 

Amylene  hydrate 

Amyl: 

Acetate 

Nitrate 

Analgesine 

Angelica,  essence  of  . . . 

Aniseed,  essence  of 

Antif  ebrine 

Antimonic  sulphide 

Antimony 

Antimony: 

Black  sulphide 

Concrete  chloride . . 

Red  oxide  sulphide 

Salts 

White  oxide 

Antipyrine 

Ant  killer 

Apiol 

Apioline 

Apomorphine 

Archil  '^  3356 

^'^^'^^^ \  3357 

Argentamine 

Argonine  

Aristol 

Armenian  bole 

Aromatic  capsules  . . 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


2884 


/  2885 

t  2886 

2887 

2899 

2892 

2891 

2893 

2895 

2894 

2898 

f  2900 

1  2901 

2902 

f  2896 

t  2897 

2905 

2904 

2888 

2889 
2890 
2906 
3097 
3098 
2907 
2930 
2909 

2912 
2908 
2911 
2913 
2910 
2914 
;254b 
2917 
2918 
2919 


Arsenic 


Arsenious  acid . 

Asaprol 

Aspirine 

Balsams 


Bandages  

Barks,  medicinal 

Baryta 

Baryta: 

"Acetate 

Carbonate 


Caustic. 
Chlorate 
Chloride 
Hydrate. 
Iodide  .. 

Nitrate . . 


Sulphate 

Barytes 

Beans: 

Calabar  or  tonka. 
St.  Ignatius 


2920 

2921 

2922 

f  2958 

I  2960 

3008 

f  2923 

2924 

I  2925 

2824 

2926 

2927 

Í  2934 

1  2938 

r  3573 

1  3574 

3063 

2948 

2939 

f  2940 

1  2941 

2942 

2943 

2944 

2945 

2951 

f  2946 

1  2947 

'  2949 

2950 

2950 

3202 
3203 


Article. 


Benzine 

Benzoic  aldehyde 

Benzoate  of  ammonia 

Benzosol 

Benzonaphthol  

Betol 

Bismuth 

Bisulphate  of  calcium  . .. 
Blood,  extracts  of 

Blue-mass 


Bole,  Armenian 

Boric  acid 

Bougies 

Bromaline 

Bromide  of  camphor. 

Bromide  of  zinc 

Bromine 

Bromoform 

Bromopyrine  

Butyl-chloral 

Cacodilate  of  soda 

Cade  oil 

Cadmium 

Cafieine 

Calcium: 

Bisulphate 

Carbide 

Carbonate 


Chloride 


Chloride,  pure 

Hydrochlophosphatic 

Hypochlorite 

Hypophosphate 

Iodide 

Lactate 

Lactophosphate 

Oxide 

Permanganate 

Phosphate 

Salts 

Sodic 

Sulphide 

Camomile,  essence  of 

Camphor 

Camphor,  bromide 

Canada  balsam 

Cantharides 

Capsules 

Capsules,  empty 

Carbide  of  calcium 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


Carbolic  acid 


Carbon  sulphide 

Carbonate  of — 

Copper 

Soda , 

Zinc 

Cardamum 

Cardamon,  essence  of 

Carmelite  flower  water  . . 

Carminative 

Cassia  fistula 

Castor  oil 

Castoreum 

Cateche 


Catgut 

Catheters 

Cerium  oxalate 
Ceylon  moss 


2952 
2953 
2863 
2891 
2955 
2954 
2956 
2957 
2977 
3165 
3309 
3310 

■  2958 
2960 

■  2825 
2971 
2967 
2858 
3013 
2968 
2969 
2970 
2972 
3070 
3196 
2809 
2973 
2974 

2977 
3002 
2978 

■  2975 
2980 
2981 
2979 
2975 
2984 
2991 
2986 
2986 
2987 
2988 
2982 
2990 
2976 
2989 
3100 
3112 
2859 
2858 
2934 
2992 
2995 
2994 
3002 
2826 
2827 
2828 
3001 

3045 
3069 
3014 
3003 
3101 
2851 
3005 
2993 
2811 
3306 
3191 
3192 
3009 
2641 
3011 
2847 


Article. 


Chalk,  prepared 

Chartreuse 

Cherry  laurel,  essence  of 

Chloral 

Chloride  of— 

Cobalt 

Lime 

Lime,  pure 

Zinc 

Chloridine 

Chlorofile 

Chloroform 

Chlorose 

Chroton-chloral 

Citric  acid 

Citron,  essence  of 

Clove  oil 

Cobalt 

Cocoa  butter 

Cocaine 

Cocuma  root 

Codeine 

Cod-liver  oil 

Collodion 

Colocynth 

Copaiba  and  tolu  balsam 

Copper  salts,  etc 

Coriander,  essence  of  ... 
Corn  protectors 

Cotton,  surgical 

Coumarin 

Counterirritants 

Court-plaster 

Creoline 

Creosote 

Crotón  tiglium  oil 

Cyanide  of  zinc 

Davis's  Painkiller 

Depilatories 

Dermatol 

Digatalin  e 

Dimetiloxiquinocina  ... 

Diuritine 

Dragon's  blood 

Duboisine 

Dubosine 

Eikonagune 

Elatine 

Elaterite 

Elaterium 

Electuaries 

Elixirs,  medicinal 

Emetic,  Le  Roy's 

Emetine '. 

Emplastic  cloth 

Ergot 

Ergotine 

Ergot  onine , 

Ergotized  rye , 

Eserine 

Essences 

Ether  and  compounds  .. . 

Ethyl  and  compounds  . . 

Eucalyn , 

Eucalyptol 

Euphorina 

Euquinine 

Europhen , 

E  vol  lymine 

Exalgine , 


Num- 
ber of 
item . 


2978 
2860 
3110 
3031 

3038 
f  2975 
\  2980 
2981 
3016 
3033 
3034 
3035 
3032 
3070 
2829 
3102 
2812 
3037 
3307 
3055 
3075 
3056 
f  2807 
I  2808 
3057 
3058 
2935 
3042 
3103 
3465 
/  2864 
\  2865 
3074 
3060 
3542 
3065 
3066 
2813 
3016 
3311 
3077 
3078 
3079 
3080 
3081 
3476 
3083 
3248 

3085 
2850 

3086 

3087 

3578 

3088- 

3552 

3262 

/  3090 

\  3091 

3092 

3536 

3133 

(  3096 

I  3132 

/  3147 

1  3152 

f  3153 

1  3155 

3156 

3157 

3158 

3159 

3160 

3161 

3162 


1678   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Index  to  Bolivian  tariff — Continued. 
DRUGS  AND  CHEMICAL  PRODUCTS— Continued. 


Article. 


Expectorant,  Jaynes's. 

Felt,  for  plasters 

Fenol,  acetated 

Fern  oil 

Ferriperine 

Festinol 

Fluorine 

Food  for  infants 

Formaline 

Formine 

Fruit,  Julian's 

Fruit  essences 

Fuller's  earth 

Gall  nuts 


Gauze,  antiseptic,  etc  . . . 
Geranium,  essence  of  . . . 

Glichloral 

Glicine 

Globules,  homeopathic. 

Glj'cerine,  creosoted 

Glycerophosphate  of  cal- 
cium   

Goats'  horn 

Gold 


Grasshopper-killer  . 
Guaraná 

Guayacol 


Gums,  etc 

Guyot's  tar 

Heliotrope,  essence  of . . . 

HeliotTopine 

Hellebore 

Hemalbumin 

Hemalbumine 

Hemogalol 

Hémoglobine 

Hemol 

Hemp  oil 

Heroine 

Homeopathic  chests 

Hydrastine 

Hydrate  of — 

Amylene 

Amylin 

Hydrochlorate  of  ammo- 
nia   

Hydrochloric  acid 

Hydrochloride  of  lime.. 

Hydronaphthol 

Hydroquinijne 

Hydroxylamine 

Hypnol 

Hypnon 

Hypochlorite  of  lime 

Hypophosphate  of  lime . 
Hyposulphite  of  lime  . . . 

Hyssop,  essence  of 

Ichtyol 

Ichtolbine 

Incense 

Infant  foods 

Inglobine 

Injections 

Ink,  Indian 

Iodide  of — 

Calcium 

Sulphur 

Iodine 


Iodoform. 

lodol 

lodolbucid 

lodopyrine 

Ipecac,  extract  of 

Iron  and  compounds 


Article. 


Itrol  

Jalap 

Japanese  drops , 

Jaynes's  alterative 

Jellies 

Jessamine,  essence  of  - . 

Juices,  papaya 

Juniper  oil 

Kamala 

Kératine 

Kermes,  mineral 

Kousso 

Lactopeptine 

Lactophinine 

Lactuary 

Lanoline 

Laurel  oil 

Lavender,  essence  of... 

Lead  and  compounds. . 

Leptandrine 

Leaves,  medicinal 

Lichen 

Licopodium 

Liebig's  extract 

Lime: 

Pure 

Sodic 

Salts 

Limewater 

Liniment 

Lint 

Liquors,  alcoholic 

Liquorice: 

Liquidorsarsaparilla. 

Solid 

Lithium 

Litmus 

Lupuline 

Lysol 

Mace 

Magnesia       and       com- 
pounds  

Magnesium,  metallic  ... 
Maltine  diastase 

Manganese 

Manna 

Mannite 

Marjoram,  essence  of 

Marjoram,  wild,  essence 

of 

Mars'  balls 

Matico,  essence  of 

Mecca  balsam 

Medicine  boxes 

Medicine  chests 

Medical      preparations, 

granulated,  etc 

Menthol 

Menthol  cones 

Mercurial  chalk 

Mercury  and  compounds. 

Merintue 

Methyl 

Methyl  salycilate 

Methylene 

Mignonette,  essence  of... 

Migranine 

Milan  flies 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


3261 

Í  3193 

1  3195 

8197 

2873 

3264 

3109 

3264 

2809 

3265 

3266 

f  2911 

\  3266 

3267 

3269 

3268 

8270 

3271 

2815 

3111 

f  3396 

t  3403 

3273 

f  3252 

\  3253 

3278 

3274 

2866 

2987 

2976 

2990 

2852 

3277 

f  3245 

t  3246 

Í  3275 

\  3276 

3168 

;  3167 

t  3170 

3280 

3561 

3281 

3279 

3282 

f  3283 

t  3296 

3297 

8298 

Í  3301 

t  3305 

J  3299 

1  3300 

3306 

3114 

3118 

2959 

3113 

2936 

f  549 

1  655 

j  2961 

\  2966 

;  3312 

\  3313 

3314 

3272 

3068 

f  3315 

\  3326 

3327 

3330 

3329 

3328 

3122 

3331 

3334 


Article. 


Milk  of  sulphur 

Mint,  essence  of 

Mirbane,  essence  of 

Molsheim  balls 

Morphine  and  compounds 

Moss,  Córcega 

Muriatic  acid 

Musk 

Mustard,  essence  of 

Myrtol 

Nancy  balls '. 

Naphthaline 

Naphthol 

Naphtholate  of  bismuth. . 

Narceine 

Nestle's  baby  food 

Nickel 

Nicotine 

Nirvaline 

Nitrate  of — 

Ammonia 

Amyl 

Cobalt 

Silver 

Nitric  acid 

Nitrobenzine,  essence  of. 

Nitroglycerin 

Nutmeg  butter 

Nux  vomica 

Oleic  acid 

Oils 

Oilcloth  for  wounds 

Oiled  cloth 

Opodeldoc 

Opium 

Opium,  extract  of 

Orange  flower,  essence  of. 

Orange  flower  water 

Orphol 

Orpiment 

Ortoformo 

Oxalic  acid 

Oxygen  in  steel  cylinders . 
Oxide  of — 

Antimony 

Cerium 

Cobalt 

Copper 

Lime 

Zinc 

Pagliano  sirup 

Palm  rose,  essence  of 

Pancreatin 

Panquimagogo 

Papaine 

Papaiotine 

Paraldehyde 

Parsley,  essence  of 

Pastes 

Pastilles 

Patchouli,  essence  of 

Paulina 

Pectoral  of  anacahuita  .. 

Pepsin 

Peptones 

Permanganate  of— 

Lime 

Zinc 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


2932 
3115 
3116 
2959 
3333 
3335 
2833 
2868 
3117 
3832 
2959 
3336 
3337 
3338 
3339 
3340 
2866 
3342 
3345 
3341 
3346 

2900 
2901 
2890 
8039 
3347 
2834 
3116 
3537 
3538 
2818 
3308 
3350 
3351 
2836 
2805 
2817 
3254 
3551 
3355 
3353 
3354 
3166 
3099 
2852 
3359 
2923 
3362 
2837 
3364 

2910 
3363 
3040 
3048 
2987 
3021 
8365 
3120 
3366 
3367 
3368 
3369 
3370 
3121 
3371 
3872 
3373 
3377 
3119 
3378 
3379 
3380 
3381 
3382 
3384 


BOLIVIA. 


1679 


Index  to  Bolivian  tariff — Continued. 
ARTICLES— Continued. 


Article. 


Peroxide  of  hydrogen. . 

Peru  balsam 

Pessaries 

Phenacetine 

Phenazon  


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


Phenic  acid 

Phenilacetamide  . 

Phenocol 

Phenol,  Bobeuf's  . 
Phenophalthalein 
Phosphate,  iron... 
Phosphate  of — 

Ammonia 


Lime 

Zinc 

Phosphide  of  zinc 

Phosphoric  acid 

Phosphorus 

Pills 

Pill  tiles 

Pilocarpine  and  its  com- 
pounds   

Piperacine 

Piperonal 

Plasters  

Plasters,  medicinal 

Platinum  and  compounds 
Podoflline 

Pomades 


Poppy  oil  . 

Potash 

Potassium. 
Poultices . . 


Powders 

Propilamine 

Protargol 

Punk 

Punk,  agaric 

Pyridine 

Pyroligneous  acid 

Pyrosoline 

Quassine 

Quassia  cups 

Quinasol 

Quinine  and  compounds. 

Quinine  capsules 

Quinoline 

Radway's  Ready  Relief.. 

Raspberry  brandy 

Regulus  of  antimony 

Resins 

Resorcine 

Rock  candy 

Roots 


Rose,  essence  of. 

Rose  water 

Rue,  essence  of  . 
Saccharine 


3385 
2937 
2324 
3171 
3173 
2826 
2827 
3386 
8174 
3175 
3176 
3182 

2896 
2897 
2982 
3019 
3020 
2832 
3183 
3387 
3389 

3390 
3391 
3392 
8484 
3089 
3395 
3404 
3408 
3409 
2S06 
3410 
3451 
3452 
3007 
3405 
3407 
3454 
3455 
2848 
3579 
3393 
3838 
3394 
3071 
3061 
3458 
3456 
2995 
3457 
3453 
2860 
2909 
3093 
3094 
3466 
2928 
3459 
3464 
3123 
2852 
3124 
S467 


Article. 


Sage,  essence  of 

Sal  ammonia  

Salep 

Salicyne 

Salipyrine 

Salicylate  of  zinc 

Salicylic  acid 

Salts 

Salts,  mineral  efferves- 
cent  

Salts  of  zinc 

Salol 

Salophene 

Sandal 

Sandal,  essence  of 

Sanoform 

Santonine 

Seeds,  medicinal 

Serum 

Sesame  oil 

Sidonol 

Sirups 

Soap 

Soda  and  compounds  . . . 

Soda  crystals 

Sodie  lime 

Sodium 

Soxlet,  apparatus 

Sozoyodol 

Spurred  rye 

Sugar  of  milk 

Sulphate  of — 

Alumina 

Baryta 

Cobalt 

Copper 

Soda 

Zine 

Sulphide  of  lime 

Sulphonal 

Sulphophenate  of  zinc . . 

Sulphur  auratum 

Sulphur: 

Flowers  of 

Iodide 

Precipitated 

Sulphuric  acid 

Sulphurous  acid 

Suppositories 

Suspensories 

Storax,  liquid 

Strontium  and  com- 
pounds. 

Strychnine  and  c  o  m  - 
pounds 

Tamar,  Indian 

Tamarinds 

Taline  and  compounds  . 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


3125 
2903 
3469 
3471 
3472 
3025 
2841 
6  3467 
f  3469 
1  3470 
3028 
3474 
3473 
8475 
3126 
3477 
3478 
r  3482 
t  3482 
3480 
2811 
3483 
3264 
3262 
3263 
3486 
3534 
3069 
2976 
3535 
2916 
3539 
3479 
2929 

2875 
2876 
2878 
2949 
2950 

"  3041 
3051 

&3541 
3026 
2989 
3540 
3037 
2930 

2931 

2933 

2932 

Í  2842 

t  2843 

2844 

3541 

2647 

3137 

r  3139 

{   3146 

3138 
3545 
3546 
3543 


Article. 


Tanaform 

Tanalbine 

Tannate  of  zinc , 

Tannâtes  of  albumen 

Tannic  acid 

Tanigene 

Tar,  vegetable , 


Tar  water . 


Tartrate  of   potash  and 

iron , 

Tartaric  acid 

Tea,  medicinal , 

Terpine,  hydrate  of , 

Terpinol 

Theobromine , 

Theriac , 

Thread , 

Thridacium . .  .* 

Thvme,  essence  of 

Thymol , 

Tin: 

Chloride  of 

Sulphide  of , 

Tinctures,  medicinal. 

Tinder 

Tonga 

Tonic,  Jayne's 

Trional 

Turpentine,  Venetian, 
transparent 

Uranium 


Urea 

Uretane 

Valerian,  essence  of. 
Valerinate  of  zinc . . . 

Validol 

Vanillin 

Vaseline 


Vasogene 

Vegetable  tar 

Veratrine , 

Vermifuge,  Jayne's  , 
Vinegar,  wood 

Violet,  essence  of  . . . 


Wafer,  medicinal , 

Wafer-making  apparatus . 

Waters,  medicinal 

White  arsenic 


Wines,  medicinal 

Wintergreen,  essence  of.. 

Wood  vinegar 

Zero  form 

Zilol 

Zinc: 

Distilled 

Granulated 

Zinc  acetate 

Zinc  salts 

Zinc  salts,  etc 


Num- 
ber of 
item. 


3549 
3544 
3029 

2839 

3.548 
2871 
2872 
2850 
3085 

2959 
2840 
3550 
3554 
3555 
3553 
3563 
3247 
3270 
3127 
3557 

3135 
3136 


2848 
3559 
3560 
3564 

3562 
/  3565 
">  3566 
3567 
3568 
3128 
3030 
3570 
3569 
2816 
3571 
3572 
2871 
3575 
3560 
2838 
/  3129 
\  3132 
3352 
2916 
2852 
2824 
3576 
3577 
3105 
2838 
3586 
3587 

3024 
3018 
3012 
3028 
3012 


1680       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAIN    REPUBLICS. 

EXPORTS    OF    TIN    FIRST    HALF    OF    1905. 


Custom-houses. 

Kilos. 

Value. 

402,822 
1,121,747 
7, 819, 114 
1, 114, 189 

516, 698 
2, 878, 000 

Bolivianos. 
322, 257. 60 

897, 397.  60 

6, 255, 315. 20 

■     891,351.20 

413, 358. 40 

2,302,400.00 

Total 

13,  852,  570 

11, 082, 080. 00 

STATEMENT    OF   THE    NATIONAL.    TREASURY. 

The  balance  sheet  of  the  National  Treasury  of  Bolivia  on  December 
31,  1905,  shows  the  following  summary  in  bolivianos: 

Debtor 117,  865, 145.  38 

Creditor - 117,865,145.38 

Assets 29,526,905.80 

Liabilities 29,526,905.80 


BKAZIL. 

MESSAGE  OP  PRESIDENT  RODRIGUES  ALVES. 

Following  are  extracts  from  the  message  presented  by  President 
Rodrigues  Alves  to  the  Brazilian  Congress  at  its  opening  session,  May 
3,  1906. 

FOREIGN    KEIATIONS. 

"Our  relations  with  the  other  powers  are  entirely  satisfactory,  it 
having  always  been  my  endeavor  to  strengthen  the  ties  of  friendship 
which  bind  us  to  them. 

"On  the  7th  day  of  last  September  the  plenipotentiaries  of  Brazil 
and  of  the  Argentine  Republic  signed  in  this  city  a  treaty  of  arbitra- 
tion, which  will  shortly  be  submitted  to  the  congresses  of  the  respective 
countries  for  their  approval.  On  this  occasion  a  division  of  the 
Argentine  navy  was  stationed  for  a  few  days  in  the  Bay  of  Rio  de 
Janeiro,  having  been  sent  by  the  Argentine  Government  to  take  part 
in  the  festivities  held  in  commemoration  of  the  independence  of  Brazil, 
and  the  demonstrations  which  this  visit  occasioned  testified  anew  to  the 
great  esteem  in  which  Argentine  friendship  is  held  by  the  Government 
and  people  of  Brazil. 

"The  ratifications  of  our  Treaty  of  Arbitration  with  Chile,  which 
was  concluded  May  18, 1899,  were  recently  exchanged  at  Santiago,  and 
on  April  14  I  issued  the  decree  authorizing  the  same  to  be  put  into 
effect. 

"The  Brazilian-Bolivian  Arbitration  Tribunal,  established  under 
the  terms  of  Article  2,  of  the  Treaty  of  November  17,  1903,-  began  to 


BRAZIL.  1681 

hold  its  sittings  on  May  20, 1905,  while  the  Arbitration  Tribunal  estab- 
lished by  the  Convention  concluded  with  Peru  on  July  12,  1901,  inaug- 
urated its  sittings  on  the  15th  of  last  January,  both  tribunals  being 
presided  over  by  the  Apostolic  Nuncio.  In  the  first  tribunal  there 
arose  a  question  respecting  the  interpretation  of  a  clause  in  the  inter- 
nal regulations  of  July  3,  1905,  which  was  determined  by  the  two 
Governments  on  January  30  of  the  present  year. 

"The  police  and  fiscal  Mixed  Commissioners  provided  for  by  the 
terms  of  the  Convention  of  July  12,  1904,  concluded  between  Brazil 
and  Preu,  have  already  taken  up  their  duties  in  the  neutral  territories 
of  Breu  (Upper  Jurua)  and  Gatay  (Upper  Purus).  The  commissions 
in  charge  of  the  survey  work  on  the  Upper  Purus  and  Upper  Jurua 
rivers  have  already  completed  their  exploration  work  which  extended 
to  the  headwaters  of  these  two  rivers  and  of  their  upper  afíiuents. 
The  chief  of  the  two  commissions  engaged  in  the  exploration  of  the 
Upper  Purus  has  already  presented  to  the  respective  Governments 
their  reports  and  maps.  The  Mixed  Commission  which  made  the 
survey  of  the  Upper  Jurua  is  finishing  up  the  ofiice  work  at  Manaos. 
After  the  two  Governments  have  examined  these  documents  and 
obtained  more  exact  information  of  these  regions  they  will  be  better 
prepared  to  find  some  satisfactory  solution  for  the  pending  boundary 
question. 

"  Two  protocols  relating  to  the  execution  of  the  boundary  treaty 
concluded  between  Brazil  and  Venezuela  on  May  5,  1859,  were  signed 
at  Caracas  by  the  plenipotentiaries  of  the  two  countries  on  the  9th  day 
of  last  December.  By  the  first  protocol  the  demarcation  made  by  the 
Mixed  Boundary  Commission  in  1880,  from  the  Cucuhy  landmark  on 
the  Rio  Negro  eastward  to  Serro  Cupy,  is  approved  and  established  as 
the  boundary  line.  The  second  protocol  stipulates  that  a  Mixed  Com- 
mission shall  verify  the  demarcation  which  the  Brazilian  Commission 
made  during  the  years  1882  and  1881,  without  the  assistance  of  the 
Venezuelan  Commission,  from  Serro  Cupy  to  a  point  on  Mount 
Eoraima  where  the  three  frontiers  of  Brazil,  Venezuela,  and  British 
Guiana  meet,  giving  preference  always  to  the  dividing  line  of  the 
waters  which  flow  toward  the  Amazon,  Orinoco,  and  Essequibo  rivers. 

"The  ratifications  of  the  boundary  treaty  concluded  with  Ecuador 
on  May  6,  1901,  have  been  exchanged  and  the  treaty  was  promulgated 
on  May  18,  1905. 

"I  trust  that  the  negotiations  now  pending  with  the  Government  of 
Holland  respecting  the  boundary  between  Brazil  and  the  Surinan  Col- 
ony will  shortly  be  brought  to  a  satisfactory  conclusion. 

"Negotiations  for  a  boundary  agreement  between  Brazil  and 
Colombia,  which  have  been  broken  off  since  1870,  have  been  renewed". 
A  conciliatory  and  reasonable  solution,  which  we  desire  in  the  interest 
of  both  countries,  will  be  impossible  only  in  case  the  Government  of 


1682       IISTTEENATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN   REPUBLICS. 

Colombia  should  consider  our  effective  and  continuous  occupation  for 
nearly  two  centuries  of  the  left  bank  of  the  Amazon  and  of  the  Lower 
Iça  or  Putamayo  of  less  value  than  the  provisional  treaty  of  1777, 
which  was  never  fully  executed  and  was  never  followed  by  a  definite 
treaty,  and  which  was  forever  broken  after  the  war  of  1801. 

"I  am  endeavoring  to  have  the  demarcation  of  the  new  frontier  line 
between  Brazil  and  Bolivia,  and  the  construction  of  the  railway  from 
the  Madeira  to  the  Mamore  River,  begun  without  delay,  thus  faithfully 
executing  on  our  part  the  treaty  of  November  17,  1903. 

'  '  The  maps  presented  b}^  the  Brazilian-Argentine  Mixed  Commis- 
sion, which  established  the  boundary  line  along  the  Uruguay,  Pepiry- 
Guassu,  Santo  Antonio,  and  the  Iguassu  Piver  from  its  confluence  with 
the  Quarahim  Piver  until  it  joins  the  Upper  Parana,  are  awaiting  the 
approval  of  the  two  Governments. 

"Decrees  were  issued  on  July  13  and  October  5  of  1905,  putting 
into  effect  in  Brazil  the  international  agreement  for  the  repression  of 
the  white  slave  traffic  and  the  International  Sanitary  Convention  con- 
cluded in  the  city  of  Rio  de  Janeiro  on  June  12,  1904,  with  the 
Argentine  Republic,  Uruguay,  and  Paraguay. 

•'The  Trade-Mark  Convention  concluded  between  Brazil  and  the 
Argentine  Republic  on  October  30,  1901,  was  promulgated  on  the  3d 
day  of  February  of  the  present  3^ear. 


"The  representatives  of  the  Republics  of  our  continent  at  Washing- 
ton, at  a  meeting  held  on  December  6  last,  decided  to  hold  the  Third 
International  American  Conference  at  the  city  of  Rio  de  Janeiro.  The 
first,  as  you  know,  was  held  at  Washington  in  1889  and  1890,  and  the 
second  at  the  City  of  Mexico  in  1901. 

"A  special  committee  composed  of  the  Secretar}^  of  State  of  the 
United  States,  the  Brazilian  and  Mexican  Ambassadors,  the  Ministers 
of  the  Argentine  Republic,  Chile,  Costa  Rica,  and  Cuba,  organized 
the  programme  of  the  Conference,  which  was  unanimously  approved  at 
the  meetings  held  on  the  6th  and  21st  of  April.  The  Conference  will 
begin  its  sessions  on  the  21st  day  of  July  and  close  them  on  the  1st 
day  of  September.  The  Secretary  of  State  of  the  United  States, 
Mr.  El,ihu  Root,  expects  to  reach  Rio  de  Janeiro  on  July  25,  on  a 
visit  to  Brazil,  and  will  be  our  guest  for  a  few  days. 

'  '  It  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  see  the  increasingly  cordial  and 
friendly  relations  existing  between  Brazil  and  the  United  States  of 
America.  In  working  to  this  end  I  have  only  carried  out  the  policy 
adopted  in  1822  by  the  founders  of  our  Independence  and  which  has 
been  invariably  followed  by  every  administration  which  Brazil  has  had. 

"The  Second  Peace  Conference  to  which  we  were  invited,  as  we  had 
been  to  the  first  in  1899,  was  to  have  been  held  at  The  Hague  on  the 


BEAZIL.  1683 

15th  of  next  July,  in  accordance  with  the  proposal  made  by  His 
Majesty  the  Emperor  of  Russia.  As  the  Pan-American  Conference 
had  already  been  called  for  this  same  month,  we,  together  with  the 
United  States  Government,  requested  that  The  Hague  Conference  be 
postponed  to  some  date  after  that  of  the  Rio  Conference,  in  order  that 
some  of  the  Delegates  to  the  latter  might  be  able  to  take  part  in  it. 
This  request  was  promptly  acceded  to  by  Russia  and  the  other  Euro- 
pean Powers. 

"On  the  30th  of  April,  I  instructed  our  legation  at  Berne  to  present 
the  adhesion  of  Brazil  to  the  Red  Cross  Convention,  concluded  at 
Geneva  on  August  22,  1864,  which  act  is  now  awaiting  your  approval. 
Paraguay,  Ecuador,  and  (Colombia,  the  only  other  South  American 
countries  which  have  not  yet  given  their  adhesion,  have  informed  us 
that  they  are  now  ready  to  adhere  to  this  convention. 

"Through  the  initiative  of  His  Majesty  the  King  of  Italy,  an  inter- 
national institute  of  agriculture  has  been  established  at  Rome.  Brazil 
was  invited  to  take  part  in  the  preparatory  conferences  and  sent  a 
representative.  I  recently  authorized  our  diplomatic  representative 
in  Italy  to  sign  ad  referendum  the  convention  which  was  drawn  up  by 
the  powers  which  recommended  the  creation  of  said  institute. 

"Brazil's  representatives  at  the_  Sugar  Conference  of  Brussels  were 
our  accredited  Minister  to  that  country  and  a  Delegate  from  the 
Treasury  Department. 

'  '  Brazil  has  reestablished  a  legation  at  Mexico.  The  Government 
of  the  Netherlands  has  created  a  legation  at  Rio  de  Janeiro,  which  was 
inaugurated  on  the  16th  day  of  last  December.  A  bill  is  now  before 
Congress  providing  for  the  reestablishment  of  our  legation  at  The 
Hague. 

"public  health. 

"The  improvement  made  in  the  sanitary  condition  of  this  capital  is 
most  gratifying.  The  year  1905  was  the  healthiest  of  the  last  five. 
Avoidable  diseases,  with  the  exception  of  tuberculosis,  are  disappear- 
ing. Yellow  fever  especially  no  longer  exists  in  an  epidemic  form, 
and  Rio  de  Janeiro  can  no  longer  be  pointed  to  as  the  center  of  infec- 
tion of  this  disease.  This  extraordinary  result  is  entirely  due  to  the 
special  prophylactic  service  which  the  Federal  Government  has  estab- 
lished and  maintained  in  the  face  of  all  opposition. 


ECONOMIC    SITUATION. 

"According  to  figures  furnished  by  the  Bureau  of  Commercial 
Statistics  the  foreign  trade  of  the  Republic  in  1905  reached  the  value 
of  1,014,451,426  milreis  or  £72,761,880  against  1,288,955,307  milreis 
or  £65,345,559  in  1904,  showing  an  increase  of  £7,416,321.     Exports 


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in  1904  amounted  to  776,367,418  milreis  or  £39,430,136  and  imports 
to  512,587,889  milreis  or  £25,915,423,  while  in  1905  the  exports  and 
imports  amounted  to  respectively  684,831,785  milreis  (£44,643,113) 
and  429,622,641  milreis  (£28,118,767).  The  excess  of  exports  over 
imports  in  1904,  when  the  average  rate  of  exchange  was  123^  pence 
per  milreis,  was  263,779,529  milreis  or  £13,514,071,  while  the  excess 
of  exports  over  imports  in  1905,  when  exchange  averaged  15||  pence, 
was  255,209,144  milreis  or  £16,524,346,  showing  an  increase  in  1905 
of  £3,009,633.  The  decrease  of  91,535,633  milreis  in  the  exports  and 
of  82,965,248  milreis  in  the  imports  of  1905,  compared  with  the  exports 
and  imports  of  1904,  is  the  result  of  the  rise  in  the  rate  of  exchange, 
for  the  real  value  of  the  exports  in  1905  increased  £5,212,977  and  that 
of  the  imports  increased  £2,203,344. 

"A  considerable  increase  is  noted  in  the  quantities  of  goods  exported 
in  1905.  Exports  of  sugar,  which  in  1904  amounted  to  7,861,450  kilos, 
in  1905  reached  37,746,510  kilos;  rubber  increased  from  28,792,206 
kilos  in  1904  to  32,073,285  kilos  in  1905;  coffee,  10,024,536  kilos  in 
1904  to  10,820,661  kilos  in  1905;  bags  of  cotton  seed,  26,600,538  kilos 
in  1904,  against  37,493,736  kilos  in  1905;  cotton,  13,262,738  kilos  in 
1904,  against  24,081,753  kilos  in  1905,  while  the  exports  of  mandioca 
flour  increased  to  1,296,070  kilos.  Tobacco  and  herva  maté  were  the 
only  products  which  showed  a  decrease,  the  quantities  exported  being, 
respectively,  3,573,697  kilos  and  3,042,122  kilos  less  than  in  the  pre- 
ceding year.  • 

"The  foreign  commerce  of  Brazil  during  the  five  years  from  1901 
to  1905  was  as  follows: 


Imports. 

Exports. 

Increase 
of  exports 

over 
imports. 

1901 

Kilos. 
21,373,003 
23,279,118 
24,007,810 
25, 915, 043 
28, 118, 767 

Kilos. 
40, 621, 993 
36, 437, 456 
36, 883, 175 
39,430,131 
44,043,113 

Kilos. 
19, 244,  990 

1902                  

13, 158, 038 

1903            

12, 675, 365 

1904                                               .    .   .           

13, 514,  713 

1905              -                   

10, 524, 340 

'FINANCIAL    SITUATION. 

"The  custom-house  revenues  for  1905  amounted  to  177,735,851 
milreis,  paper,  and  53,775,501  milreis,  gold,  which  is  an  increase  over 
those  of  the  preceding  year  of  15,936,635  milreis,  paper,  and 
7,187,543  milreis,  gold. 

"The  consumption  duties  in  1905  amounted  to  36,015,892  milreis, 
showing  an  increase  of  822,412  milreis  over  those  of  1904. 

"The  custom-house  returns  for  the  first  three  months  of  the  current 
year,  not  yet  complete,  give  40,138,743  milreis,  paper,  and  16,871,979 
milreis,  gold,  or  7,751,381  milreis.  paper,  and  4,319,567  milreis,  gold, 
less  than  the  revenue  collected  in  the  same  period  of  1904. 


BEAZIL. 


1685 


"The  revenue  from  exports  of  the  Acre  territory  has  increased  con- 
siderably. The  revenue  from  this  source  amounted  to  570,502  milreis 
in  1903,  increasing  to  2,376,932  milreis  in  1904,  and  to  8,416,972  milreis 
in  1905,  and  for  the  three  months  of  the  present  year  it  has  already 
amounted  to  4,458,689  milreis. 

"  The  law  of  December  30,  1904,  estimated  the  receipts  for  1905  at 
47,844,880  milreis  gold,  260,813,000  milreis  paper,  exclusive  of  amounts 
that  might  be  collected  for  port  improvement  works  in  the  States,  the 
collection  of  which  had  not  been  ordered.  The  revenues  actually  col- 
lected during  the  year  amounted  to  56,359,679  milreis  gold  and 
287,751,726  milreis  paper,  exclusive  of  deposits,  which  is  8,514,798 
milreis  gold  and  26,938,726  milreis  paper  in  excess  of  the  estimated 
receipts. 

"The  expenditures  for  the  fiscal  year  were  fixed  at  46,794,481  mil- 
reis gold  and  273,679,237  milreis  paper,  exclusive  of  expenditures  for 
port  improvement  works  in  the  States.  Extraordinary  credits  were 
authorized  during  the  year  to  the  amount  of  1,677,207  milreis  gold 
and  27,808,249  milreis  paper,  making  the  total  expenditures  48,471,688 
milreis  gold  and  301,487,486  milreis  paper. 

"Comparing  receipts  with  expenditures,  we  have  the  following: 

Milreis. 

Eeceipta  ia  gold 56,  359,  679 

Expenditures  in  gold 48, 471,  688 

Balance 7,  887,  991 

Receipts  in  paper 287,  751,  726 

Expenditures  in  paper 301, 487,  486 


Deficit,  paper 13,  735,  759 

"  PAPER   MONEY. 


* 


* 


* 


* 


"  The  amount  of  paper  money  in  circulation  on  March  31  was  669,- 
347,014  milreis.  During  the  month  of  April  paper  money  to  the 
amount  of  1,000,000  milreis  was  redeemed  from  the  fund  established 
for  this  purpose  and  burned,  in  addition  to  the  reduction  resulting 
from  the  exchange  of  paper  for  nickel  coins. 

"The  following  figures  show  the  reductions  made  in  the  paper  cur- 
rency since  August,  1898: 


Date. 

Amount  of 
paper  money 
in  circula- 
tion. 

Date. 

Amount  of 
paper  money 
in  circula- 
tion. 

August  31,  1898 

Milreis. 
788, 361, 614 

785, 941,  758 
733, 727, 153 
699,631,719 
680,451,058 

December  31— 

1902 

Milreis. 

December  31 — 

■    675,536,784 
674,978  942 

1898 

1903 

1899 

1904 

663, 739, 908 
669, 492, 608 
668, 347,  014 

1900 

1905 

1901 

1906 

The  reduction  is  eauivalent  to  15.2  per  cent. 


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REDEMPTION   OF   BONDS. 


"For  the  lease  of  the  railways  on  which  the  Government  guaranteed 
interest  there  were  issued  4  per  cent  recision  bonds  to  the  total  amount 
of  £16,619,320.  This  amount  is  now  reduced  to  £15,649,560.  The 
amount  of  these  bonds  redeemed  in  1903  was  £165,920,  £387,840  in 
1904  and  £416,000  in  1905,  making  the  total  redemption  from  Novem- 
ber, 1903,  to  date,  £969,760.  The  tirst  redemptions  were  made  at  76, 
and  the  last  at  90|^,  91,  91^,  and  91^^,  as  the  result  of  the  rise  in  the 
price  of  these  bonds. 

"The  loan  of  1868,  gold,  bearing  6  per  cent  interest,  is  now  extinct. 
The  outstanding  bonds  of  this  loan  in  November,  1902,  amounted  to 
6,710,000  milreis,  or  £754,780,  all  of  which  have  been  called  for 
redemption.  On  April  20^  last  the  amount  of  these  bonds  which  had 
still  to  be  presented  for  redemption  was  £47,000. 

"From  the  6  per  cent  internal  loan  of  60,000,000  milreis,  paper, 
there  have  been  retired  from  circulation  since  November,  1902,  22,260 
bonds,  amounting  to  22,260,000  milreis. 

"The  fund  for  the  redemption  of  the  internal  loans,  paper,  created 
by  act  of  Congress  of  April  8,  1902,  had,  on  March  31  last,  20,331 
bonds,  worth  19,175,509  milreis.  The  following  is  a  statement  of  this 
fund  on  the  31st  of  December  of  each  year  from  1902  to  1905,  inclu- 
sive, and  on  the  31st  of  March,  1906: 


December  SI — 

1902 

1903 

1904 

1905 

March  31, 1906. 


Number 
of  bonds. 


14, 414 
16,713 

18. 815 

20. 816 
20, 331 


Value. 


Milreis. 
13, 741, 800 
15, 946, 600 
17, 802,  800 
19, 160, 500 
19, 175, 500 


FOREIGN   DEBT. 

"The  issue  of  the  funding  loan  of  1902  increased  the  public  debt 
of  Brazil  to  £42,423,817  9s.  9d.  This  amount  has  been  further 
increased  by  the  following  issues: 

Recision  bonds  for  the  redemption  of  the  railways  enjoying  a  guarantee 

of  interest £16,619,320 

West  of  Minas  loan 3,388,100 

Loan  for  port  works  at  Rio  de  Janeiro 8, 500,  000 

"These  added  to  £42,423,817  9s.  9d.  makes  the  total  debt  £70,931,237 
9s.  9d.  Recision  bonds  to  the  amount  of  £969,760  have  been  redeemed 
since  November,  1903,  making  the  foreign  debt  at  the  present  time 
£69,961,477  9s.  9d. 

"The  deposits  in  London  to  the  credit  of  the  Treasury  on  March 
31,  1906,  were  £6,469,966  6s.     If  we  add  to  this  sum  the  remittances 


BEAZIL,  1687 

made  in  April,  amounting  to  £469,887  6s.  4d.,  and  £289,820  worth  of 
recision  bonds  belonging  to  the  Treasury,  we  will  have  a  total  balance 
to  the  credit  of  the  Treasury  of  £7,229,673  12s.  4d.  This  does  not 
include  the  balance  to  the  account  of  the  loan  for  the  improvement 
works  of  this  capital,  amounting  to  £3,521,992  3s.  4d.,  nor  the 
£1,000,000  in  consolidated  bonds  deposited  in  the  Bank  of  the 
Kepublic." 


RElVDOVAIi  OF  COUNTERV AILING  DUTIES  ON  BRAZILIAN  SUGARS. 

The  Permanent  Sugar  Committee  met  at  Brussels  on  May  11,  1906, 
under  the  presidency  of  M.  Capelle,  to  consider  the  treatment  to  be 
accorded  to  Brazilian  sugars  in  the  countries  belonging  to  the  union. 
The  commission  decided  that  there  was  no  longer  any  ground  for 
maintaining  the  countervailing  duties  against  Brazilian  sugars  imposed 
by  the  committee  some  time  ago. 

ESTIMATE  OF  THE  COFFEE  CROP. 

The  special  commission  intrusted  with  the  estimate  of  the  next  coffee 
crop  in  Brazil  reports  that  the  exports,  including  the  Sao  Paulo  pro- 
duction, via  Rio  de  Janeiro,  will  be  about  3,000,000  to  3,500,000  sacks 
between  July  1,  1906,  and  June  30,  1907. 

RAILWAY  STATISTICS. 

Recent  statistics  show  that  the  railway  system  in  Brazil  included,  at 
the  beginning  of  1905,  17,059  kilometers  in  full  working  order  and 
1,200  kilometers  in  course  of  construction. 

COMMERCE  OF  SANTOS,  FIRST  QUARTER,    1906. 

The  commerce  of  the  port  of  Santos  for  the  months  from  January 
to  March  was  as  follows: 


Exports . 
Imports . 


£2, 852, 443 
1, 216, 813 


£2,  988,  607 
1,291,653 


Total - 


4, 280, 260 


Compared  with  the  first  three  months  of  1905  the  trade  of  Santos 
thus  shows  a  falling  off  of  £211,004.  Exports  have  decreased  by 
£136,164  and  imports  by  £74,840.  Among  imports  an  increase  is 
shown  in  agricultural  machinery,  jute,  yarn,  codfish,  and  wheat  ñour. 
A  falling  off  is  shown  in  cotton,  steel  and  iron,  industrial  machinery, 
chemical  products,  skins  and  hides,  coal,  kerosene,  rice,  wheat,  wine. 

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1688   INTERNATIONAL  BUEE  AU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

various  alimentary  substances,  and  foreign  gold  and  bank  notes. 
Exports  all  show  a  falling  off,  the  most  important  being  in  coffee, 
rubber,  salted  hides,  and  bran.  Among  the  countries  of  origin  of 
imports  increase  is  shown  by  German}^  and  France,  the  greatest  falling 
off  being  from  Argentina,  Belgium,  Great  Britain,  Italy,  and  the 
United  States.  Among  countries  of  destination  for  exports  Belgium, 
France,  Holland,  and  Italy  show  an  increase,  and  Germany,  Austria- 
Hungary,  Great  Britain,  and  United  States  a  decrease. 

RUBBER  RECEIPTS  AT  PARA. 

The  receipts  of  rubber  in  Para  for  nine  months,  from  July  1,  190-5, 
to  March  31,  1906,  were,  for  1905-6,  27,860  tons,  and,  for  1904-5  27,260 
tons.  This  is  not  the  whole  supply  because  there  are,  of  course,  Manaos 
and  Iquitos,  also  Bolivia.  The  rubber  receipts  for  Para,  it  will  be 
seen,  show  an  increase  of  600  tons  in  favor  of  1905-6. 

REPORT  OF  THE  CENTRAL  RAILWAY. 

The  manager  of  the  Central  Railway  of  Brazil  had  presented  his 
report  to  the  Minister  of  Public  Works,  showing  the  working  of  the 
line  during  the  year  1905.  According  to  the  Jornal  do  Commercio 
the  receipts  for  the  year  were  28,649,980$761,  as  against  28,223,886^529 
in  1904,  an  increase  of  426,094$232.  Of  this  increase  292,460$535  were 
contributed  by  passenger  traffic,  while  freights  of  coffee  produced 
109,145$590  more  than  in  1904.  The  expenditure  in  1904  was 
27,840,9531150  and,  in  1905,  27,561, 335$692,  a  decrease  of  279,6171458, 
while  the  balance  shown  on  the  years  working  comes  out  at 
1,088,6451069. 

CONCESSION  FOR   THE  IMPROVEMENT  OF  THE  PORT  OF  BEUÉM. 

The  '"''Diario  OficiaV  of  May  9  publishes  the  terms  of  the  contract 
for  the  improvement  works  at  the  port  of  Belem  in  the  State  of  Para. 
The  works  to  be  undertaken  include  the  construction  of  a  wharf  1,500 
meters  long,  starting  at  Ver-o-peso;  a  boulevard  30  meters  wide  run- 
ning parallel  with  the  wharf;  the  construction  of  a  deposit  for  inflam- 
mable substances,  custom-house  buildings,  and  postal  and  telegraph 
offices. 

The  second  section  of  the  works  comprises  a  wharf  extending  from 
the  castle  to  the  confluence  of  the  Oriboca  and  Guajara.  This  section 
is  to  be  built  when  the  first  section  becomes  insufficient  to  meet  the 
demands  of  traffic. 

The  concessionaire  shall  have  the  usufruct  of  the  marine  and  made 
lands  which  may  be  necessary  for  the  projected  works  and  he  shall  have 
the  right  to  lease  such  made  lands  as  he  may  not  need,  except  those 
existing  between  the  Ver-o-peso  dock  and  the  Sacramenta  incline.    He 


BRAZIL. 


1689 


obligates  himself  to  facilitate  in  every  way  the  State  and  Municipal 
services,  likewise  the  iiscalization  and  collection  of  the  revenues  of  the 
State  and  the  municipality  of  Belém,  contributing  annually  the  sum  of 
60  contos  toward  the  fiscalization  expenses. 

EXPORTS  FROM  PERNAMBUCO,   MARCH,    1906. 

The  Boletim  Mensal  of  the  Commercial  Association  of  Pernambuco 
publishes  the  following  statistics  of  the  export  movement  at  that  port 
for  the  month  of  March,  1906: 


Sugar kilos . . 

Cotton do 

Brandy pipes. . 

Alcohol do 

Honey do 

Hides - .  number. . 

Cotton  seed bags. . 

Sole  leather 

Carnauba  wax bags . . 

Mandioca  flour do 


19, 481,  023 

3,  530,  546 

1,265 

1,305 

23 

6,078 

30,  606 

325 

1,150 

22,  420 


Rubber bales. .  4 

Textiles do 239 

Corn bags..  40,540 

Skins bales. .  263 

Castor-oil  beans bags . .  870 

Coffee do 6,650 

Soap boxes..  11,094 

Oil .'do 1,172 

Oil barrels..  375 


NEW  MINING  LAW  OF  THE  STATE  OF  BAHIA. 

[Promulgated  September  9,  1905.] 

(Art.  83  of  the  Federal  Constitution,  Ees.  Imp.  of  October  29,  1857,  and  dispatch  Xr. 

8,  of  January  4,  1860.  ) 

Akticle  1.  The  discovery  and  exploitation  of  beds  of  mineral  or 
fossi)  substances  existing  in  the  territorj"  of  the  State  of  Bahia  shall 
be  governed  hj  the  provisions  of  the  present  law.  (Art.  64  and  Art 
65  of  the  Federal  Constitution.) 

Chapter  I. — Prelim.inary  provisions. 

Art.  2.  Deposits  of  mineral  and  fossil  substances  are  classified,  for 
legal  purposes,  as  quarries  and  mines. 

Art.  3.  The  following  are  considered  as  quarries:  («)  Building- 
material;  {h)  salt  beds. 

Sole paragro/ph. — Quarries  are  regulated  by  the  laws  in  force. 

Art.  4.  All  deposits  of  mineral  or  fossil  substances  which  are  not 
included  in  the  category  of  quarries  and  which  ma}^  be  used  in  the 
industries  or  as  fertilizers,  are  considered  as  mines. 

Art.  5.  Mining  does  not  constitute  an  industry  apart,  from  an 
economic  or  technical  standpoint;  it  is  subject  to  the  same  laws  as  are 
the  other  industries,  with  the  exception  of  regulamentar}^  measures 
safeguarding  the  public  interest  and  individual  safety. 

Art.  6.  Within  the  limits  of  his  mine  a  proprietor  has  the  right  to 
execute  any  works  or  installations  that  may  be  required  for  its  exploita- 
tion, without  previous  authorization,  provided  he  does  not  impair  the 
rights  of  third  parties. 


1690       INTEElS'ATIOlsrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMEEICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Art.  T.  The  Government  of  the  State  shall  concede  to  proprietors 
of  mines  the  right  of  disappropriation  on  account  of  public  utilit}^, 
of  all  lands,  waters  and  other  necessities,  which  may  be  indispensable 
for  the  exploitation  of  the  mines,  but  they  shall  be  liable  to  pay  indem- 
nity for  the  same. 

Art.  8.  The  proprietor  of  a  mine  has  the  preferential  rights  to  the 
concession  of  a  waterfall  in  the  State  when  required  for  mining- 
purposes. 

Art.  9.  All  damage  caused  to  public  or  private  property  by  the 
prospecting  or  working  of  mines  shall  be  compensated  by  the  individ- 
ual or  firm  on  whose  account  such  work  was  undertaken. 

Art.  10.  No  excavations  can  be  made  at  a  less  distance  than  30 
meters  from  either  side  of  the  public  thoroughfares,  nor  within  a  zone 
of  300  meters  around  villages,  towns,  and  cities  without  the  previous 
authorization  of  the  Government. 

Sole  ixiTagrapli. — The  same  prohibition  extends  to  a  zone  of  70 
meters  surrounding  isolated  buildings,  including  the  walled  inclosures, 
gardens,  courts,  and  other  dependencies  of  dwellings,  and  the  neigh- 
borhood of  public  or  private  water  supplies  or  mineral  springs. 

Art.  11.  Mining  work  can  not  be  carried  on  underneath  an  isolated 
building,  nor  when  it  may  cause  the  destruction  of  forests. 

Chapter  IL — Superintendence  and  fiscalization  of  the  mining 

industry. 

Art.  12.  The  superintendence  and  fiscalization  of  services  relative 
to  mining  are  under  the  control  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture, 
Transportation,  Industry  and  Public  Works,  which  will  exercise  its 
administrative  action  through  the  Inspectorate-General  of  Lands,  this 
Department  in  the  future  being  known  as  the  Inspectorate-General  of 
Lands,  Mines,  Immigration,  and  Colonization. 

Art.  13.  The  Government  is  authorized  to  contract  with  a  mineral- 
ogist and  a  chemist  for  the  service  of  Inspectorate-General,  and  to 
install  a  chemical  and  mineralogical  laboratory  in  the  central  depart- 
ment. 

Art.  14.  The  delegates  of  the  Inspectorate-General  of  Lands  men- 
tioned in  Article  208  of  the  regulations  of  Decree  No.  18  of  November 
29,  1897,  shall  become  delegates  of  the  Inspectorate- General  of  Lands 
and  Mines,  and  shall  have  the  right,  in  case  of  extra  service,  to  addi- 
tional pay,  which  shall  be  allowed  them  \)y  the  Government. 

Chapter  III.  —  Ownership  of  mines. 

Art.  .  15.  Mines  are  considered  as  property  of  the  Union  and 
consequently  not  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  present  law,  when 
situated: 


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(a)  In  territory  required  for  fortifications,  military  works,  and 
Federal  railways. 

(b)  In  lands  of  the  State  which  by  Federal  law  have  been  subjected 
to  special  legislation  for  the  purpose  of  constructing  arsenals  or  other 
military  establishments  and  institutions  for  the  Federal  service.  (Art. 
34,  No.  31,  of  the  Federal  Constitution.) 

(c)  In  lands  ceded  to  or  purchased  by  the  Federal  Government. 
(Art.  72,  sec.  17,  of  the  Federal  Constitution.) 

Art.  16.  The  following  mines  belong  to  the  State  of  Bahia: 

I.  Mines  existing — 

(a)  In  State  lands.     (Art.  72,  sec.  17,  of  the  Federal  Constitution.) 

(h)  In  public  lands  which  became  private  property  after  the  enac- 
tion of  law  No.  601,  of  September  18,  1850.  (Arts.  83,  61,  72,  sec.  17, 
of  the  Federal  Constitution;  law  No.  601,  of  September  18,  1850, 
art.  16,  sec.  4.) 

(c)  In  marine  lands  and  lands  formed  b}^  accretion.  (Arts.  61,  65 
of  the  Federal  Constitution.) 

(a)  In  lands  given  or  ceded  with  the  mining  rights  reserved.  (Arts. 
61,  65,  72,  sec.  17;  art.  83  of  the  Federal  Constitution;-  law  of  Octo- 
ber 20,  1823;  decree  of  September  17,  1821.) 

(e)  In  navigable  or  tidal  rivers  or  those  which  have  been  made  navi- 
gable within  the  State  of  Bahia,  (Arts.  61,  65  of  the  Federal  Con- 
stitution.) 

(/)  In  lands,  the  ownership  of  which  has  been  legally  established 
since  the  law  No.  136,  of  August  23,  1861. 

II.  Diamantiferous  lands,  in  conformity  with  the  regulations  of 
June  23,  1875.  (Treasury  Department  Instructions  of  May  22,  1895; 
law  No.  51,  of  August  31,  1893,  of  the  State  of  Bahia;  arts.  64,  65, 
72,  sec.  17,  83,  of  the  Federal  Constitution;  decree  No.  5955,  of  June 
23,  1875,  Art.  II,  9;  law  No.  2348,  of  August  25,  1873,  art.  9;  legisla- 
tive resolution  of  October  25,  1832;  law  of  September  20,  1823;  law 
of  December  24,  1734;  dispatch  of  May  13,  1803.) 

III.  Mines  which  have  been  abandoned  or  which  have  not  been 
worked  in  the  time  stipulated. 

Art.  17.  Mines  shall  belong  to  the  municipal  district  in  whose  ter- 
ritory they  are  situated,  save  the  restrictions  specified  in  the  preceding 
articles.     (Art.  72,  sec.  17,  of  the  Federal  Constitution.) 

Art.  18.  Mines  on  private  lands  belong  to  the  owners  of  such  lands, 
save  the  limitations  established  by  articles  15  and  16  of  this  law. 

Chapter  IV .  — Permission  for  prospecting. 

Art.  19.  An}^  citizen,  national  or  foreign,  may  request  permission 
from  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  prospect  for  mineral  or  fossil 
deposits  in  lands  belonging  to  the  State,  the  request  being  granted 
when  the  character  and  responsibility  of  the  prétendent  are  recognized 


1692   INTEENATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

aud  he  having  indicated  approximate!}"  the  area  he  ma}'  require  for 
his  investigations,  which  may  not  exceed  1,000  square  kilometers  or 
100,000  hectares. 

Sole  paragrajyJt. — The  request  for  permission  to  prospect  will  be 
entered  in  a  register,  stating  the  day  and  hour  on  which  it  was  deliv- 
ered to  the  Department  of  Agriculture. 

Art.  20.  This  permit  will  become  of  no  value  if  within  one  year 
prospecting  work  has  not  been  begun,  but  the  permission  may  be 
renewed,  provided  he  produces  valid  reasons  for  not  having  begun 
the  work,  and  provided  there  is  no  other  prétendent. 

Art.  21.  If  within  the  indicated  area  there  should  be  land  belonging 
to  a  private  individual  showing  evidence  of  mines,  the  I'espective  pro- 
prietor will  be  notified  to  carry  out,  on  his  own  account  and  within  the 
same  time  limit,  the  prospecting  Avork  on  his  land,  or  make  a  written 
declaration,  in  a  book  kept  for  this  purpose  in  the  office  of  the  notary, 
hat  he  consents  that  the  concessionaire  carry  it  out. 

Art.  22.  The  proprietor,  who  within  the  period  of  thirty  days  after 
notification  does  not  make  the  declaration  or  who  does  not  carry  out 
the  researches  as  stipulated  in  the  preceding  article,  will  be  subject  to 
a  contribution  to  the  revenues  of  the  State  of  an  annual  tax  of  from 
one  one-hundredth  to  five  one-hundredths  of  a  real  for  each  square 
meter  of  his  lands,  counting  from  the  expiration  of  thirty  days. 

Art.  23.  In  whatever  case,  however,  of  the  consent  of  a  proprietor 
to  prospect  on  his  lands,  he  has  the  right  to  secure  himself  against  any 
possible  damage  to  his  property,  by  the  deposit  in  advance  of  money 
or  values  agreed  upon  with  the  concessionaire,  or  which  has  been  fixed 
by  the  Inspector  of  Lands,  or  by  arbitration  with  the  approval  of  the 
Inspector  and  with  the  right  to  appeal  to  the  Government. 

Art.  21.  In  lands  and  rivers  belonging  to  the  State  prospecting 
shall  always  he  free  when  carried  out  without  deep  excavations  or  the 
destruction  of  forests,  the  land  laws  of  the  State  and  the  fishing  and 
navigation  regulations  being  respected. 

Chapter  V. — Registration  of  a  discovery  and  ^preliminary  conditions 

for  working. 

Art.  25.  The  registration  of  a  discovery  or  of  a  mining  invention 
must  be  made  as  a  preliminary  and  necessary  condition  for  its  working 
and  as  a  title  of  the  rights  of  the  inventor,  in  the  subdepartment  of 
lands  of  the  district  or  in  the  Inspectorate-General. 

Sole  paragraph. — This  is  the  only  condition  imposed  upon  proprie- 
tors, in  order  that  they  may  commence  working  mines  they  may  dis- 
cover on  their  own  property. 

Art.  26.  Registration  shall  be  requested  by  a  petition  signed  by 
the   proprietor   or  inventor  or  his  attorney,  accompanied  by  a  full 


BRAZIL.  1693 

report,  describing  the  situation  of  the  mine,  the  surrounding  country, 
the  nature  and  thickness  of  the  deposit,  the  prospecting  work  done, 
and  the  circumstances  under  which  the  mine  was  found  and  all  other 
details  which  may  demonstrate  the  veracity  of  the  discovery  or  inven- 
tion which  it  is  proposed  to  register. 

Art.  27.  The  person  who  shall  first  make  a  registration  of  an  inven- 
tion or  discovery  in  the  conditions  of  the  previous  article  is  recog- 
nized as  the  discoverer,  to  enjoy  the  advantages  conferred  by  the 
present  law  and  its  legal  effects. 

Art.  28.  After  the  registration  has  been  made  in  the  Inspectorate 
of  Lands  or  in  the  subdepartment  of  the  district,  which  should  state 
the  exact  day  and  hour  in  which  the  petition  was  presented,  a  certifi- 
cate shall  be  immediately  made  out  and  delivered  to  the  inventor  or 
discoverer,  which  shall  be  the  title  of  the  rights  of  the  inventor. 

Paragraph  1.  For  registration  the  Subinspector  of  Lands  shall 
receive  the  fee  of  50  milreis  when  the  petitioner  is  proprietor  of  the 
ground  in  which  the  mine  is  situated. 

This  amount  shall  be  collected  as  revenue  of  the  State  when  the 
registration  is  made  directly  in  the  Inspectorate  of  Lands. 

Paragraph  2.  All  other  registrations  shall  be  charged  a  tax  to  be 
established  in  the  regulations  that  may  be  issued  for  the  execution  of 
this  law,  with  a  minimum  of  200  milreis  and  a  maximum  of  2,000 
milreis,  according  to  the  nature  and  thickness  of  the  deposit,  first 
deducting  100  milreis  as  a  fee  for  the  Subinspector  of  Lands,  when 
the  registration  is  made  through  this  official. 

Art.  29,  Within  eight  days  from  the  date  of  registration  the  Sub- 
inspector  of  Lands  is  obliged  to  remit,  with  the  necessary  safeguards, 
to  the  Inspectorate  of  Lands  and  Mines,  a  copy  of  the  same,  examined 
and  indorsed  by  the  public  notary  of  the  district,  in  order  to  be  entered 
in  the  book  of  general  registration  of  mines  in  charge  of  this  Depart- 
ment, should  the  same  be  in  accordance  with  the  prescriptions  of  the 
present  law  and  its  regulations. 

This  copy  shall  be  accompanied  by  the  memorandum  mentioned  in 
article  26,  and  shall  be  placed  in  the  archives  of  the  Inspectorate- 
General. 

Sole  paragoxq^h. — For  want  of  compliance  with  the  obligation 
imposed  by  this  article  the  Subinspector  of  Lands  will  be  subject  to  a 
fine  not  exceeding  double  the  amount  of  the  fees  due  to  him  for  regis- 
tration, as  well  as  the  penalty  he  may  incur. 

Art.  30.  The  registration  being  concluded,  the  discoverer  of  mines 
belonging  to  the  State  shall  have  the  right  to  the  ownership  of  the 
same,  except  in  case  of  a  diamond  mine,  on  the  following  conditions: 

First.  That  he  begin  working  the  mine  within  the  period  of  three 
years  from  the  date  of  registration. 


1694       HSTTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Second.  That  he  paj^  aunually  into  the  State  treasury,  in  two  half- 
yearly  installments,  a  percentage  of  the  gross  output  of  the  mine,  to 
be  fixed  b}^  the  Department  of  Agriculture  after  hearing  the  report  of 
the  Inspectorate-General  of  Lands,  and  with  right  to  appeal  to  the 
Governor  of  the  State. 

Third.  That  he  use  all  his  efforts  for  the  progress  and  improvement 
of  the  zone,  principally  with  respect  to  the  opening  up  of  roads  and 
drainage. 

Fourth.  That  he  carry  on  the  work  in  accordance  with  the  rules  of 
mining,  making  himself  responsible  for  all  damages  or  losses  which  the 
working  may  cause  to  third  parties,  and  that  he  does  not  carry  on  the 
work  so  as  to  render  further  utilization  of  the  product  difficult,  and 
that  he  facilitate  the  fiscalization  in  the  terms  of  the  present  law. 

Sole  paragraph. — The  inventor  or  discoveror  shall  lose  his  right  to 
the  mine  only  in  case  he  fail  to  observe  the  conditions  and  fulfill  the 
obligations  specified  in  this  law. 

Art.  31.  The  percentage  referred  to  in  No.  2  of  the  preceding  article 
shall  in  each  case  be  fixed  according  to  the  nature  of  the  mine,  in  the 
following  limits  : 

{a)  From  0  to  2  per  cent  for  mines  of  combustible  material,  iron, 
lime,  and  amethysts. 

(J)  From  1  to  5  per  cent  for  manganese,  copper,  lead,  mercury,  tin, 
aluminum,  carbonate  of  strontia  or  baryta,  vitriol,  nitrates,  graphite, 
petroleum,  mica,  asbestos,  talc,  crystals,  and  other  minerals  not  speci- 
fied in  the  present  law. 

(c)  From  2  to  10  per  cent  for  gold,  silver,  platinum,  and  precious 
stones. 

(¿Z)  From  10  to  50  per  cent  for  monazite  and  the  rare  earths. 

Sole  paragraph. — Within  the  limits  as  above  established  the  rate  of 
percentage  will  be  determined,  taking  into  account  the  greater  or  lesser 
difficulty  or  facility  of  the  working  and  means  of  transport,  the  thick- 
ness of  the  deposit,  the  richness  of  the  mineral,  and  salubrity  of  the 
zone. 

Art.  32.  The  discoverer  who  does  not  comply  with  the  regulations 
as  set  forth' in  articles  26  and  27  loses  the  rights  of  the  discovery,  and 
in  this  case  the  proprietorship  of  the  mine  may  be  conceded  to  the  first 
person  who  may  make  petition  for  the  same,  being  subject  to  the  condi- 
tions prescribed  in  article  30. 

Art.  33.  Mines  discovered  in  public  rivers  or  in  marine  waters  shall 
be  leased  to  the  discoverer  on  the  conditions  set  forth  in  Nos.  1,  2,  and 
3  of  article  30. 

Art.  34.  The  Government  shall  concede  to  the  discoverer  of  mines 
on  private  lands  the  right  of  disappropriation,  on  the  ground  of  public 
utility. 


BRAZIL.  1695 

Chapter  VI. — Diamond  lands. 

Art.  35.  The  definite  working  of  diamond  and  carbon  deposits  shall 
be  made  onlj^  under  Government  concession,  or  the  fields  to  be  worked 
may  be  divided  into  mining  claims  and  leased,  as  may  be  convenient; 
exploitation  work  may  also  be  carried  on  b}^  searchers  (faiscadores) 
under  the  conditions  of  article  36,  but  without  fixed  establishments. 

Paragraph  1.  Concessions  to  companies  or  associations  shall  be  for 
periods  of  not  less  than  thirty  years  and  for  an  area  not  to  exceed 
5,000  hectares,  and  they  ma}^  be  renewed. 

Paragraph  2.  Each  lot  to  be  leased  shall  have  an  area  of  not  more 
than  50  hectares  and  the  term  of  the  lease  shall  be  for  from  one  to 
five  years. 

Paragraph  3.  The  minimum  price  and  conditions  of  concessions  and 
leases  shall  be  fixed  by  act  of  the  Government. 

Paragraph  4:  No  one  person  shall  be  permitted  to  lease  more  than 
four  claims,  including  transfers. 

Paragraph  6:  The  owners  of  the  ground,  under  the  terms  of  the 
regulations  of  1875,  shall  have  precedence  in  the  granting  of  a  lease, 
and  if  they  are  effectively  occupying  the  land  they  shall  have  the  right 
to  lease,  independently  of  public  auction,  such  portion  as  they  may 
wish,  provided  it  does  not  exceed  four  claims. 

Paragraph  7:  The  transfer  of  concessions  is  dependent  upon  author- 
ization of  the  Government  and  the  transfer  of  claims  upon  that  of  the 
Sub-Department  of  Lands  and  Mines. 

Art.  36.  A  license  to  make  searches  in  diamond  lands  which  have 
not  been  ceded  or  leased  may  be  granted  to  any  person  who  shall  make 
application  for  the  same  and  shall  give  proper  security. 

Paragraph  1  :  Each  license  shall  be  for  the  period  of  one  year.  They 
shall  be  personal  and  not  transferable,  and  must  designate  the  lands 
and  the  area  in  which  the  searchers  may  carry  on  operations,  for  which 
a  tax  shall  be  paid. 

Paragraph  2:  The  license  may  be  canceled  on  account  of  public 
utility  or  in  the  interests  of  the  Treasury. 

Paragraph  3:  A  searcher  who  discovers  veins  of  importance  shall 
have,  as  a  reward,  the  lease,  independently  of  public  auction,  of  a  claim 
having  an  area  of  5  hectares  and  embracing  the  excavation  woi'k, 
but  he  shall  make  application  for  the  same  before  it  is  leased  to  another 
person. 

Paragraph  4:  In  case  the  land  in  which  a  searcher  may  be  working 
is  leased,  he  shall  have  the  right  to  work  the  ore  extracted  from  the 
open  cut  before  the  land  is  delivered  to  the  lessee. 

Art.  37.  Within  the  area  ceded  or  leased  the  concessionaire  or 
lessee  is  free  to  use  all  waters  found  in  it,  provided  he  does  no  damage 
to  neighboring  lands. 

Art.  38.  Any  person  who  shall  discover  diamond  or  carbon  mines 


1696   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

outside  of  what  is  considered  the  diamond  zone,  and  who  shall  make 
registration  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  articles  26  to  28  of 
the  present  law,  shall  have  the  right,  if  the  ground  is  the  property  of 
the  State,  to  the  free  concession  for  a  period  of  from  five  to  ten  j^ears, 
of  a  lot  of  50  to  200  hectares,  according  to  the  importance  of  the  dis- 
covery and  the  localit}^,  and  if  the  lands  belong  to  private  parties  the 
Government  may  grant  him  the  right  of  disappropriation,  on  the 
ground  of  public  utility,  of  a  lot  in  the  same  conditions. 

Chapter  VII. —  On  the  vjorkÍ7ig  of  tnines. 

Art.  39.  The  proprietor  who  discovers  mines  on  his  lands  is  bound 
to  commence  the  effective  working  of  the  same  within  three  years  from 
the  date  of  discovery. 

Sole  paragraph. — Any  owner  who  does  not  comply  with  this  clause 
is  subject  to  a  tax  of  1  per  cent  upon  the  value  of  the  mine,  which  shall 
be  estimated,  with  or  without  a  declaration  of  the  proprietor,  accord- 
ing to  the  data  that  may  be  obtained  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture, 
the  examination  and  investigations  being  made  on  the  land  when  found 
necessary. 

Art.  40.  The  proprietor  who  can  prove  to  the  Inspectorate-General 
the  material  or  economic  impossibility  of  the  exploitation  of  a  mine 
will  be  exempt  from  compliance  with  the  obligations  stated  in  article 
39,  not,  however,  being  allowed  to  plead  want  of  funds. 

Paragraph  1  :  Whenever  the  causes  of  such  an  impossibility  cease  to 
exist  the  exemption  ceases  also. 

Paragraph  2:  Disputes  over  the  condominium  of  mines  or  ground 
or  litigation  over  its  proprietorship  do  not  constitute  causes  for 
exemption. 

Art.  41.  In  every  case,  after  the  expiration  of  the  three  j^ears  of  which 
article  39  treats,  the  Government  may  concede  to  anyone  who,  prov- 
ing himself  duly  capable,  may  request  the  working  of  a  mine  and  the 
right  of  disappropriation  on  the  ground  of  public  utility,  the  price 
payable  being  the  amount  entered  for  recovery  of  the  tax  as  decreed 
in  article  39,  paragraph  1. 

Sole  ijaragraph. — The  Government  may  publish  in  the  principal 
national  and  foreign  industrial  centers  a  notice  of  the  existence  of 
these  mines,  the  price,  and  other  conditions  of  disappropriation. 

Art.  42.  The  dispositions  of  articles  39,  40,  and  41  are  applicable 
to  the  mines  already  discovered  and  known,  from  the  date  on  which 
this  law  comes  into  force. 

Chapter  VIII. —  General  provisions. 

Art.  43.  Mines  subject  to  the  provisions  of  article  30  remain  exempt 
from  all  State  and  municipal  dues. 


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Art.  44.  The  Government  will  regulate  the  situation  of  mines  that 
at  present  constitute  property  apart  from  the  ground,  disappropriat- 
ing on  public  utility  the  surface  lands  about  them  and  adjudicating  the 
same  to  the  proprietors  of  the  mines,  except  in  the  case  of  diamond 
mines,  which  belong  to  the  State,  under  the  terms  of  article  16,  No.  2. 

Art.  45.  The  Government  will  call  for  public  tenders  in  the  prin- 
cipal national  and  foreign  markets  for  the  working,  under  the  condi- 
tions of  this  law,  of  the  State  mines  at  present  known  and  those 
which  for  any  reason  it  may  become  possessed  of. 

Art.  46.  Mines  whose  discoverers  have  not  complied  with  clause 
No.  1,  of  article  30,  shall  revert  to  the  State. 

Art.  47.  Concessions  for  searches  or  explorations  already  given, 
and  also  leases  for  the  working  of  mines  of  the  State  shall  remain  in 
force  until  the  expiration  of  their  time;  this  being  ended,  they  will 
come  under  the  regimen  of  the  present  law. 

Art.  48.  The  department  of  diamond  lands  ceases  to  exist. 

Sole  jparagrapli. — All  duties  appertaining  to  it  will  come  under  the 
Inspectorate-General  of  Lands,  Mines,  Immigration,  and  Colonization, 
in  conformity  with  the  present  law. 

Art.  49.  The  Government  shall  issue  all  decrees  and  regulations 
which  may  be  necessary  for  the' execution  of  the  present  law,  issuing 
special  regulations  for  the  diamond  lands  on  the  basis  of  the  regula- 
tions of  1875,  in  so  far  as  its  provisions  may  not  be  contrary  to  the 
present  law. 

Art.  50.  The  present  departments  for  the  measurement  of  lands 
shall  be  denominated  the  Departments  of  Lands  and  Mines,  and  the 
Government  may  create  those  which  may  be  necessary  for  the  proper 
execution  of  the  present  law. 

Art.  51.  In  all  mining  disputes,  foreign  individuals  or  foreign  com- 
panies shall  be  subject  to  the  judicial  authority  of  the  State,  with  right 
of  appeal  to  the  Federal  courts,  and  shall  enjoy  the  same  privileges  and 
be  subject  to  the  same  obligations,  conditions,  and  guarantees  as  native 
citizens. 

.Art.  52.  All  cases  not  mentioned  shall  be  resolved  as  the  regula- 
tions of  the  present  law  may  determine. 

Transitory  provisions. 

Art.  53.  The  present  law  shall  take  effect  from  the  date  of  the  pub- 
lication of  its  regulations. 

Art.  54.  The  present  officers  of  the  Inspectorate-General  will  not 
require  new  titles. 

Art.  55.  All  rights  of  individuals  or  companies  who  at  the  present 
time  hold  leases  of  lots  or  claims,  or  concessions  of  diamond  lands, 
shall  be  respected  up  to  the  termination  of  their  respective  terms. 


1698       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

x4.RT.  56.  The  present  officers  of  the  extinct  department  of  diamond 
lands  who  may  be  appointed  to  the  department  of  lands  and  mines, 
which  is  to  take  the  place  of  that  department,  shall  be  exempt  from 
the  payment  of  the  fiscal  dues  relative  to  the  appointment. 

Art.  57.  During  a  period  of  ten  years,  counted  from  the  date  of 
the  promulgation  of  the  present  law,  iron,  coal,  and  manganese  mines 
are  exempted  from  the  payment  of  the  percentage  specified  in  articles 
30  and  31. 

Art.  58.  The  Government  shall  organize  in  the  office  of  inspector 
of  lands  and  colonization  a  section  of  mines,  having  a  first,  second, 
and  third  officer,  to  be  appointed  from  other  departments. 

Art.  59.  All  contrary  provisions  are  hereby  revoked. 

CHARACTER    OF    EXPORTS   IN    1905. 

Figures  published  in  the  "Brazilian  Review"  for  March  27,  1906, 
give  the  following  as  indicating  the  character  and  value  of  exports 
from  Brazil  during  the  calendar  year  1905,  statistics  for  the  preceding 
year  being  also  furnished  for  purposes  of  comparison: 


Articles. 


Quantity. 


1904. 


1905. 


Value. 


1904. 


Coffee  

Rubber 

Hides  and  skins . 

Herva-mate 

Cotton 

Cocoa , 

Tobacco 

Gold,  bar , 

Sugar . 


Para  nuts 
Carnauba  wax.. 

Bran 

Cotton  seed 

Monazite  sand  . . 
Flour,  manioc... 
Stones,  precious. 

Fruits 

Lumber 

Piassava 

Horsehair 

Horns 

Scrap  metal 

Castor  seed 

other  articles . . . 


bags. 

kilos. 

do... 

do... 

do... 

do... 

do... 

...grams. 

kilos. 

tons. 

.hectares. 

kUos. 

do... 

do... 

do... 

do... 


10, 024, 536 

31,863,491 

35, 847,  320 

44, 162, 052 

13, 262, 738 

23, 160, 028 

23, 964,  255 

3, 871, 426 

4,861,450 

208, 260 

92, 580 

1, 995, 546 

21, 151, 643 

26, 600, 538 

4, 860, 390 

3, 980, 076 


10, 820, 661 
35, 392, 611 
29, 055, 406 
40, 855, 653 
24, 081, 753 
21, 090, 088 
20, 390, 558 

3, 878,  698 

37, 746,  610 

224, 377 

198, 226 

1, 896,  757 
26,431,760 
37,493,736 

4, 437, 290 

5, 276, 146 


.kilos, 
.do... 
.do... 
.do... 
.do... 


1, 469, 818 
548, 549 
1, 092, 247 
3, 155, 344 
7, 208, 886 


1,287,943 
426, 008 
1,101,236 
3, 925, 796 
2, 646, 775 


£19, 957,  563 

11, 219,  393 

2, 382, 2.56 

970, 937 

826,  507 

1, 095, 535 

838, 516 

418, 309 

93, 488 

306, 799 

107, 311 

204, 227 

89,  694 

89, 044 

108, 825 

45, 024 

65, 958 

48, 254 

73, 679 

43,642 

42,704 

24, 609 

18,  795 

24, 987 

334, 080 


Specie. 


Total  value  , 


39, 430, 136 
8,900 


Grand  total , 


39, 439, 036 


£21, 420, 515 
14, 415, 771 
1, 851, 584 
1, 236, 550 
1, 157, 714 
1, 039,  535 

825. 206 
420, 128 
405, 954 
332, 827 

232. 207 
207. 818 
167, 660 
108, 458 
100, 038 

77, 859 
71, 316 
68, 250 
43,  883 
37, 875 
34, 594 
31, 069 
29,644 
24, 077 
291, 721 


44,  632, 2.52 
10, 731 


COAL  FIELDS  OF  THE  REPUBLIC. 

According  to  the  facts  established  by  the  investigations  of  Doctor 
White,  the  commissioner  appointed  by  the  Brazilian  Government  to 
report  on  the  subject,  it  appears  that  the  coal  formation  of  Brazil 
begins  in  northern  São  Paulo,  near  the  border  of  Minas  Geraes,  and 
extends  southwestward  across  the  States  of  Paraná,  Santa  Catharina, 
and  Rio  Grande  do  Sul,  probably  passing  into  Uruguay  and  the 
Argentine  Republic. 


i 


BEAZIL.  1699 

It  was  formerly  supposed  that  the  coal  beds  of  Brazil  existed  only 
in  narrow  and  separate  geological  basins  which  had  never  been  con- 
nected, but  it  has  been  demonstrated  by  Doctor  White  that  the  coal 
formation  is  continuous  from  the  State  of  São  Paulo  into  and  across 
that  of  Rio  Grande  do  Sul. 

There  is  one  main  coal  horizon  near  the  top  of  the  coal-bearing 
series  above  described,  which  appears  to  be  continuous  from  Santa 
Citharina  into  Rio  Grande  do  Sul,  and  it  is  possibly  the  same  coal 
horizon  which  extends  northward  through  the  States  of  Paraná  and 
São  Paulo. 

This  main  bed  is  thin  (25  to  30  centimeters)  in  Sao  Paulo,  at  least 
where  it  is  exposed  at  the  surface,  but  thickens  to  50  centimeters  in 
Paraná  to  nearl}^  a  meter  in  Santa  Catharina  and  to  nearly  2  meters 
in  Rio  jGrande  do  Sul,  thus  exhibiting  a  progressive  increase  south- 
ward. 

In  Santa  Catharina  and  Rio  Grande  do  Sul  two  or  three  other  thin 
beds  of  coal  occur  within  the  next  175  feet  below  the  main  coal  hori- 
zon, but  none  is  of  much  importance  with  the  possible  exception  of 
one  bed  in*  a  limited  area  near  Minas  de  Tubarão,  in  Santa  Catharina, 
which,  coming  at  the  base  of  the  coal-bearing  series,  thickens  to 
about  a  meter  and  a  half.  Its  weathered  exposures  (it  has  been  mined 
but  a  short  distance  under  ground)  contain  so  much  slat}^  material, 
however,  that  its  economic  value  is  quite  doubtful. 

The  coal  from  the  upper  or  main  bed  is  practically  of  the  same 
quality  from  Sao  Paulo  to  Rio  Grande  do  Sul,  and  always  contains 
much  sulphur  and  slaty  material.  The  coal  is  mined  for  commercial 
purposes,  having  25  to  35  per  cent  of  ash,  of  which  2  to  5  per  cent  is 
sulphur  in  the  form  of  nuggets  of  iron  pyrites,  and  hence  the  coal  in 
its  crude  state  is  too  impure  for  general  commercial  purposes. 

Several  tons  of  the  coal  were  sent  to  Germany  for  experimental 
purposes  and  the  results  of  the  tests  made  by  the  Humboldt  Engineer- 
ing Works  at  Kalk,  near  Cologne,  are  quite  encouraging,  since  it  was 
found  possible  to  remove  practically  all  of  the  sulphur  and  to  reduce 
the  ash  to  12  or  13  per  cent  in  33  per  cent  of  coal,  while  in  42  per  cent 
of  the  remainder  the  ash  is  reduced  to  26  per  cent  and  the  sulphur  is 
practically  eliminated. 

The  coal,  like  all  of  the  beds  in  the  latest  carboniferous  series,  con- 
tains more  combined  water  than  the  earlier  formed  coals,  and  hence 
its  effective  heat  of  combustion  is  thereby  decreased  below  that  of 
Cardiff  coal,  the  single  determination  of  a  briquette  made  from  the 
coal  of  San  Jeronymo  in  Rio  Grande  do  Sul  having  given  12,500  Brit- 
ish thermal  units  as  its  heating  value  when  the  ash  is  reduced  to  12  to 
13  jjer  cent. 

The  United  States  Consul- General  at  Rio  de  Janeiro,  in  reporting  on 
the  above,  states:  "The  most  useful  feature  of  Doctor  White's  report, 


1700   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

SO  far  as  Brazil  is  concerned,  is  that  it  will  clear  the  situation.  While 
it  will  destroy  the  too  sanguine  expectations  of  the  optimists,  it  will 
prove  that  there  is  no  lack  of  coal  in  southern  Brazil  which  may  be 
washed  into  usefulness." 

NEW  STEAMSHIP  SERVICE  WITH  THE  ARGENTINE  REPUBLIC. 

The  British  Consul  at  Trieste  reports  that  a  new  steamship  company, 
to  be  known  as  the  "  Unione"  Societa  Anónima  di  Navigazione,  with 
a  capital  of  £416,666,  to  be  increased  to  ¿£833,332,  is  to  be  formed  at 
Trieste,  the  purpose  of  which  is  to  inaugurate,  in  September  next,  a 
monthly  passenger  and  goods  service  between  Brazil  and  the  Argen- 
tine Republic.  One-third  of  the  capital  will  be  furnished  by  the  Aus- 
trian Lloj^d  Steamship  Compaii}'-  and  the  remaining  two-thirds  by  the 
"Unione  Austriaca,"  formerly  the  Austro-Americana.  * 

It  is  designed  to  double  this  service  at  the  beginning  of  the  j^ear 
1907,  the  departures  to  take  place  fortnightly  to  and  from  the  two 
countries  interested.  The  fleet  will  be  composed  of  three  cargo  steam- 
ers of  the  Austrian  Lloyds  and  three  passenger  steamers  of  the  Unione 
Austriaca.  Further  additions  will  be  made  according  to  the  require- 
ments of  the  traffic. 

EXPORTS  FROM  BAHIA  IN  MARCH,  1906. 

The  principal  exports  from  the  port  of  Bahia  for  the  month  of 
March,  1906,  were  the  following: 


Quantity. 

Value. 

Coffee 

bags . . 

25, 641 

28, 321 

3,890 

64, 392 

150 

3,425 

1,528 

573 

735 

SOO 

162 

62 

180 

9 

123 

387 

9,753 

5,437 

473 

625 

Milreis. 
592, 307 
586, 244 

do 

Sugar                             .  ... 

do 

Tobacc  ',  leaf 

bales.. 

bundles.. 

packages. . 

Cocoanut  shells  .  ..        

number. . 

do.... 

Whale  oil .      . 

barrels. . 

Carnauba  wax  

bags.. 

Copahyba  oil 

barrels. . 

^ packages.. 

Rosin 

.  ..           do 

Hides,  drv              

number. . 

.     .  do 

Total 

2,  082, 437 

CHILE. 


1701 


RUBBER  EXPORTS  FROM  MANÁOS  AND  PARÁ. 

The  following  particulars  of  the  exports  of  Seringa  rubber  from  the 
ports  of  Manáos  and  Pará  during  the  years  1904  and  1905  are  taken 
from  the  "Brazilian  Review"  of  March  13,  1906: 


1904. 

1905. 

Quantity. 

Value. 

Quantitj'. 

Value. 

Pine 

Kilos. 
14, 972, 000 
2, 471, 000 
7,430,000 
3, 632, 000 

£6, 645, 000 

988, 000 

1, 910, 000 

943, 000 

Kilos. 
16, 473, 000 
2, 766, 000 
7,510,000 
4, 726, 000 

£8, 460, 000 

Medium  

1, 269, 000 
2, 168, 000 

Caucho  

1, 337, 000 

Total 

28, 505, 000 

10, 486, 000 

31, 475, 000 

13, 234, 000 

CROP  ENTRIES  AT  PERNAMBUCO. 


The  entries  of  cotton  and  sugar  at  Pernambuco  for  the  first  seven 
months  of  the  crop  j^ear  were  as  follows: 


September  , 

October 

November  . 
December. . 
January  . . . 
February  .. 
March 


Sugar. 


Quantity. 


9,203 
84  072 
210,  393 
265, 197 
253, 092 
223, 452 
204, 174 


Total 1,249,583 


Value. 


