1882 $ 843,069 1883 623,170 1884 959,800 1885 1,349,687 1886 626,703 1887 985,165 1888 1,013,824 1889 1,660,774 1890 1,730,105 1891 404,659

1882 $ 370,106 1883 355,280 1884 412,862 1885 474,826 1886 419,081 1887 498,167 1888 422,223 1889 609,895 1890 432,390 1891 443,675

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From the year 1882 to the year 1891, there was no export of live-stock.

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1882 $ 2,344,794 1883 2,185,125 1884 1,781,766 1885 4,365,929 1886 2,714,172 1887 1,519,267 1888 2,322,854 1889 1,436,348 1890 2,003,739 1891 1,839,922

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1886 $ 6 1887 30 1888 17 1889 25 1890 ... 1891 24

1882 $ 2,260 1883 2,036 1884 3,387 1885 4,661 1886 4,906 1887 3,558 1888 4,128 1889 4,939 1890 477 1891 9,412

The coined money, imported and exported, has been during the last five years:

1887 $3,500,440 $ 7,127,147 1888 7,497,586 7,614,147 1889 5,696,111 10,148,668 1890 7,733,806 7,515,048 1891 6,417,405 5,618,582

The general navigation movement in the various ports of the Republic has become of great importance, owing to the commercial improvements and to the exemption from taxes granted by national legislation.

1875 20,394 3,116,161 1876 21,448 3,845,056 1877 22,102 4,370,721 1878 20,915 4,327,504 1879 22,272 4,595,040 1880 21,811 4,369,759 1881 23,053 4,435,860 1882 23,136 5,007,708 1883 22,837 5,422,538 1884 26,764 7,205,653 1885 29,731 8,590,543 1886 28,542 8,277,662 1887 29,994 9,423,337 1888 35,203 10,551,624 1889 35,582 12,444,462 1890 32,213 11,442,894 1891 27,207 9,482,644

During the last two years a diminution is observed, owed to the crisis and to the competition made by the Argentine ports--competition which will disappear when the work undertaken to improve Montevideo's port is complete, the project of which is already studied.

During the year 1891 have entered the ports of the Republic:

Tons. From abroad 1,092 ships, with 1,429,661 From the Rivers: Gen. coasting trade. 2,941 " " 1,302,648 Receptories 9,637 " " 2,009,951 --------- 4,742,260

Tons. 7,099 steamers, with 4,157,905 6,571 sailing vessels, with 584,295 --------- 13,670 vessels, with 4,742,200

That is to say, 1,139 vessels with 395,183 tons per month, or 37 vessels with 13,006 tons per day.

As regards the nationality of the 13,670 vessels entered, there were 5,229 national vessels, with 460,467 tons, and 8,441 foreign vessels, with 4,281,793 tons.