£36,  571 
160,  530 
301, 900 
310, 355 
339,  457 
309, 019 
277, 632 


1, 735, 464 


Cotton. 


Quantity.      Value. 


Bales. 
6,425 
12, 720 
23, 574 
27, 754 
27, 973 
34, 301 
33, 136 


165, 883 


£17, 260 
26,  315 
32, 132 
32, 552 
22, 412 
19, 402 
32, 295 


182, 368 


CHILE. 

CUSTOMS  RECEIPTS  IN  MARCH,    1906. 

The  Chilean  customs  receipts  in  March  amounted  to  $8,618,328.59, 
of  which  sum  $3,905,266. 68  corresponded  to  import  duties,  $1,526,655.88 
to  export  duties,  and  $186,411.03  to  other  branches.  These  sums  show 
increases  over  March  of  last  year  as  under: 

Imports 11,216,665.89 

Exports 281,984.92 

Other  branches 60,167.17 

Totalincrease J 1,557,881.98 

CUSTOMS  RECEIPTS  AT  VALPARAISO  IN  1905. 

The  customs  duties  collected  at  the  Valparaiso  custom-house  in  1905 
aggregated  $23,237,773.79,  made  up  of  the  following  items: 

Duties  paid  in  paper  currency $760,  939. 45 

Duties  paid  in  gold 19,771,500.00 

Surtax  of  13.683  per  cent  on  the  gold  duties 2,  705,  334.  34 

Total 23,237,773.79 


3  702   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  total  expenses  of  operation  of  the  Valparaiso  custom-house  in 
1905  was  $1,042,597.86,  of  which  amount  1618,659.20  consisted  of  sala- 
ries paid  employees,  and  $312,509.43  of  sundry  expenses. 

coNTnsruATioN  or  the  nitrate  combination. 

United  States  Consul  Charles  S.  Winans  writes  from  Iquique,  Chile, 
concerning  the  controversy  that  has  been  going  on  there  for  several 
months  as  to  whether  or  not  the  producers  of  nitrate  of  soda  would 
again  enter  into  an  agreement  to  limit  its  production.  He  says  that 
the  question  has  been  settled  in  the  affirmative,  and  adds:  "At  the 
meeting  of  the  producers  and  promoters  on  March  31  some  conces- 
sions were  made  on  both  sides.  It  was  then  agreed  that  should  96  per 
cent  of  the  producers  concur  by  April  3  in  forming  a  new  combination 
on  an  estimated  producing  capacity  of  3,800,000  tons  per  year  for  all 
of  the  147  manufacturing  plants  a  new  agreement  would  be  entered 
into.  At  the  meeting  of  April  3  it  was  found  that  99^  per  cent  were 
ready  to  concur.  The  prospect  of  having  3,800,000  tons  of  nitrate 
thrown  on  the  market  during  the  next  twelve  months,  while  there  is 
no  prospect  that  more  than  2,000,000  tons  will  be  consumed  during 
the  same  period,  together  with  the  fear  that  the  Chilean  Government 
would  legislate  against  those  not  entering  the  combination,  was  more 
than  the  manufacturers  were  willing  to  risk. 

"The  term  of  the  new  combination  is  for  three  years,  dating  from 
April  1,  1906,  on  a  basis  of  a  possible  producing  capacity  of  all  of  the 
'oficinas'  of  3,800,000  tons  yearly,  each  'oficina'  to  submit  to  a  pro 
rata  reduction  in  its  producing  capacity  to  conform  to  the  consump- 
tion of  the  previous  year.  The  production  for  the  next  twelve  months 
will  probably  be  cut  down  to  2,000,000  tons." 

COMMERCE  AND  INDUSTRIES  AT  COQUIMBO. 

A  British  consular  report  on  the  trade  of  the  District  of  Coquimbo, 
Chile,  for  the  year  1905,  states  that  the  District  of  Coquimbo  depends 
for  its  prosperity  chiefly  upon  mining,  and  unfortunately  the  industry 
has  for  some  years  past  been  less  flourishing  than  of  old,  a  scarcity  of 
labor,  ever  growing,  being  the  main  obstacle  to  its  more  active  develop- 
ment. The  scarcity  is  due  to  the  demand  for  hands,  and  particularly 
for  miners,  at  the  nitrate  fields  in  the  north  of  Chile,  where  wages  are 
obtainable  that  but  few,  if  any,  of  the  local  miners  can  afford  to  pay, 
and  thus  a  continuous  drain  of  the  most  able-bodied  of  the  workingmen 
is  set  up,  to  the  manifest  detriment  of  Coquimbo. 

Copper  smelting  on  a  large  scale  is  carried  on  at  two  villages  on  the 
coast,  and  on  a  lesser  scale  at  several  inland  stations  connected  more 
or  less  directly  with  this  port,  by  rail  generally  ;  and  these  latter  draw 
their  supplies  of  fuel  from  Coquimbo. 


CHILE.  1703 

For  the  concentration  or  other  treatment  of  low-grade  copper  ores, 
of  which  there  is  said  to  be  great  abundance,  steps  have  been  taken  of 
late  to  erect  plant  for  processes  other  than  smelting,  and  a  few  new 
works  are  already  in  operation.  Their  success  must  depend,  to  a  con- 
siderable extent,  upon  its  being  possible  to  overcome  the  obstacles  of 
the  raw  material,  communications  being,  save  where  the  railways  can 
penetrate,  primitive  and  uncertain  at  the  best  of  times,  and  all—  rail- 
ways, cart  roads,  and  mule  tracks — liable  to  lengthy  interruptions  dur- 
ing the  wet  season,  as  is  always  the  case  in  rough  mountainous  coun- 
tries like  this  part  of  Chile. 

With  few  exceptions  the  copper  mines  are  undeveloped,  and  are 
generally  poor.  Silver  mines  are  numerous,  though  but  few  are  at 
present  yielding  good  returns.  The  poorer  ones  are  treated,  mostly 
by  amalgam  process,  at  various  suitable  spots,  while  the  high-grade 
ores  are  generally  exported. 

Manganese  is  found  in  large  quantities  and  of  good  quality,  but  the 
cost  attending  its  carriage  to  the  coast  and  shipment  have  proved  too 
heavy  for  the  success  of  the  enterprise  hitherto  started,  and  the  trade 
is,  for  the  present  at  an}^  rate,  abandoned. 

Of  iron  ore  (hematites),  recent  explorations  are  said  to  have  discov- 
ered deposits  warranting  closer  attention  by  reason  of  the  quantity 
and  quality  of  ore;  but  here,  as  in  the  case  of  manganese,  the  expense 
of  transport  to  the  shipping  port  must  be  a  bar  to  profitable  working 
unless  existing  conditions  can  be  improved. 

The  sulphuric  acid  Avorks  erected  at  the  village  of  Guayacan  are  in 
active  operation,  and  their  product  successfully  competes  with  the 
imported  article. 

The  principal  brewery,  at  La  Serena,  is  now  provided  with  all  mod- 
ern appliances;  there  are  several  other  breweries,  somewhat  less  elab- 
orately furnished,  and  the  combined  output  more  than  suffices  to  meet 
the  needs  of  the  province.  Of  imported  beer  the  local  consumption 
is  now  insignificant. 

Soap  boiling,  tanning,  and  oil  pressing  are  lucrative  industries,  and 
contribute  materially  toward  reducing  the  imports  of  the  products. 

Agriculture  is  restrained  to  the  valleys  of  Coquimbo  and  Limari 
rivers  and  the  lateral  narrow  plains  adjacent  that  can  be  brought  under 
artificial  irrigation  by  water  conducted  from  the  rivers  named. 

The  soil  on  these  plains  is  fertile,  and,  but  for  the  difficulties  attend- 
ing its  irrigation,  would  render  very  good  returns  and  the  cultivable 
area  could  be  greatly  extended.  Wheat,  barley,  and  beans  are  grown, 
though  for  local  consumption  only,  and  alfalfa  (lucerne  grass)  is  grown 
largely  enough  to  leave,  in  normal  seasons,  a  surplus  of  pressed  hay, 
even  after  setting  aside  a  not  inconsiderable  portion  of  the  land  for 
grazing  crops,  grazing  being  an  important  branch  of  the  industry. 
Bull.  No.  6—06 16 


1 7 04   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

Viticulture,  wine  pressing,  and  distilling  employ  the  inhabitants  of 
the  upper  part  of  the  Coquimbo  Valle}^,  where  fruit  growing  is  com- 
ing yearl}"  into  greater  prominence.  Raisins  of  superior  quality  are 
now  prepared  here  for  the  foreign  trade. 

The  seed  of  the  algarrobilla  tree,  for  use  in  tanneries,  are  coliected 
in  quantities  that  have  reached  to  600  tons  in  a  season,  and  for  the  fur 
trade  a  very  large  number  of  chinchilla  skins  are  steadily  brought  in 
from  the  mountains,  as  many  as  27,000  dozens  having  arrived  in  one 
3^ear.  This  trade  is  in  the  hands  of  foreigners,  the  United  States  tak- 
ing the  bulk.  Of  goat  and  kid  skins  the  j^early  supply  ranges  between 
2Õ0  and  300  tons,  and  of  raw  hides  (ox  and  cow)  it  reaches  about  150 
tons. 

Dried  fruits,  honey,  and  wax,  wool  (about  200  tons)  and  pemmican 
practically  exhaust  the  list  of  exports. 

The  demand  for  some  150,000  inhabitants  are,  in  the  matter  of  cloth- 
ing, supplied  entireh"  by  imported  goods,  of  which  cottons  form  the 
bulk,  standing  in  comparison  to  woolens  at  about  two  to  one. 

Of  foodstuffs  the  imports  are  beginning  to  be  affected  b}^  the  increas- 
ing activity  of  the  sugar  refineries  established  in  the  country — though 
not  in  the  province — preserved  fruits  and  jams,  as  well  as  sugar,  hav- 
ing been  ousted  by  the  home-made  article.  Paraguay  sugar,  rice, 
canned  salmon,  sardines,  and  tea  are  regularly  imported. 

Iron  sheets,  galvanized  and  others,  iron  and  steel  wire,  bars,  rails, 
and  castings,  and  ironmonger}^  are  in  steady  demand. 

Of  machinery  there  is  a  small  but  growing  demand,  for  mining  and 
ore  treating  purposes  chiefly,  and  the  use  of  agricultural  machinery 
seems  to  be  slowly  spreading.  Coal  and  coke,  for  the  smelting  fur- 
naces, is  all  imported,  as  is  the  greater  portion  of  the  fire  bricks 
required. 


COLOMBIA. 

LEASE  OF  THE  PEARL,  FISHERIES. 

The  Central  Bank,  in  conformity  with  the  power  conferred  upon 
it,  and  contained  in  the  contract  with  the  National  Government,  con- 
cerning the  administration  and  management  of  certain  properties 
belonging  to  the  latter,  which  contract  was  dated  June  30,  1905,  and 
made  a  public  instrument  July  19,  1905,  calls  a  public  auction  for  the 
purpose  of  awarding  the  lease  of  the  right  to  fish  pearls,  corals, 
sponges,  and  other  sea  pieces  on  the  Colombian  coasts  of  the  Atlantic 
and  Pacific  oceans. 

1.  The  lease  will  last  five  years,  beginning  August  1,  1906,  on  which 
day  the  highest  bidder  will  enter  into  possession  of  the  yield. 


COLOMBIA.  1705 

2.  The  auction  will  begin  at  1  p.  m.  Jul}^  2,  1906,  in  the  office  which 
may  be  designated  for  the  purpose,  in  Bogotá,  before  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  Central  Bank,  with  the  Minister  of  Finance  and 
Treasury  presiding. 

Sufficient  time  will  be  given  to  hear  the  bidding  and  to  decide  what 
may  be  most  suitable  for  the  fiscal  interests. 

3.  The  board  will  proceed  with  the  auction  in  conformit}^  with 
Decree  No.  339,  of  April  4,  1905. 

4.  The  board  retains  power  to  suspend  the  bidding  at  any  moment, 
and  in  full  session  to  name  a  new  day  for  confirming  it,  if  thought 
suitable  to  the  fiscal  interests. 

5.  The  requirements  for  admission  as  a  bidder  are: 
(a)  To  be  able  to  legally  bind  one's  self. 

(5)  To  have  the  respective  proposal  presented  in  a  sealed  tender  and 
on  suitable  paper,  before  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Central  Bank, 
before  3  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  of  the  day  preceding  the  one  on  which 
the  auction  is  to  take  place. 

{c)  To  accompan}^  the  ofíer  with  a  certificate  from  the  cashier  of  the 
Central  Bank,  in  which  it  is  made  clear  that  the  proposer  has  deposited 
in  this  bank,  to  the  order  of  the  Director  of  the  Revenues,  in  legal 
and  current  money,  a  quantity  which  may  cover  10  per  100  of  the 
appraisement  of  the  income  for  the  total  period  of  the  lease. 

(d)  To  accompany  the  certificate  of  deposit  by  a  document  givmg 
bail  in  legal  form,  with  joint  and  responsible  security  to  answer  for 
the  value  of  the  highest  bidding,  while  the  determinate  instrument 
referring  to  the  mortgage  is  executed. 

{e)  To  make  clear  in  the  oiïer  which  ma}^  be  accepted,  without  any 
variation,  the  stipulations  named  in  the  tender  adjoined. 

(f)  Persons  not  having  made  the  proposal  on  the  day  and  hour  des- 
ignated, ma}^  be  admitted  as  bidders  at  any  time  during  the  bidding, 
and  may  make  an  offer,  accompan3áng  it  with  a  certificate  of  deposit 
in  the  Central  Bank,  in  legal  and  current  money,  a  quantity  which 
may  cover  20  per  cent  of  the  appraisement  for  the  whole  period. 

6.  The  outbidding  will  be  made  onl}^  on  the  sum  which  ma}^  be 
ofi'ered  as  a  fee  for  the  monthly  lease,  and  will  not  be  less  than  ilO  in 
gold.  That  fee  is  the  sum  of  ^300  gold  monthly  during  the  first  two 
3^ears,  $350  during  the  third,  and  $400  also  for  each  month  for  the  two 
subsequent  years. 

OBLIGATIONS    OF    TENDER. 

1.  The  undersigned,  namely:  N.  N.,  Manager  of  the  Revenues  of 
the  Central  Bank,  representing  the  board  of  directors  of  the  same 
bank,  gives  to  N.  N.,  and  the  latter  receives  in  lease  for  the  term  of 
five  years,  as  above  expressed,  the  exclusive  right  to  fish  pearls,  corals, 
and  other  sea  pieces  on  the  maritime  coasts  of  Colombia,  such  as  is 


1706   INTERNATIONAL  BUBEAU  OF  THE  AMEKICAN  REPUBLICS. 

established  b}^  Legislative  Decree  No.    702,  March  29,  1900  (Diario 

Oficial  Number  11256,  April,  1900),  for  the  sum  of  $ gold, 

monthly. 

2.  N.  N.  will  be  able  to  establish  in  the  same  region  all  tne  oj^'ster- 
breeding  places  that  he  may  esteem  convenient  and  exploit  them  at  his 
cost  within  the  period  of  the  lease,  it  being  understood  that  this  right 
is  also  the  exclusive  one  of  the  concessionary. 

3.  The  Government  will  dispose  that,  in  as  far  as  possible,  the  respec- 
tive authorities  of  the  Department  protect  the  concessionary  in  case 
the  latter  may  need  to  prosecute  those  that  attempt  to  do  fishing 
clandestinely. 

1.  The  term  of  the  duration  of  this  lease  will  begin  from  the  1st 
da}^  of  August,  1906. 

5.  The  following  are  the  obligations  of  the  concessionary: 

(I)  To  deposit  monthly  in  advance,  in  the  Central  Bank,  in  legal  and 
current  money,  the  expressed  sum  of  $ in  gold,  or  its  equiva- 
lent, at  the  official  rate  of  exchange  on  the  day  of  the  payment. 

(II)  To  pay  at  all  events  the  price  of  the  lease  here  stipulated. 

(III)  To  pa}^,  in  case  of  delay  in  the  consignation  of  the  quotas 
treated  b}'  I  of  this  tender,  an  interest  of  2  per  100  (2  per  cent)  monthly 
on  the  sum  which  ma}^  be  let,  to  be  paid  at  convenience.  Such  interest 
must  likewise  be  consigned  to  the  cash  of  the  said  bank,  and  if  this 
delay  exceeds  a  month  the  board  of  directors  retains  the  right  to 
declare  the  contract  rescinded  in  every  particular,  with  no  detriment 
to  prosecuting  the  mortgage  or  securit37^  for  the  damages  which  may 
be  occasioned  the  fiscal  interests  on  account  of  the  delay. 

(IV)  Not  to  employ  in  the  fishing  of  the  mother-of-pearl  shell  the 
system  of  dredges,  but  that  of  "escafandros,"  or  other  modern  appa- 
ratus, so  that  the  breeding  places  of  the  oysters  may  not  be  destroyed. 

(V)  Not  to  prevent  fishing  which  has  come  to  be  freely  accom- 
plished b}"  divers  called  "de  cabeza"  (headlong)  or  without  employing 
auxiliar}^  apparatus. 

(VI)  To  insure  the  fulfillment  of  the  obligations  contained  in  this 
tender,  producing  in  favor  of  the  treasury  of  the  nation  within  the 
thirty  days  following  the  one  in  which  the  adjudging  to  the  best  bid- 
der may  be  made,  a  bond  or  security  on  a  first  mortgage  of  real  estate, 
the  value  of  which  may  cover  the  value  of  the  last  bidding  for  the 
fourth  part  of  the  period  of  the  lease. 

(VII)  The  best  bidder  will  be  able  to  cede  the  rights  and  shares 
which  he  acquires  by  virtue  of  the  adjudging  which  may  be  made  to 
him,  with  the  previous  approbation  of  the  directive  board  and  the 
Minister  of  Finance  and  Treasur}^  In  case  of  cession,  the  new  pro- 
prietors will  not  be  able  to  claim  any  other  rights  than  those  expressly 
stipulated  here,  but  are  subject  to  all  the  obligations  contracted  by 
the  original  bidder.     In  order  to  accept  the  cession,  the  cessionaries 


COLOMBIA.  1707 

must  previously  agree  to  a  new  security  to  the  satisfaction  of  the 
directive  board  of  the  bank  and  of  the  Minister  of  Finance  and  Treas- 
ury, it  being-  understood  that  the  security  of  the  assigner  or  trans- 
ferrer will  not  become  extinct  until  the  cessionaries  have  agreed  to  a 
corresponding  one. 

(VIII)  The  insurance  polic}^  of  the  last  bidding  will  be  signed  within 
the  thirty  days  following  the  one  on  which  the  last  bidding  may  be 
confirmed;  and  if  the  best  bidder  does  not  fulfill  this  obligation, 
through  a  fault  of  his  own,  the  sum  deposited  as  a  security  against 
loss  will  remain  the  property  of  the  nation,  without  prejudice,  to  pay 
also  the  damage  which  may  result  from  the  adjudging  anew  the  income 
to  the  best  bidder  in  the  terms  of  the  security  voucher,  of  which  num- 
bers "d"  and  "f  "  of  article  6  treat,  of  the  calling  of  the  auction, 
and  the  directive  board  will  call  a  new  bidding  for  the  twentieth  day, 
beginning  from  that  on  which  the  term  named  may  expire  in  order  to 
agree  to  the  security  document. 

(IX)  When  the  persons  taking  part  in  the  auction  are  foreigners, 
foreign  companies,  or  companies  composed  of  native  Colombians  and 
foreigners,  the  individual  representing  those  firms  must  subject  him- 
self to  the  courts  of  justice  of  the  Republic  and  renounce  the  diplo- 
matic life  in  its  demands  concerning  the  contract  of  lease. 

When  the  cession  of  a  best  bidding  is  made  to  any  foreign  company 
or  one  composed  of  native  Colombians  and  foreigners,  the  cessionary 
is  subject  to  the  requirements  of  this  article. 
Bogota,  February  25,  1906. 

Rufino  Gutierrez, 
Administrator-  General  of  the  Revenue. 
Jesus  Navas, 
Sub- Secretary  of  the  Central  Banlt,. 
Approved  by 

Felix  Salazar  J., 
Minister  of  Finance  and  Treasury. 

CUSTOMS  MODIFICATIONS. 

By  decree  No.  244  of  February  26, 1906,  the  importation  of  the  under- 
mentioned liquors  is  prohibited  as  being  included  in  the  liquor 
monopoly:  Spirits  made  from  the  sugar-cane;  all  compositions,  such  as 
rum,  common  white  rum,  and  all  other  alcoholic  beverages  manufac- 
tured from  cane;  alcohol,  whatever  be  the  raw  material  from  which  it 
is  manufactured;  all  fermented  beverages  containing  alcohol,  with  the 
exception  of  beer,  guarapo,  and  chicha. 

The  Government  is,  however,  authorized  to  permit  the  importation 
of  alcohol  into  certain  districts  by  agreement  with  the  f  arnrers  of  the 
liquor  monopoly. 

The  same  decree  provides  also  that  pisco,  rosoli,  and  other  liquors 


1708   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

similar  to  brand}",  wliisky,  champagne,  chartreuse,  etc.,  are  assimilated 
to  brandy,  etc.,  for  tariff  purposes,  and  accordingly  pay  a  duty  of  $1 
per  kilogram,  under  article  -i  of  the  decree  of  September  4,  1905. 

The  above  decree  became  effective  on  the  day  of  its  publication  for 
all  territories  where  the  liquor  monopoly  is  not  farmed  out. 

With  reference  to  the  decree  of  September  4,  1905,  fixing  the 
monopoly  duties  on  foreign  brandy,  champagne,  whisky,  chartreuse, 
etc.,  decree  No.  217,  of  February  20,  lü06,  provides  that  the  articles 
in  question  when  imported  between  September  4  and  December  31, 
1905,  but  not  cleared  before  February  20,  JL906,  are  to  be  dutiable  in 
accordance  with  the  tariff  ruling  from  January  1,  1906. 

Decree  No,  285,  of  March  5,  suppresses  duties  on  male  cattle  and 
vegetable  ivory,  and  fixes  the  export  dut}'  on  wood,  of  whatever  weight 
or  size,  at  the  rate  of  $1  per  ton.  The  export  duty  of  $6  per  head  on 
female  cattle  still,  however   remains  in  force. 

By  decree  No.  198,  of  February  lY,  1906,  it  is  provided  that  until 
March  1,  1907,  the  surtax;  on  foreign  flour  imposed  by  decree  No.  166 
shall  not  be  levied  on  flour  dispatched  from  Colombian  ports  on  the 
^Atlantic  to  ports  on  the  river  Magdalena  as  far  as  Puerto  Berrio. 
Until  March  1,  1907,  therefore,  the  provisions  of  decree  No.  166  will 
apply  only  to  ports  above  Puerto  Berrio.  After  that  date  said  decree 
will  become  effective  throughout  the  country. 

Decree  No.  237,  of  February  24,  1906,  provides  that  merchandise 
imported  at  Tumaco  will  pay  the  lower  import  duties  (under  the  tariff 
of  1903)  provided  in  decree  No.  1381,  when  destined  for  consumption 
in  La  Union  and  other  villages  in  the  Department  of  Nariño,  with  the 
exception  of  La  Cruz.  Merchandise  dispatched  from  Pasto  or  La 
Union  for  consumption  in  La  Cruz  or  in  the  Department  of  Cauca, 
will  pay  the  difference  between  the  tariffs  of  1903  and  1905. 

COTTON  GROWING  IN  THE  REPUBIilC. 

The  British  Vice-Consul  at  Santa  Maria,  in  his  report  for  1905, 
states  that  the  experiments  made  in  1904  in  regard  to  cotton  culture 
in  the  Republic  of  Colombia  were  not  suiBciently  satisfactory  to 
justify  further  efforts  on  a  large  scale. 

From  Cartagena  the  British  Vice-Consul  reports  as  follows  on  the 
question  as  to  whether  cotton  should  be  treated  as  a  perennial  or  an 
annual  plant  in  Columbia: 

"Cotton  here  is  considered  as  a  perennial,  whereas  once  sown  it 
lasts  for  many  years  without  need  of  resowing;  but,  as  after  the 
gathering  of  the  cotton  the  tree  is  generally  cut  and  burned,  this 
being  equal  to  a  complete  pruning,  it  can  be  thereby  considered  as 
annual,  the  whole  of  the  new-grown  tree  being  only  1  year  old. 
Experience  here  shows  that  when  the  tree  is  annually  cut  and  burned. 
the  following  advantages  are  obtained:  The  tree  grows  only  to  a  lim- 


COLOMBIA  1709 

ited  height,  permitting  the  easy  gathering-  of  the  cotton;  the  length 
of  the  fibers  increases  and  same  become  more  delicate  and  fine,  and  as 
the  branches  are  far  more  numerous  the  harvest  is  much  more  abun- 
dant than  when  the  tree  is  left  untouched." 

RAILWAYS  OF  THE  REPITBLIC. 

Following  is  a  report  made  on  April  28,  1906,  by  the  chief  of  the 
second  division  of  the  Department  of  Public  Works  and  Encourage- 
ment concerning  the  railroads  of  the  Republic. 

"Mr.  Secretary:  The  Minister  of  Colombia  in  the  United  States 
of  America  has  requested  a  report  concerning  the  railways  of  our 
country  for  the  purpose  of  forwarding  the  same  to  the  Permanent 
Pan-American  Railway  Committee.  Therefore,  in  compliance  with 
your  instructions,  I  have  the  honor  to  report  as  follows: 

'  '  Before  the  present  administration  of  the  National  Government 
there  has  never  been  shown  such  great  interest  in  Colombia  in  favor 
of  the  consolidation,  b}^  means  of  different  concessions,  of  the  several 
branch  railways,  w^hich  have  been  constructed  with  the  sole  purpose  of 
meeting  the  demands  of  local  traffic. 

'  '  At  the  present  time,  when  the  plan  of  the  reorganization  of  the 
country  devised  by  General  Reyes  is  being  carried  out,  it  is  gratif}-- 
ing  to  call  attention  to  the  confidence  that  foreign  nations  seem  to  have 
in  the  Government  of  Colombia,  as  shown  by  the  money  destined  to 
the  construction  of  railroads,  this  capital  belonging  to  certain  com- 
panies which  have  already  heavih^  invested  in  this  country,  and  are, 
therefore,  very  much  interested  in  the  development  of  the  railroad 
system  of  the  nation. 

"  Studying  on  the  map  of  Colombia  the  development  of  the  conces- 
sions recently  granted,  it  will  be  seen  that  there  is  a  tendency  to  put 
the  capital  of  the  Republic  in  communication  with  both  oceans  by 
means  of  a  railroad  system,  the  description  of  which  is  as  follows: 

'"''  The  Pacific  Railroad. — On  January  11,  1906,  the  contract  entered 
into  bv  the  National  Government  and  Messrs.  Alfred  B.  and  Edward 
H.  Mason  for  the  repair  of  such  part  of  the  Cauca  Railroad  as  has 
already  been  constructed  and  the  completion  of  the  line  to  Palmira  was 
signed. 

"The  traffic  of  this  railroad  in  ¡Vlarch,  1906,  was  as  follows:  327 
passengers  and  866,675  kilograms  of  freight,  the  total  gross  receipts 
being  $1,568.68  gold. 

"Under  the  provisions  of  article  47  of  said  contract,  the  grantees 
bind  themselves  to  make,  at  their  own  expense,  the  survey  of  the 
railroad  from  Palmira  to  the  Magdalena  River  or  to  Bogotá.  The 
commission  composed  of  Colombian  engineers,  who  are  to  make  the 
surve}^,  will  shortly  leave  the  capital  so  as  to  commence  their  explo- 
rations on  June  11,  1906. 


1710       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

"The  section  to  to  be  surveyed  will  connect  the  branch  railroads  of 
the  line  which  extends  from  Bogota  toward  the  Pacific.  Said  branch 
lines  are  as  follows: 

"That  of  La  Sabana,  which  is  10  kilometers  long,  and  unites  Bogotá 
to  Facatativa. 

"The  monthl}'  traffic  of  this  railroad  is  37,511  passengers,  520  tons 
of  freight,  j^ieldiug  gross  receipts  amounting  to  $16,762  gold.  This 
line  is  owned  by  a  national  company,  the  Government  having  11,990 
shares,  the  10  remaining  shares  belonging  to  Mr.  Lorenzo  Cuellar. 

"The  Girardot  line,  the  extension  of  which  is  rapidly  advancing 
toward  La  Sabana  in  accordance  with  the  contracts  entered  into  with 
an  English  company  called  '  The  Colombian  National  Railway  Com- 
pany (Limited).' 

"The  part  in  operation  extends  75  kilometers  from  Girardot  along 
the  eastern  bank  of  the  Magdalena  River. 

"The  monthh^  traffic  of  this  railway  is  approximately  as  follows: 
1,825  passengers,  855,260  kilograms  of  freight,  the  aggregate  freight 
and  passenger  receipts  being  $6,186  gold, 

"The  Tolima  line,  which  runs  from  the  western  bank  of  the  Magda- 
lena River  opposite  Girardot,  the  concessionary  of  which  is  Mr.  Carlos 
Tango,  in  accordance  with  the  contract  of  March  6,  1897.  Construc- 
tion works  are  progressing  toward  El  Chicoral.  The  part  of  the  road 
open  to  public  service  is  21  kilometers  long. 

"The  aggregate  length  of  these  branch  lines  is  181  kilometers,  includ- 
ing the  length  of  the  Cauca  Railroad,  and  represent  about  one-fourth 
of  the  distance  from  Bogotá  to  Buenaventura. 

"7>^e  railicay  from  Bogotá  to  the  Atlantic. — In  order  to  connect  the 
capital  of  the  Republic  with  the  Atlantic  Ocean  the  following  con- 
cessions have  been  granted: 

"The  concession  comprised  in  the  contract  of  September  22,  1905, 
which  was  entered  into  with  'The  Colombian  Northern  Railway  Com- 
pany (Limited),'  in  order  to  secure  the  extension  of  the  Northern  Rail- 
wa}',  which  runs  from  Bogota  to  Zipaquira. 

"Said  line  is  50  kilometers  long,  and  its  average  monthl}^  traffic  in 
the  last  quarter  was  as  follows: 

Passengers  carried 25,  832 

Animals  carried 794 

Receipts  from  passenger  and  freight  traffic  (gold ) -  |6, 974.  75 

Freight  in  packages - - 27,  220 

Freight  receipts  on  same  (gold) - 15, 114.  00 

"The  extension  work  toward  Nemocon  is  progressing  rapidly  and 
is  under  the  supervision  of  the  Colombian  engineers,. Messrs.  Alejo 
Morales  and  Luis  L.  Guerrero. 

"The  concession  of  April  18,  1905,  specified  in  the  contract  entered 


COLOMBIA.  1711 

into  by  Mr.  Eneique  Cortes,  representing  Mr.  Julio  Patino  and 
Baron  Ferdinand  Raoul  von  Schmatzer  for  the  construction  of  the 
Great  Northern  Central  Railway. 

"So  far  as  this  contract  is  concerned  this  line  is  divided  into  three 
groups,  viz.  :  First  group,  from  Bucaramanga  to  the  Boyacá  frontier; 
second  group,  from  the  Magdalena  River  to  Bucaramanga,  and  third 
group,  from  Boj^aca  to  Bucaramanga. 

"The  Belgina  engineer,  Mr.  Castian,  is  at  present  at  Bucaramanga, 
having  been  appointed  to  make  the  survey  of  this  railroad  in  person. 

"The  concession  of  March  28,  1905,  granted  to  Mr.  Mauricio 
Bréchet,  attorney  for  Mr.  Andre  Lefebure  for  the  construction  of 
three  railroad  lines  as  follows: 

"One  from  Bucaramanga  to  Sierra  Nevada  de  Santa  Ma,rta. 

"Another  from  the  Bahia  Honda  port  on  the  Atlantic,  in  the 
province  of  Goagira,  running  to  the  Venezuelan  frontier,  and  another 
line  from  a  suitable  port  of  the  former  railroad  to  Sierra  Nevada  de 
Santa  Marta. 

"On  March  1,  1906,  Gen.  George  Holguín  .reported  from  Paris 
that  in  accordance  with  a  cable  dispatch  authorizing  him  to  grant  an 
extension  of  time  to  the  company  organized  for  the  construction  and 
exploitation  of  the  railroads  specified  in  the  previous  concession,  he 
has  granted  the  aforesaid  companj'^  a  term  of  six  months  in  order  to 
make  the  survey. 

"During  the  construction  of  this  railroad  the  total  length  which 
from  Bogotá  to  the  Atlantic  coast  is  about  154  leagues,  another  rail- 
road shall  be  developed  in  order  to  connect  Bogotá  with  the  Darien 
Gulf,  said  other  line  being  embraced  in  the  following  concessions: 

"The  concession  of  February  27,  1905,  granted  to  Mr.  Henry  G. 
Granger  for  the  construction  and  exploitation  of  a  railroad  line  from 
the  Urabá  or  Darien  Gulf  to  the  city  of  Medellin. 

"The  concessionary  is  at  present  organizing  a  company  for  the  pur- 
pose of  beginning  the  survey  of  this  line. 

"  In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  article  50  of  this  concession, 
Mr.  Granger,  or  his  representative,  has  the  right  to  extend  this  rail- 
road to  the  south  of  Antioquia.  After  constructing  this  new  section, 
he  has  the  option  of  extending  the  line  to  the  south  of  the  Department 
of  Cauca. 

"The  concession  granted  to  Mr.  James  F.  Ford,  on  May  2,  1905, 
for  the  construction  and  exploitation,  in  partnership  with  the  Govern- 
ment of  Colombia,  of  a  railroad  which  shall  run  from  Medellin  to  La 
Maria  is  divided  into  three  sections,  as  follows: 

"Line  A:  From  La  Maria,  the  present  terminus  of  La  Dorada  Rail- 
road, along  the  left  bank  of  Magdalena  River  downward,  to  connect 
with  the  Puerto  Barrio  Railroad. 


1712        INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

"Line  B:  From  the  western  end  of  the  Puerto  Barrios  Kailroad  to 
Medelliu. 

•'Line  C:  From  Puerto  Barrio  to  the  mouth  of  the  Carare  River,  or 
2  kilometers  farther  down. 

"In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  article  70  of  this  contract,  it 
is  stipulated  that  as  soon  as"  the  contractor  definitelj'  accepts  the  terms 
of  the  transaction  relating  to  line  B,  he  shall  bm^  the  Puerto  Barrio 
Railroad,  together  with  all  its  stations,  stationarj^  anS  rolling  stock,  and 
other  attachments  of  the  line,  at  the  rate  of  ^30,000  gold  per  kilometer. 

"This  railroad  is  85  kilometers  long,  measured  from  Puerto  Barrio 
along  the  Magdalena  River  to  the  Providence  station  toward  Medellin, 
the  place  where  the  works  are  to  be  extended,  and  which  extension  is 
in  charge  of  the  Colombian  engineers,  Messrs.  Arturo  Acevedo, 
Alejaxdro  Lopez,  and  Jorge  Paez. 

"The  contractor  is  now  in  London  trying  to  arrange  with  the  firm  of 
Pearson"  &  Co.  for  the  construction  of  this  railroad. 

"The  average  half-yearly  traffic  by  months  of  the  Puerto  Barrios 
Railroad  was  as  follows: 

Passengers  carried 1, 195 

Number  of  packages  transported 19,  861 

Receipts  from  freight  and  passengers  (gold) $9,  704.  80 

Operating  expenses  (gold) $7,  250. 00 

"The  railroad  which  Mr.  Ford  will  construct,  in  accordance  with 
the  concession  granted  him,  will  connect  at  La  Maria  with  La  Dorada 
Railroad,  which  is  33  kilometers  to  Honda. 

"The  contract  made  with  Mr.  Thomas  German  Ribon  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  railroad  from  Honda  to  Flandes  or  Girardot  was 
approved  on  July  26,  1905. 

"The  concessionary  is  in  the  possession  of  80  kilometers  of  the  line 
delivered  to  him  by  the  Government,  on  which  have  been  initiated 
the  works  under  the  direction  of  the  English  firm  of  Pearson  &  Co. 

"  The  average  monthly  traffic  of  the  La  Dorada  Railroad  during  a 
year  was  as  follows: 

ÎS  umber  of  passengers  carried 5, 166 

Number  of  tons  of  domestic  imports  and  exports 3,  444 

Total  receipts  (gold) $18,  555.  81 

Expenses  incurred  by  the  company  (gold) ?10,  785.  24 

Balance  in  favor  of  the  company  (gold) §7,  770.  57 

"The  railroad  from  Bogota  to  the  Atlantic  coast,  as  above  stated, 
will  connect  233  kilometers  of  railroad  constructed  with  the  following 
railroads: 

"Those  of  La  Sabana,  Girardot,  La  Dorada,  and  Puerto  Barrio. 

"  Besides  the  aforesaid  railroads  there  are  in  Colombia  the  following 
railroads  : 


1 


COLOMBIA.  1Y13 

"The  Bolivar  Railroad  that  connects  Barranquilla  with  Puerto 
Colombia  is  28  kilometers  in  length. 

"This  line  is  under  the  control  of  an  English  company,  having  its 
principal  office  in  London,  and  entitled  "The  Barranquilla  Railway 
and  Pier  Compan}^  (Limited)."  The  monthly  traffic  of  this  line  is  as 
follows: 

Passengers  carried 10, 000 

Tons  of  domestic  freight  transported 83 

Tons  of  imports - 3,  600 

Tons  of  exports -  - - 2,  800 

Freight  and  passenger  receipts  (  gold) $20,  086 

"  The  Cartegena  to  Calamar  Railroad,  which  is  under  the  control 
of  a  company  entitled  '  Cartagena  Terminal  and  Improvement  Com- 
pany (Limited),'  Mr.  James  F.  Ford  being  the  general  manager. 

"The  road  is  105  kilometers  long,  and  its  monthly  traffic  is  as 
follows: 

Passengers  carried 2, 152 

Tons  of  domestic  freight  transported 2,  660 

Tons  of  imports  and  exports  transported 650 

Receipts  from  freights  and  j)assengers  (gold) !pl,  965 

"The  Cucuta  and  Puerto  Villamizar  Railroad  on  the  Zulia  River  is 
under  the  direction  of  a  national  company,  the  president  of  which  is 
Mr.  José  Augustin  Berti.  The  line  is  55  kilometers  long,  and  the 
monthly  traffic  is  as  follows: 

Number  of  passengers  carried 2,  902 

Number  of  animals  transported 186 

Kilograms  of  freight  transported - 27,  432 

Value  in  silver  of  a  fineness  of  0. 835 |23,  750 

"The  railroad  from  Cucuta  to  the  Venezuela  frontier  is  under  the 
control  of  the  aforesaid  company.  This  line  is  16  kilometers  200 
meters  long,  and  the  receipts  of  its  average  monthly  traffic  amount  to 
$1,651  in  silver  835  thousandths  fine. 

'"'' Southern  Railway . — This  railroad  was  constructed  by  Mr.  William 
Torres  in  accordance  with  contract  of  June  12, 1905,  entered  into  with 
the  national  government  for  the  construction,  equipment,  and  exploita- 
tion of  the  railway  which  runs  from  Bogota  to  the  municipality  of 
Soacha  to  the  most  convenient  place  for  its  extension  toward  the  south 
if  it  should  be  deemed  necessary. 

"The  road  is  29^  kilometers  long  and  extends  as  far  as  Sibate.  At 
the  Tequendama  station,  kilometer  23,  there  is  a  switch  for  extending 
a  branch  of  the  road  to  the  Taquedama  Falls  (Salto).  In  August,  1905, 
the  traffic  of  the  line  was  as  follows: 

Number  of  passengers  carried 11, 955 

Number  of  animals  transported 315 

First-class  freight tons. .  435 

Second-class  freight tons. .  663 

Receipts  from  freight  and  passengers fi3,  004.  89 


1714       INTEEIsrATIOlsrAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

''''The  Santa  Mxirta  Railroad. — This  railroad  is  under  the  direction 
of  an  English  companj",  having  its  principal  office  in  London,  called  the 
Santa  Marta  Railway  Company  (Limited),  Mr.  T.  H.  Marshall, 
manager. 

'  '  The  principal  line  from  the  Santa  Marta  port  to  the  Sevilla  River 
is  67  kilometers  long,  its  branches  being  18  kilometers  long.  The  sec- 
tion under  construction  from  Sevilla  to  Fundación  River  is  31  kilo- 
meters long,  and  the  line  surveyed  from  La  Fundación  River  to  the  Plato 
River  on  the  eastern  bank  of  the  Magdalena  River,  the  concession  of 
which  was  granted  b}'  the  law  No.  61  of  1903,  is  140  kilometers  long. 
These  several  sections  make  a  total  of  251  kilometers. 

"  The  Rio  Hacha  Railroad. — On  the  20th  of  February,  1906,  a  con- 
tract was  made  with  Mr.  Jose  Manuel  Goenaga,  in  addition  to  those 
of  April  16,  1904,  and  June  9,  1905,  for  the  construction  of  a  railroad 
from  Rio  Hacaha  to  Valle  Dupar,  or  to  the  Magdalena  River. 

"■  The  concessionary  will  shortly  leave  for  the  United  States  in 
order  to  organize  the  company  to  begin  the  work  in  accordance  with 
the  plans  presented  on  April  10,  1906,  for  the  approval  of  the  Gov- 
ernment, 

"  The  railroad  from  Pasto  to  the  Pacific  coast  is  to  be  constructed  by 
Mr.  Jose  María  Bucheli,  in  accordance  with  a  contract  made  on 
August  10,  1905,  and  which  was  formally  accepted  on  February  9, 
1906.  The  total  of  the  railroad  lines  constructed  up  to  date  in  Colom- 
bia, not  including  the  Panama  Railroad,  amounts  to  665  kilometers. 
Therefore,  at  the  rate  of  $30,000  per  kilometer,  its  value  represents^a 
national  asset  of  $19,950,000. 

"  I  remain,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

"Alfredo  ORTEca, 
Chief  of  the  Second  Division  of  the  DeparUnent  of 

Public  Works  and  Encouragement. 

"Bogota,  April  28,  1906.'' 

TRAFFIC  OF   THE  SOUTHERN  RAILWAY  IN"  1904  AND  1905. 

[From  the  "  Diario  Oficial"  of  March  6,  1906.] 

In  1904  the  Southern  Railway  carried  29,102  first-class  passengers 
and  81,961  second-class  passengers,  the  receipts  from  the  sale  of  tickets 
being,  respectively,  $486,894.30  and  1953,685.  In  1905  the  first- 
class  passengers  carried  numbered  29,695,  and  the  second-class  passen- 
gers 97,051,  the  receipts  from  tickets  being,  respectively,  $627,352.40 
and  $1,450,465.50.  The  live  stock  carried  over  this  railway  in  1904 
numbered  3,958  head,  on  which  freight  was  paid  to  the  amount  of 
$81,354,  as  compared  with  3,286  head  in  1905,  on  which  freight  was 
paid  amounting  to  $108,618.  The  total  number  of  tons  of  freight 
carried  in  1904  aggregated  10,189yVü°o,  as  compared  with  13,546y0|õ 
transported  in  1905,  the  amount  of  the  freight  charges  being,  respect- 


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1715 


ively,  $823,790.40  and  $1,394,415.  In  addition  to  the  items  mentioned, 
the  charges  for  sundry  freight  carried  in  1904  and  1905  amounted  to 
$8,533  and  $9,050,  respectively.  From  the  foregoing  it  will  be  seen 
that  the  total  receipts  of  the  road  in  1904  and  1905  were  $2,354,256.70 
and  $3,589,900.90,  respectively. 


COSTA  RICA. 


NEW   PRESIDENT. 


Señor  Don  Cleto  Gonzales  Viquez,  whose  election  by  a  large  major- 
ity to  the  presidency  of  Costa  Eica  recently  occurred,  was  inaugu- 
rated on  May  8,  1906,  succeeding  Señor  Don  Ascención  Esquivel. 


CUSTOMS  REVENUES. 


Following  is  a  summary  of  the  customs  revenues  of  Costa  Rica  for 
the  twelve  months  from  April,  1905,  to  March,  1906: 


[From.  La  Gaceta  of  April  27,  1906.] 


Custom-houses. 

San  José. 

Limion. 

Puntarenas. 

Other  cus- 
tom-houses. 

Total. 

Colones. 
2,  295, 309. 61 
2, 137, 500. 00 

157, 809. 61 

Colones. 
1,205,426.70 
1,169,000.00 
36, 426. 70 

Colones. 
405, 558. 26 
498, 500. 00 

Colones. 

109,087.66 
95, 000. 00 
14,087.66 

Colones. 
4, 015, 382. 23 
3,900,000.00 
115,382.23 

Excess  over  revenue  estimated.. 

Deficit    of    revenue    collected 
compared  with  estimated  rev- 

92,941.74 

TRADE  CONDITIONS  IN  1905. 

The  general  character  of  the  import  trade  of  Costa  Rica  is  well 
illustrated  by  the  following  figures  compiled  from  the  import  statistics 
for  the  year  ending  December  31,  1905,  showing  the  principal  imports 
into  Costa  Rica  in  1905,  with  percentage  of  each  coming  from  the 
United  States: 


Class  of  goods. 


Total. 


From.  United 
States. 


Percentage 

from.  United 

States. 


Textiles 

Food  stuffs,  including  breadstuffs,  provisions,  wines,  etc. 

Iron  and  steel,  and  manufactures  of 

Paints,  pigments,  dyes,  etc 

Chemicals,  drugs,  medicines,  etc 

Paper,  and  manufactures  of 

Tobacco,  aid  m^anuf actures  of 

Carts,  carriages,  etc 

Leather,  unenumerated 

Lumber 

Coined  money 

All  other  articles 


Total. 


81,171,159 

1,070,262 

777, 336 

157, 690 

147, 306 

111,  330 

100, 899 

73, 398 

76, 874 

66, 137 

501, 601 

985,425 

5, 239, 477 


$243, 674 

670, 882 

525, 078 

92, 577 

66,401 

31,814 

66,684 

71,889 

55, 126 

65, 738 

501, 601 

314, 599 

2, 706, 063 


20.8 
62.7 
67.5 
58.7 
45.1 
28.6 
€6.5 
97.9 
71.7 
99.4 
100.0 
31.9 

46.9 


1716       INTEREST ATION AL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  above  table  gives  a  sufficient!}^  clear  idea  of  the  chief  classes  of 
commodities  imported  into  Costa  Rica  from  the  United  States,  but  a 
more  important  question  remains — the  growth  or  decline  of  our  trade 
in  specific  articles.  The  following  table  throws  light  on  this  point. 
It  gives  annual  average  values  of  the  principal  exports  from  the  United 
States  for  the  five-vear  periods  stated,  the  values  being  in  thousands 
of  United  States  p-old  dollars: 


Articles. 


1895-1899. 

1900-1904. 

113.4 

202. 4 

405.0 

491.0 

188.0 

342.0 

56.2 

68.6 

50.6 

122.6 

41.2 

47.8 

22.4 

34.4 

19.4 

39.0 

19.2 

30.8 

18.0 

51.2 

17.4 

24.0 

2.6 

4.6 

Textiles 

Food  stufís,  including  breadstufls,  provisions,  wines,  liquors,  etc 

Iron  and  steel,  and  manufactures  of 

Tobacco,  and  mamifactures  of 

Wood,  and  manufactures  of 

Chemicals,  drugs,  medicines,  etc 

Leather,  and  manufactures  of 

Scientific  instruments  and  apparatus 

Oils 

Carts,  carriages,  other  vehicles,  and  parts 

Paper,  and  manufactures  of 

Paints,  pigments,  and  colors  


In  all  of  these — and  they  form  the  bulk  of  American  trade  with  Costa 
Rica — there  has  been  marked  increase.  There  are,  however,  certain 
small  items  (some  of  them  included  in  one  or  another  of  the  above 
groups)  in  which  United  States  trade  has  declined.  The  more  im- 
portant of  them  are  : 


Articles. 

1895-1899. 

1900-1904. 

Articles. 

1895-1899. 

1900-1904. 

Per  cent. 
9.2 

7.4 
21.6 

Per  cent. 
8.9 

4.8 
16.0 

Wines,  spirits,  and  liquors 
Paraffin  and  paraffin  wax 
Perfumery  and  cosmetics. 

Per  cent. 
44.6 
26.2 
4.6 
15.6 

Per  cent. 
29.2 

Books,  maps,  engravings, 

etchings,  etc 

Fish                   

23.0 
3.4 
15.0 

The  chief  exports  of  Costa  Rica  are  coffee  and  bananas,  these  two 
items  together  making  up  over  90  per  cent  in  value  of  all  shipments 
abroad.  Hard  woods,  hides,  and  small  quantities  of  precious  metals 
supply  the  major  part  of  the  remaining  10  per  cent.  In  the  other  five 
countries  the  exports  comprise  nearly  the  same  list,  but  in  different 
proportions.  In  most  of  them  coffee  occupies  the  leading  place,  while 
in  Costa  Rica  bana'nas  have  risen  to  a  point  of  equality  with  coffee  and 
bid  fair  soon  to  surpass  it.  The  value  of  coffee  exports  has  remained 
nearly  stationary  during  the  past  ten  years;  in  1896  it  was  $4,310,000, 
in  1905  only  $3,774,000.  Banana  exports,  on  the  other  hand,  have 
grown  with  astonishing  rapidity  from  $565,000  in  1896  to  $3,648,000 
in  1905.  The  market  for  Central  American  bananas  is  extending 
rapidly,  the  last  few  years  having  seen  large  sales  in  England,  and  it 
is  certain  that  the  success  of  the  industry  in  Costa  Rica  will  stimulate 
the  development  of  the  banana  lands  of  the  other  five  countries. 


COSTA    EICA. 


1717 


IMPORTS   BY    COUNTRIES. 

The  decline  in  the  value  of  coffee  exports  from  Costa  Rica  has  been 
more  than  offset  by  the  increase  in  banana  exports,  and  the  total  value 
of  shipments  of  all  commodities  to  foreign  countries  has  therefore 
increased  from  $5,333,000  in  1896  to  $8,148,000  in  1905.  And  this 
growth  in  exports  has  naturally  been  accompanied  by  a  development 
of  the  import  trade  through  general  increase  of  purchasing  power  as 
well  as  through  the  increased  demand  for  the  paraphernalia  needed  by 
the  expanding  industries.  In  this  growing  import  trade  the  United 
States  has  played  a  more  and  more  important  part,  as  is  well  illustrated 
by  the  following  table  showing  the  percentage  of  imports  from 
principal  countries: 


Year. 

England. 

United 
States. 

Ger- 
many. 

France. 

1S94 .                                        

Per  cent. 
32.03 
26. 92 
19.61 
19.60 
27.30 
21.83 
23.91 
21.57 
19.27 
19.73 

Per  cent. 
34. 59 
33.61 

44.80 
54.00 
46.50 
46.77 
54.08 
50.20 
52. 20 
46.88 

Per  cent. 
19.21 
■   21.01 
15. 50 
14.55 
13.59 
13.50 
12. 47 
11.07 
12.50 
12.90 

Per  cent, 
l.'i'è 

1897 

10.00 

1898               

10.80 

189'-i 

5.90 

1900                                                                

5.94 

1901 

5.43 

1902 

5.25 

1903  .       .   .                                  

6.47 

1904 

4.60 

1905  .       .                                                     

5.24 

IMPORTATION  OF  CERTAIN  ARTICLES  PROHIBITED. 

A  decree  of  the  President  of  Costa  Eica,  dated  February  2,  1906, 
prohibits  the  introduction  of  certain  articles  and  modifies  the  regula- 
tions relating  to  merchandise  in  transit  by  small  vessels  at  Costa  Rican 
ports.     The  decree  is  as  follows: 

"Article  I.  Article  9  of  the  Fiscal  Code  is  to  be  interpreted  as 
follows: 

"  'Article  9.  The  introduction  of  arms,  ammunition,  warlike  mate- 
rial, dynamite,  and  nitrogl3^cerine,  of  food  stuff's  unfit  for  consump- 
tion, and  of  articles  which  constitute  Government  monopolies  (tobacco 
and  spirits),  is  forbidden.  The  fact  of  the  disembarkation  of  these 
articles  of  merchandise  in  transit  or  of  their  being  found  on  small  ves- 
sels within  the  territorial  waters  of  the  Republic,  defines  their  intro- 
duction for  the  purposes  of  this  law.' 

"Article  II.  For  the  purposes  of  this  law,  the  term  '  small  vessels,' 
means  vessels  of  less  than  600  tons  register. 

"In  order  that  the  transfer  of  nonprohibited  articles  from  large  or 
small  small  vessels  to  small  vessels  ma}^  be  authorized,  the  owners 
shall  pay  to  the  customs  officer,  before  such  transfer  be  effected,  the 
wharfage  and  the  customs  duties  applicable  to  such  articles. 

"Similar  rules  shall  apply  to  reembarkation  in  '  small  vessels' or 
when  small  vessels  enter  the  territorial  waters  of  the  Republic  with 
foreign  produce  or  goods. 


1718   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

"Transfer  of  goods  between  large  vessels,  or  reembarkation  in  a 
large  vessel,  will  not  subject  them  to  payment  of  dues  other  than  those 
established  in  article  93  of  the  Fiscal  Code,  relating  to  wharfage  and 
reembarkation  dues. 

"  The  above  decree  is  already  in  force." 


CUBA. 


SUGAR  CROP,  1905-6. 

United  States  Consul-General  Frank  Steinhart,  of  Havana,  fur- 
nishes the  following  statement  of  Cuba's  sugar  crop  of  1905-6,  show- 
ing production,  exportation,  and  quantity  on  hand  March  31,  1906, 
compared  with  March  31,  1905: 

[Sacks=320  pounds.    Tons=2,240  pounds.] 


1905. 

1906. 

Sacks. 

Tons. 

Sacks. 

Tons. 

EXPORTED. 

375, 383 
518, 761 
560,283 
647, 828 
278, 981 
207,  .529 
192, 1.51 

48, 195 
208, 420 

48,  720 

53, 290 
133, 394 

42,500 

325,326 
383, 580 
454, 091 
505, 202 
166, 403 
203, 878 
106,  419 

47, 123 
144,  209 

42,095 

89,500 
140,  257 

35,756 

Matanzas ..            ..        

Caibarien 

Guantanamo 

Manzanillo 

Sania  Cruz  del  Sux 

Nue  vitas 

Trinidad 

Total 

3,315,435 

504,210 

548,843 

489, 194 

228, 622 

95, 935 

186, 240 

61,843 

19, 986 

19,850 

6,790 

19, 050 

26,  300 

15, 000 

13, 376 

473,634 

2,643,839 

373, 047 

399,  676 

248, 580 

369, 124 

134, 458 

170,470 

49,063 

16,980 

30, 120 

9,735 

7,500 

30, 960 

9,900 

7j600 

377, 691 

ox  HAND. 

Havana 

Cardenas             .          

Cienfuegos 

Sagua 

Guantanamo .          

Cuba        

Gibara  and  Puerto  Padre 

Zaza 

Trinidad 

Total 

2,235,239 

319, 320 
11, 930 

1, 857, 213 

265, 316 

Local  consumption 

12, 075 

Total 

804, 884 

655, 082 

On  hand  January  1,  1906 

19, 450 

Received  to  March  31 

804, 884 

635, 632 

ECUADOE. 


1719 


Comparative  statement,  by  countries,  of  the  total  value  in  American  money  of  merchandise 
and  coin  imported  and  exported  in  the  fiscal  year  1904-5. 


United  States 

Spain 

France 

Germany 

United  Kingdom 

Other  American  countries 
Other  European  countries. 
Other  countries 

Total 


Imports. 


Exports. 


«37,825,352 

S85, 868,  916 

10, 413, 250 

1,145,682 

12, 919, 552 

1,311,469 

5, 107, 789 

3, 782,  849 

12, 500, 184 

6,189,802 

10, 887, 101 

1, 656, 059 

2,  594, 231 

626, 702 

709, 598 

584, 513 

92,  957, 057 

101,165,992 

IMMIGRATION  IN  1904  AND    1905. 

In  1904  the  total  immigration  to  the  Republic  of  Cuba  was  28,467, 
while  in  1905  the  total  number  of  immigrants  aggregated  51,219, 
The  largest  number  from  any  one  country  was,  in  1904,  23,759  immi- 
grants from  Spain,  while  this  number  was  increased  in  1905  to  47,902. 
The  next  oountrj^  in  importance  was  the  United  States,  which  sent 
1,549  immigrants  to  Cuba  in  1904  and  1,861  in  1905. 


ECUADOR. 

RECEPTION    OE    MINISTER    GARBO    BY   PRESIDENT   ROOSEVELT. 

Señor  Don  Luis  Felipe  Carbo,  on  May  28,  1906,  was  received  by 
President  Hoosevelt  as  Minister  from  the  Republic  of  Ecuador,  near 
the  Government  of  the  United  States. 

Señor  Luis  Felipe  Caebo  has  been  twice  Secretary  of  Foreign  Rela- 
tions and  President  of  the  Council  of  Ministers.  He  has  also  held  the 
office  of  secretary  of  the  Interior  and  Public  Instruction.  In  1895  he 
was  accredited  Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  to 
the  United  States  and  Mexico,  and  in  1899  was  accredited  in  the  same 
capacity  to  Colombia,  He  represented  Ecuador  at  the  second  Pan- 
American  Congress  and  at  several  other  international  conferences. 
After  taking  his  seat  in  the  Senate  he  has  again  been  appointed  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  at  Washington. 

On  presenting  his  credentials  as  Minister  from  Ecuador,  Señor 
Carbo  spoke  as  follows: 

"Your  Excellency:  The  Republic  of  Ecuador,  desirous  of  culti- 
vating the  good  political  and  commercial  relations  that  it  has  always 
maintained  with  the  United  States,  has  again  entrusted  me  with  its 
diplomatic  representation  near  the  American  Government. 

"  In  having  the  honor  to  place,  for  the  second  time,  in  the  hands  of 
the  President  of  the  United  States  the  authograph  letter  which  accredits 
Bull.  No.  6—06 17 


1720       I]S"TERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

me  as  Envoy  Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  of  Ecuador, 
I  entertain  the  hope  that  your  Excellency's  Government  and  the 
American  people  will  facilitate  the  fulfillment  of  my  high  mission, 
knowing,  as  they  do,  my  constant  efforts  toward  drawing  closer  the 
ties  that  unite  the  two  Republics. 

"Our  commercial  relations  have  grown  considerably  of  late,  and  the 
Customs  Bureau  of  Statistics  at  Guayaquil  now  places  the  United 
States  foremost  among  the  nations  that  send  us  their  highl}?"  valued 
products.  This  country  has  begun  to  be  a  good  consumer  of  our 
leading  article  of  export,  and  the  rapid  growth  of  business  between 
the  two  States  will  become  more  tangible  every  day  until  brought  to 
its  height  by  the  much-desired  opening  of  the  Panama  Canal. 

'  '  In  view  of  this  highly  flattering  prospect,  the  former  President 
of  the  Republic,  Gen.  Don  Elot  Alfaro,  who  is  again  presiding 
over  the  destinies  of  the  nation,  has  instructed  me  to  say  to  your 
Excellency  that  Ecuador,  persistently  striving  for  progress  in  its 
manifold  manifestations,  will  welcome  the  cooperation  of  American 
skill  and  capital  in  the  development  of  her  immense  resources. 

"On  the  eve  of  the  meeting  at  Rio  Janeiro  of  the  Congress  that  is 
to  discuss  the  common  interests  of  America,  my  country  will  join  that 
assembly  and  bring  to  it  the  tribute  of  its  best  wishes  for  the  union 
and  harmony  that  must  prevail  among  the  states  of  the  New  World. 
The  visit  of  your  distinguished  Secretary  of  State  to  the  Republics  of 
the  south,  where  the  most  favorable  reception  awaits  him,  to  establish 
relations  of  perfect  understanding  and  wise  advancement,  will  con- 
tribute most  effectively  to  that  noble  end. 

"  On  handing  my  letters  of  recall  to  Your  Excellency  in  1903  I  had 
the  pleasure  of  saying  to  you  that  I  would  again  have  occasion  to 
declare  the  good  will  and  sympathy  of  Ecuador  for  the  United  States. 
On  this  day,  in  which  I  have  the  pleasure  of  finding  Your  Excellency 
presiding  a  second  time,  and  with  unchanged  brilliancy,  over  the  des- 
tinies of  this  great  country,  I  trust  that  Your  Excellency  will,  from 
these  words  of  an  old  acquaintance,  appreciate  the  sincerity  of  the 
wishes  made  by  the  Government  and  people  of  Ecuador  for  Your 
Excellency's  happiness  and  the  welfare  of  this  Nation," 

In  reply.  President  Roosevelt  said: 

"Mr.  Minister:  Recalling  with  pleasure  the  agreeable  relations 
which  subsisted  between  this  Government  and  yourself  during  your 
long  former  residence  at  this  capital  as  your  Government's  envoy 
extraordinary  and  minister  plenipotentiary,  it  is  with  sincere  satisfac- 
tion that  I  receive  from  your  hands  the  letter  whereby  the  Govern- 
ment of  Ecuador  again  accredits  you  in  the  same  capacity. 

"  It  will  be  to  me,"  Mr.  Minister,  a  sincere  pleasure  as  well  as  a 
bounden  duty  to  give  you  my  hearty  cooperation  in  your  endeavors 
to  promote  the  best  and  closest  relations  between  our  two  countries, 


GUATEMALA.  1721 

and  I  doubt  not  that  your  efforts  toward  this  beneficial  end  will  be 
marked  by  that  earnestness  of  aim  which  inspired  j^our  former  inter- 
course with  this  Government. 

"  I  beg  that  you  will  be  so  good  as  to  assure  your  Government  of 
my  high  appreciation  of  the  friendly  welcome  which  it  offers  to  Amer- 
ican talent  and  capital  in  the  development  of  your  country's  resources. 
Gratifying  as  has  been  the  steady  increase  of  the  mutually  advan- 
tageous trade  relations  between  the  United  States  and  Ecuador,  1  see 
in  this  effort  the  potentiality  of  a  still  greater  progress  in  this 
direction. 

"  I  ask  you  to  be  the  medium  of  conveying  to  General  Alfap.o  my 
cordial  wishes  for  his  personal  welfare  and  for  the  peace  and  pros- 
perity of  the  Ecuadorian  people." 


GUATEMALA. 

PTJBIilC  REVENUES,  1905. 

The  following  data  is  taken  from  the  message  of  the  President  of  the 
Republic  sent  to  the  National  Legislative  Assembly  on  opening  its 
regular  sessions  in  1906: 

"During  the  fiscal  year  of  1905  the  public  revenues  amounted  to 
more  than  $34,000,000,  a  considerable  sum,  bearing  in  mind  that  there 
was  an  increase  of  114,000,000  and  that  the  expenses  of  the  several 
administrative  branches  of  the  Government  amounted  to  $20,421,383, 
of  which  $24,970,383  were  appropriated  to  be  applied  to  the  payment 
of  the  public  debt,  thus  making  a  total  in  1905  of  $45,392,383  paid  for 
account  of  debts  contracted  prior  to  1898,  some  of  which  were  payable 
in  gold  and  others  payable  in  the  same  coin  concerning  the  contract 
made  with^the  American  syndicate,  not  including  several  sums  paid  in 
national  money. 

"The  notable  improvement  and  growth  in  the  National  Telegraph 
and  Telephone  lines  is  also  worthy  of  mention,  the  former  having 
increased  to  the  extent  of  247  kilometers  and  the  latter  501  kilometers 
during  said  year." 

THE  FUTITRE  OF  THE  HEPUBLIC». 

(Concluded.) 

"trade  and  markets. 

"Guatemala,  because  of  its  nearness,  is  an  unusually  good  market 
for  the  products  of  the  United  States.  With  the  increase  in  the  trans- 
portation facilities  which  will  result  from  railway  building  and  other 

a  By  Mr.  Charles  M.  Pepper. 


1722       líTTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

transportiitiou  enterprises  that  will  add  to  the  ocean  shipping  facilities, 
the  business  should  increase  greatly  if  merchants  and  manufacturers  in 
the  United  States  choose  to  take  advantage  of  it. 

"Official  support  is  given  this  view  by  the  reports  of  the  American 
consuls  in  Guatemala.  Consul-General  Winslow  has  frequently  called 
attention  to  the  advantages  which  may  be  obtained.  In  one  report  he 
stated  that  large  quantities  of  groceries,  flour,  potatoes,  shoes,  dry 
goods,  and  clothing  come  from  the  United  States,  but  Germany  and 
England  seem  to  have  the  lead  in  machinery  and  hardware.  There  is 
surely  a  fine  opening  in  these  latter  lines  for  exporters  of  the  United 
States,  but  they  must  be  in  position  to  push  their  goods  personally,  to 
give  longer  credits,  and  to  take  more  pains  with  packing.  In  all,  it  is 
safe  to  say,  there  are  $8,000,000  of  American  capital  invested  in 
Guatemala  and  there  is  an  opening  for  much  more,  if  it  is  backed  by 
the  right  kind  of  management. 

"  In  a  report  to  the  British  Foreign  Office  in  1905  Mr.  Hervey,  the 
English  consul,  stated  that  as  far  as  actual  volume  of  business  was 
concerned,  as  shown  in  the  imports  and  exports,  there  appeared  to 
have  been  a  distinct  improvement  in  the  general  trade  of  the  countr}^ 
compared  with  immediately  preceding  years.  The  imports  were  the 
largest  for  the  past  seven  years.  The  revenue  of  the  country  showed 
a  great  improvement  all  around,  being,  in  fact,  nearl}^  double  that  of 
1903,  the  most  important  increases  being  shown  in  import  and  export 
duties,  the  former  benefiting  by  the  50  per  cent  of  their  total  payable 
in  gold,  and  the  latter  by  the  tax  of  |1  gold  per  quintal  which  has 
been  collected  throughout  the  year. 

"The  outlook  for  the  future  was,  the  report  said,  more  favorable 
than  it  had  been  for  many  j^ears.  The  completion  of  the  Guatemala 
Northern  Hail  way  would  shorten  the  distance  from  Europe  and  the 
United  States  and  promote  trade.  Already  German  and  British 
steamers  were  calling  at  Puerto  Barrios  in  addition  to  those  of  the 
United  Fruit  Company.  The  greater  steadiness  of  exchange  and  the 
fall  in  the  gold  premium  were  further  factors  of  importance  in  restor- 
ing confidence.  With  continued  peace,  and  with  it  the  prospect  of 
increased  labor  facilities,  so  that  the  agricultural  and  mineral  wealth 
to  be  won  from  the  soil  may  attain  to  its  fullest  development,  brighter 
days  were  dawning  for  Guatemala. 

"articles  brought  from  OTHER  COUNTRIES. 

"A  general  statement  regarding  the  articles  which  Guatemala  buys 
abroad  and  which  therefore  are  of  interest  to  exporters  is  as  follows: 

"The  principal  imports  consist  of  dry  goods,  almost  exclusively  cot- 
ton manufactures,  brought  from  Great  Britain,  the  United  States,  and 
Germany.  In  this  branch  British  manufacture  commands  the  market, 
the  imports  from  the  United  States  and  Germany  being  relatively 


GUATEMALA.  1723 

small.  The  more  important  articles  are  gray  cloths;  bleached  shirt- 
ings, 7-8  and  9-8  prints;  fancy  cloths;  gray,  white,  and  blue  drills; 
colored  drills;  handkerchiefs;  gray  and  dyed  yarns;  Turkey  red 
yarns;  sewing  cottons;  trimmings;  cotton  blankets,  etc.  Of  these 
g'oods  about  75  per  cent  are  of  British  origin,  15  per  cent  American, 
and  10  per  cent  German.  American  manufacturers  compete  chiefly 
in  drills,  denims,  blankets,  prints,  gray  cloths,  and  bleached  shirtings, 
while  German  goods  imported  consist  chiefly  of  drills,  prints,  Turkey 
red  yarns,  blankets,  and  trimmings. 

"Woolen  goods  are  not  in  very  great  demand;  the  principal  lines 
are  blankets,  shawls,  braids,  hats,  Berlin  wool,  and  but  few  piece  goods. 

"Hats  are  imported  mostly  from  the  United  States,  Germany,  and 
only  a  few  from  the  United  Kingdom;  shawls  from  Germany,  princi- 
pally; piece  goods  from  Germanj^,  France,  and  the  United  Kingdom. 

"Silks  are  not  in  demand,  excepting  floss  silks  imported  from 
China,  and  ribbons  from  Switzerland,  France,  and  Germany.  Regard- 
ing hardware  generally,  approximately  50  per  cent  is  imported  from 
Germany,  30  per  cent  from  the  United  States,  and  20  per  cent  from 
the  United  Kingdom. 

"The  principal  imports  from  the  United  States  consist  of  machetes, 
axes,  and  hoes,  besides  tools  generally  of  the  better  classes,  corn 
mills,  plows,  sewing  machines,  outfits  for  building  purposes,  saws, 
barbed  wire,  files,  screws,  cutler}^,  ropes,  brushes,  enameled  goods, 
paints,  varnishes,  and  breadstuffs. 

"The  imports  from  the  United  Kingdom  are  chiefly  composed  of 
galvanized-iron  sheets,  galvanized-iron  goods,  coffee  machinery,  cop- 
per sheets,  tin  goods,  machetes,  hoes,  sickles,  picks,  pickaxes,  salt- 
peter, pans  (used  on  sugar  plantations),  iron  sheets,  saws,  padlocks, 
cutlery,  saddlery,  bits,  spurs,  brass  valves  and  cocks,  pottery,  car- 
tridges, also  preserves  and  biscuits. 

"From  Germany  are  brought  all  kinds  of  cheap  tools,  machinery, 
sewing  machines,  cutlery,  machetes,  bar  iron,  enameled  goods,  pot- 
tery, locks,  screws,  nails,  window  glass,  brushes,  paper,  matches, 
stearin  and  ceresin,  part  of  these  goods  being  also  brought  from 
Belgium  and  the  Netherlands,  while  France  ships  tools  for  shoemakers' 
and  saddlers'  use. 

"The  articles  which  Guatemala  buys  in  exchange  for  her  coffee, 
sugar,  fruits,  woods,  and  other  products  in  the  customs  classification 
are  divided  into  three  groups;  that  is,  articles  of  prime  necessity, 
articles  of  luxury  or  convenience,  and  articles  for  the  industries. 

"The  first  and  most  important  group  includes  cotton  and  woolen 
goods,  wheat  flour,  rice,  corn,  potatoes,  salt,  wax,  and  stearin  candles, 
matches,  soap,  petroleum,  glassware,  earthenware,  and  kitchen  hard- 
ware. 

"The  second  group  covers  the  finer  grade  of  woolens,  silks,  mineral 


1724   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

waters,  liquors,  preserves  in  cans,  manufactured  tobacco,  glassware, 
porcelain,  toys,  musical  instruments,  perfumery,  etc. 

"The  third  group  consists  of  coal,  woodworking  machinery,  cured 
hides,  raw  cotton,  sacks,  lubricating  oils,  farm  implements,  and  a 
variety  of  machinery. 

"class   of   imports    from    the    UNITED    STATES. 

"The  shipments  with  which  up  to  this  time  the  United  States  has 
been  most  successful  in  furnishing  Guatemala  can  be  understood  from 
a  summary  of  the  articles  sent  out  under  a  consular  invoice  from 
various  ports.  The  exportations  from  the  port  of  New  Orleans  durhig 
a  recent  vear  were  as  follows: 


Article. 


Linseed  oil 

Petroleum,  etc 

Tar 

Live  animals 

Rice 

Empty  barrels 

Coal 

Cement 

Cistern  materials 

Dynamite 

Drugs 

Hardware 

Cotton  goods , 

Iron  bars 

Wheat  flour 

Surgical  instruments 


Value. 


Article. 


Locomotives 

Earthenware 

Manufactured  woods,  railroad  ties,  etc 

Indian  corn 

Malt 

Cable  rope " 

Gentlemen's  furnishings 

Gasoline  motors 

Furniture 

Umbrellas 

Provisions 

Bridge  material 

Salt 

Hats 

Whisky 

Shoes  


Value. 


$7,465 

1,122 

55, 772 

16, 335 

474 

1,874 

2,724 

285 

657 

444 

23, 127 

18, 794 

2,136 

452 

978 

1,531 


'  '  From  the  port  of  Mobile  shipments  were  as  follows  : 


Article. 


Wheat  flour 

Cotton  goods 

Canned  meats 

Cornmeal 

Hardware 

Alimentary  conserves 

Butter 

Beer  in  bottles 

Petroleum 

Vegetables 

Coal  

Hav 


Value. 


$10, 196 

9,916 

2,108 

1,316 

804 

777 

676 

572 

523 

507 

420 

405 


Article. 


Dried  fish 

Footwear  

Stéarine  candles 

Matches 

Condensed  milk 

Soap 

Lard 

Fruit  preserves 

Cheese 

Rice 

Miscellaneous  food  products 


Value. 


$376 
362 
317 
300 
238 
228 
206 
204 
173 
168 
1,700 


"The  exports  from  New  York,  which  average  about  $75,000  per 
month,  are  composed  chiefly  of  the  following  articles:  Galvanized 
wire,  alimentary  articles,  betum,  glassware,  beer,  photographic  ma- 
terial, cotton  goods,  soap,  earthenware,  railway  material,  typewriters, 
plated  goods,  paper,  watches,  hats,  chintz,  lubricating  oil,  electrical 
equipments,  iron  pipes,  cured  hides,  drugs,  hardware,  agricultural 
implements,  jewelry,  sewing  machines,  medicines,  miscellaneous  ma- 
chinery, perfumery,  petroleum,  weighing  scales,  whisk}^,  and  leather 


ware. 


GUATEMALA.  1725 

"From  the  port  of  San  Francisco  the  annual  shipments  amount  to, 
approximately,  $1,000,000.  The  principal  articles  are  flour,  wheat, 
hops,  corn,  barley,  oats,  cotton,  furniture,  machinery,  beers,  wines, 
and  whiskies.  The  articles  imported  at  San  Francisco  are  chiefly 
coffee,  sugar,  cacao,  rubber,  hides,  and  lumber. 

"how    the    commerce   is    DmDED. 

"While  the  United  States  has  a  fair  share  of  the  trade,  the  propor- 
tion is  not  as  large  as  it  might  be  if  systematic  efforts  were  made.  In 
the  last  year  for  which  statistics  are  available,  the  foreign  commerce 
of  Guatemala  amounted  to  $12,593,000,  of  which  $5,041,000  was 
imports  and  $7,552,000  exports.  German}^,  which  takes  the  bulk  of 
the  coffee  crop,  is  ihe  largest  consumer.  In  the  year  quoted  it  took 
53.79  per  cent  of  the  total  exportations  from  Guatemala;  North  Amer- 
ica (chiefly  United  States),  25.86  per  cent;  England,  15.37  per  cent, 
and  France,  2.1  per  cent. 

"The  exportation  of  the  various  countries  to  Guatemala  in  percent- 
age terms  was  as  follows:  United  States,  36.59  per  cent;  England, 
22.62  per  cent;  Germany,  19.97  per  cent;  France,  9.21  per  cent;  South 
America,  2.82  per  cent;  Central  America,  1.83  per  cent;  Mexico,  1.69 
percent;  Spain,  1.51  per  cent;  Italy,  1.32  percent;  Belgium  and  Hol- 
land, 1.27  per  cent;  other  countries,  1.14  per  cent. 

"In  detail  the  value  of  the  goods  imported  by  Guatemala  in  the 
given  year  was:  From  Germany,  $1,019,000;  United  States,  $1,442,000; 
England,  $1,038,000;  France,  $175,000;  Belgium,  $114,000.  No  other 
countr}^  except  the  above  exported  to  Guatemala  goods  exceeding 
$100,000  in  value.  Of  the  exports  from  Guatemala,  chiefly  cofl'ee,  as 
previously  stated,  Germany  took  $3,508,000;  the  united  States, 
$2,292,000;  England,  $1,282,000. 

"President  Estrada  Cabrera  in  his  annual  message  commented 
on  the  balance  of  trade  in  favor  of  Guatemala  and  expressed  himself 
very  hopefully  concerning  the  measures  of  internal  development  which 
could  be  carried  on  while  the  conditions  of  foreign  commerce  were  so 
satisfactory. 

"Since  a  portion  of  the  revenue  of  Guatemala  is  raised  from  the 
export  tax  on  coffee,  it  is  possible  to  maintain  a  very  moderate  schedule 
of  import  duties,  and  this  is  done.  The  average  duty  on  the  group  of 
articles  described  under  the  heading  of  prime  necessity  is  23.67  per 
cent  ad  valorem;  on  the  second  group,  30.84  per  cent,  and  on  the  third 
group,  7.60  per  cent. 

"  The  duties  are  equitably  distributed  so  as  to  bear  lightly  on  every- 
thing that  enters  into  the  industrial  upbuilding  of  the  country.  More- 
over, special  concessions  are  sometimes  made  on  material  for  railway 
and  other  enterprises  which  enter  into  the  national  development. 


1726   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

"The  general  rules  regarding  the  application  of  the  tariff  are  very 
clear.  They  are  formulated  with  a  view  to  saving  annoyance  to  ship- 
pers and  are  specific  enough  to  avoid  uncertainty.  Import  duties  are 
not  high.  The  list  of  articles  which  it  is  prohibited  to  import  is  a 
short  one. 

"The  charges  for  invoices  on  shipments  to  Guatemala  are  as  fol- 
lows: 

Ship's  manifest $10.00 

Validating  invoices  of  from  $1  to  $100 7.  00 

Validating  invoices  of  from  $100  to  $500 10.00 

Validating  invoices  of  from  $501  to  $1,000 14.00 

Validating  invoices  of  from  $1,001  to  $3,000 16.00 

Validating  invoices  of  from  $3,001  to  $6,000 20.00 

"  For  each  additional  $1,000  the  consuls  will  collect  $2. 

"  The  Government  officials  of  Guatemala  and  the  merchants  gave 
hearty  support  to  the  project  of  an  exposition  ship  or  floating  exposi- 
tion which  was  undertaken  on  the  Pacific  coast  in  order  to  display 
American  products  and  manufactures  and  at  the  same  time  familiarize 
American  firms  with  the  products  of  other  countries. 

"exchange   AND   BANKS. 

"  In  the  conduct  of  its  foreign  commerce  reasonably  long  credits 
are  required  hy  the  merchants  of  Guatemala,  but  always  under  fixed 
conditions.  When  the  coffee  crop  is  shipped  bills  on  Europe  and  on 
New  York  can  always  be  procured  at  reasonable  exchange  and  the 
obligations  be  met  in  this  manner.  Since  the  balance  of  trade  is  in 
favor  of  Guatemala  there  is  always  the  certainty  of  funds  for 
exchange. 

"Under  President  Estrada  Cabrera's  administration  the  banks  of 
the  country  are  subject  to  a  regulation  somewhat  similar  to  the  national 
banks  of  the  united  States.  Various  decrees  have  been  issued  govern- 
ing the  emission  of  bank  notes.  The  latest  decree  institutes  a  special 
bank  examination  project  and  requires  all  the  financial  institutions  to 
give  an  account  of  their  condition  and  operations  to  this  Department. 

'  '  The  following  statistics  as  to  the  leading  banks  of  Guatemala  have 
been  compiled  from  recent  reports: 

Guatemalan  Bank  {Banko  de  Guatemala). 

[Manager,  Carlos  Gallusser.] 

Capital  subscribed  and  totally  paid $2,  500,  000.  00 

Reserve  fund 655,  000.  00 

Contingent  fund 292,  208.  67 

Fund  available  for  dividends 200,000.00 


GUATEMALA.  .  1727 

Occidental  Bank  (Banco  de  Occidente). 

[Manager,  Rufino  Ibarguen.] 

Capital  authorized $2,  000,  000. 00 

Capital  paid 1,  650,  000.  00 

Reserve  fund 1,  200,  000.  00 

Contingent  fund 1,  200,  000.  00 

International  Bank  (Banco  Internacional). 

[Manager,  Carlos  B.  Pullin.] 

Capital  subscribed  and  totally  paid ^2,  000,  000.  00 

Reserve  fund 1,  507,  000.  00 

Contingent  fund 281,  918.  76 

.     Columbian  Bank  (Banco  Colombiano). 

[Director,  F.  L.  de  Villa.] 

Cajiital  paid §1,  776,  000.  00 

Reserve  fund 797,  747.  94 

Sinking  fund 454, 189.  84 

Fund  available  for  dividends 69, 227.  74 

American  Bank  (Banco  Americano) . 

[Manager,  A.  Beckford.] 
Capital  authorized $1,  200,  000.  00 

Agricultural  Mortgage  Bank  (Banco  Agricola-Hipotecario) . 

[Manager,  A.  Prentice.] 
Capital  authorized ?12,  0000,  00.  00 

"All  these  are  banks  of  emission  and  discount  with  headquarters  at 
at  Guatemala  city  and  with  branches  in  the  other  principal  cities  of 
the  departments.  They  also  to  some  degree  supply  the  place  of  mer- 
cantile agencies  and  report  financial  standing  of  individuals,  firms,  and 
companies  upon  solicitation. 

"It  is  known  to  be  the  great  ambition  of  President  Estrada 
Cabrera  to  place  the  finances  of  Guatemala  on  a  solid  basis  during 
his  present  term.  The  rate  of  exchange  under  the  stability  now 
afforded  and  the  improved  industrial  and  commercial  conditions  has 
been  steadily  falling. 

"A  final  word  concerning  the  opportunities  for  American  enter- 
prise is  convincing  when  it  comes  from  official  sources.  In  one  of  his 
reports  Consul-General  Winslow  said:  . 

"'During  the  past  few  months  the  exporters  of  the  united  States 
have  been  doing  some  effective  work  in  this  Kepublic.  There  have 
been  several  commercial  travelers  here  studying  the  conditions  and 
taking  sample  orders.  Many  others  have  been  asking  for  information 
from  this  consulate-general,  which  has  been  able  to  give  valuable 
information.  If  this  field  is  properly  worked  and  sufficiently  long 
credit  is  given,  practically  nothing  but  American  goods  need  be  found 
in  the  markets  of  Guatemala,  for  they  are  generally  conceded  to  be 


1728   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

the  best.  This  market  is  worth  cultivating,  for  the  next  few  years 
will  see  great  development  here.  Everj^thing  points  that  wa}^,  and 
the  natural  resources  are  great.  The  opening  up  of  the  new  railroad 
to  the  Atlantic  coast  at  Puerto  Barrios  will  do  wonders  for  the  country. 
More  attention  is  being  paid  to  the  packing  of  goods  shipped  to  this 
country.  It  is  an  important  matter  and  can  not  have  too  much  atten- 
tion on  the  part  of  exporters.  Packages  should  be  very  firml}'^  nailed 
and  bound  b}"  band  iron,  so  they  would  be  difficult  to  open,  as  there 
is  much  complaint  about  goods  being  stolen  from  boxes  in  transit.  1 
have  had  several  compliments  of  late  from  the  custom  officers  for  the 
way  shipments  of  American  goods  have  come  packed.  It  will  pay 
exporters  to  pack  well  everj^thing  they  ship.  Dollars  spent  in  this 
line  will  bring  hundreds  in  profits.  This  is  especial!}^  true  for  Central 
American  ports.' 

"  Supplementary  to  the  the  above  was  a  report  from  Vice-Con^ul- 
General  Owen  in  which  these  observations  were  made: 

"  'The  following  dry  goods  of  American  manufacture  are  becoming 
quite  popular  here:  Brown  cotton,  all  grades;  cotton  duck,  Lindale, 
up  to  6  ounces;  light  domestics;  long  cloth;  gingham;  cotton  drill, 
checks,  and  stripes  (cheviot);  blue  and  brown  cotton  drill;  fancy  cali- 
coes and  lawns;  cotton  ware,  all  colors.  The  piece  of  2i  yards  is  the 
most  popular,  although  cotton  cheviots,  gingham,  etc.,  come  put  up  in 
larger  pieces.  Dress  patterns  in  lawn  and  calico  are  frequently 
imported. 

'"It  must  be  borne  in  mind  that  the  importers  of  this  Republic  are 
for  the  greater  part  Germans,  and  their  interest  and  inclination  lead 
them  to  trade  with  the  fatherland.  England  also  is  preferred  over  the 
United  States,  possibly  because  Guatemala  merchants  can  more  easilj'' 
identify  themselves  in  England  and  get  better  credits.  American 
goods,  therefore,  are  imported  only  when  their  quality  places  them  so 
far  ahead  of  the  European  article  that  the  merchant  is  almost  com- 
pelled to  have  them  in  stock.  The  American  manufacturers  should 
become  better  acquainted  with  this  trade,  ascertain  who  are  worthy  of 
credit,  and  extend  it.  The  long  voyage  and  delay  en  route  compel  the 
importer  to  ask  long  credits.  It  is  sometimes  two  or  three  months 
after  shipments  destined  for  this  city  leave  the  manufacturer  before 
they  can  be  displayed  in  the  store  of  the  importer.  The  custom  dut}^ 
on  about  all  cotton  goods  is  collected  on  gross  weight  of  the  package. 
Great  care  should  be  taken  with  invoices  for  custom-house  purposes; 
the  goods  must  be  described  in  exact  phraseology  of  Guatemala  cus- 
tom tariff.' 

"climate    AND   IMMIGRATION. 

"The  population  of  Guatemala,  according  to  the  general  census  of 
the  Republic  taken  at  the  beginning  of  1904,  was  1,842,000.  This 
was  the  actual  enumeration,  but  as  there  were  many  cases  in  which  a 


GUATEMALA.  1729 

complete  account  was  not  possible  the  inhabitants  probably  number 
2,000,000.  Of  those  enumerated  by  races,  Y50,61õ  were  Ladinos  and 
1,091,519  were  of  the  aboriginal  race.  The  Ladinos  are  the  descend- 
ants of  the  white  race  and  of  a  mixture  of  European  and  Indian.  The 
Indian  population  is  principally  engaged  in  farming  and  in  small  com- 
mercial enterprises  in  the  interior.  The  Ladinos  are  much  more  ener- 
getic.    The  natives  of  the  high  and  cold  regions  are  the  most  vigorous. 

"  For  many  3' ears  it  has  been  the  aim  of  the  Guatemalan  Govern- 
ment to  attract  foreign  immigration.  Under  President  Estrada 
Cabrera's  administration  sj^stemic  measures  for  this  purpose  have 
been  taken,  and  the  policy  of  encouraging  immigrants  and  colonists, 
especially  from  the  United  States,  has  become  a  settled  one.  Practi- 
cally one-half  the  fertile  territor}^  is  yet  uncultivated  for  want  of  ten- 
ants, and  there  are  mau}^  agricultural  industries  which  require  a  ver}- 
small  amount  of  capital,  while  they  assure  independence  to  those  who 
follow  them. 

"The  first  question  asked  is  whether  the  natives  of  the  temperate 
regions,  Europeans  and  North  Americans,  can  live  and  work  in  the 
climate.  The  answer  is  that  there  are  large  areas  suitable  for  them 
where  they  may  engage  in  coffee-growing,  daiiying,  stock-raising, 
and  similar  occupations. 

""The  districts  known  as  the  Highlands  or  'Los  Altos'  are  at  an 
average  elevation  of  5,000  feet  and  comprise  some  of  the  most  inviting 
sections  of  Guatemala.  The  uplands  include  Quezaltenango,  Solóla,, 
Quiche,  Huehuetenango,  Totonicapam,  and  San  Marcos. 

"the  three  zones. 

"  Usually  in  describing  the  country  it  is  divided  into  three  zones. 
The  tierra  caliente,  or  hot  lands,  comprise  the  coasts  of  the  Atlantic 
and  the  Pacific  oceans. 

"The  tierra  templada,  or  temperate  zone,  covers  the  central  plains 
which  range  from  2,000  to  5,000  feet  above  the  sea  level. 

"The  tierra  fria,  or  cold  zone,  comprises  the  highlands  as  noted 
above. 

"The  year  is  divided  into  two  seasons,  the  winter  or  rainy  season, 
lasting  from  May  till  October,  and  the  dry  season.  The  hottest 
mouths  are  March  and  April  and  the  coldest  ones  December  and  Jan- 
uary. Except  along  the  coast,  the  average  temperature  throughout 
the  3'ear  is  about  72°  F.  The  climate  on  the  coast  is  rendered  endura- 
able  by  the  refreshing  sea  breezes,  which  blow  for  several  hours 
every  day.  Many  people  who  live  in  the  uplands,  in  the  rarified 
atmosphere,  find  it  agreeable  and  beneficial  to  their  health  to  spend  a 
few  weeks  every  season  on  the  coast  lands.  The  climate  would  be 
hot  and  moist  except  for  the  variations  caused  by  the  mountains, 
which  oppose  themselves  not  only  to  the  prevailing  winds,  but  also  in 


1730       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

rainfalls  to  the  humidity  of  the  air.  The  winds  are  from  the-  east  and 
north,  althoug'h  along  the  Pacific  coast  there  are  southern  and  south- 
western winds  at  certain  times  in  the  jesiv.  In  regard  to  rainfall  the 
general  rule  is  that  the  regions  confronting  the  moist  winds  from  the 
ocean  have  abundant  precipitation,  while  those  defended  by  moun- 
tain ranges  from  the  sea  winds  are  dr}^. 

"The  climate,  taking  the  country  asa  whole,  is  an  unusually  healthy 
one.  Fevers  are  not  common  and  when  they  exist  are  confined  to  the 
warm  and  humid  coast  regions.  No  peculiar  climatic  disease  exists 
in  Guatemala  and  the  countr}^  rarely  suffers  from  epidemics.  This  is 
largely  due  to  the  strict  sanitary  measures  which  are  enforced  by  the 
government. 

"a    poetical    and    PRACTICAL   DESCRIPTION. 

"The  following  account  of  the  climate  in  popular  language  is  given 
by  a  well-known  authority: 

"'The  tcrritoiy  of  the  Republic  belongs  to  the  torrid  zone  com- 
prised among  the  intertropicalcountries  which  are  exempt  from  the 
rigorous  winters  of  the  countries  of  Europe,  North  and  South  Amer- 
ica, and  the  Far  East.  The  vegetation  which  droops  in  the  dry  season 
recovers  a  marvelous  exuberance  in  the  season  of  the  rains.  In  every 
part  it  is  encountered  then  rehabited  in  the  most  splendid  garb  of 
nature.  The  tropical  countries  at  this  period  certainly  are  the  mother- 
land of  all  the  plants  which  are  cultivated  throughout  the  world  when, 
as  in  the  case  of  our  Republic,  there  are  hot,  temperate,  and  cold  zones 
in  which  the  vegetation  is  perpetual  and  flourishes  in  the  regions 
which  possess  perennial  springs  of  flowing  water  to  moisten  the  cul- 
tivated lands  in  the  season  of  the  drouths. 

"  'The  knowledge  of  the  climates  is  of  the  highest  importance  for 
the  agriculturist.  It  is  his  guide  in  the  experiments  for  acclimatizing 
exotic  plants  w^hich  he  seeks  to  introduce  into  his  properties. 

'  '  '  The  climate  of  a  localit}^  varies  through  the  background  of  the 
mountains,  through  its  sloping  direction,  its  nearness  to  the  sea,  to  the 
lakes,  and  to  the  selvas;  through  the  direction  and  the  forces  of  the 
periodical  winds. 

"  '  Setting  out  from  the  low  coast  lands  and  ascending  to  the  regions 
of  the  Altos  or  highlands,  the  naturalist  admires  successively  the  exu- 
berant vegetation  of  the  tropics  and  that  of  the  cold  countries. 

"  'On  account  of  the  topography  of  the  territory,  we  have  in  the 
different  zones  of  the  Republic  different  climates  characterized  b}"  our 
two  seasons — that  of  the  rains,  our  winter,  and  that  of  the  dr3^ness, 
our  summer;  characterized  too  by  the  intensit}^  of  the  heat  in  the  low 
zones  of  the  coasts  and  by  the  crisp  cold  in  the  high  plateaus  of  our 
mountains;  by  the  force  and  duration  of  the  periodic  winds  of  the 
Northwest,  which  in  certain  regions  of  the  Republic  blow  with  a  vio- 
lence harmful  to  asfriculture. 


GUATEMALA.  1731 

"  '  The  temperature  in  the  low  zones  fluctuates  between  26"  and  35° 
centigrade,  averaging  28°.  In- the  zones  ranging  from  3,000  to  5,000 
feet  above  sea  level  the  temperature  fluctuates  between  16°  and  24°, 
the  average  being  20°  to  22°  centigrade.  In  the  high  zones  or  cold 
lands  the  temperature  varies  from  8°  to  15°,  the  medium  being  12°  or 
13°.  In  these  zones  from  December  to  the  end  of  March  the  temper- 
ature drops  during  the  night  to  1°  centigrade  and  other  times  to  8° 
or  4°. 

"  '  The  rains  commence  in  May  or  June  and  continue  until  the  mid- 
dle of  November.  They  are  most  violent  from  July  to  October.  In 
the  months  of  September  and  October  there  are  sometimes  storms  and 
copious  rains  which  last  almost  continuously  from  one  to  two  weeks. 

"  '  Heavy  dews  are  numerous,  and  at  times  very  copious,  in  the  sum- 
mer in  the  low  zones  close  to  the"  sea,  the  lakes,  and  the  big  marshes 
and  also  in  the  higher  zones  through  the  condensation  of  the  vapors, 
which  absorb  the  sun's  ra3^s  and  become  more  condensed  on  reaching 
the  colder  regions  of  the  atmosphere. 

"  '  The  northeast  winds  are  periodical,  and  blow  almost  without 
interruption  throughout  the  summer  and  with  great  violence  on  the 
coasts  of  the  north  and  in  the  eastern  sections  of  the  country.  The 
winds  on  the  south  coast  are  much  milder,  and  those  in  the  western 
sections  are  insignificant. 

•"'Under  this  drought-like  action  the  vegetation  withers  in  the  hot 
and  drj^  zones.  It  flourishes  most  in  the  districts  which  possess 
perennial  springs  of  running  water  for  fertilizing. 

'  "  In  the  season  of  the  rains  there  are  strong  hurricanes  of  southern 
winds,  which  cause  damage  to  agriculture,  but  happily  they  are  not 
frequent. 

"' From  the  description  of  the  varied  climates  of  the  Republic  it 
will  be  seen  that  they  are  adapted  to  the  cultivation  of  the  richest 
tropical  plants  and  for  all  the  agricultural  and  industrial  produce 
which  is  cultivated  in  the  cold  and  temperate  zones  of  the  entire 
world. 

"  'Besides,  its  vegetative  season  is  one  of  perpetual  cultivation,  and 
in  the  plantations  which  possess  water  for  irrigating  the  cultivated 
lands  three  crops  a  j^ear  can  be  raised  in  the  hot  zones  as  Avell  as  the 
temperate  regions,  and  two  crops  of  the  cereals,  wheat  and  Indian 
corn,  in  the  cold  regions;  that  is  to  sa}^,  the  feeding  of  30,000,000 
inhabitants  is  possible,  besides  fruits  for  a  very  extensive  exportation.' 

"aids  to  agriculture. 

"In  a  country  so  largely  agricultural  as  Guatemala  is  the  measures 
for  the  encouragement  of  farming  may  be  taken  as  a  means  of  judging 
the  interest  shown  by  the  Government.  On  this  point  President 
Esteada  Cabrera  in  a  recent  message  said: 


1732   INTERNATIONAL  BUBEAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

"  'Agriculture  as  the  prime  factor  of  our  richness  has  been  the 
object  of  special  attention  during  the  last  seven  years  of  my  adminis- 
tration. In  order  to  broaden  and  improve  it  there  has  been  estab- 
lished in  the  capital  the  General  Department  of  Agriculture  and  in 
the  districts  and  municipalities  boards  for  the  same  purpose.  This 
Department  has  been  authorized  to  publish  a  periodical,  The  Bulletin 
of  Agriculture,  which  is  given  over  exclusively  to  important  farming 
studies.  Seeds  and  plants  have  been  brought  from  other  countries 
and  distributed  among-  our  farmers  in  order  to  establish  new  sources 
of  production.  Strict  orders  have  been  issued  to  secure  the  cultiva- 
tion of  the  largest  areas  possible  and  also  for  establishing  common 
seed  grounds.  Kegulations  have  been  made  for  the  exploitation  of 
rubber.  In  every  possible  manner  the  importation  of  farm  tools  and 
agricultural  machinery  has  been  "facilitated.  Contracts  have  been 
made  for  the  exploitation  of  the  woods  in  the  forests  of  the  North. 
Schools  of  agriculture  have  been  created  in  order  to  further  the  study 
of  these  subjects  by  the  issue  of  special  bulletins  under  the  direction 
of  the  Department  of  Agriculture.' 

"leading   points    of    IMMIGRATION    LAW. 

"A  general  immigration  law  was  passed  several  years  ago  which  has 
been  supplemented  by  other  laws  since  that  time.  At  the  outset, 
immigration  contracts  with  the  Chinese  are  prohibited  and  the  latter 
are  not  to  be  accepted  as  immigrants.  The  purpose  of  this  is  to 
insure  white  immigration  and  to  prevent  cheap  cooly  labor  of  a  tem- 
porary character  interfering  with  settlers  who  wish  to  establish  them- 
selv^es  permanently.  Immigrants  are  described  as  those  foreigners 
having  a  profession,  occupation,  or  trade,  whether  day  laborers, 
artisans,  workingmen  in  factories,  farmers,  or  professors,  who  give  up 
their  own  homes  to  come  and  settle  in  Guatemala  and  accept  their 
transportation,  to  be  paid  either  by  the  Guatemalan  Government  or  by 
an  immigration  company.  Immigrants  also  include  the  foreigners 
whose  transportation  is  not  paid  by  the  Government  or  by  private  com- 
panies. The  wearing  apparel  and  household  furniture,  tools,  domes- 
tic animals,  and  other  possessions  of  immigrants  are  entered  at  the 
custom-house  free  of  duty. 

"An  important  provision  authorizes  the  government  to  grant 
gratuitously  to  immigrants  lots  of  public  lands  in  certain  districts, 
provided  that  the  immigrants  bind  themselves  to  cultivate  within  two 
3^ears  the  third  part  of  the  land  granted.  For  this  purpose  zones  of 
tillable  land  are  set  apart  in  the  districts  named. 

"Immigrants  are  exempted  for  a  period  of  four  years  after  their 
arrival  from  service  in  the  construction  or  repair  of  the  public  roads 
and  from  the  payment  of  municipal  taxes.  The}^  are  also  exempted 
from  military  service  except  in  the  case  of  foreign  war.  They  enjoy 
all  the  rights  and  privileges  granted  by  law  to  Guatemalan  citizens. 


guatemala.  1733 

"public  lands  for  settlers. 

"Under  a  general  law  a  body  of  official  engineers  was  created  for 
surveying  and  distributing  the  uncultivated  public  lands  and  fixing  the 
prices  therefor.  The  price  varies  according  to  the  nature  of  the  land, 
whether  it  is  for  grazing,  raising  cereals;  whether  capable  of  raising 
sugar,  bananas,  etc.  ;  whether  adapted  to  coffee  and  cotton,  or  whether 
it  contains  forests.  Public  lands  may  also  be  granted  to  immigrants 
gratuitously.  Information  on  these  points  can  be  had  through  corre- 
spondence with  the  Department  of  Agriculture  called  '  Dirección  Gen- 
eral de  Agricultura,'  in  Guatemala  City. 

"President  Estrada  Cabrera's  land  policy  has  been  directed  espe- 
cially to  prevent  great  areas  from  being  kept  out  of  cultivation.  He 
has  dictated  many  measures  with  the  purpose  of  breaking  up  the  huge 
estates  that  often  are  uncultivated  for  want  of  capital  and  making  them 
productive  through  the  encouragement  of  small  capitalists  or  farmers. 

"The  general  system  of  highways  and  cart  roads  as  well  as  of  the 
railroads  has  been  devised  for  this  purpose. 

"With  regard  to  colonization  and  immigration  the  policy  of  secur- 
ing the  benefit  of  the  favored  soil  to  settlers  has  been  indicated  in  the 
correspondence  with  various  companies  and  individuals.  In  a  report 
by  the  Director  of  Agriculture  he  declared  that  immigration  from 
North  America  would  be  yerj  pleasing  to  Guatemala  and  would 
strengthen  the  cordial  relations  existing  between  the  two  countries. 
That  the  immigrants  will  be  well  received  he  was  assured.  Their 
practical  character  would  be  especially  valuable  in  developing  the 
resources  of  the  country.  The  Director,  however,  called  attention  to 
the  fact  that  in  many  places  of  the  country  the  geological  conditions 
were  not  similar  to  the  prairies  of  the  United  States,  where  in  the 
beginning  very  much  could  be  accomplished  on  a  large  scale  by 
machinery.  In  many  of  the  districts  open  to  settlement  in  Guatemala 
much  of  the  work  of  clearing  would  have  to  be  done  by  hand.  That 
is  one  reason  why  encouragement  is  given  to  the  individual  settlers 
instead  of  to  companies. 

"To  broaden  and  strengthen  the  present  immigration  law  the 
Department  of  Agriculture  has  recommended  that  certain  lands  be 
thrown  open  to  settlement  on  the  following  conditions: 

"1.  The  Government  shall  make  the  plan  for  the  colony,  dividing 
the  lands  into  lots  of  one  caballería  (112  acres). 

"2.  The  settler  shall  take  immediate  possession  of  the  lot  which  is 
granted  him. 

"3.  The  Government  shall  aid  the  removal  of  the  colonists  from 
their  present  place  of  residence  to  the  point  where  they  intend  to 
settle;  this  aid  to  be  extended  under  conditions  which  will  insure  its 
repayment. 


1734        INTEmSTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

''■i.  The  colonists  ou  taking  possession  of  their  land  shall  obligate 
themselves  to  begin  cultivating  some  of  the  following  articles:  Rice, 
corn,  beans,  coflee,  cacao,  vanilla,  rubber,  cotton,  hemp,  etc. 

"  5.  The  Government  shall  designate  from  among  the  colonists  some 
one  who  shall  give  general  instruction  with  regard  to  the  farming. 

"international  relations. 

"Friendly  relations  with  all  countries,  both  neighboring  and  dis- 
tant, is  a  leading  point  in  President  Estrada  Cabrera's  programme. 
The  relations  of  Guatemala  with  the  United  States  are  particularly 
close  and  cordial. 

"In  his  annual  message  President  Estrada  Cabrera  said: 
"  '  It  is  well  known  that  the  grand  Republic  of  North  America  always 
has  shown  the  most  sympathetic  regard  for  our  country  and  the  ear- 
nest effort  of  my  Government  has  been  to  strengthen  the  ties  of  friend- 
ship which  unite  the  two  nations.  With  this  feeling  existing  there 
has  been  achieved  during  the  period  since  1898  the  most  Üattering 
results,  so  that  it  can  be  confidenth'  stated  that  never  before  have  the 
relations  between  Guatemala  and  the  United  States  reached  so  great 
a  degree  of  cordiality  as  to-day,  and  it  may  be  said  that  never  has  an}" 
cause  of  discord  between  the  two  Governments  been  só  remote  as  now. 
The  death  of  the  illustrious  President  McKinley,  which  was  felt  so 
deeply  in  Guatemala,  and  the  advent  into  the  Presidency  of  Mr. 
Roosevelt  in  no  way  interrupted  the  progress  of  affairs  with  our 
Republic  and  those  which  were  pending  followed  their  tranquil  course 
toward  a  satisfactory^  arrangement.' 

"The  Secretary  of  Foreign  Relations  in  his  annual  report  said: 
"'Motives  analogous  to  those  which  in  foreign  governments  have 
caused  congratulation  over  the  reelection  of  Señor  Estrada  Cabrera 
as  President  of  Guatemala  have  made  it  pleasing  that  the  Government 
of  this  Republic  on  its  part  could  extend  its  congratulations  over  the 
reelection  in  the  United  States  and  Mexico,  respectivel}^  of  Messrs. 
Roosevelt  and  Diaz,  two  eminent  statesmen  whose  conciliatory  pol- 
icies are  well  known,  as  likewise  their  sympathetic  regard  for  Guate- 
mala. The  continuation  of  these  illustrious  personages  in  power  is 
considered  by  this  Government  as  a  guaranty  of  the  increasing  cor- 
diality of  the  relations  of  Guatemala  with  them,  and  it  has  also  enabled 
at  the  same  time  to  be  placed  in  evidence,  with  all  sincerity,  the  satis- 
faction which  has  been  produced  by  their  reelection  in  their  respective 
countries.' 

"These  are  correct  statements,  for  the  sentiment  of  profound  sym- 
path}"  and  admiration  which  President  Estrada  Cabrera  and  the 
whole  people  of  Guatemala  entertain  for  President  Roosevelt  and  for 
the  American  people  are  very  marked.  For  President  Roosevelt,  on 
account  of  his  grand  traits  of  character,  of  mentality,  and  of  heart, 


GUATEMALA.  1735 

and  the  spirit  of  humanity,  justice,  and  rectitude,  which  make  of  him 
the  Chief  Magistrate  most  conspicuous,  most  respected,  most  popular, 
and  most  cherished  of  the  present  day;  and  for  the  American  people 
on  account  of  their  intelligence,  their  enterprising  disposition,  and 
their  unceasing  labors  for  progress,  which  have  gained  for  them  so 
preeminent  a  place  among  all  the  nations  of  the  earth  as  one  of  the 
grandest,  most  flourishing,  and  most  powerful. 

"adherence    to    the    HAGUE    PEACE    PRINCIPLES. 

"These  quotations  indicate  the  sentiment  of  Guatemala  toward  the 
two  countries  with  which  geographically  and  otherwise  it  is  most 
closely  allied.  Further  evidence  of  the  friendship  for  the  United 
States  and  of  the  desire  to  sustain  its  policies  of  international  peace 
were  afforded  in  the  promptness  with  which  President  Roosevelt's 
suggestion  of  a  second  Peace  Conference  in  The  Hague  was  accepted. 
With  regard  to  the  United  States,  the  Secretary  of  Foreign  Affairs 
stated: 

"  '  Knowing  the  importance  of  our  relations  with  the  great  American 
nation  it  was  a  grateful  duty  to  send  a  special  mission  to  Washington 
with  the  sole  object  of  congratulating  President  Koosevelt,  For  the 
discharge  of  this  function  Señor  Jorge  Muñoz  was  selected,  and  he 
discharged  it  with  entire  satisfaction  to  the  Government.  This  mission 
having  been  disposed  of  he  was  accredited  permanently  as  Envoy 
Extraordinary  and  Minister  Plenipotentiary. 

"  'Inasmuch  as  it  was  not  one  of  the  ancient  nations  of  Europe,  but 
a  young  and  virile  republic,  the  strongest  in  America,  which  launched 
the  project  through  its  distinguished  President  of  a  second  Hague  Con- 
ference to  perfect  and  complete  the  works  of  the  first  one  in  favor  of 
universal  peace,  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  this  effort  will  be  seconded  by 
all  the  countries  of  the  civilized  world,  and  that  at  no  distant  time 
when  experience  shall  have  shown  the  deficiencies  in  the  conclusions 
adopted  by  previous  Congresses  those  which  may  be  adopted  in  the 
coming  peace  conference  will  be  more  efficacious  for  the  success  of  the 
humanitarian  and  praiseworthy  end  which  the  United  States  proposes.' 

"  Guatemala  previously  had  given  its  adhesion  to  the  principles  of 
arbitration  promulgated  under  The  Hague  Convention.  It  was  repre- 
sented in  the  second  international  American  conference  held  in  Mexico 
1901-2,  and  the  various  treaties  and  recommendations  made  by  that 
conference  were  ratified  or  indorsed  as  in  the  case  of  the  other  signa- 
tory governments.  The  action  taken  by  the  Government  of  Guatemala 
on  the  respective  conventions  and  recommendations  was  officially 
transmitted  to  Señor  Mariscal,  Secretary  of  Foreign  Relations  of 
Mexico,  in  accordance  with  the  resolution  of  the  conference. 

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1736       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 
"pecuniary    claims    ARBITRATION. 

"Among  the  treaties  promulgated  by  the  Pan-American  Conference 
ill  Mexico  was  one  relating  to  pecuniary  claims.  This  required  the 
ratification  of  five  Governments  in  order  to  make  it  effective.  Guate- 
mala was  one  of  the  first  to  give  its  formal  adhesion  to  this  convention. 
This  treat}^  was  ratified  by  the  United  States  Senate  and  promulgated 
by  the  Department  of  State  from  Washington  in  the  spring  of  1905, 
so  that  United  States  citizens  can  now  claim  its  benefits.  The  treat}" 
consists  of  five  articles.  Under  its  terms  the  high  contracting  parties 
agree  to  submit  to  arbitration,  through  The  Hague  Court,  all  claims 
for  pecuniary  loss  or  damage  which  may  be  presented  by  their 
respective  citizens  and  which  can  not  be  amicably  adjusted  through 
diplomatic  channels  and  when  such  claims  are  of  sufficient  importance 
to  warrant  the  expenses  of  arbitration. 

"By  virtue  of  Article  26  of  the  convention  of  The  Hague  the  high 
contracting  parties  agree  to  submit  to  the  decision  of  the  Permanent 
Court  of  Arbitration  established  by  that  convention  all  controversies 
which  are  the  subject-matter  of  the  treaty  unless  both  parties  should 
prefer  that  especial  jurisdiction  be  organized  according  to  Article  21. 

"If  for  any  cause  the  Permanent  Court  of  The  Hague  should  not  be 
opened  to  one  or  more  of  the  high  contracting  parties  they  obligate 
themselves  to  stipulate  in  a  special  treaty  the  rules  under  which  the 
tribunal  shall  be  established  as  well  as  its  forms  of  procedure. 

"In  1902  the  administration  of  President  Estrada  Cabrera  nego- 
tiated and  the  National  Assembly  ratified  an  agreement  with  Germany, 
Belgium,  France,  England,  and  Italy,  which  disposed  of  many  subjects 
that  had  been  in  controvers3^ 

"  Spain,  the  United  States,  and  Mexico  did  not  enter  into  the  agree- 
ment, because  those  Governments  preferred  to  postpone  the  claims  of 
their  citizens  until  the  industrial  crisis  was  over  and  the  financial  con- 
ditions were  improved.  Since  that  time  a  number  of  claims  have  been 
adjusted  satisfactorily.  President  Estrada  Cabrera  stated  in  a  recent 
message  that  there  were  no  claims  at  the  present  time  which  were 
weighing  upon  the  National  Treasury.  These  matters  having  been 
arranged  satisfactorily,  he  said  that  no  subject  had  arisen  which  could 
alter  the  friendly  relations  with  the  countries  of  Europe.  This  friend- 
ship was  shown  in  the  tribute  paid  by  the  Diplomatic  Corps  on  New 
Year's  Day.  Subsequently  the  Governments  of  German}^  and  France 
had  shown  especial  consideration  by  conferring  on  the  President  the 
Order  of  the  Red  Eagle  and  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  respectively. 

"With  Mexico  the  relations  of  Guatemala  have  been  cordial  since 
the  boundary  dispute  was  settled  in  1895.  Recenth^  the  commercial 
relations,  on  account  of  the  construction  of  the  Pan-American  Railway 


GUATEMALA.  1737 

through  Mexican  territory  to  the  Guatemalan  border,  have  required 
the  establishment  of  various  consulates  in  important  places  in  Mexico, 
and  the  exequaturs  have  been  granted  by  the  Mexican  Goverziment. 

"concord  in  central  AMERICA, 

"With  respect  to  the  neighboring  republics  of  Central  America  the 
attitude  of  Guatemala  has  been  open  and  pronounced.  It  desires  to 
destro}'  every  cause  of  discord  among  the  republics  and  to  maintain  a 
perfect  equilibrium.  Guatemala  took  part  in  the  conference  which 
was  held  at  Corinto,  Nicaragua,  in  August,  lOOtt,  and  at  which  Sal- 
vador, Honduras,  and  Nicaragua  also  were  represented.  Through  its 
delegate  President  Estrada  Cabrera's  government  subscribed  to  the 
following  declarations: 

"'1.  To  maintain  peace  is  the  principal  objective  of  our  Govern- 
ment, not  onl}^  because  it  is  a  necessity  for  the  various  peoples,  but 
also  because  it  imposes  itself  as  a  duty  which  all  Spanish-American 
nationalities  should  fulfill.  For  this  reason  we  firmly  believe  in  the 
proposition  to  overcome  in  Central  America  every  obstacle  that  ma}^ 
stand  in  the  way  of  peace,  and  we  will  put  forth  our  strongest  efforts 
to  frustrate  the  schemes  of  those  who  seek  to  sow  distrust  and  jealousy 
among  us,  impelled  as  they  are  by  the  spirit  of  ambition  or  disorder. 

"'2.  The  strict  compliance  with  the  international  compacts  which 
bind  us  shall  be  the  test  to  which  we  submit  our  acts,  so  that  every 
effort  to  the  contrary  will  be  vain  and  barren,  since  it  is  necessary  to 
recognize  that  the  generalit}^  of  the  labors  of  the  enemies  of  each 
administration  tend  to  no  laudable  ends,  but,  rather,  are  the  work  of 
selfish  egotists,  of  personal  enemies,  or  the  aberration  of  unbalanced 
judgment. 

"  '  3.  We  do  not  hesitate,  then,  in  declaring  that  whatever  scheme  of 
discord,  subversive  attempt,  or  suggestion  which  proposes  to  break 
our  loyal  friendship  shall  receive  no  support  among  us,  because  the 
sincerity  and  firmness  of  our  relations  as  representatives  of  the  peoples 
whom  we  serve  are  and  always  will  be  affirmed  in  this  solemn  agree- 
ment, which  we  make  at  the  instance  of  Central  America,  an  agree- 
ment which  is  the  fruit  of  the  efforts  we  have  made  as  public  men  on 
different  occasions. 

"  '-i.  We  expect  that  all  good  citizens  will  give  us  in  the  sense  indi- 
cated their  patriotic  cooperation,  inspired  in  ideals  of  peace  and  fra- 
ternity, and  contributing,  by  supporting  us  in  this  accord,  to  place  an 
end  to  the  discord  which  the  enemies  of  the  public  tranquillity  cause, 
and  also  upholding  the  liberal  and  progressive  polic}^  which  governs 
our  acts.' 


1738       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN   REPUBLICS. 

"Chapter  VII. 
"the  land  of  travel  and  history. 

"Guatemala  is  a  fascinating  country  for  the  traveler  and  visitor. 
Antiquarians,  deep  delvers  in  the  majestic  monuments  of  the  long- 
forgotten  past,  seek  in  the  myths,  the  traditions,  the  temples,  and  the 
ruins  the  riddles  of  prehistoric  ciAdlization.  Modern  tourists  travel- 
ing, as  they  will  be  able  to  do  within  a  short  time,  by  railway  from  New 
York  or  San  Francisco  to  the  very  heart  of  Guatemala,  may  lose 
themselves  in  admiration  of  the  sublime  scenery,  the  lovely  land- 
scapes of  valley  and  mountain,  lake  and  forest  (the  Indian  name  for 
Guatemala  means  abounding  in  trees),  volcanic  caps,  giant  outlines, 
and  cloud-clad  craters.  Everywhere  thej^  will  encounter  that  diver- 
sity which  is  the  chief  attraction  of  natural  scenery.  They  will  find 
also  superimposed  on  the  prehistoric  Indian  civilization  the  charm  of 
Spanish  architecture,  customs,  character,  and  institutions. 

"  Men  of  the  stamp  of  President  Estrada  Cabrera,  who  are  engaged 
in  the  material  upbuilding  and  the  political  progress  of  the  country, 
may  prefer  to  talk  of  its  agriculture  and  commerce,  its  opportunities 
for  the  energetic  and  resourceful  people  of  the  northern  regions  rather 
than  to  discuss  its  picturesque  ruins  and  its  fascinating  history.  Yet 
they  would  not  have  these  subjects  neglected.  Hence  the  traveler 
and  the  tourist  always  are  welcome,  and  whether  they  be  deeply 
learned  scientific  investigators,  or  mere  birds  of  passage  seeking  nov- 
elty, every  provision  is  made  to  aid  them  in  their  travels. 

"nature's  bold  hand. 

"•In  the  very  accurate  and  complete  physiographic  description  of 
Guatemala  contained  in  the  report  of  the  Intercontinental  Kailway 
Survey"  the  following  description  is  given  of  the  great  chain  of  volcanic 
cones  and  peaks  which  add  so  greatly  to  the  bold  picturesqueness  of 
the  country: 

'  '  '  The  Pacific  coast  extends  generally  from  the  northwest  to  the 
southeast.  From  the  sea  the  ground  rises  with  a  very  gentle  slope 
inland  for  almost  25  or  30  miles,  when  the  country  becomes  broken  b}^ 
the  lava  foothills  of  the  volcanoes  which  extend  from  one  end  of  the 
country  to  the  other  and  which  stand  like  a  giant  wall  between  the 
coast  and  the  interior.  Beginning  at  the  Mexican  boundary  the  line 
of  volcanoes  extends  nearly  parallel  to  the  coast.  Back  of  this  is  a 
plateau  limited  on  the  other  side  by  the  Continental  Divide  and  much 
broken  by  spurs  which  unite  the  volcanoes  with  the  Divide  and  the 
deep  valleys  between  the  spurs.  The  plateau  is  drained  by  rivers 
which  run  to  the  sea  through  the  deep  canyons  between  the  volcanoes. 
The  Continental  Divide  begins  with  the  volcano  Tacana,  and  making  a 


GUATEMALA.  1739 

semicircular  bend  to  the  nortli  and  east  rises  again  in  the  volcano 
Tajumulco.  •  From  this  point  its  general  direction  is  easterly  as  far  as 
the  Cerro  Tecpam.  Tacana  and  Tajumulco  are  the  highest  points  on 
this  arc,  being  respectively  13,334  and  13,814  feet  above  sea  level. 
From  Tajumulco  to  near  Totonicapam  the  general  altitude  of  the 
Divide  is  about  9,000  feet,  the  most  prominent  peaks  being  the  Cerro 
Cerchil  11,830  feet  and  the  Cerro  Calei  10,813  feet.  From  Totoni- 
capam to  Cerro  Tecpam  the  general  elevation  of  the  Divide  is  about 
10,500  feet  with  one  peak,  the  Cerro  Quiche,  of  11,160  feet.  From 
Cerro  Tecpam,  10,050  feet,  the  Divide  turns  to  the  southeast  and  drops 
to  a  general  elevation  of  about  7,000  feet,  crossing  the  plateau  and 
rising  again  in  the  Cerro  Santa  Maria  Cauqué.  Following  the  hills 
of  Mexico,  it  crosses  the  plain  near  Guatemala  City,  the  suburb  of 
Guarda  Viejo,  5,060  feet,  being  on  the  Divide.' 

"  The  heights  of  other  principal  volcanoes  are  given  below: 

Feet. 

Acatenango 13,  012 

Fuego 12,  821 

Agua 12,  300 

Atitlan 11 ,  849 

Santa  Maria ' 10,  535 

Quezaltenango 9,  358 

Pacaya r.     7,  675 

Ipala 6,  801 

Chingo 6,019 

"variety   in   GEOLOGICAL    STRUCTURE. 

"In  the  geological  structure  of  the  country  unusual  variety  of  cliar- 
acter  is  shown.  The  Quaternary  formation,  alluvium  and  diluvium, 
covers  the  greater  portion  of  the  Pacific  coast  from  the  foot  of  the 
mountains  to  the  sea.  The  same  formation  is  also  observed  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Guatemala  Cit}^,  the  valley  of  the  Passion  River,  Puerto 
Barrios,  and  various  other  localities  on  the  Atlantic  Slope. 

"The  Tertiary  formation  and  particularly  limestone  covers  the  entire 
Department  of  Peten.  Furthermore,  limestones  and  dolomites  of  the 
Upper  Cretaceous  age  are  noted  from  La  Libertad  toward  the  Usuma- 
cinta  Piver  and  toward  British  Honduras.  In  the  localities  of  San 
Luis  and  Santa  Bárbara  there  are  Tertiary  limestones  and  sandstones 
of  Eocene  and  Miocene  ages. 

"  The  limestones  and  dolomites  of  the  Upper  Cretaceous  age  are  also 
found  in  various  localities,  mixed  with  Tertiary  limestone  and  sand- 
stone, as  well  as  conglomerates,  dolomites,  and  limestones  of  the  Lower 
Cretaceous  age.  In  other  sections  they  are  mixed  with  limestones  and 
dolomites  of  the  Upper  Carboniferous  age,  mingled  with  slate,  sand- 
stone, and  pudding  stone.  The  latter  formation  is  found  in  other 
sections  with  pre-Carboniferous  limestone  and  also  with  crystalline 
limestone  of  the  Azoic  age. 


1740   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

'  •  The  Tertiaiy  formation  is  followed  by  an  Azoic  formation  of 
gneiss,  mica  slate,  and  phj^lada,  with  large  intrusions  of  granite.  A 
kind  of  hornblende  slate  has  been  observed  in  some  parts  of  Izabal. 

"The  eruptive  formations  are  composed  of  porphyry  in  the  north 
and  northwest;  of  diorite,  obsidian,  rhyolite,  and  dacite  and  of 
trachyte,  together  with  basalt,  rhyolite,  obsidian,  and  granite  in  other 
sections.  The  eruptive  formations  are  further  composed  of  basalt  in 
Pacaya  and  several  other  volcanoes,  and  mostly  of  ambesite  in  the  rest 
of  the  Cordilleras  and  the  highlands. 

"For  the  present-day  traveler  who  is  interested  in  earthquakes 
and  their  effects  and  in  the  ruins  of  Spanish  architecture,  nothing 
more  entertaining  can  be  found  than  a  visit  to  La  Antigua,  which  can 
be  reached  from  Guatemala  City  by  a  few  hours'  ride  in  carriage  or 
on  horseback.  Antigua  stretches  through  the  beautiful  and  fertile 
valley  which  in  the  Indian  language  means  dry  lake,  because  the  tra- 
dition exists  that  in  prehistoric  times  there  was  a  fine  sheet  of  water 
covering  the  land.  The  panorama  which  delights  the  eye  from  any 
elevated  point  of  Antigua  is  glorious.  The  three  volcanoes  of  Acate- 
nango,  Agua  (water),  and  Fuego  (fire)  lose  their  majestic  combs  in  the 
clouds.  In  every  direction  spread  fertile  fields  with  an  infinite  num- 
ber of  coffee  and  sugar  plantations  in  every  state  of  production.  The 
borders  of  the  city  are  bathed  by  two  charming  rivers,  the  Pensativo 
and  the  Portal.  In  the  immediate  neighborhood  are  hygienic  baths 
of  pure  crystalline  water. 

"prehistoric   RUINS   AND   FAMED   LAKE   ATITLAN. 

"Many  volumes  have  been  written  about  the  prehistoric  ruins  of 
Guatemala,  and  especially  of  Copan.  Une  of  the  most  recent  and  most 
sumptuously  illustrated  is  that  by  Anne  Cary  Maudslay  and  Alfred 
Percival  Maudslay,  entitled,  'A  Glimpse  at  Guatemala.'  It  was 
published  in  London.  In  this  book  Professor  Maudslay  gives  the 
following  description  of  a  visit  to  the  ruins  at  Quirigua: 

"  'The  ruins,  which  are  completely  hidden  in  a  thick  tropical  forest, 
stand  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  from  the  left  bank  of  the  river 
Motagua  and  about  5  miles  from  the  miserable  little  village  of  Quiri- 
gua, from  which  they  take  their  name.  They  consist  of  numerous 
square  or  oblong  mounds  and  terraces,  varying  from  6  to  40  feet  in 
height,  some  standing  by  themselves,  others  clustered  in  irregular 
groups.  Most  of  these  mounds  were  faced  with  worked  stone  and 
were  ascended  by  flights  of  stone  steps. 

"'The  interest  centers  in  the  13  large  carved  monoliths  which  are 
arranged  irregularly  round  what  were  probably  the  most  important 
plazas.  Six  of  these  monuments  are  tall  stones  measuring  3  to  5  feet 
square  and  standing  14  to  20  feet  out  of  the  ground.  The  other  5  are 
oblong  or  rounded  blocks  of  stone  shaped  so  as  to  represent  huge 


GUATEMALA.  1741 

turtles  or  armadillos  or  some  such  animals.  All  these  monuuients 
are  covered  with  elaborate  carving.  Usually  on  both  back  and  front 
of  the  tall  monoliths  there  is  carved  a  huge  human  figure  standing 
full  face  and  in  a  stiff  and  conventional  attitude.  The  sides  of  the 
monuments  are  covered  with  tables  of  hieroglyphs,  most  of  them  in 
fairly  good  preservation.  In  addition  to  these  tables  of  hieroglyphs 
there  are  series  of  square  or  cartouches  of  what  appears  to  be  actual 
picture  writing,  each  division  measuring  about  18  inches  square  and 
containing  usually  two  or  three  grotesque  figures  of  men  and  animals. 
The  design  of  these  picture  writings  shows  considerable  variet}'-  and 
freedom  of  treatment  as  compared  with  that  of  the  large  sized  human 
figures  in  the  execution  of  which  the  artist  seems  to  have  been  bound 
by  conventional  rules. 

"  '  The  largest  of  the  stone  animals  is  perhaps  the  most  remarkable  of 
all  the  monuments.  Its  measurement  is  roughly  a  cube  of  8  feet,  it 
must  weigh  nearly  twent}^  tons,  and  it  rests  on  three  large  slabs  of 
stone.  It  is  shaped  like  a  turtle  and  is  covered  with  a  mosfe  elaborate 
and  curious  ornament  and  with  tables  of  hieroglyphics  and  cartouches 
of  picture  writing.  The  greater  part  of  the  ornament  throughout 
these  carvings  is  formed  from  the  grotesque  representations  of  the 
human  face  or  the  faces  of  animals,  the  features  frequentlj^  so  greatly 
exaggerated  that  it  is  most  difiicult  to  recognize  them,  but  a  careful 
examination  enables  one  almost  invariably  to  trace  back  to  this  facial 
origin  what  at  first  sight  appears  to  be  merely  conventional  scroll 
work.  Forms  derived  from  leaves  or  flowers  are  altogether  absent; 
occasional  use  is  made  of  a  plaited  ribbon  and  a  very  free  use  of  plumes 
of  feathers  which  are  oftenmost  gracefull}"  arranged  and  beautifully 
carved.  The  fifteen  monuments  are  divided  into  two  groups;  in  one 
the  figures  are  all  those  of  men,  in  the  other  of  women.' 

"The  same  authors  give  the  following  vivid  description  of  the  famed 
Lake  Atitla:.. 

"■  'Our  tent  was  pitched  so  close  to  the  precipice  that  even  from  my 
bed  1  had  a  grand  view  into  the  lake  and  could  watch  the  black  masses 
of  the  volcanoes  looming  clear-cut  and  solemn  in  the  moonlight  or 
changing  from  black  to  gray  in  the  early  dawn;  then  a  rosy  flush  would 
touch  the  peak  of  Atitlan  and  the  light  creep  down  its  side,  revealing 
for  a  brief  half  hour  ever}'^  detail  of  cinder  ridge  and  chasm  on  its 
scarred  and  wounded  slopes  until  with  a  sudden  burst  of  glory  the 
sun  rose  above  the  eastern  hills  to  strike  the  mirror-like  surface  of 
the  lake  and  flood  the  world  with  warmth  and  dazzling  light.  Every 
peak  and  mountain  ridge  now  stood  out  clear  and  sharp  against  the 
morning  sky,  and  only  in  the  shadow  of  the  hills  would  a  fleecy  mist 
hang  over  the  surface  of  the  lake  far  beneath  us;  then  almost  before 
the  sun  had  power  to  drink  up  these  lees  of  the  night  from  the  deep 
gap  between  the  hills  to  the  south,  a  finger  of  white  cloud,  borne  up 


1742       INTERÎTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN   REPUBLICS. 

from  the  seaward  slope,  would  creep  around  the  peak  of  Atitlan  only 
to  be  dissipated  in  the  cooler  air;  but  finger  followed  finger  and  the 
mysterious  hand  never  lost  its  grasp  until  about  noon  great  billowy 
clouds  rolled  up  through  the  gap  and  the  outpost  was  fairly  captured, 
although  the  crater  itself  often  stood  out  clear  above  the  cloudy  belt. 
"  'It  was  not,  however,  until  the  sun  began  to  lose  its  power  that 
the  real  attack  commenced  and  the  second  column  deployed  through 
the  gap  on  the  southern  flank  of  San  Pedro  and  then  from  5  o'clock 
until  dark  there  followed  a  scene  which  no  pen  and  no  brush  could 
adequately  portray.  The  clouds  seemed  to  be  bewitched;  they  came 
down  on  us  in  alternate  black  and  sunlit  masses,  terrible  in  their  majesty; 
then  rolled  aside  to  show  us  all  the  beauty  of  a  sunset  sk}^,  tints  of 
violet  that  shaded  into  pink,  and  pink  that  melted  into  the  clearest 
blue,  whilst  far  away  beyond  the  mountain  seaward  rolled  vast  billowy 
masses,  first  red  and  yellow  and  then  pink  fading  to  the  softest  green. 
Again  and  again  would  the  clouds  roll  down  upon  us,  the  mist  at  times 
so  thick  that  we  could  not  see  beyond  a  hundred  yards;  then  just  as 
quickly  it  would  roll  away  and  reveal  a  completely  new  phase  of  this 
ever  shifting  scene  of  beauty.  As  the  sun  sank  behind  San  Pedro  all 
turned  again  to  dark  and  angry  purple  with  contrasts  and  reflections 
like  the  sheen  of  a  shot  silk.  Slowly  the  mists  melted  away  with  the 
fading  daylight,  Venus  hung  for  a  while  like  a  splendid  jewel  in  the 
air,  and  the  mountains  turned  again  to  shadowy  masses  outlined  against 
a  crystal  sky.' 

"fascinating  history  through  the  centuries. 

"  Historically  every  period  of  Guatemala  is  fascinating.  Usually  the 
history  of  the  country  is  divided  into  the  epochs  of  the  aborigines,  the 
Spanish  Conquest,  Independence,  and  the  era  of  liberal  governments. 

"Across  the  centuries  the  path  of  history  can  be  traced.  A  book 
written  in  the  sixteenth  century  by  one  of  the  aborigines  of  the  time 
of  the  conquest  and  called  'Popol-Vuh'  or  'Book  of  the  People,' 
speaks  of  the  Quiches,  vigorous  and  hardy  natives  of  the  soil,  fore- 
runners of  the  Guatemalan  people  as  having  reached  at  that  time  a 
degree  of  advance  which  singled  them  out  from  among  the  other 
primitive  inhabitants  of  America.  Their  religious  system  was  in 
essence  a  kind  of  animal  worship  whose  gods  were  personified  by  the 
fox,  the  coyote,  and  the  wild  boar,  to  be  soon  reemplo3^ed  through 
natural  evolution  by  the  forces  of  nature,  such  as  the  heavens,  the 
earth,  and  the  sea.  They  left  as  evidences  of  their  worship  the  multi- 
tude of  monuments  whose  imposing  ruins  are  preserved  to-day.  Pyra- 
mids which  seem  to  bear  traces  of  Egypt  and  characters  indicative  of 
a  remote  Asiatic  origin;  temples,  such  as  the  Temple  of  the  Sun,  of 
grand  architecture,  and  the  palace,  dwelling  of  the  King,  a  holy  being 
and  the  supreme  arbiter. 


GUATEMALA.  1743 

"  The  latter  is  among  the  most  notable  of  American  antiquities,  and 
it  causes  admiration  through  the  graduated  pyramid,  the  triangular 
vault,  and  the  arch  forming  an  harmonious  whole.  The  Quiche  civili- 
zation was  an  advanced  one  and  its  government  was  a  theocracy  in 
which  the  high  priest  was  both  the  supreme  governor  and  inherited 
the  name  of  the  primitive  god  Votan.  This  theocracy  was  drawn 
from  among  the  warriors  while  the  people  in  complete  servitude  tilled 
the  fields  in  order  to  sustain  the  worship  and  raise  grand  monuments 
and  built  numerous  cities  on  the  borders  of  the  lakes, and  rivers. 

"Agriculture  was  well  advanced.  Cacao  was  cultivated  with  grand 
ceremonies  and  maize  or  Indian  corn  which  was  guarded  with  profound 
veneration,  because,  according  to  the  ancient  tradition,  man  was  formed 
from  it.  Cotton  was  also  grown  and  brilliant  garments  woven  from 
it,  which  were  dyed  with  cochineal  and  pigments  formed  from  various 
plants.  Tobacco  was  cultivated  and  yucca,  beans,  potatoes,  etc.  Vari- 
ous textiles  were  fabricated  of  the  finest  quality,  and  many  of  the 
palaces  and  temples  were  hung  with  this  tapestry. 

"Ceramics  and  various  kinds  of  pottery  were  manufactured  both 
for  use  and  for  ornament.  The  sciences  and  the  arts  were  developed. 
The  fame  of  the  Quiche  calendar  exists  to-day.  The  aborigines  also 
understood  painting,  sculpture,  and  music.  They  made  plumes  and 
cloaks  from  the  feathers  of  the  birds,  and  they  wrote  upon  a  paper 
prepaied  from  the  Araatl.  Their  language  was  liquid  and  possessed 
few  inflections.  It  was  the  most  perfect  of  the  600  or  more  languages 
which  the  Spaniards  encountered  in  the  Isthmus  of  Central  America. 
They  had  a  literature  of  their  own,  and  from  this  fragments  have 
been  preserved,  notably  the  drama  '  Rabinal  Achi.' 

"  SPANISH    CONQUEST   AND    WHAT    GAME    AFTER. 

"Guatemala  was  conquered  by  the  lieutenant  of  Cortez,  Pedro  de 
Alvarado.  In  April,  1524,  he  crowned  his  series  of  victories  over 
the  Quiches  by  routing  them  on  the  plains  of  Urbina,  capturing  and 
condemning  to  perish  by  hanging  the  two  last  kings  of  the  most  power- 
ful monarchy  of  Central  America,  Oxib-Queh  and  Beleheb-Tzy.  In 
July  of  the  same  year  he  founded  the  city  of  Guatemala,  although  this 
was  not  definitely  established  until  November,  1527. 

"Within  a  few  years  all  the  regions  of  Central  America  had  sub- 
mitted to  the  Spanish  Crown  and  formed  the  Kingdom  of  Guatemala, 
to  the  capital  of  which  was  transferred  in  1549  the  Royal  Audiencia  or 
High  Court.  Guatemala  was  the  head  of  Spanish  power  in  Central 
America,  under  the  general  term  of  the  Spanish  Captain-Generalcy,  for 
two  and  a  half  centuries. 

"During  the  two  hundred  and  fifty  years  following  the  Conquest 
the  country  had  three  capitals  in  turn,  all  named  Guatemala  City. 
The  first,  founded  bj^  Alvarado,  was  on  the  very  spot  where  he  fought 


I7i4       INTEENATIOISTAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

the  battle  which  made  him  conqueror.  The  Indian  kings  of  the  south, 
having  heard  of  the  exploits  of  Cortez  in  Mexico,  sent  an  embass}"  to 
him,  which  he  received  with  distinction.  He  sent  his  favorite.  Lieu- 
tenant Alvarado,  back  to  take  possession.  Alvarado  and  his  300 
Spanish  soldiers  were  nearly  a  year  in  making  the  journey  through 
the  forest.  When  the  Indians  opposed  him,  he  gave  continuous  battle, 
and  linally  conquered.  He  destroyed  their  capital,  razed  the  temple 
of  their  idols  to  the  ground,  and  built  on  its  site  a  church. 

"For  seventeen  years  Alvardo  kept  the  Indians  at  work  building 
a  new  capital  on  the  site  of  their  old  one.  Then  came  the  earthquake 
which  destroyed  the  place  and  buried  nine-tenths  of  the  inhabitants 
under  the  ruins.  A  new  location  was  found,  but  again,  in  1773,  b}^  the 
eruption  of  Santa  Maria  the  capital  was  destroyed.  This  is  the  group 
of  picturesque  ruins  now  known  as  La  Antigua.  With  the  destruc- 
tion of  this  capital  a  third  and  final  movement  to  the  splendid  situation 
in  the  Hermit  Valley  was  made,  and  the  new  capital,  which  is  the 
Guatemala  Cit}"  of  to-day,  was  established. 

"  After  years  of  struggle  against  the  Spanish  domination,  beginning 
in  1811,  Guatemala  secured  its  independence,  which  was  proclaimed 
September  15, 1821,  when  in  place  of  the  Kingdom  of  Guatemala  there 
was  established  "  a  nation  free  and  independent  of  every  other  nation." 
The  histor}^  of  subsequent  years  is  interwoven  with  the  events  of 
other  Central  American  countries.  After  many  evolutions  and  dis- 
orders as  w^ell  as  revolutionary  changes  of  government,  the  era  known 
as  the  period  of  reform  and  the  reestablishment  of  the  liberties  of  the 
countr}'  began  in  187L 

"chapters  of  recent  history. 

"The  events  which  led  to  the  adoption  of  the  liberal  Constitution  of 
1879,  which  is  to-day  in  force,  do  not  need  to  be  recounted  here.  Gen. 
Justo  Rufino  Barrios,  who  had  been  the  leading  spirit  in  the  Liberal 
revolution,  was  a  pronounced  advocate  of  the  union  of  all  the  Central 
American  States  in  a  single  federal  Republic.  He  endeavored  to 
accomplish  this  against  the  opposition  of  Salvador  and  was  killed  at 
the  battle  of  Chalchuapa  in  1885.  He  was  succeeded  by  Gen.  Manuel 
LiSANDRO  Barillas,  who  exercised  the  government  from  1887  to  1892. 
After  him  came  Gen,  José  Maria  Reyna  Barrios,  who,  during  the 
first  four  years  of  hi'!  administration,  gave  a  good  government,  and 
worked  much  for  the  prosperity  of  his  country.  In  the  last  two  j^ears, 
however,  through  the  bad  counsels  of  selfish  advisers,  foreign  to  his 
government,  he  sought  to  extend  the  term  of  his  authority,  and  was 
resisted  by  successive  revolutions.  He  was  assassinated  bj^  a  personal 
enemy  of  European  nationality  in  February,  1898,  and  Guatemala  was 
then  left  in  the  midst  of  a  most  disastrous  condition,  both  industrial 
and  political. 


i 


HONDURAS. 


1745 


"It  was  at  this  period  that  Manuel  Estrada  Cabeeea,  the  lawyer, 
came  into  power  and  began  the  series  of  administrative  reforms  and 
measures  for  the  material  development  of  the  countr}^  which  have  so 
vastl}^  improved  the  condition  of  the  people,  have  reestablished  credit, 
and  given  assurance  of  further  progress  under  continuous  peace  and 
tranquillity.  It  is  these  beneficial  measures  which  have  caused  Presi- 
dent Estrada  Cabrera  to  be  signalized  as  the  chief  of  the  modern 
emancipation  of  Guatemala  in  its  policies,  in  its  intellectual  and  moral 
advancement,  and  as  the  author  of  its  present  progress.  Under  his 
government  order  in  administration  has  been  secured,  respect  for  the 
rights  of  all,  material  development  in  countless  forms,  the  general 
improvement  of  the  people,  and  the  most  perfect  harmony  and  equity 
in  international  relations  have  been  obtained.  It  is  the  success  of 
these  policies,  which  is  now  assured,  that  makes  Guatemala  so  clearly 
the  country  of  the  future  and  entitles  Estrada  Cabkera  to  rank  with 
the  most  distinguished  heads  of  State  of  the  present  day." 


HONDUEAS. 

FOREIGN  TRADE,  1905. 

The  Statistical  Office  of  the  Government  of  Honduras  has  recently 
prepared  a  statement  of  the  foreign  trade  of  the  country  for  the  last 
fiscal  year,  ending  July  31,  1905. 

The  total  imports  of  the  country  for  the  year  were  valued  at 
$2,362,760,  and  of  this  amount  the  United  States  furnished  $1,689,900, 
or  over  70  per  cent.  The  exports  were  more  than  twice  as  large  as 
the  imports  ($5,564,003),  the  United  States  taking  $4,622,700,  or  more 
than  80  per  cent.  The  share  of  other  countries  is  shown  by  the  fol- 
lowing table: 


Country. 

Imports. 

Exports. 

Country. 

Imports. 

Export'. 

United  States 

SI,  689, 900 

212, 800 

185, 000 

95,000 

66, 500 

56,  600 

21, 300 

8,400 

8,000 

$4, 622, 700 

85, 500 

217, 400 

74, 400 

3,600 

15,  500 

81,800 

1,600 

900 

200 

England     

Guatemala 

S130, 000 

Cuba 

Panama 

Costa  Rica 

391,100 

British  Honduras 

1,300 

3,800 

15, 000 

Total 

18, 600 

2,362,800 

5,  554, 000 

The  principal  items  of  export  are  the  various  natural  vegetable 
products  of  the  country,  amounting  in  value  to  $2,593,700.  Mineral 
exports  were  valued  at  $1,998,700,  and  animal  at  $909,000.  Among 
the  vegetable  products  exported,  bananas  are  by  far  the  most  impor- 


1746   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

tant,  the  total  value  of  shipments  being  $2,078,400.  Cocoanuts  come 
next,  with  $210,900;  then  hard  woods,  with  $128,100;  rubber,  with 
$83,900;  coffee,  with  $52,700,  and  sarsaparilla,  $30,000. 

The  chief  mineral  export  is  copper,  $1,151:, 000;  gold  and  silver 
make  up  most  of  the  balance,  $813,700.  The  only  important  animal 
products  exported  are  cattle,  $595,600,  and  hides  and  skins,  $298,000. 

The  following  figures  illustrate  the  development  of  exports  from 
the  United  States  to  Honduras,  values  being  stated  in  thousands  of 
dollars.  The  figures  represent  annual  averages  for  two  five-3'ear 
periods  stated: 


•  Class  of  goods. 


All  food  stuffs,  including  breadstuffs,  provisions,  wines,  liquors,  etc 

Cotton  goods 

Iron  and  steel,  and  manufactures  of 

Chemicals,  drugs,  medicines,  etc 

Explosives 

Quicksilver 

Wood,  and  manufactures  of 

Leather,  and  manufactures  of 

Sugar  and  molasses 

Oils  ..  

All  other  goods 


1895-1899. 

1900-1904. 

131.6 

220.3 

181.4 

278.9 

92.6 

151.1 

35.4 

51.3 

21.7 

42.9 

43.3 

47.9 

20.0 

38.9 

14.7 

33.2 

14.4 

20.4 

10.6 

19.1 

667.2 

1, 057. 2 

The  only  goods  showing  a  decline  between  the  two  periods  are  a  few 
unimportant  ones:  Scientific  instruments  and  apparatus,  $5,700  to 
$1,500;  notions,  $2,300  to  $1,900;  soap,  $8,100  to  $6,600,  and  bottled 
wines,  $2,100  to  $1,100. 

Besides  the  foregoing  more  important  classes  of  goods  are  many 
others  which  show  a  similar  increase — paper,  candles,  cars,  carriages, 
and  other  vehicles,  coal,  earthen  and  china  ware,  glassware,  rubber 
manufactures,  lamps  and  chandeliers,  matches,  oilcloths,  paints,  etc., 
perfumery  and  cosmetics,  manufactures  of  straw  and  palm  leaf,  tin- 
ware, etc. 

The  following  statement  of  the  commerce  of  Honduras  for  the  years 
ending  July  31,  1901  and  1905,  respectively,  is  furnished  by  United 
States  Consul  Alger,  of  Tegucigalpa.  Values  are  stated  in  United 
States  gold:  » 


United  States 

England 

France  

Spain 

Germany 

Italy  ..." 

China  

Austria 

Holland 

Belgium 

Denmark 

Equador 

Chile 

Mexico 


1904. 


,518, 

187, 

50, 

19, 

214, 

4, 

1, 


617 
874 
701 
004 
217 
929 
818 
431 
120 
271 
22, 877 
388 
368 
642 


1905. 


SI, 689, 881 

212, 765 

66, 486 

21,  340 

184, 956 

10, 796 

7,950 

963 

506 

1,380 

86 

130 


Countrv. 


Panama 

Guatemala. 
Salvador... 
Costa  Rica  . 
Nicaragua  . 

Belize 

Canada  

Jamaica 

Norway 

Peru 

Sweden  

Japan  


1904. 


Total.. 2,191,897 


S209 
3,582 
8, 612 
3,036 
9,406 
144,  795 


1905. 


$213 
1,600 
8,402 


56, 555 

94,952 

214 

840 

85 

13 

5 

1,805 


2, 361, 923 


MEXICO. 


1747 


MEXICO. 


FOREIGN  COMMERCE  IN  JANUARY,   1906. 


According  to  figures  issued  by  the  Statistical  Division  of  the  Treas- 
ur}^  Department  of  the  Republic  of  Mexico,  received  May  29,  1906, 
the  foreign  commerce  of  the  Republic  for  January,  1906,  and  for  the 
first  seven  months  of  the  current  fiscal  year,  1905-6,  was  represented 
by  the  following  valuations,  the  figures  for  the  corresponding  periods 
of  the  preceding  j^ear  being  also  given  for  purposes  of  comparison: 

The  total  value  of  importations  during  the  seven  months  under 
review  was  $112,538,296.03  in  silver  currency,  as  declared  in  the  cus- 
tom-houses, an  increase  of  $8,654,345.63,  as  compared  with  the  pre- 
ceding 3^ear. 

The  exports  for  the  seven  months  were  valued  at  $156,972,919.04, 
showing  an  increase  of  $44,452,722.59,  as  compared  with  the  same 
period  of  1904-5. 

The  detailed  imports  during  the  seven  months  were  as  follows: 


IMPORTS. 


[Silver  valuation.] 


January. 


Seven  months — 


1904-5. 


Animal  substances 

Vegetable  substances 

Mineral  substances 

Dry  goods : 

Chemical   and  pharmaceutical  sub 

stances 

Beverages 

Paper  and  its  applications 

Machinery  and  apparatus 

Vehicles 

Arms  and  explosives 

Miscellaneous 

Total 


1,373,206.77 
3, 580,  014. 56 
14, 245, 970. 33 
1, 572, 658. 57 

758, 971. 71 
678, 504, 58 
446, 322. 90 
1,594,856.01 
545,  745. 45 
326, 794. 35 
619,036.09 


1, 168, 284. 50 
2, 980, 472. 55 
5, 798, 477. 48 
1, 702, 516. 41 

550, 844. 35 
637, 359. 86 
461, 867. 72 
1, 475, 998. 21 
227, 474. 26 
468, 383.  63 
421,304.73 


9, 259, 490. 08 
17,  743,  766. 58 
42, 066, 098. 12 
12, 110,  926. 02 

4, 253, 961. 49 
4, 171, 385. 25 
3,136,512.73 
10, 987, 165. 86 
2, 260, 250. 32 
2,331,555.88 
4, 217, 183. 70 


8, 247, 006. 86 
1.7,091,289.24 
31, 474, 245. 25 
14, 289, 187. 94 

3, 767, 188. 54 
3, 894,  441. 30 
3,286,104.21 
13, 614, 919.  02 
2, 478, 379.  77 
3, 264,  391.  38 
3, 076, 796.  89 


25,742,081.32 


15, 892, 983.  70 


112, 538, 296. 03 


104, 483, 950. 40 


EXPORTS. 
[Silver  valuation.] 


January— 

Seven  months — 

1906. 

1905. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

Precious  metals 

$17,382,629.12 
7,725,781.96 

88,800,982. 36 
8, 889, 989. 68 

192,886,888.76 
64, 086, 030. 28 

S52, 787, 670. 73 

Other  articles , 

59, 732,  525.  72 

Total 

25, 108, 411. 08 

17, 690, 972. 04 

156, 972, 919. 04 

112, 520, 196. 45 

1748       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

The  details  of  the  export  trade  for  the  periods  under  comparison 
show  the  following  classification  and  figures: 


Mexican  gold  coin.. 
Foreign  gold  coin. . . 

Gold  in  bars 

Gold  in  other  forms. 

Total  gold 


Mexican  silver  coin.. 
Foreign  silver  coin  . . 

Silver  in  bars 

Silver  in  other  forms. 


Jannary- 


$247. 00 

1, 428, 736. 58 

495, 380. 38 


1, 924, 363. 96 


10, 712, 875. 00 

25, 336. 00 

3,  705, 806. 66 

1,014,247.50 


Total  silver 1    15,458,26.5.16 


Total  gold  and  silver 

Antimony 

Copper 

Marble 

Plumbago 

Lead 

Zinc 

other  metals 


Total. 


Vegetable  products: 

Coffee 

Cascalote  and  tanning  barks 

Rubber 

Chicle 

Beans 

Fruits 

Chick  pease 

Guayule 

Horse  beans 

Heniquen 

Ixtle 

Woods 

Maize 

Mahogany 

Dyewoods 

Zacatón 

Leaf  tobacco 

Vanilla 

Other  vegetable  products 


Total. 


Animal  products: 

Cattle.. 

Skins  and  hides 

Other  animal  products. 


Manufactured  articles: 

Sugar 

Flour  and  pastes 

Rope 

Dressed  skins 

Straw  hats 

Manufactured  tobacco. 
Other  manufactures  . . . 


17, 382, 629. 12 

2,071.00 

1, 118, 096. 44 


S50, 517. 50 

13, 179.  01 

2,504,161.59 

152, 099.  05 


2, 719, 957. 15 


1, 000. 00 

2, 600. 00 

4, 948,  322.  63 

1, 129, 102. 58 


6,081,025.21 


18,430.31 

208,  317. 17 

31,695.00 

35,481.25 


8,  800, 982. 36 

120, 357. 00 

1, 950, 548.  67 

10.00 

12, 200. 00 

734,  650.  00 


6, 474. 75 


18,796,720.29       11,625,222.78 


652, 194. 30 


198, 

223, 

57, 

14, 

74, 

^, 

2, 735, 

230, 

260, 

7, 

7, 

40, 

121, 

36, 

188, 

100, 


474.  GO 
766. 10 
697. 00 
650. 00 
136. 75 
787.00 
250. 00 
012. 00 
254. 00 
956. 00 
766. 00 
620. 00 
682. 25 
686. 00 
334. 00 
365. 00 
876.  30 


571,  764. 27 

6,  500.  00 

47, 651. 11 

130, 388. 80 

14,  758.  00 

7,572.13 

73, 763. 00 


4, 956, 406. 70 


134,  683. 00 

891, 939. 08 

44, 395. 34 


1,071,017.42 


240. 00 
36, 385. 00 


16, 703. 00 
34,  732. 00 
26, 232. 00 
79, 948. 17 


194, 240. 17 
90, 026. 60 


2, 616, 000. 00 

364, 536. 00 

180, 286. 00 

14, 928. 00 

4, 484. 00 

35, 705. 00 

147, 399.  00 

-    14,176.00 

29,  900. 00 

79, 457. 70 


4,  339, 269. 01 


145, 447.  00 
782, 083.  63 
46, 705. 60 


479, 862.  00 
63, 708.  00 


31,2.58.00 
16,-532.00 
24,261.00 
68, 892.  50 


Seven  months- 


$4, 835. 98 

17,  975, 314.  60 

1,400,019.10 


29, 697, 828. 00 

76, 169. 62 

38, 443, 513. 21 

5, 289, 208. 26 


73, 506, 719. 


92,886,888.76 

595, 549. 96 

16, 974, 832.  73 

73, 098.  00 

51, 421. 51 

3, 075, 652.  54 

142, 827. 99 

223,  559.  84 


114,023,831.33 


20, 

694: 

668 

463 

210 

1,784 

31, 

110 

18, 202 

2, 176 

1,238 

33 

36 

230 

1, 134 

543, 

2,  505 

845, 


372. 50 
147. 00 
807. 02 
307.46 
280. 82 
688. 90 
200.  75 
341. 00 
540. 00 
448,  CO 
163.  88 
993. 86 
986. 00 
980. 00 
083. 70 
443. 00 
590. 74 
820. 99 
788. 48 


34, 319, 984. 10 


1, 987, 948. 50 

4, 398, 106. 25 

292,  860.  93 


6, 678, 915. 68 


260, 632.  00 
276, 362.  00 


126, 705.  00 
298, 0.59. 29 
198, 829. 55 
348, 838. 39 


679,513.50  I       1,609,426.23 


72, 630.  50 


440, 761.  70 


1S04-Õ. 


$181, 036. 48 

41,535.36 

15, 366, 349.  46 

1,154,882.19 


19,380,169.68  j      16,743,803.49 


633, 407. 26 

48, 544. 00 

29, 135, 256. 02 

6, 226,  659. 97 


36, 043, 867. 24 


52, 787, 670. 73 

523, 513. 00 

16, 352, 126.  58 

53, 496. 00 

36. 360. 00 

3, 515, 698. 00 

31,330.00 

17, 748. 02 


73, 317, 942.  33 


2,027,688.15 
27,147.00 
293, 825.  99 
612, 294.  59 
348, 468. 00 
177, 688.  48 

1, 306, 082.  GO 


18.00 

17, 193, 263. 12 

2, 262,  394. 55 

1, 402, 198.  64 

36, 304. 75 

20,  799. 00 

488, 705. 68 

1, 218, 856. 00 

740,158.00 

944, 290. 00 

437, 634. 30 


29, 537, 716. 25 


1,624,871.50 

3, 874, 242.  65 

307, 513. 60 


5, 806,  627. 65 


2, 217, 356. 00 
396,  924.  00 
189.  00 
118,051.60 
153,031.00 
283, 105. 55 
311,512.53 


3, 480, 169.  68 
377, 740.  54 


MEXICO. 


1749 


Following  is  a  resume  of  the  valuations  of  Mexican  imports  during 
the  periods  under  comparison  with  reference  to  their  countries  of 
origin: 


Country. 

January — • 

Seven  months— 

1906. 

1905. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

S6, 160,  885. 42 

136,322.81 

2,131.0a 

19, 410, 659. 94 

896. 30 

9, 547. 00 

21, 638. 85 

S7, 496, 537. 82 

139,  983. 99 

169. 74 

8,180,354.91 

3,418.86 

43, 212. 67 

28, 115. 52 

1, 190. 19 

840,425,624.31 

838, 426. 80 

15, 763. 58 

70, 887,  548. 87 

19,  .508. 33 

163, 878. 94 

140, 239. 58 

47, 305.  62 

845, 549, 612. 73 

815, 672. 57 

104, 015. 16 

57,417,291.31 

58, 060. 39 

338, 607. 22 

136, 304. 91 

54, 386. 11 

Total 

25, 742, 081. 32 

15, 892,  983.  70 

112, 538, 296. 03 

104,488,950.40 

Following  is  a  resume  of  the  valuations  of  Mexican  exports  during 
the  periods  under  comparison  with  reference  to  their  countries  of 
destination: 


Country. 

January — 

Seven  months— 

1906. 

1905. 

1905-6. 

1904-5. 

Europe 

$8, 332, 540. 03 

$2,933,643.25 

10, 000. 00 

14, 509, 950. 66 

76, 123. 13 

2, 282. 00 

158,  973. 00 

146,478,876.85 

$25, 983, 845. 15 
10, 500. 00 

16,490,850.80 

75, 032. 25 

5, 254. 00 

204,  734.  00 

107,212,826.94 

724,107.25 

42,717.00 

2, 514,  391. 00 

83, 842, 344. 79 

512, 534. 11 

South.  America                         

80, 854. 40 

2,090,118.00 

Total 

25, 108, 411. 08 

17, 690, 972. 04 

156, 972, 919. 04 

112,620,196.45 

EXPORTS  AT  PROGRESO  IN  1905. 

[From  the  Bulletin  of  Statistics  of  Merida,  Yucatan,  of  May  21,  1906.] 


Month. 


January $2, 057, 658 

Februarv  2, 434, 002 

March  .". 2,979,259 

April 2, 207,  290 

Mav 2, 086, 132 

June i  1, 996,  383 

Julv !  2,346,325 


Value  in 
silver. 


Month. 


August 

September. 

October 

November. 
December  . 

Total 


Value  in 
silver. 


82,160,182 
2,231,590 
3, 449,  913 
2, 700, 086 
2, 857, 548 


29, 536,  358 


These  exports  consisted  of  the  following  products: 


Kilos. 

Henequén 96, 157,  882 

Hides 906,  092 

Deerskins - 53,  597 


Kilos. 

Chicle 312,  654 

Dyewood 2,  244, 187 


FOREIGN  EdTJIVALiENTS  OF  THE  MEXICAN  PESO. 

[From  the  "Diario  Oficial"  of  May  25,  1906.] 

In  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  article  20,  of  the  decree  of  May 
24,  1905,  the  President  of  the  Republic  has  seen  fit  to  establish,  for  the 


1750       INTERNATlOîTAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN   REPUBLICS. 

six  months  commencing  Jul}^  1  of  the  current  year  (1906),  the  following 
table  of  equivalents  between  the  Mexican  peso  and  the  coins  of  the 
countries  where  the  silver  standard  obtains. 

Value  of  the  Mexican  peso  in  foreign  coin. 

Bolivia,  1.05  bolivianos. 
Guatemala,  1.05  pesos. 
Salvador,  1.05  pesos. 
Honduras,  1.05  pesos. 
Nicaragua,  1.05  pesos. 
Persia,  5.72  kranes. 
China,  0.6042  taeles. 

MINING  PROPERTIES,  1905. 

The  following  table  shows  the  number  and  the  area  of  mining  prop- 
erties registered  and  paying  taxes  in  the  Republic  of  Mexico  on  June 
30,  1905: 


Class. 


Gold 

Gold  and  silver 

Silver 

Gold,  silver,  and  copper 
Gold,  silver,  and  lead  .. 

Gold  and  copper 

Silver  and  copper 

Silver,  copper,  and  lead 

Silver  and  lead 

Silver  and  manganese. . 

Silver  and  mercury 

Antimony 

Sulphur 

Bismuth 

Copper  

Copper  and  iron 


Proper- 
ties. 


1,507 

5, 551 

5,270 

975 

994 

247 

685 

262 

3,091 

3 

5 

41 

104 

1 


Area  of 
claims. 


Hectares. 
22,018.75 
56, 314. 37 
45, 834. 88 
19, 194. 59 
13. 258. 43 

3, 723. 71 
10, 984. 63 

4, 476. 47 

33, 048. 90 

47.00 

59.58 

1, 451. 18 

3, 893.  93 

24.00 

20, 172.  97 

4, 050. 77 


Class. 


Copper  and  lead 

Tin 

Garnet  and  turmalin 

Iron 

Manganese , 

Mercury 

Nickel  and  cobalt 

Opals 

Lead 

Rock  salt 

Turquoise 

Zinc 

Total 

Increase  over  May  . . 


Proper- 
ties. 


21 

41 

4 

364 

15 

157 

1 

20 

75 

4 

1 

5 


20, 432 
321 


Area  of 
claims. 


Hectares. 

532. 30 

736. 00 

10.00 

14, 195. 72 

192.  00 

4,  996. 29 

S.OO 

96.75 

1,196.75 

104. 00 

3.00 

130. 00 


260, 749. 97 
4, 506.  61 


CONSULAR  TRADE  REPORTS. 


The  imports  of  foreign  merchandise  through  the  custom-house  of 
Nogales,  Mexico,  to  the  State  of  Sonora  in  April,  1906,  was  as  follows: 


Products. 


Animal  products 

Vegetable  products 

Mineral  products 

Textiles  and  manufactures  thereof. 

Chemical  products 

Liquors  and  beverages 

Paper  and  products  thereof 

Machinery  and  apparatus 

Vehicles '. 

Firearms  and  explosives 

Sundries 


Total. 


Value. 


«22, 
43, 

341, 
38, 
27, 
6, 
6, 
64, 
13, 
14, 
18, 


741. 18 
246. 83 
590.01 
729.  29 
021.  57 
152. 11 
504,39 
794. 86 
689.11 
041.  67 
196. 73 


596, 707. 75 


Countries  of  origin. 


United  States  of  America 

England 

France  

Germany   

Spain 

Austria 

Switzerland 

Italy 

Japan  

Belgium 

Total 


Value. 


$293,420.80 

30, 539.  94 

2, 968. 83 

11, 183. 64 

253,541.40 

456. 27 

522.  60 

402. 00 

231. 15 

3,441.12 


The  custom  duties  during  the  month  of  April,  1906,  amounted  to  8108,876.20. 


PANAMA. 


1751 


The  exports  of  merchandise  from  the  State  of  Sonora,  Mexico, 
shipped  through  the  Mexican  port  of  Nogales,  and  introduced  through 
the  American  custom-house  of  Nogales,  Ariz.,  in  April,  1906,  was  as 
follows: 


Products. 


Mescal'. . .- 

Sugar 

Empty  bottles 

Rawhides , 

Fresh  meats 

Laces , 

Preserved  fruits 

Beans 

Vegetable  fibers 

Cattle 

Figured  earthenware . 

Lemons 

Gold  bullion  and  dust , 


Value. 


218. 

4. 

7, 208. 

12. 

7. 

1,167. 

1. 

10. 

75. 

33. 

1. 

Ill,  483. 


Products. 


Silver  bullion , 

Potatoes , 

Fresh  fish 

Natural  bird  feathers. , 

Lead  ores 

Readj'-made  clothing  , 

Common  salt 

Leaf  tobacco , 

Straw  hats , 

Wheat , 

Oranges 


Total 


Value. 


S74, 215. 00 
1.00 
7.00 

744. 00 

239.  00 

7.00 

12.00 

508. 00 
4.00 
8.00 

661.  00 


196, 698.  00 


The  Mexican  consul  at  Philadelphia  reports  that  the  shipments  from 
the  port  of  Philadelphia  to  Mexican  ports  in  Ma}^,  1906,  consisted  of 
powder  valued  at  $7,000,  consigned  to  Tampico,  Mexico. 


NICARAGUA. 

EXPORTS  OF  GOLD  IN  1905. 

The  exports  of  gold  from  the  San  Juan  del  Norte  district  of  Nica- 
ragua in  1905  amounted  to  $103,866,  somewhat  less  than  during  the 
previous  year.  United  States  Consul  Ryder  reports  that  this  is 
accounted  for  by  the  fact  that  two  of  the  largest  producing  mines 
were  worked  only  part  of  the  3'ear  owing  to  improvements  being 
made  and  new  machinery  installed. 


PANAMA. 

MINING  TITLES  ISSUED  FROM  JULY  TO  DECEMBER,   1905. 

[From  the  Official  Gazette  of  April  16,  1906.] 


Name  of  m^ine. 

Class  of  ore. 

Location  (district). 

Province. 

Boca  de  Igui 

SanFranciscodelaMontaña 
.do                

Veraguas. 
Do. 

El  Basto 

do 

The  Disraeli 

do 

do 

Do. 

La  Bonita 

Alluvion  gold 

Do 

do 

do 

Do. 

Continuation    of    La 

do 

do 

Do. 

Bpnita. 
El  Águila..            

do 

do 

Do. 

Antigua  Guaca 

Vein  gold 

Cafiazas 

Do. 

La  Buena  Esperanza.. 

do 

do 

Do. 

La  Esperanza 

Iron  sediment 

Macararcas 

do 

Los  Santos. 

La  Providencia 

Do. 

Hipelisa 

Alluvion  gold           

Pinogana  

Quebrada  de  Arena 

do 

do 

Do. 

El  Tigre  

do 

do 

Do. 

La  La j  ita 

do 

do 

Do. 

Tres  de  Julio 

do 

Bocas  del  Toro. 

Juan  de  Dios,  Robles  ó 

Vein  gold 

San  Francisco 

Veraguas. 

Fiter. 

Bull.  No.  6—06 19 


1752       INTERISTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF   THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 
COMMEUCE  AT  BOCAS  DEL  TORO. 

united  States  Consul  Kellogg,  of  Colon,  furnishes  a  report  on  the 
foreign  trade  of  the  Panama  port  of  Bocas  del  Toro.  The  exports  to 
the  United  States  for  1905  were  3,álé,500  bunches  of  bananas,  131,200 
cocoanuts,  and  1,157  cases  of  canned  turtle  meat.  Exports  to  Europe 
were  sarsaparilla  root  and  turtle  shells.  The  imports  from  the  United 
States,  Europe,  and  Asia  were  of  all  classes  of  merchandise. 

TOBACCO  CONCESSION. 

The  Government  of  Panama  has  sold  the  right  of  importing  tobacco 
and  cigars  to  a  large  firm  in  Panama,  which  has  had  this  concession  for 
several  3'ears,  for  $21,250  for  the  period  of  ten  months  commencing 
March  1,  1906.  The  paj^ments  to  the  Government  are  to  be  made  as 
follows:  $5,000  on  the  approval  of  the  contract,  $5,450  on  April  1, 
$5,4:00  on  July  1,  and  $5,400  on  October  1.  The  contractors  were 
required  to  furnish  bond  to  the  amount  of  ^5,312.50.  Anyone  can 
import  tobacco,  but  the  duties  must  be  paid  before  the  article  is  landed 
on  the  wharf. 


PAEAGUAY. 

MESSAGE  OE  PRESIDENT  BAEZ. 

The  message  of  the  President  of  the  üepublic  of  Paraguay,  read  at 
the  opening  of  the  ordinary  sessions  of  Congress  on  April  1,  consid- 
ered as  an  indication  of  the  very  considerable  material  and  moral 
progress  realized  in  that  country  since  the  close  of  the  last  civil  war, 
is  of  more  than  usual  interest.  It  shows  manifest  improvement  in  the 
general  situation  of  the  country,  evidenced  by  the  inñux  of  foreign 
capital  and  the  development  of  the  nation's  resources,  due  to  the  more 
regular  working  of  its  institutions  and  a  growing  sense  of  social  and 
economic  security.  La  Industrial  Paraguay a^^%  stated  in  the  opening- 
part  of  the  message,  has  increased  its  capital  from  18,000,000  to 
$30,000,000.  Tills  is  the  most  important  limited  liability  company  in 
the  Republic,  followed  by  the  insurance  company  La  Nacional,  with 
a  capital  of  $5,000,000;  La  Paraguay,  with  $10,000,000-,  La  Paraguay 
(a  carrying  company),  with  $2,000,000;  La  Selratica,  with  $3,000,000; 
El  Quebracho  de  Puerto  Maria,  with  $5,000,000;  El  Gran  Hotel  del 
Paraguay,  with  $1,000,000,  etc. 

In  1905  the  customs  receipts  reached  a  total  of  22,467,970  ijesos^  as 
contrasted  with  8,428,705  in  1900,  and  the  product  of  the  internal 
taxation  has  doubled.  The  extract  of  quebracho,  together  with  the 
yerba  mate,  is  now  one  of  the  most  important  items  in  the  national 


PARAGUAY.  1753 

revenue.  The  crane  dues  of  1  centavo  gold  produced  in  five  months 
a  total  of  381,888  jpeso&\  the  tax  of  ^^  centavos  gold  to  be  paid  per 
cubic  meter  on  exportation  had  not  3' et  begun  to  be  levied. 

The  President  promised  the  adoption  of  measures  tending  to  reduce 
the  standard  currenc}''  and  to  fix  the  same  so  as  to  obviate  the  fluctua- 
tions which  are  so  detrimental  to  business  transactions. 

The  message  continues:  "The  establishment  of  a  standard  currency 
will  accrue  naturall}^  from  the  regularization  of  our  financial  system, 
at  present  still  in  embrj^o;  from  the  development  of  the  institutions 
of  credit  which  will  cheapen  loans  and  foster  national  production; 
from  the  regular  investment  of  the  public  revenues,  in  such  a  manner 
that  the  ordinary  budget  may  be  normally  served  without  being  thrown 
out  of  equilibrium  b}^  extraordinary  expenses,  as,  for  instance,  special 
taxation  and  loans." 

The  President  further  stated  that  an  agreement  has  been  arrived  at 
with  the  railway  company,  which  will  be  submitted  to  the  considera- 
tion of  congress;  he  recounts  the  history  of  this  affair,  which  has  cer- 
tain unfortunate  phases,  and  concludes  as  follows: 

"That  which  is  of  importance  for  the  nation  is  not  the  repurchase 
of  the  railway,  nor  the  acquisition  of  the  value  of  its  shares  for 
$1,050,000,  but  rather  the  improvement  of  the  railway  service  and  the 
construction  of  branch  lines  in  other  directions.  This  railwa}",  in 
spite  of  deficiencies  in  its  working,  has  rendered  and  continues  to 
render  important  services  to  the  countr3^  Bj^  its  means  it  is  possible 
to  export  great  quantities  of  wood  and  other  products,  which  feed  our 
international  commerce  and  contribute  to  the  public  revenues.  If  this 
railway  were  to  disappear  Paraguay  would  return  to  the  life  of  isola- 
tion, poverty,  obscurit}^,  and  ignorance  in  which  have  vegetated  our 
country  districts  for  the  last  fift}^  years." 

With  reference  to  international  relations  the  President  mentioned 
that  the  Republics  of  Argentina  and  Brazil  cultivate  the  most  cordial 
and  neighborly  relations  with  Paraguay,  and  that  the  commercial 
policy  of  the  Argentine  Republic  is  entirely  favorable  to  Paragua^^an 
interests:  On  the  question  of  boundaries  he  expressed  himself  as  fol- 
lows: 

"  Bolivia  has  sent  to  Asuncion  a  new  plenipotentiary  with  a  view  to 
an  amicable  solution  of  the  territorial  differences  existing  between  the 
two  countries.  I  refer  to  the  mission  confided  to  his  Excellency,  Dr. 
Emeterio  Cano.  As  the  just  desires  of  that  friendly  nation  coincide 
with  those  of  Paragua}^,  the  Government  has  hastened  to  appoint  a 
special  plenipotentiary  in  the  person  of  Dr.  Manuel  Domínguez  to 
agree  upon  a  new  boundary  treaty  with  the  Bolivian  diplomatist. 
With  the  Argentine  Government  there  has  been  an  agreement  entered 
upon  for  the  determination  of  the  principal  arm  or  channel  of  the 
river  Pilcomayo,  in  consequence  of  the  award  in  arbitration  of  Presi- 


1754:       INTEEÎTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

dent  Hates.  This  operation,  purely  technical  as  it  is,  is  identical 
wifeh  that  undertaken  with  Brazil,  in  the  matter  of  the  determination 
of  the  river  Apa.  " 

Public  instruction,  roads,  army  organization,  immigration,  and  colo- 
nization received  very  attentive  consideration  from  the  President  in 
his  message.  With  respect  to  the  latter  topic,  he  enunciated  an  impor- 
tant reform  in  the  following  paragraphs: 

"  The  ambition  of  the  immigrant  is  the  possession  of  a  certain  extent 
of  land,  as  personal  property  for  himself  and  famil3^  The  legislation 
in  the  matter  only  accords  him,  at  cost  price,  an  extent  not  greater 
than  20  hectares,  which  is  insufficient  for  his  personal  needs,  and  like- 
wise fails  to  meet  his  legitimate  aspiration  to  leave  behind  him  an 
inheritance  that  can  be  divided  amongst  his  heirs.  For  this  reason 
there  should  be  granted  at  least  from  15  to  100  hectares  to  each  family 
of  agriculturists  whose  productive  capacity  is  in  excess  of  the  value 
thereof. 

President  Baez  concluded  his  message  by  eulogizing  a  policy  of  'son- 
ciliation  between  the  various  parties,  and  by  declaring  that  he  will  call 
to  public  posts  men  of  any  and  every  party,  without  requiring  f'^am 
them  any  other  qualification  than  that  of  fitness. 


PEEU. 

ECONOMIC  CONDITIONS,  1905. 

Peruvian  development,  as  evidenced  by  the  economic  conditions  of 
the  Republic  in  1905,  is  shown  by  the  following  data  collated  from 
the  report  of  the  special  agent  of  the  United  States  Department  of 
Commerce  and  Labor. 

''^  The  foreign  purchases  of  the  country. — The  value  of  imports  is 
steadily  increasing,  as  follows  (values  in  United  States  dollars):  1900, 
$11,284,000;  1901,113,938,000;  1902,  $16,694,000;  1903,  $18,423,000; 
1904,  $20,931,000. 

"  The  purchasing  ability  of  the  countr}^  has  therefore  nearl}^  doubled 
in  the  short  space  of  five  j^ears,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  home  produc- 
tion of  many  articles  has  also  increased. 

'"^Railway  receÍ2:)ts. — The  railwa3's  of  the  country  are  almost  exclu- 
sively in  the  hands  of  a  company  known  as  the  Peruvian  (Corporation. 
Their  gross  receipts  from  freight  and  passenger  traffic  are  stated  at 
$1,245,300  for  the  year  ending  June  30,  1895,  and  $3,203,700  for  the 
year  ending  June  30,  1905,  an  increase  of  157  per  cent  in  ten  3^ears. 

^'"BanJcing  capital. — The  total  capital  of  the  banking  institutions  in 
Peru  in  1895  was  $1,460,000.    In  1905  this  had  increased  about  150  per 


PEEu.  1755 

cent,  to  $3,T81,000,  and  within  the  last  few  months  still  another  bank 
has  been  established,  a  branch  of  the  Banco  Alemán  Transatlántico. 

"Private  deposits  in  banks  on  June  30,  1895,  were  $4,807,000.  On 
June  30,  1905,  these  had  risen  to  117,035,000,  an  increase  of  over  350 
per  cent. 

^'' Revenues. — Customs  duties  and  taxes  on  the  consumption  of  certain 
articles  are  the  chief  source  of  national  income.  They  show  the  fol- 
lowing increase,  the  figures  showing  receipts  for  the  first  six  months  of 
the  years  named:  1903,11,773,000;  1904,12,153,000;  1905, $2,304,000. 
The  total  revenue  from  this  source  for  the  entire  year  1905  will  prob- 
ably reach  nearly  $5,000,000. 

"The  receipts  from  tax  on  alcohol  were  as  follows,  1905  being  partly 
estimated:  1901,  $1,028,000;  1902,  $984,000;  1903,  $1,027,000;  1904, 
$1,641,000;  1905,  $1,800,000. 

"Receipts  from  tax  on  tobacco  for  the  first  nine  months  of  1904 
were  $541,000,  and  for  the  first  nine  months  of  1905,  $575,000. 

"The  total  of  all  taxes  on  consumption  for  the  two  nine-month 
periods  were,  for  1904,  $2,265,000,  and  for  1905,  $2,776,000. 

"The  revenues  from  all  sources  for  1905  will  probably  reach 
$10,000,000.  This  increasing  revenue  has  led  to  an  improvement  of 
national  credit,  and  loans  to  a  considerable  amount  have  been  negoti- 
ated during  the  past  year — one,  for  £600,000,  for  the  purchase  of  two 
cruisers,  and  one  for  £3,000,000,  for  the  construction  of  railways.  The 
latter  loan  is  at  present  the  subject  of  warm  debate  in  a  special  session 
of  Congress,  and  it  is  possible  that  it  may  not  be  approved  by  that 
body,  because  of  alleged  indefiniteness  as  to  the  exact  purpose  for 
which  the  money  is  to  be  used,  and  a  contract  attached  to  the  loan  by 
which  the  German  bank  which  furnishes  50  per  cent  of  the  money  is 
given  the  option  of  constructing  the  roads. 

'"''Postal  and  telegrajphic  communications. — During  the  year  1905, 
28  new  post-offices  were  established,  and  the  increase  in  the  number 
of  pieces  carried,  which  was  noticeable  in  former  years,  has  been  still 
further  augmented.  The  total  number  in  1903  was  16,081,000;  in 
1904,  17,581,000,  and  in  1905,  20,000,000  (partly  estimated).  Tho 
total  length  of  telegraph  lines  in  the  country  has  been  increased  from 
2,165  miles  in  1904  to  2,496  miles  at  the  end  of  1905,  and  the  number 
of  offices  from  88  to  99. 

"  The  progress  being  made  in  agricultural  development  is  exhibited 
in  the  following  statement: 

"  Sugar. — Grown  in  the  irrigated  coast  valleys.  The  production  in 
1895  was  95,000  tons,  of  which  70,000  tons  were  exported.  In  1904 
the  production  was  157,000  tons,  of  which  157,000  tons  were  exported. 
With  most  modern  machinery  and  appliances  it  is  claimed  that  sugar 
can  be  produced  in  Peru  at  84  cents  (United  States)  per  100  pounds. 


1756       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

"'Cotton. — Grown  in  irrigated  coast  vallej^s,  especially  those  of 
Piura,  Chiara,  Sechura,  Chincha,  Pisco,  and  lea.  Production  in  1904, 
9,858  tons,  of  which  7,532  tons  were  exported.  The  Eg3^ptian  cotton 
raised  is  mainly  consumed  in  local  mills;  other  sorts  are  exported. 

'"'Rice. — The  best  qualities  are  grown  in  Departments  of  Lambaye- 
que  and  Pacasmaj^o.  Production,  about  28,000  tons  per  annum,  val- 
ued at  ^2,200,000,  of  which  about  4,000  tons,  worth  $270,000,  were 
exported.  With  best  methods  and  rotation  of  crops  the  normal  yield 
is  said  to  be  as  high  as  2,650  pounds  per  acre. 

"■  Maize. — Grown  in  man}"  parts  of  the  countr}^,  but  most  extensively 
in  the  valley  of  Chancay;  raised  for  purely  local  consumption;  no 
satisfactory  record  of  crop.  The  valley  of  Chancay  alone  in  1904 
produced  8,000  tons. 

"  Olives. — Cultivated  in  the  valley  of  Lima  and  Departments  of  Are- 
quipa, Moquegua,  and  Tacna.  About  10  tons  per  annum  are  exported. 
The  Peruvian  olive  is  very  large  and  verv  rich  in  oil  (30  per  cent  by 
weight),  but  the  application  of  modern  methods  of  extraction  has 
never  been  tried  on  a  large  scale. 

'''Coffee. — Cultivated  in  Huánuco,  Chanchamayo,  and  Carabaya. 
The  production  in  the  valley  of  Chanchamayo  alone  in  1904  was  1,800 
tons.  It  is  claimed  that  trees  may  be  planted  370  to  740  to  the  acre 
and  will  produce  in  third  year  one  pound  of  coffee  each, 

"  Cocoa. — Grown  in  Otuzco,  Huamachuco,  Huánuco,  Tarma,  Huanta, 
Cuzco,  etc.  From  800  to  900  tons  per  annum  are  exported,  mostly  to 
Germany. 

"Tobacco. — Grown  in  Jaén,  Huancabamba,  Tumbes,  and  Loreto. 
The  production  in  1904  was  760  tons,  of  which  112  tons  were  exported, 
nearl}^  all  to  Bolivia. 

^^  Cacao. — Grows  wild  in  many  sections  on  the  eastern  slopes  of  the 
Cordillera;  best  sorts  in  the  department  of  Cuzco.  It  is  produced 
mainly  for  local  consumption.  No  records  of  amount  produced. 
About  160  tons  were  exported  in  1904.  There  is  also  considerable 
importation  from  Ecuador  for  use  in  chocolate  factories  in  Lima. 

"^?/J5er.— Departments  of  Huánuco,  Amazonas,  Junín,  Ayacucho, 
Cuzco,  Puno,  etc.  The  quantity  exported  in  1904  reached  2,250  tons. 
The  rubber  industry  of  Peru  is  as  yet  only  in  its  infancy. 

"An  idea  of  the  rapidity  of  this  development  is  given  by  the  follow- 
ing figures  showing  the  exports  from  Iquitos  in  the  past  few  years 
(expressed  in  United  States  dollars):  1902,  §1,405,000;  1903,  $2,137,000; 
1904,  3,306,000.  The  indications  are  that  the  figures  for  1905  will 
reach  over  $4,000,000.  The  bulk  of  these  exports  is  rubber,  $3,209,000, 
in  1904. 

"  In  addition  to  these  more  important  agricultural  industries  must 
be  mentioned  the  cultivation  of  many  varieties  of  fruits,  etc.,  for  local 
consumption. 


PERU. 


1757 


"A  good  idea  of  the  growth  of  the  more  important  agricultural 
industries  is  given  by  the  following  table,  showing  the  value  of 
exports  for  the  first  six  months  of  the  yeai*s  1902  to  1905,  inclusive 
(values  in  thousands  of  United  States  dollars): 


Articles. 


Sugar  

Rubber,  etc 

Wool 

Cotton 

Cocaine 

Cocoa  


1902. 

1903. 

1934. 

3,019 

2,488 

2,  356 

899 

806 

981 

Õ59 

912 

814 

7C5 

562 

482 

252 

243 

272 

71 

191 

167 

4,143 

1,488 

1,069 

779 

321 

215 


"The  production  of  cotton  has  grown  more  rapidly  than  is  indicated 
by  the  export  figures  in  the  foregoing  table,  for  increasing  amounts 
are  being  consumed  in  the  Peruvian  factories. 

"The  great  plateau  region  between  the  ranges  of  the  Cordillera 
contains  many  large  areas  of  well-watered  grazing  lands  and  offers 
excellent  opportunities  for  the  raising  of  meat,  wool,  etc.  The  exports 
of  wool  in  1901  reached  1,100  tons  avoirdupois,  valued  at  11,600,000 
(United  States  dollars),  as  follows: 


Description. 

Quantity. 

Value. 

Sheeps -. 

Tons. 

1,636 

202 

2,250 

5 

7 

S250,  000 

Llama 

75, 000 
1,263,000 

Vicuña  .           

8,500 

other 

3,500 

Total 

4,100 

1, 600,  ceo 

"The  iatroduction  of  improved  breeds  of  sheep  has  only  just  begun, 
an  English  company  having  imported  some  6,000  last  year  for  their 
grazing  lands  in  the  department  of  Junin.  Results  thus  far  are  very 
promising,  though  it  is  perhaps  too  early  to  claim  certain  success. 

''^ Flour. — Fifteen  establishments  are  engaged  in  manufacturing  flour. 
The  capital  is  about  $1,000,000  and  capacity  175  to  200  tons  per  day» 
They  employ  from  250  to  300  bands  and  consume  40,000  tons  of 
imported  wheat  per  annum. 

'"'' Cigars  and  cigarettes.— 'W\xïQ,  establishments  are  engaged  in  this 
industry,  with  a  capital  of  $750,000,  whose  annual  output  is  valued  at 
$1,250,000.     In  addition  there  are  many  small  local  establishments. 

''''Biscuits. — Two  establishments  are  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
biscuits,  with  a  capital  of  $200,000,  and  employ  about  100  hands. 

''''Cocaine. — Twent3^-two  establishments  are  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  this  article.  Their  output  in  1901  was  valued  at  $560,000. 
The  exports  of  cocaine  have  risen  from  1,200  kilos  in  1897  to  7,528 
kilos  in  1901.     (One  kilo  is  equal  to  2.2016  pounds.) 


1758   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

"In  addition  to  the  foreg'oing  industrial  establishments,  there  are 
the  following: 

"One  paper  mill,  which  produces  from  400  to  500  kilos  of  straw 
paper  daily;  1  boot  and  shoe  factor}^,  5  tanneries,  small  and  ill  equip- 
ped; many  small  pork  establishments,  whose  total  annual  product  is 
estimated  at  é,000  tons  of  lard,  meats,  etc.;  1  wine  establishment, 
which  produced  in  1904  2,500,000  gallons;  5  breweries  of  various  sizes, 
product  in  1901  600,000  gallons;  5  chocolate  establishments,  9  estab- 
lishments for  making  shirts  and  underwear,  employing  250  hands,  and 
whose  combined  product  in  1901  was  $80,000.  In  addition  to  the  fore- 
going there  are  1  sawmills,  3  furniture  factories,  both  of  which  use 
imported  materials,  and  7  foundries. 

"The  following  statement  shows  the  extent  and  variety  of  manufac- 
tures. The  figures  of  capitalization  and  production  are  approxima- 
tions only. 

"  Cotton  goods. — There  are  8  establishments,  capitalized  at  $1,500,000 
to  ^2,000,000.  The  total  production  is  placed  at  20,000,000  yards  per 
annum.  The}^  employ  1,100  people.  The  output  consists  mostly  of 
the  coarse  cloth  known  as  'tocuyo.'  Almost  one-fifth  of  the  product 
is  exported  to  Bolivia.     The  raw  material  is  home-grown  '  Egyptian.' 

"  Woolen  goods. — There  are  4  woolen  mills,  capitalized  at  $1,000,000, 
whose  annual  output  is  about  500,000  yards.  They  employ  600  people 
and  consume  home-grown  materials. 

^^  Hats. — One  establishment,  capitalized  at  $200,000,  employs  80 
hands.  In  addition  to  this  factory,  there  are  manj^  small  local  industries 
the  total  product  in  1904  being  12,000  dozen  hats. 

'"''Cotton-seed oil. — There  are  9  of  these  establishments.  Capital  and 
output  are  not  available.  The  export  of  oil  cake  is  about  2,500  tons 
per  annum. 

'"'' Matches. — One  factory,  with  a  capital  of  $200,000;  annual  output, 
$200,000;  employs  120  people;  said  to  be  controlled  by  the  Diamond 
Match  Company. 

'"'' Stéarine  candles. — Ten  establishments  are  engaged  in  these  indus- 
tries, capitalized  at  about  $300,000.  The  output  is  1,800,000  pounds 
annually.     They  employ  about  300  people. 

^''Soa/p. — Eight  factories  are  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  this 
article;  capital  and  product  not  available.  All  materials  are  imported 
except  cotton- seed  oil,  etc.,  and  most  of  tallow." 


SALVADOR. 


1759 


SALVADOR. 

POSTAL  STATISTICS  IN  1905. 

COUNTRIES  OR  PLACES  OF  ORIGIN. 


Packages 
received. 

Packages 
received. 

Germany 

2,535 

580 

18 

156 

4,210 
351 

1,689 

297 

259 

961 

32 

Holland 

7 

Austria 

1 

Chile 

Egypt  

2 

Spain 

8 

Prance 

1 

Italy  

1 

New  York 

39 

San  Francisco 

United  States. 

214 

Switzerland 

1 

England 

Total 

Mexico 

11,369 

COUNTRIES  OR  DESTINATION. 


Germany 

Austria 

Spain 

France 

Italy 

New  York 

San  Francisco 
Switzerland... 
England 


Packages 
forwarded. 


Ireland ....... 

New  Orleans 
Kentucky ... 

Belgium 

Mexico 

United  States 

Total . . 


Packages 
forwarded. 


108 


CUSTOMS   RECEIPTS,   1905. 
[Fiom  "  El  Diario   Oficial'  No.  71.] 


1905. 


Receipts  from  imports 

Receipts  from  exports 

Sundry  receipts 

Receipts  from  telegraph,  telephone,  and  postal  service 
Deposits,  fines,  etc 

Total 


i,  849,  832.  86 

731, 174. 67 

65, 360. 33 

2, 501. 23 

8, 593.  33 


5, 657, 462.  42 


4, 274, 068. 17 

850, 016.  94 

34. 627. 27 

2. 555. 54 

5, 476. 08 


5, 166,  744.  00 


PRICE  OF  COFFEE  IN  ITALY. 


Consul-General  Guerrero  at  Genoa,  Italy,  in  his  report  of  Febru- 
ary 1,  1906,  to  the  Minister  of  Foreign  Relations,  says: 

"unlike  in  some  other  European  markets,  where  the  price  of  coft'ee 
has  had  lately  a  downward  tendency,  in  Genoa  prices  have  been  sus- 
tained for  several  weeks,  and  actually  have  begun  to  advance  some 
points. 

"The  quotations  for  the  day  are  for  quintal  of  50  kilos,  subject  to 
payment  of  custom-house  charges  on  account  of  buyer." 


1760       IlSTTEEISrATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Puerto  Eico  :  Francs. 

Fine 90    to  97^ 

Current _ 77    to  82 J 

Peru:  Washed 67    to  77Í 

Guatemala:  Washed 62J  to  67J 

Salvador: 

Washed 62i  to  67J 

Natural. 58    to  59 

Carahol , 67    to  68 

Nicaragua  :  Natural 54    to  55 

Caracas:  Washed , 65    to  75 

Santo  Domingo:  Washed 80    to  85 

Santos:  Washed 60    to  62| 

TELEGKAPH  ANB  TEIiEFHOITES  IN  1906. 

Mr.  Pedro  J.  Matheu,  the  Charge  d'Affaires  of  the  Republic  of 
Salvador  in  Paris,  has  prepared  the  following  information  on  the  tele- 
graph and  telephone  system  in  this  Republic,  which  appears  in  the 
''^  Reviexo  Diplomatique^ 

The  first  telegraph  line  was  established  the  2Tth.  of  April,  1870, 
between  San  Salvador,  capital  of  the  Republic,  and  La  Libertad,  a  port 
on  the  Pacific  Ocean,  Dr.  Francisco  Dueñas  at  that  time  being  Pres- 
ident of  the  Republic,  The  concessionnaire  of  this  first  line  was  an 
American,  Mr.  Charles  H.  Billings,  who  was  also  the  first  tele- 
grapher to  come  to  Salvador,  and  it  was  he  who  taught  the  art  of 
telegraphy  to  the  Salvadorians,  Don  Carlos  Azúcar,  Don  Luis  Diaz, 
and  Don  Elie  Angulo.  This  first  line,  of  galvanized  iron  wire  num- 
ber 9,  is  -10  kilometers  in  length.  The  Morse  system  is  the  one  used. 
The  first  telegrapher  who  was  able  to  receive  message  by  ear  was  also 
a  Salvadorian,  of  the  Department  of  San  Salvador,  Mr.  Camilo 
Aceituno,  who  was  also  the  first  in  all  of  Central  America. 

The  submarine  cable  was  laid  in  the  same  port  of  La  Libertad  in 
1882,  under  the  presidency  of  Dr.  Rafael  Zaldivar.  The  conces- 
sionaire was  a  Canadian,  Mr.  Stanley  M.  Nicder,  who  has  introduced 
many  improvements  in  the  telegraph  system  in  Salvador,  and  who  is 
one  of  the  foremost  electricians  to  come  to  Central  America.  The 
first  chief  or  superintendent  of  the  national  telegraph  sj^stem  was  Don 
Carlos  Azúcar,  a  pupil  of  Mr.  Billings  from  1871  to  1873. 

The  cable  offices  at  La  Libertad  are  connected  on  the  north  with  the 
port  of  San  Jose  in  Guatemala  and  with  the  port  of  Salina-Cruz  in 
Mexico.  From  this  office  the  dispatches  go  by  telegraph  to  Coatza- 
coalcos,  from  whence  a  new  cable  sends  them  across  the  Gulf  of  Mexico 
to  Galveston,  Tex.,  United  States.  From  this  last  station  they  go  by 
land  to  New  York. 

Another  line  starts  from  La  Libertad  toward  the  south  to  San  Juan 
del  Sur,  Republic  of  Nicaragua,  and  from  there  to  Panama  in  the  new 


SALVADOE.  1761 

Republic  of  Panama,  then  following  the  western  coast  of  South  Amer- 
ica to  Ecuador,  Peru,  and  Chili,  and  by  land  to  Santiago  and  Buenos 
Ayres. 

The  telephone  service  was  inaugurated  in  San  Salvador,  capital  of 
the  Republic,  in  1888,  General  Francisco  Menendez  being  President  of 
the  Republic  and  Mr.  Andres  Arnaya  general  director  of  the  telegraph 
and  telephone  system. 

The  31st  of  January,  1906,  the  total  length  of  the  telegraph  lines  of 
the  Republic  was  3,266  kilometers  and  that  of  the  telephone  lines  1,882 
kilometers. 

There  are  in  actual  service  168  telegraph  and  78  telephone  offices, 
emplo3âng  261  telegraphers  and  86  telephone  operators. 

The  number  of  despatches  transmitted  in  1905  was: 

Official 378,747 

Private 632,880 

Service 28,151 

Total 1,039,778 

The  transmission  of  these  dispatches  amounted  to  the  following  in 
silver  : 

Official $212,865.25 

Private 116,424.37 

Service,  Telephone  receipts 59,  252.  93 

Total 402,615.43 

On  December  31,  1905,  there  were  31,291  telegraph  and  tele- 
phone poles  in  the  Republic.  The  principal  telegraph  offices  of  the 
Republic  are  those  of  San  Salvador,  Santa  Ana,  San  Miguel,  Sonson- 
ate,  Santa  Tecla,  Ahnachapan,  Cojutepeque,  San  Vincente,  La  Libertad 
Acajutla,  La  Union,  Chalchuapa,  and  El  Sanee,  by  which  communica- 
tion is  maintained  with  the  Republics  of  Honduras,  Nicaragua,  and 
Costa  Rica  by  land.  There  are  three  overhead  lines  communicating 
with  Guatemala  and  a  cable  line  which  passes  by  San  Jose.  There  are 
six  telegraph  lines  connecting  Salvador  with  Honduras  and  the  lines 
for  Nicaragua  and  Costa  Rica  cross  this  Republic. 

New  telephone  and  telegraph  wire  are  being  put  up  all  over  the  coun- 
try, and  soon  communication  can  be  had  with  the  smallest  and  most 
distant  points  in  the  Republic. 


UNITED  STATES. 

TRADE  WITH  LATIN  AMERICA. 
STATEMENT    OF   IMPORTS   AND   EXPORTS. 

Following  is  the  latest  statement,  from  figures  compiled  by  the 
Bureau  of  Statistics,  United  States  Department  of  Commerce  and 
Labor,  showing  the  value  of  the  trade  between  the  United  States  and 


1762       IJSTTERNATIONAL    BüEIJAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Latin-American  countries.  The  report  is  for  the  month  of  April, 
1906,  with  a  comparative  statement  for  the  corresponding  month  of  the 
previous  year;  also  for  the  ten  months  ending  April,  1906,  as  com- 
pared with,  the  same  period  of  the  preceding  year.  It  should  be 
explained  that  the  figures  from  the  various  custom-houses,  showing 
imports  and  exports  for  any  one  month,  are  not  received  at  the  Treas- 
ury Department  until  about  the  20th  of  the  following  month,  and  some 
time  is  necessarily  consumed  in  compilation  and  printing,  so  that  the 
returns  for  April,  for  example,  are  not  published  until  sometime  in 
June. 

IMPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE. 


Articles  and  countries. 


April — 


1905. 


Ten  months  ending 
April — 


1905. 


1906. 


Chemicals,  etc.  : 
Logwood  {Palo  campeche;  Pão  de  campeche;  Campeche): 

Central  America 

Mexico 


Dollars. 
13, 000 


Dollars. 


Dollars. 
35, 205 


Cocoa  (Caçoo;  Coco  ou  cacao  crû;  Cacao): 

Central  Am^erica 

Brazil 

Other  South  America 


Coffee  {Café;  Café;  Café): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Brazil 

Other  South  America... 


Copper  {Cobre;  Cobre;  Cuiire) 

Cuba 

Mexico 

Louth  America 


Fibers: 
Cotton,  unmanfactured  {Algodón  en  rama;  Algodão 
em  rama;  Coton,  non  manufacturé): 

South  America 

Sisal  grass  {Henequén;  Henequén;  Hennequen)  : 
Mexico 


Fruits: 
Bananas  {Plátanos;  Bananas;  Bananes): 

Central  America 

Cuba 

South  America ' 

Oranges  {Naranjas;  Laranjas;  Oranges): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 


Fur  skins  {Pieles finas;  Pelles;  Fourrures): 
South  America 


Hides  and  skins  (  Cueros  y  pieles;  Couros  e  pelles;  Cuirs 
et  peaux): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  America 


India  rubber,  crude  (  Goma  elástica;  Borracha  crua  ; 
Caoutchouc): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Brazil 

Other  South  America 


Lead,  in  pigs,  bars,  etc.  (Plomo  en  galápagos,  barras, 
etc.;  Chumbo  em  linguados,  barras,  etc.;  Plomb  en 
saumons,  en  barres,  etc.  )  : 

Mexico  

South  America 


233 
102, 155 
134, 537 


1, 174, 292 
355, 201 

4, 452, 660 
412, 398 


1,894 

1, 477, 512 

20 


14, 719 
1, 003, 521 


424, 747 

265, 544 

69, 195 

4 

540 

96 


2,353 


56, 239 
291, 125 

884,  298 


88, 112 

18, 881 

3, 103, 683 

71,  656 


342, 812 
65 


1,184 

79, 006 

182, 509 


708, 192 

318, 047 

1,  968, 701 

776, 449 


8,708 

1, 588, 979 

75,334 


38, 157 
1, 277,  296 


461, 409 

133, 837 

52,429 


1,844 
2,371 


10 


38, 591 
381,805 
939, 653 


58, 546 

170, 949 

2, 342  555 

56, 786 


264, 948 
135 


48,  469 
1, 134, 125 
1,262,019 


4,  957, 869 

1, 413,  222 

59, 058, 536 

7, 427, 967 


12, 981, 077 
15,427 


427, 952 
12, 550, 691 


3,486,692 
870, 294 
461, 630 

3,789 

41, 915 

3,591 


190, 077 


566, 432 

2, 814, 068 

10, 146, 623 


693, 875 

105, 895 

26, 548, 540 

1,046,910 


2, 984, 313 
9,953 


Dollars. 
25, 120 
3,532 


88,855 
1, 133, 236 
1, 547, 086 


5, 181, 874 

2, 018, 898 

45, 574, 561 

8, 292, 662 


65, 746 

15, 144, 790 

485, 373 


339, 023 
11, 944, 259 


3, 591, 122 
497, 759 
340, 852 

544 
49, 115 
10, 149 


436, 900 


455, 433 

3, 557, 056 

11, 837,  666 


642, 929 

567, 295 

21,088,077 

1, 026, 397 


2, 812, 729 
56, 715 


UNITED    STATES. 
IMPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


1763 


Articles  and  countries. 


April — 


1905.  ■ 


1906. 


Ten  months  ending 
April — 


1905. 


Sugar,  not  above  No.  16  Dutch  standard  {Azúcar,  no 
superior  de  la  escala  holandesa;  Assucar,  não  su- 
perior ao  No.  16  de  padrão  hollandez;  Sucre,  pas 
au-dessus  du  type  hollaiyiais  No.  16): 

Central  America 

Mexico  

Cuba 

Brazil 

Other  South  America 


Tobacco,  leaf   (  Tabaco  en  rama; 
Tabac  en  feuilles)  : 

Mexico • 

Cuba 


Tabaco  em  folha; 


Wood,  mahogany  {Caoba;  Mogno;  Acajou) 

Central  America 

Mexico , 

Cuba 

South  America 

Wool  {Lana;  Lá;  Laine): 
South  America — 

Class  1  (clothing) 

Class  2  (combing) , 

Class  3  (carpet) , 


Dollars. 

9,012 

145, 848 

7, 687, 811 

166, 358 

56, 663 


3,054 
836, 211 


48, 357 
29, 821 


2,541,230 

47,345 
163, 877 


2,735 
9,361,916 


62,  622 


531 
983, 530 


57,485 

51,082 

23,  766 

474 


879, 672 
8,477 
50, 512 


Dollars. 

95, 414 

459, 438 

52, 123, 218 

845, 19Õ 

2,  618, 678 


32, 397 
9,171,335 


568,  375 

240, 342 

87, 189 

41, 684 


6, 840,  776 
477, 508 
586, 870 


Dollars. 

3,107 

31,342 

46, 126, 398 

398, 140 

2, 018, 240 


4,599 
11, 598, 109 


467,  336 

330, 243 

103, 149 

22,  405 


6, 339, 048 
199, 014 
589, 615 


EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE. 


Agricul  tural  impl  em  en  ts  (  Instrumentos  de  agricultura; 
Instrumentos  de  agricultura;  Machines  agricoles)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


Animals: 
Cattle  (  Ganado  vacuno;  Oado;  Bétail)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

South  America 

Hogs  (  Cerdos;  Porcos;  Pores)  : 

Mexico 

South  America 

Horses  {Caballos;  Caballos;  Chevaux): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  America 


Breadstuffs: 
Corn  {Maíz;  Milho;  Mais): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

South  America 

Wheat  (  Trigo;  Trigo;  Ble)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  America 

Wheat  flour  {Harina  de  trigo;  Farinha  de  trigo;  Farine 
de  blé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


2,276 

39, 457 

24, 667 

381, 797 

15, 834 

11, 464 

90 

190 

15, 319 


2,210 
35, 257 
77,023 

1,940 

9,681 


25, 178 


84, 075 
50, 566 
96, 586 
34, 739 

75 

6,145 

34 


206, 134 
26,911 

371,765 
89, 620 
17, 352 

301, 325 


1,775 

61,956 

21, 412 

134, 495 

13, 992 

8,888 

185 

88 

14, 350 


2,315 

51. 189 

167, 104 

12, 179 

15, 033 


2,550 

22, 304 

408 


8,398 
74, 007 
71, 604 

1,048 

315 

126, 108 

75, 360 


151,900 
9,234 

239, 176 

105, 804 
6,  618 

417, 955 


15, 425 

295, 731 

152, 811 

4, 324, 649 

135, 206 

236, 902 

3,100 

1,848 

132, 074 


6,175 

337, 313 

1,513,086 

67, 214 

53, 102 

512 

5,966 

201, 152 

4,753 


307, 436 

265,  545 

815, 417 

84, 184 

13, 168 

20, 941 

252 


1,392,414 
195, 668 

2, 819,  598 

1,021,136 
362, 684 

1, 767, 674 


13,  998 

432, 902 

164, 956 

4,  956,  249 

82, 344 

291, 581 

2,886 

1,967 

258, 887 


6,568 

504, 850 

1, 578, 903 

99, 324 

132, 542 
1,320 

12,610 

246, 852 

4,255 


100,  646 

772, 539 

1,025,435 

17, 806 

35, 594 

1,  698,  776 

461,942 


1, 515,  351 
147,114 

2,  710,  859 

1,049,185 
489,  679 

2, 187, 787 


1764   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 


EXPORTS  OP  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


Articles  and  countries. 


April — 


Carriages,  etc.: 
Automobiles  {Automóviles;  Automóviles;  Automobiles): 

Mexico 

South  America 

Carriiiges,  ears,  etc.,  and  parts  of  [Carruajes,  can'os  y 
sus  accesorios;  Carruagens,  carros  e  partes  de  car- 
ros;  Voitures,  ivagons  à  leurs  parties): 

Central  America 

Mexico 


Cuba. 


Argentine  Republic . . . 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America. 


Copper  (  Cobre;  Cobre;  Cuivre)  : 
Mexico 


Cotton: 
Cotton,   unmanufactured  (Algodón  non  manufactu- 
rado;   Algodão  não  manufacturado;    Coton,  non 
manufacturé): 

Mexico 

South  America 

Cotton  cloths  (  Tejidos  de  algodón;  Fazendas  de  algo- 
dão; Coton,  manufacturé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argen  tine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela - 

Other  South  America 

Wearing  apparel  (Ropa  de  algodón;  Roupa  de  algo- 
dão;  J'ctements  en  coton)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Electric  and  scientific  apparatus  (Aparatos  eléctricos 
y  científicos;  Apparelhos  eléctricos  e  scieniificos; 
Appareils  électriques  et  scientifiques): 

Central  America - 

Mexico 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Venezuela - 

O  th  er  South  America 


Electrical  machinery  (Maquinaria  eléctrica;  Machinas 
eléctricas;  Machines  électriques)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil , 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Iron  and  steel,  manufactures  of: 
Steel  rails  (Carriles  de  acero;   Trilhos  de  aço;  Rails 
d'acier): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

South  America : 

Builders'  hardware,  and  saws  and  tools  (Materiales 
de  metal  para  construcción,  sierras  y  herramientas; 
Ferragens,  serras  e  ferramentas;  Matériaux  de  con- 
struction en  fer  et  acier,  scies  et  outils): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 


Dollars. 


109, 155 

110, 825 

38, 767 

171,  649 

3, 532 

42, 477 

2,090 

262 

11,065 


55,725 


242, 157 


152, 614 
24, 834 

108, 281 
20,  728 
76, 097 
50, 845 
26, 833 
33, 892 
51,  714 


79,  924 

61,014 

32, 440 

35, 173 

4, 863 

4,770 

5,  845 

1,544 

■  4, 848 


11,860 
124, 540 

15, 349 

36, 681 
8,023 
6,802 

20,311 


461 

94, 518 

2,692 

7,938 

21,252 


Ten  months  ending 
April — 


26, 595 


75, 000 
254,  278 
279, 677 


30,  647 
88, 041 
52, 085 


Dollars. 
91, 881 
9,748 


32, 908 

147, 230 

94,  502 

60, 214 

7,213 

15, 096 

l,t73 

68 

7,617 


143, 711 
21,912 
63, 246 
23, 942 
53,  333 
63, 382 
86, 986 
47, 037 
31,938 


64,  654 

48, 880 

38,350 

24, 395 

3,085 

4,929 

1,600 

3,649 

8,977 


19, 061 

131, 698 

36, 338 

142, 710 

14, 687 

9,884 

5,323 


2,347 

135, 129 

42, 816 

24, 513 

85,077 

1,697 

9,157 


37, 056 

74,617 

170,861 


24, 228 
96, 970 
51,545 


Dollars. 


161,707 

973, 135 

462,  673 

855, 532 

53, 372 

89, 446 

26,614 

8,784 

145, 851 


943, 733 


3,508,110 
25, 926 


1,238,893 
213, 935 
688, 878 
305, 598 
614, 160 
594,004 
737, 738 
357, 951 
377,611 


593, 447 

496, 743 

318, 855 

276, 136 

58, 850 

18, 317 

73,943 

17,799 

42,777 


99, 280 
751,846 
197,  923 
302, 165 
73,934 
81,742 
158, 520 


28, 700 
660, 687 

40, 842 

160, 933 

103, 845 

5, 606 

208,  745 


284, 690 

726, 201 

1, 121, 254 


194,286 
643, 582 
403, 127 


Dollars. 
293, 002 
61, 780 


1,112,000 

1, 373, 132 

1,072,061 

1,129,824 

153, 620 

438, 335 

40, 640 

6, 921 

231, 003 


1, 023,  654 


1, 590, 995 


1,320,144 
231, 008 
929, 847 
256, 369 
524, 301 
789, 622 
528, 299 
321, 222 
382, 218 


580, 216 

456, 644 

375, 646 

170, 871 

39, 679 

22, 357 

33, 555 

26, 885 

53, 769 


171, 398 
846, 100 
286, 450 
628, 506 
145, 067 
65, 172 
249,  943 


19,185 
850,  435 
445, 358 
109, 168 
234, 304 
1,960 
130, 624 


545, 649 
1,211,539 
3, 023, 618 


288, 817 
984,  341 
537, 590 


UNITED    STATES. 
EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


1765 


Articles  and  countries. 


April- 


Ten  months  ending 
April — 


Builders'  hardware,  etc. — Continued. 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil '. 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Se  wing  machines,  and  parts  of  {Máquinas  de  coser 
y  accesorios;  ílachinas  de  coser  e  accessorios; 
Machines  à  coudre  et  leurs  parties): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia  ; 

Other  South  America 

Steam  engines,  and  parts  of  {Locomotoras  y  accesorios; 
Locomotivas  e  accessorios;  Locomotifs  et  leurs  par- 
ties): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Typewriting  machines,  and  parts  of  {Máquinas  de 
escribir  y  accesorios;  Machinas  de  escribir  e 
accesorios;  Machines  à  écrire  et  leurs  parties): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Dollars. 
57, 048 
35, 218 
24, 237 
3, 3Õ5 
2,873 
27,  986 


6,  873 
48, 764 
51,111 
58, 184 
12, 445 

7, 283 
40, 585 


16,100 

15, 165 

5,240 


Leather,  other  than  sole  {Cuero  distinto  del  de  suelo; 
Couro  não  para  solas;  Cuirs,  aidres  que  pour 
semelles): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America '. 

Boots  and  shoes  (Cateado;  Calçado;  Chaussures): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Naval  stores: 
Rosin,  tar,  etc.  {Resina  y  alquitrán;  Sesina  e  alcatrão; 
Résine  et  goudron)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Turpentine  {Aguarrás;  Agua-ras;  Térébenthine): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Oils,  mineral,  crude  {Aceites  minerales^  crudos;  Óleos 
mineraes,  crûs;  Huiles  minérales,  brutes): 

Mexico 

Cuba 


12, 900 

"4,' ios' 


2,664 
31, 192 

3,756 
14, 476 

2,186 

1,167 
16, 637 


14, 028 

7,170 

24,338 

28,636 

13, 222 

5,140 

3,067 

2,927 

1,645 

24, 791 

98, 612 

5,099 

20, 961 


1,337 
1,244 
3,761 
4,640 
44, 706 
1,805 
2, 128 
1,754 
6,711 

2,814 
983 

3,037 
11,845 

9,549 

8,625 
551 
544 

9,640 


64,052 
25, 590 


Dollars. 
50,162 
39, 620 
18, 399 
7,300 
3,008 
34, 967 


14, 098 
73, 260 
28, 151 
29, 196 
17, 267 
4,273 
37, 072 


456, 117 


4,250 
'46,'75Í' 


1,905 
38, 114 
3,  538 
4, 839 
6,764 
772 
7,502 


15, 681 

7,979 

19, 890 

23,084 

22, 182 

2,635 

6,480 

5,635 

9, 273 

39,448 

135, 459 

5,251 

26,  672 


2,535 

1,496 

4,903 

45,  898 

64,412 

123 

6,656 

2,181 

6,796 

1,032 

451 

5,911 

15,111 

14, 541 

2,457 

570 

672 

2,791 


72,  368 
64, 557 


Dollars. 
478, 034 
265, 224 
121,999 
65, 092 
32, 438 
171, 80S 


85, 945 
446, 151 
277, 288 
379, 710 
109, 583 

85, 421 
248,  365 


60,810 
350, 826 
208, 381 
207, 448 
117,  086 
19,330 
71, 691 


28, 275 
209,  383 
56, 289 
68, 158 
28, 080 
7,176 
112,  750 


120, 851 
60,682 
194, 362 
189, 125 
80, 164 
28, 477 
22, 729 
44, 959 
37, 196 

232, 783 
897, 434 
102, 992 
164,546 


14, 491 

13,  850 

50, 757 

214, 597 

234, 168 

14, 908 

15,  362 

25,280 

144, 175 

20,  776 
6,943 

55, 185 
170,  051 

79,  932 

51,276 
6,335 
6,104 

50, 019 


669, 014 
337, 621 


Dollars. 
575, 138 
345, 533 
189,  666 
53, 893 
33, 217 
223, 087 


102,918 
546, 649 
256, 590 
607,  490 
168, 834 
53, 379 
318, 751 


823,  755 
298,  600 
650, 421 
189, 651 
255,  9.58 
11, 803 
295, 314 


43,165 
274, 234 
59, 792 
81,413 
52, 925 
9,6V9 
114, 075 


157, 349 

77,387 

234,  981 

284, 823 

123,  531 

48, 627 

51, 804 

46, 484 

77,514 

344,229 

1,  280, 910 

40,  785 

254, 275 


22, 128 

19, 067 

62, 224 

387, 007 

521,100 

69,  352 

29, 929 

31,479 

141,708 

39,272 
5,476 

bS, 493 
181,093 

99,  251 

63, 121 
5,025 
5,599 

36, 320 


557, 833 
380, 891 


1766       INTERÍTATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAJST    REPUBLICS. 


EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


Articles  and  countries. 


Oils,  mineral,  refined  or  manufactured  {Aceites 
minerales,  refinados  6  manufacturados;  Óleos  vii- 
neraes,  refinados  ou  manufacturados;  Huiles  miné- 
rales, raffinées  ou  ma/iufacturées): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Oils,  vegetable  {Aceites vegetales;  Óleos  vegetaes;  Huiles 
végétales)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Other  South  America 

Paper  {Papel;  Papel;  Papier): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


Provisions,  comprising'  meat  and  dairy  products: 
Beef,  canned  {Came  de  vaca  en  latas;  Carne  devacca 
em  latas;  Bœuf  conservé)  : 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Beef,  salted  or  pickled  (  Came  de  vaca,  salada  ô  en 
salmuera;  Carne  de  vacca,  salgada  ou  em  sal- 
moura;  Bœuf  salé  ou  en  saumure): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Tallow  {Sebo;  Sebo;  Suif): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba ,^ 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Bacon  {Tocino;  Toucinho;  Lard  fumé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Hams  (Jamowes;  Presunto;  Jambons): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

PoTk  {Cariie  de  puerco;  Carne  de  porco;  Porc): 

Central  America 

Cuba 


April — 


1906. 


Dollars. 

27, 838 

14,  920 

14, 088 

136, 033 

223, 332 

81, 845 

6, 552 

8,777 

70, 144 


2,613 
58, 151 

6,415 

2,328. 
22, 166 

6,554 
13, 902 

15,741 

57, 658 

32, 791 

52, 250 

7,377 

28, 172 

3,170 

2,882 

12,  748 


3,096 
1,736 
1,250 


144 

724 

3,099 


6,621 

801 


570 

2,411 

11,746 

12,313 

2,395 

653 

42 

1,215 

136 

4,155 

810 


3,974 

51 

637 

6,723 

8,726 

36, 540 

26 

358 

2,196 

3,180 

11,  006 
36, 393 


Dollars. 
42. 428 

118,521 
28,511 
37, 959 

237, 172 
81,  689 
12, 096 
11,589 
60, 167 


3,014 
52, 350 
28, 889 

2,093 
51, 509 

3,332 
14, 695 

12,  783 

49, 389 

38, 650 

15, 292 

9,406 

15, 858 

2,673 

4, 605 

5,864 


5,509 

1,725 

589 


26 
'2,"772' 


12, 536 
234 
893 

119 

450 

75 

25, 181 

10, 098 

2,059 

86 


4, 500 
1,644 
1,129 

4,  768 

3, 557 

56, 200 

15, 549 

15 

2,481 

10,  721 

5,591 

43, 323 


256 
4, 654 
4,290 

19, 398 
47, 010 


Ten  months  ending 
April — 


Dollars. 

249, 554 

183, 151 

353, 701 

1,925,283 

2, 082, 920 

645, 955 

99, 815 

120, 246 

587, 682 


25, 735 
593, 796 

65, 358 

35, 246 
157, 918 

40, 159 
110, 555 

115, 175 

442, 912 

305, 463 

207, 518 

50, 873 

-202, 661 

31, 581 

31,148 

98,  339 


17, 335 

36, 373 

8,323 

325 

5,708 

4,177 

19, 448 


63, 048 

2,287 

2,830 

780 

5,403 

10, 766 

115, 776 

91,766 
25, 318 
9,383 
1,327 
4,427 
6,146 
44, 401 

15, 066 

35, 142 

364, 197 

57,864 

827 

8,676 

47, 165 

101, 928 

375, 031 

1,344 

6,441 

33,  699 

27, 913 

122, 703 
287, 586 


1906. 


Dollars. 
310, 886 
378, 957 
272,  234 
1,719,578 
2,311,353 
692, 879 
85,  300 
112, 993 
795,  950 


25, 569 
678, 150 
156,  956 

20,  363 
180, 691 

18,  629 
133, 249 

185, 224 

477,  748 

363,  653 

274,  734 

77,  751 

201,450 

23, 507 

34, 588 

95, 035 


37,520 

22, 807 

21,382 

679 

3,554 

1,295 

30, 670 


90,  212 
8,638 
4,  658 

2,  557 
5,870 
4, 828 

206,485 

134, 682 
80, 064 
7,970 
1,092 
51, 204 
14, 605 
29, 153 

22, 200 
37, 765 
372, 949 
144,139 
395 
15, 069 

79, 039 

103, 472 

414,613 

320 

3,  506 
42,  058 
56,  419 

160, 137 
602, 533 


UNITED    STATES. 
EXPORTS  OF  MERCHANDISE— Continued. 


1767 


Articles  and  countries. 


April — 


Ten  months  ending 
April — 


1905. 


Foi'k  (Came  de  puerco;  Carne  de  porco;  Porc) — Cont'd. 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Lard  {Manteca;  Banha;  Sainãoux): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Buttei  {3Iantequilla;  Manteiga;  Beurre): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Brazil 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Cheese  {Queso;  Queijo;  Fromage): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Tobacco,  unmanufactured  (  Tabaco  no  manufactu- 
rado; Tabaco  não  manufacturado;  Tabac  non 
manufacturé): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Argentine  Republic 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Tobacco,  manufactures  of  {Manufacturas  de  tabaco; 
Manufacturas  de  tabaco;   Tabac  fabriqué): 

Central  America ; 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 


Dollars. 
4,710 
883 
33, 720 

28, 836 

17,300 

141,446 


Dollars. 
134 


Wood,  and  manufactures  of: 
Wood,  unmanufactured  {Madera  no  manufacturada; 
Madeira  não  manufacturada;  Bois  brut): 

Central  America 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Other  South  America 

Lumber  {Maderas;  Madeiras;  Bois  de  construction)  : 

Central  America 

M  exico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 

Furniture  {Muebles;  Mobilia;  Meubles): 

Central  America - 

Mexico 

Cuba 

Argentine  Republic 

Brazil 

Chile 

Colombia 

Venezuela 

Other  South  America 


8,537 
12, 244 
21,505 
31, 759 
47,798 

7,803 
12, 519 
1, 462 
13, 883 
1,027 
3, 277 
3,673 

5,045 

3,078 

842 

625 

39 


8,082 

3,555 

1,035 

79 

11 , 324 


8,613 
4,785 
4,460 
771 
32 
3,727 


28, 234 

82, 691 

1,878 

3,119 


100 
28, 917 

38, 162 

134, 437 

123, 543 

173,713 

51,968 

28, 177 

13,273 

1,574 

91,  291 

16,014 

53, 076 

42, 366 

25, 628 

1,536 

5, 763 

4,220 

919 

16, 376 


17, 224 

33, 615 

21,662 

299, 778 

378 

98, 324 

10, 030 

6,554 

25, 082 

85, 908 

15, 419 
14, 976 

7,644 

10, 203 

394 

13, 084 

5,086 

6,407 

3,661 

1,241 

22 

41 


6,845 

5,478 

586 

987 

9,006 


12, 833 

3,888 

8,011 

20 


2,343 


55, 046 

100, 800 

15, 953 

35, 000 


235 
2,501 

112, 339 

186, 784 

187, 254 

206, 356 

81, 782 

69,  309 

1,093 

814 

74, 835 

41, 266 

85, 360 

53, 558 

10,564 

3, 052 

9,  650 

3, 031 

4,534 

6,786 


Dollars. 
50,  738 
7,977 
172, 315 

180,  726 

285, 709 

1, 343, 880 

2, 351 

177,217 

50, 944 

95,  806 

226, 510 

329, 914 

66,  770 
104, 834 
20, 224 
86, 598 
12, 294 
52, 854 
15,  797 

39, 400 

36, 264 

10, 813 

3,226 

482 


49, 457 
131, 210 
84, 818 
19, 512 
68, 013 


92, 188 
15, 833 
95, 430 
6,454 
11, 428 
46, 444 


355, 440 
499,  724 
36, 807 
30,  883 
8,277 
14,  738 
17,527 
61, 232 

333, 573 

1,643,945 

1, 298, 633 

1,905,714 

538, 897 

256,  043 

47, 016 

12,317 

471, 268 

134, 683 

525, 001 

442, 592 

163, 081 

22, 450 

27, 881 

39, 896 

15,289 

74, 340 


Dollars. 
1,232 
2,461 
192, 605 

378, 928 

486, 446 

2, 248, 934 

3,021 

227, 458 

67,  563 

294, 476 

313, 334 

505, 436 

105, 948 

108, 249 

41, 974 

117, 195 

6,309 

96, 288 

27, 375 

57,  305 

37,  046 

11,133 

1,421 

1,530 


65,  983 
76, 699 
44,094 
8,472 
66, 920 


121,379 
21, 163 
95, 160 
11, 601 
943 
40. 736 


413,  789 

"  876, 104 

142, 161 

161,411 

3,070 

12, 664 

17, 500 

93, 368 

583,  274 

1,476,130 

2,021,635 

2, 856, 380 

352, 004 

518, 481 

20, 966 

14,933 

595,  911 

269,  804 
680, 790 
627,  745 
255, 275 
38,  897 
61,812 
18, 630 
33, 047 
68, 590 


Bull.  No.  6- 


1768       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 


FOREIGIJ"   COMMERCE,  APBIL,   1906. 

The  following  table  presents  an  outline  of  the  foreign  commerce  of 
the  United  States  during  April,  1906: 

IMPORTS. 


Groups- 
Articles  of  food  and  liTe  animals 

Articles  in  a  crude  condition,  for  use  in  manufacturing 

Articles  wholly  or  partially  manufactured  for  use  in  manufactur 

ing .' 

Articles  manufactured  ready  for  consumption 

Articles  of  Toluntary  use,  luxuries,  etc 

Total  imports 


Month  of  April- 


1905. 


8122, 121, 503 
36, 082, 278 

12,  583, 450 
13,139,925 
11,183,132 


95, 110,288 


Moe. 


520,  91i,  153 
39,608,621 

15, 123, 088 
16, 657,  955 
15, 013. 166 


107, 317, 983 


DOMESTIC  EXPORTS. 


Pi-oducts  of— 

S;62, 523, 578 

52,515,776 

4, 526, 161 

4,886,553 

371,163 

537, 764 

S77, 673,  687 

53,096,223 

3, 869, 295 

Forest    .                        

6,331,752 

462, 994 

600,854 

125,360,998 
3,214,376 

142,034,805 

2, 433, 657 

128, 575, 374 

144, 468, 462 

IMPORTS. 


Ten  mx)nths  ending  with 

April— 

1905. 

1906. 

Groups- 

S236, 584, 105 
319, 838, 858 

117, 332, 056 
137,155,665 
123, 629, 718 

5214, 570, 407 

Articles  in  a  crude  condition  for  use  in  manufacturing 

Articles  wholly  or  partially  manufactured  for  use  in  manufactur- 

344, 845, 451 
142,229,855 

172, 108, 444 

147,118,623 

934,  540,  402 

1,020,872,780 

DOMESTIC  EXPORTS. 


Products  of— 

$702,861,114 

44.5,114,876 

40,  346, 474 

50. 768, 611 

6,637,411 

5, 919,  730 

S853,  752, 961 

494,  774,  806 

43, 143, 893 

60, 657. 818 

7,358,523 

Miscellaneous  .        

7, 225, 531 

Total  domestic  exports 

1,2.51,648,216 
21,96-6,395 

1,466, 913,  .532 

Foreign  merchandise  exported 

21,457,020 

Total  exports •: 

1,273,614,611 

1,488,370,552 

UÎTITED    STATES.  1769 

COMMERCE  WITE  SOUTH  AMERICA. 

A  bulletin  issued  by  the  United  States  Department  of  Commerce  and 
Labor  says  that  the  trade  of  the  United  States  with  Brazil  aggregates 
in  round  numbers  $110,000,000,  a  larger  sum  than  with  any  other 
country  of  South  America.  United  States  imports  from  Brazil  for  the 
fiscal  year  1905  aggregated  ^99, 84:3, 094,  against  |lo, 354,901  from  the 
Argentine  Republic  and  $11,071,613  from  Chile.  Exports  to  Brazil 
from  the  United  States  in  1905  were  but  ^10,985,096,  against  $23,- 
564,066  to  the  Argentine  Republic,  and  formed  less  than  one-fifth  of 
the  total  exports  to  South  America  from  that  country.  Of  the 
imports  from  Brazil  in  1905,  ^64,000,000  was  coffee,  ^28,500,000  india 
rubber,  and  $2,750,000  hides  and  skins. 

Comparing  conditions  in  1905  with  those  of  1895,  the  bulletin  says, 
the  total  exports  to  Brazil  show  a  fall  of  from  $15,165,079  in  1895  to 
$10,985,096  in  l!)05,  the  decrease  occurring  chieñy  in  provisions. 

With  the  Argentine  Republic,  on  the  other  hand,  commerce  is  grow- 
ing and  diversifying,  and  1905  showed  a  balance  in  favor  of  the  United 
States  of  over  $8,000,000.  In  the  last  decade  United  States  purchases 
have  doubled  and  sales  have  multiplied  by  five. 

The  exports  to  all  South  America  in  the  same  year  were  valued  at 
$57,000,000,  of  which  $34,000,000  Avas  to  the  Argentine  Republic  and 
Brazil,  leaving  a  balance  of  but  $23,000,000  to  all  other  countries  of 
South  America.  Thus  the  total  trade  of  the  United  States  with  South 
America  in  1905  was  $207,000,000,  of  which  $150,000,000  was  with  the 
Argentine  Republic  and  Brazil  and  but  $57,000,000  with  all  the 
remaining  countries  of  that  continent. 

Of  merchandise  imported  from  South  American  countries  other  than 
Brazil,  $11,000,000  was  from  Chile,  $3,000,000  from  Peru,  $2,500,000 
from  Ecuador,  $6,500,000  from  Colombia,  $7,000,000  from  Venezuela, 
$2,000,000  from  the  Guianas,  and  $3,000,000  from  Uruguay,  while 
with  Paraguay  and  Bolivia,  interior  countries  having  no  ports  on  the 
seacoast,  the  trade  statistically  visible  is  infinitesimal.  On  the  export 
side  the  shipments  of  the  year  1905  were:  To  Chile,  $5,500,000;  to 
Peru,  $3,500,000;  to  Ecuador,  $1,750,000;  to  Colombia,  $3,500,000;  to 
Venezuela,  $3,250,000;  to  the  Guianas,  $2,500,000,  and  to  Uruguay, 
$2,000,000. 

The  countries  at  the  north  of  South  America  give  a  greater  share  of 
their  trade  to  the  United  States  than  do  those  countries  lying  at  the 
south,  whether  on  the  Atlantic  or  the  Pacific  frontage.  Taking  all  the 
South  American  countries  fronting  upon  the  Caribbean  Sea  and  combin- 
ing with  them  Ecuador,  which  is  also  much  nearer  to  American  ports 
than  those  of  any  other  country,  the  total  imports  are  $37,000,000,  of 
which  about  30  per  cent  is  taken  from  the  United  States.  The  remain- 
ing- South  American  countries  import  about  $400,000,000  worth  of 
merchandise  annually,  of  which  they  take  about  12  per  cent  from  the 


1770   INTEENATIONAL  BUEEAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

United  States.  This  condition  of  trade  with  the  distant  South  Amer- 
ican countries  appears  to  be  chiefly  due  to  superior  transportation  and 
business  facilities  oflered  by  the  markets  of  Europe  as  compared  with 
those  offered  bj^  the  United  States. 

Practicall}'  all  of  the  commerce  leaving  or  entering  the  South  Ameri- 
can countries  is  necessarily  carried  by  steamers  or  sailing  vessels. 
Most  of  that  of  the  countries  whose  ports  are  exclusively  upon  the 
western  coast  passes  to  the  south  around  Cape  Horn,  except  in  the 
case  of  Ecuador,  in  which  the  proximity  of  American  ports  at  the 
north  diverts  a  larger  share  of  the  trade  in  that  direction.  As  a  result 
the  bulk  of  the  commerce  of  the  western  coast,  and  that  of  most  of  the 
eastern  coast,  must  pass  the  easterly  point  of  South  America  on  its 
way  to  or  from  Europe  or  America. 

When  it  reaches  this  point,  Pernambuco,  it  is  practically  as  near 
to  the  ports  of  western  Europe  as  to  New  York  or  Boston  in  the  United 
States;  and  as  the  number  of  steamships  offered  for  transportation  of 
such  merchandise  is  very  much  greater  from  Europe  to  South  America 
than  from  the  United  States  to  South  America,  the  trade  naturally 
follows  the  line  offering  the  greatest  transportation  facilities. 


URUGUAY. 

CUSTOMS  RECEIPTS,  MARCH,  1906. 

The  following  were  the  custom-house  receipts  for  the  month  of 
March,  1906: 

Importation 11,304,398.22 

Exportation 112,  311.  46 

Departments  ( estimate) 103,  000.  00 

Total 1,  519,  709.  68 

This  compares  with  the  same  month  in  previous  years  as  follows: 
1905,  $1,208,450;   1904,  $890,496;   1903,  $1,011,198;   1902,  $996,313; 
1901,  $1,113,240;  1900,  $1,073,098;  1899,  $1,064,797;  1898,  $1,224,432. 
The  Montevideo  Times  remarks: 

"March  is  generally  the  busiest  month  in  the  year  for  the  custom- 
house, and  this  has  proved  no  exception.  The  above  figures  show  an 
increase  of  $311,259  on  the  corresponding  month  of  last  year  and 
establishes  a  record  for  the  month.  Despite  strikes,  political  anxieties, 
a  bad  harvest,  drought,  and  other  troubles,  the  first  three  months  of 
the  year  have  given  a  splendid  result  for  the  custom-house,  thus  giv- 
ing token  of  great  commercial  activity,  and  there  has  already  been  a 
notable  advance  on  the  customs  revenue  of  last  year,  high  as  that  was. 
This  is  a  favorable  and  comforting  symptom,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped 
that  the  same  state  of  affairs  will  continue  throughout  the  year." 


VENEZUELA. 


1771 


VENEZUELA. 

IMPORTS  THROUGH  LA  GUAIRA,  JANUARY  TO  JUNE,   1905. 

The  import  of  merchandise  through  the  port  of  La  Guaira,  during 
the  first  six  months  of  the  year  1905,  was  as  follows: 


Value. 


Germany 

Austria-Hungary 

Cuba 

Ecuador  

Spain 

United  States  . . . 


Bolivars. 

1, 424, 573.  85 

37,731.90 

4, 595.  20 

2, 909.  50 

442,  413. 45 

3, 560,  909. 15 


France  

Holland  and  colonies 
England  and  colonies 
Italy 

Total , . . 


Value. 


Bolivars. 
1, 107, 548. 11 

623,  696. 05 
1,820,870.80 

410, 717.  55 


9, 435, 965. 56 


IMPORTS  AT  MARACAÎBO,    1905. 

A  summary  of  imports  of  foreign  merchandise  for  the  first  half  of 
1905,  through  the  Maracaibo  custom-house,  is  as  follows: 


Countries. 


Germany 

Austria-Hungary 

Belgium 

Spain 

United  States 

Trance 

Holland  and  colonies 
England  and  colonies 
Italy  

Total 


Kilograms. 


1, 613, 

7, 

47, 

62, 

2, 242, 

91, 

143, 

493, 

58, 


4,  760,  619 


Value. 


Bolivars. 

1,498,450 

3,000 

56,  623 

98, 406 

1, 556, 321 

224, 128 

32,  873 

1, 229,  426 

72, 952 


4, 772, 179 


Duties 
collected. 


Bolivars. 

586, 137 

700 

20, 286 

37, 641 

794, 869 
81,  478 
17, 258 

567, 042 
35, 997 


2, 141, 408 


IMPORTS  AT  PUERTO  CABELLO,  1905. 

A  summary  of  the  imports   of  foreign   merchandise   through   the 
Puerto  Cabello  custom-house  show  the  following: 


Germany 

Cuba 

Spain 

United  States  of  North  America 

France 

Holland  and  colonies 

England  and  colonies 

Italy 

Panama 

Total 


1, 107, 080 

49 

240, 239 

2, 348, 839 

130, 705 

275, 306 

846, 711 

72, 352 

506 


Bolívares. 
561, 375 

1,  484- 
237, 190 
850, 449 
285, 889 
149, 097 
821,278 
C8, 074 

1,020 


2, 975, 856 


Bolívares. 

237, 345 

4S5 

94, 601 

595,  565 

123, 014 

57, 433 

307, 312 

27, 232 

632 


1, 443, 619 


COMMERCE  OF  CIUDAD  BOLIVAR,   1905. 

The  following  information,  taken  from  a  British  consular  report, 
shows  the  trade  and  commerce  of  Ciudad  Bolivar  for  the  normal  year 
of  1905,  and,  for  the  purpose  of  comparison,  that  during  the  normal 
year  of  1901. 


1772   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

The  value  of  imports  at  Cmda,d  Bolivar  during  the  two  normal 
years  above  mentioned  was  as  follows: 


Country. 

Value. 

1901. 

1905. 

Trinidad  (principally  in  transit  from  the  United  Kingdom,  United  States,  France, 

£254,  234 
9,73(5 
2,125 

£188  959 

Germany,  direct 

32  142 

United  States,  direct 

3,814 

Total 

266, 095 

204  915 

The  foregoing  figures  show  a  decline  for  1905  of  £61,180  or  23  per 
cent.  Inquiry  seems  to  indicate  that  this  difference  is  caused  principally 
b}'  a  reduced  consumption  of  the  more  expensive  or  costl}^  class  of  goods. 
Articles  of  luxury  like  expensive  stuffs  and  wearing  apparel,  higher 
class  wines  and  liquors,  etc. ,  are  in  small  demand,  and  only  the  very 
cheapest  and  commonest  class  of  goods  finds  a  ready  sale.  The  impor- 
tation of  beer  and  malt  liquors  has  also  ceased,  as  the  local  consump- 
tion is  now  principally  met  by  the  beer,  etc.,  manufactured  in  the 
country  at  Caracas  and  Maracaibo. 

The  duties  paid  on  goods  imported  are  levied  on  the  gross  weight 
in  kilos,  and  are  divided  into  nine  classes  with  542  separate  specifi- 
cations. The  duties  range  from  5  cents  per  kilo  for  the  first  class  to 
20  bolivars  ($3)  per  kilo  for  the  ninth  class,  all  plus  55  per  cent. 

A  few  articles  like  agricultural  implements,  cement,  etc.,  are  admit- 
ted free.  Goods  imported  from  the  Antilles  or  Guianas  pay  an  addi- 
tional surcharge  of  30  per  cent  on  the  amount  of  the  duties  incurred. 

By  calculating  the  total  duties  collected  by  the  customs-house  at 
Ciudad  Bolivar  during  1905  on  the  value  of  the  imports  during  this 
period,  the  result  gives  an  average  duty  of  61  per  cent  ad  valorem. 

The  following  table  shows  the  total  exports  of  articles  from  Ciudad 
Bolivar,  for  the  two  periods  in  question  : 


Articles. 


1901. 


Quantity.      Value 


Quantity.      Value. 


Cocoa 

Coffee 

Copaiba  oil 

Rubber: 

Para 

Balta 

Hides  (ox  and  cow)  ... 

Deerskins 

other  skins , 

Gold  bullion 

Gold  and  silver  specie  . 

Tonga  beans , 

Heron  feather: 

Egret 

Common , 


Kilos. 
33, 810 
66,997 
16, 287 

142,  797 

1,164,778 

1,486,582 

52, 192 

12,060 

842 

63 

7, 571 

2,013 


1,924 

1,828 
1,578 

31, 363 

167, 574 

81, 100 

4,336 

545 

89, 161 

190 

904 

10, 375 


Kilos. 
79, 939 
75, 815 
11, 546 

156, 166 

1, 277, 833 

1, 549, 174 

58, 333 


759 
'4,"Í38' 


972 
1,175 


£. 
3,580 
3,060 
1,104 

48,  304 

155,  681 

106,111 

3,973 


93,  794 


167 


31,24S 
764 


VENEZUELA. 


1773 


1901. 

1905. 

Quantity. 

Value. 

Quantity.      Value. 

Bark: 

Simarnba 

Kilos, 

£. 

Kilos. 
16,266 
10, 628 
21, 378 

£. 
349 

Quina 

268 

Other  articles 

25, 542 

937 

1  726 

Total 

393, 670 

45,699 
9-24 

450  144 

Cattle 

ITumher. 

9,613 

237 

Number. 
7, 6S5 

39  108 

Other  animals 

Grand  total 

440, 293 

48*^  '>59 

The  above  fig-ures  show  an  increase  for  1905  of  ¿£-11,959,  or  9  per 
cent.  The  same  is  principally  dae  to  the  higher  values  which  ruled 
during  the  past  year  for  Para  rubber  and  egret  feathers.  Cattle  ship- 
ments were  smaller  than  in  1901,  while  the  quantitj^  of  cattle  hides 
exported  was  larger. 

A  new  and  previously  unknown  kind  of  rubl>er  tree  has  been  dis- 
covered in  the  extensive  forests  of  the  Caui-a  district,  situated  from 
150  to  200  miles  to  the  west  and  southwest  of  this  port.  Sample  lots 
of  the  rubber  produced  from  this  tree  have  been  sent  to  London,  New 
York,  and  Hamburg,  and  have  realized  from  3s.  to  3s.  6d.  per  pound. 
This  price  is  remunerative,  as  good  facilities  for  transport  by  water 
exist.  Unfortunately  as  yet  no  efficient  system  of  tapping  the  trees 
has  been  discovered,  as  by  the  method  of  tapping  applied  to  the  india- 
rubber  trees  on  the  Eio  Negro  district  the  milk  does  not  exude  freely. 

The  consequence  is  that  the  collectors  fell  the  trees  to  be  able  to  tap 
them  all  along  the  trunk,  following  in  this  respect  the  sj^stem  they 
employ  for  collecting  the  Balata  rubber.  This  of  course  will  bring 
about  the  eventual  exhaustion  of  the  forests,  which  in  the  case  of  the 
Balata  tree  is  already  beginning  to  be  felt. 

Examining  in  detail  the  list  of  articles  exported  from  there  it  will 
be  noticed  that  the  majority  consists  of  natural  products  which  only 
require  to  be  collected  and  need  little  or  no  preparation  for  shipment, 
while  cultivated  products  like  tobacco  and  coffee  have  decreased  in 
comparison  with  former  years.  It  is  in  fact  a  case  of  reaping  without 
sowing,  where  as  little  labor  as  possible  need  to  be  emploj'cd.  The 
cause  of  this  may  be  looked  for  in  the  paucity  of  population  in  the 
extensive  territorj^  forming  this  consular  district.  Labor  is  costly 
and  difficult  to  obtain.  The  capacity  of  production  by  cultivation  or 
manufacture  is  consequently  very  limited,  and  it  is  found  easier  and 
more  lucrative  to  collect  natural  produce  than  to  emplo}^  labor  in 
agricultural  pursuits. 

The  gold  mining  industr}^  has  remained  stationaiy  during  the  j^ear 
under  review,  and  no  improvements  can  be  reported. 


1774       INTERîi^ATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

Legislation  which  will  grant  this  industry  lighter  taxation  and  more 
favorable  terms  generally  is  still  awaited  by  mine  owners  and  capital- 
ists before  extending  operations. 

The  navigation  of  the  Orinoco  and  its  affluents  by  steamboats 
is  virtuall}'-  a  monopoly  belonging  to  the  Compañía  de  Vapores  del 
Orinoco,  who  also  possess  the  privilege  of  navigating  through  the 
smaller  mouths  of  the  Orinoco  River,  like  the  Pedernales  and  Macareo, 
which  form  part  of  the  Delta.  Other  steamers  and  sailing  vessels  are 
only  permitted  to  traffic  by  the  longer  route  of  the  Boca  Grande. 
The  navigation  of  Colombia  by  the  Orinoco  and  Meta  rivers  is  also 
limited  to  steamers  which  belong  to  the  company  referred  to. 

In  February,  1905,  a  special  concession  was  given  to  the  steamer 
Delta  to  carry  transshipment  goods  from  Trinidad  without  the  surtax 
duty  of  30  per  cent.  Since  then  (January,  1906)  this  surtax  has  been 
entirely  abolished  and  imports  are  again  almost  exclusively  effected 
via  Trinidad  in  transit,  the  same  as  in  former  years. 

The  return  of  all  shipping  at  the  Port  of  Ciudad  Bolivar  during  the 
3"ear  1905  was  as  follows: 


Kationality. 

Entered. 

Cleared. 

British 

Tons. 

397 
9,706 

373 
4,210 
3,126 

199 

Tons. 
397 

Venezuelan 

9,532 

German  

373 

Norwegian 

6,420 

Swedish 

3,126 

Danisli  , 

199 

Total 

18,  Oil 

20, 047 

Arrivals  and  departures  during  the  last  half  of  1905. 


Nationalities. 

Arrivals 

from 
abroad. 

Departures 
to  foreign 
countries. 

Population. 

Increase. 

Decrease. 

109 
2 
2 
3 

71 

38 
2 

Belgians         

3 

1 

Brazilians 

3 

10 

61 

2 

248 

123 

207 

226 

246 

19 

63 

3 

1 

3 

1,445 

39 

145 

10 

65 
4 
200 
129 
187 
210 
389 
2 
113 

4 
2 

Danes 

48 

6 

Dutch                             ...                                 

20 

English 

16 

143 

17 

50 

3 

Portuguese 

1 
9 

232 
5 

120 

Swiss 

12 

1,677 

44 

265 

Other  nationalities 

Total  ..     .     .                                 

3,413 

2,915 

614 

116 

Total  increase  of  population,  498. 


TEADE    OPPORTUNITIES    IN    LATIN    AMEEICA.  1775 

TRADE   OPPORTUNITIES   IN   LATIN   AMERICA. 

United  States  Consul  J.  H.  Johnson  sends  from  Santos  the  adver- 
tised requirements  for  a  water  service  and  drainage  for  the  city  of 
Rio  Grande  do  Sul,  Brazil,  which  read:  "By  order  of  the  intendente, 
or  president  of  the  municipality,  it  is  hereby  made  public  that  on  the 
15th  day  of  October,  1906,  at  midday  sharp,  in  the  office  of  said  au- 
thority, will  be  received  proposals,  duly  sealed  in  a  closed  letter,  with- 
out erasures  or  corrections,  giving  the  name  of  the  proponent,  his 
residence,  and  his  proposition  for  the  water  service  and  drainage  of  said 
city.  Each  proponent  must  disclose  the  fact  that  he  has  made  a  deposit 
of  5  contos  (about  $1,500)  at  the  municipal  treasury.  This  deposit 
will  be  returned  to  the  proponents  whose  proposals  are  not  accepted  as 
soon  as  the  decision  has  been  made.  The  proponent  whose  proposal  is 
accepted  must  contract  to  furnish  daily  not  less  than  250  liters  (liter 
1.0567  quarts)  to  each  inhabitant.  (The  city  has  22,000  inhabitants). 
'  '  The  supply  shall  be  made  by  means  of  a  closed  circuit,  the  material 
of  first  quality,  and  the  work  must  be  done  in  accordance  with  the  rules 
and  specifications  common  to  the  work  of  this  nature.  Leaden  pipes, 
with  direct  service  to  the  buildings,  shall  be  utilized.  The  net  of  drain- 
age must  be  constructed  on  the  separator  system.  The  supply  of  water 
must  be  ample  for  watering  the  streets,  public  gardens,  hospitals,  and 
other  public  and  charitable  buildings.  When  the  contract  is  signed 
the  successful  bidder  must  deposit  50  contos,  instead  of  the  5  contos 
he  has  already  deposited,  as  a  guaranty  that  he  will  faithfully  carry 
out  his  contract.  All  material  and  workmanship  must  be  first  class. 
The  city  authorities  agree  to  exempt  the  contractor  from  all  munic- 
ipal taxes  of  every  kind  of  which  now  are  being  paid  or  may  here- 
after be  assessed.  All  street  and  land  cession  which  may  be  necessary 
will  be  ceded  by  the  city  to  the  contractor  without  cost  to  him  during 
the  term  of  contract;  to  do  all  in  their  power  to  obtain  from  the 
Federal  Government  exemption  of  duty  on  all  the  material  imported 
by  the  contractor  as  if  it  were  for  the  municipality's  own  account. 
"The  proposals  should  say  that  the  plans  for  the  work,  and  execu- 
sion  of  same,  should  take  place  on  the  date  of  signing  the  contract. 
The  time  for  beginning  the  work  should  be  on  same  date.  The  term 
of  duration  of  the  contract  should  not  exceed  thirty-three  years.  The 
aptness  or  capacity  of  the  proponents  will  be  considered;  also  the 
parties  who  can  do  the  work  in  the  shortest  time,  all  else  being  equal, 
will  be  more  likely  to  be  successful  in  getting  the  contract." 

United  States  Consul  Ruffin  reports  from  Asuncion  that  the  Gov- 
ernment of  Paraguay  has  approved  the  information  submitted  by 
the  committee  to  study  the  river  for  the  purpose  of  dredging.  This 
committee  was  appointed  in  fulfillment  of  the  law  of  July  lé,  1905. 


1776       INTERNATIONAL    BUEEAü    OF    THE    AMEKICAN   EEPTJBLICS. 

The  President  has  resolved  to  ask  the  same  committee  to  form  an 
estimate  of  the  cost  of  dredging  material,  the  purchase  of  which  is 
advised  to  be  made  through  a  public  bid,  to  arrange  with  Argentine 
Republic  as  to  the  dredging  of  the  common  passes  of  water,  to  author- 
ize the  minister  of  war  and  marine  to  contract  through  the  diplomatic 
agents  of  foreign  countries  the  services  of  an  engineer  of  recognized 
competence  to  whom  to  confide  the  technical  direction  of  the  work  which 
the  navigation  of  the  rivers  requires  and  the  conservation  of  the  ports. 
The  bidding  will  probably  be  arranged  for  publication  soon,  presum- 
ably to  cover  a  period  of  ninety  days,  so  that  those  in  the  United 
States  interested  in  building  dredging  machinery  may  participate. 
The  previous  report  on  this  subject  no  doubt  interested  contractors 
and  dredge  builders,  this  report  outlining  further  progress. 

united  States  Consul-General  Alfred  A.  Winslow  reports  that  the 
demand  for  American  farm  machinery  is  on  the  increase  in  the  Republic 
of  Guatemala.  He  writes  from  Guatemala  City:  "One  large  agricul- 
tural company  has  just  received  30  cases  of  farm  machinery  for  use  on 
its  farm,  consisting  of  plows,  cornshellers,  hay  cutters,  etc.  I  feel 
there  is  a  good  opening  here  for  some  good  energetic  salesman  along 
this  line.  Wages  are  higher,  help  is  scarce,  and  farmers  can  afford 
better  to  use  machinery.  American  machinery  has  the  preference,  but 
German  dealers  are  pusliing  machinery  of  all  kinds  from  their  country. 
Great  care  should  be  taken  in  packing  all  castings,  for  boxes  are 
handled  yerj  roughly." 

United  States  Vice-Consul  Wallace  writes  from  Managua  that  the 
Government  of  Nicaragua  has  prorogated  for  one  year  more  the 
decree  of  June  18,  1904,  by  which  all  building  materials,  door  frames, 
doors,  window  sashes,  blinds,  glass  panes,  hinges,  locks,  etc.,  with 
the  exception  of  any  and  all  kinds  of  nails,  were  declared  free  of 
custom-house  duties,  for  the  sole  benefit  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  At- 
lantic coast  of  Nicaragua.     The  decree  was  dated  March  22,  1906. 

The  ^^Diario  OJi-cial,"  of  Brazil,  publishes  a  decree  approving  a 
scheme  submitted  hj  Buarque  &  Co.  for  the  reorganization  of  the  Lloyd 
Brazilian  Steamship  Line.  Twelve  new  steamers  are  to  be  ordered, 
ranging  from  1,000  to  4,000  tons,  and  other  smaller  vessels,  or  20  in 
all,  the  entire  new  tonnage  to  be  constructed  in  five  different  3^ards, 
under  the  supervision  of  Capt.  José  Carlos  de  Carvalho. 

The  municipality  of  Rio  Grande  is  calling  for  tenders  for  the  water 
supply  and  drainage  of  the  city.  Tenders  may  be  sent  in  up  till  Octo- 
ber 15.  Water  is  to  be  supplied  in  not  less  quantity  than  250  liters 
per  diem  for  each  inhabitant.  The  drainage  sj^stem  is  to  be  entirely 
separate  and  in  ever}"  sense  adequate.  Contract  not  to  exceed  a  period 
of  thirty -three  years.  The  population  of  the  city  is  about  30,000,  ancj 
the  houses  number  about  5,350. 


BOOK    NOTES.  1777 

The  Bahia  Gas  and  Electric  Company  has  recently  obtained  permis- 
sion from  the  Brazilian  Government  to  install  and  operate  a  gas  and 
electric  plant  in  the  cit}^  of  Bahia,  Brazil.  The  company  was  organ- 
ized at  Portland,  Me.,  with  a  capital  of  $3,500,000.  Other  works  con- 
templated by  the  company  are  the  construction  of  tramways,  water- 
works, artesian  wells,  dams,  etc. 

One  of  the  greatest  needs  for  developing  the  resources  of  the 
Dominican  Republic  is  the  establishment  of  a  bank,  which  would  aid 
its  commerce,  agriculture,  and  industries.  This  enterprise  would 
reap  good  profits  with  no  more  risks  than  in  other  countries.  Santo 
Domingo  has  a  population  of  600,000,  but  has  not  one  bank  in  the 
whole  country. 

Consul  Felix  S.  S.  Johnson,  of  Puerto  Cortes,  believes  that  Ameri- 
cans should  take  more  active  steps  in  securing  control  of  the  markets 
in  Honduras,  the  present  oversight  giving  European  competitors  an 
opportunity  to  secure  a  stronger  foothold  in  Central  America. 

In  order  to  develop  the  coal  mines  of  Brazil,  the  Brazilian  Govern- 
ment has  appropriated  £16,000  for  carrying  out  surveys  and  other 
works. 


BOOK  NOTES. 

Books  and  pamphlets  sent  to  the  International  Bureau  of  the  American 
Eepublics,  and  containing  subject-matter  bearing  upon  the  countries  of 
the  International  Union  of  American  Eepublics,  will  be  treated  under 
this  caption  in  the  Monthly  Bulletin. 

The  Columbus  Memorial  Library  is  indebted  to  Mr.  Fleuet  Féqui- 
ÈEE  for  a  copy  of  his  recent  book  on  "Haitian  Education,"  in  which 
the  author  treats  not  only  of  the  educational  problems  and  their 
remedies  but  also  of  the  color  prejudice  and  class  distinctions  existing- 
between  the  Haitians,  as  well  as  of  the  social  and  economic  condition 
of  the  Republic.  Several  chapters  are  devoted  to  the  United  States  in 
which  are  discussed  the  color  prejudice,  the  war  of  secession,  Mrs. 
Harriet  Beegher  Stowe,  John  Brown,  and  the  efforts  of  Frederick 
Douglass  and  Booker  Washington  for  the  betterment  and  education 
of  the  colored  race  in  the  United  States.  Frequent  quotations  are  made 
from  President  Roosevelt's  book  "Strenuous  Life."  While  believ- 
ing in  higher  education,  Mr,  Féquiêre  is  an  advocate  of  agricultural 
and  manual  training  schools,  believing  that  therein  is  to  be  found  the 
true  solution  for  the  betterment  of  the  people  and  for  the  future 
development  of  Haiti. 

A  valuable  document  covering  "Trade  Conditions  in  Brazil"  has 
been  received  by  the  Columbus  Memorial  Library,  being  the  result  of 


1778   INTEENATIONÁL  BÜEEAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  EEPUBLICS. 

investigations  made  on  the  part  of  tlie  United  States  Department  of 
Commerce  and  Labor  through  its  special  agent,  Mr.  Lincoln  Hutch- 
inson. Mr.  Hutchinson's  journey  covered  three  months'  time,  and 
was  confined  to  the  coastal  region  of  the  country  from  Pernambuco 
southward  to  the  Uruguayan  frontier.  The  object  of  the  report  is  to 
describe  existing  conditions  and  to  explain  the  influence  of  the  various 
factors  in  the  Brazilian  markets;  trade  and  its  development,  with 
special  reference  to  the  United  States  being  the  almost  exclusive  sub- 
ject of  investigation.  Stress  is  laid  upon  the  varying  characteristics 
and  requirements  of  the  various  sections  of  this  immense  country  rep- 
resenting ever}^  phase  of  climate  and  having  a  population  of  about 
16,000,000  souls.  A¥ith  this  idea  in  view  the  writer  has  considered 
commercial  and  industrial  Brazil  in  three  distinct  sections:  Northern 
Brazil,  or  the  Valley  of  the  Amazon  and  its  tributaries;  central  Brazil, 
or  the  tropical  States  of  the  Atlantic  seaboard,  and  southern  Brazil, 
the  subtropical  and  temperate  States  of  the  southeast.  In  the  first- 
named  section  is  produced  about  96  per  cent  of  the  rubber  exported 
from  the  country  and  99  per  cent  of  the  Brazil  nuts,-  but  only  about 
20  per  cent  of  the  cacao,  10  per  cent  of  the  cotton,  16  per  cent 
of  the  dry  hides,  and  7  per  cent  of  the  salt  hides.  In  the  second  sec- 
tion are  produced  96  per  cent  of  the  tobacco,  97  per  cent  of  the 
goatskins  and  sheepskins,  84  per  cent  of  the  cotton,  77  per  cent  of 
the  cacao,  practically  all  of  the  sugar,  and  70  per  cent  of  the  diamonds. 
To  section  three  are  credited  99  per  cent  of  the  gold  and  manganese, 
92  per  cent  of  the  salt  hides,  65  per  cent  of  the  dr}^  hides,  98  per  cent 
of  the  coffee,  and  100  per  cent  of  the  yerba  maté.  Various  other 
minor  products  are  commercially  valuable  in  each  section.  Competing 
nations  for  Brazilian  trade  are  the  United  States,  Great  Britain,  Ger- 
many, France,  Belgium,  Spain,  Portugal,  and  Italy,  each  nationality 
having  different  requirements  and  furnishing  different  products.  The 
Argentine  Republic  is  also  a  valuable  factor  in  Brazilian  trade,  having 
passed  all  other  countries  as  a  supplier  of  breadstuffs,  and  showing 
indications  of  marketing  in  Brazil  the  produce  of  her  cattle  ranges. 

The  Statesman's  Year-Book,  1906,  issued  by  The  Macmillan  Com- 
pany, has  been  subjected  to  very  considerable  alterations  and  additions. 
One  of  the  principal  changes  has  been  the  addition  of  more  than  150 
pages  to  the  section  devoted  to  the  United  States.  These  additional 
pages  contain  a  detailed  account  of  each  State  of  the  Union  on  the 
same  plan  as  that  followed  in  dealing  with  other  States  of  the  world. 
This  has  been  done  partly  to  satisf}'^  suggestions  which  the  English 
editors  have  received  and  partly  because  it  is  considered  that  these 
component  parts  of  the  United  States  are  at  least  as  important  as  most 
of  the  component  parts  of  the  German  Empire.  The  dissolution  of 
the  union  between  Sweden  and  Norwaj^,  the  conclusion  of  the  Russo- 
Japanese  war,  the  events  in  Russia,  and  developments  and  modifica- 


BOOK    NOTES.  1779 

tions  in  the  colonial  empires  of  Great  Britain,  France,  and  Germany 
have  been  duly  noted.  The  results  of  the  recent  election  in  England 
are  of  course  included,  and  the  navy  sections  of  the  various  States 
have  been  thoroughly  brought  up  to  date.  One  of  the  most  valuable 
features  of  The  Statesman's  Year-book  lies  in  the  fact  that  its  statis- 
tics are  brought  up  to  January  of  the  year  of  publication.  It  comes 
out  three  or  four  months  later  than  other  yearbooks,  and  its  statistics 
and  other  information  are  through  this  delay  brought  up  to  a  year 
later  than  is  the  case  in  other  yearbooks. 

The  History  of  the  Argentine-Brazilian  War  ("Historia  de  la  Guerra 
del  Brasil),"  as  prepared  by  J,  Amadeo  Baldrich  from  official  and 
other  records,  has  been  received  by  the  Columbus  Memorial  Library, 
and  forms  a  valuable  document  of  American  political  life.  As  the 
writer  states  in  his  preface,  it  is  the  first  book  of  its  kind  dedicated  to 
a  military,  social,  and  political  study  of  the  Argentine-Brazilian  con- 
flict. To  racial  differences  growing  out  of  the  fact  that  the  Brazilians 
were  of  Portuguese  and  the  Argentines  of  Spanish  stock  are  attrib- 
utable, in  the  mind  of  the  writer,  man}^  of  the  original  causes  of  the 
war.  The  various  phases  of  the  conflict  are  narrated  from  the  expe- 
dition of  the  famous  "Thirty-four,"  on  the  night  of  April  18,  1825, 
until  the  final  signing  of  the  peace  compact  with  Brazil  in  Rio  de 
Janeiro  on  May  27,  1830.  A  resultant  feature  of  the  outcome  of  the 
war  was  the  establishment  of  the  independence  of  the  Republic  of 
Urugua}^,  which,  coincidently  with  the  other  countries  involved,  has 
prospered  in  peace  and  harmony.  The  writer  disclaims  all  personal 
bias  in  the  matter  of  narration,  and-  acknowledges  his  indebtedness  to 
various  biographical  and  historical  sketches. 

An  interesting  sketch  of  a  trip  across  Lake  Titicaca  to  the  ruins  of 
Tiaguanaco  and  quaint  La  Paz  is  one  of  the  features  of  the  June  num- 
ber of  "Outing."  The  author,  Mr..W.  T.  Burres,  also  publishes  a 
series  of  photographs  in  connection  with  the  article,  demonstrating 
scenes  in  the  daily  life  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  regions  traversed. 
The  remnants  of  Inca  civilization  on  the  island  of  Titicaca  are  noted  as 
being  inferior  to  those  of  Cuzco,  and  the  picturesque  villages  on  the 
other  islands  of  the  archipelago  are  entertainingly  described.  La  Paz, 
which  is  one  of  the  largest  outdoor  markets  of  South  America,  is  the 
distributing  center  for  all  Bolivian  products,  and  the  street  life  is 
brightened  by  a  continuous  procession  of  vendors  of  native  goods, 
including  flowers,  fruits,  skins,  gaudy  feathers,  blankets,  belts,  and 
vicuña  ponchos. 

The  Tehuantepec  Railroad — "A  new  Isthmian  Railroad" — is  the 
subject  of  a  paper  published  in  the  "World's  Work"  for  June,  the 
writer  of  which  states  that  the  completion  of  the  line  will  bring  New 
York  1,200  miles  by  sea  nearer  San  Francisco  than  the  Panama  route. 


1780   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

This  trans-Isthmian  line  running  from  Coatzacoalcos  on  the  Mexican 
Gulf  to  Salina  Cruz  on  the  Pacific  Ocean  is  600  miles  north  of  Panama, 
and  cargo  from  the  Gulf  port  can  be  ready  for  transsliipment  on  the 
Pacific  in  four  or  five  days.  The  total  length  of  the  line  is  190  miles, 
constructed  at  a  cost  of  $25,000,000,  and  will  be  operated  by  the 
English  contractor  in  partnership  with  the  Mexican  Government  for  a 
long  term  of  j^ears.  In  addition  to  its  importance  as  a  trans- Isthmian 
line,  the  Tehuantepec  route  will  be  the  means  of  opening  up  a  large 
section  of  interior  countr}^. 


ADDITIONS    TO    THE    COLUMBUS    MEMOEIAL 
LIBEAEY  DURING  MAY,  1906. 

Akgentine  Republic. 

Amadeo  Baldeich,  J.:  Historia  de  la  guerra  del  Brasil.  Contribución  al  estudio 
razonado  de  la  historia  militar  Argentina  por  J.  Amadeo  Baldrich.  Buenos 
Aires,  Imprenta  La  Harlem,  1905.     xii,  639  p.     Map.     4°. 

Argentine  Republic.  Dirección  General  de  Estadística:  Anuario  de  la  direc- 
ción general  de  estadística  correspondiente  al  año  1904.  Tomo  2.  .  .  . 
Buenos  Aires,  Compañía  Sud-Americana  de  Billetes  de  Banco,  1905. 
571  p.     4°. 

División    de    inmigración:    Inmigración   en   el   año    1905     .     .     .     Buenos 

Aires  [1905].     Caption  title.     18  p.     4°. 

Great  Britain,  Foreign  Office:  Report  for  the  year  1905  on  the  trade,  commerce, 
and  navigation  of  the  consular  district  of  Buenos  Ayres.  London,  Harrison 
and  Sons,  1906.     28  p.     8°.     (Dip.  and  Cons,  repts.,  ann.  ser.  no.  3557). 

Goreinge,  Henry  H.  :  Derrotero  del  río  de  La  Plata  por  Lieut.  Com.  Henry  H. 
Gorringe  de  la  marina  de  los  EE.  UU.  de  Norte  America.  Traducida  para 
la  Oficina  Hidrográfica  por  Ramón  Guerrero  Vergara.  Santiago,  Imprenta 
del  Mercurio,  1875.     269  p.     8°. 

Obispos  y  arzobispos  de  Buenos  Aires.  1622-1897.  Buenos  Aires,  J.  A.  Berra, 
1897.     126  p.     illus.     12°. 

Bolivia. 

Calderón,  Ignacio:  Apreciaciones  sobre  la  administración  del  General  José  M.  Pando 
por  Ignacio  Calderón.     Washington,  1906.     24  p.     8°. 

Cámara  de  Comercio  de  La  Paz:  Vigésima  cuarta  memoria  que  el  directorio  pre- 
senta á  los  socios.  Año  de  1905.  La  Paz,  Imp.  Velarde,  1906.  Cover- 
title.     23,  xxxvii  (4)  p.     8°. 

Vidal  Gormaz,  Ramón:  Jeografía  náutica  de  Bolivia  por  Ramón  Vidal  Gormaz 
.  .  .  Segunda  edición,  anotada  i  con  una  carta.  Santiago,  Imprenta 
Nacional,  1879.     35  p.     Map.     8°. 

LoAYZA,  HiRAM  (comp.  ):  Juicios  de  hacienda  .  .  .  Compilación  concordada  y 
anotada  por  Hiram  Loaj'za.  Con  suplemento  .  .  .  por  el  Doctor 
Enrique  Mallea  Balboa.     La  Paz,  Imp.  Velarde,  1906.     ii,  104,  iii,  p.     8°. 

Sanjines,  Jenaro:  Las  constituciones  políticas  de  Bolivia.  Estudio  histórico  i  com- 
parativo por  Jenaro  Sanjines.  La  Paz,  Imp.  de  "El  Comercio  de  Bolivia," 
1906.     245  p.     8°. 


LIBEAEY    ADDITIOÎTS.  1781 

Brazil. 

Brazil,  Directoria  geral  de  saúde  publica:  Annuario  de  estatística  demograjjho- 
sanitaria  .  .  .  1904.  Rio  de  Janeiro,  Imprensa  Nacional,  1906.  vi, 
266  p.     Maps.     4°. 

EwBANK,  Thomas:  Life  in  Brazil;  or,  A  journal  of  a  visit  to  the  land  of  the  cocoa 
and  the  palm.  With  an  appendix,  containing  illustrations  of  ancient 
South  American  arts  ...  by  Thomas  Ewbank  .  .  .  New  York, 
Harper  &bros.,  1856,     svi,  [17]-469  p.     8°. 

Great  Britain.     Foreign  Office:  Report  for  the  year  1904  on  the  trade  and  com- 
merce of  Brazil.     London,  Harrison  &  Sons,  1906.     13  p.     8°. 
(Dip.  &  cons,  repts.,  ann.  ser.  no.  3540.) 

Hutchinson,  Lincoln:  Report  on  trade  conditions  in  Brazil.  By  Lincoln  Hutch- 
inson, special  agent.  Transmitted  to  Congress  in  compliance  with  the  act 
of  February  3,  1905,  authorizing  investigations  of  trade  conditions  abroad. 
Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.     116  p.     8°. 

Kerry,  J.  Orton:  The  land  of  to-morrow.  A  newspaper  exploration  up  the  Ama- 
zon and  over  the  Andes  to  the  California  of  South  America.  By  J.  Orton 
Kerby  .  .  .  New  York,  W.  F.  Brainard,  1906.  ix,  405  p.  front., 
illus.     8°. 

Chile. 

Blest  Gana:  Guia  administrativa  publicado  por  encargo  del  Ministerio  del  Interior 
para  el  servicio  de  las  intendencias,  gobernaciones  i  oficinas  dependientes 
de  dicho  ministerio.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1893.  1  v. 
(See  also:  "Chile.     Ministerio  del  Interior.") 

Bolivia  y  Chile:  Una  circular  diplomática;  breves  anotaciones,  por  XX.  Santiago 
de  Chile,  Impr.  Barcelona,  1900.     63  p.     8°. 

BúLNES,  Gonzalo:  Chili  i  la  Arjentina.  Un  debate  de  55  años.  Santiago  de  Chile, 
Imprenta  Barcelona,  1898.     213  (1)  p.     12°. 

Chaigneau,  J.  Federico:  Instrucciones  náuticas  de  la  costa  de  Chile  .  .  .  por  J. 
Federico  Chaigneau,  Director  de  la  Oficina  Hidrográfica.  Primera  parte: 
de  Llanquihue  á  Coquimbo.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Barcelona, 
1895.     149  p.     pis.     8°. 

Same.     Segunda  parte:  De  Coquimbo  á  Arica  e  islas  esporádicas.     Santiago 

de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1895.     109  p.     8°. 

Chaigneau,  J.  F.  :  Jeografía  náutica  de  la  República  Arjentina  arreglada  según  los 
documentos  más  modernos  por  J.  F.  Chaigneau.  .  .  .  Santiago  de 
Chile,  Imprenta  Barcelona,  1896.     xiv,  195  p.     8°. 

Chile.  Cámara  de  Diputados:  Boletín  de  las  sesiones  ordinarias  [i  estraordina- 
riasj.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imp.  Nacional.  4  v.  4°.  For  years:  June  3 
to  Sept.  12,  1890;  June  5  to  Sept.  11,  1896;  Nov.  5,  1896,  to  Feb.  23,  1897; 
June  3  to  Sept.  1,  1897. 

• Cámara  de   Senadores:    Boletín  de  las  sesiones  ordinarias    [i  estraordina- 

rias].  Santiago,  Imp.  Nacional.  6  v.  4°.  For  years:  October  14,  1889, 
to  January  17,  1890;  June  1  to  September  12,  1890;  January  2  to  Septem- 
ber 12,  1896;  November  2,  1896,  to  February  26,  1897;  June  1  to  Septem- 
ber 1,  1897. 

Código  de  comercio  de  la  República  de  Chile.     Edición  oficial.     Santiago, 

Imprenta  Nacional,  1889.     507  p.     8°. 

Delegación  fiscal  de  salitreras  y  guaneras.     Informes  consulares  sobro 

propaganda  salitrera.  Iquique,  Imprentado  '"'El  Nacional,"  1897.  244  p. 
Tables.     8°. 

Diario  Oficial.     Santiago.     October- December,  1895;  July-December,  1896; 

years  1897  &  1898;  January-March  &  July-December.  1899.     12  v.     F°. 


1782       USTTEENATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAIST    REPUBLICS. 

Chile.  Dikeccióx  jeneeal  de  correos:  Lejislación  postal  de  la  República  de  Chile. 
1.  Servicio  interior.  Recopilación  de  las  disposiciones  vijentes  relativas  al 
ramo  de  correos  i  de  las  lenerales  concernientes  á  la  administración  e 
inversión  de  fondos  fiscales,  como  también  los  que  tocan  á  los  empleados 
del  ramo  en  su  carácter  de  funcionarios  públicos.  [Por]  Carlos  Lira. 
Santiago  de  Chile,  Imp.  Barcelona,  1902.     (3),  4-574  p.     8°. 

Dirección  jeneral  de  los  ferrocarriles   del  Estado:     .     .     .     Memoria 

presentada  al  señor  Ministro  de  industria  i  obras  públicas  por  el  Director 
jeneral  de  los  ferrocarriles  del  Estado  correspondiente  al  año  1894.  San- 
tiago de  Chile,  Imprenta  Roma,  1895.     279  p.     8°. 

EsposiciÓN  que  por  parte  de  Chile  i  en  respuesta  á  la  esposición  Arjentina  se 

somete  al  tribunal  que  constituyó  el  gobierno  de  su  Majestad  Británica  en 
su  carácter  de  árbito  nombrado  por  el  acuerdo  de  17  de  abril  de  1896. 
Paris,  Imprimerie  Chaix,  1902.     6  v.     4°. 

Estado  mayor  jeneral  del  ejército:    Memoria  del  jefe  de  Estado  mayor 

jeneral  del  ejército  de  operaciones  en  la  compañía  á  Lima.  Santiago, 
Tip.  de  "La  Época,"  1882.  217  p.  table.  Map.  8°.  (Anexo  á  la 
memoria  del  Ministro  de  guerra.) 

Meteorolojía.     Algunos    datos     .     .     .     Santiago,     1877.     32    p.     Caption 

title.     8°. 

Ministerio  de  guerra:  Memoria  del  Ministro  de  guerra  presentada  al  con- 
greso nacional.  Años  de  1886,  1887,  1888,  1890,  1892,  1893,  1894,  1895-96. 
Santiago,  Imprenta  Kacional.     8  v.     8°. 

Ministerio  de  hacienda:  Boletín  del  ministerio  de  hacienda  correspondiente 

al  año  de  1901.    Santiago  de  Ciiile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1902.    xvi,597p.    8°. 

Same.     Memoria  del  Ministro  de  hacienda.     Años  de  1886,  1887,  1894,  1895, 

1896,  1898,  1899,  1900,  1901,  and  1902.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta 
Nacional.     12  v.     8°. 

Ministerio  del  Interior:    Anuario  del  Ministerio   del  Interior.     Años  de 

1898,  1899  &  1901.     Santiago,  Imprenta  Nacional.     3  v.     4°. 

Same.     Guía  administrativa  publicada  por  encargo  del  Ministerio  del  Interior 

para  el  servicio  de  las  intendencias,  gobernaciones  i  oficinas  dependientes 
de  dicho  ministerio.  Años  1893  &  1898.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta 
Nacional.     2  v.     8°.     (At  head  of  title  of  year  1893:  "Blest  Gana.") 

Same.     Memoria  del  Ministro  del  Interior  presentada  al  Congreso  nacional. 

Años  de  1886,  1887,  1888,  1889,  1890,  1892,  1893,  1894,  1895,  1896,  1899  & 
1902.     Santiaga  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional.     16  v.     8°. 

Ministerio  de  industria  i  obras  públicas:  Memoria  del  Ministerio  de  indus- 
tria i  obras  públicas  presentada  al  Congreso  nacional.  Años  de  1891  á  1894, 
1896,1897,1899,1901,1902.     Santiago,  Imprenta  Nacional.     9  v.     8°. 

Ministerio  de  justicia  é  instrucción  pública:  Memoria  del  ministro  de  justicia 

é  instrucción  pública  presentada  al  Congreso  nacional.  Años  de  1887,  1888, 
1890,  1893,  1. 1, 1894, 1. 1, 1895,  t.  2,  1896,  1. 1  &  2,  &  1899.  Santiago  de  Chile. 
(Various.)     8  v.     8°. 

Ministerio  de  Marina:  Apuntes  hidrográficos  sobre  la  costa  de  Chile  acom- 

pañados de  algunos  planos  levantados  por  los  oficiales  de  la  armada  de  Ja 
República.     Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1866.     192  p.     8°.. 

Same.     Lista  oficial  de  los  buques  mercantes  de  la  marina  Chilena    .     .     . 

Santiago,  Gutenberg,  1882.     16  p.     8°. 

Same.     Santiago,  Imp.  Gutenberg,  1884.     17  p.     8°. 

Same.     Santiago,  Imp.  Nacional,  1886.     16  p.     8°. 

" Same.    Manual  del  Marino.     Recopilación  de  leyes,  decretos,  reglamentos  y 

órdenes  de  carácter  general  referentes  á  la  marina  Chilena.  Tomos  1-9, 
Años  1817-1899.     Santiago  de  Chile.     (Various.)     9  v.     8°. 


LIBEAEY    ADDITIONS.  1783 

Chile.  Ministerio  de  Marina:  Memoria  del  Ministro, de  Marina  presentada  al 
Congreso  nacional.  Años  de  1880  á  1890.  1892  á  1897.  Santiago  de  Chile 
(Various).    17 v.    4°. 

Ministerio  de  relaciones  esteriores,  culti  i   colonización:   Memoria  del 

Ministro  de  Relaciones  Esteriores,  culto  y  colonización  presentada  al  Con- 
greso nacional.  Años  de  1887,  1889,  1890,  1893,  t.  3,  1894,  1895,  1896, 
1897,.  1899,  1900,  1901,  &  1902.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional. 
17  V.     8°. 

Same.     Boletín  del  Ministerio.     2°  sem.  de  1896  y  1°  sem.  de  1897.    Santiago, 

Imp.  Mejia,  1897.     2  v.     8°. 

Oficina  hidrográfica:  Anuario  hidrográfico  de  la  Marina  de  Chile.     Año  4. 

Santiago,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1878.     xxii,  479  p.     maps.     8°. 

Same.     Apuntes  sobre  torpedos.     Eecojidos  de  diversas  publicaciones  por  la 

Oficina  hidrográfica.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1880.  65  p. 
8°. 

Same.     Catálogo  de  las  obras  enviadas  por  la  Oficina  hidrográfica  de  Chile  á 

la  esposición  de  jeografía  de  Rio  de  Janeiro  de  1888.  Santiago  de  Chile, 
Imprenta  Nacional,  1888.     6  p.     8°. 

Same.     Cuestionario  relativo  á  los  ríos  de  la  República.     Santiago  de  Chile, 

Imprenta  Nacional,  1882.     9  p.     8°. 

Same.     Noticias  hidrográficas.     Años  1874  á  1900.     Santiago  &  Valparaiso. 

25  V.     8°. 

Recopilación  de  leyes  i  decretos  sobre  correos  i  telégrafos  vijentes  en 

31  DE  octubre  de  1896.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1897. 
[5]-6-1129  p.  8°. 
— Statement  presented  on  behalf  of  Chile  in  reply  to  the  Argentine  report  sub- 
mitted to  the  tribunal  constituted  by  H.  B.  Majesty's  government  acting 
as  arbitrator  in  pursuance  of  the  agreement  dated  April  17,  1896.  London, 
Butler  and  Tanner,  1901-1902.     4  v.  &  case  of  maps.     4°. 

Same.     Appendix.     2  v.     4°. 

Comisión  mixta  anglo-chilena:  Alégate  del  ájente  chileno  ante  la  excma. 
Comisión  mixta  anglo-chilena  en  la  reclamación  no.  47  de  "The  Peruvian 
Guano  Company,  Limited."  contra  el  Gobierno  de  Chile.  Santiago  de 
Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1885.     135  p.     8°. 

Congreso  científico  jeneral  chileno.  1894.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Cer- 
vantes, 1895.     xxxviii,  263  (1)  p.     4°. 

Same.    1897.     Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Barcelona,  1897.     xxxv,  487  (1) 

p.     4°. 

Cordemoy,  Camilo  J.  de:  Estudio  relativo  á  los  puertos  de  Iquique,  Pichilemu,  Tal- 
cahuano  é  Imperial.  Por  Camilo  J.  de  Cordemoy  .  .  .  Santiago  de 
Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1896.     105  (1)  p.     maps.     8°. 

Devaux,  Javier:  Determinación  de  lalonjitud  por  la  observación  de  las  ocultaciones  de 
estrellaspor  laluna.  Nuevo  método  para  predecir  la  ocultación  í  calcular  la 
lonjitud,  por  Javier  Devaux  .  .  .  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional, 
1890.     41  p.     table.     8°. 

DiEKS,  J:  Informe  sobre  la  construcción  de  un  dique  seco  en  Talcahiano.  Presen- 
tado al  Supremo  Gobierno  de  la  República  de  Chile  por  el  injeniero  en  jefe 
del  waterstaat  Don  J.  Dirks.  Santiago,  Imprenta  Gutenberg,  1883.  300 
p.     map.     8°. 

Eastman,  Victor:  Chile.  A  lecture  delivered  at  the  South  place  institute,  London, 
on  March  29,  1903,  by  Victor  Eastman,  First  Secretary  of  the  Chilian 
Legation  in  London.  [London],  Butler  &  Tanner  [1903] .  Cover-title. 
.     32  p.     8°. 

Bull.  No.  6—06 21 


1784       INTERISrATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMEEICATT    REPUBLICS. 

Farret,  E.  :  Estudio  sobre  los  combates  navales  librados  desde  1860  hasta  1880,  por 
E.  Farret  .  .  .Traducido  de  la  Revue  maritime  et  coloniale,  por  la  Oficina 
liidrográfica.     Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1882.     83  p.     8°. 

FoÉx,  Gustave;  Los  viñedos  nuevos.  ¿  Cómo  debemos  reconstituir  nuestros  viñedos? 
Por  Gustave  Foéx  .  .  .  Traducido  al  castellano  í  anotado  en  los  que  se 
refiere  mas  particularmente  á  Chile  í  Sud  America  por  Gaston  Laver- 
gne  .  .  .  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Moderna,  1900.  101  (1)  p.  illus. 
diagrs.     8°. 

Great  Britain.  Foreign  Office.  Report  for  the  year  1905  on  the  trade  of  the  con- 
sular district  of  Coquimbo.  London,  Harrison  and  Sons,  1906.  8  p.  8°. 
(Dip,  &  cons,  reports.,  ann.  ser.  no.  3549.) 

GuYou,  M.  E.  :  Problemas  de  navigación  í  la  carta  marina,  por  M.  E.  Guyou.  Tra- 
ducido del  francés  por  J.  Federico  Chaigneau  .  .  .  Santiago  de  Chile, 
Imprenta  Barcelona,  1898.     161  p.     diagrs.     8°. 

Lévéque,  a.  :  Estudio  sobre  la  ría  de  Constitución  í  la  barra  del  río  Maule,  escrito  en 
francés  por  A.  Lévéque  .  .  .  í  traducido  por  Alejandro  Bertrand.  97  p. 
maps.     8°,     (Title-page  missing.) 

Maldonado  C,  Roberto:  Estudios  geográficos  é  hidrográficos  sobre  Chiloé  por 
Roberto  Maldonado  C.  .  .  .  Santiago  de  Chile,  Establecimiento  Poligrá- 
fico "Roma,"  1897.     cxxxvüi,  2  1.,  379  p.     plates,     map.     8°. 

Martínez,  Marí ano:  Industrias  y  manufacturas  nacionales.  Primera  serie.  Indus- 
trias santiaguinas,  por  Mariana  Martínez.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta 
Barcelona,  1896.     xiii  (1),  289  p.     8°. 

Nieto,  J.  Ramón:  Ferrocarril  de  Curico  á  Llico  i  canal  de  navegación  entre  el  lago 
Vichuquen  i  el  mar,  por  J.  Ramón  Nieto  .  .  .  Santiago  de  Chile, 
Imprenta  Nacional,  1888.     47  p.     maps.     8°. 

Pilot,  H.:  Manera  de  llevar  el  cargo  de  los  cronómetros,  .  .  .  por  H.  Pilot. 
Traducción  de  la  Oficina  Hidrográfica.  Santiago,  Imprenta  de  "El  Pro- 
greso," 1884.     51  p.     table.     diag.     8°. 

Rodríguez  Bravo,  Joaquín:  Estudios  constitucionales,  por  Joaquín  Rodríguez, 
Bravo  .  .  .  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  "Victoria,"  1888.  xx,  341  p. 
8°. 

Santa  Cruz,  José  M.  :  El  torpedo  diverjente  de  aguja,  por  .  .  ,  José  M.  Santa  Cruz 
i  Alberto  Herrera.     Santiago,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1 881,    65  p.     maps.     8°. 

Se  piden  propuestas  para  la  ejecución  del  dique  de  Talcahuano.  Santiago  de 
Chile,  Imprenta  Gutenberg,  1888.     10  p.     8°. 

Señoret,  L.  :  Notas  estadísticas  y  jeográficas  relativas  á  los  ríos  Imperial,  Budi,  Tol- 
ten,  Queli  i  Menguin.  Tomadas  durante  el  viage  de  esploración  empren- 
dido de  orden  del  Gobierno  de  Chile  .  .  .,  mando  del  capitán,  .  .  .  Don 
Leoncio  Señoret,  en  febrero  de  1855.     Valparaiso,  1855,     5  p.     8°. 

Serrano  M.  Ramón:  Derrotero  del  estrecho  de  Magallanes,  Tierra  del  Fuego  i  canales 
de  la  Patagonia.  Desde  el  canal  de  Chacao  hasta  el  Cabo  de  Hornos. 
Redactado  conforme  á  los  documentos  nios  modernos,  por  Ramón  Serrano 
M.,  capitán  de  iragata.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1891. 
xviii,  596  p.     plates.     8°. 

Simpson,  Enrique  M.  :  Esploraciones  hechas  por  la  corbeta  Chacabuco  al  mando  del 
capitán  .  .  .  Don  Enrique  M.  Simpson  en  los  archipiélagos  de  Guaitecas, 
Chonos  i  Taitao.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1874.  167  p. 
plates,     maps.    8°. 

Tagle,  J.  Enrique:  Problemas  internacionales.  Tacna  y  Arica,  por  Enrique  Tagla 
J.     Buenos  Aires,  Imprenta  "El  Correo  Español,"  1901.     76  p.     8°. 

Tribunal  anglo-chileno:  Reclamaciones  presentadas  al  Tribunal  anglo-chileno. 
1894-96.     Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Ercilla,  1896.     2  v.     8°. 


LIBE  AR  Y    ADDITIONS.  1785 

Vidal  Gormaz,  Francisco:  Continuación:  de  los  trabajos  de  esploración  del  río  Val- 
divia i  sus  afluentes  por  el  capitán  .  .  .  Francisco  Vidal  Gormaz.  San- 
tiago de  Chile.     Imprenta  Nacional,  1869.    69  (2)  p.     diagr.    maps.     8°. 

Esploración  de  las  costas  de  Colchagua  i  de  Curicó  i  de  la  Albufera  de  Vichu- 

quen,  practicada  por  orden  del  Supremo  Gobierno  en  setiembre  de  1872, 
por  el  capitán  de  corbeta  graduado  Don  Francisco  Vidal  Gormaz.  San- 
tiago; Imprenta  Nacional,  1873.     54  p.     maps.     8°. 

Esploración  de  la  costa  de  Llanquihue  i  archipiélago  de  Chiloé  practicada  por 

orden  del  Supremo  Gobierno,  por  Francisco  Vidal  Gormaz  .  .  .  Santiago 
de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1871.     168  (1)  p.     maps.     8°. 

Esploración  del  Seno  de  Reloncaví,  lago  de  Llanquihue  i  río  Puelo.  Practi- 
cada por  orden  del  Supremo  Gobierno  bajo  la  dirección  de  Don  Francisco 
Vidal  Gormaz  .  .  .  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1872.  179  p. 
plates,     maps.     8°. 

Instrucciones  sobre  el  litoral  de  Valdivia  entre  Punta  Galera  i  el  río  Toltón, 

•  por  Francisco  Vidal  Gormaz  .  .  .  Santiago,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1878. 
79  p.     map.     &°. 

Jeografía  náutica  de  la  República  de   Chile,  por  Francisco  Vidal  Gormaz 

.  .  .  Segunda  entrega  á  entrega  quinta.  Santiago,  Imprenta  Nacional, 
1880.     4  V.  in  1.     8°. 

Misión  de  Francisco  Vidal  Gormaz  á  Estados  Unidos  i  Europa.     Santiago, 

Establecimiento  Tip.  de  "La  E]xica."     1885.     44  p.     8°. 

Reconnoeimientos  de  la  costa  compredida  entre  la  rada  de  los  vilos  i  ei  río 

Choapa,  i  del  rio  Valdivia  i  costa  compre  dida  entre  el  Morro  Bonifacio  i 
el  río  Maulin.  Verificados  de  ó  den  del  Supremo  Gobierno  por  Francisco 
Vidal  Gormaz.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional.  1870.  109  p. 
diagr.     maps.     8°. 

■ Reconocimiento  del  río  Maulin  por  la  Comisión    esploraciora  de  Chiloé   i 

Llanquihue.  Bajo  la  dirección  del  Capitán  graduado  de  fragata  Don 
Francisco  Vidal  Gormaz.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1875. 
170  p.     maps.     8°. 

El  río  Valdivia.     Necesidad  de  canalizarlo  por  F.  Vidal  Gormaz  .  .  .     Val- 

paraiso, Imprenta  "La  Patria,"  1886.     27  p.     8°. 

Esploración  de  las  islas  San  Félix  i  San  Ambrosio  por  la  Cañonera   Cova- 

donga  al  mando  del  Capitán  graduado  de  fragata  Don  Ramón  Vidal 
Gormaz  en  setiembre  i  octubre  de  1874.  Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta 
Nacional,  1875.     24  p.     maps.     8°. 

Costa  Rica. 

Costa  Rica  as  the  much  desired  home  for  the  homeless.  San  Jose,  National  lithog- 
raphy and  printing  office,  n.  d.     24  p.  illus.     sq.  8°. 

Costa  Rica.  Great  progress  in  modern  sanitation  at  Port  Limon  .  .  .  [San 
Jose],  Imprenta  Nacional,  1906.  48  p.  sq.  8°.  illus.  (Text  in  English 
and  Spanish.) 

Cuba. 

[Bernal,  J.  C.]:  Discursos  y  manifiestos  políticos  de  J.  R.  de  Betancourt.  Diputado 
á  cortes  por  las  islas  de  Puerto  Rico  y  Cuba  en  las  constituyentes  de  1873 
á  1874,  en  las  ordinarias  de  1879  á  1881,'  1882  á  1884  y  senador  del  reino 
reelecto,  por  las  Sociedades  Económicas  de  amigos  del  país  de  ambas 
Antillas  y  por  la  provincia  de  Puerto  Príncipe.  Madrid,  Tip.  de  Felipe 
Pinto,  1887.  xvii,  370  (1)  p.  front,  (port.).  8°.  (Preface  signed: 
"J.  C.  Bernai.") 


1786       INTERNATIONAL    BUREAU    OF    THE    AMERICAN    REPUBLICS. 

CoMiTATO  CENTRALE  Italiaxo  POR  LA  LIBERTA  DI  CuBA:  L' Italia  per  Cuba  nel  III 
anniversario  della  proclamazione  della  Repubblica  Cubana.  Pubblicazione 
commemorativa  per  cura  del  Comitato  centrale  Italiano  per  la  liberta  di 
Cuba.     Roma,  Tip.  dell'  Unione  Cooperativa  Editrice,  1905.     16  p.     f°. 

D'Orbigny.  Alcide  .  .  .  Mollusques  par  Alcide  D'Orbigny.  Paris,  Arthus 
Bertrand,  1853.  1  v.  &  atlas.  (Histoire  physique,  politique  et  naturelle 
de  l'île  de  Cuba,  par  M.  Ramon  de  la  Sagra.) 

Pepper.  Charles  M.  :  To-morrow  in  Cuba,  by  Charles  M.  Pepper.  New  York  and 
London,  Harper  bros.,  1899.     361  [1]  p.     8°. 

U.  S.  CoxGRESs:  Conditions  in  Isle  of  Pines.  [Washington,  Government  Printing 
Office,  1906.]     6  p.     8°.     Caption  title. 

Same.     Protests  against  Isle  of  Pines  treaty.      [Washington,   Government 

Printing  Office],  1906.     8  p.     8°. 

Same.  Letter  relating  to  the  Isle  of  Pines.  [Washington,  Government  Print- 
ing Office],  1906.     3  p.     8°. 

Same.     Senate  Committee  on  Foreign  Relations:  .  .  .  Adjustment  of  title  to 

Isle  of  Pines  .  .  .     [Washington,  Government  Printing  Office],  1906.     p. 
277.     8°. 

Dominican  Republic. 

Dominican  Republic.  Ministerio  de  Hacienda  y  Comercio:  Memoria  que  el  ciuda- 
dano Presidente  de  la  repiíblica  presenta  el  Secretario  de  estado  en  los  des- 
pachos de  hacienda  y  comercio.  [1905.]  Santo  Domingo,  Imprenta 
'  '  Flor  del  Ozama,  '  '  '  1906.     38  p.     4° . 

U.  S.  Congress:  Letter  of  the  New  York  Board  of  Trade  and  Transportation,  urging 
the  ratification  of  the  treaty  with  the  Dominican  Republic.  [Washing- 
ton, Government  Printing  Office,  1906.]     6  p.     8°. 

Haiti. 

FÉQUIÈRE,  Fleuey:  L'éducation  haïtienne.     Port-au-Prince,  Imprimerie  de  l'Abeille, 

1906.     499  p.     8°. 
Talman,  C.  Fitzhugh:  Climatology  of  Haiti  in  the  18th  Century.     By  C.  Fitzhugh 

Taiman,  U.  S.  AVeather  Bureau.     Caption  title.     10  p.     4°. 

(Reprinted  from  the  Monthly  Weather  Review,  February,  1906.) 

Honduras. 

Honduras.     Dirección  general  de  estadística:   Código  de  instrucción  pública. 

1906.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].     iv  (1),  60  (1)  p.     4°. 
La  población  de  Honduras  en  1905.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].     13 

(l)p.     4°. 
Ley  de  estado  de  sitio.     1906.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].     iv  (1), 

5  (1)  p.     4°. 

Ley   de  extranjera.     1906.      Tegucigalpa,    Tip.    Nacional,    [1906].     iv   (1), 

10  (1)  p.     4°. 
Ley  de  imprenta.     1906.     Tegucigalpa,  Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].     6  (1)  p.     4°. 

Ley  de  organización  y  atribuciones  de  los  tribunales.     1906.     Tegucigalpa, 

Tip.  Nacional,  [1906].     iv  (1)  69  p.     4°. 

Mexico. 

Crespo  y  Martínez,  Gilberto:  Industria  minera.  Estudio  de  su  evolución,  por 
Gilberto  Crespo  y  Martínez  para  la  grande  obra  "México,  su  evolución 
social,"  editada  y  publicada  por  J.  Ballescá  y  ca.,  sucesores.  México, 
Oficina  Tip.  de  la  Sec.  de  Fomento,  1903.     168  p.     8°. 


LIBRAEY    ADDITIONS.  1787 

NuTTALL,  Zelia:  .  .  .  The  earliest  historical  relations  between  Mexico  and  Japan, 
from  original  documents  preserved  in  Spain  and  Jaj^an.  By  Zelia  Nuttall. 
Berkeley,  The  University  Press,  April,  1906.     47  pp.     4°. 

(University  of  California  publications,  American  archieology  and  Eth- 
nology.    V.  4,  no.  1.) 

Pepper,  Charles  M.  :  Eeport  on  trade  conditions  in  Mexico.  By  Charles  M.  Pepper, 
special  agent  of  the  Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor.  Transmitted 
to  Congress  in  compliance  with  the  act  of  February  3,  1905,  authorizing 
investigations  of  trade  conditions  abroad.  Washington,  Government 
Printing  Office,  1906.     40  p.     8°. 

Panama. 

Panamá,  Corte  Suprema  de  Justicia:  Acuerdo  número  54  de  la  corte  suprema  de 
justicia  de  la  república  de  Panama.  (Sobre  nacionalidad  del  Dr.  Belisario 
Porras).     Panamá,  Tip.  de  la  República,  1906.     45  p.     4°. 

U.  S.  Congress.  ...  Documents  relating  to  the  interoceanic  canal,  and  a  letter  from 
the  Secretary  of  State  transmitting  certain  information  in  regard  to  the 
earthquake  at  Panama  in  1882.  .  .  .  Washington,  Government  Printing 
Office,  1906.     73  p.     8°. 

Peru. 
Vidal  Gormaz,  Francisco:   Jeografia  náutica  i  derrotero  de  las  costas  del  Perú. 
Arreglado  según  los  documentos  más  modernos  por  la  Oficina  Hidrográfica 
de  Chile.     Santiago  de  Chile,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1879.     191,  (1)  p.     8°. 

Philippine  Islands. 
Blair,  Emma,  Helen,  and  Robertson,  James  Alexander:  The  Philippine  Islands, 

1493-1898.  .  .  .  Volume  36,  1649-1666.     Cleveland,  The  Arthur  H.  Clark 

Company,  1906.     306  p.     8°. 
U.  S.  Philippine  Commission:  Sixth  Annual  Report  of  the  Philippine  Commission, 

1905.  .  .  .  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.     4  v.     8°. 

Porto  Rico. 
Governor  op  Porto  Rico:  Fifth  annual  report     .     .     .     covering  the  period  from 
July  1,  1904,  to  June  30, 1905.     Washington,  Government  Printing  Office, 
1905.     146  p.     Maps,     illus.     8°. 

United  States. 

Jersey  City  Public  Library:  Fifteenth  annual  report  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
free  public  library  for  the  year  ending  November  30,  1905,  made  to  the 
board  of  aldermen  of  Jersey  City,  N.  J.     No  imprint.     1905.     25  p.     8°. 

John  Crerar  Library:  Eleventh  annual  report  for  the  year  1905.  Chicago,  printed 
by  order  of  the  board  of  directors,  1906.     57  p.     8°. 

Silk  Association  of  America:  Thirty-fourth  annual  report  of  the  Silk  Association 
of  America.     1906.     New  York,  [The  Association,  1906].     160  p.     8°. 

U.S.  Board  OF  Consulting  Engineers  ON  Panama  Canal:  .  .  .  Message  from  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  transmitting  the  report  of  the  board  of 
consulting  engineers  and  of  the  Isthmian  Canal  Commission  on  the  Panama 
Canal,  together  with  a  letter  written  by  Chief  Engineer  Stevens  .  .  . 
Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.     xxi,  99  p.     4°. 

U.  S.  Bureau  OF  THE  Census:  Cotton  production  and  statistics  of  cotton-seed  prod- 
ucts. 1905.  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.  72  p. 
Map.     4°.     (Bull.  40.) 

U.  S.  Bureau  op  the  Census:  Supplementary  analysis  and  derivative  tables  .  .  . 
Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.  xviii,  1144p.  4°.  (Spe- 
cial reports.  ) 


1788   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

U.  S.  Bureau  of  Immigration:  Immigration  laws  and  regulations  of  August,  1903. 
Edition  of  February,  1906.  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office, 
1906.     47  p.     8°. 

U.  S.  Isthmian  Canal  Commission:  Annual  report  of  the  Isthmian  Canal  Commis- 
sion for  the  year  ending  December  1,  1905.  AVashington,  Government 
Printing  Office,  1906.     440  p.     8°.  ^^ 

Same.  Isthmian  Canal  contracts  .  .  .  Washington,  Government  Print- 
ing Office,  1906.     Cover-title.     37  p.     8°. 

Same.     Orgers  issued  by  the  Isthmian  Canal  Commission  .  .  .     for  $1,000 

or  more  November  1 ,  1905,  to  March  7,  1906.  Washington,  Government 
Printing  Office,  1906.     Cover-title.     13  p.     8°. 

Same.  Special  report  of  the  chairman  of  the  Isthmian  Canal  Commis- 
sion to  the  Secretary  of  War,  showing  present  conditions  on  the  isthmus. 
Washington,  Isthmian  Canal  affairs,  office  of  administration,  1906.  19  p. 
8°. 

U.  S.  Senate.  Committee  on  Interoceanic  Canals:  Investigation  of  Panama  Canal 
matters.  Testimony  of  engineers  before  the  Committee  on  Interoceanic 
Canals  of  the  Ü.  S.  Senate  .  .  .  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office, 
1906.     988  p.     8°. 

U.  S.  Senate  Finance  Committee:  Monetary  agreements  with  Panama.  Hearings 
before  the  finance  committee  .  .  .  Washington,  Government  Print- 
ing Office,  1906.     Cover-title.     40  p.     8°. 

U.  S.  Smithsonian  Institution:     .     .     .     Eeport  of  the  National  Museum,   1904. 

Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.     xvi,  780  p.     illus.  plates. 

maps.     8°. 

Uruguay. 

Mensaje  del  Presidente  de  la  Eepúbuca  ...  á  la  H.  Asamblea  General  al 
inaugurarse  el  2°  período  de  la  XXII  legislatura.  15  de  febrero  de  1906. 
Montevideo,  1906.     120  p.     8°. 

Venezuela. 

Great  Britain,  Foreign  Office:  Report  for  the  year  1905  on  the  trade  and  com- 
merce of  Ciudad  Bolivar.     London,  Harrison  and  Sons,  1906.  7  p.     8°. 
(Dip.  &  cons,  repts.,  ann.  ser.  No.  3558.) 

Tavera- Acosta,  B.  :  Rionegro  por  B.  Tavera- Acosta.  Ciudad  Bolivar,  Benito  Jimeiio 
Castro,  1906.     xl,  149  (2)  p.     12°. 

GENERAL  WORKS,  REFERENCE  BOOKS  AND  BIBLIOGRAPHIES. 

Aügé,  Claude  (éd):  Petit  illustré.  Nouveau  dictionnaire  encyclopédique  publié 
sous  la  direction  de  Claude  Auge  .  .  .  Paris,  Librairie  Larousse,  1906. 
1664  p.     illus.     Maps,     tables.     12°. 

Biblioteca  da  marinha:  Segundo  supplemento  ao  catalogo  da  Bibliotheca  da 
Marinha  ...  1*  parte:  Catalogo  por  assumptos.  2*  parte,  índice 
por  autores.     Rio  de  Janeiro,  Imprenta  Nacional,  1906.     38  p.     8°. 

Biblioteca  del  ex-Coronel  Pineda,  ó  colleción  de  publicaciones  hechas  en  el  virei- 
nato  de  Santa  Fé  y  en  las  Repúblicas  de  Colombia  y  Nueva  Granada,  desde 
1774  á  1850,  y  de  varios  manuscritos  nacionales,  c  impresos  extranjeros, 
relacionados  con  los  negocios  de  la  República,  anteriores,  contemporáneos 
y  posteriores  á  la  revolución  de  1810;  dedicada,  con  el  más  profundo 
reconocimiento,  á  los  ilustres  patriarcas  de  la  Independencia  Americana 
por  medio  del  Augusto  Congreso  Granadino.  1853.  Bogotá,  Imprenta  de 
El  Tradicionista,  1872-1873.     2  v.  in  1.     8°. 

Purch AS,  Samuel:  Hakluytus  Posthumus  or  Purchas  his  pilgrimes  .  .  .  By  Samuel 
Purchas.  Vols.  11  and  12.  Glasgow,  James  MacLehose  and  sons,  1906. 
2  V.     8°. 


LIBE AEY    ADDITIONS.  1789 

International  Bureau  op  the  American  Republics:  [Descriptive  pamphlet.] 
Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1906.     35  p.     8°. 

Same.     Spanish  trs.     38  p.     8°. 

-~ Monthly  Bulletin.     April,  1906.     Vol.  22,  no.  4.     Washington,  Government 

Printing  Office,  1906.     pp.  891-1258.     8°. 

CONTENTS. 

Third  Pan-American  Conference. 
Pan-American  Unity. 

Argentine  Republic.  Customs  tariff,  1905-1906;  new  cabinet;  commercial  record  for 
1905;  free  importation  of  quebracho  wood  desired  in  Germany;  the  frozen-meat  trade 
in  1905;  imports  of  bags  and  sackings;  port  movements,  1905;  imports  of  bullion  dur- 
ing 1905;  Anglo-Argentine  commerce  in  1905;  movement  of  the  port  of  Buenos 
Ayres,  January,  1906;  Argentine  patents,  1905;  live  stock  census  of  Chubut;  sugar 
crop  in  Tucuman,  1905;  municipal  statistics  of  Buenos  Ayres,  1904;  output  of  the 
national  hat  factory  in  1905. 

Bolivia.    Stamp  taxes  on  alcoholic  liquors;  export  duties  on  tin;  mining  industry. 

Brazil.  New  President;  coffee  movement,  January,  1906;  convention  with  the  Argen- 
tine Republic  for  the  protection  of  trade-marks;  exports  from  Pernambuco,  January, 
1906;  prohibition  of  goods  bearing  false  indications  of  origin;  new  rubber  company; 
importation  of  rubber  goods,  1903  and  1904;  qualities  of  native  coal. 

Chile.  Customs  receipts,  January,  1906;  budget  of  expenses,  1906;  modification  of 
sugar  duties;  end  of  the  nitrate  combination;  the  nitrate  law;  Transandino  Rail- 
road; manufacturing  industry  in  the  Republic. 

Colombia.  Surtax  on  flour  imports;  tariff  modifications,  February,  1906;  sanitation 
measures  in  the  Republic;  extension  of  the  Girardot  Railway;  concession  for  the 
exploitation  of  asphalt;  the  Cauca  Railway;  tobacco-leaf  monopoly. 

Costa  Rica.  Customs  receipts,  second  half  of  1906;  reduction  of  duty  on  carbon  diox- 
ide; development  of  the  interoceanic  route. 

Cuba.  Reelection  of  President  Palma;  commerce  with  the  United  States,  1905;  trade 
of  Cienfuegos  in  1905;  sugar  industry  and  exports;  dutiable  value  of  Cuban  cigars. 

Dominican  Republic.    Foreign  commerce,  last  quarter  of  1905. 

Ecuador.  Arbitration  of  boundary  question  with  Colombia;  reformation  of  contract 
of  the  Central  and  South  American  Telegraph  Company;  contract  for  railway  from 
the  coast  to  Quito. 

Guatemala.  Message  of  President  Estrada  Cabrera;  timber  lands  in  the  Republic; 
banana  culture;  the  future  of  the  Republic. 

Haiti.    Export  movement,  first  quarter  of  1905-6. 

Honduras.    New  port  of  entry;  new  custom-house  on  the  Atlantic  Coast. 

Mexico.  Message  of  President  Diaz;  foreign  commerce  in  November,  1905;  customs 
revenues,  January,  1906;  exports  of  henequén,  January-October,  1905;  henequén 
exports  through  Progreso,  January,  1906;  production  of  sugar  and  molasses,  1905; 
new  west  coast  steamers;  International  Railway  report,  1905;  report  of  the  National 
Railroad,  1905;  operations  of  the  mail  service,  January,  1906;  the  port  of  Mazarían  in 
1905;  earnings  of  bonded  warehouses  of  Mexico  and  Veracruz;  relations  of  mining 
and  smelting  between  Mexico  and  the  United  States;  manufacturing  industries  in 
Jalisco,  1905-6;  rules  governing  the  practice  of  medical  professions. 

Nicaragua.  Rescinding  of  export  duty  on  coined  silver;  banana  shipments  to  the 
United  States;  valuable  concessions  granted. 

Paraguay.    Census  statistics. 

Peru.  Foreign  commerce  in  1905;  imports  through  Salaverry  and  Huanchaco,  first  half 
of  1905;  imports  of  live  stock;  mining  code. 

Salvador.  Message  of  President  Escalón;  receipts  and  expenditures  in  1905;  export 
movement,  first  nine  months  of  1905. 

United  States.  Trade  with  Latin  America:  consular  trade  reports;  foreign  commerce, 
February,  1906;  coffee  movement,  February,  1906;  sisal  grass  in  the  twine  market; 
financial  statement,  March,  1906;  Philippine  com.merce  in  1905;  export  of  rubber 
goods,  second  half  year  1905;  exports  of  copper  in  1905,  exports  of  sewing  machines, 
1905,  importation  of  zmc;  tobacco  statistics;  cotton  crop  of  1905. 

Uruguay.    Conversion  of  the  public  debt,  trade  conditions. 

Venezuela.  Commerce  of  Puerto  Cabello;  imports  at  Ciudad  Bolivar,  July-December, 
1904;  imports  at  Carúpano  July-December,  1904,  maritime  movement,  1905. 

The  World's  Trade  in  1905. 

Gold  Production  of  the  World  in  1905. 

Silver  Production  of  the  World  in  1905. 

Copper  Production,  1905. 

Trade  Opportunities  in  Latin  America. 

Book  Notes. 

Library  Accessions  and  Files. 


1790   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

International  Customs  Congress:  Resolutions  of  the  First  customs  congress  of  the 
American  républics.  Washington,  [Government  Printing  Office,  1903]. 
3  p.     4°.     (U.  S.  Treasury  circular  74.) 

Davis,  H.  G.:  The  Pan-American  railway — its  business  side.  By  H.  G.  Davis,  Chair- 
man of  the  Permanent  Pan-American  railway  committee.  Washington, 
Gibson  bros.,  1906.  Cover-title.  12  p.  8°.  (Reprinted  ...  from  North 
American  Review,  May,  1906.  ) 

TJ.  S.  Library  of  Congress:  Foreign  copyright  laws.  A  list  of  the  foreign  copyright 
laws  now  in  force,  with  citations  of  printed  texts  and  translations,  etc.,  by 
Thorvald  Solberg.  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  1904. 
86  p.    8°. 

• Same.     List  of  works  relating  to  government  regulation  on  insurance.    United 

States  and  foreign  countries.  Compiled  under  the  direction  of  Appleton 
Prentiss  Clark  Griffin,  Chief  Bibliographer.  Washington,  Government 
Printing  Office,  1906.     46  p.     4°. 

Same.     Special  rules  on  cataloging  to  supplement  A.  L.  A.  rules.     Advance 

edition.  1-21.  .  .  .  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office,  Library 
division.       1906.     26  p.     4°. 

Yaldivieso  IMoNTAÑo,  A.  :  Examen  critico  de  la  intervención.  Tesis  de  opción  al 
doctorado  en  ciencias  politicas.  (Mayo  1902.)  Caracas,  Tip.  Americana, 
1906.     79  (1)  p.     8°. 

Wiley,  Harvey  W.  :  .  .  .  Sweet  cassava:  its  culture,  properties  and  uses  by 
Harvey  W.  Wilej^  .  .  .  Washington,  Government  Printing  Office, 
1894.  16  p.  illus.  diagrs.  8°.  (L^.  S.  Dept.  of  Agriculture,  Division  of 
Chemistry.) 

ADDITIONS  TO  PERMANENT  FILE  LIST  DURING  MAY,  1906. 

Boletín  de  Estadística.     Caracas.     Monthly. 

Boletín  Oficial  del  Departamento  de  Estado.     Habana.     Monthly. 

El  Economista.     Habana.     Weekly. 

Revista  de  Agricultura.     Santo  Domingo.     Monthly, 


PERMANENT  LIBRARY  FILES. 

Those  publications  marked  with  an  asterisk  have  no  recent  numbers 
on  file. 


Persons  interested  in  the  commercial  and  general  news  of  foreign 
countries  will  find  the  following  among  the  official  and  periodical  pub- 
lications on  the  permanent  files  in  the  Columbus  Memorial  Library, 
International  Bureau  of  the  American  Bepublics: 

ARGENTINE    REPUBLIC. 

Boletín  de  la  Cámara  Mercantil.     Barracas  al  Sud.     Weekly. 

Boletín  Consular.     (Ministerio  de  relaciones  exteriores.  )    Buenos  Ayres.     Irregular. 

Boletín  de  la  Unión  Industrial  Argentina.     Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 

*  Boletín  del  Instituto  Geográfico  Argentino.     Buenos  Ayres. 

*  Boletín  Demográfico  Argentino.     Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 

*  Boletín  Oficial  de  la  República  Argentina.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily. 

Bollettino  Mensile  della  Camera  Italiana  di  Commercio  ed  Arti  in  Buenos  Aires. 

Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 
Buenos  Aires  Handels-Zeitung.     Buenos  Ayres.     Weekly. 
Buenos  Aires  Herald.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily  and  weekly. 
*E1  Comercio  Exterior  Argentino.     Buenos  Ayres. 
Monthly  Bulletin  of  Municipal  Statistics  of  the  City  of  Buenos  Ayres.     Buenos  Ayres. 

Monthly. 
La  Nación.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily.- 
La  Prensa.     Buenos  Ayres.     Daily. 
Review  of  the  River  Plate.     Buenos  Ayres.     Weekly. 
Revista  Mensual  de  la  Cámara  Mercantil.     Barracas  al  Sud.     Monthly. 
Revista  Nacional.     Buenos  Ayres.     Monthly. 
The  Standard.     Buenos  Ayres.     Mail  supplement. 


Boletín  de  la  Oficina  Nacional  de  Inmigración,  Estadística  y  Propaganda  Geográfica. 

La  Paz.     Quarterly. 
Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Geográfica  de  la  Paz.     La  Paz.     Irregular. 
El  Comercio.     La  Paz.     Daily. 
El  Estado.     La  Paz.     Daily.     (Diario  Oficial.  ) 
Revista  Comercial  é  Industrial  de  la  República  de  Bolivia.     La  Paz.     Monthly. 


Boletim  da  Agricultura.     Secretario  da  Agricultura,  Commercio  e  Obras  Publicas  do 

Estado  de  São  Paulo.     São  Paulo,  Brazil.     Monthly. 
Boletim  da  Secretaria  de  Agricultura,  Viação,  Industria  e  Obras  Publicas  do  Estado 

da  Bahia.     Bahia.     Monthly. 

1791 


1792   INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 

*  Boletim  de  Serviço  da  Estatística  Commercial  da  República  doa  Estados  Uuidos  do 

Brazil.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Irregular. 

*  Brazilian  Mining  Review.     Ouro  Preto.     Irregular. 

*  Brazilian  Review.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Weekly. 
Diario  da  Bahia.     Bahia.     Daily. 

Diario  Oficial.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Daily. 

*  Gazeta  Commercial  e  Financeira.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Weekly. 

*  Jornal  do  Commercio.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Daily. 
Jornal  do  Recife.     Pernambuco.     Daily. 

Jornal  dos  Agricultores.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Semimonthly. 
Provinda  (A)  do  Pará.     Belém.     Daily. 
Revista  Agrícola.     São  Paulo.     Monthly. 

*  Revista  Brazileira.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Monthly. 

*  Revista  Industrial  e  Mercantil.     Pernambuco.     Monthly. 
Revista  Marítima  Brazileira.     Rio  de  Janeiro.     Monthly. 


Boletín  del  Ministerio  de  relaciones  esteriores.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Agrícola  del  Sur.     Concepción.     Semimonthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  de  Fomento  Fabril.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Agricultura.     Santiago.     Weekly. 

Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  ISTacional  de  Minería.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

Chilian  Times.     Valparaiso.     Semiweekly. 

Diario  Oficial  de  la  República  de  Chile.     Santiago.     Daily. 

El  Mercurio.     Valparaiso.     Daily. 

El  Noticiero  Comercial.     Santiago  de  Chile.     Monthly, 

El  Pensamiento.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

*  Revista  Comercial  é  Industrial  de  Minas.     Santiago.     Monthly. 

COLOMBIA. 

Diario  Oficial.     Bogotá.     Daily. 

*  Revista  de  la  Instrucción  Pública  de  Colombia.     Bogotá.     Monthly. 

COSTA    RICA. 

Boletín  Judicial.     San  José.     Daily. 

La  Gaceta.     (Diario  Oficial.  )     San  José.     Daily. 

Limon  Weekly  News.     Port  Limon.     Weekly. 


Boletín  Oficial  de  la  Cámara  de  Comercio,  Industria  y  Navigación  de  la  Isla  de  Cuba. 

Habana.     Monthly. 
La  Gaceta  Económica.     Habana.     Semimonthly. 
Gaceta  Oficial  de  la  República  de  Cuba.     Habana.     Daily. 

DOMINICAN    REPUBLIC. 

Gaceta  Oficial,     Santo  Domingo.     Weekly. 

ECUADOR. 

Anales  de  la  Universidad  Central  del  Ecuador.     Quito.     Monthly.  * 

Gaceta  Municipal.     Guayaquil.     Weekly. 

Registro  Oficial  de  la  República  del  Ecuador.     Quito.     Daily. 


PEEMANEÎTT    LIBRAEY    FILES.  1793 


Les  Annales  Diplomatiques  et  Consulaires.     Paria.     Monthly. 

Bulletin  de  la  Chambre  de  Commerce  de  Paris.     Paris.     Weekly. 

Bulletin  de  la  Société  de  Géographie  Commerciale  de  Paris.     Paris.     Irregular. 

La  Géographie.     Bulletin  de  la  Société  de  Géographie.     Paris.     Semimonthly. 

Journal  d'Agriculture  Tropicale.     Paris.     Monthly. 

Moniteur  Officiel  du  Commerce.     Paris.     Weekly. 

Le  Nouveau  Monde.     Paris.     Weekly. 

La  Eevue.     Paris.     Semimonthly. 

*  Revue  du  Commerce  Extérieur.     Paris.     Semimonthly. 

GERMANY. 

*  Deutsche  Kolonialzeitung.     Berlin.     Weekly. 
Petermann's  Mitteilungen.     Gotha.     Monthly. 
Südamerikanische  Eundschau.     Berlin.     Monthly. 
Der  Tropenpflanzer.     Berlin.     Monthly. 

Zeitschrift  der  Gesellschaft  fur  Erdkunde  zu  Berlin.     Berlin.     Monthly. 

GREAT    BRITAIN. 

Board  of  Trade  Journal.     London.     Weekly. 

British  Trade  Jouiinal.     London.     Monthly. 

Commercial  Intelligence.     London.     Weekly. 

Diplomatic  and  Consular  Reports.     London. 

Geographical  Journal.     London.     Monthly. 

Mining  (The)  Journal,  Railway  and  Commercial  Gazette.     London.     Weekly. 

The  Scottish  Geographical  Magazine.     Edinburgh.     Monthly. 

South  American  Journal.     London.     Weekly. 

Times  (The).     London.     Daily.     ( Filed  for  one  year. ) 

.    GUATEMALA. 

Boletín  de  Agricultura.     Guatemala.     Irregular. 

El  Guatemalteco.     Guatemala.     Daily.     (Diario  Oficial.) 

*La  República.     Guatemala.     Daily. 


^Bulletin  Officiel  de  l'Agriculture  et  de  l'Industrie.     Port  au  Prince.     Monthly. 

*  Le  Moment.      (Journal  politique.  )     Port  au  Prince,  Haiti.     Weekly. 

Le  Moniteur.     (Journal  officiel  de  la  République  d'Haïti.)     Port  au  Prince,  Haiti. 

Biweekly. 
Revue  de  la  Société  de  Législation.     Port  au  Prince,  Haiti.     Monthly. 

HONDURAS. 

Boletín  Legislativo.     Tegucigalpa.     Daily. 
El  Estado.     Tegucigalpa.      (3  nos.  per  week.) 
La  Gaceta.     Tegucigalpa.     Daily.     (Official  ^japer.) 
Gaceta  Judicial.     Tegucigalpa.     Semiweekly. 

*  El  Pabellón  de  Honduras.     Tegucigalpa.     Weekly. 

*  El  Republicano.     (Semi-official).     Tegucigalpa.     Three  times  a  week. 

Revista  del  Archivo  y  Biblioteca  Nacional  de  Honduras.     Tegucigalpa,  Honduras. 
Monthly. 


1794   INTERNATIONAL  BUEEAU  OF  THE  AMERICAN  REPUBLICS. 


BoUettino  del  Ministro  degli  Affari  Esteri.     Roma.     Irregular. 


El  Agricultor  Mexicano.     Ciudad  Juarez.     Monthly. 

Boletín  de  Estadística.     Mérida.     Semimonthly. 

Boletín  del  Instituto  Científico  y  Literario.     Toluca.     Monthly. 

Diario  Oficial.     México.     Daily. 

El  Economista  Mexicano.     México.     "Weekly. 

*  El  Estado  de  Colima.     Colima.     Weekly. 

El  Hacendado  Mexicano.     México.     Monthly. 

Mexican  Herald.     México.     Daily.     (Filed  for  one  year.) 

Mexican  Investor.     México.     Weekly. 

Mexican  Journal  of  Commerce.     Mexico  City.     Monthly. 

Periódico    Oficial   del  Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Guerrero.      Chilpancingo,  Mexico. 

Weekly. 
Periódico   Oficial    del    Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Michoacán  de  Ocampo.     Morelia, 

México.     Semiweekly. 

*  Periódico  Oficial  del  Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Oaxaca.     Oaxaca  de  Juarez,  México. 

Semiweekly. 
Periódico  Oficial  del  Gobierno  del  Estado  de  Tabasco.     San  Juan  Bautista,  México. 

Semiweekh'. 
El  Republicano.     Aguascalientes.     Weekly. 
Semana  Mercantil.     México.     Weekly. 

NICARAGUA. 

The  American.     Bluefields.     Weekly. 
El  Comercio.     Managua.     Daily. 
Diario  Oficial.     Managua.     Daily. 

PANAMA. 

*La  Estrella  de  Panamá.     Panamá.     Weekly. 
Star  and  Herald.     Panamá.     Weekly. 
La  República.     Panamá.     Weekly. 

PARAGUAY. 

Boletín  Quincenal  de  la  Cámara  de  Comercio  de  la  Asunción.     Asunción.     Semi- 
monthly. 

*  Diario  Oficial.     Asunción.     Daily. 
Paraguay  Rundschau.     Asunción.     Weekly. 

Revista  del  Instituto  Paraguayo.     Asunción.     Monthly. 

*  Revue  Commerciale.     Assomption,  Paraguay.     Semimonthly. 

PERÚ. 

Auxiliar  del  Comercio.     Callao.     Biweekly. 

Boletín  de  Minas,  Industrias  y  Construcciones.     Lima.     Monthly. 
Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Geográfica  de  Lima.     Lima.     Quarterly. 
Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Agricultura.     Lima.     Monthly. 
Boletín  de  la  Sociedad  Nacional  de  Minería.     Lima.     Monthly. 
*E1  Comercio.     Cuzco.     Biweekly. 

*  El  Economista.     Lima.     Weekly. 

*  El  Peruano.  (Diario  Oficial.)  Lima.  Daily. 
Padrón  General  de  Minas.  Lima.  Semiannual. 
Revista  de  Ciencias.     Lima.     Monthly. 

*  Revista  Pan- Americana.     Lima.     Monthly. 


PERMANENT    LIBEAEY    FILES.  1795 

PHILIPPINE    ISLANDS. 

Boletín  de  la  Cámara  de  Comercio  Filipina.     Manila.     Monthly, 

El  Mercantil.     Manila.     Daily. 

Far  Eastern  Review,  Manila.     Monthly. 

Official  Gazette,  Manila.     Weekly.     (Also  issued  in  Spanish.  ) 

POKTO    RICO. 

La  Correspondencia  de  Puerto  Eico.     San  Juan.     Daily. 

EL    SALVADOR. 

Anales  del  Museo  jSTacional.     San  Salvador.     Monthly. 
Boletín  de  Agricultura.     San  Salvador.     Semimonthly. 
Diario  del  Salvador.     San  Salvador.     Daily. 
Diario  Oficial.     San  Salvador.     Dail)^ 

*  Revista  de  Derecho  y  Jurisprudencia.     San  Salvador.     Monthly. 

SWITZERLAND. 

La  Propriété  Industrielle.     Berne.     Monthly. 

UNITED    STATES. 

American  Druggist.     New  York.     Semimonthl3^ 

American  Exporter.     New  York.     Semimonthly.      (Alternate  Spanish  and  English 

editions.  ) 
American  Historical  Review.     New  York.     Quarterly. 
American  Review  of  Reviews.     New  York.     Monthly. 
El  Boletín  Comercial.     St.  Louis.     Monthly. 
Bookman  (The).     New  York.     Monthly. 
Bulletin  of  the  American  Geographical  Society.     New  York. 

Bulletin  of  Books  added  to  the  Public  Library  of  the  City  of  Boston.  Boston.  Monthly. 
Bulletin  of  the  Geographical  Society  of  Philadelphia.     Philadelphia.     Monthly. 
Bulletin  of  the  New  York  Public  Library.     Monthly. 
Century  Magazine.     New  York.     Monthlj^ 
Current  Literature.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Dun's  Review.     New  York.     Weekly. 

Dun's  Review.     International  edition.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Engineering  Magazine.     New  York.     Mojithly. 
Engineering  and  Mining  Journal.     New  York.     Weekly. 
Engineering  News.     New  York.     Weekly. 
Export  Implement  Age.     Philadelphia.     Monthly. 
Field  Columbian  Museum  Publications.     Chicago. 
Forum  (The) .     New  York.     Quarterl}^. 
Independent  (The) .     New  York.     Weekly. 
India  Rubber  World.     New  York.     Monthly. 
International  Buyer.     New  York.     Semimonthly.     (Alternate  Spanish  and  English 

editions.) 
Journal  of  Geography.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Library  Journal.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Literary  Digest.     New  York.     Weekly. 

*  Mexican  Industrial  Review.  Chicago.  Monthly. 
Mines  and  Minerals.  Scranton,  Penna.  Monthly. 
Mining  Magazine.     New  York.     Monthly. 


1796       INTEENATIOÎTAL    BUREAU    OF   THE    AMERICAS"    EEPüBLICS. 

Mining  World.     Chicago.     Weekly. 

Modern  Mexico.     St.  Louis.     Monthly. 

Monthly  Consular  and  Trade  Reports.      (Department  of  Commerce  and  Labor.) 

Washington.     Monthly. 
National  Geographic  Magazine.     New  York.     Monthly. 
North  American  Review.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Novedades  (Las).     New  York.     Weekly. 
Outlook  (The).     New  York.     Weekly. 
Pan-American  Review.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Patent  and  Trade  Mark  Review.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Records  of  the  Past.     Washington,  D.  C.     Monthly. 
Scientific  American.     New  York.     Weekly. 
Scientific  American.     Export  Edition.     New  York.     Monthly. 
Sister  Republics.     Denver,  Colo.     Monthly. 
The  Technical  World.     Chicago.     Monthly. 
World  To-day  (The).     Chicago.     Monthly. 
World's  AVork.     New  York.     Monthly. 

URUGUAY. 

Anales  del  Departamento  de  Ganadería  y  Agricultura.     Montevideo.     Monthly, 
*  Montevideo  Times.     Montevideo.     Daily. 

Revista  de  la  Asociación  Rural  del  Uruguay.     Montevideo.     Monthly. 
Revista  de  la  Unión  Industrial  Uruguaya.     Montevideo.     Semimonthly. 


VENEZUELA. 


El  Fonógrafo.     Maracaibo.     Daily. 
Gaceta  Oficial.     Caracas.     Daily. 
La  Industria.     Caracas.     Monthly. 
*  Venezuelan  Herald.     Caracas. 


Boletim  Mensal 


DO 


Bureau  Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas, 

União   Internacional   das  Republicas  Americanas. 
Vol.  XXII.  JUNHO  DE  1906.  No.  6 

RATIFICAÇÃO    DA    CONVENÇÃO    SANITARIA. 

O  Bureaa  Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas  recebeu  officio 
do  Departamento  de  Estado  dos  Estados  Unidos,  em  data  de  6  de  Junho 
1906,  communicando-lhe  que  a  Convenção  Sanitaria  firmada  ad  refe- 
rendum em  Washington  em  14  de  Outubro  de  1905,  pelos  delegados  dos 
Estados  Unidos,  Chile,  Costa  Rica,  Cuba,  Equador,  Guatemala,  Mexi- 
co, Nicaragua,  Peru  e  a  Republica  Dominicana  e  Venezuela,  foi  rati- 
ficada pelo  Presidente  dos  Estados  Unidos,  com  a  approvação  do 
Senado,  no  dia  29  de  Maio  de  1906. 

O  Bureau  Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas  recebeu  officio 
do  Departamento  de  Estado,  datado  de  12  de  Junho,  1906,  communi- 
cando-lhe haver  sido  depositada  no  seu  archivo  copia  authentica  do 
Decreto  do  Presidente  do  Equador,  de  30  de  Abril  de  1906,  ratificando 
e  pondo  em  execução  a  Convenção  Sanitaria  Pan- Americana  que  foi 
firmada  ad  referenduiyi  em  Washington,  em  1-1  de  Outubro  de  1905.  • 


REPUBLICA  ARGENTINA. 

EXPOKTAÇÃO  NO  PRIMEIEO  aTJARTEL  DE  1906. 

A  "Review  of  the  River  Plate,"  em  sua  edição  de  20  de  Abril  de 
1906,  publica  a  estatística  do  movimento  da  exportação  da  Republica 
Argentina  durante  o  primeiro  trimestre  de  1906,  comparada  com  a  de 
egual  periodo  do  anno  anterior.  Nesta  estatística  empregam-se  os 
pesos  e  medidas  seguintes:  Um  fardo  de  lã,  400  kilos;  1  fardo  de  pelles 
de  carneiro,  400  kilos;  1  fardo  de  crina,  400  kilos;  1  fardo  de  pelles  de 

1797 


1798      SECRETAEIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

cabra,  oTO  kilos;  1  fardo  de  feno,  50  kilos;  1  pipa  de  sebo,  400  kilos; 
1  tonel  de  sebo,  200  kilos;  1  casco  de  sebo,  160  kilos;  e  1  caixa  de  man- 
teiga, 25  kilos. 

A  exportação  de  couros  de  boi  seceos  durante  o  primeiro  quartel  de 
1906  foi  de  587,610  kilos,  contra  "561,629  kilos  no  periodo  correspon- 
dente de  1905.  Essa  exportação  por  paizes  de  destino  foi  como  segue: 
Reino  Unido,  3,351;  Estados  Unidos,  313,220;  França,  5,593;  Alle- 
uianha,  102,832;  Bélgica,  26,730;  Italia,  99,137;  Brazil,  900;  outros 
paizes,  35,847. 

Coutos  de  l)oi  salgados. — Foram  exportados  364,553  kilos  no  pri- 
meiro quartel  de  1906,  contra  350,775  kilos  no  periodo  correspondente 
de  1905,  dos  quaes  48,430  kilos  foram  enviados  para  o  Reino  Unido, 
24,040  para  os  Estados  Unidos,  9,290  para  a  França,  186,505  para  a 
Allemanha,  95,638  para  a  Bélgica,  e  1,150  para  a  Italia. 

Couros  de  cavallo  seceos. — 31,396  kilos  no  1"  trimestre  de  1906,  con- 
tra 38,931  em  egual  periodo  de  1905,  os  quaes  tiveram  o  seguinte 
destino:  Estados  Unidos,  2,823;  Allemanha,  28,523. 

Couros  de  cavallo  salgados. — 1,050  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra 
91,921  em  egual  periodo  de  1905,  sendo  600  com  destino  aos  Estados 
Unidos,  e  450  com  destino  á  Allemanha. 

Pelles  de  carneiro. — 12,662  em  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  16,868 
no  mesmo  periodo  de  1905,  sendo  distribuidas  assim:  Reino  Unido, 
674;  Estados  Unidos,  145;  França,  10,574;  Allemanha,  684;  Bélgica, 
8;  Italia,  547;  Brazil,  30. 

Crina. — Exportaram -se  830  fardos  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra 
2,456  fardos  em  egual  periodo  de  1905,  sendo  distribuidos  assim:  Reino 
Unido,  37;  Estados  Unidos,  266;  França,  21;  Allemanha,  190;  Bélgica, 
255;  Italia,  50;  outros  paizes,  4. 

Seho.- — Exportaram-se  4,390  pipas,  22,039  cascos  e  768  toneis  de 
sebo  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  10,216  pipas,  27,384  cascos  e  6,215 
toneis  no  periodo  correspondente  de  1905.  Os  paizes  de  destino  foram 
como  seguem:  Reino  Unido,  935  pipas,  13,046  cascos  e  291  toneis; 
França,  200  pipas  e  201  cascos;  Allemanha,  233  pipas  e  3,573  cascos; 
Bélgica,  158  pipas,  1,402  cascos  e  8  toneis;  Italia,  2,056  pipas,  781 
cascos  e  29  toneis;  Brazil,  215  pipas,  690  cascos;  os  demais  paizes,  593 
pipas,  2,316  cascos  e  440  toneis. 

Pelles  de  cahra. — 3,993  fardos  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  comparados 
com  4,921  fardos  no  periodo  correspondente  de  1905,  os  quaes  tiveram 
a  seguinte  distribuição:  Estados  Unidos,  989;  França,  244;  Allemanha, 
201;  Bélgica,  2,639. 

Zã.— 188,258  fardos  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  231,749  fardos 
em  egaal  periodo  de  1905,  os  quaes  foram  distribuidos  assim:  Reino 
Unido,  14,179  fardos;  Estados  Unidos,  12,636;  França,  66,022;  Alle- 
manha, 68,473;  Bélgica,  23,204;  Italia,  1,932;  outros  paizes,  2,512. 

Carneiros   congelados. — 648,925    no   1°   trimestre   de   1906,    contra 


REPUBLICA  ARGENTINA.  1799 

800, 6é8  em  egual  período  de  1905,  sendo  636,916  com  destino  ao  Reino 
Unido,  24,  á  Italia  e  11,995,  á  Africa  do  Sul. 

Trigo.— 968,107  toneladas  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  992,125 
toneladas  em  egual  periodo  de  1905,  tendo  a  seguinte  distribuição: 
Reino  Unido,  109,078;  França,  17,903;  Allemanha,  161,434;  Bélgica, 
151,942;  Italia,  33,904;  Africa  do  Sul,  6,766;  Brazil,  24,765;  á  ordem, 
482,621;  outros  paizes,  94,201. 

J/iZA(?.— 40,527  toneladas  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  215,510 
toneladas  no  mesmo  período  de  1905,  com  os  seguintes  destinos:  Reino 
Unido,  161,545;  França,  12,288;  Allemanha,  2,593;  Bélgica,  18,086; 
Italia,  10,898;  Africado  Sul,  606;  Brazil,  581;  á  ordem,  24,477;  outros 
paizes,  8,533. 

Z¿n/¿í>.— 214,407  toneladas  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  278,369 
toneladas  em  1905,  sendo  7,823  toneladas  com  destino  ao  Reino  Unido; 
França  22,953;  Allemanha,  41,585;  Bélgica,  22,620;  Italia,  551;  á 
ordem,  95,193;  outros  paizes,  23,598. 

Farinha  de  trigo. — 21,388  toneladas  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra 
30,789  toneladas  em  egual  periodo  de  1905,  tendo  a  seguinte  distri- 
buição: Reino  Unido,  2,620;  Allemanha,  364;  Africa,  9;  Brazil,  23,833; 
outros  paizes,  751. 

ii^aréZo.— 37,603  toneladas  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  32,830 
toneladas  em  egual  periodo  de  1905,  distribuidas  assim:  Reino  Unido, 
5,370;  França,  1,285;  Allemanha,  26,350;  Bélgica,  5,432;  Brazil,  582; 
á  ordem,  300;  outros  paizes,  2,286. 

Farelo  grosso. — 16,648  saceos  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  43,348 
saceos  em  1905,  recebendo  a  França  12,456  saceos  e  a  Bélgica,  4,192 
saceos. 

Bagas  de  mamona. — 43,102  saceos  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra 
55,345  saceos  em  1905,  dos  quaes  9,205  saceos  foram  enviados  para  o 
Reino  Unido,  33,251  saceos  para  a  Allemanha,  e  640  saceos  para  a 
Bélgica. 

Carne  de  "oacca. — 543,431  quartos  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra 
405,571  quartos  no  periodo  correspondente  de  1905,  dos  quaes  466,822 
quartos  foram  enviados  para  o  Reino  Unido,  1,660  quartos  para  a 
Italia  e  75,449  quartos  para  a  Africa  do  Sul. 

i^é?i(9.— 358,343  fardos  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  270,358  fardos 
em  egual  periodo  de  1905,  sendo  88,971  fardos  com  destino  á  Africa 
do  Sul,  156,765  fardos  com  destino  ao  Brazil,  e  20,607  fardos  com 
destino  a  outros  paizes. 

Quebracho. — 89,278  toneladas  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906,  contra  73,584 
toneladas  em  egual  período  de  1905.  Dessa  quantidade,  3,713  tone- 
ladas foram  enviadas  para  o  Reino  Unido;  14,747  toneladas  para  os 
Estados  Unidos;  1,268  toneladas  para  a  França;  12,380  toneladas  para 
a  Allemanha;  1,907  para  a  Bélgica;  6,618  para  a  Italia;  32,485 
toneladas  á  ordem;  outros  paizes,  10,151. 
Buli.  No.  6—06 22 


1800      SECEETAEIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Manteiga. — Foram  exportadas  71,209  caixas  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906, 
contra  70,871  caixas  em  egiial  periodo  de  1905,  recebendo  o  Reino 
Unido  42,132  caixas;  a  Allemanha,  100  caixas;  Africa  do  Sul,  26,976 
caixas,  e  o  Brazil,  1. 

Exti^acto  de  quebracho. — 17,053  toneladas  no  1°  trimestre  de  1906, 
contra  7,025  toneladas  no  mesmo  periodo  de  1905,  sendo  distribuidas 
assim:  Eeino  Unido,  1,850;  Estados  Unidos,  5,658;  França,  931;  Alle- 
manha, 4,668;  Bélgica,  47;  Italia,  1,791;  Brazil,  8,  e  á  ordem,  2,100. 


BRAZIL. 

MENSAGEM   DO   PRESIDENTE   DA   BEPUBLICA. 

Extractos  da  mensagem  que  o  Presidente  Rodrigues  Alves  apre- 
sentou ao  Congresso  Nacional,  na  occasião  de  sua  abertura,  no  dia  3  de 
Maio  de  1906. 

RELAÇÕES    EXTERIORES. 

"São  de  todo  satisfactorias  as  nossas  relações  com  as  demais  potencias, 
tendo  sido  sempre  empenho  meu  fortalecer  os  laços  de  amizade  que  a 
ellas  nos  unem.  Foi  assignado  nesta  cidade,  a  7  de  Setembro  ultimo, 
pelos  plenipotenciarios  do  Brazil  e  da  Republica  Argentina,  um  tratado 
de  arbitramento  geral  que  em  tempo  será  submettido  á  approvação  dos 
Congressos  dos  dois  paizes.  Achava-se  então  na  bahia  do  Rio  de 
Janeiro,  onde  se  deteve  alguns  dias,  uma  luzida  divisão  naval  argentma 
que,  por  ordem  do  seu  Governo,  veio  tomar  parte  nas  festas  com- 
memorativas  da  nossa  independencia.  As  demonstrações  que  essa 
visita  motivou  deram  novo  testemunho  do  grande  apreço  em  que  o 
Governo  e  o  povo  Brazil  eiró  têm  a  amizade  Argentina. 

"Trocadas  ultimamente  em  Santiago  as  ratificações  do  nosso  tratado 
de  arbitramento  geral  com  o  Chile,  de  18  de  Maio  de  1899,  expedi  o 
decreto  de  14  de  Abril  do  corrente  anno,  mandando  entrar  em  execução 
esse  acto. 

"Em  29  de  Maio  do  anno  passado  começou  a  f  unccionar  nesta  cidade  o 
Tribunal  Arbitral  Brazileiro-Boliviano,  creado  pelo  Artigo  2°  do  tratado 
de  17  de  Novembro  de  1903,  e  em  15  de  Janeiro  ultimo  inaugurou  os 
seus  trabalhos  o  Brazileiro-Peruano,  estabelecido  pela  convenção  de  12 
de  Julho  de  1904,  ambos  sob  a  presidencia  do  nuncio  apostólico.  No 
seio  do  primeiro  levantou- se  duvida  sobre  a  interpretação  de  uma 
clausula  do  seu  regimento  interno  de  3  de  Junho  de  1905.  A  questão 
foi  resolvida  pelos  dois  Governos  em  30  de  Janeiro  deste  anno. 

"Estão  instalados  nos  territorios  provisoriamente  neutralizados  do 
Breu  (Alto  Jurúa)  e  de  Catay  (Alto  Purús)  as  commissões  mixtas  de 
policia  e  as  íiscaes  determinadas  no  accordo  de  12  de  Julho  de  1904 
entre  o  Brazil  e  o  Peru.     As  de  reconhecimento  do  Alto  Purús  e  do 


BEAZIL.  1801 

Alto  Jurúa,  vencendo  corajosamente  grandes  difficuldades,  terminaram 
tão  rapidamente  quanto  era  possivel  as  suas  explorações,  levadas  não 
só  até  ás  nascentes  desses  dois  rios  e  dos  seus  affluentes  superiores, 
mas  também  até  aos  varadouros  que  os  communicam  com  certos  tribu- 
tarios do  Ucaj^ale.  Os  chefes  das  duas  commissões  de  reconhecimento 
no  Alto  Purús  já  entregaram  aos  seus  respectivos  Governos  o  relatório 
e  as  plantas  de  que  foram  incumbidos.  A  commissão  mixta  que  andou 
pelo  Alto  Jurúa  está  ultimando  os  seus  trabalhos  de  gabinete  em 
Manáos.  Estudados  esses  documentos  e  tendo  mais  exactas  noticias 
daquellas  paragens,  poderão  empenhar-se  os  dois  Governos  com  maio- 
res probabilidades  de  êxito,  em  achar  alguma  solução  satisfactoria  para 
a  questão  de  limites  ainda  pendente. 

"  Dois  protocollos  relativos  á  execução  do  tratado  de  limites  entre 
o  Brazil  e  Venezuela,  de  5  de  Maio  de  1859,  foram  assignados  em  Cara- 
cas pelos  plenipotenciarios  dos  dois  paizes,  no  dia  9  de  Dezembro 
ultimo.  No  primeiro  ficou  approvada  e  reconhecida  a  demarcação  feita 
em  1880  pela  commissão  mixta  Brazileira- Venezuelana,  desde  a  Pedra 
de  Cucuhy,  junto  ao  rio  Negro,  até  ao  Serro  Cupy,  na  direcção  de  leste. 
No  segundo  se  estipulou  que  uma  commissão  mixta  verifique  a  demar- 
cação feita  de  1881  á  1884,  pela  commissão  Brazileira,  sem  o  concurso 
da  Venezuelana,  desde  o  Serro  Gup}^  até  o  ponto,  no  Monte  Roraima, 
onde  se  encontrem  as  tres  fronteiras  do  Brazil,  Venezuela  e  Guyana 
Britannica,  dando  sempre  preferente  attenção  á  linha  divisoria  das 
aguas  que  vão  para  o  Amazonas,  Orinoco  e  Essequibo,  e  procedendo  á 
demarcação  conforme  o  disposto  nos  §§  2°  e  3°  de  Art.  2°,  no  referido 
tratado  de  limites  de  5  dé  Maio  de  1859. 

"  Effectuada  a  troca  das  ratificações  do  tratado  de  limites  que  conclui- 
mos com  o  Equador  em  6  de  Maio  de  1901,  promulguei-o  por  decreto 
de  18  de  Maio  de  1905. 

"Espero  que  brevemente  se  possa  ultimar  satisfactoriamente  a  nego- 
ciação que  temos  pendente  com  o  Governo  dos  Paizes  Baixos  sobre  os 
limites  do  Brazil  com  a  Colonia  de  Surinan. 

"Foram  renovadas  em  Bogotá  as  negociações,  interrompidas  desde 
18T0,  para  um  ajuste  de  limites  entre  o  Brazil  e  a  Colombia.  A  solução 
conciliatoria  e  razoável  que  procuramos,  no  interesse  dos  dois  paizes 
amigos,  só  será  impossível  si,  o  que  não  é  de  suppor,  o  Governo  Colom- 
biano entender  que  a  nossa  posse  effectiva  e  continua  de  quasi  dois 
séculos  na  margem  esquerda  do  Amazonas  e  do  baixo  Iça,  ou  Putu- 
mayo,  vale  menos  do  que  o  tratado  preliminar,  ou  provisorio  de  1777, 
nunca  executado  completamente,  nunca  seguido  do  tratado  definitivo 
que  elle  próprio  annunciava,  e  para  sempre  roto  desde  a  guerra  de  1801. 

"  Empenho-me  em  fazer  começar  sem  mais  demora  os  trabalhos  de 
demarcação  das  novas  fronteiras  entre  o  Brazil  e  a  Bolivia  e  os  da  cons- 
trucção  da  via  férrea  do  Madeira  ao  Mamoré,  dando-se  fiel  execução 
por  nossa  parte  ao  Tratado  de  17  de  Novembro  de  1903. 


1802     SECEETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

"  Trata-se  agora  da  approvaçao,  pelos  dois  Governos  interessados, 
das  plantas  apresentadas  pela  commissão  mixta  Brazileira- Argén  tina 
que  fez  a  demarcação  de  limites  da  fronteira  commum,  pelo  Uruguay, 
Pepiry-Guassú,  Santo  Antonio  e  Iguassú,  desde  a  confluencia  do  Qua- 
rahim  até  á  daquelle  ultimo  rio,  no  Alto  Paraná,  como  vos  annunciei 
na  minha  precedente  mensagem  annual. 

"Por  decretos  de  13  de  Julho  e  5  de  Outubro  de  1905,  entraram  em 
execução  no  Brazil  o  accordo  internacional  para  a  repressão  do  trafico 
de  mulheres  brancas  a  que  tínhamos  adherido  em  18  de  Maio  de  anno 
anterior  e  a  Convenção  Sanitaria  Internacional  que  concluimos  nesta 
cidade  do  Rio  de  Janeiro  em  12  de  Junho  de  1901  com  as  Republicas 
Argentina,  Oriental,  do  Urugua}^  e  do  Paraguay.  Outro  decreto  de 
3  de  Fevereiro  ultimo  promulgou  o  convenio  sobre  marcas  de  fabrica 
e  de  commercio  entre  o  Brazil  e  a  Republica  Argentina,  assignado  em 
30  de  Outubro  de  1901. 

'  '  O  Santo  Padre  Pio  X  deu  uma  prova  de  particular  aflí ecto  aos 
Brazileiros,  creando  cardeal,  no  Consistorio  de  11  de  Dezembro  ultimo, 
o  Arcebispo  do  Rio  de  Janeiro,  Dora  Joaquim  Arcoverde  de  Albu- 
querque Cavalcante. 

"  E  a  primeira  vez  que  tão  alta  distincção  recahe  em  um  prelado  da 
America  Latina. 

"De  6  a  16  de  Agosto  do  anno  passado,  funccionou  nesta  capital  o 
Terceiro'  Congresso  Scientifico  Latino- Americano. 

"Os  representantes  em  Washington  das  Republicas  do  nosso  Conti- 
nente, depois  de  receberem  instrucções  dos  seus  respectivos  Governos 
e  em  sessão  de  6  de  Dezembro  ultimo,  escolheram  para  sede  da  Terceira 
Conferencia  Internacional  Americana  a  cidade  do  Rio  de  Janeiro.  A 
primeira,  como  sabeis,  realizou-se  em  Washington  de  1889  a  1890,  e  a 
segunda  no  Mexico  em  1901. 

"Uma  commissão  especial,  composta  do  Secretario  de  Estado  dos 
Estados  Unidos  da  America,  dos  embaixadores  do  Brazil  e  do  Mexico 
e  dos  Ministros  da  Republica  Argentina,  Chile,  Costa  Rica  e  Cuba, 
formulou  o  programma  dos  trabalhos  unanimemente  approvado  em 
sessões  de  6  de  21  de  Abril. 

"A  Conferencia  deverá  começar  as  suas  sessões  em  21  de  Julho  e  en- 
cerrabas a  1°  de  Setembro,  de  accordo  com  o  regulamento  já  approvado 
pela  União  das  Republicas  Americanas  em  Washington.  A  25  de  Julho 
espera  chegar  a  esta  capital  em  visita  ao  Brazil,  o  Secretario  de  Estado 
dos  Estados  Unidos  da  America,  Sr.  Elihu  Root,  que  será  nosso 
hospede  durante  alguns  dias. 

"Tenho  grande  satisfação  em  ver  que  cada  vez  mais  se  estreitam  as 
relações  de  cordial  amizade  entre  o  Brazil  e  os  Estados  Unidos  da 
America.  Concorrendo  para  isso  não  tenho  feito  mais  do  que  seguir 
a  politica  traçada  desde  1822,  pelos  fundadores  da  nossa  independencia 
e  invariavelmente  observada  por  todos  os  Governos  que  o  Brazil  tem 
tido. 


BRAZIL.  1803 

"A  Segunda  Conferencia  da  paz  para  que  fomos  convidados  como  tí- 
nhamos sido  para  a  primeira  de  1899,  devia  reunir-se  na  Jíaja.  em  15  de 
Julho  proximo,  segundo  proposta  feita  aos  demais  Governos  pelo  de  Sua 
Majestade  o  Imperador  da  Russia.  Estando  já  convocada  para  esse 
mesmo  mez  no  Rio  de  Janeiro  a  Conferencia  Pan- Americana,  pedimos 
conjunctamente  com  o  Governo  dos  Estados  Unidos  da  America  o 
adiamento  da  reunião  na  Haya  para  data  razoavelmente  posterior  á  do 
Rio  de  Janeiro,  afim  de  que  alguns  dos  delegados  a  esta  pudessem 
tomar  parte  na  outra.  Esse  adiamento  foi  prompto  e  facilmente 
acceito  pela  Russia  e  por  todas  as  outras  potencias  europeas.  Em  30 
de  Abril  determinei  a  nossa  Legação  em  Berna  que  apresentasse  a 
adhesão  do  Brazil  a  Convenção  de  Genebra  de  22  de  Agosto  de  1864, 
chamada  da  Cruz  Vermelha,  ficando  esse  acto  dependente  da  vossa 
approvação.  O  Paraguay,  o  Equador  e  a  Colombia,  únicos  paizes  da 
America  do  Sul  que  se  achavam  no  nosso  caso,  íizeram-nos  saber  que 
estão  também  dispostos  a  adherir  desde  já  a  essa  Convenção. 

"Por  iniciativa  de  Sua  Magestade  o  Rei  da  Italia,  fundou-se  em 
Roma  um  Instituto  Internacional  de  Agricultura.  O  Brazil,  convi- 
dado a  tomar  parte  nas  conferencias  preparatorias,  fez-se  nellas  repre- 
sentar, ultimamente,  auctorizei  o  nosso  representante  diplomático 
na  Italia,  a  assignar  como  plenipotenciario  e  aã-reyere7idu)7i  do  Con- 
gresso Nacional,  a  Convenção  ajustada  entre  as  potencias  que  adheri- 
ram  á  creação  do  mesmo  Instituto. 

"Na  Conferencia  Assucareira  de  Bruxellas,  os  nossos  interesses 
têm  sido  defendidos  pelo  Ministro  do  Brazil  ali  acreditado  e  por  um 
delegado  do  Ministerio  da  Fazenda. 

"Já  foi  restabelecida  a  nossa  Legação  no  Mexico.  O  Governo  dos 
Paizes  Baixos  creou  mua  no  Rio  de  Janerio,  inaugurada  em  16  de 
Dezembro  ultimo. 

"O  restabelecimento  da  que  em  outros  tempos  tivemos  em  YLaya, 
está  dependendo  da  approvação  de  um  projecto  submettido  á  vossa 
decisão." 


SAÚDE    PUBLICA. 

"Muito  lisongeiro  é  o  estado  sanitario  desta  capital. 

"O  anno  de  1905  foi  o  mais  salubre  do  ultimo  quinquennio.  As 
molestias  evitáveis,  com  exclusão  da  tuberculose,  tendem  a  desappare- 
cer. 

"A  febre  amarella,  sobretudo,  já  não  existe  com  a  feição  epidémica, 
e  o  Rio  de  Janeiro  não  pode  mais  ser  apontado  como  um  foco  dessa 
molestia. 

"Este  resultado  extraordinario  foi  exclusivamente  devido  ao  serviço 
especial  de  prophylaxia  que  o  Governo  Federal  estabelceu,  manteve  e 
defendeu  contra  todas  as  opposições  que  se  levantaram.     Tanto  mais 


180  i     SECRET  A.ETA  INTEBNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS^ 

digno  de  apreço  é  este  resultado  quanto  é  certo  que  as  condições  da 
cidade  actualmente  são  muito  favoráveis  á  erupção  e  desenvolvimento 
de  epidemias.  As  demolições,  as  excavações,  as  aberturas  das  galerias 
de  esgoto,  facilitaram  o  desenvolvimento  de  um  paroxismo  epidémico, 
si  não  fossem  as  medidas  sanitarias  postas  em  execução. 

"Por  tal  motivo  é  de  absoluta  necessidade  que  não  seja  alterada  a 
actual  organização  dos  serviços  sanitarios.  O  Governo  carece  estar 
sempre  apparelhado  de  todos  os  elementos  de  acção  para  contrabalan- 
çar, com  as  medidas  prophylacticas  que  está  executando,  as  numero- 
sas causas  accidentaes  de  insalubridade  eventual  ora  existentes.  E, 
com  relação  á  febre  amarella,  mesmo  que  taes  causas  de  insalubridade 
eventual  cessem  com  a  terminação  das  grandes  obras  de  saneamento, 
não  poderá  desapparecer  o  serviço  especial  de  prophylaxia,  porquanto 
coexistem  na  cidade  as  condições  nosologicas  favoráveis  á  disseminação 
da  molestia  que  poderá  ser  facilmente  importada. 

"E  urgente  a  organização  do  serviço  sanitario  dos  portos  e  a  cons- 
trucção  de  um  hospital  de  isolamento  modelo  nesta  capital,  como  é 
digno  de  vossa  attenção  o  Instituto  de  Manguinho,  cujos  valiosos  ser- 
viços têm-se  extendido  a  toda  a  Republica.  E  mister  organizar  e  des- 
envolver tão  importante  núcleo  de  estudos,  já  conhecidos  na  Europa 
e  tão  pouco  entre  nós. 

SITUAÇÃO  ECONÓMICA. 

"O  movimento  geral  do  commercio  da  Republica  com  o  exterior, 
segundo  os  dados  fornecidos  pela  Repartição  de  Estatistica  Commer- 
cial, elevou-se  em  1905  á  somma  de  1,014,434:426$,  papel,  equivalente  a 
£72,701,880,  e  em  1904  a  de  1,288,955:307$,  papel,  ou  £65,345,559, 
veriíicando-se,  portanto,  um  augmento  de  £7,416,321  no  valor  real  da 
exportação  e  importação  do  anno  de  1905. 

"Esses  grandes  valores  assim  se  decompõem: 


Milreis. 


Libras 
esterlinas. 


1904. 

Exportação 

Importaf  âo 

1905 

Exportação - 

Importação 


776,  367, 418 
Õ12, 587, 889 


684,834,785 
429,  622, 641 


39, 430, 136 
25,  915, 423 


44, 648, 113 
28, 118, 7G7 


"Vê-se  que  o  excesso  da  exportação  sobre  a  importação  de  merca- 
dorias foi  em  1904,  em  que  regulou  a  taxa  cambial  média  de  123^2,  de 
263,779:529$  papel,  ou  £13,514,071,  e  em  1905,  com  a  média  cambial 
de  15||,  de  255,209:144$  papel,  ou  £16,524,346,  havendo,  portanto, 
um  augmento  de  £3,009,633,  no  valor  real  do  saldo  de  1905  sobre  o  de 
1904. 


BRAZIL.  1805 

"As  differenças  para  menos,  em  papel,  do  anno  de  1905,  confrontado 
com  o  de  1901,  de  91,535:633$,  na  exportação,  e  de  82,965:218$  na 
importação,  resultam  da  elevação  da  taxa  cambial,  pois  o  valor  real  da 
exportação  em  1905  augmentou  de  £5,212,977,  e  o  da  importação,  de 
£2,203,314. 

"Effectivamente,  as  quantidades  das  mercadorias  exportadas  no  anno 
findo,  e  seus  correspondentes  valores  em  ouro,  apresentam  sensíveis 
augmentes,  sendo  dig-nos  de  nota:  O  assucar,  cuja  exportação  de 
7,861,150  kilos  em  1901  attingiu  em  1905  a  37,716,510  kilos;  a  borra- 
cha de  seringa,  de  28,792,206  kilos  a  32,073,285;  o  café,  de  10,021,536 
kilos  a  10,820,661;  saccas  de  caroços  de  algodão,  de  26,600,538  kilos  a 
37,193,736;  o  algodão,  de  13,262,738  kilos  a  21,081,753;  e  a  farinha  de 
mandioca,  cuja  diminuta  exportação  anterior  teve  um  accrescimo  de 
1,296,070  kilos.  Só  o  fumo  e  a  herva  matte  apresentam  diminuição 
nas  quantidades  exportadas  que  baixaram  respectivamente  de  3,573,697 
e  3,012,122  kilos. 

"No  quinquennio  de  1901  a  1905  foi  o  seguinte  o  movimento  do 
commercio  com  o  exterior: 


Annos. 

Importações.  Exportações. 

Excesso  de 
exportações. 

1901 

2i,  377, 003 
23, 279, 448 
24, 207, 840 
25,  91Õ,  423 
28, 118, 767 

40, 621,  993 
36,437,456 
36, 883, 175 
39, 430, 136 
44,643,113 

19,244  990 

1902 

13, 158, 038 

1903...: 

12,675  365 

1904 

13, 514, 713 

1905 

16,524  246 

"A  este  movimento  commercial,  que  se  pode  considerar  satisfactorio, 
tem  correspondido  uma  arrecadação  lisonjeira  da  renda. 

"situação  financeira. 

"A  das  Alfandegas  da  União  foi  em  1905  de  177,735:851$  papel,  e 
53,775:501$  ouro,  havendo,  portanto,  um  augmento  de  15,936:635$ 
papel  e  7,187:513$  ouro  sobre  a  do  anno  anterior. 

"A  dos  impostos  de  consumo  foi,  no  mesmo  exercício,  de  36,015:892$, 
conforme  os  dados  conhecidos  e  ainda  incompletos,  demonstrando, 
desde  já,  um  augmento  de  822,112$  sobre  a  de  1901. 

"Da  arrecadação  das  Alfandegas  no  primeiro  trimestre  do  corrente 
anno,  é  já  conhecida  a  renda  de  40,138:713$  papel,  e  16,871:979$  ouro 
ou  menos  7,751:381$  papel,  e  mais  1,319:567$  ouro  do  que  em  egual 
periodo  do  anno  passado. 

"A  renda  de  exportação  do  territorio  do  Acre  tem  tido  considerável 
augmento,  tendo  produzido  para  a  União  570,102$  em  1903;  subiu  a 
2,376:932$  em  1905,  elevando-se  já  a  4,458:389$  no  primeiro  trimestre 
deste  anno.  A  lei  no.  1313  de  30  de  Dezembro  de  1904  orçou  a  receita 
geral  da  Republica,  para  1905,  em  reis  47,844:830$889  ouro  e 
260,813:000$  papel,  excluidas  as  quantias  que  poderiam  ser  arrecadadas 


1806     SECKETAEIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

para  obras  de  melhoramentos  de  portos  nos  Estados,  e  cuja  cobrança 
não  foi  ordenada. 

"A  renda  esc ripturada  á  vista  dos  balanços  já  recebidos  das  Dele- 
gacias Fiscaes  e  repartições  desta  capital  é  de  4õ,lõ3:136$70tt  ouro,  e 
reis  227,808: 320$lõtl:  papel.  A  conhecida  pelas  demonstrações  vindas 
das  Delegacias  e  ainda  não  escripturadas  é  de  10,206: 144$679  ouro,  e 
reis  50,870: 322|321  papel,  e  a  do  trimestre  addicional  é  estimada  em 
reis  1,000: 398$130  ouro,  e  9,  073:083$979  papel.  Reunidas  estas  par- 
cellas  verifica-se  ser  a  receita  approximada  do  exercício  de  56,359: 
679$813  ouro,  e  287,751:  726$95tl:  papel,  não  computados  os  depósitos. 
Do  confronto  desses  algarismos,  resulta  que  a  renda  arrecadada  excedeu 
a  estimativa  orçamentaria  em  3,514:2981924  ouro,  e  26,938: 726$954 
papel.  A  despeza  do  exercício  foi  ñxada  em  46,794:481^726  ouro  e 
273,679: 237$085  papel,  excluidas  as  quantias  para  obras  de  melhora- 
mentos de  portos  nos  Estados  não  arrecadadas. 

"  Addicionando-se  a  essas  importancias  as  de  1,677:2071042  ouro, 
reis  27,803:249^389  papel,  de  despezas  feitas  por  conta  de  créditos 
especiaes  extraordinarios  e  supplementares  pertencentes  ao  exercício, 
ter-se-á  a  despeza  eflectiva  de  reis  48,471 :688$762  ouro,  e  reis  301,- 
487:  486^047  papel. 

"Comparando  a  arrecadação  com  a  despeza  eiïectuada,  obtem-se  o 
seguinte  resultado;  arrecadação,  ouro  56,359:6791813;  despeza,  ouro, 
reis  48,471:6781762;  saldo,  ouro,  reis  7,887:9911051;  arrecadação, 
papel,  reis  287,751 :726$9õ4;  despeza,  papel,  reis  301,487 :486$471,  e 
deficit^  papel,  reis  13,735:759^520. 

"E  este  o  resultado  approximado  do  balanço  do  exercício,  excluida, 
como  ficou  acima  consignado,  a  conta  de  Depósitos,  notando-se  que  foi 
computada  neste  calculo  a  totalidade  da  somma  consignada  no  orça- 
mento para  a  despeza,  como  effectivamente  gasta.  Essa  conta,  que 
está  sendo  liquidada  teve  grande  movimento  em  1905,  em  consequência 
da  venda  da  Estrada  de  Ferro  Sorocabana,  tornada  effectiva  naquelle 
anno,  e  das  fortes  sommas  destinadas  ao  pagamento  dos  credores  da 
liquidação  da  mesma  estrada.  Nas  caixas  económicas  em  1905,  o 
excesso  das  retiradas  sobre  as  entradas  foi  de  14,747:299|832. 

"•  PAPEL-MOEDA.  " 

"O  Governo  não  tem  descurado  do  resgate  do  papel-moeda  e  dos 
títulos  de  nossa  divida,  proseguindo  com  a  maior  confiança  na  execução 
de  medidas  de  tão  alto  alcance  para  o  paiz. 

"A  somma  do  papel-moeda  em  circulação  em  31  de  Março  era  de 
reis  669,347:914^250. 

'"No  mez  de  Abril  findo,  além  da  diminuição  proveniente  do  troco 
de  notas  substituidas  e  sujeitas  a  desconto  e  do  troco  de  nickel,  houve 
o  resgate  de  1,000:  000$,  que  o  Governo  mandou  incinerar,  por  conta 
da  competente  verba  orçamentaria. 


BRAZIL.  1807 

"O  quadro  seguinte  mostra  a  reducção  que  tem  soffrido  o  papel- 
moeda  a  partir  de  Agosto  de  1898: 

Em  31  de  Agosto,  1898 788,  364:614$500 

Em  31  de  Dezembro,  1898 785,  941: 758^000 

Em  31  de  Dezembro,  1899 733,  727:153§000 

Em  31  de  Dezembro,  1900 699,  634:719$000 

Em  31  de  Dezembro,  1901 680,451:058^000 

Em  31  de  Dezembro,  1902 675,  536:784|000 

Em  31  de  Dezembro,  1903 674,  978:942$000 

Em  31  de  Dezembro,  1904 673,  739:980$000 

Em  31  de  Dezembro,  1905 669,  492: 608$750 

Em  31  de  Abril,  1906 668,  347:014$250 

A  reducção  é  pois  de  15.2  por  cento. 

"resgate  de  títulos. 

"Para  a  encampação  de  estradas  de  ferro,  que  gozavam  de  garantia 
de  juros,  foram  emittidos  Recision  bonds,  de  é  por  cento,  no  valor 
nominal  de  16,619,320. 

"Essa  importancia  se  acha  hoje  reduzida  a  15,649,560,  pelas  amorti- 
zações realizadas  de  165,920  em  1903,  387,840,  em  1904,  416,000,  por 
conta  do  exercício  de  1905,  elevando-se,  portanto,  a  669,760  o  total  das 
amortizações  efïectuadas  de  Novembro  de  1903  até  a  presente  data. 

"As  primeiras  amortizações  foram  feitas  ao  preço  de  76  por  cento, 
e  as  ultimas  a  90ï,  91^,  e  91i\,  em  consequência  da  alta  que  tiveram 
aquelles  titulos. 

"O  empréstimo  de  1868,  ouro,  de  6  por  cento,  acha-se  extincto. 
Desse  empréstimo  existiam  em  circulação,  em  Novembro  de  1902, 
titulos  no  valor  nominal  de  reis  6,710:000$,  ou  754,780,  todos  chama- 
dos a  resgate.  Até  a  data  de  20  de  Abril  findo  faltava  apenas 
effectuar-se  o  pagamento  de  cerca  de  47,000,  por  não  se  terem  ainda 
apresentado  ao  Thesouro  todos  os  possuidores  dessas  apólices  ou  seus 
representantes. 

"Do  empréstimo  interno  de  60,000:000$,  papel,  de  6  por  cento, 
foram  retiradas  da  circulação,  a  partir  de  Novembro  de  1902,  22,260 
apólices,  no  valor  de  22,260:000$,  em  virtude  de  resgates  effectuados 
mediante  sorteio  em  tres  exercícios,  e  de  terem  sido  chamados  a  res- 
gate todos  os  titulos  ao  portador  que  havia  em  circulação  no  valor  de 
4,260:000^000. 

"  O  fundo  de  amortização  dos  empréstimos  internos,  papel,  creado 
pelo  decreto  No.  4382  de  8  de  Abril  de  1902,  possuia  em  31  de  Março 
ultimo  20,331  titulos  no  valor  de  19,175 :500$000. 

'"O  seu  movimento  tem  sido  o  seguinte: 


Em  31  de  Dezembro  de  1902. 
Em  31  de  Dezembro  de  1903. 
Em  31  de  Dezembro  de  1904. 
Em  31  de  Dezembro  de  1905. 
Em  31  de  Março  de  1906 


Apólices. 


14.414 
16,713 
18,815 
20,316 
20,  331 


Valor. 


13,741:8001 
15,946:6008 
17, 802:800$ 
19, 160:500S 
19, 175:500$ 


1808     SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

DIVIDA    EXTEENA. 

Com   a  emissão  dos  títulos  do  "Funding  loan"    a  divida  externa 

elevou-se  em  1902  a 42,423,817  9  9 

Essa  importancia  se  aclia  lioje  accrescida  pelas  seguintes  emissões: 
Recision  bonds  com  que  foi  feito  o  resgate  das  estradas  de  ferro 

com  garantia  de  juros 16,  619,  320  O  O 

Empréstimo  da  Oeste  de  Minas  que  passou  á  propriedade  da 

União 3,388,100  O  O 

Empréstimo  para  as  obras  do  porto  do  Eio  de  Janeiro 8,  500,  000  O  O 

70, 931, 237  9  9 
Resgate  de  Recision  bonds 969,  760  O  O 

Divida  externa  actual 69,961,477  9  9 

"O  saldo  da  conta  do  Thesouro  com  os  seus  agentes  em  Londres  era 
em  31  de  Março  findo  de  6,169,966-6-0. 

"Si  reunir-se  a  essa  somma  a  remessa  de  cambiaes  feita  em  Abril,  no 
valor  de  169,887-6-1,  e  ainda  289,820  em  Recision  bonds  pertencentes 
ao  Thesouro,  elevar-se-ha  aquelle  saldo  a  7,229,673-12-1,  não  estando 
incluido  nesta  importancia  o  saldo  da  conta  do  empréstimo  para  as 
obras  do  porto  desta  capital,  na  importancia  de  3,521,992-3-4,  nem 
1,000,000  em  consolidados,  em  poder  do  Banco  da  Republica." 


LEI  DE  MINAS  DO  ESTADO  DA  BAHIA. 

A  Assembléa  Geral  Legislativa  do  Estado  da  Bahia  approvou  no  dia 
9  de  Setembro  de  1905  a  nova  lei  sobre  minas,  cujo  texto  é  o  seguinte: 

Art.  1°.  A  pesquiza  e  a  lavra  das  jazidas  de  substancias  mineraes 
ou  fosseis,  existentes  no  territorio  do  Estado  da  Bahia,  serão  regidas 
pelas  disposições  da  presente  lei  (Art.  61  e  Art.  65  da  Constituição 
Federal). 

Capitulo  I. — Disposições  'preliininares. 

Art.  2°.  As  jazidas  de  substancias  mineraes  ou  fosseis  classificam-se, 
quanto  ao  seu  regimen  legal,  em  pedreiras  e  minas. 

Art.  3".  São  consideradas  pedreiras: 

{a)  As  massas  de  materiaes  para  construcção. 

(5)  As  salinas. 

§  TJnico.  As  pedreiras  são  reguladas  pelas  leis  existentes.  (Art.  83, 
Const.  Fed.  Res.  Imp.  de  29  de  Outubro  de  1857  e  aviso  No.  8,  de  4  de 
Janeiro  de  1860.) 

Art.  1°.  Consideram-se  minas  todas  as  jazidas  de  substancias  mine- 
raes ou  fosseis  não  comprehendidas  na  classe  das  pedreiras  e  que  sejani 
susceptíveis  de  applicações  industriaes,  ou  uteis  como  fertilisantes  e 
correctivos  do  solo. 


BRAZIL. 

Akt.  5°.  A  mineração  não  constitue  uma  industria  á  parte,  no  ponto 
de  vista  technico  ou  económico,  incide  nas  mesmas  leis  a  que  estão 
sujeitas  as  demais  industrias,  salvo  medidas  regulamentares  em  bem  do 
interesse  publico  e  da  segurança  individual. 

Aet.  6°.  Dentro  do  perímetro  da  mina  tem  o  seu  proprietário  a 
faculdade  de  executar  todas  as  obras  e  installações  necessárias  á  sua 
lavra,  independente  de  autorização  previa,  uma  vez  que  não  prejudique 
a  direitos  de  terceiros. 

Aet.  7",  O  Governo  do  Estado  concederá  aos  proprietários  de  minas 
o  direito  de  desapropriação,  por  utilidade  publica  de  todos  os  terrenos, 
aguas  e  quaesquer  usos,  cuja  servidão  for  indispensável  á  exploração 
das  minas,  ficando,  porém,  elles  obrigados  ás  respectivas  indemnizações. 
(Const.  Fed.  Art.  34  n.  23;  arg.  ex-acto  addic.  L  13  de  Agosto  de  1834, 
Art.  10  §  3°;  arg.  ex.,  L.  85  de  1892,  Art.  15  §  9°.) 

Art.  8°.  O  proprietário  de  uma  mina  tem  preferencia  para  a  con- 
cessão das  quedas  d'agua  do  Estado  de  que  houver  mister  para  os 
serviços  de  mineração. 

Art.  9°.  Todos  os  damnos  causados  á  propriedade  particular  ou 
publica  por  trabalhos  de  pesquizas  ou  lavra  de  minas  serão  indemni- 
zados pela  empreza  ou  pelo  individuo  por  cuja  conta  forem  executados 
os  mesmos  trabalhos. 

Art.  10.  Não  podem  ser  feitas  excavações  a  menos  de  30  metros  de 
cada  lado  das  estradas,  nem  numa  zona  de  300  metros  em.  torno  das 
villas,  aldeias  e  cidades,  sem  autorisação  previa  do  Governo. 

§  Única.  A  mesma  prohibição  estende-se  a  una  zona  de  70  metros  em 
torno  dos  edificios  isolados,  comprehendidos  os  recintos  murados,  quin- 
taes,  pateos,  jardins  e  outras  dependencias  das  habitações;  assim  como 
as  immediações  de  fontes  publicas  ou  particulares  de  aguas  potáveis 
ou  mineraes,  para  que  não  lhes  altere  o  regimen. 

Art.  11.  Os  trabalhos  de  mineração  não  podem  ser^íontinuados  sob 
um  edificio  isolado,  nem  efiectuados  de  sorte  a  causar  devastações  nas 
mat  tas. 

Capitulo  II. — Da  Su/per intendencia  e  Fiscalisação  da  Industria  ãe 

Mineração. 

Art.  12,  A  superintendencia  e  fiscalisação  dos  serviços  relativos  á 
mineração  são  da  competencia  da  Secretaria  da  Agricultura,  Viação, 
Industria  e  Obras  Publicas,  que  exercerá  a  sua  acção  administrativa 
por  intermedio  da  Inspectoría  Geral  de  Terras,  passando  esta  reparti- 
ção a  denominar-se,  d'ora  em  deante.  Inspectoría  Geral  de  Terras, 
Minas,  Colonização  e  Immigração. 

Art.  13.  O  Governo  fica  autorizado  a  contractar  um  mineralogista 
e  um  chimico  para  o  serviço  da  Inspectoría  Geral,  e  a  montar  um 
gabinete  de  chimica  e  mineralogia  na  repartição  central. 


1810      SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Aet.  14.  Os  delegados  da  Inspectoría  Geral  de  Terras  a  que  se  refere 
o  Art.  20S  do  Regulamento  que  baixou  com  o  decreto  No.  18,  de  29  de 
Novembro  de  1897,  passam  a  ser  delegados  da  Inspectoría  Geral  de 
Terras  e  Minas,  e  terão  direito,  quando  houver  accrescimo  de  serviço, 
a  uma  gratificação  que  lhe  será  abonada  pelo  Governo. 

Quando  a  extensão  de  uma  mina  em  lavra  activa  reclamar  auxiliares 
especiaes,  o  Governo  os  designará  mediante  razoável  gratificação. 

Capitulo  III. — Da  Propriedade  das  Minas. 

Art.  15.  São  respeitadas  como  propriedade  da  União  e,  portanto, 
escapam  ás  disposições  da  presente  lei,  as  minas  existentes: 

{et)  *No  territorio  indispensável  para  fortificações,  construcções  mili- 
tares, estradas  de  ferro  federaes.     (Art.  64  Const.  Federal.) 

(5)  Nos  pontos  do  territorio  do  Estado,  que  por  lei  federal  forem 
submettidos  á  legislação  especial,  para  fundação  de  arsenaes  ou  outros 
estabelecimentos  militares  e  instituições  de  conveniencia  federal.  (Art. 
34  n.  31  Const.  Fed.) 

(c)  Nos  territorios  que,  por  compra  ou  cessão,  adquira  o  Governo 
Federal.     (Art.  72  §  17  Const.  Fed.) 

Art.  16.  São  de  propriedade  do  Estado  da  Bahia: 

I.  As  minas  existentes: 

(a)  Nas  terras  de  sua  propriedade.     (Art.  72  §  17  Const.  Fed.) 

(5)  Nas  terras  devolutas  que  passaram  para  o  dominio  particular  de- 
pois da  lei  n.  601  de  18  de  Setembro  de  1850  (Art.  83,  Art.  64,  Art.  72, 
IT  Const.  Fed.  L.  n.  601,  de  18  de  Setembro  de  1850,  Art.  16,  §  l'^). 

(c)  Nos  terrenos  de  marinha  e  accrescidos  (Art.  64,-  Art.  65,  Const. 
Fed.). 

{d)  Nas  terras  doadas  ou  concedidas  com  resalvas  das  minas  (Art.  64, 
Art.  65,  Art.  7^,  §  17,  Art.  83,  Const.  Fed.;  lei  de  20  de  Outubro  de 
1823;  decreto  de  17  de  Setembro  de  1824). 

{e)  Nos  rios  navegáveis  ou  fluctuaveis  e  nos  que  se  fazem  navegáveis, 
ou  fluctuaveis  na  porção  comprehendida  no  Estado  da  Bahia  (Art.  64, 
Art.  65,  Const.  Fed.). 

(y)  Nas  terras  cujas  posses  forem  legitimadas,  depois  da  lei  n.  436, 
de  23  de  Agosto  de  1861. 

II.  Os  terrenos  diamantinos,  de  conformidade  com  o  estatuido  no 
regulamento  de  23  de  Junho  de  1875  (av.  do  min.  da  fazenda  de  22  de 
Maio  de  1895;  lei  n.  51  de  31  de  Agosto  de  1893  do  Estado  da  Bahia, 
Arts.  64,  65,  72,  17,  83,  Const.  Fed.  ;  dec.  5955  de  23  de  Junho  de  1875, 
Art.  II,  9°;  lei  n.  2348,  de  25  de  Agosto  de  1873,  Art.  9°,  Res.  Leg.  n. 
374,  de  24  de  Setembro  de  1845,  Art.  9°;  Resg.  Leg.  de  25  de  Outubro 
de  1832;  lei  de  20  de  Setembro  de  1823;  lei  de  21  de  Dezembro  de 
1734;  alv.  de  13  de  Maio  de  1803. 


BRAZIL.  1811 

III.  As  minas  abandonadas  e  as  não  exploradas  no  prazo  devido. 

Aet.  17.  São  do  dominio  municipal  as  minas  existentes  nos  terrenos 
de  suas  propriedades,  salvas  as  restricções  dos  artigos  anteriores.  (Art. 
72,  §  17,  Const.  Fed.) 

Art.  18.  Pertencem  aos  particulares  as  minas  que  descobrirem  em 
suas  terras,  salvo  as  limitações  dos  arts.  15  e  16  desta  lei. 

Capitulo  IV. — Da  Permissão  'para  pesquizas. 

Art.  19.  Qualquer  cidadão,  nacional  ou  estrangeiro,  poderá  requerer 
ao  Secretario  da  Agricultura  permissão  para  pesquiza  de  jazidas  mine- 
raes  ou  fosseis,  em  terras  que  pertençam  ao  Estado,  em  cujas  minas 
lhe  estão  reservadas,  sendo  concedida  a  permissão  impetrada,  sempre 
que  não  houver  inconveniente,  uma  vez  reconhecida  a  idoneidade  do 
impetrante  e  que  seja  por  este  indicado  approximadamente  a  area  pre- 
cisa para  suas  investigações,  não  devendo  esta  exceder  a  mil  kilómetros 
quadrados  ou  cem  mil  hectares,  podendo  o  pesquizador  obter  successi- 
vamente  novas  permissões  sobre  outros  terrenos,  uma  vez  terminado  o 
prazo  da  licença  anterior  ou  si  desistir  dos  direitos  desta. 

§  ÚNICO.  O  pedido  para  permissão  de  pesquizas  será  inscripto  em 
um  livro  especial  de  registro,  com  indicação  do  dia  e  hora  em  que  foi 
entregue  na  Secretaria  da  Agricultura. 

Art.  20.  Essa  permissão  ficará  de  nenhum  effeito  si  dentro  de  um 
anno  não  forem  iniciadas  as  pesquizas,  podendo  ser  renovada  com  o 
ex-permissionario,  desde  que  justifique  a  falta  de  inicio  dos  trabalhos 
e  não  haja  outro  requerente. 

Art.  21.  Si  dentro  da  area  indicada  houver  terreno  de  propriedade 
particular  com  indicios  evidentes  de  minas,  será  o  respectivo  proprie- 
tário notificado  para  fazer,  por  sua  conta  e  dentro  do  mesmo  prazo,  a 
pesquiza  no  terreno  de  sua  propriedade  ou  declarar,  por  terem  lavrado 
em  cartório  de  tabellião,  que  consente  em  que  a  faça  o  concessionário. 

Art.  22.  O  proprietário  que  no  prazo  de  trinta  dias,  depois  de  notifi- 
cado, não  fizer  a  declaração  ou  não  realizar  as  pesquizas  de  que  trata 
o  artigo  antecedente  fica  sujeito  a  contribuir  para  as  rendas  do  Estado, 
com  uma  taxa  annual  de  um  a  cinco  centesimos  de  real  por  metro  qua- 
drado de  suas  terras,  a  contar  do  prazo  de  trinta  dias. 

Art.  23.  Em  qualquer  caso,  porém,  de  consentimento  do  proprie- 
tário para  pesquizas  em  terras  de  sua  propriedade,  fica-lhe  resalvado  o 
direito  de  segurar-se  de  qualquer  damno  imminente  que  possa  sofí^rer 
pelo  deposito  previo  de  quantia  ou  valor  que  for  combinado  com  o 
concessionário  de  pesquiza  ou  fixada  sob  indicação  sua,  por  laudo  do 
Delegado  de  Terras,  ou,  na  falta,  por  arbitramento  e  sempre  com 
approvação  do  inspector  e  recurso  para  o  Governo. 

Art.  21.  Nas  terras  e  rios  do  dominio  do  Estado,  a  pesquiza  será 
livre  sempre  que  puder  ser  levada  a  effeito  sem  excavação  profunda  do 


1812     SECBETAEIA  INTEENACIOIfAL  DAS  EEPTJBLÏCAS  AMERICANAS. 

solo  e  destruição  de  mattas  e  respeitados  não  só  a  legislação  de  terras 
do  Estado,  como  também  os  regulamentos  e  principios  a  que  estão 
sujeitas  a  pesca,  a  navegação  e  as  florestas. 

Capitulo  N .—Do  Registro   da  Descoberta   e   Condições  Preliminares 

2?ara  a  Lavra. 

Art.  25.  E  obrigatório,  em  livro  para  este  fim  destinado,  na  Dele- 
gacia de  Terras  do  Districto  ou  na  Inspectoría  Geral,  o  registro  da 
descoberta  ou  invenção  de  minas,  como  condição  previa,  imprescendivel 
para  sua  lavra  e  como  titulo  dos  direitos  do  inventor. 

§  Único.  E  esta  a  condição  única  imposta  aos  proprietários  para 
poderem  iniciar  a  lavra  das  minas  que  descobrirem  em  terras  de  seu 
dominio  particular. 

Art.  26.  O  registro  será  requerido  por  petição  assignada  pelo  pro- 
prietário ou  inventor,  ou  seu  procurador,  accompanhado  de  um  memo- 
rial completo,  descrevendo  a  situação  da  mina,  a  região  circumvizinha, 
natureza  e  possança  d'aquella,  diligencia  e  trabalhos  empregados  na 
sua  pesquiza  ou  as  circumstancias  em  que  foi  encontrada  e  todos  os 
demais  esclarecimentos  que  demonstrem  a  veracidade  da  invenção  que 
se  pretender  registar. 

Art.  27.  E  reconhecido  inventor,  para  gosar  das  vantagens  conferi- 
das na  presente  lei  e  demais  effeitos  de  direito,  quem  primeiro  fizer  o 
registro  da  invenção  ou  descoberta  nas  condições  do  artigo  anterior. 

Art.  28.  Feito  na  inspectoría  de  Terra,s  ou  na  Delegacia  do  districto 
o  registro  que  deverá  mencionar,  além  da  data  precisa,  a  hora  em  que 
foi  apresentada  a  petição,  será  immediatamente  extrahida,  e  entregue 
ao  inventor  ou  descobridor,  uma  certidão  que  será  o  titulo  dos  direitos 
do  inventor. 

1°.  Pelo  registro  receberá  o  delegado  de  Terras  o  emolumento  de 
50$000,  quando  o  registrante  for  o  proprietário  de  solo  em  que  estiver 
situada  a  mina. 

Esta  importancia  será  arrecadada  como  renda  do  Estado  quando  o 
registro  for  feito  directamente  na  Inspectoría  de  Terras. 

§  2°.  Os  demais  registrantes  pagarão  pelo  registro  uma  contribuição 
que  será  estabelecida  no  regulamento  que  se  expedir  para  a  execução 
d'esta  lei,  entre  o  minimo  de  200$000  e  o  máximo  de  2:000^000,  con- 
forme a  natureza  e  a  possança  da  mina,  deduzida  a  importancia  de 
lOOlOOO  a  titulo  de  emolumento  para  o  Delegado  de  Terras,  quando  o 
registro  for  a  este  requerido. 

Art.  29.  Dentro  de  oito  dias  da  data  do  registro,  é  o  Delegado  de 
Terras  obrigado  a  remetter,  com  a  precisa  segurança,  á  Inspectoría  de 
Terras  e  Minas  um  traslado  do  mesmo,  conferido  e  concertado  por 
tabellião  da  sede  do  districto,  afim  de  ser  lançado-  no  livro  de  registro 
geral  das  minas,  a  cargo  desta  repartição,  si  for  achado  conforme  ás 
prescripções  da  presente  lei  e  seus  regulamentos. 


BRAZIL.  1818 

Esse  traslado  será  acompanhado  do  memorial  de  que  trata  o  Artigo 

26  para  ser  archivado  na  Inspectoría  Geral. 

§  Único. — Pela  falta  de  cumprimento  da  obrigação  instituida  n'este 
artigo  fica  o  Delegado  de  Terras  sujeito  a  multa  até  o  dobro  dos  emo- 
lumentos que  lhe  tiverem  cabido  pelo  registro,  além  das  penas  em  que 
incorrer. 

Art.  30.  Feito  o  registro,  será  conferido  ao  inventor  de  minas  de 
propriedade  do  Estado  o  direito  de  propriedade  da  mesma,  salvo  si  a 
mina  for  de  diamantes,  mediante  as  seguintes  obrigações: 

1"".  Iniciar  os  trabalhos  de  lavra  dentro  do  prazo  de  tres  annos,  con- 
tados da  data  do  registro. 

2*.  Entrar  annualmente  em  duas  prestações  semestraes  para  os 
cofres  do  Estado  com  a  porcentagem  que  nos  moldes  desta  lei  for 
fixada,  sobre  o  producto  bruto  da  lavra,  pela  Secretaria  de  Agricultura, 
ouvida  a  Inspectoría  Geral  de  Terras  e  com  recurso  para  o  Governador 
do  Estado. 

3^.  Envidar  todos  os  esforços  pelo  progresso  e  melhoramento  da 
zona,  principalmente  no  que  tocar  á  abertura  de  estradas  e  medidas  de 
saneamento. 

4:^.  Effectuar  a  lavra  segundo  as  regras  d'arte,  responsabilizar-se 
pelos  damnos  e  prejuízos  que  dos  trabalhos  resultarem  para  terceiros, 
não  realisar  lavra  ambiciosa,  de  sorte  a  difíicultar  o  ulterior  aprovei- 
tamento do  producto  e  facilitar  a  acção  fiscal  nos  termos  desta  lei. 

§  ÚNICO. — O  inventor  ou  descobridor  só  perderá  direito  á  mina  si 
não  observar  as  condições  e  obrigações  consignadas  nesta  lei. 

Art.  31.  As  porcentagens,  a  que  se  refere  o  No.  2  do  artigo  anterior, 
serão  para  cada  caso,  fixadas,  conforme  a  natureza  da  mina,  nos  seguin- 
tes limites: 

(a)  De  o  a  2  por  cento  para  as  minas  de  combustíveis,  ferro,  cal- 
careo  e  amethista. 

(J)  De  1  a  5  por  cento  para  as  de  manganez,  cobre,  chumbo,  mercurio, 
estanho,  alúmen,  carbonato  de  estrôncio  ou  de  bar3^o,  vitriolo,  nitratos, 
graphite,  petróleo,  mica,  amiantho,  talco,  crystaes  e  outros  mineiros 
não  especificados  na  presente  lei. 

(c)  De  2  a  10  por  cento  para  o  de  ouro,  prata,  platina  e  pedras  pre- 
ciosas. 

(d)  De  10  a  50  por  cento  para  as  de  monazite  e  terras  raras. 

§  Único.  Dentro  dos  limites  acima  estabelecidos,  o  quantum  da  por- 
centagem será  determinado,  levando-se  em  conta  as  condições  de  faci- 
lidade ou  difíiculdade  maior  ou  menor  da  lavra  e.dos  meios  de  transporte, 
a  possança  da  mina,  riqueza  do  minério  e  salubridade  da  zona. 

Art.  32.  O  descobridor  que  não  satisfizer  ao  disposto  nos  arts.  26  e 

27  perde  o  direito  da  invenção,  e,  neste  caso,  poderá  a  propriedade  da 
mina  ser  concedida  a  quem  primeiro  requerer  a  sua  lavr? ,  sujeitando-se 
ás  condições  prescriptas  no  Art.  30. 


1814     SECEETAEIA  lîiTEENACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMEEICANAS. 

Aet.  33.  As  minas  descobertas  nos  rios  públicos  e  nas  marinhas 
serão  arrendadas  ao  inventor,  nas  condições  1,  2,  3,  e  4,  do  Art.  30. 

Art.  34.  O  Governo  concederá  ao  descobridor  de  minas  em  terras 
particulares  o  direito  de  desapropriação  por  utilidade  publica. 

Capitulo  VI. — Dos  Terrenos  Diamantinos. 

Aet.  35.  A  lavra  definitiva  de  diamantes  e  carbonatos  só  poderá 
effectuar-se  por  concessões  directas  do  Governo  a  companhias  ou  asso- 
ciações, ou  pelo  estabelecimento  de  campos  de  lavra,  divididos  em  lotes 
{claims  ou  quinhões  mineiros)  para  serem  arrendados,  como  for  con- 
veniente; permittindo-se,  também,  o  trabalho  de  exploração  por  falsea- 
dores, nas  condições  do  Art.  36,  porém,  sem  estabelecimentos  fixos. 

§  1°.  As  concessões  a  companhias  ou  associações  serão  por  prazos 
nunca  maiores  de  30  annos  e  até  a  area  maxima  de  5,000  hectares, 
podendo  ser  renovadas. 

§  2".  Cada  lote  a  ser  arrendado  não  terá  a  area  maior  de  50  hectares 
e  o  prazo  do  arrendamento  poderá  ser  de  1  até  5  annos  no  máximo. 

§  3°.  O  preço  minimo  e  condições  das  concessões  e  dos  arrenda- 
mentos serão  fixados  por  acto  do  Governo. 

§  4°.  A  uma  só  pessoa  não  se  permittirá  o  arrendamento  de  mais 
de  4  lotes,  ainda  que  por  transferencia. 

§  5°.  Os  arrendamentos  serão  feitos  mediante  concurrencia  publica, 
salvo  nos  casos  especificados  nesta  lei. 

§  6°.  Os  possuidores  do  solo,  nos  termos  do  regulamento  de  18T5, 
têm  preferencia  para  o  arrendamento  e,  si  o  estiverem  occupando 
effectivamente,  terão  direito  ao  arrendamento  independente  de  hasta 
publica,  da  porção  que  lhes  convier  e  até  no  máximo  de  quatro  lotes. 

§  7°.  As  transferencias  de  concessões  dependem  de  autorização  do 
Governo,  e  as  de  lotes  da  Delegacia  de  Terras  e  Minas. 

Aet.  36.  Nos  terrenos  diamantinos  que  não  forem  concedidos  ou 
arrendados  podem  ser  concedidas  licenças  para  faiscar  aos  que  requere- 
rem e  apresentarem  fiadores  idóneos. 

§  1°.  Cada  licença  vigorará  por  um  anno,  será  nominal  e  intransfe- 
rível e  deverá  designar  os  terrenos  e  a  extensão  em  que  os  falseadores 
poderão  trabalhar,  pagando  estes  uma  taxa  determinada. 

§  2°.  A  licença  poderá  ser  cassada  por  motivo  de  conveniencia  pu- 
blica ou  em  bem  dos  interesses  da  fazenda. 

§  3°.  O  falseador  que  descobrir  veeiros  de  importancia  terá  por 
premio  o  arrendamento,  independente  de  hasta  publica,  de  um  lote  de 
cinco  hectares  e  que  abranja  a  sua  cata  em  exploração,  devendo,  porém, 
requerel-o  antes  que  se  faça  o  arrendamento  a  outrem. 

§  4°.  No  caso  de  ser  arrendado  o  terreno  em  que  um  falseador  estiver 
trabalhando,  cabe-lhe  o  direito  de  lavar  os  mineraes  extrahidos  da  cata 
aberta,  antes  de  ser  o  terreno  entregue  ao  arrendatario. 


BEAZIL.  1815^ 

Art.  37.  Dentro  da  area  concedida  ou  arrendada,  é  livre  ao  conces- 
sionário ou  arrendatario  o  uso  de  todas  as  aguadas  nella  existentes,, 
com  tanto  que  não  prejudique  ou  damnifique  os  terrenos  vizinhos. 

Art.  38.  O  inventor  ou  descobridor  de  minas  de  diamantes  ou  car- 
bonatos existentes  fera  das  zonas  consideradas  diamantinas,  e  que- 
effectuar  o  registro  na  conformidade  dos  Arts.  26  a  28  desta  lei,  terá  o 
direito,  si  o  solo  for  de  propriedade  do  Estado,  á  concessão  gratuita^ 
por  5  a  10  annos,  de  um  lote  de  50  a  200  hectares,  conforme  á  impor- 
tancia da  descoberta  e  no  logar  que  indicar,  e,  si  as  terras  forem  par- 
ticulares, o  Governo  poderá  conceder-llie  o  direito  de  desapropriação,, 
por  utilidade  publica,  de  um  lote  nas  mesmas  condições. 

Capitulo  VII. — Da  Lavra  das  Minas. 

m 

Art.  39.  O  proprietário  que  descobrir  minas  em  suas  terras  fica. 
obrigado  a  iniciar  a  lavra  effectiva  dentro  de  tres  annos,  a  contar  da. 
data  da  descoberta. 

§  Tínico.  Aquelle  que  não  satisfizer  esta  clausula  incide  no  imposto- 
annual  de  1  por  cento  sobre  o  valor  da  mina,  que  será  estimado  sobra 
declaração  do  proprietário  ou  sem  esta,  segundo  os  dados  que  forem 
colhidos  pela  Secretaria  de  Agricultura:  podendo  para  esse  fim  serem 
feitos  no  terreno  o  exame  e  as  investigações  que  forem  de  necessidade^ 

Art.  40.  E  isento  de  cumprimento  das  obrigações  do  Art.  39  o  pro- 
prietário que  demonstrar,  perante  a  Inspectoría  Geral,  a  impossibili- 
dade material  ou  económica  da  exploração  da  mina,  não  podendo  servir 
de  justificativa  a  sua  falta  de  recursos. 

§  1°.  Em  todo  o  tempo  em  que  cessarem  as  causas  desta  impossibili- 
dade, cessará  também  a  isenção. 

§  2°.  Não  constituem  motivos  de  isenção  as  questões  de  condominio 
de  minas  ou  do  solo  respectivo,  ou  litigio  sobre  sua  propriedade. 

Art.  41.  Em  todo  caso,  decorridos  os  tres  annos  de  que  trata  o 
Art.  39,  poderá  o  Governo  conceder  a  quem,  mostrando-se  devida- 
mente habilitado,  requerer  a  lavra  da  mina,  o  direito  de  desapropriação 
por  titilidade 2>ublica^  sendo  o  preço  da  avaliação  o  do  lançamento  para. 
a  arrecadação  da  taxa  decretada  no  Art.  39,  paragrapho  único. 

Único.  O  Governo  poderá  annunciar  nos  principaes  centros  indus- 
triaes  do  paiz  e  do  estrangeiro  a  existencia  destas  minas,  o  preço  e 
mais  condições  da  desapropriação. 

Art.  42.  O  disposto  nos  Arts.  39,  40  e  41  será  applicavel,  desde  a 
data  em  que  começar  a  vigorar  esta  lei,  ás  minas  já  descobertas  e 
conhecidas. 

Capitulo  Wll.—Disjjosições  Geraes. 

Art.  43.  As  minas  sujeitas  ás  disposições  do  Art.  30  ficam  isentas  de 
quaesquer  impostos  estaduaes  e  municipaes. 
Buli.  No.  6—06 23 


1816      SECRETÀEIA  ITiTEKNACIOIirAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMEEICANAS. 

Aet.  -il.  O  Governo  regulará  a  situação  das  minas  que  constituem 
actualmente  uma  propriedade  sepai'ada  do  solo,  desapropriando,  por 
utilidade  publica,  os  terrenos  superficiaes  que  lhes  forem  attinentes  e 
adjudicando-os  aos  respectivos  proprietários  daquellas,  salvo  en  terre- 
nos diamantinos,  que  são  de  propriedade  do  Estado,  de  accordo  com 
o  n.  2  do  Art.  16. 

Art.  45.  O  Governo  abrirá  concurrencia  nas  principaes  praças  do 
paiz  e  do  estrangeiro  para  a  lavra,  nas  condições  desta  lei,  das  minas  do 
Estado  actualmente  conhecidas  e  das  que,  por  qualquer  titulo,  lhe 
vierem  a  pertencer. 

Art.  16.  Voltarão  ao  dominio  do  Estado  as  minas  cujo  inventor  não 
satisfizer  a  clausula  l*"  do  Artigo  30. 

Art.  17.  As  concessões  para  pesquizas  ou  explorações  já  dadas  e, 
bem  assim,  os  arrendamentos  paríf  a  lavra  de  minas  do  Estado  vigo- 
rarão até  a  terminação  dos  respectivos  prazos;  findos  estes,  entrarão 
no  regimen  da  presente  lei. 

Art.  18.  Fica  extincta  a  repartição  dos  terrenos  diamantinos. 

§  Uxico.  Todos  os  serviços  actualmente  a  seu  cargo  passarão  a  ser 
feitos  pela  Inspectoría  Geral  de  Terras,  Minas,  Colonização  e  Immi- 
gração,  de  accordo  com  a  presente  lei. 

Art.  19.  O  Governo  expedirá  todos  decretos  e  regulamentos  de  que 
houver  mister  para  plena  execução  desta  lei,  creando  um  regulamento 
especial  para  os  terrenos  diamantinos,  nos  moldes  do  regulamento  de 
1875,  no  que  não  for  contrario  á  presente  lei. 

Art.  50.  Os  actuaes  districtos  de  medição  de  terras  passam  a  ser 
denominados  districtos  de  terras  e  minas,  podendo  o  Governo  crear  os 
que  forem  precisos  para  a  boa  execução  da  presente  lei. 

Art.  51.  Em  todas  as  pendencias  relativas  á  mineração,  os  individuos 
ou  as  entidades  collectivas  estrangeiras  ficam  implicitamente  sujeitos  á 
justiça  do  estado,  salvo  a  competencia  que  no  caso  assistir  á  justiça 
federal;  com  os  mesmos  direitos,  encargos,  condições  e  garantias  que 
assistem  aos  nacionaes. 

Art.  52.  Seráo  resolvidos  como  determinar  os  regulamentos  desta 
lei  quaesquer  casos  omissos. 

DISPOSIÇÕES    TRANSITORIAS. 

Art.  53.  Esta  lei  entrará  em  pleno  vigor,  a  partir  da  data  de  publi- 
cação dos  seus  regulamentos. 

Art.  51.  Os  actuaes  f  unccionarios  da  Inspectoria  Geral  não  depen- 
dem de  novos  titulos. 

Art.  55.  Serão  respeitados,  até  a  terminação  dos  respectivos  prazos 
todos  os  direitos  que  assistirem  aos  actuaes  arrendatarios  de  lotes  e  ás 
comx)anhias  ou  emprezas  concessionarias  de  terras  diamantinas. 

Art.  56.  Os  actuaes  funccionarios  da  extincta  repartição  das  terras 


BRAZIL. 


1817 


diamantinas,  que  forem  aproveitados  para  a  Delegacia  de  Terras  e 
Minas  em  substituição  daquella  repartição,  ficam  dispensados  do  paga- 
mento de  direitos  fiscaes,  attinentes  a  sua  nomeação. 

Art.  57.  Durante  dez  annos,  contados  do  dia  da  promulgação  desta 
lei,  as  minas  de  ferro,  de  carvão  e  manganez,  ficam  isentas  das  por- 
centagens de  que  tratam  os  Artigos  30  e  31. 

Art.  58.  o  Governo  organizará  uma  secção  de  minas  com  um  pri- 
meiro", um  segundo"  e  um  terceiro"  ofíiciaes  na  Inspectoría  de  Terras 
e  Colonização,  aproveitando  funccionarios  de  outras  repartições  ou 
secretarias. 

Art.  59.  Ficam  revogadas  as  disposições  em  contrario. 

EXPORTAÇÃO  EM  1905. 

A  "Brazilian  Review"  de  27  de  Março  de  1906,  publica  o  seguinte 
quadro  comparativo  demonstrativo  dos  géneros  exportados  pelo  Brazil 
durante  o  auno  de  1905. 


Mercadorias. 


Caíé saceo . 

Borracha kilo . 

Couros  e  pelles id... 

Herva  matte id . . . 

Algodão id . . . 

Cacao id . . . 

Fumo id. . . 

Ouro  em  barra gramma . 

Assucar kilo. 

Manganez tonelada. 

Nozes hectol. 

Cera  de  carnahuba kilo. 

Farelo id . . . 

Caroço  de  algodão id . . . 

Areia  monazitica id... 

Fariniia  de  mandioca id . . . 

Pedras  preciosas 

Fructos 

Madeiras 

Piassava kilo. 

Crina id... 

Chifres id . . . 

Metaes  velhos id . , . 

Bagas  de  mamona id. . . 

Diversas  mercadorias -i 


Total  de  mercadorias 

Moedas  metallicas  e  fiduciárias. 

Total  geral 


Quantidade. 


1904. 


10,024,536 

31, 863, 491 

85,847,320 

44, 162, 052 

13, 262, 738 

23, 160, 028 

23, 964, 255 

3, 871, 426 

4, 861, 450 

208, 260 

92,  580 

1,995,546 

21,151,643 

26, 600, 538 

4, 860, 390 

3, 980,  076 


1, 469,  SIS 
548, 549 
1. 092, 247 
3, 155, 344 
7, 208, 886 


1905. 


10, 820,  661 
35, 392, 611 
29,055,406 
40, 865, 653 
24,081,753 
21,090,088 
20, 390,  558 

3, 878, 698 

37, 746, 510 

224, 377 

198, 226 

1, 896,  757 
26,431,760 
37, 493,  736 

4, 437, 290 

5,  276, 146 


1, 287, 943 
426, 008 
1,101,236 
3, 925,  796 
2, 646, 775 


Valor. 


£19, 957, 563 

11,219,393 

2, 382, 256 

970,  937 

826, 507 

1, 095, 535 

838, 516 

418, 309 

93, 488 

306,  799 

107,  311 
204,  227 

89,  694 
89,  044 

108,  826 
45,  024 
65, 958 
48, 254 
73,  679 
43,  642 
42,  704 
24, 609 
18, 795 
24.  987 

334, 080 


39, 430, 136 
8,  900 


39, 439, 036 


1905. 


£21, 520, 515 

14, 415, 771 

1, 851, 584 

1,  236, 550 

1, 157, 714 

1,  039, 535 

825, 206 

420, 128 

405,  954 

332,  827 

232, 206 

207, 818 

167,  660 

108,  468 

100,  038 

77, 859 

71,316 

68, 250 

43, 893 

37, 875 

34, 594 

31,069 

29, 644 

24,  077 

291,  721 


44, 632, 252 
10,  731 


44,  642,  983 


EXPOUTAÇÃO   DA  BAHIA,  MABÇO,    1906. 

Durante  o  mez^  de  Março  ultimo  foram  despachados  e  exportados  os 
seguintes  principaes  artigos  de  producção  bahiana: 

Café,  25,641  saceos,  com  1,538,160  kilos,  no  valor  official  de  592,307- 
$100,  pagando  de  direitos  7l,076$852;  cacáo,  28,321  saceos,  com 
1,609,260  kilos,  no  valor  official  de  586,2411700,  pagando  de  direitos 
105,5241046;  assucar,  3,890  saceos,  com  233,400  kilos;  fumo  em  folha, 
64,392  fardos,  com  4,  507,440  kilos,  no  valor  official  de  2,082,437$280, 


1818      SECEETABIA  LNTEENACIOlSrAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

pagando  de  direitos  374, 8381  <  10;  fumo  em  corda,  150  mangotes;  pias- 
sava,  3,425  volumes;  coquilhos  1,528;  borracha  de  mangabeira,  573, 
e  de  maniçoba,  735;  azeite  de  balea,  800;  pelles  de  cabra,  162;  barba- 
tanas, 62;  carnauba,  180;  oleo  de  copahyba,  9;  ticum,  20;  chifres,  123 
volumes;  resina,  387  volumes;  couros  seceos,  9,753;  couros  salgados, 
5,437;  jacarandá,  473  toros,  e  farinha  de  mandioca,  625  saceos. 

NOVO    SEUVIÇO    DE    NAVEGAÇÃO    A    VAPOK   COM    A   IIEPTJB1.ICA 

ARGENTINA. 

O  Consul  Inglez  em  Trieste  noticia  que  uma  nova  companhia  de 
navegação  a  vapor,  com  a  denominação  de  "  Unione  Società  Anónima  di 
Navegazione,-'  será  organizada  em  Trieste  com  o  fim  de  estabelecer  um 
serviço  mensal  de  vapores  de  passageiros  e  de  carga  entre  os  portos 
do  Brazil  e  os  da  Republica  Argentina.  O  capital  da  companhia  é  de 
416,666  libras  esterlinas,  podendo  ser  elevado  á  833,332  libras.  A 
terça  parte  dessa  somma  será  fornecida  pela  "  Companhia  Llo^^d  Aus- 
triaco,"  e  as  duas  terças  partes  restantes,  pela  "Unione  Austríaca." 

E  a  intenção  da  companhia  augmentar  esse  serviço  no  principio  do 
anno  de  1907,  fazendo  duas  viagens  de  ida  e  volta  por  mez.  A  frota 
será  composta  de  tres  vapores  de  carga  pertencentes  á  "Companhia 
Lloyd  Austríaco  "  e  tres  vapores  para  passageiros,  de  propriedade  da 
"  Unione  Austríaca."  Essa  frota  será  augmentada  quando  o  exigirem 
as  necessidades  do  commercio. 


COLOMBIA. 

MODIFICAÇÕES  DA  TARIFA  DAS  ALFANDEGAS. 

O  decreto  n.  244,  de  26  de  Fevereiro  de  1906,  j)rohibe  a  importação 
das  seguintes  bebidas  por  serem  comprehendidas  no  monopolio  sobre' 
bebidas:  aguardente  de  canna;  rhum,  rhum  communá  branco,  e  quaes- 
quer  outras  bebidas  alcoólicas  de  canna;  alcool  de  todas  as  qualidades; 
todas  as  bebidas  fermentadas  que  contemham  o  alcool,  exceptuados  a 
cerveja,  e  as  bebidas  denominadas  o  guarapo  e  chicha. 

O  Governo,  porém,  poderá  auctorizar  a  importação  de  alcool  em  cer- 
tos districtos,  mediante  accordo  feito  com  os  arrendatarios  do  monopolio 
das  bebidas. 

Este  decreto  estabelece  também  que  as  bebidas  denominadas  pisco^ 
rosoli,  e  outras  análogas  ao  brandy,  whisky,  champagne,  chartreuse, 
etc.,  serão  assemelhados  ao  brandy,  etc.,  para  os  efí'eitos  desta  tarifa, 
e,  por  conseguinte,  pagarão  o  direito  de  1  peso  por  kilogramma,  na 
forma  do  art.  4  do  decreto  de  4  de  Setembro  de  1905. 


COSTA    KICA.  18iy 

O  citado  decreto  entrou  em  vigor  no  dia  em  que  foi  promulgado, 
em  todos  os  territorios  excepto  nos  em  que  o  Governo  tem  arrendado 
o  monopolio  das  bebidas. 

Com  relação  ao  decreto  de  4:  de  Setembro  de  1905,  estabelecendo 
direitos  prohibitivos  sobre  o  brandir,  champagne,  whisky,  chartreuse, 
etc.,  o  decreto  n.  217,  de  20  de  Fevereiro  de  1906,  dispõe  que  essas 
bebidas,  quando  foram  importadas  no  periodo  de  4  de  Setembro  a  31 
de  Dezembro  de  1905,  mas  não  f oTam  despachadas  antes  do  dia  20  de 
Fevereiro  de  1906,  pagarão  direitos  de  accordo  com  a  tarifa  em  vigor 
em  1°  de  Janeiro  de  1906. 

O  decreto  n.  285  de  5  de  Março,  supprime  os  direitos  de  importação 
sobre  touros  e  marfim  vegetal,  e  estabelece  um  direito  de  exportação 
sobre  madeiras,  de  qualquer  peso  ou  tamanho,  na  razão  de  1  dollar  por 
tonelada.  O  direito  de  exportação  sobre  vaccas,  na  razão  de  6  dollars 
por  cabeça,  está  ainda  em  vigor. 

O  decreto  n.  198  de  17  de  Fevereiro  de  1906,  dispõe  que  até  o  1°  de 
Março  de  1907,  o  direito  addicional  sobre  a  farinha  de  trigo  estabele- 
cido por  decreto  n.  166,  não  será  cobrado  sobre  a  farinha  que  for 
embarcada  dos  portos  da  Colombia  no  Atlântico  com  destino  aos  portos 
rio  rio  Magdalena,  até  Puerto  Berrio.  Por  conseguinte,  até  o  1°  de 
Março  de  1907,  as  disposições  do  decreto  n.  166  serão  applicaveis 
somente  ás  exportações  de  farinha  de  trigo  com  destino  a  portos  acima 
de  Puerto  Berrio.  Nessa  data,  o  citado  decreto  será  posto  em  execução 
em  todo  o  paiz. 

Por  decreto  n.  237  de  24  Fevereiro  de  1906,  as  mercadorias  impor- 
tadas em  Tumaco  para  consumo  em  La  Union  e  outras  cidades  do 
Departamento  de  Nariño,  com  a  excepção  da  de  La  Cruz,  deverão 
pagar  os  direitos  conforme  ás  taxas  estabelecidas  na  tarifa  de  1903. 
Mercadorias  despachadas  de  Pasto  ou  La  Union  para  consumo  em  La 
Cruz  ou  no  Departamento  de  Cauca,  pagarão  a  diíferença  nos  direitos 
estabelecidos  pelas  tarifas  de  1903  e  1905. 


COSTA  RICA. 

IMPORTAÇÃO  DE  CERTOS  ARTIGOS  PROHIBIDA. 

O  decreto  de  2  de  Fevereiro  de  1906,  prohibe  a  importação  de  certos 

artigos  e  modifica  o  regulamento  para  as  mercadorias  em  transito  nos 

portos  de  Costa  Rica.     O  texto  do  decreto  é  como  segue: 

Art.  1.  O  Art.  9  do  Código  Fiscal  será  interpretado  assim: 

Art.  9.  E  prohibida  a  importação  de  armas  e  petrechos  de  guerra, 

dj'namite  e  nitro-glycerina,  géneros  alimenticios  que  possam  ser  noci- 


1820      SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

VOS  á  saude  publica,  e  de  artigos  que  constituem  objecto  de  monopolio 
do  Governo  (fumo  e  bebidas  espirituosas).  O  facto  de  serem  desem- 
barcadas essas  mercadorias  em  transito  ou  de  serem  encontradas  em 
embarcações  miúdas  nos  mares  territoriaes  da  Republica,  será  reputado 
importação  para  os  effeitos  desta  lei. , 

Art.  II.  Pela  expressão  "  embarcações  miúdas,"  entende-se,  para  os 
effeitos  desta  lei,  embarcações  de  menos  de  600  toneladas  de  registro. 

Para  se  effectuar  a  baldeação  de  mercadorias  não  prohibidas,  de  uma 
para  outra  embarcação  miúda,  deverão  os  seus  donos  fazer  o  pagamento 
prévio  ao  inspector  da  alfandega,  dos  direitos  de  doca  e  de  importação 
a  que  estiverem  sujeitos  taes  objectos. 

As  mesmas  regras  serão  observadas  no  reembarque  de  mercadorias 
em  "embarcações  miúdas"  ou  quando  essas  embarcações,  levando 
géneros  ou  mercadorias  estrangeiros,  entrarem  nos  mares  territoriaes 
da  Republica. 

As  mercadorias  que  forem  baldeadas  de  um  para  outro  navio,  ou  que 
forem  reembarcadas  em  um  navio,  não  deverão  pagar  outros  direitos 
que  os  de  doca  e  reembarque,  estabelecidos  no  Art.  93  do  Código  Fiscal. 

Esse  decreto  já  entrou  em  vigor. 


ESTADOS  UNIDOS. 

COMMERCIO  COM  OS  PAÎZES  LATINO-AMEÍIIGAIÍOS. 

RELAÇÃO    MENSAL    DAS   IMPORTAÇÕES    E    EXPORTAÇÕES. 

O  quadro  dado  na  pagina  1761  é  extrahido  da  relação  compilada  pelo 
Chefe  da  Repartição  de  Estatistica  do  Departamento  do  Commercio  e 
Trabalho,  mostrando  o  commercio  entre  os  Estados  Unidos  e  os  paizes 
latino-americanos.  A  relação  corresponde  ao  mez  de  Abril  de  1906, 
com  uma  relação  comparativa  para  o  mez  correspondente  do  anno 
anterior,  assim  como  para  os  doze  mezes  findos  em  Abril  de  1906, 
comparados  com  o  periodo  correspondente  do  anno  anterior.  Deve-se 
explicar  que  os  algarismos  das  varias  alfandegas,  mostrando  as  impor- 
tações e  exportações  de  um  só  mes,  são  recebidos  no  Departamento  do 
Thesouro  até  quasi  o  dia  20  do  mez  seguinte,  e  perde-se  algum  tempo 
necessariamente  em  sua  compilação  e  impressão.  Por  conseguinte,  as 
estatisticas  para  o  mez  de  Abril,  por  exemplo,  não  são  publicadas  até  os 
primeiros  dias  de  Junho. 

COMMEBCIO  EXTEmOR  EM  ABHIL  DE   1906. 

O  movimento  do  commercio  exterior  dos  Estados  Unidos  em  Abril 
de  1906  foi  o  maior  jamais  realizado  nesse  mez,  sendo  no  valor  total  de 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS.  1821 

251  milhões  de  dollars,  dos  quaes  107  milhões  de  dollars  correspondem 
á  importação  e  111  milhões  de  dollars  á  exportação.  A  maior  somma 
até  hoje  attingida  nesse  mez  foi  de  200  milhões  de  dollars.  As  cifras 
do  commercio  exterior  nos  dez  mezes  findos  em  Abril  também  mostram 
notável  augmento,  sendo  a  importação  no  valor  de  1,021  milhões  e  a 
exportação  no  valor  de  1,488  milhões,  ou  seja  o  total  de  2,509  milhões. 
Em  egual  periodo  de  qualquer  anno  anterior  nunca  attingiu  a  impor- 
tação ao  valor  de  1,000  milhões  de  dollars,  nem  a  exportação  á  somma 
de  1,300  milhões  de  dollars.  Assim  se  vê  que  o  commercio  total  dos 
Estados  Unidos  para  os  dez  mezes  findos  em  Abril  excede  de  2  billiões 
e  meio  de  dollars,  e  si  o  commercio  em  Maio  e  Junho  attingir  á  média 
mensal  dos  últimos  dez  mezes,  o  total  para  o  exercício  de  1906  deverá 
exceder  de  3  billiões  de  dollars. 

O  augmento  havido  na  importação  foi  realizado  em  materias  primas 
para  manufactureiros  e  productos  manufacturados,  e  o  na  exportação 
foi  realizado  em  productos  agricolas  e  manufacturados.  A  importação 
durante  os  dez  mezes  findos  em  Abril  deste  anno  apresenta  um  aug- 
mento de  cerca  de  86  milhões  de  dollars,  o  qual  foi  realizado  em  mate- 
rias primas  e  productos  manufacturados.  Segundo  os  dados  organiza- 
dos pela  Repartição  de  Estatística  do  Departamento  do  Commercio  e 
Trabalho,  a  importação  durante  os  nove  mezes  mostra  um  augmento 
de  cerca  de  41  milhões  em  materias  primas,  e  de  51  milhões  em  pro- 
ductos manufacturados  e  artigos  de  luxo,  a,o  passo  que  houve  uma 
diminuição  de  cerca  de  20  milhões  em  productos  alimenticios. 

Na  exportação  durante  os  dez  mezes  houvp  um  augmento  de  215 
milhões,  e  a  estatística  da  exportação  para  os  nove  mezes  mostra  um 
augmento  de  cerca  de  136  milhões  em  productos  agricolas  e  de  cerca 
de  50  milhões  em  manufacturas. 

A  exportação  dos  productos  de  algodão  realizada  durante  os  dez 
mezes,  comparada  com  a  de  egual  periodo  do  anno  anterior,  apresenta 
um  augmento  de  36  milhões  de  dollars,  e  parece  provável  que  o  total 
das  exportações  desta  classe  para  o  exercício  attinjam  a  mais  de  400 
milhões  de  dollars,  ou  a  um  valor  maior  do  que  em  qualquer  anno 
anterior. 

A  exportação  dó  algodão  durante  o  anno  de  1905  apresenta  um  aug- 
mento de  36  milhões  de  dollars  e  é  provável  que  a  exportação  total 
desse  genero  em  1906  exceda  de  400  milhões  de  dollars  pela  primeira 
vez  na  historia  do  paiz.  A  exportação  do  algodão  bruto,  que  em  1901 
attingiu  ao  valor  de  306  milhões  de  dollars  pela  primeira  vez,  excederá 
em  1906  de  400  milhões;  a  exportação  de  manufacturas  de  algodão,  que 
foi  por  valor  de  20  milhões  em  1897,  de  mais  de  30  milhões  em  1902, 
e  de  40  milhões  em  1905,  attingirá  em  1906  a  mais  de  50  milhões. 

Nos  seguintes  mappas  se  acham  discriminadas  as  importações  e 
exportações  : 


1822     SECRETARIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


Abril  de — 

1905. 

1906. 

Im/portaçCo. 
Mercadorias: 

m2, 121, 503 
36, 082, 278 

12, 583, 450 
11,183,132 

«20,915,153 
89,  608, 621 

15, 123, 088 

Materias  primas  cora  applicaçao  ás  artes  e  industrias 

Artigos   inteira   ou   parcialmente   manufacturados   para    uso    nas 

Artigos  de  uso  voluntario,  de  luxo,  etc 

15,  013, 166 

Total 

95, 110, 288 

107, 317, 983 

Exporta(;ao  de  productos  naeionaes. 
Productos  agrícolas 

62, 523, 578 

52,515,776 

4, 526, 164 

4, 886, 553 

371, 163 

537, 764 

77, 673,  687 

Productos  mianufacturados 

53, 096, 223 

3, 869, 295 
6, 331, 752 

Productos  de  pesca 

462, 994 

Productos  diversos 

600, 854 

Total  dos  productos  naeionaes 

125,  360,  998 
3, 214,  376 

142, 634, 805 

2, 433, 657 

Total 

128, 575, 374 

144, 468, 462 

Dez  primeiros  mezes  de — 


1905. 


1906. 


Importação. 
Mercadorias. 

Géneros  alimenticios  e  animaes  vivos 

Materias  primas  com  applicaçao  ás  artes  e  industrias 

Artigos  inteira  ou  parcialmente  manufacturados  para  uso  nas 

industrias 

Artigos  manufacturados 

Artigos  de  uso  voluntario,  de  luxo,  etc 

Total.. 

Exportação  de  productos  naeionaes. 

Productos  de  agricultura 

Productos  manufacturados „ 

Productos  mineiros 

Productos  florestaes 

Productos  de  pesca 

Productos  diversos 

Total  dos  prodjictos  naeionaes •. 

Productos  estrangeiros  reexportados 

Total 


Ç286,  584, 105 
319,  S38, 858 

117,332,056 
137, 155, 665 
123,  629, 718 


1214,570,407 
344,845,451 

142,  229, 855 
172, 108, 444 
147, 118,  623 


934,540,402 


1,020,872,780 


702,861,114 

445,114,876 

40, 346, 474 

50, 768, 611 

6,637,411 

5, 919, 730 


1,251,648,216 
21, 966, 395 


1,273,614,611 


853, 752, 961 

494, 774, 806 

43,143,893 

60, 657, 848 

7, 358, 523 

7, 225, 531 


1,466,913,532 
21,457,020 


1, 488, 370, 552 


COMMEBCIO  COM  OS  PAIZES  DA  AMERICA  DO  STJL. 


Segundo  os  dados  estatísticos  publicados  pelo  Departamento  do 
Commercio  e  do  Trabalho  dos  Estados  Unidos,  o  commercio  dos 
Estados  Unidos  com  o  Brazil  é  maior  que  o  havido  com  qualquer 
outra  Republica  da  America  do  Sul,  attingindo  em  1905  a  $110,000,000, 
em  números  redondos.  Durante  o  exercício  de  1905  os  Estados 
Unidos  importaram  géneros  provenientes  do  Brazil,  no  valor  de 
$99,843,091,  contra  productos  no  valor  de  $15,354,901  oriundos  da 
Republica  Argentina,  e  no  valor  de  $11,071,613  provenientes  do 
Chile.  Durante  o  anno  de  1905  foram  exportados  para  a  Republica 
Argentina  géneros  por  valor  de  $23,564,066,  ao  passo  que  os  géneros 
exportados  para  o  Brazil  foram  no  valor  de  só  $10,985,096,  ou  menos 
que  a  quinta  parte   do  valor  total  dos   géneros   exportados  para  a 


ESTADOS    UNIDOS.  1823 

America  do  Sul.  Os  principaes  ^eneros  importados  do  Brazil  em 
1905  foram  o  café,  por  valor  de  $61,000,000;  borracha,  $28,500,000,  e 
couros  e  pelles,  no  valor  de  12,750,000. 

Comparando-se  as  condições  do  commercio  em  1905  com  as  de  1895, 
ve-se  que  a  exportação  com  destino  ao  Brazil  baixou  de  $15,165,079 
em  1895,  a  $10,985,096  em  1905,  sendo  essa  diminuição  realizada  prin- 
cipalmente em  productos  alimenticios. 

Por  outro  lado,  o  commercio  com  a  Kepublica  Argentina  vai-se 
desenvolvendo.  O  commercio  com  esse  paiz  em  1905  accusa  um 
balanço  a  favor  dos  Estados  Unidos  de  mais  de  $8,000,000.  Durante 
os  últimos  dez  anuos,  as  importações  provenientes  da  Republica  Argen- 
tina teem  duplicado,  e  as  exportações  para  esse  paiz  teem  augmentado 
cinco  vezes. 

Foram  exportados  durante  o  anno  de  1905,  com  destino  aos  paizes 
da  America  do  Sul,  productos  no  valor  de  57  milhões  de  dollars,  sendo 
34  milhões  com  destino  á  Republica  Argentina  e  o  Brazil,  e  23  milhões, 
com  destino  aos  demais  paizes  da  America  do  Sul.  Assim  se  vê  que  O 
commercio  total  dos  Estados  Unidos  com  a  America  do  Sul  em  1905, 
foi  por  valor  de  207  milhões  de  dollars,  dos  quaes  150  milhões  repre- 
sentam o  commercio  havido  com  a  Republica  Argentina  e  o  Brazil 
e  57  milhões  representam  o  commercio  com  os  demais  paizes  do 
continente. 

As  mercadorias  importadas  dos  paizes  da  America  do  Sul,  exclusive 
a  Republica  Argentina  e  o  Brazil,  foram  por  valor  de  35  milhões  de 
dollars,  e  são  discriminadas  assim:  Chile,  11  milhões;  Peru,  3  milhões; 
Equador,  2i  milhões;  Colombia,  6i  milhões:  Venezuela,  7  milhões;  as 
Gu3^anas,  2  milhões;  Urugua}^,  3  milhões.  As  exportações  discrimi- 
nadas por  paizes  de  destino  foram:  Chile,  5i  milhões;  Peru,  3i  milhões; 
Equador,  If  milhões;  Colombia,  oi  milhões;  Venezuela,  3i  milhões; 
as  Guj^anas,  2-k  milhões;  Uruguay,  2  milhões. 

O  commercio  dos  Estados  Unidos  com  os  paizes  situados  na  parte 
septentrional  do  continente  da  America  do  Sul  é  maior  que  o  havido 
entre  esse  paiz  e  os  paizes  no  sul  do  continente,  quer  no  lado  do  Atlân- 
tico, quer  no  Pacifico.  Os  paizes  situados  no  mar  Caribbeano,  junta- 
mente com  o  Equador  que  está  muito  mais  proximo  aos  portos  dos 
Estados  Unidos  que  aos  de  qualquer  outro  paiz,  importam  productos 
por  valor  de  $37,000,000,  sendo  30  por  cento  proveniente  dos  Estados 
Unidos. 

Os  demais  paizes  da  America  do  Sul  importam  annualmente  merca- 
dorias no  valor  de  cerca  de  $100,000,000,  contribuindo  os  Estados 
Unidos  com  12  por  cento.  Essa  situação  do  commercio  dos  Estados 
Unidos  com  os  paizes  do  extremo  sul  do  continente,  é  devida  princi- 
palmente á  superioridade  das  facilidades  de  transportes  offerecidas  pelos 
paizes  da  Europa,  em  comparação  com  as  offerecidas  pelos  Estados 
Unidos.     Quasi  todo  o  commercio  de  exportação  e  de  importação  dos 


1824     SECRETAKIA  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

paizes  da  America  do  Sul  é  feito  necessariamente  por  mar.  A  maior 
parte  do  commercio  dos  paizes  na  costa  do  oeste  passa  por  via  do  Cabo 
Horn,  excepto  no  caso  do  Equador,  cujo  commercio  em  grande  parte  é 
divertido  para  os  portos  dos  Estados  Unidos. 

Por  conseguinte,  a  maior  parte  do  commercio  dos  paizes  da  costa 
occidental,  assim  como  dos  da  costa  oriental,  ha  de  passar  por  Pernam- 
buco, o  ponto  oriental  da  i^merica  do  Sul,  em  sua  viagem  de  ou  para 
a  Europa  e  os  Estados  Unidos.  A  distancia  entre  Pernambuco  e  os 
portos  da  Europa  occidental  é  virtualmente  a  mesma  que  a  entre  esse 
porto  e  Nova  York  ou  Boston,  e  como  existem  maiores  facilidades  de 
transportes  com  a  Europa  que  com  os  Estados  Unidos,  o  commercio 
naturalmente  segue  nesta  direcção. 


NICAEAGÜA. 

CONCESSÃO  PARA  A  EXTRACÇÃO  DO  CHICLE. 

Segundo  um  relatório  consular  Britannico,  o  Governo  de  Nicaragua 
outorgou  aos  Srs.  José  Blen  e  Cláudio  Fernandez  Gento,  uma 
concessão  para  a  extracção  exclusiva,  pelo  prazo  de  cinco  annos,  da 
gomma  chicle  nas  florestas  de  Nicaragua.  Os  concessionários  ficam 
isentos  do  pagamento  de  direitos  de  exportação  sobre  a  gomma  durante 
os  primeiros  dois  annos  da  concessão,  mas  nos  tres  annos  restantes 
pagarão  um  direito  baseado  no  cobrado  sobre  a  borracha,  tendo-se  em 
conta  a  differença  nas  cotações  desses  dois  artigos. 


Bulletin  Mensuel 

DU 

Bureau  International  des  Républiques  Américaines, 

Uniou  Internationale  des  Républiques  Américaines. 
Vol.  XXII.  JUIN  1906.  No.  6. 

EATIFICATION  DE  LA  CONVENTION  SANITAIRE. 

Le  6  juin  1906,  le  Ministère  des  Affaires  Etrangères  des  Etats-Unis 
a  fait  savoir  au  Bureau  International  des  Républiques  Américaines 
que,  sur  l'avis  du  Sénat  et  avec  son  consentement,  le  Président  des 
Etats-Unis  a  ratifié  le  29  mai  1906,  la  convention  sanitaire,  signée  ad 
referendum  à  Washington  le  14  octobre  1905,  par  les  délégués  des 
Etats-Unis,  du  Chili,  de  Costa-Rica,  de  Cuba,  de  l'Equateur,  de  Guate- 
mala, du  Mexique,  du  Nicaragua,  du  Pérou,  de  la  République  Domini- 
caine et  du  Venezuela. 

Le  12  juin  1906,  le  Bureau  International  des  Républiques  Américaines 
a  été  avisé  que  l'on  a  déposé  dans  les  archives  du  Ministère  des  Affaires 
Etrangères  des  Etats-Unis,  une  copie  authentique  du  décret  exécutif 
du  Président  de  l'Equateur,  datée  du  30  avril  1906,  ratifiant  et  mettant 
en  vigueur  la  convention  sanitaire  pan-américaine  signée  ad referendwn 
à  Washington  le  14  octobre  1905. 


RÉPUBLIQUE  ARGENTINE. 

MESSAGE   PRÉSIDENTIEL. 

A  la  séance  d'ouverture  du  Congrès,  qui  a  eu  lieu  samedi,  le  12  mai, 
le  vice-Président  en  exercice,  M.  le  Dr.  Figüeroa  Alcorta,  a  donné 
lecture  d'un  message. 

Dans  ce  document,  le  chef  du  pouvoir  exécutif  rend  hommage  à  la 
mémoire  de  son  prédécesseur,  M.  le  Dr.  Quintana,  et  du  Général 
Mitre;  il  expose  le  programme  du  Gouvernement  basé  sur  l'ordre  et 

l'économie. 

1825 


1826       BUEEAÜ  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMÉRICAINES. 

Le  Président  annonce  que  le  Gouvernement  présentera  un  projet 
amnistiant  toutes  les  personnes  condamnées  pour  les  événements  du 
4  février  1905.  Il  recommande  tout  particulièrement  le  projet  qui 
fut  présenté  relativement  à  la  question  sociale.  11  constate  l'amitié 
franche  et  sans  réserve  qui  existe  entre  l'Argentine  et  toutes  les 
puissances. 

Le  Président  déclare  que  l'Argentine  soutiendra  l'arbitrage  aux 
Congrès  de. Rio  de  Janeiro  et  de  La  Haye,  comme  l'unique  moyen  de 
donner  une  solution  aux  conflits  actuels.  A  Rio  de  Janeiro,  elle 
s'efforcera  de  cimenter  les  bases  de  la  plus  solide  amitié  avec  les  autres 
nations  de  l'Amérique. 

Le  Message  signale  la  prospérité  financière  du  pays  et  déclare  qu'il 
faut  en  profiter  pour  établir  définitivement  l'équilibre  budgétaire  et 
créer  un  fonds  national  de  réserve  indépendant  du  fonds  de  conversion. 
Le  fonds  de  conversion  atteint  aujourd'hui  14  millions  607,000  piastres. 
Or,  les  11  millions  prélevés  en  1901  par  crainte  de  la  guerre  avec  le 
Chili  sont  totalement  remboursés. 

Le  Message  ajoute  que  le  fonds  de  conversion  n'augmentera  pas  les 
versements  successifs,  et  permettra  opportunément  d'exécuter  la  loi 
de  conversion  de  1901,  et  de  remettre  en  vigueur  la  loi  sur  la  monnaie 
-de  1881.  Le  Président  se  déclare  partisan  du  maintien  de  la  piastre 
or  de  la  loi  actuelle,  au  lieu  de  la  création  d'une  nouvelle  unité  moné- 
taire sous  une  nouvelle  dénomination. 

La  dette  intérieure,  au  31  décembre  1905,  était  de  88  millions  de 
piastres  papier,  eu  chiffres  ronds,  et  16  millions  en  piastres  or.  La 
dette  extérieure  atteignait  le  31  décembre  329  millions  de  piastres  or, 
plus  37  millions  apportés  pour  rembourser  l'emprunt  de  1891. 

Le  Messp^ge  relève  que  la  population  de  l'Argentine  atteint  après 
seulement  un  siècle  d'existence,  le  chiff're  de  6  millions  d'habitants, 
soit  2  habitants  par  kilomètre  carré.  Il  est  indispensable  d'améliorer 
les  conditions  générales  de  l'immigration  et  non  pas  de  l'accroître,  mais 
de  l'épurer. 

Il  espère  présenter  prochainement  un  projet  d'agrandissement  et 
d'amélioration  du  port  de  Buenos-Aires.  Les  travaux  d'amélioration 
du  port  de  La  Plata  continuent. 

Il  déclare  nécessaire  d'acheter  de  l'artillerie  moderne  et  d'augmenter 
le  matériel  de  guerre  auxiliaire. 

Il  présentera  le  projet  d'un  programme  naval  à  exécuter  en  cinq 
années.  Ce  projet  comprendra  les  éléments  complémentaires  pour 
la  défense  contre  un  blocus  du  Rio  de  la  Plata,  et  la  construction 
d'unités  destinées  au  renforcement  de  la  flotte. 

Le  président  termine  le  message  en  se  déclarant  fermement  résolu 
à  réprimer  les  ambitions  et  les  impatiences  qui  chercheraient  à  faire 
dévier  l'orientation  franche  de  la  politique  argentine. 


RÉPUBLIQUE    ARGENTINE.  1827 

LE  COMMERCE  EXTÉRIEUR  EN  1905. 

IMPORTATION. 

Or. 

I.  Animaux  vivants |1,  307,  808 

II.  Substances  alimentaires: 

Substances  alimentaires  animales $2,  442,  346 

Substances  alimentaires  végétales: 

1.  Fruits 960,383 

2.  Epices  et  autres  condiments 866, 132 

3.  Légumes  et  céréales. 2,556,378 

4.  Substances  pour  infusions  et  bois- 

sons chaudes 6,  093,  479 

5.  Farines,  pâtes  et  autres  produits  ali- 

mentaires           820, 932 

13,739,650 

III.  Tabac  et  ses  applications 4, 455, 408 

IV.  Boissons: 

Vins 6,596,589 

Eaux  de  vie  et  liqueurs 2, 159,  448 

Autres  boissons 411,  805 

— ^ 9, 167,  842 

V.  Matières  textiles  et  produits  manufacturés: 

Soie 2,602,558 

Laine ! 10,967,262 

Coton 27,  066,  742 

Autres  fibres  textiles ; 5,582,389 

46,218,951 

VI.  Huiles  fixes,  minérales,  volatiles  et  médicinales 5,556,067 

VIL  Substances  et  produits  chimiques  et  pharmaceutiques 6,  275,  786 

VIII.  Couleurs  et  teintures 1,441,726 

IX.  Bois  et  autres  substances  ligneuses  et  produits  manufacturés: 

Matières  premières  et  relativement  premières.  $11,  799,  220 

Produits  manufacturés 2,  368,  943 

14, 168, 163 

X.  Papier  et  produits  manufacturés: 

Papiers  et  cartons 2,272,041 

Produits  manufacturés 1,831,801 

4, 133,  842 

XL  Cuirs  et  produits  manufacturés 1,796,844 

XII.   Fer  et  produits  manufactures: 

Matières  premières  et  relativement  premières. .  14,  814,  571 

Produits  manufacturés  en  fer  et  en  acier 11,  357,  714 

26, 172,  285 

XIII.  Agriculture: 

Instruments  aratoires 16,  532,  552 

XIV.  Locomotion: 

Matériel  de  transport 23,362,431 

XV.  Autres  métaux  et  produits  manufacturés: 

Matières  premières  et  relativement  premières. .     1,  896,  056 

Produits  manufacturés 3,  998,  600 

5,  894,  656 

XVI.  Pierres,  terres,  cristaux  et  produits  céramiques: 

Matières  premières  et  relativement  premières. .   14,  355,  213 

Produits  manufacturés , 3,111,690 

17, 466,  903 

XVII.  Électricité: 

Matériel  d'électricité 2,  034,  674 

XVIII.  Articles  et  produits  manufacturés,  divers 5, 428,  832 

Total. 205,154,420 


1828       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  RÉPUBLIQUES  AMÉRICAINES. 

EXPOÍÍTATION. 

I.  Produits  de  l'élevage:  Or. 

Animaux  vivants $7, 189,  244 

Dépouilles  des  animaux 122,  062,  917 

Matières  animales  élaborées 10,148,381 

Eésidus  des  animaux , 1,  642,  434 

$141, 042,  986 

II.  Produits  de  l'agriculture: 

Matières  premières 161,188,255 

Matières  végétales  élaborées 5,  584,  308 

Eésidus  des  végétaux 3,  462,  672 

1 70,  235, 235 

III.  Produits  forestiers 7, 125,332 

IV.  Produits  des  mines 261,  516 

V.  Produits  de  la  chasse 790,  734 

Yï.  Produits  et  articles  divers 3,388,038 

Total 322,843,841 

TOTAL    DE   l'importation    ET    DE    l'eXPORATION. 

Importation 205, 154,  420 

Exportation „ 322,843,841 

Total • 527,998,261 

NOUVEAUX    aUAIS  T)E   ROSARIO. 

Mr.  H.  M.  Mallet,  Consul  d'Angleterre  à  Rosario  fait  savoir  que, 
conformément  aux  arrangements  faits  avec  le  Gouvernment,  la  com- 
pagnie française  qui  construit  le  port  de  Rosario  a  ouvert  à  la  naviga- 
tion une  partie  des  quais  sur  une  longueur  de  1,094  yards.  En  consé- 
quence, la  compagnie  a  commencé  à  percevoir  les  droits  suivants  sur 
la  navigation: 

Droits  d'entrée,  $0.15  or  par  tonne.  Pour  le  stationnement,  le  net- 
toyage, l'éclairage  et  la  santé,  10.05  par  quantité  de  10  tonnes  et 
au-dessous  par  jour. 

Droits  de  quai,  fO.lO  or  par  quantité  de  10  tonnes  et  au-dessous  par 
jour. 

M.  Mallet  calcula  que  pour  un  vapeur  jaugeant  2,490  tonnes  et 
restant  dix  jours  dans  le  port,  il  faudrait  payer  $747  or,  contre  $135.45 
d'après  l'ancien  tarif,  soit  une  différence  d'environ  £121. 

En  plus  du  tarif  ci-dessus  que  paie  la  navigation,  le  blé,  la  graine 
de  lin  et  le  maïs,  qu'ils  soient  expédiés  de  la  propriété  de  la  compagnie 
ou  de  celle  des  particuliers,  paieront  les  droits  d'après  le  tarif  suivant 
jusqu'à  la  fin  de  l'année,  époque  à  laquelle  la  compagnie  percevra  le 
tarif  complet  comme  il  a  été  décidé  dans  l'adjudication: 


Blé  et  graine  de  lin  par  tonne  de  1,000  kilos  . 
Mais  par  tonne  de  1,000  üilos 


Du  wagon 
au  navire. 


Oi: 

W.147 
.132 


Traction. 


Or. 
SO.  090 
.090 


BKÉSIL.  1829 

D:ÊVELOPPEMEÎîT  de  la  SíÉRICUIíTURE. 

Le  Bulletin  de  îa  Chambre  de  Commerce  à  Buenos  Aires  fait  savoir 
qu'on  vient  be  publier  un  rapport  officiel  sur  la  culture  du  mûrier  dans 
la  République  Argentine.  D'après  ce  rapport  il  paraît  qu'il  y  a  ac- 
tuellement environ  300,000  mûriers  dans  la  province  de  Tucuman, 
200,000  dans  celle  de  Santa  Fé,  350,000  dans  celle  de  Cordoba  et  plus 
de  50,000  dans  celle  de  Salta  Jujuy  et  de  Santiago  del  Estero. 

Le  climat  de  Tucuman  semble  être  le  meilleur  pour  la  culture  du 
mûrier  et  du  ver  à  soie. 

hecettes  douanières. 

Les  recettes  douanières  de  la  République  Argentine  pour  le  premier 
trimestre  de  l'année  courante  montrent  que  la  valeur  totale  des  mar- 
chandises importées  s'est  élevée  à  $51,370,000  en  or  et  les  exportations 

à  $86,110,000,  ce  qui  laisse  un  excédent  de  $31,770,000  en  or,  en  faveur 
du  pays.  Les  importations  de  lingots  se  sont  élevées  à  $7,180,000 
en  or. 


BEESIL. 

GISEMENTS  CARBONIFÈRES. 

D'après  le  rapport  de  Mr.  White,  commissaire  nommé  par  le  gou- 
vernement pour  examiner  les  gisements  carbonifères  du  Brésil,  il  paraît 
que  la  formation  carbonifère  du  Brésil  commence  dans  le  nord  de  São 
Paulo,  près  de  la  frontière  de  Minas  Géraes  et  s'étend  du  côté  du 
sud-ouest  en  traversant  les  Etats  de  Parana,  Santa  Catharina  et  Rio 
Grande  do  Sul  pour  se  continuer  probablement  dans  l'Uruguay  et  la 
République  Argentine. 

On  supposait  autrefois  que  les  gisements  carbonifères  du  Brésil 
n'existaient  qu'en  bassins  géologiques  étroits  et  séparés  n'ayant  jamais 
été  reliés  entre  eux,  mais  les  études  de  M.  White  ont  fait  ressortir 
qiie  la  formation  carbonifère  continue  sans  interruption  de  l'Etat  de 
São  Paulo  dans  celui  de  Rio  Grande  do  Sul  en  le  traversant  et  il  est 
probable  que  c'est  le  même  gisement  carbonifère  qui  s'étend  au  nord, 
dans  les  Etats  de  Paraná  et  de  São  Paulo. 

Le  gisement  principal  est  de  peu  d'importance  dans  São  Paulo,  au 
moins  dans  les  endroits  où  il  est  à  fleur  de  terre  (25  à  30  centimètres) 
mais  il  augmente  et  atteint  jusqu'à  50  cm.  dans  le  Parana,  presqu'un 
mètre  dans  Santa  Catharina  et  deux  mètres  environ  dans  le  Rio  Grande 
do  Sul,  montrant  donc  une  augmentation  progressive  à  mesure  qu'il 
se  dirige  vers  le  sud. 

Dans  Santa  Catharina  et  Rio  Grande  do  Sul  il  y  a,  à  175  pieds 
au-dessous  du  gisement  principal,  deux  ou  trois  autres  petits  gisements 


1830       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  RÉPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

de  charbon,  mais  aiicun  d'entre  eux  n'est  d'une  certaine  importance 
si  ce  n'est  un  gisement  placé  dans  une  surperficie  limitée  restreinte, 
près  de  Minas  de  Tubarão  dans  Santa  Catharina,  qui,  étant  à  la  base 
des  couches  productrices  de  charbon,  atteint  environ  un  mètre  et  demi 
d'épaisseur.  Le  charbon  contient  tant  de  pierres  que  sa  valeur  com- 
merciale est  bien  douteuse. 

Le  charbon  de  la  couche  principale  ou  supérieure  est  pour  ainsi  dire 
de  la  même  qualité  depuis  Sao  Paulo  à  Rio  Grande  do  Sul  et  contient 
toujours  beaucoup  de  soufre  et  de  pierres.  Le  cliarbon,  tel  qu'on 
l'extrait  pour  le  commerce,  a  de  25  à  35  pour  cent  de  cendres  dont  2  à 
5  pour  cent  se  composent  de  soufre  sous  forme  de  pépites  de  pj^rites 
de  fer;  le  charbon  du  Brésil  à  l'état  brut  est  donc  trop  impur  pour 
l'usage  commercial  général. 

Mr.  White  a  envoyé  plusieurs  tonnes  de  charbon  en  Allemagne 
pour  en  faire  des  expériences,  et  les  résultats  des  essais  faits  par 
rUüine  de  Humboldt  à  Kalk,  près  de  Cologne,  en  ont  été  assez  satis- 
faisants, puisqu'on  a  pu  enlever  tout  le  soufre  et  réduire  la  cendre  à 
12  ou  13  pour  cent  sur  33  pour  cent  de  charbon,  et,  sur  12  pour  cent 
restant,  la  cendre  a  été  réduite  à  26  pour  cent  et  le  soufre  a  été  pour 
ainsi  dire  éliminé. 

Le  Consul-Général  ajoute  que  le  rapport  de  M.  White  éclaircira  la 
situation  en  ce  qui  concerne  le  Brésil.  Et  bien  qu'il  soit  appelé  à 
mettre  fin  aux  trop  grandes  espérances  des  optimistes  il  montrera  que 
dans  le  Brésil  Méridional  il  y  a  une  certaine  quantité  de  charbon  qui 
pourra  être  utilisé  un  jour. 

EXPORTATIONS  DE  CAOUTCHOTJC  DE  MANÁOS  ET  DE  PARA. 

Les  renseignements  suivants  sur  les  exportations  de  caoutchouc  de 
Seringa,  des  ports  de  Manáos  et  de  Pará  pendant  les  années  1901-5  sont 
extraits  de  la  ""^ Revue  Brésilienne''''  du  13  mars  1906: 


Fin 

Moyeu 

Sernamby. 
Gaucho  . . . 

Total 


Quantité. 


Kilos. 
14,  972, 000 
2, 471, 000 
7, 430,  000 
3,632,000 


28, 505,  000 


Valeur. 


£6,  645, 000 

988, 000 

1, 910, 000 

943, 000 


10, 486, 000 


Quantité. 


Kilos. 
16, 473, 000 
2, 766, 000 
7, 510, 000 
4, 726, 000 


31,  475, 000 


Valeur. 


£8, 4G0, 000 
1, 269,  000 
2, 168, 000 
1, 337, 000 


13, 234, 000 


BRESIL. 
EXPORTATIONS  EN  1905. 


1831 


Les  renseignements  suivants  sur  le  commerce  d'exportation  du 
Brésil  pendant  les  années  1904  et  1905  sont  tirés  de  la  "  Revue  Bré- 
silienne" du  27  mars. 


Principaux  articles. 


Quantité. 


1904. 


1905. 


Valeur. 


1904. 


Café sacs. 

Caoutcliouc kilos. 

Cuirs  et  peaux id. . . 

Herva-maté id. . . 

Coton id . . . 

Cacao id . . . 

Tabac id .  .T 

Or,  en  barres grammes. 

Sucre kilos. 

Manganèse tonnes. 

Noix  de  Para hect. 

Cire  de  Carnauba kilos. 

Son id . . . 

Graines  de  coton id... 

Sable  de  monazite id... 

Farine,  manioc  ou  cassava id. . . 

Pierres  précieuses 

Fruits 


10, 024,  536 

31,863,491 

35, 847, 320 

44, 162, 052 

13, 262, 738 

23, 160, 028 

23, 964,  255 

3, 871 , 426 

4, 861, 450 

208, 260 

92, 580 

1,995,546 

21,151,643 

26,  600, 538 

4, 860, 390 

3, 980, 076 


10, 820, 661 
35,392,611 
29, 055, 406 
40, 855,  653 
24,081,753 
21,090,088 
20,390,558 

3, 878, 698 

37, 716, 510 

224,377 

19S, 226 

1,896,757 
26,431,760 
37, 493, 736 

4,437,290 

5,276,146 


Bois  de  charpente 

Piassava kilos. 

Crins id . . . 

Cornes id... 

Vieux  métaux id... 

Graines  de  ricin id... 

Autres  articles 


1,469,818 
548,  549 
1,092,247 
3, 155, 344 
7, 208, 886 


1, 287, 943 
426, 008 
1,101,236 
3, 925,  796 
2, 646, 775 


£19, 957,  563 

11, 219, 393 

2, 3X2, 256 

970, 937 

826, 507 

1,095,535 

838, 516 

418, 309 

93, 488 

303,  799 

107,311 

204, 227 

89,  694 

89, 044 

108, 825 

45.  024 

65, 958 

48, 254 

73, 679 

43, 642 

42, 704 

24, 609 

18, 795 

24, 987 

334, 080 


£21, 420, 515 

14,415,771 

1,851,584 

1,236,550 

1,157,714 

1,039,535 

825, 206 

420, 128 

405, 954 

332, 827 

232, 206 

207, 818 

167, 660 

108, 458 

100, 038 

77, 859 

71,310 

68, 250 

43, 383 

37, 875 

34, 594 

31,069 

29, 644 

24, 077 

291,721 


Total. 
Espèce  


39, 430, 136 
8,900 


44,  632, 252 
10, 731 


Total  général 


39, 439, 036 


44,642,983 


ENTRÉES  DE  COTON  ET  DE  SUCRE  A  PERNAMBUCO. 

Voici  les  entrées  de  coton  et  du  sucre  à  Pernambuco  pendant  les 
sept  premiers  mois  de  la  récolte. 


Sucre. 

Coton. 

1901. 

1904. 

1904. 

1905. 

Septembre 

Sacs. 
9,203 
84, 072 
210, 393 
265, 197 
253, 092 
223,  452 
204, 174 

Sacs. 
86,  751 
160, 530 
301,900 
310, 355 
339, 457 
309,019 
277. 632 

Balles. 
6,425 
12, 720 
23, 574 
27,  754 
27,973 
34, 301 
33, 136 

Balles. 
17, 260 

Octobre 

26, 315 

Kovembre 

32, 132 

32,  552 

22,  412 

Février  . .            .       .        

19, 402 

Mars 

32, 295 

Total 

1,249,583 

1,735,464 

165,  SS3 

182, 368 

COMMERCE  EXTÉRIEUR  EN  1905. 

En  1905  le  commerce  extérieur  du  Brésil  s'est  elevé  à  un  total  de 
£72,761,880  contre  £65,315,559  en  1904;  les  exportations  à  £11,613,113 
contre  £39,130,136  en  1901  et  la  valeur  des  marchandises  a  augmenté 
de  £25,915,123  en  1904  à  £28,118,767  en  1905.  Pendant  les  cinq 
dernières  années  l'excédent  des  exportations  sur  les  importations  s'est 
Bull.  No.  6—06 24 


1832       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 


élevé  à  $75,017,200.  Les  recettes  douanières  en  1905  ont  dépassé  de 
15,936  contos  papier  et  de  7,187  contos  or  celles  de  l'année  précédente. 
Le  nouveau  territoire  de  l'Acre  acheté  de  la  Bolivie  pour  la  somme 
de  £2,000,000  a  rapporté  2,376  contos  en  1901  et  8,116  en  1905.  Son 
revenu  pour  le  dernier  trimestre  s'est  élevé  à  1,158  contos. 

RECETTES  DOTJANIÈKES. 

Les  chiffres^  suivants  font  ressortir  les  recettes  des  douanes  brési- 
liennes pour  le  mois  de  décembre: 


Manáos 

Belém 

Maranhão 

Parnahy ba 

Fortaleza 

Natal 

Parahyba  

Recire 

Maceió 

Aracaj  ú 

Bahia 

Victoria 

Rio  de  Janeiro 

Santos 

Paranaguá  

Florianópolis 

Rio  Grande 

Port-Alegre 

Uruguayana  

SantA  Anna  do  Livramento 

Corumbá 

Total  en  dócembre 

Total  pour  les  douze  mois 


Muréis. 

Muréis. 

1,528,122 

1,026,050 

3, 557, 110 

2,380,746 

769,  804 

447, 680 

78, 045 

127,  561 

497, 069 

352,207 

68, 087 

21,058 

150, 967 

92,462 

2, 862, 603 

1,184,197 

230,372 

182, 630 

61,668 

31,947 

2,491,797 

1,226,773 

51, 436 

33, 196 

9, 656, 408 

7,247,728 

4,392,130 

3,944,789 

310, 994 

146, 782 

178,061 

167,  670 

1,121,226 

1, 072, 577 

1,105,226 

1, 072, 577 

1, 105, 753 

616, 292 

113,710 

94, 386 

37, 328 

36, 456 

143, 363 

141,008 

29, 378, 053 

20, 573, 995 

231,511,352 

208, 489, 043 

PRODUCTION  DE  CAOUTCHOUC. 

Les  quantités  de  caoutchouc  arrivées  au  port  de  Pará  pendant  les 
neuf  mois  du  V  juillet  1905  au  31  mars  1906,  se  sont  élevées  à  27,860 
tonnes  et  à  27,260  en  1901:-õ.  Ce  ne  sont  pas  les  recettes  totales  puis- 
qu'il y  a  naturellement  Manáos  et  Iquitos  ainsi  que  la  Bolivie.  Les 
arrivages  de  caoutchouc  à  Pará  montrent  une  augmentation  de  600 
tonnes  en  faveur  de  1905-6. 


CHILI. 

TRAVAUX  PUBLICS. 

Un  acte  du  Congrès  de  la  République  du  Chili  de  date  récente  autorise 
le  Président  à  dépenser  pendant  une  période  de  cinq  ans  1,500,000 
livres  sterling  pour  les  travaux  suivants:  exécution  de  travaux  pour  pro- 
téger Valparaiso  des  inondations;  travaux  d'égouts  à  Talca  et  à  Concep- 
tion; amélioration  des  services  d'approvisionnements  en  eau  de  diverses 


CHILI.  1833 

villes.  En  vertu  de  cet  acte,  V Inspección  général  de  agua  'potahle  y  sanea- 
miento a  été  autorisée  à  mettre  en  adjudication  la  construction  des 
travaux  nécessaires  d'eaux  pour  amener  l'eau  potable  dans  les  villes  sui- 
vantes, dès  que  les  plans  et  spécifications  seront  achevés:  Tacna,  Arica, 
Pisagua,  Iquique,  Tocopilla,  Cobija,  Mejillones,  Calama,  Taltal,  Chaña- 
ral,  Copiapó,  Caldera,  Huasco,  Vailenar,  Freirina,  Serena,  Coquimbo, 
Ovalle,  Vicuña,  Combarbalá,  Illapel,  Salamanca,  Petorca,  Chicoleo. 
Ligua,  San  Felipe,  Vilos,  Cabildo,  Quilpué,  Limache,  San  Francisco  de 
Limadle,  Casablanca,  Quillota,  Calera,  Liai  Liai,  San  Bernardo,  Meîi- 
pilla,  Talag-ante,  Barrancas,  Renca,  Cartajena,  San  Antonio,  Rancagua, 
Buin,  Peumo,  San  Fernando,  Pichilemu,  Curicó,  Santa  Cruz,  Vichuquen, 
Molina,  Talca,  Curepto,  Linares,  San  Javier,  Parral,  Cauquenes,  Qui- 
rihue.  Chanco,  Constitución,  Ninhue,  Buchupureo, Cobquecura,  Sauzal, 
Chillan,  Yungai,  Búlnes,  San  Carlos,  Pemuco,  Concepción  Coronel, 
Talcahuano,  Yumbel,  Coelemu,  Tomé,  Penco,  Hualqui,  Arauco,  Lebu, 
Cañete,  Los  Angeles,  Nacimiento,  Mulchen,  Santa  Barbara,  Angol, 
Traiguén,  Victoria,  Unión,  Puerto  Montt,  Corral,  Osorno,  Puerto 
Octai,  Ancud,  Castro,  Achao,  et  Florida. 

DROITS  D'ENTRÉE  SUR  LES  SUCRES  ÉTRANGERS. 

Le  Congrès  chilien  a  voté  une  loi  établissant  des  droits  spécifiques 
sur  les  sucres  étrangers,  qui  est  ainsi  conçue: 

Article  premier.  Les  sucres  paieront  à  leur  entrée  au  Chili  les 
droits  spécifiques  suivants: 

Sucre  raffiné,  entier  ou  moulu,  humide  ou  sec,  113.35  par  100  kilo- 
grammes. 

Sucres  blanc,  granulé  ou  moulu,  humide  ou  sec,  comme  le  Rose 
Emilie,  $10.40  les  100  kilogrammes. 

Sucre  granulé  de  premier  jet  ou  cassonnade,  humide  ou  sec,  17.50 
les  100  killogrammes. 

Sucres  impurs  (déchets  ou  résidus)  humides  ou  secs,  |6.60  les  100 
kilogrammes. 

Art.  2.  L'Etat  paiera  à  partir  du  1""  janvier  1907  jusqu'au  l'^''  jan- 
vier 1915,  aux  fabriques  nationales  de  sucre  de  betterave,  une  prime 
de  80  centavos  par  100  kilogrammes  de  betterave  saccharine  fabriqués 
par  elles. 

Les  primes  ne  seront  plus  payées  si  après  quatre  ans,  à  partir  de 
leur  mise  en  vigueur,  il  ne  s'installe  pas  de  fabrique  en  dehors  de  celle 
du  Parral. 

Art.  3.  Le  président  de  la  République  réglementera  l'exécution  de 
cette  loi  et  pourra  nommer  des  inspecteurs  qui  serveilleront  la  comp- 
tabilité des  fabriques  de  sucre  de  betterave. 


1884       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

COLOMBIE. 

MODIFICATIONS  DOUANIÈRES. 

I. — Décret  No.  101^6^  au  J^  septetiihre  1905,  réglementant  la  'perception 
de  Vim.])ùt  applicahle  au  tabac,  aux  cigarettes,  aux  allumettes  et  aux 
licpueurs  de  provenance  étrangère. 

["  Diario  Oficial  "  du  6  septembre  1905.] 

Article  l^''.  A  partir  de  la  date  du  présent  décret,  il  sera  perçu  sur 
le  tabac,  les  cigarettes  et  les  allumettes  Fimpôt  unique  suivant: 

Or. 

Par  kilogramme  de  tabac  étranger  sous  forme  de  cigares |3.  00 

Par  kilogramme  de  tabac  étranger  sous  toute  autre  forme,  y  compris  le  tabac 

haché 1.  00 

Par  kilogramme  de  cigarettes  étrangères 2.  50 

Par  kilogramme  d'allumettes-bougies  étrangères 1.  20 

Par  kilogramme  d'allumettes  en  bois  étrangères 60 

^  X-  -A-  ■X-  «•  7Î-  -.r 

Art.  4.  A  patir  du  l"""  janvier  1906,  le  brandy,  le  champagne,  le 
whiskev,  la  chartreuse  et  autres  jwusse-café  étrangers  seront  imposés 
comme  suit: 

Or, 

En  janvier $1.80 

En  février 1.  60 

En  mars 1.  40 

En  avril 1 .  20 

A  partir  du  l"^""  mai  ces  produits  acquitteront  par  kilogramme 1.  00 

Art.  5.  Le  tarif  établi  comme  ci-dessus  ne  pourra  être  modifié  pen- 
dant la  durée  du  contrat  que  la  Banque  Centrale  a  conclu  avec  le 
Gouvernement  pour  l'administration  des  revenus,  contrat  qui  prendra 
fin  le  9  mars  1910.  Cependant,  la  Banque  Centrale  pourra,  avec 
l'approbation  préalable  du  Ministre  des  Finances  et  du  Trésor,  édicter 
les  règlements  nécessaires  pour  la  perception  de  l'impôt  sur  les 
cigarettes,  les  allumettes  et  les  liqueurs  de  provenance  étrangère, 
aussi  bien  que  pour  éviter  la  contrebande  et  les  fraudes  de  toute  sorte. 

Art.  6.  Toute  personne  ou  société  qui  voudra  introduire  un  article 
quelconque  imposé  dans  le  présent  décret  ne  pourra  le  faire  sans  avoir 
obtenu  préalablement  de  FAdministrateur  Général  de  ces  revenus  ou 
des  agents  que  celui-ci  aura  désignés  dans  les  Départements,  une  patente 
portant  désignation  de  Tespèce  et  des  quantités  des  articles  qu'elle  se 
propose  d'introduire.  Après  avoir  obtenu  cette  patente,  l'intéressé  la 
présentera  au  Bureau  des  Finances  compétent,  où  il  en  sera  pris  note 
sur  un  registre  spécial,  et  où  il  en  sera  tenu  compte  pour  la  confronter 
avec  la  demande  dès  que  celle-ci  parviendra  audit  Bureau,  afin  de 
s'assurer  qu'il  y  a  concordance.  La  liquidation  de  l'impôt  s'effectuera 
d'après  les  documents  justificatifs,  et  l'employé  qui  en  sera  chargé  fera 


COLOMBIE.  1835 

traite  immédiatement  pour  le  montant  des  droits  contre  l'intéressé  et  au 
profit  de  l'agent  qui  a  délivré  la  patente,  en  observant  les  conditions  pre- 
scrites par  la  Banque  Centrale  pour  la  garantie  du  payemente  des 
effets.  La  patente  sera  adressée,  avec  un  exemplaire  de  la  liquidation 
á  l'Administrateur  Général  des  revenus  et  à  l'administrateur  départe- 
mental résidant  dans  le  chef -lieu  du  Département  où  la  demande  a  été 
adressée. 

Art.  7.  L'impôt  unique,  applicable  aux  allumettes,  aux  cigarettes, 
au  tabac  et  aux  liqueurs  de  provenance  étrangère  ne  sera  pas  perçu 
dans  les  localités  où  la  rente  a  été  aliénée. 


IL — Décret  No.  1077 .¡  du  9  Sb^tembre  1905 .^  établissant  un  droit  à  V expor- 
tation du  bétail  de  Vesj^èce  bovine. 

["Diario  Oficial "  du  4  octobre  1935.] 

Article  unique.  11  sera  perçu  à  l'exportation  du  bétail  de  l'espèce 
bovine  par  les  ports  de  l'Atlantique  un  droit  établi  comme  suit: 

Or. 

Animaux  femelles tête..  $6.  00 

Animaux  mâles id 2.  00 

Paragraphe.  Le  droit  dont  il  s'agit  sera  prélevé  à  partir  de  la  date 
à  laquelle  le  présent  décret  sera  connu  dans  les  ports  respectifs 
d'embarquement. 

m. — Décret  iVõ.  l^Jt.0,  du  '21  octobre  1905.,  relatif  aux  droits  cVim- 

2)orfation. 

["  Diario  Oficial  "  du  30  octobre  1905.] 

Article  V.  Dans  les  douanes  de  Arauca,  Barranquilla,  Buenaven- 
tura, Cartagène,  Orocué,  Hiohacha  et  Sainte-Marthe,  les  droits  l'im- 
portation seront  liquidés  conformément  au  décret  No.  15  du  27  janvier 
dernier.     (Voir  4"  supplément.) 

Paragraphe.  Les  marchandises  importées  par  la  douane  de  Buena- 
ventura bénéficieront  d'une  détaxe  de  25  pour  cent  conformément  au 
décret  Ko.  35  du  17  février  dernier. 

Art.  2.  Dans  les  douanes  d'Ipiales  et  de  Tumaco,  les  droits  d'impor- 
tation seront  liquidés  conformément  à  la  loi  63  de  1903  sans  augmen- 
tation ni  réduction  d'aucune  sorte. 

Paragraphe.  Les  bayettes  et  toiles  {lienzos)  importées  par  la  douane 
d'Ipiales  bénéficieront  d'une  réduction  de  50  pour  cent  sur  les  droits 
qui  leur  sont  applicables,  conformément  à  la  loi  63  de  1903  susmen- 
tionnée. 

Art.  3.  Les  marchandises  introduites  par  les  ports  de  Tumaco  et 
d'Ipiales  dans  les  conditions  établies  par  la  loi  63  de  1903  ne  pourront 
pas  être  réexportées  ni  transportées  à  destination  de  Buenaventura  et 


1836       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

des  localités  inte rmódiai res  qu'en  payant  dans  cette  douane  les  droits 
qui  leur  seraient  applicables  si  elles  y  étaient  importées  pour  la  pre- 
mière fois. 

Art.  -î.  Les  marchandises  introduites  par  la  douane  de  Cucuta  à  des- 
tination des  Provinces  de  l'intérieur  du  Département  de  Santander  ou 
des  localités  des  autres  Départements  de  la  République  acquitteront 
les  droits  d'entrée  conformément  au  régime  établi  par  le  décret  No.  15 
du  27  janvier  dernier. 

Paraçrciphe.  En  conséquence  la  loi  63  de  1903  ne  s'appliquera  qu'à 
la  marchandise  introduite  pour  la  consommation  dans  les  Provinces  de 
Cucuta  et  de  Pampelune. 

Art.  5.  Les  importateurs  devront,  au  moment  de  la  vérification  et 
aux  effets  de  la  tarification,  déclarer  le  lieu  de  destination  de  leurs 
marchandises,  et  celles-ci  ne  pourront  être  dirigées  vers  les  Provinces 
de  l'intérieur  du  Département  do  Santander,  ni  à  destination  d'autres 
localités,  sans  être  accompagnées  d'un  passavant  délivré  par  l'Admi- 
nistrateur de  la  douane,  établissant  que  la  liquidi^tion  des  droits  s'est 
effectuée  conformément  aux  dispositions  de  la  première  partie  de 
l'article  ci-dessus. 

Art.  6.  La  marchandise  déclarée  pour  la  consommation  des  Provinces 
de  Cucuta  et  de  Pampelune  ne  pourra  être  transportée  à  destination 
des  autres  localités  de  la  République  que  moyennant  paj^ement  en 
douane  de  la  difference  dans  le  taux  du  droit  résultant  des  tarifs. 

Art.  7.  Les  marchandises  qui,  n'ayant  pas  rempli  les  formalités 
requises  à  l'article  ci-dessus,  seront  transportées  en  dehors  des  Pro- 
vinces de  Cucuta  et  de  Pampelune  seront  considérées  comme  contre- 
bande et  confisquées,  ainsi  que  leurs  moyens  de  transport,  et  les  auteurs 
de  la  fraude  encourront  les  pénalités  comminées  par  le  décret  No.  44 
de  la  présente  année  sur  la  contrebande. 

Art.  8.  Les  autorités  des  lieux  de  transit  veilleront  d'une  façon 
spéciale  à  ce  que  les  articles  9, 10  et  11  du  décret  No.  44  susmentionné 
soient  observés  en  ce  qui  concerne  la  formalité  du  passavant  requis, 
pour  que  les  marchandises  puissent  transiter  à  l'intérieur  de  la  Répu- 
blique. 

Art.  9.  Les  marchandises  étrangères  ci-après  dénommé  acquitte- 
ront, à  l'importation  dans  le  territoire  national,  les  droits  suivants  par 
kilogramme  de  poids  brut: 


Classe. 

Dollar  or. 

9 

0.01 

2 

.01 

7 

.15 

7 

.15 

6 

.10 

2 

.01 

7 

.15 

2 

.01 

Livres  imprimés 

Froment  en  grains 

Vermicelles  et  autres  pâtes  alimentaires 

Anis 

Stéarine  manufacturée 

Stéarine  ou  acide  stéarique  non  manufacturé 

Bougies  de  blanc  de  baleine 

Acides:  sulfurique,  nitrique  et  chlorhydrique,  et  chlorate  de  potasse  pour  les 

mines. 
Pétrole  brut  et  gazoline  servant  de  combustible  dans  les  moteurs  de  machines 

et  non  pas  à  l'éclairage. 


.01 


COLOMBIE. 


1837 


Classe. 


Dollar  or. 


Pétrole  raffiné  pour  l' éclairage 

Plombagine  ou  graphite 

Dynamos 

Mercure  pour  les  mines 

Plomb  en  lingots  pour  les  mines ' 

Filés  de  laine,  de  jute  et  de  chanvre 

Filés  de  coton,  blancs  ou  de  couleur,  apprêtés 

Soie  de  toute  sorte 

Vins  secs,  blancs  ou  foncés,  en  fntailles,  barils,  dames-Jeannes  ou  bouteilles, 

titrant  plus  de  16°  C 

Vin  doux  en  futailles,  barils,  dames-j  eannes  ou  bouteilles 

Vins  rouges  en  futailles,  barils  ou  dames-jeannes 

Vins  ronges  en  bouteilles 

Il  est  entendu  que  tous  les  vins  sont  soumis  à  la  surtaxe  de  70  pour  cent 

visée  par  le  décret  législatif  No.  15  du  27  janvier  dernier  susindiqué. 

Ciment  romain  et  chaux  hydraulique 

Plâtre  en  poudre,  craie,  feldspath,  silice,  massicot,  kaolin, osen  poudre  et  autres 

matières  premières  pour  la  fabrication  de  la  faïence 

Dalles  et  carreaux  en  terre  cuite  ou  en  pierre  artiflcelle  ou  ciment 

Carreaux  et  dalles  en  marbre,  jaspe  ou  tout  autre  pierre  naturelle 

Eaux  minérales,  naturelles  ou  artificielles,  telles  que  l'eau  de  Vichy  et  similaires. 
Mélasse  concentrée 


0.05 
.03 
.03 
.01 
.01 
.03 
.05 

1.50 

.29 
.03 
.02 
.03 


Exempts. 

.01 
.01 
.01 
.01 
.02 


Art.  10.  Les  dispositions  de  Tarticle  5  du  décret  No.  15  du  27  janvier 
dernier  sont  applicables  à  la  résine  de  pin,  à  la  soude  et  potasse  caus- 
tiques, aux  silicates  neutres,  aux  graisses  pour  la  fabrication  des 
savons,  à  la  stéarine  ou  acide  stéarique  non  ouvré,  à  la  g*azoline  et  au 
pétrole  brut  pour  combustible,  au  charbon  minéral,  tant  que  sur  les 
côtes  de  l'Atlantique  et  du  Pacifique  il  n'y  aura  pas  de  mines  de  houille 
en  exploitation,  et  au  chlorate  de  potasse  pour  les  mines. 

Art.  11.  Les  livres  imprimés  bénéficieront  d'une  réduction  de  50 
pour  cent  sur  les  droits  de  légalisation  des  factures  commerciales. 

Art.  12.  Quiconque  voudra  adresser  des  vins  à  destination  des 
ports  nationaux  ouverts  devra,  sans  préjudice  des  factures  dont  il  est 
question  à  l'article  4:2  du  code  fiscal,  soumettre  au  visa  de  l'agent  con- 
sulaire ou  à  la  personne  qui  en  remplit  les  fonctions  sur  le  point  d'em- 
barquement, une  déclaration,  affirmée  sous  serment,  désignant  la  teneur 
en  alcool  des  vins.  Toute  omission  ou  différence  constatée  dans  ce 
document  sera  punie  de  l'amende  comminée  dans  le  paragraphe  9  de 
l'article  2  du  décret  législatif  No.  1145  du  16  décembre  1903. 

Les  administrateurs  de  la  douane  sont  autorisés  à  se  procurer  un 
apprareil  approprié  à  l'effet  de  mesurer,  s'ils  le  jugent  nécessaire,  la 
force  alcoolique  des  vins. 

Art.  13.  Est  maintenue,  tant  que  le  Gouvernement  l'estimera  con- 
venable, la  réduction  de  50  pour  cent  des  droits  de  douane  accordée  à  la 
farine  de  froment,  à  l'orge  en  grains,  au  riz  et  au  saindoux  par  décret 
No.  635  du  11  juin  dernier,  lequel  est  entré  en  vigueur  à  partir  du  l^"" 
avril  dernier. 

Paragraphe.  A  l'effet  de  protéger  l'agriculture  nationale,  cette 
réduction  ne  sera  plus  maintenue  dès  qu'auront  cessé  la  pénurie  et  la 
disette  exceptionnelles  occasionnées  par  le  manque  de  pluies. 

Art.  11-.  Afin  que  les  négociants  puissent  adresser  leurs  commandes 
en  connaissance  des  droits  qu'ils  auront  à  acquitter,  le  décret  rétablis- 


1838       BUEE  AU  INTEKNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

sent  les  droits  fixés  dans  le  décret  législatif  No.  15  du  27  janvier  dernier 
pour  les  produits  susmentionnés  n'entrera  en  vigueur  que  trente  jours 
après  sa  publication  dans  le  "Diario  Oficial." 

La  réduction  de  droits  dont  il  s'agit  ne  s'appliquera  qu'aux  importa- 
tions effectuées  par  les  douanes  de  Barranquilla,  Cartagène,  Cucuta, 
Eiohacha  et  Sainte-Marthe. 

Art.  15.  Le  payement  des  droits  d'importation  s'effectuera,  dans  les 
douanes  respectives,  au  comptant,  en  numéraire  ou  en  valeur  équi- 
valente en  billets  nationaux  ayant  cours  forcé  ou  en  autres  monnaies 
aj^ant  cours  légal. 

Akt.  16.  Si  l'importateur  en  fait  la  demande,  il  pourra,  pour  la 
facilité  du  mouvement  des  fonds,  être  autorisé  à  acquitter  les  droits 
en  traites  payables  au  plus  tard  à  quinze  jours  de  vue,  à  l'ordre  de 
l'administrateur  général  des  finances  ou  de  l'administrateur  dépar- 
temental des  finances  désigné  à  cet  par  le  Ministre  des  Finances  et  du 
Trésor. 

Pour  bénéficier  de  la  faculté  accordée  par  le  présent  article,  l'inté- 
ressé devra  fournir,  par  acte  authentique  et  conformément  aux  dis- 
positions des  articles  158  et  159  du  code  fiscal,  une  caution  agrée  par 
l'administrateur  de  la  douane  où  les  droits  doivent  être  payés  ou  par 
l'Administrateur  général  des  finances,  pour  répondre  solidairement  de 
tout  préjudice  résultant  du  retard  dans  le  payement  des  droits. 

Art.  17.  Les  mêmes  personnes  ne  pourront  pas  servir  de  caution  à 
différents  importateurs,  â  moins  que  le  montant  total  des  droits,  dont 
le  payement  doit  être  garanti,  ne  soit  pas  supérieur  â  vingt  mille  pesos. 

*  *  it  *  *  «-  ;}{ 

Art.  20.  Si  les  traites  dont  il  est  question  dans  le  présent  décret 
n'ont  pas  été  payées  à  la  date  de  leur  échéance,  ou  si  la  personne  qui 
doit  les  accepter  et  les  endosser  est  introuvable,  l'administrateur 
général  ou  l'agent  de  la  Banque  Centrale  en  son  lieu  et  place  annotera 
le  fait  au  bas  des  traites,  et  le  premier  passera  l'effet  à  la  douane  com- 
petente pour  son  recouvrement,  après  avoir  préalablement  observé  les 
formalités  requises  par  le  code  de  commerce.  En  pareil  cas,  l'impor- 
tateur devra  payer  un  intérêt  de  2  pour  cent  par  mois  à  partir  de  la 
date  du  protêt. 

******* 

Art.  22.  L'importateur  mis  en  demeure  de  payer  des  droits  de 
douane  ne  pourra  plus  à  l'avenir  se  libérer  au  moyen  de  traites.  En 
conséquence,  pour  pouvoir  retirer  immédiatement  les  marchandises 
des  magasins  de  la  douane,  il  devra  préalablement  verser  le  montant 
des  droits  qui  leur  sont  applicables. 

******* 

Art.  21.  A  l'effet  d'éviter  tous  préjudices  au  commerce  importateur 
et  au  fisc,  par  suite  de  la  mise  en  vigueur  de  l'augmentation  et  dimi- 
nution des  droits  applicables  à  certaines  marchandises,  aux  termes  de 


COLOMBIE.  1839 

l'article  l®""  du  décret  No.  1046,  du  4  septembre  dernier,  il  a  été  décidé 
que  les  marchandises  étrangères  mentionnées  dans  le  susdit  décret,  com- 
mandées avant  sa  promulgation,  acquitteront  les  droits  en  vigueur  à  la 
date  de  leur  expédition  à  destination  d'un  port  colombien. 

Art.  25.  Le  bureau  des  finances  compétent  liquidera  les  droits  dus 
en  s'en  rapportant,  comme  date  d'expédition  des  marchandises,  à  celle 
de  la  légalisation  consulaire  de  la  facture  correspondante  qui  devra  être 
préalablement  présentée. 

Art.  26.  Sont  abrogés  les  décrets  Nos.  99  du  29  janvier,  116  du  4 
février  1904,  261  du  15  mars,  861  du  24  juillet  et  845  du  20  mai  de  la 
présente  année,  relatifs  aux  droits  d'importation,  ainsi  que  toutes  autres 
dispositions  contraires  au  présent  décret. 

IV. — Décret  No.  1309.,  du  8  novembre  190Õ,  sur  les  droits  d' importation 
applicables  aux  denrées  aliinentaires. 

[  "  Diario  oficial"  du  10  novembre  1905.] 

Article  1.  Trente  jours  après  la  publication  du  présent  décret  dans 
le  ^''Diario  oficial "  sera  abrogée  la  réduction  de  50 pour  cent  accordée 
à  la  farine  de  froment,  à  l'orge  et  au  froment  en  grains,  au  riz  et  au 
saindoux  à  leur  importation  par  les  douanes  de  Barranquilla,  de  Car- 
thagène,  de  Cucuta,  Riohacha  et  Sainte-Marthe. 

En  conséquence,  à  partir  de  la  date  susindiquée  seront  abrogés  les 
articles  13  et  14  du  décret  No.  1240  du  21  octobre  dernier,  et  les  droits 
d'importation  applicables  aux  produits  dont  il  s'agit  seront  totalement 
perçus  conformément  au  décret  No.  15  de  l'année  courante. 

Article  2.  Le  sucre  importé  trente  jours  après  la  publication  du 
présent  décret  dans  le  '"''Diario  oficiaV  acquittera  15  centavos  par  kilo- 
gramme. 

V. — Décret  No.   98^  du  llf,  novemhre  1905.,  sur  le  régime  applicable  a 
V  importation  des  cartes  p)ost aies. 

["Diario  oficial"  du  18  novembre  1905.] 

1.  Les  cartes  postales  publiées  par  des  particuliers  et  fabriquées  à 
l'étranger  sont  considérées  comme  documents  émis  par  la  poste  ayant 
un  caractère  officiel  et  ne  sont  pas  soumises  au  paj^ement  des  droits 
d'entrée. 

En  conséquence,  seront  remboursés  aux  intéressés  les  droits  perçus 
depuis  le  l''''  novembre  sur  les  cartes  postales  émises  par  des  parti- 
culiers. 

2.  Est  prohibée  la  circulation  des  cartes  postales  pornographiques, 
et  les  Agents  du  Gouvernement  dans  les  douanes  et  dans  les  bureaux 
de  poste  confisqueront  les  cartes  de  cette  espèce  introduites  ou  passant 
par  leurs  bureaux  respectifs. 


1840       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

Y  I. —  Ordonnance  No.  762,  du '21  novembre  1906 .,  su7'  le  régime  applicable 
aux  capsules  en  carton  pour  fusils  de  chasse. 

["Diario  oficial"  du  29  novembre  1905.] 

Les  capsules  en  carton  pour  fusils  de  chasse,  pourvues  ou  non  du 
fulminate  adhérent,  seront  rangés  dans  la  14®  classe  du  tarif. 

VII. — Décret  JVo.  1381,  du  25  novembre  1905,  modifiant  le  décret  JSio. 
12Ifi  du21  octobre  dernier  sur  les  droits  applicables  a  Vimpm'tation. 

["  Diario  oficial"  du  2  décembre  1905.] 

Article  1.  Les  marchandises  importées  par  la  douane  de  Tumaco 
pour  être  livrées  à  la  consommation  dans  le  Département  de  Nariño, 
pas  au  delà  de  la  ville  de  Pasto,  payeront  les  droits  d'importation  fixés 
par  la  loi  63  de  1903,  et  les  marchandises  sortant  de  la  ville  de  Pasto 
ou  passant  par  cette  ville  à  destination  de  la  partie  nord  du  Département 
de  Nariño  et  du  Département  de  Cauca,  acquitteront  la  différence  des 
droits  de  douane  entre  le  tarif  de  la  loi  63  susindiquée  et  les  droits 
établis  par  le  décret  législatif  No.  15  du  27  janvier  de  la  présente  année. 

Art.  2.  Le  Gouverneur  du  Département  de  Nariño,  d'accord  avec 
l'Administrateur  des  finances  nationales,  est  chargé  d'édicter  les  règles 
à  observer  pour  la  liquidation  et  la  perception  à  Pasto  des  droits 
différentiels  résultant  des  dispositions  de  l'article  ci-dessus  et  pour  la 
délivrance  des  passavants  devant  accompagner  les  marchandises  desti- 
nées à  la  partie  nord  du  Département  de  Nariño,  à  partir  de  Pasto,  et 
au  Département  de  Cauca. 

Les  marchandises  qui,  de  Pasto,  seront  dirigées  vers  le  nord,  sans 
être  accompagnées  du  passavant  requis,  établissant  qu'elles  ont  acquitté 
le  droit  différentiel,  seront  considérées  comme  contrebande,  et  les 
auteurs  de  la  fraude  encourront  les  pénalités  comminées  par  la  décret 
No.  47  de  1905. 

Les  marchandises  confisquées  comme  contrebande  seront  partagées 
par  moitiés  entre  les  dénonciateurs  et  ceux  qui  auront  procédé  à  la 
saisie. 

Les  droits  différentiels  seront  perçus  par  F  administrateur  des  finances 
nationales  de  Pasto,  lequel  délivrera  les  passavants  pour  les  marchandise 
en  transit  ou  sortant  de  ladite  ville. 

Article  3.  Les  autorités  des  lieux  de  transit  veilleront  à  ce  que  les 
dispositions  du  présent  décret  soient  exactement  observées. 

Article  4.  Jusqu'à  ce  qu'un  tarif  spécial  pour  les  marchandises 
introduites  par  le  port  de  Cucuta  ait  été  publié,  celles-ci  seront  dédou- 
anées d'après  le  tarif  annexé  au  décret  législatif  No.  15  du  27  janvier 
dernier,  avec  25  pour  cent  de  surtaxe,  au  lieu  des  70  pour  cent  visés 
par  l'article  premier  dudit  décret. 

En  conséquence,  sera  libre  le  commerce  des  marchandises  étrangères 


COLOMBIE.  1841 

introduites  par  la  douane  de  Cucuta  pour  la  consommation  dans  la 
République. 

Art.  5.  Sont  abrogés  les  articles  4,  5,  6,  7  et  8  du  décret  No.  1240 
susindiqué  et  l'article  2  du  même  décret  est  modifié. 

Art,  6.  Le,  présent  décret  entrera  en  vigueur  â  partir  de  la  date  de 
sa  publication  dans  le  ''^Diario  oficial.''^ 

VIII. — Décret  No.  lJt,16,  du  6  décemhre  1905,  modifiant  V article  V  du 
déa'-et  JSfo.  13S1  et  cmn/plétant  le  décret  l'BIfi  de  la  présente  année. 

['•Diario  oficial"  du  1-1  décembre  1905.] 

Article  1.  Les  marchandises  importées  par  la  douane  de  Tumaco 
pour  être  livrées  à  la  consommation  dans  le  Département  de  Nariño, 
pas  au  delà  de  la  ville  de  Pasto,  acquitteront  les  droits  d'importation 
applicables  avant  l'entrée  en  vigueur  du  décret  No.  1240  du  21  octobre 
dernier;  celles  passant  par  ladite  ville  ou  en  sortant  à  destination  du 
nord  du  Département  de  Nariño  et  du  Département  de  Cauca  acqui- 
tteront la  différence  des  droits  de  douane  entre  le  tarif  indiqué  et  les 
droits  établis  par  le  décret  législatif  No.  15  du  27  janvier  de  l'année 
courante. 

Art.  2.  Les  droits  d'importation  sur  le  sel  introduit  par  les  douanes 
de  Arauca,  Buenaventura,  Cucuta,  Orocué,  Tumaco  et  Ipiales  seront 
les  mêmes  que  ceux  imposés  avant  la  publication  du  décret  No.  1240 
susidiqué. 

Art.  3.  Est  ainsi  modifié  Particle  1"'"  du  décret  No.  1381  du  25  no- 
vembre dernier,  et  complété  le  décret  No.  1240  de  la  présente  année. 

IX. — Décret  JVo.  14-^8,  du  19  décemhre  1905^  complétant  et  modifiant  el 
décret  No.  1381  du  25  novembre  dernier. 

["Diario  oficial"  du  3  janvier  1906  ] 

Article  1.  Les  droits  d'importation  applicables  dans  la  douane  de 
Cucuta  aux  marchandises  étrangères  seront  les  mêmes  que  ceux  perçus 
dans  toutes  les  douanes  de  l'Atlantique. 

»  *  »  *  *  *  it 

Paragraphe.  Les  dispositions  du  présent  article  seront  applicables 
dans  la  douane  de  Tumaco,  laquelle  percevra,  au  profit  du  Trésor,  les 
droits  différentiels  sur  la  marchandise  sortant  de  Pasto  à  destination 
du  nord  du  Département  de  Nariño  et  du  Département  de  Cauca,  ainsi 
que  cela  est  stipulé  à  l'article  1''''  du  décret  No.  1381  du  25  novembre 
dernier. 

Art.  3.  Toute  modification  apportée  au  tarif  établi  en  vertu  du 
présent  décret  n'entrera  en  vigueur  que  six  mois  après  qu'elle  aura  été 
adoptée,  sous  réserve  des  changements  qu'il  serait  nécessaire  d'apporter 
au  tarif  pour  le  cas  où  des  traités  entre  la  Colombie  et  le  Venezuela 
seraient  conclus  conformément  à  l'Acte  signé  à  Caracas  le  8  du  mois 
courant. 


1842       BUKEAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

Art.  4.  Est  ainsi  complété  et  modifié  le  décret  No.  1381  du  25  novem- 
bre dernier. 

Le  présent  décret  entrera  en  vigueur  à  partir  de  la  date  de  sa 
publication. 

X. — Décret  No,  133^  du  W  janvier  1906^  relatif  à  V  imjjortation  du  tabac. 

["  Diario  oficial"  du  6  février  1906.] 

Article  unique.  A  partir  de  la  date  de  la  publication  du  présent 
décret  dans  le  ''''Diario  oficial, ^^  le  tabac  étranger,  haché  ou  sous  toute 
autre  forme  non  spécifiée,  acquittera  1  peso  50  centavos  par  kilogramme. 

Est  complété  dans  ce  sens  le  décret  No.  79  de  la  présente  année  et 
modifié  le  décret  No.  1016  de  l'année  dernière. 

XI. — Décret  No.  79  du  18  janvier'  1906,  relatif  à  V importation  des 

cigarettes. 

["  Diario  oficial"  du  9  février  1906.] 

Article  unique.  A  partir  de  la  date  de  la  publication  du  présent 
décret  dans  le  ''''Diario  of  ciai,''''  l'impôt  à  percevoir  sur  les  cigarettes 
étrangères  sera  de  3  pesos  50  centavos  en  or  par  kilogramme. 

Est  modifié  dans  ce  sens  le  décret  No.  1046,  du  4  Septembre  1905. 

'K.YL.— Décret  No.  166,  du  5  février  1906,  établissant  un  imjpôt  supplé- 
mentaire  sur  la  farine  étrangère. 

["Diario  oficial"  du  9  février  1906.] 

Article  1.  La  farine  étrangère  embarquée  dans  les  ports  de  l'Atlan- 
tique à  destination  de  tous  les  ports  du  Kio  Magdalena,  depuis  Calamar 
inclusivement  et  au-delà,  que  se  produit  soit  destiné  à  la  consommation 
locale  ou  à  d'autres  villes,  acquittera  un  droit  supplémentaire  de  8 

centavos  par  kilogramme. 

******* 

XIII. — Décret  No.  167,  du  5  février  1906,  sur  la  franchise  de  droits 
applicable  à  certaines  marchandises. 

["Diario  oficial"  du  15  février  1906.] 

Article  1.  A  l'effet  de  protéger  les  entreprises  qui  contribuent  au 
progrès  matériel  du  paj^s,  seront  rangées  dans  la  1"  classe  du  tarif  des 
douanes  et  admises  en  franchise  de  droits  les  marchandises  suivantes: 

Rails  en  fer  pour  voies  ferrées,  qu'ils  soient  ou  non  destinés  à  un 
usage  public. 

Embarcations  et  parties  d'embarcations,  en  fer. 

Charbon  de  terre. 

Ciment  romain. 

******* 

Article  3.  Le  présent  décret  entrera  en  vigueur  120  jours  après  sa 
publication  dans  le  ''''Diario  oficial.'''' 


COLOMBIE.  1843 

CULTURE  DU  COTON. 

M.  M.  F.  Carr,  vice-consul  d'Angleterre  à  Santa  Marta  fait  savoir 
dans  son  rapport  pour  Tannée  1905  que  les  expériences  faites  en  1904 
n'ont  pas  été  assez  satisfaisantes  pour  encourager  la  culture  du  coton 
sur  une  grande  échelle  pendant  l'année  1905  et  par  conséquent  on  ne 
s'est  plus  occupé  du  tout  de  cette  culture. 

Voici  ce  que  le  vice-consul  d'Angleterre  à  Cartagêne  dit  en  parlant 
de  la  culture  du  coton  en  Colombie  comme  arbuste  annuel  ou  perennial: 

"  Ici  l'on  considère  le  coton  comme  perennial  puisqu'une  fois  qu'il  est 
semé  il  peut  durer  plusieurs  années  sans  qu'il  soit  nécessaire  de  le 
semer  de  nouveau,  mais  comme  généralement  après  la  récolte  du  coton 
on  coupe  et  brûle  l'arbuste,  ce  qui  équivaut  à  une  taille  complète,  on 
peut  le  considérer  comme  annuel,  l'arbuste  nouvellement  poussé  n'ayant 
qu'un  an. 

"  L'expérience  montre  ici  que  lorsque  Tarbuste  est  coupé  et  brûlé  une 
fois  par  an  on  obtient  les  avantages  suivants:  l'arbuste  n'atteint  qu'une 
hauteur  limitée  ce  qui  facilite  la  cueillette;  la  longeur  des  fibres  aug- 
mente et  elles  deviennent  plus  délicates  et  plus  fines,  et  comme  les 
branches  sont  bien  plus  nombreuses  la  récolte  est  bien  pUis  abondante 
que  quand  Tarbre  n'est  pas  rabattu." 

SUPPRESSION  BE  DROITS  D'EXPORTATION.     DROITS  D'IMPORTA- 
TION  DES   VINS   ÉTRANGERS. 

Le  décret  suivant  a  été  rendu  le  5  mars  dernier  par  le  Gouvernement 
colombien: 

Article  premier.  Est  supprimé  l'impôt  de  2  piastres  par  tête,  dont 
est  grevée  Texportation  des  bœufs;  sera  perçu  seulement  le  droit  de 
6  piastres  sur  l'exportation  des  vaches. 

Art.  2.  Est  également  supprimé  le  droit  d'exportation  de  la  "tagua," 
ou  ivoire  végétal,  dans  tous  les  ports  de  la  République. 

Art.  3.  Les  vins  étrangers  paieront  les  droits  d'importation  suivants: 
les  vin  rouges  ou  blancs  en  bouteilles  continueront  â  pa3^er  les  mêmes 
droits,  c'est-à-dire,  ceux  qui  correspondent  à  la  4"  classe  du  tarif;  ces 
vins  en  pipes,  barils  et  dames-jeannes  continueront  de  même  â  payer 
la  3*^  classe. 

Les  vins  doux  et  secs  et  tous  ceux  non  compris  dans  la  classe  précitée 
paieront  la  8^  classe,  quels  que  soient  leur  degré  en  alcool  et  la  nature 
de  leur  contenant. 

Paragraphe.  11  est  entendu  que  tous  ces  vins  restent  sujets,  en  outre, 
à  l'augmentation  de  droits  de  70  pour  cent. 

Art.  4.  Les  bois  exportés  paieront,  quels  que  soient  le  poids  ou  la 
dimension  des  billes,  une  piastre  par  tonne. 

Art.  5.  Le  présent  décret  entrera  en  vigueur  à  dater  de  sa  publica- 
tion au  journal  ofiiciel,  mais  les  vins  déjà  expédiés  à  cette  date  à  desti- 
nation des  ports  colombiens  paieront  seulement  les  droits  actuellement 
en  vigueur. 


1844       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  RÉPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

TAUIF  D'IMPORTATION  DES  PRODUITS  ETRANGERS  INTRODUITS 

PAR  LA  FRONTIÈRE  VÉNÉZUÉIilENNE. 

IJn  décret  présidentiel  du  19  décembre  1905,  impose  aux  produits 
étrangers  introduits  par  la  frontière  vénézuélienne  les  mêmes  tarifs 
que  ceux  qui  sont  perçus  dans  les  douanes  de  l'Atlantique.  Un  décret 
du  25  novembre  avait  réduit  à  25  pour  cent  en  faveur  des  importations 
pénétrant  par  la  douane  de  Cucuta,  la  surtaxe  de  70  pour  cent  dont 
sont  frappées  les  importations  étrangères  en  Colombie.  Cette  mesure 
avantageuse  se  trouve  aujourd'hui  rapportée. 

Le  nouveau  tarif  entrera  en  vigueur  dans  le  délai  de  six  mois  à  dater 
du  19  décembre,  à  moins  de  clauses  spéciales  à  introduire  dans  les 
futurs  traités  entre  la  Colombie  et  le  Venezuela. 


COSTA  EICA. 

NOUVEAU  RÉGIME  DOUANIER. 

La  "  Gaceta  oficiaV  de  Costa  Rica  a  publié  un  décret,  en  date  du  13 
février  dernier,  dont  voici  les  dispositions: 

Les  contenants  de  cristal,  faïence,  bois  métal, carton  et  autres  matières, 
les  étuis  en  carton,  enveloppes,  étiquettes,  imprimés  et  autres  objets 
servant,  soit  par  leur  forme  caractéristique  exclusive,  soit  par  les  indi- 
cations précises  qu'ils  portent  ou  par  leurs  étiquettes,  au  logement,  à 
remballage  et  au  conditionnement  de  médicaments,  parfumeries, 
articles  de  toilette  et  autres  spécialités,  acquitteront  le  droit  du  numéro 
respectif  du  tarif  lorsqu'ils  seront  importés  séparément. 

Les  objets  visés  à  l'article  précédent  avec  impressions  typographiques 
et  destinés  à  des  préparations  de  l'industrie  nationale  seront  liquidés 
comme  imprimés  commerciaux  à  l'exception  de  ceux  que  le  tarif  taxe- 
rait d'un  droit  plus  élevé  que  lesdits  imprimés. 

Le  présent  décret  entrera  en  vig'ueur  à  dater  du  jour  de  sa  publica- 
tion; toutefois,  les  articles  déjà  arrivés  dans  le  pays  ou  ceux  qui 
auraient  déjà  été  embarqués  à  la  date  du  premier  décret  suivront  le 
régime  ancien. 

IMPORTATION  D'ARTICLES  PROHIBÉS. 

Le  Gouvernement  costaricien  a  rendu  un  décret  qui  est  entré  en 
vigueur  le  V  mars  courant,  et  dont  l'article  premier  est  ainsi  conçu: 

Article  premier.  L'article  9  du  Code  fiscal  est  modifié  de  la  façon 
suivante  : 

Art.  9.  Est  interdite  l'introduction  des  armes,  munitions  et  équipe- 
ments de  guerre,  de  la  dynamite  ou  nitro-glj^cérine,  des  comestibles 
dont  la  corruption  ou  la  mauvaise  qualité  est  un  dang-^er  pour  la  santé 


C08TA    RICA.  1845 

publique,  ainsi  que  les  produits  déjà  monopolisés  ou  ceux  qui  le  seront 
à  l'avenir.  Le  simple  fait  de  débarquer  dans  la  République  de  pareils 
objets,  même  avec  le  caractère  de  marchandises  en  transit,  ou  de  les 
faire  entrer  avec  de  petites  embarcations  dans  les  eaux  territoriales,  ou 
de  les  y  transborder,  sera  considéré  de  plein  droit  comme  introduction 
desdits  articles  avec  toutes  les  conséquences  qu'entraîne  cette  infraction 
aux  lois. 

Art.  2.  Sont  considérées  comme  grandes  embarcations  celles  qui 
jaug-ent  plus  de  600  tonneaux  et  petites  embarcations  celles  qui  jaugent 
600  ou  moins  de  600  tonneaux.  Pour  pruvoir  être  autorisé  à  trans- 
border, des  grandes  embarcations  dans  des  petites,  ou  d'une  petite 
dans  une  autre  également  petite  des  objets  ou  marchandises  dont 
l'introduction  est  permise,  Tintéressé  devra  payer  préalablement  les 
droits  d'entrée  et  de  mouillage  prévus  par  le  tarif  des  douanes  et  par 
lesdits  articles  a  même  forjalité  sera  exogée  quand  on  demandera  le 
rembarquement  dans  de  petites  embarcations,  ou  quand  celles-ci  entre- 
ront dans  les  eaux  territoriales  de  la  République  avec  des  produits  ou 
de  marchandises  étrangères.  Le  transbordement  entre  de  grandes 
embarcations  ou  le  réembarquement  dans  l'une  d'elles,  n'entraînera  que 
les  droits  prévus  par  Tarticle  93  du  Code  fiscal. 

Art.  3.  Ce  décret  sera  appliqué  dès  le  jour  de  sa  publication,  à 
Texception  de  l'article  2  qui  entrera  en  vigueur  le  1er  mars  prochain. 

DIMINUTION   DSS  DROITS  DE   DOUANES  SUB  LES  FOURNÎTUÎIES 

SCODAIHES. 

Il  résulte  d'informations  fournies  par  le  Consul  de  France  à  Costa 
Rica  que  le  Gouvernement  costaricien,  désireux  de  favoriser  l'impor- 
tation de  fournitures  scolaires  qui  avaient,  jusqu'à  ce  jour,  payé  un 
droit  d'entrée  de  0.81  colon  (1.93  frs.)  par  kilog,  a  rendu  un  décret 
publié  dans  la  '^  Gaceta  oficiar''  du  22  mars  dernier,  au  terme  duquel 
les  cartables  ou  autres  objets  employés  par  les  écoliers  pour  porter  les 
livres  et  fournitures  d'école,  ne  paieront  plus  désormais  par  kilog  que 
0.11  colon  (0.26  fr.),  les  cartonniers  ou  portefeuilles  ou  boîtes  servant 
à  conserver  les  papiers  que  0.16  colon  (0.38  fr.)  et  les  serviettes, 
portefeuilles  ou  autres  fournitures  de  bureau  0.43  colon  (1.02  frs.). 
La  surtaxe  de  50  pour  cent  ne  sera  pas  applicable  à  ces  fournitures 
scolaires. 

RÉGIME   DOUANIER   À   L'IMPORTATION   DE   L'ACIDE    CARBO- 
NiaUE   LiaUÉFIÉ. 

Un  décret  du  26  janvier  1906  dispose  qu'à  partir  du  23  mars  1906 
l'acide  carbonic^ue  liquéfié  acquittera  le  droit  de  0.15  colon  par  kilo- 
gramme, sans  la  surtaxe  de  50  pour  cent. 


1846       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMÉRICAINES. 

CUBA. 

MESSAGE  PRÉSIDENTIEL. 

Dans  son  message  adressé  aux  Chambres,  à  roccasion  de  l'ouver- 
ture de  la  huitième  législature,  M.  Estrada  Palma  fait  connaître 
d'une  façon  claire  et  précise  la  situation  prospère  du  pays  et  insiste 
principalement  sur  l'urgence  de  voter  les  lois  nécessaires  pour  faciliter 
le  développement  de  l'agriculture. 

Il  recommande  la  loi  sur  l'immigration  dont  l'urgence  apparaît  de 
plus  en  plus  et  qui  ne  demande  qu'à  entrer  en  vigueur,  vu  le  nombre 
considérable  d'immigrants  (54,219)  qui  sont  arrivés  à  Cuba  en  1905. 
Il  rappelle  le  service  que  rendrait  une  banque  h3"pothécaire  qui 
empêcherait  la  vente  de  la  propriété  territoriale  au  prêteur  étranger. 
11  conseille  la  construction  de  nouvelles  lignes  de  chemins  de  fer  sous 
la  protection  et  avec  l'encouragement  de  l'Etat,  pour  donner  de  la 
valeur  à  de  nombreuses  contrées  que  l'éloignement  du  centre  des  com- 
munications rend  improductives.  Il  espère  que  les  compagnies  de 
chemins  de  fer  qui  font  actuellement  le  service  consentiront  â  une 
réduction  dans  leurs  tarifs  de  transport. 

C'est  aux  grandes  cultures  du  sucre  et  du  tabac  que  l'on  doit  appor- 
ter la  plus  sérieuse  attention;  elles  sont  la  richesse  du  pays  et  mé- 
ritent que  l'on  ne  néglige  aucun  effort  pour  leur  fournir  les  moyens  de 
surmonter  les  grosses  difficultés  du  moment.  La  saison  ne  leur  a  pas 
été  favorable;  les  pluies  diluviennes  ont  détruit  25  pour  cent  de  la 
récolte  du  tabac  et,  en  ce  qui  concerne  le  sucre,  les  champs  de  canne, 
de  plus  en  plus  détrempés,  rendent  impossible  le  transport  à  l'usine. 
C'est  pour  cela  qu'au  premier  mars  1906,  on  avait  fait  205,783  tonnes 
de  sucre  de  moins  que  l'année  dernière. 

Cependant,  malgré  ces  grosses  pertes  dues  à  des  causes  et  à  des  cir- 
constances exceptionnelles,  on  ne  peut  que  constater  le  progrès  éco- 
nomique du  pa3^s.  En  1905  les  exportations  ont  été  de  110,167,484 
dollars,  lorsque  les  importations  n'étaient  que  de  94,806,665  dollars; 
ce  qui  donne  pour  le  Trésor  cubain  un  surplus  de  15,360,819  dollars. 
Au  mois  de  mars  dernier  les  caisses  de  l'Etat  avaient  24,926,908  dol- 
lars de  réserves  en  caisse.  La  situation  financière  est  donc  absolu- 
ment satisfaisante. 

On  constate  un  développement  remarquable  en  ce  qui  concerne  les 
industries  minières.  Il  y  a,  en  activité,  43  mines  ainsi  décomposées: 
24,  de  cuivre;  11,  de  fer;  1,  de  houille;  1,  d'aimante;  1,  de  plomb;  1, 
de  manganèse;  2,  d'asphalte  et  2  de  pétrole.  Voici  les  plus  impor- 
tantes parmi  celles  qui  sont  en  exploitation:  la  "  Juragua  Iron  Cie.," 
qui  du  31  octobre  1905  au  28  février  1906  a  produit  24,911  tonnes  de 
fer;   la    "Spanish  American    Iron,"   dont    l'exportation    pendant   le 


CUBA, 


1847 


même  temps  fut  de  137,625  tonnes  de  fer;  et  le  "Cobre  Mines"  qui  a 
exporté  1,731  tonnes  de  cuivre.  Tous  ces  minerais  ont  été  envoyés  aux 
Etats-Unis  d'Amérique. 

L'état  sanitaire  est  excellent  et  par  suite  le  nombre  des  naissances  a 
été  supérieur  â  celui  des  décès.  Du  mois  de  novembre  1905  au  mois 
de  février  1906,  il  y  a  eu  22,252  naissances  contre  8,629  décès,  soit  une 
augmentation  de  population  de  13,623. 

L'enseignement  tient  une  place  prépondérante  parmi  le  peuple 
cubain;  au  mois  de  janvier  l'instruction  primaire  comptait  4,567  classes 
et  131,749  élèves,  avec  une  moyenne  d'assistance  de  99,369  élèves  par 
jour,  soit  une  proportion  de  75  pour  cent.  Il  est  recommandé  de 
voter  un  crédit  annuel  de  300,000  dollars  pour  la  construction  de 
nouvelles  écoles. 

Les  relations  internationales  de  la  République  sont  assurées  par  cinq 
envoyés  extraordinaires  et  ministres  plénipotentiaires;  sept  chargés 
d'affaires  accrédités  auprès  des  gouvernements  Français,  Américain, 
Anglais,  Espagnol,  Allemand,  Italien,  Belge,  Mexicain,  Argentin, 
Dominicain  et  Haïtien;  trente-six  consuls  de  carrière  et  105  consuls 
honoraires.  Le  message  recommande  la  création  de  nouveaux  postes 
diplomatiques  et  consulaires. 

Le  gouvernement  cubain  a  été  invité  à  prendre  part  à  plusieurs 
congrès  et  expositions,  où  il  sera  représenté. 

Les  relations  sont  très  cordiales  avec  toutes  ces  puissances,  plusieurs 
traités  de  commerce  ont  été  signés  et  d'autres  sont  en  cours  de 
négociation. 

RÉCOLTE  SnCBIÈRE  DE   1905-6. 


M.  Frank  Steinhart,  consul-général  des  Etats-Unis  à  la  Havane,  a 
fourni  le  rapport  suivant  sur  la  récolte  sucrière  cubaine  de  1905-6, 
montrant  la  production,  l'exportation  et  la  quantité  disponible  le  31 
mars,  comparées  à  celles  du  31  mars  1905. 

[Sac=3'20  livres;  toiine=2,240  livres.] 


QUANTITÉ    EXPORTÉE. 


Habana 

Mantanzas 

Cárdenas 

Cieníuegos 

Sagua 

Caibarien 

Guantánamo 

Cuba 

Manzillo 

Santa  Cruz  del  Sur 

Nuevitas 

Gibara  et  Puerto  Padre  , 
Trinidad 


Total 3,315,435 


Sacs. 


375, 383 
518, 761 
560, 283 
647, 828 
278, 981 
207, 529 
192, 151 

48. 195 
208, 420 

48, 720 

53, 290 
133, 394 

42, 500 


473, 634 


1906. 


325, 
383, 
454, 
505, 
166, 
203. 
106; 

47, 
144, 

42, 

89, 
140, 

35, 


2, 643, 839 


Tonnes. 


377,691 


Bull.  No:  6—06- 


-25 


1848       BUEE  AU  INTEENATIONAL  DES  RÉPUBLIQUES  AMEEICAINES. 


1905. 

1906. 

Sacs. 

Tonnes. 

Sacs. 

Tonnes. 

QUANTITÉ   DISPONIBLE. 

504, 210 

548, 843 

489,194 

228, 622 

95. 935 

186, 240 

61,  843 

19, 986 

19, 850 

6,790 

19,050 

26, 300 

15, 000 

13,376 

373, 047 

399, 676 

248, 580 

369, 124 

134, 458 

170, 470 

49, 063 

16,980 

30, 120 

9,735 

7,  500 

30, 960 

9,900 

7,600 

Matanzas 

Sagua 

Guantanamo ..   .  . 

Santa-Oruz-del-Sur        

Gibara  et  Puerto- Padre 

Zaza    

Trinidad 

319, 320 
11,930 

Total 

2,235,239 

1,857,213 

265,316 

12, 075 

Total 

804, 884 

655, 082 

19,  450 

Quantité  reçue  au  31  mars  1905 

804,  884 

635,  632 

DÉCOUVERTE  DE  NOUVELLES  MINES. 

Les  journaux  de  la  Havane  signalent  la  découverte  de  nouvelles 
mines  de  cuivre,  d'argent,  d'or  et  de  diamants  dans  la  Province  de 
l'Oriente,  près  Santiago-de-Cuba. 

Presque  toutes  ces  mines  se  trouvent  aux  environs  de  Holguin. 
L'une  d'elles  se  nomme  "La  Oportuna"  et  a  une  étendue  de  40  hec- 
tares et  d'après  la  qualité  et  la  proportion  du  cuivre  le  gisement  doit 
être  d'une  extraordinaire  richesse.  Le  filon  découvert  a  une  étendue 
d'environ  1,000  mètres. 

Une  autre  mine  a  été  signalée  sous  le  nom  de  "Diamant  Cubain,"  on 
la  croit  très  riche,  car  en  plus  de  l'or  on  trouve  des  cristaux  qui  rap- 
pellent les  diamants  de  l'Alaska.  Ces  petits  cristaux  coupent  ie  verre, 
reproduisent  les  couleurs  de  Farc-en-ciel  et  sont  extrêmement  brillants. 

Par  suite  des  nombreuses  mines  découvertes  aux  environs  de  Hol- 
guin on  appelle  cette  contrée  "La  Région  de  l'Or"  de  Cuba. 


ÉTATS-UNIS. 


COMMERCE   AVEC   L'AMERIQUE    LATINE. 


IMPORTATIONS    ET    EXPORTATIONS. 


On  trouvera  à  la  pag^e  1761  le  dernier  rapport  du  commerce  entre  les 
Etats-Unis  et  l'Amérique  Latine,  extrait  de  la  compilation  faite  par 
le  Bureau  des  Statistiques  du  Ministère  du  Commerce  et  du  Travail. 
Le  rapport  a  trait  au  mois  d'avril  1906  et  donne  un  tableau  comparatif 
de  ce  mois  avec  le  mois  correspondant  de  l'année  1905.  Il  donne  aussi 
un  tableau  des  dix  mois  finissant  au  mois  d'avril  1906,  en  les  compa- 


ÉTATS-UNIS.  1849 

rant  avec  la  période  correspondante  de  l'année  précédente.  On  sait 
que  les  chiffres  des  différents  bureaux  de  douane  montrant  les  impor- 
tations et  les  exportations  pour  un  mois  quelconque  ne  sont  reçus  au 
Ministère  des  Finances  que  le  20  du  mois  suivant,  et  qu'il  faut  un  cer- 
tain temps  pour  les  compiler  et  les  faire  imprimer,  de  sorte  que  les 
résultats  pour  le  mois  d'avril  ne  peuvent  être  publiés  avant  le  mois 

de  juin, 

COMMERCE  AVEC  L'AMÉEiaUE   DU  SUD. 

Un  bulletin  publié  par  le  Ministère  du  Commerce  et  du  Travail  fait 
savoir  que  le  commerce  des  Etats-Unis  avec  le  Brésil  s'élève  en  chiffres 
ronds  à  $110,000,000,  somme  plus  considérable  qu'avec  tout  autre  pays 
de  l'Amérique  du  Sud.  Les  importations  provenant  du  Brésil  pendant 
l'année  fiscale  1905  accusent  $99,813,094,  contre  $15,351,901  provenant 
de  la  République  Argentine  et  $11,071,613  du  Chili.  Les  exportations 
au  Brésil  provenant  des  Etats-Unis  en  1905  ne  se  sont  élevées  qu'à 
110,985,096,  contre  $23,564,066  à  destination  de  l'Argentine,  et  n'ont 
formé  que  moins  d'un  cinquième  des  exportations  totales  expédiées 
des  Etats-Unis  dans  l'Amérique  du  Sud.  Sur  les  importations  venant 
du  Brésil  en  1905,  $64,000,000  représentaient  la  valeur  du  café, 
$28,500,000  le  caoutchouc  d'Inde  et  $2,750,000  les  cuirs  et  peaux. 

En  comparant  les  conditions  en  1905  avec  celles  de  1895,  le  bulletin 
dit  que  les  exportations  totales  au  Brésil  ont  baissé  de  $15,165,079  en 
1895  à  $10,985,096  en  1905,  la  diminution  s'étant  portée  principalement 
sur  les  denrées  alimentaires. 

D'autre  part,  le  commerce  avec  l'Argentine  a  augmenté,  et  en  1905 
il  y  avait  une  balance  de  plus  de  $8,000,000  en  faveur  des  Etats-Unis. 
Les  importations  de  produits  argentins  par  les  Etats-Unis  dans  les  dix 
dernières  années  ont  doublé  et  les  exportations  ont  quintuplé.  Les 
exportations  dans  toute  l'Amérique  du  Sud  dans  la  même  année  ont  été 
évaluées  à  $57,000,000,  dont  $34,000,000  pour  la  République  Argen- 
tine et  le  Brésil,  ce  qui  ne  laisse  qu'une  balance  de  23  millions  pour 
tous  les  autres  pays  de  l'Amérique  du  Sud.  Donc  le  commerce  total 
des  Etats-Unis  avec  l'Amérique  du  Sud  en  1905  s'est  élevé  à  207  mil- 
lions de  dollars,  dont  150  millions  avec  la  République  Argentine  et  le 
Brésil,  ne  laissant  pour  les  autres  pays  de  ce  continent  que  57  millions. 

Sur  les  35  millions  de  dollars  de  marchandises  importées  des  pays 
de  l'Amérique  du  Sud,  autres  que  la  République  Argentine  et  le  Bré- 
sil, 11  millions  provenaient  du  Chili,  3  millions  du  Pérou,  2^  millions 
de  l'Equateur,  61-  millions  de  Colombie,  7  millions  du  Venezuela,  2 
millions  des  Guyanes  et  3  millions  de  l'Uruguay.  Quant  au  com- 
merce avec  le  Paraguay  et  la  Bolivie,  pays  intérieurs  n'ayant  pas  de 
ports  sur  la  côte,  il  est  pour  ainsi  dire  tout  à  fait  nul. 

Voici  les  exportations  pour  l'année  1905:  Chili,  5^-  millions;  Pérou, 
3i  millions;  Equateur,  If  millions;  Colombie,  3i  millions;  Venezuela, 
3i  millions;  Guyanes,  2^  millions,  et  Uruguay,  2  millions. 


1850       BÜEEAU  INTEKÍÍATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMÉKICAINES. 

Les  pays  du  nord  de  rAmérique  du  Sud  donnent  une  plus  grande 
partie  de  leur  commerce  aux  Etats-Unis  que  ceux  qui  se  trouvent  au 
sud,  soit  sur  l'Atlantique,  soit  sur  le  Pacifique.  Les  importations 
totales  de  tous  les  pays  de  l'Amérique  du  Sud  situés  sur  la  Mer  des 
Caraïbes  et  de  l'Equateur,  qui  sont  bien  plus  près  des  ports  américains 
que  de  ceux  de  tout  autre  pays,  s'élèvent  à  $37,000,000,  dont  80  pour 
cent  viennent  des  Etats-Unis.  Cette  condition  de  notre  commerce 
avec  les  pays  lointains  de  l'Amérique  du  Sud  paraît  due  principalement 
aux  plus  grandes  faicilitês  de  transport  et  de  commerce  offertes  par  les 
marchés  européens  comparées  à  celles  offertes  par  les  Etats-Unis. 
Presque  tout  le  commerce  des  paj^s  de  l'Amérique  du  Sud  se  fait 
nécessairement  au  moyen  de  vapeurs  ou  de  voiliers.  La  plus  grande 
partie  du  commerce  des  pays  dont  les  ports  sont  exclusivement  sur  la 
côte  occidentale  va  au  sud  en  doublant  le  cap  Horn,  sauf  dans  le  cas 
de  l'Equateur,  dont  la  proximité  aux  ports  américains  au  nord  détourne 
une  plus  grande  partie  du  commerce  dans  cette  direction.  Par  consé- 
quent la  plus  grande  partie  du  commerce  de  la  côte  occidentale  et  de 
la  côte  orientale  doit  passer  le  point  le  plus  à  l'est  de  l'Amérique  du 
Sud  en  allant  ou  revenant  d'Europe  ou  d'Amérique. 

Quand  les  navires  arrivent  à  Pernambuco  ils  sont  aussi  près  des 
ports  de  l'Europe  occidentale  que  des  ports  de  New-York  ou  Boston, 
et  comme  il  y  a  beaucoup  plus  de  vapeurs  faisant  le  service  entre 
l'Europe  et  l'Amérique  du  Sud  qu'entre  les  Etats-Unis  et  ce  même 
pays,  le  commerce  suit  naturellement  la  ligne  offrant  les  plus  grands 
facilités  de  transport. 


MEXIQUE. 

MESSAGE  PRÉSIDENTIEL. 

Le  dimanche,  l^'"  avril,  a  eu  lieu  à  Mexico  l'ouverture  de  la  session 
législative.  Selon  l'usage  M.  le  Président  de  la  République  a  présidé 
la  cérémonie  et  a  inauguré  la  première  séance  en  donnant  lecture  de 
son  Rapport  semestriel.     Voici  un  résumé  du  ce  document: 

Affaires  étrangères. — Le  Président  exprime  toute  la  satisfaction  que 
lui  cause  l'état  des  relations  internationales  du  pays  qui  continuent 
d'être  excellentes.  Il  annonce  successivement  la  participation  du 
Mexique  au  prochain  Congrès  pan-américain  qui  doit  se  réunir  à  Rio- 
Janeiro  et  l'adhésion  du  Mexique  à  la  Convention  de  Genève,  sur  la 
neutralité  des  hôpitaux  militaires  et  ambulances  en  temps  de  guerre. 
Enfin  mention  est  faite  de  la  séparation  de  la  Suède  et  de  la  Norvège, 
et  du  mémorandum  par  lequel  la  Russie  a  fait  part  au  Gouvernement 
de  son  intention  de  convoquer  une  seconde  Conférence  de  la  Paix  à  La 
Haye. 


MEXIQUE.  1851 

Intérieur. — Les  questions  sanitaires  donnent  une  large  place  dans  le 
chapitre  relatif  à  l'intérieur.  Le  rapport  expose  les  bons  effets  des 
mesures  prises  contre  la  fièvre  jaune  et  fait  ressortir  l'importance  des 
services  que  doit  rendre  la  station  sanitaire,  inaugurée  dernièrement  à 
Vera-Cruz.  L'épidémie  de  typhus  à  Mexico,  les  dispositions  adoptées 
pour  la  combattre  et  les  crédits  alloués  à  cet  effet  sont  également 
rappelés. 

Les  travaux  d'assainissement  dans  la  capitale  ont  été  poussés  avec 
activité.  Depuis  septembre  il  a  été  construit  2,100  métrés  de  collec- 
teurs, plus  de  10,000  mètres  d'égouts  et  plus  de  2,600  de  conduites. 

Le  chapitre  de  l'intérieur  conclut  en  signalant  des  travaux  d'utilité 
publique  analogues  dans  les  territoires  de  Basse-Californie,  Tepec  et 
Quintana-Roo. 

Instruction  puhlique. — L'easeignement  fait,  dit  le  message,  l'objet 
des  préoccupations  incessantes  des  pouvoirs  publics.  A  l'heure  ac- 
tuelle l'Etat  soutient  514  écoles  primaires,  ayant  un  personnel  total  de 
2,148  professeurs. 

La  conservation  et  la  réparation  des  monuments  historiques  a  fait 
l'objet  d'une  circulaire  aux  gouverneurs  de  tous  les  Etats.  Dans  le 
même  but  une  commission  spéciale,  composée  d'architectes,  a  été  créée 
à  Mexico. 

Travaux  'publics. — Cette  partie  du  rapport  est  peut-être  la  plus 
longue  de  toutes.  Elle  débute  par  un  exposé  des  grands  travaux 
effectués  dans  les  ports,  conclusion  des  ouvrages  d'assainissement  à 
Tampico,  continuation  des  importants  ouvrages  de  protection  à  Vera- 
Cruz,  Coatcacoalcos,  Manzanillo,  Salina-Cruz,  etc. 

Non  moins  important  est  le  chapitre  relatif  aux  chemins  de  fer. 
Après  avoir  exposé  que,  pendant  le  semestre,  le  réseau  ferré  de  la 
République  s'est  accru  de  304  kilomètres,  ce  qui  porte  à  17,170  kilo- 
mètres la  longueur  totale  du  réseau  fédéral,  M.  le  Président  de  la 
République  donne  des  détails  sur  cette  augmentation  des  lignes  et 
signale  d'importants  travaux  d'art  sur  un  certain  nombre  de  points. 
11  consacre  ensuite  une  mention  aux  réparations  et  améliorations  des 
routes  nationales. 

Finances. — Le  message  constate  l'activité  des  transactions,  l'aug- 
mentation des  revenus  des  douanes  et  de  l'impôt  du  timbre.  D'après 
le  Président  Diaz  l'ère  de  prospérité  que  traverse  la  République  est 
due  en  grande  partie  à  la  réforme  monétaire,  qui,  entre  autres  heureux 
résultats,  a  eu  pour  effet  de  stimuler  puissamment  le  placement  de 
capitaux  étrangers  dans  le  pays.  La  récente  hausse  du  prix  de  l'argent 
en  barres  contribuera  à  consolider  les  résultats  donnés  par  Íes  lois  et 
dispositions  sur  la  matière;  car  cette  hausse  a  permis  de  mettre  en 
circulation,  dans  la  courte  période  de  quatre  mois,  des  monnaies  ou 
des   barres  d'or  représentant   une  valeur  de  plus  de  quarante-deux 


1852       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

millions  de  piastres.  Ce  résultat  n'aurait  probablement  été  atteint 
qu'après  plusieurs  années,  si  le  prix  du  métal  blanc  n'avait  atteint  la 
parité  de  valeur  avec  For,  dans  la  proportion  que  fixe  notre  nouvelle 
législation  monétaire. 

Pour  en  finir  avec  ce  chapitre,  le  rapport  rappelle  les  décrets  des 
23  et  24  novembre  et  22  décembre  dernier,  relatifs  à  des  réductions 
d'impôts  sur  les  établissements  métallurgiques,  et  à  l'émission  de 
certificats  d'or. 

On  ne  peut  que  rendre  hommage  aux  efforts  continus  de  l'Exécutif 
pour  améliorer  les  différentes  branches  de  l'administration  publique. 
Pendant  le  semestre  écoulé  ces  efforts,  comme  par  le  passé,  ont  favo- 
risé lé  crédit  du  pays  et  donné  à  celui-ci  une  impulsion  favorable  à 
ses  progrès  moraux  et  matériels. 

PROPmÈTÈS  MnsriÈEES. 

Voici  les  propriétés  minières  enregistrées  et  payant  des  impôts  au 
Mexique  au  31  juin,  1905: 


Superficie  des  ^se- 
ments. 


Classe. 


Or 

Or  et  argent 

Argent 

Or,  argent  et  cuivre 

Or,  argent  et  plomb 

Or  et  cuivre 

Argent  et  cuivre 

Argent,  cuivre  et  plomb 

Argent  et  plomb 

Argent  et  manganèse 

Argent  et  mercure 

Antimoine 

Sulfure 

Bismuth. 

Cuivre 

Cuive  et  fer 

Cuivre  et  plomb 

Etain 

Grenats  et  tourmaline - 

Fer 

Manganèse , 

Mercure 

Nickel  et  cobalt 

Opales 

Plomb 

Sel  gemme ,. 

Turquoise 

Zinc 

Total 

Augum.entation  sur  le  mois  de  mai  précédent  de 


22,018.75 
56, 314.  37 
45, 834. 88 

19. 194.  59 
13,258.43 

3,  723.  71 

10, 984.  63 

4, 476.  47 

33, 048.  90 

47.  CO 

59.  .58 

1, 451. 18 

3, 893. 93 

24,00 

20,172.97 

4, 050.  77 

632.30 

736. 00 

10.00 

14. 195.  72 
192. 00 

4,996  29 

3.00 

96  75 

196  75 

104.00 

3.00 

130.  00 


260, 749. 97 
4,606,61 


TARIF  DE  TEHRAIHS. 


Le  Ministère  de  Fomento  a  établi  le  tarif  suivant  pour  les  terrains 
vagues  et  sans  titre,  pendant  l'année  fiscale  1906-Y,  dans  les  Etats  et 
Territoires  de  la  Fédération; 


PANAMA. 


1853 


Prix  par  hectare. 


Etats:  ■ 

Aguascalientes .?2.  50 

Campeche 2. 25 

Chiapas 3.  00 

Chihuahua. 1.20 

Coahuila 1. 10 

Colima 1.19 

Durango 1.20 

Guanajuato 2.  20 

Guerrero 1. 20 

Hidalgo 2.  50 

Jalisco 2.20 

Mexico 2.75 

Michoacan 3.  00 

Morelos 4.40 

Nuevo  Leon 1.10 

Oaxaca 2.20 


Etats: 

Puebla $3.30 

Querétaro 2.  20 

San  Luis  Potosi 2.50 

Sinaloa 1.  30 

Sonora 1.44 

Tabasco 3.  60 

Tamaulipas 1.  20 

Tlaxcala 2.20 

Veracruz 2.  75 

Yucatan 2.  30 

Zacatecas 2.  20 

District  Fédéral 6.10 

Territoire  de  Tepic 2.  30 

Territoire    de  la    Basse   Cali- 
fornie  70 

Territoire  de  Quintana  Roo  . .  .30 


NICARAGUA. 

CONCESSION  FOma  li' EXTRACTION  DE  LA  GOSTME  CHICLE. 

Une  concession  vient  d'être  accordée  par  le  Gouvernement  du 
Nicaragua  à  Messieurs  José  Blex  et  Claudio  Fernandez  Gento,  leur 
donnant  le  droit  exclusif  d'extraire  pendant  cinq  années  la  gomme  de 
chicle  des  forêts  nationales  du  Nicaragua.  Pendant  deux  ans  les  con- 
cessionnaires n'auront  à  paj^er  aucun  droit  d'exportation  sur  le  chicle, 
mais  pendant  les  trois  autres  années  de  leur  concession  ils  devront 
payer  un  droit  d'exportation  basé  sur  celui  que  l'on  perçoit  sur  le 
caoutchouc  mais  dans  la  proportion  de  la  différence  dans  la  valeur 
marchande  actuelle  entre  les  deux  articles. 

M.  Bingham  pense  que  cette  concession  aura  une  valeur  considérable. 


PANAMA. 

COMMEUCE  À  BOCAS  DEL  TORO. 

M.  Kellogg,  consul  des  Etats-Unis  à  Colon,  envoie  un  rapport  sur 
le  commerce  extérieur  du  port  de  Bocas  del  Toro.  Les  exportations 
dans  les  Etats-Unis  en  1905  se  composaient  de  3,414,500  régimes  de 
bananes,  131,200  noix  de  coco  et  1,157  caisses  de  viande  de  tortue  en 
conserve.  Les  exportations  en  Europe  se  composaient  de  racine  de 
salsepareille  et  d'écaillé  de  tortue.  Les  importations  provenant  des 
Etats-Unis,  d'Europe  et  d'Asie  se  composaient  de  toutes  sortes  de 
marchandises. 


1854       BUREAU  INTEENATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMEBIC  AINES. 

URUGUAY. 

BECENSEMENT   DTJ  BÉTAIL. 

Le  dernier  recensement  du  bétail  de  l'Uruguay  fournit  des  chiffres 
intéressants  faisant  connaître  l'importance  du  commerce  de  ce  pays. 

Voici  le  nombre  des  têtes  dudit  bétail  en  chiffres  ronds:  7,600,000; 
race  ovine,  20,500,000;  race  chevaline,  600,000;  race  porcine,  100,000; 
race  caprine,  22,000;  et  mulets,  24,000. 

Les  éleveurs  étrangers  possèdent  à  eux  seuls  plus  de  la  moitié  de 
ce  bétail;  ce  sont  les  Brésiliens,  les  Espagnols,  les  Anglais,  puis  les 
Français,  les  Italiens  et  les  Arg'entins. 


VENEZUELA. 

COMMERCE  DE  CIUDAD  BOLIVAR  PENDANT  L'ANNÉE  1905. 

On  a  extrait  d'un  rapport  consulaire  anglais,  les  renseignements 
suivants  qui  montrent  le  commerce  de  Ciudad  Bolivar  pendant  l'année 
1901  et  1905  afin  d'en  faire  la  comparaison. 

Voici  la  valeur  des  importations  faites  à  Ciudad  Bolivar  pendant  les 
deux  années  mentionnées  ci-dessus: 


Pays  d'origine. 

Trinidad  (principalement  en  transit  du  Royaume-Uni,  des  Etat-Unis,  de  France 

et  d'Allemagne,  etc.  ) 

Allemagne  directement 

Etats-Unis  directement 

Total '. 

Ces  chiffres  montrent  une  diminution  de  61,180,  soit  23  pour  cent 
pour  r  année  1905,  due  principalement  à  la  réduction  dans  la  consom- 
mation des  articles  de  luxe.  Ces  articles,  tels  que  les  étoffes  chères, 
les  vêtements  confectionnés,-  les  vins  et  liqueurs,  etc.,  sont  très  peu 
demandés  et  seulement  les  articles  très  bon  marché  et  de  qualité  très 
inférieure  trouvent  une  vente  facile.  L'importation  de  bière  et  de 
liqueurs  fabriquées  avec  le  houblon  a  cessé  aussi,  la  consommation 
locale  étant  presque  entièrement  suppléée  par  les  liqueurs  fabriquées 
dans  le  pays  à  Caracas  et  à  Maracaïbo.  Les  droits  payés  sur  les 
marchandises  importées  sont  perçus  sur  le  poids  brut  en  kilos,  et  se 
divisent  en  neuf  classes  comprenant  612  spécifications  séparées.  Les 
droits  sont  de  5  bol.  par  kilo  pour  les  vingt  premières  classes  à  2Q 
bol.  ($3)  par  kilo  pour  la  neuvième  classe,  plus  55  pour  cent  sur  tous 
les  droits. 


VENEZUELA, 


1855 


Certains  articles,  tels  que  les  instruments  aratoires,  le  ciment,  etc., 
sont  admis  en  franchise.  Les  marchandises  importées  des  Antilles  ou 
des  Guyanes  paient  une  surtaxe  de  30  pour  cent  sur  le  total  des  droits 
encourrus. 

En  calculant  le  total  des  droits  perçus  par  la  douane  à  Ciudad  Boli- 
var en  1905  sur  la  valeur  des  importations  faites  pendant  cette  période, 
le  résultant  donne  un  droit  moyen  de  61  pour  cent  ad  valorem. 

Le  tableau  suivant  montre  les  exportations  totales  des  différents 
articles  pour  les  deux  années  dont  il  est  question: 


Cocoa kilos. 

Café  id... 

Huile  de  copahu id. . . 

Caoutcliouc: 

Para id . . . 

Bal  ta id . . . 

Peaux  (  bœuf  et  vaches) id . . . 

Peaux  de  daims id . . . 

Peaux  diverses id . . . 

Or  en  lingots id... 

Or  et  argent,  espèce id . . . 

Fèves  de  Tonka id . . . 

Plumes  de  Héron: 

Aigrettes id . . . 

Ordinaire id . . . 

Ecorce; 

Sim.arulDa id . . . 

Quina id... 

Autres  articles id . . . 


Total 

Bestiaux nombre. 

Autres  animaux id. . . 


Total  général  , 


Quantité.      Valeur. 


33,  sao 

66, 997 
16, 287 

142,  797 

1, 164, 778 

1,486,582 

52, 192 

12, 060 

842 

63 

7,571 

2,013 


25, 542 


9,613 
237 


£1,  924 

1,828 
1,578 

31, 3G3 

167, 574 

81, 100 

4,336 

545 

89, 151 

190 

904 

10, 375 


393, 670 

45, 699 

924 


440, 293 


Quantité.      Valeur, 


79, 939 
75, 815 
11,546 

156, 166 

1,277,833 

1, 549, 174 

58, 333 


759 


4,138 

972 
1,175 

16, 206 
10, 628 
21,378 


7,685 


£3, 590 
3,060 
1,101 

48, 304 

155-,  681 

106, 111 

3,978 


93,  794 


31, 248 

764 

349 

268 

1,726 


450, 144 
32, 108 


482, 252 


Ces  chiffres  font  ressortir  une  augmentation  pour  l'année  1905  de 
£11,959,  soit  9  pour  cent.  Cette  augmentation  est  due  principalement 
aux  prix  plus  élevés  qui  ont  prévalu  pendant  l'année  écoulée  pour  le 
caoutchouc  de  Pará  et  les  aigrettes.  Les  expéditions  de  bestiaux  ont 
été  moins  considérables  qu'en  1901,  mais  on  a  exporté  une  plus  grande 
quantité  de  cuirs  de  bétail. 

On  a  découvert  un  nouvel  arbre  à  caoutchouc  dans  les  grandes  forêts 
du  district  de  caura,  situées  de  150  à  200  milles  à  l'ouest  et  au  sud-ouest 
de  Ciudad  Bolivar.  On  a  envoyé  à  Londres,  à  New  York  et  à  Ham- 
bourg des  échantillons  du  caoutchouc  produit  par  cet  arbre,  qui  ont 
rapporté  de  3  schellings,  à  3  schellings  6  pence  par  livre.  Ce  prix  est 
rémunérateur,  comme  il  existe  de  bonnes  facilités  de  transports  mari- 
times. Malheureusement  on  n'a  pas  encore  découvert  un  bon  sjT^stème 
pour  faire  les  incisions  sur  les  arbres,  la  méthode  employée  jusqu'ici 
dans  le  district  du  Rio-Negro  ne  permettant  pas  au  suc  de  couler  libre- 
ment. En  conséquence  les  hommes  qui  font  la  récolte  du  caoutchouc 
abattent  les  arbres  afin  de  faire  les  incisions  tout  le  long  de  l'écorce 


1856       BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

ainsi  qu'ils  font  potir  récolter  le  caoutchouc  de  Balta.  Ce  mauvais 
système  détruira  naturellement  les  forêts.  On  en  a  déjà  un  exemple 
dans  le  cas  des  arbres  de  Balata. 

En  examinant  en  détail  la  liste  des  articles  exportés  on  remarquera 
qu'ils  consistent  principalement  de  produits  naturels  qu'il  faut  seule- 
ment ramasser  et  qui  ne  nécessitent,  pour  ainsi  dire,  aucune  prépara- 
tion pour  l'expédition;  tandis  que  les  produits  cultivés,  tels  que  le  tabac 
et  le  café,  ont  diminué  sur  les  années  précédentes. 

L'industrie  minière  est  restée  stationnaire  pendant  l'année  dont  il 
est  question,  et  on  ne  peut  signaler  aucune  amélioration. 

Les  propriétaires  de  mines  et  les  capitalistes  attendent  encore  la 
législation  qui  doit  accorder  à  cette  industrie  des  impôts  moins  oné- 
reux et  des  termes  plus  favorables  en  général  avant  d'élargir  leurs 
opérations. 

La  navigation  de  TOrénoque  et  de  ses  affluents  par  vapeurs  est,  pour 
ainsi  dire,  un  monopole  de  la  Companhia  de  Vapores  del  Orinoco,  qui 
possède  aussi  le  privilège  de  naviguer  sur  les  plus  petits  affluents  de 
l'Orénoque,  tels  que  le  Bedernales  et  le  Macareo,  qui  forment  une  par- 
tie du  delta.  Les  autres  vapeurs  et  voiliers  ne  peuvent  faire  le  com- 
merce que  par  la  route  plus  longue  de  la  Boca  Grande.  La  navigation 
par  la  Colombie  des  fleuves  de  l'Orénoque  et  du  Meta  est  limitée  aux 
vapeurs  appartenant  à  la  compagnie  mentionée  ci-dessus. 

En  février  190.5  on  avait  accordé  une  concession  spéciale  au  vapeur 
Delta  pour  faire  le  transbordement  des  marchandises  de  Trinidad  sans 
payer  la  surtaxe  de  30  pour  cent.  Depuis  lors  (janvier  1906)  on  a 
supprimé  entièrement  cette  surtaxe,  et  les  importations  sont  de 
nouveau  faites  presque  exclusivement  via  Trinidad  en  transit,  de 
même  que  dans  les  années  précédentes. 

Yoici  le  mouvement  mañtime  du  port  de  Ciudad  Bolivar  pendant  Vannée  1905. 


Nationalité. 

Entrées. 

Sorties. 

Tonnes. 

397 
9,706 

373 
4,210 
3,126 

199 

Tonnes. 
397 

9,532 

Allemande 

373 

Norvégienne 

6,420 

Suédoise 

3,126 
199 

Danoise -  -     -  -      

Total 

18,011 

20, 047 

BIBLIOGEAPHIE.  1857 

BIBLIOGRAPHIE. 

La  Bibliothèque  doit  à  l'amabilité  de  M.  Fleuey  Féquiêee  un  exem- 
plaire de  sou  livre  récent  sur  l'Education  haïtienne,  dans  lequel  l'auteur 
traite  non  seulement  des  problèmes  de  l'éducation  et  de  leurs  remèdes, 
mais  aussi  du  préjugé  de  couleur  et  des  distinctions  de  classe  qui  exis- 
tent entre  les  Haïtiens.  Il  parle  aussi  des  conditions  économiques  et 
sociales  de  la  République.  Plusieurs  chapitres  sont  consacrés  aux 
Etats-Unis  et  traitent  du  préjugé  de  couleur,  de  la  Guerre  de  Seces- 
sion américaine,  de  Mrs.  Beecher  Stowe  et  John  Brown,  ainsi  que 
des  efforts  de  Frederick  Douglass  et  Booker  Washington  pour 
l'amélioration  de  la  race  noire.  11  y  a  beaucoup  de  citations  empruntées 
au  livre  du  Président,  "La  Vie  Intense." 

Tout  en  croyant  à  l'éducation  supérieure,  M.  Fleury  est  partisan 
des  écoles  agricoles  et  manuelles,  prétendant  que  là  seulement  se 
trouve  la  vraie  solution  de  ce  problème  si  important:  le  développment 
d'Haïti  et  l'amélioration  de  ses  habitants. 


boletín  mensual 


I)  s,  r.A 


Oficina  Internacional  de  las  Repúblicas  Americanas, 


UNION  INTERNACIONAL  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


Vol.   XXIÎ. 

ENERO— JUNIO, 


1906. 


WASHINGTON: 

IMPR:eNTA    DKIv    GOBIERNO. 
1906. 


DEIv 

BOLETÍN  MENSUAL 

DE  LA 

OFICIKA  INTERMCIOML  DE  LAS  REPUBLICAS  AiíERICAMS. 

Tomo  XXII,  líiimeros  148-153,  inclusive. 

República  Argentina:  Página. 

Alfalfa,  cultivo  de -.-. 298,616 

Azúcar,  producción  de 305 

Bahía  Blanca,  mejoras  en 617 

Buenos  Aires,  entrada  de  buques  en  el  puerto  de,  enero  1906 924 

Buenos  Aires,  estadística  municipal  de 927 

Buenos  Aires,  exportaciones  por  el  puerto  de,  diciembre  1905 616 

Buenos  Aires,  renta  de  la  Aduana  de 615 

Comercio  con  la  Gran  Bretaña,  1905 925 

Cereales,  exportación  de,  1905 295 

Comercio  exterior,  1905 1490 

Comercio  exterior,  nueve  primeros  meses,  1906 2 

Comercio  extranjero 298 

Comercio  extranjero,  1905 611 

Contribución  interna 617 

Chubut,  censo  del  territorio  de 925 

Derechos  de  puerto  y  muelle  en  Buenos  Aires  y  La  Plata 297 

Exportaciones,  diez  primeros  meses  de  1905 5 

Exportaciones,  dos  primeros  meses  de  1906 1260 

Exportaciones  en  enero  de  1906 923 

Exportaciones,  once  primeros  meses,  1905 296 

Fallecimiento  del  Presidente 599 

Ferrocarriles,  ganancias  de,  en  1904  y  1905 296 

Industrias  del  país 298 

Ley  de  aduanas,  1905-1906..... 903 

Avalúo  de  las  mercaderías 914 

Bebidas 909 

Comestibles 907 

Derechos  de  exportación 911 

Derechos  de  importación 904 

Despacho  aduanero 915 

III 


IV  INDICE    DEL    TOMO    XXII. 

República  Argentina— Continúa.  Página. 

Avalúo  de  las  mercaderías — Continúa. 

Disposicions  generales 922 

Disposiciones  penales 919 

Liberación  de  derechos 912 

Recursos  de  apelación 921 

Tabacos 911 

Varios  artículos 910 

Oro  en  barras,  importaciones  de,  en  1905 924 

Patentes  extranjeras,  revalidación  de 1260 

Patentes  y  marcas  de  fábrica,  1905 925 

Propiedad,  registro  de  la 1491 

Puerto  de  Rosario,  movimiento  del,  nueve  primeros  meses  de  1905 5 

Puertos,  movimiento  de  los,  en  1905 926 

Quebracho,  libre  entrada  de,  en  Alemania 926 

Trigo  y  lino,  cosecha  de,  1905  á  1906 1259 

Zafra  en  1905 1260 

Zafra  en  Tucumán,  1905 925 

Bolivia: 

Adjudicación  de  tierras 6 

Balance  de  comprobación 1557 

Bebidas  alcohólicas,  impuesto  sobre 930 

Estados  Unidos,  comercio  con  los 935 

Noviembre 307 

Diciembre 307 

Enero  de  1906 '. 935 

Febrero  de  1906 935 

Marzo  de  1906 1262 

Abril  de  1906 1262 

Estaño,  derechos  de  exportación  sobre  el l 934 

Estaño,  exportación  de,  primer  semestre  de  1905 620 

Goma  elástica,  en  1904 620 

Importaciones  de  Nueva  York  á  San  Francisco,  marzo  y  abril  de  1906 1262 

Importaciones  en  1904,  origen  de  las 621 

Importaciones  generales,  1904 1261 

Importaciones,  procedencias  de  las,  1904 1558 

Mercaderías  exportadas  de  Nueva  York  y  San  Francisco  en  noviembre  y 

diciembre,  1905 307 

Minas,  industria  de „ 936 

Presupuesto  general,  1906 1261 

Servicio  postal,  1904-5 9 

Tabaco,  ley  relativa  al 306 

Tarifa  de  avalúos 1492 

Tierras,  adjudicación  de 6 

Brazil: 

Arancel,  modificaciones  del 937 

Extracto  de  la  ley  de  presupuestos,  importaciones 939 

Material  para  empresas  de  electricidad 937 

Mercaderías  con  falsas  indicaciones  de  procedencia 938 

Café,  exportaciones  de,  nueve  primeros  meses  de  1904  y  1905 307 

Café,  ley  relativa  al 943 

Ferrocarriles 309 

Goma  elástica,  exportaciones  de,  nueva  primeros  meses  de  1905 12 


INDICE    DEL    TOMO    XXII.  V 

Brazil — Continúa.  Páginca. 

Goma,  premios  sobre  el  cultivo  de  la 307 

Manganeso,  minerales  de 621 

Marcas  de  fábrica,  convenio  con  la  República  Argentina  sobre  garantía  de.  944 
Mercancías  que  ostentan  rótulos  falsos  de  su  origen,  prohibición  de  en- 
trada de 945 

Minerales,  exportación  de 308 

Moneda  de  plata,  emisión  de 308 

Renta  de  aduana,  febrero,  1906 1 260 

Santos,  Comercio  exterior  de,  diez  meses,  de  1 905 12 

Tráfico  en  el  Río  Madeira,  decreto  que  regula  el 308 

Cacao,  PRODuccióx  y  consumo  de,  1901  Á  1904 686 

Café  en  el  mundo,  existencia  del 1330 

Carbo,  Señor  Don  Luis  Felipe,  recibido  como   ministro  del  Ecuador  ex 

los  Estados  Unidos 1487 

Cobre,  producción  de,  1905 1016 

Colombia: 

Arancel,  modificación,  del 946 

Arancel,  modificaciones  al 309 

Artículos  alimenticios 309 

Derechos  consulares - 311 

Derechos  de  la  Aduana  de  Cúcuta 311 

Maderas 310 

Marfil  vegetal 310 

Tabaco 310 

Vinos 312 

Asfalto,  explotación  de 951 

Cauca,  ferrocarril  del 952 

Comercio  de  importación 15 

Construcción  de  un  ferrocarril,  modificaciones  al  contrato  para  la 948 

Decreto  de  minas - 13 

Delegados  al  Congreso  Pan- Americano 1263 

Ferrocarril,  concesión  para  la  construcción  de  un 1264 

Ferrocarril  de  Girardot 951 

Ferrocarriles  del  país,  informe  sobre  los 1558 

Ferrocarril  del  sur,  tráfico  del,  1904  y  1905 1567 

Fiebre  amarilla,  profilaxis  contra  la 949 

Ganado  vacuno,  gravamen  sobre  la  exportación  de 13 

Harina  extranjera,  impuesto  suplementario  sobre  la 945 

Ingresos,  cálculo  anticipado  de 625 

Perlas,  renta  de  pesquería  de 1564 

Protocolización  y  deberes  de  compañías  extranjeras,  decreto  sobre  la 947 

Rentas  de  tabaco,  cigarrillos,  fósforos  y  licores  extranjeros 15 

Tabaco  en  rama,  estanco  del 952 

Tierras  baldías,  adjudicación  de 17,  21 

Comercio  con  la  Gran  Bretaña,  1905 379 

Comercio  de  la  Gran  Bretaña  con  América  en  el   primer  trimestre,  de 

1905 .--- 1327 

Comercio  del  mundo,  1905 - 1013 

Concurso  literario  Pan-Americano 293 

Conferencia  Panamericana  de  Rio  de  Janeiro,  Importancia  de  la 600 

Congreso  Pan-Americano 289' 

Convención  Sanitaria,  Ratificación  de  la 1487 

Bull.  No.  6—06 26 


VI  INDICE    DEL    TOMO    XXII. 

Costa  Eica:  Página. 

Aduanas,  rentas  de,  segundo  semestre  de  1905 952 

Ferrocarril  al  Pacífico 312 

Inmigración,  restricción  de  la 313 

Loza  y  porcelana,  derecho  de  importación  sobre 28 

Renta  de  aduanas,  1905-6 1567 

Cuba: 

Azúcar,  exportación  de,  1903  á  1904 956 

Buques  extranjeros,  contribuciones  impuestas  á  los 626 

Comercio  con  los  Estados  Unidos,  en  1905 953 

Comercio  de  1904-1905 1 272 

Comercio  en  1905 1568 

■Inmigración  en  1904  y  1905 1568 

Mensaje  del  Presidente  Palma 1265 

Tabacos  cubanos,  valor  imponible  de  los 955 

Tabaco,  producción  y  exportación  de,  en  1905 1276 

Chile: 

Aduana,  ingresos  de,  en  1905 627 

Aduanas,  entradas  de,  en  enero  de  1906 957 

Aduanas,  rentas  de,  en  febrero,  de  1906 1276 

Azúcar,  impuesto  sobre 1277 

Azúcar,  industria  de 956 

Azúcar,  ley  que  autoriza  el  cambio  de  derechos  sobre  el 960 

Comercio  extranjero,  1904 29 

Ferrocarril  Transandino  . 962 

Hierro  y  acero,  importaciones  de 1,  278 

Industria  fabril 960 

Ley  de  jiresupuestos,  1906 958 

Nitrato,  combinación  acerca  del 958 

Nitrato,  consumo  de 214 

Obras  públicas 1,  279 

Salitre,  ley  sobre 959 

Tratado  de  arbitraje  con  Brasil 1,  277 

Valparaiso,  exportaciones  á  Perú  de,  en  Abril  y  Mayo  de  1905 30 

Valparaiso,  renta  de  la  aduana  de,  1905 1568 

Delegados  de  los  Estados  Unidos  á  la  Tercera  Conferencia  Internacional.  600 

Eepública  Dominicana: 

Comercio  con  Alemania,  1904 30 

Comercio  de  la  República  en  1905 1,  279 

Comercia  exterior,  último  trimestre  de  1905 962 

Ecuador: 

Arancel  de  aduana,  19C6 628 

Derechos  de  exportación 643 

Derechos  de  importación —  628 

Derechos  de  muelle 641 

Derechos  de  puerto 644 

Impuesto  de  consumo  á  los  licores 641 

Impuestos  especiales 642 

Compañía  Telegráfica  Central  y  Sudamericana,  contrato  de  la 968 

Gastos  administrativos,  1905 1288 

Ferrocarril,  contrato  de 966 

Recepción  del  Ministro  Carbo  en  los  Estados  Unidos 1487 

Tratado  de  arbitraje  con  Colombia 965 


I]S"DICE    DEL    TOMO    XXII.  VII 

Estados  Unidos:  Página. 

Algodón,  cosecha  de,  en  ]  905 980 

América  Latina,  Comercio  con  la 33,  314,  646,  969, 1288, 1569 

Aparatos  eléctricos,  competencia  con  Alemania  en 321 

Azúcar,  comercio  de,  1905 319 

Café,  comercio  de,  en  febrero  de  1906 979 

Café,  estado  del  mercado  de,  julio  á  diciembre  1905 322 

Café,  importaciones  y  exportaciones  de,  en  1905 652 

Cálculo  oficial  de  los  egresos,  1906-1907 35 

Carbón  de  piedra  y  coke,  exportaciones  de,  1905 1290 

Carne,  excedente  de 327 

Jinc,  importación  de -  980 

Cobre,  exportación  de,  once  primeros  meses,  1905 41 

Cobre,  exportaciones  de,  en  1905 979 

Comercio  con  la  América  latina 32 

Comercio  con  la  América  latina 33,  314,  646,  969, 1288 

Comercio  extranjero,  1905 315 

Comercio  extranjero — 

Noviembre,  1905 33 

Deciembre,  1905 315 

Enero,  1906 646 

Febrero,  1906 969 

Marzo,  1906 1289 

Abril,  1906 1569 

Cueros,  escasez  de 42 

Cueros,  exportación  de,  en  1905 649 

Egresos,  cáculo  oficial  de  los,  1906-7 j» 35 

Estadística  financiera - 977 

Ganado  vacuno,  lanar  y  de  cerda,  industrias  de 1292 

Ganado  vacuno  y  otras  industrias,  comercio  de 323 

(íoma,  exportaciones  de  artículos  de,  segundo  semestre,  1905 975 

Henequén  en  el  mercado  de  hilo  de  acarreto 971 

Informe  de  la  Comisión  del  Canal  del  Istmo - - 37 

Ingresos  y  egresos,  1905 35 

Ingresos  y  egresos,  diciembre,  1905 320 

Islas  Filipinas,  comercio  con  las,  en  1905 975 

Máquinas  de  coser,  exportación  de,  en  1905 981 

Mercancías  de  la  América  latina 318 

Oro  y  plata,  producción  de,  en  1905 318 

Eeiación  financiera,  marzo  de  1906 976 

Tabaco  elaborado,  1895-1904 34 

Tabaco,  estadística  sobre  el 978 

Fallecimiento  del  Presidente  de  la  Eepública  Argentina 599 

Ferro-carril  Pan- Americano,  Nota  Bibliográfica  acerca  del 1331 

Guatemala: 

Informe  del  Cónsul  General  en  Nueva  York 982 

Mensaje  del  Presidente  Cabrera 981, 1571 

Porvenir  de  la  Eepública 328,  652,  982, 1294, 1571 

Haití,  Exportaciones,  primer  trimestre  de  1905  y  1906 987 

Honduras: 

Aduana  nueva  en  la  costa  del  Atlántico 989 

Datos  estadísticos - 342 

Memoria  del  Ministro  de  Relaciones  Exteriores 988 


VIII  INDICE    DEL    TOMO    XXII. 

Honduras — Continúa.  Página. 

Mensaje  del  Presidente 337 

Productos  naturales  é  industrias 339 

Resinas,  extracción  de,  y  fabricación  de  aguarrás . .  - 339 

México: 

Acciones,  la  emisión  de 667 

Fundición  de  acero  en  Monterey,  informe  de  la 1314 

Aduanas,  renta  de 350 

Aduanas,  renta  de,  marzo,  1906 1312 

Aduanas,  renta  de,  noviembre,  1905 352 

Almancenes  de  depósito  de  México  y  Veracruz 995 

Azúcar  y  mieles,  producción  de,  en  1905 991 

Comercio  con  los  Estados  Unidos,  noviembre,  1905 347 

Comercio  con  los  Estados  Unidos,  septiembre,  á  noviembre,  1905 45 

Comercio  exterior — 

Agosto,  1905 43 

Septiembre,  1905 .- 344 

Octubre,  1905 660 

Noviembre,  1905 989 

Deciembre,  1905 1309 

Enero,  1906 .- 1590 

Comercio  por  ferrocarril  entre  México  y  los. Estados  Unidos,  1900  á  1905..  1312 

Decreto  modificando  la  tarifa  de  importación 49 

Derechos  consulares,  aumento  en  la  tarifa  de 357 

Emisión  de  certificados  á  cambio  de  oro  en  barras  ó  moneda  extranjera, 

decreto  relativo  á  la 353 

Exportación  efectuada  por  el  puerto  de  Progreso  en  1905 1593 

Guayule,  explotación  del 346 

Henequén — ■ 

Exportaciones  de,  enero  á  octubre,  1905 994 

Exportaciones  de,  marzo,  1906 1313 

Horticultura,  escuela  de 346 

Informes  consulares 1316, 1593 

Importaciones,  primer  trimestre,  1905-1906 57 

Importación  de  estampillas,  devolución  de  la  á  los  establecimientos  meta- 
lúrgicos    349 

Impuesto  del  timbre 56 

Informes  consulares 348,  662,  995 

Laguna  de  Carpinteros,  desecación  de  la  -. 48 

Ley  relativa  á  la  emisión  de  acciones 667 

Maderas,  explotación  de 49 

Mazatlán  en  1905 993 

Mercurio,  depósitos  de 663 

Metales,  progreso  en  la  fundición  de 356 

Minas,  estadística  de • 1314 

Oro,  acuñación  del 355 

Oro  y  plata,  producción  de,  1904  y  1905 48 

Peso  mexicano,  tabla  de  equivalencias  de 1592 

Plata  pura,  valor  del  kilogramo  de 357 

Presupuesto,  proyecto  de,  1906-1907 57 

Reforma  monetaria 51 

Renta  postal,  julio  á  febrero,  1905  y  1906 1316 


INDICE    DEL    TOMO    XXII.  IX 

México — Continúa.  Página. 

Servicio  postal — 

Octubre,  1905 56 

Noviembre,  1905 351 

Diciembre,  1905 665 

Enero,  1906 992 

Tampico,  movimiento  del  puerto  de,  en  1900-1905 50 

Tarifa  de  importación,  decreto  modificando  la 49 

Trigo,  decreto  sobre  la  importación  de - 52 

Valor  de  plata  pura,  como  base  para  calcular  impuesto  del  timbre,  enero, 

1906 --- .-.. 50 

Valuación  enconómica  y  financiera,  1904—1905 53 

Vapores,  servicio  de,  entre  Canadá  y  México 51 

Nicaragua: 

Datos  estadísticos 668 

Informes  consulares 362,'  670,  996 

Mensaje  del  Presidente 358 

Plata  acuñada,  supresión  de  derecho  de  exportación  sobre  la 996 

Plátanos,  exportaciones  de,  1905 668 

Oro,  Producción  de,  en  el  mundo,  1905 1014 

Panamá  : 

Guineos,  exportación  de 670 

Minas,  títulos  de,  1905 670,1594 

Paraguay  : 

Comercio  exterior,  primer  semestre,  1905 362 

Presidente  y  Gabinete  provisional,  nombramiento  de  un 364 

Pardo,    Señor   don    Felipe,    Recibido    como    Ministro    del   Perú    en    los 

Estados  Unidos 1 

Arancel  en  el  departamento  de  Loreto,  modificaciones  en  el 1320 

Callao,  movimiento  de,  buques,  en  1905 ,. 1 319 

"Comercio,  estadística  de,  1902-1905 670 

Importación  y  exportación,  1905 1319 

Minas,  código  de 365,  673,  998 

Pardo,  Señor  don  Felipe,  recibido  como  Ministro  del  Perú  en  los  Estados 

Unidos 1 

Salaverry  y  Huanchaco,  importación  de,  en  el  primer  semestre  de  1906 997 

Vías  de  transporte,  proyectos  de 1 672 

Petróleo  en  el  mundo,  producción  de 685 

Petróleo  en  la  América  Latina,  derechos  sobre  el 682 

Plata,  producción  en  el  mundo  de,  1905 1015 

Salvador: 

Aduanas,  entradas  de,  diciembre,  1905 680 

Aduanas,  rentas  de  las,  nueve  primeros  meses  de  1905 679 

Comercio  exterior,  1904 58 

Exportaciones,  primeros  nueve  meses  de  1905 1010 

Estadística  postal,  1905 1594 

Exportación,  octubre,  1905 1321 

Importación — 

Tercer  triniestre  de  1905 378 

Agosto,  1905 1321 

Licores,  renta  de,  en  1905 1011 

Mensaje  del  Presidente 1007 


X  INDICE    DEL    TOMO    XXII. 

Salvadoe — Continúa.  Página. 

Puertos,  movimiento  de  los,  en  diciembre,  1905 „  1320 

Rentas,  administración  de,  en  1905 680 

Servicio  postal,  1905 680, 1595 

Santo  Domingo  ( rt'aae  República  Dominicana). 

Tercera  Conferencia  Interncional  de  los  Estados  Americanos 891 

Unidad  Pan- Americana,  importancia  de  la 902 

Uruguay: 

Banco  de  la  República 1011 

Ferrocarriles,  ganancias  de  los,  en  1904  y  1905 378 

Rentas  públicas 680 

Venezuela : 

Aduanas,  arancel  de,  1905-1906 60 

Asfalto  y  petróleo,  concesión  para  la  explotación  del 1326 

Buques  extranjeros,  movimiento  de 83 

Ciudad  Bolívar,  importaciones  por,  en  el  segundo  semestre  de  1904 1012 

Comercio  en  1904 1325 

Exportaciones  de  Nueva  York,  agosto,  1905  y  1904 1013 

Importación — 

Julio-diciembre,  1904 681 

Por  La  Guaira,  1905 1595 

Por  Maracaibo  en  1905 1596 

Por  Puerto  Cabello,  1905 1596 

Primer  semestre  de  1904 83 

Informes  consulares 84 

La  Guaira,  importación  por,  1905 1595 

Ley  de  minas 80 

Maracaibo,  importación  i^or,  1905 1596 

Minas,  decreto  sobre 1321 

Movimiento  migratorio,  1905 1596 

Puerto  Cabello,  comercio  de 1012 

Puerto  Cabello,  importación  por,  1905 1596 

Registro,  derechos  de,  1904  y  1905 681 


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Argentine  Kepublic:  Page. 

Alfalfa,  cultivation  of 392 

Anglo-Argentine  commerce,  1905 1053 

Bags  and  sackings,  imports  of 1 052 

Bahia  Blanca,  improvements  at 714 

Beef,  jerked,  industry  of 389 

Budget  for  1906 709 

Buenos  Ayres,  naovenaent  of  the  port  of,  1905 711 

Movement  of  the  port  of,  January,  1906 1054 

Municipal  statistics,  1904 1055 

Bullion,  imports  of,  1905 1053 

Butter  factories,  Government  inspection  of 1335 

Cabinet,  new 1050 

Cereals,  shipment  of,  1905 388 

Chubut,  live-stock  census  of 1054 

Commerce,  foreign,  1905 704, 1604 

CommeTcia,l  record  for  1905 1050 

Crop  acreage  and  shipments _ 708 

Crop  estimates,  1905-6 1335 

Customs  receipts,  first  quarter,  1906 1603 

Customs  revenue 710 

Customs  tariff,  1906 1030 

Death  of  President  Quintana 693 

Exports — ■ 

First  eleven  months,  1905 390 

First  ten  months,  1905 88 

First  two  months,  1906 1336 

Export  destinations,  first  quarter  of  1906 1600 

Flour  shipments  to  Brazil 709 

Foreign  commerce,  first  nine  months,  1905 86 

Frozen-meat  trade  in  1905 1051 

Harvest  results,  1906 91 

XIII 


XIV  INDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII. 

Argentine  Republic — Continued.  Page. 

Immigration,  1905 89,  389, 1602 

Iron  and  steel,  imports  of  manufactures  of 90 

La  Plata,  export  movement  at,  1905 389 

Medical  j)rofessions,  rules  governing  the  practice  of 716 

Message  of  President  Alcorta 1598 

Mulberry  culture 1003 

National  hat  factory,  output  of,  1905 1056 

Native  industries 393 

Patents — 

Foreign 1333 

1905 1054 

Port  and  dock  dues 390 

Port  movements,  1905 1053 

Quebracho  wood,  free  importation  of,  desired  in  Germany 1051 

Railv.-ay  equipment,  1905-6 1603 

Railroad  exposition  in  Buenos  Ayres 1333 

Railway  statistics,  1905 391 

Real  estate  registration  in  1905 1603 

Revenue,  internal,  1905 710 

Rosario,  movement  of  the  port  of,  1905 89,  713 

Sugar-cane  harvest,  1905 ^ 1 336 

Sugar  crop  in  Tucuman,  1905 1055 

Sugar  production 393 

Trade  values,  ratio  of 390 

Bolivia: 

Alcoholic  liquors,  stamp  taxes  on 1057 

Breweries  in  the  Republic 97 

Budget  estimate,  1900 1336 

Coal  deposits 402 

Commerce  with  the  United  States 1337 

Custom  tariff,  1906 1605 

Grants  of  public  lands 95 

Imports— 

1904 1338 

Origin  of,  1904 719 

Mining  industry 1062 

National  Treasury  statenaent,  1905 1680 

Postal  statistics,  1904-5 92 

Public-land  grants •. 95 

Railways,  proposed,  bids  asked  for 400 

Rubber  in  1904 719 

Tin  exportation,  1904  and  1905 718, 1680 

Tin- 
Export  duties  on 1061 

Exports  of,  first  half  of  1905 1680 

Tobacco,  law  concerning  the  stanij:)  tax  on 401 

Treaty  of  commerce  with  Peru —  717 

Book  kotes: 

Argentine  Republic — 

Argentine  Brazilian  war,  history  of  the 1779 

Climbing  the  Andez,  '  '  Trepando  los  Andes  " 208 

New  Argentine  geography ■ 207 

Plant  life  in  Patagonia  and  the  Antarctic  regions 826 


TííDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII.  XV 

Book  notes — Continued.  Page. 

Bolivia — 

Lake  Titicaca,  trip  across 1779 

Trade  conditions  of  Bolivia 1166 

Brazil — 

Geology  of  the  Diamond  and  Carbonado  washings  at  Bahia,  Brazil..  827 

German  emigration  to  Brazil 1428 

Rej^ort  on  Brazil's  resources 544 

Trade  conditions  in  the  Republic — Hutchinson's  report  on 1777 

Colombia — 

Gold-mining  industry  in  Colombia 826 

Industries  of  Colombia 1429 

Cuba- 
Handbook  of  Cuba  by  Señor  Gonzalo  de  Quesada 207 

Origin  of  municipal  rule  in  Cuba 826 

Ecuador — 

'•' Gold  Dredging  in  Ecuador  " 1428 

New  determination  of  the  arc  of  Quito 204 

Guatemala — 

Handbook  of  Guatemala 545 

Haiti- 
Haitian  education 1777 

Mexico — 

Finance  Minister  of  Mexico,  article  on  the 208 

Industrial  and  commercial  possibilities  of  Mexico 206 

Manzanillo,  port  works  at 543 

Map  of  Sonora  and  Lower  California 546 

Progress  of  Mexico 827 

New  isthmian  railroad — the  Tehuantepec  line 1779 

Tehuantepec  Railroad 1166 

Mineral  industry  in  the  United  States  and  Mexico 545 

Nicaragua — 

Address  made  by  President  Zelaya 547 

Panama — 

Geography  and  pamphlet  of  Panama 1166 

Panama  Canal,  remarks  concerning  the 207 

Paraguay — 

Viticulture  and  vineyards  in  Paraguay 1167 

United  States — 

Imports  of  the  United  States 1426 

'  '  Mineral  Resources  of  the  United  States  " 544 

Report  of  the  Panama  Railroad  Company 205 

Statistics  of  the  commerce  of  the  United  States 1426 

Venezuela — 

Pamphlet  on  the  executive  and  administrative  bodies  of  Venezuela 

from  1810-1905 547 

Miscellaneous — 

Dialects  of  the  inhabitants  of  Spanish  America 546 

'  '  From  Panama  to  Patagonia  " 1164 

Insurance  companies  in  Latin  America 206 

Mammals,  species  and  races  of,  in  North  America 208 

Newspapers  published  in  South  America ~.  203,  824 

Pamphlet  on  Central  A  merica 546 

Pan-American  Railroad,  The;  its  business  side 1427 


XVI  TNDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII. 

Book  xoTES^Continued.  Page. 
Miscellaneous — Continued. 

Pan-American  Railway  '  '  From  Alaska  to  Cape  Horn  " 208 

Statesman's  Yearbook,  1906,  The 1778 

Statistics  of  inining  conditions  and  production  of  the  world 546 

"Volcanoes  and  Earthquakes  in  the  Caribbean  Regions" 1165 

Brazil: 

Belem,  concession  for  the  imj^rovement  of  the  port  of 1688 

Budget  law  and  customs  modifications,  1906 402 

Coal  fields  of  the  Republic 1698 

Coal,  native,  equalities  of 1066 

Coffee  crop,  esliniate  of,  1906 1687 

Coffee,  export  tax  on 1340 

Coñ'ee  movement: 

October,  1905 418 

November,  1905 419 

December,  1905 ' . .  729 

January,  1906 1063 

Commerce  of  Santos,  first  quarter  of  1906 1687 

Cotton  and  sugar,  entries  at  Pernambuco  of 421 

Customs  modifications 412 

Customs  receipts: 

January  to  September,  1905 98 

September,  1905 99 

October,  1905 - 100-419 

November,  1905 419 

Customs  revenue,  February,  1906 1339 

Economic  situation,  1905 1680 

Exports  from  Bahia,  March,  1906 1700 

Exports  from  Pernambuco: 

October,  1905 100 

November,  1905 729 

December,  1905 729 

January,  1906 1065 

February,  1906 1339 

March,  1906 1689 

Exports  in  1905,  character  of 1698 

Exports,  nine  months,  1905 417 

Financial  situation,  1905 1680 

Foreign  debt,  1905 1686 

Foreign  relations,  1905 1680 

Goods  bearing  false  indications  of  origin,  prohibition  of 1065 

Madeira  River,  decree  concerning  traffic  on  the 417 

Manaos,  port  of 100 

Manganese  ores 725 

Message  of  President  Rodrigues  Alves 1680 

Minerals,  exports  of 420 

Mining  law  of  Bahia,  new 1689 

New  President - 1063 

Paper  monej^,  1905 1685 

Para  rubber  growing  in  Ceylon 720 

Postal  receipts,  1904 104 

Public  health,  1905 1680 

Railwaj^  development 420 


INDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII.  XVII 

Brazil — Continued.  Page. 

Eailway  report,  Central - 1688 

Railway  statistics,  1905 1687 

Redemption  of  bonds,  1905 1686 

Rubber  company 1065 

Rubber  cultivation,  prizes  for 421 

Rubber,  exports - 1339 

Rubber  exports  from  Manaos  and  Para,  1904-5 1701 

First  nine  months,  1905 -  - .  -  99 

First  eleven  months,  1905 418 

Rubber  goods;  importation  of,  1903  and  1904 1065 

Rubber  receipts  at  Para,  1905-6 1688 

Sanitary  Convention,  ratification  of  the ~  99 

Santos — 

Exports  from,  eleven  months,  1905 1339 

Foreign  commerce  of,  ten  months,  1905 98 

Silver  currency,  issue  of 421 

Steamship  service  with  the  Argentine  Republic,  new 1700 

Sugar,  reduction  of  import  duty  on 728 

Sugars,  Brazilian,  removal  of  countervailing  duties  on 1687 

Trade-marks,  convention  with  the  Argentine  Republic  for  the  protec- 
tion of 1064 

Carbo,  Señor  Don  Luis  Felipe,  received  as  Minister  to  the  United  States.  1067 

Chile: 

Budget  of  expenses,  1906 1067 

Chinchilla,  protection  of  the 422 

Commerce  and  industries 1342 

Commerce  and  industries  at  Coquimbo,  1 905 1702 

Customs  receipts  at  Valparaiso,  1905...- 1701 

Customs  receipts — 

January,  1906 1066 

1905 730 

March,  1906 1701 

Foreign  trade,  1904 - 104 

Manufacturing  industry 1069 

New  cabinet - 1340 

Nitrate  combination,  continuation  of  the 1067, 1702 

Nitrate,  consumption  of - 422 

Nitrate  law - 1068 

Sugar  duties,  modifications  of - 1067 

Sugar,  import  tax  and  bounty  on 1342 

Transandine  Railroad - 1069, 1340 

Treaty  of  arbitration  with  Brazil - 1349 

Valparaizo,  exports  to  Peru  from,  April  and  May,  1905 105 

Coal,  the  world's  production  of 540 

Cochineal  insect,  The 818 

Cocoa  Crops  and  Consumption  op  the  World,  1901-1904 812 

Colombia: 

Asphalt,  concession  for  the  exploitation  of 1074 

Cattle  exports,  duty  on 118 

Cauca  Railway - - 1074 

Cigars,  cigarettes,  matches,  and  liquors,  decree  governing  duties  on 123 

Ciudad  Boiivar,  exports  from,  1905 1352 

Cotton  growing  in  the  Republic 1708 


XVIII  IJSTDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII. 

Colombia — Continued.  Page. 

Custonis  modifications 1 707 

Duties,  new,  revenues  f ro)n 730 

Emerald  mines 105 

Flour  imports,  surtax  on ]  071 

Girardot  Railway,  extension  of  the 1074 

Hides,  duty  on 1350 

Import  duties,  regulations  of 119 

Mines,  decree  concerning 122 

Mining  tax - 427 

Monetary  law -.- - 1350 

Pearl  fisheries,  lease  of  the 1704 

Public  land  law , 107 

Quarrying  and  mining  industries 120 

Eailroad  concession _ -. 1351 

Eailway  report,  1906 1709 

Railway,  Southern,  trafile  of  the,  in  ]  904-5 1714 

Sanitation  measures 1072 

Sugar  duties,  increase  in 118 

Tariff  modifications 423, 1072, 1351 

Customs-house  of  Cucuta 425 

Decree  extending  to  other  ports 424 

Exemjition  from  consular  fees 424 

Foodstuffs 423 

Tobacco 423 

Tagua  or  vegetable  ivory  and  timber 424 

Wines 425 

Third  International  Conference  of  American  States,  the  delegates  to 1349 

Tobacco  leaf  monopoly _ 1074 

Treaties  with  Peru 428 

Columbus  Memorial  Library,  additions  to — • 

December,  1905 209 

January,  1906 547 

February,  1906 827 

March,  Í906 1167 

April,  1906 - .  1429 

May,  1906 1780 

Copper  Productor,  1905 1159 

Copper  Supply  of  the  "World 1422 

Costa  Rica: 

Carbon  dioxide,  reduction  of  duty  on .- 1075 

Chinaware  and  porcelain,  import  duties  on 125 

Corn  and  beans,  extension  of  free  admission  for 733 

Customs  changes 1353 

Customs  receipts,  second  half  of  1905 1075 

Customs  revenues  1905-6 1715 

Earthenware  and  porcelain,  customs  classification  of 731 

Immigration,  restriction  of 430 

Import  of  certain  articles  prohibited 1717 

Interoceanic  route,  development  of  the 1076 

Island  properties  declared  inalienable 125 

New  President  and  Cabinet.. 1352 

Pacific  Railway,  prolongation  of  the 428 


lEDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII.  XIX 

Costa  Eica — Continued.  Page. 

San  José,  salubrity  of 732 

Trade  conditions,  1905 — -..  1715 

Yiquez,  Señor  Don  Cleto  Gonzalez,  inaugurated  president 1715 

Cuba: 

Cigars,  dutiable  value  of 1081 

Cienfuegos,  trade  of,  1905 1079 

Commerce,' 1904-5 1355 

Commerce  with  the  United  States  in  1905 1077 

Copper  mines  in  the  Eepublic 735 

Immigration  in  1904-5 1719 

Manganese  mining 735 

Message  of  President  Palma 1353 

Postal  receipts - 431 

Reelection  of  President  Palma 1077 

Sanitary  regulations 733 

Sugar  crop,  1905-6 1718 

Sugar  industry  and  exports - .  1079 

Sugar  plantations,  tax  on - 127 

Taxes  on  foreign  shipping 734 

Tobacco  cultivation 734 

Tobacco,  production  and  export  of,  1905 1359 

United  States,  commerce  with  the,  1905 1077 

Death  of  the  Peesidext  of  the  Argentine  Republic 693 

Delegates  to  the  Thied  International  Conference  of  Ameeican  States 694 

Delegation  of  the  United  States  to  the  Thied  Inteenational  Conference 

of  American  States 1597 

Dominican  Republic: 

Commerce,  foreign,  1905 1360 

Last  quarter  of  1905 1081 

ExjDorts,  third  quarter,  1905 432 

Gold  mining -. 736 

Trade  with  Germany,  1904 127 

Ecuador: 

American  products,  market  for 129 

Arbitration  with  Colombia 1084 

Central  and  South  American  Telegraph  Company,  reformation  of  contract 

of  the 1086 

Commerce,  foreign,  1904 - 436 

Customs  law 435 

Customs  tariff,  1906 736 

Export  duties 751 

Importation  duties 736 

Port  dues - 752 

Special  dues .- - 750 

Tax  on  the  consumption  of  liquors 749 

Wharfage  dues 749 

Railway  from  the  coast  to  Quito,  contract  for 1087 

Ratification  of  the  Sanitary  Convention :  - .  1597 

Reception  of  Minister  Carbo  by  President  Roosevelt 1719 

Treasury  report,  1905 1368 

Gold  Production  of  the  World  in  1905 1157 


:kx  index  to  volume  xxii. 

Guatemala  :                                      ,  Page. 

Banana  culture. -. 1089 

Communication  facilities,  development  of 130 

Future  of  the  Republic 437,  753, 1090, 1369,  1721 

Message  of  President  Cabrera 1088 

Public  revenues,  1905 1721 

Timber  lands 1089 

Haiti: 

Export  movement,  first  quarter,  1905-6 1091 

Honduras: 

Commerce,  foreign,  1905 1745 

Customs-house  on  the  Atlantic  coast 1095 

Message  of  President  Bonilla 445 

New  port  of  entry 1095 

Products,  natural  and  industrial 448 

Resins  and  distillation  of  turpentine,  contract  for  the  extraction  of 449 

Sanitary  Convention,  adherence  to 130 

Sanitation  of  the  ports 760 

Statistical  data,  1903  and  1904 447 

Sugar,  market  for 452 

Library  Files,  Permanent 216,  533,  833, 1173, 1436 

Mexico: 

Bonded  warehouses  of  Mexico  and  Veracruz,  earnings  of 1109 

Bromelia  fiber 473 

Budget  estimate,  1906-7 - 134 

Cananea  Mining  Co. ,  report  of,  1904-5 141 

Certificates,  gold,  decree  concerning  the  issue  of 458 

Commerce,  foreign — 

August,  1905 1 30 

September,  1905 452 

October,  1905 761 

November,  1905 1102 

December,  1905 1375 

January,  1906. 1747 

Commercial  bookkeeping,  regulations  for 465 

Consular  fees,  increased  scale  of 465 

Consular  trade  reports 1750 

Copper  mining 766 

Currenc}''  reform 145 

Customs  revenues — 

November,  1905 464 

December,  1905 763 

January,  1906 •. 1 104 

March,  1906 - 1381 

Customs  revenues  for  eleven  years,  1894-1905 465 

Economic  conditions,  1904-5 - - 134 

Exchange  comj^arisons 457 

Exchange,  rate  of,  January,  1906 132 

Exports  from  Progreso,  1905 - 1749 

Exports,  first  quarter,  1905-6 133 

Export  statement,  1900-1905 144 

Financial  statement 141 

Gold  and  silver  production,  1894-1905 137 

Gold  coinage  in  Mexico 460 

Gold  imports  from  the  United  States 456 


INDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXH.  XXI 

Mexico — Continued.  Page. 

Guayule  plant,  exploitation  of  the 461 

Henequén  exports,  March,  1906 1380 

Henequén,  exports  of,  January-October,  1905 --.  ]  104 

Horticultural  training  school 462 

International  Eaihvay  report,  1905 1106 

Law  governing  stock  issues 764 

Mail  service — 

October,  1905 138 

November,  1905 463 

December,  1905 765 

January,  1906 - 1107 

Manufacturing  industries  in  Jalisco,  1905-6 —  1113 

Mazatlan  in  1905 1109 

Medical  professions,  rules  governing  the  practice  of 1114 

Mercury  deposits 768 

Message  of  President  Diaz 1095 

Metallurgical  establishments 454 

Minatitlan,  State  of  Vera  Cruz,  data  concerning 470 

Mining  and  smelting,  relations  of,  between  Mexico  and  the  United  States.  1110 

Mining  properties,  1905 1750 

Mining  statistics  1377 

National  Railroad,  report  of  the,  1905 1106 

New  Avest  coast  steamers 1105 

Onyx  quarries  of  northern  Mexico  - 147 

Oranges,  shipment  of 146 

Peso,  foreign  equivalents  of 1749 

Postal  receipts,  July,  1905,  to  February,  1906 1386 

Progreso,  henequén  exports  through,  January,  1906 1105 

Public  lands,  price  of 763 

Railway  development - 145 

Railway  traffic  with  the  United  States,  1900-1901  to  1904-5 1379 

Railroad  for  west  coast 1381 

Revenue  tax 146 

Silver  coinage 457 

Silver  kilogram  as  basis  for  stamp  tax 463 

Smelting  industry,  advancement  of  the 470 

Sonora,  economic  conditions  in - 466 

Stamp  duties,  August  to  September,  1905 - 147 

Steamship  service  between  Canada  and  Mexico 145 

Steel  foundry  of  Monterey,  report  of  the - 1380 

Sugar  and  molasses,  production  of,  1905 1105 

Sugar,  exportation  of 45(> 

Sulphur  and  pyrite  mining 771 

Tampico — 

Movement  of  the  port  of,  1900-1905 140 

Municipal  improvements  at - 138- 

Tariff  modifications : - 137,  461 

Timber,  exploitation  of 145 

Tobacco  crop 76 1 

Wheat,  importation  of 133- 

Zapote  tree  and  chicle  gum 771 

NiCARAG  UA : 

Banana  exports  from  Bluefields,  1905 774 

Bull.  No.  6—06 27 


XXII  INDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII. 

IsiCAKAGUA — Continued.  Page. 

Banana  shipments  to  the  United  States 1116 

Coined  silver,  rescinding  of  export  duty  on 1115 

Coffee  crop,  1905-6 1387 

Concessions  granted 1116 

Economic  conditions 775 

Goldexports,  1905 1751 

IMessage  of  President  Zelaya 474 

Soap  industry  and  imports 1387 

Statistical  data  for  1904 773 

Steamship  contract  amended 1388 

Ocean  Line  to  South  America 810 

Official  Publications 212 

PanaMxV  : 

Bananas,  exportation  of 781 

Colon,  trade  conditions  at 777, 1391 

Commerce  at  Bocas  del  Toro 1 752 

Mining  industry 780 

Mining  titles,  1905 1751 

Tobacco  concession 1752 

Pan-American  Conference,  The 383 

Pan-American  Conference  at  Eio  de  Janeiro,  Significance  of  the 694 

Pan-American  Literary  Competition 386 

Pan-American  Unity 1028 

Paraguay: 

Areas  under  cultivation 480 

Census  statistics 1117 

Commerce,  foreign,  first  half  of  1905 478 

Customs  changes 1392 

Message  of  President  Baez 1752 

Provisional  President  and  Cabinet,  appointment  of 477 

Tariff  modifications 148 

Pardo,  Señor  Don  Felipe,  Received  as  Peruvian  Minister  in  the  United 

States 85 

Peru: 

Callao  port  movements,  1905 1396 

Commerce,  foreign,  1905 1118 

Commercial  statistics,  1902-1905 781 

Cotton  growing  and  manufacture 481 

Economic  conditions,  1905 1754 

Imports  and  exports,  1905 1395 

Live  stock,  imports  of 1119 

Mica,  discovery  of 482 

Mining  code 482,784,1119 

Mining  notes 791 

Oil  fields  in  the  Eepublic 782 

Pardo,  Señor  don  Fehpe,  received  as  Peruvian  Minister  in  the  United 

States 85 

Salaverry  and  Huanchaco,  imports  through,  first  half  of  1905 1119 

Salt  tax,  collection  of 148 

Tariff  modifications  in  the  Department  of  Loreto 1396 

Transportation  projects 783 

Wireless  telegraphy  between  Lima  and  Iquitos 480 


INDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII.  XXIIT. 

Jfage. 

Petroleum,  "World  Supply  of 199 

Salvador: 

Coffee  exports 496 

Coffee  in  Italy,  prices  of. 1759 

Customs  receipts — 

1905 --  1759 

December,  1905 - 792 

First  nine  months,  lñ05 ...-  792 

Export  movement,  first  nine  months,  1905 1133 

Exports,  October,  1905 1397 

Foreign  commerce,  1904 149 

Imports — 

August,  1905.., 1397 

Third  quarter,  1905-1906 495 

.  Internal- revenue  receipts 793 

Message  of  President  Escalón  ., 1130 

Mining  notes - 792 

Port  movements,  December,  1905 1397 

Postal  operations,  1905 793 

Postal  statistics,  1905 -.  1759 

Receipts  and  expenditures,  1905 1132 

Telegraphs  and  telephones,  1906 1760 

Amanilla  production 150 

Sanitary  Convention,  Ratification  of  the,  by  the  United  States 1597 

Silver  Production  of  the  World  in  1905 1159 

Third    International    Conference    of    American    States,    United    States 

Delegates  to 1597 

Third  Pan-American  Conference 1017 

Trade  of  America  and  Great  Britain,  1905 534 

Trade  of  America  and  Great  Britain,  First  Quarter,  1906 1419 

Trade  Opportunities  in  Latin  America 201,540,821,1160,1423,1775 

Trade  Routes,  Comparison  of 1423 

Transportation  Enterprises  in  South  America 537 

United  States: 

Canal  Zone,  construction  of  an  oil  pipe  in  the 507 

Cattle  market  and  kindred  industries 507 

Coal  and  coke,  exports  of,  1905 -  -  - 1406 

Coffee  in  1905 804 

Coffee  market,  July-December,  1905 512 

Coffee  movement,  February,  1906 1 144 

Commerce,  foreign — • 

November,  1905 166 

December,  1905 502 

January,  1906 - 800 

February,  1906 1142 

March,  1906 1405 

April,  1906 1768 

Commerce  with  South  America 1769 

Consular  trade  reports 162,  513,  799, 1140, 1408 

Copper,  exports  of,  1905 1149 

Copper  exports,  first  eleven  months,  1905 172 

Cotton  crop  of  1905 1151 

Electrical  market,  competition  with  Germany  for 511 


XXIV  INDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII. 

United  States — Continued.  Page. 

Expenditures,  estimate  of  1906-7 169 

Export  conditions,  1905 173 

Financial  statement — 

1905 170 

December,  1905 505 

March,  1906 1148 

Gold  and  silver  production,  1905 505 

Hides,  scarcity  of 175 

Imports  from  Latin  America,  free  and  dutiable 513 

Isthmian  CanTil  Commission,  report  of  the 166 

Latin  America,  trade  with 155, 161,  496,  793, 1 134, 1397 

Leather  exports,  1905 802 

Live-stock  industries,  March,  1906 1405 

'  Philippine  commerce,  1905 1148 

Recognition  of  Latin- American  consular  officers 161 

Rubber  goods,  exports  of,  second  half  of  1905 1140 

Sewing  machines,  exports  of,  1905 1150 

Sisal  Grass  in  the  twine  market 1144 

Sugar  trade,  1905 506 

Tobacco  in  leaf,  production  of,  1901-1903 172 

Tobacco  manufactured,  output  of,  1895-1904 172 

Tobacco  statistics 1150 

Trade  with  Latin  America 155,  496,  793, 1134, 1397, 1761 

Trade  with  Latin  America,  1905 496 

Trade  with  Latin  America,  first  eleven  months,  1905 161 

Zinc,  importation  of 1150 

Uruguay: 

Bank  reports 1412 

British  line  to  South  America 808 

Custom-House  receipts — 

November,  1905 533 

March,  1906 1770 

Customs  revenues 532 

Exports  in  1904  and  1905 532 

Loan,  particulars  of  the 1411 

National  debt,  conversion  of  the 516 

Public  debt,  conversion  of  the 1152 

Railway  development 176 

Railwajr  earnings - 532 

Railwajf  report 530 

Revenues,  public,  1894-1905 805 

Trade  conditions 805, 1 154 

Wireless  telegraphy  established 533 

Zabala  Canal,  construction  of  the 1411 

Venezuela  : 

Asphalt  and  petroleum  concession 1417 

Carupano,  imports  at,  July-December,  1904 1156 

Ciudad  Bolivar,  imports  at,  July-December,  1904 1156 

Commerce,  1904 1418 

Commerce  of  Ciudad  Bolivar,  1905 1771 

Commerce  with  New  York 809 

Customs  duties,  rescinding  of 808 

Customs  tariff,  1905-6 176 


INDEX    TO    VOLUME    XXII.  XXV 

Venezuela — Continued.  Page. 

Import  trade,  1903-4 198 

Importation,  July-December,  1904 809 

Imports  at — 

La  Guaira,  1905 1771 

Maracaibo,  1905 1771 

Puerto  Cabello,  1905 1771 

Maritime  movement,  1905 1 156 

Mining  law 195,1413 

Port  movements,  1903-4 199 

Puerto  Cabello — 

Commerce  of 1155 

Imports  of  foreign  merchandise  through,  July-December,  1904 1418 

Salt  mines,  exploitation  of 198 

Tax  registration,  1904  and  1905 808 

World's  Trade  in  1905 1157 


BOLETIM  MENSAL 


Bureau  Internacional  das  Republicas  Americanas. 


UNIÃO  INTERNACIONAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 


Vol.  XXII. 

JANEIRO— JUNHO, 


1906. 


WASHINGTON: 

IMPRENSA  DO  GOVERNO, 
1906. 


INDICE 

DO 

BOLETIM  MENSAL 

DO 

BUREAU  INTERMCIOXAL  DAS  REPUBLICAS  AMERICANAS. 

Yol.  XXII.  Nos.  148-153,  inolusive. 

Republica  Argentina:  PAgina. 

Alfandegas,  rendas  de 854 

Assucar,  preducção  do 562 

Canna  de  assncar,  colheita  de,  1905. 1444 

Carnes  congeladas,  exportação  de,  1905 - 1191 

Commercio  exterior,  1905 850 

Commercio  exterior,  nove  mezes,  1905 223 

Direitos  de  porto  e  doca  em  Buenos  Ayres  a  la  Plata 562 

Estatística  municipal,  1904 - 1193 

Estradas  de  ferro,  receitas  das,  1904  e  1905 - 561 

Exportação  em  Janeiro,  1905 1191 

Exportação  no  primeiro  quartel  de  1906 1797 

Exportação  nos  primeiros  dous  meses,  1906 1444 

La  Plata,  movimento  do  porto  de 853 

Ouro  e  prata,  importações,  1905 1195 

Portos,  movimento  dos,  1905 1 193 

Saceos  e  aniagem,  importação  de 1192 

Trigo,  colheita  de,  1905-1906 1443 

Bolívia  : 

Estanho,  direitos  de  exportação  sobre  o 1195 

Brasil: 

Borracha  do  Pará  em  Cejdão,  cultura  da —  855 

Divida  externa 1808 

Exportação  da  Bahia,  Março,  1906. 1817 

Exportação  em  1905 - 1817 

Ley  de  minas  do  Estado  da  Bahia 1808 

Manáos,  Porto  de - 225 

Marcas  de  fabrica  e  de  commercio,  convenio  com  a  Republica  Argentina 

para  a  protecção  da  propriedade  de 1196 

Mensagem  do  Presidente  Rodrigues  Alves 1800 

Mercadorias  com  falsa  indicação  de  procedencia,  a  importação  prohibida  de  1197 

Papel-moeda — 1806 

Relações  exteriores 1800 

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XXX  INDICE    DO    VOLUME    XXII. 

Brasil — Continuação.  Página. 

Resgate  de  titules _ 1807 

Saúde  publica 1800 

Situação  económica - 1 800 

Situação  financeira 1800 

Serviço  de  navegação  a  vapor  com  a  Republica  Argentina,  novo 1818 

See  Café  do  mundo — 

Café  do  mundo,  Suppiíimento  visivkl  do 1460 

Chile: 

Alfandegas,  rendas  das,  Janeiro,  1906 1199 

Assucar,  direitos  de  importação  sobre , 1199 

Nitrato,  consumo  mundial  do 563 

Obras  publicas 1445 

Rendas  aduaneiras,  Fevereiro,  1906 1444 

Salitre,  convenio  sobre  o 1 198 

Colombia  : 

Esmeraldas,  as  minas  de 229 

Estrada  de  ferro,  concessão  para  a  construcção  de  uma 1446 

Tarifa  das  alfandegas,  modificações  da 1 818 

Costa  Rica: 

Importação  de  certos  artigos  prohibida 1819 

Cuba: 

Charutos  Havanos,  cobrança  dos  direitos  de  importação  dos 1200 

Fumo,  producção  e  exportação  de,  1905 1447 

Concórdia  Pax-Americana 1190 

Concurso  Litterario  Pan-Americano 559 

Conferencia  Pan-Americana  no  Rio  de  Janeiro,  importancia  da  .  .• 839 

Convenção  sanitaria,  ratificação  da 1 797 

Delegados  á  Terceira  Conferencia  Internacional  Americana 839 

Republica  Dominicana: 

Commercio  exterior,  1905 1447 

Equador: 

Despeza  em  1905 1455 

Estados  Unidos: 

Café,  movimento  do,  Fevereiro,  1906 : 1202 

Commercio  com  os  paizes  da  America  do  Sul 905, 1822 

Commercio  com  os  paizes  latino-americanosó 231,  563,  859,  1200, 1456, 1820 

Commercio  exterior  em  Abril  de  1906 1820 

Commercio  exterior,  Fevereiro,  1906 1201 

Importações  provenientes  dos  paizes  latino-americanos 564 

Machinas  de  coser,  exportação  de,  1905 1203 

Zinco,  importações  de 1 203 

Mexico: 

Alfandegas,  rendas  de,  Novembro,  1905 566 

Armazéns  alfandegados  de  ISÍexico  e  Veracruz 1207 

Assucar  e  melaço,  producção  de,  1905 1 203 

Certificados,  decreto  authorizando  a  emissão  de 564 

Commercio  com  os  paizes  unidos  pelas  vias  férreas  da  fronteira,  1900-1905.  1457 

Emolumentos  consulares 566 

Hennequen,  exportação  de,  Janeiro  a  Outubro,  1905 1204 

Henneciuen,  exportação  de,  pelo  porto  de  Progreso,  Janeiro,  1906 1204 

Mazatlán,  movimento  do  porto  de,  1905 1206 

Metaes,  afinação  dos 568 

Receitas  postaes  nos  primeiros  oito  mezes  de  1906 1457 


INDICE    DO    VOLUME    XXII.  XXXI 

Mexico — Continuação.  Página. 

Eendas  aduaneiras,  março,  1906 1456 

Serviço  postal,  movimento  do 1204 

Serviço  j)0stal,  Novembro,  1905 567 

Nicaragua: 

Bananas,  exportação  de,  10C5 860 

Chicle,  concessão  para  a  extracção  do 1824 

Paraguay: 

Cominercio  exterior,  ¡primeiro  semestre,  1905 569 

Peí.u: 

Callúo,  movimento  marítimo  do  porto  de,  1905 1458 

Importação  e  exportação,  1905 1458 

Salaverry  c  liuanchaco,  importação  pelos  portos  de,  primeiro  semestre, 

1905 1207 

Tarifa  no  departamento  de  Loreto,  ivíodiíi cações  da 1359 

Salvador: 

Bebidas  espirituosas,  renda  proveniente  do  imposto  sobre 1208 

Movimento  dos  portos,  Dezembro,  1905 1460 

Terceira  conferencia  Pan- Americana 1 179 

Uruguay: 

Divida  nacional,  conversão  da 571 

Afiação  férrea,  desenvolvimento  da 232 

Venezuela: 

Ásphalto  e  o  petróleo,  concessão  para  a  exploração  do 1460 

Tarifa  das  alfandegas,  1905-6 232 


BULLETIN  MENSUEL 


DU 


Bureau  International  des  Républioues  Américaines, 


UNION  INTERNATIONALE  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 


VoL  XXII. 

J^^NVIKR  — JUIN, 


1906. 


WASHINGTON: 

IMPRIMERIK     NATIONAI.E;, 
1906. 


TABLE  DES  MATIERES 


BULLETIN  MENSUEL 


BUREAU  INTERNATIONAL  DES  REPUBLIQUES  AMERICAINES. 

Vol.  XXIL  If  os.  148-153,  inclusivement. 

République  Argentine:  Page. 

Alfalfa,  culture  de  1' 578 

Alfalfa,  développement  de  la  culture  de  1' s^. 863 

Bétail,  recensement  du ,. 1238 

Beurre,  inspection  des  fabriques  de 1463 

Brevets  d'invention,  1905 1238 

Budget  de  1906 866, 1464 

Buenos  Ayres — 

Mouvement  du  port  de,  décembre  1905 865 

Mouvement  du  port  de,  janvier  1906 1233 

Canne  â  sucre,  récolte  de  la,  1905 1463 

Céréales,  expéditions  de,  1905 - 577 

Chemins  de  fer 579 

Commerce  Anglo- Argentin,  1905 1237 

Commerce  extérieur 577 

Commerce  extérieur,  1905 861, 1827 

Commerce,  statistiques  sur  le 1231 

Douanes,  recettes  des 864 

Exportations — ■ 

dix  premiers  mois,  1905 253 

onze  premier  mois,  1905 578 

Janvier,  1906 -  -  1233 

Impôts  intérieurs 865, 1464 

La  Plata,  mouvement  maritime  du  port  de 864 

Loi  douanière  de  1905 1210 

Articles  admis  en  franchise  de  droits 1219 

Articles  divers , 1217 

Boissons 1216 

Comestibles 1214 

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XXXVI  TABLE    DES    MATIERES    DU    VOLUME    XXII. 

République  Argentine — Suite.  Page. 
Loi  douanière  de  1905 — Suite. 

Dédouanement  des  marchandises 1222 

Dispositions  générales 1229 

Dispositions  llénales 1226 

Droits  d' exportation -- 1218 

Droits  d' importation 1210 

Évaluation  des  marchandises 1220 

Tabacs 1218 

Voies  d'appel 1228 

Message  présidentiel 1825 

Moutons,  troupeaux  de 864 

Mouvemen^t  maritime,  1905 1235 

Or  et  argent  en  lingots,  importation  pendant  l'année  1905 1236 

Eecettes  douanières 1464 

Eecettes  douanières 1829 

Récolte  sucrière  dans  la  Province  de  Tucuman,  1905 1238 

Rosario — 

Mouvement  du  port  de,  1905 865 

Nouveaux  quais  de 1828 

Sacs  et  de  toile  à  sacs,  importations  de 1235 

Sericulture,  développement  de  la —  1829 

Statistiques  municipales,  1904 1236 

Sucre,  production  du 579 

Superficie  ensemencée  et  expédition  des  récoltes 867 

Tasajo,  l'industrie  du 580 

Viandes  frigorifiées,  commerce  des,  1905 1233 

Industrie  minière 1239 

Brésil  : 
Café^ 

Droit  d'exportation  sur  le 1466 

Exportations  de,  neuf  premiers  mois,  1 904  et  1905 581 

Règlement  de  la  production  du 1240 

"Caoutchouc — 

De  Manáos  et  de  Pará,  exportations  de 1830 

Exportations  de,  onze  premiers  mois,  1905 580 

Primes  pour  la  culture  du 581 

Production  de 1832 

Commerce  extérieur  en  1905 1831 

Commerce,  voyageurs  de 868 

Exportations  de  Pará  et  Manáos,  neuf  premiers  mois,  1905 254 

Exportations  en  1905 1831 

Gisements  carbonifères 1829 

Marchandises  portant  une   fausse  indication   d'origine,    prohibition    de 

l'importation  de 1247 

Marques  de  fabrique,  convention  avec  la  Républic  Argentine  pour  la  pro- 
tection des 1465 

Maté  dans  l'État  de  Parana,  production  du -  -  1465 

Minéraux,  exportations  de 582 

Modifications  des  droits  de  douane 1241 

Extrait  de  la  loi  budgétaire,  importations 1242 

Marchandises  avec  de  fausse  indications  de  provenance 1241 

Avantages  accordés  aux  entreprises  d'électricité  — 1241 


TABLE    DES    MATIEEES    DU    VOLUME    XXII.  XXXVII 

Brésil — Suite.  Page. 

Monnaie  d'argent,  émission  de 582 

Pernambuco,  entrées  de  coton  et  de  sucre  à 1831 

Recettes  douanières 1832 

Recettes  douanières — 

Février  1906 1466 

Novembre  1905 581 

Santos,  commerce  extérieur  de,  dix  mois,  1905 254 

Transport  des  marchandises  sur  le  fleuve  Madeira,  décret  relatif  au 582 

Café  dans  le  monde  entier,  la  quantité  disponible  de 1435 

Cacao,  Production  et  consommation  duc  dans  le  monde,  1901-1904 884 

Chili: 

Commerce  extérieur,  1904 254 

Douanes,  recettes  des,  1905 869 

Nitrate,  conditions  de  l'industrie  du 1248 

Recettes  douanières,  février  1906 1466 

Sucres  droits  de  douane  sur  le 1248 

Sucres  étrangers,  droits  d'entrée  sur 1833 

Traité  d'arbitrage  avec  le  Pérou 1467 

Travaux  publics 1832 

Colombie: 

Blé,  droits  sur  la  farine  de „  1249 

Chemins  de  fer,  concession  de 1468 

Coton,  culture  du 1843 

Cuirs,  droits  sur  les 1470 

Décret  relatif  à  la  fondation  des  sociétés  et  compagnies  étrangères 1469 

Droits  d' exportation  et  d' importation 1832 

Décret  relatif  à  d'autres  ports 583 

Exemption  de  droits  consulaires 584 

La  douane  de  Cucuta 584 

Produits  alimentaires 582 

Tabac 583 

Droits  d'exportation 584 

Vins 585 

Modifications  douanières 1832 

Recettes  provenant  des  nouveaux  droits •    870 

Tabac  en  feuille 1249 

Tarif  d'importation  des  produits    étrangers  introduits  par  la  frontière 

vénézuélienne 1844 

Traités  avec  le  Pérou 585 

Concours  Littéraire  Pan-Américain 575 

Convention  Sanitaire,  ratification  de  la 1825 

Costa  Rica: 

Douanes,  droits  de 1845 

Acide  carbonique  liquéfié,  régime  douanier  â  l'importation  de  1' 1845 

Porcelaine,  nouveaux  droits  sur  les  objets  de  faïence  et  de 871 

Fournitures  scolaires,  droits  de  douanes  sur  les 1845 

Importations  d'articles  prohibés 1844 

Recettes  et  dépenses  pour  l' année  fiscale,  1905-6 586 

Régime  douanier,  nouveau 1844 

Cuba: 

Message  présidentiel 1846 

Mines,  découverte  de  nouvelles 1848 

Poste,  développement  de  la 586 

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XXXVIII  TABLE    DES    MATIERES    DU    VOLUME    XXII. 

Costa  Rica — Suite.  Page. 

Eécolte  sucrière,  1905-6 1846 

Règlements  sanitaires 873, 1471 

Tabac — 

Culture  du 872 

Production  et  exportation  du,  1905 1470 

Equateur  : 

Budget  pour  l'année  1905 1474 

Commerce  extérieur 587 

Etats-Unis  : 

Café  en  1905 876 

Café,  marché  du,  juillet-décembre  1905 591 

Commerce  avec  l'Amérique  du  Sud 1849 

Commerce  avec  l' Amérique  Latine 255, 588,  873, 1249, 1475, 1848 

Commerce  avec  l'Amérique  Latine,  onze  premiers  mois,  1905 255 

Commerce  extérieur  février  1906 „ 1250 

Commerce  extérieur  pour  les  sept  mois  finissant  le  31  janvier  1906 874 

Cuivre,  exportations  de,  onze  premiers  mois,  1905 256 

Importations  de  l'Amérique  latine 590 

Machines  à  coudre,  exportations  de,  1905 1251 

Sucre,  commerce  de,  1905 589 

Tabac  en  feuilles,  production  du,  1901-1903 257 

Tabac  manufacturé,  production  du,  1895-1904 257 

Tabac,  statistiques  sur  le 1251 

Zinc,  importations  de 1251 

Guatemala: 

Message  présidentiel 1475 

Moyens  de  communications,  développement  des 258 

Honduras: 

Message  du  Président 1253 

L'UxiON  Pan-Américaine,  Importance  de 1209 

Mezique: 

Blé,  l'importation  de 259 

Chemins  de  fer  entre  le  Mexique  et  les  Etats-Unis,  mouvement  des,  1900- 

1901  et  1904-1905 1478 

Conditions  économiques,  1904-1905 262 

Cuivre  au  Mexique 1256 

Développement  des  fonderies 593 

Douanes,  recettes  des,  décembre,  1905 877 

Douanes,  recettes  des,  novembre,  1905 594 

Entrepôts  de  Mexico  et  de  la  Veracruz,  recettes  des 1254 

Exportations,  premier  trimestre,  1905-1906 261 

Frais  consulaires,  augmentation  du  tarif  des 593 

Guayule,  exploitation  du 592 

Mazatian,  le  port  de,  1905 1255 

Message  présidentiel 1850 

Modifications  du  tarif  douanier  sur  le  café  et  le  coton 260 

Oranges,  expéditions  des - 260 

Phares,  nouveaux 877 

Postes,  recettes  du  service  des,  novembre,  1905 594 

Production  d'or  et  d'argent,  1804-1905 259 

Propriétés  minières 1852 

Rapport  financier -  - 258 

Recettes  postales,  juillet  1905  à  février  1906 1479 


TABLE    DES    MATIEEES    DU    VOLUME    XXII.  XXXIX 

Mexique — Suite.  Page.- 

Réforme  monétaire 261 

Service  des  postes,  octobre,  1905 260 

Service  maritime  entre  le  Canada  et  le  Mexique 262 

Tarif  de  terraine 1479,1852 

Nicaragua  : 

Bananes,  exportations  des,  1905 ^^. 878 

Gomme  chicle,  concession  pour  l'extraction  de  la 1853 

Note  Bibliographique  sur  l'Education  Haïtienne 1857 

Panama: 

Commerce  à  Bocas  del  Toro 1853 

Paraguay: 

Nomination  d'un  Président  et  d'un  cabinet  provisoires 596 

Pérou: 

Importations  et  exportations 1480 

Pardo,  Señor,  réception  de,  en  qualité  de  Ministre  Péruvien 265 

Salaverry  et  Huanchaco,  exportations  de,  premier  semestre,  1905 1257 

Télégraphie  sans  fil  entre  Lima  et  Iquitos - 596 

République  Dominicaine  : 

Commerce  extérieur,  1905 1471 

Message  présidentiel 1474 

Salvador: 
Café- 
Estimation  de  la  récolte  du 878 

Exportations  de 597 

Commerce  extérieur,  1904 265 

Exportation,  neuf  premiers  mois,  1905 ■ 1257 

Exportations,  octobre,  1905 1482 

Importations,  août,  1905 1482 

Liqueurs,  impôts  sur  les,  1905 1258 

Message  présidentiel 1480 

Mouvement  maritime,  décembre,  1905 1482 

Pétrole,  Droits  sur  le,  dans  l'  Amérique  latine 881 

Routes  Commerciales  des  États-Unis  et  de  l'Europe,  Comparaison  des..  1485 

Uruguay: 

Bétail,  recensement  du 1854 

Chemins  de  fer,  développement  des 267 

Chemins  de  fer,  recettes  de 597 

Production  agricole,  1904-1905 878 

Recensement  et  immigration 880 

Recettes  et  dépenses - 880 

Solde  des  banques 1482 

Venezuela  : 

Asphalte  et  pétrole,  l' exploitation  de  1' 1483 

Commerce  de  Ciudad  Bolivar,  1905 1854 

Dette  nationale,  conversion  de  la 597 

Mines  de  sel,  l'exploitation  des 267 

Mouvement  maritime,  1905 1484 

Puerto  Cabello,  commerce  de — 1484 

Tarif  des  douanes,  1905-6 ,,..,  268 

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